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Description
Minneapolis Economic Development & Regulatory Services Committee Meeting
A
Good
afternoon
welcome
to
the
regularly
scheduled
meeting
of
the
economic
development
and
regulatory
Services
Committee
for
today,
which
is
June,
19th
I've,
been
joined
by
council
members,
Fletcher
Ellison
and
Cunningham,
which
is
a
quorum
of
our
committee,
I'd
like
to
start
by
moving
the
items
on
the
consent
agenda.
This
includes
item
number
nine,
which
are
the
liquor
license
approvals
for
today,
number
10
the
liquor
license
renewals
for
this
cycle.
Item
number
11,
which
is
the
business
license,
approvals
and
12,
which
are
the
business
license.
A
Item
19
is
local
approval
of
a
liquor
license
at
49:59
Penn
20
local
approval
of
a
special
liquor
license
at
3753
Nicollet
21
local
approval
of
a
special
liquor
license
at
4,500
Penn
item
22,
which
is
setting
a
public
hearing
and
item
23,
which
is
also
setting
a
public
hearing.
Are
there
any
items
anyone
would
like
to
pull
off
the
consent
agenda
agenda,
which
is
items
9
through
23?
Seeing
none
I'll,
move
approval
of
the
consent
agenda,
all
in
favor
signify
by
saying
aye
any
opposed.
Those
items
are
approved.
B
You,
madam
chair,
yes,
item
number
1
is
40
Tinto,
Cucina,
Catina,
LLC,
doing
business
as
Tinto
kitchen,
it's
located,
49:59,
Penn,
Avenue,
south
of
Minneapolis
and
they're,
requesting
an
upgrade
of
their
license
from
an
on
sale.
Wine,
strong
beer
license
to
an
on
sale
liquor
license
with
an
expansion
door,
expansion
of
premises,
as
you
just
mentioned,
there's
consent
agenda
items
that
we're
talking
about
our
special
law
approval
to
allow
for
this
business
to
upgrade
to
a
non
sale
liquor
license
in
an
area
that
is
less
than
seven
acres.
B
B
Public
hearing
is
required
for
that
and
increased
license
and
notices
were
sent
to
business
businesses
and
residents
within
600
feet
of
the
premises.
We
received
six
opposition
notices,
stating
that
there
was
concerns
about
late
noise
and
loud
noise
from
patrons
and
traffic,
and
we
received
28
responses
in
favor
of
this
business
in
a
community.
They
were
saying
that
it
was
a
nice
neighborhood,
vibrant
establishment
that
served
the
community
a
lead
inspector
julie,
casey
reviewed
the
minimum
qualifications
for
this
application.
A
C
A
D
A
Anyone
else
here
to
speak
to
this
issue:
anyone
anyone
seeing
none,
we'll
close
the
public
hearing,
councilmember
Fletcher
approval
of
the
move,
divided
number
one
further
comments
or
questions
sing,
none
all
in
favor
signify
by
saying
aye
any
opposed.
That
item
is
approved.
We'll
move
on
to
item
number
two
miss
Roberts.
B
Thank
you,
madam
chair
item.
Number
two
is
for
smokehouse
brewpub
LLC
doing
business
as
northbound
smokehouse
brewpub.
It
is
requesting
a
license
for
permanently
expanding
for
a
sidewalk
cafe
of
they're
on
sale,
liquor
license
Sundays
sale
with
Class
D
license,
so
the
seating
in
the
outdoor
area
on
the
sidewalk
cafe
will
include
eight
seats
and
with
a
capacity
of
eight,
so
very
minor
expansion.
A
E
Hi,
my
name
is
Ryan
Flannigan
31,
37,
Harriet
Avenue,
here
in
Minneapolis
Minnesota
and
the
general
manager
there
at
knockouts
brewpub
for
a
little
over
five
years.
Six
months
after
we've
opened
I
was
brought
on
board
to
do
this
so,
as
you
said,
very
minor
expansion,
we
already
have
a
very
large
private
patio,
but
this
just
kind
of
helps
us
to
continue
to
be
part
of
the
neighborhood.
It
was
something
that
a
lot
of
the
neighborhood
had
wanted
more
patio,
and
it
was
a
very
small
solution
to
that.
Well,.
A
F
A
B
You,
madam
chair
item,
number
three
is
from
the
applicant
Sage
client
265
LLC
doing
business
as
a
C
Hotel
Minneapolis
downtown.
The
address
is
4
0
1/2
Hennepin
Avenue
in
Minneapolis.
They
currently
hold
an
on
sale,
liquor
license
Sunday
sales
of
Class
B,
and
the
purpose
of
this
application
is
to
expand
an
outside
courtyard
area,
that
is
on
private
property.
It
is
an
expansion
of
four
hundred
and
forty
seats
with
a
maximum
occupancy
of
942,
which
is
a
sizable
for
that
location.
B
There
is
a
public
hearing
required
for
this
expansion.
Property
owners
within
450
feet
were
notice
for
this
expansion.
We
received
no
responses.
There
are
some
final
inspections
that
need
to
be
completed
at
this
site.
There
is
a
requirement
of
a
payment
of
sack
charges
and
also
they
need
to
be
in
compliance
with
some
zoning
regulation
about
coverage
of
windows
and
based
on
those
being
completed,
lead
inspector
Michelle,
har
vet
is
making
a
recommendation
to
approve
it.
This
time
are.
A
A
G
And
I
actually
just
met
with
the
printer
1,
first
of
all,
from
mannequin
dawn
Harlan.
Thank
you
for
allowing
me
to
speak.
I
met
with
the
general
manager
of
the
location
this
afternoon.
I
was
unaware
of
the
window
tint
issue
until
about
11
o'clock
this
morning,
but
they
will
work
with
the
city
Minneapolis
to
rectify
that
issue.
The
sizable
expansion
is
I'll,
call
it
a
permanent
expansion
for
temporary
use.
G
What
they're
looking
at
doing
in
say
the
summer
months
is
to
if
they
have
maybe
a
wedding
reception
that
wants
to
hold
some
part
of
the
event
outside.
That's
why
they
have
the
interior
courtyard.
That
right
now
is
exclusively
for
vehicles
and
they
would
expand
the
premise
to
include
that
entire
space
so
that,
if
they
elected
to
for
an
event
like
that,
they
could
take
chairs
from
the
inside
and
move
it
to
the
outside
during
the
summer.
So
great.
A
Thank
you
thank
you
for
being
here
today.
Is
there
anyone
else
here
to
speak
to
this
issue?
Anyone
anyone
sing,
none
we'll
close
the
public
hearing,
councilmember
Fletcher
approval
of
an
item.
Item
number
three
has
been
moved
further
comments
or
questions,
seeing
none
all
in
favor
signify
by
saying
aye
any
opposed.
That
item
is
approved
on
to
item
number
4.
Ms
Robert
thank.
B
You,
madam
chair
item,
number
fours
from
the
applicant
the
Lynn
Hall
LLC
doing
business
as
the
Lynn
Hall.
