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From YouTube: February 21, 2018 Intergovernmental Relations Committee
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Minneapolis Intergovernmental Relations Committee Meeting
A
Good
afternoon,
I'm
gonna
call
to
order
this
regularly
scheduled
meeting
of
the
intergovernmental
relations
committee.
My
name
is
Andrew
Johnson
I
am
the
chair
of
this
committee
and
I'm
joined
today
by
a
quorum
of
our
committee
members.
Those
are
council
vice
president
Jenkins
council,
member
saumui
council,
president
bender
and
councilmember
Schrader.
We
also
are
joined
today
by
a
number
of
colleagues
who
are
normally
not
on
this
committee,
but
are
here
for
a
presentation.
We
have
council
members
coming
ham,
Fletcher
and
Cano.
So
welcome
to
the
IGR
committee.
We
have
three
items
on
our
agenda
today.
A
One
consent
and
two
discussion,
we'll
just
quickly
get
the
consent
item
over
with
here,
is
a
contract
amendment
with
Lok
roll
Lockridge,
Grindle
now
and
P
LLP.
The
federal
relations
group
for
federal
representation
services
authorizing
an
extension
to
a
contract
and
receiving
and
filing
the
ethics
officers
report.
Do
I
see
any
discussion
from
committee
members
on
those
items
not
seeing
any
all
those
in
favor.
Please
say:
aye
aye
those
opposed
the
motion
carries
now.
A
We
have
two
items
for
discussion
on
our
agenda,
but
we
are
joined
today
by
students
from
across
the
city
of
Minneapolis,
at
this
really
historic
moment
in
both
our
city,
state
and
nation,
where
we
have
young
leaders
rising
up
and
speaking
up
on
behalf
of
one
another
and
what
I'm
going
to
do
is
chair.
This
committee
is
take
the
next
15
minutes
or
so
and
have
representatives
from
these
schools
come
and
speak
to
us
and
formally
address
the
council
so
that
we
have
your
voices
on
record.
A
B
Hello,
mr.
counselor,
my
zamira
Sami
I'm,
a
senior
at
South
High
School
I,
represent
South
High
School.
Maybe
a
discussion,
but
I
I
stand
here
with
my
fellow
students
to
discuss
a
problem
that,
since
that's
basically
an
infection
or
a
country,
that's
obviously
gun
violence.
Since
this
beginning
of
this
year,
we've
had
nearly
40
school
shootings
and
we've
lost.
Many
of
them
would
lie
man.
Those
individual
schools
lose
one
student
or
two
students,
but
obviously
the
tragedy
that
happened
in
parkland.
B
Seventeen
students
killed
by
a
19
year
old
kid
19
years
old,
he's
not
old
enough
to
drink.
He
not
enough
to
be
an
uber
driver,
but
he's
own
life
to
get
an
ar-15
and
he's
not
old
enough
to
get
a
handgun
now.
I
do
not
know
much
about
gun
politics,
but
I
do
know
about
common
sense.
If,
if
you,
if
a
19
old
kid
can
get
an
ar-15
and
now
a
handgun,
there's
something's
wrong
with
the
gun
laws
in
this
country
and
ever
since,
ever
since
the
tragedy.
B
Last
week,
we've
had
protests
all
over
the
country
from
major
cities
like
New
York
in
LA
and
in
Philadelphia.
Obviously,
in
Florida,
we're
screwed
from
that
school
and
strong
schools
are
having
I
have
enough
of
the
the
pathetic
arguments
they
hear
from
from
either
side
of
the
aisle.
It's
a
gun
problem.
It's
a
mental
health
problem
and
that's
thing
about
the
mental
health
problem.
I
want
to
discuss.
Let
last
year
president
Trump,
he
rolled
back
an
Obama
era.
Regulation
made
it
harder
for
people
with
mental
health
issues
to
get
guns.
B
So
we
cannot
take
so
many
students
across
the
country
cannot
take
it
anymore.
We
need
actual
action,
we
need
actual
discussions.
You
can't
and
you
can't
have
many
mass
shootings
and
it's
not
say
it's
a
gun
problem,
because
at
that
point
you're
just
you
carry
more
about
yourself.
You
carry
more
about
the
NRA,
not
90
members,
but
just
members
who
say
that
it's
not
a
gun
problem
then
because
they're
afraid
of
their
first
NRA.
B
They
know
that
they
get
millions
of
dollars
in
their
campaigns
for
the
Senate
for
the
House
of
Representatives,
they
gave
millions
of
dollars
for
their
campaigns
and
and
I.
Remember
one
one
senator
he
was
for
the
NRA
he's
peaceful
for
gun
control
and
he
lost.
He
lost
re-election
in
his
state.
That
just
shows
how
powerful
the
NRA
is,
how
they
can
basically
buy
and
own
like
congressman
people
like
that.
So
in
a
way
it's
like
the
NRA
has
has
Congress
on
a
chocolate.
