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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,
March
13th
I've
been
joined
by
council
members,
cano
Ellison
and
Cunningham,
which
is
a
quorum
of
the
committee.
The
first
action
will
take
today's
we'll
move
the
consent
agenda,
which
are
the
regular
business
and
gambling
licenses
business
license
operating
conditions,
amended
business
license
operating
conditions,
a
reinstatement
of
a
rental
dwelling
license
the
grant
applications
to
deed
for
Public,
Safety,
Career
Pathways
and
setting
the
public
hearing
for
the
27th
of
March.
B
Don't
want
to
don't
want
to
pull
this
item.
I
just
wanted
to
point
out
in
and
the
licenses
that
in
Ward
4
were
celebrating
Torey
ramen
coming
in
and
that's
really
exciting.
It's
coming
in
on
44th
and
Penn
they're
gonna
be
making
noodles
in-house,
while
also
it's
a
sell
throughout
the
city
as
well
as
to
serve
in
the
restaurant.
We
don't
have
a
lot
of
restaurants
in
the
area,
so
this
is
very,
very
exciting.
So
I
just
wanted
to
take
a
moment
to
say
yay
we're
excited.
A
Thank
you
for
your
comments,
councilmember
Cunningham
on
the
motion
to
approve
the
consent
agenda,
which
is
items
six
through
11
all
in
favor
signify
by
saying
aye.
Any
opposed
that
item
is
approved.
I
will
note
that
we've
added
we're
going
to
add
an
item
number
14,
which
is
ranking
of
census,
tracts
for
the
federal
opportunities
own,
which
will
be
the
last
item
on
our
agenda.
We'll
move
then
to
our
public
hearings,
starting
with
item
number
one,
which
is
a
license
for
fresh
time
liquor.
Ms
roberts
welcome.
Thank.
C
You,
madam
chair.
Yes,
this
public
hearing
is
for
a
new
off
sale.
Liquor
store,
it
is
the
applicant
is
Lake
Ventures
LLC
and
the
DBA
is
fresh
time
liquor.
It's
located
at
26:30,
30th,
Avenue
southeast
the
business
will
be
adjacent
to
the
premises.
That
is
the
fresh
thyme
farmers
market,
which
is
a
full-service
specialty,
retail,
focusing
on
fresh,
healthy,
organic
natural
offerings,
which
is
located
at
24th,
30th
Avenue
southeast.
It's
located
in
a
building,
that's
11
stories,
and
they
occupy
that
first
floor,
the
because
it's
a
new
application.
C
There's
a
public
hearing,
that's
required
public
hearing
notices
were
mailed
out
to
residents
and
property
owners
within
600
feet
of
the
business,
and
we
received
five
responses
for
in
favor.
One
oppose
that
opposition
stated
that
the
presence
of
a
liquor
store
would
have
a
potential
having
more
crime.
Police
licensing
did
their
review
and
it
meets
their
their
minimum
standards
and
license
LEED
licensed
inspector
Greg
Benning
did
his
evaluation
of
the
application
and
makes
a
recommendation
to
approve
the
sale
liquor
license
for
fresh
similar
are.
A
There
any
questions
for
staff
on
item
number
one,
seeing
none
we'll
open
the
public
hearing
on
item
number
one,
which
is
an
application
by
fresh
time,
liquor
for
a
new
off
sale,
licensed
establishments.
Is
there
anyone
here
to
speak
to
this
issue?
Is
there
anyone
here
from
fresh
time
liquor?
Do
you
want
to
come
up
and
tell
us
about
what
you're
doing
please
state
your
name
and
address
for
the
record?
My.
D
Name
is
Chad
Evensen.
My
address
is
actually
85032.
Kirkwood
Lane
and
Maple
Grove
Minnesota
I
am
the
store
director
of
the
fresh
thyme
at
Prospect
Park.
Here
we
just
took
occup
temporary
occupancy
this
past
Monday.
We're
extremely
excited
about
this.
Being
our
eighth
location
in
Minnesota,
the
neighborhood
has
been
unbelievable
again
healthy
food,
healthy
values.
The
facility
is
amazing.
It's
it's
gonna
really
be
a
centerpiece
of
the
neighborhood
and
we
look
forward
to
offering
all
the
individuals
there
really
some
great
food
at
great
prices.
