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From YouTube: August 28, 2017 Ways & Means Committee
Description
Minneapolis Ways & Means Committee Meeting
A
And
everyone
welcome
to
the
regularly
scheduled
Ways
and
Means
Committee
I'm
John
Quincy,
the
chair
and
council.
Vice
president
Glidden
I
will
not
be
able
to
join
us
today
as
she's
a
attending
system,
city,
business
and
I'm
joined
by
council
members,
yang,
bender
and
Johnson.
So
we
have
a
quorum
and
we
can
begin.
Let
me
go
first
through
the
items
on
our
consent
agenda.
It's
a
pretty
lengthy
agenda
today.
The
first
item
on
the
agenda
and
the
consent
agenda
is
from
the
attorney's
office.
This
is
the
2016
Ithaca
Practices
board
annual
report.
A
We
also
have
from
the
communications
department
the
legal
status
of
the
minneapolis
telecommunications
network
that
just
modifies
that
as
a
nonprofit
organization
and
elected
officials
as
part
of
the
corporation,
the
convention
center,
we
have
a
amendment
to
with
messenger
construction
company
for
exhibit
hall
fronts.
That's
a
project
contract,
closeout,
finance
and
property
services.
Department
brings
forward
a
approval
request
of
the
purchasing
card
program.
A
Information
technology
department
brings
forward
a
contract
with
clockwork
for
consulting
services
for
the
new
website
for
the
city,
police
department
brings
forward
the
grant
from
the
US
DOJ
and
the
city
attorney
for
police
and
city
attorneys
support
acceptance
of
that
grant.
We
also
have
a
contract
amendment
assem
G
for
law
enforcement
services
related
to
area
around
the
u.s.
Bank
Stadium
regulatory
Services
Department
brings
forward
a
grant
from
the
Ignite
foundation
from
hearing
tenant
voices
project.
This
accepts
a
one-time,
$5,000
grant.
A
We
also
have
from
the
executive
committee
the
approval
of
the
collective
bargaining
agreement
with
AFSCME
council
five
for
the
attorney
unit.
The
community
development
and
regulatory
services
committee
brings
forward
the
2018
license
fee
schedule.
There
are
no
changes
or
increases
to
that
from
the
2017
fee.
Schedule
mm
excuse
me.
Item
number.
12
is
a
contract
amendment
with
every
day
everybody
in
for
the
regional
racial
equity
project.
We
also
have
the
grant
acceptance
for
Minnesota
Department
of
Employment
economic
development
and
the
met
councils
tax
base.
A
Revitalization
account
the
tea
bruh
for
the
spring
2017
brownfield
grant
round.
We
also
have
from
Metropolitan
Council
the
livable
communities
to
the
demonstration
account.
The
Tod
program
grant
awards
from
health
environment
community
engagement
committee.
We
have
acceptance
of
a
grant
from
Kresge
Foundation
for
125
thousand
with
the
emerging
leaders
and
Public
Health
Initiative.
We
also
have
from
the
transportation
Public
Works
Committee
the
tenth
Avenue
South
East
River
Bridge
design
services.
That's
an
RFP
and
the
Nicollet
Mall
reconstruction
project.
A
Several
contract
amendments
item
number
18
is
an
agreement
with
Metropolitan
Council
for
Hiawatha
light
rail
transit,
trail
lighting
project,
acceptance
of
a
donation
of
a
garden
shed
for
the
Loring
Greenway
Association
and
I
acceptance,
a
low
bid
for
with
northern
air
corporation
for
a
parking
ramp,
condensing
unit
replacement
project,
and
that
is
the
extent
of
our
consent
agenda
except
I,
think
it.
We
could
probably
add
one
item
to
that.
A
We
have
it
listed
right
now
as
a
presentation
it's
under
from
the
human
resources
department,
it's
a
contract
with
standard
employee
life
and
disability
insurance
and
leave
management
services.
I'm,
not
seeing
anything
really
significant
about
that
item,
so
we
were
able
to
just
put
that
on
the
consent
agenda.
So
much
of
that
is
in
future
years,
so
they'll
be
working
that
going
forward,
so
we'll
just
put
take
that
off
of
a
presentation,
if
that's
all
right
with
everybody
and
unless
there's
any
questions
on
any
of
those
other
items
not
seeing
any
on
the
consent
agenda.
A
With
the
addition
of
item
number
21,
all
those
in
favor,
please
signify
by
saying
aye
opposed
so
those
items
all
go
forward.
