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From YouTube: November 15, 2022 Intergovernmental Relations Committee
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A
Good
morning,
everyone
I
am
going
to
call
to
order
this
meeting
of
the
intergovernmental
Relations
Committee.
My
name
is
Andrew
Johnson
I'm,
the
chair
of
the
committee,
joined
by
our
vice
chair,
councilmember
rainville,
and
this
is
a
regular
meeting
for
Tuesday
November
15th
I
will
now
have
the
curse
clerk
call
the
roll.
B
D
A
Have
eight
present
let
the
record
reflect
and
we
have
a
quorum.
Our
agenda
is
before
us
and
we
have
two
items
today.
The
first
is
our
2023
legislative
agenda
and
policy
positions
receiving
and
filing
a
report,
and
the
second
is
going
to
be
federal,
state
and
local
legislative
updates.
Before
we
turn
to
our
first
item
today,
I
also
will
note
that
we
are
joined
by
our
new
intergovernmental
relations
director
Katie
topinka.
So
it's
her
first
meeting
today
welcome.
A
We're
excited
to
have
you
with
us
director
and
joined
by
our
fantastic
team
as
well.
Everyone
getting
back
together.
It's
it's!
You
know,
that's
the
fun
thing
about
igr
committee,
at
least.
Is
it's
it's
kind
of
seasonal,
so
we're
back
in
the
season
around
the
Minnesota
Legislature.
So
our
first
item
today
is
a
presentation
related
to
our
legislative
positions
and
I'm,
going
to
induce
introduce
Mr
Stephen
Hooser
from
the
igr
team
to
bring
to
begin
the
presentation.
Actually,
our
director.
A
D
Committee
members
I'm
going
to
give
a
brief
opening
and
then
turn
it
over
to
Steve.
Well,
we
are
excited
to
be
here
and
our
second
agenda
item.
We
will
be
giving
an
update
on
last
week's
election
results.
So
obviously
there's
a
lot
in
motion
now
going
into
legislative
session,
but
we
are
here
today
to
present
a
the
proposed
additions
to
our
policy
positions
document.
D
That
is
something
that
igr
comes
to
you
to
ask
you
to
help
us
update
each
year
and
approve
going
into
the
legislative
session,
and
this
we
also
want
to
thank
all
the
representatives
from
City
departments
who
are
here
today.
They
have
helped
guide
this
process
and
bring
proposals
forward
and
are
here
to
help
answer
questions
that
may
come
up
today.
So
Steve
is
going
to
provide
more
of
an
overview
about
that
process
and
then
just
wanted
to
give
you
a
little
bit
of
sense
of
next
steps
in
the
process
after
today's
presentation.
D
D
We
will
share
that
draft
with
council
members
ahead
of
the
next
igr
committee
meeting,
which
is
on
December
6th,
and
we
will
have
a
process
for
council
members
to
to
weigh
in
if
there
are
additional
changes
that
they
want
to
make
after
they
see
the
staff
recommendations.
So
what
we
are
presenting
today
are
staff
recommendations,
and
then
there
will
be
another
igr
committee
meeting
in
December
for
final
adoption
of
the
agenda
so
with
that
I
will
turn
it
over
to
Steve
to
talk
about
the
new
policy
positions,
we're
recommending.
E
E
E
E
As
Katie
said,
these
are
are
proposed
annually.
They
include
policy,
Technical
and
language
updates
to
the
policy
document.
Both
Department
staff
and
city
council
can
propose
updates
to
this
policy
document
the
policy
liaison
team
reviews.
These
proposals
makes
suggestions
and
make
ideas
for
inclusion
in
the
agenda
and
policy
positions.
E
E
So
the
new
or
amended
policy
positions,
the
first
one
that
we
have
to
present
for
you
today,
is
making
changes
to
assault,
in
the
fourth
degree
related
to
City
officials.
What
this
policy
recommendation
would
do
is
to
support
it
was
brought
by
regulatory
Services.
They
have
seen
an
increase
in
Code
Enforcement
staff
facing
assaults
while
out
in
public.
This
policy
would
support
legislation
that
would
increase
the
penalty
for
assaulting
a
city
official
in
the
conduct
of
their
work
to
up
to
three
years
in
prison
or
six
thousand
dollar
fine.
E
The
next
proposal
that
we
have
is
the
city
of
the
first
class
assessor
roles.
This
proposal
was
brought
by
the
city
assessor's
office.
What
this
policy
proposal
would
aim
to
do
is
restore
long-standing
roles
and
duties
of
the
City
Assessor
that
were
removed
following
a
technical,
Bill
change
by
the
Department
of
Revenue.
In
a
few
sessions
ago,
there
have
been
interpretations
that
this
change
in
the
in
that
technical
bill
removes
Authority
and
responsibility
of
the
City
Assessor
related
to
property,
valuations
and
the
responsibility
for
those
valuations.
E
The
next
proposal
is
preserving
City,
Zoning
and
land
use
Authority.
This
proposal
was
brought
by
cped.
We
will
continue
to
oppose
legislation
that
would
preempt
City,
Zoning
and
land
use
Authority,
which
is
best
addressed
locally.
Currently,
we
do
support
preserving
City,
Zoning
and
land
use
Authority,
but
we
have
not
expressed
it
explicitly
in
our
legislative
policies
before
so
we
are
proposing
that
we
do
Express
that
support
a
little
more
clearly
in
the
document.
E
E
The
fifth
policy
proposal
change
that
we
have
is
related
to
Long
covet
Health,
Equity,
Gap
studies
and
funding.
This
proposal
was
brought
by
the
city's
Health
Department.
