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From YouTube: July 9, 2020 Budget Committee
Description
Mayor's Revised 2020 Budget
https://lims.minneapolismn.gov/Agenda/Budget/1755
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Present,
thank
you.
Please
let
the
record
reflect.
We
have
a
quorum
colleagues.
The
purpose
of
this
meeting
and
our
singular
agenda
item
today
pertains
to
a
proposal
by
the
mayor
to
revise
the
adopted
2020
budget
in
recognition
of
the
financial
challenges
the
city
has
experienced
due
to
multiple
concurrent
and
overlapping
emergencies,
which
have
confronted
our
community
this
year,
beginning
with
the
worldwide
pandemic
associated
with
the
novel
coronavirus
in
covid19.
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Those
efforts
remain
in
place
and
include,
for
example,
a
freeze
on
discretionary
spending,
hiring
and
similar
actions,
but,
as
our
financial
team
has
told
us
repeatedly,
the
stopgap
measures
do
not
give
us
sufficient
leverage
to
address
our
budget
crisis.
Therefore,
in
the
interest
of
full
trans
transparency,
we,
as
elected
policymakers,
have
agreed
to
undertake
a
revision
of
the
adopted
2020
budget
working
in
an
expedited
manner
to
reset
our
projections
and
our
plans
for
the
rest
of
the
fiscal
year.
That
work
begins
today
with
a
proposed
revision
presented
by
mayor
frye.
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Thank
you,
madam
chair
paul
masano.
Your
partnership
has
been
greatly
appreciated
and
I
want
to
thank
all
of
you
on
the
city
council
for
your
partnership
as
well.
Council
president
bender
council,
vice
president
jenkins
and
council
member
palmisano,
and
our
teams
have
been
meeting
very
consistently
over
the
last
several
weeks.
Your
perspectives
have
been
indispensable
in
shaping
this
revised
budget
and
guiding
some
very
difficult
decisions
for
the
sake
of
our
city
and
the
integrity
of
local
government.
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I
want
to
note
that
we
understand
that
there
are
a
number
of
competing
priorities
outstanding
in
our
city,
including
the
rapid
growth
of
encampments.
We
will
continue
responding
to
these
issues
in
separate,
but
parallel
tracks,
where
we
will
be
devoting
resources
along
with
county
state
and
federal
partners.
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In
the
first
step
of
right-sizing,
this
year's
budget,
we
achieved
just
over
58
million
dollars
in
savings
through
a
combination
of
hiring
and
wage
freezes.
Deferring
what
significant
expenses
we
were,
able
and
lopping
off
15
percent
of
all
of
our
contracting
work
that
still
left
us
confronting
a
97.7
million
dollar
revenue
gap.
Today,
we're
discussing
not
just
how
to
bridge
that
gap,
but
how
to
sustainably
bridge
that
gap
that
means
decisions
we
make
today
must
take
into
account
current
conditions,
but
also
be
made
with
an
eye
toward
the
future.
D
So
here's
what
we
know
today,
the
global
pandemic
is
hitting
the
nation
hard,
but
it's
hitting
our
neighbors
of
color
harder.
Black
and
latino
americans
are
three
times
as
likely
to
contract
the
virus
and
twice
as
likely
to
die
from
it.
This
is
no
time
to
abandon
our
commitment
to
racial
justice
and
equity.
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Moreover,
some
costs
are
already
anticipated,
including
the
long-term
impacts
of
this
pandemic,
and
so
we've
committed
to
keeping
32
million
dollars
on
hand
in
the
general
fund
and
using
8
million
dollars.
From
that
same
pool
to
offset
our
shortfalls
additionally,
our
downtown
asset
fund
presently
has
a
57
million
dollar
fund
balance,
of
which
32.7
million
is
scheduled
to
be
transferred
into
the
general
fund.
D
That
is
a
normal
annual
transfer
of
the
32.7
million,
but
rather
than
continue
that
transfer
of
32
million
from
a
fund
that
has
already
been
decimated
by
covet
19.,
we
have
decided
to
reduce
the
transfer
by
22
mil.
This
reduction
is
important
because
that
fund
is
already
projected
to
lose
roughly
69
million
dollars
in
local
taxes
that
won't
be
collected
this
year.
D
The
convention
center
has
been
hit
particularly
hard,
and
all
options
were
explored
to
cut
costs.
