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From YouTube: August 28, 2019 Housing Policy & Development Committee
Description
Minneapolis Housing Policy & Development Committee Meeting
https://lims.minneapolismn.gov
A
Good
afternoon
we're
gonna
call
to
order
this
meeting.
This
is
a
meeting
of
the
Housing
Policy
and
Development
Committee.
It's
a
regularly
scheduled
meeting
I'm
chair
of
the
committee
councilmember,
kamcord
and
I'm
joined
today
by
councilmembers
Goodman,
bender,
Ellison,
Schrader
and
Reich.
We
definitely
make
up
a
quorum
of
the
committee,
so
we
can
conduct
our
business.
We
have
double
check.
We
have
seven
matters
before
us
today.
A
A
First
consent
item
is
issuance
of
bonds
for
the
Park
View
Apartments
at
11:25,
Fremont,
Avenue,
north
and
some
neighboring
addresses,
and
the
second
consent
item
is
a
resolution
granting
approval
of
Hennepin
County,
Housing
and
Redevelopment
Authority
undertake
a
housing
project
on
behalf
of
homes,
housing
partners
through
an
issuance
of
a
multi-family
housing
revenue
bond.
A
Excuse
me
ten
million
dollars.
Is
anybody
want
to
discuss
the
consent
items
at
all,
so
then
I
will
move
those
all
those
in
favor,
please
say
aye
any
opposed,
say
no.
Those
items
are
approved
now,
I'll
move
on
to
the
first
public
hearing,
which
is
the
land
sale
at
1621,
Fremont,
Avenue,
south
I'm,
sorry,
Fremont,
Avenue,
North,
I,
better
get
that
so
mr.
Ramadan.
Maybe
you
can
give
us
a
brief
presentation,
good.
B
Afternoon,
chair
gordon
and
members
of
the
committee,
yes
1621,
Fremont
Avenue
North
we're
looking
at
the
sale
through
Minneapolis
homes.
Policies
for
the
program
were
established
by
the
City
Council
on
December
11,
2015
and
February
10
2017
staff
recommends
the
sale
of
1621
Fremont
Avenue
north
to
the
visitation
Monastery
of
Minneapolis,
where
it's
appraised
they
have
twelve
thousand
six
hundred
subject
to
conditions.
1621
Fremont
was
acquired
on
October
13
1995
from
Hennepin
County
as
tax
or
fitted
land
for
five
thousand
four
hundred
dollars.
B
The
staff
has
continuously
marketed
this
property
to
now
Alissa
over
2,800
people,
and
this
was
the
only
application
will
receive
for
this
property.
The
purchaser,
the
purchaser,
is
intend
to
invest
approximately
700
thousand
to
build
a
new
400
thousand
square
foot
single-story
residence
featuring
eight
government
and
eight
baths
with
an
attached
three-car
garage
to
live
in
as
the
owner
Hawk
defense,
sea
fence.
Construction
management
staff
has
reviewed
this
and
found
sufficient
to
meet
the
minimum.
New
construction
standards
of
the
program.
Notification
was
provided
to
the
north
side,
residence
redevelopment
Council
on
July
8
2019.
B
A
C
Name
is
sister
Karen,
Rohan
I'm
in
councilman
Ellison's,
a
district
and
I'm
glad
you
were
here.
Thank
you.
Thank
you
for
reviewing
our
application.
We
have
been
in
the
neighborhood
in
North
Minneapolis
for
30
years,
with
the
Ministry
of
prayer
and
presence
and
hospitality.
We
are
committed
to
the
people,
young
and
old,
whom
we
serve.
We
are
told
that
our
presence
helps
to
make
a
more
peaceful
neighborhood
and
we
hope
that
that
continues
after
living
in
our
beautiful
home
at
the
corner
of
16th
and
Fremont.
C
We
know
that
there's
a
national
trend
for
elders
remain
in
their
own
homes
and
we
want
to
join
that
trend.
So
we
want
to
build
in
such
a
way
that
this
new
residents
will
blend
in
with
other
phones
on
the
black
and
could
also
eventually
be
used
for
multifamily
dwellings
in
the
future,
when
our
physical
and
other
needs
are
no
longer
needed
there.
We
will
then
sell
our
two
current
residences
and
in
a
spirit
of
good
stewardship,
we
will
give
back
to
the
neighborhood
the
two
homes
that
we
have
lovingly
cared
for
these
30
years.
A
D
A
B
21
21
excuse
me:
21
20,
Aldrich,
Avenue
North
again
was
a
sail
through
the
Minneapolis
home's
policies
and
programs
established
by
the
City
Council
do
live
December,
11
2015
and
on
February
10
2017.
The
staff
recommends
the
sale
of
this
property
mohamad
and
Safra
abdul-rahman
for
an
appraisal,
a
of
7970
two
conditions.
The
staff
also
recommends
the
approve
of
an
award
of
up
to
20,000
homebuyer
incentive
funds
to
Siddiq
and
suffer
2120.
B
Aldridge
was
acquired
from
Hennepin
County
on
February,
8th
2013
from
him
as
tax
were
fitted
land
for
$2,600
in
the
Neighborhood
Stabilization
program.
The
staff
has
continuously
marketed
this
property
to
now
over
2,800
people
and
again
this
was
the
only
application
received
for
this
property.
The
purchaser
intends
to
invest
two
hundred
sixty
one
thousand
nine
or
seventy
three
dollars
to
be
the
owner,
occupant
of
a
new
duplex
homes,
with
approximately
four
bedrooms
and
two
baths
in
the
main
residence
and
a
two-bedroom
one-bath
apartment
on
the
lower
level.
B
B
A
A
Anyone
like
to
speak
on
this
item,
seeing
no
one
step
forward,
then
I'll
close
the
public
hearing
and
I
will
move
approval
of
this
land
sale.
Any
discussion
on
that.
No
none,
all
those
in
favor,
say
aye
any
opposed,
say
no.
That
motion
carries
and
now
we're
on
to
our
third
land
sale.
This
is
2946
Queen,
Avenue
North,
welcome
hello.
E
My
name
is
Kevin:
I
am
a
senior
project
coordinator
with
C
hat
Percy.
Ped
I
come
before
you
with
to
land
sales,
2946
Queen
Avenue,
north
and
2950
Queen
Avenue
north
to
greater
metropolitan
Housing
Corporation
for
50
$100,
each
these
two
Lots,
our
replacement
Lots
for
two
previous
land
sales
at
26:59,
Queen,
Avenue,
north
and
2915
Sheridan
Avenue
North,
which
were
previously
approved
for
sale
by
City
Council
on
February
15
2019
through
the
Minneapolis
Homes
Development
Assistance
Program
round
3.
E
The
reason
for
the
replacement
is
that
these
two
Lots
that
were
previously
approved
have
significant
soil
remediation
costs
that
make
the
proposed
developments
unfeasible.
The
city
does
have
a
soil
correction
allowance
as
part
of
our
contract
with
greater
metropolitan
Housing
Corporation,
but
the
cost
of
soil
remediation
exceeds
that
amount.
The
purchaser
has
secured
construction
financing,
met
program
requirements
for
the
development
assistance
program
and
is
prepared
to
complete
due
diligence
in
order
to
acquire
the
properties
and
begin
construction
notification
was
provided
to
the
neighborhood.
D
Got
I
got
some
answers
a
couple
of
days
ago
we
were
discussing
this
item,
but
I
just
wanted
to
get
clarify
when
you
say
the.
What
was
the
need
for
the
soil?
Remediation
was
it
because
of
is
a
toxic
site
or
the
soils
were
infirm.
You
know
neighbors
get
kind
of
nervous
when
they
hear
that
kind
of
language.
So
I
wanted
to
clarify
for
the
public
yeah.
E
Tara
Gordon
councilmember
elephan
the
need
for
soil
remediation
was
due
to
unsuitable
soils
such
as
soils
that
were
not
compact
or
dense
enough
to
in
order
to
support
the
foundation
of
a
home.
So
in
order
to
do
that,
the
cost
to
remove
that
soil,
replace
it
compacted
and
prepare
it
for
a
future
foundation,
exceeded
the
cost
that
would
make
the
development
feasible.
Thank.
A
A
Seeing
nobody
here
then
I'll
close
the
public
hearing
any
discussion
from
committee
members
seeing
none
then
I'll
call
for
a
vote.
All
those
in
favor
I'll
move
this
forward.
All
those
in
favor,
please
say
aye
any
opposed,
say
no.
My
that
motion
carries
next
up.
We
have
our
2018
US
Department
of
Housing
and
Urban
Development
and
solid
ated
annual
performance
evaluation
report
papers
and
I
believe
we'll
have
a
brief
report
on
this
matter
and
you
can
also
receive
anyone's
whoever
that
public
hearing
welcome.
Mr.
mr.
F
We
were
required
before
submitting
the
report
on
tomorrow
to
hold
a
public
hearing
to
receive
any
comment
on
the
report
and
we
request
the
staff
requests
that
any
direction
be
given
to
include
any
comments
provided
at
the
hearing
or
at
the
comment
period
to
be
included
in
that
report
to
HUD.
Thank
you.
A
A
Not
seeing
anybody
step
forward
last
call
then
I'll
close
the
public
hearing
and
I
will
move
this
forward
and
direct
staff
to
include
any
comments
received
here
and
also
otherwise
submitted
in
our
2018
report
to
be
submitted
to
HUD
on
August
29
2019,
all
those
in
favor,
please
say
aye
any
opposed,
say
no.
That
motion
carries
thank
you
very
much
and
that
will
bring
us
to
the
last
item
on
our
agenda,
which
is
the
renter
protection
ordinance
and
we'll
have
a
presentation.
A
G
You
mr.
chair
members
of
the
committee,
my
name
is
Andrea
Brennan
I
am
the
director
of
housing
policy
and
development
for
the
city
I'm
going
to
be
talking
about.
The
policy
guidance
gives
some
information
about
renters
in
Minneapolis.
Talk
about
how
the
proposed
ordinance
fits
into
the
broader
city.
Housing
strategy
highlights
some
of
the
findings
that
we
use
to
develop
the
policy
and
then
I'm
going
to
turn
it
over
to
my
colleague,
Tim
Keller,
director
of
regulatory
services,
to
talk
more
specifically
about
the
ordinance
roots
enforcement
and
implementation.
G
There
are
a
number
of
guiding
policy
documents
that
have
been
adopted
by
the
City
Council
that
establishes
the
goal
of
creating
renter
protections
in
the
city.
Minneapolis
2040
calls
for
eliminating
disparities
based
on
race,
ethnicity,
gender
country
of
origin,
religion
or
zip
code,
and
expanding,
affordable
and
accessible
housing
for
all
Minneapolis
residents.
G
G
This
plan
identifies
housing
as
a
key
area
with
a
goal
of
reducing
involuntary
displacement
in
rental
housing
for
black
indigenous
and
people
of
color
communities.
In
February
of
this
year,
the
council
adopted
the
renter
first
housing
policy
which
prioritizes
the
dignity,
stability,
health
and
safety
of
renters
in
regulatory
and
enforcement
decision-making.
G
Renters
in
Minneapolis
are
more
likely
to
be
low
income
than
homeowners
and
households
of
color
are
more
likely
to
rent
than
white
households.
This
chart
shows
owner
renter
status
by
racial
groups.
Green
shows
the
percentage
of
households
in
each
rich
racial
group
that
are
renter
households,
blue
shows
the
percentage
of
households
that
own
their
home.
The
only
racial
group
are
the
majority
of
households.
G
More
than
half
of
renters
have
incomes
less
than
60
percent
of
the
area.
Median
income-
that's
about
50,000,
renter
households
in
the
city
for
renters
housing
costs
have
increased
much
faster
than
incomes.
Since
2000
housing
costs
for
renters
have
increased
by
17
percent,
while
the
income
of
renters
has
increased
by
only
four
percent.
The
vacancy
rate
in
Minneapolis
has
remained
below
5
percent
since
2015
and
is
lower
for
apartment
units
under
$1,000
in
monthly
rent
3
out
of
4
low
income,
households
earning
less
than
50%
of
the
area.
G
Median
income
in
Minneapolis
are
housing
costs
burdened
paying
more
than
30%
of
their
income
for
rent,
supporting
renters
and
renters
protections
are
just
one
part
of
the
city's
overall
housing
strategy.
This
strategy
includes
increasing
housing
supply,
including
new,
affordable
housing
production,
preserving
existing,
affordable
housing,
both
subsidized
and
unsubsidized,
increasing,
affordable
homeownership
opportunities,
particularly
for
people
of
color
and
ending
and
preventing
homelessness.
G
G
The
goal
of
the
renter
protections
ordinance
is
to
expand
access
to
housing
for
low-income,
renters
and
renters,
with
barriers
related
criminal
evictions
and
credit
history
to
address
these
policy
goals,
the
ordinance
sets
a
security
deposit
cap
and
limits
what
can
be
considered
in
tenant
screening
criteria.
The
next
the
next
few
slides
will
highlight
some
of
the
key
findings
that
support
the
ordinance
focus
on
criminal
history,
evictions
and
credit
score.
G
The
ordinances
limit
what
can
be
considered
in
terms
of
criminal
history,
according
to
BJ's
statistics,
up
to
1
million
100
million
Americans
have
arrest
records
on
file.
In
nearly
half
of
us,
children
have
at
least
one
parent
with
a
record.
We
know
that
across
the
country
and
in
Minnesota
people
of
color
are
more
likely
to
be
imprisoned,
white
households
by
year-end
2017,
the
imprisonment
rate
for
sentence
black
males
was
almost
six
times
that
of
sentence.
G
White
males
and
the
rate
for
black
females
was
almost
double
that
for
white
females
in
Minnesota
african-americans
make
up
34%
of
the
Minnesota
prison
population
while
comprising
only
six
point
five
percent
of
the
population
as
a
whole.
We
examined
a
number
of
academic
studies
to
learn
more
about
the
criminal
history
and
the
likelihood
of
recidivism,
as
well
as
its
impact
on
housing
Studies
on
recidivism,
demonstrates
the
risk
of
a
new
offense
by
someone
who
has
committed
an
offense
and
in
the
past,
declined
significantly
over
time.
G
G
The
ordinance
limits
the
period
of
time
that
an
eviction
may
be
considered
when
screening
applicants
for
housing.
The
evictions
disproportionately
affects
two
zip
codes
in
Minneapolis,
five,
five,
four
one
one
and
five
five
four
one
two
were
many
low-income
residents
and
residents
of
color
reside.
Nearly
half
of
renter
households
in
these
zip
codes
experienced
an
eviction
filing
in
the
three
years
prior
to
the
city's
eviction
study
that
was
done
in
2016
legal
aid
and
volunteer
lawyers.
Network
have
shared
that
for
households
with
an
eviction
on
on
record,
it
becomes
harder
to
secure
safe,
stable
housing.
G
An
eviction
remains
on
attendance
record
for
seven
years
and
can
be
found
in
court
records
indefinitely
research
released
earlier
this
year
by
dr.
Brittney
Lewis
of
Kyra
further
documents,
the
challenges
that
eviction
is
causes,
particularly
for
women
of
color.
This
report
is
included
as
part
of
the
record
eviction
filings.
Not
just
eviction.
Judgments
can
appear
on
tenant
screening
reports,
limiting
housing
option
for
tenants
who
have
them
on
their
record.
G
The
city
is
doing
much
more
to
address
evictions
beyond.
What's
in
the
ordinance,
including
providing
funding
for
eviction,
legal
representation
and
working
more
upstream
with
county
and
nonprofit
and
other
partners,
the
ordinance
addresses
the
use
of
credit
scores
and
tenant
screening
credit
scores
by
themselves
typically
are
not
based
on
rental
payment
history
and
do
not
necessarily
predict
the
likelihood
of
paying
rent
on
a
regular
and
timely
basis.
Low
income.
Consumers
are
less
likely
to
access
the
types
of
financial
services
that
report
to
the
traditional
credit
bureaus,
which
can
lead
to
lower
credit
scores.
G
Numerous
studies
document
that
households
of
color
are
likely
to
have
lower
credit
scores
than
their
white
counterparts.
Therefore,
we
believe
that
credit
score
is
not
a
fair
indicator
of
success
in
housing.
Additionally,
about
64
million
people
in
the
United
States
have
no
credit
history
or
lack
sufficient
credit
history
to
generate
a
credit
score
with
the
major
credit
bureaus
low
income.
Low
income.
Consumers
are
less
likely
to
access
the
types
of
financial
services
that
report
to
the
traditional
credit
bureaus,
which
can
lead
to
lower
credit
scores.
G
The
subject
matter
for
this
ordinance
was
first
introduced
in
March
2018.
The
council
offices
held
meetings
throughout
the
course
of
2018
to
develop
the
policy
ideas
that
are
represented
in
this
ordinance.
An
initial
draft
was
released
earlier
this
summer
and
the
city
received
a
significant
amount
of
input
that
informed
the
current
form
of
the
ordinance.
This
list
up
here
represents
a
number
of
the
stakeholders
we
reached
out
to
or
had
ongoing
conversations
with
about,
the
ordinance.
These
organizations
shared
a
wide
range
of
opinions.
G
H
You,
council
members,
compeller
director
of
regulatory
services
I'm
trying
to
outline
the
specifics
of
the
ordinances
and
then
talk
through
enforcement
and
implementation,
so
starting
with
the
security
deposit,
ordinance
with
policy
goal
of
reducing
upfront
cost
for
renters.
This
ordinance
seeks
to
limit
security
deposits.
They
will
be
limited
to
one
month's
rent
if
the
lease
or
other
contract
stipulates
upfront
rent
above
and
beyond
the
first
month's
rent.
H
Then
the
security
deposit
is
capped
at
a
half
month
rent
and
must
be
allowed
to
be
paid
in
up
to
three
installments
I
know
that
that's
it's
a
lot
of
jargon
there.
