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From YouTube: February 7, 2023 Intergovernmental Relations Committee
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A
A
Let
the
record
reflect
that
we
have
a
quorum.
The
agenda
is
before
us
today
and
we
have
two
items.
One
item
on
our
consent
and
the
second
item
is
a
discussion
item
receiving
our
legislative
updates,
so
we'll
first
take
up
the
consent
item
that
is
passage
of
a
resolution
supporting
the
Minnesota,
Health,
Plan
and
Medicare
for
all
act
of
2022.
I
will
see
if
any
committee
members
have
any
questions
or
want
to
make
any
comments
on
that
and
I'll
just
note.
We
can
use
our.
C
A
D
The
igr
team
is
here
to
give
some
updates
on
the
2023
State
legislative
session
and
also
a
brief
update
on
federal
Appropriations
process
and
what
we
know
about
it
so
far,
so
Lauren
Olsen
will
will
handle
that
part
of
the
presentation,
but
first
I'm
just
going
to
go
through
some
updates
about
what's
been
happening
at
the
legislature
since
session
began
on
January
3rd.
D
D
But
states
are
required
to
come
up
with
matching
funds,
and
so
we
have
done
that
now
now
in
Minnesota
they
passed
315.5
million
dollars
in
matching
funds.
D
D
Today
there
is
a
slight
difference
between
the
house
and
the
Senate
version,
so
either
the
the
house
will
choose
to
adopt
the
Senate
version
or
it
will
have
to
go
to
conference
committee,
but
just
wanted
to
note
that
the
chief
authors
of
that
bill
are
representative,
Aisha,
Gomez
and
Senator
zaina
Muhammad,
so
both
Minneapolis
members
and
both
former
City
of
Minneapolis
city
council
AIDS,
so
we're
we're
excited
that
they're.
Finally,
getting
that
done.
D
D
Roxanne
Kimball
from
cped
has
worked
with
the
Coalition,
that's
working
on
this
bill
and
came
and
testified
for
it
with
representative
agbaje,
who
is
the
house
author,
and
so
we're
hopeful
that
we'll
continue
to
move
forward.
There
are
a
couple
of
bills:
moving
relatively
quickly
related
to
homelessness
response.
D
The
ongoing
shelter
operation
needs
for
the
new
shelters
that
were
stood
up
during
the
pandemic,
a
Vivo
Village
and
Homeward
Bound,
which
again
this
the
you
have
all
supported
in
the
past.
That
bill
is
authored
by
representative
Feist
and
Senator
Muhammad
and
has
had
a
couple
of
hearings
in
the
city
has
submitted
a
letter
of
support.
There's
also
a
bill
to
create
an
office
of
new
Americans
in
the
Department
of
Employment
and
economic
development,
which
is
on
the
city's
legislative
agenda.
D
D
And
then
the
last
bill
I
was
just
going
to
mention
here
is
catalytic
converter
bill,
which
is
something
that
the
city
has
been
supportive
of.
It
adds
requirements
for
tracking
catalytic
converters
and
adds
penalties
for
illegal
possession
of
catalytic
converters,
trying
to
reduce
the
the
number
of
thefts
of
catalytic
converters.
D
Just
wanted
to
touch
then
on
the
governor's
budget
proposal,
which
came
out
two
weeks
ago.
So,
as
you'll
all
recall,
we
have
a
17.6
billion
dollar
Surplus
at
the
governor's
budget
is
a
65.2
billion
dollar
budget.
It
includes
rebate
checks
for
some
Minnesota
households.
It
includes
some
tax
cuts,
including
Social
Security
tax
cuts
for
seniors.
It
includes
child
care,
tax
credits,
it
includes
funding
for
the
legalization
of
cannabis,
paid
family
leave
and
pretty
significant
funding
for
education.
D
Some
of
the
highlights
of
things
that
are
on
the
city's
legislative
agenda
is
1.5
billion
dollars
for
housing
and
homelessness,
including
funding
for
many
things
that
the
city
is
also
actively
supporting,
like
the
development
of
affordable
rental,
housing,
preservation
of
naturally
occurring,
affordable
housing
and
homeownership
programs.
D
It
includes
85
million
dollars
for
the
Main
Street
recovery
program
and
you
may
recall
that
was
the
program
that
was
created
by
the
legislature
in
2020
following
the
murder
of
George
Floyd
and
the
civil
unrest,
and
it
was
funds
that
went
not
directly
to
the
city
but
to
to
third
Prairie
organizations
to
try
to
help
businesses
recover
from
the
unrest.
We
are
seeking
a
direct
appropriation
of
funds
to
the
city
to
also
support
economic
recovery.
D
We'll
talk
a
little
bit
more
about
later,
but
the
governor's
budget
does
still
highlight
the
need
for
four
funds
for
ongoing
economic
recovery.
By
having
funding
for
the
the
Main
Street
program,
the
governor's
budget
includes
722
million
dollars
for
multimodal
transportation,
including
those
matching
funds
for
the
iija,
which
I
already
mentioned.
D
The
governor
also
recommended
a
1
8
cent
sales
tax
in
the
seven
County
Metro
area
to
expand
investment
in
the
regional
transit
system
and
both
Transportation
shares
in
the
House
and
Senate
are
for
Minneapolis,
representative
hornstein
and
Senator
Dibble,
and
they
are
also
focused
on
on
looking
at
Regional
Transit
needs
and
how
to
address
those.
So
I
think
a
lot
more
to
come
on
that
topic.
As
we
move
through
session
and
then
the
governor's
budget
also
includes
300
million
dollars
in
public
safety
aid
for
local
governments.
D
It
would
be
distributed
based
on
population,
so
Minneapolis
would
receive
a
significant
amount
of
funding
through
that
proposal
and
it
is
encouraging
and
supporting
local
governments
to
meet
Public
Safety
needs
and
to
find
new
ways
to
address
changing
Public
Safety
needs,
so
we
have
not
seen
Bill
language
yet,
but
we
think
this
will
be
flexible
and
could
fund
things
like
Behavioral
Health,
crisis
teams
and
and
other
initiatives
that
the
city
has
taken
on
to
meet.
Public
Safety
needs
the
governor
also
released
his
capital
budget
proposal.