They
have
been
cutting
costs
and
have
already
undergone
significant
layoffs.
Some
may
say
why
not
shutter
the
convention
center
completely.
Here's.
Why
laying
off
all
the
employees
now
in
one
of
our
most
diverse
workplaces
would
prevent
us
from
hosting
events
and
bringing
in
money
once
the
center
reopens,
not
to
mention
the
staggering
unemployment
costs
that
would
stem
from
that
decision.
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In
other
words,
a
full
elimination
of
the
costs
could
actually
increase
the
deficit.
Finally,
some
funds
are
traditionally
replenished
through
commercial
activity
and
the
usually
consistent
ballooning
of
our
city
by
30
percent.
Every
weekday
now
with
fewer
people
traveling
downtown
from
across
the
state,
fewer
people
are
parking,
so
our
parking
fund
is
diminished,
fewer
people
are
using
water,
so
our
utility
fund
is
depleted
when
our
city
is
at
full
throttle.
Regular
revenues
from
parking
meters
allows
us
to
pay
for
parking
capital
needs
with
cash,
we're
now
compensating
for
that
lack
of
revenue.
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D
So,
starting
with
housing,
we
must
review
and
consider
every
expenditure,
even
those
that
have
informed
our
administration's
priorities.
We
took
a
close
look
at
our
affordable
housing
investments
to
determine
how
best
to
limit
spending
while
continuing
to
move
forward
aggressively
with
the
work
we've
begun.
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We
also
identified
programs
that
provide
immediate
service
to
residents
with
the
greatest
needs
to
ensure
they
are
not
impacted,
and
finally,
we
safeguarded
programs
and
funding
to
protect
the
city's
ability
to
fully
leverage
other
public
and
private
funding
that
we're
already
getting
with
all
that
work
completed.
We're
recommending
a
six
million
dollar
rollback
about
4.5
million
of
which
will
be
backfilled
by
other
sources.
So
let
me
explain
that
we're
able
to
do
that.
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Nearly
7
million
has
been
spent,
we've
made
significant
cuts
where
possible
and
where
appropriate,
we
started
by
applying
a
blanket
70
cut
across
the
board
of
funds
remains
then
based
on
our
strategic
priorities
across
the
city.
We
adjusted
alongside
council
president
bender
council
vice
president
jenkins
and
council
member
palmisano.
We
made
difficult
decisions
and
I'm
grateful
for
each
and
every
one
of
your
recommendations
on
these
items.
In
this
proposal
they
are
reflected
in
full.
D
We've
reduced
our
planned
new
spending
in
several
departments
to
attempt
to
a
tune
of
anywhere
from
4
to
47
percent.
That
includes
functions
from
public
safety
to
new
software
and
external
partnerships,
but
with
all
we've
also
dug
deep
in
other
areas
to
guard
against
cuts
where
they
matter
most.
In
this
moment,
our
city's
attorney's
office
is
still
poised
to
move
forward
with
our
trauma-informed
domestic
violence
initiative.
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D
We
cannot
delay
the
distribution
of
important
resources
to
our
black
and
brown
business
owners,
who,
we
know
have
been
disproportionately
impacted
first
by
the
pandemic,
and
also
by
civil
unrest.
We
must
act
now
all
told
we've
put
over
half
of
what's
still
available
in
new
one-time
spending
on
hold
over
3.5
million
dollars,
while
preserving
what
is
core
to
our
mission
as
local
government
we've
also
taken
great
care
to
protect
our
city's
most
valuable
resource,
our
people
through
their
dedication
and
daily
work.
D
The
employees
in
city
hall
make
our
city
better
lace
through
our
budgetary
decisions
was
one
common
thread
we're
in
this
together,
and
we
do
this
as
a
team
rather
than
issue
full-scale
layoffs
for
some
with
no
consequence
for
others.
I
want
to
want
to
be
clear
that
making
it
through
this
crisis
will
demand
sacrifice
of
every
member
of
this
enterprise.
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I
want
to
acknowledge
all
our
employees
who
volunteered
for
budgetary
leave.
As
a
result,
the
city
was
able
to
capture
six
hundred
thousand
dollars
in
savings.
That's
six
hundred
and
thousand
dollars
in
savings
from
those
who
volunteered
for
budgetary
leave
or
roughly
equivalent
of
half
a
furlough
day
per
employee.
