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From YouTube: June 16, 2021 Policy & Government Oversight Committee
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B
C
B
A
Thank
you,
madam
clerk.
Let
the
record
reflect
we
do
have
a
quorum.
Colleagues.
The
first
item
on
our
agenda
today
is
a
quasi-judicial
item
related
to
the
defense
and
indemnification
of
officer.
Clifton
tolls
in
the
matter
of
lucas
mcdonough,
v,
clifton
tolls,
city
of
minneapolis
and
fosslin
olsen
inc
doing
business
as
the
1029
bar.
A
As
noted
on
the
agenda,
staff
is
recommending
that
we
deny
defense
and
indemnification
find
adopt
all
findings
of
fact,
except
finding
a
fact.
Number
five
adopt
all
conclusions
of
law
except
conclusions
of
conclusion
of
law
number
eight
and
adopt
the
recommendation
of
administrative
law,
judge
james
r
mortensen
in
office
of
administrators
hearings
matter.
A
5-6010-366-6622
staff
recommends
finding
that
at
the
time
of
this
incident,
chokeholds
were
permitted
by
mpd
only
where
deadly
force
was
authorized,
based
on
the
record
staff
recommendations,
concluding
that
a
chokehold
was
not
authorized
by
mpd
policy
or
the
applicable
statutes
under
the
circumstances
set
forth
in
the
record
staff
from
the
city
attorney's
office
is
on
hand
to
answer
any
questions
that
we
may
have,
and
we
will
also
provide
mr
tolls
or
his
attorney
the
opportunity
to
address
the
committee
before
I
check
with
staff
to
see
if
miss
before
I
check
with
staff,
to
see
if
mr
toes
or
his
attorney
is
on
hand,
which
I
do
believe
they
are.
A
A
Office,
seeing
none
from
my
colleagues,
I
will
invite
mr
tolls
and
or
his
attorney
to
address
the
committee
committee.
We
will
allocate
10
minutes
to
address
the
committee,
mr
tolls,
if
you
are
available
and
or
your
attorney
on
your
behalf,
you
have
10.
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D
A
Speak
mr
told,
if
you
are
calling
in
you,
can
press
star
six
to
unmute.
D
B
D
Yes,
I'm
sorry,
I
was
muted.
I
guess
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
for
allowing
me
the
time
to
speak
with
you
thanks
to
the
committee
and
everyone
who's
involved
in
this
matter.
I
hope
I
don't
need
ten
minutes,
I'm
calling
in
to
let
you
know
my
name
is
clifton
tols.
I
am
you
know.
I
grew
up
in
minneapolis
on
the
north
side.
I
currently
live
on
the
north
side,
with
my
wife
and
my
kids,
and
we've
been
there
for
16
plus
years.
D
What
I'm
calling
in
to
ask
of
you
is
to
please
please
reconsider
the
evidence
of
this
matter.
I
have
read,
judge
mortensen's
report
to
you.
It
does
not
include
the
facts
of
this
case,
nor
does
the
city
of
minneapolis
report
and
what
they've
done
includes
the
facts
of
this
case.
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D
A
Ruling,
thank
you
officer
tolls.
Does
anyone
have
any
questions
for
mr.
A
D
D
One
thing
to
highlight
here
is
that
on
june
18
of
2020,
miraculously
unexpectedly
without
any
notification,
I
was
handed
out
a
300
hour
suspension
by
the
city
of
minneapolis
and
the
department.
I
was
handed
out
a
suspension
from
from
for
300
hours.
At
the
time
my
wife
was
not
working
and
I
got
sent
home
for
three
plus
months
during
that
time.
This
was
after
mr
floyd's
unfortunate
death.
D
A
All
right,
thank
you.
I
see
we
have
ms
lathrop
from
the
city
attorney's
office
in
queue
to
speak.
Miss
later.
E
Thank
you,
chair
jenkins,
and
members
of
the
committee.
My
name
is
sarah
lathrop
and
I'm
one
of
the
attorneys
from
the
city
attorney's
office
that
handled
this
matter.
I
just
wanted
to
provide
some
contacts
to
the
committee
and
answer
any
questions
the
committee
may
have.
E
I
just
wanted
to
provide
some
background
so,
pursuant
to
the
applicable
statute,
the
only
questions
with
regard
to
defense
and
indemnification
are
whether
mr
toles
acted
in
the
performance
of
his
duties
as
a
minneapolis
police
officer
when
he
engaged
in
an
altercation
with
lucas
mcdonough
at
the
bar,
as
described
in
the
record,
which
the
committee
has
and
even
if
he
was
acting
in
the
performance
of
his
duties
as
a
minneapolis
police
officer,
did
he
act
with
malfeasance
bad
faith
or
willful
neglect
of
duty
there's
a
tremendously
large
record
where
mr
tolls
was
provided
a
year
of
discovery
basically
and
then
a
four-day
evidentiary
hearing
before
an
administrative
law
judge
represented
by
council
and
he
presented
a
large
amount
of
information.
E
That
is
what
the
administrative
law
judge
found.
The
evidence
supported
based
on
all
of
the
evidence.
He
also
found
that
there
was
no
cause
for
mr
tolls
to
remove
mr
mcdonough
from
the
bar
an
outside
agency.
The
saint
paul
police
department
investigated
the
matter
because
he
worked
for
the
police
department.
E
Eight
witnesses
testified,
eyewitnesses,
gave
statements
on
body,
worn
camera,
all
of
that
information
was
considered
and
the
conclusions
are
in
the
record
that
you've
been
provided.
Mr
tools,
attorneys
arguments
are
also
in
the
transcript
that
you've
been
provided
and
with
all
of
that
information,
the
staff
of
the
city
attorney's
office
recommends
that
this
committee
conclude
that
the
defense
and
identification
should
be
denied
based
on
the
facts
and
the
law.
So
I
I
will
stand
for
any
questions
if
they're
already.
A
Thank
you,
miss
lathrop.
I
see
we
have
a
question
from
councilmember
gordon.
E
A
Yeah,
mr
toast,
we
can
hear
you.
However,
I
do
want
to
just
let
you
know
we
this.
This
is
not
a
you
know.
You've
had
an
opportunity
to
speak
the
city
attorney
this.
This
is
not
intended
to
be
a
back
and
forth.
I
will
allow
it
for
this
particular
time,
but
we
are
not
going
to
engage
in
a
back
and
forth
dialogue
throughout
this.
D
Thank
you.
This
is
my
only
time
that
I
will.
I
just
wanted
to
highlight
one
point
in
regards
to
ms
slater
comment
as
first.
Please
note
that
bar
staff
have
testified,
and
there
is
record
of
this-
that
they
knew
I
was
a
police
officer
and
based
on
mr
mcdonough's
behavior,
I
was
put,
I
was
notified
of
his
behavior
okay.
I
did
not
just
go
ahead
and
act
on
my
own.
I
was
notified
of
a
unruly
patriot
in
the
bar
and
they
knew
I
was
a
police
officer.
That
is
why
they
approached
me
with
this
matter.
D
A
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A
Thank
you,
councilmember
palmisano.
Is
there
a
second.
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B
A
G
I
I
was
in
queue
to
make
the
motion
out
that
council
member
promising.
C
A
Thank
you.
So
we
now
have
a
proper
motion
and
second,
is
there
any
discussion.
H
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G
A
A
That
item
carries
and
that
recommendation
will
be
referred
to
the
city
council
meeting
for
final
action.
A
Item
number:
three:
is
the
appointed
position
director
hr
internal
workplace
investigations
in
the
human
resources
department
and
number
four
approves
the
appointment
of
council
member
lennae
palmisano
as
the
city's
designated
representative
to
the
msp
noise
oversight
committee
item
number:
five
is
the
passage
of
a
resolution
accepting
and
appropriating
funds
under
the
american
rescue
plan
act.
A
Item
number
six
authorizes:
the
no
donation
of
information
technology
equipment
to
pcs
for
people
and
three
greek
twin
cities:
free
geek,
twin
cities,
items
seven
through
nine
are
various
contract
amendments
and
number
ten
authorizes
a
contract
with
microsoft
corporation
for
end-to-end
managed
technical
support
of
microsoft.
Products.
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J
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K
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A
A
L
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
I'm.
So
sorry
I
I've
been
having
issues
with
my
internet.
I
we
just
approved
the
the
a
consent
agenda.
I
have
made
a
practice
and
I
wanted
to
today
note
that
we
had
a
number
of
worker
compensation
claims,
as
you
described
as
you
were,
going
through
the
consent
agenda.
L
I
just
want
for
transparency
to
say
that
we
get
questions
about
these
and
we
are
limited
in
the
information
that
we're
able
to
share
the
city
attorney,
and
I
think
staff
from
the
coordinator's
office
have
been
able
to
answer
some
questions
in
the
past.
L
I
know
you
know:
we've
had
some
some
updates,
as
well
as
council
members,
so
I
just
want
to
note
again
for
transparency
that
these
are
coming
through
and
we
are
getting
questions
about
them.
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
A
Thank
you,
madam
president,
and
so
I
will
move
to
our
discussion
item
item
number
33
on
our
agenda,
which
is
a
presentation
on
the
proposed
city
charter,
amendment
relating
to
government
structure,
I'll
invite
carolyn
bushoon
from
the
city
attorney's
office
to
provide
that
presentation.
M
Thank
you,
chair
of
jenkins
and
members
of
the
committee.
My
name
is
carol
bushoon,
I'm
an
assistant
city
attorney
with
the
city
of
minneapolis,
and
I'm
here
to
talk
about
the
charter
commission's
proposed
charter
amendments.
Next
nick.
I
just
wanted
to
give
a
general
summary
of
what
these
charter
amendments
do.
The
proposed
language
is
in
limbs
and
also
in
the
resolution
that
you
will
be
considering
today.
M
Basically,
it
will
delineate
what
the
city
council
and
the
mayor
authority
is
within
the
city
of
minneapolis.
The
city
council
will
be
the
legislative
body
of
the
city
with
legislative
policy
making
oversight
authority.
The
mayor
would
become
the
chief
executive
officer
with
the
executive
and
administrative
authority
next.
M
The
mayor
would
generally
appoint
all
the
department
heads
with
the
city
council's
consent
and
the
mayor
would
have
the
ability
to
discipline,
suspend
and
discharge
all
of
the
mayoral
appointments,
and
that
would
include
the
police
chief.
The
officers
were
generally
appointed
for
four
years
and
that
would
coincide
with
the
mayor's
term.
Currently
the
city
or
party.
Currently,
the
police
chief,
has
a
three-year
term,
and
most
officers
now
have
the
default
two-year
terms,
so
this
would
increase
their
term
to
four
years.
M
M
M
At
their
basically
whim
and
it
would
require
non-partisan
staff
now
this
is
new
staff
that
would
be
supervised
by
the
city
clerk's
office.
The
staff
would
not
be
assigned
to
individual
council
members.
The
staff
would
be
working
on
issues
related
to
the
full
city,
council
or
the
council
committees,
and
if
you
need
any
specific
details
on
that,
I'm
sure
casey
carl
could
provide
more
detail
on
that
next.
M
The
charter
amendment
would
also
create
an
independent
city
auditor's
office.
The
auditor
would
audit
the
city's
finances
and
operations,
and
the
audit
committee
would
oversee
the
entire
office
now.
