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From YouTube: April 3, 2020 Minneapolis City Council
Description
Minneapolis City Council Meeting
https://lims.minneapolismn.gov/
A
B
Good
morning,
everyone,
my
name,
is
Lisa
bender
I'm,
the
president
of
the
Minneapolis
City
Council
I'm,
going
to
call
this
adjourned
meeting
of
the
City
Council
for
April
third
to
a
quarter,
as
we
begin
I'll
note
for
the
record
that
this
meeting
has
remote
participation
by
members
of
the
City
Council
and
city
staff
as
authorized
by
Minnesota
statute,
section
13
D
point
0
to
1
due
to
the
declared
local
public
health
emergency
at
this
time,
we'll
ask
the
clerk
to
call
the
roll,
so
we
can
verify
a
quorum
for
this
meeting.
Also.
C
A
B
B
I
don't
see
any
I
will
note
that
I'm
going
to
take
up
items,
1
&
2
under
new
business
first,
which
is
the
report
from
the
mayor
on
a
local
public
health
emergency
and
the
associate
and
resolution
to
update
our
prior
action.
Extending
the
local
emergency
and
the
first
5
administrative
regulations
issued
by
Mayor
Frye
under
his
emergency
powers
and
before
the
mayor
speaks
I
will
ask
the
clerk
and
the
city
attorney.
B
A
A
B
B
The
first
item
before
us
is
the
report
of
Mayor
Frye.
We
loaded
to
the
local
public
health
emergency
resulting
from
the
presence
of
coronavirus
before
I
recognize
the
mayor
I'd
like
to
know
for
my
colleagues
and
the
public
that
this
standing
report
is
one
that
will
receive
at
all
of
our
regular
council
meetings
during
this
emergency
period
and
before
we
begin
I'll
ask
mr.
clerk.
If
you
could,
please
describe
it
briefly
and
perhaps
trading
off
of
history.
A
Certainly,
madam
president,
I'd
be
happy
to
start
with
that
and
invite
mr.
Nilson
to
add
or
correct
where
I
name
a
step.
As
you
know,
the
mayor
on
March
16th
did
declare
under
title
six
of
the
city's
Code
of
Ordinances,
a
state
of
local
public
health
emergency
in
the
city
of
Minneapolis,
that
the
state
of
emergency
was
then
extended
by
formal
action.
A
resolution
of
the
City
Council,
which
was
adopted
at
an
emergency
meeting
conducted
on
March
19th.
A
That
extension
then
continues
the
state
of
local
public
health
emergency
within
the
city
of
Minneapolis,
concurrent
with
the
peacetime
state
of
emergency
that
was
declared
by
Governor
walls
for
the
entire
state
of
Minnesota
under
the
Code
of
Ordinances
during
a
declared
state
of
emergency
than
there
also
has
additional
executive
powers
to
proclaim
emergency
regulations
related
to
the
general
safety
and
public
welfare
of
the
residents
of
the
community.
After
issuing
the
declared
state
of
emergency
on
March
16th,
the
mayor
did
issue
five
emergency
regulations.
A
Those
regulations
is
required
both
under
the
Charter
and
the
mayoral
directive
were
posted
to
the
city's
website
and
also
to
the
official
bulletin
boards
outside
of
the
City
Council
and
clerk
offices.
Here
at
City
Hall,
broad
distribution
was
also
made
available
through
releases
to
local
news
media
as
well.
A
B
And
so
then
thank
you
so
much
Casey
and
Eric
for
each
meeting
going
forward,
we'll
receive
the
report
from
the
Minear
and
they
have
an
action
before
us
to
both
extend
the
local
public
health
emergency
and
the
newest
regulations
beyond
that
30
days,
so
that
the
whole
package
will
stay
together
in
time.
Is
that
correct?
Madam.
A
President,
you
are
correct.
There
is
a
resolution
listed
on
the
agenda
under
new
business
today,
member
to
which
you've
moved
up
to
the
top
of
the
agenda.
I
will
only
point
out
four
council
members.
That
agenda
is
the
same
agenda
that
was
adopted
at
the
emergency
meeting
on
March
19th.
The
only
additions
are
shown
in
underlined
text.
Those
are
the
new
provisions
that
are
being
added
to
that
original
action.
So,
as
you
have
said,
what
we
are
doing
is
keeping
that
together
as
a
package
moving
forward
throughout
the
declared
state
of
local
emergency.
B
A
Madam
I'm,
sorry,
madam
president,
I
that
the
technical
team
is
aware
of
that
issue.
The
broadcast
is
not
working,
but
the
webcast
is,
and
so
the
webcast
is
working
from
the
city's
website
under
the
council
TV
link.
The
other
piece
to
note
is
that,
because
that
webcast
is
working
once
the
meeting
is
over,
of
course,
we
can
always
provide
full
access
to
the
meeting
as
it
continues.
Okay,.
B
B
B
F
Thank
you,
madam
president,
and
thank
you
so
much
for
your
collaboration
throughout
this
crisis.
Members
of
the
City
Council.
Thank
you
so
much
for
having
me
here
today.
I
know:
we've
had
we've
had
formal
and
informal
conversations
through
the
policy
group
and
impromptu
phone
calls
as
well
these
past
few
weeks
just
to
stay
in
touch,
but
I
appreciate
this
formal
opportunity
to
connect
with
all
of
you
again.
F
My
goal
today
is
to
provide
you
an
an
overview
and
update
on
the
work
occurring
within
the
city
Enterprise,
along
with
this
emergency
declaration,
and
my
hope
is
that,
because
of
increased
communications
that
we've
had
in
previous
days
and
weeks,
many
of
the
things
that
I
shared
with
you
today,
you've
already
heard
and
so
they're,
not
necessarily
information
as
council
president
just
stated,
this
is
going
to
be
a
somewhat
lengthy
report
and
so
I'm
gonna
pause
periodically
to
see.
If
there's
any
questions.
First,
we
began
an
emergency
declaration
on
March
16th.
F
That
emergency
declaration,
as
you
know,
was
to
expedite
processes,
make
our
moves
at
City,
Hall,
more
fluid
and
the
way
I
like
to
look
at
it
is.
It
gives
us
the
efficiency
of
the
executive
with
the
brain
power
of
the
collective
and
we've
seen
that
through
both
the
policy
group
as
well
as
some
excellent
input,
have
consistently
gotten
from
City
Council
members.
F
So
there
have
been
nine
emergency
regulations
to
date.
The
first
was
obviously
the
closure
of
bars
and
restaurants
to
everything,
but
takeout
drive-through
as
well
as
delivery.
The
governor
followed
shortly
thereafter
with
a
very
similar
regulation
that
we've
been
adopted
ourselves
to
make
sure
that
we
were
united
in
purpose
as
well
as
the
unifications
as
well.
F
Following
that
we
saw
close
to
a
hundred
percent
compliance
the
day
the
emergency
regulation
went
into
effect,
which
was
Tuesday
March
17th.
We
did
have
compliance
officers
working
around
the
city,
and
so
we
were
pleased
that
our
menea
Politan
businesses,
and
that
our
residents
have
very
much
been
following
the
orders
that
have
been
given
following
that
there
was
a
procurement
emergency
regulation
that
allowed
us
to,
of
course,
procure
supplies
and
and
and
necessary
goods
quicker.
F
But
next
was
an
adult
daycare
center
regulation
and
that
there
are
adult
daycare
centers
throughout
the
city
and
those
daycare
centers
are
geared
towards
allowing
seniors
to
come
in
to
socialize
to
watch.
Some
TV
maybe
have
a
cup
of
coffee,
but
the
issue
is:
they
are
very
much
a
hindrance
to
flattening
the
curve
of
this
virus,
and
so
we
closed
them
down.
And
although
there
are
important
health
care
needs
that
are
accomplished
there,
we
found
that
they
could
be
was
just
as
well
out
elsewhere
without
some
of
the
difficulty.
A
Mr.
mayor
and
council
president
I'm
so
sorry
to
interrupt
the
meeting,
there
are
some
technical
issues
with
both
the
red
cast
and
broadcast
right
now
that
we
need
to
pause
for
just
a
moment.
I
would
recommend
council
president
that
we,
when
we
restart
the
meeting,
we
start
with
the
beginning
of
the
mayor's
presentation,
in
order
to
assure
that
all
council
members
in
the
public
who
are
monitoring.
This
are
able
to
hear
everything
that
we're
saying
and
that
we
have
a
good
record
for
future
reference.
So
I'll
be
back
momentarily.
G
B
B
B
Okay,
it
looks
like
everything
is
fixed
and
resolved.
So
mr.
mayor,
thank
you,
I
think
we
should
begin
again
from
the
beginning,
if
you
don't
mind
so
that
folks
can
hear
the
part
that
was
apparently
covered
up
by
some
jazz
music,
as
you
were
speaking.
So
thanks
for
everyone's
patience
and
mr.
mayor
I
think
we'll
have
you
start
from
the
beginning.
F
F
F
Now,
given
the
stay
at
home
order-
and
my
hope
is
that,
because
of
the
increased
communications,
both
internally
and
externally,
many
of
the
things
that
I'm
sharing
today
are
perhaps
not
new
information.
The
emergency
declaration
was
called
on
March
16th.
Since
then,
there
have
been
nine
emergency
regulations
to
date.
The
first,
which
I'm
sure
you
have
heard
were
the
bar
and
restaurant
closures.
The
bar
and
restaurant
closure
happened
quickly.
The
state
followed
suit
suit
shortly
thereafter,
and
it
was
closed
for
everything,
with
the
exception
of
delivery
take
out
and
drive-through.
F
As
a
result,
we
saw
close
to
100
percent
compliance
the
day
the
emergency
regulation
went
into
effect,
which
was
Tuesday
March
17th,
following
that
we
issued
an
emergency
regulation
regarding
procurement,
allowing
us
to
purchase
supplies
and
necessary
items
faster
than
going
through
the
normal
process.
Third
was
a
shutting
down
adult
day
care
centers
adult
day
care.
Centers
are
generally
used
by
seniors
that
are
looking
to
socialize
have
a
cup
of.
