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Minneapolis Public Health, Environment, Civil Rights, and Engagement Committee Meeting
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A
Good
afternoon,
everyone
and
welcome
to
this
regularly
scheduled
meeting
of
the
public
health
environment,
civil
rights
and
engagement
committee
on
November
18th
2019.
My
name
is
Philippe
Cunningham
and
I
am
the
chair
of
this
committee
with
me
at
the
dais,
our
councilmember
Schrader's,
Johnson
and
council.
Vice
president
Jenkins,
please
let
the
record
reflect
that
we
have
a
quorum
and
can
conduct
the
business
of
this
committee.
Colleagues,
we
have
13
items
on
today's
agenda.
One
presentation
as
well
as
three
public
hearings
I,
will
go
ahead
and
we'll
go
through
the
consent.
A
Agenda,
approve
that
as
well
and
then
followed
by
the
presentation,
and
then
we
will
move
to
the
public
hearings.
So
on
the
consent
agenda
item
number
four
is
approving
two
council
appointments
to
the
transgender
equity
council
item
number
five
is
accepting
a
grant
in
the
amount
of
thirteen
thousand
two
hundred
sixty
dollars
from
the
minneapolis
public
housing
authority
for
an
intern,
salary
and
other
expenses
to
develop
a
dashboard
that
will
display
the
health
data
of
health
of
high-rise
residents
in
Minneapolis
item
number.
A
Six
is
accepting
a
grant
from
the
Minnesota
Department
of
Health
in
the
amount
of
120
thousand
dollars
to
implement
culturally
appropriate
immunization
outreach
within
the
Somali
community
for
a
three-year
period.
Item
number
seven
is
authorizing
the
Minneapolis
City
Council,
in
its
capacity
as
a
community
health
board
to
execute
a
master
grant
contract
with
the
Minnesota
Department
of
Health
for
Health
Services.
For
five
years
item
number
eight
I
was
authorized
in
two
contracts
for
community
solar
gardening
agreements.
Items
number
not
under
item
number.
A
Nine
is
authorizing
a
contract
practicum
experience
agreement
with
Bethel
University
School
of
Nursing
for
their
students
to
receive
internship
experience
through
the
school-based
clinics
program.
Item
number
ten
is
setting
a
public
hearing
for
December
2nd
2019
to
consider
an
ordinance
amending
title
15
chapter
399
of
the
Minneapolis
Code
of
Ordinances
related
to
offenses
Minnie.
Excuse
me:
miscellaneous
control
of
invasive
species,
tree
pests,
adding
and
amending
provisions
related
to
the
removal
of
trees
subject
to
invasive
species
infestation.
A
Item
number
11
is
setting
public
hearings
for
setting
a
public
hearing
for
December,
2nd
2019
for
five
appointments
to
the
Minneapolis
Commission
on
civil
rights.
Item
number
12
and
item
number
12
on
the
consent
agenda
is
setting
a
public
hearing
for
December
2nd
to
consider
an
ordinance
that
will
essentially
locate
existing
environmental
fees,
amending
various
provisions
to
refer
to
the
new
chapter
and
update
to
ensure
compliance
with
state
laws,
law,
changes
for
accuracy
and
clarity,
I
move
approval
of
all
of
these
items.
A
Are
there
any
questions
or
comments
for
my
colleagues
all
right,
seeing
none
all
those
in
favor,
please
signify
by
saying
aye
aye,
those
opposed,
say,
nay,
the
ice
habit,
and
that
item
carries
our
first
item
for
discussion
today
or
our
item
for
discussion
today
is
receiving
and
finally,
a
presentation
on
the
child
friendly
cities
initiative.
The
presentation
will
be
given
by
the
health
department's
Commissioner
Commissioner,
Gretchen,
music
camp.
B
Thank
You
mr.
chair
members
of
the
committee
I'm
here
today
to
talk
to
you
about
the
child
friendly
cities
initiative,
something
that
I
had
not
heard
of
until
last
May,
but
the
child
friendly
cities
initiative
has
been
around
for
quite
some
time
across
the
globe.
It
was
initiated
to
create
initiated
to
create
cities
that
are
safe,
inclusive
and
child
responsive
cities.
B
It
was
launched
by
UNICEF
in
1996
as
a
declaration
that
the
well-being
of
children
is
the
ultimate
indicator
of
a
healthy
habitat,
a
democratic
society
and
good
governance,
something
we're
going
to
experience
a
little
bit
later
today.
Here
in
this
committee,
the
child
friendly
cities
initiative
has
reached
up
to
30
million
children
in
38
countries.
B
C
B
The
30th
anniversary
of
the
UN
Convention
on
the
Rights
of
the
Child
is
November
20th
so
this
week,
and
so
it's
appropriate
that
we
are
talking
about
this
at
that
time
at
this
time.
So
as
part
of
creating
the
child-friendly
cities
initiative,
five
goals,
a
handful
of
goals
were
established
and
these
are
enshrined
in
the
Rights
of
the
Child
one
is
that
every
child
and
young
person
is
a
valued
respected
and
treated
fairly
within
their
communities
and
by
local
authorities.
B
Secondly,
every
child
and
young
person
has
their
voice
needs
and
priorities
heard
and
taken
into
account
in
public
law
policies,
budgets,
programs
and
decisions
that
affect
us.
Our
own
youth
Congress,
has,
as
their
theme
no
decision
about
us.
Without
us,
every
child
and
young
person
has
access
to
quality,
essential
social
services.
Every
child,
the
high
person
lives
in
a
safe,
secure
and
clean
environment,
and
every
child
and
young
person
has
opportunities
to
enjoy
family
life
play
and
leisure.
B
B
We
have
the
Youth
Congress,
so
we
have
the
youth
voice,
not
only
heard
episodically,
but
as
a
as
an
institution
of
our
city,
we've
established
the
Minneapolis
Youth
cabinet,
which
are
people
who
represent
the
various
departments
in
the
city
who
come
together
and
think
about
young
people
and
the
impact
of
our
policies
on
young
people
and
the
youth.
Coordinating
Board
is
currently
finishing
up
a
youth
master
plan
which
lays
out
some
directions
for
us,
based
on
the
input
of
young
people.
We've
also
had
you
focused
results.
B
Minneapolis
sessions,
we've
certainly
heard
youth
voice
in
policy
decisions
like
tobacco,
at
the
ordinance
level
and
at
the
community
level.
We
think
your
drink
youth
are
leading
us
there.
We
have
a
really
robust
Youth,
Employment,
Program
and
step-up,
and
our
stable
home,
stable
schools
is
really
a
representation
of
us
working
in
the
sphere
of
housing,
thinking
about
young
people
and
their
education
and
well-being.
B
So
one
of
the
first
things
that
unicef
would
like
us
to
do
is
to
have
a
stakeholder
group,
and
so
when
I
came
back
from
Jacksonville,
we
pulled
together
a
group
of
local
community
folks
who
are
interested
in
this,
along
with
staff
from
the
ycb
staff
from
the
health
department
to
begin
to
talk
about.
Is
this
a
reasonable
idea?
Should
we
bring
this
forward?
Should
we
start
talking
about
it?
One
of
the
expectations
was
to
complete
what
turned
out
to
be
a
nine
page,
19
strategy
questionnaire
about.
B
What's
going
on
here
in
Minneapolis,
and
lo
and
behold,
we
were
able
to
say
yes
to
just
about
everything
on
this
list
really
impressed
ourselves
to
pull
all
this
work
together.
That's
occurring
across
the
schools,
the
youth
Coordinating
Board,
the
hell
apartment,
other
parts
of
the
enterprise,
and
we
have
met
with
a
UNICEF
representative,
who
also
was
quite
impressed
with
the
work
and
the
state
we
are
in.
As
we
start,
this
consideration.
B
So
the
next
steps
to
becoming
a
child-friendly
city
or
to
create
some
formal
commitment
in
partnership
with
UNICEF.
They
have
a
memorandum
of
understanding
that
they
are
just
pulling
together.
We're
really
considered
one
of
the
pilots
of
this
because
they
don't
have
a
process
laid
out
because
they've
never
had
many
child-friendly
cities
in
the
United
States,
and
so,
as
we
emerge
into
thinking
about
this,
they
are
also
emerging
into
thinking
about
what's
the
process.
B
So
there
cycle
includes
having
an
MoU
with
UNICEF,
really
doing
a
child
rights
situational
analysis
that
we've
begun
to
look
at
here
and
which
our
youth
master
plan
is
a
part
of
then
creating
an
action
plan
out
of
the
information
that
we
pretty
much
already
have
and
beginning
implementation.
At
that
point,
then
there'd
be
some
monitoring
and
evaluation
and
at
some
point
it
might
take
a
year
to
the
actual
recognition
of
us
being
a
child-friendly
city.
B
B
Our
situational
analysis
that
we
need
to
do
is
really
gonna,
be
based
on
our
youth
master
plan
already,
and
so
I've
been
already
working
with
the
UNICEF
folks
to
remind
them
that
we
are
not
starting
from
scratch,
and
so
all
there
really
helpful
ideas
of
how
to
get
started.
If
you've
done
nothing
is
as
good,
but
I
don't
want
them.
To
think
that
we
are
at
that
point.
I
want
them
to
understand
that
we
are
90
some
percent
of
the
way
there
and
that
we
can
build
on
the
work
we've
already
done
and
go
further.
B
So
then
we
will
need
to
develop
an
action
plan
and
so
that'll
be
a
result
of
looking
at
our
youth
master
plan.
Some
of
the
data
that's
been
collected
from
young
people,
building
a
community
around
child
rights
awareness.
Now
that's
an
area
I,
don't
think
we
are
as
familiar
with
as
you
would
find
across
the
globe.
People
are
not
as
familiar
with
the
rights
kind
of
focused
looking
at
young
people
and
so
there's
room
for
that.
B
We've
had
already
conversations
with
some
of
the
instructors
in
the
Minneapolis
Public
Schools,
there's
interest
in
expanding
that
the
work
that
they're
doing,
and
so
we
have
potential
child-friendly
governance.
Certainly
we
are
in
the
process.
These
coordinating
board
is
in
the
process
of
creating
a
children's
budget
and
we
look
to
their
leadership
to
help
with
that.
B
So,
as
I
said,
mark
November
20th
marks
the
30th
anniversary
of
the
UN
Convention
of
the
rights
of
a
child
and
is
also
a
world
Children's
Day,
and
so
we're
just
two
days
away
from
that
in
the
1990s.
We
believe
and
I'm
gonna
say
it
that
way,
because
we
haven't
seen
the
document,
but
we've
seen
it
written
about
that.
B
Minneapolis
Mayor
Fraser
formally
supported
the
Convention
on
the
Rights
of
the
Child,
perhaps
a
local
Proclamation,
and
we
believe
that
Minneapolis
as
well
poised
to
become
one
of
the
first
u.s.,
child-friendly
City
and
so
I
believe
that
councilmember
Cunningham.
Mr.
chair,
you
have
a
resolution
that
will
move
us
in
that
direction.
Great.
A
A
I
will
actually
meet
out
the
resolution
so
that
my
colleagues
know
and
then
we
will
go
ahead
and
take
action
on
the
two
items
underneath
this
presentation,
so,
oh
and
actually
I
just
want
to
check
the
United
States
has
not
ratified
the
Convention
on
the
Rights,
with
the
children's
right
to
the
child.
Correct
so
and
it's
been
30
years.
A
We
supported
it
under
the
Clinton
administration
in
1995,
but
we
have
not
ratified
it
and
it's
largely
due
to
our
criminal
justice
system,
because
kids
under
18
are
able
to
be
jailed
or
imprisoned
without
parole
and
also
be
confined
to
solitary
confinement.
So
our
criminal
justice
system,
actually
is
the
reason
why
we
have
not
yet
ratified
it.
So
you're
started
to
make
sure
that
that
was
still
the
case.
So
thank
you
for
that
addition.
B
A
A
Now,
therefore,
let
it
be
resolved
by
the
City
Council
of
the
city
of
Minneapolis
that
the
Minneapolis
City
Council
affirms
mayor,
Fraser,
support
of
the
convention
of
the
Rights
of
the
Child
and
pursue
a
child-friendly
designation
through
UNICEF
USA,
and
let
it
be
further
resolved
that
the
Minneapolis
City
Council
direct
staff
to
implement
necessary
steps
to
become
one
of
the
first
child-friendly
cities
in
the
US.
Thank
you
for
that.
Do
any
of
my
colleagues
have
any
questions
or
comments
council.
Vice
president
Jenkins
Thank.
C
You,
chair
cunningham
and
ms
music,
an
and
equally
as
competitive
and
would
love
to
see
us
be
the
first
city
to
to
protect
young
people
and,
as
you
noted
in
your
opening
remarks-
and
we
will
be
taking
that
yet
another
step
to
protect
young
people
in
our
community
later
this
this
afternoon.
But
I'm
just
wondering
what
role
does
the
elimination
of
poverty
play
in
this
conversation
and
if
there
isn't
necessarily
language
around
that
at
the
UN?
Is
it
possible?
We
could
name
that
in
our
memorandum
of
understanding.
A
Thank
You,
council
vice-president,
are
there
any
other
questions
or
comments
from
my
colleagues
all
right?
Seeing
none?
Thank
you.
So
much
Commissioner
I'm
excited
about
this
work
and
really
grateful
to
be
able
to
be
part
partnering
with
you
to
be
able
to
carry
it
forward.
