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From YouTube: February 3, 2022 Public Works & Infrastructure Committee
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B
Well,
good
afternoon,
everyone
and
welcome
to
the
regular
meeting
of
the
public
works
and
infrastructure
committee
for
february
3rd
2022.
I
am
andrew
johnson,
the
chair
of
this
committee.
As
we
begin,
I
will
note
for
the
record
that
this
meeting
has
remote
participation
by
members
and
city
staff
as
authorized
under
minnesota
statutes.
B
Sections
d
.021
due
to
the
declared
local
public
health
emergency.
The
city
will
be
recording
and
posting
this
meeting
to
the
city's
website
and
youtube
channel
as
a
means
of
increasing
public
access
and
transparency.
This
meeting
is
public
and
subject
to
the
minnesota
open
meeting
law.
At
this
time,
I
will
ask
the
clerk
to
call
the
role,
so
we
can
verify
that
we
have
a
quorum
for
this
meeting.
D
B
B
I
gladly
accept
this
challenge
and
think
it's
wonderful
and
want
to
lift
up
the
fact
of
rebecca
lee
crumpler,
dr
rebecca
lee
crumpler,
who
is
the
first
black
woman
in
the
united
states
to
qualify
as
a
doctor,
opening
her
own
medical
clinic
in
boston
and
dedicating
herself
to
treating
women
and
children
who
lived
in
poverty.
She
treated
patients,
regardless
of
their
ability
to
pay
and
often
took
no
money
for
her
work.
B
So
we
are
very
proud
of
the
legacy
of
dr
trumpler,
so
on
our
agenda
today
we
have
a
number
of
consent
items
before
us,
as
well
as
a
public
hearing.
We
will
begin
by
first
taking
up
the
consent
items
and
then
we'll
move
on
to
our
public
hearing.
There
are
five
items
on
the
consent
agenda
today
and
one
receiving
file
item,
which
I
will
read
for
the
record.
B
The
first
of
our
items
is
authorizing
a
contract
with
hennepin
county
for
waste
disposal
services.
The
second
is
authorizing
a
contract
with
gray
matter
systems
and
data
acquisition
for
earth,
I'm
sorry
for
the
ge,
digital
supervisory
control
and
data
acquisition
system,
software
license
and
support
for
the
water
treatment
and
distribution
division.
B
E
B
That
carries
in
because
consent
agenda
is
approved.
Now
we
will
move
on
to
our
public
hearing,
and
I
did
want
to
make
a
note
before
we
get
in
for
the
consideration
of
the
appointment
of
director
of
public
works,
that
this
is
a
big
moment
for
us,
and
I
am
honored
and
privileged
to
be
here
with
my
fellow
committee
members
in
consideration
of
this
appointment.
B
It's
big
because
this
is
the
first
appointment
consideration
of
a
department
charter
head
or
a
charter
department
head
for
this
term
of
new
council
members,
in
which
we
have
a
majority
of
new
council
members,
but
it's
also
bigger
than
that,
because
it
is
also
the
first
appointment
since
the
government
structure
charter,
amendment
passed
by
voters,
and
so
that
has
changed.
The
relationship
between
the
city
council
department
has
and
the
mayor-
and
I
will
personally
say
I
think
that
adds
more
weight
to
these
appointment
considerations.
B
It
is
also
a
big
deal
because
our
department
of
public
works
has
been
without
a
permanent
director
for
more
than
a
year,
and
that
certainly
has
a
consequence
both
for
individuals
such
as
our
interim
director
brett
shelley,
who
we
are
very
thankful
for
his
service
and
leadership
over
this
time,
as
well
as
for
the
department,
and
so
it
is
exciting
to
be
able
to
consider
an
appointment
today
for
which
the
mayor
is
bringing
forward.
B
Commissioner,
margaret
anderson,
kelleher
mndot,
commissioner
margaret
anderson
kelleher
as
his
nominee.
So
just
a
quick
talk
about
the
process
for
a
second
for
this,
so
that
both
committee
members
and
the
public
are
aware
of
how
we'll
proceed.
B
So
in
just
a
moment,
I
will
recognize
the
mayor
to
introduce
his
nominee
and
then
we
will
move
on
to
opening
up
our
public
hearing.
We
do
have
37
individuals
signed
up
to
speak
at
the
public
hearing.
There
will
be
a
two-minute
limit
for
each
speaker,
and
the
clerk
will
help
us
with
managing
that
time
limit
and
cutting
folks
off.
B
Once
we
reach
the
two-minute
limit
once
we
get
through
our
speakers,
then
we
will
close
the
public
hearing
and
turn
it
over
to
our
nominee
to
speak
and
then,
after
that,
we'll
open
it
up
to
council
members
for
questions,
comments
and
discussion
on
this
consideration
of
in
appointment,
and
with
that
I
will
go
ahead
and
recognize
mayor
frye
to
speak
to
his
nomination.
F
Thank
you,
chair,
andrew
johnson,
greatly
appreciate
your
leadership
and
specifically
your
work
on
this
committee,
which
we
recognize
is
so
critically
important
for
our
entire
city.
A
big
thank
you
also
to
our
interim
director
brett
jelly
who,
as
you
mentioned,
has
led
for
the
past
year
through
some
very
difficult
circumstances,
and
my
appreciation
and
thanks
on
behalf
of
our
entire
city,
really
goes
out
to
you,
mr
jelly.
F
So
under
the
former
public
works
director
in
minneapolis
and
director
hutchinson,
we
made
some
really
significant
strides
towards
becoming
a
city
that
puts
people
first
in
terms
of
transportation
and
engages
in
a
route
towards
sustainability
for
our
environment,
with
director
hutchinson's
departure
to
work
over
at
the
biden
administration.
F
We
do
have
a
rare
opportunity
right
now
to
appoint
a
new
director
for
this
very
large
and
very
important
department,
and
we've
heard
from
our
diverse
minneapolis
residents
and
stakeholders
the
importance
of
having
a
very
forward-thinking,
visionary
leader,
who
can
quite
simply
get
things
done
and
we'll
continue
to
define
minneapolis
as
a
bold
leader
on
clean,
equitable
and
sustainable
transportation
for
all,
and
that's
the
direction
that
we're
going
with
that.
I'm
I'm
very
honored
to
nominate
the
minnesota
department
of
transportation.
Commissioner,
margaret
anderson
keller,
her
to
serve
as
the
city's
next
public
works
director.
F
It
goes
without
saying,
but
I'll
say
it
anyway.
This
is
a
very
big
deal
for
our
city
to
achieve
and
to
to
bring
in
a
leader
like
margaret
anderson.
Kelleher
is
a
big
deal
at
a
critical
moment,
especially
when
we
have
so
much
in
terms
of
federal
infrastructure
dollars
coming
in.
She
is
a
person
that
can
help
navigate
that
money
towards
clear
results
that
quite
simply
help
people.
F
She
brings
a
deep
expertise
in
transportation
policy
and
finance
and
climate
action
and,
of
course,
in
organizational
leadership,
and
look
no
further
than
her
resume
to
see
some
of
the
acolytes
and
as
mndot
commissioner
anderson
kelleher
led
a
team
of
more
than
5
000
people
at
the
state
level.
F
During
her
time
as
commissioner,
she
has
also
created
a
new
office
of
tribal
affairs
to
expand
the
agency's
work,
consulting
with
tribal
nations,
established
the
sustainable
transportation
advisory
council
to
help
reduce
carbon
pollution
from
transportation
and
has
worked
to
deepen
relationships
with
community
leaders
and
local
governments
across
our
state
and
our
city.
Margaret
anderson
color
is
an
excellent
leader.
F
She
is
one
who
I'm
proud
to
have
to
move
forward
here
as
a
nominee
to
to
work
and
partner
with
at
the
city,
and
I
do
ask
for
your
support
and
your
vote
in
confirming
the
nomination.
Thank
you
so
much,
mr
chair.
Thank
you.
Council
members
for
the
time
greatly
appreciated.
B
B
I
will
move
on
now
to
the
public
hearing
and
before
I
again
begin
with
this,
just
a
friendly
reminder,
especially
for
those
who
this
is
your
first
public
hearing.
We
have
had
the
question
raised
at
this
and
other
public
hearings
as
well
that
people
who
are
speaking
are
able
to
ask
questions
of
the
nominees.
B
The
public
hearings
are
an
opportunity
for
you
to
address
the
committee,
and
you
can
address
me
as
the
committee
chair
as
well
as
we
are
considering
your
comments
and
thoughts
in
our
decision
today.
So
I
will
go
ahead
and
open
the
public
hearing
and
recognize
our
first
speaker,
megan
rogers,
and
you
can
press
star
6
on
your
phone
to
unmute
and
we
will
then
move
on
after
megan
to
will
davis,
and
I
will
quick
ask
clarification
from
the
clerk.
Do
we
need
public
speakers
to
state
their
address
for
the
record
in
this
forum.
B
Perfect
wonderful,
thank
you
to
our
clerk
for
that
clarification.
All
right,
megan
the
floor
is
yours.
Welcome.
B
If
you,
we
can't
hear
you
so
if
you
are
on
the
line
megan,
please
press
star
six
to
unmute.
B
Not
hearing
anything
yet
if
megan,
if
you
are
tuning
in
and
anyone
else
tuning
in,
if
this
happens-
and
we
can't
hear
you
just
focus
on
connecting
up
and
then
when
we're
transitioning
to
the
next
person
feel
free
to
speak
up.
B
If
your
number
has
already
been
called
and
we'll
call
on
you
next,
if
you
did
not
get
a
chance
to
speak,
but
you
were
signed
up
so
we'll
move
on
to
will
davis
and
then
megan,
if
you
are
on
the
line
or
are
able
to
join
us
after
whoever
is
speaking
wraps
up,
feel
free
to
jump
in
and
say
that
you're
here
so
will.
Are
you
here.
B
G
G
I
am
the
ceo
of
the
native
american
community
development
institute
and,
as
the
chair
noted,
I
am
the
met
council
member
for
the
center
part
of
minneapolis
north
minneapolis
and
robinsdale,
and
thank
you
so
much
for
this
opportunity
to
address
you
today
and
also
thank
you
to
mr
chair
council
and
mayor
for
the
service
you
provide
to
our
city.
I
am
here
to
enthusiastically
support
the
appointment
of
margaret
anderson
kelleher
as
the
city
of
minneapolis
public
works
director.
G
In
fact,
I
just
recollect
that,
back
during
my
time
on
the
council,
I
was
one
of
the
engineers
of
a
charter
change
to
expand
the
eligibility
of
the
public
works
director
and
not
require
it
to
be
an
engineer,
and
we
passed
that
at
the
council
13-0
vote.
Imagine,
and-
and
I
think
it
was
important
to
me,
because
there's
a
lot
of
engineering
that
goes
into
our
infrastructure
and
our
public
works
work
and
there's
the
context
it's
in
right,
the
community,
the
people
and
that's
why.
G
G
The
speaker
of
the
house
as
mndot
commissioner
and
I
was
I'm
at
council
member
during
margaret's
time
as
mndot
commissioner,
has
been
a
high
level
mark
in
the
collaborative
relationship
between
our
two
agencies,
and
I'm
I'm
grateful
for
that
and
you
heard
of
her
excellent
work
with
the
minnesota
tribes
in
her
role
as
mndot,
commissioner
and
I
can
speak
to
our
work
with
the
urban
community
as
well,
specifically
in
the
area
of
unsheltered
and
caring
for
our
unsheltered
relatives.
G
Midnight
has
a
really
interesting
and
particular
relationship
with
the
unsheltered
who
often
are
living
on
their
right
of
way,
and
I
think
that
can
really
inform
some
of
the
city's
solutions
to
this
persistent
challenge
and
we
did
a
my
day,
job
native
american
community
development
institute.
Finally,
here
we
did
we're
project
with.
B
Thank
you
yeah.
Thank
you,
council,
member
lilly.
Graham,
we
really
appreciate
you
being
here
to
speak
with
that.
We'll
move
on
to
our
next
speaker
number
five
representative,
frank
hornstein,
followed
by
scott
devil
and
then
joshua
christensen.
H
Thank
you
very
much,
mr
chair
and
committee
members.
I
am
very
honored
to
give
a
strong,
strong,
supportive
comments
for
margaret
anderson
kelleher
to
be
the
new
director
of
public
works.
My
name
is
frank
hornstein.
H
I
am
a
resident
of
minneapolis
and
I
currently
chair
the
minnesota
house
of
representatives
committee
on
transportation
policy
and
finance,
and
I
want
to
just
address
two
issues
that
I
think
would
be
very
important
for
the
committee
to
consider.
In
my
role.
I
spend
a
lot
of
time
on
the
issue
of
climate
change
and
its
relationship
to
infrastructure
and
transportation,
and
I
think
that
is
one
of
the
most,
if
not
most
important,
issues
that
a
new
director
of
public
works
needs
to
be
familiar
with
and
address.
H
We
were
truly
partners
in
developing
and
implementing
policy.
I
know
that
she
will
work
very
collaboratively
with
you,
mr
chair
and
all
members
of
the
city
council
and
the
broader
community,
and
so
that
is
why
I
feel
so
strongly
that
in
this
moment,
in
this
time
for
our
city,
margaret
anderson
kelleher
will
make
an
excellent
director
of
public
works.
And
with
that,
mr
chairman,
thank
you
so
much.
H
I
Great
thank
you
so
much
for
the
opportunity
to
speak
in
favor
of
margaret
anderson,
kelleher's
nomination
to
be
the
next
director
of
public
works
for
the
city.
My
name
is
scott
dibble.
As
you
said,
I
serve
as
the
minnesota
state
senator
representing
district
61
and
also
serve
as
the
lead
dfl
on
the
senate
transportation
committee.
It
also
might
be
interesting
for
you
to
know
that
I
worked
for
six
years
as
an
aide
to
a
city
council
member,
gorey
mead,
who
served
as
the
chair
of
the
then
known
transportation
and
public
works
committee.
I
We
celebrated
her
life
last
friday
and
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
so
much
to
all
of
you
for
the
beautiful
resolution
that
you
passed
in
her
honor.
It
was
displayed
proudly
at
the
memorial
service
by
her
husband
and
family,
especially
councilmember
koski.
Thank
you
for
that.
So
without
a
doubt,
commissioner,
anderson
kelleher
has
been
one
of
the
most
progressive,
thoughtful
and
responsive
leaders
at
mndot.
I
have
ever
had
the
pleasure
to
work
with.
