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From YouTube: December 1, 2021 City Council
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B
I
will
call
to
order
this
adjourned
meeting
for
wednesday
december
1st,
before
we
proceed
I'll
note
that
this
meeting
has
remote
participation
by
council
members
and
city
staff
as
authorized
under
the
provisions
of
minnesota,
open
meeting
section
13
d
.021
due
to
the
declared
state
of
local
public
health
emergency.
Let
the
record
reflect
excuse
me.
E
B
F
G
H
B
For
joining
us
for
tonight's
budget
hearing,
we
are
here
through
a
process
of
our
budget.
On
august
13th
mayor
frye
presented
his
recommended
2022
budget,
providing
a
proposed
fiscal
plan
for
the
city's
operations
next
year,
totaling
1.6
billion
dollars
with
an
increase
to
the
city
property
tax
levy
of
about
4
5.45.
B
B
Budget
since
that
time,
the
city
council,
through
its
budget
committee,
which
is
chaired
by
councilmember
palmisano,
has
conducted
a
series
of
hearings
to
examine,
well
a
series
of
meetings
to
examine
the
details
of
each
of
the
department's
budget
requests.
We've
had
each
of
the
city's
departments
come
and
give
a
presentation
to
the
council,
giving
us
a
chance
to
ask
questions
and
all
of
those
are
publicly
available
through
all
of
the
city's
communications
channels,
including
recorded
via
youtube.
B
All
speakers
will
be
given
two
minutes
to
comment.
We'd.
Ask
that
you
please
tailor
your
comments
to
fit
within
that
time,
minute
time
limit,
and
after
that
time
the
technical
team
will
automatically
mute
speakers
so
that
we
can
quickly
move
to
the
next
speaker.
Otherwise,
we
end
up
spending
a
lot
of
time
going
back
and
forth,
leaving
less
time
to
hear
from
members
of
the
community.
B
B
It's
also
a
searchable
system.
So
if
you
go
go
to
the
lim
system,
you'll
be
able
to
find
the
budget
information
there.
We
have
arranged
for
interpretation
for
those
who
may
need
assistance
to
participate
in
tonight's
hearing.
If
you
require
assistance,
please
just
let
us
know
we
have
asl
interpreters
available
as
well
as
interpreters
for
those
who
speak
spanish,
somali
and
hmong
tonight's
hearing
is
being
broadcast,
live
from
the
city's
website
and
youtube
channel,
as
well
as
on
comcast
channels,
14
and
799..
B
J
Thank
you,
council
president
bender,
I'm
going
to
get
started
with
a
brief
overview
of
the
mayor's
recommended
budget
and
I'll
conclude
with
some
reminders
from
our
city
assessor's
office.
So
this
first
slide
is
showing
you
our
all
funds
city
budget
which,
as
council
president
just
stated,
is
1.6
billion
dollars
for
2022..
J
You
can
see
in
this
graph
the
impact
that
the
economic
crisis
that
was
started
by
the
pandemic
and
the
policies
put
in
place
to
mitigate
the
spread
has
had
on
our
city
budget.
So
you
see
the
dip
in
22
and
21
and
then
a
rebound
the
beginning
of
a
climb
back
in
2022's
budget
go
ahead
and
go
to
the
next
slide.
J
This
is
showing
our
general
fund
expenses.
Property
tax
revenues
are
the
largest
source
of
revenue
for
our
general
fund.
In
the
2022
budget.
We
are
increasing
expenses
from
2021
and
we're
utilizing,
as
was
mentioned
before,
a
5.45
increase
in
the
property
tax,
as
well
as
transfers
in
from
our
our
american
rescue
plan.
Act
funds
go
ahead
and
go
to
the
next
slide.
J
This
is
showing
the
revenues
and
that's
where
you
can
see
reflected
and
that
transfers
sort
of
a
dark,
reddish
portion
of
it
that
we
are
reflecting
some
support
from
the
federal
government
in
our
2022
overall
revenues
in
the
general
fund,
as
well
as
that
5.45
increase
in
the
property
tax
levy
go
ahead
and
go
to
the
next
slide.
Perfect.
Thank
you.
So
this
zooms
in
on
the
general
fund
portion
of
the
levy,
so
we
have
several
line
items
that
make
up
our
overall
levy
amount.
J
J
J
J
Thank
you.
I
just
want
to
highlight
that
line
the
property
taxes
in
our
overall
total
revenues,
262
million
and
the
significant
place
it
takes
in
our
overall
revenues
that
support
our
ongoing
spending.
So
the
other
sources
of
revenue
into
our
general
fund
are
some
state
aid,
the
local
government
aid
from
the
state
transfers
from
other
funds.
J
J
These
funds
are
one-time
only
and
so
when
we
are
using
our
dollars
to
support
bringing
back
online
ongoing
costs
like
ftes,
it's
really
important
that
we
pay
attention
to
the
long-term
view
of
our
overall
revenues
so
that
we
aren't
spending
more
in
2022
than
we
can
support
using
our
own
revenues
into
the
future.
When
that
federal
aid
goes
away,
and
so
this
graphic
demonstrates
that
analysis
that
was
done
on
the
general
fund
this
year.
J
So
you'll
see
that
the
green
bars
are
showing
our
own
source
revenues,
so
property
taxes
being
the
biggest
part
of
that,
as
well
as
other
revenues
like
fees
and
fines
and
transfers
in
the
blue.
The
light
blue
shape
behind
the
green
bars
is
our
current
service
level
budget,
so
that
just
takes
our
budget
from
2021.
J
J
Funding
and
the
purple
part
is
our
use
of
accumulated
fund
balance,
sometimes
called
cash,
and
so
this
is
how
we
have
analyzed
our
future
revenues
and
come
up
with
a
recommendation
about
just
how
much
we
can
add
back
to
our
budget
in
terms
of
ongoing
spending
and
not
have
to
dramatically
cut
services
or
dramatically
increase
revenues
in
2025
when
that
federal
support
goes
away.
So
this
is
a
representative
of
essentially
our
five-year
plan
that
shows
our
use
of
federal
funds
and
we'll
talk
a
little
bit
more
about
that
in
future.
