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Minneapolis Economic Development & Regulatory Services Committee Meeting
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A
Good
afternoon
welcome
to
the
regularly
scheduled
meeting
of
the
economic
development
and
regulatory
services
for
today,
which
is
June,
25th
I've,
been
joined
by
a
quorum
of
the
committee,
including
council
members,
Cano,
Fletcher
and
Ellison,
and
we
should
be
joined
by
other
members
shortly.
We
have
a
very
brief
consent
agenda
consisting
of
item
4,
which
is
the
liquor
license
approvals.
There's
a
lot
of
them.
A
A
The
subject
matter
of
dealing
with
rental
license
reinstatement
requirements,
item
14
as
a
referral
to
staff,
also,
which
is
the
short-term
rental
ordinance
changes
with
that
I'll
move
the
consent
agenda.
Are
there
any
items?
Anyone
would
like
to
pull
for
discussion,
seeing
none
all
in
favor
signify
by
saying
aye
any
opposed.
Those
items
are
approved.
We'll
then
move
to
item
number
1
with
the
appointment
of
the
director
of
regulatory
services.
I'll
note
we've
been
joined
by
the
mayor.
Welcome
thank
you
for
being
here
today.
A
B
You,
madam
chair,
it's
an
honor
to
be
back
in
your
committee
and
yes,
I
would
like
to
speak
briefly
on
the
topic
of
the
appointment
of
Miss
Kim
color
Kim
is
Miss.
Keller
is
no
stranger
to
City
Hall.
She
has
held
a
variety
of
different
positions
in
a
variety
of
different
departments,
from
a
senior
policy
aide
to
two
different
council
members
to
an
assistant
to
the
director
and
a
reg
services.
B
But
third,
you
know
you
really
see
how
a
leader
is
transformed
when,
in
the
case
of
miss
Keller,
she
was
kind
of
acquired
too,
because
the
old
department
had
left
and
she
suddenly
stepped
into
this
new
role,
and
she
did
it
with
with
class
and
style
and
encountered
some
very
difficult
scenarios,
while
bringing
a
whole
lot
of
different
partners
together.
That
is
a
it
is
a
you
know.
B
Regulatory
services
is
a
difficult
department
to
run
just
given
the
variety
of
different
stakeholders
and
given
the
variety
of
different
aspects
that
you
need
to
handle,
but
I've
watched
and.and.
She
has
done
the
job
with
excellence
and
I'm
very
proud
to
put
her
name
forward
and
I.
Do
ask
for
your
support.
Thank
you.
Thank.
A
You
and
thank
you
for
being
here
today,
we'll
then
open
the
public
hearing,
if
that's
okay,
on
item
number
1,
which
is
the
appointment
by
the
executive
committee,
which
has
been
forwarded
to
us
for
Kim
Keller
to
be
appointed
to
the
director
of
regulatory
services.
Is
there
anyone
here
to
speak
to
this
issue?
I
note
that
there
were
three
people
who
have
signed
up
in
advance
and
I
would
invite
you
come
up
and
speak
now.
I,
don't
need
to
call
out
your
names,
you
know
who
you
are.
C
A
C
D
Good
afternoon
good
afternoon,
madam
chair
and
council
members,
my
name
is
Joey
Dobson
I'm,
an
attorney
at
bid
Minnesota
legal
aid.
We
provide
free
legal
services
to
help
Minnesota's
most
vulnerable
residents,
gain
access
to
their
basic
rights
of
safety,
shelter,
food
health
care
and
education.
We
represent
our
clients
and
housing,
family
immigration,
public
benefits
and
other
matters.
Each
year
our
Minneapolis
office
represents
over
3,000,
low-income
tenants
and
in
in
Hennepin
County
housing
cases.
In
a
majority
of
our
cases,
our
tenants,
our
clients
report
serious
problems
with
the
conditions
of
their
rental
property
with
their
homes.
D
We
work
to
enforce
our
clients
rights
to
live
in
healthy,
safe
code,
rental
housing
because
of
the
troublingly
tight
rental
market
right
now
and
other
barriers
that
our
clients
face
to
holding
their
landlords
accountable.
In
some
cases,
many
of
the
people
we
represent
live
in
homes
that
are
infested
with
bedbugs
rodents.
They
have
mold
and
lead
hazards,
dangerous
temperature
regulation
that
can
trigger
life-threatening
health
emergencies,
the
housing
and
fire
inspections.
Division
of
the
city's
regulatory
Services
Department
has
a
critical
role
to
play
in
keeping
our
neighbors
in
healthy,
safe
homes.
D
We
appreciate
the
important
work
that
the
city
staff
do
to
regulate
rental
licensing
and
enforcing
the
housing
maintenance
code.
We're
particularly
encouraged
at
this
time
by
the
positive
direction
that
the
department
is
going
in
recent
months,
we've
worked
closely
with
department,
leadership
and
staff
to
better
meet
the
needs
of
tenants
living
in
substandard
housing.
D
Active
enforcement
of
the
housing
meetin's
code
participation
in
conversations
prioritizing
the
code
violations
that
affect
the
health
and
safety
of
our
clients,
and
just
briefly,
I'd
like
to
share
a
recent
example.
If
I
may,
a
few
Fridays
ago,
leading
into
a
weekend
where,
with
90
degree
days,
forecast
a
tenant
in
a
downtown
building
here,
downtown
called
us
letting
him
know
that
their
air
conditioning
wasn't
working
in
their
building
and
is
the
kind
of
building
downtown
where
the
windows
don't
open.
D
D
We
notified
the
housing
inspections
division
that
afternoon
and
the
interim
director
housing
inspections
director,
fire
inspection
staff
took
immediate
action
to
make
sure
that
that
air-conditioning
problem
got
fixed
that
evening.
The
Friday
evening,
thanks
to
the
prompt
response
of
this
department,
22
House,
were
kept
safe
on
that
dangerously
hot
weekend.
D
So
I've
had
the
pleasure
of
meeting
with
interim
director
Keller
and
the
number
of
occasions
and
I'm
encouraged
and
inspired
by
her
approach
to
leadership
from
what
I've
seen
she's
thoughtful
creative
problem,
solver
a
leader
who
builds
relationships
and
commands
respect
and,
most
importantly,
fire
work
clearly
prioritized.
As
the
mayor
mentioned,
the
lived
experience
of
the
tenants
living
in
rental
properties
here
in
Minneapolis,
mid
minnesota
legal
aid
looks
forward
to
continuing
collaboration
with
Miss
Keller,
and
we
expect
her
leadership
to
continue
benefiting
the
well-being
of
Minneapolis
residents.
Thank.
E
F
Good
afternoon
Thank
You
chair
good
members
of
those
the
committee
for
the
opportunity
to
speak
today.
It's
happy
to
be
back
in
Minneapolis
City
Hall,
to
support
the
nomination
of
miss
Kim
color
for
the
director
of
regulatory
services.
My
name
is
you.