I
In
truth,
I'm
actually
selfishly
unhappy
that
she's
leaving
and
thought-
I
might
actually
say
bad
things
about
her
here,
but
I
say
nice
things.
She
understands
the
role
of
transportation.
She
understands
that
our
built
environment
can
either
add
to
greater
racial,
social
and
economic
justice
and
contribute
to
improving
our
environment
and
climate,
or
can
do
the
exact
opposite
and
I'll.
Just
give
a
few
quick
examples.
I
know
I
only
have
two
minutes.
I
have
a
lot
to
say
so
I'll
try
to
run
through
these.
I
The
first
thing
she
did
as
commissioner
or
one
of
the
first
things
was
to
accompany
me
to
a
community
screening
and
discussion
of
a
documentary
about
the
rondo
community
in
the
history
of
its
destruction
by
the
agency.
She
was
taking
over
frank,
hornstein
managed
mentioned
the
sustainable
transportation
advisory
committee.
Very
important
work,
that's
fundamentally
changed
and
altered
much
of
how
mndot
does
its
work.
I
I
serve
on
the
rethinking
I-94
project
advisory
committee,
which
is
another
demonstrable
example
of
her
commitment
to
changing
the
posture
of
mndot
recognizing
past
and
ongoing
harm,
and
really
seeking
the
advice
and
counsel
input
of
those
who
live
the
reality
of
I-94.
Every
day.
The
same
can
be
said
of
the
response
that
she
made
to
members
of
the
community
who
who
have
become
active
in
the
effort
to
think
about
olsen
memorial
highway,
which
was
at
one
time
a
vital
and
bustling
hub
of
the
black
community,
known
as
6th
avenue
north.
B
Oh,
thank
you.
Thank
you,
yeah.
That
might
happen
a
couple
of
times
during
this.
So
thank
you
senator
we.
We
appreciate
you
speaking
here
and
sharing
your
thoughts.
We
will
move
on
to
joshua
christensen
and
then
followed
by
chelsea,
global
scabio,
and
then
steve
kramer
welcome
joshua.
A
B
Here,
if
you
can
hear
this
press
star
6
to
unmute.
B
All
right
well,
if
you're
able
to
join
us
at
another
time
during
this
call,
we
would
welcome
you
to
speak
we'll
move
on
to
speaker,
chelsea
love.
It's
goodbye.
Welcome.
K
B
L
I'm
the
president
here
at
the
minneapolis
regional
labor
federation
of
the
asl
cio
representing
workers
all
across
the
city
and
we're
excited
to
be
here
to
advocate
for
the
appointment
of
margaret
anderson
kelleher
to
the
public
works.
There's
just
a
few
points
that
I
would
make
is
in
the
first
one
being
that
we're
at
a
huge
opportunity
at
across
the
roads
of
opportunity
in
the
city,
around
arp
funding,
build
back,
better
funding,
state
bonding
dollars
and
funding
of
that
nature.
L
And
we
know
that
margaret
anderson
kelleher
is
not
only
going
to
advocate
for
the
best
deals
not
best
deal.
But
the
best
outcome
for
the
city
of
minneapolis
she's
also
going
to
be
able
to
implement
it
because
you're
looking
at
so
many
unique
layers
of
government
and
and
and
ways
of
implementation
of
these
programs
that
it's
going
to
take.
L
But,
most
importantly,
one
of
the
reasons
why
we
support
this
appointment
is
the
stakeholder
engagement
through
koved
and
everything
that
our
city
has
been
facing
in
the
last
year
and
a
half
to
two
years.
Engagement
needs
to
be
a
top
priority
for
anybody.
Moving
into
one
of
these
positions
and
margaret
has
a
track
record
of
doing
very
good
community
engagement.
L
B
Thank
you
chelsea
and
my
apologies
on
mispronouncing
for
your
last
name
on
that.
So
global
gabriel,
we
will
move
on
to
steve
kramer
and
our
number
10
on
the
list
amber
nix
is
not
calling
in
is
my
understanding
from
the
clerk.
So
then,
after
steve
kramer
will
be
joe
wenker.
M
I
am
calling
in
to
support
the
mayor's
nomination
of
margaret
anderson
kelleher
to
be
the
next
public
works
director.
So
many
positive
things
have
been
said.
I'll
just
highlight
a
couple
of
things
from
my
perspective
and
I,
by
the
way
I'm
representing
the
minneapolis
downtown
council,
I'm
also
a
city
resident,
as
is
margaret
and
has
has
been
noted,
she's
long,
been
part
of
the
civic
fabric
of
our
community,
as
chelsea
noted
really
good
and
open
to
engagement
across
many
of
our
communities.
M
So
that's
an
important
characteristic
as
this
as
representative
hornstein
and
senator
dibble
noted
she
has
served
at
the
highest
levels
and
robert
logan
highest
levels
of
state
government,
both
as
an
elected
official
and
leading
mndot
important
for
the
business
community,
margaret
led
an
important
technology
association,
the
high
tech
council
for
many
years.
M
So
she
is
also
familiar
with
the
private
sector
and
the
business
community,
so
just
across
the
board
she's
highly
highly
highly
qualified,
and
I
very
much
look
forward
to
to
working
with
her
on
important
transportation
issues
ahead
for
the
city
of
indianapolis.
M
I
would
just
note,
as
the
mayor
did
a
a
note
of
thanks
to
brett
jelly
for
the
admiral
job
he
did
stepping
in
into
the
big
shoes
of
robin
robin
hutchinson
as
interim
director
and
and
look
forward
to
also
working
with
him
continue
on
a
continuing
basis,
along
with
the
new,
the
new
agency
director.
So
thank
you
very
much
for
your
time
this
afternoon.
B
Thank
you
steve.
We
next
have
joe
winker,
followed
by
alex
satulis
and
then
dan
mcconnell
welcome
joe.
N
Hi
there
this
is
joe
winker.
Thank
you,
mr
chair
and
committee
members
and
commissioner
anderson
kelleher.
My
name
is
joe
wenker
and
I'm
a
resident
of
minneapolis
in
ward
7..
I
don't
have
any
fancy
title
or
anything,
I'm
just
calling
in
as
a
resident.
I
have
a
question,
and
this
is
my
first
time
speaking
at
a
public
meeting.
N
So
I
don't
know
if
this
is
the
format
to
ask
a
question,
but
I'm
just
going
to
go
ahead
and
ask
it
so
in
the
complete
streets
policy
for
minneapolis
it
states
the
following
it
says
quote:
minneapolis
is
committed
to
rebalancing
its
transportation
network
by
clearly
prioritizing
walking,
taking
transit
and
biking
over
driving
motorized
vehicles
in
a
manner
that
provides
for
acceptable
levels
of
service
for
all
modes.
N
End
quote
so.
My
question
is:
if
confirmed
as
public
works
director,
will
you
commit
to
implementing
this
vision,
especially
when
it
comes
to
the
reconstruction
of
hennepin
avenue
itself?
So
thank
you.
B
Thank
you
joe,
and
we
appreciate
you
certainly
asking
that
question
and
just
from
a
procedural
standpoint
for
you
and
for
anyone
else,
it's
certainly
fair
to
raise
questions
like
that.
Given
the
process
over
this
format,
we
don't
have
the
nominee
directly
answer
questions
from
the
public.
It
will
be
council
members
asking
questions
after
the
public
hearing
is
close,
but
certainly
appropriate.
If
you
have
questions
you
are
interested
in
to
at
least
voice
those
for
consideration
by
this
committee.
B
So
thank
you
we'll
move
on
to
alex,
followed
by
dan
and
then
elisa
schuffman
welcome,
alex.
B
Maybe
maybe
I
hear
somebody
moving
around
a
little
bit.
I
am
not
hearing
alex,
though
speaking
up
so
alex.
If
you
join
later,
please
feel
free
to
make
your
presence
known
and
we'll
revisit
you.
Now
we
will
move
on
to
dan
mcconnell,
followed
by
elisa
schiffman
and
then
samuel
rockwell
welcome
dan.
O
Thank
you,
chair
johnson
and
members
of
the
public
works
committee.
This
is
dan
mcconnell,
I'm
the
business
manager
of
minneapolis,
building
and
construction,
trades
council
and
proud
resident
of
ward
2..
I'm
excited
to
be
here
today
to
exit
support.
My
friend
margaret
anderson
kelleher,
for
their
appointment
to
the
role
of
public
works
director
for
the
city.
I
believe
margaret
is
the
right
person
at
the
right
time
for
our
city.
O
As
we
all
know,
margaret
has
a
strong
track
record
of
being
a
collaborative
leader
who
can
bring
people
together
and
build
consensus.
The
director
of
public
works
is
one
of
the
most
important
leaders
in
our
city
enterprise.
They
do
a
lot
of
things.
They
provide
clean
drinking
water,
they
pick
up
our
garbage
and
they
maintain
our
streets
and,
as
our
country
is
finally
recognizing
the
need
for
serious
investment
in
infrastructure.
O
I
believe
margaret
has
relationships
and
perspective
that
can
maximize
the
impact
of
federal
and
state
funding
opportunities
and
to
translate
those
opportunities
into
improvements
to
our
city
that
we
can
all
be
proud
of.
I'm
proud
to
add
my
voice
to
those
calling
for
her
confirmation
of
her
appointment
and
hope
you
will
do
so.
Thank
you
very
much.
B
Thank
you
dan.
We
appreciate
you
speaking
and
before
we
move
on
to
the
next
speaker,
I
will
pause
for
a
moment
to
recognize
that
we
do
have
council
member
vita
here
with
us
via
phone
and
if
you
could
just
voice
your
presence
for
the
record,
that
would
be
wonderful.
B
Well,
I
know
councilmember
vita
is
here
she
was
able
to
add
her
name
into
the
chat,
but
I
know
that
she's
dialing
in
via
phone
and
that
would
council.
B
B
Perfect,
thank
you
so
much
councilmember,
vito
and
I'll.
Also
just
note
as
folks
when
you
do
the
star
sticks
to
unmute.
You
may
also
need
to
unmute
your
phone
if
your
phone
itself
was
muted
in
addition
to
the
star
6,
because
on
our
end
we've
muted,
you
and
then
you
press,
star,
6,
on
mute
on
our
end,
but
your
phone
may
also
be
muted
as
well.
So
that
may
be
a
helpful
strategy
here.
So
we'll
move
on
to
our
speaker,
number
14,
elisa
shuffman,
followed
by
samuel,
rockwell
and
then
risa
hussain,
welcome
elisa.
Q
Thank
you
committee
chair
johnson
committee
members,
mayor
frey.
My
name
is
elissa
schuffman,
I'm
a
ward
9
resident
and
I'm
the
chair
of
the
minneapolis
bicycle
advisory
committee.
Q
Our
streets
have
come
a
long
way
in
the
last
decade,
but
drivers
crashing
is
still
an
everyday
occurrence
in
our
city.
I'm
someone
who
has
experienced
car
violence
in
2015,
I
was
hit
by
a
car.
I
had
a
traumatic
brain
injury.
I
was
on
crutches
for
months
and
I
still
have
gravel
in
my
face
from
where
I
hit
the
pavement
and
I'm
one
of
the
lucky
ones
too.
Many
people
don't
walk
away
from
a
crash
like
that.
Q
That's
why
our
great
plans
done
after
years
of
community
engagement
focused
on
our
most
marginalized
communities,
who
often
don't
get
to
be
centered
in
our
planning
processes.
Really
give
me
hope
today,
I
hope
to
hear
a
commitment
to
our
plans
to
the
transportation
action
plan
to
the
2040,
comprehensive
plan
and
division
zero
reflected
in
our
hearing,
and
that
prospective
director
keller
will
also
express
her
support
for
implementation
of
these
plans.
Q
B
Thank
you
very
much,
and
we
appreciate
you
sharing
that
very
personal
story
as
well,
and
I
will
note
that
before
we
move
on
to
samuel
rockwell,
we
have
been
joined
by
an
earlier
individual
on
our
list
who
we
are
going
to
double
back
on
and
call
on
and
then
we'll
proceed
with
samuel
rockwell
afterwards.
So
joshua
christensen,
if
you
could
please
unmute
and
the
floor,
is
yours,
hello,.
R
Can
you
hear
me
we
can?
Thank
you
perfect.
Thank
you.
I
am
josh
christensen.
I
am
a
resident
of
ward
10.
and
I'm
just
calling
in
to
congratulate
margaret
anderson
fellow
her
on
her
nomination
to
be
our
public
works
director.
R
In
addition,
I
would
like
to
hear
what
her
take
is
on
the
hennepin
south
plan.
I
would
like
to
see
what
her
take
is
on
having
full-time
protected
bus
lanes
along
with
protected
bike
lanes
along
the
corridor,
and
I
would
also
like
to
know
how
she
would
engage
with
the
stephen
square
community.
I
read
an
article
on
southwest
voices
this
morning.
Talking
about
how
they've
been
working
for
years
to
try
to
fix
the
street
lighting
situation
in
their
community,
and
I
would
like
to
hear
that
address.
Thank
you
very
much.
B
Thank
you
for
speaking
and
for
dealing
with
the
technical
challenges
here.
We
appreciate
you
sticking
through
and
being
able
to
share
your
thoughts
with
this
committee,
so
we
will
now
move
to
samuel
rockwell
and
then
after
samuel,
we
have
risa
who
said
and
then
katie
jones
welcome.
S
Thank
you
chair.
Thank
you,
chair
johnson,
thanks
for
the
the
chance
to
speak
today,
my
name's
sam
rockwell
and
I'm
the
executive
director
of
move
minnesota
and
a
minneapolis
president.
I
am
thrilled
that
margaret
anderson
keller
is
nominated
to
be
public
works
director.
I've
had
the
opportunity
to
see
her
work
and
and
work
on
the
sustainable
transportation
advisory
kennedy.
S
Her
work
as
mndot,
commissioner
and
I
can
attest
that
she
does
not
shy
away
from
tough
conversations,
she's
willing
to
show
up
and
ready
to
show
up
and
that
she's
skilled
at
working
across
constituencies
to
move
initiatives
forward
and
that's
what
we
need
at
this
time.
As
commissioner
anderson
kelleher
transitions
to
director
anderson
keller,
I
ask
public
works.
S
The
council
and
the
mayor's
office
all
in
collaboration
to
embrace
an
approach
based
in
optimism
and
possibility
right
with
the
goals
in
the
minneapolis
transportation
action
plan
are
bold
and
they'll
require
decisive
and
immediate
action,
but
they
are
doable.
