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From YouTube: December 6, 2017 Adjourned Minneapolis City Council
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Adjourned Minneapolis City Council Meeting
A
C
A
E
A
That
carries
I'd
like
to
introduce
some
special
guests
that
we
have
this
evening.
We
have
Park
work,
commissioners,
Anita,
tab
and
I.
If
I
miss
somebody
raise
their
hand
but
I
see
a
park
board
president
need
a
tab:
Commissioner
Annie
young
Commissioner,
Liz
wolinski,
Commissioner,
John,
Olsen,
Commissioner,
John
Erwin,
mr.
Scott
Ryland
Commissioner
Stephanie
message
and
did
I
miss
anyone
from
the
park.
F
A
F
G
H
H
Johnson,
council
members,
I
appreciate
this
first
of
all,
I
just
want
to
honor
and
acknowledge
all
of
you
who
will
not
be
returning
to
the
council.
It
has
been
a
wonderful
last
couple
of
years
with
working
with
you,
and
I
just
want
to
thank
you
so
much
for
your
service.
These
are
really
difficult
jobs.
I
know
we
do
it
too,
and
you
served
with
with
honor,
and
I
wish
all
of
you
the
best
as
you
take
the
next
steps
in
your
careers
in
your
lives.
H
I
especially
want
to
thank
President
Johnson
for
all
the
hard
work
that
she
did
with
us
on
the
park
plan
and
pp20,
which
we
are
very
much
looking
forward
to
and,
of
course,
council
member
go
in
but
she's
staying.
So
so
again,
thank
you
so
much
for
that,
but
secondly,
in
a
little
bit
less
pleasantly.
H
You
know
it's
with
a
pin
in
my
stomach
and
with
great
regret
that
I
stand
here
tonight
to
inform
you
that
our
Park
Superintendent
Jane
Miller
tendered
her
resignation.
Yesterday,
Jane's
contribution
to
our
park
system
really
are
just
too
many
to
enumerate,
but
there
is
no
doubt
that
the
capstone
of
her
tenure
will
be
the
20
year,
capital
Park
plan,
which
was
executed
jointly
with
the
city,
a
crowning
achievement
by
any
standard,
and
these
are
unusual
political
times
and
elections
have
consequences
and
I
fear
that
this
is
one
of
them.
H
I
would
implore
you
in
the
next
city
council
to
continue
the
very
good
work
at
the
parks
that
we
have
started
together.
We
own
no
small
debt
of
gratitude
to
superintendent
Miller.
Her
leadership
on
funding
for
our
neighborhood
parks
is
the
biggest
single
equity
initiative
embarked
on
in
generations,
at
the
parks,
Jane's
leadership
and
vision
on
equity
and
on
really
many
other
Park
issues
will
be
sorely
missed
at
the
park
board
and
indeed
really
in
the
city,
and
our
city
I
think,
will
be
a
little
less
forward-thinking
without
her.
So
thank
you,
I
think
Sheree.
J
J
You
President
Johnson,
Thank
You,
president
abom
I
also
would
like
to
just
say
a
couple
things.
First
of
all,
congratulations
to
those
who
won
in
the
last
election
and
I'm
very
sorry
to
see
those
but
I've
worked
with
for
years,
not
beyond
the
City
Council
and
especially
President
Johnson,
and
congratulations
also
to
mayor
like
Frank
I
was
the
person
and
chair
the
board.
When
we
elected
Jane
and
I'd
say
I
would
say
that
the
board
felt
this
is
one
of
the
best
decisions
we've
ever
made.
J
I
will
elaborate
on
some
things
that
neither
didn't
Jane
worked
with
NPP
2000
helped
implement
the
river
first
plan,
the
nationally
recognized
method
for
Echo
Park
funding,
dramatic
increase
in
private,
giving
tripling
of
tree
planting
and
dramatic
increase
in
efficiencies
within
the
park
board
that
resulted
in
significant
tax
savings
to
the
residents
of
Minneapolis,
so
she's
most
people
don't
appreciate
that
she's
been
recruited
by
no
less
than
five
cities
over
the
last
two
years,
but
she's
stayed
in
Minneapolis
because
she
had
a
deep
love
for
the
city.
Unfortunately,
I
think
that
she
was
on
character.
J
The
last
thing
I'd
like
to
mention
is
that
I
want
to
thank
this
City
Council
and
the
last
City
Council
in
particular,
and
the
mayor
for
collaborating
so
effectively
with
this
Park
Board.
You
have
all
been
a
pleasure
to
work
with.
We
accomplished
much
together,
often
with
unanimous
support,
including
the
river
first
plan,
which
was
unanimously
supported
by
both
organizations,
again
pp20
and
streets
plan,
the
park,
dedication
fee
and
protecting
LGA
at
the
state
capital.
These
are
all
things
that
we
work
together
with
with
great
success.
J
Confidence
in
our
relationship
resulted
in
over
18
million
dollars
of
private
giving
to
the
park
board
and
to
give
you
an
idea
of
how
that's
changed
in
2008
the
giving
that
we
had
to
the
park
boards
150,000,
so
it's
increased
I
would
say
dramatically
is
my
hope
that
this
will
lay
to
rest
any
question
of
having
a
strong
independent
park
board
and
a
collaborative
City
Council
that
we
work
together
with
in
the
future
and
that
that
particular
issue
will
be
laid
to
rest
and
we
won't
be
bringing
up
for
quite
some
time.
So.
J
A
A
K
This
is
a
special
place
and
it's,
as
you
can
tell
it's
very
hard
to
leave.
I'm,
really
really
proud
of
the
work
that
we
have
done
since
I've
been
in
here.
I
think
the
system
is
stronger
today
than
it's
been
in
decades.
Our
financial
footing
is
the
best
it's
been
in
decades.
We
are
instituting
best
practices
across
the
system.
In
so
many
areas:
environmental,
stewardship,
equity,
youth,
violence,
prevention,
work
that
we're
doing
forestry.
K
One
of
the
comments
I
hear
often
from
our
staff,
is
we
get
asked
from
all
over
the
country
to
come
and
speak
about
all
the
things
that
we
do,
because
we
are
on
the
cutting
edge
of
innovative
work
and
I
hope
that
that
continues.
I
will
miss
being
here
and
I
again
want
to
particularly
thank
President
Johnson
councilmember
Goodman.
K
You
know
the
what
was
it
five
strong
women,
Anita
Liz
myself,
Lisa
and
Barb
with
the
work
we
did
for
MPP
20
was
really
amazing
and
the
rest
of
the
council
that
also
supported
as
well
so
I
just
really
want
to.
Thank
you.
It's
been
an
incredible
experience
to
be
here
and
I'm,
really
proud
of
the
work
that
we've
done
over
the
last
seven
years.
So
thank
you.
A
L
M
M
When
we
started,
we
were
started
on
the
riverfront
25
years
ago,
twenty-eight
years
ago
we're
longer
as
they
put
some
River
Road
in
and
it
is
slowly
built
and
now
we're
gonna
have
a
new
restaurant
etc,
but
I
just
needed
to
put
in
my
two
cents
worth
of
the
incredible
experience.
It's
been
to
have
a
wonderful,
wonderful
superintendent
who
did
a
great
job,
it's
great
to
be
the
number
one
system
in
America,
and
we
have
done
it
with
you.
We
now
speak
together.
M
A
A
That
notice
showed
the
budget
includes
the
5.5
percent
property
tax
increase
in
the
levy,
which
equates
to
an
additional
$90
for
an
average
home,
valued
at
$225,000.
That
property
tax
levy
was
set
by
the
board
of
estimate
and
taxation.
At
its
meeting
on
September
27th,
a
copy
of
the
mayor's
recommended
budget
is
posted
on
the
city's
website
and
a
full
printed
copy
of
the
budget
is
available
for
inspection
with
the
city
clerk.
A
The
council's
budget
subcommittee
under
the
leadership
of
councilmember
John
Quincy,
has
conducted
hearings
on
each
departments,
budget
request
over
the
past
several
months
and
all
of
those
meetings
were
broadcast
on
channel
14,
as
well
as
being
on
the
city's
website.
The
proposed
budget
includes
the
tax
levy
payable
in
22
2018,
as
well
as
the
five-year
capital
budget
that
can
Sallah
dated
plan
for
the
city's
Community
Development
Block
Grant,
and
the
proposed
municipal
fees
for
water
sewer
and
solid
waste
services.
A
So
before
we
begin
I'd
like
to
go
over
a
few
procedures
and
the
schedule
for
this
evening,
we'll
call
on
our
first
woofers,
we'll
call
on
our
financial
officer
mark
ruff
to
provide
a
summary
of
the
proposed
budget
after
the
staff
presentation.
The
floor
will
be
open
to
comments
from
the
public
we'll
take
speakers
in
the
order
in
which
they
are
registered.
If
you
wish
to
address
the
council
tonight
and
haven't
already
done
so,
please
register
at
the
sign-in
table
located
in
the
hallway
outside
the
chamber.
Each
speaker
will
be
given
a
speaker
number.
A
We
ask
that
speakers
be
ready
to
step
to
the
podium
when
your
number
is
called.
All
speakers
will
have
two
minutes
to
address
the
council.
If
you
have
printed
materials
to
submit
as
part
of
the
public
record,
please
give
them
to
the
city
clerk.
The
city
clerk
is
mr.
Karle.
At
the
end
there
of
the
dais,
once
we've
heard
from
all
the
speakers,
we
will
close
the
public
hearing
at
that
time,
the
City
Council
will
recess
its
meeting
for
approximately
15
minutes
during
that
recess.
A
The
minneapolis
for
divestment
and
Taxation
will
convene
in
this
chamber
to
conduct
its
budget
meeting
after
the
board
of
estimate
and
Taxation
has
concluded
its
meeting.
The
City
Council
will
reconvene
in
this
chamber
to
take
up
and
consider
the
city's
proposed
2018
budget.
At
the
same
time,
the
Minneapolis
Park
Board
of
Commissioners
will
be
meeting
in
room
333,
which
is
the
Humphrey
conference
room
just
adjacent
to
the
mayor's
office,
just
down
the
hall
in
that
direction
to
act
on
its
proposed
2018
budget.
These
meetings
will
be
running
concurrently
for
folks
interested
in
observing
them.
A
There
is
overflow
space
available
in
the
hall
across
in
room
319,
so
we're
to
right
out
the
door
where
people
can
monitor
the
proceedings
in
this
room.
If
you
do
not
wish
to
speak
tonight,
but
would
like
to
monitor
the
meeting
from
a
seat,
you
can
move
to
room
319
just
across
the
hallway
and
watch
TV
in
there,
with
that
I'll
call
on
our
chief
financial
officer,
mr.
mark
ruff,
to
give
us
a
summary
of
the
proposed
budget.
Mister
welcome
Thank.
N
You
President
Johnson
members
of
City
Council
I'm
mark
Roth,
the
city's
chief
financial
officer,
I'd
like
to
start
my
remarks
just
with
a
comment
using
a
word
that
we
may
not
normally
associate
with
budgets
and
that's
gratitude.
It's
gratitude,
partly
because
of
we
are,
as
we
witness
already
tonight,
in
the
season
of
transitions,
but
gratitude
not
because
we
have
an
overabundance
of
resources,
because
budgets
are
never
about
having
a
surplus
of
resources.
N
We
talking
about
tax
levies,
about
operating
budgets
for
the
department's,
also
talking
about
capital
budgets
for
the
overall
City
Enterprise,
including
the
park
board,
has
the
City
Council
on
issues,
bonds
and
and
appropriate.
Its
capital
needs
for
the
Park
Board,
and
that
is
within
the
context
of
a
five-year
plan,
and
we
also
have
utility
rates
that
I
will
quickly
cover
this
evening.
This
again
is
we
talked
last
week
as
a
structurally
balanced
budget,
it's
a
billion
for
excluding
the
overall
park
board
and
NBC
and
other
component
units.
N
So,
at
the
end
of
the
day,
you
will
see
numbers
that
will
be
closer
to
a
billion
five
of
the
total
budget
property
taxes
make
up
23%
of
that
revenue
source
to
pay
for
those
expenditures.
Tildy
thieves
are
about
16%.
These
are
the
changes
in
the
property
tax
levies
from
2017
to
the
proposed
2018.
It's
a
maximum
of
a
five
point.
Five
percent
levy
broken
down
into
the
components
reminder
that
bond
redemption
means
the
debt
service
payments
for
the
bond
issues,
the
loans
that
the
city
and
the
park
or
take
out
the
pensions
are
legacy.
N
Pension
costs
for
the
city
that
are
a
result
of
legislation
and
past
efforts
of
City
Council
here
and
then
the
remaining
are
either
debt
service
or
the
component
unit
levies,
the
specifically
Municipal
Building
Commission,
the
city's
share
of
the
operation
of
this
building
itself,
the
neighborhood
parks
and
streets
20-year
plan
was
mentioned.
That
is
a
long
as
a
20-year
plan,
and
every
year,
including
this
year,
there's
a
property
tax
increase
program
to
help
support
the
capital
needs
for
that
program.
N
It's
point:
seven
of
the
five
point:
five
percent
levy
increase
and
the
priorities
we
have
discussed
over
the
last
several
months,
related
to
public
safety,
to
climate
change
and
sustainability,
affordable
housing
as
well
as
I
think
there
was
a
request
for
me
to
just
highlight
the
fact
that
every
I
think
for
this
mayor's
recommended
budget
also
cuts
to
the
baseline
budget.
So
every
year
departments
are
given
what
we
call
a
current
service
level
or
baseline
budget
and
then
given
all
the
resources
and
sometimes
scarcity
of
those
resources.
N
There
are
adjustments
made,
and
so
there's
2.6
million
dollars
of
either
realignment
or
cost
containment
and
those
different
departments
are
outlined
in
this
particular
slide.
