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From YouTube: October 22, 2018 Budget Committee
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Minneapolis Budget Committee Meeting
A
Good
morning
and
by
each
of
the
budget
committee
meeting
of
October,
22nd
2018
with
me
at
the
dais,
is
the
chair
of
the
Transportation
and
Public
Works
Committee
Council
member
Kevin,
Reich
and
councilmember
Lisa
Goodman
our
first
up
on
our
agenda,
and
we
do
have
a
pretty
packed
agenda
today.
But
we
wanted
to
make
sure
that
we
added
more
space
for
Public
Works
because
it
does
comprise
so
much
of
our
budget,
so
I'll
get
right
to
it
and
invite
director
Hutchison
welcome.
B
Official
budget
aye,
madam
chair,
this
would
be
my
third
official
budget
presentation
awesome.
Thank
you
very
much,
madam
chair
and
members
of
the
Budget
Committee
and
council
members.
I
am
very
pleased
to
present
the
Public
Works
budget
proposed
for
2019.
As
the
chair
said,
we
have
a
fair
amount
of
information
to
get
through.
Our
budget
is
divided
into
three
components,
and
the
presentation
will
reflect
that.
The
first
piece
will
be
the
general
background,
an
overview
of
Public
Works.
The
second
piece
will
be
our
four
change
items
that
are
being
proposed.
B
Over
the
last
year,
we
have
taken
the
time
to
improve
our
communications
materials
so
that
we
can
better
express
what
it
is
we
do
in
public
works.
We
are
a
collection
of
ten
divisions
working
to
ensure
both
above
and
below
the
street.
Our
infrastructure
is
in
good
working
condition
for
the
city
of
Minneapolis.
Our
total
operating
budget
is
387
million
dollars,
62
million
approximately
is
in
general
fund
about
250
million
within
the
utility
funds
and
70
in
internal
services.
B
It's
with
this
budget
that
we
ensure
that
both
below
the
street
and
above
the
street
we
are
keeping
the
city
running
and
I
will
talk
a
little
bit
about
our
business
lines.
The
divisions
that
keep
this
city
running
and
also
take
a
moment
to
recognize
the
division
directors
and
the
deputy
with
me
today
who
have
helped
me,
prepare
this
budget
for
presentation
and
carry
out
the
work
of
Public
Works,
so
the
deputy
director
and
our
City
Engineer
and
our
I
would
say
our
MVP
of
our
department.
Lisa.
B
Sorry,
you
could
please
just
pretend
like
they
don't
know.
You
already
and
raise
your
hand
the
director
of
business
administration,
brett
jelly,
and
I
also
would
like
to
recognize.
Vicki
stone
who's
sitting
in
the
back
here.
Right
and
vicki
together
are
responsible
for
keeping
track
of
our
very
large
and
complex
budget,
and
they
do
a
fantastic
job.
B
Transportation,
planning
and
programming,
jenny,
hagar
transportation,
engineering
and
design,
Donnell
wood
he's
our
builder
traffic
and
parking
Jon,
Huertas
and
Mike
Kennedy
transportation,
maintenance
and
repair.
Those
four
together
comprise
the
transportation
business
line
of
Public,
Works,
Katrina,
Kessler,
surface
water
and
sewer
Dave
Hoover
holds
and
waste
recycling
and
I'm
gonna,
add
organics
Glenn
Garrett's
drinking
water.
B
B
A
Just
want
to
note
to
my
colleagues
that
we
have
opened
up
the
speaker
management
queue
and
just
because
this
is
such
a
long
presentation
as
people
do
have
questions
or
comments.
I
might
be
pausing
you
at
the
end
of
a
slide
to
answer
those
at
that
point.
In
time
we've
been
joined
now
by
council
members,
Fletcher,
bender,
Johnson
and
Cunningham
thanks.
B
B
B
There
are
800
boxes
of
paper
in
the
basement
of
the
city,
Lakes
building
for
Public
Works
alone
and
that's
after
led
by
Jenny
and
Dawn
and
I
think
time
that
our
teens
have
gone
through
and
scrubs
through
and
removed.
Some
these
are
records
that
need
to
be
digitized
before
we
can
move
so
with
$100,000.
B
In
one-time
funding,
we
will
be
able
to
scan,
make
ready
the
determine
which
files
need
to
be
kept
and
discarded
make
ready
those
files
physically
make
them
ready,
remove
staples,
get
them
organized
and
scan
them
for
digital
storage
in
preparation
for
a
larger
records
management
system
that
we
would
be
a
part
of
this
is
really
important
work
for
us
to
do
this
year.
It's
our
last
shot
to
get
this
to
get
ourselves
prepared.
B
The
reason
it's
so
important
isn't
only
because
we're
moving
it's
also
because
we
feel
strongly
that
we
need
to
improve
our
business
processes
and
the
first
step
is
making
our
records
digital.
Today.
If
a
resident
has
a
question
about
an
assessment
charge,
they
call
us
we
respond
by
pulling
out
a
paper
file
in
our
vision.
B
B
B
This
is
not
enough
for
what
we
do
and
we
all
feel
the
effects
of
the
disorganized
right-of-way,
whether
you're
walking
bicycling
you're,
a
transit
rider
or
you're
driving
at
the
same
time,
because
of
legislation,
and
also
because
of
just
a
general
uptick
in
business,
we
have
allowed
an
issue
permits
for
an
exponential
increase
in
the
number
of
small
cell
devices
on
the
city's
pulse.
These
permits
will
help
fund
are
an
improvement
to
how
we
manage
the
right-of-way.
B
Now,
a
lot
of
that
will
have
to
do
with
making
sure
that
the
small
cell
devices
are
installed
as
they
should
be,
but
it
would.
It
will
also
help
us
expand
our
reach
in
the
right-of-way,
so
that
we
can
maintain
a
more
organized
system.
We
get
a
little
bit
of
a
twofer
in
this
one,
because
not
only
are
we
going
to
manage
day-to-day
better,
we
now
have
an
extra
resource.
We
would
have
an
extra
resource
to
help
inspect,
carry
out
the
pilot
program
to
inspect
snow
on
sidewalks.
B
C
So
my
constituents
are
definitely
feeling
the
right-of-way
issues
from
all
the
different
things
that
we
have
going
on
in
our
city,
from
construction
projects
to
straight
improvements
and
I.
Guess
I'm
wondering
how
many
people
are
currently
doing
this
work.
If
we're
adding
one
position,
does
that
represent?
Is
it
like
two
people
and
now
we're
gonna
have
three
people
or
is
it
like
a
hundred
people
and
we're
doing
a
one
percent
increase
I
just
don't
understand
the
scale
of
what
we're
currently
doing
for
inspections
from
right
away,
chair.
C
B
B
We
approached
with
transportation
for
America,
we
approach
the
McKnight
Foundation
for
funding
and
we
have
a
fellow
fully
funded
for
a
year
through
McKnight
and
we're
very
excited
about
this
and
we're
very
excited
about
the
work.
But
my
vision
was
a
two-year
fellow,
as
you
can
do
a
lot
more
in
two
years
with
that
kind
of
momentum
than
you
can
in
one
and
I
fully
intend
to
request
additional
funding
in
the
2020
budget.
However,
that
leaves
a
gap,
because
the
McKnight
funding
ends
in
October.
B
B
Additional
funds
are
needed
to
keep
pace
with
a
five
year.
Moving
average
snow
is
very
difficult
to
predict
so,
instead
of
going
year
by
year,
looking
at
what
we
needed
last
year,
assuming
that's
what
we
need
this
year,
we
take
an
average
of
five
years
of
the
snowfall,
the
resources
we
needed,
the
labor
we
needed,
and
we
try
to
match
our
budget
to
that.
We
had
several
light
years
of
snow,
followed
by
a
very
heavy
year
of
snow,
and
our
budget
has
slipped
behind
that
five
year
average.
B
D
D
Is
there
any
sort
of
work
that's
going
to
be
happening
around
better
regulation
of
the
use
of
the
public
right-of-way
for
private
businesses,
for
example,
with
the
scooters
and
and
and
dock
less
bikes?
Those
are
essentially
private
businesses
using
our
public
right-of-way,
with
a
no
cost
and
so
I'm
just
curious
as
to
looking
forward
to
next
year.
Will
there
be
conversations
about
that?
Is
that
something
we
should
be
considering
now
budgetarily
about
the,
because
I
know
that
other
cities
are
doing
some
work
around
regulation
of
that?
B
We
attempt
to
cover
our
costs
not
necessarily
to
make
money
the
scooters
we
we
did
this
very
quickly.
We
were
partway
through
developing
a
new
ordinance
to
try
and
get
ahead
of
it.
It
is
sort
of
the
mo
of
the
companies
to
come
in
either
before
as
we're
doing
that
and
they
did,
but
we
were
able
to
have
a
pair
of
regulating
forces
one
as
the
ordinance
which
says
you
have
to
have
a
license
agreement,
and
then
we
actually
do
have
a
regulating
license
agreement
with
each
company
that
is
using
our
right-of-way
I.
B
Don't
think,
we've
got
it
perfect.
I
think
we
have
an
interesting
pilot
that
needs
evaluation
and
we
will
be
doing
that
evaluation,
November
30th,
that's
what
I
would
say.
November
30
I
think
is
when
the
current
pilot
ends,
but
the
scooters
will
come
up
that
will
leave
the
right-of-way
will
we
will
evaluate,
we
do
cover
our
costs.
B
B
B
There
is
a
six
to
nine
month
process
that
we
go
through.
That
will
be
starting
soon
for
next
year,
where
our
team
looks
at
projects
based
on
racial
and
economic
equity,
on
maintaining
a
state
of
good
repair
on
projects
that
reflect
the
data
that
we
collect,
the
right
fix
at
the
right
time,
creating
and
seizing
opportunities,
an
advance
and
complete
streets
and
vision
zero.
B
There's
a
large
funnel
of
information
that
comes
to
us.
We
have
data
on
asset
condition.
We
have
information
about
where
our
racially
concentrated
areas
of
poverty
exist
in
the
city.
You
have
historical
data
and
trends.
We
have
three
one
one
and
direct
resident
comments
that
come
through
you
to
us
and
to
us
directly
and
all
this
creates
the
input
into
a
list
of
potential
projects.
B
Those
potential
projects
are
screened,
based
on
principles,
the
principles
that
I
just
described.
We
also
have
a
qualitative
screening
because
we
still
need
to
use
our
brains.
It
can't
always
be
a
number
outcome
and
then
we
recommend
the
five-year
capital
program
and
we're
not
done
yet
once
we
recommend
that
it
goes
through
the
capital,
long-range
Improvement,
Committee
or
click.
There
are
33
appointed
citizen
members,
click
reviews
all
of
our
requests.
B
I
believe
it
is
the
most
time
consuming
highest
level
of
commitment
of
any
of
our
boards
and
commissions,
and
they
do
an
amazing
job
of
getting
through
all
the
projects
and
not
only
that.
Having
really
good
discussion
about
the
projects,
click
then
recommends
a
list
of
projects
to
the
mayor
and
to
the
City
Council.
There
is
some
discussion
about
that.
Very
often,
we
accept
clicks
comments.
Sometimes
we
clarify.
B
B
Don't
expect
you
to
digest
this
entire
table,
but
it's
important
that
we
look
at
the
breakdown
of
where
our
capital
dollars
are
going.
Thirty,
one
percent
over
five
years
to
street,
paving
two
percent
to
sidewalks
four
percent:
roughly
two
bridges,
traffic
control
and
street
lighting
is
about
four
percent
like
in
prep
projects
about
a
percent
and
a
half
or
so
sanitary
sewer,
six
storm
sewers,
10
percent
and
water
infrastructure
about
thirteen
percent,
and
that's
seventy
two
percent-
that
seventy
percent
is
seventy.
Two
percent
of
the
city's
capital
investment.
B
B
Sidewalks
and
I
want
to
say
up
front
that
that
is
not
the
only
way
we
invest
in
walking
biking
and
safety,
and
so
as
I
talk
about
Street,
paving
in
capital
and
I
highlight
the
street.
Paving
work.
I
want
to
remind
you
of
our
process
of
Complete
Streets.
So
every
time
we
have
a
street
paving
project,
we
evaluate
holistically.
