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From YouTube: January 10, 2022 City of Minneapolis Inauguration
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Good
morning,
everybody
once
more
time
good
morning,
everybody.
Thank
you
very
much
welcome
to
the
inauguration
ceremonies
today.
This
very
brisk
minnesota
morning
glad
to
see
all
of
you
here.
I
am
michael,
a
ghosie.
I
am
the
ceo
of
american
indian
community
development
corporation
as
my
day
job
I'm
a
resident
of
minneapolis,
I'm
a
member
of
the
ho-chunk
nation
of
wisconsin,
and
I'm
happy
delighted
and
proud
to
be
here.
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I
was
driving
in
northeast
iowa
one
time
and
it
came
across
the
hill
and
there
was
a
big
sun
in
the
sky
and
it
was
a
beautiful
day.
There
was
a
little
bitty
church
on
the
hill
and
on
the
sign
in
front
of
the
church.
It
said
you
don't
become
a
good
captain
by
sailing,
calm
seas,
and
I
looked
at
that
and
I
thought
to
myself
ain't
that
the
truth.
C
You
know
not
that
we
want
to
go
through
life
looking
for
turbulent
seas,
but
we
want
to
be
prepared
for
the
time
when
that
might
be
the
case.
As
I
reflect
on
the
last
number
of
years.
It
seems
like
a
long,
a
lot
longer
of
the
challenges
and
controversies
that
have
faced
our
city
that
have
faced
our
mayor.
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Let
us
pray,
we
thank
you
father
for
this
moment,
for
this
day
this
hour
this
week,
this
term,
as
we
ask
you
for
your
invocation,
invoke
your
presence
upon
us
that
lord,
and
do
it
with
speed
and
diligence
to
guide
every
mayor
in
this
room,
our
mayor,
our
city,
council,
the
board
of
taxation
with
your
blessings,
your
wisdom,
your
knowledge,
your
honor
and
your
glory
fill
this
city
with
your
blessings,
the
work
that
lies
ahead
of
them.
Lord,
is
a
great
work,
but
you
assign
them
to
do
it.
D
E
I
get
that
on
a
regular
basis.
I
blame
my
husband
for
the
confusion
of
that
last
name.
I
was
honored.
My
name
is
mari:
chantal
melander
freeslaven,
a
product
of
minneapolis,
minneapolis,
public
schools,
a
parent,
a
practitioner,
my
heart,
definitely
in
the
city
very
grounded
in
north
minneapolis,
was
just
here
a
few
months
ago
for
our
high
school
graduation.
So
this
space
has
warm
fuzzies
for
me,
was
honored
to
be
invited
to
help
put
my
stamp
on
today's
ceremony,
pictured
my
words
being
more
for
you
guys,
but
they're
at
my
back.
E
I
begin
every
school
day
with
morning
announcements
I
find
it
provides
both
a
practical
purpose
in
reminding
us
of
upcoming
events
and
current
landmarks
and
a
cultural
one.
It
reminds
us
of
who
we
are
individually
and
collectively.
So
in
that
spirit,
here
you
go
and
all
my
babies
and
teachers
who
are
watching
online
from
home
today.
If
you
didn't
know,
we
are
in
e-learning,
they'll
recognize
how
this
next
portion
sounds
good
morning
minneapolis.
E
E
E
E
Two
years
later,
2020
began
with
sober
and
tragic
reminders
of
that
old
plague,
with
the
murders
of
ahmad
arbury
and
briana
taylor.
The
potter
keg
for
me
felt
near
ignition,
and
I
know
I
was
not
the
only
one
and
as
culver
became
more
and
more
of
a
reality,
the
definition
of
reality
frayed
and
lines
became
blurried
the
morning.
E
After
that
memorial
day,
I
awoke
to
what
had
become
the
all
too
familiar
notification
cell
phone
video
in
my
inboxes,
showing
that
all
too
familiar
scene
that
would
surely
end
in
death,
accompanied
by
that
all
too
familiar
caption
do
not
delete,
but
something
was
different.