That's
really
important
and
it's
necessary
for
our
climate
and
community.
Take
transit,
for
example,
right.
The
transportation
action
plan
calls
for
a
doubling
of
transit
ridership
by
2030..
S
We
know
that's
necessary
for
climate
and
for
current
transit
riders,
and
we
also
know
it's
a
big
goal,
but
it's
attainable
by
way
of
example,
in
2019,
our
regional
transit
system,
so
not
just
minneapolis
carried
78
million
rides,
but
in
1920
our
transit
system
carried
three
times
that
number
238
million
rides.
So
we've
seen,
transit
transformed
in
this
region
before
and
minneapolis
can
lead
lead
in
achieving
a
doubling
or
tripling
of
transit
service.
S
We
control
the
stoplights,
where
we
can
give
green
lights
to
buses
and
control
the
streets
where
we
can
designate
bus
lanes
to
improve
transit
and
attract
new
riders.
So,
commissioner,
anderson,
kellett,
her's
collaborative
style
and
open
mind
positioned
her
well
to
tackle
these
challenges
and
to
lead,
so
I'm
happy
to
support
her
nomination
and
appointment
at
this
moment
in
history
and
look
forward
to
working
with
the
council,
the
mayor
and
director
anderson
calhoun
to
deliver
the
future
we
planned
for
and
the
future
that
many
apologists
deserve.
Thank
you
thank.
L
L
I
am
really
excited
at
mayor
frye's,
appointment
of
margaret
anderson
kelleher
to
be
the
next
leader
of
our
public
works
department,
robin
left
big
shoes
to
fill,
and
I
want
to
thank
her
and
brett
jelly
for
their
service
to
our
city
over
the
last
several
years,
and
I've
had
the
great
privilege
to
watch
maggie,
engage
engineers
and
community
members
alike,
as
in
her
in
her
current
role
with
equal
respect
and
deference
to
to
both
regular
community
members,
like
myself
and
and.
L
That
she's
been
working
with
in
mndot.
I
I
couldn't
be
more
excited
to
work
with
her.
I
do
need
to
hear
a
commitment
from
margaret
anderson
kill
her
that
she
will
continue
to
champion
our
recently.
T
L
Transportation
action
plan
years
of
deliberation
and
community
conversation
brought
us
to
identify
that
moving
people
over
moving
cars
is
our
priority
as
a
city,
and
we
need
to
be
acting
on
that
promise
going
forward.
The
choices
that
we
make
over
the
next
year
will
set
a
precedent
for
how
we
orient
our
city's
built
environment
over
the
next
20
years.
I
look
forward
to
working
with
the
public
works
department
to
build
the
city
that
the
people
of
minneapolis
deserve
and
that
our
present
climate
crisis
demands.
Thank
you
so
much
for
hearing
my
comments
and.
B
K
Hi,
sarah
johnson
and
members
of
the
of
the
committee,
thank
you
so
much
for
the
opportunity
to
speak
regarding
the
appointment
of
the
next
public
works
director.
My
name
is
katie
jones
and
I
live
in
the
wedge
at
22nd
and
bryant
w
south.
I
love
infrastructure
and
I
love
how
it
can
make
my
and
my
neighbors
lives
better.
K
I'm
an
engineer,
I'm
a
walker,
biker,
transit
user
and
driver
I've
served
on
click
for
the
last
six
years,
and
I've
had
the
honor
of
serving
on
mndap
sustainable
transportation,
transportation
advisory
committee
with
commissioner
kelleher,
where
we
advance
the
state's
first
vehicle
miles.
Traveled
reduction
reduction
goal
to
meet
that
goal.
Dense
urban
areas
like
minneapolis,
must
accelerate
vmc
reduction
and
make
it
easier
to
take
transit,
walk
bike
and
roll,
and
it's
been
a
natural
natural
progression.
50
years
ago
we
swapped
buses
onto
nicolette
30
years
ago.
We
did
the
same
second.
K
Over
the
last
decade,
we've
swapped
in
wider
sidewalks
bike
lanes,
more
dedicated
transit
lanes
in
downtown
and
along
university
and
temporary
bus
lanes
outside
of
downtown
making.
These
changes
has
been
a
natural
progression
and
for
the
sake
of
climate,
equity
and
safety,
I
hope
for
it
to
continue.
K
I'm
here,
I'm
thrilled
to
hear
more
of
commissioner
califor's
background
from
so
many
other
speakers
today
and
for
any
nominee
for
this
position.
I
hope
you,
council
members,
will
ask
and
consider
those
following
questions
first,
to
describe
the
support
for
the
city's
existing
transportation
action
plan,
vision,
zero
and
complete
streets
policy
and
how
well
this
nominee
plan
to
ensure
that
those
are
implemented.
K
Second,
the
hennepin
avenue
redesign
in
uptown,
just
two
blocks
for
me-
has
been
underway
for
the
past
four
years
through
nearly
a
hundred
community
meetings.
Do
you
support
the
staff
recommended
layout
for
hennepin
avenue?
Third,
the
bike
walk
coordinator
recently
left
the
city.
Will
you
hire
staff
dedicated
to
serving
the
needs
of
our
roads,
most
vulnerable
users,
those
being
walkers
bikers
and
rollers?
And
lastly,
what
ideas
does
she
have
to
accelerate
progress
towards
the
city's
goals
and
ensure
everyone
has
safe
access
to
destinations
around
the
city?
K
B
Thank
you.
We
next
have
jessie
lorenz
all
by
richard
there
and
then
anu
willie.
B
So
we'll
move
to
jesse
lorenz
next
and
then
I'm
also
seeing
a
note
from
the
clerk
that
alex
number
12
from
earlier
has
joined
so
we'll
we'll
insert
you
next
alex
so
jesse
the
floor
is
yours.
Welcome.
J
Hi,
my
name
is
jesse
lorenz.
I
live
in
southwest
minneapolis.
I'd
like
to
second
everything
that
the
previous
speaker
just
said.
I'd
also
like
to
ask
if
the
nominee
will
respect
the
policies
that
have
been
adopted
by
pretty
previous
city
councils
currently
on
the
bike
route
that
I
use
to
transport
my
children
to
school
on
blaisdell
avenue
for
four
blocks.
J
The
project
was
not
entirely
completed.
The
bike
lanes
were
not
painted
before
the
winter
came
and
as
a
result,
those
bike
lanes
have
just
been
completely
closed
and
I
now
need
to
ride
in
traffic
with
my
children,
which
is
very
unsafe,
and
this
contradicts
the
complete
streets
policy
that
was
adopted
by
the
previous
city
council
at
the
end
of
december,
and
yet
the
public's
works
employees
are
not
following
that.
B
Thank
you.
We
will
now
go
back
for
a
moment
to
alex
satsuili.
Are
you
able
to
unmute
all
right?
Hey
there
welcome.
G
U
You
hi,
my
name
is
alex
satsuis,
I'm
a
ward,
2
resident.
Thank
you
for
having
me
on
the
nighthead
today.
U
I
want
to
commend
the
council
and
the
mayor
for
the
strong
commitment
to
ensuring
people
of
all
ages
and
abilities
and
all
modes
that
safe,
comfortable
ways
to
get
around
our
city,
and
I'm
excited
and
hopeful
that
this
nomination
of
commissioner
kelleher
will
continue
that
commitment
and
hope
to
see
the
city
continue
down
the
path
of
building
infrastructure
that
aims
to
reach
vision,
zero
for
traffic
deaths
and
minimizes
the
climate
impact
of
our
current
transportation
system.
Thank
you
again.
B
Thank
you
alex
and
my
apologies
for
the
last
pronunciation.
I
think
I
got
it
right
earlier,
but
I
apologize
for
that.
So
thank
you
for
coming
and
speaking,
and
we
will
now
turn
to
richard
adair
and
anu
willie
and
then
jonathan
gershberg
richard
the
floors.
V
V
V
These
things
are
related
to
our
inexcusable
racial
differences.
In
almost
any
statistic,
you
can
name,
I'm
also
a
bicyclist
who
served
on
citizen
advisory
councils,
helping
to
build
a
loose
line.
Kennel
work,
kennel
worth
on
cedar
lake
trails
and
I'll
speak
for
my
grandchildren
to
second
representative
hornstein's
comments
about
how
important
transit
is
in
the
fight
against
global
warming.
V
I've
known
margaret
since
she
was
our
neighborhood
coordinator
and
understand
why
she's
risen
to
the
top
in
minnesota
politics.
Smart
practical
organized
doesn't
push
her
own
way.
Listens
looks
for
common
ground
knows
how
to
get
things
done.
You
couldn't
find
a
better
person
for
this
job.
Thank
you.
B
Thank
you
richard.
We
will
move
on
to
a
new
willie,
followed
by
jonathan
gershberg
and
then
matt
lewis,
and
it's
been
a
while,
since
I
mentioned
it
so
I'll
mention
it
now.
If
you,
when
you're
up
press
star
six
to
unmute,
I
knew
the
floor
is
yours.
W
W
I
get
around
the
city
by
walking,
biking
and
taking
transit,
and
I
choose
these
modes
of
transportation,
because
they're,
more
affordable,
more
sustainable
and
just
make
me
feel
happier
than
driving
a
car
as
much
joy
as
I
feel
biking
and
walking.
I
have
dangerous
close
calls
with
reckless
or
violent
drivers
multiple
times
a
week.
I
have
thought
too
often
on
my
way
to
school
or
to
the
grocery
store
that
I
might
not
make
it
home
because
of
a
driver.
W
W
We
must
design
streets
for
people
with
safe,
sidewalks,
protected
bike
lanes,
24,
7
bus
lanes
and
improved
bus
service.
These
designs,
don't
only
make
the
city
more
livable,
they
save
lives.
We
are
living
in
a
climate
crisis
and
people
of
color
in
minneapolis
bear
the
greatest
burden.
Creating
safe
streets
everywhere
in
the
city
is
necessary
for
environmental
justice
and
should
be
done
in
a
way
that
is
equitable.
W
We
have
the
policies
in
place
to
create
a
more
sustainable
and
accessible
system,
such
as
the
transportation
action
plan
and
vision,
zero
action
plan.
It
is
imperative
that
the
nominee
implements
these
policies
that
the
city
is
committed
to,
so
we
can
save
lives,
sustain
our
city
and
make
it
equitable
for
everyone
to
get
around.
Thank
you.
N
Thank
you.
Council
members.
My
name
is
jonathan
gershberg,
I'm
a
ward
7
resident
in
lowry
hill,
I'm
a
long
time,
renter,
biker
and
considered
transit
user
next,
leader
of
the
public
works
department.
I
want
to
emphasize
the
need
to
invest
in
infrastructure
that
facilitates
walking
cycling,
increasing
the
speed
and
reliability
of
public
transit
and
moves
our
city
closer
to
achieving
the
goals
set
out
in
the
minneapolis
climate
action
plan.
N
As
someone
who
uses
10th
avenue
south
every
day,
I
am
tired
of
the
near
misses
of
speeding
cars,
the
cramped
sidewalks
that
make
it
hard
to
walk
to
the
grocery
store
and
the
bus
lanes
that
are
constantly
used
as
parking
lot
by
large
vehicles.
But
on
hamilton
we
have
a
major
opportunity
to
create
things
like
dedicated
bike
lanes,
dedicated
bus
lanes
wide
and
sidewalks,
and
traffic
common
measures
that
make
our
neighborhoods
safer
and
easier
to
get
around.
N
B
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
matt
or
thank
you.
Jonathan.
Next
up
we
have
speaker
22
matt
lewis,
followed
by
amity,
foster
and
then
jim
hagan
welcome,
matt.
X
Thank
you,
chair
johnson,
a
member
of
the
committee.
My
name
is
matt
lewis
and
I
live
in
a
south
uptown
neighborhood
of
minneapolis.
I
chose
to
live
here
because
it's
an
area
of
the
city
where
I
can
get
around
on
foot
by
bike
and
on
transit.
I'm
excited
to
see
the
progress
on
street
reconstructions.
The
city
has
done
recently
like
bryant
and
grand
avenue,
and
we
really
need
to
continue
this
progress
towards
a
climate-friendly
and
safer
transportation
future,
especially
on
city-owned,
fully
city-owned
streets
like
hennepin
avenue.
X
Hennepin
must
have
24,
7
transit
lanes,
dedicated
bike
lanes
and
wide
and
safe
sidewalks
for
people
walking
and
rolling.
This
should
really
be
the
standard
for
all
reconstructions
going
forward.
I
urge
the
committee
to
hold
director
nominee
kelher
responsible
for
living
up
to
the
commitments
that
the
city
has
already
made
in
the
transportation
action
plan,
division,
zero
action
plan,
the
minneapolis
climate
action
plan
and
the
transportation
section
of
the
minneapolis
2040
plan.
Thank
you.
B
L
You
great
yeah,
so
my
name
is
amity
foster.
I
live
in
ward
3
and
I'm
award
rep
to
the
click,
the
capital
long
range
improvement
committee.
I
also
serve
on
the
transportation
advisory
board
of
the
met
council.
I
don't
drive
and
I
do
believe
that
everyone
should
be
able
to
get
around
in
our
city
without
needing
a
vehicle.
L
Public
works
is
one
of
the
key
departments
in
implementing
the
transportation
action
plan.
It
includes
a
goal
to
have
three
out
of
every
five
trips,
be
by
walking
biking
or
transit
by
2030..
The
only
way
we
can
reach
this
critical
goal
is
by
prioritizing
complete
streets
policy
in
every
single
public
works
project
to
the
council
members.
I
hope
that,
as
you
consider
the
nominee
you
are
asking
her
the
hard
questions.
L
L
L
Y
Y
Assuming
that
commissioner
kelleher
is
confirmed,
she
will
be
at
least
the
second
permanent
director
in
a
row
to
be
coming
from
a
transportation
background
now,
without
questioning
her
impressive
administrative
and
public
service
experience.
I
urge
the
new
director
and
this
committee
to
keep
in
mind
that
the
public
works
department
is
about
much
more
than
transportation.
Y
The
problem
is
that
the
city
has
over
600
miles
of
original
cast
iron
water
mains,
often
100
years
old,
they're
highly
corroded,
resulting
in
discolored
sediment-laden
water
coming
into
some
of
our
taps.
It's
especially
bad
in
places
like
dead
end
water
mains,
such
as
on
my
particular
block.