B
So,
while
the
dollar
amounts
look
real
large
for
paving
and
real
small
for
sidewalks,
we
can
consider
paving,
as
more
than
just
the
surface
of
the
street,
really
important
that
we
treat
the
surface
of
the
street.
If
we
don't,
it
gets
more
expensive,
later
and
opportunistically
as
we
do.
So.
We
are
able
to
build
in
so
much
that
helps
our
residents
and
visitors
move
around
so
just,
for
example,
impacts
of
street
paving
projects
for
different
examples.
B
And
also,
there's
more
so
in
addition
to
the
higher
dollar
amounts
of
street
paving
program,
our
sidewalk
program,
we
are
proposing
4.4
million
dollars
for
2019
twenty
four
million
dollars
over
five
years.
This
is
specifically
to
address
defective
and
hazardous
sidewalks
or
missing
sidewalk
segments
through
the
city.
B
We're
proposing
2.7
million
dollars
and
2019
in
our
bridge
program.
We
perform
bridge
safety
inspections
for
federal
and
state
mandates
annually,
and
we
have
very
specialized
staff.
I
had
an
opportunity
to
perform.
One
of
these
in
or
I
should
say
just
right
along
on
one
of
these
inspections.
I
didn't
actually
perform
it.
Cuz
I'm
not
trained
in
it,
but
I
got
in
the
I
was
called
a
picker,
but
it's
not
a
picker
snooper
I
got
in
the
snooper
and
went
under
the
tenth
Avenue
Bridge.
It
is
highly
specialized
work.
B
It's
work
that
we
take
so
seriously
and
it
really
guides
our
annual
program
and
funding
recommendations
for
2019,
we're
proposing
about
two
point:
seven
between
repair
and
rehab,
and
some
work
on
bridge
9.
The
bridge
program
is
one
where
we
really
rely
on
collaboration
with
the
state
and
with
the
county
to
both
coordinate
our
improvements,
as
well
as
receive
very
important
external
funding
to
support
our
work.
B
And
once
again,
in
addition
to
being
opportunistic
with
the
street,
paving,
we
have
an
additional
two
point:
1
million
dollars
proposed
for
2019
we're
relying
heavily
on
crash
studies.
We
have
better
and
better
data
and
information,
even
as
recently
as
last
month,
with
with
an
update
to
the
studies
to
make
sure
we
have
the
most
current
information,
and
we
select
these
very.
Similarly,
as
we
would
any
major
capital
project
on
the
asset
condition
on
equity
on
uses
in
mode
and
in
2019.
B
So
we're
pretty
much
done
televising
the
sanitary
sources
two-year
project
to
get
underneath
the
ground
and
literally
put
a
TV
camera
for
lack
of
better
terms
into
the
pipe
to
look
at
the
condition
and
I.
Don't
think
we
were
pleased
with
what
we
with
the
data
we
got
back
and
what
we
found
and
I
think
the
condition
is
worse
than
we
anticipated
over.
80%
of
our
sanitary
sewers
are
over
80
years
old,
with
some
of
them
dating
back
into
the
eighteen
hundreds.
B
This
is
the
same
principle
as
when
we
invest
in
the
pavement
condition.
Now
we
avoid
very
costly
repairs
later.
It
is
the
same
principle
with
pipes
underneath
the
ground
that
when
we
invest
early,
we
avoid
more
costly,
open,
trench
repairs
later
so
using
this
asset
management
framework
and
using
the
data
that
we
have
back
from
the
televising
we're
proposing
rehabilitation,
14
million
dollars,
an
infiltration
and
inflow
for
three
and
a
half
million
dollars.
The
total
for
2019
proposed
is
eighteen
and
a
half
million
dollars.
B
Same
exact
principle
for
storm
sewers
and
same
story,
so
additional
analysis
over
the
last
two
years
has
been
done
to
understand
flow
models.
So
a
lot
of
modeling,
together
with
our
partners,
to
understand
how
wire
is
moving
through
our
systems
and
I
will
take
this
point
of
privilege
here
to
say
that
climate
change
is
directly
affecting
our
work
and
it's
happening
now.
B
We
have
increased
rain
events,
we
have
more
rain
events,
they're
longer
in
duration
and
they're
drop
more
rain
than
ever
before,
and
our
curves
are
showing
it
and
that
management
is
becoming
more
and
more
difficult
and
you
all
feel
it
in
your
neighborhoods
and
in
flood
areas.
Through
this
modelling,
we've
identified
five
areas
that
are
flown
prone
to
flooding
that
we
have
determined
should
be
pilot
areas
that
we
can
begin
to
address
both
on
the
surface
of
the
street
and
below
ground.
B
So
these
five
areas
are
shown
on
the
map.
Katrina
Kessler
and
her
team
are
determining
what
the
right
fixes
might
be
in
those
areas,
and
you
can
expect
to
hear
more
about
that.
The
modeling
shows
that
the
capacity
of
our
system
is
not
keeping
up.
So
our
investments
need
to
help
us
keep
pace
with
that
really
the
changing
climate.
B
Another
tour
I
would
highly
recommend
is
going
to
see
the
giant
hole,
still
a
hole,
I'm
sure
we
cool
it's
getting
killed,
maybe
missed
the
opportunity
at
Fridley
at
our
primary
filtration
plant,
Fred
Lee.
We
have
to
at
least
larger
of
the
two.
We
are
constantly
making
investments
so
that
we
have
continued
to
have
the
best
drinking
water
that
meets
all
standards.
We
just
got
our
a
couple
years,
certification
back,
that
we
are
in
compliance
with
federal
standards
and
not
only
that
we
regularly
get
compliments
on
the
quality
of
our
water.
B
It
takes
a
lot
of
investment
to
keep
this
system
as
good
and
strong
as
it
is
today
and
into
the
future.
So
our
work
is
based
on
again
modeling
of
hydraulic,
the
hydraulic
system
and
the
pipes,
the
criticality
of
the
pipes
in
the
system.
What
is
most
important
to
invest
in
first?
Second
and
third,
we
look
at
the
probability
of
main
breaks
and
invest
in
those
areas
and
then,
as
this
is
a
very
large
business
of
the
city,
we
look
at
our
exposure
from
a
business
perspective.
B
We
have
some
large
and
ongoing
expenses
in
the
water
in
the
water
fund.
One
of
those
is
the
new
filtration
plant
that
I
noted
earlier,
and
that
is
a
several
year.
Investment
that
is
just
ongoing
through
this
year
in
future
years,
but
one
coming
up
is
the
tenth
Avenue
Bridge
main.
We
talk
a
lot
about
the
bridge.
We
were
very
fortunate
to
receive
some
state
funding
for
the
bridge,
but
we
need
to
move
the
water
main.
It
currently
hangs
off
the
bottom
of
the
bridge.
B
We
are
tunneling
it
underneath
the
river,
and
so
that
is
included
in
here.
We
are
changing
out
our
metering
system
and
entering
the
modern
age.
So
we
are
installing
advanced
meters
into
our
residents,
homes
that
has
just
it's
just
starting
to
roll
out
now
and
it
will
help
people
better,
monitor
their
water
use
and
will
help
us
remotely
monitor
water
use
and
then
electrical
services.
Rehabilitation
is
also
included
in
this
capital
budget.
B
B
E
You,
madam
chair,
well,
first
I,
want
to
make
a
comment
that
I
think
over
the
past
few
years
after
the
adoption
of
our
Complete
Streets
policy,
we've
really
seen
the
power
of
having
you
know
strong
commitment
from
policy
makers
paired
with
a
plan,
so
our
protected
bike
way
plans
and
our
in
our
previous
access
minneapolis
plan.
They
really
do
come
true
and
you
see
it
every
day
in
the
streets.
E
E
Actually
true
people
love
that,
because
they're
making,
neighborhoods,
safer
and
more
accessible
I
think
it
would
be
great
to
have
an
update
at
tpw
about
the
protected
bike
way
plan
and
just
the
status
of
that
very
specific
five-year
plan
and
what
projects
have
been
built
so
far
and
then
the
plans
for
the
next
couple
of
years
and
then
I
just
wanted
to
say
I'm
so
excited
for
the
update
to
our
plan.
I
think
we
have
a
very
solid
transportation
plan.
E
The
vision
for
our
comprehensive
plan
is
to
concentrate
growth
near
transit,
so
that
people
have
the
opportunity
to
have
alternative
transportation
choices,
so
I
think
the
Public
Works
Department
is
doing
a
great
job
in
leading
that,
but
we
need
to
tie
those
things
together
as
policymakers
and
ensure
that
we
are
really
making
those
investments
that
enable
that
vision
to
be
a
responsible
one
and
again
not
just
concentrate
congestion
in
those
neighborhoods
that
are
already
the
most
dense
in
the
city.
So
those
are
comments
you
can.
You
can
feel.
E
If
you'd
like,
but
I
just
really
want
to
thank
the
department,
there
has
been
just
a
huge
shift
in
I
think
just
the
speed
with
which
we're
making
these
projects
happen
in
the
right-of-way
and
my
constituents
are
noticing,
like
I
said.
I
really
do
get
thanked.
All
of
the
time
like
on
the
street
in
my
award,
because
of
all
the
great
work
that
you're
all
doing.
B
Madam
chair
councilman
render
thank
you
so
much
for
your
comments
and
your
support.
It's
a
moment
where
I
want
to
recognize
the
staff
and
the
team
again,
the
20-years
streets
funding
plan
was
a
game
changer
for
us.
Our
workload
increased
a
lot
and
not
just
in
paving
and
reconstruction,
but
in
the
utilities,
because
we
have
to
time
them
and
in
our
capital
planning.
The
workload
has
increased
tremendously
and
it's
this
professional
staff
that
just
keeps
going
and
keeps
rising
to
the
challenge.
B
A
Hutchinson
to
that
end,
I'm
gonna
interject,
my
own
part
that
cuz
it
relates
to
some
of
this
is
that
clicks.
2018
report
identified
a
number
of
challenges,
including
the
possibility
of
double
assessments
where
residents
or
property
owners
might
face
specialist
side
assessments
for
say
both
sidewalk
and
paving
projects.
At
the
same
time,
can
you
tell
me
what
is
the
severity
of
that
issue?
B
Thank
You
chair
Palmisano
I'll
answer
in
two
ways.
The
first
is:
we've
actually
caught
a
couple
of
double
assessments
and
corrected
them.
That
happened,
I
think
on
42nd
Avenue
north,
where
it
was
brought
to
our
attention
and
we
rectified
it
quickly.
When
I
say
double
assessments,
I
really
mean
double
assessment
that
they
got
assessed
for
the
same
thing
twice.
We
don't
anticipate
making,
but
that
will
not
happen
again.
I'm
assured.
So
when
we
find
issues
like
that,
we
quickly
fix
it
for
the
resident.
B
On
the
broader
question
of
what
you're
calling
double
assessment,
what
I
think
you
might
mean
is
that
they're
going
to
be
assessed
for
the
street,
but
then
a
few
years
later,
we'll
come
back
and
we'll
assess
them
again
for
the
sidewalk
and
I
think
your
question
is:
is
there
an
opportunity
to
do
it
all
together?
I
think.
A
A
B
You
on
the
question,
I
think
it's
an
opportunity
and
it's
an
opportunity
that
Lisa
Cerny
has
been
working
on
with
a
couple
of
our
division
directors
to
see
if
there
is
a
way
to,
in
essence,
organize
the
assessments
better
to
lighten
the
burden.
I
don't
have
a
proposal
on
that
today,
but
it
is
something
that,
through
that
click
report
and
also
through
residents,
and
what
we
hear
we
know
is
something
that
we
might
improve
upon
great.
D
You,
madam
chair,
you
mentioned
the
need
for
better
infrastructure
due
to
climate
change
and
so
I'm
curious.
Looking
at
the
capital
program
principles,
we
don't
necessarily
see
in
green
infrastructure,
be
called
out
within
that.
So
you
know,
as
we
are
thinking
about
redoing
the
storm
water
management
system.
How
are
we
thinking
about
the
filtration
of
the
water?
Are
we
looking
at
so
that
we're
not
just
moving
all
this
water
dirty
water
into
our
water
sources?
How
are
we
thinking
differently
about
how
we
are
building
what
the
materials
are?
Just
that
sort
of
thing
how?
B
Chair
and
councilmember
Cunningham.
Thank
you
so
much
for
that
question.