Slides.
J
Go
and
go
to
the
next
one
perfect!
Thank
you.
So
this
shows
in
a
little
bit
more
detail
the
planned
use
of
federal
sources,
along
with
our
outlook
on
revenues
and
expenditures
in
the
general
fund.
So
the
the
total
revenues
are
looking
at
what
we
expect
in
2022,
as
well
as
our
forecast
for
the
next
four
years.
J
J
Property
taxes
are
also
impacted
by
exclusions
such
as
homestead
and
deferrals
overall
changes
to
market
values
of
classes
of
properties,
so
that
is
commercial,
residential
and
changes
to
the
levies
overall.
For
the
specific
taxing
authorities
like
the
city
of
minneapolis
and
hennepin
county,
if
property
owners
have
questions
about
their
property
value,
they
should
contact
the
assessor's
office
team
at
612-670.
B
Thank
you
very
much
and
again,
the
more
detailed
budget
presentations
as
well
as
the
presentations
from
each
department
are
all
available
on
the
city's
website
before
we
recognize
the
first
speaker
I'll
review
a
few
final
procedural
matters.
Tonight
we
have
a
total
of
41
speakers
registered
to
speak
in
order
to
give
everyone
an
opportunity
to
address
the
city
council.
We'll
limit
comments
to
two
minutes.
As
is
customary
in
our
hearings,
we
do
have
a
timer
available
to
help
us
monitor
this,
and
our
technical
staff
will
be
administering
that
time.
B
Limit
I'll
remind
everyone
that
this
hearing
is
a
neutral
forum.
We
welcome
all
opinions
and
perspectives
from
the
community
as
long
as
that,
as
long
as
they
are
expressed
in
a
way
that
is
respectful,
please
address
the
body
as
a
whole
and
refrain
from
calling
out
any
particular
members
of
the
council.
B
Out
of
respect
for
all
speakers,
we
ask
that,
if
you're
testifying
today
that
you
also
be
respectful
of
comments
made
by
others,
then
be
mindful
that
this
hearing
is
in
a
public
forum.
Please
use
appropriate
language.
A
lot
of
folks,
of
course,
are
with
little
people
and
we
want
to
make
this
inclusive
for
everyone
in
order
to
make
in
order
to
give
folks
time
to
prepare,
I
will
call
speakers
in
groups
of
five
by
name
and
number.
We
don't
have
too
many
people
are
registered
tonight.
B
B
So
the
every
city
council
member
has
a
list
of
the
full
roster
of
speakers
who
have
registered
this
evening.
So
when
your
name
is
called
you'll
just
need
to
push
star
six
to
unmute.
Your
phone
you'll
need
to
wait
just
a
moment
to
hear
the
pre-recorded
message
and
then
state
your
name
for
the
record
and
then
you'll
be
able
to
begin
your
comments.
B
H
Thank
you,
madam
president,
and
members
of
the
city
council.
My
name
is
michelle
gross.
I
am
a
minneapolis
northside
resident
as
well
as
president
of
communities
united
against
police
brutality.
I'm
speaking
tonight
on
the
mayor's
proposed
17
increase
in
the
police
department
budget,
which
I
believe
is
excessive
for
two
reasons.
First,
the
department
is
engaged
in
practices
that
are
wildly
inefficient
and
ineffective.
H
The
mpd's
own
figures
show
that
the
patrol
officers
spend
64
of
their
time
on
self-initiated
activities
and
only
36
percent
of
their
time
on
responding
to
911
calls
credible
police
staffing
models,
call
for
patrol
officers
to
spend
60
percent
of
their
time
on
responding
to
calls
the
actual
inverse
of
what
we
are
doing.
Secondly,
mpd
patrol
officers
continue
to
ride
two
to
a
squad,
even
though
virtually
every
other
department
in
this
state
and
in
this
country
only
has
one
officer
per
vehicle
and
again,
that's
wildly
ineffective.
H
The
second
thing
is
that
we
would
ask
you
to
divert
some
of
those
mayor's
suggested
funds
from
the
mpd
to
community
response
teams
for
calls
that
don't
require
the
skills
and
licensure
of
a
police
officer
such
as
homelessness
calls
wellness
checks,
labor
disputes,
etc.
The
law
enforcement
action
partnership
outlines
models
for
effective
community
response
teams.
Their
figures
show
that
upward
of
38
of
calls
currently
responded
to
by
minneapolis
police
based
on
the
pad
data
from
the
call
center
could
be
diverted
to
such
teams.
Further.
The
return
on
investment
for
these
teams
is
tremendous.
H
Nearly
two
dollars
reduction
in
policing
costs
for
every
dollar
spent
on
these
teams,
and
this
does
not
include
other
savings
such
as
keeping
people
out
of
entanglements
with
the
criminal
justice
system.
So
I
understand
that
people
are
frustrated.
I
understand
that
people
are
left
bound
by
the
vote
on
question
two,
but
you
don't
need
that
charter
change
to
be
able
to
divert
some
of
these
funds
and
create
these
alternative
response
models.
B
K
L
H
Okay,
great
hi,
I'm
alexis
logsdon,
I'm
a
resident
of
the
regina
neighborhood
in
ward
8.
and
as
a
south
minneapolis
homeowner
who
pays
property
taxes.
I
do
not
support
the
increase
to
the
police
budget.
That's
proposed
by
the
mayor,
43
percent
of
minneapolis
voters
supported
a
change
to
the
city
charter
that
would
open
the
door
to
a
department
of
public
safety
allowing
the
city
to
address
crime
more
effectively
and
safely.
H
Even
though
we
didn't
succeed
in
passing
that
measure,
that's
still
a
significant
percentage
of
city
residents
who
showed
how
much
they
value
a
systemic
response
to
the
growing
danger
posed
by
the
minneapolis
police
department.
The
police
department
showed
a
surplus
of
five
million
dollars
this
year.
Meanwhile,
the
city
shelled
out
a
justified
27
million
dollar
settlement
for
george
floyd's
survivors,
27
million
dollars.
