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From YouTube: March 7, 2018 Enterprise Committee
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Minneapolis Enterprise Committee Meeting
A
B
Good
afternoon
I'm
going
to
call
to
order
this
adjourned
meeting
of
the
Enterprise
Committee
for
Wednesday
March
7th.
My
name
is
lynn.
I
Palmisano
and
I'm
the
chair
of
this
committee
with
me
here
on
the
dais,
our
council
members,
Goodman
vice-chair
Connell
councilmember,
Fletcher,
consul
member
Reich
and
councilmember
Warsaw
me.
We
have
a
quorum
of
this
committee.
We've
also
been
chaired
by
councilmember,
Jeremy,
Schrader
and
mayor
Frye.
B
Colleagues.
The
only
item
of
business
today
is
the
continuation
of
a
public
hearing
that
was
begun
at
our
last
regular
meeting
and
was
continued
to
this
afternoon.
That
hearing
is
on
the
proposed
reappointment
of
Susan
Segal
as
City
Attorney
before
we
open
the
floor
for
further
testimony,
I'd
like
to
note
that
we
will
be
taking
speakers
in
the
order
in
which
they
are
registered.
So
if
you
haven't
already
done
so
I
encourage
you
to
go
sign
in
with
the
clerk.
Each
speaker
will
have
only
two
minutes
to
address
this
committee.
B
Also,
if
you
have
printed
materials
to
submit
as
part
of
the
public
record
on
the
matter,
we
ask
that
you
please
give
those
materials
to
the
clerk
and
they'll
be
shared.
Amongst
all
council
all
council
members,
once
we've
heard
from
all
speakers
in
the
order
that
they've
registered
Alaska,
if
there
are
any
further
speakers
before
closing
the
public
hearing
at
that
time,
anyone
who
has
not
already
addressed
the
committee
and
wishes
to
do
so
can
have
that
opportunity.
With
that
I
now
open
the
floor
for
the
continuation
of
our
public
hearing.
C
Who
June
and
Inouye
Magana
duck
greetings?
My
relatives
I
want
to
say
chima
glitch.
Thank
you
very
much
for
this
opportunity
to
to
address
you
today
and
to
speak
in
support
of
the
reappointment
of
Susan
Siegel.
As
the
Minneapolis
City
Attorney
I
had
a
great
opportunity
to
work
with
miss
Siegel
from
2008
to
22
the
end
of
2013
as
to
the
attorney
and
all
of
them.
Different
roles
in
the
community.
C
I
have
had
the
opportunity
to
continue
that
work
in
that
collaboration
and
I
want
to
speak
briefly
to
both
of
those
those
kind
periods
and
in
my
experience
my
seagull
has
always
been
thoughtful.
They're
all
bold,
fair
and
considerate,
and
in
my
experience,
she's
always
put
the
good
of
this
organization,
the
government
of
the
city
of
Minneapolis
and
the
good
of
the
people
in
the
forefront
in
City
Hall.
C
It
seemed
like
Susan
and
I
worked
on
a
lot
of
big
reform
pieces,
whether
that
was
reforming
regulatory
services
or
community
engagement
or
introducing
renewable
energy
policies
and
negotiating
an
agreement
with
our
energy
providers
and
opposing
a
high-voltage
power
line.
And
these
were
super
complicated,
multi-level
efforts
that
have
lots
of
moving
parts
and
I
always
found
that
she
provided
the
legal
underpinning
and
the
legal
framework
that
I
needed
to
do.
C
The
work
to
the
community's
benefit
and
with
the
Byrne
grant,
bringing
federal
dollars
in
into
the
little
earth
community
and
in
this
relationship
that
she's
helped
establish
between
the
little
earth
community
and
the
city.
Government
of
Minneapolis
has
been
tremendously
valuable
and
so
McGuigan.
For
this
opportunity
to
address
you
and
I
urge
you
to
support
the
reappointment
it's
the
Susan
C
go.
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
Mr.
mayor
councilmembers,
Thank.
B
D
Dave
picking
4200
Cedar
Avenue
South
in
Minneapolis,
it's
hard
to
say
something
in
two
minutes
when,
frankly,
I
could
think
of
about
two
dozen
reasons
to
oppose
the
reappointment
of
Susan
Segal.
It's
been
mentioned.
The
good
work
at
over
150
thousand
dollars
a
year.
Salary
I
expect
that
pretty
much
as
a
baseline,
but
Susan
Siegel
has
cost
the
city.
Far
more
than
that,
she
is
responsible
for
three
denials
of
referendums.
D
Denials
of
direct
democracy
here
in
the
city,
the
first
one,
the
Viking
Stadium,
obviously
is
costing
the
city
a
hundred
and
fifty
million
dollars
plus
interest.
We
would
have
that
money
for
other
purposes
if
the
people
that
have
been
allowed
to
vote
on
that
on
the
police
insurance
amendment,
that
I
was
involved
in
her
maneuvering
stalled.
D
The
vote
by
the
City
Council
until
the
absolute
last
moment,
giving
us
one
day
to
prepare
a
supreme
court
brief
and
one
day
for
the
Supreme
Court
to
rule
in
a
very
political
decision
that
took
them
over
six
months
to
write
a
justification
for
because
this
failed.
