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From YouTube: October 23, 2019 Intergovernmental Relations Committee
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Minneapolis Intergovernmental Relations Committee Meeting
https://lims.minneapolismn.gov
A
Good
afternoon,
everyone
I'm
going
to
call
to
order
this
regularly
scheduled
meeting
of
the
intergovernmental
relations
committee.
I'm,
the
committee's
chair
council,
member
Johnson
and
I'm
joined
today
by
a
quorum
of
committee.
Members
House
members
were
Sami
Schrader
and
our
vice
chair
council.
Vice
president
Jenkins.
We
have
on
our
agenda
today
three
different
discussion
items
so
we'll
start
off
with
our
federal
state
and
local
legislative
updates.
B
Afternoon,
chair
Johnson
committee
members,
my
name
is
Allison
Nessie
government
relations,
representative
click.
Before
we
move
into
our
items
today,
we
wanted
to
do
our
regularly
scheduled
legislative
update.
At
our
last
meeting.
We
talked
about
some
of
the
appropriations
processes
at
the
federal
level.
We
wanted
to
update
you
on
what's
been
happening.
B
There
is
a
lot
going
on
at
the
federal
level,
so
those
negotiations
are
moving
as
quickly
as
they
would
in
other
years.
A
package
of
for
appropriations
bills
has
stalled,
but
there
are
nine
mini
packages
moving
forward
and
we
bring
this
to
your
attention
because
a
chance
of
a
shutdown
would
be
is
higher
than
likely
with
the
stalling
of
these
negotiations.
So.
B
As
far
as
the
state
update
the
bonding
tour
journey
continues,
we
will
have
our
first
tour
on
next
Friday
on
November
1st,
and
that
is
with
staff
from
the
governor's
office,
as
well
as
the
Minnesota
Management
and
Budget
Office.
The
House
Capitol
investment
committee
will
conduct
their
metro
tour,
including
our
projects
on
November
12.
We
are
still
waiting
to
hear
from
the
Senate
capital
investment
committee
when
they
intend
to
schedule
their
metro
to
or
so
no
update
on
that.
B
Last
week,
though,
governor
walls
and
the
lieutenant
governor
Flanagan
did
announce
that
they
would
be
embarking
on
their
own
to
her
across
the
state,
which
has
never
actually
been
done
before.
So
we
have
sent
a
letter
inviting
them
to
come
visit.
The
project
proposals
in
Minneapolis
and
we'll
keep
you
updated
to
see
if
they
so
choose
to
convince
us.
I
will
turn
it
over
to
Jean
for
our
next
agenda
item.
A
A
D
C
Chairman
as
you're
aware
that
we
start
getting
ready
for
the
next
session,
maybe
a
month
after
the
old
session
tea
session
ends,
and
we
started
in
June
with
our
liaison
team
policy
liaison
team,
which
consists
of
staff
people
from
all
of
the
city
departments
and
agencies
where
we
spend
the
summer
going
through
what
happened
in
the
prior
session.
Reviewing
what
is
in
our
policies
now
and
also
asking
for
some
new
ideas,
and
today
we
are
going
to
present
some
new
ideas
from
I
think
four
or
five
city
departments.
C
C
E
All
right,
thank
you
for
having
me
mr.
chair
and
committee
members
I'm.
So
thank
you
so
right
now
you
can
bring
your
car
to
any
auto
man
or
any
auto
shop
that
you
like,
because
of
federal
legislation.
That
requires
the
auto
manufacturers
to
release
repair
models
and
to
make
parts
available
for
the
repair
of
your
vehicle.
The
right
to
repair
bill
does
the
same
thing
for
your
electronics
appliances
and
farm
equipment.
E
Right
now
they
are
not
required
to
do
so,
and
many
only
allow
their
products
to
be
repaired
at
an
authorized
retailer,
which
means
that
those
people
have
the
opportunity
to
charge
whatever
price
they
want
and
it
makes
our
residents
potentially
have
to
pay
more
or
instead
of
repairing
an
item
actually
going
to
replace
it
instead
because
it
might
just
be
less
costly
for
them.
So
the
right
to
repair
will
not
only
you
know,
spur
the
potential
for
new
businesses
here
in
Minneapolis
of
small
retailers
wanting
to
make
these
repairs.
E
It
will
hopefully
extend
the
life
span
of
some
of
these
products,
reducing
all
of
the
greenhouse
gas
and
environmental
emissions
related
to
producing
new
and
disposing
of
other
products,
and
hopefully
it
will
keep
our
costs
lower
for
our
residents
to
actually
seek
out
those
repair
services
so
last
year,
right
to
repair
or
nationally.
It's
also
called
the
digital
fair
repair
bill.
It
was
introduced
in
over
20
states,
all
the
way
from
the
East
Coast
out
to
Hawaii,
and
it
came
the
far
the
closest
to
passing
here
in
Minnesota.
