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From YouTube: January 8, 2018 Mayor and City Council Inauguration
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A
A
Good
morning,
everyone
on
behalf
of
mayor
fry
and
on
behalf
of
the
members
of
the
Minneapolis
City
Council,
it's
my
distinct
pleasure
to
welcome
you
to
City
Hall
for
the
2018
inauguration
of
our
city
leaders.
At
this
time,
I
would
ask
everyone
to
please
silence
your
phones
and
other
noise
making
devices
our
proceedings
this
morning
will
begin
with
an
American,
Indian
blessing
ceremony
that
includes
both
prayer
and
song.
Please
welcome
to
the
podium
Doreen
day
and
her
grandson
for
the
opening
ceremony
ritual
cleansing
and
the
blessing
for
our
leaders.
B
B
Good
morning,
ladies
and
gentlemen,
relatives
to
my
left
is
my
grandson,
whose
government
name
is
ruben
Santos
McCully.
He
is
going
to
be
lighting
the
sage
to
purify
the
surroundings
in
a
circle
here,
as
we've
gathered
for
the
inauguration.
So
as
he
does
that,
if
you
are
able
to
take
some
of
that
smoke
in
this
is
a
blessing
of
the
space
and
preparation
for
the
ceremony.
B
Meegwetch
she's
our
gateway
Anishinabe,
an
Indian
Way,
my
granny
dog
get
your
money.
Do
you
say
money
do
miiniwaa,
but
debbie
mud,
Nutella
beak.
We
go
Commission
on
Calle
mr.
wickham,
a
quick
Ana,
wind
and
cigar
ich
Ihnen,
miiniwaa,
z,
Bingham,
our
King
Bemidji
one
you're
always
same
bake
it
in
and
bake
a
should
happen.
Rkj
money
do
I
wany
could
write
on
the
issue
money
to
a
gigantic,
but
they
what
would
be
my
dessert
or
tapenade
cacao?
Be
Kang.
B
B
This
was
a
blessing
for
our
land,
for
our
waters,
for
our
life,
for
the
for
the
people
and
as
Anishinabe
the
original
people
of
this
land.
We
thank
the
creator
each
day
for
the
life
that
we
have
been
given.
We're
thankful
that
we
are
able
to
help
one
another.
We
give
thanks
for
the
ability
to
live
to
continue
to
live.
So
my
prayer
is
that
offering
it
is
also
encouragement
to
the
leaders
who
are
going
to
be
seated
and
to
pray
for
them
and
their
families
and
their
lives
as
well.
B
This
song
says
to
get
up
wake
up
here,
that
the
birds
are
singing
about
this
beautiful
life
and
I
chose
this
song
to
sing
today,
because
we
are
in
that
place
in
time
in
our
lives
here
where
we
are
getting
up
where
we
are
waking
up
where
we
are
getting
up,
we
are
waking
up
and
as
a
collective
human
family,
we
are
looking
at
Mother
Earth.
We
are
looking
at
creation
and
hopefully
we
are
thankful
for
all
that
has
been
given
me
grudge.
E
Thank
you
for
that
beautiful
blessing
dream
well,
ladies
and
gentlemen,
I'm
here
to
call
to
order
the
meeting
for
the
inaugural
ceremony
for
the
City
Council
good
morning,
ladies
and
gentlemen,
families,
friends
and
distinguished
guests.
At
this
time,
it's
my
privilege
to
call
to
order
the
inaugural
ceremony
for
the
induction
of
the
city's
new
mayor
and
city
council.
I
will
call
upon
our
joint
color
guard
to
escort
the
party
to
the
platform.
E
E
G
G
I
G
E
Please
join
me
now
in
welcoming
Norman
boo
to
the
podium
for
traditional
Hmong
ceremonial
ceremonial
blessing,
to
seek
the
grace
of
the
spirits
of
the
four
corners
of
the
universe,
to
bless
the
mayor
and
the
City
Council
was
strong,
honest
and
just
leadership,
and
to
act
with
respect,
dignity
and
compassion
in
their
work.
