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C
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Councilmember
ellison
will
be
adding
an
item
relating
to
the
commemorative
street
renaming
we'll
take
that
item
up
at
the
end
of
the
agenda.
I'll
begin
with
the
consent
agenda,
which
is
items
seven
through
17.
item.
Seven,
are
the
liquor
license
approvals
and
eight?
Are
the
license?
Renewals?
Item
number.
Nine?
Are
the
gambling
license
approvals
item?
10?
Is
a
memorandum
of
understanding
with
excel
and
center
point
as
it
pertains
to
the
community
code
support
program
item
11?
C
H
C
I
I
staff
recommends
first
waving
the
requirement
of
city
real
estate
disposition
policy
to
allow
the
sale
of
this.
What
would
have
normally
been
a
buildable
lot
for
a
side
yard
sale
at
613,
33rd
avenue
north
mr
michael
zappa,
for
its
appraised
day
of
300
subject
conditions,
and
this
is
actually
part
of
that
parcel.
The
reason
why
we're
requesting
that
waiver
on
december
19
2014
the
city
of
minneapolis
acquired
this
parcel
from
hennepin
county
tax
forfeited
land.
The
property
is
adjacent
to
two
parcels.
I
One
city
owned
that
do
not
have
alley
access,
including
3247
sixth
street
north
owned
by
mr
michael
zappa,
the
purchaser
the
side
year
sale
is
not
in
accordance
with
the
city's
real
estate
disposition
policy,
which
says
buildable.
Lots
may
not
be
sold
as
side
yards
only
if
they
are
more
of
the
following
criteria,
and
one
is
buildable
alive
is
not
served
by
an
alley,
cannot
accommodate
access
to
all
street
parking
along
a
driveway
from
the
frontage
and
would
necessitate
construction
of
a
house
plant
inconsistent
with
the
architecture
of
the
block
and
neighborhood.
I
In
this
case,
the
lot
being
split
to
be
sold
as
the
side
yard
for
the
two
adjacent
parts
will
allow
these
two
parcels
to
be
served
by
the
alley
and
restore
the
lot
to
what
was
originally
planted.
The
remaining
portion
to
be
combined
with
the
city-owned
lot
at
3251
6th
street
north
is
slated
for
development
by
habitat
for
humanity
for
affordable
home
ownership,
which
was
already
approved
by
the
city
council.
I
The
purchaser
will
combine
the
south
portion
of
the
vacant
lot
at
613,
33rd
avenue
northwest
their
adjacent
parcel
at
3247
6th
street
north.
The
resulting
two
parcels
from
the
reconfiguration
would
be
approximately
7
000
square
foot.
Each
notification
was
provided
to
the
mckinley
neighborhood
of
the
staff
intent
to
sell
the
property
for
the
combination
with
the
adjacent
property.
I
C
C
K
H
C
L
Thank
you,
madam
chair
and
committee
members.
I
am
muhammad
is
my
lead
licensed
inspector
of
business
licensing,
consumer
services,
I'm
presenting
an
application
from
andy
diners,
andy
diner,
owned
by
fat
cat,
eats
llc
the
business
located
at
1500
westlake
street
in
ward
7..
They
currently
hold
a
food
restaurant
and
a
sidewalk
affair
license.
The
applicant
is
requesting
an
on-sale
wine
with
a
strong
beer
with
no
live
entertainment,
and
this
diner
has
been
operating
at
this
location.
L
L
L
L
C
C
M
H
C
N
Good
afternoon
madam
chair
committee,
members,
I'm
enrique
velazquez
manager
of
licenses
and
consumer
services
presenting
an
application
from
salaam
restaurant
llc,
doing
business
as
salaam
restaurant
located
at
3860
minnehaha
avenue
in
ward
12..
This
applicant
is
a
current
licensee
that
has
operated
from
this
location
since
2005
and
they
request
to
add
an
on-sale
wine
with
strong
beer
and
no
live
entertainment
license,
if
approved,
they
intend
to
add
beer
and
wine
to
a
traditional
ethiopian
food
menu.
N
N
On
september,
9th
137
public
hearing
notices
were
sent
to
property
owners
within
600
feet
of
the
premises.
Notices
were
also
sent
to
the
long
fellow
community
council
long
fellow
business
association
and
council
member
johnson
we've
received
two
responses
from
the
community.
Both
in
support
of
this
application
review
of
311
cases
and
police
calls
for
service
found.
No
significant
issues
attributable
to
the
business
licenses
and
consumer
services
recommends
approval
of
an
on-sale
wine
with
strong
beer.
No
live
entertainment
license
for
salaam
restaurant.
N
C
C
G
G
C
E
H
K
O
N
Thank
you,
madam
chair
and
committee
members
and
ricky
velasquez
manager
of
licenses
and
consumer
services
once
again
presenting
an
application
from
indeed
brewing
company
llc,
doing
business,
as
indeed
brewing
located
at
7-eleven,
15th
avenue
northeast
suite
102
in
ward
1..
Indeed,
brewing
company
currently
holds
an
on-sale
liquor
tap
room
with
sunday
sales,
no
entertainment
license
as
well
as
an
off
sale.
Malt
liquor
growler
license
and
has
operated
from
this
location
since
2012..
N
The
applicant
requests
a
permanent
expansion
of
premises
to
add
a
sidewalk
cafe
if
the
sidewalk
cafe
is
approved.
Indeed,
brewing
company
will
add
tables
and
seating
for
a
maximum
of
10
gusts.
The
proposed
hours
of
operation
for
the
sidewalk
cafe
will
be
monday
through
sunday
from
12
p.m,
until
10
p.m.
N
N
On
september,
3rd
28
public
hearing
notices
were
sent
to
residents
and
property
owners
within
300
feet
of
the
premises
multi-unit
buildings
were
posted.
Notices
were
also
sent
to
the
logan
park,
neighborhood
association
to
the
northeast
minneapolis
chamber
of
commerce
and
council
member
rank.
We've
received
two
responses
from
the
community
in
response
to
this
public
hearing
announcement.
One
respondent
is
in
full
support
of
the
application,
while
the
second
is
opposed.
N
The
respondent.
That's
opposed
to
the
application,
is
concerned
with
an
increase
in
traffic
and
noise
that
the
outdoor
expansion
would
bring
specifically
with
respect
to
music
and
singing
in
the
outdoor
spaces,
especially
during
late
hours.
One
thing
to
note
is
that
outdoor
entertainment
is
not
allowed
as
part
of
this
outdoor
expansion
of
premises.