So
to
put
an
example
in,
for
example,
if
rent
was
a
thousand
dollars
a
month,
the
security
deposit
would
also
be
captured
a
thousand
dollars
and
the
upfront
cost
would
be
two
thousand.
H
If,
instead,
a
property
owner
opted
to
also
charge
last
month's
rent
upfront,
then
the
total
cost
for
the
rent
would
be
twenty
five
hundred
the
security
deposit
would
be
five
hundred
of
that
and
could
be
paid
in
those
installments.
There
is
an
exception
included
in
the
ordinance
for
units
that
receive
a
referral
between
a
landlord
and
a
nonprofit
service
provider
or
government
agency.
The
security
deposit
can
be
1.5
months.
Rent.
H
The
reason
for
including
this
exception
was
that
there
may
be
residents
who
have
barriers
that
still
make
it
difficult
to
obtain
housing,
even
with
the
changes
provided
in
the
ordinance.
These
residents,
working
with
a
non-profit
or
government
provider
could
be
asked
to
pay
this
extra
rent.
In
order
to
excuse
me,
this
extra
security
deposit
amount
in
order
to
help
overcome
some
of
these
perceived
barriers.
H
Moving
on
to
the
renter's
screening
ordinance,
the
the
goal
of
this
applicant
screening
ordinance
is
to
increase
access
to
housing.
Landlords
have
two
tracts
that
they
can
use
and
renter
screening.
The
the
first
option
for
them
is
to
adopt
the
inclusive
screening
criteria
that
I
will
outline,
which
includes
limits
on
criminal
rental
and
credit
history.
The
other
option
that
they
have
is
to
conduct
an
individualized
assessment
that
they,
the
property
owner
or
management
company,
would
develop.
H
Looking
at
the
inclusive
screening
criteria
around
criminal
history,
the
ordinance
provides
for
specific
guidance
based
on
recidivism
research
and
practices
of
other
jurisdictions.
Misdemeanors
with
sentencing
dates
older
than
three
years
may
not
be
included
in
screening.
Neither
confence
with
sentencing
dates
older
than
seven
years,
except
in
the
degrees.
Excuse
me
the
cases
of
first-degree
arson,
first-degree
assault
or
aggravated
robbery,
which
have
looked
back
periods
of
ten
years.
The
longest
look-back
period
was
included
in
the
ordinance
based
on
feedback
from
stakeholders
and
a
review
of
Minnesota
sentencing
guidelines.
H
In
particular,
stakeholders
expressed
a
need
to
include
certain
violent
crimes
against
persons
or
property
where
the
sentence
could
be
longer
than
the
seven
year
look-back.
In
addition
to
these
look-back
periods,
a
property
owner
may
not
consider
the
following
as
they
really
as
relates
to
criminal
history,
an
arrest
in
an
inactive
case
that
did
not
result
in
a
conviction,
participation
in
or
completion
of,
a
diversion
or
deferral
of
judgment
program.
Any
conviction
that's
been
vacated
or
expunged,
any
conviction
for
crime,
that's
no
longer
illegal
in
Minnesota
or
conviction
or
other
determination
in
the
juvenile
justice
system.
H
Property
owners
are
allowed
to
screen.
For
someone
who's
required
to
have
a
life
time
registry,
on
the
predatory
offender
list
and
for
someone
who's
convicted
of
manufacturing
or
distributing
a
controlled
substance,
and
these
provisions
are
in
line
with
the
requirements
of
federal
under
federal
guidelines
for
subsidized
housing.
H
Moving
to
the
renter
screening
portion
of
the
inclusive
screening
criteria,
the
history
history
must
be
that
must
be
suited
from
the
screening.
Our
evictions,
for
the
judgment,
is
three
or
more
years
old,
an
eviction
settlement,
one
or
more
years
old
evictions
that
were
dismissed
or
have
a
judgment
in
the
applicants.
Favor
insufficient
rental
history
cannot
be
used
as
screening
criteria
and,
finally,
if
a
landlord
requires
an
income
of
three
times
the
rent
as
a
screening
standard,
they
must
make
an
exemption
exception
if
the
tenant
can
demonstrate
an
ability
to
pay
that
rent
with
lower-income.
H
H
As
I
referenced
earlier,
landlords
may
decide
to
use
an
individualized
assessment
in
place
of
the
inclusive
screening
criteria.
If
they
do
so,
they
must
accept
and
review
supplemental
material.
That's
provided
by
the
applicant
with
both
the
inclusive
screening
criteria
and
individualized
assessment.
Denials
of
applicants
must
include
a
notification
along
with
the
basis
for
denial,
and
those
using
an
individualized
assessment
must
also
detailed
what
supplemental
evidence
was
considered
and
the
reason
why
that
evidence
was
not
enough
to
override
the
denial.
H
Enforcement
of
these
ordinances
is
set
to
follow
our
established
procedures
and
due
process
complaints
can
be
filed
via
3-1-1,
an
inspector
or
working
with
a
non-profit
renter
organization.
Regulatory
services.
Tenant
navigators
in
the
City
Attorney's
office
will
work
together
to
investigate
the
complaints
enforcement
paths
for
founded.
Complaints
can
range
from
a
warning
to
citations
conditions
on
the
rents,
a
license
and
potential.
Revocation
any
citation
or
adverse
action
on
the
license
is
appealable
through
our
Administrative
Hearings
program.
H
As
with
any
new
ordinance,
regulatory
services
will
invest
in
communication
and
outreach
to
educate
rental
property
owners
and
renters
before
the
effective
date.
We
meet
regularly
with
advocacy
organizations
from
both
groups
and
will
work
with
them
as
we
implement.
The
timing
of
these
of
the
effective
date
also
allows
us
to
include
information
about
these
ordinances
and
our
2020
rental
license
bill.
That's
the
end
of
the
presentation.
Andraia
myself
are
available
for
questions.
A
Understandable
any
committee
members
have
any
questions
they'd
like
to
ask
anybody
care
to
make
any
comments
before
we
open
the
public
hearing.
Okay,
then
I
think
we're
ready
to
open
the
public
hearing.
Thank
you
so
much
for
the
presentation.
We
have
a
several
pages
of
people
who
are
requesting
to
speak
at
the
public
hearing.
We're
gonna
set
a
timer
for
three
minutes
speech.
That's
the
maximum
minimum
something
below
that
is
welcome
and
so
try
to
take
as
much
time
as
you
need
to
say.
A
Would
you
what
you
want
up
to
that
and
then
to
make
space
for
somebody
else
to
speak?
I'm,
just
gonna
read
through
the
list
how
people
sign
again
so
I'll,
open
the
public
hearing
and
invite
the
first
three
speakers
maybe
to
form
a
line
if
they'd
like
Andrea,
Palumbo,
Theresa,
gelato
and
I.
Think
it's
a
Gail
Smith
and
you
can
introduce
yourself
and
give
your
address
for
the
record
if
you
feel
comfortable
doing
that.
I
You
good
afternoon,
chair
and
members
of
the
committee.
My
name
is
Andrea
Palumbo
and
I'm.
A
housing
attorney
with
home
line
and
home
line
is
an
organization
that
provides
free,
legal,
organizing,
educational
and
advocacy
services
to
tenants,
so
they
are
able
to
solve
their
own
rental
history
problems
and
every
year
we
take
thousands
of
calls
from
tenants
all
over
the
state
in
Minneapolis.
Last
year
alone,
we
spoke
to
over
3200
renter
households
and
we
are
on
track
to
exceed
that
number
this
year.
I
At
the
halfway
point,
we've
spoken
to
one
thousand,
eight
hundred
and
thirty-one
renter
households,
and
the
majority
of
these
calls
are
from
low-income
families.
Some
eighty
six
percent
before
it
came
to
home
line.
I
was
a
solo
practitioner
and
mainly
working
in
criminal
expungement
I
was
representing
individuals
seeking
to
expunge
their
criminal
records
and
when
I
first
started,
people
were
primarily
interested
in
expunging
the
records
for
employment
reasons,
but
as
the
housing
market
got
tighter,
that
shifted
over
to
people
needing
the
records
expunged
for
housing
regions
reasons.
I
I
was
working
with
people
with
misdemeanor
level
convictions
for
shoplifting
who
were
being
denied
housing.
On
the
basis
of
that,
I
also
worked
with
clients
who
had
old,
felony
convictions
more
than
ten
years
old
and
were
being
denied
housing
out
of
hand
because
they
had
the
word
felony
on
their
record,
and
when
we
tried
to
bring
that
up
with
the
management,
they
threw
up
their
hands
and
said
it's
our
policy.
We
can't
do
anything
about
it,
and
these
were
all
people
who
were
living
in
the
community.
I
I
I
I,
looked
at
apartments
in
my
zip
code,
five
five,
four,
oh
six
this
morning
and
none
mentioned
the
possibility
of
a
double
security
deposit,
most
listed
their
rents,
most
listed
that
a
security
deposit
would
be
first
month's
rent
and
we're
talking
to
people
very
often
who
are
finding
out
that,
on
the
basis
of
their
rental
history
and
their
credit
history,
they
have
to
pay
a
double
deposit.
So
what
was
looking
like?
I
J
Unfortunately,
I
am
didn't
end
up
homeless,
probably
in
March,
because
they
keep
on
jacking
up
my
rent
to
a
unaffordable
level
for
me
and
I
am
on
a
waiting
list
to
get
a
voter,
but
I
did
not
have
a
section
choice.
Vulture
I'm
on
the
waiting
list
I
could
take
one
to
several
years
to
get
so.
I
am
for
our
renters
protections.
J
I
realized
this
is
a
first
step
and
that
we
have
many
steps
to
take
to
really
get
affordable
housing
in
the
city,
safe,
affordable,
housing
in
the
city,
but
that
is
I,
don't
know
whose
word
I'm
gonna
be
in
in
March,
but
I.
Ask
that
you
take
a
look
at
these
renter's
protections
and
take
that
first
step.
K
Good
afternoon
mr.
chair,
my
name
is
Cecil.
Smith
I
live
in
this
community
I
sleep
in
this
community.
My
kids
go
to
school
in
this
community
I
rent
this
community.
This
ordinances
will
have
a
dramatic
effect
on
our
community,
especially
in
the
are
cap
neighborhoods,
which
has
survived
and
emerge
stronger
from
past
traumas,
I'm
an
advocate
for
them
because
I'm
with
them
and
their
kids
every
day,
this
ordinance
will
bring
displacement.
Not
access
as
it
is
intended.
K
I
have
followed
this
matter
closely,
especially
in
my
capacity
as
a
member
of
your
Minneapolis
Housing
Advisory
Committee
I
can
tell
you
that
we
made
a
recommendation
without
data.
Any
data,
not
one
study,
was
examined,
but
there
are
now
citations
supplied
with
the
RCA.
Today
there
is
one
study
among
the
reports
on
restrictions
on
criminal
screening,
but
it
makes
no
reference
to
housing
and
another
makes
a
strong
case
for
supportive
housing
being
critical
to
successful
reentry
for
formerly
incarcerated
persons.
K
K
Please
don't
move
forward
until
you
have
data
to
support
your
policy
making
in
the
market
rate
housing
arena.
You
owe
that
to
about
to
more
than
200,000
Minneapolis
renters.
You
also
owe
it
to
the
formerly
incarcerated
to
explain
why,
folks,
with
criminal
sexual
conduct
convictions
in
the
first
degree
subdivision,
1
B
are
exempt
from
the
exemption
of
prescribed
registered
sex
offenders.
Why
is
a
rapist
of
a
13
to
16
year
old,
while
in
a
position
of
authority
only
covered
by
the
7
year,
felony
exclusion?
K
It
means
if
otherwise
qualified
for
housing
I
could
not
disqualify
them
upon
release.
Since
it's
been
more
than
seven
years
since
their
felony
sentencing
I'm
troubled
by
the
prospect
of
them
being
among
the
young
people
in
my
buildings,
without
further
assistance
with
their
trained
transition
into
society
as
I
have
minimal
expectations
of
support
and
rehabilitation
while
incarcerated
further,
they
are
treated
less
severely,
then
those
were
first
degree
assault
convictions
with
York,
which
the
ordinance
calls
for
more
than
ten
ten
years
since
sentence.
Another
remarkable
inconsistency
is
that
murder
is
not
included.
K
The
murder
conviction,
in
the
third
degree,
related
to
a
depraved
mind,
is
an
eight-year
four
month:
prison
term.
They
are
eligible
for
housing
after
seven
years
since
sentencing,
according
to
the
ordinance,
in
other
words,
immediately
upon
release,
but
the
affiant
and
the
first
degree
with
no
prior
criminal
history
points
has
a
prison
term
of
four
years
nine
months
and
under
the
ordinance
is
not
eligible
for
housing
for
another
five
years.
K
These
inconsistencies
in
the
proposed
policy
raise
reasonable
concerns
both
for
the
neighboring
residents
and
for
just
treatment
for
those
under
the
law
who
are
formerly
incarcerated.
Again,
please
don't
move
forward
until
you
understand
what
the
ordinance
will
do
and
how
it
will
really
impact
our
city.
F
A
Ali
would
Brian
Rosa's
Dave
splint,
followed
by
Stephen,
shocked,
Minh
and
Andrea
Rubenstein
welcome.
L
My
name
is
Assad
await
I
am
the
executive
director
of
my
American
Development
Center
is
a
community-based
organization
that
works
with
the
East
African
Somali
community
in
Minneapolis,
and
the
Twin
Cities,
the
American
Development
Center,
and
the
equipment
that
works
with
supports
this
ordinance,
because
it's
a
step
forward
for
tenant
rights
and
tenant
protection,
landlords
to
take
advantage.
Arab,
low-income
immigrants,
historically
underrepresented
communities
and
poor
people
in
our
city,
unlawful
and
sometimes
unnecessary
infection
is
made
families,
homelessness
for
children
and
effective
academic
and
social
well-being.
L
Racial
profiling
is
evident
in
many
affections
in
this
city,
as
well
as
relative
to
in
cities.
This
ordinance
advanced
human
rights
in
our
city,
because
housing
rights
are
human
rights
and
I
thank
all
the
immigrant
community
that
they
work
with
a
hundred
and
of
families
and
and
children
that
I
work
with
may
I.
We
thank
you,
council
members
for
the
support
leadership
in
this
noble
work
and
we
support
this
ordinance
and
thank
you
for
your
leadership
in
this
work.
Thanking.
M
Hi
councilmembers,
my
name
is
Brian
Rosa
I
use
a
heat,
a
permanent
I'm
in
with
the
ministry
youth,
collective
I
stand
before
you
today,
not
only
as
a
renter,
but
as
a
community
member
who
has
seen
so
much
oppression
in
the
city.
I
grew
up
here,
and
it
has
been
sad
to
see
how
slowly
it
has
been
gentrified
how
slowly
people
of
color
have
been
displaced,
helped
slowly.
People
of
color
have
been
forced
into
homelessness.
M
Obviously
it's
something
that
is
not
addressed
as
often
as
we
would
like.
So
thank
you
for
having
these
ordinances
heard
and
thank
you
for
pushing
forward
on
these
I
am
super
I've
been
doing
work
on
this
all
summer
and
I
have
found
a
lot
of
trends
in
terms
of
an
oppressive
cycle
and
I
think
it
starts
with
housing.
Without
proper,
stable,
safe
housing,
people
aren't
able
to
be
quote,
unquote
functioning
member
of
society.
They
can't
have
good
health,
they
can't
raise
families,
they
can't
have
proper
education,
they
can't
keep
a
job.
M
So
it
is
important
that
we
look
into
these
issues
and
that
we
see
how
we
can
continue
to
fight
for
renters
and
not
landlords.
Remember
that
renters
we
are
not
just
property.
We
are
people,
we're
not-for-profit
we're
existing
human
beings
in
the
community
and
I
hope
that,
with
these
ordinances,
you
see
that
and
that
other
people
see
that
as
well.
Thank
you.
N
Hello,
Thank
You,
council
members.
My
name
is
Dave
Eiland
I'm,
a
principal
with
Baker
Management
Group,
which
is
a
small
ownership
and
management
company,
mostly
in
Minneapolis
I,
want
to
preface
my
comments
by
saying
that
responsible
managers
and
owners
want
to
qualify
for
people
who
want
to
qualify
people
of
her
housing,
responsible
rental
screening
is
done
to
help
prevent
negative
housing
outcomes
which
hurt
both
landlords
and
renters.
One
of
the
ironies
is
that
irresponsible
landlords
and
bad
actors
many
times
are
the
most
relaxed
on
screening
criteria
a
lot
of
times.
N
They
merely
require
cash
or
money
order
for
the
first
month's
rent
and
security
deposit
I'm
concerned
with
this
proposed
ordinance
is
for
several
reasons.
The
first
is
regarding
the
section
dealing
with
criminal
background
checks.
Housing
providers
have
an
obligation
to
the
best
of
their
abilities
to
maintain
a
safe
environment
for
residents.
It
is
troubling
that
the
ordinance
does
not
allow
for
the
consideration
of
repeat
offenses
and
patterns
of
criminal
behavior
past
the
limited
look-back
periods.
N
It
is
much
easier
to
responsibly
qualify
someone
for
housing
who
may
have
a
recent
runoff
offense
that
would
be
allowed
to
be
disqualified
than
it
is
with
someone
having
just
finished
a
seven-year
prison
sentence,
but
who
has
a
long
history
of
multiple
felony
offenses?
Also
of
concern
is
the
disparity
in
offenses
that
are
listed
in
the
seven
and
ten-year
categories
for
the
felony
look-back
periods
with
first
degree
assault
falling
in
the
ten
year,
category
and
murder
being
in
the
7-year
category.
It
seems
this
ordinance
lacks
congruence
with
state
sentencing
guidelines.
N
The
other
concern
I
have
is
with
the
unintended
consequences.
This
ordinance
will
have
on
housing
costs,
with
the
ordinances
constraints
on
credit
checks,
along
with
criminal
background.
