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From YouTube: May 28, 2021 City Council
Description
B
Thank
you
good
morning,
I'm
lisa
bender,
I'm
the
president
of
the
minneapolis
city
council.
I'm
going
to
call
to
order
this
regular
meeting
for
friday
may
28th
before
we
proceed
I'll
note
that
we
have
remote
participation
by
council
members
and
city
staff
as
authorized
under
the
provisions
of
minnesota,
open
meeting
law,
section
13d
.021
due
to
the
declared
state
of
local
public
health
emergency.
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.
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D
B
Daniel
lacroix
from
our
regulatory
services
department
is
with
us
this
morning
joining
from
the
council
chamber,
and
he
will
read
this
employee
letter
to
us
at
this
time.
I'd
like
to
recognize
mr
lacroix
for
the
reading
of
this
employee
letter
of
commitments.
Welcome
and
thank
you
for
being
at
our
meeting
today.
A
Thank
you,
council
president.
A
A
We
currently
make
up
1.4
percent
of
minneapolis's
population,
but
we
are
resilient,
proud
and
we
are
still
here
with
that
again.
My
name
is
daniel
lacroix.
My
dakota
name
is
sintana
toakshina,
meaning
bluebird
boy
and
again
I
just
want
to
thank
you.
A
We
are
minneapolis
employees
who
perform
the
day-to-day
public
service
that
makes
our
city
run.
We
help
businesses
grow,
we
keep
streets
and
sidewalks
well
maintained.
We
enforce
ordinances
and
laws
that
keep
people
safe.
We
answer
calls
and
explain
bureaucratic
systems
in
hopes
to
make
them
simpler
and
more
equitable
and
we
hurt
and
are
traumatized
alongside
this
community.
We
love
and
serve.
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A
In
any
attribute.
That
makes
us
beautifully
different
as
employees
of
the
city
of
minneapolis.
Those
who
have
signed
this
letter
commit
to
recognizing
that
racism
is
a
public
health
emergency,
declaring
our
commitment
to
not
just
identify
but
take
decisive,
meaningful
action
towards
the
creation
of
an
anti-racist
culture
in
our
personal
and
professional
lives.
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B
So
I
just
want
to
acknowledge
that
it
takes.
It
does
take
courage
in
our
system
today
and
really
thank
all
of
the
employees.
Who've
provided
leadership
through
this
through
the
activities
that
were
planned
earlier
this
week
on
the
anniversary
of
george
floyd's
murder
and
everyone
who
has
worked
for
every
day
for
for
many
many
years,
often
without
recognition,
often
without
the
full
support
of
the
policy
makers
of
our
city
and
like
you,
we
need
to
acknowledge
and
recognize
our
part
in
in
those
harms
those
past
harms
and
our
responsibility
in
moving
forward
together.
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D
Thank
you,
madam
president,
and
thank
you,
mr
mccroy,
and
all
the
employees
who
put
together
this
powerful
document
expressing
the
need
for
for
racial
reckoning
for
healing
for
tooth
telling
it
is
in
many
ways
it
is
courageous.
You
know
20
years
ago.
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Dismissal,
and
so
you
know
this
this
age
that
we
are
in
it
calls
for
for
courage
for
for
thoughtfulness
and
for
for
leadership
and
that
what
that's
what
we
are
witnessing
in
this
moment
right
now
and
so
just
want
to
thank
you
all
for
continuing
to
to
stand
in
your
truth,
to
challenge
not
only
us
as
policymakers,
but
our
entire
city,
to
step
up
and
and
recognize
the
harms
and
and
to
to
step
forward
and
do
the
work
that
we
need
to
heal.
D
So,
just
a
deep
heartfelt
thank
you
to
all
who
participated
in
in
in
putting
this
together
and
for
everyone
who
shares
their
sentiments
to
to
move
this
work
forward.
Thank
you
all
so
much.
I
Thank
you,
council
president.
I
don't
have
anything
additional
because
I
just
wanted
to
echo
like.
I
really
appreciate
yours
and
the
council
by
president's
words
and
just
wanted
staff,
to
know
that
those
those
feelings
were
felt
through
many
of
us
on
council
and
also
just
wanted
to
say.
