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C
D
A
A
Item
number
six
is
a
licensed
settlement
conference
agreement
with
greenway
liquor
at
105
grant
street
in
the
seventh
ward
item
number:
seven:
is
the
olsen
town
homes
phase
one
project
refinancing
at
1201,
olson
memorial,
highway
and
512
gerard
avenue
south?
There
are
a
number
of
items
having
to
do
with
this
today
and
it's
a
recapitalization
of
an
existing,
affordable
housing
project.
A
A
Item
number
seven
is
a
loan
to
a
vevo
for
a
transitional
recovery,
housing
project
that
they
are
working
on
at
719
and
727,
east
18th
street
in
1828
columbus
avenue
item
number
10
is
an
environmental
worksheet
environment,
an
environmental
assessment
worksheet
for
abbot
northwestern's
transportation.
Hub
item
number
11
is
a
rezoning
at
407,
15th
avenue
southeast,
as
well
as
a
number
of
other
addresses
on
4th
and
5th
avenue
southeast
associated
with
that
project.
A
Item
number
12
is
directing
the
department
of
the
department
of
health
to
examine
waving
the
outdoor
amplified
sound
permit
fees
through
the
calendar
year
for
businesses
with
existing
entertainment
licenses
items
number
13,
14
and
15
are
all
pace:
project
public
hearings.
These
public
hearings
are
going
to
be
set
for
october
twentieth.
A
Item
number
16
is
referring
to
staff.
The
built
form
policies
for
the
2040
ordinance
and
item
number
17
is
referring
to
staff
some
changes
in
the
mississippi
river
corridor,
critical
area
plan
and
referring
the
subject
matter
as
well.
So
I
am
going
to
go
ahead
and
just
pull
item
eight.
I
believe
it
is
for
just
a
couple
of
comments
by
a
number
of
people
and
and
so
I'm
going
to
move
the
consent,
agenda
items
5,
6
and
7
and
items
9
through
16
for
approval
through
17
for
approval.
B
A
That
is
unanimously
approved,
we'll
now
quickly
move
to
item
number
eight.
I
understand
that
katie
tapinka
is
on
the
line
and
I
had
asked
her
to
provide
a
brief
update
with
regard
to
where
the
other
funders
are
on
this
project
and
so
I'll
first
call
on
katie,
and
then
I
will
recognize
that
the
mayor
has
joined
the
call
and
call
on
the
mayor.
Mr
pinka,
are
you
able
to
speak
to
the
committee
today?
A
E
Yes,
thanks,
chair
goodman,
so
yes
that
this
item
item
number
eight
is
a
proposal,
a
recommendation
to
use
cdbg
cobia
response
dollars
for
operations,
funding
for
avivo
for
the
indoor
villages,
shelter
project
in
terms
of
other
funders.
E
Today,
hennepin
county
staff
are
bringing
a
request
to
their
health
and
human
services
committee
for
capital
dollars
for
the
project,
for
the
request
is
for
2.2
million
dollars
in
karzak
dollars
for
capital,
so
that
is
before
the
hennepin
county
board
committee
today
as
well,
and
then
the
state
has
approved
two
million
dollars
in
funding
for
operations
for
the
project
also
to
for
avivo
for
the
indoor
villages
project,
and
then
our
funding
commitment,
that's
before
you
today
is,
would
be
contingent
on
all
the
funding
coming
together
and
the
project
being
ready
to
open
by
the
end
of
the
calendar
year.
E
F
Thank
you,
chair
goodman,
for
the
opportunity
to
speak
with
you
all
today
and
and
chair
goodman,
also
a
big
thank
for
your
very
consistent
leadership
in
in
really
championing
this
extremely
important
project
for
some
of
our
most
vulnerable
in
our
community.
I
also
want
to
give
several
more
thank
yous.
F
Thank
you
to
sheila
delaney,
adam
fairbanks,
the
graves
foundation,
steve
horsefield
and
too
many
others
to
name
that
have
been
thinking
and
working
on
this
project
and
help
help
helping
it
to
bring
it
to
fruition
and,
as
we
all
know,
covet
19
pandemic
and
some
of
the
resulting
economic
insecurity
and
civil
unrest
and
the
opioid
epidemic.
They
all
have
strained
our
homeless
response
capacity,
and
it
has
resulted
in
one
of
the
most
difficult
summers
for
our
unsheltered
homeless
population
in
particular,
and
in
response.
The
city
has
stepped
up.
F
F
The
city
approved
an
8
million
dollar
funding
package
to
expand
shelter
capacity
for
the
three
new
shelters
for
people
experiencing
homelessness
in
minneapolis,
and
that
includes
a
culturally
specific
shelter
with
aicdc,
specifically
focused
on
our
american
indian
community,
a
women's
shelter
and
then
a
medical
respite,
shelter
as
well,
and
in
addition
to
funding
these
three
projects,
the
city
and
county,
are
funding
community
proposals
for
emergency
shelter,
street
outreach,
rapid
rehousing
and
then
homeless,
prevention
as
well,
and
we're
also
supporting
a
new
shelter
diversion
program
and
funding
to
ensure
that
the
existing
emergency
shelters
can
remain
open,
not
just
temporarily
but
24
hours,
a
day
and
seven
days
a
week
in
a
coveted,
safe
manner
for
the
next
two
years.
F
So
we're
in
this
for
the
long
haul,
and
still
we
recognized
that
it
wasn't
enough.
It
wasn't
enough
to
meet
the
need,
and
thankfully
our
community
has
stepped
up
in
a
big
way
with
with
another
opportunity,
which
is
this
indoor
villages
model
and
I've
talked
with
chair,
goodman
and
she's
made
it
really
clear.
You
know
we
got
to
be,
for
we
got
to
be
very
much
for
this
vision
and
this.
F
This
vision
is
a
big
one
and
we
believe
that
it's
going
to
be
a
very
important
addition
to
the
the
continuum
of
care,
that's
needed
to
support
people
who
are
experiencing
homelessness
and
it's
going
to
provide
not
only
shelter
in
the
short
term,
but
a
pathway
to
long-term
housing
stability
as
well,
and
so
this
two
million
dollar
investment
being
allocated
by
the
city,
obviously
is
not
enough
to
fully
fund
the
project,
but
the
fact
that
we've
got
state
and
county
partners
stepping
up
as
well,
I
think,
can
ultimately
make
this
a
reality,
so
I
just
want
to
close
by
by
again.
F
Thank
you.
Everyone
also
a
big
thank
you
to
chairman,
michael
fairbanks
and
the
white
earth
nation
for
your
interest
in
supporting
this
work
on
an
ongoing
basis
into
the
future.
You
know
if
we
can
both
partner
together
on
this
one,
I
think
it
can
be
a
model
that
can
be
replicated
many
times
over
to
the
benefit
of
so
many
people.
So
again,
thank
you.
I'm
really
looking
forward
to
this
indoor
villages
model.
I
think
it
could
be
a
success
and
I
really
appreciate
your
support.
A
Thank
you
very
much
for
being
here
today.
Let
me
see
if
there's
anyone
else
on
the
committee
who
would
like
to
comment
on
item
number,
eight.
A
A
A
They
have
stepped
forward
to
solve
a
problem,
and
our
job
is
to
try
to
figure
out
what
our
teeny
tiny
part
is
in
the
project
and
in
this
particular
situation,
our
teeny
tiny
part
is
helping
support
our
staff
in
particular
katie
tapinka,
who
is
incredible,
as
well
as
the
housing
team
and
andrea
brennan
in
seeing
why
doing
things
differently
could
really
make
a
difference.
A
I've
just
never
seen
anything
like
it,
and
they
have
two
items
on
our
agenda
today,
and
I
want
to
make
special
note
of
some
of
my
friends
and
constituents,
andy
and
lynn
redleaf,
who
have
privately
contributed.
It's
unheard
of
that
people
would
come
in
and
make
a
large
contribution
personally
to
make
a
vision
like
this
a
reality.
This
really
has
been
a
effort
of
large
proportion,
that's
done
by
a
very
small
number
of
people
and
the
city
and
the
county,
and
the
state
are
just
a
small
part
of
it.
A
This
is
what
we
can
do
and
that's
why
it's
so
important
that
we
do
it.