N
N
If
this
application
were
to
be
approved,
a
review
of
311
cases
and
police
calls
for
service
found
no
significant
issues
attributable
to
this
business
licenses
and
consumer
services
recommends
approval
or
an
expansion
of
premises
for
sidewalk
cafe
license
for
indeed
brewing
company.
This
concludes
my
presentation
and
at
this
time,
I'll
stand
for
any
comments
or
questions.
C
P
C
H
C
N
Thank
you,
madam
chair
and
committee
members,
enrique
velazquez
manager
of
licenses
and
consumer
services
once
again
presenting
an
application
from
5201
chicago
llc
doing
business
as
heathers
located
at
5201,
chicago
avenue,
south
in
ward,
11.
heathers
has
operated
from
this
location
since
2019
and
currently
holds
an
on-sale
wine
with
strong
beer.
No
live
entertainment
license
as
well
as
a
food
catering
license.
N
This
applicant
requests
a
permanent
expansion
of
premise
to
add
a
sidewalk
campaign,
if
approved
others
will
add
extra.
Your
seating
for
up
to
40
guests
proposed
hours
of
operation
for
both
interior
and
exterior
spaces
are
monday
through
thursday,
from
7
am
to
10
pm
friday
from
7
a.m,
to
12
a.m,
saturday
from
9
00
a.m
to
12
a.m
and
sunday
from
9
a.m,
to
9
p.m.
N
On
september
3rd
32
public
hearing
notices
were
sent
to
property
owners
within
300
feet
of
the
premises.
Notices
were
also
sent
to
the
hail
page
diamond
lake
community
association,
the
diamond
lake
business
association,
pardon
me,
the
dynamic
business
alliance
and
to
council
member
schrader.
No
comments
were
received
in
response
to
this
public
hearing
announcement.
N
A
review
of
311
cases
and
police
calls
for
service
found
no
significant
issues
attributable
to
this
business
licenses
and
consumer
services
recommends
approval
of
a
permanent
expansion
of
premise
for
a
sidewalk
cafe
for
others.
This
concludes
my
presentation
and,
at
this
time,
I'll
stand
for
any
comments
or
questions.
C
K
This
is
andy
asbury,
I'm
heather
asbury's
brother
and
business
partner
at
the
restaurant
heathers,
and
I
just
really
want
to
thank
you
guys
for
your
support
here.
It's
been
an
interesting
time,
starting
a
restaurant
in
march
of
2020
to
now
so,
but
we've
seen
good
demand
for
patio
dining,
and
at
this
time
we
don't
really
have
intentions
of
reopening
the
interior
dining
space.
K
C
H
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
I'm
very
excited
to
to
move
this
item
forward.
I
just
want
to
thank
andy
and
heather
for
everything
that
they've
done.
They
andy
mentioned
that
there's
a
high
demand
and
it's
well
deserved.
You
know
their
food's
amazing
they're,
just
an
asset
to
the
community,
so
I'm
I'm
really
excited
to
support
this
and
to
support
their
business
in
the
future.
O
K
H
C
Eyes
that
carries
and
that
motion
is
approved,
we'll
now
move
on
to
our
quasi-judicial
public
hearing
agenda,
which
starts
and
ends
with
item
number
six,
there's
a
variance
appeal
for
a
property
at
3748,
west
badamicosa
parkway-
I
don't
I
I
don't
want
to
mispronounce
the
appellant's
name,
so
I
will
let
her
introduce
herself
when
the
time
comes.
We
will
first
ask
that
staff
give
a
presentation
on
the
issue
in
front
of
us
and
I
will
call
on
ms
roman
to
do
so.
R
R
The
property
generally
slopes
downwards
towards
west
bay,
mccoska
parkway,
but
is
not
considered
a
steep
slope
and
the
property
does
above
park
board
land
to
the
north.
The
appellant
in
this
case
is
ashu
grahidis,
the
property
owner
of
3750
west
bada,
macaska
parkway,
the
property
adjacent
to
the
subject
site
to
the
east.
R
The
original
applicant
for
this
application
is
jason
stinson
of
stinson
builders
on
behalf
of
the
property
owner
brigitte
kratz.
Next
slide.
Please,
the
variances
requested
by
the
property
owner
are
to
construct
a
retaining
wall
that
would
be
backfilled
to
create
a
flat
green
space
on
the
property
and
to
extend
an
existing
raised
planting
bed
further
towards
the
front
property
line.
R
R
R
And
that's
the
side
yard
setback
along
the
western
property
line
or
the
top
of
the
site
plan
on
this
slide.
The
raised
planting
bed
also
requires
two
variances
to
be
constructed
as
proposed
in
the
proposed
project.
The
existing
planting
bed
would
be
extended
further
towards
the
front
lot
line.
Maintaining
the
existing
side
yard
setback,
but
reducing
the
existing
setback
from
the
frock
lot
line
raised.
R
The
applicants
requested
all
four
variances
at
the
zoning
board
of
adjustment
meeting
on
august
19
2021,
the
board
approved
the
request
following
staff
recommendation
and
findings
in
a
5
to
4
vote.
The
decision
was
then
appealed
by
ashley
rahidis,
the
neighbor
of
the
subject
property
within
the
10-day
appeal
period
following
the
board's
decision.
R
The
board
of
adjustment
did
find
that
all
six
of
the
required
findings
were
met,
but
I
will
discuss
those
briefly
for
the
first
finding
that
practical
difficulties
exist
in
complying
with
the
ordinance
because
of
circumstances
unique
to
the
property
staff,
found
the
size
and
topography
of
the
lot
and
location
of
the
existing
structure
and
parking
areas
to
constitute
a
practical
difficulty,
and
these
conditions
were
not
created
by
the
applicant
and
are
not
economic
alone
for
the
second.
Finding
that
the
property
owner
or
authorized
applicant
proposes
to
use
the
property
in
a
reasonable
manner.
G
R
Development
staff
felt
that
the
proposal
would
not
affect
the
visual
quality
of
the
built
environment
and
would
maintain
the
existing
context
of
the
surrounding
residential
area.
The
proposal
is
also
consistent
with
the
spirit
and
intent
of
the
ordinance.
It
is
reasonable
and
in
keeping
with
the
intent
of
the
setback
ordinance,
which
is
intended
to
provide
for
orderly
development
and
to
minimize
conflicts
between
uses
and
to
provide
adequate
light,
air
and
open
space.
