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Minneapolis Public Health, Environment, Civil Rights, and Engagement Committee Meeting
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A
Good
afternoon,
everyone
and
welcome
to
this
regularly
scheduled
meeting
of
the
public
health
environment,
civil
rights
and
engagement
committee
for
September
16
2019.
My
name
is
Philippe
Cunningham
and
I.
Am
the
grateful
chair
of
this
committee
with
me
at
the
dais
or
council
members,
Cano,
Johnson
and
council
vice-president
Jenkins.
Please
let
the
record
reflect
that
we
have
a
quorum
and
can
conduct
the
business
of
this
committee.
Colleagues,
we
have
quite
a
full
agenda
today
of
15
items.
We
have
two
items
under
the
public
hearing.
A
We
have
consent
agenda
and
then
to
discussion
items.
So
what
I'm
going
to
go
ahead
and
do
is
go
through
the
consent
agenda
and
then
we'll
go
back
to
the
public
hearing
and
finish
out
with
the
discussion.
I
would
like
to
make
a
note
at
prior
to
diving
in
that
under
the
public
hearing
item
number
two,
the
small
and
underutilized
business
program
applicability
to
contractual
amendments
ordinance
will
be
actually
postponed
until
December,
2nd.
A
It
says
on
the
agenda
October
7th,
but
it
will
be
December
2nd
because
they
are
still
doing
some
additional
work,
around
audits
that
is
related
to
to
this
ordinance.
So
but
it
was
notified,
so
we
will
still
open
up
the
public
hearing,
but
we
will
be
continuing
it
to
December
2nd.
So
let
me
go
ahead
and
dive
into
the
consent.
Agenda.
Item
number
1
is
approving
the
council
appointment
of
Aaron
Hurley
seat,
20
Ward
7
for
a
two-year
term
to
the
public
health
advisory
committee.
Item
number
2
is
authorizing.
A
Excuse
me,
item
number
4
is
authorizing
an
agreement
with
the
Centers
for
Disease
Control
and
Prevention
the
CDC
to
host
an
associate
from
the
Public
Health
Associates
Program
P
Happ
in
the
Minneapolis
Health
Department
for
to
a
two-year
period,
beginning
October
15th
of
this
year.
I
do
want
to
just
make
a
quick
pause
here
to
point
out
that
the
city
of
Minneapolis,
Health
Department,
has
hosted
p
haps
for
quite
a
few
years
now
and
with
great
results.
They
are
I
believe
graduate
level
students.
A
So
just
wanted
to
give
a
shout
out
to
the
health
department
for
their
leadership
and
because
we
knows
folks
are
good
leaders
when
they
produce
more
leaders,
and
so
I
just
want
to
make
sure
we
named
that
welcome
Vice
Chair
Gordon,
no
worries.
Item
number
five
is
the
passage
of
a
resolution
accepting
a
donation
from
the
Robert
Wood
Johnson
Johnson
Foundation
for
the
for
patty
Bullard.
She
represent
the
health
department
at
their
round
table
on
law
and
policy.
A
The
September
19th
through
20th
item
number
six
is
a
passage
of
a
resolution
for
a
gift
acceptance
for
travel
related
expensive
for
Michelle
Rivero
to
the
cities
for
action
conference.
National
convening
for
immigration
related
for
immigration
related
topic.
Item
number
seven
is
authorizing
the
formal
intervention
of
the
city
of
Minneapolis
as
a
party
to
the
Xcel
Energy
2020
through
twenty
thirty
four
integrated
resource
plan
docket
before
the
Minnesota
Public
Utilities
Commission,
on
or
before
November
1st
2019.
A
Item
number
eight
is
approving
the
neighborhood
revitalization
program
and
RP
plan
modification
process,
as
recommended
by
the
NRP
policy
board
to
direct
all
neighborhood
plan
modifications
over
100
thousand
dollars
to
be
reviewed
and
approved
by
the
NCNR
p
policy
board.
Item
number:
nine
is
accepting
a
grant
from
the
Minnesota
Department
of
Health
in
the
amount
of
one
hundred.
A
Thirty-Five
thousand
six
hundred
fifty
eight
dollars
and
the
last
item
on
the
consent
agenda
is
approving
seventy
four
thousand
three
hundred
nine
dollars
and
twenty
five
cents
of
the
remaining
Hennepin
County's.
Second
7.5%
neighborhood.
Revitalization,
funds
for
the
for
social
services
through
st.
Stephens
to
address
homelessness
along
the
Midtown
Greenway
I
just
want
to
give
another
quick
shout
out
to
the
health
department
for
all
of
their
hard
work,
bringing
and
grants
to
the
city
to
be
able
to
ensure
that
we're
doing
really
impactful
Public
Health
work.
A
Do
you
I
would
like
to
make
a
motion
to
approve
the
items
on
the
consent
agenda?
Do
any
of
my
colleagues
have
any
questions
or
comments
all
right,
seeing
none
all
those
in
favor,
please
signify
by
saying
aye
aye,
those
opposed,
say,
nay,
the
eyes
have
it,
and
that
item
carries
we're
going
to
go
ahead
and
move
back
to
the
public
hearings.
A
The
first
public
hearing
that
we
have
is,
for
the
passage
an
ordinance
amending
Title,
10
chapter
188
of
the
Minneapolis
Code
of
Ordinances
related
to
food
code,
administration
and
licensing,
adding
a
new
section
to
create
a
micro
wholesaler
food
license
endorsement
allowing
for
the
sale
of
qualifying
retail
food
products
through
shelf
space
lease
arrangements,
and
are
you
here
today
to
present
all
right
come
on
forward?
If
you
say
your
name
for
the
record,
then
we
appreciate
it.
My.
B
Name
is
nate
kelly.
I
am
a
health
inspector
with
environmental
health
and
then
hello,
chair,
cunningham
and
council
members.
The
micro
wholesaler
license
is
a
new,
affordable
avenue
for
minneapolis
businesses,
especially
our
small
local
startups,
to
expand
their
product
availability
in
the
minneapolis
marketplace.
