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From YouTube: July 1, 2020 Charter Commission
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We
are
and
are
not
doing
at
this
meeting.
First,
we
will
not
be
voting
on
the
proposed
council
amendment
tonight
that
seems
to
have
been
making
the
rounds
of
social
media
today.
Second
tonight
is
not
a
public
hearing,
so
there
will
be
no
public
testimony
tonight.
We
will
have
at
least
one
maybe
two
public
hearings
and
there'll
be
plenty
of
notice
about
those
an
opportunity
to
participate.
Also,
today
is
not
the
cutoff
for
public
input.
I've
received
a
number
of
emails
about
people
complaining
that
they
have
to
get
their
public
comment
in
today.
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That
is
not
the
case.
We
will
continue
to
solicit
public
input
and
hold
at
least
one
public
hearing
before
the
Charter
Commission
makes
any
decisions.
Today's
meeting
is
primarily
to
discuss
our
process
and
timeline.
We
will
likely
not
vote
on
the
proposed
amendment
till
our
August
fifth
meeting
at
the
earliest.
So
for
commissioners,
let's
keep
our
focus
tonight
on
process
and
timeline.
There'll
be
plenty
of
opportunity
for
us
to
offer
our
opinions
on
the
substance
of
the
amendment,
but
I'm
asking
you
to
please
focus
tonight
on
how
we're
going
to
do
our
work.
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Before
we
get
to
our
agenda
item
a
little
Charter
Commission
101.
You
don't
usually
have
a
lot
of
attendees
or
viewers.
So
many
of
you
who
are
with
us
tonight
may
not
know
who
we
are
or
what
we
do.
In
Minnesota
charter
commissions
are
authorized
by
the
States
Constitution
and
established
under
state
law
charter.
Commissioners
are
appointed
by
state
court
judges
not
by
the
mayor
or
the
City
Council.
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If
somebody's
on
the
line
and
their
phone
is
beeping,
so
if
you
could,
if
you're
not
participating
and
speaking,
please
mute
your
phone,
our
our
Charter
is
why
we
have
an
independent
park
board
and
currently
anyway,
it's
why
we
have
a
police
department.
So
what
does
the
Charter
Commission
do?
Really?
The
Charter
Commission
holds
the
Charter
and
Trust
for
the
citizens
of
Minneapolis.
If
the
Charter
is
like
our
Constitution,
that
Charter
Commission
is
like
a
standing
constitutional
convention,
but
the
Charter
Commission
cannot
itself
change
the
chart.
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Neither
can
the
city
council,
because
the
Charter
is
like
our
Constitution.
Charter
change
is
reserved
to
the
voters.
Only
the
voters
can
change
the
Charter,
but
the
Charter
Commission
can
do
is
put
proposed
charter
changes
on
the
ballot
for
consideration
by
the
voters
and
approval
or
rejection
by
the
voters.
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Proposed
amendments
can
go
to
the
ballot
in
one
of
three
ways:
first,
the
Charter
Commission
and
the
proposed
an
amendment.
The
amendment
before
us
tonight
was
not
proposed
by
the
Charter
Commission.
Second
amendments
can
be
proposed
by
petition
of
the
voters.
It
takes
a
petition
signed
by
5%
of
the
number
who
voted
in
the
last
general
election
and
signers
have
to
be
registered
voters.
So
right
now,
that's
in
that
ten
to
twelve
thousand
signature
range.
So
it's
not
easy
to
do.
Third,
the
City
Council
can
propose
an
amendment
to
the
Charter.
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That's
what
we're
looking
at
tonight.
This
amendment
was
proposed
by
the
City
Council,
when
the
City
Council
proposes
an
amendment.
State
law
requires
that
they
send
it
to
the
Charter
Commission
for
review.
The
law
provides
that
the
Charter
Commission
has
60
days
to
review
any
proposed
amendment
which
the
Charter
Commission
may
extend
by
an
additional
90
days
by
notifying
the
council
at
the
conclusion
of
that
charter.
Commission's
review
it
either
approves
a
proposed
charter.
Amendment
proposes
case
substitute
amendment
to
the
council
or
rejects
the
proposed
charter
amendment.
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So
I
hear
you
cry:
what's
the
point
of
the
Charter
Commission's
review,
if
the
council
can
go
ahead
and
put
something
on
the
ballot
anyway?
