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A
Good
morning
my
name
is
Andrea
Jenkins
I'm,
the
president
of
the
Minneapolis
city
council
and
I'm,
going
to
call
this
meeting
to
this
regular
meeting
to
order
for
Thursday
April
27th.
This
morning
we
have
four
resolutions
to
present
which
we
will
do
before
taking
up
our
regular
order
of
business,
and
the
first
honorary
resolution
is
for
Joan
Hamel
and
it
will
be
presented
by
council
member
Goodman
and
there.
B
C
C
This
one
really
tugs
at
my
heart
in
a
really
incredible
way,
because
Joan
and
I
have
known
each
other
for
30
some
odd
years
and
she's,
a
neighbor
of
mine
and
a
constituent,
and
so
it's
just
it's
it's
very
meaningful
to
be
able
to
present
this
award
I'll
note
that
they
really
think
I'm
old,
because
they
gave
me
large
print,
I'm,
pretty
confident,
I'm
going
to
the
eye
doctor
today,
but
I'm
pretty
confident.
I
could
read
the
actual
resolution
without
the
large
print
be
aware,
large
print.
C
So
those
of
you
who
know
Joan
know
that
she's
worked
at
the
city
over
30
years
and
is
the
glue
that
keeps
so
many
people
and
departments
together
and
I
know
this
from
knowing
her
I
also
know
this
from
working
with
her
and
I'm.
It's
unfortunate
that
so
many
of
my
colleagues
won't
have
the
opportunity
to
get
to
know
her
the
way
I
and
probably
60.
Other
council
members
have
over
your
incredible
tenure
at
the
city.
C
Whereas
Joan
worked
as
a
project
coordinator
for
business
licensing
where
she
has
worn
many
hats
and
been
a
vital
part
of
the
department
and
whereas
Joan
has
been
the
gatekeeper
for
the
very
important
Council
agendas,
ordinance
work,
public
hearings
and
consent
items
submitted
by
business,
licensing
assuring
that
all
documents
were
official,
correct,
included
the
proper
requirements
and
were
accessible.
Her
work
to
implement
the
legislative
management
system
ensured
it
was
accessible
for
the
Department
to
use
correctly
and
in
sync
with
the
city
clerk's
office.
You
would
agree
right.
C
Casey
Joan
was
responsible
for
our
many
many
license.
Applications
documents
website,
presence,
SharePoint,
site
work
that
requires
creativity,
Innovation
and
attention
to
detail.
She
supported
the
people
who
use
those
systems
and
coordinated
with
Department
Partners
to
ensure
process.
Perfection
Joan
has
coordinated
groups
to
create,
license
applications,
standard
operating
procedures
templates
for
the
many
documents
the
department
submits
and,
most
recently,
the
forms
team
who
overhauled
the
existing
applications,
making
them
more,
concise
and
user-friendly.
Throughout
her
many
years
she
has
worked
with
business.
C
D
D
A
A
Our
next
resolution
is
honoring,
a
very
dear
friend
of
mine
and
fellow
artists,
Kirk
Washington
Jr,
and
that
honorary
resolution
will
be
presented
by
a
council
member
of
The
Fifth
Ward
Ellison.
E
Okay,
is
this
thing
working?
Yes,
it
is
all
right.
Kirk
Washington
was
was
a
long
time.
Northsider
good
friend,
of
a
lot
of
people
on
the
council
knew
him
obviously
and
I
knew
him
really
well.
He
was
a
mentor
of
mine.
We
both
had
an
opportunity
to
do
a
program
at
the
city
called
creative
City.
E
Making
and
I
knew
him
well
before
that,
but
it
was
It
was
kind
of
accurate
of
City
making
where
I
really
felt
like
he
became
a
friend
and
a
mentor
to
mine,
and
he
and
he
passed
not
too
long
after
creative
City
making
had
concluded
and
but
people
on
the
North
side.
People
in
Harrison,
his
wife
was
stairs
here
to
receive
the
honorary
resolution.
People
really
remember
him
and
I
think
it's
important
that
we
hold
up
our
our
North
Side
Heroes.
E
So
I'll
read
this
resolution:
honoring
Kirk,
Washington
Jr,
whereas
Kirk
Washington
Jr
was
a
poet
artist,
author
teacher
farmer,
Visionary
and
activist
in
Minneapolis,
and
whereas
Kirk
Washington
Jr
was
married
to
austere,
nibro
and
and
the
father
of
two
daughters,
Azalea
and
Kia,
and
whereas
Kirk
Washington
Jr
was
a
fourth
generation
Minnesotan
and
a
longtime
resident
of
North
Minneapolis
and
whose
career
was
built
around
speaking
the
gospel
of
North
Minneapolis
and
whereas
Kirk
Washington,
Jr
told
the
story
and
the
stories
of
the
forgotten,
the
oppressed
and
the
marginalized
with
Verve
and
whereas
Kirk
Washington
Jr
left
his
mark
on
Minneapolis
as
a
graffiti
artist,
a
spoken
word
artist
and
a
Storyteller,
and
whereas
Kirk
Washington
Jr
reminded
all
of
us
that
education
is
a
lifelong
journey
through
his
pursuit
of
his
academic
Endeavors
at
mctc
and
Metropolitan
State
University
and
whereas
Kirk
Washington
Jr
was
a
creative
City,
making
artist
from
intermediate
Arts
that
brought
all
of
our
communities
and
cultures
together
through
the
Arts
and
conversation.
E
Now.
Now,
therefore,
be
it
resolved
that
the
mayor
and
the
city
council
do
hereby
recognize.
May
9
2023
as
Kirk
Washington,
Jr
Day
honoring.
The
legacy
of
service
to
the
residents
and
communities
of
Minneapolis,
including
especially
his
commitment
to
the
Arts
and
the
residents
of
the
north
side,
and
with
that
I'm
going
to
present
this
to
Stair.
And
do
you
want
to
say
a
few
words.
A
I
do
want
to
just
say
thank
you,
Astaire
for
sharing
Kirk
with
us,
and
the
city
and
I
would
say
the
entire
world
Kurt
really
touched
and
traveled
all
around
the
world
to
make
things
more
beautiful
and
so
just
want
to
honor
that.
Thank
you,
Astaire.
A
Our
next
resolution
is
a
resolution
honoring
Asian,
American
and
Pacific
Islander
Heritage
Month,
and
that
resolution
will
be
presented
by
council
member
Chuck
Tai.
H
G
This
is
honoring
Asian,
American
native
Hawaiian
and
Pacific
Islander
Heritage
Month
in
the
City
of
Minneapolis,
whereas
32
000,
Asian,
American
native
Hawaiian
and
Pacific
Islanders
account
for
5.6
percent
of
the
City's
population
and
whereas
the
Asian
Minnesotan
population
represents
over
30
ethnicities,
including,
but
not
limited
to
Asian
Indians,
Chinese,
Filipinos,
Japanese,
Korean,
Vietnamese,
Burmese,
Cambodian,
Hmong,
Pakistani,
Taiwanese,
Bangladeshi
and
Nepalese,
and
whereas
the
diverse
Asian
American
Community
includes
political
refugees
from
Warden
war-torn
countries,
Asylum
Seekers
immigrants,
adoptees
green
card
holders,
new
citizens
and
multi-generational
american-born
citizens
and
whereas
the
City
of
Minneapolis
recognizes
the
importance
of
supporting
and
uplifting
the
voices
of
its
aanhpi
residents,
acknowledging
their
struggles
and
celebrating
their
accomplishments
and
whereas
Asian-American
native
Hawaiian
and
Pacific
Islander
communities
in
Minneapolis
face
challenges,
including
underrepresentation
in
the
city's
Workforce
leadership
and
disparities
in
areas
such
as
economic
inclusion,
housing,
security,
Public,
Safety,
Health,
Care
education
and
sustainable
Transportation
options.
G
G
Absolutely
I
just
want
to
you
know:
I
want
to
thank
our
our
employees
that
are
here
and
did
a
lot
of
work
in
putting
this
resolution
together.
G
Ultimately,
I
I
think
it's
really
important
for
us
as
a
city
to
condemn
the
xenophobia
and
anti-asian
rhetoric
in
all
forms
of
violence
and
discrimination
against
our
communities
and
and
to
work
in
solidarity
to
address
these
issues
in
the
city.
I
think.
Ultimately,
our
goal
is
to
build
thriving,
safe
and
Equitable
communities
where
our
Asian
American
native
Hawaiian
and
Pacific
Islander
residents,
experience
abundance
and
joy
and
support,
and
where
we
can,
we
can
exist
easier.
G
I
know
that
that
cannot
happen
if
the
people
from
our
communities
who
work
in
this
Enterprise
aren't
supported,
support
in
the
form
of
words
and
in
the
form
of
honorary
resolutions
is
really
it's
nice,
but
ultimately
it's
our
actions
that
matter
the
most
and
you
know,
I
reflect
a
lot
on
on
being
a
first
right
being
the
first
Asian-American
woman
to
serve
on
this
body
and
representation.