I
think
we
easily
could
put
that
as
a
principle
and
you
it
might
be
something
that
you
see
next
year
and
it
is
a
principle
that
we
are
that
we
are
working
with
and
I
might
say
that
ripples
through
really
all
of
our
capital
projects,
whether
it
be
transportation
or
stormwater
or
drinking
water.
B
Your
question
about
stormwater
management
I'm
really
pleased
to
answer
you
and
say
that
on
November
12th
I
think
is
the
date
we
have
a
staff
person
beginning
work,
who
is
our
green
infrastructure
coordinator?
That
was
something
that
we
proposed
last
year
and
we
were
awarded
funding
to
actually
hire
a
person
that
will
help
bring
the
planning
work.
The
street
planning
work
together
with
the
stormwater
management
work
in
a
more
strategic
way,
so
that
person
begins
in
November.
The
work
does
occur
and
we
plan
to
accelerate
it.
C
You
so
it's
exciting
to
see
the
planned
capital
investments.
We
have
a
whole
bunch
of
streets
that
that
really
need
it
that
that
we
hear
a
lot
about
and
when
we
look
at
that
map
for
2019.
In
fact,
if
we
can
go
back
to
that,
there's
some
stuff
there
that
people
are
really
excited
about.
We
just
got
Simon
Belinsky
was
in
to
talk
about
the
4th,
Street
and
university
project.
C
Marci
Holmes
is
really
excited
about
it
as
one
for
a
long
time
and
obviously
someone
the
North
Loop
work
is
really
exciting.
I
wanted
to
sort
of
just
know,
though,
that
when
we
talk
about
our
sort
of
five-year
capital
plan-
and
things
get
talked
about
going
through
that
process
a
lot
of
times,
people
come
to
us
and
they
say
this
intersection
doesn't
feel
safe.
This
street
doesn't
feel
safe
to
use
and
we
say
well
we'll
get
it
in
the
five-year
capital
plan.
C
When
you
look
at
Downtown
East
and
the
way
that
that
plan
was
that
pedestrian
plan
was
made
around
the
Wells
Fargo
Towers
and
a
lot
of
the
ways
that
that
got
implemented,
we
managed
to
get
a
lot
of
private
capital
added
on
to
our
public
capital,
for
Street
improvements
and
I.
Just
wanna,
say
I'm
hopeful
that
we
can
do
more
of
that,
because
we
have
a
lot
of
projects
that
I
think
could
be
utilized
to
do.
Public
roam
improvement
and
we
have
to
sort
of
have
a
plan
to
make
that
happen.
B
You
promise
Ono
and
councilmember
Fletcher
I'll
respond
first
by
saying
that
there's
two
ways
that
we
can
make
improvements-
the
one
way
is
the
capital
side
of
things,
but
there
are
improvements
that
we
can
make,
sometimes
that
are
outside
of
a
capital
program.
For
example,
we
just
made
an
improvement
in
your
award
on
10th
Street.
We
didn't
need
capital
dollars
to
do
that,
that's
within
a
traffic
budget
and
if
the
data
supports
it
and
it's
aligned
with
the
community's
desires,
sometimes
we
can
do
it
without
having
to
have
a
capital
budget.
B
A
Thank
you,
I'm,
not
seeing
others
in
queue
right
now.
So
let
me
go
back
to
a
quick
question
on
your
slide.
You
had
a
slide
that
was
pretty
broad
strokes,
but
how
there's
that
huge,
spreadsheet
that
then
goes
impart
into
click
and
then
out
comes
the
mayor's
budget
and
I'm
curious
I
understand
that
Public
Works
has
a
process
to
identify
and
include
budgets
and
I'm
curious.
How
does
how
does
that
relate
to
the
projects
that
are
finally
recommended
to
click?
A
B
Chair
Palmisano,
we
go
through
a
very
detailed
numerical
evaluation
of
projects
based
on
the
criteria
that
we
set
forward
in
the
20th
Street
funding
plan,
using
that
as
the
base
and
the
first
piece
of
criteria
is
the
condition
of
the
asset,
we're
not
going
to
fix
something
that
isn't
broken.
So
we
look
at
what's
broken
first
and
then
the
second
two
parts
are
equity,
based
model
equity
and
does
it?
B
Is
it
within
a
racially
concentrated
area
of
poverty
and
it
gets
more
weight
if
it
is
that
helps
us
sort
through
the
multiple
mini
tabs
of
projects
and
information
that
we
have.
We,
then,
on
top
of
that,
provide
the
qualitative
and
that's
the
quality
of
screening
is
like
oh
well,
Glenn's
got
a
project,
he
had
it
for
three
years
from
now,
but
this
street
project
is
top
of
the
list.
It's
one
year
from
now,
and
so
let's
do
the
smart
thing
it
did
once
and
do
it
all
at
once.
B
So
that's
the
kind
of
more
I'll
say
qualitative
work
that
comes
in
to
play
or
we
had
a
project.
Conversely,
we
have
a
project-
it's
scheduled
for
next
year,
but
this
development
isn't
done
for
another
two,
so
we
don't
want
to
build
it,
tear
it
up
and
build
it,
so
we
might
put
something
out
and
that's
sort
of
the
last
component
of
our
analysis.
That
is
what
makes
up
the
finalists
that
we
propose
to
click.
A
E
You,
madam
chair
I,
can't
really
help
but
take
the
opportunity
to
highlight
the
way
that
our
public
works
department
is
nationally
known
for
the
work
that
they
have
done
in
the
last
couple
of
years
for
taking
a
raise
equity
lens
and
a
economic
access
equity
lens
to
our
capital
programming.
There
are
no
other
cities
in
the
country
that
are
really
matching
our
innovation
in
this
space,
and
our
staff
are
frequently
invited
to
share
this
experience
through
the
macto
organization.
That
Minneapolis
is
a
founding
member
of
that
organization.
E
State
transportation
area,
city
transportation,
officials
who
are
shifting
you
know
street
design,
standards
and
work
across
the
country
in
cities
and
urban
contexts
and
are
again,
our
staff
I've
been
involved
on
organization
from
the
very
beginning,
but
we
asked
we
gave
our
staff
a
big
task
of
programming,
four
hundred
extra
million
dollars
over
20
years,
and
they
I
think
really
hit
it
out
of
the
park
in
the
way
that
we
are
using
a
data-driven
approach.
We're
taking
a
that.
You
know
I.
C
Thank
You
char
Palmisano,
just
a
one,
quick
question
about
sort
of
how
we
think
about
race,
equity
in
terms
of
capital,
investments
related
to
public
works,
because
in
kind
of
identifying,
where
there's
concentrated
poverty
and
where
people
of
color
are
most
using
our
roadways
that
might
not
coincide
with
where
people
live
or
what
the
what
a
census
tract
would
show
so
I'm
sort
of
curious.
So,
for
example,
an
investment
on
Nicollet,
Mall
or
you
know,
a
major
transit
hub,
which
is
where
a
lot
of
people
are
going
to
come
together.
C
Those
streets
are
going
to
be
used
by
everybody.
If
you
looked
at
sort
of
who
lives
there,
there
might
be
like
one
luxury
condo
building.
That
makes
it
look
like
not
a
place
to
make
an
equity
investment.
But
if
you
look
at
it
was
using
the
streets,
so
I
guess
I'm,
just
curious
sort
of
how
are
you
thinking
about
race
equity
in
terms
of
how
we
identify
who
we're
serving
when
we
make
repairs
to
particular
roadways,
Tara.
B
Palmisano
councilmembers
Fletcher
once
again
a
two-part
response
here
and
the
first
is:
we
need
some
kind
of
organizing
principle
to
evaluate
projects
as
they
come
in.
The
Met
Council
publishes
the
areas
of
racially
concentrated
areas
of
poverty,
and
that
is
a
good
construct
for
us
to
work
with
us
we're
working
through
that
long
list
of
projects.
But
that's
not
the
only
way.
We
look
at
racial
equity
in
our
work.
B
B
We
talk
a
lot
about
affordable
housing
and
we
are
interested
in
Public,
Works
and
then
I
say
we
do
seen:
affordable
housing,
improving,
affordable
housing
and
I.
We
in
Public
Works
see
it
very
holistically
and
that
we
want
to
improve
affordability,
thinking
both
about
housing
and
transportation
together.
B
B
So
we
are
proposing
a
4.3
percent
increase
in
the
utility
rates
for
2019.
The
largest
increase
is
in
the
sanitary
system,
and
it
is
almost
entirely
based
on
the
conditions
that
I
described
to
you
in
the
capital
presentation.
These
are
necessary
investments
so
that
we
can
maintain
the
system
to
the
standard
that
I
think
our
residents
expect.
B
We
also
have
a
small
increase
in
stormwater.
The
remainder
of
these
are
pretty
much
right
on
where
we
projected
they
would
be
last
year.
So
we
try
to
give
you
a
five-year
projection.
The
only
one
that's
higher
in
any
significant
way
as
the
sanitary
system,
the
rest
increase
slightly
stormwater,
again,
mostly
on
the
infrastructure
on
water
very
much
about
infrastructure.
These
are
all
planned
improvements
and
we
expected
these
rates
to
be
right
where
they
are
and
on
solid
waste.
B
A
I'm
not
seeing
any
questions,
could
you
could
you
tell
us
I
didn't
see
it
in
your
presentation,
but
what
is
the
five-year
projection
for
some
of
these
fees?
I
appreciate
that
you
usually
stick
to
your
forecast,
but
I'm
just
curious
from
a
capital
standpoint
kind
of
what
is
that
forecast?
Do
you
have
a
sense
of
how
much
they're
going
up
over
the
next
five
years.
A
B
A
G
One
of
the
things
that
I
think
is
really
interesting.
Is
this
concept
of
the
shared
economy
and
not
having
to
have
your
own,
your
own
recycling,
your
own
garbage,
your
own
composting
I,
can
kind
of
use
myself
as
an
example
of
which
I
have
one
bag
of
garbage
a
week
and
at
the
most
it's
half
full
and
I
have
my
own
cart
and
yet
I
could
maybe
share
with
my
neighbor
right
next
to
me,
who's.
G
Also,
one
person
have
we
were
thought
about
potentially
moving
in
that
direction
as
a
way
to
encourage
people
to
use
less
waste
just
to
not
have
force
everybody
to
have
a
garbage.
Can
I,
don't
think
that
for
recycling
my
Lots
are
recycling,
but
with
garbage
in
particular,
it
seems
like
we
would
want
to
be
encouraging
people
to
share
chair.
B
F
F
Sure
councilmember
Goodman
we
as
part
of
our
zero
waste
plan
and
diversion
in
the
future.
We
are
looking
at
methods
for
reduction
and
we'll
continue
that
conversation
as
right.
Now,
it's
a
little
bit
difficult
because
we're
so
concerned
with
keeping
our
materials
clean,
non
contamination
and
that
so
we'd
really
need
to
think
it
out
very
well
as
far
as
share
shared
containers
and
reducing
waste
and
those
that
may
may
need
a
little
more
education
on
how
to
properly
do
that.
G
Ok,
I'm
not
sure
I
understood
that
what
kind
of
education
would
you
need
to
be
able
to
put
your
garbage
in
somebody
else's
can
and
not
have
your
own?
Can
we
do
it
for
composting
right,
so
I
I
don't
have
a
composting
bin,
because
I'm
scared,
I'm
one
person
I'd
have
like
this
much
compost
in
it
and
I
don't
want
another,
but
I
could
walk
it
over
Robins
house
probably
and
use
hers,
I
mean
I.
Think
the
idea
is.
G
We
want
to
kind
of
get
people
to
share
and
I
would
never
have
been
like
pushing
this
as
a
policy
issue.
But
st.
Paul
is
grappling
I,
think
wrongly,
with
the
idea
that
they
don't
need
organized
collection,
but
it
brings
up
the
fact
that
9,000
people
in
the
city
of
st.
Paul
shared
garbage
cans
and
I
do
wonder
to
be
honest.
G
F
G
I'm,
just
gonna
speak
for
myself,
I
already
have
the
smaller
can
and
I
still
only
have
one
bag
and
I
live
next
to
two
people
in
either
side
of
me,
who
are
one
person
in
their
whole
house,
so
it
seems
like
we
would
want
to
get
people
to
have
not
on
recycling
or
composting,
but
on
garbage.