It
is
likely
that
insurance
premiums
will
rise
as
well
the
incidence
of
negative
housing
outcomes
both
of
these
things
will
ultimately
raise
the
cost
of
housing
across
the
board.
N
Being
that
the
data
from
the
wilder
study,
which
was
done
in
conjunction
with
supportive
service
nonprofit
housing
and
does
not
apply
to
market
rate,
housing
I,
would
urge
this
committee
and
the
council
away
from
market
rate
data
on
housing
outcomes
prior
to
moving
forward
with
an
ordinance.
Thank
you.
A
O
Members
of
the
council,
my
name
is
Steven
Shak
and
my
company
is
Stephen.
Scott
management
and
I've
been
a
housing
provider
in
the
city
of
Minneapolis
for
over
50
years,
and
probably
every
one
of
your
wards
I'm
worried
about
what
this
ordinance
will
do
to
our
communities.
All
over
this
city,
many
neighborhoods
in
Minneapolis
have
spent
years
fighting
for
state
safe
streets.
We
have
spent
years
getting
rid
of
trying
to
get
rid
of
drugs
and
crime.
O
We
have
spent
years
helping
people
find
homes,
building
up
small
shops
and
restaurants,
and
we've
spent
years
trying
to
get
the
city
to
take
on
bad
landlords,
which
they
should
do
landlords
who
don't
care
what
happens
with
their
property
or
what
shape
it's
in
bad
landlords,
don't
care.
If
people
can
really
afford
to
live
there
and
don't
care
of
criminal
activity
hurts
a
neighborhood.
I
was
a
member
of
the
license.
O
Review
Board,
which
the
City
Council
has
since
abandoned
I
was
a
member
and
helped
draft
various
renter
protection
ordinances
over
the
last
50
years,
nonetheless
was
conduct
on
premise
which
again
has
gone
away.
This
ordinance
does
not
stop
banned
landlords
it
caters
to
bath
Lorde's.
It
codifies
unsafe
practices
that
we
housing
providers
advocates
community
leaders
hear
about
year
after
year
after
year.
We
should
all
in
this
council
hearing
Rome
all
want
property
managers
to
responsibly
screen
applicants
for
the
safety
of
residents
and
neighbors.
This
ordinance
says
it's
not
okay
to
do
so.
O
We
should
all
in
this
council
here
in
Rome,
want
property
managers
to
consider
whether
an
applicant
will
be
able
to
make
regular
rent
payments.
This
ordinance
says
it's
not
okay
to
do
so.
We
should
all
want
property
managers
to
check
if
an
applicant
has
a
history
of
damaging
property.
This
ordinance
says
it's
not
okay
to
do
so.
We
should
all
want
to
keep
this
city.
Affordable
to
renters,
unfortunately,
has
become
unaffordable
to
many
because
of
the
many
exorbitant
taxes
that
we
are
paying
as
property
owners
that
have
been
imposed
upon
us
by
sit.
O
This
ordinance
will
make
it
less
affordable.
In
my
opinion,
for
renters,
there
are
many
problems
with
this
proposal.
It's
vague,
it's
inconsistent
and
it's
ill-conceived,
but
one
of
the
worst
problems
in
my
opinion
is
that
it
does
nothing
to
stop
the
bad
landlords.
It
says
it's
okay
to
not
to
care
about
your
rental
properties
for
your
renters.
O
We
need
to
pause
and
we
need
to
consider
what
this
ordinance
is
going
to
do
for
this
city,
that
we
all
live
and
work
in
have
a
real
discussion
with
neighborhoods
and
good
housing
providers
build
up
supportive
housing
and
social
service
networks
for
people
in
need
of
the
1228
apartment
units
that
our
company
manages
in
the
city
of
Minneapolis,
we're
paying
over
three
point:
six
million
dollars
in
taxes.
We
feel
that
we
are
providing
quality,
affordable
housing.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
P
Good
morning,
chair
Gordon
and
members
of
the
committee,
my
name
is
Andrea
Rubenstein
and
I'm
here
as
a
member
of
Jewish
Community
Action,
and
it's
Minneapolis
community
housing
team
to
speak
in
support
of
the
to
draft
ordinances.
Jca
works
on
economic
justice
issues
of
the
racial
lens,
and
so
we
very
much
appreciate
and
support
the
recognition
of
the
great
need
for
protections
so
needed.
P
One
of
the
concerns
and
again,
although
we
very
much
support
the
purposes
underlying
the
draft
ordinances
we
see,
these
only
is
the
first
step.
There
are
a
lot
of
serious
problems
in
Minneapolis
with
housing,
maintenance
eviction,
unfair
evictions,
the
screening
issues
that
you're
seeking
to
address,
and
so
we
hope
you
will
consider
some
of
the
concerns
that
we
have.
One
is
that
we
believe
the
enforcement
mechanism
needs
serious,
strengthening,
there's
no
protection
for
reprisal
from
against
renters
or
potential
renters
who
submit
a
complaint.
P
The
potential
legal
remedies
outside
the
ordinance
create
a
burden
that
many
renters
cannot
bear
or
find
to
be
ineffective.
For
example,
a
complaint
about
the
violation
of
the
screening
ordinance
cannot
possibly
be
resolved
before
that
unit
is
lost.
It's
also
not
all
that
relevant.
That
reliance
on
the
housing
inspections
department
is
realistic.
For
instance,
is
there
adequate
staff?
P
Does
the
board
at
the
budget
support
the
added
costs
of
enforcement?
How
much
priority
can
a
busy
department
give
to
enforcement,
especially
when
the
message
is
that
the
city
may
enforce,
but
it's
discretionary
remedies
are
inadequate
if
the
goal
is
to
sustain
and
maintain
the
pool
of
decent
and
affordable
housing
in
Minneapolis,
if
a
landlord
is
to
lose
its
license,
how
does
it
help
the
renters
when
they
may
then
lose
their
homes?
P
Think
of
Stephen
friends,
why
not
rent
abatement
rather
than
loss
of
license
regarding
the
security
deposit,
while
the
principle
again
is
a
great
one?
We
worry
that
there's
no
cap,
otherwise,
in
the
ordinance
for
some
other
costs,
like
the
application
fee
or
the
deposit
or
the
monthly
costs
for
pets.
Can
those
costs
be
shifted
to
those
other
hidden
costs
that
are
allowed
in
the
ordinance?
The
language
about
individual
isense
assessments
gives
us
pause
to
in
the
screening
ordinance
because
it
allows
her
wide
discretion
and
has
some
undefined
criteria.
Q
Good
afternoon
my
name
is
dan
Larson
I'm,
not
an
owner,
but
I
operate
properties
in
Whittier
and
Stephen
square
park,
and
we
purchased
and
stabilized
many
problem
properties
converting
them
to
Tier
one
with
city's
assistance.
Still
the
majority
of
our
rents
are
under
60%
of
ami
and
we're
piloting
40
to
maintain
affordability.
We
now
work
with
section,
8,
nonprofit
subsidies
and
emergency
assistance.
A
lot
of
this
ordinance
actually
conforms
to
our
best
practices,
but
I
have
three
targeted
areas
of
concerns
that
I
wanted
to
bring
to
this
committee.
The
first
is
on
the
deposit
limits.
Q
Since
the
recession
we've
operated
program
to
help
place
higher
financial
risk,
applicants
and
market
rate
housing.
Instead
of
denying
applicants
outright
for
outstanding
debts
or
recent
evictions
for
non-payment,
we
accept
additional
deposit
money
to
offset
that
risk
of
default
pay
percent.
We
provide
a
path
to
use
that
deposit
towards
rent
once
they
have
shown
six
months
of
positive
rental
history,
so
that
they
have
access
to
that
during
their
first
year
of
tenancy
in
2018.
Only
fourteen
hundred
dollars
out
of
seven
hundred
grand
and
refunded
or
credit
deposits
was
retained
towards
damages.
Q
These
deposits
are
used
solely
as
a
means
to
mitigate
risk,
not
exploited
for
as
a
means
for
profit.
28%
of
our
residents
about
three
hundred
households
have
stable
housing
because
of
this
program,
the
majority
of
these
applicants
would
lose
access
to
housing
under
the
current
ordinance
language.
So
I
ask
this
committee
to
to
consider
an
amendment
or
provide
an
alternative
path,
other
than
denial
for
those
that
don't
meet
the
inclusive
screening
criteria,
that's
in
the
ordinance,
but
let
us
fill
that
hole
with
mitigating
that
market
risk
and
still
keep
those
people
housed.
Q
My
second
point
is
been
addressed
on
inequitable
criminal
screening
criteria
by
having
a
look-back
period
from
the
dates
of
sentencing
and
not
the
completion
of
any
prison
term
that
waiting
period
to
access
market
rate
housing
is
often
inversely
proportional
to
the
severity
of
the
crime.
If
we
could
evaluate
that
from
prison
release,
even
shorten
that
look
back,
it
would
both
be
more
equitable,
provide
more
housing
access
to
so
many
people
who
have
lower
level
offenses
and
still
allow
for
screening
practices
that
support
safe
communities.
Q
Lastly,
in
the
most
recent
draft,
there
are
some
concerns
about
enforcement
and
ambiguity
there
without
having
a
notice
of
violation
and
no
defiant
appeals
process,
as
part
of
any
claim,
there's
concerns
about
where
the
identification
of
burden
of
proof
would
fall,
since
many
of
this
to
me
would
be
processed
similar
to
a
fair
housing
claim
and
I
wish.
That
would
be
defined
better
before
this
moves
along.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
Thank.
R
R
A
Korean
place
is
a
diverse
group
of
strategic
partners
from
organizations
by
people
of
color
and
housing
advocacy
organizations
who
believe
that
everyone
in
the
Twin
Cities
region
deserves
access
to
opportunity
wherever
they
want
to
live
and
as
an
organizer
I
have
met
communities
that
have
been
the
recipient
time
and
time
again
of
a
legacy
of
systemic
issues
that
have
disproportionately
affected
us
through
a
long
long
time.
So
this
is
not
an
irrational
fear.
This
is
our
not
perhaps
Michael
means
to
speak
with,
like
numbers
is
a
reality
that
will
live
on
a
daily
basis.
R
That
affected
affects
our
physical
or
mental
and
emotional
health,
so
houses
of
color
are
vastly
more
likely
to
be
renters
and
white
households.
So
when
we're
talking
about
who
will
be
the
recipient
of
this,
we
should
put
up
facing
to
that
and
to
say
that
these
are
going
to
be
households
of
color
for
generations.
Our
communities
have
been
targeted
by
a
racist
criminal
justice,
immigration,
credit
scoring
and
systems
that
have
intentionally
marginalized,
criminalize
and
economically
exploited
houses
of
color.
Again.
R
This
is
by
design
we're
here
because
of
design
we're
not
here
by
chance
reasonable
limited
loopback
policies
related
to
credit
and
criminal
history
are
critical
to
removing
unjust
barriers
to
housing
that
these
proportionally
impacts.
House
of
kolor,
so
I
think,
like
you,
all,
have
the
opportunity
right
now
to
make
a
difference
on
that
situation.
That,
again,
is
this
report
affecting
us,
especially
neighborhoods.
The
communities
of
color
call
home
tenants
are
exploited
with
excessive
and
burdensome
security
deposits
and
fire
higher
levels
of
addictions.
R
We
commend
the
city
Minneapolis
City
Council,
in
taking
the
necessary
steps
towards
equitable
housing
in
our
vibrant
majority
renter
city,
and
look
forward
to
continuing
to
work
with
you
on
many
additional
policy
changes.
We
need
to
ensure
safe,
affordable,
dignified
housing
for
all
in
Minneapolis
in
the
Twin
Cities
region.
I
want
to
use
my
last
30
seconds
to
read
a
quote
from
Cesar
Chavez,
and
it
says
one
social
change
begins.
It
cannot
be
reversed.
You
cannot
uneducated
person
that
has
learned
to
read.
You
cannot
humiliate
the
person
who
feels
pride.
S
Good
afternoon
my
name
is
Jennifer
spiedini
I
am
a
property
manager,
I'm
the
owner
of
Guardian
property
management
and
maintenance.
I
am
also
a
city
of
Minneapolis
resident.
We
house
about
12
on
your
residents
within
the
city
I'm
here
today
to
oppose
the
ordinance
changes
due
to
the
housing
instability.
It
will
cause
I
fully
agree
with
providing
more
housing
for
more
residents,
but
a
blanket
ordinance
has
unintended
consequences.
S
Once
a
person
has
found
a
home.
The
current
proposal
has
no
plan
for
keeping
residents
housed.
There
is
a
mention
in
the
dress
of
cost
burden,
residents
and
housing
playing
a
key
in
preventing
recidivism,
but
no
mention
of
plan
of
how
to
keep
the
residents
housed
as
a
person
experienced
in
housing.
I've
had
the
privilege
of
housing
residents
through
organizations
like
blink,
Wilder
foundation,
st.
Stephen's
sanction,
Haven
housing,
I've
even
worked
with
Minneapolis
regulatory
services
and
Mac
V
to
help
house
homeless
veterans.
S
These
successful
situations
had
case
management
and
the
resident
success
plan
in
the
forefront.
The
ordinance
you
proposed
has
no
such
success
plan
for
the
resident
and
will
result
result
in
housing.
Instability
in
my
house
and
experience
I
have
seen
plans
that
create
stable
housing
and
plans
that
do
not
I
strongly
urge
you
to
not
approve
the
ordinance
as
it
is
today,
and
for
us
to
work
together
to
build
a
sustainable
model
to
find
residence
housing
and
to
keep
them
housed.
Thank
you.
T
Afternoon,
chair
Gordon
and
members
of
the
committee,
my
name
is
Bernadette
Hornig
and
I
work
for
Marnie
companies,
a
firm
that
owns
and
manages
apartments
in
eight
of
the
city's
13
wards.
I
appreciate
the
time
that
many
council
members
have
spent
with
me
reviewing
the
ordinance
and
listening
to
alternatives
and
ideas.
Unfortunately,
I
still
have
some
concerns
that,
as
drafted,
this
ordinance
will
not
achieve
the
stated
goal
of
protecting
renters
and
will
drain
city
resources
as
staff
struggle
to
enforce
vague
language.
T
As
a
result,
I'm
here
today
to
encourage
members
of
the
committee
to
reconsider
the
language
in
front
of
you.
Let
me
be
clear
with
their
portions
of
this
ordinance
that
I
do
strongly
support
specifically
related
to
credit
history,
evaluation,
disregarding
arrest,
history,
vacated
records
and
juvenile
records
they
codify
it
in
ordinance,
haunted
companies,
standard
business
practices
they're
in
place
today,
as
I've
shared
with
many
of
you
who
are
new
company
screening
criteria,
like
many
of
my
other
colleagues,
has
been
established
to
screen
as
many
people
into
housing
as
possible
rather
than
to
screen
folks
out.
T
Renters
are
the
lifeblood
of
our
business
and
serving
them
fairly
and
ethically
is
a
practice
that
we've
put
in
place
since
our
inception
in
south
Minneapolis
over
60
years
ago.
In
addition
to
the
inconsistencies
in
some
of
the
criminal
history,
language
that
others
have
mentioned,
I'm
most
concerned
with
a
vague
income
test
provision
and
the
lack
of
due
process
afforded
to
managers
by
skirting
the
notice
provisions
required
for
other
violations
under
the
housing
maintenance
code.
T
The
proposal
requires
housing
providers
to
an
allow
an
exception
where
an
applicant
can
demonstrate
a
history
of
successful
rent
payments
with
incomes
less
than
three
times
the
rent.
How
our
managers
supposed
to
approach
this
exception?
What
if
the
new
rent
is
higher
than
the
old
rent?
What,
if
the
history?
What
is
a
history
of
successful
rent
payment?
How
many
late
rent
payments
are
allowed?
How
much
below
three
times
is
acceptable?
T
Federal
housing
programs,
including
section
eight
in
section
42,
use
the
three
times
threshold
as
a
test
to
ensure
that
people
have
enough
money
to
cover
the
cost
of
living
beyond
rent
implementing
this
vague
language
is
a
recipe
for
disputes,
conflict
and
protracted
enforcement
efforts
by
city
staff,
which
leads
to
my
next
concern.
The
proposed
ordinance
will
add,
tenant
screening
and
security
deposit
provisions
into
its
maintenance
code.
As
drafted
the
ordinance
skirts.
The
standard
notice
provisions
that
are
outlined
in
the
code
for
most
code
issues.
T
The
city
is
required
to
give
a
property
owner
notice,
where
there's
a
violation
or
alleged
violation.
Let
notice
specifies
the
violation
and
remedial
action
required.
The
property
owner
is
given
reasonable
time
to
correct.
Under
the
proposed
ordinance
city
staff
will
determine
if
violation
is
based
solely
on
information
provided
by
a
denied
applicant.
These
situations
will
likely
not
be
black-and-white,
and
property
owners
should
be
given
some
right
to
present
their
side
of
the
story
to
appropriate
city
staff.
Before
a
violation
is
issued.
T
U
Good
afternoon
Council
chair,
I'm,
nickelback
strand
and
I'm,
the
current
president
of
the
Minnesota
multi
Housing
Association,
you
may
not
know,
although
I
am
and
housing
advocate
my
entire
life
sitting
on
housing,
nonprofit
boards
doing
executive,
sleep
outs
to
raise
money
for
homelessness,
working
hands-on
in
the
shelters
and
the
food
shops
with
my
family
on
a
regular
basis.
I
find
it
compelling
that
I
now
represent
the
very
people
that
can
help
solve
the
problem
if
they
were
to
be
listened
to
and
collaborated
with,
when
I
think
about
this
ordinance,
I
think
about
the
people.
U
I
see
all
over
the
city.
People
in
need
people
with
serious
problems,
not
just
lack
of
housing.
I
believe
that
housing
is
a
stabilizer.
It
allows
one
to
address
any
issues
they
may
have.