Certainly
matters
for
our
community.
It
matters
for
our
Workforce,
but
it's
not
enough
right.
What?
G
What
is
it
going
to
do
for
us
if
those
who
represent
us
and
belong
to
our
communities
still
move
like
those
who
are
furthering
our
oppression?
G
G
I
know
that
that
starts
with
you
being
supported
and
valued
in
the
work
that
you
do
every
day.
Thank
you.
So
much
and
I'll
ask
if
you
you
can.
I
H
Sure,
thank
you.
Councilmember
Chuck,
Tai
council,
president
Council.
Vice
president
council,
members
and
I
know
Mr
Mayor
is
not
here,
but
we
definitely
want
to
take
the
opportunity
to
say
thank
you
so
much
the
the
step
to
recognize
the
community
and
to
support
it
and
taking
actions
to
to
support
it
means
a
lot.
It
means
a
lot
to
the
workforce
that
works
within
the
city
and
also
the
community
that
they
serve
and
also
of
what
they
are
part
of.
H
So
we
really
appreciate
that
these
incremental
steps
of
recognizing,
supporting
and
providing
a
platform
is
important.
Every
little
bit
counts,
so
we
are
moving
in
the
right
direction.
It's
a
long
journey.
A
lot
has
to
heal.
A
lot
has
to
be
accomplished,
so
we
thank
you
for
your
support
for
doing
this
and
we
look
forward
to
your
continued
support
in
the
future.
Thank
you.
Jimmy.
J
K
Hi
I'm
Charlie,
Ito
I
use
he
they
pronouns
I've,
wanted
to
say:
I
worked
at
the
city
for
15
years
and
I
haven't
done
this
before,
but
it's
very
cool
to
hear
council
members
reading
words
that
we
wrote
so
I
will
be
doing
this
again.
I'm
sure
I
mentioned
in
the
past
that
it's
wonderful
to
see
such
a
diverse
Council.
K
But
I'm
really
really
appreciative
that
they
had
the
energy
and
inspiration
to
work
together
to
create
employee
resource
groups
and
give
us
some
space
where
we
can
see
each
other
and
value
each
other
and
understand
how
we
contribute
and
make
the
city
a
better
place
for
it.
So
I
appreciate
this.
Thank
you.
G
I'm
actually
gonna
I'm,
going
to
add
one
more
thing
that
I
forgot
to
talk
about
when
I
started
at
the
city.
Charlie
was
working
in
the
clerk's
office
and
you
gave
me
my
laptop
and
my
phone
during
orientation
and
you
know:
I
I
haven't
I,
haven't
worked
in
an
Enterprise
like
this
before
I
was
new
to
the
city
and
you
know
being
being
young
being
a
woman
being
a
woman
of
color
it.
G
L
Impressive
good
morning,
we're
here
to
recognize
the
month
of
May,
so
starting
next
week
here
as
public
service
recognition
month
in
the
City
of
Minneapolis,
the
council
president
and
I
pretty
short
but
sweet.
A
A
L
You
know
Public
Services
has
been
difficult
with
the
pandemic
I.
Don't
we
don't
know
any
Department
that
isn't
facing
staff
shortages
right
now
and
we
know
that
you're
all
doing
extra
work,
the
kinds
of
jobs
that
we
have
here
at
the
city
are
jobs.
You
really
have
to
show
up
for
most
of
our
jobs
are
not
things
that
we
could
do
from
a
living
room
for
the
past
couple
of
years
and
it's
been
tough
and
we
want
to
acknowledge
that
Deb
did
you
want
to
say
a
couple
words.
M
I'll
never
pass
up
the
opportunity,
I'm
Deb
Kroger
I'm
from
the
human
resources
department,
and
you
know
this
really
speaks
to
me.
As
you
know,
my
job
is,
is
sort
of
arching
hiring
and
recruiting
at
the
city,
and
you
know
I
think
these.
M
Some
of
these
words
need
to
go
on
our
job
posting
because
that
that's
the
essence
of
of
what
we
sell
right
about
coming
to
work
for
the
City
of
Minneapolis
and
and
public
jurisdictions,
is
the
nobility
and
the
importance
of
the
work
that
we
do
as
public
servants
and
but
I'm
here
today,
as
the
chair
of
the
star
awards,
committee
and
I
have
some
some
fellow
committee
members
as
well
as
Casey,
Carl
and
Charlie,
who
was
here?
Oh
Charlie's
there
as
well
our
members
of
the
Star
Wars
committee
as
well.
M
We
would
like
to
thank
the
council
president
Jenkins
vice
president
palmisano
and
all
of
the
council
members
and
mayor
Frye,
for
the
passage
of
the
honorary
resolution
today,
recognizing
public
servants
here
at
the
City
of
Minneapolis
during
proclaiming
the
month
of
May
as
public
service
recognition
month
here
at
the
City
of
Minneapolis.
M
This
resident
this
resolution,
res
okay,
hang
on
I'm
getting
weepy,
actually
sorry.
The
resolution
and
the
acknowledgment
of
the
importance
and
the
nobility
of
public
service
is
so
important
and
I
think,
particularly
in
today's
environment,
for
all
of
the
warehouses
that
were
that
were
on
the
resolution
and
the
star
awards,
employee
recognition
program
and
the
committee
members
strive
to
provide
meaningful
recognition
for
our
employees,
who
show
up
every
day
and
diligently
do
the
best
work
that
they
can.
M
M
Every
year
the
Star
Wars
committee
hosts
a
awards
ceremony
honoring
our
employees
who've
been
nominated
by
their
fellow
employees
for
the
outstanding
work
that
they
do
in
2023.
The
superstars
awards
ceremony
will
be
held
on
Tuesday,
May
9th,
so
my
little
pitch
my
promotion
to
honor
and
celebrate
the
130
city
employees,
who
were
recipients
of
star
awards
in
the
year
of
2022..
M
It's
a
it's
a
public
celebration.
So
please
come
out
and
join
us
we'll
be
in
the
public
service
center
and
we
will
have
a
special
recognition
where
mayor
Frye
will
announce
the
Superstar
winners
who
are
chosen
from
the
group
of
130
employees
who
won
this
star
awards
in
2022
and
present
them
with
Crystal
trophies.
That
will
be
followed
by
a
brief,
a
reception
and
then
recognition
of
those
Superstars
at
the
council.
M
Committee
of
the
whole
meeting
that
same
day,
I
am
honored
to
receive
the
resolution
on
behalf
of
the
Star
Wars
committee
and
city
employees
again,
who
show
up
every
day
and
serve
with
the
dedication
and
passion
that
inspires
me
and
makes
me
proud
to
be
their
City
colleague.
K
I'm
going
to
add
I,
really
like
working
with
you
on
the
star
awards
committee
I,
really
like
that
you're
focusing
on
how
to
be
more
engaging
with
staff,
who
are
maybe
not
traditionally
recognized
for
their
work,
who
have
not
been
part
of
the
Star
Wars
process.
So
far,
I
like
that
you're
willing
to
think
differently
about
how
maybe
we
could
do
like
video
intake,
so
people
can
find
it
easier
to
nominate
each
other
without
filling
out
forms
or
writing
something
really
structured
and
formal
or
being
intimidated
by
that
process.
K
I
think
that's
the
right
direction
for
this
work
to
go
and
I'm
really
excited
for
the
different
ways
that
we
can
help
staff
actually
receive
that
recognition
in
a
way
that
is
Meaningful
to
them.
So
also
shout
out
to
mental
health
awareness
month.
I
hope
that
people
at
the
city
can
take
some
time
to
prioritize
themselves
and
what
they
need,
because
that's
how
we
get
the
best
work
for
our
residents.
N
N
N
B
A
And
and
recognize
the
contributions
that
so
many
people
make
to
make
this
a
great
city
to
live
in
and
so
I
think
all
of
our
presenters
today
and
with
that
I
will
ask
the
clerk
to
call
the
roll
to
verify
that
we
do
have
the
presence
of
the
Forum
councilmember.
N
Goodman
president
councilmember
wansley
President
councilmember
Johnson,
president
council
member
Osmond,
president
councilmember
Payne,
president
council
member
president
councilmember
president
council
member
Chavez,
president
council
member
Allison,
here,
council
member
Vita,
president
council
member
rainville
president.
Vice
president
palmisano
president,
president
Jenkins
president,
there
are
13
members
present.
A
That
the
record
reflect
that
we
do
have
a
quorum,
and
next
we
have
the
adoption
of
our
agenda.
Colleagues,
the
agenda
for
today's
meeting
is
before
us
and
I'll
ask:
are
there
any
amendments
to
the
agenda
other
than
the
honorary
resolutions
that
were
presented
at
the
beginning
of
this
meeting
council
member
Chuck
tank.
G
A
Earlier
council
member
has
moved
to
amend
the
agenda
to
include
the
honorary
resolution:
honoring
Asian
American,
Pacific,
Islander
and
native
Hawaiian
Heritage
Month.
B
A
Aye
any
opposed
that
carries,
and
that
has
been
added
to
the
agenda
councilmemberkowski.
