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From YouTube: August 20, 2021 City Council
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B
Thank
you
good
morning
my
name
is
lisa
bender,
I'm
the
president
of
the
minneapolis
city
council.
I'm
going
to
call
to
order
this
regular
meeting
for
friday
august
20th
before
we
proceed
I'll
note
that
we
have
remote
participation
by
council
members
and
city
staff
as
authorized
under
the
provisions
of
the
minnesota
open
meeting
law,
section
13d
.021
due
to
the
declared
state
of
local
public
health
emergency.
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
Madam
president,
the
chair
was
council
members
greater
and
he's
going
to
give
the
report
today.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
H
Thank
you,
madam
president,
I'm
happy
to
give
the
report
of
the
biz
committee
we'll
be
putting
forward
16
items
for
approval.
The
first
is
the
approval
of
a
outdoor
expansion
of
premises
for
the
property
at
well.
The
business
at
145
holden
street
north
number
two
is
the
approval
application
for
sunday
on
liquor
sales
with
sunday
sales
at
the
u.s
bank
stadium.
Number
three
is
the
passage
of
and
giving
approval
for,
the
issuance
of
up
to
22
million
in
revenue
bonds
to
the
hennepin
school
building.
H
Company
number
four
is
the
denial
of
an
appeal
for
the
property
at
50
11
through
50
15
france
avenue
south
number.
Five.
Is
the
liquor
license
approvals?
Local
number?
Six?
Is
the
liquor
license
renewals
number
seven?
Is
the
gambling
license
approvals?
Number
eight.
Is
the
acceptance
of
the
emergency
rental
assistance
round
two
housing
round
two
funds:
number
nine
is
the
granting
of
from
the
minnesota
historical
society.
Certified
local
government
grant
for
the
washburn
fair
oaks.
H
Historic
district
number
10
is
the
acceptance
of
grants
from
the
minnesota
department
of
employment
and
economic
development,
as
well
as
the
metropolitan
council
data
tax
base.
Revitalization
account
as
well
as
the
hennepin
county
environmental
response
fund,
and
this
is
for
their
spring
2021
brownfield
grants.
Number
11
is
the
contract
amendment
authorizing
increase
to
the
contract
for
the
demolition
of
1625
west
broadway
avenue
north
number
16.
Excuse
me,
number
12,
13,
14
and
15
are
street
vacations
for
the
southwest
light
rail
pro
met
council
south
wales.
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F
Thank
you,
madam
president,
and
today
the
policy
and
government
oversight
committee
will
be
bringing
forward
nine
items.
Item
number
one
is
a
resolution
supporting
the
puerto
rico.
Self-Determination
act
of
2021
items
two
through
four
are
several
contract
amendments
item
number:
five
is
an
acceptance
of
a
bid
for
election
envelopes
and
inserts
for
absentee
voting.
F
Item
number
six
authorizes
a
lease
agreement
with
hpc
acquisitions
llc
for
elections
at
10,
45,
10th
avenue
southeast
item
number:
seven
is
the
environmental
assessment
worksheet
on
the
hiawatha
maintenance
facility
expansion
item
number.
Eight
is
a
resolution
adopting
the
title
and
ballot
language
related
to
the
public
safety
department.
H
Thank
you.
Madame
president,
I
did
want
to
comment
on
number
eight,
just
as
just
to
make
clear
in
the
public,
like
the
mayor
has
talked
about
vetoing
the
language
for
the
proposed
charter
amendment
I
just
want
to
make
clear
people
know
kind
of
what
the
timeline
was
been,
so
we
had
a
process
by
which
the
public
can
get
something
on
the
ballot,
and
there
has
been
a
lot
of
work,
a
lot
of
concern
about
the
way
we
do
public
safety
here.
H
That
language
was
seen
as
the
like,
biased
by
the
court
and
was
thrown
back
to
us
like
and
so
on
wednesday.
We
came
up
with
language.
We
listened
to
the
court
and,
as
of
yesterday,
you
know
that
that
those
issues
have
been
resolved.
If
there
is
further
action
to
have
this
language
vetoed
like
right
now,
we
are
not.
We
are
fine.
We
are
not
being
sued
by
anybody
this.
It
clearly
has
the
intent
of
the
people
that
put
that
forward.
H
That
said,
any
forward
movement
could
land
us
right
back
in
court
with
a
deadline
of
midnight
tonight.
So
I'm
very
concerned.
I
think
that
we
should
take
very
seriously
the
admonishment
by
the
court
to
say
that
the
original
language,
including
some
of
the
things
that
the
mayor
is
proposing
in
his
veto
announcement,
were
biased
and
go
against
the
intent
of
the
folks
that
brought
forward
the
ballot
initiatives.
So
I
think
I
I'm
voting
for
our
language
today.
H
E
I
would
like
to
offer
up
the
language
that
mayor
frye
was
speaking
about
yesterday,
but
first
I
feel
compelled
to
call
on
the
city
attorney
and
specifically
the
city
attorney,
who
has
been
working
on
this
through
court,
ms
mclaren,
to
clarify
some
of
council
member
schroeder's
statements,
because
I
find
them
to
be
untrue.
B
Okay,
thank
you.
We
will
go
ahead
and
pull
off
item
eight,
which
is
what
is
being
discussed
right
now,
so
that
we
may
have
those
discussions
so
I'll,
because
I'm
promising
I'll
take
that
as
a
request
to
pull
off
that
item
for
discussion,
and
then
I'm
happy
to
call
on
you
again
at
the
beginning
of
that
discussion.
B
No,
it's
okay,
just
procedurally,
okay,
I'm
happy
to
see.
If
there's
more
so
we
we
will
pull
item
eight.
B
If
there's
any
other
desire
to
pull
things.
Just
let
me
know
I
put
myself
in
queue.
I
didn't
want
to
make
a
very
brief
comment
on
item
seven,
which
is
the
environmental
assessment
worksheet
for
the
hiawatha
maintenance
facility,
just
want
to
clarify
procedurally
here
that
today's
vote
is
on
the
environmental
assessment
worksheet,
which
was
approved
in
committee.
B
There
was
also
a
staff
direction
and
that
will
be
held
over
in
the
pogo
committee,
because
the
direction
included
to
have
staff
work
on
the
fiscal
impact
and
the
race
equity
analysis
the
ria.
B
So
we
anticipate
that
coming
back
through
a
pogo
meeting.
I
do
want
to
say
just
so
the
conversation
that
we
had
about
the
staff
direction
and
committee.
That's
not
what's
on
the
agenda
today
on
the
agenda
today
is
certifying
this
official
document
in
the
way
that
we
talked
about
in
committee.
I
do
want
to
say
that
you
know
in
the
discussion
on
the
on
the
staff
direction
in
committee.
I
voiced
concerns
about
that
approach.
B
If
the
majority
of
the
city
council
decides
to
cancel
the
water
yard
project
and
move
it
to
a
different
location,
the
council
will
have
my
full
support
as
council
president
in
that
position,
and
I
will
be
very
actively
encouraging
us
to
to
make
a
final
decision
to
not
sort
of
drag
it
out
for
a
couple
more
years.