R
The
location
and
height
of
the
proposed
retaining
wall
and
planting
bed
on
the
property
would
not
impact
neighboring
properties
and
staff
felt
that
there
would
be
an
environmental
benefit.
Two
node
staff
does
not
assess
neighboring
properties
for
existing
conditions,
such
as
foundation,
strength
of
structures,
things
like
that.
We
do
rely
on
building
officials
to
determine
any
potential
harm
from
construction
activities
and
to
prevent
damage
to
adjacent
properties
from
construction
methods.
R
R
R
So
this
slide
contains
a
survey
of
the
subject
property,
as
existing.
So
company
committee
members
can
view
the
proximity
of
adjacent
homes
in
relation
to
the
subject
site,
as
these
distances
are
impactful
to
the
appeal.
The
home
to
the
east
is
four
feet.
Six
inches
from
the
shared
property
line
and
the
home
to
the
west
is
six
inches
from
the
shared
property
line.
At
its
most
narrow
point.
R
R
The
appellant
is
here
to
present
their
case
to
the
committee.
Generally
speaking,
the
appellant
believes
that
the
proposed
project
does
not
meet
the
required
findings
for
practical
difficulty,
based
on
the
uniqueness
of
the
lot
nor
the
third
finding
that
asserts
that
granting
the
variance
would
be
injurious
to
the
use
of
the
property.
R
There
were
several
other
discussion
points
included
by
the
appellant
in
their
appeal
statement.
Some
do
not
appear
germaine
to
the
required
findings,
so
I
will
not
discuss
them
directly,
but
the
appellant
may
address
them
in
their
presentation.
So
that
summarizes
my
presentation
on
this
appeal
and
I
will
stand
for
questions
okay,.
C
C
If
not
I'm
going
to
proceed
to
open
the
public
hearing
with
this
type
of
hearing,
we
give
the
appellant
an
opportunity
to
make
their
case
first.
I
see
that
ashi
varati's
is
on
the
call.
I
want
to
note
that
each
side
will
have
10
minutes
total.
However,
you
divide
that
up
is
perfectly
fine
with
us,
but
the
total
amount
of
time
for
each
side
will
be
10
minutes.
C
F
Brilliant
thank
you,
madam
chair
and
committee
members.
What
you'll
hear
from
me
today
is
how
the
claims
by
the
representatives
of
3748
was
the
day.
Makaska
parkway
do
not
have
hardship
nor
practicality,
difficulties
from
the
existing
property
elements
and
their
arguments
do
not
support
the
variance
request
for
the
creation
of
large
rays
retaining
walls,
front
patio
concrete
planter
beds,
which
would
cause
issues
for
neighboring
homes.
The
gravity
of
the
project
starts
with
variance
a
which
is
the
first
one
number
one,
which
is
a
good
representation
of
the
scale
of
the
requested
variances.
F
That's
the
reduction
of
the
front
yard
setback
from
26
feet
to
basically
one
foot
and
change
to
construct
a
over
two
foot
high
retaining
wall
that
does
not
maintain
natural
grade.
Unlike
every
other
house
on
the
block,
highly
discussed
reasoning
seems
to
stem
around
this
common
phrase
and
I'll
quote
jason
simpson,
but
he
says:
there's
no
opportunity
for
yard
sprays
or
good
pedestrian
access
they're
the
two
most
common
points
commonly
made
where,
in
reality,
this
new
design
greatly
reduces
their
current
front
yard
space.
F
That
is
far
from
jason,
simpson's
reports
of
hardship
for
health
of
the
revenant
residents
to
create
outdoor
green
space.
In
his
letter
on
july,
26
2021
to
the
zoning
administration,
the
contractors
jason
simpson
may
argue
that
they
need
the
concrete,
concrete
patio
retaining
walls
and
raised
grade
specifically
for
a
fourth
pedestrian
access
point
due
to
their
design
of
the
addition,
the
large
sliding
glass
patio
doors
which
are
not
currently
at
the
residence
which
they
plan
to
build.
Therefore,
this
request
is
not
unique.
F
Circumstance
is
not
created
by
persons
presently
as
jason's
he
presented,
because
actually,
this
is
desire
for
a
third
unnatural
outdoor
patio
space,
which
will
then
require
water
mitigation
for
unnaturally
changing
grade
and
permeable
surface.
Unlike
the
current,
very
stable,
stable
landscape,
the
facts
and
contradictory
statements
by
3748
representatives
do
not
support
claims
of
hardship
nor
practical
difficulty
and
does
not
fit
the
character
or
spirit
along
the
parkway
and
in
fact,
less
dramatic
requests
have
been
denied
by
the
city
and
the
park
board
in
the
last
decade
by
neighboring
homes,
variant
b.
F
Variant
c
and
d
are
part
of
the
same
massive,
concrete
planting
bed,
which
will
create
a
large
wall.
Dividing
the
two
properties
large
concrete,
raised,
planting
beds
and
extensive
footings
easily
could
damage
the
foundation
of
the
adjacent
homes
as
there's
no
room
for
excavation
without
interfering
to
adjoining
property.
F
They
will
be
digging
into
our
properties
and
park
property,
and
you
can
see
that
in
the
written
appeal
and
addendum
the
delicate
situation
of
how
the
two
homes,
3748
and
37.50
were
originally
constructed,
means
that
disrupting
the
settled
soils
and
existing
structural
retaining
walls
has
the
greatest
possibility
to
be
just
frankly,
catastrophic,
not
just
for
37.50,
but
also
for
nearby
homes.
Even
the
home
behind
on
3748
upton
avenue,
which
relies
on
the
retaining
walls
and
the
driveway
which
they
will
be
removing
for
earth
control.
F
F
Speaking
with
the
contractor
and
the
landscape
arc
direct
directly,
they
proceeded
to
design
a
secondary
plan
and
they
would
only
ask
for
front
yard
variances,
so
it
is
possible
for
them
to
do
what
they're
asking
without
the
variance
jason
said-
and
I
said
quote:
we
don't
need
your
permission.
We
can
do
it
anyways.
We
will
just
go.
Ask
the
city
twice.
F
F
Instead,
this
is
purely
for
aesthetics
to
create
a
third
artificial
patio,
that's
unprecedented
in
our
beautiful
parkway
system,
and
it
could
very
much
damage
the
nearby
homes
I'll
go
on
a
little
further,
but
I
think,
since
we
have
nine
people
that
want
to
speak,
I'd
like
to
thank
you
for
your
time
and
consideration-
and
this
will
conclude
my
presentation
allowing
other
neighbors
to
speak
at
this
time.