Great
well.
D
D
E
A
C
You
better
chair,
I,
don't
know
to
is
a
application
for
a
new
rental
hall
license.
The
applicant
is
First
Avenue
commercial
building,
LLC
doing
business
as
Watson
block
the
location
is
106
third
Street
north
and
it's
located
on
the
second
floor.
If
this
license
is
granted,
the
hours
of
operation
will
be
Sunday
through
Thursday
8
a.m.
to
1
a.m.
and
Friday
and
Saturday
8
a.m.
to
2
a.m.
the
premises
is
located
at
the
corner
of
3rd
Street,
north
and
1st
Avenue
north,
and
it
will
occupy
the
second
floor
of
that
building.
C
There's
a
potential
occupancy
for
364
people
at
that
location.
What's
worth
noting,
is
this
a
rental
hall
will
be
operated
day
to
day
by
hi-top,
Hospitality
Group,
which
is
has
extensive
experience
in
the
city
that
operates
the
crooked
pint
green
mill
and
deckle
catering,
because
it's
a
new
rental
hall
there's
the
public
hearing
requirement.
65
notices
were
mailed
to
residents
and
property
owners
within
300
feet
of
the
premises.
We
did
not
receive
any
responses
to
that
public.
Hearing
notice,
Phil
Schlieffen,
licensed
inspector
prepared
this
application
and
makes
a
recommendation
to
approve
the
rental
hall.
A
Is
there
any
questions
from
Miss
Roberts
on
item
number
2,
seeing
none?
Thank
you
for
your
port,
we'll
open
up
the
public
hearing
and
item
number
two,
which
is
a
rental
license
at
the
Watson
block.
Is
there
anyone
here
to
speak
to
this
issue?
Anyone
here
from
the
establishment
caught
up,
tell
us
about
what
you're
gonna
do
and
please
state
your
name
and
address
for
the
record.
G
A
E
A
C
You,
madam
chair,
this
application
is
for
an
upgrade
of
entertainment
from
Class
E
to
Class,
C
1
and
a
permanent
expansion
of
premises
to
allow
for
a
sidewalk
cafe.
The
applicant
is
homies
brewing,
LLC,
d/b/a
clockworks
brewing
the
location
is
25
4th
Street
north
Minneapolis.
The
upgrade
that
would
be
allowed
with
c1
license
would
be
so
that
clockworks
could
offer
occasional,
small,
musical
ensembles
and
bands
of
no
more
than
4
to
5
musicians.
C
So
the
expansion
of
premises
would
allow
for
the
sidewalk
cafe.
That
would
have
a
it's
a
small
cafe
with
a
maximum
occupancy
of
20
seats
on
4th
Street,
because
this
is
an
expansion
and
an
upgrade
there's
a
public
hearing
required
and
the
public
hearing
notices
were
sent
to
116
residents
and
property
owners
within
450
feet
of
the
premises.
We
did
not
receive
responses.
C
A
You
for
your
report.
Are
there
any
questions,
seeing
none
we'll
open
the
public
hearing
on
item
number
3,
which
is
an
expansion
of
premise
for
clockworks
brewing?
Is
there
anyone
here
to
speak
to
this
issue?
Is
there
anyone
here
from
clockwork
spray?
You
know
the
routine
come
on
up.
Tell
us
what
you're
doing
hi.
H
I'm
Brett
Nichol
its
owner
and
head
brewer,
clockworks
86,
Arthur,
Minneapolis,
Minnesota,
55.4
and
yeah
we're
just
we're
putting
out
a
sidewalk
cafe
on
4th
Street
trying
to
make
a
little
nicer
out
there.
Maybe
some
other
businesses
over
there
and
we
want
to
upgrade
so
we
can
have
some
live
music.
Great.
A
A
C
You,
madam
chair,
this
application
is
for
a
new
on
sale,
liquor,
establishment
with
Sunday
sales
and
classy
license.
The
applicant
is
Compass
Group,
USA
Inc,
doing
business
as
elevate
food
haul.
It's
located
at
100,
Washington,
Avenue
south
floor
on
the
I'm,
sorry
100,
Washington
Avenue
south.