H
Incidentally,
the
amount
of
money
the
police
budget
will
increase
under
the
mayor's
proposal,
given
how
much
money
the
price,
even
how
much
money
the
price
has
cost
the
city
these
past
two
years,
police
have
cost
some
cities
these
past
two
years.
It
would
be
an
egregious
mismanagement
of
taxpayer
money
to
give
them
even
more
money.
M
Yes
welcome?
Oh
all,
right
hello,
my
name
is
steve
blogton
wallace.
I
live
in
ward
8
and
I'm
here
to
say
that
I
oppose
the
increase
in
the
police
department
budget.
The
mpd
has
done
nothing
to
deserve
this
money
and
in
fact,
quite
the
opposite
as
you
are,
as
you
are
all
well
aware,
an
mpd
officer
murdered
george
floyd,
not
just
state-sanctioned
violence.
M
When
people
took
to
the
streets
to
protest,
this
injustice
and
tragedy,
the
the
mpd
continued
that
violence
by
beating
tear,
gassing
and
shooting
rubber
boats
with
protesters
the
money
that
would
be
given
to
the
mpd
and
proposed
budget
inquiries
couldn't
said
the
use
for
things
that
would
help
the
community,
such
as
affordable
housing,
better
responsible
experience
and
mental
health
crises,
and
just
you
know,
generally
anything
that
doesn't
aid
the
continuational
cycle
of
white
supremacy
and
violence
that
the
mpdf
holds.
Please
do
the
right
thing
say
no
to
the
mpd
brothers
increase.
Thank
you.
B
H
H
As
I
understand
it.
My
second
question
is:
what
is
the
status
of
the
new
police
union
contract?
That
seems
to
be
in
process
of
being
negotiated
for
a
couple
of
years
now,
and
I
realize
that's
not
the
council's
responsibility,
but
it
does
feel
like
a
budget
discussion
shouldn't
occur
without
having
that
piece
of
context
settled
if
we
could,
or
at
least
have
some
information
on
it
and
then.
Finally,
I
don't
know
how
we're
supposed
to
respond.
H
I
read
the
overview
that
was
published
on
when
the
budget
was
released
back
in
august
and
it
said
under
community
safety
first
bullet
point:
investing
in
accountability
from
the
minneapolis
police
department
is
non-negotiable.
Within
fry's
budget
proposed
investments
represent
his
significant
commitment
to
thorough
and
strong
disciplinary
processes,
and
I
won't
go
on
because
I
just
you
know,
that's
just
insulting
so
I'll
stop.
I
heard
the
beep.
H
H
H
H
O
My
name
is
theresa
mattis,
I
am
a
resident
of
ward
12
and
I
am
against
the
proposed
17
percent
increase
to
the
minneapolis
police
budget.
It's
already
this
disproportionately
high
percentage
of
the
city
budget
and
I'm
also
disappointed
by
the
incredibly
tiny
amount
of
money
that
is
allotted
to
violence,
prevention
and
public
safety,
which
should
have
more
robust
support.
So
I
urge
you
to
address
this
imbalance
by
moving
money
away
from
the
mpd
and
into
violence,
prevention
and
public
safety.
O
I
want
to
see
our
budget
supporting
departments
and
initiatives
that
actually
prevent
harm
at
their
best.
The
police
only
come
after
harm
has
already
happened,
or
when
it's
in
progress
at
their
worst,
the
police
are
contributing
to
harm
from
low
level,
harassment
over
policing
of
brown
and
black
people,
escalating
violence
against
protesters
and,
of
course,
the
egregious
abuses
of
power
we've
seen
with
the
murder
of
george
floyd
and
many
others.
O
So
we
need
to
resource
harm
prevention,
strategies
and
resource
the
communities
which
are
most
affected.
Our
cities
are
safer
when
we
commit
to
a
holistic
public
safety
approach
and
when
we
fund
alternatives
to
police
mayor
frye
claimed
to
advocate
for
a
boat
and
approach
using
both
police
and
public
safety
department.
Now
is
the
time
to
deliver
on
that
promise,
and
this
proposed
budget
does
not
do
that.
O
The
proposed
increase
for
the
mpd
is
more
than
three
times
the
total
violence
prevention
budget.
I
will
say
that
again,
the
17
proposed
increase
to
the
mpd
alone
is
more
than
three
times
the
complete
violent
violence
prevention
budget,
that's
not
effective,
and
it
does
not
reflect
values
of
harm
reduction
and
anti-racism
that
our
city
needs
to
embrace.
It
is
time
to
put
your
money
where
your
mouth
is,
so
please
stop
increasing
the
budget
for
mpd,
which
continues
to
cause
harm
and
start
funding,
violence
and
prevention
and
holistic
holistic
public
safety
in
earnest.
P
P
K
P
P
Q
Q
And
furthermore,
it's
been
proven
that
increasing
the
police
budget,
which
we
have
been
doing
every
year,
just
does
not
keep
our
community
safe
year
after
year,
our
communities
feel
less
and
less
safe,
yet
the
police
manage
to
get
more
and
more
money.
It
is
not
a
coincidence
that
this
is
happening,
and
it
is
time
that
we
stop
prioritizing
police
over
violence,
prevention
and
communication,
and
that's
pretty
much
all
I
had
to
say
yield
my
time.
Thank
you.
B
R
I
believe
that
everyone
who
lives
in
the
city
of
minneapolis
deserves
safety
and
dignity,
regardless
of
their
skin
color,
zip
code
or
income.
I
am
opposed
to
the
budget
as
it's
been
proposed
and
has
concerns
about
the
huge
increase
in
funding
for
mpd
investing
27
million
dollars
more
a
17
increase
into
the
minneapolis
police
department.
At
a
time
when
we
can't
even
fill
the
positions
that
are
already
funded
is
irresponsible.
R
We
as
a
community
are
saying
it's
time
for
something
different
and
this
budget,
as
proposed,
neither
provides
nor
allows
for
that.
Supporting
this
budget
is
supporting
the
status
quo.
