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We
have
a
forum
we'll
now
proceed
to
our
agenda,
a
copy
of
which
was
posted
for
public
access
to
the
city's
legislative
information
management
system,
which
is
available
at
limbs.
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That
motion
carries,
we
have
an
agenda.
Next
is
the
chairs
report
and
I
have
nothing
to
report
tonight.
That's
not
already
on
the
agenda,
so
we'll
proceed
to
the
main
item
on
our
agenda,
which
is
our
final
public
hearing
on
the
city
council's
proposed
charter,
amendment
related
to
community
safety
and
violence
prevention.
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A
For
those
who
do
plan
to
speak,
I
encourage
you
to
leave
the
call
after
you've
completed
your
comments
and
to
monitor
the
remainder
of
the
meeting
via
one
of
the
other
methods.
If
that's
possible,
for
you
you,
if
you're
constrained
by
time
and
one
minute
is
not
enough,
you
can
also
submit
written
comments
to
counsel
comment
at
minneapolismn.gov.
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A
A
The
list
has
been
shared
to
with
all
speakers
who
signed
up
when
you
hear
your
name
called,
please
press
star
six
to
unmute
your
phone,
and
this
is
important.
Please
wait
for
a
message
that
says:
you've
been
unmuted
and
when
that
message
is
done
playing
then
identify
yourself
and
the
area
where
you
live
before
making
your
comments.
H
H
Go
ahead
all
right,
I
missed
the
first
part
of
your
directive.
So
what
is
my
charge
here?
What
am
I
doing.
H
Okay,
well,
I
first
of
all
I
want
to
thank
the
council
and
the
charter
commission
for
the
work
that
they
have
done
on
this.
I
am
opposed
to
the
to
the
to
the
amendment
and
I
oppose
it
for
a
number
of
reasons.
I
think
that
this
is
a
rushed
situation
and
I-
and
I
so
far,
have
not
heard
a
clear
message
about
what
would
result
from
the
change
to
the
charter.
H
And
then
we
know
that
there
are
two
problematic
elements
based
on
the
language
that
the
council
submitted.
One
is
the
accountability
for
oversight
that
would
be
muddled
by
putting
the
council
in
charge
with
the
mayor.
H
A
L
Am
a
child
of
south
minneapolis
and
I
am
proud
to
support
putting
the
amendments
from
the
city
council
on
the
ballot
this
november.
I
I
believe
that
minneapolis
has
the
capacity
to
be
a
much
more
just
city
than
it
is
and
to
become
the
great
city
that
we
believe
it
to
be
often
erroneously.
It
is
ironic
that
at
the
last
meeting,
one
neighbor
said
that
this
was
a
result
of
about
half
the
city
forcing
their
agenda
on
the
other
half
when,
in
fact,
that
is
a
problem
that
this
amendment
is
designed
to.
C
L
Currently,
half
the
city
is
violently
forcing
an
order
on
the
other
half
of
the
city.
That
is
not
just,
and
this
is
a
first
and
necessary
step
to
change
that.
So
I
thank
the
committee
for
holding
this
extra
hearing
for
more
people's
voice
to
be
heard
and
that's
my
comment.
Thank
you.
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K
M
A
M
M
M
M
A
N
N
I
want
to
note
that
you
know,
let's
be
real.
You,
commissioners
are
appointed
as
part
of
an
opaque
and
fairly
shallow
process
that
the
chief
judge
of
the
hennepin
county
court
who's
responsible
for
appointing
you
all
himself
has
criticized
in
2010.
He
told
the
star
tribune
that
it's
not
a
good
process
and
that
he
doesn't
get
any
information
about
whether
someone's
a
good
commissioner
or
a
bad
commissioner
yada
yada
yada.
N
So
with
that
background,
I
urge
you
to
have
some
modesty
with
respect
to
your
institutional
prerogatives
and
your
own
personal
capacities
and
defer
to
the
collective
judgment
and
and
wisdom
of
of
the
people
in
this
regard.
If
it's
an
unsound
proposal,
we'll
vote
it
down
in
november,
but
we
need
to
have
that
conversation.
