May 1, 2025  Minneapolis City Council
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[{'start': '16.483', 'end': '16.683', 'text': '.  .  .  [GAVEL]    >> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.  MY NAME IS ELLIOTT PAYNE.  I\'M THE PRESIDENT OF THE CITY OF  MINNEAPOLIS.  BEFORE WE CONVENE THE MEANING,   WE HAVE PRESENTATIONS OF   HONORARY RESOLUTIONS.  WE ARE PLEASED TO WELCOME GUESTS  TO SHARE IN THE SPACE.  AND FIRST UP IS A NATIONAL   POLICE WEEK PRESENTED BY COUNCIL  MEMBERS RAINVILLE, VETAW AND   PALMISANO.  HERE WE GO.  RECOGNIZING NATIONAL POLICE WEEK  AND HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY  OF OFFICER JAMAL MITCHELL.  WHEREAS: NATIONAL POLICE WEEK   WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1962 BY   PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY TO   HONOR THE SERVICE AND SACRIFICE   OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS   ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO HAVE DIED   IN THE LINE OF DUTY; AND   WHEREAS: THIS WEEK PROVIDES AN   OPPORTUNITY FOR CITIES AND   CITIZENS TO REFLECT ON THE VITAL  ROLE POLICE OFFICERS PLAY IN   UPHOLDING THE RULE OF LAW,   MAINTAINING PUBLIC SAFETY, AND   STRENGTHENING THE BONDS BETWEEN   LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THE   COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE; AND   WHEREAS: OFFICER JAMAL MITCHELL   OF THE MINNEAPOLIS POLICE   DEPARTMENT GAVE HIS LIFE IN THE   LINE OF DUTY WHILE COURAGEOUSLY   RESPONDING TO A CALL FOR   HELP━DEMONSTRATING EXTRAORDINARY  BRAVERY, SELFLESSNESS, AND AN   UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO THE   PROTECTION OF OTHERS; AND   WHEREAS: OFFICER MITCHELL JOINED  THE MINNEAPOLIS POLICE   DEPARTMENT WITH THE MISSION OF   MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN PEOPLE\'S   LIVES AND HAD ALREADY BEEN   RECOGNIZED FOR HIS HEROISM IN A   PREVIOUS LIFE-SAVING INCIDENT   SHORTLY AFTER JOINING THE FORCE;  AND WHEREAS: OFFICER MITCHELL\'S   DEEP DEDICATION TO SERVICE, HIS   COMPASSION FOR OTHERS, AND HIS   RADIANT SPIRIT LEFT A LASTING   IMPACT ON HIS COLLEAGUES, HIS   COMMUNITY, AND EVERYONE WHO HAD   THE PRIVILEGE OF KNOWING HIM;   AND WHEREAS: THE LOSS OF OFFICER  MITCHELL HAS LEFT A PROFOUND   VOID IN THE HEARTS OF HIS   BELOVED FAMILY, HIS FELLOW   OFFICERS, THE MINNEAPOLIS POLICE  DEPARTMENT, AND THE ENTIRE CITY,  AND HIS SACRIFICE WILL NEVER BE   FORGOTTEN; AND WHEREAS: DURING   NATIONAL POLICE WEEK, WE NOT   ONLY HONOR THOSE WHO SERVE   TODAY, BUT WE PAUSE IN SOLEMN   REMEMBRANCE OF THOSE WHO MADE   THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE,   INCLUDING OFFICER JAMAL   MITCHELL, WHOSE LEGACY OF   COURAGE AND COMPASSION WILL   CONTINUE TO INSPIRE US ALL;   CONTINUE TO INSPIRE US ALL; NOW,  THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT   THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF   MINNEAPOLIS HEREBY RECOGNIZES   THE WEEK OF MAY 11-17, 2025, AS   NATIONAL POLICE WEEK IN   MINNEAPOLIS AND ENCOURAGES ALL   RESIDENTS TO EXPRESS GRATITUDE   TO THE BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN OF   LAW ENFORCEMENT WHO WORK TO KEEP  OUR CITY SAFE;  BE IT FURTHER   RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL   HONORS THE MEMORY, HEROISM, AND   SACRIFICE OF OFFICER JAMAL   MITCHELL, AND EXTENDS ITS   DEEPEST CONDOLENCES TO HIS   FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND FELLOW   OFFICERS. HIS LEGACY WILL LIVE   ON IN THE HEARTS OF A GRATEFUL   CITY.  SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.  CHIEF, WOULD YOU BE KIND ENOUGH   TO GIVE US A COUPLE OF WORDS   ABOUT OFFICER MITCHELL AND YOUR   FORCE?    >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBERS.  FOR HONORING JAMAL AND PAUSING   TO HONOR ALL OF THE LOVED ONES   OF THE 50 MINNEAPOLIS POLICE   OFFICERS WHO HAVE GIVEN THEIR   LIVES FOR THIS CITY, INCLUDING   MANY, SOME WHO ARE STILL ALEAVE   AND GREW UP AS CHILDREN WITHOUT   A PARENT BECAUSE THEY WERE   KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY   SERVING THIS CITY.  JAMAL WAS A HERO, NOT BECAUSE OF  HOW HE DIED, BUT BECAUSE OF HOW   HE LIVED HIS LIFE AS A MAN.  AS PEOPLE IN AUTHORITY IF THE   CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS, WE COULD   NOT HAVE ASKED FOR BETTER.  SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SACRIFICE.  THANK YOU, TORI.  THANK YOU, COHEN, JALEN, CADEN   AND MASON FOR THEIR SACRIFICE.  ALL OF US OWE YOU OUR GRATITUDE.  