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Minneapolis Economic Development & Regulatory Services Committee Meeting
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A
Good
afternoon
welcome
to
the
regularly
scheduled
meeting
of
the
economic
development
and
regulatory
Services
Committee
for
today,
which
is
January,
21st
I've,
been
joined
by
council
members,
Cano
Fletcher
and
Allison,
which
is
a
quorum
of
the
committee.
We
have
a
lengthy
consent
agenda
today,
including
the
liquor
license.
Renewals
gambling
license
approvals.
A
That
item
is
approved,
then
I'll
move
the
consent
agenda
items
one
through
three
and
five
through
ten.
Are
there
any
questions
or
comments
on
the
consent
agenda,
seeing
none
all
in
favor
signify
by
saying
aye
any
opposed
that
item
those
items
are
approved.
We
then
move
to
item
number
11,
which
is
sidewalk.
Cafe,
cart
and
mobile
food,
license
restrictions
and
will
ask
staff
if
they
want
to
make
a
presentation,
quick
comments
on
this.
B
Good
afternoon,
chair,
Gobin
councilmembers,
my
name
is
anneka
Velasquez
and
I'm,
the
manager
of
Licensing
in
Consumer
Services.
The
purpose
of
this
specific
action
is
so
that
we
can
move
forward
with
moving
sidewalk
cafes
off
of
the
sidewalk
at
a
point
in
time
that
is
appropriate
when
the
city
of
Minneapolis
Public
Works
need
to
utilize
that
space
for
utility
upgrades,
essentially
that
that's
the
the
point
of
this
civic
reporting
in
the
action
just
for
that
endeavor
it.
B
A
C
B
C
So
I
just
want
to
make
sure
so
the
only
reason
that
we
would
be
telling
someone
they
couldn't
be
out
with
their
sidewalk
cafe
or
a
food
cart
would
be
if
there
was
a
specific
construction
related
condition.
We're
not
just
deciding
that
it
makes
us
feel
safer,
like
things
are
more
convenient
to
restrict
sidewalk
activity.
Chair.
B
A
Along
the
lines
of
what
counts,
what
you're
saying
I,
just
kind
of
don't
believe
it
because
I
mean
there
are
businesses
listed
on
this
list
that
aren't
even
in
the
project
area
that
we're
saying
that
we're
going
to
limit
their
sidewalk
cafe,
and
we
can't
tell
them
when
it's
going
to
be
how
long
it's
gonna
be
we're.
Just
saying:
hey
sometime
in
the
next
season,
we're
gonna
shut
down
your
sidewalk
cafe.
A
We
can't
tell
you
when
we
can't
tell
you
how
long
or
what
really
the
reason
exactly
is
so
as
a
result
of
that
I'm
bringing
forward
an
amendment
that
will
waive
the
fee
for
2020
for
the
businesses
that
are
listed
below,
because
I
don't
think
it's
fair
to
ask
people
to
pay
a
fee
and
then
expect
to
have
their
sidewalk
cafe
and
then,
at
any
time,
with
seven
days
notice,
you'll
have
to
move
it.
We
can't
tell
you
how
long
it's
gonna
be.
A
We
can't
tell
you
really
exactly
what
the
reason
is
and
my
concern
is
that
with
construction,
especially
with
the
private
contractors,
they're,
not
in
any
freakin
hurry
to
like
move
and
make
it
faster.
So
it's
really
a
business
interruption
and
I,
don't
think
it's
fair
for
them
to
pay
a
fee
as
low
as
it
might
be
and
I
understand
the
fees
in
some
cases
are
as
low
as
two
hundred
and
thirty
five
dollars.
It's
more
an
acknowledgment
that
we're
gonna
come
in
and
do
what
we
want
when
we
want.
You
can't
do
anything
about
it.
A
A
This
is
four
years
of
business
interruption,
we're
already
almost
two
years
into
it
as
well,
and
so
now
we're
talking
this
year
and
then
maybe
another
after
that
I'm
just
asking
to
waive
the
fee
for
next
year
when
they
do
believe
that
the
concentration
of
utility
work
in
the
sidewalks
will
be
its
greatest,
so
I
guess
seeing
no
further
questions.
I'll
move
approval
of
the
staff
recommendation,
along
with
my
amendment,
that's
in
front
of
you
comments
or
questions
on
that,
seeing
none
all
in
favor
signify
by
saying
aye.
