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From YouTube: November 15, 2022 City Council
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E
E
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A
Let
the
record
reflect
that
we
have
a
quorum
I'll
note
that
council
member
Goodman
is
out
sick
today.
Next,
we
have
the
adoption
of
our
agenda.
Colleagues,
the
agenda
for
today's
meeting
is
before
us
and
I
would
entertain
a
motion
to
adopt
the
agenda
as
presented.
Second,
the
clerk
will
call
the
rule.
C
A
Aye
Larry
lebanized
that
carries
and
the
agenda
is
adopted.
Colleagues,
we
have
one
agenda
item
tonight,
which
is
to
receive
public
comments
on
the
mayor's
recommended
2023-2024
recommended
budget
mayor
fry
presented
his
Budget
on
August
15th,
providing
a
proposed
fiscal
plan
for
the
city's
operations
in
2023
totaling
1.66
billion
dollars,
with
an
increase
to
the
city,
property
tax
levy
of
about
six
and
a
half
percent.
A
copy
of
that
recommended
budget
is
posted
on
our
City's
website
at
minneapolismn.gov
budget.
A
Since
that
time,
the
city
council,
through
its
budget
committee
under
the
leadership
of
council
member
Koski,
has
conducted
a
series
of
hearings
to
examine
the
details
of
each
Department's
budget
requests.
The
budget
committee
also
conducted
the
first
of
three
public
hearings
on
the
proposed
budget
last
week
on
November
10th.
All
of
those
meetings
were
broadcast
on
public
access
television
and
from
the
city
website,
and
on-demand
access
to
those
broadcasts
are
still
available
from
the
city's
YouTube
channel.
F
So
from
a
big
picture
perspective,
when
you're
reviewing
the
budget
documents
that
we
release
to
explain
the
recommendations
for
the
2023-24
budget,
there
are
three
big
pieces.
The
first
piece
is
describing
the
services
and
outcomes
for
residents.
That
departments
are
providing
that's
included
in
the
budget
narrative
section
of
our
budget
documents.
F
The
second
piece
is:
how
are
we
making
changes
in
the
spending
and
the
revenue
side
of
things?
How
are
we
making
transparent
when
we're
making
changes
to
the
amount
of
funding
or
the
amount
of
Revenue?
And
so
that
is
in
our
change
item
narratives.
So
in
the
budget
documents,
that's
where
you'll
find
information
about
new
changes
and
then
the
last
piece
is
our
planning.
How
are
we
taking
a
multi-year
look
at
our
finances
and
planning
to
spend
money
and
raise
revenue
in
the
next
five
years,
and
that
is
our
five-year
Financial
Direction?
F
The
budget
process
starts
in
January,
where
the
budget
office
works,
with
departments
to
start
putting
together
what
we
call
the
current
service
level
budget.
So
this
is
the
base
budget.
Essentially
we
take
all
of
the
programs
and
the
people
that
Council
adopts
from
the
previous
year
and
push
them
forward
into
the
next
year.
F
So
we
inflate
for
a
few
things
cost
of
personnel,
but
leave
most
things
static
as
a
starting
point
for
our
next
year's
budget
departments
are
analyzing
their
their
base
budget,
making
changes
prioritizing
their
use
of
funds
departments
are
proposing
change
items
where
they
are
requesting
new
funds
to
the
mayor.
The
mayor
just
makes
decisions
over
the
summer,
usually
June
and
July,
and
then
the
mayor
makes
his
budget
recommendations
on
August
15th
every
year.
That's
set
in
our
Charter.
F
The
next
step
is
our
Board
of
estimate
and
Taxation.
They
set
the
maximum
Levy,
so
the
property
tax
levy
is
the
single
largest
source
of
Revenue
into
our
general
funds.
It's
a
very
flexible
source
of
Revenue,
so
it's
a
key
part
of
our
budget
discussions
here.
The
vet
sets
the
maximum,
so
policy
makers
the
mayor
as
well
as
Council.
They
could
choose
to
set
a
lower
property
tax
levy,
but
they
can't
go
above
what
is
set
by
bet,
and
that
happens
at
the
end
of
September
every
year.
F
The
next
phase
is
presentations
to
council.
So
since
the
since
the
middle
of
September
Council
has
been
hearing
presentations
from
All
City
departments,
doing
a
deep
dive
into
their
budget
and
their
recommended
changes
as
a
part
of
the
mayor's
mayor's
recommended
budget
The
Next
Step,
which
is
where
we
are
today,
are
public
hearings.
So
the
city
has
three
public
hearings
where
citizens
can
come
in
and
make
comments
on
the
mayor's
recommended
budget.
F
F
F
Much
of
that
news
spending
is
broken
down
into
the
following
City
priorities
that
you
can
see
on
the
slide:
City
capacity
and
performance,
Public,
Safety,
affordable
housing,
climate
public
health
and
economic
inclusion,
and
so,
if
you
are
looking
at
for
more
information
on
where
the
mayor
is
recommending
additional
funding,
you
can
find
information
by
department
or
by
these
priority
goal
areas
in
our
budget
documents.
Online
Revenue,
so
Revenue
in
the
mayor's
recommended
budget
is
increasing
to
1.66
billion
in
2023.
F
That
includes
about
1.56
billion
in
revenues
flowing
into
the
City
and
around
100
million
in
planned
use
of
accumulated
fund
balances
across
all
the
city's
funds
in
2024.
That
amount
is
1.71
million,
with
new
revenues
again
of
about
165
billion
and
planned
uses
of
accrued
fund
balances
of
60
million.
F
F
property
taxes.
The
amount
each
household
pays
depends
on
many
different
factors.
One
Trend
that
we've
seen
really
impacting
the
Twin
Cities
Market
is
the
strong
increase
in
residential
housing
and
sort
of
static
or
slightly
decreasing
values
in
the
commercial
sector,
so
because
of
those
Dynamics
as
well
as
some
other
larger
factors,
a
homeowner
of
a
median
priced
home
in
the
Twin
Cities.
If
there
were
no
increase
in
the
property,
Levy
would
see
an
increase
in
their
taxes
by
about
44
dollars.
F
So
those
are
some
of
the
Dynamics
at
play
when
we're
looking
at
the
recommended
property
tax
levy,
how
it
gets
translated
to
individual
property
taxpayers
I
would
encourage
anyone
with
more
questions
about
what
that
looks
like
across
the
city.
To
take
a
look
at
the
levy
impact
estimator.
Our
assessor
department
has
put
together
this
interactive
tool
where
people
can
look
at
by
property
type
by
Ward.
What
the
average
increase
will
be
to
property
taxes
across
the
city.
F
This
is
what
the
levy
impact
estimator
looks
like
lots
of
different
variables
that
folks
can
go
in
and
look
at
so
again,
I'd
encourage
anyone.
That's
curious
to
take
a
look
at
that,
and
the
last
thing
I
just
wanted
to
talk
about
is
that
in
our
budget
documents
you
will
see
two
years
worth
of
information,
so
I
want
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
how
that
transition
will
look.
The
mayor
will
still
recommend
and
the
council
will
still
approve
budgets
each
year.
F
F
So
they'll
still
be
voted
on
an
appropriated,
but
we
want
to
lay
out
with
transparency,
what
we're
planning
for
2024
and
that's
really
the
big
change
that
we've
made
this
year
by
releasing
two
years
instead
of
one
years
of
budget
information
next
year,
we'll
be
doing
an
analysis
for
our
revenues,
making
sure
that
those
estimates
are
holding
up
and
seeing
if
we
need
to
make
any
adjustments
and
then
making
any
changes
for
Urgent
items,
urgent
spending
items
that
come
up
in
the
city.
A
Thank
you
also.
I
want
to
note
that
director
Rebecca
malmquist
from
our
property
tax
assessor's
office
is
here
in
this
corner.
If
there
are
individual
questions
about
property
assessments,
I
invite
you
to
connect
with
her.
She
won't
be
here
the
whole
time.
So
please
kind
of
make
your
way
over
and
you
can
go
in
the
hallway
and
have
a
conversation
before
we
recognize
the
first
Speaker
I
want
to
review
a
few
procedural
matters.
If
you
have
written
comments
or
materials
to
submit,
please
give
those
to
the
clerks
at
the
registration
table.
A
We
also
have
printed
comment
forms
available
at
the
registration
table.
If
you'd
like
to
submit
a
comment
on
this
proposal
and
have
that
included
in
the
public
record,
I
also
encourage
everyone
to
take
advantage
of
submitting
your
comments
in
other
ways.
The
easiest
way
would
be
that
would
ensure
they're
added
to
the
public
record
is
to
send
it
from
the
city's
website.
Minneapolis
mn.gov
public
comment.
All
submitted
comments
will
be
included
in
the
public
record
related
to
the
2023
budget,
which
is
accessible
through
the
city's
legislative
information
management
system
or
limbs
in
file
number
2022-00788.
A
We
will
be
taking
speakers
in
the
order
that
you
are
registered
if
you'd
like
to
testify
I
invite
you
to
register
your
name
with
the
clerk
at
the
tables
in
the
hallway
outside
this
chamber,
and
every
speaker
should
have
an
assigned
number.
We
will
be
calling
Speakers
by
number
and
because
we're
limited
on
available
seating
in
this
room.
There
is
Overflow
in
room
9
319
across
the
hall,
where
the
public
can
monitor
this
meeting.
A
We
don't
want
Chambers
to
be
too
crowded
part
of
why
we've
removed
many
of
the
chairs
in
here
is
to
make
sure
that
this
is
a
comfortable
space
for
as
many
people
as
possible.
So
please
give
courtesy
to
those
who
wear
movement
might
be
more
encumbered,
but
you
will
be
called
in
and
have
plenty
of
time
and
notice
to
make
your
way
into
this
console
chamber
I'm
comfortable
with
a
couple
of
people
in
each
of
the
corners.
A
But
if
you
kind
of
self-select
and
only
have
a
couple,
people
in
that
corner
at
ask
security
to
help
me
manage
the
size
of
this
room,
we've
arranged
for
interpretation
for
those
who
may
need
assistance
to
participate
in
tonight's
hearing.
A
G
Every
line
item
in
our
City's
budget
should
help
reduce
racial
disparities
and
I'm
here
tonight
to
urge
support
in
three
key
Provisions
in
the
2023
budget.
First
I'm
asking
for
your
support
in
the
proposed
funding
for
the
rise
up
Center.
This
is
a
Community
Driven
project.
That's
going
to
provide
opportunities
for
Black
and
Latino
residents
to
train
for
good
quality
jobs
and
Energy,
Efficiency
hospitality
and
other
high
demand
occupations.
The
rise
up
Center
is
designed
to
directly
address
the
income
and
wealth
inequalities
in
our
city.
G
Second,
I'm
asking
for
an
increase
in
investment
in
the
alternatives
to
policing
Minneapolis
should
be
investing
more
in
programs
like
the
behavioral
health
response,
team
and
community
service
specialists.
These
and
other
programs
focus
on
crime
prevention
and
the
humanity
of
all
Minneapolis
residents.
These
programs
will
reduce
the
number
of
people
of
color
swept
up
in
our
criminal
legal
system
which,
as
we
know,
exacerbates
racial
inequalities
and
finally,
I'm
urging
you
to
increase
the
level
of
ongoing
funding
for
labor
standards.
G
Co-Enforcement
the
nonprofit
organizations
working
in
bipoc
communities
in
Minneapolis
provide
critical
support
to
ensure
that
workers
receive
the
wages
and
paid
sick
leave
that
they've
earned.
This
program
could
be
more
effective.