How
this
ordinance
began
is
we
had
a
small
local
business
named
Kay
borracho,
who
had
a
successful
empanada
product
that
was
sold,
retail
at
farmers,
market
and
civic
events?
The
vendor
wanted
to
make
the
product
available
at
local
retailers
under
Minnesota
Department
of
Agriculture
state
statute.
B
Wholesaling
meat
product
is
not
allowed
without
a
MBA
license.
Following
new
Minnesota
Department
of
Agriculture
guidelines,
there
was
there
were
guidelines
that
were
placed
in
this
ordinance.
Minneapolis
can
license
small
businesses
to
wholesale
meat
products
to
limited
retail
locations.
Minneapolis
license
food
retailers
can
rent
shell
space
to
license
micro
wholesalers
to
have
their
product
available
to
customers.
Essentially,
empanada
sambusa
Somali
producers
can
sell
directly
to
the
consumer
through
other
license
food
businesses.
B
If
the
business
becomes
successful
and
wholesaling
becomes
larger
than
the
retail
sales,
they
would
still
need
to
obtain
a
Minnesota
Department
of
Agriculture
wholesaler
license
and
discontinued.
This
micro,
Minneapolis
micro
wholesaling
license
business
licensing,
sent
out
a
public
notice
for
this
ordinance
change.
We
only
received
one
response
from
the
lien
Rodriguez,
the
owner
of
que
Pacho,
showing
her
support
and
need
for
this
ordinance.
We
provided
a
copy
of
the
letter
for
you
today
and
thank
you
and
with
with
that,
if
you
have
any
questions
or
comments,
great.
A
Thank
you.
So
much
do
my
colleagues
have
any
questions
or
comments
all
right,
seeing
none.
Thank
you
so
much
for
that
brief
overview
of
this
ordinance.
I
would
like
to
now
go
ahead
and
open
the
public
hearing
for
any
comment.
Is
there
anyone
here?
No
one
signed
up,
ok,
well,
I'll
just
check.
Is
there
anyone
here
to
speak
to
this
item?
A
Anyone?
Well
we
have
the
letter.
So
we
have
that
one
person
who
has
spoken
on
it
so
seeing
no
one
here
to
speak
to
it,
I'll
go
ahead
and
close
the
public
hearing.
I
will
move
approval
of
this
item.
All
those
in
favor,
please
signify
by
saying
aye
aye,
those
opposed,
say,
nay,
the
eyes
have
it
in
that
item
carries
so
I
know
number
two
under
public
hearing
again
I.
A
Just
so
I
will
be
making
a
motion
to
postpone
this
item
to
December,
2nd
2019
and
then
we'll
be
opening
the
public
hearing
and
continue
it
to
that
date
as
well.
So
I
will
go
ahead
and
first
make
that
motion
so
I
make
a
motion
to
postpone
this
item
to
December,
2nd
2019.
All
those
in
favor,
please
signify
by
saying
aye
aye,
those
opposed,
say,
nay,
the
eyes
have
it
in
that
carries.
I
will
now
open
the
public
hearing.
Since
it
was
noticed,
we
are
still.
A
We
are
legally
required
to
still
open
it,
even
though
this
item
is
being
postponed.
Is
there
anyone
here
to
speak
on
this
item
all
right?
Seeing
no
one
here
to
speak
on
this
item.
I
will
continue
it
until
December,
2nd
great,
and
we
have
two
items
for
discussion
today.
Colleagues,
the
first
is
receiving
and
filing
the
Minneapolis
tree,
Advisory
Commission
2019
report
on
the
state
of
Minneapolis
urban
forest.
Who
do
we
have
here
yay,
please
come
to
the
code.
Please
come
to
the
microphone
and
say
your
name
for
the
public
record.
C
C
Oops
and
anyway,
we're
here
today
to
present
to
you
our
annual
report
and
the
overall
theme
of
our
annual
report
this
year
is
healthy,
trees
and
healthy
communities.
Our
report
topics
our
trees
provide
important
benefits,
we're
losing
trees
in
Minneapolis,
getting
trees
where
they're
needed
the
most
making
it
work
and
recommendations.
C
As
you
may
know,
the
Minneapolis
tree
Advisory
Commission,
is
appointed
by
the
Minneapolis
Park
Board,
along
with
representatives
of
the
City
Council
public
schools
and
public
works
and
I
have
with
me
here
today
our
city
forester,
who
is
director
of
forestry
within
the
Minneapolis
Park
and
Recreation
Board,
and
that's
Ralph
Seaver.
So
if
there
are
any
questions
of
a
more
technical
nature,
I
will
probably
be
asking
Ralph
to
help
out.
So
our
first
topic
is
trees,
provide
important
benefits
and
trees
in
Minneapolis
are
the
growing
capital
asset
that
benefits
everyone
in
the
city.
C
It's
also
as
if
with
our
public
trees,
we
have
a
park
in
front
of
everyone's
house,
so
each
street
tree
saves
us
on
average
$100
due
to
the
environmental
benefits
of
those
trees.
It
is
important,
as
we
think,
about
trees,
to
realize
the
tree
value
is
determined
by
the
amount
of
leaf
volume
that
we
have
entry's,
so
the
amount
of
benefits
equals
in
approximate
terms
the
amount
of
tree
canopy
cover.
So
we
periodically
refer
to
tree
canopy
cover
as
a
good
measure
of
do.
C
We
have
enough
trees,
provide
the
kind
of
environmental
benefits
that
we
want,
and
it
is
important
to
note
that
in
the
Minneapolis
2040
plan
policy,
number
14
is
to
improve
the
tree
canopy
and
urban
forests.
So
that
is
something
that
the
city
is
recognizing
through
its
new
comprehensive
planning
process.
C
Trees
provide
important
benefits.
Research
shows
that
trees
help
reduce
crime
rates,
calm
people
with
ADHD
and
speed
up
recovery
of
hospital
patients.