A
modest
increase
in
support
for
other
programs
means
nothing
if
there
is
a
disproportionately
large
increase
in
support
for
mpd,
as
it
has
always
been
mayor.
Frye's
website
has
an
entire
section
about
quote
safety
beyond
policing
unquote,
but
his
proposed
budget
makes
me
doubt
the
beyond
part
is
truly
a
priority
for
him.
I
love
living
in
minneapolis
and
I
feel
safe
here.
R
I
feel
strongly
that
all
minneapolis
residents
deserve
to
feel
the
same,
and
that's
not
true.
Yet
we
need
just
as
much
funding
for
violence,
prevention,
addressing
homelessness,
mental
health
crises
and
proactively
meeting
people's
basic
needs
to
make
that
a
reality.
The
impact
of
proactively
meeting
people
where
they're
at
to
feel
safe
will
make
minneapolis
a
place
where
we
can
all
truly
thrive.
Thank
you.
S
S
We,
like
many
others,
are
very
concerned
about
the
police
department
budget,
particularly
the
excessive
amount
being
taken
from
the
taxpayers
for
an
out
of
control
department
with
brutality
and
misconduct,
combined
with
the
lack
of
necessary
and
appropriate
police
service.
The
mayor's
proposed
2022
budget
hides
a
significant
part
of
the
cost
of
the
mpd.
S
S
For
example,
that
means
that
the
police
department
pays
a
fair
amount
to
the
equipment
services
fund
for
use
of
the
squad
cars
that
are
bought
and
maintained
by
that
fund.
Similarly,
the
department
pays
the
self-insurance
fund
for
the
cost
of
lawsuit
settlements
and
the
costs
of
defending
those
lawsuits.
S
S
So
much
for
any
talk
of
defunding.
The
city
council
can
and
should
amend
the
mayor's
budget
to
reduce
police
funding
in
the
ways
that
cuapb
has
been
recommending.
The
city
council
can
and
should
amend
the
budget
document
to
properly
allocate
costs
to
the
police
department,
so
that
any
discussion
and
decision
can
be
based
on
honest
accounting.
K
As
I
talked
to
people
leading
up
to
the
november
election,
everybody
was
angry
that
the
current
system
is
not
creating
public
safety,
but
the
proposed
budget
repeats
the
current
system.
It's
wasteful
and
harmful.
It
continues
the
traditional
notion
of
addressing
public
safety,
primarily
through
armed
police
officers,
of
the
200
million
dollars
that
are
designated
for
various
sorts
of
public
safety.
90
is
planned
for
the
mpv.
K
K
K
Currently,
our
communities
of
color
and
poor
neighborhoods
are
over
policed
and
yet
under
product
protected
residents
are
exposed
to
law
enforcement
at
a
high
rate,
and
yet
they
feel
and
are
less
safe.
My
neighborhood
of
linden
hills
is
the
safest,
but
it's
not
because
we
have
a
lot
of
police
here
as
a
city,
we
should
use
armed
officers
where
they're
necessary,
but
use
most
of
our
public
safety
dollars
for
other
approaches
that
have
been
shown
to
be
more
effective
and
more
supportive.
I
I
I
Their
abusive
and
criminal
methods
have
cost
the
city
tens
of
millions
of
dollars
in
the
last
four
years
and
there
are
undoubtedly
more
payouts
coming
as
a
consequence
of
the
misbehavior
of
the
police
department.
In
the
summer
of
2020.,
the
police
department
adds
to
the
fears
and
feelings
of
not
being
safe
among
the
residents
of
minneapolis,
because
the
police
department
cannot
be
relied
upon
to
protect
every
citizen
in
the
city
and
in
all
the
neighborhoods
of
the
city,
in
a
respectful
and
lawful
manner.
H
Ward
9.
I'm
honored
to
share
my
views
with
the
city
council
and
I
thank
each
of
you
for
your
service.
My
remarks
are
for
the
mayor.
Also
63
000
people
voted
for
a
department
of
public
safety
on
november
2nd,
as
has
been
mentioned,
that
is
44
of
votes
cast.
That's
a
powerful
constituency
that
you
are
honor
bound
to
respect
and
respond
to.
H
As
others
have
said,
we
have
two
demands:
one
increase
funding
for
off
for
the
office
of
violence
prevention
and
fully
staff
it.
This
is
a
campaign
promise
that
mayor
frye
and
whoops,
and
some
city
council
candidates,
most
city
council
candidates,
made
in
one
form
or
another.
We
expect
to
hold
you
to
this
promise
and
the
most
concrete
way
to
do
it
is
to
fully
fund
the
existing
office
of
violence,
prevention
and
fully
staff.
H
It
and
demand
two
is:
do
not
increase
the
police
budget,
and
I
the
only
thing
I
can
add
to
that
with
other
people
speaking
so
eloquently
is
that
I
I
canvassed
hundreds
of
people
coming
up
to
the
election
for
them
to
vote.
Yes,
for
for
the
amendment,
and
not
one
of
those
people
that
I
talked
to
said,
oh
yeah,
police,
they're
doing
a
great
job.
Let's
give
them
more
money,
not
one,
as
others
have
said.
H
If
we
can
pay
out
tens
of
millions
of
dollars
to
suits
brought
against
the
police
department's
illegal
actions.
Certainly
we
can
fully
fund
the
ovp
and
a
final
point,
different
point
that
I
want
to
make
is:
there's
a
credit
union.
That's
trying
to
get
started
in
north
minneapolis
by
the
association
for
black
economic
power.
H
That
will
be
a
game
changer
in
that
neighborhood.
They
need
six
million
dollars
from
the
city
to
get
going
they're
fundraising
all
over
the
other
place
too
they've
been
in
touch
with
the
mayor
and
two
of
his
staff
people
who
are
supposed
to
communicate
with
them.
They
have
not
had
one
email
phone
call
or
letter
returned.
B
T
Thank
you,
I'm
zach
boulette
and
I
live
in
ward
2.
when
the
police
and
the
protesters
had
a
standoff
in
the
street
in
front
of
my
apartment,
building
the
night
of
may
30th
2020.