Mention
is
J
Strobel
I'm,
currently
the
city
manager
of
Brooklyn
Park,
but
previously
that
worked
for
the
seamy
Annapolis
for
ten
years,
between
2005
and
2015,
largely
in
the
city
coordinators
office
and
the
last
three-plus
you're,
serving
as
the
deputy
city
coordinator.
F
In
my
opinion,
there
are
three
critical
attributes
to
be
successful
in
the
role
of
director
of
regulatory
services,
all
three
of
which
miss
Keller
possesses.
First,
the
ability
to
understand
and
navigate
the
politics
within
city
hall
and
the
broader
Minneapolis
community,
miss
Keller's,
13-year
career
in
Minneapolis
and
specifically
in
her
roles
as
a
policy
aide
with
councilmember
Remington
her
operations
and
engagement,
director
position
in
regulatory
services
and
now
serving
as
interim
director
your
regulatory
services
sentence.
Last
November.
F
All
three
of
those
roles
have
prepared
her
to
successfully
form
the
partnerships,
both
within
and
outside
of
City
Hall,
to
advance
policy
reforms
and
make
critical
programmatic
changes.
Second,
having
the
skills,
knowledge
and
temperament
to
professionally
manage
an
organization
of
nearly
200
employees
in
nearly
25
a
budget
of
nearly
twenty
five
million
dollars.
F
The
director
is
often
faced
with
competing
interests
miss,
but
miss
Keller
has
demonstrated
the
nimbleness
to
operationalize
key
city
goals
such
as
addressing
equity
in
improving
operations
and
policies,
and,
finally,
third,
while
in
a
much
better
place
today,
this
department
has
had
a
history
of
being
in
a
very
challenging
work
environment
for
its
employees.
Miss
Keller
has
been
instrumental
in
working
with
me,
miss
rivera
van
der
Meyde
and
mr.
sharkman,
and
now
as
the
leader
of
the
organization,
to
develop
a
supportive
and
positive
workplace
environment
for
the
employees.
F
The
leader
of
this
organization
says
the
tone
for
the
organization
in
Miss.
Keller
is
the
perfect
fit
for
regulatory
services
to
form
that
important
bond
between
leader
and
employee,
that
is
most
likely
to
yield
excellence
and
service,
extraordinary
results
for
the
community
and
a
great
workplace
culture
so
again,
I.
Thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
speak
today
and
I
enthusiastically
support
this,
the
appointment
of
Miss
Keller
to
be
the
next
director
of
revelatory
services.
Thank
you.
Thank.
A
G
G
Today's
metro
section
is
another
reminder
of
the
challenges
facing
a
majority
renter
city
in
ensuring
that
all
of
our
rental
homes
are
healthy
and
safe.
The
payout
to
tenants
is
worthy
of
celebration,
but
the
lawsuit
and
organizing
behind
it
serve
to
illustrate
the
limited
capacity
of
city
government
to
keep
tabs
on
25,000
licensed
rental
homes
and
the
need
for
a
rental
regulatory
Services,
Director
that
collaborates
internally
and
externally
to
accomplish
more
with
finite
resources.
G
Kim's
predecessor
worked
with
the
Minneapolis
Health
Department
legal
aid,
family
housing
fund
and
others
to
invest
in
new
renter
centered
approaches
to
rental
housing
inspections
and
rep.
Kim
has
been
working
with
an
even
larger
group
of
stakeholders
on
a
consultant,
LED
redesign
of
the
inspection
system
with
recommendations
due
later
this
year.
G
The
council's
adoption
of
a
renter
first
policy
is
another
step
in
the
right
direction.
That
policy
puts
a
spotlight
exactly
where
impacted
renters
like
Vanessa
del
Campo
and
Chloe
Jackson
and
Natasha
Villanueva,
say
it
is
needed,
helping
our
most
vulnerable
renters
to
protect
themselves
and
their
children
from
the
mold
lead-based
paint,
infestations,
radon
and
substandard
management.
That
is
present
in
too
many
rental
homes
in
neighborhoods
in
Minneapolis.
G
Small
owners
of
25
or
fewer
units
who
want
to
do
a
better
job
on
management,
maintenance
and
fair
housing,
but
need
more
training
and
ongoing
support
in
ways
that
we
can
collaborate
to
make
that
happen.
So
I'm
here
to
support
Kim's
candidacy,
because
Kim
has
the
experience,
vision
and
collaborative
leadership
needed
to
make
the
sort
of
bold
structural
change
that
will
truly
implement
the
City
Council's
vision
for
a
city
government
that
puts
renters
first.
Thank.
H
H
How
do
we
make
sure
that
we
are
doing
right
by
tenants
and
not
just
displacing
them,
while
also
making
sure
that
we're
holding
landlords
accountable,
I
think
that's
what
what
it
means
to
have
a
people
centered
approach
that
isn't
just
structure,
centered
right,
I,
think
that
Kim
is
it?
Has
that
spirit
I
also
had
a
lot
of
it
was.
H
It
was
very
good
to
collaborate
with
with
Kim
on
the
on
the
rena
first
policy,
and
I've
also
seen
how
interim
director
keller
collaborates
in
and
props
up
the
work
of
her
staff
and
and
and
I
think
it's
really
important
a
lot
of
the
work,
a
lot
of
the
language
and
a
lot
of
the
spirit
that
came
from
the
runner.
First
policy
came
out
of
work
that
reg
services
with
water
already
doing,
with
the
intent
voices
project
and
so
on.
I
Thank
You,
chair
Goodman
I
also
want
to
speak
in
support.
I've
had
a
very
good
experience,
working
with
Kim,
Keller
and
I
think
that
this
is
a
position,
that's
really
challenging
it's
one
that
really
needs
to
be
done
fairly
and
steadily,
and
compassionately
and
I
think
setting
the
tone
for
our
city
to
really
the
you
know
in
a
lot
of
cases.
I
This
is
the
interaction
somebody
has
with
our
city
and
it's
how
they
decide
whether
they're
having
a
good
or
a
bad
experience
or
whether
they
think
our
city
treats
them
fairly
and
I
have
seen
some
very
good
progress
in
this
department.
It
feels
like
particularly
some
some
tenants
that
have
had
some
good
interactions
where
they've
gotten
some
some
help,
but
I
really
appreciated
that
and
we
have
some
real
challenges
in
front
of
us.
A
So
seeing
no
further
comments,
I'm
gonna,
move
approval.
I
just
want
to
make
a
couple
of
comments.
Myself,
I'm
try
not
to
get
emotional
about
it.
I've
worked
with
you
Kim
for
more
than
10
years
and
I
guess
what
I
want
to
say
about
today,
for
you
is
I'm
just
so
proud
of
you,
because
you
represent
for
a
lot
of
women
in
the
city,
what
it
means
to
work
up
through
the
system
and
make
it
to
the
top
and
I
think
that's
hugely
important.