You
know
I
consider
this
job
an
honor
and
just
it's
an
honor
to
serve
with
everyone
with
all
the
city
employees
as
well.
Thank
you.
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I
don't
see
any
questions
or
comments
today.
I
will
just
note
that
we
did
have
a
robust
discussion
of
of
the
new
guidelines
that
had
just
come
out
a
couple
of
weeks
ago
and
our
own
city's
unique
circumstances
related
to
mask
regulations
and
our
covered
regulations.
So
we
just
appreciate
the
ongoing
guidance
that
we're
all
receiving
from
the
city's
health
department
staff
and
others
as
we
navigate
this
time
period
in
our
city.
B
B
I
think
I'm
actually
going
to
take
us
a
bit
out
of
order.
I
think
there
was
still
some
on
loose
ends
related
to
the
biz
committee,
and
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
that
is
all
ready
to
go
as
it
needs
to
be
so
I'm
going
to
instead
start
with
the
policy
and
government
oversight
committee
and
come
back
to
biz
at
the
end,
so
council,
vice
president
jenkins,
will
be
presenting
the
report
from
the
policy
and
government
oversight
committee
council.
Vice
president.
D
The
policy
and
government
oversight
committee
is
bringing
forward
17
items
today,
items
one
and
two
are
appointed
positions
in
the
city
coordinators
office.
Item
number
three
is
an
appointment
of
jonathan
on
to
the
capitol
long
range
improvements
committee
item
number
four:
is
a
gift
acceptance
from
the
polaid
family
foundation
to
support,
transforming
public
safety
items.
Five
and
six
are
legal
settlements.
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D
B
J
Thank
you.
Madam
president,
the
public
health
and
safety
committee
brings
forward
eight
items
for
approval
today.
The
first
is
passage
of
a
resolution
establishing
a
new
northern
metals
settlement
advisory
board.
Item
number:
two
is
accepting
a
grant
from
the
minnesota
department
of
health
for
enhanced
blood
testing,
lead,
poisoning
prevention
and
asthma.
Education
item
number
three
is
accepting
a
grant
from
hennepin
county
for
the
2020
justice
assistance
grant
for
the
police
department
and
city
attorney's
office.
Item
number
four
is
authorizing
a
contract
with
the
league
of
minnesota
cities,
insurance
trust
for
patrol
a
peace
officer.
J
Accredited
training
online
subscription
item
number
five
is
authorizing
master
contracts
with
that
between
the
minneapolis
health
department
and
planned
parenthood
of
minnesota,
and
the
domestic
abuse
project
item
number
six
is
authorizing
the
submittal
of
a
grant
application
to
the
cdc
for
covet
19
response
particularly
focused
on
health
disparities
among
high
risk
and
underserved
populations.
Item
number:
seven
is
acceptance
of
reimbursement
dollars
from
urban
scholar,
partner
organizations.
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F
F
F
D
B
G
Thank
you,
madam
president.
The
committee
for
its
12
items
today
for
full
council
consideration
item.
One
is
a
joint
powers
agreement
with
the
city
of
edina
for
asphalt,
paving
and
striping
at
the
54th
street
road
project.
Two
is
the
binaural
routine
maintenance
agreement
between
the
city
of
minneapolis
and
mndot.
G
G
10
is
the
bid
for
the
2021
sanitary
sewer,
televising
project
11
is
the
bid
for
cleaning
and
lining
of
water
mains
project
and
12?
Is
the
2021
public
works
week?
Resolution
that
we
read
in
committee
honoring
the
fine
work
of
the
department
serving
our
city
so
well.
Madam
president,
I
move
all
items
as
submitted.
F
F
I
C
D
B
That
carries
and
that
report
is
adopted.
That
brings
us
to
the
back
to
the
report
of
the
business
inspections,
housing
and
zoning
committee.
Given
by
the
chair
of
council
member
goodman.
H
Thank
you,
madam
president.
The
sorry
I
have
to
go
all
the
way
back.
The
business
inspections,
housing
and
zoning
committee
is
bringing
forward
15
items
for
approval
this
morning.