B
So
that's
why,
on
behalf
of
South,
High,
School,
it
and
and
many
other
representatives
of
the
schools,
we
say
that
we
need
actual
action
from
Congress
people,
senators
of
Representatives,
who
are
now
afraid
of
the
NRA,
and
even
if
it's
not
just
representative
senators,
even
members
like
you
were
here.
The
council
who
who
I
would
say
would
agree
with
me
about.
We
need
stronger
gun
control
laws.
B
We
need,
after
act
from
any
kind
of
elected
official,
to
do
something
about
this,
because
we
can't
keep
having
kids
from
schools
from
past
decades
and
generations
across
the
country
died
from
Columbine
to
Sandy
Hook
to
Virginia
Tech
to
a
war
at
Orlando
to
Las
Vegas
to
still
in
Spring,
Texas
I
could
go
on,
but
I
need
to
shave
the
the
point.
The
point
is,
we
need
actual.
We
need
actual
gun
laws.
We
need
actual
regulation
to
make
sure
that
this
country
is
safe.
Our
schools
in
four
communities
thank.
A
C
I
am
I
receiver
I'm
representing
Washburn
high
school
gun,
violence
in
the
United
States
results
in
tens
of
thousands
of
deaths
and
injuries
annually.
Just
seven
weeks
into
2018,
there
have
been
eight
school
shootings
at
US
schools
that
have
resulted
in
injury
or
death.
Less
than
a
month
ago,
a
15
year
old
student
opened
fire
at
a
school
in
Kentucky,
leaving
two
students,
ed
and
18
injured-
that
shouldn't
even
be
possible
that
he
killed
that
many
people
at
all
with
a
gun,
even
bringing
guns
on
school
property
is
just
beyond
me.
C
In
early
February,
one
of
the
students
in
Los
Angeles
was
shot
in
the
head
and
another
in
the
arm.
When
a
gun
concealed
and
a
fellow
students
backpack
went
off,
people
should
not
be
allowed
to
have
guns,
especially
if
they
don't
pass
a
mental
test.
An
age
requirement,
a
training
class
and
shouldn't
be
allowed
to
have
any
assault
rifle
of
any
kind.
An
assault
rifle
should
not
be
in
a
civilians
hand,
is
just
not
for
people
in
cities
to
have
I
should
not
have
to
be
scared.
C
D
A
E
Oh
I
came
up
to
talk
because
I
we've
seen
this
happen
before
with
multiple
shootings
and
then
the
debate
stares
away
from
the
shootings
and
starts
talking
about
political
views
and
what
I
wanted
to
make
sure
doesn't
happen
is
that
the
deaths
that
happened
don't
get
clouded
by
the
I
like
Trump
I,
don't
like
Trump
to
be.
This
is
not
about
who
our
president
is.
This
is
not
about
whether
or
not
it's
a
Republican
or
a
Democrat.
This
is
about
children
dying.
E
Every
day
you
hear
people
talk
about
a
I
need
guns,
don't
kill
people,
people
kill
people,
okay,
that's
an
argument,
but
if
someone
doesn't
have
a
gun,
they
don't
have
the
capability
to
kill
unless
they
go
out
to
stab
someone
and
if
you're
gonna
stab
someone
you
get
one
person
before
the
cops
start
showing
up
I
personally
am
sick
and
tired
of
people
dying
every
single
day.
Just
so
they're
not
talked
about
after
two
weeks
gun
violence
has
become
normalized
in
this
country.
E
To
the
point
where
you
hear
about
a
school
shooting
you
grieve
about
it
for
about
three
days,
you
posted
on
your
Facebook
or
Instagram.
You
hear
about
in
the
news
for
a
week
and
then
it's
gone
and
nothing
happens.
I'm,
sick
and
tired,
nothing
happening
sick
and
tired
of
innocent
people
dying
and
I
wanted
to
stop.
F
My
name
is
Colin
Robinson
I'm,
the
Minneapolis
Public
Schools
citywide
student
body,
president
I
just
wanted
to
quickly
say
that
I
appreciate
you
all
opening
up
this
meeting
and
allowing
for
students
to
hear
it
and
I
know
that
this
convening
is
not
the
one.
That's
going
to
end
the
epidemic
that
our
country
is
facing,
but
what
I
will
tell
you
is
that
as
students
from
across
Minneapolis
that
we
look
to
you
all
the
leaders
of
our
city
to
be
the
champion
of
our
message.
F
There
are
students
who
walked
out
of
middle
school
today
to
come,
spread.
What
they
were
trying
to
say,
and
that
is,
is
that
when
they
walk
into
middle
school,
there
should
be
no
doubt
in
their
mind,
but
they
should
have
to
feel
for
their
life
when
they
walk
into
the
class
and
so
you're,
not
our
state
legislators
you're,
the
ones
that
represent
us
in
the
city
and
and
passing
an
ordinance.
