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A
Good
afternoon
welcome
to
the
regularly
scheduled
meeting
of
the
business
inspections,
housing
and
zoning
committee
for
today,
which
is
July
25th
we've
been
joined
by
four
members
of
the
committee
council,
members,
Osman,
rainville
and
chavas,
and
we're
expecting
council
members,
the
other
two
council
members
should
be
arriving
shortly.
I
am
going
to
turn
immediately
to
the
consent
agenda
and
because
we
have
a
long
list
of
public
hearings.
The
consent
agenda
starts
with
item
number
seven,
which
are
the
liquor
license.
Approvals
and
item
number
eight,
which
are
the
liquor
license
renewals
item
number.
A
Nine
is
a
legislative
directive
regarding
snow
and
ice
removal
as
an
element
of
rental
license
tiering
processes.
Item
number
10
is
an
appropriation
for
city-owned
land
at
10
and
30
West
Lake
Street
item
11
is
an
RFP
for
city-owned
land
at
2600
Minnehaha.
This
is
passing
resolution
supporting
an
RFP
for
this
site
with
a
non-law
enforcement
Focus
item
number
12
is
a
utility
easement
vacation
item.
13
is
setting
a
public
hearing
for
August
8th
for
the
transportation
ride,
share
worker
ordinance,
protections
ordinance
and
item
14
is
regulation
of
tobacco
dealer
licenses
at
commercial
malls.
A
Setting
the
public
hearing
for
November
6th
I
will
note
that
we
are
going
to
also
postpone
today,
item
814,
so
item
8
liquor
license
renewals
item
14
specifically,
are
there
any
items?
Anyone
on
the
committee
would
like
to
pull
for
discussion,
saying
not
all
in
favor
signify
by
saying
aye
aye
any
opposed
those
items
are
approved.
We'll
then
move
to
the
public
hearing
agenda
starting
with
item
number
one
which
is
Taberna
at
3126,
Lake,
Street,
West,
Mr
Olson
is
here.
Thank
you,
sir,
for
being
here.
B
B
This
business
is
located
at
3126,
West,
Lake
Street
in
ward
7..
The
current
license
is
restaurant
with
on
sale,
liquor
and
Sunday
sales
with
no
live.
Entertainment
Alberta
has
been
operating
at
this
location
since
2019.,
and
the
proposed
hours
of
this
operation
will
be
Monday
through
Thursday
from
11
A.M
to
noon.
Excuse
me
to
midnight
on
Friday
and
Saturday
from
11
until
2
A.M
and
on
the
exterior,
where
the
business
has
outdoor
patio
seating,
it
will
be
11
to
11
and
on
Sundays
from
11
to
9..
B
On
July
5th,
we
sent
notices
to
Property
Owners
within
600
feet
of
the
premises.
Notices
were
also
sent
to
the
cedar,
Isles
Dean
neighborhood
association,
the
Uptown
Association
and
council
member
Lisa
Goodman.
We
have
received
three
comments
in
support
of
the
new
entertainment
upgrade
and
three
in
opposition.
If
the
entertainment
occurs
outside
and
it
does
not
occur
outside,
it
is
indoor
entertainment,
indoor,
entertainment.
There
have
been
no
complaints.
B
A
You
Mr
Olsen,
we'll
see
if
there's
any
questions
from
members
of
the
committee.
There
are
no
questions,
however,
I'd,
like
the
record
to
reflect
that
we've
been
joined
by
council
members,
Allison
and
Chugga.
A
Seeing
no
questions.
We
will
open
the
public
hearing
on
item
number
one
and
invite
Chris
corlett
to
speak.
C
The
experience
that
they're
hoping
to
have
with
us
so
we're
excited
for
the
hopeful
approval
and
we're
looking
forward
to
being
able
to
provide
a
Better,
Business
and
experience
over
there
for
everybody.
So
thank
you
again
for
your
time.
We
really
appreciate
it.
Thank.
A
D
A
Comments
or
questions
on
the
motion
seeing
none
all
in
favor
signify
by
saying
aye
any
opposed.
That
item
is
approved.
Thank
you
for
coming
down
today
on
to
item
number
two,
which
is
a
land
sale
at
19,
East,
26th,
Street
to
Partners
in
property,
commercial
lab
to
Partners
in
property,
commercial
land,
trust,
Lisa,
welcome,.
E
Thank
you
good
afternoon,
chair
Goodman
and
committee
members.
My
name
is
Lisa
passes
and
I'm
a
senior
project
coordinator
in
cped
business
development,
and
today,
I
am
before
you
brassidy,
Council,
related
to
the
sale
of
the
city
property
owned
at
19,
East,
26th
Street.
This
is
a
tax
forfeited
property
located
off
of
Nicollet
Avenue
Corridor
and
was
purchased
from
Hennepin
County
in
2019..
E
The
property
is
a
two
building:
two-story
building
in
good
structure,
condition
with
a
1300
square
foot
commercial
space
on
the
first
floor,
a
one
bedroom
apartment
on
the
second
floor
and
a
full
basement.
This
property
was
identified
as
a
promising
candidate
for
a
commercial
land
trust
pilot
in
a
commercial
land
trust
model.
The
land
trust
retains
commercial
ownership
of
the
land
while
entering
into
a
long-term
ground
lease
with
the
business
that
buys
the
building
the
commercial
land
trust
model
can
provide
stable,
occupancy
costs
and
storefront
ownership
for
locally
owned
small
businesses.
E
It
can
also
create
opportunities
for
wealth
creation
to
close
historic
ratio
and
gender
Equity
gaps
in
commercial
property,
ownership,
partnership
and
property.
Commercial
land
trusts,
also
known
as
pip
CLT,
is
on
uniform
Minneapolis
based
commercial
land
trust
hip.
Clt
is
partnering
with
small
business
owner
and
pursuing
the
purchase
and
the
Redevelopment
of
the
property.
E
Staff
is
recommending
through
today's
action
that
Pips
CLC
purchased
the
property
from
the
city
and
partnered
with
a
small
business.
Affinity
Residential
Care
on
the
ground,
lease
of
the
land
and
purchase
of
the
building
pepclt
will
retain
the
land
renovate
the
building
renovate
the
building
facade
facing
the
26th
Street
and
and
the
single
first
four
commercial
tenant
into
a
vanilla
shell
for
Affinity
care.
E
E
The
commercial
tenant
is
Affinity
Residential
Care,
a
for-profit
Home
and
Community
Based
service
provider,
bringing
quality
of
life
services
to
individuals
with
mental
and
physical
disabilities
under
their
ground.
Lease
with
pepclc
affinity
care
will
operate
out
of
the
first
floor
space
for
it
for
use
as
a
licensed
culturally
responsive
day
service
facility
for
adults,
providing
daytime
support,
needs,
training
and
habilitation,
and
the
second
floor
will
be
renovated.
E
E
They
sell
this
property
and
the
write
down
of
the
purchase
price
below
the
fairies
value
is
in
compliance
with
the
city's
land
disposition
policy.
The
city
did
not
receive
any
public
comments
during
the
public
hearing
notice
period.
This
completes
my
presentation
I'm
happy
to
respond
to
any
questions.
The
community
members
might
have
I
also
have
Lisa
Perry
from
pepclt
today,
and
she
can
also
comment
on
the
project.
A
F
I'll
probably
have
more
I
want
to
say,
but
I
was
just
out
of
curiosity.
Is
this
the
first
pip
CLT
land
sale
that
we're
partnering
with
correct
awesome,
really
exciting,
I'll
have
more
to
say,
but
I
want
to.
Let
other
people
speak
fantastic.
A
G
Greetings
and
thank
you,
madam
president,
and
hello
everyone
else.
My
name
is
Felicia
Perry
I'm,
the
business
and
Commercial
Real
Estate
manager
at
partnership
and
property,
commercial
land
trust
hints
forward.
G
I'll
call
pipclt
it's
a
long
title
I'm
here
to
represent
our
non-profit
organization
in
support
of
moving
forward
with
the
land,
sale
and
the
purchase
of
the
commercial
property
at
19,
East,
26th
Street
from
the
City
of
Minneapolis,
as
most
of
you
know
or
may
or
may
not
know,
actually,
because
we're
new
and
what
we're
doing
is
actually
new
and,
if
approved
today,
it
will
be
historic
because
it'll
be
the
first
time
you
all
have
done
a
deal
with
the
commercial
land
trust.