It's
located
at
two
six,
three
eight
and
two
six
five,
eight
Lyndale
Avenue
south
and
it
currently
has
an
on
sale,
liquor,
license
Sunday
sales
of
Class,
E,
entertainment
and
they're,
requesting
an
upgrade
to
Class
C
two:
it's
because
this
business
routinely
hosts
weddings
and
social
events
and
they
are
looking
to
provide
or
allow
to
have
more
entertainment
there.
Since
the
opening
of
this
business
that
temporarily
expands
their
entertainment
to
allow
for
this.
B
Now
we
have
not
had
any
complaints.
There's
a
public
hearing
requirement
to
permanently
expand.
It
and
notices
were
sent
to
property
owners
and
residents
within
300
feet
of
the
premises.
We've
received.
Two
responses
in
support
lead
inspector
Julie
Casey
is
making
a
recommendation
to
approve
this
license
at
this
time
are.
A
H
Afternoon
my
name
is
Annie
Smith
and
I'm,
the
owner
of
the
Lynne
hall
and
I,
don't
know
if
there's
much
more
I
can
add
other
than
that
business
has
dictated
that
we
are
asking
for
this
request
as
a
way
to
not
innovate.
You
at
these
non-stop
requests
for
for
musicians
for
that
purpose.
So
thank
you.
Thank.
A
I
The
lack
of
access
to
healthy
foods
is
a
significant
public
health
problem
for
some
neighborhoods
in
Minneapolis,
and
specifically,
this
has
been
asked
for
by
the
Nokomis
East
neighborhood
in
South
Minneapolis,
the
US
Department
of
Agriculture
Economic
Research
Service
states
that
almost
1
million
residents
in
the
Twin
City
metro
area
live
more
than
one
mile
from
a
large
grocery
store,
supermarket
or
Supercenter
mobile.
Grocery
stores
are
one
way
to
increase
access
to
healthy
foods
for
Minneapolis
residents
and
they
fall
under
the
current
mobile
food
store
ordinance.
I
Currently,
the
ordinance
states
that
mobile
food
stores
could
only
park
in
private
parking
lots
and
that
they
must
not
operate
within
a
hundred
feet
of
a
licensed
grocery
store
or
farmers
market
without
express
permission
of
that
grocery
store
or
market
Alva
note.
There
are
only
two
current
nonprofit
organizations
that
have
the
mobile
food
store
license,
and
that
is
the
Twin
City
mobile
market
and
the
city
kid
mobile
farmers
market.
I
This
change
would
greatly
increase
the
visibility
and
access
of
mobile
food
stores
to
individuals
in
the
Twin
Cities
that
are
living
in
areas
of
limited
access
to
healthy
foods.
We've
worked
closely
with
our
partners
in
business,
licensing
and
Public
Works
and
do
not
have
not
identified
any
potential
issues
with
this
ordinance
change
see
so
public
notice
of
the
proposed
or
an
exchange
was
sent
at
the
end
of
May,
and
we
received
two
responses
both
in
favor
of
the
ordinance.
A
That
every
that's
it
okay,
great.
Are
there
any
questions
for
staff?
On
item
number
five,
seeing
no
questions.
Thank
you
for
your
report.
I
will
open
the
public
hearing
on
item
number
five.
Is
there
anyone
here
to
speak
to
this
issue?
Please
step
forward
and
state
your
name
and
address
for
the
record.
J
Good
afternoon
I'm
Becky
Tim
I'm,
the
executive
director
for
Nokomis
East
Neighborhood
Association
in
Ward
11.
Our
address
is
four
three
one:
three
East
54th
Street
we're
here
in
strong
support
for
the
ordinance
change.
We
appreciate
the
partnership
with
the
Twin
Cities
mobile
market
and
the
Minneapolis
Health
Department
we've
been
hosting
market
stops
since
May
and
they
come
every
other
week
and
the
neighborhood
loves
it.
J
A
K
Thank
you,
I'm
Beth,
Dooley
I
live
it
three:
two
Oliver
Avenue
and
I'm.
Also
a
food
writer
and
an
executive
member
of
the
food
Council
and
the
former
co-chair
of
the
food
Council
and
I
just
wanted
to
come
in
and
relay
the
message.
The
food
council
really
really
suppose
supports.
The
changes
in
this
ordinance
supports
the
work
of
the
City
Council
and
the
mayor
and
the
staff
and
making
it
easier
to
grow,
process,
distribute
and
consume,
and
compost
healthy
food.
K
The
homegrown
Minneapolis
food
council
supports
the
amendment
to
allow
for
parking
on
public
streets
in
addition
to
private
Lots,
because,
as
you've
heard,
lack
of
access
is
a
significant
problem
in
some
neighborhoods
in
Minneapolis
and
both
the
price
and
the
distance
create
barriers
to
healthy
food.
The
proposed
amendment
would
expand
the
locations
where
mobile
food
stores,
such
as
the
Twin
Cities
mobile
market,
are
allowed
to
park,
which
would
help
raise
the
visibility
and
accessibility
of
these
food
outlets
for
Minneapolis
residents.
K
A
L
A
M
Your
madam
chair
and
thank
you
so
much
for
having
me
here
today.
I
can't
stress
enough
just
how
excited
I
am
about
this
and
what
this
is
going
to
mean
for
the
Boston
community
and
the
families
that
they
live
there
to
expand
the
healthy
access
to
food
in
this
area.
I
also
just
want
to
extend
my
sincere
thanks
to
staff
and
to
the
Nokomis
East
Neighborhood
Association
worked
so
hard
to
make
this
happen.
I
urge
your
support
and
will
stand
for
any
questions.
Thank.
N
You,
madam
chair
I,
just
wanted
to
take
a
quick
moment
to
speak
in
favor
of
this.
This
ordinance,
because
I
actually
had
the
good
fortune.
I
was
a
youth
worker
at
Wilder
foundation,
while
Twin
Cities
mobile
market
was
coming
to
life
through
Wilder
and
so
I
had
the
good
fortune
of
really
seeing
behind
the
scenes.
N
How
big
of
a
demand
there
was
in
my
ward
in
the
fourth
word,
our
food
desert
has
been
significantly
alleviated
by
North
Market,
which
has
been
a
huge
success,
but
there
are
still
many
many
folks
in
North
Minneapolis
who
do
not
have
access
to
fresh,
healthy
food,
and
so
I
got
to
see
this
slowly
rolling
out
and
I
can't
tell
you
how
exciting
it
is
to
see
it
now
in
Minneapolis
and
to
see
the
city
stepping
up
and
saying
that
this
is
food.
Access
is
important
to
us.
N
N
A
O
Good
afternoon,
madam
chair
members
of
the
committee
you
have
before
you
request
to
pass
a
resolution
around
for
the
adopting
and
loving
of
an
assessment
for
property,
assessed,
clean
energy
or
pace
energy
financing
for
the
north
group
campus
project
located
at
620
Olson
Memorial
Highway
north
of
campus,
has
requested
energy
financing
to
install
a
solar
array
on
their
roof.