D
It
does
include
three
Minneapolis
projects:
the
Central
City
stormwater
tunnel,
the
Ada
transition,
so
this
is
pedestrian,
curb
ramp,
upgrades
and
then
funding
for
the
fire
department's
Emergency
Operations
training
facility,
and
then
it
also
includes
250
million
dollars
in
housing,
infrastructure
bonds
and
60
million
dollars
in
general
obligation,
bonds
for
the
rehabilitation
of
public
housing
and
a
housing
infrastructure
bonds
are
our
state
appropriation
bonds
that
can
be
used
for
Housing
Development.
D
We
often
pair
them
with
City
dollars
to
to
get
affordable
housing
projects
completed,
and
then
the
governor's
bonding,
Bill,
also
or
bonding
proposal
I
should
say,
includes
local
bridge
replacement
funds
and
local
Road
Improvement
funds
as
well,
abs,
and
then
I
want
to
provide
updates
on
some
of
the
the
different
city
priorities
that
we've
already
briefly
touched
on.
As
I
mentioned,
we
are
seeking
200
million
dollars
for
the
commercial
property
Development
Fund
in
cped
for
ongoing
inclusive
economic
recovery
needs.
D
We
have
submitted
a
letter
of
requests
to
our
legislative
leaders
that
was
signed
by
both
mayor
fry
and
mayor
Carter,
because
St
Paul
is
also
seeking
ongoing
funds
for
economic
recovery.
We
are
working
with
Minneapolis
delegation
members
on
a
bill
that
would
include
funding
for
both
cities
and
also
for
some
of
the
community
organizations
in
the
corridors
impacted.
D
So
we
are
hopeful
that
will
continue
to
move
forward
and
we
expect
to
have
the
language
our
bill
introduced
in
the
next
couple
of
weeks.
We're
just
finalizing
language.
Now,
an
adult
use
cannabis.
D
D
D
It
also
does
not
give
authorize
a
local
sales
tax
and
we're
hearing
pretty
firmly
that
that's
there's
not
a
lot
of
interest
in
a
local
sales
tax,
but
we
are
seeking,
in
partnership
with
the
league
of
Minnesota
cities,
to
be
able
to
get
some
of
the
revenue
from
the
sales
tax
that's
generated
at
the
state
level
to
to
come
to
locals,
to
help
with
increased
costs
that
we
will
experience
as
a
result
of
legalization
and
not
just
costs,
but
also
supporting
businesses
who
who
want
to
start
up
a
cannabis
business
that
maybe
that's
been
a
big
part
of
the
city's
legislative
agenda
around
adult
use
cannabis.
D
There
is
a
grant
program
in
the
bill.
It's
money
that
would
go
to
deed,
to
help.
Entrepreneurs
start
out
businesses,
but
again
we
are
interested
in
making
sure
the
city
can
access
some
of
that
funding
as
well
to
try
to
support
our
local
businesses.
So
we'll
continue
to
weigh
in
with
the
authors
and
with
the
league
of
Minnesota
cities,
both
to
try
to
seek
that
licensing
Authority
and
then
also
to
to
try
to
find
some
funds
that
could
be
directed
to
the
city.
E
Thank
you,
chair,
Johnson
I.
Do
just
want
to
note
from
my
colleagues.
We
really
need
some
revenues
for
regulation
and
enforcement.
I
mean
that's
going
to
be
a
cost
to
the
city,
and
yet
the
tax
revenues
go
to
the
state.
A
Thank
you,
council
president
council
member
wantsly.
F
Thank
you,
chair
Johnson
I
just
had
a
couple
of
questions.
The
first
one
related
to
the
Main
Street
recovery
program.
I
want
to
know
if
there's
any
way
and
I
know
this
is
being
administered
through
the
Minneapolis
Foundation.
F
F
When
you
started
was
around
you
know
some
of
the
criteria
that
prohibited
access
to
those
funds
which,
from
my
understanding
last
legislative
session,
there
was
some
efforts
being
led
to
tweet
those
so
that
you
know
I
think
it
was
like
the
match.
F
Between
the
you
know,
the
business
and
a
private
partner
in
the
city
like
that
was
creating
some
barriers
for
our
businesses
and
also
I
think
what
was
really
concerning
is
at
that
time
we
learned
that
majority
of
the
funds
had
not
been
administered
to
the
businesses
in
need,
so
would
love
to
know
a
status
report,
especially
if
they're
going
to
at
that
time
it
was
just
20
million
dollars.
We're
talking
about
having
85
million
dollars
potentially
go
there
I
think
they
also
received
additional
20
or
around
that
range.
F
Last
legislation
legislative
session
too,
so
just
get
a
sense
of
what's
the
status
on
on,
you
know
getting
those
dollars
out
if
any
of
those
issues
have
been
addressed
and
are
we
seeing
businesses
actually
get
direct
access
to
that
and
I'm
glad
that
you're
also
advocating
for
a
direct
appropriation
to
the
city,
because
that
was
the
biggest
thing
like
too
many
cooks
in
the
kitchen
too
many
middle
people,
that's
facilitating
access
to
dollars
that
needs
to
go
directly
in
the
hands
of
businesses,
so
just
wanted
a
status
report
on
that
one
also
question
around
public
housing.
F
D
Sure,
yes,
thank
you,
chair
Johnson,
council
member
wansley,
on
on
housing.
There
was
in
the
governor's
capital
budget
proposal.
There
was
specifically
60
million
dollars
in
general
obligation,
bonds
for
public
housing
Rehabilitation,
and
then
there
was
another
150
million
dollars
in
housing
infrastructure
bonds,
which
are
appropriation
bonds,
which
can
be
used
in
in
privately
owned
housing.
F
Perfect,
thank
you
for
offering
that
clarification
and
then
the
last
question
that
I
had
I
can't
recall
if
we
also
adopted
this
as
part
of
our
legislative
agenda
but
paid
sick
and
save
time,
I
know
that's
moving
through
the
house
and
the
Senate
there's
lots
of
momentum
to
also
advance
that
I
can't
imagine
that
we
will
be
on
the
opposite
side
of
that,
since
we
also
passed
that
here,
but
I
have
have
been
concerned
that
you
know
some
of
the
delegations
that
were
part
of
like
the
league
of
you
know,
cities
came
out
in
opposition
of
this,
so
I
just
want
to
know
kind
of
a
status
report.