This
policy
would
support
state
funding
and
studies
that
evaluate
the
long-term
impacts
created
by
long
covid
and
related
illnesses.
These
studies
could
help
identify
long-term
impacts
of
covid-19
and
its
impact
on
different
communities,
as
well
as
identifying
other
impacts
that
may
face
the
state.
E
This
policy
would
support
state
funding
to
address
these
impacts
and
address
those
identified
disparities,
and
it
would
also
support
state-led,
a
state-led
working
group
to
work
on
these
issues
related
to
Long
covid
foreign
policy
position
that
we
have,
for
you
is
a
packaging
and
printed
paper
extended
producer
responsibility.
This
came
from
Public
Works.
E
This
policy
would
support
an
extended
producer,
responsibility,
law
in
packaging
and
printed
paper
that
would
extend
the
producer's
financial
and
managerial
responsibility
for
products
and
packaging
that
go
beyond
the
manufacturer
stage.
This
would
be
both
for
Upstream
design
and
downstream
to
post-consumer,
Reuse,
Recycling
and
safe
disposal.
E
This
is
similar
to
a
current
policy
in
our
legislative
policies.
That
is
supportive
of
a
mattress
recycling
extended
producer
responsibility
laws.
Our
seventh
proposal
is
support
for
a
Statewide,
massage
therapy
and
Bodywork
licensing
law.
This
was
brought
by
cped
in
the
human
trafficking
exploitation
prevention
initiative.
E
Our
eighth
proposal
is
the
homeowners.
Associ
is
related
to
homeowners
association
policies.
This
policy
was
brought
by
cped.
This
legislative
change
would
support
policies
that
increase
consumer
protections
for
homeowners,
who
are
part
of
homeowners
associations
with
a
goal
or
in
an
effort
to
reduce
foreclosures
among
residents
who
are
members
of
those
HOAs.
E
Our
ninth
proposal
is
related
to
an
office
of
new
Americans.
This
proposal
is
brought
by
the
neighborhood
and
community
relations,
and
this
policy
would
support
legislation
to
establish
and
fund
a
Statewide
office
of
new
Americans,
with
the
goal
of
supporting
immigrant
Refugee
inclusion
initiatives
across
the
state
create
a
structure
for
government
agencies
and
immigrant
refugees
serving
serving
organizations
to
partner
and
to
identify
policies
and
opportunities
that
promote
integration
and
inclusion
efforts.
E
E
Number
11
is
amending
gun
possession
laws
related
to
blood
alcohol
content.
This
proposal
was
from
the
city
attorney's
office.
It
would
be
amending
statute
624.7142
and
624-71.7143.
That
would
make
those
laws
more
consistent
with
changes
made
to
DWI.
Specifically,
what
this
proposes
to
change
is
that
it
would
reduce
the
current
blood
alcohol
content
for
possession
of
a
pistol
from
0.10
to
0.08.
It
would
also
make
refusal
to
test,
in
those
instances,
a
crime
rather
than
a
civil
penalty.
E
Number
12
is
regulation
of
legalized
THC
product
products.
This
is
a
proposal
that
does
come
from
igr.
We
have
been
working
with
other
City
departments
and
we
have
identified
a
need
to
to
make
sure
that
we
are
actively
working
at
the
legislature
as
they
contemplate
changes
to
the
recent
change
in
state
law
that
allowed
for
some
THC
products
to
to
be
allowed
to
be
sold
in
Minnesota.
E
E
The
final
proposal
that
igr
has
is
a
municipal
building
commission.
This
policy
change
would
support
legislation
that
would
eliminate
the
municipal
building
commission.
This
would
allow
the
city
in
Hennepin
County
to
jointly
agree
on
how
to
manage
the
actual
City
Hall
and
to
lead
more
to
more
efficiency
and
management
of
the
facility
Hennepin
County.
We
are
aware
that
Hennepin
County
has
added
this
policy
to
their
legislative
agenda
as
well.
A
All
right,
thank
you,
Mr
huser,
let's
see
if
we've
got
any
comments
or
questions
from
colleagues.
I'll
also
note
before
I
get
to
that
that
we've
been
joined
by
councilmember,
Osman
and
I'll,
just
probably
add
an
O2
just
for
the
public
on
I
know,
with
the
regular
regulation
of
legalized
THC
products.
This
recommended
position
also
note
that
in
our
adopted
agenda
is
decriminalization
and
legalization
and
taxation
of
recreational
Cannabis
as
well,
so
the
broader
Fuller
pieces.
In
there
first
up,
we
have
councilmember
rainville,
followed
by
councilmember
wansley.
F
Thank
you,
Mr
chair
and
everybody
I
have
a
sore
throat,
so
excuse
my
voice
here,
but
I
do
have,
and
you've
been
very
helpful
in
explaining
a
lot
of
this.
To
me.
If
I
saw
some
questions
and
the
first
one
is
on
this
gun
possession
law,
is
there
any
possibility
that
we
could,
as
a
city
or
first
class,
have
Institute
gun
laws
ourselves
and
not
rely
on
the
state.
F
G
G
F
Okay
and
I
look
forward
to
that,
because
this
is
our
opportunity,
I
believe
to
have
some
sympathy
towards
our
city
on
these
gun
laws.
We're
getting
plagued
by
that.
So
so
thank
you,
appreciate
the
follow-up
and
then
second
and
Steve.
This
might
be
for
you,
the
municipal
building,
commission.
We
do
have
I
believe
43
employees.
How
are
we
communicating
with
them?
They
must
be
very
nervous
about
this
idea
of
being
eliminated.
What
are
we
doing
to
calm
the
employees
fears.