If
we're
trying
to
get
people
to
use
less,
maybe
we
should
allow
them
to
share
cans.
H
Those
thoughts
as
well
I
only
have
one
bag
of
garbage,
and
usually
my
recycling
bin
is
overflowing
and
like
actually
caused
me
because
of
the
city's
cadence
on
recycling
has
caused
me
to
examine.
Am
I
over
consuming
recyclable
items
here
you
know,
but
which
is
a
great
problem
to
have
when
we've
got
a
lot
of
recycling
a
very
little
trash
so
hopefully
for
time
we
can
make
that
adjustment.
A
We
can
just
consider
that
a
comment,
a
question
that
I
have
in
our
budget
books
is
that
both
stormwater
and
solid
waste
currently
have
double
its
target.
Cash
balance
for
2019
and
I
was
curious
if
you
are
saving
up
for
something
important
or
why
that
means
that,
then
we
are
increasing
the
rates
for
next
year.
B
Madam
chair
I'll
begin
to
answer
that
question
and
see.
If
I
can
do
it
justice,
we
do
have
healthy
cash
balances
in
both
of
those
funds.
We
have
large
capital
projects
that
have
a
fair
amount
of
debt
associated
with
them
that
we
plan
to
pay
over
time.
The
larger
the
capital
project,
the
more
conservative
we
want
to
be
with
the
cash
balances
in
the
cash
flow
and
I'll
just
say
that
that
is
something
that
Finance
has
asked
us
to
take
a
look
at
as
well,
and
we
are.
B
A
A
In
this
interim,
I
will
add
that
Public
Works
was
one
of
our
very
pilot
results
projects.
Last
year
they
did
a
in
collaboration
with
a
university.
They
did
a
what
works
kind
of
project
and
used
a
couple
of
different
components
of
Public
Works.
Their
results
data
this
year
is
incredibly
interesting,
interesting
but
because
I
thought,
by
digging
into
it,
we
would
go
over
there
time
I'm
going
to
send
my
questions
to
them
and
I
offer
to
invite
you
to
add
them
when
I
get
the
responses.
I
will
share
it
with
the
budget
committee
so
welcome.
J
All
right
in
terms
of
the
budget
and
the
five-year
plan,
we
have
a
budget
of
almost
1.1
billion.
This
is
a
a
new
record
as
far
as
the
total
amount
of
requests
and
items
that
are
in
the
budget.
Part
of
this
increase
this
year
is
due
to
having
the
new
public
service
center
in
the
budget
and
represented
in
years
both
19
and
20
and
in
a
little
bit
in
21.
J
So
that
is
in
total
about
two
hundred
and
ten
million
or
twenty
thirteen
million
of
this
five-year
plan,
so
typical
would
be
more
the
700
to
800
900
sort
of
million
range.
You
can
see
that
Public
Works
is
72
percent
of
our
budget
this
year
and
public
grounds
and
facilities
which
includes
police
and
fire
station
projects
and
other
Public
Works
buildings,
as
well
as
the
two
very
large
or
the
a
large
public
service
center
are
actually
21%.
J
So
that's
going
to
be
an
anomaly
of
sorts
for
the
next
couple
years,
as
that
very
large
project
works.
Its
way
through
the
system
will
find
at
about
21%
with
cash,
about
62%,
with
debt
and
17%
from
you
know,
things
like
special
assessments
and
municipal
state
aid
and
federal
and
county
grants,
etc.
Miscellaneous
sources.
J
And
this
is
a
graph
that
shows
the
various
funding
sources
in
the
five-year
plan,
so
net
debt
bonds
is
showing
41
percent
the
typical
sort
of
net
debt
bonds,
which
are
the
property
tax,
supported
debt
that
we
use
for
streets
and
roads
and
bridges
and
traffic
signal
and
sign
and
pedestrian
improvements.
That
is
typically
about
23
percent
of
our
funding
for
our
capital
plan
and
this
year
now
for
19
and
20,
we
have
that
large
amount
of
additional
debt
that
is
really
associated
with
the
Public
Service
Center.
J
J
A
J
Okay
for
the
2019
funding,
then
again,
net
debt,
bonds
and
CIP
bonds
are
a
disproportionately
large
portion
of
the
2019
program.
Again
we
have
the
big
public
service
center
in
there
in
terms
of
dollars.
The
net
debt
bonds
for
typical
infrastructure
is
about
49
million
dollars,
and
then
we've
got
about
95
million
dollars
in
2019
for
ongoing
public
service
center
construction.
J
So
this
shows
the
next
two
slides
just
sort
of
detail
a
little
bit
about
the
various
funding
sources,
so
net
debt
bonds.
Here
is
a
hundred
and
forty
four
point:
three
million
for
2019.
Again,
you
can
see
public
works,
total
of
twenty
seven
point.
Four,
that's
kind
of
typical
for
them
in
Park,
Board
has
got
ten
and
a
half
million.
That's
going
to
be
typical
for
their
a
level
of
funding,
as
well
as
Municipal,
Building,
Commission
and
public
grounds
and
facilities.
J
J
After
things
start
people
start
moving
into
the
new
facility,
then
we'll
be
doing
some
improvements
in
City
Hall
to
accommodate
the
remaining
employees
and
in
terms
of
the
other
sources,
I'm
attacked
about
that
17%
UC
municipal
state
aid,
special
assessments,
a
lot
of
dollars
are
in
that
sanitary
sewer,
stormwater
a
little
bit
in
the
parking
fund
and
then
federal
and
county
grants
and
transfers.
So,
there's
a
broad
range
of
funding
sources
that
come
to
bear
in
the
city's
capital
program.
It's
not
like.
We
have
to
go
into
debt
for
everything
we
do.
J
We
do
use
cash.
We
do
use
several
other
sources
that
we
leverage.
Okay.
This
is
a
picture
of
the
20-year
streets
in
neighborhood
parks
plan.
This
just
shows
the
funding
sources
that
have
been
added
to
get
to
the
increments
of
additional
expanded
work
for
these
two
areas.
So
you
can
see
over
the
five-year
plan
about
a
hundred
and
fifty
five
million
dollars
of
additional
spending
that
is
occurring
on
top
of
what
was
previously
sort
of
a
base
funding
for
these
programs.
J
So,
like
the
net
that
bonds,
you
see
there,
for
instance,
for
Park
Board,
eight
million
dollars
a
year.
The
base
was
about
two
and
a
half
million.
So
when
we
look
at
their
details,
they
have
about
ten
and
ten
and
a
half
million
of
net
debt
bond
funding
and
then
some
of
their
own
park
capital
levy,
so
that
they'll
have
will
see
the
total
and
projects
in
a
minute.
And
then,
as
far
as
the
other
city
side,
we
have
the
net
debt
bonds.
J
Of
course,
as
part
of
this
funding
for
paving
projects,
we
have
a
storm
revenue
source.
That's
helping
to
do
a
lot
of
the
work
that
happens
in
the
street
when
you're
doing
street
paving
projects,
and
then
we
have
some
transfers,
the
general
fund
and
transfers
from
special
revenue.
These
are
some
of
those
cash
sources
I
mentioned,
and
you
can
see
as
we
go
further
out
into
this
plan.
J
Okay,
any
questions
so
now
I'm
going
to
go
through
just
some
departments
and
some
of
the
individual
projects
that
are
in
the
departments.
So
the
next
series
of
slides
shows
the
2019
allocation
to
given
projects
and
then
it
shows
the
19
through
23
five-year
plan.
So
we
talked
about
the
almost
1.1
billion.
That
would
be
the
mayor's
recommended,
20
19
through
23
column,
and
then
the
honey
19
column
would
be
the
283
million
in
total,
so
for
the
building
Commission
in
2019.
J
What's
in
the
program,
for
them
is
about
2
million
dollars
for
elevator
upgrades
and
modernization
and
then
some
safety
improvements
in
what's
called
non
stage
work
areas.
So
this
program
was
a
long-term
program
for
public
safety
in
office
spaces.
Initially,
so
it
was
like
water,
sprinkler
systems
and
fire
alarms,
and
things
like
that
that
were
in
office
spaces,
now
they're
expanding
to
sort
of
the
common
areas
so
putting
in
these
systems
in
the
atrium
and
in
various
other
sort
of
public
parts
of
the
building,
and
this
funding
is
about
50%
County
and
50%
City.
J
The
City
Hall
is
owned
as
a
joint
facility
and
on
a
capital
basis.
The
city
and
county
share
pretty
much
50/50
with
with
those
investments
in
the
building
itself
for
the
park
board.
This
is
the
complete
list
of
projects
for
the
park
board.
So
again
you
can
see
what's
in
the
2019
program,
and
sometimes
you
can
see
that
it's
part
of
a
bigger
five-year
plan,
for
instance
in
the
playground
and
site
improvements.
They
have
a
lot
of
different
projects,
obviously
that
they
would
be
working
on
here
for
2019.
J
That's
2.2
of
the
total
of
seven
point
two
and
the
five-year
plan,
and
then
you
can
see
something
like
Curry
Park
implementation,
it's
2.2
out
of
the
2.2,
so
that's
that's
a
2019
only
thing
and
there's
no
further
out
you're
spending
arranged
for
it.
So
some
things
have
no
money
in
2019
and
then
you
can
tell
that
they're
part
of
the
five-year
plan
and
in
one
of
the
out
years,
if.
K
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
So
the
parkways
I
get
a
lot
of
calls
about
the
parkways,
and
is
there
any
near-term
commitment
to
for
them
to
invest
in
there
right
away,
particularly
since
there's
a
lot
of
constituent
confusion
about
who's
responsible
for
what
and
and
I
could
have
asked
you
this
on
on
offline,
but
I
think
I
wanted
to
say
it
here
to
the
public.
Madam.
J
Chair
council
members,
rightly,
the
parkways
program-
is
actually
part
of
the
Public
Works
paving
area.
So
you're
not
going
to
see
that
reflected
here
in
what
I'm
showing
for
their
sort
of
neighborhood
improvement
programs.
So
there
is
some
funds
committed
to
Parkway
paving
in
public
works
department
and
they
have
a
plan.
That's
ongoing
for
improvements
to
parkways
I,
see
Robin.
Do
you
want
to
say
a
few
things
as
well.
I
J
B
Madam
chair
comes
Mike,
it's
included
in
the
works
list
of
projects
for
next
year
and
five-year
it
is
in
our
plans
to
do
some
Parkway
repaving
next
year.
Last
year
we
work
together
with
then
park
board.
It's
a
commissioner
Commissioner
Miller,
thanks
to
find
just
a
bit
more
funding
to
support
the
Parkway
improvements
with
the
goal
of
keeping
their
Park
ways
really
are
Parkway's
at
the
same
level
and
condition
as
the
rest
of
our
street.
So
there's
a
bit
more
in
the
paving
program
that
helps
support
that
program.
Okay,.
J
Else,
all
right
so
for
the
Public,
Works,
Department
I,
know
they've
already
spoke
to
you
this
morning
about
capital,
but
this
slide
just
shows
of
the
ten
largest
program
areas
or
capital
projects
that
they've
submitted
in
the
five-year
plan.
It
shows
that
about
40%
of
their
requests
for
19
through
23
that
are
in
the
plan
to
be
recommended
are
these
ten
areas.
J
So
you
can
see
that
these
are
a
lot
of
the
program
areas
like
water
distribution,
improvements
and
sanitary
tunnels
and
asphalt
pavement
program
courses
in
there
and
the
only
standalone
program
in
there
is
niccola
Avenue
Bridge
over
Minnehaha
Creek,
which
is
a
big
program
coming
in
in
out
years.
So
a
lot
of
their
base
sort
of
ongoing
capital
programs,
repairs
to
storm
tunnels,
sanitary
tunnels
and
the
streets.
Are
you
know
in
a
program
where
they
do
some
of
that
work?
J
Every
year,
okay,
I
couldn't
list
all
of
the
projects
that
they
have,
because
they
do
have
quite
a
few
in
terms
of
public
grounds
and
facilities.
I've
talked
about
the
city
hall
and
Public
Service
Center
improvements,
so
there's
about
a
hundred
million
dollars
in
2019
and
200
13.9
and
the
five-year
plan
most
of
that
is
the
new
public
service
center
and
then
about
30
million
of
that
is
City
Hall
improvements
that
will
come
as
well
as
part
of
that
big
program.