We
don't
have
the
means
to
get
rid
of
the
really
bad
rogue
cops
in
the
city
that
are
costing
the
city
hundreds
of
thousands
of
dollars,
some
of
them
in
settlements
over
and
over
and
over
again.
That
has
also
resulted
in
great
harm
to
the
community.
D
You
know:
I've
talked
to
you
about
process,
something
I'll
note
when
I
served
in
the
civil,
no
citizens
review
it
that
yeah,
it's
a
civilian
review
authority.
Thank
you
at
every
meeting
of
that
we
had
a
representative
there
from
this
City
Attorney's
Office,
just
as
you
always
have
a
representative
at
your
meetings
when
we
did
something
that
was
wrong,
that
violated
our
rules
or
our
process,
and
we
did
that
occasionally
that
City
Attorney
was
always
quick
to
correct
us,
as
they
should
have
done.
D
Susan
Segal
has
been
at
every
one
of
these
meetings
and
sometimes
representatives
from
the
City
Attorney's
office
and
on
our
own
reappointment.
She
has
let
this
go
through
in
a
process
which
I
think
now
has
been
frustrating
for
all
of
you
in
terms
of
how
it's
been
rushed
and
it's
been
difficult
for
you
to
to
make
to
hear
from
the
people.
Thank
you
thank.
B
E
Thank
you.
My
name
is
Jordan
Kushner
I'm
speaking
on
behalf
of
the
National
Lawyers
Guild
Minnesota
chapter.
We
previously
submitted
a
letter
to
all
the
council
members
stating
our
position
on
the
reappointment,
and
let
me
just
move
on
from
that
which
I
think
that
the
point
there's
discussion
about
well
Susan
Segal
is
just
representing
the
city
of
Minneapolis
and
our
position
is.
We
picked
specific
examples
where
she
engaged
in
actions
that
were
her
discretion.
That
went
either
exceeded
what
she
should
have
done
on
behalf
of
the
city
of
Minneapolis,
there
were
her
own
independent
decisions.
E
The
position
that
she
took
on
the
on
the
Viking
Stadium
that
it
wasn't
subject
to
a
referendum
because
it
wasn't
150
million
dollars
being
charged
to
Minneapolis
residents
wasn't
to
tax,
was
a
bogus
legal
position
that
judge
Feld,
Bush
recognized
that
went
above
and
beyond
her
ethical
responsibilities.
Actually,
by
later
at
the
Coe
responsibilities
as
an
attorney
to
take
it
on
base
position
in
order
to
advance
what
the
mayor's
agenda
was
at
the
time,
it
was
something
that
exceeded
her
or
violated
her
responsibilities
as
a
legal
officer.
E
Subsequently,
she
had
no
responsibility
to
accept
free
Vikings
tickets
from
the
many
at
Minnesota
Stadium
Authority
and
corporate
luxury
box
seats
on
two
different
occasions
that
violates
Minneapolis
ethics,
ordinance.
Fifteen
point:
five:
zero,
where
people
who
have
city
officials
cannot
accept
things
of
value
from
entities
that
are
doing
business
with
the
city,
clear
violation
of
ethics.
These
tickets
are
each
worth
thousands
of
dollars.
That's
a
substantial
breach,
especially
coming
from
the
city
attorney
fact
that
the
mayor
also
took
those
tickets.
Does
it
make
it
appropriate
her
on
this?
E
The
city
attorney
exercise
her
discretion
all
of
the
criminal
prosecution.
We've
outlined
specific
cases
where
she
excessively
charged
activists,
our
charge
actor
pursue
prosecutions
of
activists
that
didn't
have
any
basis,
and
we
can
get
a
new
city
attorney
in
office
whose
meets
meets
appropriate
standards.
Thank
You.
Mr.
B
F
Afternoon
Council
mr.
mayor
before
I
give
my
testimony
it's
important
for
me
to
say
to
you
that
most
of
you
know
me
and
my
capacity
serving
with
different
organizations
in
the
community
and
and
as
a
minister,
but
it's
important
that
I
clarify
that
I'm,
not
here
representing
any
organization
I'm
here
as
a
private
citizen
in
my
individual
capacity,
and
it's
in
that
capacity
that
I
testify
to
you
this
morning.
I
support
miss
sue.
The
the
mayor's
appointment,
nomination
of
Miss,
Siegel
and
I
urge
you
to
support
her
Rhee
appointment
as
well.
F
I
found
miss
Siegel
to
be
someone
who
cares
deeply
about
community
related
issues
and
particulars
of
immigrants,
and
you
know
very
well
of
her
support
and
leadership
around
the
U
visa
certification
process
that
we
passed
just
a
couple
of
months
ago,
along
with
miss
Clinton's
leadership
and
miss
Lopez's
leadership,
and
were
it
not
for
miss
eagels
support.
It's
likely
that
you
know
that
that
that
folks,
who
are
in
jeopardy
of
deportation
because
of
not
having
a
specific
certification
process
that
that
you
know
those
folks
would
continue
to
be
in
jeopardy.
F
I
found
her
to
be
honest
and
straightforward,
and
we
have
many
other
issues
that
are
before
the
council
now,
and
changing
horses
in
midstream
simply
would
not
serve
Minneapolis
residents,
in
my
view,
in
closing,
I
would
like
to
say
to
miss
Siegel
and
and
to
all
of
you
I'm
just
now
seeing
the
communities
united
against
police
brutality's
letter,
and
I
would
just
ask
you
all
of
you-
miss
Siegel
specifically
to
address
those
issues
that
are
raised
in
that
letter.
