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Thank you good morning. My name is Andrea Jenkins and I. Am the President of the Minneapolis city, council and I'm going to call to order this regular meeting for Thursday, September, 8th and I'll ask the clerk to call the roll to verify the presence of a form councilmember.

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Chuck Tai president council member Chavez, president councilmember Ellison is absent. Council member Vita president council member rainville, president councilmember Goodman, president council member wansley, brexit councilmember Johnson is absent. Councilmember Osman president councilmember Payne, president council member Koski.

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Vice president Paul massano.

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President president,.

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Jenkins president, there are 11 members present. Let.

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The record reflect that we do have a quorum next, we have the adoption of our agenda um colleague. The agenda for today is before us and are there any amendments to today's agenda.

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um Council member wansley, yes.

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I would like to make a motion to add uh motion by both I council member Osman, council, member Chavez and council member Chuck Tai um around a response to hate crimes. um We would like to motion to have that be put under new business.

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uh Thank you, councilmember wansley. Is there a second.

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We have a motion and proper second clerk. Please call the world.

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uh Madam president, you need to amend the agenda. I'm. Sorry.

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No, if it's all right with you, council president, is also going to add to this motion to amend the council agenda um under new business, uh a direction related to the information governance efforts. Okay,.

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uh Is there a second second, so we have two um items added to our agenda today and uh are there any other additions to the agenda? Say non-clerk, please, Colorado councilmember.

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Aye, council, member Chavez, all right council member Vita, aye councilmember rainfield aye councilmember, Goodman, aye, councilmember, wansley, aye, councilmember, Osman, aye, councilmember, Payne, aye, council member Koski aye. Vice president Paul massano aye, president Jenkins hi. There are 11 eyes.

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That carries and the agenda has been amended.

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Next item of business is the acceptance of minutes from our adjourned meeting held August 15th, uh the mayor's 2023 budget address and the regular meeting on August 18th. By having a motion to accept those minutes. So.

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Aye councilmember Chavez councilmember Chavez, councilmember, vitai, aye, councilmember, rainville, aye, councilmember, Goodman.

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Councilmember wansley aye councilmember Osman, aye, councilmember, Payne, aye, councilmemberkowski.

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Vice president Paul massano aye president Jenkins hi, there are 11 Eyes Nick.

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Carries and those minutes have been accepted next we have the referral of petitions. Communication and reports to the proper committees may have that motion. Please so.

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Second court: please call Laura.

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Councilmember shut down aye council member Chavez, aye councilmember vitam aye councilmember rainville, aye, councilmember, Goodman, aye, councilmember, wansley, aye, council member Osman, aye council member Payne, aye councilmemberkowski.

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Vice president Paul massano aye president Jenkins aye, there are 11 eyes.

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It carries and knows, um items have been adopted, the next order of businesses, the reports from our standing committees and we'll start with the business inspection, housing and zoning committee report given by the committee's chair council member Goodman. Thank.

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You, madam president, the business inspections, housing and zoning committee is bringing 13 items forward for approval this morning. Item number one is the North Star East inclusionary zoning tax increment financing plan item two is an interim use permit for Simpson housing item. Three is an interim use permit that is being withdrawn for a property at 4021, Thomas Avenue North item four: is the order to raise and remove a building at 4704 17th Avenue South?

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This is adopting the findings of the nuisance, condition, process, item five or the liquor license approvals and six are the liquor license renewals either item seven is accepting grants from deed the Met, Council and Hennepin County for a number of projects located in the City of Minneapolis item eight is the comp plan built form guidance, changes for properties on 18th and Bryant Avenue North item number: nine is a comp plan Amendment on built form guidance for changes at 35.50 for Gerard Avenue South item 10 is a small change to the Minneapolis advisory committee on housing item 11 is a Heritage preservation appointment of Barbara Howard in the 10th Ward item.

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12 is an agreement with MnDOT with regard to the public art on a railing on the Olsen bridge and item 13 is a Grant application for wat AG Commons, that's being submitted to HUD with that I'll move items 1 through 13 for approval this morning.

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Thank you, councilmember Goodman. Are there any questions? Councilmember Goodman has moved that committee's report. Are there any comments or questions.