However,
if
the
city
committed
to
a
long-term
partnership
with
these
organizations,
the
co-enforcement
program
builds
wealth
for
Black
and
Latino
workers,
who
are
three
to
four
times
more
likely
than
white
workers
to
have
their
wages
stolen
by
their
employers.
G
A
H
Good
evening
Council
mayor
neighbors
hi,
my
name
is
Byron.
Richard
I've
been
a
resident
here
for
32
years.
I
have
two
adult
children
who
I'm
lucky
have
decided
to
continue
to
live
here
in
the
city
with
me,
and
so
my
presence
here
tonight
is
in
large
part,
defending
their
city
and
the
future
that
I
hoped
for
them
that
I
that
I
hope
for
all
of
us,
as
Neighbors
I
agree
with
the
dissenting
members
of
the
board
of
estimate
who
did
not
approve
the
or
didn't
vote
for
this
proposed
budget's
taxation
plan.
H
They
decide
they
decided
that
they
were
concerned
that
the
impact
of
the
taxation
would
fall
most
humbly
on
people
who
were
least
equipped
to
pay
for
it.
I
have
heard
that
there
might
be
a
plan
to
support
those
people,
but
I've
also
heard
that
there's
some
doubt
about
the
city's
ability
to
actually
Implement
such
a
program.
H
I'm
here
tonight
to
support
a
people's
version
of
the
budget.
I
would
like
first
of
all,
support
for
housing.
For
all
the
last
time,
I
was
in
room.
317
was
on
October
6th
Thursday.
There
was
a
planning
meeting
a
schedule.
That
meeting
did
not
happen,
but
there
was
a
press
conference
here
because
of
recent
clearings
of
homeless
encampments.
H
Anyone
here
with
a
sense
of
proportion,
wisdom,
compassion,
would
have
seen
the
impact
of
those
clearings
and
would
stop
that
practice.
We
need
to
fund
a
city
where
that
is
just
not
an
option
to
be
callous
and
cruel
and
to
move
people
around
in
a
way
that
does
not
increase
Public
Safety.
It
works
against
public
safety.
H
A
I
Similarly,
lgbtq
residents
were
three
times
as
likely
to
report
that
in
the
year
prior
to
this
survey,
they
postponed
or
avoided
getting
preventative
screenings
due
to
disrespect
or
discrimination
from
doctors
or
other
providers.
The
center
statistics
show
that
these
outcomes,
unsurprisingly,
are
worse.
For
lgbtq
people
of
color
rainbow
house
just
closed
our
annual
2022
voices
of
Health
survey
on
lgbtq
health
just
two
weeks
ago,
and
if
prior
years
experiences
any
guide.
Our
numbers
this
year
will
look
much
the
same.
I
Having
a
centralized
location
to
find
information
about
health
providers
accessible
to
Minneapolis
residents,
regardless
of
sexual
orientation
or
gender
identity,
would
help
these
residents
allay
their
fears
of
discriminatory
or
otherwise
harmful
interactions
with
health
providers
and
make
it
easier
for
them
to
get
the
care
that
they
need.
This
in
turn
will
advance
the
city's
goal
of
empowering
people
to
live
healthier
lives.
I
urge
you
to
support
this
proposal.
Thank
you.
J
Hello,
my
name
is
Jason
Buckland
agency
him
pronouns
I'm,
a
member
of
Ward
four
and
in
the
last
for
the
last
18
years,
I've
been
able
to
work
with
and
inside
the
lgbtq
community.
For
the
last
10
years,
I've
worked
with
Minneapolis
public
schools,
as
the
lgbtq
program
coordinator
and
I've
had
the
honor
and
privilege
to
get
to
work
with
a
lot
of
families
who
moved
to
Minneapolis
and
moved
to
Minneapolis
public
schools
because
of
our
policies
because
of
our
reputation
because
of
our
resources
and
I'm.
J
Here
to
Echo
the
support
for
the
community
request
to
fund
a
directory
of
lgbtq
competent,
Health,
Care
Providers.
We
are
known
in
Minneapolis
for
being
a
very
strong
community
and
that's
absolutely
true,
a
strong
lgbtq
Community.
But
when
you
look
under
the
curtain
and
you
kind
of
look
behind
the
scenes
what's
happening,
oftentimes
is
a
handful
of
organizations
and
a
handful
of
individuals
are
hustling
really
hard
to
keep
that
infrastructure
intact.
J
We
need
systemic
and
structural
support
so
that
we're
able
to
meet
the
needs
and
the
growing
demands
that
that
we
have
as
a
community
as
as
Phil
had
mentioned,
the
the
disparities
in
health
care
are
noticeable.
48
percent
of
people
refusing
to
have
had
treatment
refused
because
they're
lgbtq
identified
as
states
around
us
are
continuing
to
have
attacks,
especially
on
the
transgender
Community.
J
We
need
to
make
sure
that
Minneapolis
and
Minnesota
are
setting
an
example
of
what
it
can
mean
to
be
an
inclusive
and
supportive
community,
and
this
is
this
is
a
health
care
that
can
be
not
only
life-changing
but
life-affirming
as
well.
I
also
want
to
add
support
for
additional
funding
for
the
transgender
Equity
Council
in
Minneapolis
public
schools.
J
A
K
I'm
Michael
vanderford,
president
of
the
eighth
Ward
Kingfield
and
I'm,
wanting
to
support
an
amendment
to
the
budget
to
comply
with
the
city
council's
resolution
from
May
of
2019
regarding
neighborhood
support
for
neighborhood
groups.
K
I
want
to
make
a
note
that
the
current
budget,
at
its
current
funding
for
neighborhood
groups,
is
a
death
knell
for
neighborhood,
the
85
neighborhood
organizations
within
the
city,
and
that
is
because
the
10
percent
budget
based
budget
support.
That's
currently,
there
is
not
enough
to
keep
those
organizations
functioning.
K
L
K
Which
notes
that
the
city
council,
at
that
time,
committed
to
at
least
twenty
five
thousand
dollars
base
funding
for
administrative
support
for
those
organizations
I'm
here
to
say
that
the
these
neighborhood
organizations
are
the
best
one
of
the
best
I
can't
say
that
one
of
the
best
investments
this
city
has
what
difference
does
it
make?
The
difference
is
that
these
organizations
keep
things
going
in
the
neighborhoods
that
you
don't
support.
K
Otherwise,
I
was
recruited
by
the
Kingfield
neighborhood
association
association,
the
executive
director
to
try
to
bring
people
back
to
ML
King
part
15
years
after
Christine
crite's
murder
in
this
in
the
park,
and
the
reason
was
we
were
just
not:
we
didn't
bring
people
back.
We
tried
to.
We
got
Partnerships
with
the
artboard
with
volunteers
and
we
now
have
175
kids
every
Wednesday
evening
in
the
summer
with
their
families,
and
it
makes
for
a
much
stronger,
neighborhood
being
isolated.
Your
support
for
increasing
the
funding.
M
My
name
is
Madison
plemenschunk
I'm,
a
resident
of
Ward
2,
and
tonight
I
am
here
with
Minnesota
immigrants
rights
action
committee
to
strongly
urge
this
Council
to
include
funding
for
DACA
renewals
and
the
implementation
of
Municipal
ID
DACA
recipients
in
Minneapolis
have
much
on
the
line
with
the
program
under
threat.
The
city
council
can
help
ease
the
burden
of
our
neighbors
with
DACA.
By
setting
aside
funds
for
the
900
495
Dollar
application
renewal
fees,
this
money
from
the
city
can
be
used
by
affected
families
for
these
fees,
as
well
as
other
expenses.
M
They
shouldn't
have
to
pay
for
the
unjust
conditions
of
our
immigration
system.
We
can
assist
them
by
funding
these
renewals
and
easing
Minds,
both
in
terms
of
finances
and
residency
stability.
Municipal
ID
has
gone
for
four
years
without
implementation,
despite
it
being
passed
by
the
city
council.
This
Prospect
is
popular
with
many
Minneapolis
residents
across
all
Wards
Municipal
ID
would
serve
to
benefit
immigrants,
trans
people
houseless
folks,
and
anyone
who
cannot
for
whatever
reason,
obtain
a
driver's
license.
M
This
ID
can
be
the
difference
between
opening
a
bank
account
or
being
approved
for
a
lease
when
a
Minneapolis
resident
cannot
otherwise
do
so
without
a
valid
form
of
ID,
such
as
a
driver's
license
with
the
state
government
going
to
dfl
this
past
election,
it
may
be
attempting
to
opt
exclusively
for
driver's
license
licenses
for
all,
but
we
have
to
act
on
what
we
can.
Control
driver's
licenses
for
all
at
the
legislature
is
not
a
guarantee
and
it
does
not
protect
those
who
are
not
drivers
and
who
cannot
get
a
license
for
other
reasons.
M
N
My
name
is
Aaron
Johnson
I'm
in
the
eighth
Ward
South
Minneapolis
I
just
want
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
disabilities
and
its
effect
on
the
rising
number
of
unhoused
people
in
our
city,
which
is
obviously
directly
affecting
the
number
of
encampments,
which
is
a
Hot
Topic
right
now.
So
basically
I
just
want
to
talk
about.
You
know.
N
People
kind
of
think
of
how
you
end
up
in
an
encampment
is
like
it's
a
choice
like
we're
all
born
with
the
same
amount
of
breath
because
like
disability,
but
we're
born
with
like
the
same
resources
but
we're
not
and
similarly
people
for
one
way
or
another
think
disabilities
is
kind
of
a
choice
like
they
see
me
and
they
think
maybe
I
was
a
drug
addict
or
escaped
from
like
a
hospital
or
something
but
like
really
I
just
had
a
stroke
because
of
covet
and
it
affected
my
autoimmune
disease
and
there's
no
coincidence
that
there
are,
according
to
a
recent
survey,
showed
that
excuse
me
about
50
percent
of
encampment
residents
cannot
work
because
of
their
disabilities
and
that's
not
including
people
who
don't
even
know
that
they
have
disabilities
neurodivergence,
psych
disabilities.
N
You
know
people
might
not
even
realize
they
have
schizophrenia,
and
do
you
think
you
can
have
a
job
with
schizophrenia
like
realistically.
So
excuse
me
just
out
of
breath,
but
I
just
really
want
to
say
you
all
have
a
choice.
With
this
budget
Minnesota
has
a
massive
Surplus,
a
tune
of
9.3
billion
dollars
with
a
B.
Minneapolis
is
in
Minnesota,
please
refund
rent
help,
MN
I'm
disabled
I'm,
seven
months
behind
rent
because
I'm
waiting
to
go
on
SSDI
I'm
facing
eviction
myself,
because
there
are
no
systems
they
all
play.
A
O
Hi,
my
name
is
Heather
Silsby
and
I
live
in
the
west
mccoska
neighborhood
I'm
here
to
request
four
items
for
you
to
consider
one
please
fund
at
least
10
new
legislative
staff
positions
to
ensure
that
you
on
the
city
council
are
able
to
efficiently
research
and
craft
policy,
as
evidenced
by
the
recent
discussion
related
to
the
city's
homelessness
response.
The
new
government
structure
has
made
it
impossible
for
council
members
to
effectively
work
with
City
staff,
who
are
now
entirely
under
the
mayor's
control.
The
city
needs
its.
O
The
council
needs
its
own,
robust
staff
to
get
anything
done
going
forward.
I
recommend
that
you
fund
some
of
these
positions
with
the
740
thousand
dollars
currently
allocated
for
the
mpd's
high
school
internship
program.