The
organization.
G
Our
organization
preserves
long-term,
affordable
commercial
spaces
through
Community
Driven
ownership
of
land
neighborhoods,
where
local
businesses
of
black
indigenous
and
people
of
color
can
grow
and
Thrive,
where
residents
can
claim
spaces
through
decision-making,
power
and
ownership
of
land.
Together,
we
hope
to
build
a
vibrant
and
human-centered
economy.
G
Pepclt's
core
constituencies
are
business
owners
of
color
and
one
of
those
businesses
we
vetted
and
partnered,
with
Zana
or
zanya
who's,
trying
to
find
council
chambers
right
now,
bazania
of
affinity,
care,
she's,
a
woman
she's,
a
black
woman,
and
this
is
a
bipac
owned
business
that
provides
Assisted
Living
Supportive
Housing,
as
you
all
have
heard,
to
folks
with
disabilities,
whether
it's
mental
illness,
substance
abuse
disorder
and
our
seniors
and
our
elders.
We
understand
that
this
commercial
land
trust
model
is
new,
so
we
appreciate
you
all
in
going
through
this
learning.
G
Experience
Lisa
through
going
through
this
learning
experience
and
for
your
diligence
in
seeing
it
through
the
city's
write
down
of
this
property
has
is
making
this
project
affordable
and
Commercial
Real
Estate
ownership
a
reality
for
zanya
I
want
to
thank
all
council
members
in
attendance
and
who,
who
I
might
have
spoken
to
outside
of
this
space,
as
well
as
all
of
the
city
staff
who
have
gone
along
in
this
journey
and
have
been
involved
in
supporting
the
commercial
land
trust
initiative
as
we
as
well
as
bypoc
ownership
of
commercial
real
estate.
A
G
G
A
H
Thank
you,
madam
chair
I
know
this
project
has
been
a
long
time
in
the
making
and
want
to
start
with
thinking
staff
for
presenting
on
this
today
and
for
the
years
of
hard
work
that
has
gone
into
bringing
this
item
to
this
stage
now
and
also
want
to
thank
pepclt
and
Affinity
care
for
going
through
again
this
really
long
and
at
times
very
difficult
process
to
to
create
this
new
envisionary
project
and
model
and
make
it
a
reality.
H
Our
office
has
had
a
really
wonderful
time,
working
with
with
Dominique
and
zanya
over
the
last
several
months
and
I
am
excited
to
move
this
project
or
this
item
for
approval
today.
F
I
just
wanted
to
speak
real
quickly
about
how
exciting
this
project
is
not
only
on
its
own
merits.
Is
it
really
exciting,
but
it's
really
exciting
to
see
it
sort
of
become
a
part
of
how
we're
supporting
affordable
commercial
space
in
general
we're
creating
a
lot
of
tools,
and
this
is
a
a
new
one
that
I'm
I'm
hopeful
is
going
to
have
a
lot
of
success,
and
so
I
want
to
thank
Felicia
and
your
team
I
know
you're
part
of
a
broader
team.
F
That's
making
this
happen,
but
I
know
you
and
I
know
your
work
and
I
know
that
you
know,
seeing
you
be
a
part
of
this
gives
me
confidence
that
there's
not
only
going
to
be
a
tremendous
amount
of
due
diligence,
but
in
a
tremendous
amount
of
integrity
and
how
this
moves
forward
as
well,
and
so
just
thank
you
for
that,
and
you
know,
and-
and
we
are
when
we
do
stuff
like
this-
we
are
meeting
a
lot
of
different
needs
that
the
city
has
in
activating
space
like
this
and
so
there's
a
whole
lot
of
reasons
that
we
might
write
down
the
cost
of
a
space.
F
We're
not
doing
that
just
to
fill
a
space,
we're
doing
it
to
sort
of
meet
a
mission
of
the
city,
and
so
I
want
to
commend
my
colleague
and
so
I
obviously
am
going
to
be
supporting
my
colleague's
motion.
The
the
hater
in
me
wishes
that
we
were
talking
about
a
corridor
in
North
Minneapolis
but
but
I'm
sure
that's
soon
to
come,
and-
and
so
just
congratulations
to
everyone
and
I'm
excited
to
support
this.
A
Council
member
chug
ties
motion
indicate
by
saying
aye
aye
any
opposed
that
is
unanimously
approved,
and
thank
you,
ladies
for
all,
your
hard
work
on
this.
We'll
now
move
to
item
number
three:
there
are
30
individual
land
sales
or
exclusive
development
rights
within
this
item.
Do
not
worry.
We
are
not
going
to
do.
30
individual
public
hearings.
I
have
been
advised
that
we
can
do
one
public
hearing
so
we'll
have
our
wonderful
staff.
Kevin
canace
go
through
all
of
the
presentation
that
has
been
put
in
front
of
you.
A
They
also
have
agreed
to
meet
with
anyone
who
needed
information
in
advance,
and
then
we
will
take
up
the
staff
recommendation,
so
I'll
turn
it
over
to
Mr
knase,
and
thank
you.
This
was
a
lot
and
that
must
say
something
about
the
good
work
you're
doing
and
the
interest
in
getting
this
money
out
the
door.
So
go
ahead.
Sir.
Yes.
I
Thank
you,
chair
Goodman
and
council
members.
As
chair
Goodman
said,
my
name
is
Kevin
kinase
I'm,
a
supervisor
on
our
housing
team
in
cpet
and
we're
very
excited
to
bring
forth
the
recommendations
for
sales
to
your
own
property
and
then
also
financing
through
tour
programs
through
Minneapolis
homes
today.
I
So
what
is
Minneapolis
homes?
So
it's
an
umbrella
term
that
we
use
for
a
variety
of
housing
projects
or
products
that
we
provide
through
cped,
with
a
focus
on
helping
households,
access,
homeownership,
create
affordable
housing
units
and
sustain
home
ownership.
Today,
I'm
going
to
be
focusing
on
our
create
strategy,
which
is
focused
on
selling
city-owned
property
and
financing
it
for
affordable
ownership,
development.
I
I
Minneapolis
has
centered
the
complement
goal
of
eliminating
racial
disparities
and,
in
particular,
with
this
program
in
home
ownership.
The
disparities
that
exist
are
due
to
centuries
of
public
policy
in
our
country
that
have
excluded
bypoc
households
from
accessing
wells
and
in
2020
we
conducted
a
study
to
quantify
what
eliminating
that
disparity
would
be.
In
that
study,
we
Quantified
that
it
would
mean
helping
approximately
13
000
bypoc
renters
become
homeowners.
I
The
majority
of
renters
in
our
city
have
incomes
or
excuse
me,
the
majority
of
bipart
renters
in
our
city,
which
is
the
green
on
this
chart,
have
incomes
below
50
percent
of
area,
immediate
income
due
to
economic
disparities
that
exist
virtually
no
housing
units,
which
is
the
blue
on
this
chart,
are
available
for
homeownership
at
that
income
level.
This
data
shows
that
the
vast
majority
of
homes
are
sold
in
Minneapolis
at
levels
that
are
not
affordable
to
most
households.
I
I
The
pandemic,
exacerbated
cost,
increases
to
the
point
where
a
single
family
home
is
now
35
percent
more
expensive
than
it
was
to
build
before
the
pandemic.
When
we
compare
that
to
what
a
home
buyer
can
afford,
which
is
the
amount
in
Orange
on
this
chart,
there's
a
significant
need
for
subsidy
and
that
need
increases.
As
we
serve
lower
income
households
in
most
areas
of
the
city,
it
actually
costs
more
to
build
a
home
than
it
sells
for
or
its
fair
market
value.
I
So
the
city
invest
project
gap,
which
is
the
green
on
this
chart
so
that
that
project
can
actually
proceed
if
it
were
not
for
that
project,
Gap,
it's
highly
unlikely
and
economically
and
feasible
for
that
project
to
happen.
If
a
home
buyer
needs
lower
First
Mortgage
or
needs
financing
to
help
support
them
purchasing
that
home,
because
they
can
only
afford
a
mortgage
at
the
affordable
price
which
is
orange
on
this
Slide,
the
City
invents
affordability
Gap.
I
The
city
property
that
we
own
is
concentrated
in
specific
neighborhoods
due
to
a
number
of
things,
including
redlining
foreclosure
crisis,
the
Minneapolis
tornado.
We
help
return
these
properties
to
productive
uses
that
stabilize
neighborhoods
and
also
benefit
community
members
through
two
program.
