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From YouTube: May 24, 2022 Committee of the Whole
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A
In
addition
to
our
reports
of
committees
that
have
met
this
cycle,
we
will
begin
with
our
public
hearing,
which
is
the
consideration
of
the
mayor's
nomination
of
heather
johnston
to
the
appointed
position
of
city
coordinator
for
a
four-year
term
to
introduce
this
item.
We've
been
joined
by
mayor
frye,
and
I
invite
him
to
speak
on
behalf
of
this
nomination.
Welcome
mayor.
D
Thank
you,
madam
president,
madam
vice
president,
and
thank
you,
members
of
the
city
council
for
having
me
today
and
your
consideration
of
my
appointment
of
heather
johnson
for
city
coordinator.
Since
she
accepted
this
position.
As
acting
city
coordinator
in
july
of
last
year,
heather
has
shown
true
character.
D
D
D
D
D
So
everyone
has
acknowledged
publicly
and
privately
that
the
challenges
that
are
outlined
are
bigger
than
any
one
single
person,
elected
city
coordinator,
department,
director
or
otherwise
they've
acknowledged
that
the
the
tough
issues
that
we're
experiencing
are
bigger
than
heather
and
certainly
bigger
than
any
one
person
would
be
able
to
handle
in
the
nine
or
so
months
that
she's
been
in
this
active
role.
D
And
there
may
be
an
easy
answer
to
make
someone
who
has
devoted
their
life
to
public
service
and
so
many
hours
in
city
hall
to
the
work
of
change
as
a
scapegoat.
There
may
be
an
easy
answer
in
doing
that,
but
it's
not
an
honest
one.
D
Honesty
needs
to
lead
the
way
today
she
has
been
an
exceptional
leader,
and
so
many
of
you
have
acknowledged
that
at
least
privately
I'm
asking
private
sentiment
to
also
be
seen
in
public,
if
we're
being
really
honest
with
ourselves.
We'd
admit
that
heather
is
the
best
possible
person
for
this
job
right
now
period,
and
I
ask
for
your
support.
A
A
If
there
is
anyone
here
who
has
not
signed
up
but
wishes
to
speak,
please
just
see
the
clerk
at
the
dais
to
sign
up
you'll
each
have
up
to
two
minutes
and
I'll.
Ask
you
to
state
your
name
for
the
record
as
a
reminder,
public
hearings
must
be
relevant
and
not
redundant.
The
testimony
here
is
to
speak
to
the
relevance
of
ms
johnson
for
our
city
coordinator
position.
A
So
please
address
this
and
speak
to
things
during
her
tenure
as
our
interim
city
coordinator
or
her
past
positions
or
her
aspirations,
vision
and
credentials.
If
a
person
speaking
before
you
has
your
very
same
talking
points
that
you'd
like
to
be
heard
or
in
the
public
record,
your
point
has
been
made.
You
can
simply
maybe
affirm
what
the
person
before
you
has
said
at
the
conclusion
of
this
public
hearing
I'll
invite
ms
johnson
to
address
the
committee.
So
at
this
time,
I'm
going
to
proceed
to
open
the
public
hearings
for
the
appointment
of
city
coordinator.
E
Thanks,
I
didn't
know,
I'd
be
first.
So,
madam
chair
council
members
committee
members,
mr
mayor,
I'm
robert
lilligren,
I
am
a
citizen
of
white
of
the
ojibwe
nation
and
I'm
a
resident
of
loring
heights
neighborhood
at
1926,
pleasant
avenue,
and
I'm
here
today
to
speak
in
favor
of
the
in
support
of
the
appointment
of
heather
johnston.
As
the
city
coordinator
in
minneapolis,
I
speak
from
experience.
I
worked
with
heather
for
a
number
of
years
in
a
number
of
different
capacities.
E
E
So
within
weeks
of
getting
elected,
I
was
expected
to
vote
on
a
billion
dollar
budget
billion
dollar
plus
budget,
and
it
was
the
support
of
people
like
heather,
her
department.
That
really
prepared
me
to
be
able
to
do
that,
and
I'm
grateful
for
that,
and
I
think
it
she
served
the
city
well
in
those
capacities,
different
capacities
that
I
worked
with
her
and,
as
you
guys
know,
I'm
sorry,
as
your
council
members
know
and
as
you
will
learn
throughout
the
budget
season,
it's
a
complicated
process.
E
It's
a
complicated
document
and
you
heather
as
a
professional,
was
just
incredible
at
making
sure
I
knew
what
I
needed
to
do
and
knew
how
to
get
my
priorities
represented
in
that
important
policy
document.
E
We
all
know
things
are
not.
Okay
in
minneapolis,
things
are
sometimes
not
even
good.
In
minneapolis
we
have
a
lot
of
difficult
issues
and
truth
telling
to
do
in
the
coming
years.
I
volun
I
served
on
the
city's
truth
and
reconciliation
work
group.
I
look
forward
to
a
new
era
of
more
robust
work
toward
truth
and
reconciliation
and
before
you
before
you,
as
you
move
from
truth
to
reconciliation,
you
really
can't
wreck.
You
really
can't
restore.
E
You
really
can't
find
reconciliation
until
the
damage
stops
and
recent
events
in
the
city
have
shown
that
our
institutional
racism
is
deep
and
has
been
very
effective
at
promoting
status
quo
interests,
and
I
know
that
heather
can
lead
the
effort
to
address
those,
and
I
look
forward
to
supporting
that
work
and
I
hope
the
people
here,
and
especially
those
who
may
oppose
her
appointment
if
she
becomes
city
coordinator,
stay
engaged
and
continue
to
help.
A
G
Elise
ryan,
madam
chair
mayor
city,
council
members,
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
express
my
support
for
heather
johnston
as
minneapolis's
next
city
coordinator.
I
am
the
current
mayor
of
chanhassen
when
you
think
of
chanhassen
and
compare
it
to
minneapolis.
You
may
not
see
the
similarities,
but
there
are
a
few.
We
love
our
parks
as
they
are
beautiful
and
bring
community
together.
Second,
we
share
the
international
icon.
G
Prince
rogers
nelson
is
forever
tied
to
both
of
our
cities
and
third,
we
both
have
been
fortunate
to
have
miss
johnston
as
our
intern
city
coordinators
and
while
our
cities
may
be
different
in
size
and
demographics,
there
are
qualities
and
demographics.
Excuse
me,
there
are
qualities
that
transcend
a
city
but
are
imperative
for
a
successful
leader
trustworthiness,
a
desire
to
bring
about
a
positive
change
both
to
internal
and
external
systems,
and
relationships,
a
strong
communication,
financial,
interpersonal
and
organizational
skills.
These
characteristics
exemplify
miss
johnston
during
her
tenure
in
chanhassen.
G
G
There
is
no
way
to
adequately
describe
in
two
minutes
her
impact
and
valued
contributions,
but
I
would
like
to
share
a
few
key
highlights.
She
implemented
a
new
planning
and
budgeting
process
for
clarity
and
transparency,
gave
decision-making
autonomy
to
employees
who
felt
unheard
and
undervalued
mended
relationships
with
our
public
works
department,
creating
a
new
sense
of
team.
She
worked
closely
with
residents
who
were
dissatisfied
and
wanted
to
see
real
change
at
city
hall
and
implemented
practices
for
city
council
members
to
bring
forward
their
ideas
and
initiatives.
G
Ms
johnston
brought
strength,
leadership,
understanding
and
a
willingness
to
lean
into
change.
No
one
will
work
harder
for
the
city
of
minneapolis,
this
minneapolis
city
staff
and
the
mayor
and
council
and
ms
johnson
is
absolutely
right
pick
and
I
support
her
wholeheartedly.
Thank
you
for
your
time
today.
Thank
you
all
of
you
for
your
service
to
minneapolis
and
miss
johnson.
G
H
Well,
first
of
all,
it's
an
honor
to
appear
before
this
great
council
and
the
mayor
I'm
here
to
provide
the
highest
endorsement
for
heather
johnson's
appointment
as
the
city
coordinator.
My
name
is
bill.
Coughlin
I
was
the
elected
member
of
the
burnsville
city
council
from
2011
to
january
of
2019
for
five
and
a
half
of
those
years.
Heather
johnston
was
our
city
manager.
H
H
She
works
wonderfully
with
both
union
and
non-union
folks
and
with
constituents
and
she'll
work
great
as
many
of
you've
already
seen
with
your
city
council
for
the
next,
hopefully
four
years
and
maybe
thereafter
and
I
I
won't
be
redundant
to
say
all
the
great
things
that
the
others
have
said
just
to
tell
you
she's
that
good
and
I
was
sorry
to
see
when
she
decided
to
spend
some
time
with
her
two
children
when
she
left
burnsville
to
to
do
that.
So
thank
you
very
much
and
have
a
good
day.
I
Welcome
hello
good
afternoon,
council
members,
my
name
is
elizabeth
glidden
and
I
reside
at
4006
blaisdell
in
minneapolis,
and
I'm
here
to
speak
on
behalf
of
the
nomination
of
heather
johnston.
I
Like
council,
former
councilmember
lilligren
said,
I
did
have
an
opportunity
to
work
with
heather
johnston
when
she
was
at
city
hall
and
we
were
able
to
work
closely
together,
and
so
I
wanted
to
mention
some
things
I
thought
were
unique
qualities
about
working
with
heather
compared
to
some
of
my
other
experiences
that
are
important,
as
you
think
about
this
nomination.
I
I
think
number
one
to
me
is
that
she
has
been
very
honest
and
direct
with
me,
including
at
times
that
I
needed
information
and
answers.
I
will
say
that
sometimes
it
feels
very
hard
to
get
information
at
city
hall,
and
there
is
nothing
more
sometimes
that
you
want
than
to
understand
how
to
get
those
direct
answers,
and
so
I
very
much
valued
heather's
willingness
to
be
honest
and
not
when
she
had
a
political
agenda,
but
just
being
honest
and
direct
and
answering
my
questions.
I
I
Finally,
I
think
that
heather
is
truly
someone
I
interpret
as
a
decision
maker
and
a
problem.
Solver.
The
city
has
many
challenges
and
honestly
they
do
not
stop
the
nature
of
city.
Work
is
there's
always
a
new
challenge
to
address
and
she
really
brings
the
skill
and
able
to
make
a
decision
and
move
on
city
hall
today
in
the
city
enterprise.
I
Speaking
from
someone
who
very
much
loves,
this
entity
needs
love
and
attention.
There
are
very
real
harms
that
need
to
be
addressed
that
have
been
brought
forward
as
concerns
by
city
employees.
So
I
want
to
be
direct
about
that.
My
ask
for
any
nominee
and
for
heather
johnston
was
be
that
addressing
this
harm
can't
be
a
second-tier
issue.
It
needs
to
be
a
first
and
that's
a
challenge.
I
J
Here's
my
perspective
on
this
dynamic
that
you're
dealing
with
you
need
to
look
for
good
faith.
In
all
the
comments,
you're
hearing
from
all
different
perspectives,
and
even
in
good
faith,
there
will
be
a
clash
of
viewpoints.
That's
what
makes
it
hard,
but
it's
hard
in
our
city.
Right
now
the
mayor
said
that
robert
said
that
we
all
know
it.
We
all
experience
it.
Usually
every
day
like
today
and
it
isn't
for
everybody-
some
folks
have
opted
out,
and
I
can't
blame
them.
It's
hard
right
now,
heather
johnson
hasn't
opted
out.
J
A
K
Hi
good
afternoon,
council
members,
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
share
some
thoughts
on
the
appointment
of
heather
johnson.
My
name
is
jj
haywood
and
I'm
a
minneapolis
resident,
and
I
was
the
co-chair
of
the
mayor's
government
structure,
work
group
and
I'm
here
today
to
share
some
of
the
information
about
how
the
work
group
viewed
the
position
of
city
coordinator
and
eventually,
a
chief
administrative
officer.
K
The
role
gives
the
city
the
benefit
of
both
a
professional
administrator
for
internal
operations
and
management,
and
an
experienced
chief
for
policy
development
and
decision
making
was
strong.
Community
connections
focused
on
policy.
The
position
also
provides
delegation
of
authority
to
act
on
behalf
of
the
city
for
specific
functions,
whether
operation
and
management
or
policy
and
decision
making.
K
It
provides
adequate
high
level
staff
to
support
the
city
for
both
operational
and
management
functions
as
well
as
policy
and
coordination
functions.
Finally,
the
role
helps
reduce
the
potential
for
bottlenecks
and
provides
structured
systems
for
reporting,
monitoring
and
evaluation
to
support
the
mayor
and
the
council's
directions.
K
Her
time
as
the
minneapolis
budget
officer
also
makes
her
uniquely
qualified
to
support
the
city
during
this
time,
as
we
have
to
build
back
after
the
devastating
impact
of
the
coven
19
pandemic,
her
service
on
the
governing
board
of
the
financial
officers
of
america,
an
election
as
its
national
president
in
2015-16,
underline
her
stellar
resume
and
her
professional
capacity
to
serve
the
city.
So
I
am
fully
in
support
and
I
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
speak
today.
Thank.
A
L
Hi
good
afternoon,
my
name
is
maggie
rittenhouse,
I'm
a
ward,
11
resident,
I'm
here
to
ask
today
that
you
vote
against
the
appointment
of
heather
johnson
as
a
minneapolis
city
coordinator
and
vote.
What
was
for
initially
promised
by
our
mayor
a
transparent
search
process
for
this
incredibly
powerful
and
influential
role.
L
I'm
a
director
at
a
voting
rights
organization
that
is
majority
by
poc
and
bipac
led.
I
previously
worked
at
target
starbucks
at
amazon
and
have
repeatedly
seen
anti-racism
initiatives
fail.
The
reason
anti-racist
principles
and
structures
are
succeeding
in
my
current
organization
is
because
we
have
a
committed
skill
leader
who
is
doing
the
work
to
engage
with
staff
to
create
a
justice
oriented
workplace.
L
L
This
is
the
moment
as
those
who
are
committed
to
moving
the
city
towards
its
stated
values
that
you
must
listen
to
what
staff
are
saying.
The
deep
systemic
cultural
change
required
in
the
city
cannot
be
achieved
by
only
an
outside
consultant.
It
requires
a
leader
skilled
and
able
to
build
systems
and
processes
that
center
the
humanity
of
all
staff
members
and
root
out
racism
and
how
the
city
functions.
L
L
Councilman
berkowski
is
my
council
member,
and
I
want
to
end
by
speaking
to
you
directly
you've
spoken
about
your
past
experience
in
recruiting
and
the
importance
of
finding
the
right
person
for
the
right
moment
for
the
right
job.
I
ask
you
to
consider
what
a
vote
to
install
a
leader
into
a
role
for
four
years
that
staff
have
raised
concerns
about,
would
do
how
would
impact
morale
safety
and
ability
for
city
staff
to
do
the
work
that
is
so
needed
and
that
we
all
care
about.
L
M
Good
afternoon,
chair
committee,
members
and
the
mayor,
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
speak
today,
I'm
happy
to
be
back
in
the
city
of
minneapolis.
I
spent
19
years
here,
and
I
thank
you
for
that.
I'm
here
to
speak
in
support
of
the
nomination
of
heather
johnson
as
the
city
coordinator
again,
I'm
latonya
green
and
I'm
currently
the
finance
director
at
the
city
of
brooklyn
park.
But,
as
I
mentioned,
my
career
with
the
city
was
almost
19
years
and
for
eight
of
those
years
I
worked
with
miss
johnston.
M
She
either
directed
my
work
or
she
was
a
mentor.
When
I
first
worked
with
miss
johnston,
she
had
a
high
expectation
of
our
work
team,
even
though
she
had
those
high
expectations.
She
wasn't
willing.
She
wasn't
she.
She
was
never
far
from
rolling
up
her
seat
sleeve
and
being
willing
to
help
us
to
get
through
whatever
difficult
task
that
we
had
before
us.
We
worked
many
late
nights,
ensuring
that
the
taxpayers,
the
mayor
and
the
city
council
received
the
budget
they
expected
at
a
the
lowest
tax
rate
possible
notice.
M
She
offered
constructive
criticism
at
a
time
when
I
really
needed
it
most,
because
I
was
getting
that
you're
doing
a
very
good
job,
you're
doing
a
very
good
job,
but
I
wasn't
growing
and
miss
johnson
made
sure
that
I
was
able
to
do
that.
She
pushed
me
beyond
my
comfort
level.
I
heard
others
mention
that
she
was
the
president
of
the
gfoa
which
the
government
finance
officers
association.
M
She
encouraged
them
to
have
me
to
be
a
speaker
at
the
national
conference
council
at
the
annual
conference,
and
I
did
that,
and
I
spoke
to
over
600
people
of
that
organization
that
attended
my
session.
I
taught
a
week-long
class
with
other
of
my
peers
from
different
cities
throughout
the
united
states
and
canada
at
ms
johnson's
recommendation.