I
E
My
computer's
I'm
having
all
these
technical
difficulties.
Thank
you,
councilman
murkowski,
yes,
I
would
like
to
I
guess:
I'll
defer
to
the
clerks
but
I'm
bringing
forward
I.
Think
all
of
you
should
have
in
front
of
you
promotion
to
amend
the
agenda
to
amend
title
21
of
the
Minneapolis
code
of
ordinances.
L
O
A
Opposed
that
carries,
and
that
item
has
been
added
to
today's
agenda
and
I,
will
entertain
a
motion
to
adopt
the
agenda
as
amended.
L
O
A
N
Councilmember
Goodman
aye
councilmember
wansley,
aye,
council
member
Johnson,
aye
councilmember,
Osman,
aye,
council
member
Payne,
aye
councilmemberkowski,
aye,
councilmember,
aye,
council
member
Chavez,
aye
council
member
Ellison,
aye
council
member
feta
aye
council
member
rainville
aye.
Vice
president
Paul
massano
aye,
president
Jenkins
aye,
there
are
13
allies
that.
A
A
C
Thank
you.
Madam
president.
The
business
inspections,
housing
and
zoning
committee
is
bringing
21
items
forward
for
approval
this
morning.
Item
one
is
a
license
for
underground
leaf
and
Vine
item.
Two
is
a
license
for
Alby
kitchen
item.
Three
is
amending
our
code
of
ordinances
to
allow
skateboard
ramps
or
structures
on
a
temporary
basis.
C
Item
four
is
a
bond
issuance
for
Allina
Health
System
item
five
is
denying
an
appeal
at
20,
20,
223,
40th,
Street,
East
item
six
is
denying
an
appeal
at
27.25,
University,
Avenue,
item
number,
seven
or
the
liquor
license
approvals
and
eight
are
the
renewals?
I
will
note
half
your
agendas
taken
up
with
liquor
license
renewals
which
there
are
of
which
there
are
158
item
number
nine,
are
the
license
Gambling
License
approvals
item
10
is
a
licensed
settlement
conference
at
the
gay
90s
item.
C
11
is
extension
of
exclusive
development
rights
at
fifteen
hundred
Fourth
Street
South
item
12
are
grants
through
our
business
technical
assistance
program
called
btab
item.
13
is
approving
the
appropriation
of
funds
as
it
pertains
to
our
home
and
NSP
loan
repayments.
Item
14
is
an
award
to
the
city
of
Lakes
Community
Land
Trust
from
the
Met
Council
item
number
15
is
the
deed
Redevelopment
program
grants
that
we're
receiving
from
deed
I
item
16
is
environmental
Brownfield
grants
that
we
are
accepting
from
the
state
item?
A
P
Thank
you,
madam
president,
yeah
I
just
wanted
to
thank
my
colleague,
council
member
Chavez
for
co-authoring.
This
with
me
and
I
also
wanted
to
thank
Corey
Bracken
from
pillar
Forum
Cafe,
a
constituent
of
mine
in
my
ward
and
I,
think
he
was
the
best
community
representatives
to
speak
on
this
behalf.
That's
pillar
forms
and
a
new
coffee
shop
on
Central
Avenue,
but
it's
a
combination
of
a
coffee
shop
and
a
skate
shop,
and
it's
just
a
manifestation
of
how
this
activity
has
evolved
in
in
our
community.
P
And
it
is
this
accessible
way
for
our
youth
to
get
active
and
involved
and
out
of
trouble.
Frankly,
and
so
we
removed
a
barrier
to
allow
folks
to
participate
in
this
activity
and
and
I'm
grateful
for
also
the
city
of
skate,
which
has
been
advocating
for
skateboarding
as
a
recreation
both
at
the
city
and
state
level.
So
I'm
just
really
happy
that
we
were
able
to
get
this
passed.
So
thank
you
all.
A
N
A
N
A
E
Thank
you.
Madam
president.
The
policy
and
government
oversight
committee
is
bringing
forward
22
items
for
approval.
One
is
passage
of
an
ordinance
related
to
appointed
position
in
the
health
department
director
of
Health
operations.
Two
is
passage
of
an
ordinance
related
to
appointed
position
in
the
city,
clerk's
office,
deputy
director
of
Elections
and
voter
services.
E
Three
is
authorizing
collective
bargaining
bargaining
agreement
with
askme
water
unit
from
2023
through
2025
four
is
authorizing
collective
bargaining
agreements
with
Minneapolis
Building
Trades
unit
2022
through
2025..
Five
is
approving
Capital
long-range
Improvement
committee.
Appointments.
E
Six
is
accepting
a
bid
for
high-speed
overhead
door
replacement
project.
Seven
is
accepting
a
bid
for
Lindale
Avenue
North
pedestrian
improvements.
Project
eight
is
accepting
a
bid
for
37th
Avenue
Northeast
road
construction
project.
Nine
is
authorizing
contract
Amendment
with
black
and
Veach
Corporation
for
design
and
construction.
E
Engineering
Services
for
the
10th
Avenue
water,
main
10th,
Avenue,
Bridge
water
main
river
crossing
project
10
is
authorizing
a
contract
Amendment
with
ice
mortgage
technology
Inc
for
loan
Administration
software
Services
11
is
authorizing
contract
Amendment
with
the
Minnesota
Bureau
of
Criminal
apprehension
for
DNA
analysis
of
Minneapolis
Police
Department
case
evidence.
12
is
authorizing
contract
Amendment
with
Fairview
Health
Services
for
Clinic
clinical
lab
services
for
the
school-based
clinics
program.
E
15
is
approving
a
legal
settlement.
Brian
Cody
versus
City
of
Minneapolis
16
is
approving
a
legal
settlement.
Marquis
Stewart
and
lyanna
Hood
versus
the
City
of
Minneapolis
17
is
approving
a
legal
settlement.
Stephen
meldahl
versus
the
City
of
Minneapolis,
but
we
are
not
giving
Stephen
maldon.
Any
money
feel
feel
like
I
really
got
to
drive
that
point.
Home
18
is
approving
a
legal
settlement.
Harold
Wright
versus
the
City
of
Minneapolis
and
State
Farm
Mutual
automobile
insurance
company
19
is
approving
a
legal
settlement
workers.
E
Compensation
claim
of
Romel
bacon
Brown
20
is
approving
illegal
settlement
workers.
Compensation
claim
for
Jamie,
koshbaum
and
21
is
a
passage
of
an
ordinance
for
appointed
position
in
the
racial
Equity
inclusion
and
belonging
Department.
The
director
of
racial
Equity,
inclusion
and
belonging
and
22
is
a
passion
of
an
ordinance
for
three
appointed
positions
in
the
Office
of
Public
Service
Deputy
City
operations
officers
and
with
that
I'll
move
approval
of
all
these
items.
A
A
B
N
A
That
carries
and
that
portion
of
the
report
has
been
adopted.
I
will
first
recognize
council,
member
wansley
on
items
21
and
22.
Q
Thank
you,
madam
president,
in
regards
to
item
21,
which
is
a
appointed
position
in
the
racial
Equity
inclusion
and
belonging
Department,
specifically
for
the
director
position.
I
want
a
name.
I
did
vote
in
support
of
this
item
in
committee,
but
the
more
that
I've
thought
about
it.
I,
don't
feel
like
I
can
in
good
faith,
support
this
item
today
because
to
lose
two
highly
qualified
black
women.
Dni
leaders
in
a
span
of
two
years
indicate
that
there's
something
deeply
wrong
with
the
city.
Q
Enterprise
I
know
at
Pogo
that
our
interim
coo
Heather
Johnson
shared
that
her
office
is
planning
to
conduct
a
organizational
analysis
of
reib
to
get
a
better
understanding
of
you
know
what
inter
Department
Dynamics
is
this
that
may
be
causing
issues
around
retention
of
Staff
within
the
department.
Q
However,
both
former
Reb
reib
directors
have
publicly
named
that
the
city's
toxic
and
racist
culture
was
the
primary
reason
behind
them
being
forced
out
neither
of
them
named
Dynamics
internal
to
the
reib
department
as
the
cause
they
both
describe,
how
they
face
resistance
undercutting
and
dismissal
from
other
departments
so
severely
that
they
were
unable
to
do
their
jobs.
It's
because
of
their
experiences
and
their
testimonies
that
I
cannot
in
good
conscience,
bring
another
person
into
that
kind
of
work
environment.
Q
It's
especially
important
that
we
take
this
role
seriously
and
ensure
that
the
person
entering
in
it
has
a
chance
of
success,
because
too
often
Dei
work
is
used
to
give
institutions
a
progressive
image
while
being
set
up
to
fail
at
actually
accomplishing
anything.
This
is
a
well-documented
phenomenon
in
both
the
private
and
public
sector,
so
in
recognizing
that
Simply
Having,
a
race,
Equity
department
does
not
inherently
mean
you're
going
to
advance
Equity.
The
department
actually
has
to
be
empowered
to
secede.