A
few
more
interesting
studies
in
Sacramento
they
found
that
areas
with
more
tree
cover
had
better
overall
health
of
the
people
that
live
there
and
better
social
cohesion.
C
Another
study
in
California
found
that
schoolchildren
in
live
in
cities
in
Greece
6
to
8
spend
more
time
outside
with
physical
activity
when
there
is
more
tree
cover
and
I
think
that's
particularly
important
as
we
realize
that
our
children
have
an
increasingly
sedentary
life
and
then
another
interesting
study
is
that
they
found
that
with
an
ten
percent
increase
in
tree,
canopy
cover
the
amount
of
low
weight
births,
that
is
to
say
where's.
The
babies
that
weighed
less
than
they
probably
should
to
be
fully
healthy
happened
so
more
trees
make
our
babies
healthier
babies.
C
So
when
we
lose
trees,
we
lose
those
benefits
and,
as
I
think
you
are
all
aware.
Emerald
ash
borer
is
a
devastating
insect
that
kills
all
green
ash
white
ash
black
ash
trees
and
that
it
has
been
faced.
Many
communities
in
the
eastern
US
have
faced
devastating
results,
so
this
picture
shows
a
street
in
Toledo
Ohio
before
and
during
a
Dutch
elm
disease,
and
there
was
a
study
done
that
was
published
in
the
American
Journal
of
Preventive
Medicine
that
showed
four
counties
in
fifteen
Midwestern
states
affected
by
emerald
ash
borer.
C
Finally,
trees
provide
important
benefits
for
our
economy.
They
helped
grow
our
tax
base
as
it
make
our
city
more
attractive
and
retain
people
and
attract
people
and
jobs
to
our
city.
So
each
year,
Street
trees
provide
energy
savings,
reduce
stormwater,
runoff,
increased
property
value
and
improvements
to
our
air
qualities
and
there's
an
estimate
that
that
is
almost
a
twenty
million
total
dollar
value
on
to
the
city
every
year
of
our
trees,
and
so
there's
been
calculations
that
that
for
every
dollar
we
invest
in
public
trees,
we
get
back
a
dollar
eighty
in
benefits.
C
The
second
topic
regards
the
loss
we
are
facing
of
trees
and
the
first
thing
I'm
going
to
be
talking
about
is
emerald
ash
borer.
The
losses
are
accelerating,
and
it's
now
impacting
most
of
the
city.
It
was
first
observed
in
kam,
Gordon's,
ward
and
Prospect.
Park
sorry
came
in
2010
and
so
I
will
just
flip
through
the
neighborhood,
so
you
can
see
year
by
year
how
it
has
spread
across
the
city
and
I
know
that
the
neighborhood
that
I
live
in,
which
is
partly
in
kam,
Gordon's
ward.
C
If
I
might
just
digress,
I
went
by
our
school
property
there
and
there
were.
There
are
right
now,
ten,
very
large
ash
trees
marked
for
removal
at
a
school,
that's
only
half
of
a
city
block,
and
so
that's
pretty
devastating.
This
map
then
shows
with
the
black
circles
the
additional
neighborhoods
that
have
not
had
confirmed
cases
of
emerald
ash
borer
in
their
neighborhoods
in
2018
that
did
as
of
the
early
in
2019.
C
So
the
park
board,
with
the
support
of
the
tree
Advisory
Commission,
is
adopted.
A
ash
canopy
replacement
plan,
a
process
of
slowing
the
spread
citywide
of
emerald
ash
borer
by
detecting
and
removing
trees,
as
well
as
proactively
removing
ash
trees
and
replacing
them.
So
this
is
a
graph
that
was
developed
in
Ohio,
showing
how,
in
the
first
years
of
emerald
ash
borer
it's
a
fairly
slow
level
of
losses,
and
then
it
accelerates
drastically.
C
So
we
are
in
year
10
of
the
infestation
in
Minneapolis,
which
is
when
we
would
normally
be
expecting
to
see
whole
streets
lined
with
dead
and
dying
trees.
I
think
what
we're
seeing
instead
right
now
for
reasons
I'll
explain
in
a
minute
is
a
great
acceleration
and
the
number
of
trees
on
private
property.
C
So
while
we
are
losing
trees
of
the
million
trees
of
Minneapolis,
200,000
were
estimated
to
be
ash
and
400,000
of
these
were
estimated
before
emerald
ash
borer
to
be
in
public
parks
and
boulevards
public
trees
in
parts
and
boulevards
of
these.
As
of
the
beginning
of
2019,
through
the
ash
canopy
replacement
plan,
28,000
of
these
public
trees
have
already
been
removed,
both
diseased
ones
and
ones
that
that
we
could
more
effectively
remove
and
replace
with
a
diversity
of
tree
species.
C
So
the
fact
is
right
now,
most
of
the
ash,
and
these
will
all
die
unless
they're
chemically
treated
in
perpetuity
are
in
private
yards,
all
ash
trees,
that's
black
ash,
green
ash,
white
ash,
all
true
ash
trees
are
susceptible
to
emerald
ash.
Borer
removal
of
untreated
infested
trees
is
mandatory,
and
it's
not
like
Dutch
elm
disease.
C
Elm
trees
oak
tree,
some
other
tree's,
will
stand
a
long
time
when
they're
dead,
but
it's
a
physiological
and
innate
characteristic
of
ash
trees
that
as
they
die,
they
start
falling
apart,
so
large
dying
ash
are
likely
to
fall
and
they
cause
harm
when
they
fall
apart.
This
is
an
example
on
the
Block
near
where
I
live,
where
an
ash
tree
fell
down
and
damaged
a
car,
so
waiting
until
an
ash
dies
is
both
more
costly
and
more
dangerous.
So
we
think
it's
very
important.
C
The
property
owners
should
know
if
they
have
an
ash
tree
know
that
emerald
ash
borer
may
kill
it
soon
and
learn
what
their
options
are
and
make
a
plan
proactive
ash
removal,
payment
strategy.
