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From YouTube: November 20, 2019 Committee of the Whole
Description
Minneapolis Committee of the Whole Meeting
https://lims.minneapolismn.gov
A
Good
afternoon
I'm
going
to
call
to
order
this
regular
meeting
of
the
committee
of
the
whole
for
Wednesday
November
20th.
My
name
is
Andrea
Jenkins
and
I.
Am
the
chair
of
this
committee
with
me
at
the
dyers,
our
council
members,
Johnson,
Ellison,
Masami,
Schrader,
council,
member
Fletcher
and
Gordon.
Let
the
record
reflect
that
we
do
have
a
quorum.
A
We
have
one
discussion
item
on
our
agenda
today,
as
well
as
our
Standing
Committee
reports,
and
our
first
discussion
item
is
a
report
on
the
work
of
the
arts
and
creative
economy,
workgroup
which
I
was
a
part
of
and
we've
been
doing,
a
lot
of
great
work
and
so
I
will
welcome
staff
or
presentation.
Thank
you.
B
B
B
The
staff
direction
in
short
required
for
things
it
required
the
arts,
culture
and
creative
economy
to
one
convene.
The
workgroup
work
group,
which
was
articulated
in
the
direction,
create
an
economic
investment
summary
of
the
city's
arts,
programming
and
work.
Three
conduct
base,
strengths,
weaknesses,
opportunities
and
threats,
analysis
of
our
arts
work
and
four
come
forward
with
a
set
of
insights
and
recommendations
and
some
simply
present
them
to
Council.
In
summary,
we
were
told
to
do
an
internal
audit
audit
of
our
arts
capacity.
B
The
workgroup
was
comprised
to
the
final
following
people
that
you
see
on
the
slide
in
front
of
you.
There
was
a
subcommittee
of
staff
comprised
of
the
city
coordinators
office,
our
HR
facilitator,
Vince,
Ferran
and
Public
Works
with
important
contributions
from
sheephead.
The
workgroup
you
see
here
met
a
total
of
three
times
during
the
first
meeting.
B
We
had
to
figure
out.
How
do
we
organize
our
body
of
work,
so
the
public
can
easily
engage
with
us
and
are
we
fully
provoked
and
are
we
fully
promoting
our
reputation,
which
is
our
value
proposition,
which
is
how
we
communicate
and
promote
it?
We
also
discuss
specifically
our
deliverables,
which
is
our
main
deliverable,
which
is
included
on
the
slide,
but
we
also
had
some
sub
components
of
those
deliverables.
B
One
organizational
structure:
we
were
to
decide
whether
art
should
be
housed
within
its
current
structure
or
if
something
should
be
changed.
We
were
also
told
to
recommend
high-level
enhancements,
the
process
portion
of
it,
and
we
were
also
told
to
look
at
the
full
body
of
work
and
decipher
which
departments
and
divisions
did
what
the
services
end
of
the
deliverable.
B
B
So
what
you
see
in
front
of
you
is
a
compilation
of
the
city's
arts
economic
investments.
We
have
a
greater,
obviously
a
greater
spreadsheet
that
the
workgroup
saw,
but
this
is
a
distilled
version
of
it
and
it's
an
attempt
to
capture
all
of
the
investments
across
the
enterprise
at
the
department
and
division
levels
through
our
statutory
arts,
Investment
general
funding
and
grants.
This
document
document
was
circulated
in-person
to
all
the
participating
council
members
and
the
mayor's
representative.
B
It
was
also
circulated
via
email
to
all
the
other
work
group
participants
for
their
input,
their
analysis
and
their
consideration
before
we
went
into
the
SWOT
analysis,
I
just
like
to
point
out
a
couple
of
things
about
this
slide.
If
you
look
at
the
first
two
rows
where
it's
a
seed
head
and
coordinator
those
programs
which
are
those
programs,
those
are
programs
that
are
tailored
to
arts
and
culture.
B
Now,
if
you
look
at
the
four
bottom
rows,
where
it's
a
sea
pet
coordinator,
health
and
Public
Works,
those
programs
utilize
those
programs,
utilize
arts
and
culture,
but
they're
not,
but
the
programs
aren't
specifically
tailored
to
that
sector.
