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Description
Minneapolis Community Development and Regulatory Services Committee Meeting
A
We
have
a
lengthy
consent
agenda,
these
are
items
3
through
13
and
they
include
a
number
of
grants:
acceptances
board
reappointments
to
the
public
housing
authority,
acceptance
of
some
grants
and
a
number
of
other
technical
items
are
there
any
items,
numbers
3
through
13
that
anyone
would
like
to
pull
for
discussion
this
morning
this
afternoon,
Singh
none
I'll,
move
the
consent
agenda,
all
in
favor
signify
by
saying
aye
guys
any
opposed.
Those
items
are
approved,
we'll
move
on
then
to
our
public
hearing
agenda
starting
with
item
number
one,
which
is
the
north
market
bond
issuance.
A
There
any
questions
for
ms
shaw
and
item
number
one
seeing
none
we've
been
joined
by
councilmember
primer
sami,
will
open
the
public
hearing
on
item
number,
one,
which
is
a
resolution
of
preliminary
and
final
approval
for
financing
for
the
north
market
project.
Is
there
anyone
here
to
speak
to
this
issue,
anyone
anyone
seeing
none
will
close
the
hearing
I'll
invite
anyone
from
pillsbury
United
communities
come
up
and
say
a
few
words
about
the
project.
It's
a
big
deal
and
I
hate
to
let
the
moment
go
forward
without
having
you
talk
a
little
bit
about
it.
C
Good
afternoon,
madam
chair
and
the
council,
members
really
thank
you.
This
has
been
a
big
project
for
our
organization
and
I.
Think
I'm,
acting
in
a
very
bold
way,
I
mean
addressing
a
need
in
North
Minneapolis.
We're
excited
to
be
able
to
bring
this
to
fruition
with
breaking
ground
in
March,
with
the
store
opening
the
fall
of
2017.
C
We've
had
great
support
of
council
president
Bob
Johnson
as
it
is
in
her
ward
and
the
other
members
I'm,
including
blonde
yang,
who
have
been
extremely
supportive
of
this
and
equally
on
the
Hennepin
County
side
with
Commissioner
Higgins
as
well,
but
I'm
excited
to
meet
the
needs
and
close
the
kind
of
food
desert
gap
in
North
Minneapolis
for
those
who
have
very
limited
access
overall
to
accessing
healthy
and
affordable
food.
So
thank
you
for
your
support
and
we
look
forward
to
having
you
all
there
in
october.
Thank.
A
It
has
been
a
goal
of
councilmember,
Johnson
and
Commissioner
Higgins
to
end
the
food
desert
problem
up
in
North
Minneapolis
ever
since
Kowalski's
closed,
and
I
think
that
was
like
10
years
ago.
I
want
to
commend
you
at
pillsbury
United
communities
for
doing
this
work.
This
is
where
an
area
of
clear
market
failure
where
the
city
and
nonprofit
should
step
up
and
work
together
in
order
to
do
some
do
right
by
residents
in
this
area
and
I
know
if
she
was
here
is
exactly
what
she
would
say.
So.
A
Thank
you
for
your
very
hard
work
and
the
motion
to
approve
the
staff
recommendation
all
in
favor
signify
by
saying
aye.
Any
opposed
that
item
is
approved
will
then
move
on
and
thank
you.
I
will
move
on
to
item
number
two,
which
is
a
public
hearing
on
our
licenses
and
Consumer
Services
agenda.
Mr.
Wilpon
thank.
D
You,
madam
chair,
we
have
an
application
by
Tim
Hortons
restaurant
for
an
extended
hours
of
operation
license.
They
are
located
at
three
1914
avenue
southeast,
that
is
in
the
c1
neighborhood
commercial
district
in
the
university
overlay
area
in
the
Murphy
homes
neighborhood
in
the
Third
Ward
Tim
Hortons
is
currently
a
restaurant
that
has
hours
of
operation
from
six
that
has
allowed
hours
of
operation
from
six
a.m.
to
10pm
sunday
to
thursday
and
6am
to
11
p.m.
on
friday
and
saturday.
