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Mayor Jacob Frey, Council President Andrea Jenkins, Council Member Jeremiah Ellison, Council Member Jason Chavez and leaders from local business incubators highlight the mayor’s proposed 2023-2024 investments in inclusive economic recovery.
Earlier this year, Mayor Frey’s workgroup on Inclusive Economic Recovery released their report outlining strategies for an inclusive recovery from the impacts of the pandemic and the civil unrest of 2020. The mayor’s proposed budget includes several of the workgroup’s recommendations, including funding to recreate the Black middle class, support workforce training and entrepreneurship, and provide opportunities for wealth creation.
A
All
right
well
good
afternoon,
everyone
we
are
here
at
this
extraordinary
Endeavor,
that
is
a
brainchild
of
Kenya
McKnight
Ahad
now
for
I
mean
ever
since
I've
known
Kenya,
now
spanning
back
somewhere
in
the
range
of
10
to
12
years.
She
has
been
talking
about
this
mission
and
Zara.
The
big
vision
is
just
one
example
of
the
things
that
we're
working
on
throughout
the
City
of
Minneapolis,
so
about
nine.
Ten
months
ago,
we
set
up
a
series
of
work
groups.
A
One
of
them
was
focused
on
community
safety.
One
new
government
structure,
but
the
primary
piece
that
we're
talking
today
about
was
economic
inclusion,
making
sure
that
we're
not
just
getting
back
to
the
old
normal,
but
we're
blowing
by
that
old
normal
to
see
true,
transformational
change
among
the
recommendations
that
that
work
group
came
up
with
was
to
create
or
recreate
a
black
middle
class.
We
have
had
a
black
middle
class
of
substantial
form
in
Minneapolis.
A
In
the
past,
there
are
extraordinary
black
and
black
middle
and
upper
classes
throughout
our
country,
and
we
want
to
make
sure
that
there
is
are
those
kind
of
routes
that
exist
here
in
Minneapolis
that
we
break
down
the
systemic
barriers
that
have
perpetually
left
black
and
brown
people
out
of
the
equation,
whether
that's
through
lending
practices,
access
to
money,
Social,
Capital,
redlining,
restrictive,
covenants
that
run
with
the
land.
You
name
it.
A
There
have
been
a
series
of
impediments
we're
trying
to
undo
that
making
sure
that
the
Precision
of
our
Solutions
now
match
the
Precision
of
the
harm
that
was
initially
inflicted
and
that
that
harm
was
precise.
And
so
what
you
will
see
in
this
proposed
budget
is
17.5
million
dollars
worth
of
investment
in
the
economic
inclusion
space
about
7.5
million
of
that
is
specifically
dedicated
on
a
one-time
basis
to
jump
starting
this
recovery
in
the
right
way.
A
So
it's
going
to
things
like
Zara
to
the
tune
of
about
a
million
dollars
that
we're
making
sure
that
this
extraordinary
Endeavor
can
take
shape.
If
you
talk
to
Kenya
about
it
and
she's
going
to
talk
very
shortly
here
about
it,
the
whole
mission
is
to
provide
that
Foundation
from
which
extraordinary
Talent
can
rise.
It's
to
make
sure
that
we
are
accessing
every
bit
of
talent
that
we
have
here
on
the
table
in
Minneapolis,
and
if
you
look
at
the
talent
that
is
least
accessed
where
we
are
least
realizing
our
full
potential.
A
It's
black
women,
black
women
are
creating
businesses
at
a
rate
that
is
far
superior
than
almost
any
other
demographic
out
there.
So
we
need
to
make
sure
that
they
have
the
tools
that
they
need
in
order
to
run
with
a
big
Vision
to
become
an
entrepreneur
to
live
that
brilliant
life
and
to
start
the
business
that,
for
instance,
Kenya
has
had
an
idea
about,
for,
like
I,
said
about
10
to
12
years,
and
what
she
has
talked
about
through.
That
time
is
now
happening.
A
It's
happening
in
the
form
of
the
black
women's
wealth
Alliance,
which
is
making
sure
that
when
you
walk
in
the
door
as
a
black
woman
entrepreneur,
you
have
access
to
lending
resources
to
Banks.
You
understand
how
to
set
up
a
business
model
that
you
know
exactly
all
of
the
different
pieces
that
you
need
in
order
to
succeed
and
by
the
way,
it's
impossible
to
become
an
entrepreneur.