So
with
that
I
will
move,
receiving
approval
of
receiving
and
filing
the
presentation
on
child
friendly
cities
initiative,
as
well
as
approving
the
passage
of
a
resident.
A
The
resolution
affirming
the
city
support
of
the
Convention
on
the
Rights
of
the
Child
and
to
pursue
this
designation
through
UNICEF
USA
and
to
direct
staff
to
implement
necessary
steps
to
become
one
of
the
first
child-friendly
cities
in
the
United
States.
All
those
in
favor,
please
signify
by
saying
aye,
aye
aye,
those
opposed,
say,
nay,
the
eyes
have
it
in
that
item
carries
Thank
You,
commissioner,
alright,
and
now
we
will
be
moving
to
our
public
hearings.
We
have
three
public
hearings
today.
A
D
You
that
was
on
chair
Cunningham
council
vice
president
Jenkins
and
committee
members.
My
name
is
track:
Trachtenberg
I
use,
they/them,
pronouns
and
I'm
the
trans
equity
project
coordinator
in
the
division
of
race
and
equity
I'm,
here
with
a
coalition
of
a
number
of
internal
and
community
partners
to
introduce
the
ordinances
that
will
ban
conversion
therapy,
update
our
city's
definitions
of
gender
and
sexuality
and
amend
the
administrative
enforcement
and
sharing
processes.
D
Many,
but
certainly
not
all,
of
our
enterprise
and
external
partners
are
listed
on
this
slide
and
we
want
to
extend
a
major
thank
you
to
everyone
who
has
contributed
their
expertise
to
this
process.
Today,
you'll
hear
testimony
from
health
professionals,
survivors
of
conversion
quote
therapy
community
leaders,
the
City
Attorney's
Office,
the
Civil
Rights
Department,
and
those
who
let
our
community
engagement
and
outreach.
D
I
also
want
to
thank
members
of
the
transgender
equity
council,
an
appointed
board
of
community
members
who
heard
a
presentation
on
this
ban
and
gave
their
feedback
on
continued
engagement
processes
and
have
submitted
a
letter
in
support
of
the
conversion
therapy
ban
I'd
like
to
introduce
Justin,
Levin,
Dao
ski
from
OUTFRONT,
Minnesota
and
cat
salon.
Ik
did
I
pronounce
your
name
right:
okay,
no
from
out
front
just
start
us
off
with
a
definition
of
conversion
therapy.
E
Good
afternoon
my
name
is
Justin
Levin
dusky,
I
use,
he/him/his,
pronouns
and
I
am
a
policy
and
community
organizer
with
OUTFRONT
Minnesota
I'm,
also
the
friend
of
three
beautiful
people
who
lost
their
lives
to
the
damaging
effects
of
conversion
therapy.
We
are
here
today
to
define
conversion
therapy
why
we
need
to
ban
this
dangerous
practice
in
the
city
of
Minneapolis
and
to
present
to
you
and
the
public.
E
A
sound
and
strong
ordinance
and
reporting
structure,
conversion
therapy
or
reparative
therapy
means
any
practice
or
treatment
that
seeks
to
change
an
individual
sexual
orientation
or
gender
identity,
including
efforts
to
change,
behaviors
or
gender
expressions
or
to
eliminate
or
reduce
sexual
or
romantic
attractions
or
feelings
toward
individuals
of
the
same
gender.
Due
to
the
serious
and
dangerous
harms
caused
to
minors,
subjected
to
conversion
therapy
or
reparative
therapy.
F
So
conversion
therapy
is
not
an
accepted
medical
treatment
over
and
over
again,
as
we've
done
community
engagements,
both
with
medical
doctors,
mental
health
providers,
faithful
eaters,
we
see
over
and
over
again
that
conversion
therapy,
sometimes
called
reparative
therapy
or
sexual
orientation
change.
Efforts
is
defended
by
proponents
because
of
their
belief
that
same-sex
romantic
orientation
is
a
mental
illness
or
developmental
disability
that
could
be
cured.
F
At
best,
people
are
trying
to
help
kids
and
at
worse,
these
kids
are
ending
up
dead.
I
am
grateful
for
all
of
the
supporters.
Who've
come
forward
to
speak
out
against
this
torture
and
for
the
City
Council,
considering
its
ban
here
in
our
city,
and
that
I
will
pass
it
on
to
Sarah
it's.
She
Lee
was
from
the
Minneapolis
Department
of
Health
welcome,
Sarah.
G
Everything
in
this
list
is
contrary
to
how
the
identity
in
youth
development
and
as
Kat
and
Justin
talked
about.
There's
absolutely
no
credible
evidence
that
supports
the
idea
that
mental
or
behavioral
health
interventions
can
change
gender
identity
or
sexual
orientation,
and
behavioral
health
experts
and
associations
have
long
rejected
this
practice.
G
Furthermore,
the
American
Psychiatric
Association
recommends
that
legislation
prohibit
the
practice
of
conversion
therapy
to
convince
the
consensus
among
behavioral
health
professionals
is
that
same
gender.
Sexual
attraction
in
variations
in
gender
identity
and
expression
are
normal,
are
a
normal
part
of
the
range
of
sexual
orientation
and
human
diversity.
G
According
to
the
UC,
according
to
the
UCLA
Williams
Institute,
this
year
alone,
an
estimated
16,000
LGBTQ
youth
in
states
without
bans
will
be
exposed
to
conversion
therapy
from
licensed
professionals,
including
here
in
Minnesota,
The
Trevor
Project
released
a
20-19
report
of
the
findings
from
the
largest
national
survey,
an
LGBTQ
youth
mental
health.
That's
ever
been
conducted.
G
G
57%
reported
a
suicide
attempt
in
the
past
year,
which
is
two
times
higher
than
those
who
hadn't
received.
Conversion
therapy,
in
stark
contrast
to
conversion
therapy,
improves
psychosocial
outcomes,
are
seen
when
social
supports
are
put
in
place
to
recognize
in
the
firm
all
gender
and
sexual
identities
in
youth
and
when
they
are
supported
in
the
right
to
explore,
define
and
express
their
own
identities
as
we
pursue
being
the
first
child
friendly
city
designation
is
critical
that
we
ban
the
practice
of
conversion
therapy
in
order
to
protect
and
promote
the
health
and
well-being
of
our
Minneapolis.
G
C
H
I
Council,
member
cunningham,
all
council
members
I
want
to
thank
all
of
you
for
allowing
me
to
speak
here
today.
I
am
a
survivor
of
the
XK
movement.
I
am
here
on
behalf
of
two
wonderful
individuals
who
suicided
in
the
movement,
both
of
whom
are
personal
friends
of
mine.
I,
would
like
to
if
it's
possible,
enter
in
the
record.
The
obituary
notice
for
Angela
Marie
amic.
I
I
These
two
young
people
had
dreams
and
had
goals
for
their
lives,
and
that
was
completely
snuffed
out.
I
am
wearing
a
sweatshirt
today,
I
had
gotten
vocal
scholarships
to
the
prestigious
Eastman
School
of
Music.
They
asked
the
music
festival,
I
studied
with
teachers
from
Juilliard
I'm
wearing
the
sweatshirt,
because
when
my
half-sister
took
me
into
my
dad's
bedroom,
when
she
was
visiting
and
opened
her
Bible
after
I
had
just
come
out
to
my
mom
was
sitting
right
there.
I
I
To
finish
my
degree,
because,
along
with
telling
me
that
I
was
less,
she
handed
me
xk
propaganda
of
outpost
ministries
based
right
here
in
minneapolis,
and
it
is
still
functioning,
and
she
handed
me
much
material
on
how
I
had
become
straight
through
these
ministries
and
that
I
needed
to
become
straight.
If
I
was
going
to
ever
see
my
mother
again
in
heaven
and
at
22
years
old
respectfully,
all
you
have
not
had
the
benefit
of,
especially
when
you're
raised
very
Catholic.
You
have
not
had
the
benefit
of
evolutionary
biology
being
taught
you.
I
You
have
not
had
the
benefit
of
human
sexuality
being
taught
to
you.
You
have
not
been
able
to
learn
about
frankly,
Charles
Darwin,
evolutionary
biology
was
what
saved
my
life
I'm,
going
to
be
very
honest
with
you
and
say
atheism
saved.
My
life
I
want
to
be
very
respectful
of
all
those
of
faith
in
this
room,
and
we
have
heard
from
some
of
them
previously
in
the
other
room.
I
Children
have
the
right
to
believe
in
a
loving
God
that
loves
them
for
who
they
are
or
the
right
to
not
believe,
and
they
have
the
right
to
love
themselves
as
a
GLBT
person,
without
feeling
the
need
to
become
someone
they're,
not
and
so
I'd
like
to
also
enter
into
the
record.
If
I
may,
an
article
that
I
wrote
on
my
experiences
in
the
XK
movement
and
how
it
is
based
on
such
incredibly
faulty
perceptions
to
me,
it
was
printed
in
the
same
flow
times
back
in
2006.
I
This
is
one
of
the
things
we
had
to
do
kneel
and
follow
the
counselors
and
renounce
and
confess
all
of
our
sins,
all
of
our
parents
sins
that
we
knew
of
and
all
of
our
grandparents
and
great-grandparents
if
we
knew
of
any
and
that
was
supposed
to
break
the
demonic
curse
of
homosexuality
because
we
were
possessed
by
Satan.
That
is
what
they
told
us
and
at
22
years
old,
when
you
have
not
had
the
benefit
of
science.
I
You
can't,
when
you
were
a
person
of
faith,
you
can't
jump
across
that
divide
and
they
don't
give
you
the
compassion
that
you
need
it's
not
there,
because
at
the
same
time
as
that
happening,
we
had
people
break
up
with
their
gay
partner
that
they
had
been
with
for
years.
I
was
in
the
movement
for
this
long.
I
Is
that
life
giving?
Is
that
what
we're
supposed
to
have
for
a
future?
So
this
movement
is
something
that
should
be
banned
worldwide.
It's
based
on
nothing
but
ideology.
That's
based
on
books
that
were
written,
thousands
and
thousands
of
years
ago,
before
science
stepped
in
and
human
sexuality
came
in
again,
please
you
can
believe
in
a
higher
power
at
God.
I
Whatever
you
call
it,
but
it
has
to
be
a
God
of
love,
or
these
kids
will
die
and
I
just
like
to
just
mention
three
books:
prayers
for
Bobby,
which
is
the
story
of
Bobby
Griffith,
and
he
actually
suicided
and
threw
himself
off
of
an
overpass
in
front
of
a
bus
or
truck
semi-truck.
He
actually
struggled
for
many
years,
because
his
mom
was
relentless
in
her
fundamentalist
verses,
where
he
would
be
brushing
his
teeth
and
also
and
look
up
there'd,
be
a
Bible
verse
saying
that
you
need
to
become
straight.
I
You
know
all
those
verses,
the
sick,
that
terrible
six
verses
in
the
Bible,
so
it
was
made
into
an
amazing
movie.
This
whole
story,
his
mom
after
he
died,
had
to
come
to
terms
with
that
and
she
actually
became
a
huge
gay
activist
after
it,
and
she's
she's
really
done
a
beautiful
job
of
making
up
for
the
loss
of
her
son.
I
She,
this
was
made
into
a
movie
starring,
Sigourney
Weaver.
It
is
free
on
YouTube.
Anybody
can
watch
it
for
free
prayers
for
Bobby.
It's
amazing
movie,
another
book
boy
erased
which
may
no
had
come
out
as
a
movie
as
well
with
Russell,
Crowe
and
Nicole
Kidman
boy
erase
is
the
true
story
of
a
man
who
was
in
XK
therapy
and
was
incredibly
similar
to
my
experience
and
then
the
last
book,
if
I
mentioned,
is
anything
but
straight.
This
is
an
expose
on
the
ex-gay
movement.
I
It
is
written
by
Wayne,
Besen,
wonderful,
wonderful
man
who
exposed
John
pulk,
who
was
a
huge
person,
was
on
the
cover
of
Time
magazine
that
he
had
become
straight
and
married.
An
ex-lesbian
and
the
pulps
were
on
the
front
of
Time
magazine
and
everything
all
this
that
they
had
all
this
and
it
caused
so
many
people
to
go
into
the
ex-gay
movement,
and
then
he
was
found
in
a
Washington
DC
gay
bar
and
they
photographed
him
and
his
photograph
is
on
the
front
of
the
cover
of
the
book.
I
With
his
back
running
away
from
the
photographer
and
that's
the
horrible
thing,
and
now
since
then,
he
has
actually
accepted
himself.
He
lives
with
a
wonderful
gay
partner
and
he
now
owns
his
own
catering
business
I'm
still
working
on
myself,
but
what
that
state
woman
ultimately
does
is
it
destroys
your
life
in
all
ways?
In
always,
and
this
wonderful
woman
who
had
talked
about
the
rights
of
all
children,
this
is
a
moral
and
human
right
is
to
pass
this
ban
and
I
want
to.
Thank
you
all
thank.
A
J
J
We
worked
very
closely
with
out
front
Minnesota
who's
been
a
wonderful
partner.
In
conducting
our
community
engagement,
we
did
both
in-person
opportunities
to
connect,
as
well
as
online
opportunities
just
for
to
move
through,
because
the
data
sets
are
actually
kept
separate.
The
methodology
for
the
online
is
you
had
to
answer
questions
that
this
subcommittee
developed,
that
that
we
focused
on
to
ensure
that
we
were
addressing
our
needs
at
the
city
for
ordinance
development,
as
well
as
an
awareness,
education
campaign
and
the
process
for
reporting
etc.
