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From YouTube: May 12, 2021 Policy & Government Oversight Committee
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Thank
you
so
very
much
chair
jenkins
and
members
of
the
committee.
Today,
the
human
resources
department
will
be
presenting
an
overview
of
the
our
proposal
for
a
new
inclusive
holiday,
specifically
regarding
juneteenth
and
ricka
stenderson,
who
is
the
director
of
total
compensation
will
be
making
the
presentation.
So
I
will
turn
the
presentation
over
to
mrs
denison
thank.
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So
the
background
on
this
juneteenth
holiday
is
the
city,
as
you
know,
provides
policies
and
practices
designed
to
promote
workforce
diversity,
equity
and
inclusion.
We
have
paid
city
holidays
that
allow
our
employees
to
celebrate
and
commemorate
important,
religious
and
secular
dates
with
family
and
friends.
The
city's
current
holiday
schedule
provides
for
11
paid
holidays
during
this
past
year.
Many
organizations
incorporated
juneteenth
june
or
june
19th
into
their
paid
holiday
programs,
and
many
other
organizations
are
also
considering
it,
considering
adding
it
as
a
paid
holiday
this
year
next
slide,
please.
G
G
We
in
human
resources
attended
the
executive
committee
meeting
in
january
of
this
year
to
talk
about
paid
holidays
and
discuss
the
potential
edition
of
a
new
paid
holiday
for
city
employees.
At
that
time,
and
with
the
feedback
of
the
committee,
we
were
asked
to
obtain
feedback
from
city
employees
and
labor
unions
as
a
next
step
and
then
to
come
back
to
the
committee
with
some
options
and
a
proposal.
G
So
we
looked
at
several
options
for
an
inclusive
holiday,
including
adding
a
floating
holiday.
Looking
at
juneteenth
changing
out
an
existing
holiday.
We
also
did
benchmarking
information
and
looked
at
how
we
compare
with
our
paid
holidays
to
other
public
jurisdictions,
and
then
we
returned
to
executive
committee
in
april
with
a
presentation
of
our
research
options
and
a
proposal
for
the
consideration
of
juneteenth
next
slide.
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Speaking
on
behalf
of
myself,
my
executive
board
and
my
rank
and
file,
I
want
to
say
thank
you
a
very
heartfelt
thank
you
to
patience,
ferguson
and
ricka
senderson
for
developing
this
and
bringing
it
forward.
I
think
it
is
a
wonderful
opportunity
for
city
employees
to
take
some
time
to
reflect
on
what
juneteenth
means
and
to
take
the
opportunity
through
the
holiday
to
connect
with
their
communities.
We
do
that
every
day,
but
I
think
that
this
opportunity
is
an
excellent
one
and
I'm
really
just
personally
excited
about
it.
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I
believe
I
need
a
second
for
that
motion
and
I
believe
we
have
a
proper
second
and
second
by
councilmember
fletcher
all
right,
so
we
do
have
a
motion
in
front
of
us
and
a
proper
second.
I
will
again
once
again
ask:
is
there
any
discussion
councilmember
schrader?
Were
you
enqueued
to
speak
a
second
for
that
question.
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Item
number
13
is
a
resolution
confirming
renewal
and
the
new
name
of
the
lake
street
greenway
partnership
to
integrate
policies
and
mobilize
investments
for
the
lake
street
greenway
and
for
clarity.
Colleagues,
this
resolution
does
not
have
a
financial
implication
at
this
time,
however,
there
may
be
an
additional
resolution
in
the
future.
Regarding
that
item.
H
Thanks
manateer,
I
just
did
want
to
note,
as
I
did
at
I
think,
every
previous
meeting,
where
we've
had
these
settlements,
it's
possible.
I
missed
one.
I
did
want
to
note
that
we
have
seven
settlements
related
to
claims
that
amount
by
my
calculation,
a
total
of
one
million
two
hundred
ten
thousand
dollars
on
today's
consent
agenda.
Those
do
each
have
with
them
in
the
in
the
posted
agenda,
more
detail
related
to
the
workers,
compensation
settlements
that
are
before
the
committee
today
for
approval.
H
As
I
said
in
the
past,
we
are
limited
in
what
we
can
say
about
the
details
of
settlements
of
this
kind
because
of
privacy
protections
for
workers,
and
so
I
did
note
that
I
I
was
getting
I'm
sure
other
council
offices
are
likely
getting
requests
from
constituents
and
media
about
this
general
issue,
including,
of
course,
a
question
about
the
potential
financial
impact
on
the
city
for
transparency
purposes.