Pathways
included
in
this
console
action
this
year
we're
recommending
the
sale,
financing
or
exclusive
development
rights
for
projects
in
seven
Council
Wards,
which
are
spread
throughout
north
south
and
Northeast
Minneapolis.
I
Developing
these
properties
helps
provide
stability
in
neighborhoods,
as
well
as
increases
of
the
city's
overall
tax
base,
and
since
the
program
was
created
in
2017,
we've
helped
reduce
the
inventory
of
single-family
properties
from
625
Parcels
to
344.
Today,
as
part
of
our
process
for
land
sale,
we
notify
neighborhoods
of
potential
property
sales.
I
The
city
noticed
the
funding
availability,
Market
did
two
program
opportunities,
the
property
purchase
program
and
the
financing
program.
The
property
purchase
program
focuses
on
selling
city-owned
vacant
buildings
and
lots
without
financing,
and
those
projects
are
required
to
meet
one
of
two
requirements
for
housing
under
the
unified
housing
policy,
depending
on,
if
it's
rental
or
home
ownership.
Our
financing
program
provides
subsidy
for
affordable
ownership
units
sold
to
buyers
that
are
at
or
below
80
percent
of
your
immediate
income
in
1
to
20
unit
developments.
I
Projects
through
Minneapolis
homes
financing
can
happen
on
City
owned
property,
which
is
the
majority
of
these
today,
and
also
on
privately
owned
project
sites.
Due
to
market
conditions.
There
were
a
few
offers
received
without
subsidy,
as
the
vast
majority
of
developments
needed
subsidy
in
order
to
be
feasible.
I
I
previously
mentioned
how
market
conditions
have
changed
quite
a
bit
since
the
pandemic,
so
construction
costs
are
making
projects
more
expensive
to
build,
and
then
mortgage
financing
similarly
has
increased
so
that
the
buyer's
ability
to
afford
a
home
is
significantly
impacted.
The
vast
majority
of
applications
received
through
this
application
process
requested
financing.
We
received
42
million
dollars
of
requests
for
a
budget
just
short
of
six
million
dollars,
despite
these
challenges,
there's
a
historic
opportunity
with
the
recent
State
legislative
session
that
appropriated
a
billion
dollars
for
housing
initiatives.
I
Given
this
opportunity,
we
as
staff,
are
proposing
a
two-part
approach
which
is
approving
the
property
sales
and
providing
the
financing
that
we
can
for
those
projects
now
and
then
applying
for
subsidy
from
the
state
funding
program
for
the
remainder
of
viable
projects
and
awarding
those
projects
exclusive
development
rights.
In
the
interim,
the
strategy
recognizes
the
work
that
developers
put
in
in
drafting
their
applications
and
also
gives
them
a
commitment
to
a
city
project
site.
I
I
And
now
I'm
going
to
touch
on
our
Minneapolis
homeless,
financing
program,
recommendations
and
the
requirements
under
that
program
that
covers
the
majority
of
their
projects
today,
so
Minneapolis
homes,
financing,
right
sizes,
our
subsidy,
based
on
serving
three
different
income,
tiers,
so
61
to
80,
Ami,
41,
60,
Ami
and
then
households
that
are
below
40
of
area
median
income.
I
I
The
figures
that
are
depicted
on
this
slide
shown
the
income
tiers
and
then
the
subsidy
limits
that
were
published
during
the
RFP
process.
I
This
application
round
included
a
sustainability
certification
incentive
that
funds
the
development
of
either
passive
certified
homes
or
homes
that
are
built
to
The
Net
Zero
standards.
So
these
are
Ultra
efficient
home
designs
and
we're
recommending
one
project
for
funding
through
that
incentive.
Through
this
program.
I
Minneapolis
homes
review
criteria
is
used
in
determining
which
projects
to
fund
now
in
which
to
Grant
exclusive
development
rights.
We
review
projects
and
score
them
using
a
Review
Committee
that
includes
Minneapolis
home
staff
staff
from
our
business
development
DTaP
program,
as
well
as
Community
financing,
Partners
from
Minnesota
housing,
Hennepin,
County,
Land,
Bank,
Twin
Cities
and
the
Met
Council.
This
review
includes
a
feasibility
and
Capacity
Analysis
and
we
score
projects
using
the
approved
review
criteria
for
proposals
in
past
rounds.
I
I
Now,
I'm
going
to
cover
the
projects
that
are
recommended
through
Minneapolis
homes,
financing,
so
we're
recommending
projects
that
require
additional
funding
commitments
in
order
to
be
feasible
given
market
conditions,
and
that
are
what
are
displayed
on
this
slide.
So
that's
Town,
Home,
Development
and
then
three
projects
from
greater
Metropolitan
Housing
corporation
that
are
also
being
built
to
passive
standards
where
we
received
some
project
requests
for
the
Redevelopment
of
vacant,
city-owned
buildings
that
required
subsidies
well-
and
that's
what's
depicted
on
this
slide
and
then
the
next
slide.
I
I
And
then,
finally,
we're
recommending
financing
for
projects
on
privately
owned
sites.
One
thing
to
point
out
about
the
programs
we
allow
for
applications
on
privately
owned
sites.
Then
the
intention
there
was
to
allow
expand
the
number
of
projects
we
do
throughout
the
city,
since
our
land
is
concentrated
in
specific
neighborhoods
and
then
finally,
we're
recommending
exclusive
development
rates
for
18
projects.
The
intention
is
for
us
to
apply
for
State
funding
to
help
move
these
projects
forward
and,
if
awarded
funding,
then
we
would
come
back
to
City
console
for
landsl
recommendations
and
funding
recommendations.
Next
year.
I
And
one
last
thing
to
touch
on
is
since
2021,
which
is
when
we
made
changes
to
Minneapolis
homes.
We've
we've
gone
through
the
process
of
awarding
220
units
if
we
approve
the
ones
today
of
affordable
homeownership
projects
since
2021.,
and
with
that
I
will
take
any
questions
that
you
have
for
me.
Thank.
A
J
J
My
question
is,
first
of
all,
North
Side
have
seen
so
much
love
in
this
list.
So
that's
a
great
thing.
My
question
is:
how
could
the
average
families
in
in
our
city
that
are
low
income,
apply
this
kind
of
housing
or
can
they
get
into
it?
Are
they
I,
don't
know
how
that
process.
K
I
Councilmember
Osman
I'd
be
happy
to
explain
our
program.
Minneapolis
homes
not
only
finances
development
of
projects,
but
also
provides
funding
for
homebuyer
education
and
counseling
services.
So
that's
really
our
strategy
of
helping
homeowners
access
or
households
access
homeownership.
So
typically,
that's
through
funding,
non-profit
and
organizations
throughout
the
city
that
provide
pre-purchase
and
home
buyer
counseling.
And
then,
when
projects
are
redeveloped,
they
are
listed
on
the
MLS
and
so
they're
available
to
have
an
open
house
and
then
also
we
Market
them
on
our
city
web
page
as
well.
D
I
Yes,
councilmember
rainbow,
so
we
apply
to
the
state
of
for
project,
Gap
financing
and
affordability,
Gap
financing.
So
it's
financing
that
fills
the
Gap
to
develop
the
unit.
Traditionally,
when
we're
acquiring
property
we're
using
that
using
Federal
resources
such
as
cdbg
and
we
partner
with
the
county
to
acquire
tax
forwarded,
forfeitures
and
then
Market
those
properties
through
this
program.
So
we're
really
combining
kind
of
a
number
of
different
strategies
and
then
marketing
them
all
through
Minneapolis
homes
to
try
to
redevelop
those
projects.
F
F
One
of
the
things
that
I'm
curious
about
not
that
it's
the
city's
obligation
alone
is,
is
how
are
we
doing
how's
the
state,
doing
I,
guess
as
a
whole
in
closing
the
homeownership
Gap,
because
I
know
a
lot
of
our
programs
are
sort
of,
maybe
not
explicitly
but
sort
of
we're
trying
to
address
that
Gap
and
just
kind
of
wondering
you
know,
year
after
year,
I
especially
see
this
is
like
second
year
in
a
row
at
least
that
we're
seeing
a
you
know
huge
number
of
North
Side
homes
going
this
direction.
I
A
great
question
council,
member,
Allison
and
I'll
be
honest.
Some
of
this
is
more
not
hard
numbers
and
more
of
my
perception
from
working
in
the
space.