On
behalf
of
the
people
of
Minneapolis.
J
E
Well
now,
I'll
just
take
a
moment
to
acknowledge
our
new
mayor,
mayor
FRA
and
our
new
city
council,
who
are
also
happy
to
be
welcoming
here.
I'd
also
just
like
to
take
a
moment
to
recognize
some
of
our
elected
officials
who
have
joined
us
here
today
and
I'll
begin
with
senator
Klobuchar.
If
you
could
please
stay
on
just
for
a
moment
when
we
call
your
name
senator
Klobuchar,
and
we
both
please
be
seated
sorry.
E
Representatives
Fuli
represent
representative
raymond
dean,
representative
Diane
Loffler,
representative
Elvin,
Omar,
representative
Frank,
Hornstein,
representative
paul
teason,
Karen,
representative
Karen,
Clark,
Senator,
Scott,
Dibble,
senator
Patricia,
Taurus
trade,
Senator,
Jeff,
Hayden,
senator
Bobby,
Joe
champion
our
Park
Board
member
Latricia,
betta
school
board,
members,
Kim
Ellison,
Carrie,
Jo,
Felder,
ehre,
Jourdain,
Nelson
Anna's,
an
Hennepin
County
Commissioners,
Peter,
McLaughlin,
Commissioner,
Mary,
Ann,
green
Commissioner,
Linda
Higgins,
and
from
the
board
of
estimation
and
Taxation
Carol,
Becker
and
David
wheeler,
and
if
I
forgotten.
Anyone
please
take
a
moment
to
stand
and
I
apologize.
E
So
I'd
also
like
to
offer
a
special
thank
you
to
all
the
families
and
guests
and
to
the
community
members
who
have
taken
time
out
of
their
busy
schedules
and
lives
to
celebrate
the
inauguration
of
mayor
Brian,
the
City
Council
here
today.
My
name
is
Sarah
Walker
and
I'm
honored
and
humbled
to
be
here
to
help
welcome
our
new
mayor
and
new
city
council
to
this
important
moment
in
the
life
of
the
city
of
Minneapolis.
This
is
a
new
beginning.
E
For
too
many
in
our
city,
there
is
a
sense
that
we
may
be
living
in
a
time
of
darkness,
a
time
of
political
turmoil,
a
time
of
racial
divisiveness
in
which
our
communities
of
color
have
lost
trust
in
our
police
and
our
other
institutions.
A
time
of
economic
uncertainty
in
which
too
many
cannot
earn
livable
wages
or
find
affordable
housing
a
time
when
our
immigrant
communities
feel
unsafe
and
uncertain
of
their
futures.
E
A
time
when
women
who
felt
objectified
and
discounted
a
time
in
which
these
political
divides
racial
divides,
economic,
gender,
divides,
threatened
to
tear
us
apart,
but
to
quote
John
F
Kennedy
jr..
We
are
not
here
to
curse
the
darkness,
but
to
light
the
candle
that
can
guide
us
through
that
darkness
to
a
sane
and
safe
future.
We
find
ourselves
now
at
a
critical
juncture
in
the
history
of
our
city,
a
moment
in
which
we
must
put
the
darkness
behind
us
and
light
a
candle
that
will
help
us
find
our
way
forward.
E
As
a
woman
who
immigrated
from
this
to
this
country
from
Zambia
with
her
parents
as
a
young
girl
and
who
spent
her
life
fighting
like
many
of
you
against
inequities,
I
am
certain
that
mayor
Frey
and
this
City
Council
are
exactly
the
leaders
we
need.
In
this
moment.
Leaders
who
can
illuminate
the
candle
and
help
us
see
one
another
in
a
new
light
who
can
help
us
build
new
partnerships
and
together
can
bring
forward
real
and
lasting
solutions
to
these
challenges
and
with
the
election
of
Mayor
Carter
across
the
river
in
st.