I
know
the
MPD
and
the
mayor
would
like
us
to
use
this
program
to
recruit
high
school
students
into
the
department.
O
However,
while
the
department
is
facing
consent,
decrees
and
long-standing
issues
with
racism,
sexism
and
misconduct,
it's
unethical
to
recruit
children
and
young
adults
into
policing
through
this
program,
itchies
should
be
suspended
and
that
budget
should
be
used
to
spend
used
to
serve
residents
number
two
from
the
fund.
The
new
two
new
staff
requested
by
the
trends
Equity
Council,
to
support
work
on
their
recommendations
to
improve
conditions
for
Trans
residents.
All
of
you
have
claimed
to
support
lgbtqia
plus
residents,
but
many
frequently
fail
to
turn
those
words
into
money
or
actions.
O
This
is
an
important
opportunity
and,
as
a
queer
resident,
I
hope
you
take
it
number
three
fund,
homelessness
and
encampment
response
that
does
not
include
violent
evictions
and
destruction
of
property.
Ideally,
we
should
allocate
enough
funding
to
house
all
of
our
currently
unhoused
residents
without
conditions.
Housing.
Research
shows
that
this
is
much
more
cost
effective
than
funding,
shelters,
Health,
Care
law
enforcement
and
other
temporary
needs
for
these
residents.
O
However,
if
it
is
not
possible
right
now,
you
should
seek
out
and
meet
with
currently
and
recently
unhoused
residents
to
ask
how
you
can
best
meet
their
needs
within
the
constraint
of
this
budget.
Finally,
number
four
for
future
budget
Cycles,
please
Implement
a
participation,
Tory
budgeting
system,
some
form
of
participatory
budgeting
has
already
been
implemented
in
more
than
3
000
cities
around
the
world,
including
New,
York
and
Oakland.
We
should
have
it
here
as
well.
Thank
you.
A
P
Thank
you.
My
name
is
Thaddeus
hinenkamp
I
use
he
him
pronouns
I'm
a
renter
in
Ward,
9.,
I'm,
an
educator
in
the
Minneapolis
public
schools
and
I'm,
a
single
dad
of
two
young
children
and
a
teenager.
Recently.
As
many
of
you
know,
my
public
school
colleagues
and
I
were
when
on
strike
for
safe
and
stable
schools
and
as
a
mft
union
member,
we
really
went
on
strike
for
respect
and
dignity.
P
We
were
sick
and
tired
of
getting
pushed
around
sick
and
tired
of
fighting
over
the
leftover
scraps
that
the
district
was
providing
and
we
were
in
sick
and
tired
of
seeing
how
this
negatively
affected
the
students
that
we
worked
with,
and
now
this
budget
I
just
don't
get
how
this
will
help
our
communities
how's
the
budget
going
to
allocate
funds
for
all
the
highly
mobile
and
unhoused
students.
Housing
is
a
human
right,
and
this
budget
ignores
this
completely.
P
Rent
continues
to
go
up:
community
members,
poor
people,
working
class
people,
people
of
color,
single
moms,
they're,
all
being
priced
out
with
great
efficiency.
This
is
unacceptable
and
we
need
housing
for
all.
So
many
of
my
students
also
come
from
households
that
are
qualifying
for
free
and
reduced
lunches.
Many
of
my
students
are
black
brown
indigenous
they're,
often
students
who
come
from
families,
who
are
often
most
often
targeted
by
punitive
measures
by
the
by
the
police,
even
violence,
simply
because
they're
people
of
color
working
class
and
poor.
P
This
budget
seems
to
think
that
the
solution
to
this
problem
is
to
throw
more
money
at
the
police
department,
even
after
the
murders
of
George,
Floyd,
Winston,
Smith
and
Amira,
lock
and
others
in
this
budget.
There's
no
alternative
to
police
violence,
mass
incarceration
and
white
supremacy.
If
the
mayor
in
the
city
council
believed
that
the
solution
to
our
safety
is
to
throw
record
levels
of
money
to
the
police,
Union
and
its
members,
then
you're,
probably
standing
with
more
white
supremacy
in
all
its
evil
forms.
P
This
budget,
in
my
opinion,
is
a
joke
and
you
all
should
be
ashamed
of
yourself
trying
to
sneak
this
past
the
people.
The
budget
only
pits
communities
against
one
another
fighting
for
the
few
scraps
that
are
left
provided.
It
seems,
like
you've,
learned
nothing
since
the
murder
of
George
Floyd.
It
seems
like
you've
learned
nothing,
except
for
the
status
quo.
Y'all
should
be
ashamed
of
yourselves.
Q
You
assalamu
alaikum,
my
name
is
I,
am
the
city's
East
African
engagement
specialist
with
the
neighborhood
and
community
relations
I'm,
also
to
also
the
80
000
East
Africans,
who
made
their
home
in
Minneapolis
I'm?
Also
a
woman
in
long-term
recovery
from
substance
use
disorders
and
what
that
means
to
me
is
I
can
show
up
for
myself,
my
family
and
my
community.
As
my
authentic
self
I
was
hired
when
I
was
first
hired,
it
was
an
encouraging
first
step
towards
reaching
out
to
a
growing
community
that
is
making
economic
contributions
to
our
city.
Q
We
have
made
strides
towards
overcoming
the
barriers
that
have
left
many
of
the
city's
programs
and
services
beyond
the
reach
of
his
East
African
residents,
but
we
have
to
do
more
specifically
in
offering
more
culturally
responsive
recovery
support
for
our
community
members.
The
opioid
crisis,
along
with
untreated
Mental
Health,
the
mayor's
proposed
budget
in
climate
and
public
health,
addresses
the
opioid
epidemic
with
over
600
000.
In
ongoing
funding
for
immediate
addiction,
treatment
services,
we
don't
need
to
fund
more
treatment,
we
need
to
fund
and
invest
in
prevention
and
Recovery.
Q
Support
Recovery
is
truly
where
recovery
recovery
is
what
happens
after
a
person
has
left
a
treatment
center,
and
that
is
where
we
need
to
put
resources
is
into
recovery.
Recovery
happens
at
the
community
level,
so
as
a
person
in
long-term
recovery,
myself
I
know
that
it
is
possible
to
find
sobriety
and
also
to
rebuild
a
life
after
you've
been
wrecked
by
substance
use
disorders.
We
need
to
invest
culturally,
responsive
support,
which
can
also
eliminate
the
blind
spot.
Q
Doing
so
is
precisely
with
the
Health
Department's
mandate
to
increase
access
to
support
and
services,
and
also
to
understand
that
we
need
to
be.
We
need
to
really
meet
people
where
they're
at
truly.
We
need
to
meet
people
where
they're
at
and
investing
in
recovery
support
will
do
that.
We
have
an
encampment
right
now
in
Cedar.
Riverside
I've
also
brought
some
community
members
to
speak
about
their
need
for
culturally
responsive
peer
recovery
support.
Thank
you.
A
R
R
Excuse
me,
programs
that
help
with
affordable
housing
that
correlate
with
the
neighborhoods
that
were
that
are
mostly
dented
by
this
epidemic,
also
giving
also
giving
funding
to
the
great
organizations
that
are
already
in
the
works
that
are
trying
to
break
the
convention
away
after
school
programs
that
are
Geared
for
the
future.
Again,
these
changes
aren't
only
for
those
in
recovery
or
for
those
that
are
only
for
those
that
are
trying
to
help
it's
for
the
Youth.
R
S
T
S
The
school
report
card
this
year
and
why
I
started
85
percent
92
percent
of
the
all
of
MPS
black
kids
cannot
do
math
at
grade
level.
Foreign.
T
You
know
they
don't
read
or
write
a
grade
level.
92
percent
of
them
same
with
the
math
83
percent
of
them
cannot
perform
at
a
grade
level.
Markup.
T
You
know
all
of
you
here
tonight:
I
am
asking
you
I'm
asking
you
to
do
something
about
this,
because
what
worse
me
is
my
children
when
they
get
to
an
college
level.
This
is
something
that's
going
to
hold
them
back.
They
will
not
perform
as
well
as
the
other
kids,
so
I'm
asking
you
to
do
something
about
this
and
to
address
this
disparity,
especially
children
of
color.
U
U
L
L
L
There
is
a
big
and
huge
opioid
epidemic
that
is
hitting
the
Twin
Cities
I
have
lost
a
lot
of
friends
in
my
community
and
in
respective
communities
in
the
Twin
Cities
within
the
East
African
Community,
which
I
came
to
represent
most
specifically
Cedar
Riverside,
there's
a
huge
opioid
epidemic
and
it
is
being
swept
under
the
rug.
L
There
is
a
lack
of
resources,
a
lack
of
Education,
lack
of
intervention,
a
lack
of
intervention
and
lack
of
prevention
in
our
communities,
not
to
mention
there
is
not
initiatives
that
are
being
created
to
do
research
within
our
communities
to
prove
that
this
is
an
issue
I
myself
am
a
product
of
that
I'm.
Three
years,
sober
and
I've
been
through
the
addiction
throughout
throughout.
Most
of
my
life,
I've
lost
a
lot
of
friends
to
the
drug
epidemic
and
there's
a
lot
of
people
going
through.
That
and
I've
been
doing.
L
This
work
talking
to
people
trying
to
educate.
Folks
for
a
good
amount
of
time,
but
the
biggest
issue
is
that
there
is
a
lack
of
funding
that
is
inclusive
to
our
communities.
There
isn't
funding
that's
specific
to
the
east,
African
Community
and
it's
specific.
It
needs
to
be
specific
because
there
aren't
people
that
can
teach
our
communities
like
our
community.
L
There
are
parents
that
you
know
wake
up
in
the
in
the
morning
and
their
children
die,
and
they
have
no
idea
that
they're
dying
from
drug
drug
epidemic
because
they
don't
know
what
fentanyl
is
they
don't
know
what
Narcan
is
right?
They
don't
know
these
term
terminologies
and
they
don't
know
how
to
provide
resources
to
our
community.
There's
a
disparity
in
resources
in
our
community
and
it's
up
to
us
to
make
that
difference
in
our
community.
But
we
can
only
do
that
if
you
guys
allow
us
to,
and
so
that's
all
I
got.
V
W
W
The
first
thing
and
the
most
pressing
thing
is
the
homelessness
in
our
city,
the
tents
that
are
going
up,
the
encampments
and
the
interactions
that
the
city
is
having
with
these
encampments
I
think
that
the
the
the
direction
that
we
should
go
in
is
empowerment.
The
direction
that
we
should
go
in
is
using
the
Surplus
that
we
have
to
help
these
folks
get
into
affordable
housing
and
get
into
sustainable
housing.
The
second
thing
I
want
to
talk
about
is
enrichment
programs
for
the
Youth.
W
Since
I
was
a
kid,
I
was
working
with
kids
I'm,
no
longer
a
kid
just
recently,
graduated
college,
but
I
think
that
you
know
we
should
focus
on
creating
programming
for
youth.
The
the
future
of
this
city
and
the
future
of
this
country
are
the
youth
we
need
to
focus
on
them.
W
We
need
to
empower
them
and
we
need
to
give
specific
funding
like
Abram,
said
to
Somali
youth,
because
online
youth
have
specific
needs
and
they
have
a
specific
culture,
and
that
should
be
catered
to
because
we
we
deal
with
another
level
of
of
things
that
a
lot
of
other
a
lot
of
other
youth
in
this
city
don't
deal
with.
The
third
thing
that
I
want
to
talk
about
is
the
opioid
epidemic
in
this
in
the
city,
I
want
to
just
reiterate,
said:
I've
also
lost.