Q
However,
our
city
has
clearly
demonstrated
a
inability
to
keep
on
staff
and
a
pattern
of
chasing
out
leaders,
especially
those
of
color,
who
are
trying
to
advance
systemic
and
anti-racist
change.
In
fact,
in
the
audit
risk
assessment,
that's
included
on
our
agenda
today.
It
highlights
that
Staffing
and
resourcing
is
a
key
risk
factor
for
the
Enterprise
right
now.
Q
Let's
take
that
risk
seriously
and
minimize,
and
by
doing
our
due
diligence
to
address
the
specific
issues
that's
going
on
here,
something
is
clearly
wrong
with
how
our
reib
department
is
relating
to
the
rest
of
the
city,
while
dozens
of
employees
have
testified
before
Council
over
the
past
year
and
have
talked
about
the
toxic
and
racist
conditions
that
exist
here.
I
want
to
also
know
my
office
has
received
significant
feedback
from
workers
in
various
departments
who
have
either
left
quietly
or
are
on
their
way
out.
For
those
very
same
reasons,
so
it's
very
clear.
Q
We
need
to
address
the
patterns
and
practices
within
the
city
that
are
harmful
and
inherently
racist.
Before
we
bring
someone
new
in
you,
don't
want
to
move
a
new
tenant
into
a
building
that
has
structural
issues.
You
fix
the
issues
before
that
person
moves
in
so
I
will
not
be
voting
in
favor
of
this
item
and
I
encourage
my
colleagues
who
are
also
aware
of
the
systemic
issues
this
department
has
had
with
the
city
to
also
vote
no
as
well.
A
Thank
you,
councilmember
wansley.
Did
you
want
to
address
item
number
22
as
well.
Q
Yep
I
can
go
on
to
item
number
22,
which
is
three
positions:
appointed
positions
in
the
Office
of
Public
Service,
specifically
the
deputy
City
operations
officers
I'm
going
to
be
voting
no
on
these
positions
as
well.
I
did
share
my
concerns
in
our
committee
about
the
larger
structural
problems
that
government
structure
has
posed
in
terms
of
interfering
in
a
lot
of
our
ability
to
just
do
basic
work.
Q
This
is
something
that
I've
heard
from
numerous
people
across
the
Enterprise
and
even
recent
conversations
with
new
executive
leadership,
as
well
as
people
who
have
been
at
the
city
for
a
long
time,
reaffirms
that
even
they
are
unclear
and
confused
about
who
they
are
supposed
to
talk
to
what
is
appropriate
or
allowed,
and
even
what
their
roles
and
responsibilities
are
as
it
relates
to
their
jobs.
There
are
not
issues,
or
these
are
not
issues
that
can
be
resolved
by
simply
adding
more
people
in
middle
management
roles.
Q
They
are
organizational
problems
that
require
organizational
Solutions
and
it's
unfortunate
that
we
rush
through
government
restructure
without
addressing
many
of
those
concerns
that
I
know
I've
raised
many
other
colleagues
raised
and
that
those
structural
issues
are
literally
coming
back
to
bite
us
on
a
daily
basis.
So
before
we
add
new
people
to
a
broken
system,
we
need
to
fix
the
system
and
over
the
past
several
months,
and
even
this
past
week
has
become
clearer
and
clearer.
The
council
needs
a
fully
staffed
independent
legislative
department.
Q
Now,
more
than
ever
two
days
ago,
council
members
vote
voted
down
a
legislative
directive
of
mines
for
a
fiscal
analysis
on
the
consent
decree
and
in
that
conversation
I
do
appreciate.
Councilmember
Chuck
Tai,
stating
that
had
we
had
a
legislative,
Department
council
members
who
had
the
interest
of
you
know
being
transparent
and
communicative
with
their
constituents
about
the
real
and
long-term
Financial
impacts
of
these
consent.
Decrees,
we
could
have
had
a
vehicle
to
get
that
information
and
to
be
able
to
relate
to
our
constituents.
Q
Q
Such
advice
not
only
places
council
members
in
direct
violation
of
our
newly
government
structure,
but
it
is
also
inherently
not
good
governance.
One
key
characteristics
of
functioning
governance
is
that
they
have
standardized
and
predictable
processes
by
which
all
council
members
are
elected.
Officials
can
access
to
do
their
jobs
effectively
like
having
an
independent
legislative
Department,
the
state
legislator,
or
also
knows
the
importance
of
this,
of
having
a
fully
staffed
legislative
Department.
Q
Both
Democrats
and
Republicans
have
legislative
staff
charged
with
helping
them
fulfill
their
legislative
duties
and
I'm
pretty
sure
that
having
such
a
resource
at
their
disposal
has
greatly
contributed
to
them
being
one
of
the
most
productive
and
successful
state
legislators
in
the
U.S
right
now
and
over.
We
even
heard
this
this
morning
during
a
resolution
presentation,
but
over
the
last
few
months.
Q
Even
you
know
the
past
several
weeks,
Department
leadership,
the
mayor's
office
and
even
my
Council
colleagues
have
repeatedly
told
me
that
staff
capacity
is
low
and
that
Staffing
challenges
is
making
it
difficult
for
them
to
fulfill
the
legislative
actions
that
my
office
and
other
council
members
are
bringing
forward
on
behalf
of
our
constituents
while
I'm
understanding.
You
know
that
these
are
real
challenges.
My
constituents
elected
me
to
fully
use
my
legislative,
budgetary
and
oversight
authority
to
create
the
changes
that
Working
Class
People,
desperately
need
in
our
city,
similar
to
our
lawmakers
council.
Q
Members
urgently
need
more
independent
and
nonpartisan
staff
to
help
us
be
effective
in
our
duties
and
responsibilities.
That
said,
we
should
be
prioritizing
Staffing
and
resourcing
a
legislative
body
before
these
three
positions,
because
they
will
actually
support
Council
in
doing
the
transformative
and
equity
center
policy
work
that
our
residents
are
looking
for
us
this
body
to
accomplish.
A
Thank
you,
councilmember,
wansley
and
so
seeing
oh
I'm,
sorry,
councilmember
palmisano.
L
Thank
you,
madam
chair
I,
just
wanted
to
speak
fairly
briefly
to
item
number
21..
We
are
aware
of
Staffing
as
a
risk
factor
everywhere
in
every
Department
across
our
organization.
Last
year,
the
consensus
of
this
body
was
overwhelmingly
to
have
race,
Equity
inclusion
and
belonging
as
its
own
independent
department.
L
L
P
Thank
you.
Madam
president,
I
came
in
today
very
confident
in
these
votes
in
terms
of
just
we're
moving
forward
with
implementing
government
structure.
This
is
just
another
kind
of
technical
step
in
that
council.
Member
onesie
is
Raising,
some
really
important
issues.
That's
making
me
waver
a
little
bit.
I
do
believe.
I'll
be
voting
yes
on
these
today,
but
I
think
we
really
need
to
take
to
heart
what
council
member
wansley
is.
P
We
just
passed
a
resolution,
honoring
public
service
and
we've
made
a
lot
a
lot
of
lot
of
strides
to
supporting
our
staff,
and
we
understand
the
challenges
they're
facing
I
want
us
to
make
sure
that
we
are
including
all
staff
when
we're
talking
about
that,
because
we
have
seen
time
and
time
again
folks
having
to
come
up
and
step
to
the
diocese
to
share
it
with
us,
what's
happening
within
our
institution
when
it
comes
to
what
it's
like
to
work
here,
and
so
we
have
to
support
our
Public
Works
employees
out
in
the
field,
and
we
need
to
support
our
staff
inside
of
Studio
City
City
Hall.
P
All
the
same
so
I
I'll
be
voting
yes
on
these
today,
but
I
really
think
you
need
to
take
council
member
wants
these
words
to
heart
because
they're
we
can't
just
brush
over
some
of
the
challenges
that
we're
facing
so.
A
Thank
you.
Councilmember
Payne
see
no
further
discussion
on
items
21
and
22..
G
A
Council
member
Chuck
Tai
has
requested
to
vote
on
items
21
and
22
separately.
So
first
we'll
take
up
item
number
21,
the
appointed
position
and
the
race
Equity
inclusion
and
belonging
Department,
the
director
of
racial
equity,
inclusion
and
belonging
clerk.
Please
call
the
roll.
B
N
B
N
B
N
A
Three
Nays
that
item
passes
and
now
I
will
recognize:
councilmember,
Chuck,
Tai
on
item
number,
20
legal
settlement
workers,
compensation
claim
of
Jamie
karschbaum.
G
N
Councilmember
Goodman
aye
council
member
wansley,
councilmember
Johnson,
aye
council
member
Osman,
aye
councilmember
Payne,
aye,
councilmember,
Koski,
aye,
councilmember,
council
member
Chavez,
council
member
Allison,
aye
council
member
viton,
aye
councilmember,
rainville
aye.
Vice
president
Paul
massano
aye,
president
Jenkins
aye.
There
are
10
eyes
and
three
Nays.
A
That
carries
and
that
completes
the
report
from
the
policy
and
government
oversight
committee
and
that
report
is
adopted.