I
want
to
make
a
special
note
to
thank
councilmember
fletcher,
who
is
not
on
this
committee,
who
has
been
really
helpful
and
trying
to
figure
out
if
this
could
fit
into
the
north
loop
neighborhood
and
how
to
make
it
fit
in
well
as
well
as
many
of
you,
including
two
of
my
colleagues
on
this
panel
council
member
schroeder
and
gordon,
who
have
been
looking
at
doing
shelter
differently,
we're
all
working
together
on
an
sro
ordinance.
A
It's
important
for
us
all,
as
leaders
in
the
community
to
try
to
come
together
to
support
the
work
of
community,
and
this
is
an
incredible
effort
to
support
the
work
of
community
that
has
been
endorsed
by
our
housing
staff,
and
this
contribution
from
the
city
is
meaningful
because
it
says
we're
willing
to
look
at
doing
things
differently.
So
I
am.
I
wish
I
could
be
excited.
A
It's
hard
to
be
excited
in
the
face
of
so
much
pain
and
trauma
in
the
community
as
it
pertains
to
homelessness,
but
this
is
one
small
step
for
a
hundred
people
who,
with
their
pets
and
their
belongings
and
their
hope,
and
their
faith
in
the
city
might
have
somewhere
to
sleep
that
won't
be
outside
come
january.
1St.
So
thank
you
for
everything
you're
doing
and
thank
you
to
my
colleagues
and
the
mayor
who
have
taken
this
seriously
as
it
needs
to
be
taken
in
order
to
get
this
done.
A
So
on
that,
if
there
are
no
other
comments,
I
would
ask
the
clerk
to
call
the
role.
G
A
And
no
names.
That
item
is
unanimously
approved
and
thank
you
all
for
your
passion
and
energy
on
this
issue.
I
know
I'm
not
remotely
the
only
one
on
the
council
who
cares
at
this
level.
We'll
then
move
on
to
our
public
hearing
agenda.
We
have
three
regular
public
hearings
coming
forward
this
morning,
as
well
as
a
quasi-judicial
public
hearing
and
we'll
have
a
discussion
item
at
the
end
of
the
agenda
item
number
one:
is
the
2020
consolidated
action
plan
amendment,
so
I
would
call
on
staff
to
present
a
brief
report.
C
Chair
goodman
members
of
the
committee
matt
bauer,
finance
and
property
services.
This
public
hearing
is
to
add
an
amendment
to
the
city's
existing
2020
consolidated
plan
to
allow
for
community
development
block.
Grant
supplemental
cares,
act,
funding
to
be
used
for
the
aforementioned
agenda
item
agenda
item
project
providing
operating
funding
for
homelessness
shelters.
F
A
A
Okay,
council,
member
gordon,
has
moved
approval.
Thank
you.
I
do
just
want
to
note
behind
the
scenes.
A
Steve
poor
has
really
been
super
helpful
in
trying
to
figure
out
how
to
make
this
happen
in
the
village
that
it's
taken
to
make
the
tiny
villages
happen.
Steve
poore
has
been
the
brainchild
behind
trying
to
figure
out
how
to
make
this
work,
and
this
particular
plan
amendment
has
had
a
lot
of
work
by
cped
and
I'm
very
forever
grateful
to
you
for
doing
that.
Work.
Mr
poor,
thank
you
on
council
member
gordon's
motion
I'll.
Ask
the
clerk
to
call
the
role
council.
I
B
A
I
Council
members,
I'm
beth
grossen
senior
project
coordinator
in
the
business
development
section
of
cpad.
The
city
has
prepared
a
new
redevelopment
plan
to
facilitate
the
use
of
hennepin
county
transit-oriented
development
program
funds
that
family
tree
clinic
has
secured
to
help
pay
for
costs
associated
with
its
redevelopment
at
1913
and
1925
nicolette
avenue.
I
This
action
allows
the
family
tree
clinic
to
receive
and
use
these
tod
grant
funds.
The
county
tod
program
requires
that
a
site
be
located
within
a
redevelopment
project
area.
City
staff
have
prepared
this
plan
to
satisfy
that
requirement
and
promote
the
redevelopment
of
the
site
into
a
new
construction
of
a
sixteen
thousand
five
hundred
square
foot.
Two-Story
medical
clinic
the
45-day
public
review
and
comment
period
began
on
august
20th
2020.
I
A
We'll
see
if
there
are
any
questions
for
from
members
of
the
committee
for
the
good
folks
at
family
tree
or
for
staff
on
this
issue,
sing
numb
I'm
going
to
open
the
public
hearing
on
item
number
two
and
ask
if
ms
light
had
a
few
words
she
wanted
to
say.
You
are
welcome
to
speak
at
this
time.
If
you
could
press
star
6
to
unmute.
J
J
A
K
Oh
sorry,
I
was
interviewed.
Oh
thank
you
so
much.
I
just
want
to
add
a
couple
of
comments.
It's
it's
wonderful
to
have
such
a
resource
in
ward,
six
and
well.
I
will
welcome
that
and
president
number
six
will
definitely
welcome
that
having
a
family
tree
clinic
in
our
neighborhood,
so
I'll
move
that
item
for
approval.
A
G
A
L
L
They
are
looking
to
establish
an
emergency
shelter
for
up
to
50
persons
on
the
property
located
at
2012
through
2028,
cedar
avenue,
and
then
a
surface
parking
lot
on
the
property
at
2019
cedar
avenue,
which
is
across
the
street.
The
site
is
located
in
the
or3
zoning
district
and
the
pedestrian-oriented
overlay
district.
This
is
in
ward
6
and
in
the
venture,
village
neighborhood.
L
The
site
is
located
along
an
isolated
stretch
of
cedar,
avenue,
south
of
east
franklin
and
east
of
hiawatha.
The
blue
line
lrt
and
the
franklin
avenue
station
are
located
approximately
250
feet,
east
of
the
site.
The
site
is
currently
occupied
by
a
vacant.
Industrial
building
and
the
surface
parking
lot
is
currently
a
vacant
site
as
well.
L
Next
slide,
please,
the
applicant
is
proposing
to
establish
a
new
emergency
shelter
for
50
american
indians,
currently
experiencing
homelessness
or
living
in
encampments
in
the
city
and
or
hennepin
county.
The
shelter
would
be
established
on
the
properties
on
the
west
side
of
cedar
avenue.
There
would
be
beds
for
up
to
15
women
and
35
men.
L
F
L
Number
of
residents
allowed
in
emergency
shelter
in
the
or3
district
is
32
and
the
applicant
did
apply
for
reasonable
accommodation
under
the
federal
fair
housing
act.
Amendments
of
1988
to
increase
the
number
of
beds
in
the
shelter
to
50.
that
was
approved
administratively
by
the
director
of
cpad
and
the
city
attorney's
office
in
on
september
22nd
of
this
year.
L
Given
that
18
of
the
proposed
occupants
must
be
diagnosed
with
a
documented
disability,
as
defined
by
the
federal,
fair
housing
amendment
amendments
act,
the
applicant
is
also
proposing
to
establish
a
surface
parking
lot
on
the
property
across
the
street
for
staff.
The
site
is
currently
used
for
surface
parking,
the
surface
material
of
the
site
is
class
five
and
the
applicant
is
not
proposing
to
make
any
changes
to
that
site
and
the
interim
use
is
consistent
with
the
applicable
policies
of
the
comprehensive
plan
policy.
L
One
access
to
housing
policy,
38,
affordable
housing
need,
transit
and
job
centers
and
policy.
40
homelessness
and
the
emergency
shelter
is
subject
to
six
specific
development
standards
which
it
is
meeting.
The
parking
facility
is
subject
to
chapter
530,
site
plan,
review
in
chapter
541,
off-street
parking
and
loading
and
other
requirements
of
the
office
residence
districts.
L
The
city
council
may
waive
conditions
that
would
apply
to
an
enemy
use
upon
finding
that
the
temporary
nature
of
the
use
will
eliminate
the
adverse
effects
that
the
condition
was
intended
to
prevent.
The
applicant
is
seeking
waivers
from
the
following
zoning
code
requirements,
general
landscaping,
parking
and
loading
landscaping
and
screening
surfacing
impervious
surface
and
yards
now.
Cpad
believes
that
that
the
temporary
nature
of
the
parking
lot
warrants
full
does
not
warrant
full
compliance
with
the
above
zoning
code
requirements
and
we
are
recommending
that
you
waive
these
standards.
