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From YouTube: May 12, 2021 Board of Estimate and Taxation
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The
broadcast
of
the
regular
meeting
of
the
board
of
estimate
and
taxation
will
now
begin
good
afternoon.
Welcome
to
this
regular
meeting
of
the
board
of
estimated
taxation.
I
am
david
wheeler,
president
of
the
b
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and
t.
As
we
begin,
I
will
note
for
the
record
that
this
meeting
is
has
remote
participation
by
members
as
authorized
under
minnesota
statute,
section
13
d
.021
due
to
the
declared
local
health
pandemic,
the
city
will
be
recording
and
posting
this
meeting
to
the
city's
website
and
the
youtube
channel
is
a
means
of
increasing
public
access
and
transparency.
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Good
afternoon
president
wheeler
and
board
of
estimate
and
taxation
board
members,
my
name
is
brett
jelly.
I
am
the
interim
director
of
the
minneapolis
public
works
department.
Thank
you
a
couple
of
thank
yous.
Thank
you
for
the
time
on
a
beautiful
beautiful
afternoon,
and
also
thank
you
for
your
continued
support
and
interest
in
in
the
work
of
our
department.
C
C
So
if
you
can
go
to
the
next
slide,
just
want
to
include
kind
of
a
couple
of
background
slides.
So
in
public
works
we
have
kind
of
two
primary
areas
of
operations.
One
is
kind
of
our
operating
budget,
so,
as
you
can
see
from
the
slide
on
the
screen,
just
kind
of
the
general
categories
of
where
we
spend
operating
dollars,
you
know
general
fund
activities,
things
like
snow,
plowing,
pothole,
patching
street
lights.
C
Signal
operations
are
kind
of
the
big
items
in
the
general
fund,
which
gets
a
lot
of
attention,
but
it's
always.
We
always
include
this
slide,
because
the
enterprise
funds,
which
include
drinking
water,
our
sanitary
system,
storm,
solid
waste
recycling
and
the
parking
fund,
our
enterprise
funds
and
kind
of
all
operate
as
little.
Individual
businesses
really
make
up
a
larger
proportion
of
of
our
work,
just
the
internal
service,
that's
primarily
our
fleet
services,
division,
supporting
fleet
for
almost
the
entire
city
and
then
operating
capital.
C
That
is
where
we
budget
our
staff
to
that
work
on
capital
projects,
and
if
you
move
to
the
next
slide
include,
this
is
a
the
presentation,
a
spoiler
alert.
The
presentation
has
some
similarities
to
what
robin
presented
last
year.
This
is
a
new
slide.
I
thought,
given
the
capital
focus,
I
would
include
kind
of
if
this
is
just
the
adopted.
C
So
next
slide
the
20-year
streets
funding
plan,
so
you
know
just
a
reminder:
this
is
additional
funding
focused
on
our
our
streets
to
kind
of
maintain
a
an
average
condition
across
the
city,
but
also
take
advantage
of
the
opportunities
we
have
with
general
reconstruction
projects
and
and
other
things.
And
if
you
go
to
the
next
slide,
I
will
I'll
talk
about
that
some
more
but
vice
president
becker.
I
want
to
pause
because
I
see
you.
D
So
you
talked
about
the
pci
at
one
point
we
were,
we
were
angling
ourselves
down
on
the
pci
that
things
were
getting
worse.
The
goal
of
the
the
20
of
the
the
20-year
street
program
was
to
at
least
get
us
level,
if
not
heading
a
little
bit
back
up
to
better.
What's
what's
the
line,
look
like?
Have
we
leveled
off?
Are
we
still
declining?
C
So,
thank
you,
president
wheeler
vice
president
becker,
so
this
slide
has
some
some
information
on
that.
So
maybe
I'll
just
kind
of
roll
through
this
and
and
touch
on
that,
as
I
do
that,
okay,
so
between
2017
and
2019,
this
is
kind
of
just
the
fast
facts
of
the
work
we've
been
doing.