M
In
addition,
she
added
me
to
the
nomination
committee
of
that
organization
so
that
I
could
be
a
person
that
would
help
to
pick
the
next
president
of
that
organization
and
that
organization
does
not
have
many
people
that
look
like
me
in
it,
because
it's
the
finance,
you
don't
have
a
lot
of
people,
that's
in
a
certain
level
of
finance
and
I
was
able
to
help
pick
the
next
president
for
three
years,
so
that
was,
I
was
actually
happy
and
honored
to
serve
in
that
capacity,
and
I
really
think-
and
I
don't
think
that
would
have
been
made
possible
if
ms
johnson
had
nominated
me
to
be
on
that
committee
and
to
be
able
to
have
a
diverse
voice
sitting
at
that
table.
M
M
The
person
needs
to
be
trustworthy,
respectful
ethical
approachable,
have
the
utmost
integrity
and
build
partnerships
within
and
outside
the
city,
but
most
of
all,
I
think
that
person
needs
to
be
held
accountable
and
to
hold
other
people
accountable,
and
I
think
ms
johnson
is
has
possessed
all
of
those
attributes
and
if
you
select
ms
johnson
to
be
the
next
city
coordinator,
I
think
you
would
do
the
city
justice
I
was
going
to
talk
about.
M
A
A
N
It
is
clear
this
is
not
heather
johnston,
our
city
needs
change,
and
yes,
change
takes
time,
but
it
requires
the
right
leadership
to
lead
the
way.
In
many
ways.
The
staff's
experience
depicted
in
their
thoughtful
letters
and
demands
mirror
the
findings
in
the
minnesota
department
of
human
rights
report
about
the
racist
culture
within
another
city
department.
The
mpd
I'm
reminded
that
mpd's
culture
didn't
happen
in
a
vacuum
that
culture
is
reinforced
by
the
city
enterprise
itself.
N
O
Good
afternoon,
everyone
chair
palmisano
committee
of
the
whole
members.
My
name
is
todd
schumann,
I'm
a
ward,
3
resident,
my
pronouns.
Are
he
him
and
I'm
here
representing
the
southwest
alliance
for
equity,
I'm
here
today
to
speak
in
opposition
to
the
appointment
of
heather
johnston
as
the
minneapolis
city
coordinator.
O
The
fact
that
we're
even
having
this
conversation
today
is
baffling
to
me.
Dozens
of
city
employees,
past
and
present
have
testified
about
their
negative
experiences
working
for
and
with
ms
johnston.
They
have
risked
censure
and
reprisals
to
go
on
the
record
describing
the
toxic
work
culture
she
fostered
during
her
term.
As
interim
coordinator
by
failing
to
address
the
very
real
and
legitimate
complaints
raised
by
city
staff.
O
The
passage
of
last
year's
government
structure
charter
amendment
cannot
be
seen
as
an
opportunity
for
the
city
council
to
abdicate
all
responsibility
over
city
or
city
operations.
On
the
contrary,
it
demands
an
even
more
thoughtful
use
of
the
few
remaining
avenues
that
this
body
has
to
shape,
how
the
city
conducts
its
business.
In
this
case
the
approval
of
mayoral
nominees
voting.
Yes
on
ms
johnston's
appointment
guarantees
that
a
reckoning
will
befall
this
department.
No
consulting,
firm
or
independent
agency
is
going
to
be
able
to
resolve
this
conflict.
O
When
half
the
department
has
no
faith
in
its
leadership,
maybe
there
will
be
another
exodus
of
very
qualified
by
poc
staff.
Maybe
there'll
be
another
investigation
from
a
state
agency
who
can
say,
but
whatever
the
outcome,
your
constituents
will
see
that
the
fallout,
the
warnings
that
were
offered
to
you
today
and
in
writing
by
the
staff
and
that
you
chose
to
do
nothing.
Thank
you.
A
P
Hello
good
afternoon,
chair
mayor
in
the
council,
my
name
is
kevin
calavera
and
I
live
at
1929
ewing,
avenue
south
I'm
here
today.
As
a
concerned
citizen
to
stand
with
staff
from
the
city
coordinator's
office,
we
demand
the
council
not
appoint
heather
johnston
and
instead
initiate
a
transparent
search
process
and
immediately
partner
with
city
staff
to
start
meeting
their
demands.
P
This
is
important
to
me
because
there
is
no
true
justice
until
every
voice
is
heard
and
for
one
I
understand
there
are
many
many
voices,
particularly
from
black
and
brown
folks,
not
being
heard
left,
unvowed,
unvalidated
and
alone,
and
that
is
not
good
enough.
I
think
we've
seen
over
and
over
that.
It's
not
good
enough.
P
Our
city
needs
structural
changes
as
those
before
have
stated.
Those
changes
start
today
by
not
appointing
heather
johnston
which,
as
has
been
mentioned,
is
best
practice
to
have
an
open
and
transparent
appointment
process.
City
staff
wrote
a
letter
with
39
demands
to
address
the
racist,
toxic
work
environment.
P
Those
issues
are
structural
staff
are
not
only
asking
to
block
an
appointment,
but
interim
johnston
caught
caused
or
continued.
Many
of
these
issues
pushing
her
appointment
forward.
Sweeps
these
problems
under
the
rug,
dismisses
the
expertise
of
city
staff
and
upholds
white
supremacy,
and
the
status
quo
of
the
city.
Change
can
start
right
here
right
now
at
this
hearing.
Thank
you.
Q
Hello
good
afternoon
my
name
is
eliana
lippel
johnson.
I
live
in
linden
hills
with
my
family.
I'm
a
ward
13
resident,
I'm
here
today
to
ask
you
to
oppose
the
confirmation
of
ms
johnston
as
our
next
permanent
city
coordinator
yesterday
afternoon,
I
took
my
daughter
to
george
floyd
square
to
listen
to
brass
solidarity
rehearse
for
this
weekend,
which
is
the
second
anniversary
of
the
murder
of
george
floyd.
Q
While
I
was
sitting
there
and
listening
to
them
play
a
little
girl
on
rollerblades
came
by
selling
black
lives
matter.
Bracelets
and
she
told
me
her
name
was
innocence
and
it
made
me
think
about
how
innocent
our
children
are
in
minneapolis
and
how
they
deserve
better
from
us.
It
is
our
job
to
change
course.
We
know
we
have
a
racist
city.
We
know
we
have
a
racist
state.
Q
Q
R
Hi
I'm
carol
becker,
you
may
have
heard
of
me
some
of
you.
I
worked
with
to
help
get
elected.
Some
of
you
opposed
okay,
but
I've
been
doing
this
a
long
time.
So
I'm
gonna
tell
you
a
couple
things:
you're
gonna
need
to
know.
If
you
want
change
and
you
were
all
elected
to
get
change,
you
need
somebody
who
understands
systems,
because
this
stuff
isn't
just
happening
all
by
itself,
that
there
are
systems
and
processes
and
structures
that
are
creating
the
outcomes
that
are
happening.
You
need.
R
R
Second,
you
need
somebody
who
deeply
understands
money,
because
you
guys
are
going
to
want
to
get
stuff
done
and
I'll
tell
you.
I've
already
been
talking
to
some
of
you
and
you
don't
understand
money
and
how
it
works.
You
need
somebody's
got
that
expertise.
She
already
understands
the
city
budget
because
she
did
it.
R
You're
gonna
need
to
have
the
support
of
professional
staff
because
they're
the
ones
that
are
gonna
uplift-
you,
you
are
not
gonna,
be
able
to
do
this
work
all
by
yourself
and
you
need
good
professional
staff
and
people
who
understand
that
line
between
what
is
policy
and
what
is
professional,
especially
now,
as
you
are
setting
the
norms
for
our
new
governmental
structure,
she
is
an
amazingly
professional
person.
I've
worked
with
her,
it
isn't
theoretical.
R
I
didn't
read
it
on
email
or
you
know
some
facebook
page
I've
worked
with
her
and
I
can
tell
you
she's,
amazingly
professional.
She
will
know
where
that
line
is
between
what
your
job
is
and
what
her
job
is,
and
she
will
uplift
you.
So
you
can
be
effective
in
the
position
that
you
need
to
be
to
get
something
done.
You're
not
here
long
in
those
seats,
and
you
got
to
get
it
done.
It's
somebody
who
can
do
it.
Heather
can
do
that
for
you.
R
So
I'm
here
to
speak,
to
support
her
and
for
the
people
who
think
six
months
is
enough
to
turn
a
whole
culture
around
you're,
crazy
kind
of
change.
The
city
needs
is
much
longer
than
that.
You
need
somebody
who
can
do
it
step
in
today.
It's
heather
johnston
just
hire
her.
Please
thanks.
S
Afternoon
I'm
marty,
rabbik
and
minneapolis
president.
I
first
I
want
to
say
thank
you
to
a
city
council
that
is
wrestling
with
issues
well
beyond
issues
that
any
of
us
ever
faced
here
and
I
think
about
you
often
because
you
have
been
thrown
issues
and
you
have
also
chosen
to
disrupt
issues
that
have
wrestled
and
been
dealt
with
way
way
too
long
in
the
city.
S
But
there
is
one
issue
where
you
were
in
a
much
better
position
than
your
counterparts
were
a
decade
ago.
This
city
is
in
dramatically
better
financial
position
today
than
it
was
a
decade
ago,
and
there
are
lots
of
reasons
for
that.
But
one
of
the
very
big
reasons
is
actually
heather
johnston,
and
I
know
that
from
having
sat
in
a
room
with
her
pat
bourne,
you
saw
back
you
heard
latonya.
S
Hour
after
hour
after
hour,
I
could
look
across
the
table
at
heather
and
every
single
time
get
not
only
her
incredible
intelligence,
but
her
morality
and
her
clarity.
Never
once
never
once
did.
I
ever
feel
that
she
deviated
from
what
she
felt
was
the
right
thing
to
do.
Never
once
did
I
feel
she
was
trying
to
make
me
comfortable
because
she
made
me
damn
uncomfortable
in
that
room,
and
that
was
her
job.
She
knew
how
to
deal
with
money,
but
that's
not
what
I'm
here
to
talk
about.
S
What
I
want
you
to
think
about
is
the
moment
you're
at
right
now.
This
city
feels
a
lot
of
different
things
and
there
are
a
lot
of
different
voices,
but
there
is
an
overwhelming
need
and
desire
right
now
to
address
the
issues
that
have
been
left
too
long,
especially
about
equity.
In
this
city.
We
have
different
paths,
but
what
is
clear?
Is
you
set
the
policy?
S
The
city
coordinator
sets
the
direction
and
figures
out
how
to
make
these
very
complex
levers
of
government
work.
On
that
behalf,
now
I
can
tell
you:
heather
is
not
a
political
appointee
in
the
entire
time.
I
dealt
with
her.
She
only
advocated
for
one
thing
and
it
was
to
have
verbal
cues
at
traffic
lights
so
that
they
would
be
more
helpful
to
people
with
disabilities.
That's
the
only
lobbying
job
she
ever
did
so.
The
final
point
I
want
to
make
for
you
is,
as
you
navigate
through
some
of
the
toughest
issues
we've
ever
had.
S
A
T
T
I've
worked
closely
with
city
managers.
I
know
how
important
their
role
is
and
right
now
the
city
needs
stability,
we're
still
recovering
from
so
much.
I
was
nearly
shot
downtown
minneapolis.
When
I
was
going
to
the
amy
grant
concert,
I
helped
officers
responding
that
to
identify
the
vehicles
that
they
needed
to
run
down
to
make
sure
that
they
weren't
the
shooter.
T
T
T
V
W
My
name
is
linda
zhang
and
I'm
a
former
program
manager
in
the
division
of
race
and
equity
and
a
resident
of
ward
9..
I'm
here
today
to
stand
with
staff
from
the
city
coordinator's
office.
We
demand
the
council
not
appoint
heather
johnston
and
instead
initiate
a
transparent
search,
transparent
search
process.
W
This
goes
to
say
that
I'm
well
versed
in
professional,
predominantly
white
spaces,
where
I'm
expected
to
outperform
my
white
counterparts
and
code
switch
from
meeting
to
meeting.
However,
the
city
of
minneapolis,
specifically
my
experience
in
the
city
coordinator's
office,
perpetuates
a
profoundly
unjust
and
unsafe
work
environment.
W
I
have
firsthand
experience
of
what
inept
leadership
in
the
city
coordinator's
office
results
in
for
over
two
years.
I
sat
in
on
meetings
with
staff
and
department
leadership
where
I
was
continuously
ignored
and
belittled.
We,
the
division
of
race
and
equity,
were
invited
to
the
table
board.
Never
listened
to.
W
We
were
a
prop
to
the
city,
they
could
point
to
our
division
and
have
they
could
point
to
our
division
and
say
we
have
an
entire
office
of
majority
bypass
staff
working
on
equity,
but
in
reality
we
did
not
hold
any
real
authority.
Nor
did
we
have
decision
making
power
the
city.
The
leadership
in
the
city.
W
Coordinator's
office
was
well
aware
of
how
bypass
staff
were
treated
so
much
so
that
they
made
promises
of
change,
promises
that
included,
bringing
in
an
outsider
to
facilitate
and
implement
those
changes
and
hosting
conversations
with
hr
to
gather
data
on
on
our
experiences
years
went
by
and
different
coordinators
came
and
went,
and
none
of
these
promises
were
kept
again.
This
isn't
just
about
interim
coordinator
johnston.
It's
about
a
system
that
preserves
and
endorses
white
supremacy.
W
This
isn't
time
for
business.
As
usual
city
leadership
has
a
chance
to
pause,
to
adjust
the
harm
and
ensure
that
a
leader
is
appointed
to
his
best
position
to
lead
through
that
process.
If
a
transfer
insurance
process
for
a
qualified
candidate
is
not
implemented,
staff
will
continue
to
leave
the
city
in
a
mass
exodus,
and
the
city
will
continue
to
fall
short
on
meeting
community
needs.
Thank
you.
A
X
Hello,
my
name
is
angela
williams.
I
am
a
ward
4
resident,
I'm
here
today
to
speak
against
the
appointment
of
heather
johnston
and,
first
of
all,
I
want
to
say
this
is
not
personal
against
her
as
a
person,
I'm
sure
you're,
a
lovely
person.
This
ain't
got
nothing
to
do
with
that.
What
this
have
to
do
with
racial
equity,
in
a
system
of
white
supremacy
of
a
white
supremacy
enterprise,
so
everybody
all
these
white
folks
that
came
up
to
here.
They
didn't
say
one
thing
about
what
she
would
do
to
help
with
race
and
equity.
X
They
didn't.
They
didn't
give
us
anything.
So
what
they're
saying
is
most
of
them
are
just
her
friends,
so
what
I
want
to
say
is
first
of
all,
mr
mayor
white
people
are
not
the
future
of
this
city,
and
so
I
want
to
say,
as
a
black
woman,
I
walk
around
every
day,
nervous
on
edge
and
anxious
because
of
the
trauma
of
hate
at
the
hands
of
white
supremacy.
X
So
what
I'm
trying
to
say
is
you
know
just
to
reiterate,
you
know
she
getting
all
the
support
about
her
her
character.
What
she?
What
has
she
done
in
this
nine
months
that
she's
been
here?
What
what
where's
the
agenda?
What
what
is
going
on
here
that
we
have
to
you
know
65
people
got
to
say
hey.
This
is
not
right.
This
is
not
personal
against
her.
X
This
is
to
address
a
a
a
system
of
racial
equity
that
has
been
like
ostracized,
and
so
what
I
want
to
say-
and
I
want
to
say
this
to
black
folks
that
represent
city
council
or
people
of
color,
whatever
they
they
come
up
with
a
different
name
for
us
all
the
time.
So
if
you
black,
you
know
why
we're
here,
you
black
you've,
been
treated
that
way.
If
you
black,
then
you
know
the
system,
you
know
the
propensity
of
the
culture
of
racism
under
the
leadership
of
mayor
frye.
X
You
know
I'm
saying
white
people
and
I'm
gonna
say
this
everything
you
love
is
because
of
black
people.
Everything,
and
so
I
just
want
to
say
that
if
you
black
and
you're
supposed
to
fight
the
power,
then
fight
the
power
in
black
hole,
miss
johnston
accountable
for
her
lack
of
leadership.
I'm
sure
she's
done
a
budget,
mr
mayor
or
whoever
just
said
something
about
the
budget.
This
ain't
got
nothing
to
do
with
no
budget.
X
This
guy's
everything
to
do
with
how
people,
black
people
and
people
of
color
are
being
treated
in
the
system.
That's
supposed
to
work
for
everybody.
The
city
of
minneapolis
has
a
mission
statement,
councilmember,
jenkins
and
cunningham.
I
need
you
to
wrap
up,
wrote
a
resolution
about
the
culture.
Why
y'all
not
listening?
X
X
I'm
trying
to
tell
you,
because
if
you
I
need
you
to,
I
know
I'm
wrapping
it
up
right
now
and
you
know
I'm
wrapping
it
up
so
right
now,
if
I'm
telling
you
I
mean,
if
I'm
saying
this,
if
you
knocked
on
my
door
to
talk
to
me
about
getting
my
vote
and
you
care
so
much
about
me
and
you
running
your
platform
on
racial
equity
and
diversity.
Equity
include
inclusion,
everybody
like
to
throw
that
around.
X
Y
I'm
also
a
ward
6
resident,
I'm
here
to
ask
for
your
leadership
to
take
the
concerns
of
black
employees
seriously
and
to
do
something
to
address
our
racist
culture
in
the
city.
