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From YouTube: August 15, 2018 Mayor Jacob Frey's 2019 Budget Address
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A
Good
morning,
everyone
I'm
Lisa
bender
I,
am
the
president
of
the
Minneapolis
City
Council
and
on
behalf
of
the
City
Council
and
mayor
Frey,
I
want
to
welcome
you
all
to
our
meeting
today
and
express
our
appreciation
for
all
of
you.
Taking
your
time
to
come
today
is
important
presentation
of
the
mayor's
proposed
budget.
I
will
call
this
adjourned
meeting
of
the
City
Council
for
August
15th
2018.
To
order
and
ask
the
clerk
to
please
call
the
roll
council.
A
B
A
Have
a
quorum
for
today's
meeting
and
in
addition
to
welcoming
members
of
our
community
and
important
stakeholders,
I
want
to
acknowledge
the
elected
officials
who
have
joined
us
today.
We
are
joined
by
representative
Fuli,
Park
Board,
Chair,
Brad
Bourne
and
superintendent,
Mary
Meryl,
Park,
school
board,
members,
Don,
Samuels
who's,
of
course,
is
a
former
member
of
this
body,
Kim
Ellison,
as
well
as
superintendent,
ed
grass,
former
art
Mayor,
RT
Rybak,
is
here
and
former
council
member
and
vice
president
of
this
body,
Robert
Liljegren
has
joined
us.
A
Approval,
please
say:
aye
all
right
back
carries
and
the
agenda
is
adopted.
So
then
we
will
come
to
our
new
business.
We
have
only
one
item
on
the
agenda
today
and
then,
as
receiving
today's
proposed
budget
from
Mayor
Frye
for
the
year
of
2019,
so
welcome
airfryer
and
recognize
the
mayor
for
his
budget
delivery.
Thank
you.
C
Thank
You
Madame
president,
and
thank
you
colleagues
for
having
me
to
your
today:
council
members
park
board
commissioners,
school
board,
directors,
County,
Commissioners
and
the
community.
Thank
you
in
this
budget,
you
will
see
clear
progress
and
clear
purpose
in
our
decisions.
I
want
to
begin
by
acknowledging
the
hard
work
that
all
of
you
leaders
from
across
our
departments,
our
finance
team
and
my
staff
did
to
make
our
first
budget
proposal
for
2019
possible.
If
our
department,
heads
and
my
staff
could
please
stand
and
be
recognized.
Thank
you.
C
Today,
I
have
the
honor
of
presenting
my
proposed
2019
budget,
and
in
doing
so
we
begin
a
transition
from
planning
to
execution.
I
also
want
to
thank
the
city
council
members
for
their
respective
input.
We've
approached
the
budget
process
differently.
This
year
we've
brought
council
members
into
early
meetings
with
department,
heads
and
staff.
Your
input
was
very
helpful
in
the
development
of
this
budget
and
in
the
end
of
the
day
it
has
been
crucial.
Now
there
is
a
lot
to
unpack.
C
I
want
to
recognize
up
front
that
some
items,
I'm
very
excited
about,
have
fallen
victim
to
times
constraints.
I
went
out
on
a
limb,
and
guess
you
didn't
want
to
hear
a
two-hour
speech
for
me,
and
so
I
will
be
more
than
happy
to
meet
with
you
all
to
further
discuss
any
item.
As
you
know,
my
door
is
always
open.
C
This
proposal
was
put
together
with
one
overriding
goal
in
mind:
laying
a
strong
foundation
for
a
stronger
City,
as
our
city's
population
continues
to
grow
at
a
rate
not
seen
since
the
early
20th
century
Minneapolis
is
confronting
an
unprecedented,
affordable
housing
crisis,
while
neighborhoods
across
Minneapolis
continued
to
feel
the
benefits
of
a
growing
economy.
Too
many
people
in
our
city
are
not
included
in
that
growth.
Upgrades
and
updates
the
aspects
of
essential
city
infrastructure
have
gone
neglected
for
decades.
C
A
commitment
to
good
government
demands
we
address
those
needs,
not
just
with
an
I
for
the
2019
budget,
but
also
with
a
vision
for
our
long-term
future
and
where
we
can
increase
access
and
transparency
in
our
city
government.
We
should
Minneapolis
government
should
be
more
nimble,
more
responsive
to
what
people
need,
and
we
are
working
to
make
sure
that
it
is.
Our
strong
foundation
rests
on
three
core
pillars:
first,
data-driven
investments
in
a
first
data-driven
investments
excuse
me
and
we
can
increase
access
to
transparency
and
our
city
government.
C
We
should
Minneapolis
government
should
be
more
nimble,
more
responsive
to
what
people
need,
and
we
are
working
to
make
sure
that
it
is.
The
first
is
data-driven,
invest
in
affordable
housing
and
in
programs
proven
to
help
people
in
our
city
ii,
community,
lead
and
community
backed
initiatives,
forging
partnerships
aimed
at
everything
from
sparking
economic
growth
through
inclusion
to
improving
police,
community
relations
and
third,
a
commitment
to
good
governance
and
an
effective,
open,
transparent
method
of
government.
C
With
that
I'll
start
with
my
first
priority:
expanding
access
to
affordable
housing,
the
cards
behind
me
were
delivered
by
make
homes
happen.
A
coalition
of
housing
advocates
from
around
the
Twin
Cities
each
represents
a
personal
story
from
someone
in
Minneapolis
making
their
case
for
real
investments
in
housing.
Aiden
Walken
is
a
graduate
student
at
the
U.
She
wants
to
live
in
Minneapolis,
but
due
to
the
high
cost
of
housing,
she's
still
renting
in
st.