The
city
already
has
an
ordinance
which
relates
to
an
auditor's
office.
However,
there
are
some
distinctions
here.
The
audit
committee
appoints
the
auditor
that
would
be
the
same
in
the
ordinance
and
in
the
charter,
but
the
term
would
be
different.
M
The
term
under
the
charter
would
be
at
least
four
years
for
the
auditor.
The
city
council
would
set
the
term,
but
it
would
have
to
be
at
least
four
years,
and
the
city
council
could
also
remove
the
auditor
for
cause
under
the
ordinance.
The
audit
committee
would
remove
the
auditor,
so
there
are
some
distinctions
there.
M
Next
staff
direction
was
given
to
the
city
attorney's
office
by
the
city
council
on
may
14th
and
generally
it
was
for
the
city
attorney's
office
to
do
a
legal
analysis
of
the
amendments
to
see
if
they
should
be
placed
on
the
ballot
and,
if
so,
to
provide
some
valid
language.
M
M
A
C
Well,
thank
you,
and
I
am.
I
also
could
wait
if,
if
I
wanted,
I
just
maybe,
though
we
could
go
back
quickly
to
the
appointment
process
which,
right
now
it
goes
through
the
executive
committee-
and
you
said
the
mayor
will
make
the
appointment
with
the
consent
of
the
council
and
is
the
assumption.
The
consent
of
the
council
is
a
simple
majority
vote
at
a
full
council
meeting,
or
is
this
something
that
would
go
through?
The
council
committee.
M
Process-
the
council
member
gordon
members
of
the
committee-
I
don't
I
can
tell
you
that
it
looks
there's.
No,
it's
not
specifically
listed
that
it
would
be
anything
other
than
a
majority,
so
it
would
just
be
a
simple
majority
and
as
far
as
going
through
the
council
committees
there,
I
don't
know
what
the
internal
processes
would
be.
But
the
charter
requires
two
things:
it
requires
the
mayor
to
appoint
with
the
and
then
the
city
council
to
consent.
C
Okay
and
right
now,
it's
the
department
heads
are
pretty
unique
in
that
with
some
department
heads
the
council
is
able
to
give
a
direction,
but
we've
also
heard
with
one
department
head
in
particular:
we
don't
have
any
authority
to
give
them
any
kind
of
staff
directive.
C
What
would
would
would
all
the
department
heads
now
be
aligned
where
we
would
only
be
able
to
make
requests
of
them
or
requests
of
the
mayor
as
a
council,
or
could
we
continue
to
direct?
You
know
like
the
public
works
director
to
please
bring
us
informations
about
crashes
in
the
city
or
something
like
that.
Would
we
have
that
kind
of
authority
as
a
legislative
versus
a
governing
body.
M
I'm
not
sure,
as
to
the
specifics
of
that,
I
can
tell
you
that
the
charter
does
provide
under
7.1
a
separation
of
powers,
and
so
the
separation
of
powers
talks
about
when
the
city
council
can
be
involved
in
the
daily
interactions
of
related
to
the
city.
So
I
would
suggest
looking
at
that
provision.
M
It's
under
h,
executive
function,
separation
of
powers.
Also,
the
city
council
has
the
general
they're
going
to
be
the
legislative
body,
their
the
city
council
would
have
general
legislative
authority
which,
of
course,
would
be
like
ordinances.
M
Some
polis
would
also
have
policy
making
authority
and
oversight,
so
you
would
have
some
oversight
ability,
but
as
far
as
how
the
details
of
these
amendments
would
play
out,
I
can't
give
you
specifics
at
this
point
and
just
just
recall
just
just
for
your
benefit.
You
know
whether
or
not
you
like
the
details
of
these
amendments.
That's
not
at
issue.
M
We
just
need
to
decide
whether
this
should
be
placed
on
the
ballot,
whether
it's
legal
to
be
placed
on
the
ballot
and
within
the
ability
within
the
confines
of
what
can
be
in
a
charter.
And
then
the
city
council
has
to
determine
what
the
ballot
language
will
be.
So,
whether
you
agree
with
the
language
or
not,
that's
not
an
issue
at
this.
C
Time,
well
I
understand
that,
but
for
us
for
me
to
determine
that
the
ballot
language
is
actually
correct
and
comprehensive
enough,
and
I
noticed
that
we
actually
had
some
explanations
to
it
because
it
seems
to
be
so
confusing
and
now
apparently
incredibly
vague
about
what
it
actually
means.
It's
really
important
that
I
understand
some
of
that.
I
mean
I
get
that
the
executive
committee
is
being
stripped
away
and
I
notice
that
appears
in
the
proposed
language.
C
But
I
don't
really.
I
don't
know
I'm
concerned
about
the
proposed
language
and
then
the
extra
explanations
about
it,
especially
if
that's
not
really
clear.
So
it's
not
going
to
make
every
department
head.
This
is
the
same
as
the
police
chief
is
now
that's
what
you're
saying
are
they
going
to
be
equal?
Are
they
still
going
to
be
split
differently?
C
C
Right
now
we
are
we've
been
told
by
the
attorney's
office
that
we
cannot
direct
the
police,
the
depart
the
head
of
the
police
department
to
do
anything,
we
can't
give
a
directive,
we
can
make
requests
with
all
of
the
other
departments.
We
could
make
a
directive
and
they
would
realize
that
we
are
the
governing
body
and
they'll
respond
to
our
directive.
C
Looked
at
a
minute
and
really
clear
that
it
was
changing
them,
we
have
to
get
the
mayor's
consent
to
actually
do
any
directives.
I
mean
you
can
read
the
language
to
us
if
you
want
to,
but
it
seemed
really
clear
that
it
does
change
that
potentially
dramatically
or
at
least
creates
such
a
gray
area,
that
there
will
be
big
fights
between
the
mayor
and
the
council
about
whether
or
not
you
could
do
that,
and
it
would
depend
and
it's
it
basically
says
it's
up
to
the
mayor
in
one
of
those
sentences.
Wouldn't
you
say
that.
M
Again,
I
I'm
not
interpreting
the
language
at
this
time,
I'm
not
going
to
interpret
exactly
what
it
says.
I
can
tell
you
that
the
the
mayor
would
have
the
ability
to
appoint
and
discharge
all
of
these
officers,
including
the
police
chief,
but
I
can't
I
can't
go
into
the
details
of
how
this
would
play
out.
That's
not
what
we're
here
for
today.
I
understand
you're,
talking
about
the
ballot
language
we'll
be
going
over.
M
The
ballot
language
that
seems
like
it
gets
very
detailed
into
the
ballot
would
would
be
very
detailed
information
in
the
ballot
language.
We
can
look
at
the
ballot
language.
We
can
also,
you
know,
look
at
the
language
this
for
this
committee
and
we
can
also
move
it
to
another
committee.
If
there's
some
changes
or
discussion
that
needs
to
be
had.
C
Well-
and
I
certainly
realize
that
you
this-
isn't
your
amendment
or
anything
and
you're
not
here
to
defend
it,
but
I'm
just
trying
to
understand
what
it
might
mean
so
that
we
can
make
sure
that
voters
have
clear
language
on
the
ballot
so
appreciate
your
time
and
I'll
continue
to
listen.
Okay,.
A
I
know
that
we
have
a
few
other
people
in
queue:
councilmember
schrader,
council,
president
bender,
as
well
as,
but
also
the
city
clerk,
has
offered
to
maybe
expound
a
little
bit
on
council
member
gordon's
question.
So
I
think
we
will
allow
that
to
happen.
Then
we'll
come
back
to
council,
member
schrader
and
bender's
questions.
If
that
is
okay
with
my
colleagues
council
I
mean
I'm
sorry
clerk
carl.
N
Madam
vice
president,
if
it's
okay
with
you,
perhaps
ms
bushoon
could
just
finish
her
presentation,
I
certainly
have
comments.
I
could
add.
I've
worked
very
closely
with
her.
Obviously
on
this
issue
and
on
the
development
of
the
proposal
by
the
charter
commission
and
am
happy
to
add
or
offer
my
understanding
or
perspective
of
that
question,
but
might
be
easier
for
her
to
finish
the
presentation
and
then
address
those
questions.
A
All
right,
thank
you.
Well,
prior
to
your
offer,
we
had
council,
member,
schrader
and
council
president
bender
in
queue.
Councilmember
schweiter.
I
Thank
you
jared
jenkins.
I'm
happy
to
wait
till
the
end
of
the
presentation
and
when
we
see
the
bell
which
great.
L
Bender
thanks,
madam
chair,
I
do
think
at
some
point.
It
would
be
helpful
for
us
to
learn
from
staff
how
we
can
get
more
information
like
the
specific
questions.
Councilmember
gordon
was
asking
for
our
constituents,
for
whom
they
will
experience
a
large
shift
in
how
they
receive
government
services.
If
this
were
to
pass
so
I
I
also
have
a
lot
of
specific
questions
about
how
it
would
operate
in
practice.
L
A
Got
it?
Thank
you,
miss
bushoon.
M
Okay,
thank
you
chair
jenkins
and
members
of
the
committee,
so
the
legal
standard
for
the
charter
amendment
includes
the
amendment
must
be
a
proper
subject
for
the
minneapolis
charter
and
it
must
be
constitutional
under
both
state
and
the
u.s
constitution,
and
comply
with
federal
laws,
state
laws
and
the
state
public
policy.
So
I'm
going
to
go
through
both
of
those
next.
M
For
it's
actually
a
charter
charter,
amendment
not
a
petition,
but
the
charter
amendment
must
be
a
proper
subject
for
the
charter
under
chapter
410,
which
governs
both
charters
and
charter
commissions.
There's
a
statute
that
says
that
a
charter
may
provide
for
the
establishment
and
administrative
of
all
departments
of
the
city
government.
I
believe
that's
what
this
amendment
is
doing.
It's
looking
at
the
administrative
of
the
government,
where
the
city
council
would
be
the
legislative
body.
The
mayor
would
be
the
chief
executive
officer
officer.
M
M
In
fact,
there
is
a
state
statute
that
specifically
states
that
a
charter
can
include
any
form
of
government-
that's
not
inconsistent
with
the
constitution,
and
it
specifically
includes
the
mayor
council
form
of
government
and
that's
exactly
what
this
charter
amendment
is
related
to
the
charter,
amendment
delineates,
the
mayor's
authority
and
the
council's
and
the
council's
authority.
M
M
And
in
the
memo,
the
legal
medal
that
was
provided,
the
city
attorney
made
these
findings
that
the
amendment
is
a
proper
subject
to
be
placed
in
the
charter,
it's
constitutional
and
complies
with
federal
and
state
laws
and
state
public
policy,
and
that
it
should
be
placed
on
the
ballot
in
the
form
of
a
ballot
question
at
the
november,
2nd
2021
election
next.
M
So
when
the
legal
standards
that
we've
discussed
have
been
met,
what's
next,
the
council
has
to
create
a
ballot
question
for
the
november,
2nd
2021
ballot
and
the
deadline
to
provide
that
ballot
question
to
the
county
auditors
august
20th.
So,
as
I
stated
to
council
member
gordon,
we
do
have
some
time.
