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From YouTube: September 25, 2019 Board of Estimate and Taxation
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Minneapolis Board of Estimate and Taxation Meeting
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A
A
A
C
A
And
seconded
all
those
in
favor
say:
aye
aye
opposed
the
same
sign:
okay,
they've
been
approved
and
accepted.
Now
we
are
coming
to
the
fun
part
here:
number
four:
the
maximum
property
tax
levies
for
the
2020
budget.
The
resolution
fixing
the
maximum
certified
tax
levies
for
property
taxes
payable,
2024,
various
levies
from
the
general
general
taxation.
The
resolution
is
before
us.
Do
we
have
a
motion
to
and
we
can?
We
can
have
more
information
from
people
that
as
as
needed
to
do.
We
have
a
motion
to
approve
it
so
moved.
D
D
D
It
was
six
percent
levy,
so
I
would
move
to
amend
the
resolute
resolution
as
offered
substituting
sixty
seven
million
six
hundred
and
thirty
thousand
dollars
to
sixty
nine
million
one
hundred
and
sixty
four
thousand
dollars,
which
would
change
the
total
to
three
hundred
and
sixty
three
million
two
hundred
forty
three
thousand
dollars
for
the
city
levy.
The.
E
F
The
way
the
park
board
is
funded
is
through
a
recommendation
and
a
resolution
passed
by
this
board.
That
then
goes
directly
to
the
Lee
Park
Board,
unlike
other
city
departments,
where
the
mayor
allocates
money
specifically
for
one
endeavor
or
another
for
one
program,
another
from
one
particular
staff
or
another
like
they
would
do
in
C
ped
or
with
our
Minneapolis
Police
Department
or
with
Health.
With
the
park
board.
We
just
give
a
final
figure.
F
We
give
money
and
then
because
it
is
an
independent
park
board,
the
park
board
is
charged
with
spending
the
money
in
a
balanced
way
that
that
they
see
fit,
and
in
this
case
we've
given
significant
money.
Putting
aside
the
the
2020
parks
plan,
which
allocate
an
additional
eleven
million
dollars
a
year,
not
even
to
bring
that
up,
we
set
out
a
five-year
financial
direction
that
our
finance
staff
agreed
upon,
that
the
park
board
would
get
an
additional
2.5
million
dollars
for
next
year.
On
top
of
all
of
the
money
they
previously
got.
F
In
my
budget,
we
funded
every
single
dollar
of
that
2.5
million
dollars
and
increased
that
amount
by
one
point
to
three
million
dollars.
On
top
of
that,
so
we've
given
more
money,
we've
given
significantly
more
money
beyond
that,
and
the
requests
that
we've
heard
from
the
park
board
is
to
get
even
more
now
again
what
they
choose
to
do
with
the
monies
historic
amounts
of
monies
that
we
have
provided
is
their
decision.
F
F
I
believe
that
this
work,
however,
needs
to
be
done
collaboratively
with
many
different
jurisdictions,
including
the
Park
Board,
the
school's
Hennepin
County
mayor's
office
and
the
City
Council,
and
the
youth
Coordinating
Board,
all
working
together
to
get
to
the
best
possible
solution
with
the
most
possible
resources
without
duplication
of
work.
This
is
good
government
and
I
believe
that,
in
order
to
get
to
this
gov
good
government
solution,
we
do
need
to
take
the
necessary
step
back
to
do
the
work
collectively.
F
So
I
am
committed
to
the
work,
but
I
don't
think
that
this
present
amendments
to
my
resolution
is
in
the
best
interest
of
Minneapolis
I.
Do
not
believe
that
it's
in
the
best
interest
of
our
taxpayers
that
are
already
burdened
and
I
would
ask
that
my
colleagues
vote
the
amendment
to
the
underlying
resolution
down
we've.
A
D
The
I
think
I
think
what,
in
the
past
few
months,
while
we've
been
having
a
very
robust
conversation,
I've
heard
everybody
everybody
up
here
all
say
that
they
are
in
favor
of
more
resources
for
our
city's
youth
I.
