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From YouTube: June 18, 2019 Ways & Means Committee
Description
Minneapolis Ways & Means Committee Meeting
https://lims.minneapolismn.gov/
A
Good
afternoon,
everyone
thank
you
for
joining
us
for
the
regular
scheduled
Ways
and
Means
Committee
I'm,
the
chair
of
the
committee.
My
name
is
Abdul
Asami
and
joining
me
today.
Are
council
members,
Cunningham,
Johnson,
Fletcher
and
councilmember
Palmisano,
and
we
are
a
quorum
of
the
committee
and
can
therefore
conduct
the
committee's
business.
Today.
Today
we
have
33
items
for
consideration
which
includes
three
walk-on
items.
I
will
start
by
reading
the
consent.
Items
item
number
one:
mr.
A
local
government,
amicus
brief
in
our
G&G,
our
Harris
Funeral
Homes
Inc
versus
EEOC
and
Amy
Stevens
altitude,
Express
Inc
versus
sada
and
Vostok
versus
Clayton
County.
An
item
number
two
is
a
legal
settlement
workers
compensation
claim
of
Laura
Pilon
item
number:
three
is
a
legal
settlement.
Matt
hastings
versus
the
city
of
minneapolis
item
number
four
is
a
bid
for
the
Minneapolis
Convention
Center's
exhibitor
services
and
first
aid
remodel
project
item
number.
Five
is
a
contract
amendment
with
Minnesota
Department
of
Transportation
for
use
of
land
under
highway
bridges.
A
Item
number
six
is
a
contract
amendment
with
310
Partners
LLC
for
lease
at
the
flower
exchange
building.
Item
number:
seven
is
a
contract
amendment
with
clever
design
for
impound
lot
improvement
project
item
number:
eight
is
a
contract
amendment
with
331
second
Avenue,
south
novel
co-working
LLC
for
communications,
cable
equipment.
Item
number:
nine
is
a
contract
amendment
with
adolfson
and
Peterson
construction
for
East,
Side
storage
and
maintenance
facility
project
item
number.
10
is
a
plumber's
salary
schedule.
Item
number
11
is
a
grant
from
city
foundation
and
living
cities
for
the
city,
accelerator
initiative
or
inclusive
procurement.
A
Item
number
12
is
a
contract
amendment
with
eligible
providers
for
employment
and
training
service
is
item.
Number
13
is
a
contract
with
various
suppliers
to
provide
full-time,
employee
recruitment
services
and
I'm
going
to
read
up
this
item
because
there
was
a
bit
of
change
to
the
today
cancel
item
that
we
had
earlier,
and
this
item
were
authorized
in
a
contract
with
comprar
consulting
Inc
recruiters
of
Minnesota,
true
source,
IT,
LLC
and
valet
consulting
and
recruiting
for
a
period
of
three
years
and
an
amount
not
to
exceed
a
total
of
two
hundred
thousand.
A
And
this
basically
the
amendment
moves
item
the
amends
item
13
as
amended
to
replace
vine
group
with
valet
consulting
and
recruiting
due
to
a
clerical
error
that
we
had
in
IT.
And
then
we
move
to
item
number
14
with
a
contract
with
Nav
Explo
blink
to
provide
subscription
licenses
for
policy
and
procedure
management.
Software.
A
Number
15
is
a
contract
with
prosti
Inc
to
provide
change
management
certification
services.
Item
number
16
is
a
contract
with
a
tiler
Technologies
Inc
to
provide
a
computer-assisted
mass
appraisal
or
camera
system.
Item
number
17
is
a
contract
amendment
with
variant
Americans,
Americans
Inc
for
hosting
and
support
of
the
300
Lagan
application
item
number
18
is
a
grant
agreement
with
American
Indian
Community
Development
Corporation
for
acquisition
of
1500
Elliott
Avenue
item
number
19
is
a
contract
with
mid
Minnesota
legal
aid
for
legal
representation
to
low-income
Minneapolis
tenants
facing
eviction.
A
Item
number
20
is
a
grant
from
the
Minnesota
Department
of
Health
for
evidence-based
home
visiting
program.
Item
number
21
is
a
grant
from
the
Minnesota
Department
of
Health
for
contaminants,
outreach
and
education
item
number
22
is
your
contracts
with
Lake
three
counsel:
Minnesota
peacebuilding
Leadership
Institute
Bunyan
community
juxtaposition,
arts
art
is
my
weapon.
The
Camden
promise
and
East
Phillips
Improvement
Coalition
for
citywide
violence
prevention
fund
projects.
Item
number
23
is
an
agreement
between
Minneapolis
Police,
Department
and
Blaine
Police
Department
for
mutual
aid.
During
large-scale
events.
A
Item
number
24
is
a
contract
with
accent,
Enterprise
Inc
for
purchase
and
storage
of
body,
worn
cameras,
tasers
and
CAD
integration,
I,
remember:
25,
2019,
alley,
renovation,
project,
project,
approval
and
assessment.