Well,
first,
hopefully
the
Charter
Commission's
recommendation
will
inform
the
council,
and
hopefully
the
voters
to
also
the
Charter
Commission
can
propose
a
substitute
amendment
which
the
council
is
free
to
accept
or
reject.
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But
the
Charter
Commission's
review
is
important
in
this
situation.
For
another
reason-
and
that
is
time
we
know-
the
Charter
Commission
has
potentially
up
to
150
days
to
review
an
amendment
proposed
by
the
City
Council,
but
the
deadline
to
put
a
ballot
question
on
the
ballot
for
the
November
20
2011.
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A
city
council
has
asked
the
Charter
Commission
to
expedite
its
review
and
complete
the
review
by
our
August
meeting,
which
will
be
held
on
August
5th
35
days
from
now,
but
the
Charter
Commission
will
make
its
own
decision
on
as
to
how
long
it
will
take
to
complete
its
review
of
the
proposed
amendment.
I'll
now
ask
city
clerk
Casey
Karl,
to
introduce
the
transmittal
letter
from
the
city,
the
City
Council,
and
to
summarize
procedural
aspects
and
the
timeline
we
are
looking
at
here.
Carl
Thank.
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You,
mr.
chair,
as
you
noted,
my
name
is
Casey.
Carlo
I
have
the
privilege
of
serving
as
clerk
of
the
city
of
Minneapolis,
and
may
it
please
this
commission
I'm
here
to
transmit
to
this
body
on
behalf
of
the
council,
the
proposal
to
amend
the
city
charter
with
respect
to
what
has
been
referred
to
as
a
transformative
model
of
Public
Safety,
a
copy
of
that
transmittal
letter
and
the
actual
outline
of
the
amendment
are
attached
in
the
file
linked
to
this
meeting
agenda.
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The
proposed
amendments
boarded
by
the
council
pertained
to
specific
existing
provisions
that
are
found
in
articles
7
and
article
8,
all
of
which
are
set
forth
in
the
draft
ordinance,
as
I
noted,
was
attached
to
the
file
of
this
agenda.
In
essence,
the
proposed
amendment
seeks
to
remove
the
existing
Police
Department
as
a
separate
and
distinct
department.
That's
created
under
the
auspices
of
the
city
charter.
What
you
mr.
chair,
called
the
city's
constitution.
It
would
establish,
in
lieu
thereof,
a
new
charter
department
entitled
community
safety
and
violence
prevention.
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The
amendment
provides
that
the
director
of
this
new
Charter
Department
would
be
selected
in
the
usual
manner
for
directors
of
charter
departments,
specifically
that
is
nomination
from
the
mayor
and
confirmation
by
City
Council,
as
set
forth
in
section
8.4.
It
also
allows
for
the
creation
of
a
division
within
and
subordinate
to
the
new
Charter
department
that
would
be
responsible
for
law
enforcement
services
and
that
could
include
functions
typically
provided
by
peace
officers
licensed
by
the
state
of
Minnesota.
Mr.
chair,
that
sets
forth
the
proposal
and
its
transmittal
to
the
Charter
Commission.
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You've
also
asked
me
to
outline
the
procedures
moving
forward.
Obviously
this
transmittal
begins.
That
process
you
outlined,
which
is
proposing
the
amendment
to
the
Charter
Commission
today
starts
the
first
day
of
the
60-day
period
that
is
authorized
under
state
law
for
the
Charter
commissions
initial
review.
This
proposal
was,
as
you
said,
initiated
by
City
Council,
it's
pursuant
to
Minnesota
statutes,
section
4,
10.12,
subdivision
5,
and
that
provision
outlines
a
path
for
a
minute,
that's
initiated
by
City
Council
as
a
ballot
question
by
law.
Any
ballot
question
to
be
referred
to.
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Voters
must
be
submitted
to
the
county
auditor,
no
less
than
74
days
prior
to
the
date
of
the
election,
because
this
year's
general
election
is
set
for
November
3rd.
That
statutory
deadline
would
be
Friday,
August,
21st
and
on
the
screen.
Here
is
a
very
abbreviated
timeline
that
I'm
reviewing
as
you've
noted.