F
Are
we
at
the
Capitol
firmly?
You
know
supporting
these
efforts
to
get
that
legislation
passed
too.
D
Chair
Johnson
councilmember
wansley,
we
are,
we
have
been
talking
with
the
authors
specifically
on
the
Paid,
Family,
Leave,
Peace
and
and
supportive
of
it,
and
one
thing
to
note
on
that.
Is
that
the
the
bill?
D
We
believe
that
the
city,
our
HR
department,
is
currently
reviewing
it
to
see
if
the
city
would
be
in
compliance.
So
the
way
the
bill
works
is
that
you
either
have
a
policy.
D
That's
the
same
as
this
the
parameters
in
the
bill
or
better,
and
then
you
don't
have
to
pay
sort
of
the
fee
into
the
the
system
to
help
support
paid
family
leave,
and
so
our
HR
staff
are
currently
reviewing
the
city's
policy
to
see
if
we
think
we
meet
the
requirements
of
the
bill
or
if
there
may
be
changes
that
we
need
to
look
at
to
make
sure
we
are
at
least
at
the
same
level
as
what
the
state
is
is
putting
in
the
legislation.
D
We
have
offered
to
the
authors
to
just
provide
information
about
our
experience
as
a
city.
So
far,
now
that
we
have
these
policies-
and
just
you
know
some
of
the
some
of
the
benefits
we've
seen
from
them.
So
so
we
that's
the
way
we've
been
in
touch
with
the
bill.
Authors
on
these
proposals.
G
Thank
you,
chair,
Johnson,
yeah
I
was
just
curious.
If
you
could
speak
to
the
timing
of
the
governor's
budget
and
then
when
you
know
if,
if
those
budget
items
pass
I'm
looking
at,
you
know
the
300
million
for
Public
Safety
Aid
I
did
rough
math
and
that
came
out
to
about
22
million
dollars
for
our
population.
But
how
would
that
align
with
our
budgeting
process
in
terms
of
like
the
timing
of
if,
when
that
passes,
and
then
when
we
would
have
to
make
decisions
around
how
those
dollars
are
spent.
D
D
You
know
the
money
would
go
to
I,
think
the
Department
of
Public
Safety
at
the
state,
and
they
would
obviously
have
to
kind
of
set
up
a
program
and
figure
out
how
they're
going
to
get
the
money
out
to
cities,
but
I
think
we
would
at
least
have
a
pretty
good
sense
that,
based
on
you
know
the
end
of
the
legislative
session,
what
gets
adopted
and
what
the
formula
looks
like.
We
would
have
a
good
sense
of
what
we
would
expect
to
be
receiving.
D
We
may
not
know
exactly
when
it
would
come,
but
but
again
the
state
fiscal
year
starts
July
1st,
and
so
it
would
be
hopefully,
sometime
shortly
after
that.
So.
G
That
would
be
looking
more
like
because
we
use
calendar
for
our
fiscal
year
right.
Yes,
so
that
would
look
more
like
our
2025
budget,
probably
than
2024.
D
Chair
Johnson
and
councilmember
Payne,
not
necessarily
I,
think
it
could.
We
could
know
for
the
2024
budget,
I
I
think
we
would
know
how
much
we
would
expect
to
receive
if
this
were
to
pass.
What
we
might
not
know
is
how
much
time
it
would
take
the
state
department
to
kind
of
do
what
they
need
to
do
to
get
the
funds
to
local
governments.
H
Thank
you,
Mr,
chair
Katie.
Thank
you
so
much
for
all
the
work.
You're
doing
you
have
a
really
great
team
of
people,
including
you
know
the
expert
Laura
Olson,
who
is
so
good,
Lauren
Olson,
who
was
so
good
at
responding
to
us
and
on
top
of
all
the
various
government
entities
around
the
state
that
are
helping
or
hurting
us
at
any
given
time.
H
I'm,
truly
grateful
for
her
work
and
your
work,
and
this
is
my
question:
why
aren't
we
working
with
you
so
I
have
an
interest
in
a
bill
with
regard
to
the
building
commission?
That
has
been
my
top
priority,
yet
I've
never
been
asked
to
come
down
and
testify,
or
talk
to
legislators.
I'm,
a
cannabis
expert
I'm,
an
expert
on
regulation
as
it
pertains
to
cannabis.
How
come
no
one's
asked
me
to
come
down
and
testify.
I
H
Know
a
lot
about
the
stadium
and
the
bonding
for
the
stadium
and
the
efforts
that
we
have
to
work
on
getting
money
back.
No
one's
asked
me
to
testify
I'm
just
wondering
what
the
involvement
of
council
members
is.
It
seems
like
there
are
a
number
of
people
who
have
expertise.
I
just
noted
three
areas.
Everyone
would
tell
you
they're
a
cannabis
expert
by
the
way.
H
Why
don't
we
lean
into
the
dfl
trifecta
of
dfl
city
council
members
to
try
to
assist
in
pursuing
our
goals?
I
might
have
more
help
be
more
helpful
with
some
than
others,
and
others
could
be
more
helpful
with
those
I'm
not
helpful
with
so
I'm
wondering
if
you
could
outline
your
vision
for
how
we
can
take
ownership
over
some
of
these
issues
and
be
more
helpful.
D
Yes,
chair
Johnson,
council
member
Goodman.
Thank
you
for
that
question,
because
it
is
very
much
on
our
minds
of
of
how
to
to
make
sure
we're
we're
engaging
all
of
you
in
in
the
work
a
couple
of
the
things
you've
mentioned:
the
stadium
and
the
municipal
building
commission.
D
We
are
still
working
on
Bill
language,
so
we
haven't
had
opportunities
for
testimony
on
those
items
yet,
but
we
will
and
we'll
certainly
make
sure
that
we
identify
those
opportunities.
I
will
acknowledge
that
things
are
moving
very
quickly
and
we're
we're
doing
our
best
to
keep
up
and
then
try
to
find
these
engagement
opportunities,
and
so
we
will
make
sure
that
we
continue
to
do
that.