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D
We
are
moving
forward
with
an
expectation
of
anywhere
from
four
to
six
furlough
days
for
most
employees
in
an
effort
to
avoid
racking
up
further
overtime
costs
in
the
face
of
continued
public
pressure.
I
want
to
note
we
are
minimizing
that
amount
for
our
fire
department,
police
and
9-1-1
dispatchers.
D
Let
me
be
clear:
adding
furlough
days
here
would
actually
cost
more
money,
not
less
non-represented
employees
under
our
current
plan
would
see
six
furlough
days
or
a
five
percent
cut
and
the
difficult
reality.
The
one
that
we
have
been
collectively
fighting
hardest
to
avoid
is
that
in
2020
we
may
have
to
go
undergo
up
to
40
layoffs
to
continue
operating.
D
It
is
still
our
hope
that,
through
continued
negotiations
with
unions,
we
will
be
able
to
avoid
much
of
these
layoffs.
These
decisions
are
central
to
giving
us
the
best
shot
at
being
on
stable
footing.
Moving
forward
through
voluntary
budget
leave
furloughs
and
limited
layoffs.
We
anticipate
an
additional
savings
of
4.3
million
dollars.
D
This
unprecedented
time
calls
for
an
unprecedented
approach
to
our
budget.
The
2020
adopted
budget
was
something
that
we
worked
on
sweated
over
and
thought
about,
but
in
the
end
we
found
a
compromise.
What
I
am
delivering
today
is
very
much
a
budget
amendment
still
in
flux.
An
ongoing
analysis
of
resignations
and
early
retirements
is
in
mid-flight.
D
Our
projections
about
coveted
costs,
the
trajectory
of
the
virus,
tax
revenues
and
potential
state
and
federal
resources
are
uncertain
guidance
on
how
and
what
to
spend
those
resources
on
changes
quickly,
which
changes
weekly
I've
asked
departments
to
assess
their
capacity
for
further
savings
and
reprioritization
of
work.
My
ask
of
city
council
is
that
we
deliberate
we're
deliberate,
we're
thoughtful
and
were
communicative.
D
Major
departmental
programming
and
staffing
changes
should
be
thoroughly
vetted
and
implemented
for
the
2021
budget,
which
will
be
underway
in
less
than
a
month.
Some
information
will
be
available
to
you.
That
is
not
complete
completed
by
the
time
that
I
arrived
at
these
these
decisions,
but
what
we
didn't
have
time,
but
we
didn't
have
time
to
wait.
I'm
delivering
to
you
a
budget
with
the
best
information
I
had
available
and
trust
that
you
will
continue
digging
into
the
details
and
moving
quickly
to
help
our
city
weather
this
storm.
D
I
submit
this
proposal
with
humility
and
hopefulness
our
city
and
every
individual
who
serves
in
this
government
has
been
humbled
by
what
has
transpired
this
year
in
minneapolis,
but
it
should
not
be
lost
on
anyone
that
those
who
are
continuing
to
serve
throughout
this
time
do
so
because
they
are
hopeful
for
what
the
future
holds
hopeful.
That
minneapolis
will
emerge
a
stronger,
more
resilient,
more
inclusive
city
than
it's
ever
been
that
has
been,
and
must
continue
to
be
our
guiding
light
moving
forward.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you,
mr
mayor,
now
I'd
like
to
review
the
anticipated
timeline
that
will
work
to
complete
this
budget
revision.
First
and
foremost,
I
will
note
that
this
committee
will
be
meeting
again
tomorrow
morning,
starting
at
10
am
to
get
a
detailed
analysis
from
our
budget
team
on
the
mayor's
proposal
and
dive
deeply
into
questions.
That
meeting
is
intended
to
have
this
in-depth
information
about
the
changes
and
for
people
to
have
a
lot
of
discussion.
Staff
will
also
respond
to
any
specific
questions
that
you
might
have.
A
A
As
with
all
our
other
meetings,
these
hearings
will
be
conducted
virtually
using
our
online
platform.
The
second
public
hearing
is
scheduled
for
wednesday
july
22nd,
beginning
at
10.
Am
the
budget
committee
will
conduct
a
markup
with
initial
amendments
from
council
members
if
we
have
them
on
friday
july
17th
between
those
two
public
hearings
that
markup
session
will
begin
promptly
at
1
pm?