B
I'm
really
concerned
about
putting
an
unrealistic.
You
know
challenge
to
a
community
group
to
raise
money
that
I
think
would
be
very
hard
to
do.
Based
on
what
the
value
of
the
land
is.
So
I
don't
mean
to
drag
us
into
a
separate
discussion
about
something
that
isn't
on
the
agenda.
B
I
wanted
to
clarify,
procedurally
that
today's
vote
is
not
on
the
staff
direction
and
just
offer
my
support
to
this
body,
in
that
when
we
make
decisions,
those
are
the
decisions
we
make
and
I
will
work
together
with
everyone
to
to
carry
those
decisions
forward
in
the
way
that's
best
for
the
city.
Council-Based
president
jenkins.
F
I
I
wanted
to
speak
a
little
bit
to
item
number
seven
as
well,
and
you
know
we
voted
12-1
to
accept
the
environmental
assessment
worksheet
on
on
wednesday,
and
while
it's
true
that
the
environmental
worksheet
really
suggests
that
this
project
would
actually
mitigate
some
of
the
environmental
challenges
that
are
present
at
the
current
proposed
site
for
the
water
maintenance
facility,
the
eaw
is
specific
to
to
each
project,
and
so,
if
the,
if
the
project
does
move,
you
know,
we
would
need
to
do
potentially
do
another
environmental
assessment.
F
F
My
concern
with
with
this
project
going
to
that
particular
site,
is
that
there
has
been
a
an
accumulation
of
environmental
harms
in
this
community
over
time,
and
I
think
that
this
an
additional
project
may
continue
to
perpetuate
those
harms,
particularly
given
the
fact
of
the
respiratory
challenges
that
the
coronavirus
is
bringing
to
our
communities.
F
That
is
not
to
say
that
this
project
should
not
exist
somewhere.
We
we
have
to
stand
by
our
workers
and
create
a
a
safe,
an
efficient
work
environment,
as
well
as
protect
the
health
of
all
of
the
residents
of
minneapolis,
and
so
you
know
I
I
know
that
there
has
been
a
lot
of
communication
about
this
project
and
a
there's
been,
I
think,
as
mentioned
earlier,
a
mischaracterization
of
some
of
the
environmental
harms
that
the
project
itself
represents.
F
G
G
B
E
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
I
I
did
based
on
the
person
previous
to
me,
council
member
schroeder
made
some
comments
that
I
wanted
to
get
affirmed
or
firmed
up
by
the
city
attorney's
office,
and
he
made
two
comments
that
I
found
troubling.
E
I
I
Declined
to
find
any
bias
on
part
of
the
language
and
didn't
has
now
refused
yes
for
minneapolis's
request
two
times
to
have
this
body
enact
specific
language.
Specifically
the
explain
it
excuse
me,
the
ballot
question
approved
july
23rd
without
the
explanatory
note.
Yes,
the
council
has
excuse
me.
I
The
court
has
told
the
council
that
it
needs
to
amend
the
existing
ballot
language
specifically
by
removing
the
note
approved
july
23rd,
but
in
its
order
issued
yesterday,
the
court
found
that
yes
for
minneapolis
had
misstated
the
court's
prior
ruling
and
specifically
affirmed
for
a
second
time
the
city's
ability
to
pass
a
public
safety
charter.
Amendment
ballot
question.
That
included
an
explanatory
note.
I
I
think
that
the
court's
reasoning
provided
yesterday
also
should
provide
further
assurance
to
this
council
and
its
members
that
this
council
has
the
ability
to
add
language
to
either
the
ballot
question
or
the
proposed
explanatory
note
circulated
by
staff
this
weekend
and
that
adoption
of
that
would
be
in
full
compliance
with
the
court's
orders
and
I'm
happy
to
answer
any
other
questions
that
council
may
have.
Thank
you.
B
I
E
I
do
and
the
clerk
has
it
as
well.
I
wanted
to
put
up
for
resolution
today
at
council
as
a
start,
the
substitute
motion,
as
put
forward
by
mayor
frye
in
his
comments.
Yesterday
I
will
say
this
is
not
my
preferred
language
for
sure
to
me
is
missing
several
factual
things
that
we
should
put
in,
but
I
will
offer
it
up
as
a
substitute
and
some
kind
of
middle
ground
here,
and
I
would,
if
you're
all
right
with
this.
Madam
chair
invite
the
mayor
to
speak
to
this
amendment.
B
If
the
mayor
would
like
to
speak,
he
and
is
in
the
meeting.
He
should
please
put
himself
in
queue
and
I'm
happy
to
call
on
the
mayor,
council,
member
schrader.
H
H
We've
heard
the
city's
attorney's
interpretation
of
what
the
judge
said,
but
I
think
it's
important
to
read
what
the
judge
said,
and
so
you
know
we
we
talk
about
in
the
court
order,
and
this
is,
I
believe,
the
one
from
august
that-
and
it
says
the
language
in
the
explanatory
note
is
problematic
and
then
another
part
of
it
says
that
read
as
much
like
a
warning
label
as
they
do
in
form
informational
statements.
That's
been
the
problem
throughout
this
whole
process.
H
I
also
think
it's
worth
noting.
If
we
have
council
members
or
a
mayor
that
wants
to
vote
against
this,
they
will
have
their
opportunity
once
this
is
on
the
ballot.
We
have
a
process
for
the
people
of
minnesota,
the
minnesota
minneapolis
to
be
heard.
They
followed
that
process.
Our
job
is
to
make
sure
that
it
is
fair,
is
unbiased
and
gets
all
of
the
relevant
facts
without
any
editorial
context
of
picking
and
choosing
which
facts
are
being
on
there.
H
So,
while
the
city
attorney
says,
you
know
that
we
have
the
right
to
do
that,
absolutely
the
court
says
you
know
that
the
they
did
not
validate
any
language
either
from
yes
from
minneapolis
or
from
you
know
the
the
city
attorney's
language,
because
they
felt
that
that
role
was
for
the
legislative
branch,
which
is
city
council.
So
it's
it's
been
very
misleading.
H
It's
been
very
hard
for
the
public
to
understand
what
is
actually
the
truth,
and
I
would
say
you
know
what
the
city
attorney
has
walked
a
very
good
line
of
being
truthful,
but
without
putting
the
context
that
those
without
reading
the
language
of
the
judge
makes
it
very
misleading.
So
I
would
just
hope
that
we
would
go
straight
to
the
facts
and
be
very
clear
with
folks
of
where
we're
getting
our
information
from.
J
Thank
you.
Madam
president.
I
must
say
some
of
the
comments
that
I've
heard
thus
far
today
from
some
council
members
have
been
extremely
troublesome.
We
heard
directly
from
our
city
attorney
that
what
council
member
schroeder
said
was
false,
full
stop.
J
We
have
to
tell
the
truth
here.