I
think
on
the
Cannabis.
D
So
I
think
our
position
is
a
little
bit
unique
in
that
we
support
it
pretty
vociferously,
and
so
we
want
to
make
sure
that
not
only
do
we
want
the
licensing
Authority,
but
then
we
also
want
to
support
businesses
who
are
interested
in
entering
into
this
industry,
and
so
I
hear
you
and
we
are
definitely
actively
trying
to
find
ways
to
to
to
to
engage
you
all
to
come
over
and
I
Know
It
Feels
Like
A
lot
has
been
done
already,
but
there's
still
a
long
way
to
go
and
there
will
still
be
many
opportunities
to
come
over
and.
H
Win
Mr
chair,
Mr,
pinka
I'm,
not
begging
to
go
to
the
Capitol
like
the
last
thing.
I
need
is
to
waste
six
hours
waiting
for
a
meeting
to
start
over
there,
but
some
of
us
could
be
helpful
and
you
know
there's
others
of
us
that
have
had
former
staff
people
who
are
now
legislators,
so
they
have
really
unique
positions.
There's
I
serve
on
the
racing
commission,
so
I'm
closer
with
some
legislators
who
are
not
in
the
Minneapolis
delegation.
That
might
be
helpful.
H
We're
not
doing
it
because
we
want
to
get
out
of
City
Hall
and
come
to
the
Capitol.
We're
saying
we
want
to
see
some
of
these
City
priorities
all
in
on
making
sure
that
they
happen
not
because
anyone
here
is
looking
for
a
reason
to
go
to
the
Capitol
and
leave
City
Hall
just
to
be
fair.
Everyone's
busy.
A
Thank
you,
council,
member,
maybe
I'll
just
add
feedback
on
that.
I
think
you
know.
Certainly
formal
testimony
is
a
good
thing
right
and
I'm
sure
council
members
would
be
happy
to
help.
It
typically
is
challenging
as
well
because
of
meetings
that
we
have,
and
so
it
might
not
work
out,
often
with
being
able
to
get
over
there
for
Testimony,
but
I
think
a
different
thing
than
testimony
is
really
connecting
with
legislators
and
even
just
walking
the
halls
and
having
those
informal
conversations
and
that's
something
where
I
am
guessing
most
of
my
colleagues.
A
If
not
all,
would
be
able
to
spare
a
few
hours
here
or
there
over
the
coming
weeks
or
a
month
or
two
to
be
over
there
with
you
all
and
do
those
efforts
of
Walking
The
Halls
and
having
those
conversations
and
I
think
oftentimes.
Those
can
be
far
more
productive
than
even
the
formal
testimony
is
making
those
connections.
So
that's
my
two
cents
on
that,
but
I'm
not
seeing
any
other
question.
Oh
councilman
rainbow.
Thank.
J
You
chair,
Johnson,
Mr
Vega.
We
did
speak
privately
earlier,
but
I
just
want
to
Echo
what
councilmember
Goodman
has
said
and
councilmember
Johnson.
If
you
look
at
this
dice,
you're
looking
at
tremendous
experts,
not
only
in
these
fields
of
housing,
gun
safety
so
forth,
but
we
all
have
the
passion.
J
That's
why
we
run
for
office
is
to
serve
and
I'm
I
do
want
to
speak
with
your
staff,
about
where
I
can
get
over
to
the
council
or
to
the
state
and
in
particular,
just
Sunday
I
attended
an
event
with
about
some
gun
safety
laws,
and
there
were
several
senators
and
Reps
there,
and
it
was
an
excellent
opportunity
for
me
to
connect
with
them,
which
I
did
so
to
councilmember
Johnson's
point
just
the
presence
that
we
can
have
that
we
are
all
offering.
J
We
can
be
your
best
advocate,
so
look
forward
to
working
with
you.
Thank.
K
Chair
Johnson,
thank
you.
I
have
one
question,
but
before
I
do
that
I
did
want
to
let
my
colleagues
know
that
I
was
able
to
testify
with
the
help
of
the
igr
team.
They
give
me
some
talking
points
at
the
state
legislature
for
the
driver's
licenses
for
all
bill,
which
was
very
good
to
get
help
from
the
city
on
what
our
stats
are
and
then
today,
I'm
actually
going
to
the
Capitol,
with
the
help
of
director
topinka
to
be
a
part
of
this
press
conference
on
homelessness.
So
it's
going
to
be
a
good
opportunity.
K
My
question
is
more
on
the
bullet
point
number
four:
the
U.S
Bank
Stadium.
Do
you
know
if
the
governor's
proposal
I
know
the
representative,
nor
was
probably
going
to
introduce
a
bill
about
trying
to
cover
the
city's
portion?
Do
you
know
if
the
governor's
proposal
only
covers
the
state's
portion
or
if
it
also
includes
minneapolis's
tax
portion
and
any
information
on
that
would
be
very
helpful
and.
A
Councilmember
Chavez
I
know
the
questions
came
in
I,
think
around
adult
use,
cannabis
legalization
so
for
director,
topinka
I
know
she
still
has
has
a
number
of
items
to
cover
on
this
list.
So
if
it's
okay
with
you,
maybe
we
could
hold,
and
you
could
work
that
in
just
speaking
about
that
perfect.
Thank
you
any
other
comments
or
questions
at
this
juncture.
Otherwise,
director
topinka.
D
Right,
thank
you,
chair
Johnson.
Yes,
the
next
item
is
local
government.
Aid
I
just
wanted
to
share
that
the
governor's
budget
has
a
30
million
dollar
increase
for
LGA.
The
league
of
Minnesota
cities
and
Association
of
Minnesota
counties
is,
is
working
to
seek
a
higher
level
than
that
through
with
the
legislature,
they
will
be
requesting
150
million
dollar
increase
to
LGA
and
also
a
formula
change
that
would
benefit
Minneapolis.
D
So
we
are
following
that
very
closely
in
making
sure
that
that
we
do
see
an
increase
in
LGA
this
year,
because
we
have
seen
study
decreases
over
the
last
number
of
years
and
then
U.S
Bank
Stadium.
Thank
you,
councilmember
Chavez
for
your
question.