The
pandemic
set
us
back
and
definitely
created
challenges
for
home
ownership.
I
K
I
F
Yeah,
thank
you
and
and
I.
Just
kind
of
this
is
more
of
a
comment
unless
I
have
a
question,
but
on
that
slide,
unless
I'm
the
the
affordability
Gap
in
the
development
Gap
slide,
it
was
a
little
bit
like
of
not
that
we
don't
know
this,
but
a
little
bit
of
a
a
shock
to
see
that
if
you're
making
around
80
percent
of
the
air
median
income,
Like
Home
Ownership
is
not
is
Out.
F
Of
Reach
is
becoming
increasingly
Out,
Of
Reach,
and
so
you
know
this
is
obviously
one
solution
towards
towards
that.
But
but
yeah
would
would
love
to
figure
out
how
we
can
get
as
as
councilmember
Greenville
was
saying,
the
state
to
sort
of
get
more
even
more
involved
than
it
already
is
to
support
that.
But
I
think
this
is
great.
F
I
just
wanted
to
ask
those
questions
and
and
make
those
comments,
but
I'm
really
excited,
especially
you
know,
as
as
a
Northside
council
member
I
know
they're,
not
all
Ward
five
properties,
but
it's
always
exciting
to
see
us
putting
so
much
effort
into
solving
issues
on
the
North
side.
So
thank
you.
Thank
you.
A
A
There
are
three
people
signed
up
to
speak.
We
welcome
you
to
come
up
and
speak
for
two
minutes
each
while
starting
with
Alex
Frank,
followed
by
Greg
Shaw
and
Chad
Pittman.
L
Afternoon
committee
members
I'm
Alex
Frank
I'm,
the
owner
of
Magnolia
Homes.
My
company
focuses
on
creating
missing
metal
Housing
Solutions
since
2016
I've
partnered,
with
the
City
of
Minneapolis
Minneapolis
homes
we're
going
to
build
home
ownership
opportunities
in
North
Minneapolis.
We
are
excited
to
continue
our
partnership
with
building
affordable,
Workforce
condos
in
North
Minneapolis,
targeting
60
to
80
percent
area,
median
income.
Homeowners.
M
Good
afternoon
city,
council
and
chief
head
staff,
thank
you
for
this
opportunity
to
be
here
today.
I
represent
our
the
company
M2
progression
development
and
my
business
partner,
Mike
Murrell,
is
also
a
co-owner.
We
are
Developers
excited
about
the
opportunity
in
Minneapolis
and
we
are
trying
to
create
a
paradigm
shift
and
move
away
from
the
negative
connotations
of
affordable
housing
programs.
M
M
What
is
what
is
enough,
and
we
stand
by
that
model
and
our
desire
is
to
build
these
homes
that
will
provide
value,
the
social
equity
and
home
equity,
and
so,
when
a
home
buyer
purchases
a
home
from
our
company,
not
only
do
they
get
keys
of
home
ownership,
they
also
guilt,
they
get
built-in
equity,
and
by
receiving
these
funds,
we
can
do
just
that.
So
we're
excited
about
the
opportunity
we
want
to
penetrate
and
be
a
solution
to
the
affordable
housing
deficit.
M
Thank
you
for
the
opportunity.
Thank.
M
N
N
My
colleague,
Noah
was
I,
had
the
pleasure
of
doing
that,
but
isn't
able
to
make
it
today,
first
I've
at
least
like
to
say
thanks
to
the
staff
who
have
been
so
excellent
to
work
with
for
years
now
and
for
the
Herculean
effort
that
went
into
this
process
this
year,
which
we
went
ahead
and
tried
to
complicate
on
one
of
our
Lots
in
particular,
to
accelerate
the
timeline.
Sorry
about
that,
but
you
know
we.
N
We
can't
say
enough
in
appreciation
for
the
city
stepping
up
in
a
huge
way
to
support
affordable
home
ownership,
which
is
just
such
an
important
factor
in
economic
and
family
stability.
N
It
is
Monumental
for
folks
to
be
able
to
purchase
a
house
that
provide
stability
that
provides
a
chance
for
wealth
creation
and
all
the
other
benefits
that
arise
out
of
it.
So
we're
excited
to
continue
our
partnership
with
the
city
for
these
Lots
we'll
be
partnering
with
the
private
landowner,
which
is
American,
Indian,
Community,
Development
Corporation,
so
we'll
be
partnering
with
them,
obviously
on
the
sale,
but
then
on
the
marketing
in
that
community
and
then
also
with
city
of
Lakes
Community,
Land
Trust.
N
We
will
be
land
trusting
these
as
well,
and
to
speak
to
Mr
Ellison's
comment
about
closing
the
gap.
There's
a
gap
in
the
American
Indian,
Community,
obviously,
and
but
habitat
right
now,
is
particularly
focused
on
closing
the
Gap
with
foundational
black
households
and
let
come
running
out
of
time.
Last
year
we
sold
23
houses
to
foundational
black
households,
which
is
a
53
increase
from
the
year
before.
So
we
think
we're
doing
a
good
job
and
we're
going
to
continue
that
effort.
Thanks.
Thank.
A
You
so
much
Mr
ditman
for
being
here
today
and
thank
Noah
on
our
behalf
as
well,
we'll
see,
if
there's
anyone
else
here
to
speak
to
this
issue,
anyone
anyone
seeing
none
I'm
going
to
close
the
public
hearing
and
I'll
ask
Miss
Brock.
Do
you
need
me
to
read
these
out
loud
each
address
and
the
organization.
A
Okay,
I'm
going
to
go
ahead
and
move
item
three,
which
is
a
package
of
financing
and
property
sales,
for,
as
you
can
see
about
well
exactly
30
properties.
I
also
just
want
to
note
I
just
think
the
strategy
by
staff
was
great.
I
love
the
fact
that
you
weren't
going
to
let
some
of
these
good
people
go,
that
we
were
going
to
work
with
them
and
the
state
that's
exactly
what
cpet
is
all
about,
not
just
saying,
let's
help
people
but
that's
actually
been
helping
them
get
through
the
state
process.
A
I'm
just
really
proud
to
be
associated
with
you
on
this
I
think
it's
a
really
great
way
to
move
forward
and
it
kind
of
lays
out
who
we
will
be
able
to
advocate
for
yet
this
year
with
the
state
and
so
I'm.
Just
really
appreciative
appreciative
of
that
out
of
the
box.
Thinking
that
I
know
all
of
these
various
home
builders
will
also
be
appreciative
of
further
comments
and
questions.
F
I'll,
just
co-sign
the
thank
you
to
staff.
You
know.
Obviously,
we've
got
a
lot
of
Builders
and
buyers
who
are
doing
great
work
in
the
community,
but
you
all's
leadership
is
just
you
know,
it
can't
be
noted
enough,
and
so
so
thank
you
guys
and,
and
it's
always
important
to
I,
always
like
to
highlight
elfrik
your
leadership,
but
also
your
shirts.
Your
fits
man
they're,
so
good.
It's.
F
I
plan
to
be
like
you
one
day
and
I'm,
obviously
going
to
support
your
motion
share.
A
Is
an
exclusive
development
rights
for
home
ownership
in
the
city,
all
in
favor
signify
by
saying
aye
aye
any
opposed.
That
item
is
approved.
Thank
you
all
for
being
here
for
that
item.
Today
we
will
now
move
to
our
quasi-judicial
portion
of
the
agenda.
Item
number
four
is
in
order
to
raise
and
remove
a
building
at
2815
14th
Avenue
South.
A
This
is
a
quasi-judicial
hearing
regarding
the
findings
and
recommendations
of
the
nuisance
condition
process
review
panel,
for
which
this
committee
has
final
authority
to
determine
whether
or
not
the
subject
building
is
a
nuisance
condition
as
set
forth
in
the
ordinance
and
whether
the
building
should
be
rehabilitated
or
raised.
The
committee
has
been
provided
with
the
full
record
of
the
matter,
including
the
report
and
recommendations
from
the
nuisance
condition
process
review
panel.
A
The
committee
may
hear
arguments
from
staff
and
from
building
owners
or
the
owner's
representative,
but
shall
take
no
further
Evidence,
not
already
part
of
the
record
or
otherwise
presented
in
accord
in
accordance
with
the
requirements
of
chapter
249..
So
Mr
Starry
is
here
to
speak
to
this
issue,
and
this
is
considering
adopting
the
findings
of
the
nurses.