Ira
number
26
is
a
contract
amendment
with
CDM
Smith
for
free
Glee
campus
industrial
electrical
rehabilitation
project
and
number
27
is
a
contract
amendment
with
a
e2s
construction
for
additional
services
for
pump
station
7
outdoor
construction
project.
A
We
try
and
discussion
and
we
will
discuss
later
and
yeah
and
all
the
amendments
and
the
walkin
items.
So
is
there
any
discussion
on
the
consent
agenda
that
we
have
seeing?
None
all
I'll
move
approval
and
all
those
in
favor
say
aye,
those
against
and
those
consent
items
have
penises.
Thank
you
very
much.
Now
we
move
to
our
discussion
items
and
we
have
two
items
to
discuss
today:
items
31
and
32
and
item
31
is
city's
local
sales
taxes
and
the
Minnesota
sports
facilities,
facilities,
Authority's
financial
condition,
overview
and
I.
B
Ahead
mark
good
afternoon
mr.
chair
councilmembers
I'm
mark
one
colleague,
director
of
development
finance
I'm
here
to
present
the
finance
departments,
annual
overview
of
the
city's
local
taxes,
sales
taxes
and
the
EM
SFA's
financial
condition,
as
I
go
through.
The
PowerPoint
presentation
feel
free
to
stop
me.
If
you
have
any
questions,
hopefully
I
can
answer
them.
If
not.
Mr.
Roth
is
also
available
to
take
some
questions.
B
So
briefly,
just
kind
of
breezed
through
what
our
five
local
sales
taxes
are.
These
are
all
authorized
by
the
state
and
all
of
these
taxes
are
collected
and
distributed
by
the
Minnesota
Department
of
Revenue.
On
our
behalf,
we
get
two
distributions
each
month
of
these
taxes.
The
first
is
our
local
sales
tax,
0.5%
citywide.
It
applies
to
all
the
same
goods
and
services
that
the
state
sales
tax
applies
to,
and
at
this
particular
sales
tax
is
produces
the
most
revenue
for
the
city,
approximately
thirty
eight
million
dollars
per
year.
B
The
second
one
is
the
city's
lodging
tax
that
applies
to
establishments
with
more
than
50
rooms,
so
this
is
basically
hotels
located
anywhere
in
the
city.
It's
a
3%
tax
or
hoping
it's
going
to
be
a
3%
tax,
I'm
going
to
talk
about
that
in
a
little
bit,
but
but
it
like
I
say
it's
citywide
I'm
going
to
skip
down
then
to
the
third
of
the
taxes
is
the
downtown
liquor
tax
3%
in
this
only
applies
in
a
downtown
taxing
area.
B
The
next
slide
will
show
you
the
boundaries
of
the
downtown
taxing
area,
and
this
particular
tax
only
applies
to
on
sale,
liquor,
not
off
sale.
Number
four
is
the
downtown
restaurant
tax
3%
once
again
only
applies
in
the
downtown
taxing
area
on
food
and
beverage
sales
and
then
the
last
of
our
five
local
sales
taxes
is
the
entertainment
tax
at
three
percent
citywide,
and
this
applies
to
a
number
of
things:
admission
fees,
the
use
of
amusement
devices,
food,
drink
and
merchandise,
sold
at
public
places
during
live
performances
and
also
all
short-term
lodging.
B
So
back
up
to
the
lodging
tax
prior
to
2009,
this
tax
was
3%
dating
all
the
way
back
to
I
believe
1986
when
it
was
first
authorized.
But
there
was
a
cap
of
13%
on
the
some
of
the
state
and
local
taxes
that
a
hotel
guest,
for
instance,
could
could
pay
and
then
what
happened
in
2009?
The
state
raised
its
sales
tax
by
3/8
of
a
percent.
This
was
the
legacy
amendment
you
might
remember
for
clean
water
and
preservation,
wetlands
etc.
B
So
that
means
our
local
lodging
tax
was
reduced
by
3/8
of
a
percent
and
then
similarly,
in
2017,
Hennepin
County
imposed
a
new
half
a
percent
sales
tax
that
was
under
the
cap,
so
their
tax
went
into
effect
in
our
lodging.
Tax
was
reduced.
Another
half
a
percent.
Now
in
the
2009
legislative
session
in
the
omnibus
tax
bill,
this
was
changed.
The
13%
cap
was
eliminated.
It
was
replaced
with
a
six
and
a
half
percent
cap,
but
it
only
applies
to
our
local
taxes
on
lodging.
So
we
have
our
half
a
percent
sales
tax.
B
That
applies.
We
have
our
3%
entertainment
attacks.
That
applies,
and
now
we
can
have
up
to
a
3%
lodging
text
like
we
had
for
decades.