A
That's
a
huge
part
of
what
Zara
is
doing,
whether
that's
through
massage
therapy
or
acupuncture,
whether
that's
through
making
sure
that
you
get
the
proper
healing
that
you
need
or
just
a
kind
voice
to
listen
and
talk
to
this
is
an
organization.
That's
set
it
up,
and
if
you
talk
to
Kenya,
the
data
is
pretty
clear.
If
you
look
at
where
the
demand
is,
if
you
look
at
for
what
women
and
men
are
looking
for
on
the
North
side,
they
want
this.
They
want
Zara.
A
This
is
just
one
example:
you're
also
going
to
hear
from
from
Anthony
Taylor
who's
doing
an
incredible
job
over
at
Dreamland,
on
38th
Street
on
the
south
side
and
no
council.
President
here
is
going
to
talk
about
this
very
shortly
as
well,
which
is
this
exceptional
Event
Center,
which
can
also
add
to
the
commercial
space
that
will
be
available
on
38th
by
the
way
in
the
past,
38th
Street
has
been
a
mecca
for
black
entrepreneurs.
Council
president
and
others
are
looking
to
recreate
that
Mecca
and
so
you'll
see
what
this
is
all
about.
A
Also,
you
got
to
double
down
on
stuff
that
we
know
is
working
and
has
worked,
and
you
know
Renee
dossman
who's
done
an
incredible
job
down
at
Midtown,
Global
Market,
you
know,
they've
been
through
they've,
been
through
hell
over
the
last
couple
of
years,
but
they've
been
so
resilient.
They've
been
tough
and
they're
coming
back
again
and
again
and
again,
these
are
organizations.
These
are
businesses.
These
are
Endeavors
that
are
extraordinary
council
members
up
here.
A
A
This
this
is
a
really
important
step
for
our
city.
The
there's
a
couple
messages
that
I
just
wanna
say
in
completion.
The
first
is
we
set
those
that
work
group
up
and
when
we
did,
it
wasn't
just
going
to
be
a
recommendation
that
went
in
a
binder
and
sat
on
a
shelf.
These
were
recommendations
that
are
being
utilized.
A
A
They
said
that
they
wanted
to
create
opportunity
for
ownership
and
residential,
and
so
we're
doubling
down
on
programs
like
homes
Minneapolis
to
make
sure
that
that
that
wealth
can
be
passed
from
one
generation
to
another
through
the
ownership
of
a
home
that
work
group
said
that
we
need
to
be
invest
investing
in
people
directly
in
people
and
in
businesses
that
are
doing
this
work.
Zara
Dreamland.
A
A
You
know
this
is
just
the
latest
example
of
what
I
think
we're
going
to
see
over
the
next
couple
of
years,
and
it's
going
to
be
an
exciting
time,
so
get
ready,
Buckle
in
it's
going
to
be
a
wild
but
extraordinary
ride.
You
know,
council
president,
has
been
working
on
this
for
quite
a
long
time
and
whether
she's
reciting,
poetry
or
she's,
talking
about
a
big
gigantic
Vision
that
we
all
need
to
get
behind
she's
someone
who
is
an
inspiration
to
so
many
in
this
city.
B
Thank
you,
mayor,
Frye
and
good
afternoon.
Everyone,
my
name
is
Andrea
Jenkins
I
am
the
Minneapolis
city
council
president
and
I
represent
Ward
eight
before
I
just
get
too
deep
in
my
remarks,
I
want
to
just
say
congratulations
to
my
dear
friend
Kenya
Ahad
McKnight,
for
this
amazing
facility
that
will
uplift
and
create
space
for
women
entrepreneurs.
My
own
daughter
is
an
entrepreneur
in
the
City
of
Minneapolis
and
so
I
know
the
importance
of
supporting
these
kinds
of
opportunities
for
young
people
for
business
owners
to
succeed
in
in
this
economy.
B
I'm
here
on
the
north
side,
but
I'm
here
to
talk
about
some
of
the
things
that
are
happening
on
the
South
Side,
particularly
38th
Street,
and
the
vision
that
we've
created
called
the
38th
Street
Thrive
project,
which
will
Revitalize
and
re-imagine
the
history
of
38th
Street
to
recapture
the
energy
that
was
once
known
as
the
black
business
district
in
Minneapolis.
