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From YouTube: April 29, 2021 Committee of the Whole
Description
A
A
Begin
right
good
morning,
my
name
is
jeremiah
ellison,
I'm
the
chair
of
the
committee
of
the
whole
and
I'm
going
to
call
to
order
our
regular
committee
meeting
for
thursday
april
29th.
I'd
like
to
note
for
the
record.
This
meeting
has
remote
participation
by
council
members
and
city
staff
as
authorized
under
the
minnesota
meeting
law,
section
13
d
.021
due
to
the
declared
state
of
local
public
health
emergency.
A
I
will
also
note
that
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.
This
meeting
is
public
and
subject
to
the
minnesota
open
meeting
along
at
this
time.
I'll
ask
the
clerk
to
call
the
role
to
verify
the
presence
of
a.
B
D
F
G
F
I
K
F
A
M
A
The
record
reflect
that
we
have
a
quorum.
We
have
two
items
on
today's
agenda.
In
addition
to
reports
of
committees,
item
number
one
on
our
agenda
is
a
presentation
from
elected
officials
in
peer
cities
relating
to
plans
for
american
rescue
plan
act.
Funds,
and
I
will
be
introducing
this
item
in
anticipation
of
receiving
the
american
rescue
plan
act
funds.
We
are
gathering
a
panel
of
officials
from
other
peer
cities
to
understand
how
they
are
tackling
economic
recovery,
public
health
concerns
and
the
vast
array
of
issues
facing
peer
cities.
A
This
is
obviously
not
in
lieu
of
our
own
process
and
won't
negate
the
very
difficult
road
we
have
ahead
of
us
and
sorting
through
how
best
to
serve
our
constituents
with
the
american
rescue
act
funds,
but
I
believe
it
could
be
informative,
be
an
informative
look
into
how
other
cities
might
be
wrestling
with
these
kinds
of
questions
and
ideas
that
will
soon
be
wrestling
with
ourselves.
So
each
of
the
cities
will
present
for
up
to
10
minutes.
A
Although
they're
welcome
to
be
shorter
than
that,
then
we
will
move
into
discussion
and
council
members
are
going
to
be
welcomed
to
ask
questions,
and
so
our
presenters
today
are
going
to
be
council
member
greg
kassar
from
austin
texas,
council
member
robert
kniech
from
denver,
colorado
and
sejal
parikh
chief
of
staff
to
council
member
teresa
mosqueda
and
ali
pannucci
seattle
city
council,
central
staff,
member
who
oversees
their
policy
and
budget
both
from
seattle,
washington.
A
And
so
with
that,
I
will
I'm
seeing
our
our
team
is
saying
we
don't
have
a
presentation
from
seattle,
so
hopefully
we
can
sort
that
out
with
that,
I
will
see
if
our
presenters
are
on
the
call.
I
believe
some
of
them
are
and.
A
Okay,
we
have
some
technical
issues
with
folks
signing
in.
A
N
I
would
be
honored.
Thank
you
so
much
chair,
ellison
first,
I
just
want
to
say
what
an
honor
it
is.
I've
gotten
to
work
with
many
members
of
the
minneapolis
city
council
and
our
hearts
have
been
with
you
over
the
past
year
and
continue
to
be
with
you
and
the
the
fight
for
justice
that
minneapolis
has
experienced.
So
it's
been
an
honor
to
work
with
many
of
your
members
nationally
over.
You
know
a
number
of
years
and
predecessors.
N
So
thank
you
for
the
work
you
do
to
share
what
you
learn
locally
with
us
in
other
cities.
I
expect
to
learn
as
much
as
I
share
today.
I
just
want
to
give
a
little
context.
Thank
you
for
having
me
today.
Denver
is
a
city
of
about
700
000
and
we're
a
pretty
strong
mayor
form
of
government
here
much
stronger
than
minneapolis's
form
of
government.
So
a
lot
of
our
budget
is
driven
by
our
mayor's
office.
N
We
have
a
13-member
council
and
we
have
some
rules
that
make
it
such
that
not
every
federal
dollar
that
flows
into
the
city
necessarily
results
in
budget
amendments.
So
I
think
those
are
just
things
that
are
helpful
to
understand
that
we
may
or
may
not
need
to
amend
our
budget
to
use
some
of
the
dollars.
We
are
waiting
for
the
treasury
guidance
with
everyone
else,
we're
also
a
combined
city
and
county.
So
we
are
yet
to
be
informed
whether
we
will
get
both
allocations
as
a
city
and
a
county
or
just
one.
N
So
these
are
some
of
the
objectives
and
considerations
that
our
administration
has
put
forward,
and
I
think
one
of
the
things
that
I've
noticed
in
conversations
nationally,
that
might
be
a
little
bit
different
about
denver
is.
We
are
not
rushing
to
spend
every
dollar
immediately
on
standalones.
We
do
believe
that
our
budget
process
is
the
most
comprehensive
process.
We
use
to
determine
the
needs
of
the
city,
and
we
are
already
beginning
it
for
our
next
calendar
year
of
2022.
N
So
we
anticipate
spending
some
dollars
immediately
in
2021,
but
also
using
that
budget
process
to
really
evaluate
which
departments
you
know
suffered
the
most
cuts
that
need
to
be
restored,
which
new
recovery
programs
might
be
needed
and
and
those
types
of
things
the
the
other
piece
that
our
city
is
is
approaching
somewhat
cautiously,
is
the
idea
of
where
we
add
programming
or
staffing
that
might
require
on.
We
don't
want
to
start
a
program
only
to
fold
it
in
two
years
when
these
dollars
expire.
N
So
we
need
to
have
the
confidence
that
the
city
dollars
will
then
be
there
to
pick
that
funding
up
in
the
years
that
are
that
are
after
these
dollars
expire,
and
then
we
also
are
looking
with
a
racial
equity
lens.
One
thing
I'm
proud
of
our
city
did
have
to
cut
more
than
200
million
dollars
from
our
budget,
but
we
were
very
intentional
about
making
those
cuts
in
ways
that
did
not
impact
racial
equity.
We
did
not
cut
affordable,
housing
and
homeless
funding.
We
did
not
cut
some
of
our
youth
violence
programs.
N
We
cut
in
other
places,
more
of
the
the
day-to-day
parks
and
recreation,
but
even
when
we
made
cuts
and
departments,
we
made
fewer
cuts
in
communities
of
color
or
areas
that
might
be
disproportionately
impacted
where
we
could
obviously
some
recreations
all
recreation
centers
were
closed,
no
matter
what
neighborhood
they
were
in
for
safety,
but
those
are
some
of
the
principles
we'll
be
using
as
we
go
forward
next,
so
these
are
kind
of
the
buckets
that
our
administration
is
looking
at
for,
for
you
know,
ways
to
think
about
the
dollars,
so
restoration
of
services,
supplemental
services-
where
do
we
need
more
than
what
we
had
before
right?
N
It's
not
just
about
building
back
the
same
that
we
were,
but
where
do
we
need
improved
services,
because
the
world
is
different
now,
emergency
response
is
part
of
our
discussion.
I
will
just
say,
though,
that
there
are
many
streams
of
funding
in
the
federal
dollars
specific
to
things
like
food
or
child
care.
It
will
always
be
our
preference
to
use
the
dollars
that
are
dedicated
for
that
purpose.
First,
for
example,
I
keep
saying
to
the
community.
We
probably
don't
need
to
use
these
particular
flexible
dollars
for
vaccinations.
N
There
are
other
sources
of
funding
for
vaccinations.
We
shouldn't
spend
dollars
that
could
be
used
for
a
broader
rate
of
neighborhood
and
economic
recovery
actions
for
things
that
are
covered
by
other
dedicated
streams
within
the
federal
legislation.
So
so
that's
a
piece
that
I
think
I've
seen
a
lot
of
cities
talking
about
food,
but
there's
a
lot
of
money
for
food
specifically
in
the
bill,
so
we
might
not
need
to
use
flexible
dollars
for
those
things
and
then
economic
and
neighborhood
recovery,
so
we'll
go
to
the
next
slide.
N
So
we
are
not
trying
to
start
from
scratch
in
terms
of
our
internal
city
discussion.
We
are
looking
to
the
priorities
that
we
have
already
identified
and
looking
to
use
those
as
our
continuing
north
star
for
how
these
dollars
can
both
recover
things
that
we
were
already
working
on,
but
had
to
cut
or
to
enhance
those
things
going
forward.
We
know
that
most
things
that
invest
in
our
community
are
forms
of
recovery,
so
we're
hopeful
that
the
treasury
guidance
will
allow
us
to
have
that
flexibility.
N
But
these
are
examples
of
some
of
the
priorities
that
we,
as
a
city
council,
had
already
identified
I'll.
Give
you
an
example
of
something
you
might
not
think
of,
but
reducing
and
mitigating
involuntary
displacement.
You
know
kovit
did
not
stop
development
in
our
city.
I
don't
know
about
yours,
but
it
certainly
has
continued
to
see
property
values
increase,
changing
hands.
Construction
is
continuing,
which
means
the
pressure
in
our
communities
continues,
but
we
have
fallen
behind
in
the
policies
and
procedures
that
might
mitigate
those
impacts.
So
we
have
some
catch-up.
N
We
need
to
do,
and
that
is
definitely
not
just
unique
to
the
pandemic,
but
the
urgency
is
greater
because
those
communities
now
have
fewer
jobs,
they're
working
fewer
hours,
our
communities
of
color
have
experienced
higher
rates
of
unemployment,
so
their
risk
for
displacement
is
greater,
even
though
the
trends
that
drove
it
started
long
before
the
pandemic.
So
those
are
ways
that
we
need
to
think
about
our
pre-existing
priorities
and
go
to
the
next
slide.
N
So
I
I
just
shared
here
a
few
ideas
that
I
think
where
I
am
thinking
about
here
in
denver
again,
we
are
early
in
our
process,
but
I
think
that
we
are
learning
a
lot
about
cash
assistance
being
more
effective
and
efficient
for
families
that
are
struggling
than
in-kind
assistance.
So
we
are
looking
to
support
more
in-kind
assistance.
In
particular,
we've
done
a
left-behind
worker
fund
for
immigrants
and
refugees
who
are
left
out
of
other
federal
programs,
everybody's
talking
about
infrastructure
and
that's
great.
N
Infrastructure,
again
is
only
as
good
as
the
jobs
and
the
people
able
to
build
it,
and
if
we
want
the
economics
of
this
to
build
our
economy
better
than
it
was
before,
we
need
more
black
indigenous
people
of
color
in
construction,
jobs
and
careers.
We
need
more
women
in
those
careers,
so
we
want
to
invest
in
the
human
training
pipeline
stipends
for
the
training
program,
rather
than
asking
folks
to
go
without
income
while
they
change
careers
right.
Those
are
some
of
the
things
we're
thinking
about
and
then
obviously
alternatives
to
policing.
N
We
have
a
very
strong
alternative
program
that
launched
june
of
last
year,
and
we
look
to
see
if
this
is
an
opportunity
to
grow
that
next
slide
and
then
I'll
be
close
to
wrapping
up.
I
just
want
to
talk
about
land
where
we
own
the
land,
we're
able
to
long-term
determine
both
the
economic
recovery
aspect
role
it
can
play
as
well
as
mitigating
those
other
issues,
our
city
faced
even
before
the
pandemic,
experiencing
homelessness,
rather
than
just
paying
for
vouchers
where
we
can
buy
land
and
do
long-term
things.
N
And
then
I
mentioned
already
this
idea
of
building
back
better.
We
have
a
lot
of
sources
of
funding
for
business
assistance,
but
are
we
doing
what
we
can
to
help
them
readjust
to
a
new
normal?
We
raise
the
minimum
wage
here
in
denver
like
you
did
in
minneapolis,
and
we
know
that
for
tipped
workers
there
are
still
questions
and
a
lot
of
restaurants
gave
up
tipping
during
the
pandemic.
N
Could
they
keep
that
model
going
forward
of
doing
flat
fees
and
shared
shared
tips
so
that
it's
more
equitable
for
workers
in
the
front
of
the
house
in
the
back
of
the
house?
Should
we
be
helping
them
in
different
ways
than
businesses
who
go
back
to
the
old
model?
Those
are
questions.
We're
asking.
The
last
thing
I'll
say
is
just
that
we
are
a
little
bit
behind
in
starting
public
input,
but
I
think
for
a
good
reason.
N
We
do
want
to
get
broad
public
input,
but
we
don't
want
to
put
our
city
through
several
unrelated
cycles.