This
time
I
recognized
that
uniform.
E
I
recognized
that
location
and
my
stomach
sunk
as
my
brain
registered.
What
my
eyes
were
seeing
and
then
my
body
followed
suit
by
sinking
to
my
knees
on
the
floor
of
my
bedroom
in
prayer
within
seconds,
though,
it
struck
me
that
there
was
no
need
to
pray
in
my
room
on
my
knees
when
I
could
go
pray
at
this
place
on
my
knees.
E
I
remember
polo
shirt
and
khaki
pants
wearing
men
with
close
cropped,
haircuts
and
unfamiliar
badges
clipped
to
their
belts
bending
down
and
asking
me
if
I
could
tell
them
what
happened.
If
I
was
a
witness
and
me
shaking
my
head,
no
tearfully
telling
them
that
I
just
got
there
that
morning
and
I
remember
a
man
pulling
up
and
screaming
how
many
more-
and
I
remember,
a
teenager,
walking
by
me
who
was
unable
to
hold
in
his
gasp.
E
And
I
remember
seeing
my
reflection
in
his
mirrored
sunglasses
when
I
looked
up
sensing
his
irritation,
as
if
my
presence
offended
him
and
then
him
slamming
the
metal
cover
back
on
so
loud
that
I
jumped-
and
I
remember
thinking
they
need
to
stop
the
buses
need
to
go
around
the
trash
man
needs
to
park
further
away
and
walk
up.
Someone
needs
to
tell
them
that
this
area
needs
to
be
off
limits
right
now,
blocked
off,
and
I
remember
the
national
media
had
begun,
showing
up
the
strongest
thought
of
all
struck
me
in
that
moment.
E
This
is
going
to
be
bigger
than
rodney
king
and
it
was,
and
though
it
was
not
blocked
off.
Then
it
was
blocked
off
later
and
for
more
than
a
year
to
come,
leaving
that
tragic
intersection
to
become
a
complex
memorial
of
healthy
morning
and
unhealthy
rage,
causing
aftershocks
of
toxicity
and
contributing
to
political
paralysis
and,
ultimately,
leaving
that
moment
to
be
a
defining
one
for
us
all,
but
especially
for
the
leadership
of
this
city,
especially
for
you
all.
E
It
is
the
charge
of
leadership
to
proverbially,
burn
out
the
bad
before
the
people
burn
down
it
all
and
lose
the
good
along
the
way,
and
it
is
the
charge
of
leadership
to
wake
up
on
a
frigid
cold
january
day
and
know
that
you
have
been
made
for
such
a
time.
As
this
an
old
proverb
says
we
may
throw
the
dice,
but
god
determines
how
they
fall.
E
Please
know
it,
please
feel
it
have
a
wonderful
wonderful
day,
a
wonderful
year
and
a
wonderful
time
of
office
here
in
minneapolis
minnesota,
where
it
is
no
accident
that
you
are
who
you
are
where
you
are
and
doing
what
you're
doing.
Please
receive
into
your
spirit.
What
I
remind
the
babies
of
every
morning.
E
F
G
G
Today
is
and
can
be
a
great
day
both
a
day
of
reflection,
as
mari
pointed
out
end
a
day
of
celebration
as
we
honor,
where
we've
been
and
send
a
clear
signal
of
where
we
are
headed
so
outside
my
office
over
in
city
hall.
There's
this
wall,
it's
a
wall
of
photos
of
all
of
the
mayors
that
have
come
before
me
from
doraleous
morrison
back
in
1869
to
one
of
me
four
years
ago.
G
Nearly
to
the
day,
if
you
look
at
that
picture,
the
face,
looking
back
is
bright,
eyed
and
bushy-tailed,
far
less
weathered
than
I
am
now
far.
Fewer
crow's
feet
a
lot
less
gray
hair,
but
the
more
important
changes
have
materialized
internally,
a
deepened
respect
for,
and
awareness
of,
the
magnitude
of
our
work.
G
G
You've
earned
the
trust
of
your
constituents,
improved
your
ability
to
represent
your
unique
communities.