Where
do
the
property
tax
dollars
themselves
go
and
we
talked
about
what's
your
average
dollar
and
how
do
we
split
up
those
services
that
are
received
by
citizens
and
businesses
for
those
for
those
dollars
outlined
in
this
particular
chart?
N
We
talked
about
property
tax
increases.
Overall,
the
median
value
home
is
valued
by
a
Patrick
Tatar
City
Assessor
and
his
fine
staff
is
just
over
in
2017.
Just
over
$200,000
and
increases
in
pretty
values
are
substantial
in
some
places
it
does
vary
by
neighborhood
by
neighborhood,
but
the
median
increase
was
just
over
9%
in
them
on
the
value
and
with
some
new
growth,
as
I
have
discussed
a
number
of
times.
The
new
growth
is
not
a
huge
part
of
our
tax
base
because
we
have
such
a
large
tax
base.
O
N
Going
up,
but
it
certainly
does
not
pay
for
all
of
the
costs
of
even
current
service
level,
not
to
mention
enhancements
to
that
current
service
level
that
are
proposed
in
this
budget.
Also,
this
evening,
we're
talking
about
utility
rates
and
it's
important
to
mention
that
people
don't
pay
the
city
for
services
just
through
the
property
taxes
or
through
fees
or
licences,
there's
also
monthly
bills
for
these
different
services
that
the
city
provides
the
water,
sanitary
sewer,
storm
water
as
well
as
solid
waste
and
recycling.
N
A
You
mr.
Roth,
with
that
I,
would
entertain
a
motion
to
suspend
the
rules
to
allow
members
of
the
public
to
address
the
City
Council,
the
movement,
any
discussion,
seeing
none
all
an
approval,
say
aye
aye
opposed
that
carries
and
at
this
time
we'll
open
the
floor
to
comments
from
the
public.
So
as
a
reminder
we'll
be
taking
speakers
in
the
order
that
they're
registered.
If
you
wish
to
address
the
council
as
part
of
tonight's
public
hearing
and
haven't
already
done
so,
please
register
at
the
sign-in
table
located
in
the
hallway
outside
the
chamber.
A
All
speakers
will
be
given
two
minutes.
If
you
have
documentation
to
be
included
in
the
public
record,
you
may
give
it
to
the
city
clerk
mr.
Karle.
At
the
end
of
the
day,
is
there
so
we'll
proceed
to
the
public
comments,
beginning
with
will
matter
ii
and
tammy
matter
ii,
followed
by
maggie
kill
goal
so
I'll
call
two
names,
and
if
people
could
just
stand
behind
each
other,
it
helps
the
mixing
would
make
things
move
faster.
Will
matter
ii
and
tammy
Madri,
followed
by
maggie
kill
goal?
Mister
madrid
welcome
hi.
P
New
revenue
coming
from
Minneapolis
energy
users
should
not
be
used
to
pay
for
ongoing
expenses
that
would
already
be
funded,
otherwise
those
programs
should
be
funded
from
existing
programs.
Similarly,
new
franchise
fee
revenues
should
not
be
used
to
spent
not
be
spent
on
city
operating
costs
that
do
not
result
in
benefits
to
energy
users.
P
I
want
to
call
that
we
ensure
that
the
three
thousand
dollars
that
have
already
are
three
hundred
thousand
dollars
that
have
already
been
allocated
through
the
general
fund
continue
to
be
sourced
from
existing
rev
revenues
rather
than
eating
up
new
franchise
fund
revenue.
I
also
want
to
call
that
you
ensure
that
the
existing
funding
levels
for
the
green
business
cost-share
program
continue
to
be
funded
by
fees
on
pollution
through
the
PCA
B
program,
rather
than
eating
up
new
franchise
fee
revenue
and
I.
P
Q
We
wanted
to
emphasize
the
following
points.
The
point
5
percent
increase-
it's
not
enough
to
meet
climate
equity
goals.
However,
all
money
that
is
raised
through
this
fee
increase
should
be
used
entirely
for
energy
equity
goals,
particularly
energy
and
cost
savings
programs
that
lower
energy
bills,
reducing
or
eliminating
any
burden
from
the
fee
itself.
The
city's
energy
pathways
study,
2014
recommended
a
1%
franchise
fee
increased
to
create
meaningful
funds,
also
want
to
emphasize
transparency
and
community
engaged
engagement
is
required
if
the
increase
is
approved.
Q
There
must
be
very
clear
engagement
input,
sorry,
with
community
input
into
how
those
dollars
are
spent,
including,
but
not
limited
to
the
resident
run.
Energy
vision,
Advisory
Committee,
approving
the
increase
with
the
right
goals
is
not
the
same
as
approving
what
it
actually
ends
up
being
spent
on,
and
third
energy
equity
and
cost
savings
must
be.
Must
the
focus
of
these
funds
getting
programs
and
savings
to
those
who
have
not
yet
yet
benefited
from
the
programs
that
all
of
us
pay
for
through
our
energy
bill
must
be
the
uncompromising
focus
of
these
funds.
Q
Customers
who
are
hard
to
reach
segments
for
utilities
like
renters,
will
require
more
resources
than
energy
users
who
fit
into
the
marketing
based
approach.
Utilities
currently
used,
which
captures
primarily
customers,
who
are
well
versed
in
the
programs,
have
available
capital,
have
the
ability
to
sign
off
on
improvements
and
understand
energy
jargon
in
English,
Thank
You.
R
I
live
in
Ward,
10,
hello,
City,
Council
members
in
mayor
elect
Frye
I'm
from
the
Minnesota
immigrants
rights,
Action,
Committee,
we've
put
forth
the
sanctuary
platform
of
13
changes
that
y'all
can
make
right
now
to
protect
and
defend
our
immigrant
neighbors
in
Minneapolis
from
being
detained
and
deported.
One
of
those
points
is
creating
a
Minneapolis
municipal,
ID
and
I'm
here
tonight
to
speak
in
favor
of
including
150,000
dollars
in
the
budget
to
create
them
yeah
in
the
budget
to
create
this
ID.
R
Rather
than
saying
what
I
think,
though,
I'm
gonna
read
mayor,
elect
Fry's
own
words
from
a
candidate
forum
just
a
month
and
a
half
ago
on
this
very
question:
here's
what
councilmember
tri
said
on
October
14th
I
can't
do
your
voice.
Forgive
me
absolutely.
We
need
full-scale
driver's
licenses
for
everybody
at
the
state
level
and
in
the
interim
before
that
happens,
we
need
a
municipal
ID
at
the
city
level.
R
This
is
something
that
I've
been
pushing
for
six
or
seven
years,
and
what
we
are
finding
is
that
individuals
who
are
undocumented
would
be
working
all
week.
It
might
have
been
landscaping.
You
might
have
been
in
the
service
industry
and
then
come
Friday.
They
would
get
paid,
but
they
would
get
paid
in
cash
and
they
were
prime
targets
for
crime.
They
were
getting
robbed
almost
on
a
weekly
basis.
That's
not
good
for
safety,
that's
not
good
for
people's
rights
and
that's
not
good
for
anybody
in
our
city
for
anything
in
theirs.
R
So
what
we're
pushing
for?
What
we're
still
pushing
for
is
what
I
would
call
an
on
Minneapolis
ID
card.
This
ID
card
would
either
get
paid
for
by
an
external
entity,
in
which
case
they
would
take
the
money
resulting
or
it
could
get
paid
for
by
the
city,
in
which
case
we
would
take
the
revenues
associated
with
it.
This
potentially
wouldn't
even
cost
very
much
money.
It
would
make
people
feel
a
part
of
our
city
and
yeah.
You
could
use
it
for
so
much
more.
R
One
of
the
initial
criticisms
of
it
was
that
it
would
be
just
like
a
call-out
for
anybody
that
was
undocumented.
You
have
a
minneapolis,
I'm
minneapolis
ID
card.
You
must
be
undocumented,
but
it
doesn't
need
to
be
that
way.
This
is
something
I
could
foresee.
Everybody
having
you
could
use
it
for
the
light
rail,
it
could
be
a
library
card,
you
could
get
breaks
at
certain
local
coffee,
shops
and
bars.
You
know
this
is
something
I
think
could
really
enhance
everything
for
everyone
in
our
city,
and
I
think
we
should
really
be
attacking
it.
R
S
You,
my
name
is
Brad
Siegel
and
I'm,
a
member
of
the
Minnesota
immigrant
rights,
Action
Committee.
We
put
forward
a
13-point
sanctuary
platform
of
changes
that
you
can
make
right
now
to
better,
protect
and
defend
our
immigrant,
neighbors
and
I'm
here
today
to
speak
for
funding
for
one
of
those
points,
a
municipal
ID
for
all
residents
of
Minneapolis,
regardless
of
immigration
status,
we'd
like
to
see
the
council
funded
municipal
ID.
S
T
Johnson
mayor
elect
councilmembers
and
other
public
servants
I.
Thank
you
for
this
moment
I'm
here
not
to
compete
with
such
good
causes
as
clean
energy
or
legal
rights
for
our
immigrant
neighbors,
but
to
bring
you
the
good
news
that
the
citizens
of
Minneapolis
give
an
abundance
of
wealth
to
public
coffers
more
than
enough
to
satisfy
the
needs
identified
tonight
and
last
week.
T
Imagine
what
we
could
do
with
that
money:
thousands
of
green
jobs,
thousands
of
infrastructure
jobs,
along
with
my
colleague,
al
basta
man,
a
crea
era,
war
veteran,
who
spoke
last
Wednesday.
We
invite
the
city
to
follow
the
Conference
of
Mayors
resolution.
That
recommends
public
hearings
where
department
heads
could
tell
us
what
they
could
do
with
that.
60%
more
funding,
al
and
I
are
both
ELCA
Lutheran's,
and
we
want
you
to
know
that
our
Elsie,
a
locally
and
nationally
has
also
invited
to
engage
in
robust
exploration
of
the
domestic
consequences
of
such
extreme
military
spending.
T
T
A
U
Madam
president's
City,
Council
members
I
Jenni
swats,
submit
this
comment
in
support
of
franchise
fee
for
funding
clean
energy
efficiency
programs
that
are
focused
on
bridging
the
racial
and
economic
gap
to
those
who
cannot
financially
afford,
but
want
to
access
clean
energy
alternatives
that
will
help
push
Minneapolis
towards
clean
energy
and
climate
goals
and
be
more
environmentally
economically
and
racially
just
marginalized.
Communities
face
the
biggest
threats
of
climate
change
and
environmental
injustice.
U
These
are
coupled
with
economic
and
health
disparities.
Many
people
cannot
access
energy
efficiency
upgrades
because
they
are
renters
or
cannot
outright
afford
it.
This
would
help
many
residents
whether
homeowners
or
renters,
take
a
step
in
reducing
their
impact
on
the
planet
and
dependence
on
fossil
fuels.
These
funds
could
be
used
to
reverse
the
harms
of
air
pollution
that
plague
Minneapolis
from
conventional
forms
of
energy.
It
could
go
towards
funding
educational
initiatives
and
workforce
development
that
could
focus
on
renewable
energy
and
energy
efficiency
methods,
so
that
people
are
teaching
and
learning
together
for
the
future.
U
V
You
Carol
and
thank
you,
members
of
council
I.
My
name
is
John
Farrow
I'm,
a
resident
of
Ward
11
I'm,
also
a
member
of
the
energy
vision,
Advisory
Committee
to
the
city's
Clean
Energy,
Partnership
and
I
just
want
to
first
of
all
say
thank
you
to
all
of
you
that
the
city
of
Minneapolis
is
going
to
be
one
of
the
few
cities
in
the
country
to
put
its
money
where
its
mouth
is
on
climate
change
and
to
seriously
invest
in
local
solutions.
V
I
just
want
to
come
with
a
reminder
of
a
couple
of
the
elements
of
the
purpose
behind
this
franchise
fee
increase
to
support
clean
energy
funding.
The
first
taken
from
the
report
that
was
prepared
by
the
Advisory
Committee
to
the
council.
The
workgroup
identified
a
need
for
significant
additional
funding
to
meet
the
ambitious
goals
set
out
by
the
partnership
related
to
achieving
widespread
and
equitably
distributed
energy
savings
without
additional
investment
is
difficult
to
see
how
the
Clean
Energy
Partnership
will
be
able
to
achieve
its
goals.
Additionality
was
very
important
to
the
Advisory
Committee.
V
There
is
also
a
unanimous
resolution
passed
in
the
hhde
committee
on
Monday
that
emphasized
the
funds
public
purpose
that
they
will
quote
serve
all
energy
ratepayers
in
Minneapolis.
There
are
three
elements
of
the
budget
proposal
that,
and
most
most
of
the
new
Evernote
revenue
might
fulfills
that
purpose.
V
V
Xcel
Energy
CEO
has
said
publicly
many
times
recently
that
wind
energy
is
the
cheapest
source
of
electricity,
and,
if
that,
if
the
city
can
only
buy
clean
energy
at
a
premium
from
the
utility
for
its
own
uses,
then
I
think
it
should
find
a
way
to
cut
out
the
middleman
and
not
spend
that
extra
money
in
that
fashion,
but
instead
on
residents
and
businesses
to
help
them
to
save
money
on
their
own
bills.
So
I
want
to
thank
you
again
for
your
leadership
and
I.
V
C
A
C
So
we're
coming
as
a
team
but
I
I'm,
going
to
speak
for
myself
good
evening
when
I
noticed
I
told
us
I
hope
that
everyone
is
doing
well.
Why
not
you
say
yeah
yeah!
Some
people
are
actually
here.
How
is
everyone
doing
getting
ready
for
a
new
change?