R
Thank
you.
Madam
president.
The
public
health
and
safety
committee
is
bringing
forward
five
items
item.
One
is
accepting
a
Justice
assistance
grant
from
Hennepin
County
to
support
police
department
and
city
attorney's
office
initiatives.
Item
two
is
authorizing
the
submission
of
a
Grant
application
to
the
U.S
Department
of
Justice
to
hire
10
additional
police
officers
over
three
years
item.
Three
is
the
passage
of
a
resolution
approving
changes
to
the
public,
art
policies
and
procedures.
R
Item
four
is
authorizing
agreement
with
Health
Center
Career
Connection
to
host
a
public
health
intern
in
the
health
department
and
item
five
is
approving
appointments
to
the
community
Commission
on
police
oversight.
I
would
also
like
to
amend
this
item
to
reflect
the
withdrawal
of
James
Westfall,
the
ward
12
appointee.
C12
will
remain
vacant
pending
the
nomination.
A
Thank
you,
councilmember
vital
council
member
Vitale
has
moved
this
committee's
report
and
I
will
ask.
Is
there
any
discussion
and
recognize
council
member
Payne.
P
A
S
You,
madam
president,
and
I,
just
wanted
to
explain
item
number
five
in
that
Amendment
and
I
appreciate
that
from
chair
Vitas,
so
James
Westfall
was
my
appointee
for
this
seat
and
he
actually
reached
out
late
yesterday
to
let
me
know
that
he
had
the
opportunity
of
a
lifetime
come
before
him
and
he
would
no
longer
be
able
to
fulfill
in
good
faith
the
commitment
to
serving
on
the
ccpo.
Given
that,
and
so
that's
a
Bittersweet
thing
for
us.
S
Certainly
he
was
very
well
qualified
and
I
was
excited
for
him
to
serve
that
role,
but
also
an
opportunity
of
the
lifetime
is
something
people
just
can't
pass
by
and
I
understand
that,
and
so
we
wish
him
all
the
best
with
this
new
adventure
for
him
and
appreciate
his
willingness
to
step
up
and
serve
and
would
certainly
welcome
his
application
in
the
future.
For
this
commission
and
then
I
have
already
been
in
conversation
with
our
wonderful
director
of
civil
rights
about
bringing
forward
another
appointee
in
the
next
Council
cycle.
S
So
I
wanted
to
make
sure
that
I
share
publicly
what
is
going
on
with
this
particular
seat.
Thank
you.
G
Thank
you
very
much.
Madam
president
I
wanted
to
just
I
want
to
speak
on
item
number.
Five
I
won't
be
pulling
it
out
for
for
separate
discussion
vote,
but
I
wanted
to
actually
start
by
thanking
our
civil
rights
Department.
Our
director
is
here
in
the
audience
today.
G
You'll,
your
you
and
your
staff
have
done
such
a
tremendous
job
on
on
getting
this
new
Community
Commission
on
police
oversight
up
and
running,
you've
been
so
thoughtful
and
communicative
with
Council
offices
and
I
just
wanted
to
make
sure
that
that
you
were
appreciated
and
and
thanked
publicly
for
for
your
work
over
these
last
few
months
and
your
work
on
on
putting
together
the
ordinance
to
create
the
community
Commission
on
police
oversight
along
with
council
president
Jenkins
I
I
know
that
I'm
I'm
personally
just
really
excited
for
for
this
body
to
get
up
and
running
when
we
passed
this
ordinance
creating
this
body
last
year,
I
know
we
repealed
the
the
police
conduct
on
the
police,
conduct
oversight,
commission,
the
pcoc,
and
so
you
know
in
that
time
we
haven't
had
civilian
oversight,
and
this
is
an
important
step
in
making
sure
residents
are
directly
influencing
some
of
the
or
residents
or
directly
have
a
role
in
in
oversight
of
our
of
our
Police
Department.
G
We
had
over
160
residents
apply
to
be
on
the
ccpo.
That's
that's
incredible.
I
know
that
was
the
result
of
a
lot
of
work
from
every
council
member
who's
here
and
from
our
our
staff.
G
That's
a
it's
very,
very
exciting
to
see
so
much
resident
interest
in
in
in
getting
to
work
on
on.
This
I
did,
however,
want
to
just
point
out
that
of
the
you
know,
15
a
point
of
the
of
the
15
seats
that
are
on
this
commission.
G
We,
we
have,
you
know
two
Representatives
from
Wards,
three,
seven
and
and
and
13.
and
there's
there's
something.
G
You
know
that
just
doesn't
sit
right
with
me,
knowing
that
some
of
our
our
three
of
our
most
affluent
and
three
of
our
most
affluent
words
are
overrepresented
while
word
six,
isn't
there
isn't
a
resident
from
word
sex
who's,
who's
here
and
and
just
for
us
as
a
body
to
be
reflecting
on
the
choices
we
make
when
those
who
are
most
impacted
by
discriminatory
policing
are,
are
have
less
of
a
voice
in
how
oversight
Works
I,
also
just
I'm,
very
excited
for
all
of
these
residents
to
get
to
work
and
to
be
supported
both
by
by
civil
rights
and
by
our
our
Council
offices?
A
Thank
you,
councilman
Richard,
Tai
and
next
in
Q
is
councilman
robita.
Thank.
R
You,
madam
president,
I
just
wanted
to
quickly
thank
all
the
award
for
residents
who
applied
to
be
on
this
commission.
We
had
an
overwhelming
amount
of
folks
from
my
award
who
wanted
to
take
part
in
this
work
and
I'm
so
proud
and
grateful
that
they
did
so.
We
did
select
Melissa
Newman
I
just
saw
her
through
the
window,
I
think
she
disappeared,
but
we
selected
Melissa
Newman
a
long
time
award
for
Resident
and
and
she's
been
really
instrumental
in
how
we
talk
about
Public
Safety
in
our
war.
R
I
also
wanted
to
thank
director
Gillespie
for
the
work
I
know,
I
said
it
in
committee,
but
this
has
been
a
wonderful
process.
People
felt
welcome
to
apply
for
this,
because
the
work
that
was
done
in
your
department
and
getting
it
out
there
and
letting
folks
know
exactly
what
was
going
to
happen
on
this
commission
and
so
again.
I
want
to
thank
the
board
for
residents.
R
T
You,
madam
president,
I,
do
want
to
say
that
46
does
have
someone
pointed
we
know.
Aj
award
is
someone
who
actually
run
for
the
seat
in
the
past
and
he's
the
director
of
the
neighbor
organization
on
see
the
Riverside
he's
very
well
known
in
the
in
the
community
he's
the
past
resident
of
Ward
6.
He
just
happened
to
live
right
now
and
work
three,
but
his
work
and
his
knowledge
of
the
community
is
why
I
point
to
him
in
this
position?
A
Thank
you,
councilmember
Osman,
Nixon
keywords,
council,
member
Goodman,.
C
C
She
comes
to
the
panel
with
some
level
of
knowledge
and
expertise
and
passion
for
this
work
as
an
African-American
woman
living
in
this
city
in
the
Seventh
Ward
and
I
will
note
that,
although
she
lives
in
The
Lakes
portion
of
my
ward,
I
am
very
proud
that
the
mayor
has
appointed
Latonya
Reeves
to
represent
him
on
this
panel.
Latonya
lives
downtown
and
I
will
note
that
neither
of
the
picks
from
the
third
or
Seventh
Ward
are
downtown
residents.
C
Latonya
is
also
a
renter
and
represents
a
part
of
my
ward,
that
is
very
mixed
income
and
so
to
suggest
that,
just
because
there
are
two
people
from
the
Seventh
Ward
that
everybody
is
monolithic,
I
guess.
One
thing
that
would
be
similar
is
they're
both
women
of
color,
but
they
live
in
very
different
parts
of
the
ward
and
to
not
have
someone
representing
downtown
given.
So
many
of
the
public,
safety
and
policing
issues,
downtown
I,
think
would
be
unfortunate,
so
I
am
thrilled.
C
U
Thank
you,
madam
president.
I
do
want
to
join
the
course
director
Gillespie.
Thank
you
so
much
for
your
hard
work
and
what
a
great
job
you
did
in
all
your
staff.
So
thank
you.
So
much
and
I
I
want
to
thank
Paul
Olsen,
who
I
appointed
Paul
in
particular,
served
in
Seattle
working
for
their
attorney
there
on
police
manners
overseeing
the
discipline
and
the
conduct
of
the
police.
In
addition,
he
was
on
the
co-counsel
for
the
consent
decree
that
Seattle
had
from
the
Department
of
Justice.
U
So
he
brings
incredible
expertise
to
this.
We
are
so
fortunate
that
he
applied
I
thank
Paul
and
again
I.
Thank
you,
director,
Gillespie
and
all
your
staff.
This
is
a
great
motion
forward.
I
also
see
another
appointee
in
the
office.
Thank
you
for
separating
and
volunteering.
You
will
be
subjected
to
a
lot
of
criticism.