W
W
X
Y
Good
evening
my
name
is
Keith
McCarron
I'm,
a
resident
of
Ward
3..
Thank
you,
council,
members
and
mayor
for
allowing
me
to
speak.
I
wish
to
express
my
outrage
at
the
raising
of
a
police
budget
of
a
police
department
who
we've
already
paid
out
27
to
37
million
dollars
in
PTSD
payments,
for
something
that
four
police
officers
committed
a
lynching
of
nearly
10
minutes
in
broad
daylight.
Y
Since
that
time,
they've
killed
additional
people,
a
mirror,
lock,
Tech
lay
sunberg,
and
yet
there
was
an
article
today
about
155
of
those
officers
who
received
those
payments.
95
percent
of
them
were
under
misconduct,
investigation
when
I
guess
how
many
were
being
disciplined
12
percent,
12
out
of
95
percent
and
those
12
percent.
Remember
discipline
can
include
anything
down
to
coaching.
Y
So
meanwhile,
we're
funding
this
department,
that's
brutal!
That
believes
the
solution
of
crime
is
Park,
empty
squad,
cars
on
Nicollet,
Mall
and
harass
the
poor,
and
we
have
housing
encampments
that
are
out
there
in
Sub-Zero
weather,
with
laughing
joking
cops,
slashing
their
tents
open
with
knives,
giving
them
garbage
containers
to
carry
away
the
few
belongings
they
have
in
violation
of
the
federal
judge.
Y
Willamina
writes
decision
that
you
cannot
destroy
property
and
you
cannot
force
people
to
abandon
property,
so
the
Departments
is
under
two
consent
decree
or
it
will
be
under
two
consent
decrees,
but
we
continue
to
throw
money.
We
continue
to
push
this
false
Narrative
of
ever
increasing
crime,
which
you
might
want
to
notice.
The
voters
rejected
that.
V
Thank
you.
My
name
is
Kevin
Corrado
I
live
in
ward
12..
As
council
members,
you
have
the
responsibility
and
power
to
study.
Question
approve,
reject
and
amend
parts
of
the
mayor's
proposed
budget.
Hopefully
some
of
my
thoughts
and
ideas
will
resonate
with
you
and
perhaps
embolden
and
inspire
you
during
budget
deliberations.
A
lot
of
focus
is
on
the
numbers
and
tax
levy.
Details
I
want
to
call
attention
to
a
less
visible
component
of
the
budget
process,
core
values,
your
budget
choices
need
to
be
based
on
data-driven
analysis
and
core
values.
V
Two
core
values
that
I
want
to
highlight
and
hold
up
are
compassion
and
creative
problem.
Solving
many
people
have
spoken
about
the
need
for
compassionate
policies
and
procedures
in
dealing
with
a
homeless
dealing
with
people
of
in
in
recovery,
people
that
are
different
and
challenge
in
different
ways.
V
So
I
don't
need
to
elaborate
that
many
eloquent
speakers
have
spoken
to
that,
but
the
article
in
the
Star
Tribune
did
not
portray
us
in
a
very
favorable
light.
Minneapolis
look
like
heavy-handed
police
tactics
to
get
rid
of
encampment
occupants
and
they
portrayed
Saint
Paul
as
a
little
bit
more
saintly,
and
maybe
we
can
learn
from
that.
Maybe
we
can
be
a
little
bit
more
saintly.
V
Also,
what
budget
resources
will
the
city
really
devote
to
compassionate
services
and
pro
policies
and
interventions
for
the
homeless?
The
new
behavioral
crisis
response
teams
are
a
good
example
of
a
creative
problem-solving
approach.
We
need
more
Innovation,
we
need
more
funding
for
the
office
of
performance,
Innovation,
not
less
funding
and
I.
Don't
know
the
exact
what
it's
entitled
to,
but
we
need
more.
We
need
more
creative
problem
solving.
We
need
more
citizens,
involvement
in
Creative
problem
solving
and
last
week
someone
thanked
you
I
have
a
final
prayer
for
you.
V
Z
Z
I
respond
with
an
unarmed
interdisciplinary
team
of
people
who
are
able
to
de-escalate
very
severe
agitation,
which
at
times
requires
the
agitated
person
to
be
physically
or
even
chemically.
Restrained
I
have
never
seen
or
heard
of
someone
being
critically
injured
or
killed
as
a
result
of
being
de-escalated
or
restrained
in
the
hospital.
Z
Z
Meanwhile,
the
Mental
Health
crisis
continues
to
grow
and
Minneapolis
is
nearly
100
million
dollars
in
debt,
from
settlements
related
to
mpd's,
mishandling
of
agitation
in
the
community
and
the
resulting
disability
inflicted
on
the
officers
ill-equipped
to
respond,
a
debt
that
will
surely
be
paid,
at
least
in
part
by
taxpayers,
and
will
continue
to
grow
unless
you
decide
now
to
invest
up
front
in
a
better
solution.
I
want
to
you
to
decrease
funding
to
the
police
and
increase
funding
to
the
behavioral
crisis,
response
teams
and
the
office
of
violence
prevention.
Thank
you.
AA
All
right,
I
hope
it
doesn't
take
me
too
long.
Well,
my
name
is
Joshua
Lewis
I
live
in
ward,
6
and
I'm,
a
former
field
director
for
working
America,
AFL-CIO,
now,
climate
Justice
organizer
for
mnipl
and
just
pulling
from
Psychology.
Today
the
subtle
dance
of
eye
contact
and
conversation.
It
says
research
finds
that
direct
gaze
is
associated
with
confidence,
interest
and
attraction,
while
in
averted
gaze
of
looking
away
is
related
to
lack
of
confidence,
rejection
and
being
socially
ostracized.
AA
We
must
also
invest
in
the
creation
of
a
socioeconomic
infrastructure
based
on
the
latest
practices
in
education,
policing,
zero
waste,
Public
Health,
clean
air,
Safe,
Water,
nourishing
food
and
Community
Guided
by
insights
to
be
gained
by
analyzing
the
methods
of
cities
who
do
it
better
and
by
analyzing
the
root
causes
of
the
sources
of
the
afflictions.
Here.
AA
AA
They
are
created
by
a
love
that
pours
from
the
heart
that
is
centered
in
its
focused
on
the
value
of
human
beings,
of
the
Sacred
stewardship
that
we
all
have
for
ourselves
and
balance
and
in
rhythm
with
one
another,
with
the
nature
and
wisdom
which
Rises
when
we
observe
diligently,
both
in
the
science
of
Mother
Earth
and
the
imagination
of
God
deciphered
by
a
tender
Embrace
of
a
community
that
uses
our
best
efforts
to
be
kind
relentlessly
in
the
urgency
of
love.
Thank
you.
AA
AB
Hey
thank
you
guys
for
having
me
I'm
new
to
this,
so
I,
just
I'm
just
here
to
ask
for
transparency.
Okay,
there's
a
lot
of
big
things.
That's
going
on.
One
of
the
things
is
climate
change
and
I
like
to
say
that
big
corporations
contribute
more
to
the
climate
changing
than
individuals,
so
I
feel
like
you
guys,
should
focus
more
of
your
attention
on
them
versus
the
ordinary
men
and
women
that
we
have
here,
I'm,
also
transparent
with
the
climate
change
technologies
that
may
be
coming
forth.
AB
AB
I
know
that
technology
is
ever
increasing
in
our
schools
and
everything
and
I
feel
like
parents
should
know
about
the
blockchain
and
about
the
the
data
collection
that
these
type
of
Technologies
we'll
be
having
a
lot
of
the
behavioral
analytics,
and
a
lot
of
things
will
be
kept
and
data
mined
with
these
Technologies
and
parents
deserve
to
know
what
kind
of
things
and
what
kind
of
what
this
means
for
their
kids
as
they
grow
up,
and
what
kind
of
jobs
will
be
available
to
them.
AB
Based
off
of
the
information
gathered
while
they're
in
these
public
Educational
Systems,
and
they
shouldn't
be
limited
to
how
their
behavior
was
back
when
they're
in
sixth
and
seventh
grade
behaviors
change
and
we
shouldn't
have
anybody's
permanent
record,
be
be
tarnished
by
artificial
intelligence.
Also,
we
also
to
defund
and
re-educate
law
enforcement
on
private
and
Sovereign
men's
rights
to
travel
and
operate.
Amongst
other
things,
there's
been
a
mass
confusion
about
Ordinary
People
and
how
how
they
operate.
AB
AC
AC
AD
AC
AC
AC
AD
And
so
in
my
work
there
is
countless
stories
of
wage
theft.
AC
AD
So
the
demand
that
we
only
work
40
hours.
So
if
there's
more
production
to
be
done,
then
in
our
40
hours
they
say
it's
time
for
you
to
go,
but
always
always
at
the
end
of
the
page
pay
period,
we're
short
hours.
So
we're
not
we're
being
told
to
work
40,
we're
not
being
paid
for
our
40
hours
worked
for
each
week.
AC
AD
AC
AC
AD
I
have
many
co-workers,
including
myself,
that
have
had
the
same
experience
of
working
hours
and
then
not
getting
paid
for
those
hours.
So
we
work
all
week.
We
wait
to
get
paid
on
Friday.
We
get
our
check
on
Friday
the
hours
that
we
worked
are
not
paid
for.
We
talked
to
our
boss
and
they
say
no,
it's,
okay,
it's!
Okay!
That's
how
it
is!
That's
how
it
is.
AC
AD
A
AE
How
you
doing
this
evening,
my
name
is
Eric
Willis
I
am
an
organizer
with
say
tool.
I
am
also
a
resident
of
Ward,
5.
and
I.
Come
here
today.
Basically
to
talk
about
my
personal
experience,
I
want
to
say
in
2019
my
home
was
rated
by
a
Joint
Task
Force
of
Minneapolis
Police,
Department
and
ATF
in
an
effort
to
arrest
my
brother,
who
was
already
in
custody.
AE
During
this
raid,
my
son
was
flashbanged.
He
suffered
no
physical,
no
physical
harm,
but
mental
trauma.
AE
I
had
to
go,
find
a
child
psychologist,
so
he
wouldn't
have
breakdowns
every
time
he
seen
police
and
with
this
like
being
something
I
carry
every
day
and
seeing
police
like
not
do
their
job
and
seeing
the
City
of
Minneapolis
over
fund
a
militarized
I
would
say
a
militarized
budget
for
the
Minneapolis
Police
Department
I,
recently
traveled
to
Los
Angeles
California,
where
most
of
you
know
they
enacted
the
people's
budget,
participatory
budgeting
process
similar
to
councilman,
councilwoman
wands
lease
efforts
and
I
see
I've
seen
it
big
success.
AE
I
know
it
could
be
a
success
here
in
Minneapolis,
especially
with
it
being
successful
in
the
city
10
times.
As
large
as
this
one
I
would
also
like
to
see
more
funding
of
workers,
rights
and
workers
rights
education
before
I
became
an
organizer
I
was
saying
like
2019.
They
were
about
120
000
cases
of
wage
theft
that
were
reported
and
I
I.
Think
at
the
time
there
were
only
two
wage.
AE
AF
AF
AF
That
is
over
well
over
62
000
people.
That
is
not
a
tiny,
vocal
minority
I'm,
quoting
from
some
people
who
have
inaccurately
described
it.
That
way
and
honestly
mayor
to
look
at
your
budget,
it
kind
of
seems
like
you
think
that
too,
that
we
are
a
tiny
minority,
so
I'm
here
to
say
that
we
are
in
fact
a
large
vocal
plurality.