During
the
times
of
redlining
that
was
disrupted
by
35W.
Much
like
the
Rondo
Community
was
disrupted
by
the
freeway.
But
we
are
going
to
bring
that
Vitality
than
entrepreneurship.
C
I'm,
sorry,
thank
you
very
much
council
president
Jenkins
and
thank
you
to
the
mayor
for
this
investment.
We
all
know
that
home
ownership
has
always
been
a
a
vital
and
and
stable
way
for
people
to
build
wealth,
but
the
thing
that
has
been
denied
the
most
on
the
North
side
is
access
to
commercial
property
towards
that
same
end
towards
wealth
building.
C
What
Kenya's
built
here
is
tremendous
and
I'm
proud
to
say
that
through
some
of
through
some
of
these
Investments
and
some
of
the
systemic
responses
that
we've
had
towards
towards
creating
economic
equity
in
our
city,
you
know
we
we've
probably
got
more
local
black
owners
along
West
Broadway
than
ever
before,
and
yet
the
number's
still
too
low.
That's
why
these
Investments
and
these
continued
Investments
are
so
vitally
important.
C
Not
only
are
we
seeing
Kenya
here
on
the
corridor,
we're
seeing
folks
like
try,
construction,
Calvin,
Littlejohn,
owning
on
the
corridor,
we
see
Kenya
owning
on
the
corridor.
We
see
like
the
get
down
coffee
and
Houston
white
owning
up
in
in
Ward
four,
but
that's
not
all.
We
need
right.
We
need
50
Houston's,
we
need.
We
need
50
Caverns.
We
need
a
hundred,
kenyas,
right
and
and
and
I
think
that
the
the
beautiful
thing
is
is
that
they
exist.
They
already
exist.
C
D
Hello:
everyone,
my
name,
is
Jason
Chavez
and
I.
Have
the
honor
of
privilege
of
representing
the
ninth
ward
on
the
Minneapolis
city
council
I,
get
to
share
two
cultural
districts,
38th
Street
and
East
Lake
Street,
which
are
very
important
areas
to
the
City
of
Minneapolis
from
our
cultural
corridors.
I'm
very
happy
to
be
here
with
the
mayor,
my
Council
colleagues
and
these
amazing
Community
leaders
behind
me
today.
Over
the
past
few
years,
we've
seen
our
small
businesses
struggle
and
oftentimes
they've
had
to
make
very
difficult
decisions,
just
to
stay
afloat.
D
The
impact
of
the
pandemic
continues
to
add
hardship
to
our
small
business
owners,
and
especially
talking
about
the
East
Lake
Street
Corridor
I'm,
proud
that
the
mayor
and
the
council
will
be
voting
on
a
400
000
investment
and
funding
for
competitive
grant
for
a
cultural
Market
grants.
It's
a
great
investment
for
cultural
corridors,
especially
for
our
Midtown
Global
Market,
to
make
sure
that
we
can
bounce
back
in
this
economy.
D
I
also
want
to
talk
a
little
about
a
little
bit
about
the
employment
opportunities
and
economic
development
for
young
and
communities
of
color
on
the
Lake
Street
Corridor.
The
mayor
also
set
aside
a
250
000
investment
for
the
rise
up.
Center
rise
up
Center
that
can
help
employ
and
train
people
of
color
are
immigrants,
and
people
have
been
struggling
here
due
to
that
pandemic.
Over
the
past
few
years
we
know
on
the
Lake
Street
Corridor
people
need
employment
opportunities
in
this
rise
up
Center.
D
E
So
for
me,
a
nation
Rises
no
higher
than
this
woman
and
the
conditions
of
black
women
will
always
dictate
the
conditions
of
the
Black
Nation.
It
is
imperative
that
we
make
sure
that
black
women
have
the
essentials.
We
need
to
thrive
and
survive
and
to
live
and
to
build
good
lives
through
our
Generations
of
our
families
of
ourselves
and
through
our
cultural
lenses
as
historical
people
of
this
land.
E
E
We
need
a
social
life
here.
We
need
to
be
celebrated
here.
We
need
to
be
uplifted
here.