Paul
and
saving
as
much
of
her
stipend
as
she
can.
C
She
wants
early
career
professionals
to
be
able
to
live
in
our
city,
which,
in
her
words,
is
the
center
of
economic
activity
in
our
state.
I
couldn't
agree
more
Aiden,
Paulina
Montes
daca
is
a
first-generation
American.
She
knows
that
housing
is
a
foundation
for
generational
wealth
building.
She
wants
a
fair
shot
at
making
a
better
future
for
her
family,
and
so
do
we.
C
The
Monson
family,
recognizes
that
for
people
with
disabilities,
access
to
secure,
stable
housing
is
everything
they
know
this
to
be
true,
because
their
niece,
who
has
Down
syndrome,
has
been
able
to
maintain
her
housing
independence
thanks
to
inclusive,
accessible
housing.
They're
right.
There
are
thousands
of
stories
like
these
going
untold.
In
Minneapolis,
after
being
elected
mayor,
I
convened
a
group
of
housing
experts
and
held
a
number
of
public
meetings
to
develop
a
housing
agenda
that
would
change
the
lives
of
people
like
Aiden
Paulina
and
the
Monson
family.
C
From
those
conversations
we
generated
a
set
of
recommendations
that
I
made
public
in
May.
Since
then,
our
office,
working
hand-in-hand
with
our
extraordinary
si
ped
staff,
has
been
focused
on
implementing
those
recommendations.
In
2018
alone,
our
city
has
already
received
16
applications
for
support
from
our
affordable
housing,
trust
fund,
totaling,
23
million
dollars,
and
that's
a
record
high
for
our
city.
So
the
good
news
is
that
people
want
to
build
affordable
housing
here
in
Minneapolis.
The
bad
news
is
that
this
year
we
did
not
have
the
resources
to
support
many
of
those
requests.
C
We're
gonna
change
that
driving
home
the
point
even
further.
Our
market
realities
outside
capital
is
available
now,
but
it
likely
won't
be
for
long.
The
increasing
cost
of
construction,
coupled
with
a
hike
and
interest
rates,
will
likely
drive
down
return
on
investment.
That
means
outside
capital
is
likely
to
dry
up
with
fewer
businesses
and
nonprofits
vying
to
build
affordable
housing
in
our
city.
C
Now
is
the
time
to
take
advantage
of
a
market
primed
for
investment.
It
is
our
job
to
help
guide
that
investment
towards
a
people
centered
housing
approach.
The
old
cliche
is
don't
put
off
for
tomorrow.
What
you
can
do
today,
the
reality
is
that
we
can't
put
off
affordable
housing
investments
until
tomorrow,
because
tomorrow
is
too
damn
late
and
one
more
cliche
just
for
good
measure.
We
got
to
put
our
money
where
our
mouth
is.
Now
is
the
time
in
our
budget.
C
We
will
be
investing
a
record
forty
million
dollars
in
affordable
housing
to
be
clear.
That's
just
the
city's
share.
Forty
million
that's
more
than
triple
any
previous
city;
investment
in
affordable
housing,
and
indeed
is
one
of
the
highest
per
capita
investments
for
any
municipality
in
the
entire
nation
to
be
exceedingly
transparent.
Let's
go
line
by
line
to
detail
where
this
funding
goes
affordable,
housing,
trust
fund.
C
In
addition
to
the
great
work
that
the
city
was
already
doing,
we
are
adding
a
one-time
twenty
nine
point:
four
million
dollar
infusion.
None
of
those
figures
include
the
tens
of
millions
of
dollars
that
will
receive
from
the
federal
and
state
government
and
other
sources
which
we
have
chosen
to
allocate
to
deeper
and
longer
term
affordability.
What
this
means
has
been
in
2019.
We
are
allocating
over
50
million
dollars
to
affordable
housing.
C
With
that
level
of
support,
we
can
do
better
for
our
city
by
targeting
more
deeply
affordable
housing
at
30
percent
of
area
median
income
level,
something
that
councilmember
Lisa
Goodman
has
long
advocated
for
I
believe
that
housing
is
a
right.
This
funding
will
help
ensure
that
more
people
throughout
our
city
are
guaranteed
that
right.
The
foreclosure
crisis
and
the
2011
tornado
on
the
north
side
resulted
in
the
city
owning
a
large
number
of
properties
of
which
were
concentrated
in
north
and
south
central
Minneapolis.
C
We
are
seeing
trends
of
displacement
in
those
same
neighborhoods
neighborhoods,
where
distressed
ownership,
housing
is
being
purchased
and
converted
to
rental,
and
the
rates
for
those
rental
units
are
increasing
faster
than
incomes.
Here
are
two
primary
ways.
We
plan
to
mitigate
those
trends.
The
first
is
by
dramatically
increasing
home
ownership
opportunities
in
city-owned
properties.
I
am
proposing
a
five
million
dollar
investment
in
the
Minneapolis
home
programs,
which
will
prioritize
inclusive
and
equitable
development
by
reducing
racial
disparity
rates
and
homeownership.
Owning
real
property
is
best
way
to
increase
intergenerational
wealth,
especially
for
first-generation
homebuyers.
C
So,
let's
help
more
people
reach
that
milestone.
The
second
is
a
pilot
initiative
geared
towards
funding
developments
of
two
to
nine
unit.
Housing
along
transit
corridors
sometimes
called
the
affordable
missing
middle.
An
investment
of
$500,000
will
help
these
projects
complement
other
Neighborhood
Stabilization
initiatives
reduce
vacancy
and
support
our
current
residents
council
president
Lisa
bender
has
done
extensive
work
on
the
2040
comprehensive
plan,
much
of
which
is
dedicated
to
bolstering
multi-unit
housing
in
scale
with
single
family
homes.