Basically,
in
order
for
this
tax
increase
to
become
effective
city
codes
will
have
to
pass
a
resolution
sometime
in
the
next
several
months.
So
you
can
expect
to
see
that
resolution
come
before
you
if
that
is
implemented,
and
if
the
lodging
tax
goes
back
up
to
3%.
That
will
generate
about
3.2
million
dollars
in
additional
lodging
tax
revenue
for
the
city.
B
So,
as
I
mentioned
before,
here
is
the
boundaries
of
the
downtown
taxing
area.
It
applies
once
again
to
our
downtown
liquor
and
restaurant
taxes.
The
boundaries
are
set
in
the
state
statute.
So
if
the
city
would
ever
decide
in
the
future,
they
wanted
to
change
those
boundaries.
They
would
have
to
do
that
legislatively.
C
Thank
You
mr.
chair
mr.
windibank.
Oh
thank
you
for
all
of
the
work
and
thoughts
on
the
lodging
tax.
I.
Think
that's
good
news
for
the
city
of
Minneapolis
I
do
have
a
question
on
the
map
on
the
previous
slide.
I
think
that
this
looks
like
one
way
to
draw
in
the
area
that
may
be
15
years
ago,
20
years
ago,
looked
like
our
downtown.
C
But
what
I
notice
about
this
map
in
your
slide
is
that
specifically
drawn
out
of
this
area
are
some
of
our
most
popular
restaurants,
some
of
our
most
popular
new
liquor
establishments,
and
it
seems
a
little
bit
unfair,
so
I'm
curious.
You
did
mention
that
this
is
the
legislative
state
statute,
change,
I
guess.
My
first
question
is
that
am
I
looking
at
this
right
are
places
in
Elliot
Park
drawn
in
some
restaurants
in
Elliot
it
looks
like
it's
kind
of
cut
out,
but
I
noticed
places
that
are
some
of
our.
C
C
It
does
seem
unfair.
Is
there
a
cap
that
are
3%
tax
for
liquor
and
restaurant
taxes
maxes
out
at
where?
If
we
were
to
redraw
these
boundaries,
it
would
be
more
fair
than
for
those
restaurants
all
within
the
downtown
area,
meaning
their
overall
contribution
to
this
or
people's
tabs
would
be
lessened.
I
I'm.
B
A
D
You
chair,
something
so
just
to
clarify
so
spooning,
stable
and
the
money
Carlo
are
in
a
portion
of
the
warehouse
district
that
is
included
in
this
district,
so
they
do
pay
those
taxes
there,
just
south
of
3rd
or
just
east
of
3rd
rather,
but
there
certainly
are
restaurants
that
are
in
and
out
of
this
I'm
gonna.
Just
take
this
a
step
further
and
say:
does
it
seem
unfair
that
the
state
legislature
around
a
portion
of
the
city
of
Minneapolis
in
order
to
fund
stadiums
that
are
used
as
a
regional
resource?
It
absolutely
is.
D
There
are
50,000
people
who
live
downtown,
who,
if
we
walk
to
our
neighborhood
restaurant,
are
paying
an
additional
sales
tax
day
in
and
day
out,
whether
or
not
we
use
this.
There
are
small
business
owners
who
have
to
compete
with
businesses
outside
of
this
zone,
who
know
that
their
tickets
are
going
to
be
a
little
bit
higher
and
I.
Think
many
of
those
businesses
at
this
point,
I
think
when
this
was
done.
D
Initially,
you
might
imagine
that
much
of
their
business
would
come
from
stadium
traffic
and
would
be
sort
of
justified
by
the
by
the
structure.
I,
do
not
think
that's
the
case,
any
longer,
I
think
most
of
those
businesses
are
targeting
local
business
that
can
just
as
easily
go
across
the
river
and
well
I
feel
perfectly
comfortable
expressing.
But
yes,
this
is
unfair.
Yes,
this
is
something
that
the
entire
state
decided
is
true
for
a
couple
of
our
neighborhoods,
and
that
should
not
be
how
taxing
works.
A
C
B
C
C
B
Mr.
chair
counts
marijuana,
so
no
we
do
get
data
from
the
Department
of
Revenue
once
a
year
and
we
we
can
drill
down
to
find
out.
You
know
specifically
where
they're
coming
from.
We
cannot
make
all
that
information
public
though,
because
that's
prohibited,
but
you
know
we
could
generally
say
certain
types
of
establishments
generated
a
certain
amount.
Local
excuse
me
located
in
a
certain
area
of
this
downtown,
but
just
not
down
to
the
specific
individual
business
again.
B
B
Some
the
next
slide
is
showing
the
recent
history
of
our
local
sales
tax
collections,
and
you
can
see
things
sort
of
were
at
its
low
point
in
2009
during
the
Great
Recession.