F
In
the
very
near
term,
we
sign
an
emergency
regulation
waiving
late
fees
for
the
renewal
of
any
food
taxi,
liquor,
wine,
beer
or
catering
licenses,
and
that
was
necessary,
given
that
several
of
these
businesses
weren't
operating
anyway
at
the
time
and
given
that
several
of
these
entities
are
on
dire
straits,
it
didn't
make
sense
to
cause
unnecessary
burden
to
them.
The
paid
leave
policy
at
City
Hall
was
an
extensive
one.
F
Our
city
of
this
was
signed
on
March,
16th
and
familiesfirst
coronavirus
response
act
that
was
passed
on
March
18th
both
went
into
effect
this
week
on
April,
1st
and
all
city
employees
who
are
non
emergency
responders
and
are
unable
to
work
or
telework,
regardless
of
status,
are
eligible
to
request
up
to
80
hours
of
paid
sick
leave
if
they
meet
one
or
six
different
criteria.
I'm
not
going
to
go
extensively
into
the
paid
sick
leave
policy.
It's
a
quite
long
document,
but
I
very
much
appreciate
all
of
our
staff.
F
F
Next
one
was
suspending
peddle
pugs
and
then
the
final
is
a
procurement
amendment
and
I'll
note
that,
along
with
this
procurement
and
contracting
amendment,
with
the
support
of
Julie
Marsh
Stevens
from
the
division
of
race,
equity
and
director
core
bull
of
civil
rights,
we've
embedded
language
in
our
most
recent
regulation
to
ensure
that
we
use
race
equity
lens
as
we
make
decisions.
I
am
gonna.
There's
a
whole
lot
more
to
this
report,
but
I
just
wanted
to
stop
and
pause
briefly
to
see
if
there
were
any
questions
specifically.
B
B
C
Have
a
question
from
residents
who
are
wondering
how
the
city
is
enforcing
social
distancing
rules
at
grocery
stores
that
are
owned
by
cultural
communities,
because
they
notice
that
there's
a
lot
of
aggravation
of
people
there
in
those
spaces
and
folks,
don't
feel
safe.
Going
up
to
those
area.
Saying
hey,
you
should
really
be
practicing
social
distancing
and
so
then
they'll
call
me
and
they'll
say:
hey!
F
Madame
president
councilmember
Cano,
thank
you
for
the
question.
We
have
been
doing
extensive
work
on
one
communication
and
education
regarding
what
this
stay-at-home
order
means
and
regarding
the
importance
of
necessary
social
distancing.
Those
communication
have
been
translated.
We
have
our
NCR
department
that
is
doing
extensive
engagement
as
well
as
our
health
department,
and
that's
actually
something
that
I'm
going
to
get
to
in
more
robust
fashion.
Further
in
this
report.
In
addition
to
that,
yes,
we
are
enforcing
both
police
officers
as
well
as
inspectors
are
enforcing
this
order.
F
It
is
done
in
an
escalating
fashion,
meaning
that
we
start
with
education.
We
start
with
outreach.
We
start
with
communicating
what
this
order
actually
means,
and
then
it
gradually
goes
up
if
the
order
itself
isn't
followed.
So,
of
course,
there
are
eventually
fines
that
are
associated
with
a
failure
to
comply,
but
those
spines
are
very
much
a
last
resort
and
I
can
give
you
a
councilmember
a
few
more
specifics
that
are
later
on
in
the
presentation
regarding
the
extent
of
the
outreach
that
has
taken
place
and
that
outreach
will
be
ongoing.
F
B
H
You,
madam
president,
I,
have
less
of
a
question,
but
just
wanted
to
update
the
state
legislature
is
working
on
developing
a
fund
for
cultural
communities
to
communicate
so
support
for
media
radio
stations,
newspapers,
etc.
To
be
able
to
really
lift
up
and
highlight
messages
from
the
governor
from
the
mayor
from
the
Department
of
Health
to
make
sure
that
people
are
able
to
understand
the
social,
distancing
and
other
regulations
so
that
that
support
should
be
coming
pretty
soon
too.
To
cultural
media
outlets
to
help
inform
the
public.
The
non-english
speaking
public.
B
Great,
thank
you
and
mdh
also
has
a
number
of
resources
in
languages
other
than
English,
as
well
as
a
existing
program.
I
think
sharing
information
through
multiple
sources,
including
news
media,
so
we've
been
really
appreciative
of
the
state's
support
for
our
cultural
communities
so
far
exciting
to
hear
that
more
resources
are
coming
for
that
anything
else.
For
this
section
of
the
mayor's
report,
seeing
go
for
now,
let's
move
on
and
then
we'll
also
have
time
for
questions
at
the
end.
F
Thank
you,
council
president,
madam
vice
president.
So
next
is
the
the
health
report
and
I
know
that
you've
been
receiving
regular
updates
from
our
commissioner
of
health
Gretchen,
music,
music
Han,
but
we
continue
to
nutnut,
monitor
the
numbers
coming
out
of
CDC
and
mvh
and
as
of
the
last
snapshot
in
time,
there
have
been
approximately
22,000
394
completed
tests
and
a
per
capita
basis,
that's
actually
pretty
solid
in
the
state
of
Minnesota.
F
F
The
total
approximate
number
of
completed
tests
from
mvh
public
health
is
eight
thousand
five
hundred
eighty
that's
out
of
the
20
mm,
and
then
the
total
approximate
number
of
completed
tests
for
external
laboratories
are
thirteen
thousand
eight
hundred
fourteen
total
positive
tests,
as
of
most
recently
or
742
patients
who
no
longer
need
to
be
isolated.
Of
that
742
is
373.
F
So
approximately
half
of
the
total
positive
tests
no
longer
need
to
be
isolated.
There
have
been
18
deaths
so
far.
Hennepin
County
has
235
positive
tests
with
the
city
of
Minneapolis
at
81,
and
we
know
with
the
most
populous
and
most
densest
city.
We
very
much
are
going
to
be
on
the
front
lines
of
this
of
this
battle.
F
F
As
I
noted,
the
Health
Department
is
distributing
a
limited
number
of
supplies,
such
as
gloves,
masks
and
both
n95,
as
well
as
surgical
masks,
sanitation
supplies,
thermometers
to
health
care
partners,
long-term
care
facilities,
community
clinics
and
other
organizations
making
sure
that
those
who
are
on
the
frontlines
have
the
necessary
products
that
they
had
that
they
need
at
their
disposal
to
keep
themselves
safe
as
they
battle
this
virus.
The
community
engagement
branch
collaborates
with
NCR
and
112
community
organizations
to
determine
needs,
share
technical
guidance
and
connect
resources.
F
The
Office
of
Emergency,
Management
and
workforce
have
been
doing
quite
a
bit
of
work
as
well.
They
continue
to
track
our
city's
workforce
availability
to
maintain
essential
functions
of
government
and
to
date
we
have
good
news,
and
that
is
our
daily
rate
of
worker
on
duty
is
consistently
between
89
and
91
percent
of
the
total
workforce.
F
I'll
say
that
again,
around
90
percent
of
the
total
workforce
presently
is
consistently
functioning
working
and
are
in
constant
contact
with
the
greater
enterprise
since
March
18th,
the
percentage
of
city
employees
working
remotely
has
obviously
increased
from
55
to
80
percent,
and
that
is
excluding
both
police
and
fire,
who
are
obviously
working
on
site.
Om
is
also
on
the
front
lines:
monitoring
situational
awareness,
trains,
impacts
and
resources,
specifically
as
it
pertains
to
our
need
for
personal
protective
equipment
and
an
alternative
medical
site
resources
and
we've
heard
from
seas
around
the
country.
F
The
governor's
peacetime
emergency
was
announced
on
March
13th,
with
that
we
saw,
of
course,
the
closure
of
restaurants
and
bars.
We've
also
see
social
distance
learning
become
a
reality
for
public
school
children
and
their
caregivers
and
a
stay
at
home
order,
which
is
effective
through
April
10th
and,
as
you
know,
the
phase
three
federal
relief
bill,
including
two
trillion
dollars
for
very--it
kovat
related
programs
and
the
state
passed
a
330
million
dollar
bill
last
week.
F
So
that's
three
hundred
thirty
million
dollars
that
can
supplement
the
two
trillion
dollars
that
is
going
out
to
collectively
the
nation.
The
federal
bill
allocates
monies
to
states
and
counties,
but
it
does
not
allocate
money
directly
to
cities
under
population
of
500,000.
So
again
it
goes
to
States.
It
goes
to
counties
and
cities
with
populations
over
500,000.
F
We
are
waiting
intently
for
the
four
agency
guidance
to
be
released,
although
that
exact
timing
is
somewhat
unclear
once
that
information
is
available,
I'll
be
able
to
share
in
more
detail
with
you
and
our
IG.
Our
team
has
been
working
very
closely
to
ensure
that
we
have
absolutely
up-to-date
guidance
on
where
the
money
is
flowing,
how
its
flows
flowing
if
there
are
any
parameters
as
to
its
spending
and
then
that
allows
us
to
best
complement,
not
duplicate.
The
amounts
of
monies
that
we
have
coming
in.
F
We
have
been
in
regular
communication
and
coordination
as
well
with
our
local
jurisdictional
partners.
Hennepin
County,
Minneapolis,
Public
Schools,
the
Park
and
Recreation
Board
are
also
each
on
the
front
lines
for
different
segments
for
our
residents
and
we're
finding
ways
to
support
each
other,
including
on
topics
like
food
insecurity,
childcare,
homelessness,
street
closures
for
recreation
and
exercise
and
much
much
more
and
of
course,
we
saw
the
Park
Board
closed
several
of
the
parkway
systems
around
our
city
and
that
work
is
supplemented
by
our
own
work
in
the
Public
Works
Department.
F
A
hundred
thousand
in
federal
emergency
solutions
grant
that's
ESG.
Funds
is
being
right
now
repurposed
and
dispersed
to
Hennepin
County
to
assist
with
increased
demands
on
our
homeless
shelter
system.
We
are
seeing
increased
stress
to
our
shelter
system
right
now,
which
is
inevitable,
as
people
lose
their
jobs.