Item
one
is
a
pace.
Financing
project
for
landucci's,
which
is
at
the
9th
street
flats
project.
Item
number
two
is
an
interim
use
permit
at
4040
washington
avenue
north
item
number.
Three
is
altraviso
taqueria,
which
is
a
new
business
opening
in
an
old
location,
and
this
is
a
liquor
license
item
four
is
the
renter
protection
ordinance
item?
Five
is
a
variance
appeal.
H
This
is
granting
the
appeal
item
number
six
is
a
zoning
administrator
appeal
and
we
are
denying
that
appeal
item.
Seven.
Are
the
liquor
license
approvals
and
eight?
Are
the
license?
Renewals
item
number?
Nine
is
gambling
approvals
item
number.
Ten
is
the
great
streets,
facade
improvement,
matching
grant
program
and
cultural
corridor
interior
improvement
pilot
guidelines?
H
Item
number
11
is
neighborhood
works,
build
wealth,
contract
amendments
for
grow,
north's
pilot
project
item
12
is
a
technical
amendment
to
the
george
floyd
square
38th
in
chicago
forgivable
loan
program
item
13
is
a
rezoning
at
200
plymouth
item
14
is
the
affordable
housing,
trust
fund
policy
and
procedure
guidelines,
as
well
as
the
notice
of
funding,
availability
and
item
number
15
is
a
similar
thing.
It's
the
2022-23
housing
tax
credit
program,
it's
our
qap
and
procedural
manual
with
that
I'll
move
items
1
through
15
for
approval
this
morning.
B
Councilmember
goodman
has
moved
the
committee
report.
Is
there
any
discussion,
councilmember
schrader.
I
K
I
would
like
to
pull
number
four
for
a
staff
direction.
B
F
F
F
K
I
K
D
D
K
Thank
you
very
much,
and
I
talked
about
this
at
committee
of
the
whole.
We
also
had
a
big
discussion
at
the
committee
and
had
a
chance
to
dig
into
it
a
little
more
since
committee
of
the
whole,
and
I
appreciate
the
concerns
that
we've
heard
from
staff
and
others
about
extending
it
past
the
14
days.
My
theory
right
now
is
that
we
move
the
ordinance
as
recommended,
and
we
also
move
a
staff
direction
to
explore
possible
possible
changes
to
the
ordinance
in
the
future.
K
I
don't
know
really
what
order
to
take
them
in,
and
maybe
we
could
do
them
both
at
the
same
time.
If
it
it's
all
right,
president
bender,
I
can
read
the
staff
direction
and
talk
to
that
a
little
bit
more.
K
So
I
guess
it's
on
the
screen
now,
hopefully
that
everybody
can
see
you
know,
there's
we
heard
a
lot
at
the
public
hearing.
We
heard
a
lot
before
the
ordinance
was
drafted
that
14
days
isn't
going
to
be
enough,
and
I
appreciate
that-
and
I
have
concerns
about
that.
We've
done
some
analysis
of
what
other
states
and
cities
have
done
in
14
days
seems
like
it's
a
very
common
maximum
and
we've
heard
some
concerns
about
implementation
and
having
a
strong
ordinance.
K
I
think
this
is
probably
closer
to
what
we
have
is
for
a
consensus
on
the
council.
I
think
we
are
taking
a
step
forward,
creating
this
notice,
and
hopefully
we
can
strengthen
it
later
in
the
future,
based
on
information
we
get
from
our
staff.
B
Thank
you,
councilmember
I'll,
second,
the
stop
direction
and
when
we
vote
I'll
just
see,
if
there's
any
objection
to
doing
them
at
the
same
time,
so
we'll
just
take
discussion
on
both
the
stop
direction
and
the
underlying
motion
to
adopt
the
ordinance.
B
B
Minnesota
is
one
of
only
two
states
in
the
entire
country
that
does
not
require
pre-eviction
notification.
This
is
the
most
simple
and
basic
of
consumer
protections
for
people
who
rent
their
homes.
