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From YouTube: January 18, 2023 Public Health & Safety Committee
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C
A
The
record
reflect
that
we
have
a
quorum
and
I
just
want
to
start
us
out
by
saying
that
councilmember
rainville
is
not
here
with
us
today,
due
to
being
in
the
hospital
he
had
to
have
gallbladder
surgery.
He
said
it
was
okay
for
me
to
say
that,
and
let's
all
wish
him
well
and
a
speedy
recovery
and
moving
on
the
first.
We
have
the
consent
agenda
before
us.
There
are
two
items
on
today's
consent
agenda
item.
A
C
E
C
Thank
you,
director,
McPherson
I'm,
so
just
looking
at
them's
I
wasn't
able
to
find
the
previous
contact
information
in
this
RCA
around.
Like
a
fiscal
note,
so
I
just
had
a
couple
questions
around
that
the
first
you
know
if
MPD
has
entered
into
this
type
of
agreement
with
Saint
Paul
before
do
you
have
a
sense
of
you
know
how
many
hours
were
worked
in
2022
and
what
type
of
resources
were
provided
by
Saint,
Paul,
PD
sure.
E
E
C
E
Councilmember,
not
I,
don't
think
in
the
manner
in
what
you're
saying.
So,
let
me
clarify
I,
guess
a
little
bit
if
we
are
overloaded
with
9-1-1
calls,
unless
it
was
for
a
specific
something
happening,
a
fire
or
a
earthquake
I'm
from
California.
Something
like
that.
Then
it
would
not
cover
specifically
9-1-1
calls.
C
E
What
that's
a
really
great
question
and
it's
something
that
we've
struggled
with
because
of
our
system,
our
tracking
system,
our
software,
that
we
use
for
time
keeping.
So
it's
very
difficult.
You
have
to
actually
go
through
the
comments
which
makes
it
it
literally
is
a
very
manual
process.
So
fortunately,
that
system
will
be
going
away.
We
have
an
RFP
out,
I
believe
already
or
soon
to
come
out,
and
so
when
we
see
the
end
of
that,
we
will
be
able
to
track,
and
we
definitely
will
be
tracking
those
okay.
A
Any
further
discussion,
foreign
none
I,
will
move
for
approval
of
the
consent
agenda.
All
those
in
favor,
please
say:
aye
aye,
those
opposed,
nay,
that
carries
in
the
consent
agenda
is
approved.
The
next
item
is
receiving
and
filing
presentation
on
the
results
of
the
2022
environmental
initiatives.
Here
to
present
on
this
item
is
Patrick.
Hanlon
from
the
health
department
welcome
director.
F
Chair
view,
council
members,
my
name
is
Patrick
Hanlon
I'm,
the
Deputy
Commissioner
of
sustainability,
healthy
homes
and
environment,
I'm,
going
to
go
over
results
of
our
programs,
environmental
programs
for
2022
and
then
also
what
we're
looking
forward
to
in
2023
I'm,
going
to
go
over
the
green
cost
share
program,
green
careers
program,
neighborhood,
air
quality,
City
trees
and
biochar
I
also
have
to
say
that
I'm
really
excited
about.
In
that
title.
We
just
recently
added
sustainability
over
to
the
health
department
and
I.
F
Thank
you.
So
the
first
step
is
our
green
cost
year
program.
We
are
also
one
thing
we
haven't
done
in
a
couple
years.
Is
our
green
cashier
Awards?
That's
a
really
great
great
time
to
talk
about
some
of
the
personal
stories
we
had
318
projects
in
Energy,
Efficiency,
solar
and
Innovative
of
climate
or
pollution
reduction
projects
when
we
had.
F
If
you
look
at
that
graph
off
to
the
right
when
in
2013,
it
was
really
easy
to
tell
those
personal
stories
and
when
you
have
318
projects
coming
forward
every
year,
it
gets
a
little
more
difficult
to
tell
some
of
those
personal
stories.