E
So
we
are
hoping
public
works
that
the
city
would
like
to
add
this
to
its
legislative
agenda,
to
help
push
it
forward
at
our
state's
level
to
make
these
services
more
available
to
people
in
the
city.
Partners
for
support
include
the
county,
men,
other
cities
and,
of
course,
lots
of
retailers
or
small
businesses
who
may
want
to
start
providing
repair
services,
and
then
opposition
is
really
just
some
manufacturers
who
don't
want
to
release
their
manuals.
On
how
to
fix
their
items
because
it
may
lose
them
some
money
in
the
future,
so
one.
F
B
C
E
C
A
C
G
Thank
You
mr.
Gregory
mr.
chair
committee,
members,
my
name
is
Patrick
taught
him
the
Minneapolis
City
Assessor
I'm
here
to
ask
for
your
support
for
a
technical
change
in
the
Minnesota
statute
that
would
prove,
or
that
would
make
the
local
board
of
Appeal
in
equalization
more
efficient.
So
what
I
recommending
is
that
we
add
language
to
Minnesota
statute,
274
sub
1
C,
which
is
to
eliminate
the
requirement
that
every
local
board
of
every
local
board
application
must
be
read
into
the
board
minutes
one
at
a
time.
G
This
proposal
will
allow
the
Minneapolis
appeal
and
equalization
to
eliminate
and
that
will
allow
the
local
board
of
appeal
on
equal
age
to
receive
and
file
appeal
applications.
The
same
way,
the
county
board
of
the
peel
in
equalization
receives
theirs
and
votes
on
the
packet
of
applications,
one
at
a
time.
The
reason
why
this
is
so
difficult
is
that
we
do
have
1700.
Last
year
we
had
1740
applications
by
the
time
you
read
them
all
in.
We
were
on
pushing
for
hours
worth
of
time,
and
local
board
did
not
appreciate
that
they
couldn't
look
at.
G
The
report
asked
us
questions
pulled
cases
off.
That
report
have
us
discuss
them
and
then
it's
a
packet
make
a
vote
now.
It's
acceptable
at
the
county
level,
but
it's
not
acceptable
at
the
local
level
and
the
reason
for
that
is
because
in
the
statute
it
does
specifically
state
that
the
county
board
can
do
that,
but
it
doesn't
state
that
the
local
board
can
and
the
Department
of
Revenue's
opinion
is
because
it
doesn't
specifically
state
that
they
have
that
right,
that
they
don't
have
that
right.
G
So
we
would
like
to
add
that
clarity
to
the
statute
so
that
at
the
local
board,
when
we're
done
at
the
end
of
the
appeal
process,
we
can
submit
all
change
it
to
the
local
board
and
they
can
vote
at
it
at
one
time.
This
is
supported
by
our
city,
clerk,
Casey
Carl,
and
it's
not
opposed
by
the
Minnesota
Association
of
assessing
officers
and
the
reason
why
they
don't
support.
It
is
because
it
doesn't
impact
anybody
else
in
the
state
we're
only
asking
for
it
to
be
a
Minneapolis
change.
C
C
H
Afternoon
mr.
chair
committee,
members,
my
name
is
Kate
Brannon
and
I
work
in
the
elections
and
voter
Services
Division
of
the
City
Clerk's
office
and
I'm,
bringing
forward
our
proposals.
Today,
I
will
point
out.
We
have
a
number
proposals,
so
please
feel
free
to
ask
questions
as
I
go
or,
if
you'd
like
to
wait
until
the
end.
That's
fine
as
well,
so
we're
essentially
bringing
proposals
that
fall
under
two
umbrellas.
First
is
early
voting
and
second
is
the
charter
amendment
process.
H
The
city
of
Minneapolis
has
long
advocated
for
measures
to
increase
access
to
the
ballot
box
for
all
eligible
voters
and
in
the
city's
2019
platform.
We
specifically
add
advocated
for
flexibility
and
authority
for
cities
to
conduct
alternative
election
related
initiatives,
including,
but
not
limited,
to
expanded
vote
by
mail.
Early
voting
vote,
centers,
bring
choice,
voting
and
uniform
rules
and
regulations
for
ink
choice
voting
the
proposals
we
have
today.
H
We
see
as
expansions
of
these
ideas
and
we
hope
will
improve
voter
service
and
access
to
the
ballot
box
and,
more
importantly,
we
think
that'll
help
increase
our
program
efficiencies
which
will
save
on
cost
and
staff
hours.
These
initiatives
have
all
been
supported
by
the
lake
of
Minnesota
cities
and
we're
part
of
their
previous
legislative
platform,
and
we
believe
they'll
advocate
for
them
going
forward.
And
finally,
we
recognize
that
2020
is
a
presidential
election
cycle
which
is
not
typically
when
election
law
changes
are
made.
