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From YouTube: November 5, 2019 Ways & Means Committee
Description
Minneapolis Ways & Means Committee Meeting
https://lims.minneapolismn.gov
A
Good
afternoon,
everyone
I
call
this
regular
scheduled
meeting
of
the
Ways
and
Means
Committee
to
order
I'm
the
chair
of
the
committee.
Councilmember
Abdi
will
Sami
and
we
are
joined
by
council
members
council
vice
president
Jenkins
councilmember,
Palmisano,
council,
member
Johnson
and
councilmember
Cunningham,
and
we
are
a
quorum
of.
We
have
a
quorum
of
the
committee
and
therefore
we
can
conduct
city
business
first
I
want
to
recognize
our
city
coordinator.
Mr.
mark
ruff,
welcome
Thank.
B
You,
chair
Somaly
members
of
the
committee.
Thank
thank
you
for
a
few
minutes
to
welcome
a
new
employee
here
at
the
city,
very
important
position
we
have
with
us
Fatih
Fidel,
who
is
our
chief
information
officer
which,
for
those
not
familiar,
is
also
our
department
head
for
our
information
technology
department,
a
key
part
of
the
city
Enterprise
and
if
you'd
be
willing
and
ask
funny
to
give
a
little
bit
of
background
on
himself.
Okay,.
C
You
good
afternoon
to
Asami
members
of
the
committee.
My
name
is
fadi
fidel.
I
am
honored
and
happy
to
serve
as
your
new
CIO
for
the
city.
I
lived
in
Minneapolis
for
14
years
and
I'm
currently
also
a
resident
of
Minneapolis.
It
has
given
me
a
home
and
a
community
and
I
am
very
excited
to
give
back
and
serve
in
the
role
of
Technology,
where
we
can
change
and
impact
people.
People's
lives.
C
I
feel
I,
look
forward
to
working
together
to
achieve
a
vision
for
the
city
of
Minneapolis
worthy
of
his
stature
as
a
world-class
smart
city.
We
have
a
lot
of
opportunity
with
technology
to
change
people's
lives.
We
can
open
doors,
we
can
kick
in
the
jammed
doors
and
what
there's
a
wall?
We
can
definitely
install
a
door
for
you.
Thank
you.
D
A
Thank
you
welcome
aboard
and
first
of
all,
we
have
a
public
hearing
and
that's
the
first
item
on
our
agenda
and
item
says
procedures
for
setting
compensation
levels
for
mayor
and
city
council
members,
ordinance
passage
of
ordinance,
amending
title
to
chapter
14
of
the
Minneapolis
Code
of
Ordinances,
relating
to
the
administration
in
general,
amending
established
instead
amending
establishing
procedures
for
setting
or
changing
compensation
level
levels
for
the
mayor
and
city
council
members
were
the
item
and
we
have
our
city
clerk
case.
You
call
to
do
the
introduction,
go.
E
Ahead,
please
Thank
You
mr.
chair,
and
may
it
please
the
committee
I'm
here
to
present
this
ordinance
which,
as
the
chair
indicated,
proposes
a
process
for
future
consideration
of
any
changes
to
the
compensation.
That's
paged,
the
mayor
and
members
of
the
City
Council
consistent
with
the
requirements
of
state
law
and
the
city
charter
under
Chapter
744
of
Minnesota
session
laws
1971,
the
City
Council
is
empowered
to
set
the
compensation
for
both
the
mayor
and
the
City
Council
by
resolution.
However,
that
same
law
prohibits
any
modification
to
the
set
levels
of
compensation
within
an
elected
term.
E
Thus,
the
only
time
that
compensation
may
be
changed
is
during
the
final
year
of
one
elected
term,
then
it
becomes
effective.
In
the
first
year,
the
next
succeeding
elective
term,
I've
attempted
to
illustrate
the
statutory
timeline
and
the
graphic
that
is
on
the
overhead
here,
and
we've
passed
out
copies
at
your
desks
under
the
city
charter.
The
mayor
and
council
serve
in
concurrent
four-year
terms.
E
This
proposal
was
first
introduced
by
councilmembers,
Gordon
and
Johnson
last
year
and
was
referred
to
staff
for
review,
and
the
preparation
of
the
draft
ordinance
before
you
I
would
defer
to
either
the
council
members
for
their
comments,
but
would
say
that
the
process
which
is
reflected
in
the
draft
ordinance,
raises
the
issue
of
compensation
for
elected
officials
and
brings
greater
transparency
to
matter
in
prior
years.
These
matters
have
been
wrapped
into
the
entire
budget
process,
which
can
reduce
awareness
of
the
proposal
for
any
changes.
E
This
process
would
require
that
the
Standing
Committee
of
the
council,
having
primary
responsibility
for
finalizing
the
city's
proposed
operating
budget,
would
consider
and
make
a
formal
recommendation
to
the
full
council
before
being
incorporated
into
the
budget
process.