It
is
the
very
thing
that
our
ancestors
fought
for,
and
it's
our
time
to
realize
that
in
these
days
so
I
appreciate
the
support,
the
love,
the
investment,
the
Courage,
the
leadership
and
the
vision
of
the
Minneapolis
city
council
and
the
the
mayor
Jacob
Frey,
for
having
the
audacity
to
create
the
cultural
Corridor,
so
that
businesses
like
mines
and
the
other
29
Fierce
black
entrepreneurs
who
own
commercial
property
on
West
Broadway
can
exist,
can
be
here
can
create.
E
Zaraz
can
create
the
building
neon
just
purchased,
create
the
Capri
Tito
Wilson,
there's
a
slew
of
us
who
are
out
here
and
what
we
needed.
Our
city
is
now
stepping
up
to
provide
and
so
I'm
happy
to
be.
In
this
space.
I
appreciate
the
support.
The
Zarah
is
the
First
Wellness
cultural,
specific
retail,
complex
in
North
Minneapolis.
E
We
currently
have
the
only
sit-down
space
on
West
Broadway
and
for
us,
what
we're
adding
is
24
additional
retail
spaces
and
event
space
and
a
food
Hall
to
North
Minneapolis
that
will
celebrate
the
diversity
of
black
Wellness
through
again
retail
and
Direct
Services.
So
entrepreneurs
like
Aisha
wadu
here
who
currently
works
in
the
Zara
as
a
fierce
massage
therapist,
can
have
a
place
to
realize
her
dreams.
Too.
E
She's
worked
as
an
entrepreneur
for
over
12
years,
but
has
never
had
the
opportunity
to
provide
her
Wellness
services
in
her
own
community
that
she
grew
up
in
North
Minneapolis.
So
there's
a
rise
here
to
make
that
a
reality
for
other
black
women
who
imagine
their
spaces
of
Wellness
from
entrepreneurship
and
acupuncture
massage
therapy
apothecaries
birth,
centers
Etc.
Thank
you
so
much
and
thank
you
to
my
team
for
all
your
work
to
make
this
happen
and
I'll
now
invite
up
one
of
my
mentors
and
vibrant
people
who
I
love,
Miss,
Renee
dosman.
F
F
You
know
when
something's
15
years
old,
sometimes
people
forget
about
it,
don't
think
much
about
it,
and
so
the
fact
that
we
are
still
thinking
about
the
Midtown,
Global
Market
and
what
an
institution
it
has
been
on
the
south
side
is,
is
truly
humbling
for
us,
the
Midtown
Global
Market,
for
those
of
you
that
don't
know
is
owned.
It's
co-owned
by
the
neighborhood
Development
Center,
as
well
as
the
cultural
Wellness
Center.
F
It's
been
around
for
15
years,
there's
over
35
vendors
in
the
market
that
speak
over
18
different
languages
and
there's
there's
definitely
been
some
tough
times
in
the
market,
but
there's
some
good
things
happening
and,
and
that
we're
looking
forward
to
so
I'm
just
going
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
some
of
the
things
that
we're
doing
in
the
market
that
this
funding
will
help
us
support.
One
of
them
is,
we
need
a
refresh
the
Market's
been
around
for
15
years,
so
we're
doing
a
refresh
of
the
market
to
freshen
it
up
a
bit.
F
A
facelift,
never
hurts
anybody
and
then
the
other
thing
we're
doing
is
we're
building
out.
We
noticed
when
everything
happened,
that
the
service
Industries,
like
the
eyelash
or
the
eyebrow
store
actually
did
fairly
well
even
during
the
pandemic,
and
so
we're
building
out
more
services
such
as
hair
salon,
a
barber
shop
and
a
nail
salon.
So
that's
going
to
be
the
beauty.
Note,
that's
going
to
happen
inside
the
market.
In
addition,
there's
entrepreneurs
in
the
market
that
are
Remodeling
and
building
out
their
space.
F
We
have
the
cultural
Wellness
Center,
that's
building
out
a
new
health
Hub
in
partnership
with
the
University
of
Minnesota.
We
have
Sean
Sherman
the
Sioux
chef
with
his
natives,
non-profit,
that's
building
out
a
retail
concept
right
there
in
the
market,
and
then,
let's
not
forget
about
the
basement
of
the
market,
which,
to
be
honest
with
you,
we've
never
fully
developed
and
in
partnership
with
Allina
we're
going
to
build
out
office
space
down
there.