However,
I
also
believe
that
the
supportive
services
that
are
just
as
important
as
the
four
walls
that
surround
them,
I,
often
think
of
the
20-something
woman
and
her
dad
who
I
used
to
see
everyday
as
I
got
off
the
Washington
Avenue
accident
to
94,
while
going
to
my
prior
job,
her
face
showed
pain,
just
in
some
fear.
U
Sometimes
she
asked
for
money,
and
sometimes
she
just
stood
there
hugging
her
dog.
How
will
this
ordinance
help
her?
It
won't
I
also
think
about
the
homeless
man
who
came
to
our
barbecue
last
week
with
the
cardboard
sign
he
carried
all
day.
We
talked
he
had
a
hot
dog
and
soda,
and
then
he
went
away
into
the
night
how
this
ordinance
helped
him
it
won't
for
both
of
these
individuals.
Their
challenges
are
well
beyond
the
lack
of
four
walls.
U
This
ordinance
doesn't
improve
mental
health,
it
doesn't
fix
joblessness,
it
doesn't
treat
substance
abuse,
it
doesn't
fix
the
root
cause
of
housing
instability,
this
ordinance
without
the
appropriate
supportive
services
sentence,
these
people
up
for
failure
and
no
I,
don't
think
either
of
these
people
should
stay
on
the
streets.
I
think
the
problems
with
the
proposal
are
obvious:
there's
a
lack
of
data,
there's
a
lack
of
data
or
trusting
shisho
that
this
will
deliver
positive
change
for
the
people
most
in
need.
U
Yes,
there's
a
lot
of
data
to
support
the
problem,
there's
just
as
no
data
to
support
this
ordinance.
The
market
deserves
a
process,
that's
data-driven
and
backed
by
research.
That's
not
what's
happening
here
when
the
city
works
with
good
housing
providers.
Everybody
wins.
Look
no
further
to
your
very
own,
stable
home,
stable
schools.
We
urge
you
to
open
yourselves
up
to
real
dialogue,
to
wait
for
data.
It's
research!
That's
coming
soon
on
this
issue.
U
V
Good
afternoon
my
name
is
Matt:
Mayotte
I
live
in
Minneapolis
and
I
own
three.
Rentals
two
of
them
are
in
Minneapolis,
I've,
been
a
landlord
for
about
10
years.
I
just
want
to
say
it's
not
an
easy
job
and
it
doesn't
pay
my
bills.
I
work
40
hours
a
week
and
then
I
work
on
my
properties
in
the
evenings
and
weekends.
I,
typically
work
60
to
80
hour
weeks,
I'm
on
call
24/7.
V
Two
weeks
ago,
I
took
a
vacation
from
my
job
to
work.
14-Hour
days
of
my
properties,
I'm,
not
a
slumlord
I
maintain
my
properties.
If
I'm
lucky
my
properties,
pay
for
my
own
house
payment,
I'm,
not
getting
rich
at
this
every
time
I've
had
to
kick
out
a
tenant.
It's
cost
me
between
three
and
five
thousand
dollars.
That's
two
years
worth
of
profit.
For
me:
okay,
it's
not
pocket
change.
V
The
last
property
I
had
problems
with
ended
up
with
a
choice
of
throwing
a
family
of
five
out
or
eating
a
$9,000
back
rent
and
damage
to
property.
Bill
I
chose
the
$9,000
and
waited
for
them
to
find
another
place.
They
don't
when
people
leave,
they
don't
say:
I'm,
sorry,
I'll
pay
it
back
or
thanks
for
being
a
nice
guy.
That's
what
you
get
for
being
a
landlord
is
constantly
getting
kicked
in
the
teeth.
I've
never
filed
an
eviction
because
it
costs
$450
after
knowing
that
you're
gonna
lose
$5,000
in
rent.
V
V
My
tenants
are
students,
people
in
the
service
industry,
nonprofit
workers,
mechanics
some
of
them
have
job
instability
but
they're,
honest
working
people.
All
my
properties
are
Tier.
One
and
all
our
twenty
percent
below
market
rate
on
average
I
try
to
give
my
tenants
a
break
and
only
raise
the
rents
when
the
city
raises
taxes
or
fees
on
me.
V
If
this
housing
at-risk
tenants
is
important
to
the
city,
then
the
city
should
provide
rent
guarantees
to
landlords
who
accept
at-risk
tenants.
I
feel
this
ordinance
is
an
attempt
to
go
after
the
little
guy.
It
does
nothing
for
these
big
developers,
because
nobody
with
felonies
or
court
credit
scores
can
afford
to
live
in
these
big
complexes.
Thanks
for
your
time
and
I'd,
ask
you
to
reject
this
or
make
some
major
amendments.
Thank
you.
A
W
Historically,
housing
policy
has
favored
landlords
over
tenants,
and
this
has
led
to
inequality
and
discrimination
in
our
housing
systems.
People
of
low
wealth
people
of
color
youth
people
with
disabilities,
immigrants,
formerly
incarcerated
people
and
families
faced
significant
barriers
to
accessing
rental
housing
due
to
the
abilities
of
landlords
to
screen
out
renters
based
on
factors.
They
decide
are
important,
whether
or
not
there's
any
evidence
to
prove
that
these
factors
actually
have
an
impact
on
somebody's
ability
to
be
a
successful.
W
Renter
Society
has
valued
property
owners
over
the
people
living
in
caring
for
and
paying
for,
each
property's
upkeep
and
taxes
through
their
rental
fees.
This
is
not
just
it's
time
we
put
policies
in
place
which
help
to
ease
the
consequences
of
institutionalized
racial
and
economic
discrimination
which
have
created
systems
of
deep
inequality
in
our
communities.
It
is
beyond
time
for
us
to
take
corrective
action
against
a
status
quo
which
has
led
us
to
the
housing
crisis
we
are
facing
as
an
organizer
who
works
directly
with
tenants
who
face
threats
both
to
accessing
and
maintaining
housing.
W
I
see
everyday,
that
there
are
significant
barriers
for
many
people
to
obtain
decent,
safe,
affordable
and
equitable
housing.
I
am
thankful
to
the
City
Council
for
recognizing
these
barriers
and
working
to
create
solutions
which
value
the
lives
and
contributions
of
the
over
50%
of
Minneapolis
residents
who
are
renters.
Thank
you
for
engaging
in
conversation
with
the
community
starting
well
over
a
year
ago
about
steps
you
could
take
to
reduce
barriers,
dignified
housing
as
landlord's
threatened
to
raise
rent
to
retaliate
against
protections
for
renters.
W
We
thank
you
for
understanding
that
we
cannot
be
held
hostage
to
making
progress
because
of
economic
blackmail.
We
also
want
to
thank
you
for
previous
meaningful
steps
towards
balancing
this
historically
unequal
tenant.
Landlord
relationship
such
as
the
section
8,
non-discrimination,
ordinance
and
future
policies
to
be
considered
around
relocation,
benefits,
renter
opportunity
to
purchase
and
more
policies
that
improve
access,
housing
conditions
and
prevent
involuntary
displacement.
A
X
Council
members,
so
my
name
is
Ashur
I'm,
the
president
CEO
of
property
solutions
and
services'.
We
manage
affordable
housing
in
the
Twin
Cities.
We
manage
a
little
under
200
units
in
the
5
5
4
1
1,
zip
code.
My
biggest
concern
is
the
security
deposit
limitations.
We
utilize
the
security
deposit
of
a
double
security
to
positive
you
heard
from
another
member
to
mitigate
the
risk
and
to
allow
individuals
with
high
barriers
to
be
housed.
X
We've
had
great
success
with
this,
and
my
concern
is
that,
if
we're
unable
to
do
that,
we
no
longer
will
be
able
to
house
these
individuals
that
you're
not
even
protecting
in
this
current
current
ordinance.
My
other
condition
mile
are
concerned
with
affordable
housing
is
that
this
legislation
of
it
being
passed
will
really
affect
continued
growth
of
affordable
housing
in
the
urban
core
of
Minneapolis
I
manage
55
units
in
North,
Minneapolis
on
Golden,
Valley
Road
and
over
a
two-year
span,
the
ownership
sold
the
buildings.
X
One
of
them
was
1900
Thomas
Avenue
that
some
of
you
members
were
part
of
with
legal
aid
as
the
new
ownership
that
came
in
increased
rent,
the
ownership
sold
that
building
because
they
were
concerned
with
looming
legislation.
The
next
building
that
then
got
sold
was
sold
to
a
company
out
of
Illinois
via
Hong
Kong,
and
so
my
concern
with
affordable
housing
is
that
this
is
going
to
drive,
drive
those
good
for-profit
companies
out
of
the
market
and
into
the
suburbs.
X
Y
Hi
everyone,
my
name,
is
Cory
Wynne
and
I
am
a
renter
in
the
lyndale
neighborhood
and
AM
staff
at
Powderhorn,
neighborhood
I'm
speaking
here
today
on
both
sides
in
full
support
of
these
rental
protections
in
Powderhorn
residents.
Greatest
concerns
that
we
hear
are
often
about
housing
and
the
lack
of
affordability.
We
hear
many
stories
about
how
rising
rents
are
stretching
renters
thin,
how
high
security
costs
are
keeping
people
out
and
how
availability
in
our
neighborhoods
are
almost
non-existent
I'm
in
this
housing
market,
the
pressure
is
fully
falling
on
renters.
Y
Well,
not
all
landlords
are
intentionally
acting
as
barriers
or
as
barriers
to
racial
or
economic
justice.
Many
unintentionally
are,
and
they
abuse
a
system
that
requires
a
renter
to
jump
through
millions
of
barriers
in
order
to
exercise
their
rights.
We
all
know
how
complicated
the
system
can
be,
especially
if
you
are
a
working
person.
Y
We
know
it
Powderhorn
that
how
we
stable
housing
for
all
as
a
strong
tool
to
support
healthy
and
safety
communities.
We
believe
that
all
people
deserve
a
safe
place
to
live
as
a
right,
regardless
of
how
much
they
may
be
a
market
risk.
City
leadership
has
been
saying
that
they
want
to
invest
in
better,
more
equitable
housing
and
that
people
are
here
today
asking
you
to
please
stand
by
and
vote
for
these
protections
for
all
those
who
are
asking
for
enforcement
clarity,
strengthening
more
support
services
and
even
a
strengthening
of
the
language
I
agree.
Y
Yes,
and
we
need
these
ordinances
as
well
as
other
supportive
programs
for
homelessness
and
housing
as
well.
Obviously,
one
ordinance
will
not
solve
all
of
our
issues.
This
is
merely
a
drop
in
the
bucket
that
we
have
turned
out
in
force
to
support,
because
we
know
that
it
is
a
first
step
on
the
way
to
all
these
other
housing
laws
that
we
will
need.
So
please
today
vote
to
support
these
renters
ordinances
and
do
more
in
the
future.
Thank
you.
A
Z
The
groups
involved
represent
a
broad
variety
of
perspectives,
legal
services,
tenant
organizers
and
tenant
associations,
racial
and
economic
justice
based
collaborative
faith-based
groups,
community
developers,
landlords
and
supportive
housing
providers,
neighborhood
associations
groups
that
both
organize
and
serve
people
experiencing
homelessness,
environmental
and
energy,
justice
groups,
local
businesses
and
organizations
that
advocate
with
people
who
have
these
disabilities.
Some
of
these
organizations
and
individuals
are
here
today
and
you've
either
heard
from
them,
or
you
will
hear
from
them.
Z
Many
like
most
of
our
low-income
renters
Homeline
are
not
here,
because
a
weekday
afternoon
hearing
is
really
not
accessible
to
them.
So
please
consider
the
thousands
that
are
represented
by
the
statement.
In
this
letter.
The
comments
were
delivered
via
email.
This
morning
and
I'll
leave
a
copy
at
the
desk.
A
AA
You
good
afternoon,
council
members,
my
name
is
Tabitha
Montgomery
and
I
served
one
of
17
neighborhood
organizations
in
the
city.
I
extend
my
appreciation
to
council
president
bender
council,
member
Ellison
and
the
entire
housing
policy
and
development
team
that
have
brought
these
two
draft
ordinance.
Four
to
support
rigor
protections
for
all
recognizing
this
committee's
role
is
to
help
establish
and
adopt
policies
that
ensures
the
functioning
of
this
city
and
the
overall
care
of
its
citizens.
AA
AA
Their
way,
I
am
NOT
here
to
say
that
there
is
obviously
not
more
work
that
we
all
need
to
do
to
ensure
that
this
city
is
truly
for
everyone,
and
it's
not
just
a
mantra
or
a
tagline,
do
not
give
up
on
your
responsibilities
as
elected
and
or
appointed
officials
for
the
city
of
Minneapolis,
because
we
have
not.
We
continue
to
show
up.
We
continue
to
use
our
voices.
We
continue
to
ask
you
to
listen
to
the
numbers
we
hear
from
hundreds
of
residents,
and
it
simply
is
this
memo.
AB
Hello,
my
name
is
Hamza
Hassan
I
am
a
community
organizer
for
the
African
career
education,
Resource,
Inc,
I
work
around
tenant
rights
in
advocacy,
I'm,
also
a
renter
in
in
your
district
councilmember,
bender
and
I'm.
Actually,
a
lifelong
renter.
My
mother
was
also
a
renter,
so
my
entire
life
I
have
been
a
tenant,
and
we've
heard
from
a
lot
of
people
today
who
are
claiming
to
come
on
behalf
of
tenants
on
behalf
of
community.
But
what
we
find
is
amongst
these
people.
AB
Only
a
few
of
them
have
actually
gone
to
community
told
them
about
this
asked
them
to
come
forth,
advocate
for
them
on
a
daily
basis,
one
of
those
people,
but
one
of
those
groups
of
people
is
the
equity
in
place
table
who
is
here
today.
Those
are
people,
I
know
who
come
for
community
as
far
as
the
naysayers
of
this
ordinance.
AB
A
lot
of
them
are
some
of
these
high
eviction
filers,
so
AUD
can
be
filed
as
soon
as
a
day
after
the
late
payment
after
the
cutoff
for
lateness,
which
is
honestly
very
unjust,
because
a
homeowner
has
about
two
weeks
until
they're
late
on
their
mortgage.
You
deeds
that
resulted
in
favor
of
tenants
are
still
on
record.
So
if
they
went
to
court-
and
there
is
a
settlement,
the
ud
is
still
on
their
record
and
I
can
actually
valve,
because
I've
been
right
across
at
the
housing
court
for
many
of
my
constituents.
AB
In
most
cases
the
amount
asked
for
is
on
average
a
thousand
more
than
the
original
amount.
With
these
settlements
you're
asking
this
from
from
low-income
people,
mine
too,
we
have
somebody
today
who
said
that
they
manage
a
property
that
then
said
that
they
advocate
for
tenants
in
two
zip
codes
where
I
work
in
Brooklyn
Park.
There
are
550
eviction
filings
more
than
half
of
those
did
not
result
in
a
tenant
being
removed.
One
of
those
people
who
actually
spoke
out
today
had
a
hundred
and
thirty
five
of
those
eviction
filings.
I'm,
not
gonna
name.
AB
Also
is
I
have
a
tenant
who
has
a
twelve-year-old
felony
on
record.
She
cannot
move
from
where
she
lives
a
non-violent
felony
on
top
of
that
she's,
a
mother
of
six
and
whenever
she
does
want
to
move
what
the
with
the
property
manager
does
is
start
filing
late
payments
are
saying
that
there's
maintenance
damage
that
they
have
done
taking
them
to
housing
court.
This
person
has
probably
been
the
person
I
have
taken
their
most
because
they
know
that
they
have
the
upper
hand
against
somebody
with
a
felony.
AB
AC
AC
AC
AD
AC
AD
AD
AC
AC
AC
AC
AC
AD
AD
AC
AD
AC
AC
AC
AC
AD
AE
AE
AE
Their
lack
of
limits
that
look
back
in
cap
on
security
deposits
and
keeping
individuals
and
a
vicious
cycle
of
homelessness,
and
my
personal
experience
I've
been
in
the
client
situation
and
it's
bad
enough,
like
when
you're
homeless,
you're,
barely
working
or
you're,
not
working
at
all
and
you're
in
a
shelter
and
you're
looking
for
housing
as
well
so
they're
trying
to
move
past
that-
and
you
know
they
made
mistakes
over
years
ago
and
I
feel
like
at
our
shelter.
We
give
second
chances
and
I
feel
like
you
guys
should
get
a
second
chance
as
well.
AD
Thanks
for
being
here
today,
I'm
relieved,
a
South
Minneapolis,
renter
and
co-director
of
Ankeny,
no
Santino's,
post,
tzm
or
renters
united
for
justice,
we're
an
organization
that
fights
for
renters
in
minneapolis
and
beyond.
In
the
last
four
years,
I
spent
my
life
building
with
more
than
2,000
renters,
who
have
been
fighting
against
unscrupulous
landlords
that
benefit
from
our
current
housing
system.
AD
I've
seen
people
live
without
heat
for
a
winter
I've
seen,
children
suffer
and
parents
be
tested
to
their
bones,
but,
most
importantly,
I've
seen
renters
fight
back
against
all
this
injustice,
and
that's
why
I
know
we
need
these
ordinances
to
pass
as
it
stands
now,
landlords
have
all
the
power
with
power
comes
enormous
profits
and
those
profits
are
at
the
expense
of
human
life
and
not
just
any
human
life.
Poor
working-class
people
of
color
for
our
city
to
thrive.
AD
We
need
to
shift
our
focus
from
a
landlord
centered
city
to
a
tenant,
centered
city
that
protects
those
who
are
the
most
vulnerable.
Minneapolis
has
a
bow
supply
of
luxury
housing
and
a
closed
supply
of
affordable
housing,
and
it's
by
design
evictions
happen
at
alarming
pace
more
than
4,000
a
year,
and
that
doesn't
include
those
who
are
intimidated
to
leave
before
courts.