This
allocation
should
help
support
the
goals
in
the
comp
plan
and
increase
affordability
where
it
is
needed.
C
The
city
is
now
a
majority
renter
population
and
about
50,000
of
Minneapolis
renters
earn
Lert
less
than
60%
of
area
median
income
when
confronted
with
the
sometimes
sudden
rent
hikes
people
face
a
critical
decision
attempt
to
continue
making
payments
on
housing.
They
can't
afford
or
be
forced
out
of
a
neighborhood
that
they
have
made
wonderful.
To
begin
with,
while
government
cannot
reverse
this
trend
on
its
own,
we
certainly
can
do
our
part
to
retain
naturally
occurring
affordable
housing
to
that
end,
I'm
allocating
3.4
million
dollars
to
our
naturally
occurring
housing
preservation
fund
Noah.
C
This
preservation
funding
will
allow
us
to
help
our
experienced
nonprofit
partners
acquire
affordable
properties
and
protect
low-income
renters
for
the
long-term
housing.
Stability
is
especially
critical
for
young
people
and
families.
The
top
indicator
of
success
in
school
is
stability
at
home.
That's
just
a
fact.
Still
eight
point:
five
percent
of
our
school-aged
population
is
experiencing
homelessness
or
teetering
on
the
verge
of
it.
Working
with
Minneapolis
Public
Schools,
Minneapolis,
Public,
Housing,
Authority
and
Hennepin
County.
We've
built
a
team
with
the
goal
of
curbing
homelessness
and
housing.
Instability
for
our
kids.
C
Here's
how
the
stable
home,
stable
schools
in
issue
does
that
we
will
directly
provide
3.3
million
dollars
on
an
annual
basis
in
aid,
so
that
students
and
families
experiencing
homelessness
or
housing.
Instability
have
rapid
housing
support
and
we
want
to
do
it
in
a
way
that
allows
students
to
stay
in
their
neighborhood
school.
Private
partners
have
a
role
to
play.
If
you
are
a
private
property
owner
in
the
city,
I
am
calling
on
you
to
collaborate
with
us
and
set
aside
at
least
one
unit
in
your
building
to
house
a
student
and
their
family.
C
Together,
we
can
do
right
by
our
students
and
our
families.
It's
not
just
students
who
need
us
to
stand
up
for
them.
Everybody
deserves
stability
and
housing.
Eviction
is
a
threat
to
stability
and
without
a
keen
understanding
of
the
law
or
a
legal
advocate
in
your
corner
prevailing
against
a
well
lawyer.
Landlord
is
an
eviction
in
an
eviction
case
can
be
almost
impossible.
C
We
should
level
the
playing
field
for
our
renters
by
providing
legal
representation,
and
so
with
$150,000
for
a
new
eviction
representation
pilot
we'll
be
able
to
provide
that
to
be
sure,
housing,
access
and
affordability
are
statewide
issues
in
our
state,
one
in
every
four
households
devote
more
than
30%
of
their
income
to
housing,
that's
a
burden
borne
by
renters
and
homeowners
alike.
This
isn't
just
a
Minneapolis
problem,
but
this
is
a
problem
where
Minneapolis
is
uniquely
positioned
to
lead
and
we
will.
The
data
is
clear.
We
simply
must
act.
That
is
also
revealing.
C
What's
working
and
what's
not
in
our
approach
to
public
safety
and
economic
development
initiatives
and
what's
working
is
often
centered
on
community
backed
and
community
lead
initiatives.
Chief
arredondo
is
doing
extraordinary
things
for
our
city.
Under
his
leadership,
we've
launched
and
expanded
a
number
of
initiatives
that
are
generating
results.
Why?
C
Because
community
is
bought
into
this
vision
and
he's
even
forging
more
partnerships
even
within
the
city,
our
group,
violence,
intervention
gvi
led
by
our
health
department,
is
a
great
example
which
supports
an
effective
response
to
gun
violence,
based
on
a
person's
likelihood
of
being
involved
in
group
gun
violence,
they're
brought
into
gvi
to
receive
a
message:
stop
shooting
and
start
a
new
life
law
enforcement
community
members
who
have
been
directly
impacted
by
group,
violence
and
social
service
providers.
All
work
together
to
reinforce
that
message
and
guess
what
it's
working.
C
On
the
north
side,
a
gvi
participant
who
I've
met
with
already,
is
turning
his
life
around
following
an
initial
gvi
meeting,
a
young
man
sat
down
next
to
me.
While
we
were
eating
dinner,
he
told
me
a
story.
He
acknowledged
his
prior
involvement
in
group,
violence,
time
spent
in
prison
and
a
host
of
difficult
and
compounding
issues
on
street
life,
but
he
also
knew
exactly
where
he
wanted
to
be.
He
wanted
to
exit
the
gang
lifestyle
and
get
his
real
estate
license
and
he
was
going
to
do
everything
possible
to
make
that
goal
a
reality.
C
C
This
program
is
working
chief,
arredondo
and
I
have
spoken
with
people
at
little
earth.
They
want
that
same
opportunity
to
lead
and
curb
shootings
in
their
community
I'm,
investing
in
additional
two
hundred
seventy
thousand
dollars
to
keep
gvi
strong
in
the
fourth
Precinct
and
a
hundred
thousand
to
expand
it
to
the
third
Precinct.
This
brings
our
current
investments
in
gvi
to
six
hundred
sixty
thousand
dollars.