It
simply
says
that
before
filing
an
eviction
which
can
have
devastating
lifetime
effects
on
people
who
rent
their
homes,
creating
an
enormous
barrier
to
future
housing
and
leaving
people
homeless,
sleeping
in
our
parks,
literally
because
they
have
an
eviction
filing
on
their
record,
and
it
just
simply
says
that
before
taking
that
action,
the
landlord
has
to
give
a
letter.
B
One
of
the
reasons
this
protection
is
so
important
is
because
we
know
that
renters
often
have
applied
for
rental
assistance,
but
aren't
able
to
access
rental
assistance
funds,
because
they
don't
have
written
proof
that
they're
about
to
be
evicted,
and
so
the
system
isn't
working.
The
system
right
now
is
set
up
to
be
antagonistic
between
landlords
and
renters
and
very
disproportionately
advantaged
landlords
over
people
who
rent
their
homes.
B
B
It
is
only
minnesota
and
west
virginia
who
have
no
written
notification
requirements
for
renters,
and
we
need
to
keep
supporting
and
advocating
for
a
state
law
change
in
this
space,
but
absent
that
we
have
to
do
all
that.
B
We
can
to
make
sure
that
people
aren't
facing
mass
eviction,
as
the
moratorium
on
evictions
may
lift
in
the
in
the
near
future,
and
you
know,
I
think
we
just
can't
emphasize
enough
how
much
these
small
basic
shifts
in
this
in
the
eviction
system
in
the
housing
court
system
would
help
get
us
better
outcomes
of
keeping
people
in
their
homes.
B
B
We've
also
heard
stories
of
folks
who
you
know
have
a
job:
they
have
income
and
they
aren't
able
to
find
housing
because
they
have
an
eviction
filing
on
their
record.
We
did
pass
an
ordinance
a
couple
of
years
ago
limiting
the
look
back
period
on
that
eviction,
but
it
does
not
provide
full
support.
It's
much
better.
B
So
what
we're
really
doing
is
doing
everything
in
the
city's
power
to
create
a
more
mediation-focused
environment
where
we're
able
to
pair
renters
with
the
millions
of
dollars
of
rental
assistance
that
are
available,
especially
since
in
minnesota.
It
really
does
seem
to
be
the
strategy
at
the
state
to
say.
Well,
we're
gonna,
lift
the
you
know
when
and
if
the
renter
eviction
moratorium
is
lifted,
we're
very
thankful
for
that
moratorium.
B
In
that
case,
we
are
one
of
we
have
some
of
the
strongest
protections
for
renters
under
covid
in
the
country,
but
as
that
projection
lifts,
if
renters
don't
have
time
to
access
the
millions
of
dollars
that
have
been
set
aside
for
rental
assistance,
we
are
going
to
see
a
massive
wave
of
evictions
across
the
state
of
minnesota
and
we
are
all
going
to
feel
the
ramifications
of
that
at
the
local
level,
where
we
scramble
to
try
to
get
people
into
shelter
while
we
scramble
to
deal
with
a
fallout
of
mass
evictions
in
our
state.
B
I
do
think
that
it
is
the
right
thing
for
us
to
adopt
a
14-day
ordinance
as
a
first
step
as
a
start
that
we
feel
confident
that
if
we
are
sued,
as
we
often
are,
when
we're
working
to
protect
renters
or
working
people
in
our
city,
that
we
can
have
a
strong
defense
and
make
sure
that
our
renters
are
protected.
And
I
appreciate
councilmember
gordon's
leadership
in
making
sure
those
next
steps
of
working
to
strengthen
this
policy
are
already
in
motion.
B
E
Thank
you,
council
president.
I
can't
say
it
much
better
than
that.
I'm
proud
to
be
a
co-author
and
want
to
thank
councilmember
gordon
for
his
leadership
on
this
as
well,
and
you
know,
I
think
that
the
council
president
spoke
well
to
why
this
is
a
need
of
protection,
but
I
also
want
to
speak
to
why
I'm
I'm
supporting
the
staff
direction.
E
I
think
that
this
14
days
is
something
it's
good.
It
will
have
a
positive
impact
on
renter's
ability
to
access
support,
but
I
do
think
that
this
ordinance
could
be
strengthened.