I
heard
bull
horns
loud
on
both
sides
from
the
safety
of
a
darkened
living
room
peeking
through
the
blinds.
I
knew
I
had
a
choice,
react
with
fear
or
invest
in
hope.
T
T
Do
you
know
what
I
saw
in
that
churchyard,
the
people
of
minneapolis
black
brown
white,
rich
and
poor,
young
and
old,
queer
and
straight
choosing
to
invest
in
one
another?
You
couldn't
tell
by
looking
who
was
dropping
off
donations
and
who
was
picking
them
up,
but
you
could
tell
that
the
deep
communal
strength
that
comes
from
hope
is
instantly
more
powerful
than
the
loud
display
of
strength.
That
comes
from
fear.
T
I
ask
you
to
redirect
the
27
million
or
more
according
to
the
earlier
speaker,
that
would
go
traditional
policing
instead
towards
the
office
of
violence,
prevention
towards
mental
health
crisis
response
program
and
toward
addiction
recovery
services,
because
the
deep
communal
strength
that
comes
from
hope
is
infinitely
more
powerful
than
the
loud
display
of
strength.
That
comes
from
fear.
Thank
you.
H
Hi,
my
name
is
heather
silsi
and
I'm
a
ward
13
investment
in
the
west
makaka
bust
makaska
neighborhood,
I'm
here
to
ask
for
the
council
to
commit
significantly
more
resources
to
public
safety
strategies
beyond
policing,
mayor
frye
and
several
council
members
campaigned
on
a
bulk
and
approach
that
would
fund
both
policing
and
other
evidence-based
public
safety
strategies.
This
budget
does
not
deliver
on
that
promise.
The
mpd
budget
is
being
raised
by
27
million
dollars,
while
the
total
budget
for
the
office
of
violence
prevention
is
only
7.8
million
dollars.
H
I'm
asking
you
to
please
amend
the
mayor's
proposed
budget
to
shift
some
of
that
25
million
dollars
to
evidence-based
violence,
prevention
programs,
permanent
funding
for
the
new
mental
health
crisis
teams
and
increasing
addiction,
harm
reduction
and
treatment
resources.
All
of
these
uses
would
both
increase
public
safety
and
reduce
the
workload
for
the
mpd.
Thank
you.
U
U
U
What's
clear,
is
people
want
and
know
they
deserve
safe
communities?
The
mayor's
proposed
budget
has
basically
decided
to
laugh
at
the
needs
of
our
people
and
continue
to
expand
violent
policing
and
programs
that
have
only
proven
themselves
not
to
work
residents
of
minneapolis,
we're
demanding
that
our
elected
officials
prioritize
creating
a
more
just
system
of
public
safety
and
really
put
resources
towards
that
work.
U
By
supporting
a
2022
budget
that
fully
funds
office,
the
office
of
violence,
prevention
and
other
public
safety
strategies
that
really
emphasize
the
care
and
the
need
of
our
communities
while
ensuring
a
more
spare
and
just
future
by
investing
in
policies
like
violence,
prevention
and
stable
housing.
Minneapolis
can
actually
have
a
budget
that
does
the
most
in
stopping
the
problem
before
it
actually
happens.
U
I
also
want
to
say,
as
a
homeowner,
it
feels
atrocious
to
see
our
property
taxes
being
increased,
only
to
pay
for
a
police
budget
that
most
of
us
said
we
don't
a
police
department
that
most
of
us
said
we
don't
want.
So
I
encourage
the
city
council
to
take
seriously
the
comments
of
the
very
diverse
folks
who
are
on
this
call
in
creating
a
budget
that
will
work
for
all
of
us.
B
E
Hi,
my
name
is
valentina
mckenzie.
I
am
a
ward
9
resident
here
at
house
when
the
city
of
minneapolis
will
wake
up
and
realize
that
we
can't
arrest
our
way
out
of
our
problems.
A
27
million
dollar
increase
after
years
of
targeting
black
men
and
marijuana
stings
30
years
of
untested
rape
kits.
This
is
your
way
of
creating
safety.
For
us
it's
by
investing
more
and
more
millions
of
dollars
into
a
department
that
has
continuously
failed.
I've
been
to
cuba
multiple
times
and
they
have
homeless
pets
like
we
have
homeless
people.
E
The
only
way
we
will
solve
our
problems
is
to
actually
meet
the
route
or
to
meet
the
cause
of
the
problems
at
the
root.
None
of
these
homelessness
is
not
a
crime.
None
of
these
are
going
to
solve
our
problems.
The
police
do
not
keep
me
safe,
they
don't
keep
my
community
safe,
and
I
can
not
call
on
them
for
anything
that
I
need.
E
We
need
real
mental
health
services
for
youth.
We
need
to
invest
in
our
violent
prevention
program.
We
need
a
department
of
public
safety,
not
one
that
terrorizes
our
residents.
We
need
mental
mental
health,
drug
alcohol
treatment.
We
need
a
park
on
the
south
side
of
minneapolis,
a
pool
somewhere
where
kids
can
go
inside
and
play.
We
are
in
winter
five
or
six
months
out
of
the
year.
E
B
C
Yes,
welcome,
yeah,
elise,
hamilton,
ward
12.,
I
like
to
speak
supportive,
investing
the
approximate
three
million,
a
full
annual
revenue
generated
from
the
one
half
percent
climate
and
energy
action
franchise
fee,
so
that
it
goes
to
the
vital
equitable
cost,
saving
energy
programs
that
it
was
originally
intended
for,
rather
than
being
diverted
and
I'd,
also
like
to
champion
budget
transparency
and
clear
accounting
and
how
these
dollars
get
expended,
so
that
evac
can
have
time
to
weigh
in
which
is
the
community
advisory
board.
Who
is
who
theoretically
is
appointed
to
guide
it?
C
And
it
looks
like
the
green
cost
share
and
other
energy
efficiency
and
weatherization
programs,
plus
the
lead
and
healthy
homes,
will
receive
a
similar
amount
to
the
2020
budget,
and
these
are
programs
which
have
more
requests
and
can
be
funded
each
year
and
the
consistently
over
subscribed.