The
court
just
issued
an
order
yesterday,
making
it
exceedingly
clear
that
the
order
quote
does
not
preclude
respondents
from
including
any
explanatory
note
and
in
fact
finds
that
the
city
is
not
barred
from
including
one
we
have
an
obligation
to
tell
the
truth.
Our
city
attorney
has
plainly
stated
that
what
councilman
remember
schroeder
said
was
absolutely
false.
We
have
to
stop
doing
this
right
now.
The
public
deserves
to
know
the
truth
right
now
and
this
notion
of
just
constantly
arguing
with
our
very
own
city,
attorney's
office.
J
That
has
made
the
case
and
the
court
has
agreed
with.
It's
got
to
stop
so
I'm
here
in
good
faith,
I'm
here
in
good
faith,
because
we
have
to
ensure
that
we
are
fulfilling
our
statutory
and
legal
obligations
and
our
duties
to
get
this
question
on
the
ballot.
We
all
know
that
there's
an
extremely
tight
timeline
here
and
I
want
to
be
able
to
work
together.
I
said
this
a
couple
of
days
ago
on
wednesday.
J
We
need
to
work
together
to
get
a
question
on
the
ballot
and
I
will
say
it
again:
we
need
to
work
together.
Last
time
around
the
discussion
was
cut
short.
There
was
not
any
compromise
whatsoever
and
there
were
key
elements
that
we
all
agree,
that
this
question
would
accomplish
that.
We're
left
out
very
key
elements.
J
There
is
no
disagreement
here.
If
this
ballot
initiative
were
to
pass,
it
would
create
a
new
department
of
public
safety.
We
all
agree
on
that.
It
would
remove
the
minimum
numbers
for
staffing.
We
all
agree
on
it.
It
would
eliminate
the
position
of
chief
of
police.
We
all
agree
on
that
and
it
would
change
the
reporting
structure
so
that
the
head
of
public
safety
would
report
to
both
13
council
members
and
the
mayor.
J
J
It
is
straightforward
and
if
you
want
to
take
parts
of
that
out,
my
question
honestly
would
be
why
let's
not
hide
the
ball
in
any
way
from
voters,
let's
make
sure
that
they
are
fully
informed
because
they
have
a
right
to
be
so.
My
ask
is
to
work
with
us:
let's
get
an
objective
and
fair
ballot
question
that
goes
to
the
voters
for
this
november.
We
have
that
statutory
obligation.
B
Thank
you
mayor.
I
put
myself
in
queue.
I
do
just
want
to
say.
I
know
that
this
is
a
very
emotional
topic
in
our
council
meetings.
We
really
do
try
not
to
make
accusations
or
accuse
folks
of
having
different
kinds
of
intent.
B
I
know
that
council
member
used
a
trader
used
a
word
that
was
summarizing
the
court
position.
We
all
understand
we
have
gone
over
it
a
hundred
times.
We
understand
that
the
city
council
and
the
mayor
of
minneapolis
have
the
right
to
write
an
explanatory
note.
We
also
understand
that
the
courts
found
that
we
do
not
have
the
right
to
include
a
cautionary
note,
and
today
our
determination
will
be
what
language
the
majority
of
us
find
either.
B
Seven
council
members
in
the
mayor
or
nine
council
members
at
minimum
would
be
wonderful
if
we
had
more
agree,
meets
that
criteria
of
both
meeting
our
statutory
obligations
and
not
reading,
like
a
cautionary
note
quote
from
the
courts,
so
I
put
myself
in
queue
to
encourage
folks
to
stick
with
the
language
that
we
approved
with
nine
council
members
on
wednesday.
B
Certainly,
I'm
gonna,
I'm
gonna,
stick
to
my
own
advice
and
not
make
assumptions
about
intent,
but
the
the
language
that
we
were
sent
last
night
at
7
p.m.
After
a
press
conference
was
not
to
me,
it
doesn't
meet
the
criteria
of
not
reading
like
a
cautionary
note,
it
reads
to
me
like
like
it
is
a
cautionary
note
in
the
same
particular
way
that
the
original
version
which
was
returned
to
us
did
so.
That
is
why
I
will
today
continue
to
support
the
version
that
we
passed
with
nine
votes
on
wednesday.
B
B
If
nine
council
members
still
agreed
that
we
should
continue
with
the
language
from
wednesday,
we
would
then
be
done
and
the
decision
would
be
made
if,
if
not,
we
would
have
the
chance
to
consider
different
language,
and
I
would
really
encourage
folks
to
stick
to
that
process.
We
don't
have
any
assurance
that
the
mayor
won't
veto.
Other
language
that's
different
from
what
he
sent
but
different
from
what
we
approved
with
nine
votes
on
wednesday.
So
I
I
know
it's
uncomfortable
and
we
wish
we
all
could
agree.
B
Sometimes
we
just
don't-
and
I
would
just
encourage
folks
to
just
follow
the
process.
The
ma
the
council
will
vote
today.
The
mayor
will
make
his
decision.
The
council
will
decide
in
the
case
of
a
veto
whether
or
not
to
override,
and
then
we
can
proceed,
and
that
is
the
process
of
our
legislative
decision
making.
So
I'm
also,
of
course,
happy
to
answer
any
procedural
questions
about
that.
Councilmember,
gordon.
K
I
am
not
going
to
support
palmisano's
substitute
and
it's
kind
of
disappointing
that
it
seems
to
have
some
of
the
same
elements
that
I
was
concerned
about
with
the
explanatory
note,
so
it
shouldn't
necessarily
be
surprising,
of
course,
when
we're
taking
something
out
of
the
charter,
there's
a
lot
of
things
that
are
taken
out
with
when
we
strike
some
language,
and
yet
we
haven't
chosen
to
put
everything
back
in
and
spell
that
out.
K
We
instead,
it
seems,
like
the
substitute,
has
carefully
selected
a
few
things
and
some
that
could
confuse
people
just
because
we
remove
a
requirement
to
have
something
from
our
charter
doesn't
mean
we
are
going
to
be
removing
that
from
necessarily
from
the
city,
the
piece
that
I'm
was
most
concerned
about
with
the
explanatory
note
originally,
where
it
talked
about
removing
the
police
chief,
that's
not
necessarily
going
to
happen.
K
In
fact,
we
could
decide
in
an
ordinance
to
even
have
a
minimum
requirement
of
officers
if
we
wanted
to
later
after
we
made
this
charter
change,
I
think
we're
better
off
just
saying
we're
striking
it
and
replacing
it.
I
support
the
original
language,
maybe
just
to
illustrate
my
point.
K
I
could
remind
folks
about
denver,
so
the
city
of
denver
has
a
department
of
public
safety.
K
Its
mission
is
to
deliver
a
full
spectrum
of
high
quality,
public
safety
services
to
individuals
who
live,
work
and
visit
the
city
and
the
county
of
denver.
There's
no
requirement
in
denver's
charter
that
they
have
to
have
a
police
chief,
but
they
have
a
department
of
public
safety
and
they
have
a
chief
of
police
as
well.