You
are
bastions
of
experience,
voices
of
wisdom.
These
are
gifts,
gifts
that
I
hope
that
you
share
liberally
and
to
our
new
council
members,
council
members,
elliott,
payne,
robin
wansley,
warlipa,
michael
rainville,
latricia,
vita,
jason
chavez,
aisha
shugtai
and
emily
koski.
G
G
G
G
This
sentiment
is
possibly
best
exemplified
in
the
successes
and,
yes,
shortcomings.
We've
seen
in
minneapolis's
community
safety
system,
the
discussion
around
the
future
of
public
safety
has
dominated
conversations
from
dinner
tables
to
board
rooms
and
everywhere
in
between
now
today,
the
campaign
is
behind
us:
the
work
of
making
our
public
safety
system
better,
more
effective
and
more
inclusive.
It
is
now
before
us,
so
my
ask
is
simple
to
everyone
pull
up
a
chair
pull
up
a
chair.
G
G
G
G
Kids
need
space
to
run
with
a
great
idea,
run
through
a
new
song
or
sometimes
for
a
kid
who
can't
sit
still.
They
just
need
to
run
and
we
create
these
systems
intentionally
for
young
people,
who
are
grappling
with
new
and
unfamiliar
challenges,
to
redirect
our
kids
away
from
a
path
of
violence,
a
path
that
far
far
too
often
ends
in
tragedy,
tragedy
that
not
only
acutely
impacts
a
neighborhood,
but
our
entire
city.
G
G
But
here's
the
thing
public
safety
is
not
a
police
only
issue
and
will
not
be
a
police
police-only
solution
from
funding
adolescent
work,
group,
violence,
intervention
through
our
office
of
violence
prevention,
to
providing
mental
health
responders
to
care
for
those
in
crisis.
We
are
taking
action
to
create
a
comprehensive
and
integrated
public
safety
system,
we're
pulling
up
chairs
for
leaders
from
across
the
city
to
bring
a
sweeping
range
of
perspectives
to
the
table
and
making
sure
that
their
diverse
lived
experiences
are
reflected
in
our
public
safety
and
accountability
programs.
G
G
G
We
will
rebound
in
fine
form.
Will
it
be
difficult?
Yes,
it
will,
but
we
are
up
to
the
challenge,
because
our
city
does
not
quit.
We
will
blow
by
the
old
normal
to
recover
in
a
way
that
uplifts
and
empowers
black
and
brown
communities
that
have
traditionally
been
left
behind
and
excluded
from
investing
in
bipoc
commercial
property
ownership
to
relieving
millions
of
dollars
in
city
issued
licenses
and
permits
for
cash-strapped
businesses.
G
This
pandemic
has
reinforced
what
the
minneapolis
business
community,
the
economic
driver
of
this
region
and
state
has
understood
for
decades.
As
jonathan
weinhagen,
our
minneapolis
regional
chamber
head,
will
tell
you,
we
depend
on
one
another.
There
exists
a
symbiotic
relationship
across
businesses
and
communities
that
has
sharpened
our
propensity
for
innovation
and
propelled
our
community
forward.
G
G
G
The
pandemic
continues
to
exacerbate
racial
economic
disparities
in
minneapolis
and
the
families
most
financially
impacted
have
been
front
and
center
in
the
creation
of
this
program,
500
a
month
will
be
in
the
hands
of
200
minneapolis
families.
This
year,
with
payments
rolling
out
now
in
the
coming
months,
with
a
service
approach,
we
can
more
directly
support
the
unique
needs
of
the
most
vulnerable
families.
G
G
We
must
do
everything
possible
to
continue
forward
with
this
pledge.
We
need
housing
solutions
that
are
as
dynamic
as
the
communities
that
we
serve.
Our
partners
at
homeward
bound
led
by
our
host
today,
mike
gosie
and
avivo
village,
are
building
innovative
and
culturally
specific
low
barrier
models
for
residents
experiencing
homelessness.