AF
AG
Good
evening,
everyone,
it's
important
to
name
that
today,
on
November
15,
2015
Jamar
Clark
was
killed
by
two
Minneapolis
Police
Department
this
very
day
that
we
are
speaking
right
now.
My
name
is
Justin
Toliver,
my
pronouns
are
they
them
and
theirs,
and
I'm
a
resident
of
Ward
10.
AG
this
past
year,
my
dear
co-worker
fellow
organizer
and
comrade
shared
something
with
me
that
I
have
not
been
able
to
shake
thinking
about
our
City's
budget.
He
taught
us
that
a
budget
is
actually
a
value
statement,
a
statement
of
ones,
an
organization
or
in
this
case
are
elected
City
officials
values.
AG
It
is
quite
literally,
it
illustrates
the
priorities
and
values
of
the
ones
tasked
with
leading
from
the
mayor's
budget.
It
is
clear
where
his
values
lie
from
the
outside.
Looking
in
you
will
see
pretty
words
of
comfort
such
as
racial
Justice,
inclusion
climate,
but
under
these
categories
actually
lie
Band-Aids,
nothing,
sustainable,
nothing
that
meets
the
needs
of
the
people
of
today
or
tomorrow,
from
the
uprisings
of
2020
after
the
brutal
murder
of
George,
Floyd,
and
so
many
other
in
in
Minnesota
State
history.
AG
We
transparently
saw
where
his
values
lie.
We've
seen
his
values
manifest
countless
times
after
the
ordering
of
the
execution
of
multiple
houseless
encampments.
I
come
here
today
to
speak
directly
to
my
elected
officials.
You
are
the
first
line
of
defense
and
accountability
to
our
mayor.
I
urge
you
to
consider
in
this
very
moment:
where
do
your
values
lie?
AG
AG
Are
they
with
property?
Are
they
with
money?
Are
they
with
the
status
quo,
or
are
they
keeping
or
keeping
the
wealthy
and
Powerful
comfortable,
or
are
they
with
the
houseless
members
of
our
community,
who
are
inevitably
lose
their
lives
this
year
because
they
have
no
place
to
lay
their
head
I?
The
answer
to
my
questions
will
be
clear
from
the
adaptations
that
this
Council
makes
on
mayor.
Fries
pretended
intended
budget.
AG
We
are
asking
for
housing
for
all
to
fund
the
office
of
violence,
prevention
and
the
office
of
performance
and
Innovation.
Thank
you.
AH
You,
madam
chair
I'm,
Russ
Adams,
I'm,
the
manager
of
corridor
recovery
initiatives
for
the
Lake
Street,
Council
and
I
live
in
ward
9.,
many
of
our
bipoc
businesses
and
Property
Owners
small
businesses,
immigrant
business
owners
along
the
Lake
Street
Corridor
continued
to
struggle
in
the
aftermath
of
the
physical
and
economic
Devastation
that
they've
experienced
in
the
last
two
and
a
half
years.
I
don't
need
to
remind
the
audience
here
or
the
council
members
what
they've
gone
through.
AH
It
started
with
the
shameful
and
senseless
murder
of
George
Floyd,
followed
by
three
days
of
civil
unrest
and
destruction.
Lake
Street
still
Bears
the
tangible
scars
of
our
on
our
buildings
and
vacant
Lots,
our
businesses,
our
economic
assets
for
the
city;
they
help
to
stabilize
neighborhoods
and
they
generate
a
needed
tax
base.
We
sent
a
letter
to
the
mayor
and
the
city
council
members
with
budget
suggestions.
I'm
just
going
to
highlight
a
few
I
know:
there's
some
support
among
city
council
members.
AH
Looking
for
non-violent
Alternatives
we're
looking
for
folks
to
be
eyes
on
the
street
and
to
engage
people
on
the
street,
we
need
more
Corridor
marketing
and
events
and
place
making
our
organization
does
a
better
job
frankly
than
the
city
and
we'll
put
our
videos
up
that
we've
released
this
year,
any
time
to
demonstrate
that
we'd
love
to
see
more
public
realm
maintenance
provide
additional
support
for
that
along
cultural
districts
and
pilot
Municipal
sidewalks
snow
clearance
on
pedestrian
priority
Network
corridors.
Thank
you.
B
Evening
so
my
name
is
Julia
nurbin
and
I
live
in
ward
2.,
it's
great
to
be
here.
Hey
Robin
I
have
a
beautiful
black
Club.
We
have
a
WhatsApp
and
we're
chatting
all
the
time.
Many
texts
a
day,
We
Gather
in
the
street
to
support
each
other's
kids
birthdays.
We
work
together
to
solve
problems.
You
know
shoveling
neighbors
walks
Postman
having
surgery
those
sorts
of
things,
but
on
multiple
occasions,
I
live
about
a
half
a
block
from
Lake
Street.
B
Other
neighbors
from
around
the
city
have
come
into
our
little
space
and
the
techs
start
to
fly,
and
you
know
some
people
are
worried
because
there's
a
kid
who
is,
you
know
maybe
homeless.
What
do
we
do?
There's
somebody
who's
angry
in
the
alley,
but
it
looks
like
maybe
they're
having
a
drug
overdose.
What
do
we
do?
B
B
That's
that's
what
I
need
from
you
and
I
need
one
other
phone
number
that
I
can
give
my
WhatsApp
block
I
need
to
be
able
to
tell
them
who
they
want
to
who
they
can
call
when
they
want
to
be
able
to
utilize.
All
of
this
incredible
Federal
funding,
that's
coming
in
from
the
IRA,
we
need
to
fund
the
office
of
sustainability,
so
people
can
call
and
figure
out,
can
I
get
that
heat
pump.
How
am
I
going
to
get
the
tax
breaks?
I?
B
AI
Hi,
my
name
is
yuser
Muhammad
I
am
also
representing
a
Lake
Street
Council
I
am
on
the
community
engagement
team,
as
the
small
business
advisor
and
I'm
just
going
to
kind
of
piggyback
off
of
what
Russ
said.
I'm
going
to
start
off
by
saying
that
I
really
don't
want
you
guys
to
treat
today
like
an
open
mic
I
want
you
guys
to
Value
the
words
of
the
community
and
actually
take
action.
AI
So
between
February
and
April
of
2020
black
business
ownership,
bypoc
Community
declined
more
than
40
percent,
the
largest
drop
across
any
ethnic
group.
Black
owned
businesses
were
less
likely
to
handle
the
mandated
closures
due
to
the
lack
of
access
to
any
type
of
financial
relief,
including
safety.
AI
Even
before
the
covid-19
and
The
crucial
murder
of
George
Floyd
black
people
face
many
Financial
inequities
and
roadblocks.
For
starters,
the
Persistence
of
the
racial
wealth
Gap
continues
to
plague
the
black
community,
and
particularly
the
small
business
owners
and
I'm
speaking,
not
only
on
behalf
of
Lake
Street,
but
in
South
Minneapolis.
AI
For
this
reason,
not
having
accumulated
wealth
meant
black
small
business
owners
and
residents
were
the
most
vulnerable.
Our
community
even
experience
changes.
You
know
with
obtaining
any
Capital
during
the
covid-19
from
governmental
programs,
City
programs
and
the
biggest
challenge
of
all
being
safety,
black
business
ownership
matters
and
black
business
safety.
Black
business
lives
black
people
in
general
matter
not
only
to
our
community,
which
is
the
black
community,
but
can
be
the
answer
to
closing
a
lot
of
different
gaps
such
as
the
wealth
Gap
and
achieving
a
healthier
economy.
AI
AJ
AJ
AK
Hi,
my
name
is
Megan
suaveda,
you
see
her
pronouns
I'm,
a
homeowner
in
Ward
12.
I
was
at
Powderhorn
Park,
like
many
folks
in
June.
2020
men
meant
when
many
of
you
some
of
you
weren't
yet
city
council
members,
but
some
of
you
were
including
mine.
Andrew
Johnson
were
there
and
admitted
that
MPD
was
beyond
reform
and
you
committed
to
rehauling
community
safety
and
told
us
all
to
help.
AK
This
budget
for
mayor
Frye
pours
an
unbelievable
amount
of
taxpayer
dollars
down
the
sinkhole
that
is
MPD
yet
again,
and
many
will
try
to
use
crime
rates
to
justify
all
this
police
funding.
But
I
want
to
tell
you
a
story.
One
year
ago,
next
week,
over
Thanksgiving
weekend,
my
friend
and
I,
both
white
women
were
the
victims
of
a
carjacking.
Here
in
Minneapolis,
my
friend
was
physically
assaulted
and
my
car
was
stolen
and
totaled
bystanders
called
the
police,
but
we
were
too
scared
to
talk
to
them.
AK
My
friend
knew
it
would
only
add
to
her
trauma
in
that
moment
for
a
variety
of
reasons,
and
we
were
scared
that
the
police
would
take
our
report
and
then
go
on
the
hunt
for
the
young
men
of
color
who
took
my
car.
These
young
folks
mistake
could
too
easily
turn
into
a
death
sentence
by
the
cops
or,
if
they
managed
to
survive
police
custody.
Their
whole
lives
could
be
upended
by
our
unjust
carceral
system.
AK
I
want
a
fully
funded
Department
of
Public
Safety
with
a
well-trained
unarmed
group
of
First
Responders,
who
I
will
not
be
afraid
to
call
when
I
need
help.
I
won't
have
to
be
afraid
that
they
may
turn
into
judge,
jury
and
executioner
if
they
find
the
person
they're
looking
for
or
if
they
find
the
wrong
person
who
fits
the
description
as
a
white
woman,
I
recognize
that
policing
was
designed
and
still
operates
to
this
day
to
criminalize
black
people.
AK
E
Hi,
council
members,
my
name
is
Maurice
debbings
I'm
speaking
on
behalf
of
the
Asian
American
organizing
project,
a
non-profit
working
to
have
a
more
just
future
for
Asian
Americans
in
Minneapolis
for
a
concentrated
in
Ward,
2,
4
and
5..
My
comment
is
in
opposition
to
the
proposal.
Speaking
to
young
Asian
Americans
in
Minneapolis,
we've
heard
numerous
stories
of
how
they
have
been
mistreated,
harassed
and
abused
by
the
Minneapolis
Police
Department,
especially
in
public
places
and
spaces
of
Education.
E
I,
am
deeply
concerned
by
this
proposal
to
continue
to
invest
in
MPD,
while
community-led
Alternatives
like
the
office
of
violence,
prevention
and
behavioral
crisis
response
teams
remain
underfunded.
As
young
people.
We
are
also
deeply
concerned
about
the
climate
crisis
and
how
it
is
impacting
Our,
Land,
Food
water
and
lives.
Our
constituents
are
immigrants,
many
who
immigrated
from
countries
that
are
also
disproportionately
affected
by
the
climate
crisis
and
forced
to
leave
for
safer
ground.
We
are
calling
on
you
to
support
the
Minnesota
Green
New
Deal
and
the
just
transition
plan.
E
I
also
want
to
call
for
the
implementation
of
a
participatory
budgeting
process
for
the
city
budget.
The
voices
of
young
people
have
historically
been
discounted,
and
disrespected
especially
in
places
of
power
like
this,
but
the
decisions
made
by
the
city,
council
and
mayor
fry
disproportionately
impact
our
future.
The
city
budget
should
be
developed
by
and
for
the
people,
not
the
interests
of
those
already
in
power.
Thank
you.
E
A
You
many
of
the
speakers
on
this
page
haven't
indicated.