J
As
well
as
for
the
efforts
that
up
front
has
been
doing
and
is
going
to
continue
to
do,
our
online
responses
were
at
591
and
the
in
person.
Of
course,
you
didn't
have
to
answer
all
the
questions,
so
there
lies
why
the
data
is
separate.
We
do
have
a
full
report,
though.
That's
comprehensive
and
talks
about
the
two
different
data
sets
as
well
as
displays
the
the
data
collected.
The
add
information
which
jr.
will
be
talking
about
very
shortly.
J
That
will
be
housed
on
civil-rights
website,
as
well
as
the
copy
of
the
ordinance
the
process
for
reporting,
and
if
you
have
other
other
elements,
such
as
resources
that
we
had
heard
about
and
talked
about,
and
of
course
later
on.
In
this
presentation,
we
will
dive
a
little
bit
deeper
into
ordinance
language
as
well
as
the
process
and
at
that
I'm
going
to
turn
it
over
to
jr..
K
Hi,
my
name
is
I
just
want
to
thank
everyone
in
the
committee
for
letting
me
be
here.
I
use
any
pronouns,
so
I
invite
you
to
switch
them
up.
I
do
policy
and
organizing
without
friend
and
I
was
one
of
the
people
doing
a
lot
of
the
engagement
work
and
I
just
wanted
to
highlight
a
few
of
the
things
that
we
found.
K
While
having
these
conversations,
61%
of
the
respondents
have
been
told
that
that
being
LGBTQ
plus
can
be
changed,
24%
of
them
experience,
and
these
were
over
a
thousand
conversations
that
we
were
having
with
people
here
in
the
city
of
Minneapolis
and
all
over
the
state
and
so
24%
of
them
shared
with
us
that
they
experienced
some
sort
of
practice
so
as
conversion
therapy
themselves
or
knew
someone
who
had
so,
for
example,
in
this
room,
one
in
four
people
would
have
gone
through
conversion
therapy
and
I'm.
Also
conversion
therapy
survivor.
K
So
I
want
to
thank
Jack
for
sharing
their
story.
Everyone
in
this
room
knows
somebody
that's
right
next
to
them
forty-seven
percent
of
respondents
and
know
who
they
could
tell
or
ask
for
support
either
for
themselves
or
for
others,
and
a
ninety-eight
percent
of
the
respondents
feel
there's
a
need
for
this
ordinance,
and
so
it's
important
that
we
know
that
you
know.
K
While
having
these
conversations,
a
lot
of
people
were
very
open
and
vulnerable,
and
I
really
appreciate
that
many
people
shared
their
experiences
of
not
feeling
welcomed
of
being
abandoned
by
their
family
members,
and
many
of
them
also
shared
the
importance
of
why
they
moved
here,
to
Minnesota
and
to
Minneapolis
because
of
the
history
that
we
have
for
being
champions
for
LGBTQ
people
and
so
I
think.
That's
really
important
to
know,
especially
their
stories
of
how
you
know
as
young
as
11th
graders
we've
had
conversations
with
middle
schoolers.
K
Also
there's
stories
about
like
not
feeling
welcome,
feeling
pressure
to
change
who
they
are,
and
so
those
are
just
some
of
the
findings
that
we
had
and
they're
also
accessible
to
you.
But
I
just
want
to
highlight
some
of
the
important
work
that
we
did
in
order
to
find
these
findings
and
then
I
want
to
actually
pass
it
on
now
to
Andy
Johnson
who's.
The
associate
professor
of
psychology
for
Buffalo
University.
Thank
you.
L
Councilmembers,
my
name
is
dr.
Andy
Johnson
I'm
associate
professor
of
psychology
at
Bethel.
University
I,
don't
speak
on
behalf
of
Bethel
University.
It's
merely
to
point
out
that
I'm,
a
professor
at
an
evangelical
and
pietistic
University,
been
teaching
psychology
religion
for
longer
than
most
of
my
students
have
been
alive.
My
bachelor's
degrees
in
psychology
from
Drury
College
and
Springfield
Missouri,
which
is
associated
with
the
disciples
of
Christ
and
United
Church
of
Christ,
my
master's
in
psychology
and
PhD
in
counseling
psychologist
from
University
of
Notre
Dame,
which
is
recognized
as
a
Roman
Catholic
University.
L
My
APA
approved
internship
is
from
pine
rest,
Christian,
Hospital
and
Grand
Rapids
Michigan,
which
is
affiliated
with
the
Christian,
Reformed,
Church
and
so
well.
I
mean
I
could
go
on
and
on
I'm
past
member-at-large
for
the
Society
for
the
psychology
of
religion,
spirituality,
which
is
division
36
in
the
American
Psychological
Association
I'm
currently
co-chair
the
APA
Division
36
Presidential
Task
Force
on
religion
and
poverty,
I'm
a
board
member
of
the
National
partnerships
and
interpersonal
violence
and
em
co-chair
of
the
Action
Team
on
mentoring
and
training
because
of
my
expertise
and
religion
and
gender-based
violence.
L
In
short,
I'm
familiar
with
the
interface
between
religion,
psychology
ban
is
sorely
needed
with
regards
to
practicing
conversion
therapy.
This
is
not
a
matter
of
religion,
however.
This
is
a
matter
of
putting
an
end
to
mental
health.
Malpractice
I
strongly
support
the
ordinance
before
you
to
ban
conversion
therapy.
Conversion
therapy
also
referred
to
as
reparative
therapy
or
sexual
orientation
change.
Efforts
refers
to
the
efforts
of
mental
health
professionals
to
try
to
change
the
sexual
orientation
or
gender
identity
of
an
LGBTQ
person.
L
The
ordinance
before
you
protects
the
mental
health
of
LGBTQ
adolescents
and
adults
from
conversion
therapy,
which
research
has
demonstrated
be
harmful
and
ineffective.
First
of
all,
there
is
no
scientifically
rigorous
evidence
demonstrating
the
effectiveness
of
conversion
therapy.
This
evidence
does
not
exist
to
scientific
studies,
have
found
negative
effects
associate
with
conversion
therapy.
However,
numerous
studies,
including,
but
not
limited,
to
increased
levels
of
depression,
increase,
suicidal
ideation,
increase
suicide
attempts
and
increase
substance,
abuse
and
adults.
L
L
In
conclusion,
my
position
is
undergirded
by
scientific
evidence
and
the
medical
principle
of
above
all,
our
first
do
no
harm
responsible,
culturally
competent
practitioners
should
not
engage
in
conversion
therapy.
I
strongly
encourage
you
to
vote
in
favor
your
conversion
therapy
band.
Approving
this
ordinance
allows
many
appleÃs
to
protect
vulnerable
populations
from
no
health
malpractice,
Thank
You,
counselor,
Thank.
J
M
M
We
evaluated
many
alternative
approaches
to
this
and
every
single
one
of
them
is
lacking.
There
is
nothing
short
of
a
prohibition
on
this
completely
discredited
practice
that
will
work,
so
the
ordens
itself
is
a
prohibition
on
the
practice
of
conversion
therapy.
So
it
largely
hinges
on
the
definition
of
provider
which
is
before
you
on
the
screen.
M
M
M
There
are
lots
of
City
departments
that
use
that
process
currently
and
the
amendment
to
Chapter
two
simply
adds
the
civil
rights
department
as
an
authorized
body
to
be
able
to
issue
citations
pursuant
to
that
chapter,
and
then
we
also
updated
the
definitions
are
existing
definitions
in
our
Civil
Rights
title
of
the
code
for
gender
identity
and
sexual
orientation,
and
we've
updated
those
definitions
in
conjunction
with
the
same
definitions
which
are
in
our
proposed
chapter
402.
So
those
will
now
read
the
same
as
of
today.
M
There
are
approximately
53
municipal
and
county
bans
in
states
with
no
statewide
ban
and
18
statewide
bans,
statewide,
ban,
statewide
prohibitions
and
have
been
upheld
in
both.
The
ninth
and
and
third
circuits
of
the
courts
and
in
terms
of
pure
cities,
cities
such
as
Denver
Seattle,
several
cities
in
Ohio,
Cincinnati
and
Columbus.
Several
cities
in
Wisconsin,
including
Milwaukee
and
Madison,
have
all
adopted
city
prohibitions.
M
The
the
pure
city
ordinance
is
very
slightly
large,
all
geared
towards
the
same
goal,
obviously
very
slightly.
They
often
vest
enforcement
authority
in
different
departments
of
the
city.
What
we
saw
was
that
they
were
primarily
invested
in
either
the
civil
rights
or
human
rights
department,
the
equivalent
of
a
community
relations
department
or
a
health
department.
Our
proposed
ordinance
positions,
the
civil
rights
department
as
the
enforcing
agency
and
then
also
just
to
note
in
terms
of
current
events
at
the
Utah
Gummer's,
that
governor
is
in
the
process
of
signing
their
ban.
M
So
there
we
19
bans
by
the
end
of
this
week,
and
there
are
also
many
pending
ordinances
in
both
the
city
and
county
levels
across
the
country,
so
I
think
the
next
step.
Yes,
we'll
turn
it
over
to
my
friend
and
colleague
in
the
Civil
Rights
department,
Frank
Reed,
to
talk
about
the
administrative
citation
enforcement
process.
N
N
This
is
a
civil
rights
matter,
as
is
anything
involving
an
individual's
right
to
be
who
they
were
meant
to
be
with
that
value
in
mind
and
the
beauty
of
it
there's
also
an
idea,
that's
codified
over
and
over
again
within
the
Minneapolis
code.
I
would
offer
to
you,
then
that
the
civil
rights
department
is
well
suited
to
enforce
this
ordinance
to
a
sudden,
most
in
the
manner
defined
in
the
language.
I
would
direct
you
now
to
the
chapter
of
402
process.
That's
an
error
before
Oh
to
the
flow
of
work
is
as
follows.
N
O
N
With
the
receipt
of
a
complaint
which
might
be
in
person
through
the
website
or
by
phone
from
then
a
preliminary
investigation
would
take
place
to
determine
whether
there
was
proper
jurisdiction.
Whether
the
basic
facts
are,
in
fact
true,
and
what
the
merit
of
the
case
are
from
there.
We
would
pursue
a
warning
letter
that
would
be
issued
to
the
wrongdoer
with
a
compliant
state.
N
The
find
would
result
and,
as
Eric
noted
earlier,
appeal
could
be
made
through
our
chapter
to
appeal
process
within
the
city,
as
I
noted,
and
you
can
see
there
on
the
flowchart
one
place
that
the
case
might
end
up
being
closed
as
after
the
preliminary
or
investigation
where
an
invalid
complaint
might
be
found
out
to
be
in
existence
for
lack
of
jurisdiction,
lack
of
facts,
but
also
later
on.
After
the
follow-up
investigation,
we
were
able
to
find
that
there's
compliance
that
is
all
I
have
today.
Thank.
J
J
We
actually,
this
was
the
end
of
our
presentation,
but
I
felt
it
was
important
that
I
come
up,
because
we've
just
been
informed
that
there
are
a
lot
of
people
viewing
our
livestream
as
we
have
through
our
government.
Tv
and
a
lot
of
people
are
contacting
up
front
Minnesota,
and
so
we
just
wanted
to
remind
folks
that
out
fret
does
have
a
crisis
line
and
the
number
is.
D
A
C
These
types
of
this
type
of
thinking
that
permeates
our
our
culture
and
society,
and
while
we
can
make
ordinances
to
to
sort
of
dictate
people's
behavior,
it's
really
important
that
we
work
on
trying
to
change
people's
hearts
and
minds
as
well,
and
so
with
that
in
mind,
you
know
I'm
I'm,
I'm
thrilled
to
vote
for
this
today
and
and
hope
that
my
colleagues
will
will
join
me.
But
I
will
be
committed
to
continuing
to
work
on
the
process
of
trying
to
to
change
people's
hearts
and
minds
as
we
we
move
to
his
work.
A
Thank
you,
I
will
go
ahead
now
and
move
to
I
will
open
the
public
hearing.
If
you
are
interested
in
speaking
as
a
part
of
the
public
hearing,
please
sign
in
over
at
the
city
clerk.
Will
you
please
wave
your
hand
so
folks
know
so,
please
sign
in
over
there,
if
you're
interested
in
speaking
today,
all
right.
So
what
I'll
do
is
I'll
read
off
three
names
at
a
time.
If
folks
could
go
ahead,
excuse
me
come
up
so
that
we
can
move
through
the
list.
That'd
be
great.
A
P
Thank
You,
chair
conyngham,
vice
president
jenkins
and
respected
committee
members.
My
name
is
Michael
Newland
and
I
am
a
Minneapolis
resident
and
have
lived
in
Minneapolis
for
over
10
of
the
past
15
years
and
I
absolutely
love
this
city.
Over
20
years
ago,
at
the
age
of
11
or
12
I
realized
I
was
attracted
exclusively
to
the
same
sex.
This
was
problematic
for
me
because
it
was
in
stark
conflict
with
my
faith
and
my
faith
was
and
is
the
most
important
thing
to
me.
The
internal
conflict
became
all-consuming.
P
I
believed
my
sexual
orientation
could
change,
but
I
needed
guidance
on
how
to
pursue
that
effectively
and
how
to
reconcile
my
faith
and
my
sexuality,
and
so
at
the
age
of
17.