A
E
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
Thank
you,
mr
mayor,
for
coming
today
to
present
the
budget,
and
I
agree
that
you
know,
as
our
city
faces
these
multiple
layers
of
crisis
and
economic
hardship,
that
we
have
been
able
to
put
forward
cuts
that
really
preserve
a
lot
of
the
core
values
of
our
community,
particularly,
I
think
protecting
the
affordable
housing
investments
that
have
been
made
was
such
a
critical
priority,
especially
as
we
see
so
much.
Housing.
E
E
E
So
I
didn't
want
to
leave
that
unsaid
with
all
of
the
feedback
that
I
know
I've
received
from
my
constituents
and
I'm
sure
others
have
as
well
about
our
public
safety
budget.
Knowing
that
this
isn't
a
supplemental
budget.
That's
specific
to
cutting
things
because
of
the
declining
revenue
related
to
the
coronavirus,
but
also
knowing
that
we
will
likely
hear
feedback
for
this
budget
as
well
as
to
help
inform
the
budget
that
will
be
proposed
in
just
about
a
month
from
the
mayor
for
the
2021
budget.
E
Of
course,
the
council
won't
vote
on
that
until
december,
and
so
you
know,
I
think
what
we
hear
in
these
upcoming
public
hearings
will
likely
help
inform
both
this
july
budget
and
the
one
coming
forward
for
the
2021
year.
So,
thanks
again
to
you,
chair,
chair
palmisano,
for
leading
this
work
on
the
budget,
and
I
will
stop
there
thanks.
B
Kano,
thank
you,
council,
member,
paul
masano.
I
have
two
questions.
Do
we
I?
I
think
we
were
advised
as
council
members
to
have
our
budget
amendments
ready
by
the
15th
of
july,
so
I
just
wanted
to
check
in
and
see
if
that
was
still
the
time
frame
and
then.
Secondly,
this
is
likely
a
question
for
staff.
B
I'm
hoping
staff
are
joining
us
today.
I
can't
see
the
attendance
list,
the
32
million
dollars
that
the
city
received
and
cares
act
funding.
I'm
curious
to
know
what
the
process
or
procedure
is
for
programming
those
dollars.
If
that
is
a
part
of
this
budget
amendment
process
or
if
it's
a
separate
process
or
sort
of
what
is
the
the
kind
of
legislative
timeline
for
that.
A
C
I
am
madam
chair
and
councilmember
cono.
So,
as
I
mentioned,
I
think
when
I
presented
detail
on
the
phase
one
reductions
a
few
weeks
ago,
staffs
recommended
approaches
to
tackle
this
first
problem.
First,
that
being
the
revenue
loss
caused
by
the
pandemic
and
the
second
problem.
Second,
that
being
the
additional
expenses
incurred
in
association
with
the
pandemic.
So
our
recommendation
is
to
wait
until
august
or
september
to
do
that
formal
allocation
of
dollars.
C
That's
not
to
say
we
should
wait
on
on
responding
to
the
pandemic
and
in
fact
that
response
has
been
going
on
since
march,
and
we've
been
tracking
those
costs,
and
so
those
costs
that
have
already
been
incurred
will
be
part
of
the
32
million
dollars
in
federal
funding
that
will
need
to
be
formally
appropriated
into
department's
budgets.
But
at
this
point
it's
in
the
several
millions
of
dollars,
not
tens
of
millions
of
dollars
that
has
already
been
spent.
A
C
C
We
the
budget
office
again
in
response
to
the
conversation
that
occurred
during
that
phase.
One
presentation,
the
budget
office
did
reach
out
to
departments
to
identify
the
equity
impacts
and
and
specific
plans
to
reduce
contracts
in
association
with
the
15
percent
cut
as
part
of
phase
one.
We
have
received
those
responses
from
departments
and
are
just
in
the
process
of
of
pulling
together
all
of
that
information,
so
that
we
can
turn
it
over
to
you
in
a
consumable
format.
C
A
A
A
Yeah
are
there
any
other
questions
from
my
colleagues
questions
or
comments,
seeing
none
we've
concluded
the
business
to
come
before
committee
today.
I
want
to
thank
mayor
fry
for
his
proposal
and
for
his
presentation
that
outlines
his
ideas
for
how
we
can
position
the
city
for
success
in
the
safe
in
the
face
of
several
unprecedented
challenges.