H
We
think,
however,
this
is
the
best
time
to
bring
these
proposals
forward,
because
you
have
two
things
happening:
one
increased
voter
participation
and
two
increased
interest
in
elections,
which
means
it'll
be
the
best
time
to
talk
about
these
ideas
and
build
momentum
and
build
partnerships.
The
other
proposal
we
have
is
regarding
the
charter
amendment
process
and
specifically,
instead
of
citizen
petitions.
We
expect
these
changes
will
increase
clarity
and
understanding
for
all
involved
parties.
H
They
have
also
received
support
from
the
lake
of
Minnesota
cities,
and
we
have
actually
discussed
these
ideas
with
the
Secretary
of
State's
office
and
they
are
in
support
of
these
measures.
And
finally,
this
proposal
does
have
high
importance
for
us
because
we
expect
to
receive
a
few
citizen
petitions
before
the
2020
elections.
H
So
in
the
state
of
Minnesota,
voters
have
the
ability
to
cast
their
ballots
up
to
46
days
before
Election
Day,
under
what
is
formally
known
as
no
excuse
absentee
voting
in
most
other
parts
of
the
country.
This
is
known
as
early
voting
because
the
ballots
are
cast
before
Election
Day.
We
are
bringing
forward
for
modifications
and
expansions
to
this
process,
which
are
adoption
and
true
early
voting
clarification
for
early
voting
times
and
locations
ballot
on
demand
and
modifying
service
hours
prior
to
Election
Day.
H
Now,
before
I
go
into
our
first
one,
I'd
like
to
provide
a
little
context
for
what
our
voters
carnac
currently
experience
under
no
excuse
absentee
voting,
regardless
of
whether
a
voter
is
casting
a
ballot
through
mail
or
in
person
on
early
vote
centers,
the
process
starts
with
an
AV
application
once
that
application
is
completed.
Election
officials
then
work
with
the
voter
to
verify
if
the
registration
is
up
to
date.
If
it's
not,
they
then
complete
an
application.
H
H
We
then
do
a
voter
information
verification
process,
and
then
we
put
the
balon
to
storage
for
up
to
thirty
nine
days.
Then
we
enter
something
called
the
direct
balloting
period,
which
begins
seven
days
before
Election
Day,
and
one
of
two
things
will
happen.
If
the
voter
is
in-person
at
early
vote
center,
they
then
have
the
ability
to
put
their
ballot
directly
into
the
tabulator
rather
than
the
series
of
envelopes.
H
What's
important
to
note
about
this
time,
though,
is
that
if
there
are
any
errors
on
the
ballots
that
have
already
come
in
election
officials
only
have
the
next
seven
days
to
work
with
the
voter
to
get
those
errors
corrected,
and
those
could
be
straight
marks
over
votes
issues
like
that,
and
it's
not
always
easy
connect
with
the
voter,
especially
in
cases
where
the
voter
is
out
of
state
in
our
country,
once
the
ballots
are
run
through
the
tabulator.
What
happens
next
is
on
Election
Day.
H
After
the
polls
closed
a
B
results
and
Election
Day
results
are
combined
to
give
you
the
final
results
for
the
election.
So
in
summary,
the
current
process
is
incredibly
tedious.
It's
really
frustrating
and
confusing
for
our
voters
and,
to
put
it
bluntly,
there
are
a
lot
of
hands
that
have
to
touch
these
ballots
before
they
even
get
tabulated,
which
adds
to
our
staff
time
in
hours.
D
You
chair
Johnson:
is
it
possible
for
residents
to
receive
ballots
any
other
way?
Then
we
question
them
by
mail
or
showing
up
at
the
earliest
voting
Center.
For
example,
I
just
had
a
constituent
written
to
me
the
other
day
that
they
picked
up
a
early
voting
ballot
and
with
a
Senior
Center,
which
I'm
not
sure
why
that
would
they
were,
and
they
didn't
know
where
to
send
it
back
to
it.
Mm-Hmm.
H
Chair
based
president
Jenkins
committee
members,
there
are
other
options
that
fall
under
the
vote
by
mail
and
in-person
model.
One
of
them
is
our
health
care
facilities
models,
so
election
officials
will
actually
travel
to
our
health
care
facilities
and
deliver
ballots
to
residents
that
live
in
these
facilities.
H
Minneapolis
has
19,
there's
also
process
known
as
age
and
delivery,
where,
if
you
are
unable
to
make
it
to
the
polls
on
Election,
Day,
typically
for
medical
reasons,
you
can
designate
someone
that
you
know
or
family
member
to
actually
get
that
ballot
from
the
election
office
delivered
to
you
and
then
deliver
it
back
so
I'm
assuming
it
was
one
of
those
two
options
that
they
were
talking
about.
So.