So
if,
in
fact
we
don't
come,
if
we
don't
agree
to
some
ballot
language
at
this
committee
meeting
to
recommend
to
the
full
city
council,
it
could
be
held
over
to
another
committee
meeting
to
discuss
further
next.
M
M
It
has
to
be
concise
and
it
has-
and
it
can
include
the
explanatory
note
format
that
you'll
see
in
this
particular
proposed
ballot
language.
Now
the
minnesota
attorney
general's
office
allowed
this
explanatory
note
format
into
attorney
general
opinions.
Actually
one
of
them
did
relate
to
the
form
of
government.
So
that's
the
format
that
is
proposed.
M
M
Now,
I'm
going
to
go
through
the
proposed
ballot
language-
and
this
is
just
the
beginning
portion
of
it.
First
of
all,
all
ballot
language.
All
ballot
questions
have
to
be
answered
in
the
form
of
yes
or
no.
So
that's
exactly
the
what
the
start
of
this
does.
It
has
to
have
a
title
which
has
to
be
at
least
10
or
up
up
to
10
words,
so
this
is
titled
executive,
mayor,
legislative
council.
It's
a
very
broad
title,
and
it
also
in
this
question
gives
the
brief
information
about
it.
M
It
talks
about
the
city
charter
being
amended
to
make
the
mayor
the
chiefs,
the
city's
chief
executive,
author
and
administrative
authority
and
to
make
the
city
council
the
legislative
body
with
the
general
legislative
policy
making
an
oversight
authority
in
the
city,
that's
language
that
is
in
the
charter
amendment.
M
This
is
the
first
part
of
the
explanatory
note
I
wanted
to
let
you
know
that
the
charter
commission
did
provide
some
proposed
ballot
language.
I've
modified
this
slightly.
If
you
don't
like
my
modifications
that
could
be
removed,
but
I'll
I'll
tell
you
that
in
these
first
two
paragraphs,
there's
slight
modifications
I'll
just
go
through
it
and
then
I'll.
Let
you
know
what
the
modifications
are
again.
It
goes
into
the
city
being
the
the
mayor.
M
All
department
heads
unless
the
charter
or
any
other
applicable
law
provides
otherwise
all
officers
appointed
by
the
mayor,
I
didn't
add
this
language,
including
the
police
chief,
will
have
a
four-year
term
that
coincides
with
the
mayor's
term
and
could
be
disciplined
and
discharged
for
the
mayor.
This
next
paragraph,
I
did
add
also
so
in
the
former
paragraph,
including
the
police
chief,
was
added,
and
also
this
paragraph
there
would
still
be
a
police
department.
The
city
council
would
still
be
required
to
fund
a
police
force
of
at
least
1.7
employees
per
thousand
residents.
M
The
reason
why
that
additional
language
is
included
is
because
we
are
not
looking
at
this
ballot
language
alone.
We
are
looking
at
some
other
ballot
questions
being
on
the
ballot.
M
M
So
there
is
a
requirement
that
the
the
the
ballot
questions
be
able
to
be
distinguishable,
and
that's
why
I
put
that
in
there,
because
we
will
have
some
questions
that
deal
with
a
public
safety
department,
and
I
wanted
to
specify
that
this
would
have
a
police
department
versus
a
removal
of
a
police
department
and
a
creation
of
a
department
of
public
safety.
Again,
if
you
don't
like
that
addition
that
could
be
removed
next.
M
M
M
The
audit
committee
would
appoint
the
auditor
for
a
term
of
at
least
four
years,
and
the
city
council
may
remove
the
auditor
for
cause,
because
if
you
look
at
the
amendments
the
there
would
have
to
be
a
hearing
and
it
would
have
to
be
for
clause
so
so
that
is
the
ballot
language
that
were
that
is
being
proposed,
and
we
can
talk
about
that
after
this
presentation.
M
Next
and
then
how
does
a
the
ballot
question
get
passed?
Well.
First
of
all,
it
would
be
put
on
the
november
2nd
2021
ballot
and
we
would
look
at
who's
voting
on
that
ballot
question.
You
only
look
at
those
who
voted
on
the
ballot
question
and
51
percent
of
those
people.
If
they
vote
in
favor
of
it,
then
it
has
passed
if
51
is
achieved.
M
This
these
amendments
would
be
affected
30
days
after
the
election,
there's
no
specific
date
on
which
the
amendments
would
be
effective,
and
so,
therefore
we
go
back
to
the
default
in
the
statute
of
the
30
days
after
the
election.
M
Next,
there
may
be
questions
about
how
do
we
communicate
about
this
ballot?
Question?
That's
a
that's
a
whole
different
topic
that
I
think
is
best
for
another
day,
not
this
particular
committee
meeting
back
in
2020,
the
attorney
general's
office
provided
an
opinion
to
the
city
of
bloomington
on
what
how
funds
could
be
used.
City
funds
could
be
used
to
talk
about
a
ballot
question.
M
It
is
a
complicated
topic,
so
I
suggest
that
we
not
talk
about
that
today
and
if
you
do
need
to
discuss
that,
you
could
consult
with
the
city
attorney's
office,
the
so
that
that
would
be
an
issue
outside
of
the
scope
of
this
presentation.
M
Next
and
if
you
have
any
legal
questions,
james
router,
the
city
attorney,
or
I
could
answer
them
and
technical
questions,
of
course
could
go
to
casey
carl
he's
ultimately
in
charge
of
making
sure
that
the
ballot
question
gets
over
to
the
of
the
auditor
and
that
everything
runs
smoothly
with
the
election.
A
We
do
have
a
few
questions,
beginning
with
councilmember
schrader
and
gordon
council,
president
bender
and
council
member
palmisano
council
member.
I
Sure,
thank
you.
Sharon
jenkins,
miss
bushoon,
if
just
to
try
and
understand
how
a
voter
can
think
about
this,
is
it
fair
to
say
that
this
is
currently
how
the
minneapolis
police
department
operates,
with
only
being
you
know,
only
having
oversight
by
the
mayor
and
not
by
council.
M
I
Potentially,
but
I
mean
that
that
argument
would
be
could
be
made
now
and
we
we
frankly
do
not
have
that,
and
so
I'm
just
trying
to
think
about
it
from
from
a
voter
who's.
Trying
to
understand
this
very
big
policy
shift
from
a
very
short
amount
of
information,
that's
going
to
be
on
the
ballot
and
so
from
what
I'm
hearing
from
you.
I
It
is
very
similar
to
how
mpd
operates
and
what
what
I'm
hearing
from
this
is
that
the
whole
entire
city,
including
our
fire
department,
including
our
health
department,
that's
dealing
with
a
worldwide
pandemic
right
now,
as
well
as
taking
care
of
like
areas
that
are
now.
You
know,
food
deserts,
they're
handling
that
with
our
current
structure.
I
What
this
would
change
is
get
rid
of
that
governance
and
oversight
from
council
and
make
it
more
like
the
department,
the
police
department,
who
is
basically
getting
investigated
again
by
the
federal
government,
who
is
being
sued
right
now
by
the
state
and
has
had
multiple,
multiple
problems
and
so
for.
For
me,
I
think
it's
fair
to
tell
the
the
voters
to
really
be
able
to
look
at.
We
have
some
parts
of
this
that
are
enacted
right
now,
and
some
parts
are
not,
and
I
want
to
make
sure
the
ballot
question
really
educates.
I
Voters
on
what
they
really
will
be
be
voting
on
and
what
that
change
will
do.
And
one
of
my
big
concerns-
and
that's
that's-
that's
the
major
one,
the
other
one
talking
about
getting
rid
of
the
the
council
staff,
the
person
my
constituents,
call
from
everything
from
garbage
not
being
picked
up
to
violations
in
the
neighborhood
and
to
have
that
switch
to
a
bureaucracy.
That's
city-wide
citizens
are
going
to
see
a
huge,
dumb,
they're
going
to
see
a
reduction
in
services,
and
I
don't
think
the
ballot
question
really
reflects
that.
I
M
As
far
as
constituent
services,
the
constituents
can
still
correspond
with
the
council
members
and.
M
They
can
still
work,
I
mean,
I
guess
I
would
refer
you
to
the
executive
function.
You
still
have
the
council.
Members
still
have
the
authority
to
work
with
the
constituents
and
get
information
to
the
constituents
so
that
that
is
that
is
in
the
charter.
Amendments.
I
That
and
while
that
that
is
in
the
charter
amendments
and
I'm
not
trying
to
debate
it,
I
just
think
it's
it's
helpful
to
have
like.
I
have
real
experience
with
this
current
system,
and
I
can
tell
you.
Constituents
have
asked
questions
of
mpd
and
of
discipline,
and
I
have
not
been
able
to
get
answers
under
this
current
system,
which
doesn't
look
like
it
would
change
under
the
charter,
but
would
also
just
expand
under
this
charter
proposal.
I
My
constituents
would
not
would
not
only
not
get
answers
from
mpd
around
some
very
serious
questions,
but
their
questions
about
public
works
about
everything
from
you
know.
What
we're
doing
around
environmental
justice
to
just
even
garbage
being
picked
up
would
get
the
same
treated
the
same
way
that
questions
are
that
aren't
getting
answered
right
now
from
the
police
department.
I
M
And-
and
I
just
want
to
comment
the
you
know-
the
statute
just
says
say
that
we
should
have
a
concise
statement
of
the
nature
of
the
question.
So
we
we
can't
like,
we
can't
have
a
treatise
or
we
can't
you
know,
have
two
to
two
pages
and
we
need
to
try
to
fit
things
on
the
ballot.
So
we
need
to
just
try
to
get
out
the
most
valid
general
information
out
as
to
what
kind
of
changes
this
changes
will
be
made
so
that
that's
the
whole
point
of
the
ballot
question.
A
You
you
councilmember
schrader
and
miss
lechon.
I
I
wonder
colleagues,
I
know
there's
number
of
people
in
queue.
If
we
are
willing
to
let
mr
carl
provide
some
additional
contacts
and
that
may
either
reshape
your
questions
or
maybe
even
answer
some
of
your
questions.
N
Thank
you,
madam
vice
president,
madam
chair,
for
some
background
for
the
body
the
addition
of
an
explanatory
note,
which
ms
bashun
very
carefully
went
through.
This
is
the
first
time
that
the
city
of
minneapolis
would
be
doing
an
explanatory
note
as
part
of
a
ballot
question,
and
it
really
derives
from
our
experience
in
previous
years
putting
ballot
questions
forward
and
knowing
that
we
are
not
allowed
under
state
law
to
explain
to
voters
what
the
effect
of
a
ballot
question
would
be
when
they're
in
the
ballot
booth
voting
either
early
or
on
election
day.
N
We
saw
that
last
year,
when
we
had
some
proposed
amendments
to
the
charter
related
to
elections
very
important
ballot,
questions
that
we
wanted
to
make
sure
passed,
because
if
they
had
not
passed,
we
would
have
been
in
conflict
with
state
election
law,
but
we
didn't
provide
ballot
explanatory
notes.
So,
despite
our
best
efforts
with
voter
outreach,
we
know
that
the
vast
majority
of
voters
show
up
on
the
election
day
or
for
early
voting,
get
their
ballot
and
that's
the
first
time
they're
seeing
that
ballot
question.
N
So
the
addition
of
a
ballot
explanatory
note
allows
us
to
provide
factual,
concise
information
prepared
by
the
attorney
that
would
inform
a
voter
about
what
the
effect
of
that
question
would
be
if
adopted.