E
E
Who
will
do
much
more
than
curse
the
darkness,
who
will
together
lead
us
into
the
light
of
a
new
era,
and
with
this
new
light,
though,
we
must
take
care,
we
must
take
care
not
to
be
blinded
into
believing
the
path
ahead
will
be
easy.
We
must
be
mindful
that
we
will
inevitably
stumble
mistakes
will
be
made,
but
that
is
part
of
working
together
and
building
partnerships.
We
must
not
let
our
candles
go
out
now.
We
must
not
return
to
divisive
darkness.
E
E
Light
a
candle
to
find
ways
to
unify
all
of
us
to
bridge
our
political
divides,
our
racial
divides,
our
economic
divides
and
our
gender
divides
light
a
candle
that
will
help
us
create
strong
and
vibrant
communities
and
light
a
candle
to
lead
us
to
that
safe,
sane,
prosperous
and
just
future
for
every
resident
of
the
city
of
Minneapolis.
Thank
you.
C
The
Prophet
Muhammad
peace
be
upon
him
1,400
years
before
it
became
the
in
thing
to
say,
said,
say
you
don't
come
had
him
or
her.
The
leaders
of
a
people
are
their
servants.
I
congratulate
all
of
you
for
stepping
forward
for
this
service
and
I
remind
you
of
the
trust
that
you
have
chosen
to
take
upon
yourselves
that
this
people
of
Minneapolis
have
rendered
upon.
C
C
The
city
also
is
plagued
by
systemic
injustice
and
the
people
of
this
city.
Look
upon
you
to
reverse
those
and
to
bring
justice.
Let's
take
a
minute
to
make
a
prayer.
Dear
God,
you
have
created
us
and
you
have
endowed
us
with
this
beautiful
city,
and
you
have
seen
fit
to
elect
and
appoint
to
office.
C
These
wonderful
people
behind
me.
We
ask
you
to
guide
them
and
provide
them
with
your
wisdom.
We
ask
you
to
put
compassion
in
their
hearts
for
all
of
the
people
of
the
city
God.
We
ask
you
to
give
them
the
strength
and
the
courage
to
reverse
the
decades
and
centuries
of
injustice
that
they
will
encounter
God.
We
ask
you
to
give
them
the
wisdom
to
build
upon
the
successes
of
the
past.
C
A
This
morning,
amid
the
pageantry
in
the
ceremony
of
these
inaugural
proceedings,
the
elected
leaders
of
the
city
will
subscribe
their
oaths
of
office.
The
oath
is
more
than
a
formality.
It
represents
all
that
is
necessary
for
the
foundation
of
a
government
of
law,
a
government
of
By
and
For
the
People.
The
oath
is
a
solemn
vow,
a
promise
it
binds
these
officials
to
the
people
of
the
city.
A
Today,
as
they
embark
on
a
new
four-year
term,
we
require
our
chosen
leaders
to
make
that
same
pledge
to
us
that
they
will
uphold
the
law
that,
in
so
doing,
they
themselves
will
observe
and
obey
the
law
which
empowers
them
to
act
in
our
behalf
and
which
requires
them
to
act
at
all
times.
In
good
faith
and
in
accordance
with
the
limits
of
power
we
have
invested
in
them.
At
this
time.
I'll
ask
all
members
of
the
City
Council
to
please
raise
your
right
hand
to
each
of
you.
A
Having
been
elected
to
represent
the
various
Ward's
of
this
city,
now
solemnly
swear
that
you
will
support
the
Constitution
of
the
United
States
of
America,
the
Constitution
and
laws
of
the
state
of
Minnesota,
the
Charter
and
ordinances
of
the
city
of
Minneapolis,
and
that
you
will
to
the
best
of
your
abilities
discharge.
The
duties
provided
for
you
as
members
of
the
City
Council
throughout
the
terms
of
service
to
which
you
have
been
elected,
so
help
you
God.