78
miles
of
asphalt
street
resurfacing
nine
mile
miles
of
concrete
street
rehabilitate
rehabilitation.
C
C
A
C
Yes,
considerably
more
expensive
and
that
you
know
when,
when
we
present
information
on
kind
of
pavement
management,
that's
why
we
do
some
of
these
things
like
the
asphalt
resurfacing.
You
know
seal
coating
things
like
that,
because
we
can.
We
can
spend
a
dollar
and
really
extend
the
life
of
a
street
considerably
to
you
know
reconstruct
that
street
back
really
maximize
its
life.
A
If,
if
you
could
is
of
no
rush,
but
if
you
get
that
back
to
me,
I
would
appreciate
finding
out,
because
we
talked
about
when
I
was
on
the
duluth
city
council.
It
was
a
million
dollars
a
mile
to
redo
streets.
That
was
back
in
the
90s.
It's
way
more
than
that
now,
and
I
would
appreciate
somebody
giving
us
rough
ideas,
I
don't
know
exactly,
but
I
I
would
appreciate
knowing
what
what
it
costs
us
to
do.
A
C
Happy
to
follow
up
with
the
board
next
slide
this
again.
This
was
something
we
presented
last
year
and
just
updated
for
this
year.
So
the
life
of
a
project
from
the
planning,
stages
and
kind
of
initial
estimates
to
kind
of
budget
refinement
as
it
moves
forward
and
then
eventually
ends
up.
You
know
going
out
for
bid
in
some
cases
or
being
constructed
by
city
forces
and
then
oftentimes.
C
You
know.
In
some
cases
we
have
overspent
the
available
revenue
and
sometimes
we
underspend
and,
as
you
can
see,
there's
a
there's,
a
trend.
I
think,
as
we
were
ramping
up
and
adding
kind
of
projects
quickly
to
the
20-year
street
funding
plan,
we
were
under
estimating
spending
and
we
were
closing
out
projects.
C
You
know
we
had
you
know,
and
this
is
like
these
numbers
to
be
a
little
bit
closer,
but
it's
it's
better
than
overspending
by
six
and
a
half
million
so
and
when
we
work,
the
good
news
is
when
we
work
closely
with
finance
that
any
any
available
resources,
if
it's
bond
capacity
or
other
types
of
funding,
get
rolled
back
in
and
help
us
keep
up
with
our
capital
investments.
So
2020
is
the
updated
column.
You
know
we
have
we're
a
little
bit
over,
not
something
that
I'm
I'm
concerned
about.
C
C
These
are
budgeted
and
funded
based
on
cost
estimates
bid
prices
can
go,
come
in
higher,
you
know,
quantities
change
those
types
of
things
and
then
sometimes
revenue,
finance
revenue,
changes
a
little
bit
grant
funding
or
assessment
amounts
are
different
than
expected,
and
then
sometimes
we
do
get
additional
revenue.
If
the
utility
companies
are
in
doing
work
in
front
of
us
and
they
have
to
pay
restoration
costs,
that
can
change
revenues
as
well
for
a
project
which
leads
me
to
my
next
slide,
which
kind
of
in
prepping.
C
For
today
there
was
some
interest
in
when
I
talked
about
costs,
changing
kind
of
the
impacts
of
a
pandemic
on
what
we're
seeing
today
in
the
construction
industry,
and
I'm
going
to
use
10th
avenue,
bridge
and
hennepin
avenue
downtown,
because
for
two
reasons,
a
big
project's
in
flight
b.
They
have
really
great
pictures
of
the
projects,
so
they're
two
good
examples
to
talk
about.
So
you
know,
generally
speaking,
as
these
projects
have
gone
on
and
gone
through
and
not
stopped
during
the
pandemic.
C
C
But
again
overall
good
news
is,
you
know,
they're
the
timeline
for
these
projects.