I
would
also
point
out
that,
because
state
law
restricts
the
timing
of
wind,
changes
in
the
rates
of
compensation
may
be
considered.
This
is
not
an
annual
process;
rather
it
can
only
be
considered,
as
I
have
said
in
the
last
year
of
one
term,
leading
into
the
next
year
of
a
four-year
elective
term.
E
So,
for
example,
assuming
that
this
ordinance
is
enacted,
the
first
time
that
this
process
would
become
effective
and
be
used
would
be
in
2021.
That's
the
final
year
of
the
current
elective
term,
so
the
City
Council
is
now
considering
establishing
a
process
proactively
several
years
before
it
would
actually
become
a
question
to
be
acted
upon.
E
That
was,
as
I
understand
a
driving
motivation
for
the
sponsors
of
the
ordinance
specifically
to
establish
this
process
well
outside
of
the
elective
term,
so
that
it's
outside
the
pressures
of
an
election
as
drafted,
the
ordinance
leaves
many
of
the
associated
procedures
to
existing
state
and
local
laws
and
the
rules
of
the
City
Council
in
terms
of
notice
requirements
and
the
actual
processing
of
a
proposal
to
adjust
compensation
rates
in
the
form
of
a
resolution.
That
completes
my
summary
of
the
proposal.
Mr.
chair
I'm
happy
to
stand
for
any
questions.
Thank.
F
E
Chair
councillor,
Palmisano
I
believe
that
the
answer
is
that
the
question
of
an
a
change
and
compensation
to
be
paid
to
elected
officials
would,
on
its
own,
be
considered
by
a
committee
set
from
the
actual
consideration
of
the
budget.
Obviously,
as
with
all
the
compensation
paid
by
the
city,
that
needs
to
be
included
into
the
final
resolution
setting
the
operating
budget
for
the
for
the
city,
but
this
would
allow
that
process
to
be
conducted
concurrently,
but
on
parallel
lines.
E
F
Chair
I
appreciate
what
the
city
clerk
says,
but
I
think
the
author
might
also
want
to
weigh
in
so
then.
So
then,
my
new
understanding
is
the
only
difference
that
is
being
made
here
is
that
it
will
come
through
an
irregular
council
cycle
and
then
come
to
a
committee.
Will
there
be
a
public
hearing?
Maybe
my
colleague
can
help
a
trustees.
D
D
This
is
something
where
this
is
our
last
chance
to
act,
to
adjust
to
a
fair
level
of
compensation
for
the
entire
next
term,
and
so
it
kind
of
put
us
in
a
bind
with
it
being
walk-on
that
it
at
least
I
can
speak
to
my
own
feelings.
It
didn't
feel
like
the
level
of
transparency,
that
we
expect
around
issues
and
really
is
what
drove
this
is
that
we
actually
put
this
in
ordinance
that
this
does
come
up
with
enough
time
that
it
is
noticed
for
the
public
on
the
agenda
and
it
really
doesn't
catch.
A
G
I
think
council
member
Johnson
answered
it
correctly
right
now,
there's
no
requirement
for
it
to
go
to
any
committee
at
all
and
actually
last
time
it
sit.
There
have
been.
We
looked
back
in
the
history
when
we
were
looking
at
how
this
is
done
and
it
had
gone
through
ways
and
means
and
decades
passed,
and
it
also
hadn't
and
there's
no
requirement
that
it
even
goes
through
a
committee
and
it
usually
doesn't
even
appear
on
the
mayor's
proposed
budget.
G
So,
even
when
it
goes
through
the
budget
cycle,
you
can
hardly
you
could
notice
it
very
clearly.
I
will
note
that
we
did
not
include
the
requirement
for
a
public
hearing
in
this.
We
we
felt
that
that
would
give
an
opportunity.
If
somebody
wanted
to
take
public
comment,
they
could.
But
it's
not
an
ordinance.
Change,
didn't
seem
like
it
fit
or
would
be
required.
D
D
E
Chair
to
clarify
that
there
are,
in
this
term,
two
committees
that
share
oversight
of
the
budget.
This
committee
obviously
ways
and
means
exercises
oversight
of
the
budget
process
generally
in
a
year.
Long
there's
also,
as
you
know,
a
separate
committee
composed
of
all
13
council
members
of
the
budget
committee
each
year,
each
term
when
the
council
organizes,
and
you
create
committees
you
dictate
to
those
committees
what
their
jurisdiction
is.
So
this
is
a
question
for
the
council
to
decide.
Council
leadership.