A
A
To
each
of
you,
having
been
elected
at-large
as
members
of
the
Minneapolis
board
of
estimate
and
Taxation,
now
solemnly
swear
that
you
will
support
the
Constitution
of
the
United
States
of
America,
the
Constitution
and
laws
of
the
state
of
Minnesota
and
the
Charter
and
ordinances
of
the
city
of
Minneapolis,
and
that
you
will
to
the
best
of
your
abilities
discharge.
The
duties
provided
for
you
as
members
of
the
board
of
estimate
and
Taxation
throughout
the
terms
to
which
you
have
been
elected
so
help
you
God.
L
L
Aha,
the
commode,
aha
Marco
Bahama
Hema
Volvo
comedic
Morioka
Mahima
lah,
o
en
da
s,
KU
Harun
al-rashid,
honour,
Allah,
don
t,
you
just
wrote
a
Akana:
can
a
person
can
a
Helena
seguir,
Chicana
Kahala
dhaka,
Ndola
de
la
sha
ka
na
na
kotoba?
Do
jihad
jihad
enemy
defender,
al
kaba,
innovation
award
s,
I
am
Hema
mm
OH
hi.
In
LA
on
Dhaka
elected
officials,
community
know
al
can
jog
no
Hawaiian
in
a
no
you
celebrate
grey,
no
ánotá
need
no
odor.
L
The
Somali
community
to
work
with
their
elected
officials.
Here
is
the
reason
why
it's
important
by
doing
that
they
will.
They
will
build
a
better
education
system,
find
good-paying
jobs,
low,
rent
houses,
clean
and
bigger
houses,
actually
save
neighborhoods
great
outdoor
spaces
programs
that
work
for
the
community.
L
The
reason
why
it's
important
to
also
work
with
all
local
and
state
and
federal
agencies,
government
agencies,
elected
officials,
is
very
important
for
many
reasons
as
well.
It
will
give
the
community
more
unifying
voice,
a
strong
civic
engagement,
better
understanding
on
of
how
the
system
works
now.
The
reason
why
we're
here
today
is
because
of
our
elected
officials
who
sit
in
behind
me
check
affray
being
one
of
them
and
that's
the
reason
why
we're
here
to
congratulate
jacob
frye
and
his
team
Jacob
is
a
young
man
who
love
and
respect
the
Somali
community.
L
L
L
L
A
Raise
your
right
hand,
do
you
jacob
frye,
having
been
elected
mayor
of
and
for
the
city
of
minneapolis,
now
hereby
solemnly
swear
that
you
will
support
the
Constitution
of
the
United
States
of
America,
the
Constitution
and
laws
of
the
state
of
Minnesota
and
the
Charter
and
ordinances
of
the
city
of
Minneapolis,
and
that
you
will
to
the
very
best
of
your
ability
discharge.
The
duties
provided
for
you
as
mayor
throughout
the
term
to
which
you
have
been
elected
so
help
you
God
I.
Do
congratulations,
mayor,
frog,.
M
N
N
N
N
N
N
So
today,
today,
we
come
together
to
collectively
recognize
that
the
time
for
talk
alone
is
over
and
progress
cannot
be
achieved
without
a
clear
action
oriented
approach
in
Minneapolis.
We
can
achieve
remarkable
things
when
we
are
justice,
oriented
and
United,
take
James
cross,
who
helped
establish
natives
against
heroin
to
improve
the
lives
of
people
in
little
earth
and
across
the
state
he's
on
the
front
lines.
Combating
the
opioid
epidemic
by
engaging
the
community
directly
and
I'll.
Tell
you
what
he
is:
saving
lives.
N
Take
the
North
Loop
neighborhood
Association,
they
embrace
change
when
they
worked
hand-in-hand
with
beacon,
interfaith
housing,
collaborative
to
build,
affordable
housing
for
people
with
a
felony
record.
They
responded
to
a
moral
question
with
the
right
policy.
They
didn't
simply
allow
new
residents
in
their
neighborhoods.
They
welcomed
them
with
open
arms,
and
they
said
yes
in
our
backyard.
That
is
the
spirit
of
Minneapolis.