But
since
that
time,
over
the
next
nine
years,
there
has
been
steady
and
healthy
growth
in
the
the
sum
of
all
the
taxes,
local
sales
taxes
that
we
collect
back
in
2009,
it
was
55
million
and
now
we're
at
90
million.
So
that's
a
considerable
jump.
All
of
the
various
categories
have
increased.
Particular
the
entertainment
taxes
experience
the
largest
percentage
increase.
B
B
This
particular
slide
is
just
to
give
you
an
idea
of
for
various
activities
in
various
sales
down
the
left-hand
column.
These
are
examples
only
what
what
sales
taxes
would
apply
so
there's
actually
nine
taxes
that
nine
sales
taxes
that
might
apply
to
any
particular
activity
to
our
state
to
our
county,
and
then
we
have
our
five
and
they
sum
over
on
the
right-hand
column,
and
you
can
see
there's
a
quite
a
range
as
low
as
8%.
B
So
if
you're
eating
at
a
restaurant,
that's
not
downtown
in
the
city
of
Minneapolis
you'll
pay
a
little
over
eight
percent.
On
the
other
side,
if
you're
buying
a
cocktail
at
a
downtown
bar
that
has
entertainment
going
on
that
night,
you
could
pay
sixteen
a
little
bit
over
sixteen
and
a
half
percent.
So
quite
a
range.
This
is
more
for
informative
purposes.
Just
to
kind
of
give
you
a
feel
for
what
taxes
apply
in
what
situations.
B
Then
I'd
like
to
mention
a
couple
other
related
items.
First
of
all,
the
Minnesota
sports
facilities,
Authority,
the
MS
FA,
was
established
back
in
2012.
There's
a
five-member
board.
Two
of
those
members
were
appointed
by
Mayor
Hodges.
They
serve
four-year
terms,
and
this
is
the
entity
that
oversees
the
operation
of
u.s.
Bank
Stadium
related
to
that.
Many
of
you
perhaps
remember
the
Downtown
East
redevelopment
project
which
occurred
about
the
same
time
as
as
the
stadium
was
going
up.
B
There
were
three
parties
involved
there:
the
city,
the
developer,
which
is
Ryan
companies
and
the
MS
FA.
The
city
issued
a
little
under
sixty-two
million
dollars
in
bonds
to
pay
for
a
portion
of
that
project.
We
financed
that
there
was
no
contribution
of
money,
but
we
bonds.
Those
bonds
are
payable
by
Ryan
payments
that
we
receive
for
at
least
the
first
ten
years.
B
The
first
is
the
Mills
Fleet
Farm
ramp,
the
one
that's
attached
to
the
stadium
above
grade
that
has
about
1600
installs
in
it
and
then
across
the
street
under
the
LRT
station,
is
the
second
ramp,
that's
owned
by
the
MS
FA,
and
that
is
about
450
stalls
and
it's
those
two
ramps
are
are
operating
as
projected
revenues
are
coming
in
a
little
bit
more
each
year.
So
right
now
it
looks
like
once
the
Ryan
payments
stop.
B
So
here
you
might
ask
well
where
are
these
taxes
going
if
we're
collecting
ninety
million
dollars?
And
the
answer
is
a
list
of
things,
the
first
of
which
these
taxes
are
used
to
support
the
city's
general
fund
and
the
that's
about
thirty
1.7
million
dollars
this
year?
Of
that
total?
All
of
the
entertainment
tax
is
going
to
the
city's
general
fund.
That's
twenty
four
point:
four
million,
or
there
abouts
and
the
remainder
will
come
from
the
other
collection
of
for
taxes.
B
Then
we
also
have
city
debt,
that's
outstanding,
so
the
convention
center
has
bonds
that
are
still
payable
this
year
and
next
year
and
we
pay
about
twenty
seven
million
dollars
a
year
in
debt
service
on
those
Convention
Center
bonds.
So
that's
a
important
number
to
remember
twenty
seven
million,
because
you'll
see
where
that
comes
in
later
on,
there's
also
outstanding,
Target
Center
renovation
bonds
that
were
issued
in
2017
and
2018.
We
have
to
pay
those
downtown
assets,
so
there's
about
thirty
two
million
that
goes
into
the
Convention
Center
in
the
Target
Center.
B
That's
predominantly
where
money
goes
into
a
much
lesser
degree.
A
little
bit
of
money
goes
into
the
Commons
and
PV
Plaza.
Then
the
state
gets
to
retain
a
certain
amount
of
our
local
taxes
for
various
purposes
and
that's
all
pursuant
to
the
2012
legislation.
So
this
is
all
prescribed
in
legislation.
First
of
all,
there's
funds
for
the
benefit
of
the
MS
FA.
That's
a
term!
That's
in
the
legislation
that
began
in
2014
and
that's
about
a
little
over
two
million
dollars
a
year.
That's
for
their
operation!