As
a
minor
and
of
my
own
accord,
I
sought
out
help
I
received
help
from
several
faith-based
organizations
that
provided
a
safe
and
supportive
environment
where
I
could
be
open
and
honest
about
my
struggles
with
my
faith
and
sexuality.
I
didn't
feel
judged
or
condemned.
P
I
was
not
promised
a
quick
solution,
but
was
encouraged
to
examine
the
issues
in
my
life
that
may
have
contributed
to
the
development
of
same-sex
attractions
and,
as
I
worked
through
a
myriad
of
issues.
Indeed,
my
sexual
attractions
toward
men
gradually
diminished
and
hetero
sexual
attractions
eventually
emerged
today.
I
can
say
that
I
am
living
at
peace
and
I'm
very
satisfied
with
my
life,
in
fact,
I'm
now
happily
married
to
a
woman.
Our
relationship,
along
with
the
accompanying
attractions,
developed
developed
a
very
naturally
prior
to
our
marriage.
P
The
help
I
received
made
all
of
this
possible.
It
was
not
coercive
but
was
rather
compassionate
care
involving
talk,
therapy
and
spiritual
guidance.
How
could
I
not
want
others
to
have
access
to
the
same
or
similar
care
to
which
I
had
access
care,
which
was
life-changing?
I
personally
know
dozens
of
people
around
the
country,
some
who
are
mental
health
professionals
and
some
who
are
faith
leaders
who
provide
compassionate
care
for
those
wanting
to
explore
options
regarding
sexual
orientation
or
gender
identity
that
are
consistent
with
their
faith?
P
Is
that
a
timer
okay
can
I
do
one
more
sentence,
just
close.
Okay,
my
hope
is
that
those
who
desire
to
pursue
counseling
and
support
to
achieve
goals
and
outcomes
and
adherence
with
their
faith
may
continue
to
do
so,
because
only
in
this
way
will
Minneapolis
be
a
truly
welcoming
and
fair
and
equitable
City
for
every
resident.
Thank
you
thank.
A
Q
Thank
you
thank
you
for
chairperson
cunningham
and
to
members
of
the
committee.
My
name
is
troy
stevenson
I'm
with
The
Trevor
Project
Trevor
Project
is
the
world's
largest
suicide
prevention
organization,
dedicated
to
the
protection
of
LGBTQ
youth,
and
we
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
be
here
in
support
of
this
ordinance,
which
will
protect
youth
here
in
Minneapolis
from
the
practice
of
conversion
therapy
by
licensed
practitioners.
Q
We
just
completed
this
year
our
national
survey,
which
had
34
thousand
respondents
making
it
the
largest
survey
of
its
kind
conducted.
We
found
that
five
percent
of
LGBTQ
youth
have
reported
being
subjected
to
actual
conversion
therapy
in
a
formal
setting
with
as
many
as
two-thirds
going
through
this,
in
some
form,
be
it
from
personal
or
religious
or
some
other
other
aspect
from
that
we
found
the
42
scent
of
those
youth
that
have
been
through.
Q
Q
In
the
last
year
alone,
The
Trevor
Project
has
been
contacted
by
over
16,000
young
Minnesotans,
who
have
had
been
through
some
sort
of
crisis
and
called
our
our
Crisis
Line.
We
have
a
24-hour
crisis
line
through
phone
text
and
chat
which
young
people
from
across
the
country
reach
out
to
us
when
they're
in
danger
of
self-harm.
Q
In
conclusion,
this
ordinance
would
prevent
licensed
professionals
and
mental
health
professionals
from
using
this
discredited
practice
on
patients
under
the
age
of
18,
and
we
thank
you
for
taking
it
up.
We've
got
copies
of
that
survey
available
which
are
put
in
the
record
and
are
available
to
any
of
you.
Thank
you
right.
A
R
A
S
Very
loving
people
I
have
nothing
bad
to
say
about
my
parents,
but
they
wanted
to.
They
wanted
for
us
as
a
family
to
go
and
attend
this.
Thankfully
I
was
already
out
of
the
house.
I
can
support
myself.
I
didn't
have
to
feel
coerced
to
do
this,
but
I
told
them.
I
said
I'll
only
go
if
it's
free
and
if
you
guys
go
to
a
PFLAG
meeting
as
well.
S
You
know
because
I
thought
well,
I'm
an
I'm,
an
activist
I'll,
do
a
little
undercover
investigation,
see
what's
going
on,
and
you
know
get
my
parents
to
a
PFLAG
meeting,
but
I
really
want
to
point
out
that
this
doesn't
just
harm
LGBTQ
people.
It
also
harms
our
entire
families.
In
the
newspaper
article
about
this
group,
they
were
saying
that
because
my
parents
were
not
conforming
to
societal
gender
norms,
that
is
why
I
am
gay.
S
Basically,
they
blame
the
parents
for
us
as,
if
we're
so
outrageous
that
that
somebody
needs
to
be
blamed,
I
mean
they
should
be
praised
for
us
as
LGBTQ
people,
and
as
many
have
shown,
suicide
rates
are
bad.
The
destruction
of
the
family
is
bad.
This
isn't
just
conversion
therapy
I
agree
with
ambien
engines.
This
is
conversion
abuse
and
when
people
are
looking
for
options
for
health
abuse
should
not
be
an
option.
Thank
you.
A
T
Thank
You,
chair
Cunningham
vice
president
Jenkins
and
members
of
the
committee,
my
name
is
Javon
Swanson
I'm,
one
of
the
pastor's
at
Gloria
day
with
her
in
church
and
I
use.
He/Him/His
pronouns
I
think
it's
important
for
Christian
clergy
to
speak
about
the
suit
because,
as
we've
heard,
it's
the
leading
proponents
of
this
practice
are
people
who
claim
to
speak
from
a
Christian
perspective
as
a
Christian.
I
do
believe
that
God
seeks
to
breathe
new
life
into
that
which
is
dead
and
repair
that
which
is
broken.
The
problem
with
conversion
therapy
is
that
it
presumes.
T
Lgbtq
people
are
broken
on
account
of
their
sexual
orientation
or
gender
identity,
but
I
believe
that
God
creates
people
of
diverse
sexual
orientations
and
gender
identities.
People
who
manifest
vine,
creative,
goodness,
not
people
who
are
broken
and
in
need
of
repair
and
besides
that,
there's
little
evidence
that
conversion
therapy
even
works
as
you've
heard.
All
the
major
medical
and
mental
health
organizations
condemn
the
practice
not
only
as
ineffectual
but
extremely
harmful
for
years.
Exodus
international
was
one
of
the
most
well
known,
well-known
organizations
providing
conversion
therapy,
but
it
disbanded
in
2012
after
that
organizations.
T
President
stepped
down
and
disavowed
the
practice
just
stuff
of
that.
A
long
time.
Chair
of
that
organization's
board
of
directors
came
out
of
the
closet
himself
and
acknowledged
that
conversion
therapy
doesn't
work.
Conversion
therapy
only
succeeds
in
producing
increased
incidents
of
depression
and
suicide
in
people
who
are
made
to
believe
they
are
irredeemably
flawed
and
abhorrent
to
God.
U
U
That
is
about
the
time
that
I
entered
into
reparative
therapy.
I
first
tried
to
kill
myself
when
I
was
14.
When
I
was
15,
I
met
a
friend
at
church
camp
who
struggles
at
the
same
thing.
She
did
kill
herself
when
I
was
16,
I
tried
again.
I
still
have
the
scars
on
my
wrists.
When
I
was
17,
I
tried
to
run
away
from
home
when
I
was
18.
I
was
told
that
I
could
go
to
the
sporting
school.
That
would
fix
me,
but
instead,
I
chose
to
be
homeless.
U
I
would
rather
face
the
streets
and
been
hungry
than
ever
have
to
go
through
that
again,
the
next
several
years.
It
took
a
long
time
for
me
to
become
a
stable,
productive,
secure
member
of
the
community
I
faced
a
lot
of
physical
violence
and
struggled
a
lot
I'm
currently
in
therapy
for
depression,
anxiety
and
post-traumatic
stress.
From
all
of
this.
U
A
V
You,
my
name
is
Diane
Brady
Leighton,
my
pronouns.
Are
she
her
hers,
I'm,
a
longtime
resident
of
Minneapolis
I'm,
a
parent
of
a
member
of
the
LGBTQ
community
and
I'm,
a
psychotherapist
in
private
practice
before
private
practice?
I
spent
20
years
of
my
career
as
a
psychotherapist
at
the
University
of
Minnesota
student
mental
health
clinic
early
in
my
career
I
would
often
be
the
first
person
that
someone
would
come
out
to
these.
Students
were
often
scared
of
family
and
religious
judgment
and
rejection.
V
Many
were
considering
suicide
in
large
part
due
to
the
belief
that
who
they
were
was
not
okay
and
that
there
was
not
a
place
for
them
in
this
world,
as
the
years
went
on,
I
started
noticing
the
change,
and
this
change
is
supported
by
research,
as
society
became
more
affirming
and
equitable
and
laws
back.
This
affirmation
and
equity
with
protections.
V
But
those
who
faced
rejection
from
families
continue
to
present
with
this
rejection
negatively
impacting
their
mental
health
and
well-being.
I
urge
you
to
vote
to
ban
harmful
conversion
therapy
or
of
others
of
sad
abuse
in
the
city
of
Minneapolis
I
stand
here
not
only
representing
myself,
but
also
thousands
of
other
parents,
my
professional
organization
and
my
religious
community.
Thank
you.
W
W
Because
of
an
experience
that
I
had
when
I
was
15
years
old,
with
Catholic
Charities,
now,
I
wasn't
beaten
with
Bibles
or
publicly
shamed,
but
that
carried
with
it
the
same
stigma
that
brought
suicidality
and
a
feeling
of
rejection
from
my
parents
that
conversion
therapy
does
so
and
I'd
also
like
to
take
this
opportunity
to
call
attention
to
a
man
named
dr.
Robert
Spitzer,
who
was
the
consensus,
I
believe
founder
inventor
of
conversion
therapy
in
2012.
W
He
apologized
to
the
world
for
all
the
damage
that
he
had
done
and
in
my
view,
that
should
have
been
the
end
of
it.
Right
then,
and
there
and
I'll
close
by
congratulating
the
city
of
Minneapolis
for
being
the
first
city
to
ever
pass
protections
for
transgender
people
back
in
1975
and
then
also
remind
people
that
the
state
of
Minnesota
was
the
first
state
to
pass
protections.
For
transgender
people
in
1993
now
here
we
sit
what
18th
in
line
for
conversion
therapy
as
a
state?
Well
yeah.
A
X
Thank
you
for
this
mutual
effort
to
change
that,
and
most
of
you
know
me
as
a
voice
on
climate,
emergency
and
I
have
to
say
there
are
profound
interconnections
where
multiple
Liberation's
are
mutually
tied
together
when
it
comes
to
scientific
integrity.
There
is
a
great
irony
where
everything
that
the
climate
science
dismissive
say
about
global
warming
is
actually
what
is
true
about
conversion
abuse.
A
X
A
Y
Afternoon,
chair
Cunningham
vice
chair,
Jenkins
and
members
of
the
committee,
I
am
Reverend
Dan
adolfson,
my
pronouns
are
he/him.
His
and
I
am
associate
pastor,
First
Christian
Church
disciples
of
Christ
in
the
Whittier
neighborhood
of
Minneapolis
and
past
moderator
of
disciples,
lgbtq+
Alliance,
a
denomination,
wide
advocacy
organization
that
works
for
welcome,
and
inclusion
for
people
of
all
sexual
orientations
and
gender
identities.
I
am
also
proud
to
stand
before
you
this
afternoon.
As
a
proud
out
gay
man
called
by
God
to
serve
God's
people
at
First,
Christian
Church.
Y
We
are
deeply
involved
in
supporting
LGBTQ
youth
in
the
Twin
Cities,
whether
it
be
through
community
partnerships
with
a
variety
of
organizations
or
through
having
a
public
presence
at
the
Twin
Cities
Pride
Festival
every
year
for
many
many
years
and
all
those
partnerships
and
even
at
pride
we
were
looked
at
with
a
lot
of
suspicion,
a
church
that
supports
queer
youth
and
their
families.
What
is
this
after
hearing
that
statement?
One
time
too
many
I
started
asking
questions
and
the
stories
that
I
heard
were
heartbreaking.
Y
I
heard
over
and
over
again
from
queer
youth
and
their
families
about
interaction
with
faith
communities
that
told
them
they
were
broken.
They
were
damaged
goods
that
need
to
be
fixed
and,
oh
by
the
way
we've
got
just
the
repair
ticket
for
you.
Many
parents
are
fearful
when
a
child
comes
out
either
because
they
don't
personally
know
someone
in
the
LGBTQ
community
or
because
they
fear
their
child's
lives
will
be
all
the
more
difficult.
Y
The
repair
promise
of
conversion
therapy
and
dangers,
those
families
sometimes
referable
and
also
harms
and
defraud
young
adults
who
paid
thousands
of
dollars
for
treatments
with
no
scientific
credibility.
The
statistics
are
damning.
Lgbtq
youth,
who
experience
conversion
therapy
are
8.4
times
more
likely
to
attempt
suicide,
experienced
depression,
isolation
or
substance
abuse.
As
faith
leaders,
we
are
called
to
minister
to
people
in
ways
that
protect
them
from
harm
chair,
cunningham
and
the
rest
of
the
committee.
A
H
Thank
you
for
bringing
this
bill
banning
conversion
abuse.