That's
going
on
fire
station
number.
J
One
is
another
good
size
project
and
I
just
want
to
bring
to
your
attention.
There's
numbers
on
the
left-hand
side
next
to
the
description.
So,
if
you
add
those
are
the
prior
allocations
that
have
been
approved
for
those
projects,
so
if
you
take
that
number
it
what's
in
the
five-year
plan,
you
can
get
a
gauge
of
what
the
total
is
for
those
various
projects.
J
So,
in
the
case
of
new
fire
station
11
there
there
would
be
5.4
million
allocated
toward
it
so
far
in
the
five-year
plan
and
fire
station
number
one,
for
instance,
would
be
four
and
a
half
million,
plus
seven
million.
So
that's
like
11.5
million
just
a
the
capital
program,
of
course
crosses
years.
Some
things
are
already
funded
and
the
19
through
23
program
is
a
continuation
of
those,
so
sometimes
the
funding
has
to
go
into
the
out
years.
A
J
Chair
the
the
only
thing
that
causes
them
to
go
to
get
pushed
back,
let's
say,
is,
if
there's
some
mitigating
circumstance,
a
lot
of
times
with
Street
projects.
If
the
county
is
doing
some
work
in
an
area
and
we
get
crossed
up,
you
know
we
may
push
ours
off
a
year
or
two
to
get
let
them
get
through
with
their
stuff.
With
these
building
projects,
like
the
ones
that
are
on
this
page,
you
know,
timing
can
be
dependent
on
various
factors
in
the
bidding
environment.
J
Whether
or
not
the
designs
are
done,
whether
or
not
the
neighborhood
agrees
with
you
know
the
location
of
a
project,
so
it
it's
really
project
by
project
specific
there's
no
way.
I
could
say
you
know,
on
average,
25
percent
of
the
program's
get
pushed
off
or
delayed.
So
it's
really
commits
really
depends
on.
What's
going
on
in
a
given
project
area,
Thanks.
J
J
Couple
terms
so
we've
talked
about
the
term
net
debt
bonds
and
really
that
just
means
property
tax
supported
debt.
It's
the
kind
of
debt
that
funds,
the
basic
infrastructure
of
the
city,
police
and
fire
stations,
streets,
roads,
bridges,
kind
of
the
things
that
the
general
public
uses
on
the
city
uses
to
provide
services
as
opposed
to
enterprise
funds.
Where
you
know
it's
like
a
business
being
run
to
provide
service
such
as
sewer
services
or
water
to
your
house,
etc,
and
then
the
bond
redemption
levee
is
the
specific
tax
levy.
J
J
Another
term
that
a
lot
of
people
hear
is
debt
capacity.
What
is
the
city's
debt
capacity
and
again?
This
is
related
to
the
property
tax
supported
portion
of
the
city's
debt,
and
we
are
required
to
not
incur
more
than
3.3
percent
of
our
outstanding
debt
versus
our
market
value
of
our
city's
property
values.
So
for
2017,
that
means
we
could
have
had
up
to
one
point
four:
seven
billion
of
this
kind
of
debt
outstanding.
We
are
significantly
below
that,
of
course,
at
1
1
billion.
J
So
we
do
have
a
lot
of
room
for
additional
work
legally
that
we
could
incur
debt.
For
that
doesn't
necessarily
mean
we
want
to
afford
that
much
debt,
but
the
capacity
is
there.
So
we
don't.
We
don't
currently
have
a
debt
capacity
issue
where
we're
pushing
up
against
limits
based
on
our
property
values.
J
In
the
last
decade,
we're
gonna
see
some
slides
that
talk
about
sort
of
the
debt
and
the
city
has
made
a
lot
of
strides
in
getting
sort
of
debt
paid
down,
and
that's
now
providing
the
opportunity
to
do
large
projects
such
as
the
new
public
service
center
and
expanding
the
20-year
capital
program.
So
a
lot
of
that
pre
work
that
was
done
last
decade
is
now
allowing
us
to
make
those
investments
investments
in
our
infrastructure.
J
This
picture
here
is
a
per-person
view
of
the
property
tax
supported
debt.
So
back
in
two
thousand
three
four
five,
six
seven
eight,
we
were
doing
a
lot
of
the
debt
for
the
central
library
system
and
the
community
libraries.
So
during
that
time
frame
we
incurred
a
lot
of
property
tax
support,
a
debt
for
that
program,
we're
now
heavily
in
pay
down
mode
on
that
type
of
debt,
and
that's
largely
behind
what
you're,
seeing
here
in
the
reduction
in
the
amounts
through
1516.
J
J
And
then
this
is
the
bond
redemption
levy,
just
a
graph
of
what
what
we
used
to
pay
for.
So
in
the
five-year
plan
now
for
19
through
23
our
debt
payments
or
our
ability
to
pay
debt
payments,
we
will
be
leavening
levying
42
million
44
or
46,
so
those
numbers
are
going
up
as
it
relates
to
the
that
we're
issuing
more
debt
for
paving
and
parks,
and
so
we're
gonna
need
more
resources
to
pay
debt.
As
that
debt
gets
incurred,
we
need
more
resources
to
keep
making
payments
on
it
and
keep
it.
J
You
know
under
control
as
far
as
how
far
how
much
debt
we
incur
and
then
paying
off
that
debt
relatively
aggressively
and
then
down
below
is
the
library
levy
and
that
levy
had
been
set
at
nine
point:
three
million
dollars
per
year
from
for
many
years
ago.
You
see
that
continuing
through
2017
and
then
in
2018
and
beyond.
J
That
levy
is
actually
going
to
ten
point
three
million
and
that's
as
a
result
of
the
state
agreeing
to
a
program
where
they're
helping
to
subsidize
the
payment
of
that
debt
that
principal
not
to
help
us
get
out
of
that
debt.
It
had
to
do
with
a
deal
that
st.
Paul
also
had
on
I
believe
their
Civic
Center,
and
so
this
is
a
ten
point:
three
million
dollar
levee
and
in
the
future,
or
starting
in
21
and
and
they're
on.
J
Some
of
that
levee
is
going
to
start
to
be
the
source
of
funds
that
are
used
for
the
debt
service
on
the
Public,
Service
Center
and
City
Hall
improvements,
so
that
will
continue
on
into
the
future
for
quite
a
few
years
to
pay
for
the
new
facility
and
improvements
here
in
City
Hall
and
in
the
bond
redemption
levee,
the
main
one
you
see
going
up
to
51,
that's
for
the
base
capital
program.
That's
always
been
in
place
plus
now
they
expanded.
J
So
that's
going
to
continue
to
grow
for
a
while,
while
that
programs,
large
expenditures
are
are
going
on,
we
just
got
done
issuing
two
series
of
bonds.
I
know
Marcus
sent
out
something
on
our
ratings,
so
Standard
&
Poor's
gave
us
a
triple-a
rating
or
the
stable
outlook
that
is
as
high
as
you
can
get
from.
A
bond
rating
agency
and
Fitch
also
gave
us
a
double
A+,
which
is
one
notch
below
that
also
a
stable
rating.
So
those
are
very,
very
high
bond
ratings
and
help
sell
our
bonds
at
the
lowest
rates
possible.
J
J
So
it's
a
very
short
debt,
our
actual
rate
that
we're
paying
on
that
debt
is
a
little
over
two
percent,
so
it's
still
pretty
competitive
and
then
for
the
larger
series
of
bonds
that
that
that
goes
out
till
twenty
forty
six
and
the
interest
rate
that
the
true
interest
cost
on
that
debt
was
three
point:
six
seven
percent,
so
much
longer
debt.
You
get
into
higher
interest
rates
for
that
particular
piece
of
debt
and
also
as
part
of
that
debt.
J
There
is
some
dollars
to
help
pay
the
interest
on
that
debt,
while
that
can
facility
is
being
constructed.
So
we
actually
received
around
101
million
dollars
worth
of
proceeds
by
selling
ninety
six
point:
two:
two
million
of
bonds
and
that's
due
to
the
receipt
of
a
bond
premium,
which
means
the
coupon
rates
on
the
bonds
are
a
little
bit
higher
than
the
market,
and
the
investors
have
to
give
you
additional
proceeds
that
I
won't
get
into
the
details
of
that.
But
that's
sort
of
what
happens
on
every
bond
sell
you.
J
You
do
their
sell
at
a
premium
or
discount,
and
lately
it's
been
a
premium
in
terms
of
outstanding
debt.
From
years
2009
to
eighteen,
this
shows
in
billions,
so
it's
kind
of
a
hard
number
to
conceive,
but
in
2009
we
had
1.08
billion
of
outstanding
general
obligation
debt.
Now
in
2018
we
have
0.68
billion.
So
that's
about
four
hundred
million
less
than
we
had
basically
a
decade
ago.
So
that's
showing
sort
of
how
that
debt
capacity
number.
J
J
There
is
non
general
obligation,
bonds
and
that
has
to
do
with
a
business
program
that
we
help
with
private
businesses
to
issue
debt
and
grow
jobs
in
the
city,
as
well
as
a
few
housing
related
things
where
tax
increment
funds
are
used
to
help
get
a
project
off
the
ground.
So
there's
a
few
of
those
projects
that
debt,
as
you
can
also
see,
is
going
down
to
about
$80,000
worth
I.
Think
it's
actually
going
to
end
up
being
about
65,000
or
65
million
by
the
end
of
this
year,
all
right!
So
this
one.
J
J
Actually
it
was,
but
what
we're
not
seeing
here
is
I,
don't
have
pension
bonds
because
those
have
all
been
paid
off.
So
if
we
included
the
pension
bonds,
we
would
have
had
about
1.3
billion
of
geodetic
standing
and
today,
when
we
end
this
year
will
be
at
closer
to
678
million
of
outstanding
general
obligation
debt.
So
you
can
see
that
from
2004
we've
paid
off
early
503
million,
plus
118
of
pension
bonds.
So
we've
we,
the
city
of,
have
reduced
that
debt
significantly
over
the
last
15
years.
J
Ok,
any
questions
about
this
slide
and
then
here
is
the
2019
estimated
debt
service
budget.
So
you
can
see
some
fairly
significant
principal
reductions
that
make
up
a
large
part
of
this
about
83
percent
of
our
debt
service
will
be
paying
off
bonds
and
about
16
or
17
percent
is
interest,
so
the
big
pieces
that
are
getting
paid
off-
and
you
won't
see
after
2020-
is
the
Convention
Center.
J
Tax
increment
debt,
we
haven't
issued
any
new
tax
increment
debt
for
a
while
in
that
debt,
as
a
category
is
falling
off
significantly
off
the
city's
books.
So
that's
kind
of
an
in
pay
down
mode
enterprise
funds.
You
know
they're,
they
they
come
and
go
and
have
a
lot
of
investments.
So
they
will
stay
robust
in
terms
of
amount
of
debt
service.
We
have
to
pay
on
an
annual
basis
to
keep
projects
going
on
the
library
referendum.
Debt
is
going
down
significantly
and
we'll
be
hopefully
gone
by
year.
J
That's
really
about
all
I
have
to
say
so.
One
hundred
thirty
eight
point,
four
million
for
2019
I
will
let
you
know
that
I
will
be
coming
forward
with
a
technical
amendment
to
the
mayor's
budget
as
part
of
markup
and
final
decision-making,
because
we
issued
bonds
late
in
the
year.
These
are
estimates
so
I'm
going
to
have
to
adjust
these
dollar
amounts
and
there
will
be
an
amendment.
J
I
will
propose
that
will
correct
the
2019
debt
service
budget
know
that
we
know
what
the
real
principal
and
interest
is
from
these
bonds
sales
that
we
just
did
last
week.
So
there
will
be
some
some
adjustments.
They
won't
be
significant
because
I
was
trying
to
take
that
into
account
and
what
you
see
here
today.
I
J
J
These
these
rates
were
coming
down
for
a
while,
since
the
Fed
has
started
to
raise
rates
they're
starting
to
go
the
other
direction
on
us.
It's
not
just
because
of
the
rate
increases,
though
it
has
to
do
also
with
some
of
the
projects
having
longer-term
debt
to
them,
so
that
the
bonds
we
just
issued,
for
instance,
that
three
point
six
seven
percent
rate
is
causing
the
2019
estimate
to
to
actually
tweak
up
a
little
bit
in
the
total
combined
rate
of
the
city's
dead.