F
H
F
H
F
F
H
So,
as
I
was
saying,
the
current
model
is
very
tedious
and
switching
to
true
early
voting
would
essentially
streamline
the
voter
checking
process,
increase
efficiency
and
decreased
butter
wait
times,
and
it
would
do
it
through
a
number
of
means.
We
would
remove
the
ad
applications
and
ballot
envelopes.
H
The
city
must
hire
an
average
of
20
extra
staff
just
to
support
the
AP
Board
operations.
If
ballots
were
being
tabulated
entire
time.
This
will
greatly
reduce
those
numbers
and
stayed
on
staff
wages.
The
city
would
have
far
less
materials
that
may
be
stored
during
the
and
after
the
election.
And
finally,
we
believed
our
voter
turnout
numbers
support.
The
fact
that
our
voters
prefer
a
true
early
voting
model,
so
what
you
see
on
the
screen
right
now
are
the
numbers
of
votes
cast
at
the
downtown
early
vote
center
in
2018
general
election.
H
H
Next,
we
have
a
proposal
regarding
early
voting
times
and
locations.
In
recent
years
we
have
seen
trans
men,
cities
and
counties
to
really
engage
new
voters.
Increased
turnout
among
historically
disenfranchised
voting
populations,
one
of
the
most
successful
techniques
that
we've
seen
here
in
the
Twin
Cities
metro
is
the
opening
of
additional
early
voting
locations
for
various
lengths
of
time
and
in
Minneapolis.
This
has
been
done
through
four
early
vote
centers
and
the
2016
election
and
the
2018
election
2016.
H
These
sites
were
open
for
the
full
forty
sixth
a
voting
period
and
in
2018
we
had
one
site
open
for
46
days
and
others
open
for
seven
recently,
Ramsey
County
and
st.
Louis
Park
have
also
pursued
these
models
and,
most
recently
piloted
one
day,
pop-up
sites
to
target
low
voter
turnout
areas
like
homeless,
shelters
and
universities
and
apartment
complexes.
As
you
can
see,
with
the
data
on
the
screen,
the
options
are
very
popular
among
our
voters.
H
In
2014,
the
figure
on
the
Left
you'll
see
that
in
person,
early
voting
accounted
for
20%
of
all
votes
cast
before
Election
Day
or
just
2%
of
all
votes
for
that
election
cycle.
By
the
time,
the
2018
election
rolls
around
the
figure
on
the
right.
There
are
two
changes
that
happen.
First,
we
adopt
as
a
state
no
excuse
absentee
voting,
which
means
voters
no
longer
have
to
specify
why
they
want
to
vote
early.
H
The
second
thing
is:
the
city
has
opened
up
three
additional
early
voting
sites
and
you
can
see
between
2014
and
2018
there's
a
dramatic
increase
in
in-person
early
votes
in
the
2018
election.
Our
in-person
voting
accounted
for
59
percent
of
all
early
votes
cast
or
24
12
percent
of
all
votes
cast
for
the
election.
H
Essentially,
all
these
options
that
I
have
mentioned
have
had
to
go
through
lengthy
processes
before
they've
been
implemented,
where
we
get
prior
approval
from
city
and
county
attorneys
on
the
Secretary
of
State's
office
to
make
sure
that
they're
in
reputation
of
election
law
allows
these
options.
Well,
it's
important
to
note,
though,
is
that
not
everyone
holds
these
same
interpretations
of
the
law.
H
There's
some
that
believe
that
early
voting
can
only
happen
if
an
allocation
is
open
for
the
full
46
days
early
voting
period,
and
they
also
believe
that
it
can
only
happen
in
the
city
or
counties
primary
operation
location,
which
is
often
City
Hall
building
such
an
interpretation
greatly
restricts
our
ability
to
adapt.
Our
procedures
for
our
voters
needs
and
puts
huge
financial
burdens
on
a
city
or
county
in
Minneapolis
current
model.
H
Opening
a
46
state
early
voting
site
for
a
low
turnout
election
will
cost
around
200
to
300
thousand
for
supplies,
staff
hours,
building
leases
and
equipment
by
comparison
a
seven
days
site
for
a
low
turnout
election
would
only
be
a
hundred
to
two
hundred
thousand.
It
is
also
important
to
note
that
our
choice
of
an
early
voting
location
dramatically
increases
when
we
are
asking
for
a
smaller
lease
length,
which
is
important
for
more
popular
locations
like
community
centers
and
universities.
H
We
are
therefore
recommending
that
clarification
be
added
to
election
law
about
when
and
where
early
voting
can
happen.
This
will
ensure
that
these
other
interpretations
of
the
law
don't
prevent
cities
and
counties
from
modifying
their
services
to
actually
meet
the
needs
of
their
voters
and
continue
trying
new
options
increase
turnout
among
disenfranchised
populations.
H
This
interpret
adding
this
clarification
would
also
ensure
that
all
security
measures
that
we
expect
on
Election
Day
are
also
adhered
to
in
the
early
voting
locations
in
Minneapolis
this
case.