I
am
a
member
of
the
lgbtq+
community
and
we
are
often
called
a
marginalized
community
among
so-called
marginalized
communities.
It
is
easy
to
point
to
examples
of
the
government,
not
working.
In
fact,
when
the
federal
government
seems
generally
dysfunctional,
when
the
state
government
chooses
not
to
enact
protections
for
its
most
vulnerable
residents,
it
becomes
very
tempting
to
say
that
government
in
general
does
not
work
and
when
people
in
marginalized
communities
believe
that
government
does
not
work,
they
do
not
participate,
and
that
creates
an
unfortunate
cycle.
H
So
I
want
to
thank
you
for
breaking
that
cycle
here
today.
Thank
you
for
articulating
loudly
and
proudly
the
here
in
Minneapolis,
we
protect
the
most
vulnerable,
we
protect
our
LGBTQ
community
and
we
protect
our
children
you're
doing
excellent
work
and
I'm
very
appreciative.
Thank
you
very
much.
Thank.
A
Z
Cunningham
Carl's
bobbing
committee
members,
my
name
is
commercially
of
a
char
and
I
use,
they/them
pronouns
I'm,
a
local
actor
with
breaking
ice
at
Minneapolis,
theater
institutions,
very
house
fear,
and
most
recently,
I
wrapped
filming
the
season.
5
pilot
of
Minnesota
made
web
series
called
theater
people
both
places.
They
respect
my
pronouns
I'm,
an
out-and-proud
black
pansexual,
non-binary,
Muslim
and
I
wasn't
going
to
say
anything
today,
but
I
was
disappointed
and
not
surprised
to
see
that
there
wasn't
an
imam
president
today
on
behalf
of
queer
Muslim
youth
and
that
enraged
me.
Y'all
are
slacking
period.
Z
AA
Hi,
thank
you
for
having
me
he's.
Matthew
shirkuh.
He
had
pronouns
I'm
in
a
survivor
conversion
therapy
at
the
age
of
16.
After
coming
out
to
my
father,
I
was
placed
in
a
treatment
by
licensed
professionals
and
for
five
years
they
explained
that
being
LGBTQ
is
a
psychological
condition
that
is
caused
by
childhood.
AA
Traumas
there's
many
names
that
go
like
that,
like
you
heard
earlier,
whether
it's
called
reparative
therapy,
the
integrative
therapy-
it's
not
a
therapy
at
all,
and
these
therapists
have
used
a
theory
where
they
try
to
make
heteronormative
roles
and
gender
roles,
and
so
for
three
years.
I
wasn't
a
lot
of
to
my
mom
and
two
sisters,
so
I
would
defend
eyes,
not
learning
any
effeminate
behaviors
or
understand
that
I
was
a
female
and
that
females
were
this
opposite.
AA
AA
Six,
seven
years
later,
it's
really
an
honor
to
be
working
with
everyone
at
OUTFRONT,
Minnesota,
there's
now
18
states
that
passed
laws
protecting
minors
from
conversion
therapy
and
16
municipalities
across
the
country
and
there's
the
really
important
thing
I
want
to
add
is
that
there's
a
lot
of
bipartisan
support,
there's
support
from
religious
leaders
and
conservatives.
If
you
look
at
the
18
states,
seven
of
the
governor's
who
signed
those
laws
are
Republican
and
we
received
by
Parsons
four
in
every
single
step
of
this
way,
letting
LGB
know
that
it.
AA
A
AB
Thank
you,
so
much
counsel
I
just
wanted
to
read
one
last
statement
from
an
anonymous
person
of
the
Jewish
background
and
faith
as
a
queer
and
trans
Jew
and
a
powerful
community
of
queer
trans
and
allied
Jews
I
know
that
our
spirituality
stands
with
our
people.
I
know
that
we
are
the
future
of
our
faith,
that
I
follow
so
many
powerful
Jewish
Jewish
leaders
in
saying
this,
and
that
our
community
stands
against
this
practice
to
every
queer
and
trans
Jew
who
didn't
know
you
were
possible,
you
are
possible,
you
are
perfect
and
we
all
exist.
AB
A
AC
Thank
you
very
much.
I
just
want
to
extend
my
gratitude
to
everybody
who
came
and
spoke
today
and
shared
their
story
and
also
to
the
staff
who
worked
forward
works
to
bring
this
forward,
and
my
colleagues
here
for
all
your
work
on
this.
This
is
amazing.
It's
too
bad
and
we
couldn't
get
this
done
at
the
state
level,
but
I
think
that
we're
smart
to
use
this
as
an
opportunity
to
educate
ourselves
and
educate
our
community
about
it.
AC
I
think
we
should
warn
folks
that
right
outside
the
city
border,
in
fact
chances
are,
people
will
be
moving
outside
the
city
border
to
relocate
if
they're
and
I'm
not
sure,
and
hopefully
we'll
find
out
for
sure,
if
there's
more
than
one
or
two
that
are
practicing
this
in
the
city
right
now
and
put
an
end
to
that
immediately.
But
this
is
something
we
need
to
be
on
the
lookout
for
and
to
advise
our
friends
and
family
members
about,
and
also
look
to
the
other
cities
near
us
to
take
action
on
this
as
well.
AC
AD
AD
Are
these
adverse
childhood
experiences?
This
seems
like
it
fits
just
in
line
with
that
that
this
is
anyone
exposed
to
this
quote/unquote
conversion
therapy
is
in
a
traumatic
experience,
especially
as
a
child,
and
as
a
result,
it
puts
them
at
reduced
health
outcomes.
It
reduced
opportunities
and
even
as
we've
tragically
heard,
reduced
life,
reduced
lifespan
and
so
I
think
it
is
our
obligation
to
pass
this
and
to
stand
up
for
our
residents
in
the
city
to
stand
up
for
public
health
as
well.
AD
I
couldn't
agree
more
with
that
idea,
because
to
me,
the
only
room
for
therapy
here
is
for
homophobes
for
transphobes,
for
races
for
Islamophobic,
for
people
who
hold
hate
in
their
heart,
because
that
is
a
learned,
bigotry
and
ignorance
that
can
be
overcome
so
I'm
proud
to
stand
today
with
my
colleagues
and
supporting
this
I
really
hope
we
get
a
state
law
passed
on
this
and
that
this
moves
the
ball
forward
on
that
and
helps
build
momentum
and
that,
ultimately,
we
see
a
national
and
an
international
worldwide
ban
on
these
destructive
practices.
Thank
you
great.
AE
AE
A
Thank
you,
I'll
go
ahead
and
and
jump
in
queue
here.
So
first
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
to
the
city
staff
and
folks
who
joined
the
presentation
for
such
a
robust
presentation.
It's
very
informative.
A
part
of
the
work
that
we
do
is
also
informing
the
public
because,
as
was
stated,
this
is
live
streamed.
This
is
saved,
so
folks
are
able
to
be
able
to
refer
back
to
it.
So
now
we
have
a
public
record
about
this
abusive
practice
with
science
and
information
on
the
public
records.
A
So
thank
you
so
much
for
taking
taking
that
responsibility
so
seriously.
Thank
you
to
everyone
who
testified
today.
It
is
incredibly
moving
that
folks
are
willing
to
stand
up
in
front
of
the
City
Council,
which
I
was
once
on
that
side
of
the
the
podium.
So
I
stood
there
with
my
hands
a-shaking
before
so.
I
know
how
intimidating
that
could
be
to
be
able
to
expose
some
of
the
most
traumatic
experiences
that
you
have
gone
through.
A
Thank
you
to
the
work
group
for
all
of
the
work
that
you
all
did,
as
you
thought.
The
first
slide
that
we
had
had
a
whole
list
of
people
from
different
departments
ranging
from
the
health
department
to
IT
to
MPD.
We
had
quite
a
robust
group.
We
have
clergy,
we
had
OUTFRONT
youth
serving
organizations.
This
work
was
taken
very
seriously
because
we
are
talking
about
extremely
vulnerable
young
people,
and
so
we
wanted
to
make
sure
that
we
were
as
thorough
as
possible
as
a
coalition
to
be
able
to
do.
A
Those
I
want
to
make
sure
I
give
a
shout
out,
though,
to
state
representative
hunter
Cantrell
and
State
Senator
Scott
Dibble,
because
they
really
helped
us
build
on
the
momentum
that
was
already
there.
There
was
already
a
foundation
there.
We
were
able
to
build
on
that
on
the
local
level.
There
was
a
lot
of
interest
and
excitement
already
there.
I
am
myself
for
those
of
you.
Don't
know.
A
I'm
sure
everybody's
probably
heard
at
this
at
this
point,
but
I'm
black,
clear
in
trans
and
I
in
my
own
experience,
have
experienced
conversion
therapy
I
was
exposed
to
it
as
an
early
teen
in
through
my
evangelical
church.
That
I
was
raised
in
so
when
I
became
a
policymaker
as
somebody
who
was
an
inter
sexually
marginalized
person.
I.
Take
this
responsibility
very
seriously,
in
short
of
disrupting
the
cycle
of
childhood
trauma
childhood
trauma
is
a
public
health
crisis
not
only
in
the
city,
not
in
this
only
in
the
state,
but
across
this
country.
A
Adverse
childhood
experiences,
as
my
colleagues
spoke
to,
has
lifelong
repercussions,
and
so
us,
as
policymakers,
working
in
collaboration
with
community
anything
that
we
can
do
to
disrupt
that
cycle
and
instead
create
pathways
towards
healing.
That
is
our
moral
obligation
to
do
as
I
mentioned
earlier.
I
am
competitive,
so
I'm
very
excited
that
we
are
the
first
city
of
Minneapolis
Ohta
to
pass
this,
but
really
hoping
we
are
not.
The
last
today
is
about
setting
a
standard,
an
expectation
we
look
to
other
municipalities,
cities
townships
across
the
state
and
say
you
two
must
step
up.
A
We
need
to
get
the
momentum
moving
so
that
it
is
inevitable
that
it
will
pass
at
the
states
that
way
we
have
really
deep,
deep
or
excuse
me,
jurisdictional
oversight
that
can
enforce
these
protections
on
a
statewide.
So
people
aren't
leaving
the
city
of
Minneapolis
to
go
to
the
suburbs
to
be
able
to
access
it,
but
instead
they
can't
go
anywhere
because
it's
not
a
welcomed
practice
here.
A
This
is
abuse
and
I
really
appreciate
the
language
of
talking
about
it
as
conversion
abuse
and
abuse,
rather
than
conversion
therapy,
because
what
we
do
when
we
call
it
therapy,
as
we
perpetuate
the
delusion
that
it
is
therapy,
so
really
I'm
grateful
for
that
language
being
introduced
in
this
work.
So
thank
you
all
right.
A
Seeing
no
further
comments
or
questions
from
my
colleagues
I
would
like
to
I.
Also
just
want
to
speak
briefly
to
the
definition
change.
So
what
was
considered
radical
in
1975,
it's
no
longer
applicable
in
2019,
to
say
the
least.
So,
as
we
were
going
through
this
work,
we
stumbled
across
the
definitions
of
sexual
orientation
and
gender
identity.
It
was
like,
let's
go
and
clean
that
up
while
we're
at
it.
A
So
that
is
just
so
folks
understand
that
that's
actually
a
pretty
big
deal,
but
I
also
want
to
give
a
shout
out
to
our
ancestors
and
elders
in
1975,
who
were
the
first
to
do
that,
so
so
we're
just
building
upon
the
legacy
that
was
brought
already
before
us.
So
with
that
colleagues
I
would
like
to
move
approval
of
the
passage
of
an
ordinance
amending
title
15
of
the
Minneapolis
Code
of
Ordinances
related
to
offenses,
adding
thereto
a
new
chapter,
402
entitled
prohibit
of
conversion
therapy
to
prohibit
conversion
therapy
or
reparative
therapy.
A
Also,
the
passage
of
ordinance
amending
title
1
chapter
2
of
the
Minneapolis
Code
of
Ordinances
relates
to
general
provisions:
administrative
here
enforcement
and
hearing
process,
amending
provisions
related
to
personnel
authorized
to
issue
citations
and
the
passage
of
ordinance
amending
Title,
7
chapter
139
of
the
Minneapolis
Code
of
Ordinances
related
to
civil
rights
in
general,
amending
definitions
related
to
gender
identity
and
sexual
orientation
to
coincide
with
chapter
402
prohibiting
conversion
therapy.
All
those
in
favor,
please
signify
by
saying
aye
aye,
those
opposed,
say,
nay,
the
ice
habit
and
that
item
carries.
A
A
So
just
so
folks
know
for
the
next
steps.
This
will
be
going
before
the
full
City
Council
for
approval
on
November
22nd,
so
that
so,
if
this
is
the
first
step
and
then
it
will
pass
on
the
22nd
as
well.
So
thank
you
everybody
for
coming
today
for
being
a
part
of
this
for
for
putting
your
voice
out
there
and
supporting
so
we're
gonna
go
ahead
and
move
on
to
the
next
item.
A
If
folks
are
transitioning
out
into
the
hallway
I
asked
for
conversations,
please
happen
out
there,
so
we
can
finish
up
our
other
two
public
hearings,
so
I'll
just
give
one
second
here,
maybe
a
couple
for
folks
to
be
able
to
transition
out
and
as
we
do
so,
I
will
invite
up
the
next
ordinance,
the
green,
to
go
passage
of
an
ordinance
amending
Title
10
chapter
204
of
the
Minneapolis
Code
of
Ordinances
related
to
food
code.