We
had
an
election
and
we
have
a
lot
of
new
faces
this
coming
year.
So
I'm
here
to
introduce
myself
I
was
here
with
our
team
on
September,
20th
and
I
was
very
passionate
and
I.
Guess
it
made
some
people
uncomfortable
and
I.
C
Want
you
all
to
actually
acknowledge
that
feel
uncomfortable
by
my
passion,
perhaps
your
my
privilege,
it's
something
that
makes
you
disconnected
from
reality
check
that
box
I
mean
here
because
I'm
directly
affected
by
the
fact
that
my
own
mother
is
undocumented
and
I
questioned
myself.
Why
do
I
advocate
for
social
justice
in
the
right
of
induction
immigrants
to
be
respected
because
we
have
dignity?
I
will
not
ever
apologize
for
feeling
what
I
feel,
because
it's
real
it
might
not
be
real
to
some
of
you
and
I.
Don't
expect
you
to
know
and
understand
this
platform?
C
C
Thank
you
the
way
leading
the
way
we
don't
have
to
reinvent
the
wheel,
I'm,
not
in
here
advocating
for
money
at
all.
We
don't
need
money.
We
need
action,
it's
very
simple.
Take
that
model
and
implement
it.
We
don't
have
another
year
to
work
to
understand,
but
the
community
needs
this
work
has
been
done
for
years,
the
last
decade
and
in
action
on
your
behalf,
I
would
like
to
actually
acknowledge
and
give
credit
to
councilmember
Clayton
for
standing
up
to
create
this
ordinance
for
Au
visa
certification.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
C
Thank
you,
but
that
was
also
due
to
the
fact
that
the
community
mobilized,
if
one
thing
I,
will
always
defend
its
democracy.
Elected
officials
are
nothing
but
the
mirror
of
our
society,
but
you
have
a
duty
and
an
obligation
to
do
what
is
right
and
wake
up
for
those
of
you
that
are
leaving
leave
a
legacy
behind
this
palace'
knows
us
well,
I
had
the
opportunity
of
working
with
you,
I
serve
in
the
police
conduct,
not
oversight
Commission
for
two
years
and
I
was
able
to
make
connections
and
and
understand
the
discounsel
as
incredible
people.
C
To
you
directly
sure
you
have
the
opportunity
to
leave
a
legacy.
Man
I'm
not
advocating
for
money
for
the
municipal,
ID
I'm,
advocating
for
action,
create
a
city
ordinance
like
the
city
of
Northfield
did
and
do
it
before
you
are
better
moving
ahead
and
leaving
us
behind
so
dramatic.
Do
what
is
right?
Do
what
is
right?
It's
so
simple.
Do.
W
W
W
The
reality
is
counsel
that,
no
matter
what
faith
tradition,
you
observe
that
all
faith
traditions
believe
in
justice
and
the
sanctuary
city.
The
sanctuary
platform
that
you
have
had
for
a
couple
of
months
now
was
an
effort
by
me:
RAC
unions,
community
groups,
faith
groups,
people
from
all
over
the
city
to
provide
guidance
to
you
and
the
sanctuary
task
force
that
you
created
almost
a
year
ago,
which
has
done
nothing.
W
As
far
as
we
know,
you
created
a
sanctuary
task
force
that
MS
Johnson
said
in
the
press
release
we
are
going
to
fight
what's
coming
out
of
Washington
DC
and
we're
gonna
strengthen
this
sanctuary
city
and
up
to
this
point
we
haven't
seen
much.
We
don't
even
know
who's
on
that
task
force
and
certainly
don't
know
what
they've
been
doing,
but
the
mere
act
sanctuary
platform,
coincidentally,
has
13
points.
W
That's
one
for
each
of
you
pick
one
pick
one
pick
one:
anyone
councilman
Gordon
and
Council
Mayor
elect
Frey
and
Councilwoman
Cano
and
Councilwoman
councilman
Warsaw
me
Councilwoman
Glidden.
Each
of
you
have
made
strong
public
statements
and
has
made
significant
efforts
here
in
the
council
to
move
this
platform
forward.
But
for
the
rest
of
you,
it's
been
crickets
crickets.
W
B
A
W
Unconscionable
it's
and
it's
inexcusable
so
move
forward.
Take
action
on
any
one
of
these
platform.
Issues
and
mirek
will
be
here
to
work
with
you
we'll
support
you
and
we
will
do
whatever
it
takes
to
make
sure
that
there
is
more
justice
in
this
city
and
so
that
we
can
live
up
to
the
sanctuary
city
moniker,
that
all
of
you
said
that
you
believe
it
Thank.
L
I
wanted
to
take
this
opportunity
to
bring
up
a
few
items
of
public
record
of
the
city
to
highlight
the
allocation
process
for
this
funding
are
the
first.
Is
the
clean
energy
partnership
board
statement
from
their
statement
in
their
July
meeting
that
says
that
revenue
shall
be
dedicated
to
the
clean
energy
partnership
to
facilitate
access,
energy
efficiency,
renewable
energy
and
Workforce
Development
in
the
energy
sector
for
all
residents
and
businesses
in
Minneapolis,
regardless
of
race,
those,
the
economic,
statics
and
property
ownership
status.
L
The
hecu
resolution
talks
about
serving
all
energy
ratepayers
in
Minneapolis
the
e-book,
the
evac
report
on
funding.
The
partnership
highlights
a
potential
for
the
franchise
fee
to
save
ratepayers
around
two
hundred
and
fifty
million
dollars
a
year,
or
at
least
the
potential
to
save
that,
given
a
level
of
investment
that
is
sufficient
and
an
energy
pathways
study
that
was
commissioned
by
the
city
in
2014
by
CDE,
recommends
funding
for
the
partnership
at
a
level
of
around
1%
of
an
increase
in
the
franchise
fee.
L
In
addition,
'back,
as
far
as
I
understand,
it
is
interested
in
addressing
existing
program
barriers
to
serve
those
who
are
currently
not
served
by
programs
or
underserved.
So
themes
here
are
adequate
funding.
Additional
funding,
equity
focused
and
reducing
cost
to
ratepayers
and
I
just
wanted
to
highlight
the
current
plans
for
allocation.
L
Think
it's
a
fantastic
opportunity
and
address
s
the
city
to
address
these
inconsistencies
in
this
budget,
and
especially
subsequent
years,
and
on
a
personal
note,
not
in
my
capacity
as
a
piece
you
soon
I
just
wanted
to
lend
support
to
the
municipal,
ID
and
sanctuary
platform,
the
wage
theft
enforcement
allocated
by
say
tool
and
the
Minneapolis
renter's
Coalition
proposal
for
two
additional
housing
inspectors.
Thank
you.
Thank
you
very
much.
Thank
you.
X
Those
were
across
the
city
across
educational
levels,
across
economic
zones,
and
so
we
know
that
it's
happening
everywhere
in
our
community
across
the
population.
One
in
three
women
are
affected
by
domestic
violence
within
their
lifetime,
which
is
a
staggering
statistic,
and
most
of
those
women
have
children.
So
we
know
that
our
birth
to
three
program
is
greatly
needed,
a
domestic
abuse
project,
and
it's
something
that's
quite
new
and
it's
something
that
you
are
help
funding
and
so
I
wanted
to.
Thank
you
for
funding
with
the
one-time
funding
for
$100,000
for
that
program
that
we
have.
X
We
greatly
appreciate
I
wanted
to.
Let
you
know
that
the
reason
that
I
joined
the
board
a
year
ago
was
because
of
the
innovative
programming
that
domestic
abuse
project
does
that
differentiates
us
from
some
of
the
other
DV
orgs
in
the
city.
We
are
working
hugely
on
racial
justice
issues
that
are
a
little
bit
different.
They
have
a
perpetrators
program
that
stands
out
a
little
bit
from
some
of
the
other
programs
and
I
think
that
we're
really
innovative
in
the
ways
that
we
work
across
communities.
X
We
have
a
really
young
executive
director,
who's
gonna,
speak
right.
After
me,
we
have
a
couple
other
people
who
are
going
to
be
speaking
on
behalf
of
domestic
abuse
project
as
well,
and
I'm
really
proud
to
live
in
the
ward
that
I
live
in.
So
thank
you
for
being
my
councilman
I'm,
a
council
person
and
I
just
wanted
to
show
up
and
express
my
gratitude
for
the
work
that
you
all
have
been
doing
and
the
work
that's
going
to
be
done
going
forward
in
the
next
year
here.
Z
Johnson
and
members
of
the
council,
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
speak
on
behalf
of
domestic
abuse
project.
I'm
start
climbing
the
executive
director,
and
I
want
to
thank
you
all
for
your
consideration
and
support
for
allocation
for
continuation
of
services
for
children
birth
to
three
again.
This
is
such
an
incredible
important
service
to
our
community.
Daf
is
the
only
agency
in
the
metro
area,
that's
providing
therapeutic
services
to
child
witnesses
and,
as
an
innovator,
we
saw
the
need
to
expand
those
services
to
include
birth
to
three.
Z
Z
AA
There
I'm
an
early
childhood
therapist
and
social
worker
and
program
coordinator
at
domestic
abuse
project
I'd
like
to
just
share
a
brief
client
story
with
you
to
demonstrate
the
importance
of
working
with
children
and
caregivers
birth
to
five
on
the
details
with
the
story
have
been
changed
to
protect
the
privacy
of
this
client,
but
I
also
want
to
acknowledge
that
some
of
the
details
might
be
hard
to
hear.
I
just
want
to
share
that.
I
met
a
client
named
Jane
last
summer,
two
weeks
after
an
abusive
incident
with
perpetrated
by
her
ex-partner
sad,
be
yelling.
AA
Pushing
throwing
and
other
violence
took
place
in
front
of
her
children,
Mary
and
John
ages,
2
and
3
when
I
met
with
Jane.
She
was
shaken
and
overwhelmed,
but
mostly
worried
about
her
children
and
the
abuse
that
they
had
experienced
since
birth
is
shared,
many
stories
of
abuse
and
as
she
shared
her
I,
could
feel
her
reaching
and
sharing
or
reaching
in
yearning
for
a
different
future
for
her
small
children.
Finally,
when
I
met
Rachel
or
Jane's
children,
Mary
and
John,
they
looked
exhausted
because
they
don't
sleep.
AA
They
were
too
small
for
their
age,
not
making
birthday
or
making
age-appropriate
games
and
growth,
because
they
were
frequently
too
worried
to
eat
and
more
vomiting
from
stress,
Jane
and
I
built
trust
over
the
last
few
months
and
two
weeks
ago.
She
let
me
know
that
she
was
ready
to
speak
openly
about
the
abuse
that
her
children
had
experienced
with
them
as
a
based
in
our
research-based
approach.
I
Hello,
my
name
is
Kristin
Crabtree
and
I'm.
A
former
clients
of
DAP
and
I
came
to
DAP
with
my
son
in
2005,
where
I
attended
the
women's
program
and
my
son
attended
the
children's
program.
At
that
time,
I
was
25
and
my
son
was
six
now
today.
I
am
a
member
of
the
board
of
directors
at
the
domestic
abuse
project
and
I'm,
going
to
tell
you
a
little
bit
about
our
experience
when
we
were
clients,
I
remember
going
there
having
never
really
felt,
heard
and
being
very
afraid.
I
Before,
coming
to
DAP,
my
son
displayed
aggressive
behaviors.
He
struggled
to
express
his
feelings,
had
difficulty
with
self-regulation
and
began
to
regress
developmentally
as
a
result
of
Weston
witnessing
domestic
violence
in
our
home
at
domestic
abuse
project.
He
learned
how
to
identify
as
feelings
through
developmentally
appropriate
activities.
He
learned
new
tools
to
communicate
his
needs
and
how
to
ask
for
help
when
he
needed
it.
Deb
used
play
therapy
activities
such
as
art
to
support
him.
I
He
learned
that
he
could
talk
about
the
abuse
that
he
had
witnessed
and
that
it
wasn't
his
fault
by
playing
games
and
using
hands-on
activities
all
while
surrounded
by
safe
and
supportive
grownups.
In
turn,
DAF
taught
me
skills
to
support
both
of
our
healing
and
a
trauma-informed
and
developmentally
appropriate
way,
with
concrete
ideas
and
tools
that
I
could
use
at
home.
I
went
from
feeling,
isolated
and
overwhelmed
to
feeling
supported
and
empowered
to
meet.
My
son's
needs
before
attending
the
children's
program.
I
was
really
hard
on
myself
about.
I
The
difficulty
is
that
both
I
and
my
son
were
experiencing.
One
of
the
therapists
told
me
they're,
the
Living
and
domestic
violence
is
a
lot
of
times
like
being
a
juggler,
except
for
more
balls
are
added
and
you
keep
going
and
eventually
you
drop
on
and
oftentimes.
That
is
consistency
with
our
children,
adapt.
We
were
able
to
break
that
cycle
today.
My
son
is
18
and
we
live
in
a
safe
and
peaceful
abuse.
Free
home
after
leaving
DAP.
My
son
was
more
affectionate,
more
emotionally
aware
and
sensitive
to
his
peers.
We
wait.
I
A
AB
Ordinance
changes
to
benefit
utility
customers
who
have
had
social
and
financial
barriers
to
accessing
the
traditional,
the
traditionally
available
utility
energy
efficiency
program
offerings,
instead
of
it
being
used
to
cover
existing
work
to
free
up
general
fund
dollars
and
toward
that
we
do
have
a
list
of
recommended
uses,
and
at
this
time
many
of
us
are
dealing
with
the
reality
where
housing
is
brutally
expensive.
Healthcare
costs
are
rising
so
empowering
and
engaging
low-income
and
renter
communities.
Frequently
trapped
in
the
dilemma
of
preventively.