E
F
One
of
those
two
okay,
great
thank
you.
Next,
you
had
to
explain
to
me
about
the
red
light
cameras
that
was
going
to
be
carried
by
so
for
speeding
purposes
to
identify
are
not
excuse
me,
speeding,
I'd,
identify
people
who
run
through
red
lights
and
that
was
going
to
be
carried
by
the
league
of
cities.
I
believe.
E
E
So
we
we
would.
We
are
looking
at
re,
reintroducing
that
idea
to
the
legislature
again
now
that
wouldn't
be
for
necessarily
red
lights,
but
it
is
trying
to
get
at
the
safety
at
intersections
and
and
having
some
sort
of
a
mechanism
where
we
can
identify
a
driver
who
is
speeding,
identify
the
least
owner
of
the
vehicle
and
then
administer
a
fine
for
that
activity
and,
like
I,
said
this
would
be
a
pilot
program
that
would
be
coordinated
by
the
state
that
the
city
then
could
potentially
be
one
of
the
pilots
to
implement.
That.
F
D
Sure,
thanks
chair
Johnson
and
councilman
marineville.
Yes,
there
are
a
number
of
positions
related
to
affordable
housing
and
homelessness
response
in
the
city's
policy
positions
document.
So
we
aren't
proposing
new
language
at
this
time,
but
we
do
have
broad
statements
seeking
more
State
funding
for
the
development
of
affordable
housing,
as
well
as
support
for
things
like
the
homelessness
response
system.
Great.
D
Yes,
chair
Johnson
and
councilmember
Greenville,
there
are
statements
about
supporting
homeownership
opportunities
as
well,
not
remembering
what
it
says
off
the
top
of
my
head.
But
yes,
we
do
ask
for
broad
support
for
housing
across
the
housing
Continuum
from
homelessness
prevention.
All
the
way
to
thank.
F
D
D
We
work
on
our
policy
positions
based
on
recommendations
from
City
departments
based
on
what
we
need
to
for
the
city,
to
better
be
able
to
achieve
its
goals,
and
we
will
be
presenting
those
to
the
delegation
we
intend
to
meet
with
them
in
December
to
update
them
on
on
what
the
council
has
adopted,
but
I
would
say
that's
sort
of
an
ongoing
process
is,
is
communication
with
the
delegation
about
what
are
their
priorities?
How
do
they
match
up
with
ours,
and
how
can
we
work
together
to
move
those
things
forward?
Thank.
H
H
I
just
wanted
to
know
for
the
public
record
and
I
share
some
of
these
things
with
you
during
our
briefing
of
some
priorities
that
I
absolutely
would
love
to
see
the
city
take
a
a
bold
stance
on
in
this
upcoming
legislative
session,
especially
with
and
I,
know
you're
going
to
talk
about
this,
but
now
that
we
have
the
the
holy
rail
of
a
trifecta
and
also
a
12
billion
dollar
Surplus.
There
is
a
lot
on
the
line
that
I
think
Minneapolis
is
I,
know.
H
Saint
Paul
is
technically
the
capital,
but
kind
of
like,
and
we
know
what's
real
but
like
recognizing
Minneapolis
is
a
Powerhouse
in
the
state
and
really
taking
some
some
major
leadership
on
some
key
issues.
So
the
first
one
I'm
glad
you
mentioned.
You
know
our
continued
support
around
full
legalization
and
decriminal
decriminalization
of
THC.
In
fact,
just
this
past
weekend
and
council
member
rainville's
War,
there
was
a
THC
Festival
that
Drew
hundreds
and
hundreds
of
people
and
I
was
like
wow.
H
H
This
is
a
piece
of
legislation
that
I
know
child
care
providers,
along
with
our
Educators,
introduced
last
legislative
session
to
make
Child
Care
affordable.
We
know
this
is
a
top
expense
for
so
many
households
across
the
state
there's
more
than
200
000
four-year-olds
right
now
that
does
not
have
you
know
a
place,
a
Child,
Care
Center
or
have
accessible
child
care
to
them.
So
that's
absolutely
another
way
in
which
we
can
show
up
for
or
working-class
families.
Also,
it's
a
pair
that
I
have
a
12
billion
dollar
Surplus.
H
We
know
in
Minneapolis
alone,
just
earlier
this
year,
teachers
went
on
a
three-week
strike.
We
absolutely
need
to
be
advocating
and
lobbying
our
our
allies
at
the
Capitol
say
that
12
billion
dollar
Surplus
needs
to
go
to
our
Public
Schools,
fully
funding
them
and
also
fully
funding
special
education.
H
Just
last
legislative
session
towards
that
work
for
us
to
lead
new
pilots
to
meet
a
whole
array
of
Public
Safety
needs
that
our
residents,
experience
and
I
want
to
see
that
continue
to
be
supported
and
funded,
and
also
pay
Family
and
Medical
Leave.
Considering
this
body
and
I
felt
very
honored
to
co-author
this
resolution
with
or
policy
with
council
member
Johnson
parental
leave
it
that
we
just
passed
in
August
I.
Think
that
helps
to
build
upon
again
how?
H
How
are
we
demonstrating
that
we're
committed
to
working
class
families
and
and
people
across
the
state
and
in
the
city
and
supporting
the
needs
of
their
families,
their
growing
families
and
then
last
I
know.
This
came
up
during
our
briefing
around
supporting
NCR
with
gift
card
administrations.
I,
don't
know
if
you're
going
to
speak
on
that
I
know
at
the
state
capitol.
There
is
a
lot
of
dog
whistle
politics
about
about
fraudulent
use
of
funds
of
public
dollars.