So
who
will
be
giving
us
our
presentation
today?
All
right
welcome.
AF
Thank
you,
Thank
You
mr.
chair
councilmembers,
and
the
tough
act
to
follow
here
with
screen
to
go
stuff,
but
my
name
is
Adam
Kelleher
I
am
an
environmental
health
specialist
with
the
city
of
Minneapolis
I,
do
restaurant
inspections
along
with
pool
and
lodging
inspections?
As
you
may
know,
health
inspectors
are
tasked
with
enforcement
of
many
ordinances
in
the
city,
the
green,
to
go
staple
foods.
Second,
save
time
notification
simply
because
in
our
role
we
visit
most
businesses
throughout
the
city
throughout
the
year.
AF
As
the
ordinance
is
currently
written,
each
individual
vendor
is
required
to
provide
their
own
collection
system
at
an
organized
event,
an
event
of
20
or
30
vendors.
We're
talking
about
six,
potentially
sixty
collection
bins,
sitting
out
there.
So
with
this
part
of
the
amendment,
the
event
sponsor
or
market
manager
will
now
be
responsible
for
providing
a
collection
system
located
throughout
the
area.
AF
AF
The
second
part
of
the
amendments
is
the
ordinance
is
currently
written.
All
food
establishments
are
required
to
have
a
front
of
the
house
collection
system,
regardless
of
whether
it's
actually
necessary
or
even
feasible,
for
example,
with
this
exemptions
that
we
are
adding
we're
going
to
lift
requirements
for
sit-down
restaurants.
Where
servers
remove
the
customers,
dishes
and
utensils,
we
will
no
longer
require
collection
bins
at
the
front
of
the
house.
That's
part
of
the
common
sense
things.
AF
I
believe
they
still
do
need
to
provide
going
to
go
compliant
packaging
for
things
like
doggie
bags,
just
not
the
collection,
bins
and
then
also
same
thing
will
go
for
mobile
food
vehicles
as
your
food
trucks,
hot
dog,
carts
ice
cream
trucks.
They
are
not
required
to
provide
collection
bins,
they
will
fall
under
this
exemption
as
well,
but
again
they
will
still
need
to
have
compliant
packaging.
Just
no
bins.
A
A
Do
we
have
any
if
anybody
is
here
to
speak
to
this
to
this
ordinance,
please
sign
up
with
the
clerk.
If
you
have
not
done
so
yet
is
there
anyone
interested
in
speaking
on
this
item,
anyone
anyone
all
right,
seeing
none
I
will
go
ahead
and
close
the
public,
clear
club
public
hearing
did
I
open
it
I,
don't
think
I
opened
it.
Okay,
so
I'm
gonna
open
the
public
hearing
see
no
one
interested.
A
You
would
like
to
speak
to
it
so,
if
you're
interested
in
asking
the
question
and
even
have
to
talk
to
the
staff
directly,
because
the
question
would
be
directed
to
us-
and
we
probably
might
not
have
the
answer
not
on
the
record,
that
would
have
to
be
on
one-on-one
conversation
all
right,
seeing
none.
Oh
now,
we'll
close
the
public
hearing
and
move
approval
of
this
item.
Council
member
Johnson
thank
miss.
A
AD
You
know
I
just
really
appreciated
staffing
for
these
common-sense
changes
to
this
and
I
just
want
to
give
a
shout
out
to
all
the
work.
That's
gone
on
over
the
years
that
our
staff
have
done
specifically
with
the
industry
with
small
businesses
to
make
sure
that
we're
really
achieving
the
goals
of
this.
AD
A
Thank
you
for
your
leadership
on
this.
Are
there
any
other
questions
or
comments
all
right,
seeing
none
all
those
in
favor,
please
signify
by
saying
aye
aye,
those
opposed,
say,
nay,
the
eyes
have
it,
and
that
item
carries.
Thank
you.
So
much
and
now
we
are
on
our
last
item
of
the
meeting,
a
public
hearing
on
the
carry
out
bags
in
retail
establishments.
Ordinance.
AG
Chair
cunningham
Kelty
members,
my
name
is
Patrick
Hamlin
I'm,
the
director
of
environmental
programs
I'm
here
representing
the
health
department,
public
works
regulatory
services
and
community
planning
and
economic
development
to
the
business
licensing
group
on
the
bring
your
own
bag
ordinance.
Its
amending
title,
11
chapter
225
of
Minneapolis
Code
of
Ordinances
relating
to
health
and
sanitation,
garbage
and
refuse.
AG
The
second
is
to
reduce
waste
is
to
encourage
resident
residents
to
bring
their
own
bag
when
shopping,
Minnesotans,
throw
away
an
estimated
87,000
tons
of
plastic
bags
each
year
and
less
than
5%
of
those
bags
are
recycled,
and
then
the
third
is
the
impacts
and
recycling
facilities
a
number
of
these
bags.
They
when
they
go
through
processing,
they
jam
up
the
the
facilities
for
for
processing,
waste
material
and
there's
estimates,
and
it
can
take
sometimes
up
to
four
to
six
hours
a
day,
removing
those
plastic
bags.
AG
So
it's
a
maintenance
issues
of
some
of
these
facilities
and
then
number
four
is
the
life
cycle
of
environmental
impacts.
You
know
whether
you're
talking
about
paper
bags
that
have
a
high
upfront,
environmental
impact,
cost
or
you're
talking
about
plastic
bags
that
have
you
know
that
we
see
in
our
trash
and
litter
around
the
city
and
even
as
you
look
at
some
of
the
emerging
research,
that's
going
on
out
there
with
micro
plastics
in
the
breakdown
of
plastics
and
those
getting
into
our
air
in
water.
AG
AG
AG
So
the
ordinance
changed
I
kind
of
jumped
the
gun,
but
it's
a
five
cent
fee
charged
to
customers
for
any
carry
out
bag.
Paper
plastic
compose
to
bowl
reusable
the
retailer's,
keep
that
she
it's
not
collected
by
the
city.
They
keep
that
feet
and
then
residents
that
are
on
recognized
food
assistance.
Programs
are
exempt
from
having
to
pay
that
fee.
AG
And
then
there's
a
number
of
proposes
exemptions
and
that
a
lot
of
these
exemptions
came
through
extensive
outreach
out
in
the
community
and
with
business
associations
and
with
different
groups.
So
it's
exemptions
on
produce
bulk
goods,
small
item
bags
dine
in
or
carry
out
so
at
restaurants
or
food
bending
bags
farmers
market
bags.
AG
So
if
you're
selling
bags,
obviously
don't
get
another
five
cent
fee
charged
on
all
of
the
bags
that
are
in
that
package
and
then
dry-cleaning
bags,
there's
no
there's
no
way
to
bring
your
own
bag
to
a
dry
cleaner
to
take
that
home
to
this
part
of
their
business
process.
So
they're
exempt
from
that
and
more
proposed
exemptions
bags
given
out
where
there's
no
transaction
taking
place
food
banks,
other
food
assistance
programs,
personal
belongings
that
are
given
out
at
hospitals.
Dental
offices
places
like
that
newspaper
bags
or
door
hanger
bags.
AG
AG
The
enforcement
end
of
things
I'm
going
to
speak
for
business
licensing
here
and
they
can,
they
can
cut
me
off
or
in
and
Rec
Services
if
I
speak
out
of
turn,
but
for
the
first
part
of
this
it's
going
to
be
this.
If
this
passes
will
go
into
effect,
January
first
and
then
for
the
six
four
six
months,
there's
no
fines!
It's
you
know
this
is
going
to
be
dealt
with
on
by
people
calling
in
to
305
complaints
at
both
a
licensed
business
over
an
unlicensed
business.
So
it's
a
licensed
business.
AG
It
would
be
business
licensing
responding
to
those
if
it's
unlicensed
it
would
be
regulatory
services
responding
to
that
it
would
be
the
first
six
months
would
be
an
educational
time
period
and
so
going
out
and
talking
about
the
what
the
requirements
are
and
the
requirements
are
that
they
have
to
have
a
receipt.
That
shows
a
number
of
bags
provided
and
the
total
amount
of
pass-through
so
to
show
on
a
transaction
how
they're
accounting
for
that
bag
going
through
the
transaction
process,
and
then
the
retail
establishments
must
have
a
shared
share.
AG
So
this
is
some
of
the
community
engagement.
That's
that's
been
done
against
council
assets
to
come
back
and
do
extensive
outreach
and
as
staff
as
a
collective
staff
I
think
we
feel
we've
done
that
we've
gone
out
to
a
number
of
business
advisory
groups,
email
cell
business
associations,
community,
environmental,
Advisory,
Commission,
that's
the
environmental
advisory
group
here
in
the
city,
homegrown,
Minneapolis,
northern
and
southern
green
zones.
They
deal
with
environmental
justice
issues
here
in
Minneapolis,
both
in
North,
Minneapolis
and
south
Minneapolis.
AG
In
in
the
survey
that
went
out
to
residents,
we
had
some
pretty
clear
indications
that
that
folks,
who
were
supportive
of
this
measure
going
forward
such
as
do
you
support
efforts
to
reduce,
carry
out
bags?
85%
of
respondents
said
yes
to
that.
Are
you?
Are
you
more
likely
to
bring
your
own
bag
to
the
store
if
you've
charged
a
5
cent
fee
on
each
carry
out
bag
and
67%
of
people
were
supportive
of
that?
AG
So,
if
you
can
just
look
at
these
different
graphs
here,
you
can
see
that
both
being
strongly
supportive
and
supportive
of
this
ordinance
there's
a
lot
of
strong
support
going
forward
for
this
ordinance
change
amendment
and
then,
if
this
were
to
pass
we'd,
be
doing
a
lot
of
communication
and
outreach
on
the
back
end.
You
know
it's
similar
to
the
work
that's
been
done
in
environmental
health
is
what
we
just
talked
about
with
the
green
to
go
program.
A
There
any
questions
related
to
the
invitation.
Alright,
not
singing
at
this
point.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Alright.
So
now
I'm
going
to
open
the
public
hearing,
we
currently
have
twelve
eleven
folks
signed
up
to
speak.
If
you
are
interested
in
speaking,
please
sign
up
over
with
the
clerk,
and
we
have
two
minutes
per
person
to
speak.
I
will
call
three
names
at
a
time,
so,
if
you
would
please
line
up,
that
would
be
appreciated,
so
we're
able
to
get
through
the
list.
AH
Hello,
my
name
is
Becky
Wardell
Garrett,
Nara
I
live
in
the
Lyndhurst
winters,
neighborhood
of
Minneapolis
I'm,
Master,
water,
Hennepin,
County,
Master,
water,
steward
I'm,
a
Hennepin
County
Master
recycler
and
I'm.
A
member
of
the
Lyndhurst
Environmental
Committee
I
am
passionate
about
waste
and
I
were
constantly
on
it,
but
I
wanted
to
share
an
experience.
AH
I
had
with
with
you
this
summer,
I
was
in
the
little
town
of
Port
Colborne
Canada,
buying
my
groceries
and
as
I
went
to
check
out
everyone
in
line
had
a
reusable
bag
and
I
commented
on
and
I
said
you
must
have
a
fee
or
something
like
that,
and
they
just
rolled
their
eyes
and
they
thought
well.
You
must
be
from
the
United
States.
AH
And
they
pay
a
five
cent
fee
and
nobody
was
taking
a
plastic
bag.
I
was
so
impressed,
so
so
so
anyway,
I
hope
the
City
Council
will
finally
get
this
across
the
line.
I
know
you've
done
it
before,
but
I
hope
it
finally
can
become
to
come
to
fruition
and
I
did
have
a
conversation
with
Kowalski's
on
this
and
Kowalski's
does
not
support
it,
but
they
said
they
thought
too
much
work
at
the
register
for
their
cashiers,
but
already
the
cashiers
give
credits
when
I
bring
my
bag.
AH
They
already
give
me
credits
and
they
didn't
want.
Then
second
thing
was:
he
didn't
want
to
make
a
profit
on
it
and
I
said
well:
use
the
money
to
buy
some
compostable
items.
I
was
talking
to
them
about
compostable
meet
trays,
so
so
those
were
in
my
comments.
I
just
wanted
to
finish
with
a
letter
to
the
editor
that
I
had
published
in
the
Star
Tribune.
Sorry,
okay,
thank.
A
AI
Hello
councilmembers,
thanks
for
being
here
and
for
this
opportunity,
I
did
not
intend
to
speak
when
I
came
here.
I
just
was
so
excited.
This
was
happening
and
then
I
saw
the
list
and
I
thought
well.
I'm
gonna
give
it
a
whirl,
so
I
teach
environmental
science
and
biology
at
Minneapolis,
Community
and
Technical
College
and
I've
been
teaching
since
1998.
AI
Also,
our
knowledge
has
changed
a
whole
lot
in
terms
of
what
these
impacts
are.
We
know
now
about
the
impacts
of
waste
on
our
aquatic
systems,
including
fresh
water
systems
and
ocean.
We
know
about
the
fact
that
oil
products
go
into
the
manufacture
of
plastic
and
we
know
a
whole
lot
more
about
climate
change
and
it's
an
imminent
issue,
as
you
all
know
that
we
need
to
be
addressing
now
rather
than
tomorrow.