On
the
4th
floor.
It
has
a
seating
occupancy
for
a
hundred
and
eighty
people
with
no
outside
seating
and
the
hours
of
operation
are
6:45
a.m.
to
9:00
p.m.
the
business
hopes
to
use
this
license
for
private
events
primarily,
but
because
it's
a
new
application.
C
There's
a
public
hearing
required
public
hearing
notices
were
sent
out
to
us
property
owners
and
residents
within
450
feet
of
the
property,
and
we
received
zero
responses.
Police
licensing
did
their
review
and
Michelle
har
vet
lead
licensed
inspector
did
her
review
of
the
application
is
making
a
recommendation
to
approve
are.
A
There
any
questions
for
Miss
Roberts
on
item
number,
four,
seeing
none
we'll
open
the
public
hearing
on
item
number
four,
which
is
a
expansion
of
Elif
or
elevate
food
hall.
Is
there
anyone
here
to
speak
to
this
issue
who's
here
from
elevate
I,
know
someone's
here
because
they
signed
in
address
for
the
record
good.
A
A
C
Well,
you
warned
me
up
so
I'll
have
to
try
to
make
this
really
exciting
and
on
the
eve
of
almost
st.
Patrick's
Day,
we
have
one
final
public
hearing
for
a
new
on
sale,
liquor,
taproom,
Class,
B,
license
Sunday
sales
and
an
off
sale
mark
malt
liquor.
Growler
license
the
applicant
is
Finnegan's
brew
company
LLC
doing
business
as
Finnegan's
house.
The
proposed
licensed
premises
will
have
378
indoor
seating
and
200
person
occupancy
Ana
outdoor
private
patio
on
private
property.
C
C
C
C
Since
this
is
a
new
tap
house,
there
is
a
public
hearing
requirement
and
those
notices
were
mailed
out
to
256
residents
and
property
owners
within
450
feet
of
the
premises
we
received.
One
response
in
favor,
police
licensing
did
their
review
and
it
meets
minimum
standards
and
Sheila
Larsen
a
licensed
inspector
review.
The
application
is
making
a
recommendation
to
approve
the
license,
are.
A
J
J
The
first
is
to
clarify
something
in
the
inspectors
report,
and
that
is
finnegan's
does
operate
with
an
alternating
proprietorship
with
Badger
Hill
down
in
Shakopee,
so
they
brew
part
of
their
beer
down
a
better
hill,
but
Badger
Hill
will
not
be
brewing
anything
at
the
finnegans
location
downtown,
so
it
will
just
be
Finnegan's
beer,
brewed,
downtown
and
served
to
the
masses.
Hopefully.
J
The
second
comment
that
I
wanted
to
make
very
briefly
is
I,
wanted
to
personally
thank
both
the
first
Police
Precinct
and
business
licensing
staff,
because
I
think
they
really
went
above
and
beyond
the
call
of
duty
and
assisting
with
this
process.
So
I
wanted
to
you
know:
I,
do
this
a
lot
and
so
I
wanted
to
really
reach
out
and
say
thank
you
to
them.
Does
she
lie
to
everyone?
Well,
so
thank
you.
Thank.
K
You
brands
hello,
I'm,
Jackie,
Bergland
I'm,
the
founder
of
Finnegan's.
Our
new
Finnegan's
House
is
going
to
be
located
at
817,
South
Avenue.
It
is
on
the
Krause
Anderson
development
black,
which
we're
very
excited
to
be
a
part
of
in
the
finnegans
house.
It's
a
little
bit
of
a
willy
wonka
factory
in
there.
So
we
have
a
production
brewery,
a
tap
room
and
event
spaces
in
the
building
and
the
top
floor
will
be
a
social
business
incubator
to
help
grow
and
launch
social
businesses.
So
we're
excited
to
open
this
facility.
A
A
L
Thank
you
good
afternoon,
madam
chair
committee,
members
I'm
Emily
Stern,
with
CPA
business
development.
What
you
have
before
you
today
is
a
staff
recommends
me
a
staff
recommendation
to
approve
modifications
to
redevelopment
terms
with
United
properties,
for
construction
of
a
30-plus
story,
mixed-use
tower
at
33rd,
Street
south,
which
is
commonly
referred
to
as
the
Nicollet
Hotel
block.