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Saying none I won't ask the clerk to call the roll councilmember.

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Aye councilmember Chavez aye councilmember, Vita, aye, council member rainville, aye councilmember Goodman, aye, councilmember, wansley, aye, council member Osman, aye councilmember, Payne, aye, councilman, murkowski aye. Vice president Paul massano aye, president Jenkins aye, the area 11 eyes that.

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Carries in that report is adopted next we have the report from the committee of the whole and that report will be given by Council. Vice president palmisano.

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Thank you, council president. There are three items coming forward from our committee of the whole meeting this week. The first is the appointment of our City attorney the granting consent, the mayor's nomination of Kristen Anderson, two City attorney for a term ending January of 2026.. The second is a request for 100 zero emission Maritime shipping and a resolution. The third isn't the appointment of a council member. It's actually myself to the Minneapolis tree advisory commission. If there's any last people in interested in serving on this board, instead I'd be happy to remove that.

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But until then I will put all three of these forward for approval.

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Thank you, Council vice president um and Council. Vice president has moved that committee's report. Are there any comments or questions council member wansley.

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Thank you so much I just wanted to give some contacts for items number two, which is the request for a hundred percent: zero emissions Maritime shipping. This is a resolution. That's been almost a year in the making. It's calling on retailers to do three things: um the first being immediately abandoned fossil fuel ships and adopt existing emissions. uh Reducing Technologies number two is to commit to a hundred percent zero emission ships no later than 2030. the and the third is to transparently disclose all Maritime admissions in their annual public climate action policy reports.

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It also puts decarbonization in the maritime shipping industry in our state's legislative priorities and, if you're wondering why a landlocked City like Minneapolis needs to take action or Maritime shipping there's a couple reasons for this. One target is based in Minneapolis and they are ranked internationally as one of the worst Maritime polluters.

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Secondly, this is an act of solidarity with working class communities and coastal cities who are organizing around this demand, as it directly impacts their own environmental, health and council member president uh council, president Jenkins council, member Chuck Tai as well, and myself were fortunate enough to meet and hear from some of these amazing organizers last winter when they came to Minneapolis to engage elected leaders on this issue. It was very clear walking away from this um that meeting they wanted cities like Minneapolis to take bold and Urgent action to combat our ever-growing climate crisis.

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This resolution not only advances our City's climate Justice efforts but amplifies uh the demand to hold Target accountable and lets them know that Minneapolis residents want clean air for all Working Class People across the U.S, um so I am so deeply committed to advancing a green new deal here in our city, and this is just one component and one step um in advancing that and I'm glad that I've had the opportunity to work with my amazing colleagues on getting it to this point. Almost a year later, so I just went to put that on record.

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Thank you, um councilmember winesley and I too, am proud to be a co-author on this uh resolution and really um bring to light this issue, uh as we all try to to work and address the climate change issues in our community. Are there any other um comments or questions for Council vice president I do want to just um thank um the Ms Anderson for showing here today. I know that she has a lot of work that she's trying to clean up at the state, but it's really good to see your face here this morning.

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So thank you and with that I will ask the clerk to call the room.

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Vice president palmisano aye president Jenkins aye, there are 12 eyes that.

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Carries and congratulations, Miss Anderson on being named the next uh Minneapolis City attorney.

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Thank you. Next, we have the report from our policy and government oversight committee and that report will be provided by the Vice chair, councilmember wansley. Thank.

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You, madam president, the policy and government oversight committee is bringing forward 15 items that it is recommending for approval, uh the first being appointed position in the proposed city of sorry office of City auditor. The second is a bid for Minneapolis Convention Center.

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And lighting upgrade project. The third is a contract with maplight for campaign uh Finance system. Four is a contract with term A, Partners Inc for crisis, communications consultant and services.

