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From YouTube: March 24, 2016 Intergovernmental Relations
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Minneapolis Intergovernmental Relations Committee Meeting
A
Good
afternoon,
I
am
calling
to
order
a
regularly
scheduled
meeting
of
the
intergovernmental
relations
committee.
My
name
is
Elizabeth
Clinton
and
the
chair
of
this
committee
and
I'm
joined
today
by
council
members
or
Sami
fry
and
Andrew
Johnson,
and
we
are
a
quorum
of
the
committee.
We
have
a
short
agenda
today,
so
that
will
mostly
be
taken
up
with
getting
a
verbal
report
and
I
have
one
amendment
that
I
wanted
to
make
to
the
agenda.
A
B
Thank
you,
madam
chair
and
committee
members.
My
name
is
Sasha
Bergman
with
the
intergovernmental
relations
department.
We
are
bringing
forward
a
few
new
proposed
changes
to
our
legislative
agenda
and
policy
positions.
As
you
know,
this
we
had
just
recently
updated
our
policy
positions
through
the
last
cycle,
but
we
have
a
couple
more
recommendations
at
this
time.
I
think
you
should
have
a
list
of
the
major
changes
there
are
nine
of
them.
B
We
are
also
the
similar
to
the
item
that
we
are
adding
to
the
legislative
agenda.
We
are
adding
a
similar
statement
to
our
policy
positions
just
to
make
it
consistent
item
number
4
is
an
update
to
the
public
safety
policies
in
coordination
efforts
section
to
support
the
core
statement:
government
function
of
operating
state,
correctional
facilities
and
oppose
efforts
to
privatize
all
or
portions
of
those
facilities
on
number
5
is
on
page
six.
Regarding
strengthening
the
Criminal
Code,
we
are
adding
a
supportive
statement
or
suggesting
a
supportive
statement
for
the
Minnesota
Sentencing
Guidelines
Commission
recommendations.
B
On
page
nine
item
number
six
page:
nine
in
the
youth
violence
prevention
section:
we
wanted
to
delete
the
statement
there,
but
then
add
it
to
the
jobs
and
workforce
development
section,
which
is
the
the
next
item,
so
adding
the
statement
of
support
for
state
and
federal,
workforce
funding
and
policies
to
support
employing
at-risk
youth
and
youth
reentering,
the
community
from
the
criminal
justice
system.
This
is
just
kind
of
reorder
reordering
the
priorities
there.
B
There
are
efforts
at
the
capital
right
now
moving
forward
on
paid
family
and
medical
leave,
and
we
can
talk
about
that
in
the
in
the
update
on
this
on
the
state
legislative
session
in
a
few
minutes.
But
we
thought
we'd
be
more
specific
on
that
item
and
then
item
number
9
would
just
need
to
allow
us
to
make
any
formatting
changes
that
are
necessary
with
all
of
the
different
changes
that
have
been
made
and
we're
all
happy
to
stand
for
questions
on
this.
Thank.
A
A
A
The
bills
would
propose
to
essentially
redefine
what
it
means
to
be
able
to
have
access
to
restroom
facilities
based
on
how
they
redefine
sex
and
sexual
orientation,
and
this
has
been
popularly
talked
about
in
the
news
as
an
effort
that
is
intended
to
affect
transgender
community
members.
So
I
just
want
to
make
sure
I
say
that
at
the
city
of
Minneapolis
we
have
a
transgender
issues,
work
group
that
has
been
formally
established.
A
We
are
working
I
think
in
a
very
different
direction
than
this,
which
is
to
further
offer
more
protections
to
all
of
our
community
members
and
ensure
that
we
are
consistently
doing
that.
The
other
thing
I'll
just
say
that
is
a
concern
about
these
types
of
amendments
to
the
Minnesota
Human
Rights
Act
is
what
effect
there
may
be
on
our
own
civil
right
ordinance
and
again.
This
is
another
way
of
there
being
a
potential
state,
interference
and
local
control
type
issue.