D
So,
yes,
the
governor's
budget
did
include
paying
off
the
debt
for
U.S
Bank
Stadium.
It
did
include
forgiving
some
funding
that
the
city
owes
the
state,
so
the
state
covered
the
city's
Debt
Service
payments
for
a
few
years,
while
we
were
still
paying
down
Convention
Center
bonds
funds,
so
the
governor's
budget
forgives
that
repayment,
which
is
about
60
million
dollars,
but
you
are
correct,
council
member
Chavez.
It
does
not
include
addressing
the
city's
obligations.
It's
it's
Debt.
D
Service
obligations,
so
it
would
pay
off
the
debt,
but
it
would
still
require
us
to
make
payments
toward
our
portion
of
the
bonds.
So
we
are
working
with
the
Minneapolis
delegation
to
on
a
on
a
proposal
that
would
take
care
of
minneapolis's
obligation,
and
then
we
are
also
working
with
them
to
try
to
address
some
other
pieces
of
the
original
legislation,
which
is
now
that
we
know
now
that
this
building's
been
operation
for
a
few
years.
D
We
know
what
the
operating
costs
are,
what
the
capital
needs
are
and
so
trying
to
make
sure
that
we're
right
sizing
this
in
a
way,
so
that
we're
we're
responsibly
caring
for
this
major
asset
in
downtown,
but
also
making
responsible
use
of
taxpayer
dollars.
So
there
are
a
number
of
member
a
number
of
Minneapolis
delegates
members
who
are
very
interested
in
this
and
working
closely
with
staff
on
it.
D
Our
finance
department
has
been
closely
involved
as
well,
so
there
will
be
a
bill
and
we
will
we'll
make
sure
you're
aware
of
when
that
happens,
and
then
the
next
item,
the
municipal
building
commission,
is
as
councilmember
Goodman
mentioned.
This
is
on
our
legislative
agenda
to
repeal
the
statute
that
created
the
municipal
building
commission.
It's
also
on
the
County's
legislative
agenda,
as
you'll
recall
from
when
we
presented
in
November,
we
would
the
city
or
the
county
would
take
on
the
staff
that
work
for
the
municipal
building
commission.
D
We
have
been
working
closely
with
the
labor
unions
to
make
sure
that
they're
supportive
of
this
as
well.
We
do
have
members
of
the
House
and
Senate
who
have
agreed
to
author
this
legislation.
We
are
just
finalizing
the
language
now
between
the
labor,
labor
and
the
county
and
us
and
are
working
to
get
it
to
the
revisor
and
drafted
by
next
week.
So
we
expect
to
have
hearings
on
that
in
the
in
the
weeks
ahead,
and
we've
heard
support
for
that.
D
We
also
have,
as
we
shared
when
we
presented
our
legislative
agenda,
a
priority
to
on
City
Assessor
roles
and
responsibilities.
There
was
a
technical
bill
in
2021
that
upon
interpretation
took
away
some
of
the
responsibilities
of
our
City
Assessor.
We
would
like
to
see
those
restored.
That's
what's
on
the
the
legislative
agenda.
Senator
Dibble
has
authored
a
bill
for
that
and
we're
still
working
on
finding
a
house
author
on
Transportation.
D
Our
priority
is
really
advocating
for
a
comprehensive
Transportation
bill
that
includes
Street
and
Transit
funding.
We're
also
working
on
a
bill
draft
which
igr
also
worked
on
last
year,
introduced
a
bill
that
would
allow
the
city
to
use
traffic
cameras
for
Speed
enforcement.
So
if
this
were
to
pass,
Public
Works
would
work
on
a
pilot
program
to
see
how
that
works
for
the
city
so
that
language
is
getting
drafted
and
the
reason
I
keep
saying
this
language
was
getting
drafted
is,
as
you'll
recall,
that
I
noted
at
the
beginning.
D
There
are
1400
bills
that
have
been
introduced
already
all
of
the
bills
that,
in
order
to
get
introduced,
have
to
go
through
the
reviser
and
the
revisor
is
understandably
a
little
bit
backlogged,
and
so
that's
why
some
of
these
bills
that
I'm
talking
about
we've
gotten
them
into
the
revisor
but
they're
still
working
on
all
the
requests
they
have.
So
so
that's
why
I
keep
repeating
that
and
then
on
Public
Safety
I
talked
about
the
funding
package.
D
That's
in
the
governor's
budget
that
the
city
is
supportive
of
we're,
also
working
with
Public
Safety
Committee
members
in
the
House
and
Senate
to
talk
about
alternative
Pathways
to
to
becoming
a
police
officer,
so
that
if
there
were
people
who
have
a
good
experience
in
things
such
as
working
as
a
corrections,
officer
or
you
know,
have
our
mid-career,
but
maybe
don't
have
the
time
or
the
financial
ability
to
go
back
and
and
go.
You
know,
take
two
years
off
and
go
through
the
community
college
program.
D
That's
required
for
police
officers,
we're
looking
at
whether
there
are
other
ways
that
people
who
are
well
qualified
to
become
police
officers
live
in
the
community
might
be
interested
in
doing
so
could
get
the
proper
certification
that
they
need.
We
don't
have
a
bill
yet,
but
we're
working
with
the
Public
Safety
Committee
members
on
some
ideas
and
the
Chief
O'hara
has
been
over
talking
with
them
about
this
as
well,
and
we're
also
supporting
some
different
things
around
post-board
reforms
as
well,
and
then
just
lastly,
on
housing
and
homelessness.
D
I
think
I've
already
mostly
covered
this,
but
the
governor's
proposal
includes
a
number
of
things
that
the
city
supports
like
down:
payment
assistance,
NOAA
preservation,
the
bonding
dollars.
The
other
items
that
are
moving
forward
around
housing
are
a
rental
assistance
program.
The
house
has
had
a
hearing
on
it
on
a
Statewide
rental
assistance
program
in
the
city
is
supportive
of
that.
L
Thank
you,
chair,
Johnson,
I.
Think
you
already
answered
my
question.
We
had
a
meeting
about
the
LGA
formula
and
I
think
you
said
that
there
you
are
looking
at
it
and
working
on
it.
So
I
would
love
to
keep
updates
on
that.