Can
nuisance
condition,
process
review
panel
to
uphold
the
inspector
inspection
director's
order
to
raise
and
remove
this
building
Mr
Starry
thank.
O
You
for
being
here
today,
unfortunately
chair
Goodman,
Mr
Brian
started
Scott
Bacchus
with
the
Department
of
regulatory
Services
good
afternoon
committee
I
come
before
you
today
to
consider
the
adoption
of
the
recommendations
of
the
nuisance
condition
process
review
panel
regarding
the
fire
damage
property
of
2015
14th
Avenue
South,
the
2815
property,
sustained
heavy
fire
damage
on
July
20th
2022
and
was
referred
to
the
vacant.
Building
registration
on
September,
9th
2022.
staff
determined
that
the
property
was
substandard.
O
Present
a
danger
to
the
public
met
the
definition
of
a
nuisance
per
Minneapolis
code
of
ordinance,
chapter
249
that
was
issued
at
director's
order
to
demolish
on
March
10
2023.
That
order
was
appealed
by
the
owner,
Stephen
meldahl,
on
the
grounds
that
the
fire
was
initiated
at
2817,
14th,
Avenue,
South
and
spread
to
the
2018-28-15
property.
This
is
a
slight
correction
to
the
RCA
that
mentioned
that
the
20
815
property
had
been
broken
into
and
set
on
fire.
A
hearing
was
held
before
the
nuisance
condition
process
review
panel
on
June
14th.
O
A
Are
there
any
questions
for
staff
on
this
item,
we
received
an
extensive
packet
of
information
about
what
it
took
to
get
to
this
point,
so
I
just
want
to
make
sure
all
questions
are
answered.
Thank
you
so
much
for
the
report.
We
will
open
the
public
hearing
and
item
number
four,
which
is
in
order
to
raise
and
remove
the
building
at
28
15
14th
Avenue
South
is
the
owner
of
the
owner's
representative
present
today.
A
Is
the
owner
or
owner's
representative
present,
seeing
that
the
owner's
representative
is
not
present,
I'm
going
to
close
the
public
hearing
and
move
approval
of
the
staff
recommendation,
further
comments
or
questions,
seeing
none
all
in
favor
signify
by
saying
aye
aye
any
opposed.
That
item
is
approved.
We'll
now
move
on
to
item
number
five,
which
is
the
demolition
of
a
historic
resource
appeal
at
5005,
Lindale,
Avenue,
South
and
Miss
Q
is
here
to
give
this
report.
Thank.
P
You
good
afternoon,
chair
Goodman
and
council
members.
My
name
is
Erin
K
and
I'm,
a
city
planner
in
the
historic
preservation
section
of
cped
I'm
here
today
to
present
an
appeal
of
the
Heritage
preservation,
commission's
June
20
2023
approval
of
a
demolition
of
historic
resource
application
to
demolish
the
property
located
at
5005
Lindell
Avenue
South
in
the
potential
Washburn
Park
residential
historic
district.
P
P
The
applicant
is
proposing
demolition
of
the
property
at
5005
Lindell
Avenue
South,
which
can
which
consists
of
a
house
built
in
1912.
here,
are
photos
of
The
house's
front
elevation
on
the
west.
The
South
elevation,
the
north
elevation
and
the
East
Elevation
the
property
also
has
a
garage
built
in
1917..
P
P
According
to
records
at
shippo,
the
period
of
significance
for
the
national
register
eligible
district
is
1886-1959
and
the
subject
property
is
considered
a
contributing
resource
for
the
demolition
of
historic
resource
applications.
Staff
found
that
the
subject
property
does
not
have
individual
historical
significance
under
any
of
the
seven
criteria
for
local
designation
and
that
it
does
retain
integrity.
P
Staff
also
found
that
the
potential
Washburn
Park
residential
historic
district
has
historical
significance
under
Criterion
3
for
neighborhood
identity,
Criterion
4
for
architecture
and
Criterion
5
for
landscape
design,
and
that
the
potential
District
retains
integrity
for
the
destruction
of
a
historic
resource.
One
of
two
findings
must
be
met
under
the
first
finding
cped
found
that
the
demolition
is
not
necessary
to
correct
an
unsafe
or
dangerous
condition
under
the
second
finding
cped
found
that
there
are
no
reasonable
alternatives
to
demolition.
P
The
subject.
Property
is
not
individually
listed
in
or
eligible
for
listing
in
the
National
register
and
the
subject.
Property
does
not
appear
to
be
eligible
for
designation
as
an
individual
landmark
considering
the
subject.
Property
within
the
district
or
potential
District
staff
found
that
it
is
not
exemplary
of
the
potential
District's
historical
significance.
P
P
Therefore,
cped
found
that
the
demolition
of
the
subject
property
will
not
significantly
impact
the
historical
significance
or
Integrity
of
the
potential
Washburn
Park
residential
historic
district
at
the
June
20th
2023
HPC
meeting.
The
commission
discussed
the
length
of
time
during
which
this
area
has
been
studied
and
the
lack
of
subsequent
action.
The
commission
also
discussed
the
accuracy
of
the
proposed
boundary
for
the
potential
District,
as
shown
here.
P
A
Thank
you,
Miss
K,
sorry
about
that.
I
want
to
see
first,
if
there
are
any
questions
for
you,
I
do
have
a
question
for
your
staff,
the
the
manager
of
your
staff
Kimberly.
Would
you
be
open
to
answering
a
couple
questions,
but
let's
see,
if
there's
any
questions
for
staff
I?
Thank
you
so
much
for
your
report.
A
Q
Correct
Madam
chair,
so
this
District,
as
you
can
see
on
this
map,
is
exceptionally
large.
You
know
when
looking
at
staff
resources
that
would
need
to
be
dedicated
to
such
a
district.
It's
not
something
that
we
would
likely
be
able
to
do
in-house.
We
would
have
to
look
at
obtaining
a
consultant
through
contract
in
order
to
get
that
work
done.
It
hasn't
risen
as
a
priority
to
this
point,
because
there's
not
been
a
threat
to
the
district,
we're
not
seeing
a
significant
number
of
tear
Downs
in
this
area.
A
Q
A
Okay,
great,
thank
you.
Are
there
any
other
questions
from
a
solene,
okay
sing?
None!
Thank
you.
Seeing
no
further
questions.
We
are
going
to
open
the
public
hearing.
There
are
eight
people
signed
up
to
speak.
You
each
have
two
minutes
and
you
don't
need
to
go
in
the
order
that
you
signed
up,
but
since
there's
a
lot,
I'll
go
ahead
and
just
call
your
names
if
that
would
be
easier
and
that
would
start
with
Ms
Ireland,
followed
by
Ms
Arana
and
then
Mr
Harwood.
R
Name
is
Michelle
Ireland
I'm,
a
neighbor
I
live
a
short
block
away.
I
am
in
favor
of
the
having
the
house
demolished.
I
feel
like
my
impression,
is
that
the
concerns
about
having
the
house
demolished
have
more
to
do
with
not
wanting
to
have
the
development
put
in
and
from
my
perspective,
the
house
is
kind
of
a
scruffy
unremarkable
house
and
it's
on
a
busy
intersection.
It
doesn't
seem
like
it,
you
know,
would
warrant.
You
know
a
glamorous
house
on
the
neighbor.
R
A
S
A
S
You
state
your
name
and
address
for
the
record.
Sorry
605,
West,
50th,
Street
I
would
like
to
talk
to
the
fact
that
there
are
reasonable
alternatives
to
the
demolition
of
this
property.
They
do
exist.
The
property
is
significant.
It's
been
there
for
over
100
years
in
our
neighborhood,
and
many
families
have
lived
there.
It's
the
entry
point
to
tangle
town
and
it
has
historical
value,
and
it's
been
there
for
over
100
years
and
it's
part
of
our
history,
the
Integrity
of
the
property
is
very
high.
S
The
home
was
well
maintained
over
the
years
with
remodeling
projects
to
increase
its
value
and
worth
families
that
have
lived
there.
The
previous
owners
put
in
over
55
000
of
Renovations
and
improvements
to
keep
up
the
maintenance
and
the
economic
value
and
usefulness
of
the
existing
structure
is
robust
to
the
past
and
current
residents.
Currently
it's
been
rented
out
and
in
the
past
it
served
as
an
asset
to
every
family
that
has
lived
there
over
the
decades.