A
So
I,
don't
I'm
sure
that
staff
would
be
willing
to
answer
any
questions
that
committee
members
would
have
but
I'll
go
ahead
and
make
the
motion
to
approve
this
addition
to
or
amendment
to
the
2016
legislative
policies.
Any
questions
or
comments
by
committee
members,
I'm
not
seeing
any
so
on
approval,
p,
say
aye
aye
opposed
and
that
item
is
approved.
And
finally,
we
will
have
some
updates
from
staff
on
what
is
happening
primarily
since
we're
in
the
middle
of
a
session
is
lush.
Thank.
C
You,
madam
chair
and
committee
members
good
afternoon,
Melissa
lash
with
the
city
of
Minneapolis,
is
government
relations
department
I'm,
going
to
start
with
an
update
on
some
of
the
equity
work
that
we
know
is
going
to
be
moving
through
this
session.
Primarily,
the
city
has
been
working
a
lot
with
Senator
deeds
agree
thank
her
for
her
efforts
on
the
youth,
employment
funding
and
this
city
is,
along
with
the
city
of
st.
C
Stick
to
a
look
at
how
that
program,
currently
structured
and
funded,
will
be
seeking
additional
resources
for
that
this
year
the
governor
specifically
called
out
the
you
that
work
competitive
grant
program,
which
is
what
helps
to
fund
step
up
in
his
equity
proposal.
In
the
last
budget
cycle,
step
up
was
funded
at
about
3.2
million
dollars.
For
the
biennium,
the
governor
has
proposed
eight
million
dollars
in
a
one-time
shot
in
the
arm
to
this
program.
C
Such
a
hurry
today,
I'm
going
to
give
you
my
update
on
my
phone,
so
the
governor's
package
is
a
hundred
million
dollars
looking
at
reducing
racial
and
economic
disparities
in
this
state,
33
million
dollars
of
that
is
yet
to
be
defined.
The
governor
has
really
left
that
to
the
legislature
to
debate
and
discuss
and
address
your
different
areas
of
the
state
budget
as
they
see
fit.
So
that's
really
an
undefined
area
right
now,
but
a
couple
of
things
that
the
governor
did
call
out
his
budget
I
wanted
to
wanted.
To
mention.
C
One
is
a
new
program,
indeed
called
the
emerging
entrepreneur
fund
and
that's
a
recommendation
of
six
million
dollars
in
one-time
money.
That's
five
million
for
a
loan
program
and
1
million
for
technical
assistance,
and
that
will
be
distributed
to
nonprofit
organizations
throughout
the
state,
and
that
is
a
new
program.
It's
the
first
of
its
kind.
That
would
be
a
statewide
lending,
a
technical
assistance
program.
The
serve
business
is
owned
by
people
of
color
women
veterans
of
people
with
disabilities.
C
This
approach
would
consolidate
three
existing
deed
programs
into
one
streamlined
program,
so
interested
organizations
could
just
submit
one
application
and
not
have
to
apply
to
three
separate
deed
program.
So
a
wise
approach.
We
think
I
mentioned
the
youth
at
work
program
and
then
finally,
pathways
to
prosper
already.
The
governor
is
recommending
4.1
million,
also
in
one-time
money
and
you're
going
to
see
a
lot
of
these
are
going
to
be
one-time
money
just
with
the
supplemental
budget.
C
That's
what
the
approach
is
going
to
be
it's
hard
to
get
at
my
base
with
one
time
money
and
that
will
have
Lisa
prosperity
will
create
partnerships
between
adult
basic
education
providers,
community-based
nonprofits,
workforce
development
providers,
higher
education
institutions
and
employers.
Again,
this
will
be
one
application
than
to
streamline
all
those
different
providers.
Additional
funding
would
serve
two
thousand
adults
with
barriers
to
employment.
C
It
would
empower
Minnesotans
with
barriers
to
employment
such
as
being
low-income,
not
having
a
high
school
diploma,
lacking
childcare,
lacking
transportation,
lacking
adequate
and
affordable
housing
and
things
of
those
nature,
and
then
these
would
be
grants
to
nonprofit
than
community-based
organizations.
So
we're
really
excited
to
be
seeing
this
moving
forward.