D
Councilmember
Goodman
members
of
the
committee,
my
name
is
Eric
Hanson
I'm,
the
director
of
economic
policy
and
development.
Before
you
is
three
related
elements
for
the
upper
harbor
turn
terminal
and
I'll
go
over
them
briefly
and
then
answer
questions
that
you
might
have.
The
first
one
is
an
extension
of
the
exclusive
development
rights
with
United
properties
out
to
October
31st
of
2020.
This
extension
allows
for
the
the
process
to
to
be
concluded
with
the
coordinated
plan.
D
As
you
were
call
in
March
of
last
year,
you
told
us
to
come
back
with
a
draft
plan
by
March
of
this
year.
We
will
we
will
have
that
draft
plan
completed
by
the
end
of
March,
but
we
want
to
have
an
additional
community
engagement
around
that
plan,
so
that
gives
us
some
time
and
extension
through
the
through
the
summer
to
do
the
engagement
and
then
come
to
you
with
developments
with
development
term
sheets
by
the
end
of
October.
D
D
As
you
know,
there
are
partners
in
the
development
of
this
site
and
they
need
to
get
on
from
time
to
time
with
consultants
and
others,
while
they're
doing
their
planning,
and
this
gives
them
that
opportunity
to
do
that
without
having
to
come
to
us
every
30
days
for
it,
and
the
second
component
of
this
report
is
related
to
since
to
a
staff
direction
and
then
a
common
component
of
the
last
the
approval
of
the
concept
plan
they
had
approval.
The
concept
plan
was
to
report
back
to
the
City
Council
on
Thor.
D
As
you
know,
Thor
is
a
name
development
partner
in
the
exclusive
development
rights.
At
the
time
of
the
approval
of
the
concept
plan,
Thor
was
going
through
or
bankruptcy
reorganization.
We
are
reporting
back
to
the
council
that
the
concept
the
coordinated
plan
will
have
more
details
on
who
will
be.
The
developers
and
Thor
right
now
has
been
assumed
by
entity
called
Norman
global
enterprises.
That
is
a
consultants,
not
a
name
development
partner
to
the
development
team.
D
Some
leaseback
options,
so
a
number
of
options,
so
there's
likely
to
be
different
developers
that
would
come
forward
and
so
we're
reporting
that
we'll
just
keep
it
as
is,
and
then
come
back
with
the
coordinated
plan
and
then
we're
reporting
on
a
staff
direction
around
the
warehouse.
You
asked
us
to
is
cost-benefit
analysis
for
the
existing
warehouse.
As
you
know,
the
plan
calls
for
that
to
be
removed
so
that
we
could
have
a
park
and
a
roadway
Parkway
in
that
location.
D
We
would
have
in
the
development
of
the
coordinated
plan
alternative
uses
our
alternative
buildings,
where
we
could
have
the
uses
that
are
contemplated
in
there
around
the
community
hub.
When
we
started
that
cost-benefit
analysis,
we
did
it
around
how
much
it
would
cost
just
to
replace
the
building
or
bring
it
up
to
code.
D
Five
customers
of
River
Services
Incorporated,
which
is
our
property
manager,
occupy
the
building,
including
in
addition
to
River
services,
in
that
building,
three
of
those
tenants
are
cold
storage,
which
is
the
intent
of
the
building
they
store
like
what,
in
one
case,
it's
some
boats
and
other
cases,
some
some
floats
and
in
other
cases
it
and
in
third
case
it's
electrical
supplies
for
a
contractor.
Two
of
the
tenants
have
made
improvements
in
the
building.
One
was
thermos
spray.
They
constructed
some
improvements
that
were
did
not
meet
the
building
nor
the
fire
code.
D
Their
User
Agreement
expired
at
the
end
of
December.
That
was
not
renewed
and
they
are
moving
out.
There's
potential
for
us
to
have
to
do
some
addiction
actions
to
get
their
equipment
out.
Otherwise,
we're
processing
through
that
and
and
the
fifth
user
customer
is
mississippi
mushrooms
which
grows
mushrooms
in
the
facility
and
that's
a
very
complicated
situation,
because
mississippi
mushrooms
is
not
did
not
pull
appropriate
building
permits
and
constructed
their
improvements
with
a
flammable
material,
so
they're
violated
violations
both
the
building
in
the
fire
code,
working
with
mississippi
mushrooms
to
remedy
the
situation.