The
benefit
to
voters
here
is
that,
because
it
is
part
of
the
ballot
question,
our
election
judges
can
use
that
explanatory
statement
to
help
explain
to
voters
as
they're
filling
out
their
ballot.
What
the
question
is
proposing.
N
Without
that
explanatory
note,
we
cannot
offer
any
of
that
explanation
or
education
in
the
polling
place.
So
as
the
chief
elections
official
for
the
city,
I
see
this
as
a
huge
benefit
to
voters
to
not
just
have
the
question,
which
is
always
framed
in
a
very
legalese
way,
but
also
the
explanatory
note
to
give
them
that
additional
information
about
the
effect
of
the
ballot
question
if
it's
adopted,
so
that
was
our
intent
behind
putting
these
ballot
explanatory
notes
forward.
Ms
machine
had
done
some
research
to
see
if
that
was
possible.
N
Those
are
procedures
that
are
used
in
other
states.
We
haven't
done
that
here
before
and
so
the
fact
that
we
are
allowed
to
do
it
is
our
first
attempt
to
do
that.
N
As
she
also
indicated
ms
bishon
pointed
out,
all
ballot
questions
must
be
strictly
constructed,
in
conformance
with
state
requirements
for
ballot
questions.
Essentially,
ballot
questions
have
to
accurately
inform
a
voter
about
the
outcome
of
the
proposal.
If
it
were
adopted,
it
has
to
be
presented
in
a
very
concise
way
and
in
a
way
that
clearly
distinguishes
it
from
any
other
question
on
the
ballot.
N
So
here
in
this
particular
question,
the
primary
proposal
is
about
government
structure.
It's
been
put
forward
by
the
charter
commission.
It's
proposing
to
frame
the
city
of
minneapolis
in
an
executive
mayor,
legislative
council
system,
as
ms
bashing
explained,
where
the
executive
administrative
functions
of
government
are
vested
in
the
elected
mayor,
the
legislative
policy
making
oversight
are
vested
in
the
elected
city
council.
N
What
the
attorney
put
forward
then,
was
the
the
careful,
accurate
factual
language
of
that
in
the
ballot
question
and
then
in
the
explanatory
statement.
I
do
understand
that
there's
some
concern
about
how
police
are
put
in
here
and
I
think
that
there
are
options
for
us
to
revise
that
language.
In
fact,
I
think
we
have
a
revision
that
we
could
present
to
you
today
that
might
be
shorter,
briefer
and
more
accurate,
and
we
can
certainly
bring
that
up
if
you're
interested
in
looking
at
that.
N
I
do
believe
that
the
the
practice
in
the
past,
at
least
during
my
11
years
here,
has
been
that
when
we've
had
ballot
questions
because
of
the
language
that
has
to
go
forward,
the
attorney's
office
has
already
sort
of
taken
the
lead
and
prepared
those,
in
conformance
with
state
statute.
The
council.
Here
again
as
a
reminder,
as
I
said
a
couple
times
in
previous
public
meetings
and
memos
to
the
council,
the
council
is
not
playing
a
legislative
role
here.
N
So
I
understand
that
there
are
maybe
positions
or
differences
on
the
merits
of
it.
But
the
council's
role
here
is
strictly
ministerial.
The
question
can't
be
prevented
from
going
to
voters
it's
on
the
language
the
attorneys
have
prepared,
and
so
neither
the
the
council
nor
the
mayor
could
prevent
that
question.
N
Similarly,
cannot
prevent
the
petition
question
from
being
submitted,
but
just
strictly
focusing
in
a
ministerial
capacity
on
the
language
and
determining
if
the
voter
understands
what
that
says.
So
that's
what
we
tried
to
do
by
not
only
framing
up
the
typical
question
you've
seen
in
the
past
about
the
legalese
with
the
yes
or
no.
N
Voting,
so
that
voters
can
make
to
your
point
council
member
an
informed
decision
about
their
their
choice
on
that
question.
So
it's
a
lot
of
explanation
on
the
explanatory
note
that
we've
not
done
before
our
reasoning
for
doing
it.
I
know
there
were
questions
about
other
issues
and
I'm
happy
to
also
respond
with
ms
bashun
or
mr
router
to
those
I
did
want
to
address
one
specific
point.
There
was
a
question
and
I'm
not
sure
if
I
heard
it
correctly,
so
it
might
just
be
me.
N
But
when
we
were
referring
to
council
staff,
the
proposal
actually
seeks
to
add
new
staff
for
council
the
administrative
staff
that
would
be
part
of
the
city
clerk's
office
focused
on
helping
the
council
and
council
committees
as
a
body
that
does
not
eliminate
or
replace
the
existing
staff.
The
council
member
aides,
who
are
already
in
place
today.
N
I
would
point
out
that
the
aids
that
exist
today
are
not
in
the
charter
and
the
charter
amendments
that
are
before
you
actually
for
the
first
time
would
reference
those
positions,
so
it
provides
essentially
two
different
staffs
for
the
council.
It
provides
for
the
aids
that
you
already
have,
and
it
also
provides
for
a
new
nonpartisan
administrative
staff,
part
of
the
clerk's
function,
to
help
with
the
legislative
and
oversight
functions
of
the
body
and
its
committee.
N
So
I
just
wanted
to
clarify
that
it's
not
removing
staff,
it's
actually
adding
staff
to
help
counsel
with
its
work
and
happy
to
stand
for
questions.
If
there
are
any.
A
Thank
you,
mr
clerk,
and
you
you.
C
C
C
That
gets
really
confusing
and
it
doesn't
mention
any
of
the
other
departments
that
will
also
be
remaining
with
this.
So
I
appreciate
that
it
was
an
attempt
to
do
that,
but
it
made
it
more
confusing
for
me
and
I'm
still
a
little
bit
confused
about
what
moving
from
governing
authority
to
legislative
authority
means
and
the
whole
executive
function
thing
that
says
the
city
council
can't
interfere
with
the
mayor's
direction
or
supervision
of
the
administration.
C
C
I
don't
exactly
know
how
you
would
convey
that
in
ballot
language
to
really
clarify
just
exactly
how
I
mean,
because
this
feels
like
it's
a
it's
a
power
shift
somehow
towards
the
mayor,
and
I
think
we
we
should
stipulate
and
have
that
somehow
laid
out
more
clearly
in
what's
going
on
here,
and
I
think
it's
going
to
take
more
time
than
we
can
come
up
with
at
this
meeting
in
particular,
and
luckily
we
have
all
the
way
till
august
to
figure
it.
A
Out,
thank
you.
Councilmember
gordon
council,
president
bender.
L
Thanks,
madam
chair,
I
also
think
that
we
need
more
time
and
should
not
vote.
I
could
not
support
this
language
today,
and
I
think
I
I
need
time
to
ask
more
questions
about
the
intent
and
so
how
this
would
work
in
practice
so
that
I
can
ascertain
how
to
best
suggest
how
to
explain
that
to
constituents
both
in
the
language
itself
and
in
the
in
the
description
yeah.
This
is
the
second
time
I
mentioned
this
today,
I'm
not
going
to
be
here
when
this
is
implemented.
L
I
think
it
gives
me
a
little
bit
of
a
perspective
to
think
about
how
you
know
think
about
this,
a
bit
in
in
the
abstract,
based
on
my
experience
as
someone
who
who
won't
you
know
who
will
not
be
personally
affected
by
what
happens,
except
for
as
a
resident,
I
do
want
to
know
who
we
should
ask
to
clarify
the
intent
and
how
this
would
work
in
practice.
L
The
work
is
not
distributed
equally
among
council
offices,
you
know
some,
some
council
offices
are
dealing
with
life
and
death
situations,
and
others
are
dealing
with
things
that
are.
You
know
actually
things
that
the
city
is
set
up,
much
better
to
provide
for
street
sweeping
or
snow
plowing
things
that
are
seen
as
sort
of
integrated
public
services.
L
L
My
approach
has
been
to
take
a
policy
approach
to
amend
our
comprehensive
plan
to
update
our
city's
land
use
policies
to
champion
a
complete
streets
policy,
a
vision,
zero
policy
to
make
budget
investments
city-wide,
and
I
will
say
that
the
you
know
I
get
pushed
back
from
my
constituents
who
want
me,
as
their
council
member,
to
advocate
more
directly
with
staff
to
intervene
in
specific
issues,
and
I
think
that's
more
like
how
council
members
operated
in
the
past
more
like
that
sort
of
ward
boss
system.
L
I
think
we
have
moved
away
from
that
toward
more
city-wide
policy,
but
but
often,
I
think
the
feedback
we
get
from
constituents
is
still
wanting
that
kind
of
service
that
they're
used
to
around.
Very
specific
issues
in
the
ward
and
that
will
be
really
important
to
communicate
to
people
so
that
they
can
decide
if
folks,
don't
want
to
call
their
council
member
when
they
have
these
kinds
of
issues,
if
they're
happy
to
call
the
mayor's
office
instead.
L
That
just
needs
to
be
clear
so
that,
if
it
passes
that
everyone
knows
who's
in
charge
and
there
seems
to
be
a
lot
of
confusion
now,
even
when
the
charter
is
extremely
clear,
that
the
mayor
has
complete
control
over
the
police
department,
you
know
our
constituents,
don't
say:
oh
great
thanks
I'll
just
call
the
mayor.
They
demand
that
we
do
something
about
police.
L
So
there
is
that
tension.
I
want
to
reflect
that.
This
is
a
conversation.
That's
happening
all
over
the
country.
Austin
just
had
a
ballot
question
that
failed
around
astronomy
or
amendment.
You
know,
seattle's
mayor
told
the
council,
you
can
fund
things,
but
I'm
not
going
to
implement
them.
So
there
is
a
tension
between
the
executive
and
legislative
branches
as
cities
grapple
with
issues
and
problems
that
are,
you
know
both
extreme
in
the
pandemic
and
also
you
know.
L
L
A
M
M
It
goes
through
their
their
charter
amendments
and
how
they
there's
even
a
chart
that
anticipates
what
the
council
and
what
the
mayor
would
be
in
in
charge
of,
and
I
think
that
might
be
a
a
good
document
to
look
at
and
I
think
that's
in
limbs,
it's
probably
the
same
limbs
as
the
other
documents
for
this
meeting.
M
It
was
submitted
by
the
government
structure
work
group.
There
was
a
work
group
that
worked
on
these
charter
amendments,
and
so
it's
a
very
detailed
document-
and
you
might,
I
think
it
gives
a
lot
of
information
on
potentially
the
intent
of
what
the
charter
commission
was
trying
to
accomplish
when
they
were
making
these
changes.
L
And
miss
bushoon.
I
have
read
through
the
documents
of
the
charter
commission.
I
don't
think
it
reflects
the
day-to-day
experience
of
of
being
a
council
member
and
so
and
obviously
I
mean
it
wouldn't
be
the
charter
commission
determining
the
distribution
of
budgetary
authority
between
the
executive
and
legislative
branches
if
this
passes,
who
will
determine
how
it
is
implemented,
maybe
that's
the
better
way
to
ask
that
question.
M
Well,
I
think
with
I
just
want
to
say
with
all
charter
charter
questions.