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
we're
noting
when
these
are
coming
through
and
that
we
are
sharing
the
information
that
is
possible.
H
I
had
I
had
thought
that
today,
perhaps
finance
staff
could
answer
some
basic
questions
about
the
fun
type
that
we're
using
to
pay
out
settlements.
It
sounded
like
that
might
not
be
possible
today.
So,
if
it
is
not,
I
I
think
perhaps
it
would
be
up
to
you,
madam
chair,
to
follow
up
with
staff
to
schedule
some
time
on
a
future
agenda,
which
is
what
was
suggested
to
me
when
I
emailed
today.
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J
For
the
most
part,
we
follow
the
same
processes
and
procedures
that
we
used
for
the
2020
2020
local
boards,
as
they
were
virtual
as
well.
We
worked
very
closely
with
the
city
clerk
team,
as
we
developed
agendas
prepared
scripts
for
the
board
members
onboarded
the
board
members
and
satisfied
all
of
the
many
statutorily
required
aspects
of
the
local
board
next
slide.
J
J
J
While
we
still
receive
some
paper
applications,
the
primary
tool
for
collecting
applications
is
our
online
application.
This
is
the
third
year
using
this
technology.
It
provides
the
opportunity
not
just
for
the
property
owner
to
submit
applications
and
supporting
documentation,
but
also
from
a
staff
perspective,
allows
real-time
reporting
on
our
appeal
accounts
and
their
status
next
slide.
Please
moving
into
some
of
the
board
statistics.
J
There
were
just
over
1
000
valuation
inquiries
received
by
our
team.
Approximately
half
of
those
were
resolved
at
the
staff
level
before
an
application
was
required.
The
other
half
completed
applications
to
appeal
next
slide.
Please
breaking
these
counts
down.
Further
of
the
545
appeals
we
received
just
over
one-third
were
resolved
by
our
staff
10
days
or
more
before
the
board
convened
and
didn't
require
board
action.
J
J
J
J
This
is
a
historical
look
at
the
appeal
count.
Some
of
the
some
of
the
accounts
are
not
exactly.
Apples
to
apples
are
comparable
because
of
some
internal
processes
that
have
happened
over
time
and
terminology
changes
that
have
occurred.
However,
it
does
give
an
indication
of
the
historical
workload
for
staff
next
slide.
Please,
this
slide
breaks
down
the
appeal
count
by
a
major
property
type
groupings
with
the
majority
of
cases
being
residential.
J
J
J
J
You
can
see
here
that
ward
7,
followed
by
ward
3
had
the
highest
appeal
count
and
the
greatest
appeal
value
for
both
of
these
awards.
In
addition
to
ward
10,
the
majority
of
the
market
value
appealed
was
commercial,
industrial
and
apartment,
while
all
properties
have
the
right
to
appeal
to
the
local
board.
The
local
board
may
not
have
the
technical,
commercial
appraisal,
skills
or
adequate
time
to
perform
the
analysis
necessary
to
come
up
with
their
own
independent
value
determination.
J
J
J
H
Thanks
manager,
I
wondered,
if
you
know
now
or
if
you
have
the
data
for
for
follow-up,
about
the
characteristics
of
the
properties
that
were
in
actually
the
previous
slider
couple
back.
For
example,
do
you
know
the
age
of
building
and
is
there
a
pattern
to
the
age
of
the
buildings
that
are
appealing
their
evaluation.
J
Jared
jenkins
and
council
or
council
president
bender,
yes,
we
do
have
the
data-
I
don't
have
it
here
today,
but
we
definitely
would
be
able
to
provide
the
data
about
age
or
style
of
the
property,
for
example,
pretty
much
any
characteristic
that
we
have
on
file
for
a
property.
We
would
be
able
to
categorize
for
you.
H
J
Welcome,
I
will
note
that
we
annually
do
send
out
lists
of
all
of
the
appeals
by
war
to
the
council
members.
It
includes
the
address
the
property
owner
and
the
before
and
after
value.
So
it
gives
you
what
the
original
assessment
was
and
then
the
result
to
the
board
action
and
that
will
be
sent
out
to
you
in
the
next
day
or
two.
J
J
J
The
total
estimated
market
value
prior
to
the
local
board
was
just
over
60
billion
dollars.
The
reductions
by
the
board
resulted
in
a
change
of
0.024
percent,
so
the
board's
actions
met
the
state
requirement
next
slide.
Please
all
property
owners
that
appeal
to
the
local
board
receive
a
determination
letter
from
our
office.
That
indicates
the
board's
actions
and
the
next
steps
in
the
process.