So
looking
forward
to
setting
up
an
awards
program
later
this
year,
the
projects
that
we
had
this
year
offset
an
equivalent
energy
use
of
1600
homes.
So
that's
offsetting
the
entire
energy
use
of
1600
homes,
just
with
the
projects
we
did
this
year
since
2015,
where
we
really
started
getting
into
energy.
F
F
So
if
you
have
ideas
for
us,
we're
always
open
to
hearing
those
ideas
and
how
to
run
this
program
more
effectively
for
2023,
we
are
focusing
on
residential
weatherization
using
arpa
dollars.
We
held
off
in
using
those
funds
until
January,
because
the
center
point
energy
was
changing
its
incentive
structure
and
so
we're
waiting
till
we
waited
until
this
year,
where
we
could
better
leverage
those
funds
for
especially
people
in
low-income
situations.
F
F
There's
a
results?
Dashboard,
that's
on
the
presentation
here
that
you
can
all
click
into
and
that's.
This
is
really
an
example
of
what
we're
trying
to
do
with
all
of
our
programming
in
our
division,
with
sustainability,
at
the
Environmental
Group
and
with
healthy
homes,
and
so
that
you
have
the
information
that
we
can
get
that
out
to
you
and
you
can
look
through
the
data
in
different
ways,
dynamically
and
and
look
at
the
results
of
where
the
funding
that
you're
approving
is
going.
F
So
that's
the
green
cost
year
program
for
this
year
and
on
the
right
on
that
graph
2018
to
2019,
you
see
when
we
took
a
0.5
percent
increase
of
the
franchise
fee.
That
was
that
huge
jump
in
in
climate
investment
that
year
and
then
you
see
another
jump
in
in
2020
when
we
started
investing
arpa
dollars
into
this
work,
and
so
those
are
the
results
of
that
funding
green
careers
work.
This
is
indelibly
tied
to
our
green
cost
year
work.
This
is
training
youth,
especially
in
environmental
justice
areas
in
green
career
opportunities.
F
So
we
are.
We
have
facilitated
solar
trainings
in
four
solar
trainings
in
North
Minneapolis,
our
goal
when
we
started
this
program
is
in
North
Minneapolis
to
have
50
students
consistently
going
through
that
program.
So
it's
a
certified
program
with
Midwest
Renewable,
Energy
Partners
and
we've
worked
with
100
Minneapolis
youth
in
addition
to
the
the
groups
that
are
going
through,
that
certified
training.
F
We
partner
with
community
members
for
environmental
justice
to
conduct
environmental
justice
tours
and
I
should
say
that
previous
program,
the
green
cost
year
program,
is
really
run
by
Freya,
Bettye
and
Isaac
Evans.
This
program
is
run
by
Marquita,
Keys
and
she's
been
doing
great
work
with
the
green
careers
work,
and
so
she
we
tie
the
green
career
careers
work
as
we're
working
with
contractors
and
Energy
Efficiency
and
solar.
F
We
have
relationships
that
we've
built
here
with
those
programs
and
connecting
these
youth
that
are
going
through
training
into
career
opportunities
and
so
there's
job
opportunities.
At
the
end
of
the
line.
A
plan
for
2023
is
to
implement
energy
counselor
training,
one
of
the
setbacks
or
one
of
the
barriers
that
we
have
in
doing
a
lot
more
climate
change
work
in
Minneapolis,
especially
around
Energy
Efficiency,
is
in
having
people
that
can
go
out
and
do
not
only
the
Contracting
but
also
the
evaluations.
F
We
have
a
shortage
of
workers
in
those
areas
and
so
doing
training,
specifically
in
that
area
and
expanding
the
green
careers
work
from
Mostly
in
North
Minneapolis
to
also
sabbathy
in
South
Minneapolis,
and
so
we
have
two
training
centers
in
our
environmental
justice
communities,
our
green
zone
communities
and
we're
looking
at
increasing
the
amount
of
students
that
go
through
the
program
that
we
do
Connect
into
career
opportunities
and
job
opportunities.