F
We
go
there
to
learn,
that's
the
point
of
it
and
the
fact
that
that's
on
our
backs
and
that's
on
students
backs,
and
it's
said
before,
and
it
said
it
again:
a
bullet
doesn't
discriminate
that
all
of
the
students
in
Minneapolis
look
to
you
all
to
be
the
ones
championing
our
voices
and
our
concerns,
and
so
we
appreciate
you
taking
the
time
to
to
do
this.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
G
Hi,
my
name
is
Imani
Samuels
and
I
go
to
deal
with
Salle,
High,
School
and
I'm.
Also
a
member
of
the
Safety
Committee
for
the
Minneapolis
Youth,
Congress
and
I
just
wanted
to
come
up
here
and
just
talk
about
how,
as
you
can
see,
hundreds
of
students
from
across
the
city
got
together
today
with
one
voice
not
just
to
mourn
the
tragedy
in
Florida,
but
also
to
shed
light
on
to
this
epidemic.
G
Just
think.
It's
such
an
important
message
and
in
times
like
these,
where
we're
mourning
such
a
huge
tragedy,
it's
times
where
people
step
up
and
right
now,
you're,
seeing
all
these
youth
of
Minneapolis
stepping
up
to
share
a
message
and
to
make
huge
changes
and
I
know
that
we're
in
a
time
of
a
pivotal
change
in
our
nation
and
I'm,
really
excited
about
it.
And
thank
you
so
much
for
listening
to
us
and
hearing
us
out
and
on
behalf
of
everyone
in
Minneapolis
and
all
the
youth
of
Minneapolis.
G
We
really
want
to
see
this
change
and
we
don't
want
to
be
mourning
for
anymore
losses
of
children
or
babies
or
adults.
Anyone
in
any
part
of
the
city
in
any
part
of
the
state
in
any
part
of
the
country
and
a
part
of
the
world,
and
so
we
want
to
make
this
change
and
coming
out
here
today,
is
just
showing
that
we're
serious
about
it
and
youth
voices
are
very
important
and
gun.
Violence
is
not
okay
and
it's
going
to
end
soon.
Thank
you.
H
My
name
is
Lexi
tempest
cassia
and
I
go
to
Rosa,
where
High
School
in
a
11p.
Why
you
guys
don't
stuff
like
that?
Can
stop
and
thought
like,
possibly
like
white
tiger
Gaiden
God
knows
that
and
then
in
school
you
guys
should
have
like
police
officer
outside
after
school,
be
for
safety
and
then
to
track
like
you
have
like
guns
in
school.
You
have
to
track
like
for
City
to
not
be
scared
or
gonna
be
like
shop
or
you
have
got
to
call
you
mom
you're,
the
monster.
Are
you
okay,
stuff?
I
Just
personally
I
think
it's
a
little
bit
crazy
that
at
the
age
of
18,
you
can
buy
an
ar-15
or
any
assault
rifle
for
that
matter,
and
especially
considering
I
mean
we're
not
in
a
war
zone
right
now.
We
don't
need
something
with
that.
Much
firepower,
and
it's
just
not
something
that
should
be
legal
and
personally.
I
also
think
that
there
should
be
more
rigorous
testing
when
it
comes
to
like
buying
guns,
and
there
at
least
needs
to
be
some
sort
of
like
mental
health
test
and
other
things
like
that.
I
Just
because
there
are
so
many
people
in
the
US
and
not
just
in
the
US,
but
all
over,
that
are
able
to
get
these
guns
when
they
really
shouldn't
due
to
mental
illness
and
other
things
like
that,
and
it's
also
just
very
scary.
As
a
high
school
student
like
I,
don't
want
to
like
I,
go
to
school,
to
learn,
I
go
to
school
because
I
enjoy
learning
and
I
want
to
pursue.
My
career
and
I
want
to
pursue
my
education
and
I
shouldn't
have
to
worry
about.
I
If
today
is
going
to
be
my
last
when
I
step
into
school
school
is
supposed
to
be
a
safe
space
for
these.
For
some
of
these
kids
and
a
lot
of
these
kids
might
have
like
rough
homes
and
the
school
is
kind
of
like
the
one
place
that
they
can
go
where
they
feel
safe
and
now
at
this
point
we
don't
even
feel
safe,
and
it's
also
just
a
little
bit
shocking
how
many
school
shootings
we've
had
so
far
in
2018.
I
J
I'm
Gabe
I'm
from
South
High
School
and
a
member
of
young
people's
Action
Coalition,
which
is
a
citywide
student
group
and
I,
think
all
of
y'all
for
coming
out
today
to
listen
to
the
youth.
That's
really
awesome
and
it's
so
sad.
What's
happening,
Florida
and
gun
violence
in
our
communities,
but
one
thing
I'd
ask
y'all
to
look
at
is
expand
your
conception
of
what
gun
violence
is
so
when
you
guys
don't
have
control
over
gun
laws.