AB
High
energy
utility
bills
is
part
of
this
broad
spectrum
of
economic
justice
which
we're
hearing
about
tonight,
and
it
is
valuable
that
we,
as
a
city
preemptively,
addressed
this
energy
cost
burden
now
and
prepare
for
a
time
when
natural
gas
prices
spike
again
in
which
we
can
expect
the
utilities
to
pass
those
fuel
cost
along
to
customers
are
a
best
hope
for
meeting
the
goals
of
the
Paris
climate.
Accord
is
for
major
city
governments
to
be
inspired
by
our
example.
AB
We've
said
a
minute
in
Minneapolis
and
follow
suit
and
for
those
returning
next
year
and
in
regard
to
the
the
button
that
many
of
us
are
wearing
I,
look
forward
to
collaborating
on
inclusive
financing
in
the
near
future,
which
I
see
is
the
great
uniter
between
economic
and
climate
justice,
as
well
as
the
linchpin
of
unlocking.
So
many
of
the
dilemmas
that
have
kept
us
locked
into
this
incremental
progress
on
greenhouse
gas
reduction
that
we've
seen
Reese.
We
thank
you.
Thank.
AC
First
of
all,
thank
you.
I
have
learned
that
this
City
Council
voted
unanimously
in
favor
of
green
zones
and
I
need
to
say
that
this
is
literally
the
most
hopeful
thing.
I've
heard
this
year,
I
was
very
happy
to
read
about
the
research
and
focus
group
work
that
has
been
done
so
far,
but
I'm
here
today
to
ask
you
to
fund
the
next
stage
of
development,
because
there's
still
much
to
be
done.
AC
AC
You
know
about
being
late
for
work,
because
your
babysitter
who's
native
arrived
sobbing,
because
he
just
learned
it
over
the
weekend.
He
lost
four
loved
ones
to
preventable
disease
or
drug
abuse.
You
know
about
missing
meetings,
because
your
neighbor
and
her
three
kids
need
you
to
host
an
emergency
breakfast,
because
the
lower
unit
of
their
duplex
is
surrounded
by
SWAT
team.
You
know
about
the
disruption
Shearer's
Saturday
when
you
have
to
yell
at
a
disturbed
youth,
to
take
his
done
and
get
out
of
your
yard,
because
children
are
playing
here.
AC
Those
are
just
examples
from
my
life,
but
let
me
tell
you
about
the
good
days,
because
on
the
good
days
we're
out
there
working
every
day
and
simply
by
the
nature
of
who
we
are
and
where
we
live,
we're
working
toward
healing
and
solving
some
of
the
cities
in
this
country's
deepest
most
divisive
problems,
because
on
good
days,
Native
against
heroin
are
cramped
ibly
out
on
a
hot
summer's
night,
beating
their
drums,
reminding
us.
This
is
not
a
good
day
to
die.
Mysterious.
AC
I
have
many
more
examples
of
what
happens
every
day
on
good
days
and
how
we're
literally
keeping
each
other
off
of
drugs,
helping
each
other
out
of
domestic
violence,
keeping
each
other
off
asleep
streets
and
literally
healing
the
pain
of
slavery,
boarding
schools
in
refugee
camps
by
getting
to
know
one
another
supporting
one
another,
valuing
each
other
and
empowering
each
other
and
behind
every
closed
door.
There's
a
solution
so
I'm
asking
you
please
to
continue
the
good
work
you
started
and
fund
the
next
stage
of
development.
Thank
you.
Thank.
AD
Johnson
councilmembers.
Thank
you
for
your
time
tonight.
My
name
is
Matt
cos.
Inca
I
live
in
the
Corcoran
neighborhood
and
Ward
9
I'm,
here
to
speak
on
behalf
of
Lake
Street
Council.
We
represent
hundreds
of
businesses
and
nonprofits
in
the
Lake
Street
corridor,
I'm,
also
a
co-chair
of
the
energy
vision,
advisory
committee
or
evac,
which
advises
the
clean
energy
partnership.
Click
'add,
give
brief
comments
on
two
topics:
community
safety
and
energy
efficiency.
AD
First
I
like
to
state
Lake
Street
councils,
support
for
the
collaborative
safety
strategies
initiative
that
is,
that
will
fund
community
led
programming
and
outreach,
provide
support.
This
actually
exploited
women
and
address
the
needs
of
victims
of
the
heroine
epidemic.
We
would
ask
the
language
of
the
program
be
modified
so
that
the
eligible
Lake
Street
project
area
is
expanded,
further
westward
from
Portland
a
35w,
as
we
know
that
the
issues
of
community
safety
are
a
significant
concern
to
the
businesses
in
that
area,
the
Lake
Street
as
well.
AD
AD
I
urge
you
to
increase
the
allocation
of
funding
in
the
city
coordinators
budget
for
the
clean
energy
partnership
with
a
increased
investment
in
dollars.
The
city
can
support
a
dramatic
expansion
of
energy
efficiency
program
participation
among
residents
and
businesses
in
Minneapolis,
many
of
whom
currently
have
no
idea
that
they
can
save
energy
in
their
home
or
how
they
would
go
about
accessing
those
programs.
The
current
allocation
of
approximately
1
million
dollars
has
less
than
half
of
the
money
coming
in
from
the
proposed
franchise
fee
increase
in
far
less
than
what
Yvette
recommended
in
its
report.
AD
We
are
in
favor
of
the
fee
increase,
but
are
concerned
about
the
precedent
set
by
this
budget,
which
uses
most
of
the
new
fee
revenue
to
pay
for
items
previously
paid
for
from
the
general
fund
dollars
and
leaves
much
less
than
expected
for
new
and
additive
programs.
So
please
take
action
to
expand
the
allocation
for
new
programs
that
the
clean
energy
partnership
can
make
good.
On
its
potential
and
get
to
work,
saving
money
for
residents
and
businesses
in
Minneapolis,
thank
you.
Thank
you.
Thank.
AE
Evening,
thank
you,
president
johnson
and
council
members.
My
name
is
trevor
Drake
I'm
a
resident
of
Ward
7
and
have
served
as
a
member
of
evac,
the
citizen
committee
that
advises
the
clean
energy
partnership
since
it
was
created,
evac
envisioned
the
energy
utility
franchise
fee
increase
as
an
opportunity
to
more
fully
fund
the
ambitious
efforts
of
the
clean
energy
partnership,
and
we
did
so
with
the
intention
that
an
increase
and
what
the
city's
residents
and
businesses
pay
for
their
energy
bills
should
not
be
taken
lightly.
AE
Therefore,
we
propose
not
only
an
increase
in
the
franchise
fee,
but
that
the
increase
in
its
entirety
would
go
towards
additional
programs
and
services
that
could
help
the
city's
residents
and
businesses
reduce
their
energy
bills
and
make
smart
energy
investment
decisions.
The
budget
has
proposed
does
not
make
good
on
that
promise
of
additionality.
A
significant
portion
of
funding
brought
in
from
the
franchise
free
increase
will
be
used
to
pay
for
existing
ongoing
expenses
that
have
previously
been
covered
by
other
sources
in
the
general
fund.
AE
That
being
said,
let's
not
lose
track
of
the
fact
that
the
franchise
fee
increase
does
commit
some
funding
to
additional
energy
programs
and
services,
and
that
in
itself
is
an
important
step
in
the
right
direction.
So
I
want
to
thank
you
for
taking
that
step
and
ask
if
you
this,
let's
work
together
towards
fulfilling
that
promise
of
additionality
as
soon
as
possible,
whether
that
be
for
a
budget
amendment
this
year
or
an
opportunity
to
address
this
in
the
budgeting
process
next
year.
Thank
you,
Thank.
A
AF
5130
Irving
North
Minneapolis,
my
concern
is
property.
Tax
increases
you're,
putting
increased
economic
pressure
on
seniors
with
these
incremental
crack
tax
increases
year
after
year,
people
don't
fix
that
incomes.
We
like
to
stay
in
our
homes,
but
it's
going
to
really
make
it
difficult.
If
this
sort
of
practice
continues,
you
need
to
think
of
something
else
to
gain
or
get
revenue.
You
know
your
budget
last
year
was
like
4.5
percent
increase
this
year.
AF
It's
five
point
something
eight
point:
six
percent
of
Minnesotans
seniors
live
at
the
poverty
level,
statewide
and
30%
are
at
or
below
200%
of
the
poverty
level.
According
to
a
Mentos
article
in
April
of
2017,
some
of
these
people
are
homeowners,
seniors.
Okay,
some
of
us
lived
on
fixed
incomes
with
no
financial
reserves
and
you're
taxing
policies.
If
continuing
with,
if
you
continue,
it
will
drive
some
of
us
out
of
our
homes.
Okay,
seniors
are
still
vital
members
of
our
community
and
we
do
vote
so
consider
that.
AF
G
Adam
president,
thank
you
very
much
for
the
opportunity
to
speak
to
you
tonight.
I'm
gonna
go
off
budget
for
a
minute.
I
want
to
just
think
the
gang
of
five
women.
I
know
you
call
them
five
active
five
bright
women,
I'm,
just
gonna
call
them
a
gang
of
five
women
for
the
monies
that
has
been
allocated
and
negotiated
for
our
park
systems
in
our
neighborhood
parks
for
the
next
20
years.
It's
truly
truly
appreciated,
and
thank
you
very
much
for
doing
that.
I
also
want
to
thank
Jane
for
the
six
years
we
had
her.
G
AG
Shake
my
shake
your
hands,
shake
thanks
for
the
old
members
and
want
to
work
with
the
new
council
members
I'm
founder
of
nato's
against
heroin,
and
this
is
a
public
safety
strategy
grant
and
what
that
is
against
heroin
been
doing
is
really
public
safety
work.
So
we're
asking
you
guys
not
to
send
the
money
to
the
same
people
because
you're
getting
the
same
thing,
nothing,
nothing!
We're
showing
you
guys
out
there
that
were
shunning
$5
houses
down.
They
were
pushing
all
the
dope
dealers
out
of
our
community.
AG
There
were
we're
making
the
houses
in
the
regular
societies
once
the
taxes
or
property
go
up.
We've
helped
over
a
thousand
people,
get
into
a
housing
get
into
treatment.
We
got
six
to
six
reservation
chapters
that
we
continue
to
shut
down.
Dope
houses
and
everybody's
been
getting
raided.
We
found
automatic
weapons
heroine
crank
a
plus.
We
have
what
else
was
I
gonna,
say,
plus
we
have
to
remember
all
the
lifes
to
be
saved.
All
their
life
to
be
saved,
Saudis
are
down.
The
deaths
are
down.
We
got
a
continue
to
work.
AG
The
money
that
you
gave
us
the
$30,000
grant
is
over
with
we've
showed
you
that
we
do
the
work.
We
showed
you
that
we're
out
there
every
week
every
night
and
when
our
community
calls
and
we're
doing
the
work.
So
we
just
say
thank
you
and
hopefully
that
you
understand
that
NATO
is
against.
Heroin
is
out
here
to
help
all
of
us
Magritte.
AH
Hello
I'm
just
here
to
say
a
few
words
as
a
constituent
of
the
9th
ward
as
a
constituent
I
lived
in
south
Minneapolis
since
the
RSA
on
and
off
since
the
mid
90s,
and
just
this
past
two
years
getting
involved
really
involved
within
the
city
and
within
on
the
community.
Action
with
the
local
community
board.
I
realized
that
the
city
of
Minneapolis
has
multiple
community
outreach
programs.
They
have
multiple
nonprofit
for-profit
organizations
that
do
direct
outreach,
they're
supposed
to
go,
walk
it
around
on
the
high
areas
that
got
drug
trafficking.
AH
AH
In
chief,
there
is
against
heroines.
Actually,
the
only
program
are
only
movement
actually
seem
engaging
people
on
the
street,
actually
picking
people
up
actually
bringing
them
to
the
hospital,
bringing
people
to
get
rule
twenty
fives
and
actually
engaging
our
community
members,
and
it
would
be
nice
to
this
for
the
city
and
some
of
you
guys
that
are
leaving
to
leave
the
legacy
that
you
see.
Who
is
actually
doing
a
community
work.
You
see
who's
actually
out
in
the
street.
AH
AI
Johnson
members
of
the
city
council,
my
name
is
anne
Katri.
My
address
is
2600
Robbins,
Street
and
I
am
here
to
speak
slightly
off
topic
as
well.
I
am
here
to
thank
superintendent
Millard
for
her
service
to
the
city.
I
am
the
parks
and
recreation
director
for
the
city
of
Edina
and
I'm
a
resident
in
the
Armitage
neighborhood
in
southwest
Minneapolis.
AI
The
best
thing
that
the
Minneapolis
Park
Board
ever
did
was
to
hire
Jayne
Miller
I
met
superintendent
Miller
shortly
after
she
began
working
for
the
Park
Board
in
2010
I've
had
the
great
fortune
of
working
with
her
in
our
respective
roles
in
adjoining
cities
and
also
watched
her
work
successfully
very
closely.
Over
the
years.
Jane
turned
a
struggling
organization
into
one
of,
if
not
the
finest
and
highest,
achieving
Parks
and
Recreation
organizations
in
the
country.
AI
There
would
have
been
no
number
one
ranking
for
the
Minneapolis
Park
system
had
it
not
been
for
Jaynes
hard
work,
organizational
changes
from
the
top
to
the
bottom
and
her
investment
in
the
infrastructure
of
our
park
system,
Jane's
leadership,
accountability,
transparency,
passion
commitment
and
especially
her
into
her
integrity,
pave
the
way
for
the
many
successes
that
this
organization
has
experienced
during
her
tenure.
I
could
ramble
on
and
on
about
all
of
Jane's
successes.