The
rooftop
solar
project
is
estimated
at
six
hundred
and
twenty
five
thousand
dollars.
The
st.
Paul
port
authority
has
approved
financing
for
a
term
of
ten
years
at
a
rate
of
four
and
a
half
percent
st.
O
Paul
Port
Authority
will
finance
the
project
and
then
the
city's
assessment
will
pay
back
the
loan.
As
a
result
of
this
project,
the
North
Loop
North
Loop
campus,
will
experience
a
66%
decrease
in
their
annual
utility
bills
and
will
reduce
potential
co2
emissions
by
5549
metric
tons
a
year,
and
if
you
have
any
questions
about
the
project
or
the
program,
I
can
answer
those
for.
You
are.
A
There
any
questions
from
miss
Shaw
on
item
number,
six,
seeing
none.
Thank
you
for
your
report,
we'll
open
the
public
hearing
on
item
number
six,
which
is
a
property
assessed,
clean
energy
pace,
financing
deal
for
North,
Loop
campus
at
six.
Twenty
awesome,
Memorial
Highway!
Is
there
anyone
here
to
speak
to
this
issue?
A
P
Good
afternoon,
chair
Goodman
and
committee
members,
I'm
Nick
Moreno
from
regulatory
services.
This
case
is
a
little
bit
straightforward,
but
also
a
little
bit
complex.
So
please,
let
me
know
if
you
have
any
questions
as
I'm
presenting
here.
The
property
involved
in
this
action
is
54.
2040
4th,
Avenue
South,
a
single-family
home
owned
by
sigue
LLC.
P
The
respondent
in
this
matter
is
sadita
Kapooka
and
they
applied
for
a
rental
license
to
operate
the
property
as
a
rental
business
in
September,
2017,
the
property
and
the
former
owner
of
the
property
have
a
complicated
history
with
licensing
and
inspections
properties.
Former
owner
markets,
capex
went
through
a
rental
license
certification
for
a
different
property
located
at
33
24
23rd
Avenue
South.
That
revocation
was
related
to
illegal
occupancy
and
was
ordered
by
the
City
Council
in
May
2015.
Mr.
P
Kovaks
appealed
the
action
to
the
Minnesota
Court
of
Appeals,
which
dismissed
the
appeal
and
upheld
the
revocation
in
October
of
2015
mr.
capex
applied
for
a
rental
license
for
the
property
at
54,
20,
44
thousand
new
south
this
property
in
March
2016,
and
that
was
denied
by
the
city
Souter
mr.
Cox's
previous
revocation
action
within
three
years
of
the
application.
Mr.
Kovaks
filed
an
appeal,
the
denial
which
was
ultimately
ordered
by
the
City
Council
in
September
2016.
P
That
was
then
also
appealed
to
the
Minnesota
Court
of
Appeals,
and
also
upheld
by
the
Court
of
Appeals
in
April
2017
seiga
LLC
applied
for
a
rental
license
at
the
property
that
rental
license
application
listed.
Sigue
LLC
is
the
owner
and
sikita
cap
akka
as
the
owner
and
shell
shareholder
of
the
limited
liability
company
due
to
some
overlap
in
the
contact
information
between
the
previous
and
the
new
owner,
including
the
email
address
and
phone
number
housing
inspections
requested
an
affidavit
from
sigue
LLC,
indicating
whether
mr.
P
Capas
retained
any
ownership
interest
in
the
property
in
June
2017
seguida
kopaka
supplied
an
affidavit
stating
that
sigue
LLC
was
the
owner
of
the
property
and
that
she
was
the
sole
owner
of
SIA
LLC
and
that
mr.
Capas
had
no
interest
in
sigue
LLC
or
the
property
in
September
of
2017
housing.
Inspections
responded
to
sigue
LLC
and
the
listed
proposed
rental
contact
on
the
application.
Melissa
Cathcart
indicating
that
they
could
not
process
the
rental
license
application
without
additional
information
regarding
mr.
P
Kerr
Parks's
ownership
in
an
interest
in
the
property,
as
well
as
the
proposed
management
company
staff's
concerned.
Centers
on
the
fact
that
much
of
the
information
regarding
CGI
LLC
is
connected
to
mr.
Capas,
including
the
management
company
P,
o
box
and
phone
number
following
the
receipt
of
a
revised
rental
license
application
in
C
from
sigue
LLC
later
in
September
2017
housing
inspections
also
received
an
email
for
mrs.
Cathcart.
P
The
proposed
rental
license
contact
in
October
of
last
year
indicating
that
Margit
scopebox
is
the
owner
of
Minnehaha
lofts
LLC,
which
was
involved
with
the
proposed
management
of
the
property
in
October
of
2017
housing
inspections
issued
a
directors,
determination
of
non-compliance
to
sigue
LLC
and
the
proposed
property
manager
indicating
that
the
property
did
not
meet
the
rental
licensing
standards
in
Minneapolis
Code
of
Ordinances
244
1910,
specifically
a
standard
19,
which
is
the
good
cause
standard
and
did
not
the
denial
of
the
rental
license.
Application
was
based
on
mr.
P
Cox
retaining
an
interest
in
the
property
and
his
eligibility
to
obtain
a
rental
license.
Due
to
the
previous
revocation
action
at
33,
24
23rd
Avenue
South
I'll
note
that
the
property
has
been
continually
advertised
for
rent
as
a
short-term
rental
on
mr.
Koufax
is
hosting
site.
Minnehaha
lofts
calm.
Despite
the
lack
of
a
valid
rental,
license,
properties
been
found
to
be
occupied
on
several
occasions
and
has
been
placarded
by
housing
inspections.
P
Formal
notice
of
denial
was
sent
to
seguida
cap
akka
at
54
2040
4th
Avenue
south
into
the
proposed
rental
contact
in
November
of
last
year.
That
denial
cited
the
good
cause
standard,
as
well
as
licensing
standard
13,
which
prohibits
persons
with
previous
revocations
from
obtaining
new
licenses,
and
at
that
time
the
owner
and
licensee
were
given
15
days
to
file
an
appeal
of
that
denial.
P
A
There
any
questions
for
mr.
McGregor
I
think
you
noted
that
fairly
in
a
fairly
detailed
way
does
anyone
have
any
questions?
Okay,
if
you
could
just
stay
close,
this
is
a
quasi-judicial
rental
license.
Denial
hearing
is
the
owner
or
the
owners
representative
here
today
is
anyone
with
the
ownership
or
owners
representative
here
today
to
represent
their
case
in
front
of
the
council,
seeing
that
no
one
is
here
as
the
owner
or
owners
representative
I
am
going
to
move,
to
approve
the
staff
recommendation
and
deny
the
rental
license
at
54
20
40
4th
Avenue
South.
D
A
A
Q
J
A
R
R
R
Down
the
house
build
new
yeah
we
want
to
and
we
wanted
we'll
work
with.