E
It's
important
that
we
get
this
protection
on
the
books
now
as
quickly
as
possible,
but
I
do
think
it's
important
that
we
also
look
for
ways
to
strengthen
it
and
that's
what
the
staff
direction
does.
The
scope
is
narrow.
The
aims
are
very
specific,
and
so
I
want
to
appreciate
councilmember
gordon
for
for
for
stepping
into
that
and
making
sure
that
that
those
next
steps
are
teed
up
and
not
sort
of
loosely,
you
know,
alluded
to
or
promised.
E
But
but
actually
you
know
given
given
some
direction,
and
I
want
to
thank
staff
who
you
know
continue
to
support
council
members
and
support
our
residents
as
we
try
to
strengthen
tenant
protections
in
our
city
and
and
protect
renters
from
from
ending
up
with
evictions
on
their
record
with
you
know,
and
and
unable
to
access
housing
so
I'll,
be
supporting
the
staff
direction,
obviously
be
supporting
the
the
the
underlying
ordinance
and
yes,
just
want
to
thank
everybody
involved.
H
F
K
F
C
B
D
F
K
C
F
D
F
F
B
Carries-
and
that
is
referred
to
pogo
in
the
next
cycle.
The
next
order
of
business
is
notice
of
ordnance
introductions.
We
have
one
notice
this
morning,
which
is
from
council
members,
gordon
ellison
and
myself
related
to
amending
the
civil
rights
code,
to
add
a
new
chapter,
143
entitled
right
to
counsel
and
creating
a
right
to
counsel
for
tenants
facing
eviction.
B
It
was
able
to
send
an
email
yesterday
to
council
members
with
some
of
the
background
that
we
had
received
from
staff
on
this
issue
a
while
ago.
Are
there
any
questions
from
council
members
see
none
notices
given
and
no
further
action
is
required
at
this
time.
Next
is
the
ordinance
and
referral
calendar
introduction
and
referral
calendar,
and
we
have
one
item
this
morning.
This
is
an
introduction
by
councilman
roscano
jenkins,
I'm
pausing,
councilmember.
B
Oh,
no,
sorry
that
was
from
before
I
I
still
miss
the
speaker
management
and
the
chat
is
not
as
good
okay
I'll
start
over.
So
now
we
have
the
introduction
and
referral
calendar.
We
have
one
item
this
morning.
This
is
introduction
by
councilmember,
cono
jenkins
and
reich
related
to
a
proposal
tied
to
the
creation
of
a
new
arts
and
cultural
affairs
department
through
an
amendment
to
chapter
21..
This
notice
is
directly
tied
to
the
prior
notice
and
introduction
that
was
made
at
the
council's
regular
meeting
on
april
16th.
B
It's
a
clerical
correction
that,
prior
to
that
prior
subject
matter,
introduction
that
was
missing
in
the
draft
that
was
missed
in
the
drafting
process.
B
The
intention
here
is
to
ensure
full
notice
of
all
parts
of
the
code
that
are
impacted
by
the
proposal,
and
I
understand
that
the
intent
is
for
the
committee
to
unite
those
separate
parts
into
a
single
ordinance.
So
it's
cleaning
up
the
clerical
error.
This
item
requires
unanimous
approval
to
introduce
and
refer
the
matter
to
pogo
so
that
the
unified
ordinance
can
proceed.
Are
there
any
questions
from
council
members
on
this
notice?.
F
F
K
F
D
D
B
B
D
Yes,
madam
chair
myself
and
council
member
ellison
would
like
to
share
this
resolution
out
loud.
That
is
amenable
to
that.
D
So
and
as
everyone
knows,
we've
had
some
challenges
to
our
air
quality
in
the
city
of
minneapolis,
most
recently
a
fire
at
the
northern
metals
plant.
But
in
addition,
in
this
time
of
of
covet
19,
which
impacts
people's
lung
capacity
and
and
breathing,
it's
just
important
for
us
to
really
acknowledge
and
recognize
and
to
continue
to
try
and
clean
and
make
sure
that
the
air
quality
is
suitable
for
all
minneapolis
residents.
And
so
we
want
to
honor.