A
There
isn't
anyone
outside
the
system
who
could
do
this
job
better
than
you
and
I
am
really
excited
for
you,
because
I
think
that
you
represent
what
this
council
stands
for
as
it
pertains
to
putting
people
first,
I
have
worked
with
six
directors
of
regulatory
service,
I
counted
them.
All.
I
was
sitting
here
over
the
time
that
I've
been
here,
and
we
have
moved
from
a
regulator,
approach
towards
a
people,
approach
and
I.
A
Think
your
appointment
today
is
the
combination
of
that
work
to
move
towards
someone
who
works
both
internally
and
empowers
the
people
they
work
with,
but
also
works
externally,
to
be
able
to
bring
people
in
to
understand
what
what
the
city
needs
to
face
and
to
ask
them
to
participate
with
you
in
those
solutions.
You
are
a
change
agent,
you
are
results
oriented
you
are
transparent.
You
are
a
great
pick
for
this
position
and
most
of
all,
I
am
honored
to
be
able
to
work
with
you.
We
have
not
had
it
just
to
be
fair.
A
We
did
not
have
a
chance
to
talk
about
this
in
advance.
She
never
brought
it
up
to
me
during
this
process
as
the
chair,
this
is
the
person
other
than
mr.
Frank.
That
I
would
work
with
the
most
and
I
really
feel
super
positive
about
the
city
because
of
this
appointment,
I'm
proud
for
the
city
that
the
mayor
appointed
you
and
proud
to
be
able
to
chair
this
meeting
today
in
recognition
of
the
kind
of
leader
that
you
will
be
the
kind
of
leader
that
this
council
is
looking
for
on
these
very
important
issues.
A
Congratulations
to
you.
Are
there
further
comments
or
questions,
we're
going
to
take
a
vote
and
then
we're
gonna
ask
miss
color
if
she
wants
to
say
something:
if
that's:
okay,
all
in
favor
signify
by
saying
aye,
any
opposed
that
is
unanimously
approved
and
we'd,
ask
miss
Keller
to
come,
say
a
few
words.
I
know
it's
a
little
different
than
all
of
the
other
reports
that
you
make
in
front
of
the
committee,
but
I'm
sure
everyone
in
the
room
or
anyone
watching
might
want
to
hear
your
thoughts.
J
Thank
You
mayor
Frye,
thank
you
for
this
trust
and
this
opportunity
I'm
honored
I'm
humbled.
Madam
chair,
you
made
me
tear
up
a
little
bit
committee
members.
Thank
you
for
allowing
me
to
speak
with
you
today.
I
am
proud
to
work
in
regulatory
services
with
staff
who
are
engaged
in
and
committed
to
their
work
to
each
other
to
the
people
they
serve.
As
you
know,
through
this,
through
some
of
the
testimony
today,
I
started
my
journey
in
the
city.
J
As
a
council,
aide
I
had
been
doing
restorative
justice
work
and
was
recruited
to
move
from
the
private
set
or
the
profit
sector
into
the
public
sector
and
I
knew
I
was
hooked.
When
your
predecessors
can
you,
madam
chair
and
co-authored
by
you,
councilmember
Gordon,
closed
a
loophole
that
had
allowed
problem
landlords
to
financially
benefit
by
not
providing
heat
in
the
winter.
J
Remember
that
I
worked
doggedly
on
that
change
and
the
fulfillment
that
I
felt,
knowing
that
my
actions
were
going
to
lead
to
safer
conditions
for
precariously
housed
residents
and
told
me
in
the
public
service
was
to
be
my
life's
vocation.
This
memory
has
been
with
me
often
over
these
past
several
months
and
I
find
it
full
circle
to
have
the
privilege
of
leading
the
department
that
even
our
you
decade
ago,
I
knew
was
a
critical
instrument
for
equity
and
safety.
J
The
work
of
regulatory
services
is
often
private
and
sensitive
in
nature.
We
are
in
people's
homes,
we
are
examining
their
cars,
we're
talking
about
their
pets
and
their
businesses.
The
work
has
not
changed,
but
how
we
do
it
has.
When
I
first
joined
the
department
in
2012,
it
felt
like
a
very
different
place
than
it
does
today.
The
department
had
weathered
leadership
challenges
and
its
focus
was
centered.
On
enforcement.
J
Returning
in
2016
I
could
feel
the
shift
culturally
and
through
an
organizational
focus
on
education,
and
today,
I
stand
before
you
ready
to
continue
this
arc
toward
equity.
With
an
intentional
emphasis
on
engagement,
this
doesn't
mean
that
we
don't
still
in
force
or
that
we
don't
still
educate.
It
means
that
we
have
all
three
strategies
at
our
disposal
and
we
can
apply
the
appropriate
strategy
to
the
appropriate
situation.
J
My
vision
for
regulatory
services
is
fourfold
first
to
have
a
code
that
is
reflective
of
our
values
and
puts
the
needs
and
safety
of
people's
and
people
in
pets.
First.
Second,
to
organize
our
work
in
ways
that
are
both
efficient
and
effective,
with
the
data
informed
and
proactive
programming
there
to
have
well-established
pathways
for
team
members
to
develop
and
to
advance
and
finally,
to
ensure
that
our
staff
are
reflective
of
our
communities
and
are
fully
prepared
to
engage.
Great
progress
has
been
made
on
all
of
these
goals
in
the
past
months
through
policy
changes.
J
Active
studies
that
you've
heard
about
a
multiple
of
our
divisions
are
career
pathways
programming
and
every
single
regulatory
services,
employee,
completing
a
cultural
agility
development
plan
as
part
of
their
performance
review,
these
accomplishments
and
the
ones
that
will
follow,
build
upon
past
work
and
past
successes,
so
that
we
are
fully
prioritizing
safety,
health
and
dignity
in
our
work.
I'm
proud
to
have
made
my
way
through
the
city
over
these
past
years,
utilizing
both
career
ladders
and
lattices
as
I've
gone
and
prepared
myself
to
lead
with
your
support.
J
K
Good
afternoon
good
afternoon,
thank
you,
madam
chair
and
councilmembers.
My
name
is
Michelle
her
vet
and
I'm
a
lead
licensed
inspector
assigned
to
the
first
Precinct
by
presenting
an
application
from
grace
provisions
and
libations
owned
by
FWD
Gray's
LLC.
In
the
absence
of
area
inspector,
christina
ste,
ster
grace
provisions
and
libations
is
located
at
five
twenty
fourth
Street
north
in
the
Third
Ward.
The
applicant
is
requesting
an
on
sale,
liquor
with
Sunday
sales
and
limited
entertainment.
License
they've
applied
for
a
two
am
license
and
are
requesting
the
following
hours:
Sunday
through
Thursday
7
a.m.
K
K
They
have
indoor
seating
for
172
patrons
and
outdoor
seating
for
164
patrons
total
on
June
4th
2000
1955
public
hearing
notices
were
sent
to
residents
and
property
owners
within
450
feet
of
the
premises.
Multi-Unit
buildings
were
posted.