B
That's
one
of
our
one
of
the
ways
that
the
city
is
participating
in
the
in
the
US
Bank
Stadium,
then
starting
in
2021
in
a
couple
years
about
twenty
five
million
dollars
of
our
local
taxes
will
be
retained
by
the
state
to
pay
for
a
portion
of
the
state
bonds
and
to
pay
for
stadium
operating
and
capital
costs
that
you
can.
You
can
see
that
retain
age
of
25
million
starts
in
2021
after
the
Convention
Center
debt
is
paid
off.
B
This
slide
gives
you
a
little
bit
more
specifics
on
the
five
categories
that
make
up
this.
Twenty
seven
million
dollars.
First
of
all,
is
the
money
for
the
benefit
of
the
MS
FA
I
mentioned
about
two
million
dollars.
Then
a
portion
goes
to
pay
back
a
sum
of
the
stadium
debt.
The
state
issued
approximately
four
hundred
sixty-two
million
dollars
back
in
2014,
and
the
city
has
to
pay
a
hundred
and
fifty
million
of
that
particular
bond
issue
plus
interest.
B
The
state
is
actually
making
that
payment
for
us,
and
then
we
are
going
to
pick
up
that
cost
in
2021
and
then
we're
going
to
pay
the
state
back.
For
these
five
years
that
they've
made
payments
for
us
category
number
four,
as
capital
improvement
costs
have
to
be
made
or
deposited
at
about
a
million
and
a
half
that
started
once
again
in
2016
and
that
inflates
or
grows
at
a
inflation
rate.
The
state
is
making
those
payments.
B
Basically,
on
our
behalf
and
in
2021
we'll
start
picking
up
the
tab
plus
we
will
be
repaying
the
state
for
those
five
years
that
they
contributed,
which
is
category
five.
Is
this
reimbursement,
so
we
have
to
reimburse
the
state
with
interest
for
whatever
they
contribute
operating
capital
improvements
in
that
five-year
period.
Hopefully,
that
makes
sense
kind
of
breeze
through
that
quickly.
B
Then
I'm
getting
over
into
the
operational
side
of
the
stadium,
MSA
M
SFA
has
a
contract
with
sm
g
SMG
is
the
operator
of
US
Bank
Stadium.
They
handle
the
day-to-day
management
and
operation.
This
is
pretty
similar
to
the
relationship
that
the
city
has
with
AEG,
to
manage
Target
Center
for
us
in
this
contract
between
M
SFA
and
s
and
G
operating
capital
costs
are
split
out,
so
I
sort
of
laid
out
who's
responsible
for
what
there
are
performance
measures,
etc
in
that
contract.
B
Then
these
last
five
slides
I
think
are
just
really
designed
to
give
you
a
visual
summary
of
the
MS
SFA's
financial
condition
and
the
city's
participation
in
the
u.s.
Bank
Stadium.
So
the
first
one
is
just
showing
revenue
that
is
received
by
SMG
under
this
contract,
and
you
can
see
the
if
you
look
at
the
first
bar,
which
is
the
M
SFA's
budget
for
this
fiscal
year,
which
ends
at
the
end
of
this
month
in
their
budget.
They
were
projecting
that
event.
Revenue
makes
up
about
68
to
70
percent
of
what
is
received.
B
That's
the
green
or
the
blue
part.
The
green
part
is
the
Vikings
have
to
contribute
to
operating
week
operating
payments,
and
then
the
orange
part
is
the
city
sales
tax,
which
Liz
I
mentioned
before
the
state
is
actually
making
this
payment
at
currently,
but
will
be
paying
them
back
and
then
picking
up
that
particular
obligation
in
2021.
B
The
next
side
just
shows
you
Trent
transfers
and
non
operating
revenue,
so
this
is
what
the
MS
FA
actually
receives
and
they
have
two
primary
revenue
sources.
One
is
money
they
receive
from
SMG
through
their
contract,
which
is
about
80
percent
of
the
total,
and
then
we
have
to
contribute
our
two
million
plus
dollars
every
year
for
the
benefit
of
the
SMSF
a
so
you
can
see
that's
about
an
80/20
split.
B
This
slide
shows
the
EM
SFA's
operating
expenses
and
net
income,
so
you
can
see
for
the
current
fiscal
year.
The
MS
FA
operating
expenses
are
about
four
point:
eight
million
in
the
budget.
They
were
showing
a
negative
net
income
due
primarily
to
final
four
expenditures
that
they
anticipated
I'm,
not
sure
exactly
what
the
actual
numbers
are
going
to
be
here.
They
may
actually
have
a
slightly
positive
or
a
slightly
negative
net
income,
but
in
the
future
in
the
in
the
next
several
years,
we're
not
you
know
seeing
any
of
those
type
of
extraordinary
expenses.
B
This
slide
shows
the
sources
of
revenue
for
the
stadiums
capital
improvements
of
which
we
have
to
participate.