The
city
is
strongly
encouraged
to
pass
an
ordinance
which
has
been
drafted
and
which
is
I
believe
been
been
presented
to
help
property
owners
remove
trees
during
infestation
due
to
emerald
ash
borer
serious
threat.
C
Property
owners
through
this
proposed
ordinance
amendment
would
be
allowed
to
have
an
ash
removed
and
to
pay
for
that
overtime
by
having
it
put
on
the
assessment.
This
is
something
that
people
can
do
with
elm
trees
that
are
diseased,
but
is
basically
saying
that
property
owners
should
be
allowed
to
remove
ash
trees
and
pay
them
for
them
overtime.
C
In
addition
and
I,
don't
believe
that
this
is
part
of
the
drafted
ordinance
and
yet
owners
should
be
able
to
include
the
cost
to
replant
a
new
tree
if
they
so
choose
in
that
assessment
as
well,
and
that
would
help
achieve
that
2040
plan
of
improving
our
city's
tree
canopy
cover
we're
also
losing
large,
significant
trees,
often
times
during
development,
because
there
is
no
protection.
Many
cities
have
tree
protection
ordinances,
and
this
is
something
that
the
tree
Commission
is
looking
at,
so
big
trees.
Right
now,
when
we
lose
them,
we
lose
their
benefits.
C
So
how
can
we
grow
our
city
without
destroying
the
trees
which
help
us
thrive?
So
we
have
two
recommendations
in
this
area.
One
is
the
the
Park
and
Recreation
Board
in
cooperation
with
Public
Works
has
a
forestry
preservation
coordinator.
That
is
in
an
acting
situation.
It
is
not
a
fully
funded
and
appointed
or
hired
position.
This
person
works
with
Public,
Works
and
others
to
do
plan
review
and
make
sure
that
public
works
projects
and
other
projects
are
not
unintentionally
destroying
trees.
C
The
position
was
funded
in
2017
in
part
by
the
park
board,
but
the
city
committed
to
funding,
but
has
not
yet
budgeted
that
funding,
so
this
position
can
be
made
permanent,
so
we
are
recommending
to
the
city
in
the
park
board
to
fully
fund
and
permanently
hire
the
forestry
preservation
coordinator.
This
is
essential
to
protect
trees
during
public
construction
projects.
C
Secondly,
we
recommend
to
the
city
that
the
city
look
at
developing
a
tree
protection
and
replacement
ordinance.
This
is
essential
to
protect
large
good
trees
during
development
and
I.
Think
we're
seeing
a
lot
more
infill
development
and
is
more
potential
that,
as
properties,
change,
use,
that
large
trees
can
intentionally
or
unintentionally
be
destroyed,
and
we
also
feel
that
the
city
should
require
tree
canopy
replacement
when
loss
is
unavoidable
and
that
will
help
the
quality
of
our
city
continue
to
be
good
and
attract
more
people
and
jobs.
C
The
next
topic
is
bidding
trees,
where
we
need
the
most,
as
I've
alluded
to
earlier.
Trees.
Give
us
healthier
places
to
play
as
well
as
to
live
because
they
reduce
skin
cancer
filter
air
keep
us
cool,
so
one
of
the
things
we
are
advocating
is
increased
tree
coverage,
owning
playgrounds
and
athletic
fields.
One
of
the
things
that
the
city
and
the
park
board
do
to
achieve.
That
is
each
year
priority.
Park
is
selected
for
Minneapolis
Arbor
Day,
so
in
2018,
at
Reverend,
Martin
Luther
King
jr.
C
Mapping
of
tree
canopy
cover
where
the
tornado
went
through
North
Minneapolis
in
2011,
so
I
wanted
to
brief
the
council
on
what
has
been
done
to
help
that
neighborhood.
That
was
particularly
impacted
by
loss
of
trees.
The
Park
Board
forestry
commute
crews
are
commended
for
ongoing
tree
planting
and
care
in
North
Minneapolis
and
basically,
we've
gone
on
a
tour
with
the
district
Foreman
there
who
says
that
at
the
time
the
trees
are
being
planted
this
spring,
all
the
tree,
planting
places
that
could
be
planted
were
planted.
So
we
think
that's
very
amenable
and
commendable.
C
Excuse
me,
but
what's
being
done
for
tree
equity
in
the
fair
district
fusion
of
trees
throughout
the
city?
Well,
the
park
board
is
directly
addressing
this
by
prioritizing
tree
planting
in
target
communities,
so
basically
highest
priority
for
replacement.
Trees
is
to
lower-income
neighborhoods
with
higher
racial
diversity
and
among
those
priority
neighborhoods.
Those
with
low
tree
canopy
cover,
get
planted
first
and
currently
missing
street
trees
and
the
highest
priority
neighborhoods
will
be
planted
by
next
year.
Of
course,
by
that
time,
we'll
have
lost
some
more
trees.
So
it's
always
an
ongoing
challenge.
C
To
tell
you
how
this
works,
they
use
maps
that
identify
areas
where
50%
or
more
of
the
residents
are
people
of
color
or
areas
of
concentrated
poverty,
and
they
combine
that
information
with
map
data
on
the
percentage
of
tree
canopy
cover.
So
the
map
on
the
right
here,
the
darker
colored
neighborhoods,
have
higher
tree
can
be
cover.
C
But
this
funding
expires
in
part
way
through
2021,
and
we
feel
it
is
essential
to
continue
that
increase
funding
for
trees,
to
protect
the
investments
made
to
date
to
keep
up
with
the
tree
canopy
vacancies
and
to
continue
this
until
we
achieve
that
40
percent
tree
canopy
cover
goal
the
city
tree
program,
which
is
funded
by
this,
the
city
of
Minneapolis
and
funded
by
the
tree.
Trust
works
to
increase
canopy
cover
and
private
property,
because
that's
where
a
greatest
potential
is
to
create
more
tree
canopy
cover,
they
are
using
a
lottery
system.