So
what
this
kind
of
tells
us
to
a
certain
extent
is
that
art
is
everywhere
within
the
enterprise
and
it's
utilized
throughout
the
enterprise,
but
it's
decentralized,
its
fragmented
and
its
siloed.
B
The
large
group
then
went
through
the
SWOT
analysis
and
while
we
have
much
more
detailed
feedback
and
that
was
gained
and
actually
documented,
what
you
see
here
are
some
of
the
highlights
that
we
came
up
with
we
identified
that
the
city
has
a
strong
arts
core.
We
have
a
great
reputation
internationally
and
nationally.
We
have
organizations,
and
particular
individuals
and
organizations,
have
a
name
and
reputation
inside
and
inside
the
United
States
and
outside
the
United
States.
B
We
have
a
lot
of
opportunities,
one
of
them
being
that
we
have
as
a
municipality,
an
opportunity
for
unique
funding,
sources
and
partnerships.
We
also
identified
some
weaknesses
that
we've
had
we
have
going
on.
Some
of
our
investments
are
overly
focused
in
certain
geographical
areas.
The
rest
of
our
investments
are
overly
diffused,
as
is
our
work,
and,
as
is
our
promotion
of
that
work,
and
we
also
identified
some
threads.
C
Thank
You
Danielle,
madam
chair
council,
president
councilmembers,
my
name
is
Gordon
came
I,
am
the
director
of
arts,
culture
and
the
creative
economy.
I
will
be
presenting
on
the
top
recommendations
created
by
the
workgroup.
The
recommendations
are
organized
in
order
of
priority,
as
defined
by
the
group
and
I
will
also
talk
in
more
detail
about
the
SWOT
analysis
and
the
insights
it
provided.
C
The
workgroups
number
one
recommendation
addresses
the
organization
of
arts
and
cultural
work
within
the
city's
enterprise
and
recommends
consolidating
arts
and
cultural
programs
to
create
a
new
standalone
department
or
division
the
process.
The
purpose
here
is
to
provide
easier
oversight
and
accountability
for
all
of
the
city's
arts
and
culture.
Related
programs
and
investments.
C
By
centralizing
our
work,
the
enterprise
is
making
a
strong
statement
and
demonstrably
committing
to
the
creative
sector
by
elevating
and
valuing
it.
This
recommendation
acknowledges
and
leverages
the
city's
existing
strengths
in
the
power
size
and
scope
of
our
creative
sector.
As
noted
in
past
economic
research,
Minneapolis
performs
very
well
against
the
national
average
in
employment
pay
and
concentration
of
our
arts
community.
We
also
outperform
other
industries
in
revenue.
Generations
such
as
sports,
for
example,
in
fat
Minneapolis
for
profit.
Creative
sector
delivers
nine
times
the
revenues
of
our
for-profit
sports
by
centralizing,
Arts
and
Culture
work.
C
We
also
address
some
of
our
weaknesses,
as
attention
can
be
paid
to
where
and
how
we
spend
public
dollars.
Concentration
allows
for
better
legibility,
accountability
and
strategic
management
of
our
work.
Investments
will
be
more
strategic
and
spread
out
into
the
city's
geography
and
managed
more
consistently.
We
can
also
pay
attention
to
sustainability
in
our
investments
by
committing
over
longer
periods
of
time
than
other
types
of
institutions.
C
The
opportunities
provided
by
centralizing.
Our
work
include
allowing
the
better
for
better
controls
on
reducing
racial
disparities
in
pay
and
employment
that
currently
exists
within
the
creative
sector.
It
also
gives
us
the
opportunity
to
monitor
and
better
manage
our
existing
and
future
investments.
In
part.
The
ship's
centralization
of
our
work
addresses
the
threats
surfaced
by
the
arts
and
culture,
workgroup
as
it
allows
for
both
internal
and
external
clarity
to
the
city's
existing
creative
sector
program
and
investments.
C
C
The
city
has
an
advantage
in
that,
as
a
municipal
government,
we
are
able
to
access
sources
of
funding
that
are
not
available
to
other
organizations.
With
this
recommendation,
we
also
address
our
weaknesses
by
dedicating
revenues
to
consistent
and
sustainable
investment.