We
don't
want
to
ask
them
what
should
we
do
with
these
dollars
and
then
what
should
we
do
with
our
next
budget?
Oh,
and
by
the
way
now
we
have
an
infrastructure
bill
and
what
should
we
be
prioritizing
there?
We
are
looking
to
try
to
find
a
way
to
have
a
conversation.
That's
comprehensive
enough
that
it
can
help
guide
both
these
investments.
But
again
we
don't
see
these
investments
as
separate
from
our
budget
going
forward.
N
The
goal
here
is
to
make
catalytic
investments
that
we
can
continue
to
build
on
in
our
base
budget
as
it
recovers.
So
so
those
types
of
conversations
require
a
little
more
planning
and
then
the
last
thing
I
will
say
is
we
also
we?
You
know,
I
think,
there's
pros
and
cons
to
getting
public
input
before
we
have
treasury
guidance.
I
don't
want
to
set
up
community
expectations
that
we
can't
meet.
I
believe
cash
assistance
is
critical
if
there's
anything
odd
in
this
guidance
that
might
make
it
hard
to
do
cash
assistance
rather
than
in
kind.
N
I
need
to
know
that,
so
we
also
think
it
might
be
prudent
to
do
that.
So
we
are
we're
looking
to
leverage
our
own
city
bond
measure
as
well,
and
just
want
to
be
thoughtful
about
how
the
guidance
and
on
how
all
these
things
might
fit
together.
So
I
think
we
will
be
going
out
for
that
public
input
soon,
but
maybe
in
a
broader
way,
looking
at
the
values
of
the
city
and
the
needs
of
the
city,
not
just
hey,
which
menu
of
things
should
we
put
this
dollar
into.
A
Thank
you,
councilmember
kenichi,
that's
I'm
sure
my
colleagues
will
have
a
lot
of
questions.
I
already
see.
One
of
them
has
a
question:
I'm
going
to
wait
until
we
get
through
all
the
cities
and
then
and
then
we'll
we'll
start
in
the
queue.
A
Okay,
so
yeah
sorry
about
the
tech
issues,
but
thank
you
for
being
here
and
thank
you
for
making
it
happen.
You
are
you
ready
to
jump
into
a
presentation.
O
Yeah,
of
course,
I'll,
just
I'll
I'll,
just
lay
it
out
here
by
by
voice
and
tech
issues.
On
your
end,
it's
on
mine,
so
I
apologize
thank
you
all
for
for
all
the
hard
work
that
I
know,
you're
you're
doing
you
know
being
at
the
local
government
level,
and
this
moment
is
a
huge
responsibility
and
a
ton
of
work.
So
I
appreciate
the
chance
to
to
talk
with
y'all
here
from
austin
texas.
O
I
don't
wanna
replicate
anything
that
that
robin
just
presented
from
denver,
so
I
wanna
make
sure
that
what
I'm
saying
is
is
adding.
One
thing
that
we
have
done
is
very
early
on
upon.
O
So
we're
making
sure
that
funds
coming
from
the
home
grants
related
to
homelessness
or
funds
that
are
specific
to
food
fema
funds
that
have
to
do
with
isolation,
facilities
and
vaccination
that
that
all
be
laid
out
in
a
recovery
and
covid
budget.
O
Because
the
point
is
not
to
make
sure
that
we
chop
up
for
us
is
not
to
chop
up
the
american
rescue
plan
funds
in
isolation,
but
rather
to
actually
look
at
all
of
the
all
of
the
needs
in
the
community
across
all
the
different
across
all
the
different
funds.
You
know
so
that
when
people
in
austin
were
have
the
privilege
of
having
a
publicly
run
electric
utility,
we
can
provide
funding
for
utility
bill
relief
from
that
electric
utility
rather
than
than
using
american
rescue
plan
funds.
O
O
Speaking
also
of
all-inclusive.
You
know
we
are
unlike
denver,
a
separate
city
and
county
government,
and
so
we
are
calling
regular
meetings
between
our
city
and
our
county
to
make
sure
that,
because
the
vast
majority
of
county
residents
live
within
the
city
that
we
actually
try
our
best
to
create
a
budget
that
that
is
all
inclusive
of
the
really
significant
funds
coming
to
the
city
and
then
the
even
more
significant
number
of
funds
going
to
our
county
government,
so
that
we
can.
O
We
can
be
strategic
and
and
make
sure
that
we're
leveraging
each
other's
funds
so
process
wise.
Apart
from
the
importance
of
community
engagement
and
being
deliberate,
as
robin
said,
we
are
making
sure
that
we
are
are
laying
out
a
budget
that
actually
includes
all
of
the
funds
available
to
us,
so
that
we
can
be
smart
and
most
effective
with
what
it
is.
We
get
done.
O
The
other
principle
that
we
passed
when
we
passed
a
resolution
directing
how
it
is
we're
going
to
manage
these
funds
was
to
make
sure
that
we
really
focus
on
how
to
make
a
long-term
impact,
and
we
and
we
chose
focus
areas
that
have
been
discussed
by
the
community
for
such
a
long
time
right.
O
The
obvious
number
one
focus
is
to
to
make
sure
that
we,
you
know,
protect
public
health
and
and
end
the
spread
of
the
of
the
disease,
because
we
know
that
that
is
at
the
heart
of
so
many
of
the
immediate
issues
we're
facing.
So
that's
that's
the
obvious
one,
but
apart
from
that,
we've
also
identified
homelessness,
child
care,
good
jobs
and
and
housing
and
security
as
our
sort
of
four
priority
areas
that
we
know
from
thousands
of
people.
O
Communicating
with
council
members
for
years
are
persistent
issues
in
the
community
worsened
by
the
pandemic,
but
that
will
continue
to
exist
and
that
we
want
to
be
able
to
make
a
high
impact
in
so
one
example
on
homelessness
is
that
we
have
actually
had
a
summit
alongside
private
sector
partners
and
philanthropists
to
say,
essentially
if
the
city
puts
in
80
million
dollars
over
the
course
of
the
next
three
years
towards
homelessness
and
the
county
does
the
same
thing
that
we
could
have.
O
O
We
think
we
could
actually
start
reaching
equilibrium
and
unsheltered
homelessness,
meaning
that
we
would
be
able
to
house
over
3
000
more
people
over
the
course
of
the
next
three
years
and
being
then
in
the
situation
that,
where,
when
somebody
falls
into
homelessness,
that
we
would
actually
have
a
housing
and
services
solution
for
them
within
30
days,
which
is
far
far
far
better
than
where
we
are
now
in
our
city.
And
we
can
see
how
that
immediate
upfront
infusion
of
dollars
over
three
years
could
transform
the
situation
of
homelessness
in
in
our
city.
O
Similarly,
around
child
care
availability
we've
seen
that
dry
up
so
much
in
our
communities,
we've
seen
a
huge
loss
of
of
child
care,
availability
and
affordability,
especially
for
our
working
class
communities
and
so
a
immediate
infusion
of
significant
funds
to
actually
start
establishing
more
early
childhood
centers
inside
of
some
of
our
emptier
school
buildings,
an
immediate
infusion
of
dollars
to
provide
sort
of
support
across
the
child
care
sector.
We
could
see
a
permanent
increase
in
the
availability
and
affordability
of
child
care.
O
But
those
are
the
sorts
of
conversations
we're
having
to
make
sure
that
if
we
make
these
investments
we
not
only
come
out
of
the
disaster
but
find
ways
to
make
to
address
some
of
the
long-standing
issues
in
the
community
from
far
before
the
pandemic.
So
I
hope
that
that
presentation
is
useful.
I'm
sorry!
I
can't
I
can't
join
you
all
by
video,
but
I'll
be
here
for
any
of
your
questions.
Thanks
for
what
you're
doing.
A
No,
it's
incredibly
useful.
Thank
you!
Councilmember
kasar
and
yeah.
We'll
have
questions
coming
up
in
just
a
second,
but
next
we
have
our
folks
from
seattle,
washington,
and
so
that
is
sajal
parikh
and
ali
banuchi.
You
guys
on
the
call.
I
I'm
here
I'm
can
you
hear
me?
Okay?
Yes,
I'm
not
sure
if
sejol
is
on
the
line.
I
just
want
to
confirm
before
I
jump
in
here.
I
think
I
finally
made.
P
I
Great,
so
do
you
want
to
kick
us
off
yeah.
P
That
sounds
great:
staging
parikh,
chief
of
staff
for
budget
terror,
teresa
misguided
on
behalf
of
councilmember
mascada,
who
was
really
sad.
She
couldn't
be
here
today.
Thank
you
for
engaging
in
this
conversation,
we've
been
taking
notes
and
learning
a
lot
ourselves
as
well
ellie.
Do
you
want
to
introduce
yourself.
I
Yes,
thank
you.
I'm
ali
panucci,
a
policy
and
budget
manager
for
the
seattle
city,
council,
central
staff,
where
a
group
of
policy
and
budget
analysts
that
support
all
nine
council
members
in
seattle.
I
just
want
to
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
be
here
today
and
on
a
personal
note,
wanted
to
just
say
what
a
pleasure
it
is
to
be
back
here
before
the
minneapolis
city
council.
I
started
my
career
in
public
service
working
as
a
planner
for
the
city
of
minneapolis
and
so
and
I'm
just
so
happy
to
be
back
today
as
a
guest.
P
And
we're
happy
to
have
ali
now
in
the
city
of
seattle,
I'm
ready
for
the
next
slide
ally.
P
So
today,
elliott
and
I
are
going
to
cover
our
primary
budgetary
response
to
the
kobit
19
crisis.
In
addition
to
what
we're
outlining
today,
councilmember
muscada,
the
mayor
and
city
council,
have
passed
a
number
of
policies
to
support
essential
workers,
housing
stability,
vaccine
and
testing
response
and
other
items
in
response
to
the
coven
19
pandemic.
P
A
little
background
about
our
city,
in
addition
to
it
being
really
rainy
and
having
amazing
coffee.
We
are
also
one
of
the
fastest
growing
cities
in
the
country
and
over
the
past
decade,
we've
grown
from
608
000
folks
to
761
000
people
that
increase
in
population
has
led
to
huge
demands
on
housing,
gentrification
and
just
a
statistic
to
show
that
from
march
2021,
five,
just
five
years
ago,
our
average
housing
cost
went
from
our
march
2016.
Our
advertising
cost
went
from
540
000
to
750
000
in
the
city
of
seattle.
P
That's
resulted
in
a
huge
housing
crisis
and
a
homelessness
crisis,
and
we've
been
in
a
state
of
emergency
on
housing
and
homelessness
since
2015.,
and
that
has
you
know,
been
part
of
our
covered
response
and
part
of
our
non-coveted
response
as
well.
In
addition
to
housing
and
homelessness,
we've
had
a
child
care
crisis
as
well
as
community
safety.
J
I
Thanks,
we
could
move
to
the
next
slide
please.
So
the
budget
process
in
seattle
is
resembles
the
process
in
minneapolis.
In
many
ways
it's
dictated
by
state
law,
but
by
state
law
in
washington
state.
The
city
only
has
six.
The
city
council
has
only
60
days
to
review,
amend
and
adopt
a
six
plus
billion
dollar
annual
budget.
I
After
the
mayor
transmits
a
proposed
budget,
the
city
council
in
seattle
holds
the
power
to
authorize
spending,
while
the
mayor
holds
the
power
to
administer
those
funds
and
which
is
an
important
distinction
in
terms
of
we
can
authorize
spending
at
the
city
council
level,
but
we
can't
actually
force
the
the
mayor
to
implement
or
spend
the
funds
after
going
through
the
process,
to
adopt
the
2020
budget
like
most
cities
across
the
country.
I
About
this
time
last
year
the
city
was
facing
a
projected
300
million
dollar
budget
deficit,
which
is
more
than
more
than
half
of
that
was
our
general
fund.
At
the
same
time,
cost
to
the
city
to
provide
city
services
were
increasing
significantly
as
we
adjusted
to
provide
services
in
a
pandemic.
We
took
a
number
of
actions
to
rebalance
the
2020
budget,
including
drawing
funds
from
the
city's
fiscal
reserves,
implementing
a
hiring
free,
significantly
reducing
spending
across
departments
and
tapping
into
other
one-time
resources
and
then
significantly,
relying
on
federal
and
state
covet.
I
19
response
and
medication
funding
later
in
the
presentation,
seigel
will
also
discuss
actions.
The
seattle
city
council
took
to
authorize
a
new
revenue
source
that
really
helped
address
the
ongoing
pandemic
induced
revenue
shortfalls
going
into
the
2021
budget
next
slide,
please.