These
are
important
and
significant
issues,
and
they
deserve
to
be.
They
deserve
to
be
addressed.
B
You
mr.
mayor
Romero,
if
you
could
also
give
your
address
to
the
city
clerk
when
you
have
a
chance,
as
it's
not
listed
here
on
this
C
sign-in
sheet,
next,
we
have
mr.
Brian
Elliott,
followed
by
Anna
Odegard
and
Cynthia.
Prozac
I
also
want
to
mention
that
we've
been
joined
on
the
dais
a
little
while
ago
by
council,
vice
president
Jenkins
and
more
recently
council
member
Allison.
So
thank
you
for
joining
us.
Mr.
Elliott
Thank.
A
You,
chair,
paula,
zahn,
Oh,
council
members
mayor,
my
name
is
Brian
Elliott
I'm,
a
resident
of
the
11th
ward
and
the
executive
director
of
the
SEIU
Minnesota
State
Council,
representing
approximately
8,000
people
who
work
or
live
in
Minneapolis,
many
of
whose
employers
would
be
paying
minimum
wage
with
no
benefits
but
for
those
workers
having
joined
together
in
a
union.
Meanwhile,
the
light
of
their
non-union
peers
has
really
only
been
improved
in
large
part
by
your
action.
A
The
actions
of
this
city
in
crafting
passing,
defending
and
implementing
strong
workplace
standards
in
which
miss
Siegel
has
been
as
played
a
significant
role.
It's
because
of
that
work
and
having
seen
the
difference
for
workers
in
Minneapolis
compared
to
Saint
Paul
that
I'm
here
to
speak
in
favor
of
Susan
Siegel's
reappointment
as
City
Attorney
1,
Smith
Segal
and
her
staff
had
successfully
defended
the
right
of
Minneapolis
to
have
workplace
ordinances
like
SiC
and
save
time.
A
Some
of
my
members,
employers
rolled
out
those
standards
to
all
of
their
employees,
regardless
of
location,
while
others
of
my
members
have
been
able
to
bargain
similar
policies
statewide
precisely
because
of
the
successful
defense
of
this
ordinance.
Also,
the
close
partnership
between
city
attorney
Siegel
and
the
civil
rights
Department
from
drafting
the
implementation
has
proven
a
sharp
contrast
to
st.
Paul,
where
the
were
intentionally
vague,
ordinance.
A
Language
from
that
city's
attorney,
combined
with
timid
guidance,
has
left
many
employers
confused
about
their
responsibilities
and
left
many
of
my
members
without
the
same
thick
coverage
as
other
workers,
while
in
Minneapolis
we've
been
able
to
rely
on
this
partnership
to
provide
unwavering
clarity
to
employers
about
their
responsibilities.
Finally,
the
ongoing
work
by
city
attorney
Siegel
to
defend
the
city's
right
to
enforce
workplace
ordinances,
based
on
where
the
work
is
performed
rather
than
a
corporate
office,
should
continue
without
interruption.
If
the
city
were
to
failed
to
prevail.
A
In
that
case,
it
would
create
perverse
incentives
for
businesses
to
relocate
or
turn
to
often
fly-by-night
service
contractors
based
outside
the
city.
I
believe
that
City
Attorney
Siegel
is
the
best
choice
to
continue
to
defend
the
city's
workplace
ordinances,
be
a
strong
partner
for
the
Civil
Rights
Department
and
a
craft
for
you,
the
strongest
policies
to
support
the
workers
of
this
city.
Thank
you.
Thank.
G
Thank
you
good
afternoon,
madam
chair
members
of
the
council,
Amir
Frye.
My
name
is
Anna
Odegard
and
I
am
the
legislative
advocate
with
the
Minnesota
asset
building
coalition,
we're
a
coalition
of
nonprofit
organizations,
primarily
direct
service
providers
working
with
low
income
Minnesotans
throughout
the
state.
G
When
the
asset
building
coalition
started
working
on
this
issue
in
2016,
we
started
by
looking
for
allies.
We
needed
to
identify
who
had
the
expertise
and
motivation
to
take
the
lead
role
in
analyzing
the
issue,
developing
proposals
and
advocating
for
change,
and
we
found
that
a
lie
with
the
city
of
Minneapolis
City,
Attorney,
Susan
Siegel
and
her
team
recognized
the
disparate
impact
of
fines
and
fees
had
and
had
already
begun,
identifying
possible
areas
for
reform.
G
Miss
hang
was
instrumental
in
providing
data,
legal
expertise
and
her
personal
feedback
from
her
perspective,
working
as
a
prosecutor
with
her
guidance
and
input,
we
developed
legislative
proposals
to
give
courts
discretion
to
reduce
or
waive
the
$75
state
surcharge
in
cases
of
financial
hardship
and
to
require
judges
to
consider
a
person's
ability
to
pay
before
sentencing
a
person
to
pay
a
fee
fine
or
surcharge.
We
also
developed
a
proposal
to
eliminate
driver's
license
suspensions
for
violations
that
don't
involve
dangerous
driving
when
the
bills
went
before
the
house.
G
Public
Safety
Committee
in
2017,
City,
Attorney
Siegel
was
there
to
testify
in
favor
of
the
bills
and
as
we
head
into
another
legislative
session,
I
know
she'll,
be
there
to
champion
them
again.