E
E
So
it
would
be
a
question,
since
this
is
the
first
time
to
formalize
this
through
ordinance
for
the
council
to
decide
in
this
term
which
of
the
standing
committees
of
the
approp
committee
and
then
in
the
future,
as
we
create
new
committees
in
each
term
of
Council
to
decide
which
Standing
Committee
has
that
jurisdiction.
If
I
may,
mr.
chair,
the
other
thing
I
would
add
to
what
the
sponsor
mr.
Gordon
indicated,
although
the
ordinance
does
not
require
public
hearing
on
the
separate
resolution.
E
D
You,
mr.
chair
and
yeah,
that's
exactly
right.
It
would
be
germane
in
that
discussion
around
the
public
hearing.
We
didn't
want
to
have
a
separate
one
as
well,
because
we
frankly
don't
have
that
for
compensation
for
anyone
else
in
the
city
and
we've
really
considered
a
whole
range
of
ideas
on
this
I
mean
we
are
talking.
Even
do
we
do
independent
committees
by
public
citizens
to
study
this
or
like
how
do
we
get
at
this
number?
D
D
I
I
Procedurally,
how
this
will
how
we
will
weave
this
all
together
in
terms
of
should
we
expect
for
there
to
be
a
job
study?
Is
it
something
that
we
want
to
have
community
input
on?
Have
we
had
those
discussions
yet
around
what
city
procedures?
This
is
organism
I'm,
curious
about
procedures
and,
if
not,
if
there's
a
timeline
to
be
able
to
really
establish
that,
because
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
we
have
transparency
in
with
with
the
process
as
well.
I
appreciate
studying
parameters
but
I'm
curious
just
about
like
the
city
procedures
as
well.
E
About
that
and
then
see
if
the
authors
of
the
ordinance
wanted
to
add
more
I,
think
it
was
as
mister
as
council.
Member
Johnson
just
alluded
a
deliberate
attempt
to
set
the
broadest
framework
possible
within
the
existing
state
law,
which
invests
this
body
of
the
governing
body
of
the
city
with
the
authority
to
set
those
compensation
levels
by
resolution
within
that
ordinance.
Of
course,
there
are
council
rules
and
other
practices
where
we
would
codify
I
think
more
of
the
actual
practices
of
how
that
comes
forward.
E
Although
there
have
been
some
discussions
about
what
that
looks
like
as
council
member
Johnson
alluded
to
I,
don't
I'm
not
privy
to
any
final
decision,
and
we
have,
as
I
mentioned
in
my
chart
two
years
to
figure
out
what
those
specific
provisions
would
be.
We
did
as
commissioner
as
council
member
Johnson
alluded
to
a
compensation
study
through
the
human
resources
department
in
the
last
term.
I
would
expect
that
something
like
that
could
be
an
option
for
the
council
to
consider
going
forward
as
well.
E
E
Mr.
chair
I'm
happy
to
respond
to
that
as
well.
No,
the
the
council
is
not
obligated
to
look
at
those
issues
unless
the
council
chooses
to
give
cognizance
to
the
question
of
compensation
rates
paid
to
the
mayor
and
council
in
past
years.
Those
are
issues
that
have
not
been
or
I
should
say.
Changes
have
not
been
made
in
past
terms,
given
budgetary
realities.
The
question
to
always
keep
in
mind
is
that
during
an
elective
term,
the
council
may
not
increase
or
decrease
at
all.
E
I
Just
I
just
wanted
to
say
thank
you
to
mr.
mr.
Carl,
as
well
as
my
colleagues,
council,
members,
Johnson
and
Gordon
for
their
leadership
on
this
work.
I
know
that
a
lot
of
folks
and
out
in
the
community
were
caught
off-guard
by
the
decision
that
was
made,
and
so
I
think
that
being
still
proactive
in
this
and
really
addressing
it.
This
early
in
the
term
I
am
really
grateful
for
the
public
transparency
for
us
to
be
able
to
have
a
fairly
challenging
conversation
for
the
public
to
be
able
to
better
understand,
what's
happening.
F
You
mr.
chair
I
appreciate
the
words
of
my
colleague,
councilmember
Cunningham,
but
I'm
a
little
concerned,
because
what
I
hear
is
we're
not
establishing
a
regular
checkpoint
here,
we're
not
adding
opportunities
for
the
public
to
weigh
in
this
feels
half
done,
and
it
feels
like.
Maybe
it's
a
deliberate
attempt
to
circumvent
political
will,
we're
not
adding
a
place
for
there
to
be
a
public
hearing.
I
think
I
I
get
that
we
don't
want
to
prescribe
that.
It
goes
two
ways
and
means
our
budget,
because
that
could
potentially
be
combined
in
the
future.
F
I'd
be
comfortable
with
it
going
to
either,
but
we
want
fair
consideration
of
every
single
ordinance
in
this
City
Councilmembers,
Ellison
and
Jenkins
are,
and
I
have
had
conversations
about
what
that
would
take.
