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From YouTube: November 19, 2021 City Council
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B
Thank
you
good
morning
my
name
is
lisa
bender,
I'm
the
president
of
the
minneapolis
city
council.
I'm
going
to
call
to
order
this
regular
meeting
for
friday
november
19th
before
we
proceed
I'll
note
that
we
have
remote
participation
from
council
members
and
city
staff
as
authorized
under
the
provisions
of
the
minnesota
open
meeting
law,
section
13d
.021
due
to
the
declared
state
of
local
public
health
emergency.
B
The
city
will
be
recording
and
posting
this
meeting
to
the
city's
website
and
youtube
channel
as
a
means
of
increasing
public
access
and
transparency.
The
meeting
is
public
and
subject
to
minnesota
open
meeting
law.
At
this
time.
I'll
ask
the
clerk
to
call
the
rule
to
verify
the
presence
of
a
quorum
council.
B
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B
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F
Good
morning,
madam
president,
members
of
the
council,
the
business
inspections,
housing
and
zoning
committee
is
bringing
forward
23
items
for
approval
this
morning.
Item
number
one
is
the
appointment
of
the
director
of
regulatory
services.
Item
two
is
a
license
for
deco
catering
item
three
or
extended
hours
license
for
olympic
cafe.
Item
4
is
a
general
entertainment
license
and
on
sale.
F
Wine
for
the
capri
theater
item
number
five
are
a
number
of
land
conveyances,
as
well
as
development
terms
with
united
properties,
the
park
and
recreation
board
and
excel
for
properties
owned
at
the
upper
harbor
terminal
item.
Six
is
a
change
in
our
special
legislation
fund
for
tax,
increment
financing
and
its
spending
plan
item.
Seven
is
a
levy
for
special
assessments
relating
to
nuisance
conditions.
F
Item
number
8
is
a
variance
appeal
that
was
denied
at
2827
18th
avenue
south
item
9
are
the
liquor
license
approvals?
10?
Is
the
public
housing
authority
appointments
from
the
mayor
item?
11
is
a
property
development
loan
for
provision
which
is
at
42
42nd
and
42nd
avenue
north
in
the
fourth
ward
item?
F
12
is
a
rezoning
in
the
third
ward
item
number
13
is
a
national
dislocated
worker
grant
for
workforce
development
services
item
14
is
a
contract
with
midwest
urban
strategies
for
our
workforce
development
services
item
15
is
the
carry
forward
of
our
2021
tax-exempt
housing
revenue
bonds
item
16?
Is
the
2020
supplemental
and
2021
esg
capital
recommendations?
F
These
are
for
ascension
place
at
st
anne's
as
well
as
simpson
housing
services,
the
support
services
funding
will
come
in
the
next
round.
Item.
17
is
a
right-of-way
vacation
item.
18
is
a
street
vacation
item.
19
is
a
rezoning
as
is
item
20.
item.
21
are
some
technical
corrections
under
our
zoning
code
and
they
are
listed
as
zoning
code
revisions
item.
22
is
a
variance
appeal
that
we
are
deleting
from
the
agenda
and,
lastly,
item
23
are
changes
to
our
owner
occupied
rehabilitation
program.
A
Thank
you.
Madam
president,
I
just
had
a
question
for
staff
about
item
number
five.
I
know
that
there's
seems
to
be.
I
read
in
the
paper
at
least
some
litigation
regarding
item
number
five
and
I'm
just
haven't
heard
a
lot
of
information
on
our
site
about
it
and
just
wondering
the
status
of
it.
I
know
we
can't
discuss
what
our
exposure
is,
but
just
wondering
is
it
anything
that
the
council
should
be
briefed
on
or
that
we
should
know
about,
and.
F
Yeah,
so
everyone
on
the
council
was
sent
an
email
about
this
from
our
lawyers,
which
was
attorney,
client
privileged,
and
we
have
been
directed
by
staff
that
it's
good
to
move
forward.
And
I
don't
want
to
say
much
more
about
it,
because
there
was
a
briefing
memo
that
went
out.
That
was
listed
as
a
clear
attorney-client
privilege,
and
I
believe
mr
hanson
also
briefed
anyone
willing
to
get
the
briefing.
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G
Thank
you,
madam
president,
and
good
morning.
Colleagues,
the
policy
and
government
oversight
committee
is
bringing
forward
17
items.