Neighborhood
rewards
if
you
could
just
do
that
when
you
state
your
name
for
the
record
speaker
number
32,
full
assade
are
Sanya
speaker,
number
33,
Matika,
Roberson,
Moody,
speaker,
34,
Diamond,
Moore
and
speaker
number
35,
Hadrian
Drayton,
speaker
number
32
welcome
hi.
AL
AL
Now
these
needs
include,
but
are
not
limited
to
fully
funded,
affordable
housing,
community-led
alternatives
to
policing
comprehensive
plans
to
address
the
climate,
climate
crisis,
Community
governance
and
accountability
across
the
board
to
share
a
personal
story:
I
moved
to
Minneapolis
a
year
and
a
half
ago
to
start
a
PhD
program
at
the
U,
with
the
very
limited
graduate
stipend.
The
cost
of
housing,
including
parking,
has
become
a
significant
issue
for
me,
especially
since
rent
appears
to
increase
every
year.
AL
AL
It's
evident
in
this
budget
that
our
mayor
is
doing
nothing
to
combat
the
housing
crisis,
as
we
push
closer
to
an
imminent
recession
and
deeper
into
life.
During
a
pandemic,
the
residents
of
Minneapolis
deserve
resources
in
the
city
budget
to
fund
the
Direct
Services
that
are
helping
get
people's
needs
met,
including
fully
funded
public
housing,
as
we
know
that
lack
of
resources
is
a
root
cause
of
the
violence
we
experience.
Thank
you.
AM
Hi,
my
name
is
Matika
Robertson
Moody
I
live
in
ward,
12.,
I
am
actually
speaking
on
behalf
of
black
Visions,
as
well
as
kids
count
on
us,
a
subsidiary
of
Isaiah
Minnesota
I'm
here
today,
because
for
a
very
long
time
I
worked
in
Minneapolis
public
schools
and,
as
you
all
know,
or
should
be
aware
of
Minneapolis
public
schools
is
severely
underfunded,
and
yet
we
are
setting
up
to
pass
a
budget
that
would
give
400
million
dollars
to
a
police
force.
That,
frankly,
does
not
do
its
job.
AM
Let
me
tell
you
about
why
I
left
Minneapolis
public
schools
I
worked
in
public
education
for
five
years
at
Minneapolis
public
schools,
specifically
in
South
Minneapolis
in
your
DCd
special
education
programs.
In
all
of
the
years
that
I
worked
there.
It
was
never
fully
funded.
I
worked
with
a
student
who
literally
harmed
himself
and
our
school
was
so
understaffed
that
our
security
people
could
not
respond
to
my
student.
Instead,
they
told
us
to
my
face
that
I
would
have
to
call
Minneapolis
Police
Department
to
deal
with
my
student
because
they
could
not
do
it.
AM
It
was
their
not
their
job
to
work
with
special
education
students.
It
was
my
job
to
figure
it
out.
In
Minneapolis,
public
schools
told
us
that,
instead
of
funding
what
was
needed
for
this
student
instead
of
giving
us
the
staff
that
is
needed
for
this
student,
they
would
rather
recall
Minneapolis
Police
Department
to
have
him
arrested
and
traumatized.
AM
AM
I
left
Minneapolis
public
schools,
because
I
will
not
be
a
participant
in
traumatizing
my
students,
particularly
those
that
cannot
speak
on
their
own
behalf.
It
is
my
job
to
be
an
advocate,
so
that
is
why
I'm
here
asking
that
you
fully
fund
our
education
system.
You
fully
fund
child
care,
which
is
far
more
beneficial
to
preventing
crime
than
Minneapolis
Police.
Department
has
ever
been
thank
you.
AN
I'm
Diamond
Moore
I'm
from
Ward
four
I'm,
a
mother
of
four
and
I'm,
currently
pregnant
and
I'm.
Sorry,
this
and
I,
my
biggest
fear,
is
for
my
case
not
having
a
proper
education
and
I've
lived
here.
My
entire
life
to
know
that
school
systems
have
dropped
immediately
in
the
North
Minneapolis
area
and
also
my
biggest
fear,
is
not
having
the
proper
safety
for
my
kids
I
feel
as
if
education
is
very
important
for
our
students,
our
kids,
the
kids
are
the
future.
You
never
know
they
might
be
they
might.
AN
They
may
take
your
spots
in
the
future
and
stuff
and
giving
them
the
opportunity,
instead
of
taking
it
away
from
them
and
stop
giving
them
the
proper
opportunity.
It
can
reduce
crime
and
stuff
like
that,
because
they
they'll
have
the
proper
Outlet
to
do
to
do
other
things
other
than
run
the
streets
and
stuff
I,
just
personally
feel
as
if
it's
not
I'm,
sorry
I'm.
Sorry.
AN
He
can't
go
to
a
store
by
himself
due
to
the
fact
of
a
fear
of
being
falsely
accused
of
anything
I
just
feel
like
if
we
give
back
to
the
kids,
give
them
a
better
Outlet
like
funding
schools,
giving
them
something
to
look
forward
to
other
than
running
the
streets
and
stuff.
When
I
grew
up,
we
had
Boys
and
Girls
Clubs
extra
curricular
activities
outside
of
school
I
just
feel
like
the
funding
should
just
go
to
this
to
the
kids.
AO
My
name
is
Taylor
Andrew
stay
in
the
fourth
ward
and
I
will
father
of
six.
You
know
and
growing
up
I've
had
a
few
run-ins
with
the
police
and
they
weren't
pretty
I
mean
at
nine
years
old
I
had
approximately
10
12
officers
around
me,
because
I
had
two
two
liter
soldiers
wrapped
up
in
a
t-shirt.
It
was
hyped
I,
don't
see
the
point
of
having
that
many
officers
for
a
nine-year-old
I
had
a
son
be
accused
of
stealing
from
the
store
just
because
the
clerk
wasn't
behind
the
register
when
they
walked
in.
AO
AP
Hello,
my
name
is
Carmen
Hernandez
I'm,
a
Puerto
Rican
descent.
I
am
here
because
I
am
tired
of
seeing
my
people
getting
hurt
brown
black
brown
indigenous
I,
don't
know
if
y'all
remember
it
I'm,
pretty
sure
y'all
do
my
cousin,
Brian
J
Quinones
was
killed
by
many
I
plus
PD
in
other
counties.
He
needed
help.
AP
We
ask
questions
and
you
guys
had
many
officers
there
and
y'all
couldn't
answer
why
y'all
killed
this
man,
this
man,
my
cousin's
sitting
on
the
ground
many
hours
he
was
killed
and
he
sat
on
that
ground
six
hours,
we're
getting
mistreated
by
the
police
and
we're
asking
questions
I'm
a
victim
myself,
someone
in
Minneapolis,
which
is
now
incarcerated,
took
out
a
year
to
get
him.
I
almost
lost
my
life
and
non-cared.
So
does
it
take
a
child
and
another
adult
someone
to
die
when's
it?
When
is
it
enough?
AP
AP
AP
Money
can
go
to
these
youth
organizations,
medical.
We
deserve
everything
that
y'all
got.
We
deserve
Equal
Housing
safety,
food
shelter.
Our
kids
is
what's
going
to
Define
who
we
are,
but
the
way
that
they're
dying
we're
not
going
to
make
it
enough's
enough,
and
it's
up
to
y'all
to
hear
us
last
Tuesday
I
came
here
and
I
was
disappointed.
Y'all
weren't
bothered
y'all
didn't
care
to
hear
our
voice.
Well,
I
wanted
to
see
today
what
was
the
difference?
What
was
the
reaction?
It
was
the
difference
of
the
reaction.
AQ
And
it's
sad
because
when
I
drive
down
some
streets,
I
see
a
lot
of
homeless
people
and
it's
really
sad
because,
especially
in
the
winter,
when
it's
really
cold
and
they
have
nowhere
to
sleep
or
nowhere
warm
to
go,
and
they
have
no
money
to
go
to
a
hotel
and
they
just
have
to
sit
there
and
wait
till
somebody
actually
gives
them
money.
But
every
car
just
just
goes
past
them
and
just
ignores
them
because
that's
their
problem
and
some
people
that
are
homeless
some,
some
of
them
I
need
somewhere
to
go.
AQ
But
some
of
them
don't
because
sometimes
you
know
they
did
it
to
themselves
or
sometimes
they
got
kicked
out
of
their
house.
Maybe
they
didn't
have
enough
money
to
pay
their
rent.
Where
they
had
got
kicked
out
and
some
kids
are
homeless
and
like
at
my
school,
some
kids,
that
don't
they
don't
even
have
enough
money
to
afford
food.
And
it's
just
really
sad
because
we
I
don't
want
to
just
I,
don't
want
to
give
the
400
like
million
dollars
to
the
police
because
they
don't
deserve
it.
So.
AS
My
name
is
Mike
Johnson
and
about
three
or
four
years
ago
the
previous
city
council
passed
ordinances,
going
after
convenience
store
owners
who
were
selling
menthol
cigarettes
during
the
worst
opioid
crisis
that
gets
exponentially
worse
and
I'm,
wondering
why
we
don't
apply
that
same
logic
to
the
people
preying
on
these
people
who
are
addicted
to
this
drug
there's,
not
a
square
mile
in
this
city
or
this
country
that
isn't
affected
by
people
who
peddle
these
drugs.
AS
Yet
they
are
not
being
taken
off
the
streets
and
yet,
and
these
drugs
continue
to
flood
and
kill
people
and
hurt
people,
kids,
and
it
makes
it
makes
areas
more
violent
and
I.
Don't
know
what
we're
doing
about
it.
Other
than
constantly
reforming
and
constantly
talking
about
reforming,
yada
yada.
AS
You
people
need
to
get
off
your
butts
and
get
these
people
off
the
streets
who
are
preying
on
on
people
who
are
addicted
to
these
things.
These
are
not
good
people,
they
are
killing
killing
people
and
you're.
Doing
nothing.
You're
making
excuse
after
excuse
after
excuse,
so
all
I
want
to
do
is
is
is
help
the
people
that
I
definitely
think
there
should
be
something
in
the
budget
for
drug
addicts
to
get
off
that
become
productive
citizens
again.
AS
AR
Students
have
pursued
multiple
Avenues
in
the
past
to
secure
adequate
funding
for
campus
lighting,
working
with
University
administrators
and
local
state
and
federal
officials,
with
more
progress
needing
to
be
done.
I
for
one
have
driven
around
campus
with
students
at
night
to
identify
areas
with
dim
or
no
lighting
and
neighborhoods
that
need
the
most
funding
council
member
wansley
and
council
member
rainville
are
Dinkytown
and
Marcy
homes
respectively.
AR
AT
The
record,
my
name
is
Bonita
Adams
I
go
by
Vine,
I
live
in
Minneapolis
and
I
am
extremely
disgusted
and
disappointed
in
Jacob
fry
budget.
I
call
on
the
city
council
to
stand
with
the
people.
The
people
like
me,
who
have
been
traumatized
by
modern
day,
lynchings
and
police
brutality,
the
plethora
of
wrongfully
incarcerated
black
men
and
her
people
in
my
community
I
call
on
the
city
council
to
stand
with
the
people
and
prevent
families
from
dying
this
woman
from
homelessness.
AT
I'm,
appalled
that,
after
the
public,
lynching
of
George
Floyd
in
the
community,
the
people
have
provided
at
George,
Floyd
Square
on
38th
in
Chicago.
The
response
is
not
to
heal,
not
to
listen,
not
to
be
accountable
or
right.