This
could
be
something
that
would
be
part
of
that,
but
this
just
kind
of
feels
half
done
and
I
do
invite
the
authors
to
to
respond
to
why
they
chose
not
to
put
any
of
that
kind
of
meat
in
this
ordinance.
But
that's
how
I
feel
about
it.
Okay,.
A
D
Member
Johnson,
Thank
You
mr.
chair
I
would
actually
push
back
on
that
piece
about
there
not
being
a
public
hearing,
because
this
mr.
Karle
stated
there's
a
public
hearing
with
the
budget
and
so
the
way
that
this
would
be
considered.
It
would
actually
be
out
there
as
and
available
for
people
to
talk
about
in
consideration
with
the
rest
of
the
budget
in
terms
of
actually
getting
into
do.
We
want
to
try
to
define
the
exact
process
over
conversation.
A
F
You
mr.
chair
I,
just
don't
understand
how
that
can
happen,
because
it
would
need
to
be
an
amendment
to
the
city's
budget,
because
there
we
would
need
to
be
pulling
that
money
out
of
an
adopted
levy
already.
So
what
I'm
hearing
is
that
it
would
either
be
done
very
early
in
the
year,
but
I
thought
the
understanding
of
where
they
were
moving.
This
was
so
that
it
wouldn't
have.
F
E
E
Within
that
flow
of
meeting
dates
and
hearings,
it
would
be
my
expectation
that
the
process
we
ultimately
come
forward
with
would
have
this
matter
considered
by
the
appropriate
standing
committee.
Well
in
enough
in
advance
that
the
council
had
made
a
decision
on
whether
or
not
to
include
an
increase
in
compensation
for
the
next
term.
That
would
then
be
administrative
leave
outed
into
the
budget
process
through
the
budget
office.
There'd
be
a
decision
of
the
council
by
resolution,
and
it
would
need
to
be
incorporated
into
the
budget.
E
The
timing
of
that
works
between
the
mayor's
proposal
of
a
budget
between
the
council's
consideration
probably
would
mean
that
the
the
practical
reality
is
is
that
this
resolution
would
come
forward
well
early
into
the
fourth
year
of
the
term,
since
the
mayor
is
required
to
bring
forward
the
budget
fairly
early
and
in
the
beginning,
part
of
the
second
term,
usually
at
a
second
quarter.
I
should
say.
F
Thank
You
mr.
chair,
that
doesn't
answer
my
question,
but
to
me
it
still
doesn't
seem
to
achieve
what
the
authors
were
aiming
for,
which
was
to
establish
more
clarity
and
more
of
an
established
process.
So
that's
just
my
own
personal
feelings
on
this
proposal
and
I'm
eager
to
hear
what
the
public
might
have
to
say
in
this
public
hearing.
Thank.
A
A
A
E
E
Absolutely
the
council
could
start
its
process
in
January
and
feed
its
decision
into
the
mayor's
budget
recommendation
and
ultimately
vote
at
the
end
of
the
year
on
the
entire
budget.
It
could
actually
be
done
after
the
series
of
hearings
has
an
amendment
to
the
end,
so
it's
up
to
the
council
to
prescribe
now
that
process.
E
All
the
ordinance
does,
if
adopted
in
its
current
form,
is
say
that
the
council
will
bring
forward
any
proposed
changes
in
compensation
rates
for
the
mayor
and
council
as
a
separate
item,
so
that
there
is
an
increase
and
transparency
to
that
process,
but
ultimately,
like
everything
else
related
the
budget
that
would
have
to
be
folded
into
the
budget.
That's
adopted
by
the
council.
E
The
chair,
councilmember
Fletcher,
it's
actually
a
state
law.
There
is
a
state
law
that
was
enacted
in
1971
delegating
to
the
governing
body
of
the
city,
the
authority
to
set
compensation
rates
for
mayor
and
city
council
then
called
aldermen,
and
so
that
law
continues
to
apply.
That
law
sets
the
parameter
that
you
cannot
set
or
change,
increase
or
decrease
compensation
rates
and
during
an
elective
term.
So
it
has
to
be
done
in
the
last
year
of
the
preceding
term
and
the
effective
in
January
of
the
next
four,
your
elective
term
and.
J
Staffing
increases
I
had
hoped
that
it
might
just
be
indexed,
and
we
might
never
have
to
have
this
conversation
again
and
just
say
like
we
feel
fairly
compensated
and
we'll
like
tie
ourselves
to
that
is
it?
Are
we
constrained
to
only
set
for
the
following
four-year
term
in
this
North
year?
Or
could
we
index
it
indefinitely
and.