These
reforms
have
the
potential
to
make
a
real
difference
in
the
lives
of
thousands
of
people
in
Minneapolis
and,
in
fact,
thousands
of
people
across
the
state.
This
wouldn't
have
been
possible
without
the
City
Attorney's
passion
for
justice
and
willingness
to
lead.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
H
Thank
you,
madam
chair
mayor,
Frey
and
city
council
members,
for
taking
the
time
to
hear
me.
My
name
is
Cynthia
protec
executive,
director
of
restorative
justice,
community
action
and
a
North
Minneapolis
resident
I
started
volunteering
with
our
jca
in
1998
when
it
was
still
a
neighborhood
collaborative
program.
During
the
first
ten
years,
our
JCA
grew
and
developed
a
strong
relationship
with
the
City
Attorney's
Office,
addressing
nearly
450
cases,
adult
cases
a
year.
So
when
Miss
Siegel
was
appointed,
we
were
hopeful
that
she
would
embrace
the
community-based
initiatives
of
our
JTA.
H
Not
all
has
she
embraced
the
work
of
restorative
justice,
but
her
focus
on
diversion
has
greatly
expanded
opportunities
for
growth
in
this
work,
for
example,
by
hiring
a
dedicated
staff
person
to
diversion
the
City
Attorney's
Office
has
increased
our
organization's
ability
to
address
more
cases
and
have
greater
impact
in
our
community.
Today,
our
strong
partnership
with
the
City
Attorney's
Office
has
abled
us
to
improve
and
develop
opportunities
for
individuals
to
choose
diversion
when
interact
was
proposed.
Our
JCA
was
invited
to
help
shape
and
administer
the
program.
We
facilitate
these
passionate,
honest
and
respectful
conversations.
H
They
have
provided
opportunities
for
growth
and
understanding
both
for
individuals
and
the
Minneapolis
Police
Department.
In
order
to
continue
this
effective
and
valuable
work,
I
urge
you
to
reappoint
miss
Siegel.
She
is
a
proactive
leader
who
continues
to
find
alternatives
to
address
behaviors
for
a
long-term
change
under
her
direction.
The
City
Attorney's
Office
is
diversifying
the
criminal
justice
response
to
address
root,
causes
of
behavior,
increasing
positive
community
engagement
and
keeping
individuals
from
getting
more
deeply
involved
in
the
criminal
justice
system.
Thank
you.
B
I
Buzu
Nieman
mcquewick
we
envision
a
cause
like
WA
in
no
diem
hello,
everybody,
my
name
is
for
bears
woman,
also
known
as
Cassandra
Holmes
and
I
am
bear.
Clan
I
am
a
resident
at
little
earth
of
United
tribes
and
I
also
sit
on
the
little
earth
residents
association
board.
As
a
secretary
I
am
here
in
support
of
Susan.
I
We
need
this
relationship
with
the
city
attorney
and
Susan,
as
a
really
is
really
great,
with
doing
that
with
us
to
lose
this
relationship
with
set
little
earth
back
a
lot
of
years,
and
we
would
just
where
I'm
here
to
speak
for
the
Lehrer
board
and
support
of
Susan.
As
for
the
reappointment
was
City
Attorney.
We,
which
thank.
J
Thank
you,
madam
chair
mayor,
fraim,
members
of
the
council.
My
name
is
Sarah
Klein
I'm,
the
executive
director
of
domestic
abuse
project
and
I'm
here
to
speak
on
behalf
of
and
supporting
the
reappointment
of
Susan
Siegel
as
City
Attorney
over
the
last
three
years,
I've
had
the
privilege
of
working
very
closely
with
me
Siegel
on
a
number
of
projects
that
help
us
look
at
preventive
measures
to
domestic
violence.
J
There
are
nearly
or
over
18,000
911
calls
annually
in
the
city
of
Minneapolis
that
are
coded
as
domestic
assaults,
and
so,
when
you
think
about
the
pervasiveness
of
this
issue,
we
need
to
look
at
how
to
break
those
cycles
of
violence.
Dabbe
has
been
honored
to
work
very
closely
with
Susan's
office
on
a
number
of
projects,
one
of
them
being
the
hot
spots
project.
Again,
a
very
innovative
approach
of
sending
out
a
family
therapist
with
a
police
officer
to
respond
to
911
calls
that
did
not
result
in
a
police
report.
J
The
24-hour
hotline
and
gone
on
arrival
project.
Miss
Siegel
has
been
incredibly
collaborative,
open-minded,
always
two-way
communication.
In
terms
of
hearing
the
perspective
of
a
community
organization
that
is
on
the
ground,
working
with
clients,
day
in
and
day
out
and
she's,
really
looking
at
preventative
measures
versus
solely
prosecution,
we,
we
value
her
relationship
and
partnership
and
her
clever
raishin
and
openness
to
again
working
with
us
to
ensure
that
we're
breaking
the
cycles
of
violence.
So
thank
you.
B
K
You,
madam
chair
mayor,
Frey
members
of
the
council.
My
name
is
Carol
Arthur
and
for
27
years
I
was
the
executive
director
of
the
domestic
abuse
project.