They
aren't
able
to
pay
rent
in
some
form
and
then
experience
homelessness,
and
so
this
assistance
will
support
our
city
county
office
and
homelessness
efforts
to
expand
shelter,
hours
to
increase
staffing
and
increase
cleaning
in
our
shelter
system.
I
F
J
We
have
been
in
contact
with
the
governor's
office,
not
only
ourselves
with
the
League
of
Cities
and
others.
They
expect
guidance
to
be
out
hopefully
before
the
24th.
So
then,
the
policies
of
the
governor's
office
will
probably
be
done
started,
starting
discussions
with
what
the
guidance,
probably
after
Easter,
but
the
money
starting
to
flow
in
the
24th,
but
guidance
isn't
expected
to
about
right
around
Easter.
Then
we
will
be
working
with
the
governor's
office
to
make
sure
that
some
of
those
guidelines
will
allowed
money
to
flow
to
the
city.
B
Mr.
Ranieri
and
his
team
are
working
on
a
large
summary
of
the
federal
and
state
dollars
that
have
come
sectioned
out
by
a
type
and
it's
almost
I
think
ready
to
share
with
councilmembers
they're,
also
working
on
a
more
public
facing
version
as
well.
So
you
really
appreciate
all
the
work
from
IG
are
working
to
get
more
of
that
detailed
information
to
council
offices.
B
B
So
I
know,
council
offices
and
our
own
staff
are
getting
questions
and
comments
about
folks
gathering
in
public
spaces,
so
our
our
Health
Department
is
in
touch
both
with
the
staff
at
the
park
board,
as
well
as
elected
officials
on
the
park
board,
helping
support
them
and
their
decision-making
helping
respond
to
questions
and
concerns
from
the
public
and
I
think
sharing
some
guidance
about
more
public
communications
as
well,
as
you
know,
upcoming
decisions
that
the
park
board
will
be
making
around
their
own
public
spaces
and
don't
see
any
other
questions.
Mr.
B
F
You,
madam
president,
regarding
communication,
we've
changed
the
way
we're
doing
business
here
at
City,
Hall
and
throughout
the
community,
and
here
are
some
ways
that
we
formalized
that
in
just
the
last
few
weeks
there
have
been
internal
changes.
Obviously,
and
then
there
have
been
external
changes
internally,
there
have
been
a
number
of
ways
where
we've
collectively
been
more
intentional
about
working
more
collaboratively
with
one
another.
There
are
regular
council
staff
and
mayor's
office
calls
throughout
the
week.
F
Thank
you
because
you
know
council
members
I
feel
like
the
communication
that
we've
had
has
been
has
been
working
smoothly.
I
have
been
able
to
receive
really
solid
input
that
has
been
incorporated
directly
in
the
emergency
regulations
and
policies
that
are
passed.
It
has
been
helpful
and
we've
been
able
to
to
also
relay
information
through
some
of
these
mechanisms
that
I
just
mentioned
it
externally.
We
also
continue
to
do
our
best
to
reach
a
very
broad
audience.
F
My
office
produces
a
somewhat
daily
video
to
try
and
offer
some
of
the
most
current
things
that
are
happening
in
the
city.
This
week
we
join
senator
Klobuchar
and
congresswoman
Omar
and
public
discussions
there's.
This
is
our
third
week
running
of
hosting
a
webinar
with
the
business
community
as
well,
and
we've
had
webinars
and
conversations
with
our
Latino
community,
which
will
be
a
relatively
weekly
occurrence.
F
Also
starting
this
week,
there's
six
community
briefings
have
been
planned
and
have
been
in
large
part
executed
for
American
Indian
Southeast
Asian,
East,
African,
African,
American
senior,
disabled
n
LGBTQ,
a
ai+
communities
by
NCR
and
I
along
with
council
members,
have
been
participating
in
them
as
well
a
couple
of
additional
actions,
as
well
as
a
preview
of
some
ideas.
That
I
think
that
are
important
to
highlight
and
brief.
F
My
office,
along
with
council
members
Schrader's
office
in
the
Office
of
Sustainability
homegrown
Minneapolis,
is
looking
into
ways
that
the
city
can
help
support
residents
access
food.
During
this
difficult
time,
councilmember
Cano
has
regularly
been
on
calls
with
the
Latino
and
business
community
I'll
be
joining
AARP
on
April
13th
for
atella
Town
Hall,
with
their
Minneapolis
membership.
In
a
joint
effort
between
many
city
departments
and
Tattersall
distillery
over
a
thousand
bottles
of
hand,
sanitizer
were
successfully
procured,
800
of
which
were
purchased
by
the
city
and
went
to
Minneapolis,
Public,
Schools,
first
responders
and
others.
F
Additionally,
race
equity
division
set
aside
$200,000
in
recast
funds
to
support
mental
behavioral
health
providers
and
community
cultural
healers
in
meeting
the
needs
of
Minneapolis
residents.
Who
are
experiencing
stress
and
trauma
as
a
result
of
kovat
19
and
applicants
can
apply
for
funds
ranging
from
2,500
to
$7,500
arts
culture.
A
creative
economy
is
working
with
springboard
for
the
Arts
to
establish
a
$10,000
contract
for
emergency
relief
support
in
the
form
of
direct
cash
assistance
of
$500
dedicated
to
self-employed
artists
and
creative
workers.
F
There
are
now
tents,
tables
and
chairs
security
by
mad
dad's
porta-potties
and
hand-washing
stations
and
meals
that
can
be
provided,
and
so
this
is
all
set
up
with
social
distancing
at
the
forefront
and
the
ability
to
do
the
necessary,
heightened
cleaning
without
having
guests
around.
We
know
that
our
homeless
and
highly
vulnerable
population
is
particularly
hard-hit
by
this
crisis,
and
this
is
one
of
many
ways
that
we
can
help
Council
President
I'm
about
to
jump
into
the
gap,
funding
package
and
so
I'll
pause
briefly
to
see.
C
With
you
and
I
know,
your
staff
are
on
that
email
listserv
that
continues
to
grow
and
now
that
the
neighborhood
and
Community
Relations
Department
is
duplicating
that
model
with
or
replicating
that
model
with
other
cultural
communities.
My
office
is
going
to
then
go
urge
efforts
with
NCR
to
continue
to
have
those
calls
with
the
Latino
community
members
and
aides
from
your
office
to
ensure
that
we're
communicating
with
that
specific
community
around
the
cultural
needs,
the
language
needs
and
the
efforts
that
are
needed
for
us
to
really
make
sure
that
we
don't
leave
that
community
behind.
H
Thank
you,
madam
president.
I
do
have
a
question.
I
know
mayor.
You
talked
about
Salvation
Army,
but
do
we
know
if
other
homeless
shelters
are
discharging
people
during
the
day?
And
if
so,
are
we
creating
any
kind
of,
or
is
the
county
creating
any
sort
of
safe
spaces
for
people
to
be?
That
has
been
a
concern
that
I've
been
hearing
about
is
that
homeless
shelters
are
discharging
people
during
the
day
a.
F
Council
vice
president,
thank
you
in
general,
yes,
homeless,
shelters
do
discharge
people
during
the
day.
What
we
have
been
making
sure
to
have
is
giving
the
ability
for
our
homeless
shelters
to
comply
in
a
safe
manner,
with
the
orders
that
have
been
provided
by
the
governor
and
as
I
mentioned,
there
were
additional
monies
that
were
provided
to
enable
them
to
do
so
in
some
form
whether
it
was
Harbor
lights
or
otherwise.
B
Yes,
let's
see
if
staff
is
available
and
if
not,
we
can
always
follow
up
as
well
and
I.
Think
also
I
have
been
imagining
that
in
the
next
few
weeks
that
are
at
our
new
policy
committee,
we
can
have
some
of
these
more
detailed
updates
about
business,
supports
housing,
supports,
etc.
So
I
don't
see
them
jumping
in
I
think
we
can
move
on
now
and
we
can
get
this
question
answered
either
here
during
the
call
the
meeting
or
or
offline
as
well
thanks.
Mr.
mayor,
you
can
go
ahead.
F
Thank
you,
madam
president.
Thank
You
council
vice
president
I'll
also
note
that
I've
been
on
multiple
phone
calls
with
state
and
federal
leadership
asking
for
assistance,
specifically
in
the
area
of
homelessness
and
shelters,
and
so
these
are
funding
areas.
Of
course,
that
I
think
are
going
to
be
all
the
more
important
in
the
coming
weeks
and
months,
and
given
that
we
have
been
very
proactive
both
of
the
city
and
state
level,
we
do
have
additional
time
to
prepare,
through
the
inevitable
curve,
coming
with
contraction
of
co-team.
F
So
now
getting
into
the
gap.
Funding
plan
to
combat
kovat
19
leaders
have
to
act
quickly,
but
our
actions
must
also
be
informed
by
the
best
possible
obtainable
data
and
that's
how
the
city
of
Minneapolis
has
approached
assembling
its
new
set
of
gap,
funds
support
renters
to
support
families,
workers
and
businesses,
and
in
just
the
last
week,
as
I
mentioned
earlier,
there
have
been
300
million
dollars
coming
from
the
state
legislature
and
the
federal
government
advanced
a
record-setting
2
trillion
dollar
package
to
support
residents
and
businesses
that
are
impacted
by
this
pandemic.
F
So
we
want
to
make
sure
that
our
new,
proud
programs
complement
not
duplicate
the
work
made
possible
by
the
state
and
the
federal
funding
and
I
was
just
on
a
call
last
night
with
senator
Klobuchar
on
this
very
topic
and
so
I'm,
proud
to
announce
that,
in
partnership
with
the
city,
council
and
c2
city
leadership
for
this
gap,
funding
I'm
dedicating
more
than
5
million
dollars
for
Minneapolis
residents
and
businesses
hit
hardest
by
this
crisis.
So
that's
an
over
5
million
dollar
gap
funding
plan
and
we
will
I
will
now
go
into
it
in
depth.
F
F
First,
we
are
moving
forward
with
two
million
dollars
in
emergency
housing
assistance
payments
to
help
low-income
residents
who
have
lost
their
income
due
to
this
crisis,
in
addition
to
the
2
million
dollars
in
emergency
housing
assistance,
we're
also
infusing
1
million
dollars
in
the
stable
home
staple
Schools
Initiative
for
a
total
of
3
million
dollars
in
gap
funding
for
for
rental
housing
that
final
1
million
dollars
is
transferred
over
to
the
emergency
assistance,
as
opposed
to
the
longer-term.