L
H
Thank
you
very
much,
and
I'm
also
I'm
willing
to
wait
after
the
public
hearing,
but
I
just
first
want
to
acknowledge
that
this,
together
with
the
previous
two
actions,
really
shows
that
we're
having
an
ability
to
be
nimble
and
try
to
meet
these
needs.
I
mean
this
is
amazing
that
this
this
project
is
going
forward,
and
I
did
want
to
clarify
that.
H
I
believe,
with
this
approval,
they're
going
to
be
able
to
move
forward
in
time
to
open
before
january
1st-
maybe
staff,
to
tell
us
if,
if
what
their
opening
date
is
projected
to
be
at
this
point,.
A
L
H
So
isn't
that
fantastic?
I
mean
that
I
I
think
just
they
deserve
a
lot
of
credit
for
the
being
this
nimble.
I
think
we
deserve
a
lot
of
credit.
I
certainly
have
seen
us
move
much
more
slowly.
I'll,
also
note
that
this
is
very
close
to
the
navigation
center
that
we
opened
and
just
seeing
the
design
and
how
it's
being
built
and
done
its
improvements.
I
think
there's
lessons
that
have
been
learned
and
it's
significant
this
together
with
100
people
who
will
be
housed
at
the
village,
is
great
news
and
I'll.
A
A
K
You
so
much,
I
think
we
are
we,
as
we
talked
about
how
important
it
is
to
have
a
shelter
and
housing
for
our
residents.
Here,
ward
six
suffers
a
lot
with
a
lot
of
encampments
being
placed
here
and
very
short,
shelters
and
housing.
So
this
is
something
that
I
welcome,
and
I
do
want
to
thank
aicd
and
who
everyone
is
working
on
this
and
I
will
approve.
I
will
move
this
item
for
approval.
Thank
you.
A
B
K
B
A
No
nays
that
carries
and
the
motion
is
approved
now
we're
going
to
move
into
our
quasi-judicial
public
hearing
portion
of
the
agenda,
which
is
item
number
four.
This
is
a
variance
appeal
by
katherine
osell
at
5234th
avenue
south.
I'm
going
to
ask
ms
silas
to
please
give
a
report
and
then
I
will
start
the
public
hearing
process.
Miss
silas,
welcome.
M
Good
afternoon,
council
members,
dear
goodman,
I
have
a
presentation
up
here,
so
this
project
is
located
at
5234th
avenue
south.
It
is
a
parcel.
That's
zoned
c1,
it's
approximately
it's
just
over
7
500
square
feet
in
size.
It's
currently
occupied
by
a
single
family
home
that
has
been
used
as
office
uses
in
the
past.
On
september,
8th,
the
city
planning
commission
approved
the
applications
to
allow
a
new
three-story
mixed-use
building
with
19
dwelling
units
and
1800
square
feet
of
office
space.
M
On
september
18th
catherine
osel
appealed
the
city
planning
commission's
decision
to
approve
the
parking
variants
next
slide.
Please
here's
an
aerial
view
of
the
site,
34th
avenue
south
is
designated
as
a
goods
and
services
corridor
in
minneapolis.
2040
people
familiar
with
the
area
know
that
there's
a
postal
service
kitty
corner
from
the
site
and
the
large
commercial
mode
located
two
blocks
to
the
north.
M
As
noted,
there
were
two
setback
requirements
which
resulted
from
the
reverse
corner
lot:
configuration
of
the
site,
the
this
is
a
commercial
site
on
the
corner
here,
but
it
abuts
residential
uses
both
to
the
south
and
located
across
the
alley
to
the
west,
which
results
in
requirements
for
reflective
for
aired
setbacks.
M
When
commercial
uses
are
adjacent
to
residential
uses.
They
do
have
to
continue
that
front
yard
setback
for
the
first
25
feet
into
the
lot.
As
you
can
see
on
the
site,
the
the
lot
itself
is
only
51
feet
in
width.
It's
only
just
over
7
500
square
feet
in
size
and
the
car
votes
that
would
be
required
as
part
of
the
setback
requirements
to
comply
with
both
front
yard.
M
Reflective
setbacks,
as
well
as
the
parking
you
know,
allowing
parking
to
be
located
in
the
building
were
all
demands
on
the
site
that
were
constrained
due
to
the
size
and
next
slide
please.
M
So
this
is
the
first
floor
plan
shown
here
on
the
bottom.
That
applicant
did
submit
several
different
configurations
for
the
first
floor
of
the
building.
The
final
configuration
shows
just
five
parking
spaces.
They
did
look
at
adding
additional
parking,
but
eventually
due
to
the
need
for
an
accessible
unit
within
the
building,
they
ended
up
placing
the
accessible
unit
on
the
ground
floor
which
restricted
the
size
of
the
parking
area
as
well.
M
There
is
proposed
to
be
an
office
on
the
ground
floor
of
the
building,
and
that
is
shown
here
that
fronts
on
34th
avenue
south,
which
is
appropriate
for
goods
and
services
corridor.
However,
that
also
does
restrict
the
available
space
within
the
building
for
parking.
M
In
addition,
the
applicant
did
use
the
vestibule
and
stairs
in
the
building
to
better
comply
with
some
of
the
site
plan
review
standards
for
active
uses
along
the
street,
resulting
in
limitations
on
the
configuration
of
parking
within
the
building
next
slide.
Please,
and
then
here
are
the
upper
floors
next
slide,
please
I'm
here
at
the
elevations
for
the
building.
M
It
is
a
three-story
building
that
is
permitted
in
the
c1
district
in
mixed-use
buildings
that
have
commercial
uses
that
occupy
50
of
the
gross
floor
area
on
the
ground
floor
next
slide,
please
and
here's
our
rendering
next
slide,
so
the
site
guidance
for
the
site.
This,
this
specific
parcel
has
been
zoned
c1.
It
continues
to
be
zone
c1
and
that
site
allows
for
three
stories
as
part
of
the
mixed
use,
building,
which
is
very
consistent
with
the
guidance
of
minneapolis
2040..
M
This
site
is
designated
as
corridor
mixed
use
and
corridor.
Three
all
of
34th
avenue
south
is
a
goods
and
services
corridor
designated
as
corridor
three
running,
both
north
and
south
of
the
site,
so
the
proposed
three-story
mixed-use
building
is
very
consistent
with
the
guidance
within
minneapolis
2040..
M
In
addition,
the
the
the
various
appeal
that
you
are
considering
today
is
specifically
regarding
the
parking
variants
and,
as
I
noted
the
site,
it
does
have
significant
constraints
when
it
comes
to
the
size
and
configuration
of
the
site
and
meeting
the
various
demands
on
the
site.
So
the
applicant
has
proposed
to
carve
out
a
front
yard
a
front
yard
along
34th
avenue.
South
they
are
complying
with
the
rear
and
south
side
yard
setbacks.
M
However,
it
is
a
reverse
corner
lot
configuration
and,
in
the
staff
report,
you'll
see
that
the
proposed
building
footprint
occupies
78
of
the
lot,
but
complying
with
all
the
setbacks
restricts
the
buildable
area
of
the
lot
to
66
of
the
lot,
in
addition
being
able
to
comply
with
the
increased
setbacks
on
a
commercial
lot.
That's
that's,
surrounded
by
residential,
restricts
the
available
area
within
the
building
for
parking.
M
In
addition,
the
the
lot
itself
is
only
51
feet
in
width
and
in
order
to
have
a
double
loaded
corridor,
not
even
considering
setbacks,
you
would
need
at
least
58
feet
in
width,
so
given
the
constraints
of
the
site
being
a
reverse
corner
lot,
a
commercial
site,
that's
surrounded
by
residential
and
the
narrow
width
of
this
commercial
commercial
site
on
a
a
corridor
that
is
designated
for
mixed
use.
Staff
did
find
that
there
was
a
significant
practical
difficulty
in
complying
with
the
parking
requirement.
M
In
addition,
the
the
the
proposals
are
reasonable
and
consistent
with
the
vision
in
minneapolis
2040
as
well.
Minneapolis
2040
has
a
policy
that
calls
for
the
elimination
of
off-street
parking
minimums,
resulting
in
allowing
for
owners
to
determine
the
parking
requirement.