That's
a
huge
chunk
of
money,
close
to
like
75
million
dollars
that
should
be
coming
into
the
City
of
Minneapolis.
So
please
keep
me
posted
on
where
that
goes
with
the
LGA
formula
and
how
I
can
help
in
any
way.
D
Great
and
then
my
last
slide
is
just
to
highlight
some
key
dates,
just
for
you
to
be
aware
of
before
I
turn
it
over
to
Ms
Olson
to
give
an
update
on
federal
Appropriations.
So
there
is
a
February
forecast
that
will
come
out
most
likely
in
early
March
and
that's
after
that
is
when
activity
around
the
budget
will
really
get
underway.
Because
then
they'll
they'll
know
what
the
forecast
looks
like
and
what
their
budget
targets
will
be.
D
We
do
have
committee
deadlines
coming
up
in
March,
so
March
10th
is
the
first
committee
deadline
and
that's
the
first
deadline
for
committees
to
act,
favorably
on
bills
and
the
house
of
origin,
and
then
the
second
deadline
is
for
bills
to
be
acted
on
in
the
other
body.
So
March,
10th
and
March
24th
are
those
two
deadlines
and
then
the
third
deadline,
April
4th
is
for
committees
to
act,
favorably
on
major
appropriation
and
finance
bills.
D
Then
the
legislature
will
take
a
break
from
April
5th
to
April
10th
and
then
they'll
be
back
April
11th
with
about
six
weeks
to
get
everything
done
and
adjourned
by
May
22nd,
because
that's
the
last
day
of
regular
session.
So
that's
what
we're
looking
at
in
terms
of
key
dates
coming
up
and
that's
that's
the
end
of
my
update
happy
to
take
any
more
questions.
If
there
are
any
or
I'll
turn
it
over
to
Ms
Olson,
for
a
federal
update.
F
You
chair,
Johnson
I,
just
want
to
say,
like
there
is
so
much
positive
momentum.
F
This
happening
at
the
Capitol
right
now,
I
I,
don't
think
any
of
us
first
saw
just
the
level
of
productivity
when
it
came
to
legislation,
and
not
only
just
legislation
for
legislation's
sake,
but
we're
talking
about
priorities
that
have
been
on
the
books
for
10
plus
years
as
it
relates
to
Working
Class
People
Like
drivers
license
for
all
like
that
was
a
a
major
fight
that
has
been
happening
for
several
years
now
and
and
pay
Family
Leave
restored
the
vote
more
than
10
years,
so
really
seeing
that
we
have
elected
leaders
there
that
are
not
playing
around
with
Working
Class
People
lives
and
they
are
going.
F
You
know
full
force
to
make
sure
that
we
do
have
a
legislative,
a
legislator
or
led
to
the
slight
of
you
know,
Capital
that
is
really
being
responsive
to
those
needs
and
long-time
needs
that
people
have
been
organizing
around
and
I.
Do
want
to
highlight
too.
The
reason
why
we're
seeing
that
level
of
productivity,
as
it
relates
to
to
this
body
is
because
they
have
a
functional,
fully
funded
and
fully
staffed
legislative
Department.
You
just
mentioned
they
have
1400.
You
know
pieces
of
legislation
introduced.
F
You
have
a
revisers
department
that
not
only
reviews,
you
know
elected
leaders,
legislation
but
actually
sit
with
community
members
to
also
draft
up
their
own
legislation,
and
we
are
going
into
month,
two
of
2023
in
our
own
City
Hall,
without
a
legislative
department,
and
that
is
a
disgrace.
So
I
am
so
excited
to
hopefully
see
us
also
reach
a
point
where
we
can
match
that
energy
at
the
Capitol
by
also
fully
funding
and
fully
Staffing
our
own
legislative
Department
here.
F
So
we
can
also
be
finally
reflective
in
in
passing
legislation
that
Working
Class
People
have
been
asking
us
to
do
so
for
many
years.
So
I
just
wanted
to
highlight
that.
A
I
Chair
councilman,
Olson
senior
government
relations
representative
and
I
just
want
to
acknowledge
that
I'm
very
proud
of
the
work
that
my
colleagues
are
doing
at
the
Capitol
it's
very
intense
over
there
and
thank
you
for
all
that
you
guys
are
doing
I'm
proud
of
what
the
city
has
been
able
to
engage
with
so
far,
so
just
want
to
acknowledge
that
I
get
to
talk
to
you
about
one
subject.
So
that's
nice.
I
As
you
guys
may
recall,
the
federal
earmarks
went
away
for
about
10
years.
There
was
a
moratorium
and
they
returned
a
few
years
ago.
So
this
would
be
our
third
year
back
into
Federal
earmarks
process.
They
still
haven't
really
streamlined
how
to
facilitate
this
pretty
large
undertaking.
I
So
it's
still
a
little
bit
of
a
rocky
process
as
of
right
now
there
hasn't
been
anything
formal
from
Congress
telling
us
that
there
will
be
earmarks
process
this
year
or
what
the
deadlines
would
be
or
any
details-
and
you
know,
there's
been
a
change
in
leadership
in
those
representatives,
for
example,
with
GOP
control
and
I.
Think
there
were
some
questions
about.
Will
the
house
continue
to
do
an
earmarks
process?
I
Will
it
look
any
different
because
there's
always
been
two
parallel
processes,
the
house
process
and
the
Senate
process
from
the
best
intelligence
that
we
can
gather?
We
do
expect
that
there
is
going
to
be
an
earmarks
process
again
and
that
it's
going
to
have
those
two
tracks,
but
we
don't
have
any
more
details
now.
A
key
part
of
earmarks
is
that
it
you
can't
get
an
armor
for
just
anything.
I
Congress
makes
certain
accounts
available,
the
house
has
accounts
and
the
Senate
has
accounts
that
kind
of
determine
what
kind
of
funding
is
available
so
we'll
want
to
carefully
see
what's
available
in
terms
of
the
accounts.
So
far.
Last
couple
years,
local
governments
and
non-profits
could
independently
apply
for
an
earmark.
I
So
we'll
see
if
that
continues
to
be
the
case,
but
we
in
order
to
do
the
due
diligence
we
want
to
do
as
a
city.