We
need
to
be
able
to
go
down
this
peaceful
avenue
for
change.
O
Hi
this
is
nick
chickelwoods
from
from
ward
12..
First,
I
want
to
thank
the
charter
commission
for
its
work.
The
charter
commission
must
take
as
much
time
as
necessary
to
allow
for
substantial
and
robust
community
to
occur.
Even
if
this
takes
us
past
the
august
5th
deadline.
O
O
Sadly,
I
believe
recent
action
by
our
city
council
will
cause
much
of
this
momentum
to
be
stalled
and
potentially
stopped
something.
I
know
menopause
don't
want
to
see
happen.
My
core
issue
with
the
proposed
amendment
now
before
the
charter
commission
is
about
timeline.
The
timeline
is
entirely
too
short
to
have
a
broad,
open
discussion
in
the
city.
Does
this
timeline
demonstrate
a
want
by
our
city
council
to
have
a
vibrant
and
diverse
discussion
about
policing
in
minneapolis?
I
don't
think
so.
O
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A
A
I
P
P
I
do
not
support
the
amendment
as
written.
I
100
support
defending
and
community
control
efforts,
but
then
they
will
only
work
if
the
community,
most
negatively
impacted
by
police
brutality,
is
an
integral
part
of
the
solutioning.
The
language
as
it
stands
is
vague
and
lacks
input
from
by
community
leaders.
P
Let's
do
the
real
work
and
research
to
understand
what
will
work
for
everyone
in
our
community
and
we
must
get
input,
especially
from
northside
residents
and
community
leaders
like
nakima
levy,
armstrong
and
rashida
raisha
williams,
who
have
repeatedly
voiced
their
concern
that
decisions
are
being
made
about
them
without
them.
Chief
aerodondo
is
also
an
integral
piece
to
this
process
and
he
deserves
all
of
our
respect
and
support
to
be
included
in
solving
the
problem.
If
we
want
real
change,
we
cannot
rush
the
process.
P
K
Okay,
cool
yeah-
I
just
wanted
to
first
of
all
tell
you
that
you
said
my
name
perfect,
which
is
wild,
because
I
know
you
and
I
know
you're
white,
which
is
great
whatever,
but
also
yeah,
so
my
name
is
lucci.
I
live
in
the
potterhorn
neighborhood,
I'm
not
gonna
give
my
address,
but
I
do
live
by
matt's
bar
so
cool
sorry.
K
I
have
to
pull
up
my
notes
because
I
wanted
to
get
everything
down
so
do
not
deduct
this
from
my
time,
but
I
wanted
to
say
that
I
was
listening
to
the
working
group
meeting
that
y'all
had
earlier.
I'm
gonna
have
some
thoughts
around
it.
Commissioner
isaacs
have
said
this
very
eloquently
in
the
meeting,
but
as
a
person
of
color.
That
is
also
part
of
the
lgbt
community
that
we
are
constantly
told
that
we
have
to
wait
as
a
black
queer
person.
K
I
deeply
resonate,
and
commissioner
isaacson,
I
really
appreciate
and
wanted
to
appreciate
the
vulnerability
that
you
had
in
that
time
and
that
the
the
time
that
you've
had
to
reflect
and
think
about,
like
the
actions
that
led
to
that
point,
black
folks,
like
myself,
have
been
told
too
many
times
that
we
need
to
wait.
And
what
happens
is
that
one
of
us
another
one
of
us
is
terrorized
by
the
same
people
that
we
pay
to
keep
us
safe.
K
A
R
Okay,
I'm
tony
stalin.
I
live
in
the
longfellow
neighborhood,
where
we're
seeing
an
increasing
crime.
One
of
the
things
I'm
concerned
about
has
been
almost
a
mobocracy
of
people
taking
over
hearings
and
that's
okay,
but
it's
a
job
of
the
commissioners
to
sort
out
all
these
things.
I
have
I'm
not
for
putting
this
on
the
ballot
and
I
have
to
say
it,
but
none
of
the
council
members
already
saying
they're
going
to
defund
the
police,
putting
it
on
the
ballot
gives
them
extra
ability
to
do
this
anyway.