Green
business
cost
share
in
particular
needs
to
be
scaled
up
to
meet
the
chronically
unmet
demand
so
that
it
fulfills
the
extra
capacity
given
to
it
by
the
2021
american
rescue
plan
dollars.
C
In
addition,
I
encourage
575
000
to
support
the
implementation
of
a
biochar
project
in
the
powerside
district
energy
system
and
act
as
a
match
to
her
requested.
400
000
bloomberg
grant
and
at
least
100
k
to
support
environmental
justice
activities
and
green
zones
and
95
thousands
of
support
at
hiring
in
some
additional
staff
for
the
great
work
of
the
sustainability
office.
C
For
a
position
that
was
already
funded
and
filled
in
2019
and
as
well
as
500k
for
the
rebuild
resilience
to
help
mitigate
pollution
and
and
help
small
businesses
and
low-income
neighborhoods
and
the
city
and
mayors.
But
the
city
and
the
mayor's
office
has
yet
to
invest
in
a
response
to
climate
emergency.
B
V
V
V
I
teach
autistic
kids
in
the
minneapolis
public
schools,
part
of
being
a
teacher
means
imagining
the
future
that
your
students
will
inhabit
as
adults.
If
they're
having
a
mental
health
crisis,
will
they
be
able
to
call
an
office
of
violence
prevention?
That's
fully
resourced,
staffed
with
compassionate
skilled
mental
health
professionals,
or
will
they
be
traumatized
by
an
armed
and
terrifying
police
officer
the
only
option
to
call
in
an
emergency?
V
Because
I
know
that's
what
prevents
violence
and
creates
real
safety
and
that's
what
the
office
of
violence
prevention
will
support.
I
will
work
for
that
world
for
them
in
the
classroom
on
the
streets
at
a
city
council
meeting,
and
I
urge
you
all
to
join
me
fund.
Our
kids
fund,
our
communities,
our
city,
is
ready
for
safety
beyond
a
police
only
model,
I've
been
phone,
banking
and
door,
knocking
with
many
of
you
on
this
call
for
months
leading
up
to
the
recent
election
and
I've
had
hundreds
of
conversations
with
minneapolis
voters.
V
I
heard
this
message
loud
and
clear.
Minneapolis
says
that
public
safety
is
about
the
presence
of
systems
of
care,
not
about
more
funding
for
police.
So
please,
city,
council,
mayor
frye,
do
your
job
and
put
our
city's
resources
to
better
use
than
increasing
the
mpd
budget
by
more
than
27
million
dollars.
B
A
Welcome
all
right,
thank
you,
everyone,
I'm
thomas
redd
and
I'm
part
of
ward
5.
and
I'd
like
to
address
parts
of
this
budget.
More
so
I
want
to
start
with.
I
been
a
resident
within
north
minneapolis,
all
of
my
life,
so
over
30
years,
within
this
neighborhood
and
near
north,
and
I
would
like
to
emphasize,
along
with
many
others,
you
need
to
find
other
ways
for
violent
intervention
and
implement
restorative
justice
practices
and
really
focusing
on
the
people.
We
need
more
access
to
better
housing,
deeply,
affordable
housing.
A
We
need
more
shelters
for
the
youth
and
best
in
top
programs,
so
transitional
living
program,
eviction
rates
within
the
zip
codes
for
five
five,
four
one
one
and
five
five
four
one
two
are
five
times
higher
overall
within
the
stadium.
Those
things
need
to
be
addressed,
and
those
are
things
that
people
will
become
more
police
upon
with
those
statistics
if
they
have
nowhere
to
go
so
beyond
that
as
well.
I
live
in
the
heritage
park,
neighborhood
we're
hoping
that
it
can
also
invest
and
not
overlook.
A
This
neighborhood,
that
has
many
families,
need
assistance
for
their
people
experiencing
deep
poverty,
people
that
have
many
challenges
with
language
barriers
for
access
to
english,
language,
job
opportunities
and
any
youth
going
through
virtual
schooling.
People
who
are
experiencing
the
effects
of
the
digital
divide,
so
people
who
don't
have
proper
access
to
digital
resources
during
the
pandemic
are
suffering.
A
lot
would
like
to
make
sure
that
people
in
this
neighborhood
are
able
to
gain
resources
to
better
implement
and
thrive
within
their
life
and
other
endeavors,
so
with
the
housing.
B
H
So
many
before
me,
I'm
just
calling
to
ask
the
council
to
reject
the
27
million
dollar
increase
to
the
minneapolis
police
department
budget.
Please
invest
in
social
structures
and
services
that
we're
telling
you
will
help
keep
us
safe
things
like
fully
funding
the
office
for
violence
prevention
and
the.
H
So,
most
importantly,
please
stop
investing
in
policing
and
policies
that
aim
to
control
us
and
instead
invest
in
the
people
that
make
minneapolis
by
giving
us
the
tools
to
make
a
to
make
real
a
city
where
everyone
feels
safe
and
has
equal
opportunity
to
help
and
access
to
much
more
than
just
their
basic
need.
Thank
you.
B
B
W
W
Welcome
all
right,
thank
you,
hi.
My
name
is
from
ward
5,
I'm
a
resident
of
heritage
park.
I've
been
out
there
living
there
for
the
past
12
years
now
and
a
mother
of
four
and
I'm
also
a
resident
advocate
leader.
So
there's
a
lot
going
on
in
our
neighbors,
so
we're
in
a
heritage
park.
We
also
need
a
lot
of
help
out
there
for
youth
programs
and
for
adults.
For
a
lot
of
you
know,
families
that's
going
through
a
mentally
ill
or
not.
You
don't
have
to
be
physically
or
mentally.
W
W
B
X
X
This
increase
will
not
provide
the
systemic
changes
and
accountability
that
the
mayor
has
promised.
How
does
an
organization
that
narrowly
missed
being
completely
replaced
less
than
a
month
ago
deserve
a
27
million
dollar
funding
increase?
How
is
this
accountability?
How
is
this
the
will
of
the
people
of
minneapolis?