This
project
is
expected
to
include
RBC
as
the
anchor
tenant
and
the
new
Four
Seasons
Hotel,
which
would
be
the
first
five-star
hotel
in
Minneapolis.
The
project
estimated
total
development
costs
is
330
million
dollars.
L
The
modifications
that
staff
are
proposing
relates
to
to
minimum
improvements
and
the
project
timeframe
that
were
included
in
the
2016
term
sheet
approved
by
City
Council
I
should
emphasize
that
there
is
no
public
subsidy
in
this
project.
It's
a
land
sale
to
United
properties
for
ten
point
four
million
dollars.
The
developer
is
intending
to
close
on
the
land
by
the
end
of
this
year
and
the
development
is
slated
to
open
in
2021.
L
By
way
of
background,
the
Nicollet
Hotel
block
is
a
nearly
two
acre
parcel
city-owned
located
at
the
corner
of
Hennepin
and
Washington
avenues.
The
city
issued
a
request
for
development
proposals
for
the
site
in
2014
in
2015,
the
city
awarded
exclusive
negotiating
rights
to
United
properties
in
2016,
the
City
Council
approved
redevelopment
terms
and
authorized
the
land
sale
for
UPS
Gateway
project,
a
mixed-use
tower
of
at
least
30
storeys,
with
a
hotel
residential
commercial
and
our
office
uses.
L
The
City
Council
later
authorized
an
option
agreement
with:
u
P
to
extend
its
development
rights
through
the
end
of
2017.
In
total,
at
U,
P
has
paid
$300,000
in
option
fees
to
the
city.
The
2016
turn
sheet
includes
a
set
of
original
minimum
improvements
for
the
project.
Subsequently,
a
consensus,
preliminary
design
team
made
up
of
city
staff
council
members
and
the
developers
team
came
up
with
a
set
of
additional
minimum
improvements
for
the
project.
These
are
described
fully
in
the
report.
L
Yupi
has
incorporated
all
of
the
original
and
additional
minimum
improvements
into
its
new
design,
with
the
exception
of
two
number
one
aspire
at
the
top
of
the
building
and
number
two
a
facade
that
includes
a
mullion
pattern,
reflecting
the
topography
of
the
Mississippi
River.
The
new
building
design,
in
contrast
to
the
previous
design,
has
an
architectural
significance
style
with
a
mainly
glass
facade
and
it's
instep,
rooftop
terraces,
that
no
longer
warrants
these
additional
aesthetic
enhancements.
The
spire
or
the
volume
pattern
facade.
L
As
I
mentioned,
the
new
building
design
includes
a
major
office
component
RBC,
a
hotel
component,
the
Four
Seasons,
as
well
as
residential
condominiums
and
ground-floor
retail.
The
hotel
would
have
approximately
275
rooms,
a
ground-floor
restaurant
bar
lounge,
fitness
center
pool
and
spa
meeting
rooms
an
event
space,
including
10,000
square
foot
conference
center
in
ballroom.
With
respect
to
the
office
component,
RBC
expects
to
occupy
about
350,000
square
feet
on
up
to
14
floors.
Yukie
continues
to
work
with
RBC
toward
finalizing
a
lease
agreement
on
or
before
March
19th
of
this
year.
L
The
city
will
execute
a
redevelopment
contract
with
u
P
by
March
31st
contingent
upon
the
developer,
providing
evidence
that
the
lease
with
RBC
has
been
executed.
The
project
also
includes
a
few
other
components:
500
underground,
a
540
underground
parking
stalls,
a
public
plaza,
a
Skyway
connection
to
the
library
in
reserved
space
for
a
potential
future
streetcar
line
and
station
on
the
site,
all
of
which
is
stipulated,
and
the
original
council
approved
term-sheet
and
described
more
fully
in
the
report.
L
The
updated
time
frame
for
for
performance
which
were
for
which
we
are
also
seeking
council
approval
today,
is
that
the
developer
will
have
a
deadline
to
submit
land
use
applications
to
the
city
by
August
31st
of
this
year,
although
Yuki
expects
to
submit
them
earlier
than
that
with
an
anticipated
closing
by
the
end
of
2018,
the
land
sale
payment
will
be
made
at
that
time
to
the
city.