We
can
move
to
address
threats
to
organizations
that
are
in
financial
danger
more
effectively
and
efficiently,
and
also
work
proactively
to
create
and
grow
stronger
financial
structures,
whether
are
needed
through
investment
in
business
development
services,
specifically
tailored
for
growth
and
stabilization.
C
Recommendation
number
three
brings
me
to
the
areas
of
new
programming
prioritized
by
the
workgroup
recommendation.
3
addresses
Minneapolis
is
neighborhood
and
arts
enterprise
support.
This
recommendation
goes
beyond
the
city's
core
to
attend
to
the
needs
of
surrounding
neighborhood
neighborhoods
and
those
creative
enterprises
that
anchor
these
parts
of
the
city.
It
notes
that
investment
needs
to
happen
in
all
neighborhoods,
as
they
are
also
cultural
destinations.
Arts
and
cultural
enterprises
are
also
businesses
that
need
development
services
and
a
focus
on
anti
displacement.
Programming
is
needed,
as
increasing
land
values
threaten
more
vulnerable
arts
and
cultural
communities.
C
C
Acknowledging
these
facts.
Recommendation
number
three
invest
in
neighborhood,
arts
and
cultural
infrastructure.
It
provides
concentrated
business
services
and
much-needed
skills,
training
for
arts
and
cultural
enterprises,
as
well
as
individuals,
and
these
investments
also
serve
to
protect
our
other
investments
in
cultural
buildings.
An
opportunity
also
exists
for
the
clear
for
the
city
to
address
racial
disparities
in
paying
employment
among
creative
workers,
to
be
clear,
we're
talking
about
investment
in
all
neighborhoods.
That
said,
the
work
group
also
wished
to
align
our
future
cultural
district
work
with
this
particular
recommendation
area.
C
Our
final
recommendation
focuses
our
efforts
more
intentionally
on
promoting
and
marketing
our
arts
and
culture
sector.
The
work
group
sees
an
opportunity
to
create
a
better,
more
centralized
partnership
with
meet
Minneapolis,
but
not
to
the
exclusion
of
other
partnership
options.
This
would
include
promoting
the
city
as
the
premier
arts
and
cultural
destination
that
we
know
it
already
is.
C
We
have
obvious
strengths
in
our
sector
that
I've
already
discussed,
but,
of
course
we
also
have
significant
star
power
in
artists
such
as
Prince
Liz,
o
Dillon,
Louise,
Erdrich,
August,
Wilson,
Gordon
Parks,
and
many
many
more
who
have
chosen
to
make
a
life
and
a
living
in
our
city.
This
recommendation
leverages
the
full
weight
of
the
story
that
Minneapolis
has
to
tell
about
her
past
and
present,
and
it
demonstrates
the
cultural
richness
and
diversity
of
our
creative
community.
C
So
this
ends
my
presentation
on
the
workgroups
top
four
recommendations
and
now
on
to
next
steps
as
it
currently
stands,
the
workgroup
will
continue
to
convene.
We
will
create
a
tactical
plan
that
includes
budget
and
timeline
on
how
to
execute
on
these
recommendations
and
finally,
present
a
final
proposal
for
council
approval
in
2020.
C
A
A
D
You
council
watch
president
Jenkins
I
wonder
if
you
can
talk
a
little
bit
about
I.
Think
there's
this
both
interesting
idea
of
really
wanting
to
invest
in
every
neighborhood
and
see
arts
or
something
that
goes
everywhere
but
also
relate
to
the
arts
organizations
as
they
currently
exist.
We've
been
very
intentional
over
the
last
couple
of
decades
of
concentrating
a
lot
of
that
in
the
Northeast
Arts
District
in
an
intentional
way.
So
how
does
this
relate
to
the
Northeast
Arts
District?
C
You
councilmember,
as
it
relates
to
cultural
districts
I.
We
are
not
really
talking
about
that.
Specifically
in
this
work,
I
mean,
while
we
didn't
mention
that
some
of
the
investments
need
to
align
with
our
current
policies.
I
can't
speak
to
what
those
will
look
like
as
I'm
not
leading
that
work
so
in
terms
of
the
cultural
districts.