C
Now
that
allows
more
equity
in
access
and
the
number
of
trees
are
balanced
by
City
Ward
and
price
breaks
are
given
for
trees
that
will
get
big.
In
addition,
the
tree
trust
has
worked
with
a
group
called
the
autonomous
collective
as
part
of
an
ongoing
effort
to
plant
more
trees.
In
the
area
affected
by
the
tornado
in
North
Minneapolis,
so,
for
example,
256
trees
have
been
planted
through
the
tree,
trust
and
in
cooperation
with
the
autonomous
collective
in
four
parts
instead
of
75
homes.
C
C
Rental
properties
I
believe
that
this
really
would
be
consistent
with
the
approach
the
city
is
taking
of
renters
first,
because
the
health
benefits
as
I
showed
earlier
directly
benefit
the
people
that
live
in
these
properties,
and
it
is
also
necessary
to
achieve
tree
equity
on
rental
properties.
Our
our
topic
is
making
it
work.
C
For
the
first
time
they
used
the
site
underneath
the
Washington
Avenue
Bridge
bohemian
flats
on
the
Mississippi
River,
and
we
are
strongly
recommending
the
park
board.
They
permanently
commit
to
use
that
site
to
provide
that
care
for
the
trees.
The
second
topic
under
this
overall
theme
of
making
it
work
is
long-term
plans
for
processing
tree
to
breathe.
The
city.
Does
not
the
city
nor
the
park
board
does
not
have
any
permanent
sites
for
processing
routine
tree
to
be
tree.
Debris,
that's
trees
that
are
removed
or
get
pruned.
C
What
happens
to
all
that
branches
and
wood,
and
also
if
there
is
another
tornado
or
when
there
is
another
tornado?
There
isn't
a
place
to
process
that
tree
waste
either,
and
this
is
very
similar
to
the
public
works
department
needs
to
have
sites
to
dump
excess
snow.
So
we
feel
that
the
park
board
and
the
city
should
cooperate
to
locate
sites
that
can
be
used
for
wood
waste
in
the
summer
snow
in
the
winter,
and
it
would
be
a
win-win
for
both
the
city
and
the
park
and
Recreation
Board
and
right
now.
C
C
A
D
C
Is
some
studies
that
I
think
we're
done
in
Illinois
and
what
they
found,
and
these
were
scientific
studies-
is
that
neighborhoods
that
had
trees
and
more
green
space
had
lower
crime
rates
and
when
they
controlled
for
other
variables,
they
found
that
areas
that
had
trees.
It
looked
like
they
were
places
that
people
liked
to
live
would
have
lower
crime
rate.
If
you're
interested
I
could
find
the
citation
on
that
set
in
and
get
that
to
to
the
council.
D
C
I
believe
that
that
that
was
through
a
computerized
tree
inventory
called
I
tree
the
done
a
number
of
years
ago.
This
is
a
program
that
was
developed
by
an
organization
called
American
Forests
and
in
cooperation
I
think
with
the
US
Department
of
Agriculture
u.s.
Forest
Service,
and
so
they
have
looked
at
different
research
studies
to
say
what
kind
of
value
related
to
reducing,
stormwater,
runoff,
reducing
energy
use
and
other
kinds
of
quantifiable
benefits
of
trees.
How
do
they
correlate
with
the
amount
of
trees?
C
C
The
city
trees
program
provides
trees
to
residents
in
order
to
plant
on
their
property
and
over
the
years,
as
they
have
had
this
program,
for
example,
oh,
maybe
three
or
four
years
ago,
when
they
first
went
to
a
computer
online
system,
it
crashed
within
a
matter
of
minutes,
and
so
it
became
a
case
of
the
people
who
were
most
informed
and
knew
most
about
the
availability.
These
trees
got
the
trees
first.
C
Instead
of
that
right
now,
people
can
apply
together,
trees.
This
happens
in
the
spring
and
then
so
many
trees
are
made
available
in
a
lottery
in
a
in
a
random
system.
However,
because
most
of
the
trees
historically
were
going
to
the
more
affluent
neighborhoods,
particularly
in
the
southwestern
part
of
the
city,
they
decided
that
they
would
make
sure
that
the
top
20
people
in
the
lottery
in
each
Ward
would
get
trees
before
they
would
give
more
trees
to
say
the
wards
in
the
southwestern
part
of
the
state.
C
So
it's
a
move
towards
distributing
them
more
evenly
across
the
city
and
what
we
have
been
talking
to
tree
trust
about
us,
since
they
have
the
system
in
place.
Can
they
look
at
the
wards
or
the
neighborhoods
that
have
low
tree
canopy
cover
and/or,
which
meet
this
criteria,
that
the
Park
Board
is
using
of
being
neighborhoods
with
more
concentrated
poverty
or
higher
number
of
people
of
color
and
actually
increase
not
just
make
it
level
but
increase
the
number
of
trees
that
go
to
that
area?
C
C
For
that
particularly-
and
that
also
then
begs
the
question
of,
if
there's
large
numbers
of
rental
property
and
how
do
residents,
who
may
not
you
know
own
the
property
but
may
need
or
want
a
tree,
what
can
the
city
do
to
help
incentivize
landlords?
You
know
we
know
that
different
landlords
have
different
tiers.
If
you
will
in
the
city's
system
for
inspections
and
you'll.
Forgive
me
if
I
get
the
words
of
this
wrong
but
treats
if
landlords
authorize
planting
of
trees
and
take
care
of
trees
on
their
property.
Do
they
get
a
better
rating?
E
Member
Gordon,
thank
you
very
much
and,
as
always,
I
appreciate
the
presentation
I
didn't
want
to.
Let
my
colleagues
and
others
know
that
the
ordinance
having
to
do
with
special
assessments
to
get
your
infected
tree
removed
early
and
then
so
the
property
owners
could
pay
for
that
through
their
taxes,
overtime
is
it's
done
and
it's
ready
and
I'm,
hopefully
going
to
be
up
for
a
public
hearing.