They
stayed
on
track
and
if
you
can
go
to
the
next
slide,
you
know
10th
is
one
example
of
a
project
that
kind
of
you
know
it
was
shut
down
on
either
side
and
they
just
kind
of
were
able
to
work
in
on
hennepin
avenue.
You
know
this
is
a
question
mr
ellwood,
director
of
transportation
engineering
design
got
a
lot.
Is
you
know
what
is
traffic?
C
You
know,
I
think
the
general
state
of
mind
of
of
you
know,
downtown
residents
and
people
visiting
probably
was
increased
because
the
things
we
did
have
closed
down
didn't
create
a
lot
of
gridlock,
and
then
you
know
the
other
thing.
Just
to
note
is
you
know
we
continued
outreach.
We
continued
to
talk
to
you,
know
people
who
had
businesses
or
lived
along
these
corridors.
We
just
moved
to
to
kind
of
online
meetings,
so
that's
that's
kind
of
where
we're
at
today
I
will
say
looking
forward.
C
I
I'm
a
little
more
uncertain.
We
we
had
a
bid
recently
come
through
council
or
for
through
our
committee,
where
there
was
because
of
some
cost
inflators
to
some
materials,
it
it
a
bitter
walked
away
and
so
up.
That
is
the
first
time
it's
happened,
though
I've
routinely
been
asking
as
we've
had
bids
come
through.
Are
we
hitting
our
estimates
and
universally
we
are
hitting?
C
E
I
know
that
in
general
we
are
keeping
things
on
track.
I
don't
want
to
undermine
the
general
message.
The
public
works
has
done
a
terrific
job,
keeping
projects
moving
during
the
pandemic,
but
I
just
can't
can't
let
it
pass
that
it
is
a
huge
disappointment
and
frustration
for
many
of
my
constituents
that
both
the
third
avenue
and
the
10th
street
bridge
are
closed
at
the
same
time
and
we're
still
really
hoping
that
we
can
pick
up
the
pace
a
little
bit
and
get
it
reopened
in
time
for
the
university
of
minnesota.
Opening.
C
Next,
two
slides
just
give
some
highlights
and
I'll
move
them
I'll
move
through
them
pretty
quickly.
First
one
just
shows
we
do.
We
do
have
projects
where
they
might
start
in
2020
and
be
completed
in
the
following
year.
So,
and
that
includes
some
things
like
a
stormwater
project-
the
holland
basin,
for
example.
I
know
there's
a
lot
of
excitement,
there's
kind
of
planting
season
for
a
project
like
that.
C
That's
going
to
happen
this
year,
10th
avenue
bridge
and
in
theodore
wars,
parkway,
so
just
kind
of
showing
the
mix
of
types
of
projects
that
might
span
a
couple
of
years
and
then,
if
you
want
to
go
to
the
next
slide,
you
know
this.
This
slide
is
pretty
heavy
with
a
lot
of
our
programs.
So
you
know
like
a
a
10th
avenue.
Bridge
project
is
a
discrete
project.
C
There
are
many
vision,
zero
projects,
you
know
of
concrete
rehabilitation,
like
I
mentioned
earlier,
we're
working
on
34th
avenue
south
down
in
erickson,
neighborhood,
6th
street
south
and
cedar
riverside,
minnehaha
avenue
and
seward.
So
those
are
kind
of
spread
around
the
city.
But
those
are
the
types
of
projects
that
will
start
and
wrap
up
in
in
this
construction
season,
and
you
know
the
decision
on
on
how
long
something
takes
or
how
we
decide
to
phase
the
project.
C
A
lot
of
factors
go
into
that
you
know
very,
very
large
projects
obviously
take
a
little
bit
longer.
Sometimes
there
are
some
funding
considerations
other
times.
You
know
we're
trying
to
keep
something
partially
open
throughout
the
entire
construction
project,
so
that
might
change
timelines
as
well.