This
placement
isn't
just
a
word
we
should
throw
around
lightly.
It's
a
word
that
shocks,
people
to
their
core
and
destroys
everything.
A
home
and
a
neighborhood
should
be
a
calm.
AD
Warming
centered
place
landlords
benefit
two
times
from
not
having
these
ordinances
once
for
penalizing
those
who
have
already
been
displaced
and
not
returning
their
money
when
they
apply
for
housing
and
twice
by
denying
entry
into
a
neighborhood.
Do
we
want
to
live
in
a
city
that
focuses
on
landlords
bankroll,
or
do
we
want
a
city
that
prioritizes
a
single
mother
in
her
own
community?
I
know
where
I
stand,
but
where
do
we
stand
as
a
city
as
one
Minneapolis?
These
ordinances
are
a
small
step
in
the
right
direction.
AD
We
need
mass
funding
for
tenant
cooperatives,
tenant
unions,
new
public
housing
projects,
rent
control
and
the
right
for
tenants
to
purchase
their
buildings
from
property
owners
before
selling
them
to
investors.
That
don't
care
about
us!
That's
why
I'm
a
proponent
of
passing,
limited,
look-back
and
tenants
and
to
let
them
look
back
for
tenants
and
cap
security
deposits.
I
want
to
leave
you
today
with
one
image.
Imagine
a
family
now!
AD
AF
AF
Electives
I
have
dealt
with
a
lot
of
stuff,
as
in
my
house,
my
electricity
on
one
side,
my
house,
we
are
blown
out
space
heaters
in
the
wintertime
when
my
furnace
went
out
even
now,
even
though
I'm
home
and
we're
still
going
around
with
my
electricity
being
cut
off,
because
my
utility
bills
being
high
water
being
cut
off
because
the
each
other
he
builds
our
BNI
and
still
no
support
I'm
in
charge
of
another
portfolio.
Mel
doll,
no
support
you
guys
are
like
you
guys
are
up
here.
AF
AF
Jeremiah
believe
you
guys
are
representations
of
our
neighborhood
like
I.
Don't
this
right
here
is
starting
to
get
tedious.
Annoying
irritating
I'm
gonna,
see
y'all
I,
don't
wanna,
see
your
like,
like
community
gatherings,
not
sitting
here,
looking
like
judges
that
light
I'm,
I'm
very
emotional
right
now.
My
words
are
all
messed
up,
but
we
need
better
support.
We
need
a
better
system.
We
should
not
be
still
sitting
here
fighting
the
same
thing
that
we
fought
two
years
ago.
AF
Two
years
ago,
I
am
traumatized
from
what
I'm
going
through
already
and
when
I
go
into
other
people's
houses.
It's
like
living
with
God
and
all
over
again.
It's
not
there
I
support
the
ordinance,
maybe
now
stuff,
that's
in
it,
but
I
do
support
it.
It's
too
needs
work
from
my
opinion
and
you
guys
need
to
do
way
better
than
us,
and
it
should
not
take
us
in
here.
Doing
this.
You
guys
live
in
our
neighborhoods.
AG
Hi
I'm
Chloe,
Jackson
I
just
want
to
start
off
by
saying.
Thank
you.
This
is
a
start
and
I
know
you
all
know
that
we
do
need
more.
So
I
am
a
renter.
I
am
organizer
with
ink,
you
know
so
needles
and
also
with
the
central
Neighborhood
Association,
and
we
support
these
ordinances.
I
have
one
couple
questions
I
want
to
ask
the
landlord's
here.
How
is
it
that
you
walked
into
a
background
check
on
us?
We
can't
do
a
background
check
on
you
guys.
We,
let
me
finish
I.
AG
We
don't
know
if
you
all
are
great
landlords
like
you
are
looking
for
great
Senate's.
We
don't
know.
If
you
all
do
your
repairs.
We
don't
know
if
you
have
a
bad
credit
history,
so
you're
trying
to
reap
the
benefits
off
us
and
collect
money
off
of
us,
so
I
want
to
know.
Can
we
do
those
things
with
you
guys?
AG
AH
AH
AI
AH
AI
AI
AH
AI
Was
her
because
I
asked
him
for
three
times
the
income
of
the
brain
and
also
they
asked
him
for
security
deposits
and
also
application
and
I?
Seen
like
no
one
who
have
low
income
have
enough
money
to
pay
three
times
the
amount
of
the
rent
and
also
I
think
only
the
people
who
can
afford
that
is
people
who
have
a
college.
Maybe
a
high
income
yeah.
AH
Party
time
in
post,
open
wound
up
liquor,
pink
a
package
when
all
aplicación
located
ominous
in
justo
porque
se
supone
Stampede
in
dos
de
dinero,
para
aplicaciones,
evenly
by
muchos
familias
to
control
occasion,
haciendo
por
que
hace
una
Adventura
este
apartamento
Kastamonu
buscando
están
cayendo
Qo'nos,
the
best
de
la
septic.
Lt
knows
there
are
supplications
and
also.
AI
Other
thing
that
they
are
asking
that
every
page
is
the
application
for
just
apply
for
up
for
an
apartment
and
I.
Think
that
is
not
fair
because
they
don't.
We
don't
have
any
sorry
I
forget
the
word.
We
don't
have
any.
They
don't
give
us
the
opportunity
or
give
us
an
answer
that
we're
gonna
have
the
place
to
live.
So
isn't
they
just
take
the
money?
We
don't
have
a
place
to
live
and
we
just
spend
spend
money
to
pay
for
these
applications.
Hello.
AI
AH
Google
is
de
todos,
gonna
keep
insulin
being
there.
He
is
he
an
ephah
board.
A
parcel
ordinance
benefit
benefit
area,
todo
mundo
y
también
y
pienso
que
también
de
las
madres,
all
terrace
cuando
tenÃa
una
una
pareja,
lado,
es
una
juda,
para
una,
pero,
cuando,
son
mothers.
All
terraced
ambien
is
muy
difÃcil
para,
yes,
I'll
tell
her
a
panhard,
intimacy
deposit
and
also.
AI
AI
AJ
Hi
I'm
Jennifer
I
have
been
a
resident
of
Minneapolis
off
and
on
since
2009
I'm,
currently
living
at
Powderhorn
I
had
about
$20,000
in
debt
after
college
and
I
worked
very
hard
to
pay
that
off
so
I'm,
currently
debt-free
and
for
ethical
reasons,
I,
don't
believe
in
taking
out
more
debt.
But
that
means
that
my
very
good
credit
score
is
going
lower
and
lower,
because
I
refuse
to
take
out
more
debt,
I'm,
also
low
income,
because
I'm
I'm
the
single
income
earner
in
our
family.
AJ
So
that
means
that,
regardless
of
very
good
credit
and
on
years
of
on-time,
payments
to
rent
and
utilities
and
years
of
good
references
from
landlords,
I
still
have
to
pay
two
times:
security,
deposit
and
the
first
month's
rent
just
to
get
into
a
new
rental
space,
as
we
are
currently
paying
around
70%
of
our
income
in
rent.
This
makes
it
very
difficult
to
find
a
new
place
to
live.
AJ
AK
Due
to
the
house
that
we
were
in
and
so
I
as
a
is.
A
very
new
landlord
have
brought
on
some
tenants
who
would
have
gotten
screened
out
for
something
similar
due
to
the
experience
of
what
I
had
had
went
through
and
and
for
many
others.
The
ordinance
will
induce
a
lot
of
the
screening
managers
to
try
to
find
out
more
about
one's
story
rather
than
taking
the
the
previous
arbitrary
approach
and
I
concur
about
what
was
said
previously
about
a
stable
home
being
important
for
rebuilding
one's
life.
AK
Rather
than
placing
extra
barriers
for
people
who
had
who
pose
no
threat
and
with
the
security
deposits,
it's
a
way
to
make
the
finances
more
inclusive
by
shaving
off
the
upfront
cost
it's
in
the
spirit
of
inclusive
financing
there,
and
that
was
the
extent
of
the
comments.
Thank
you
for
the
process.
Thank.
AL
Good
afternoon
my
name
is
Michael
Dahl
and
I'm.
The
public
policy
director
with
whole
mine,
that's
statewide,
and
an
advocacy
organization.
Our
core
program
attendant
hotline
advised
over
three
thousand
Minneapolis
renter
households
each
year
regarding
their
rights
related
to
securing,
maintaining
and
living
in
rental
housing.
I
want
to
thank,
tell
councilmember,
Allison
and
council
president
bender
for
their
leadership
in
the
crafting
and
public
engagement
process
around
this
printers
Protection
Ordinance
Homeline
sees
this
is
the
good.
AL
This
ordinance
is
a
good
first
step
in
a
balance
of
interests
between
tenants
and
landlords
when
it
comes
to
addressing
in
housing
inequities
in
Minneapolis,
we
look
forward
to
continued
work
with
the
city
to
improve
the
local
tenant
landlord
law.
That
said,
I'd
like
to
comment
on
one
section
in
particular,
the
proposal
regarding
eviction
look
backs,
which
are
a
huge
step
forward.
AL
As
a
council
is
aware,
due
to
the
recent
studies
of
evictions
in
Minneapolis,
evictions
are
disproportionately
harming
certain
neighborhoods
and
communities
of
color,
currently
the
mere
filing
of
an
eviction
action
by
a
landlord
stains
as
instantly
stains
and
households
rental
history
indefinitely.
An
infection
may
be
on
someone's
record
from
several
years
ago,
and
still
it
haunts
the
family,
making
it
nearly
impossible
for
them
to
find
a
home
in
the
future,
or
there
may
be
an
agreeable
settlement
between
a
tenant
and
the
landlord.
The
case
may
have
been
dismissed.
AL
Unfortunately,
it's
solved
in
the
state
Senate,
thus
I
want
to
say
that
Minneapolis
has
a
chance
to
lead
the
state
and
set
an
example
on
issue
that
has
substantial
statewide
support.
Also,
this
ordinance
will
work
in
tandem
with
a
commitment
made
by
the
city,
strategic
and
racial
equity
plan.
The
city's
strategic
housing
goals
aims
aims
to
reduce
involuntary
displacement
of
rental
housing
for
black
in
digits
and
people
of
color
communities.
AL
Well,
this
will
take
an
additional
work
to
accomplish
passing
this
proposed
ordinance
will
have
a
tremendous
impact
for
the
tenants
who
have
already
experienced
envision
and
continue
to
face
barriers.
The
proposed
measures
in
this
ordinance,
the
limited
look-back
periods
for
evictions
up
to
three
years,
as
well
as
prohibiting
denials
of
Brenda
based
on
evictions
that
were
dismissed
or
resulted
in
the
judgment
for
the
renter,
will
have
a
significant
impact
on
families
throughout
the
city
by
expanding
fair,
equitable
and
access
to
housing
in
all
Ward's.
AL
AM
During
my
time,
working
with
in
Toledo
sonidos
I've
worked
with
hundreds,
if
not
thousands
of
tenants,
and
so
I've
seen
frequently
every
day.
Just
how
needed
these
renter
protections
and
much
more
is
needed
in
our
city.
I
want
to
take
a
moment
to
share
the
story
of
one
of
our
members
from
organization
who
asked
not
to
be
named,
but
still
has
a
very
powerful
story.
AM
She
was
charged
with
a
felony
many
years
ago,
arguably
because
of
racial
profiling
and
the
profoundly
racist
criminal
justice
system
that
we
live
in
after
that
she
lost
her
home
and
wasn't
able
to
find
another
place
to
live
because
of
her
criminal
record
fast
forward.
It's
now
been
two
years
that
she
has
been
homeless
and
and
out
of
homeless
shelters
without
a
place
to
live
during
this
time,
she's
also
been
diagnosed
with
cancer
and
is
racking
up
medical
debt.
AM
AM
Centered
I
look
forward
to
working
with
you
on
many
more
renter
protections
to
make
the
city
more
accessible
and
affordable,
rent
control
like
10,
an
opportunity
to
purchase
and
the
many
more
ways
that
renters
can
build
power
in
our
city.
Thank
you
for
this
time
and
thank
you
for
taking
the
time
to
host
this
hearing
and
I
really
hope
that
you
will
pass
the
renter
protections
in
front
of
you.
AN
I'm
Charlie
and
I'm
here
to
speak
on
behalf
of
the
tenants.
The
Randers,
tenants
and
I
have
a
issue
in
the
problem
when
I
see
senior
citizens
and
disabled
people
on
the
streets
of
Minneapolis
who
had
so-called
affordable
housing
and
I
would
like
someone
to
advocate,
explain,
affordable
housing
because
a
lot
of
people
who
think
of
a
fourth
buy
houses.
Thinking
of
that
they
can
afford
to
live
in
a
house
that
they
can
afford
to
live
in
the
apartment.
AN
But
there
are
no
one:
that's
blaming
them
to
them
of
the
affordability
act,
because
they're
thinking
they're
the
place
that
they
can
afford
their.
There
are
people
who
have
mental
illness,
those
who
can't
afford
to
live
where
those
living
there
that
the
landlords
are
not
showing
on
the
blueprint
or
the
fine
print
of
their
application,
they're
thinking
that
they're
getting
what
they
are
paying
for,
but
then
they
end
up
living
in
the
slum
area,
thinking
that
they
live
a
right
and
then
they
end
up
on
the
streets.
AN
So
I
have
a
problem
with
I,
see
someone
on
the
streets.
A
specialist
someone
selling
their
older
who've
been
put
out
the
streets
because
they
can't
afford
to
live
because
they
lost
their
job
over
ever
so.
I
have
an
issue
with
that
in
the
state
of
Minnesota,
because
this
place
or
this
state
saying
that
there
for
renters
for
people,
but
yet
still
when
we
move
in
when
we
stay
where
with
possibly
stand.
AN
If
we
run
down
the
offer
of
50
cent
over
the
rent
being
raised,
then
we
have
a
issue
with
trying
to
find
a
place
of
possibility
when
we
were
staying
was
best
for
us,
but
then
we
made
the
dollar
over.
Now
we
have
to
move
so
the
father,
but
act
up
with
someone
explain
that
to
people
who
don't
understand
the
father
were
a
thank
you
thank.
AO
My
name
is
Jen,
I
am
an
organizer
with
ink,
you
know
sonidos
and
before
I
was
priced
out
of
the
city,
a
former
Minneapolis
renter
I
am
here
in
support
of
the
passing
of
these
two
rental
ordinances.
Do
you
really
Frank
with
you
I
believe
that
not
passing
them
would
be
an
act
of
compliant
racism.
Black
and
brown
folks
are
systemically
disadvantaged,
and
it's
because
of
the
lack
of
legal
protections
such
as
these.
AO
These
laws
would
reduce
only
a
fraction
of
the
many
barriers
that
all
poor
working-class
people
of
color
face
when
it
comes
to
finding
safe
and
dignified
housing.
This
is
the
bare
minimum
of
what
we
should
be
doing
for
renters
and
especially
renters
of
color.
We
need
these
protections
and
I
urge
you
to
do
more
for
renters
moving
forward.
Thank
you.
Thank.
AP
Also
a
renter
just
want
to
speak
in
strong
support
of
the
ordinances
and
appreciate
that
we're
getting
the
ball
moving
I'm,
a
first-generation
college
student
or
college
graduate
I
should
say:
I
got
a
lot
of
student
loan
debt
and,
even
with
my
privilege,
is
really
hard
for
me
to
find
a
place
to
rent
I'm,
often
getting
completely
just
cut
out
of
the
conversation
right
away
or
charged
an
extra
security
deposit,
I'm
cost
birding
with
my
housing.
All
the
young
people
in
my
life
I'm
talking
about
my
brother's
friends,
who
are
25
and
younger.
AP
Every
single
one
of
them
is
on
some
degree
of
homelessness.
It's
a
real
crisis,
so
I
appreciate
it
and
I
want
to
just
echo
what
other
folks
are
saying
that
this
feels
like
a
first
step.
If
we
don't
follow
up
with
the
real
rent
control
right
to
purchase,
then
these
ordinances
are
kind
of
for
now.
We
need
the
ecosystem,
that's
really
about
rent
air
power,
so
that
we
could
build
some
security
appreciate
it.
Thank
you.
A
AQ
Afternoon,
my
name
is
Amy
Smith
and
I
live
in
North,
Minneapolis
and
33rd
and
DuPont.
So
we
are
acquainted
and
then
I'm
also
a
landlord
but
I'm,
not
a
huge
wine.
Lord
I'm,
a
really
small
one,
I
have
six
units
and
six
tenants
and
I
have
daycare
workers
and
have
bus
drivers
and
I
have
florists
who
are
making
12
to
15
dollars
an
hour
and
they
can
afford
the
$800
a
month,
rent
that
I'm
offering
today.
But
the
way
I'm
offering
rent
today
does
not
cover
my
costs
and
I
have
found
myself
in
debt.
AQ
Many
a
time
and
so
I've
had
to
slowly
increase
my
rents
in
order
to
cover
at
the
base.
Cost
I've
also
had
tenants
who
weren't
great
and
when
this
happened,
it
cost
me
10
to
$15,000
to
get
rid
of
them.
I
know
it
seems
like
a
huge
amount
of
money,
but
it's
way
more
than
just
a
month.
It's
the
legal
fees.
AQ
It's
going
through
the
legal
system,
it's
being
in
an
unsafe
house
and
not
being
able
to
fulfill
all
of
the
other
apartments
that
are
then
empty,
because
I'm
not
going
to
put
someone
in
an
unsafe
situation.
I
just
that's
I,
won't
do
that,
so
the
cost
pad
up
right
now,
I
am
at
zero.
So
if
I
have
a
ten
to
fifteen
thousand
dollar
expense,
the
only
place
I
can
put
it
is
in
rent
and
I
only
have
six
tenants
so
that
daycare
worker
that
florist
that
bus
driver,
their
rent
is
gonna,
go
up.
AQ
One
hundred
and
fifty
to
two
hundred
dollars
a
month
just
to
cover
it.