These
are
mains
that
don't
circulate
water
in
this
case
because
of
the
corrosion
and
health
purposes.
These
means
must
be
flushed
frequently
to
make
sure
they
are
safe,
and
this
discharges
more
sediment
into
where
water
lies.
Y
This
failure
to
maintain
the
infrastructure
in
order
to
deliver
high
quality
water
is
a
problem
that
has
been
in
the
making
for
decades.
So
the
problem
is
about
the
most
essential
public
utility.
Most
of
us
can
imagine
safe,
high
quality
water,
water,
that's
needed
for
drinking
bathing
laundry
and
more.
There
should
not
be
any
blocks
in
the
city
that
are
deprived
of
this,
so
I
hope
this
is
a
priority.
B
Z
Okay,
good
chair
johnson
members
of
the
committee.
Thank
you
very
much
for
the
opportunity
to
speak
today.
It
is
with
great
excitement
that
I
speak
in
favor
of
appointing
margaret
anderson
kelleher
to
have
the
public
works
department.
Public
works
in
minneapolis
is
like
the
last
caller
alluded
an
amazing
section
and,
and
it
provides
amazing
service
for
the
residents
of
the
city
of
minneapolis.
Z
It
is
my
privilege
to
represent
450
public
works
workers
at
the
city
of
minneapolis
as
the
business
manager
of
local
363
and
the
chair
of
the
minneapolis
board
of
business
agents.
Other
unions
that
represent
public
sector
employees.
I
can
think
of
no
one
better
who
can
navigate
the
challenges
that
the
city
of
minneapolis
faces
than
margaret
anderson
keller,
nice
davis,
with
the
caveat
that
she
did
give
me
a
b
in
in
the
class
that
she
taught
at
the
humphrey
school.
Z
B
AA
My
name
is
beth
papaliski
and
I
live
in
ward
10,
and
I
want
to
congratulate
margaret
anderson,
califor
kalaher
for
her
nomination
for
this
position.
The
current
city
initiatives
that
have
been
talked
about
a
lot
today,
the
transportation
action
plan
complete
streets,
division,
zero,
blah
blah
all
of
those.
They
are
laudable
initiatives.
AA
In
the
many
meetings
I
have
attended
on
public
works
projects,
I
have
heard
staff
use
this
initiative
to
dismiss
concerns,
as
well
as
pragmatic
suggestions
for
alternative
designs
brought
forth
by
communities
of
interest,
the
residents
who
live
along
affected
corridors,
commercial
property
owners
and
small
small
businesses,
including
those
with
including
people
with
disabilities.
On
these
projects,
as
such,
we
have
seen
and
will
see
more
unintended
consequences
for
those
people.
AA
AB
Thank
you
for
allowing
me
to
speak
and
my
name
is
jeff
owishi.
AB
I
live
in
south
minneapolis
and
I
also
wanted
to
sort
of
reiterate
jim
hagen's
concern
about
clean
water,
and
I
know
that
the
mayor
has
talked
about
providing
clean
water
for
all
residents
of
of
the
city
and
in
order
to
reduce
the
redundancy
of
my
comments,
jim,
I
know
jim
made
some
comments
and
then
wendy
has
some
comments,
so
I'll
keep
mine
to
this,
and
they
will
address
more
issues
about
providing
clean
water
and
the
the
changes
that
need
to
be
made
to
provide
that
for
the
for
all
neighborhoods.
AB
B
AC
Great
hello,
thank
you
for
giving
me
an
opportunity
to
speak.
I'm
wendy
hahn,
I'm
a
ward,
12
resident
and
live
at
the
corner
of
47th
avenue,
south
and
38th
street.
This
corner
is
the
location
of
what
is
called
the
dead
end
water
main
hydrant,
this
obsolete
dead,
end
main
line
is
over
100
years
old
and
has
been
delivering
substandard
water
to
our
neighborhood.
For
decades
often,
my
bath
water
comes
out
dark
orange
and
never
flows
completely
clear.
It
is
full
of
sediment,
rust
and
iron.
AC
The
corrosion
plus
the
stagnation
at
the
dead
end,
raises
levels
of
disinfectant
residuals
and
other
harmful
things
in
the
water,
this
water,
discolors,
my
clothing
sheets,
etc.
Stains
my
porcelain,
bathtub
and
sinks.
It
has
also
damaged
my
water,
heater
home
plumbing
system
and
other
appliances.
I
have
purchased
and
installed
numerous
water
filtration
systems.
AC
AC
I
choose
to
shower
so
I
don't
have
to
view
the
yellow
bathwater,
but
breathing
in
the
toxins
which
become
airborne
while
showering
is
also
unhealthy.
It
is
very
stressful
to
think
I
have
been
using
this
poor
quality
water
for
over
20
years.
Some
of
my
neighbors
have
chosen
to
purchase
cart
in
and
drink
only
bottled
water.
AC
My
neighborhood
has
brought
this
issue
to
the
attention
of
the
water
department
many
times
over
the
years
they
acknowledge
it
is
substandard
water
and
needs
to
be
fixed.
However,
they
keep
choosing
to
kick
the
can
down
the
road
citing
any
number
of
excuses,
and
we
are
forced
to
accept
these
added
health
risks
and
expenses
while
continuing
to
pay
our
water
bills.
AC
Ms
kelleher,
I
know
you
are
a
climate
champion
and
as
the
new
director
of
the
department
of
public
works,
I
implore
you
to
please
address
the
problem
of
dead,
end,
hydrants
and
finally
correct
this
delivery
of
substandard
water
in
minneapolis.
We
all
know
clean
drinking
water,
is
a
human
right
and
essentially.
B
Thank
you
wendy.
We
will
so
we
had
david
mackey
in
qnex.
I
see
a
note
from
our
clerk
that
david
does
not
appear
to
be
on
the
line
so
david
if
you're,
listening
or
if
you're
on
the
line,
let
us
know
on
mute
or
if
you're
able
to
join
later
during
this
call
before
the
public
hearing
closes
we're
happy
to
hear
from
you
and
I'll
be
sure
to
double
back
at
the
end.
AD
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Chair.
I'm
really
excited
about
margaret
anderson
kelleher.
I
can't
I
mean
it's
like
getting
michael
jordan.
You
know
and
hank
aaron,
but
probably
not
tom
brady,
because
I
don't
like
tom
brady
and
I
like
margaret.
I
look
forward
to
working
with
her.
I
think
that
we
are
having
to
address
some
really
important
issues
right
now.
The
city
adopted
a
bunch
of
plans,
transportation
plan,
the
2040
plan.
AD
The
world
has
changed,
however,
two
major
things
one
is:
we
had
a
racial
reckoning
in
the
city
that
said
that
we
need
to
pay
more
attention
to
economic
issues,
especially
helping
people
leak,
poverty
and
get
jobs.
The
second
thing
is:
we've
had
the
pandemic.
During
the
pandemic
transit
prior
to
the
pandemic,
transit
ridership
declined,
local
transit
ridership
declined
25
percent
over
the
last
six
years
in
since
the
pandemic.
AD
Transit
anymore,
that
it
does
get
to
be
four
below
and
very
few
people
can
support
their
lives,
walking
or
biking.
And
so
we
need
to
have
real
solutions
to
getting
people
to
the
job
that
they
need
in
the
lives
that
they
need
and
the
wealth
building
that
our
city
needs.
So
I'm
excited
to
work
on
these
issues
and
I
can't
imagine
a
better
person
for
the
city
to
be
able
to
do
that.
Thank
you.
B
B
B
Not
hearing
anything
at
this
time
so
we'll
be
sure
to
call
your
name
again
if
you
are
listening
and
able
to
join
us
before
the
public
hearing
closes.
So
next,
we'll
move
on
to
cigarette
arnott,
followed
by
tamara
kaiser
and
then
lisa
mcdonald
sacred.
The
floor
is
all
yours.
AD
Hi,
my
name
is
sigrid
arnott.
I
am
a
minneapolis
resident
and
a
small
business
owner.
I
support
the
nomination
of
margaret
anderson
kelleher
for
the
director
of
public
works,
but
not
without
asking
for
accountability
in
civil
rights.
Without
a
director
of
public
works
with
a
record
of
putting
equity
at
the
front
of
every
decision,
we
will
continue
to
permanently
build
inequality
into
the
fabric
of
our
city.
So
let's
look
at
the
record.
AD
The
current
administration
continued
approach
that
has
discredited
victims
blamed
us
and
defended
the
violators.
We
expect
the
findings
of
intentional
discrimination
by
mndot
to
be
released
soon
by
federal
highways
administration,
and
we
wish
that
stable
leadership
would
stay
there
to
address
the
findings.
AD
This
law
should
guarantee
that
negative
effects
are
not
purposely
or
unintentionally,
focused
on
minority
communities.
Yes,
as
a
case
of
proposed
highway
expansion
in
dakota
county
shows,
mndot
has
not
put
protection
of
long
farmers
and
their
limited
and
precious
farmland
and
perennial
crops
at
the
forefront
of
their
planning
process.
Please
consider
the
parallels
to
grondo.
B
AE
Good,
this
is
tamara
kaiser
and
I
also
support
margaret
kelleher
as
our
next
director
of
public
works,
and
I
hope
that
she
will
listen
not
only
to
the
interest
groups
of
representatives
of
whom
we've
heard
many
of
today,
but
to
some
who
we
haven't
heard
from.
I
think,
first
of
all,
of
the
uptown
business
association,
for
example,
who
have
been
very
clear
about
the
concern
that
businesses
who
have
suffered
tremendously
on
hennepin
avenue
already
because
of
the
pandemic
and
various
other
issues.
Certainly,
crime
being
won
and
high
rents
being
won,
but
many
challenges.
AE
To
then
add
a
challenge
like
this
seems
quite
contrary
to
the
very
strongly
stated
priority
in
the
minneapolis
2040
plan
that
small
businesses
be
supported.
This
seems
like
a
plan
that
does
not
take
into
consideration.
This
is
the
hennepin
avenue
plan
does
not
take
into
consideration
at
all
the
very
grave
concerns
of
these
business
owners,
and
you
add
to
that.
AE
The
recent
announcement
that
we're
going
to
build
a
huge
entertainment
center
in
the
middle
of
uptown
inviting
2500
visitors-
that's
great
uptown-
needs
to
be
revitalized,
but
at
the
same
time
we're
taking
away
92
percent
of
parking
and
the
kinds
of
solutions
are
people
will
like
walk
bike
or
ride
and
they'll
go
park.
Their
cars
in
the
few
restaurants
that
happen
to
have
private
parking
lots
along
the
street
and
leave
them
there
for
three
hours
or
whatever
when
they
go
to
an
event.
B
Thank
you
tamara.
Next
we
have
catherine
hill,
followed
by
rob
wellins,
and
then
that
will
complete
our
speakers
list
and
then
I
will
be
sure
to
go
back
for
the
folks
that
were
not
available
earlier
when
called
so
catherine.
The
floor
is
yours.
Welcome.
W
Wonderful,
thank
you
so
much
I'll
admit.
First,
I
am
now
technically
a
resident
of
st
louis
park
just
across
the
border,
but
I
previously
lived
in
the
spanish
neighborhood
and
my
husband
and
I
and
our
new
son
chose
our
location
based
on
continued
access
to
transit
bike
ability
and
the
upcoming
light
rail.
T
W
I'm
also
an
architectural
historian
and
I've
studied
at
length
the
great
benefits
of
investment
in
public
works
and
infrastructure
throughout
history.
Minneapolis
was
designed
very
thoughtfully
to
provide
access
to
its
parks
and
its
green
spaces
for
all
its
residents,
but
high-speed
roadways
have
served
as
a
continued
and
growing
barrier
to
those
spaces
for
everyone,
but
particularly
for
those
who
are
young,
who
are
elderly
or
who
are
otherwise
unable
to
drive
neighborhoods
without
safe
sidewalks,
which
I've
experienced
and
access
to
transit
are
inherently
inaccessible.
W
I'm
very
excited
about
margaret
anderson,
kelleher's
transportation
background,
and
I
would
just
like
to
use
the
rest
of
my
time
to
urge
the
city
and
its
new
public
works
director
to
continue
its
work
towards
creating
safer
people-focused
streets
pathways
and
expanded
transit
access
that
walkability
and
transit
access.
Those
are
essential
for
lifelong
enjoyment
of
the
cities
and
access
to
its
services.
W
B
Absolutely
before
we
move
on
to
rob,
we
do
have
it
looks
like
lisa
mcdonald
joined
the
room,
and
so
I
will
see
if
lisa
is
available.
If
so,
please
press
star
16.
Yes,
I
am
welcome
lisa.
I.
AA
Okay,
great,
thank
you.
My
dress
for
the
record
is
4241
east
lake
harriet,
parkway
minneapolis.
I
want
to
speak
in
favor
of
margaret
anderson's
keller,
hers
appointment.
I
think
she
has
an
extensive
transportation
background,
which
would
be
wonderful
for
us
in
the
city.
I
think
one
of
her
strongest
assets
is
that
she's
been
both
an
elected
official
and
she
has
been
administrative
and
staff
side
as
well
at
the
state.
She
knows
how
mndot
works.
AA
She
knows
how
the
mech
council
works
and
I
believe,
as
the
money
from
the
feds
comes
through
for
infrastructure,
it
will
come
through
mndot,
and
so
she
will
be
uniquely
suited
to
help
guide
that
to
the
city
of
minneapolis
she's,
a
resident
of
the
city,
and
I
believe
that
you
can
talk
to
her.
I
think
she
has
a
very.
AF
You
now
welcome.
Thank
you
good
afternoon,
miss
kelleher
and
members
of
the
committee.
My
name
is
rob
wellins
and
I'm
in
ward,
one
in
wade
park.
In
fact,
I'm
in
I'm
speaking
from
the
most
northeast
block
of
northeast
minneapolis
and
there's
been
a
project
in
the
works
in
my
area.
AF
B
We
do
not
pull
up
items
submitted
to
folks
for
the
screen
when
there's
speaking
on
testimony,
but
we
will
have
that
visual
in
for
council
members
reference
that
will
be
in
a
submitted
comments
packet.
So.
AF
AF
B
Thank
you
rob
for
your
comments
and
council
members
can
also
look
at
those
submitted
comments
as
well
for
checking
out
those
visuals
in
the
full
comments.
B
Now
before
we
close
the
public
hearing,
we'll
quick
double
back
here,
just
to
make
sure
we
got
everyone
who
is
available,
so
our
first
three
speakers
signed
up
actually
we're
not
available,
so
we
are
going
to
call
them
an
order.