They
seek
to
be
open
from
5am
to
3am.
D
Seven
days
a
week,
the
staff
at
Tim
Hortons
has
met
with
the
second
Precinct
inspector
Todd
lining.
They
reviewed
a
security
plan
and
the
inspector
is
satisfied
with
their
security
measures.
They
have
in
place
for
these
extended
hours.
A
public
hearing
is
required
to
this
type
of
license.
We
did
notify
all
property
owners
and
residents
within
300
feet
of
the
premises
they
also
notified.
The
Marcy
holds
neighborhood
association
and
the
dinkytown
business
alliance.
D
A
E
Thank
you.
My
name
is
Paul
Darren
I
our
office
is
that
5001
american
boulevard
bloomington
sweet
955
good
afternoon,
madam
chair
and
fellow
members
of
the
committee
and
polar
and,
as
I
said
before,
I'm
from
restaurant
development
partners
were
the
entity
responsible
for
building
and
operating
the
Tim
Hortons
restaurants
that
we
plan
to
grow
in
state
of
Minnesota.
We've
read
reviewed
the
staff
report
we've
reached
out
to
the
residents
association
as
well
as
the
business
alliance
group,
and
we
haven't
heard
any
feedback
back
from
them.
A
F
A
F
So
if
we
don't
have
the
potential
development,
what
let's
take
a
step,
if
we
do
have
the
potential
to
develop
on
it
in
the
relatively
near
future,
obviously
we
want
to
go
in
that
direction
as
it
improves
the
neighborhood,
generates
revenue,
etc.
If
we
don't
have
the
potential
to
develop
it,
it
makes
sense
that
we
find
ways
to
incorporate
urban
agriculture
on
it.
So
we're
going
to
figure
out
what
the
list
that
works
and
so
I
move
that
motion
forward.
You
should
have
the
staff
direction
in
front
of
you.
You.
A
A
A
D
Madam
chair,
we
have
an
application
by
seven
acquisition
LLC
to
be
the
new
proprietor
at
seven
steak
house,
which
is
located
at
700
Hennepin
Avenue
in
downtown
Minneapolis.
This
property
has
operated
at
this
location
with
the
class
a
liquor
licenses
2006
they
are
seeking
a
similar
license.
Now
this
is
in
the
downtown
West
neighborhood
in
the
7th
Ward.
The
new
principal
owners
are
Ken
Sherman
and
Rosa
Rowley.
They
have
operated
other
business
entities
in
Minneapolis
successfully
in
the
past.
Their
application
requests
a
class
a
license
for
all
portions
of
the
premises,
including
the
rooftop.
D
We
have
found
that
outdoor
areas,
especially
rooftops
that
have
live
entertainment
where
a
musician
or
entertainer
can
increase
the
volume
into
a
microphone
by
speaking,
louder
or
yelling,
has
created
a
series
of
complaints.
In
the
past
year,
we've
dealt
with
dozens
and
dozens
of
complaints
with
rooftop
on
live
entertainment.
D
So,
based
on
that
scenario,
we
are
recommending
that
the
applicant
received
their
class
a
license
for
all
premises
except
the
rooftop
which
they
would
get.
We
are
recommending
that
you
grant
them
a
class
e
license
for
the
rooftop,
which
allows
the
use
of
radio
television
electronically,
produce
music,
grow
cane
juice
box,
but
does
not
allow
juice,
disc,
jockeys
or
dancing.
A
There
any
questions
for
mr.
Wilson
on
item
number
15,
seeing
none
if
any
have.
This
is
not
a
public
hearing.
We
weren't
sure
if
this
item
was
going
to
get
on
to
the
agenda
for
a
number
of
reasons,
so
we
put
it
on
as
a
discussion
just
in
case,
so
we
didn't
have
to
notice
it
as
a
public
hearing
and
so
I
just
want
to
see
if
there
are
any
other
comments
or
questions,
if
not
I'm
going
to
move
approval
of
the
staff
recommendation,
all
in
favor
signify
by
saying
aye
any
opposed.