E
Mr.
chair
councillor,
Fletcher
I'm
quickly
out
of
my
zone
and
I,
would
ask
the
city
coordinator
chief
financial
officer
to
speak
to
that
issue,
because
the
issue
of
the
indexing
you're
speaking
to
is
something
he
did
mention
to
me
as
I
was
away
from
Mike
briefly,
and
so
he
should
speak
to
this
specific
question
that
you've
asked.
A
B
Roat
chair,
where
some
becomes
my
reflector
I,
don't
know.
The
second
part
of
your
question.
I
do
know
that.
Currently
we
do
index
that
councils
annual
salary
increases
within
that
four-year
term
to
the
average
of
contracts
that
are
approved
by
the
council,
the
average
in
your
contracts,
I,
don't
know
whether
you
could
indefinitely
index
it
and
and
not
have
an
action,
in
other
words,
to
just
continue
that
indexing
I
think
we
will
have
to
review
that
with
the
clerk,
and
we
certainly
will
undertake
that
before
your
final
action.
A
I
Thank
you.
This
is
I
appreciate
the
robust
conversation
on
it.
I
will
agree
with
my
colleague,
councilmember
Palmisano
about
process,
but
some
more
question
to
what
I
had
asked
about.
I
just
think
that
I
I
appreciate
that
we're
bringing
this
forward
way
well
ahead
of
time,
so
that
we
have
a
broad
framework,
a
baseline
to
build
with
and
I,
also
am
really
wanting
to
make
sure
that
we
get
procedures
in
place.
I
did
ask
if
we
timeline
for
that,
so
whether
it's
from
the
author
from
mr.
A
I
E
Works
on
May,
2,
councilmember
Cunningham's
point
I
cannot
speak
to
the
specifics
of
what
those
procedures
will
be,
but
I
will
note
for
you,
council,
member,
that
there
are
a
series
of
procedural
reforms
or
proposals
that
I'm
currently
shepherding
my
intent
to
bring
forward
those
proposals
in
the
next
year,
and
this
would
certainly
align
with
those
reforms
related
to
council
process.
Legislative
procedure
rules
things
of
that
matter,
and
so
it
certainly
is
within
that
timeline,
and
we
do
have
two
years
before
we
have
to
finalize
what
the
specific
steps
and
procedures
are.
E
G
I
think
that's
clearly
accurate
I
was
going
to
say
that
it's
possible.
We
want
to
some
kind
of
staff
direction
that
could
help
set
frame
that,
at
some
point,
I'd
certainly
be
open
to
that.
I
know
that
we
had
a
lot
of
discussions
about
what
process
this
would
follow
and
how
we
would
relate
it
on
our
study
of
other
compensation
and
how
the
executive
committee
might
be
involved,
as
they
often
look
at
compensation
levels
and
those
kinds
of
decisions
and
agreements.
G
F
You
mr.
chair
I
agree
with
my
colleagues
that
now
is
certainly
the
right
time
to
hammer
this
out.
An
executive
committee,
I
think,
is
a
great
idea
because
they
do
deal
with
other
compensation
setting
levels,
but
perhaps,
as
evidenced
by
no
one
coming
to
this
public
hearing,
the
public
is
either
indifferent,
or
rather
they
do
care
like
I
do,
but
it's
been
largely
unknown
to
them
as
to
what
the
meat
of
this
proposal
is.
A
D
You
mr.
chair
and
I'm
glad
we're
having
so
much
discussion
and
engagement
on
this
that
this
committee
counsel,
Murders,
Gordon
and
I
wanted
to
talk
with
colleagues
and
formally
about
this.
We
really
did
in
figuring
this
out,
because
I
think
there's
a
whole
range
of
options
that
we
could
have
gone
to.
I
mean
personally
I
like
the
idea
of
an
independent
commission
that
says
early
comes
up
with
a
recommendation,
and
so
we're
not
the
ones
at
the
end
of
the
day,
making
that
kind
of
decision,
but
I
realized
that
of
the
colleagues
I
spoke
with.
D
They
thought
that
that
was
maybe
a
little
bit
of
too
much
of
a
over
correction
from
where
we
were
before.
So
this
really
is:
how
can
we
prevent
this
from
being
a
walk-on
item
in
the
future?
How
can
we
get
a
little
more
time
and
notice
to
this
and
be
more
thoughtful
about
process
and
I
know
that
you
know
like
everything
else
it
comes
before
that
isn't
set
in
stone
and
ordnance.
D
You
know
there's
a
process
behind
it
and
we'll
certainly
continue
working
with
the
clerk's
office
on
making
sure
that
it's
data-driven
and
that
there's
greater
engagement
around
it
and
that
were
councilmember
Fletcher's
point
I
think
you've
been
looking
at.
Do
we
consider
just
saying
hey,
it's
tied
to
inflation
is
tied
to
these
other
salary
increases
going
forward,
so
I
think
there's
more
discussion.