It's
always
an
analysis
of
what
does
the
charter
mean?
We
always
look
at
the
legal
analysis.
Sometimes
we
have
provisions
that
have
been
interpreted
in
the
past
or
we've
given
city
attorney
opinions
in
the
past.
I
think,
if
there's
any
legal
questions
on
how
to
interpret
the
charter
for
any
specific
provision.
Typically,
that's
been
a
question
for
the
attorney's
office
and
that's
what
you
know
we
would
do
for
any
specific
question
that
actually
has
come
up.
M
A
A
All
right,
thank
you.
Next,
we
have
in
cue
council
member
pamasano.
F
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
You
know
I
had
my
own
question
about
how
this
would
go,
because
we
can't
pretend
that
these
questions
are
going
to
operate
in
a
vacuum.
F
Nor
the
explanatory
note
therein,
but
I'm
just
I'm,
really
worried
that
there's
some
misinformation
being
suggested
here
and
some
people
have
been
following
this
charter
amendment
through
the
charter
commission
meetings
closer
than
others.
So
could
I
propose
that
the
clerk
and
the
attorney
set
a
study
session
to
discuss
all
of
these
concerns
and
we
can
include
the
charter
commissioners?
F
I
think
it
would
be
good
to
have
these
these
questions
answered
in
public
and
in
a
broadcast
meeting,
and
I
just
don't
want
misinformation
or
or
really
questions
here
to
be
carried
forward
and-
and
I
think
a
lot
of
us
have
other
kinds
of
questions
to
ask
as
well.
So
could
I
ask
that
we
do
that
with
this
particular
item?
Could
we
set
us
up
a
study
session
to
discuss
these
questions.
M
I
can't
I
cannot
speak,
I
don't
think
on
that
it
as
the
city
attorney.
I
think
we
could
discuss
that
behind
the
scenes.
I
could
just
discuss
that
with
jim
router
or
eric
nelson
would
be
able
to
talk
to
that,
but
that
that's
definitely
a
possibility
that
we
could.
We
could
consider.
A
F
A
Yeah,
thank
you
councilman
pamasano,
I
mean
I.
I
certainly
think
that
that
could
be
beneficial,
but
I'm
I'm
not
clear
on
the
the
process
or
or
how
how
we
may
be
able
to
to
schedule
it,
and
I
will
just
note
that
you
know
given
our
challenges
with
the
harper
process
as
well
as
the
budgetary
process,
I
mean
time
is
not
our
greatest
asset
right
now,
but,
mr
clerk,
you
have
an
opinion.
N
Madam
sheriff,
what
I
heard
was
a
proposal
to
put
together
a
study
session
separate
from
the
council's
regular
committee
cycle
of
meetings
where
we
could
sit
and
address
some
of
the
bigger
questions
that
have
been
addressed
today
and
perhaps
council
members
could
submit
questions
in
advance
and
staff
could
be
prepared
to
answer
those.
N
We
could
certainly
invite
the
charter
commission
leadership
to
come,
since
this
is
their
proposal
to
address
that,
and
at
least
move
us
down
the
line
of
getting
to
an
understanding
such
that
the
council
can
complete
its
work
on
its
required
statutory
duty
to
adopt
ballot
language.
We
can
certainly
work
with
the
president's
office
to
find
that
time
and
put
that
on
calendars.
A
Thank
you,
mr
clerk
and
customer
promisano.
Is
that
an
acceptable.
A
Wonderful
next
we
have
nq
council
member.
O
Allison,
thank
you,
madam
chair.
You
know
I
I
think
that
you
know
I
I
I
think
a
study
session
is
a
great
idea.
I
do
have
a
lot
of
questions,
but
I
feel
like
so
far,
staff
seemed
ready
to
present
what
what
we
do
have,
but
I
know
that
a
number
of
questions
that
that
might
that
a
lot
of
you
all
have
asked
were
maybe
a
little
bit
more
difficult
to
answer,
so
I'm
gonna
hold
off
on
my
comments
and
questions
for
right
now.
O
I
could
not
support
this
today
as
written,
and
I
do
think
that
you
know
obviously
not
intentionally,
but
I
do
think
that
that
some
of
the
some
of
the
language
in
there
is
is
is
maybe
misleading,
especially
how
this
would
relate
to
other
potential
charter
amendments
that
could
also
pass
hypothetically
so
so
yeah.
So
I
I
think,
but
it
sounds
like
there's
a
better
format
to
get
these
answered,
questions
and-
and
I
think
that
I've
observed
that
a
number
of
a
number
of
our
questions
seem
difficult
to
answer
today.
O
So
I'll
save
it
for
the
study
session.
A
Thank
you,
councilman
ellison,
council
member
fletcher.
G
Thank
you,
council.
Vice
president
I'll
also
keep
my
comments
short
because
it
sounds
like
we're,
headed
towards
a
future
meeting
to
clarify
some
of
these
things,
but
I
do
think
that
it's
just
worth.
First
of
all,
you
know
reaffirming
that
I
think
the
language
changes
that
mr
june
recommended
are
critical.
I
think
that
those
need
to
happen.
I
think
that
it
really
was
heading
us
down
the
wrong
path
to
include
language
that
attempted
to
differentiate
from
another
ballot
initiative
that
also
could
pass
alongside.
G
So
I
think
it
creates
a
creates,
a
lot
more
confusion,
and
I
think
some
people
will
perceive
it
as
as
having
some
political
top
spin
that
that
perhaps
wasn't
intended.
So
I
think
it's
important
to
make
those
changes
at
a
minimum
in.
In
the
meantime,
I'll
just
say
we
are
asking
these
questions
and
I
just
want
to
really
validate
that.
The
framing
that
the
clerk
offered
is
exactly
right,
we're
not
questioning
the
legality
of
this.
We
accept
that
analysis
or
the
value
of
having
an
explanatory
note.
We
think
that's
good.
G
I
just
think
it's
really
important
that
we
use
that
scarce
space.
In
the
explanatory
note
to
describe
the
things
that
will
be
most
important
to
our
constituents-
and
I
think
that
I
mean
it
seems
clear
to
me
that
the
impact
of
you
know
changes
to
constituent
services
that
might
change
what
offices
people
call
for
what
services
are
going
to
be
more
impactful
than
the
appointment
process
for
the
auditor
in
the
daily
lives
of
our
constituents
and
the
people
who
will
be
voting
on
this.
G
And
so
I
think
it's
our
job
to
really
make
sure
that
we're
giving
the
most
important
information,
especially
because
this
is
such
a
broad
and
sweeping
amendment
that
it's
going
to
have
a
lot
of
consequences.
And
I
think
we
need
to
figure
out.
The
consequences
of
you
know.
Limitations
on
access
to
data
that
are
included
in
this,
that
we
haven't
even
talked
about
and
a
lot
of
other
things
that
we
want
to
make
sure.
G
We
understand
what
the
consequences
are
of
them,
so
that
we
can
do
our
job
as
a
council,
which
is
to
make
sure
that
what
gets
put
on
the
ballot
is
the
most
relevant
and
most
accurate
version
of
the
question
we
can
put
to.
Voters
so
that
we
really
understand
their
intent
and
can
move
forward,
and
so
I
I
appreciate
council,
member
paul
masano's
suggestion.
I
think
that
might
be
one
good
way
to
do
it
one
way
or
another.
G
We
have
to
get
to
an
understanding
of
this
and
we're
not
asking
these
questions
to
challenge,
to
sort
of
fight
out
the
the
merits
of
the
amendment
as
much
as
we
are
just
to
make
sure
that
we
even
understand
it
so
that
we
can
accurately
assess
whether
the
language
reflects
it
or
not.
So
I
I'm
not
sure-
and
maybe
mr
clerk,
you
can
weigh
in
I'd-
be
willing
to
make
a
motion
to
refer
this
back
to
staff,
but
it
seems
like
that's
probably
procedural.
G
Procedurally,
the
best
thing
for
today
is
is:
is
that
the
best
way
to
handle
this
so
that
we're
able
to
move
this
forward
in
the
way
that
we
need
to.
N
A
Thank
you,
councilmember
fletcher,
because
I
was
just
trying
to
figure
out
what
is
the
procedural
way
forward
that
gets
at
it.
Is
there
a
second.
F
A
A
Members
of
this
body
are
expressing,
and
I
don't
do
we
need
any
more
clarification
on
the
motion.
A
Awesome
seen
no
comments
or
concerns.
I
will
ask
the
clerk
to
call
the
role.
B
C
K
I
A
A
That
item
carries,
and
so
we
will
be
having
a
study
session,
hopefully
in
the
very
near
coming
weeks.
Item
number
34
on
our
agenda
is
a
presentation
report
from
new
american
economy,
identifying
the
demographic
contributions
of
immigrants
and
refugees
to
the
minneapolis
area,
I'll
invite
michelle
rivero
from
the
office
of
immigrant
and
refugee
affairs
to
provide
that
presentation
miserable.
J
Thank
you
so
much,
madam
chair
jenkins
and
additional
council
members.
My
name
is
michelle
rivera,
I'm
the
director
of
the
office
of
immigrant
and
refugee
affairs
within
the
department
of
neighborhood
and
community
relations.
Thank
you
for
considering
recede
and
file
this
presentation
and
report
in
recognition
in
honor
of
immigrant
heritage
month
and
world
refugee
day
next
slide.
Please.
J
Immigrant
heritage
month
is
an
opportunity
to
celebrate
the
history
and
achievements
of
our
immigrant
residents
around
the
country,
and
here
in
minneapolis
president
biden
and
recognizing
immigrant
heritage
month
this
month
has
stated
the
following.
Now
more
than
ever,
we
must
do
more
than
celebrate
the
contributions
and
honor
the
sacrifices
of
immigrants.
We
must
come
together
as
a
nation
to
eradicate
the
systemic
racism
that
dies,
so
that
denies
so
many
immigrant
minority
families
their
fair
shot
at
the
american
dream.
J
This
sunday
june
20th
is
world
refugee
day,
which
was
established
by
the
united
nations
to
commemorate
an
international
agreement,
creating
the
foundation
for
refugees
to
find
safety
from
persecution
around
the
world.
This
year,
as
we
recognize
the
20th
anniversary
of
world
war
ii,
it's
worth
visiting
the
un
website.
As
this
year's
world
refugee
day
theme
is
together,
we
heal,
learn
and
shine.
J
Immigrants
and
refugees
comprise
almost
15
percent
of
the
population
of
the
city
of
minneapolis.
In
addition
to
our
city
residents,
many
city
of
minneapolis
employees
are
themselves
immigrants
and
refugees
or,
like
myself,
children
of
immigrants
and
refugees.
Our
immigrant
and
refugee
community
experiences
realities
and
contributions
are
stories
that
need
to
be
elevated,
shared
and
acted
upon.
J
Thanks
to
the
energy
and
dedication
of
our
city
staff
across
the
enterprise,
including
within
the
departments,
acknowledged
in
this
slide
this
month.
There
are
multiple
opportunities
to
learn
about
our
immigrant
and
refugee
community,
talk
about
developments
impacting
these
community
members
and
identify
existing
policies
supporting
immigrant
and
refugee,
including
inclusion,
including
events
listed
on
the
opposite.
Immigrant
refugee
affairs
webpage,
chair
jenkins
and
committee
members,
in
recognition
of
immigrant
heritage
month
and
world
refugee
day.