AND AS I\'VE TOLD YOU BEFORE,   LONG AFTER THOSE BAGPIPES STOP   PLAYING, THE PEOPLE IN THESE   BLUE SHIRT WILLS NOT FORGET YOU.  WE WILL NOT FORGET JAMAL\'S KIDS.  AND WE WILL ALWAYS BE HERE FOR   YOU.  THANK YOU.  >> THANK YOU, CHIEF.  LET\'S GATHER HERE FOR A PHOTO.  WE\'RE GOING TO DRY AND GET   BETWEEN THESE TWO PIECES OF   TAPE.  CHARLIE, I SEE YOU DON\'T WANT TO  BE IN THE PHOTO.  COME ON.  COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW IS   REQUESTING YOUR PRESENCE.  EXCUSE ME.  BEFORE YOU GUYS LEAVE, I JUST   WANT TO SAY A LITTLE BIT.  I HEARD FORMER CHIEF ARRENANDO   ON THE RADIO THIS MORNING, AND I  WANT TO THANK HIM FOR HIS   SERVICE AS WELL AS ALL OF YOU AT  A VERY MOMENTOUS, HISTORICAL   TIME IN OUR CITY.  AND JUST THANK THE MINNEAPOLIS   POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR ALL YOU DO  EACH AND EVERY DAY FOR THE CITY.  THANK YOU.  [APPLAUSE]  NEXT WE WILL RECOGNIZE PUBLIC   SERVICE WEEK.  TODAY WE ARE RECOGNIZING MAY   2025 AS PUBLIC SERVICE   RECOGNITION MONTH IN THE CITY OF  MINNEAPOLIS.  WHEREAS: PUBLIC EMPLOYEES AT   FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LEVELS  ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR   ANTICIPATING, PROVIDING, AND   PLANNING FOR THE NEEDS OF THEIR   COMMUNITIES AND FOR DELIVERING   ESSENTIAL SERVICES AND PROGRAMS   THAT ADVANCE THE COMMON GOOD AND  IMPROVE THE WELL-BEING OF ALL   COMMUNITIES; AND WHEREAS: PEOPLE  ACROSS THE NATION, INCLUDING   HERE IN THE CITY OF   HERE IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS,  BENEFIT EACH DAY FROM THE VAST   ARRAY OF SERVICES AND PROGRAMS   PROVIDED BY PUBLIC EMPLOYEES WHO  ARE COMMITTED TO THE TENETS OF   GOOD GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC   ADMINISTRATION; WHEREAS: PUBLIC   SERVICE IS A NOBLE CALLING THAT   ENABLES INDIVIDUALS TO USE THEIR  GIFTS AND TALENTS, EITHER AS A   PORTION OR EVEN ALL OF THEIR   CAREERS, TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE   HEALTH, SAFETY, AND GENERAL   WELFARE OF THEIR COMMUNITIES   BOTH NOW AND IN THE FUTURE; AND   WHEREAS: EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY   OF MINNEAPOLIS DEMONSTRATE EACH   DAY THEIR PROFESSIONALISM,   DEDICATION, AND FOCUS ON MAKING   THIS COMMUNITY MADE UP OF MANY   COMMUNITIES THE BEST THAT IT   POSSIBLY CAN BE; AND WHEREAS:   PUBLIC SERVICE RECOGNITION MONTH  PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO   RECOGNIZE, PROMOTE, AND   APPRECIATE THE IMPORTANT   CONTRIBUTIONS OF OUR PUBLIC   SERVANTS;  NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT  RESOLVED, THAT THE MAYOR AND   CITY COUNCIL DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE  MAY 2025 AS PUBLIC SERVICE   RECOGNITION MONTH IN THE CITY OF  MINNEAPOLIS AND HONOR ALL   EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF   MINNEAPOLIS FOR THE SIGNIFICANT   CONTRIBUTIONS THEY MAKE AND THE   CHALLENGES THEY FACE EACH DAY   AND COMMEND THEM FOR THEIR MANY   ACCOMPLISHMENTS. THE MAYOR AND   CITY COUNCIL OFFER SINCERE   GRATITUDE AND THANKS FOR ALL   THEIR EFFORTS TO SERVE, PROTECT,  PROMOTE, AND ADVANCE THE HEALTH,  SAFETY, AND WELFARE OF ALL   RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES, AND   VISITORS OF OUR COMMUNITY.  [APPLAUSE]  THEN WE\'LL FIRST RECOGNIZE OUR   C.O.O. TO SHARE SOME WORDS.  >> WELL, THANK YOU, COUNCIL   PRESIDENT, COUNCIL VICE   PRESIDENT, ALL MEMBERS OF THE   COUNCIL, THANK YOU SO MUCH.  I WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES   WHO BOTH OUR COLLEAGUES WHO   STAYED UP HERE AND OUR COLLEAGUE  WHO IS CAME OVER FOR THIS.  WE, OF COURSE, ARE REPRESENTING   A SLICE OF THE CITY TODAY UP   HERE.  AND I THINK THAT I HAVE THOUGHT   A LOT ABOUT WHY DO WE DO THIS   WORK?  WHY DO I DO THIS WORK?    WHY DO WE DO THIS WORK?  WE DO   THIS WORK BECAUSE WE HAVE A DEEP  DEDICATION TO PUBLIC SERVICE, TO  SERVING THE PUBLIC.  AND I CAN ONLY TELL YOU FOR   THOSE WATCHING WHO ARE ALWAYS   WONDERING ABOUT WHY WE DO OUR   WORK, OUR WORK IS SOME OF THE   MOST EXCITING WORK IN THE WORLD.  WE ARE WORKING ON POLICE REFORM.  WE ARE WORKING ON   TRANSFORMATIONAL GOVERNING.  WE ARE WORKING ON PROTECTING   PEOPLE\'S CIVIL RIGHTS.  WE ARE WORKING ON THE ECONOMIC   WELL-BEING OF THE CITY.  AND ITSNFRASTRUCTURE EVERY   DAY.  AND PLEASE, THIS MONTH, MAKE OU,  SURE TO SAY THANK YOU TO YOUR   COLLEAGUES, TOO.  IT\'S REALLY IMPORTANT.  WE LOVE OUR WORK.  WE DON\'T DO IT FOR THE PRAISE.  WE DO IT BECAUSE THE WORK IS SO   FULFILL.  