A
GBI
is
rooted
in
a
public
health
based
approach,
as
are
several
other
key
public
safety
items
in
the
budget.
C
That's
because
evidence
is
revealing
that
public
health
based
culturally
sensitive
and
community
backed
initiatives
that
are
effective.
Earlier
this
year,
I
announced
the
formation
of
a
multi-jurisdictional
opioid
task
force.
Again
the
efforts
are
propelled
by
experts
advocates
and
community
partners.
Our
team
is
working
to
develop
a
coordinated
plan
to
reduce
opioid
abuse
dependence
and
overdoses
in
Minneapolis,
beyond
our
work
to
equip
every
officer
and
firefighter
with
life-saving
anti-overdose
drug
naloxone,
I'm,
proposing
$50,000
to
support
our
task
force's
ongoing
work.
C
The
opioid
epidemic
is
a
public
health
crisis
and
our
public
safety
personnel
can
and
should
be
part
of
the
solution.
As
a
city,
we
can
also
do
our
part
in
improving
and
consolidating
our
emerging
public
health
based
safety
responses,
I'm
also
proposing
25,000
dollars
towards
creating
an
office
of
violence,
prevention
and
intervention.
C
I
want
to
thank
councilman
Cunningham
for
his
cane
for
continuing
to
bring
more
awareness
around
this
important
issue
in
helping
to
lead
thank
as
mayor
of
Minneapolis,
it
is
my
duty
to
ensure
the
safety
and
health
of
all
residents
and
to
make
sure
that
everyone
feels
pride
in
our
city
that
everyone
belongs.
A
municipal
form
of
identification
would
bring
us
all
together.
Under
that
banner,
my
team
and
I
have
been
engaging
in
discussion
with
a
variety
of
advocates
staff
and
community
leaders
to
come
up
with
a
viable
policy
to
create
that
ID.
C
That's
why
we
are
preserving
an
upfront
investment
of
two
hundred
thousand
dollars
in
funding
for
a
municipal
ID.
The
city
ID
card
will
grant
our
residents
benefits
opportunities,
and
hopefully
some
peace
of
mind
to
many
people.
Right
now
are
unable
to
obtain
a
primary
form
of
identification,
Youth
immigrants
seniors
who
no
longer
drive
transgender
people
and
those
who
are
experiencing
homelessness.
C
Councilmember,
Alondra
Cano
has
championed
this
initiative
and
we
are
moving
forward
thoughtfully,
working
with
a
large
interdepartmental
team
to
create
a
plan.
We
have
a
responsibility
to
first
draft
an
ordinance
and
then
to
build
a
city
ID
program
that
protects
people's
private
data
and
balances.
Implementation
costs
we're
not
there
yet,
but
we
are
working
to
ensure
we
have
the
public
and
private
partnerships.
Community
input
and
core
benefits.
Minneapolis
needs
for
a
city,
ID
program,
it's
important
to
ensure
that
all
people
in
Minneapolis
can
go
about
their
lives
with
a
sense
of
security.
C
It's
also
important
that
every
one
of
our
residents
is
counted
in
the
2020
census.
In
fact,
it's
central,
our
undercounting
of
our
residents,
brings
and
under
investments
in
our
city.
The
president
is
weakening
the
2020
census.
Efforts
with
less
money,
fewer
staff
and
fewer
resources
than
previously
provided
so,
as
has
been
increasingly
the
case,
the
buck
stops
with
cities
specifically
350,000
Bucks
will
stop
with
us
and
be
included
in
our
budget,
because
the
census
in
no
small
part
defines
who
we
are
councilmember.
C
We
are
forming
a
complete
count
committee,
inviting
constituents,
faith,
arts
and
business
leaders
to
shape
our
2020
census,
making
sure
that
everyone's
voice
is
heard
that
everyone
is
counted.
Those
are
Minneapolis
values.
Our
values
can
and
should
be
embedded
into
everything
we
do.
That
includes
all
departments.
Public
Safety
and
policing
in
Minneapolis
should
be
centered
on
compassion
and
a
need
to
uphold
and
enforce.
Our
laws
should
always
be
balanced
with
our
values.
We
are
allocating
twenty
five
thousand
dollars
for
a
fix
it,
not
ticket
initiative.
C
All
of
you
have
heard
many
of
you
have
lived
the
story
before
a
police
officer
pulls
someone
over
for
a
legitimately
broken
taillight
and
hands
them
a
ticket.
That's
been
the
expectation.
Chances
are
the
reason
the
taillight
was
broken.
Is
the
person
couldn't
afford
to
fix
it
in
the
first
place?
If
they
can't
afford
to
fix
the
taillight,
they
can't
afford
to
pay
the
ticket
and
when
they
don't
pay
the
ticket,
the
fee
goes
up
paying
it
becomes
impossible,
all
the
while
that
light
stays
out,
creating
a
less
safe
road
for
vehicles
and
pedestrians
alike.
C
Instead
of
letting
people
get
trapped
in
a
cycle
of
unpayable
tickets
and
fees,
let's
skip
the
ticket
in
the
first
place
and
offer
a
voucher
to
fix
the
broken
light.
An
added
benefit,
it's
a
way
for
officers
to
build
relationships,
not
damage
them
rather
than
getting
dinged
with
a
ticket.
You
get
a
voucher
for
a
free
repair,
Safe
Communities
make
economically
healthy
communities
possible
and
when
we
can
help
drive
more
inclusive
economic
growth
by
partnering,
with
people,
businesses
and
neighborhoods,
we
all
want
to
benefit,
namely
black
American,
Indian
and
immigrant
communities.