I'll
stand
by
for
any
time
with
your
questions.
F
C
S
S
S
Cup,
my
husband
and
I
are
the
only
legal
owners
of
37
46
west
bidet,
makaska
parkway,
which
is
our
family
home.
My
sister,
terry
and
her
husband
andrew,
have
been
living
there
since
2016
with
their
two
children.
I
have
four
main
reasons
for
supporting
this
appeal.
It
is
not
clear
whether
the
zoning
board
decision
to
approve
the
variances
was
based
on
enough
information
as
to
the
nature
and
impact
of
the
proposal.
S
The
variances
represent
an
important
departure
from
torture
departure,
sorry
from
our
understanding
of
prior
policy
relating
to
overall
plot
ratio
limits
and
establishing
foundational
elements
for
structures
exceeding
near
park.
Ford
land.
This
it
is
this
setting
a
new
standard
and
president
for
other
property
owners
to
make
extensions
in
the
future.
We
also
haven't
been
provided
with
any
detailed
explanation
of
how
the
pro
proposed
construction
work
will
impact
our
property,
including
fire
access
between
the
properties,
will
be
blocked.
C
S
C
E
T
So
I
we
also
didn't,
even
though
we
knew
about
it,
we
also
did
not
receive
any
direct
notice
that
this
appeal
hearing
was
happening
either.
Nevertheless,
we
are
grateful
that
we
have
this
opportunity
to
present
our
views.
I
think,
in
addition
to
what
has
already
been
stated,
I
think
one.
The
issue
of
the
question
of
president
precedent,
I
think,
is
important.
T
Whether
or
not
this
variant
approving
foundational
wall
to
the
front
of
the
properties
on
the
park
board
allows
the
construction
in
the
future
of
additional
covered,
covered
structures
or
extensions
to
the
house
at
3748
in
the
future,
without
any
additional
approvals.
Obviously,
that
would
be
quite
something
of
interest
to
residents
if
they
were
able
to
build
out
on
top
of
those
foundational
walls.
T
I
think
the
point
about
the
fire.
Access
between
our
property
of
3746
and
48
should
also
be
discussed,
and,
given
that
normally,
you
would
need
a
minimum
of
10
feet
between
houses.
We
already
have
only
five
foot
and
it
appears
to
us
from
the
pictures,
and
I
I
think
we
made
a
submission
of
one
photo
that
we
were
provided
with,
that
shows
virtually
zero
space
between
the
properties
for
firemen
or
other
emergency
crews
or
access
between
the
buildings.
T
C
T
Any
last
time
yeah,
I
think
the
only
last
two
things
quickly
is
that
excavation
work
on
our
side
of
the
property
we
do
have
concerns.
We
have
big
trees
with
probably
extensive
root
systems
that
may
extend
across
the
boundary,
and
we
would
like
to
be
have
some
comfort
that
that
will
not
affect
the
trees.
Also,
the
water
treatment
and
drainage
has
never
been
properly
explained
to
us,
as
well
as
how
deep
the
excavation
work
will
grow
and
whether
that
has
an
impact
to
our
foundation.
C
T
C
G
C
C
O
Well,
thank
you
to
the
committee
members
for
this
opportunity
to
speak.
I
have
a
concern
that
the
variance
creates
an
unusual
and
unwelcome
variance
on
a
lot
that
is
highly
visible
to
park
property
and
will
disrupt
the
continuity
of
the
landscaping
of
the
entire
block.
I
have
concerns
that
the
questions
that
this
creates
for
the
community
would
allow
for
a
pattern
of
variances
that
will
impact
the
visible
parkway.
O
I
have
concerns
that
the
impact
of
landscaping
and
potential
loss
of
trees.
I
also
have
specific
concerns
on
the
topic
of
good
faith
notification.
I
was
surprised
to
learn
that
neither
of
the
immediate
neighbors
to
the
property
were
informed
of
various
requests
by
the
owner
of
the
property,
seeking
the
variance
the
only
notification
that
I
received
as
a
neighbor.
C
Thank
you
so
much
for
your
testimony.
Now
we
will
move
to
the
side
of
the
applicant.
This
is
shane
plummer,
mr
plummer.
You
have
three
people
on
your
team
plus
one
person,
mr
keenan,
who
has
not
spoken.
You
have
10
minutes.
I
will
note
that
the
other
side
had
about
16
minutes,
but
I'd
ask
you
to
try
to
keep
it
to
10.
If
you
can.
M
M
I
will
start
I'll
start
I'll
start.
Okay,
ladies
and
gentlemen
and
committee.
Thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
speak.
I
hope
the
committee
has
reviewed
the
letter
from
bridget
and
I
that
we
included
in
our
response
materials.
I
would
like
to
incorporate
that
letter
into
my
response
and
say
a
few
more
words.
M
I'd
like
to
start
by
saying
that
our
home
has
never
received
the
love
that
it
deserves.
It
has
been
vacant
for
most
of
its
short
life
when
we
discovered
that
this
home
was
on
the
market.
We
saw
a
tremendous
opportunity,
an
opportunity
to
transfer
historically
native
american
land
back
into
the
hands
of
a
family,
our
family,
with
native
american
heritage,
who
will
consciously
and
deliberately
honor
this
profound
history
of
native
american
presence
in
the
area.
I
am
an
enrolled
member
of
a
local
native
american
tribe.
M
We
sought
to
re-envision
the
potential
of
this
home
to
pay
homage
to
the
history
of
the
area.
We
did
our
homework.
We
studied
local
architecture
and
viewed
homes
around
the
lakes.
We
had
the
great
luck
and
good
fortune
to
enlist
the
services
of
renowned
architects,
charles
stinson
and
chuck
fifth.
Charles
stinson
has
a
national
reputation.
M
Our
landscape,
art
architect,
is
michael
keenan.
Urban
ecosystems,
michael
wrote
one
of
the
preeminent
books
on
shoreline
gardens
in
minnesota,
and
he
is
an
expert
on
native
plants
in
our
specific
lake
region.
As
I
said,
we
did
our
homework
and
hired
some
of
the
best
people
in
the
region
to
improve
our
property
in
the
best
possible
ways.
M
Frankly,
it
has
been
very
frustrating
and
unnerving
to
watch
our
neighbors
at
3750,
go
so
far
out
of
their
way
to
try
and
thwart
our
project
to
try
and
derail
our
progress
to
meddle
in
someone
else's
business
as
they
have
done,
and
this
isn't
the
first
time
this
is
the
second
time
they
have
done
this.