I've
spoken
with
these
gentlemen
about
I'm,
going
to
have
a
structural
engineer,
look
at
the
foundation
and
if
we
can
keep
the
foundation
itself,
we'd
like
to
build
off
of
that.
But
if
we
can't,
we
can't
something
start
by
tearing
the
house
down
well.
R
A
Q
Madam
chair,
this
is
a
quasi-judicial
hearing
and
not
a
public
hearing
per
se,
so
there
would
be
no
requirement
to
open
her
to
further
open
the
hearing.
The
motion,
if
you,
if
I,
could
I
guess
advise
what
what
the
terms
would
be
from
my
understanding
here
is
that
there
would
be
a
motion
to
approve
the
staff
recommendation,
but
to
stay
it
for
30
days,
on
the
condition
that
the
owner
completes
the
demolition
in
a
lawful
and
compliant
manner.
Okay,.
A
Council
member
fozzies
motion,
as
outlined
by
Jo
I,
don't
know
that
I
could
repeat
that,
but
I
will
take
his
motion
as
the
chairs
motion.
Is
there
any
discussion
or
comments
or
questions
with
regard
to
that?
Okay
on
the
language,
as
suggested
by
our
attorney
mr.
fussy,
all
in
favor
signify
by
saying
aye,
and
he
opposed
that
item
is
approved
again.
Thank
you
for
your
cooperation
and
being
here
today.
We'll
then
move
on
to
our
discussion
items
starting
with
item
number
24.
S
Here
today
to
recommend
ten
applicants
to
the
Minneapolis,
Workforce,
Development,
Board
and
and
five
are
returning
and
five
of
our
new
applicants
and
I
have
several
here.
That
would
like
to
introduce
themselves
I'll,
provide
just
a
few
minutes
of
background
and
then
have
them
introduce
themselves
and
then
stand
for
questions.
The
vidiians,
Workforce
Development
Board
is
made
up
of
21
individuals.
Members
served
three
years
staggered
terms
and
their
leaders
and
key
decision-makers
within
their
organization
or
their
their
business.
They
include
business
owners,
executive
executives
as
well
as
agency
and
program
directors.
S
The
federal
Workforce
Innovation
and
Opportunity
Act
mandated
mandates
that
a
majority
of
these
board
members
are
from
the
private
sector
and
that
it
also
includes
a
balance
of
both
large
and
small
businesses.
The
remainder
of
the
board's
membership
includes
labor
representatives
from
education,
economic
development
and
other
other
areas.
S
The
board
also
leads
efforts
to
engage
employers
to
ensure
that
workforce
investment
opportunities,
align
and
support
economic
growth
in
our
city
and,
additionally,
the
the
board
competitively
selects
providers
of
Workforce
Services,
the
Steve
had
employment
training
administers
workforce
programs
under
the
direction
of
the
mayor,
City
Council
and
the
board,
and
the
board
provides
oversight
for
these
services
for
low-income
individuals
and
Minneapolis
adults
dislocated
workers
and
youth
and
the
board
also
oversees
the
services
at
the
Minneapolis,
Workforce
Center.
So
I'm
here
today
to
present
a
few.
There
are
few
applicants
that
would
like
to
introduce
themselves.
S
A
F
M
C
A
Right
so
perhaps
we
had
a
long
conversation
about
trying
to
get
exactly
the
right
people
to
serve
on
this
board
and
especially
to
represent
kind
of
a
diverse
point
of
view
for
people
who
are
seeking
these
kinds
of
services.
Maybe
you
could
just
give
us
a
rundown
just
overall
there's
a
lot
of
women
on
this
board.
For
example,
could
you
talk
a
little
bit
about
that
yeah?
There.
S
Are
16
local
workforce
development
boards
in
the
state
and
we
work
really
hard
at
getting
a
diverse
representation
from
a
writing
industries.
Right
now
we
have
a
current
current
slate
of
applicants
and
current
board.
Members
is
on
33
percent
women
and
52
percent
people
of
color,
and
it
is
I'm
I'm,
pretty
sure
the
most
diverse
local
board
in
the
state
and.
A
N
You,
madam
chair,
well,
I,
just
wanted
to
take
a
quick
moment
because
we
do
have
two
Sheeta
here.
He
is
a
business
owner
in
the
4th
Ward
a
very
large
employer
and
has
the
Metropolitan
Transportation
Network,
which
you
may
often
see
MTN
buses
around
the
city
and
proud
to
have
that
business
in
the
ward
and
proud
to
see
you
representing
on
the
council.
Thank
you.
A
Further
comments
or
questions
I'm
going
to
move
the
recommendation
of
staff
I
want
to
note
that
this
is
a
major
board
or
Commission
for
us
to
make
appointments
to.
We
don't
actually
kind
of
sit
in
our
chairs
and
tell
staff
what
we
think
they
should
do
as
it
pertains
to
workforce.
This
is
a
board
that
actually
gives
their
expertise
to
us
and
that's
why
it's
so
important,
I,
don't
think
anyone
here.
A
We
need
to
get
people's
wages
up
and
we
need
to
make
sure
that
people
have
an
ability
to
have
living
wage
jobs
in
our
city.
This
workforce
board
is
a
leadership
component
of
that
ecosystem.
I
very
greatly
appreciate
your
service
and
I.
Thank
you
for
being
here
today,
all
in
favor
of
the
appointments
to
the
workforce
board
signify
by
saying
aye
all
right,
any
opposed.
That
item
is
approved.
Thank
you,
mr.
Hogan,
and
then
we'll
move
on
to
item
number
25,
which
is
a
presentation
on
step-up
youth,
I'm
training.
U
U
Makes
it
easier
for
me
to
come
talk
to
when
they're
all
like?
If
you
want
to
see
step
up?
Look
behind
me,
okay,
so
what
does?
What
does
hope?
Look
like
ten
years
from
now?
It's
an
equitable
and
thriving
economy.
It's
a
multicultural
workforce!
It's
a
competitive
talent
pipeline
step.
Up,
as
you
know,
is
the
city
of
Minneapolis
Youth,
Employment
Program.
We
support
historically
underrepresented
youth
in
Minneapolis,
who
are
ready
to
navigate
a
professional
world.
Yesterday
we
had
nearly
1,600
interns,
start
their
jobs
all
over
the
city.
U
Sixty
four
of
them
are
here
at
the
city,
and
some
of
them
are
here.
As
you
see
each
year,
our
interns
speak
about
30
languages
and
are
born
in
about
30
different
countries,
the
kind
of
dive.
This
is
the
kind
of
diversity
that
builds
multicultural
and
culturally
fluent
workplaces.
These
are
the
future
leaders
of
Minneapolis.
Our
interns
collectively
will
earn
about
three
million
dollars
in
the
next
nine
weeks.
The
city
of
Minneapolis
pays
wages
for
about
850
of
those
interns
for
14
and
15
years
old.
U
The
14
and
15
year
olds
are
placed
in
eight
community
agencies,
churches,
nonprofit
organizations
and
parks,
and
we
ask
these
organizations
to
coach
and
mentor
those
interns
and
give
them
that
foundational
work
experience.