Piece
I
will
not
be
able
to
answer
that,
but,
as
we've
already
mentioned
by
looking
at
our
neighborhoods,
because
there
are
neighborhoods,
as
you
mentioned,
northeast,
which
already
have
very
functional
and
very
successful
arts
communities.
C
So
there,
as
I
mentioned
at
the
very
last
recommendation,
it's
about
leveraging
what
already
exists.
What
already
we
need
to
be
more
intentional
about
telling
that
story
to
visitors,
making
it
more
legible
and
easy
to
access
and
I
would
argue
that
there
are
interesting
and
excellent
organizations
all
over
the
city.
Our
recent
mapping
work
with
the
creative
index,
demonstrated
the
diversity
and
spread
of
what
we
have.
So
that's
my
that's
my
sort
of
very
obvious
response.
There's,
obviously
a
lot
more
detail
in
the
work
that
we
need
to
do
and
I
don't
feel
like.
C
E
A
F
Thank
you
I
appreciate
all
the
work
that's
gone
into
this
and
that
what
we're
really
doing
right
here
is
getting
some
information
and
then
teeing
up
a
staff
direction
to
keep
the
work
going.
I'm
just
wondering
if
I
could
hear
a
little
bit
more
about
how
how
the
Arts
Commission
has
been
involved
in
this
so
far,
and
if
they
signed
off
on
all
the
recommendations,
essentially
or
what's
their
role
in
it.
I'll.
C
C
F
And
I
would
say,
as
this
moves
forward
and
progresses,
it's
gonna
be
important
to
find
ways
to
bring
in
more
community
activists,
including
or
artists
or
people
who
have
an
interest
in
it,
because
this
is
going
to
clearly
be
something.
People
are
potentially
very
excited
about
or
concerned
about.
I
want
to
be
engaged
in,
and
this
commissioners
I'm
sure
would
as
well
and
when
we
talk
about
aligning
things
better
and
the
department
I
mean
the
whole
area
of
public
art
and
what
the
Commission
has
done.
F
And
then
what
the
coordinators
office
has
worked
on
have
seemed
like
sometimes
they're
at
arm's
length
and
I.
Think
there's
great
potential
to
in
the
recommendations.
There's
a
lot
of
great
potential
for
really
good
things
to
happen,
but
I
think
we
just
are
going
to
need
to
be
careful
and
thoughtful
and
inclusive
about
it.
And
if
you
want
to
share
some
thoughts
on
that,
I.
B
Just
wanted
to
reiterate
that
the
staff
direction
was
more
internally
focused,
but
when
we
were
going
through
the
SWOT
analysis
and
discussing
the
issues
and
deliverables
I
mean
part
of
it
is
we
have
a
a
group
of
staff
who
are
very
well
informed
and
have
a
lot
of
touch
points
with
stakeholders?
That's
not
to
say
that
we
substitute
our
voice
for
them.
B
But
when
we
were
discussing
things
we
had
go
goon
and
and
Mary
and
and
others
who
could
speak
to
what
they
were
hearing
from
stakeholders
over
their
periods
of
time
with
working
with
our
arts
community
and
how
they
view
what
we're
doing
and
so
part
of
that.
So
those
insights
based
on
their
their
conversations
was
brought
into
it.
So
it
wasn't
as
if
we
it
was
completely
devoid
of
the
conversation.
B
We
were
not
only
talking
about
what
we
saw
internally
as
staff,
but
what
was
but
what
we
were
hearing
externally
from
from
people,
so
I
just
wanted
to
to
bring
that
up,
but
I
think
you're.
Absolutely
right.
A
lot
of
people
are
going
to
be
interested
in
having
that
input
from
now.
That
will
be
very
important
as
we
continue
to
move
forward
and.
F
Don't
know
if
we're
reconstituting
a
new
workgroup
or
it's
just
the
same
folks
who
are
gonna,
be
involved,
but
it's
called
out
in
the
staff
direction
that
looks
like
it's
very
internal
facing
so
I
guess.
My
point
is
we
might
let's
be
thoughtful
about
it
right
now,
as
you're
coming
out?
This
is
public.