SO THANK YOU FOR THIS RESOLUTION  TODAY.  >> YEAH, I WOULD JUST ADD OFTEN   TIMES ESPECIALLY IN THIS CURRENT  ERA IS THE IDEAS OF APPLYING   BUSINESS IDEAS TO GOVERNMENT TO   MAKE THINGS MORE EFFICIENT AND   PRODUCTIVE.  AND THERE ARE PRODUCTS FROM THE   PRIVATE SECTOR THAT CAN HELP   STRENGTHEN HOW WE DO GOVERNANCE   HERE, BUT I THINK THE DIFFERENCE  BETWEEN GOVERNMENT AND BUSINESS   IS REASONS WHY WE\'RE HERE.  AND THIS IS NOT MAXIMIZING   PROFIT AND GETTING A RETURN TO   SHARE HOLDERS.  THIS IS ABOUT SERVING A PURPOSE   GREATER THAN OURSELVES.  I\'M REALLY GRATEFUL FOR EVERYONE  THAT HAS DECIDED TO SERVE   SOMEONE GREATER THAN THEMSELVES   BY BEING HERE, SO THANK YOU.  NEXT WE WILL RECOGNIZE ASIAN   AMERICAN, NATIVE HAWAIIAN, AND   PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH   WITH COUNCIL MEMBERS CHOWDHURY   AND VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI.  ALL RIGHT.  HONORING ASIAN AMERICAN, NATIVE   HAWAIIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER   HERITAGE MONTH IN THE CITY OF   MINNEAPOLIS.  WHEREAS: ASIAN AMERICAN, NATIVE   HAWAIIAN, AND PACIFIC ISLANDER   HERITAGE MONTH IS A MONTH-LONG   CELEBRATION IN MAY THAT   CELEBRATES THE RICH AND DIVERSE   CULTURES, TRADITIONS, AND   HISTORIES OF ASIAN AMERICAN,   NATIVE HAWAIIAN, AND PACIFIC   ISLANDER COMMUNITIES; AND   WHEREAS: AANHPI COMMUNITIES   CONSIST OF APPROXIMATELY 50   DISTINCT ETHNIC GROUPS SPEAKING   OVER 100 LANGUAGES, WITH   CONNECTIONS AMONG PEOPLE IN   MINNEAPOLIS INCLUDING BUT NOT   LIMITED TO BANGLADESHI, BURMESE,  CAMBODIAN, CHINESE, FILIPINO,   HMONG, INDIAN, JAPANESE, KOREAN,  LAO, PAKISTANI, THAI, AND   VIETNAMESE ANCESTRIES; AND   WHEREAS: OVER THE PAST FIVE   DECADES, THOUSANDS OF REFUGEES   AND ASYLUM-SEEKERS FROM ASIAN   COUNTRIES AND CULTURES HAVE   RESETTLED IN MINNESOTA,   INCLUDING HMONG REFUGEES SINCE   THE 1970S, VIETNAMESE REFUGEES   SINCE THE 1980S, AND KAREN   REFUGEES SINCE THE EARLY 2000S;   AND WHEREAS: MAY REMINDS US TO   CELEBRATE AND HONOR OUR AANHPI   COMMUNITY MEMBERS, PAST AND   PRESENT, AND THE BEAUTIFUL WAYS   THEY CONTRIBUTE TO AND ENRICH   OUR DAILY LIVES IN MINNEAPOLIS;   AND WHEREAS: MAY COMMEMORATES   TWO IMPORTANT EARLY DATES IN   AANHPI HISTORY; THE ARRIVAL OF   THE FIRST JAPANESE IMMIGRANTS TO  THE UNITED STATES ON MAY 7,   1843, AND THE COMPLETION OF THE   TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD,   LARGELY BUILT BY CHINESE   IMMIGRANTS, ON MAY 10, 1869; AND  WHEREAS: MAY PROVIDES A TIME TO   REFLECT ON THE CHALLENGING   HISTORY OF AANHPI COMMUNITIES   ACROSS DIFFERENT ETHNICITIES.   DURING THE PAST NEARLY TWO   CENTURIES, AANHPI COMMUNITY   MEMBERS HAVE FACED COUNTLESS   ACTS OF DISCRIMINATION AND   ENDURED TRAUMATIC EVENTS,   INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE  CHINESE EXCLUSION ACT OF 1882,   THE LOS ANGELES CHINESE MASSACRE  OF 1871, THE INVASION OF THE   HAWAIIAN KINGDOM IN 1893, THE   1917 AND 1924 IMMIGRATION LAWS   THAT EFFECTIVELY ENDED   IMMIGRATION FROM ASIA UNTIL   1965, THE BRITISH LED PARTITION   OF INDIA, U.S MILITARY AID IN   THE BANGLADESH GENOCIDE OF 1971,  AND THE INCARCERATION OF OVER   120,000 JAPANESE AMERICANS   DURING WORLD WAR II, THE MURDER   OF VINCENT CHIN IN 1982, AND THE  SPIKE OF ANTI-ASIAN RACISM IN   VIOLENCE THROUGHOUT THE COVID-19  PANDEMIC; AND WHEREAS:   THROUGHOUT HISTORY, THE AANHPI   COMMUNITY HAVE BEEN OFTEN   SUBJECTED TO THE PERCEPTION OF   BEING PERPETUAL FOREIGNERS,   DESPITE THEIR DEEP ROOTS AND   CONTRIBUTIONS TO AMERICAN   SOCIETY; AND WHEREAS: THE   PERVASIVE MYTH OF THE AANHPI   COMMUNITY BEING THE MODEL   MINORITY, IN PARTICULAR   INDIVIDUALS OF EAST ASIAN   DESCENT, HAS INACCURATELY   PORTRAYED THIS COMMUNITY AS   BEING UNIVERSALLY SUCCESSFUL,   OBSCURING THE SOCIOECONOMIC   DISPARITIES AND CHALLENGES FACED  BY MANY WITHIN THE DIVERSE   AANHPI COMMUNITY, AND HAS BEEN   WEAPONIZED TO DOWNPLAY INSTANCES  OF RACISM AND DISCRIMINATION;   AND WHEREAS: THE RISE OF   ANTI-ASIAN SENTIMENT AND   RHETORIC HAS RESULTED IN A SURGE  OF HATE CRIMES AND   DISCRIMINATION TARGETING THE   AANHPI COMMUNITY, PERPETUATING   FEAR IN THESE COMMUNITIES; AND   WHEREAS: DESPITE THESE   CHALLENGES, THE ASIAN AMERICAN,   NATIVE HAWAIIAN, AND PACIFIC   ISLANDER COMMUNITIES HAVE   PERSEVERED AND MADE SIGNIFICANT   CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE AMERICAN   SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, AND CULTURAL   FABRIC OF THE UNITED STATES; AND  WHEREAS: AANHPI