If
we
are
successful
with
this,
we
hope
that
we
can
continue
to
build
off
of
our
early
vote
Center
model
and
eventually
open
one
day,
pop-up
sites.
H
Our
next
proposal
is
something
known
as
ballot
on
demand.
Minnesota
election
law
states
that
you
must
produce
all
ballots
for
an
election
release
46
days
before
Election
Day,
so
in
Minneapolis
this
case,
that
means
we
have
to
make
a
best
guess
for
how
many
ballots
will
be
needed
during
the
early
voting
period
and
Election
Day
at
134,
precincts
and
all
sites
they'll
be
open.
We
do
this
based
on
recommendations
from
Hennepin,
County,
analyzing,
past
voting
trends
and
trying
to
predict
any
factors
that
will
impact
the
next
election,
such
as
ballot
questions
or
particular
competitive
races.
H
The
chart
on
the
right
here
will
show
recent
Valcke
lining
numbers
and
costs
for
early
voting
periods.
Take
the
2018
general,
a
total
of
165
thousand
ballots
were
produced
to
supply
for
early
vote
centers.
We
spent
around
five
thousand
four
hundred
dollars
to
acquire
them.
In
the
end.
Fifty
two
thousand
three
hundred
thirteen
ballots
were
cast.
What's
important
to
note
that
of
the
number
of
returned
ballots.
This
also
includes
ballots
that
were
produced
by
Hennepin
County,
as
Minneapolis
voters
do
have
the
option
to
vote
in
person
at
Hennepin
County
or
at
Minneapolis.
H
While
this
is
the
great
voter
service,
it
does
pose
a
problem
for
the
city,
in
that
we
have
no
way
of
predicting
where
a
voter
will
go
to
cast
their
ballot.
We
have
to
operate
that
under
the
assumption
that
every
voter
will
come
to
our
location
under
this
current
model.
Minneapolis
must
also
ensure
safe
storage
for
these
blank
ballots
for
over
forty
six
days,
ensure
that
there
are
no
inventory
shortages
and
voters
don't
receive
the
wrong
ballot.
We
recognize
that
election
officials
always
try
their
best
to
provide
great
service,
but
we
are
human.
H
H
If
this
is
successful,
this
would
allow
Minneapolis
to
acquire
something
known
as
about
on-demand
machine-like
Amala
produced
by
es
&
s
on
the
screen.
This
machine
would
have
the
ability
to
generate
quickly
the
exact
paper
ballot
a
voter
needs,
regardless
of
which
precinct
they're
coming
from
and
greatly
reduced
the
risk
of
human
error.
This
would
also
help
Minneapolis
greatly
reduced
cost
by
only
producing
an
exact
number
of
ballots
needed.
H
We
would
also
have
reduced
paper
inventory
that,
when
you'd
be
secured
instead
just
having
this
device
and
an
emergency
supply
of
ballots,
as
is
normal
for
our
emergency
procedures,
for
anyone
who
has
done
tours
of
an
early
voting
locations,
you
know
this
would
save
a
lot
of
space,
which
we
would
greatly
appreciate
before
I
move
on
to
our
final
early
voting
related
proposal,
I
would
like
to
emphasize
one
additional
point.
This
proposal
in
no
way
moves
Minneapolis
or
the
state
away
from
paper-based
elections.
H
Finally,
our
last
early
voting
proposals
regarding
the
service
hours
prior
to
election
day
election
law
currently
dictates
particular
times
that
in
person,
early
voting
must
be
offered
which
includes
the
day
before
the
election,
when
which
means
we
must
be
open
until
5:00
p.m.
and
serve
every
voter
in
line.
That
means
that
there
are
over
200
voters
in
line
at
5:00
p.m.
on
the
day
before
the
election.
They
have
to
be
served
once
every
voter
has
been
served.
Election
officials
then
began
our
reconciliation
process
in
order
to
meet
the
Hennepin
County
7:00
p.m.
H
deadline
at
producing
multiple
reports
on
our
AV
turnout.
The
most
important
of
these
is
the
full
and
accurate
list
of
everyone.
Who's
voted
during
the
early
voting
period.
If
there
are
no
problems,
the
county
then
takes
this
list
to
upload
onto
the
electronic
roster
book
to
let
judges
know
on
Election
Day,
who
is
all
read
and
prevent
double
voting
after
this
process
is
done,
Minneapolis
and
then
has
to
complete
its
own
back
work,
which
can
often
take
a
few
hours
and
isn't
crucial
to
make
sure
that
we're
ready
for
absentee
operations
on
Election
Day.
H
This
process
can
go
until
9:00
and
10:00
p.m.
and
we
often
are
returning
by
5:00
a.m.
so
we're
ready
for
when
the
election
judges
head
out
at
6:00
a.m.
we're
essentially
then
recommending
moving
back
in
person
voting
deadline
to
no
earlier
than
2
p.m.
to
allow
election
officials
more
time
to
actually
complete
the
legally
required
work
and
ensure
less
errors
before
polls
open
on
Election
Day.