C
C
Let's
start
with
village
trust,
financial
cooperative,
the
only
black
owned
cooperative
and
Community
Development
financial
institution
in
the
state
of
Minnesota
they're
open
for
business,
they're
lending
they're
working
with
community
to
build
economic
security
and
interdependence
in
significant
ways.
Presently,
more
than
30%
of
black
households
in
Minneapolis
are
unbanked
or
underbanked,
and
many
depend
on
predatory
lending
services
to
meet
their
basic
financial
needs.
The
black
community
continues
to
be
financially
underserved
and
excluded,
even
as
the
number
of
new
businesses
owned
by
black
people
continues
to
outpace
many
other
groups.
C
C
C
Flipping
this
paradigm
on
its
head
won't
be
easy,
but
new
investments
and
our
business
technical
assistance
program
b-tat
will
help
us
get
there.
Whether
it's
helping
up
start
businesses
pull
financial
statements
together,
file,
a
tax
return
or
securing
it
financing.
B
tap,
allows
more
people
to
access
the
wealth
of
institutional
business
knowledge
we
have
in
the
city.
We
can
connect
the
upstart
to
the
established
company
in
their
sector,
just
like
RT
Rybak
helped
me
navigate
my
transition
to
Mayer.
Entrepreneurs
should
have
access
to
that
same
mentoring
and
we
aren't
stopping
with
serving
just
businesses.
C
We
have
C
tap
for
coops
D
tap
for
developers,
eat
tap
for
business
energy
savings
and
a
staff
for
artists,
because
every
great
city
must
support
small
business
development
and
cultural
corridors
before
I
tap
out.
That's
like
your
fifth
jet
dad
joke
of
the
day.
We
are
allocating
five
hundred
ninety
seven
thousand
dollars
in
funding
for
these
programs.
We
also
must
plan
for
our
workforce
of
the
future,
recognizing
that,
as
of
today,
we
have
a
workforce
shortage
with
over
100,000
job
vacancies
in
the
Twin
Cities
region.
C
We
have
to
build
on
our
human
capital
we
have
here
at
home.
We
know
that
innovation
and
manufacturing
are
critical
pathways
to
employment
and
ownership.
That
is
why
we
have
doubled
down
on
IT
and
manufacturing
employer
partnerships,
an
initiative
like
MSP
tech
hire
and
programming
through
the
Cedar
Riverside
Opportunity
Center
and
800
West
Broadway
are
driving
economic
growth
while
helping
close
the
skills
gap,
a
diverse
talent
pool
is
critical
to
our
economic
competitiveness.
This
work
ensures
that
the
workforce
of
tomorrow
has
the
training
necessary.
C
Today,
let's
support,
we
will
be
investing
$100,000
in
new
spending
for
MSP
techhire
$100,000
to
the
opportunity
center
and
$75,000
for
800
West
Broadway.
We
should
also
be
partners
when
it
comes
to
expanding
access
to
culture
and
human
resiliency.
Earlier
this
year,
council
vice-president
Andrea
Jenkins
brought
forward
a
meaningful
proposal
in
African,
American,
Museum
and
Center
for
racial
equity.
The
museum
and
Center
will
place
will
be
a
place
of
affirmation
and
serve
as
a
training
ground
to
help
mental
health
providers.
It
is
a
visualization
of
culture
and
racial
healing
that
says
very
clearly.
C
Yes,
you
matter,
she
has
already
done
substantial
work,
coordinating
with
the
owners
of
a
site
within
the
cultural
corridor
or
38th
Street
at
4th
Avenue
South
and
has
begun
the
visioning
process,
I'm
setting
aside
$25,000
to
begin
site
planning
for
the
African
American
Museum
and
santan
Center
for
racial
equity,
bounce
Thank,
You
Council.
Vice
president.
C
Community
is
a
source
of
expertise
and
in
advising
the
city
on
how
community
is
a
source
of
expertise
and
advising
the
city
on
how
to
invest
in
furtherance
of
ambitious
goals.
Economic
inclusion
is
not
a
single
project,
but
a
system-wide
transformation
of
how
we
do
business.
Combating
climate
change,
defining
challenge
of
our
time
is
going
to
require
ambition.
C
We
are
lucky
to
have
a
team
of
experts
engaged
residents
and
elected
leaders
like
councilmembers
kam,
Gordon,
councilmember,
Steve,
Fletcher
and
councilmember
Jeremy
Schrader,
who
are
committed
to
sustainability,
I've,
seen
their
excellent
work
firsthand.
As
a
member
of
the
Clean
Energy
Partnership
I
am
proposing
over
1
million
dollars
in
expanded
and
enhanced
energy
programs.
How
we
allocate
this
money
will
be
driven
by
recommendations
from
our
resident
led
energy
vision,
Advisory
Committee
from
incentivizing
energy
efficiency
upgrades
to
assisting
green
zones
and
expanding
successful
initiative.
C
Like
the
green
business
cost
share
program,
this
funding
can
take
us
to
the
next
level
income
attic
combating
climate
change.
We
should
also
add
a
dedicated
expert
within
the
city
to
lead
responses
to
state-level
energy
policy.
Minneapolis
residents
see
the
impact
of
energy
policy
not
only
as
an
existential
threat,
but
they
also
feel
it
in
their
pocketbooks.
Our
response
to
the
climate
crisis
must
be
cutting-edge
and
forward-looking.
In
addition
to
be
cutting-edge,
we
must
also
remain
attentive
when
it
comes
to
improving
core
city
services.
C
Public
Safety
is
one
of
those
core
city
services.
Fundamentally,
we
as
a
city
should
be
about
a
new
type
of
khaleesi.