Today's
presentation
will
highlight
new
new
comprehensive
data
report
on
new
americans
in
minneapolis,
published
by
the
organization
new
american
economy.
K
Thank
you
michelle
and
madden
chair
and
members
of
the
committee.
My
name
is
grace
waltz.
I
am
the
vice
president
of
public
policy
at
the
minneapolis
regional
chamber
in
fall
of
2020,
the
minneapolis
regional
chamber,
with
support
from
the
city
of
minneapolis,
applied
for
and
was
awarded
the
gateways
for
growth
challenge,
grant,
making
us
one
of
only
19
communities
chosen
for
this
opportunity.
K
K
The
minneapolis
regional
chamber
is
honored
to
play
a
leadership
role
in
this
initiative
and
we
are
grateful
to
our
city
partners
for
their
and
collaboration.
It
is
acceptable
to
you,
chair
jenkins,
I'd
like
to
see
the
floor
to
asthma
and
nan,
who
will
provide
more
information
about
the
gpg
initiative
and
walk
through
the
data
from
this
report.
P
P
I
just
wanted
to
highlight
that
I
have
my
colleague,
not
nan
woo
with
me
joining
me
to
address
any
potential
questions
about
the
data
and
so
jumping
right
in.
I
just
wanted
to
share
a
little
bit
information
a
little
bit
of
information
about
the
gateways
for
growth
program
and
also
I'm
going
to
start
with
an
overview
about
new
american
economy
and
who
we
are
next
slide.
Please.
P
P
The
gateways
for
growth
program
is
one
of
the
ways
we
support
local
communities
and
which
is
the
reason
we're
all
here
today.
This
is
a
competitive
challenge
that
is
jointly
managed
by
both
new
american
economy
and
welcoming
america,
and
this
program
allows
communities
to
apply
for
support
at
a
couple
of
different
levels.
P
Firstly,
in
a
customized
research
report,
which
will
be
speaking
about
the
findings
today
and
then,
secondly,
through
technical
assistance
over
the
course
of
a
year
in
the
creation
of
a
multi-sector
immigrant
inclusion
plan,
we're
really
excited
that
minneapolis
was
selected
to
receive
both
levels
of
support.
This
year,
the
customized
research
report
and
the
technical
assistance
support
next
slide.
P
This
year,
we're
now
in
our
fourth
cohort,
and
there
were
a
total
of
19
communities
selected
with
nine
communities
receiving
just
research
reports
and
10
communities
receiving
research
boards
and
technical
assistance.
So
minneapolis
is
a
part
of
a
really
select
group
and
we're
thrilled
to
be
working
with
you
all
next
slide.
P
In
the
minneapolis
area,
immigrants
accounted
for
14.9
percent
of
the
population,
which
is
slightly
higher
than
the
national
average
of
13.6
of
the
population,
but
it
is
also
nearly
double
the
average
immigrant
population
across
the
state
of
minnesota.
So
we
see
that
minneapolis.
The
minneapolis
area
is
quite
diverse.
Next
slide,.
P
We
can
also
see
that
as
a
trend
over
time,
population
growth
is
important
to
look
at
between
2014
and
2019.
The
overall
minneapolis
area
population
grew
by
6.3
percent,
and
the
immigrant
population
grew
by
2.4
percent.
So
that
means
that
5.9
of
the
overall
population
growth
in
the
area
came
from
immigrants
and
refugees
next
slide.
P
A
critical
part
of
understanding
this
reachers
is
also
understanding
who
immigrants
and
refugees
are
in
the
minneapolis
area.
Through
our
findings,
we
found
that
the
top
15
countries
of
origin
are
listed
on
this
slide
here,
including
somalia,
mexico,
ethiopia,
ecuador,
india,
china,
laos,
kenya,
thailand,
korea,
el
salvador,
vietnam,
canada,
germany
and
guatemala.
P
When
we
took
a
look
at
spending
power
on
tax
contributions
of
immigrants
and
refugees
in
minneapolis,
we
find
that
they
do
have
a
concrete
economic
impact
in
the
area,
and
we
see
that
immigrants
in
the
area
earned
1.7
billion
in
2019
alone,
from
that
159
million
was
paid
to
state
and
local
taxes,
and
more
than
284
million
went
to
federal
taxes.
This
left
immigrants
with
a
total
of
1.2
billion
in
spending
power
or
disposable
income,
which
can
be
infused
back
into
the
local
economy.
P
As
I
mentioned
yesterday
when
speaking
about
how
there
is
particular
interest
in
our
work
in
the
midwest,
immigrants
are
going
to
be
a
crucial
part
of
any
development
strategy.
For
a
really
simple
reason,
the
u.s
population
is
getting
older
and
by
2065
the
median
age
will
be
42..
Baby
boomers
are
retiring
at
rapid
rates,
while
10
000
baby
boomers
are
turning
65
every
single
day
and
a
declining
national
birth
rate.
So
this
is
leading
to
major
short
shortages
across
industries
across
sectors
and
in
our
workforce.
P
Immigrants
can
play
a
huge
role
in
counteracting
this.
Immigrants
are
more
likely
to
be
of
working
age
in
the
minneapolis
area,
where
we
found
that
83.8
percent
of
the
immigrant
population
is
of
working
age
versus
69.6
of
their
u.s
born
counterparts.
People
of
working
age
are
critical
to
ensure
we
have
a
robust
workforce.
Despite
the
vote
volatility
of
the
past
year,
and
especially
as
we
see
communities
and
businesses
opening
up
more
and
more,
they
are
facing
a
real
workforce
shortage
next
slide.
P
One
sector
where
for
years
we've
seen
a
chronic
shortage
of
workers
is
in
the
stem
fields
nationally.
In
2016,
there
were
13
stem
job
postings
published
online
for
every
one
unemployed,
stem
worker
next
slide,
and
then,
when
looking
at
minnesota
in
2015,
there
were
23.4
stem
job
postings
published
online
for
every
one
unemployed
stem
worker.
These
jobs
have
been
particularly
critical
over
the
course
of
the
past
year.
When
those
jobs
go
unfilled.
P
Keeping
in
mind
that
again,
only
14.7
of
the
minneapolis
area
is
foreign
born.
Despite
that,
immigrants
are
filling
some
really
critical
roles
more
than
one
out
of
every
five
workers
in
construction
are
immigrants
and
transportation
and
warehousing
over
nineteen
percent
of
manufacturing
workers
are
immigrants
and
immigrants
also
account
for
more
than
20
percent
of
healthcare
and
social
service
workers,
which
are
typically
industries
that
require
a
degree
or
license
such
as
legal
services,
scientific
research
accounting.
P
So
what
we
see
here
is
that
whether
high
skilled
or
lesser
skilled
immigrants
are
playing
a
huge
role
in
important
jobs
that
keep
minneapolis
and
keep
minnesota
going.
Importantly,
immigrants
living
in
the
minneapolis
area
in
2019
helped
create
or
preserve
2
900,
local
manufacturing
jobs
that
would
have
vanished
or
otherwise
moved
elsewhere,
which
again
speaks
to
the
broader
issue
that
companies
can't
fill
positions,
not
that
companies
that
can't
fill
positions
not
only
can
expand,
but
they
also
have
difficulty
sustaining
next
slide
and
as
workers
and
taxpayers.
P
We
also
take
a
look
at
the
huge
impact
that
immigrants
are
making
in
supporting
federal
entitlement
programs,
which
is
critical
to
know
within
the
context
of
the
fact
that,
nationally,
as
our
population
ages
out
of
the
workforce,
they
will
increasingly
be
relying
on
these
programs
in
the
minneapolis
area.
Immigrants
and
refugees
contributed
178
million
to
social
security
and
more
than
47
million
to
medicare
in
2019
alone.
P
P
Immigrant
entrepreneurs
are
driving
growth,
both
in
job
creation
and
in
local
economic
activity.
Across
the
country
we
see
that
immigrants
are
more
likely
to
be
entrepreneurs
employing
over
8
million
americans
and
generating
1.3
trillion
in
sales
between
2005
and
2010,
the
rate
of
immigrant
entrepreneurs
nearly
doubled
and
even
after
the
recession
in
2013
immigrants
bounced
back
as
entrepreneurs
just
as
quickly
as
their
u.s
born
counterparts.
P
P
So
while
we
focus
during
the
strategic
planning
process
on
recommendations
and
ways
to
build
infrastructure
that
provides
for
an
equitable
response
and
recovery,
we
wanted
to
also
understand
the
role
that
immigrants
have
played
as
essential
workers,
and
one
of
the
focuses
for
this
year's
cohort
is
understanding
the
role
of
immigrants
as
essential
workers.
And
again
we
see
immigrants
really
punching
above
their
weight
in
the
minneapolis
area.
We
found
that
immigrants
account
for
42.3
of
essential
service
workers,
which
includes
things
like
building
cleaning,
waste
management
and
other
items.
P
These
are
really
important
positions
and
occupations,
and
we
see
how
immigrants
are
stepping
up
when
it
came
to
our
health
care,
supporting
our
food
supply
chain
and
transporting
our
goods.
So
we
didn't
always
have
to
physically
go
into
stores
and
showing
all
of
us
what
being
essential
really
means
next
slide.
P
P
So
I'll
wrap
it
up
there,
but
the
overall
picture
that
these
data
points
gives
is
that
immigrants
play
an
important
role
in
the
community,
the
economy
and
the
workforce
of
the
minneapolis
area.
They
keep
the
workforce,
young
boost
tax
bases
in
large
consumer
bases
and
contribute
their
skills
and
labor
to
important
industries
in
key
occupations
in
the
metro
area.
P
I
just
want
to
leave
you
all
with
a
few
resources
that
I'll
include
in
the
chat,
one
of
which
is
map
the
impact
that
new
american
economy
runs.
It's
a
tool
that
provides
top-line
data
on
all
435
congressional
districts,
all
50
states,
all
100
largest
metro
areas
and
all
3
000,
more
than
3
000
counties
across
the
country,
and
so
the
data
that
is
in
the
report.
New
americans
in
minneapolis
is
being
released.
P
The
next
resource
I
will
share
is
the
gateways
for
growth
challenge
website
that
the
city
of
minneapolis
and
minneapolis
regional
chamber
are
both
awardees
of
for
this
year,
which
will
let
you
see
all
of
the
former
g4g
communities,
their
research
briefs
and
their
published
strategic
plans.
I
might
encourage
you
to
take
a
look
if
you're
interested
in
seeing
how
other
communities
have
approached
this
work
next
slide.
A
Absolutely
are
there
any
questions,
councilmember
osman,.
Q
Oh,
thank
you,
my
staff,
michelle,
and
thank
you
growth
for
that
wonderful
report.
I
think
it
shows
us
that
immigrants
communities
that
I'm
part
of
contribute
our
society
here
in
minneapolis
and
the
state,
and
it's
it's
it's
a
wonderful
thing,
I'm
so
glad
to
hear
such
a
presentation.
That's
showing
the
positive
thing
from
from
from
our
from
my
community
the
the
important
role
they
play
in
our
society,
the
jobs
that
americans
don't
want
to
do
that
are
that
they
are
doing
it.
The
workforce.
Q
We
exceed
the
data,
and
that
is
a
positive
thing.