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Number five is customization of contract form with Gallagher Benefit Services Inc for classification and compensation, Consulting Services number six is a contract Amendment from NRG Energy, Center, Minneapolis, LLC, to clear away energy LLC for steam, Supply to heat the public service center and the community service building number seven is a contract Amendment with modern piping Inc for mechanical work for the public service building number eight is a contract Amendment with Advanced systems, integration LLC for additional audio visual system services for the public service building number nine is a contract Amendment, where Acoustics Associates Inc for additional flooring work for the public service building number 10 is a contract Amendment with Eagan company for Fridley campus electrical construction.

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Number 11 is a contract Amendment with conic Inc for the support and maintenance of the city's elections management system. Number 12 is a contract Amendment with Northside Economic Opportunity Network, also known as neon for workspace at 1006 West Broadway Ave number 13 is the lease Amendment with HBC Acquisitions LLC for additional election space.

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Number 14 is a legal settlement with Justice Feldman versus the city in Minneapolis, Muhammad, Jama and number 15 is a gift acceptance from the Minneapolis downtown Council for the mayoral work group's reception, I'm here to stand for questions or also move all these items for approval. If there's no questions.

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Thank you, councilmember wansley. Are there any questions or comments? uh Tomso member Allison.

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No questions on this specific agenda just want to thank my vice chair for taking over I did if it uh was okay with the body want to uh vote in the affirmative. For the biz committee report, uh I wasn't here when we took the roll call, but was active in in the committee and would love to be recorded as approving those items.

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um Thank you, councilmember Ellison and I'm hearing no objections, so we can accept your affirmative vote in that regard and um say no further questions or comments. I'll ask the clerk to call along.

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Council membership time aye council, member Chavez, aye council, member Allison, aye council, member Vita, aye councilmember, rainville, aye, council member Goodman, aye, councilmember, wansley.

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I own everything except number 15.,.

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Councilmember Osman aye council member Payne, aye councilmemberkowski aye. Vice president Paul massano aye, president Jenkins aye. There are 12 eyes on the report except for item number 15, which has 11 eyes in one name.

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That item carries and that report is adopted and I just want to assure I guess we took your vote in affirmative, which means you are in attendance at this meeting. So thank you. Councilmember Allison, and the next committee report is the public health Safety Committee, uh which will be presented by its chair council member vtown.

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Thank you. Madam president. The public health and safety committee is bringing forward five items that it's recommending for approval item. One is approving an appointment to the public health advisory committee item two is authorizing a joint Powers agreement with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency for air monitoring equipment.

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Item three is accepting an additional Grant from the Minnesota Department of Health for the safer sex intervention project item four is accepting a grant from the National Association of County and City officials for emergency preparedness for homelessness, hygiene and item five is amending a resolution to update the funding and Revenue code. I'll move for approval of these items.

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Thank you, councilmember Vitale and the chair has moved this committee's report and any questions comments for my colleagues say not I'll ask the clerk to call the room.

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Councilmember aye council member Charlotte, aye council member Allison, aye council member Vita, aye council member rainville, aye councilman Goodman.

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Council member wansley aye council member osney aye member Payne, aye councilmemberkowski aye. Vice president Paul massano aye, president Jenkins aye. There are 12 eyes that.

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Carries in that report is adopted. uh Finally, we have a report from our Public Works and infrastructure committee and it will be presented by the Vice chair council, member Koski.

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Thank you. Madam president. The public works and infrastructure committee is bringing forward seven items that it is recommending for approval. The first is approving the appointment of Kevin Dillon to the bicycle advisory committee. Number two is amending the seat number of an appointment to The Pedestrian advisory committee.

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Number three is authorizing a Cooperative agreement with MnDOT for the Reconstruction of the intersection of I-394 at Washington Avenue North number four authorizing an agreement with Hennepin County for the Bryant Avenue South Street reconstruction project number, five authorizing a contract with Canadian Pacific for a railroad crossing upgrade as part of the upper Harbor Terminal public infrastructure project number. Six, adapting a report designating the 2023 non-governmental tax-exempt, parcel street light operation, fee assessment and number seven adapting a report designating the 2023 non-governmental tax exempt parcel Street Maintenance assessment, I move approval of all of these items.

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Thank you, councilman murkowski. um Are there any comments or questions for my colleagues saying? Please call overall.

