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Minneapolis Economic Development & Regulatory Services Committee Meeting
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A
Good
afternoon
welcome
to
the
regularly
scheduled
meeting
of
the
economic
development
and
regulatory
Services
Committee
for
today,
which
is
August
13th
we've
been
joined
by
council
members,
Cunningham
Gordon,
Ellison
and
Connor,
which
is
a
quorum
of
the
committee
I'd
like
to
first
start
by
looking
at
the
consent
agenda
items
5,
6,
7,
&
8.
They
include
liquor,
license
approvals,
rental
license
dwelling
conditions
at
3507,
Fremont,
Avenue,
north
rental
license
reinstatement
at
22:16
iliyan
and
a
contract
with
midwest
urban
strategies
for
our
workforce
development
services.
A
Are
there
any
items
anyone
would
like
to
pull
items
5
through
8,
seeing
none
I'll
move
the
consent
agenda,
all
in
favor
signify
by
saying
aye
aye
any
opposed
that
those
items
are
approved.
We'll
then
move
to
the
first
of
our
four
public
hearings,
starting
with
item
number
one
on
building
code
revisions
and
while
mr.
poram
makes
his
way
up,
I
want
to
take
an
opportunity
to
thank
my
neighbor
Kristen
and
her
team
of
students
from
the
breck
school.
A
B
Afternoon,
chairman
and
councilmembers
today
were
before
you
was
some
revisions
to
the
title.
5
referred
to
as
the
building
code
and
Minneapolis
Code
of
Ordinances
we've
gone
back
and
looked
at
reworking
much
of
title
5.
We
want
to
rename
it
the
Minneapolis
building
code,
so
it's
not
confused
to
the
State
Building
Code.
This
is
an
effort,
that's
been
underway
for
several
years.
B
The
principal
characteristics
of
it
are
that
we're
trying
to
first
get
clarity
in
the
title:
minneapolis
building
code,
we're
trying
to
simplify
the
language,
remove
away
a
repetitive
language,
move
to
only
using
gender-neutral
language,
keeping
information
specific
and
is
in
a
few
locations
as
possible
within
title
5.
So
people
aren't
searching
all
over
for
redundant
rules.
We
had
to
clean
up
some
of
the
organizational
language.
B
So
if
we
go
back
thirty
years
when
Title
five
was
on
the
books
or
put
on
the
books
and
we
had
a
Department
of
inspections
which
I
actually
worked
for,
we
have
we've
got
titles
that
are
different.
Now
we
have
regulatory
services,
we
have
seabed
construction
code
services,
so
some
of
it
is
just
nomenclature,
changes
that
are
clear.
That
needed
to
be
updated.
B
We
tried
to
make
it
more
inline
with
incorporating
the
information,
Enterprise
Land,
Management,
System,
Elms
and
again
removing
repetitive
language
on
permitting.
So
it
truly
is
a
technical
fix.
But
again
it's
something.
We
took
great
care
and
doing
it
lasted
about
three
and
a
half
years.
There
will
be
some
follow-up
small
housekeeping
that
will
come
out
of
this
most
likely
with
some
small
changes
coming
out
of
reg
services
again,
to
get
make
sure
that
everything
is
in
alignment,
they'll
likely
be
a
small
change
relating
to
sign
permitting.
B
A
There
any
questions
for
mister
poor
on
item
number
one.
There
are
no
questions.
Mr.
Corso,
thank
you
for
your
report.
Will
open
up
item
number
1
for
a
public
hearing.
This
is
a
the
Building
Code
provision
amending
title
5
of
the
Code
of
Ordinances
relating
to
Building
Code.
Is
there
anyone
here
to
speak
to
this
issue,
anyone
anyone
seeing
none,
we'll
close
the
public
hearing
council
member
Ellison?
A
A
D
Thank
you,
madam
chair
I,
just
want
to
make
a
quick
comment
that
I
recently
was
at
a
convening
of
young
elected
officials
and
had
a
colleague
from
Berkley
come
and
talked
to
me.