H
That's
typically
relegated
to
black
and
brown
folks,
who
are
doing
a
number
of
needed
services
for
our
communities
and
also
know
the
feeding.
Our
futures
kind
of
Scandal
has
further
doubled
down
scrutiny
on
those
communities,
but
knowing
that
funds
aren't
often
not
misappropriated
with
the
usage
of
gift
cards,
people
are
not
out
here.
H
Buying
mansions,
with
a
Target
gift
card,
so
I
would
love
to
see
our
cities
be
able
to
use
these
small
tokens
of
support
for
Working
Class
People
to
be
participants
in
our
local
democracies
and
if
a
Target
gift
card,
it's
one
small
token
that
we
can
express
that
I
would
love
to
see
us
work
with
our
state
auditor
to
really
revisit
those
parameters.
That's
limiting
that.
You
know
work
from
happening
and
limiting
great
departments
like
neighborhood
community
relations,
from
being
able
to
support
our
residents
in
that
way.
H
So
I
look
forward
to
working
with
all
y'all
to
see
how
we
can
Implement
some
of
these
things,
but
I
at
least
want
to
know
for
the
public
record,
like
the
priorities
that
I've
heard
from
the
of
people
that
working
class
coalitions
have
been
organizing
around
for
a
number
of
years
and
and
was
waiting
for
this
moment
to
see
us
like
actually
championing
them.
Since
we
have
the
trifecta,
so
I'm
really
excited
to
like
really
work
with
you
all
around
advancing
these
things.
C
Thank
you,
chair
Johnson.
Thank
you
all
for
this
presentation.
Just
a
few
things.
The
first
thing
is
I'm
excited
to
see
the
long
covet
health
study
and
that
that,
thank
you
so
much
Billy
for
coming,
and
thank
you
all
for
acknowledging
this
and
putting
this
on
the
agenda.
I
mean,
as
we
all
know,
there's
been
a
few
years
of
of
us
all
living
in
a
pandemic
and
the
more
information
we
can
gather
and
know
about
the
future
of
this
is
great.
C
I.
Just
wanted
to
make
sure
that
staff
of
the
NBC
know
that
this
is
not
an
effort
to
eliminate
jobs,
that
this
is
an
actual
opportunity
for
us
to
work
more
efficient
for
the
employees
who
work
for
the
MBC
here
in
City
Hall,
and
also
for
us
to
have
more
protections
for
them
as
employees.
These
conversations
are
not
being
had
without
Union
representation,
without
leadership
here
on
the
council
and
at
the
the
county.
C
I
just
think
is
very
important
as
a
council
and
as
the
County
Commission
that
we
take
these
employees
on
this
journey
with
us,
as
we,
you
know,
find
out
how
this
is
going
to
work
out
for
them.
These
are
their
jobs.
This
is
their
livelihood
and
it's
important
that
they're
a
part
of
these
conversations.
So
the
more
information
you
can
give
us
and
I'm
calling
on
the
chair.
C
I
Thank
you,
chair
Johnson,
my
original
question,
Vice
chair,
rainbow
kind
of
got
at
it
a
little
bit
and
I
think
that
answer
mostly
satisfies
my
main
curiosity.
I'll
I'll.
Add
to
it.
You
know
in
your
work
with
the
Minneapolis
delegation,
I'm
wondering
you
know,
there's
there's
going
to
be
a
pretty
tight
timeline
on
what
we
can
get
done
and
just
I'm
wondering
if
there's
even
on
our
side
before.
I
Even
you
know,
having
those
conversations
with
the
delegation,
can
we
get
to
a
more
prioritized
list
of
like
these
are
like
the
really
Mission
critical
things?
So
that's
just
throwing
that
out
there,
but
I'm
I'm
certain
you
will
get
to
that
those
short
list
priorities
through
your
work
with
the
delegation,
but
building
on
this
kind
of
cross
jurisdiction,
cross
jurisdictional
collaboration,
I'm
curious
around
you
know
we
we
all
are
very
committed
to
making
sure
that
we
have
a
safe
work
environment
for
all
of
our
staff.
I
I'm
just
curious
if
there's
been
any
collaboration
with
the
county
level,
primarily
with
the
County
Attorney's
Office
either
you
know
the
previous
administration
or
incoming
Administration
around
this
recommendation
for
sentencing
guidelines
for
assault
of
staff
and
just
I'm
I'm
curious
if
that's
been
kind
of
a
a
request
developed
in
collaboration
with
the
sentencing
entity.
That
would
be
executing
some
of
that
that
work.
E
Councilmember
thanks
for
the
question
yeah,
we
have
not
done
the
direct
coordination
quite
yet
we
are
we.
What
we
are
aware
of
is
that
we're
not
the
only
local
government
who
is
concerned
with
safety
of
staff
and
some
of
the
things
that
we're
seeing
you
know
happening
to
to
staff.
We're
not
alone
in
that.
So.
H
E
E
E
Well,
councilmember,
thanks
for
the
question,
I'll
I'll
start
and
then,
if
I
know
that
we
do
have
representatives
from
the
HR
department
here
as
well,
but
I
think
it's.
The
short
answer
is
probably
yes,
so
you
know
I
think
that
it's
what
this
legislative
policy
proposal
wouldn't
be.
It's
not
an
advocation
for
increasing
salaries
per
se.
It
is
just
simply
sedating
that
that
decision-making
Authority
should
rest
with
the
local
government
and
not
necessarily
be
have
like
a
governor
or
some
sort
of
a
cap.
E
That's
that's
put
in
at
the
state
level,
because
that
is
a
statutory
cap,
so
it
isn't
necessarily
saying
that
local
governments
would
have
to
exceed
that.