AI
So
we
know
this
stuff
and
we
know
that
it's
hard
for
humans
to
make
changes,
but
I'll
tell
you
money,
including
five
cents,
is
a
motivator
for
people
to
make
these
changes,
and
if
we
are
truly
concerned
about
the
the
greater
biodiversity
on
our
planet
right
now,
at
a
time
when
so
much
is
being
threatened.
It
behooves
us
to
do
this
so
I'm,
so
glad
to
hear
that
this
was
coming
up
again
on
your
on
your
agenda.
Oh
that's!
Good
timing.
AI
I
want
to
thank
you
for
what
you're
doing
about
this,
and
it's
been
incredible
to
sit
through
this
entire
hearing
today
and
hear
everything.
That's
happened,
but
I
really
really
hope
that
this
can
be
a
step
in
the
right
direction.
One
more
quick
thing:
okay,
there
are
countries
all
over
the
world
and
cities
all
over
the
world
that
are
out
lying
plastic
bags
period,
so
you
know
we're
just
we're
getting
into
it.
Thank
you.
Thank.
AD
X
Cunningham
members
of
the
committee
I
say:
if
we're
serious
about
getting
close
to
zero
waste
and
plastic
bags
are
basically
the
low-hanging
fruit
and
we
have
seen
measures
of
its
dislike
implemented
in
Washington
DC,
where
it
led
to
a
72
percent
reduction
in
plastic
bag.
Litter
and
I
am
someone
who
bikes
around
is
my
primary
way
of
transport
in
the
city
and
I.
X
Last
indefinitely
and
Kanaks
expect
this
status
quo
of
plastic
bags
to
continue
indefinitely,
and
it's
it's
going
to
have
to
change
at
some
point
and-
and
I
think
I'm
pretty
sure
that
the
expense
of
potentially
traveling
outs
outside
of
Minneapolis
to
do
grocery
shopping
will
outweigh
whatever
the
cost
are
of
the
of
the
bags
and
and
it
at
least
for
myself.
This.
This
often
works
pretty
well
for
grocery
shopping
and
thank
you,
Thank
You,
Lee,.
A
AJ
Having
these
bags
I
think
we
should
have
a
fee
of
10
cents,
a
bag
and
I
think
that
the
additional
five
cents
can
increase
the
wages
for
the
people
who
have
to
go
around
and
pick
up
the
trash
in
our
city.
I
ambulate
in
several
blocks
to
come
to
this
hearing
today,
and
I
cannot
tell
you
how
much
I
regret
I
did
not
have
time
to
stop
and
pick
up
every
single
plastic
bag
and
plastic
water
bottle
on
my
journey
here
to
share
with
you.
Thank
you.
P
V
AK
I
am
here
as
a
resident
and
the
director
of
Minneapolis
climate
action
in
full
support
of
the
bring
your
own
bag
ordinance
and
believe
that
it
addresses
issues
of
equity,
reducing
pollution
and
shifting
our
city
away
from
single-use
items
that
are
causing
human
and
environmental
harm
right
here
in
our
city
and
around
the
globe,
especially
to
communities
already
vulnerable
to
and
impacted
by
pollution
and
climate
change.
Plastic
bags
are
made
of
natural
gas
and
lobbied
for
extensively
by
the
fossil
fuel
industry.
AK
AK
The
city's
own
zero
waste
plan
puts
source
reduction
as
its
first
and
foremost
priority
in
these
issues,
as
well
as
the
manufacturing
and
disposable
of
plastic
bags,
including
when
they're
burned
in
our
incinerator
affect
not
only
wildlife
and
waterways
but
humans,
especially
those
already
disproportionately
affected
by
pollution
and
climate
change.
A
five
cent
fee
on
plastic,
a
bags
that
doesn't
apply
to
those
on
EBT
Wicker
snack,
will
still
be
cheaper
than
buying
a
plastic
bag.
I
did
the
math
it's
nine
cents
to
buy
one
and
five
cents
to
pay
for
one
at
the
store.
AK
Large
and
small
that
either
have
no
bags
for
customers
are
charged
for
them
or
doing
just
fine.
You
look
at
Aldi.
Look
at
the
co-op's
places
like
IKEA
and
Costco.
People
can
adapt
their
customers
and
cashiers
have
also
figured
out
how
to
manage
getting
your
goods
home
and
figured
out
how
to
manage
various
customer
interactions.
Minneapolis
climate
action
is
actively
working
to
educate
people
on
the
link
between
conception,
climate
change
in
single-use
items
and
have
a
reusable
bag
cooperative.
AK
AL
I'm
Kim
Erickson
I
represent
zero-waste
West
Metro
zero-waste
West
Metro
has
an
interest
in
this
ordinance,
passing
as
it
paves
the
way
for
sironia
cities
to
pass
similar
ordinances.
We'd
love
to
see
Minneapolis
continue
to
lead
the
environmental
and
movement.
The
state
of
Minnesota
needs
this
to
pass.
As
you
may
already
know,
Minneapolis
has
passed
a
big
band
but
is
exempt
at
state
level
before
I
got
into
effect.
Last
year
there
was
a
bill
presented
to
move
a
ban
to
ban
crafts.
Basin
zero-waste
West
Metro
had
the
opportunity
to
speak
at
the
committee
meetings.
AL
There
were
a
few
interesting
arguments
against
the
spill,
one
of
which
was
a
lazy
discussion
about
dog
poop
disposal.
Well
in
the
what
in
the
world
what
pet
owners
deal
without
a
free,
Garcia
Vegas
was
a
poop
rest
assured.
Plastic
food
base
will
not
be
banned,
nor
will
they
be
have
an
additional
fee
as
their
a
waste.
AL
As
we've
come
up
with
a
few
options
for
reuse
that
most
people
probably
already
have
in
their
home,
you
can
use
frozen
fruit
bags,
chip,
egg,
salad,
eggs,
cracker
bags,
cereal
bags,
paper
bags,
shipping
bags,
Amazon,
big,
spread
bags,
newspaper
bags,
40
of
eggs,
use
the
black
bags
Aklavik
tato
bags,
bagel
bags
carrot,
bakes,
produce
eggs,
I.
Think
you
get
where
I'm
going
with
this.
The
fact
that
we
are
so
attached
to
these
huge
grocery
bags
for
picking
up
poop
is
absurd.
What
are
we
picking
up
poop
from
the
stuff
from
our
pet
elephants?
AL
Another
interesting
argument
brought
up
earlier
discussion,
was
a
fear
of
confusion
on
customers,
implying
that
customers
will
not
be
intelligent
enough
to
understand
if
they
can
shop
in
Minneapolis
and
having
to
pay
for
a
bag.
Customers
understand
this
when
they
shop
at
all
these
IKEA
and
Costco,
and
there
is
no
confusion
about
this.
Let
me
tell
you
when
you
go
to
the
checkout
lane,
people
understand
single,
useful,
enhance
and
charges
are
spreading
quickly
around
the
world
Kenya
their
European
Union,
Australia
Canada
and
many
more
Washington
DC.
AL
AL
AM
Hi,
my
name
is
Ashley
I'm,
also
from
zero
waste,
West
Metro
being
a
landlocked
state
like
Minnesota,
it's
easy
to
feel
far
removed
from
the
growing
problem
of
ocean
pollution.
It's
easy
to
forget
that
the
Mississippi
River
storm
drains
and
all
the
other
water
systems
eventually
lead
to
the
ocean.
Minnesota
contains
92
thousand
miles
of
streams
and
rivers
which
eventually
lead
to
the
ocean.
The
average
double-bag
is
used
for
only
12
minutes
before
being
tossed
out
and
it
takes
over
500
years
for
plastic
bags
to
break
down.
AM
Micro
classics
have
recently
become
a
growing
concern
by
scientists
around
the
world.
In
2017.
It
was
found
that
83
percent
of
water
sources
globally
contain
micro
plastics,
the
University
of
wisconsin-eau
Claire
research
team,
even
found
micro
plastics
in
our
very
own
Minnesota
Boundary
Waters
this
year,
a
University
in
Scotland
and
the
French
National
Centre
for
science.
AM
Research
found
that
micro
plastics
are
in
the
air
even
in
remote
areas,
with
little
to
no
human
activity,
and
this
year
micro
plastics
were
found
to
be
in
human
stool,
plastics
are
become,
are
being
consumed
by
animals
and
then
passed
up
the
food
chain
to
human
consumption.
So
why
are
scientists
concerned
about
having
micro
plastics
in
the
water,
air
and
bodies?
Plastic
is
an
endocrine
disruptor,
which
means
it
mimics.
Natural
hormones
upon
entering
the
body.
AM
Contact
with
endocrine
disruptors
can
lead
to
cancers,
fertility
issues,
learning
problems,
impaired
immune
function,
early
puberty
and
then
many
more
as
for
paper
bags.
There
are
issues
there
as
well,
including
the
carbon
footprint
of
creating
an
item
designed
for
immediate
disposal.
We
currently
have
an
environmental
situation
where
recycling
is
no
longer
the
answer.
We
need
to
become
a
culture
of
reuse
to
change.
AM
The
current
situation
by
slowing
the
use
of
raw
materials
for
single-use
items,
I'd
like
to
close
with
a
quote
by
German
chemist
Michael
Braungart
recycling
is
an
aspirin
alleviating
a
rather
large
collective
hangover,
okay
over
consumption.
The
best
way
to
reduce
an
environmental
impact
is
not
to
recycle
more
but
to
produce
and
dispose
of
less.
Thank
you
great.
O
Name
is
Chris
Mayer.
My
dress
is
601
63,
southeast
and
I'm.
The
park,
commissioner
for
district
1
and
a
lot
of
the
litter
created
by
bags
ends
up
in
our
parks
and
our
waterways.
So
I
wanted
to
come
and
ask
you
to
support
this
initiative.
In
other
cities
that
have
passed
similar,
bring
your
own
bag
ordinances,
they
have
substantially
reduced
the
litter
in
their
systems.
Washington
DC
was
one
of
the
first
cities
to
pass
something
similar
to
what
you're.
Considering
today
and
they're.
O
The
five
cent
fee
resulted
in
a
reduction
in
consumption
by
between
fifty
and
seventy
percent,
and
they
found
a
72
percent
reduction
in
the
litter
in
their
waterway
systems.
San
Jose,
California
son,
eighty
nine
percent
reduction
in
plastics
in
in
their
stormwater,
so
I
want
to
ask
you
to
support
that,
and
also
to
just
consider
what
the
alternatives
are
like
for
those
who
might
be
against
this.
You
know
I
want
to
ask.
O
Do
you
support
more
landfills,
which
last
for
generations
and
create
all
kinds
of
problems
with
pollution
leaching
into
the
water
systems
nearby
and
create
a
lot
more
air
pollution
from
the
trucks
that
have
to
put
travel
further
distances?
I
mean
I
feel
that
this
is
one
of
the
lowest
hanging
fruits
to
move
toward
a
zero
waste
Society.
So
we
need
to
take
this
action.
You
have
the
opportunity
to
reduce
fat
consumption
by
probably
tens
of
millions
of
bags
per
year
and
I
hope
you
will
take
it.
Thank
you.
O
AN
A
C
AO
Welcome
hi
I'm,
Julia,
Curran
I
live
in
Ward
7
and
I
am
hoping
that
this
fee
will
be
supported
again.
I
testified
with
the
last
one.
I
stick
is
a
trick
question
like
so
many
better
environmental
questions.
We
know
better,
we
know
what
to
do.
We
know
that
it
takes
reuse.
We
know
that
our
creative
solutions
of
how
to
carry
things
home
are
there
for
any
time
and
he
as
broad
as
our
brains
can
make
them
I've
carried
watermelons
home
in
a
church
when
I
suddenly
was
hungry.
AO
After
a
run,
the
shirt
never
was
quite
the
same,
but
I
didn't
need
a
plastic
bag
and
it'll
decompose
much
more
easily
than
any
plastic
bag.
I
have
used
scarves
and
handkerchiefs,
and
any
number
of
things
and
I've
carried
enough
for
usable
bags
that
I've
been
able
to
hand
them
to
neighbors
who
haven't
had
them
ones
that
I've
gotten
from
the
thrift
store
when
I've
gotten
something
I.
AO
We
know
that
the
impacts
of
climate
breakdown
hit
the
most
vulnerable
amongst
us
first
and
worst.
We
know
that
the
people
least
responsible
are
already
feeling
at
most,
and
we
know
that
that's
getting
worse,
we
know
that
we
need
to
do
things
differently
in
every
part
of
our
lives,
and
this
is
one
first
step
that
we
can
take.
It's
not
flashy.
We
want
to
save
everything
flashy
for
chair,
Cunningham's,
awesome,
jacket,.
AO
AP
Afternoon,
chair
Cunningham
committee
members,
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
today,
I'm
Jamie
Poole,
president
of
the
Minnesota
grocers
Association,
where
the
state
trade
association
representing
the
food
industry
and
we've
been
around
for
a
hundred
and
twenty
years.
We
have
a
wide
variety
of
members
within
the
city,
including
grocers
and
convenience
stores.
Our
members
are
committed
to
the
communities
that
they
serve
and
being
a
partner
in
the
solutions
is
of
the
utmost
importance.
We
have
taken
our
leadership
role
in
for
recycling
and
reducing
for
years.
Our
voluntary
plastic
take-back
programs
recycle
over
2
billion
pounds
annually.
AP
This
is
a
program
that
we
have
executed
for
decades
and
is
the
only
option
for
repurposing
plastic
products.
We
have
several
concerns.
First,
the
competitive
disadvantage
created
for
Minneapolis
businesses.