Don't
think
that
there
is
anybody
that
is
in
disagreement
with
that
I've
heard
everyone
say
that
they
want
to
work
together
to
find
a
way
to
achieve
those
resources
for
the
city's
youth
and
I.
Think
everybody
up
here
is
open
to
finding
ways
to
do
that
and
I
I
agree
with
me
or
Frye.
D
D
This
is
since
2008
I
believe
the
second
highest
levy
increase
for
the
entire
city
of
Minneapolis
that
has
ever
been
offered,
and
it
represents
in
many
ways
some
very
unparalleled
investments
and
a
lot
of
things
that
the
city
of
Minneapolis
needs
to
be
investing
in
the
one
thing
that
is
absent
from
that.
The
mayor
of
Minneapolis
is
very
graciously
recommended
a
funding
amount
that
provides
for
current
service
level
current
service
level,
those
that
number
changes
year
to
year
as
it
does
with
the
city
of
Minneapolis,
and
our
five-year
projections
are
certainly
a
tool.
D
It's
not
a
policy
guiding
document
and
it's
a
tool
that
I
certainly
value,
but
it
is
a
projection.
The
youth
in
the
city
of
Minneapolis
are
facing
a
crisis
right
now,
week
after
week,
we
have
families
tests
testifying
at
the
Minneapolis
Park
Board,
asking
for
additional
services
asking
for
asking
for
us
to
put
some
resources
in
to
help
stop
the
fight
clubs
at
Falwell
park
asking
folks
to
work
with
our
communities
near
the
Cedar
Riverside
area,
to
give
our
youth
better
better
and
clearer
opportunities.
D
Superintendent
Bangor
put
forward
a
very
bold
vision
to
close
the
near
to
generate
closed.
The
newer
generation
of
underinvestment
in
the
youth
of
the
city
of
Minneapolis
I
appreciate
mayor
Fry's
willingness
to
help
us
get
there
and
close
that
gap.
I
appreciate
every
member
of
the
sports
consideration
on
closing
that
gap.
This
is
one
of
our
tools
in
our
tool
chest
the
when
we
look
when
we
look
across
the
philanthropic
sector
for
investing
in
youth.
Those
numbers
are
down
across
the
state
of
Minnesota.
D
Thousands
of
many
a
Politan
young
youngsters
have
no
place
to
go
after
school
and
when
I
see
a
proposed
budget
that
I
love,
virtually
everything
in
it,
I
don't
see
anything
beyond
a
current
service
level.
Adjustment
for
the
youth
in
the
city
of
Minneapolis
that
becomes
exceedingly
challenging
for
the
park
board
to
make
that
investment
in
youth,
which
is
our
fair
share
of
that
investment,
and
we
will
make
that
and
we
should
be
making
that
and
I'm
certainly
willing
to
continue
working
with
the
mayor
to
find
ways
through
efficiencies
to
make
those
investments.
D
But
while
we're
looking
for
efficiencies,
we
also
have
the
opportunity
right
now
to
expand
the
PI
instead
of
having
to
fight
over
the
crumbs,
so
I
feel,
like
the
votes
aren't
with
me
tonight,
for
this
investment
in
youth,
but
I
do
appreciate.
I,
do
appreciate
this
board's
support
and
having
a
constructive
conversation
around
that.
It
would
also
remind
folks
that
this
is
the
ceiling
for
the
property
tax
levy.
D
This
is
not
the
property
tax
levy,
so
this
motion
is
asking
folks
to
keep
this
conversation
open
while
the
mayor's
office
and
while
the
Park
Board
and
while
the
City
Council
work
together
collaboratively
if
this
ceiling
is
set
today,
then
one
of
those
tools
in
our
tool
boxes
goes
away
tonight
today
and
there
that
tool
is
closed
off
to
us
and
I.
Think
that
just
makes
our
work
harder,
so
I
would
encourage
and
encourage
board
members
to
keep
this
conversation
moving
again.
D
E
You
mr.
chair
I'd
like
to
comment
briefly
so
I
I
get
the
benefit
of
being
almost
80
council.