Thank
you
very
much
and
we're
now
going
to
the
first
item
on
the
agenda
having
been
joined
by
councilmember
Palmisano
as
a
public
hearing,
and
this
is
for
the
ordinance
related
to
unclaimed
property
ordinances
and
before
we
begin
the
presentation
from
staff
and
the
public
hearing
I
do
want
to
amend
the
what's
in
front
of
us
with
the
addition
of
item
H
language
that
should
be
in
front
of
everybody,
and
perhaps
mr.
A
B
You
mr.
chair
members
of
the
committee,
bert
osborne
assistant
city
attorney
here
today
on
this.
What
really
is
just
a
rewrite
and
a
removal
of
some
obsolete
language
from
the
city's
existing
unclaimed
property
ordinance,
there
were
a
few
again,
a
few
obsolete
items
and
and
a
few
items
a
few
terms
of
the
existing
ordinance
that
we
felt
were
no
longer
effective
or
necessary,
such
as
we're
suggesting
removing
the
prohibition
against
forcibly
taking
property
from
the
police
chief
I
mean
that
really
never
happens.
B
The
ordinance
doesn't
provide
a
civil
remedy
or
a
criminal
remedy
so
and
plenty
of
those
exist.
If
somebody
does
anything
like
that,
the
the
addition
of
section
h
by
amendment
by
that
through
the
chair
is
simply
restoring
language
that
is
in
your
existing
ordinance
that
was
inadvertently
removed
when
we
first
drafted
the
rewrite
and
it
mirrors
the
language,
that's
in
the
ordinance
now,
almost
exactly,
and
so
really.
What
is
before.
B
You
today
is
a
reorganisation
of
the
existing
ordinance
providing
for
all
the
same
means
to
dispose
of
property
pursuant
to
state
statute,
and
it
also
would
take
the
existing
unclaimed
property
ordinance
and
move
it
out
of
the
Public
Works
section
of
the
code
and
into
the
finance
section
of
the
code,
because
the
ordinance
very
much
deals
with
what
do
we
do
with
the
proceeds
of
the
unclaimed
property,
and
so
with
that.
Mr.
chair
I
would
happily
stand
for
questions
that.
A
Sounds
good:
are
there
any
questions
for
staff
on
the
ordinance
as
presented
and
amended,
not
seeing
any
so
I
think
I
have
one
change
to
it.
I
know
we'd
like
to
add
councilmember
Palmisano.
As
a
co-author
to
this,
a
lot
of
this
work
was
underway
for
the
last
year
and
a
half
how
long
a
couple
years,
whatever
been
working
on
this
for
a
while,
and
we
had
a
robust
conversation
about
this
at
a
recent
audit
committee
meeting,
and
so
this
was
a
part
of
it,
so
I'll
make
that
addition
as
well.
A
Palmisano
is
a
co-op
there.
Are
there
any
other
questions
for
staff
comments,
not
seeing
any.
Let's
begin
by
opening
up
the
public
hearing
on
on
this
topic.
Is
there
anyone
here
to
speak
to
this
topic,
anyone
anyone
not
seeing
any
I'll
close
the
public
hearing
and
move
at
adoption
of
the
ordinance
as
as
presented
any
conversation,
not
seeing
any
all
those
in
favor,
please
signify
by
saying,
aye
and
opposed
that
item
carries
unanimously.
Thank
you
very
much,
and
now
we
can
go
on
to
next
item
on
our
presentation,
scheduled.
A
C
Afternoon,
chairman
Quincy
and
community
members,
Greg
Oki,
director
of
property
services,
just
have
a
brief
presentation
today
on
the
consolidated
office
building
project,
and
we
have
two
key
contracts
for
your
consideration.
I'll
be
partner
today
with
mr.
Roffe,
our
chief
financial
officer
in
this
presentation,
city
staff
and
our
downtown
core
are
currently
located
in
a
variety
of
city,
owned
and
leased
facilities.
C
Approximately
one
half
of
our
staff
is
here
in
City
Hall.
In
this
project
we
consolidate
the
remaining
administrative
staff
and
a
new
building
adjacent
to
City
Hall.
The
vast
majority
of
our
downtown
spaces
are
functionally
deficient
and
difficult
for
the
public
to
conduct
business
with
the
city
has
previously
presented
a
council
continuing
to
invest
in
our
current
fleet
of
owned
and
leased
buildings,
not
a
comprehensive
solution
and
continuing
to
do
nothing
as
continuing
to
do.
Nothing
is
not
a
real
option.
C
The
current
strategic
real
estate
plan
is
to
design
and
construct
a
new
office
building
on
the
501
4th
Avenue
South
site.
The
real
estate
transaction
for
the
site
is
moving
forward
as
planned
and
previously
presented
by
mr.
ruff.
The
exchange
agreement
is
signed
and
the
lease
provision
will
begin
on
September
1st
of
this
year,
with
closing
on
the
property
scheduled
for
December
of
this
year.