So
it's
right
that
I
would
follow
Sarah
it's
from
that
perspective
of
27
years
of
experience
in
working
with
the
city
of
Minneapolis
and
City
Attorney's
that
I
come
to
you
to
support
Susan
Siegel's
reappointment
as
City
Attorney
during
those
27
years,
I
had
the
opportunity
to
work
with
four
different
City
Attorney's.
K
It
was
only
when
the
single
was
appointed
that
domestic
violence
became
a
focus
of
the
City
Attorney's
Office
part
of
their
business
plan
with
goals
and
outcomes.
I
want
to
share
with
you
some
of
those
outcomes
that
again
from
having
been
the
executive
director
of
death
I'm,
proud
of
because
we
were
partners
with
the
city
in
accomplishing
these
outcomes.
K
That
rate
is
at
69
to
70
percent
of
those
cases
and
that's
a
result
of
City
Attorney's
Office
working
with
the
police
department,
rather
than
blaming
them
that
we
couldn't
prosecute
these
cases
because
gosh
it
was
a
poor
police
report
and
we
didn't
have
the
evidence
they
work
with
the
police
department
to
make
sure
that
they
knew
what
the
elements
of
an
evidentiary
tool
in
a
police
report
would
be.
So
that's
one
example.
Another
one
is
the
gun
on
arrival.
K
It
used
to
be
that
well,
I
will
tell
you
that
in
2013,
25
gone
an
arrival
cases
which
we
believe
many
times
are
some
of
the
most
serious
ones.
These
are
repeat
abusers
that
are
savvy
enough
to
know
that
if
you
leave
before
the
police
get
there,
nothing's
gonna
happen
because
they're
not
gonna,
go
out
and
look
for
you
typically
so
again,
2013
25
cases
were
prosecuted
in
the
last
three
years
over
a
hundred
cases
were
prosecuted
I.
K
L
Good
afternoon,
madam
chair
members
of
the
council,
mayor
fried
my
name,
is
Jean
Massey
and
I'm.
The
executive
director
of
fair
vote,
Minnesota
I'm
pleased
to
speak
today
on
behalf
of
the
reappointment
of
City
Attorney
Susan
Siegel
Minneapolis
made
history
in
2009
when
the
Minnesota
Supreme
Court
ruled
unanimously
in
its
favor
and
has
since
become
a
national
leader
on
ranked
choice.
Voting
yesterday,
Santa
Fe
voters
went
to
the
polls
to
use
our
CV
for
the
first
time
like
this
past
November
in
Minneapolis.
L
It
was
a
resounding
success,
with
turnout,
surpassing
expectations,
a
large
percentage
of
voters
ranking
their
ballots
and
newly
elected
leaders
with
broad
majority
support,
Santa
Fe
model
its
system
on
Minneapolis,
which
has
said
which
has
set
the
gold
standard
for
how
our
CV
should
be
enacted
in
cities
and
states
across
the
country
from
the
Bay
Area
to
the
state
of
Maine.
Last
week,
I
was
proudly
on
tour
on
in
Ontario,
showcasing
the
Minneapolis
rcv
experience
with
Canadians
eager
to
replicate
our
success
in
their
country.
L
None
of
this
would
have
been
possible
without
the
leadership
and
conviction.
A
city
attorney
Susan
Siegel,
who
represented
Minneapolis
in
the
legal
challenge
against
the
constitutionality
of
our
CV
by
the
Minnesota
voters,
Alliance
back
in
2007,
with
implementation
of
our
CD
pending
in
2009,
the
City
Attorney's
Office,
led
by
the
newly
appointed
Susan
Siegel,
succeeded
in
obtaining
a
summary
judgment.
In
its
favorite
January
of
that
year,
susan
was
determined
to
obtain
a
final
ruling
in
the
courts
that
our
city
was
constitutional
before
Election
Day.
L
She
personally
wrote
the
petition
for
expedited
and
accelerated
review
to
the
Supreme
Court
the
court
granted
that
petition,
which
allowed
the
city
to
go
directly
to
the
Supreme
Court
and
bypassed
the
court
of
appeals.
She
then
led
and
drafted
much
of
the
brief
to
the
Supreme
Court
and
argued
the
case
in
court.
On
behalf
of
the
city,
the
court
issued
its
opinion
affirming
the
city's
our
city
system
was
constitutional
in
July
of
2009,
allowing
Minneapolis
to
implement
its
first
election
in
November
of
that
year.
L
Susan
worked
also
closely
with
the
city
election
staff
to
develop
the
procedures
for
implementing
rcv.
It's
due
to
her
leadership
that
Minneapolis
stands
at
the
forefront
of
this
movement
nationally
and
statewide.
It's
my
honor
to
Rhea
to
recommend
her
reappointment
to
the
City
Attorney's
Office.
Thank
you.
Thank.
B
M
M
After
all,
sex
is
a
protected
class,
but
I
doubt
anybody
would
join
a
movement
to
blow
up
the
criminal
justice
system
over
men
being
thrown
in
prison
more
than
one
so
I
just
asked
to
dig
into
the
statistics,
and
one
statistic
I
like
today
in
into
his
Minneapolis
victim
statements,
break
down
break
down
the
crime
rate
among
race,
gender,
national
origin,
take
robbery,
victims,
rape,
victims,
find
out
the
description
of
the
perp,
make
a
graph
and
present
it
to
us.
That
way.
We
can
know
where
the
weaknesses
are
and
we
can.