They
had
a
huge
controversy
around
changing
no
longer
using
the
language
of
him
whole
and
switching
to
gender-neutral
language.
They
had
a
huge
controversy
over
it.
People
got
really
angry
and
I
just
went
to
name
look
how
easy
that
was
here
for
us
to
do
the
same,
so
I'm
really
grateful
to
be
in
the
city
and
to
have
our
wonderful
folks
here.
E
For
being
here
today,
thank
you,
madam
chair
committee,
members
I'm
Andrea
Bosnia
I'm,
the
interagency
coordinator
for
regulatory
services,
I'm
here
before
you
today
to
discuss
a
housekeeping
ordinance
change
related
to
rental
dwelling.
License
reinstatement
so
currently
any
rental
license.
Reinstatement
requires
a
management
plan
asking
property
owners
or
managers
about
actions
they're
willing
to
take
under
situations
related
to
conduct
on
licensed
premises
as
part
of
the
updated
conduct
on
licensed
premises,
ordinance
authored
by
councilmember
Cunningham
and
councilmember
Ellison.
E
The
workgroup
decided
to
remove
the
management
plan
based
on
its
prescriptive
format,
which
primarily
addressed
behavioral
rather
than
property
maintenance
issues.
As
the
city
moves
towards
more
education
and
engagement
with
renters,
we
recognize
that
these
management
plans
are
more
effective
when
we
bring
the
renter
and
community
voice
in
them
going
forward.
The
new
conduct
on
licensed
premises,
interdisciplinary
panel
can
still
decide
a
management
plan
is
required
after
a
qualifying
incident
on
premises.
E
After
thorough
review
and
evaluation
of
all
relevant
circumstances,
the
panel
may
recommend
an
intervention
that
includes
a
free
format
management
plan
for
a
qualifying
property
incident.
This
would
be
decided
on
a
case-by-case
basis.
So
this
concludes
my
presentation.
I
can
stand
for
any
questions
that
you
might
have.
Thank.
A
You
for
your
report,
we'll
see
if
there's
any
questions,
seeing
none
we'll
open
the
public
hearing
on
item
number
2,
which
is
making
changes
to
our
rental,
license
reinstatement
requirements.
Is
there
anyone
here
to
speak
to
this
issue,
anyone
anyone
seeing
none,
we'll
close
the
public
hearing
council
member
Allison
I
will.
A
C
Thank
you,
madam
chair
and
committee
members.
I
am
max
Cervantes
and
I'm
a
licensed
inspector
assigned
to
the
first
Precinct
I'm,
presenting
an
application
from
three
Jack
owned
by
fringe
Club
LLC.
The
business
address
is
724
third
Street
north,
which
is
located
in
Ward
3.
The
applicant
is
requesting
an
on
sale
liquor
with
Sunday
sales
in
the
mid
entertainment
license.
Three
Jack
has
applied
for
the
maximum
hours
of
operation
to
be
7:00
a.m.
to
2:00
a.m.
daily.
The
business
plan
for
three
Jack
indicates
that
they
intend
to
operate
Sunday
through
Thursday
7
a.m.
C
to
11
p.m.
Friday
through
Saturday
7:00
a.m.
to
1:00
a.m.
they
have
indoor
seating
for
175
and
outdoor
seating
for
55,
on
a
private
patio
on
July
22nd
130
for
public
hearing
notices
were
sent
to
residents
and
property
owners
within
450
feet
of
the
premises.
Multi-Unit
buildings
were
posted,
notices
were
also
sent
to
the
North
Loop
business,
the
North
Loop
neighborhood
association,
their
warehouse
district
business
association
and
councilmember
Fletcher.
C
We
have
received
one
comment
from
the
community
that
expressed
concerns
regarding
the
hours
of
operation
and
the
level
of
entertainment
that
will
be
offered
through
Jack
will
be
a
new
business
on
the
first
level
of
a
recently
constructed
parking
ramp.