Notices
were
also
sent
to
the
North
Loop
neighborhood
association,
the
warehouse
district
business
association
and
councilmember
Fletcher.
We
have
received
14
comments
from
the
community.
One
of
the
concerns
was
that
live
entertainment
would
be
held
in
the
outdoor
patio
until
2
a.m.
K
each
concern
was
responded
to
by
the
area
inspector
christine
st
start,
explaining
the
restriction
on
live
energy
and
on
outdoor
patios.
It's
not
allowed
and
the
other
concern
is
addressed
by
the
community
or
the
other
concern
addressed
by
the
community.
It
was
the
proposed
hours
of
operation.
The
licensee
has
been
made
aware
of
the
surrounding
communities
concerns
and
is
willing
to
address
those
concerns.
A
You
mr.
Arbit,
for
your
report,
are
there
any
questions
for
staff,
seeing
none
we'll
open
the
public
hearing
on
item
number
2,
which
is
an
on
sale,
liquor
license
with
Sunday
sales
and
limited
entertainment
for
Gray's
provisions?
Is
there
anyone
here
to
speak
to
this
issue?
Please
step
up
in
the
state,
your
name
and
address
for
the
record.
L
Hello,
I'm
David
O'hara
I'm
at
345,
sixth
Avenue
North
I'm
in
Bookman
stacks,
so
I
look
directly
upon
grace,
I'm
glad
that
they've
adjusted
their
hours.
However,
I
still
think
that
they
are
later
than
they
should
be.
If
you
look
at
the
places
in
the
immediate
area
such
as
modest
and
first
draft
and
Darby's,
nobody
is
open
later
than
1
p.m.
1
a.m.
even
on
the
weekend,
and
most
places
Monday
through
Thursday
are
closing
at
11
p.m.
or
no
later
than
midnight,
and
so
I
ask
that
they
consider
closing
at
11
p.m.
L
M
Live
at
525,
North
third
Street
on
I
live
down
north
in
for
15
years,
I've
seen
a
lot
of
changes,
the
difference
that
the
baseball
field
made
and
there
have
been
some
concerns
in
the
area
but
also
part
of
the
reason
I
enjoy
the
north
I-
did
also
do
some
research
on
the
areas
around
us
cuz.
These,
for
example,
is
open
til
one
o'clock,
the
loop
is
open,
till
2:00,
snack
shack
is
only
open,
till
1:00
on
Fridays
and
Saturdays
the
rest
of
time.
M
It's
mid
some
good
night
dart
bzz
11:30,
with
12
on
the
weekends
and
first
draft.
This
closes
at
10:00
and
that's
right
across
the
street.
There
gets
to
be
a
lot
of
especially
Washington.
A
lot
of
congestion
and
I
know:
you're
fixing
the
streets
down
there
to
help
with
the
pedestrians.
That's
good,
but
I
really
don't
see
it
necessary
these
people.
These
people
want
to
be
open.
Till
2:00
a.m.
I,
don't
see
the
reasons
behind
it.
M
A
N
Thank
you,
madam
chair
Rick,
Chrysler
345,
sixth
Avenue
North
I
am
booking
Stax
as
well
for
full
disclosure
I'm
a
public
works
member
should
I
know
most
of
these
members
very
well
councilmember
Fletcher.
Thank
you.
I
am
on
the
board
of
The
Bookman
stacks
Association
and
on
the
board
of
The
Bookman
Master
Association,
which
includes
the
lofts,
the
stacks
and
the
commercial
property.
So
I've
been
in
this
process
since
day,
one
when
the
developer
came
to
to
us
to
pitch
his
idea.
N
I'm.
All
in
for
this
of
this
development,
we've
had
a
certain
number
of
issues
based
on
the
initial
site
plan
approval
changes
that
have
been
made
that
have
caused
some
consternation
with
us
that
we
were
maybe
not
told
of
all
of
the
plans
coming
up
front.
We've
had
the
garbage
thing
from
the
original
site
plan
moved
to
the
back
of
the
building,
which
I
look
directly
at
I'm
110
feet
from
building
to
building.
N
The
I
think
the
biggest
part
here
now
and
again,
I'm
I've
gone
to
bat
for
him
a
couple
times
with
some
actually
door,
knocking
to
get
a
petition
signed
to
change
our
ordinance
to
have
them
move
some
of
this
stuff
onto
the
property
again
I,
just
I,
don't
think
everything
has
been
always
up
front
on
exactly
what
the
plan
was.
We
never
heard
2
a.m.
more
than
a
year
ago,
when
they
came
to
us
so
literally
and
I
don't
know.
If
this
it's
a
little.
N
To
see
so
literally
in
our
graphic
sing,
my
condo
is
right
here
and
again
right
to
the
back
of
their
building
is
110
feet.
They
do
have
a
wraparound
above-ground
patio.
They
also
have
patio
down
below
under
the
stairways
that
will
have
not
maybe
a
live
music
or
anything
that
might
but
the
later
some
of
these
establishments
they
open
the
crowd,
gets
a
little
rowdy
err
and
stuff.
This
is
literally
a
hundred
feet
from
my
bedroom
window.
I,
don't
I
like
the
nightlife.
N
That's
why
I'm
in
downtown
I
work,
downtown
I,
love
this
place,
but
to
be
expected
to
have
to
listen
to
the
people
on
that
patio,
at
2:00
a.m.
on
Friday
and
Saturday
nights
again,
I
go
through
all
the
other
thing.
I
did
my
research
to
on
all
the
other
bars
and
restaurants
in
the
area,
and
none
of
them
stay
open.
That
late
I
know
a
lot
of
them
on
Washington.
N
Do
it's
a
little
bit
lively
over
there
I
originally
moved
downtown
I
lived
on
Washington,
and
that
was
one
of
the
things
to
get
me
off
a
little
bit.
This
is
a
little
bit
more
residential.
It's
still
in
the
North
Loop,
a
very
vibrant
area.
I
want
this
project
to
go
through.
I
know
it's
going
to
go
through
I.
Just
think
we
have
to
take
into
the
consideration.
N
There's
a
total
of
about
110
units
in
these
two
buildings.
I
can
hear
Darby's
music
at
night,
but
they're
done
at
10:00.
I
can
hear
shut
up
and
rap
modest
through
the
building,
but
they're
done
at
ten
fold.
Them
I
hear
that
music
they're
done
pretty
early
I,
don't
want
anything
past
10
o'clock,
that's
out
there
and
again
I
think
that
the
music
and
stuff
you
can
regulate
pretty
good.
It's
just
the
activity.
N
A
L
A
E
So
we
designed
the
facility
around
six
chefs
and
a
cafe
and
a
workspace
as
far
as
the
the
bar
area
and
the
seating
within
it
in
the
outdoor
seating.
You
know
I
also
feel
with
you
know,
craft
cocktails
and
the
like
dynamic
beer
scene
that
you
guys
have
in
Minneapolis.