It
has
been
documented
by
staff.
It
has
been
documented
by
the
minnesota
department
of
human
rights
report
and
today
the
action
starts
with
voting
no
on
the
appointment
of
interim
coordinate
coordinator
johnston's
appointment.
Y
You
may
be
wondering
why
now,
if
interim
coordinator
johnston
inherited
the
toxic
racist
culture,
why
didn't
we
speak
up
with
the
past
coordinators?
First,
we
did
I've
been
through
four
coordinators.
Now,
in
my
seven
years
at
the
city
staff
attempted
to
raise
questions
and
concerns
at
every
turn.
We
hoped
that
coordinator
johnston
would
be
different.
Y
However,
the
response
staff
have
had
from
coordinator
johnston
to
our
concerns
over
the
past.
Nine
months
has
not
only
been
lacking
but
harmful.
She
told
staff
in
a
meeting
last
fall
that
everyone
should
be
polite
in
the
workplace.
In
response
to
concerns
of
race-based
microaggressions,
we
submitted
our
demands
to
interim
coordinator
johnston
and
we
were
referred
to
hr
after
working
for
the
city
for
over
the
last
two
years
of
racial
reckoning
and
facing
yet
another
leader
who
is
not
equipped
to
lead
us.
Through
these
challenging
times.
We
have
no
other
recourse.
Y
A
vote
to
confirm
heather
in
the
face
of
an
active
hr
investigation
and
without
a
competitive
search
process
is
a
vote
for
the
status
quo.
It
is
a
vote
that
co-signs
the
harms
perpetuated
by
past
and
present
city
coordinators,
that
so
many
of
you
have
acknowledged
as
real
a
vote
that
affirms
the
mayor's
lack
of
due
diligence
in
nominating
the
most
powerful,
unelected
position
in
the
city.
It
is
quite
simply
a
vote
to
deny
the
humanity
and
dignity
of
staff
who
tirelessly
serve
the
city
and
its
residents
every
day.
Y
Z
I
am
also
a
resident
of
ward
4
in
the
mckinley
neighborhood,
I'm
speaking
today
as
a
city
employee
who
works
in
emergency
preparedness
and
I'm
not
representing
my
department
or
any
other
organization.
Over
the
last
few
years,
I
have
seen
how
the
environment
in
the
city
coordinator's
office
has
been
detrimental
to
staff.
Z
Z
Z
Z
Over
the
last
few
months,
I've
had
the
privilege
of
working
with
a
number
of
staff
from
the
city
coordinator's
office
on
the
development
of
resilience
hubs
in
the
city
once
in
place.
These
resilience
hubs
will
increase
our
capacity
and
ability
to
support
community
preparedness
for
public
health
emergencies.
AA
Good
afternoon,
chair
palmisano,
council
members,
mr
mayor,
my
name
is
cassidy
gardner,
she
her
were
they
them
pronouns,
and
I
am
a
both
a
minneapolis
resident
ward,
6
and
thursday
marks
my
10-year
anniversary
as
a
city
of
minneapolis
employee.
It
also
represents
my
last
day
with
the
city,
I'm
here
today
to
stand
with
staff
from
the
city
coordinator's
office,
and
I
oppose
the
appointment
of
heather
johnston
now.
There's
two
key
points
I
want
to
make
here:
one
is
that
we've
heard
that
she
needs
time
to
address
culture,
but
there
are
indeed
things
she
has
done.
AA
That
has
stopped
the
work
in
its
tracks.
The
second
thing
is
that
the
moment
calls
for
something
different.
I
have
no
doubt
that
that
heather
is
a
talented
budgeter
and
that
she
has
those
skills,
but
if
we
needed
a
cfo,
we
wouldn't
put
in
a
mechanic
right
now.
We
need
someone
who
understands
racial
equity.
We
need
someone
to
lead
with
that
lens
and
she
is
not
it.
AA
AA
The
civil
rights
equity
division
was
set
to
merge
with
the
office
of
race
equity
in
order
to
create
a
department
of
race
equity
to
elevate
that
work
at
the
level
equal
to
all
of
our
other
department
heads
in
october,
I
took
a
leave
of
absence
when
I
returned
those
black
leaders
were
gone,
heather
was
interim,
the
ordinance
had
been
stalled,
staff
had
been
reallocated
from
my
office
and
we
heard
no
more
about
an
office
or
a
department
of
race
equity.
You
cannot
tell
me
that
that
is
a
symptom
of
something
that
she
inherited.
AA
Now,
I'm
going
to
speak
to
my
white
colleagues
up
here.
My
white
people
you're
my
people.
AA
I
struggle
with
the
right
thing
to
do.
Often
am
I
speaking
for
black
people.
Am
I
speaking
with
black
people
it's
hard.
This
is
not
hard.
You
have
an
opportunity
to
stand
by
and
to
listen
to
black
and
brown
bodies.
All
of
you
have
said
that
you
are
allies.
You
have
said
that
you
stand
for
racial
equity.
AA
A
AB
AB
Instead,
please
update
the
job
qualifications
conduct
a
competitive
research
process
that
mayor
fry
promised
and
partner
with
us
to
start
meeting.
Our
other
demands
to
address
the
racist
city
culture
that
we
endure.
Much
of
the
argument
of
much
of
the
argument
in
support
of
heather
is
that
these
issues
we
raised
existed
before
she
got
here.
While
issues
did
exist
before
heather
arrived,
it
is
important
to
highlight
the
direct
harm
that
she
has
caused.
AB
Heather
has
dismissed
concerns
of
black
staff
while
addressing
those
of
white
staff
spoken
to
black
staff
and
appropriately
in
meetings
consistently
excluded
black
staff
from
meetings
concerning
our
work
ignored
attempts
to
include
urea
in
the
review
of
our
shifting
government
structure.
Among
other
harms.
This
is
a
both
and
situation.
AB
AB
AB
We,
the
staff
who
stand
before
you
and
who
have
signed
and
support
our
who
council
looks
to
to
make
these
anti-racist
aspirations
a
reality.
Listen
to
us
there's
an
active
hr
investigation
out
against
her.
You
have
21
pages
of
evidence
and
no
one
in
support
of
her,
including
herself,
can
refute
it.
There
is
no
neutrality
in
this
vote.
A
vote
to
confirm
heather
is
a
vote
to
deny
our
humanity
and
dignity.
We
know
what
we
risk
by
organizing
together
and
we
all
stand
here
steadfast
in
that
commitment
to
justice.
AB
AC
Mayor
frye
council
vice
president
homicidal
city
council,
my
name
is
jonathan
williams,
kinsell,
I'm
a
resident
of
the
white
year
neighborhood
and
a
program
manager
in
the
city
coordinators
office.
I
come
before
you
today
asking
that
you
vote
no
to
the
nomination
to
interim
coordinator
heather
johnson
to
city
coordinator,
there's
a
belief
among
some
people
in
this
room
that
the
efforts
of
current
and
former
staff
are
an
attack
on
inter
coronary
johnson.
I
want
to
tell
you
it's
not.
AC
I've
had
the
opportunity
to
work
under
her
direction
since
august
of
2021
and
believe
that
she
lacks
the
necessary
competencies
to
provide
staff
in
the
coroner's
office
and
enterprise
with
it
with
a
safe
and
anti-racist
workplace.
The
21-page
document
presented
to
to
this
elected
body
and
the
public
is
evidence
of
a
nine-month
pattern
of
practice
from
the
interim
corner
of
johnson,
failing
to
address
the
pleas
of
of
staff
for
her
to
improve
the
working
environment
and
the
role
that
the
city
coordinator
position
continues
to
play
in
perpetuating
harms
to
staff,
particularly
black
staff.
AC
AC
After
our
experiences
with
the
previous
two
coordinators,
we
thought
that
you
would
be
a
breath
of
fresh
air
that
you
remove
barriers
to
staff's
abilities
to
do
their
jobs.
Their
black
and
bypak
staff
would
no
longer
have
to
jump
hurdles
to
complete
their
work,
that
we
would
no
longer
be
undermined
or
dismissed
by
some
of
our
colleagues.
AC
AC
We
ask
you
to
listen
down
and
speak
up
staff
jeopardize
the
professional
reputations
of
careers
because
of
the
lack
of
leadership
from
you.
We
have
so
much
to
lose
yeah.
We
press
forward
for
change
changing
this
organization
because
it's
crucial
there
is
no
benefit
for
me
to
come
up
here.
There's
no
win
for
me
to
come
up
here,
mayor,
frye,
council
vice
president
and
city
council.
I
ask
you
to
not
recommend
any
interim
coordinator
johnson
to
the
appointment
city
coordinator.
A
AD
Thank
you,
madam
chair
mayor,
frye
and
committee
members.
My
name
is
track
trachtenberg.
I
am
a
coordinator's
office,
employee
and
a
ward
6
resident,
I'm
here
to
reiterate
our
demand
and
plea
that
the
council
not
appoint
heather
johnston
and
instead
initiate
a
transparent
search
process
and
immediately
partner
with
us
to
start
meeting.
Our
other
38
demands
around
systemic
white
supremacy
culture.
AD
My
experience
trying
to
do
equity
work
in
the
coordinator's
office
has
more
than
burned
me
out.
It
has
left
me
questioning
my
sense
of
reality.
It
involves
a
lot
of
crying
and
lying
on
the
office
floor
violently
shaking,
and
it
has
since
my
first
month
on
the
job.
My
therapist
and
friends
are
trying
to
convince
me
to
quit.
Every
single
co-worker
I
started
with
in
our
office
has
already
quit.
AD
Please
take
a
moment
to
feel
that
grief
with
me
and
then
remember.
It
is
avoidable.
Joy,
marsh
former
director
of
race
and
equity
has
joined
us
today.
She
wrote
to
you
all.
The
culture
is
toxic
and
city
leadership
can
either
honor
the
voices
of
oppressed
and
do
something
to
change
it
or
you
can
continue
to
operate
with
benign
neglect.
Treating
bypoc
staff
as
interchangeable
cogs
that
can
be
replaced
with
those
who
may
be
more
accommodating
when
the
last
crew.
AD
Weary
of
the
toll
of
the
harm
chooses
to
leave
today,
feels
different,
though
today
feels
like
a
moment
when
some,
especially
brave
staff,
have
chosen
to
set
aside
their
comfort
and
speak
out
in
the
face
of
inequities.
Interim
coordinator
johnston,
I
will
say
directly
to
you,
but
into
the
mic.
This
isn't
personal,
but
when
I
was
the
only
staff
left
in
race,
equity
and
fighting
to
get
any
voice
at
the
table,
you
told
me
regularly
that
I
shouldn't
be
in
various
conversations,
even
just
to
create
the
continuity
until
our
new
director
was
here.
AD
AD
We
are
talking
about
murder,
traumatized
staff,
a
city
that
burned.
We
are
asking
for
the
bare
minimum
in
response
to
that,
and
it
feels
violent
to
be
left
begging
for
that
and,
as
jonathan
said,
we
do
not
enjoy
this
risk
to
our
jobs.
We
have
also
many
of
us
filed
mdhr
reports
of
discrimination
in
an
attempt
to
protect
ourselves
against
the
retaliation
we
anticipate.
AE
AE
She'll
give
all
of
you
and
all
of
us
who
live
here,
the
public,
her
best
advice
and
judgment
about
all
of
these
challenges
and
others.
The
transition
to
an
executive
mayor
form
of
government
requires
operating
executives.
Like
the
city
coordinator
with
deep
experience
in
leading
public
agencies,
heather
has
extensive
operations
experience
in
local
government,
as
you've
heard
about
today,
sound
judgment,
excellent
listening
skills
and
the
ability
to
pull
together
a
wide
range
of
views
to
make
decisions
that
have
complex
dimensions.
AE
AF
Thank
you,
council.
My
name
is
nicole
weiler,
I'm
a
resident
of
ward
2
and
I'm
reading
as
proxy
for
former
minneapolis
staff,
steph
fenner
she's
reading
in
solidarity
with
staff
from
the
city
coordinator's
office,
who
demand
that
the
council
not
appoint
heather
johnston
and
instead
initiate
a
transparent
search
process
and
immediately
partner
with
city
staff
to
start
meeting
their
demands.
AF
AF
She
did
two
simple
things
that
made
her
relationship
with
these
folks
different
than
departmental
colleagues.
The
first
time
city,
folks,
that
she
worked
with
felt
comfortable
coming
directly
to
her
and
confronting
her
about
something
racist
she'd
done.
She
apologized
full
stop.
She
had
participated
in
a
meeting
convened
on
the
topic.
These
folks
were
subject
matter,
experts
in
that
excluded
them
and
anyone
of
color.
AF
They
gave
her
direct
feedback
on
why
that
was
wrong
and
how
they
expected
her
to
show
up
in
the
future.
She
thanked
them.
She
started
directly
involving
them
in
her
work.
The
work
that
impacted
them
power
dynamics
are
all
about
control.
The
city
system
and
enterprise
need
to
control
what
people
are
saying
and
doing
and
who's
saying,
and
doing
that
these
folks
had
been
excluded
so
much
that
they
didn't
trust,
that
their
work
would
be
communicated
in
the
way
that
they
wanted.
So
she
started
soliciting
their
feedback
and
their
relationship
changed.
AF
AG
Good
afternoon
mayor
and
tara,
palmisano
and
members,
my
name
is
grace
waltz,
I'm
the
vice
president
of
public
policy
at
the
minneapolis
regional
chamber,
I'm
also
a
lifelong
resident
and
current
resident
of
ward
8
in
minneapolis.
I'm
here
today
to
speak
in
support
of
the
nomination
of
heather
johnston.
AG
I
personally
had
the
pleasure
of
seeing
heather's
work
in
action
in
her
time
as
interim
coordinator
she's,
keenly
aware
of
the
deep
challenges
facing
our
city
and
is
committed
to
tackling
those
challenges
head
on
the
office
of
the
city
coordinator
is
crucial
to
a
highly
functioning
city,
even
more
so,
as
we
think
about
the
complex
work
of
restructuring
our
government
work.
Heather
has
abel
even
leading.
If
we
want
our
city
to
emerge
stronger,
we
need
to
be
attracting
and
retaining
the
best
possible
people
we
can
find.
AG
AH
City
leaders
and
residents-
my
name
is
malaysia
abdi
and
I'm
a
ward
6
resident
in
january
2022.
I
decided
to
join
the
civil
rights
department
after
being
a
council
aide,
because
I
wanted
to
help
transform
our
city
and
enterprise
out
of
the
21
city
departments.
The
civil
rights
department
is
always
supposed
to
do
the
right
thing
and
before
I
read
my
statement,
I
want
to
start
off
by
saying
I'm
nervous
to
stand
in
front
of
you
all
today
as
a
temporary
employee.
AH
I
fear
that
I'll
be
retaliated
against,
but
I
know
this
is
the
right
thing
to
do.
I
was
disturbed
to
hear
about
what
the
city
coordinator
staff
has
been
experiencing,
but
unfortunately,
I'm
not
surprised.
I
have
seen
black
staff
being
overworked
and
underpaid
and
I'm
starting
to
believe
this
enterprise
doesn't
want
black
or
brown
staff.
AH
AH
AH
AI
AI
It
was
members
of
opi,
brian
smith,
gina,
o'birri
and
others
who
helped
make
sure
that
that
work
group
was
truly
led
by
community
members
and
what
happened.
Their
recommendations
went
to
the
staff
where
it
became
the
behavioral
crisis
response
team,
with
the
help
of
council
member
payne's
work
as
well
when
he
was
working
at
the
city.
AI
This
is
the
type
of
policy
making
and
programs
that
we
need
to
see
right
now.
This
is
how
we
move
away
from
complete
dependence
on
policing.
We
have
more
mental
health
professionals
in
our
community
and
it
was
because
of
those
staff
that
it
happened.
They
are
committed
kind,
brilliant
and
they
deserve
better.
AI
AJ
Hi
council
members
mayor
frye,
thanks
for
having
us
today,
my
name
is
lex
horan.
I
live
in
ward
9
and
I'm
reading
on
behalf
of
a
city
worker
who
can't
be
here
today.
My
name
is
colleen
polowski
and
I'm
asking
you
not
to
confirm
heather
johnston
as
the
city's
next
city
coordinator
today,
cco
staff
and
the
residents
of
minneapolis
deserve
a
rigorous,
transparent
recruitment
process
and
a
committed
anti-racist
steward
of
the
city's
administration.
AJ
AJ
They
asked
heather
for
her
leadership
to
make
change
heather
suggested
these
problems
could
be
fixed
by
everyone
just
being
more
polite
to
each
other.
Last
fall.
Heather
instructed
cco
staff
to
develop
ongoing
alternative
work
arrangements.
These
awas
were
supposed
to
allow
cco
to
embrace
the
opportunities
for
flexibility
that
were
found
during
the
pandemic.
AJ
Heather
then
received
over
a
dozen
emails
from
my
colleagues
asking
for
clarification
and
leadership
and
protecting
the
fragile
gains
in
the
workplace
while
being
for
our
colleagues
of
color,
but
in
the
face
of
staff
telling
heather
they
feel
unsafe
in
their
place
of
work,
that
they
need
change
and
they
need
support
to
work
healthfully
and
productively.