So
that's
that
15
percent
Mark
of
participants
and
then
I
just
have
our
partners
there.
Through
all
these
programs.
F
We
need
to
partner
within
the
organization
here
with
cped
Summit
Academy
Center
for
Energy
and
environment,
Renewable,
Energy,
Partners,
mcgeezy,
Excel,
Center,
Point
and
there's
a
list
of
partners
that
we
work
with
on
all
this
work,
to
make
it
make
it
successful
and
really
leverage
our
efforts
as
a
city
and
I
can
take
I,
don't
know
if
you
wanted
me
to
take
questions
as
we
go
on
or
at
the
end
of
the
end
of
it.
Okay.
So
then
the
next
one
is
our
neighborhood
air
quality.
All
of
these
programs.
F
We
try
to
tie
them
in
together,
so
examining
Minneapolis
air
quality
where
we
work
play
and
live,
we've
held
meetings
with
Community
groups.
You
may
have
seen
a
recent
presentation
or
a
recent
article
in
the
Star
Tribune
about
some
of
this
work.
We
have
70
purple
air
monitors
that
are
going
out
with
community
members
where
they
can
see
for
themselves
on
their
own
monitors.
F
What
the
air
quality
is
where
they're
at
and
then
we're
also
doing
some
higher
Tech
Investments
through
the
that
we've
are
using
an
EPA
Grant
of
412
000
to
do
some
more
comprehensive
Community
air
quality
monitoring.
In
partnership
with
the
Minnesota
Pollution
Control
agency,
so
taking
really
a
hyper
and
local
look
at
our
air
quality.
F
Air
quality
is
typically
looked
at
in
a
region
on
a
regional
level
where
it
historically
has
been,
and
so
this
is
really
getting
into
each
neighborhood
and
where
people
breathe
the
air
in
their
communities.
What
are
they
breathing
in
and
so
for?
2023
we're
looking
at
doing
some
partnering
with
Community
groups,
and
then
we
have
30
they're
called
aqi,
aqi
mesh
or
AQ
mesh.
F
Sorry,
sensors
that
we've
placed
around
the
city
they're
a
little
bit
more
sophisticated,
that's
in
partnership
with
the
Minnesota
Pollution
Control
agency,
and
then
we'll
also
be
doing
some
more
sophisticated
testing
around
that
built
off
a
study
that
we
did
in
2015.
Looking
at
volatile
organic
compounds
around
Minneapolis,
and
so
this
will
be
an
extension
of
that
work
in
putting
out
what's
called
Summa
canisters,
and
it
allows
us
to
without
geeking
out
too
much.
But
it
allows
us
speciation
in
our
air
quality
monitoring.
F
So
we
can
look
at
the
different
chemicals
that
we
pick
up
and
then
we
can
determine
where
those
sources
of
pollution
might
have
come
from
and
then
going
back
to
some
of,
like
the
green
cost
share
program,
approaching
either
creating
programs
or
approaching
some
of
those.
Maybe
it's
a
business,
maybe
it's
vehicles
and
looking
at
what
sorts
of
solutions
we
can
come
to
using
the
data
that
we
get
out
of
the
air
quality
study
on
the
right.
F
You
can
see
as
the
in
January
beginning
of
January,
when
we
had,
you
might
have
seen
some
notices
for
poor
air
quality
that
were
going
on
around
the
state,
our
air
quality
Network.
This
is
a
dashboard
from
that
picked
all
of
that
up
and
so
we're
able
to
tell
local
level
that
was
more
of
a
regional
air
quality.
But
this
is
just
an
example
of
how
our
monitors
are
picking
up
air
quality
around
the
city
and
each
one
of
these
programs
could
probably
be
a
hour-long
presentation
on
the
on
the
data.