Cap
is
just
it
is
to
the
second
part
of
your
question.
The
market
is
sometimes
driving
our
inability
to
to
attract
talent
for
some
of
these
positions.
So
while
you
know
it
a
salary
that
was
is
possible
in
the
private
sector,
it
it's
just
not
achievable
in
the
public
sector
and
sometimes
that
cap
is
getting
in
the
way
and
I'll
I'll
see.
J
I
J
I
think
it's
a
combination
of
both.
We
have
had
difficult,
healthy,
attracting
and
retaining,
and
we've
gone
to
the
state
and
requested
salary
cap
waivers
in
the
past.
You
know
more
recently
we
had
the
commissioner
of
Public
Safety
and
then
we
had
the
police
chief,
that
we
went
to
MMB
to
request
a
waiver
for,
and
fortunately,
in
those
two
situations
it
was
granted,
but
that
was
all
based
on
market
conditions
that
we
needed
to
have
those
waivers
granted.
J
It
does
slow
down
our
process,
our
ability
to
hire
employees
in
a
timely
manner,
so
the
process
can
take
quite
a
while.
It
was
unusual
for
the
two
positions
that
we
took
forward
to
get
an
answer
within
a
matter
of
weeks.
Normally
it
takes
several
months
for
that
process
to
occur.
I
think
the
important
part
is
to
note
that
it
does
not
change
the
council
member's
responsibility
for
approving
appointed
positions
or
the
salaries
associated
with
those
positions,
so
that
continues
to
be
something
that
Council
will
be
responsible
for
and.
I
H
Commissioner,
and
wanting
to
know,
if
that's
a
continued
direction
that
the
city
is
going
to
move
into
and
knowing
just
with
Minneapolis
public
schools,
where
we're
seeing
a
lot
of
their
financial
hardships
come
from
overpaying
many
of
their
administrators
and
not
wanting
to
fall
kind
of
in
that
same
vicious
cycle
here
in
Minneapolis.
So
I
want
to
know
my
concern
about
that
on
the
record,
but
back
to
the
legislative
agenda.
H
Public
housing
is
the
most
like
pure
sense
of
affordable
housing
in
our
city
and
one
to
see
that
portfolio
those
units
be
protected
at
all
costs
and
be
fully
funded,
especially
in
upgrading
them
to
you
know
the
status
that
our
residents
deserve.
So
I
would
like
to
see
that
language
also
be
integrated
in
our
legislative
priorities
too.
H
C
You
chair,
Johnson,
just
quickly
I,
wanted
to
speak
to
us
addressing
the
opioid
crisis
and
making
sure
that
that's
a
part
of
our
legislative
agenda.
Also,
you
know
I'm
looking
at
the
the
ongoing
priorities
with
Public,
Safety
and
I'd
love
to
see
that
in
there
I
know,
we
have
a
small
amount
of
money
from
the
lawsuits.
But
you
know
just
so
that
it's
known
that
it's
an
ongoing
issue
here
in
the
City
of
Minneapolis
and
we
will
need
continued
support
and
a
lot
more
than
what
we're
getting
from
the
lawsuit.
E
Yeah,
council
member
I'll
speak
to
that
really
briefly,
we'll
I'd
like
to
work
with
you
offline.
We
can
take
a
look
and
see
what
the
current
legislative
policies
say
that
something
that
could
could
fit
what
you've
got
in
mind
and
if,
if
we
need
to
tweak
language
or
add
language
to
be
clear
about
that,
we'll
work
with
you
before
December
6th.
A
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
to
staff
from
just
across
the
entire
Enterprise
who
worked
with
the
igr
team
for
bringing
forward
all
of
your
thoughtful
ideas
on
these
policy
positions
and
really
thinking
about
how
we
better
serve
residents
of
the
city
and
guests,
and
visitors
and
I
just
make
the
whole
ecosystem
better
for
everyone.
So
thank
you
so
much
for
that.
B
K
But,
thank
you
all
yeah.
Thank
you,
everybody
for
being
here
good
morning,
I
am
Lauren
Olson
senior
government
relations
representative
with
the
igr
team
and
I'm
going
to
talk
to
you
a
little
bit
about
our
bonding
list,
which
is
incorporated
into
our
policy
positions
and
legislative
agenda
and
I'm,
going
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
where
we
are
at
with
the
current
bonding
process.
K
K
We
think
that
we
can
seek
more
money
for
our
Americans
with
Disabilities
Act
transition
plan,
it's
a
very
costly
project
to
ensure
that
the
entire
city
is
accessible
to
all
users,
with
improved
curb
cuts
and
that
project
we
originally
were
looking
for
5
million,
but
we
think
we
can
request
more
for
that
one.
So
that's
the
only
change
and
again
we'll
touch
on
all
this
in
just
a
minute.
K
K
Now
that
that
other
business
was
taken
care
of
in
reality,
a
bonding
bill
could
be
brought
at
any
time.
It's
not
restricted.
However,
we
will
talk
a
little
bit
about
some
of
the
process,
steps
that
are
involved
in
the
bonding,
which
does
kind
of
happen
on
a
two-year
cycle
and
therefore
does
influence
the
process.
K
Again,
some
of
the
stuff
is
not
completely
said
in
stone,
but
there
is
this
process
so
the
last
time
we
we
did
this.
We
brought
some
projects
through
in
June
of
2021
and
the
governor
selected
a
few
of
ours,
amongst
others,
to
be
recommended
by
him
in
his
budget
and
we'll
we'll
identify
those
in
a
moment.
K
And
then
I
just
want
to
touch
briefly
and
I.