In
the
office
heather
offered
us
bracelets,
this
is
just
the
tip
of
the
iceberg
of
the
harms
heather
has
caused
in
the
cco.
I've
witnessed
heather
publicly
snap
at
a
black
colleague
in
an
all
staff
meeting.
AJ
When
he
asked
a
simple
question
about
changing
his
mailing
address.
I
and
my
colleagues
have
been
excluded
from
meetings
with
city
leadership
through
heather's
refusal
to
provide
call-in
options
to
work
sessions.
I
listened
with
fear,
as
heather
told
a
fellow
staff
member,
that
she
could
not
protect
him
against
retaliation
if
he
spoke
out
against
anti-black
racism
in
the
city.
What
I'm
asking
is
that
you
prioritize
staff
who
work
tirelessly
for
the
city
and
its
residents
every
day
that
you
hear
me
that
you
hear
us
and
that
you
stand
with
us.
Thank
you.
AJ
A
You
colleagues
and
members
in
our
in
our
chambers
today,
sorry
about
that
there
are
six
remaining
speakers
and
if
anybody
still
would
like
to
sign
up,
you
may
do
so
with
the
city
clerk
over
there.
But
we
have
six
speakers
left.
So
we
will
be
calling
up.
Samantha
priestensen,
followed
by
amy
livingston,
followed
by
gina
powell.
I
AK
AK
AK
I'm
a
former
staffer
here
and
I've
experienced
this
myself,
I'm
a
current
elected
official,
and
I
still
experience
this
myself
as
the
previous
culture
of
recap.
I
experienced
it
then,
at
what
point
are
we
going
to
do
something
different
mayor
fry
you
stood
in
our
community
and
been
on
one
knee
and
cried
at
the
casket
of
black
men?
But
yet
here
we
are
today
and
I've
heard
all
about
the
wonderful
performance
which
I'm
sure
is
100.
True
miss
johnson.
AK
However,
I
have
not
heard
any
of
those
voices
talk
about
the
harm
that's
been
done
in
those
spaces,
while
those
amazing
things
were
happening.
This
isn't
about
listing
off
a
cv
and
a
resume,
and
talking
about
the
bar
that
black
and
brown
people
don't
get
to
set
but
are
expected
to
meet
over
and
over
and
over,
and
the
bar
continues
to
get
raised
higher
and
higher
and
higher
three
four
five
degrees
debt
that
we
can't
pay
off
to
come
in
here
and
not
be
treated
with
basic
dignity,
respect
and
humanity.
AK
AK
So
I'm
asking
you
to
please
not
move
forward
with
this
appointment
today.
Let's
have
an
open
and
transparent
process
that
she
is
included
in
and
as
she
rises
to
the
top
of
the
crop
and
we
hire
her
fabulous,
but
if
not,
there
are
other
options
and
the
staffers
that
support
our
city.
I
heard
people
talking
about.
We
need
to
listen
to
our
professional
staff.
Are
we
not
professional?
AK
A
AK
I
will
be
wrapping
up.
Thank
you.
We
can
continue
to
pretend
like
this
isn't
real
and
that
it's
not
happening.
We
can
continue
to
pretend,
because
we
have
black
and
brown
and
indigenous
people
that
work
their
way
up
here,
to
sit
here
myself
as
well
that
somehow
that
means
that
it's
over
and
we've
solved
the
problem,
but
we
haven't
so
I'm
going
to
continue
to
speak
out
in
this
way.
I'm
not
afraid-
and
I
shouldn't
be
afraid-
and
I'm
asking
for
you
to
do
your
job-
that
you
were
elected
to,
do,
let's
stop
being
cowards.
AL
Hello,
cheer,
paolo
asano
members
of
the
committee,
my
name
is
amy
livingston.
She
her
pronouns,
and
I
am
a
former
city
of
minneapolis
employee
and
a
city
resident
in
ward
9.,
I'm
here
to
speak
in
solidarity
with
the
city
staff
and
ask
you
not
to
approve
interim
coordinator
hendra
johnston
as
the
permanent
coordinator.
AL
They
have
bravely
spoken
out
to
address
the
foundational
issues
that
create
this
toxic
environment.
It
should
not
have
to
be
their
role
to
be
the
ones
to
speak
out.
Their
demands
started
out
as
single
requests
brought
to
a
new
leader,
a
plea
for
a
fresh
start.
They
were
ignored,
obscured
delayed
and
papered
over
by
heather
johnston
and
mayor
frye.
When
you
cannot
trust
your
leaders
to
speak
for
you,
then
you
must
speak
for
yourself.
When
you
cannot
trust
your
leaders
to
speak
for
you,
then
they
don't
deserve
the
power
and
authority
to
speak.
AL
I
said
that
I
was
a
former
employee.
I
worked
here
for
three
years.
In
this
time
I
saw
countless
incidents
of
blatant
racism
and
microaggressions
that
left
me
screaming
into
a
pillow
every
night.
This
racism
cannot
be
fixed
by
all
of
us,
as
press
statements
suggest
due
to
the
people
who
perpetuate
it.
It
is
used
and
encouraged
by
leaders
in
middle
management
across
city
departments.
AL
AL
I
once
sat
in
a
meeting
with
a
public
works
manager
who,
upon
seeing
some
middle
middle
eastern
names
of
my
colleagues,
just
settled
on
calling
them
aladdin,
abubu
and
deyo
for
the
rest
of
the
meeting.
The
other
participants
nervously
chuckled
along
that
manager,
still
works
here.
Those
bypak
employees
do
not.
AL
I
talked
to
a
few
bipac
co-workers
when
the
racist
christmas
tree
that
was
up
in
the
lobby
of
the
fourth
precinct
police
station
was
not
known
in
the
press.
Yet
it
was
decorated
with
packs
of
newport
cigarettes
and
popeye's
chicken
packaging
before
it
broke
in
the
news
that
black
co-worker
talked
to
his
white
supervisor,
asking
if
he
could
switch
assignments
with
a
white
co-worker
so
that
he
didn't
have
to
go
there
and
fix
computers
because
he
didn't
like
walking
past
that
tree
the
supervisor's
reaction.
AL
He
told
that
black
employee
to
close
his
eyes
when
he
walked
past
it.
That
manager
still
works
here.
The
bypoc
employee
does
not,
after
george
floyd
was
murdered.
I
saw
a
manager
complain
about
the
creation
of
safe
spaces
during
an
all-staff
meeting,
complaining
that
there
ought
to
be
a
safe
space
for
people
who
are
sick
of
having
to
watch
their
words
all
the
time
and
walk
on
eggshells.
AL
AL
A
AM
AM
nice
to
see
you
all,
I'm
very
nervous
to
be
here,
but
I
heard
everything
presented
by
my
former
bipod
colleague
and
I
understand
them
and
support
them,
and
I
agree
that
there
should
be
transparency
everywhere,
especially
in
employment,
where
the
decisions
will
be
made.
That
impacts
not
only
the
city
but
city
employees.
AM
As
a
formal
city
employee,
I
would
say
that
yes,
city
has
deep
rooted
discrimination
and
racism.
I
have
seen-
and
I
know
that
is
that
is
that
has
been.
I
worked
for
the
city
for
six
years
and
I
am
I
supported
employee
resource
groups
where
I
listen
to
everybody
coming
and
showing
their
frustration,
especially
the
bipark,
but
one
thing
that
I've
learned
is
city,
never
prioritize
their
employee,
regardless
by
park
or
not.
Of
course,
the
impact
on
bipark
is
tremendous
because
of
where
we
come
from,
but
city
never
never
prioritized,
city
employee.
AM
We
were
asked
to
take
salary
freezes.
We
were
asked
to
sacrifice
and
even
give
more
overworked,
underpaid
and
one
of
the
biggest
economic
recession
inflation
time.
We
have
felt
that
in
our
household.
So
that's
why
I'm
here
to
say
that
there
is
a
deep-rooted
problem
for
the
city
employee
that
is
beyond
heather
johnston.
AM
AM
I
listen
to
them
and
I
I
am
sorry
that
you
had
that
experience
with
heather
but
as
far
as
I
know,
she's
one
of
the
role
models
that
I've
looked
up
to
be
one
day,
so
I
don't
know
if
you
would
decide
to
appoint
her
or
not
wherever
she
will
go.
She
will
bring
her
force
with
her.
She
will
bring
her
positivity
with
her
and
she'll,
bring
her
compassion
with
her.
AM
U
U
U
U
U
V
V
I
bring
it
up
today,
because
the
city
enterprise
has
still
failed
to
issue
any
sort
of
statement
on
it
in
the
city
with
some
of
the
highest
racial
disparities
in
the
nation
in
the
city
where
george
floyd
was
murdered
by
an
employee
of
the
city
two
years
ago.
Tomorrow,
we
are
silent
during
my
time
in
the
communications
department,
I
would
often
coordinate
with
both
the
mayor's
office,
as
well
as
the
city
coordinator
on
internal
communications,
to
respond
to
tragedies
just
like
buffalo.
V
That's
why
our
silence
on
the
tragedy
in
buffalo
speaks
volumes
to
me
and
says
a
lot
about
where
we
are
currently
and
why
we're
all
gathered
here
today,
whether
that
decision
was
intentional
or
an
oversight
either
way.
It
further
validates
the
testimony
that
the
courageous
staff
of
the
coordinator's
office
has
shared
with
us,
which
is
that
we
are
failing
monumentally
to
acknowledge,
understand
and
ultimately
care
about
the
lives
and
experiences
of
black
people
at
the
city,
dynamic,
passionate,
talented
folks
that
lend
their
leadership
and
expertise
to
racial
equity,
work,
public
safety
and
alternatives
to
police.
V
V
This
is
about
persistent
and
prevalent
racism
across
our
enterprise
and
because
the
nature
of
our
work
at
the
city
requires
us
to
constantly
pivot
between
issues,
whether
it's
another
crisis
or
another
ribbon
cutting.
I
please
ask
that,
as
this
happens,
that
you
don't
let
the
voices
of
these
courageous
individuals
fall
into
the
void.
I
ask
that
you,
please
retain
this
issue
at
the
front
of
your
mind
and
your
heart
and
that
it
is
given
the
urgency
that
it
deserves.
V
I
ask
that
you
protect
these
staff
from
retaliation
for
sharing
their
experiences,
and
I
ask
all
of
you
all
city
leaders,
whoever
they
end
up
being
to
please
listen
to
black
staff,
believe
black
staff
and
work
to
ensure
that
black
staff
of
the
city
can
work
in
spaces
that
are
safe
and
supportive.
Thank
you.
AN
My
relationship
with
heather
is
tricky
at
best
everything
that
everybody
got
up
here
and
said
today
in
support
of
the
city
coordinator,
staff
is
absolutely
correct
and
I
would
do
nothing
more
than
repeat
it
with
more
antidotes
which
happen
daily.
AN
The
other
things
that
some
of
the
people
said
about
heather
here
today
about
being
a
great
cfo
being
great
when
it
comes
to
working
with
other
departments,
and
things
like
that.
I'm
sure
that's
true
too,
but
nobody's
ever
said
anything
about
what
we're
here
for
today,
which
is
what
leadership
has
heather
demonstrated
when
it
comes
to
moving
an
organization
towards
being
a
more
equitable
and
fair
working
working
place.
AN
And
I
can
say
I
can
look
into
the
mic
and
I
can
look
at
my
boss
and
say
that
this
is
personal
and
I'll.
Tell
you
why
it's
personal,
it's
personal,
because
all
of
the
work
that
I've
done,
opi
staff
have
done
sustainability
is
done,
has
all
been
about
this
city
and
its
residents
and
people
are
benefiting
big
time
from
the
work
that
we
do.
A
AN
AN
I'm
gonna
take
as
much
time
as
mayor
ryback
did
so
and
I'm
not
trying
to
be
disrespectful,
and
I
don't
need
applause,
that's
not
what
I'm
doing
it
for,
but
I
want
people
to
know
that
if
you
can
use
us
in
that
way,
knowing
this
is
a
sometimes
horrible
place
to
work,
but
you
can
brag
on
our
work
but
still
want
us
to
remain
unseen,
unheard
disrespected
and
put
in
the
background
like
some
slave.
AN
I
know
this
may
be
the
very
last
day
that
I
speak
to
any
of
you.
It
just
might
be
that
way,
but
as
long
as
they
print
money,
I
can
make
it
and
these
people
are
brilliant
enough
to
make
it
too.
But
you
need
to
face
your
legacy.
This
is
your
legacy
now,
and
so
I'm
just
coming
up
here,
I'm
not
trying
to
tell
people
how
to
vote
yay
or
nay
or
heather,
but
I
do
want
you
to
consider
what
it
is.
You
say
out
of
your
mouth.
AN
AO
AO
I
worked
for
the
city
for
about
four
years
and
in
the
final
months
of
my
time
here
I
was
detailed
into
the
division
of
race
and
equity
when
it
was
just
me
and
track
I'm
here,
because
my
colleagues
are
so
freaking
brave,
they
are
so
brave
for
risking
their
jobs
to
speak
out
about
what
they
are
experiencing
in
the
city.
AO
AO
They
are
not
naive
in
their
asks,
and
I
think
there's
been
a
lot
of
folks,
pointing
to
what
they're
saying
saying
that
they're
not
being
very
serious
about
the
things
that
we
need
in
the
city
and
they're
being
so
serious
and
not
naive
at
all.
Please
do
not
punish
these
employees
for
speaking
out
about
their
experiences
and
please
listen
to
them
and
their
demands.
Thank
you.
A
A
AP
AP
I
especially
want
to
thank
my
colleagues
and
all
the
city
employees
who
have
connected
with
me
in
the
past
few
weeks
to
express
their
support.
It
absolutely
means
the
world
to
me
when
I
was
a
young
student
at
augsburg
college
many
years
ago.
One
of
the
most
impactful
experiences
for
me
was
when
I
interned
for
minneapolis
mayor
dawn
fraser.
AP
On
the
first
floor
where
his
office
was-
and
I
remember
the
passion
of
the
public
servants
who
worked
in
his
office,
it
was
there
that
I
developed
a
love
for
the
city
and
a
commitment
to
serve
through
my
career.
I
have
tackled
tough
issues
without
hesitation
and
strive
to
promote
efficient,
equitable
and
effective
services.
AP
As
a
result
of
this
work,
three
libraries
that
would
have
been
closed
remain
open
today
in
other
positions
at
the
federal
state
and
local
level.
My
efforts
focused
on
making
long-term
system
change
with
state
education
funding.
I
focused
on
bringing
people
together
to
develop
changes
to
programs
impacting
the
most
disadvantaged
children
to
help
improve
student
achievement,
while
in
burnsville
I
worked
with
state
and
local
officials
to
move
forward
on
closing
the
freeway
landfill
to
ensure
long-term
environmental
safety
for
the
city
and
county
residents.
AP
AP
AP
AQ
Thank
you,
madam
vice
president.
I
appreciate
it.
Thank
you
interim
johnson
for
being
here
today
and
thank
you
for
all
of
those
that
were
able
to
be
here
to
speak
as
well.
I
have
several
questions
so
bear
with
me,
some
of
which
you
know
we.
We
learned
a
lot
today
and
so
a
lot
of
these
questions
stem
from
some
of
those
questions
and
comments
by
you
and
those
that
have
spoke
today.
AQ
So
in
2020
through
mid-2021,
a
large
number
of
city
staff
in
the
division
of
race
and
equity
resigned.
You
were
not
the
interim
city
coordinator
at
that
time,
and
you
took
the
position
of
interim
city
coordinator
in
mid
to
late
2021.
AQ
AP
Madam
chair
councilmember
koski,
thank
you
for
the
question
you
did
hear.
I
was
aware
that
there
were
concerns
about
a
toxic,
toxic
and
racist
culture,
and
I
did
listen
to
that
when
we
were
having
the
our
first
staff
meeting
that
was
referenced.
AP
One
of
the
one
of
my
concerns
is
an
interim
person
was
that
what
I
was
hearing
from
my
staff
in
the
office
was
feelings
of
betrayal
and
abandonment,
and
I
did
express
to
them
that
I
was
concerned
about
moving
forward
with
a
process
and
then
turning
around
and
leaving.
AP
AP
Or
worked
on
that,
I
worked
on
hiring
thank
you
for
for
the
clarification,
and
so
I
worked
on
moving
forward
with
getting
the
race
and
equity
division
up
and
running
again,
so
that
we
could
continue
to
work
on
the
systemic
issues.
In
addition,
I
did
work
with
the
hr
department
to
try
and
make
sure
that
we're
looking
at
the
statistics
related
to
our
buy
box
employees
in
a
disaggregated
way
to
make
sure
that
we
are
actually
understanding
what
the
issues
are
with
respect
to
diversity
in
the
city.
AQ
Thank
you.
I
appreciate
that.
Can
you
speak
to
the
work
you
undertook
as
part
of
responding
to
covet
19
and
what
were
some
of
those
actions
that
you
took
and
what
were
some
of
those
goals.
AP
So,
with
respect
to
covid
19,
I
can't
take
the
credit
for
all
of
the
response.
That
was
the
cross-departmental
team
that
met
on
a
very
regular
basis.
They
met
much
more
frequently
before
I
got
here
and
continued
to
to
meet.