The
applicant
will
opt
for
limited
entertainment
in
the
form
of
radio
pre-recorded
and
electronically
produced
music,
TVs
and,
at
times
live
musicians,
playing
non
amplified
and
amplified
music
dancing
in
the
interior
area.
3
Jack
will
also
include,
will
also
feature
six
golf
simulator
stations
on
a
premises.
A
F
A
G
Good
afternoon
my
name
is
Lucy
Robb
I'm,
one
of
the
owners
of
three
Jack
and,
as
Mac
said,
we're
a
restaurant
bar
and
golf
simulator
venue
going
into
the
nordic
complex,
so
right
off
of
Washington
Avenue,
a
con
in
between
the
Nordic
and
the
free
house.
Our
area
and
all
activities
in
our
space
face
the
courtyard
in
between
the
Nordic
and
the
free
house
and
we're
really
excited
about
coming
into
the
area
and
and
bringing
something
fun
and
new
to
the
North
Loop.
That's.
G
A
Number
three
has
been
moved
for
approval,
further
comments
or
questions,
seeing
none
all
in
favor
signify
by
saying
aye,
and
he
opposed
that
item
is
approved.
We'll
move
on
to
our
last
remaining
item,
which
is
item
number
four.
This
is
the
tobacco
product
shop
spacing
ordinance.
Ms
silas
welcome
sounds
good
right.
H
Good
afternoon,
madam
chair
and
committee
members
I'm
here
to
present
a
tobacco
license
spacing
ordinance.
This
ordinance
was
introduced
by
councilmember
Cano.
For
a
brief
background.
The
city
of
Minneapolis
passed
a
menthol
tobacco
sales
restriction
which
prohibited
sales
of
menthol
tobacco
in
convenience
stores
and
limited
those
sales
to
exclusive
tobacco
product
shops
and
liquor
stores.
With
a
specific
tobacco
license.
H
That
ordinance
was
adopted
in
August
of
2017
to
take
effect
in
August
2018.
In
that
one-year
period
we
saw
a
great
increase
in
requests
and
creation
of
new
tobacco
products
shops.
Many
of
these
were
created
by
subdividing
an
existing
convenience
store
to
create
a
new
storefront
that
would
be
an
exclusive
tobacco
shop
and,
as
a
result
of
this,
councilmember
Cano
introduced
a
moratorium
on
the
creation
of
do
tobacco
product
shops.
That
was
approximately
one
year
ago.
It's
still
in
place
today
and
expires
at
the
end
of
this
month.
H
So
steep
ed
staff
was
authorized
to
conduct
a
study
to
address
the
issues
that
led
to
the
moratorium.
So
we
saw
an
increase
in
tobacco
product
shops
over
the
course
of
that
one
year,
time
frame.
So
in
2017
there
were
25
exclusive
tobacco
product
shops.
There
are
52
today,
however,
the
availability
of
menthol
tobacco
as
a
result
of
the
menthol
tobacco
ordinance
has
greatly
decreased.
Since
that
was
adopted
in
2016
month,
all
tobacco
was
sold
in
342
retail
establishments,
that
included
convenience
stores,
gas
stations
and
tobacco
shops.
H
Now
menthol
tobacco
is
only
available
in
82
locations,
which
is
exclusive
to
backhoe
shops
and
liquor,
stores
that
have
laces
to
sell
menthol
tobacco.
So,
as
a
result
of
this
in
2015,
the
city
of
Minneapolis
restricted
flavored
tobacco,
except
for
menthol,
so
fruit
flavors
that
sort
of
thing
so
that
went
into
place
in
2015
as
a
result
of
the
increase
in
tobacco
shops,
there
are
no
more
locations
where
flavored
tobacco
the
menthol,
can
be
purchased.
In
addition,
there
was
an
increase
in
rezoning
requests
and
conditional
use
permit
applications
to
establish
these
new
these
new
stores.