That's
a
very
tight
timeframe
with
limit
within
which
to
complete
all
of
the
actions
refer
to
in
your
description
of
a
ballot
question
process,
the
City
Council
does
recognize
the
tight
timeline.
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They
hope
that
this
body
appreciates
the
effort
to
afford
voters
the
opportunity
to
consider
that
proposal,
recognizing,
of
course,
that
the
Charter
Commission
has
its
due
diligence
to
perform
in
its
role.
I
mentioned,
as
you
also
did
mr.
chair,
the
initial
period
for
review,
given
under
state
law
to
the
Charter
Commission
is
60
days,
but
up
to
a
total
of
not
to
exceed
150
days.
I
mentioned
that
clock
starts
today
with
the
formal
receipt
of
the
proposed
and
then
from
the
City
Council.
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In
approving
this
proposal,
the
City
Council
did
as
part
of
its
actions
on
the
26th
of
June,
suspend
the
council
rules
to
allow
for
a
joint
referral
first
to
this
body,
as
required
by
state
law
and
second
to
its
policy
and
Government
Oversight
Committee.
That
allows
any
report
from
this
body
to
deliver
directly
to
the
Standing
Committee,
which
would
minimize
delay
in
receiving
and
acting
upon
any
recommendation
that
this
body
might
provide.
The
matter
is
listed
on
the
policy
and
government
oversight
committees,
regular
meeting
agenda
for
July
9th.
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So,
in
the
interest
of
public
transparency
and
understanding
about
the
process,
there
will
be
no
action
taken
at
the
policy
and
government
oversight
committee
meeting
on
July
9th.
It
will
continue
to
be
shown
on
that
committee's
agenda
as
a
placeholder
until
and
unless
this
body
submits
its
report
so
that
we
can
carry
that
forward,
both
as
public
notice
that
it
could
be
received
and
to
allow
for
any
report
by
this
body
to
be
received
and
acted
upon
expeditiously
by
that
committee.
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If
the
time
is
correct,
the
rule
suspension
also
eliminated
a
public
hearing
before
the
City
Council's
Standing
Committee
and
instead
narrowed
the
public
hearing
process
to
that
which
would
normally
be
conducted
by
this
body
subject
to
its
rules
again.
This
was
intended
to
streamline
and
expedite
the
process
in
order
to
first
give
maximum
available
time
to
this
body
for
its
work
and
second,
to
do
as
much
as
possible
to
meet
the
statutory
deadline
which,
as
I've
already
indicated
as
August
21st.
At
this
point,
then,
the
proposal
is
in
this
body's
jurisdiction.
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Hearing
none
will
continue
on
or
past
proposed
amendments.
We
have
usually
appointed
a
workgroup
of
commissioners
to
manage
the
input
and
information
gathering
process.
It
makes
sense
to
do
that.
We've
learned
with
a
smaller
group
rather
than
the
entire
Commission
I,
would
like
to
do
that
here
and
would
suggest
the
appointment
of
Commissioner
Rubenstein
as
chair
of
that
effort.
If
she
will
agree
to
do
so,
others
who
are
interested
should,
let
me
know
and
I
will
make
the
appointments.
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I
would
like
to
limit
the
size
of
the
group
to
about
5
so
we'll
appoint
from
the
group
that
responds
if
it's
more
than
that,
that
workgroup
will
probably
have
to
meet
several
times
in
July.
So
if
you
have
a
limited
availability
in
July,
keep
that
in
mind
before
signing
up
meetings
of
the
workgroup
will
be
posted
and
open.
So
anybody
can
watch,
can
I
get
approval
to
appoint
the
workgroup
and
appoint
commissioner
Rubinstein
as
chair
some
of
your
motion.
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Thank
you
next
night,
I
look
back
at
what
we've
done
for
other
proposed
amendments,
including
the
proposed
amendment
in
2018
to
gather
information
and
input
and
would
like
to
suggest
the
following:
I'll
just
run
through
them,
and
then
we
can
discuss
and
vote
when
I
get
through
that.
What
I'm
proposing
here
I'm
going
to
suggest
we
hold
two
public
hearings,
both
of
them
virtual.
The
council
asked
us
to
conduct
at
least
one
but
I
think
to
makes
it
easier
for
those
who
can't
participate
at
one
time
of
day
or
one
certain
day
of
the
week.
A
You
have
an
opportunity
to
participate
in
the
other.