Think
a
lot
of
you
are
familiar
with
this.
What
kind
of
what
is
required
for
a
general
obligation,
Bond
project,
it's
highly
restrictive
and
most
of
the
requirements
are,
are
incorporated
into
the
state
constitution,
so
in
order
to
get
General
obligation,
bonds,
which
are
backed
up
by
the
full
faith
of
the
state,
you
need
to
have
a
public
purpose
for
your
project.
It
also
needs
to
be
a
publicly
owned
facility
or
project.
K
The
purpose
needs
to
be
set
forth
in
law
that
can
generally
be
satisfied
by
when
the
state
legislature
acts
upon
the
proposals
that
kind
of
meets
that
requirement.
The
activities
that
we're
paying
for
it
needs
to
be
a
capital
expenditure,
and
so
generally
you
know
that
tends
to
mean
infrastructure
things.
It
means
buildings,
Bridges,
tunnels,
roads,
sidewalks,
that
kind
of
thing.
For
the
most
part,
there's
a
few.
You
might
be
able
to
pay
for
a
little
bit
of
planning
associated
with
that,
but
generally
we're
talking
about
hard
infrastructure.
K
K
So,
as
you
guys
are
probably
painfully
aware,
2022
was
that
theoretical
bonding
year
right
and
there
was
a
very
robust
conversations
about
bondings
and
the
usual
hearings
and
tours,
and
it
seemed
like
they
were.
The
legislature
was
actually
very
close
to
negotiating
something
that
they
were
ready
to
agree
on,
but
ultimately
nothing.
A
bonding
Bill
did
not
happen
last
year,
but
it's
certainly
possible
that
the
legislature
at
any
time
could
choose
to
pick
up
kind
of
where
they
left
off.
K
K
The
second
item
is
the
Emergency
Operations
and
Training
Facility.
This
is
a.
This
is
an
investment
in
kind
of
some
modular
structures
that
can
be
moved
around
and
provide
a
training
opportunity
for
specialized
rescues,
like
structural
collapse
or
rail
incident
or
utility
incident,
and
this
is
a
facility
that
can
be
used
by
multiple
agencies
and
partners
benefiting
the
region
and
state,
and
we
won't
need
to
send
people
out
of
state
for
training.
K
Again.
The
next
item
is,
you
know:
the
city
has
an
adopted
plan
to
transition
all
of
our
streets
and
our
curb
cuts
to
ensure
that
they're
accessible
for
all
users
up
to
the
latest
standards
under
the
Americans,
with
Disabilities
Act
and
again,
we
you
know
usually
with
a
lot
of
these
numbers.
You
see
here
they
represent
half
of
the
project
cost,
and
so,
but
in
this
case
the
Ada
plan,
I,
don't
know
the
latest
numbers,
but
you
probably
know
that
we're
talking
tens
of
millions,
maybe
probably
exceeding
100
million,
is
the
need
there.
K
K
A
K
Yeah,
no,
that's
that's
a
good
question
because
you
can
definitely
have
overlap
and
where
the
city,
for
example,
would
be
seeking
funds
for
different
projects.
For
example,
I
mean
Nicollet
Avenue
Bridge.
We
are
seeking
a
variety
of
funds
to
see
what
works
out,
including
a
bridge
Improvement
program,
money
from
the
feds
you
know
and
that
so
they're
kind
of
they're
they're
independent
processes.
K
K
So
in
this
case
the
Olympic
Avenue
Bridge
as
an
example,
is
something
that
would
be
could
be
seeking
different
sources
of
funding,
and
essentially
we
just
have
to
decide
time
it
out
the
best
we
can
try
to
figure
out.
Are
we
going
to
know
the
answer?
So
in
this
case,
some
of
these
things
are
seeking
somewhat
redundant
resources
and
then
we're
just
going
to
have
to
see
what
happens
if
we
receive
that
resource
and
it
might
preclude
us
from
accepting
something
else.
Okay,.
I
I
I
K
A
D
Right,
thank
you
Lauren
and
Steve.
So
we're
going
to
wrap
up
this
agenda
item
here,
just
talking
a
little
bit
about
the
legislative
agenda,
so
Steve
has
already
outlined
policy
positions
that
departments
and
igr
are
recommending
to
add
to
our
longer
policy
positions
document
so
linked
to
the
RCA
is
the
2022
legislative
agenda
and
policy
positions.
We
are
working
toward
updating
that
for
for
2023.
D
So
I'm
just
going
to
give
a
brief
overview
of
of
what's
in
there.
We
aren't
proposing
a
lot
of
changes
to
that,
but
we
will
have
a
few.
It's
divided
up
into
different
Focus
areas.
It
includes
both
broader
policy
statements
and
then
specific
items
that
are
the
city
will
pursue.
It
also
includes
the
capital
investment
priorities
that
Lauren
just
covered.
So
I'm
not
going
to
cover
those
again,
but
the
the
sorry
I
lost
my
notes.
D
Here
oh
I
just
wanted
to
also
say,
because
there
were
many
things
that
remain
unfinished
after
last
year's
session.
That
is
why
we
aren't
proposing
a
lot
of
major
changes,
because
we
continue
to
have
these
priorities.
So
at
the
beginning
of
the
legislative
agenda,
we
do
have
a
racial
Equity
statement
which
was
developed
in
partnership
with
the
Department
of
racial
Equity,
inclusion
and
belonging,
and
it
really
states
that
all
of
the
city's
legislative
priorities
are
viewed
through
a
lens
of
advancing
racial,
Equity,
inclusion
and
belongings.