Those
14
and
15
year
old
jobs
are
fifteen
year
olds,
often
can't
get
a
job
anywhere
else
because
of
the
child.
Labor
laws,
the
work,
Minnesota
Workforce
Center,
helps
us
closely
to
place
these
interns
and
to
coach
the
supervisors
and
interns
throughout
the
summer.
U
U
Achievement
appleÃs
is
our
partner
in
recruiting
these
positions
from
employees,
employers
as
well
as
chain
training,
many
of
our
interns
and
here's
a
little
bit
about
how
the
jobs
break
down.
This
is
2017
data
or
2018
data's.
It's
just
begun,
so
you
can
see
us.
Bank
is
a
huge
partner
in
the
in
the
private
sector.
The
city
of
Minneapolis
is
one
of
the
largest
public
sector
employers
and
then
we
have
a
number
of
small,
private
and
nonprofit
employers,
and
then
the
orange
is
the
subsidized
positions.
Those
are
the
positions
that
the
city
pays
for.
U
So,
at
a
time
in
our
city,
when
we
have
an
enormous
equity
gap
and
a
shocking
workforce
shortage,
step-up
is
the
solution
to
both
we're
at
a
point
where
we
can't
do
it
alone.
No
one
organization
can
solve
for
this
government
can't
do
it
alone.
The
private
sector
can't
do
it
alone.
Education
can't
do
it
alone,
and
the
only
way
we'll
move
forward
is
United.
U
Step-Up
is
that
back
coin
that
supports
and
brings
all
of
those
businesses
together
to
support
a
common
goal
to
build
and
strengthen
our
future
economy
and
the
talented
youth
who
will
power
it?
This
is
our
16th
summer
would
step
up.
We
work
closely
with
community
partners
like
achieve
Minneapolis
Project
for
pride
and
living
the
Minnesota
workforce,
centers
through
through
deed,
to
support
thousands
of
Minneapolis
youth
and
to
deliver
one
of
the
country's
leading
youth
employment
programs.
But
step-up
is
not
the
same
program
as
it
started
in
2003.
U
So
we
we
start
by
doubling
down
on
our
supervisor
training.
What
we've
decided
is
to
go
deeper
into
cultural
fluency,
so
that
we
can
be
more
sure
that
when
our
interns
walk
into
those
club
offices
that
they
are
welcomed
in
those
workspaces,
and
so
we
do
that
by
requiring
supervisors
to
come
to
training
by
starting
hard
conversations
that
might
be
uncomfortable
and
to
trying
to
do
what
we
can
to
train
those
supervisors
in
ways
that
will
extend
well
beyond
those
step-up
internships
into
their
workplaces
as
well.
U
Another
area
that
we've
been
working
on
is
we
completely
rewrote
and
redesigned
our
curriculum.
This
year
we
listen
to
our
Youth
Advisory
Council.
We
made
the
curriculum
project-based
we
and
youth
friendly.
We
also
something
I'm
very
proud
of.
We
aligned
our
stuff
up
work,
readiness,
training
with
the
Minneapolis
Public
Schools
career
readiness
seminar.
So
every
youth
who
is
16
and
older,
who
goes
through
the
step-up
curriculum,
automatically
gets
this
half-credit
career
readiness
seminar
on
their
transcripts.
U
Now
that
half-credit
doesn't
seem
like
a
lot,
but
it's
the
prerequisite
for
them
to
receive
work,
experience
credits
for
their
work
experiences
and
in
2019
we're
going
to
expand
that
now
that
we've
got
the
curriculum
side
right
to
include
those
work,
experiences
helping
the
youth
to
bridge
the
gap
between
their
work
life
and
their
academic
life.
It
is
the
same
right.
U
We
know
that
they
go
together,
but
we
didn't
stop
there
to
align
our
curriculum,
we're
taking
ninth
graders
this
year,
who
are
off
track
for
graduation,
and
we
know
if
you're
off,
track
in
ninth
grade
the
statistics
of
you
actually
graduating
are
much
lower,
so
we're
taking
ninth
graders,
who
are
off
track
and
we're
partnering
curriculum
in
algebra
and
English
too
their
step
up
internship.
The
curriculum
is
designed
specifically
for
this
cohort.
It's
a
pilot.
U
This
year
we
have
two
classes,
one
English
and
one
algebra,
and
these
youth
are
going
to
earn
those
credits,
while
they're
going
to
their
classes
to
again
give
them
back
to
tenth
grade
closer
to
on
track
earning
money,
earning
skills
and
closer
to
on
track
for
graduation.
If
this
works,
we
think
it
well.
It
has
so
far
we'll
expand
this
for
ninth
graders
into
20
19
as
well.
Over
the
past
year,
we've
worked
with
the
talented
team
from
pollen
Midwest,
it's
a
storytelling
agency
and
not
a
communications
agency.
U
In
town
they
led
some
extensive
research
and
focus
groups,
community
conversations
about
step
up
and
based
on
their
findings,
we're
making
some
exciting
changes
to
how
we
communicate
step
up
to
help,
unify
and
clarify
to
students
and
employers
in
the
community.
Most
notable
of
these
changes
is
the
way
that
we've
infused
asset
based
language
into
all
of
our
communications.
It
breathes
and
energy
and
youthfulness
into
the
way
that
we
talk
about
stuff
up
and
then
last
but
not
least,
systems
integration.
U
So
we
do
all
these
very
exciting
innovations,
but
we
work
on
really
boring
cost-saving
innovations
too,
and
in
the
past
few
years
my
team
of
three
have
worked
with
IT
payroll
and
HR
to
completely
digitized
our
totally
antiquated
paper
system
for
timesheets
and
for
onboarding
employees.
We
on
board
about
a
thousand
interns
onto
our
payroll
system
every
year,
and
it
was
all
paper
two
years
ago,
every
two
weeks
paper,
timesheets
coming
from
70
work
sites,
and
then
we
would
walk
the
stack
over.
U
U
Okay,
let's
move
on
to
our
budget
I'm
almost
done.
This
is
our
stuff
up
budget
about
1.5
million
dollars
of
this
money
goes
to
wage
support
from
the
city
of
Minneapolis
to
the
interns.
Another
one
point:
six,
eight
million
dollars-
that's
not
included
here-
is
the
employer
paid
wages.
1.6
million
dollars
is
what
the
employers
pay
in
wages
every
year
and
they
employed
the
interns
directly
and
lastly,
I'm
gonna
give
you
a
new
sneak
peek
of
our
logo
and
thank
you
for
your
attention.
U
I
handed
out
your
the
handout
of
our
light,
our
new
language
that
we
use
to
talk
about
stuff
up.
So
you
should
have
that
with
you
and
I
want
to
invite
you
to
our
step
up
worksite
tour,
July
17th
in
the
morning,
you'll
get
an
email
and
invitation
for
it
and
then
also
to
our
end
of
summer
celebration
in
August
on
the
16th
of
August
in
the
afternoon.