That's
also
a
layer
of
what
we
view
is
food
and
beverage
of
FMB,
and
so,
when
we
design
the
facility.
Well,
this
special.
E
This
this
is
a
picture
I
took
earlier
today.
Actually
and
obviously
we
did
a
ground-up
build,
and
so
we
were
cognizant
of
the
the
people
in
the
area,
and
so
we
kind
of
designed
everything
to
face
away
from
away
from
the
lofts
and
more
gravitating
in
this
direction,
and
you
know:
I
had
the
opportunity
in
my
time
here,
to
meet
with
people
and
hopefully
work
towards
a
concession
that
makes
everybody
happy.
E
We
own
and
operate
14
different
places,
Breckenridge
Colorado,
we're
doing
a
project
in
Chicago
and
Columbus,
Cleveland
and
I
nobody's
met
me
so
I
don't
expect
anybody
to
just
trust
me
blindly,
but
we've
been
an
asset
to
the
community
everywhere.
We've
went
because
our
philosophy
is,
if
we
don't
have
the
support
of
the
community
in
our
various
projects,
we're
not
going
to
survive
long
term,
and
so
you
know
this
is
why
I
flew
in
for
this
meeting,
because
I
felt
it
was
important
to
meet
with
in
people
individually
and
tell
them.
E
You
know
what
our
philosophy
were,
who
we
were
and
kind
of
what
our
plans
were,
and
so
our
proposal
was
outlined.
The
theory
behind
staying
open
later
on,
Friday
and
Saturday,
is
that
we
think
we
have
a
great
program
of
drinks
and
cocktails.
That
is
a
benefit
to
the
neighborhood
and
I
have
no
problem
with
the
concessions
that
we
made
about
the
patio
and
the
sound
and
noise
off
concessions
that
were
willing
to
make
for
the
good
of
the
neighborhood
and,
frankly,
to
the
detriment
of
the
business.
E
E
We
originally
I
think
there
was
a
little
bit
of
a
miscommunication.
We
never
intended
to
be
open
till
till
two
o'clock
on
Sunday
through
Thursday
I,
think
that
was
communicated,
but
we
as
soon
as
we
heard
that
we
shot
an
email
out
outlining
our
during
the
week
hours.
So
when
are
they,
they
are
Sunday
through
Thursday
open
till
midnight
out
door
closes
at
11:00.
E
See
that
my
comment
to
that
would
be
that
the
we
have
a
lot
27
feet
of
ceiling
height
between
them,
and
you
know
the
exterior
of
our
building
and
we're
talking
about
this
area
over
here,
not
not
facing
the
lofts
at
all.
So
what
we
face
is
a
commercial
parking
lot
going
this
direction,
and
so
we
designed
thinking
that
that,
knowing
that
we
did
not
learn
for
button,
just
disturb
anybody,
and
so
that's
why
we
designed
it
that
way.
What's.
A
E
A
Mean
I
live
in
Bryn,
Mawr
and
I
can
hear
me.
Mute
I
could
hear
music
from
Pride
and
I
live
two
and
a
half
miles
away.
I
mean
the
noise
echoes
all
through
downtown
and
to
suggest
that
you
don't
face
the
residential
building
you're
doing
that,
so
you
can
have
the
beautiful
views
downtown,
not
because
you
want
to
be
away
from
some
residents.
E
I
Thank
You
Jacob,
and
so
so.
This
is
something
we've
gotten
a
lot
of
feedback
about,
and
we've
been
kind
of
talking
to
and
I
think,
probably,
rather
than
saying
that
we
came
up
with
something
that
would
make
everybody
happy.
I
think
we
came
up
with
something
that
doesn't
make
anybody
quite
as
happy
as
they
want
to
be,
which
is
actually
probably
means
we're
balancing
us
in
the
right
way.
I
I
think
as
everybody
who
commented
noted,
there's
this
tension
between
this
being
a
vibrant,
downtown
neighborhood
and
between
it
being
a
residential
neighborhood
and
it's
kind
of
right
on
the
border
of
those
things.
And
so
what
makes
sense
to
me
is
in
looking
at
the
upstairs
there's
a
portion
of
the
upstairs,
where
there's
gonna
be
sort
of
an
unabated
path
for
someone
to
travel
and
sort
of
a
direct
view
of
the
residential,
and
it
makes
sense
to
close
that
earlier
right.
I
So
we
talked
about
closing
that
in
midnight,
which
was
kind
of
the
consensus
number
from
a
lot
of
the
public
comments
about
what
they
thought
was
appropriate
on
weekends
and
then
the
compromises
that
the
restaurant
asked
for
was
was.
Can
we
do
one
o'clock
on
the
first
floor,
where
there's
a
two-story
building
in
between
them
and
the
residential
to
you
know
to
block
at
least
the
direct
send
a
little
bit.
Of
course
things
do
echo
and
there's
a
lot
of
different
buildings
all
around
there,
a
lot
of
the
buildings.
I
A
lot
of
the
businesses
in
the
area
are
licensed
to
stay
open
much
later
than
they
do,
and
they
actually
could
change
that
at
some
point
right,
so
part
of
the
conversation
we
have
in
licensing
is
about.
What's
the
maximum
that's
allowed,
I
actually
I
think
this
is
going
to
be
a
very
interesting
experiment,
because
by
the
time
they
get
open,
it's
going
to
be
late.
August
we're
gonna
be
talking
about
probably
three
or
four
weeks
of
outside
activity.
I
This
is
Minnesota
right,
so
we're
not
going
to
have
a
long
time
for
this
first
round
of
experiment
and
what
they
committed
to.
You
is
both
meeting
with
the
residents
of
the
Bookman
and
how
commit
to
being
part
of
that
process,
and-
and
let's
revisit
this
once
we've
had
a
chance
to
see
it,
but
we're
going
to
know
a
few
things
after
three
or
four
weeks.
What
we're
gonna
know
is:
how
loud
is
it,
and
you
know
what
kind
of
crowd
is
I
represent?
I
They're
gonna
know
a
lot
more
about
how
late
do
people
actually
want
to
be
out
in
the
North
Loop
and
is
there
a
reason
all
these
other
businesses
are
closing
earlier,
and
do
we
even
need
to
fight
about
this,
or
can
we
just
go?
You
know
reduce
our
hours
even
further
and
I
think
you
know
that's
an
open
question
if
I
was
gonna,
make
a
bet,
I
think
that
they're
probably
overestimating
the
midnight
to
2:00
a.m.
business
and
so
that's
sort
of
what
we're.
I
What
we're
landing
on
here,
which
is
a
bit
of
a
compromise
for
everybody,
nobody's
getting
quite
everything
that
they
want,
but
I
think
it's
gonna
give
us
an
opportunity
to
see
how
this
business
operates.
They
know
that
they're
kind
of
under
a
microscope
and
and
we're
gonna
be
watching
very
closely
and
we'll
look
at
making
adjustments
over
the
winter
for
the
next
summer
either
direction,
and
maybe
that
people
find
out
hey.