We
think
this
will
be
a
great
benefit
to
a
lot
of
the
organizations
of
the
city
partners
with
here
in
Minneapolis,
moving
on
then
to
transportation
not
much
to
report.
C
But
as
of
right
now,
no
real
updates
on
transportation.
We
know
that
the
two
chairs,
senator
Dibble
and
representative
Kelly,
are
talking
and
they've
got
some
agreement
on
several
items,
but
we'll
just
continue
to
watch.
The
conference
committee
met
and
did
a
walk
through
the
bill,
but
no
actions
been
taken
so
far.
Regarding
the
bonding
bill.
Last
week
we
had
mayor
Hodges
up
to
the
Capitol,
the
house,
capital
investment
committee,
invited
the
city,
the
city
of
st.
Paul
and
some
cities
from
Greater
Minnesota
and
present
about
our
bonding
priorities.
C
So
the
mayor
came
and
gave
a
presentation,
and
then
we
also
had
staff
there
who
answered
some
technical
questions,
nothing
really
significant
to
report.
We
appreciate
the
committee's
time
and
their
questions
and
interest.
We've
had
a
series
of
meetings
with
legislators
over
the
course
of
the
last
couple
of
weeks,
also
answering
more
detailed
questions
about
our
bonding
priorities
and
then
finally
Public
Safety,
as
ms
Bergman
mentioned,
and
the
updates
to
the
legislative
agenda
and
policy
positions,
we
did
add
two
statements
to
the
public
safety
section,
one
regarding
the
Minnesota
Sentencing,
Guidelines
Commission,
and
their
recommendations.
C
Just
earlier
last
week,
the
house,
Public
Safety
finance
and
policy
committee,
did
vote
on
a
party-line
vote
to
refuse
to
record
to
refuse
to
adopt
the
Minnesota
Sentencing
Guidelines
Commission
recommendations.
It's
not
clear
what
position
the
Senate
is
going
to
take
on
that.
So
we'll
continue
to
watch
that
moving
forward
and
then
also,
as
we
mentioned,
the
discussion
around
private
prisons.
There
was
a
vote
earlier
this
week
again
a
party-line
vote
in
the
House
Public
Safety
Committee
to
support
the
leasing
of
bed
space
at
the
private
prison
in
appleton.
C
B
Thank
you,
madam
chair
and
committee
members,
again
Sasha
Bergman
from
the
IGR
Department
I
wanted
to
touch
base.
Briefly
on
the
issue
of
taxes,
not
much
has
happened
like
transportation.
Not
much
has
happened
yet
in
the
area
of
taxes
at
the
legislature.
In
terms
of
committee
hearings,
last
week
the
governor
did
propose
an
increase
of
21.5
million
dollars,
total
in
local
government
aid.
A
one-time
increase
for
payable
in
2016
I
believe
that
would
result
in
just
a
little
under
three
million
dollars
for
the
city
of
Minneapolis.
B
B
The
cut
to
Minneapolis
alone
would
be
thirty
four
point:
four
million
dollars
and
2016
proposed
in
that
bill,
and
then
the
Senate
position
in
the
tax
conference
committee
is
for
an
increase
in
a
total
local
government
aid,
appropriation
of
21.5
million
in
2016
and
45
million
in
2017
and
ongoing,
and
that
would
get
the
LJ
formula
funding
back
to
the
pre
2003
levels
before
it.
Several
years
of
cuts
wanted
to
touch
briefly
on
the
paid
family.
Medical
leave
bill
which
I
mentioned
earlier.
B
This
is
a
bill
authored
by
Senators
eben,
and
she
actually
was
the
author
of
the
bill
last
year.
What
ended
up
happening
through
the
committee
hearing
process
was
a
study
on
how
to
how
to
approach
a
paid
family,
medical
leave
system
in
Minnesota
funding
for
a
study,
and
that
was
conducted
by
the
university
of
minnesota.
I
believe
it
was
completed
in
either
january
or
februari
of
this
year
and
her
bill
is
modeled.
After
that
what
the
bill
would
do
is
really
create
a
mechanism
similar
to
the
unemployment
insurance
fund.