G
G
In
the
last
few
years,
stable
home,
stable
schools
has
prevented
or
ended
homelessness
for
over
three
thousand
one
hundred
and
fifty
children
in
over
one
thousand
one
100
families
and
we're
only
going
up
from
there.
Other
jurisdictions
here
in
minnesota
and
around
the
country
are
looking
at
stable
homes,
stable
schools
as
a
model
for
improving
housing
and
education
stability.
G
I'm
really
thrilled
that
I
was
able
to
welcome
my
friend
and
proponent
of
this
program
in
dorothy
lawson.
As
my
honored
guest
here
today
dorothy,
I
haven't
even
gotten
a
chance
to
say
hello
to
you
yet,
but
your
story
is
an
inspiration
to
me
and
so
many
countless
other
people
from
experiencing
homelessness
earlier
in
her
own
life,
to
helping
children
of
families
and
shelters,
stay
caught
up
at
school
and
supporting
unhoused
teens
grappling
with
mental
health
challenges,
dorothy's
propensity
for
making
connections
and
her
deeply
deeply
kind.
G
G
And
it
gets
even
better
the
national
association
of
housing
and
redevelopment
officials
recently
recognized
stable
homes,
stable
schools,
with
an
award
of
merit,
citing
the
program's,
unique
solutions
for
tackling
homelessness
and
the
achievement
gap.
At
the
same
time,
I'm
immensely
proud
of
our
progress
so
far
and
I'm
so
eager
to
continue
this
important
work
with
all
of
you.
G
G
G
We
will
prioritize
and
incentivize
transitioning
away
from
fossil
fuels
to
meet
our
ambitious,
clean
energy
goals
by
2030.
when
making
financial
decisions.
Our
analysis
won't
be
limited
to
dollars
and
cents
today,
but
will
make
sure
to
account
for
the
extraordinarily
expensive
social
cost
of
carbon
tomorrow.
G
G
A
steadiness
of
purpose
and
honesty
of
implementation
is
perhaps
more
important
in
this
endeavor
than
anything
we'll
do
in
our
time.
Here
our
form
of
government
transcends
any
policy
or
program
any
politician
or
department
head.
Our
integrity
of
government
is
the
rock
upon
which
all
progress
is
built,
and
it's
up
to
us
to
ensure
that
it
is
rock
solid.
G
G
At
times
we
will
disagree.
Disagreement
and
constructive
argument
are
a
cornerstone
of
our
democracy,
but
that
cornerstone
is
kicked
loose.
When
we
fail
to
prioritize
our
commonalities
in
this
work,
we
will
make
mistakes
some
shifts
in
direction
we
take
today.
Decisions
deemed
righteous
now
will
be
deemed
extraordinary
in
25
years.
G
G
I'm
really
grateful
to
the
residents
of
the
city
of
minneapolis
for
the
opportunity
to
serve
another
term,
and
I
know
that
council
members
and
the
board
of
estimate
taxation
are
so
grateful
to
those
residents
as
well
and
on
a
personal
level.
I
know
that
this
opportunity
would
not
have
presented
itself,
if
not
for
the
tireless
love
and
strength
of
my
wife,
sarah,
through
the
most
challenging
days
over
the
past
four
years,
sarah
has
been
a
constant
support,
a
reliable
recalibration,
especially
when
I
needed
it
most
you've.
G
Thank
you
to
my
mom
and
dad
who
have
traveled
here
to
help
us
celebrate
this
important
day,
and
it
means
the
world
to
me
that
you're
here.
Thank
you
supporting
me
for
supporting
me
for
who
I
am
and
always
showing
up,
no
matter
what
partners
and
families
experience
these
highs
and
lows
of
service
as
directly
as
the
public
servants,
sometimes
even
more
so
so
to
our
council
members.
Your
families
won't
sign
your
oath
of
office,
but
they
probably
should.
G
G
G
As
we
chart
a
path
forward
with
a
few
new
faces
in
the
mix,
I
am
endlessly
grateful
for
your
unique
talents
and
your
dedication,
constant
dedication
to
this
city
and
last,
but
certainly
not
least,
to
city
staff,
many
of
them
working
tirelessly
right
now
today
and
every
single
day
for
their
herculean
efforts
to
keep
our
city
running
day
and
night.