Item
number
one
is
authorizing
a
collective
bargaining
agreement
with
laborers
local
three.
Six
three
item
number
two
is
approving
the
appointment
of
joel
mcreynolds
to
the
south
side
green
zone
council.
G
Item
number:
three
is
appropriating
american
rescue
plant
act,
funds
for
time,
sensitive
projects
and
the
exchange
of
funding
sources
between
projects.
Item
number
four
is
authorizing
master
agreements
for
the
minneapolis
convention
center
and
target
center.
Consulting
pool
item
number
five
is
the
contract
with
smg
for
traffic
management
at
u.s
bank
stadium
items.
Six
seven
and
eight
are
various
contract
amendments
for
it.
Services
items
nine
through
fifteen
are
contract
amendments
for
public
service
building
project
or
the
public
service
building
project
and
item
number
16
is
a
legal
settlement.
G
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B
Are
11
eyes
that
carries
and
that
report
is
adopted?
Next
is
the
report
from
the
public
health
and
safety
committee
that
would
be
presented
by
our
chair,
councilmember
cunningham.
It
seems
like
the
council
member
is
having
technical
issues.
We
could
check
we.
We
could
hear
your
council
member
in
the
last
roll
call
vote,
otherwise
our
vice
chair,
councilmember
fletcher,
may
be
able
to
step
in
and
give
the
report.
E
Yes,
okay,
great
sorry
about
that
everybody,
the
public
health
and
safety
committee
is
bringing
forward
seven
items
for
approval
item
number.
One
is
a
training
reimbursement
grant
from
the
minnesota
board
of
firefighter
training
and
education
item
number
two
is
a
gift
acceptance
from
the
minneapolis
police
k9
foundation
for
two
dual
purpose:
police
working
dogs
item
number:
three:
is
contract
with
next
gen
healthcare
for
managing
electronic
medical
records.
E
Oh,
my
gosh
sorry
is
authorizing
a
contract
or
grant
agreement
with
the
city
of
orono
police
department
for
traffic
enforcement
item
number.
Six
is
a
contract
with
the
state
on
behalf
of
hennepin
technical
college,
for
the
use
of
the
college's
tactical
and
fixed
range
and
item
number
seven
is
a
slate
of
minneapolis
workplace
advisory
committee
appointments
and
our
president.
I
will
move
items
one
through
seven
or
the
report
for
approval
and
my
apologies
for
the
dogs.
B
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H
Thank
you.
Madam
president.
The
committee
forward
17
items
today
for
console
consideration
item.
One
is
the
bryant
avenue
south
street
reconstruction
project.
Two
is
the
franklin
avenue
west
street
reconstruction
project.
Three
is
the
water
distribution
improvements,
appropriation
increase?
Four
is
the
capital
project
closeouts
and
reallocations?
H
Five
is
the
agreement
with
the
mndot,
the
exchange
of
federal
funds
for
state
aid
funds?
Six
is
the
contract
amendment
with
main
construction
companies
for
the
winona
west
lift
station
project.
Seven
is
a
contract
amendment
with
slant
of
stanter
incorporated
for
engineering
and
design
services
for
the
upper
harbor
terminal.
H
Eight
is
the
contract
amendment
with
white
company
for
plymouth,
avenue
north
street
reconstruction
project.
Nine
is
the
contract
amendment
with
line
of
lakes,
landscaping
for
city-wide
turf
installation
10
is
the
temporary
construction
agreement
with
the
university
of
minnesota
for
bridge
9
repairs?
H
11
is
a
limited
use
permit
with
mndot
for
the
cedar
lake
trail
bike
facility
under
interstate
94
right
away.
12
is
the
municipal
state
aid
system
revisions
13
is
the
grant
application
with
mndot
for
the
2022
safe
routes
to
school
infrastructure
program,
and
this
is
specifically
for
the
philips
traffic
safety
project.
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B
G
Thank
you,
madam
president,
and
the
executive
committee
brings
forward
two
items
today.
Item
number
one
is
referring
to
the
policy
and
government
oversight
committee.
The
appointed
position
of
planning
director
in
the
community
planning
and
economic
development
department
and
item
two
is
referring
to
the
policy
and
government
oversight
committee.
The
collective
bargaining
agreement
of
the
machinist
unit
remove
approval
of
the
executive
committee
report.
B
Council
vice
president
jenkins,
has
moved
the
committee
report.