We
know
that
consumers
will
shop
price.
A
recent
study
by
the
National
Association
of
convenience
stores
stated
64%
of
consumers
would
drive
five
miles
out
of
their
way
to
save
5
cents.
There
are
many
cities
with
competitive,
brick
and
mortars
in
such
close
proximity,
'he's
moving
a
basket
size
to
another
city
as
compute
concerning.
AP
We
don't
want
to
force
our
front
and
team
members
to
become
the
bad
police.
This
ordinance
is
a
dramatic
change,
as
our
customers
are
accustomed
to
receiving
their
bags
that
check
out
as
a
complimentary
service.
Just
as
a
point
of
reference,
a
typical
grocery
store
in
Minneapolis
is
processing
about
2
million
transactions
a
week
we
have
for
curbside
home
delivery,
and
many
of
our
members
have
half
a
pot
meal
solutions,
making
them
a
grocer
and
where
and
how
these
fees
are
assessed,
concern
us.
AP
We
are
tasked
with
implementing
the
food
assistance
programs
for
those
in
need.
The
system
has
been
designed
so
benefit
recipients
do
not
have
to
identify
themselves,
they
use
their
EBT
card
to
pay
for
their
basket.
When
the
come
from
snap
WIC
or
the
cash
supplement,
it's
a
seamless
transaction.
This
ordinance
would
require
customers
to
identify
themselves
as
snap
benefit
users.
This
is
also
concerning.
The
last
item
is
the
legality
of
the
city
mandating
a
fee.
AP
According
to
state
statute,
no
county
city
or
other
taxing
authorities
shall
increase
a
present
fee
or
impose
a
new
tax
on
sales
or
income.
Is
the
fee
actually
attacks?
The
Minnesota
Department
of
Revenue
has
yet
to
rule
if
the
fee
is
taxable
or
non-taxable,
so
this
still
can
leads
to
questions
I
just
like
to
say
as
an
industry
that
serves
and
supports
employees
Minnie
in
Minneapolis.
We
greatly
share
the
appreciate
the
opportunity
to
share
today
and
we're
happy
always
to
stand
for
questions
and
work
with
the
council
as
we
move
forward.
Thank
you
great.
A
AQ
And
thank
you
chair,
cunningham
and
committee
members,
and
thank
you
to
staff
for
your
great
work
over
many
years.
My
name
is
megan
cool
Cenis,
a
nine
year
resident
and
community
community
member
in
East
Phillips
neighborhood
I
strongly
support
the
bring
your
own
bag
ordinance
changes
because
we
are
in
a
climate
emergency
I
support
it
because
of
its
goals
and
planned
outcomes
out
of
it
that
which
become
reduce
resources
and
more
reusable
bags
used
in
Minneapolis.
AQ
Excuse
me,
this
resource
used
from
single-use
carry
out
bags
is
causing
all
sorts
of
extraction
for
new
resources
that
are
impacting
communities
of
color
and
low-income
communities.
Not
only
will
some
of
the
oil
in
line
three
be
used
for
plastics,
including
plastic
bags,
but
manufacturing
as
well
as
incineration
are
often
located
in
low-income
communities
and
communities
of
color.
If
you
care
about
stopping
the
new
line
three
and
are
impacting
our
climate
emergency,
we
must
pass
these
ordinance
changes.
AQ
Additionally,
plastic
bags
are
often
littered.
That's
been
talked
about
a
lot
here
in
my
neighborhood.
If
litter
is
not
only
a
problem,
but
I
no
longer
feel
that
I
can
pick
up
litter,
at
least
not
without
not
on
a
whim
without
gloves
because
of
the
threat
of
finding
needles
in
or
around
bags
and
other
litter.
This
is
costing
great
cost
to
whomever
picks
up
this
litter,
either
the
city
or
the
risk
of
the
residents
in
hopes
of
having
cleaner
streets
and
sidewalks
for
our
kids
and
the
residents
to
walk
and
play
and
be.
AQ
If
we
care
about
our
kids
having
clean
places
to
play,
we
must
pass
these
ordinance
changes.
Additionally,
the
point
of
this
ordinance
is
not
to
charge
for
bags.
The
point
is
to
have
people
bring
reusable
bags
with
them.
However,
not
only
bags
only
not
only
costs
resources,
what
they
cost
money,
something
given
out
for
free
as
part
of
a
purchase
at
a
store,
but
has
far
more
impact
than
just
carrying
that
or
those
items
out
of
a
store,
I'm
gonna
jump
ahead.
AQ
AR
Chair
Cunningham,
Vice,
Chair,
Jenkins
and
council
members.
Thank
you
for
holding
this
hearing
and
letting
us
speak
I'm
with
the
Sierra
Club
I'm,
the
lead
of
the
zero
waste
task
force,
and
we
do
support
this
ordinance.
We
think
it
would
be
a
very
effective
way
to
reduce
plastic
and
paper
without
a
fee.
Plastic
bags
are
just
given
out
way
too
easily
at
the
grocery
store
a
lot
of
times
in
the
name
of
customer
service,
clerks,
just
bag
or
double
bag,
things
that
don't
need
to
be,
and
it's
very
hard
to
avoid
them.
AR
You
always
have
to
be
on
guard
to
avoid
getting
a
bag
when
you
don't
need
it.
Every
bake,
paper,
plastic
and
reusable
has
an
environmental
cost.
We're
using
a
bag
shrinks
the
cost
with
every
use
and
just
as
people
are
waking
up
to
the
fact
that
we
have
too
much
plastic
in
our
environment.
We
are
in
the
middle
of
a
plastic
boom
over
the
from
the
supply
of
methane
from
fracked
gas.
AR
The
capacity
of
plastic
is
set
to
increase
33%
by
2025,
and
the
chemical
Council
is
investing
164
billion
in
264
projects
that
will
be
completed
by
2023
people
who
work
or
live
near.
These
petrochemical
plants
are
paying
the
price
for
cheap
plastic.
There
is
the
stretch
of
road
in
Louisiana,
that's
eighty
miles
long
and
has
100
facilities
in
it
that
are
next
to
schools
and
homes,
they're
paying
a
very
high
price.
The
EPA
says
that
the
air
in
that
area
is
some
of
the
most
toxic
in
the
country
we're
living
in
the
age
of
plastic.
AR
It's
in
the
air,
we
breathe
the
water
we
drink
and
we
don't
know
the
health
impacts
of
that.
We
need
to
push
back
against
the
expansion
and
shrink
the
demand
for
plastic.
We
have
great
reusable
bag
options
and
I've
been
using
this
for
a
long
time
and
when
I
used
to
go
to
the
store
I,
would
people
be
a
little
suspicious
on
wife
all
right?
Why
I'm
bringing
my
own
bag,
but
now
I'm
met
with
thanks
for
bringing
it
where'd
you
get
that.
Thank
you.
AR
A
AS
My
name
is
Miriam
I'm,
Ward,
12
resident,
but
I'm
here
on
behalf
of
Eureka
recycling.
Thank
you
so
much
for
having
this
so
Eureka
recycling
is
a
local,
zero
waste
social
enterprise,
we're
located
in
Northeast
Minneapolis,
and
we
are
a
huge
fan
of
the
bring
your
own
bag
ordinance
amendment
which
will
require
this
five
cent
fee.
AS
This
amendment
will
result
in
significant
reduction
in
our
use
of
resources
and
my
negate
the
negative
environmental
and
human
health
impacts
of
disposal
that
is
encouraged,
that
it
happens
when
residents
don't
bring
their
own
bag
to
grocery
and
other
retail
stores
and,
while
we're
all
impacted
negatively
by
single-use
plastic
bag
at
Eureka,
we
have
found
were
specifically
impacted
in
our
facility
earlier
they
mentioned
four
to
six
hours,
cleaning
screens.
That
does
happen
every
day
and
how
we,
our
staff,
have
to
spend
this
spring.
AS
We
did
a
study
on
really
what
were
the
impacts
of
plastic
bags
and
I
was
astounded
to
realize
we
estimated
costs
about
seventy
five
thousand
dollars
per
year
in
extra
maintenance
staff
and
disposal
costs
because
of
all
the
plastic
bags
and
been
recycling
when
we
wish
residents
wouldn't
put
them
in
there
in
the
first
place.
Additionally,
someone
mentioned
the
voluntary
plastic
by
recycling
that
happens
at
grocery
stores.
Eureka
is
likely.
AS
AS
So,
even
though
we
only
recycle
about
five
percent
of
all
the
plastic
bags
that
are
currently
generated,
there's
not
enough
places
for
the
rest
of
them
to
go
so
reduction
really
is
our
best
option
in
this
case,
but,
furthermore,
this
ordinance
uses
a
demonstrated,
viable
model
that
has
proven
to
be
effective
at
reducing
bag
usage.
Many
people
have
already
mentioned
the
other
cities,
where
they've
seen
significant
reduction.
AS
AT
You
I'm
with
the
zero
waste
group
at
Sierra,
Club
and
I
went
for
a
walk.
A
week
ago.
I
walked
12
blocks,
which
is
about
one
mile
in
my
neighborhood
and
Seward
and
I
collected
this
bag
of
trash.
In
that
amount
of
time
plastic,
it's
approximately
one
cubic
foot
for
30
minute,
walk
Minneapolis
has
2137
miles
of
streets.
AT
AT
I'm
really
for
this
five,
you
know
meager
five
cent
fee
and
I
also
want
to
acknowledge
we're
on
Dakota
land,
which
I
look
at
that
picture
of
the
Mississippi
and
think
of
that,
and
just
think
you
know
what
a
travesty,
especially
in
light
of
that
and
how
that
culture
back
then
that
we
can
only
soul
in
their
land.
Wouldn't
it
would
be
just
you
know,
so,
appalled
at
the
violence
we're
really
doing
to
the
earth,
partly
through
plastic
thanks.
A
AC
Yeah
I'm
happy
to
move
approval.
I
really
appreciate
everybody
who
came
to
speak
today.
Certainly,
as
most
folks
know,
this
is
something
I've
been
working
on
for
quite
a
while
and
working
with
others
on
for
quite
a
while
and
I.
Think
it's
going
to
be
a
real
positive
step
for
the
city.
I
think
that
the
city
is
also
committed
to
working
with
our
local
businesses
to
see
that
they
can't
be
successful.
AC
Implementing
this
I
certainly
know
people
who
will
walk
many
blocks,
who
Drive
many
miles
to
come
to
one
of
the
coops
or
places
it
isn't
distributing
bags
or
vota
they're.
All
these
because
they
like
that
store
so
I,
think
there's
a
way
to
attract
customers
to
to
the
stores
and
be
successful,
and
we
will
certainly
be
working
in
the
weeks
ahead
to
do
that
and
I'm
hoping
that
one
thing
that
we
can
do
to
make
sure
that
there
isn't
some
kind
of
uncompetitive
advantage.
AC
AD
Johnson
Thank
You
mr.
chair
I,
want
to
thank
councilmember
Gordon
for
his
leadership
on
this
I
support.
The
ordinance
I
think
it
was
really
helpful
to
hear
from
Miriam
at
Eureka
recycling
about
the
costs
associated
with
this
I
think
we
got
to
keep
getting
that
out
there
and
let
people
know
there
is
a
cost
to
this.
These
bags
are
not
free
and
every
time
you
take
one
others
are
paying
that
cost,
and
so
this
is
really
about
fairness.
This
is
about
equity.
AD
This
is
about
really
letting
the
market
get
back
in
balance
by
correcting
a
negative
externality
and
having
people
pay
ultimately
for
the
costs
associated
with
these
bags.
In
that
regard,
I'd,
say
and
again,
I
support
this
ordinance.
My
only
regret
about
this
is
that
the
state
does
not
give
us
the
authority
to
take
part
of
that
fee
and
be
able
to
dedicate
it
to
actual
environmental
cleanup.
There
is
so
much
litter
out
there.
AD
That's
clogging
our
streams,
our
rivers,
our
storm
drains,
there's
a
cost
for
the
city
from
an
infrastructure
standpoint,
there's
a
cost
to
the
environment,
to
wildlife,
and
it's
a
shame
that
we
don't
have
that
ability.
Yet
I
agree
with
my
colleague
councilmember
Gordon
it
we
want
to
keep
our
work
going
at
the
state
level
and
hopefully
get
some
changes
in
legislation.
AD
That
would
then
allow
us
to
pick
up
that
end
of
things
as
well,
because
we
don't
want
that
it
cost
to
continue
to
go
unpaid
for
and
just
on,
ending
on
a
silly
note,
I
guess:
I
appreciated
Kim's
point
as
well
about
dogs.
We
hear
about
that.
A
lot
I've
been
of
a
very
small
dog,
and
so
the
concept
of
using
a
very
large
bag
seems
kind
of
ludicrous
to
me
and
they
make
these
great
little
tiny
compostable
bags
as
well
for
dogs,
and
so
it
works
out
really
well.
C
A
Thank
you,
alright
I'll
go
ahead
and
just
add
that
I
am
particularly
excited
hearing
the
data
around
the
decrease
in
litter
as
a
result
of
this
I'll
live
and
represent
North
Minneapolis,
and
we
have
our
littering.
Issues,
are
truly
atrocious
and
so
I
think
that
anything
that
we're
able
to
do
in
order
to
be
able
to
curb
that
I
think
is
really
important
and
I
have
a
bunch
of
dogs,
so
I
feel
like
I,
have
to
also
speak
to
it.
I
think
that
we
should
be
having
conversations
about.