J
Sadly,
and
we
wish
you
did,
but
you
do
have
control
over
the
MPD
and
you
do
have
control
over
other
ways
that
violence
operates
in
our
communities.
No
student
should
be
scared
when
they're
going
to
school
or
walking
the
streets.
So
what
we
should
think
about
how
we
can
make
a
police
department
that
make
schools
safer
for
students
that
does
not
scare
students
in
schools
if
we're
gonna.
J
Look,
if
you
can
move
beyond
gun
violence,
simply
as
a
lone
shooter
and
towards
part
of
larger
things,
and
look
at
this
tragedy
as
a
way
to
look
into
ourselves.
I
think
that
we
can
look
at
the
MPD
and
look
at
SROs
as
ways
that
schools
are
not
safe
and
expending
that
conception
would
make,
is
a
moveable
stuff
that
y'all
can
take?
They
would
make
this
city
and
school
safer
for
all
students.
Thank.
A
A
Well,
I
greatly
appreciate
the
powerful
comments
and
everybody
who's
come
out
here
today.
I
know
we
have
some
council
members
that
are
interested
in
an
amendment
to
our
legislative
agenda,
but
first
I
want
to
invite
up
we'll
take
comments
from
another
student
and
then
I'll
invite
up
Jeanne
Ranieri
of
our
intergovernmental
relations
department
to
explain
our
current
policy
positions
around
gun
control,
how
we
advocate
at
the
state
capitol
and
then
we'll
take
up
that
matter.
Yes,
welcome
hello.
K
Thank
you.
Welcome
to
teenagers,
we
really
appreciate
being
here-
and
we
appreciate
you
being
here
and
listening
to
us.
I
have
I
think
a
different
experience
than
a
lot
of
the
people
in
public
schools.
I
go
to
an
alternative
school
Lauren
make
a
little
turn
it
at
school
and
in
the
past,
I've
been
to
charter
schools,
and
my
name
is
Alana
and
I've
had
the
unique
situation
where
there's
been
an
active
shooter
within
a
mile
of
my
school
and
no
one
thought
to
warn
us,
because
we
were
such
a
small
school.
We
they
forgot.
K
That
was
because
he
had
an
access
access
to
a
weapon
from
a
personal
sale
from
a
family
friend.
He
bought
a
gun
from
a
family
legally
because
he
was
18
and
decided
that
that's
what
he
was
going
to
do
with
it.
So
I
think
that
a
lot
of
the
times
we
say,
mental
health
checks,
background
checks,
banned
certain
pieces
of
hardware
and
that's
really
important,
but.
K
K
Private
sales
and
gun
shows
are
very
different
and
I
think
that,
if
any
message
we
need
to
take
away
today,
it
is
that
change
needs
to
come
in
different
places
than
it
has
before,
because
what
we've
been
legislating
thus
far,
obviously
isn't
working
and
as
a
person
with
mental
illness,
it's
just
saying
get
a
mental
health
test.
Isn't
isn't
enough,
you
have
to
specifically
regulate
what
issues
do
we
need
to
look
for
what
kind
of
mental
health
care
do
we
need
to
implement
because
when
you
say
mental
health
test,
what
does
that
mean?
K
K
A
A
L
Chairman,
thank
you
very
much.
My
name
is
Jean
Ranieri
I'm,
director
of
government
relations
for
the
city
and
we
have
in
annually
we
adopt
a
legislative
agenda.
That
agenda
includes
items
that
deal
with
the
city
and
the
state
of
Minnesota.
They
run
it
all
the
way
from
finance
to
housing,
and
we
have
a
rather
long
policy
on
gun,
violence
and
responsible
gun
ownership
and
I
think
I
can
get
to
get
to
the
computer
in
a
second.
A
L
What
we
have
in
our
policies
are
several
policies
dealing
with
relationship
with
the
state.
One
is
we'd
like
to
see
state
law
amended
to
allow
local
jurisdictions
to
implement
gun
violence,
laws
that
are
different
from
the
state,
maybe
a
little
stronger,
that's
sort
of
like
a
the
ability
for
us
to
go
beyond
what
state
law
can
do.
We
also
allow
believe
there
should
be
discretionary
power
to
local
governments
to
grant
or
deny
firearms
permits.
We
also
think
there
should
be
temporary
revocation
to
to
permit
the
to
carry
in
certain
situations.
L
Right
now
permit
to
carry
is
an
issue
where
we
have
a
five
year
response
a
five
year
limit.
What's
that
being
proposed
in
states,
law
now
is
to
make
it
timeless,
and
we
have
concerns
about
that.
We
also
believe
that
there
should
be
some
legislation
dealing
with
gun
violence,
prevention
measures
that
support
reasonable
gun
ownership,
mandatory
reporting
of
lost
or
stolen
firearms,
which
is
our
first
item.