I
So
the
actions
to
revise
the
2020
budget
taken
last
fall,
as
I
noted,
included
multiple
actions,
but
it
included
authorizing
about
250
million
dollars
to
respond
to
the
covid19
pandemic,
about
47
percent
of
that
was
targeting
direct
assistance
to
community
to
community
to
mitigate
the
negative
impacts
of
the
pandemic
through
new
programs
like
an
emergency
grocery
voucher
program,
implemented
in
early
2020
that
provided
grocery
assistance
to
households
who
were
enrolled
in
other
cities.
I
Other
city
programs,
like
our
utility
discount
program,
expansions
or
modifications
to
existing
programs
and
services,
such
as
investments
and
de-intensifying,
shelters
and
standing
up
new
non-congregate
shelter
options
and
support
for
small
businesses
and
non-profits,
and
the
other
half
really
supported
our
first
responder
operations
and
other
organizational
measures
the
city
had
to
take
to
respond
to
the
public
health
emergency,
like
redeploying
staff,
to
support
the
cities,
coveted
response,
investing
and
measures
needed
to
adapt,
city
facilities
and
the
like
so
of
the
250
or
so
million
that
the
city
dedicated
to
respond
to
the
copic
19
pandemic,
specifically
in
2020
about
131
million
dollars,
was
from
the
coronavirus
relief
funds.
I
The
direct
aid
to
cities
in
2020,
and
this
slide
just
sort
of
shows
the
out
a
breakdown
of
how
those
those
city
those
funds
were
invested
in
2020..
Next
slide.
Please
about
18
million
dollars
of
that
131
million
dollars
of
coronavirus
relief
funds
were
was
allocated
in
2020
to
be
held
based
on
the
assumed
25
match
for
fema
reimbursable
events
after
the
federal
government
extended
use
of
those
funds
into
2020
and
then
eliminated.
The
25
match
requirement.
I
The
council
had
about
18
million
dollars
of
unallocated
funds
to
spend
in
2020,
so
they
just
recently
passed
a
bill
to
reappropriate
that
18
million
dollars
to
extend
some
critical
services
that
were
not
funded
in
the
2020
one
adopted
budget,
including
critical
support
for
food
banks,
shelter,
meals,
providing
meals
at
permanent,
supportive
housing
locations
and
that
that
type
of
investment.
This
was
an
a
first
bill
in
the
current
ongoing
conversations
on
investing
federal
aid
that
the
council
is
grappling
with
right
now
and
I
will
pass
it
back
to
sagel.
P
Great
and
I
think
I'm
ready
for
the
next
slide,
so
washington
state
has
one
of
the
most
regressive
tax
systems
in
the
country
with
no
income
tax
at
the
state
level,
which
also
means
no
income
tax
at
the
city
level
and
city
council
has
for
years
been
trying
to
pass
progressive
business
tax.
P
Last
year,
councilmember
mesquita
led
on
an
effort
called
jump,
start
seattle
to
pass
a
progressive
payroll
tax
during
the
pandemic,
and
that
payroll
tax
is
expected
to
bring
in
over
200
million
dollars
a
year
or
for
us,
essentially
an
entire
american
rescue
plan
every
year
over
the
next
20
years.
That
will
focus
on
some
of
our
immediate
needs
and
some
of
our
you
know
ongoing
needs
for
the
city
of
seattle
last
year.
That
meant
that
we
had.
P
We
got
to
prevent
city
budgetary
layoffs,
which
was
a
really
nice
thing
for
us
to
get
to
do
and
a
good
way
for
us
to
help
balance
the
budget
and
based
on
the
expected
jump,
start
seattle,
payroll
tax.
We
were
able
in
this
box,
you
can
see
to
work
with
the
mayor's
office,
the
council
president's
office
and
the
council.
P
Other
council
colleagues
to
pass
some
immediate
covered
relief
based
on
these
jumps,
expected
jumpstart
seattle
taxes
out
of
our
reserves,
including
food
assistance,
immigrant
and
refugee
cash
assistance
for
folks
who
are
left
behind
from
federal
stimulus
dollars,
homelessness,
small
business
relief,
child's
care
and
housing
supports,
and
in
the
future
years,
this
money
is
going
to
be
used
to
work
on
some
of
the
same
priorities:
housing,
affordable,
housing,
homelessness,
economic
resilience,
green
new
deal
and
equitable
development
initiatives.
I'm
going
to
turn
it
back
over
to
ali.
I
Thank
you
next
slide,
please.
So
the
2021
adopted
budget
included
about
60
million
dollars
to
continue
or
expand
funding
for
some
of
the
programs
and
services.
The
city
stood
up
in
2020
that
provided
direct
community
supports,
such
as
the
emergency
grocery
voucher
program
I
mentioned,
or
investments
in
shelter
beds
and
a
small
business
stabilization
fund.
That
number
does
not
include
costs.
The
city
continues
to
incur
for
first
responder
operations
and
organizational
measures
necessary
to
respond
to
the
public
health
emergency.
I
This
also
doesn't
reflect
other
actions.
The
city
has
taken
to
modify
service,
delivers
delivery
and
funds
reserved
to
continue
those
operations
in
the
future.
This
these
2021
investments
that
are
included
in
the
that
were
included
in
the
adopted
budget
are
an
important
input
into
the
discussions
on
where
there
are
gaps,
as
we
think
about
how
to
invest
the
the
direct
aid
that
we
will
receive
this
year
and
in
future
years.
I
All
right
next
slide,
please,
and
then
this
is
also
so.
This
slide
is
also
just
noting
that
last
year,
the
voters
in
the
city
approved
a
seattle
transportation
benefit
district
package
that
will
support
capital
projects,
transit
services
and
transit
equity
packages.
One
of
the
principles
that
the
council
adopted
in
terms
of
thinking
about
how
best
to
deploy
the
federal
aid
is
making
sure
we're
leveraging
other
city
resources
as
we're
thinking
about
the
best
use
of
the
best
use
of
this
direct
aid.
P
Good
in
anticipation
of
the
american
rescue
plan
being
passed,
council
passed
a
resolution
outlining
our
values,
our
vision
for
how
we
want
to
spend
some
of
the
american
rescue
plan
dollars,
especially
in
tranche
1..
Some
of
the
principles
that
we
outlined
are
equity
coordination,
flexibility
and
resilience
coming
out
of
the
coven
19
crisis,
and
so
council
wanted
to
make
sure
that
we
addressed
the
american
rescue
plan
dollars
transparently
before
we
actually
received
the
dollars
in
terms
of
our
vision
and
values.
P
P
In
coordination
with
the
council
president's
office
and
the
mayor's
office,
we
are
working
to
identify
potential
investments
based
on
the
spending
priorities
outlined
both
in
council's
resolution
and
identified
by
the
mayor.
Right
now
we
are
working
collaboratively
with
those
offices
to
spend
the
119
million
dollars.
Seattle
is
expected
to
receive
in
tranche
one
and
we're
looking
to
pass
that
money
this
summer.
P
Hopefully,
in
june
or
july,
with
the
trench
one
dollars
we're
currently,
you
know
working
with
federal
government
receiving
guidance
on
eligible
uses,
we're
coordinating
with
the
county
and
state
too,
that
have
already
already
publicly
outlined
their
spending
proposals
to
try
to
leverage
some
shared
resources
and
efficiencies
around
some
of
the
same
problems
and
crises
that
we're
looking
to
address
we're.
Also
gathering
input
and
feedback
from
our
community
partners.
The
mayor's
office
is
holding
a
number
of
executive
listening
sessions
with
different
stakeholders
that
council
members
are
invited
to
join.
P
Council
offices
are
also
engaging
in
stakeholder
conversations.
Come
muscada
through
her
finance
and
housing
committee
has
held
two
hearings,
one
with
a
community
panel,
one
just
like
this,
with
council
members
from
across
the
country
coming
in
and
sharing
their
processes
and
sort
of
vision
and
values.
So
we
can
learn
and
leverage
some
of
your
thinking
as
well,
and
then
council
next
tuesday,
is
going
to
be
holding
a
public
hearing
in
the
evening
dedicated
just
to
listening
to
the
public.
P
On
what
they'd
like
to
see
the
best
uses
for
these
american
rescue
plan
dollars,
we'll
also
be
reviewing
this
with
a
racial
equity
lens
and
working
with
some
of
our
community
partners
to
make
sure
that
we're
recovering
equitably
and
and
stronger
than
we
had
before
the
kobe
19
crisis,
and
I
think
that's
the
end
of
our
presentation.
A
Awesome,
thank
you
so
much.
You
guys
had
a
great
like
back
and
forth
there
with
your
with
your
presentation
style,
so
I
really
appreciated
that
cool.
Well.
Well,
now,
we've
got
time
for
some
questions.
Oh
first,
I
want
to
say
that
for
the
record
we've
been
joined
by
councilmember
cunningham,
all
right
so
just
wanted
to
state
that
and
then
also,
I
believe,
that
council
member
bender
council
president
bender
had
the
first
question
and
again
thank
you
for
all
of
you
for
being
here
to
present.
E
Thanks,
mr
chair
and
thanks
for
setting
this
up,
this
was
so
so
insightful
and
there's
so
much
here.
I
have
one
question,
but
I
wanted
to
note
a
couple
things
just
to
highlight
that
maybe
others
will
ask
about.
I
think
these
three
cities
have
experienced
the
kind
of
scenarios
around
encampments
that
we
are
starting
to
see
in
minneapolis
for
for
many
years,
and
I
think
there's
a
lot.
We
can
learn
from
the
various
approaches
that
they've
taken
over
years.
E
I
know
that
our
staff
are
in
communication,
but
I
just
want
to
flag
that
as
a
piece
of
learning,
particularly
from
these
three
cities.
I
was
also
interested
in
a
little
bit
of
what
was
noted
about
the
different
community
engagement
approaches
in
the
different
cities
and
maybe
something
else
to
flag
for
follow-up
right
now.
I
don't
know
that
we
have
any
plans
for
community
engagement
specific
to
american
rescue
plan
dollars
right
now.
The
mayor
is
planning
to
propose
funds
from
the
first
tranche
in
may
or
june,
and
that
would
come
through
the
council
process.
E
And
then
I
wanted
to
ask
a
question
that
was
inspired
specifically
by
something
robin
said:
customer
connect
at
the
very
beginning.
E
It
was
in
slide
eight
of
that
presentation,
but
it
was
talking
about
the
you
know
the
approach
to
assistance
dollars
and
should
cities
be
moving
more
toward
you
know
universal
basic
income
or
assistance
that
is
untied
to
a
particular
outcome
versus
the
kind
of
spending
and
assistance
programs
that
we've
more
typically
done,
which
are
tied
to
a
particular
use
or
outcome,
a
forgivable
loan
or
a
small
business
loan
or
rental
assistance,
and
I'm
curious
how
each
of
your
cities
are
thinking
about
that
question
of
you
know
specifically
tied
to
sense
assistance
versus
more
open-ended.
N
Would
you
like
me
to
chime
in
first
chair
ellison
or
yes?
Yes,
please
thanks.
So
thanks
for
the
question
you
know,
I
I
like
all
of
us
there's
the
careful
balance
of
I
versus
we
right,
so
we
as
a
city
might
not
be
as
far
along
as
I
am
as
a
council
member.
So
but
I
will
say
the
left
behind
worker
fund
that
I
mentioned.
N
I
think
data
collection
and
building
that
in
to
the
investments
we
make
with
these
dollars
is
really
important
and
making
sure
you
know
we'll
get
rules
about
admin
and
and
overhead,
but
I
think
building
in
evaluation
is
really
key,
and
the
folks
who
ran
the
left
behind
worker
fund
for
us
tracked
really
great
outcomes
about
the
way
that
people
chose
to
use
their
cash
investment.
A
lot
of
them
were
things
that
don't
we
don't
have
programs
for.
N
We
don't
really
have
programs
to
pay
your
cell
phone
bill
to
make
sure
you
can
get
a
call
from
your
doctor
or
to
get
back
to
work.
We
don't
a
lot
of
us
have
programs
for
internet
assistance,
I
think
more
so
from
the
pandemic,
but
the
ability
to
be
able
to
make
those
flexible
investments
paying
for
a
past
medical
bill
so
that
you
then
don't
have
to
use
your
rent
money
to
pay
the
medical
bill
to
stay
out
of
collections
right.
N
Those
are
examples
of
things
that
people
spent
their
cash
on
that
we
don't
even
have
programs
for
so
I
think
first
that
was
a
good
insight.