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Councilmember aye councilmember Chavez aye, councilmember, Ellison, aye, council member Vita, aye council member rainville, aye councilmember Goodman, aye council member wansley, aye councilmember, Osman, aye council member Payne, aye Council, burkoski aye. Vice president Paul massano aye, president Jenkins aye. There are 12 eyes.

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That carries and that report has been adopted. Next we have the introduction and referral calendar first, pursuant to notice by myself, we will be introducing and giving first reading to an ordinance amending Title Nine of the code related to the police conduct oversight in order to provide for the consolidation of oversight functions through a unified Community commission, which will be referred to the public health and safety Committee in the next cycle.

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Second, pursuant to the notice by council member Ellison, we will be introducing and giving first reading to an ordinance amending Title II of the code related to finance and purchasing to amend procurement, Provisions related to the delegation of certain contracts, requirements, implementation of best value, Contracting and procedures relating to use of Cooperative contracts and acceptance of commodity bids, which will be referred to the policy and government government oversight Committee in the next cycle. Any questions from my colleagues any questions or comments council member wants me.

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Thank you, madam president. um I just want to quickly speak to the unified Community commission. Ordinance I know that this is only being referred to staff to work on, but police oversight is one of the top major interests you know to the community and I know. My office has been repeatedly contacted by residents who are asking to be engaged in this process and I know a thorough and public engagement process. I'm.

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Sorry, it's kind of hard to hear someone's talking a thorough and public engagement process will not only help shape what this unified commission can look like, but will also help us to not replicate the failures of our past I. Look forward to supporting these conversations and I know that my constituents will be also looking forward towards engaging in these conversations too. So I just wanted to share that yeah.

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No thank you. Councilmember, 1sley and I. Do want to just um give a shout out to the Civil Rights department for their work on this um effort and bringing this forward there aren't any other questions or comments. I'll ask the clerk to call the roll council.

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Member aye council member Chavez aye councilmember Ellison aye councilmember Vita, aye, councilmember, rainville, aye, council member Goodman, aye council member wansley, aye councilmember Osman, aye council member Payne, aye councilmember aye. Vice president palmisano aye, president Jenkins aye. There are 12 eyes that.

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Item carries next on, our agenda is new business? um Are there and we have a couple of items, um a new business.

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Madam president, the first issue is a staff direction that was added by the council when we adopted the agenda. This is a staff Direction collectively by council members, wansley, Osmond, Chavez and shaktai, and this is related to hate crimes and a directive to staff, to bring back research on best possible practices for preventing and responding to hate crimes, especially those particularly that Target places of worship to be reported back to the council's public health and safety committee on October 26th of this year.

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Thank you, Mr clerk. um Would any of my colleagues like to speak to this item? Yes, councilmember wansley.

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Thank you, madam president, um just some context for this. uh On Sunday, the tofic mosque in Ward 2 was vandalized in a hate crime. um Last night, many of my colleagues and I attended a meeting by mosque leaders where we saw the damage firsthand. These leaders and community members also demanded that the city take action to develop specific protocols to prevent and respond to hate crimes partic, particularly those targeting places of worship.

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I, take this request very seriously and have partnered with my colleagues to create the staff directive, which will help us assess what the city is currently doing and what are some best practices that we should be doing.

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um We are asking this evaluation to be led by the office of community safety, neighborhood and community relations in the office of immigrant and Refugee Affairs um I know. Many of us are looking forward to hearing the results of This research and I know we're planning to collectively take uh meaningful action to quickly protect the places of worship and fellowship that contribute so much to our uh community.

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So I just want to extend major gratitude for my colleagues who have signed on um to not only this directive and just being in solidarity with our um safe communities. In such a distressing moment.

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Thank you councilmember wisely uh next and cutest council member Chuck Tai.

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Thank you, madam president. I um wanted to just amend um this uh staff. Direction um I know this. uh This came together really quickly. Last night we left the mosque around like 10 pm or something um and um I'm I I'm, certain uh that this is this is uh hopefully going to be received well, but um in the Departments and offices that are named um so we've got the office of community safety and Department of neighborhood and community relations.

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The office of immigrant and Refugee Affairs um wanted to also add um our civil rights department and our race, Equity inclusion and belonging departments um to to this list.