I
that's.
S
Hi,
my
name
is
tess
andremcashin
residing
in
lowry
hill
east
near
cub
foods.
Thank
you
for
volunteering.
Your
time
I
want
to
applaud
the
city
council
for
a
proposal
that
reframes
policing
as
a
single
component
of
holistic
community
safety.
I
think
in
a
short
time
we
created
a
clean,
intelligent
and
flexible
proposal
that
organically
creates
a
transition
from
existing
structure.
S
If
the
commission's
proposal
is
also
on
the
ballot,
I'm
fine
with
that,
what
I'm
not
fine
with
as
a
citizen,
is
pushing
this
back
six
to
16
months,
I
looked
at
three
other
city
charters
with
either
comparable
crime
rates
or
comparable
populations.
I
didn't
find
a
minimum
staffing
requirement
in
any
of
them.
It
feels
to
me,
like
you,
were
politicking
as
non-elected
officials
in
a
democratic
process.
It
feels
immoral,
commissioner
perry.
This
is
an
urgent
moment.
Please
try
to
act
with
urgency.
C
Good
evening
go
ahead:
okay,
good
evening
chartered
commission
members:
this
is
kevin
lewis
and
I
represent
bulma
the
building
owners
and
managers
association
of
greater
minneapolis
at
50,
south
sixth
street.
Clearly
there
is
a
need
for
police
reform
and
we
all
know
this
is
an
extraordinarily
important
time
for
minneapolis
and
all
members
of
the
community.
T
C
Important
to
rush
through
a
process
that
has
not
included
all
voices
or
has
received
input
from
all
individuals-
and
we
know
the
details
are
extraordinarily
vague.
I
ask
you
not
to
allow
the
amendment
on
the
ballot,
so
proper
time
can
be
dedicated
for
a
well
thought
out
and
constructed
process
for
the
best
possible
results,
and
we
believe
chief
aerodondo
can
help
implement
these
changes.
There
really
is
a
better
way.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
A
G
G
Further,
we
need
to
follow
the
community
inside
of
groups
like
reclaim
the
bloc
that
won't
have
given
good
community
insight
in
other
groups
like
them
to
not
only
bring
this
to
all
the
people
of
our
vote,
but
initiate
community
groups
and
fund
community
safety
groups
right
now,
minneapolis
has
been
in
the
sight
of
the
whole
world.
In
fact,
our
police
killing
of
george
floyd
was
soy
brutal.
It
sparked
international
protests
against
police
fertility
and
we
need
to
take
action
to
change
this.
U
U
A
T
A
V
Hello,
this
is
jackson,
o'brien,
ward,
8,
38th
and
park
avenue
in
the
powderhorn
neighborhood.
I
wanted
to
address
two
things
to
the
council.
Commission
number.
One
there's
been
a
lot
of
criticism
about
the
proposed
amendment,
not
being
specific
enough.
However,
I
would
say
that
I
support
this
amendment
because
it
is
specifically
not
specific.
We
do
not
want
specificity
in
our
charter.
We
want
something
that
is
broad
and
universally
understood.
Number
two
is
there's
a
lot
of
talk
about
accountability
and
who
the
accountability
is
towards
current
court
bermair.
V
I
would
say
there
is
currently
no
accountability,
as
evidenced
by
sergeant
cruel,
blatantly
ignoring
orders
to
ban
warrior
training
number
three
people
talking
about
not
enough
time.
I
would
like
to
quote
mr
james
baldwin,
who
said
it
has
taken
my
father's
time
taking
my
uncle's
time
has
taken
my
niece
and
nephew's
time.
How
much
time
do
you
need?
Thank
you
meal
by
time.
F
I
Thank
you.
I
appreciate
your
time.
I
live
at
38th
and
aldrich,
and
I
oppose
putting
this
amendment
to
the
vote.
At
this
time.
People
are
asking
for
community
input
and
the
city
passed
a
resolution
for
asking
for
just
that,
and
that
is
not
dependent
on
the
charter.
Amendment
people
also
want
an
engaged
process.