So
that's
for
a
total
of
3
million
dollars
for
for
rental,
housing
and
assistance.
F
The
amount
of
assistance
will
be
largely
dependent
on
the
individual
needs
of
the
household.
To
consideration
other
resources,
the
household
is
eligible
to
receive
in
cases.
The
maximum
amount
of
assistance
will
not
exceed
a
$1,500,
but
but
providers
will
have
the
flexibility
to
provide
up
to
$2,000
under
extraordinary
circumstances.
For
a
household
eligible
expenses
can
include
rental
and
payments
rent
in
arrears,
rent
due
within
15
days
and
utility
payments,
and
the
payments
can
be
made
in
many
cases
directly
to
to
either
the
owner
of
the
utility
company
eligible
families.
F
For
it
to
be
eligible,
you
got
to
reside
in
Minneapolis,
you
got
to
have
an
income,
that's
30%
of
area,
median
income
or
below.
You
have
to
have
experienced
a
significant
loss
of
income
from
self-employed
or
any
other
source.
Due
to
the
kovat
19
emergency
households
are
eligible
regardless
of
immigration
and
documentation,
status.
I'll
say
it
again.
Households
will
be
eligible
regardless
of
immigration
and
documentation
status,
and
the
program
is
designed
to
serve
households
that
are
not
served
by
other
coded
19,
related
federal
or
state
assistance.
F
So
that's
with
the
2
million
dollars,
then
there's
an
additional
1
million
dollars
in
the
form
of
the
stable
homes,
stable,
school's,
emergency
expansion,
the
existing
stable
home,
stable
school
housing
fund,
which
provides
one-time
or
short-term
assistance
to
families
experiencing
homeless,
homelessness
or
housing
and
stability
will
be
expanded
to
address
kovat
19
related
housing,
instability
on
an
emergency
basis.
So
with
up
to
a
million
dollars
added
to
the
program's
housing
stability
side,
the
expansion
will
open
eligibility
for
the
fund
to
only
39
of
the
minneapolis
public
school
public
elementary
schools.
F
So
it
used
to
be
around
15
schools
that
were
eligible,
and
now
it
will
be
eligible
to
all
39
minneapolis
public
schools.
In
most
cases,
just
like
the
the
former
housing
assistance
plan
that
I
just
mentioned,
the
amount
of
assistance
will
not
exceed
$1,500
per
household,
but
it
can
go
up
to
$2,000
when
the
circumstances
are
extraordinary
and
are
necessitated
eligible.
Families
will
have
at
least
one
child
enrolled
in
mmmm.
Ps
is
39.
F
Elementary
School's,
as
I
mentioned,
got
to
have
an
income
at
50%
of
AMI
or
below,
and
that
is
continues
with
the
program's
status
and
households
are
eligible,
regardless
of
immigration
or
documentation
status.
Just
like
the
previous
for
both
the
emergency
housing
assistance
program
and
the
stable
home
stable,
school's
emergency
expansion.
The
plan
is
for
the
intake
process
to
be
managed
through
the
tenant,
Resource
Center
and
so
the
TRC.
It's
a
it's.
F
F
Advisors
who
provide
guidance
about
home
owners
options,
including
how
to
contract,
how
to
contact
mortgage
lenders
and
request
relief
options.
We
know
that
loan
modifications
are
already
happening
through
the
mortgage
industry
right
now
and
we
want
to
make
sure
that
people
who
own
a
home
who
are
perhaps
under
stress
because
of
a
loss
of
job,
have
the
right
concept
contact.
So
they
can
get
those
necessary
loan
modifications
they
can
stay
in
their
homes
and
hopefully
we
do
not
see
another
foreclosure
crisis
like
we
did
in
2008-2009.
F
B
H
Thank
you,
madam
president.
Thank
you
again
mayor
for
for
the
work
and
putting
together
this
package.
I
think
it
is
really
gonna
be
of
great
assistance
to
some
of
our
most
vulnerable
families
and
community
members.
I'm
curious
is
the
tenant
Resource
Center,
a
physical
location,
and,
if
so,
where
is
that
located.
F
Excellent
question:
council
vice-president,
the
the
tennis
Reeves
tenant
Resource
Center,
is
a
collaborative
between
many
different
entities,
I
believe
it's
land,
bank,
no
I'm,
sorry,
it's
it's
a
collaborative
between
several
different
entities:
I'm
gonna,
I'm,
gonna
call
on
David,
Frank
and
hopefully
in
every
rain.
If
there
now
I'm
alive,
yeah.
K
Mr.
mayor,
this
is
David
Frank
from
c-pen
council.
Vice
president
to
your
question,
the
tenant
Resource
Center
is
a
excuse.
Me
is
an
collaborative
of
different
partners.
It
is
not
in
a
physical
location,
it's
groups
that
have
come
together
to
work
on
this
effort
in
housing
and
in
the
other
topic
areas
that
the
mayor
mentioned
a
few
minutes
ago.
H
K
Council
vice
president
David
Frank
again,
we
are
working
on
the
process
right
now,
as
the
mayor
mentioned,
we
are
are
going
to
be
working
very
very
hard.
Over
the
next
few
weeks
there
will
be
a
phone
number
for
intake
that
we
will
publicize
very
widely
in
this
era
of
distancing
we're
not
sure
a
physical
location
is
the
very
best
way
to
do
it.
So
there'll
be
information
available
online
and
intake,
we'll
start
with
a
phone
call
and
again
it's
a
collaborative
of
lots
of
different
organizations,
so
I'm
not
sure
about
a
physical
location.
H
F
Madam
president
and
council
vice
president,
the
home
ownership
support
has
already
been
approved
and
allocated
by
the
City
Council
and
mayor
in
the
previous
budget.
It's
to
the
tune
of
two
hundred
and
seventy
five
thousand
dollars,
and
so
what
we're
doing
and
directing
in
this
time
is
having
that
$275,000
towards
guidance
and
support
and
and
three
service
specifically
to
people
that
are
suffering
from
Cova,
19,
related
ailments
and
so
I
I.
Don't
know
if
councilmember
cunningham
wants
to
further
elaborate
on
that.
As
I
know,
he's
been
working
on
this
topic.
I
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
madam
president.
I
I
really
don't
have
anything
else
to
add.
Thank
you
for
including
this
and
and
really
thinking
about
community
wealth
building
through
the
spective
of
through
homeownership
I.
Also
just
want
to
mention
that
the
services
are
available
in
Hmong,
Somali
and
Spanish,
so
they
are
available
across
cultures,
and
this
is
going
to
be
like
a
really
criticism,
a
critical
resource
in
order
to
make
sure
that
homeowners
are
able
to
find
out
all
of
the
options
that
are
available
to
them
during
this
crisis.
I
C
Share
a
couple
of
things
and
then
ask
the
question
of
the
mayor:
I
got
a
message
from
some
of
my
constituents
who
are
listening
in
their
Spanish
speakers
and
they
have
an
interpreter
with
them
and
they're
just
asking.
If
folks
can
speak
a
little
bit
more
slow
so
that
the
interpreter
on
their
end
can
catch
up
with
us,
so
I
know
well,
we'll
all
do
our
best
to
keep
that
in
mind
mayor.
This
is
a
really
strong
package.
C
I
really
appreciate
you
stepping
up
to
the
plate
and
hopefully
hitting
it
out
of
the
ballpark
here
soon.
Once
all
the
details
are
completed,
I
have
a
question
in
terms
of
the
flexibility
of
the
use
of
funds
for
housing
assistance.
We
know
that
many
undocumented
families
have
informal
housing
agreements.
They
might
be
renting
an
unfinished
basement
in
somebody's
home.
They
might
be
renting
a
bedroom
in
somebody's
home.
There
may
or
may
not
be
a
lease
involved
or
a
formal
rental
agreement.
So
just
curious
is
the
funding
that's
being
proposed
right
now.
F
C
Some
of
us
have
been
in
constant
communication
with
our
state
elected
officials
and
other
nonprofits,
who
are
who
have
been
sounding
the
alarm
for
a
few
days
now
saying,
look,
there's
going
to
be
a
major
population
being
left
out
of
all
the
stimulus
bill
packages
out
of
all
the
unemployment
insurance
offerings
and
so
having
the
city
step
up
to
fill.
That
gap
is
strategic,
smart
and
most
of
all,
caring.
C
It
shows
that
we
care
for
everyone
in
our
community
I
did
want
to
ask
in
the
event
that
we
I
don't
know
for
some
miraculous
reason,
get
a
moratorium
on
rent
payments
and
mortgages
either
through
the
federal
government
or
perhaps
some
action
at
the
state
level.
I
know
many
of
us
council
members
have
signed
on
to
the
letter.
That's
going
to
be
sent
to
Governor
waltz
on
this
issue.
Will
this
housing
assistance
be
able
to
respond
to
cash
needs
in
case
that
folks
no
longer
feel
the
pressure
of
paying
rent
or
paying
a
mortgage?
C
Assuming
that,
of
course,
you
know,
our
city,
money
probably
won't
be
out
hitting
people's
pocketbooks
within
the
next.
You
know
two
to
four
weeks,
because
it's
gonna
take
us
time
to
roll
out
this
package.
It's
gonna
take
us
time
to
put
the
infrastructure
together,
so
in
the
event
that
we
do
get
a
moratorium
on
rent
payments
and
mortgages
with
this
allocation
be
able
to
respond
to
different
needs,
such
as
food
by
masks,
medical
supplies.
I
know
folks,
are
stocking
up
because
they're
not
sure
what
the
future
is
going
to
look
like.
F
K
B
B
We've
all
made
the
commitment
to
share
some
of
the
details
of
application
process
as
soon
as
they
become
more
available,
so
that
we
can
make
sure
that
the
application
that
we
set
up
and
the
way
that
it's
you
know
the
information
that's
required,
and
all
of
that
is
set
up
in
a
way
that
makes
it
truly
accessible
to
the
folks
who
are
most
in
need
right
now.