Secondly,
you
know
when
we
look
forward.
Our
mayor
has
just
I
think,
in
the
process
of
signing
on
to
the
mayors
for
basic
income.
I
might
be
saying
the
name
of
that
project
wrong.
N
Sorry,
but
the
the
one
of
the
programs
that
was
piloted
was
a
program
for
those
experiencing
homelessness,
not
maybe
your
most
chronically
homeless
individuals,
but
those
who
are
recently
homeless,
maybe
fewer
long-term
medical
barriers
to
overcome
and
the
research
showed
really
great
outcomes
in
terms
of
stability
and
in
terms
of
the
ability
to
be
housed
more
quickly
than
those
who
got
the
in-kind
assistance.
So
I
think
the
data
is
really
leading
us
and
I
think,
being
able
to
continue
to
track
that
food
assistance.
I
hate
to
say
it.
I
know
it's
been.
N
N
You
need
a
massive
logistics
process
to
get
the
food
out,
it
doesn't
mean
we
should
stop
doing
that,
but
there
is
really
national
and
international
evidence
that
in
kind
assistance
for
cash
compared
to
cash
for
food
is
far
more
efficient,
just
because
there's
so
many
logistics
involved
in
food,
so
that
data,
I
think
that
we
can
collect
and
build
in
is,
is
I
hope,
something
that
we
as
a
city
can
then
use
to
expand
these
things
and
maybe
embrace
them
in
a
broader
way.
O
It
short
my
my
our
experience
here
in
in
austin
has
been
that
our
cash
assistance
programs
have
in
many
ways
outperformed
a
lot
expectations
and
outperformed
a
lot
of
the
of
the
programs
that
we
were
more
used
to.
And
you
know
I
think
there
was
some
concern
that
if
we
move
dollars
that
might
go
to
rental
assistance
or
food
to
cash
programs,
that
you
might
have
sort
of
quote-unquote
folks
that
somehow
needed
it
less
sort
of
flooding
that
because
of
the
flexibility
of
cash
dollars.
O
But
in
many
ways
I've
found
the
opposite,
and
it's
similar,
maybe
to
vaccination.
Sign-Up
processes
where,
if
you
have
to
get
to
a
certain
place
at
a
certain
time
for
food
assistance
or
if
you
have
to
fill
out
certain
sets
of
paperwork
and
get
your
landlord
to
sign
off
on
something
for
rental
assistance,
that
we
see
a
lot
of
our
most
struggling
community
members.
O
Getting
left
out
of
those
programs
where
we've
found,
especially
in
immigrant
communities
and
and
and
some
of
the
poorest
neighborhoods
in
my
district
way
quicker
accessibility
to
to
cash
apps
or
to
prepaid
debit
cards
that
you
can
come
pick
up.
O
Apart
from
all
the
benefits
that
robin
laid
out
about
the
flexibility
of
the
use
of
funds,
I
think
we've
just
really
found
that
that
people
who
need
it
the
most
actually
have
it's
been
much
easier
to
do.
Some
of
the
direct
cash
help.
I
think
we're
still
waiting,
of
course,
for
treasury
guidance
on
exactly
how
much
general
funds
dollars
versus
federal
dollars.
We
would
mix
into
that
kind
of
a
program,
but
we're
anticipating
to
continue
to
do
that.
To
do
that
kind
of
work.
There
are
some
places.
O
I
think
that
something
like
rental
assistance
still
makes
very
clear
sense.
So
in
austin
we
still
have
an
eviction
moratorium,
but
we
know
that
that
doesn't
last
forever,
and
so
we
will
be
working
on
if
we
start
saying
that
at
you
know,
seven
months
being
behind
or
six
months
being
behind
on
rent
that
an
eviction
process
could
potentially
start,
we
might
target
very
well
target
our
limited
rental
assistance
dollars
to
saying,
but
first
a
landlord
needs
to.
Let
us
know
that
they
have
a
tenant
that
that's
part,
that's
that
far
behind.
O
O
But
our
experience
here,
I
think
in
the
last
year,
has
been
that
the,
although
it
was
new
for
us,
that
the
cash
assistance
both
was
more
flexible
for
community
members,
but
also
in
many
ways
actually
easier
to
to
access
and
and
we've,
and
we
found
that
folks
who
usually
don't
make
it
through
long
online
application
processes
and
the
like
were-
were
more
likely
to
tap
into
this
form
of
assistance
compared
to
the
more
traditional
kind.
P
We
actually
got
to
learn
a
lot
from
the
austin
direct
cash
assistance
program
and
last
year
we
provided
direct
cash
assistance
primarily
dedicated
to
immigrant
and
refugee
communities,
that
weren't
provided
with
federal
stimulus
funds,
and
we
also
provided
direct
cash
assistance
to
hospitality,
restaurant
workers
and
child
care
workers
as
well
we're
very
interested
in
continuing
down
that
path.
Much
like
as
a
city
when
we
like
to
get
flexible
dollars
unrestricted
dollars,
because
we
get
to
sort
of
make
choices
with
that.
You
know.
P
P
There
are
a
few
moments
like
councilmember
kazar,
pointed
to
where
those
those
dollars
might
interact
with
either
policy
or
administrative
programs,
because
he
needs
to
have
up
and
running
and
so
we're
taking
a
look
at
where
those
intersections
might
be.
But
we
are
definitely
having
conversations
about
more
flexible,
direct
cash
assistance
to
folks
who
live
and
work
here
in
the
city.
A
Awesome,
thank
you.
You
know.
I've
got
a
question
myself
and
I,
but
I
can
also
defer
to
any
colleagues
just
put
your
name
in
the
queue
my
my
question
was
gonna
be
about
kind
of
about
public
engagement.
I
know
a
lot
of
you
addressed
that
already,
but
also
about
the
concept
of
participatory
budgeting.
You
know
to
to
what
extent
are
you
all
looking
at
leaning
into
that
process?
I
know
it's
something.
That's
come
up
a
lot.
At
least
you
know
among
my
constituents.
A
You
know
folks
really
want
to
see
the
city
engage
in
that
kind
of
process,
but
but
also
can
feel
really
unwieldy.
How
are
you
guys
take
approaching
you
know
concepts
like
participatory,
budgeting
and
or
public
engagement
in
order
to
make
sure
you're
getting
that
feedback.
You
know
what
stakeholders
are
you
engaging
with
experts
and
etc.
Some
of
you
spoke
to
this
already,
but
just
wanted
to
see
if
you
had
any
more
anything
to
add.
I
Well,
I
could
just
jump
in
a
little
bit
here
in
the
city
of
seattle,
even
stage
all
described
some
of
the
actions
taken
in
terms
of
getting
public
feedback
from
the
community
in
public
on
use
of
the
direct
aid
which
is
following.
You
know,
pretty
you
know,
standard
engagement
processes,
but
in
a
variety
of
formats,
but
the
city
is
also,
at
this
exact
moment
grappling
with
how
to
stand
up
a
new,
larger,
participatory
budgeting
process.
I
The
city
council
allocated
about
30
million
dollars
for
a
new
participatory
budgeting
process
in
the
2021
adopted
budget,
specifically
for
investments
to
support
investments
in
bypoc,
and
so
we
are
sort
of
as
we're
having
these
conversations
also
trying
to
implement
a
new
participatory
budgeting
process.
We
have
a
small
one
where
there
has
been
some
funds
available
to
be
sort
of
decided
on
through
a
process
through
our
department
of
neighborhoods.
G
F
F
N
In
denver
we
are
starting
our
first
process
this
year
and
it
was
planned
before
the
pandemic.
So
my
suggestion
is
once
you
build
the
infrastructure
to
run
the
process
in
some
ways,
it
doesn't
cost
that
much
more
to
program
more
dollars
right
because
you
know
the
voting
is
the
voting
and
it
doesn't
matter
if
you're
voting
on
2
million
or
20
it's
about
the
same
overhead
or
infrastructure
cost
to
run
the
process.
So
I
am
advocating
to
grow
that
specifically
around
mobility.
N
Investments
at
the
neighborhood
scale
right
and
then
the
second
piece
that
we're
running
is
for
areas
that
have
had
new
adopted
plans
and
they
are
facing
risk
of
gentrification
or
displacement
based
on
a
number
of
factors
where
those
two
things
are
in
common.
Those
neighborhoods
will
get
some
dollars
to
program.
What
the
first
round
of
investments
to
help
implement
their
plan
will
be
so
those
will
be
neighborhood
specific
voting
processes
for
those
neighborhoods.
The
mobility
investments
will
be
made,
they'll
be
voted
on
and
they
will
be
made
city-wide.
A
Oh,
thank
you.
That's
a
incredible
perspective,
really
really
clarifying
councilmember
gordon.
I
see
you
have
your
name
in
cube.
D
Yeah
and
thank
you
so
much
for
this
information,
it's
great
to
see
people
from
other
cities
and
learn
more
about
what
what
you're
doing.
I
have
a
couple
questions
things
I'd
like
to
hear
a
little
bit
more
about.
D
One
of
them
has
to
do
with
efforts
to
focus
some
of
these
resources
into
sustainability,
clean
energy,
district,
energy
initiatives,
energy
efficiency,
those
kinds
of
things
wondering
if
anybody's
seeing
potential
there
also
curious
about
a
revolving
loan
option
and
I'm
not
even
sure
if
this
is
allowed
with
the
funds.
So
I
have
to
dig
into
that
more,
but
the
idea
is
to
create
some
funding
that
might
be
no
interest
loans
that
businesses
or
others
could
use.
D
I
I
can
jump
in
a
little
here
in
the
city
of
seattle,
I
would
say
in
terms
of
the
use
of
the
arpa
funds
and
sustainability.
I
I
think
some
of
that
is
just
part
of
the
you
know:
policies
and
requirements
of
the
city
in
terms
of
investments
in
sort
of
supporting
businesses
or
child
care
facilities,
for
example,
helping
them
meet
the
city
of
seattle's,
very
strong
energy
code,
and
that
type
of
thing
also
just
note
that
the
jump
start
payroll
tax
includes
a
specific
allocation
for
investments
in
the
city's
green
new
deal
strategies,
and
so
we
are
anticipating,
starting
in
2022
and
beyond
significant
investments
in
breed
new
deal
strategies,
helping
transition
workers
to
new
industries,
investments
in
helping
remove
fossil
fuel
dependence
for
our
heating
sources
and
transportation
and
and
that
type
of
thing
in
terms
of
a
revolving
loan
option.
I
I
think
we're
all
awaiting
the
the
guidance
from
the
treasury,
but
the
funds
do
have
to
be
expended
by
2024
right
now,
and
so
how
how
that
would
be
managed
might
be
a
little
tricky
and
in
washington
state.
We
have
all
sorts
of
extra
complications
for
how
we
lend
funds.
So
I'm
not
sure
that
will
be
a
strategy
where
we're
pursuing,
but
it's
of
interest.
I
think.
N
Yeah
I'll
just
add
that
denver
just
adopted
a
voter
approved
sales
tax
for
climate
change
investments
more
than
half
of
it
has
to
be
spent
on
equity
resilience
for
communities
that
have
been
historically
disadvantaged
and
might
be
more
impacted
by
climate
change.
So
our
focus
will
be
on
those
dollars
more
so
than
the
arp
dollars,
but
I
will
say
that
areas,
for
example,
on
the
city
side,
we,
for
example,
are
a
little
behind
in
our
charging
infrastructure
for
city
vehicles,
and
one
of
our
goals
is
to
electrify
our
city
fleet.
N
We
might
have
invested
more
in
our
own
city
buildings
for
those
fleet
preparations
this
year,
but
for
the
pandemic
impacts.
So
I
have
advocated
that
some
of
the
things
that
we
need
to
be
able
to
meet
our
city's
goals
like
those
charging
stations
to
do
our
ev
conversion.
Those
should
be
things
we
look
at
because
we
would
have
spent
more
in
our
budget
on
those
than
we
would
have.
Otherwise
so
and
then
the
other
piece
is
obviously,
if
you're
thinking
about
doing
any
process.
N
Thinking
about
that
infrastructure
bill
that
may
be
following,
and
thinking
about
that
as
an
opportunity
to
do
green
infrastructure,
renewables
things
like
that,
we
also
are
continuing
to
use
performance
contracting,
which
doesn't
require
cash
up
front
by
cities.
You
can
pay
the
investment
back
with
the
return
on
lower
utility
payments,
so
for,
if
you
have
city
buildings,
for
example,
that
you
could
be
electrifying
getting
more
energy
efficient,
you
know
using
the
performance
contracting
can
help.