Once
I
arrived,
what
we
did
do
is
we
evaluated
the
data
with
respect
to
the
cova
19
pandemic?
AP
What
a
lot
of
the
data,
as
all
of
you,
are
aware,
because
you've
heard
comments
and
and
information
from
cpad.
What
that
taught
us
is
is
that
the
industries
in
the
city
of
minneapolis,
most
impacted
by
the
pandemic,
were
the
service
industries,
the
hospitality
industries
and
the
restaurant
industries.
Those
businesses
are
disproportionately
employ
people
of
color,
and
so
that
was
a
disproportionate
impact.
AP
In
fact,
69
percent
of
the
recipients
of
forgivable
loans
program
were
businesses
that
were
black
owned
or
bypoc
businesses,
and
so,
when
we
were
moving
forward
in
terms
of
determining
the
return
to
to
work,
we
have
been
asked
by
different
businesses
throughout
the
city
to
lead
by
example.
They
wanted
us
to
start
coming
back.
AP
AQ
Thank
you
so,
in
the
timeline
of
events,
the
document
that
was
sent
to
council
members
by
current
and
former
city
employees,
it
states
that,
in
october
2021
you
verbally
agreed
to
hire
an
outside
consultant
to
address
office
culture.
Where
has
this
been
left
off
and
is
there?
Is
this
something
that
you're
still
pursuing
chair.
AP
Palmisano
councilmember
koski.
Thank
you.
Yes,
it
is
something
we're
still
pursuing,
but
it
was
left
off
in
terms
of
when
I,
my
director's
strategic
initiatives
left
the
city.
The
responsibility
for
recreating
the
department
of
race
and
equity
fell
on
my
shoulders,
and
I
felt
that
that
was
a
priority
to
ensure
that
we
move
forward
on
that
to
get
tackle
the
more
systemic
issues
I
have
reignited,
we
did.
There
was
some
criticism.
AP
I've
been
requested
to
be
an
active
participant,
and
I
want
to
be
an
active
participant
in
addressing
these
issues
in
order
to
do
that,
we
do
need
an
objective
third
party
to
help
have
those
conversations
not
to
revisit
the
past,
because
I
believe
the
black
employees
in
their
experiences,
but
in
order
to
move
forward
and
help
determine
what
a
future
state
is.
I
believe
that
that
we
need
it
as
an
objective
third
party
to
your
question
about
what
is
happening
now.
AQ
Thank
you
so
another
question:
I
have
two
more
so
the
racist
culture
in
the
city
of
minneapolis
long
predates
your
term
as
interim
city
coordinator.
That
being
said,
are
you
supportive
of
building
an
anti-racist
culture
as
we
move
forward
and
what
steps
have
you
taken
or
planned
to
take
to
support
that
goal?.
AP
Chair
palmisano,
councilmember
koski,
yes,
I'm
absolutely
supportive
of
building
an
anti-racist
culture.
I
plan
to
support
not
just
the
initiatives
of
metamorphosis
to
make
sure
that
our
managers
are
trained
and
so
that
we
are
all
promoting
anti-racist
culture.
I
want
to
learn
from
my
colleagues
who
I've
had
many
discussions
about
this
in
other
departments
who
have
been
able
to
transform
the
culture
and
their
departments,
and
also
I
want
to
work
with
a
new
division
of
race
and
equity,
to
have
anti-racist
training
as
well.
That's
available
to
all
people.
AQ
Thank
you
and
last
one:
how
does
this
nomination
fit
with
the
new
government
structure
and
its
timing.
AP
Chair
palmosano,
councilmember
koski,
this
is
nomination,
is
for
the
city
coordinator
position.
My
understanding
is
is
that
when
a
new
position
is
created
that
that
those
nominations
will
be
handled
at
that
point
in
time
and
perhaps
others
could
could
chime
in,
but
that's
my
understanding.
AR
AP
Yes,
chair
palmisano
council
member
rainville.
There
are
a
couple
different
examples
that
I'll
give
you.
Let
me
first
just
say
is
that
you
don't
get
innovation
by
just
sitting
in
your
office
by
yourself
all
of
the
innovations
that
have
been
driven,
such
as
what
mr
smith
talked
about
with
opi,
are
driven
by
bringing
people
together.
AP
When
I
was
at
the
state
under
governor
ventura,
he
gave
us
kind
of
free
license
to
try
and
come
up
with
new
programs,
and
so
what
we
did
is
we
looked
into
the
data
and
we
looked
at
the
and
developed
measurements.
AP
One
of
my
favorite
things
to
talk
about
is
a
program
called
fast
break
to
learning
and
what
that
program
was
was.
It
was
a
school
breakfast.
The
data
is
very
clear
with
school
breakfast
that
kids,
who
are
able
to
have
regular
meals,
achieve
much
at
much
higher
levels
than
kids,
who
aren't
but
there's
a
stigma.
There's
a
stigma
of
being
a
free
and
reduced
lunch
kid,
and
so
what
happens
is?
Is
they
don't
want
to
go
in
by
themselves?
So
what
fastbreak
to
learning
did?
AP
I
could
stand
up
here
and
I
just
get
so
excited
talking
about
these.
These
kinds
of
programs.
Another
example
of
that
at
the
state
was
looking
at
some
of
the
school
funding
programs.
To
really
again,
we
had
programs
that
were
in
place
that
just
didn't
make
any
sense
what
they
ended
up
doing
is
they
punished
four
districts
and
what
in
made
sort
of
loans
that
they
would
never
be
able
to
repay?
AP
So
we
looked
at,
let's
kind
of
look
at
the
actual
data
figure
out
what
we
can
do
to
make
sure
that
they
get
the
funding
that
they
need
without
calling
it
a
loan
without
forcing
them
to
pay
additional
debt
service.
But
really
what
that
did.
Is
that
meant
that
every
student,
even
in
the
poorest
districts,
had
high
quality
school
facilities
from
which
to
learn?
AP
AR
AS
AS
That's
very
unacceptable,
doesn't
matter
what
leadership
we
have
or
what
administration
we
have
as
leaders,
it's
for
our
job
to
clean
up
and
really
listen
to
the
employees.
AS
There
has
been
dozens
of
especially
black
folks
that
former
workers,
and
that
have
worked
that
are
still
working
in
the
community
in
the
city
of
minneapolis
that
came
through.
Maybe
this
is
their
only
one
opportunity
to
talk
to
the
public
and
and
really
I
encourage
them
for
their
bravery
and
thank
them
for
coming
out.
AS
I
do
have
one
question
and
just
follow
up
comments
about
my
experience
with
a
director.
The
question
council
member
koski
asked
was
the
outside
consultant
or
the
individual
that
are
coming
the
outside
help
we're
getting.
What
is
the
timeline
exactly?
What
is
the
timeline
on
on
getting
those
going,
and
what
other
way
can
we
address
this
highlighted
issue
or
deep-rooted
problems
other
than
just
the
hiring
consultants?
What
other
ways
in
our
city
enterprise?
Can
we
address
this
kind
of
issue.
AP
Chair
palmisano,
council
member
osman,
the
timeline
is
next
week
we're
going
to
try
and
interview
the
consultants
in
the
next
week
or
two
and
then
move
forward
with
a
plan.
I
did
meet
with
my
management
team
about
a
strategy.
AP
The
other
piece
that
I
would
say
is
is
to
make
sure
that
we're
listening
to
employees,
one
of
the
initiatives
that
I've
tried
to
restart
is
a
better
coordination
among
38th
in
chicago
brought
in
all
of
the
employees
who
work
on
various
different
employees.
I've
heard
several
times
we
want
to
listen
to
our
employees.
I
absolutely
want
to
listen
to
our
employees
and
I
think
our
work
restarting
at
30th
and
chicago
is
a
piece
of
that
and
those
are
just
one
of
the
efforts.
AP
AS
Thank
you,
and
just
the
one
comment
that
I
want
to
make
and
my
experience
with
you.
You
know
you
have
been
capable
of
really
making
time
for
me
as
a
new
council
member,
honest
and
just
easy
accessible
for
me
throughout
the
eight
months
or
nine
months
you
have
been
here
in
addition
to
the
consultant
report
into
the
coordinator's
office.
I'm
also
watching
the
change
in
the
city
structure
so
that
you
could,
in
a
this
kind
of
position,
leadership
will
play
a
huge
how
that
will
go
on
the
government
structure.
AS
One
of
the
things
that
is
apparent
in
this,
in
that
the
city
coordinator's
office,
has
often
been
where
the
council
toasted
things
they
didn't
know
where
to
put
in
an
enterprise,
and
I
did
that
last
week
until
the
director
of
finance
really
directed
me
to
tell
me
where
to
take
that-
and
I
know
it's
it's
a
department
that
we
all
look
forward
to
and
and
work
with
them
and
it's
it's
a
huge
department
and
just
really
it's
hard
to
build
organization
that
is
working
towards
a
purpose
when
so
many
different
purposes
exist
in
one
department.
AS
So
I
thank
you
for
your
time
and
thank
you,
council
vice
president,
for
here.
AT
AT
It
is
really
embarrassing
that
we
are
in
this
predicament,
where
we're
literally
being
asked
as
a
body
to
consider
you
johnson
for
appointment
when
there
is
a
human
rights
investigation
happening
when
employees
have
already
named
that
there's
going
to
be
human
rights
investigations
taking
place
this
alone
should
cause
us
to
take
pause
and
say.
Maybe
we
should
not
move
forward.
This
should
call
the
mayor
to
take
pause,
especially
having
appointed
chief
interim
chief,
emilia
huffman,
who
also
was
named
in
the
racial
discrimination
lawsuit
of
an
outgoing
black
police
chief.
AT
AT
So
it's
really
unfortunate
that
we're
in
this
place
and
we
shouldn't
have
to
be-
and
I
really
would
encourage
my
employees
to
consider
or
even
mayor
frye,
to
delay
consideration
for
this
appointment
until
those
two
things
that
bare
minimum
are
resolved.
The
human
rights
investigation
that's
taking
place
as
well
as
the
human
rights
process,
and
then
my
second,
my
initial
question
around
covet.
AT
AP
AP
So
I
just
want
to
be
very
clear
on
that.
I
think
in
terms
of
how
to
we
have
to
build
trust,
I
mean
that's
that's
going
to
take
time.
I
understand
it.
I
hear
I
hear
it
from
my
folks
and
I
hear
it
from
the
experiences
that
they've
had
over
and
over
again.
AP
I
would
like
it
to
be
a
different
experience
and
I
would
like
to
to
bring
somebody
in
to
have
those
tough
conversations,
but
more
than
have
those
tough
conversations,
I
would
like
to
develop
an
action
plan
so
that
we
can
build
that
work
culture.
One
of
the
the
main
things
when
we
were
talking
about
some
of
the
plans
that
are
underwear
underway
at
hr
related
to
their
dei
initiative,
is
to
develop
action
plans
and
timelines,
because
I
think
that's
where
the
city
tends
to
fall
short.
We
do
admire
problems.
AU
Thank
you,
madam
chair
interim
director
or
interim
city
coordinator
johnson.
I
have
a
couple
of
questions
for
you.
What
is,
in
your
estimation,
the
role
of
yourself
or
any
department
leader
in
terms
of
culture
change?
How
much
of
that?
Because
we've
heard
about
this,
these
concerns
around
toxic
culture.
AU
AP
Council,
member
palmisano,
councilmember
johnson,
I
think
it's
both.
I
think
it's
everybody's
responsibility.
I
think
it
comes
down
to
how
how
we
conduct
ourselves.
I
think
it
comes
down
to
making
sure
that
we're
working
together
and
that
we
as
department
leaders,
are
looking
at
the
issues
within
our
own
departments,
but
also
looking
at
the
city
culture
as
a
whole.
You've
heard
many
of
our
leaders
talk
about
the
city's
brand
and
our
brand
is
broken
and
we're
not
going
to
be
able
to
get
or
keep
good
employees
if
we
don't
improve
the
culture
here.
AP
That's
just
you
heard
from
several
folks.
That's
just
the
truth,
and
we
do
need
to
work
on
these
issues
because
we
need.
I
mean
the
strength
of
minneapolis,
is
its
diversity
and
is
the
fact
that
we
have
black
and
brown
employees
who
are
incredibly
talented,
and
we
need
to
make
sure
that
we're
doing
the
hard
work
to
make
sure
that
they
feel
heard
and
listened
to
and
really
taking
all
of
the
all
of
those
pieces
so
that
they
feel
it
which
is
kind
of
the
crux
of
psychological
safety
is
making
sure
that
people
feel
valued.
AU
Thank
you,
and
I
agree
with
my
colleague
on
thanking
our
city,
employees,
who
showed
up
to
speak
as
well.
I
think
it's
really
important,
as
an
elected
official,
to
be
able
to
hear
from
our
workforce
when
there
are
concerns
otherwise
oftentimes.
AU
AU
AP
True
pomosano,
council
member
johnson,
let
me
be
clear
again:
I
have
no
int,
and
I
said
this
to
my
staff
in
that
meeting
as
well.
I
have
no
intention
of
retaliating
against
anyone.
I
appreciate
the
fact
that
we're
hearing
these
concerns
that
we
heard
these
concerns
from
the
time
I
started
it's
a
challenging
issue
and
I
do
want
to
work
on
it
and
make
it
better.
AU
And
as
you're
thinking
about,
I
appreciate
that
commitment
around
no
retaliation
for
employees
around
specifically
retention
as
well.
I
think
that's
for
those
of
us
that
are
considering
your
appointment,
it
it
and
I'll
say
it
out
loud
right.
It
feels
like
in
a
way
it
is
you
or
some
of
our
employees
in
in
this,
because
we
have
heard
about
employees
who
have
left,
and
so
what
is
your
response
to
that?
And
how
do
you
plan
to
keep
or
not
keep
these
employees
in
that
regard?.
AP
Chair
paul
masano,
council
member
johnson,
the
culture
discussion:
what
I'm
hearing
is,
if
the
culture
doesn't
improve,
we
will
continue
to
lose
black
and
brown
employees.
That's
what
I
have
heard
repeatedly
today,
and
so
we
need
to
start
that
work
to
improve
the
culture
and
that's
and
that's
my
commitment
and
I
I
continue
to
work
well
with
other
employees
throughout
the
organization
bypac
employees
as
well,
and
I
feel
that
the
only
way
that
we
move
forward
as
an
enterprise
is
to
listen
to
all
of
our
employees
and
move
forward.
AU
AU
AU
Does
the
council
have
any
say
moving
forward
if,
if,
if
heather
johnson
is
appointed
as
the
city
coordinator,
is
that
then
of
the
matter
for
the
council,
regardless
of
what
comes
back
from
any
sort
of
process
on
this,
and
it
would
be
in
someone
else's
hands
such
as
the
mayor's
hands
because
of
this
charter
change.
AV
AV
If
you
look
at
the
the
government
structure
charter
amendment-
and
there
are
many
moving
pieces
on
that
that
need
to
happen
and
will
happen
over
the
next
months
in
terms
of
both
charter
amendments
and
ordinance,
amendments
a
significant
amount
of
ordinance
amendments
to
implement
that
charter
amendment,
as
is
the
nature
of
the
voter's,
will,
and
the
intent
expressed
in
approval
of
that
amendment.
It
does
create
a
structure
whereby
the
executive,
who
is
the
mayor,
can
remove.
AW
AU
And
I
want
to
say
this
out
loud
because
I
think
the
the
piece
of
this-
and
this
has
nothing
to
do
with
interim
city
coordinator
heather
johnston
in
terms
of
what
I'm
thinking
on
this,
but
just
procedurally.
It
does
feel
a
little
bit
like
cart
before
the
horse
on
consideration
when
there's
an
active
process
underway.
But.
AU
Please
so
essentially,
if
we
make
a
decision
and
appoint
heather
johnson
as
city
coordinator
and
then
there's
this
process
of
this
investigation
and
there's
findings
that
come
back
from
it
and
if,
in
the
chance
those
findings
say,
you
know
that
that
there
was
some
failure
of
leadership
right.
AU
AX
Chair
palmisano,
council
member
johnson
you're
correct
under
under
the
charter
under
the
new
charter,
the
mayor
has
the
ability
to
remove
at
will
for
cause
or
without
cause.
So,
regardless
of
the
findings
from
the
investigation,
the
the
mayor,
the
mayor,
has,
has
the
power
on
removal
where
the
council.
AX
Theoretically,
gets
gets
involved
in
in
any
sort
of
in
any
charter
appointment
charter
department,
head
appointment
really
would
be
theoretical
but,
for
example,
council's
role
in
in
resolving
settlement
agreements.
Council
has
has
the
power
on
on
voting
for
with
settlement
agreements
so
depending
on
what
could
happen
and
we're
in
a
theoretical
world
right,
but
first
there's
an
investigation.
AX
AU
Thank
you
and
then
I
have
one
last
question
and
then
a
comment.
So
this
is
for
interim
city
coordinator
heather
johnston.
You
know,
we've
certainly
talked
about
these
concerns
very
heavily
at
both
in
our
questions
and
in
testimony
all
that,
shifting
away
from
those
for
a
moment,
can
you
speak
more
around
your
vision
for
the
department
and
some
of
the
work
you
would
like
to
see
done
over
the
next
several
years
in
the
city.