C
We
have
design
drivers
for
the
new
building
that
we
believe
will
support
our
intended
outcomes.
First
and
foremost,
is
improving
our
service
delivery
to
the
public
by
being
more
efficient
and
effective
in
meeting
their
needs.
The
building
will
need
to
be
flexible
and
adaptable
to
meet
the
ever-changing
needs,
advancements
in
technology
and
potential
new
services
that
the
city
may
provide.
The
city
has
a
proven
leader
in
designing
and
constructing
and
operating
our
buildings
in
an
environmentally
responsible
manner.
C
A
new
emphasis
will
be
to
create
a
work
setting
that
promotes
healthy
lifestyles
and
well-being
of
our
staff
coming
together
and
having
departments.
Co-Located
will
foster
natural
partnerships
and
improve
business
processes
that
are
more
customer,
centric,
proactive
and
responsive
and
like
City
Hall,
we
should
be
proud
of
our
public
buildings
and
the
consolidated
office
building
should
represent
the
city
at
its
best
and
be
welcoming
and
inclusive
to
all
for
the
committee
and
to
recommendations
for
award
of
contracts.
C
First,
being
the
architect
and
engineer
of
record,
which
is
the
industry
term
for
the
legally
responsible
party
for
designing
the
new
building
listed,
are
other
responsibilities
they're
generally
associated
with
this
important
service.
Our
evaluation
process
is
very
deliberate
and
formal,
as
a
project
of
this
nature
should
be.
We
sent
out
a
nationwide
request
for
qualifications.
C
13
teams
representing
qualified
architectural
and
engineering
firms
were
Dean
qualified
to
submit
proposals
for
this
project.
Nine
teams
submitted
formal
proposals
and
the
evaluation
panel
selected.
Four
teams
perform
four
formal
interviews.
The
panel
selected
two
finalists
for
a
second
interview,
which
has
led
to
the
recommendation
that
the
Minneapolis
firm
of
Myer,
chair
and
Rock
cast
will
be
awarded
the
contract
for
the
architect
and
engineer
record
for
this
project.
We
are
joined
today
by
Josh
stars
principal
in
charge
and
Allen.
Hill
is
land
project
manager
for
MS
our
design.
C
Our
second
recommendation
for
contract
award
is
for
construction
manager
as
an
advisor,
the
delivery
method
was
utilized
to
construct
the
central
library
in
the
convention
center.
The
construction
manager
as
an
advisor
is
a
value-added
consultant
not
only
to
the
city
but
the
design
team.
Throughout
the
project
we
received
four
formal
proposals
in
the
evaluation
team,
formerly
interviewed
three
teams
and,
as
we
recommended
ma,
Mortensen
of
Minneapolis
be
awarded
the
contract
for
construction
manager.
As
an
advisor
for
this
project,
we're
joined
today
by
Darren.
E
Mr.
chairman,
members
of
the
committee
mark
ruff,
the
chief
financial
officer,
I,
think
just
Greg
did
a
great
job
of
outlining
what
we've
what's
happened
in
the
past
and
now
we're
just
turning
to
the
future,
because
the
next
several
months
will
be
a
very
important
part
of
the
design
cost,
estimating
and
and
just
public
interaction
part
of
this
facility.
E
Obviously,
these
contracts
are
very
important
part
of
this
process,
but
we
have
more
information
that
we
need
to
bring
back
to
you
and
I
think
other
options
that
we're
gonna
be
looking
at
too,
though
we
know,
are
very
important
to
the
council,
which
is,
are
the
resiliency
and
sustainability
efforts,
and
certainly
very
happy
that
we
have
Kate
Knuth
in
our
new
chief
resiliency
officer
on
board.
So
she
can
be
a
part
of
this
process
as
well.
The
there
will
be
some
contract
negotiations
here
occurring
in
the
very
short
term.
E
We
will
also
be
seeing
some
RFPs
coming.
This
fall
for
some
other
City
consultants,
specifically
related
to
public
art,
making,
as
Greg
said,
of
welcoming
places
involving
making
that
this
building
reflective
of
the
community
as
a
whole,
a
commissioning
agent
is
in.
It
is
a
group
that
is
typically
hired
to
make
sure
that
the
building
actually
functions,
as
was
designed
and
make
sure
the
day
we
move
in
heating
and
air-conditioning
systems,
the
exteriors
all
operators
they
should
be,
and
then,
obviously
in
today's
world,
what
kind
of
information
technology
and
audio-visual.
D
E
Have
for
this
building
is
very
important
as
well,
and
then
also
important
decisions
is
what
kind
of
heating
systems
are.