Minneapolis
could
do
that
as
well,
and
I
believe
this
language
is
misleading.
K
It
makes
people
think
somehow,
then
we
won't
be
able
to
have
a
police
chief
or
we
won't
have
these
things
because
we're
removing
them-
and
that
was
my
biggest
concern
before
I
think
the
language
that
the
council
approved
is
absolutely
adequate.
It's
going
to
clarify
for
everybody.
Oh
this
is
the
public
safety
charter
amendment
that
I'm
voting
on
and
they
can
cast
their
ballot
and
vote
on
it.
L
Thank
you,
madam
president.
I
don't
have
much
to
say
I
I
won't
be
supporting
the
substitute
motion,
but
I
do
just
want
to
say
you
know
that
there
were
some
comments
that
we
that
we
all
agree
on
on
on
four
things.
That
were
that
I
believe
the
mayor
listed,
and
I
would
say
that
you
know
we
don't
all
agree
on
that.
I
think
that
there's
a
there's
there's
a
framing
that
tries
to
I
think,
as
councilmember
gordon
said,
mislead
people.
L
I
think
this
language
really
buries
the
lead.
It
says
it
starts
with
remove,
remove,
remove,
remove,
remove
and
buries
the
lead
about
what
this
amendment
will
actually
do.
I
think
that's
a
framing
device,
it's
a
clever
one,
but
it's
one
that
we're
all
seeing
it's
also
a
transparent
one,
and
I
think
that
when
it
comes
to
you
know
whether
or
not
there's
gonna
be
a
police
chief.
When
it
comes
to
the
reporting
structure,
this
will
allow
council
members
to
enact
policy
that
we
can't
currently
enact.
L
If
we
want
to
ban
no
knock
grades,
we
can't
do
that
now.
If
we
want
to
ban
chokeholds,
we
cannot
do
that.
L
We
don't
have
the
authority
to
do
that,
but
this
this
framing,
that
we
will
all
of
a
sudden,
be
in
charge
that
14
people
will
be
in
charge
in
the
day-to-day
is
a
fiction,
and
I
think
that
we've
got
to
remember
that
and
and
state
that
plainly,
and
so
I
hope
that
we
can
vote
down
the
substitute
motion
and
proceed
with
the
language
that
we
passed.
L
I
think
that
it's
good
language,
I
think
that
it
tells
the
truth
to
voters
about
what
the
consequences
of
this
their
vote
will
be,
and
I
would
use
the
word
results
because
consequences
has
a
negative
connotation
and
I
think
that
even
the
use
of
that
word,
it
paints
a
transparent
picture
of
of
of
where
folks
want
to
go
and
how
they
want
this
thing
to
be
interpreted.
L
D
I
almost
am
tempted
to
call
the
question
because
I
feel,
like
everyone
knows,
where
they're
going
to
vote
anyway.
I
do
want
to
make
a
couple
of
points.
However,
the
city
attorney
and
sarah
mclaren
has
made
it
clear
that
the
language
as
written
by
council
members
is
insufficient
because
it
doesn't
give
enough
detail,
and
I'm
not
sure
I
understand
why
we
don't
want
to
give
more
detail.
If
you
don't
want
to
do
it
in
an
explanatory
note,
then
I
don't
know
why
we
wouldn't
do
it
in
the
language
itself.
D
Why
don't
we
want
to
tell
people
it
eliminates
the
minimum
staffing
those
that
brought
this
forward
want
to
eliminate
the
minimum
staffing
in
the
charter?
That's
clear:
it's
in
all
of
their
literature.
So
why
do
we
want
to
keep
that
off
the
ballot
and
as
it
pertains
to
the
chief
of
police,
they
are
clear
that
they
don't
want
the
chief
of
police
to
be
the
chief
public
safety
director?
D
That's
why
we're
creating
a
new
department
and
creating
a
new
director
of
public
safety
by
nature,
then
the
chief
of
police
would
not
be
accountable
to
the
mayor
or
the
city
council.
They'd
be
accountable
to
a
civilian
in
between
us.
Why
wouldn't
we
want
people
to
know?
That's
what
they're
voting
on.
Ultimately,
this
argument
that
saying
what
we're
deleting
is
kind
of
two-sided,
because
the
authors
wanted
to
say
that
we
were
deleting
the
executive
committee.
D
There
was
no
problem
saying
we
were
eliminating
the
executive
committee,
but
you
don't
like
the
language
that
we're
eliminating
the
minimum
staffing,
so
it
just
doesn't
make
a
lot
of
sense
to
me
why
we
wouldn't
come
together
for
a
compromise
and,
ultimately,
I
think
we're
going
to
have
to
do
that,
because
we
know
how
this
is
going
to
play
out.
Do
you
really
think
the
mayor
would
have
threatened
a
veto
if
he
didn't
have
the
votes
to
sustain
it?
I
mean
come
on
he's
a
politician
like
the
rest
of
us.
D
He
knows
what
he's
doing
so
we're
going
to
be
right
back
here
this
afternoon,
dealing
with
a
veto
that
likely
will
be
sustained
and
then
we'll
have
to
come
up
with
language
anyway.
So
I
would
prefer
that
we
try
to
come
up
with
something
now
so
that
we
don't
have
to
spend
all
day
and
have
our
staff
arguing
over
this.
The
city
attorney
and
sarah
mclaren
was
correct.
The
language
as
written
was
insufficient
and
what's
good,
for
the
goose
is
good
for
the
gander
and
you
should
expect
litigation
on
the
other
side
of
it.
D
If
we
put
forward
language,
that
does
not
admit
all
of
the
things
that
would
happen
as
a
result,
and
we
can
do
it
without
having
the
explanatory
note
that
so
many
of
you
guys
oppose
by
putting
it
right
in
the
language.
I
would
urge
us
as
soon
I'm
not
going
to
cut
off
council
member
johnson,
but
I
don't
just
let's
just
get
to
a
vote
because
we're
going
to
have
a
very
long
day.
Thank
you.
J
Thank
you,
council
president.
So
you
know
it
was
stated
that
there
would
that
there
was
some
disagreement
as
to
what
the
petition
was
asking
for
and
as
to
what
this
particular
charter
amendment
was
doing,
and
I
just
want
to
clear
up
any
disagreement
whatsoever.
J
There
were
four
things
that
I
mentioned
that
this
charter
amendment
did
and
then
it
was
stated
that
there
wasn't
broad
agreement
that
it
actually
did
those
things,
and
so,
mr
clerk,
if
you
are
able
to
just
pull
up
the
charter
itself
and
note
the
areas
that
have
been
crossed
out,
that
would
be
very
helpful.
I
don't
know
if
you're
able
to
do
that.
J
J
You
know
where
the
facts
are
plainly
stated:
we
need
to
be
straightforward
and
so
on
all
of
these
issues,
my
my
my
ask
is
just
let's
work
together
now,
rather
than
work
together
in
a
couple
of
hours
from
now.