C
So
moving
on
to,
as
I
said-
and
I
noted
I
just-
there
is
a
lot
of
spending
on
capital
projects
that
happens
outside
of
the
street
network.
That's
kind
of
the
item.
That
gets
a
lot
of
focus,
but
we
have
this
unseen
infrastructure.
In
many
cases,
that's
really
important,
so
some
highlights
next
slide
in
water
treatment,
distribution
for
pretty
big
projects
that
I'll
just
touch
on
so
the
first
one.
Next
slide
is
our
it's
focused
on
water
distribution.
C
C
You
know
just
a
lot
of
benefit
for
that
work
and
and
something
that
we've
been,
you
know
kind
of
really
refining
on
how
we
deliver
that
work
between
what
the
city
crews
are
doing
and
what
we
do
with
contractors.
So
that's,
for
example,
that's
a
bid.
That's
going
through
this
coming
cycle
is,
is
to
work
on
the
cleaning
and
lining
next
slide.
So
this
was
the
advanced
metering
infrastructure
project
ami,
it's
a
26.3
million
dollar
project,
so
a
very,
very
extensive
amount
of
work.
Hundred
thousand
meters.
C
You
know:
they're
kind
of
air
quotes
cash
registers
for
both
our
water
treatment
and
distribution
of
drinking
water
and
sanitary
sewer.
So
this
is
a
seven
year
program
we
did.
We
did
hit
pause
because
of
covet
and
kind
of,
as
we
were
in
particular
learning
about
what
we
could
and
could
not
do
early
on.
So
we
paused
for
about
three
months,
but
we
are,
you,
know
back
on
track
and
and
delivering
that
big
project
the
next
slide.
This
is
the
one
where
we
did
have.
This
is
the
bid
I
was
talking
about.
C
It
was
a
portion
of
this
project.
If
it
wasn't
the
entire
thing,
but
you
know
we
have
at
the
water
treatment
facility,
it's
a
old
campus
with
the
you
know,
we
have
1920s
and
1950s
through
1950s
electrical
equipment
in
these
in
these
buildings
and
a
very
large
extensive
project
to
upgrade
and
modernize
that
equipment
and
then
do
some.
C
You
know
when
I
say
modernized
kind
of
even
looking
to
the
future
so
being
more
flexible
when
it
comes
to
renewable
energy
and
things
like
solar,
so
a
good
project
that
just
you
know,
make
sure
that
we're
going
to
be
able
to
provide
drinking
water
and
then
the
last
item
in
drinking
water
is
the
again
a
very
large
project.
That's
starting
to
wind
down
63.2
million
dollars.
C
We
did
get
a
loan
from
the
state
revolving
fund
to
rehabilitate
their
1920s
era
filters.
We've
turned
went
online
with
a
portion
of
that
project
in
june
of
2020,
and
the
remaining
10
filters
are
going
to
be
online
in
2022,
and
you
know
I
don't.
I
don't
know
if
we
usually
are
pretty
good
about
offering
tours
to
especially
board
members
and
if
you,
if
you've,
never
had
that
opportunity.
We're
certainly
happy
to
bring
you
up
there
and
especially
with
the
new
the
new
filters
being
installed.
C
D
I
I'm
just
really
curious
about
this
question
about
they're
old,
but
they
don't
need
to
be
replaced,
but
some
of
them
probably
do
need
to
be
replaced.
Do
we
have
an
in-depth
plan
that
does
like
a
a
pci
for
especially
the
sanitary
sewers,
the
ones
over
100
years
old
and
the
ones
that
I
mean?
If
we
had
a
storm
tunnel
collapse,
it
would
be
one
thing,
but
if
we
had
to
sewer
a
sanitary
sewer
collapse
that
could
be
devastating,
do
we
have
a
plan?
D
Are
we
and
is
the
is
the
sewer
pci
declining?