F
So
if
you're,
ever,
if
you
have
folks
in
your
community
that
are
interested
in
this,
we
have
staff
that
can
go
out
and
talk
about
some
of
these
programs
and
council
member
palmasano
I
owe
you
a
presentation
all
right:
the
city
trees
program
working
with
community
members
to
plant
more
trees
on
private
properties.
So
this
is
having
a
private
strategy
around
our
tree
planting.
We
planted
1700
over
1700
trees
with
this
program,
and
then
we
have
we're
getting
dedicated
Grant
dollars
again.
F
This
is
a
consistent
theme
is
to
focus
in
our
environmental
justice
neighborhoods,
so
North
Minneapolis,
South
Minneapolis.
This
was
in
on
the
North
side
and
that
Community
still
hasn't
recovered
in
its
tree,
canopy
from
the
tornado
that
that
came
through
a
number
of
years
ago,
and
so
we're
really
still
trying
to
push
for
more
intentional
plantings
in
North
Minneapolis
with
with
dollars
that
we
get,
we
hosted
our
first
SEC
our
hosted
our
second
forestry
Corps
member,
we're
hoping
to
make
that
a
continued
theme.
Each
year
we
are
going
to
be
hiring
a
full-time
tree
coordinator.
F
I
have
that
through
HR
right
now
and
we're
hoping
that
that
position
who's
currently
at
Sydney
shaft
is
currently
working
on
a
0.2,
FTE
and
so
getting
someone
in
here
that
can
be
on
full-time
working
on
the
tree
program
and
bring
more
Grant
dollars
into
this
community,
and
so
we
can
plant
more
trees.
In
fact,
she
came
up
with
it
in
on
2020.
You
see
a
big
jump
in
the
trees
that
were
planted.
She
came
up
with
some
really
innovative
ways
in
using
our
funding
so
that
we
can
get
more
trees
planted.
F
So
we're
hoping
three
years
out
to
approach
doubling
the
amount
of
trees
that
we're
planting
on
private
property.
What
is
the
plan
biochar
this
one
I
have
two
slides.
Just
it's
a
beneficial
soil
amendment.
It's
a
little
more
technical
to
to
explain
this
one.
So
biochar,
it's
a
little
new
to
everyone.
It's
a
beneficial
soil
amendment
to
improve
soil
Health
to
fight
climate
change.
It
increases
increases
soil
productivity
between
10
and
30
percent,
depending
on
what
you
plant
so
Tomatoes
or
corn,
or
whatever
it
is,
it's
an
increase
in
productivity
in
our
Urban
soils.
F
It
has
beneficial
storm
water
applications.
We
work
with
the
watersheds.
The
Minnesota
Pollution
Control
agency
are
really
interested
in
some
some
of
those
benefits
and
then
a
side
benefit
of
it
is
that
it
sequesters
carbon
for
between
two
thousand
and
three
thousand
years.
It's
recognized
by
the
International
Panel
on
climate
change
as
a
standardized
carbon
sequestration
strategy.
Minneapolis
is
one
of
Seven
Cities
right
now,
funded
through
the
Bloomberg
philanthropies
to
be
producing
biochar
and
there's
more
information.
F
If
anyone
wants
to
geek
out
or
meet
with
our
our
program
manager,
carbon
sequestration
program
manager,
Jim
doughton,
who
is
a
national
expert
in
an
international
expert
really
on
biochar
here
and
he's
here
in
Minneapolis
and
so
from
2022
biochar,
we
are
projecting
to
convert
6
000
yards
of
wood
waste
into
2000
yards
of
biochar.
That
represents
1700
Acres
of
forest,
and,
to
give
you
an
example,
I
think
Minneapolis
is
around
2
700
Acres.
So,
to
give
you
an
example
of
how
much
carbon
this
is,
this
is
holding.