M
This
building
is
is
proposed
to
contain
seven
units
of
affordable
housing
at
fifty
percent.
Ami
to
serve
veterans
is
with
macv,
which
the
applicant
I'm
sure
would
be
able
to
speak
to
more
as
well
next
slide.
Please
so
stop
is
recommending
denying
the
appeal
and
upholding
the
planning
commission's
decision
to
approve
the
parking
variants
and
I'm
happy
to
answer
any
questions.
A
Thank
you
miss
for
your
very
thorough
report.
I'm
going
to
go
ahead
and
open
the
public
hearing
with
this
type
of
public
hearing.
We
give
the
appellant
an
opportunity
to
make
their
case
first.
That
would
be
katherine
osell.
I
might
not
be
saying
that
right
and
I
apologize
we're
going
to
ask
you
to
speak
first
and
then
we'll
ask
the
other
people
who
have
signed
up.
I
will
call
on
them
by
name
to
be
able
to
testify
as
well
you'll,
each
other
than
catherine
you'll
each
be
given
two
minutes.
A
I
would
ask
that
you
stick
specifically
to
the
issue
of
parking.
There
are
a
lot
of
people
signed
up
and
if
someone
has
said
something
that
has
already
been
mentioned,
you
could
say
I
agree
with
this
person.
That
would
be
helpful
and
then
we
will
allow
other
members
of
the
public,
including
the
folks
that
are
doing
the
project
to
speak
after
the
appellant
has
spoken.
So
I
will
ask
katherine
if
you
would
please
hit
star
six
to
unmute
your
mic,
and
I
would
give
you
the
floor.
N
A
O
But
would
you
please
put
up
the
graphic
neighborhood
map
I
submitted?
Thank
you
and
please
note.
This
map
is
not
necessarily
to
scale
and
there
are
some
blocks
that
have
not
been
filled
in
with
details.
However,
the
features
presented
on
the
detailed
block
should
allow
you
to
visualize.
What
is
there
where
there
is
no
alley,
is
a
series
of
houses
and
driveways
leading
from
the
street.
The
black
rectangle
on
the
corner
of
52nd
street
34th
avenue
is
where
the
proposed
building
will
go.
O
Both
streets
are
snow
emergency
routes,
so
there
will
be
times
during
the
winter
when
there
will
be
nowhere
to
park
except
side
streets.
33Rd
avenue
is
a
t
street
on
both
ends
with
52nd
street,
being
3
blocks
long
and
53rd
street
being
two
blocks
long.
This
is
the
closest
side
street
to
the
building,
so
most
of
their
cars
are
going
to
end
up
here.
Our
side
streets
are
not
wide
and
will
become
even
narrower.
As
the
snow
piles
up
getting
emergency
vehicles
through
could
be
problematic.
O
You
can
see
that
the
neighbors
on
the
west
side
of
33rd
avenue
have
no
alley.
They
all
have
driveways
leading
from
the
street
to
their
garages.
It
should
be
noted
that
most
driveways
around
here
are
on
a
hill
and
when
it's
icy,
their
vehicles
occasionally
slide
down
and
bump
the
curb
on
the
east
side
of
the
street.
O
The
reverse
is
also
true
when
snowy
or
icy
the
residents
need
to
back
up
to
the
east
curb
and
take
a
run
at
their
driveway
in
order
to
get
to
the
top
from
what
I've
been
able
to
discern
access
to
the
few
parking
stalls
will
be
via
the
alley.
If
you
look
at
the
map,
the
lot
across
the
alley
from
the
proposed
building
is
an
odd
one.
O
It
encompasses
the
back
portions
of
the
first
two
lots
on
33rd
avenue
the
steps
leading
down
from
the
doorway
of
that
house
and
directly
on
the
alley
with
cars
parked
all
along
52nd
street,
except
during
snow
emergencies.
The
size
of
the
proposed
building,
which
has
been
granted
a
variance
to
extend
the
sidewalk
52nd
street,
the
slight
offset
of
the
alley
across
52nd
street
and
the
position
of
the
house
directly
on
the
alley
with
pedestrian
traffic
going
in
and
out
the
sight
lines
will
be
minimal
and
dangerous.
O
The
odd
configuration
of
the
lots
on
that
and
also
caused
the
creation
of
two
more
street
entrance
driveways.
So
the
residents
of
the
two
houses
on
the
end
of
33rd
avenue
could
access
their
garages.
There
are
many
stop
signs
in
this
neighborhood,
which
is,
of
course,
a
good
thing.
However,
cars
may
not
park
within
30
feet
of
the
signs.
Further
reducing
parking,
the
intersection
of
52nd
street
34th
avenue
is
a
four-way
stop
with
bus
car
bus
stops
on
two
corners.
O
There
are
several
businesses
on
this
intersection
which
rely
on
customers
being
able
to
find
a
place
to
park.
There's
a
tax
preparation
office
on
the
southeast
corner
with
on-street
parking.
Only
the
second
house
in
on
the
northwest
corner
is
a
professional
daycare
center
called
kidscare
where
parents
need
parking
to
drop
their
children
off
and
pick
them
up.
The
hardware
store
in
the
northeast
corner
has
a
small
parking
lot
with
a
street
entrance
that,
along
with
the
stop
sign,
precludes
most
parking
on
that
side.
O
All
the
way
the
taylor
shop
shop
has
on-street
parking
only
and
the
post
office
next
door
has
a
very
long
stretch
of
no
parking
due
to
their
driveway
in
a
drive-up
post
box.
34Th
avenue
also
lost
several
parking
spaces
per
block
due
to
the
new
bump
out
corners
created
when
the
street
was
recently
reconfigured.
O
In
addition,
although
not
on
the
map,
there's
a
school
located
on
52nd
street
between
30th
and
31st
avenue,
children,
frequently
walk
back
and
forth
to
school,
crossing
34th
avenue
and
all
those
extra
cars
driving
around
and
looking
for
a
place
to
park
is
going
to
make
it
more
dangerous
for
them.
Could
you
put
up
the
first
photo?
Please.
O
P
O
O
This
is
a
normal
parking
scenario.
Looking
north
on
33rd
avenue
on
any
given
day,
most
of
the
vehicles
belong
to
residents.
Imagine
trying
to
dig
yourself
out
of
the
snow
during
a
snow
emergency
when
the
east
side
of
the
street
on
the
right
is
parked
bumper
to
bumper.
Sometimes
you
have
to
snow
blow
or
shovel
a
good
10
feet
in
front
of
your
car
in
order
to
take
a
run
out
to
the
rats
in
the
center
of
the
street.
It's
not
going
to
be
pretty.
O
Please
put
the
next
photo
up.
This
is
a
photo
of
the
street
looking
south
on
33rd
avenue,
taking
taken
on
the
same
day
as
the
previous
photo.
Several
cars
belong
to
neighbors
and
the
rest
are
having
a
socially
distanced
visit
to
my
next
door.
Neighbor
we
do
have
company
outdoors
even
amid
the
coronavirus
outbreak
and
need
some
spaces
for
our
company
to
park.
O
Please
put
up
the
next
photo.
This
is
a
view
of
the
end
of
the
alley
where
the
projected
building
will
be
located.
Please
note:
the
proximity
of
the
house
and
steps
to
the
alley
that
house
is
a
rental
and
at
the
moment
there
are
four
college
students
living
there.
They
all
drive
and
their
driveway
only
fits
one
car.
So
the
other
three
park
on
the
street,
the
previous
renters,
were
also
for
college
students
and
they
had
cars
same
scenario,
the
renters
previous
to
that
were
a
family
of
four
with
two
adults
and
two
young
children.
O
Their
two
children
were
constantly
in
and
out
of
the
house
via
those
steps
on
the
alley.
I
believe
and
correct
me
if
I'm
mistaken,
the
parking
for
the
projected
building
will
enter
through
the
alley
and
into
the
back
of
the
building
which,
as
I
understand
it,
will
be
closer
to
the
alley
than
the
current
garage
pictured
on
the
right
that
will
create
a
dangerously
congested
situation
for
pedestrian
traffic,
especially
those
who
live
in
that
house.