We
gonna
have
both
short
term
and
long
term,
so
certainly
district
heating
versus
does
this
building
support
itself,
and
then
we
have
two
choices
on
district
heating
systems
as
well.
So
all
that
means
when
we
come
back
in
December
as
I
mentioned,
and
then
still
looking
on
the
schedule
that
we
have
been
talking
with
Council
with
for
a
long
period
of
time
and
that's
starting
construction
in
June
of
2018
and
completing
in
2020.
E
We
do
have
a
lease
for
major
lease
for
C
ped
over
in
the
corner
over
in
the
building,
which
is
up
September
of
20
and
we'd
like
to
be
able
to
move
into
this
building
a
new
building
before
that
lease
takes
effect.
Otherwise,
it's
a
significant
financial
penalty
for
the
city
as
well
and
I
and
I
do
want
to
mention
that
we
are
starting
to
engage
our
partners
both
in
the
downtown
area
and
then,
as
we
move
into
later
in
the
fall
and
the
design
team
starts
coming
up
with
some
exterior
and
interior
options.
E
That
will
be
going
out
to
the
community
and
getting
feedback
from
the
community
as
well,
and
so
that
will
be
an
important
part
of
this
process
in
addition
to
working
with
the
council.
So
we
very
much
look
forward
to
your
feedback
and
and
coming
back
to
you
with
more
refined
information
over
the
next
several
months
right.
A
F
You
mr.
chair
and
I
really
appreciate
the
presentation.
All
the
work
that
went
into
this
and
I
want
to
reiterate
something
I've
said
before,
which
is
that
I
would
personally
encourage
that.
This
is
an
architectural,
a
very
interesting
building.
It
adds
to
downtown
Minneapolis
in
a
significant
way
in
that
regard.
D
You
mr.
chair,
thanks
for
the
presentation,
I,
also
appreciated
the
briefing
that
we
were
able
to
have
before
so
I
just
wanted
to
highlight
a
couple
of
things
that
came
out
of
that
meeting
with
staff
for
the
public.
The
first
was
mr.
rough
highlighted
a
number
of
different
factors
around
energy
efficiency
or
workspace,
design,
transportation
options
and
I
was
happy
to
see
and
be
reminded
that
we
have
teams
of
staff
that
are
experts
in
each
of
those
areas,
working
together
to
help
design
this
building
that
will
be
meeting
going
forward.
D
I,
don't
know
if
you
want
to
comment
anything
about
that
and
then
the
second
is
a
question
just
to
give
a
little
more
detail
about
how
these
you
know.
These
are
significant
contracts.
How
these
were
chosen
and
I
recall
that
in
particular,
the
ability
of
the
companies
to
contract
with
women
and
minority-owned
businesses
or
our
DBE
program,
businesses
owned
by
women
and
people
of
color
in
our
city
was
a
factor.
Could
you
highlight
just
sort
of
respond
to
that?
E
Mr.
chair
councilmember
bend
are
great
questions.
I
think
important
factor
is
number
one
that
we,
as
the
city
are
going
to
hold
the
contracts
for
construction,
and
so
it's
it's
a
part
of
the
contracting
process
that
we
control
through
our
Civil
Rights
Department
in
our
procurement
department.
As
to
how
we
set
goals
for
the
different
parts
of
this
construction
of
this
facility,
and
one
of
the
reasons
we
chose.
E
Emma
Mortensen
is
because
they've
been
exceptional
in
working
with
public
entities,
whether
it
be
the
county,
the
MS
FA,
the
state
of
Minnesota
and
demonstrating
their
ability
to
find
the
right
places
where
they
can
not
only
give
one-off
kind
of
opportunities
to
women
have
been
already
owned.
Businesses,
but
also
a
more
meaningful
partnership
over
a
longer
period
of
time,
and
they
are,
as
you
know,
I've
been
working
with
for
construction
for
a
long
period
of
time.
E
Very
aware
of
this,
and
one
of
the
real
value
ads
for
Mortensen
I
think
that
it
was
a
difference,
difference
maker
in
this
particular
project,
so
that
that's
a
shorter
answer,
the
other
is
I
would
say
we
came
as
mr.
Gopi
mentioned.
We
had
a
first
interview
of
four
different
firms
for
the
architects
and
engineers
and
honestly
any
of
the
four
could
have
done
the
work
they're
all
very
well
qualified,
we're
very
fortunate
here
in
the
Minneapolis
area
to
have
just
an
overabundance
of
nationally
known
architectural
firms,
and
so
I.
E
So
I
I
think
we're
very
happy
with
the
work
and
I
also
just
want
to
say
that
it
was
very
difficult
competition
among
the
architectural
firms.
I
mean
people
put
up
those
folks
who
put
the
proposals
together.