D
The
fact
that
this
month
is
may
is
clean
air
month
in
the
city
of
minneapolis,
whereas
the
american
lung
association
has
annually
promoted
and
celebrated
the
month
of
may
as
a
clean
air
month
since
1994,
in
order
to
educate
the
public
on
the
connection
between
clean
air
and
human
health
and
clean
air
month
has
since
been
honored
by
states
and
municipalities
around
the
country
and
whereas
air
quality
in
minnesota
currently
meets
the
federal
standards.
Even
low
and
moderate
levels
of
air
pollution
can
contribute
to
the
serious
illnesses
and
early
death
in
minnesota.
D
32
percent
of
all
communities
have
air
pollution
related
risk
above
health
guidelines.
However,
the
percentages
of
communities
of
color
and
lower
income
communities
that
experience
risk
above
health
guidelines
are
far
higher
with
low
income
communities.
The
number
is
46
within
communities
of
color.
It's
91.
D
I
will
now
turn
this
over
to
councilmember
ellison
to
share
the
rest
we
left
off
and
whereas
gasoline
and
diesel
combustion
in
cars.
E
Thank
you,
council
vice
president,
and
whereas
gasoline
and
diesel
combustion
in
cars,
trucks,
buses,
tractor
trailers
and
construction
equipment,
known
as
mobile
source
sources,
contribute
up
to
half
of
all
mp
pm
2.5
concentrations
in
highly
populated
urban
areas.
A
large
portion
of
air
pollution
also
comes
from
smaller
sources
that
are
located
in
neighborhoods
and
combined
to
create
a
large
effect.
E
These
sources
include
businesses
that
me
emit
vocs
such
as
gas
stations
and
auto
body
shops
and,
whereas
short
term
exposure
to
fine
particle
particulate
matter
can
result
in
asthma
attacks,
heart
attacks
and
death.
Long-Term
exposure
to
particulate
matter
can
result
in
heart
and
lung
disease,
cancers
and
death,
and
whereas
each
year
in
the
twin
cities,
find
particular
particle,
pollutions
is
estimated
to
cause
more
than
2100
deaths.
E
Your
likelihood
of
living
near
a
facility
that
emits
pollution
at
a
level
above
health
guidelines
is
higher
than
average.
If
you
are
a
person
of
color
or
indigenous
or
a
lower
income,
zip
codes
with
higher
rates
of
poverty
or
more
residents
of
color
have
higher
than
average
levels
of
mppm
2.5
pollution.
E
The
fraction
of
all
cases
attributable
to
pm
2.5
increases
with
increasing
zip
code,
poverty
levels
and
residents
of
color
for
death,
asthma,
respiratory
hospitalizations
and
asthma,
emergency
department
visits,
and
whereas
this
is
a
persistent
and
historical
issue.
East
phillips
neighborhood
has
a
long
history
of
industrial,
arsenic,
contamination
in
air,
soil
and
groundwater,
as
found
by
the
u.s
environmental
protection
agency.
E
In
the
early
200
2000's,
due
to
an
old
pesticide
manufacturing
plant,
an
area
known
as
the
arsenic
triangle,
further
compounded
by
pollution
from
vituminous
roadways,
smith,
foundry
and
the
roof
depot
continues
to
be
of
utmost
concern
of
residents
and
environmental
justice
activists,
especially
pertaining
to
disruption
of
the
soil
and
increased
vehicle
traffic.
And
whereas
the
minnesota
pollution
control
agency
in
2013
found
northern
metals
recycling.
E
And
whereas
in
2019,
minneapolis
city
council
adopted
a
resolution
declaring
a
climate
emergency,
noting
that
the
national
climate
and
health
assessment
of
the
united
states
global
change
research
program
identified
climate
change
as
a
significant
threat
to
the
health
of
the
people
of
the
united
states,
leading
to
increased
air
quality
impacts
and
other
negative
health
outcomes.
Addressing
the
climate
emergency
through
an
economically
just
and
managed
phase
out
of
the
use
of
oil,
gas
and
coal
to
keep
fossil
fuels.
E
Fuels
in
the
ground
will
also
improve
air
quality
for
byprod
and
low-income
communities,
and
whereas
last
year
the
mayor
and
city
council
declared
racism.