AP
Chair
palmisano
council
member
johnson-
if,
if
I
can,
I
will
refer
to
councilmember
osman's
question
about
government
structure.
AP
One
of
the
the
things
that
I
believe
will
make
us
more
successful
is,
if
that
we
can
have
synergies
related
to
some
of
the
work,
that's
underway
in
the
coordinator's
office.
Currently,
for
example,
we
have
a
sustainability
division
in
our
coordinator's
office
that
and
we
have
a
sustainability
division
in
the
health
department,
sometimes
they're
competing
for
the
same
resources.
AP
If
we
were
able
to
combine
those
those
two
divisions
and
have
them
work
more
synergistically
together
as
part
of
these
government
structure
reforms,
I
believe
that
that
will
help
us
move
forward
more
quickly
and
in
concert
with
each
other
on
some
of
these
environmental
issues.
In
that
case,
we
also
have
a
couple
folks
who
have
sort
of
our
one-person
shops
and
so
bringing
those
folks
into
other
departments,
so
that
there's
more
cohesiveness
and
more
forward
vision
in
those
areas
would
be,
I
think,
very
helpful.
AP
I
think
ensuring
that
the
what
functions
remain
with
the
coordinator
are
really
remaining
with
the
coordinator
for
a
good
reason,
or
I
guess
in
that
case
it
would
be
with
the
the
office
of
public
service
and
making
sure
that
we
have
those
correct
alignments
in
place
so
that
we
can
move
forward.
The
other
piece
of
what
I
feel
is
incredibly
important
with
the
coordinator's
office
or
the
chief
administrator's
office
in
the
future,
is
that
they
need
to
be
bringing
people
together.
AP
One
of
the
things
that
I
heard
when
I
first
started
get
started
here
at
the
city
is
that
we
had
a
lot
of
people
in
the
public
safety
area
who
didn't
know
what
other
other
initiatives
were
going
on
were
underway,
and
so
we
have
a
monthly
meeting
just
to
talk
about.
What's
going
on,
it
may
seem
silly,
but
it's
a
way
of
trying
to
cross-communicate
about
what
the
initiatives
are
that
are
underway,
so
that
we
can
cross-pollinate
as
well.
AU
Thank
you
and
then
my
quick
comment
to
make
here
in
this
is
for
everyone
in
the
public
as
well
is
so
I'm
actually
now
less
than
two
days
back
on
the
job
after
prolonged
family
leave,
our
son
was
newborn
was
in
the
nicu
for
six
weeks.
AU
It
was
really
difficult
time,
but
I'm
glad
that
he's
doing
well
and
that
he's
back,
but
I'm
getting
caught
up
to
speed
on
this
and
the
concerns
as
well,
which
I
take
seriously
and
I'm
doing
my
due
diligence
on
as
well,
and
so
I
am
if
this
is
voted
on
today.
AU
I
will
be
abstaining,
so
I
can
continue
that
and
have
deeper
conversations
as
well
over
the
next
day
before
a
full
council
meeting
or,
alternatively,
I
would
also
support
sending
on
full
council
without
recommendation,
which
doesn't
mean
not
recommended.
It
just
means
that
this
committee
is
not
producing
a
recommendation
and
moving
this
issue
on
to
full
council
the
consideration.
So
I
want
to
put
that
out
there
for
the
public
record
around
my
specific
process
and
considering
appointments.
AU
A
Thank
you
councilmember.
I
do
plan
to
make
that
exact
motion
at
the
end
of
anybody's
comments
or
you're
welcome,
or
somebody
else
is
welcome
to
make
that
motion
or
another
one
as
well.
Councilmember
vita.
AY
Thank
you
vice
president
paul
masano,
just
a
couple
questions
and
a
comment:
could
you
please
just
talk
about
your
approach
to
your
staff
appointments
and
how
you
support
your
leadership
team.
AP
Councilmember
palmisano
council
member
vita,
we
have
the
most
staff
appointments
that
I've
had
recently
have
been
in
the
office
of
race
and
race
and
equity
division.
We
actually
moved
very
expeditiously
to
move
forward
on
a
nation
nationwide
search.
Excuse
me,
generally
speaking,
when
I
have
someone
at
that
level.
AP
AP
They
have
the
support
that
they
need
to
move
forward
in
their
initiatives
we
haven't
had
we
have
a
lot
more
vacancies
right
now
than
we
do
have.
Then
we
do.
Then
we
have
staff
in
some
respects,
and
so
I've
been
working
to
get
a
lot
of
those
positions
filled.
I
hope
that's
responsive
to
your
question.
AY
Thank
you,
my
my
next
question
is
you
know,
I'm
a
newer
council
member,
but
we've
had
maybe
three
or
four
recommendations
from
the
mayor
come
forward
and
yours
has
been
very
different
than
what
I've
experienced
of
what
happened
today.
Could
you
just
tell
me
why
you
want
this
job
like
after?
I
don't
mean
it
that
way.
I
think
it's
a
great
job,
but
I
just
mean
like
after
what's
been
going
on
for
the
past
few
weeks,
what
we've
seen
today
hear
from
people
like
what
please
just.
AP
Chair
palmisano
council
member
of
utah
yeah,
I've
been
asked
that
that
question
a
lot
in
the
past
couple
of
weeks
and
there
are
days
that
the
answer
changes
but
fundamentally
what
it
comes
down
to
is
that
I
love
the
city.
I
think
we
have
an
amazing
management
team
in
place
at
the
city
here
and
I
think
we
have
people
who
are
committed
to
moving
forward.
AP
I
think
that
people
want
the
culture
to
change
here,
myself
included,
and
I
think
people
are
committed
to
that
and
when
you
have
the
opportunity
and
the
support
of
a
great
team,
and
you
have
people
who
want
to
move
forward
and
heal
the
city
we
haven't
fully
healed.
I
think
you've
heard
that,
and
I
don't
know
that
we
ever
will
fully
heal
to
be
frank,
but
we
do
have
folks
who
are
committed
to
moving
forward
and
that's
exciting.
And
again
I
love
the
city.
AP
I
truly
believe
that
the
way
that
the
city
goes
is
the
way
that
the
state
goes
because
we
have
such
an
influence
on
everybody
around
us
and
that's
really
what
it
comes
down
to
for
me.
They're
huge
challenges,
don't
get
me
wrong.
I
totally
understand
that
we
have
huge
challenges.
I
happen
to
like
a
good
challenge,
but
it
really
just
fundamentally
comes
down
to
loving
the
city.
AY
Thank
you
for
those
answers
and
then
just
the
last
thing.
I
just
want
to
start
by
saying
that
I
take
employee
concerns
very
seriously
after
I
received
the
emails
about
the
years
of
toxic
racism
in
the
work
environment.
Here
at
the
city
coordinator's
office,
I
met
with
interim
director
john
interim
city
coordinator
johnston
to
discuss.
She
was
the
first
to
admit
that
there
are
systemic
problems,
not
only
in
her
department
but
in
the
city
enterprise
as
a
whole.
When
I
sat
down
with
interim
city
coordinator
johnston,
we
went
down
the
complaint.
AY
We
went
down
the
list
of
complaints
one
by
one,
and
I
learned
that
she
took
this
job,
knowing
that
these
problems
existed
and
have
for
years,
she
has
been
working
to
try
to
improve
the
department.
In
fact,
the
very
first
time
I
met
miss
johnston
way
back
in
january.
I
asked
her
how
I
could
best
support
her.
She
brought
up
these
same
concerns
that
are
outlined
in
the
employee,
email
and
asked
me
for
help
to
make
the
coordinator's
office
a
better
work
environment
for
her
team.
AY
She
all
she
has
always
spoken
highly
of
her
entire
team.
She's
made
a
point
to
tell
me
that
there
will
be
no
retaliation
from
anything
that
has
happened.
Every
single
conversation
I've
had
with
her.
She
advocates
for
resources
for
her
team.
She's
asked
me
for
ideas
about
how
she
could
improve
the
environment,
and
I
found
her
to
be
very
receptive
to
my
ideas.
I
feel
confident
in
voting
for
you,
ms
johnston.
AY
Her
appointment
to
me
is
a
good
one,
because
she's
experienced
she's
smart.
She
can
take
criticism,
it's
obvious.
She
can
take
criticism
and
she
is
willing
to
have
the
hard
conversations
which
is
so
needed
in
this
work
to
move
forward.
I
appreciate
you
going
through
this
very
very
vulnerable
process.
You
know
we
ran
for
office
and
that's
one
level
of
vulnerability,
but
this
is
very
different
to
sit
in
this
room.
AY
I
don't
want
you
to
not
want
the
job
but
to
be
able
to
sit
here
and
take
that,
and
that
is
so
boss,
that
is
a
boss,
move
to
be
able
to
take
the
criticism
that
you're
taking
and
still
want
to
do
this
job
and
do
this
job
with
the
people
who
are
here
at
the
city
of
minneapolis.
I
respect
that
wholeheartedly.
I
appreciate
you.
I
look
forward
to
working
with
you
and
I'm
voting
for
you.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
AZ
You
know
my
question
is
just
because
it
was
brought
up
by
several
of
the
folks
who
came
to
test
testify
was
going
to
be
around
this
question
of
retaliation
and
retention.
I
thought
that
that
was
a
really
good
addition
to
the
question
from
councilmember,
johnson
and
so
you've
already
spoke
to
that,
and
so
I'll
just
add
some
comments
and
you're
welcome
to
to
reply.
I
just
want
to
say
that
you
know
thank
you
for
sitting
through
this
process.
I
think
it
is.
I
think
it
is
really
important.
AZ
I
think
I
want
to
echo
council
member
vital
on
that
front,
but
I
do
also
want
to
say
that
to
me
the
the
herculean
effort
that
I
saw
in
this
room
today
is
for
staff
who
are
still
actively
here
in
the
city
to
stand
up
and
give
the
kind
of
testimony
that
they've,
given
I've
actually
never
seen
anything
like
it
and-
and
it's
left
a
tremendous
impact
on
me
and
when
I
look
at
the
staff
who,
former
and
current,
but
especially
current,
who
are
in
this
room,
who
did
give
testimony
I'm
looking
at
folks
who
are
the
I'm
not
just
seeing
the
staff
here,
I'm
seeing
their
work,
I'm
seeing
and
I'm
imagining
what
the
city
is
like
in
in
the
absence
of
their
work.
AZ
AZ
When
I
look
in
the
when
I
look
in
the
room-
and
I
see
the
the
staff
who
have
testified-
and
so
I
want
to
just
make
some
emphasis
at
this
point
about
retention
of
the
staff,
you
know,
should
you
be
approved,
I
think
it's
critically
important
that
the
people
who
are
in
this
room,
who
testified
not
be
allowed
to
sort
of
just
dry
on
the
vine,
so
to
speak
right.
So
maybe
there's
not
active
effort
to
push
them
out,
but
there's
a
sort
of
this
passive
effort
to
push
them
out.
AZ
I
think
that
that
would
be
a
huge
mistake,
because
when
you
imagine
the
city
without
the
work
of
the
people
who
came
into
this
room
to
testify
today,
I
think
I'm
imagining
a
city
in
which
my
residents
are
less
safe.
I'm
imagining
a
city
in
which
the
city
is
is
really
harmed
by
the
absence
of
their
work,
and
so
I
hope
that
we
can.
AZ
AZ
Where
do
to
you
that
to
give
props
aware,
due
to
the
staff
who
came
to
testify
as
well
today-
and
so
I
just
wanted
to
make
that
point-
and
and
and
let
the
staff
know
that
that
your
work
is
incredibly
seen
and
that
the
the
courage
that
it
took
to
step
up
shouldn't
be
dismissed.
I
don't
think
that
we
can
sit
here
and
say
that
when
we
agree
with
some
of
the
criticisms
that
staff
have
for
anybody
in
leadership,
then
it's
good.
AZ
But
if
we
don't,
then
you
know
we.
We
equate
it
to
petulance
or
we
equate
it
to
something
negative.
I
don't
think
that's
the
the
the
standard
that
we
should
set,
and
so
I
just
wanted
to
speak
to
that
and
thank
councilmember
johnson
for
those
questions
around
both
retaliation,
but
also
retention.
Because
again
it
came
up
and
and
by
no
means
make
those
comments
in
the
spirit
of
you
intending
to
to
to
be
retaliatory.
AZ
But
it
came
up
several
times
and
I
felt
like
it
would
be
a
mistake
to
not
mention
it
and
and
I'm
glad
that
you
were
able
to
answer
some
questions
along
those
lines.
So,
thank
you.
D
Thank
you,
madam
vice
president,
I
had
a
couple
of
questions,
clarifications
to
make
and
then
and
then
an
overarching
comment.
First
to
council
member
andrew
johnson's
question,
which
is
a
legitimate
and
and
fair
one.
I
believe
the
attorneys
did
give
the
right
answer.
D
That
being
said,
there's
also
another
practical
reality
about
the
next
several
months
and
years
right
now,
which
is
that
we're
moving
into
a
new
government
structure
format
and
so
that
certainly
the
investigation
which
was
commenced
at
the
request
of
heather
johnston,
will
be
taken
very
seriously
in
that
appointment
as
well,
and
inevitably
we
do
have
that
new
government
structure
to
step
on
as
well,
and
so
I
want
to
make
very
clear
that
that
a
big
part
of
that
will
be
the
results
of
any
investigation
that
comes
forward
now.
Secondly,.
D
A
big
topic
that
I
think
we've
all
been
discussing
is
repo
reprisal
and
retaliation
and
interim
director
heather
johnston.
You
you
mentioned.
I
think
I
know
exactly
what
you
meant,
but
I
just
want
to
clarify
from
a
legal
perspective.
You
said
you
have
no
intention
whatsoever
to
retaliate.
AP
AI
D
Yeah
and
so,
and
so
as
opposed
to
having
no
intention
whatsoever
to
be
to
retaliate,
I
want
to
be
clear:
there
will
be
no
retaliation.
D
You
and
I
want
to
thank
everyone
that
had
the
courage
to
be
in
this
room
today.
I
want
to
thank
every
single
person
that
testified
for
having
the
courage
to
speak
their
truth.
I
want
to
thank
interim
director
heather
johnston
for
absorbing
and
considering
all
of
the
feedback,
both
positive
and
critical.
D
We
have
broad-based
social
and
civic
issues
that
permeate
literally
everything
that
we
do
but
oftentimes
when
we
transition
from
the
broad-based
civic
and
systemic
realities
that
communities
of
color
face
the
immigrants
face
that
bypack
and
lgbtq
people
face
that
jews
face.
I
can
go
women
on
and
on
and
on
there's
a
gap
when
we
then
bring
the
same
issues
to
an
individual.
D
Oftentimes
we
lose
sight
of
the
humanity
of
a
particular
individual
that
is
working
doggedly
to
make
the
change
that
we
all
want
to
see
and
everyone
they
speak
their
own
truth.
They
speak
from
their
own
personal
experiences
and
those
personal
experiences
cannot
be
held
down.
They
need
to
be
lifted
up.
D
D
BA
Thank
you,
madam
chair
and
interim
coordinator
johnston.
I've
got
just
a
few
questions
for
you.
You
know.
I
appreciate
the
comments
that
councilmember,
johnson
and
council
member
ellison
and
mayor
frye
have
all
brought
up
regarding
retaliation
and
some
of
your
answers
on
that.
You
and
I
had
a
chance
to
meet
late
last
week,
and
I
think
this
was
the
first
thing
I
brought
up
to.
BA
You
was
a
deep
concern
for
the
retaliation
that
people
who
have
signed
this
letter
and
then
many
of
whom
we
saw
come
in
and
speak
today,
and
many
of
whom
didn't
sign
the
letter
but
came
in
to
speak
today,
are
going
to
experience
in
their
careers
in
their
time
here
at
the
city
of
minneapolis,
and
at
that
time
I
think
this
was
friday
morning
right.
You
said
the
same
thing
to
me.
BA
I
think
your
exact
words
were
retaliation
is
not
my
style,
which
I
appreciated,
hearing
and
appreciated.
Having
that
affirmed
to
me
and
then
a
few
hours
later
on
friday
afternoon,
the
all
members
of
the
council
received
an
email
from
the
city
coordinator's
office
staff,
in
which
there
was
a
very
concerning
thing
that
that
was
referenced
and
I'll.
Just
read
it
here,
and
this
is
an
a
couple
of
examples
they
provided
in
reference
to.
BA
You
know
the
argument
they're
making
that
that
we
shouldn't
be
moving
forward
with
this
nomination,
but
it
reads
when
these
demands
were
first
presented
in
a
full
cco
staff
meeting
a
white
staff
member
pointed
out
that
he
had
been
in
an
awkward
position
wanting
to
support
black
staff,
but
not
being
sure
how
much
retaliation
that
would
risk
heather
told
him.
She
didn't
know
what
he
meant
and
a
black
staff
member
asked
her
explicitly.
BA
Can
you
commit
to
him
that
he
wouldn't
risk
retaliation
and
risk
his
job
for
supporting
blackstaff
heather
replied?
I
can't
commit
to
that.
So
can
you
plea,
I
think,
I'll.
Just
ask
a
couple
of
questions
then.