J
J
As
of
yesterday,
there
were
98
minneapolis
cases
registered
for
the
county
board
and,
unlike
any
other
jurisdiction
in
hennepin
county,
our
minneapolis
appraisal
team
continues
to
work
on
the
county
appeals
rather
than
county
appraisal.
Staff
of
the
98
one
has
been
cancelled,
23
have
reached
concurrences
with
staff
and
74
are
still
open
and
actively
being
worked
on
by
our
team.
J
Next
slide.
Please
again.
The
next
step
is
the
county
board.
It
will
convene
on
june
14th,
and
this
is
the
contact
information.
Then
all
properties
can
appeal
to
the
minnesota
tax
court.
The
deadline
to
file
a
tax
court
petition
on
the
2021
value
is
april
30th
of
2022,
and
this
is
the
contact
information
next
slide.
Please.
J
J
There
is
a
format
that
is
used
by
other
jurisdictions
called
an
open
book,
and
this
is
something
that
we
are
exploring.
A
change
to
the
current
requirement
of
the
city.
Having
a
formal
local
board
meeting
would
create
easier
access
to
the
appeals
process
for
property
owners.
It
would
allow
the
assessor's
office
more
flexibility
in
our
internal
processes,
which
we
would
we
believe
would
make
way
for
much
greater
efficiency.
J
It
would
eliminate
the
very
challenging
task,
and
I
am
sure
the
clerk's
office
would
agree
of
recruiting
board
members.
It
would
reduce
or
eliminate
other
enterprise
staffing
needs,
such
as
the
clerk's
team
and
it
team.
It
would
reduce
potential
unbudgeted
staff
overtime
hours,
and
it
would
also
eliminate
the
stipends
that
the
board
members
are
paid.
J
So
we
are
working
with
the
city,
attorney's
office
and
the
city
clerk's
office
and
igr
on
a
timeline
and
the
next
steps.
As
we
potentially
pursue
statutory
language
changes
in
closing
a
huge
thanks
to
our
team
in
the
assessor's
office
for
all
the
work
they've
done
during
this
appeal
season
and
all
the
work
we
actually
still
have
left
to
do
as
we
head
into
the
county
board
thanks
to
the
clerk's
team
of
casey,
jackie
maddie,
grant
and
charlie.
J
Also
thank
you
to
the
technical
team
from
I.t
and
communications
for
producing
these
additional
live
meetings
and
recorded
hearings,
in
addition
to
all
of
their
other
regular
council
committee
boards
and
commission
meetings
and,
of
course,
a
thank
you
to
our
board
members
who
took
their
time
and
were
very
dedicated
to
providing
a
fair
appeals
process.
And
that
concludes
my
report.
Thank
you.
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J
Chair
jenkins,
we
have
historically
seen
a
large
appeal
turnout
or
count
in,
for
example,
ward
13,
that
those
counts
are
down
this
year.
You
are
correct
about
wards
three
and
seven,
a
lot
of,
though
the
market
value
was
because
of
so
many
commercial
and
apartment
appeals
were
received
from
those
wards.
J
A
lot
of
this
happen.
This
kind
of
type
of
education
happens
when
our
appraisers
are
out
in
the
field.
As
you
know,
they
review
20
of
all
properties
every
year,
knocking
on
people's
doors.
We
send
a
letter,
and
so
property
owners
are
educated
when
they
are
talking
with
our
staff
every
day
I
there
may
be
in
some
areas,
less.
J
J
So
we
continue
to
make
strides
every
year,
working
with
hennepin
county
and
the
community,
our
communications
team
to
simplify
and
clarify
what
it
is
that
the
valuation
notice
means
and
how
that
translates
into
a
property
tax.
We
have
created
a
few
videos
with
the
communications
team
to
provide
more
education,
but
I
really
believe
that
it
is
all
about
making
sure
property
owners
understand
what
the
notice
means
and
what
the
outcome
is
in
the
next
year
for
their
property
tax
bill.
C
It
does
a
bit
and-
and
I
guess
that's
what
I
was
trying
to
get
at-
but
even
more
succinctly.
I'm
I'm
wondering
were
the
increases
in
values
less
in
some
of
the
communities
that
we
see
less
appeals,
or
was
it
just
that
they
don't
have
all
of
the
tools
and
some
of
the
education,
as
you
just
pointed
out,
to
understand
the
valuation
and
make
those
determinations.
J
Yes,
so
we
have
seen
historically
as
well
that
some
of
the
largest
value
increases,
I'm
speaking
primarily
about
residential.
Here,
the
some
of
the
largest
value
increases
have
been
in
wards
four
and
five.