It
can
remain
a
residential
home
and
has
property
value
to
those
who
own
it.
S
T
A
T
Again,
thank
you,
chair
government
council
members
for
for
listening
to
our
appeal
today,
as
I
mentioned
I'm.
One
of
the
Sundays
of
the
appeal
with
many
neighbors
here
in
our
appeal
in
discussion
today
is
really
focused
on
two
specific
reasons.
We
feel
this
application
should
be
denied.
T
First
is
following
up
on
what
Miss
Kate
mentioned
in
terms
of.
There
are
two
findings
that
need
to
be
addressed,
or
one
of
two
findings
need
to
be
addressed.
T
As
Gretchen
just
mentioned,
the
house
was
just
sold
in
2022,
currently
being
utilized
as
a
rental.
It
has
received
a
new
roof
new
new
Eaves,
both
in
the
last
two
years.
T
It
appears
to
be
well
maintained,
original
Woodwork
and
hardwood
floors
throughout
the
building.
It
shows
no
visible
signs
of
settlement,
cracking
Foundation
or
structural
issues.
We
are
able
to
obtain
pictures
and
all
this
information
just
utilizing
the
actual
listing
from
the
MLS
from
last
year
and
there's
been
no
information,
provided
that
would
support
that
there's,
no
reasonable
app
alternative
to
demolition.
It
refers
I
believe
the
staff
report
refers
to
dilapidated
finishes,
and
that
is
a
cosmetic
issue
which
is
hardly
a
barrier
economically
or
a
basis
for
demolition.
T
So,
for
those
reasons
we
we
don't
agree
with
the
staff
finding
and
no
reasonable
alternative
to
demolition.
The
second
point.
T
Picking
up
that
study
would
potentially
alter
those
boundaries
it
would
potentially
look
at
in
determining.
Is
that
a
smaller
area?
Is
this
entire
area?
Historic
is
none
of
it,
a
historic
district.
It
would
provide
a
lot
of
clarity
to
both
this
development
and
future
developers,
who
may
be
coming
in
here,
looking
to
partner
with
the
city
and
achieve
some
of
those
development
goals
that
the
city
has
I'm
going
to
stated
in
our
letter.
T
U
T
Or
Sweat
Equity
and
time
and
completion
of
that
study
would
really
complement
the
city's
existing
plans,
as
I
mentioned,
provide
clear
understanding
of
process
to
all
wanting
to
invest
in
the
neighborhood
I.
Don't
have
a
lot
of
initial
information
present
today,
I
hope,
like
I,
said,
you've
had
a
chance
to
look
at
what
we've
provided
to
date
and
I
do
want
to
thank
Miss,
K
she's
been
very
responsive
and
all
of
Staff
in
terms
of
helping
answering
our
questions
and
guiding
us
through
what
the
process
is.
So
with
that.
That's
all
I
have
thanks.
T
A
You
so
since
we're
a
bit
out
of
order
here
was
I
was
going
to
give
everybody
a
chance
to
speak,
so
there's
no
one
who's
not
going
to
get
to
speak
and
I
I.
Maybe
will,
since
we,
you
were
the
you
were
speaking
on
behalf
of
the
appeal
we
maybe
should
have
the
person
who's
the
applicant
speak
and
then
we'll
have
anyone's
testimony
that
they
would
like
we'll
just
see
if
the
applicant
is
here.
A
U
U
This
is
sort
of
a
strange
circumstance
for
me,
both
in
terms
of
previous
experiences
in
front
of
the
HPC
and
just
as
an
intellectual
exercise.
The
idea
of
a
potential
district
is
a
tough
concept
to
get
your
head
around.
U
A
U
Q
A
Time
you
did
a
good
job,
we're
right
on
time.
Thank
you
for
your
testimony.
Okay,
so
there's
a
number
of
people
signed
up
to
speak.
Why
don't
you
stand
in
line
that
way?
I
won't
have
to
pick
winners
and
losers
in
first
and
second
and
get
your
names
all
wrong
foreign,
and
maybe
you
could
tell
me
your
name
so
I
can
cross
you
off
as
I
see
you.
V
I
live
44,
West,
Minnehaha,
Parkway
and
I
vehemently
oppose
the
wanting
this
to
become
a
historic
district.
It
it's
a
burdened
burdensome
for
the
rest
of
this,
as
one
person
had
said
earlier.
This
is
a
very
large
area
and
it's
impacting
hundreds
of
people
if
it's
to
become
a
historic
district
and
so
I
just
wanted
to
make
it
known
that
I
am
not
for
anything
whatsoever
becoming
historic.
There
are
historic
structures
in
that
area
already
and
they're
beautiful
the
water
tower.
V
W
My
name
is
Tom
Schneider
I'm,
a
neighbor
I
live
at
100
Elmwood
Place
I've
been
there
for
a
couple
years
and
I'm
opposed
to
this
motion.
Just
simply
because
the
the
house
that
we
moved
into
is
a
bit
of
a
fixer-upper
and
I.
Look
at
the
Historical
designation
as
having
the
potential
to
add
additional
red
tape
and
additional
costs.
W
A
Anyone
else
and
I
just
want
to
correct
we're,
not
here
to
discuss
if
this
is
going
to
be
a
historic
district.
We're
here
to
discuss
whether
or
not
this
home
is
eligible
for
demolition
based
on
certain
criteria,
one
of
which,
being
it's
in
a
potential
historic
district.
You
heard
us
ask
staff
if
there
was
any
capacity
to
do
a
historic
district,
and
the
answer
is
no.
So
just
so,
we
are
clear
on
that.
Go.
X
Ahead:
Matt
hi,
my
name
is
Sue
Ashwell
and
I
live
at
624
West
50th
Street,
which
is
right
across
the
street
from
this
house
that
they
want
to
tear
down
my
entire.
My
family
has
owned
that
property
since,
like
1928,
my
mother
was
brought
into
that
house
from
the
hospital
after
she
was
born
and
it
stayed
with
the
family.
My
dad
bought
it
for
my
grandma,
my
and
then
I
bought
it
for
my
dad.
So
now
it's
still
I
still
own
the
property
and
it's
needs
work,
but
it's
not
bad.
X
We
try
to
keep
it
so
that
it's
totally
and
completely
aesthetic
with
the
rest
of
the
neighborhood
I
could
I
was
really
kind
of
prepared
to
come
up
here
and
tell
you
about
all
the
history
to
make
the
historical
element
for
all
the
people
that
know,
but
I'm
not
going
to
do
that.
One
thing
I
just
wanted
to
tell
you,
was
if
I
have
friends
out
of
state
that
want
to
come
in
and
find
a
place
to
live
in
Minneapolis,
one
of
the
things
that
I've
always
said
to
them
is.
X
This
is
a
really
nice
neighborhood
I
mean
this
whole
thing,
because
you've
you've
got
walkability,
you've
got
beautiful,
beautiful
homes
and
lots
of
landscaping
and
all
that
good
stuff.
So
out
of
the
Southwest
voices,
I
just
wanted
to
read
this
little
note
into
the
record.
If
you
find
historic
homes
and
neighborhoods
attractive,
you
love
the
details,
the
history
and
the
charm,
then
you
are
sure
to
be
interested
in
this
neighborhood
with
59.4
of
the
residential
real
estate
in
the
tangle,
Town
neighborhood
built
no
later
than
1939
and
some
built
considerably
earlier.
X
This
neighborhood
has
a
greater
concentration
of
historic
residences
than
96.2
percent
of
all
neighborhoods
in
America.
In
this
regard,
this
neighborhood
truly
stands
out
as
special,
so,
as
you
can
tell
it's
very
special
to
us
and
and
the
people
that
put
this
petition
together.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
A
G
A
Okay,
I
am
going
to
move
to
deny
the
appeal
and
here's
why
it's
not
a
historic
district.
There
aren't
any
resources
to
make
it
a
historic
district.
Should
the
neighbors
want
to
raise
money
to
hire
a
consultant
to
come
in
and
look
at
that
and
present
it
to
our
staff
that
has
happened
before
it's
happened
in
all
sorts
of
places
before,
but
right
now,
it's
not
on
a
work
plan.
It's
a
large
piece
of
area
for
our
staff
to
prioritize
and
I.
Just
don't
see
that
happening
anytime
soon.