A
G
Chair
committee
members,
my
name
is
Geoff
Johns
I
am
the
executive
director
of
the
Minneapolis
Convention
Center,
also
the
project
manager
for
the
Target
Center
renovation,
and
I'm
here
today
to
give
a
brief
target
center
of
renovation
update
and
then
talk
about
some
of
the
opportunities
that
we
have
as
outlined
in
the
request
for
committee
action.
First,
the
project
is
thirty-eight
percent,
complete,
which
is
great
to
see
that
progress
about
41
million
dollars
worth
of
expenses
have
gone
into
the
building
so
far.
G
We
are
currently
working
on
a
new
loading
dock,
also
a
new
elevator
to
help
with
the
vertical
transportation
in
the
building
and
we're
getting
ready
to
put
the
exterior
skin
on
and
some
new
windows.
That
would
be
happening
very
shortly
and
if
you've
driven
around
the
building,
you
would
have
seen
on
the
corner
of
sixth
and
first
very
large
demolition
project.
Where
they've
taken
off
that
corner
of
the
building-
and
that
is
where
the
signature
big
blast
encased
grand
lobby-
is
going
to
go,
and
so
that
will
start
here
shortly.
G
We
do
have
the
summer
shutdown
coming
that
will
be
coming
in
april
and
ending
towards
the
beginning
of
october.
In
that
shutdown
will
be
doing
the
bathrooms,
the
concourses,
our
locker
rooms
and
backstage
area,
also
the
courtside
club
and
then
finishing
out
that
new
grand
lobby
space
so
a
lot
of
progress,
a
lot
of
things
happening
over
there
as
we
continue
to
operate
events
every
single
day.
We
are
on
budget
and
on
schedule.
G
Those
are
great
things,
but
every
day
there
is
complexity
due
to
the
fact
that
we
are
remodeling
and
we
do
run
into
surprises
because
of
that
remodeling
and
as
we've
worked
through
this
project,
we
can
see
that
there
are
additional
needs
that
are
coming
forward.
These
needs
can
be
accomplished
in
a
variety
of
ways
today,
I'm
asking
for
some
flexibility
in
our
contracts
to
leverage
different
funding
streams
to
accomplish
some
of
those
desired
improvements.
H
You,
madam
chair
members
of
the
committee,
my
name
is
Ted
Johnson
I'm,
the
chief
strategy
officer
for
the
Minnesota
Timberwolves
and
Minnesota
Lynx,
and
today
is
a
great
milestone
day.
I
think
for
the
project
I'd
like
to
remind
people.
If
we
back
almost
six
years
ago,
we
began
the
conversation
with
the
members
of
excuse
me,
representatives
of
the
city,
and
we
really
identified
a
couple
of
key
objectives
for
this
project.
H
The
first
being
we
thought
we
could
do
something
really
unique
here
and
build
a
sustainable
model
for
publix
of
sports
facilities
and
arenas,
and
we
thought
that
by
renovating
Target
Center
resident
tearing
down,
we
could
sort
of
extend
the
life
of
the
building
significantly
at
a
fraction
of
the
cost,
and
that's
been
a
major
objective
of
ours
that
we
have
continued
to
sort
of
pursue.
The
other
objectives,
though,
was
to
make
sure
that
the
renovation
of
targets
are
was
really
transformational
that
wasn't
going
to
serve
us
for
another
20
years.
H
H
I
think
that
all
parties
on
the
design
group
feel
strongly
that
these
are
elements
are
going
to
add
to
the
overall
success
of
the
project
and
so
we're
hoping
that
mr.
Johnson,
the
other
mr.
Johnson,
my
brother
from
another
mother,
gets
the
the
ability
to
sort
of
work
with
some
of
these
additional
funds
and
bring
them
into
the
project.
To
make
it
an
overall
thank.
A
You
Jeff,
can
you
just
highlight
I've
had
a
lot
of
questions
about
is
more
public
money
going
into
this
project
and
I
know
the
answer
is
no
I
guess
maybe
you
could
explain
the
sales
tax
refund
issue,
we've
spent
the
money
and
now
we're
just
bringing
it
back
to
the
project
and
maybe
explain
the
energy
efficiency
rebates.