O
Neighbors
driving
in
the
alley
to
get
to
their
garages
and
anyone
parking
in
the
proposed
apartment
building
the
parking
for
residents
of
the
proposed
building
should
have
a
separate
entrance
that
does
not
require
alley
access
to
alleviate
this
problem.
Please
put
up
the
next
photo.
This
is
a
photo
randomly
taken
in
the
middle
of
an
afternoon
on
35th
avenue
on
the
east
side
of
34th
avenue
the
other
reasonably
close
street
to
the
proposed
building.
O
Although
you
have
to
walk
across
busy
34th
avenue
and
down
a
block
in
order
to
get
to
it,
I
don't
know
if
the
vehicles
belong
to
residents
best
visitors
or
customers
of
the
nearby
businesses,
but,
as
you
can
see,
there
are
quite
a
number
of
vehicles
there
again
the
congestion
will
be
multiplied.
The
residents
of
the
proposed
apartment
building
have
nowhere
else
else
to
park
next
photo
please.
Thank
you.
This
is
a
photo
taken
on
52nd
street
between
35th
and
34th
avenues.
O
Looking
west,
please
note
the
lack
of
parking
due
to
driveways
and
an
alley
entrance.
This
is
right
across
the
street
from
the
proposed
building,
which
you
can
see
in
the
background
behind
the
white
truck.
In
addition,
the
trucks
and
equipment
parked
there
belong
to
the
property
owners
who
are
proposing
this
building.
Those
vehicles
are
there
all
the
time,
and
I
and
most
of
my
neighbors
did
not
believe
them
when
they
said
during
the
nina
meeting
that
they
would
move
them
to
other
sites.
O
They
are
rather
hard
to
believe
because
they've
not
been
very
good
neighbors
so
far,
they're
very
lacks
at
shoveling
snow
and
mowing
their
lawn.
They
have
brought
in
big
dumpsters
of
construction
material
and
let
it
sit
there
for
weeks
until
neighbors
complained
in
short,
they've
done
nothing
in
a
couple
of
years.
They've
been
here
to
make
me
or
my
neighbors
think
they
have
any
regard
to
the
neighborhood
next
photo.
Please.
This
final
photo
kind
of
puts
everything
in
a
nutshell.
I
noted
the
day
and
time
on
this
photo
to
exemplify
the
problems
with
parking.
O
We
already
have
I'm
standing
on
the
corner
where
the
proposed
building
would
be
located
on
a
friday
afternoon
at
3
45
pm.
It's
just
the
beginning
of
rush
hour
and
the
corner
is
hopping.
Please
note:
the
bus
stop
and
stop
sign
on
the
left
and
the
new
bump
out
corner
on
the
right.
There's
no
parking
there,
of
course,
and
every
other
spot
is
jammed
full
of
cars,
including
ones
pulled
up
to
the
post
office
drop
box.
Do
you
see
all
those
people
standing
behind
the
cars
they
are
in
line
to
enter
the
post
office?
O
That
post
office
is
one
of
the
closest
to
the
ones
that
were
burned
down
on
or
near
lake
street.
A
few
months
ago,
the
people
in
those
areas
now
come
here
adding
to
the
congestion
when
that
situation
will
be
alleviated
as
anyone's
guess,
but
it
has.
It
has
certainly
added
another
wrinkle
to
the
parking
situation
and
that
line
of
people
doesn't
include
the
ones
who
have
to
park
somewhere
in
order
to
get
into
the
lobby
to
pick
up
their
mail
from
a
post
office
box.
O
After
seeing
these
few
examples,
you
can
hopefully
see
why
I've
been
very
concerned
about
the
plans
for
the
structure
that
is
to
be
built
at
5234th
avenue
south,
in
particular,
with
a
plan
for
providing
very
little
parking
for
the
residents
and
none
at
all
for
the
approximately
four
employees
who
will
be
situated
in
the
business.
On
the
first
floor.
Where
are
all
these
people
going
to
park?
O
Nor
do
they
make
any
guarantee
who
they
will
be
renting
to,
except
for
the
few
subsidized
departments
available
via
their
agreement
with
the
veterans
group.
Please
note
that
in
the
one
and
two
bedroom
apartments
there
may
even
be
more
than
one
person
living
in
a
unit
both
may
have
a
car.
In
fact,
one
of
my
neighbors
sunny
lucas
pointed
out
that
if
you
look
at
the
website
streets.mn,
there
is
a
map
that
shows
car
ownership
per
capita
for
the
entire
country,
and
you
can
narrow
it
down
to
specific
areas
in
our
neighborhood
that
fault.
O
They
have
presented
absolutely
no
evidence
approved
to
back
up
this
claim.
The
developers
have
also
been
touting
the
availability
of
bus
and
train
service
in
the
neighborhood.
The
light
rail
is
not
only
more
than
a
half
a
mile
from
the
intersection,
it
is
actually
.09
miles
per
google
maps
and
metro,
transits
trip
planner
and
the
bus
connections
are
not
all
that
good.
Some
can
walk
it,
but
many
cannot,
especially
if
they're,
elderly
or
disabled,
and
who
wants
to
walk
that
far
in
the
pouring
rain
or
in
sub-zero
weather.
O
When
I
took
the
train
to
work
downtown,
I
could
easily
get
there
by
bus
and
then
rail
it
was
great,
but
coming
home
after
my
shift
ended
at
4
pm.
I
had
to
get
off
at
the
46th
street
station
and
wait
37
minutes
for
a
bus.
At
the
time
there
was
no
bus
service
to
our
closest
station
at
50th
street.
As
far
as
I
know,
there's
still
no
service
there.
Who
wants
to
wait
that
long
for
a
bus
in
the
snow
or
the
rain.
O
So
I
ended
up
driving
my
car
to
the
50th
street
station
parking
there
and
getting
on
the
train.
There
are
no
easy
or
convenient
connections
on
this
far
end
of
south
minneapolis.
Yet,
yes,
people
do
walk
and
bike
to
the
wonderful
retail
area.
We
have
a
couple
of
blocks
away.
There
are
many
amenities
that
we
all
enjoy,
but
it's
not
the
be-all
and
end-all.
People
still
need
to
travel
to
get
to
doctors,
dentists,
friends,
family
and
other
places
of
business
in
various
parts
of
the
city,
the
suburbs
and
beyond.
O
For
that
many
own,
a
car
needs
somewhere
to
park
it
that's
not
going
to
overwhelm
our
neighborhood
streets
and
if
any
of
the
veterans
or
other
residents
of
the
building
are
disabled
and
can't
utilize
a
bus.
Where
are
they
going
to
be
picked
up,
dropped
off
by
ride,
share
services,
metro,
transit
or
a
dav
van?
O
Please
know
that
this
is
not
a
nimby
thing.
That
corner
lot
has
been
con
zoned
for
commercial
use.
For
decades
it
used
to
be
a
beauty
parlor
inside
what
was
originally
a
single
family
dwelling.
I
know
there
will
be
a
multi-family
dwelling
there,
and
I
and
my
neighbors
are
fine
with
that,
but
the
buildings
should
fit
into
our
neighborhood.
O
A
four-plex
would
be
perfect
and
aplex
would
be
manageable,
but
off
street
parking,
preferably
via
an
entrance
separated
from
the
alley,
is
a
must
and
a
max
of
two
stories
would
be
best
to
blend
into
what
we
have
in
our
neighborhood.
Now,
as
you
can
see,
parking
is
already
at
a
premium,
given
the
points
I
previously
made
and
having
that
many
more
people
on
that
corner
will
make
driving
walking
and
biking
in
our
streets
more
dangerous
than
they
already
are.
O
At
the
very
least,
the
developers
need
to
provide
off-street
parking
according
to
current
minneapolis
zoning
laws,
one
stall
per
unit.
In
conclusion,
I
realize
the
variance
was
not
granted
on
the
basis
of
the
developers
proving
that
the
residents
will
not
own
cars,
but
that
was
the
argument
they
kept
bringing
up
in
the
nina
meeting.
It
was
also
contained
in
their
statement
at
the
zoning
commission
meeting
on
september
9th
when
they
requested
the
variance.
O
They
said
absolutely
nothing
about
the
point
ms
silas
made
in
an
email
to
two
of
my
neighbors.
When
she
responded
to
letters
they
wrote,
she
stated
that
in
granting
a
parking
variance,
the
primary
finding
required
is
a
practical
difficulty
in
complying
with
the
ordinance
that
is
unique
to
the
property.