So
thank
you
both
for
that
and
for
that
commitment
from
you,
mr.
mayor
as
well.
L
Thank
you,
madam
president.
I
just
wanted
to
first
thank
the
mayor
for
this
package.
I
think
it's
highly
informative
and
I'm
excited
to
hear
the
rest
of
it.
I
did
want
to
just
speak
to
councillor.
Mcconnell
mention
the
letter.
A
number
of
us
from
Minneapolis
and
st.
Paul
and
the
surrounding
suburbs
are
writing
a
letter
to
the
governor
around
the
issue
of
of
rent
payments
and
mortgage
moratoriums
I.
L
This
idea
that
we've
got
to
come
up
with
a
more
creative
solution
and
and
councilman
rekon
was
point
also.
You
know
people
have
competing
priorities,
people
out
people's
ability
to
feed
their
families.
It
has
a
lot
of
pressure
being
put
on
that
and
and
and
it
feels
like,
if
everybody's
being
asked
to
squeeze
a
little
bit
tighter,
that
it's
only
fair
that
banks
and
and
and
landlord
sort
of
take
on
a
little
bit
of
that
burden
as
well,
where,
as
of
right
now,
they're.
Not
so.
L
C
Thank
you,
madam
president.
I
just
wanted
to
say:
I
got
a
text
message
from
Mexican
Consulate
head
out
of
know
Guerrero,
who
wanted
to
send
a
special
thanks
to
alcalde
mayor
Frey
into
the
rahi
notice,
the
rest
of
the
City
Council
that
he
really
appreciates
us
and
you
may
are
leading
the
charge
to
step
up
for
the
mexican
community
for
the
undocumented
community.
So
I
just
wanted
to
share
that
on
the
public
record
media.
B
M
M
You
know
within
this
and
so
I'm
curious
sort
of
where
your
thinking
is
about
sort
of
how
between
the
various
jurisdictions
and
philanthropy
and
everybody
else
you
know
I
know.
You
said
this
is
something
that
you're
working
on
I
think
it
would
be
valuable
to
hear
where
we're
at
so
that
we
can
figure
out
where
we
need
to
go
to
get
some
people
whose
needs
aren't
going
to
be
met
by
this,
who
are
still
going
to
be
in
a
bit
of
a
gap.
F
Madam
president,
councilmember
Fletcher,
you
are
right.
This
package
has
been
first
geared
towards
filling
gaps
in
areas
that
the
federal
and/or
state
legislature
did
not.
There
are
monies,
obviously
coming
from
the
federal
and
state
legislature
in
the
area
of
food
assistance,
food
insecurity,
as
well
as
as
healthcare
in
support
for
our
hospitals,
and
we
have
also
seen
monies
coming
in
and
we
hope
to
see
more
monies
coming
in
in
support
of
business
assistance.
This
was
a
gap
that
was
a
vent
that
was
that
presented
itself.
F
Now
importantly,
there
are
two
things
that
are
important
one,
given
the
nature
of
this
emergency
declaration.
We
are
able
to
respond
and
shift
quickly
depending
on
need
is-
and
let
me
assure
you
councilmember
and
the
public
that
we
will-
and
that
goes
with
respect
to
these
monies
and
any
others
as
well.
And
secondly,
we
do
expect
monies
coming
in
from
both
the
state
and
the
feds
in
the
very
near
future,
and
once
those
monies
come
in
and
we
can
figure
out
how
best
to
resource
our
own.
B
Now,
I
will
just
add
here
my
thanks
to
you
mayor
and
your
staff
and
all
of
the
city
staff
who've
been
working
really
around
the
clock
on
putting
together
this
package.
We
know
that
this
amount
of
money
that
we're
able
to
put
forward
now
as
a
city
as
we
face
our
own
declining
revenues
and
budget
issues
coming
in
the
future,
is
you
know
you
know
a
small
portion
of
the
need.
We
have
something
like
thirty
thousand
cost
burdened
households
in
our
city
and
we
as
council,
/,
Fletcher
and
Ellison.
B
Just
talked
about
I
mean
the
structural
issues
in
our
housing
markets
across
the
country
really
need
to
be
solved
at
the
federal
level
cities
on
their
own
can't
possibly
fill
in
all
of
the
gaps
of
debt,
that's
owed
by
our
residents
without
a
massive
investment,
either
in
the
real
estate
industry,
geared
towards
stability
of
houses
and
the
homes
and
businesses
or
direct
assistance
to
families
and
business
owners
themselves.
But
this
money
that
we
have
now
is
intended
to
be
targeted
to
be
quick.
B
You
know
distributed
more
quickly
than
the
other
sources
that
are
coming
and
we
know
it's
not
enough.
So
I
really
appreciate
all
the
advocacy
that
council
members
are
doing
and
the
mayor
our
staff
working
to
try
to
make
sure
our
the
voices
of
our
constituents
are
heard
and
those
state
conversations
and
those
federal
conversations
I
know
who
were
disappointed
that
the
legislature,
it
was
the
Senate
really
that
wasn't
able
to
come
to
support
a
hundred
million
dollars
of
rental
assistance.
B
That
would
have
made
a
big
difference
in
Minnesota
households
and
Minnesota
families,
and
we're
hopeful
that
the
next
round
of
assistance
from
the
state
will
include
more
funds
for
rental
assistance,
so
that
communities
across
the
state
that
are
much
smaller
than
us
that
have
much
more
difficult
financial
circumstances
are
able
to
support
their
families
in
community
as
well.
So
I
do
see.
Council
vice-president,
thank
you
for
another
question
or
comment
as
well.
H
Thank
you,
madam
president.
You
know
I
I
know
you
still
got
a
little
ways
to
go
on
your
presentation.
Mr.
mayor
regarding
small
business
assistance,
but
I
just
want
to
just
say:
I
just
appreciate
the
fact
that
we,
as
a
council
as
a
city
as
a
staff
as
the
mayor
are,
are
still
able
to
uphold
and
stand
up
for
equity
in
our
community
and
I.
B
F
You,
madam
president,
council
vice
president
here
you're
exactly
right.
You
know
the
council
past
the
strategic,
racial
equity
Action
Plan,
and
to
abandon
that
work
in
the
time
of
crisis
would
be
to
abandon
of
the
principles
that
we
laid
out
beforehand,
and
you
are
exactly
right
and
I
appreciate.
The
comment
midway
through
the
final
piece
that
I'll
go
over
is
the
Minneapolis
gap,
funds
for
small
business,
and
we
know
that
there
is
no
corner
of
our
city
that
Kovan
19
will
leave
untouched.
F
Sadly,
we
do
not
have
the
finances
at
the
city
to
provide
a
cure,
all
without
significant
assistance
from
both
our
federal
and
state
partners,
but
we
can
fill
in
the
gaps
and
we
can
protect
those
in
our
communities
who
are
most
vulnerable,
and
that
is
our
mission.
That
is
our
responsibility,
and
so
that
is
exactly
what
we're
going
to
do,
and
so
with
the
small
business
funds,
with
2.2
million
in
city
funds,
which
comes
out
of
the
great
street,
grants
the
Minneapolis
gap
funds
for
small
business.
F
It
will
include
new
small
business,
debt-free
funds
for
companies
with
20
employees
or
less
and
people
who
are
self-employed
along
with
shifting
and
already
existing
2
percent
loan
program
to
0%
loan
program,
and
so
there's
two
segments
to
this.
There's
the
forgivable
loans
for
small
businesses
and
those
will
be
doled
in
amounts
in
fixed
amounts
of
both
$5,000
or
10
thousand
dollars,
depending
on
mede,
resulted
from
Cova
19
emergency.
The
loans
can
be
prioritized,
near-term
working
capital
needs
for
businesses,
and
this
includes,
but
is
not
limited
to
things
like
payroll
and
employee
benefits.
F
Rent
and
mortgage
accounts
payable
and
other
critical
capital
needs
that
they
may
have
the
the
first
fun
in
these
forgivable.
Loans
are
going
to
be
targeted
to
areas
of
acp,
fifty
green
zones,
cultural
district
promise
zones
etc
and
will
include
businesses
that
have
twenty
employees
or
fewer
a
million
dollars
or
less
than
annual
revenue
are
self-employed.
Self-Employed
workers,
as
I
mentioned
they're,
also
eligible
and
importantly,
immigration
status,
does
not
impact
eligibility,
in
other
words,
we
are
being
fully
inclusive
in
who
can
receive
these
funds.
F
Finally,
we've
revamped
the
two
percent
Loeb
loan
program
to
a
0%
loan
practic
program.
This
will
be
available
citywide
and
we're
modifying
this
2%
program
in
a
couple
of
key
ways.
First,
again,
we're
setting
it
we're
setting
the
interest
rate
at
zero
percent
and
we're
expanding
the
eligible
expenses
to
include
working
capital
costs.
The
two
percent
loan
previously
two
none,
and
so
those
loans
are
available
to
businesses
citywide.
The
amounts
are
fifty
thousand
or
seventy-five
thousand
depending
on
location,
and
they
can
also
be
matched.
F
We
know
that
businesses
around
our
city
are
experiencing
also
have
to
have
20
or
fewer
employees
and
a
million
dollars
or
less
in
revenue,
similar
to
the
first
program
that
I
just
cited
a
couple
more
pieces
regarding
the
small
business
assistance.
We
are
really
shaping
how
our
city
loans
that
we
already
have
out
will
function
and
we're
trying
to
be
as
flexible
where
we
can,
and
so
we've
taken
a
closer
look
at
how
these
loans
are
administered
and
identified
several
ways
so
for
eligible
and
existing
city
issued
loans.
F
Less
than
two
hundred
thousand
homebuyers
and
business
businesses,
the
city
is
moving
forward
with
six
months
of
forbearance
and
deferred
payments,
so
I'll
say
that
again,
a
little
slower
for
eligible
city
issued
loans.
The
city
is
moving
forward
with
six
months
of
forbearance
and
deferred
payments,
and
the
city
will
also
seek
forbearance
on
its
commercial,
real
estate
loans
greater
than
two
hundred
thousand
dollars.