J
I
think
the
last
last
slide
I
have
is
about
variable
rate
that
the
city
used
to
have
a
lot
more
variable
rate
debt
when
it
was
much
more
advantageous
to
be
in
that
when
the
rates
were
really
really
low,
we've
been
making
strides
to
pay
off
that
debt
and
fix
that
debt
into
lower
fixed
rates.
The
last
several
years-
and
at
this
point
we
only
have
about
four-and-a-half
percent
of
our
total
outstanding
debt
in
variable
rate
mode,
and
it
has
to
do
with
two
facilities.
J
Basically,
the
riverfront
parking
ramp
or
guthrie
ramp
and
the
Nicollet
Mall
project,
and
so
the
Nicollet
Mall
project
was
financed,
was
twenty
five
million
dollars
of
assessments.
That
was
all
a
variable
rate
note
during
the
construction
phase,
since
that's
over
with
we've
paid
or
we've
put
in
fixed
rate
mode,
seventeen
million
of
that
debt
we've
had
a
lot
of
pre
payments
come
in
from
various
property
owners,
including
the
city
where
we've
used
those
resources
to
pay
down.
J
Some
of
that
variable
rate
debt,
which
is
one
of
the
big
advantages
of
variable
rate,
as
you
can
take
it
out
at
any
time
you
want,
and
so
we've
done,
that
on
Nicollet
Mall
and
we
have
3.2
million
left
outstanding,
so
rates
have
been
recently
1.8
2.06,
but
they
are
going
up.
So,
as
the
Fed
raises
rates,
these
rates
go
up
pretty
quickly
in
lockstep
with
the
Fed
Funds
rate.
It's
a
very
short-term
debt.
So
it's
a
good
time
to
not
have
tons
of
it.
J
J
C
Thank
You,
chair
Palmisano,
so
I
occasionally
get
the
question
from
constituents.
Why
don't
we
issue
a
five
hundred
million
dollar
bond
to
build,
affordable
housing?
You
know
there's
a
sense
of
like
you
know.
We
found
our
forty
million
bucks,
the
Sierra
and
that's
good,
but
it's
you
know
chipping
away
at
the
problem
and
I'm
sort
of
curious,
I
think
we,
you
know
we
got
a
perspective
about
that.
You
know
the
capacity
is
legally
there
sort
of.
C
J
Chair
Costa
member
Fletcher,
that's
a
really
easy
question,
because,
with
any
kind
of
debt
before
you
issue
it,
you
have
to
have
a
plan
to
pre
to
repay
it,
and
so
in
the
case
of
affordable
housing,
it's
not
like
planning
for
a
tax,
levee
or
planning
to
raise
fees
on
sewer
or
water
or
other
services
that
the
city
provides.
So
it's
not
as
easy
to
say.
Well,
let's
issue
more
of
that
debt.
J
We
could
issue
that
debt
and
we
have
the
capacity,
but
you
have
to
figure
out
how
you're
gonna
pay
for
it
as
soon
as
you
think
about
going
into
debt.
The
most
important
thing
is:
how
are
we
gonna
pay
for
that
debt,
and
so
that's
the
thing
that
we're
still
having
to
try
and
figure
out
is:
what's
what
resources
can
we
bring
to
bear
in
the
future
to
be
able
to
repay,
affordable
debt
that
we
would
issue
today?
So
it's
not
about
capacity
to
issue
it's
about
capacity
to
repay,
so
I
think
that's
the
that's!
J
C
Because
I
could
imagine
us
taking
out
fairly
sizable
debt
and
saying
that,
while
we're
committing
to
paying
this
out
of
the
general
fund,
we
sort
of
know
that
we
need
to
commit
money.
This
is:
are
there
statutory
requirements
that
would
be
a
dedicated
funding
source?
So
there
are
things
that
we
have
to,
or
is
this
more
just
about
responsible
money
management
that
we
want
to
make
sure
that
we
have
that
plan
sort
of
spelled
out
or
articulated
in
a
clearer
way?
Madam.
J
There's
also
Treasury
regulations
that
say
if
you're
gonna
issue
tax
exempt
debt,
you
have
to
utilize
those
proceeds
within
two
years.
Otherwise
you
have
to
pay
back
the
federal
government,
any
interest,
that's
excess
of
what
you've
earned
done
or
what
you
had
to
pay
on
that
debt
and
you
have
to
get
rid
of
that
money
quickly.
So
that
is
also
a
restriction
and
restraint.
J
So
you
have
that,
in
addition
to
you
know
where
the
source
is
to
repay
and
and
what
do
you?
What
restrictions,
what
restrictions
do
you
have
on
ability
to
generate
those
fees
to
repay
that
debt
service,
because
really,
in
the
case
of
affordable
housing,
unless
we
have
some
dedicated
outside
funding
measures
that
help
to
pay
that
debt,
it
would
be
a
tax
levy
likely
on
the
city's
residents.
J
So
you
know
the
ability
to
to
do
that
hinges
on
your
ability
and
your
desire
to
tax
to
be
able
to
provide
that
additional
service
and
program
for
that
for
the
residents.
I
know
mr.
Broxson
room
I,
don't
know
if
he
wants
to
comment
additionally
on
that.
But
those
are
those
are
some
of
the
things
that
I
would
say.
Our
you
know
help
you
sort
of
think
about.
J
A
A
L
Good
morning,
thank
you
welcome.
Thank
you.
My
name
is
Aaron
Delaney
and
I'm,
the
director
of
the
Municipal
Building
Commission.
Thank
you
for
their
time.
This
morning,
I
will
briefly
talk
about
our
operating
budget
request,
as
well
as
our
capital
budget
request
for
2019
and
highlights
some
of
the
fun
projects
that
we
have
going
on
in
our
building.
L
L
We
are
to
provide
effective
and
efficient
services
to
operate,
maintain
and
preserve
this
beautiful
building
as
part
of
the
maintenance
of
the
facility
that
includes
all
the
mechanical
and
electrical
systems,
as
well
as
all
of
the
elevators
in
the
building.
In
addition,
it's
the
MDC
that
provides
all
the
custodial
utility
building
security,
repair
and
maintenance,
your
painters,
plumbers,
pipe
fitters.
Those
are
all
NBC
staff,
councilmember,
Goodman
and
mayor
Frey
serve
on
the
NBC
board,
as
well
as
commissioner
Dan
Callison
and
Commissioner
Peter
McLaughlin
from
Hennepin
County.
L
So
for
2019,
our
operating
budget
is
nine
point,
seven
million
dollars
and
the
MDC
participates
in
both
the
county
and
the
city
operating
budget
process.
As
a
reminder,
the
operating
budget
is
split,
60%
city
of
Minneapolis
and
40%
Hennepin
County.
We
are
coming
forward
with
a
3.5
percent
lower
request
than
we
had
for
2018
and
our
request
is
within
both
city
and
county
property
tax
targets.
A
city
is
approximately
5.5
million
dollars,
and
this
County
is
about
3.7
million
dollars.
L
That's
the
operating
budget.
Does
anybody
have
any
questions
so
moving
on
to
the
capital
budget?
This
is
a
description
of
all
of
the
projects
that
the
MBC
have
ongoing.
Currently
and,
as
you
can
see,
we
have
a
lot
of
different
activity
occurring,
I'm,
going
to
talk
about
two
of
the
safety
improvements
and
the
elevator
modernization
projects,
specifically
because
we
have
requests
in
2019
for
those
two
projects,
but
very
quickly:
life,
safety
and
mechanical.
L
Those
are
priorities:
1
&
3,
on
your
chart,
though
those
two
projects
are
combined
together
and
that's
the
work
we
do
throughout
the
entire
facility
stage.
By
stage
we
have
four
stages
remaining
in
the
life
safety
and
the
mechanical
project,
and
those
four
stages
are
all
occupied
by
city
staff.
In
addition,
I
I
hope
you
came
through
the
basement
area
this
morning.
That
was
that
was
our
finishing
of
the
mechanical
and
life
safety
project.
L
L
The
next
area
that
we
have
a
request
is
the
Safety
Improvement
non
stage.
Work
areas
and
I
know
that
my
cable
and
already
addressed
this
with
you.
This
again
is
mechanical
and
life
safety
upgrades
in
the
building
that
are
not
in
occupied
areas.
This
project
is
designated
for
common
spaces,
such
as
the
rotunda,
the
lobbies
and
the
Attic.
L
One
of
the
pieces
to
this
project
is
that
we
will
be
installing
smoke
barrier
doors
on
all
on
all
floors,
one
through
three
that
will
encapsulate
the
rotunda
area
and
have
a
separation
between
the
office
suites
and
the
rotunda
facility
itself.
Another
interesting
piece
to
this
project
is
installing
sprinklers.
In
the
Attic
of
our
building.
L
Back
to
this
slide
and
briefly
touched
again
on
the
exterior
maintenance
project,
which
is
priority
number
four,
we
have
a
current
balance
and
we're
moving
forward
and
we'll
have
bids
out
in
early
2019
and
councilmembers.
What
this
project
involves
is
a
comprehensive
review
and
repair
of
the
exterior
parts
to
the
facility,
so
that
includes
air
infiltration,
water
infiltration,
roof
assessments
and
drainage,
and
where
I'm
heading
with
this
is
that
mid
next
year,
you
will
start
to
see
scaffolding
that
will
be
installed
on
the
exterior
sides
of
the
building.
L
Additional
information
will
become
available
as
we
get
closer
to
that,
but
I
just
like
to
take
this
opportunity
to
tell
you
about
that
now
that
that
will
be
coming.
In
addition,
the
critical
power
project,
which
is
actually
the
last
project,
listed
on
our
spreadsheet,
it's
fully
funded
and
it
has
started.
L
We
are
upgrading
the
aging
and
undersized
emergency
power
systems
located
in
our
building,
we're
deciding
what
emergency
power
really
needs
to
be
on
a
generator
and
what
size
generator.
We
actually
need
for
this
facility,
a
special
issue
with
this
project
is,
you
will
soon
see
a
generator
located
on
the
4th
Avenue
side
of
the
building,
just
very
close
to
where
the
sheriff's
office
accesses
their
garage
on
4th
Avenue.
L
L
Real
briefly
again,
the
NB
C's
role
is
to
provide
a
safe
and
effective
building
and
work
environment
for
staff
and
members
of
the
public
over
1700
people
enter
the
building
on
a
daily
basis.
We
are
the
first
point
of
contact.
We
treat
that
very
seriously
whether
it's
staff,
employees
or
members
of
the
public
we're
open
and
accessible
we're
thrilled
that
we
have
a
cafe
now
located
on
the
ground
floor
of
the
building.
L
We
are
multi,
we
use
multilingual
signage,
88
compliant.
We
have
gender-neutral
facilities.
We
are
proud
of
the
presentation
that
we
give
to
members
of
the
public
when
they
enter
into
the
building.
Another
note
is
that
we
soon
will
be
completing
the
shower
and
changing
facilities
in
the
basement
area,
which
also
includes
bicycle
storage
and
lockers.
So
we
hope
to
roll
that
program
out
in
March
of
2019.
L
We
are
always
available
to
give
special
tours.
We
do
give
a
monthly
tour
that
we
typically
have
anywhere
from
10
to
35
attendees
on
the
tour
again
you've
heard
me
say
this
multiple
times
we
love
to
show
off
this
building.
So
if
you
have
an
event
that
you're
you
have
members
of
the
public
into
the
interior
offices,
give
us
a
call
we'd
love
to
give
them
a
tour
and
then,
as
usual,
we
have
the
catering
and
events
program
as
well.
We're
excited
we're
expanding
that
program
a
little
bit
more.
L
We
have
now
an
agreement
with
an
exclusive
caterer
who
will
do
more
work
at
recruiting
events
for
the
facility,
so
we've
already
seen
an
uptick
in
the
number
of
events
that
are
booked
in
our
facility.
So
we're
we're
pleased
about
that.
Again.
All
revenue
earned
from
those
events
goes
into
the
historic
preservation
fund,
which
is
used
obviously
to
fund
historic
preservation
projects
in
the
building.
L
A
D
I
have
a
lot
of
papers
and
I
was
shuffling
through
the
door
I'm.
Sorry,
thank
you.
So
much
I
do
want
to
just
say
that
downstairs
looks
so
nice
I
know
it's
a
walk-in
today.