So
I
would
encourage
the
city
of
minneapolis
in
the
state
to
really
look
at
and
look
into
this
data
and
make
sure
that
we're
making
our
policies
and
and
the
laws
we're
making
towards
better
in
people's
lives
and
better
immigrants
and
what
the
immigrant
needs
is
protection.
Q
They
went
through
four
years
of
donald
trump.
You
know
they
go
through
a
lot
of
different
challenges,
coming
here,
being
a
new
person
and
making
a
life
out
of
out
of
that.
Q
Whatever
opportunity
that
that
we
get
from
from
living
in
this
country,
we're
so
thankful
and
the
policies
and
and
and
the
legislative
work
we
do
has
to
reflect
the
community
that
are
here
that
are
contributing
a
lot
one
of
the
things
I
would
say,
councilmember
fletcher
brought
tried
to
call
try
to
try
to
recall
for
hospitality.
Q
That
is
kind
of
policy
we
want
to
see.
In
my
word,
you
see
a
truck
drivers,
so
many
truck
drivers
that
are
that
are
that
are
here
that
are
working
all
of
a
sudden.
In
ten
years
we
have
full
of
trucks
in
minneapolis
we
wanna.
This
is
not
something
that
that
just
came
it's
just.
Q
They
are
part
of
the
community
they're
doing
the
jobs
that
that
is
demand
that
americans
don't
want
to
do,
and
we
want
to
make
sure
we
are
setting
up
policies
that
are
protecting
these
individuals
and
respecting
their
rights
and
also
investing.
We
have
to
invest
our
youth.
We
have
large
youth
that
are
immigrants.
Q
We
have
hard
working
people
that
are
waking
up
every
day
to
not
live
the
american
dream.
Q
So
I
would
encourage
my
colleagues
and
the
state
to
really
with
their
policies
and
infest
immigrant
communities,
and
I
so
thankful
for
for
that
presentation
and
the
staff
for
providing
this
and
really
showing
the
positive
highlight
of
the
immigrant
contribution
in
our
society.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you,
councilmember
asman.
Are
there
any
other
comments
or
questions.
A
Saying
none
I
do
want
to
just
thank
ms
rivero
and
all
of
our
presenters
for
that
really
insightful
presentation,
honoring
immigrants
in
our
community
and
recognizing
immigrant
heritage
month
and
we're
all
refugee
month,
and
so
I
will
go
ahead
and
move
approval
of
this
item,
which
does
include
a
resolution.
A
A
H
Good
afternoon
council
vice
president
jenkins
and
committee
members,
my
name
is
cheyenne
brodin
and
I
am
the
internal
services
manager
with
the
neighborhood
and
community
relations
department.
And
we
are
before
you
today
to
present
the
financial
analysis
of
the
recommendations
from
the
community
engagement
evaluation.
And
this
is
a
receive
and
file
item.
H
R
Thank
you,
cheyenne,
chair
jenkins
members
of
committee.
My
name
is
renee
youngs.
I'm
a
policy
and
research
management
analyst
in
the
city,
coordinator's
office.
H
So
we
wanted
to
provide
just
a
quick
overview
of
our
presentation
today.
We'll
give
some
background
information
on
this
work
and
quickly
speak
to
the
value
of
engagement
and
why
it's
important
that
we
do
it
right,
provide
an
overview
of
the
main
cost
areas
and
give
some
context
into
the
assumptions
that
were
used
to
develop
the
analysis,
and
I
will
then
turn
it
over
to
renee
young's
to
go
into
further
detail
around
each
specific
cost
area.
H
H
One
of
them
is
to
systematize
equitable
engagement
capacity
and
the
other
one
is
to
develop
to
develop
a
real,
equitable,
relational
learning
culture
and
in
an
outcome
of
that
presentation
was
to
conduct
a
financial
analysis
of
those
recommendations,
and
that
is
what
we
are
before
you
today
to
present
next
slide.
Please.
H
One
of
them
is
relationship
building,
which
is
the
core
of
of
of
what
is
needed,
for
any
engagement
activity
is
to
really
have
connections
and
relationships
with
residents
and
communities
that
you're
trying
to
engage
with.
The
second
is
that
the
city
does
engagement
through
interactions
of
core
functions
and
really
really.
H
This
is
our
city,
how
our
city
works
through
assessments
co-compliance,
but
also
through
communicating
information
about
programs
and
services,
and
then,
lastly,
intentional
community
engagement
really
being
intentional
about
how
you
are
connecting
with
and
asking
community
to
participate
and
engage
with
the
city
next
slide.
Please.
H
So
when
we
do
community
engagement
right,
this
is
the
outcome,
and
this
is
the
value
we
are
getting
for
that,
and
this
is
a
quote
from
a
resident
who
participated
in
the
community
engagement
evaluation
and
it
really
ties
together
the
description
of
what
community
engagement
is
and
why
we
do
it
and
what
the
benefits
of
doing
community
engagement
right
are
next
slide.
Please.
H
H
So
when
we
began
this
the
task
of
completing
this
financial
analysis,
we
took
a
look
at
all
of
the
recommendations
in
in
the
report
and
sorted
through
which
recommendations
had
cost
above
and
beyond
current
staff
time,
and
so
when
we
did
that
we
ended
up
with
these
four
high-level
bucket
areas,
which
are
community
engagement,
policy,
changes,
training
and
development
staff
or
ftes,
and
this
one,
which
is
a
kind
of
a
smaller,
smaller
bucket
area.
H
But
there
was
a
recommendation
for
a
one-time
engagement
policy
task
force
and
so
later
in
this
report,
renee
will
go
through
each
bucket
area
in
more
detail
to
break
down
the
specific
costs
associated
with
each
area.
H
Next
slide.
Please
one
thing
I
do
want
to
share
is
that
today's
presentation
is
only
a
reporting
of
potential
costs.
We
are
not
providing
any
staff
recommendation
on
how
to
structure
the
implementation
of
of
this.
The
purpose
is
really
to
ensure
that
policymakers
and
community
members
understand
the
cost
of
these
recommendations
and
in
order
to
help
set
priorities
and
strategy
for
moving
forward.
H
We
are
asking
for
your
help
to
guide
the
priorities
of
this
work
and
discussion
today,
as
well
as
in
conversations
in
the
weeks
and
months
ahead.
We're
also
going
to
be
connecting
with
city
leaders,
staff
and
community
to
weigh
in
priorities
as
well.
That
will
inform
a
staff
driven
policy
development
process
that
will
involve
all
departments
and
continue
to
include
engagement
with
community
as
this
work
moves
forward.
H
I
also
want
to
mention,
too,
that
the
implementation
will
be
phased
and
we
plan
to
do
some
work
between
now
and
the
next
budget
cycle.
So
we
don't
have
any
budget
asks
related
to
this
work
for
2022,
but
perhaps
through
some
staff,
work
may
bring
some
in
2023,
and
I
also
wanted
to
just
mention
that
the
total
costs
you
will
see
in
the
following
slides
are
costs
that
are
inclusive
of
any
of
the
estimated
existing
spend
on
engagement
activities
such
as
food
space,
rental
facilitation
costs.
H
As
well
as
whatever
all
of
the
increase
or
or
new
dollars,
that
are
a
part
of
this
analysis,
so
the
new
spend
will
be
less
next
next
slide.
Please
and
as
we
began
to
do
the
research
and
pull
the
various
costs
together,
we
realized
that
there
was
such
a
large
range
in
the
variations
for
each
item
that
we
had
to
develop
some
calculation
assumptions,
and
I
will
briefly
touch
on
them
now.
H
So
you
have
these
as
we're
sharing
the
information,
but
you
will
see
the
assumptions
listed
out
for
each
of
the
specific
item
as
rene
goes
through
them,
and
just
also
wanted
to
mention
that
you
can
find
the
evaluation
recommendations
on
page
124
4
through
144
of
the
final
evaluation
report,
and
so
for
the
unit
cost
estimates
for
engagement
activities.
H
We
estimated
the
total
cost
of
each
policy
change
for
the
type
of
engagement
activity,
whether
it
be
a
focus
group,
the
translation
of
a
print
material,
a
facilitated
meeting
and
so
for
the
total
cost
of
those
per
activity.
Costs
were
multiplied
by
an
estimate
of
the
of
the
frequency
of
the
various
types
of
activities
that
were
derived
from
the
evaluation
report.
H
So
when
we
were
collecting
data
from
departments,
we
have
an
some
information
that
led
us
to
how
many
types
of
these
you
know,
whether
it
be
a
focus
groups
or
a
public
meeting,
how
many
types
of
those
occurred
over
over
a
year
period
across
the
city
and
across
departments.
H
So
that's
what
we
used
for
figuring
out,
how
many
of
these
types
of
activities
occurred
and
given
the
range
of
participation
for
engagement
activities
and
and
how
that
in
can
impact
the
total
cost
for
each
engagement
activity
and
the
varying
ranges
given
in
some
of
the
recommendations.
H
Whether
it
be
you
know,
you
could
have
one
or
two.
You
know
the
recommendations
proposed
one
or
two
staff
or
10
to
18
staff.
We
included
lower
use
and
higher
use
scenarios
for
the
relevant
items
to
show
that
cost
range.
For
the
purposes
of
this
analysis,
and
we
are
also
assuming
that
there
will
be
an
increase
in
the
the
volume
of
engagement
activities
in
the
future
as
a
result
of
the
implementation.
H
So
that's
included
in
this
cost.
This
isn't
an
assessment
of
what
we're
doing
now,
but
we've
included
for
that
increased
volume
and
cost
estimates
are
based
on
comparable
products
or
activities.
H
So
we
we
looked
at
some
available
engagement,
training
sessions
that
are
available
now
through
iap2
and
other
organizations,
and
we
worked
with
hr
to
understand
some
of
the
training
programs
that
they
offer.
What
the
cost
would
be
to
to
create
something
similar
around
engagement
and
that's
how
we,
those
are
the
types
of
ways
that
we
gathered,
some
of
the
information
on
comparable
products
and
activities
for
for
our
cost
estimates
and
then
for
compensation
and
the
estimated
staffing
cost.
H
H
H
We
then
got
the
percentage
of
that
based
on
their
2019
budget,
so
the
percentage
is
point
four
percent
of
what
they
spent
on
engagement,
and
we
took
that
point
four
percent
against
the
total
enterprise
budget
to
get
a
cost
of
1.8
million
dollars
a
year
of
total,
spend
that
the
city
spends
on
engagement.
H
These
are
just
some
some
things
to
keep
in
mind
as
we
go
through
the
numbers
and
as
we
share
this
information,
so
I
will
now
turn
it
over
to
renee
young's
to
walk
through
the
details
around
each
cost.
Category.
R
R
This
detail
is
a
little
granular.
It's
intended
to
help
everyone
who's
viewing
the
document
in
the
presentation
understand
and
compare
the
costs
of
implement,
implementing
each
specific
item,
there's
also
a
summary
of
total
costs
for
implementing
recommendations.
At
the
end
of
this
presentation,
the
first
eight
items
you'll
see,
are
specific
policy
changes
recommended
in
the
evaluation
report.
R
Some
of
these
are
recommendations
for
new
or
changed
policies.