It
is
not.
It
makes
no
sense
to
me
at
all.
I
stand
with
the
people
and
call
for
the
27
million
dollars
to
go
towards
funding
housing,
mental
health
resources,
violence
prevention
and
resources
for
immigrants.
X
The
people
in
my
ward
need
more
of
these
resources
to
solve
the
root
of
the
issues
in
our
community.
Not
just
treat
the
symptoms.
We
saw
george
floyd
killed
in
broad
daylight
in
2020
by
a
minneapolis
police
officer,
giving
the
minneapolis
police
department.
Oh
sorry,
that's
my
one-year-old
son.
More
funds
in
2022
is
not
a
solution
for
accountability
or
systemic
change.
Thank
you.
F
Thanks,
my
name
is
andy
snow.
I
organized
with
the
sex
worker
outreach
project
minneapolis,
and
I
really
admire
a
lot
of
what
the
speaker
right
before
me
had
to
say.
I
mean
the
minneapolis
police
department
has
shown
over
and
over
again
that
with
increased
funding,
they
increase
violence
against
our
citizens.
F
Not
only
does
this
not
make
any
sense,
but
we
aren't
safe,
and
I
know
we've
done
a
lot
of
work
in
this
city
towards
talking
about
defunding,
the
police
and
it's
really
important
to
defund
the
police
and
to
fund
communities
housing,
all
those
things
that
we
actually
need
to
keep
each
other
safe.
But
I
also
want
to
say
that,
like
defunding
is
a
tool
of
abolition
and
when
you
look
at
the
largest
scope
of
history,
we
all
know
now
that
abolishing
slavery
was
the
right
thing
to
do.
B
B
Y
Y
There
are
several
other
departments
that
could
use
the
money,
for
example
the
office
of
violence
prevention
and
just
investing
in
workers,
low-wage
workers
experience
a
higher
rate
of
violations
and
rights
as
workers,
and
they
are
unlikely
to
call
because
of
like
loss
of
work,
a
loss
of
source
of
income
and
the
labor
standards.
Division
needs
more
investigators
to
enforce
workers,
rights,
ordinances
and
also
they
take
money
to
community
contracts.
So
more
workers
throughout
the
city
are
reached
trained
and
supported
in
defending
their
rights
and
also
mental
health.
Y
Mental
health
care
has
always
been
an
issue
in
low-income
communities
without
governmental
health
citizens
cannot
be
productive
as
workers
or
community
members.
If
we
fund
mental
health
initiatives,
how
we?
How
would
that
change
like
safety
around
the
city?
How
would
that?
How
would
the
funding
and
mental
health
programs
around
the
city
instead
of
policing
change?
The
idea
of
safety
like
we
need
low-cost
and
accessible
mental
health
programs
and
also
mental
health
responders?
Who
can
respond
to
mental
health
emergencies
and
de-escalate
instead
of
an
automatic
police
response
which
also
often
escalates
situations?
G
All
right,
hello,
my
name
is
alexis
collins.
I
live
in
the
jordan
areas
of
ward
5.
and
I
work
with
black
villagers
in
satool.
I
do
not
approve
of
the
budget.
Six
years
ago
in
the
murder
of
george,
I
mean
in
the
murder
of
jamar
clark.
I
was
eight
months
pregnant
and
if
in
as
I
was
doing
a
peaceful
sit-in
at
the
precinct,
I
was
prepared
shot
with
rubber
bullets
and
trampled
over
fast
forward
stand
up
for
what
I
believe
in
in
the
murder
of
george
floyd
same
thing
happened.
G
G
The
community
should
not
be
funding,
something
that
is
hindering
us
and
not
helping
us.
The
community
should
be
feel
safe,
whatever
with
everything
that's
going
on.
So
with
that
being
said,
the
money
that
you're
trying
to
give
to
the
police
should
go
to
housing,
mental
health,
youth
resources
and
violence
prevention.
To
make
sure
that
everybody
in
the
community
is
safe
and
our
own
money
is
going
to
something
that
we
believe
in.
Thank
you.
N
L
I
know
in
my
block
in
east
phillips,
where
I
live.
The
police
do
not
have
a
good
reputation
at
all,
and
so,
when
there
is
a
safety
issue,
we
rely
on
each
other.
We
reach
out
to
each
other
and
call
each
other
and
figure
out
what
to
do
and
more
often
than
not.
The
situation
can
be
resolved
by
talking
it
through
or
relying
on
community
organizations
to
help
and
many
people
on
our
block.
B
B
N
B
H
H
More
affordable
housing
homelessness
should
not
be
an
ongoing
problem
year
after
year
after
year.
There's
just
never
enough
money,
that's
allocated
to
affordable
housing,
and
I
think
way
on
top
of
that
is
a
statewide
crisis.
The
minnesota
education
achievement
gap
minnesota
has
the
worst
racial
achievement
gap
and
if
mayor
frye
really
wants
to
hold
true
to
his
promise,
he
needs
to
pour
more
money
into
working
at
lessening
the
achievement
gap,
but
not
only
that,
but
putting
it
putting
that
money
into
programs
that
will
work
for
social
systems.
Mpv
does
not
need
27
million.
H
AA
AA
AA
But
it's
not
just
the
money.
It's
the
opportunity
to
build
closer
relations
to
engage
people
in
committee.
Work,
engage
people
in
dialogue,
some
of
the
tough
dialogue
that
we
have
to
look
at
in
terms
of
some
of
the
differences
we
have.
So
I
really,
I
believe
that
neighborhood
associations
are
positioned
to
provide
leadership,
to
provide
creativity,
to
provide
civic
engagement
that
I
think,
will
really
help
minneapolis
in
this
pivotal
moment
of
facing
a
lot
of
challenges,
the
pandemic,
racial
inequities,
and
so
many
more
that
have
been
spoken
to
tonight.
H
H
Claims
and
liabilities
is
not
something
that
is
going
to
secure
our
city's
long-term
financial
health.
The
second
one
is
to
live
within
our
means
this.