The
wrongs
of
MPD,
but
to
give
more
money
to
the
same
organization
that
have
not
served
and
protected
me
and
people
who
look
like
me
a
corporation
that
has
never
pledged
to
keep
individuals
who
look
like
me,
safe,
but
instead
have
traumatized
brutalized
and
even
lynched
the
same
people
who
they
now
claim
to
Serve
and
Protect.
AT
I
call
on
the
city
council
to
prioritize
the
needs
of
the
people
and
not
be
accomplices
and
more
trauma,
grief
and
suffering
to
not
Aid
in
the
police
to
not
Aid
in
police,
traumatic,
sudden
death
syndrome.
I
have
witnessed
people
from
all
over
the
Twin
Cities
prevent
harm,
provide
resources,
helping
with
struggle
and
Trauma.
So
why
are
they
not
including
Jacob's,
fried
budget
I'll
tell
you
why
he
does
not
care
about
the
well-being
of
the
people
or
our
needs,
but
the
question
is:
do
you
care?
AU
AF
AU
You
doing
hi,
my
name
is
Benny
Montgomery
III
I
live
in
Ward,
8
and
I
gotta,
say
I'm,
blessed
and
I'm
privileged,
but
before
I
moved
out
to
Minnesota
I
was
homeless,
living
out
of
my
Jeep
Compass,
with
my
dog
in
Fort
Lauderdale,
okay,
I
am
blessed
to
be
a
part
of
black
visions,
which
is
a
beautiful
organization
plus
to
have
housing
with
my
daughter.
But
the
one
thing
that
really
bothers
me
at
my
age
is
that
I
was
never
involved
with
the
community
until
I
moved
to
Minnesota.
AU
On
top
of
the
four
years
that
I've
been
out
here
in
Minnesota
I
have
seen
some
serious
some
things
that
make
me
want
to
stay
involved
with
my
community
and
speak
out
for
the
community.
I
want
to
be
this
old,
the
Elder
person
that
say
there
need
to
be
more
people
like
me
speaking
on
the
community's
behalf
and
the
fact
that
seeing
the
baby
girl
come
up
here
and
talk.
I
should
really
make
you
guys
open
up
your
eyes
and
realize
what
what
should
we
put
this
budget
money
towards
our
community?
AU
AU
AU
Everybody
was
up
here
ready
to
move
the
homeless
people,
but
nobody
thought
about
the
homeless
people
in
the
wintertime
when
they're
freezing
the
tents
burning
down,
because
they're
trying
to
keep
warm
I'm
going
to
try
to
keep
it
on
two
minutes.
If
they're
hard
for
me
to
do
things
like
that,
but
Jacob
Frye
wants
to
donate,
put
400
million
dollars
into
the
police
budget.
Why
should
we
put
money
into
murderers
hands
and
not
give
to
our
community,
so
our
community
could
feel
safe.
AU
What
would
it
feel
like
for
you
to
wake
up
and
walk
out
wake
up
and
watch
channel
5
news
and
realize
they
ain't
a
13
year
old,
killing
a
12
year
old,
30-15
overdoses
that
you
hear
on
the
news?
You
know
I
mean
what
would
your
community
feel
like?
What
would
your
community
say
if
we
didn't
have
to
hear
this
stuff
every
day?
Thank
you,
but
that's
it!
Damn
man
all
right!
Thank
you.
A
AV
Good
evening
my
name
is
Marcus
Mills
I'm
from
Ward
3..
Let
me
begin
with
the
simple
idea
that
this
process
should
be
understood
by
our
communities
as
a
year-round
process.
We
should
be
bringing
people's
thoughts
and
considerations
into
the
process
as
early
as
possible.
Our
department
should
be
reaching
out
in
the
beginnings
of
the
year
when
folks
return
from
the
holidays
to
get
their
thoughts,
and
then
we
should
be
asking
the
same
of
the
mayor
when
he
gets
the
reports
in
May
and,
of
course,
the
council,
when
they
receive
the
mayor's
report
in
August.
AV
Just
one
van
per
Precinct,
every
sworn
officer
will
state
that
any
situation
is
made
more
dangerous
by
the
introduction
of
their
own
weapon.
What
should
be
used
in
us
in
a
moment
of
mental
health
are
experts
without
Weaponry
that
creates
true
Public
Safety
we've
seen
the
success
of
this,
and
we
need
to
build
it
out
as
fervently
as
possible.
AV
Also
recognizing
that
mental
health
has
been
strained.
We
need
to
recognize
that
addiction
is
also
a
health
issue
and
that
treatment
is
not
the
only
solution
that
we
need.
Our
resources.
There
are
limited
and
our
limitations
should
not
Define
the
breath
of
our
compassion,
also
I'll
I'll
move
very
quickly.
Also.
We
need
to
improve
our
climate
response
for
our
Minneapolis
climate
and
Equity
plan,
completing
a
just
transition
fund
and
the
elements
of
negotiations
for
our
franchise
negotiations
this
coming
year.
Thank
you,
Marcus.
X
X
It
has
been
an
issue
that
we've
been
working
on
and
students
have
been
advocating
for
for
a
long
time,
the
lighting
in
Marcy
homes
and
Dinkytown,
specifically
our
areas
of
money
concerned,
as
mentioned
earlier,
there's
student
data
that
proves
that
students
would
feel
much
safer
on
campus,
especially
at
night,
with
better
Street
lighting
as
students,
we
should
not
be
tasked
with
scrambling
to
manage
our
time
around
what
time
the
Sun
will
set
due
to
lack
of
Street
lighting.
Street
lighting
is
an
investment
that
will
benefit
many
students
of
the
university
and
those
in
surrounding
communities.
X
It
is
crucial
to
have
adequate
Lighting
on
campus
that
will
both
provide
students
with
a
feeling
of
Safety
and
Security
and
will
help
lay
the
groundwork
for
safer
and
friendlier
campus
by
calling
you
to
not
only
allocate
the
entirety
of
this.
This
specific
budget
towards
Street
lighting
and
Ward
2
and
Ward
3,
but
to
do
this
with
urgency
and
consideration
of
all
those
involved
and
impacted
by
this
issue.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
AW
Evening,
council
members,
my
name
is
Sarah
Davis
I
live
in
Ward
2
I'm,
a
current
sophomore
and
the
representative
to
the
Board
of
Regents
for
undergraduate
student
government
at
the
University
of
Minnesota
I'm
here
to
talk
today
about
the
import,
the
importance
of
the
apportionment
for
Street
Lighting
in
the
areas
of
Dinkytown
and
Marcy
Holmes,
as
this
project
has
been
in
the
works
for
many
years
before,
I
came
to
the
university.
It's
clear
that
this
initiative
is
deeply
important
to
students
and
all
of
the
members
of
our
university
community.
AW
I
discussed
campus
safety
at
every
Regents
meeting
and
lighting
is
one
of
the
ways
that
helps
everyone
at
the
University
rather
than
the
Band-Aid
approaches
that
we've
seen
recently
that
don't
work
when
I
get
up
in
the
morning
twice
a
week
to
do
my
teaching
practicum
the
street
lights
are
still
on
and
I
still
worry,
even
though
it's
only
a
five
minute
walk
all
of
the
students
near
campus,
regardless
of
where
they
live,
deserve
to
get
where
they
are
going
safely
morning.
Noon
or
night
on
top
of
all
of
the
other
stressors
in
our
lives.
AW
Getting
home
or
getting
to
our
car
should
not
be.
One
I
will
still
text
all
of
my
friends
to
make
sure
they've
made
it
home
safe,
but
the
extra
lighting
makes
everybody
feel
a
little
more
secure
and
it
ensures
that
something
like
walking
home
gets
a
little
bit
easier.
Thank
you
for
your
time
and
consideration.
A
D
D
City
budget
is
an
opportunity
to
demonstrate
that
this
Council
takes
seriously
the
needs
and
concerns
and
interests
of
young
people
in
Minneapolis,
because
when
we
listen
to
what
students
are
saying
overwhelmingly,
they
support
and
understand
the
need
for
improved
Lighting
in
these
neighborhoods,
which
at
the
moment
are
unacceptably
poorly
lit.
Last
year,
when
we
asked
students
what
they
feel
would
make
them
safer
over
70
percent
said
better
Street
lighting
three
out
of
four
students
said
this
was
something
we
could
do
to
make
them
feel
safer.
D
So
this
is
something
we
can
do
and
so
there's
two
main
points.
I
hope
you
take
into
consideration
when
it
comes
to
Street
lighting
funding
in
the
city
budget.
Firstly,
as
the
council
begins
proposing
amendments
and
moving
funds
around
in
the
budget,
I
urge
every
member
of
this
body
to
ensure
that
the
money
currently
proposed
for
Street
lighting
Investments
not
be
diluted,
divested
from
or
decreased,
and,
secondly,
I
encourage
the
council
to
pursue
methods
to
complete
the
construction
of
this
lighting
faster
than
the
current
proposal,
which
is
about
two
years
between
now
and
and
completion.
D
AX
I
was
thinking
back
today
to
a
zoom
call
from
2020
with
Miriam
Cava,
and
she
said
we
have
to
act
with
the
urgency
of
now
and
the
patients
of
a
thousand
years
and
I
was
thinking
on
the
the
two
years
of
budget.
Since
then,
we've
had
we've
had
chances
to
see
both
the
status
quo
and
our
movements
to
try
to
Define
what
their
urgency
should
be
and
who
deserves
the
patience
we've
seen,
police
Defenders
say
we
have
urgent
crime.
AX
We
have
a
unique
urgency
that
we
have
to
address
and
we
can
only
address
it
with
policing,
and
we
can
only
do
that
now,
even
though
they've
had
150
years
of
patients
and
unlimited
budgets,
and
we
should
just
keep
doing
that,
no
matter
their
inability
to
to
to
deter
violence
to
prevent
it
or
to
intervene
in
it.
AX
We've
also
seen
our
movements
try
to
grasp
the
urgency
and
the
potential
to
create
to
create
new
things,
but
we
can't
create
a
new
world
in
like
two
years,
and
so
that's
why
I'm
hoping
that
we
will
give
these
alternatives
to
policing
these
behavioral
response
teams,
ovp
patients
and
room
to
experiment
with
values,
Beyond
policing.
Thank
you.
A
AY
For
anyone
watching
just
Google
feeding
our
future
a
regular
and
Anonymous
census
of
people
living
on
the
street
and
in
encampments
that
actually
works.
Not
just
this
point
in
time
survey
or
a
once
a
year
estimate
conducted
by
people
who
show
up
with
squad
cars,
Badges
and
guns,
safe
places
to
Simply
exist
at
night
and
during
the
day
without
requiring
payment
or
some
kind
of
activity
like
libraries,
which
are
very
popular
among
unhoused
folks,
and
there
are
countless
other
reasons
to
further
fund
them
and
equip
them
for
that.
AY
These
are
all
things
that
have
been
suggested
by
my
unhoused
friends
and
neighbors
and
would
directly
meet
their
needs
in
the
long
term.
However,
their
short-term
needs
are
becoming
more
and
more
dire.
With
the
recent
change
in
government
structure,
this
Council
does
not
have
the
power
to
stop
or
even
pause,
the
brutal,
inhumane
and
lethal
raids
on
encampments
that
power
Now
lies
solely
with
our
so-called
strong
mayor
I.
Don't
know
why
he
dipped
on
us
again
but
Jacob.
This
is
for
you.
AY
The
ball
is
in
your
court.
Winter
is
here
deathly
cold
is
here
every
year
it
claims
Limbs
and
lives
this
year
again
it
will
claim
more
Limbs
and
it
will
claim
more
lives.
People
will
die
and
their
blood
will
be
on
your
hands.