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Thank you, councilman Richard, Tai, I I, think that is an appropriate addition, as the Civil Rights department has already instituted a policy to deal with hate crimes, and so to add this to that I I, don't think we'll be a huge challenge, but um I wanted to make sure that that is included as well. uh Next thank.

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This councilmember Payne and.

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I just know I, as the author of it I completely accept those amendments. Thank you.

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uh Thank you, madam president. Yeah I just wanted to Express gratitude for bringing the staff Direction forward really early. In the term, um a mosque in my ward, Dr Darrell khalam mosque, was also vandalized, uh along with councilmember rainfall, went and visited that uh mosque to and talked through some of their issues, and it's I'm just really glad to see us taking formal action on these types of events.

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Thank you, councilmember Payne, um so next item of business. Is there any other comments or questions regarding new business? We should wasn't there one other item, Madam.

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President, perhaps we should vote on this staff Direction and take up the second staff.

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With a separate vote.

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Thank you, Mr Clark, and before we take up that action uh hear from councilmember Ellison.

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uh Thank you, madam president. I wasn't able to attend last night, but um if my colleagues would accept I'd love to add myself as an author on to this, um you know I, really appreciate you all standing in solidarity with with the mosque and um and would love to uh stand along there with you. So uh if that's, if that's, uh if that's appropriate, would love to add my name to this.

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All right, very good um clerk. Can you please call roll on the first item: a new business council member pain, I.

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I also would enjoy having my name attached to this as well. I think it's important that we show that solidarity.

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um I think in uh Act of solidarity- maybe we all add our names to this um resolution. If this staff Direction I'm sorry, um is there any objections.

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Great uh I think we will all add our names council member Payne. Are you okay with that councilman council member rainville I'm, not sure why my queue is not working and I do apologize to my colleagues for not noticing thank.

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You, madam president, uh yes of course, I wish that my name and uh as councilmember Payne said, the very first constituent call I made after I was elected, was to the mosque up on Lowry Avenue to console them because they're vandalized uh the night before and I've continued to spend a lot of time working with them on Public Safety. So I think this is a very, very important uh statement by our Council and I appreciate the council members bringing this forward. So thank you.

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Great thank you am I missing. Any other comments. Questions from my colleagues Saint non clerk. Please call around.

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Councilmember aye council member Chavez, aye council member Allison, aye council member Vita, aye councilmember rainville aye, councilmember, Goodman, aye, council member, one sling aye council member Osman, aye councilmember, Payne, aye, council member Koski aye. Vice president palmisano aye, president Jenkins aye. There are 12 eyes.

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That item carries next. We have an under new business uh staff director from Council vice president palmisano regarding um information governance. Let's remember palmisano.

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Thank you. Madam president. um This is a staff Direction on just reinvigorating our efforts around information governance. This past cycle I appreciate council member wansley's interest in bringing forward a presentation clerk Carl presented on our current on our last current state of information governance, as we discussed as a body and I am so glad, there's interest in revisiting these issues as we get back to a new post-pandemic normal where we are creating and storing and sharing information amongst people around the city, Enterprise, maybe differently than before.

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I I am glad that I do feel. This broadly fits into our Council priorities and there's interest and I appreciate council member Payne's interest in council member onesley's interest in helping to move these forward this term. So this is just meant to help us jump start that initiative and also to ask our audit committee to refresh the information governance. It's audit as we hopefully make progress and move forward. So I'm happy to answer any questions and I'm pleased to have some assistance from my colleagues on this effort.

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Thank you, Council vice president and Nixon Q is council member wansley. Thank.

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You, madam president, um I also just want to extend gratitude to council. Vice president palmisano, a council member I'm, paying for also collaborating um with me on this directive. uh I do want to name. You know this issue or surveillance came up because the MPD informed Council and the public that they were going to begin using drones.

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There was a public hearing where we've heard you know dozens of residents, Express intense anxiety and discomfort um with mpd's ability to use this technology in an appropriate manner, considering their history of racism and misogyny and violence, um and while there was no action that we could take as council at that time, because the mayor has authority over MPD I do want to note this as Council. Vice president noted this Renewed Energy and momentum I think amongst several of us um to urgently.