O
The
developers
are
trying
to
put
a
building
the
size
of
a
behemoth
on
a
lot
the
size
of
a
postage
stamp,
in
other
words
after
squeeing,
as
many
paying
wrenches
into
the
building,
as
they
possibly
can.
They
don't
have
room
for
parking.
This
building
is
not
appropriate
for
the
general
location.
I
think
the
onus
should
be
on
them
to
design
a
building
that
will
comply
with
existing
zoning
laws,
and
I
also
sincerely
believe
the
statute
should
be
turned
completely
around.
O
I
also
realize
that
focusing
on
a
parking
variance
is
the
default
objection
to
many
projects
and
is
often
code
for
prohibiting
housing
for
lower
income
and
racial
minorities,
but
as
state
above
this
is
not
the
case.
We
are
a
neighborhood
of
many
different
income
levels
and
races.
What
we
want
to
see
is
an
appropriate
building
complying
with
the
existing
zoning
laws
and
complementing
the
neighborhood
rather
than
detracting
from
it
all,
are
welcome.
O
A
Thank
you
very
much
for
your
presentation.
You
were
very
thorough,
and
so
I
let
you
go
on
first
15
minutes,
so
I'm
expecting
that
everybody
else
who
speak
on
your
side
of
this
will
tell
us
something
different
than
you
have
already
suggested
and
they
will
be
limited
to
two
minutes.
I
would
ask
that
people,
please
not
repeat
themselves.
We
we
miss.
Oh,
I
pronoun.
A
I
cannot
catherine's
correct,
actually
you're
very
good,
and
she
was
very
professional
and
very
thorough
on
your
behalf,
and
so
I
will
call
on
the
next
person
in
the
queue
which
is
sarah
carew.
A
And
I'll
ask
the
clerk
to
be
calling
the
order.
Then
I
was
just
going
by
the
chat
feature,
but
I
would
much
prefer
to
have
miss
hanson
call
the
order.
So
please
go
ahead.
Ma'am.
A
B
Q
Okay,
carol,
searchland,
5148,
elliott,
avenue
south
catherine
did
a
fabulous
job
explaining
all
of
the
issues
as
far
as
parking,
so
I
don't
have
too
much
to
add
to
that,
but
the
one
of
the
things
was
the
visitors
parking
parking.
Q
The
other
thing
I
would
take
issue
with
having
grown
up
in
that
neighborhood,
where
the
developers
say
the
proposed
variants
will
not
alter
the
essential
character
of
the
locality
or
be
injurious
to
the
use
or
enjoyment
of
the
property,
and
they
make
try
to
make
a
case.
That
is
a
mixed
use
corridor.
Yes,
the
corridor
is
somewhat
mixed
use,
but
if
you
look
at
an
aerial
photo
of
the
area,
pretty
much
all
of
the
use
around
this
proposed
apartment
building
is
single
family
residential,
maybe
a
few
multi-unit
dwellings.
Q
So
this
does
alter
the
character
and
the
parking
will
certainly
alter
the
character
and
the
enjoyment
of
other
property
in
the
vicinity
just
want
to
make
a
note
is
jeremy
schroeder
on
the
on
this
panel.
A
Q
Your
time,
that's
fine,
mostly
it's
just.
I
was
at
a
hearing
for
the
bergen
super
value
apartment
building
about
a
year
ago,
and
there
was
another
proposal.
It
was
on
lindale
and
it
was
on
a
single
family
lot
for
similar
type
of
development
and
it
was
denied,
and
that
was
based
on
the
parking.
I
know
there's
a
little
bit
of
a
difference
now
with
the
2040
plan
in
place,
but
a
very
similar
situation
in
a
residential
neighborhood,
not
adequate
parking
and
that
was
denied.
Q
B
All
right,
thank
you.
The
next
speaker
would
be
helena
pikas
lee.
N
Good
afternoon,
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
speak.
My
name
is
helena
pikas
lee.
I
am
a
13-year
homeowner
and
resident
of
the
5200
block,
as
well
as
a
four-year
nokomis
east
neighborhood
association
board
member.
I
have
been
privy
to
a
number
of
the
projects
in
the
nokomis
east
neighborhood,
including
the
34th
avenue
reconstruction
project,
as
well
as.
N
Discussing
some
of
the
traffic
patterns
that
catherine
very
well
summarized
and
some
of
the
issues
surrounding
that
very
busy
intersection,
I
wanted
to
add
to
katherine's
statement
with
a
couple
of
demographics,
particularly
speaking
to
twin
cities,
homes
assertion
that
there
will
not
be
that
many
vehicles
according
to
minnesotacompass.org
the
city's
profile
of
the
nokomis
neighborhood
81.3
percent
of
residents
use
a
car
truck
or
van
for
transportation
to
work
and
vehicles
per
household
in
our
specific
neighborhood
between
2014
and
2018.
N
N
N
N
I
would
I
would
assert
that
they
should
have
three
office
spaces
and
a
minimum
of
12
spaces
for
residents.
My
preference,
of
course,
would
be
to
have
a
more
suitable.
K
A
Madam
chair,
madam
clerk,
please
move
on
to
the
next
person
if
they're
not
able
to
do
it
quickly,.
A
P
Thank
you
for
allowing
me
to
speak.
The
points
I
would
have
made
had
all
been
very
eloquently
mated
by
ms
osel.
P
I
just
think
the
project
is
far
too
ambitious
for
that
corner
and
the
parking
out
there,
especially
in
the
wintertime,
will
be
ferocious.
Thank
you.
That's
really
all
I
have
to
say.
D
Who's
on
the
line
speaking
we
own
the
home,
that's
right
next
door
across
the
alley
from
the
proposed
project.
D
Well,
I
agree
with
the
excellent
representation
that
catherine
gave
and
I
can
also
speak
everybody's
talking
about
statistics.
We've
rented
that
home
to
several
groups
of
millennials
every
person
that
lives
in
the
home
that
we've
rented
to
has
had
a
car.
We
also
own
other
units
that
we
rent
to
people
who
are
section
8.
They
also
all
own
a
car.
So
this
idea
that
somehow
this
19,
these
19
people
aren't
going
to
own
vehicles
is
a
fantasy.
D
B
A
Phone-
okay-
that
was
the
second
time
for
both
of
those
and
they've,
been
unable
to
tune
in
so
we'll
move
on
to
the
developer
and
ask
him
and
his
team
to
cap
their
comments
at
10
minutes,
please.
This
is
2
34
right
now,.
P
R
This
is
nick
hubers,
the
developer
first
off.
I
guess
I'd
like
to
thank
the
members
of
committee
and
to
lindsay
for
the
detailed
description
of
our
project.
R
I'd
also
like
to
thank
the
many
individuals
of
the
community
that
have
came
up
to
us
and
spoke
to
us
in
support
of
the
project
to
address
the
parking
concern
you
know.
I
know
that
you
know.
We've
talked
about
this
numerous
times
that
seven
of
the
19
units
are
going
to
be
dedicated
as
affordable
with
those
seven
units
renting
the
homeless
veterans,
which
again,
I
think
that
it's
probably
highly
unlikely
that
they
will
have
cars.
You
know,
might
they
have
cars?
I
guess
that's
always
a
possibility.
R
You
know,
so
that
leaves
us
with
12
units
that
are
going
to
have
five
dedicated
parking
spaces
and
even
if
all
those
individuals
own
cars,
I
I
just,
I
think
it's
highly
unlikely
that
that's
going
to
create
a
major
parking
issue
in
this
neighborhood.
I
mean
just
before
this
meeting
I
stepped
outside.
I
looked
down
34th
I
looked
up
34th,
I
looked
east
of
52nd
and
west
to
fix
52nd
and
there's
space
for
a
minimum
of
100
cars.
R
In
the
city,
which
I
think
there's
you
know
less
opportunity
for
street
parking,
you
know
uptown
as
an
example,
but
in
this
neighborhood
I
don't
feel
that
it's
an
issue.
Currently,
I
guess
you
know
in
closing,
you
know.
I
think
that
this
project,
you
know,
fits
the
minneapolis
2040
plan
by
offering
what
you
need
is
additional
housing
and,
probably
even
more
importantly,
offering
affordable
housing
to
37
of
the
project
and.