D
Thank
you.
Thank
you
very
much
really
appreciate
that
and
excited
to
dig
in
and
learn
more
about
those
efforts
right.
A
A
I
know
that
council
president
bender
had
a
chance
to
go
out
to
seattle
and,
and
I
think
that,
as
we
progress
through
our
process,
please
feel
free
to
reach
out
to
us
and
and
we'll
just
continue
that
that
information
sharing
and
those
best
practice
sharings
but
again,
thank
you
so
much
for
taking
your
time
today
to
yeah
via
zoom,
not
teams,
hopefully,
but
thank
you
so
much
for
taking
taking
the
time,
and
I
really
appreciate
on
all
of
your
insights
and
presentations
today.
A
With
that,
we
are
going
to
move
on
to
item
number
two
on
our
agenda,
which
is
an
update
on
activities
and
progress
towards
goals
for
the
operational
and
policy
priorities
in
the
strategic
and
racial
equity
action
plan.
I
believe
that
report
will
be
introduced
by
joymar
stevens
from
the
division
of
race
and
equity.
Mr
stevens.
Q
Good
morning
so
here
to
talk
about
the
the
strategic
commercial
equity
action
plan,
I'm
just
moving.
My
camera
apologies
that
so
the
plan,
as
we
know,
is
a
three-year
plan
established
based
on
priority
set
by
the
mayor
and
city
council.
We
are
almost
halfway
through
the
implementation
of
that
plan,
and
so
today
you
will
hear
a
kind
of
an
overview
of
what
the
plan
is
and
how
it's
structured,
and
you
will
also
hear
from
each
of
the
different
process
owners
for
the
seven
policy
priority
areas
that
have
been
established.
Q
I
do
want
to
note
that
that
this
is
a
data
driven
plan.
It
was
established
the
way
that
it
was
in
order
to
help
council
and
mayor
communicate
the
priorities
around
advancing
equity
within
your
council
and
mayoral
term,
but
then
also
to
provide
some
degree
of
overlap
between
this
term
and
the
next
term.
So
this
plan
does
extend
into
the
first
year
of
the
next
council
term.
Q
We'll
talk
at
the
end
of
the
presentation
about
opportunities
that
council
and
mayor
will
have
to
revisit
the
plan
as
we
approach
the
midstream
point
and
to
really
make
sure
that
the
priorities
that
are
established
in
it
are
the
right
priorities.
We
want
to
make
sure
we're
sustaining
throughout
the
rest
of
this
year
and
and
next
year
to
the
next
term.
Q
Next
slide,
please
so,
as
was
stated,
there
are
seven
policy
priority
areas,
the
first
four
of
them
focus
internally
at
our
workforce,
how
we
spend
our
money,
how
we
use
racially
disaggregated
data
and
how
we
engage
community
in
the
process
of
advancing
equity.
These
policy
priority
areas
were
established
and
adopted
by
council
in
december
of
2018.
Q
The
external
policy
priority
areas
around
public
safety,
housing
and
economic
development
were
adopted
by
council
in
july
of
2019.
For
a
bit
of
context,
we
came
to
these
specific
policy
priority
areas
after
robust
community
engagement
and
work
in
sifting
through
our
comprehensive
plans,
97
at
the
time
priority
areas,
developing
a
set
of
strategic
goals
for
the
city
of
minneapolis,
and
then
isolating
these
three
as
the
areas
of
primary
concentration
for
us
for
this
specific
plan
next
slide,
please,
the
the
format
for
the
update
includes
four
key
areas
for
each
of
these
seven
priorities.
Q
Priority
area,
the
metrics
of
urgency,
are
those
data
metrics
that
we're
using
to
track
progress
quarter
over
quarter
within
that
three
year
period
and
then,
lastly,
what
we
call
our
vital
few
projects,
which
is
essentially
the
work
that
process
owners
are
doing
in
order
to
actually
make
sure
that
we
are
achieving
those
specific
goals.
Next
slide
we're
using
a
stoplight
indicator
for
each
of
the
different
priorities.
Q
You'll
see
an
overall
status
that
represents
where
we
are
within
the
process
of
actually
measuring
progress
based
on
the
metrics
of
urgency,
as
well
as
our
vital
few
projects.
The
distinction
between
again
metrics
of
urgency
is
really
like.
What
data
are
we
using?
What
are
our
leading
indicators
in
the
course
of
implementing
the
strategic
and
racial
equity
action
plan
that
help
us
know
whether
we're
making
progress?
Q
Q
So,
overall,
what
you're,
seeing
what
you'll
see
laid
out
in
the
in
the
detail?
Is
this
specific
look
right?
So
we
have
we're
seeing
red,
yellow
green
across
each
of
our
seven
areas
around
the
metrics
of
urgency
and
the
vital
few
process
owners
for
each
of
these
areas
will
get
into
a
bit
more
detail
for
what
for
what
the
status
looks
like
and
what
actually
informs
the
status
for
each
of
these
different
areas.
Q
I
want
to
actually
also
note
that
attached
to
the
agenda
for
today,
you'll
see
a
20-page
addendum
document
that
includes
in
many
instances
a
lot
more
detail
and
explanation,
since
today's
presentation
is
meant
to
provide
this
high
level
overview
next
slide.
Please
one
of
the
key
a
couple
of
the
key
points
we
want
to
just
raise
across
the
board
for
the
presentations
that
you're
going
to
see
next
is
that
departments
are
have
been
really
challenged
to
work
with
limited
staff
capacity
and
that's
a
theme
that's
happening
across
the
board.
Q
As
we
heard
from
the
presentations
from
austin
and
seattle
and
denver,
I
mean
across
the
nation,
we're
all
challenged
with
the
covid
pandemic.
Certainly
here
in
minneapolis
the
impact
of
the
civil
unrest
following
george
floyd's
murder,
that
the
trial
for
derek
chovin
and
and
even
more
recently,
the
impact
of
the
police
involved,
killing
of
dante,
wright
and
brooklyn
center.
Q
All
of
these
are
creating
an
additional
strain
on
our
ability
to
implement
the
strategic
and
racial
equity
action
plan
which
timing,
wise
really
just
happened
in
the
midst
of
all
of
these
other
social
and
political
challenges,
and
so
I
just
want
to
name
that
for
council
members
as
we're
thinking
about
the
specific
work
next
slide.
Please
so
we'll
get
into
the
different
seven
areas
and
for
workforce
I'd
like
to
introduce
or
to
invite
up
patients
ferguson,
our
chief
human
resources
officer.
G
Good
morning,
council
members,
chair
ellison
I'd
also
like
to
acknowledge
one
of
our
team
members.
That's
on
call
which
is
tracy,
who
is
our
hr
workforce
data
analyst?
So
I
want
to
thank
her
for
the
work
that
she
tracy
turner.
The
work
that
she's
been
doing
to
really
give
us
some
good
data
analysis
and
again,
thank
you
so
much
for
this
opportunity.
G
If
you
could
turn
to
the
next
slide,
please
so
this
specific
strategic
need.
We
are
trending
positively.
As
you
know,
this
is
a
very
long-term
process
and
we're
we're
glad
that
is
trending
positively,
but
I've
asked
tracy
to
just
give
a
little
bit
of
insight.
As
you
know,
we've
had
quite
a
few
early
retirements
and
that
is
going
to
impact
our
work
in
this
area
moving
forward.
G
So
I've
specifically
asked
tracy
if
she
could
just
give
a
little
bit
very
brief
context
with
regard
to
this
particular
trend
status
and
what
just
to
give
a
deeper
perspective.
Tracy.
C
Good
morning,
everyone
I
just
wanted
to
clarify
a
little
bit
on
our
challenges
that
we've
had
in
our
in
in
the
metric
of
urgency,
with
the
men
of
color
voluntarily
leaving
the
city
in
the
past
12
months.
Nine
percent
of
our
workforce
has
left
our
from
the
city,
which
is
a
significant
amount,
which
has
dramatically
changed.
Who
is
available
to
be
retained
and
who
is
not?
C
Some
of
the
numbers
that
have
been
kind
of
popping
up
is
that
we've
had
significantly
more
white
men
retire
in
that
time
frame
than
we've
had
other
ethnic
groups.
And
that's
one
thing:
that's.
C
We
should
note,
because
it
does
dramatically
change
the
average
length
of
tenure
of
overall
for
the
entire
city.
With
these
retirements,
when
we
look
at
where
we
were
in.
C
The
beginning
of
20
or
the
when
we
initially
did
the
analysis.
The
average
tenure
was
3.51
years
of
service
for
men
of
color,
and
that
was
a
for
31
employees
that
had
termed
in
that
time
frame.
We
also
had
50
men,
white
men
that
had
termed
and
their
average
10
euro
was
6.36.
C
The
reason
that
that
is
significant
is
that
in
the
past
12
months,
when
we
look
at
who's,
termed
we've
had
men
of
color,
with
an
average
tenure
of
6.91
for
an
account
of
49
individuals
and
the
white
men's
average
tenure
was
9.5
for
87
individuals.
So
it's
significantly
more
when
we
look
at
how
many
people
are
terming
and
also
the
reasons
that
they
are
terming.
C
Other
issues
that
we've
had
is
that
we
have
not
had
the
ability
to
hire
individuals
due
to
the
hiring
freeze,
so
that
will
also
significantly
change
who
we
have
one
plan
that
we
have
going
forward
in
the
next
few
months
is
we
are
hoping
to
look
into
individuals
that
can
help
do
a
data,
a
more
deeper
dive
into
the
information
and
potentially
change
our
metric
emergency.
G
So
I
want
to
just
specifically,
as
as
joy
mentioned,
all
of
us
in
the
city
of
minneapolis
have
been
challenged,
given
the
multiple
the
killings
also
the
pandemic,
and
as
you
may,
you
would,
you
know,
recognize
and
acknowledge
that
has
also
impacted
our
workforce
and
also
impacted
human
resources
in
supporting
the
work
of
the
enterprise.
G
I
am
excited
about
some
of
the
activities,
however,
that
we
have
been
able
to
move
forward
which
are
in
the
slide.
Here.
We
have
a
very
robust
mental
health
wellness
campaign
that
we're
very
excited
about.
We've
also
been,
as
you
know,
we
have
moved
forward
recommendation
for
juneteenth
as
a
new
holiday
and
we've
created
a
new
recognition
award
for
our
employee
resource
groups.
That
was
done
in
collaboration
with
our
staff
driven
employee
resource
star
committee.
G
Excuse
me
with
our
staff
driven
star
committee
and
our
employee
resource
groups,
and
so
we
will
be
unveiling
that
and
it
is
going
to
be
named
after
our
former
director
of
civil
rights,
velma
corbel,
so
you'll
be
hearing
more
about
that.
I
do
want
to
talk
just
very
briefly
about
some
of
the
things
as
a
result
of
the
challenges
in
our
workforce,
that
I
want
to
recognize
and
acknowledge
that
our
employees
have
been
doing
and
also
our
leaders
have
been
doing.
G
We
have
been
conducting
an
extensive
amount
of
listening
sessions
to
really
hear
what
our
employees
concerns
are,
and
we
have
taken
that
information
and
really
worked
with
our
leaders
to
help
them
understand
some
of
the
issues
and
their
challenges
and
what
they
could
do
to
support
the
workforce,
and
we
have
sessions
that
we've
worked
with
leaders
on
we've
had
leaders
actually
developing
these
sessions
so
that
they
can
have
a
better
understanding
of
what
employers
are
saying
and
one
of
the
key
pieces.
The
key
pieces
of
feedback
we've
gotten
is.
G
G
What
I'm
beginning
to
see
is
people
beginning
to
reach
out
more
in
an
inclusive
manner,
and
I
want
to
acknowledge
that
I've
seen
the
employee
resource
groups,
as
many
of
you
know,
were
established
a
few
years
ago,
they're
doing
a
lot
of
work,
and
so
I
think,
we're
moving
in
the
right
direction,
and
so
I
just
wanted
to
kind
of
highlight
some
of
those
kinds
of
things,
because
even
in
the
midst
of
the
challenges,
we've
had
these
wonderful,
brave,
safe
space
discussions
with
employees,
people
are
really
trying
to
pull
together
in
this
time
of
great
challenge,
and
so
those
are
and
then
just
to
see.
G
The
activities
which
you
can
review
when
you
have
a
moment
are
some
of
the
things
that
we
are
working
on
now
and
plan
to
continue
to
do
in
the
future.
Next
slide,
please
again
just
some
other
kinds
of
things
that
we
are
doing
as
a
part
of
our
plan
creating
a
public
facing
dashboard.