Is
it
increasing?
Where
are
we
with
sewers?
Just
as
a
I
mean
it's
out,
I
mean
ten
years
ago
I
went
parks,
streets
and
sewers
are
the
things
that
you
know
it's
not
sexy,
but
we
need
to
really
be
worrying
about.
I
helped
get
the
parks
done.
I
helped
get
the
streets
done,
but
sewers
are
still
sitting
there
in
my
mind,
but
maybe
I'm
wrong.
C
C
If
something
did
happen,
it
would
have
not
so
much
consequence.
So
we
certainly
use
this
to
inform
the
work
and
going
to
the
next
slide.
This
is
kind
of
goes
back
to
our
streets.
Conversation
where
you
know,
we've
done
a
tremendous
amount
of
work,
and
this
is
your
to
your
question
vice
president
becker
about
under
you
know.
This
is
all
underground.
C
We
can't
just
walk
around
and
look
at
it,
so
we've
done
a
lot
of
work
televising
both
our
storm
and
sanitary
system,
and
so
that's
a
picture
of
you
know
what
what
we
can
see
when
we
televise
and
that
really
informs
our
work,
because
what
we
would
we
really
want
to
do
is
we
want
to
kind
of.
We
want
to
clean
and
line
things
because
that's
much
more
cost
effective,
but
if
we
do
need
to
we
will
we
will
go
in
and
do
rehabilitation
work
and
we
are
using.
You
know
this.
C
The
20-year
streets
funding
plan.
That's
been
a
a
help
for
us,
because
it's
as
we
reconstruct
more
streets,
it
gives
us
an
opportunity
to
get
in
and
upgrade
our
sanitary
system,
and
if
you
can
go
to
the
next
slide,
you'll
see
you
know
what
it
looks
like
when
we
were
able
to
line
things
and
really
add
a
lot
of
life
to
to
that
infrastructure.
With
with
the
lining
program,
it's
you
know
to
your
overall
question.
You
know
we're
we're
in
regular
conversations
internally.
C
I
think
the
the
group
and
stephanie
johnson
who
leads
that
area.
They
have
a
plan
and
they're
working
the
plan
and
I
think
that's
a
really
good
place
to
be.
You
know
that
was
built
on
a
foundation
of
data
and
information,
which
is
what
what
the
televising
is
and
then
you
know,
making
smart
investments
in
those
critical
areas.
So
I
think
you
should
feel
good.
D
C
There's
a
there
can
be
contributing
factors
of
soil
and
and
age
of
the
system
where
we
will
need
to
go
in
and
and
and
replace,
a
sewer
line
and
then
the
last
two
slides
you
know
this
is
the
other
part
of
surface
water
and
sewers.
It's
the
it's
the
storm
water
part
of
it
and
just
want
to
highlight,
because
it's
really
good
work.
It's
really
important.
C
It's
kind
of
one
of
the
more
kind
of
the
concrete
one
of
the
many
things
we're
doing
around
responding
to
climate
change
and
being
a
more
resilient
community.
You
know
installing
green
infrastructure,
which
you
know.
That
is
what
you're,
what
in
particular
the
the
bowl
of
our
treatment.
There
is
something
that
can
treat
water
prior
to
it,
getting
to
a
lake
stream
or
the
river,
and
then
you
know
in
some
cases
using.
C
C
The
group
spends
a
lot
of
time
working
on
you
know.
This
is
a
an
example
of
a
flood
pond.
This
is
a
it's
a
recently
recently
completed.
Flood
mitigation
project
called
the
mid-city
pond,
so
these
are
the
you
know.
These
are
the
types
of
things
that
we
sometimes
need
to
build
to
manage
large
rain
events,
but-
and
we
have
money
in
our
five
million
dollars
a
year
to
work
on
these
areas.
We
also
know
that
you
know
in
addition
to
what's
in
this
map,
which
are
kind
of
large
areas.