N
N
That's
what
today
is
about
coming
together,
uniting
around
a
shared
vision
and
charting
a
course
that
quite
simply
improves
people's
lives
and
if
we
work
together,
Minneapolis
can
be
a
city
where
every
ward,
every
neighborhood
is
defined
by
opportunity.
Our
history
is
marked
by
moments,
proving
that
this
is
achievable
from
harnessing
the
industrial
might
of
the
Mississippi
River
to
emerging,
as
the
Midwest
top
incubator
for
new
businesses
to
our
Somali
communities.
N
Newly
formed
Opportunity
Center
in
Cedar,
Riverside
Minneapolis,
has
seized
opportunity,
embraced
change
and
pushed
for
progress
every
step
of
the
way,
and
it
is
that
reputation
that
has
made
our
city
stand
out
as
an
international
hub
for
new
Americans
and
refugees
as
a
safe
haven
for
the
LGBT
community
and
a
home
for
innovative
businesses.
It's
that
reputation
that
has
made
our
city
and
region
home
to
17
fortune
500
companies,
but
we
know
that
it's
been
too
long
since
the
last
fortune,
500
established
its
headquarters
in
Minneapolis
and
there's
a
clear
reason
for
that.
N
N
Now
we
talk
about
access,
but
we
know
that
as
a
region,
we
are
excluding
professionals
of
color
and
failing
to
utilize
minority-owned
businesses.
So,
yes,
we
must
confront
today's
challenges
head-on
and
our
challenges
are
real.
The
very
first
challenge
we
are
addressing
head-on
is
expanding
access
to
affordable
housing
throughout
our
city.
N
We've
lost
10,000
units
of
affordable
housing
in
just
the
last
10
years,
and
our
city
stands
on
a
history
of
intentional
segregation.
We
have
maps
in
City
Hall,
identifying
north
Minneapolis
as
a
slum
occupied
by
our
black
and
Jewish
communities.
It's
that
kind
of
intentional
segregation
that
divides
communities
and
ideas.
N
So
I
campaigned
on
the
premise
that
a
strong
commitment
to
racial
justice
includes
a
strong
commitment
to
investing
in
affordable
housing,
and
we
promised
that
affordable
housing
would
not
be
limited
to
areas
that
already
have
high
concentrations
of
it.
Affordable
housing
should
be
in
every
neighborhood,
because
everyone
has
the
right
to
live
in
a
great
city.
N
And
in
our
great
city
we
don't
push
certain
communities
aside,
we
welcome
them
in.
So
how
can
we
begin
to
make
things
right?
Well,
first,
we
know
it
is
cheaper
to
preserve
an
existing
unit
than
it
is
to
make
a
new
one.
So
we
need
to
retain
and
preserve
the
affordable
housing
that
exists.
Second,
we
need
to
produce
new,
affordable
housing
and,
as
we
create
new
housing,
it
can't
only
be
at
fifty
and
sixty
percent
of
area
median
income.
We
need
deeply
affordable
housing
at
thirty
percent
of
area,
median
income.
N
To
many
of
our
neighborhood
neighbors
are
experiencing
homelessness
because
a
lack
of
deeply
affordable
housing
there
are
people
who
don't
have
an
opportunity
to
go
home
at
night,
shut
the
door
on
the
world
and
rejuvenate
for
the
next
day.
With
the
comfort
in
one
simple
phrase:
I
am
safe
in
my
home,
all
we
need
is
the
political
will
right
now.
A
huge
percentage
of
our
homeless
population
is
working,
they
are
working,
but
they
can't
make
up
that
gap
between
the
cost
of
our
deepest
affordable
housing
in
the
city
and
the
cost
of
a
shelter.
N
Not
only
is
this
humane
and
inequitable,
it's
also
a
bad
financial
decision.
It
cost
three
times
as
much
to
keep
a
person
homeless
on
the
streets.
Cycling
through
hospital
stays,
shelter,
sometimes
jail,
then
it
does
just
to
give
them
a
home.