At
the
Guthrie,
and
my
staff
and
I
are
open
to
questions
yeah.
V
You
I
have
one
question,
but
first
of
all,
I
just
want
to
thank
you
for
being
here
and
let
you
know
how
I
admired
the
step-up
program
so
much
I
want
to
give
a
little
tip
of
the
hat.
Rt
Rybak
our
former
mayor,
it's
just
really
something
that
he
started
and
got
going,
and
it's
so
wonderful
to
see
that
it
has
a
life
of
its
own
and
it's
identified
very
much
with
Minneapolis
and
the
businesses
embrace
it
and
I
think
it's
some
really
a
valuable
program.
V
My
question
has
to
do
with
proving
its
value
over
the
long
term.
I
have
a
hunch
that
if
we
compared
some
kind
of
control
group
with
people
who
had
the
step
of
experience,
there'd
be
some
some
differences
in
their
trajectory,
but
I
understand
we
it's
difficult
for
us
to
find
the
proof
or
get
that
evidence.
I
would
love
it
if
some
institution
or
research
arm
or
the
University
of
Minnesota
or
st.
Thomas.
Somebody
who
said
we're
gonna
try
to
do
this
and
track
this
and
follow
it.
V
U
Thank
you
for
your
question.
We've
been
working
with
our
partner
achieve
Minneapolis
and
a
grant
that
they
received
from
a
United
Way
for
the
Social
Innovation
Fund.
To
do
an
impact
study
with
the
University
of
Minnesota
they've
been
we
just
closed.
The
five-year
grant
so
they've
been
looking
at
the
impact
for
about
five
years
and
they
are
taking
that
propensity.
Matching
they're
saying
this.
Youth
did
step
up.
This
youth
could
have
done
step-up
kind
of
looks
just
like
this
youth
in
like
data
terms
and
didn't
do
step
up
and
we're.
How
do
they
fare?
U
Like
you
know,
when
do
we
get
to
stand?
You
know
one
of
the
one
of
the
key
findings
a
couple
of
years
ago.
Was
this
odd
statistic
that
on
step-up,
youth
did
better
on
their
math
assessment
tests,
their
standardized
tests
in
math,
which
is
something
we
don't
we
didn't
expect
the
actual
impact
hasn't
been
as
compelling
as
we
thought
it
would
be
in
this
particular
study.
They
also
could
only
go
back
five
years.
They
couldn't
go
back
to
this.
U
Twenty
two
thousand
three
group
based
on
user
data
we'd,
have
to
track
down
everybody
and
have
them
sign
a
form
saying
we
could.
We
could
use
them
for
research
purposes
right,
so
it
was
only
a
five
year.
Look-Back
we've
been
we
can.
We
will
continue
that
impact
study
to
see
what
we
can
find.
We
also
have
a
new
alumni
network
called
connect.
That
was
also
started
by
RT
Rybak
over
at
the
minneapolis
foundation
to
try
to
pull
together
all
these
amazing
stories
that
I
hear
and
walking
down
the
street
people
say
like.
U
T
V
V
It
with
you
absolutely
that
would
be
great,
it
might
yeah
I'm
sure,
there's
some
some
insights
and
then,
if
we
do
have
a
lot
of
data,
we
can
start
looking
at
well.
What
kind
of
step-up
program
had
the
biggest
impact
and
what
may
seem
to
be
more
successful
than
others
or
again
other
things
that
could
help
us
make
decisions
about
it
to,
even
if
it
doesn't
reveal
all
the
wonderful
and
amazing
impacts
that
we.
N
You,
madam
chair
I,
love
step
up.
I
have
been
a
huge
supporter
of
step
up
since
I
began
working
here
at
the
city,
I've
worked
very
closely
with
Anna
we've
met
monthly
I
do
believe
to
be
able
to
touch
base
about
what's
going
on
with
step
up,
I
she's
very
humble,
but
I
have
to
say
that
under
her
leadership,
this
really
has
become
a
national
model.
I've
been
to
other
places
for
conferences,
and
people
are
like.
Oh,
you
have
step
up
right.
You
have
gotten
that
youth
training
program,
they
know
about
it
in
other
cities.
N
It
is
a
model
and
to
take
this
national
model
and
then
even
deepen
it
and
expand
it.
I'm
I'm
so
happy
to
see
this
and
grateful
for
all
of
your
work.
There
are
a
couple
of
things:
I
want
to
name
that
Fuli,
who
is
the
state
representative
in
who
represents
my
ward
and
the
state
legislature
is
a
former
step
up
for
in
turn,
I
also
want
to
share
in
an
echo.
It's
a
really
big
deal,
this
credit
recovery
aspect
of
it.
N
It's
a
really
big
deal
because
you
can
have
young
folks
who
make
it
through
halfway
through
their
senior
year
before
they
find
out
that
they
are
not
on
track
and
they
don't
have
enough
credits
to
be
able
to
graduate,
and
so
this
gives
young
folks
the
opportunity
to
do
some
credit
recovery
and
then
to
hear
even
about
the
algebra
and
and
what's
the
other
class
English,
yes,
okay
and
so
to
have
that
as
well.
Those
are
the
credits
that
matter
like
the
most
in
terms
of
graduating,
and
so
it's
really
amazing.
N
So
when
I
see
how
many
Northside
young
folks
are
a
part
of
this,
it
makes
me
so
grateful
for
the
work
that,
particularly
as
a
Northside
council
member
I,
feel
really
grateful
because
you
are
helping
to
bridge
those
gaps,
particularly
around
the
labor
labor
shortage.
So
thank
you
so
much.
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
madam
chair
I.
Just.
A
Have
two
questions
or
a
question
and
a
comment
I'm
just
wondering
kind
of
if
we
thought
about
or
focused
on
college
internships
or
internships
for
students
that
are
in
post-secondary
two-year
programs.
Often
it
seems
that
there's
a
lack
of
internship
opportunities,
we're
doing
with
youth
and
high
school
students,
but
have
we
thought
about
what
we
could
or
should
be
doing
as
it
pertains
to
college
students
that
just
seems
to
be
a
missing
piece
of
the
gap?
Maybe
it's
not
because
you've
thought
of
it
already.
U
A
U
He
created
a
network
called
connect
and
it's
a
lot,
my
network,
that
as
a
user,
it
looks
like
the
step-up
alumni
network,
but
it's
actually
an
alumni
network
for
all
of
the
internship
and
youth
workforce
programs
in
the
metro.
So
if
you're
in
Genesis
works,
you
can
log
in
and
it
looks
like
the
Genesis
works
alumni
network,
but
it
runs
all
too
collectively
and
what
that
does
is.
It
shows
us
a
little
bit
about
dosage
I
like
to
call
it
like.
U
You
can
suddenly
see
the
step
up
intern,
who
was
also
a
Wallen
scholar
who
also
did
Brooke
link
when
they
lived
in
Brooklyn's
and-
and
so
you
start
to
see
the
collective
impact
of
like
how
many
youth
had
touch
points
with
all
of
our
programming.