F
Finally,
we
want
to
be
doing
more
of
what
we
know
is
already
working
and
so
we're
stepping
up
with
support
from
with
support
from
our
business
technical
assistance
program
and
there's
a
three
hundred
thousand
dollar
boost
in
funding,
so
that
more
people
can
get
city
support,
navigating
challenges
that
have
been
brought
on
specifically
by
kovat
nineteen.
So
maybe
businesses
were
previously
getting
advice
on
how
to
put
up
an
awning
or
expand
a
sign
or
get
business
assistance
or
a
loan
modification
of
some
sort.
F
Councilmember
flexure
was
working
on
there's
a
hundred
thousand
dollars
in
the
Twin
City
Hospitality
fund,
a
partnership
fund
with
Labor
and
civic
and
business
leaders
to
support
low
wealth
employees
in
the
hospitality
and
service
industry
with
micro
grants
to
cover
basic
needs.
So
that
is
the
scope
of
the
gap,
funding
package
and
the
scope
of
the
small
business
work
again.
I'm
council
president
happy
to
stop
and
answer
any
questions.
D
You
Madame
president
done
and
Thank
You.
Mr.
mayor,
this
is
a
great
start.
It's
been
great
to
work
with
your
office.
We
need
to
be
supporting
our
local
businesses
in
every
way
possible.
One
thing
I
do
want
to
highlight
and
be
looking
for
in
kind
of
aid
that
goes
forward
kind
of
after
this
package,
a
one
missing
part,
at
least
for
businesses,
Meyer
the
no
interest,
forgivable
loans.
These
are
crucial
resources
for
businesses
most
in
need.
These
are
businesses
citywide
that
are
unable
to
access
the
full
menu
of
other
resources.
D
What
11
businesses
are
gonna
be
left
out
with
the
geographic
boundaries
that
are
currently
proposed
and
I
just
like
to
see
criteria
that's
put
in
place
that
are
based
on
geography.
We
should
really
be
targeting
these
no
interest,
forgivable
loans
to
businesses
that
can't
access
other
resources,
so
our
criteria
should
be
kind
of
correlate
directly
with
that
need,
and
geography
is
just
gonna
miss
some
of
the
businesses
that
are
kind
of
our
community
hubs.
F
F
The
combination
of
those
two
things
we
can
come
together
to
create
a
package
that
is
most
going
to
those
in
need
at
the
time
having
things
attached
to
ACP
50
was
at
least
in
determine
with
the
first
forgivable
loan
program
was
the
mechanism
to
target,
given
that,
as
council
president
mentioned,
we
do
not
have
enough
resources
to
go
to
every
business
throughout
the
city
right
now,
but
we
will
be
finding
ways
to
support
businesses
throughout
the
city,
both
with
state
and
federal
assistance,
as
well
as
city
assistance.
Right
here.
N
Thank
you
very
much
and
I
am
reviewing
the
entire
pack
gap.
Funding
package
I
only
found
out
this
thing
that
I
really
have
issues
with,
and
it's
similar
to
what
councilmember
trader
was
talking
about
it.
You
know,
as
a
council
member,
we
know
our
businesses
in
our
ward,
we
know
who's
struggling
and
who
isn't
struggling
as
soon
as
I
saw
the
package
I
thought
those
forgivable
loans
were
a
great
deal.
N
I
thought
of
Gandhi
Mahal
and
Minnehaha
I
thought
of
the
nomadic
oasis,
tanu
barber
shop
that
opened
on
Franklin
I
thought
of
El
Norte,
no
afro
deli.
All
these
struggling
businesses
out
there
that
that
may
be
experiencing,
in
fact,
I
know,
are
experiencing
significant
loss
of
income
due
to
the
pandemic,
and
also
some
of
them
that
I
might
not
even
know
about
the
nail
shop
on
East,
Lake,
Street
and
others
that
might
actually
be
ineligible
because
of
immigration
status,
for
any
benefits
from
the
federal
government
and
I
thought.
N
Well,
here's
a
great
opportunity
for
them
and
then
I
realized
when
I
looked
at
the
boundaries
that
they
would
all
be
excluded,
some
of
them
by
a
block
or
two
so
I
questioned
that
I
really
appreciated
the
housing
eligibility
criteria
when
I
saw
that
you
needed
to
reside
in
Minneapolis
have
a
low
income.
So
maybe
it
would
be
a
small
business
under
20
employees
and
then
have
experienced
significant
loss
of
income
because
of
the
virus
and
that
it
would
certainly
be
eligible
to
people
irrespective
of
immigration
status.
N
I'd,
say
those
are
great
criteria
that
we
can
replicate
for
our
small
businesses
and
then
we
could
be
getting
at
the
need.
If
we
wanted
to
add
others
I
think
we
could
too.
Maybe
we
could
say
those
that
are
unable
to
access
the
state
or
federal
funding.
I
would
rather
come
out
of
the
gate
with
this
approach
and
be
flexible
and
tailor
it
back
in
other
ways.
N
Then
I'm
looking
at
these
boundaries,
excluding
so
many
of
our
businesses,
who
may
actually
end
up
failing
and
having
to
close
permanently
because
we
weren't
ready
to
bring
them
the
assistance
that
we
would
now
so
I
just
wanted
to
weigh
in
with
that.
I
also
want
to
make
sure
that
it's
clear
about
when
the
council
is
going
to
get
to
approve
this
funding
package
before
it
goes
out.
I've
already
tried
to
weigh
out
to
my
small
business
groups
and
the
other
businesses
to
to
gather
their
engagement
and
their
input.
N
So
before
we
approve
it,
we
can
collect
some
of
that
and
get
some
get
some
more
comments
about
it.
I
don't
know
that
you
necessarily
have
to
address
those
comments.
I
just
wanted
to
be
able
to
express
them
as
clearly
as
I
could,
at
this
time
and
I'll
just
go
back
on
a
positive
note.
Really,
the
rest
of
the
package
seems
to
be
really
strong
and
really
positive
and
a
really
good
first
step
and
I
appreciate
all
the
work
that's
gone
into
it
and
I
even
know.
N
G
In
our
inner
ways,
so
we
leave
people
behind
that.
We
regret
subsequently.
I
also
wanted
to
note
I
do
appreciate,
though
this
notion
of
not
wanting
to
be
duplicated
of
other
funds
to
be
coordinating
with
other
funds
and
to
be
targeted
with
some
kind
of
lens
that
has
need-based
and
so
I
think
we're.
Definitely
there
as
a
first
step
tweaking
can
always
be
invited
as
we
move
along,
but
I
also
wanted
to
know
that
some
things
due
to
no
fault
of
the
people
involved.
G
You
know
we're
gonna
go
into
you
know,
potentially
a
temperamental
weather
season,
which
could
also
bring
large-scale
impacts
and
not
to
say
that
they
would
become
a
special
category,
but
to
know
that
there's
a
double
whammy
there
that
you
want
to
work
with
our
partners
to
reach
out
to
them
to
maybe
dig
a
little
deeper
to
see
what
their
needs
are,
that
are
being
missed,
give
another
getting
two
challenges
at
the
same
time,
but
nonetheless
I'm
very
grateful
for
what's
being
done
by
the
leadership
team
and
continue
to
be
supportive.
Thank
you.
O
Thank
You
Madame
president
just
want
to
share
a
couple
of
thoughts:
I'm
very
thankful
to
David
Frank
as
well
as
Eric
Hanson
and
Miles
Mercer
Andria,
Brennan
and
Angie
skill
demand
their
teams
for
coming
forward
with
the
initial
proposal
to
be
vetted
by
elected
officials.
Ultimately,
it's
our
staff
that
are
coming
up
with
most
of
these
ideas
and
doing
most
of
the
really
hard
work
and
I
have
talked
to
staff.
O
As
of
many
of
you-
and
these
are
folks
who
used
to
work
10-hour
days
now,
working
14-hour
days
from
home,
it's
very
hard
and
I
appreciate
all
of
our
staff
and
I
wanted
to
make
that
point.
I'm
very
supportive
of
the
package
put
forward
because
I
believe
it
has
a
true
race,
equity
lens
and
here's.
What
I
mean
by
that?
If
we
had
two
million
dollars
to
spend
and
small
business
would
get
small
businesses
get
$10,000
loans.
Only
200
businesses
overall
will
get
them.
O
So
we
need
to
figure
out
who
are
the
tooth
out
hundred
who
are
most
in
need,
and
if
you
look
at
the
second
pool
of
funding
million
dollars
in
funding
$75,000
loans,
26
businesses
total
will
get
these
loans.
So
we're
not
talking
about
even
probably
5%
of
the
total
need
in
the
city
of
Minneapolis,
and
when
that
much
funding
is
spread
over
such
a
few
number
of
people,
it's
proof
to
us
that
we
will
not
have
the
resources
to
continue
in
this
manner.
O
We
will
need
the
state
and
federal
government
to
allocate
money
to
municipalities
to
get
this
money
out,
because
the
need
is
so
much
greater
than
what
we
have
and,
within
a
mere
few
months,
we're
going
to
be
making
decisions
about
laying
off
our
own
staff
as
in
an
effort
to
put
money
out
the
door.
Those
are
the
kinds
of
choices.
We're
gonna
need
to
make
raise
property
taxes,
add
fees,
reinstate,
license
fees,
reinstate
all
of
the
fees
that
we've
put
on
hold
up
until
now,
because
we
won't
have
a
two
point:
six
billion
dollar.
O
O
And
when
we
have
that
choice
and
I
assure
you
councilmember,
Gordon
I
was
thinking
about
all
of
the
small
businesses
in
the
skyways
owned
and
run
by
people
of
color,
who
will
be
ineligible
as
a
result
of
the
geographic
restrictions.
But
the
truth
of
the
matter
is
the
number
of
loans
we'll
be
able
to
give
out
is
tiny,
and
if
it's
going
to
be
really
tiny,
it
really
needs
to
be
focused
on
those
who
need
it
most
and
have
no
access
to
other
services,
and
so
narrowing
it
down
in
some
way.
O
Is
really
not
a
science?
It's
an
art
and
the
art
that's
been
decided
here
is:
it
needs
to
be
focused
in
these
areas
of
concentrated
poverty,
perhaps
because
it's
harder
for
them
to
do
business
in
those
areas,
perhaps
because
we
need
economic
development
in
those
areas
more
than
other
parts
of
the
city.