Can
you
please
reconcile
what
I've
heard
stated
here
what
you
said
to
me
in
our
in
our
conversation
last
week
and
then
what
I'm
seeing
in
this
email.
AP
Madam
chair
councilmember
chuck
thai,
thank
you
for
allowing
me
to
clarify
that,
because
the
question
that
was
raised
is,
can
you
give
us
immunity
and,
in
my
understanding,
immunity
is
a
legal
concept
and
I
don't
know
how
I
give
someone
an
immunity.
What
I
did
say
is
that
I
did
not
intend
to
retaliate.
I
did
say
that
in
that
meeting
and
I
don't
and
I'm
saying
that
publicly
I
will
not
retaliate
against
these
employees.
BA
That's
helpful,
I
mean
what
I'm
reading
here
is.
I
don't
see
the
word
immunity
referenced
here
at
all.
It
just
says:
can
you
commit
to
him
that
he
wouldn't
risk
retaliation
and
risk
his
job
for
supporting
black
staff?
Then
am
I
understanding
that
your
recollection
of
what
that
conversation
was
is
different
from
what
staff
remember
it
being.
BA
Let's
switch
gears
actually,
starting
with
a
question
to
the
city
attorney's
office.
I
appreciated
your
guidance
on
the
outcomes
of
an
hr
investigation
and
and
then
what
type
of
follow-up
action
who
has
the
authority
to
to
take?
If
you
can
just
speak
to
some
legal
guidance
for
taking
on
this
confirmation
during
an
open
hr
investigation
that
I
think
that
clarification
would
just
be
helpful
for
all
of
us.
AX
Yes,
chair
promising
council
member
chuck
thai
the
the
continuing
with
with
the
with
the
nomination
process
or
or
the
the
response
after
getting
a
complaint,
is
based
on
what's
reasonable
under
the
law
without
without
getting
into
all
of
the
details,
the
overarching
issue
is
what's
reasonable
and,
given
the
nature,
obviously
there's
a
lot
of
information
in
the
letters
and
I-
and
I
also
want
to
respect
the
data
practices
act
here
and
make
sure
you
know.
AX
I
I'm
not
going
to
repeat
anything
that
is
not
public
data
as
as
we're
talking
here,
but
given
the
specific
allegations
and
having
read
through,
we
do
not
believe
that
there
is
greater
legal
risk
in
continuing
with
the
nomination
than
in
not
continuing
either
way
would
be
a
reasonable
response
given
given
what
the
the
specific
allegations
are
and
the
state
of
the
law
as
it
relates
to
this
particular
nomination.
BA
So
you
know
I
want
to
go
back
to
a
response
to.
I
believe,
council
member
osman's
question
from
earlier,
in
which
you
stated
that
that,
when
you
received
that
letter
from
from
city
coordinators
office
staff
that
you
immediately
referred
it
to
hr
and
asked
them
to
investigate
the
I
think,
the
day
or
the
day
after
you
received
that
letter.
BA
I
think
what
I've
also
heard
kind
of
throughout
the
testimony
today,
and
some
of
the
questions
and
answers
is
around
the
fact
that
these
concerns,
let
you
know
you
were
aware
of
them
or
you
were
aware
of
a
toxic
culture,
that
many
employees
felt
that
some
of
the
specific
concerns
and
demands
that
were
then
included
in
this
letter
had
been
brought
to
your
attention.
BA
AP
Madam
chair
council,
member
chug
thai,
I'm
not
sure
I'm
completely
understanding
your
question,
but
I'm
going
to
give
it
a
shot.
A
lot
of
the
specific
examples
in
the
letter
occurred
before
I
was
here,
and
so
at
that
point
in
time
my
focus
was
on
moving
forward.
AP
There
were
concerns
expressed
about
the
return
to
work
and,
as
I've
mentioned,
we've
had
many
discussions
about
throughout
the
enterprise,
with
all
of
the
different
departments
about
returning
to
work.
We've
had
a
lot
of
requests
from
departments
or
excuse
me
from
businesses
downtown
to
bring
our
employees
back
to
lead
on
that
matter,
and
we've
tried
to
do
that
safely.
AP
Even
in
the
city
coordinator
meeting
that
we
discussed,
we
were
going
to
reserve
room,
100
provide
a
95
mass
for
everybody
and
then
even
then,
when
the
when
the
the
coven
numbers
increased,
we
went
to
virtual,
and
so
we
did
try
to.
We
did
do
that.
We
are
a
public
facing
department.
The
coordinator's
office
is
one
of
the
the
offices
that
has
a
spotlight
on
it,
and
so
we
need
to
lead
with
respect
to
things
like
returning
to
work.
AP
Issues
started
addressing
the
systemic
issues,
because
really
racism
is
a
systemic
issue.
It's
not
just
one
office,
I
think,
as
we've
talked
about
before,
and
so
I
wanted
to
get
our
race
and
equity
division
up
and
running.
I
wanted
to
make
sure
that
we
were
addressing
other
issues
with
respect
to
hr
and
helping
move
those
along
as
well.
AP
BA
So
I
I
want
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
just
building
off
of
your
answers
to
council
member
johnson
from
earlier.
I
appreciated
learning
just
a
little
bit
more
about
your
vision
for
the
city,
coordinator's
office
and
your
goals
as
the
director
of
this
department.
BA
The
way
I
understood
what
you
shared
with
us
include
consolidating
our
our
government
structure
and
finalizing
what
the
new
structure
of
our
government
will
look
like,
as
well
as
more
internal
communication
among
city
staff.
That
you
know
are
working
on
the
same
thing,
but
perhaps
like
don't
know
about
the
others
work.
So
I
think
those
are
two
goals
that
that
are
are
helpful,
you're
being
appointed
to
a
four-year
term.
BA
AP
There's
thank
you
chair,
paul,
masano,
councilmember,
chuck
thai.
Yes,
there
are
a
whole
a
whole
bunch
of
initiatives.
One
of
the
things
we've
talked
a
lot
about
is
the
need
for
more
project
management
and
within
the
coordinator's
office,
so
that
we
can
move
enterprise-wide
initiatives
forward
like
38th
in
chicago.
AP
Like
the
discussions
on
the
third
precinct,
I
think
many
of
you
we've
had
conversations
with
respect
to
that
also
a
lot
of
the
work
that
has
been
started
and
been
underway
for
a
number
of
years
that
you
know
I
can't
take
credit
for
any
of
it,
because
the
the
staff
has
done
tremendous
work
with
respect
to
performance
measurement,
we're
really
hoping
to
get
that
very
directly
linked
to
resources.
AP
AP
AP
I
hope
that
will
continue
that
they
that
may
not
rest
in
the
city
coordinator's
office
forever,
but
if
you
move
the
management
of
some
of
those
activities
into
other
departments,
kind
of
in
the
sort
of
the
incubate
in
the
coordinator's
office
and
then
move
them
elsewhere
to
make
sure
that
they're
aligned
with
the
other
departments
and
those
resources,
I
think
that
that
frees
them
up
to
look
at
other
other
innovations
throughout
the
organization.
So.
BA
I
appreciate
that,
thank
you
so
again
for
your
appointment
halfway
through
your
first
year.
Can
you
share
some
highlights
of
your
time
so
far
and
some
of
the
accomplishments
that
you've
been
able
to
to
move.
AP
All
the
accomplishments
are
not
all
of
the
accomplishments,
but
some
of
the
accomplishments
come
with
the
challenges
right
I
mean
I'm
very
proud
of
the
work
that
we
did
to
respond
to
the
after
action
report
in
terms
of
making
sure
that
we
have
action
steps
in
place,
I'm
glad
that
we've
able
been
able
to
do
that.
AP
I'm
very
proud
of
the
fact
that
we
have
a
five
person
race
and
equity
division.
Again,
I'm
very
excited
about
that.
I
there
the
fact
that
I
believe
we
are
working
better
cross-departmentally
has
been
very
I'm
very
proud
of
that.
That
is,
I
think
you
get
better
outcomes
when
you
hear
more
voices
and
I
believe
that
we're
moving
in
the
right
direction
in
that
regard
as
well.
BA
You
know,
I
think
I
think,
and
I
think
this
was
something
that
came
up
during
our
conversation
late
last
week
and
and
then
something
I
heard.
You
talk
about
a
little
bit
earlier
too,
but
just
describing
your
time
when
you
first
started
in
this
role
and
meeting
with
some
of
the
the
staff
of
color
and
it
within
your
department
and
and
hearing
from
people
some
of
their
concerns
around
the
culture
and
the
city
coordinators
office
and
their
concerns
around
or
their
experiences
around
systemic
racism.
BA
Here
at
the
city
of
minneapolis-
and
I
think
your
interpretation
of
that,
I
think
I
I
think
it's
like
the
like
fear,
around
abandonment
or
feeling
abandoned
by
previous
coordinators,
who
started
the
work
and
then
left
or,
or
you
know,
didn't
see
through
some
of
the
culture
changes
that
that
staff
were
specifically
referencing
and
that
you
know
you
wanted
to
at
least
in
our
conversation
with
one
another
something
you
referenced
was
like.
You
know
I
came
into
an
interim
role.
BA
I
wasn't
guaranteed
to
be
here,
and
so
I
really
didn't
want
to
start
moving
a
bunch
of
work
around
addressing
some
of
these
specific
culture
and
and
racism
concerns
within
the
city
coordinator's
office,
because
you
know
I
didn't
want
to
be
a
part
of
perpetuating
this.
This
sense
of
abandonment,
that
so
many
of
our
staff
and
in
the
cco
experience
and
didn't
want
to
move
forward
with
bringing
in
that
external
consultant,
because
you
were
filling
an
interim
role.
So
should
you
be
appointed
then
to
to
fill
this
four-year
term?
BA
Are
you
committed
to
staying
in
that
role
through
the
four-year
term
and
not
pursuing
or
accepting
other
positions
that
may
open
up
since
I've
heard
such
a
strong
commitment
to
you
know
not
wanting
to
abandon
the
cco
staff.
AP
Madam
chair
council,
member
chuck
tay,
let
me
just
clarify
initially
when
I
was
asked
to
come
up
with
a
plan
with
the
consultant,
so
the
feedback
I
got
when
I
when
I
expressed
those
concerns,
was
move
forward
move
forward,
and
I
heard
that
and
I
moved
forward
with
a
plan
that
involved
a
consultant
and
then
I
did
get
a
lot
of
pushback
related
to
the
use
of
a
consultant
and
folks
wanting
me
to
do
that
on
my
own,
and
I
think
I
talked
about
that
earlier.
AP
With
respect
to
a
facilitator
and
the
role
of
a
facilitator
versus
active
engagement
in
a
change
process,
and
so
then
I
turned
my
attention
to
the
more
systemic
pieces
with
the
departure
of
the
director
of
strategic
initiatives
and
to
take
that
on
myself
to
move
forward
to
recreate
the
department
of
race
and
equity,
the
division
of
race
and
equity.
Excuse
me
so,
yes,
I
am
committed
to
moving
forward.
As
I
said,
we've
got
some
discussions
tomorrow.
Excuse
me
next
week
about
consultants.
I
think
we've
narrowed
it
down.
BA
Yeah
I
mean
I,
I
think
my
question
wasn't
about
like
next
steps
with
the
consultant.
It
was
more
so
about
a
word
that
I've
heard
you
use
a
few
different
times
now,
which
is
the
the
staff
within
the
city
coordinator's
office,
feeling
a
sense
of
abandonment
as
a
result
of
a
ton
of
leadership,
changes
within
the
the
directors
of
this
of
the
city,
coordinator's
office,
and
so.
AP
BA
AP
As
the
city
coordinator's
office-
and
unless
I
mean
we
don't
know
if
that's
four
years,
given
the
government
structure
but
changes,
and
so
it
may
be
a
different
position
at
some
point
in
time
and
then
that
will
go
through
another
process.
So
I'm.
BA
For
sure
I
mean
I
feel
like
in
all
of
the
drafts
of
the
government
structure
that
I
have
seen.
Certainly
there
are
there's
a
new
chief
administrative
officer
that
comes
in
at
the
at
the
top
of
the
organizational
chart,
but
the
city
coordinator
and
the
city
coordinator's
office
remains
as
a
department
in
the
organizational
chart.
So
I
think
that's
what
my
question
is
aimed
at
is:
are
you
going
to
stay
in
this
role
and
for
the
for
the
full
four
year
term?.
A
Actually,
council,
member
chuck
thai-
I
don't
I'm
sorry
to
interrupt
you,
but
I
want
to
verify
that
with
the
clerk,
because
it
is
not
my
understanding
that
in
any
of
the
new
government
structure
proposals
that
we've
had
in
front
of
us
that
I've
seen
the
city
coordinator
position.
In
addition
to
this,
the
chief
administrative
officer
position.
BB
Madam
vice
president,
I'm
calling
up
the
website
where
we've
posted
the
latest
version
of
the
mayor's
proposed
organizational
structure.
It
shows
a
coordinator's
office
underneath
a
deputy
of
administrative
services
reporting
to
a
chief
administrative
officer.
I
think,
as
we've
been
discussing
this
in
public
we've
talked
in
theory
about
the
idea
that
the
chief
administrative
officer,
much
like
a
city
manager,
provides
centralized
management
support
over
the
the
bulk
of
all
departments,
as
they
eventually
are
reorganized
in
agreement
between
the
mayor
and
the
council.
BB
The
position
of
city
coordinator
as
it
exists
today
is
probably
much
more
analogous
to
that
deputy
director
role.
The
city
coordinator
today
has
direct
supervision
over
the
internal
management
departments
of
the
city
and
not
the
other
charter
departments
and
the
the
significant
change
the
mayor
has
proposed
is
combining
all
of
those
charter
department
heads
as
well
as
those
internal
operations
under
a
new
chief
administrative
officer.
BB
That
chief
administrative
officer,
therefore,
is
a
an
entirely
different
position,
although
it
is
somewhat
parallel
to
the
to
the
position
of
city
coordinator
today-
and
I
am
assuming-
although
this
would
be
subject
to
the
mayor
and
council's
action-
not
mine-
that
the
the
functions
performed
by
the
city
coordinator
largely
would
be
under
that
new
deputy
level
position.
As
ms
johnson
even
said,
and
again,
it's
certainly
staff
can
recommend,
but
mayor
and
council
have
to
to
take
the
action.
Some
of
the
functions
in
the
coordinator's
office
today
may
not
ultimately
reside
in
a
coordinator's
office.
BB
In
a
future
organizational
structure,
there
may
be
efforts
to
streamline
and
clarify
and
bring
efficiencies
by,
consolidating,
as
you
mentioned
like
with
like
in
other
departments,
so
I
don't
think
it's
accurate
to
say
that
there
will
be
a
coordinator's
office
into
the
future.
I
think
it's
that
there
is
a
coordinator
today
and
pending
whatever
action.
The
mayor
and
the
council
take
on
the
future
implementation
of
the
government
structure.
There
may
or
may
not
be
a
coordinator
office.
BA
But
in
the
current
organizational
like
in
the
current
draft
of
that
organizational
chart,
not
talking
about
the
job
description,
but
just
the
the
offices
and
the
titles
there
is
like
listed
a
like
coordinator's
office
within
the
organizational
chart
and
that
that
coordinator's
office
is
us
a
separate
department
or
a
separate
department
head
as
the
the
that
deputy
level
role
that
we
were
discussing.
BA
BB
The
website,
madam
vice
president
of
coordinator's
office,
and
to
be
clear,
I
need
to
get
into
limbs,
to
see
if
that's
the
actual
file,
because
there
were
multiple
org
charts
that
have
been
passed
back
and
forth
and
the
only
official
one
would
be
what
was
presented
to
the
council
and
would
be
in
the
lims
file.
I'm
looking
at
a
website,
because
I
wasn't
prepared
for
that
question.
BA
BA
That
was
that
was
my
question.
Right
is
like
you're,
you're
being
appointed
to
a
to
run
a
department
that
exists
right
now
and
potentially
exists.
We
believe
we're
fact-checking
in
a
new
organizational
structure.
BA
AP
A
Yeah,
I
think
that
what
the
city
clerk
and
city
coordinator
johnson
are
saying
is
that
this
is
an
evolving
process
and
we
need
to
take
an
action
now
to
decide
whether
or
not
to
appoint
heather
johnson
as
the
city
coordinator,
but
that
role
is
changing
and
some
of
my
conversations
with
colleagues
here
have
been
about
that
role,
evolving
and
changing,
and
it's
been
kind
of
a
dynamic
discussion.
There
aren't
any
decisions
now.
A
BB
Vice
president
people
in
queue
yeah
just
to
clarify
the
last
presentation
made
by
the
mayor
at
the
april,
26th
meeting,
which
is
in
limbs,
has
an
org
chart
associated
with
it
and
that
box.
That's
on
the
website,
which
shows
coordinator,
is
not
shown
on
what
the
mayor
actually
submitted
to
council
under
the
deputy
administrative
services.
There's
finance
property
services,
information
technology,
human
resources,
intergovernmental
relations
and
assessing.
But
there
is
not
a
separate
box
that
says
coordinator
on
what
the
mayor
submitted
to
council.
BA
That's
really
helpful.
Thank
you.