They
also
at
the
Minneapolis
Foundation,
have
brought
employers
into
this,
so
employers
are
a
part
of
it
to
say.
We
hear
a
lot
from
our
employers
like
I,
understand
that
I'm
investing
in
this
intern
and
I
may
not
get
that
intern.
U
To
be
my
employee
someday
it's
more
of
a
collective,
but
they
still
want
to
then
come
back
and
now
I
want
to
hire
them
in
five
years,
or
you
know
in
there,
when
they're
old
enough
to
have
that
permanent
position
and
that's
what
part
of
the
connects
to
network
does
is.
It
brings
all
the
young
people
in
one
place,
there's
a
job
board.
They
have
events
in
person
events,
so
it's
building
that
started
about
a
year
ago,
so
we're
building
on
that
and
for
step-up
it's
been
huge.
U
A
W
Afternoon
my
name
is
bolo
Alana
I
am
a
graduate
of
South
High
School
and
I've
been
in
step
up
for
three
years
and
I
would
just
like
say.
This
program
has
been
so
helpful,
like
I've
been
able
to
work
at
US
bank
I
work
at
Fairview
and
because
I'd
like
to
become
a
doctor,
I
worked
at
Fairview,
obviously
and
I
was.
It
would
be
like
shadowing
and
like
look
at
surgeries
like
something
that
I
probably
would
have
never
Nabal
to
do
without
this
program.
W
A
X
My
name
is
SME
Rowley
and
I,
then
with
stuff
up
well,
I
trained
trained,
did
training
with
supper
for
what
three
years
now,
but
I've
actually
worked
for
step
up
for
two
years
now.
Last
year,
I
was
in
a
discover
program
and
achieving
discover
they're
two
different
programs,
but
overall
I
can
say
both
programs
really
enlightened
me
as
a
person
like
just
just
a
trainer
alone.
They
teach
you
Oh.
X
I
was
saying
how
you
know
it
really
it
doesn't
matter
where
you
come
from
agent
step
up,
really
takes
you
from
any
type
of
environment
and
really
shows
you
like,
no
matter
where
you
come
from,
you
can
better
yourself.
As
a
person
like
I
said,
I
didn't
have
I
didn't
have
any
kid
like
that.
I
didn't
really
know
how
to
be
in
a
workplace,
but
then
they
just
teach
you
and
they
be
patient
with
you.
They
teach
you
yeah.
This
is
how
you
act,
then,
if
I
wasn't
bad
or
anything,
but.
X
It's
just
like
you
know,
be
yourself,
but
be
a
professional
yourself
and
I
really
I
really
appreciate
that
book.
For
that
it
really
teaches
me,
it
really
taught
me
to
organize
my
life
and
how,
to
you
know,
put
myself
out
how
to
communicate
like
I,
said
network
and
was
a
really
big
part
of
a
step.
Up
really
teaches
you.
Networking
is
a
really
big
part
of
progressing
yourself
and
advancing
yourself,
oh
and
the
workplace,
no
matter
where
you
go,
it's
like
always
put
yourself
out
there
that
way.
People
know
who
you
are.
X
A
Y
Thanks
well,
there's
been
a
lot
of
people
who
said:
oh
I'm,
not
going
to
so
yeah
right.
There's
been
a
lot
of
people
who
send
love
impressive
sings,
a
lot
on
things
and
I've
been
working
stuff
up
last
year,
I'm
working
step
ups
this
year.
So
far,
it's
been
good
for
me
and
you
know
I
think
what
step-up
is
an
opportunity
for
an
opportunity
to
sort
of
suffer
to
some
extent.
Let
me
explain
you
know
about
what
a
GAD
pillar
is
in
a
cocoon
it
just
crawls
in
there.
Y
You
know
you
Matt,
it's
not
a
pleasant
experience.
I'm
using
this
I'm,
taking
a
metaphor
from
lost
by
the
way.
Well,
when
the
capacitor
gets
out
of
the
cat,
cocoon
it
becomes
a
butterfly
I.
Think
step
up
is
to
through
a
large
extent
it
doesn't
just
teach
people
all
the
semantics
of
a
job.
It
don't
just
teach
people
all
the
literal
Offutt
or
teach
people.
It
teaches
people
how
to
deal
with
these
types
of
specific
situations.
Y
How
to
get
in
these
hazardous
situations,
and
just
like
you
can't
really
expect
someone
who
hasn't
swam
a
hundred
feet
before
to
swim
a
mile.
It's
hard
for
a
lot
of
people
who
haven't
had
like
even
a
job
with
trip
without
step.
Ups
back
behind
you
to
get
a
job
with
without
steps
back
behind
you,
I
apply
state
it
wrong.
I
feel
like
step.
Ups
main
grace
is
that
it
allows
people
to
work
for
themselves.
It
allows
people
to
actually
do
things.
It's
not
one
of
those
programs
where
well.
Y
Let
me
let
me,
let
me
think,
there's
not
all
those
things
where
you
just
do
nothing.
It's
not
one
of
those
things
where
it's
like
we're
gonna
do
things
yep
to
fight
and
not
fighting
more
than
maybe
even
the
paycheck
is
what's
valuable
to
me.
That
fighting
teaches
me
to
grow,
not
Fighting's.
What's
gonna
lead
me
to
be
a
future
America
Society
and
teach
me
what
I
can
do
not
your
best.
Thank
you.
Thank.
A
Z
Z
I.
Think
there's
a
lot
of
a
lot
of
good
that
comes
out
of
these
experiences.
So
I
just
wanted
to
take
the
opportunity
to
talk
about
what
a
positive
I
think
it's
been
for
for
our
ward
office
and
to
wish
everybody
here.
Who's
starting
their
summer
is
a
very
productive
and
fun
and
educational
summer
make
the
most
of
it
get
a
lot
out
of
it
and
do
some
great
work.
Thank
you.
Could.
A
A
motion
to
receive
and
file
all
in
favor
signify
by
saying
aye
any
opposed.
That
item
has
been
received
and
filed.
We'll
move
on
to
our
final
item
and
mr.
taro.
It's
gonna
be
hard
to
beat
that.
So
maybe
you
could
there
is
a
written
report.
Perhaps
you
could
just
stick
with
the
highlight
unless
you
have
some
business
owners
here,
we're
going
to
talk
about
their
work.
You're
not
gonna,
be
able
to
outdo
you.
A
AA
Chair
members
of
the
committee,
I
could
have
Bill
Gates
here
and
I
could
not
have
a
step
up
how
encouraging
it
was
to
to
see
that.
So
we
will
be
brief
with
this
report.
It
is,
as
you
indicated,
by
the
way,
Jim
Terrell
with
the
business
development
group
in
C
bet.
It
is
a
file
and
receive
report.
We
are
without
small
business
members
here
without
slides,
very
proud
of
the
things
that
we
were
able
to
do
our
small
business
lending
programs
in
2017.