They
already
tried
to
thwart
our
project
at
the
board
of
adjustment
meeting
on
august
19th.
M
The
only
difference
today
is
that
they
added
personal
attacks
into
their
appeal
to
try
and
sway
this
committee,
and
then
ashi
went
around
to
the
to
our
neighbors
trying
to
gin
up
some
sort
of
scandal.
Regarding
our
project.
She
tried
to
muddy
our
names
and
our
reputation
to
neighbors
neighbors
that
we
have
never
even
met.
M
M
M
Over
the
past
few
weeks,
our
team
has
bent
over
backwards
to
try
and
accommodate
the
concerns
of
our
adjacent
neighbors,
to
assure
them
that
we
will
not
cause
any
harm
or
damage
to
their
properties
in
good
faith.
We
have
taken
their
input
and
ideas
and
we
have
even
changed
our
plans
that
have
already
been
approved
to
accommodate
their
concerns.
M
We
hoped
that
ms
borhitis
would
have
withdrawn
this
appeal
and
we
would
have
never
had
to
come
and
deal
with
this
today,
but
here
we
are.
I
believe
this
shows
bad
faith
on
her
part,
because,
even
after
we
agreed
to
alleviate
all
of
her
concerns
about
the
concrete
work
that
we
plan
between
her
home
and
ours,
she
is
still
trying
to
control
this
whole
process.
M
When
we
purchased
this
home,
we
were
very
excited
to
be
a
part
of
the
lyndon
hills.
Neighborhood.
We
thought
the
lindenhood
hills.
Neighborhood
was
very
progressive,
open-minded
and
diverse,
with
people
with
diverse
people
and
diverse
points
of
view.
Unfortunately,
that
is
not
what
we
have
encountered.
Instead,
we
have
experienced
intolerance.
M
C
M
C
C
C
U
U
U
U
C
E
U
Okay,
I
the
main
the
the
fixed
variance
criteria
that
we
met
have
to
do
with
our
first
of
all,
like
we're
looking
at
in
the
surrounding
properties,
there's
the
slope
up
to
the
property.
The
other
thing.
The
other
item
is
that
the
original
house
was
very
poorly
built
and
so
the
retaining
walls
that
are
the
stairs
that
are
there.
Actually,
it's
a
lot
of
steps
to
get
up
there
and
the
stairs
are
sloping
and
creating
an
icy
condition.
U
We've
met
the
other
criteria
and,
as
sarah
roman
was
stating
that
we
worked
with
the
city
to
make
sure
that
we
did
meet
the
criteria
and
in
my
previous
letter
it
should
address
most
of
those
issues
and
then,
as
far
as
the
other
outlying
concerns
of
drainage
and
that's
not
part
of
the
variance
issue.
But
one
of
the
key
things
we
found
with
the
city
is
that
we
were
permitted
to
like
we
said
with
put
in
a
retaining
wall.
U
C
V
V
The
house
is
set
very
high
on
the
lot,
with
no
landing
spot
at
the
top
when
you
enter
on
a
north-facing
facade,
so
it's
created
in
icy
condition.
The
steps
that
were
poured
as
jason
mentioned,
have
all
sunk,
so
if
they
are
actively
holding
water
in
the
winter
time
and
when
we
started
looking
at
the
design,
we
worked
with
michael
keenan
to
reduce
the
amount
of
steps
going
up
or
the
the
amount
of
parkway.
V
This
house
is
on
a
very
small
lot
and
we
work
very
hard
getting
the
hard
cover
to
work
out
and
make
sure
everything
else
we
didn't
have
other
variances
in
the
in
the
permit
process.
So
these
walls
are
there
to
extend
some
of
the
things
that
the
original
house
did
like
the
planter
on
the
east
side
and
also
the
the
walls
out
front
to
create
a
livable
area
to
enjoy
the
parkway.
V
B
B
B
Each
adjacent
neighbor,
first
and
foremost,
the
space
on
the
west
side
of
the
residence
very
narrow
space
that
most
of
the
roof
drainage
is
directed
to.
Additionally,
a
large
portion
of
the
house
to
the
west
3746
is
also
directed
into
this
area.
This
has
caused
water
intrusion
into
the
3748
basement,
causing
damage
there,
and
we've
also
learned
from
the
neighbors
at
37
46
that
their
foundation
is
very,
very
old
and
highly
susceptible
to
water
intrusion.
B
So
what
we
have
proposed
is
an
integrated
water
management
system,
starting
with
large
sections
of
green
roof
on
the
roof,
to
help
absorb
first
flush
of
a
rain
event
from
there
we
are
adding
large
catch
basin
boxes
at
the
bottom
of
the
downspouts
so
that
we
can
direct
all
of
the
water
out
of
the
side
yard
into
the
newly
created
front
yard.
So,
within
the
space
of
the
new
retaining
walls,
we
will
have
a
water
collection
system,
so
a
series
of
buried
cisterns
will
collect
and
hold
rain
water
during
a
rain
event.
B
B
Furthermore,
this
house
does
sit
on
the
parkway
and
we
have
worked
for
over
one
year
with
various
staff
members
from
the
minneapolis
park
board,
and
we
have
achieved
unanimous
approvals
from
strategic
planning,
construction
and
forestry
for
this
project.
We've
actually
reduced
the
existing
encroachment
and
have
increased
native
biodiversity
and
met
the
ecological
and
aesthetic
intent
of
the
parkway
system,
and
the
project
is
fully
approved
from
their
standpoint.
That
is
all
I
will
offer.
Thank
you
very
much
for
your
time.
H
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
I
I
share
your
confusion.
I
I
think
just
as
I'll
start
with
a
statement
that
you
know
it's
really
unfortunate
when
things
to
get
to
this
position,
you
can
just
hear
just
the
frustration
with
neighborhoods
well
with
neighbors
with
each
other
and
it's
difficult
when
we
have
to
meet
very
strict
legal
standards
to
to
understand
what
we're
even
supposed
to
you
know
what
we're
supposed
to
consider,
and
so
you
know
I.
W
Council
members,
I
would,
I
would
be
very
circumspect
to
the
the
staff
report
and
the
way
that
they
lay
out
the
standards
in
terms
of
each
into
individual
variants.
That's
been
requested
here
and
the
practical
difficulties
standard
it
doesn't.
Necessarily.
I
don't
think
it's
I
can't
say
you
you
can
completely
discount
what
the
proposed
uses.