It
really
should
be
applauded
on
a
and
would
say
it
was
not
just
a
unanimous
vote.
I
would
say
even
of
the
committee.
There
were
some
other
people
who
liked
it
on
one
of
the
other
teams
and
I
think
that's
healthy,
because
that
means
we
really
do
have
good
choices,
as
the
city
could.
A
E
Mr.
chair
I
think
you'll
find
that
philosophically
it
starts
with
how
do
we
describe
the
cost
of
this
building?
We
will
not
be
talking
a
lot
about
just
the
construction
cost
because,
as
many
people
have
made
us
aware-
and
we
and
certain
new
city
council
is
aware-
is
the
vast
majority
of
costs
of
the
building
or
not
the
initial
construction
cost?
It's
the
operating
cost
for
the
next
75
200
years
on
this
building,
and
so
just
looking
at
the
construction
cost
is
a
rather
narrow
way.
E
Looking
of
of
what
is
the
cost
of
this
facility,
so
we're
gonna,
take
that
same
approach
and
evaluate
and
all
the
design
components
to
really
look
at
not
how
does
this
just
just
affect
our
debt
service,
but
how
does
this
affect
our
operating
maintenance
costs
operating
both?
You
know
both
what
our
utility
bills
are
gonna,
be
in
what
our
staffing
is
going
to
be
over
a
longer
period
of
time
and
then
also
I,
think
adding
in
benefits
and
one
of
the
benefits
being
what
kind
of
public
spaces
can
we
have
here?
E
So
we
will
have
the
need
of
couple
more
conference
space,
so
those
who
spend
time
around
City
Hall
know
that
we're
constantly
looking
for
conference
rooms
to
be
utilized
and
certainly
have
a
number
of
conference
room.
They
don't
even
have
windows
associated
with
them
and
so
we're
looking
at
a
conferencing
center
for
this
particular
facility
and
having
that
open
to
the
public
as
much
as
possible
for
use.
E
After-Hours,
you
know
similar
is
what's
been
happening
at
the
State
Capitol
I
think
is
a
great
thing
to
be
able
to
say
what
are
some
of
the
benefits
and
how
can
we
make
sure
that
all
of
those
amenities,
whether
it
be
reuse
of
rainwater,
whether
it
be
the
lowest?
You
know
it's
going
to
be
a
goal?
Leed
Gold
minimum
standard
here
for
us,
but
also
looking
at
that
SB
2030
standards
as
well.
E
The
state
of
Minnesota's
and
LEED
like
review
of
buildings,
as
well
as
looking
at
the
Wellness
and
and
certainly
what
we
can
do
to
keep
our
work
staff
and
those
who
work
in
this
building
healthy
because
that's
going
to
reduce
longer
term
our
health
insurance
cost
as
well.
So
all
of
those
are
really
factors
on
sustainability
and
resiliency,
which
are
not
unique
to
them
to
city
of
Minneapolis,
I.
Think
as
you've,
given
us
direction
as
council
is.
E
A
You
very
much
it
really
was
just
a
tremendous
body
of
work
over
the
last
several
years
to
get
us
to
this
step,
and
it's
so
many
steps
yet
to
go,
but
it
gets
a
little
more
real
every
day.
So
thank
you
for
being
a
part
of
this
team.
Thank
you
for
the
work
organs
and
we'll
leading
us
through
this
process.
A
So
it's
really
an
honor
to
be
a
part
of
something
that
we
know
is
going
to
be
multi-generational
and
will
serve
the
public,
put
a
great
face
forward
for
the
city
of
Minneapolis
and
be
a
terrific
retention
and
recruitment,
as
we
have
a
workforce
that
will
be
living
in
a
healthy
building
and
and
and
designed
to
to
function
in
so
many
ways
for
so
many
years.
So
thank
you
very
much
for
that
work
on
this
item
not
seeing
any
further
conversation.
I'll
just
move
adoption
of
these
two
contract
actions.
G
A
H
H
H
A
H
Mr.
chair,
all
of
this
is
a
planned
and
in
line
with
financial
expectations
for
the
city
and
as
such,
the
city
will
continue
to
meet
it's
fund
balance
and
that
position
reserve
reserve
requirements
in
all
major
funds,
so
digging
a
little
bit
to
the
general
fund,
which
is
used
to
account
for
all
financial
resources
except
those
required
to
be
accounted
for
and
another
fund.
The
fund
balance
is
expected
to
be
ninety
point:
seven
million
at
year-end,
which
exceeds
the
seventeen
percent
minimum
fund
balance
policy
of
eighty
seven
point:
six
million.