I
The
city
council
failed
to
include
the
public
in
the
writing
of
this
amendment,
and
now
they
have
a
preconceived
notion
that
their
version
sufficiently
encompasses
the
will
of
the
people
to
better
ensure
that
the
public
is
deeply
considered
and
the
process
is
democratic.
Community
engagement
needs
to
help
create
a
well-conceived
plan
and,
if
needed,
a
well-conceived
amendment
that
goes
to
a
public
vote
right
now
we
have
consensus
that
we
need
to
re-envision
public
safety
that
guarantees
dignity
and
respect
for
human
life.
Let's
not
squander
that
consensus
by
by
worrying
about
an
amendment.
I
A
E
E
We
need
some
police
which
the
amendment
allows
for,
but
we
are
ill-served
and
in
worst-case
scenarios
killed
when
an
armed
officer
responds
to
every
911
traffic
violation.
The
amendment
provides
the
structure
that
will
enable
minneapolis,
at
long
last,
to
move
away
from
armed
officers
as
primary
providers
of
community
safety.
Please
allow
us
to
vote
on
the
amendment
as
written
by
the
minneapolis
city
council.
A
Thank
you,
commissioner
kozak.
You
inadvertently
turn
your
camera
on,
so
everyone
is
watching
you
right
now.
Thank
you.
The
next
speaker
is
kim
defranco.
W
Great,
so
I
live
in
a
longfellow
neighborhood
near
lake
in
minnehaha,
and
I
just
want
to
know
to
the
start.
This
is
the
third
public
hearing
the
charter
commission
is
held
on
the
city
council
amendment
and
from
the
records
I've
seen,
we've
had
somewhere
between
200
and
300
people,
testifying
and
overall
three
quarters
or
more
of
the
people,
speaking
of
voice
support
for
being
allowed
on
the
city
council's
charter
amendment
november
2020..
W
So
if
the
purpose
of
the
public
hearings
was
for
the
charter
commission
to
see
if
there
was
enough
support
for
the
amendment
for
there
to
be
a
public
vote,
I
think
you
have
your
answer
loud
and
clear.
I
know
the
charter
commission
is
probably
not
used
to
this
level
of
public
scrutiny,
but
you
should
realize
that
we
are
listening
now
and
we
will
recognize
the
decision
not
to
put
the
city
councils
before
voters
as
obstruction
and
this
obstruction
with
paul
in
question.
The
commission's
fairness,
and
indeed
it's
very
legitimacy.
X
Hi,
my
name
is
akilah
sanders
reed
and
I
live
in
the
central
neighborhood
near
38th
and
5th.
The
commission
has
a
duty
to
accept
the
council's
legally
sound
amendment.
I
know
some
of
us
feel
like
we
don't
have
the
perfect
answers
yet
for
what
comes
in
place
of
mpd,
because
we're
new
to
thinking
about
this,
but
creating
less
violent
structures
for
community
safety,
isn't
new
at
all
black
folks
and
indigenous
folks.
X
Here
in
minneapolis
and
folks
around
the
world
have
been
studying,
designing
and
implementing
alternatives
for
decades,
and
the
young
black
community
leaders
of
minneapolis
are
telling
us
they
can
guide
a
process
for
community
members
and
for
city
council
over
the
next
year
to
create
something
better.
The
amendment
itself
feels
to
me
like
a
question
about
trust.
It
is
time
to
trust
the
expertise
of
the
black
leaders
from
black
visions,
collective
and
reclaim
the
black
who've
organized
for
this
charter
amendment
and
planted
seeds
for
new
models
of
community
safety.
Long
before
george
floyd
was
murdered.
X
A
Y
Hi
this
is
barbara
and
I
live
in
the
bryn
mawr
area
cannon,
cedar
lake
road
and
I
first
of
all
like
to
thank
the
commission
for
giving
us
the
opportunity
to
speak
after
last
meeting,
and
it
was
really
nice
to
let
us
come
I'd
like
to
say
that
the
city
council
sort
of
sprung
this
on
people
in
the
city
without
any
conversation
or
any
idea
about
what
this
change
would
look
like,
and
for
that
reason
I
oppose
it,
because
I
think
that
the
process
is
completely
backwards.