D
D
Unless
we
move
to
rezone
the
property
which
is
not
consistent
with
2040,
so
we're
in
a
very
precarious
position
with
that.
With
that
customer
we've
been
working
with
mississippi,
mushrooms
we've,
given
them
the
notice
of
30
of
30
days,
they've
responded
with
a
request
for
some
additional
time.
Our
staff
has
been
working
with
them
to
try
and
first
protect
life
safety
and
the
issues
that
are
in
the
building
and
then
to
to
see.
E
Thank
you,
madam
chair
I,
just
want
to
first
state
my
support
as
the
councilmember
for
the
upper
harbor
terminal
area.
My
support
for
these
actions
here
today,
I
also
just
want
to
make
sure
that
I
express
my
gratitude
to
the
city
staff,
who
have
worked
incredibly
hard
on
this
project,
thus
far
to
get
us
to
this
point.
There
has
been
a
very
high
standard
set
by
councilmember,
Ellison
and
I
through
the
concept
plan
around
what
Community
Engagement
should
look
like
around
what
kind
of
community
benefits
we
want
to
see
community
ownership.
E
How
does
this
project
in
general
relate
to
the
Northside
community
and
city
staff
have
really
risen
to
this
challenge
in
a
way
that
I'm
tremendously
grateful
for
so
I
want
to
be
sure
to
name
that,
because
I
am
very
heavily
heavily
involved
in
this
work
from
day
to
day
and
I
have
a
wonderful
partner
in
mr.
Hanson
here
in
and
really
working
through
those
details,
I
will
share
that.
E
I
am
actually
the
one
who
advocated
for
the
extension
through
October,
because
it's
really
important
that
we
have
the
technical
expertise
of
the
plan
about
those
details
around
infrastructure
and
what
kind
of
buildings
go
where
and
you
know
the
those
components
of
it.
But
we
also
have
to
have
a
deep
level
of
engagement.
That
is
something
that
we
have
committed
to,
and
that
takes
time.
So
there
is
intentionality
in
this
extension.
It
is
not
just
a
an
extension
for
extensions
sake.
E
We've
had
a
lot
of
really
productive
conversations
with
the
upper
harbor
terminal
collaborative
planning
committee,
which
are
made
up
of
really
phenomenal,
hard-working
North
siders
in
particular,
and
so
we're
we're
making
good
progress,
and
these
are
pretty
simple
actions
before
us
today,
but
I
wanted
to
make
sure
to
highlight
overall,
the
very
complex
work
and
the
stellar
quality
of
the
work
that
has
been
done
by
city
staff
as
well
as
along
with
community
members.
Thank
you.
F
You
just
wanted
to
make
a
few
comments
as
well.
I
know
that
myself
and
councillor
Cunningham
have
been
in
contact
with
Mississippi
mushrooms
throughout
throughout
the
various
months
and
and
and
I
just
kind
of
wanted
to
thank
staff
for
a
looking
at
the
building
and
make
it
and
and
and
identifying
that
there
was
a
life
safety
issue
here,
but
I
also
want
to
empathize
with
Mississippi
mushrooms,
knowing
that
this
isn't
necessarily
somebody
who's,
a
bad
actor
or
a
bad
tenant.
F
He
was
set
up
to
fail
because
of
the
condition
of
the
building
and
the
the
uses
that
he
that
he
and
gate
that
he
was
engaging
in
and
and
I
and
I'm
also
happy
that
staff
is
engaging
with
him
and
trying
to
figure
out
how
to
problem-solve
not
to
let
him
stay
in
the
building
when
there
are
life
safety
issues
and
when
there
are
and
when
there's
a
threat
of
a
fire,
especially
especially
now
when
it's
when
it's
extremely
cold
and
that
kind
of
thing
is,
can
happen
a
little
more
easily.
But
I'm
thankful.
F
That
staff
is
trying
to
problem-solve
and
figure
out.
How
can
we
make
sure
that
this
business
owner
is
able
to
operate
I'd
love
to
be
able
to
keep
him
in
North,
Minneapolis
and
and
just
wanted
to
illustrate
that
that
myself
and
councilmember
Cunningham
are
are
also
on
board
when
it
comes
to
being
engaged
in
that
problem-solving
and
and
in
trying
to
see
how
we
can
get
him
in
a
situation
where
he's
in
compliance
and
where
there's
not
risk
of
a
fire
or
damage
or
or
or
of
a
human
safety
concern.