This
fall
still
so
we'll
have
to.
We
have
to
set
the
public
hearing
date,
but
really
appreciate
you
bringing
it
up
and
hearing
your
support.
E
C
C
E
F
E
E
F
E
A
Crane
are
there
any
other
questions
or
comments
for
my
colleagues
all
right.
Thank
you
so
much
for
this
presentation
again.
This
has
been
a
wonderful
conversation
and
very
in-depth,
we'll
be
sure
to
follow
up
with
any
additional
questions
or
information.
That's
needed,
and
we
look
forward
to
seeing
that
ordinance
so
great
with
that
I
will
move
approval
of
receiving
and
filing
the
Minneapolis
tree.
Advisory
Commission
2019
report
on
the
state
of
the
Minneapolis
urban
forests.
A
All
those
in
favor,
please
signify
by
saying
aye
aye,
those
opposed,
say,
nay,
the
eyes
have
it,
and
that
item
carries
our
last
item
on
today's
agenda,
for
discussion
is
receiving
and
finally
good
update
report
on
the
neighborhoods
2020
framework
recommendations.
We
have
our
director
David
rhew
pidor
here
to
kick
us
off.
Thank
you.
Welcome
good.
G
Afternoon,
chair
Cunningham
and
committee
members,
I
am
David
Rubin
or
the
director
of
the
neighborhood
and
community
relations
department,
with
the
city
of
Minneapolis
and
as
the
chair
has
mentioned,
I
am
here
to
give
you
an
update
and
the
neighborhoods
2020
work
with
some
exciting
news
to
present
today,
as
well
as
an
update,
a
timeline
to
let
you
know
how
this
process
will
move
forward.
I
am
going
to
be
co-presenting
today.
I
have
two
other
presenters
with
me.
One
will
be
Andy,
Anders,
Andrea
Larsen.
G
Excuse
me
with
the
city
coordinators
office
and
also
see
Terrence
Anderson
within
Minnesota
University
of
Minnesota
Center
for
urban
and
regional
affairs.
It's
been
some
time
since
we
actually
presented
to
the
Peace
Committee
was
back
in
May
this
year,
when
we
presented
some
recommendations
to
the
City
Council,
and
then
the
City
Council
took
action
later
that
month
regarding
the
framework
for
neighborhoods
2020.
So
today's
presentation
is
really
an
update
about
what's
happened
since
then,
and
basically
how
we're
going
to
be
moving
forward.
G
The
actual
item
before
you
today
is
simply
a
receive
and
file
for
the
updated
work
and
then
also
the
updated
timeline
which
we'll
go
through
in
more
detail
in
just
a
minute.
I
think
the
first
thing
does
start
off
with,
though,
is
putting
into
the
context
of
the
work.
I
know
it's
been
a
little
while,
since
we've
revisited
this
and
so
I
just
wanted
to
start
with
providing
a
little
bit
more
context.
G
So
neighborhood
organizations
are
a
vital
part
of
the
city's
community
and
engagement
structure,
and
they
have
been
a
core
city
service
for
nearly
three
decades.
Engaging
local
communities
and
understanding
local
issues
and
working
with
the
city
to
create
identifying
solutions
for
within
their
community.
Neighborhoods
2020
is
a
plan
for
continuing
to
support,
neighborhood
organizations
and
Minneapolis
and
identifying
expectations
for
the
work
that
they
do
with
the
existing
community.
Community
participate
prompt,
excuse
me,
but
the
when
the
existing
community
participation
program,
which
will
renamed
to
something
easier
to
say,
ends
at
the
end
of
2020
20.
G
The
neighborhoods
2020
work
will
result
in
a
new
program
to
carry
the
vision
to
preserve
our
neighborhood
organizations
and
the
expectation
to
create
equitable
communities
where
all
people
are
valued.
Communities
are
engaged
and
leadership
mirrors
the
diversity
of
our
city.
Our
goal,
as
stated
in
the
Minneapolis
2040
plan,
is
that
many
outlets
will
have
an
equitable
civic
participation
system
done
in
franchises.
Everyone
recognizes
the
corne,
vital
services.
Neighborhood
organizations
provide
the
city
and
builds
people's
long-term
capacity
to
organize
and
burn
and
improve
their
lives,
as
well
as
their
neighborhoods.
G
Just
a
refresh
on
what
the
council
action
was
back
in
May
and
the
City
Council
basically
took
four
distinct
steps.
One
was
to
adopt
a
framework
for
the
neighborhood's
2020
work.
The
second
was
to
set
into
motion
a
citywide
engagement,
audit
and
the
development
of
a
citywide
engagement
policy.
That
work
is
underway
to
support
the
restructuring
of
the
advisory
boards
that
oversee
this
work,
specifically
the
neighborhood
Community
Engagement
Commission
and
the
NRP
policy
board,
and
then
also
to
direct
the
hiring
of
a
consultant
to
assist
with
the
next
phase
of
the
neighborhood's
2020
work.
G
G
One
would
be
the
development
of
the
overall
program
goals
and
outcomes,
a
racial
equity
analysis
of
neighborhood
operations
and
activities,
development
of
a
logic
model,
including
inputs
and
outcomes
that
should
be
expected,
convening
the
convenient
of
neighborhood
as
soon
as
the
convenient
of
stakeholders,
including
neighborhood
organization
by
POC
communities
and
other
engaged
communities
in
the
city,
development
of
program
guidelines
and
the
development
of
accountability.
Measures
for
the
work
immediately.
H
You
so
I'll
talk
for
the
selection
process
in
order
to
find
a
supplier
to
meet
our
deliverables.
We
ran
a
competitive
process.
After
consulting
the
target
market
program,
only
two
vendors
had
the
qualifications
required
to
complete
our
scope
of
work
per
target
market
program
rules.
If
fewer
than
three
vendors
meet
the
requirements,
it
is
no
longer
a
TMP
or
target
market
program
purchase
and
the
purchase
will
follow
the
regular
purchase
process
and
is
open
to
the
public.