Megan
rogers.
B
Megan
rogers
not
hearing
you
will
davis,
will
davis
dominic,
farstad
don
mcfarstad
and
just
for
the
record
you'll
have
to
unmute
star
six.
B
If
you
are
on
the
line-
and
I
see
a
note
from
our
our
clerk
as
well-
that
they
do
not
appear
to
be
in
the
room,
I
will
quick
finish
calling
through
this
list,
though
just
in
case
folks
are
joined
up,
amber
nix,
amber
nix,
david
mackey,
mackie,
carol,
ann
peterson,
carol,
anne,
not
hearing
from
any
others
and
having
completed
our
list
of
registered
speakers,
I
will
go
ahead
and
close
this
public
hearing,
and
then
I
will
invite
our
nominee
commissioner,
margaret
anderson
kelleher,
to
speak.
Welcome,
commissioner.
AG
First,
I
want
to
thank
mayor
frye
for
putting
my
name
into
nomination
to
be
the
next
director
of
minneapolis
public
works.
I
also
want
to
thank
all
the
committee
members
for
their
time
that
we've
been
able
to
spend
together
getting
to
know
each
other
as
well
as
asking
about
my
leadership,
my
management
and
my
philosophy
about
public
works.
AG
I
want
to
specifically
thank
a
few
people
who
I
had
asked
to
come
and
speak
on
my
behalf
today.
I
want
to
thank
senator
dibble
representative
hornstein
met
council
member
robert
lilligren,
president
of
minneapolis
regional
federation
of
labor
chelsea,
gavits
gabou,
as
well
as
business
manager,
dan
mcconnell,
and
thanks
tony
kelly
for
speaking
today.
I'm
sorry
about
the
bee
still
and
to
all
the
people
who
took
time
to
ask
questions,
share
your
opinions
and
perspectives
for
the
new
director
of
public
works.
This
is
the
only
the
beginning
of
that
conversation.
AG
AB
AB
AG
In
the
background,
okay,
I
want
to
tell
you
a
little
bit
about
what
I
think
about
leadership,
because
I
think
it's
important
here
to
me.
Leadership
is
a
verb.
It
means
that
leadership
is
action.
I
also
believe
that
no
one
person
can
embody
being
the
leader
at
all
times.
That's
an
authority.
AG
My
orientation
towards
leadership
is
the
idea
of
a
relay
team
with
different
members
of
the
relay
team,
taking
the
baton
and
leading
a
leg
of
the
journey.
The
teams
I've
worked
with
and
led
in
the
past
have
found
this
to
be
a
model
that
can
lead
to
creativity,
growth
and
new
ways
of
thinking.
I
hope
to
bring
this
leadership
style
to
my
service
at
the
city.
AG
I
promise
that
I
will
not
often
be
the
smartest
person
in
the
room
most
likely
not,
and
we
need
all
the
talent,
smarts
and
hard
work
of
the
many
people
at
public
works
and
beyond
the
residents
of
minneapolis
to
help
provide
the
excellent
city
services
and
project
delivery.
They
expect
for
three
years
I've
had
the
great
honor
of
serving
governor
walls
and
lieutenant
governors
governor
flanagan
in
their
cabinet.
AG
AG
First
of
all,
the
excellent
service.
During
covet
19
pandemic
at
mndot,
we
were
able
to
deliver
all
our
projects
in
the
past
three
years
in
a
timely
manner
and
largely
within
budget
at
mndot,
elevating
the
work
of
sustainability
and
public
health
division
to
address
the
climate
crisis
and
repair
the
harms
of
past
roadway,
building
and
expansions,
and
do
the
work
to
make
sure
that
we
are
embedding
equity
for
communities
and
community
members.
In
all
that
we
do
from
employment.
AG
We
are
the
only
dot
in
the
u.s
to
be
led
by
three
women
and
diverse,
as
well
to
equity,
for
how
projects
and
money
are
being
deployed
to
repair.
Past
harms
mndot's
work
as
a
leader
in
the
statewide
statewide
tribal
state
relations,
training
program
and
it's
nationally
recognized
program
that
focuses
on
tribal
sovereignty
as
well
as
cultural
practices
and
systems.
AG
This
is
something
that
I
will
miss
from
mndot
my
work
with
tribal
leaders,
but
as
councilmember
lilligren
mentioned,
there
is
a
vibrant
urban
indian
community
in
minneapolis,
and
I
look
forward
to
continue
to
work
with
them.
I
think
he
was
starting
to
mention
something
that
I
do
want
to
highlight.
He
started
to
mention
the
newly
installed
wrap
around
the
wall
of
forgotten
natives
with,
and
this
was
a
project
done
with
community.
AG
AG
AG
That
is
one
of
the
key
things
that
is
important
in
vision,
zero
work
because
we
know
that
speed
is
never
good
in
terms
of
a
person
who
is
walking
rolling
or
biking.
Personally.
I've
also
been
a
very
strong
supporter
of
transit
throughout
my
entire
history,
both
as
an
activist
as
well
as
a
policy
maker
and
now
as
a
person
leading
in
the
executive
branch
that
included
when
I
was
speaker
of
the
house
negotiating
an
agreement
to
fund
and
build
the
green
line
between
minneapolis
and
saint
paul.
AG
AG
I
grew
up
on
a
small
dairy
farm
near
mankato.
I
moved
to
the
city.
Over
30
years
ago
it's
been
my
home
and,
although,
through
my
service,
I
often
as
a
legislator
served
many
of
the
city's
interests
in
saint
paul
for
12
years,
I've
never
served
in
local
government,
the
government
that
is
closest
to
the
people.
I
look
forward
to
this
opportunity.
AG
In
fact,
it
made
me
excited
to
hear
so
many
comments
today.
Everything
from
concern
about
very
specific
water
issues,
to
care
for
water
overall
to
the
issues
around
walking,
biking
and
rolling,
and
the
balance
to
make
sure
that
we
have
a
city
that
is
modern
and
can
address
the
needs
of
all
that
made
me
excited
today.
AG
Cities
like
minneapolis
are
leading,
and
that's
another
reason
that
I
said
yes
to
the
mayor-
to
come
to
minneapolis,
with
the
focus
on
the
climate
crisis,
which
is
our
most
important
thing.
We
can
be
working
on
the
adoption
of
the
transportation
action
plan,
the
complete
streets
policy,
the
vision,
zero
plan
and
the
2040
plan.
AG
AG
AG
One
of
the
things
that
I've
seen
and
heard
about
a
little
bit-
and
I
heard
it
here
today-
is
the
need
to
tackle
street
lighting
as
a
way
to
make
sure
that
we
bat
tackle
that
backlog
of
street
lighting
replacement
for
efficiency
and
energy
efficiency,
but
is
public
safety
as
well
the
ability
to
implement
the
transportation
action
plan
complete
streets
policy,
the
climate
action
plan,
vision,
zero
and
the
2040
plan
is
exciting
and
will
have
positive
ripple
effects
for
years
to
come.
AG
AG
The
new
federal
infrastructure,
investment
and
jobs
act
will
help
provide
the
city
with
new
resources
and
opportunities
to
make
our
infrastructure
more
resilient
to
climate
effects.
It
will
also
provide
key
resources
for
both
drinking
and
wastewater
and
also
making
infrastructure
investments
that
will
allow
for
the
implementation
of
the
transportation
action
plan.
AG
I'm
also
excited
to
be
working
with
our
workforce
and
organized
labor.
I've
had
excellent
working
relationships
with
the
unions
that
work
within
mndot
and
I'm
excited
to
continue
those
close
relationships
at
the
city.
I
believe
we
all
stand
committed
to
a
workforce
in
public
works
that
represents
the
residents
we
serve.
AG
AG
I
hope
you'll
see
you
get
a
creative
problem,
solver
a
hard
worker,
a
responsive
public
servant,
a
leader
with
a
network
of
relationships
across
the
state
and
the
country
to
help
us
implement
this
work
together.
We
can
work
together
to
deliver
on
the
policy
goals
for
the
city
of
minneapolis
and
its
residents
service
is
a
key
theme
to
my
life's
work.
I
look
forward
to
continuing
public
service
and
helping
you
shape
our
city
future
together.
B
Thank
you,
commissioner.
We
really
appreciate
all
your
words
and
sharing
your
vision
with
us
in
order
to
open
this
up
for
discussion
and
questions
for
our
committee
members,
I
am
going
to
go
ahead
and
move
approval
of
the
nomination
of
margaret
anderson
kelleher
to
the
appointed
position
of
director
of
public
works
for
a
four-year
term,
beginning
january
3rd
2022,
and
I
will
go
ahead
and
see
if
any
of
my
colleagues
on
this
committee
have
any
questions
or
comments
or
things
they'd
like
to
discuss.
AH
Thank
you,
mr
chair,
and
thank
you
margaret
anderson
kelleher.
It's
really
good
to
see
you
again.
I
am
really
glad
to
hear
about
your
commitment
to
the
transportation
action
plan
amongst
all
the
other,
deep
work
that
has
been
done
around
ensuring
a
strong
future
for
our
infrastructure
and
could
I
was
just
wondering
if
you
could
speak
beyond
those
plans
about
your
deep
commitment
to
climate
change
and
the
urgency
of
actions
that
we
need
to
take
on
climate
change
and
how
that's
going
to
inform
your
approach
every
day.
AG
Mr
chair
councilmember,
payne
and
members
of
the
committee
again,
this
is
one
of
the
reasons
I
was
actually
attracted
to
come
to
minneapolis,
and
that
is
because,
through
the
work
of
the
sustainable
transportation
action
committee
council,
which
you
heard
several
people
for
reference,
the
stack
mndot
has
been
making
great
strides
a
recommendation
of
20
vehicle
miles.
Traveled
reduction
statewide
that
is
going
through
our
public
process.
Right
now
came
out
of
the
stack
and
through
that
work,
what
I
realized
was
actually
the
most
exciting
work
is
happening
at
the
local
level.
AG
That
is
going
to
change
our
world
if
we
do
not
do
better
and
so
really
being
able
to
come
to
a
place
where
already
there
are
plans
in
place
like
the
climate
action
plan
and
the
transportation
action
plan
and
being
able
to
work
together
to
implement
those
plans
to
get
those
mode
shifts
and
to
be
able
to
have
folks,
you
know
really
do
behavior
change,
and
that
is
what
it
is.
I
mean,
there's
both
the
infrastructure
and
then
there's
the
behavior
change
piece
of
it
and
we'll
be
working
side
by
side
on
that.
AH
P
Thank
you,
chair
johnson,
and
thank
you,
commissioner
kelleher.
I
don't
have
questions.
Thank
you
for
the
meeting
the
time
you
spent
with
me
before
this
committee
meeting
and
the
several
conversations
we've
had.
I
was
very
pleased
with
you
know
your
take
on
the
transportation
action
plan,
division,
zero
plans
and
I
think
what
got
me
was
when
you
said
those
are
great
plans,
but
we
need
some
money.
P
I
have
I
have
the
relationships
and
you
know
I
want
to
get
the
money
like
they're
on
paper,
but
we
have
to
fund
those.
So
thank
you
so
much
for
for
that.
I
think
you're
the
right
choice
at
this
time.
You
know
you
understand
this
work
at
a
high
level.
You've
been
doing
it
for
so
long.
You
you
don't
use
buzzwords
like
equity,
you
actually
talk
to
the
people
who
are
going
to
be
most
impacted
by
decisions.
P
We
make
not
only
there's
been
a
lot
of
conversations
around
bike
and
walking
and
rolling.
I
think
that's
great.
A
lot
of
my
work
have
been
in
those
same
areas,
but
you
get
what
the
department
means
as
a
whole
for
someone
who
is
speaking
to
you
from
the
north
side.
P
You
know
one
of
my
big
questions
and
one
of
my
concerns
is
the
north
side
feels
like
we
don't
have
people
who
show
up
enough
for
us,
and
you
know
I
wanted
a
commitment
from
someone
who
is
going
to
show
up
for
the
north
side
like
we
want
our
snow
removed.
We
want
our
walkways
and
bikeways
cleaned.
If
that's
what
we
choose
to
do
winter
summer,
you
know
we
don't
want
trash
in
our
neighborhoods.
We
don't
want
properties
with
2
000
tires
on
them.
You
know
so
like
I.
P
I
appreciate
your
commitment
to
the
north
side
and
your
willingness
to
talk
to
me
and
others
who
live
in
this
community,
so
yeah.
Thank
you
so
much
for
your
time.
Your
presentation
was
just
superb.
Thank
you
so
much,
commissioner.
AG
Mr
chair,
if
I
could
just
add
councilmember
vita,
thank
you
for
those
words
I
want
to
share.
You
know
I.
I
live
in
the
border
area
between
north
and
south,
we
sort
of
say
west,
where
I
live,
and
when
I
think
about
that
you
know,
sumner
libraries
become
my
library
during
coven
19.
I
found
it
hard
to
go
downtown
to
the
central
library
and
I
it's
much
easier
for
me
to
go
to
sumner
and
that
has
really
opened
my
eyes
even
more
than
it
already
had
to
some
of
the
under
investment.
B
E
E
I
have
a
couple
of
questions
that
I
look
forward
to
asking
you
during
our
public
hearing
the
first
one
will
be
around
the
green
new
deal,
which
is
a
movement
in
priority
that
my
office
and
I
know
many
constituents
across
minneapolis
is
excited
about
and
more
specifically,
if
I've
met
with
constituents
in
my
ward,
who
expect
the
city
of
minneapolis
to
make
serious
commitments
around
advancing
the
green
new
deal,
they
see
the
city's
climate
and
transit
action
plans,
solid
benchmarks,
but
of
course,
want
to
see
more
bold.
E
You
know
action
to
address
climate
change
and
racial
inequities,
so
with
significant
funding.
That's
coming
through
the
federal
government
government,
around
infrastructure
and
investment.
Soon.
What
innovative
actions
do
you
see
taking
place
in
the
next
year
from
public
works
that
will
support
advancing
this
green
new
deal.
AG
Mr
chair
councilmember
wansley
wurbela.
Thank
you
for
the
question.
I
really
appreciate
that
the
work
you're
doing
on
a
more
hyper
hyper
local
green
new
deal.
I
think,
there's
exciting
things
that
can
happen
in
transportation
and
beyond.
So
the
the
intersections
between
land
use,
because
often
the
land
use
around
our
roadways
and
bikeways
and
other
areas
can
be
utilized
in
new
ways,
and
I
think
that's
you
know.