L
Mandatory
reporting
laws
we
regulate
in
the
transfer
of
firearms,
which
we
heard
from
the
students
just
a
few
minutes
ago.
Strengthening
laws
requiring
criminal
background
checks
on
all
gun
sales,
again
heard
from
the
students
a
few
seconds
ago,
the
prohibition
of
possessing
replica
guns
in
public
and
researching
the
access
of
illegal
guns
to
young
people,
and
we
go
on
and
one
of
the
other
things
we
suggest
in
our
policies
is
that
we
support
research
on
gun
violence.
L
A
couple
years
ago,
we
we
proposed
as
part
of
our
federal
program
on
a
similar
language,
because
right
in
federal
law,
there
is
a
prohibition
for
the
kids,
a
Center
for
Disease
Control
to
do
research
on
gun
violence,
and
we
would
like
to
see
some
sort
of
gun,
violence,
education
and
research
done
here
in
Minnesota.
We
also
have
two
things
at
the
bottom
of
our
agenda
that
really
address
some
new
topics
that
are
coming
and
I
just
mentioned.
L
Permit
list
carry
the
other
one
is
to
stand
your
ground
legislation
where
folks
could,
basically
it's
the
Castle
Doctrine
we
ran
out.
Legislation
was
introduced
last
year
and
it
didn't
go
and
I,
don't
think
win
anywhere.
But
it's
though
out
there
so
mr.
chairman,
we
have
a
fairly
lot
of
complex,
comprehensive
pop
gun
policies.
Unfortunately,
as
students
for
saying
there
are
other
forces
who
are
up
against
us
and
there's
been
lots
and
lots
of
no
action,
not
only
in
our
legislature
but
across
the
country
and
in
Washington
Thank.
M
You
mr.
chair
of
first
mystery,
I
want
to
thank
you
for
this,
for
this
agenda
and
as
well
as
your
team
and
I
think
with
I
want
to
thank
all
the
students
for
coming
out
today.
We
in
elected
office
need
to
show
that
we're
listening
through
action
and
I
hope
it's
this
as
a
small
step
forward.
I
also
want
to
bring
forward
a
motion
to
amend
the
agenda.
N
N
This
was
one
thing
that
was
particularly
aligned
with
the
demands
the
students
have
brought
to
us
today.
This
is
one
thing
that
affirms
the
thing
that
I
think
all
of
us
really
want
to
say
and
that
I
think
was
was
here
and
and
present
today,
which
is
we're
in
a
fight
with
the
NRA
we're
in
a
position
today
where
the
NRA
is
imposing
a
set
of
laws
on
us
that
are
making
our
city
more
violent
and
I.
Take
very
seriously
the
point
that
we
need
to
think
about
gun
violence.
N
Broadly
so
much
of
our
NPD
policy
is
rooted
in
the
possibility
that
anyone
they
encounter
on
the
street
might
have
a
gun
that
the
prevalence
of
guns
around
the
city
shapes
the
way
we
police.
It
shapes
the
way
we
run
a
lot
of
our
city
policy.
It
shapes
the
way
we
think
about
security,
and
there
is
an
awful
lot
that
we
could
change
if
we
could
start
to
address
the
availability
of
guns
in
our
city
and
I.
Think
it's
very
important
that
we
affirm
today,
as
everybody
here
has
asked
us
to
that.
N
What
it's
meant
I'm
of
the
last
generation
that
didn't
have
this
in
high
school
Columbine,
was
really
the
moment
of
shift.
It
happened
in
1999,
while
I
was
in
my
early
20s
how
many
of
you
were
born
after
1999
yeah.
So
almost
all
of
you
have
lived
in
a
permanent
state
of
this
being
part
of
your
lives.
N
Ten
years
later,
we've
seen
it
normalized
we've
seen
it
be
something
that
made
the
news
for
a
little
while
and
kind
of
about
the
wrong
things,
and
now
in
parkland,
it's
happening
again
and
it's
time
for
it
to
stop
and
I
hope
that
today
this
acknowledges
the
energy
that
you
all
brought
and
the
importance
of
the
issue
and
our
ability
to
to
get
something
done
and
to
start
to
insist
in
a
different
way
and
in
a
more
powerful
way.
The
our
state
needs
to
take
action
and
do
better
for
all
of
you.
Thank
you.
O
You
mr.
chair,
thank
you
so
much
chair,
Johnson
for
opening
up
our
meeting
today
to
the
young
people
and
thank
you
so
much
for
coming
today.
You
have
given
us
all
so
much
hope
and
energy
and
drive
to
keep
fighting
for.
You
I've
been
on
the
City
Council
for
four
years,
and
this
is
the
first
time
I've
seen
so
many
young
people
come
to
City
Hall
and
insist
that
your
voices
are
heard.
You
should
keep
marching
and
insisting,
but
know
that
you
are
welcome
here.