M
If
we
expose
the
problems,
we
can
fix
the
problems.
After
all,
I
want
safe
streets
for
everybody.
I
want
kids
to
walk
out
of
their
house,
walk
down
the
street,
go
to
the
store,
buy
whatever
they
want
and
go
home
without
getting
shot
dealt
drugs
too.
Anything
like
that,
but,
more
importantly,
I
want
justice
for
victims.
I
have
no
interest
in
excuses
for
perpetrators.
The
best
witness
from
last
week
was
a
representative
from
Little
earth.
M
She
mentioned
that
the
city
attorney
was,
would
tell
her
the
truth
about
the
problems
in
the
community
and
that's
what
they
wanted.
They
wanted
to
be
told
the
truth
so
that
they
could
fix
them
and
I
thought
that
was
the
strongest
testimony
of
all
I.
Having
said
that,
I
believe
the
city
attorney
is
competent
and
a
good
character,
and
that's
all
really
it
should
take.
Everything
else
is
just
political
garbage
all
right.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
B
N
Welcome.
Thank
you,
madam
chair
mayor
Frey
and
members
of
the
council.
My
name
is
Michelle
Garnett
Mackenzie
I
am
an
attorney
and
deputy
director
of
the
advocates
for
Human
Rights,
where
minneapolis-based
nonprofit
NGO
dedicated
to
engaging
volunteers
in
promoting
internationally
recognized
human
rights
standards
in
our
home
community
and
in
partnerships
around
the
globe.
We
are.
We
do
support
and
I
support
personally
Susan
Siegel's
reappointment
as
Minneapolis
City
Attorney.
N
The
mission
of
the
advocates
is
to
work
to
hold
government's
accountable
for
human
rights
abuses
and
violence
against
women,
ensure
asylum
seekers
have
a
fair
day
in
court,
prevent
human
trafficking
and
many
other
issues,
and
we
have
had
the
opportunity
to
work
for
more
than
five
years.
With
this,
the
attorney
to
end
human
trafficking,
miss
eagle
has
provided
extraordinary
leadership,
but
both
the
city
and
statewide
initiatives
she's
ensured
that
minneapolis
a--'s
expertise
and
practical
innovation
is
developed.
It's
sustained
it's
shared.
B
O
You,
my
god
handwriting,
is
atrocious.
It's
Julia,
McFaul,
perfect,
34:48,
16th,
Avenue
South.
Thank
you,
chair
and
members
of
council
for
the
opportunity
to
speak
briefly
on
the
reappointment
of
the
city
attorney
in
question.
I
just
had
a
couple
of
concerns
that
I'd
like
to
voice
for
your
consideration
and
which
you've
probably
already
heard
the
city
attorney.
O
First
came
to
my
attention
back
in
2012
with
what
many
and
the
occupy
homes
movement
at
that
time
felt
were
disturbingly
aggressive
riot
charges
against
some
of
the
protesters
who
were
engaging
in
non-violent
civil
disobedience,
and
we
had
been
there
to
protect
people
that
were
in
danger
of
imminent
eviction
who
were
longtime,
Honan
or
homeowners,
and
those
charges
were
just
very
surprising
and
concerning
to
me
and
others
at
the
time.
Although
I
was
not
personally
involved
in
those
cases.
O
A
few
years
ago,
I
just
have
to
say,
I
was
dismayed
by
what
what
I
would
characterize,
as
it
seemed
unfairly
biased
opposition
to
very
popular
charter
amendments
that
were
in
support
of
initiatives
that
people
in
the
city
were
trying
to
push,
and
that
was
the
raise
of
the
minimum
wage
in
Minneapolis.
And
this
proposed
individualized
insurance
for
police
officers
as
some
way
to
try
to
find
accountability
for
misconduct
in
the
force.
O
It
was
concern
enough
for
the
people
of
Minneapolis
that
a
number
of
us
who
formed
a
Progressive,
Caucus
I'm,
a
member
of
Twin
Cities
our
revolution.
We
voted
on
making
it
a
priority,
our
general
membership,
to
find
other
appointments
to
consider
other
appointments
to
the
office
of
City
Attorney.
So,
just
respectfully
I
would
ask
that
you
do
that.
We
came
out
in
droves
in
2017
to
the
caucuses
conventions
and
polling
stations
to
oppose
politics
that
the
city
attorney
Siegel
in
some
ways,
I
don't
understand,
seems
to
have
taken
on
in
the
last
decade.
O
B
P
You
well
good
afternoon,
chair
mayor
and
city
council
members.
I
am
the
program
manager
for
our
pathways
program
with
urban
ventures,
and
we
are
definitely
in
support
of
reappointing
of
Susan
Siegel.
It
was
because
of
her
heart
and
vision
and
dream
that
she
devised
a
alternative
to
young
men
between
the
ages
of
18
and
25,
who
are
caught
for
first-time
gun
carriers
without
a
permit.
P
We
are
working
with
those
young
men
in
such
a
real
and
holistic
way,
providing
our
alternative
to
a
30-day
jail
sentence
that
we
are
touching
their
lives
in
in
a
way
of
a
clinical,
social,
physical
and
spiritual
way
that
is
making
a
difference
in
their
lives
and
hopefully
in
the
roles
that
they
are
also
returning
to
their
families.