So
I
just
want
to
give
a
sense
of
the
scope
of
all
of
this.
We're
not
talking
about
a
lot
of
loans
here
and
when
we
have
to
make
decisions
about
a
small
amount
of
money
that
we
have
to
give
out.
O
It
needs
to
really
be
focused
on
those
who
desperately
can't
get
anything
from
anyone
else
in
locations
where
it's
difficult
to
do
business
as
well
as
continue
our
efforts
to
work
with
our
partners
at
other
levels
of
government
to
provide
the
kind
of
funding.
That's
going
to
be
needed
overall,
so
I'm,
very
supportive
of
the
mayor's
efforts,
recognizing
that
very
tough
choices
needed
to
be
made
as
well
as
will
continue
to
be
made
during
this
process
and
I.
I
Thank
you,
madam
president.
I
want
to
actually
echo
Thank
You
councilmember
Goodman
for
speaking
to
a
few
of
the
points
that
I
wanted
to
address.
Thank
You
mr.
mayor
for
all
of
the
work
that
has
gone
into
this
I'm,
also
very
supportive
of
it
and
all
of
the
staff
who
have
been
behind
the
scenes
digging
into
it.
Piecing
this
together
to
make
it
happen,
really
phenomenal
work.
I
I
Folks,
don't
realize
that
redlining
is
still
a
real
issue,
particularly
when
it
comes
to
small
business
loans
and
small
business
supports
when
we
look
at
wealth
building,
so
community
wealth
building,
but
as
well
as
intergenerational
wealth
building,
we
talk
a
lot
about
homeownership,
but
there's
also
small
business
ownership
is
another
key
way
to
be
able
to
build
wealth.
Research
has
shown
that
it
increases
when
a
black
when
there's
in
a
black
families
there's
a
business
owner
there,
their
family
wealth
increases
by
800
percent
and
for
Latinas
families
it
increases
by
600
percent.
I
So
it's
really
critical.
However,
when
you
have
a
business
in
an
area
that
has
concentrated
poverty
has
higher
crime
rates
has
lower
education
levels.
It
is
incredibly
hard
to
be
able
to
get
business
loans
because
they're
considered
higher
risk.
So
a
lot
of
the
supports
that
are
available
out
there
for
other
areas
that
don't
experience.
Those
same
kind
of
challenges
are
not
actually
available
to
areas
like
North
Minneapolis
and
a
lot
of
times.
I
There's
additional
challenges
where,
because
of
the
fact
that
folks
have
lower
incomes,
these
businesses
are
not
raking
in
a
ton
of
money
every
year,
a
lot
of
revenue
in
the
first
place,
and
so
so.
Thank
you
mayor
for
creating
this
additional
supports
as
councilman
and
spoke.
It's
not
a
whole
bunch,
but
this
is
what
an
equity
analysis
looks
like
it's
challenging
when
it
comes
to
money,
because
it
doesn't
look
fair
and
it
isn't
fair
based
on
the
standards
of
equal
access.
I
What
we
know
is
that
businesses
in
that
are
in
disenfranchised
communities
like
North
Minneapolis,
when
they're
owned
by
people
of
color
they
are
who
live
in
the
neighborhood.
They
are
disproportionately
likely
to
hire
other
people
of
color.
They
are
disproportionately
likely
to
hire
folks
from
the
neighborhood,
and
so
it
is
a
community
wealth
building
strategy.
Why
it
is
so
important
is
that
when
we
have
economic
crises
like
the
one
we
are
facing
now
and
will
exponentially
face
in
the
future
as
a
result
of
this
crisis,
we
cannot
have
those
businesses
fall
apart.
I
We
cannot
have
our
local
economy
fall
apart,
because
it
has
large
repercussions
for
employment,
largely
repercussions
for
income
and
wealth
building.
So
so
I
just
want
to
say.
Thank
you
deeply
to
the
mayor
and
for
the
tough
challenge,
the
challenging
decisions
that
had
to
be
made
with
our
limited
resources.
We
really
do
need
to
lean
in
to
state
and
our
state
and
federal
governments
in
order
to
make
sure
that
they
are
helping
to
provide
the
additional
support.
We
can
not
lean
on
property
taxes
to
fill
all
of
the
gaps.
So
so.
Thank
you
mayor.
C
Thank
you.
Madam
president,
I
I
will
say
that
I
concur
with
comes
from
our
Cunningham's
statements
as
well
as
councilmember
Goodman
statements.
I.
Think
we're
talking
about
the
the
difference
of
you
know
of
some
businesses
in
the
city
having
their
lights
off
for
for
two
months,
and
other
businesses
being
boarded
up
with
broken
windows
for
the
next
two
years,
and
so
we
really
want
to
avoid
the
situation
where
we
have
businesses
boarded
up
for
the
next
two
years
as
we
wait
for
the
economy
to
recover.
C
Additionally,
we
know
that
many
of
the
businesses
in
other
parts
of
the
city
are
eligible
for
deed
support
and
deed
funding.
A
lot
of
the
businesses
in
the
areas
that
we
have
identified
already
through
the
areas
of
concentrated
poverty
map
and
the
green
zones,
maps
in
the
cultural
districts
maps
and
the
opportunity
zones
Maps
are
likely
not
going
to
be
eligible
for
that
money.
C
Last
week,
when
we
were
engaging
with
our
state
elected
officials
and
other
business
support
providers
in
the
community,
the
answer
was
that
know
that
the
money's
right
now
would
not
be
able
to
be
used
by
undocumented
entrepreneurs
or
undocumented
business
owners.
So
that's
another
area
of
work.
We
really
need
to
figure
out
and
I
think
again
the
city's
doing
a
strategic
and
humanistic
act
by
stepping
in
where
others
are
unwilling
to
go
I'm
gonna
pivot.
C
My
question
is
around
the
specificity
of
the
grants
for
small
businesses
in
terms
of
differentiating
between
like
a
landlord
and
the
action
business
and
so
I
think
our
intention
is
to
support
the
the
small
and
local
entrepreneurs
who
may
or
may
not
be
renting
from
another
landlord
who
might
be
making
their
own
decisions
about
their
building
and
and
their
wealth
and
so
just
curious.
Are
we
able
to
kind
of
separate,
through
this
funding
proposal,
the
difference
between
a
landlord
who
is
still
asking
for
rent
to
be
paid
by
that
by
their
tenant?
C
Who
happens
to
be
a
small
and
local
business
owner
and
in
sort
of
how
are
we
able
to
really
target
our
supports
to
the
folks
who
are
taking
those
daily
risks
to
open
up
small
businesses
in
our
corridors
versus
perhaps
a
landlord
who
might
be
requiring
those
small
business
owners
who
have
been
essentially
shut
down
to
still
pay
rent?
So
I
just
wanted
to
kind
of
get
a
sense
of
that.
K
Councilman
Baccano,
mr.
mayor,
did
you
want
me
to
respond?
Please
thank
you.
Councilmember
Cano!
This
is
David
Frank.
It
goes
without
saying
that
we
were
still
working
all
of
this
out
and
we
are
working
on
the
application
website
that
we
hope
to
have
up
soon.
Even
as
we
speak,
we
expect
a
very
light
touch
application
process.
These
are
business
owners
and
businesses
we're
going
through
a
lot.
K
We
do
not
need
to
be
a
bureaucratic
stumbling
block
here
and
it
is
our
intent
to
ascertain
the
need
and
that
we
are
dealing
with
a
business
and
then
to
get
out
of
the
way.
So
at
the
moment,
we
are
not
considering
asking
things
about
the
relationship
with
the
landlord
or
other
matters
specific
to
the
business,
but
instead
just
confirm
that
it
is
a
business
that
it
is
a
going
concern
and
that
they
have
a
need.
That's
caused
by
the
pandemic.
B
Thank
you
at
this
time.
In
interest
of
time,
mayor
I
was
asked
to
see
if
you
have
anything
else
to
add
in
your
presentation
and
then
take
final
question.
The
comments
from
Council
members,
the
mayor
and
I,
do
need
to
leave
this
call
by
11:45
I'm,
so
the
mate,
if
the
meeting
is
still
going
on
I,
will
turn
the
chair
over
to
council
vice
president.
At
that
time
we
will
be
postponing
the
biz
agenda
setting
that
was
set
for
after
this
meeting.
B
F
Thank
you,
madam
president.
Oh
briefly
answer
questions
/
respond
to
a
few
of
the
comments
that
have
been
that
have
been
made
first.
Just
thank
you.
Thank
you
for
all
of
the
input
I've
heard
from
each
and
every
one
of
the
council
members
regarding
this
plan.
I
very
much
do
appreciate
your
support
and,
as
council
president
mentioned,
we
have
a
limited
amounts
of
funds
here.
We
do
not
see
this
as
a
cure-all,
but
with
those
limited
amounts
of
funds,
we
wanted
to
make
sure
that
the
money
could
go.
F
F
Moving
on
from
the
gap
funding
package,
a
couple
of
final
pieces
so
first
is
a.
We
have
recently
instituted
a
hiring
freeze
at
the
city
of
Minneapolis,
and
obviously
all
of
these
things
that
we've
just
been
talking
about
for
the
last
hour,
cost
us
money
and
the
city
is
in
dire
financial
and
we
expect
revenues
to
fall
short
of
budget
by
100
to
200
million
dollars.
F
Thankfully,
because
of
decisions
that
we've
made
in
the
past
the
core
city
services,
they
will
continue
to
function.
Our
city
will
remain
open
for
business,
but
I
felt
that
it
was
important
to
make
these
these
decisions
now
we're
also
studying
more
cost-cutting
options
for
2020
and
2021,
as
we
expect
the
impacts
of
the
sudden
recession.
To
last
several
months
and
potentially
years,
these
are
painful
decisions,
but,
to
be
honest,
not
difficult
ones,
because
there
are
decisions
that
needed
to
be
made.
F
None
of
us
would
have
thought
that
we
would
be
dealing
with
a
pandemic
at
the
time
when
we
ran
for
office.
That
was
never
a
question
that
any
of
us
got
on
the
campaign
trail
and
we're
operating
under
a
new
normal
today
and
I
have
one
perhaps
silver
lining
through
these
very
trying
days,
I'd,
say
collectively
we're
doing
one
hell
of
a
job.