I
hope
you
have
some
tough
skin
Tanya.
A
Thank
you,
councilmember
rainville
I
did
put
myself
in
queue
to
really
just
thank
the
the
director
of
the
Civil
Rights
Department
director
Gillespie,
for
working
with
me
to
create
this
ordinance
I
think
it
will
provide
some
significant
oversight.
A
Some
desperately
needed
oversight
over
our
Minneapolis
Police
Department
I
am
thrilled
with
the
level
of
interest
and
support
from
the
broad
Community
to
to
participate
in
this
process
and
I
I
do
want
to
recognize
Ms
Reeves,
who
has
been
appointed
to
this
body,
and
thank
you
for
your
service,
but
thanks
to
all
of
the
appointees,
as
well
as
those
who
step
forward
I
had
a
number
of
applicants
in
Ward
8
who
really
wanted
to
participate
in
this
process,
and
you
know.
A
Certainly,
we
can't
have
everybody,
but
I
want
to
work
with
councilmember
Vita
to
understand
ways
that
we
can
incorporate
the
broad
interest
in
this
process
in
the
work
moving
forward.
A
So
seeing
no
further
discussion
and
we'll
ask
the
clerk
to
call
the
room
this.
N
Councilmember
Goodman
aye
councilmember
wansley
aye,
councilmember,
John,
councilmember,
Osman,
aye,
councilmember,
Payne,
aye,
council
member
Koski,
aye
councilmember
aye,
councilmember,
Chavez,
aye,
council
member
Allison,
aye
councilmember
Vita,
aye,
councilmember,
rainville
aye.
Vice
president
palmisano
aye,
president
Jenkins.
Okay,
there
are
13
eyes.
P
You,
madam
president,
yeah
I,
wanted
to
pull
item
two
for
a
separate
vote.
I
I
made
some
comments
in
committee,
but
I
want
to
restate
those
comments
here.
This
is
a
Federal
grant
where
what
that
motion
before
us
is
to
allow
MPD
to
apply
for
the
grant.
So
this
isn't
the
award
of
a
grant
and
there's
a
significant
amount
of
administrative
burden
to
apply
for
some
of
these
grants.
P
It
requires
matching
funds
to
be
able
to
if
we
were
awarded
the
grant
and
there's
a
number
of
restrictions
on
these
grants
and
I
just
want
to
talk
about
what
problem
we're
trying
to
solve
and
part
of
the
problem
that
we're
trying
to
solve
is
the
Staffing
of
MPD
and
this
ground.
This
grant
doesn't
solve
that
problem.
Our
problem
is
not
a
funding
issue.
Our
problem
is
a
labor,
a
labor
market
issue
and
you
can't
use
these
dollars
to
provide
hiring
incentives.
You
can't
use
these
dollars
to
provide
bonuses.
P
We
could
have
a
debate
on
whether
or
not
that
would
be
effective,
but
either
way.
That's
not
what
these
dollars
are
for
and
I
think
that
what
we
really
need
to
do
is
before
we
need
to
focus
on
recruitment,
not
the
administrative
burden
of
applying
for
federal
dollars,
and
so
I'm
going
to
be
voting
no
on
this
today.
A
Thank
you.
Council
for
Payne
I,
see
council,
member
wansley
and
Q.
Q
Thank
you,
madam
president.
Yes
thank
you,
councilmember
Payne,
for
raising
those
concerns
and
highlighting
some
of
the
the
actual
key
challenges.
That's
happening
within
our
law
enforcement
Workforce,
but
I
do
want
to
name.
You
know
this
grant
is
to
have
the
city
be
able
to
possibly
if
we
were
awarded
receive
1.25
million
dollars
to
hire
10
additional
police
officers
over
three
years.
Q
I
do
want
to
name
my
particular
concerns
about
our
recruitment
efforts
and
I've,
been
in
contact
with
our
HR
department,
have
not
heard
a
response
as
of
yet,
but
my
concern
is
the
push
to
do
Recruitment
and
not
actually
have
a
rigorous
vetting
process
of
officers
that
are
coming
here
to
to
fulfill
positions
or
serve
our
community
and
not
having
a
very
rigorous
and
and
very
consistent
process
has
led
us
already
to
hire
someone
one
officer,
Tyler
Timberlake.
Q
As
the
most
recent
example
who
came
from
Virginia,
who
was
a
police
officer
there
and
was
shown
and
proven
to
assault
unarmed
black
man
just
days
after
Minneapolis
police
officers,
basically
Derek,
Chavez,
I'm,
sorry,
I'm
speaking.
Thank
you
equally.
Q
Thank
you
cool,
so
former
officer,
Virginia
officer,
Tyler
Timberlake
did
this
days
within
Derek
Chavin,
murdering
George
Floyd
and
for
some
reason,
thought.
Minneapolis
was
a
good
place
to
come
to
and
we
would
not
have
been
made
aware
of
his
particular
case.
Q
Hadn't,
a
journalist
brought
it
to
the
public
life,
so
I'm
very
concerned
about
what
type
of
internal
processes
are
we
having
to
make
sure
that
we're
not
bringing
on
the
Derek
chavins
of
police
departments
from
all
across
the
U.S
and
thinking
that
they
can
come
here
and
get
away
and
do
similar
things
that
those
officers
did
and
from
my
understanding
we
have
a
shared
goal
of
hopefully
doing
mitigation,
so
we're
not
paying
out
40
million
dollars
for
misconduct
of
one
officers
and
not
trying
to
grow
that
problem.
Q
But
it
seems
like
we're
still
kind
of
stuck
in
developing
those
internal
processes
or
vetting
processes
within
our
human
resource
department.
A
Thank
you
councilmember
next
and
Q
is
council
member
rainville.
U
Thank
you,
madam
president.
I
I
also
spoke
to
this
at
the
committee
level
too,
and
I
want
to
repeat
my
remarks.
I
I
do
want
to
thank
director
McPherson
for
her
efforts
in
applying
for
these
grants.
I
will
be
voting
yes
on
this.
This
is
a
large
Grant.
Should
we
be
successful,
the
officers
would
focus
on
gun,
violence
and
violent
crime.
Two
big
issues
in
our
city
and
it's
great
that
the
federal
government
wants
to
help
us
out.
U
I,
really
appreciate
attorney
Randy
Excuse
Me
Andy
Luger
in
his
efforts
to
help
us
tamped
on
the
violence
in
the
city,
so
hats
off
to
director
McPherson
and
to
Andy
Luger
for
helping
us.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you,
council
member
rainfield,
Nixon,
Qs,
council
member
Ellison.
E
Thank
you.
Madam
president,
I
was
a
late
committee
on
this
item
and
I
just
wanted
to
ask
what
what
is
the
match
that
we
would
have
to
make
if
we
were
awarded
this
grant,
if
the
attorneys
know
or
director
McPherson
knows
I,
if
nobody
knows
that's
fine,
I,
I,
guess
I
guess.
My
big
concern
is
that
whenever
we
apply
for
these
grants,
I
think
the
public
maybe
gets
is
under
the
impression
that
this
is
free
money
and
If
This
Were
a
free.
E
If
this
were
actually
free
money
I'd
probably
support
it,
but
it's
not
free
money.
This
money
is
going
to
cost
us
and
we're
already
putting
well
over
a
million
dollars
into
recruitment
and
trying
to
get
folks
on
the
force
and
and
so
taking
on
another
million
dollars
that
we
will
then
have
to
match
to
some
degree,
and
we
don't
really
know
at
least
at
this
moment
what
the
match
would
be.
It
just
seems
really
irresponsible
to
me.
E
You
know
we
put
in
six
million
dollars
just
in
one
year,
A
couple
of
years
ago,
to
get
this
to
get
us
up
to
to
the
recruitment
we
need.
If
the
federal
government
wants
to
help
us
they'll,
send
some
guys
right
like
that's.
That's
what
they'll
do
I
this
money?
Won't
this
money
will
just
kind
of
go
into
a
pot
we'll
continue
our
our
recruitment
efforts
that
we're
already
moving
forward
on
that.
We
don't
that
we
aren't
underfunded
on
and
I
think
that
the
council
member
Payne's
Point.
E
V
Council
president,
just
just
to
make
the
record
clear
with
respect
to
the
officer
that
council
member
wensley
talked
about
my
understanding
is
that
he
was
criminally
acquitted
from
those
charges
just
to
make
the
record
clear.
A
Thank
you
see
attorney
Anderson
and
Nixon
Q
as
councilmember
Osborne.
T
Thank
you,
madam
president.
I
just
want
to
talk
about
General
issue
that
I
have
in
my
community.
It's
really
sets
me
to
get
a
text
message
from
the
inspector,
maybe
daily,
or
you
know
twice
a
week
that
there's
a
shots
that's
taking
place
here.
T
We
have
crimes
and
violence
in
our
community
and
we
need
the
help
of
the
state
and
the
federal
to
tackle
this.
Our
local
government,
our
local
police,
doesn't
have
the
capacity
to
even
cover
the
911
calls
and
regularly.