Under
the
current
model,
election
officials
are
rushing
to
meet
deadlines,
while
also
trying
to
serve
in-person
voters,
which
puts
incredible
strain
on
our
operations.
H
The
final
thing
that
I'll
say
about
this
is
that
currently
Minneapolis
offers
extended
in-person
service
hours
prior
to
each
election.
In
the
final
two
week
early
voting
period,
we
essentially
are
offering
what
is
more
than
legally
required.
Typically
before
a
general
election,
we
offer
a
minimum
of
50
additional
service
hours
for
voters
to
take
advantage
of.
Therefore,
we
believe
that
this
change
would
not
dramatically
impact
a
voter
service.
H
Our
final
proposal
today
is
regarding
the
charter
amendment
process
under
state
law.
There
are
currently
a
variety
of
methods
to
amend
a
state
charter
which
includes
suits
and
petitions
as
minneapolis
expects
to
receive
a
few
suits
and
petitions
in
advance
of
the
2020
election.
We
are
recommending
the
follow
following
clarifications,
be
added
to
modernize
this
process
and
ensure
all
involved
parties
have
a
clear
understanding
of
the
requirements.
H
First,
we'd
like
to
add
language
that
clarifies
what
a
registered
voter
is,
and
that
would
be
that
they
must
be
an
eligible
voter
in
the
district
where
the
petition
is
being
circulated
at
the
time
the
petition
is
being
verified.
That
last
part
is
often
what
is
not
understood.
So
what
currently
happens?
Is
petitions
come
in
with
signatures
from
residents
who
have
moved
or
changed
their
name
during
that
time
between
them
signing
the
petition
and
us
receiving
it?
H
What
happens
then,
as
those
signatures
don't
qualify,
and
the
petitioner
is
often
confused
why
these
signatures
no
longer
count?
Second
we'd
like
to
ensure
that
petitioners
have
access
to
the
public
information
list
used
to
verify
registered
voters
and
that
the
examination
log
is
available
upon
request
by
any
registered
voter.
This
change,
we
believe,
would
add
more
transparency
to
this
process
and
finally,
mattifying
formatting
requirements
listed
in
Minnesota
rules
so
on
the
screen,
you'll
see
a
comparable
petition
format
which
is
used
in
the
candidate
filing
process.
H
H
A
C
A
I
Chair
johnson
members
of
the
committee,
my
name
is
Jane
two
sons,
I'm
from
the
Finance
and
Property
Services
Thank
You,
Department
and
I
have
two
proposals
for
your
consideration.
The
first
is
the
construction
manager
at
risk
procurement
model.
This
is
a
procurement
model,
that's
currently
in
use
by
state
agencies,
and
it
would
allow
the
city
to
negotiate
upfront
with
a
construction
manager
to
set
a
guaranteed
maximum
price,
and
the
risk
for
the
construction
manager
is
that
any
overages
over
that
guaranteed
maximum
price
would
be
their
responsibility.
I
I
Hiring
goals
with
these
sorts
of
large
projects,
the
city
could
use
it,
go
she
Asian
period
to
set
specific
hiring
goals
in
that
department,
and
it's
notable
that
during
the
Target
Center
renovation,
this
is
exactly
what
we
did.
The
city
got
special
dispensation
from
the
state
in
the
2013
session
to
use
the
construction
manager
at
risk
model,
and
it
was
successful
in
fulfilling
city
goals
that
racial
equity
and
gender
equity
and
the
construction
phase,
and
if
there
are
any
other
questions
about
construction
manager
at
risk,
I
can
take
those
not.
I
The
next
proposal
is
the
downtown
taxing
district,
boundary
study
and
authority.
So,
as
we
all
know,
there's
a
three
percent
downtown
liquor
tax.
J
Good
afternoon,
chair
Johnson
and
committee
members,
I'm
Katie
Topeka,
with
the
seat
pet
housing,
division
and
I
am
bringing
forward
a
proposal
on
behalf
of
both
C
ped
and
regulatory
services,
and
it's
also
supported
by
the
city
attorney's
office
and
we're
referring
to
it
as
a
troubled
building
initiative
and
what
this
proposal
does.
It
provides
another
tool
for
dealing
with
distressed
multifamily
properties
and
it's
really
narrowly
focused
to
buildings
that
are
under
a
tenant
remedies
action,
so
tenant
remedies.
F
J
The
councilmember
shader
as
I
understand
it,
the
the
so
the
court
appoints
the
receiver
under
a
tenant
remedies
action
and
then
the
receiver
would
be
able
to
secure
financing
and
the
the
change
in
the
statute
would
just
designate
that
vfo
receiver
secures
financing.