We
need
to
get
started
on
this
process,
even
though
we
wish
we
had
more
information
at
this
stage,
because
if
we
follow
past
precedent
we
will
probably
we
may
be
submitting
projects
in
mid-april
into
the
system.
We
also
want
to
leave
wiggle
room
in
case
they
decide
to
move
our
deadlines
up
a
little
bit.
I
What
we
have
done
is
we
we
get
projects
from
inside
the
city,
Enterprise
that
benefit
the
city.
Enterprise,
that's
what
comes
through
the
council,
that's
what
I
helped
just
to
coordinate
and
facilitate,
and
then
we
bring
those
to
you
essentially
any
project
from
the
city
Enterprise
that
seems
viable
because
it
it
fits
an
account
and
it's
kind
of
at
an
appropriate
state
of
Readiness
and
so
on
will
come
before
you
and
we
will
advance
them.
I
We
will
have
to
rank
them
at
some
point
as
well,
because
that
that
has
been
required
in
the
past.
For
the
Senate
process,
we
will
talk
to
you
more
about
how
we
rank
them,
but
it
it's
usually
based
on
which
projects
we
think
are
not
only
either
reflect
the
parties
of
the
city,
but
also
which
ones
can
actually
get
funded,
is
a
big
factor
in
the
ranking.
So
we'll
we'll
be
talking
about
that.
I
So
at
this
time
as
the
facilitator,
this
process
I've
been
working
with
our
city
departments
about
this
and
asking
them
to
provide
their
project
ideas
to
me
or
to
the
igr
department
to
begin
a
process
of
vetting
that
will
involve
trying
to
get
some
input
from
our
federal
delegation
and
their
staff
trying
to
get
input
from
Primacy
strategy
group
or
lobbyists,
and
then,
of
course,
we're
waiting
for
the
meaningful
data.
That's
going
to
help
us
determine
what
projects
are
good
or
not.
I
You
know,
as
we
wait
for
more
details
on
this,
so
at
this
moment
I'm
getting
those
projects
from
departments
some
features.
As
you
know,
if
you're
thinking
about
projects
that
departments
may
be
working
on,
just
some
things
to
keep
in
mind
for
earmarks
is
there's
a
lot
of
unpredictability
of
this
process.
It
will
take
us
about
a
year
before
we
know
if
we
get
the
ear
mark,
it
usually
drags
out.
I
You
know
the
fiscal
year
and
September
30th,
but
that
usually
gets
pushed
back
with
continuing
resolutions
through
like
December,
maybe
January,
so
we
probably
we'll
submit
in
April.
We
may
not
know
if
we
get
the
funding
until
December
January
of
next
year,
then,
depending
on
the
agency
involved.
There's
another
process
that
happens
after
we
get
an
appropriation
in
our
name,
and
you
know
so
again
or
an
earmark
is
Congress,
giving
a
direct
appropriation
to
a
specific
project.
I
So
there's
some
timing
issues
where
there's
some
unpredictability
in
terms
of
when
you
get
the
money
in
your
hand
and
depending
on
which
bucket
of
money
you're
dealing
with
you,
have
a
different
agency
you're
dealing
with
that
might
have
a
different
speed,
a
capability
of
managing
their
earmarks
and
so
on.
So
the
point
is
that
good
projects
are
ones
that
have
some
flexibility
about
when
you're
actually
going
to
potentially
get
that
money
in
hand
or,
if
you're,
going
to
get
that
money
in
hand.
I
You
don't
want
something
that
your
whole
project
is
depending
on
getting
that
money,
so
certain
features
that
make
a
good
ear
marker
or
a
bad
earmark,
and
we
also
want
you
know
we're
looking
for
things
since
we
will
have
to
move
this
process
quickly
and
it's
yet
still
a
lot
of
details
unknown.
We
want
projects
that
have
the
stamp
of
approval
that
are
already
supported
by
the
council
by
the
mayor
by
the
city
Enterprise.
I
So
those
are
some
of
the
things
that
we
look
for
as
we
pursue
this
so
I'm
gonna
keep
you
posted
as
we
learn
more
detail
as
soon
as
information
is
publicly
posted
about
this
process
and
timeline.
I
will
distribute
that
to
you
so
that
you
can
share
that
with
other
friends.
I'm
sure
you
have
non-profit
organizations
that
you
would
want
to
potentially
encourage
to
take
a
look
at
this
process
right
now.
I
wish
we
had
better
information
to
share
with
them,
but
as
soon
as
I
have
that
I'll
give
that
to
you.
G
Thank
you,
chair,
Johnson,
yeah,
I.
Remember
one
of
our
past
legislative
updates.
You
shared
that
we
did
get
some
earmarks
that
were
approved.
One
of
them
that
I,
remember
specifically
I
want
to
ask
a
question
about.
Is
our
problem.
Nature
code,
study
and
I
know
that
a
lot
of
that
work
had
started
several
years
ago.
G
I
Chair
Johnson
and
councilmember
Payne,
trying
to
figure
out
how
to
answer
that
question.
The
way
that
the
problem
nature
code
project
came
through.
For
example,
director
Smith
had
future
phases
of
that
endeavor
that
that
he
described
as
what
what
we
would
be
able
to
do
to
do
additional
investigation
of
the
911
calls
and
the
prob
the
nature
of
those
calls
and
piloting
something
new
to
potentially
improve
our
responsiveness
to
those
calls.
I
So
essentially,
I
think
there
was
enough
flexibility
there
that
if
the
money
manifested
that
we
were
able
to
describe
how
we
could
expand
upon
work,
that
was
already
being
done
so
kind
of
had
that
nice
criteria
of
like
a
well-accepted
practice
within
the
city
and
the
potential
to
kind
of
grow.
That
and
I
don't
know.
If
that
sufficiently
answered
your
question.
Maybe
we
could
talk
in
more
detail
about
phasing
yeah.
G
I
Okay,
so
yeah,
so
if
I
may
Mr
chair
council
member
yeah,
so
there's
2.5
million
dollars
was
secured
through
the
last
last
year's
earmarks
process
and,
as
I
said,
it
takes
a
long
time
so
right
now,
director
Smith
is
in
touch
with
the
Department
of
Justice,
about
applying
for
the
money
that's
been
appropriated
to
us,
so
yeah,
it's
a
it's
a
long
process
again
flexible
projects
are,
would
be
good
for
this
type
of
thing.