O
Any
time
and
I
know
we
all
took
to
heart
all
of
your
comments
about
feeling
safe,
not
only
in
your
schools
but
in
every
parts
of
your
lives,
and
we
are
working
on
so
many
things
that
touch
your
lives
and
that
are
going
to
matter
for
your
future
here
in
this
room
week
after
week,
and
we
need
you
to
help
us
figure
out
how
to
solve
all
of
these
problems.
We
spend
a
lot
of
money,
for
example,
on
our
Police
Department
and
we're
working
really
hard
to
make
it
something
that
serves
all
of
you.
O
Well,
you
know
that
makes
you
feel
safer
in
your
communities.
We
also
spend
a
very
little
amount
of
money,
in
my
opinion,
on
violence
prevention
programs
that
are
helping
get
guns
off
of
the
street
in
new
and
innovative
ways,
but
we
need
your
help
to
shape
those
programs
to
make
the
case
for
them
to
really
make
our
work
again.
Work
for
you
and
serve
your
futures,
so
I
just
want
you
to
know
how
much
your
voice
matters
to
us.
We
want
you
to
keep
coming
and
getting
involved.
We'll
come
to
you
if
that
works
better.
O
D
You
councilmember
Johnston
and
you
know
I
just
want
to
echo
much
of
what's
been
said
today,
but
really
just
acknowledged
the
the
spirit
and
the
determination
that
it
takes
to
to
stand
up
and
and
be
a
part
of
our
democracy.
You
guys
remind
me
of
my
first
act
of
activism
when
I
was
a
sophomore
in
high
school
in
1974
and
we
walked
out
of
our
school
because
we
wanted
to
have
a
Black,
History
Month
celebration
at
our
school,
and
this
is
when
Black
History
Month
was
actually
Black.
D
History
Week,
it
hadn't
even
become
a
full
month
of
acknowledgment,
but
you
know
up
until
that
point.
You
know
our
principal
had
said:
no,
we're
not
gonna
have
any
type
of
celebration
and
acknowledgment
of
that,
and
so
we
walked
out
of
school
and
consequently
we
were
able
to
have
that
celebration
in
our
assembly
hall
at
the
school
and
Oh
marching
matters.
Protest
matters
I
really
want
to
echo
something
and
I
think
Gabe
said
and
and
I
know.
D
Many
of
you
have
have
indicated
sort
of
an
intersectional
lens
to
these
issues,
and
and
Gabe
talked
about
that.
This
is
broader
than
just
a
gun.
Violence
in
the
schools
issue,
its
gun,
violence
in
our
churches,
gun
violence
in
the
movies
gun,
violence
in
our
neighborhoods,
and
so
you
know,
I
believe
from
what
I've
heard
in
the
news,
media
and
I
see
some
people
here
that
the
women's
March
was
in
helpful
for
helping
this
happen
and
I
know
black
lives.
Matters
activists
are
emerging
with
students
all
over
the
country.
D
So
I
want
to
encourage
you
to
continue
to
think
about
this
as
broadly
as
possible.
All
of
these
issues
are
interconnected
and
if
we
can,
if
we
in
sort
of
this,
this
very
visceral
and
physical
violence,
we
still
have
a
lot
of
emotional
and
other
kinds
of
violence
that
happens
in
our
communities
and
I
and
I.
Just
hope
that
you,
young
people,
can
see
all
of
the
interconnections
there's
economic
violence
that
happens
in
our
world.
D
There's
domestic
violence
that
happens
in
our
homes,
there's
all
of
these
other
issues
and
really
hope
that
you
can
think
and
act
more
broadly,
more
intersectional
around
these
issues,
and
so
thank
you
guys
for
coming
out
today.
It's
very
impactful
is
very
powerful
and
the
the
work
and
the
struggle
continues
and
I'm
happy
to
be
on
that
journey
with
you
guys.
So
thank
you.
P
You
mr.
chair
I
just
wanted
to
a
cosign
everything
that
my
colleagues
have
said,
but
then
also
add
that
it's
not
only
hoped
that
you
guys
are
giving
to
this
group.
Actually,
it's
a
really
hard
leadership
in
this
room
as
well.
There
was
a
moment
where
the
young
gentleman
with
the
Gumby
cut
man
that
hairstyle
was
like
really
really
rockin,
but
I,
don't
know
where
he
went,
but
he
said
you
know
this
isn't
a
democrat
and
republican
issue,
or
this
shouldn't
be
a
partisan
issue
and
my
mind.
Initially,
I
was
like
man.
P
How
not
you
know
like
that's
how
these
conversations
go?
You
got
people
on
the
left,
people
on
the
right
and
we
fight
in
this
partisan
way,
and
it
just
reminded
me
that
every
single
time
we
think
that
we've
pushed
this
term
progressive
to
the
limits
right.
Folks,
like
yourselves,
come
and
show
us
that
we
have
it
we're
not
asking
we
don't
have
a
big
enough.