It
would
have
lien
priority
over
other
liens
and
I.
Don't
know:
okay,
just.
J
A
C
A
Thank
you
and
I
just
want
to
take
a
moment
to
thank
everyone
involved
with
this,
who
really
dug
deep
within
their
departments
and
thinking
about
their
processes
and
all
the
opportunities
available
before
us
issues
to
face
the
city
opportunities
for
efficiency
improvements,
improving
quality
of
service
I
know
it
was
a
lot
of
work.
This
work
began
months
ago,
there's
been
lots
of
vetting
and
discussion
and
review
of
this,
and
so
really
appreciate
all
the
efforts
that
went
into
it
and
I
think
great
presentation
on
all
these
different
proposals
from
the
department's.
A
So
any
further
questions
or
comments
from
committee
members,
not
seeing
any
I'll
go
ahead
and
move
that
we
receive
a
file
that
report
all
in
favor,
please
say
aye.
Those
opposed
motion
carries
and
with
that
we
have
our
final
item
on
for
discussion
today,
which
is
amending
our
legislative
agenda
and
policy
positions
to
add
planning,
pre
design
and
design
funding
for
public
safety,
training
and
wellness
center
to
our
capital
investment
priorities.
Section
we
are
joined
today
by
our
colleague,
councilmember
Palmisano,
welcome,
chair.
K
Johnson
members
of
committee
chief
Arredondo
would
be
here
today,
but
he
is
in
Chicago
on
City
business,
so
I
will
do
my
best,
which
is
not
the
same
as
having
chief
Arredondo.
Here.
Here's
what
he
would
say
he
would
remind
us
that
Minneapolis
has
the
largest
Police
Department
in
the
state,
and
he
would
remind
us
that
training
impacts
everything
we
do
in
law
enforcement.
I
cannot
emphasize
enough
that
we
value
it
and
I
think
it
deserves
our
candidate
ention.
It
impacts
our
hiring
capabilities.
K
K
The
police
department,
through
chief
Arredondo
and
commander
Blackwell,
have
had
preliminary
conversations
with
law
enforcement
agencies
that
serve
our
city
in
different
ways
right.
So
yes,
our
park
board,
but
also
our
County,
the
University
of
Minnesota
metro
transit
and
even
our
Airport
Police
I've
had
the
pleasure
of
working
with
commander
Blackwell
for
over
a
year
now
and
she's,
currently
in
charge
of
training
for
our
whole
Police
Department.
We
feel
ready
to
ask
this
committee
to
formally
add
this
initiative
to
our
legislative
agenda.
So
I'm
gonna
introduce
commander
Buckland
Thank.
L
Thank
You
mr.
chairman
council
members,
I'm
just
gonna,
give
you
an
overview
of
our
current
training
facility.
So
if
you're
not
familiar
with
it,
it
is
the
Special
Operations
Center
it's
located
in
North
Minneapolis
on
the
4100
block
of
Dupont.
Just
so
you
have
an
overview.
We
do
have
a
fenced-in
parking
area
and
then
we
take
up
parking
in
this
residential
area
surrounding
the
special
operation
center
our
facility.
We
have
14
specialty
units
within
our
facility,
as
well
as
our
training
division.
L
L
They
helped
us
with
some
overflow
parking
when
we
when
we're
having
congestion
issues
inside
our
facility,
we
have
four
classrooms
and
one
computer
lab,
as
well
as
a
couple
conference
rooms,
and
then
we
have
two
multi-purpose
gyms
that
we
use
we're
very
busy
training
division
in
2018
we
delivered
25
just
over
2,500
training.
We
anticipate
that
and
this
year
by
the
end
of
the
year,
that
will
exceed
2,700
hours
and
basically
due
to
technology,
advancements
and
training,
advancements
in
our
leadership
and
professional
development
programs.
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So
just
our
staff.
At
our
facility
alone,
we
have
124
assigned
staff
at
the
Special
Operations
centers,
and
that
includes
a
some
of
our
training
staff.
Some
of
our
training
staff
is
off-site
at
a
different
location
because
we
can't
have
there.
We
don't
the
capacity
to
have
a
range
at
this
facility,
and
then
we
have
additional
community
service
officers.
Explorers
civilians,
soaring
officers
and
then
part-time
trainers
on
any
given
day.
We
have
more
than
290
officers
are
sworn
serve.
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Civilians
at
our
facility,
and
this
doesn't
include
the
upwards
of
80
to
100
kids
associated
with
the
Police
Athletic
program.
That
is
also
out
of
our
facility.
We
train
over
1,400
civilians
and
sworn
from
the
Minneapolis
Police
Department
and
the
Minneapolis
Park
Police,
as
well
as
just
in
the
past
two
years.
We've
posted
or
put
on
training
for
over
55
agencies
outside
our
city.
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Some
of
our
challenges
is
the
age
factor
of
our
building.