H
H
A
H
So
the
the
report
that's
attached
to
this
PowerPoint
presentation
does
highlight
that
within
police
and
fire
they're
expecting
some
budget
overages
in
the
current
year
and
please
the
significant
contributor
to
that
would
be
salaries
associated
with
the
contract
settlement
that
was
reached
earlier
2017
right
right,
there's
some
other
factors
I
go
into
that,
including
some
fleet
expenses
that
were
greater
than
expected.
Some
overtime
and
planning
costs
associated
with
large
planned
activities
they'll
be
coming
up
here
still,
but
there
will
be
some
slight
overages
and
place
and
fire.
H
So,
moving
on
to
the
special
revenue
funds,
these
are
used
to
account
for
and
report
the
proceeds
of
specific
revenue
sources
are
restricted
or
committed
to
expansions
for
specific
purposes.
We
have
a
list
here
of
the
significant
special
revenue
funds,
including
the
Convention
Center,
Target,
Center,
Police,
Department,
NCR
and
break
services,
as
well
as
see
ped
and
the
grant
funds
total
fund
balance
that
year
on
2017
is
projected
to
be
three
hundred
eleven
point:
two
million
dollars
well,
cash
is
projected
to
be
271
point
five
in
these
funds
at
your
end.
H
Moving
on
to
the
internal
service
funds,
these
are
the
funds
that
we
use
to
account
for
any
and
all
services
and
goods
provided
internally
city
funds
and
departments.
We
have
the
six
internal
service
funds
listed
here.
He
told
them
that
position
that
year
on
2017
is
projected
to
be
one
hundred.
Eighty
four
point:
five
million
well
total
cash
is
projected
to
be
one
hundred
and
forty
point
six
million.
H
H
H
In
these
funds
is
projected
to
be
nine
hundred
twenty
point:
seven
million
well,
total
cash
is
projected
to
be
125
point.
Six
million.
Just
to
note
the
difference
here
between
that
position
in
cash
is
significantly
greater
because
of
the
inclusion
of
the
capital
assets,
infrastructure,
water
plants,
pipes,
etc
in
that
position
number.
So
that's
where
they
stand
good.
A
Thanks
very
much
I
think
I
think
what
we're
seeing
is
a
lot
of
planned
expenditures.
We
intentionally
have
done
this
over
the
past
several
years
in
terms
of
our
right
sizing
of
the
budget.
We've
talked
about
that.
As
we
began
the
budget
process,
we
didn't
want
to
see
an
accumulation
of
cash,
but
on
the
other
hand,
we
also
wanted
ongoing
expenses
with
ongoing
revenues,
and
so
you
can
only
use
cash
once
right.
So
this
is
all
all
within
our
plan
and
solid
performance.
A
So
well
done
everybody
so
far,
good
any
other
questions
or
comments
on
this
presentation,
not
seeing
any.
Thank
you
very
much.
Action
item
is
just
a
receive
and
file
on
the
second
quarter:
finance
status,
cash
management
report-
all
those
in
favor,
please
signify
by
saying
aye
opposed
that
I'm
carries.
Thank
you.
Now
we
get
to
mister
Milberg.
We
actually
have
two
items
that
are
kind
of
very
closely
related.
A
One
is
a
presentation
and
referral
from
EC
that
that
committee
and
the
other
is
a
discussion
portion
on
it
with
the
with
Excel
energy
for
the
purchase
of
renewable
electricity
annually.
So
I
was
wondering
if
we
could
kind
of
condense
these
leading
off
with
mr.
mill
Berks
portion
of
this
on
the
presentation
and
seeing
if
we
can
take
actions
closely
related
rather
than
starting
over
I,
have
a
feeling
he's
going
to
be
saying.
Yes
in
a
second.
I
Last
week
we
presented
at
the
HEC
E
meeting
and
I'm
going
to
show
you
a
few
slides
from
that
presentation.
The
first
slide
basically
shows
you
our
energy
usage
over
the
last
eight
years,
2008
being
kind
of
our
base
year
and,
as
you
can
see,
it
stayed
pretty
steady
overall
for
the
city
operations.
It's
increased
slightly
1.3
percent.
The
different
colors
on
the
chart
represent
the
various
areas
that
we
use
it.
Electricity
in
and
the
largest
to
the
bottom
gray
is
the
water
treatment
facility
as
well
as
distribution.
I
The
orange
is
the
street
lights
and
street
signals,
and
then
the
green
portion
is
the
convention
center.
Those
three
items
are
almost
75%
of
our
total
electricity
usage.
The
remaining
items
are,
of
course,
all
the
various
other
buildings
police
stations,
fire
stations,
maintenance,
nodes,
all
of
the
service
centers
we
have
in
that
regard.
We
have
done
a
very
good
job.
We've
reduced
our
energy
usage
by
seven
and
a
half
percent
over
the
last
eight
years
in
all
of
our
buildings,
including
the
Convention
Center,
the
two
Enterprise
funded.