A
community
oriented
type
of
policing:
that's
precisely
why
I'm
proposing
that
we
invest
in
our
mental
health,
Co
responder
program,
proposing
that
we
put
our
sworn
police
officers
on
the
street
and
making
sure
our
office
has
have
full
wellness
training
to
be
their
best
versions
of
self
100%
of
the
time.
C
The
Mental
Health
Co
responder
program
provides
compassionate
crisis
intervention
to
individuals
experiencing
mental
illness
as
fiercely
advocated
by
council
member
lenay
Palmisano.
My
proposal
invests
two
hundred
eighty
thousand
dollars
to
permanently
continue
the
program
in
the
third
and
fifth
precincts
and
expand
it
to
the
first
second,
with
over
1
million
dollars
in
new
funding,
we
can
add
capacity
to
our
department
in
an
innovative
way
by
civilian
izing,
eight
non
policing
positions
presently
held
by
sworn
officers.
Converting
these
positions
not
only
frees
up
sworn
officers
to
build
better
relationships.
C
C
So
this
is
a
this
proposal
is
good
for
safety
by
getting
beat
officers
on
the
streets,
it
she's
a
new
level
of
expertise
for
our
civilian
eyes
position
and
it's
good
for
our
bottom
line.
A
sworn
officer
cost
about
twenty
eight
thousand
dollars
more
per
year
than
a
civilian,
that's
with
that's
without
including
the
increased
cost
of
training
and
insurance.
So
in
this
case
the
best
decisions
for
safety,
fiscal
responsibility
and
good
governance,
they're
all
aligned.
C
Finally,
being
your
best
version
of
self
requires
self
care,
especially
in
a
profession
like
policing,
the
officers
of
our
Minneapolis
Police
Department,
wear
the
uniforms
they
do
and
take
the
risks
they
do
because
they
want
to
make
Minneapolis
a
better
place.
So
we
are
allocating
a
hundred
fifty
thousand
dollars
for
wellness
assistance
to
our
officers,
so
they
can
process
what
they
encounter
in
the
line
of
duty
and
recalibrate
between
calls
insuring.
C
That's
compared
with
just
17%
of
white
workers,
it's
great
that
workers
are
getting
a
raise,
but
everyone
needs
to
know
and
understand
that
these
workers
are
entitled
to
that,
raise
and
to
sick
leave,
and
they
should
know
that
the
city
has
their
back
when
they
assert
those
rights.
Now
it's
never
enough
to
pass
a
law,
pat
yourself
on
the
back
and
declare
victory.
C
Indeed,
the
quickest
way
to
a
road
trust
in
government
is
to
pass
laws
that
you
don't
enforce
a
recent
case
at
McDonald's,
where
workers
are
now
being
repaid
over
$20,000
in
lost
wages
shows
that
we
can
achieve
what
shows
what
we
can
achieve
when
community
workers,
businesses
and
the
city
all
work
together.
We
need
more
victories
like
this
one,
so
I'm
proposing.
C
The
population
boom
in
our
urban
core
requires
a
fire
station
responses
to
the
safety
challenges
of
a
population
increase
the
proposed
five
million
dollar
investment
to
renovate
and
expand
fire
station
number
one
will
likely
be
key
to
realizing
that
goal.
Now.
It's
also
necessary
that
the
fire
department
has
the
capacity
to
keep
both
the
city
and
themselves
safe.
C
That's
why
I'm
recommending
the
addition
of
five
positions
and
$110,000
to
give
the
apartment
the
flexibility
to
help
meet
the
needs
of
the
community
and
to
purchase
additional
protective
equipment
meeting
or
exceeding
the
minimum
national
standard
for
bikers?
We
will
be
spending
over
a
million
dollars
on
the
protected
bikeways
program
and
another
four
hundred
thousand
dollars
for
our
safe
routes
to
Schools
program
for
walkers.
We
are
investing
six
hundred
thousand
dollars
in
intersection
and
crossing
improvements,
as
well
as
4.4
million
dollars
for
repair
of
defective
or
hazardous
sidewalks,
and
for
everyone,
including
drivers.
C
We
are
investing
over
seventy
three
million
in
street,
paving
all
across
the
city
to
make
sure
potholes
are
quickly
identified
and
repaired.
We
also
must
make
wise
investments
for
the
future.
It
might
cost
more
today,
but
it
will
save
us
substantial
money
in
years
to
come,
concrete
streets,
they
cost
more,
but
they're,
also
more
durable.
They
hold
up
better
in
harsh
winters
and
require
far
less
ongoing
maintenance
than
typical
asphalt
mill
and
overlay
construction.
C
Council.
Member
Kevin
Reich
has
four
years
pushed
for
intelligent,
long-term
fixes
for
our
basic
infrastructure
and
we
are
taking
his
lead
by
investing
4.3
million
dollars
in
concrete's
three
streets
throughout
the
city.
Don't
worry,
we
aren't
forgetting
those
of
you
who
are
groundwater
and
sanitary
sewer
fanatics
over
85%
of
sanitary
and
storm
sewers
are
over
80
years
old.
45
percent
are
over
a
hundred
years
old.
They
were
built
to
handle
much
less
water
than
they
do.
Currently
we
need
to
modernize
them.
C
We
have
eighteen
point:
five
million
dollars
for
sanitary
sewers
and
another
fourteen
point:
seven,
five
million
dollars
for
the
storm
sewers.
These
are
the
things
our
residents
should
expect
from
us,
a
city
that
consistently
delivers
on
infrastructure
investments
and
with
this
budget
we
will
city
government
must
rise
to
meet
the
needs
of
the
people.