AI
That's
not
necessary
here,
because
you
all
know
how
successful
she
has
been,
and
you
know
all
of
the
great
work
that
she
has
done
for
the
park
system.
This
is
an
incredibly
sad
day
for
the
Minneapolis
Park
Board
and
the
residents
of
this
great
city
we're
losing
the
best
superintendent,
professional
and
leader
in
the
country.
Jean
is
certainly
blessed
with
a
strong
gift
of
problem-solving
debating
and
negotiating,
but
her
integrity
is
what
really
sets
her
apart
from
the
rest.
This
is
also
very
sad
day
for
me.
Jane
has
become
one
of
my
very
closest
friends.
AI
Over
the
last
seven
years.
I
will
miss
her
intensity,
intelligence,
kindness,
sense
of
humor
and
her
competitiveness.
Bike
rides
and
pickleball
games
will
not
be
the
same
without
her
Jane
I
wish
you
the
best
you'll,
be
a
huge
success
in
Pittsburgh.
The
Minneapolis
Park
Board
is
losing
a
great
champion,
the
greatest
champion
since
Theodore
worth.
In
my
opinion,
the
expectations
are
high
for
this
organization,
higher
than
ever
since,
before
and
due
to
Jane's
leadership.
AI
Thank
you
to
the
park
board,
commissioners
for
the
many
years
of
service
that
you
have
provided
to
the
residents
of
Minneapolis
into
the
park
board.
You
have
done
great
work.
The
new
board
has
huge
shoes
to
fill
and
the
residents
of
Minneapolis
will
be
watching
their
work
very
very
closely.
Thank
You
Jane
you'll
be
deeply
missed.
Thank.
E
Will
be
60
years
and
just
a
few
days,
I
live
one
s.
The
SSDI
and
I
live
in
section
8
housing.
Therefore,
my
income
does
not
allow
me
to
take
advantage
of
the
clean
energy
renewable
energies,
because
I
don't
have
enough
money
to
face
upfront
costs
and
wait
for
reimbursements
and
I
also
live
in
your
apartment,
complex.
It
doesn't
qualify
as
isn't
listed
as
a
low
income
apartment
community
and
have
blinds
that
grow
in
my
apartment.
E
For
no
reason,
except
that
air
is
coming
in
through
my
windows,
I,
don't
follow
Fife
or
Excel
programs
because
they
don't
qualify
and
aren't
listed
as
the
low-income
housing
yet.
So
this
is
what
people
face.
They're
social
people
of
low
income,
people
of
color
are
facing
a
lot,
especially
as
renters
and
as
homeowners.
E
AJ
X
AJ
Here
again,
as
I
was
last
week
representing
the
50%
of
Powderhorn
residents
that
are
renters
30%
of
those
that
are
cost
burdened,
we
understand
that
the
council
has
agreed
to
adjust
the
budget
to
add
two
additional
housing
inspectors
and
I'd
really
like
to
thank
you
I'd
like
to
thank
you
for
hearing
and
responding
to
our
requests
so
quickly.
We
believe
that
this
will
improve
the
lives
of
renters
in
Minneapolis
by
having
more
reliable
complaint
accountability.
AJ
The
Minneapolis
renters
coalition
that
I'm
here
also
with
is
a
group
of
neighborhood
organizations,
housing,
community
organizations
and
individuals
all
advocating
for
renters
through
collective
action.
So
we
were
working
also
with
community
power
and
so
I
support
their
franchise.
He
asked
that
it
not
be
spent
on
operating
costs,
but
on
additional
affordability
programs,
so
the
Minneapolis
Friendship
Coalition
will,
in
the
future,
continue
to
listen
to
our
people
and
ID
resource
needs
for
renters
and
with
my
relationship
through
Powderhorn
parks
role.
AJ
AK
Good
evening,
council
members
again,
my
name
is
Tabitha.
Montgomery
and
I
have
the
pleasure
of
serving
as
the
executive
director
of
Powderhorn
Park
Neighborhood
Association
in
South
Minneapolis
last
week,
I,
like
dozens
of
other
citizens,
you
strive
to
serve,
took
advantage
of
the
opportunity
to
come
before
you
and
advocate
for
a
range
of
support,
including
to
maintain
or
increase
specific
resources
within
the
2018
budget.
AK
As
a
member
of
the
Minneapolis
renter's
coalition,
we
brought
forward
a
request
for
two
additional
complaint:
driven
inspectors
within
the
fire
inspection
services
division
and,
as
a
representative
of
the
coalition
I'm
here,
to
thank
you
for
your
unanimous
vote
to
amend
the
budget
in
alignment
with
our
request
and
as
you
have
our
appreciation
for
your
collective
support
and
I.
Ask
this
evening
is
that
you
continue
and
deepen
partnerships
with
a
broad
and
diverse
community
groups
and
organizations
to
strengthen
affordable
and
livable
housing,
economic
development,
climate
justice
in
holistic
safety
practices.
AK
AL
Okay,
I
live
in
I
live
across
the
street
from
Powderhorn
Park
Thank
You,
Councilwoman
Cano
for
your
representation
by
the
way
too
and
I
work
with
a
mama
Board
of
cooperative
energy
futures,
which
is
a
cooperative
in
Minneapolis.
We
work
in
the
state
of
Minnesota
to
get
minorities
and
low-income
community.
No
barriers
to
access
clean
energy
and
I
also
studied
environmental
justice
and
policy
in
my
undergraduate
and
graduate
degrees
at
the
University
of
Minnesota.
AL
According
to
Minneapolis
is
climate
action
plan.
They
want
to
reach
80
percent
co2
reductions
by
the
year
2050.
We
already
know
that's
going
to
require
a
scale
up
in
what's
going
on
right
now
as
far
as
co2
reductions.
Furthermore,
it
also
states
that
we
want
equitable
and
affordable
clean
energy,
and
there
are
there's
not
a
lot
going
on
in
that
area.
Right
now,
that's
a
state
funded,
unfortunately
or
city
funded
for
that
matter,
so
I
want
to
focus
on
that
issue
of
equitability
and
affordability.
AL
Real
quick
access
to
clean
energy
disproportionately
affects
low-income
and
minority
communities
negatively
these
communities.
They
pay
a
higher
proportion
of
their
monthly
income
on
energy
bills,
which
is
causes
a
higher
economic
burden
and
a
greater
risk
of
economic
instability.
They
also
are
unable
to
take
advantage
of
the
state
and
federal
incentives,
as
well
as
the
utility
bill
charges
that
are
put
towards
incentives
for
renewable
energy,
yet
they're
paying
for
it.
O
AL
Their
communities,
furthermore,
they
lack
the
opportunities
or
the
access
to
the
information
and
the
outreach
required
to
get
this
type
of
renewable
energy.
So
anyway,
the
Minneapolis
franchise
fee
I'm
in
favor,
for
using
all
of
it
for
climate
and
energy
action,
and
it's
basically
going
to
give
communities,
engagement
and
coaching
programs
financing
mechanisms
that
don't
have
barriers
to
access,
also
incentives
and
subsidies
for
clean
energy
equipment
and
clean
energy
job
training
programs.
So
thank
you
very
much
for
listening.
Thank.
AM
You
Timothy,
Bennett
or
Thomas
I
live
in
the
Corcoran
neighborhood
in
south
Minneapolis
I
spoke
to
you
all
last
week,
so
I'm
actually
gonna
focus
primarily
on
sharing
the
story
of
somebody
who
couldn't
make
it
today
and
kind
of
how
I've
experienced
that,
through
the
energy
vision,
visor
committee,
a
Keisha
Everett
is
the
executive
director
of
neighborhood
hub.
She
helps
run
programs,
particularly
north
Minneapolis,
to
help
low-income
households
gain
and
stabilize
their
housing,
and
this
is
part
of
a
statement
that
she
she
shared
with
us
and
I
can
submit
to
the
clerk
as
well.
AM
Thank
you
for
being
considered
to
listening
and
valuing
community
voices
as
it
pertains
to
the
needs
of
the
residents
at
large.
This
letter
is
intended
to
lend
our
support
for
the
franchise
fee
that
is
being
proposed.
The
neighborhood
hub
in
partnership
with
the
city
of
Minneapolis
coordinators
office,
Xcel,
Energy,
Center,
Point,
energy
and
partnership
planning
team
collaborated
on
a
pilot
program
called
the
community
energy
efficiency
pilot
program.
This
pilot
program
gave
our
healthy
homes
teams
funding
to
provide
outreach
and
awareness
to
North
Minneapolis.
AM
We
were
able
to
give
information
about
low
and
no-cost
energy
efficiency,
products
and
resources.
We
also
provided
resources
for
energy
audits,
weatherization
kits
and
energy
assistance
in
Jordan
Cleveland,
fallen
neighborhoods
for
time,
I'm
skipping
a
couple
things
we
have
concluded
that
residents
were
simply
unaware
that
these
products
were
available
at
a
minimal
or
no
cost
to
low-income
families
and
observed
that
if
residents
did
know
of
the
cost
savings,
they
were
unaware
of
how
to
access
these
resources.
AM
Increasing
the
franchise
fee
by
half
a
percent
would
leverage
about
2.9
million
dollars
per
year,
dedicated
to
improving
energy
efficiency
and
access
to
renewables
in
Minneapolis.
The
neighborhood
of
how
believes
that
a
portion
of
these
dollars
could
contribute
to
a
robust,
community-based
approach
to
providing
equity
in
the
distribute
distribution
of
energy-efficient
products
and
resources.
Please
consider
increasing
the
proposed
franchise
fee.
Thank
you.
Thank.
AN
You
members,
I'm
ed
Sun,
Minneapolis,
born
and
raised
product
of
the
public
schools
I
currently
live
at
31,
28,
16th,
Avenue,
South
and
Powderhorn.
Some
of
you
may
recognize
me
from
the
Ways
and
Means
Committee
hearing
on
Monday
I
spoke,
then
in
favor
of
the
franchise
fee
increase
and
I.
Thank
you
for
passing
it
and
I
hope
it
passes.
AN
The
full
council
you'll
also
recall
and
I'd
like
to
reiterate
now
that
for
the
rest
of
the
council
that
I
expressed
some
skepticism
about
the
city's
plans
for
the
revenues
this
fee
increase
will
generate
and
issued
something
of
a
warning
against
what
could
be
interpreted
as
a
bait
and
switch.
Should
the
city
decide
to
divert
these
funds
away
from
the
energy
equity
programs
for
which
they
are
intended?
AN
Specifically
I'd
like
to
remind
you
that
the
filled-in
fee
increase
of
half
a
percent
affects
all
customer
classes
equally
and
is
therefore
regressive.
Nonetheless,
I
and
other
work
class
residents
and
renters
in
Minneapolis
supported
the
increase
with
the
understanding
that
the
mechanisms
and
programs
being
devised
by
the
clean
energy
partnership
and
the
energy
vision
Advisory
Committee
are
themselves
not
regressive.
In
fact,
quite
the
opposite:
it
is
my
understanding
that
the
energy
savings
these
programs
would
unlock.
AN
For
me,
my
comrades
and
my
neighbors
would
exceed
the
extra
amount
we'll
be
paying
on
our
energy
bills
each
month,
but
beyond
economics
I,
just
like
to
observe
that
as
a
cyclist
on
Monday
I
arrived
here
at
City,
Hall,
hot
and
sweaty,
and
today
I
arrived
with
the
frozen
beer
and
I've
never
experienced
a
temperature
drop
like
that
before
and
I.
Don't
know
about
the
rest
of
you
but
kind
of
creeped
me
out
so.
AN
N
E
AO
President
Johnson
and
the
City
Council,
my
name-
is
barb
Draper
I
live
in
Northeast
Minneapolis
I'm,
here
to
speak
in
favor
of
the
half-percent
franchise
fee
and
also
I'd
like
to
talk
about
our
broader
climate
goals
and
how
we
are
achieving
those
or
not
achieving
those.
First
of
all,
I'd
like
to
say
congratulations
on
the
goals.
AO
The
council
has
set
their
wonderful
goals,
but,
like
I,
told
the
Ways
and
Means
Committee,
many
of
us
set
goals
like
that
like
to
lose
20
pounds,
and
then
we
don't
quite
ever
get
there
and
it
seems
like
that's
how
the
city
is
going.
They've
got
wonderful
climate
action
plans,
47
pages
of
them,
I've
read
them
twice:
they've
got
a
clean
energy
partnership,
work
plan,
2017
to
2018,
that's
38
pages,
that's
85
pages
of
plans,
but
I
don't
see
any
nice.
Little
short
bullet
point
action
list
of.
AO
What's
going
to
happen
this
year
to
make
these
goals
a
reality,
we
sort
of
missed
the
2015.
We
say
we
made
the
2015,
but
we
we
made
it
because
we
had
a
nice
little
boost
from
a
warmer
winters.
That's
not
really
the
way
we
want
to
make
the
climate
action
goals
we're
behind
on
meeting
the
2025
goals.
So
what
I'm
wondering
is
what
are
the
action
plans
for
this
year?
What
are
the
four
or
five
things
that
are
sitting
right
in
front
of
your
desk
right?
There
I
think
you
all
have
them?
AO
Probably
don't
you
that
say
what
is
going
to
happen
at
City
Council
this
year
to
make
the
climate
action
goals
and
what's
going
to
happen
next
year
in
the
next
year,
because
if
they
don't
happen
in
the
next
couple
of
years,
we
won't
make
the
2025.
We
can't
wait
till
2023
to
implement
them
so
I'm
asking
for
these
action.
AO
Just
one-page
little
bullet
points,
not
38
pages
or
75
pages,
and
that
you
share
them
with
citizens
like
me,
so
we
can
follow
along
with
what
the
council
is
doing
and
that
they
have
funding
provided
for
them
in
the
budget
this
year.