F
Now,
at
least
we've
heard
these
couple
of
these
couple
pages
and
you're
nice,
the
strengths
and
weaknesses,
and
that
kind
of
is
public
and
that
Commission's
gonna
hear
about
it,
so
I
think
finding
a
good
way
to
do
that,
whether
it's
after
April
30th
or
between
now
and
April
30th
next
year,
when
the
other
report
comes
I,
think
will
be
important
and
it'll
be
helpful.
So
thank.
A
Would
just
add
that
myself
and
Councilman
Allison
who
have
been
involved
in
this
work,
are
practicing
artists
and
certainly
engaged
and
in
the
community
as
well,
but
that
does
not
and
replace
the
valuable
insights
from
from
our
community
members.
So
we
do
need
to
figure
out
ways
to
incorporate
those
those
voices
as
well.
Are
there
any
other
questions
or
comments
for
my
colleagues.
A
Thank
you.
So
the
only
other
additional
business
before
us
today
is
the
receipt
of
reports
from
the
standing
committees
on
matters
to
be
considered
by
the
full
council
at
our
regular
meeting.
This
coming
Friday
and
we'll
start
with
the
economic
development
and
regulatory
service
committee
report
given
by
Chairman.
G
I,
remember
one
and
one
is
a
license.
Approval
and
item
number
two
is
a
bond
issuance
item
number
three:
there
are
many
parts
to
that
15.
In
fact
this
has
to
do
with
special
assessments
relating
to
nuisance
conditions,
so
this
is
kind
of
a
consolidated
list
of
nuisance
conditions
and
we're
happy
that
only
one
person
came
to
the
public
hearing
I'm
just
concerned
about
assessments
and
we
directed
them
to
staff.
So
then
we
will
move
on
to
the
liquor
license
approvals.
The
liquor
license.
A
You
councilmember
Goodman.
Are
there
any
questions?
H
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
The
elections
of
rules.
Kennedy
does
not
have
any
items
to
forward
to
the
full
council
meeting,
but
we
did
receive
and
file
a
report
about
plans
for
how
the
city
plans
to
conduct
the
upcoming
primary
and
presidential
primary.
So
we
got
a
really
great
report
on
that.
I
think
the
the
short
of
it
is
is
that
it's
gonna
cost
us
some
money
and
and
that
we've
planned
for
that,
and
that
Minneapolis
really
really
is
good
at
voting.
A
G
G
A
F
You
very
much
vice
president
chickens,
housing
policy
and
development
committees,
bringing
forward
eight
items.
It's
actually
one
of
our
bigger
meetings
of
the
year
in
terms
of
the
awards
from
the
affordable
housing,
trust
fund
and
tax
credits.
The
first
two
items
are
land
sales.
One
is
at
914
19th,
Avenue
Northeast,
and
this
is
actually
an
interesting
project
because
we're
gonna
be
getting
a
passive
house
or
a
high
highly-efficient.
Also
this
and
second
one
is
another
land
sale.
That's
at
40,
105,
12th,
Avenue.
F
South
third
item
is
for
giving
some
funding
one
hundred
and
seventy
two
thousand
dollars
for
the
Harriet
Tubman
Center,
affordable,
housing,
loan
forgiveness
program,
the
fourth
and
fifth
item
both
have
to
do
with
homeownership.
The
first
is
authorizing
contracts
with
build
wealth
and
with
neighbor
works
own
partners
to
support
our
home
ownership
Minneapolis
program,
and
the
fifth
item
is
approving
contracts
for
culturally
specific
capacity
building
to
support.
F
Homeowner
sixth
item
is:
preliminary
recruit
approval
of
our
twenty
twenty
nine
percent,
low-income
housing,
tax
credits,
this
to
three
projects-
and
the
seventh
item
is
our
twenty
nineteen,
affordable
house,
Housing
Trust
Fund
awards
and
there's
actually
fifteen
different
actions
associated
with
that
for
about
twelve
different
projects.
I
believe-
and
the
last
item
is
a
Memorandum
of
Understanding,
with
Hennepin
County
related
to
managing
and
supporting
the
office
to
end
homelessness,
I'm
happy
to
stand
for
any
questions.