B
It
would
be
funded
with
contributions
from
employees
and
employers
as
well,
and,
if
you
know
it
would
date,
event
would
trigger
it.
In
the
events
it's
intended
to
support
our
for
longer
term
illnesses,
pregnancy,
things
of
that
nature,
but
not
a
shorter,
shorter
term.
Illnesses
like
for
like
paid
sick
time
would
would
address
this.
Bill
has
made
it
through
the
through
two
committees
so
far
and
is
I,
don't
think
it's
been
scheduled
in
the
next
committee.
It's
been
referred
to
and
it
has
not
yet
moved
in
the
house.
B
Just
a
couple
of
public
health
items.
I
wanted
to
update
committee
members
on
the
bill
that
the
city
has
been
working
in
partnership
with
the
American
Lung
Association,
the
local
public
health
association
and
a
number
of
other
organizations
over
the
last
couple
of
years
is
a
bill
regarding
asthma
to
help
children
with
poorly
controlled
asthma,
bring
bring
their
bring
services
that
would
help
them
like
in-home
assessments
and
asthma,
education
and
coverage
for
allergen,
reducing
products
under
medical
assistance.
B
We
were
very
pleased
to
see
the
governor
include
this
recommendation
in
his
budget
released
last
week,
and
the
bill
was
heard
in
the
Senate
earlier
this
week.
It's
authored
by
senator
Hoffman
and
we
are
hoping
to
get
a
hearing
in
the
house
and
ultimately
would
love
to
see
that
pass
in
one
of
the
omnibus,
Health
and
Human
Services
bills,
and
then
also
an
item
that
are
in
our
health
department.
B
Where
there
are,
you
know,
food
deserts
and
areas
where
there's
not
not
very
good
access
to
healthy
foods
and
then
finally,
I
wanted
to
mention
that
the
governor
recommended
a
significant
investment
in
home
visiting
in
his
budget
last
week,
which
is
a
big
priority
of
our
health
department
and
on
our
policy
positions
and
also
is
part
of
the
mayor's
cradle
to
K
cabinet
recommendations.
And
so
we
were
very
pleased
to
see
that,
in
the
governor's
recommendations
with
that
I'm
happy
to
answer
any
questions.
B
A
D
Chair
members
want
to
cover
about
five
different
topics:
one
is
elections,
the
elections,
committees
in
both
bodies
have
been
pretty
active
and
it
looks
like
there
might
be
Omnibus
Election
ville.
You
know
whenever
you
really
use
omnibus
for
non
appropriations,
but
there
could
be
one
this
year,
they've
done
it
in
the
past.
Some
of
the
items
are
talking
about
is
a
presidential
primary
for
2020.
It
would
be
in
March,
there's
lots
of
things.
D
The
committee's
are
working
on
that
now
the
Senate
I
think
has
moved
it
out
of
their
subcommittee
and
onto
the
Rules
Committee,
and
this
morning
it
was
in
government
operations
in
the
house.
It
looks
like
that
bill
could
be
on
the
floor
either
separately
or
as
part
of
an
omnibus
bill.
The
other
one
is
the
June
primary.
D
There
are
also
has
some
discussion
in
both
bodies
and
I
hearing
in
the
house
about
a
primary
in
June,
and
that
would
be
for
2018
I,
think
I
think
from
right,
correct
and
it
would
be
a
statewide
and
also
the
other.
One
is
a
very
interesting
bill.
It's
in
this
sense
in
the
Senate
and
an
attempt
to
try
and
keep
the
lines
down
on
on
Election
Day.
D
There
is
a
proposal
that
would
say
if
you
wanted
to
vote
absentee
the
last
seven
days
and
come
to
a
polling
place,
you
can
opt
the
take
a
regular
ballot,
fill
out
all
the
forms
and
then
submit
your
ballot
in
the
bowel
counter,
and
there
wouldn't
be
the
envelope
process
and
storing
them
for
70,
storing
them
to
Election,
Day
and
opening
them.
It
would
hopefully
expedite
the
process.