So
what
I'd
like
is
to
have
percent
franchise
feed
a
bulleted
list
of,
what's
going
on
it
beyond
the
agenda
for
every
council
meeting
climate
action,
that
we
shake
a
leg
and
as
bill
mckibben
says,
winning
slowly
is
the
same
as
losing.
Thank
you
thank.
AP
Thanks
Tom
Pearce
in
Ward
6
I'm
here
tonight
to
advocate
for
the
co-operative
Technical,
Assistance,
Program
or
seat
app,
which
has
been
operating
since
2015
within
C
ped
CTF,
provides
training
and
support
to
entrepreneurs
that
are
starting
co-op
businesses
of
all
kinds
I
before
talking
more
about
C
tap.
I
would
like
to
share
just
some
of
my
motivations
for
why
I
think
you
should
support
this
program.
AP
AQ
I'm
just
a
couple
of
quick
things.
First,
thank
you
for
the
for
increasing
the
number
of
fire
inspectors
and
I
would
also
just
like
to
throw
my
support
behind
the
municipal
ID
and
the
community
plan
for
the
water
yard
and
also
for
the
CETA
program.
I
participated
this
summer
and
it
was
great
and
the
cohort
of
people
is
just
a
really
awesome
group
of
people
who
are
doing
lots
of
moving
and
shaking
so
I
just
want
to
say
about
the
franchise
fee.
AQ
AQ
As
several
people
mentioned,
this
is
regressive
unless
it's
actually
put
to
a
strategic
purpose,
and
people
are
endorsing
it
for
the
purpose
of
saving
money
on
their
bill
and
not
having
it
diverted
to
things
like
Renewable
Connect,
which,
as
other
people
mentioned,
is
a
premium
costs
for
wind
source,
which
is
the
cheapest
source
of
energy.
We
have
on
the
grid.
This
is
also
we
have
just
that
program
in
particular.
I
think
is,
is
pretty
alarming
that
that's
part
of
it.
AQ
The
utilities
and
also
I,
think
the
city
in
some
cases
have
talked
about
hard
to
reach
people
hard
to
reach
utility
customers.
How
do
we
get
these
programs
to
people?
Well,
the
approach
that
the
utilities
is
currently
taking
is
a
marketing
based
approach.
All
of
the
pamphlets
are
mostly
in
English.
There
are
a
few
staff
who
don't
speak
any
other
languages
besides
English,
if
you
think
about
where
you
get
your
information
from.
AQ
If
you
think
about
something
that
you
adopt
or
you
decide
to
change
to
it's
word
of
mouth
with
a
lot
of
times,
someone
you
trust,
that's
what
community
based
approach
means
is
trust
using
trust
as
opposed
to
marketing
and
flyers
in
English.
I,
also
think
the
sustainability
being
shifted
over
to
the
franchise
fee,
that's
a
core
function
of
the
city.
That's
the
department
needs
to
talk
to
all
of
the
other
departments,
so
the
sustainability
is
at
the
core
of
our
city.
AQ
That's
not
something
that
we
can
just
push
it
over
onto
a
new
source
of
funding
I'm.
So
just
in
closing,
this
is
so
many
things
at
once.
If
we
use
this
right,
this
is
new
jobs
for
energy
efficiency
contractors
who
can't
get
people
to
take
it
up.
If
there's
no
funding
for
it
for
people
to
do
it,
it's
cost
savings.
The
city,
it's
battening
down
the
hatches
so
we're
using
less
energy
and
having
to
put
on
fewer
and
fewer
kilowatts
of
energy
and
it's
fiscal
responsibility.
A
AR
Thank
you
very
much
for
allowing
me,
be
your
friend
and
work
with
you
and
said
board
members
that
are
leaving
you've
done
a
wonderful
job.
You
will
continue
to
be
involved
in
the
parks.
I
know
some
way
somehow
and
Minneapolis
is.
It
will
be
stronger,
I
guarantee
that
cuz
coach
ain't
going
away
and
I'm
pretty
sure
most
of
you
ain't
going
nowhere.
So,
as
we
say,
Minneapolis
Park
strong.
Thank
you
very
much.
Thank
you.
Mister
tape.
AS
Be
as
quick
as
I
can:
okay,
first
of
all,
using
clean
energy
money
for
the
general
fund
kind
of
sounds
like
theft,
so,
if
something's
appropriated
for
clean
energy
to
help
people
who
need
help
with
that,
that's
what
it
should
be
used
for
and
props
to
all
the
people
who've
been
speaking
so
eloquently
tonight
using
eight
and
a
half
million
for
the
Super
Bowl
is
shameful
and
allocating
twenty
five
thousand
to
sexual
trafficking.
Remediation
and
help
is
also
shameful
that
needs
to
change.
And,
finally,
women
heads
of
households
need
support.
AS
Women
are
the
majority
of
residents
and
taxpayers
in
this
city,
and
they
shouldn't
have
to
be
battered
or
have
a
baby
in
order
to
get
support.
There
are
line
items
in
the
budget
that
support
men
in
many
various
situations.
Women
deserve
the
same
support
and,
if
that's
not
possible,
then
taxes
at
the
rate
at
which
were
paid
white
women
are
paid.
78
percent
of
what
white
men
are
black,
women
are
paid.
63
percent
and
Latino
women
are
paid
54
percent,
so
either
lower
our
taxes
or
give
us
our
do.
We
need
support.
Thank
you.
Yeah.
AT
We
do
feel
that
this
dedicated
revenue
stream
is
necessary
us
being
able
to
meet
our
rightfully
ambitious,
clean
energy
and
energy
efficiency
goals.
I
would
encourage
you
all
to
to
vote
to
pass
that.
It's
really
important
and
I
want
to
use
my
remaining
time
to
read
a
letter
from
Tim
Springer
who's,
a
landlord
for
11
units
in
five
buildings
in
Minneapolis,
and
he
couldn't
be
here
tonight.
So
he
says.
Thank
you
for
considering
a
point:
five
percent
increase
in
the
city's
utility
franchise
fee
and
for
taking
public
input
on
this
matter.
AT
I
strongly
support
this
franchise
fee
increase
and
believe
that
100%
of
this
increase
should
be
used
for
new
or
expanded
energy.
Related
programs
I
agree
with
the
city's
climate
goals
to
wean
us
off
fossil
fuels
and
want
to
do
my
part.
This
should
be
done
in
a
way
that
addresses
social
equity
issues
rather
than
a
Jasper
Bates
them,
for
example,
by
helping
low-income
households
out
of
high
energy
cost
burdens
and
bringing
jobs
to
those
who
most
need
them.
I
am
fortunate
to
have
photovoltaic
panels
on
my
house
and
a
tight
building
envelope.
AT
My
solar
array
produces
more
kilowatt
hours
than
I
need
during
many
months
of
the
year.
You
might
have
seen
these
solar
panels
on
the
roof
of
my
house
perched
at
the
top
of
the
18th
Avenue
entrance
ramp
to
the
Midtown
Greenway
I
have
paid
for
some
energy
improvements
at
rental
properties
too,
and
I'm
excited
to
do
more,
but
the
upfront
cost
is
a
barrier.
AT
If
funds
were
available
to
me,
I
would
take
advantage
of
them
to
reduce
energy
footprints
and
costs
for
my
tenants
and
myself
finally,
I
support
inclusive
financing
for
energy
efficiency
and
renewables,
and
a
robust
and
diverse
community
engagement
process
related
to
energy
programs.
This
would
allow
persons
ingredient
in
the
energy
cost
savings
to
inform
program
design
and
take
advantage
of
such
programs
sincerely
Tim,
sprayer
and
I
also
just
wanted
to
say
in
a
personal
capacity.
AT
Y
Y
Y
Us
is
the
only
home
country,
I
know
of,
and
the
only
country
I've
ever
pledged
allegiance
to.
And
the
reason,
though,
we
I
am
here
today,
because
I
want
to
make
it
clear
that
we
need
a
municipal
ID,
because
when
stock
has
gone,
my
holiday
identity
will
be
taken
away.
They're
taking
my
whole
identity
and
I
need
something
to
identify
with
and
the
only
reason,
the
only
way
that
I
can
have
an
identity.
Y
Y
A
Y
O
After
hearing
and
Hellcat
story,
a
hundred
thousand
eight
hundred
thousand
students
are
gonna,
be
with
no
identity.
Sixteen
years
old,
she's
fighting
what
she
thinks
we
deserve.
What
we
need
like
she
said.
We
don't
need
the
budget.
We
don't
need
your
money,
Syria
the
Syrian
or
Fe,
of
dealing
with
zero
budget,
because
the
city
has
to
see
the
ordinance.
Why
can
we
do
the
same
in
Minneapolis?
We
did
it
right
now,
not
for
me
for
the
future
or
this
country,
for
these
kids
that
they
don't
know
in
our
country.
O
O
A
A
So
we
will
now
recess
to
the
City.
Council
will
recess
its
meeting
for
a
to
allow
15
minutes,
during
which
time
the
board
of
estimate
and
Taxation
will
convene
and
complete
its
business.
So
I
will
reconvene
the
caucus,
City
Council
in
this
chamber
in
about
15
minutes
and
if
the
board
of
estimate
taxation
could
give
me
about
five
minutes,
I'll
be
back.
Thank
you.
A
A
So
the
resolution
is
establishing
the
city's
2017
property
tax
levies
has
been
adopted
payable
in
2018.
The
second
item
on
the
agenda
is
the
proposed
2018
general
appropriation
resolution
for
operating
departments
under
the
city
council.
Councilmember
Quincy.
Will
you
present
that
report?
Please
thank.
AU
A
A
B
A
AV
B
AV
AV
AV
C
A
AV
AV
D
I
have
a
clarifying
question.
My
understanding
was
that
the
cost
of
a
firefighter
was
about
a
hundred
thousand
dollars
a
piece,
so
that
would
be
more
like
two
FTE,
rather
than
the
three
that
is
reflected
in
the
motion
and
I
know.
The
underlying
motion
is
really
more
about
the
funding,
but
I
I
just
wanted
to
clarify
that
my
understanding
was
that
it
would
be
two
not
three
staff.
AV
I'm
chair,
maybe
our
budgets,
director
or
mr.
ruff,
could
answer
that
question.
I
know
my
staff
did
work
with
Finance
on
this
and
if
my
colleagues
are
interested,
we
could
always
say
up
to
three
FTE,
but
I
know
that
we've
also
had
other
areas
in
the
budget
where
there's
questions
over
funding
and
that's
inking
up
for
FTEs,
so
we
felt
comfortable
with
moving
this
forward,
as
is.
D
Can
answer
just
a
brief
comment?
Then
mm-hmm,
you
know.
My
understanding
of
the
original
intention
of
the
program
was
that
it
was
creating
a
new
mobile
EMS
program,
part
of
the
intention
of
which
was
to
add
on
to
our
original
or
existing
program
that
trains
folks
in
an
EMS
career
pathway,
and
that
we've
had
great
success
in
this
program
at
recruiting
and
training,
women
and
people
of
color,
which
are
very
underrepresented
in
our
fire
department
and
so
I
think.
D
That's
the
piece
of
the
programming
that
was
in
the
original
Department
request
for
for
FTE
in
the
EMS
program
that
gets
lost
with
this
change
and,
of
course,
it's
a
policy
decision
of
the
council,
but
I
just
wanted
to
just
note
that
original
intention
included
this
extra
layer
of
alignment
with
our
city's
goals
of
diversify
our
workforce
and
creating
these
career
pathways
that
help
diversify,
especially
the
department's
which
have
such
an
issue
with
gender
and
race
diversity.
Today,.
AV
Madam
chair
I
see
I
thought
council
member
Gordon
was
in
there,
I
just
wanted
to
clarify
and
recognize
the
fire
department's
work
around
diversity.
The
EMS
Academy
that
the
fire
department
has
in
their
fire
presentation
actually
has
a
88.9%
of
the
class,
was
people
of
color
and
I
think
it's
remarkable.
The
work
that
they're
doing
around
diversifying
the
workforce
and
hiring
them
ultimately
into
be
firefighters
and
hope
to
see
this
work
continue
both
through
the
EMS
Academy
and
the
cadet
program.
AX
AY
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
madam
president.
Now
I'll
be
supporting
councilman
banjo
Johnson's
motion
and
you
know
our
firefighters
do
a
great
job
and
I
think
we
need
more
firefighters
in
the
city
of
Minneapolis
and
not
less
and
I'll.
Be
supporting
this.
Thank
you
to
Castle
and
V
Johnson
for
bringing
this
forward.
A
AZ
Thank
you.
Madam
president.
The
motion
before
you
is
a
clarification
from
the
previous
conversation
we
had
regarding
a
funding
of
the
C
tap
program,
which
is
part
and
parcel
of
the
V
tap
business
technical
assistance
program
and
one
the
top
part,
finds
a
source
of
funds
to
give
a
baseline
for
that
good
work
and
I
think
we
had
good
testimony
today
from
people
who
are
advocating
for
the
good
work.
AZ
That's
done,
and
the
bottom
is
just
a
recognition
of
how
it's
been
funded
to
date
and
to
have
that
continued
staff
was
already
going
to
be
doing
that
activity.
But
it
just
clarifies
that
these
programs
have
been
really
sort
of
running
out.
The
fumes
of
the
base
program
eat
app
and
there's
been
no
dedicated
funding
for
the
very
specific
work
that
has
been
developed
at
a
certain
point.
A
BA
AZ
AW
Counts,
president
johnson
council.
Vice
president,
this
is
a
part
of
a
proposal
that
the
mayor
included
in
her
recommended
budget
for
the
enterprise
website,
so
the
the
city's
public
facing
website
minneapolis
MN
dugout.
So
the
item
in
total
is
one
point:
eight,
seven,
five
million,
and
this
would
take
fifty
thousand
from
that.