One
I
would
propose
the
first
one
be
part
of
our
regular
July
meeting,
which
is
one
week
from
today
on
July
8th
subject
to
the
city's
ability
to
set
up
a
virtual
meeting
at
that
time.
A
virtual
public
hearing
at
that
time
I
think
we
could
take
care
of
regular
Commission
business
by
5
o'clock
a
week
from
now.
So
then
we
could
have
a
time
certain
for
the
public
hearing,
starting
at
5:00.
A
Again,
we'll
coordinate
details
with
the
clerk's
office
and
the
IT
department
to
make
sure
the
city
can
host
I'll
leave
scheduling
the
second
public
hearing
up
to
the
workgroup,
but
will
suggest
it
should
be
at
a
different
time
of
day
and
a
different
day
of
the
week
to
enable
people
who
are
not
available
in
the
late
afternoon
to
participate
number
two
I
would
publicize
and
leave
open
until
the
conclusion
of
the
last
public
hearing,
the
council
comment
line
to
solicit
electronic
comment.
I'm
sure
all
of
us
have
already
received
a
lot
of
electronic
comments.
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Number
three
I
would
solicit
neighborhood
organization,
input
and
community
organization
input
and
work
with
the
city's
neighborhood
and
Community
Relations
Department
city
communications
group
and
the
race
and
equity
division.
To
get
that
done
or
I
would
invite
City
Council
members
to
share
any
research
or
study
materials
they
have
used
or
had
access
to.
It
made
some
reference
to
resources
they
had
used
during
their
meeting,
but
will
ask
them
specifically
to
provide
us
with
copies.
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Here
this
Commissioner
Jareau
Isaacson
I,
was
just
wondering
if
we
could
take
a
two
or
three
minute
recess
to
try
to
get
those
of
you
on
the
phones
back
on
on
the
camera,
and
then
there's
a
commissioner
who
cannot
unmute
her
phone
and
so
I
was
hoping.
We
could
take
a
couple
of
minute
recess
here
to
try
to
get
everyone
who
wants
to
be
on
this
meeting
an
opportunity
to
get
back
on
here.
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H
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A
We're
gonna
continue,
apologies
for
the
delay
and
I
am
should
not
managed
to
get
in.
You
were
hearing
me
over
my
phone.
You
were
not
hearing
me
over
the
computer,
so
we'll
have
work
to
do
before
our
next
meeting.
I
just
finished
a
list
of
four
things
that
I
would
propose
to
the
Charter
Commission
to
gather
input
and
information
for
our
consideration
of
this
amendment
and
I
asked
the
Charter
Commissioners
if
they
have
any
additional
things
to
add
to
that
list
or
any
changes
to
what
I
suggested
Charter
Commissioners
now
is
your
chance.
K
This
is
Sandberg,
my
only
concern
is
July.
8Th
is
one
week
from
today
and
we
will
then
have
to
be
quickly
like
tomorrow,
working
with
NCR
and
others
to
get
word
out
about
the
public
hearing.
I
don't
know,
do
you
think
it's
too
quick?
Should
we
have
a
special
one
one
week
after
I'm,
just
not
sure
about
how
fast
I
know
this
collects
office
is
efficient,
I'm,
just
not
sure.
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Chair
and
commissioners
I
believe
that,
in
terms
of
the
timeline,
we
are
able
to
meet
the
legal
deadlines
to
provide
a
notice
to
the
public
of
a
public
hearing
for
next
Wednesday
in
conjunction
with
your
regular
meeting,
but
to
be
scheduled
at
a
time
certain
for
5:00
p.m.
as
I
understood
your
motion.
Mr.
L
chair,
we
also
would
make
use
of
all
of
the
communications
platforms
at
our
disposal,
meaning
the
website
social
media
networks
that
we
have
through
NCR
city,
communications
and
other
divisions
in
order
to
provide
the
broadest
possible
coverage
to
the
community
of
that
public
hearing.
If
that
were
the
decision
of
the
body
to
proceed
with
a
first
public
hearing
on
July
8th
recognizing.
Your
motion
also
called
for
at
least
a
second
public
hearing
at
some
future
date,
yet
to
be
scheduled.
H
I
understand
the
concerns
with
July,
it's
being
too
soon.