Enough
is
enough:
let's
make
the
commitment
if
you
believe
that
everyone
deserves
the
safety
and
the
security
of
a
home.
That
I
want
you
to
speak
up
with
me.
Housing
is
a
right.
Housing
is
a
right
in
the
richest
nation
of
the
world
has
ever
seen
in
a
city
where
cranes
fill
our
skyline.
N
N
We
also
know
that
unscrupulous
landlords
will
increase
when
spreads
while
putting
people's
health
and
safety
at
risk.
We
know
that
immigrants
and
refugees
are
disproportionately
impacted,
especially
those
that
are
not
documented
I'm
here,
to
tell
you
that
our
collective
human
throwing
driving
depends
on
our
immigrant
population,
just
as
it
always
has
I'm
here
to
tell
you
that
we
must
stand
up
for
tenants
in
our
city.
N
So
I
mentioned
just
a
moment
ago
that
our
Jewish
community
was
intentionally
segregated.
That
was
just
one
chapter
in
a
long
history
that
led
to
the
infamous
declaration
that
Minneapolis
was
the
capital
of
anti-semitism
in
the
United
States
and
today.
I
am
proud
that
a
Jewish
man
is
delivering
this
speech.
As
your
mayor.
N
It's
not
long
ago,
I
would
have
been
redlined
out
and
in
denied
employment
in
many
places,
more
recently,
police
raids
of
gay
bars
and
arrests
for
the
sake
of
outing
people
in
adult
bookstores
or
commonplace.
And
then
six
years
ago,
Minneapolis
was
at
the
center
of
a
successful
drive
to
make
marriage
equality,
state
law.
N
And
I
tell
you
this
not
to
celebrate
how
far
we've
come,
but
to
show
you
that
when
we
chart
a
shared
path
forward,
we
can
achieve
great
things.
We
have
high
goals
for
improving
community
police
relations
as
well.
Events
of
the
last
several
years
have
tested
our
city
in
ways
that
are
new
to
some
neighborhoods,
but
are
all
too
familiar
to
others.
N
Strained
relations
between
law
enforcement
officials
and
the
communities
they
serve,
especially
communities
of
color,
have
exact
today
toll
on
the
very
soul
of
our
city
of
our
region
and
this
nation
and
as
a
former
civil
rights
attorney.
I
know
that
allowing
a
system
of
racial
injustice
to
remain
in
place
damages
our
shared
sense
of
humanity,
the
instinct
to
do
right
by
one
another
suffers.
The
trust
that
holds
our
neighborhoods
together
is
eroded,
and
it's
not
just
the
victim
or
the
individual
who
pays
for
it.
The
entire
Minneapolis
plays.
N
N
Generations
of
families
throughout
our
city's
history
know
this
pain
as
your
mayor.
I
will
make
damn
sure
that
I
do
everything
in
my
power
to
help
heal
that
pain,
strengthen
police,
community
relations,
not
just
through
conversations,
but
by
working
with
you,
our
law
enforcement
agencies,
the
City
Council
to
enact
policies
that
protect
and
serve
the
people
of
our
city.
N
And
yes,
accountability
must
be
a
priority:
accountability
to
the
standards
of
the
Minneapolis
Police
Department,
the
office
of
mayor,
the
City
Council,
most
importantly,
accountability
to
the
community.
It
is
that
count
ability
that
comes
in
the
form
of
shifting
the
culture
of
policing,
specifically
use
of
force
should
be
reformed
so
that
reasonable
alternatives
are
used
prior
to
resorting
to
deadly
force.
N
And
while
we
have
body
camera
policy,
we
know
that
technology
is
of
no
use
to
anyone
unless
it's
turned
on
and
presently
far
too
often
those
cameras
are
not
turned
on.
So
we
should
expect
that
an
officers
body
camera
is
activated
early
when
responding
to
a
call
and
in
cases
when
we
find
a
lack
of
evidence,
it
should
not
be
to
an
officers,
failure
to
activate
their
body
camera.