COMMUNITIES HAVE  CONTRIBUTED GREATLY TO THE ARTS,  MUSIC, LITERATURE, BUSINESS,   SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, GOVERNMENT,  AND SOCIAL MOVEMENTS, ENRICHING   THE CULTURAL AND CIVIC LIFE OF   MINNEAPOLIS AND BEYOND; AND   WHEREAS: ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS   THE COALITION OF ASIAN AMERICAN   LEADERS (CAAL), ASIAN AMERICAN   ORGANIZING PROJECT (AAOP),   SERVING ASIAN-INDIAN FAMILY   WELLNESS (SEWA-AIFW), AND THE   SEAD PROJECT NURTURE CIVIC   LEADERSHIP, CREATIVE EXPRESSION,  AND SOCIAL JUSTICE FOR AANHPI   COMMUNITIES ACROSS MINNEAPOLIS   AND MINNESOTA; AND WHEREAS:   AANHPI ENTREPRENEURS HAVE   STRENGTHENED MINNEAPOLIS\'S   ECONOMY, OPENING BUSINESSES THAT  SERVE DIVERSE NEIGHBORHOODS AND   CONTRIBUTE TO THE VIBRANCY OF   THE CITY\'S MARKETS AND CULTURAL   CORRIDORS; AND WHEREAS:ARTISTS,   EDUCATORS, AND LEADERS FROM   AANHPI COMMUNITIES HAVE EXPANDED  THE UNDERSTANDING OF SHARED   HISTORIES AND BUILT   INTERGENERATIONAL BRIDGES IN   MINNEAPOLIS AND ACROSS   MINNESOTA; AND WHEREAS: ASIAN   AMERICAN, NATIVE HAWAIIAN, AND   PACIFIC ISLANDERS ARE AMONG THE   FASTEST GROWING RACIAL GROUPS IN  THE UNITED STATES AND ACCOUNT   FOR ABOUT 7.5 PERCENT OF THE   CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS POPULATION,   WHEN CONSIDERING INDIVIDUALS WHO  IDENTIFY AS ASIAN OR PACIFIC   ISLANDER EITHER ALONE OR AS PART  OF THEIR MULTIRACIAL IDENTITY;   NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED,   THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL   DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE THE MONTH OF  MAY AS ASIAN AMERICAN, NATIVE   HAWAIIAN, AND PACIFIC ISLANDER   HERITAGE MONTH; AND CELEBRATE   THE RICH CULTURAL DIVERSITY AND   CONTRIBUTIONS OF THESE   COMMUNITIES.  THANK YOU.  [APPLAUSE]  WOULD YOU ALL LIKE TO SAY SOME   WORDS?    >> SURE.  THANK YOU SO MUCH.  >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, VICE   PRESIDENT, COUNCIL MEMBERS,   COUNCIL MEMBER CHUGHTAI, COUNCIL  MEMBER CHOWDHURY, THANK YOU SO   MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT.  WE REALLY APPRECIATE THIS   RECOGNITION AND APPRECIATION OF   THIS VERY HARDWORKING AND FOR   HARDWORKING COMMUNITY.  THEY\'RE VERY RESILIENT AND ARE A  VALUABLE PART OF THE COMMUNITY.  SO THE SUPPORT WE HAVE SEEN FROM  THE COMMUNITY AND THE   ADMINISTRATION IS VALUABLE, SO   THANKS FOR THAT.  WE REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.  THANK YOU.  GOING TO PASS IT ON.  >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBERS   CHUGHTAI AND CHOWDHURY.  IT\'S ALWAYS AN HONOR TO HAVE U   YO PRESENT THE HONARY RESOLUTION  FOR US.  THANK YOU TO ALL THE OTHER   COUNCIL MEMBERS AS WELL FOR   ALWAYS SUPPORTING US.  I ALSO WANT TO GIVE A SPECIAL   SHOUT OUT TO MIRA.  THAT\'S OUR MINNEAPOLIS IMMIGRANT  AND REFUGEE ERG WHO ARE ALSO   SUPPORTING US AS WELL.  AND I ALSO WANT TO ANNOUNCE SOME  OF THE EVENTS THAT WE\'LL BE   HOSTING THIS MONTH.  ON MAY 15 AT 7:30 A.M. TO 9:30   A.M., WE\'LL BE HOSTING A COFFEE   AND DOUGHNUTS SOCIAL EVENT.  SO COME BY AND GET SOME COFFEE   AND DOUGHNUTS.  AND ON MAY 22, BETWEEN 1:00 P.M.  TO 2:30 P.M., WE\'LL ALSO BE   HOSTING A POT LUCK.  SO COME ON DOWN AND GET SOME   FOOD.  IT\'S REALLY DRISHS.  THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF MAY   WE\'LL ALSO BE HOSTING A CULTURAL  DRESS AND ARTS DISPLAY AND THIS   WILL ALSO EXTEND INTO JUNE FOR   IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE HERITAGE   MONTH AS WELL, SO COME ON BY AND  SEE SOME PRETTY CLOTHES AND ART   AND YEAH, HAVE FUN.  THANK YOU.  >> WE WENT TO THE POTLUCK LAST   YEAR.  IT WAS REALLY, REALLY GREAT FOOD  AS YOU SAID, SO WE RECOMMEND   ANYONE TO COME.  WE\'LL BE THERE.  OKAY.  LET\'S GET TOGETHER FOR A PHOTO.  FINALLY, I WILL WELCOME UP   COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ TO   RECOGNIZE INTERNATIONAL WORKERS   DAY.  ALL RIGHT.  SO TODAY WE\'RE GOING TO BE   RECOGNIZING INTERNATIONAL   WORKERS DAY, BUT BEFORE WE   BEGIN, WE WANT TO TAKE A LITTLE   MOMENT OF SILENCE AND ALSO   EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHY.  SO FOR THE PAST TWO DAYS THE   SOUTHSIDE OF MINNEAPOLIS HAS   BEEN ROCKED WITH GUN VIOLENCE   IMPACTING OUR NATIVE COMMUNITY   AND OUR RACIALLY DIVERSE   COMMUNITY IN PHILLIPS AND ON   LAKE STREET.  THIS IS HAVING A TREMENDOUS   IMPACT ON OUR COMMUNITY RIGHT   NOW WHERE WE HAVE LOST YOUNG   ONES.  