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You know, create overall overarching framework for the city in some policy mechanisms in regards to surveillance, technology and information. Government governance I do want to also highlight you know and give flowers to uh former council member Steve Fletcher who initiated this work last term, and this directive helps to build upon that. It will likely uh have staff evaluate potential best practices assess you know the city's progress in addressing deficiencies. Basically, we are asking staff to help us move more expeditiously towards creating a comprehensive policy about surveillance and information governance.

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Those reports will be due on November 14th and can be a basis for Council to take action to regulate the city's use of surveillance technology and all of the ways in which we manage uh data on behalf of our residents. So again, I just wanted to provide some additional context and again extend gratitude to my colleagues for moving this forward.

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Thank you, councilmember winesley, next and Q is councilmember Payne. Thank.

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You, madam president, yeah I, feel that um this topic has really highlighted the the disparity or difference between the speed that that technology moves and the speed of of our laws and how it's been very challenging for the laws to keep up with the pace of change at a technology level. The spirit of the technology space is to move fast and break things, and we've seen pretty clearly how that runs headlong into our democracy and I.

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Think that us kind of really navigating the complexity of the relationship of surveillance, technology, data practices and governance is some of the most important work that we can be doing in this time. So I'm really really glad that we're elevating this to that level, because I think that there are more challenges that come, the more that these new technologies are getting deployed and how accessible they are. As we saw MPD highlighting the fact that they're likely going to just be buying commercial commercially available drones because these have become so affordable and accessible.

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So we need to be moving at the pace of change and I'm. Glad that we're we're highlighting that right now.

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Thank you, councilmember Payne. Are there any other uh comments or questions from my colleagues.

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See none uh clerk, please Colorado councilmember.

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Aye, council, member shawnes, aye council member Allison, aye council member vitam, aye council member rainville, aye councilmember, Goodman, aye, council member wansley, aye council member Osman, aye council member Payne, aye council member koskey aye. Vice president Paul massano aye, president Jenkins aye. There are 12 eyes.

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That item carries, um and so now we do have a request for a closed session today and uh before we move to closed session. I would entertain any announcements from my colleagues councilman murkowski.

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Thank you so much I just wanted to invite all my colleagues to the uh Monarch festival at the Lake Nokomis customer Chuck Tai says she loves the Monarch Festival.

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uh Like the Lake Nokomis Community Center, this uh Saturday and it's from 10 a.m, to 4. it's a really fun Festival you get to actually watch butterflies, get launched. You know they're, not actually launching, but you know floating into the air. So please join me uh and bring your family and friends. So thank you.

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Thank you, councilmemberkowski and I have attended the butterfly Festival, the monarch, butterfly Festival as well, and it is a really.

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Thank you, um I wanted to just share that uh when we started this series of um Community meetings on the police Federation contract, the very first one um ended up being postponed and it has now been rescheduled so on September 14th, which um I believe is next Wednesday at Whittier, Park and Rec Center we're going to be hosting our final listening session on the police Federation contract this year. We've done two of them. So far, it's been our first time um as a city taking on work like this, and it's been actually very productive.

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I know the council, president and I have been at all of them and have really had a chance to engage with the folks that that showed up- and many of our colleagues here have attended these as well. So that's going to be the very last one and- and if you are interested I would love to host you in Word 10.

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Thank you, councilmember Chuck, Tai and colleagues. I did put myself in queue, but you can't see it or maybe you can, but I don't see it, um but at any rate, I just wanted to announce that um on Saturday uh September 10th, the Excel Energy will be hosting a career and job fair at samanthanine, Community, Center I think it's an opportunity for young people in our community to access um living wage jobs that um extend and promote the the green economy.

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There will be a booth about um solar panel manufacturing and training programs that are available and accessible to community members, so this coming Saturday starting at 10 A.M to about 4 P.M at the samanthani community center. In addition to the career fair, there will be fun activities for.

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Family members, food Etc so tell your constituents, friends and families to come on out to some Anthony Community Center located in lovely Ward 8.. um Are there any other additional announcements, councilmember Osmond.