The
proposed
zeus
obviously
does
play
some
role,
but
I
don't
think
there's
a
role
to
necessarily
delve
too
deeply
into
what
the
one
proposed
use
is
compared
to
another.
W
H
W
Certainly,
it
was
very
complex
and,
as
the
chair
pointed
out,
I
think
maybe
the
majority
of
the
testimony
was
not
germane
to
the
issues
that
are
before
you.
Certainly,
the
personal
alleged
personal
attacks
or
those
sorts
of
interactions
aren't
your
main,
nor
is
essentially
the
as
the
staff
pointed
out,
the
building
official
and
through
the
building
permit
process
and
building
inspectors
and
construction
safety
enforcement
will
deal
with
those
sorts
of
issues,
and
so
I
don't
think
that
is
particularly
germane
at
this
stage
for
the
narrow
decisions
you're
making.
C
C
C
I
also
think
that
the
way
that
they're
so
close
together
potentially
creates
some
issues,
but
it's
not
incumbent
upon
one
homeowner
to
fix
the
problems
at
a
different
home
and
the
building
officials
as
well
as
potentially
lawyers
between
the
two
parties
will
handle
those
issues.
What
we're
supposed
to
be
looking
at
is
whether
or
not
there
is
a
practical
difficulty
in
order
to
allow
for
a
variance
to
create
a
planter
wall
at
two
feet.
C
L
H
A
Yeah
good
afternoon,
madam
chair
members
of
the
committee,
my
name
is
eric
hanson
and
I'm.
The
city's
director
of
economic
policy
and
development
for
you
today
are
two
actions
related
to
the
redevelopment
of
the
city-owned
48-acre
upper
harbor
site.
The
first
recommended
action
will
approve
the
final
coordinated
plan
and
the
second
designates
all
proceeds
from
long-term
land
lease
payments
into
a
set-aside
fund
to
support
anti-displacement
activities
in
north
minneapolis.
A
Next
slide,
please,
as
you
recall,
we
were
before
you
in
february
of
this
year
to
present
the
draft
coordinated
plan
with
our
development
partners
at
united
properties
in
first
avenue
and
the
chair
of
the
the
chairs
of
the
city
council
established
upper
harbor
terminal,
collaborative
planning
committee
or
the
cpc.
At
this
meeting.
We
prevent
we
presented
a
refined
plan
of
development
and
community
benefits
which
were
built
off
of
the
2019
city
council,
approved
concept
plan
next
slide,
please.
A
The
final
coordinated
plan
has
not
varied
much
since
that
february.
Presentation
in
general,
the
upper
harbor
is
divided
into
seven
parcels
for
parkland,
public
infrastructure,
housing
production,
space,
community
sporting,
commercial
space,
a
community
hub
and
a
community
performing
arts
center
or
cpac.
A
Revenues
come
from
the
the
aforementioned
designated
lease
paid
proceeds
and
a
three
dollar
ticket
fee
from
all
cpac
events.
Economic
inclusion
is
in
the
plan
in
the
form
of
prioritization
and
hiring
community
businesses
and
residents
for
pre-construction
construction
and
post-construction
jobs
generated
by
uhd
development
projects.
Opportunities
for
community
ownership
include
ground
for
commercial
space
and
hub
components
participating
in
advising
the
development
team
and
the
project
owners
and
assisting
in
the
execution
of
community
benefit
strategies
and
outreach.
A
Environmental
justice,
sustainability,
river
access
includes
sustainable
development
practices,
mitigation
of
existing
environmental
conditions
and
creation
of
best
storm
water,
best
management
practices,
shoreline
restoration
and
parkland
wealth
opportunities
through
access
to
attainable
living
wage
jobs,
community
leasing,
priorities
and
ongoing
revenue
streams
that
will
support
community
initiatives
and
community
program
programming.
Through
the
inclusion
of
community-based
inclusion
of
community-based
residents,
businesses,
organizations
in
the
programming
and
activation
of
all
publicly
accessible
spaces
and
then
finally
affordable
housing
for
the
construction
of
the
mixed
income
community
that
prioritizes
north
siders
through
community
preference
policies
and
projected
at
final
completion.
A
The
upper
upper
harbor
housing
will
provide
approximately
one-third
of
the
units
affordable
to
and
occupied
by
household
households
at
30
to
50
percent
of
area,
meaning
income
or
ami.
A
third
of
the
units
affordable
and
occupied
by
households
at
50
to
70,
ami
and
the
last
final
third.
At
market
rates
and
phase
one
will
focus
on
constructing
housing
at
rents
that
current
north
siders
can
afford,
with
the
first
160
of
the
245
plant
units
affordable
to
families,
earning
30
to
50
ami,
and
I
should
have
said
this.
A
But
finally,
this
project
does
reconnect
the
mississippi
to
the
greater
north
side
through
the
creation
of
the
new
19.5
acre
regional
park,
with
our
partners
at
the
park
board,
including
culturally
relevant,
safe
and
inviting
experiences
for
residents
to
access
and
experience
the
river
next
slide.
Please
changes
from
the
draft
plan
presented
in
february
to
this
plan
include
the
completion
of
the
alternative
urban
area
area
wide
review
or
the
aur
updated
environmental
justice
sustainability.
A
The
mckinley
community,
in
the
process
of
reviewing
community
benefits
agreement
to
accept
the
ticket
fee
revenue,
work,
continuing
with
project
partners
on
district
storm,
water
and
construction,
sequencing
updates
of
the
plan
to
reflect
cpc
actions
over
the
summer
and
changes
to
the
implementation
schedule,
and
it
recommend
recommends
that
the
city
retain
ownership
of
all
development
land.
This
includes
owning
the
cpac
parcel
and
facility
because
of
changes
to
state
bonding
procedures.
A
Next
slide,
please,
upon
approval
of
this
plan.
Staff
will
work
with
the
development
team
to
produce
term
sheets
for
redevelopment
based
on
the
coordinated
plan.
The
first
of
these
term
sheets
are
expected
back
to
the
city
council
in
november,
we'll
all
be
we'll
also
be
working
on
finalizing
phase
one
infrastructure
plans
and
other
public
related
costs.
A
This
need
includes
approximately
10
million
dollars
of
funds
from
the
city
to
support
infrastructure
and
site
preparation
for
phase
one,
and
it
requested
at
least
one
million
dollars
in
support
of
community
elements
of
the
development.
Future
actions
will
include
appropriation
resolutions
for
for
city
funding
required
to
realize
this
plan
next
slide.