Ask
right
I
want
you
guys
to
continue
challenging
this
notion
that
this
conversation
has
to
be
put
in
this
binary
way.
P
I
also
want
to
congratulate
the
young
man,
who
said
you
know
this
is
bigger
than
that
right.
That
police
violence
is
not
a
separate
issue
from
the
larger
gun.
Violence
narrative
that
it's
a
larger
part
of
the
phenomenon
of
violence
that
we're
experiencing
here
in
the
United
States
and
then
lastly,
the
young
woman
who's,
like
you
utilizing
crowd
participation
I
mean,
like
you
know.
How
do
you
run
for
something
right
because
you
guys
are
going
to
be?
P
You
guys
have
demonstrated
some
really
hard
leadership
today
and
so
I
just
wanted
to
acknowledge
that
and
continue
to
ask
you
guys
to
not
be
relegated
as
students
are
just
you
know,
doing
your
darndest
but
like
to
really
continue
to
push
us
and
to
demand
more
and
to
ask
and
to
imagine
a
bigger
ask
for
people
like
us
and
and
and
beyond.
So
thank
you.
A
Any
other
comments
from
colleagues
I'll
just
add
a
couple
of
my
own
real
quick.
You
know
when
you
all
were
marching
here.
I
pulled
up
a
local
news
site
to
see
your
progress
and
to
see
the
the
helicopter
shots,
and
there
were
two
other
headlines
on
there.
One
is
that
today
they
thwarted
an
attempted
school
shooting
in
another
state,
and
the
other
is
that
in
our
own
state
or
no,
the
school
district
was
put
on
lockdown
because
of
threats
of
violence,
and
this
is
not
normal.
A
This
is
not
normal
at
all,
and
I
grew
up
in
a
time
when
Columbine
was
just
happening
and
was
I
was
in
school,
and
that
happened
and
it
shocked
the
nation
because
we'd
never
had
anything
to
that
degree
in
that
severity.
In
the
fact
that
now
schools
are
actively
drilling
students
in
preparing
students
for
these
events
is
just
unacceptable
and
it's
a
failure
of
the
nation
to
protect
its
students,
and
so
you
have
come
in
here
and
brought
your
message
that
this
is
no
longer
tolerable
tolerable.
A
A
I
hope
that
the
media
is
good
to
go
home
and
broadcast
that
out
as
well,
because
you're
representing
not
just
Minneapolis,
who
you're
representing
the
whole
state
here
and
when
you
go
home
tonight
and
after
we
vote
on
this
motion,
you're
able
to
say,
hey,
look
because
we
marched
because
we
spoke
up
the
city
of
Minneapolis
passed
into
its
policies
and
it's
officially
backing
an
assault.
Weapons
ban
across
the
whole
state,
along
with
other
things.
Now
you're
gonna,
you're
gonna
celebrate
that
right.
But
you
need
to
continue
that
fight
and
keep
pushing
I
hope.
Q
Legislature
and
I
know
this
isn't
necessarily
a
partisan
issue,
so,
whatever
party
it
might
be,
whether
it's
Democrats
or
Green
Party,
who
are
running
for
these
offices,
challenge
them
get
involved
in
campaigns.
If
we
can
elect
people
to
those
places,
it
makes
the
effort
to
go
back
and
lobby
much
easier
because
they're
already
people
who
share
our
values
and
who
fight
for
what
we
believe
in
councilmember.
R
R
I
just
wanted
to
say
that
we
are
your
council,
members
and
I
know
I
speak
on
for
on
both
of
our
behalves
that
we
are
incredibly
proud,
I'm,
sorry
that
I
stepped
out,
but
I
wanted
to
circle
back
and
say
that
we
are
so
proud
of
you
to
be
here
and
for
making
your
voice
heard
in
making
sure
that
gun
violence
that
we
are
having
a
bigger
conversation
about
it,
not
just
as
schools
but
out
in
the
community
as
well.
So
thank
you
so
much
and
we're
really
proud
of
you.
A
All
right
any
further
discussion,
any
other
council
members
mayor
anyone
else
all
right,
not
seeing
any.
We
do
have
a
motion
before
us
to
add
to
our
legislative
agenda
supporting
legislation
that
bans
the
sale,
statewide
of
assault,
weapons,
bump
stock
silencers
and
extended
magazines,
I'm,
not
seeing
the
additional
discussion.
So
all
those
in
favor
of
that
motion,
please
say
aye
aye.
Those
opposed
the
motion
carries.
A
D
A
Right,
thank
you.
Will
we'll
go
ahead
and
resume
our
committee
meeting
and
return
from
this
recess
and
we
have
two
additional
items
on
our
agenda
to
discussion
items.
The
item.
The
first
item
up
will
be
the
2018
legislative
agenda
and
policy
positions
which
we
just
added
an
amendment
to
and
please
miss
Bergman
welcome.
Thank.