Also
Madame.
G
Curie,
yes,
the
city's
funding
will
stay
the
same
as
far
as
what
we
have
bonded
for,
but
what
we
we
knew
going
into
this
as
part
of
the
state
legislature
gave
us
the
ability
to
go
back
in
and
ask
for
a
sales
tax
to
come
back
to
the
project.
This
now
that
we
are
to
that,
we
had
to
get
to
40
million
dollars
in
expenses,
as
I
mentioned
earlier,
we're
at
41
million
dollar.
G
So
we're
able
to
put
in
that
first
information
to
the
state
to
try
to
get
some
money
back
once
that
money
starts
flowing
back
in
it
will
go
over
our
budget
amount,
our
contract
amount,
and
so
this
gives
me
the
flexibility
to
take
that
money
when
it
comes
in
and
reuse
it
into
the
project
estimate
anywhere
between
one
and
a
half
to
three
million
dollars.
But
it's
hard
to
get
our
fingers
on
it
right
now,
because
we
don't
necessarily
know
what
they
will
give
us
refunds
on
opening.
G
Obviously,
for
that
larger
number
and
then,
as
we
go
into
the
project
and
start
to
replace
a
lot
of
the
1980s
technology,
that's
in
the
building.
We
are
seeing
that
we're
going
to
have
the
opportunity
to
get
some
energy
rebates
back
from
on
local
utility
providers,
especially
when
it
comes
to
lighting.
We
know
that
one
of
the
projects
that
we
just
completed
on
the
skyway
or
I'm-
sorry,
the
suite
level-
will
be
six
figures,
probably
coming
back
into
the
project.
G
We
know
there
will
be
others
that
come
so
we
want
to
be
able
to
use
that
money
as
we
get
it
back
and
put
it
back
into
this
project,
and
so
really
what
we're
asking
for
today
is
just
flexibility,
flexibility
that
any
partner
that
we
have
the
state
of
Minnesota
is
wanting
to
partner
with
us
on
the
new
Skyway.
So
as
we
find
new
partners
that
we
can
use
that
money
to
come
back
into
the
project
to
make
the
project
better,
but
the
city
of
Minneapolis
will
not
be
bonding
for
more
money
going
forward.
Okay,.
A
So
I
just
I
mean
anyone
in
the
media
can
do
the
math,
so
the
project
cost
was
128
nine.
Now
it's
going
to
be
about
150,
the
city
is
not
putting
any
more
money
into.
That
obviously
means
the
Timberwolf
organization
is
putting
in
a
mass
majority
of
the
more
money,
because
the
rest
of
it
is
just
basically
spending
our
sales
tax
on
sales,
tax
and
I'll
spending
our
sales
tax
on
other
project
costs
and
same
with
the
energy
rebates.
Madam.
A
I
wonder
why
the
announcement
didn't
say:
Timberwolves,
invest
almost
20
million
more
in
project
instead
of
this
kind
of
like
well
I,
don't
tell
you
the
exact
number,
we're
not
exactly
sure
we
just
say
it.
The
temple,
orbs
or
Timberwolves
organization
is
investing
almost
20
million
dollars
more
in
the
project.
To
get
these
three
components
that
they
believe
are
important
for
their
fan.
Experience
and
AEG
in
the
city
will
benefit
as
a
result
of
all
users
using
skyways
Wi-Fi
new
seats,
correct.
Madam.
G
Chair,
the
number
is
probably
not
quite
the
20
million
dollars,
so
it's
probably
I
think
what
we're
saying
is
10
to
15
million
dollars
is
what
the
team
is
saying.
Right
now
is
what
they're
able
to
say
yes
to
now.
This
gives
us
some
flexibility
if
they
want
to
increase
that
it
gives
us
some
flexibility
of
other
partners
want
to
come
in
gives
us
some
flexibility
if,
for
some
reason,
these
other
rebates
come
in
at
a
higher
mark,
so
that
I
don't
have
to
continue
to
come
back
to
council.