It
serves
even
more
essential
to
meeting
the
needs
of
the
21st
century
and
easy
to
navigate
interactive,
engaging
and
intuitive
website.
C
We
can
help
more
people
connect
with
our
incredible
staff,
access
our
innovative
new
programming
and
walk
away
from
their
computer,
with
a
better
impression
of
our
city
than
they
had
before
and
during
the
URL
all
put
forward
a
hundred
and
eleven
thousand
dollars
to
finally
complete
this
project.
In
addition
to
our
digital
infrastructure,
our
physical
workspaces,
they
should
be
modern.
Work
is
underway
to
meet
that
goal
with
the
construction
of
the
new
public
services
center.
C
The
new
design
should
be
consistent
and
customer
facing
with
the
new
service
center
will
meet
that
need
by
providing
a
one-stop
shop
for
three
one,
a
physical
desk,
where
you
can
get
things
done.
Additionally,
we
have
incredibly
talented,
highly
experienced
city
employees
who
frankly,
make
less
money
than
they
otherwise
could
in
the
private
sector,
because
they
love
Minneapolis
and
they
want
to
do
better
by
it,
but
we
can't
expect
to
retain
them
if
their
working
conditions
are
subpar
like
any
other
business
in
Minneapolis.
We
need
to
invest
in
our
human
capital.
C
That
means
adequate
light
collaborative
workspaces
and
an
innovative
design
that
leads
not
just
to
efficient
work,
but
also
happy
employees.
We
will
also
be
investing
3.9
million
dollars
to
move
our
crime
lab
into
the
service
center
and
into
the
21st
century.
A
strong
investment
in
technology
and
resources
will
help
ensure
our
police
and
prosecutors
have
fast
turnaround
on
evidence.
By
doing
this,
victims
of
sexual
assault
and
crime
will
receive
a
higher
level
of
assurance
that
justice
will
be
done.
C
We
need
to
keep
public
safety
front
and
center,
and
there
are
incremental,
common-sense
steps
we
can
take
to
make
sure
we
are
even
when
we're
talking
about
sidewalks.
It
might
be
tempting
to
forget,
given
the
weather,
but
it
is
certainly
no
secret
that
Minneapolis
has
harsh
winters.
Winter
conditions
pose
challenges
for
people,
especially
our
seniors
and
those
with
disabilities,
who
are
often
left
to
struggle
through
the
snow
and
ice
on
our
city,
sidewalks,
I'm,
working
in
partnership
and
in
collaboration
with
councilmember
Andrew
Johnson.
C
Thank
you
for
leading
and
gonna
invest
in
right-of-way
inspectors
to
move
us
from
our
current
inconsistent
and
reactive
enforcement
to
proactive
enforcement
that
covers
each
and
every
block
of
our
city
and
year-round.
Our
number
one
in
the
nation.
Park
System
should
be
open
and
accessible
to
everyone.
In
the
city,
parks
provides
safe
spaces
for
kids
to
grow,
to
learn
and
to
play.
That's
why
in
2019,
I'm
recommending
a
levy
increase
through
the
Minneapolis
Parks
and
Recreation
Board?
C
That
includes
$800,000,
to
maintain
current
service
levels
and
$150,000
for
a
full-service
community
back
school's
campus
school
campus
program
and
I
can't
tell
you
how
I'm
excited
about
it
and
we're
going
to
continue
to
look
for
additional
funding
to
supplement
those
efforts
in
the
coming
weeks,
the
Park
and
School
Board.
There
are
partners
where
we
can
support
them.
We
should,
and
working
together
should
not
be
the
exception
to
the
rule.
It
should
be
the
standard
I
want
to
thank
the
park
and
school
board
members
here
with
us
today.
C
Record
levels
of
funding
for
affordable
housing,
housing
stability
for
our
kids
and
ensuring
all
residents
are
counted
in
2020.
These
are
non-negotiable
if
we
want
to
keep
Minneapolis
strong,
but
we
must
do
these
things
with
the
understanding
that
the
work
is
paid
for
by
the
people
we
represent
and
as
stewards
of
their
money,
we
have
a
responsibility
to
spend
their
money
wisely.
As
is
always
the
case.
C
We
built
this
budget
under
real
fiscal
pressures
from
backfilling
in
response
to
cuts
to
local
government
aid,
to
increase
pension
obligations
to
making
right
on
our
promise
to
fully
fund
our
parks
and
streets.
We
have
a
number
of
obligations
that
we
have
to
live
up
to
when
we
began
this
budget
process.
The
prevailing
thought
was
that
just
retaining
current
service
levels
would
require
a
five
point.
Six
five
percent
levy
increase.
C
Some
savings
came
from
lower
than
anticipated
health
care
costs.
Thank
you
to
councilmember
Palmisano
for
driving
this
change.
Others.
Other
savings
resulted
from
hard
choices.
We
found
that
some
programs
that
had
been
funded
in
the
past
did
not
have
the
data
to
justify
continued
funding.
These
programs
were
cut
or
replaced
with
new
programs
or
higher
levels
of
funding
for
programs
that
did
in
fact
get
results.
But
today,
after
months
of
deliberation
and
tough
conversations,
we
are
able
to
propose
a
five
point.
Six
three
percent
levy
increase
for
29.
C
Yes,
you
heard
correctly
lower
than
when
we
originally
started
to
give
you
an
idea
of
what
this
will
mean
to
the
average
property
owner.
If
your
home
value
did
not
increase
from
2018,
this
budget
will
result
in
a
fifty
five
dollar
or
a
four
percent
decrease
in
the
city's
tax
bill.