I
think,
in
the
interest
of
time,
just
really
just
a
couple
more
quick
questions
talking
a
little
bit
about
the
city's
labor
management
committee,
which
council
member
goodman-
and
I
are
also
members
of-
and
action
steps
that
have
come
out
of
it.
I
know
there's
a
smaller
lmc
that
meets
more
regularly.
AP
Councilmember
paulinsano
councilmember
checked.
I
I
can
send
you
the
list.
It's
the
largest
departments
we
have
public
works
represented
there
we
have
regulatory
services
represented
hr
is
represented.
I
am
represented
on
that
committee
out
from
the
management
side
and
then
from
the
labor
side.
It's
the
ones
with
that
has
the
largest
unions,
including
several
public
works
unions,
mpea
and
then
some
several
of
the
police
and
fire
unions
as
well
are
represented
by
the
same
person
and
I'm
missing
one
asks
me,
I
believe
as
well.
So
our
representative.
BA
I
I
just
ask
about
the
labor
side
specifically,
because
you
know
I've
heard
some
wanting
some
action
steps
and
follow-ups
on
some
of
the
the
culture
pieces
and
workplace
safety
pieces
that
have
been
brought
to
our
attention
by
cco
staff
and
wanting
that
to
move
through
the
labor
management
committee.
I
just
wanted
to
know
if
the
staff
within
the
city
coordinator's
office
and
within
the
civil
rights
department
who
have
come
forward
and
testified
today
are
are,
if
they're
represented
on
the
labor
side
within
the
small
labor
management.
I
believe
they're,
mostly.
BA
That's
all
thank
you.
I
really
appreciate
it
and
then
finally,
you
know,
I
think,
just
addressing
the
elephant
in
the
room
here
right.
We've
had
over
65
current
and
former
employees
of
of
the
city
signed
this
letter,
many
of
whom
came
forward
today
and
and
presented
some
public
comments
and
some
very
notable
names
included
on
that
list,
including
our
former
race
and
equity
director,
joy
marsh
and
the
deputy
city
coordinator,
andrea
larson.
BA
I
I
want
to
understand
from
your
perspective.
You
know
these
are
the
folks
who
are
asking
us
to
to
listen
to
the
the
staff
on
this
list
to
not
move
forward
with
confirming
your
nomination
at
this
time.
But
you
know,
should
you
be
confirmed?
How
are
you
planning
on
on
rebuilding
stuff
trust
with
our
staff
and
specifically
our
our
staff,
who
have
spoken
out
in
the
last
few
weeks?
And
then
you
know
building
a
more
just
and
equitable
city
coordinator's
office.
AP
Chair
paul
masano,
council
member
chuck
tay,
a
very
wise
person,
said
to
me
you
you
don't
want
to
say
rebuilding
trust,
because
it's
clear
from
the
six
previous
coordinators
that
there
isn't
a
lot
of
trust,
so
the
efforts
will
have
to
be
in
building
trust,
and
I
intend
to
do
that
through
conversation
through
facilitated
conversation
and
through
time
and
through
making
making
action
an
action
plan
together
with
my
staff.
AP
BC
Thank
you,
chair
palmisano.
I
had
a
couple
questions,
but
they
were
answered
today
and
I
just
want
to
take
some
time
to
let
my
constituents
know
how
I'm
going
to
vote
today,
which
has
fluctuated
a
lot
over
the
past
few
days,
and
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
to
the
city
employees
that
are
here
today.
BC
BC
Part
of
that
decision
that
came
into
account
was
hearing
from
joy,
a
constituent
of
mine
and
then
hearing
the
testimony
of
city
staff.
Here
today
I
had
members
here
today
crying
I
haven't
seen
members
of
this
body
cry
before
I'm
trying
to
hold
back
my
own
tears
hearing
from
our
own
city
staff
that
they
are
in
pain
and
that
they
are
scared.
BC
BC
BC
BC
BC
I
was
a
yes
until
I
continued
to
hear
from
my
own
constituents.
I
was
voting
yes
on
this
appointment.
I'm
no
longer
doing
that,
and
part
of
that
is
because
you
all
came
up
here,
continue
to
talk
to
me.
My
own
constituents
writing
letters
to
the
editor
and
hearing
their
own
experience
here
as
city
staff.
BC
AW
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
I'm
struggling
with
how
I
should
address
this
because
we're
talking
about
systemic
issues,
and
this
isn't
personal,
but
for
me
it
is
deeply
and
profoundly
personal.
AW
Wants
to
celebrate
now
and
wants
to
put
on
pr
press
releases
and
say
look
at
this.
We
didn't
even
need
a
question
too.
We
didn't
need
a
department
of
safety,
public
safety.
We
got
this
really
successful
mental
health
team
despite
that.
Well,
all
the
while,
when
I
was
working
on
launching
that
team
along
side
with
my
colleagues,
we
were
getting
undermined
and
sabotaged.
AW
Heard
and
when
I
met
with
you
one-on-one,
I
said
I
want
to
work
with
you
to
address
the
systemic
issue
and
not
make
this
personal,
and
one
of
the
systemic
issues
is
this
process
by
which
we
get
through
a
black
box
process,
a
nomination
and
one
hour
to
have
a
conversation,
that's
systemic.
That
is
not
personal,
and
I
said
I
want
to
see
us
pursue
this
differently.
I
want
to
see
us.
Maybe
delay
have
some
time
to
work
with
staff
and
come
to
an
agreement.
AW
I
even
offered
to
facilitate
that
conversation
coming
from
the
coordinator's
office.
These
are
my
friends.
These
are
my
personal
friends.
I've
done
the
best
work
of
my
entire
career,
working
alongside
jonathan
and
gina
and
brian
and
other
people
who
have
signed
that
letter
who
are
not
in
the
room
right
now
the
best
work
of
my
career.
AW
My
brother
got
bashed
in
the
head
over
the
weekend
because
he's
bipolar
and
he
was
having
a
manic
episode
and
he
was
at
a
nightclub
and
there
was
a
misunderstanding
because
he
probably
wasn't
acting
right
and
it
was
a
baseball
bat
because
he
lives
in
taiwan,
not
america.
That
would
have
been
a
gun
if
that
were
here.
AW
AW
AW
If
we're
gonna
just
push
this
through
and
say,
you
know
elliott,
the
attorneys
are
saying
you
shouldn't
really
share
that
much
about
your
personal
experiences,
because
there
might
be
some
legal
liability
associated
with
that.
That
is
the
system
of
white
supremacy
in
action
and
we're
going
to
have
to
ask
ourselves.
Are
we
going
to
change
course,
or
are
we
going
to
follow
the
system
as
it's
designed?
Everybody
here
is
really
good
at
their
job.
AW
When
the
lawyers
are
telling
us
hey,
you're
kind
of
opening
up
some
legal
risk,
that's
our
lawyers
being
phenomenal
at
what
they
do
doing
their
jobs
impeccably
and
that's.
The
outcome
of
a
systemically
racist
system
is
people
giving
their
best
and
delivering
us
racist
outcomes,
and
I
want
us
to
change
course.
AW
This
is
the
first
bi-poc
majority
city
council,
because
we
just
lived
through
a
global
lynching,
and
some
of
us
were
so
profoundly
impacted
by
that
that
the
only
thing
that
we
could
do
to
stay
sane
and
not
wrap
ourselves
up
in
the
fetal
position
crying
was
to
step
into
these
most
uncomfortable
of
positions,
and
I've
been
trying
very
desperately
to
work
with
my
colleagues
to
say:
can
we
at
least
do
this
differently?
Can
we
delay
it?
Can
we
work
with
staff?
AW
Can
we
transform
this
process
so
that
we
can
have
a
different
approach,
and
I
still
would
welcome
making
a
motion
to
delay
this
a
cycle,
but
I'm
not
hearing
that.
That's
really
all
what
people
want
to
do
or
delaying
it
until
an
investigation
is
over
because
I'm
not
hearing
that's
what
people
want
to
do.
AW
So
all
that
I
can
do
is
share
my
story
and
vote.
No,
that's
what
I
can
do
and
that's
how
I'm
going
to
have
to
vote
if
we
are
forced
to
take
a
vote
today,
but
I
I
am
happy
to
be
an
actor
in
doing
things
differently
and
bringing
our
leadership
together
with
our
staff
and
getting
to
a
different
outcome,
because
I
want
you
to
be
successful
and
I
don't
want
you
being
appointed
with
this
storm
cloud
over
your
head.
This
is
a
very
long
public
hearing
process.
AW
A
Thank
you,
I'm
not
seeing
anybody
else
in
queue,
and
I
want
to
acknowledge
it's
been
a
hard
afternoon.
A
I
hear
and
thank
everyone
coming
forward
today.
Some
of
your
testimony
was
difficult
to
receive.
I
think
you
see
that
reflected
here
on
this
body
and
I
think
we
need
a
couple
of
days
to
really
sit
with
this
testimony
all
of
this
testimony
and
to
own
staff's
criticism
and
the
thoughts
that
you
all
shared
with
us.
Thus,
my
motion
will
be
to
move
this
appointment
forward
to
thursday
without
recommendation
to
full
counsel.
This
is
not
a
positive
or
negative
recommendation.
F
A
AZ
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
I
think
all
of
you
have
this
in
front
of
you.
There's
been
a
lot
of
discussion
lately
about
the
department
of
human
rights
investigation
against
the
minneapolis
police
department,
and
I
know
that
the
council
has
not
been
as
engaged
in
that
discussion.
I
know
that
the
city
as
an
enterprise
has
been
engaged
in
that
discussion,
and
so
I
was
my
original
plan
was
to
invite
the
state
to
come
and
speak
before
pogo.
AZ
But
after
some
discussion
with
the
council
president,
the
council
vice
president,
it
felt
more
appropriate
for
us
to
create
a
landing
place
to
engage
with
the
state
more
consistently
so
I'll,
be
bringing
forward
a
motion
to
amend
the
resolution
that
creates
our
committee
structure,
we're
going
to
be
creating
a
subcommittee
where
we
can
get
updates,
and
I
I
guess
I
can
just
sort
of
read
the
language
here
in
the
in
the
in
their
staff
direction.
AZ
And
so
the
motion
is
directing
the
city
clerk
to
prepare
an
amendment
to
resolution
number
2022
r-001,
designating
standing
and
special
committees
of
city
council
to
provide
for
a
new
subcommittee
under
the
purview
of
the
committee
of
the
whole,
consisting
of
all
council
members,
to
provide
a
public
venue
for
the
body
to
receive
reports
and
information
to
provide
policy
level
coordination
and
direction
and
to
consider
and
take
over
appropriate
actions.
AZ
The
city
clerk
is
further
directed
to
update
the
council
rules
to
include
this
change
in
the
council's
organizational
structure.
Pursuant
to
rule
to
rule
four
section
four
subcommittees
and
the
real
intention
is
is
to
receive
presentations,
and
I
think
that
if,
if
actions
do
come
out
of
the
subcommittee,
they'll
be
referred
to
whatever
appropriate
committee
that
that
action
would
need
to
be
taken.
So
I
just
wanted
to
state
my
intention
to
bring
this
forward
on
thursday
and
and
I'm
still
working
out
a
few
details
with
the
council.
AZ
President
and
council.
Vice
president
and
clerks,
but
hopefully
that's
enough
information
for
folks
to
get
started
and
happy
to
stand
for
any
questions.
If
there
are
any.
BB
President,
okay,
I'm
I'm
sorry
vice
president,
so
the
staff
direction
is
for
action
today
and
what
you
have
in
front
of
you
is
what
the
clerk
has
already
pre-actively
given
to
you
as
the
draft
resolution.
There
are
details
as
councilmember
ellison
sort
of
alluded
to,
but
we
want
to
take
this
action
today
so
that
we
can
bring
it
forward
as
quickly
as
possible
on
thursday,
at
full
council
for
a
final
vote
to
amend
that
resolution,
update
the
council
rules
and
immediately
start
the
work
of
creating
that
new
subcommittee.
A
I
will
second
it
and
I
apologize
that's
how
I
communicated
it
to
council
member
ellison.
Is
it
acceptable
to
do
a
voice
vote
on
this
motion,
all
those
in
favor
of
this
staff
direction,
so
that
we
can
take
action
on
making
this
change
on
thursday?
Please
signify
by
saying
I
I
opposed
that
carries.
A
AQ
A
AS
Thank
you,
madam
vice
president.
The
business
inspection,
housing
and
zoning
committee
will
be
bringing
forward
20
items
for
consideration
at
the
week's
council
meeting
item
one
directory
staff
to
submit
the
2022
consolidated
plan
action
to
be
to
the
department
of
housing
and
urban
development
item.
Two:
a
resolution
authorizing
hiwata
academy's
revenue
bond
pre-funding
insurance.
AS
Addition
to
add
prince
rogers
nelson
way
to
a
portion
of
first
avenue
item
19
authorizing
commercial,
private
development
fund
loan
at
4601,
lindell
avenue
and
last
item
of
item
20
authorizing
a
commercial
private
development
fund
at
long
loan
at
600,
west
lake
street
I'll
stand
for
any
question
on
these
items.
Thank
you,
madam
vice
president.
AZ
Thank
you,
mr
vice
chair.
The
policy
and
government
oversight
committee
will
be
bringing
forward
19
items
for
consideration
at
this
week's
council
meeting.
Item
number
one
is
the
appointment
of
the
city.
Assessor
rebecca
malmquist
item
number
two
is
confirming
the
transgender
equity
council
appointments
item
number
three
is
authorizing
the
collective
bargaining
bargaining
agreement
with
askme
attorney
unit,
and
this
is
two
contracts
one
through
2020
through
2021
and
the
other
from
2022
to
2024..
AZ
Item
number
four
is
the
passage
of
a
resolution
transferring
from
funds
from
the
housing
and
rent
stabilization
work.
Group
item
number:
five
is
the
passage
of
a
resolution
transferring
funds
from
the
2022
city
coordinators,
division
of
sustainability
to
the
health
department
for
green
cost
share
and
stem
pathways
programs.
AZ
Item
number
six
is
authorizing
an
agreement
with
the
927
building,
llc
and
tri
construction
for
927
west
broadway.
Item
number
seven
is
accepting
a
bid
for
minneapolis
convention
center
elevator
modernization
item
number
eight
is
accepting
a
bid
for
2022
large
diameter
cured
in
place
pipe
project.
Item
number
nine
is
accepting
a
bid
for
the
target
center
freight
elevator,
modernization
and
item
10
is
a
is
accepting
a
bid
for
the
16th
avenue
north
safe
routes
to
school
project.
AZ
AZ
Item
number
13
is
authorizing
contract
amendments
with
canal
street
limited
partnership
for
neighborhood
and
community
relations,
leased
office
space
in
the
crown
roller
mill
building
at
105
fifth
avenue
south
item
13
is
authorizing
contracts
with
the
txi
systems,
inc,
dba,
tow
exchange
inc
for
towing
management,
software
and
services.
Item
number
four
15
is
authorizing
contracts
with
the
cleaver
architecture,
llc
for
impound
lot
improvement
item
number
16
is
authorizing
exclusivity
agreement.
Extension
with
u.s
solar
for
the
purchase
of
renewable
energy
credits.
AZ
Item
number
17
is
approving
a
legal
settlement
city
minneapolis
city
parking,
llc
versus
the
city
of
minneapolis
at
hall.
I
remember
18
is
approving
a
legal
settlement
of
julia
stallings
versus
andrew
biddle.
This
is
for
additional
attorneys
fees.
Item
number
and
item
number
19.
Lastly,
is
approving
a
legal
settlement
with
the
couch
catholic,
mutual
relief
society
of
america
versus
the
city
and
with
that
I'll
stand
for
any
questions.
A
AY
You,
madam
vice
president,
the
public
health
and
safety
committee
will
be
bringing
forward
four
items
for
consideration
at
this
week's
council
meeting
item
number
one
is
authorizing
contracts
with
neighborhood
organizations
qualifying
for
the
neighborhood's
2020
shared
resources
and
collaborations
fund
item.
Two
is
authorizing
a
site
agreement
with
reading
and
math
inc
dba
impact
for
americorps
members
item
three
is
authorizing
a
host
site
agreement
with
the
minnesota
pollution
control
agency
for
minnesota
green
corps
program.
Members
and
item
four
is
accepting
a
justice
assistance
grant
for
police
department
and
city
attorney's
office
support.
A
AQ
The
public
works
infrastructure
committee
will
be
bringing
forward
five
items
for
consideration
at
this
week's
council
meeting
number
one
is
passage
of
ordinance:
revising
the
water
and
sewer
code
number
two
approving
the
reallocation
of
funds
in
the
2022
capital
improvement
program;
number
three
authorizing
a
master
partnership
agreement
with
the
minnesota
department
of
transportation,
number
four
passage
of
a
resolution
supporting
the
west
broadway
route;
alignment
for
the
blue
line,
light
rail
transit
extension
and
submitting
city
minneapolis
comments
on
the
route
modification
report
to
hennepin,
county
and
metropolitan
count,
and
the
metro,
talk
metropolitan
council
and
then
number
five
layout
approval,
easements,
repealing
a
one-way
street
and
a
staff
direction
relating
to
the
hunipan
avenue
south
street
reconstruction
project.