Let's
do
the
work
that
is
necessary
to
do
right
by
voters
and
be
honest
with
them,
making
sure
that
they
understand
the
consequences
and
full
of
what
they're,
where
they're
voting
on-
and
you
know
these
are
important
aspects
that
people
should
know
whether
or
not
you
agree
with
a
mandatory
minimum.
J
It's
something
that
we
should
know
whether
or
not
you
agree
with
the
department
of
public
safety.
It's
something
that
we
should
know.
I
agree
with
you
on
that
piece
and
I'll
just
note
with
respect
to
the
the
chief
of
police
throughout
our
city's
history,
the
police
chief
has
occupied
a
very
unique,
a
very
unique
space
in
the
public
realm
and,
in
addition
to
running
the
department,
the
police
chiefs
have
also
been
highly
visible.
J
They've
been
involved
with
community
they've,
been
called
upon
in
a
moment's
notice
during
a
crisis
and
they've
dedicated
themselves
to
hopefully
building
trust.
So
you
know
whether
or
not
you
agree
with
that.
This
is
an
action
that
is
taken
ultimately
by
the
petitioners.
It
does
the
petitioners
put
it
in
them
there
themselves,
and
so
my
only
ask
is,
let's
just
be
clear
and
straightforward
with
it,
and
let's
work
together
to
figure
out
how
we
can
get
some
language
that
we
all
agree
on.
J
B
Thank
you
and
just
to
be
clear
that
the
language
well,
okay,
I
don't
think
we
want
to
go
back
and
forth
about
about
the
the
courts
council,
member
johnson.
A
A
I
actually
made
a
motion
to
amend
the
language
that
is
before
us
on
the
council
side
of
things.
Of
course,
someone
wanted
to
do
that
at
the
time.
No
one
wanted
to
amend
that
language,
but
I
saw
there
was
more
improvement
around
trying
to
add
more
detail
to
it.
I
gotta
say
looking
at
this.
I
don't
think
that
that
is
it,
for
instance,
around
removing
the
funding
requirement
for
minimum
police
force
that's
redundant
in
this.
We
have
lower
in
the
question,
including
licensed
police
officers,
if
necessary.
A
Well,
if
there's
a
minimum,
then
it
wouldn't
be,
if
necessary,
it
would
be,
including
licensed
police
officers,
so
it
already
suggests
in
the
question.
I
think
it's
pretty
clear
in
the
question
that
there's
not
going
to
be
a
minimum.
In
fact,
I
think,
that's
probably
for
the
folks
that
are
opposed
to
this
amendment,
something
that
they
seize
on
right
and
they
look
at
and
they
say,
hey
it's
only
if
necessary
versus
may
required.
Certainly,
I
think
the
peace
to
me
that
you
know
I
mentioned
that
committee.
A
Lastly,
which
I
think
is
important,
is
talking
about,
what's
reflected
actually
here
in
the
tv
determined
by
the
mayor
and
city
council,
so
I
am
open
to
that.
That
said,
I
think
that
type
of
work
should
be
happening
at
committee.
I'm
disappointed
that
didn't
have
a
committee
the
other
day
that
we
didn't
go
through.
That
word,
smithing
exercise.
I
think
it's
much
more
difficult
to
do
it
in
this
kind
of
process,
and
so
I
actually
think
as
far
as
this
substitute
goes,
I
don't
support
the
substitute.
A
I
think
that
we
should
continue
with
the
version
that
we
approved
at
committee,
and
I
think
that
will
give
us-
hopefully
several
hours
outside
of
this
community,
for
the
key
folks
here
to
try
to
work
out
an
agreement
that
we're
smith,
something
I'm
happy
to
be
a
part
of
that
process
as
well.
I
do
think
there
is
some
room
for
improvement
on
it,
but
I
do
not
support
this
language
as
it
is
written,
and
I
think
that
procedurally,
this
is
the
best
way
to
go
about
trying
to
work
together.
A
Collaborate
on
language,
the
best
gets
to
be
neutral,
because
that's
what
I
really
worry
about
with
this
and
what
I
see
reflected
in
this
substitute
and
I'm
you
know
I
do
not
ascribe
intent
to
any
of
my
colleagues
on
this.
I
believe
that
everybody
is
approaching
this
issue
in
good
faith,
that
they
are
worried
about
any
sort
of
bias,
and
so
I'm
not
suggesting
that
there
is
any
intense
in
bias
with
the
substitute
language.
However,
I
think
the
outcome
is
that
it
will
push
voters
in
a
way.
A
It
is
not
accurate
and
reflective
of
what
is
before
us.
So
I
wanted
to
make
sure
that
I
was
clear
about
that.
Thank
you.
B
Thank
you.
I
put
myself
in
queue,
as
I
think
debate
is
winding
down
here.
I'll
just
reiterate,
I
would
just
encourage
us
to
continue
to
follow
the
steps
of
our
process,
we'll
vote
today,
depending
on
the
outcome.
The
mayor
will
make
his
decision
and
then
we'll
proceed
from
there
council.
Vice
president
jenkins.
F
Thank
you,
madam
president.
You
know,
I
guess
I
just
feel
compelled
to
just
remind
us
that
there
was
actually
another
lawsuit
that
was.
F
Leveled
against
the
city
that
also
prevailed,
that
was
black
lead.
I
I
think,
as
black
led
as
this
yes
for
minneapolis
proposal-
and
you
know
I
there
there
is
a
part
of
the
the
black
community
that
does
not
feel
heard.
That
does
not
feel
included
in
these
discussions,
and
I
I
just
want
to
remind
us
of
that
that
this
is
just
not
a
simple
issue.
This
is
a
very
complex
issue
and
simple
answers
to
very
complex
issues
is
in,
in
my
mind,
just
really
not
possible.
F
We
we
have
to
grapple
with
the
the
real.
F
I
think
divisions
on
this
on
this
issue,
and
certainly
we
can
go
down
the
path
of
the
procedures
that
the
council
president
and
and
subsequently
councilmember
johnson
suggested,
and
you
know
we
got
to
get
this
done
by
11
59
tonight.
B
Thank
you
well
said
with
that.
I
don't
see
any
other
discussion.
The
motion
before
us
is
the
amendment
the
substitute
by
council
member
palmisano.
If
that
vote
fails,
will
return
to
the
underlying
motion
as
moved
by
council.
Vice
president
jenkins
in
the
original
agenda,
the
clerk
will
call
the
role.
H
M
G
G
G
F
G
N
Thank
you
constant
president.
I
just
want
to
make
a
comment
about
what
council
president
vice
president
say
and
what
council
remember
johnson
said.
I
think
that
we're
playing
a
ball
here
that
is
very
confusing.
As
a
new
council
member,
I
think
it
should
be
honest
and
straightforward
to
voters.
N
That
has
what
it
means,
as
the
mayor
put
it
out
also,
but
at
the
same
time
not
put
it
fear-mongering
kind
of
a
way
to
that
will
make
individual
decision
different
than
what.
What
the
actual
question
is.