A
A
A
President,
mr
donato,
you
have
two
minutes.
Please
state
your
name
and
address
for
the
record.
S
S
S
S
A
G
Thank
you,
chair
goodman.
I
will
be
moving
to
deny
the
appeal
I
first
want
to
make
sure
to
you
know
thank
all
the
neighbors
that
come
out
and
give
a
little
more
context
for
what
we
do
here.
I
I
think
it's
a
common
misconception
that
we
approve
or
disapprove
projects
and
what
we
do
as
a
city.
The
power
we
have
is
to
make
sure
they
conform
to
the
law,
that's
the
federal
law,
the
state
law
and
the
city
law,
and
that
that
gets
complex.
G
I
thought
catherine
did
a
very
good
job
of
laying
out
the
reasons
for
that
and
one
of
those
reasons.
As
she
pointed
out,
there
would
need
to
be
a
law
change.
G
You
know,
and
I
I
think
that
I
it
is
very
helpful
when
the
neighbors
take
the
time
to
come
out,
and
I
want
to
make
sure
that
they
they
felt
heard
that
this
is
we
take
this
very
seriously,
but
as
the
laws
are
written
and
as
I
as
I
voted
on
the
planning
commission,
there
is
practical
difficulty
with
this
lot
being
the
reverse
corner.
That
does
create
difficulties.
G
A
T
G
A
So
that
appeal
does
fail.
I
want
to
thank
the
the
applicants
for
being
on
the
call
today
or
the
people
who
did
the
appeal.
I
thought
you
did
a
very,
very
good
incredible
job
and
thank
you
for
participating
today
I'll.
Lastly,
move
on
to
item
number
18,
which
is
a
discussion
item.
This
is
the
minneapolis
forward,
restoration
of
properties
reduced
to
rubble
appropriation,
just
because
of
the
very
high
profile
nature
of
this
item.
U
Great
thank
you,
chair
goodman
members
of
the
committee,
I'm
andrea
brennan,
interim
cped,
director.
I
will
provide
just
a
very
brief
high-level
summary
of
the
request
before
you
and
then
turn
it
over
to
steve
poor
development
services
director,
who
has
been
much
more
involved
in
the
details
and
working
with
the
individual
property
owners,
cpad
staff.
U
We
have
been
working
toward
recovery
in
the
aftermath
of
of
the
the
civil
unrest
after
the
killing
of
george
floyd
at
the
end
of
may,
as
well
as
recovery
from
the
covet
19
pandemic
and
the
impacts
that
that's
been
having
on
our
businesses
and
residents.
U
One
of
the
key
priorities
that
we
have
identified
is
is
the
the
debris
that
remains
on
several
sites
located
throughout
the
city.
U
We
have
gone
through
and
again
steve
will
provide
more
detail
about
this,
but
we
have
been
working
with
the
individual
property
owners
to
identify
those
owners
that
do
not
have
the
capability,
the
the
financial
capability,
meaning
insurance
proceeds
or
otherwise,
to
clean
up
or
clear
the
debris
and
the
rubble
that
is
currently
on
on
their
sites.
One
of
the
reasons
for
this
is
that
any
fire
damaged
debris
is
is
considered
a
hazardous
material
and
the
the
removal
of
that
is
is
extremely
expensive.
U
Additionally,
there's
excavation
and
then
site
filling
needs
to
restore
the
site,
so
we've
identified,
as
stated
in
the
request
for
proposals,
we've
identified
16
specific
sites
that
we
think
will
not
be
able
to
get
cleaned
up
without
the
city,
taking
a
more
active
role
in
in
in
this
effort,
we
have
estimated
that
the
cost
of
of
clearing
these
sites
will
be
about
two
million
dollars
and
we
have
identified
proposed
sources
of
those
funds,
including
five
hundred
thousand
dollars
from
what's
basically
left
from
the
two
percent
gap
loan
program.
U
This
is
the
program
that
was
used
to
provide
the
zero
person
interest
la
forgivable
loans
to
businesses
that
were
impacted
by
covet
19.
U
We
issued
those
funds
in
in
april
and
may
there's
500
thousand
dollars
left
in
that
budget
item
that
was
not
appropriated
for
that
purpose
that
we
would
propose
again
to
repurpose
for
for
rubble
cleanup.
The
other
sources
of
funds
include
proposed
750
000
from
our
fund
balances
from
the
tax
increment
common
project
fund
and
then
finally,
750
000
from
community
development
block
grant.
These
are
federal
funds
program
income
that
we
have
received
in
the
last
year
and
program.
U
U
So
our
proposal
is
in
the
request
before
you
is
to
approve
this
appropriation.
U
U
T
Thank
you
interim
director,
brennan
good
afternoon,
chairman
goodman
and
members
of
the
committee.
Many
of
you
are
aware
that
there
are
a
lot
of
these
sites
have
not
changed
much
since
a
lot
of
the
civil
unrest,
that's
happened
and
staff
has
obviously
done
field
surveys.
We've
watched
a
lot
of
these
properties.
We
worked
with
oem
to
identify
kind
of
the
damage
level
of
these
properties.
Just
a
reminder,
there
was
888
affected
properties
in
the
area
that
suffered
some
type
of
near
civil
unrest.
T
We
triaged
based
on
75
damage
or
higher
for
the
most
substantial
amount
of
damage
on
on
a
limited
number
of
properties,
and
of
that
there
was
about
18
properties,
some
of
which
have
already
been
cleared
that
had
upwards
of
90
percent
damage.
There's
a
few
husks
of
buildings
left
that
pros
pose
a
damage
to
public
safety
or
excuse
me
a
risk
to
public
safety
and
then
there's
a
a
about
13
others
where
there's
piles
of
rubble.
T
We
also
have
given
a
pause
on
on
issuing
any
cleanup
letters
that
typically
would
have
gone
out
after
buildings
that
suffered
this
kind
of
damage,
and
that
was
again
to
give
folks
a
chance
to
kind
of
catch
their
breath
and
and
deal
with
the
the
tragic
damage
that
their
businesses
and
their
lives
have
sustained.
As
a
result
of
this,
our
building
official
has
talked
to
a
number
of
property
owners.
T
I'm
kind
of
checking
out
where
they're
at
many
of
them
didn't
know
what
their
insurance
coverage
would
be
when
they
got
into
this,
and
many
of
them
again
have
found
out
that
many
of
them
won't
get
more
than
maybe
25
or
35
000
out
of
insurance.
T
So
what
we're
proposing
here
is
to
kind
of
follow
the
regular
rule
of
order
that
the
city
has
in
dealing
with
damaged
business
or
buildings.
Excuse
me
often
these
are
fire
damaged,
and
so
that
process
starts
with
writing
to
property
owners.
The
letter
won't,
it
will
probably
be
a
form
letter,
but
it
won't
be
a
harsh
letter,
but
we're
gonna
tell
them.
You
know
we
need
to
move
forward
to
get
this
cleaned
up
and
if
you've
got
resource
issues
to
reach
back
out
to
staff.
T
So
what
we'd
like
to
do
is
get
the
money
to
free
up
to
do
this
work.
We
would
have
to
do
bids
for
contractors
we're
very
sensitive
to
making
sure
that
process
is
fair
and
and
includes
minority-owned
businesses,
but
without
these
resources
we
feel
that
this
condition
out
in
the
in
the
city
is
just
going
to
be
a
persistent
problem,
and
so
that's
what
we're
asking
for
today,
just
just
briefly
for
those
who've
been
around
a
little
longer
before
construction
code
services
was
brought
into
cpet
and
was
rigged
services.
T
We
had
what
was
called
the
1900
fund.
That
was
a
fund
that
was
a
revolving
fund
that
had
monies
into
it.
That
would
be
used
for
these
purposes
and
some
some
period
after
the
reorganization
happened.
That
fund
was
kind
of
discontinued,
and
so
again
we've
got
an
unprecedented
scope
and
breadth
of
this
problem
that
we
have
to
address,
and
so
that's
what
we're
here
for
today
is
to
ask
for
that
money
to
be
allocated
so
that
we
can
undertake
this
work.
A
Thank
you
so
much
for
that
report,
mr
porn,
for
all
the
hard
work
you're
doing
on
this
recovery
effort.