This
is
great.
I
This
is
really
annoying
and
and
we'd
really
support
this
a
lot
more
if
it
was
earlier
and
let's
let's
have
that
conversation
but
I
think
this
feels
like
a
compromise
that
gets
a
sort
of
need
to
go
for
a
business
that,
in
general,
people
are
very
supportive
of
the
concept
overall
of
this
kind
of
multiple
restaurants
coming
in
and
all
these
great
food
options
I
think
people
really
really
like.
So
let's
keep
working
on
figuring
out
the
the
hours
overall
and
work
with
the
compromises
that
we've
got
for
today.
I
A
F
A
N
Thank
you,
madam
chair
committee,
members
just
two
further
thing:
I'm,
not
sure
where
Michelle
came
up
with
the
sixty-two
numbers
on
the
thing
here
just
to
know,
so
you
make
a
decision
with
the
right
information
if
it
states
here
maximum
capacity
of
the
exterior,
not
just
seating
capacity
is
327.
That's
a
lot
more
than
62
total
seating,
336
interior
172
and
exterior
164.
So
those
numbers
are
quite
a
bit
larger
and
that
was
stated
earlier
for
capacity.
K
Madam
chair
council,
members
I
am
looking
at
the
diagram
supplied
by
the
applicant,
and
the
diagram
has
an
exterior
seating
amount
for
the
first
level
and
the
second
level.
The
first
level
is
listed
at
102
for
seating
on
this
diagram
and
the
second
level
is
listed
for
62
and
that's
for
the
actual
number
of
seats.
I
think
the
number
mr.
Kyser
is
reporting
is
regarding
the
amount
that
could
be
the
complete
occupant
load
with
people
standing
along
the
seated
areas.
Okay,.
P
A
K
Thank
you,
madam
chair
and
committee
members.
I
am
Michelle
Herbert
I'm
a
lead
licensed
inspector
assigned
to
the
first
Precinct
I'm,
presenting
an
application
from
vacant
social
house
owned
by
vacant.
Restaurant
Denver
LLC
in
the
absent
in
the
absence
of
area
inspector
Kristina's
teaster
vacant
social
house
is
located
at
700
third
Street
south
in
the
Third
Ward.
The
applicant
is
requesting
an
on
sale,
liquor
with
Sunday
sales
and
general
entertainment
license.
Their
hours
of
operation
will
be
Sunday
through
Saturday
6:30
a.m.
until
11
p.m.
they
have
seating.
K
For
one
hundred
and
eighty
eight
hundred
and
twenty
eight
patrons
on
June
4th
62
public
hearing
notices
were
sent
to
residents
and
property
owners
within
450
feet
of
the
premises.
Multi-Unit
buildings
were
posted,
notices
were
also
sent
to
the
Downtown
East
neighborhood
organization,
the
East
town,
business
partnership
and
councilmember
Fletcher.
We
have
received
one
comment
from
the
community
and
that
comment
was
in
support.
K
Vacant
social
house
is
located
on
the
first
floor
of
the
historic
Thresher
square
building
and
although
inside
the
canopy
by
Hilton
Hotel,
it
is
licensed
separately
from
the
hotel,
the
licenses
and
consumer
services
division
recommends.
Approval
of
this
license
for
bacon
restaurant
Denver
LLC
doing
business
as
bacon
social
house.
Thank.
A
P
Afternoon,
madam
chair
City,
Council
members,
my
name
is
Kayla
Brennan
I'm,
an
attorney
with
the
McCray
and
Shay
law.
Firm
and
I'm.
Local
counsel
for
the
applicant
with
me
is
Michael
deso,
who
is
the
general
manager
and
we're
certainly
interested
in
answering
any
questions
you
might
have.
Thank
you
thank.
Q
Q
Thank
you,
madam
chair
and
council.
My
name
is
Michael
so
and
I
was
relocated
here
to
open
this
restaurant.
We
are
128.
C
restaurant
basically
focused
mostly
on
brunch,
but
we
will
be
serving
breakfast
lunch
and
dinner.
Full
liquor
license
is
what
we
are
requesting.
I,
don't
imagine
that
will
be
in
utilization
of
the
entertainment
license.
Although
I
would
see
that
we'd
like
to
have
that
given
to
us
just
in
case
we
do
host
any
large
parties.
Any
other
information
that
you'd
like
I'd,
be
happy
to
provide
to
you
all.
A
A
Of
item
number
three
is
the
move
for
the
comments
or
questions
seeing
none
all
in
favor
signify
by
saying
aye
any
opposed.
That
item
is
approved.
We'll
move
on
to
our
last
item,
which
is
the
three
Minneapolis
pathways
grant
agreements.
I,
don't
know
who
is
speaking
on
this?
We
thought
we'd
just
highlight
the
good
things
that
are
happening
here.
Yeah.
R
Thank
you
so
much
I
could
afternoon,
madam
chair
council
members
for
having
us
up
here
today,
I'd
like
to
give
a
brief
overview,
and
then
we
also
have
representatives
from
three
of
our
outstanding
partner
agencies
who
are
going
to
talk
about
some
of
the
programs
that
are
up
for
approval
this
round,
just
again,
very
briefly,
to
provide
a
little
context.
Career
Pathways
are
typically
programs.
R
We
have
a
number
of
career
pathways
going
on
right
now.
Some
of
these
are
current
non-going.
Some
have
been
historical
and
come
back.
We've
been
primarily
active
in
health
care,
as
you
heard,
of
our
health
hire
presentation
before
and
lately
we've
been
very
active
in
transportation
and
we've
got
a
few
other
programs
today.
Currently,
we
have
13
programs
have
been
funded
through
the
minneapolis
pathways
fund.
Five
of
these
have
started
in
there
under
way.
R
Another
four
are
slated
to
start
very
soon
and
four
more
are
coming
up,
I
believe
also
in
probably
July
August
as
well.
So
this
has
really
been
a
little
bit
of
a
slow
start,
but
really
gaining
momentum,
and
now
we've
got
a
lot
of
programs
that
are
really
rolling.
A
couple
of
very
quick
highlights.
Accessibility.
Time
is
one
of
our
early
providers.
R
They
have
enrolled
81
people
in
their
warehouse
forklift
program
79
have
been
placed
with
accessibility,
which
is
kind
of
a
transitional
Employment
Program
26
have
already
moved
on
to
implement
with
private
industry,
with
an
average
wage
of
14
14,
and
one
of
the
stats
that
I
thought
was
worth
highlighting
was
80%
of
their
clients
were
considered
high
risk
of
reoffending,
and
so
this
is
just
I
think
shows
the
opportunity
this
provides
to
make
that
transition.
Goodwill,
Easter
Seals,
is
expanding
automotive
program
into
Minneapolis
and
they
have
really
kind
of
established
roots
in
this
area.