It
was
really
excited
to
see
that.
So.
Thank
you
for
your
team's
hard
work
on
that
I
was
good.
It
may
be
a
little
bit
more
of
an
overview
of
the
safety
improvements
that
will
that
include
more
safety
measures
in
order
because,
like
in
comparison
to
st.
D
L
Chair
Palmisano,
the
safety
improvements
specifically
don't
address
any
type
of
detection
or
intervention
at
any
of
the
entry
points
in
our
building
council
member,
we
have
over
15
entrances
into
the
City
Hall
courthouse
building.
We
are
aware
of
that
issue
that
we
need
to
keep
a
constant
dialogue
about
that
issue.
As
far
as
entry
points
into
the
facility
this
project,
the
safety
component,
is
the
the
smoke
barrier,
doors
that
I
reference
that
will
be
located
on
each
door
as
a
part
of
that
there's
a
dual
usage
for
those
doors.
D
A
Thank
you
for
your
time.
Thank
you.
Next
up
we
have
the
Minneapolis,
Park
and
Rec
board
and
I
believe
giving
that
presentation
is
interim
superintendent,
Mary
maro
welcome.
You
know.
The
park
board
is
a
department
of
the
city,
albeit
with
special
district
status,
but
we're
very
closely
tied
together
in
part
due
to
our
shared
capital
budget,
so
decisions
we
make
greatly
influences
that
shared
capital
budget
and
especially,
we
have
shared
constituencies.
So
we're
always
looking.
M
To
improve
on
that
so
welcome,
Mary
Mary
good
morning,
chair
Paul,
Paul,
Massoud,
I'm,
sorry,
Paul,
McDonald
and
all
of
you
council
members,
I'm,
truly
honored
to
be
here
this
morning.
Yet
still
this
morning
and
privileged
to
again
serve
you
and
the
citizens
of
Minneapolis,
the
Park
and
Recreation
Board
as
superintendent
for
the
Minneapolis
Park
and
Recreation
Board.
My
model
has
always
been
playing
for
life,
but
in
our
play
we
provide
fun
and
connections
with
the
places,
programs
and
services
that
bring
a
high
quality
of
life
to
our
city.
M
We
serve
the
people
of
Minneapolis
and
we
have
all
have
a
shared
responsibility
to
ensure
that
our
parks
are
really
for
everyone
for
everyone
for
everyone
and
that
absolutely
no
one
gets
left
behind
this
year.
The
Minneapolis
Spectrum
Recreation
Board
was
named
number
one
Park
System
in
the
nation
for
the
sixth
year
in
a
row
by
the
Trust
for
Public
Land,
also
for
the
sixth
year
and
third.
In
a
row,
we
were
recognized
as
a
finalist
for
the
National
Recreation
and
Park
Association
gold
medal
award
for
excellence
in
park
and
recreation
management.
M
M
M
Budget
process
the
Minneapolis,
Park
and
Recreation
Board
began.
The
2019
budget
process
was
retrieved
held
in
May
and
June
during
the
retreats
I
shared
factors
that
impact
our
five-year
financial
outlook.
I
also
shared
that,
while
our
20-year
neighborhood
park
plan,
MPP
20
has
begun
to
address
neighborhood
park
infrastructure.
M
Significant
gaps
remain
in
the
delivery
of
recreation
programs
and
services
based
on
board
feedback.
I
have
begun
discussions
with
the
city
to
support
the
current
service
level
budget
and
increased
the
investment
to
enhance
recreation
program
services
focused
on
youth
with
a
maximum
property
tax
levy,
increase
of
eight
point:
zero
percent
for
2019.
M
Between
June
and
August
I,
along
with
my
executive
team
and
board
president
met
with
the
mayor
and
various
City
Council
members
to
discuss
this
proposal,
mirror
fries
stated
then
that
working
together
should
not
be
the
exception
to
the
rule.
It
would
be
absolutely
our
standard
and
I'm
August
15.
He
supported
our
current
service
level
budget
with
an
additional
investment
in
our
city's
youth
with
a
recommended
park
board
maximum
tax
levy
of
five
point.
M
Five
three
percent
included
in
this
level
was
an
additional
one
hundred
and
fifty
thousand
dollars
to
support
the
wraparound
full
service
community
school
park
model.
He
also
stated
that
he
would
work
closely
with
us
in
the
coming
days
to
look
for
ways
additional
ways
to
support
our
city's
youth.
After
continued
conversations
with
the
mayor
on
September
12th,
the
board
approved
a
resolution
requesting
the
board
of
estimate
taxation
set
the
maximum
property
tax
levy
at
an
increase
of
5.7
percent,
which
included
an
additional
$100,000
for
youth
services.
M
I
would
like
to
personally
faith
thank
thank
the
mayor
council
member
bender
councilmember
wasabi
for
their
support,
which
resulted
in
the
be
Ichi
approving
the
5.7
percent.
Maximum
tax
levy
increase
for
the
park
board,
including
the
250
thousand
dollar
down
payment
on
youth
investment,
I
presented
my
recommended
2019
budget
to
the
park
board
last
Wednesday
evening
during
November
and
December.
The
board
will
consider
the
budget
and
public
comment
will
be
received.
The
annual
budget
will
then
be
adopted
in
December.
M
My
recommended
budget
includes
the
5.7
percent
maximum
property
tax
levy
increase.
That
is
a
five
point:
eight
percent
property
tax
levy,
increase
for
the
general
fund
operations
and
a
three
percent
property
tax
levy,
increase
for
the
tree
preservation
and
reforestation
levy
to
address
the
emerald,
ash,
borer
and
tree
loss
due
to
storms.
M
This
budget
maintains
the
current
service
level
above
operations
and
utilizes.
The
250
thousand
dollar
downpayment
down
payment
on
youth
investments
for
piloting
the
wraparound
full-service
school
park
model
and
expanding
teen
employment
opportunities
through
our
team,
teamworks
Youth,
Employment
Program.
M
This
budget
also
includes
the
third
year
of
MPP
20
and
continues
to
integrate
criteria
based
systems
and
the
use
of
the
racial
equity
lens
for
budget
allocations
and
decisions.
I
also
considered
the
direction
received
from
the
board,
along
with
input,
recommendation
and
request
from
staff.
So
this
morning,
I
am
proud
to
present
to
you
my
recommended
2019
budget.
The
budget
is
the
blueprint
of
what
we
are
going
to
do.
It
takes
the
vision
of
the
board
and
puts
it
into
action.
M
This
budget
focuses
on
responsive
service,
delivery,
racial
equity,
diversity
and
inclusion,
and
continues
to
respond
to
urban
tree
canopy
threats
through
a
special
tax
levy.
The
recommended
budget
is
aligned
with
and
supports
the
board's
approved
2007
through
2020
comprehensive
plan.
The
recommended
budget
also
supports
the
2018
through
2022
strategic
direction,
adopted
by
the
board
on
April
18th
that
will
guide
our
system
operations
and
initiatives
through
2022
through
the
identification
of
four
priorities.
Invest
in
youth
number
one:
invest
in
youth,
be
financially
sustainable,
protect
the
environment
and
engage
the
community's
power.
M
Strategic
direction
a
invest
in
youth,
since
my
return,
I
have
consistently
heard
from
the
community
from
park
board.
Commissioners
from
the
mayor
from
City,
Council
members
and
legislators
that
there
is
a
critical
need
in
our
city
for
enhanced
youth
programs
and
services
and
youth
violence
prevention
strategies
disinvestment
over
the
last
ten
years
in
youth,
serving
organizations
changing
city
demographics
and
an
increase
in
youth
violence
have
all
changed
and
played
a
role
in
creating
this
critical
need.
M
This
has
begun
to
be
established.
The
recommended
budget
includes
this
down
payment,
the
$250,000
of
reinvestment
in
youth
and
provides
funding
for,
of
course,
as
I
said,
the
pilot
team,
the
wraparound
full
service
community
school
park
models,
something
that
we
had
done
in
the
past.
We
had
a
number
of
what
we
used
to
call
joint
go
park,
social
service
agencies,
and
this
is
the
21st
century
version
of
that
which
goes
a
little
bit
further
in
terms
of
its
inclusion
of
services
that
we
want
to
provide
at
a
centralized
location
to
community.
M
M
We
are
committed
to
addressing
these
financial
challenges,
and
this
budget
focuses
on
balancing
the
need
to
maintain
our
existing
facilities
and
programs
with
the
importance
of
offering
improved
and
new
programs
and
services.
The
budget
continues
to
approve
improve
the
financial
condition
of
the
enterprise
fund,
while
also
maintaining
funding
for
the
park.
Land
acquisition
fund
and
operations
facilities,
rehabilitation
fund.
A
I
A
Okay,
it's
actually
just
for
me
in
regards
to
financial
sustainability
or
or
stability
over
time.
Yeah
I'm
curious
about
your
fee
setting
process,
because
we,
the
council,
took
a
vote
earlier
this
year
to
increase
some
of
our
business,
license
fees
and
a
lot
of
other
fees
out
of
recognition
that
property
taxes
were
disproportionately
funding,
services
that
primarily
benefit
very
few
individuals
and
I'm.
Just
curious.
Has
the
NPR
be
done
any
work
around
fees,
or
are
you
planning
on
that
in
the
future?
We.
M
Absolutely
are
planning
on
that
I,
don't
know
whether
Julie
would
probably
present
that
information
we
hadn't
planned
on
presenting
actually
the
enterprise,
but
we
can.
We
have
presented
the
enterprise
to
the
park
board
and
we
are
planning
on
making
improvements
in
regard
to
the
changes
and
fees
in
some
of
our
structuring
of
our
operations
in
the
enterprise.
So
Julie.
If
you
wanna,
respond.
A
M
Okay,
protect
the
environment,
strategic
direction,
see
the
Park
Board
mission
states
that
the
Minneapolis,
Park
and
Recreation
Board
shall
permanently
preserve,
protect,
maintain
improve
and
enhance
its
natural
resources,
parkland
and
recreational
opportunities
for
current
and
future
generations.
Our
comprehensive
plan
and
the
board's
2018
through
2022
strategic
direction,
support
the
mission
and
commits
to
strategic
and
focused
efforts
to
enhance
open
spaces
and
natural
areas
and
management
to
decrease
our
carbon
footprint,
increase
use
of
electric
vehicles
and
continue
to
reduce
pesticide
use,
maybe
eliminate
pesticide
use
I
know
that's
the
direction
the
board
is
going.
M
This
budget
supports
these
efforts
by
including
a
community
garden
position
in
a
forestry
Outreach
position.
This
budget
also
supports
the
development
of
a
comprehensive
energy
actions,
an
implementation
of
the
carp
management
plan
for
Lake,
Nokomis
creation
of
interactive
exhibits
at
the
croning
interpretive
center
and
use
of
a
rush,
racial
equity
lens
and
tree
planting,
and
the
review
of
our
sleet
vehicles.
M
Strategic
direction,
D
engaged
communities
power,
we
serve
the
community
and
the
people
of
Minneapolis,
so
it
is
paramount
to
our
success
that
we
build
upon
the
strong
and
unique
connections
that
our
communities
have
to
caring
for
this
beloved
park
system.
As
we
continue
along
our
path
of
being
an
inclusive
park
agency,
it
is
important
to
recognize
and
engage
all
community
members
to
create
a
sense
of
belonging
ownership
and
power.
M
Important
work
continues
throughout
the
organization,
including
implementation
of
the
racial
equity
action
plan,
the
development
of
a
police
advisory
council,
the
development
of
an
urban
agricultural
plan
and
community
garden
policy.
The
revision
of
the
community
engagement
policy.
We
are
currently
hosting
Park
Police
learning
sessions
where
we
have
begun
the
very
important
conversation
around
Park
Police
Service
levels
and
defining
a
common
vision
for
Park
Police.
M
This
budget
supports
these
efforts
through
the
development
of
the
next
comprehensive
plan.
Continuation
of
the
racial
equity
and
inclusion
work,
development
of
a
language
access
plan,
creation
of
a
citywide
resident
survey
enhance
staffing
for
community
events
and
funding
for
community
led
Juneteenth
celebration
among
other
major
changes.
M
Finally,
I
want
to
thank
all
of
you,
your
past
and
current
and
future
for
your
past.