N
So
my
colleagues,
let's
just
be
straightforward,
with
the
with
with
the
voters
and
and
I'm
the
same
position
as
council
vice
president
jenkins
and
councilmember
johnson,
and
I'm
hoping
today,
we
can
show
a
leadership
and
come
together
and
pass
something
that
we
can
all
get
behind.
Thank
you.
B
Thank
you,
council,
member
I'll,
just
keep
reiterating
my
encouragement
to
continue
with
our
process
here
in
the
city
council.
B
It
is
clear
that
the
mayor's
proposal,
which
he
emailed
at
7
pm
yesterday
after
holding
a
press
conference,
had
the
support
of
three
council
members,
which
is
a
very
small
minority
of
our
body.
So
there
is
not
language
that
has
the
support
of
the
mayor
and
the
majority
of
the
city
council.
I
so
the
next
step
in
our
process
is
to
vote.
B
I
would
encourage
folks
to
continue
to
support
the
language
that
came
out
of
committee
on
wednesday
in
the
case
that
the
mayor
would
be
towed
that
then
we'll
have
to
try
to
find
language
that
either
nine
council
members
or
seven
council
members
in
the
mayor
agree
to
and
that
that
is
the
how
we
finalize
in
our
legislative
process.
B
So
your
friendly
council
president
reminder
that
this
is
this:
it's
okay
to
follow
our
process.
It's
there
for
a
reason,
and
and
I'm
confident
that
we
can
complete
our
work
today
following
the
process
that
we
have,
and
I
appreciate
very
much
the
spirit
of
everyone's
intention
to
work
together
and
to
compromise
and
all
of
the
all
of
the
comments
that
folks
have
made
seeing
nothing
further.
The
clerk
will
call
the
role.
G
E
C
G
B
That
carries,
and
that
item
is
adopted,
and
just
again
to
reassure
my
colleagues
and
the
public,
the
clerk
and
myself
in
conversation
in
the
event
that
the
mayor
chooses
to
veto
our
action
and
we
will
be
able
to
hold
a
meeting
later
today
to
complete
our
work
and
I'll
we'll
go
ahead
and
announce
more
of
that.
At
the
end,
as
we
adjourn
next
is
the
report
from
the
public
health
and
safety
committee
that
will
be
presented
by
the
chair
council
member
cunningham.
M
M
I'm
sorry,
public
health
service
grant
item
number
two
is
authorizing
a
contract
with
metropolitan
state
university
for
copied,
slash
health
literacy
item
number
three
is
authorizing
the
grants.
Some
grant
application
submittal
to
the
department
of
justice
for
opioid
abuse
response.
Item
number
four
is
accepting
the
second
low
bid
for
bid
for
turnout
gear
related
to
the
fire
department.
Item
number
five
is
minneapolis
public
schools
district
one
grant
amendment
for
coven,
19,
contract
tracing
and
item
number.
M
Six
is
19
different
contracts
with
organizations
in
partnership
with
neighborhood
organizations
for
the
partnership
engagement
fund.
Again
this
is
a
part
of
the
neighborhoods
2020
work
and
recommend
for
folks
to
take
a
look
at
it
if
they
have
not
already
done
so.
With
that,
I
will
move
approval
of
all
six
items.
F
F
That
could
potentially
serve
as
a
model
city-wide.
We,
you
know,
in
light
of
the
icc
report
a
couple
of
weeks
ago.
You
know
we
are
in
a
very
urgent
climate
crisis
and
we,
we
must
take
bold
measures,
and
this
is
one
step
in
that
direction.
So
I
just
want
to
lift
that
up
and
and
highlight
that
partnership
and
thrilled
that
it's
happening
in
ward,
8
and
highly
supported.
G
G
G
G
C
B
O
Thank
you.
Madam
president.
The
committee
forwards
11
items
today
for
full
council
consideration
item.
One
is
the
2021
alley
renovation
camp
two
is
the
permanent
and
temporary
easement
agreements
for
parkland
sanitary
rehabilitation
project.
Three
is
request
for
proposals
for
ground
ground
mounted
solar
power
installation
at
the
columbia
heights
water
treatment.
Campus
four
is
the
bryant
avenue
south
street
reconstruction
project.
O
Six
is
the
beeline
bus,
rapid
transit
recommended
quarter
plan,
and
these
are
our
city
minneapolis
comments
and,
as
noted
previously,
they
were
comments
were
amended
to
more
fully
represent
our
modal
priorities.
O
O
B
Thank
you,
councilmember
reich,
have
moved
the
committee
report.
Is
there
a
discussion?
I
put
myself
in
queue.
I
wanted
to
note
on
item
six
that
I
circulated
language
during
our
meeting
this
morning.
I'm
sorry,
there's
so
much
going
on.
So
those
of
us
who
are
in
committee
gave
staff
direction
to
staff
to
shift
the
language
just
a
little
bit
and
how
we're
talking
about
dedicated
bus
lanes
on
lake
street,
which
is
item
six
of
the
tpw
agenda
after
some
discussion
with
staff.
B
This
is
the
language
that
would
be
forwarded
and
final
version,
with
the
support
of
public
works,
with
deep
thanks
staff
who
worked
on
this
at
the
last
minute,
because
there
were
so
many
other
things
going
on,
and
thanks
to
the
chair,
who
was
part
of
all
these
discussions
too.
I
just
wanted
to
make
sure
folks
saw
that
language.
G
G
G
G
G
B
That
carries
and
the
report
is
adopted.
The
next
order
of
business
is
notice
of
ordinance
introductions.
We
have
one
notice
this
morning
from
council
member
schrader
amending
the
zoning
code
to
correct
citations
and
inconsistencies
and
clarify
vague
or
confusing
provisions
of
the
zoning
code.
Are
there
any
questions
from
council
members
on
this
notice.
B
Seeing
them
that
notice
is
given
and
no
further
action
is
required
at
this
time.
Next
is
the
introduction
and
referral
calendar.
There
are
two
items
today
that
were
noticed
at
the
last
meeting,
both
to
be
introduced
given
their
first
reading
and
referred
to
the
business
inspections,
housing
and
zoning
committee.
The
first
is
a
motion
by
council
members,
johnson
and
fletcher
to
amend
regulations
related
to
temporary
expansion
of
licensed
premises
for
outdoor
seasonal
outdoor
permits.
B
G
C
G
G
B
That
carries
and
those
matters
will
be
referred
to
the
biz
committee
in
the
next
cycle.
Next,
we
have
a
resolution
honoring
the
2021
urban
scholars.
It
is
included
in
our
agenda.
It
was
a
unusual
year
for
so
many
reasons,
so
we
had
the
honor
of
still
keeping
our
urban
scholars
program
going.
I
see
council
vice
president
in
ql
on
the
vice
president
to
speak.
B
F
You
so
much,
madam
president,
and
I
did
want
to
just
speak
a
little
bit
to
the
to
the
urban
scholar
program
and
to
the
specific
urban
scholars
that
were
employed
by
the
city
and
other
entities
this
year,
and
just
you
know,
offer
my
congratulations
and
and
support
of
this
project,
this
program
that
has
really
contributed
to
the
increasing
diversity
and
equity
at
the
city
of
minneapolis.