There
is
also
an
option
for
the
an
alternate
closing
date,
which
would
require
an
additional
deposit
by
the
developer.
L
L
A
There
any
questions
for
miss
turn
seeing
none.
Thank
you
for
your
report.
Thank
you.
I'm
gonna,
move.
Approval
of
the
redevelopment
terms
just
make
a
couple
of
comments,
so
this
has
been
something
that's
been
on
my
plate.
For
19
years
it
took
approximately
six
years
to
clear
the
land
for
redevelopment.
A
After
an
agreement,
we
had
with
the
FTA
that
it
be
only
used
for
redevelopment
purposes
and
it
was
actually
congressman
Sabo,
which
tells
you
how
long
ago
it
was
who
had
to
work
with
us
and
past,
didn't
complete
the
work
and
passed
it
on
to
congressman
Allison,
who
needed
to
help
us
clear
the
land.
So
we
could
actually
do
a
redevelopment
agreement
on
this
site
seeking
the
first
redevelopment,
I
believe
mr.
A
Lutz
in
2011
or
12,
where
there
were
no
bidders,
and
we
sat
on
the
land
for
three
more
years
and
then
did
another
request
for
proposals
in
2014
which
has
brought
us
to
this
point.
So,
although
there
aren't
a
lot
of
questions,
it's
probably
because
for
some
of
us
there's
fatigue
and
others,
there
is
excitement.
A
Although
measured
given
everything
else,
that's
going
on
in
the
city
but
I
think
it's
great
that
we're
moving
forward
and
that
we're
able
to
have
a
very
large
economic
development
impact
here
with
a
lot
of
construction
jobs
as
well
as
a
lot
of
jobs.
Dhanraj
are
taking
300
and
RBC
day
and
taking
three
hundred
fifty
thousand
square
feet
is
like
building
another
Class
A
office
building
in
downtown.
So
that's
the
impact
of
it,
and
we
shouldn't
underestimate
that
impact
in
terms
of
construction
and
employee
in
the
city.
A
A
M
Good
afternoon,
I'm
sure
consume
members.
My
name
is
the
elbonian
on
the
beta
program
manager,
the
program
funds,
nonprofit
organizations
to
provide
consulting
services
to
Minneapolis
entrepreneurs
and
small
businesses.
In
this
context,
technical
assistance
services
provided
instance,
plan
writing
own
packaging,
navigating
regulations
and
licensing
those
state
leads
and
purchasing
marketing
and
others.
M
M
Once
a
year
we
launched
an
RFP
to
fund
feet
up
activities,
and
this
year
the
developer
funding
was
500,000
to
fund
for
business
categories,
dozen
feasibility,
new
business,
business
retention
and
business
expansions.
We
received
15
applications
for
a
total
of
nine
hundred
and
eighty
eight
thousand
and
we're
recommending
14
of
them
for
five
hundred
and
twelve
thousand
twelve
of
them
are
current
service
providers
and
fill
them
are
new
to
beat
up.
M
M
M
M
M
So
upon
approval
of
these
recommendations
will
have
to
any
one
service
providers
and
selecting
the
service
providers
is,
is
a
very
important
here
this
program
and
you
can
see
the
list
of
them
on
the
right
we
chosen
based
on
their
technical
capacity,
but
also
under
geographical
location,
cultural
competency
and
business
tools.
For
example,
you
know
Minneapolis,
we
have
neon
and
West
Broadway
business
association.
We
have
in
sewer,
reassigning
your
neighborhood.
We
have
Lake
Street
Council
with
cultural
competency.
For
example,
we
have
in
economic
development
centers
serving
Latinos
for
African
immigrants.
M
We
have
African
economic
empowerment,
center
Africa
economic
development
solutions,
we
have
BG,
we
serving
American
Indians
and
we
have
bunker
labs,
their
been
veteran
owned
businesses,
but
also
we
are
aware
of
those
businesses
that
are
expanding,
so
media
and
NDC
have
tools
for
those
businesses
that
are
ready
for
second
stage.
I
know
this
slide
is
really
hard
to
read,
but
I
want
to
show
you
one
sample
of
the
reports
we
asked.