A
It's
very
unusual
that
the
staff
at
the
Heritage
preservation,
commission
and
then
the
commission
itself
would
ever
vote
to
demolish
anything
so
I'm
sure
that
they
are
sad
about
that,
but
they
have
to
make
their
best
professional
judgment
and
they've
done
that
here.
So
that's
another
thing:
I
just
want
to
note
is
that
we
we
have
not
been,
we
don't
always
overturn
staff
and
we
don't
always
agree.
A
We
have
to
hear
every
story
individually
and
while
I'm
not
happy
about
the
idea
of
demolishing
a
potential
historic
resource
within
a
potential
historic
district,
it
doesn't
rise
to
the
level
of
us
essentially
saying
it
is
even
though
it's
not
in
order
to
prevent
something
from
happening,
which
is
not
what
we're
taking
up
today.
Councilmember
Ellison.
F
Thank
you,
madam
chair
I
was
just
going
to
hop
in
and
comment
just
to
agree
with
you
and
agree
with
your
motion.
You
know.
Sometimes
we
get.
We
have
so
much
context
before
the
meeting
that
we
kind
of
know
where
we're
going
to
land
here.
It's
we're,
discovering
things
really
in
real
time
and
I
just
think
from
hearing
from
learning
about
the
site.
F
I
just
agree
that
this
doesn't
rise
to
the
level
of
being
able
to
not
allow
the
original
applicant
to
move
forward
with
the
Demolition
I
think
we
should
in
denial
we're
basically
upholding
previous
decision
that
was
made
the.
A
Correct,
but
this
is
the
process
that
we
set
up,
that
we're.
We
hear
appeals
so
I
really
are
respect
the
respectful
dialogue
that
we
had
in
the
room
today,
further
comments
or
questions,
seeing
none
all
in
favor
of
the
chair's
motion
signify
by
saying
aye
any
opposed.
That
item
has
been
denied
and
then
we'll
move
on
to
our
sixth
public
hearing
item,
which
is
a
certificate
of
appropriateness
appeal
on
behalf
of
Armory
Holdings
with
regard
to
repair
and
replacement
of
the
signs
and
lighting
at
the
Uptown,
Theater
and
Mr
scalaki
is
giving
that
report.
Y
The
appellant
is
appealing
the
hpc's
first,
two
conditions
of
approval
requiring
that
one
all
24
of
the
historic
Uptown
sign
letters
shall
be
retained,
repaired
and
reinstalled
at
the
exterior
of
the
building
at
their
original
location
placement
and
configuration,
and
two
that
the
proposed
LED
lighting
feature
shall
be
installed
in
the
repaired
historic
sign
letters,
the
subject
properties,
the
Uptown
Theater,
an
individually
designated
Minneapolis
Landmark.
The
property
was
built
in
two
phases
to
complete
the
building
recognized.
Today,
the
original
building
was
completed
as
the
Lagoon
Theater
in
1916..
Y
Y
Y
The
original
tower
sign
Beacon
cap,
which
was
historically
fully
illuminated
as
well,
was
also
removed
in
1989..
All
of
the
subject.
24
sign
letters,
spelling
Uptown
four
times
three
times
on
the
vertical
Tower
and
one
on
the
horizontal
Marquee,
originally
included,
face
illumination
by
individual
25
watt
incandescent
light
bulbs,
and
you
can
see
all
these
former
features
here
on
the
right
compared
to
what
was
their
previously
currently.
Y
K
Y
Zoning
inspector
requiring
a
preservation
application
to
review
the
unpermitted
work.
All
three
sides
of
the
vertical
sign
letters,
totaling
18
letters
were
removed
without
approval
and
the
six
historic
horizontal
letters
on
the
front
face
of
the
Marquee
were
the
only
original
letters
that
were
not
removed.
You
can
see
from
the
aerial
photo
views
here.
The
three
sides
of
the
vertical
Tower
sign,
as
well
as
the
horizontal
Marquee
at
the
front
elevation.
Y
Y
Other
vertical
letters
were
removed
from
the
tower
sign
and
they
have
been
repaired
and
shown
to
be
placed
in
the
interior
staff
mentioned,
but
it's
not
known
how
the
damage
depicted
in
some
of
the
applicants
submitted.
Photos
was
incurred
during
the
public
hearing
on
June
20th
2023.
The
applicant
admitted
to
the
HPC
that
one
set
of
letters
at
that
point
from
the
tower
sign
may
have
already
been
discarded
without
approval.
Y
Although
this
had
not
been
stated
in
the
applicant's
submitted
application
materials
foreign,
the
applicant
has
proposed
new
sign
letters
to
replace
the
historic
letters
the
proposed
new
aluminum
sign
letters
were
designed
to
match
the
dimensions
and
placement
of
the
historic
letters.
Lighting
changes
will
include
replacement
of
all
remaining
incandescent
lights,
electrical
socket
components
and
anything.
Y
That's
deteriorated,
Beyond
repair
with
illumination
the
HBC
voted
to
approve
the
application
to
allow
for
repairs
and
replacement
of
the
signs
and
lighting
at
the
Uptown
Theater,
and
found
that
the
staff
conditions
of
approval
were
consistent
with
the
landmarks
design
guidelines
with
conditions
of
approval.
The
HPC
concurred
that
the
project
would
meet
the
exterior
lighting
and
signage
guidelines,
provided
the
letters
were
repaired
instead
of
replaced,
since
these
are
significant
sign
features
that
have
already
been
shown
by
the
applicant
to
be
repairable.
Y
the
applicant
submitted
photos
suggest
all
letters
can
be
repaired
with
common
metal,
patching
and
rust.
Mitigating
treatments,
while
rust
is
present,
welding,
repairs,
patching
and
or
epoxy
treatment
can
be
used
to
repair
deteriorated
Steel
to
support
this
cpet
and
the
HPC
noted
that
one
set
of
letters
had
already
been
repaired,
repainted
and
installed
on
the
interior,
concurring
with
staff
recommendations.
The
Heritage
preservation
commission
voted
unanimously
to
approve
the
certificate
of
appropriateness
to
allow
for
repairs
and
replacement
of
signs
and
lighting
at
the
Uptown
Theater,
located
at
2900
Hennepin
Avenue,
subject
to
the
following
staff
conditions.
Y
One
stated
before
all
24
of
the
historic
Uptown
sign
letters
shall
be
retained,
repaired
and
reinstalled
at
the
exterior
of
the
building
in
their
original
location
placement
and
configuration
two
that
the
proposed
LED
lighting
features
shall
be
installed
in
the
repaired
historic
sign
letters
and
three
that
new
LED
lights
must
be
consistent
with
zoning
specifications
for
lighting
historic
drawings
and
photo
evidence
shall
be
used
to
ensure
bulb
brightness
and
glow
emits
similar
appearance
of
the
original
incandescent
lights
and
the
appellant
is
appealing
these
first
two
conditions
of
approval
and
planning
to
install
the
historic
and
remove
the
historic
sign
letters
and
install
new
letters,
as
shown
in
their
submitted
application
materials
staff,
has
not
received
any
public
comments,
since
this
went
to
the
HPC
hearing.
Y
A
You
are
there
any
questions
for
staff
on
the
presentation,
seeing
none
I
appreciate
your
report,
we'll
open
the
public
hearing
on
this
item,
which
is
number
six
and
ask
that
the
appellant
Mr
Michael
Margulies
come
forward
and
it
looks
like
there's
also
a
second
speaker.
Rita
Goodrich
did
you
want
to
introduce
the
topic
and
have
Miss
Goodrich
speak?
Is
that
what
you're
thinking
you
have
10
minutes,
sir?
The
total
amount
of
time
is
10
minutes.
Z
Thank
you,
chair
Goodman,
and
members
of
the
committee.
My
name
is
Michael
Margulies
I'm
with
Newton
res
LLC,
and
we're
here
on
behalf
of
Armory
Holdings
LLC
with
me
today
is
Rita
Goodrich
from
McDonald
Mack,
who
has
one
of
our
probably
best
Professionals
in
the
Twin
Cities
about
preserving
historic
buildings
and
their
elements.
Z
Z
They
had
rusted
and
deteriorated
to
the
point
where,
if
we
put
them
up
again,
what
we
were
faced
with
is
the
condition
of
them
falling
down
breaking
apart
falling
100
feet,
and
these
are
metal
signs
and
Jagged
edges
and
they're,
just
not
safe
the
contractor
or
the
sign
contractor.
Who
was
attempting
to
do
this
says
I.