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For
while
we
didn't
make
any
alternative
financing
loan
programs
or
didn't
close
in
book
any
in
2017,
that's
an
exciting
program
that
is
available
for
individuals
who,
because
of
either
personal
or
religious
beliefs,
choose
not
to
accept
interest,
but
could
accept
and
will
accept
a
rate
of
return.
One
of
the
things
that
we
want
to
do
with
this
program
is
expand.
The
number
of
partners
that
we
have
I
think
only
we
have
three
or
four
on
the
books
as
compared
to
over
20
25
of
our
2%
lending
bank
partners
and
other
partners.
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So
we
have
some
work
to
do
there.
I
did
want
to
highlight
very
briefly
our
homegrown
small
business
loans.
There
were
two
that
were
made.
Punk
rock
labs,
women-owned
business
started
in
2010,
gourmet,
dairy-free
cheese
is
their
product,
and
so
it's
an
exciting
website
to
visit
obviously
comes
from
amber.
Cunningham
was
excited
about
that.
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So
there
are
stories
behind
each
of
these
and
we
won't
take
the
time
today,
but
to
the
extent
that
we
can
share
those
we
do
when
we
approve
the
loans
we
send
council
members
and
whose
Ward
the
businesses
reside
a
little
summary
and
we'll
continue
to
do
that.
We're
proud
of
the
other
ones
smoked
in
the
pit,
the
safety
loan
that
was
made
business,
health
and
safety
long.
This
is
a
business
that
was
able
to
make
improvements
to
their
smoker
and
get
it
comply
with
zoning
and
other
ordinances,
and
so,
rather
than
an
adversarial
mode.
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This
specific
program
was
able
to
help
a
business
to
come
into
compliance
and
to
stay
and
grow
in
Minneapolis
and
then.
Lastly,
thanks
to
the
hard
work
of
my
colleague
who
presented
earlier
Becky
Shaw,
we
had
one
through
the
Trillium
Btu
per
gram,
another
partnership
with
the
st.
Paul
Port
Authority,
this
coffee
shop
at
the
corner
of
29th
and
jumps
and
was
able
to
install
solar
panels
and,
interestingly
enough,
in
the
shape
of
the
initials
and
Annie
I
hadn't,
taken
the
time
until
earlier
today
to
look
at
pictures
of
the
solar
panel
installation.
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So
aside,
from
being
a
fun
story
again,
as
as
Michelle
mentioned
in
her
report
earlier,
some
of
these
energy
related
programs
allow
our
businesses
to
save
money,
become
more
efficient,
more
profitable
and
create
and
retain
jobs.
The
leverage
mentioned
in
the
portfolio
summary
there
are
a
two
figures
cited
rather
than
read
to
you.
What's
already
there
I
did
the
calculation.
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So
it's
one
of
the
areas
where,
with
our
subordinate
lien
on
whatever
collateral
we
can
have
and
our
flexible
terms
and
the
lower
interest
rates,
we're
able
to
make
possible
financing
that
would
not
be
available.
Otherwise
we
don't
have
charts
or
graphs
to
put
up,
but,
along
with
the
report,
there
are
some
charts,
some
exciting
statistics.
The
number
of
businesses
owned
by
both
men
and
women
of
color.
The
number
of
businesses
owned
by
females
is
very
exciting.
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We
expect
some
next
steps
in
terms
of
our
programs
to
bring
before
the
council
in
a
future
cycle
a
number
of
changes,
improvements
to
our
small
business
loan
programs,
probably
within
the
next
two
months
or
so,
but
as
I
said
a
cycle
in
the
future.
So
even
though
it's
not
quite
as
exciting
a
step-up
we're
excited
all
the
things
that
we're
doing
with
our
small
business
loan
programs.
So
I'll
certainly
ask
that
you
receive
and
file
this
and
I'll
stand
for
any
questions
that
you
would
have
are.
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It
did
look
like
North,
Minneapolis
didn't
have
very
many,
and
although
it
had
a
couple,
yeah
and
I
was
also
it
also
looked
like
potentially
we've
increased
the
number
of
loans
that
have
gone
to
people
of
color,
but
there
isn't
any
trend
so
it'd
be
interesting
to
see
if
there's
trends
and
also
if
we
have
a
goal
of
what
we're
hoping
to
accomplish.
In
terms
of
that,
you
know
how
are
we
sometimes
have
targets
and-
and
those
interesting
were
certainly
all
about
closing
disparities
and
addressing
historical
inequities
here.
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Briefly,
madam
chair
councilmember
Gordon,
yes,
well,
we
may
not
have
numeric
goals.
We
certainly
have
aspirational
goals
and
many
of
the
programs
that
we're
looking
at
making
changes
and
improvements
to
are
specifically
designed
to
reach
to
those
gaps
and
those
participants
in
the
marketplace
that
haven't
had
access
to
capital.
And
so
everything
is
around
those
two
themes:
filling
gaps
and
creating
or
tearing
down
the
barriers
to
access
to
capital
for
disadvantaged
business
owners
and.
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Comfortably
recording
an
excellent
question:
I
don't
have
specific
statistics
but
anecdotally.
When
I
took
this
role
on
about
a
year
and
a
half
ago,
one
of
the
first
things
that
I
wanted
to
do
in
dealing
with
the
participation
loan
programs
is
to
review
all
of
the
files
of
all
of
the
defaults
and
to
see
what
patterns
we
could
see.
There
were
so
few
of
them
that
it
was
a
waste
of
time.
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We
have
very,
very
few
defaults
and
we,
we
credit
some
of
that
to
the
very
structure
of
the
participation
loan
program
where
we
have
relationships
with
banks
that
do
the
credit
analysis
that
do
the
servicing
and
perfect
our
collateral
and
those
types
of
things.
And
then
the
payments
are
made
to
the
banks,
the
banks,
ACH
or
wire
the
payments
to
us
behind
the
scenes.
So
we
have
a
beautiful
structure
that
that
borrows
the
skills
that
our
bank
partners
have
and
lets
us
use
our
skills
to
assist
businesses
that
might
otherwise
be
overlooked.
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Mention
comes
from
member
Gordon,
one
other
thing
to
further
answer
that,
because
of
the
excellent
work
of
my
colleague,
Andrew
Dahl,
who
is
either
still
here
or
was
earlier.
We
are
seeing
more
and
more
reports
that
we
are
going
to
be
able
to
build
both
on
the
immediate
previous
year
and
a
trend,
analysis
that
you
referenced
earlier,
and
so
as
we
continue
to
work
with
him
and
his
team
and
the
IT
team.
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N
You
so
much
I
really
appreciate
you
touching
on
the
various
forms,
particularly
of
capital,
because
a
lot
of
times
we
look
at
just
the
financial
capital
of
it.
But
if
you
don't
know
what
to
do
with
that
money
once
you
get
it
C,
if
you
don't
have
the
knowledge
and
if
you
don't
have
the
connections
to
be
able
to
build
upon
that,
just
the
loan
is
not
enough.
So
thank
you
so
much
for
touching
on
all
further.