F
You
know,
I
will
note
that
my
own
policy
associated
in
my
office
was
a
former
urban
scholar.
F
Councilmember
schrader
has
just
brought
urban
scholar
into
his
office
recently
and
other
urban
scholars
that
we
see
all
from
from
years
past
in
in
all
levels
of
government
and
various
roles,
leadership
roles
in
in
this
institution
and
others,
and
so
you
know,
the
urban
scholar
program
is
a
leadership
and
professional
development
program
where
students
from
diverse
racial
and
ethnic
backgrounds
learn
how
to
navigate
today's
workplaces,
while
equipping
both
students
and
organizations
with
the
tools,
experiences
and
guidance
necessary
to
shift
organizational
culture
towards
an
equitable
workforce.
F
And
so
you
know
without
reading
the
entire
resolution.
F
I
just
want
to
note
that
the
mayor
and
the
city
council
do
proclaim
august
13th
a
date
that
has
already
passed
as
urban
scholar
day
in
the
city
of
minneapolis
and
it's
a
time
to
recognize
and
congratulate
the
scholars
on
the
many
contributions
made
to
the
twin
cities,
region
and
its
many
communities,
and
that
the
2021
urban
scholars
are
hereby
recognized
for
their
significant
contributions
commended
for
their
accomplishments
and
offered
the
sincere
gratitude
of
mayor
pride
and
the
members
of
the
city
council
on
behalf
of
the
people
of
this
great
community.
B
G
G
G
G
G
G
B
Next
is
the
items
of
new
business.
The
first
item
under
new
business
is
to
receive
the
mayor's
2022
recommended
budget.
The
mayor's
budget
address
was
broadcast
on
august
13th
recorded
from
lucy
laney
elementary
school.
I
hope
I
did
not
set
a
bad
precedent
here
for
the
next
council
president.
I
we
are
in
a
pandemic,
so
our
meetings
are
remote.
B
So
normally
the
mayor
comes
and
presents
the
budget
to
the
council
in
a
formal
meeting.
Given
the
situation
with
our
remote
meetings,
I
have,
I
didn't
think
it
was
worth
insisting
that
that
continue,
but
in
the
future
that
has
been
the
the
way
it
goes.
So
it's
I
think
after
the
pandemic
ends
and
when
folks
are
back
in
person
it,
it
would
likely
need
to
return
that
way
to
a
more
formal
setting.
B
Anyway,
the
video
was
recorded
at
lucy
laney
elementary
school.
A
transcript
of
the
address
has
been
produced
and
posted
in
limbs
today
we
are
simply
receiving
that
budget
recommendation
from
the
mayor
and
referring
it
to
our
budget
committee,
so
that
we
can
begin
the
process
of
learning
about
the
budget
that
the
mayor
has
proposed
and
and
then
of
course,
ultimately
deliberating
and
adopting
the
2022
budget.
B
E
E
The
budget
committee
will
hear
an
overview,
a
more
formal
overview
on
september
13th
at
1
30
pm,
then
you'll
have
the
board
of
estimate
and
taxation.
We'll
have
a
public
hearing
on
the
tax
levy,
the
the
high
the
ceiling
of
the
tax
levy
on
september
14th
at
505
pm,
we'll
start
to
have
budget
presentations
near
the
end
of
september,
starting
september
23rd.
E
That
will
go
through
october.
Several
budget
presentations
through
committee
that
are
on
your
calendar.
The
first
public
hearing
for
budget
committee,
will
be
november
16th.
That
will
be
the
daytime
one
at
1
30
pm.
The
second
public
hearing
will
be
at
city
council
on
december
1st.
The
budget
markup
will
be
december
3rd
with
perceived
budget
adoption
on
december
8th.
E
So
all
of
these
are
still
the
details
of
which
are
still
being
worked
out,
but
I
just
wanted
to
offer
that
for
the
public's
knowledge.
Thank
you.
I
I
move
to
receive
and
refer
this
item
to
budget
committee.
B
M
Thank
you,
madam
president,
I'm
curious,
perhaps
if
it's
okay
through
the
president
to
ask
the
budget
chair
cosmetic
palmisano,
but
we
have
an
opportunity
to
be
able
to
interact
directly
with
the
mayor
in
a
public
setting
regarding
the
budget
or
is
this
a
budget
overview
that
will
be
happening
on
september
13th,
be
just
with
staff.
E
Madam
chair,
I
don't
know
the
answer
to
that
question,
but
I
imagine
we'll
find
out
more
and
if
there
is
a
request
for
that,
I'm
sure
that
we
can
work
that
out
and
work
that
into
the
schedule.
M
Yeah,
thank
you.
I
think
that
it
would
be
really
helpful
for
us
to
be
able
to
have
a
conversation
and
ask
questions
to
the
mayor
directly,
given
that
this
is
his
budget
proposal,
it
can
be
a
little
bit
challenging
to
ask
staff
the
mayor's
logic
or
rationale
or
thought
process
as
to
why
to
include
something
one
thing
but
not
another.
So
I
would
ask
for
the
consideration
for
the
mayor
to
come
for
us
to
be
able
to
have
a
public
dialogue
about
this
very
important
budget.
Thank
you.
So
much.
G
F
G
G
B
B
That
carries,
and
that
is
referred.
The
next
item
under
new
business
is
a
resolution
that
ratifies
and
extends
the
local
public
health
emergency
through
november
7th,
as
I
talked
about
so
I'll,
go
ahead
and
move
this
I'll.
Just
comment
briefly
to
explain,
as
I
did
in
committee,
this
extension
of
the
local
public
health
emergency
allows
both
existing
and
any
new
regulations
to
be
put
in
place
for
the
election
coming
up.
B
That
would
be
intended
to
protect
the
health
and
safety
of
our
elections,
workers
and
the
general
public,
depending
on
the
situation
with
copen
19.,
we
are
still
having
some
discussion.
I
spoke
again
yesterday
with
our
city
coordinator,
heather,
johnston
and
hr
staff
and
others
about
the
return
to
work
in
person
schedule
as
we
adjust
to
the
changing
nature
of
the
coronavirus
and
and
all
of
the
other
considerations
about
making
sure
that
our
our
public
meetings
are
accessible
to
the
public.
B
So
this
extension
would
allow
us,
for
example,
to
continue
meeting
remotely
through
this
time,
but
we
could
also
choose
to
re
return
back
in
person
sooner
and
that
will
continue
to
be
based
on
the
advice
that
we're
getting
from
both
our
public
health
experts
in
the
city
and
elsewhere,
as
well
as
considerations
related
to
to
this
staff
return
to
work
date
as
well
happy
to
answer
any
questions
now
or
offline
and
so
I'll.
I
have
moved
that.
Is
there
any
further
discussion.
G
G
G
G
G
G
B
B
E
Thank
you,
madam
chair
colleagues.