N
N
N
And
so
we
need
to
set
the
stage
for
community
policing
by
strengthening
our
communities
and
we
can
strengthen
our
communities
by
making
sure
all
neighborhoods
are
sharing
in
the
benefits
of
our
growing
economy.
You
know,
I,
don't
care
what
President
says
in
Minneapolis.
We
know
that
black
Brown
and
indigenous
people
and
our
new
American
community
makes
us
stronger,
smarter
and
more
globally
competitive.
N
And
while
our
city
sits
at
3%
unemployment,
we
know
that
the
number
of
unemployed
and
underemployed
people
of
color
continues
to
grow.
We
stand
on
stolen
land
in
a
city
and
a
state
with
a
long
history
of
attacking
and
excluding
indigenous
and
black
communities.
Yet
all
too
often
economic
inclusion
and
diversity
are
treated
as
buzzwords
and
policies
fall
short
of
measurable
progress.
Too
many
neighborhoods
have
been
cut
off
from
the
city's
prosperity
and
relegated
to
the
margins
for
generations.
N
N
They
are
have
been
and
will
increasingly
be
our
Minneapolis,
it's
time
that
we
embrace
this
reality
fully
too
much
too
much
of
our
community
experiences
underemployment.
Even
while
we
have
over
50,000
job
openings
an
air
market.
Not
only
does
this
mean
we
have
over
50,000
jobs
and
openings
in
our
market,
but
not
only
does
this
mean
that
our
families
are
not
living
their
greatest
realities.
This
also
means
that
by
2040
we
have
left
31
billion
dollars
on
the
table
in
Minneapolis
st.
Paul.
N
If
we
do
not
fully
embrace
our
entire
job
population,
31
billion
dollars
of
lost
opportunity
in
our
amazing
market,
due
to
gaps
between
people
of
color
and
white
people,
that
any
smart
businessperson
would
agree
that
this
would
be
an
unacceptable
loss.
We
want
and
need
every
dollar
to
invest
in
our
education
system,
infrastructure
and
businesses,
so
that
our
city
is
living
up
to
its
full
potential
as
an
innovative
platform
of
prosperity
for
all.
N
That
is
what
it
takes
to
make
sure
our
Minneapolis
is
globally
competitive
and
that
every
segment
of
our
community
experiences
the
fullness
of
the
prosperity
that
has
been
realized
by
so
many.
This,
too
requires
political
will.
I
am
committed
to
ensuring
that
the
success
of
Northeast
in
downtown
reaches
every
corner
of
our
Minneapolis,
and
you
can
expect
that
when
business
leaders
approach
the
city,
they
will
be
met
with
a
team
of
city
employees
that
will
partner
to
move
their
businesses
from
a
concept
to
shovel.
But
we
won't
stop
there.
N
Are
we
going
to
grow?
You
bet
we
are
and
we
will
grow
in
a
way.
The
champions
communities
traditionally
left
behind
our
business
community
knows
that
import
the
importance
of
growth
through
inclusion.
We
see
this
through
our
mini
our
Minneapolis
from
the
investments
along
the
Plymouth
corridor,
north
Minneapolis,
to
amazing
transformation
along
Lake
Street
in
Chicago
Avenue
partnerships
between
our
regional
and
ethnic
ethnic
chambers
of
commerce.
This
is
what
it
takes.
Our
Minneapolis
knows.
We
must
be
united
in
action
when
we
succeed,
we
celebrate
together
and
at
every
step
of
the
way
we
innovate
now.
N
I'll
also
say:
Minneapolis
does
not
operate
in
a
vacuum.
We
operate
in
a
regional
economy
that
drives
the
success
of
the
entire
state.
We
will
collaborate
with
the
neighboring
jurisdictions
from
Hennepin
to
Ramsey,
from
Bloomington
Edina
and
up
to
Brooklyn
Center
in
Brooklyn
Park
from
Minneapolis
to
st.
Paul.
We
are
the
Twin
Cities
and
I
am
really
proud
that
mayor
Carter
has
joined
us
today.