D
So,
similarly,
when
we
moved
to
the
municipal
governance
and
local
government
Finance
section,
we
also
view
a
lot
of
our
policies
through
this
idea
of
having
the
ability
to
have
local
control
and
decision
making.
And
so
we
do
have
a
broad
policy
statement
around
that
in
the
legislative
agenda
and
then
one
of
our
largest
priorities
this
year
will
be
looking
at
local
government
Aid
and
an
increase
to
local
government
Aid.
D
The
formula
has
not
changed
in
almost
a
decade,
and
so
we
will
be
working
with
our
colleagues
in
finance,
the
league
of
Minnesota
cities
and
with
the
legislature
to
to
focus
on
LGA.
There
is
also
this
is
just
a
highlight,
but
we
have
been
working-
and
this
was
added
to
the
agenda
last
year,
to
expand
the
boundary
of
the
downtown
taxing
authority
to
reflect
changes
that
we've
had
in
the
city
since
that
was
originally
created,
such
as
development
in
the
north
loop.
D
We
a
significant
priority
for
the
city,
continues
to
be
economic,
rebuilding
and
Recovery.
This
year.
We
intend
to
add
on
to
that
statement
to
say
we're
looking
for
resources
to
both
support
areas
that
were
affected
by
the
civil
unrest
following
the
murder
of
George
Floyd,
but
also
investment
in
areas
that
have
been
affected
by
both
historic
and
recent
disinvestment,
including
many
of
the
city's
cultural
corridors.
So
we
are
working
with
cpet
and
finance
and
we
will
be
talking
to
Minneapolis
delegation
members.
D
There
was
a
lot
of
work
completed
in
the
house
last
year
on
Public
Safety
reform,
that
included
many
things.
The
city
supported,
including
tools
for
building
trust
between
law
enforcement
and
the
community
funding
and
policies
to
improve
Community
safety
through
things
like
police,
wellness
and
training,
but
also
violence
prevention
initiatives
that
did
not
ultimately
pass,
and
so
this
will
continue
to
be
a
significant
priority
for
our
team.
D
D
The
City
of
Minneapolis
does
participate
in
the
homes
for
all
Coalition,
which
is
a
group
of
different
housing
providers
and
Advocates,
and
some
organizations
that
work
outside
of
housing
but
recognize
the
importance
of
affordable
housing
investment
for
the
work
that
they're
doing
as
well,
and
so
we
rely
a
lot
on
them
to
help
advocate
for
more
funding
for
affordable
housing
and
then
transportation.
We
continue
to
support
a
comprehensive
Transportation
bill
that
provides
local
government
with
the
resources
needed
to
preserve
and
meet
new
Transportation
needs
so
to
wrap
up.
D
D
We
do
intend
to
add
that
highlight
that
further
in
the
legislative
agenda,
because
we
do
anticipate
that
we'll
come
up
this
session
and
then
also
talking
about
regulation
of
products
like
Steve
already
mentioned,
for
what
has
already
been
legalized,
making
sure
the
city
can
have
a
seat
at
the
table.
For
those
conversations,
we
also
are
going
to
add
a
statement
about
supporting
State
matching
dollars
for
federal
infrastructure
funds
because
of
the
new
infrastructure
legislation
that
the
federal
government
adopted
earlier
this
year.
D
That
will
be
working
them
appreciate
the
comments
that
council
member
Vita
raised
about
the
municipal
building
commission
and
that
there
is
a
commitment
to
the
staff.
That
is
a
part
of
the
conversations
that
are
happening
between
city
and
county
leadership,
and
we
will
make
sure
we
keep
you
all
updated
on
on
those
discussions.
D
So
with
that.
That
concludes
our
first
agenda
item.
As
I
mentioned,
we
will
be
back
on
December
6th
with
the
marked
up
policy
positions
and
legislative
agenda
documents
for
you
to
consider
at
that
time,
and
we
will
be
continuing
to
communicate
with
you
between
now
and
then
to
get
that
ready
for
a
December
6th
meeting
but
happy
to
take
any
final
questions.
If
there
are
any
great.
A
D
D
So
in
the
state
legislature,
the
dfl
retained
control
of
the
house
by
the
same
margin
that
they
held
it
last
year,
which
was
70
to
64.
and
the
Senate.
It
will
now
be
in
dfl
control,
rather
than
Republican
control,
still
by
a
very
narrow
margin
of
34
dfl
members
to
33
Republican
members,
and
this
is
the
first
time
as
it's
already
been
noted
today,
since
2013
and
14,
that
one
party
controls
the
house
senate
and
the
governor's
office
and
just
a
couple
of
reminders
to
keep
in
mind.
D
It
certainly
does
open
up
some
different
opportunities
that
maybe
would
not
have
been
there
before
for
things
like
bonding
bills,
they're
still
required.
There
needs
to
be
a
super
majority
supporting
a
bonding
bill,
so
there
is
still
going
to
be
a
need
to
have
coalitions
and
in
collaborative
work
done
to
get
things
passed.
D
Some
really
exciting
news
for
Minneapolis
that
we
learned
late
last
week
is.
We
do
have
several
of
our
Minneapolis
delegation.
Members
in
leadership
positions,
Senator
Kerry
deedsick
will
be
the
Senate
Majority
Leader.
She
was
selected
by
her
colleagues.
She
represents
District
60
in
Northeast,
Minneapolis
Senator,
Bobby
Joe
champion
from
District
59,
which
is
North
Minneapolis
will
be
the
Senate
President,
and
so
that's
really
obviously
a
great
great
thing
for
our
city
to
have
those
folks
in
leadership
roles.
The
Senate
minority
leader
will
be
Senator
Mark
Johnson.