You
have
overcome
barriers
that
just
a
couple
of
years
ago,
would
have
seemed
incomprehensible.
G
You
have
stepped
up,
you
have
fearlessly
scaled
barriers
that
have
existed
at
times
for
generations
and
you
keep
on
working
striving
for
better
every
day
your
work
exemplifies
the
noble
profession
of
public
service.
Your
work
is
essential
and
we
must
trust
your
expertise
accordingly.
Please
join
me
in
giving
a
huge
round
of
applause
for
our
extraordinary
city.
G
G
G
The
honorable
work
of
good
governance
requires
long-term
focus
with
an
immediate
urgency
of
now
as
public
servants.
We
must
do
both
the
people
counting
on
us
to
get.
This
right
are
not
afraid
to
demand
the
highest
levels
of
service
and
we
shouldn't
be
either
so.
It
is
my
hope
that
our
most
lasting
legacies
outlive
our
tenure
as
public
servants
that,
if
generations
from
now
our
names
are
forgotten,
the
mark
we
leave
remains
because
right
now
we
are
the
ones
in
the
arena.
G
F
F
F
C
You
know,
I
always
say,
tell
people
they
said
you
go
off.
I
said
yeah,
I
I'm
a
golfer.
How
are
you
any
good?
I
said
well,
the
last
shot
I
took,
I
put
the
putt
in
the
hole,
and
so
I
left
on
top
is
what
I
always
say.
But
what
we
learned
from
our
losses
and
our
learn
from
our
challenges
is
how
to
do
it
better,
how
to
make
a
difference,
how
to
tweak
it,
and
sometimes
it's
such
a
tweak.
You
know
a
baseball
player
that
bats
300.
C
That
means
he
he
doesn't
get
hit
seven
times
and
the
difference
between
a
batter
at
300
and
one
at
325
is
a
tweak.
It's
just
a
way.
You
hold
the
bat
it's
where
you
put
your
shoulder,
and
so
it's
the
little
things
in
our
lives,
the
little
things
that
we
can
do
to
make
ourselves
better
and
that
in
turn
will
make
our
communities
our
families,
our
communities
and
our
city
better
january
20th
1961
was
a
big
day.
For
me
it
was
my
birthday
yeah
and
so
I'm
very
fortunate.
C
I
I
share
the
birthday
with
with
a
number
of
folks,
but
it's
it's
a
big
day,
because
it's
it's
inauguration
day
january
of
1961.
There
was
a
young
president
by
the
name
of
john
f
kennedy,
and
he
spoke
that
day
in
and
he
one
of
the
things
he
said
that
resonated
with
me
was
ask
not
what
your
country
can
do
for
you
ask
what
you
can
do
for
your
country,
and
I
take
that
to
heart.
C
C
I
choose
to
be
part,
my
feeling
is,
if
I'm
not
part
of
the
solution,
I
am
part
of
the
problem,
and
so
I
look
at
how
I
can
be
better
every
day,
not
just
for
me,
but
for
my
family,
for
my
friends
and
for
the
community
that
I
serve
and
the
community
that
we
all
belong
to,
and
so
today
I
ask,
as
we
leave
this
auditorium,
that
we
look
within
ourselves.
We
look
to
ourselves
to
create
the
best
minneapolis
we
can
create
and
we
look
to
our
leaders
to
support
that.
Endeavor.
C
H
H
H
We
are
not
here
to
stamp
our
feet
and
say
no.
I
will
not
help.
We
are
here
to
pray,
to
pray
with
our
feet
and
our
hands
and
our
hearts
to
lift
up
the
homeless
in
minneapolis
to
feed
the
hungry.
In
this
city.
We
love
to
roll
up
our
sleeves
to
work
for
racial
justice,
to
open
our
hearts,
to
public
safety
for
all
communities,
a
moral
vision.
It
is
a
moral
vision
we
create
together.