N
And
speaking
of
mayor
Carter,
you
may
not
know
this,
but
today
is
his
birthday
now.
He
recently
told
me
that
he's
never
done
anything
on
his
birthday,
literally
nothing
but
he's
sitting
right
here
in
the
second
row:
that's
a
testament
to
United
twin
cities.
I
think
the
fact
that
he's
here
deserves
a
little
bit
of
a
celebration
I
think
we
should
all
sing
him
a
little
happy
birthday
song.
N
I
N
Had
to
embarrass
you
a
little
bit
there,
mr.
mayor,
so
as
you
heard
when
we
sing
we
sing
together
when
we
succeed,
we
succeed
together
and
when
things
get
tough,
you
know
what
we
do.
We
stay
at
the
table.
We
are
in
this
together,
Minneapolis,
and
so
just
weeks
from
today,
the
eyes
of
the
world
will
turn
to
Minneapolis
to
be
entertained
for
a
few
short
hours
during
the
Superbowl.
N
What
they
will
see
is
a
city
United
United
around
the
values
of
opportunity,
inclusion
and
justice,
a
city
pushing
to
create
a
direct
correlation
between
hard
work
and
success
and
a
city
of
the
future
that
is
emblematic
of
everything
that
our
country
can
become.
We
can
be
that
city
and
together
we
are
going
to
make
it
happen.
N
N
Council
members
who
are
just
starting
out
are
new
and
innovative
and
are
coming
with
a
fresh
set
of
ideas.
I
can't
wait
to
work
with
our
City
Council,
our
independent
school
and
park
boards,
our
state
legislature,
the
henna
found
in
Kenton
County
government.
We
all,
including
everyone
in
this
room,
have
a
role
to
play.
Let's
start
this
work
together.
N
And
so
our
city
stands
on
the
cusp
of
breakthroughs,
on
making
progress
for
so
many
neighborhoods,
but
we
can
only
realize
those
breakthroughs
that
progress
if
we
choose
a
united
front
over
a
house
divided
if
we
accept
that
a
divergence
in
strategy
does
not
equate
to
a
difference
in
morals,
if
we
look
to
one
another
with
the
compassion
that
makes
our
neighborhoods
stronger,
we
can
reach
these
goals.
The
opportunities
that
lay
ahead
of
our
city
demand
that
we
make
the
most
of
them
our
shared
commitment
to
the
city.
N
E
O
My
heart
is
fluttering
because
we're
in
good
hands
we're
in
new
hands
were
in
old
hands
and
in
those
hands
there
is
great
potential.
It
is
not
only
the
mayor,
the
City
Council
and
the
elected
officials,
but
we
are
the
partners
we,
as
citizens
are
here
to
lend
a
helping
hand.
You
are
not
alone,
we
are
going
to
be
there
for
you,
and
so
we
thank
you
as
civil
servants
who
have
taken
it
upon
themselves
for
the
staff
and
for
the
city,
employees,
who
create
the
structure
from
which
you
all
work.
O
We
can
never
forget
those
behind
the
scenes.
It
is
our
hope
that
what
has
happened
on
this
podium
today
is
what
is
going
to
happen
every
day
where
every
tradition
is
honored
and
heard
and
celebrated
that
every
language
is
listened
to
and
the
wisdom
that
is
held
in
each
word,
bathes
us
in
creating
a
city
that
is
a
role
model
for
all.
O
O
O
O
So
when
you
are
in
joy
of
your
successes
celebrate
with
us
when
you
feel
disheartened
turn
to
us
and
then
we
bless
you
give
arakawa
I,
don't
know
ish
Muraki,
may
you
be
blessed
and
may
you
be
strengthened,
he
saw
a
tonight
on
available
phone
eka.
May
you
feel
the
grace
of
the
community
and
the
voices
of
our
city?
He
saw
adonai
Panov
ilaha
by
the
same
law,
column
and
may
you
feel
the
wholeness
and
oneness
of
peace
amen.