An
open
process
for
RFPs
is
followed.
H
Ultimately,
after
a
couple
weeks
of
delivery
and
follow-up
questions,
with
both
menders
interviewed,
we
decided
that
Kira
provided
the
strongest
proposal
to
help
us
meet
our
deliverables
and
scope
of
work
among
many
of
Kira's
qualifications.
They
have
had
direct
experience.
Working
with
neighbourhoods
have
extensive
knowledge
and
experience
with
developing
work
through
a
racial
equity
framework
and
importantly,
are
committed
through
their
submitted
process
to
supporting
the
city
and
neighbourhoods
in
arriving
and
an
equitable
and
scalable
solution.
G
Chair
cunningham
and
committee
members,
the
update
a
timeline
you
can
see
on
the
on
the
screen
above
through
this.
First
of
all,
I
just
want
to
say
through
the
selection
process,
it
was
clear
that
Kira
was
the
clerk
ways
to
be
working
with.
They
not
only
had
the
capacity
to
assist
with
his
work,
but
as
through
the
conversations,
it
became
very
clear
that
they
were
going
to
be
excellent
partners
with
the
city
and
the
neighborhoods
to
complete
the
work
as
prescribed
by
the
council,
so
I'm
looking
forward
to
working
with
them.
G
I
just
wanted
to
really
clearly
state
that
the
internet
conversations.
We
also
spent
some
time
really
looking
at
the
timeline.
It
took
us
longer
to
get
through
the
selection
process
and
what
was
originally
proposed
in
the
staff
directives,
and
we
acknowledge
that,
but
we
do
think
we
provided
a
really
thorough
process
in
order
to
select
the
contractor
which,
as
Andrea
was
just
talking
about
a
second
ago.
So
with
that,
we
want
also
wanted
update
the
time.
I
present
that
to
you
today.
G
So
everybody
would
have
a
clearer
understanding
of
how
we
would
move
forward
so
starting
right
away.
The
engagement
with
the
various
stakeholders,
including
the
advisory
boards,
the
neighborhood's,
the
bipod
communities,
as
well
as
others,
including
the
workgroups,
will
begin
over
shortly
after
this
meeting
today
in
the
approval
by
the
council,
we
will
likely
be
doing
those
in
October
and
November
deliverables
that
will
that
are
expected
for
the
staff
directive
will
go
as
follows.
So
the
racial
equity
analysis.
G
I
Mr.
chair
councilmembers,
thanks
for
having
us
here
today,
I'm
so
here
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
what
kieres
thinking
about
for
this
neighbors
2020
process.
I
think
the
biggest
part
that
I
think
we
had
big
conversations
with
with
ncra's
about
our
racial
equity
framework,
which
I
would
say,
there's
three
different
parts
are
sort
of
the
contextualization
analysis,
the
sort
of
center
in
the
community
that
are
most
impacted,
then
it's
ultimately
finding
the
solutions
that
get
us
to
where
we
need
to
be,
and
so
the
beginning
of
our
work
really
starts
with
this
contextualization
analysis.
I
That
one
starts
with
increasing
the
by
pop
representation
to
understand
really
what's
happening
on
with
neighborhoods
2020
right
now,
with
the
effort
associations
in
the
city
of
Minneapolis
right
now,
part
of
that
is
about
and
analyzing
past
neighborhood
investments.
Other
parts
of
it
is
mapping
the
representation
representation
gap
for
neighborhood
boards,
so
both
of
those
have
been
centered
in
the
conversation
in
some
way
thus
far,
but
haven't
really
been
put
forward
in
terms
of
how
we're
moving
forward
and
developing
sort
of
the
solutions.
I
I
But
really
what
is
the
experience
or
deeply
that
people
are
having
on
those
neighborhood
boards
as
well
and
then
I
think
another
thing:
that's
really
important
around
a
community
centric
approach,
councilmember
Cunningham,
he
talked
a
lot
about
IEP
to
at
the
highest
level
of
doing
that.
Work.
So
I
think
this
work
isn't
just
about
convening
neighborhood
associations
and
the
folks
who
are
currently
there.
I
It's
about
convening
the
broader
community,
because
these
neighborhood
associations
aren't
just
for
themselves
or
for
the
residents
of
which
the
area
that
they
occupy,
and
so
we
really
want
to
be
intentional,
about
convening
a
group
of
residents
who
are
not
currently
part
of
neighborhood
associations
and
really
saying:
why
aren't
they
doing
that?
What
might
their
experience?
What
might
make
their
experiences
meaningful
if
they
were
to
participate
on
it?
What
would
meaningful
work
for
those
communities?
What
would
they
be
doing
if
neighborhood
associations
were
mindful
of
what
they
want
in
their
communities
as
well?
I
As
you
know,
not
all
neighborhood
associations
are
the
same
place.
There
are
good
actors,
there
are
good
neighborhood
associations
and
so
of
the
best
of
them.
What
are
they
doing?
What
did
the
transformation
look
like?
What
can
other
neighborhood
associations
learn
from
those
groups
and
center
into
ultimately,
what
the
framework
and
guidelines
become
long
term
I
think
is
really
important
as
well,
and
then,
ultimately,
you
know
our
goal
is
about
assisting
NCR
in
the
city
Minneapolis,
as
well
as
the
Neighborhood
Association
to
mutually
implement
a
plan
that
they
both
believe
in
I.
I
Think
you
for
talking
about
any
particular
policy,
and
you
have
one
group
who's,
sort
of
holding
accountability
and
administering
and
another
group
who's
responsible
for
implementing
it,
and
they
disagree.
That's
not
the
ideal
situation
that
we
want
to
be
in
and
so
convening
a
process
that
ultimately
builds
trust
and
accountability
between
these
two
major
groups
of
actors-
r34,
including
as
that
are
not
currently
part
of
neighborhood
associations,
is
sort
of
a
core
goal
in
our
engagement
work
that
we're
going
to
be
doing
Kirra
we're
gonna
step
away.