We
had
about
this,
but
this
ordinance
is
to
make
sure
that
it
doesn't
surprise
anyone
in
the
future.
A
F
A
This
item
has
been
approved.
Thank
you
to
Council
and
thank
you
to
both
of
this
council
Gordon
I.
Thank
and
thank
you
to
council
member
Johnson,
as
well
as
our
city
clerk
for
giving
us
an
update
and
answering
all
our
questions.
Thank
you
very
much.
So
now
we
move
to
our
consent.
Items
which
are
31
and
I
will
read
those
items.
A
Item
number
2
is
a
legal
settlement
workers,
compensation
claim
of
Anthony
Smith
item
number
3
is
a
legal
settlement
and
this
is
a
medical
claim
of
Reggie
right.
Howard.
Item
number
4
is
a
workers,
compensation,
interest
payments
related
to
the
offs
land
decision
item
number
5
is
a
transfer
of
funds
from
the
city
coordinators
office
to
Community
Planning
and
Economic
Development
Department
for
raishin
of
energy,
Technical
Assistance
Program
item
number:
six
is
a
gift
acceptance
from
policy
link
for
staff
travel
and
lodging
expenses
for
the
the
chief
equity
officer
policy
network.
I.
A
Remember:
seven
is
a
contract
amendment
with
goona
Electric
Inc
for
conventions
and
a
meeting
room
and
ballroom
wall
sconce
a
replacement
project
item
number
eight
is
a
contract
amendment
with
green
Minneapolis
for
operations
of
PV.
Plaza
item
number:
nine
is
a
contract
amendment
with
the
first
site:
versa.
A
Con
for
warehouse
renovation
project
item
number:
ten
is
a
contract
amendment
with
Addison
and
Peterson
construction
for
Eastside
storage
and
maintenance
facility
project
item
number,
11,
capital
long-range
Improvement,
Committee
appointment,
approving
the
council,
appointment
of
carat
Peterson
for
seat
11,
Ward,
six
to
fill
an
unexpired
two-year
term,
beginning
January,
1st
2019
and
ending
December
31st
2020
and
item
number
12
is
an
appointment
position
in
the
Civil
Rights
Department
Director
of
Labor
Standards
I.
Don't
number
13
is
an
interim
lease
with
Ames
construction
for
portion
of
upper
harbour
terminal
site.
A
Item
number
14
is
the
Seward
Commons
project
financing,
22
and
802
20
2018
Snelling,
Avenue
South
and
22
15
Snelling
Avenue,
South,
1912,
East,
22nd,
Street
and
21
15
is
Snelling
Avenue
South,
Hiram
number
15
is
home
program
and
Neighborhood
Stabilization
program
income
income
appropriation
item
number
16
is
a
memorandum
of
understanding
with
the
Natural
Resources
Defense
Council
for
support
from
the
Bloomberg
American
cities.
Climate
challenge.
I
remember:
17
is
a
gift
acceptance
from
the
US
Department
of
State
for
staff
travel
and
lodging
expenses
for
the
professional
fellows
on
the
map
program.
A
I,
don't
number
18
is
a
grant
from
the
US
Department
of
Justice
to
respond
to
the
opioid
epidemic.
Item
number
19
is
a
gift
acceptance
from
the
Johns
Hopkins
Bloomberg
School
of
Public
Health
for
staff
travel
and
lodging
for
the
Bloomberg
American
summit.
Item
number
20
is
a
2020
firetruck
donation
to
the
city
of
kornev
ARCA
Mexico.
A
Item
number
21
is
a
contract
amendment
with
business
watch
international
for
internet-based
pawnbroker
and
secondhand
store
tracking
services.
I
don't
know
the
22
is
a
Minnesota
border,
firefighter
training
and
education
training
academy
reimbursement
item
number
23
is
a
repair
of
Street
failure
at
90th,
97th,
Street,
south
project
approval
and
assessment.
A
H
A
B
H
B
I
can't
speak
for
green
Minneapolis,
certainly
if
you'd
like
to
have
a
longer
conversation
about
the
role
of
green
Minneapolis,
I
would
ask
them
to
come
in.
They
were.
The
entity
itself
was
very
involved
in
helping
on
the
fundraising.
As
we
recall,
this
was
about
a
ten
million
dollar
project,
two
million
from
the
state,
four
million
from
the
city
and
four
million
fund
raised
from
private
entities,
and
so
you
know,
Green
Minneapolis
was
very
involved
with
that.
B
You
know
the
green
Minneapolis
I
understand
also
has
an
emphasis
on
you
know:
trees
within
the
street
infrastructure,
so
it's
not
just
about
parks,
but
also
about
how
we
not
only
make
our
infrastructure
make
a
more
pleasant
environment,
but
also
a
connection
to
the
river
as
I
understand
from
discussions
on
a
long-term
goal
that
would
lead
from
the
Nicollet
Mall
downward.