I'm
I
have
three
Precinct
in
my
word
and
each
inspector
struggling
with
Staffing,
and
we
have
a
violent
and
gun
violence
in
our
communities.
T
So
just
want
to
kind
of
point
that
out,
you
know,
I
had
a
conversation
with
the
chief
and
the
mayor
and
really
want
to
make
sure
that
we
are
recognizing
that
people
are
hurting,
especially
people
of
color,
who
are
80
victims
of
gun,
violence
and
crimes
in
our
city.
We
got
to
do
something
and
we
do
need
the
help
of
the
federal
and
the
state
to
tackle
this
issue.
Thank
you.
N
Madam
president
I
wanted
to
respond
to
councilmember
Ellison
the
information
you
requested
regarding
the
total
local
matches
and
the
background
analysis
of
the
RCA.
That's
in
your
packet.
So
to
answer
that
question,
the
total
amount
of
the
grant
award
would
be
one
point
or
one
million
two
hundred
fifty
thousand
dollars
over
a
three
year
period.
It
would
pay
125
000
for
each
of
the
ten
positions
that
were
provided
as
part
of
that
match.
The
local
match
over
a
three-year
period
from
the
city
would
be.
E
A
Thank
you,
Mr
Clerk
and
next
in
Q
is
console
version.
Thank.
G
You,
madam
president,
this
grant
is,
you
know,
for
for
hiring
10
additional
officers
that
are
gonna,
that
that
support
the
city's
efforts
to
address
violent
crime
and
and
gun
violence
and
violent
crime
and
gun
violence
are
absolutely
are
absolutely
a
problem
that,
like
council
member
Osman,
pointed
out
disproportionately
impacts
the
city's
black
indigenous
and
people
of
color,
residence
and
and
poor
and
working
class
residents.
G
It
is
important
that
we
do
all
we
can
to
address
to
address
this
this
to
address
this
problem.
We
I
just
you,
know,
I,
think
I
wanna
make
clearer,
I.
Think
council
member
Payne
started
talking
about
this
a
little
bit,
but
we
in
our
last
City
City
budget
Council
adopted
budget.
We
have
allocated
the
amount
of
money
for
for
Staffing
to
meet
our
Charter
minimum
and
our
current
Staffing
level
within
MPD
is
under
that
Charter
minimum.
G
G
The
problem
is,
we
can't
hire
them
quickly
enough,
so
we're
we're
trying
to
address
we're
trying
to
address
violent
crime
and
gun
violence
by
chasing
extra
money
to
hire
officers
when
there
is
an
abundance
of
money
already
in
the
MPD
budget
for
hiring
that
is
not
being
fully
used
right
now
and
and
the
recruitment
efforts
there's
so
much
that
goes
into
to
why
that
might
be
the
case,
but
I
think
that
it's
just
it
while
it's
really
really
important
for
us
to
figure
out
how
to
address
these
problems.
G
I
I
struggle
with
the
the
assertion
that
we
need
to
allocate
more
money
when
we're
not
using
the
money
that
is
allocated
right
now,
despite
best
efforts
and-
and
certainly
we
need
to
work
on
figuring
out
how
to
support
that.
G
But
just
wanted
to
make
clear
we,
the
the
money
to
hire
more
officers,
is
allocated.
The
the
the
Minneapolis
Police
Department
is
fully
funded
for
for
hiring
at
the
at
the
charter
minimum
levels,
which
is
something
that
the
council
is
mandated
to
do.
C
A
Thank
you,
councilmember
Goodman
I
had
put
myself
in
queue
because
that's
what
I
thought
was
the
case
as
well,
but
I
recognize
Council.
Vice
president
palmasana.
L
Thank
you,
madam
chair
Madam,
president
I'll.
Just
add
that
where
does
that
money
go
right,
we
allocate
all
this
money
to
a
minimum,
Staffing
Charter
amendment
that
money
largely
goes
to
overtime
and
that
absolutely
puts
more
and
more
on
the
shoulders
of
fewer
and
fewer
stuff.
So
if
to
me,
if
this
is
an
incentive
to
be
able
to
recruit
additional
officers,
yes,
we
will
pay
into
it
with
some
of
the
existing
City
budget
that
comes
from
our
city,
taxpayers,
then
that's
a
good
goal
and
measure
to
meet.
A
Thank
you,
Council.
Vice
president
I
will
recognize
councilmember
Payne
for
a
second
comment.
P
Thank
you,
madam
president,
and
that
was
exactly
my
issue
with
this.
We
actually
can't
use
this
as
an
incentive.
There
are
restrictions
on
it.
It
can
only
be
used
for
the
salary
for
entry-level
positions,
and
so
we
are
fully
funded
to
meet
the
need
for
our
staffing.
The
funding
is
not
the
challenge
the
challenges,
the
labor
market
and
are
do.
We
have
a
department
that
is
attractive
to
people
who
would
want
to
serve
so
we're
not
solving
that
problem
with
additional
Grant
dollars.
We're
not
you.
The
grant
dollars
are
restricted.
P
We
can't
use
them
for
incentives,
it's
essentially
just
additional
administrative
work,
so
there's
an
opportunity
cost
to
that.
We
need
to
take
the
funding
that
we've
already
allocated
and
make
it
work
for
us
and
I'll
remind
everyone.
We
actually
signed
a
contract
that
had
bonuses
already,
we've
already
passed.
Incentives.
We've
already
done
some
of
that
work.
This
grant
doesn't
give
us
any
additional
leeway
in
that
regard.
R
Thank
you,
madam
president.
I
just
wanted
to
remind
everyone
that
this
vote
today
is
just
for
us
to
apply
for
these
funds.
It's
not
we're
not
receiving
anything,
and
if
we
do
receive
the
funds,
we
already
have
existing
money
in
the
budget
to
match
this
and
I
do
understand
some
of
the
concerns,
but
again
we're
just
voting
today
to
apply
for
the
money.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you,
customer,
Vitale
and
and
I
guess.
I
would
just
add
that,
yes,
we
have
the
resources
allocated
for
this.
However,
if
we
receive
the
restrictive
Grant,
then
we
can
use
those
allocated
resources
for
other
concerns,
and
so
consequently,
I
will
be
supporting
the
Department's
efforts
to
receives
Federal
support
to
to
help
us
bring
more
police
officers
that
we
are
desperately
needed
in
this
community
councilman
Huntley.
Q
Council,
member
Chavez,
speaker
management
and
working
so
I'm.
Thank
you
for
him.
W
W
W
A
Thank
you,
council,
member
I'm,
not
sure.
If
there's
anyone
to
answer
it,
your
inquiry
and
see
no
further
discussion.
I'll
ask
the
clerk
to
call
the
roll.
B
N
A
That
item
carries
item
number
two
on
the
public
health
and
safety
report
which
completes
the
report
in
that
report
is
adopted.
The
next.
A
I
Thank
you.
Madam
president.
The
public
works
and
infrastructure
committee
is
bringing
forward
17
items
for
approval
today.
Number
one
project:
approval
for
the
mill
District
Street
resurfacing
project
number
two
approving
amendments
to
the
water
and
sewer
code;
number
three
authorizing
negotiation
of
easements
for
the
2023
Parkway
Paving
program
and
Ada
pedestrian
ramp
program
number
four
authorizing
a
Cooperative
funding
agreement
with
Hennepin
County
Regional
railroad
Authority
for
the
repair
of
the
Martin
Sabo
bridge
over
Hiawatha
Avenue
number,
five
authorizing
a
Cooperative
agreement
with
Hennepin
County
for
proposed
multimodal
improvements
along
Lake,
Street
and
Lagoon
Avenue
number.
I
I
Extension,
LRT
Community
advisory
committee
number
nine
authorizing
a
joint
Powers
agreement
with
the
city
of
Columbia
Heights
for
the
37th
Avenue
Northeast
Street
reconstruction
project
number
10
authorizing
an
agreement
with
Hennepin
County
for
the
37th
Avenue
Northeast
Street
reconstruction
project
items
11
through
14
are
approving
large
block
event
permits
applications
for
the
first
one
is
number
11
Cinco
de
Mayo
block
event
that
will
be
held
on
May
14th
number
12
is
arter
world
to
be
held.
May
19th
through
the
21st
number
13
is
Warehouse.
A
Thank
you,
councilmember
Koski
and
the
council
member
has
moved
that
committee's
report.
Is
there
any
discussion,
councilmember
Payne.
P
Thank
you,
madam
president.
Yeah
I
just
wanted
to
talk
about
the
vision,
zero
action
plan,
I'm
I'm,
really
excited
about
how
that's
moving
forward
I.
The
one
thing
I
just
wanted
to
raise
for
this
body
is
leveraging
Technologies
such
as
red
light
cameras
as
a
means
of
slowing
down
traffic
and
keeping
our
streets
safe,
I'm
very
torn
about
that,
because
we
have
a
huge
problem
with
red
light
driving.
We
have
a
huge
problem
with
people.