I
Our
relationships,
of
course,
will
remain,
but
it's
not
about
our
relationships
with
those
neighborhood
associations,
it's
about
for
NCR
and
the
neighborhood
associations
going
for
it.
That's
important
for
us
so
and
the
last
piece
that
I
really
want
to
talk
about
is
sort
of
how
we
thinking
about
funding
these
groups.
I
It
has
been
a
major
source
of
contention
up
to
this
point,
and
so
we
certainly
don't
intend
to
run
away
from
that
conversation
in
the
context
of
the
work
that
we're
doing
but
really
sort
of
more
complexly
understand
what
are
the
needs
of
these
neighborhood
associations?
How
can
we
sort
of
structure
a
plan
not
just
in
the
context
of
the
city's
resources,
but
perhaps
beyond
that?
Allow
them
to
be
the
full-fledged
organizations
that
they
want
to
be
for
the
DES
neighborhoods
or
what
we
hope
they
can
be
from
our
perspective.
I
I
So
we
have
some
big
work,
maybe
some
long
days
in
the
next
couple
of
months,
but
I
think
Kira
thinks
that
this
work
is
important.
We've
sort
of
stayed
that
native
hoods,
our
resident
residents
of
the
most
powerful
force
for
justice
in
their
communities,
and
so
that
takes
long
hours
to
really
sort
of
get
to
then
I
think
we're
committed
to
doing
that.
They're
sort
of
set
aside
other
pieces
of
our
work
to
make
ourselves
available
to
do
this
so
yeah
great.
A
D
You,
chair
Cunningham
and
remove
adore
and
miss
Larson
and
mr.
Anderson.
Yes,
my
question
is
and
the
process
it
does
sound
like
a
lot
of
work,
I
mean
going
back
to
2000.
That's
almost
20
years
of
data,
but
I'm
curious.
Is
there
conversation
around?
What
is
the
neighborhood
associations
role
to
the
city?
I
mean
I,
hear
a
lot
of
talk
about
their
role
to
the
neighborhood,
but
to
the
city.
Enterprise.
Is
that
a
part
of
the
conversation.
G
Here,
Cunningham
and
council
vice
president
and
Jenkins:
yes,
it
is,
and
actually
we
kind
of
went
over
quickly
the
process
moving
forward,
but
one
of
the
core
elements
here
is
that
there
will
be
an
internal
steering
committee
that
was
established
in
the
staff
director,
which
includes
three
council
members,
led
by
a
committee
chair
Cunningham,
as
well
as
the
city
coordinator,
the
CFO
myself
and
as
see
Terrance
was
mentioning
and
we
can
look
at
who
else
needs
to
be
at
the
table
there.
But
that
is
part
of
that
conversation
is
both.
G
G
Chair
Cunningham
and
council
vice-president
Jenkins,
the
yes
I,
would
say
that
there's
a
couple
points
that
were
pretty
contentious,
I
think
in
the
original
presentation.
One
was
around
the
funding,
but
also
the
relationship
with
the
city
is
a
Carell
and
people
understanding
what
that
expectation
is
and.
G
Both
from
the
city
understanding
what
the
expectation
is
that
we
have
with
neighborhoods,
but
also
what
neighborhoods
have
of
the
city
I
think
those
are
both
in
there
and
then
that
conversation
had
to
do
everything
with
service
delivery,
from
from
NCR
to
expectations
around
development,
to
expectations
around
different
issues
that
neighborhoods
are
having,
so
we
we
will
be
discussing
that
and
again
I
think.
The
steering
committee
is
where
a
lot
of
those
kind
of
relational
conversations
will
occur,
but
it's
a
lot
to
cover,
but
that's
yes,
those
need
to
be
addressed.
Definitely
thank
you.
I.
A
A
It
was
a
challenging
conversation.
You
know
from
some
aspects
it
was
contentious,
but
from
some
other
asset
you
know
perspectives,
it
could
be.
We
were
having
a
challenging
conversation
and
the
I
think
that
what
we
really
pulled
out
of
that
is:
how
do
we
do
this
work
in
a
in
a
new
collaborative,
thoughtful
way
to
be
able
to
build
neighborhood
associations
for
the
present
and
the
future
to
actually
meet
the
needs
of
neighborhood
residents?
A
We
I
think
what
we,
my
hypothesis,
is
as
we
look
into
the
data
we'll
see
that
a
lot
of
the
money
historically
has
been
invest
in
white
homeowners
and
them
in
the
neighborhoods.
And
so
how
can
we
change
that?
How
do
we
change?
How
can
we,
as
the
city,
help
support
neighborhood
associations
to
be
able
to
do
that
to
be
able
to
better
meet
the
needs
of
residents
who
are
renters
people
of
color
indigenous
folks,
and
so
so
I'm
very,
very
grateful
for
this.
A
E
Appreciate
the
report
appreciate
the
update,
it's
great,
to
see
that
now,
we've
kind
of
have
a
team
assembled
and
we're
ready
to
move
forward.
So
I
appreciate
it
and
I
understand
the
adjusted
timeline.
I
think
the
fact
that
we
have
a
funding
plan
for
the
future
is
really
going
to
help
us
s4
going
forward.
So
I'm
really
grateful
that
we
were
able
to
approve
that
framework,
but
now
that
we're
also
going
to
do
some
more
work
as
we
flesh
out
the
next
step.
A
Thank
you
so
much
all
right,
seeing
no
further
questions.
Thank
you
to
the
awesome
trio
for
all
of
your
work
and
for
this
presentation
today.
I
will
move
approval
of
receiving
and
filing
the
update
report
on
the
approach.
2020
framework
recommendations,
all
those
in
favor,
please
signify
by
saying
aye,
all
right,
those
opposed
say,
nay,
the
eyes
have
it,
and
that
item
carries.
Thank
you
all
so
much
all
of
your
hard
work
today
and
seeing
no
further
business
before
the
committee.
We
are
adjourned.