H
So
this
is
a
map
showing
the
tobacco
shops
and
the
liquor
stores
with
the
licenses
to
sell
menthol
and-
and
this
graph
just
shows,
the
decrease
in
availability
of
flavored
and
2015
decrease
in
availability
in
menthol.
At
the
adoption
of
the
ordinance
in
2017,
but
then
the
overall
increase
in
tobacco
product
shops
so
as
part
of
the
study
staff
was
able
to
determine
that
low-income
neighborhoods
are
more
likely
than
higher
income
neighborhoods
to
have
a
high
density
of
tobacco
retailers.
H
So
earlier
this
year
we
reported
back
to
the
zoning
and
planning
committee,
not
this
committee,
because
initially
there
was
a
thought
that
there
might
be
a
zoning
zoning
change
that
would
address
this
issue.
At
that
time
we
reported
that
the
recommended
strategies
included
a
minimum
spacing
between
these
licenses,
a
capping
on
the
total
number
of
tobacco
licenses,
some
combination
of
spacing
and
capping,
or
eliminating
flavored
tobacco
throughout
the
city.
H
So
the
spacing
requirement
that
we
were
bringing
before
you
today
does
have
benefits
and
challenges
that
the
main
benefits
are
that
it
would
prevent
the
further
concentration
of
tobacco
products.
Shops
in
any
area
of
the
city.
Specifically
areas
of
concentrated
poverty
would
benefit
from
that
as
well.
H
Spacing
can
reduce
retailer
density
in
the
lowest
income
neighborhoods
and
it
could
reduce
tobacco
use
over
time
since
location
and
density
of
tobacco
shops
does
influence
tobacco
use
initiation
by
youth
and
cessation.
There
are
some
challenges
with
this,
with
a
spacing
ordinance
similar
to
the
existing
spacing
ordinances
that
we
have
in
the
city
today.
It
does
require
additional
staff
analysis
for
any
new
licenses.
There
could
be
some
you
know.
H
This
one
shows
a
2,000
foot
spacing
requirement.
So,
as
you
can
see,
there's
a
lot
more
coverage
here,
but
there
still
are
some
opportunities
for
tobacco
shops
to
be
created,
especially
kind
of
in
the
core
areas
of
the
city,
and
then
a
3,000
foot
spacing
requirement
would
basically
eliminate
the
ability
for
many
wards
to
create
new
tobacco
shops.
At
this
time,
staff
is
recommending
a
2,000
foot
spacing
requirement
between
tobacco
retailers
that
sell
menthol.
H
The
2015
we're
here
for
Herman
would
allow
for
some
retailers
to
establish
new
tobacco
product
shops
as
a
business
opportunity,
and
the
requirement
would
prevent
the
concentration
of
tobacco
product
shops
in
any
one
area.
This
this
ordinance
would
also
exempt
the
downtown
districts.
The
same
way
that
sell
liquor,
liquor
spacing
ordinance
does,
and
so
with
that,
I
will
stand
for.
Questions
are.
A
Seeing
none
thank
you
very
much
for
your
report.
Prior
to
the
time
that
I
opened
the
public
hearing
I
want
to
see
how
many
people
are
here
in
support
of
the
ordinance.
If
you'd
like
to
raise
your
hand
and
support,
we
would
just
everyone's
not
gonna,
get
a
chance
to
speak,
so
we
thought
it
would
be
good
for
everyone
who's
here
in
support
to
raise
your
hand.
So
we
knew
that
and
is
there
anyone
here
in
opposition
to
the
ordinance
you
can
feel
free
to
raise
your
hand,
you'll
also
get
a
chance
to
speak.
A
There's,
probably
not
too
many
here,
okay.
So
this
is
the
second
time
we've
had
a
public
hearing
on
this
issue.
So
I
have
three
people
signed
in
and
I'd
like
to
limit
the
number
of
speakers
to
about
five.
So
if
you
have
not
signed
in
Latricia,
Laura
and
Vijay
have
already
signed
in.