So
you
can
see
in
the
current
budget
it's
split
into
four
different
categories:
they're,
all
about
the
same:
a
million
six
million,
seven
there's
transfers
for
some
from
some
of
the
other
EMA
cific
accounts,
the
Vikings
contribute,
that's
the
green.
The
city
has
to
contribute
local
sales
tax,
that's
the
orange
and
then
the
final
four
was
also
contributing
about
a
million
seven
is
the
in
the
budget
anyways
going
forward.
Then
there
would
not
be
a
final
four
component.
B
Then
this
is
just
a
quick
snapshot
out
of
the
budget
of
what
the
cash
balances
are
would
be
in
each
of
the
three
major
accounts.
So
it's
just
shows
operating
accounted
for
0.7
capital
reserve
at
2.4
concession
capital
Reserve
at
about
600,000
in
total
about
7.7
million
dollars
so
for
facility
that
size
that
would
appear
to
be
healthy,
but
not
excessive.
B
B
Iearning
working
on
the
details
of
this
agreement
on
the
how
the
how
much
the
city
or
the
excuse
me
how
much
the
state
will
actually
retain
from
us,
starting
in
2021,
it's
formulas
and
it's
methodologies
etc,
and
you
know
US
Bank
Stadium
is
obviously
very
early
in
its
life,
so
many
things
are
going
to
change,
we'll
be
back
every
year
to
give
you
a
snapshot
and
hopefully
update
you
on
things
and
keep
you
abreast
of
any
new
developments
that
come
up
with
that.
Mr.
chair
be
happy
to
answer.
You
answer
any
questions.
Thank
you.
D
Thank
You
mr.
chair
I
would
say
the
thing
I
had
the
most
constituent
questions
about
was
probably
people
reading
stories
in
the
paper
about
the
budget,
for
the
blackout,
curtains
and
and
yes,
seeing
things
going
over
a
budget
and
saying
well,
I
guess
we're
gonna
pay
for
that,
and
my
understanding
of
this
and
I
want
to
make
sure
my
understanding
is
correct.
Is
that
our
contribution
to
the
operating
is
fixed,
that
it
didn't
change
because
of
an
expense
overage,
but
that
we've
got
a
two
million
dollar
commitment
that
that
is
ongoing.
A
A
That
motion
passes
and
now
we
have
a
final
discussion
item
item
number
32,
which
is
a
20-year
neighborhood
park
plan,
2018
annual
report
receiving
a
file
in
the
Minneapolis
Park
and
Recreation
bots
annual
2018
annual
report,
including
the
five-year
project
schedule,
and
we
have
the
executive
director
of
the
organization,
is
Alban,
Gore
and
I.
Think
this
is
your
first
title
report.
First,
one
yeah
all.
E
Have
you
and
go
ahead
all
right?
Thank
you.
Thank
You,
chair
asami
and
council
members.
I'm
gonna
give
a
quick
overview,
and
then
I
will
turn
this
over
to
our
finance
director
Julie
Wiseman.
To
give
more
details,
thank
you
for
my
introduction
and
again
I'm.
The
new
superintendent
for
Minneapolis,
Park
and
Recreation
Board
admits
by
six-month,
but
I'd
have
lived
in
the
city
for
36
years
and
19
years.
The
park
board
prior.
E
It's
been
a
pleasure
to
meet
and
work
with
some
of
you
and
I
look
forward
to
work
with
you
in
the
future.
The
purpose
is
to
provide
is
providing
a
second
and
report
of
the
20-year
neighborhood
park
plan,
MPP
20
and
as
part
of
the
ordinance
requirement
to
make
a
public
presentation
to
City
Council.
This
report
has
been
made
available
to
the
park
commissioners
and
the
public
during
our
June
12
June
12th
regular
meeting
at
the
park
board.
E
I
want
to
give
a
couple
of
quick
highlights
for
the
MPP
20
implemented
to
particular
projects
that
I'm
very
proud
of
along
was
the
PV
field.
Park
dedication
that
we
had
with
that
we
had
some
improvements,
was
three
new:
full
basketball
courts,
new
play
areas,
new
picnic,
pavilion,
new
central
pathways
through
the
park,
additional
paths,
lighting
site,
grading
and
rain
gardens
a
new
multi-use
athletic
field,
opening
in
the
fall
of
2019
after
turf
grass
is
well
established.
I
know
it's
difficult
for
staff
looking
at
it
and
for
the
community
cuz,
it's
really
beautiful.
E
In
with
that,
those
grants
came
from
many
people.
Many
partners,
Hope
Academy
donation
for
sod,
venture,
a
village
donation,
facade,
Franklin,
Avenue,
Business,
Association
donation,
facade,
Philips,
West
donation,
facade,
venture,
a
village
donation
for
the
pavilion
Phillips
with
the
West
donation
for
the
pavilion
US
Bank
places
to
play,
grant
through
Phillips
West
and
also
they
had
it,
been
sidewalk
grant
all
totaling,
270,000
875
and,
as
you
can
see,
Saad
was
very
important.