D
It
would
probably
save
some
some
money
and
it
will
hopefully
facilitate
less
lines
on
Election
Day,
because
people
who
come
in
and
do
it
in
the
last
seven
days
that
looks
like-
and
it
was
even
mentioned
in
the
Senate
committee.
That
looks
like
early
voting,
however,
was
called
optional.
Voting,
be
an
optional
way
to
do
the
absentee
and
a
number
of
absentees
in
the
last
general
election
were
fairly
high,
particularly
in
our
county
and
in
our
city
and
throughout
the
state.
So
madam
chair,
I'll,
stop
and
China
answer
any
questions.
D
If
there
are
on
the
crime
on
the
election
issues
and
then,
if
not
I'll
move
on
okay,
we
have
a.
We
don't
have
an
official
position,
but
again
another
concern
about
interfering
and
local
local
decision-making
is
a
bill
that
Senator
City
representative
Nash
has
that's
basically
trying
to
put
some
transparency
or
some
public
input
into
the
interim
ordinance
issue.
Interim
ordinances
as
you're
aware
as
we're
a
city
could
have
a
moratorium
on
some
sort
of
development.
We
have
done
a
few
over
the
last
10
or
12
years.
There's
been
many
in
the
suburbs
right
now.
D
There
is
really
no
notice
the
legislature
suggesting
his
bill
originally
said.
30,
however,
and
working
closely
with
the
League
of
Cities
and
others,
it
was
today
eliminate
down
to
ten
days.
They're
still,
there
was
speaking
for
many
of
the
development
community
of
the
development
community
speak
against
and
raising
for
some
concerns
was
the
lake.
There
will
be
some
more
discussions
going
on
in
the
house.
The
bill
should
be
heard
in
the
Senate
next
week.
It
has
bipartisan
support.
It
has
authors
of
on
both
sides
of
the
aisle
in
both
the
House
and
the
Senate.
D
D
It
was
introduced
today
into
the
house,
and
the
Senate
I
have
not
gone
through
the
contents
of
the
bill
and
we'll
get
that
to
you,
but
there's
possibility
of
a
hearing
next
week
in
the
house,
but
the
bill
I'm,
not
sure
what
the
contents
are
on
body
cams,
the
body
cam
legislation
in
the
house.
There
has
been
known,
no
bill
introduced
other
than
was
introduced
last
year.
No
hearings
have
been
scheduled
and
it
is
possible
that
there
could
be
something
next
week,
but
the
deadline
is
also
next
week.
D
So
it's
looking
a
little
bit
grimmer
for
a
bodycam
bill.
I
think
the
issue
is
how
much
to
the
legislature
tell
police
departments
how
to
implement
body
cams
in
terms
of
body
cam
policies
versus
the
classification
of
the
data
generated
by
and
the
last
item
item
chair
is
the
Met
Council.
There
been
some
hearings
over
in
the
house
governance,
but
nothing
in
the
Senate
yet
and
I'll
stop
for
any
questions.
D
A
D
A
Well,
thank
you
very
much
for
all
the
updates.
We
know
that
our
staff
is
working
extremely
hard
and
a
really
unusual,
very
compressed
session.
I
think
sometimes
it's
a
little
bit
hard
here.
I
know
that
you
are
calling
on
us
individually
to
come
and
assist
with
conversations
with
legislators
on
our
priorities
or
on
issues
that
come
up
and
I.
Just
encourage
you
to
continue
to
do
that.
I
know
that
council
members
are
very
willing
to
come
and
lend
their
assistance
where
that
makes
sense,
because
I
think
you
know
even
from
the
news.
A
We
know
that
you
know
the
ability
to
negotiate
to
getting
bills
on
big
items
may
be
difficult.
I
think
you
know
it's
maybe
a
little
bit
of
the
lack
of
questions
that
you're
seeing
here
as
we're
all
just
awaiting.
How
does
the
big
picture
move
forward
so?
But
thank
you
so
much
for
your
work
and
with
that
I
think
we've
taken
all
the
actions
that
we
need
to
take
and
we
are
done
with
our
business
for
today.
So
we
are
adjourned.
Thank
you
very
much.