S
You
mr.
chair
and
committee
members,
Sacha
Bergman
with
the
IGR
Department
on
line
available
with
the
RCA,
is
our
amended
or
proposed
amendments.
The
2018
legislative
agenda
and
policy
positions,
there's
also
copies
up,
I
think
at
the
clerk's
desk.
So
there's
kind
of
the
changes
here
are
sort
of
twofold.
The
first
is
that
we
are
recommending
combining
the
legislative
agenda
and
policy
positions
into
one
document.
This
is
mostly
just
for
ease
of
making
amendments
to
it.
S
We
can
still
include
that
separately
on
our
website
and
and
things
of
that
nature,
but
just
for
paperwork
purposes,
I
think
it's
easier
to
combine
them
and
then
the
other
two
sort
of
sets
of
changes
throughout
this
document
are
making
more
technical,
tweaks
and
also
kind
of
refining
statements
to
make
sure
that
the
statement
in
the
policy
position
aligns
well
with
the
statement
and
the
legislative
agenda
and
that
they're
using
similar
language
so
sort
of
technical
in
that
way.
And
then,
if
it's
okay
with
you,
mr.
A
S
Great,
so
the
first
one
that
I
would
point
to
is
on
page
8
at
the
bottom.
There
we
recommend
deleting
support
for
an
increase
in
the
existing
transit
improvement
tax
by
3/4
of
a
cent.
This
is
sort
of
irrelevant
now,
I
think
because
Sita
disbanded
in
June,
and
so
that
the
statement
that
had
been
there
previously
was
related
to
the
existing
County
text
that
was
in
place
prior
to
them.
The
next
significant
change
I
would
point
on
his
on
page
14,
just
recommending
deletion
of
the
policy
related
to
common
interest
communities.
S
This
was
also
called
the
condo
but
last
session,
but
we
overlooked
the
fact
that
this
this
had
been
accomplished
last
session,
so
we
probably
should
delete
it
from
our
agenda
and
then
on
page
15,
more
specifically
calling
out
support
for
housing,
infrastructure,
bonds
for
affordable
housing
and
general
obligation,
bonds
for
public
housing,
rehabilitation
and
sort
of
separating
that
out
from
appropriations
just
for
clarity
purposes.
On
page
16,
under
public
health
funding
and
policy,
we
recommend
addition
of
two
statements
in
the
public
health
funding
and
policy
section
related
to
opioids.
S
The
first
proposal
would
be
related
to
supporting
prevention
and
treatment
interventions
and
then
the
second
statement
is
related
to
funding
for
narcan
and
providing
statewide
training
for
public
safety
personnel
to
help
with
those
efforts
across
the
state.
If
there
are
more
specific
questions
about
that,
mr.
aney
or
you
could
could
address
those
on
page
17
under
the
eliminating
health
disparities.
S
In
closing
the
health
equity
gap,
we
just
recommend
adding
a
more
specific
reference
to
a
strategy
related
to
HIV
and
STD
prevention
and
control
to
support
including
prep
strategies,
pre
exposure,
prophylaxis
and
Allison
se
from
my
Jo
Department
is
here.
If
there
are
more
specific
questions
about
that
edition
and
I
think.
Finally,
on
page
18,
the
other
more
substantive
recommendation
is
related
to
our
proposal
that
supports
state
funding
for
research
and
training
for
public
and
private
applicators
of
chloride
containing
de-icing
chemicals.
S
This
would
be
to
add
a
statement
in
support
of
legislation
that
would
address
liability
concerns
of
private
private
capla
Katers,
and
this
is
an
effort,
that's
kind
of
come
or
come
up
more
recently,
but
it's
related
to
our
existing
statement
and
petrina
kessler
from
public
works
here.
To
answer
any
questions
about
that
statement,
if
you
have
any
thank.
A
You
any
questions
from
committee
members
not
seeing
any.
Thank
you.
Miss
Bergman
I,
appreciate
the
work
on
this
document
and
making
the
changes
both
to
the
agenda
and
also
combining
the
two
documents
together.
I
will
go
ahead
and
move
approval
of
the
technical
updates
and
combining
the
two
not
seeing
discussion.
All
those
in
favor
say
aye
suppose
the
motion
carries
thank
you
and
moving
on
to
our
final
discussion
item
a
federal
state,
local
legislative
update,
mr.
Ranieri.
L
Members
will
be
brief.
The
legislature
did
convene
yesterday.
There
are
some
hearings
over
the
last
two
days:
most
were
briefings
on
tax
conformity
and
the
federal
tax
law
and
how
Minnesota
will
conform
to
that.
Also.
There
were
some
hearings
also
today
on
the
score
tax,
which
is
for
a
solid
waste
and
recycling.
The
counties
are
active
in
trying
to
increase
the
funding
for
that,
but
it's
been
very
slow
today
that
house
House
members
were
at
a
training
session
on
sex
or
sexual
harassment
and
all
day,
and
then
there
will
be
some
hearings
tomorrow.