If
there's
two
other
people
who
feel
the
need
to
speak,
that
would
be
great,
but
I'll
invite
each
of
the
three
who
have
already
signed
in
to
come
forward
and
I'm
going
to
open
the
public
hearing.
A
I
Good
afternoon,
council
members,
how
y'all
doing
good
to
see
you
good
to
see
you
I'm
Vijay,
Smith
I,
am
the
national
president
of
mad
dads,
and
some
of
you
were
here
when
I
was
just
a
local
president
and
I.
Thank
you
because
your
support
made
it
possible
for
us
to
be
the
best
chapter
in
the
country
and
with
over
a
million
hours
on
the
streets
in
saving
over
87
thousand
families.
We
know
how
to
do
it
and
we
know
how
to
do
it.
I
Well,
so
I'm
thankful
for
your
support
for
many
of
you
that
have
some
over
the
years.
I
support
disposal
be
constantly
it
to
require
30,000
feet
between
tobacco
shops
in
our
city.
This
will
mean
fewer
tobacco
shops
in
the
future
and,
as
we
know,
the
fact
that
tobacco
has
on
our
community
or
low-income
communities
and
how
it
impacts
our
families
and
our
children.
It
has
a
huge
impact
and
I've
been
fighting
this
fight
for
a
long
time
trying
to
teach
my
people
that
that
took
back
all
that
addiction
to
it.
There's
a
problem.
I
It's
a
problem
for
health-wise.
It's
a
problem
for
kids
driving
in
a
car
with
you,
while
you
smoking
all
kinds
of
reasons.
Okay
and
so
I
think
this
is
a
step
in
the
right
direction,
because
we
know
that
tobacco
companies
are,
and
our
kids,
especially
with
flavored
and
menthol
tobacco,
and
a
farmer
whose
smoker
you
know
I,
know
the
fact
that
the
cools
had
on
me
and
I
was
so
glad
and
so
happy
when
I
could
stop
smoking
cigarettes.
I
But
personally
myself,
it
was
a
big
feat
for
me
having
food
tobacco
outlets
is
a
step
in
the
right
direction,
but
I
encourage
you
to
see
this
as
a
next
step
and
not
the
last
step.
The
tobacco
industry
won't
rest,
and
neither
will
we
and
please
continue
to
look
at
ways
that
we
can
reduce
tobacco
use
in
our
city
and
I'm
here
to
support
you
in
that
effort.
I
believe
that
if
we
can,
you
know,
there's
always
these
loopholes.
I
I
was
really
amazed
at
how
quickly
stores
open
up
tobacco's
shops
right
in
the
same
store
like
how
did
they
do
that
so
quickly?
I
was
amazed,
I'm
still
amazed
when
I
go
into
a
convenience
store.
Now
they
have
a
little
menthol
shop
right
there
I'm
like
how
did
that
happen
so
quickly,
who's
funding
that
and
how
did
that
happen,
but
that's
how
important
it
is
to
keep
us
addicted.
I
J
You
no
relation
so
good
afternoon
councilmembers.
My
name
is
Laura
Smith
I
live
on
42nd
Avenue
South
in
Minneapolis,
in
addition
to
being
a
resident,
and
here
speaking
on
behalf
of
clearway
Minnesota,
we're
a
proud
member
of
the
menthol
coalition
and
also
helped
to
lead
Minnesotans
first
smoke-free
generation,
which
is
a
statewide
coalition,
committed
to
reducing
tobacco's
harm
in
our
state,
so
I'm
here
to
speak
in
support
of
the
additional
tobacco
licensing
safeguards,
starting
with
councilmember
Cano's
proposal.
J
Today,
despite
all
our
efforts,
additional
changes
are
needed
to
maintain
the
original
intent
and
effect
of
this
cutting-edge
menthol
ordinance.
So,
as
you
know,
shortly
after
this
went
into
effect,
originally
we
began
to
see
the
lengths
that
tobacco,
the
tobacco
industry
and
retailers
would
go
to
to
make
sure
they
can
continue
to
sell
their
deadly
products
in
our
community.