BA
BA
A
BB
BB
BB
That
work
plan
shall
include,
but
not
be
limited,
limited
to
identifying
the
research,
engagement
and
resources
required
to
develop
a
municipal,
a
the
ordinance
and
program
that
serves
all
residents
of
Minneapolis,
including
the
immigrant
transgender
homeless,
student
and
elderly
community.
Would
you
like
me
to
speak
on
this?
A
little
bit.
I
wanted.
BB
I
just
wanted
to
share
with
my
colleagues
that
obviously,
we've
heard
a
lot
for
my
residents
today
in
the
immigrant
community
and
the
importance
of
moving
this
work
forward.
I've
had
lots
of
conversations
with
colleagues
here
about
the
best
way
to
approach
this
and
last
night,
I
attended
the
city
of
Northfields
vote
on
the
municipal
ID
ordinance
and
have
been
following
their
work
closely
and
know
that
our
staff
and
neighborhood
and
community
relations,
Mariano
Espinosa,
has
been
really
involved
in
learning
from
Network
advancing
network.
BB
So
we
can,
as
many
people
said
today,
model
our
efforts
on
this
and
I'm
proud
to
say
that
my
colleague,
Jacob
Frye
has
been
a
leader
on
this
in
the
past
years
before
with
the
milettis
group
and
and
other
allies
who
have
wanted
to
move
this
forward.
So
this
is
really
setting
the
framework
for
the
internal
conversation
and
planning
two
TS
up
for
planning,
engagement
and
implementation
in
the
coming
year.
BC
You,
madam
president,
I'm
very
supportive
of
this
amendment.
I
appreciate
councilmember,
Kano's
efforts
and
thoughtfulness
and
putting
together
what
it
allows
us
for
city
staff
to
do
some
work
to
understand
exactly
what
the
community
needs
and
both
in
terms
of
engagement
as
well
as
implementation,
then
come
forward
with
a
series
of
recommendations
for
implementation,
as
well
as
the
resources
necessary
to
get
it
done.
There
was
an
individual
that
testified
earlier
as
to
the
need
for
municipal
ID
and
they
were
very
eloquent.
BC
Their
words
were
very
articulate
and
I
will
just
give
a
little
brief
rundown
of
why
I
believe
this
is.
This
is
necessary.
We
know
that
this
is
both
an
immigrants
rights
issue,
as
well
as
a
public
safety
issue.
What
happens
is
immigrants
who
are
undocumented
will
work
a
full
week,
whether
it's
doing
well
some
form
of
activity
or
work
oftentimes.
BC
It's
landscaping
it
on
the
Friday
they'll
get
paid,
usually
in
cash,
and
so
they
become
prime
targets
for
those
that
want
to
steal
from
them,
and
it
is
a
significant
public
safety
issue
and
the
reason
that
they're,
getting
the
reason
that
they're
forced
to
take
the
cash
is
because
they
can't
open
the
bank
account
and
the
reason
they
can't
open
the
bank
account
is
because
they
don't
have
any
form
of
identification
to
do
so.
So
a
municipal
ID
would
go
a
long
way
in
furthering
this
there's
several
different
routes
and
instituting
the
municipal
ID.
BC
One
of
them
would,
of
course,
be
the
city
buying
or
purchasing
the
equipment
and
staffing
it
themselves,
in
which
case
the
city
would
probably
reap
the
profits.
The
other
way
of
doing
it
would
be
the
outsource
to
have
someone
else
construct
the
the
machine
to
staff
the
equipment
and
then
they
would
reap
the
profits.
So
there's
several
different
ways
that
we
can
go
about
this,
but
I
do
think
it's
the
it's
the
the
right
direction.
BC
G
BC
You,
madam
president,
I'm
also
very
supportive
of
this
amendment.
I
think
allocating
the
$75,000
tooth
south's
on
Southside
green
zone
initiative
is
a
very
important
one
for
racial
equity,
as
well
as
environmental
justice
and
the
fact
that
we've
got
a
specific
focus
on
green
and
culturally
specific
entrepreneurial
activities.
I
think
is
an
excellent
move,
so
I'm
all
for.
AY
A
BD
So
this
is
motion
by
councilmember
or
Tommy
myself.
This
is
amending
the
2018
mayors
and
recommended
budget
for
the
department's
of
IT
and
the
city
coordinator
on
a
one-time
basis,
decreasing
the
one-time
appropriation
in
IT
for
the
public
website,
redesign
project
by
$90,000
and
adding
a
one-time
appropriation
of
$90,000,
the
city
coordinator
for
a
contract
with
mine,
foundry
for
after-school
science,
technology
engineering
and
math
STEM
education,
and
if
I
may
just
make
a
comment
on
that
and
hopefully
a
number
where
Tommy
will
take
it
from
there.
Okay.
BD
Foundry
is
a
program
that
provides
stem
learning
to
underserved
children
in
mine.
Foundry
is
a
local
nonprofit
based
out
of
the
African
African
Development
Center,
and
the
money
will
provide
an
after-school
program
at
the
white
house
in
south
Minneapolis
and
tentatively
at
Lucy.
Lane
Elementary
in
North
Minneapolis
mine
foundry
is
working
in
st.
Paul
currently
and
they're,
hoping
that
I
call
the
successes
in
st.
Paul
in
a
Minneapolis.
AY
You,
madam
president,
and
I,
also
thank
you
to
your
council
member
yang
for
for
bringing
this
motion
forward
and
I'm
very
supportive
with
the
MAL
foundry
organization.
I've,
seen
their
work
closed
hand
and
I
believe
that
the
after-school
program
is
one
of
the
most
essential
programs
there
that
we
need
in
order
for
young
people
of
color
to
get
out
of
poverty.
The
the
number
one
keys
is
education
and
that's
why
I'm
supporting
this
program
and
I,
like
my
colleagues,
also
supported.
Thank
you
any.
D
D
So
I
can
think
of
like
home
line
that
does
renter
protections
and
legal
rights,
which
is
managed
by
the
regulatory
services
department
or
the
domestic
violence
work
that
was
contracted
through
the
Health
Department
or
many
other
examples,
and
then
typically,
maybe
I'm
wrong,
but
I
think
since
I've
been
here.
Typically,
we've
done
these
kinds
of
nonprofit
contracts
through
an
RFP
process,
again
leaving
the
overarching
goals
of
the
program
in
the
budget
amendments,
but
leaving
it
up
to
the
staff
of
the
home
department
to
manage
the
contract.
D
Then,
of
course,
like
report
back
to
the
council,
through
the
home
committee
of
that
department,
on
the
progress
of
the
work
and
how
it's
related
to
the
other,
you
know
the
city's
priorities
and
goals
and
overall
work
program.
Of
course,
there's
so
many
nonprofits
in
the
city
that
are
doing
meaningful
work,
so
I
think
that
system
has
helped
us
track
progress
on
the
policy
goals
that
we
have
and
helped
staff
manage
these
kinds
of
contracts.
BD
Thank
you,
madam
president.
You
know
I
think.
Typically
the
process
could
be
like
that,
but
I've
seen
appropriations
where,
let's
say
under
a
hundred
thousand
dollars,
we've
made
these
appropriations
out
through
the
budget
process,
and
so
I
would
I
would
ask
the
budget
director
and
other
folks
if
they
give
us
their
experience
on
this.
A
AW
Mill,
madam
president,
councilmember
bender,
the
councilmember
yanks
correct.
You
know
under
$100,000.
An
RFP
process
is
not
required
for
my
understanding
and
also
to
your
question
about
the
home
for
the
amendment.
There
are
a
number
of
partnerships
that
run
through
the
coordinators
office,
so
I
would
just
offer
that.
BB
You,
madam
chair
I,
just
wanted
to
speak
in
favor
of
this
amendment.
I've
always
been
impressed
with
the
amount
of
advocacy
that
has
been
brought
forward
from
councilmember
up
your
summit
to
defend
and
protect
resources
for
his
ward
and
I
think
this
is
a
really
good
investment
in
a
racially
concentrated
area
of
poverty
in
our
city.
BB
But
perhaps
you
know
when
we're
when
we're
working
on
these
amendments
before
today
and
I
would
also
like
to
say
that
I'd
love
to
take
a
visit
to
the
to
where
this
after-school
program
is
happening.
To
see
and
learn
more
about
this
effort,
because
I
know
that
math
and
science
culturally,
is
something
that
is
really
highly
valued
in
the
Latino
community
and
I.
Would
love
to
see
some
of
the
students
and
meet
them
and
and
see
the
work?
So
thank
you.
AY
You,
madam
president,
and
I,
would
like
to
suggest
that
we
can
house
it
at
the
Civil
Rights
Department,
since
we're
dealing
with
the
inequality
and
we're
dealing
with
people
of
color
that
are
struggling
and
we're
dealing
with
you
know.
Equity
I
would
like
to
house
it
at
the
same
right.
Department
and
Allah
has
the
support
of
of
the
director
of
civil
rights
to
house
that
department.
BB
A
BA
Feel,
like
the
question
feels,
may
be
confusing
to
the
budget
director
but
I'll
just
say
what
I
interpreted
this
to
me
and,
as
you
know,
this
is
a
motion
that's
about
where
money
comes
from,
which
is
a
different
question
as
to
who
might
manage
the
contract
to
set
goals
or
and
and
then
you
know
some.
However,
that
would
would
happen
and
have
oversight
to
it,
and
so
can
Samara
or
Sami
has
made
a
bit
suggestion.
I'll
just
say
our
health
department
often
overseas
contracts
involving
youth
work.
A
AY
A
AY
So
that's
the
reason
why
the
Opportunity
Center
was
created
in
order
to
tackle
this
issue
of
unemployment
and
underemployment,
and
it
has
been
very
successful
and
the
reason
why
I'm
moving
this
money
is
for
greater
outreach
and
to
make
sure
that
more
people
who
speak
various
languages,
Spanish,
Hmong,
Somalia
or
Roma
are
aware
of
the
existence
of
the
Center
and
the
programs
that
it
provides.
Thank
you
very
much
and
I,
like
my
colleagues,
to
support
this.
F
Thank
you,
madam
chair
I,
also
would
like
to
support
this
amendment
today.
I
didn't
have
an
opportunity
to
talk
to
councilmember
or
Sami
about
this,
but
I
did
have
a
briefing
from
Mike
Christensen
at
Hennepin
County
this
week
about
the
success
of
the
Opportunity
Center.
The
Opportunity
Center
has
found
jobs
for
more
than
two
hundred
and
forty
people
since
it
opened
it's
an
astonishing
success
rate
that
far
exceeds
any
of
the
partnerships
that
we
currently
have
in
our
workforce
and
job
training
program.
A
BC
You,
madam
president,
council
member
Andrew
Johnson
and
during
the
budget
markup
brought
forward
and
amendment
recognizing
the
importance
of
full-time
employee
for
lead
inspections.
Originally,
the
the
position
was
funded
on
a
part-time
basis,
and
we
recognized
that
that
particular
position
had
been
funded
on
a
part-time
basis
for
several
years.
In
there
there
were,
there
was
need
to
both
increase
the
funding,
as
well
as
add
the
position
on
a
full-time
basis,
and
so
we
work
to
find
a
solution
that
would
do
so
and
I
believe
that
we
are
there.
BC
And
so
what
was
this
particular
amendment
would
be
doing,
is
adding
a
full-time
employee
for
lead
inspections.
I
would
be
decreasing
the
lodging
pools
and
food
inspections
money
in
the
health
department
by
50,000
it
would,
it
would
initially
decrease.
Well
the
there
would
be
$50,000
for
the
Public
Works
that
would
be
switched
from
ongoing
money
to
one-time
money,
and
it
would
also
decrease
the
website
by
50,000,
so
just
to
go
through
that
again,
we
would
be
switching
50,000
of
ongoing
to
50,000
of
one-time
in
the
Public
Works
budget.
AX
You
very
much
I
appreciate
this.
It's
written
and
I
appreciate
the
explanation.
The
concern
that
I
have
is
$50,000
on
an
ongoing
basis
from
the
health-based
budget
for
food
lodging
and
pools.
I
also
know
that
food
inspections
and
that
the
industry
has
been
growing
and
there's
been
a
lot
of
pressure.
There.
AS
AX
BE
This
is
the
first
I've
heard
of
this
recommendation,
so
my
response
is
off
the
top
of
my
head,
but,
as
you
know,
we
did
begin
the
budget
year
with
the
with
the
mayor
talking
about
the
need
for
three
full-time
food
lodging
and
pool
inspectors
in
order
to
keep
up
with
the
industry
demand,
so
I
am
challenged
to
think
about
how
ongoing
cutter
will
help
us
with
that
goal.
Certainly,
we
are
also.
BE
AS
BE
A
AX
Appreciate
that
it
sounds
like
that,
I'm
gonna
create
some
challenges
for
the
department,
but
I
also
think
the
importance
of
the
lead
inspector
is
pretty
clear
and
so
appreciate
hearing
those
thoughts
but
I'm
just
about
as
confused
in
as
bible--and
as
I
was
before.
The
comments
were
me,
but
sorry
didn't
have
more
time
to
think
about
this.
Councilman.
AV
AV
Funding
the
lead
inspector
one
of
the
issues
for
me
is
that
we
work
really
hard
to
get
the
proper
inspection
levels
for
the
health
department,
around
food
safety
inspections
and
during
the
concern
from
the
commissioner
I
think
that,
personally,
for
me
that
this
is
a
better
source,
especially
since
I
have
concerns
with
the
source.
I
do
want
to
recognize
and
appreciate
my
colleague
for
bringing
forward
in
in
his
motion
and
efforts
to
make
this
ongoing
funding,
whereas
I
will
note
that
my
substitute
motion
does
not
make
that
ongoing
funding.