F
We
are
partnering
with
Excel
Meadow
Walk
and
Sioux
Community,
the
Minnesota
Pollution
Control
agency,
the
University
of
Minnesota
MnDOT
Community
organizations
and
a
host
of
other
folks
to
to
make
this
happen.
So
in
2023
we
are
right
now,
as
as
I
speak,
we're
developing
looking
at
the
site
development
securing
equipment
with
money
that
you
all
passed
in
in
the
budget
for
us
to
purchase
the
biochar
equipment
to
start
reducing.
F
We
have
an
agreement
with
Excel
Energy
for
their
wood
waste
and
we're
going
to
be
meeting
with
Community
groups
that
we've
been
that
Jim
has
been
meeting
with
all
along
and
pull
together.
A
summit
around
biochar,
so
folks
can
come
together
and
talk,
and
everyone
can
see
the
different
relationships
that
are
involved
with
this
program
and
then
the
goal
is
to
start
production
of
biochar
by
the
end
of
2023..
F
F
F
E
C
E
D
You
chair,
Vita
I,
wanted
to
ask
a
question
about
our
tree
program
and
I
actually
got
a
a
constituent,
email,
I
think
just
today
or
yesterday,
kind
of
asking
about
the
they
were
exploring
installing
solar
on
their
house
and
they
were
realizing
that
they
had
some
canopy
coverage
that
might
negatively
impact
the
amount
of
power
that
could
be
generated.
How
do
you
think
about
this
kind
of
balancing
of
needing
to
have
a
really
healthy
tree
canopy,
but
then
how
that
competes
with
solar
power?
I'm
just
curious
about
your
thoughts
right.
F
F
You
know,
and
maybe
that's
something
we
need
to
think
about
more
with
our
tree
program
coordinator
and
with
our
green
cost
share
program,
and
talking
about
you
know
what
are
the
looking
at.
What
that
trade-off
is
because
that
is
a
and
I
know,
I
feel
like
a
lot
of
other
cities
and
a
lot
of
other
cases,
I've
seen
that
there's
been
more
controversy
around
that
and
I.
F
G
G
The
city
is
not
the
one
treating
it
I
think
it's
a
it's
a
mix
of
intergovernmental
relationships,
but
you
know,
but
keeping
folks
stable
in
place,
making
sure
that
people
aren't
being
displaced,
By,
Any,
number
of
policies,
sort
of
is
the
city's
business
and
just
kind
of
wondering.
How
do
you
feel
like
the
city's?
You
know,
how
do
you
feel
like
this
Emerald
dashboard
situation
might
factor
into
our
whether
it's
our
tree
program
or
you
know
or
any
other
way?
What
do
you
think
the
city's
relationship
is
going
to
be
there.
F
Sure,
chair,
Visa,
councilmember
Ellison,
that
is
one
if
you
look
at
the
budget
request
that
we
had
for
the
tree
program
coordinator,
that
this
is
one
of
the
top
items
on
on
the
priorities.
I
mean
planting,
trees
is
fun
and
it's
you
get
a
lot
of
bang
for
your
buck
in
terms
of
investment
that
you
put
into
it
on
the
other
end
of
the
spectrum.
F
Is
you
don't
get
a
lot
of
bang
for
your
buck
out
of
the
the
ash
tree
removal,
and
that
is
a,
but
it's
a
real
burden
right
is
that
you
have
homeowners.
You
have
renters
that
are
impacted
by
trees
that
are
coming
down,
and
so
that
is
one
of
the
issues
that
we
want
to
tackle
in
partnership
with
the
Minneapolis
Park
Board.
They
have.
They
have
forestry
experts
with
their
group.
They
condemn
trees
on
on
private
property
and
so
looking
at
how
we
can
partner,
they
just
hired
an
Outreach
position
as
well.
F
So
that
is
one
of
the
first
orders
of
business.
Of
this
new
position
is
to
sit
back,
sit
down
and
start
to
tackle.