G
We
have
talked
with
you
in
2020
with
a
pay
equity
study
with
the
focus
on
race
and
then
we're
going
to
re-look
at
the
reia
process
because
we're
as
a
as
an
employer.
We
have
other
kinds
of
things
that
we
need
to
be
analyzing,
so
we're
going
to
be
looking
at
that
tool
and
we've
also
been
reviewing
our
collective
bargaining
agreements
and
discussions
with
the
focus
on
race,
equity.
G
I'd
also
just
want
to
just
end
my
presentation
by
saying
that
we
have
a
really
wonderful
opportunity
in
the
city
of
minneapolis
to
even
do
more
change,
given
the
retirements
that
have
happened
in
the
last
few
months,
and
so
we
are
going
to
be
taking
a
step
back
based
on
all
the
data
that
we've
seen
and
really
trade
create
a
much
more
stronger
framework,
with
a
focus
on
diversity,
equity,
inclusion
that
really
helps
us
to
move
forward
in
the
years
ahead.
Q
Thank
you,
patience,
so
pam
fernandez
is
here
for
the
next.
We
can
go
to
the
next
slide.
Pam
fernandez
is
here
as
to
speak
about
the
spend
priority.
R
Good
morning,
chair
and
listen
in
council
members
and
pan
fernandez,
director
of
procurement,
so
I'm
here
to
present
the
spend
data
on
behalf
of
civil
rights,
procurement
and
city
coordinators
office.
R
R
So
it's
like
really
narrowed,
narrowly
focused
area
that
we
are
presenting
here
and
the
reason
for
us
to
you
know
the
suppliers
diversity
team
to
pick
this
particular
area
is
this
is
where
we
can
actually
bring
some
inclusive
inclusiveness
in
from
the
businesses
to
to
participate
in
this
one,
where
the
departments
can
make
a
decision
like
a
a
focused
decision
on
like
you
know
whether
they
want
to
be
inclusive
in
this
area
or
not.
So
it
is
like
when
you
look
at
this
one.
R
You
know
the
data
utilization
is,
you
know
all
showing
zero
percent,
so
I
wanted
to
make
it
clear
that
the
reason
for
that
one
is
because
the
contracts
that
we
are
counting
for
this
report
just
started
in
january
february
and
march,
which
means
these
services
under
those
contracts
are
not
in,
are
only
in
progress,
and
so
there
were
no
payments
under
these
contracts.
So
that's
why
you're
seeing
zero
percent
in
all
three
columns
64
of
those
contracts
that
we
started
in
this
quarter
was
actually
done
in
march.
R
So
really,
there's
not
enough
time
to
you
know,
provide
the
services
or
get
those
invoices
going,
but
overall
in
in
the
first
quarter
we
did
1.2
million
worth
of
contracts
under
175
000
and
the
african-american
businesses
who
got
the
award
from
this
pool
is
five
percent
and
native
american
is
1.1
percent
at
this
time
also
wanted
to
quickly
take
your
attention
to
the
utilization
of
under
these
three
categories.
R
In
2020
the
african-american
owned
businesses
who
participated
in
the
professional
services
consulting
contracts,
contract
payments
were
25.78
in
hispanic,
owned
was
1.36
and
a
native
owned
is
still
staying
at
zero,
and
the
reason
for
that
one
is
like
we
do
not
have
enough
native
american
consulting
companies
in
our
pool.
That
is,
you
know
that
we
can
do
business
with.
So
that
is
something
that
we
are
still
working
on
next
slide.
Please.
R
So,
as
part
of
the
living
cities
grant,
we
did
an
inclusive
procurement
training
for
all
of
the
city
contract
managers
during
2020.
They
were
all
virtual
but
well
attended.
So
thanks
to
all
the
departments
who
made
that
initiative
to
take
the
training
and
also
work
with
us
on
those
follow-up
activities
where
we
are
actually
collecting
information
about
what
are
your
future
purchases
for
2021
and
beyond,
and
the
reason
for
asking
for
those
purchases
is
because
they
will
be,
they
will
be
thinking
ahead
of
time.
What
is
what
is
their?
R
We
we
have
a
newly
designed
supplier,
diversity,
team
from
different
departments,
and
the
team
is
right
now
looking
for
more
ideas
on
like
where
we
should
focus
our
attention.
Next,
all
the
supply
diversity
goals
from
the
previous
team
has
been
completed
and
we
continuously
reach
out
to
the
buyback
on
so
small
businesses
through
our
target
market
program.
R
Okay,
so
one
other
one,
other
area
that
we
are
working
on
right
now
is
to
bring
on
demand,
spend
data
reports
into
our
comet
financial
system
so
that
the
departments
are
able
to
see
on
a
monthly
basis
where
they're
standing
with
their
spending
with
bipark
businesses
for
some
limitations
during
last
year,
as
all
of
us
know,
is
remote
meetings
and
remote
meetings
with
vendors
does
not
work
very
well.
R
We
do
you
know
they're,
not
reaching
back
to
us
to
see
like
what
their
questions
are
or
anything
so
that
that
was
a
hard
thing.
Last
year
we
did
go
for
some
meetings,
but
it
there's
not
much.
You
know
activity
going
on
in
those
meetings,
so
it's
difficult
and
one
other
thing
that
I
would
like
the
leaders
to
help
us
with
in
in
in
in
promoting
this
goal
in
promoting.
You
know
the
need
for
being
for
departments
to
be
inclusive
in
their
purchases.
R
F
A
Seeing
any
questions
in
the
chat,
thank
you.
Q
Thank
you
pam,
so
for
the
next
two
policy
priority
areas,
data
and
community
engagement,
race
and
equity
shares
that
process
ownership
with
the
clerk's
office
and
here
to
present
on
both
of
these
area,
is
allah
linda
zhang,
who
is
a
program
manager
within
the
division
of
race
and
equity
and
overseas
implementation
of
the
street.
L
L
Next
slide,
please
how
we
measure
the
usage
of
racially
disaggregated
data
is
through
the
usage
of
the
racial
equity
impact
analysis.
The
reia.
The
goal
for
this
priority
area
is
when
required.
Requests
for
council
action
include
an
reia
legislative
actions
that
require
an
riaa,
are
new
ordinances
and
updates
to
ordinances,
charter
amendments
and
new
city
enterprise
policies
and
updates
to
policies,
as
shown
here.
Both
metrics
are
trending
positively.
L
L
I
do
want
to
note
that
there
is
a
typo
on
this
slide.
The
percentage
for
q4
for
the
number
and
percentage
of
times
racially
desegregated
data
was
included.
Should
be
70
percent,
it
is
19
out
of
the
27
rc's
that
required
an
rdia
included
in
raa
that
should
be
70.,
and
then
we
see
in
this
quarter
that
there's
an
increase
of
12.9
percentage
points
with
the
usage
of
the
riaa,
so
out
of
the
41
rcas
that
required
in
reia
35
of
them
included
a
racial
equity
impact
analysis
next
slide.
L
This
is
why
we're
adding
additional
questions
to
the
racial
equity
impact
analysis,
so
activities
that
have
been
paused
or
in
process.
We
have
two
activities
that
are
in
process
and
have
paused
one.
The
division
is
working
with
it
to
develop
a
racially
disaggregated
data
hub.
The
hopes
of
this
prototype
is
to
centralize
racially
disaggregated
data,
so
it
is
readily
available
for
city
staff
when
completing
the
riaa
and
when
integrating
racial
equity
in
all
levels
of
work,
we're
also
in
the
process
of
conducting
a
quality
analysis
of
submitted
reias.
L
The
current
metric
of
urgency
for
data
for
the
data
priority
only
tracks
the
number
of
times
an
ria
was
completed.
So
this
analysis
will
provide
a
deeper
understanding
of
how
staff
is
using
the
racial
equity
impact
analysis
and
where
staff
may
need
more
support
in
completing
the
reia
and
due
to
limited
staff
capacity,
we
have
paused
the
survey
to
staff
to
improve
racial
equity
impact
analysis,
support
offerings
next
slide.
Please.
L
Thus
far,
the
division
of
race
and
equity
has
experienced
a
60
reduction
in
staff
in
less
than
a
year
due
to
voluntary
separation
and
the
racially
desegregated
data
hub
is
not
a
formal
project.
L
L
Next
slide,
thank
you.
So,
in
addition
to
the
division,
race
and
equity,
the
clerk's
office
is
also
a
process
owner
for
the
community
engagement
priority.
The
goal
of
this
priority
is
when
applicable,
100
of
appointed
boards
and
commission
recommendations
include
some
sort
of
racial
equity
analysis.
We
have
not
been
able
to
develop
a
tracking
system
to
see
when
abc's
use
reias,
which
is
why
our
current
status
is
red.
L
Here,
that's
also
a
typo
it
should
it
be:
yellow
it's
red,
so
developing
the
infrastructure
to
create
a
specific
appointed
boards
and
commission
racial
equity
impact
analysis
process
has
taken
more
time
than
anticipated
with
over
50
abc's.
Implementation
of
a
meaningful
racial
equity
process
requires
thoughtful
collaboration
with
abc
staff
and
committee
members.
Also
due
to
the
nature
of
abcs,
there
is
no
current
reporting
structure
in
place
that
captures
when
abc's
are
giving
policy
guidance
to
council
and
to
the
mayor.
L
L
So
key
activities
are
completed
in
q1
of
2021.
We've
created
a
appointed
board
and
commission
specific
process
guide
for
using
a
racial
equity
impact
analysis.
The
division,
race
and
equity
is
committed
to
creating
as
many
resources
as
possible.
So
staff
has
the
knowledge
and
resources
needed
to
complete
a
thoughtful
raia.
L
We've
also
created
an
intermediary
tracking
system
for
capturing
when
an
riaa
is
used
in
an
abc
pile,
an
abc
policy
guidance.
We
created
this
intermediary
tracking
system,
so
progress
can
be
tracked.
While
we
work
with
the
clerk's
office
to
formally
integrate
this
into
the
legislation
information
system
into
limps,
so
activities
that
have
been
paused,
we
have
two
activities
that
are
in
process
currently
we're
working
with
targeted
abc's
on
using
reia
and
policy
guidance
to
the
city.
L
Those
targeted
abcs
are
the
capital
long-range
improvement
committee,
the
planning
commission
and
the
charter
commission
we're
also
in
process
of
developing
an
abc
specific
page
on
the
ria
sharepoint
site,
which
hosts
a
variety
of
resources
for
staff.
For
instance,
we
have
racially
disaggregated
data
sets
at
the
federal
state
and
local
level
available,
and
we
also
have
examples
of
high
quality
riaas.
That
staff
can
reference
activities
that
we
have
planned
for.
L
Q2
of
2021
are
essentially
the
same
activities
that
are
currently
in
process,
so
we'll
continue
to
work
directly
with
those
targeted
abcs
on
using
the
riaa
and
policy
guidance
of
the
city
and
we're
collaborating
with
the
clerk's
office
on
implementing
that
abc
reia
and
intermediary
tracking
system.
While
we
work
through
getting
it
formally
integrated
into
limbs
and
we'll
be
implementing
an
abc
specific
resource
page
on
the
riaa
sharepoint
and
communicate
those
resources
with
city
staff
next
slide,
please
so
limitations
and
impacts
of
unforeseen
factors.
As
mentioned
earlier
due
to
the
nature
of
abc's.
L
There
is
no
reporting
structure
in
place
that
captures
when
abc's
are
giving
policy
guidance
to
departments,
city
council
and
the
mayor,
and
so
the
division
in
the
clerk's
office
is
developing
this
from
the
ground.
Up.
Adopting
an
abc
riaa
involves
changes
to
the
legislation,
information
management
system,
which
requires
additional
resources.
It
isn't
as
simple
as
us
going
into
limbs
and
uploading
a
new
form.
We
have
to
work
with
a
third-party
entity
to
make
this
happen,
and,
as
mentioned
earlier,
the
division
rates
and
equity
is
working
with
very
limited
staff
capacity.
L
A
Not
currently
seeing
any
questions
in
the
chat,
but
thank
you
and
I
will
see
if
my
colleagues
have
questions
at
the
end.
Q
J
Thank
you
committee,
the
whole
mr
chair,
so
I
am
going
to
go
to
my
first
slide.
If
possible
and
you'll
see
that
we
have
red
on
this
slide
when
we
set
the
metrics
of
urgency,
we
knew
that
it
would
be
a
challenge
and
a
challenge
we
wanted
to
take
on
to
create
a
system
where
we
could
actually
collect
the
kind
of
data
that
will
be
important
and
we
haven't
made
a
great
deal
of
progress.