Please
completing
the
coordinated
plan
was
a
team
effort.
I
would
like
to
thank
councilmember
cunningham
and
the
mayor's
office
for
their
leadership.
A
You
see
their
names
on
the
screen:
melissa,
newman,
markella
smith,
mary
jammin,
mcguire,
princess
haley,
britt,
howell,
grace,
rood,
tenessa,
green,
shannon,
lemon
maketa,
zulu,
gillespie,
jason,
eisen,
vanessa,
willis,
alexis
penny
bill,
english
and
courtney
schroeder
we're
very
fortunate
to
have
these
dedicated
community.
This
committee
of
community
and
the
cpc
who
went
above
and
beyond
their
original
charge,
met
over
36
times
over
the
past
two
years
for
multiple
countless
hours
plus
time
outside
of
the
meetings
we
do
have
cpc
co-chairs
miss
vanessa,
willis
and
mark
hella
smith.
Here
to
make
a
few
comments.
A
C
Thank
you
very
much
for
your
presentation,
eric.
I
am
more
than
willing
to
have
the
two
co-chairs
speak.
I
ask
them
to
please
keep
it
brief,
but
I
would
like
to
out
of
respect.
Have
our
colleague
council
member
cunningham
speak
right
after
them,
he
has
requested
to
speak
after
not
before,
and
he's
been
on
this
entire
long
committee
meeting
so
props
to
him
for
hanging
out
on
this
and
so
we'll
go
ahead
and
call
on
the
two
co-chairs
to
speak.
First
I'd
ask
you
to
be
brief.
X
X
Our
group
committed
a
lot
of
time
and
energy
into
making
sure
that
this
coordinated
plan
was
a
plan
that
not
only
represented
the
beautiful
and
robust
diversity
of
north
minneapolis,
but
also
benefited
the
northside
community
in
a
very
concrete
way.
In
my
opinion,
this
final
coordinated
plan
has
come
a
long
way
from
where
it
first
started,
and
I
am
proud
of
the
outcome.
X
North
minneapolis
has
long
been
disinvested
in
and
as
a
woman,
who's
grew
up
in
who
has
grown
up
in
north
minneapolis
and
a
mom
who
is
now
raising
her
own
family
in
north
minneapolis.
I
am
excited
with
the
amazing
possibilities
of
growth
and
change
that
this
plan
brings
to
the
north
side.
That
is
all
I
have
to
say,
I'm
very
proud
of
our
committee
and
of
the
opportunity
to
bring
concrete
just
change
and
growth
into
north
minneapolis.
So
thank.
C
You
thank
you
so
much
for
your
service
and
for
taking
time
to
be
on
the
call
today.
I
think
many
of
us
have
not
had
the
opportunity
to
meet
you
with
covet
and
we
have
not
been
to
a
lot
of
these
meetings.
So
it's
really
great
to
see
you
on
this
call
and
for
us
to
have
the
opportunity
to
thank
you
as
close
to
and
person
as
we
can.
Your
commitment
to
the
north
side
and
the
city
is
really
truly
meaningful
and
we
are
very
appreciative
of
your
work.
C
Y
Yes,
I
actually
had
to
call
in
because
of
my
technical
issues.
So
can
you
hear
me?
Okay,
we
can
sir
okay
great,
thank
you
and
I
just
want
to
say
echo
the
gratitude
that
has
been
expressed
by
eric.
I
mean
it's
quite
a
robust
list
of
people
who
have
been
involved
with
this
work
very
deeply
for
really
the
last
four
years.
O
Y
I
would
like
to
give
a
special
thanks
to
the
private
development
team
of
united
properties
and
first
avenue,
brandon
champeau
and
dana
frank
for
being
so
open
to
doing
something
really
different
than
what
they
signed
off
up
for
originally,
they
have
been
amazing
team
players
and
have
been
along
for
the
ride
and
the
learning
process.
Thank
you
to
eric
hillary
and
the
whole
team,
for
the
amazing
work
that
they've
done
with
also
learning
how
to
do
work
differently.
Y
We're
really
doing
business
differently
at
the
city
through
this
process
and,
most
importantly,
thank
you
to
each
and
every
one
of
the
community
members
who
have
been
a
part
of
it,
those
who've
been
for
it.
Those
have
been
against
it,
those
who
came
along
the
way.
So
thank
you,
everyone
for
your
partnership-
and
I
do
ask
my
colleagues
to
please
support
this
amazing
work,
because
truly
it
has
been
a
community
life
process.
So,
thank
you,
everyone
and
thank
you,
madam
chair,
for
the
opportunity
to
speak.
C
Thank
you
for
being
here,
council
member
cunningham
and
to
all
the
members
of
the
committee,
as
well
as
the
project
proposers
and
developers,
and
everyone
who
has
been
putting
so
much
energy
in
this
and,
of
course,
to
our
incredible
staff,
who
have
been
under
incredible
stress
over
a
long
period
of
time.
The
items
in
front
of
us
today
are
I'm
just
being
told
vanessa,
we'll
give
vanessa
one
more
shot
here.
If
you
can
press
star
six
to
unmute.
C
J
Thank
you
so
much,
madam
chair,
so
I
I
wanted
to
just
make
some
some
quick
comments.
I
think
that
this
project
has
been
really
incredible.
I
really
want
to
thank
my
colleague,
councilmember
cunningham,
for
his
work
on
this
and
for
creating
the
cpc,
but
I
I
wanted
to
give
a
little
bit
of
voice
to
some
of
the
the
rockier
parts
of
the
road
that
we're
on
as
well.
I
think
this
project
is
headed
in
the
absolute
right
direction.
J
I
think
that
I
think
I
agree
with
councilmember
cunningham
that
it
has.
It
is
not
the
same
project
that
he
inherited
and
I
think
in
large
part,
that's
due
to
all
of
the
community
voice
that
we've
had
here
at
the
table.
You
know,
but
I
also
wanted
to
note
that
there
are
members
of
the
cpc
who
who
started
out
folks
like
alexis
penny
folks
like
princess
titus,
who
didn't
make
it
all
the
way
here
and
I
know
had
a
lot
of
frustration
in
in
how
this
whole.
J
You
know
sausage
got
made.
That's
a
part
of
of
government
as
well.
That
doesn't
mean
that
we're
not
creating
something
incredible
here,
but
I
just
wanted
to
be
noted
that
folks
still
might
have
their
trepidation.