I
have
not
made
any
profit
in
the
six
years
that
I've
been
a
landlord
and
I
care
very
deeply
about
the
people
who
live
in
my
properties.
I
live
in
one
two
I
live
in
a
thirty
five
thousand
dollar
house.
That
was
a
piece
of
crap
when
I
bought
it
I
bought.
AQ
Three
properties
of
the
city
was
struggling
with
I
bought
drug
houses,
I
bought
places
that
had
been
vacant
and
we're
full
of
mold
and
I
fixed
the
muck
myself,
because,
as
a
woman,
who's
paid
twenty
percent
less
than
men,
I
can't
afford
to
hire
that
work
out.
I
really
care
about
the
renters
in
this
city
and
I
can
recognize
that
there
are
probably
thousands
of
people
who
are
not
getting
housing
today
who
need
it.
AQ
The
problem
is,
there
are
some
who
are
still
difficult
house
and
there's
no
way
to
differentiate,
and
that's
what
I'm
truly
asking
for
you
to
do,
not
that
I
don't
want
this
past
I
want
to
revise
if
there's
some
way
that
we
can
differentiate
and
if
something
comes
up.
If
something
comes
up
and
we
get
that
bad
tenant
and
there's
ten
to
fifteen
thousand
dollars
worth
of
damage,
how
do
we
stay
in
business?
If
we
assume
that
there
is
a
little
risk
here
and
I
hope
that
you're
right
that
there
is
little
risk?
AQ
There
is
still
some
risk
and
I
would
pass
the
city
to
use
the
resources
of
the
entire
city
and
not
an
individual
landlord,
but
the
entire
city
to
cover
that
risk?
Put
up
a
bond
for
those
mitigation
funds
so
that
small
landlords
can
stay
in
business,
because
if
I
can't
stay
in
business
and
I
sell
my
buildings,
it's
going
to
be
in
a
national
company
who
buys
them
and
they
are
going
to
jack
up
the
rent
and
my
tenants
are
going
to
be
out.
My
other
concern
is
about
the
way
that
it's
impacting
different
renters.
AQ
We
have
tons
and
tons
of
landlords
with
tons
and
tons
of
units
and
their
$3,000
a
month,
and
we
continue
to
build
those
buildings.
Representative
Ellison,
you
had
a
housing
meeting
a
couple
of
weeks
ago
and
I
heard
over
and
over
people
saying
we
don't
need
granite.
We
need
affordable
housing,
I'm,
asking
you
to
build
affordable
housing
and
to
protect
those
who
are
providing
it.
Thank
you.
AR
AR
I'm
sorry
Joe
Abraham.
Thank
you
so
just
to
finish
that
thought.
So.
Thank
you
very
much
for
your
thoughtful
consideration
of
these
things.
My
name
is
Joe
Abraham
I
own
and
manage
it's
a
private
company,
pergolas
management.
We
have
750
market
rate
apartments
housed
over
1,500
people.
Our
focus
is
on
Natura
kering,
affordable
housing.
We
accept
section
8.
AR
We
have
many
people
with
challenging
histories
and
I'm
here
today
to
speak
in
opposition
to
this
as
it
stands
right
now,
okay
and
times
manok,
the
frustrating
part
is
I'm
sitting
here
and
I'm
hearing,
so
many
people
and
I'm
nodding
and
I'm
and
agreeing
with
so
many
of
the
things
that
lie
here
as
it
relates
to
the
problem
and
I
think
so
many
of
the
people
here,
whether
they're
speaking
for
this
or
opposed
to
this,
have
the
same
outlook.
We
all
agree,
one
eliminate,
you
know,
predatory
practices,
we
all
agree.
We
want
to
produce
more.
AR
We
all
agree
that
we
want
to
preserve
what
we
have
and
we
want
to
find
Bay's
ways
to
provide
more
access
for
the
most
challenged
renters.
The
reason
I
think
we're
here
is
because
there's
so
many
of
these
terrible
stories
that
we're
hearing
it's
terrible
here,
some
of
the
stories
of
this
gentleman,
so
many
of
the
people
in
the
room
and
I
think
those
stories
resonate
with
us
as
human
beings
as
members
of
the
community.
AR
My
problem
with
this
is
that
I,
just
don't
think
we
have
enough
information
I,
just
don't
think
we
have
enough
data
I
want
to
understand.
What's
the
scope
of
this
problem,
what
are
the
effects
of
some
of
the
things
that
we're
deciding
there's
many
parts
of
this
that
I'm
I
think
are
good,
but
there's
many
that
I
think
are
a
real
problem.
AR
AS
You
thank
you
mr.
chair
members
of
the
committee.
My
name
is
Margaret
Kaplan
and
I'm.
The
president
of
the
housing
Justice
Center
were
a
non-profit
public
interest
organization,
that
is
legal
and
policy,
advocacy
to
promote
the
preservation
and
production
of
affordable
housing
and
the
protection
of
the
rights
who
folks
but
folks
who
live
there,
we're
here
to
speak
very
strongly
in
support
of
action
that
the
City
Council
is
considering,
because
we
believe
that
people
can
no
longer
wait
for
housing
opportunities.
We
cannot
exist
as
a
city
where
people
can
be
permanently
unhoused
Oh.
AS
We
believe
that
access
to
housing
opportunities,
it's
fundamentally
a
fairness
issue
and
a
particularly
a
fair
housing
issue,
and
we're
really
concerned
with
this
narrative
that
paints
folks
who
have
had
challenges
accessing
safe,
stable
and
affordable
housing
is
somehow
a
danger
to
our
communities.
These
are
our
community
members
and
we
need
to
make
sure
that
housing
opportunities
exists
for
them.
We
can
no
longer
replicate
the
in
these
that
exist
in
our
criminal
justice
system
and
in
our
economy
in
our
housing
system,
and
you
kind
of
see
that
playing
out
when
people
are
talking
up
here.
AS
We
also
believe
that
the
current
system
is
serving
to
exclude
households
of
color
from
areas
of
our
city
that
have
existed
as
predominantly
white
areas,
and
these
ordinances
can
help
address
that
concern
and
this
access
to
fair
housing.
We
also
believe
that
these
ordinances,
walking
together,
is
very
important.
So
you
know
one
cannot
work
without
the
other
and
we
appreciate
the
city's
commitment
from
staff
to
having
an
engaged
process
for
implementation.
AS
A
AT
Good
afternoon,
chair
Gordon,
council,
president
and
council
members,
my
name
is
Joey
Dobbs
and
I'm,
a
housing
attorney
with
mid
Minnesota
legal
aid,
I'm
also
a
co-chair
of
the
Minneapolis
Advisory
Commission
on
housing
and
today,
I'm
here
on
the
committee's
behalf.
The
Advisory
Committee
on
housing
has
a
diverse
membership
with
landlords
renters
and
representatives
from
a
number
of
the
fab,
the
groups
and
organizations
involved
in
housing
work
here
in
Minneapolis.
The
committee
has
had
the
opportunity
to
thoroughly
discuss
and
consider
the
ordinance
proposed.
AT
We
discussed
an
early
draft
at
our
June
meeting
with
staff
from
council
president
bender
and
councilmember
Allison's
offices
present.
Our
committee
then
generated
specific
feedback
at
our
July
meeting,
which
was
provided
to
the
authors
in
City
Council
and
our
August
meeting.
We
decided
to
schedule
a
special
meeting
to
take
a
position
on
this
ordinance.
That
meeting
was
held
on
August
20th
13
of
our
21
members
were
in
attendance,
including
both
landlords
and
tenants,
as
well
as
representatives
from
st.
Stephen's
from
MCCD,
the
Alliance
Minneapolis
Public
Schools,
Kiera
MHA,
the
bridge
for
youth
and
legal
aid.
AT
The
committee
voted
12
to
1
to
support
this
ordinance.
The
committee
overwhelmingly
supports
the
spirit,
the
intent
of
this
ordinance
and
views
the
measure
as
a
relatively
minor
step
toward
addressing
the
broader
housing
issues
that
our
city
faces.
The
committee
does
have
questions
and
concerns
about
enforcement
and
implementation
of
the
ordinance
should
it
pass.
AT
We
hope
that
the
City
Council
in
the
department
of
regulatory
services
will
continue
to
engage
with
our
committee
as
these
plans
develop
a
memo,
including
both
are
the
majority's
position
and
the
minority
opinion
from
our
committee
have
been
presented
to
the
to
this
committee
and
for
the
public
record.
Thank
you
all
for
your
time
and
for
work
to
address
the
critical
housing
issues
in
our
city.
A
AU
AU
In
short,
we
are
partners
with
you
and
invested
in
the
same
kinds
of
outcomes
that
this
ordinance
seeks
to
achieve.
The
family
housing
fund
is
in
a
unique
position
to
provide
comments
on
the
proposed
ordinance,
we're
not
an
owner
of
rental
property.
Nor
are
we
a
tenant
based
or
community
based
organization,
but
we
are
working
with
many
of
those
and
with
you
to
improve
access
and
affordability
across
the
entire
housing
sector,
and
we
add
value
everyone
working
on
housing
solutions,
the
community
property
owners,
tenants
and
government.
AU
While
this
proposal
is
a
bold
step,
we
don't
know
if
this
policy
change
will
achieve
its
objective
to
improving
access
for
tenants.
Additionally,
we
are
working
to
determine
if
there
are
better
predictors
of
success
other
than
the
ones
that
are
currently
used
in
the
marketplace
today.
As
drafted,
the
proposed
ordinance
does
not
account
for
new
information
or
data
or
evolving
conditions,
as
they
emerge,
as
this
ordinance
is
fully
realized.
Second,
as
you
have
heard
too,
there
are
divergent
opinions
about
this
ordinance.
There
are
some
that
believe
that
this
isn't
necessary.
AU
AV
Thank
You
mr.
chair
members
of
the
committee,
my
name
is
Luke
Redman
I'm,
a
managing
attorney
of
the
housing
unit
at
legal
aid,
as
I
think
you
know,
legal
aid
represents
tenants
who
face
eviction.
We
do
other
things
as
well.
That's
what
I
do
so,
my
colleagues,
we
try
to
help
people
get
better,
healthier
quality
homes
as
I
know.
That
is
something
that
the
city
cares
about.
I
speak
here
in
behalf
or
on
behalf
of
these
ordinances.
I
think
that
the
city
ought
to
pass
them.
I
think
they
are
a
first
step,
they're,
certainly
more.
AV
That
can
be
done
and
there
may
be
even
some
more
things
that
could
change
about
the
ordinances
themselves,
but
I
do
commend
the
committee
councilmember
Ellison
council
president
bender,
for
bringing
these
up
for
saying
that
this
is
at
least
a
good
first
step
for
people.
We
know
evictions
pretty
well
illegally.
That's
that's
what
I
know
best
and
what
I
can
tell
you
about
evictions
is.
They
are
not
an
accurate
representation
about
how
good
a
person
would
be
as
a
tenant.
People
who
are
evicted
are
evicted
because
their
landlords
have
made
a
profit
model
of
eviction.
AV
There
are
landlords,
not
all
of
them.
Some
certainly,
some
very
good
landlords
are
in
the
room
and
some
have
spoken
today,
but
there
are
landlords
in
a
city
who
have
figured
out
how
to
evict
as
many
people
as
possible
because
they
can
generate
profit
from
doing
so
if
they
charge
a
double
or
a
triple
deposit.
It
actually
Satan
earns
them
money
to
evict
as
many
as
they
can,
and
the
data
does
show
it.
AV
The
city
commissioned
a
report
by
its
innovation
teams
that
two
years
ago
there
are
a
group
of
landlords
who
file
more
evictions
than
total
tenants
total
units
that
they
handle
its
those
landlords.
That
I
think
that
this
ordinance
can
can
drive
a
stake
into
the
heart
of
so
that
we
can
help
tenants
have
quality
housing,
regardless
of
what
community
they
live
in
and
what
the
color
of
their
skin
is.
AV
AV
Members
of
the
committee
I
do
think
there
are
some
things
that
could
change
the
landlord's
have
pointed
out.
Some
of
the
testifiers
have
pointed
out
that
that's
that
some
of
the
criminal
screening
practices
are
complicated.
I'm,
a
fan
of
simplicity,
I,
think
simple,
is
better.
I
think
that
we
should
we
should
get
rid
of
the
tenure
look-back
period.
I
think
that
there
is
no
need
to
look
that
far
back
at
a
person's
record.
AV
A
person
changes
dramatically
in
the
course
of
10
years,
so
I
think
that
if
one
thing
as
says
the
work
on
these
ordinances
continue,
we
could
look
at
even
adopting
a
more
fair
look-back
period
for
for
tenants
and
members
of
the
community.
The
last
thing
I
think
has
been
misstated.
No
one
is
telling
landlords
you
have
to
rent
to
people.
All
they
are
saying
is
treat
them
like
people,
not
as
data
points
sit
down
with
them.
Look
them
in
the
eye
before
you
deny
them
housing.
Thank
you.
AW
AX
I
do
get
a
little
bit
of
it,
but
yeah
I
was
gonna,
say
something
else,
but
from
what
I
heard
today,
there
was
a
man
earlier,
and
he
spoke
about
people
that
have
multiple
felonies
and
how
what
I
got
out
of
it
is
that
they
should
not
be
able
to
get
a
place
to
stay
because
they
might
not
be
stable.
AX
I'm
one
of
those
people
and
I
never
was
evicted,
I
always
paid
my
rent
and
actually
all
my
landlords
thought
I
was
a
very
good
tenant
when
you're
renting
to
somebody
whether
they
have
criminal
history
or
whether
they
don't
have
criminal
history.
You
don't
know
anything
about
a
person
that
doesn't
have
criminal
history.
You
don't
know
who's
in
your
house
because
maybe
they
just
didn't
get
caught.
AX
People
make
mistakes,
we've
made
mistakes
and
it's
not
necessary
for
someone
to
pay
for
their
mistakes
10
and
15
years
later.
Fortunately,
my
last
mistake:
I
got
a
landlord
and
he
gave
me
a
chance.
I
stayed
in
his
house
for
54,000
that
was
554
months
and
after
that
I
bought
my
own
house.
So
I
would
I,
don't
like
I
said:
I,
don't
know
the
whole
thing
about
the
bill,
but
the
background
check.
How
long
does
the
person
keep
paying
for
whatever
they
did,
because
a
lot
of
people
don't
go
to
prison?
AX
AX
Like
I
said
my
last
mistake:
I
got
a
job.
I
worked
my
job
for
six
years,
I
started
my
own
business.
I
worked
with
people
that
have
criminal
history
or
I.
Call
it
legal
history
because
everybody
has
it,
but
everybody
needs
to
have
somewhere
to
lay
their
head
at
night
and
with
a
person
being
able
to
get
that
basic
need
of
shelter.
That
probably
will
lower
the
recidivism
rate
and,
like
the
guy
previously
said,
we're
not
telling
you
to
rent
to
people.
AX
J
AY
Good
afternoon
my
name
is
Liana
Stefaniuk
I'm,
an
attorney
and
real
estate
professional
working
in
the
multifamily
industry
for
the
last
15
years,
I
represent
a
management
company
that
has
over
a
thousand
units
in
the
city
of
Minneapolis,
respectfully
we're
here
to
make
sense
of
an
ordinance
that,
regardless
of
good
intentions,
will
create
more
problems
than
it
will
solve
the
city's
well
intended
goal
and
concern
has
been
regarding
the
lack
of
affordable
housing
and
I.
Think
everyone
in
this
room
agrees
that's
a
problem.
We
can
all
work
together
on
to
solve.
AY
However,
this
ordinance
does
nothing
to
it
does
nothing
to
address
housing,
supply
or
affordability
and,
in
fact,
will
intensify
those
problems
with
more
Mazin
one.
This
ordinance,
even
in
its
revised
form,
is
overly
broad
vague,
provides
no
mechanism
for
proper
enforcement
and
potentially
violates
due
process
rights
of
private
owners
in
the
city.
This
ordinance
is
one
driven
by
anecdotes
and,
while
they're
compelling
it's
not
the
basis
for
regulation
of
private
interests,
we
have
no
data
to
support
the
ordinance.
So
there's
been
no
consideration
of
relevant
facts.
AY
The
ordinance
is
overly
burdensome
and
unworkable
complying
with
this
ordinance,
particularly
the
screening
component,
places
an
unreasonable
burden
on
landlords
and
rental
property
owners.
Given
the
subjective
requirements
and
abnormal
exceptions
for
rental
property,
owners
of
all
sizes
will
spend
thousands
of
dollars
trying
to
find
ways
to
comply,
whether
that's
through
attorneys
fees,
to
give
advice
on
how
to
adhere
to
the
ordinance
specialized
training
or
additional
legal
fees
defending
themselves
against
claims
made
in
bad
faith.
AY
All
of
this
comes
at
the
expense
of
the
property,
which
can
impact
tenants
in
the
forms
of
rent
increases
would
also
cause
an
owner
to
default
on
its
loan
covenants.
If
the
property
no
longer
meets
financial
performance
tests
due
to
increase
incidence,
excuse
me
due
to
increased
expenses,
increased
turnover
or
vacancy
or
damage
to
the
property.
For
example,
how
is
the
landlord
supposed
to
guarantee
consistent
analysis
with
regard
to
the
income
provision?
What
demonstrates
highly
our
history
of
successful
rent
payments?
AY
Is
there
a
delta
threshold
under
this
provision,
a
tenant
who,
in
a
previous
building
that
didn't
eat
the
income
requirements
but
paid
for
five
hundred
dollars
in
rent,
can
now
apply
at
a
building?
That's
now
the
rent
is
eight
hundred
dollars
and
can
bypass
the
income
requirement
because
they
have
a
history
of
paying
a
much
lower
rent.