So
it's
a
it's
a
broader
expanse
than
just
there.
You
are
right
there,
connection
to
the
Commons
and
that
particular
issue,
I
think
certainly
would
would
bethe
Sjogren's
and
David.
B
Wilson
are
the
two
people
who
are
primarily
involved
with
green
Minneapolis
and
would
current
encourage
juco
slice
of
resident
either
to
meet
with
them
individually
or
certainly
if
the
chair
would
like
them
to
come
before
the
committee
and
give
an
overview,
we
could
certainly
arrange
for
that
as
well.
I.
H
Would
be
happy
with
an
individual
meeting
at
this
point?
Thank
you
so
then,
my
next
questions
were
around
I,
don't
know
for
14
the
super
Commons
project
and
just
because
you
know
I'm
not
on
the
Housing
Policy
Committee,
and
this
just
seems
like
a
very
complex
process,
so
hoping
to
get
a
little
explanation
on
what
all
the
moving
mechanisms
are
going
on
here.
This.
A
K
This
is
a
project
like
cheer
war.
Sami
mentioned
started
back
in
2009
when
the
City
Council
approved
an
acquisition
and
concept
plan
for
the
site,
and
then
the
council
entered
into
a
redevelopment
agreement
with
sue
agree
design
who
is
acting
as
a
master,
redevelop
master
developer
into
June
of
2009.
K
Before
you
today
are
several
actions
related
to
financing
and
this
doesn't
show.
Actually,
this
is
not
the
right
one
apologies,
so
the
bessemer
is
a
site.
Here
there
were
three
previous
phases
of
development
phase.
One
was
forty
units
of
affordable,
supportive
housing
that
was
done
in
partnership
with
touchstone
mental
health
and
project
for
pride
in
living.
K
There
are
also
sixty
units
of
affordable
senior
housing
at
the
cooperage,
which
is
a
development
by
common
bond
communities
and
then
along
Minnehaha,
Avenue
and
22nd
Seward
Commons
has
revitalized
commercial
space
and
public
plaza
development
in
a
development
called
the
gateway
or
a
burner.
Building
the
redevelopment
also
has
included
new
streetscape
and
infrastructure
that
supports
as
a
transit,
supportive
environment.
K
Right
here,
and
that
is
32
units
of
affordable
housing.
The
market
rate
project
here
is
a
partnership
between
story,
design
and
Schaffer
Richardson,
and
why
did
comments
across
the
street?
Is
a
partnership
project
between
sort,
redesign
and
noir
companies?
That's
kind
of
the
broad
overview.
If
you
have
specific
questions,
I'm
happy
to
answer
them.
It
is
a
large
and
complicated
project.
H
K
And
so
the
city
step,
the
first
staff
recommendation
is
to
establish
a
new
tip
free
development,
district
and
the
city
would
issue
a
pay-as-you-go
notes,
not
to
exceed
three
point:
four:
seven:
six
million
dollars
staff
has
reviewed
all
the
other
sources
in
this
project
and
concluded
that
each
source
has
been
maximized
to
the
extent
possible
and
that
the
amount
of
TIF
recommended
is
the
least
lowest
amount
necessary
for
the
project
to
proceed
and
we're
projecting
right.
Now
that
the
note
would
be
paid
back
in
twenty
years.
K
The
second
kind
of
set
of
recommendations
before
you
today
is
related
to
a
requested
parkland
dedication
waiver,
and
that
would
be
for
a
connection
on
private
property
and
public
right
of
way
between
the
Hiawatha
LRT
trail
and
22nd
Street,
and
so
that
would
provide
a
pedestrian
and
bicycle
connection
between
that
Hiawatha
LRT
trail
and
the
neighborhood
as
well
as
Matthews
Park
in
Triangle
Park.
The
third
set
of
recommendations
is
related
to
the
existing
financing
on
the
site
that
are
associated
with
the
original
acquisition
back
in
2009.
K
K
Some
of
that
they'll
sort
of
redesign
will
make
a
partial
repayment
on
their
existing
debt
and
staff
recommends
that
that
repayment
be
held
for
the
wot
egg
site
and
that's
kind
of
hollow.
This
redevelopment
has
progressed
over
the
years.
The
acquisition
money
is
kind
of
followed
from
one
development
to
the
next
phase.
K
Steward
redesign
is
planning
a
significant
rehab
of
22/15,
which
is
that
one-story
industrial
building
and
they've
signed
a
lease
with
an
established
arts
and
education
based
organization
to
be
the
anchor
tenant,
and
so
the
goal
of
that
rehab
is
to
provide
long
term
affordable
space
for
arts
organizations
and
creative
businesses,
and
this
loan
modification
will
help
facilitate
that,
because
they're
planning
to
use
private
new
market
tax
credits
and
their
own
equity
for
that
rehab.