I
do
get
emails
from
you
weekly,
with
updates
about
the
recovery
effort
and
from
my
where
I
sit
and
I'm
sure
members
of
the
committee
is
very
much
appreciated.
Are
there
any
comments?
Council,
member
osman.
K
Yes,
thank
you
so
much.
I
want
to
thank
the
staff
for
planning
this
recovery
effort.
The
people
that
own
the
businesses
are
mostly
minority
and
immigrants,
and
it's
great
to
have
their
back
and
make
sure
that
the
city
is
here
for
them
and
helping
them
get
back
to
life
and
get
back
to
their
business,
so
whatever
we
can
to
help
those
that
are
affected,
the
most
is
appreciated.
So
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
so
much.
H
Yeah,
thank
you.
I'm
looking
at
the
addresses,
and
I
guess
looking
at
the
rca,
it
looks
like
we're
approving
help
for
certain
addresses
and
then
not
approving
help
for
other
addresses,
and
I
know
some
of
these
buildings
and
some
of
these
piles
of
rubble
very,
very
well
and
I'm
curious
about
how
we
made
the
determination
on
address
by
address.
One
of
the
properties
that
I
hear
the
most
about
is
the
old
post
office
building
at
30
33
27th
avenue
south.
H
So
of
course
I
was
hoping
that
there
might
be
some
thing
we
were
doing
to
help
address.
That
is,
I
can
you
just
be
clear
with
me
that
this
is
the
finite
list
of
addresses
and
nobody
else
is
going
to
get
access
to
these
funds,
or
is
there
some
room
that
there
might
be
funds
that
could
be
used
on
additional
properties?
If
we
get
the
evidence
that
it
is
needed.
H
U
Start
chair,
goodman
councilmember,
gordon,
the
the
request
for
committee
action
before
you
states
that
the
16
properties
have
been
identified
as
the
worst
of
the
worst,
and
we
have
been
in
conversation
with
most
of
them
and
know
that
there
are
insufficient
insurance
proceeds
to
pay
for
the
cleanup.
So
we
know
that
these
properties
have
sustained
minimally
75
damage
and
actually
the
16
are
more
like
90
to
100
damage.
U
The
rca
also
states
that
if
there
are,
if
additional
properties
are
identified,
that
meet
the
criteria
and
again
the
criteria
are
that
they
have
to
be
minimally
75
or
more
damaged
and
have
insufficient
insurance
proceeds
to
address
the
the
cleanup
needs.
Then,
and
there
are
funds
that
remain
from
the
2
million,
that
we
would
proceed
with
assisting
those
those
owners
as
well
and
I'll
turn
it
over
to
steve.
If
he
has
anything
else
to
add
yeah.
T
Thank
you,
director,
andrea
councilmember,
gordon
chair,
goodman,
yeah.
We
we
triage
these
by
damage
again.
This
was
based
on
field
surveys.
We
worked
with
the
assessor's
office,
we
also
worked
with
oem
and
obviously
the
need
exceeds
the
resources
that
we
have
and
if
we
have
more
resources,
we'll
do
as
much
as
possible.
I
did
respond
to
your
email
earlier
about
the
post
office,
and
maybe
there
was
some
confusion.
T
I
we
generally
have
properties
that
the
post
office
operates
in
that
is
owned
by
the
federal
government,
but
that's
not
always
the
case
so,
for
instance,
at
the
kmart
building
the
post
office
is
going
in
there,
but
they're
exercising
general
services,
administration
rights
and
and
not
necessarily
going
through
our
normal
permitting
process.
T
Similarly,
on
this
property
you're
talking
about
my
understanding,
is
the
building
official
had
contacted
the
post
office
that
I
think
still
may
have
a
valid
lease
on
it,
and
I
also,
I
think
there
might
have
been
an
arson
investigation
at
that
site.
T
So
I'll
double
check
the
facts
on
that
one
and
we'll
get
back
to
you,
but
our
goal
is
to
to
address
as
many
properties
as
possible,
but
the
first
lens
is
the
most
damage
and
which
ones
pose
a
public
safety
threat
and
we're
hopeful
that
some
of
these
sites
may
not
in
fact
have
contaminated
soil,
but
generally
buildings
of
that
age.
End
up
having
as
asbestos
lead,
paint
and
or
sometimes
pcbs
in
the
buildings
and
often
are
the
soils,
are
determined
to
be
toxic
and
that's
actually
done
by
the
state.
T
The
state
has
to
come
in
and
look
at
those
sites,
but
we
would
try
to
address
as
many
properties
as
we
can.
We
are
also
mindful
that
some
properties
may
have
degraded
substantially
since
the
original
civil
unrest
and
we
do
monitor
some
of
these
buildings
and
so
we're
constantly
trying
to
reevaluate.
H
I
appreciate
that
I
also
appreciated
that
last
sentence
in
the
rca,
but
just
wanted
it
verbalized
on
the
public
record
here
I
suspect
75
percent
of
this
one
is
damaged
and
also
for
the
record,
if
somebody
does
have
the
means
to
have
it
repaired.
H
I
think
that
that's
fine,
if
they're
able
to
do
that
or
demolished
and
cleaned
up,
but
if
they're,
I
think
we
need
to
do
our
best
to
make
sure
that
they
get
it
done
in
a
timely
manner,
because
you,
as
you
can
imagine
the
longer
these
destroyed
and
half
standing
walls
are
up
in
the
community,
the
harder
it
is
for
people
to
move
on
and
move
further.
So
we
really
want
to
get
things
cleaned
up
as
fast
as
we
possibly
can
and
if
it
takes
some.
H
I
appreciate
we've
been
able
to
find
some
funding
so
that
we
can
assist
those
who
really
need
it
with
that.
But,
of
course
I
agree
that
it
should
be
those
who
need
it
to
get
those
funds
and
then
maybe
we
need
to
leverage
whatever
else
we
have
to
get
the
others
to
to
get
their
work
done
as
fast
as
possible.
So
yeah
appreciate
that
and
appreciate
the
clarification
and
the
work
in
getting
this
done.
H
T
Gordon
share
goodman,
if
I
may,
I
just
wanted
to
say
briefly:
I
don't
want
you
to
think
staff
drag
their
feet
on
this.
This
has
been
a
very
traumatic
summer
for
all
of
us
and
we
we
made
a
decision
not
to
just
send
out
nasty
letters
telling
people
in
all
this
trauma
they're
going
through
that
hey
by
the
way,
will
you
clean
up
your
property,
and
so
timing
has
been
delicate
for
us
when
it
became
apparent
that
there
were,
there
was
a
large
gap
in
people's
resources
to
make
this
happen.
T
It
we
set
about
trying
to
figure
out
how
to
inject
ourselves
in
the
in
the
most
effective
way
to
address
that,
and
it
did
take
some
time,
but
we
do
we
do
try
to.
We
do
our.
We
are
planning
on
moving
with
some
quickness
and
alacrity
to
address
these
problems
and
if
there's
more
resources
believe
me,
we
won't
leave
them
on
the
table,
we'll
we'll
go
out
and
find
more
sites.
H
G
Thank
you,
chair
goodman,
just
I
did
want
to
follow
up
on
the
the
funding
you
mentioned,
that
the
funding
would
come
out
of
unspent
funds
out
of
the
the
two
percent
loan
and
I
just
wanted
to
kind
of
follow
up
to
find
out
why
the
the
funds
weren't
spent
or
why
we
have
to
still
have
access
to
them.
Now.
U
Sure
chair,
sorry,
ch,
chair,
goodman,
councilmember
schroeder.
The
priority
was
the
emergency
loan
program
for
the
businesses
that
were
impacted
by
covet
19,
that
was
in
in
in
march
and
april.
Additionally,
we've
we've
issued
an
rfp
for
for
great
streets
and
other
business
district
loans,
so
it
it
just
hasn't
been.
You
know,
there's
a
minimum
amount
of
funding
in
the
two
percent
loan
program
that
is
really
necessary
in
order
to
leverage
all
the
other
funding.
U
That's
needed
for
this
program
to
be
operational,
and
so
it
hasn't,
it
hasn't
been
the
highest
priority,
and
we
see
this
this
rebel
cleanup,
as
as
our
recommendation,
is
to
repurpose
those
funds,
because
we
see
this
as
a
much
higher
priority
and
much
more
immediate
need.