A
public
health
emergency
in
minneapolis
resolving
to
develop
and
implement
an
annual
report
with
racially
disaggregated
data
to
the
health
of
minneapolis,
black
indigenous
and
people
of
color,
including
recommendations
for
actions
to
eliminate
any
disparities
and
improve
overall
health.
D
D
Thank
you,
council,
member
ellison
and
so
now,
therefore,
be
it
resolved
that
the
mayor
and
the
city
council
do
hereby
designate
the
month
of
may
as
clean
air
month
and
continue
to
take
seriously
and
advance
our
mission
of
the
city
of
minneapolis,
which
states
our
city
government
takes
strategic
actions
to
address
climate
change,
dismantle
institutional
injustice
and
close
disparities
in
health,
housing,
public
safety
and
economic
opportunities
and
city
leaders
in
partnership
with
residents
help
to
ensure
all
communities
thrive
in
a
safe
and
healthy
city.
D
I
want
to
just
take
a
moment
to
thank
some
staff
who
helped
to
prepare
this
resolution.
D
Ms
kelly
mellman,
the
sustainability
and
program
coordinator
in
the
office
of
sustainability,
jenny,
lansing,
the
senior
environmental
research
analyst
in
the
health
department
and
americorps
vista
worker,
julia
evelyn,
who
is
involved
with
the
north
side
and
the
promisone
and
green,
and
I'm
sorry
in
north
side.
Green
zones,
as
well
as
my
own
staff,
senior
policy,
aide,
diva,
sadar
and
policy
associate
zoe
beaujouri
as
well
as
council
member
ellison's
staff,
who
who
work
diligently
diligently
to
put
this
resolution
together.
Thank
you
so
much.
Madam
president,.
F
B
I'll,
I'm
not
sure
if
it
was
officially
stated,
but
I
will
take
your
presentation
as
moving
the
item.
See
no
discussion
I'll.
Ask
the
clerk
to
call
the
role.
F
I
C
F
D
D
B
J
Thank
you,
madam
president.
This
is
not
a
happy
or
positive
announcement,
but
I
think
it
is
necessary
for
us
to
take
a
moment
within
our
space
as
council
members,
to
pause
and
recognize
that
in
the
last
few
weeks
our
city
has
had
two
children,
trinity,
allen.
I'm
sorry
anaya
allen
and
trinity.
Ottoman
smith
who
have
died
from
gun
violence.
J
Anaya
was
six
and
trinity
was
nine.
I
would
like
for
us
to
pause
in
our
space
here
to
have
a
moment
of
silence
for
these
two
little
girls.
So
if
you
please
join
me
in
a
moment
of.
H
J
J
Thank
you
for
joining
me
for
that
I
want,
while
they
were
shot
in
north
minneapolis.
I
I'm
sorry
I'm
going
to
do
my
best,
I'm
very
emotional,
about
this.
While
they
were
shot
in
north
minneapolis,
they
are.
J
J
J
We
have
to
come
together
and
to
honestly
work
together
to
be
able
to
find
solutions,
their
lives
mattered
and
the
fact
that
the
city
has
not
shut
down
an
outrage,
it's
very
hard
for
me
as
a
north
side
council
member
who's
in
the
middle
of
it,
I
myself
heard
the
gunshots
that
ultimately
killed
anaya
because
she
was
killed
only
a
few
blocks.
With
my
house,
I
heard
the
gunshots
that
shot
a
10
year
old.
Only
a
couple
weeks
before
trinity
and
anaya
were
shot.
J
D
Thank
you,
madam
president,
and
and
thank
you,
councilmember
cunningham
and
absolutely
this
is
a
minneapolis
crisis
that
we
all
have
to
grapple
with
more
and
and
and
help
our
communities
to
overcome
these
tragedies.
D
D
Also
sad
murder
of
george
floyd,
which
earlier
this
week,
the
city,
the
nation,
recognized
the
one
year
anniversary,
and
I
I
just
want
to
just
offer
my
my
condolences
to
all
of
the
families
that
have
lost
lives
to
senseless
violence
and
tragic
murders.