You
can
and
must
enact
a
moratorium
on
encampment
destruction
and
displacement
of
unhoused
people.
Now
you
can
and
must
stop
the
sweeps.
A
I
want
to
note
that
we
have
three
additional
speakers
who
have
registered,
which
I
have
here
at
the
Deus
I'd
like
to
announce
that
there's
a
speaker
sign
up
sheet
with
the
city
clerk
right
here
for
any
final
speakers
that
still
wish
to
address
the
city.
Council.
Ifs
part
of
tonight's
budget,
hearing
also
to
remind
everyone
that
written
testimony
can
be
submitted
for
the
public
record
by
email
at
Council
comment
at
Minneapolis
mn.gov.
A
AZ
Thank
you.
My
name
is
Angelique
Marie,
bowmaster
and
I'm
here
representing
oh,
my
Mishi,
the
whole
city
of
Minneapolis,
so
each
and
every
Ward,
because
I've
been
a
resident
of
each
and
every
Ward
I'm
here
to
say
a
few
different
things.
It's
been
over
a
hundred
and
eleven
times
to
try
to
talk
to
the
mayor
about
a
few
things.
Temporary
solution
for
this
winter
is
a
city
council
member
pay
attention
to
the
people
out
there.
You
know
what
I
mean
there
doesn't
have
to
be
these
camp
Camp
mentors
that
have
to
be
encampment
enclosures.
AZ
We
don't
I
mean
these
things
that
we've
been
talking
about
for
the
past.
I,
don't
know
a
couple
years:
don't
need
to
exist
no
more
as
long
as
you
guys
come
out
and
reach
out
to
us.
We
can
help
you
help
everybody.
You
understand
and
Fox
9
had
untold
stories
in
Minnesota
and
they're
dealing
with
the
same
thing
same
issue
60
years
ago.
All
they
did
was
they
toured
all
buildings
and
just
just
to
displaced
people
a
hundred
years
ago
during
the
Great
Depression.
So
so
something
needs
to
change.
A
cycle
needs
to
be
broken.
AZ
I,
don't
know
nothing
about
the
budget
or
this
or
that,
but
if
you
guys
would
just
give
me
the
money
back
that
you
took
when
the
Floyd
Wright
started
or
happened
when
you
took
down
Powderhorn
East
and
you
took
down
all
the
other
encampments,
you
know.
If
you
guys
would
just
give
us
that
money
back
the
non-profits
or
you
know
they
don't
want
to
sign
papers,
then
maybe
we
could
make
a
change,
maybe
a
little
change,
but
something
until
you
all
figure
out
what
you're
going
to
do,
because
this
ain't
gonna
go
away
and
I'll.
AZ
AZ
There's
plenty
of
places
out
there
that
we
got
donated
to
there's.
There's
plenty
of
things
out
there
give
us
a
chance
to
make
a
change.
We
can
show
you
that
it
can
happen
realistically.
Yeah,
we're
realistic,
there's
drug
addicts
and
people
with
mental
health
issues
would
give
us
a
chance
to
make
a
change
help
you
people.
AZ
A
BA
Hi,
my
name
is
Yolanda
Hare
I
use
she
and
her
pronouns
I'm,
a
member
of
black
visions
and
a
resident
of
Ward
5.
I
am
here
to
speak
against
the
mayor's
police
budget
increases
I
live
with
mental
illnesses.
Typically,
typically,
my
mental
illness
is
managed,
but
sometimes
when
my
anxiety
takes
over
I
experience,
delusions
that
I'm
in
danger
or
that
I'm
dangerous.
This
July
I
began
to
experience.
Those
delusions
I
knew
that
cope
was
a
resources
resource
that
I
could
use.
BA
But
when
my
mental
illness
reached
a
crisis,
cope
wasn't
open,
yet
mental
health
crises
don't
take
place
within
nine
to
five.
The
problem
with
the
budget
is
not
that
solutions
to
Public
Safety
don't
exist,
but
that
these
Solutions
are
underfunded
to
allow
us
to
continue
to
over
fund
the
police
that
push
problems
around
instead
of
solving
them.
We
can
do
so
much
better.
A
A
BB
It
for
I
live
up,
north
and
I
watch
the
police
sit
at
this
place
called
the
murder
station
and
let
them
sell
drugs
overdose
and
kill
people,
and
they
do
not
do
nothing
about.
It
still
never
found
the
killers
of
my
young
youth
in
the
community
bodies.
Just
dropping
the
police
get
all
that
money,
while
my
other
community
is
outside
sleeping
in
tents
and
their
equipment
is
always
taken
over.
So
what
I'm
asking
for
is
fully
funded
police,
Public,
Safety,
fully
funded
for
housing
and
especially
fully
funds
for
a
person.
BB
X
A
BC
BC
They
them
pronouns
I,
live
in
ward,
nine
and
I'm
here
with
my
comrades
at
black
Visions,
as
well
as
many
other
community
members
to
speak
to
what
I
would
like
to
see
reflected
in
our
city
budget
I
also
just
want
to
note
that
our
voices
are
being
brought
in
much
too
late
in
this
process.
The
budget
has
already
been
constructed
and
right
now
we
are
offering
feedback
on
a
process
that
really
the
people
of
Minneapolis
should
be
much
more
deeply
involved
in,
because
this
affects
our
lives.
BC
So
in
order
for
there
to
truly
be
democracy,
there
needs
to
be
avenues
for
input
for
the
masses
of
poor
and
Working
Class
People
of
Minneapolis,
which
is
why
I
would
like
to
see
funding
for
a
legislative
Department
to
support
and
make
more
effective
the
city
council,
especially
in
lieu
of
this
government,
restructuring
that
has
given
the
mayor
a
lot
of
power.
Next
I
would
like
funding
to
be
directed
towards
improving
Metro
Transit.
BC
We
are
in
a
quickly
escalating
climate
crisis
that
necessitates
that
we
take
bold
and
immediate
action
to
get
less
cars
on
the
road
electric
cars
are
simply
not
good
enough.
They
will
not
solve
the
problem
that
demands
infrastructure.
They
still
extract
a
lot
of
minerals
from
the
earth.
We
need
fully
funded
public
transit.
We
also
need
a
fully
funded
just
transition
fund.
BC
I
also
would
like
to
note
that
this
budget
is
not
a
reflection
of
the
priorities
of
the
people
of
Minneapolis
at
all.
As
I
noted
before
we
were
brought
in
much
too
late
in
the
process.
It
is
a
reflection
of
the
priorities
of
Mayor
Frye,
who
has
time
and
time
again
shown
us
that
his
decisions
are
made
in
service
of
capital
and
corporate
interests,
not
in
service
of
the
people.
I'd
also
like
to
remind
everyone
that
well
fry
did
not
make
time
to
show
up
to
support
the
teachers
striking
for
better
working
conditions.
BC
AZ
AZ
Move
on
to
the
next
person
he's
here,
but
this
is
all
I
want
to
say,
we
forgot
to
all
take
a
33
seconds
of
silence
for
all
that
we
lost
this
year.
Thank
you.
Next
thing,
I
got
to
say
is
I'm
calling
all
churches
I'm,
calling
all
nations
I'm
calling
all
residents
of
Minnesota,
especially
in
Minneapolis,
let's
Stand
Together
as
a
community,
we
rock
the
world
I
mean
Minnesota,
rocked
the
world
with
the
The
Death
of
George
Floyd
in
a
negative
way.
Let's
rock
the
world
in
a
positive
way,.
BD
BE
BE
I
use
any
pronouns
and
I
live
in
Ward
8,
just
a
few
blocks
away
from
George
Floyd
square
and
I've
been
a
resident
of
Minneapolis
for
over
20
years,
I'm.
Also
a
member
of
black
visions
and
I'm.
Also
somebody
who
helped
to
hold
down
the
18-day
occupation
of
the
fourth
precinct
after
Jamar
Clark
was
murdered
seven
days
seven
years
ago.
Today,
black
brown
and
poor
communities
need
resources.
We
need
well-funded
schools,
grocery
stores
in
our
neighborhoods
and
to
earn
Beyond
a
living
wage.
BE
This
looks
the
the
kind
of
safety
that
we
need
actually
looks
like
investing
in
youth
programming,
gun,
violence,
prevention
and
more
green
spaces
and
murals,
particularly
in
communities
of
color,
mpda's,
complacent
and
outdated.
In
their
perspective
on
how
to
keep
us
safe,
the
police
don't
use
their
nearly
200
million
dollar
budget,
which
now
the
mayor
wants
to
make
400
million
dollars
to
sustain
healthy
Community
dynamics
that
actually
prevent
crime.
Their
bloated
budget,
entire
tactics,
take
resources
out
of
the
hands
of
Minneapolis
residents,
who
know
how
to
take
care
of
each
other.
BE
The
mayor
has
plans
to
hire
more
cops.
Meanwhile,
the
Alternatives
and
harm
reduction
practices
that
we
need
go
underfunded.
We
should
instead
set
our
sights
on
funding
Alternatives
that
need
support,
such
as
the
office
of
violence,
prevention
and
increase,
funding
for
Behavioral,
Christ
response
teams
and
unarmed
traffic
enforcement.
BE
The
police
are
not
looking
to
prevent
harm
from
happening
in
our
communities
and,
in
fact,
they're
incentivized.
To
do
so,
it's
clear
that
MPD,
as
we
know
it,
is
conditioned
to
protect
profit
over
people
and
train
to
serve
the
status
quo.
Our
vision
for
Public
Safety
is
one
that
prioritizes
our
well-being
and
dignity
while
standing
in
our
values.
BE
Lastly,
we
need
you
you
to
be
brave
to
fight
for
a
future
in
which
all
of
our
neighbors
have
access
to
what
they
need.
So
please
fund
your
own
legislative
work
so
that
you
are
able
to
be
resourced
to
fight
for
us.
Please
do
not
get
the
office
of
performance
and
Innovation.
It
is
an
effective
form
of
accountability
that
we
need,
and,
lastly,
the
MPD
we
have
now
is
a
product
of
decisions
that
were
made
by
people
coming
together
decades
ago.
BE
A
A
I
want
to
thank
everyone
who
participated
in
this
hearing
tonight
and
everyone
who
spoke
or
submitted
comments
I
want
to
thank
mayor
Frye
for
joining
us
tonight.
We
appreciate
your
engagement
in
this
important
work.
It
moves
our
community
forward,
we'll
now
move
to
the
order
of
announcements
and
I'll
ask
if
there
are
any
announcements
from
the
Deus
councilmember
wansley.
Thank.
BD
You
chair,
I,
promisano
I,
just
wanted
to
for
the
community.
Like
you
showed
up
tonight,
you
showed
exactly
what
democracy
looks
like
and
what
it
can
be
if
we
did
this
year
round.
So
thank
you
so
much.
We
have
babies
in
here
we
had
students
in
here
we
had
a
broad
Coalition
of
Working
Class
People
from
black
and
brown
indigenous
poor
white
folks
like
this
is
beautiful,
and
this
is
what
this
body
should
be
looking
to
manifest
every
single
day
and
every
decision
that
we
make
for
funding
to
policy.
BD
A
BF
A
BD
Yeah
I'm
sorry
I
had
closed
my
computer,
but
I
did
want
to
honor
something
that
several
people
mentioned
and
just
have
at
least
a
10
second
moment
of
silence.
Jamar
Clark
was
murdered
this
day
seven
years
ago.
That
much
is
old
and
again
serves
as
a
reminder
of
what
we
are
here
to
do
to
invest
in
communities.
So
I
just
want
to
uplift
that
young
black
man's
memory.