F
There
might
be
an
opportunity
for
a
gym
so
when
you
think
about
South
Minneapolis
and
you
think
about
that
corner
of
lake
in
Chicago,
a
lot
of
people
think
about
everything
that
happened
and
and
when
I
we
just
were
recently
at
the
state
fair,
and
we
had
two
restaurants
there,
as
well
as
a
retail
store
and
literally
everybody
that
walked
by
the
booth
was
like.
Oh,
the
Market's.
Still
oh
I
haven't
been
there
in
years.
F
So
when
you
think
about
how
you
can
support
these
businesses,
how
you
can
support
these
entrepreneurs,
it
comes
down
to
showing
up
and
visiting
them
and
shopping
and
patronizing
them.
So
I
think
about
those
dark
nights
and
I
think
about
the
market
being
surrounded
literally
surrounded
by
entrepreneurs
by
residents
that
live
in
the
town,
homes
coming
together,
and
the
market
surviving
and
being
a
symbol
of
Hope
and
with
these
these
Partnerships
and
with
the
support
the
market
can
continue
to
thrive
for
generations
to
come.
G
Anyways,
thank
you
all
for
being
here
so
I'm
going
to
start
off
with
some
words.
You'll.
Never
forget
black
women
to
the
rescue
and
I.
I
really
would
like
to
sincerely
thank
two
Community
leaders,
two
friends
and
mentors
Kenny
McKnight
is
a
continuous
partner
in
conspiring
to
create
better
for
people,
Renee
dasman
for
her
support
and
what
we're
doing
at
the
global
market
and
in
other
areas,
and
really
for
Elder
attune
who's,
not
here
for
her
willingness
to
allow
the
cultural
Wellness
Center
to
expand
this
approach
towards
development.
G
I'd
also
like
to
thank
our
city
council,
our
mayor
I'd,
like
to
name
Eric,
Hansen
and
cpad
as
partners
and
answering
a
very
simple
question:
can
we
make
investments
in
the
built
environment
turn
into
quality
of
life,
improvements
for
people
who
live
within
the
community
that
we
are
making
those
changes?
Dreamland
was
a
concept
that
was
really
initiated
in
1937
by
Anthony
B
cashes,
who
actually
opened
a
business
in
what
was
relegated
and
redlined
for
black
people.
G
This
is
about
Dreamland
on
38th,
and
this
is
really
a
catalyst
investment
and
what
we
see
as
really
rebuilding
a
vital
economic
African-American
District
that
starts
at
second
goes.
All
the
way
to
George,
Floyd
square
and
someday
will
actually
be
a
international
destination
for
social
justice
Pilgrims
from
all
over
the
world,
and
this
has
already
begun
to
happen.
G
This
is
a
catalyst
investment
in
an
African-American
cultural
Enterprise
district,
and
we
will
support
all
of
the
businesses
there.
Most
importantly,
we
see
this
as
an
opportunity
to
build
quality
of
life
for
African-American,
community
members
and
all
community
members
who
live
within
walking
and
biking
and
living
distance
of
38th
and
4th.
H
Good
afternoon
I'm
Eric
Hanson
I'm,
the
city's
economic
development
director
and
I
want
to
thank
Anthony
for
the
shout
out.
I
really
appreciate
it,
but
my
role
here
is
not
to
make
the
Investments.
My
role
is
to
help
the
city
council
and
the
mayor
break
down
barriers
so
that
we
can
see
the
wealth
disparities
we
see
in
Minneapolis
disappear
and
those
wealth
disparities
are
going
to
be
disappearing
because
of
the
Investments
of
These
Fine
people
behind
me,
and
we
saw
that
in
the
unrest.
H
The
businesses
that
were
owned
locally
were
the
ones
that
were
defended,
and
those
are
also
the
businesses
that
that
will
reinvest
in
the
local
community
and
that
multiplier
effect
is
what
will
have
the
impact
over
time.
Black
women
have
a
disproportionate
amount
of
economic
responsibility
in
decision
making
and
their
families,
and
so
investing
in
this
in
these
businesses
are
going
to
have
generational
impacts
in
Minneapolis
and
hopefully
by
the
time.
All
of
the
folks
behind
me
are
the
elders
in
the
room.