Peter
is
an
outcome-based
program,
so
it
means
that
they
do
the
work
and
they
used
to
meet
these
type
of
reports.
M
Once
we
approve
it,
we
pay
them
and
I
want
to
share
three
of
those
reports
will
receive
out
of
the
434.
So
this
is
one
get
it
in
Norman,
yeah
police,
it's
a
childcare
center
and
they
were
doing
a
very
basic
childcare
center,
and
now
they
are
the
Timberwolves
official
nanny
when
they
play
in
Minnesota.
M
This
is
another
one
that
is
a
little
bit
more
popular,
salty
tart.
They
have
multiple
locations
and
they
receive
technical
assistance
to
expand
their
operations
to
for
manufacturing.
They
went
for
four
hundred
square
feet
to
two
to
four
four
thousand
square
feet.
They
also
received
two
percent
loan
from
business
development.
So,
finally,
we
have
our
open.
Flavors
I
chose
this
one,
because
this
shows
a
full
spectrum
of
technical
assistance
that
a
business
can
receive.
M
M
This
year
we
got
together
with
businesses,
city
staff
and
partners,
and
we
put
together
in
a
strategic
plan
for
2018
to
2021,
and
it's
meant
to
fulfill
some
gaps
that
we
identified,
and
these
are
the
five
goals
that
we
chose
in
this
draft
and
the
first
one
is
to
keep
continuing
using
beat
up
as
a
tool
for
economic
development
to
close
equity
gaps.
Second,
we
want
to
increase
the
number
of
businesses
that
we
are
serving
from
1%
to
3%.
There
are
44
thousand
businesses
in
Minneapolis
and
we
want
to
increase
the
capacity.
G
M
B
M
B
M
Mean
the
question
is
very
frequent:
we
have
a
lot
of
organizations
that
we
want
to
develop
and
we
have
limited
funding
and
we
will
like
I
would
like
to
give
100,000
to
each
of
them,
but
we
have
to
balance
between
those
three
variables
that
we
have
the
four
levels
that
I
mentioned,
which
is
the
technical
skills,
geographical
location
and
cultural
competency
and
the
type
of
businesses.
So
that's
a
way
for
us
to
balance.
Also,
there's
some
science
behind
us
how
many
hours
each
business
it
takes
to
launch
a
business.
B
Great,
thank
you
and
I
also
wanted
to
ask:
will
the
will
this
formula
change
because
I
looked
at
the
the
RFP
and
saw
the
different
things?
Will
that
change
at
all,
based
on
the
disparity
study
that
was
recently
done?
That
really
showed
that
there
were
some
pretty
significant
gaps,
particularly
with
black
business
owners,
and
so
I
just
wanted
to
know
if
that
was
going
to
influence
at
all
the
resources
moving
forward.
Mm-Hmm.
M
Yes,
there
are
those
have
many
variables
in
play.
One
of
them
is
the
entry
and
exit
rate.
So
right
now
we
have
a
deficit
in
Minnesota,
so
there
that
means
that
the
2.5%
of
businesses
are
leaving
the
1.8
re
entry,
so
we
have
to
invest
in
small
businesses.
New
businesses,
just
in
general,
deliverable
dimension,
is,
is
groups
that
are
have
less
ownership.
So
we
did
a
recent
study
and
actually
Latinos
are.
The
group
study
is
that
the
biggest
gap
you
know
in
business
ownership
is
a
10-point
one.
M
The
second
one
is
african-american,
which
is
five
point
one
and
the
third
one
is
African
immigrants
and
we
we
are
aware
of
that.
We
know
that
we
have
to
work
with
partners
and
we're
finding
ways
to
string
those
organizations
and
that's
reflected
in
the
way
we're
distributing
the
funding.
The
other
piece
that
we're
exploring
is
through
meet
the
Professional
Series,
how
we
can
create
solutions
that
are
lighter,
then
we
can
implement
quicker
and
that
actually
help
businesses
in
short
turn.
So
we
are
we're
in
13
mode
and
we're
fully
aware
of
that.
Thank
you.