If
your
home
value
increased
by
ten
percent,
the
annual
increase
will
be
eighty
five
dollars
or
six
point
five
percent,
so
that
at
a
high
level,
is
my
plan
for
laying
a
strong
foundation
for
a
stronger
Minneapolis.
C
The
three
core
pillars
of
our
government
will
only
be
as
strong
as
our
leadership
and
only
as
dependable
as
our
commitment
to
following
through
and
getting
things
done.
This
budget
is
one
of
principled
and
measured
investments.
It
includes
commitment
to
core
services
like
filling
potholes
fixing
our
hundred-year-old
sewers
and
making
sure
sidewalks
are
clear
of
snow.
It
includes
investment
in
serving
our
community
like
making
our
business
interactions
more
customer
oriented
and
helping
providing
legal
services
for
tenants.
C
These
investments
in
our
city
today
can
serve
as
guarantees
for
a
strong
foundation
that
foundation
arrests
on
community
lead
and
community
back
agreements,
a
commitment
to
good
governance,
with
an
effective,
open
and
transparent
way
of
governing
and
data-driven
investments
in
Minneapolis.
That
solid
foundation
also
rests
on
working
together
to
make
this
the
best
possible
budget
for
our
city
and
I
look
forward
to
doing
so.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
You
mr.
mayor
on
behalf
of
the
council,
I
know
that
we
are
eager,
along
with
many
in
the
audience
and
watching
at
home,
to
dig
into
the
details
of
the
budget.
Of
course,
the
City
Council
now
so
grabs
the
baton
and
digs
into
the
details
and
we'll
be
hearing
from
our
constituents
over
the
next
many
months.
I
want
to
invite
everyone
to
get
involved
in
the
budget.
Is
the
statement
of
our
values
and
so
important
for
everyone
in
the
city
to
pay
attention
and
get
involved
and
contact.
A
A
Number
of
Palmisano
has
been
seconded
a
motion
to
refer
the
mayor's
recommended
night
2019
budget
to
the
Budget
Committee
on
approval.
Please
say
aye
aye,
any
opposed,
say
no
back
carry
is
than
the
Mary's
mayor's
recommended
budget
has
been
received
and
referred
to.
The
Budget,
Committee
and
I
will
recognize
councilmember
Palmisano
now
for
an
update
on
the
committee
schedule
for
the
budget.
D
Committee,
thank
you,
madam
president,
I'm
pleased
to
share
that
our
finance
department
has
launched
a
new
and
improved
budget
website
as
one
measure
to
provide
greater
access
to
our
process
this
year.
That
website
is
accessible
at
Minneapolis
MN
gov
forward
slash
budget,
a
direct
link
from
the
city's
homepage,
we'll
get
you
there
will
help
folks
access
the
budget
details
it's
ready
and
at
the
end
of
this
meeting,
these
last
links
will
will
go
up
on
that
new
and
improved
budget
site.
D
You'll
find
the
mayor's
recommended
budget
you'll,
find
an
archive
of
budgets
from
prior
years
tools
and
resources
that
explain
the
city's
budget
process
and
timeline,
and
an
online
comment
opportunity
that
gives
members
of
the
community
another
opportunity
to
share
with
policymakers
their
priorities
and
ideas
about
the
budget.
How
that
will
be
wrapped
up
in
shared
with
all
councilmembers
we're
still
getting
out
those
details.
Obviously
the
budget
is
the
centerpiece
of
our
policymaking
work.
So
we
not
only
welcome
but
encourage
residents
to
give
us
their
ideas
and
input,
as
this
process
continues.
D
We'll
also
be
adding
a
calendar
showing
the
scheduled
meetings
and
hearings
that
the
budget
committee
will
be
conducting
in
the
coming
months.
For
now,
I
will
note
that
the
finance
staff
we
will
be
presenting
an
overview
of
the
mayor's
recommended
budget,
along
with
high-level
details
about
budget
parameters,
key
issues
and
related
matters
on
Monday
August
27th
at
1:30
p.m.
the
second
meeting
of
the
budget
committee
is
set
for
two
weeks
later
on
Wednesday
September
12th
at
11:00
a.m.
where
we
will
conclude
the
summary
introduction
of
the
mayor's
budget.
D
We
anticipate
the
first
of
the
department
budget
hearings,
beginning
the
following
week
on
Monday
September
17th,
starting
at
10:00
a.m.
as
I
mentioned
more
details
about
these
meetings
and
hearings,
as
well
as
additional
resources
and
information
about
the
budget
will
be
added
to
the
site
in
the
next
few
days
and
weeks
ahead.
But
for
now,
I
wanted
to
assure
my
colleagues
and
the
public
that
our
process
will
be
open
and
accessible.
D
That
I
look
forward
to
what
I
anticipate
will
be
a
thoughtful
but
passionate
debate
on
several
important
policy
proposals
and
priorities
and
I
hope
we
can
advance
our
shared
goals
for
the
community.
So
I
look
forward
to
collaborating
with
all
of
my
colleagues
and
with
the
mayor
to
ensure
we
have
a
budget
that
meets
those
objectives.
Thank
you
again.
Madam
president,.
A
Thank
you
so
with
that
we've
concluded
our
business
for
the
City
Council
meeting
today.
I
will
just
think
again
so
much
mr.
mayor
for
all
of
the
work
that
you
and
your
office
did
to
propose
this
budget.
All
the
department
heads
who
dug
in
and
have
worked
so
hard
on
this,
and
particularly
our
finance
staff
mark
rough
and
my
god,
inter
Mill,
who
I
know,
did
so
much
to
propose
this
budget
for
today,
which
I
think
is
online
now
or
very
soon.