J
One
reason
is
that,
just
as
we've
heard
joy
mention
that
there
is
a
great
deal
of
other
work
that
has
taken
our
attention,
including
responding
to
the
cities
or
leading
actually
the
city's
coveted
19
response
and
the
reimagining
community
safety
engagement
work,
as
well
as
involvement
in
supporting
community
well-being
during
the
trials
of
the
former
officers
who
have
been
involved
in
the
killing
of
george
floyd
and
the
most
recent
event
in
brooklyn
center.
J
In
addition
to
that,
the
necessary
systems
still
do
not
yet
exist
to
track
this
type
of
data
across
all
programs
throughout
the
city
and
part
of
the
long
term.
Work,
that's
needed
in
this
goal
is
to
conceptualize
and
realize
a
way
to
track
citywide
participation
in
youth
development
programming.
There
are
some
prototypes.
J
J
So
nonetheless,
we
have
been
busy
working
towards
the
goals
that
are
identified
here
and
we've
been
along
with
the
youth
coordinating
board,
and
I
want
to
thank
rachel,
oberhauser
and
who's
on
the
staff
of
the
youth
coordinating
board
and
josh
peterson,
who
is
in
our
office
of
violence
prevention
for
really
carrying
the
torch
on
this
work,
both
in
reporting
and
and
doing
the
actual
work.
J
So
we
we
have
been
able
to
conduct
several
program
improvement
sessions
with
youth
development
organizations,
so
part
of
the
goal
is
high
quality
and
so
towards
that
goal.
We
have
done
that
during
q1.
J
What
would
be
the
focus
of
that
fund,
and
so
that
is
also
one
of
the
one
of
the
outcomes
we
we
hope
to
achieve
as
as
part
of
this
priority,
and
we
are
in
the
initial
phases
of
compiling
some
information
about
existing
youth
development
programs
in
in
city
funded
programs,
and
we
want
to
make
sure
that
that
assessment
is
fairly
simple
for
people
to
respond
to,
so
that
we
can
gather
information
from
not
only
people
who
are
experts
in
youth
development.
But
who
are
a
little
bit
removed
from
that
expertise.
But
nonetheless,
they're
overseeing
programs.
J
We
do
have
a
definition
for
high
quality,
culturally,
responsive
youth
development
programs,
another
cornerstone
for
our
progress
here,
and
we
had
been
prepared
to
bring
that
to
council
for
approval
and
then
povid
arrived
on
the
scene,
and
so
we
do
have
a
draft
definition.
We
can
bring
it
to
public
health
and
safety
and
move
forward
on
that
before
the
quarter
second
quarter
is
complete.
J
Also,
the
youth
coordinating
board
is
launching
a
pilot
program,
what's
up
612
that
we
think
will
be
a
place
where
we
can
aggregate
youth
opportunities
and
also
begin
to
collect
some
information,
and
so
that's
in
process,
and
we
have
also
compiled
information
across
the
city
enterprise.
Looking
at
budget
spending
on
youth
development.
Unfortunately,
we
only
had
a
response
rate
of
62
percent
from
departments
to
help
us
compile
that
information,
and
so
it's
really
not
useful
at
this
point,
but
we
will
give
it
another
attempt
when
we
find
the
resources
to
do
that
next
slide.
J
J
So
planned
activities
for
quarter
two.
We
will
continue
those
engagement
efforts,
the
engagement
efforts
around
reimagining
community
safety,
and
we
think
that
that
has
relevance
here,
not
just
because
it's
the
topic,
but
also
the
community
engagement,
may
lead
us
into
information
and
ideas.
If
we
want
to
revise
our
metric
of
urgency
or
do
any
of
other
adaptations
to
this
to
this
esri
goal.
J
We
are
also
we
have
also
incorporated
much
of
this
recommendation
into
the
city
council's
resolution,
declaring
racism
as
a
public
health
emergency
and
so
as
we're
working
on
implementing
that.
We
will
also
be
that
will
be
dovetailing
with
with
this
work
as
well,
and
we
have
just,
as
you
have
begun,
to
figure
out
what
this
american
rescue
plan
has
in
store
for
us
or
what
areas
we
are
able
to
apply
that
funding.
J
Support
for
high
quality
youth
development
opportunities
after
school
time,
so
that
may
be
a
jump
start
for
some
of
this.
This
effort
and
the
youth
coordinating
board
will
continue
to
work
with
the
city's
I.t
department
to
figure
out
how
we
can
use
some
of
the
data
from
what's
up
612
to
be
able
to
achieve
some
of
these
goals,
limitations
and
impacts
of
unforeseen
factors.
J
As
you've
already
heard,
we
really
have
had
a
dramatic
redirection
of
our
staff
time
both
for
coved
and
for
public
safety.
Work
related
to.
J
Unfortunately,
even
though
we
don't
have
metrics
of
urgency
to
tell
us
this
for
sure,
we
do
know
that
pandemic
conditions
have
decreased.
The
availability
of
positive
pro-social
activities
for
young
people
in
schools,
parks
and
other
options,
and
so
we
do
believe
we
have
moved
backwards
rather
than
forwards
in
terms
of
access
for
young
people
in
our
community.
Q
Yeah,
thank
you
gretchen.
I
believe
andra
is
on
to
talk
about
the
housing
policy
area.
M
M
The
goal
is
for
residents
living
in
the
three
estreep
zip
codes
to
reside
in
safe,
habitable,
affordable,
secure,
stable
and
respectful
homes.
Until
they
choose
to
leave,
as
you
can
see,
we
have
four
metrics
of
urgency.
All
have
green
status
indicators.
First
off
we
have
the
number
of
affordable
and
subsidized
rental
units
preserved
and
used
stably
housed.
This
is
a
cumulative
count
and
we
have
1764
for
quarter
one
next.
We
have
the
number
of
households
served
an
amount
recovered
through
legal
aid,
habitability
cases
we
have
19
and
the
amount
is
41
212..
F
M
Percent
for
quarter
one
as
compared
to
5.8
for
quarter
four
of
last
year
and
lastly,
we
have
attendees
who
report
satisfaction
with
city,
sponsored
rental,
property,
owner
opportunities
and
that's
holding
steady
at
94
percent
next
page,
please
for
the
vital
few
projects.
Our
status
is
green,
in
addition
to
the
activities
that
we
brought
forth
last
quarter
and
which
can
be
found
in
the
addendum.
We
have
two
other
activities
that
had
a
direct
contribution
to
our
metrics.
M
We
also
participated
in
the
harvard
bloomberg
study
on
challenges
and
impacts
for
rental
property
owners
and
the
general
housing
market.
During
the
pandemic
for
activities
in
process,
we
have
a
continuing
work
on
the
single
room
occupancy
ordinance.
This
more
fully
addresses
the
housing
need
continuum
for
people
who
can
live
in
units
that
share
bathrooms
and
kitchens.
M
We're
also
almost
finished
with
the
sop
around
the
tenant
relocation
assistant
funds.
These
are
for
cases
where
property
owners
get
their
licenses
revoked
or
unable
to
get
one
through
no
fault
of
the
renter
and
we're
also
beginning
to
work
on
additional
tenant
protection
policies,
including
pay
or
quit.
M
At
the
time
that
we
submitted
this
powerpoint
staff
was
also
recommending
a
just
cause
ordinance
using
language
that
was
substantially
similar
to
the
ordinance
in
st
paul.
The
just
cause
non-renewal
ordinance,
but
since
that
time
there
has
been
a
court
decision
leading
to
an
injunction
for
the
saint
paul
ordinance
and
so
staff
are
recommending
pausing.
This
work
until
there
is
more
information
about
the
court
proceeding
proceedings.
M
Lastly,
the
city
received
12.8
million
encoded
emergency
rental
assistance
funds
and
those
will
be
used
for
renters
citywide
next
week.
Please
for
planned
activities
for
quarter.
Two.
We
are
launching
the
emergency
rental
assistance
program
and
staff
will
work
with
local
providers
to
focus
outreach
and
marketing
efforts
in
srebzip
codes.
M
We
have
a
contract
for
home,
buyer
education
and
capacity
building
with
the
minnesota
home
ownership
center
and
beginning
public
engagement
for
home
improvement
program,
changes
that
can
better
centered
by
park
and
low
wealth,
homeowners
limitations.
This
has
been
mentioned
by
many
people,
but
I
think
there's
a
lot
of
complex
housing
issues.
I'm
sorry.
It's
like
staff
across
our
cities.
Our
employees
have
been
dealing
with
multiple
public
health
emergencies,
including
kovid
19
and
racism,
while
continuing
to
champion
our
values
and
our
racial
equity
work.
M
We
also
have
experienced
a
lot
of
complex
housing
issues
that
oftentimes
require
the
support
of
other
departments
whose
resources
and
staff
are
also
being
taxed,
and
so
it
can
take
longer
than
usual
to
respond
with
our
coordinated
efforts
and,
lastly,
staff
continues
to
spend
significant
time
on
homelessness
responses.
We
all
know
that's
an
activity
that
requires
a
lot
of
complex
coordination
with
multiple
partners.
Q
So
our
last
policy
area
that
we'll
talk
through
is
economic
development
and
zoe
is
here
from
the
small
business
human
cpad.
K
Great
thanks
everyone,
so
I'm
zoe,
teal
manager
of
the
city
of
minneapolis,
small
business
team
here
to
represent
the
economic
development
priority
next
slide.
K
The
two
metrics
of
urgency,
you'll,
see,
are
really
focused
on
the
city's
point
of
impact,
around
technical
assistance
and
financing
programs.
So
number
one
is
the
account
and
percent
of
bypoc
business
owners
and
entrepreneurs
receiving
technical
assistance
and
or
training.
So
this
is
through
our
btap
or
business
technical
assistance
program.
K
What
you'll
see
in
these
numbers
is
for
2020.
We
have
a
cumulative
number
for
the
year,
but
are
now
breaking
that
up
by
quarter,
so
these
will
not
be
directly
comparable
to
each
other.
In
quarter.
One
of
this
year
we
continue
to
see
a
very
strong
percentage
of
services
within
btap
for
entrepreneurs
and
business
owners
of
color
at
81.
K
We
expect
to
see
a
significant
jump
in
the
number
of
entrepreneurs
and
business
owners
served
in
quarter
two.
This
is
a
an
indicator
that
we
report
based
on
when
those
services
are
invoiced,
which
lags
when
they're
served
and
we're
looking
at
a
new
contract
period
shortly,
so
that
will
increase
significantly.
K
The
second
metric
of
urgency
is
around
the
count
and
percent
of
bypac
business
owners
and
entrepreneurs
served
by
city
financing
programs
and
specifically,
we've
looked
at
within
business
development.
The
the
overall
two
percent
loan
fund,
the
number
for
2020
of
that
105
and
61
percent
by
poc
businesses
served,
reflects
the
covid
specific
forgivable
loan
in
2021.
K
The
two
percent
loan
fund
has
been
reopened,
however,
since
that
takes
some
amount
of
time
for
businesses
to
who
want
access
it
to
go
through
the
process
of
an
application.
There
have
not
yet
been
any
two
percent
loan.
Two
percent
loans
closed.
During
order
one,
we
would
expect
that
to
change
in
quarter.
K
Two
next
slide,
please
so
a
couple
of
key
activities,
one
that
I
just
mentioned
around
restarting
our
two
percent
loan
loan
program
and
continued
building
out
of
the
pipeline
of
projects
for
the
commercial
property
development
fund
activities
in
process,
and
it
looks
like
there's
a
bit
of
a
typo
here,
so
the
the
new
rfp
well
yeah,
so
the
new
rfps
for
btac.
K
We
will
have
new
contracts
up
for
approval
at
the
council
meeting
tomorrow,
so
that
is
imminent
and
in
process
are
the
great
streets
facade
service
contracts,
as
well
as
the
continued
efforts
around
minneapolis
forward,
both
the
overall
umbrella
initiative
and
the
community
now
coalition,
a
couple
of
planned
activities
to
point
out
for
quarter.
Two
we'll
have
those
new
btap
contracts
will
be
executed
and
in
place
with
a
larger
pool
of
service
providers.
K
That
will
include
some
specific
cooperative
support
as
we've
folded
in
the
prior
separate
ctap
or
cooperative
technical
assistance
program,
as
well
as
a
pool
of
standing
legal
service
providers.
As
that
is
an
area
we
saw
an
increase
in
demand
for
in
funny
funny.