They
still
might
have
their
hesitancy
about
this
project
and
I
think
that
that's
because
of
a
long
legacy
of
you
know
the
riverfront
being
developed
in
a
way
that
didn't
benefit
north
siders
development
happening
in
a
way
that
promoted
gentrification.
J
I
think
we
can
avoid
all
those
things
here,
and
I
think
that
my
counsel,
my
colleague,
is
taking
great
care
to
make
sure
that
we
are
avoiding
those
things.
So
I
just
wanted
to
to
to
note
that,
but
I
also
wanted
to
give
props
where
they're
due
I
did.
I
had
a
conversation
with
councilmember
cunningham
and
I
apologize
for
bringing
this
up
so
last
minute.
J
There
is
is
one
aspect
of
the
plan,
especially
that
I
am
really
struggling
to
support,
and
that
is
the
the
term
that
has
really
become
politically
charged
quite
politically
charged
over
the
over
the
last
couple
of
years
here
and
that's
the
the
the
acronym
it's
kind
of
taken
on
a
a
right-wing
bend.
That
is
that
can
imply.
You
know
anti-immigrant
sentiment,
and
all
of
that
I
can
kind
of
go
through
all
the
ways
in
which
the
the
movement
has
maybe
become
overly
politicized.
J
I
know
that
one
of
the
founders
of
of
the
term
has
you
know,
has
been
using
the
term
to
question
even
the
the
blackness
of
folks
like
kamala,
harrison
and
barack
obama,
and
so
I
don't
feel
comfortable
supporting
that
term
being
in
this
official
document,
but
do
want
to
support
the
cpc
members
and
councilman
cunningham
and
figure
out
another
way
that
we
can.
We
can
get
at
that
same
intention
without
without
affirming
such
a
politically
charged
term,
and
so
with
that.
J
I
do
want
to
allow
somebody
to
make
the
motion
to
bring
this
forward,
but
I
I
I
think,
I'm
going
to
be
abstaining
from
the
vote
today,
with
hopes
of
bridging
that
and
coming
to
an
agreement
with
councilmember
cunningham
cpc
and
staff
before
the
the
vote
comes
up
on
at
the
next
council
meeting.
So
I
just
wanted
to
make
those
comments
and
and
then
allow
allow
the
committee's
business
to
continue
so
sorry
to
be
a
bit.
Q
Q
That's
been
put
in
place,
it's
an
unprecedented
regional
system,
that's
being
put
in
place,
still
more
details
to
be
worked
out,
and
I
use
that
as
an
example
of
how
many
of
these
details
have
a
solid
framework
to
be
worked
out.
I
think
councilmember
ellison
is
suggesting
that
we
have
a
framework
to
work
things
out,
but
that's
not
to
say
that
there
aren't
more
details
to
be
worked
out,
and
so
I
don't
know
if
I
want
to
move
without
recommendation
in
that
spirit.
C
C
Carries
and
the
motion
is
approved
before
we
conclude
we
and
thank
you
everyone
for
being
on
this
call,
and
we
have
one
additional
item.
So
I
appreciate
you
all
hanging
out
for
a
very
long
meeting
before
we
conclude,
we
have
an
additional
item
that
council
member
ellison
is
bringing
forward
regarding
the
commemorative
street,
naming
I'm
going
to
call
on
council
member
ellison
to
introduce
this
item.
J
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
I'm
just
gonna
try
to
pull
up
some
notes
here
and
thank
you
for
allowing
me
some
time
to
to
bring
this
forward.
I'm
bringing
forward
a
commemorative
street
sign
in
honor
of
a
north
side,
community
member,
richard
copeland,
who
is
oh
there's
a
staff
presentation
for
this
item,
so
I'm
I'm
excited
for
that.
I
will
I'll
keep
my
comments
short,
but
richard
copeland
is
is
somebody
who
is
beloved
on
the
north
side.
A
lot
of
you
know
him
pretty.
Z
C
Z
Z
Z
Z
J
Thank
you
so
much,
madam
chair.
I'm
bringing
this
forward
for
some
really
unfortunate
reasons.
Obviously
you
know
richard
copeland
has
not
yet
passed,
but
for
members
of
the
committee
that
don't
know-
and
I've
got
some
permission
to
say
this
out
loud,
but
he
is
facing
terminal
illness
so
much
so
that
he
had
a
bit
of
a
a
celebration
of
his
life
with
his
friends
a
couple
of
weeks
ago.
J
People
who
wanted
to
give
him
his
flowers
while
he's
still
around
so
to
speak,
but
that
he
is
somebody
who
built
quite
a
legacy
in
north
minneapolis.
People
of
north
minneapolis
know
mr
copeland.
So
well
because
he's
one
of
those
folks
who
became
tremendously
successful
and
when
we
see
that
on
the
north
side,
so
often
we
see
those
folks
leave
the
north
side.
That
genius
count
springs
up
from
the
north
side
and
and
it
goes
elsewhere.
But
richard
copeland
stayed
on
the
north
side
of
minneapolis.
J
J
It
felt
like
a
a
felt,
a
little
morbid
to
to
make
him
to
make
him
wait
in
his
friend's
weight
and
in
the
spirit
of
of
giving
people
their
flowers,
while
they're
still
around
it
felt
appropriate
for
us
to
bring
this
forward.
You
know
if
he
were,
you
know
simply
aging
or
something
like
that.
I
probably
wouldn't
bring
this
forward,
but
but
but
but
knowing
his
condition
and
and
and
and
considering
the
life
that
he's
lived
and
and
the
exceptional
contributions
to
that
he's
made
to
north
minneapolis.
G
J
C
C
He
was
one
of
the
founders
of
thor
construction
at
a
time
at
which
black
people
did
not
own
big
businesses
working
in
construction,
he
figured
out
a
way
to
move
forward
by
partnering
with
large
white
owned
construction
companies
in
order
to
get
his
people
in
the
door,
and
it
worked
really
well.
He
became
an
incredible
force
in
the
construction
industry.
The
city
itself
has
hired
thor
construction
on
its
own
and
also
in
partnership
with
mortensen
and
others.
C
For
the
25
years
that
I
have
known
the
city
to
be
doing
these
kinds
of
projects,
he
was
instrumental
in
building
some
of
the
most
important
civic
buildings
in
the
city,
and
I
feel
it
is
entirely
appropriate
to
honor
him
at
this
time
so
that
we
can
tell
him
how
we
feel
while
he's
still
alive.
I
very
much
appreciate
council
member
ellison
bringing
this
forward
and
strongly
support
it,
which
is
why
it's
being
walked
on
today.