OUR RELATIVES, OUR RESIDENTS,   OUR FAMILY MEMBERS, OUR FRIENDS,  OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE TRULY   ROCKED WITH THIS PAIN AND TRAUMA  RIGHT NOW IN SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS.  AND WE WANTED TO AT LEAST   ACKNOWLEDGE THAT BECAUSE A LOT   OF FOLKS UP HERE TODAY ARE SOUTH  SIDERS, AND WANT TO MAKE SURE WE  TALKED ABOUT THE SITUATION   THAT\'S HAPPENING IN SOUTH   MINNEAPOLIS RIGHT NOW.  AND ACKNOWLEDGING THE PAIN THAT   OUR NATIVE COMMUNITY IS   STRUGGLING WITH RIGHT NOW.  THAT OUR PHILLIPS COMMUNITY IS   STRUGGLING WITH, THAT LAKE   STREET IS STRUGGLING WITH RIGHT   NOW.  OUR RACIALLY DIVERSE COMMUNITY   IS STRUGGLING RIGHT NOW.  SO I AT LEAST WANT TO START OFF   WITH THAT.  I JOE KNOW THAT JOE, ONE OF OUR   NATIVE LEADER, WILL BE SPEAKING   ABOUT THIS SITUATION AS WELL.  >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER,   AND I APPRECIATE THE TIME TO   RECOGNIZE THIS.  I FIRST WANT TO START OFF WITH   SAYING THAT, YOU KNOW, IT\'S WITH  DEEP APPRECIATION TO THE CITY OF  MINNEAPOLIS FOR THE RESOURCES   AND THE COORDINATION THAT IS   HAPPENING BETWEEN DEPARTMENTS   AND THE NATIVE COMMUNITY AS WELL  AS OUR MEXICAN AND LATINX   COMMUNITIES.  WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE CONTINUED  COORDINATION AS WE GET THROUGH   THIS.  AS WE DEAL WITH THESE   TRAVESTIES, THOUGH, I THINK WE   HAVE A TENDENCY TO PAINT SOUTH   MINNEAPOLIS AS THIS HELLSCAPE   OF, YOU KNOW, THERE\'S ALWAYS   SOMETHING WRONG GOING ON, AND I   THINK WHAT WE HAVE TO LOOK AT IS  TODAY IS THE EXAMPLE OF WHAT   SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS ACTUALLY IS.  HERE IN SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS,   COMMUNITY ISN\'T A WORD.  IT IS A PERSPECTIVE.  WHAT WE\'RE GOING TO SEE IS FOLKS  AT LITTLE EARTH AS WELL AS   INVITATIONS TO OUR NEIGHBORS   MEETING AT SOLDIER FIELD FOR A   COMMUNITY PRAYER.  LATER ON IN THE DAY AT 6:00 WILL  BE A COMMUNITY GATHERING FOR ALL  TO DEAL WITH THE GRIEVING AND   THE HURT.  COMMUNITY MEMBERS, THIS MEANS   YOU COME WITH WHATEVER GIFTS YOU  MIGHT HAVE, WHETHER IT\'S YOUR   TIME, YOUR TREASURES, OR JUST   REACHING OUT TO SOMEBODY THAT   LET THEM KNOW YOU\'RE THINKING   ABOUT THEM.  THAT\'S WHAT SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS IS  ABOUT.  AS WE NAVIGATE AND GET THROUGH   WHAT IS, YOU KNOW, THE   ATROCITIES THAT ARE HAPPENING,   AGAIN, I WILL REINSTATE WE   APPRECIATE THE COORDINATION OF   THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS AND   UPLIFT THE ACTIVITIES OF THE   COMMUNITY.  AND PRAYERS ARE WITH THE   FAMILIES AS WELL.  THEY HAVE LOST YOUNG ONES AND   THE FUTURE AND LIFE IS NOT   REPLACEABLE, AND WE ARE HERE FOR  THEM.  I WILL PASS IT ON.  >> THANK YOU.  THANK YOU TO EVERYONE IN   ATTENDANCE AND TO THE COUNCIL.  FRIEND, WE\'RE ALL RELATIVES.  WE HAVE KNOWN EACH OTHER FOR A   LONG TIME.  AND THIS LIGHT IS THE ANCESTORS   THAT RECENTLY PASSED, OUR NEW   ANCESTORS THAT WE\'RE HONORING   WITH THE MEDICINE I DO HAVE   HERE.  AND I DO WALK IN THE COMMUNITY   AS A PERSON WITH THE KNOWLEDGE   OF SOME OF THE MEDICINES AS WELL  AS SOME OF THE LAW, BUT WE WANT   TO SAY TODAY WE ARE ONE   COMMUNITY.  WE ARE INTERRELATED IN SO MANY   WAYS.  AND WE ARE NEIGHBORS AND FAMILY   AND COUSINS, AUNTIES,   GRANDPARENTS OF EACH OTHERS.  THERE ARE NO NATIONS TODAY.  THERE IS ONE STRONG COMMUNITY   HERE PRESENT.  AND WE THANK YOU FOR THE TIME   AND HONORING OF THE YOUNG   RELATIVES.  >> GRACIAS.  NOW WE\'RE GOING TO TRANSITION TO  RECOGNIZING INTERNATIONAL   WORKERS DAY, BUT WE KNOW THAT   RECOGNIZING INTERNATIONAL   WORKERS DAY, MAY DAY, IS   INTERCONNECTED WITH THE   SITUATION HAPPENING IN SOUTH   MINNEAPOLIS.  POVERTY, GUN VIOLENCE, WORKERS   RIGHTS, THAT IMPACT OUR   COMMUNITY ARE ALL INTERCONNECTED  ON THIS DAY AS WELL.  WE\'RE RECOGNIZING INTERNATIONAL   WORKERS DAY AND THE REASON IT\'S   MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER IS WE   HAVE A FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION   THAT IS GUTTING WORKERS, THAT IS  ATTACKING THE RIGHTS OF WORKERS   ACROSS THE COUNTRY.  THAT IS DEMONIZING THE IMMIGRANT  COMMUNITY ACROSS THIS COUNTRY,   TARGETING MINNEAPOLIS, AND IT IS  IMPORTANT THAT WE DO EVERYTHING   THAT WE CAN AT THE LOCAL LEVEL   TO DO WHAT WE CAN TO UPLIFT OUR   WORKERS TO MAKE SURE WE\'RE   PROTECTING PEOPLE\'S WAGES, TO   INSURE THAT WE ARE PROTECTING   OUR UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS,   REFUGEES, IMMIGRANTS IN GENERAL   FROM DEPORTATIONS, FROM THREATS   OF DEPORTATIONS, AND MAKING SURE  WE ARE ACTUALLY A CITY THAT   WELCOMES ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY   MEMBERS.  WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE AT   LEAST STARTED WITH THAT AS WELL.  WHEREAS: AROUND THE WORLD MAY 1   IS CELEBRATED AS INTERNATIONAL   WORKERS DAY - IN OVER 60   COUNTRIES IT IS A HOLIDAY TO   RECOGNIZE STRUGGLES FOR WORKERS\'  RIGHTS; AND WHEREAS: MAY 1 WAS   FIRST CELEBRATED IN THE UNITED   STATES IN 1886 AS PART OF THE   STRUGGLE FOR THE EIGHT-HOUR   WORKDAY, AND HUNDREDS OF   THOUSANDS OF WORKERS ACROSS THE   COUNTRY WENT ON STRIKE TO DEMAND  BETTER WORKING CONDITIONS AND   SHORTER HOURS; AND WHEREAS: MANY  OF THE WORKERS WHO STRUGGLED FOR  THE EIGHT-HOUR WORKDAY IN 1886   WERE IMMIGRANT AND BLACK WORKERS  AMONG OTHERS WHO HAD BEEN   PREVIOUSLY EXCLUDED FROM THE   ACTIONS AROUND LABOR AND FACED   REPRESSION, DISCRIMINATION, AND   VIOLENCE; AND WHEREAS: MAY 1ST   CELEBRATIONS RETURNED TO   MINNEAPOLIS IN 2006 BECAUSE OF   THE DEDICATED WORK DONE BY THE   IMMIGRANT RIGHTS MOVEMENT TO   COUNTER DISCRIMINATION AND HUMAN  RIGHTS VIOLATIONS AGAINST   IMMIGRANTS AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL  AND STRENGTHEN RELATIONSHIP   BETWEEN ORGANIZED LABOR AND   IMMIGRANT WORKERS; AND WHEREAS:   THE MINNEAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL   PASSED RESOLUTIONS IN 2007 AND   2009 RECOGNIZING THE GROWING   IMMIGRANT AND WORKERS\' RIGHTS   RALLIES IN MINNEAPOLIS ON MAY 1,  WHICH HAVE CONTINUED ANNUALLY   THROUGH THE PRESENT YEAR; AND   WHEREAS: MINNEAPOLIS HAS A LONG   HISTORY OF IMMIGRANT AND   WORKERS\' RIGHTS ADVOCATES COMING  TOGETHER IN THE SPIRIT OF   SOLIDARITY; AND WHEREAS:   IMMIGRANTS, WORKERS, AND THEIR   FAMILIES ARE AN ESSENTIAL AND   VALUED COMPONENT OF OUR   MINNEAPOLIS COMMUNITY; AND   WHEREAS: LABOR UNIONS AND THE   HISTORIC AND PRESENT ADVOCACY OF  WORKING PEOPLE HAS RESULTED IN   ECONOMIC, SOCIAL, AND POLITICAL   TRANSFORMATION FOR THE DIGNITY   OF ALL PEOPLE HERE IN   MINNEAPOLIS AND AROUND THE   WORLD; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT   RESOLVED, THAT THE MAYOR AND   CITY COUNCIL DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE  MAY 1, 2025, AS INTERNATIONAL   WORKERS DAY IN RECOGNITION OF   IMMIGRANT AND WORKERS\' RIGHTS.  THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE UP HERE  FROM THE LABOR PARTNERS TO THE   IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY ADVOCATES   AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS AT LARGE   AND WE WANTED THE OPPORTUNITY   FOR FOLKS UP HERE TO SHARE A FEW  WORDS.  WILLIAM, IF YOU DON\'T MIND, I   WILL LET YOU KICK IT OFF AND GO   FROM THERE.  >> FIRST, THANK YOU, EVERYBODY,   FOR GIVE US THE COMMUNITY TO BE   HERE TODAY.  I AM WILLIAM MARTINEZ, ONE OF   THE CO-FUNDERS OF THE MINNESOTA   COALITION IN 2006, BUT IF WE GO   TO THE HISTORY, 100 YEARS AGO,   WAS AN IMMIGRANT.  WITH DIFFERENT COLOR.  THE ONES THAT START TAKING THE   STREETS AND EARN THE EIGHT HOURS  UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF THE   AFL-CIO IN THAT TIME.  100 YEARS LATER, STADIUM THING.  THE ATTACKS HAPPEN AND YOU CAN   SEE RIGHT NOW THAT THE   DIVERSITY.  WE, THE IMMIGRANT WITH THE   MINNEAPOLIS LABOR FEDERATION,   AFL-CIO, WE GOING AGAIN TO THE   STREETS.  WE GOING TO RETAKE AND FIGHT AND  MAINTAIN WHAT WE WANT.  WE ARE READY TO GO AND TAKE THE   STREET.  ONE THING ABOUT ME, I WAS A SAME  PERSON WHO CAME TO THE COUNTRY   WITH NO LEGAL DOCUMENT.  BECOME A U.S. CITIZEN.  JOIN TO THE UNION AND RIGHT NOW   I AM ONE OF THE PEOPLE FIGHTING   FOR MY OWN PEOPLE.  SO IT\'S A PROCESS.  EVERY TIME WHEN PEOPLE TOLD US,   WE STOP THERE, IT\'S NOT TRUE.  THE TRADES T UNION, YOU NEED TO   JOIN TO THE UNIONS TO HAVE A   BETTER LIFE, BUT THIS IS HOW   YOU\'RE GOING TO CHANGE.  THIS IS A STRUGGLE IN THE   IMMIGRANT MOVEMENT, BUT THIS IS   WHY WE ARE HERE.  WE ARE HERE LIKE ONE ONLY GROUP   OF PEOPLE, THE WORKING CLASS.  AND THIS IS WHO WE ARE RIGHT   NOW.  SO THANK YOU, AGAIN.  AND I SEE YOU TODAY, 4:30 P.M.   IN THE STREETS OF THE CAPITAL.  WE GOING TO BE THERE.  SO DON\'T WORRY.  WE GOING TO CONTINUE TO TAKE TO   THE STREET.  >> ANYBODY HERE?    >> I HAVE A LADY DO THE PIECE   AND WILLIAM SPOKE AND I HAVE   TALKEN.  AND SINCE NO ONE WANTED TO TAKE   ON THE MIC, I AM PABLO MENDOZA.  I AM A MEMBER OF THE TEAMSTERS   LOCAL 974 HERE IN MINNEAPOLIS.  