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Thank you, council. President um I was working with um our new commissioner of Public Safety Dr Cedric Alexander, uh to find a way to have our president, our citizens, to be part of the of the city, especially when it comes to Public Safety. So today, at uh five today, five to eight pm at Brian coyled, uh there is a public safety recruitment event.

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We will be talking to the community members to be part of the city. The city is looking for recruiting uh money, uh people that work 911 that speak a different language, uh be part of the public safety, so that event is happening today at Brian, Coyle, five to eight uh Dr, Cedric and I will be there and other commute members, so just letting the public know be part of the solution. Thank you.

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Councilmember Osman.

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Next I believe this comes from Ellison.

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Thank you, madam president. I just wanted to announce how shocked I am that the summer kind of flew by, and uh we have this Saturday from 11 to 5, open streets on West, Broadway and so really excited. Would love I'll be out there obviously I'm sure we'll see the mayor out there. I would love if my colleagues could come through I'm sure, we'll see Latricia out there um and um and so yeah really excited to uh uh be with the people out on open streets, West Broadway, this Saturday.

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Awesome, yes summer is coming to a close um and councilmember rainfield as an announcement. Thank.

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You, madam president, since uh we're announcing all the wonderful events and awards, there's nothing better than the start of the church, Fall Festival season in Northeast Minneapolis and it kicks off this weekend at Holy, Cross church on University and 17.. So I invite my colleagues to come down on Friday, Saturday or Sunday and we'll teach you how to do the polka.

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Thank you for those um great Community announcements. Are there any additional announcements.

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All right um so colleagues, we've completed our regular items on our agenda, um including the additional agenda items and we'll now consider a request for a closed session, which is for two litigation matters. As listed on the agenda: Lam V, the City of Minneapolis and East Phillips neighborhood initiative, Institute uh versus the City of Minneapolis and before I, move to close the meeting and um recognize the City attorney to provide legal basis for the requested closed session.

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I want to take a moment to thank Mr Ginder, uh our interim City attorney for stepping into this really.

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Challenging role, I will say and that's probably putting it mildly.

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um He came in as we were in the midst of negotiating a enforceable agreement with the Minnesota Department uh um human rights, as well as um the doj, the Department of Justice um investigated in the City of Minneapolis and too many other lawsuits to to try to enumerate, and so I just want to um acknowledge and really thank you, Mr Ginder for coming back to the City of Minneapolis, after uh a long service to the city and coming out of retirement and and coming back to help out the city, and it's really one of the most challenging times in the City of Minneapolis.

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So thank you, sir, and with that, um would you like to share any comments.

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At all, I would uh president Jenkins um first of all, um thank you for the for the very generous words, but um it has been it has been. It is my honor to serve as the interim City attorney um for many of the members know that I spent 35 years here um I have a deep and abiding respect for the institution of the city, the city council and the mayor's office and I've been honored deeply honored to be asked to come back and provide whatever assistance.

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I can and whatever success I've had during these last few months have been due both to uh the colleagues in department heads throughout the city, as well as the city attorney's staff. So um that's where the thanks is due on this I. Do want to note that fortunately- or unfortunately, you have me for a couple of more weeks, because the City attorney won't start until September 26th, because she finishes up her other job duties, and the mayor has asked me to stay on until she is ready to assume those duties.

M

So I will be here um through one more Council session, um but thank you very much for those words. um The next item of businesses you mentioned on.

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M

Is is one of those uh is the closed sessions. um There are two matters on there, but um I've been informed by staff that one of the matters, the second matter, the Epi versus City of Minneapolis. um We would like to remove from the agenda today. Staff has decided that it is not ready to come forward, um so they will do some additional work on that and bring that forward again when it is ready. So we only have the one matter left on for the uh closed session.

M

That is the land versus the City of Minneapolis matter and, as you know, in the standard warnings, this is a matter that is in active litigation in federal court.

M

um Your lawyers wish to discuss with the council either litigation strategy or settlement possibilities regarding this case under the Minnesota open meeting law under Minnesota statutes, 13d 0.05, the council May upon proper motion, close its meetings for the purposes of receiving attorney-client communication.