So
that
will
help
to
facilitate
that
redevelopment.
That's
a
lot
in
a
nutshell
and
I'm
happy
to
answer
the
questions.
J
Think
each
other,
or
something
as
as
when
this
came
through
before
I'm
gonna
vote
no
on
this,
and
it's
not
because
I
don't
think
it's
a
great
redevelopment.
It's
not
because
I
don't
appreciate
the
work,
that's
happening,
but
I
just
really
do
have
a
problem
with
using
TIF
for
market
rate
development.
I
think
that
we
are
in
a
place
right
now,
where
we
have
a
very
generous
community
that
we
represent,
who
are
willing
to
contribute
money
towards
affordable
housing,
and
we
do
that
when
we
use
TIFF
for
a
project.
J
It
raises
all
of
our
property
taxes
a
little
bit
and
it's
a
mechanism
for
us
to
pay
our
share
for
affordable
housing
in
our
community.
I
think
it
is
a
much
tougher
sell
to
ask
our
community
to
ask
everybody
who
pays
property
taxes
in
our
city,
including
people
who
would
not
be
able
to
afford
to
live
in
these
apartments
to
contribute
to
their
construction,
and
so
I,
I
I,
just
struggled
with
this
conceptually
and
will
be
already
know
on
it.
All.
F
You
mr.
chair
I
want
to
echo
the
comments
of
my
colleague,
councilmember
Fletcher,
back
in
April.
I
voted
no
on
this
project,
specifically
because
I
don't
think
we
can
set
a
precedent
of
using
tax
up
cities
for
market
rate
housing,
and
it's
not
that
this
isn't
a
good
project,
but
it's
one
that
I
can't
support
using
TIF
money
for,
like
I,
said
back
in
April.
Thank
you
all
right.
Thank.
A
You
very
much
any
further
discussions
in
this
I
would
like
to
add
that
you
know
I
do
respect
my
colleagues
point
of
view.
However,
this
area
of
ward
6,
in
particular
in
Seward,
hasn't
had
any
mixed
income
housing
for
a
long
time
and
is
that's
why
I
took
9
years
and
a
long
struggle
to
actually
come
to
bring
this
project
to
fruition
in
term?
If
you
look
at
the
project
from
an
overview,
if
you
took
a
holistic
look
at
a
project,
it
has
had
three
different
phases.
A
A
The
and
this
particular
project
is
very
popular
in
Seward,
which
has
like
hasn't
had
any
market
rate
for
forty
years,
and
this
even
market
rate
is
considering
the
area
a
lot
more
affordable
than
what
we
used
to
doubt
in
much
more
affluent
areas
of
the
city.
So
this
is
you
know.
People
are
very
excited
about
this
project.
A
So
because
there
are
folks
I
want
to
live
in
in
the
world
that
can't
because
we
don't
have
housing
stock.
That
is
mixed.
So
you
know
I'm
very
supportive
of
this
project
and
I
would
like
to
have
my
colleagues
who
support
it
as
well.
Any
further
discussion
on
item
number:
do
you
have
I?
Don't
vote
Eliza
number?
Forty!
No!
Do
we
go
on
to
item
eighteen?
Let's
go
to
item
18
visit
its.
H
A
I
H
L
Two
okay,
so
over
three
year
period,
within
the
first
hundred
and
twenty
days,
we
have
to
submit
a
evaluation
plan
to
the
Department
of
Justice,
which
we
have
already
started
on
making
plans
for.
We
met
with
Hennepin
County
Medical
Center
this
morning
to
discuss
some
possibilities
of
interventions
for
this
program.
The
this
program
is
for
at-risk
or
survivors
of
non
fatal
overdoses,
and
the
the
intervention
would
be
similar
to
the
next
step
program
where
we
would
have
wellness
trained
wellness
advocates
respond
within
one
hour
of
an
incident,
whether
it
be
in
the
community.
L
The
first
phase
would
be
working
within
the
hospital.
Second
phase
would
be
community
response
working
with
our
first
responders,
so
they
would
respond
within
one
hour
and
do
harm
reduction
work
with
the
families
work
with
the
person
individually.
If,
if
they
want
to
participate
in
in
the
pilot
program,.
H
L
A
Thank
You
councilman,
but
Cunningham
yeah
all
right
any
other
further
question:
you
know,
okay,
so
what
I
have
here
is
item
number.
We
have
three
items:
4
8,
14
and
18
item
number
8.
We
have
an
attitude,
an
item
number
18.
We
had
an
attitude,
an
item
number
14.
We
should
still
pull
down
we're
gonna
vote
on
it
and
then
we'll
go
back
to
the
restaurant
okay.
So
now,
let's
vote
on
item
number
14,
all
those
in
favor
say
aye,
those
against.