However,
we
typically
see
a
very
light
turnout.
When
we
look
at
the
appeals,
you
would
think
that,
with
the
with
higher
value
increases,
you
would
see
more
appeals
in
those
areas,
but
it's
actually
the
reverse.
J
C
Yeah
now
that,
thank
you,
that's
that's
actually
what
I
was
trying
to
get
at
with
my
first
question,
which
was
kind
of
clunky,
but
I
think
we
got
to
the
to
the
crux
of
the
matter.
So
thank
you
very
much
for
that
presentation.
Are
there
any
other
comments
or
questions
from
my
colleagues,
council,
member
goodman.
D
Thank
you.
Thank
you
rebecca,
and
this
is
not
a
question
for
her
as
much
as
council.
Vice
president
jenkins,
I
would
be
happy
to
talk
to
you
about
it.
I
think
that
people
in
the
wards
where
the
values
are
increasing
the
most
do
not
understand
the
system
without
question.
I'm
going
to
just
give
you
kind
of
a
quick
look
without
getting
into
my
situation.
D
This
is
the
notice
that
we
get
from
them
with
regard
to
valuation.
I
don't
think
anyone
can
see
my
evaluation,
but
people
get
this
and
say
yay.
My
house
is
increased
in
value,
that's
a
good
thing,
and
then
they
get
this
thing,
which
is
the
actual
breakdown
of
all
the
different
taxes
and
they're
like.
Why
did
my
taxes
go
up?
That
doesn't
make
any
sense
to
me
and
it's
complicated.
D
In
my
ward,
I'll
just
use
that,
as
an
example,
do
not
understand
that
there
is
a
direct
correlation
to
the
increase
in
your
property
taxes
going
up
to
your
value,
because
by
the
time
we
set
the
levy
and
the
tax
rate,
the
value
appeal
has
long
gone,
and
so
when
people
call
me
and
they're
worried
and
upset.
The
very
first
question
I
ask
is:
how
much
did
your
property
go
up
in
value,
because
that's
likely
why
your
taxes
went
up
not
because
of
a
rate
increase?
D
You
know
an
overall
rate
increase
which
has
to
do
with
the
amount
we
levy,
not
how
much
people
pay.
So
I
think
that
what
ends
up
happening
is
for
people
who
are
not
as
schooled
in
the
system.
They
see
the
value,
increase
and
think,
thank
goodness,
my
property
has
gone
up
in
value,
especially
in
very
sensitive
parts
of
town
that
have
had
situations
where
their
property
value
hasn't
gone
up,
but
then
they
don't
transfer
over
that.
That
is
the
reason
their
taxes
are
going
up.
D
D
That's
my
two
cents
after
doing
this
for
24
years,
and
I
think
it
would
be
good
for
us
to
educate
people
more,
and
this
is
not
miss
malmquist
problem
or
issue
at
all
on
the
process
for
appealing
your
value.
If
you
think
the
house
is
not
worth
it.
Unfortunately,
we
saw
a
massive
decrease
in
value
in
more
challenged
parts
of
town
and
08
9
10..
I
think
the
assessor's
office
barely
increased
values
in
8,
9,
10,
11
12
almost
didn't
start
raising
them
again
until
13
as
a
result.
D
So
I'm
happy
to
work
with
you
on
this,
and
I
would
guess
that
miss
momquist
is
too
because
her
thing
is
all
about
helping
people
understand
the
system.
We
just
went
through
a
public
hearing
where
every
person
who
spoke
basically
said
she
loves
this
area
of
work
and
wants
to
help
people
understand
it
and
I
believe
she
does,
but
we
need
to
do
a
better
job
too.
C
Yeah,
absolutely
and
and
that
that
was
my
whole
point
and
really
you
know
if
we're
if
we're
gonna,
be
taking
an
equity
approach
and
we're
really
trying
to
help
with
anti-displacement
etc.
I
mean
this.
This
is
one,
certainly
not
a
panacea,
but
one
way
to
help
people
a
understand
how
how
the
city
operates
more
fully
but
but
potentially
reduce
their
their
costs.
C
You
know
if
that
is
appropriate
in
those
situations,
but
you
gotta
ask
those
questions
to
find
out
and-
and
I
just
know
so
many
pressures
in
these
communities
that
it
is,
you
know
hard
to
access
that
information,
sometimes
so,
to
the
extent
that
we
can
help
make
that
happen
as
a
as
a
goal,
I
think
we'll
be
helping
our
constituents,
so
thank
you
again,
miss
mom
quest.
I
really
appreciate
that
report
and
I
will
move
that
presentation.