F
A
F
You
very
much
and
happy
to
give
this
report
as
well
there's
ten
items
that
are
coming
forward
from
the
Peace
Committee.
The
first
is
a
passage
of
an
ordinance
that
would
ban
conversion
therapy
in
the
city
of
Minneapolis,
making
us
the
first
city
in
the
state
to
do
so.
The
second
item
is
an
ordinance
relating
to
green
to
go
I'm
just
making
some
small
amendments
to
that.
Third
item
is
passage
of
an
ordinance
that
would
regulate
single-use
carry
out
bags.
Fourth
item
is
approving
appointments
to
the
transgender
equity
council.
F
F
Seventh
item
is
authorizing
the
city
to
enter
into
a
master
contract
with
the
Department
of
Health
for
Health
Services,
eight
items
authorizing
community
solar
garden
agreements,
ninth
items
authorizing
contract
with
practical,
and
this
is
an
agreement
with
Bethel
University
School
of
Nursing
for
internship
experiences,
and
the
tenth
item
is
passage
of
a
resolution,
reaffirming
our
support
and
interest
in
becoming
a
child-friendly
City
with
UNICEF,
and
we
would
be
the
first
city
in
the
nation
to
do
that.
I'm
happy
to
stand
for
any
questions
on
any
of
those
items.
Thank.
A
A
F
Well,
I'll
just
make
one
more
note:
I'm
related
to
the
carry
out
bags,
I'm
working
on
a
small
staff
direction
to
provide
resources
and
support
for
residents
to
help
implement
this,
and
so
that
staff
will
be
working
on
kind
of
education
and
outreach
plan.
You
know
that's
just
a
heads
up,
I'm!
Actually,
the
council,
vice-president
and
I
are
working
on
that
together.
Thanks
thank.
A
D
You
council
vice
president
Jenkins,
the
public
safety
and
emergency
management
committee,
is
bringing
forward
five
items
for
consideration
on
Friday.
The
first
is
a
DWI
court
grant
for
police
liaison
and
DWI
defendant
monitoring
services.
The
items
two
and
three
are
mutual
aid
agreements
with
Ramsey
and
Anoka
County
respectively.
D
Item
four:
is
the
police
conduct
review
panel
appointments
and
item
five?
Is
the
police
conduct
oversight,
Commission
appointments
and
I'll
just
note
how
important
the
accountability
coming
out
of
the
police
conduct,
review
and
police
con
conduct
oversight
Commission
are
to
the
culture
change
that
chief
arredondo
is
attempting
to
lead
us
through.
So
when
I
appreciate
their
service.
A
D
Professor,
thank
you
again
councillors,
president
jankins
transportation.
Public
works
committee
is
bringing
forward
nine
items
on
Friday
item
number.
One
is
the
higher
Heights
residential
street
reconstruction
item
number
two
is
capital
project
closeouts
an
appropriation
with
the
city's
capital
project;
enterprising
grant
funds
item
number
three:
is
the
RFP
for
parking,
meter,
equipment
and
management
system
item
number:
four
is
a
request
for
proposals
for
planning
and
engineering
services
for
Hennepin
Avenue
Street
reconstruction
project
item
number.
Five
is
a
mutual
aid
agreement
with
other
Public
Works
agencies
for
training,
preparation,
response
to
natural
and
man-made
disasters.
D
Item
number
six
is
cost
participant
participation
with
Hennepin
County
for
the
North
Loop
reconstruction
project.
Item
number:
seven
is
the
Southwest
Windham
residential
street
reconstruction
item
number.
Eight
is
contract
amendments
with
custom
products
and
services
for
sidewalk
and
parking
lots,
snow,
clearing,
removal
and
ice
control,
services
for
special
service
districts
and
item
number.
Nine
is
a
contract
with
Myer
contracting
for
Hennepin
Avenue
water
main
replacement
project
happy
to
stand
for
questions.
Thank.
I
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
This
is
not
pertinent
to
any
specific
item
on
the
agenda,
but
I
did
want
to
mention
for
those
who
didn't
get
a
chance
to
kind
of
get
caught
up
on
what
happened
at
the
board
of
estimate
and
Taxation,
which
doesn't
report
here
through
this
community
cause.