R
I've
been
working
with
the
on
our
West
Broadway,
which
is
one
of
our
strong
community
centers
to
get
the
word
about
their
program
and
they're
currently
enrolling
and
in
the
minneapolis
transportation
pathway
is
a
collaborative
that's
between
three
nonprofit
organizations
in
the
minnesota
trucking
association,
with
a
real
emphasis
from
the
trucking
association
on
retention,
which
has
always
been
a
barrier
to
CDL
programs
and
they've,
been
doing
a
fantastic
job
of
working
with
their
company
partners
to
provide
mentorship
sponsorship
and
and
help
with
that.
So
I
want
to
keep
that
very
brief.
R
S
And
you're
welcome
and
council
members.
Thank
you
so
much
so
I'm
the
executive
director
have
hired
multi
service
workforce
development
nonprofit
in
the
Twin
Cities
last
year
we
placed
about
25
hundred
individuals
and
jobs
and
they're
really
happy
to
say
that
we've
been
partnering
with
the
city
unto
existing
career
pathways,
one
the
911
communications
pathway,
as
well
as
part
of
the
health
hire
initiative
in
medical
call
center
and
just
as
a
bit
of
a
scope,
I
think
in
the
workforce,
development
arena,
Career
Pathways,
has
been
a
new
model.
S
That's
been
actually
well
tested
over
the
last
five
years.
We
know
that
it's
a
model
that
works
and
it's
actually
wonderful
in
helping
under
and
unemployed
individuals
and
people
with
barriers,
actually
get
their
foot
in
the
door
with
an
employer
in
the
living
wage
job
that
provides
medical
benefits
and
career
lettering
opportunities.
S
So
we
see
that
the
city
of
Minneapolis
is
investment
in
this
arena
is
fantastic
of
the
proposal
that
we
have
in
front
of
the
council,
and
the
career
pathway
committee
is
in
the
manufacturing
arena
actually
hired
has
funding
career
pathway
programs
in
manufacturing
since
2004.
This
is
a
new
initiative
actually
with
several
employers,
actually
three
pokers
in
West,
Rock
and
Liberty
carton
that
are
really
experiencing
a
challenge
in
developing
their
talent
pipeline,
as
well
as
keeping
their
entry-level
employers
or
employees
after
they've
been
hired.
S
So
the
wraparound
support
services
that
we
provide
are
essential
to
that,
but,
importantly,
we're
partnering
with
employers
to
create
a
curriculum
that
prepares
people
for
a
specific
job
and
again
a
living
wage
job
with
medical
benefits
in
the
chance
to
career
ladder.
We're
happy
to
be
partnering
with
MN
RTP,
which
is
a
provider
in
Wisconsin,
that's
expanding
to
Minnesota.
S
They
have
a
pre-apprenticeship
program
so
again,
we're
looking
at
getting
a
foot
in
the
door
and
moving
forward
actually
career
pathways
and
hired
are
really
interested
in
addressing
the
region's
two
most
pressing
issues
current
and
projected
workforce
shortage
and
the
economic
inequities
and
disparities
in
our
workforce
presently
about
70
percent
of
the
people.
We're
working
with
are
people
of
color
and
we
don't
see
a
deviation
from
that
in
the
manufacturing
pathway.
So
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
be
here
today
and
for
the
opportunity
to
propose
and
partner
with
a
talented
staff
of
M
ATP.
T
Good
afternoon
my
name
is
Sheila
Howard
I'm,
the
director
of
career
services
at
Jewish,
Family
and
Children
service
of
Minneapolis
JFCS
has
served
people
of
all
backgrounds.
For
the
past
109
years,
one
of
our
programs
and
career
services
IT
pathways
began
in
2013
with
the
goal
of
helping
people
with
the
barriers
to
obtain
employment
and
skills
and
credentials
necessary
to
begin
a
career
in
IT
and
also
has
a
goal
of
diversifying
the
IT
workforce
by
emphasizing
recruitment
of
women
and
people
of
color.
T
The
great
thing
about
IT
careers
is
that
IT
workers
are
needed
by
just
about
every
employer
out
there
and
those
employers
reward
knowledge
and
experience
over
quickly.
Outdated
college
degrees
is
realistic
for
someone
with
a
high
school
diploma
and
some
technical
training
to
start
a
career
that
provides
family
sustaining
wages
and
continues
to
with
a
strong
growth
over
time.
Since
2013
we
have
assisted
over
700
participants
and
IT
pathways,
and
last
year
the
average
starting
wage
of
those
who
complete
the
program
was
over
$24
an
hour.
T
We
are
very
excited
and
thankful
to
be
part
of
the
recipients
for
the
Minneapolis
pathways
fund.
This
funding
will
be
used
in
a
new
partnership
with
national
Able's
IT
career
lab
to
add
a
new
training
option
for
our
participants
in
the
10-week
program
with
IT
career
lab
participants
will
receive
training
and
exam
out
vouchers
for
to
industry,
recognized
credentials,
certifications
from
Microsoft
and
Cisco.
T
This
curriculum
was
developed
with
input
from
seven
area,
employers
who
identified
the
key
technical
and
soft
skills
necessary
to
be
successful
in
their
entry-level
positions.
In
addition,
in
this
partnership,
employers,
buna
systems
and
quenette
technologies
will
be
offering
and
selected
students
12
week,
long
paid
on-the-job,
training
opportunities
which
can
conclude
with
offers
for
permanent
employment.
National
able
is
also
provided
an
IT
Account
Manager,
who
is
highly
experienced
in
ITT,
recruiting
and
job
placement
and
we'll
partner,
with
JFCS
staff
to
assist
graduates
and
obtaining
long
term
employment
in
the
industry.
T
U
Good
afternoon,
madam
chair
and
committee
members,
and
thank
you
for
having
me
and
thank
you
Michael
for
the
invitation
to
come
and
present
so
I'm
Wendy
Larson
I
am
the
grants
manager
at
Twin
Cities
rise.
Our
mission
is
to
empower
lives
through
personal
empowerment,
career
training
and
meaningful
employment.
U
Twenties
rise
is
incredibly
grateful
to
the
city
of
Minneapolis
for
support
of
our
customer
service
and
call
center
career
pathways
training
program.
Our
4
week,
52
hour
customer
service
and
call
center
training
created
in
partnership
with
employers
such
as
ecolab
and
Target,
focuses
on
the
knowledge
and
skills
participants
need
to
excel
in
any
customer
service
environment,
but
especially
in
the
call
center
roles
that
are
most
in
demand
by
these
employer
partners.
U
Participants
who
complete
the
program
and
earn
their
certificates
learn
call
center
principles
and
expectations,
call
center
terminology,
customer
service
applications
and
communication
strategies
specific
to
the
call
center
environment
positioning
them
to
gain
good
jobs
with
a
living
wage
and
opportunities
for
advancement.
We're
most
excited
about
this
grant
from
the
city
of
Minneapolis.