D
He
is
from
district
one
in
the
Northwest
part
of
the
state,
East
Grand
Forks,
and
then
we
do
know.
A
couple
of
committee
chairs,
Senator
Anne
rest
from
the
western
suburbs,
will
be
chairing
tax
committee
and
Senator
John
Marty,
who
is
from
Roseville,
will
chair
the
Senate
finance
committee.
We
do
anticipate
knowing
more
chairs
in
the
next
couple
of
weeks.
D
September
30th
they
passed
a
continuing
resolution
to
just
keep
the
budget
going
through
December
16th,
and
so
that
is
going
to
have
to
be
something
they
take
care
of
either
passing
another
continuing
resolution
or
adopting
a
budget
for
for
the
next
federal
fiscal
year.
So
the
timings
up
in
the
air,
but
we
are
hearing
from
our
federal
lobbying
team
that
that
House
and
Senate
staff
are
hopeful
that
earmarks
may
still
go
through
this
year
and
the
city
does
have
a
couple
of
items
that
are
still
in
play.
D
One
is
reimagining
Public
Safety,
it's
the
problem,
nature
code,
analysis
and
alternative
response
pilot.
So
it's
sort
of
alternative
responses
to
9-1-1
calls.
We
have
that
currently
in
play
at
about
two
and
a
half
million
dollars
on
the
Senate
side
and
then
also
the
Minneapolis
Pathways,
encouraging
active,
Community
engagement
and
recruitment.
This
would
be
help
creating
a
pathway
for
law
enforcement
careers
in
partnership
with
the
Step
Up
program
and
that's
in
the
Senate
bill
at
about
1.8
million
dollars.
So
we
will
keep
you
updated
on
what
happens
there,
but
it's
possible.
D
K
First
I
want
to
note
that
a
lot
of
you
have
probably
been
hearing
about
a
disposition,
study
and
you've
been
hearing
about
that
in
the
context
of
the
Upper
Saint
Anthony
Falls
near
The,
Stone
Arch
Bridge,
where
the
city
is
also,
you
know,
working
on
acquiring
some
property
there
and
so
on.
This
is
a
separate
study
at
one
point.
All
this
study
and
the
other
two
properties
were
all
combined,
but
they
were
separated
out
due
to
some
of
the
complex
issues
that
needed
attention
for
Upper,
Saint,
Anthony
Falls.
K
K
Basically,
as
you
know,
you
know
this
infrastructure
was
built
in
order
to
facilitate
a
commercial
navigation
of
the
Mississippi
River,
but
in
order
to
prevent
invasive
Carp
from
moving
into
different
waterways.
Ultimately,
navigation
ceased
at
the
Above
Upper
santhany
Falls,
and
these
other
pieces
of
infrastructure.
The
Army
Corps
is
saying
we
don't.
K
We
don't
think
we
need
them
anymore,
since
they
aren't
serving
that
traditional
purpose
and
we
are
going
to
study
these
properties
to
decide
how
to
dispose
of
them
so
dispose
generally
means
transfer,
transfer
it
to
someone
else
if
you
can,
but
they
must
also
study
options,
including
modifying
that
infrastructure,
removing
the
infrastructure.
Maybe
they
leave
parts
of
it
in
place,
but
it
doesn't
function
and
perform
the
functions
it
used
to
do
so.
They
need
to
study
this
and
why
don't
I
move
to
a
map?
You're?
K
Yeah,
so
here's
a
map
again
at
the
very
top
you
will
see.
Upper
Saint
Anthony
falls
again
near
The,
Stone
Arch,
the
other.
The
two
properties
that
we're
talking
about
here
are
lower
Saint,
Anthony
Falls,
which
is
near
the
35W
bridge.
I.
Think
it's
not
something!
That's
really
super
visible
from
a
lot
of
angles,
so
some
people
don't
really
notice
as
much.
But
that's
why
the
35W
bridge
and
then
Lock
and
Dam
number
one
is
sometimes
sometimes
people
call
that
the
Ford
Dam
it's
near
the
Ford
bridge
and
Minneapolis
area.
K
K
K
You
know
the
water
levels
are
maintained
at
a
certain
height
in
order
to
facilitate
that
traffic.
But
if
you
know,
there's
a
variety
of
scenarios
but
removal
that
infrastructure
would
have
a
very
different
River
and
so
there's
a
lot
of
different
stakeholders
that
are
interested
in
the
future
of
the
river
and
also
the
scope
of
this
study
and
again
I'm
not
doing
Justice,
because
there's
a
lot
of
different
a
lot
of
different
factors
here.
But
I
just
wanted
you
to
know
that
this
was
happening,
that
December
18th.
K
It's
a
deadline
for
comment
since
there's
different
parts
of
the
city
Enterprise
that
I
think
could
potentially
raise
really
important
questions.
I'm
working
across
City
departments
just
to
coordinate
those
questions
so
that
we
can
submit
those
Army
Corps
for
consideration
as
they
dive
into
the
the
study.
A
Excellent
well,
thank
you
for
this
presentation.
Are
there
any
comments
or
questions
from
my
colleagues
not
seeing
any
so
I
will
go
ahead
and
direct
the
clerk
to
receive
and
file
both
of
those
reports
and
really
want
to
thank
the
whole
igr
team
for
coming
here
with
these
great
presentations
and
all
of
this
information
at
this
really
exciting
time,
we
have
a
lot
of
potential
to
get
some
stuff
done
with
our
partners,
so
that
wraps
up
our
agenda
with
no
further
business
before
us
I
will
call
this
meeting
adjourned.
Thank
you.
Everyone.