So
we
definitely
support
the
reappointment
of
citizen
and
she's
been
a
great
person
to
work
with
in
the
vision
of
this
program.
P
Q
Hello,
my
name
is
Alan
Morrison
and
I'm
here
to
oppose
the
reappointment
of
Suzanne
Siegel
in
2014.
I
was
a
victim
of
police
brutality.
Upon
found
a
complaint,
the
city
started
retaliating
against
me.
I
gave
you
a
handout
of
a
check.
My
vehicle
was
told
into
the
impound
line
and
it
was
robbed
of
over
4,000
dollars
worth
of
tools.
Also,
in
my
case
says,
the
city
knew
that
they
had
messed
up.
They
proceeded
to
charge
me
with
obstruction.
Obstruction
is
a
typical
offense.
Instead,
I
was
choked
unconscious
and
hauled
away
to
jail.
Q
The
city
in
my
two
cases
has
violated
rules
of
discovery,
data
requests.
In
my
federal
and
my
criminal
trial,
you
are
give
you
a
handout
to
show
what
the
what
the
policy
is.
So
at
this
point
you
know
also
with
the
parents
are
I
mean
the
men
of
the
city.
Also,
the
city
attorney's
office
also
discriminate
against
fathers
against
low-income
males,
especially
men
of
color.
So
when
somebody
is
a
domestic
about
abuse
allegations,
they
coach,
they
coasted
victim
on
what
to
say
and
sometimes
come
in
perjury.
Q
B
R
You
there
I,
am
really
honored
that
I'm
here
to
speak
on
behalf
of
Susan
Siegel's
reappointment
to
the
Minneapolis
City
Attorney's
Office,
I've,
known
Susan
for
25
years.
I
am
currently
the
civil
deputy
for
the
Hennepin
County
Attorney's,
Office
and
I
also
come
on
behalf
of
Mike
Freeman
in
his
support
of
the
Susan's
reappointment
I've
known
Susan
in
25
years,
and
most
of
our
work
has
revolved
around
policies
and
procedures
for
victims
of
crime,
specifically
domestic
violence
and
sexual
assault.
R
R
R
B
S
Sure
I
would
like
just
to
express
my
support
in
her
appointment
of
social
signal
as
I
say
that
turn
the
office
and
in
the
time
where
the
citizens
of
the
city
losing
trust
in
the
system
and
and
and
the
governance,
I
think
susan
has
exhibited
an
excellent
leadership
in
restoring
some
level
of
trust
in
hearts
and
the
minds
of
the
immigrants
ended
in
minneapolis.
I
have
personally
worked
with
her
many
cases.
S
I
she
was
all
accessible
and
she
reached
out
the
victims
and
people
to
talk
to
about
how
the
system
works
and
how
to
help
them
understand
what's
happening
to
their
lives.
Therefore,
I
cannot
speak
much
about
what
we
have
been
through
with
the
City
Attorney
office
here
in
Minneapolis,
and
if
we
do,
we
can
be
here
till
tomorrow,
but
in
short,
I
would
like
to
I
cannot
I
cannot
say
more.
S
You
know
that
immigrants
into
entities
in
specially
Minneapolis
are
now
in
a
very
precarious
position
and
having
worked
with
the
City
Attorney
office
and
the
leadership
the
Susan's
ago,
I
think
we
are
getting
there.
Of
course,
there's
always
shortcomings
because
the
institution's
are
run
by
humans,
but
we're
learning
and
we
support
the.
S
R
T
You,
madam
chair
and
members
of
the
committee
and
mayor
Frey,
for
allowing
me
to
come
and
testify
a
little
bit.
My
name
is
Beth
Holger,
Ambrose
I'm,
a
citizen
of
Minneapolis,
and
they
also
work
for
an
organization
called
the
link
which
is
basement
in
Minneapolis
North
Minneapolis.
We
are
a
youth
and
adult
led
nonprofit
that
provides
programming
in
three
aligning
areas
of
Juvenile,
Justice,
alternative
programs,
housing
and
services
for
youth
and
young
families
experiencing
homelessness
and
shelter,
housing
and
services
for
youth,
who
have
been
sex.
T
Trafficked
I'm
here
in
strong
support
of
the
reappointment
of
the
city
attorney
Susan
Segal
she's,
a
very
humble
leader,
dedicated
to
our
community.
What
I've
experienced
working
with
her
as
well
as
our
staff
and
youth,
is
that
she
works
tirelessly
on
so
many
large
issues,
but
always
make
it
has
the
time
to
listen
to
youth
and
or
victims
of
crime,
victims
of
sex
trafficking,
and
she
works
really
hard
to
help.
The
larger
systemic
issue
be
prevented
as
well
as
help
those
who
have
been
victimized
by
it.
T
She's,
an
incredible
partner,
she's,
very
ethical
in
support
of
our
community
and
some
of
our
most
vulnerable
populations
of
youth
and
so
I'm,
just
hoping
that
you'll
consider
her
reappointment
and
in
a
light
in
a
favorable
light
and
I
appreciate
the
opportunity
to
speak
today.
Thank
you
so
much.
Thank
you.
B
U
Miss
eagle
has
unfortunately
done
some
good
things.
She
has
the
power
and
the
budget
to
do
these
good
things,
as
anyone
would
in
her
position.