Therefore,
tonight's
vote
is
one
of
the
beginning
of
a
process
of
votes
that
I
will
get
to
take
on
the
budget
so
including
the
final
vote
on
on
our
levy
on
the
total
levy
that
what
will
happen
in
December,
so
I'll
just
make
a
couple
of
comments
before
we
vote.
I
think
it's
clear
that
investing
in
youth
is
a
very
high
priority
for
our
city.
E
In
fact,
it
was
one
of
the
three
priorities
identified
in
the
city's
recent
strategic
race
equity
action
plan
that
was
recently
adopted
by
the
City
Council.
So,
specifically,
investing
in
youth
programming
emerged
as
one
of
the
three
highest
priorities
in
that
process
and
I
know
that
is
shared
by
everyone
here,
and
actually
everyone
on
this
Dyess
has
led
in
one
way
or
another,
in
investing
in
our
youth
and
lifting
up
programming
or
services
for
youth.
E
So
I
have
been
willing
in
conversations
with
with
folks
here
in
the
park
board,
been
willing
to
support
this
motion
today.
I
think
for
me,
in
December,
I
would
like
to
see
a
lower
amount
than
the
one
here,
but
I
have
I
am
open
to
and
knowing
that
this
will
probably
fail
today,
still
open
to
having
a
conversation
between
now
and
December
about
finding
ways
to
augment
the
the
park.
Boards,
youth
programming
and
I
think
there
are
two
conversations
happening.
E
So
while
we
may
be
able
to
work
together
and
collaborate
on
a
bigger
vision
for
the
future,
we
also
know
that
the
park
board
is
ready
to
go
today,
investing
in
youth
in
ways
that
they
have
for
a
long
time
in
a
way
that
I
think
my
constituents
really
value
and
would
prioritize.
We've
made
a
monumental
investment,
a
needed
investment,
a
long
deferred,
investment
in
our
capital
infrastructure
in
our
parks
and
our
streets
and
I.
Think
adding
to
that
with
programming
for
our
youth
is
a
worthy
priority.
E
I
have
a
lot
of
questions
about
the
details
of
city
department's
budget
proposals,
and
so,
while
we
may
have
specific
questions
about
the
park
boards,
implementation
of
any
additional
funding
for
youth
programming,
I
think
the
same
lens
could
be
applied.
So
many
of
the
proposals
that
were
just
now
starting
to
hear
from
our
department
heads.
So
when
I
look
at
the
budget,
I
look
at
at
holistically.
We
have
the
same
geographic
boundary.
A
C
So
I'm
on
I'm
on
the
other
side
of
the
equation,
with
my
concerns
every
dollar
that
we
tax
we
take
from
somebody
I'm,
not
wealthy
I'm,
looking
at
maybe
a
$400
increase
in
my
taxes
next
year.
Already
that's
real
money
for
my
family.
I
am
a
big
believer
that
if
we
are
going
to
ask
people
to
give
things
up
and
we're
giving
things
up,
a
lot
of
us
are
giving
up
and
if
you're,
a
renter
fifteen
or
twenty
five
percent
of
your
is
going
to
pay
for
property
taxes,
so
you're
not
getting
by
here
either.
C
So
I,
don't
think
this
is
like
a
freebie
for
you.
If
we're
gonna
take
money
out
of
people's
pockets,
we
have
to
do
it
because
we
have
no
other
choice:
that
there
is
no
other
option.
We
had
squeezed
everything
as
hard
as
we
can,
because
that's
hardship
for
people
and
I
care
about
kids.
I
worked
to
get
money
for
the
parks.
I
spent
three
years
getting
money
for
the
parks,
but
I
haven't
seen
a
real
plan.
I
haven't
seen
the
details,
I,
don't
know
where
we're
going
and
I.
C
Don't
know
that
this
is
our
only
option
and
until
that
I
don't
think
we
should
be
asking
for
people
to
pony
up
money
out
of
their
pockets.