AY
How
do
I
know
that
the
tenant
can
fill
that
gap
and
if
they
can't
we're
in
evictions
and
then
now
the
tenant
has
an
eviction
record
and
as
a
problem
going
forward,
because
this
ordinance
created
a
financial
loophole
to
allow
them
to
live
and
their
policy
a
property
that
they
can't
afford
lessons
not
learned
from
the
housing
crisis.
The
city
does
not
have
resources
to
enforce
the
kind
of
unrelated
provisions
of
the
ordinance.
AY
We
all
agree
that
there
are
bad
actors
within
the
city
and
we
current
have
existing
ordinances
and
tools
to
go
after
them,
but
the
city
can't
get
it
done,
but
now,
with
this
ordinance,
you've
essentially
codified
those
bad
behaviors
and
looped
the
rest
of
us
in
with
them
finally
providing
an
opportunity
for
a
landlord
to
do
an
inn.
Divided
individualized
assessment
is,
quite
frankly
a
trap
and
exposes
it
to
fair
housing
challenges.
AY
Ejective
screening
standards
is
often
advised
as
the
best
practice
against
fair
housing
discrimination
because
it
stops
the
landlord
from
relying
on
subjective
opinion
or
personal
judgment.
Screening
policies
that
are
clear
and
standardized
are
key
components
to
complying
with
Fair
Housing
and
are
also
the
best
defenses
in
lawsuits
where
discrimination
claims
are
made.
This
suggestion
the
individualized
assessment,
allows
for
implicit
or
hidden
bias
that
biases
to
invade
the
approval
process,
helping
no
one
and
hurting
everyone.
It's
unworkable.
AZ
You
mr.
chair
and
members
of
the
committee
I'm
Russ
Adams
I'm,
the
executive
director
of
the
Alliance
for
metropolitan
stability.
One
of
the
questions
that's
before
you
is:
how
can
we
expect
someone
to
transition
back
into
being
a
productive
member
of
our
society
if
we
deny
them
a
stable
place
to
call
home
in
our
community?
The
Alliance
supports
the
proposed
tenant
screening
and
protection,
ordinance,
I.
Think
from
the
testimony
today.
AZ
AZ
Some
of
the
testimony
you've
heard
today
has
focused
mostly
on
the
negative
change
of
what
might
happen
if
we
pass
modest
and
reasonable
limits
on
screening,
lookback
practices
and
security
deposits.
I
want
to
invite
you
to
think
about
the
many
people
and
families
whose
lives
will
be
stabilized
by
your
decisions.
Today,
let's
focus
on
them.
We've
heard
that
you
should
wait
until
there's
more
studies
and
data.
I
think
the
city
staff
has
done
an
outstanding
job
of
collecting
factual
information
and
disaggregating.
AZ
The
available
data
already
they've
done
a
tremendously
outstanding
job
and
so
of
you
of
you
as
you've,
started
to
look
at
packaging
together
a
bundle
of
housing
strategies
that
will
preserve
and
protect
tenants.
Now
reasonable
people
can
disagree
on
studies
and
data,
but
I'd
like
to
suggest
you've
just
collected
a
lot
of
data
this
afternoon.
If
you
had
attended
the
tenants
rights
rallies
in
the
past
couple
of
years,
you
would
have
seen
all
the
data
points
you
need
to
pass
this
ordinance.
AZ
AZ
If
anything,
this
proposal
probably
doesn't
go
far
enough.
The
studies
that
the
cities
have
reference
demonstrate
the
low
rate
of
recidivism
after
five
years
of
being
rejoining
society,
let
alone
seven
years,
let
alone
ten
years.
In
fact,
ten
years
is
probably
too
punitive.
It
feels
arbitrary
I
would
encourage
you
to
consider
how
you
might
drop
the
look-back
period
to
seven
years
for
some
of
the
mistakes
that
individuals
have
made,
and
we've
heard
a
number
of
people
own
up
to
mistakes,
we're
all
flawed
human
beings
and
every
deserves
the
second
chance.
AZ
BA
Hello,
my
name
is
Cody
Mathis
and
I'm
actually
am
part
of
the
working
homeless
community
in
Minneapolis
and
I
stumbled
across
this.
A
friend
amount
of
this
event
and
I
want
to
on
the
side
of
the
renters
and
the
poor
and
the
the
hard-working
and
the
homeless,
and
I
highly
encourage
you
all
as
these
ordinances
and
if
there
are
any
revisions
that
need
to
be
made
or
necessary
so
P,
but
we
first
need
to
try
these
implement
these.
BA
BA
It
is
getting
worse,
I'm,
homeless
and
I
know
it
doesn't
look
like
it
I,
don't
like
the
typical
average
homeless
person
you
see
going
to
a
Twins
game
or
a
Vikings
game
boy,
it's
getting
worse,
you're,
seeing
more
people
out
on
the
streets
living
in
their
cars
and
this
and
when
it's
recession
hits
I,
hope
it
I'm,
hoping
that
it
doesn't.
But
more
than
likely
it
is
the
landlord's
have
another
problem
on
their
hands
and
that's
gonna
be
more
homeless
people,
maybe
it'll,
say
invading
their
properties,
but
there's
ready
throughout
the
suburbs.
BA
Even
as
of
now
is
it's
increasing
and
another
in
for
the
landlords,
I
have
a
few
things.
I
encourage
you
all
to
find
solutions.
If
there's
any
grievance
that
you
have
with
these
ordinances,
have
some
solutions
available
to
relay
to
the
public
into
the
renters
I
would
encourage
also
to
take
the
risk
of
adopting
these
ordinances,
and
you
are
a
businessman
in
business
women
and
if
you
all
don't
like
the
risk,
then
you
should
find
another
profession
and
not
be
a
landlord
working,
mcdonald's
Walmart
or
something
like
that
and
then
finally,
the
golden
rule.
BA
Some
of
them
are
probably
claiming
to
be
Christians
and
I
would
suggest
that
they
follow
the
golden
rule.
This
is,
do
you
want
to
other
says
you
have
them
do
unto
you
if
you
was
a
renter
I'm,
pretty
sure
you
will
like
these
ordinances
to
be
in
place
and
we
and
have
a
start
to
have
justice
for
yourself
and
again,
I
highly
encourage
the
chair
to
pass
these
ordinances.
BA
BB
Good
afternoon,
thanks
for
staying,
my
name
is
Andrew
foster
my
workman
Thank
You
Lina
signals
police,
tisha
you're
here
considering
is
worthy
of
housing
in
this
city.
Right
I
think
that
what
we
see
day
in
and
day
out
are
people
who
say
that
there
are
certain
people
that
do
not
belong
in
the
city
of
Minneapolis
that
and
if
we
can
just
codify
what
what
fits
and
what
doesn't
fit,
we
can
get
out
the
bad
elements.
The
purpose
of
housing
is
to
house
people
right.
BB
So
when
landlords
come
in
and
are
trying
to
change
that,
we
have
problems
I'm
going
to
jump
into
something
else,
though
I
wanted
to
respond
to
our
company.
Oh
ellan,
from
the
family
housing
fund.
There
are
divergent
opinions
in
this
room
and
I
think
you've
all
heard
them
right,
and
we
can't
pretend
that
those
divergent
opinions
have
the
same
power
in
this
space
and
and
have
had
it
historically
we've
heard
from
people
who
have
had
the
resources
and
the
background
to
buy
up
more
housing
than
they
need.
Then
they
can
actually
personally
use
right.
BB
We
have
heard
from
Bernadette
Horning
who
owns
at
least
whose
company
owns
at
least
128
million
dollars
of
property
in
the
city
from
Joe
Abraham
22
million
Cecil
Smith,
five
million
I
see
Mike
Garvin
outside
19
million.
We
we
have
heard
from
people
who
have
directly
benefited
from
the
housing
crisis
in
the
city.
BB
That's
a
lot
of
property
and
these
are
millionaires
right
and
then
we've
also
heard
from
people
who
are
at
their
mercy
for
people
who
have
to
find
places
to
live,
something
that
their
families
actually
need
day
in
and
day
out
and
they're,
not
only
at
the
mercy
of
landlords
that
have
been
benefiting
from
the
system
but
they're
at
the
mercy
of
the
system
themselves
itself.
And
that's
where
you
come
in
right
because
you're,
your
gatekeepers
to
that
system.
BB
And
so
yes,
there
are
diversion
opinions,
and
it
has
to
be
very
clear
where
the
city
of
Minneapolis
stance,
what
group
of
people
they're
gonna
support
and
to
the
to
the
smaller
landlords
in
the
room
that
we've
heard
from
I
feel
for
you
I'm.
So
thankful
for
your
the
housing
that
you
provide
and
the
solution
cannot
be
to
align
with
the
million
area
landlords
who
have
taken
so
much
from
our
communities
right,
so
so
I'm
here
to
say
of
course,
pass
these
ordinances
these.
BB
These
are
the
bare
minimum
and
I
echo
Takara's
sadness
that
this
is
what
we're
at
these
are
the
bare
minimum
and
it
is
wild
to
see
the
cartoonish
response
from
the
multi
Housing
Association
to
two
small
ordinances
right.
We
need
you
to
pass
these
things
and
we
need
you
to
stand
up
and
do
so
much
more.
We
need
to
see
public
housing
defended
in
the
city
of
Minneapolis.
We
need
to
see
systems
of
community
ownership
that
take
these
multi-million
dollar
landlords
out
of
the
equation.
BB
A
A
A
BC
Hello,
I'm
barb
Ginetta
and
the
director
of
lines,
housing
and
I'm,
a
resident
of
Minneapolis
in
Ward
8.
Thank
you
for
your
research,
the
time
you've
put
into
these
ordinances
and
your
initiative
and
taking
them
up
today,
Alliance
for
its
30-year
history
has
managed
its
affordable
housing
portfolio
with
much
less
screening
than
proposed
by
your
look-back
ordinance
today,
and
we
do
that
mostly
without
any
supportive
services,
our
vacancy
rates
are
lost,
rent
or
damages
rival
or
best
most
in
the
industry.
So
we
don't
find
our
properties.
Our
cast
or
tenants
are
problems.
BC
All
of
our
properties
are
tier
one.
Our
neighbors
will
affirm.
Our
properties
are
some
of
the
best
on
the
block,
and
if
things
come
up,
they
do
with
all
of
us.
We
take
care
of
them
right
off
the
bat,
with
the
low
vacancy
rates
in
this
town.
Right
now
in
rental,
housing
and
the
rising
rents,
low
wage
workers
can't
catch.
BC
A
break
management
is
about
managing
issues
in
your
housing,
not
screening
people
out
to
keep
properties
safe
people
are
being
denied
for
things
they
did
15
years
ago,
20
years
ago,
they've
totally
changed
around
their
life
and
they're
being
judged
for
the
worst
day
in
their
life.
It
just
really
makes
no
sense.
Everybody
does
better
with
stable
and
affordable
housing,
it's
necessary
to
hold
down
a
job,
get
your
kids
to
school
and
take
care
of
your
well-being.
BC
A
BD
But
you
always
check
my
name
so,
but
thank
you
thank
you
for
having
me.
Thank
you,
everybody
residents,
thank
you
so
I,
don't
know
what
to
say.
Cuz
I'm
always
talking,
but
I
do
want
to
say
that
housing
what's
going
on
right
now,
is
causing
traumatic
stress.
As
you
saw
the
young
lady
who
was
here
a
little
bit
ago.
It's
causing
traumatic
stress
stress
and
we
don't
know
what
else
more
to
do
so.
BD
For
me,
I'm
a
resident
I
lived
downtown
for
almost
21
years
and
I've
had
all
my
kids
in
the
house
and
I've
seen
housing
go
down
and
we're
trying
to
fix
it.
We
don't
know
what
more
we
can
do.
Landlords
are
so
some
of
them
are
the
worst
I'm
experiencing
the
worst.
We
have
to
figure
out
how
we
can
make
it
better
because
it
is
causing
residents
traumatic
stress.
BD
BD
Families
are
living
in
cars
like
they
say,
like
all
the
stories
everybody
talked
about,
I
already
mention
all
this
stuff,
but
we
gotta
figure
out
how
to
help
the
traumatic
part
is
causing
residents,
traumatic
stress
and
that's
what
nobody's
understanding.
Also
it's
also
causing
issues
with
the
children,
that's
being
displaced,
that
comes
with
joining
gangs,
teen,
pregnancy,
prostitution,
all
types
of
stuff,
but
we
need
some
service
resources
to
help
with
the
traumatic
things
that's
happening
to
the
families
and
the
children.
I
wonder
if
I
can
I
invite
somebody
up.
BD
BD
Yeah
I
agree:
please
can
you
come
up
so
I
read
is
my
organizer
for
our
to
the
dissociation
and
I
was
the
whole
reason
why
we
needed
attendant
Association,
because
we
have
management
issues
and
landlord
issues
and
she's
been
our
biggest
supporter
and
homeland
has
done
amazing
things
to
help
us
get
organized
and
sokurah
our
neighborhood
association,
and
so
it's
really
traumatic
and
I
want
this
ordinance
to
pass
and
it
does
not
need
to
be
tabled.
It
doesn't
I
need
to
be
able
to.
A
BD
BD
BE
Afternoon,
my
name
is
Mike
Garvin
I'm.
Vice
president
of
T
Miller
developments,
we
are
creators
and
providers
of
housing
in
the
Twin
Cities.
At
the
outset
of
the
discussion
of
the
ordinances
I
said,
Minneapolis
is
a
special
place
for
us.
We
are
proud
to
be
a
part
of
this
community,
we're
proud
to
provide
everyone
a
place
to
call
home.
We
hear
a
lot
about
the
low
vacancy
rate
and
lack
of
availability
in
Minneapolis.
BE
Both
problems
aren't
fixed
with
untested
laws
they're
fixed
by
more
production
of
a
diverse
stock
of
housing
options.
The
housing
shortage
facing
our
region
over
the
next
two
decades
is
sobering.
According
to
family
housing
fund
data,
we
need
almost
180,000
new
housing
units
to
keep
up
with
growth
and
economic
development
over
the
next
20
years,
we're
under
producing
by
3500
units
right
now,
people
with
decades
of
experience
in
financing,
building,
multifamily
housing
developments
have
worn.
This
ordinance
will
make
the
housing
shortage
much
worse.
BE
The
proposal
also
includes
penalties
for
what
could
be
a
minor
or
non-existent
infractions
that
could
cause
rent
or
displacement
without
regard
for
livability
or
quality
of
housing.
Housing
providers
could
lose
their
license
for
a
single
violation
at
the
property.
I
urge
you
to
step
back
start
over
an
ordinance
that
helps
and
work
cooperatively
to
achieve
our
shared
goal
of
safe
and
affordable
housing.
Thank
you
thank.
A
BF
How
can
we
hope
to
reduce
recidivism
if
we
do
not
allow
safe,
affordable
housing
for
those
who
have
served
their
time,
especially
for
nonviolent
offense
felonies?
How
can
we,
how
can
we
expect
the
engine
that
drives
the
city
of
Minneapolis,
the
baristas,
the
target
workers,
the
people
who
sweep
the
streets?
BF
Giving
people
a
second
chance
in
life
is
not
only
humane.
It's
put
a
quintessential
Minnesota
Minneapolis
ethos.
We
welcome
refugees
and
immigrants
from
all
over
the
world.
Yet
often
our
neighbors
across
town
are
unwelcome.
This
is
wrong.
You
can
begin
to
shift
this
needle
with
this.
These
ordinances,
you
can
leave
your
mark
on
the
city
of
Minneapolis,
making
it
leaving
it
more
acceptable
and
more
equitable.
You
have
that
power.
Please
use
it,
use
this
opportunity
to
show
that
Minneapolis
cares.
Thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
testify
in
support
of
this
polenta
protections.
Thank
you.
Thank.
BF
BG
My
name
is
Joe
hassel
I
live
in
the
Ninth
Ward
on
a
house,
City
Council.
It
is
your
job
to
protect
Minneapolis
residents
and
make
Minneapolis
affordable,
fair
and
livable
for
everyone
we're
here
today,
because
the
housing
market
needs
regulation.
At
this
time,
landlords
can
require
a
security
deposit
of
up
to
two
times
the
monthly
rent.
So
if
your
rent
is
a
thousand
dollars
to
move
into
your
new
home,
you
would
need
three
thousand
dollars.
People
don't
have
that
kind
of
money.
BG
Background
checks.
When
someone
has
served
their
time,
they
should
be
done
when
people
exit
prison,
they
need
a
helping
hand
and
not
a
permanent
stain
on
their
record
right
now.
Our
policy
is,
ex-prisoners
need
not
apply
as
a
society.
We
need
to
do
absolutely
everything
we
can
to
welcome
these
citizens
into
our
city.
BG
Poor
people
often
don't
have
good
credit
rating
ratings
as
a
direct
consequence
of
being
poor
in
the
first
place,
and
it
looks
to
me,
like
landlords,
just
don't
want
to
rent
to
poor
people,
so
they
require
a
good
credit
rating.
Poor
people
start
with
a
disadvantage
and
then
their
credit
rating
punishes
them
even
further.
BG
It
reminds
me
of
the
poll
tax
people
were
poor,
so
they
couldn't
afford
to
vote
now,
they're
poor
and
they
can't
find
a
place
to
live.
How
would
you
like
it
if
your
family
member
faced
this
brutal
reality?
The
truth?
We're
not
asking
that
much
of
these
two
ordinances-
and
you
may
see
us
back
here
again
for
citywide,
rent
control,
controlling
runaway
gentrification
and
out-of-town
investors
buying
up
our
housing
stock.
You
were
elected
in
a
progressive
wave,
and
this
is
part
of
that
wave.
A
Is
Kadir
abdul
nasir
here
I
think
I
said
that
maybe
close
to
what
how
you
saying
I,
don't
know
yeah.
BH
BH
BH
So
he
looked
on
the
issue
of
evictions
in
work
and
how
evictions
lead
to
depression,
mental
health
problems,
lack
of
job
lots
of
jobs,
and
all
of
that.