A
J
Thank
you,
chair
Johnson,
Miss,
Olson,
I,
I,
just
a
quick
question.
So,
as
our
department
has
submit
projects,
it
is
so
Public
Works
in
in
my
word,
I'm
sure,
all
of
our
Awards.
We
have
some
really
bad
streets
and
it's
just
simply
fixing
the
streets.
It's
not
some
big
flashy
project
would
Street
repair
be
eligible
for
Federal
earmarks.
I
You
know
in
each
excuse
me,
chair,
Johnson
and
vice
chair
rainville
in
each
potential
situation.
We'd
have
to
look
into
it,
but,
for
example,
last
year
Public
Works
did
bring
a
proposal
related
to
the
needs
that
we
have
Citywide
to
improve
our
Ada
accessibility,
and
so
that's
an
example
of
a
public
works
infrastructure
project
that
we
did
feel
met
a
met,
a
category
of
funding
that
was
available,
so
there
might
be
other
broad
categories
like
that
that
could
fit
now.
I
Sometimes
people
have
attempted
to
bring
money
for
Project
Specific
things
like
a
certain
Corridor
again.
That
might
be
a
little
risky
for
this
type
of
funds
just
due
to
the
the
timing
and
not
knowing,
if
you're,
if
you
get
the
money
or
when
you
get
the
money,
but
it
is
sometimes
people
have
done
something
a
little
bit
more
specific,
so
I
think
we
would
just
have
to
examine
any
specific
proposal,
but
Public
Works
has
brought
has
a
great
need
for
the
Ada
infrastructure.
There
was.
I
Our
federal
delegation
was
pretty
supportive
of
trying
to
of
us
potentially
getting
an
earmark
for
that
I
think
they
will
be
bringing
that
forth
again
and
again,
that's
nice
because
of
the
flexibility
we
have
a
large
need
there.
We
can
use
that
when
it
comes
through
I'd
be
happy
to
discuss
any
specifics
or
if
you
guys
want
to
Ping
departments
about
anything
that
you
think
they
might
be
overlooking.
J
So
when,
when
you're
not
busy,
maybe
we
can
talk
privately
I,
don't
want
to
take
all
your
time
today,
but
I'm
thinking,
Street
lighting
fixing
roads,
new
sewers
on
13th
Avenue
Northeast.
The
sewer
was
going
to
be
replaced
the
storm
sewer
four
years
ago
and
now
they're
telling
me
it
won't
be
replaced
for
another
four
or
five
and
every
time
it
rains
when
the
snow
melts
there's
problems
and
that's
that's
what
I'm,
wondering
and
I
will
bring
this
forth
to
public
works
as
well.
So
thank
you
for
your
answering
my
question.
Okay,.
I
A
All
right,
thank
you,
Miss
Olson,
well,
I
do
not
see
any
other
council
members
in
queue.
So
we
have
completed
this
item
and
I
do
want
to
just
take
a
moment
to
thank
our
igr
team.
I
know
it's
as
you
alluded
to
so
busy
over
at
the
Capitol
right
now
non-stop
tons
of
conversations.
Things
are
moving
at
the
speed
of
light
and
I
Know
It.
A
It
takes
a
lot
of
dedication
and
effort
on
your
parts
to
even
keep
up
with
all
of
that,
let
alone
doing
that
proactive
work
that
you
do
over
at
the
Capitol
and
so
really
greatly
appreciative
of
that
and
on
behalf
of
all
the
members
of
the
council,
as
well
as
the
people
of
Minneapolis,
for
the
work
that
you're
doing
is
truly
invaluable.
So
thank
you,
yeah.
M
To
that
I
wanted
to
just
show
my
appreciation
for
Lauren
Olsen
and
all
of
your
efforts
with
our
airport.
You
know
this
was
mostly
a
legislative
update,
but
from
the
federal
standpoint
we
are
working
on
our
airport,
where
we
working
as
a
partner
of
our
Airport's
comprehensive
plan
and
how
that
gets
finalized,
and
it
took
a
grand
pause
earlier
during
the
covid
timeline.
M
But
we
are
moving
forward
with
that
and
that
doesn't
often
get
a
lot
of
attention
because
it's
it's
not
a
real
Hot
Topic
right
now
it
but
its
impacts
on
our
community,
its
impacts
on
it
being
part
of
the
economic
engine
that
we
need
in
our
states
is
important
and
how
it
gets
finalized.
M
You
know
I
just
wanted
to
say:
I
appreciate,
Ms
Olson's
attention
to
all
of
the
details
that
she's
always
on
top
of
for
us
on
that.
So
thank
you.
H
I
can't
help
but
jump
on
the
Lauren
Olsen
bandwagon,
also
because
she's
also
in
charge
of
the
Metropolitan
Council
and
in
the
ward
that
I
represent.
We've
had
to
have
these
annual
meetings
on
Southwest,
LRT
safety,
and
it's
very
challenging
and
Ms
Olson
manages
these
meetings,
facilitates
them
and
all
of
the
follow-up
with
Incredible,
Grace
and
professionalism.
I
am
so
grateful.
H
I
mean
it's
like
she's
the
same
one
in
the
group
and
she
has
to
coordinate
lots
of
different
departments,
including
fire,
emergency
preparedness,
the
neighborhood
association
and
it's
just
been
really
hard
work
and
really
very
thankless
work.
So
it's
not
just
the
airports
and
the
federal
work.
It's
also
the
Metropolitan
Council
and
dealing
with
neighborhoods.
We
are
super
lucky
to
have
her
and
I
just
wanted
to
publicly.
Thank
you
also.
A
Thank
you,
councilmember
Goodman
I
agree
with
those
comments
as
well
and
I.
Think
what
you're
hearing
is
don't
be
surprised.
If
you
formally
see
a
Lauren
Olson
fan
club
formed,
it
is
yes,
it
is
very
likely
I
think
so.
With
that
I'll
ask
the
clerk
to
file
that
report
and
seeing
no
other
business
before
committee
I
will
declare
this
meeting
adjourn.
Thank
you.