I
think
we
have
partners
I,
think
we
also
think
about
what's
what's
in
the
lanes
of
the
park
board
and
what's
in
the
lanes
of
the
school
board
and
what's
in
the
lane
of
the
library
system
and
other
things
like
that,
there
are
lots
of
partners
out
there
for
youth.
C
We
need
to
make
sure
that
this
is
the
best
use
of
this
money
and-
and
it's
hard
for
me
right
now
to
say
that
we
should
be
increasing
taxes
even
more
than
we
already
are
I'm
already
uncomfortable
with
the
level
that
we
are
and
I
think.
We
have
to
remember
that.
We've
remembered
that
there
are
poor
people
out
there
that
this
is
a
hardship
and
I,
don't
feel
that
we're
there.
Yet
with
this
booth,
the
park
board,
but
love
levy
budget.
So
until
we
get
there,
I
would
rather
wait.
A
G
Thank
you,
mr.
president,
on
how
old
boarding
for
the
amendment
today
and
the
reason
is
not
because
I
don't
believe
in
youth.
I,
don't
even
see
the
Riverside,
though
I
don't
have
to
represent
the
largest
youth
population
or
growing
youth
population
in
city
of
Minneapolis,
but
because
I
don't
think
that
it's
just
a
park
board
of
the
city
of
Minneapolis
is
role
to
come
up
with
a
comprehensive
youth
engagement
or
youth
programming.
In
2003,
the
Pawlenty
administration
cut
11
million
dollars.
G
I
used
to
go
to
youth
programming
in
the
state
of
Minnesota
that
had
a
huge
impact
on
United
Way
had
a
huge
impact
and
Brian
Coyle
and
Pillsbury
United
had
a
huge
impact
on
our
community,
so
I
think
we
need
to
think
outside
the
box
and
have
a
coalition
when
it
comes
to
youth
programming.
That
includes
the
county.
That
includes
the
school
board
that
includes
the
state
and
also
foundations
as
well
in
our
city.
G
A
A
I
really
believe
it's
important
that
we
provide
tremendous
opportunities
for
young
people
and
I
think
there
is
an
opportunity
for
us,
as
a
community,
to
partner
with
nonprofits,
with
schools
with
the
public
sector
and
even
with
the
nonprofit
sector,
to
have
a
like
a
summit
and
put
together
something
pretty
dramatic
that
can
have
a
huge
impact
in
the
coming
years
for
young
people
last
year,
I
sat
here
and
said:
I
couldn't
handle
anything
more
than
a
5%
levy,
increase
and
I
lost.
I
think
miss
Becker
joined
me
in
that
vote.
A
This
is
a
higher
levy,
increase,
that's
being
proposed
for
us.
It's
six
point:
nine
five
percent
I
believe
do
I,
have
that
right,
Michael
and
that's
higher
than
I'm
really
comfortable
with,
but
we
set
a
maximum
tax
levy
and
we
give
the
City
Council
and
we
give
the
park
board
the
ability
to
figure
out
how
it
is.
They're
gonna
actually
spend
their
money
and
they
don't
have
to
spend
up
to
that
amount
or
they
can
reallocate
things.
They
are
independent
and
they're
able
to
do
that.
A
We're
forgoing
any
levy
at
all
for
our
board
of
estimate
and
Taxation,
because
we're
giving
up,
we
have
some
cash
balances.
We're
gonna
use
that
we're
giving
that
up
this
year
to
help
contribute
to
what
we're
doing
in
the
city.
The
only
thing
that
makes
me
comfortable
about
the
levy
we're
at
this
year
is
that
in
out
years
it's
going
to
be
less
and
and
so
I
I
will
vote
against
this
amendment.
A
I
will
vote
in
favor,
but
I
think
it's
really
crucial
and
I
think
many
people
today,
everybody
of
this
diet
has
said
it's
important
to
invest
in
our
youth
and
I.
Think
we
can
come
up
with
a
way
to
do
that
in
the
coming
years,
with
all
of
those
partners,
I
think
we've
all
had
the
opportunity
to
speak
I
think
we
are
ready
for
a
vote
if
I'm
not
mistaken.
Is
that
correct.