M

In considering that motion, the council should weigh the right of the public to know what its elected officials are doing against the need of the city to preserve the confidentiality of its discussions with its attorneys.

A

Thank you, Mr City, attorney and um I will look forward to um thanking you and congratulating you one more time at our next city council meeting and with that. I will move that our public meeting be closed as authorized under the provisions of the open meeting law, specifically Minnesota statutes, section 13d, .05, subdivision 3B for the purpose of discussing the litigation matter of lamb. The City of Minneapolis with the city attorney may I have a second to that motion. Second clerk.

B

Please call the role: councilmember, aye council, member Chavez, aye council, member Ellison, aye council member veton, aye council member rainville, aye council member Goodman, aye councilmember wansley aye councilmember Osmond, aye, councilmember, Payne, aye, council member Koski aye. Vice president Paul massano aye, president Jenkins aye. There are 12 eyes that.

A

Carries and will now close the public portion of our meaning, convene and closed session for the viewing public. I will note that the broadcast of this meeting will continue and the council will reconvene in public after we've concluded the closed session. Thank you.

A

The time is now 1105 and the city council has reconvened an open session. Following our closed session, I asked the clerk to call the roll to verify the presence of the.

B

Form council member shot time: aye, council, member Chavez, aye council, member Ellison, aye council, member Vita, aye council member.

I

Rainey, oh president, I'm sorry I'm.

B

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B

Councilmember Goodman president councilmember wansley President councilmember Johnson is absent. Councilmember Osman.

L

B

Councilmember Payne president councilman rakovski president.

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B

President palmisano president, president Jenkins president, there are 12 members present.

A

uh Let the record reflect that we do have a.

B

A

And um we'll call on councilman for the motion. I'd.

H

Like to move I I would like to move the motion that all claims against the City of Minneapolis and any of its name or unnamed employees, including claims for attorneys fees and costs asserted in the matter of Daryl lamb versus the City of Minneapolis civil case number. Two one 1484 be settled in the amount of 122 500 payable to Daryl lamb and his attorneys mess besher and Associates. The city attorney's office is authorized to execute all documents necessary to effectuate this settlement.

A

Is there a second.

H

A

That motion has been made and seconded and are there any comments clerk? Please call the roll.

B

Council member aye council member shawnes, aye councilmember Ellison, aye council member Vita, aye council member rainville, aye councilmember Goodman, aye council member wansley, aye councilmember Osman, aye, councilmember, Payne, aye, councilman, brookowski,.

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B

Vice president Paul massano aye president Jenkins aye, there are 12 eyes.

A

That item carries and with that we've completed all the items on our agenda with nothing further to come before this Council and without objection.

B

Madam president I'm sorry to interrupt you um I, would respectfully ask the council that, before you take up the adjournment that we consider adjourning this meeting at the city council to next Wednesday, which I believe is September 14th at one o'clock in the afternoon. uh 1 p.m. That's 30! Minutes before the regular meeting of the public health and safety committee.

B

The purpose for that is for the council to consider a proposed resolution that would address certain coveted leaves and other benefits that have been accrued under the provisions of mayoral executive regulations during the past two years and to codify those matters in the form of a permanent Enterprise policy via resolution adopted by the council.

B

The city attorney's office is working very diligently right now to finish that and I know that they will be circulating that draft and explanations to council members prior to that, but would like to timely move forward so that the city's coverage remains in place as we continue to pull back from the declared state of emergency because of covet over the past two years.

A

Thank you, Mr Clerk, and can you just um restate the date of.

B

Certainly so, the proposal that I would ask the council to entertain is to adjourn this session to next Wednesday at 1 pm. That's September 14th at 1 pm the sole item to come before the council at that point would be the draft resolution related to coveted leaves and other accruals or benefits, and a policy going forward addressing those and other workplace health and safety issues.

B

Thank you, Mr Clark.

A

Thank you, and um with nothing further to come before this Council and without objection. I will declare this meaning to be adjourned to.

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A

Wednesday September 14th at 1 pm and Link that everyone uh I hope you guys have a great weekend.