N
N
Think
a
lot
of
that
may
be
due
to
your
hard
work
and
your
focus
here
and
as
well
as
your
colleagues
in
the
department
I
noticed
that
one
of
the
early
slides
said
we
set
aside
nearly
a
million
dollars
for
this
and
now
we're
awarding
something
like
you
know,
there's
the
total
five
hundred
thousand
roughly
so
are
we
going
to
go
out
for
another
round
later
for
the
remaining
funds,
or
do
we
have
some
other
ideas?
What
we're
gonna
do
with
that
mm-hmm.
M
N
A
I'll
note
as
it
pertains
to
demand
it's
the
same
organizations
asking
for
more
money:
it's
not
20
organizations
that
weren't
funded.
In
fact,
there
was
only
one
that
was
not
funded
and
they
were
partnered
with
someone
else
who's
doing
a
similar
kind
of
work,
so
I
think
there's
a
capacity
level
too,
but
yeah
I
absolutely
supports
funding
this
into
the
future.
A
I
think
it's
been
a
huge
success
story
for
small
businesses
in
the
city
and
that's
why
we
put
it
on
the
agenda
for
discussion,
so
everyone
could
see
that
we
do
extensive
small
business
work
and
that
we
have
really
highly
qualified
staff
who
focus
on
this
kind
of
work.
So
I'm
glad
you
appreciate
the
report.
Council
Meccano.
O
Thank
you,
madam
chair
I
have
a
couple
of
questions.
First
of
all,
thank
you
for
your
hard
work.
I
know
that
I've
been
able
to
work
with
you
and
your
division
in
the
past
and
you've
been
very
responsive
and
very
professional.
So
I
really
appreciate
that.
Can
you
go
back
a
little
bit
to
the
statement
you
made
earlier
regarding
the
I
think
it
was
the
amount,
the
percentage
of
racial
minorities
in
ownership,
business
ownership
mm.
M
M
O
M
So,
first
of
all
does
that
does
new
information
and
that
we
receive
in
now
that
we
are
aware,
that's
gonna
be
one
of
their
priorities
and
that's
the
part
of
what
is
listed
in
the
in
the
goals,
the
program
goals,
and
that's
what
you
mean
by
closing
equity
gaps
and
the
reason
we're
not
saying
this
specific
ethnic
group
is
because
that
changes.
So
where
is
the
biggest
need?
That's
where
we
want
to
focus
the
effort
and.
M
Some
of
these
short-term
solutions
they
were
put
in
is
to
build
capacity
in
the
service
providers
are
working
with
Latinos,
so
we
are
launching
the
beta
plus
training.
We
are
doing
one
that
is
for
for
optimizing
food
businesses
and
we're
doing
the
the
orientation
as
well.
So
that's
that's
part
of
it
and
we're
also
looking
for
other
options,
we're
very
open
to
you
address
that
gap.
So.
O
Thank
you
for
that
I'm,
looking
forward
to
hearing
more
specifics,
as
as
you
delve
into
the
numbers
and
your
getting
the
new
data
as
to
what
strategies
are
going
to
be
moving
forward
to
address
that
number
in
low
Latino
business
ownership.
My
second
question
was
around
you
know:
there's
there's
a
list
of
organizations
that
we
fund
through
this
program
to
help
different
communities
open
a
business,
expand
a
business
strengthen
their
business.
O
What
is
what
is
your
recommendation
to
me
as
as
I
hear
from
business
owners
who
are
seeking
support
from
those
organizations
who
are
expressing
concerns
that
that
those
organizations
are
not
serving
them,
that
they're
not
actually
helping
them
that
much
that
they
need?
They
need
to
come
to
me
actually
to
get
their
issue
resolved
because
whatever
whatever
issues
happening
on
the
ground
is
not
being
resolved,
I
mean.
Is
there
kind
of?
What
can
we
do
about
that
when.
M
M
So
we
we
hear
that
from
time
to
time
and
we
we
talk
with
the
entrepreneur
and
we
talk
with
the
organization
as
well
to
see
what's
going
on.
The
beauty
of
the
outcome
base
program
is
that
if
you
don't
do
the
work
you
don't
get
paid,
so
that
does
the
leverage
that
we
that
we
have
and
unfortunately
a
lot
of
the
leverage
we
have
it's
limited
to
to
that.