Our
city,
staff
and
department
heads
have
done
amazing
work
and
have
been
working
around
the
clock.
F
My
city
staff
in
the
mayor's
office
council
staff
have
been
working
their
tails
off
to
make
sure
that
we're
in
constant
communication
and
are
setting
up
the
best
possible
policy
for
our
city.
We've
all
risen
to
the
occasion
and
I
am
confident
that
its
city
leaders,
we
will
continue
to
do
so.
Thank
you
so
much
for
everything
that
you've
done.
This
has
given
me
a
renewed
and
heartfelt
belief
in
the
city
of
Minneapolis
and
I,
look
forward
to
all
the
work
that
we
have
ahead,
we're
gonna
get
through
this
together.
Thank
you,
madam
president.
B
Thank
You
mr.
mayor
I
know
that
council
vice
president
and
I
have
very
much
appreciated
the
partnership
that
we
have
both
in
all
the
informal.
Ladies
and
through
the
policy
group.
More
formally
there,
she
and
I
have
both
wholeheartedly
supported
and
lifted
up
our
Council
and
mayoral
commitments
to
raise
equity
and
I'm
really
glad
to
see
that
this
package
centers
those
commitments
that
we're
sticking
with
them.
As
you
said
in
this
time
of
crisis,
more
than
ever
so,
I
appreciate
so
much
all
of
the
comments
and
questions
from
colleagues.
B
We
will
have
time
to
follow
up
our
next.
One
of
these
briefings
is
a
week
from
today
and
we
have
all
the
different
ways
of
communicating
and
sharing
with
each
other
until
then.
So.
Thank
you
again.
Mr.
mayor
for
this
update.
I
know
this
one
was
a
bit
longer
with
all
of
the
things
that
have
happened
since
the
emergency
declaration
went
into
effect.
If
there
are
no
objections
for
my
colleagues,
I
will
direct
the
clerk
to
receive
and
file
this
report,
and
then
we
will
move
on
to
our
second
item
under
new
business.
B
All
right,
so
that
is
a
resolution
that
amends
our
prior
action,
which
confirmed
and
extended
the
mayor's
declaration
of
a
local
public
health
emergency.
It
specifically
provides
that
our
meetings
will
be
conducted
remotely
by
telephone
or
other
electronic
means,
as
authorized
under
the
Minnesota
Open
Meeting
Law,
and
it
also
incorporates
and
extends
the
four
regulations
that
were
issued
by
the
mayor
since
that
last
action
and
those
are
emergency
regulations,
number
six
related
to
paid
leave
number
seven.
B
B
J
B
Carries
and
that
those
items
are
adopted.
Thank
you
again
mayor
and
thanks
to
all
the
council
members,
many
of
them
didn't
speak
but
have
all
been
participating
so
much
in
these
details
and
so
much
more.
So
thank
you
all
very
much
with
that.
We'll
return
to
the
regular
order
of
business,
which
starts
with
the
introduction
and
referral
calendar.
We
have
only
one
item
today,
which
is
my
emotions
introduced
in
first
reading.
B
She
would
refer
to
the
policy
and
government
oversight
committee
and
ordinance
to
amend
title
6
chapter
128
of
the
Code
of
Ordinances
by
adding
new
sections
related
to
succession
and
the
offices
of
the
city's
elected
policy
makers.
This
is
the
introduction,
so
that
will
refer
the
draft
ordinance
for
the
policy
committee
next
week
on
Wednesday,
when
we
would
receive
a
proper
staff
presentation
on
this
item
and
have
a
chance
to
answer
or
ask
any
questions
then.
A
O
B
B
A
You,
madam
president,
as
councillors
aware,
sixth
Ward
councilmember
Abdi,
where
sami
was
appointed
to
the
minneapolis
public
housing
authority
as
its
executive
director.
That
appointment
was
confirmed
by
this
body
of
march
27th.
Subsequent
to
that
action.
Mr.
Warsaw
me
tendered
his
resignation
to
me
on
March
30th,
effective
that
same
day
under
the
Charter.
The
council
has
the
duty
to
declare
the
office
vacant,
which
then
triggers
a
series
of
actions
in
terms
of
filling
the
unexpired
term
for
the
seat.
The
Charter
provides
that
in
early,
they
can
see
must
be
filled
by
a
special
election.
A
An
early
vacancy
is
defined
as
any
vacancy
that
occurs
in
the
office
prior
to
March
1st
of
the
final
year
of
an
elected
term.
In
this
instance,
that
would
be
March
1st
of
next
year,
2021,
which
is
the
year
of
the
next
regularly
scheduled
municipal
election,
and
therefore
this
vacancy
qualifies
as
an
early
vacancy
and
requires
a
special
election
to
fill
the
unexpired
portion
of
the
current
term.
Minnesota
statutes
restrict
special
elections
to
five
specific
days
each
year.
A
The
next
available
date
for
a
special
municipal
election
is
Tuesday
August
11
and
that
corresponds
with
the
statewide
primary
bath
have
prepared
a
resolution
before
you
that
would
declare
the
vacancy
in
the
ward
six
seat
and
also
approve
a
timeline
for
the
special
election
to
fill
this
unexpired
term.
In
addition,
as
required
by
charter,
we
prepared
an
ordinance
that
sets
the
dates
for
the
candidate
filing
period.
For
this
special
election,
if
approved,
the
candidate
filing
period
would
open
at
8
a.m.
on
Tuesday
May
19
and
would
continue
each
business
day
through
5:00
p.m.
A
on
Tuesday,
June,
2nd,
except,
of
course,
for
Monday
May
25th.
When
City
offices
are
closed
for
the
Memorial
Day
holiday
candidate
filings
will
be
accepted
at
the
city's
elections
and
voter
Services
office,
located
at
nine
eight
zero
East
Hennepin
Avenue.
The
forty
six
day,
absentee
balloting
period
for
the
election,
would
open
at
8
a.m.
on
Friday
June
26
and
run
through
5:00
p.m.
on
Monday
August
10th.
The
Election
Day
itself,
as
I've
noted,
would
be
Tuesday,
August
11th
and
all
polls
in
Ward
6
would
open
at
7
a.m.
and
remain
open
until
8
p.m.
A
and
until
all
voters
in
queue
at
that
time,
at
their
respective
precinct,
have
had
a
chance
to
cast
their
ballots
outside.
Of
that
general
timeline.
Madam
President
I
would
like
to
add
the
elections.
Team
is
working
closely
with
our
partners
at
the
Secretary
of
State's
office
and
at
the
Hennepin
County
elections
office
to
determine
options
that
are
available
to
us
in
terms
of
how
we
would
conduct
these
elections
specifically
whether
or
not
we
would
have
authorization
to
conduct
the
election
entirely
vote-by-mail.
Those
considerations
continue.
A
We
will
keep
you
and
the
public
apprised
of
any
developments
in
that
regard.
It
completes
my
presentation,
but
before
I
yield.
I
would
like
to
also
note
for
constituents
in
Ward
6
that
council,
member
or
Asami's
aides,
Ryan
and
usurer
continue
on
and
are
available
to
provide
assistance
and
support
to
the
residents
of
Ward
6
during
this
interim
transition
period,
and
we
thank
them
for
their
continued
service.
With
that
I'd
be
happy
to
answer
any
questions.
Thank
you.
Thank.
B
J
O
B
B
Carries
and
the
resolution
and
ordinance
are
both
adopted.
That
brings
us
to
our
final
item,
which
is
number
four:
a
proposed
amendment
to
the
city
charter,
racket
recommended
to
us
by
the
Charter
Commission.
This
is
related
to
the
timing
and
conduct
of
special
city
elections
and
I'll.
Ask
the
clerk
to
provide
a
brief
summary
of
this
request
as
well.
Thank.
A
You,
madam
president,
as
you
are
aware,
there
is
a
conflict
between
state
law,
past
and
2017,
which
I
briefly
referenced.
This
is
Minnesota
statute,
section
two
zero
five
point:
one:
zero
subdivision:
3a:
it
limits
the
number
or
the
dates
specifically
when
elections
can
be
held
for
special
elections
of
the
mayor
and
city
council
to
those
five
dates
mentioned.
Those
are
the
second
Tuesday's
in
the
months
of
February,
April,
May,
August
or
November.
A
Our
Charter
is
not
what
which
was,
of
course
had
a
provision
prior
to
the
enactment
of
that
one
2017
provides
that
any
special
municipal
election
would
be
held
within
90
days
of
a
vacancy
being
declared.
So
there
is
a
conflict.
This
proposal,
which
is
referred
to
the
council
by
the
Charter
Commission
from
its
meeting
this
past
Wednesday
April
1st,
would
seek
to
clarify
that
law
by
removing
the
requirement
in
charter
for
a
90
day.
A
B
B
B
B
B
Carry
them
those
that
item
will
be
referred
to
the
next
policy
and
Government
Oversight
Committee,
which
will
be
held
on
Wednesday
April
8th,
so
that
has
been
referred.
The
next
order
is
the
order
of
announcement
stuff
there.
Any
announcements
from
council
members
council
base
president
Jenkins
any.
H
As
we
know,
children
under
five
are
some
of
the
most
under
counted
members
of
our
society,
and
so
we
need
to
just
make
sure
that
everybody
counts
regardless.
If
you
are,
if
you
are
undocumented,
if
you
are
just
living
in
a
home
without
a
formal
lease
agreement,
wherever
you
are,
we
need
to
make
sure
that
you
are
counted
in
the
2020
census,
so
just
want
to
make
that
announcement
and
I
know
that
my
colleagues
and
city
staff
and
the
great
work
of
Alberta
Gillespie
will
continue
to
remind
people.
H
B
Seeing
none
we
have
include
concluded
all
of
the
items
on
our
agenda
for
this
meeting
with
no
further
business
before
us
and
without
objection.
I
will
declare
this
meeting
adjourned.
Thank
you
thanks
everyone
for
all
your
work
this
week
and
we
will
reconvene
all
of
us
together
next
Wednesday
as
a
poco
committee.
We
are
adjourned.
Thank
you.