How
do
we
address
this
and,
as
you're
alluding
to
it's
it,
it's
going
to
be
a
difficult
solution
in
terms
of
what's
done,
and
then
there's
also
on
the
other
side
of
it,
there's
the
assessment
burden
of
the
of
the
removal
and
so
looking
at
how
what
we
can
do
to
reduce
burden
on
people
that
have
to
take
down
ash
trees.
A
You
councilmember
Ellison,
just
a
quick
update
because
you
brought
up
that
point.
I
just
had
conversations
over
the
weekend
with
some
Park
Commissioners
about
that
issue.
You
and
I
are
probably
hearing
a
lot
about
this,
because
the
the
ash
board
kind
of
worked
this
way
from
the
south.
All
the
way
to
like
is
that
the
end?
Now
so
it's
in
our
Awards
and
what
we
discussed
was
them,
maybe
adding
to
their
legislative
agenda.
A
Funding
to
you
know
help
with
some
of
the
folks
in
Wards
four
and
five,
who
were
really
seeing
I
mean
some
homeowners
just
purchased
and
like
have
to
pay
thousands
of
dollars
to
get
these
trees
removed.
So
I
I'll
bring
you
into
those
conversations
but
I'm
working
with
the
park
board
on
figuring
out
how
we
have
them,
take
the
lead
and
go
and
get
the
money
to
help
with
some
relief
on
these
trees.
Yep
councilmember,
wansley.
C
F
F
So
I
would
love
to
hear
some
of
your
thoughts
as
well
on
how
we
can
do
a
better
job
of
that.
With
our
green
cost
share
program,
we
are
putting
it's
61
percent
of
around
2
million
dollars.
So
what
is
that?
1.2
million
that's
going
into
environmental
justice
communities
with
with
those
funds,
and
we
try
to
look
at
all
of
the
I
mean
with
the
air
quality
work?
That's
really
a
it
was
in
partnership
with
the
green
zones
in
North
Minneapolis,
South
Minneapolis.
F
You
know
so
that
it
really
is
focused
around
the
environmental
justice
series,
because
that's
where
a
lot
of
our
pollution
issues
are
as
well
and
then
with
biochar
as
well.
We
are
working
with
environmental
initiative
and
some
of
the
other
environmental
justice
groups
to
talk
about
how
we
like
with
homegrown
Minneapolis
and
some
of
the
other,
there's
a
lot
of
energy
as
you,
as
you
know,
in
North
Minneapolis
and
in
other
areas,
South
Minneapolis
around
gardening
and
so
making
sure
that
that
work
is
really
focused
in
our
environmental
justice
communities
as
well.
F
C
F
F
C
And
maybe
and
I
think
that's
one
of
the
reasons
why
I'm
really
excited
about
revamping
the
some
of
the
the
aspects
of
our
green
zones.
Kind
of
policy,
because
from
my
understanding,
I
always
thought
I
included.
All
of
those
things
in
terms
of
you
know,
looking
at
our
cultural
corridors
making
sure
there's
you
know,
ethnicities
of
our
communities
are
represented
as
well
as
like
income
thresholds
too.
So
I
always
thought
that
was
all
encompassing
in
our
green
zones,
so
you'll
have
to
like
do
the
the
add-on
so
yeah
right.
F
C
And-
and
thinking
of
that
too,
and
knowing
that
you
know,
there's
a
lot
of
work
to
be
poured
into
some
of
the
green
zones
and
knowing
that
there's
this
evaluation
piece,
one
of
the
things
I
saw
in
this
presentation
is
you
know
many
of
these
programs
are
funded
through
a
combination
of
a
couple
of
Grants
or
or
funding
streams.
I
think,
with
green
cost
share
more
so
franchise
fees,
you
name
grants
as
well.
You
you
know
from
federal
agencies,
you
and
I.
C
You
know
have
talked
and
councils
where
we
just
you
know,
are
working
on
the
process
of
expanding
pcar
fees
and
also
thinking
of
the
franchise
agreement.