AG
I
can
only
point
to
something
I
you
know
maybe
have
done,
and
this
work
with
the
urban
indian
community
on
the
wall
of
forgotten
natives
turn
eventually
turning
that
land
into
a
healing
garden
that
the
community
will
really
be
working
together
with,
and
it
turns
the
land
into
something
that
I
think
is
reparative
as
well
to
the
environment.
AG
We
know
that
one
of
the
most
important
things
we
can
also
be
doing
is
providing
carbon
sinks
in
meaning
where
the
carbon's
going
to
go
to
and
so
plant
matter.
The
ability
to
also
work
with
trees
and
greening
and
other
plants
is
going
to
be
important
in
that
in
public
works.
But
I
look
forward
to
working
with
you
and
community
members
on
how
we
can
do
even
more.
AG
AG
E
Thank
you
for
that
and
next
question,
and
actually
council,
member
victor
racist
and
some
of
her
comments,
but
around
snow
removal.
Sidewalk,
accessibility
after
snowfall
is
a
city-wide
issue
and
sidewalk
sidewalk
ice
removal
is
also
the
most
requested
service
for
ward
2..
The
city
of
minneapolis
clears
thousands
of
miles
of
roads
for
our
cars
during
our
winters
and,
of
course,
we
would
love
to
see
that
extended
to
our
sidewalks,
where
pedestrians
also
you
know,
cover
all
throughout
the
city.
E
This
also
leaves
those
who
are
transit
dependent
at
an
unfair
advantage,
and
a
municipal
shoveling
program
has
been
brought
forward
by
community
to
our
office
and
I'm
pretty
sure
many
other
of
our
council
member
office
as
a
way
to
guarantee
safe,
sidewalks
that
are
accessible
to
all
of
our
residents
across
minneapolis.
With
that
said,
would
you
support
a
municipal,
shoveling
program.
AG
So,
mr
chair,
I
just
made
sure
I'm
off
mute.
I
have
a
double
mute
and
sometimes
I
turn
it
on.
So
I
was
like,
I
think,
I'm
off
mute,
mr
chair
and
council
member,
I
think
the
place
to
start.
I
did
look
at
the
study
that
was
done
already
by
public
works
and
you
know
it.
AG
Of
course,
this
will
take
working
with
all
of
you
and
the
mayor's
office
to
identify
resources
and
the
other
part
of
that
is
being
able
to
evaluate
how
people
feel
about
such
a
program.
I
think
we
have
some
idea
how
they're
going
to
feel
about
it,
but
what
difference
does
it
really
make
in
their
lives
as
building
support
for
broader
efforts,
and
so
both
a
pre
and
post
study
of
and
surveys
of
that
work?
E
Awesome.
Thank
you
margaret
next
question
and
it's
kind
of
been
interwoven
in
some
of
the
comments
that
you've
discussed
already,
but
would
love
to
hear
more
about
your
ideas
around
accelerating
progress
towards
the
city's
goals
around
racial
and
equity,
specifically
in
communities
that
fall
under
the
green
zones,
in
both
north
minneapolis
and
south
minneapolis.
AG
So
I
think
that
one
of
the
exciting
parts
of
the
transportation
action
plan
is
really
it's
highlighting
of
the
places
that
we
need
to
be
doing
better,
investing
and
that's
both
investing
in
the
infrastructure,
but
the
people
as
well,
and
so
I
think,
there's
some
ideas
there.
One
of
the
things
that
I
know
has
been
talked
about
in
the
city,
but
I
am
hopeful
that
maybe
we
can
get
accomplished
in
the
next
couple
of
years
is
having
a
training
center.
AG
That
really
is
able
to
help
change
the
the
future
of
public
works
workers
so
that
they
are
both
more
reflective
of
the
residents
as
retirements
keep
happening.
My
guess
is-
and
I
haven't
looked
at
these
numbers
but
minneapolis
public
works
is
probably
a
lot
like
minnesota
department
of
transportation.
We
have
a
big
retirement
bubble
that
is
coming
and
we
have
a
great
opportunity
there
and
that
great
opportunity
is
to
provide
those.
You
know
really
family,
sustaining
jobs
through
public
works.
E
Awesome
and
extension
of
kind
of
this
question
around
racial
justice,
but
honing
in
on
a
specific
issue.
That's
been
raised
for
a
number
of
years,
particularly
residents
of
east
phillips,
have
been
organizing
for
years
around
a
vision
for
the
rooftop
depot
and
advocating
for
a
community
community-led.
Urban
farm
and
east
phillips
is
a
working-class
neighborhood
with
a
large
black
and
brown
and
indigenous
population.
E
Nearly
one-third
live,
be
low.
The
poverty
line
and
the
neighborhood
also
contains
a
formal
federal
super
funded
site
in
state
declare
environmental
justice
area.
It's
been
declared
that,
and
it
also
relies
within
the
minneapolis
south
side
green
zone.
As
I
understand
it.
Also,
this
area
has
been
because
of
that
declaration
has
been
heavily
impacted
by
concentrated
pollution
and
largely
this
is
what
has
driven
this
organizing
around
this
urban
farm.
E
So
with
that
said,
and
knowing
that
this
project
has
largely
come
through
public
works,
can
you
commit
to
working
with
the
east
phillips
community
to
realize
their
vision.
AG
Mr
chair
and
council
member,
I
look
forward
to
working
with
the
east
phillips
community
on
this.
I
know
there's
there's
some
some
barriers
yet
to
get
through
to
deal
with.
So
I
just
want
to
acknowledge
that
that
I
know
that
the
community
has
a
couple
outstanding
lawsuits,
and
so
those
will
probably
have
to
be
resolved.
AG
That
then
creates
often
a
not
virtuous
circle
for
the
economy
and
for
success
for
your
children
and
success
for
families,
and
so
I
think,
if
public
works
can
play
a
positive
part
in
having
folks
be
more
uplifted,
that's
an
important
goal
for
all
of
us,
and
so
you
know,
I
know,
there's
a
little
ways
to
go
on
this
in
terms
of
figuring
out
detail.
AG
E
And
last
question
is
around
rethinking
94..
E
As
the
current
commissioner
of
the
mndot
of
mndot,
you
are
aware
of
of
its
rethinking
94
projects
and
minneapolis-like
cities
across
the
country
are
beginning
to
reckon
with
the
environmental,
economic
and
racial
justice
inequities
that
highway
highways
have
caused
and
that,
in
the
backdrop
of
minneapolis,
also
being
a
city
that
has
some
of
the
worst
racial
inequities
in
the
country.
So
we
know
black
and
brown.
E
Communities
have
largely
and
disproportionately
been
impacted
by
highways
and
communities
all
across
minneapolis,
as
well
as
my
own
constituents
have
reached
out
to
me
about
what
opportunities
are
present
for
restorative
and
reparative
justice
around
this
rethinking
94
project
and
how
that
ties
into
the
green
new
deal
and
with
that
said,
while
we
understand
that
this
project,
you
know,
could
provide
better
transportation
options.
And
hopefully
you
know
in
our
your
your
comments
around
working
with
indigenous
communities
and
really
supporting
indigenous
sovereignty.
E
Having
this
project
also
be
extension
of
returning
land
back
to
impacted
communities
by
its
expansion
and
just
overall
construction.
With
that
said,
would
you
be
willing
to
support
a
freeway
removal
option
for
this
project.
AG
So,
mr
chair
and
councilman
wansley
wurbela,
I
think
that
what
on
rethinking
I-94
this
is
a
long
term
project,
it's
still
somewhere
between
six
to
eight
years
away
from
any
sort
of
construction
or
or
removal,
and
what
I
would
tell
you
is.
I
believe
that
one
of
the
options
that
will
be
studied
in
the
alternative
study
for
the
environmental
impact
statement
and
to
successfully
be
able
to
go
through
the
nepa
and
meepa
process
is
a
removal
or
parkway
option.
AG
This
has
become
an
important
part
of
modern
and
urban
highway
projects
to
look
at
what
does
that
look
like?
Where
do
those
hundred
and
fifty
five
thousand
vehicles
go
or
how
would
they
travel
through,
and
can
we
make
a
change?
Maybe
a
bus,
rapid
transit
as
well?
So
if
this
is
the
policy
of
the
city
of
minneapolis
and
it
fits
together,
obviously
being
a
strong
supporter,
as
the
public
works
director
to
those
alternatives
is
going
to
be
important.
AG
Like
I
said
we
are
a
ways
away,
it's
a
very
long
form
that
was
set
up
here
by
previous
commissioner
zelly
to
really
engage
community,
and
I'm
actually
excited
that.
You
are
you
and
your
constituents
are
getting
engaged
in
the
process.
Much
of
the
focus
has
been,
and
importantly
on
rondo
and
saint
paul,
but
there
are
harms
that
have
come
to
minneapolis,
particularly
the
seward
and
the
cedar
riverside
neighborhoods,
and
how
we
are
able
to
work
through
and
and
find
ways
to
reverse
the
harms
that
have
been
done.
E
E
For
those
answers
and
return
it
back
to
you,
chair
johnson,.
B
Thank
you
councilmember
wesley
warlova.
We
will
now
turn
over
to
councilmember
koski.
AI
Well,
thank
you
chair
johnson
and
everyone
on
this
meeting
today,
and
I
have
a
prepared
statement
rather
than
a
question
today.
So
I
will
be
supporting
the
appointment
of
margaret
anderson
kelleher
as
our
next
director
of
public
works,
and
this
support
comes
for
many
reasons.
I'd
like
to
start
by
speaking
to
the
experience
and
the
expertise
that
margaret
anderson
kelleher
will
bring
to
the
city
of
minneapolis
margaret
has
a
ba
in
political
science
from
gustavus
adapholis
college
and
a
masters
in
public
administration.
From
harvard
university
kennedy.
AI
I
trust
that
she
will
listen
and
lead
on
the
issues
that
are
most
important
to
the
residents
we
heard
from
today
and
to
those
throughout
our
city,
including
around
the
climate
crisis,
that
we
are
in
and
around
our
racial
and
equity
goals.
I
believe
that
margaret
anderson
kelleher
is
exactly
who
we
need
leading
our
city's
public
works
department
at
this
time
and
I'm
confident
she
will
get
the
job
done
and
show
true
results.
AI
AJ
Thank
you,
chair
johnson.
AJ
I
also
want
to
just
join
in
in
thanking
you,
commissioner,
kelleher,
for
for
coming
in
today
and
like
such
a
thoughtful
presentation,
I
saw
so
many
people
from
the
community
come
in
and
testify
today,
many
of
whom
were
worried,
10
residents
and,
as
I
told
you
in
our
conversations,
this
is
an
issue
that
the
community
I
represent,
cares
very
deeply
about,
because
we
are,
we
are
so
severely
affected
by
it
like,
like
many
others,
I
have
a
set
of
questions
for
you,
so
in
2020,
the
city
of
minneapolis
formally
adopted
our
our
transportation
action
plan,
and
I
was
really
thrilled
to
hear
your
commitment
to
this
in
your
remarks
earlier
today.
AJ
The
piece
I'm
hoping
you'll
speak
specifically
to
is
the
plan
includes
a
goal
for
three
out
of
every
five
trips
in
minneapolis,
be
completed
by
by
walking
biking
or
taking
transit,
and
that
this
is
done
by
2030,
which
is
now
only
eight
years
away.
Are
you
committed
to
completing
this
plan
and
abiding
by
the
2030
timeline,
and
I
wonder
if
you
could
speak
briefly
to
how
you
sue
us
accomplishing
that
in
the
next
eight
years.
AG
Well,
it
is
going
to
be
mr
chair,
councilmember
chug
thai.
It
is
going
to
be
a
big
lift,
but
it's
one
that
I'm
committed
to.
I
think
that
it's
actually
one
of
the
most
important
pieces
of
the
transportation
action
plan.
AG
When
I
think
about
this,
I
think
about
a
focus
on
the
most
vulnerable
user.
First,
that
is
the
walker
or
roller.
We
know
that
that
is
the
oldest
form
of
transportation
we
have
and
then,
after
that,
the
bicycle
actually
led
to
paved
roads.
So
we
know
that
these
modes
of
transportation
are
going
to
be
very
important
to
being
able
to
meet
mode
shifts.
AG
I
also
think
it's
behavior
change
and
that
is
frankly
a
place
where
I
think
council
members,
the
mayor,
other
leaders
in
the
city
are
going
to
be
as
important
if
not
more
important
than
the
director
of
public
works.
I
am
one
human
being
in
a
department,
but
really
by
leading
those
conversations
where
we
talk
about
the
actions
that
people
can
change.
AG
I
will
tell
you
that
when
I,
when
working
at
mndot
with
the
sustainable
transportation
action
committee
stack,
it
got
me
thinking
about
my
mode
of
transportation
and
I
already
have
been
trying
to
change
my
own
behaviors
about
those
short
trips,
those
trips
under
a
mile.
Can
I
walk
it?
Can
I
bike
it?
Can
I
take
transit
and
often
the
answer
is
yes,
I
personally
own
three
bikes.
I
feel
privileged
and
lucky
in
that
way.
AG
AG
We
are
at
a
moment
in
time
where
transit
ridership
is
very
low
and
we
need
to
have
some
creativity
to
be
able
to
help
our
residents
both
feel
safe,
have
good
transit
as
well
as
look
at
transit
of
the
future,
and
you-
and
I
spoke
a
little
bit
about
this-
how
there
are
going
to
be
new,
smaller
vehicles
available
that
you
know
it
might
not
be
the
met
council
running
those
vehicles,
but
it
might
be
some
combination
of
the
city
and
community
groups
that
are
deploying
small-scale
electric
vehicles
that
can
really
get
what
what
the
larger
metro
transit
system
does
not
do
well
today,
and
that
is
it
still
is
a
spoken
hub
system
and
trips
across
town
and
between
places
are
harder
to
get.
AG
So
I
have
lots
of
ideas
they're
my
ideas,
but
I
think
that
it's
exciting
to
be
thinking
about
how
we
are
going
to
get
that
mode
shift
done
in
eight
years.
Yeah.
AJ
Yeah,
I
appreciate
that
I
again
was
really
excited
to
hear
about
your
yeah.
I
don't
know
interest
is
not
the
right
word
here,
but
it
escapes
me
around
a
municipal
shoveling
program,
a
sidewalk,
snow
and
ice
removal
program.