We
did
note
in
committee
that
that
was
the
final
meeting
ever
of
the
executive
committee,
which
has
now
been
eliminated
by
the
passage
of
question
one
on
the
ballot,
the
charter
amendment.
So
the
powers
that
were
vested
in
the
executive
committee
now
either
go
to
the
mayor
or
to
think
in
the
case
of
approvals
of
department
heads
to
the
full
council.
D
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B
That
carries
and
let's
see
those
items
are
both
referred
to
the
pogo
committee
in
the
next
cycle.
Is
that
correct?
Yes,
yes
thanks.
Finally,
we
have
a
request
from
the
city
clerk
to
receive
and
file
the
results
of
the
two
ballot
questions
related
to
government
structure
and
rent
stabilization
that
were
passed
as
part
of
the
2021
general
election.
B
Okay,
seeing
them
the
clerk
is
directed
to
receive
and
file
those
items.
We
do
have
a
request
for
a
closed
session
this
morning
to
receive
a
briefing
on
the
litigation
matter
of
sword,
sorensen
versus
john
doe.
One
john
does
two
and
three
john
does
seven
through
eight,
acting
in
their
official
capacities
as
minneapolis
police
officers,
madaria
arredondo,
acting
in
his
official
capacity
as
minneapolis
police
chief
and
the
city
of
minneapolis.
D
Thank
you,
president
bender.
As
you
stated,
the
next
item
on
the
agenda
is
the
case
of
thorns
stevenson
versus
the
city
of
minneapolis
at
all
court
number
20
death
dv-2007
this
case
is
an
active
litigation
in
federal
court
and
your
lawyers
would
discuss
with
the
council
litigation
strategy
and
or
settlement
possibilities.
B
Thank
you
to
our
city
attorney,
mr
router.
I
will
move
that
the
meeting
be
closed
pursuant
to
open
meeting
law,
minnesota
statute,
section
13d,
.05
subdivision
3b
to
discuss
litigation
strategy
related
to
the
legal
matter
of
soren
stevenson
versus
john
doe
1
john
does
2
through
6
john
does
7
through
eight
acting
in
their
official
capacities
as
minneapolis
police
officers,
madera
and
arredondo,
acting
in
its
official
capacity
as
minneapolis
police
chief
and
the
city
of
minneapolis.
C
E
B
Aye
there
are
12
eyes
that
carries
so.
We
will
now
move
to
the
closed
session.
We
will
reconvene
in
open
session
after
we've
concluded
that
closed
session.
For
my
colleagues,
you'll
need
to
exit
out
of
this
meeting
and
join
the
second
team's
meeting
for
the
closed
session
for
the
public.
This
meeting
will
continue
in
this
format
and
then
we'll
rejoin
this
public
meeting
after
the
closed
session
has
ended.
B
B
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B
B
G
G
G
Those
are
the
majority
of
victims
of
violence,
from
quote
lgbtqia
plus
violence.
This
this
year
alone,
2021
there
were
130
anti-transgender
bills
introduced
in
legislatures
all
over
the
country,
including
minneapolis.
I
mean
I'm
sorry,
including
minnesota,
which
saw
13
of
those
bills.
Thank
goodness,
we
have
a
a
governor
that
would
have
vetoed
those
bills
had
they
passed,
however,
when
when
these
bills
come
to
light,
whether
they
pass
or
not,
they
still
have
a
debilitating
impact,
an
effect
on
these
communities.
G
I'm
I'm
proud
to
be
in
a
city
where
we
can
have
this
conversation
where
we
can
host
eight
transgender
equity
summits,
where
we
can
elect
two
transgender
people
to
serve
on
the
minneapolis
city
council.
But
I
tell
you
we
still
have
a
very,
very,
very
long
way
to
go
and
a
lot
of
work
to
do,
and
so
this
is
transgender
awareness
week.
G
B
Thank
you,
madam
vice
president,
and
I
know
that,
while
the
kind
of
violence
that
harms
people
or
and
someone's
life
is,
is
the
most
painful
we've
also
seen
such
an
extraordinary
increase
in
violent
language
and
violent
threats,
and
I
know
that
our
two
trans
council
members
have
experienced
extraordinary
rates
of
threatening
language
and
violent
language
directed
at
them,
which
you
know
it's.
It's
unacceptable
in
so
many
ways,
and
it
just
really
creates
an
environment
where
it's
hard.