You
know
that's
coming
up
for
negotiations
again,
I
think
in
the
next
year,
so
looking
at
what
a
fees
are
increased
there,
so
there
might
be
a
possibility
where
you
know,
through
P
car,
through
franchise
fees,
we
might
have
increase
in
Revenue.
Coming
in
to
support
some
of
these.
You
know
Green
infrastructure
initiatives
that
you're
leading.
So
just
really
thinking.
C
F
Yes,
no
I
think
there's
a
lot
of
opportunity.
I
mean
with
the
green
cost
year
program
with
a
lot
of
these
programs.
We
have
more
demand
than
we
have
funding
for
so
we're
excited
about
having
conversations
about
what
some
you
know,
funding
opportunities
might
be
also
realizing
that
there's
the
money
comes
from
somewhere
right
and
and
looking
at
what
the
that
we
don't
have
a
negative
impact
on
people's
burdens
and
bills.
They
pay
and
fees
they
pay,
and
things
like
that.
So
looking
forward
to
the
opportunity
to
have
those
conversations
and.
C
I
think
you
named
a
little
bit
of
it
in
the
was
it
the
last
live
around
buyer
chart
of
biochar
I
was
really
excited
to
see
it.
I,
don't
know.
If
you
were
naming
explicitly
the
the
climate
Equity
I
mean
we
went
to
the
people's
Equity
climate
plan
as
like
a
baseline
again
for
pcar
for
a
lot
of
the
work
that
I
think
you
all
are
leading
in
your
office
and
really
using
that
it's
like
a
baseline
to
think
of
other
ways.
C
We
can
use
a
lot
of
this
anticipated
funding
to
really
support
our
city.
You
know
reaching
that
Greener
future.
That
I
think
all
of
us
want
and
know
that
we
need
based
on
just
this
past
week,
snowstorm
Alone.
My
next
question
is
actually
regarding
the
the
component
around
air
quality.
I'm
glad
you
know
we're
making
strides
in
this
work
and
in
ward
two
you
know
we
have
the
94
Highway
that
goes
right
through
it.
It's
a
massive
control
similar
to
environmental
pollution.
C
Also,
this
Council,
just
you
know
this
past
December
added
Highway
removal
to
our
legislative
priorities
for
our
Minneapolis
delegation
and
lobbyists
to
Champion,
so
I'm
really
interested.
You
know
to
hear
you
know
as
part
of
our
City's
kind
of
priorities
around
looking
at
Highway
infrastructure,
how
that
leads
to
pollution.
Community-Based
Solutions
like
Highway
removal,
Twin
Cities
Boulevard,
like
we're
coming
up
with
ways
to
approach
that
I'm
interested
in
hearing.
F
Right
yeah,
chair
visa,
councilmember,
wansley
and
I'll
take
my
mayor
hat
off
for
this
one.
You
know
if
you're
talking
strictly
Public
Health,
strictly
Public
Health
on
the
impacts
of
Highways.
There
is
a
clear
there's,
a
lot
of
studies
around
the
association
of
folks
that
live
close
to
highways.
You
know,
I
think
it's
a
thousand
feet
off
highways.
Either
direction.
There
are
increases
increasing
in
childhood
asthma.
There
is
definitely
pollution.
We
will
probably
pick
that
up
in
our
monitors.
F
I,
don't
think
that
that's
much
of
a
secret
that
the
highways
do
are
a
public
health
impact
and
are
a
big
source
of
pollution.
So,
as
we
look
at
ways
to
Electrify
cars,
electric
infrastructure,
so
that
is
going
to
decrease
the
amount
of
pollution
that
are
that's
coming
off
of
our
highways,
so
I,
that's
what
I
would
say
to
that
is
you
highways
are
definitely
a
public
health
threat
in
terms
of
asthma
and
air
pollution
and.