You
know
I'm
really
interested
in.
I
think
it's
great
that
you're
thinking
about
starting
this
as
a
as
a
pilot
and
studying
the
impact,
would
you
would
you
be
committed
to
advocating
for
some
funding
to
start
that
in
the
2023
budget.
AG
So
mr
chair
and
councilmember
chug
thai,
I
think,
working
with
the
mayor's
office
and
working
with
all
of
you
identifying
a
source
of
money
for
that
funding
is
important
because
clearly
it
would
need
some
resources
behind
it,
and
so
yes,
working
with
the
staff
as
well.
Since
there
was
a
good
study
on
this.
I
think
that
there
are
probably
people
who
I
will
be
meeting,
who
have
some
ideas
around
where
where
we
could
possibly
put
that
together.
So
yes.
AJ
Excellent,
thank
you
very
much
and
then
so
you
know
shifting
gears
just
just
a
little
bit
here.
You
know
that
we
we
know
now
that
police
enforcement
in
transportation
disproportionately
affects
our
communities
of
color,
specifically
our
our
black,
indigenous
and
immigrant,
and
especially
undocumented
residents,
and
you
know
wanting
to
wanting
to
ensure
that
we
are
are
building
a
transportation
system
that
doesn't
continue
to
perpetuate
this.
AJ
You
know
continued
cycle
of
punishing
people
of
of
you
know
entering
people
into
our
criminal
justice
system
of
incarceration
of
our
black
and
brown
community
members.
I
wonder
if
you
would
support
working
with
with
our
transit
partners.
You
know
our
council
and
and
metro
transit
in
in
shifting
to
a
zero
fare
transit
system
and
removing
enforcement
from
our
our
public
transportation
system
all
together.
AJ
Knowing
that
there
is
an
endless
list
of
people
who,
you
know
have
ended
up,
ticketed
have
ended
up
entering
our
criminal
justice
system
for
something
as
small
as
not
being
able
to
afford
a
bus
fare,
and
then
you
know
I'll
just
add
in
another
layer
here
you
know:
I'm
I'm
a
first
generation
immigrant
and
grew
up
in
a
mixed
status.
Family
minneapolis
considers
we're
a
sanctuary
city
and
we
are
home
to
a
large
immigrant
population.
AJ
Many
folks
here
are
you
know
in
mixed
status,
households
or
undocumented
themselves,
and
you
know
not
being
able
to
drive
and
not
having
access
to
a
driver's
license
being
prohibitive
in
in
being
able
to
move
from
place
to
place.
So
the
additional
fear
of
of
enforcement
within
our
public
transportation
system
is
yet
another
barrier
to
being
able
to
move
from
place
to
place.
AJ
So
I
just
wonder
if
you
could
speak
a
little
bit
to
this
vision
of
zero,
fair
transit
and
of
removing
enforcement
from
from
our
public
transportation
system.
AG
There's
a
six-month
pilot
happening
in
boston,
their
council
and
mayor
chose
to
use
pandemic,
coveted
relief
funds
to
waive
fares,
and
so,
if
the
council
and
mayor
could
come
to
an
agreement
to
pay
the
metropolitan
council
and
metro
transit
for
fares
on
any
line
determined
to
be
aligned
to
test
this
on,
I
absolutely
I
mean
I
think
that
that
is
a
a
wonderful
goal.
It
actually
also
probably
helps
with
mode
shift
to
get
people
back
on
to
transit.
AG
AG
The
city
of
boston
and
the
mbta
are
doing
a
report
in
february
on
this
work.
There's
also
a
few
small
hurdles
with
the
federal
transit
administration
on
this
sort
of
thing
too
that
we
would
need
to
get
through,
but
I
I
take
it
that
if
boston
is
leading
the
way
and
a
couple
others
we
can
maybe
learn
from
that.
AG
On
the
issue
of
transit
enforcement,
I've
been
a
strong
supporter
of
the
work
the
metropolitan
council
is
trying
to
do
to
reduce
the
type
of
infraction
right.
Now,
it's
a
very
high
infraction
that
people
would
in
terms
of
their
ticket
and
it
has
to
go
to
court.
I
I
think
that
they
would
like
to
move
to
a
transit
ambassador
program,
which
is
a
much
friendlier
way
kind
of
like
the
downtown
improvement
zone.
The
did
folks
it
looks
more
like
that,
and
so
I
think
that
that's
a
strong
possibility.
AG
Unfortunately,
the
legislature
has
not
been
willing
to
allow
metropolitan
trans
that
to
fully
implement
such
a
program,
and
they
don't
have
the
ability
to
do
it
on
their
own.
It
does
take
a
law
change
and
then
to
the
issue
of
driver's
licenses
for
all
I'm
a
strong
supporter.
I
think
that
you
kind
of
hinted
a
bit
at
that.
AG
You
know
the
ability
to
have
whatever
the
status
of
the
person
is
be
legally
licensed
in
the
state
of
minnesota
and
therefore
also
carry
insurance,
which
is
a
protective
measure
for
both
the
vehicle
driver
and
others
as
well
as
walkers.
Bikers
and
rollers
is
really
important,
and
so
I
I
have
been
a
strong
supporter.
I
believe
that
has
been
part
of
the
city
platform
at
the
legislature
in
the
past,
and
I
am
I
am
supportive
of
those
efforts.
AJ
I
appreciate
that
you
know
the
the
switching
gears
again.
The
transportation
action
plan
calls
for
a
you
know:
25
transit
mode
share
by
2030.
It's
a
big
jump
provider
ship.
AJ
You
know
some
organizations
around
the
twin
cities
have
have
proposed
that
the
city
of
minneapolis
provide
green
light
signal
priority
for
all
significant
regular
transit
route
lines
in
the
city,
to
speed
those
lines
up
and
providing
you
know
significant
mileage
for
for
bus
lanes
on
city
streets
in
the
same
way
that
san
francisco,
chicago
boston
and
other
cities
have
done
recently.
One
of
those
organizations
move
minnesota
has
a
program
that
they're
working
on
called.
AJ
You
know
boost
the
bus,
it's
an
effort
to
get
signal
priority
and
bus
lanes
on
our
high
frequency,
transit
routes
and
they've.
You
know
met
with
a
majority
of
hennepin
and
ramsey
county
board
members
to
discuss
their
support
for
for
this
on
county
roads.
They
have,
you
know,
worked
met
with
st
paul's
public
works
department
and
discussed
that
initiative
there,
as
well
as
well
as
with
leadership
at
metro
transit.
AJ
And
so
you
know
the
next
step
here
really
is
bringing
the
minneapolis
public
works.
Director
and
leadership
up
to
speed
and
convening
a
group
of
of
all
of
the
the
governmental
partners
here
in
moving
this
forward.
This
initiative
is
also
going
to
need
someone
from
one
of
the
jurisdictions
to
lead
on
getting
it
done.
AJ
AG
So,
mr
chair
and
council
member
chuck
tai,
I
look
forward
to
learning
more
about
move
minnesota's
proposal.
I
think
that
it's
it's
well
founded
that
having
signal
prioritization
is
a
very
important
key
transit
advantage
and
so
working
together
and
mndot
needs
to
be
at
the
table
too.
On
this,
since
the
city
actually
services
all
of
the
signals
in
minneapolis
that
are
actually
mndot
owned,
but
that
does
not
mean
we
regulate
the
timing,
always
on
those.
So
I
think,
working
together
we
can
make
some
real
progress.
AG
I
I
want
to
be
careful
about
saying
raising
my
hand
and
saying
yes
I'll,
be
the
leader
of
this
right
now.
I
am
very
interested
in
meeting
with
move
and
with
others
on
this
issue.
Learning
more
building
that
coalition
to
be
able
to
get
signalized
priority
for
transit,
yeah.
AJ
I
appreciate
that
both
the
the
the
honesty
and
the
eagerness
to
take
something
like
this
on
and
then
now
moving
to
a
specific
ward,
10
project.
You
heard
about
this
a
lot
you
and
I
have
discussed
this
in
detail
the
reconstruction
of
hennepin
avenue
south
so
for
context,
and
just
stating
this
again
for
for
the
public
record,
hennepin
avenue
was
last
reconstructed
about
50
years
ago
and
the
so,
which
is
why
it's
up
for
reconstruction
again
and
the
the
way
we
reconstruct
the
street
right.
AJ
It
is
going
to
last
another
50
years
for
context.
I
would
be
74
when
we
would
be
reconstructing
the
street
again
and
you
know
no
one
in
my
family
actually
has
made
it
past
70,
and
so,
when
I
think
about
this
project
and
its
importance,
I'm
really
talking
about
a
project
that
is
going
to
outlast
my
lifetime
as
the
youngest
council
member
ever
elected
in
this
city,
and
so
that's
something
with
that
should
be.
AJ
I
take
that
with
a
level
of
seriousness
and
gravity
that
I
hope
all
of
us
do
as
well,
and
so
you
know
there
are,
there
is
a
you
know:
there's
a
staff
proposal
right
now
that
has
come
after
nearly,
I
think
it's
like
89
different
community
engagement
events
and
thousands
of
comments
that
the
city
has
received
really
one
of
the
and
I
you
know
and
put
tons
of
calls
and
emails
and
all
the
things
that
all
the
other
council
members
here
and
the
mayor's
office
I'm
sure
are
receiving
as
well.
AJ
AJ
We've
seen
you
know,
economic
studies
in
in
other
city
studies
in
other
in
other
cities
and
other
places
where
we
have
increased
access
to
to
biking,
made
it
easier
for
pedestrians
and
increased
transit
along
a
a
commercial
corridor.
To
result
in
like
a
positive,
you
know
revenue,
it's
it's
good
for
business.
This
is
the
point
I'm
trying
to
make
here,
and
so
I
wonder,
I'm
gonna
go
through
four
questions.
We'll
take
them
one
at
a
time.
Do
you
support
the
staff's
current
proposal.
AG
AG
I
do
think
that
you
and
others
are
hearing
from
people
who
have
some
concerns,
particularly
about
the
issue
of
parking
access
parking
access,
for
particularly
what
I
have
heard
and
read
is
about
small
businesses,
and
so
I
do
believe
that
there
is
a
way
to
largely
preserve
the
plan.
I
am
myself
I
do
believe.
If
you're
going
to
have
a
bikeway,
it
should
be
as
much
as
possible
a
protected
bikeway,
and
if
you
are
going
to
have
transit
advantage,
it
needs
to
be
some
sort
of
dedicated
bus
lane.
AG
How
are
we
going
to
make
sure
that
many
of
the
folks
who
are
working
in
the
gig
economy,
through
food
delivery
and
pickup
are
able
to
do
that
at
the
restaurants,
as
well
as
making
sure
that
the
small
businesses
have
time
to
transition
their
parking
plans
as
well?
So
I
I
look
forward
to
working
on
this.
AG
I
think
it's
a
tough
nut
issue
in
terms
of
this
has
come
a
long
way,
and
so
I'm
respectful
of
the
staff's
work
on
the
plan
and
look
forward
to
hearing
what
they
are
taking
away
at
this
point.
But
I
I
think
that
overall
we
need
to.
We
need
to
do
a
just
a
little
more
work
here.
AJ
And
then
you
you
mentioned
this
a
little
bit,
but
just
again
asking
for
clarification,
do
you
support
the
the
dedicated
to
a
protected
bike
lanes.
AG
Mr
chair
and
council
member
chuck
tai
overall
as
a
policy
matter.
I
am
a
strong
supporter
of
dedicated
bike
lanes
and
bikeways,
even
separated
bike
lanes
and
bikeways
separated
away
from
the
traffic
totally.
AG
It
is
the
safest
way
to
ride.
It
is
the
way
to
help
people
make
modeshift
who
can
be
biking,
and
so
I
am
going
to
work
very
hard
to
preserve
that
portion
of
that
plan.
AG
Mr
chair
and
council
member
chug
thai,
I
think
that
it
is
the
safest
way
to
ride
and
the
most
and
the
best
way
to
commute,
and
so
I
think
that
there's
no
doubt
that
if
we're
doing
this
reconstruction
for
the
next
50
years
and
by
the
way,
let
me
just
say
I
hope
you
have
a
much
longer
life
than
70
years
old
yeah.
I
think,
however,
I
will
say
I
am
approaching
54..
AG
I
may
not
be
around
at
the
end
of
this
street's
life,
but
I
hope
to
goodness
that
it
has
served
the
people
well
in
being
able
to
do
the
mode
shift
and
reduce
greenhouse
gases
in
the
city.
But
one
street
alone
won't
do
that.
So
we've
got
a
lot
of
work
to
do.
AJ
Okay
and
then
do
you
support
the
dedicated
24
7
bus
lanes
on
hennepin.
AG
Avenue
so,
mr
chair
and
council
member
chug
thai,
as
we
discussed,
I
think
that
we
need
to
have
a
conversation
with
our
partners
at
metro
transit
about
this
issue
about
what
the
ridership
and
needs
are
in
the
next
projected
five
years.
In
fact,
there's
going
to
be
a
study
done
probably
next
year
about
the
future
of
transit,
ridership
in
the
metropolitan
area
and
across
the
state.
I
know
that
because
we
were
actually
at
mndot
asked
to
do
that
study,
but
the
funding
source
was
trunk
highway
dollars
and
we
could
not
do
it
yet.
AG
That
is
not
going
to
stop
our
plans
on
hennepin,
but
what
it
will
help
inform
is
the
land
use,
jobs
and
transit
and
transit
opportunities
of
the
future,
and
that's
going
to
be
critically
important
for
any
of
this
decision
making.
I
think
several
speakers
today
talked
about
that
we're
in
a
unique
time
and
so
with
24
7.
I
I
can
tell
you
that
I
strongly
support
having
the
24
7
bus,
dedicated
lanes.
AG
I
am
not
as
certain
that
it's
going
to
be
needed
on
the
day
that
the
reconstruction
of
hennepin
avenue
opens
because
of
we're
going
to
need
to
climb
back
on
ridership.
So
should
it
be
looking
more
like
where
the
test
was
on
hennepin
that
it
was
the
rush
hours
a
long
rush
hour
in
the
morning
and
a
long
rush
hour
in
the
evening,
possibly
with
then
a
transition
to
the
full-time
24
7
dedicated
busways.
So
I
think
that's
a
conversation
with
our
partners
at
metropolitan
council.
AG
Frankly,
as
much
as
it
is
only
a
minneapolis
question
for
it,
because
this
is
a
abrt
line
and
we
do
need
to
fulfill
its
mission.