Can't
I
can't
do
this
work,
I,
there's
nothing!
I
can
do
about
it,
so,
at
a
significantly
greater
expense.
Z
The
owner
commissioned
a
a
process
to
redesign
to
refabricate
these
letters
so
that
they
were
exactly
as
they
they
as
they
were.
A
facsimile
of
the
historical
letters
and
and
Ms
Goodrich
will
talk
about
that
for
in
in
her
in
her
presentation
in
the
meantime
is
noted,
six
of
these
letters
were
repurpose
as
an
art
installation
for
the
interior
of
the
building.
Now
these
letters
were
not
fully
repaired
or
restored
in
a
manner
that
would
have
been
required
for
safely
hanging
them
on
the
exterior.
Z
Rather
they
were
taped
and
they
were
covered
in
Parts
with
fabric
material
and
repainted.
No
attempt
was
made
to
really
correct
the
structural
deterioration
of
the
deficiencies.
This
is
sufficient
for
an
art
installation
on
hanging
on
a
wall,
but
it's
not
sufficient
to
hang
100
feet
up
in
the
up
in
the
air.
The
remaining
12
letters
were
in
fact,
disposed
of
by
the
contractor,
given
their
extreme
deteriorated
condition.
Z
There
was
nothing
they
could
do
about
them,
so
it
appears
that
the
HPC
determined
that
said
six
letters
could
be
repaired
and
restored
for
purposes
of
creating
the
art
installation
on
the
interior
wall
that
this
meant.
The
letters
could
be
repaired
and
restored
for
purposes
of
hanging
on
the
exterior
of
the
building.
I
think
the
HPC
failed
to
acknowledge
the
work
needed
to
create
the
art.
Installation
is
far
different
than
what's
required
to
put
them
on
the
on
the
top
of
the
building
I'd
like
to
share
the
remaining
of
time
with
Ms
Goodrich.
Z
Who
might
talk
to
you
about
two
issues.
She'll
speak
to
she'll,
speak
to
the
architectural
condition
and
the
deterioration
of
these
letters
and
holiday
fabrication.
Letters
satisfy
the
requirements
of
the
maintain
the
historical
continuity.
A
AA
Goodrich
welcome
good
afternoon.
My
name
is
Rita
Goodrich
I'm
with
McDonald
and
Mac
architects,
3101
East
Franklin
is
our
office.
Address,
I
am
the
applicant
for
the
letter,
replacement
and
I've
been
with
McDonald
and
Mac
for
Going
on
30
years.
Typically,
we
try
to
figure
out
how
to
save
things
and
in
talking
to
the
owner,
that
was
the
initial
intentionally.
AA
The
intention
was
to
paint
them
and
put
the
new
Lighting
in
there,
because
it
wasn't
all
working
and
so,
as
was
previously
stated,
the
letters
when
they
were
up
there
and
looking
at
them,
they
did
find
that
they
were
not
stable
enough
to
remain
and
to
allow
the
installation,
so
they
were
taken
down.
AA
I've
looked
at
three
sets
of
the
letters.
I
did
not
see
the
letters
that
are
not
around
and
I
would
concur
that
the
letters
that
were
repaired
and
hung
up
looks
like
to
me
that
no
well
I
know
there
was
no
paint
removed
and
it
looks
like
a
piece
of
fiberglass
mesh
was
put
over
the
holes
because
there
are
holes
in
there
and
then
it
was
painted
again
that
certainly
wouldn't
be
a
kind
of
repair
that
would
be
suitable
for
an
exterior
application.
AA
It
did
really
did
nothing
to
me
to
mitigate
the
rust.
That's
there.
It's
just
covering
it
up.
I
did
see
the
letters
that
the
set
of
letters
that
have
had
no
work
to
them
and
there
are
places
where
that
seem
dramatic,
where
you
can
put
your
fist
through
a
hole,
that's
rusted,
but
that's,
and
so
that's
obvious,
but
my
concern
more
is
when
you
look
at
the
edge
of
the
letters
and
the
rust
that's
on
either
side.
AA
You
cannot
do
an
adequate
repair
without
removing
all
that
paint,
because
you
have
to
get
to
Bare,
Metal,
otherwise
you're
putting
a
Band-Aid
on,
and
it's
really
not
safe
and
advisable,
and
a
liability
standpoint
to
reinstall
these
letters
up
on
on
the
sign,
and
so
in
my
opinion,
these
letters
would
have
so
much
metal
replaced
already
so
because
you
have
to
get
to
sound
metal.
So
if
your
intersections
have
a
lot
of
rust,
your
your
and
you
remove
all
that.
AA
You
now
probably
have
a
gap
like
this
to
get
to
sound
metal,
and
we
really
don't
know
how
much
sound
metal
there
is
without
removing
all
those
layers
of
paint,
but
it
seems
like
you
could
potentially
be
replacing
the
majority
of
the
letter,
typically
in
historic
preservation.
If
you
reach
about
a
50
point,
then
you
do
go
with
repair.
I
also
wanted
to
say
that
sometimes
there's
conjecture
in
what
we're
replacing
this
time.
There
was
not.
We
have
the
historic
drawings.
AA
AA
I've
never
had
an
opportunity
to
submit
an
application
where
I
had
shop
drawings
and
the
historic
drawing
and
they
matched
up
so
I'm
very
comfortable
with,
what's
being
proposed
for
these
letters
and
I
think
that
they
will
continue
to
serve
the
Uptown
neighborhood
become
a
continue
to
be
a
beacon
that
it
is
that
everyone
knows,
but
we
need
to
do
that
in
a
safe,
sound
way
and
I
think
the
replacement
of
these
letters
really
is
the
way
to
make
that
happen.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you.
Is
there
anyone
else
here
to
speak
to
this
issue,
anyone
anyone
seeing
none
will
close
the
public
hearing
I'm,
just
wondering
I'm,
not
sure.
If
staff
could
answer
this
question
or
the
applicant,
what
is
the
timeline
for
re-lighting?
The
sign
so
I
mean
more.
What
I
hear
is
when
is
the
sign
going
to
be
relit
and
then
I
hear?
What's
the
hold
up
so
I'm
just
curious?
If
anyone
if
on
our
end
or
the
applicant
knows
what's
happened,
I
I'm
now
I
understand
why
it's
taking
so
long.
Z
K
Z
It's
a
it's
a
pretty
expensive
process.
I
just
want
to
sort
of
highlight
this
is
not
an
owner
trying
to
find
a
a
less
expensive
method
to
solve
a
problem.
This
is
actually
a
much
more
expensive
solution
than
what
was
what
was
originally
entailed
in
the
cleaning.
The
reinstallation.
A
H
Thank
you,
madam
chair
I
would
like
to
move
to
Grant
the
appeal
submitted
by
the
applicant.
A
AB
A
Further
comments
or
questions
on
council
member
chug
ties
motion
sing,
none
all
in
favor
signify
by
saying
aye
aye
any
opposed.
That
item
is
approved.
Perhaps
you
could
ask
your
client
to
move
faster.
Thank
you.
We
have
one
item
remaining,
which
is
a
discussion
item.
It's
item
number
15.,
Mr
Mohammed.
A
This
is
a
liquor
license.
Approval
that
was
held
over
this
is
the
application
of
Zora
darling
at
509,
First
Avenue
Northeast
in
ward
3.
Do
we
need
another
staff
presentation
or
is
the
council
member
of
the
ward
prepared
to
move
forward
or
not
okay,
Mr
Muhammad?
Thank
you.
You
sat
through
a
very
long
meeting.
A
D
You,
madam
chair,
and
thank
you
Mr
Mohammed
I,
know
that
you're
new
on
the
job
and
I
promise.
We
won't
do
this
to
you
again
but
and
I
also
see
the
representative
for
Zara
darling
here.
Thank
you
for
working
with
me.
I
did
I
did
have
concerns
over
this,
but
we
took
a
tour
of
the
owners.
They
agreed
to
limit
the
the
entertainment
until
midnight
and
they
did
extensive
neighborhood
Outreach,
so
I'm
very
comfortable
with
moving
this
forward
for
Approved.
A
Great
item
number
15
has
been
forwarded
for
approval.
Are
there
further
comments
or
questions,
seeing
none
all
in
favor
signify
by
saying
aye
any
opposed?
That
item
is
approved,
seeing
no
further
business
before
us
and
without
objection,
I
will
call
the
meeting
adjourned.
Thank
you.
Everyone.