This
liability
that
we
have
due
to
the
police
brutality
suits
is
raising
our
property
tax
already.
So
this
is
not
something
that
is
allowing
us
to
live
within
our
means.
H
Assumptions
nothing's
off
the
table
and
provide
choices
and
competition.
So
thinking
about
other
methods
of
reducing
crime
like
the
office
of
violence,
prevention
are
things
that
we
should
fully
invest,
making
sure
that
we
have
collaborative
and
transparent
decision
making.
We
want
to
make
sure
that
that
we
know
where
this
money
is
going
to
go
to
protecting
our
core
service
delivery.
I
mean
this
is
this
is
key.
We
shouldn't
make
excessive.
O
B
M
M
I
appreciate
my
neighbors
have
shared
already
so
many
logical
and
ethical
and
personal
reasons
why
we
are
opposed
to
the
27
million
dollar
increase
of
the
minneapolis
police
department
budget,
while
44
of
us
voted
against
mandating
a
police
department.
I
do
want
to
point
out,
I
believe,
if
the
campaign
all
of
minneapolis
had
been
more
transparent
and
truthful
in
what
would
have
happened.
Had
questions
do
been
passed.
I
believe
more
of
us
would
have
voted.
M
And
if
you
were
to
adopt
this
budget,
you
would
be
basically
condoning
this
ongoing
trauma
and
condoning
this
extension.
As
my
neighbor
said,
this
extension
of
shadow
slavery
right.
This
is
how
child
slavery
evolved
into
policing,
and
so
I
do
ask
that
you
reallocate
all
of
the
funding
to
housing,
to
violence
prevention,
to
youth
programming,
to
low-wage
workers
and
to
other
anti-oppressive
methods
that
we
all
know
can
work
for
our
city.
Thank
you.
B
B
B
H
Madam
president
and
council
members,
I
know
I've
spoken
already.
I
just
have
a
very
brief
question.
The
presentation
that
was
given
by
the
finance
committee
that
was
part
of
the
beginning
of
the
meeting
I
didn't
find
that
on
the
web
city's
website
and
when
she
was
going
through
the
slides
they
were
not
toggling
on
the
screen,
so
you
couldn't
see
them.
Would
that
slide
deck
be
available
for
us
to
view.
B
B
Z
We
should
look
at
examples
from
the
city
of
austin
texas,
also
I'm
in
favor
of
the
mayor's
budget
for
the
climate
investment
of
33.1
million,
including
the
climate
action
plan,
green
business
cost
share
energy
efficiency
and
weatherization
and
the
rebuilding
resilient
fund.
But
because
it's
such
a
critical
time
for
our
planet,
we
need
to
go
beyond
that.
Z
3
million
from
the
franchise
speed
to
have
general
fund
investments,
five
hundred
thousand
in
the
biochar
at
tower
side,
250
000
for
the
environmental
justice
funding
for
the
green
zones
and
95
000
to
have
another
staff
in
the
sustainability
office.
The
city
of
portland
is
now
investing
60
million
in
their
clean
energy
fund.
So
we
should
be
able
to
get
up
to
that
level.
Z
Z
B
B
So
with
that,
I
will
go
ahead
and
close
the
public
hearing.
Thank
you
so
much
to
everyone
who
participated
in
the
hearing
tonight
and
everyone
who
spoke
and
who
has
submitted
written
comments.
We
really
appreciate
your
engagement
in
this
budget
and
this
important
work
that
helps
move
our
community
forward.
B
AB
AB
At
that
time,
council
members
have
the
opportunity
to
receive
responses
or
follow-up
information
to
questions
that
were
raised
during
our
departmental
hearings,
as
well
as
a
chance
to
bring
forward
any
proposed
amendments.
We
will
only
have
the
monday
session
if
we're
unable
to
complete
all
of
our
work
on
friday.
If
we
do
complete
our
work
on
friday,
then
we
will
cancel
the
markup
session
on
monday.
In
the
event
that
monday's
session
is
canceled,
the
city
will
provide
notice
of
that
fact.
AB
As
in
prior
years.
I
anticipate
bringing
a
package
of
technical
amendments
to
our
first
markup
session.
This
will
be
the
first
set
of
amendments
to
the
base
budget
proposed
by
mayor
frye.
We
will
then
take
up
for
consideration
any
further
amendments
that
council
members
may
have
the
final
budget
package,
which
will
include
the
base
recommended
budget
proposed
by
mayor
frye,
together
with
any
amendments
from
council
members.
During
this.
These
two
markup
sessions
will
then
get
submitted
to
the
full
city
council
for
a
final
public
hearing
scheduled
for
next
wednesday
december
8th
beginning
at
605
pm.
AB
B
Thank
you,
chair
palmisano,
and
I
believe
this
may
be
more
for
our
colleagues,
but
I
think
that
yourself,
madam
chair,
and
the
staff
have
recommended
that
council
members
submit
amendments
along
with
the
descriptions
by
tomorrow
morning
so
that
they
have
there
is
a
chance
for
finance
to
be
to
review
the
amendments
and
give
any
feedback
so
that
they
could
be
invite
included
in
the
packet
for
friday.
Is
there
anything
else
you
want
to
say
about
that?
Tara,
palmisano.
AB
No
just
thank
you
and
that
will
help
us
to
run
a
smooth
and
efficient
markup
session
and
perhaps
have
us
not
need
to
convene
on
monday,
but
it
is
incredibly
helpful
and
important
that
our
budget
staff
are
able
to
review
for
technical
correctness
any
of
these
changes
and
for
us
to
put
them
in
an
order.
That
makes
logical
sense.
So
thank
you
in
advance
for
for
doing
that.
B
You
thanks
to
everyone
who
has
participated
again
tonight.
Thank
you
so
much
to
all
the
staff
in
our
finance
department,
our
budget
director,
all
of
our
award
staff
and
folks
throughout
the
city's
departments,
who
have
participated
to
get
us
to
this
point
so
far
with
much
work
ahead
with
that,
we've
concluded
all
of
our
business
on
tonight's
agenda,
with
nothing
further
to
come
before
the
council
and
without
objection.