I
I
Was
asked
to
estimate,
where
will
energy
usage
be
in
five
years,
just
for
electricity?
Now
we're
as
just
in
the
previous
presentation
today
we're
building
quite
a
few
buildings
this
year
and
through
the
Year
2024,
some
of
the
buildings
will
actually
be
reducing
energy
usage.
We
are
consolidating
into
our
East
Yards
storage
facility,
we're
taking
down
some
very
old,
inefficient
buildings
when
we
move
towards
the
consolidated
office
structure,
we'll
be
moving
out
of
to
other
very
old
buildings
as
well
as
these
spaces.
I
If
you
look
at
the
orange
section
of
the
chart,
that
is
a
street
light
and
signals
street
signals
are
constant,
are
already
LED
lights.
They've
been
that
way
for
many
years,
but
as
the
street
lights
are
reduced,
we'll
see
a
50%
reduction
in
that
part
of
the
electricity
usage
in
the
city.
For
some
of
the
buildings
such
as
office
spaces,
we're
estimating
that
we
will
see
a
basic
flat
energy
use,
because
we
are
increasing
square
footage
slightly
with
the
consolidated
office
building.
I
But
since
it's
the
more
efficient
building
they'll
stay
about
the
same,
we
have
several
large
efforts
going
on
right
now,
one
of
which
is
we're
replacing
all
of
the
fluorescent
lights
in
every
single
building.
The
city
owns
it's
over
22,000
lamps,
we're
about
a
third
of
the
way
through
that
project.
That
project
will
reduce
about
five
percent
of
our
energy
across
the
board
and
then,
along
with
all
our
continual
remodeling
of
various
police
precincts
and
fire
stations.
Whenever
we
remodel,
we
always
put
in
the
most
efficient
HVAC
change
out,
the
lighting.
I
The
question
has
come
up:
can
we
move
towards
100%
renewable
for
this
energy?
On
the
left-hand
side
of
this
chart,
you
see
how
our
electricity
is
generated
or
how
it's
sourced,
as
of
today,
the
green
section
at
the
bottom
is
a
most
recently
signed
contract
with
Xcel
Energy
for
their
renewable
connect
program.
This
was
a
set
of
wind
and
solar
assets
that
was
brought
online
specifically
to
be
offered
to
customers
Xcel
Energy,
where
the
customers
are
allowed
to
keep
the
renewable
energy
credits
by
participating
in
this
program.
I
We're
allowed
to
actually
claim
that
wherever
we
use
that
energy
that
building
or
that
operation
is
powered
by
renewable
electricity,
we
haven't
have
a
very
small
amount
from
solar
arrays
that
the
city
owns
outright
on
some
buildings.
That's
the
very
small
orange
bar
and
then
the
gray
section
and
the
purple
section
are
the
electricity
that
we
receive
from
Xcel
Energy
today
that
comes
over
the
general
grid.
In
other
words,
it's
a
mixture
of
fossil
fuel
source
energy
as
well
as
renewable
energy.
I
The
gray
shows
how
much
of
excels
energy
that
comes
over
the
grid
is
renewable
right.
Now
it's
standing
at
25
percent
and
they'll
be
raising
that
to
30
percent
by
the
year
2022
today,
I'm
here
to
talk
about
another
contract
with
the
same
renewable
connect
program.
The
way
the
program
was
set
up.
Initially,
no
customer
was
allowed
to
take
more
than
10
percent
of
the
total
output
of
these
mix
of
solar
and
wind
assets.
However,
not
all
of
the
electricity
was
subscribed
to
and
through
the
Clean
Energy
Partnership
we've
been
discussing
with
Xcel.
I
Would
it
be
possible
for
us
to
get
more
of
that
electricity?
So
we
could
increase
our
percentage
of
renewable
resource
electricity?
They
will
have
to
go
to
the
Public
Utilities
Commission
to
get
the
have
changed,
but
they
are
optimistic
that
will
be
relatively
simple
and
several
of
the
Excel
energy
people
are
here
today.
If
you
have
any
questions
of
them
as
well
to
discuss
this,
this
program
will
add
a
slight
cost.
The
way
the
program
works.
I
Is
you
pay
more
for
the
electricity,
but
then
your
fuel
charge
that
you
get
on
every
bill
is
subtracted
right
now.
The
cost
of
the
renewable
connect
is
about
a
half
a
cent
per
kilowatt
hour.
More
than
the
fuel
cost,
of
course,
fuel
costs
are
variable
and
could
go
up.
They
could
go
down.