I
wanted
to
inform
you
and
the
public
that
the
city
has
entered
into
talks
with
the
metropolitan
airports.
Commission,
we
call
it
mac
about
renewing
the
consent
decree
that
is
the
basis
of
our
airplane
noise
mitigation
program.
E
Now
the
latest
iteration
of
the
agreement
is
coming
to
its
effective
end
unless
the
parties
agree
to
extend
it.
So
both
the
city
and
the
mac
have
expressed
general
support
for
continuing
the
program,
and
we
will
begin
to
discuss
details
soon.
So
I
will
continue
to
provide
updates
as
those
conversations
begin
to
take
place-
and
I
just
wanted
everybody
to
know
happy
to
work
individually
with
my
colleagues,
especially
those
around
the
airport
with
impacted
neighbors
thanks.
F
Thank
you,
madam
president.
I
do
want
to
just
remind
my
colleagues
and
the
public
that
this
weekend
will
kick
off
the
black
state,
fair,
which
is
a
second
the
second
year,
that
this
project
will
be
implemented
to
support
black
business
owners
and
entrepreneurs
in
the
city
of
minneapolis.
The
events
will
kick
off
at
the
midtown
global
market
on
sunday
and
and
continue
through
next
weekend.
F
I
believe,
as
well
as
there
will
be
a
a
parade
on
august
21st
tomorrow,
and
so
those
festivities
will
be
happening,
encourage
everybody
to
get
out
and
and
support
black
business
in
the
city
of
minneapolis
as
well
as
tomorrow,
august
21st
is
the
day
of
the
transgender
child,
as
we
know
that
trans
and
gender
non-conforming
young
people
have
been
villainized
and.
F
C
Thank
you,
madam
president,
to
all
the
council
members.
I
just
wanted
to
offer
a
few
election
related
updates.
As
you
know,
this
year's
municipal
election
is
set
for
tuesday
november
2nd.
That's
just
74
days
from
today.
Early
voting
begins
in
just
28
days
at
8am
on
friday
september
17th,
our
in-person
early
voting
this
year
will
be
available
at
our
elections
and
voter
services
headquarters
located
at
980
hennepin
avenue
east.
We
will
also
be
operating
a
ballot
drop-off
location
at
that
same
site
for
the
convenience
of
voters.
C
C
Because
this
is
an
odd
year
municipal
only
election,
the
secretary
of
state's
online
ballot
application
system,
is
not
available
for
our
youth
in
this
year's
election.
So
voters
who
wish
to
vote
by
mail
will
need
to
download
the
application
form
from
our
website
and
then
return
that
completed
form
to
us.
There
are
instructions
for
how
to
access
complete
and
return
the
vote
by
mail
application.
C
We
also
recommend
that
voters
who
choose
to
vote
by
mail
this
year
submit
their
application
no
later
than
at
least
14
days
before
election
day,
in
order
to
avoid
any
potential
complications
with
postal
delivery.
So,
again,
all
of
the
details
about
vote
by
mail
options
are
available
from
our
elections
website
at
vote.minneapolism,
and
I'm
proud
to
report
that
we've
already
received
more
than
360
vote
by
mail
applications
for
this
year's
election.
C
Of
course,
as
this
is
a
municipal
election,
voters
will
again
be
using
ranked
choice,
voting
to
rank
their
candidate
preferences
in
all
25
races
that
are
on
the
ballot
candidate
filing
closed
last
week,
as
we
reported,
and
so
we
now
have
the
full
list
of
all
candidates
in
each
of
those
races.
Those
are
listed
for
public
access
on
our
elections
website
and
the
candidate
affidavits
are
also
posted
so
that
voters
can
learn
about
those
individual
candidates.
C
Many
of
the
affidavits
include
candidate
website
information,
so
it's
a
good
resource
so
that
voters
can
learn
more
about
their
candidates
and,
as
both
a
reminder
and
a
reassurance
to
all
voters,
as
the
council
president
just
announced,
and
we
took
action,
the
council's
action
to
extend
the
public
health
emergency
today
will
extend
through
november
7th,
which
is
after
the
election,
so
we
will
be
conducting
this
year's
election
following
the
same
cdc
recommended
protocols
for
safety
and
sanitation,
as
we
did
last
year.
C
Most
importantly,
that
means
that
we
will
be
requesting
voters
to
come
prepared
to
have
a
face
covering
at
the
polling
place
in
order
to
protect
themselves
and
other
voters
and
election
officials
inside
our
polling
places
for
the
voters
who
need
them,
we
will
be
providing
disposable
masks
at
all
polling
locations
if
there's
a
reason
that
a
voter
cannot
use
a
mask,
we'll
be
happy
to
accommodate
them
with
curbside
voting.
So
thank
you
for
allowing
me
this
space
to
provide
those
election
related
announcements
and
updates.
F
Thank
you,
madam
president,
mr
clark,
I
just
and
thank
you
so
much
for
that
really
informative
update.
I
just
wanted
to
clarify
around
mail-in
ballots.
It's
the
only
way
to
to
receive
that
application
is
via
download
or
is
there
any
other
way
to
get
a
mail-in
ballot.
C
Madam
president,
to
the
vice
president's
inquiry
on
our
website,
there
are
instructions
about
how
you
can
ask
access
the
application
form.
Certainly
it's
easiest
to
go
online
and
access
that
download
and
fill
it
out.
You
can
call
the
elections,
office
or
email
us
call
3-1-1,
we'll
send
it
to
you.
You
know
we'll
do
anything
to
get
the
voters
their
application
form.
So
as
long
as
they
make
contact
or
use
our
website
we'll
be
sure
to
get
them
an
application
form.
B
I
will
plan
to
adjourn
this
meeting
to
the
call
of
the
president
that
will
enable
us
to
hold
a
meeting
later
today,
if
needed,
to
take
up
items
if,
in
the
case
of
a
mayoral
veto,
that
would
mean
that
after
we
hear
back
and
understand
the
next
steps,
I
would
call
a
meeting
and
we
would
work
together
with
the
clerk
of
communications,
to
communicate
out
to
the
public
and
press
the
time
of
that
meeting
ahead,
and
I
hope
that
that
that
we
will
be
able
to
complete
our
business
sooner
than
later.
B
I
share
all
of
the
the
feeling
of
a
lot
of
the
concerns
that
we
heard.
Certainly,
of
course,
we
also
don't
know
if
the.
If
the
council
changed
language,
if
the
mayor
would
would
veto
further
from
there
as
well.
Mr
carl.
C
I'm
sorry,
madam
president,
I
I
I
wanted
to
just
jump
in
and
you
did
a
great
job
standing
at
the
call
of
the
president
is
is
going
to
require
that
as
soon
as
we
hear
back
from
the
mayor,
we
will
then
notify
all
council
members
and
the
clerk's
office
and
our
communications
teams
will
post
that
on
our
website.
We
will
post
post
it
out
through
our
social
media,
and
we
will
also
provide
notice
to
all
of
our
media
organizations
who
are
filed
with
the
communications
department.