Your
to
your
point,
councilmember
cunningham.
D
We
are
better
than
this
and
we
have
to
demonstrate
that
by
coming
together
and
addressing
and
tackling
these
issues
as
a
as
a
city,
that's
committed
to
the
ideals
that
our
employees
brought
forth
earlier
in
this
conversation
in
this
meeting
today
and
the
commitments
that
we
have
made
to
racial
equity
and
justice
in
our
communities,
and
so
I
am
publicly
committing
myself
to
continuing
to
do
that
work
and
certainly
take
your
challenge
to
heart,
council
member
cunningham,
as
well
as
encourage
all
of
my
other
council
members.
B
Thank
you
both,
I
think
it's
clear
and
has
been,
and
should
continue
to
be
clear,
that
all
of
this
violence
is
unacceptable
and
it
is
on
every
single
member
of
this
body
to
work
together
to
stop
community
violence
and
to
stop
police
violence,
and
our
city
feels
like
it
is
in
a
cycle
of
harm
and
violence
and
force
harm
and
violence
and
force
that
will
take
every
single
member
of
our
community
to
break.
B
I
do
want
to
say
something,
and
I
I
want
to
pause
and
and
speak
carefully
last
term
this
body
was
quite
divided
and
when
I
started
speaking
with
all
of
you
about
how
we
wanted
this
term
to
go
and
spoke
with
you
about
the
council
structure,
you
all
told
me
that
you
wanted
to
be
part
of
a
group
of
people
that
could
work
together
through
differences
and
whether
you
see
it
or
not
or
appreciate
it
or
not.
B
I
have
spent
an
enormous
amount
of
time
and
energy,
the
last
three
and
a
half
years
trying
to
hold
this
body
together
in
that
harmony.
Even
through
difference
we
can
debate,
we
can
disagree,
we
have
different
constituencies,
but
we
always
come
back
together
with
a
basic
respect
for
each
other's
work,
a
basic
respect
for
each
other's
elections,
certificates
and
leadership,
and
in
the
last
couple
of
weeks
I
have
seen
folks
operate
in
a
way
that
does
not
adhere
to
that
vision
and
those
norms.
B
B
B
I
have
the
advantage
of
not
having
to
be
part
of
all
of
that
now,
but
I
really
mean
this
as
a
as
a
plea
for
a
return
to
some
of
those
norms
of
this
body,
and
I
do
want
to
specifically
say
that
the
council
member
cunningham
first
secured
resources
for
violence
prevention
in
north
minneapolis
in
2017
before
he
was
even
a
member
of
the
city
council.
He
came
with
kids
with
members
of
the
school
community
at
lucy
laney
and
I
was
honored
to
work
with
him.
B
Actually
then,
council,
member
fry
and
I
co-authored
a
package
that
included
a
lot
of
police
spending
and
a
very
small
amount
of
violence
prevention
dollars,
trying
to
save
the
work
that
had
been
started
next
term
so
that
we
could
start
this
term
with
some
very,
very,
very
modest
investments
in
violence,
prevention
and
council
member
cunningham
leadership
began
even
before
he
was
in
office
so
to
those
who
are
suggesting.
Otherwise,
I
really
just
would
compel
you
to
stop.
Please.
B
Our
colleague
has
been
sitting
with
families
who
are
facing
unimaginable
pain
from
losing
their
children
and
he's,
certainly
not
the
only
one
who's
who's
doing
that
work,
but
I
just
do
want
to
honor
his
leadership
and
maybe
push
back
on
some
of
the
narratives
that
have
been
insinuated
or
said
in
the
last
couple
of
weeks.
B
I
guess
I
want
to
just
close
by
re-grounding
in
the
lives
of
the
two
little
girls
that
councilmember
cunningham
honored
today
and
offered
my
commitment
to
continue
to
work
with
all
of
you
to
put
an
end
to
this,
and
I
think
our
colleagues
from
the
parts
of
the
city
who
are
experiencing
the
most
violence
come
back
to
this
body
with
an
enormous
amount
of
grace,
sharing
their
experiences
and
really
maybe
they
should
be
more
angry
that
there
hasn't
been
more
done
than
they
even
are.