It's
a
separate
entity,
of
course,
where
the
city's
represented
by
the
mayor
myself
and
cuts
member
saumui,
along
with
the
president
of
the
park
board
and
two
independently
elected
members.
I
We
had
a
little
discussion
of
our
capital
program
that
I
just
wanted
to
let
House
members
know
in
case
you
want
to
follow
up
with
any
questions,
so
we
delayed
the
reissuance
of
some
bond
funds
that
was
intended
to
shift
savings
from
some
projects
to
other
projects
in
order
to
complete
them
in
our
capital
program
in
public
work.
Since
that
was
delayed,
one
cycle
after
president,
born
from
the
park
board,
raised
some
questions
about
procedure
related
to
issuing
debt
or
sort
of
reassigning
debt,
which
has
been
a
standard
practice.
I
That's
the
board
about
seven
taxation
for
a
long
time,
so
our
city
attorneys
and
the
per
board
I
think
staff
are
working
together
to
answer
some
of
those
technical
questions.
I
expect
at
the
next
the
et
meeting
for
those
projects
to
be
approved
and
that
that
to
be
issued
so
that
those
projects
can
be
completed
or
not
reissued,
but
reallocated,
but
I
just
I
wanted
to
raise
that
issue.
Just
so
couple
of
members
knew
that
that
was
discussion
was
happening.
A
J
You
man,
I
vice
president,
the
Ways
and
Means
Committee
brings
twelve
items.
Item
number
one
and
two
gift
acceptance
is
an
item.
Number
three
is
a
bid
for
the
elevator
and
escalator
maintenance
at
Minneapolis,
Convention,
Center
item
numbers,
four
to
twelve
are
basically
contract
amendments
for
various
projects,
for
the
public
service
building
project
and.
J
E
You
council.
Vice
president,
the
zoning
and
planning
committee
will
bring
forward
three
items
or
approval
on
Friday.
The
first
is
the
approval
of
Ally
and
easement
vacation
for
the
Metropolitan
Council
property
located
at
600,
608
612,
8th
Avenue
north
as
well
as
550,
tenth
Avenue
north,
as
well
as
the
1000
1010
Lyndale
Avenue,
north
and
800
through
88
12,
North,
7th
Street,
as
well
as
804,
seven-and-a-half
havening
north.
E
The
second
is
the
approval
of
rezoning
in
Ally
vacation
at
8:17,
819,
821,
825,
West,
Broadway
Avenue,
as
well
as
1828
1830
1830
to
1836
in
1838,
Bryant,
Avenue
north,
and
the
final
is
the
passage
of
an
ordinance
for
intentional
communities
and
cluster
developments
and
I'll
answer
any
questions.
Thank.
A
I
You,
madam
chair,
we
have
two
items
to
forward.
The
first
is
the
reappointment
of
the
Director
of
Public
Works,
which
was
forwarded
by
the
executive
committee
and
then
the
second
is
on
creating
a
new
appointed
position
in
the
finance
department,
which
is
director
of
investments
and
that
management
again
that
would
go
through
if
approved,
to
the
Ways
and
Means
Committee.
I
do
want
to
comment
just
briefly
on
the
director
appointments.
So
in
addition
to
item
one,
we
also
again
had
the
director
of
City
Planning
and
economic
development
in
front
of
us.
I
We
postponed
that
item
one
more
cycle
to
allow
the
council
members
who
are
chairs
of
the
committee,
along
with
the
council,
vice
president
to
complete
the
directors
review.
So
we
did
have
time
I
think
for
the
executive
committee
members
to
meet
with
the
public
works
director.
We
had
had
to
delay
this
item
one
cycle
in
order
to
accomplish
that,
but
that
was
able
to
happen.
So
this
one
will
be
forwarded.
I
The
ct/pet
director
has
been
delayed
for
one
more
cycle
to
allow
those
conversations
with
council
members
to
happen
before
the
executive
committee
acts
and
for
each
of
these
as
the
mayor,
nominates
department,
directors,
and
they
come
through
the
council
for
approval
I'm
working
with
the
clerk's
office
to
make
sure
that
we're
using
the
same
process
to
set
the
public
hearings
for
each
director.
So
there
isn't
variation
between.