AJ
No,
I
appreciate
that,
so
you
know
I
I
remember
this
was
a
specific
piece.
You
brought
up
with
me
as
well.
AJ
You
know-
and
so
I
I
followed
up
on
on
on
ridership
numbers
and
how
that's
been
affected
by
the
pandemic
of
you,
know:
metroid,
metro,
transit
buses,
metro,
transit
services
have
retained
only
46
percent
of
free
endemic
ridership
by
comparison,
though,
at
the
end
of
2020
bus
bus,
rapid
transit
in
the
twin
cities
retained
76
of
pre-pandemic,
ridership
and,
and
that
number
continues
to
climb.
AJ
So
you
know-
and
I
think
this
is
a
part
of
what
really
reconfirms
for
me-
that
it
is.
It
is
working-class
people,
essential
workers
who
are
who
use
busing
as
their
primary
way
of
going
from
place
to
place.
It's
not.
You
know
it's
not
people
it.
AJ
Just
it's
it's:
it's
people
who
use
public
transit
often
do
so,
not
because
it's
a
personal
choice,
they're
making
it's
the
only
choice
they
have
to
get
from
place
to
place,
and
then
you
know-
and
I
appreciate
what
like
wanting
to
wait
for
for
to
for
the
numbers
to
get
back
up,
but
we're
really
projecting
four
years
into
the
future
right.
So
like
this,
this
plan
wouldn't
be
complete
for
another
four
years
which
would
get
us.
AJ
You
know
six
years
at
post
pandemic
post
start
of
the
pandemic,
and
so
I
guess
I'm
really
trying
to
understand
where
this
appetite,
for
you
know
like
slowly.
Get
waiting
into
24
7
dedicated
bus
lanes
is
coming
from.
AG
So,
mr
chair
and
councilmember
chug
thai-
I
I
don't
have
an
appetite
to
not
have
24
7
bus
lanes,
but
what
I'm
going
to
tell
you
is
that
even
on
the
a-line
brt
and
I
believe
another
of
the
brt
lines
currently
up
and
running
today,
they
do
not
have
24
7
dedicated
bus
lanes.
AG
They
have
rush
hour
dedication
with
clear
streets
for
them
to
be
able
to
make
their
trips
in
either
direction.
It
doesn't
mean
the
bus
stops
running.
It
just
means
that
there
probably
is
a
couple
of
minutes
added
to
the
trip
in
the
non-rush
time
and
that's
how
the
a
line
has
been
run.
That's
how
and
and
I
don't
want
to
misspeak
about
the
other
line,
but
I
think
we
need
to
learn
from
what-
and
this
is
why
it's
a
partnership
question
with
metro
transit,
metro
transit
is
already
running
these
lines.
AG
AJ
We
have
to
make
it
easier,
more
convenient,
faster,
cheaper
to
use
other
modes
of
of
transportation
right
like
other
modes,
especially
public
transit,
especially
you
know,
and
then
also
strengthening
our
our
biking
and
pedestrian
infrastructure,
so
that
it
is
actually
cheaper,
easier,
faster,
more
convenient
to
to
use
those
options
were,
and
so
and
again
you
know
we
have
this
goal
of
of
reaching
reaching
our
our
is
that
2030
piece.
AJ
That
is
not
going
to
be
the
obvious
option
that
people
take
right
and
then
we
know
from
cities
where
you
know
25
of
the
people
use.
You
know
other
modes
of
transit
that
the
reason
they've
done.
That
is
because
it's
reliable
and
it's
accessible
and
it's
available
all
the
time.
AG
Mr
chair,
I
think
that
this
is
one
of
those
issues
that
I
am
not
the
public
works
director,
yet
I
do
not
know
everything
about
the
discussions
with
metro
transit.
I
know
that
council,
member
chuck
thai
and
council
member
goodman
both
have
a
lot
of
constituents,
have
concerns
in
both
directions
on
this.
Some
who
really
want
this
project,
others
who
have
at
least,
I
would
say,
fairly
reading
the
comments
concerns
about
particularly
parking
access,
and
so
my
commitment
is
to
work
on
this
issue,
I'm
bringing
forward
one
idea
that
could
be
a
possible
idea.
AG
AJ
I
appreciate
that
that's
the
end
of
my
questions.
Thank
you
very
much,
mr
chair
and
commissioner.
B
B
I
also
want
to
thank
my
committee
members
for
their
thoughtful
questions
and
comments,
and
thank
you,
commissioner,
for
all
of
your
thoughtful
presentation
and
your
answers
as
well.
I
appreciate
you
as
well
acknowledging
the
opportunities
that
some
of
my
constituents
made
around
water
quality
improvement.
B
I'll
note
that,
before
becoming
a
member
of
the
city
council,
I
made
the
false
assumption
that
when
everyone
turns
on
their
tap
in
minneapolis
that
they
get
nice
clean,
cook
or
nice,
clear
at
least
drinking
water
out
of
the
tap-
and
I
was
mistaken
on
that-
there
are
some
residents
that
do
not
when
they
turn
on
the
tap.
They
actually
get
yellow
or
brown
water
coming
out,
and
I
think
that's
something
that
we
need
to
have
a
plan
to
correct
in
place.
B
So
I
look
forward
to
working
with
you
on
that.
Another
constituent
did
raise
some
questions
when
speaking
of
support
of
you,
if
I
remember
correctly,
just
to
get
your
thoughts
on
civil
rights
in
general
and
workplace
diversity.
So
if
you
wouldn't
mind
just
speaking
to
how
you
approach
those
issues,
I
would
love
to
hear
that.
AG
Well,
thank
you,
mr
chair,
and
I
too
look
forward
to
working
with
you
on
the
water
issue,
particularly
on
this
issue
of
what
sounds
like
a
very
rust,
embedded
delivery
of
water,
and
that
can
be
super
not
just
inconvenient
but
upsetting
and
has
potentially
health
impacts
as
well.
AG
AG
52
mndot
has
a
separate
resurfacing
project
where
they
are
working
very
successfully
with
the
among
american
farmers
association
to
not
only
do
the
project
but
hopefully
improve
some
access
for
the
hafa
group
to
the
highway,
a
safer,
safer
approaches,
and
things
like
that,
especially
when
driving
a
tractor
across
a
highway,
which
I
will
say,
I've
had
the
experience
of
doing
several
times
in
my
life
and
it's
not
always
very
safe,
so
that
I
just
want
to
clear
up.
I
think
that
you
know
at
mndot.
AG
The
commitment
is
very
strong
to
civil
rights,
both
in
terms
of
our
incumbent
workforce,
but
also
our
contracting
workforce.
Now
there
are
challenges
in
highway-heavy
construction
that
are
different
than
the
challenges
in
vertical
construction,
and
so
I
want
to
first
acknowledge
that
particularly
highway
heavy
construction.
AG
It
has
been
a
challenge
across
the
country
to
both
attract
and
retain
the
type
of
contractor.
We
need
to
meet
those
goals:
that's
female
owned
ownership
or
minority
ownership,
and
in
minnesota
we
are
particularly
challenged
with
construction
firms
who
do
not
meet
those
goals.
Now
the
exciting
part
of
the
city
of
minneapolis
is
that
you
do
a
lot
of
your
own
work
internally
and
that's
where
I
think
partnering
on
particularly
something
like
a
union
training
center
that
would
be
in
the
city
for
what
we
would
call
road.
AG
Heavy
work
is
a
great
opportunity
for
us
to
do
together.
It's
going
to
provide
an
option,
maybe
even
we
would
partner
with
minneapolis
community
and
technical
college,
so
that
people
get
some
aaa
credential
and
be
able
to
have
that
as
they
move
forward.
I'm
a
strong
supporter
of
us
diversifying
both
our
workforce
and
our
contracting.
AG
AG
The
the
idea
there
is
to
actually
have
those
contractors
graduate
from
the
program
where
they're
I
are
above
a
certain
dollar
cap
amount,
and
so
I'm
looking
forward
to
getting
in
there
and
learning
about
that.
We've
also
had
great
success
working
with
our
partners
at
minute,
the
it
organization
of
the
state
to
be
able
to
hire
more
diverse
contractors
in
that
area
as
well,
and
so
I
think,
there's
many
ways
we
can
work
on
this.
B
Well,
thank
you.
I
really
appreciate
that
answer
and
and
all
of
your
commitment
in
this
area
so
now
I'll,
say
a
few
comments.
So
I
I
get
the
privilege
to
work
with
new
council
members
on
this
committee.
So
five
of
you
and
I
I
think
of
the
only
returning
council
member
on
this
committee.
B
Well,
I
know
I
am,
and
so
for
those
of
you
that
are
new
to
this
committee
and
who
I'm
excited
to
be
able
to
work
with
and
as
well
to
the
public
watching
you
know
in
my
eight
years
on
council,
I've
always
taken
these
department
head
appointments
very
seriously
and
I
haven't
always
voted
for
every
department
head,
that's
been
nominated
and
in
fact
one
of
the
reasons
I
wanted
to
be
on
the
executive
committee
last
term
was
because
I
think
these
are
such
important
decisions
that
we
make
and
that's
why.
B
I'm
really
excited
today
about
this
nomination
and
very
excited
for
commissioner
and
anderson
kelleher
to
be
here
with
us,
and
I
have
really
enjoyed
getting
a
chance
to
know
you
and
want
to
really
lift
up
how
accessible
and
responsive
you
have
been,
how
you
really
take
a
collaborative
approach
in
your
work,
your
thoughtfulness
and
your
remarkable
record
of
public
service.
B
I
also
did
my
homework
and
talked
to
a
number
of
other
legislators
that
have
worked
with
you
and
heard
time
again
great
things
about
the
working
relationship
that
you
have
and
the
respect
that
they
have
for
you.
B
You
are
proven
as
a
leader
of
organizations,
including
your
ability
to
manage,
which,
at
the
end
of
the
day,
is
the
job
of
any
department
ad,
but
in
particular
I'm
very
excited
about
your
high
tech
focus
and
background
at
a
time
where
technology
continues
more
and
more
and
even
as
we're
on
teams
today,
having
this
meeting
remotely
continues
to
shape
our
work.
B
I
also
think
one
of
your
key
strengths
comes
at
a
critically
important
time
and
that's
policy
leadership,
and,
after,
as
I
opened
up
this
this
part
of
our
meeting
and
this
consideration
of
this
appointment,
I
mentioned
this
charter
amendment,
this
government
structure
charter
amendment
and
so
to
have
somebody
at
this
time
when
we're
all
figuring
out
how
to
navigate
this
together,
to
have
somebody
who
has
a
deep
legislative
background
and
commitment
to
working
with
the
legislature
and
also
works
very
closely
with
an
executive
in
the
governor
today.
B
It
knows
how
to
bridge
and
navigate
that
and
work
with
everyone
and
all
stakeholders.
I
think
is
really
important
in
this
time
and
in
this
moment,
where
any
can
help
us
work
through
this
as
well.
I
also
think
that's
important
for
this
short
term
that
we
have.
We
have
less
than
two
years
as
a
committee
to
work
on
policy
matters
and
to
have
somebody
with
an
expertise
and
a
background
stake
in
legislative
work.
I'm
really
excited
about
that.
I
think
that's.
B
A
wonderful
thing
will
really
help
this
committee
as
we
approach
our
work
and,
as
has
been
noted,
with
the
arpa
funding
and
all
of
our
intergovernmental
opportunities
before
us,
as
well
around
funding
around
bonding
at
a
time
when
the
state
has
a
record
surplus
and
when
we
have
a
number
of
public
works
priorities
over
at
the
legislature.
B
Your
deep
relationships
and
your
knowledge
of
the
process
and
experience,
I
think,
will
be
a
tremendous
asset
for
us
as
a
city.
But
I
also
want
to
recognize
and
say
one
of
the
quiet
parts
out
loud,
which
is
that
this
is
a
time
where
our
city
has
seen
a
number
of
department
heads
for
one
reason
or
another
leave
and
there's
a
lot
of
concern
around
that
internally
in
city
hall,
and
for
someone
with
your
stature
with
your
remarkable
history
as
the
speaker
of
the
house
as
a
statewide.
Commissioner.
B
As
I
don't
think,
this
was
mentioned
yet,
but
a
gubernatorial
candidate,
backed
by
a
major
party
for
you
to
step
up
in
this
moment
when
others
are
choosing
to
leave,
regardless
of
their
reasons
for
you
to
come
to
our
city.
To
me
that
demonstrates
leadership,
and
it
demonstrates
a
commitment
to
our
city
at
a
time
when
we
need
that
support.
B
So
I
am
proud
today
to
support
you
and
I
am
excited
to
get
an
opportunity
to
work
with
you,
and
I
hope
that
this
committee
supports
your
nomination.
Thank
you.
I
will
ask
if
there
are
any
other
comments
or
questions
from
council
members.
N
B
Thank
you
and
that
motion
carries.
I
will
also
note
that
council
member
wangsley,
where
council
member
wansley
worloba,
was
having
some
trouble
with
the
teams
meeting.
It
looks
like
and
was
looking
to
call
in,
so
maybe
we
will
give
her
just
a
moment
here
in
case
she
is
interested
or
able
to
vote
on
this,
and
so
I
think
the
clerk
could
reach
out
to
her
as
well
and
just
confirmed
if
we
can
get
her
on
the
call,
but
in
in
the
meantime
I
want
to
say:
congratulations.
B
B
This
item
will
be
moving
on
to
the
full
council
next
thursday,
the
10th
at
9
30
a.m,
and
before
we
adjourn
our
meeting
I
know
we
have
a
request
from
council
member
vita
to
due
to
some
also
dial
in
again
the
the
technology
we're
working
through
it
still
it
it
can
get
complicated
internet
can
drop
and
all
that
so
council,
member
vita.
I
know
you
were
working
on
getting
connected
during
the
consent
agenda,
but
we're
not
able
to
do.
You
have
a
request
to
be
noted
on
that.
B
Excellent,
I
will
direct
the
clerk
to
recall
to
record
health
member
vita
as
voting
I
if
there
are
no
objections
from
other
committee
members,
not
seeing
any,
you
will
be
recorded
as
an
eye
on
that
item.
Well,
thank
you
again
to
the
public
for
coming
and
speaking.
Thank
you
to
the
committee
members.
Thank
you
to
the
clerks
and
thank
you
to
commissioner
anderson
kelleher
with
that
we
have
concluded
all
business
and
our
meeting
is
adjourned.