I
will
remind
everyone
that
Minneapolis
remains
the
most
racist
city
in
the
country
based
on
statistics
of
incarceration
and
joblessness
in
the
black
community,
as
well
as
poor
education
of
black
children.
Okay,
I
won't
belabor
what
other
people
have
said,
but
miss
Siegel's,
partial
payback
of
$250
for
a
ticket
worth
at
least
$10,000
I
find
very
troubling.
What
was
her
thinking
on
this?
U
Why
was
she
allowed
only
to
pay
$250
back?
What
an
ordinary
teacher
will
be
able
to
just
pay?
Just
part
of
a
fine
from
the
city
does
miss
Siegel
think
that
she
wasn't
totally
guilty.
That
is,
you
know
not
a
thousand
dollars
worth
there's
a
disturbing
double
standard
here,
and
this
is
the
justice
of
the
privileged
I'm
baffled
by
another
double
standard.
The
city
of
Minneapolis
has
rules,
of
course,
and
pages
and
pages
of
rules
about
proper
procedure.
U
These
rules
are
aimed
at
maintaining
transparency
and
a
level
playing
field
for
people
who
want
to
be
involved
in
their
government.
It
appears
more
and
more
that
council
members,
the
mayor
and
yes,
miss
Siegel
feel
that
these
rules
can
be
used
or
not
at
the
whim
of
the
conveners
knowledge
of
the
rules
pertaining
to
how
many
votes
it
takes
to
pass
something
on
to
another.
U
The
next
committee
in
the
process,
what
seems
to
be
a
minimum
minimum
requirement
of
committee
members
now
community
members
are
required
to
follow
many
rules
and
face
consequences
when
they
don't
because
of
the
power
held
by
people
in
high
positions,
they
should
be
held
to
a
higher
standard.
This
is
obviously
not
true
in
Minneapolis,
where
the
City
Council
just
order
themselves
at
$10,000
a
year
raised
without
any
public
input.
I
highly
recommend
that
mrs.
Segal
not
be
reappointed.
I
think
we
can
find
someone
much
better.
Thank
you.
B
V
A
few
years
ago,
I
was
charged
with
gross
misdemeanor
rioting
as
a
result
of
a
home
defense
action
where
people
peacefully
sat
down
and
linked
arms
to
prevent
an
unjust
eviction
with
the
group
occupy
homes
that
work
went
on
to
help
pass,
statewide
foreclosure
prevention
legislation
for
thousands
of
families
across
the
state
and
these
kind
of
repressive
charges
against
activists
put
our
democracy
at
risk
and
are
an
attack
on
movements
that
we
need
to
push
for.
That
would
who'd
want
to
see
in
our
state.
There's
no
question.
V
Miss
Siegel's
done
great
work
in
her
term
as
our
city
attorney
and
it's
not
to
diminish
any
of
that
work.
But
there
is
an
expectation
when
somebody's
receiving
the
kind
of
paycheck
with
public
dollars
that
she
is
that
they
perform
well,
and
there
are
plenty
of
women
and
people
of
color
and
great
attorneys
across
this
country.
That
would
be
drawn
to
our
city,
with
a
payment
of
that
sum.
So
I'm
sure
we
can
do
better.
V
It's
not
to
say
that
Siegel
is
a
terrible
attorney,
but
we
can
do
better,
and
that
was
the
that
was
the
vision
that
people
ran
on
in
2017
and
that's
the
vision
that
we
expect
our
councilmembers
to
put
forward
in
the
decisions
that
they
make.
This
is
one
of
the
first
big
decisions
our
council
is
going
to
make
and
I
hope
that
they
will
do
the
right
thing
on
this
another
another
concern
I
have
with
this
is
that
there
has
not
been
public
hearings
that
are
available
to
working
people
who
are
not
well
paid.
V
Professionals
that
can
come
here
during
the
day
and
testify
I
think
there
are
a
lot
of
people
who
feel
strongly
about
this.
That
would
like
to
have
an
opportunity
to
weigh
in
on
this
appointment.
I
think
I
think
it
is
worth
considering
a
public
hearing
in
the
evening
at
least
four
other
people
to
participate,
and
I
would
say
this
if
we,
if
we
are
going
to
move
forward
with
this
appointment,
there
are
a
lot
of.
There
are
a
lot
of
other
opportunities
for
good
progressive
work
to
be
done,
but
this
is
a
very
disturbing
sign.
V
As
one
of
the
first
major
decisions
of
our
first
council
and
I
hope,
two
years
from
now,
we
have
a
more
open
procedure
to
do
a
full
search
to
find
out
who's
best
qualified
for
this
position
and
who's
most
aligned
with
the
progressive
vision
that
we
need
to
close
our
worst
in
the
country,
equity
gap
ceremony
appleís.
Thank
you.
B
B
Okay,
with
that
I
will
now
close
the
public
hearing
that
completes
the
business
on
our
Enterprise
committee's
agenda
this
afternoon,
this
committee
will
be
submitting
its
report,
including
the
full
public
record
on
this
matter,
from
the
continued
hearing
to
the
full
City
Council
at
its
meeting,
this
Friday
March
9th
at
9:30
a.m.
thank
you,
everyone
who
came
out
today
to
participate
in
this
process
and
with
that
we
are
adjourned.
We're
gonna
take
a
few
minutes
here
to
read
change
over
some
seats
to
start
committee
of
the
whole.
Thank
you.