It
is
temporary
funding.
AV
What's
the
value
and
I
asked
them
for
an
entire
year
or
asked
them
last
year
when
we
made
the
cuts
for
an
explanation
after
the
last
budget
hearing,
they
did
come
to
my
office
there
for
them
and
sat
down
and
took
my
questions
and
said
they'd
get
back
to
me
by
this
meeting.
They
responded
today
in
an
email
and
said
that
they'd
be
happy
to
answer
my
questions
about
the
value
they
provide
sometime
later
this
month
or
in
January
and
I.
A
BC
You,
madam
president,
I,
will
speak
against
this
motion
for
several
reasons.
One
one
is
simply
the
importance
of
having
a
full-time
and
ongoing
lead
inspector
I
mean
we've
heard
from
the
community
that
this
is
a.
This
is
a
significant
problem,
particularly
on
the
north
side.
We
know
that
levels
in
individuals
blood
are
far
higher
than
they
are
not
just
anywhere
else
in
the
city,
but
anywhere
else
in
the
state.
That's
a
significant
problem
that
we
shouldn't
be
paying
attention
to
for
just
one
year.
BC
We
should
be
paying
two
attention
to
it
for
an
on
an
ongoing
basis
and
I
believe
that
we
should
be
supporting
a
full-time
employee
on
an
ongoing
basis
to
deal
with
that
problem.
Second,
off
we
have
to
recognize
that
we're
operating
in
a
regional
economy
and
in
doing
so
greater
MSP
is
the
entity
that
makes
this
push.
They
have
engaged
in
collaboration
between
Minneapolis
and
st.
Paul.
BC
They
have
engaged
in
a
recruitment
and
retention
of
millennial
population
as
well
as
communities
of
color,
and
we
know
right
now
that
we
hemorrhage
we
hemorrhage
communities
of
color
that
have
moved
to
Minneapolis
for
a
job.
They
leave
it
ridiculously
high
rates,
and
this
this
I
think
they
do
have
efforts
right
now
that
are
going
to
stop
that
and
is
the
largest
city
in
the
metropolitan
area.
It's
the
largest
city
in
the
region,
I
do
think
it's
important
that
we
are
a
part
of
Greater
MSP,
so
you
know
not
to
mention.
BC
AV
You,
madam
chair
and
I
the
needed
for
this
be
ongoing.
I
hope
that
we
have
that
commitment
in
the
budget
its
proposed
next
year.
I
would
be
remiss
if
I
didn't
mention
in
my
colleagues
when
I
was
talking
to
Greater
MSP
I
asked
what
happens
if
they
do
not
get
this
funding,
they
said
they
would
continue
to
be
able
to
provide
services
for
Minneapolis
at
the
same
rate,
though,
of
course,
they
feel
in
the
spirit
of
regional
collaboration.
They
would
certainly
appreciate
the
funding,
but
that
this
will
not
affect
the
outcome.
A
Any
further
discussion
and
consul
Jang
councilmember
Johnson's
minute,
seeing
none
all
in
approval,
say
aye
opposed.
No.
That
does
not
prevail.
Councilmember
fries
amendment
is
in
front
of
us
any
further
discussion
on
councilmember
Fry's
amendment,
seeing
none
all
in
approval,
say:
aye
aye
opposed
that
carries
cons.
Member
Andrew,
Johnson.
AX
Thank
you
very
much
ever
staff
direction
that
here
I'll
pass
down
here,
you
can
take
one
and
have
some
and
I
can
also
read
it.
This
is
a
staff
direction
and
it
relates
to
some
comments.
We
got
about
the
franchise
fee.
I
think
people
were
raising
some
legitimate
concerns
about
how
we're
Spang
paying
for
renewable
connect.
I,
don't
think
we
lack
little
clarity
on
actually
how
much
that's
going
to
cost
us.
AX
This
is
a
I
actually
have
to
admit
that
I
wasn't
expecting
renewable
connect
to
be
incorporated
into
the
franchise
fee
increase
in
the
mayor's
budget,
and
so
was
also
concerned
about
that.
Really.
What's
in,
there
is
the
Delta,
because
we
have
to
pay
more
for
renewable
connect.
I
know
we
were
very
excited
about
being
willing
to
pay
that
cost
at
me.
Health
Environment
Committee,
because
we
want
to
be
100%
renewable
energy,
but
I
think
this
will
give
us
a
chance
to
review
that
until
they're
carefully
at
those
costs
and
then
make
some
of
those
decisions.
AX
If
it's
worth
it-
and
maybe
there
are
options
for
other
funding
sources
from
the
general
fund
as
well-
I'm,
not
in
a
position
to
know
them
now
and
so
I
thought.
One
of
the
best
things
we
could
do
is
tee
up
getting
some
more
information.
So
we
could
study
that
and
look
at
it
again
when
we
have
more
information
available
through
the
PUC.
A
A
AM
I
AX
A
Okay,
this
motion
by
myself
mending
the
mayor's
2018
recommended
budget
for
the
Department
of
the
City
coordinator
and
one-time
basis,
decreasing
the
one-time
appropriation
in
the
city
coordinator,
department
of
arts,
culture
and
creative
economy,
poet,
laureate
program
by
$15,000,
but
maintaining
the
poet
laureate
program
and
adding
a
one-time
appropriation
to
the
city
coordinators
office
of
$15,000
for
the
community
commemoration
of
the
100th
anniversary
of
the
Armistice
ending
World
War,
one
as
a
match
to
Hennepin.
County
funds
and
I
will
explain
that
Minneapolis
in
Hennepin
County
is
home
to
the
largest
spacial
world
war.
A
A
It's
a
beautiful
part
of
the
grand
round,
Scenic
Byway
system
and
the
new
memorial,
which
was
dedicated
I
think
about
seven
years
ago,
actually
has
a
feature
that
on
Armistice
Day
at
11
o'clock
in
the
morning,
the
flag
itself
casts
a
shadow
across
a
marker
delineating
at
the
time
the
place
of
the
Armistice,
and
it
is
the
hundredth
anniversary
in
2018
of
the
United
States
participation
in
the
armistice
that
was
signed.
It
were
it's
worth
a
trip
up
there
to
see
it.
We
have
a
yearly
celebration
where
the
children
from
Loring
school
come
and
sing.
A
Patriotic
songs
take
rubbings
on
the
monument,
because
everyone's
name
is
on
the
monument
and
we
are
planning
to
work
with
Hennepin
County.
It's
their
memorial
to
have
a
community
commemoration
of
the
Armistice
and
also
a
historical
exhibit
at
the
new
Weber
Park
Library,
and
then
also
an
exhibit
near
the
monument
when
we
get
closer
to
the
Armistice
Day.
So
I
would
appreciate
my
counsel,
my
colleagues
support
on
this
member
fright.
BC
Thank
you.
Madam
president,
I
speaking
in
support
of
this
motion
also
wanted
to
take
this
opportunity
to
thank
council
president
barb
johnson
or
her
service
council
member
quincy
for
his
work
on
this
ways
and
means
on
the
Ways
and
Means
budgeted
well
as
well
as
this
budget
as
a
whole.
There,
their
services
is
greatly
appreciated
and,
finally,
councilmember
Glidden
for
her
work
on
Calvin.
A
E
A
A
AA
AU
I
do
have
a
an
amendment
to
the
motion
on
a
five-year
capital
improvement
program
it's
being
distributed
now,
it's
a
rather
perfunctory
kind
of
change
to
the
five-year
capital
investment
plan.
As
you,
as
we
all
know,
the
capital
budget
process
it
starts
early
in
the
each
calendar
year
went
through
click
and
then
that
goes
to
the
mayor's
consideration
for
those
recommendations.
The
amendment
to
the
capital
budget
that's
been
passed
out
is
a
recognition
of
the
faculty
side.
AU
AU
So,
therefore,
the
this
amendment
ensures
the
net
debt
bonds
can
be
utilized
on
a
timely
basis
for
the
projects
that
are
ready
to
break
ground
while
at
the
same
time
retaining
the
capital
resources
for
other
important
projects
like
fire
station,
11,
Hiawatha
expansion
and
others
as
they
move
forward
in
the
process.
So
this
is
just
a
reformatting
of
the
timing
of
the
net
debt
bond
issuance.
So
it's
a
rather
technical
amendment,
but
it's
a
worthy
worthy
of
our
consideration
and
approval.
AU
A
A
That
item
is
adopted
next,
we
have
a
special
assessment
bond
resolution
for
the
2018
capital
campaign.
Capital
program.
Excuse
me
zero
seconds
and
seconded.
This
is
passage
of
a
resolution
requesting
that
were
divestment.
Taxation
authorized
the
city
to
incur
indebtedness,
an
issue
in
cell
Minneapolis
bonds
in
the
amount
of
21
million
five
hundred
ten
thousand
dollars
for
certain
purposes
other
than
the
purchase
of
public
utilities.
A
V
AU
AU
A
B
AU
B
E
A
We
have
concluded
our
business
for
the
evening
on
behalf
of
the
entire
city
council,
I'd
like
to
offer
our
sincere
thanks
and
appreciation
to
our
finance
department.
Thank
you.
Thank
you
for
their
excellent
handling
of
this
year's
budget
process
and
especially
to
our
new
budget
director
mica
under
Miller.
I
would
like
to
say,
I
appreciate
your
attention
and
health
in
in
the
budget
process
and
helping
put
the
decisions
that
we
have
to
make
in
context.
A
I'd
also
like
to
recognize
and
thank
mayor
hodges
for
her
budget
proposal,
which
included
many
important
investments
in
core
government
services,
but
also
included
many
new
and
innovative
innovative
approaches
to
how
we
grow
the
city
and
run
it
well.
Thank
you,
mayor
I'd,
also
like
to
thank
my
colleague,
councilmember
Quincy,
who
chairs
the
Council
budget
subcommittee
and
who
led
a
very
thoughtful
in
well
attended
analysis
of
the
many
budget
recommendations
for
the
mayor
that
the
mayor
submitted
to
us.
A
Apologize
for
my
voice
and,
finally
to
my
colleagues
on
the
council,
I'd
like
to
offer
my
thanks
for
your
careful
and
deliberate
engagement
in
this
year's
budget
process.
The
budget
is
the
most
important
work
we
do
as
a
governing
body
by
making
decisions
about
where
to
invest
public
dollars
and
into
government
services
and
programs.
Our
work
on
the
budget
is
what
allows
our
residents
to
enjoy
a
high
quality
of
life
in
this
city
and
helps
us
to
pursue
those
policies
that
actually
help
us
become
one
Minneapolis.
M
A
BA
BA
A
BA
Wait
get
more
exciting,
I
thought
this
was
a
remarkably,
you
know
just
collegial
budget,
and
so
thank
you
to
everyone.
We
got
our
business
done.
I
wanted
to
you
know,
mayor
Hodges,
isn't
here,
but
I
will
say
you
know.
Thank
you
to
her.
She
is
a
void
if
she
loved
the
budget.
I
mean
it's
hard
to
imagine
someone
who
loves
the
budget
as
much
as
she
loves
the
budget,
and
that
was
really
true
and
I
know
that
she
kind
of
stews
over
every
detail
and
and
I.
BA
You
know
she's
very
thoughtful
about
putting
together
a
well-structured
budget,
and
so
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
to
her
for
that
financial,
stewardship
and
I
think
you
know
making
sure
we
have
structural
budgets.
It's
it's
a
really
big
big
deal
and
I
wanted
to
say
special.
Thank
you
to
my
friend
council
member
John.
Quincy,
he's
he's
done
a
great
job
again.
With
you
knows,
kind
of
some
tough
years
of
trying
to
figure
out
can
I
how
to
work
through
the
tough
dynamics
of
getting
through
to
two
to
agreement.
BA
But
you
know
I
think
we've
had
unanimous
support
for
the
budget
as
a
whole
like
every
year,
and
that
am
I
right
know
who
voted
against
it.
You
did
well,
you
used
a
vote
against
it
like
every
year.
Okay,
I
know,
but
every
year
you
did
then-
and
it
hasn't
happened
this
term
you,
you
voted
for
more
than
one
budget.
BA
D
D
Mayor
Hodges
has
provided
really
important
leadership
on
the
budget
at
this
term,
and
I'm
really
thankful
for
her
leadership
on
that,
and
especially
with
her
attention
to
detail
and
making
sure
that
we're
able
to
keep
all
of
the
core
functions
going
but
make
really
big
strategic
new
investments.
That
I
think
will
be
her
legacy
to
our
city
far
into
the
future,
and,
finally,
just
want
to
note
that
another
item,
another
element
of
our
budget,
is
the
incredible
work
that
the
women
who've
led
our
city.
D
This
term
have
done
in
the
legislature
and
ensuring
that
our
city
has
good
relationships
with
other
governmental
bodies
and
mayor
Hodges
and
the
council
president
and
councilmember
Glidden.
All
leaving
us
leaves
a
really
huge
hole
to
fill
in
all
of
that
important
work
that
each
of
you
have
done
this
term
and
for
many
years
beyond
that
and
I
know,
we've
all
been
watching
and
learning
from
you,
but
we
maybe
need
to
call
you
up
but
never
rely
on
your
guidance
in
the
future.
D
A
And
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
to
all
the
public
that
has
been
a
part
of
our
budget
process.
I
mean
it's
amazing,
the
people
we
have
come
down
to
speak
to
us
amazing,
the
people
that
have
you
know,
contact
us
by
email
or
constituents
that
phone
us
or
you
know,
catch
us
at
City
at
community
meetings.
That
kind
of
thing
to
talk
about
their
concerns
about
the
budget,
how
you
know
what
they
want
to
see
addressed
challenges
that
that
they
experience
day
to
day.