On
the
other
hand,
if
we
are
able
to
do
another
hearing
and
possibly
more
I,
don't
I
don't
know
why
we
couldn't
have
it
be
a
part
of
our
agenda,
but
I'm
I'm
wondering
if
maybe
the
eight
could
be
an
agenda
for
the
authors
of
the
amendment
to
act
to
actually
come
in
and
talk
about,
I
talked
about
it
and
put
it
on
the
record
and
answer
questions.
D
E
H
H
So
this
is
Commissioner
Mitch
again.
The
reason
I
raised
that
question
is
I,
have
read
every
single
letter,
I
put
11
hours
into
reading
those
letters
and
really
trying
to
hear
what
they
had
to
say
and
and
I
was
also
at
the
rallies.
I
live
off
of
Lake
Street.
This
is
very.
This
is
an
important
deal
and
when
I
have
sat
in
on
different
meetings,
I
keep
hearing
the
reasons
for
changing
the
Charter
and
the
reasons
that
I
am
hearing
the
Charter.
I
I
Members
of
the
public
will
be
listening
in
whether
or
not
we
call
it
a
hearing,
and
probably
people
will
want
to
be
speaking
in
our
and
in
the
period
that
we
have
in
our
meetings
for
public
comment.
So
in
a
way,
I
don't
see
a
big
difference,
although
I
certainly
would
like
to
use
that
time
as
well
to
determine
whether
we're
going
to
need
more
than
one
other
public
hearing.
A
D
M
K
This
is
Commissioner
Sandberg
sure
Clegg.
Might
my
concern
about
the
meeting
next
week
was
I
think
10
years
ago
and
of
course,
things
have
changed.
We
found
that
the
neighborhood
organizations
often
run
on
a
monthly
cycle,
sometimes
less
and
in
in
order
for
them
to
have
an
opportunity
to
solicit
information
from
their
members
and
encourage
them
to
participate.
It
took
some
time,
I.
Think
your
strategy
of
the
two
week,
the
eighth
and
the
week
after
for
the
public
hearing
would
probably
work,
but
we'd
have
to
get
to
it
like
right
away
a
great.
H
H
A
Any
other
discussion
we
have
a
motion
in
a
second
to
adopt
that
information-gathering,
outreach
program
with
an
amendment,
so
that
next
week
would
be
an
invitation
to
the
council
authors
to
attend
and
answer
questions,
and
the
first
public
hearing
would
be
the
Wednesday
after
that
on
July
15th.
There
is
there
any
other
discussion.
Mr.
F
A
A
A
We
would
also
publicize
and
leave
open
until
the
conclusion
of
the
last
public
hearing.
The
council
comment
line
to
solicit
electronic
comment.
We
would
solicit
neighbourhood
input
and
community
organization
input
and
work
with
the
city's
neighbourhood
and
community
relations,
department,
city
communication
staff
and
the
race
and
equity
division.
J
A
A
A
N
E
C
C
E
B
A
Will
be
any
of
four
motions
would
be
in
order
at
the
August
meeting.
One
would
be
to
approve
the
proposed
amendment.
2
would
be
to
propose
a
substitute
amendment
for
consideration
by
the
council.
3
would
be
to
reject
the
proposed
amendment,
and
4
would
be
to
notify
that
the
City
Council
are
notified.
The
council
that
the
Charter
Commission
is
extending
the
period
for
review
by
an
additional
90
days,
because
our
September
meeting
will
be
more
than
60
days
out.
A
D
Commissioner
Abbot
here
I
have
drafted
what
I
think
is
the
nature
of
a
substitute
amendment
which
I
would
like
to
get
considered
as
part
of
this
process
and
procedurally
I
mean
I
could
certainly
attach
the
PDF
of
my
current
draft
to
the
chat
here
this
afternoon.
But
my
question
is
procedurally,
should
I
introduce
that
now
or
what
is
the
proper
format
for
me
to
do?
Introduce
that.
A
P
Q
Q
Q
A
Anything
else
from
commissioners
and
all
of
our
business
having
been
completed
and
without
objection
we
are
adjourned.
Again.
I
would
like
to
extend
my
apologies
to
those
who
are
participating
and
watching
both
for
the
delay
and
getting
in,
and
for
that
fact
that
you
can't
see
us
on
on
your
screens,
but
that
may
be
a
blessing
in
disguise.