Your
current
and
future
support
of
the
Minneapolis
Park
and
Recreation
Board,
my
roots
run
deep
with
the
city
and
the
Minneapolis
Park
and
Recreation
Board,
and
it
has
been
my
past
and
current
experience
that
the
City
Council
members,
Park
Board,
Commissioners
and
employees
are
some
of
the
hardest-working
people
each
with
a
deep
devotion
to
this
incredible
system
in
this
wonderful
city.
M
A
M
N
A
N
O
Good
morning,
chair
Palmisano
and
council
members,
I'm
Julie
Wiseman
I'm,
the
finance
director
for
the
Minneapolis
Park
and
Recreation
Board,
you
all
received
in
advance
a
copy
of
the
superintendent's
recommended
2019
budget.
My
slides
just
follow
the
budget
book
through
this
each
section
of
the
of
the
budget,
so
the
first
part
of
the
budget
book
is
the
budget
message
which
the
superintendent
just
presented
to
you
this
morning,
as
well
as
the
budget
highlights.
So,
if
you're
interested
in
detail
of
what
was
in
and
what
was
taken
out
of
the
individual
divisions
and
Department.
O
That
information
is
in
this
section.
The
next
section
of
the
budget
book
is
the
2014
to
2018
strict
strategic
direction
that
our
board
adopted
on
April
18th
of
this
year
that
provided
the
direction
for
for
this
budget
process.
The
next
section
of
the
budget
book
is
the
background
information
and
it
just
contains
the
org
chart
and
some
fund
information
and
definitions
of
acronyms.
Then
we
get
into
the
financial
part
of
the
budget
book
with
the
property
taxes
and
local
government
aid.
And
again
this
budget
is
utilizing
the
maximum
property
tax
levy
increase
of
5.7
percent.
O
That's
sixty
five
point:
seven
million
the
park
board
is
just
a
little
bit
below
19
percent
of
the
total
city
tax
for
local
government
aid.
This
budget
estimates
a
9.3
million
dollars
for
local
government
aid
and
again
you
can
see
that
it
has
stabilized,
but
it's
well
still
well
below
what
we
used
to
receive
from
the
state.
The
next
section
of
the
budget
book
is
the
general
fund
and
you'll
see
that
our
general
fund
is
75%
supported
by
property
taxes.
So
chair
Palmisano,
when
you
were
talking
about
fee,
is
our
general
fund.
O
If
you
envision
our
parks,
it's
really
about
access
and
free
access
to
our
open
spaces
and
even
within
our
community
centers,
and
there's
a
lot
of
conversation
with
this
board
about
how
fees
impact
the
usage
of
our
parks,
and
so
we
are
really
looking
at
when
we're
talking
about
financial
sustainability
in
the
general
fund.
We're
looking
at
scholarship
programs
other
things
that
would
improve
the
access
and
the
ability
for.
O
For
the
residents,
the
expenditures
we
are
just
under
70%
wages
and
Friends,
the
increase
in
wages
in
fringe
of
five
point
five
five
point:
one
percent
is
largely
driven
by
the
minimum
wage
increase
contracts
that
were
settled,
especially
the
Federation
contract
and
then
also
the
increase
for
teen
teen
works
through
through
the
down
payment
in
youth
investment.
They
increase
in
on
the
operating
side
is
inflationary
and
also
the
wraparound
school
model
we
budgeted
in
the
operating
side.
O
This
is
a
pilot
program,
so
once
the
pilot
program
is
decided
and
and
how
it
will
be
staffed,
there
will
be
a
shift
in
the
budget.
But
at
this
point
we
are
budgeting
in
it
on
the
operating
side
expenditures
by
division
again,
the
superintendent's
office,
which
includes
the
Park
Police
Department,
has
a
larger
increase,
and
that
is
largely
due
to
the
Federation
contract
that
settled
in
late
2017.
O
The
next
section
of
the
budget
book
is
our
special
revenue,
and
this
is
where
the
tree
preservation
and
reforestation
special
levius
house-
this
is
an
eight-year
program
in
2019-
is
year
five
of
that
eight
year
program,
and
then
we
also
have
our
Park
grant
and
dedicated
revenues,
so
those
are
non-capital
grants
that
we
receive.
It
also
is
where
we
hold
the
park.
Dedication,
money
and
our
operations
and
maintenance
lottery
proceeds
that
we
receive
from
the
state
until
those
items
are
programmed
out
into
the
capital
program.
O
The
enterprise
fund
is
the
next
section
of
the
budget
book
you'll,
see
on
the
fie
side.
We're
looking
at
fee
increases
in
all
of
our
operations
in
the
enterprise
fund
and
we're
also
parking
lots
and
meters
is
showing
a
larger
increase.
As
with
this
budget,
we
are
going
to
be
increasing
some
rates,
adding
some
new
parking
lots
and
meters
into
our
system
and
then
on
the
expenditure
side,
the
concession
we
are
doing:
a
shifting
concession
maintenance
and
direct
charging
maintenance
to
the
concessionaires.
O
As
it
we
are
still
working
to
make
that
micro,
enterprise
and
hope
to
bring
that
into
a
profit
making
situation
and
then
you'll
see
that
the
loss
for
golf
is
estimated
at
five
thousand
dollars
in
2019,
as
we
continue
to
look
at
the
viability
and
future
of
golf
within
our
organization,
the
net
profit
for
the
year.
We
because
the
Enterprise
Fund
is
not
property
tax
supported.
We
pay
debt
out
of
our
enterprise
fund,
and
then
we
have
the
reflection
of
the
MuRF
payment.
O
With
that
burden
being
returned
to
the
city
and
park
board,
our
enterprise
fund
bears
a
burden.
Our
general
fund
is
included
in
the
city's
pension
levy,
so
we
don't
in
we're
not
impacted
in
our
general
sun
for
that
and
then
for
improvements.
The
three
major
improvements
that
are
on
planned
for
2019
is
the
parade
parking
lot,
which
is
in
dire
need
the
section
that's
between
the
football
fields
and
baseball
fields,
so
that
will
be
reconstructed
in
2019.
O
We're
also
constructing
a
new
small
parking
lot
at
Minnehaha,
Falls,
Regional
Park,
and
then
our
continued
work
with
the
master
planning
and
engineering
for
Hiawatha
golf,
our
internal
service
funds.
We
have
three
information
technology
services
are
self
insurance
fund
and
our
equipment
fleet
and
you'll
see
in
our
equipment
fleet
that
we're
recommending
to
use
some
reserves
for
equipment
purchases,
and
that's
just
due
to
the
fact
that
the
state
contract
was
held
for
so
long
and
we
need
to
catch
up
on
equipment
purchases
that
were
supposed
to
be
made
in
2017
and
2018.
O
On
the
capital
project
side,
we
have
our
capital
projects
in
two
categories:
our
neighborhood
parks
funding
and
our
regional
parks.
Funding.
So
you'll
see
that
on
on
the
neighborhood
parks
funding
and
includes
the
MPP
twenty
of
ten
and
a
half
million,
which
is
the
two
million
two
and
a
half
million
that
predated
MPP
twenty
and
the
eight
million
that
came
in
with
MVP
20.
O
O
O
Again
our
major
accomplishments
through
NPP,
20
and
then
even
beyond
and
past
MPP
20-
is
that
our
CIP
program
is
the
first
in
the
nation
to
use
a
criteria
based
data-driven
information
in
allocating
our
capital
funds,
and
we
also
have
developed
a
criteria
based
data-driven
matrix
that
allocates
out
the
recreation
center
fund,
Recreation,
Center
funding
and
then
through
the
throughout
the
whole
budget
process.
We
have
demonstrated
our
racial
equity
work
through
our
department,
2019
goals,
as
well
as
our
2019
budget
adjustments.
A
O
M
N
Okay,
members
that
we
we
color-coded
to
help
people
understand
where
the
dollars
are
coming
from
and
because
we've
carried
forward
promises
from
previous
CIPS
before
NPP
20
was
it
was
in
place.
We
have
noted
those
and
those
are
colored
or
tagged
and
in
yellow,
where
we
have
brought
in
MPP
20
money.
Those
are
kind
of
a
natty
Lesure
blue
color
and
where
we
combine
them
together
to
create
a
project
gets
caught.
It's
coated
in
green.
N
Eventually
there
will
be
no
more
yellow
in
this,
because
we
will
satisfied
all
of
the
CIP
commitments
we
made
previously
and,
as
Julie
mentioned
before,
we
are
working
very
hard
to
bring
the
Part
B
accumulated
part
dedication
dollars
by
neighborhood
back
into
parks,
as
they
are
master
plans
who
are
service
area
master
plans.
Mr.
N
N
Chair
Palmisano,
remember,
Cunningham,
I,
believe
those
are
places
where
we've
had
to
make
some
shifting
and
I
think
they're
tied
to
another
page.
That's
in
the
back
of
this,
where
we
have
done
some
some
work
to
reinsert
Elliot
Park
for
some
reason.
Last
year
we
went
through
this
entire
process
and
didn't
notice
that
Elliot
Park
wasn't
included
in
his
proper
place.
It
is
inserted
this
year
and
this
is
the
first
year
that
it
would
have
gotten
funded.
D
Like
they
didn't
have
one
more
question:
I'm
done
with
the
color
coding,
so
thank
you.
I
wanted
to
get
some
clarification,
I'm!
Sorry!
This
is
about
a
specific
part,
but
we
have
a
pretty
big
issue
with
Weber
Park,
with
the
new
natural
pool,
we're
just
having
an
issue
with
it
staying
open,
and
so
that
was
a
pretty
big
investment,
so
I'm
curious
as
to
how
are
we
going
to
be
able
to
make
that
more
accessible
and
consistent?
When
can
we
expect
for
that
to
happen?
Just
curious,
yeah.
M
It
is
a
big
issue
and
we're
very,
very
concerned
about
that
assistant,
superintendent,
Barrett
who's
been
working
on
this
diligently
and
we
will
be
doing
some
additional
work.
This
fall
to
try
to
bring
this
really
state-of-the-art
new
new
kind
of
technology
in
terms
of
our
pools
to
the
forefront,
but
we
certainly
have
concerns
as
you
could
identify.
Okay.
P
Thank
You
chair,
Palmisano
I'm
amber
Cunningham.
Yes,
we
share
your
concern,
however,
pool
we've
been
working
since
we
closed
the
pool
for
the
season,
we've
been
working
to
rehab
the
regeneration
pond,
which
will
consist
of
replacing
the
top
about
four
to
six
inches
of
soil
and
a
portion
of
the
pond.
We
have
a
theory
that
that's
one
of
our
challenges,
getting
the
proper
filtration
and
so
we're
going
to
rehab
that
that
work
could
be
happening
this
week
or
next
week.
P
So
we
are
looking
at
Laser
duck
deterrent
as
a
means
they
use
that
at
the
airport,
something
that
would
cover
that
whole
area
and
help
us
to
keep
the
ducks
out
we're
also
looking
at
working
with
the
USDA,
Fish
and
Wildlife
for
assistance
there,
and
then
we
have
been
talking
to
the
folks
in
Canada
Edmonton
in
particular,
who
just
recently
opened
their
a
natural
swimming
pool
as
well,
and
they
use
the
filtration
a
backup,
filtration
system.
So
we're
doing
research
now
on
UV,
filtration
or
other
filtration
methods.
F
D
Issue
with
keeping
it
balanced
and
accessible
to
the
public,
so
I
just
wanted
to
check
in
because
that
was
literally
a
call
that
I
got
probably
every
other
day
and
so
over
the
summer.
So
I
just
wanted
to
check
in
and
make
sure
that
we
were
I
know
you
all
have
been
working
on
it,
but
just
kind
of
looking
forward
to
the
future.
What
the
plan
was
to
be
able
to
address
that.
M
I
A
You
I'm
not
seeing
any
other
questions
about
that
mesmero.
We
so
appreciate
your
steady
guidance
as
interim
superintendent
and
in
working
with
you
this
past
year,
I
hope,
there's
more
opportunities
for
coordination
and
collaboration.
I
know
my
colleagues
well.
Many
of
them
had
to
leave
for
beyond
our
time
here
have
expressed
that
desire
and
have
found
great
value
in
some
of
the
ways
that
you've
connected
with
us
and
that
your
staff
have
connected
with
us
this
year.
So
thank
you.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
We
look.