Others
like
this
one
for
translation
of
print
and
media
materials,
are
recommendations
to
more
consistently
use
certain
practices
that
are
already
in
play
in
the
enterprise
on
each
slide.
You'll
see
a
summary
of
the
assumptions
and
unit
costs
that
went
into
each
calculation.
A
unit
cost
is
the
cost
for
a
particular
type
of
changed
practice
under
the
policy
recommendation
for
a
single
activity
so,
for
instance,
a
single
focus
group,
a
single
public
meeting,
a
single
flyer
being
translated
in
this
case.
R
You'll
also
see
two
different
dollar
figures,
one
for
the
lower
cost
and
one
for
the
higher
cost
scenario
that
cheyenne
mentioned
a
moment
ago
for
some
items
like
this
one.
Those
values
are
the
same
and
for
some
they're
different
and
I
will
elaborate
on
what
drives
the
lower
and
higher
use
scenarios
on
the
sides
where
they
differ
next
slide.
Please.
R
Similar,
oh,
that
that
is
a
very
helpful
recap
of
the
type
of
line
items
we're
going
to
be
seeing
in
the
rest
of
these
slides
in
the
four
buckets
of
recommendations
that
cheyenne
mentioned
ago.
Just
as
a
refresher,
we
have
this
group
of
policy
changes,
a
set
of
training
and
development
recommendations,
added
staff
capacity,
and
then
the
engagement
policy
task
force
next
slide.
Please.
R
R
This
recommendation
was
related
to
bringing
in
outside
facilitators
for
some
meetings
and
events.
The
evaluation
report
noted
this
may
be
an
ongoing
need,
even
as
the
city
builds
greater
capacity
to
facilitate
engagement,
but
likely
not
for
all
or
even
most
events.
The
assumption
here
that
you
see
is
for
20
of
certain
types
of
comparatively
intensive
activities.
R
The
recommendation
to
provide
child
care
at
certain
in-person
events
or
meetings
is
one
example
of
a
recommendation
that
needs
to
undergo
additional
staff
review,
particularly
for
its
legal
and
risk
management
implications,
but
we've
included
it
here
to
give
you
a
sense
of
the
potential
cost
that
we
calculated
next
slide.
Please.
R
R
Transportation
reimbursement
for
community
members
is
the
first
of
what
we
described
in
our
process
as
variable
cost
policy
change,
recommendations,
that
is,
the
costs,
would
be
higher
or
lower,
depending
on
the
level
of
participation
or
attendance
at
engagement
activities.
So
greater
participation
has
higher
costs,
as
reflected
in
the
higher
use
scenario
here
versus
the
lower
use
scenario.
R
The
estimation
process
for
offering
food
at
engagement,
events
or
meetings
follows
the
same
logic
and
pretty
similar
low
and
high
cost
scenarios
as
the
transportation
reimbursement
item.
R
R
R
R
The
second
major
cost
area
is
for
training
and
development
cost.
The
costs
you
see
on
this
slide
are
for
two
separate
areas
of
training
combined
the
technical
skills
needed
to
do
effective
engagement,
work
and
anti-racism
training,
with
wide
enterprise
participation
to
wrap
around
those
skills
and
all
our
work
with
an
equitable
approach.
R
Within
these
high
level,
costs
are
a
variety
of
training
formats
to
better
reach
staff
with
different
professional
needs
and
different
learning.
Styles.
The
lower
and
higher
cost
scenarios
in
this
area
are
primarily
driven
by
different
estimated
levels
of
staff
attendance
in
the
various
training
opportunities.
R
R
Those
are
reflected
in
the
next
three
bullet
points.
On
this
slide,
the
driver
of
differences
between
the
two
cost
scenarios
on
this
slide
is
the
equitable
engagement
specialists
recommendation
in
that
first
bullet
point
in
the
report.
That
item
is
less
prescriptive,
about
which
departments
may
need
how
many
staff
it
notes
that
all
quote
large
departments
should
have
one
or
two
engagement
experts
to
serve
as
a
resource
within
departments,
thus
the
variation
in
cost
scenarios.
There
were
a
number
of
different
potential
scenarios
that
we
looked
at
next
slide.
R
R
R
The
sled
rolls
up
the
line
items
on
all
of
the
previous
slides
to
show
the
total
estimated
cost.
If
all
recommendations
in
the
evaluation
report
were
to
be
implemented
recall
as
a
reference
cheyenne
mentioned
that
our
estimate
of
the
city's
current
spend
on
engagement
costs
is
roughly
1.8
million
dollars
next
slide.
Please.
R
I'll
reiterate
what
cheyenne
said
in
her
background
information
as
well,
that
this
is
a
reporting
of
information
to
you
in
order
to
help
determine
city
priorities.
It's
not
a
staff
recommendation,
not
a
budget
request,
but
these
are
the
the
estimates
that
staff
develop
to
give
you
a
sense
of
of
what
it
would
take
to
adopt.
All
of
the
recommendations
that
were
outlined.
H
H
Once
we
have
those
policy
priorities
identified
and
then,
as
I
stated
earlier,
it's
our
hope
to
come
back
with
some
potential
requests
added
in
the
2023
budget
process
and
really
make
sure
that
this
is
anything
that
gets
implemented
from
this
work
is
a
phased
approach,
and
so
that
concludes
our
presentation
and
we
will
stand
for.
A
C
And
I
can
be
brief.
I
just
really
appreciate
all
the
information
and
going
in
depth
like
this.
So
much
it's
a
lot
to
figure
out
and
maybe
look
at
and
dig
into
later,
especially
as
we're
thinking
about
the
budget
into
the
future.
I
think
it
makes
a
lot
of
sense
to
maybe
have
a
test
course
help
do
that
I
was
thinking
of
like
what
kind
of
expenses
are
going
on
now.
C
Translations
was
one,
for
example,
we're
already
contracting
out
and
spending
a
lot,
and
is
this
on
top
of
that
or
is
it
combined
and
and
we
would
we
save
some
money
somewhere
if
we
did
it?
So
that's
something
to
think
about.
Of
course
it's
a
lot
of
money,
we're
going
to
try
to
do
the
high
end
of
everything
and
it
looks
pretty
daunting,
but
I
think
there's
some
things.
G
Thank
you,
council
vice
president,
and
thank
you
for
this
presentation
and
for
the
thought
you're
putting
into
this.
I
I
you
know,
I
think
seven
to
ten
million
dollars
sounds
like
a
lot
of
money
until
you
consider
the
cost
that
the
city
is
paying
for
not
having
this
capacity
this
year.
G
I
think
we
can
all
feel
the
ways
that
community
engagement
has
been
something
that
we
all
wish
in
retrospect
had
been
invested
in
much
more
aggressively
and
much
more
robustly
and
that
we
had
a
lot
more
capacity
and
trust
built
going
into
some
very
tough
times,
and
I
think
one
of
the
things
that's
happened
is
that
the
the
the
pandemic
and
the
multiple
tragedies
that
our
community
has
faced
have
revealed
some
real
gaps
that
that
this
looks
to
me
like
it
could,
you
know,
be
a
real
attempt
at
filling.
G
So
I
really
appreciate
this.
I
want
to
really
encourage
you
to
keep
in
touch
with.
I
know
many
of
our
offices,
as
as
this
is
developing
towards
a
2023
budget,
ask
let's,
let's
even
thinking
about
the
2022
budget.
If
there's
development
money-
or
you
know,
pilot
money,
that
will
make
sure
that
we're
really
ready
to
make
the
right
ask
and
and
build
towards
the
right
thing
to
to
get
our
city
to
a
place
that
we
can
achieve
a
more
robust
engagement
program
and
a
more
effective
engagement
program.
G
And
ultimately
I
mean
this
is
all
about
building
community
trust
and
buy-in
and
and
improving
our
democracy.
And
I
think
this
is
very
important
work.
So
please
do
keep
in
touch
and
keep
developing
this.
I
think
this
is
a
a
promising
document
to
have
this
level
of
detail
and
and
planning
going
into
this
work
and
I'm
sure
I'll
have
follow-up
questions,
but
we'll
save
those
for
another
day.
A
Great
council
president
bender.
L
Thanks,
madam
chair
I'll,
also
be
brief.
It's
a
long
day.
I
just
did
want
to
thank
the
staff
so
much
for
their
work
on
this.
It's
been
so
thoughtful
and
inclusive
and
forward-looking.
You
know
so
planful.
I
just
really
deeply
appreciate
it.
I
actually
helped
with
the
staff
direction
to
work
on
this
a
function
that
may
soon
be
banned
in
our
system
of
government,
but
you
know
I
do
think
this
work
in
planning
how
we
do
community
engagement
matters
a
lot.
L
L
Public
works,
for
example,
amazing
department,
I'm
glad
they
have.
These
resources
has
an
enormous
amount
of
resources
for
the
reconstruction
of
a
road.
They
often
have
a
consultant
on
board
there's
a
series
of
community
meetings
that
are
well
supported
and
staffed
they're
working
closely
with
the
council
office,
in
that
instance,
under
the
current
structure
of
government
and
and
again,
I'm
not
saying
they
shouldn't
have
those
resources,
but
it's
so
much
more
robust
than
often
departments
will
have
when
they're
trying
to
do
a
large
policy
proposal
or
some
very
kind
of
longer-term
work.
L
At
times,
we've
invested
in
specific
kinds
of
engagement
like
around
the
2040
plan,
and
I
think
we're
benefiting
from
that
really
clear
outcome
based
engagement
and
then
I
know
that
our
staff
of
color,
our
staff
with
language
abilities,
our
council
members
of
color
and
their
staff
in
their
offices
with
cultural,
competency
and
language
abilities
are
doing
a
lot
of
heavy
lifting.
In
addition
to
all
the
other
things,
either
that's
in
the
staff's
responsibility
or
as
our
policy
makers.
L
That
is
essentially,
you
know,
they're
doing
engagement
on
behalf
of
the
city
and
I
think,
in
the
case
of
staff,
often
you
know
perhaps
not
being
compensated
for
that
part
of
their
work.
So
they're
like
being
asked
to
do
engagement
based
on
skills
and
competencies.
L
That
may
not
be
part
of
their
official
job
description,
so
these
are
some
of
the
things
that
I
need.
I
think
we
need
to
work
out.
I
did
say
this
to
staff
and
we
met.
I
do
think
it
actually
matters
what
happens
with
the
government
structure
discussions,
and
I
think
it's
just
worth
reflecting
on.
How
would
this
shift
if
decisions
became
more
administrative
in
nature,
implemented
by
departments?
L
You
know
who
ultimately
would
then
report
to
the
mayor
or
if
the
mayor
themselves
would
be
making
more
of
these
decisions
in
a
different
structure,
and
it
would
likely
affect
the
ways
that
we
would
resource
engagement
across
the
enterprise,
not
that
it's
bad
or
good,
but
just
would
be
likely
different.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you,
madam
president,
and
again
I
do
echo
the
appreciation
for
the
depth
and
detail
that
this
work
presents
and
I
look
forward
to
working
with
you
all
as
we
move
forward
to
bring
some
of
these
recommendations
into
fruition
and
maybe
all
of
them.
Certainly
it's
a
budget
issue,
but
as
councilman
fletcher
noted
you
know,
what's
the
cost
of
not
fully
engaging
our
community.
So
I
appreciate
the
efforts
and
seeing
no
further
discussion.