So
a
total
investment
of
two
million
seven
hundred
and
three
thousand
one
hundred
dollars.
E
There
was
phase
one
that
was
in
July
of
2018
phase
two
in
May
of
2019
we're
very
proud
of
these
particular
projects
and
again
finance
director.
Julie
Weiss
won't
give
more
details,
but
we're
very
proud
of
these.
So
in
closing,
I
would
like
to
turn
this
over
to
Julie,
Weissman
finance,
director
and,
of
course,
Michael
Schroeder
assistants.
You
pretend
the
planning
and
they'll
be
presenting
the
overview
of
the
report,
so
thank
you
very
much.
My
turns
over
to
Julie
Wiseman.
Thank
you.
Yep.
A
F
F
F
We
also
are
required
to
report
outcomes
on
improved
efficiencies
and
costs.
Increased
maintenance
will
maximize
the
service
life
of
Park
Act
assets
over
time
and
reduce
the
backlog
for
repairs
and
rehabilitation
projects.
A
reduced
backlog
results
in
larger
number
of
assets
that
are
consistently
available
to
the
public.
There
will
also
be
some
cost
savings
resulting
from
investments
in
energy-efficient
materials
and
rehabilitation
projects
for
npp
20.
We
received
a
property
tax
levy,
increase
in
2017
of
3
million
dollars
and
because
it's
a
part
of
our
general
fund
property
taxes.
F
That
amount
is
raised
by
our
proud,
our
property
tax
levy
increase
each
year
in
2017
and
20
2018.
We
fully
spent
those
dollars
on
improvements
in
our
maintenance
service
levels,
as
well
as
increases
in
repair
work.
The
process
that
we
utilized
for
increasing
our
efficiencies
is
analyzing
the
current
procedure
evaluating
and
developing
a
work
plan
for
improvements,
training
staff
and
implementing
pilot
program
changes
and
then
evaluating
those
outcomes
and
then,
finally,
fully
implementing
new
procedures.
F
G
When
we
look
at
the
rehabilitation
program,
we
know
that,
eventually,
through
this
program,
we're
going
to
be
doing
capital
projects
in
every
one
of
the
160
neighborhood
Park
projects,
part
properties,
but
until
we
get
there,
there
are
projects
that
we
need
to
take
on
to
repair
and
rehabilitate
things.
Just
to
keep
us
going
until
we
get
to
the
projects
that
are
identified
in
the
capital
program
and
what's
important
in
that,
is
that
we
recognize
that
there
are
park
safety
and
code
issues
and
they're
critical
failures.
G
You
can
see
in
the
picture
on
the
right,
the
roof
of
the
bracket
community
center,
which
is
a
very
difficult
roof
to
repair,
but
we
are
moving
through
that
process
in
identifying
what
projects
we
pursue.
We
do
a
process
similar
to
what
director
Weitzman
was
suggesting
for
the
maintenance,
where
we're
establishing
a
system
to
inventory
all
of
the
assets
we
have,
assessing
the
condition,
ranking
them
and
probably
prioritizing
them.
G
The
other
thing
that's
not
suggested
here
is
that
when
we
have
a
rehabilitation
program
that
coincides
or
could
be
tied
to
a
capital
project,
we
actually
merge
the
projects
together.
So
on
projects
as
superintendent
Fangoria
was
describing
for
PV
field
part
and
for
painter
park,
we've
actually
brought
the
two
projects
to
funding
processes
together
under
one
contract
for
reconstruction
of
improvements.
G
When,
when
I
stood
before
you
last
time,
we
didn't
have
such
glorious
charts
to
show
you
in
terms
of
how
well
we
were
doing
there
were
lots
of
0%
or
low
percentage
completions,
because
we
were
really
just
getting
into
the
rehabilitation
projects
and
we
were
still
assessing
many
of
the
features
in
the
system.
So
if
you
look
now
at
where
we
are
for
work
that
was
initiated
in
2017,
completed
everything
except
for
the
park
lighting-
and
we
are
just
this
year-
completing
the
assessment
of
all
the
park,
lighting
assets
and
moving
through
that
process.
G
2018
you'll
see
that
we're
doing
similarly
well
in
most
categories.
Park
lighting,
because
we're
only
getting
to
completing
the
assessment
is
still
at
a
relatively
low
number
and
then
operations
facilities
were
actually
directing
funds.
For
a
couple
of
years,
we've
completed
one
operation
facility
on
on
Washington
Avenue
north
in
the
north
side
of
Minneapolis,
and
we're
focusing
now
on
some
rehabilitation
work
for
our
Hiawatha
Toole
facility
at
cedar
and
and
Mineo
Parkway,
and
then,
when
we
get
to
2019,
2019
is
the
year
where
the
funding
would
be
initiated.