K
Finally,
I
would
mention
that
in
the
second
quarter,
we'll
see
reporting
around
the
forgivable
loans
for
businesses
located
near
38th
in
chicago
that
application
period
is
out
now
and
to
close
in
a
few
weeks,
and
so
the
results
of
that
would
show
up
in
our
q2
reporting.
Q
I
want
to
first
acknowledge
the
gratitude
to
our
process
owners,
who
have
been
really
phenomenal
in
continuing
to
center
the
strategic
and
racial
equity
action
plan
and
implementing
that
the
work
based
on
the
policy
priorities
that
have
been
established
by
council
and
mayor
this
plan,
as
I
stated
at
the
beginning
of
the
presentation,
is
a
three-year
plan
and
we
took
great
intention
to
create
a
strategic
plan
that
not
only
centered
racial
equity
as
a
key
lens
in
our
in
our
strategy
for
the
next
three
years,
but
also
to
be
very
intentional
about
setting
clear,
metrics
and
goals,
so
that
council
and
mayor
would
have
ready
information
available
around
these
key
priorities
in
order
to
to
establish
to
do
decision
making,
but
also
to
be
able
to
communicate
progress.
Q
The
plan
is
written
as
it
is
written
with
the
metrics
identified
as
they
are
identified
in
order
for
us
not
just
to
limit
clearly
the
racial
equity
work
we
do
as
a
city.
There
certainly
is,
are
many
more
things
that
we're
doing,
but
this
plan
is
meant
to
communicate
where
it
is
that
we
are
able
to
demonstrate
significant
progress,
measurable
progress
within
a
three-year
period,
one
of
the
next
steps,
because
of
where
we
are
at
the
halfway
point
for
the
plan.
Q
One
of
the
next
steps
that
we
are
recommending
and
in
concert
with
with
the
city
clerk's
office,
is
actually
engaging
council
and
mayor
in
a
deeper
dive
into
the
progress
of
this
street,
so
that
we're
able
to
look
more
over
the
course
of
the
first
half
of
this
reap
and
make
sure
that
you
know
are
these
the
right
policy
priority
areas
for
us
are
the
strategic
needs.
Q
In
addition
to
that
planning,
we
are
we,
you
can
expect
to
get
the
update
on
q2
of
2021
at
the
july
at
a
july,
cal
meeting
so
chair,
ellison
and
other
council
members.
That
is.
That
concludes
our
presentation
for
today.
F
Thank
you,
chair
ellison.
I
don't
necessarily
have
a
question
a
comment
I
I
do
want
to
just
thank
ms
stevens
and
and
her
team
for
bringing
forward
this.
F
This
q,
one
report
and
and
highlighting
the
progress
that
we've
made
to
date
and
also
want
to
just
acknowledge
the
the
very
challenging
environment
that
race
equity,
is,
is
in
having
a
60
reduction
in
staffing
and
yet
having
more
challenging
work
added
to
their
portfolio,
including
beginning
the
the
truth
and
reconciliation
process,
as
well
as
helping
our
staff
and
the
various
affinity
groups
to
respond
to
the
to
the
trauma
and
pain
that
that
we're
feeling
as
employees,
but
also
as
residents
of
the
city
of
minneapolis.
F
So
my
gratitude
goes
out
to
to
you
and
your
team,
ms
stevens,
as
well
as
I
want
to
thank
all
the
process
owners
for
for
pulling
together
these
reports
and
continuing
to
work
towards
the
strategic,
racial
equity
goals
that
the
council
has
set
out
and
laid
forward.
F
I
would
be
very
much
looking
forward
to
this
deeper
dive
into
you
know
from
just
a
cursory
view,
even
with
all
of
the
the
the
changes
that
were
noted
in
our
society
and
our
economy
in
our
city,
I
I
think,
we're
still
in
a
in
a
good
place
with
these,
with
the
priorities
that
we
set
forth,
you
know
preventing
displacement,
supporting
youth
and
and
youth
violence
activities.
F
Economic
development
still
feels
like
really
important
goals
to
be
pursuing,
but
certainly
look
forward
to
to
having
that
deeper
die.
Thank
you,
councilmember.
Thank
you,
chair
allison,.
A
F
A
Really
interested
in
doing
a
deep
dive
follow-up,
especially
when
it
comes
to
youth
development,
youth
activities.
You
know
it
was.
A
It
was
notable
to
me
that
that
was
one
of
the
areas
where
you
know
we
saw
that
our
progress
was
still
in
the
red
and-
and
I
think
that
it's
incredible-
that
we've
got
this
metric,
so
we
can
kind
of
know
where
we
are
and
and-
and
it
is
great
to
see
the
positive
work
on
the
housing
front
on
on
all
the
other
fronts,
but
definitely
we'll
be
following
up
and
would
love
to
get
some
more
information
about
youth
and
what
we
should
be
doing
to
prevent
your
violence
and
increase
youth
activities.
A
So
keep
a
lookout
for
that.
Otherwise,
thank
you
for
this
presentation
and
seeing
no
other
of
my
colleagues
in
queue.
We
can
go
ahead
and
receive
and
file
that
report.
Thank
you.
So
next
we
will
receive
reports
from
the
standing
committees
on
matters
to
be
considered
by
the
full
council
this
friday
and
we
will
begin
with
business
inspections,
housing
and
zoning
committee,
which
is
chaired
by
chair
goodman.
I
know
that
she
had
to
step
away
for
I'm.
H
H
And
councilman
schrader
is
here
too
so
both
of
us
can
answer
questions
item.
One
is
a
new
business
license
for
a
calf
sidewalk
cafe
in
the
13th
ward
and
item
two
is
a
new
brew
pub
in
the
13th
ward
item.
Three
is
granting
an
appeal
and
adopting
findings
also
for
a
project
in
the
13th
ward
item.
4
our
license
approvals
for
liquor
item
5
are
license
renewals.
You
can
see
how
many
there
are.
That's
a
good
sign.
There's.
Also
this
many
on
the
next
agenda.
H
Item
number
6
is
a
cooperative
funding
agreement
for
the
our
fair
housing
plan.
Item
number:
seven
is
a
local
unified
plan
for
workforce
innovation.
This
is
authorizing
the
mayor
to
sign.
Item
number,
eight
are
grants
from
deed
and
the
redevelopment
program
lots
of
great
projects
on
that
list.
Item
nine
are
applications
for
environmental
grant.
Funding
in
the
spring
brownfield
grant
round
lots
of
projects
there
too
item
10
is
the
upper
harbor
terminal
exclusive
development
rights
extension
item
11?
Is
the
alternative,
area-wide
review
or
aur
for
the
upper
harbor
terminal
item?
H
We
didn't
have
a
chance
to
discuss
this
in
committee,
but
you
can
see
there's
lots
of
great
organizations
getting
grants
so
that
they
can
help
other
small
businesses
item
13
are
contracts
for
a
pool
of
conservat
of
conservators
for
public
art
item
14
is
exclusive
development
rights
to
sherman
for
a
property
in
the
sixth
ward
item,
15
is
exclusive
development
rights
to
the
john
buck
company
companies
for
the
current
public
service
center
site.
I'm
happy
to
answer
questions
on
items
1
through
16
that
will
be
in
front
of
us
tomorrow.
A
F
Thank
you,
chair
ellison.
The
policy
and
government
oversight
committee
will
be
bringing
forward
23
items
and
number
one
is
the
appointment
of
ms
rebecca
monclis
to
the
appointed
position
of
the
city.
Assessor.
F
We
had
a
very
robust
public
hearing
in
which
13
assessor
professionals,
as
well
as
just
city
residents,
spoke
very
glowingly
and
favorably
about
ms
mom
quiz
appointment.
Item
number
two
is
the
appointment
of
candice
faulk
to
the
civil
service
commission
item
number
three
appoints
camilla
la
staris,
harris
to
the
transgender
equity
council
item
number:
four:
are
various
appointments
to
the
capital
long-range
improvements
committee?
Item
number?
F
Items
10
through
13
are
various
contracts
related
to
the
public
service.
Building
project
and
number
14
is
a
resolution.
Accepting
the
first
quarter,
2021
donations
report
item
number
15
authorizes
an
increase
to
a
contract
with
gen
x
services,
llc
for
providing
workers,
compensation,
medical
bill
review
and
payment
services.
F
Item
number
17
authorizes
the
issuance
of
a
rfp
for
municipal
building,
commission
mechanical
life,
safety
renovations
and
the
city
of
minneapolis
office.
Improvements.
Item
number
18
authorizes
the
issuance
of
a
best
value
request
for
proposals
for
two
separate
rooftop
solar
installations
and
number
19
approves
the
amendment
of
the
city
of
minneapolis
minflex
plan
to
make
changes
to
the
dependent
care.
F
Flexible
spending.
Account
item
number
20
authorizes
an
increase
to
the
contract
with
cost
planning
and
management,
international
inc
or
cpmi
item
number
21
is
acceptance
of
a
grant
from
the
minnesota
state
arts
board
and
number
22
is
adjustments
to
the
consolidated
plan
and
action
plan
and
item
number
23
is
a
staff
direction
related
to
the
hiawatha
maintenance
facility,
campus
and
expansion,
and
I
will
stand
for
questions.
A
Thank
you,
council.
Vice
president,
I'm
not
seeing
any
questions,
so
we
will
move
on
to
the
public
health
and
safety
committee
chaired
by
councilmember.
S
Thank
you,
mr
chair.
The
public
health
and
safety
committee
is
bringing
forward
five
items
for
approval.
The
first
is
accepting
a
grant
from
the
minnesota
department
of
human
services
in
the
amount
of
250
thousand
dollars
for
opioid
response.
Work.
Item
number
two
is
authorizing
a
contract
with
central
area,
neighborhood
development
organization,
corcoran,
neighborhood
organization,
metro,
youth,
diversion
center
restoration,
inc,
urban
youth
conservation,
and
we
push
for
peace
for
services
under
the
minneapolis
strategic
outreach
initiative.
S
For
this
year.
Item
number
of
sorry
number
three
is
authorizing
the
middle
of
a
grant
application
to
the
cdc
and
the
amount
of
250
000
annually
over
a
five-year
period
to
implement
some
youth
violence
prevention
related
work.
Item
number
four
is
accepting
a
grant
from
the
minnesota
department
of
health
a
little
over
two
million
dollars
for
coveted
response
and
vaccination
implementation
and
item
number
five
is
accepting
a
grant
from
the
national
association
of
county
and
city
health
officials
around
twenty
five
thousand
dollars
for
copic
vaccination
support.
I'm
happy
to
answer
any
questions.
A
I
am
not
seeing
any
questions,
thank
you
for
the
report
and
we
will
now
move
on
to
transportation.
Public
works
committee
chaired
by
councilmember
wright,.
B
Thank
you,
mr
chair.
The
committee
affords
15
items
for
full
council
consideration
item.
One
is
the
downtown
east
street
reconstruction
project.
Two
is
the
26th
street
street
resurfacing
project?
Three?
Is
the
aldridge
avenue
north
ontario
avenue
north
street
resurfacing
project?
Four?
Is
the
2021
concrete
streets
rehabilitation
program?
B
Eight
is
the
contract
with
the
university
of
new
mexico
for
stormwater
asset
management,
expert
facilitation
services.
Nine
is
the
agreement
with
the
university
of
minnesota
for
the
reconstruction
of
eighth
street
south
east
10
is
the
agreement
with
the
city
of
saint
paul
for
the
city's
electric
vehicle
mobility
network,
sometimes
known
as
the
ev
spot
network
11?
Is
the
2021
street
reservising
program
and
we're
adding
three
additional
projects
to
that
program
as
a
listed
12
is
the
regulation
of
the
infrastructure
and
their
attachment
to
the
city
managed
public
light?
B
Right-Of-Way
13
is
the
lowry
hill
special
services
district
advisory
board.
Appointments
14
is
the
bid
for
the
catch
basin
and
manhole
repair
and
15
is
the
bid
for
the
fridley
campus
electrical
rehab
switchgear
project.
Mr
chair
I'll,
stand
for
any
questions.
A
E
Thank
you,
mr
chair.
Just
one
item
from
the
executive
committee,
which
is
receiving
and
refiling
the
recommendation
from
the
executive
committee
to
approve
the
edition
of
juneteenth
as
a
paid
city
holiday,
with
thanks
to
all
the
staff
who've
been
working
on
this
and
advocating
for
it,
especially
on
ben.
A
Great
well
with
that,
we've
concluded
all
business
to
come
before
the
committee
today
and
hearing
no
objection,
I
will
declare
this
being
adjourned.
Thank
you.