Then
it
not
only
helps
teacr
prepare
participants
for
success
and
it
calls
in
our
role,
but
also
provides
additional
resources
for
participants,
supports
and
navigation
of
support
services
in
the
community,
in
collaboration
with
our
community
partners.
U
Given
the
low
unemployment
rate
now
there
are
experiencing
in
the
Twin
Cities
we've
seen
a
trend
where
many
of
the
individuals
with
lower
barriers
to
employment
are
able
to
find
a
job.
However,
a
temporary
those
jobs
might
be
resulting
in
a
participant
pool
with
significantly
more
and
higher
barriers
to
employment
than
we've
seen
in
the
past,
the
funding
of
a
resource
navigator
position
through
this
grant,
in
addition
to
programmatic
expenses,
for
the
call
center
training,
will
help
TCR
to
most
effectively
serve
this
participant
population
and
best
position
them
for
success
in
their
careers
and
beyond.
U
A
H
H
You
know,
I
I,
think
it's
really
important
that
folks
not
feel
limited
in
their
ability
to
make
a
living
to
help
their
to
support
their
families
to
support
themselves
or
feel
limited
in
what
they're
able
to
accomplish
as
they
go
forward
and
as
they
pass
through
your
program.
So
I
want
to
thank
you
all
for
doing
that.
On-The-Ground
work,
getting
people
employed
and
not
just
employed,
but
about
well
on
their
way
to
earning
a
living
and
I'll.
Actually
I
know
that
there's
other
comments
but
I'll
actually
move
approval
of
this
item
as
well.
Council.
O
I'm
certainly
gonna
approve
the
item.
I
guess
I
had
a
question
and
it
had
to
do
with
the
racial
employment
gap
and
the
disparities
and
I
think
that
we've
made
us
a
little
bit
of
progress
on
that.
But
you
know
we're
famous
for
having
the
greatest
disparities
in
the
nation
in
that
area
and
I'm
just
curious.
O
If
anybody
thinks
that
we've
figured
out
how
to
make
some
progress
and
headway
with
that,
I
will
note
that
this
kind
of
services-
you
all,
are
providing
I
consider
to
be
key
to
how
we're
going
to
address
those
things
and
I
really
appreciate
that.
Do
you
think
we're
making
progress
and
what
could
we
do
as
a
city
to
help
make
more
progress
so.
A
L
A
S
Is
a
great
question
and
you
know
I
certainly
can't
speak
on
behalf
of
the
entire
workforce
arena,
but
I
think
we
are
I
mean
what
we're
doing
is
we,
you
probably
noticed
they're
a
lot
more
culturally
based
nonprofits
that
have
been
founded
by
communities
which
is
a
big
deal.
A
lot
of
established
organizations
are
collaborating
and
learning
from
those
organizations,
as
well
as
building
capacity.
I,
know
that
presently
we're
ranked
43rd
in
the
nation
for
the
largest
disparities
gap
between
people
of
color
and
whites,
employees
and-
and
none
of
us
are
satisfied
with
that.
S
S
I
think
another
concerning
issue
is
that
if
you
look
at
education,
graduation
rates
for
African
Americans,
the
state
is
dead,
last
we're
50th
and
if
we
are
not
making
the
connection
between
education,
disparities
and
employment
disparities
and
we're
missing
the
boat.
I
think
that
nonprofits,
that
you
see
in
the
room
today
and
many
of
their
are
very
talented.
S
Colleagues
and
the
community
are
realizing
that
70
percent
of
the
jobs
in
today's
and
tomorrow's
workforce
require
post-secondary
education
and
so
we're
intentionally
working
closely
with
people
who
have
had
limited
education
or
a
lower
attainment,
educational
attainment
or
a
limited
work.
History
or
a
lot
of
other
various
barriers
to
employment.
We're
creating
career
pathway
programs
where
we're
partnering
and
customized
training
and
helping
people
realize
that
they
can
be
successful
in
that
environment.
That
earning
a
couple
of
credentials
as
they're
graduating
from
a
career
pathway
program
is
really
the
door
opened
to
say.
S
S
The
barriers
that
we're
seeing
coming
through
our
doors
are
more
extreme
we're
also
looking
at
underemployed
individuals
who
are
making
$9.50
an
hour
and
trying
to
ensure
that
we
offer
a
range
of
training
programs
so
that
people
can
take
evening
or
weekend
courses,
so
they
can
upscale
and
get
that
job
that
turns
into
a
career
and
actually
supports
her
family
puts
a
roof
over
their
head
food
on
the
table
and
actually
the
realization
of
their
dreams
in
a
stable
family
future.
So
it's
a
big
question.
I
think
we're
making
some
progress
so.
A
Councilmember
Gordon
I
wanted
to
note
that
we
had
initially
thought.
Maybe
we
could
have
an
overall
larger
presentation
about
the
workforce,
work
that
we're
doing
you
know
we've
transitioned
away
from
just
simply
giving
grants
to
nonprofits
to
have
an
outcome
that
educate
somebody
to
these
very
specific
career
pathways.
We
used
to
have
three.
Now
we
have
eight,
so
we're
really
kind
of
breaking
it
down.
This
group,
manufacturing,
IT
and
call
center
are
exactly
the
kinds
of
jobs
that
these
organizations
can
train
individual
people
one
at
a
time,
and
this
has
been
a
shift.
Mr.
A
Brenda's
been
pushing
it
over
a
long
period
of
time,
as
bar
hooligan
has
embraced
the
idea
as
well
and
I
think
this
is
the
direction
we're
going.
Ms
bar
hooligan
couldn't
be
here
today,
so
we
decided
to
do
this
overview
with
these
three
organizations,
but
we
are
going
to
have
a
larger
workforce
overview
in
committee.
Councilmember,
Ellis
and
I
talked
about
it
in
agenda
setting
last
sometime
in
the
next
couple
of
months.
A
Everyone
wants
to
talk
about
licenses
and
they
kind
of
have
to
come
in
front
of
us
and
all
the
big
economic
development
picture
things
everyone
is
interested
in
talking
about,
but
this
is
kind
of
the
nuts
and
bolts
of
economic
development,
employment
and
we
have
the
stellar
staff
of
people
who
manage
the
people
in
the
community.
Who
do
this
work?
A
Our
staffs
not
doing
this
work,
they'll
be
the
first
to
tell
you
that
they're
relying
on
passionate
people
in
the
community
to
do
the
work,
and
we
want
to
hear
from
them
and
hear
get
a
sense
of
what
they're
doing
so.
With
the
committee's
you
know
indulgence,
we
will
bring
this
up
as
a
longer
more
thorough
conversation
about
what's
happening
in
the
community,
but
I
loved.
A
Your
question
I
also
want
to
note
before
councilmember
Allison's
motion
has
taken
up
that
I
serve
on
the
board
of
Jewish,
Family
and
Children
Services,
and
primarily
because
I
was
so
impressed
with
the
work
they
were
doing
over
all
the
years.
I
served
on
the
council
and
I
was
just
reacted
to
my
second
term.