G
You'll
see
these
categories
are
at
zero,
but
they're
actually
a
little
bit
more
than
that,
because
this
chart
was
was
benchmarked
against
work.
We
have
completed
through
March,
so
even
in
this
chart,
we've
moved
through
several
projects
and
our
allocating
rehabilitation
dollars
to
projects.
One
other
point
that
I'll
mention
as
we
as
we
look
at
how
we
do
this
one
of
the
things
that
has
been
really
helpful
to
us
as
we
move
through
the
rehabilitation
projects
and
we've
taken
great
advantage
of
it
as
the
target
market
program.
G
This
is
the
list
of
parks
that
we
took
on
under
the
capital
program
in
2017.
The
one
thing
you'll
note
is
falwell
Park,
where
we
had
not
invested
anything
in
2017,
but
it's
because
this
park
is
located
in
our
north
service
area.
We
completed
the
north
service
area
master
plan
this
year.
We
didn't
want
to
spend
dollars
there
until
we
actually
had
a
plan
for
how
it
fit
into
the
north
side
and
we're
actually
moving
through
the
scoping
and
engagement
process
for
phulwa
park
right
now
in
2019
2018.
G
So
if
your
recall
how
we
move
through
projects,
we
do
the
engagement
and
in
the
year
of
the
allocation,
so
2018
was
the
first
time
we
had
dollars
available
for
these
parks.
We
go
through
a
scoping
and
engagement
process
followed
the
next
year
by
by
the
construction.
So
if
you
look
at
the
column
on
the
far
right
you'll
see,
there
are
several
projects
where
we
are
still
in
the
scoping
and
community
engagement
process,
and
there
are
several
where
we've
actually
are.
In
the
the
warranty.
G
Stewart
field
is
an
again
in
a
service
area
that
we
haven't
completed
at
the
time
that
the
capital
allocation
was
made,
so
that
one
is
the
one
that's
kind
of
the
outlier
in
this
chart
and
then,
as
I've
been
noting,
2019
is
the
year
that
dollars
are
allocated
for
these
parks,
and
so
you'll
see
these
parks
under
construction
in
2020,
and
with
that,
I
will
stand
for
questions
and
invite
my
colleagues
to
respond
as
well.
Thank.
C
You
mr.
Schrader
a
question
F,
as
capital
gets
allocated
in
that
year,
you
said
you
would
see
these
lights
under
construction.
Can
you
give
us
a
sense
in
it?
In
general,
I
recognize
some
places
like
Korea
Park
have
quite
a
bit
more
investment
than
some
of
the
much
smaller
projects.
Do
you
anticipate
all
of
this
work
would
be
done
in
that
year.
Sure.
G
Was
something
Palmisano
we
would
hope
so
in
and
it's
our
intention
to
move
through
these
projects
as
we
can
we're
limited
actually
currently
by
two
things.
Almost
all
of
our
work
happens
outside.
So
we
have
I,
don't
want
to
say
a
short
construction
season,
but
we
don't
have
an
entire
year
of
construction
weather
to
deal
with
the
other
thing
that
we're
facing
and
I'm
certain
in
your
construction
projects
are
facing.
The
same
thing
is
competition
in
the
construction
industry
is
very
tight
right
now.
G
If
we
look
at
curry
park,
we
actually
rejected
one
set
of
bids
and
we
brought
more
dollars
into
the
program
now
through
parkland
dedication.
We've
opted
slightly
and
we're
actually
going
back
out
to
bid,
and
hopefully
we'll
be,
awarding
Curry
Park
this
year.
If
we
can
get
it
awarded
in
during
in
the
next
couple
of
months,
we
will
start
work
this
year.
The
element
of
construction
that
is,
and
superintendent
Bangor
noted
this
with
PV
field
part,
is
that
that
takes
us.
The
most
amount
of
time
is
the
rehabilitation
of
a
play
field.
G
So
we
go
through.
We
do
all
the
work
and
we
let
it
essentially
do
a
grow
in
for
almost
an
entire
season
and
unfortunately,
as
as
superintendent
pegaron
noted,
everyone
drives
by
the
grass
looks
beautiful
and
we
don't
let
people
go
out
there.
We
really
wanted
to
get
healthy
and
established
before
we
subjected
to
the
intensities
of
play.
A
You
very
much
and
seeing
no
further
comments.
I
just
want
to
add
my
thanks
to
the
park
board
staff
for
the
presentation
and
for
the
good
work.
You
know,
I've
carry
pockets
in
my
ward
as
well,
so
welcome
more
development
and
I
think
the
one
we
had
last
time
we
had
the
equity
matrix.
You
can
see
actually
now
that
the
areas
and
the
parks
in
the
inner
city
parks
I
needed
the
most
attention
are
getting
them.
So
we
really
appreciate
that
and
thank
you
for
the
good
work
and
seeing
no
further
questions
or
comments.