There's
a
rising
maintenance
cost
we're
constantly
repairing
things.
We
have
old
HVAC
system
and
poor
air
quality
there.
The
drinking
water
is
contaminated
due
to
the
piping,
so
we
bring
in
our
own
water,
the
mold
and
water
damage
issues.
We
have
consistent
issues
with
leaky,
roofs
and
water,
damaging
our
ceiling
and
our
equipment.
The
biggest
thing
is
our
we're
highly
competitive
for
our
space
and
training
areas.
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In
the
past
two
years
we
had
to
go
off-site
for
training
to
denote
space
or
not
large
enough
space.
25
times
we
look
for
places
within
the
metro
for
different
classroom
space
and
145
times.
We
look
for
ranges
and
bigger
space
to
do
our
training
we
generally
like
to
be
within
Minneapolis.
Sometimes
we
go
over
the
emergency
operation
training
facility
and
get
bounced
out
of
there
too,
because
of
their
training
space,
but
there's
locations
that
are
not
always
close
to
the
vicinity
of
Minneapolis
that
we
go
to
for
the
capabilities
that
we
need.
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Camp
Ripley
alone
is
110
one
way:
Dakota
County
Technical,
College's
30
miles
for
us.
We've
used
Boston
Scientific,
that's
15
miles
away
and
then
as
well
as
Forest
Lake
sports
pen
clubs,
that
we
use
a
lot
as
30
miles
away
as
well
one
of
our
viously
due
to
that
because
of
our
multiple
units
that
we
share
space
with
in
our
in
our
facility
and
then
just
with
the
part
of
our
training
staff
off-site
and
in
different
locations.
It's
a
challenge
with
oversight,
communication
and
collaboration
at
times,
but
the
building
itself
has
its
very
challenge.
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To
really
keep
up
with.
Our
technology
needs
the
power
that
we
need
and
the
internet
needs
and
cell
cell
service
is
intermittent
throughout
our
building
and
then
we're
competing
with
the
residential
area.
The
livability
needs
of
the
neighborhood
they
have
when
we
have
a
lot
of
training
all
the
time.
It's
a
high
volume
of
traffic
and
then
noise
from
training
and
as
well
as
all
the
parking,
especially
when
it's
snowing
outside
or
we
have
evening
training.
When
people
come
home
from
work
overall
outdoor
training,
we
try
to
keep
at
a
minimum
outdoors.
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Because
of
this,
we
don't
want
to
disrupt
the
community
members
and
then
obviously
winter
is
a.
Is
an
impact
when
we
try
to
go
on
tours
and
then
one
of
the
biggest
issues
that
we
were
challenges,
I
should
say
we
have
is
our
current
facility
doesn't
have
doesn't
allow
for
the
realism
of
reality,
based
scenario,
training
and,
basically
reality
based
training
is
designed
to
put
our
officers
in
the
most
realistic
scenario
as
possible.
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K
Council,
vice-president
members
of
committee,
we
has
there
are
some
ideas
of
potential
additional
sites.
Some
of
this
would
be
with
our
interest
diction
apart
neurs,
some
of
which
might
be
near
the
airport,
but
we
don't
want
to
go
in
with
just
one
site
selected.
Rather,
we
want
to
come
up
with
criteria
that
would
work
for
a
facility.
This
proposal
would
be
for
a
certain
amount
of
planning
money
to
be
able
to
come
up
with
a
plan.
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One
of
the
critical
elements
of
this
plan
would,
it
would
be
if
this
is,
it
would
be
in
a
space
that
would
facilitate
having
a
gun
range,
that
it
would
facilitate
a
space
that
would
be
regionally
accessible
to
other
law
enforcement
agencies
across
our
state,
and
a
third
would
be
that
it
doesn't
impact
a
community.
The
way
that
this
that
using
this
elementary
school
does
currently
in
North
Minneapolis.
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A
You
know
that's
pretty
wide
range,
that's
great!
Yes,
thank
you.
Additional
questions
or
comments
from
community
members.
I
just
say
that
I
appreciate
the
need
here.
I
can
see,
even
in
my
own
ward,
where
the
fire
department
uses
one
of
our
stations
is
a
one-off
training
space
and
really
it's
inadequate
for
both
our
firefighters
and
then
as
well.
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The
impacts
to
nearby
residents
and
I
think
we've
seen
this
kind
of
play
out
with
whether
it's
our
Public
Services
Building,
or
whether
with
our
water
department
and
and
some
of
their
facilities,
where
we
have
these
problems
with
aging
building
infrastructure
and
really
an
opportunity
to
do
better
by
our
employees
and
be
more
effective
in
the
work
we're
doing
so.
With
that
I'm
happy
to
move
this
item
forward,
amending
our
legislative
agenda
and
policy
positions
to
add
this
and
I
will
see
if
any
committee
members
have
any
other
questions
or
comments.