You
know
we
we
can
push,
we
can
get
together
and
we
can
put
strategies
together,
but
the
part
the
leverage
we
have
is
the
financial
one.
M
In
this
case,
and
and
we
want
encourage
organizations
to
do
to
provide
excellent
service
and
if
they
are
not
doing
it,
that's
reflected
on
the
allocations
as
well.
That's
not
part
of
the
presentation,
but
we
have
a
board
scorecard.
That
shows
the
performance
per
organization
and
those
that
are
lacking
or
those
that
in
question.
We
met
with
them
and
we
also
take
that
into
consideration
for
next.
The
next
one
Iran,
okay.
O
A
A
We'll
then
move
on
to
our
remaining
item,
which
is
item
number
14,
which
is
receiving
a
report
with
regard
to
the
ranking
of
the
census
tracts,
the
state
has
asked
for
within
the
federal
opportunities
owns,
and
this
is
not
an
option
to
change
the
rankings.
It's
to
get
the
information
so
that
we
can
take
an
action
and
get
it
approved
by
the
City
Council
I
do
want
to
note.
A
P
Afternoon,
council
members,
my
name
is
miles:
Mercer
I'm,
the
Business
Development
Group
at
si
ped.
Thank
you
for
taking
this
walk
on
item.
This
item
is
about
Opportunity
Zones,
which
is
a
new
federal
program
with
the
goal
of
spurring
investment
in
low
communities
around
the
country.
The
opportunity
opportunity
zone
program
was
established
by
the
tax
law
that
Congress
passed
late
last
year.
This
program
works
by
providing
a
federal
tax
incentive
to
investors
to
reinvest
their
unrealized
capital
gains
into
new
opportunity
funds.
P
P
The
state
of
Minnesota
has
established
a
process
to
receive
input
from
local
communities
on
which
census
tracts
should
be
included
in
the
program.
The
state's
initial
deadline
for
this
info
input
was
last
Thursday.
However,
yesterday
morning
the
state
received
an
extension
from
the
US
federal,
Treasury,
Department,
and
so
now
local
can
use
have
a
little
bit
more
time
to
submit
their
recommendations
to
the
state,
and
thus
we
have
a
little
more
time
to
for
City
Council
review
of
those
recommendations.
P
And
so
that's
why
we're
here
before
you
today,
the
state
has
asked
local
communities
to
rank
their
lowest
income
census,
tracts
into
three
equal
tiers,
1st,
2nd
and
3rd.
Note
that
the
city
has
60
of
these
lowest
income
census
tracts
that
meets
that
meet.
This
definition
further
note
that
the
state
of
Minnesota
in
total
had
can
designate
128
census,
tracts
out
of
509
eligible,
stable
census,
tracts
statewide,
and
that
includes
7
tracks
that
can
be
contiguous
to
those
low
income
census
tracts.
P
So
in
consultation
with
many
of
you
and
your
colleagues,
staff
are
recommending
the
ranking
of
census
tracts
as
depicted
in
this
map.
Number
ones,
are
the
highest
priority
census
tracts
the
criteria
that
saft
used
to
formulate.
This
map
include
supportive
land-use
policy,
for
example,
a
location
in
a
designated
great
streets
for
corridor
or
an
industrial
employment,
district
location
in
a
designated
promise
zone
or
Greek.
P
So
here's
the
map,
I,
think
you
all
have
seen
it
before.
There's
been
other
emails
about
about
the
process
and
about
the
map,
so
I
and
other
staff
are
happy
to
answer
any
questions
you
have
and
I
want
to
acknowledge
that
many
city
staff
have
contributed
to
this
work
in
particular,
Alison
Nessie
from
igr
Sean
Pierce
from
mayor's
office,
Andrea
Brennan
and
her
team
from
sea,
pet
housing
and
Andrew
doll
from
business
development
are.
B
Q
Adam,
chair
comes
the
mummer
Cunningham,
yes,
and
we
will,
since
this
is
going
to
go
from
a
recommendation
today
to
how,
where
you'll,
have
the
opportunity
of
my
understanding
the
opportunity
to
vote
on
it
and
make
changes.
That
is
my
understanding.
So
we
can
talk
more
about
that
between
today
and
next
Wednesday.
All.