F
I
mean
chair
of
Utah
councilmember
wansley
within
that
within
that
yes,
I
would
say,
electrification
is
going
to
reduce
the
amount
of
emissions,
especially
if
we
go
all
electric
you're
going
to
virtually
have
no
pollution.
That's
coming
from
these
sources,
and
then
our
grid
is
getting
much
cleaner
and
so
the
grid
even
associated
with
those
electric
vehicles,
is
much
cleaner.
F
The
first
priority
in
those
areas,
I
would
say,
would
be
going
after
Diesel
and
there's
been
a
lot
of
State
money
from
the
VW
settlement
and
other
programs
is
to
converting
to
clean,
clean
diesel
and
then
converting
you
know
even
looking
for
opportunities,
as
technology
gets
better
into
electrification
of
heavy
duty
diesel,
because
the
pollution
that
comes
from
diesel
pollution
is
actually
much
worse
of
a
pollutant
versus
a
lot
of
other
traffic,
so
I
would
say,
priority
would
be
Diesel
and
then
yes,
electrification.
Anything
we
can
do
to
Electrify.
C
And
would
love
to
work
on
you?
Of
course,
you
know
major
components.
I
see
you
know
not
only
in
addition
to
electrification,
I
think,
of
course,
there's
lots
of
community
discussion
around
Highway
removal,
bridges,
for
instance,
you
know
with
the
Rondo
Bridge
the
Twin
Cities
Boulevard
would
love
to
figure
out
in
conversations.
You
know
with
you
all
around
our
approach
to
the
highway
and
I
think
they're
even
naming
the
people's
Equity
climate
plan,
especially
in
prep
for
this.
C
The
summit
that
you
got
coming
in
June
ways
to
get
Community
Partners
in
to
share
some
of
those
proposals,
because
people
have
lots
of
thoughts
of
how
to
not
just
have
car
based
Solutions
towards
addressing
this,
as
you
name
like
devastating
environmental
impact,
that's
caused
by
our
highways
I'm
so
really
excited
to
work
more
around
expanding
options
around
that
through
our
sustainability
Department,
in
addition
to
the
electrification
efforts
that
you
all
are
focusing
on,
and
that
is
all
for
my
questions.
Thank.
D
D
That's
one
of
those
things
where
I
feel
like
the
green
cost
share
program
and
the
IRA
like.
Can
we
just
make
it
easier
for
people
to
access
some
of
those
tax
credits
or
other
incentives,
and
then
can
we
identify
gaps
and
then
kind
of
evaluate
what
our
cost
share?
You
know
what
qualifies
for
the
cost
share
program
and
then
I
just
wanted
to
answer
one
of
the
issues
that
councilmember
Elliston
raised.
D
This
is
kind
of
in
the
speculative
territory,
but
I
was
able
to
nerd
out
with
with
Jim
about
biochar,
and
you
know,
maybe
not
in
the
near
term,
but
there
is
an
opportunity
for
you
know:
that's
like
a
carbon
negative
technology
where,
if
there
were
a
carbon
pricing
regime
that
could
be
implemented,
you
know
our
Urban
tree.
Removal
could
be
the
raw
material
going
into
the
biochar
operation,
which
is
a
commercially
viable
soil
remediation
product,
but
at
the
same
time,
there's
the
opportunity
for
it
to
be
a
carbon
negative
technology.
A
Thank
you,
Vice
chair,
Payne
I
have
a
wonderful
idea.
I
think
councilmember,
Ellison
and
I
should
plant
trees
in
North.
So
we
can,
you
know,
help
with
this.
Canopy
I
did
that
last
year
with
the
tree
sale,
you
know
I
just
kind
of
put
it
out
there,
because
I
love,
planting
trees
and
I'm
speaking
for
council
member
Ellison,
but
but
it's
a
fun
thing
you
know
like
when
you
just
go
out
and
people
get
a
little
bit
more
enthusiastic
when
someone
is
going
to
come
help
them
it's
a
lot
of
pressure.
You
think
you're
gonna.