H
We
are
seeing
that
the
disparities
in
the
chasm
between
black
and
Indigenous
and
people
of
color
and
white
in
Minneapolis
has
been
has
been
breached.
So
I
just
want
to
thank
you.
I
thank
the
mayor
for
his
leadership
to
to
direct
the
city
staff
to
make
sure
that
we're
always
looking
at
equity
and
for
the
city
council,
leadership
of
council
president
Jenkins
and
the
council
members
here
about
their
strategic
strategic,
racial
Equity
action
plan
that
is
also
making
it
where
we
are
being
very
thoughtful
and
deliberative
about
where
we're
making
Investments
as
a
city.
A
A
A
A
H
You
know
it's
I
forget
what
he
has
proposed,
but
you
know
that's
in
the
number
of
hundreds
of
people
that
we
helped
through
that
find
work,
skills
which
is
very
important
right
now,
because
right
now
the
the
state's
unemployment
rate
is
about
is
is
south
of
two
percent,
while
the
black
unemployment
rate
is
north
of
seven
percent,
so
we
still
have
a
lot
to
do
and
we
have
a
racial.
Most
of
our
service
providers
have
the
cultural
competence
to
to
support
people
of
color
through
training
sessions.
H
A
And
I
I
can
add
a
little
bit
more
this.
This
was
parts
of
my
original
talking
points
that
I
nixed,
but
we
can
give
you
directly
so
to
Eric's
point
in
a
direct
capacity,
hundreds
indirectly,
thousands
if
we're
Technical
and
Workforce
training,
we've
got
about
three
million
dollars
that
are
invested.
It's
for
there's
a
youth
program,
employment
and
training.
A
That's
1.6
million
Small
Business
technical
assistance
program
which
serves
hundreds
of
people,
700
000,
there's
a
career
Pathways
program
as
well,
and
that's
an
expansion
for
an
additional
six
hundred
thousand
and
then
there's
the
work
which
we
have
kind
of
included.
Tangentially,
which
is
in
NOAA
preservation,
naturally
occurring
affordable
housing
as
well
as
home,
and
then
there's
the
the
direct
allocations
on
a
one-time
basis,
which
are
the
entities
that
we've
discussed
today.
E
E
More
than
20
million
was
spent
in
the
health
and
wellness
sector
and
at
least
about
I,
don't
know,
maybe
about
260
million
of
that
leaves
the
north
side,
because
we
don't
have
the
business
infrastructure
that
supports
the
way
people
spend
money
I'm
here
to
retain
our
own
dollars
and
I.
Imagine
that's
true
across
our
community.
So
what
we
know
for
sure
is
that
the
work
that
we're
all
doing
the
businesses
that
we're
creating
the
infrastructure
we're
building,
allows
us
to
retain
some
of
those
dollars
that
will
be
reinvested
into
the
businesses
here.
E
That
in
turn
create
jobs
and
provide
meaningful
services
for
the
people
who
are
already
paying
for
these
things
outside
of
our
community.
So
for
us
that
recycling
doubling
down,
allows
us
to
build
on
the
generational
wealth
but
also
grow
the
local
economies
of
our
community.
That
brings
us,
along
with
the
rest
of
the
city.
A
You
know
here's
the
thing
we
are
looking
at
every
possible
Avenue
to
keep
our
communities
safe.
We've
obviously
got
to
do
that
within
the
purview
of
the
law
itself
and
we
are
making
sure
that
we
are
exploring
every
option
that
is
out
there,
and
you
know
as
recently
as
earlier
today
or
yesterday,
we
were
able
to
get
quite
a
few
guns
off
the
streets
as
well
as
well
as
quite
a
few
perpetrators
of
these
violent
crimes
arrested.
A
A
Caliber
and
I
saw
that
out
in
the
interviews
the
formal
job
offer
we
anticipate
coming
very
soon,
certainly
by
the
end
of
this
month
we
hope
to
make
an
announcement
and
even
after
the
offer
itself
is
given
in
a
formal
capacity,
we're
going
to
have
to
make
sure
that
we
do
the
background
check,
which
ultimately
runs
through
the
BCA,
and
so
the
announcement
will
come
in
in
short
order
here.
You
know.
Obviously
this
is
something
that
we
want
to
expedite
as
soon
as
possible,
simply
because
we
need.