Today,
as
I
mentioned
before,
we
have
twice
as
many
tobacco
shops
in
Minneapolis,
as
we
did
on
the
day
that
this
ordinance
passed.
J
J
So
we
know,
if
left
unchecked,
the
tobacco
industry
will
continue
to
do
everything
they
can
to
erase
our
gains
and,
in
addition
to
the
historical
disparities
created
by
menthol
tobacco
marketing.
Today,
our
state
is
facing
a
youth
nicotine
epidemic.
Big
tobacco
continues
to
relentlessly
target
our
kids
and
in
the
last
few
weeks,
we've
learned
that
new
players
on
the
market
are
using
even
well
in
some
of
the
same
recycled
tacit
tactics
as
big
tobacco.
Jewelle
has
shamelessly
and
aggressively
gone
after
our
kids
with
summer
camps,
school
programs
and
marketing
efforts
that
use
social
media
influencers.
J
Just
last
night,
we
learned
that
several
Minnesota
teens
were
hospitalized
with
acute
lung
injury
from
vaping,
so
I
urge
you
to
support
the
proposal
before
you
today,
but
also
ask
that
you
consider
adding
further
protections
like
capping
to
the
tobacco
ordinance
in
the
near
future.
The
industry
and
retailers
are
not
letting
up,
and
neither
should
we
so
thanks,
so
much
for
your
leadership
and
continued
partnership
on
reducing
tobacco
addiction
and
putting
the
health
of
our
kids
in
our
community
before
tobacco
industry
profits,
and
we
hope
you
will
continue
to
do
so.
Thank
you.
Thank.
K
Thank
you,
madam
chair
and
I,
do
appreciate
all
of
the
folks
that
have
turned
out
to
consistently
over
time
to
support
some
of
these
initiatives.
I
am
the
person
authoring.
The
tobacco
spacing
ordinance
today,
but
I
know
that
there's
been
lots
of
other
leaders
on
the
council
that
have
tackled
tobacco
commercial
tobacco
regulation.
Some
of
them
are
here
in
this
committee
today,
like
councilmember,
Jeremiah,
Ellison
and
I,
know
councilmember
kam,
Gordon
and
councilmember
Philippe
Cunningham
are
also
very
interested
and
and
have
provided
leadership
on
this
front.
K
I
did
give
you
all
a
copy
of
the
ordinance
amendment.
I
would
like
to
move
so
you
should
all
have
a
copy,
and
our
clerk
has
a
copy
as
well,
so
with
the
guidance
of
our
city
attorney
in
crafting
an
ordinance
that
would
withstand
any
legal
challenges
and
still
give
us
the
provisions
and
protections
we
are
seeking
for
our
community
to
improve
there
and
not
have
commercial
tobacco
targeting
them
just
proportionately,
targeting
them
as
customers
and
users.
K
So,
thank
you
to
our
city
staff
here
who
are
in
the
room,
who
have
been
very
responsive,
very
attentive.
The
health
department
who's
been
present,
our
City
Attorney's
Office
has
he
paid
all
of
our
staff
members
who
presented
and
helped
to
put
together
the
presentation
today.
So
without
further
ado,
I'd
like
to
bring
this
amendment
forward.
Okay,.
A
F
F
And
folks
should
have
that
in
front
of
you.
I
did
want
to
change
it
slightly
I'll
read
the
staff
direction
as
I'd
like
to
move
it.
I'm
I'll
tell
you
what
I'm
trying
to
change
is
just
to
loosen
up
the
term
tobacco
product
shop
licenses
and
just
refer
to
tobacco
licenses
in
general.
So
we
can
have
a
better
exploration.
I
was
just
reading
the
recommendations
of
the
report,
so
this
is
a
staff
direction,
directing
the
licensing
division
of
the
Community
Planning
and
Economic
Development
Department
to
work
with
the
Minneapolis
Health
Department
to
explore.