Y
I
think
we
all
agree
that
we
need
change
quite
badly,
but
we
also
need
to
have
a
process
where
we
don't
dismantle
the
police
department
and
have
nothing
to
replace
it
with.
So
I
don't
understand
people's
idea
of
wanting
to
vote
for
no
mpd
or
a
mystery
plan,
because
to
me
that
mystery
plan
sounds
like
we
could
find
ourselves
in
deep
water.
Y
I
think
that
people
should
understand
that
that
it's
important
to
vote
you
know
after
they
come
up
with
it
right.
F
Z
I'm
kendra
stroud
homeowner
in
field
46
from
chicago
ward
8..
Thank
you,
commissioners.
For
your
continued
time,
I've
heard
two
main
arguments
against
this:
a
it's
rushed,
there's
no
plan
and
b
getting
rid
of
the
police
is
scary
and
unsafe
to
a
when
the
price
were
asked
to
pay
for
the
status
quo
was
too
high.
Change
must
happen
fast
and
that's
why
we're
here
the
cost
of
british
rule
was
too
high.
We
fought
a
revolution,
then
came
the
constitution,
then
the
amendment
we
had
to
start
somewhere.
The
charter
amendment
is
necessary.
Z
Realistically
we'll
never
get
real
change
with
the
police
and
the
charter
to
be
the
charter.
Change
doesn't
get
rid
of
the
police,
it
just
stops
requiring
them.
Even
if
well-intentioned
police
aren't
safe
for
everybody
and
reforms,
don't
work,
we
pay
in
black
lives
for
a
white
sense
of
security,
and
that
price
is
unacceptable.
Z
A
A
A
A
J
All
right,
my
name
is
james
riley,
I'm
a
resident
of
ward,
one
in
minneapolis
and
own
rental
property
and
wards
one
and
eight,
which
provides
the
majority
of
my
income.
Although
I
agree
with
mpd,
obviously
needs
serious
change.
I
think
it
is
insensitive
to
many
and
irresponsible
to
all
the
citizens
of
minneapolis
to
change
the
charter,
as
proposed
without
informing
the
citizenry
of
at
least
a
plan
to
replace
the
critical
functions
and
services
that
may
risk
the
safety
of
its
residents
without
one.
J
I
disagree
with
the
notion
that
the
proposed
community
safety
and
violence
prevention
department
can
function
without
a
law
enforcement
division.
In
my
life
experiences,
there's
always
been
the
wills
of
some
to
go
against
societal
expectations,
thus
creating
the
need
for
law
enforcement
city.
Council
members.
I
strongly
urge
you
to
get
feedback
from
your
constituents
on
the
following
questions.
J
A
B
Yet
I
doubt
the
city
council's
ability
to
deliver
on
its
promise
of
robust
and
inclusive
engagement
following
potential
passage
in
97
days
of
its
proposed
charter
amendment
to
defund
and
disband
the
npd
that
is
consistent
with
the
adopted
iap2
principles
of
community
engagement.
The
two
amendments
will
be
better
positioned
for
an
informed
electorate
on
the
2021
ballot
with
other
city
elections.
B
I
also
believe
there's
insufficient
science
and
successful
case
implementation
to
warrant
the
drastic
change
without
an
actual
plan
and
implementation
strategy
in
place.
Thank
you,
chair
clegg,
for
extending
the
time
with
this
additional
public
hearing
and
for
your
found
management
of
the
commission
as
a
north
minneapolis
resident.
I,
as
I
said
before,
I
support
comments
from
al
flowers
and
nikki
levy,
armstrong
and
former
mayor
clarendon.
Thanks.
A
F
I
support
the
amendment
and
I
echo
the
sentiments
specifically
about
trust.
I
have
not
heard
the
commission
really
grapple
with
the
role
you
have
in
restoring
shattered
trust
specifically
to
victims
of
police
violence
or
the
role
you
might
play
in
making
the
problem
even
worse.
It's
their
distrust
that
drives
crime
and
we
keep
asking
them
to
wait.
Trust
the
process,
trust
our
police,
but
we
won't
extend
them
a
shred
of
trust
first.