According
to
the
USA
the
magazine,
it
says
that
Minneapolis
is
on
the
list
of
the
worst
one
of
the
worst
housing
issues
for
the
african-american
community
when
a
person
Paul
Bloomington
metro
area
is
one
of
several
Midwestern
cities
that
enacted
restrictive
housing,
covenants
and
exclusionary
zoning
policies
in
the
20th
century.
BH
Poverty
should
not
be
penalized
because
of-
and
there
are
some
people
that
profit
from
the
loss
from
the
disadvantage
of
others.
So
we
welcome
Minneapolis
have
a
lot
of
common
when
it
comes
to
segregation
and
housing
pressures.
Both
cities
routinely
ranked
in
the
top
of
policies
of
USBs,
with
the
largest
gaps
between
the
white
and
black
citizens
and
luck.
Estaba,
a
stable
housing
is
a
big
reason
for
that.
Disparity
according
to
me,
opposed
so
I
wish
you
the
best
and
really
we
need
to
provide
protections
for
the
most
vulnerable
members
of
our
community.
Thank
you.
A
So
on
I'm
getting
some
some
some
concerned
committee
members
about
how
they're
going
to
have
to
leave
for
another
appointment,
so
people
feel
like
they
can
go
without
speaking.
That
would
be
great
I
think
we
have
about
five
people.
Somebody
came
back
who
was
gone,
who
still
we
had
want
to
speak,
so
keep
it
as
brief,
as
you
can
and
we'd
appreciate
it,
and
maybe
I'm
saying
that
would
be
great
if
we
could
all
be
here
to
take
the
vote.
What's.
BI
Your
name,
my
name,
is
Stephanie
Brown
I'm
here
I'm,
the
chair
of
the
housing
issues
committee
and
Whittier,
with
your
neighborhood,
is
in
Ward
10,
and
we
recently
held
a
couple
different
public
meetings
on
this
issue
and
voted
unionist
unanimously
in
support
of
the
ordinances.
So
I
want
to
communicate
that
on
behalf
of
Whittier.
You
know
we
have
that
we
have
all
the
signs
of
the
neighborhood
the
safe
and
affordable
signs
for
us.
We
believe
that
a
safe
neighborhood
is
one
where
everyone
can
find
a
place
to
live.
BI
AW
AW
Corporate
greed
has
divided
our
communities
and
leaves
us
with
no
option
but
to
leave
our
communities.
I
no
longer
want
our
communities
to
struggle
with
the
basic
necessity
of
life
and
not
have
enough
funds
to
keep
a
roof
over
their
head.
So
many
they're
affected,
or
not
here
today,
they're
out
there
surviving
there's
a
lot
of
harm
that
has
been
done
to
our
communities.
We
can
no
longer
afford
the
condition
of
choosing
food
or
shelter.
AW
A
AW
BJ
Hello,
ladies
and
gentlemen,
my
name
is
Rodya.
Osmond
I
am
here
on
behalf
as
eya
and
I
wanted
to
say
that
I
am
forward
the
the
law
that
is
being
passed
here,
because
my
family
members
are
died
victim
from
their
houses
because
of
the
payments
that
they
couldn't
make.
We
like
to
end
it
there.
Thank
you
thank.
BK
Hi
sorry
I
missed
you
earlier.
My
name
is
Haley
Brown
I
am
a
Whittier
resident
at
26:30,
Pleasant
Avenue
speaking
today
as
the
executive
director
for
the
Whittier
Alliance
Neighborhood
Association
at
10,
East
25th
Street
in
Moore
10
this
year,
Whittier
Alliance
adopted
a
strategic
plan
which
set
out
a
goal
to
quote
protect
and
expand
the
variety
of
housing
options
in
Whittier
for
people
at
every
life
stage
and
economic
condition.
BK
We
understand
there
may
be
some
changes
to
the
ordinance
as
details
are
worked
out,
but
we
hope
that
the
changes
do
not
detract
from
accomplishing
this
goal.
Whittier
is
nearly
90
percent
renters,
many
of
whom
are
already
facing
Crusher's
from
increasing
rents,
development
and
economic
pressures
as
well.
BK
A
BL
Thank
you
kindly
for
taking
me
at
the
last
minute,
so
I
just
want
to
step
up
your
briefly
and
say:
I
am
in
support
of
the
ordinances
as
well.
I
am
a
rental
property
owner
I
have
been
for
thirty
years.
I
have
had
the
same
tenants
for
over
15
years
and
they
are
both
veterans.
I
am
a
white
privilege.
Person
I
live
in
Ward
13,
my
property
taxes
are
more
than
the
rent
that
I
collect,
because
I
believe
in
subsidizing
and
providing
a
safe
and
human
community
for
the
people
who
served
in
my
country.
BL
I
also
do
a
lot
of
work
for
volunteer
for
I
say:
take
action,
amicus
civil
liberties,
several
organizations,
I
volunteer
at
st.
Stephen's,
so
I
am
just
grateful
and
I'm
I'm,
also
a
registered
nurse
and
I'm
exposed
continuously
to
people
who
are
underserved
and
underprivileged,
and
we
need
to
help
these
people.
Thank
you.
BM
My
name
is
Margie.
Harris
I
was
at
work
until
recently,
I
couldn't
make
it
at
1:30
I'm
a
small-time
landlord
with
a
few
properties
throughout
the
different
Ward's
Powderhorn
Park
North,
Minneapolis,
Ventura
Village,
and
it's
extremely
distressing
to
you
know
comprehend
how
stressful
it
already
can
be
as
a
landlord,
not
knowing
if
you're
going
to
hit
a
month
when
nobody
turns
in
those
rent
checks
as
a
private
person
whose
pockets
are
not
endlessly
deep.
I'll
give
you
an
example.
So
I
have
a
tenant
who
moved
in
whose
credit
score
is
exactly
580.
BM
It's
a
great
tenant,
they're,
nice
people,
we
work
together
well,
I,
try
to
work
with
them
through
financial
difficulties
and
such
it
is
now
the
28th
of
the
month
and
I
still
don't
have
a
rent
check
from
them.
I
literally
between
now
and
the
second
have
99
dollars
to
live
on.
Not
every
landlord
makes
huge
margins
on
their
rental
properties
and
we
invest
a
great
deal
of
our
own
money
to
buy
them.
I
have
taken
tier
3
and
tier
2
properties
and
converted
them
to
tear
1
properties.
BM
I
have
taken
things
that
are
mouse
and
rat
infested
and
turned
them
into
nice
places
for
people
to
live
the
concept
that
I
would
have
less
ability
to
have
some
ability
to
sleep
at
night.
Regarding
things
like
criminal
background
and
credit
score,
when
I
select
my
tenants,
it
makes
me
wonder
if
this
business
would
be
worthwhile
for
me.
In
all
honesty,
because
stress
is
worth
something
if
I
sold
my
properties
chances
are,
they
would
be
sold
to
someone
who
cared
a
whole
lot
less
about
the
tenants
who
live
with
them.
BM
So
this
is
extremely
distressing
for
people
like
me
who
take
properties
that
are
a
dump
and
invest
our
own
money
and
our
own
hours
and
our
own
sweat
equity
to
make
them
better
places
and
offer
them
for
affordable
prices.
I
offer
three
bedroom
apartments
in
North
Minneapolis
for
twelve
thousand
for
twelve
hundred
and
fifty
dollars
a
month,
I
offer
houses
in
South
Minneapolis
three
bedrooms
for
the
effective
rent
price
of
about
550.
That's
very
reasonable
pricing.
For
me
to
be
able
to
continue
to
do
so,
I
need
some
assurance.
BM
I'm
willing
to
be
flexible,
like
I
said
with,
as
I,
do
often
consider
the
big
picture,
but
to
limit
my
ability
in
a
way.
That's
vague.
In
particular
scares
me.
You
know
when
things
aren't
hammered
out
on
to
make
the
assessment
most
of
the
laws
do
not
favor
the
landlord
and
again
small-time
people
like
we
don't
have
infinite
lawyers
and
pockets
and
sleepless
nights
are
already
a
thing
that
we
experience.
So
please
take
that
into
consideration.
BM
A
M
D
BN
You
mr.
chair
I
just
really
want
to
briefly
think
customer
Ellison
for
his
leadership
on
this
ordinance.
As
the
lead
author
and
you
know,
we've
been
working
together
on
this
for
the
last
couple
of
years
a
year
and
a
half,
but
the
work
really
has
its
origins
in
the
eviction
study.
The
groundbreaking
work
done
by
dr.
BN
Matthew
Desmond,
who
was
here
earlier
that
our
staff
learned
from
and
helped
to
replicate,
and
we
have
had
so
many
conversations
with
landlords
with
lenders
with
people
who
have
really
dug
in
and
the
detailed
feedback
that
we
received
helped
us
get
to
this
ordinance
today.
So
thank
you
to
see,
pen
and
mic
services
in
the
coordinators
office
and
all
of
the
staff
to
a
staff
who
helped
us
get
here
and
I.
Think
more
than
any
other
ordinance.
I've
worked
on
our
two
policy.
Aides
in
our
two
offices
didn't
and
I
mean
I.
BN
Don't
think
we
would
have
this
ordinance
in
front
of
us
if
not
for
their
efforts.
They
really
went
above
and
beyond
and
it
has
been
wearing
on
I.
Think
all
of
us,
as
we
try
to
do
all
the
other
things
as
well
so
I'll
also
say
more
on
Friday
but
I
wanted
to
think
come
somewhere
else
and
in
particular,
Thank.
BO
Thank
you.
Mr.
chair
I
have
three
amendments
that
I'd
like
to
move
forward
and
on
I
have
met
with
the
authors,
and
the
authors
are
in
agreement
with
these
amendments.
They've
been
sent
to
you
electronically
and
I'll.
Just
read
them
out
loud
today,
as
you
can
tell
I'm,
not
feeling
that
well,
so
I
was
happy
to
be
able
to
attend
the
entire
meeting
and
I
just
want
to
not
get
into
a
great
discussion
but
bring
these
forward
I'm.
BO
Moving
to
a
men's
section,
two
forty
four
point:
one
nine
100
of
the
ordinance
to
add
the
language,
in
addition
to
any
other
remedy
available
at
equity
or
law,
including,
but
not
limited
to
escalating
administrative
fines.
I'm
trying
to
do
this,
because,
quite
frankly,
because
of
the
steve
friend
situation,
where
we
have,
we
penalize
a
landlord
who
doesn't
do
the
right
thing
and
then
we
revoke
their
license
or
move
to
revoke
their
license.
BO
Putting
tenants
in
danger
and
I'd
like
to
see
a
situation
where
we
have
the
option
to
have
large,
escalating
fines,
potentially
concurrent
with
revocation
but
definitely
potentially
in
lieu
of
we
have
not
had
the
ability
to
do
something
for
the
tenants
in
this
situation
and
revoking
the
license.
Just
puts
them
in
danger,
and
I'm
worried
about
that.
So
I
want
our
staff
to
have
the
option
to
move
administrative
fines
as
well.
So.
BO
BO
You
mr.
chair,
the
second
port
amendment
is
amending
section
244
point
two:
oh
three:
oh
I
of
the
ordinance
to
read-
and
this
is
a
new
section-
this
section
will
become
effective,
June
1st
2020
prior
to
the
effective
date.
The
city
will
convene
a
cross-sector
implementation
committee
to
create
and
execute
an
implementation
plan.
The
committee
will
include
representatives
from
the
legal
and
tenant
advocacy
organizations,
multifamily
housing,
industry
and
city
departments.
BO
The
reason
I'm
bringing
this
forward
is
because,
in
my
work
on
advance
notice,
if
came
clear,
that
smaller
landlords
didn't
know
how
to
put
up
a
notice,
and
now
we
provide
the
notice
for
them
that
they
can
just
put
up
on
their
own,
creating
less
of
a
barrier
for
landlords
to
be
able
to
do
this
work
and
when
I
hear
the
small
landlords
talk
about
how
this
could
be
difficult
for
them.
I
think
it
would
be
easier
if
we
provided
a
template
for
individualized.
First,
legal
screening
options:
and/or
individualized
assessments.
BN
BM
BO
You
mr.
chair
I'm
also
moving
the
man
section
to
forty
four
point:
two,
oh
three.
Oh
by
adding
the
language,
the
city
will
continue
to
monitor
and
improve
the
ordinance
based
on
new
information,
including
tenant
and
property
owner
experiences,
research
and
market
conditions,
as
it
becomes
available.
BO
The
reason
I'm
bringing
this
forward
is
because
I
serve
on
the
family
housing
fund
board
and
we
are
in
the
middle
of
a
study
and
there
could
be
additional
information
that
could
be
brought
forward
to
further
improve
this
ordinance
and
I
want
to
be
open
to
monitoring
and
improving
it.
As
time
goes
on.
Thank.
A
A
D
Say
briefly
before
we
go,
you
know,
I
think
that
it
was.
It
was
a
lot
of
folks
mentioned.
What's
the
intention,
this
ordinance
and
I
think
the
intention
of
this
ordinance
is
now
creating
a
certain
level
of
access
into
the
housing
market,
where
people
where
people
currently
lack
it.
People
mentioned
things
that
this
ordinance
will
not
do
right.
D
This
ordinance
does
not
build
housing
right,
but
the
city
certainly
has
a
lot
of
initiatives
that
that
that
seek
that
end
and
I
think
that
we
we've
been
exhaustive
in
and
will
continue
to
be
and
figuring
out.
What
are
the
incentives
that
that
will
support
the
creation
of
more
affordable
housing,
and
so
yes,
not
every
ordinance
does
every
single
thing,
but
building
building
our
way
out
of
an
affordable
housing
crisis
is
not
the
way
that
we
can
go
either
right.
D
We
can
build
and
build
and
build,
and
that
and
people
with
blemishes
on
their
record
will
continue
to
be
a
screen
out
of
our
city.
If
we
don't
make
this
change,
and
so
I
think
it
was
mentioned
that
these
ordinance
ordinances
need
to
work
within
an
ecosystem
of
housing
initiatives
that
we're
doing
and
I
think
that
they
do
right.
I
think
that
advance
notices
is
is
a
policy
that
was
spearheaded
by
it
by
to
by
comes
from
a
recruitment,
councilmember
Schrader,
it's
this
sort
of
falls
within
that
work.
D
We
added
more
money
to
the
budget
to
for
tenants
to
be
represented
in
housing
court
last
year.
I
think
that
this
folds
into
that
work
and
I
think
that
it's
important
that
we
ask
ourselves
what
is
our
current
standard
built
on
and
at
what
point?
If
somebody
no
longer
a
risk,
this
ordinance
seeks
to
answer
that
question,
and
so
it's
not
the
intention
for
folks
to
take
on
more
risk.
It's
to
say
at
what
point
is
somebody
no
longer
a
risk,
and
and
should
we
stop
excluding
them
from
the
mainstream
housing
market?
D
And
so
yes,
so
this
ordinance
will
not
solve
every
single
problem
and
I,
don't
think
it
was
ever
intended
to,
but
I
think
that
it
works
within
an
ecosystem
of
housing.
Efforts
that
we're
doing
here
at
the
city
that
I
think
will
go
a
long
way
in
supporting
our
constituents.
So
thank
my
committee
members
and-
and
we
are
going
to
take,
take
a
look
at
this
feedback.
I
think
many
folks
have
have
made
a
lot
of
good
points.
D
A
BN
You
mr.
chair,
maybe
just
echoing
something
cumber
Ellison,
just
said
that
we
expected,
based
on
the
conversations
we've
had
up
until
today,
there
to
be
a
lot
of
public
testimony
and
a
lot
of
ideas
coming
forward
to
the
extent
that
there
could
be
changes.
So
the
ordinance
I
think
we'll
have
some
time
between
now
and
then
a
council
meeting
in
a
few
weeks
to
look
at
those
incorporate
them.
BN
It's
our
commitment,
I
think
to
be
as
transparent
about
anything
that
would
be
coming
that
the
council
meeting
is
possible
with
our
colleagues
in
the
public
so
make
that
commitment,
clear
and
again.
I
just
want
to
thank
everyone
who
took
the
time
to
be
here
today
and
I.
You
know,
I
was
I've
been
reflecting
for
much
of
this
time.
BN
BN
This
is
a
fraction
of
what
you
asked
us
to
do
and
expect
of
us,
and
we
hear
you
I
also
don't
know
why
everything
takes
so
long,
I
mean,
but
we're
working
on
that
too
and
I
mean
the
real
answer
to
that.
In
all
seriousness
is
that
there
are
struck
so
many
structural
barriers
to
change,
and
we
take
for
granted
the
static
that
the
status
quo.
You
know
I
think
the
system
takes
for
granted
that
the
status
quo
is
okay
and
is
working,
and
we
all
know
that
it
isn't.
BN
The
status
quo
isn't
working,
and
so
the
risk
of
doing
nothing
is
often
more
than
the
risks
that
we
hear
about
from
change
and
I
think
that's
an
important
value
that
we
have
to
continue
to
state
because
our
community
is
in
crisis.
People
are
asking
me
my
constituents
how
come
so
many
more
people
are
living
on
the
Greenway
or
in
storefronts
and
uptown.
It's
because
more
people
are
experiencing
homelessness
and
if
we
don't
do
these
simple
things
that
are
in
our
control
that
we
can
do
now.
BN
That
problem
is
this
going
to
grow
worse
and
worse
over
time.
So,
thank
you
for
everything
the
community
has
done.
These
ideas
came
from
the
community
and
I
also
appreciate
my
Wars
80%
rental
housing.
We
have
so
many
small
landlords,
passionate
folks
who
live
in
the
community,
who
care
about
their
kids.
Their
attendants,
who
talked
with
me
to
talk
to
the
house
somewhere
else
in
a
lot
of
your
feedback,
was
incorporated
from
the
very
beginning.
We
appreciate
all
the
time
that
you
have
all
taken.