But
if
we
take
this
extra,
fifty
million
kilowatt
hours
is
what
I'm
proposing
it
would
increase
our
entire
utility
budget
by
about
five
hundred
thousand
dollars
a
year.
I
That's
on
a
total
electricity
bill
of
around
11
million
dollars,
so
it's
a
little
less
than
5%
increase
in
our
electricity
cost.
The
mayor
in
her
budget
has
proposed
offsetting
that
500,000
by
using
a
portion
of
the
increase
in
the
franchise
fee
that
we
received
from
Xcel
and
the
customers
to
offset
some
of
this
cost.
It's
not
all.
It's
not
all
of
the
franchise
free
increase,
it's
about
20%
of
the
increase
and
funds
that
we
would
receive
if
we
do
increase
that
fee.
I
So,
as
you
can
see
on
the
left-hand
side
right
now,
we're
at
about
18
percent
renewable
that
we
can
actually
claim
we're
powering
our
facilities
with
this
50
million,
which
is
in
the
light
blue,
we're
going
to
be
close
to
68%.
And
if
we
do
this
today
and
do
nothing
between
now
and
2020,
with
the
drop
in
our
usage,
we'll
be
close
to
80
percent
renewable
by
2020,
even
if
we
don't
go
out
and
source
more
green
hobo.
However,
we
are
looking
at
other
options
to
do
so.
A
I
G
You
mr.
chair
a
couple
slides
back
from
the
aspect
of
decreasing:
yes
that
one
the
streetlights
in
a
move
to
led
this
was
a
conversation
that
took
place
a
little
bit
at
the
state
legislature
level.
But
can
you
help
to
summarize
what
we've
done
in
terms
of
the
temperature
of
LED
lights
in
our
streetlights
there's
been.
H
G
I
Come
tomorrow,
palma
and
other
members
of
the
committee,
there
is
a
debate
going
on
regarding
the
chromaticity
or
what's
called
the
color
temperature
of
lights.
We
have
the
same
issue
with
flashlights.
As
you
all
know,
fluorescent
lights
in
general
are
bluer
than
an
incandescent
light.
These
are
measured
in
a
measurement
known
as
degrees
kelvin.
I
Standard
incandescent
light
is
about
2700
degrees,
kelvin.
The
fluorescent
lights
that
currently
are
in
most
places
in
the
city,
hall
or
4100
the
street
lights
are
that
had
been
placed
in
most
communities
are
an
even
higher
temperature
they're
more
like
5000
to
6000
Kelvin.
There
has
been
a
great
deal
of
debate
whether
this
affects
people's
sleep
cycle,
because
this
bright
light
not
so
much
the
intensity
to
light,
but
the
actual
color,
the
blue
or
the
light.
It
is
mimics
more
sunlight,
which
then
makes
your
body
think.
I
I
There
have
been
installations
in
Saint
Paul,
they
were
installed
at
5,000
and
there
have
been
some
complaints
we've
the
lamp
that
we've
installed.
It's
not
my
program,
it's
being
run
through
the
traffic
department,
so
I
really
don't
want
to
comment
too
much
on
their
program,
but
it
is
something
that's
one
of
the
reasons
they
didn't
go
out
and
buy
12,000
lamps
they're
doing
it
very
slowly,
trying
to
make
sure
they're
doing
the
right
thing
in
the
city.
I
When
we
decided
to
replace
all
of
the
fluorescent
lighting,
we
chose
a
lower
temperature,
we're
replacing
them
at
3500
Kelvin,
which
is
closer
to
incandescent
because
of
those
concerns.
So
I
can't
speak
specifically
to
the
traffic
life,
but
on
the
indoor
lights
and
the
outdoor
lighting
for
parking
lots
and
wall
washing
of
buildings,
we
will
be
at
a
lower
color
temperature
for
that
very
purpose.
A
Additional
questions
for
mr.
Milburn,
not
seeing
any.
Thank
you
very
much.
I
appreciate
the
update
and
the
detail
and
from
a
financial
perspective.
This
is
what
we're
about
to
do
at
our
committee
level.
Sure
it's
it's
a
been
previously
done
at
the
other
committee,
but
now
we
take
up
the
financial
and
the
savings
of
that
and
it
looks
like
a
great
deal.
So
thank
you
for
that.
Miss
Beryl,
I,
don't
know
if
you
or
anybody
on
the
Xcel
side
would
like
to
make
a
comment.
A
It's
rather
unusual,
but
invite
that
no
not
necessary,
but
thank
you
for
your
work
on
this
and
willing
to
extend
the
the
reconnect
program
with
to
us
for
additional
capacity.
So
thanks
very
much
for
that
so
receiving
and
filing
that
one
and
then
taking
up
the
next
item
at
the
same
time,
which
is
the
adoption
of
the
contract.