P
Speeding
on
city,
streets
and
I
really
do
see
the
the
benefit
of
reducing
police
interactions
through
this
type
of
Technology
there's
been
a
lot
of
thought
put
into
how
we
might
Implement
these
red
light
cameras
and
and
I
think
I
think
our
staff
for
being
thoughtful
about
that.
But
I
do
want
us
to
make
sure
that
we're
thinking
more
comprehensively
about
these
surveillance
Technologies.
What
their
public
benefit
is
what
the
costs
to
our
civil
liberties
are.
P
I
worked
with
vice
president
Paul
massano
on
an
ordinance
that
would
provide
us
a
framework
for
evaluating
these
Technologies
before
we
Implement
them
and
put
some
transparency
into
the
process.
I
believe
I'm,
not
sure
Mr
clerk.
There
was
a
legislative
directive
to
investigate
other
jurisdictions
around
how
they're
managing
that
I
think
we
could
use
an
update
on
where
that
work
is
because
I
believe
it's
not
going
to
just
be
red
light
cameras.
P
There's
going
to
be
a
lot
of
different
technologies
that
will
have
real
real
public
benefit,
but
we
need
to
have
a
a
process
of
evaluation
to
make
sure
that
we're
getting
the
more
benefit
than
the
cost
to
our
civil
liberties
and
that
there's
some
protections
to
people's
civil
liberties
and
implementation
of
some
of
these
Technologies.
So
I
wanted
to
make
sure
that
that's
part
of
this
discussion
and
maybe
kind
of
openly
making
a
request
that
we
get
an
update
on
where
some
of
that
legislative
work
is.
B
N
A
That
carries
and
that
report
is
adopted,
and
that
does
complete
the
reports
from
our
standing
committees
and
we'll
note
that
there
was
a
patters
and
practices
subcommittee
during
our
cow
meeting.
A
This
past
Tuesday,
in
which
we
received
a
report
from
the
city
attorney
regarding
the
mdhr
update
and
with
that,
the
next
order
of
business
is
the
notice
of
ordinance
introductions
and
there
is
a
notice
by
councilmember
Goodman
to
a
man
title
one
relating
to
the
general
Provisions
amending
Provisions
related
to
city
employees,
authorized
to
issue
administrative
citations
and
offenses
subject
to
administrative
enforcement.
E
I'll
just
speak
very
briefly
and
maybe
ask
the
attorneys
for
any
additional
help
if
it's
needed,
but
you
all
know
that
there's
a
lot
of
concern
in
the
community
I
know
that
that
we
have
this
concern
on
the
North
side,
I
hear
from
constituents
all
the
time
about
in
polluting
uses,
and
we
also
know
that
staff
isn't
currently
in
the
in
the
process
of
rewriting
what
kind
of
uses
are
going
to
be
allowed
in
the
city,
and
so,
while
staff
does
their
work.
E
I
wanted
to
make
sure
that
you
know
I
felt
like
a
moratorium
would
be
appropriate
to
make
sure
that
that
work
doesn't
get
undermined
in
the
meantime,
so
I'll
leave
it
there
and
I
hope
to
have
obviously
I
need.
You
know
unanimous
consent
on
this
item
and
I
I
hope
that
we
have
it
on
the
council
today.
A
Thank
you,
councilmember
Allison,
and
thank
you
for
bringing
this
introduction
forward
and
I
will
be
supporting
referring
this
item
to
the
business
Committee
in
the
next
cycle.
Is
there
any
further
discussion,
City
attorney.
X
Thank
you,
president
Jenkins
council
members,
councilmember
Ellison,
stated
the
nature
of
this
motion.
Well,
one
thing
I'd
just
like
to
clarify
for
the
public
as
well,
is
that,
from
a
legal
perspective,
this
moratorium
is
effective
today,
assuming
the
council
votes
with
unanimous
consent
to
approve
it
and
that's
different
than
any
other
legislative
process
that
the
city
or
the
city
council
typically
follows.
X
A
Okay,
I
will
say
no
further
discussion
and
we'll
ask
the
clerk
to
call
the
law
council.
B
N
A
That
carries
and
the
ordinance
will
be
referred
to
the
business
inspections,
housing,
zoning
committee
or
public
hearing.
But,
as
noted
by
the
City
attorney,
the
moratorium
is
now
in
effect.
A
L
A
Second
clerk:
please
call
the
world
councilmember.
N
Goodman
aye
council
member
wansley,
aye
council
member
Johnson,
aye
council
member
Osman,
aye
council
member
Payne,
aye
council
member
Koski,
aye
councilmember,
aye
council
member
Chavez,
aye
council
member
Ellison,
aye
councilmember,
Vito,
aye
council
member
rainville
aye.
Vice
president
Paul
nasano
aye,
president
Jenkins
aye.
There
are
13
eyes.
A
That
carries
in
those
resolutions
have
been
adopted.
Colleagues
I
will
note
that
we
do
have
a
request
for
a
closed
session
today
before
we
move
to
closed
session.
I
would
take
up
any
announcements.
First,
do
any
of
my
colleagues
have
announcements
to
share
this
morning?.
A
No
announcements
I
know
that
next
week
is
May,
Day
and
Minneapolis
has
a
strong
history
and
tradition
of
celebrating
and
recognizing
May
Day.
It's
also
Cinco
de
Mayo,
and
so
there
will
be
a
number
of
celebrations
going
on
next
week
in
regards
to
those
two
items
and
it
seems
like
we
have
some
visitors
here
in
City
Hall,
who
have
been
watching
our
meeting
and
I
just
want
to
say
hi
to
you
guys.
A
I
know
you
can
hear
us
out
there
so
hello,
and
with
that
we
have
completed
our
regular
items
on
our
agenda
and
we'll.
We
will
now
consider
the
request
for
a
closed
session,
which
is
for
two
litigation
matters.
As
listed
on
the
agenda
before
I
close,
the
meeting
I
recognize
the
City
attorney
to
provide
the
legal
basis
for
the
requested
closed
session.
V
Thank
you,
council
president
council
members.
The
next
items
on
the
agenda
are
two
litigation
matters:
first,
the
litigation
matter
of
Smith
and
o'berry
versus
City
of
Minneapolis,
a
state
court
matter,
the
second,
the
litigation
matter
of
Andrew
Moore
versus
Tony,
partica,
Neil,
Walsh,
John
Doe,
one
and
gentle
to
number
two
and
the
City
of
Minneapolis
of
federal
court
matter.
V
Your
lawyers
wish
to
discuss
with
the
council
litigation
strategy
and
or
settlement
possibilities.
Accordingly,
under
the
Minnesota
open
meeting
law,
Minnesota
statutes,
section
13d,
.05,
subdivision,
3
B,
the
council
May
upon
a
proper
motion,
close
the
meeting
for
the
purposes
of
attorney-client
communication.
In
considering
the
motion,
the
council
should
weigh
the
right
of
the
public
to
know
what
its
government
is
doing
against
the
need
of
the
city
to
preserve
the
confidentiality
of
its
discussions
with
its
attorneys.
A
Thank
you,
madam
City
attorney,
and
with
that
I
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
matters
of
Smith
and
obiri
versus
the
City
of
Minneapolis
and
Andrew
Moore.
The
Tony.
A
B
N
A
A
N
Council
under
Goodman
is
absent:
councilmember
wansley,
President,
councilmember
Johnson
is
absent.
Councilmember
Osman
here
councilmember
Payne
is
absent.
Councilmemberkowski
here
councilmember,
president
council
member
Chavez
is
absent.
Council
member
Ellison
is
absent.
Councilmember
Vita
president
councilmember
rainville
president
vice
president
palmisano
president
president
Jenkins
President
councilmember
Chavez
is
also
present
and
councilmember
Payne.
A
Thank
you,
Mr,
Clerk
and
I
will
recognize
council
member
vital
to
bring
forward
a
motion.
R
Thank
you,
madam
president.
I
move
that
all
claims
against
the
City
of
Minneapolis
and
any
of
its
named
or
unnamed
employees,
including
claims
for
attorneys
fees
and
costs,
associate
asserted
by
Gina
o'berry
in
the
matter
of
Smith
and
o'beary
versus
the
City
of
Minneapolis,
be
settled
in
the
amount
of
twenty
five
thousand
dollars
in
the
following
manner.
R
One
check
in
the
amount
of
fourteen
thousand
eight
hundred
five
dollars
payable
to
Gene
Albury,
for
which
the
city
will
issue
a
form,
1099
miscellaneous
and
one
check
in
the
amount
of
5
695
dollars
payable
to
Gina
o'berry's
attorney
Smith
law,
for
which
the
city
will
issue
a
form
1099
miscellaneous
to
each
of
Gina
o'berry
and
her
attorney
further.
The
city
attorney's
office
is
authorized
to
execute
all
documents
necessary
to
effectuate
this
settlement.
A
And
customer
Vitale
has
moved
that
settlement
agreement.
Is
there
a
second.
L
N
B
N
A
Are
11
eyes
that
passes
and
that
we
have
completed
our
business
for
today
and
with
nothing
further
to
come
before
the
council
and
without
objection.
This
meeting
is
adjourned.