I\'M A WORKER FOR THE AUTO BODY   INDUSTRY FOR ALMOST 38 YEARS,   BU I\'M ALSO INVOLVED IN   COMMUNITY ORGANIZING AS A   FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR   FOR THE HOCV LIST.  AND ALL OF US HERE HAVE BEEN   ROAMING THE STREETS AND MARCHING  THE STREETS AND WILL DO THIS   AGAIN AND IN MARSHALL AND ST.   CLOUD AND YOU NAME IT, AND WE   WILL BE MARCHING ALL OVER THE   PLACE.  AND ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.  SO JUST FOR WHAT?  FOR RIGHTS.  RIGHTS FOR IMMIGRANTS, RIGHTS   FOR WORKERS, RIGHTS FOR   EVERYONE.  HUMAN RIGHTS AND CIVIL RIGHTS   FOR ALL OF US.  THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS   RECOGNITION.  WE HONORING OUR TEAMSTERS   BROTHERS THAT THE STRUGGLE HERE   IN MINNEAPOLIS IN THE 1930s, SO   SOME OF YOU KNOW HISTORY IN   MINNEAPOLIS IN THE 1930s WITH   THE UPRISING OF THE TEAMSTERS   AND THE MILITARY IN THE STREETS.  WE ARE HONORING THOSE IMMIGRANTS  THAT WERE BACK THEN FIGHTING FOR  US AND HUMBLE AND DEPORTED AND   TAKEN AWAY BACK TO EUROPE   BECAUSE THEY WERE EUROPEAN   IMMIGRANTS.  WE ARE HONORING THOSE FOLKS AND   WE WILL CONTINUE BECAUSE I KNOW   SOMEONE WILL HONOR OTHERS --   WILLIAM, JASON, AND ALL OF YOU,   WILL BE HONORED IN THE FUTURE   WHEN THE STRUGGLE CONTINUES.  THANK YOU AND AMEN.  ALL RIGHT.  WE\'LL TAKE A QUICK PHOTO AND   THEN WE\'LL GET GOING.  >> THANK YOU, EVERYONE.  AT THIS TIME I AM GOING TO CALL   THIS REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY  COUNCIL FOR MAY 1 TO ORDER.  THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL.  >> COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON -- CAN  YOU HEAR ME, COUNCIL PRESIDENT?   COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON IS   ABSENT.  NOPE, HE\'S RIGHT THERE.  NOT A GREAT START HERE.  I\'M GOING TO START HERE.  COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON.  >> HERE.  >> COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI IS   ABSENT.  COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY, PRESENT.  COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS, PRESENT.  COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO,   PRESENT.  COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY,   PRESENT.  COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN, PRESENT.  COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN, PRESENT.  COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE,   PRESENT.  COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ, PRESENT.  COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW, PRESENT.  VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI,   PRESENT.  PRESIDENT PAYNE, PRESENT.  >> WE HAVE 12 MEMBERS PRESENT.  >> LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT   WE HAVE A QUORUM.  BEFORE WE BEGIN THE MEETING, I   WANT TO OFFER A FRIENDLY   REMINDER TO ALL MEMBERS AND   STAFF THAT THIS MEETING IS   BROADCAST LIVE TO ENABLE GREATER  PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.  THE BROADCAST INCLUDES REALTIME   CAPTIONING AS A FURTHER METHOD   TO INCREASE ACCESSIBILITY OF OUR  PROCEEDINGS TO THE COMMUNITY.  THEREFORE, ALL SPEAKERS NEED TO   BE MINDFUL OF THE RATE OF THEIR   SPEECH SO THAT OUR CAPTIONERS   CAN FULLY CAPTURE AND TRANSCRIBE  ALL COMMENTS FOR THE BROADCAST.  WE ASK ALL SPEAKERS TO MODERATE   THE SPEED AND CLARITY OF THEIR   COMMENTS.  WITH THAT, THE AGENDA FOR   TODAY\'S MEETING IS BEFORE US.  ARE THERE ANY AMENDMENTS?  COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON.  >> THANK YOU.  YEAH, I WOULD LIKE TO ADD A   RESOLUTION TO THE AMENDMENT --   OR TO THE AGENDA HONORING THE   LIFE AND LEGACY OF KURT   WASHINGTON, LONGTIME NORTH SIDE   RESIDENT, POET, LOST HIS LIFE A   NUMBER OF YEARS AGO.  AND COMMUNITY HAS BEEN HONORING   HIS LEGACY EVER SINCE.  >> ALL RIGHT.  WITHOUT OBJECTION, I\'LL JUST ADD  THAT.  MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE  AGENDA INCLUDING COUNCIL MEMBER   ELLISON\'S AMENDMENT?    >> SO MOVED.  >> SECOND.  >> THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL.  >> COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON, AYE.  COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI IS ABSENT.  COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY, AYE.  COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS, AYE.  COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO, AYE.  COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY, AYE.  COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN, YAY.  COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN, AYE.  COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE, AYE.  COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ, AYE.  COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW, AYE.  VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI, AYE.  PRESIDENT PAYNE, AYE.  >> THERE ARE 12 AYES.  >> THAT CARRIES AND THE AGENDA   IS ADOPTED AS AMENDED.  THE NEXT ITEM IS ACCEPTANCE OF   MINUTES FROM OUR REGULAR MEETING  OF APRIL 17.  I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO   ACCEPT THOSE MINUTES.  >> SO MOVED.  >> A SECOND.  >> THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL.  >> COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON, AYE.  >> COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY, AYE.  COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS, AYE.  COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO, AYE.  COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY, AYE.  COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN, AYE.  COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN, AYE.  COUNCIL MEMBER RAIN, AYE.  COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ, AYE.  COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW, AYE.  COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI,  AYE.  COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE, AYE.  >> THERE ARE 12 YAY YAYS.  >> THAT CARRIES AND THE MINUTES   HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED.  FINALLY, WE HAVE THE REFERRAL OF  PETITION, COMMUNICATIONS AND   REPORTS TO THE PROPER   COMMITTEES.  MAY I HAVE THAT MOTION PLEASE?    >> SO MOVED.  >> A SECOND.  >> THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL.  >> COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON, AYE.  COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY, AYE.  COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS, AYE.  COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO, AYE.  COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY, AYE.  COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN, AYE.  COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN, AYE.  COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE, AYE.  COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ, AYE.  COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW, AYE.  VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI, AYE.  COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE, AYE.  >> THERE ARE 12 AYES.  >> THAT CARRIES AND THE MATTERS   ARE REFERRED.  THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS   THE PRESENTATION OF REPORTS FROM  STANDING COMMITTEES TAKEN IN   ALPHABETICAL ORDER STARTING WITH  ADMINISTRATION AND ENTERPRISE   OVERSIGHT.  >> TAKING A SIP OF WATER BECAUSE  THIS IS A LONG ONE.  THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT.  THE ADMINISTRATION AND   ENTERPRISE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE   HAS 31 ITEMS.  FIRST IS A GIFT ACCEPTANCE FROM   NEW YORK UNIVERSITY FOR TRAVEL   LODGING AND CONFERENCE   REGISTRATIONS AND MEAL EXPENSES   FOR AMANDA HARRINGTON TO ATTEND   THE 2025 ADVANCING THE FIELD OF   ALTERNATIVE RESPONSE IN JUNE.  TWO IS GIFT ACCEPTANCE FROM THE   NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY   AND CITY HEALTH OFFICIALS OF   REGISTRATION, LODGING AND   AIRFARE.  AND THREE IS A GIFT ACCEPTANCE   FROM THE ASPEN INSTITUTE OF   REGISTRATION, LODGING AND   AIRFARE FOR DAMON CHAPLAIN TO   ATTEND A CONFERENCE IN JUNE.  GIFT ACCEPTANCE FROM THE LOCAL   PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF   REGISTRATION, LODGING AND   AIRFARE AND MEALS FOR CERVANTES   TO ATTEND A CONFERENCE IN APRIL   IS ITEM FOUR.  FIVE IS A GIFT ACCEPTANCE FROM   THE POHLAD FOUNDATION FOR   TRAVEL, LODGING AND CONFERENCE   REGISTRATION AND MEAL EXPENSES   FOR MELNY RUCKER AND JARED   JEFFREYS TO ATTEND THE 2025   ADVANCING THE FIELD OF   ALTERNATIVE RESPONSE CONVENING   CONFERENCE IN JUNE.  SIX IS A GIFT ACCEPTANCE FROM   THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CITY  TRANSPORTATION OFFICIALS OF   TRAVEL STIPEND, CONFERENCE   REGISTRATION, AND TRAVEL AND   LODGING EXPENSES FOR ADAM HAYOW   TO ATTEND A 2025 CONFERENCE.  NUMBER SEVEN IS A BID FOR   HAWTHORNE OFFICE BUILDOUT   PROJECT FORMORE MORCON   CONSTRUCTION.  EIGHT IS A BID FOR LEAD SERVICE   LINE REPLACEMENT YEAR TWO   PROJECT FOR TRIPLE E AND MMB,   LLC.  NINE IS A BID FOR SIDEWALK   REPLACEMENT PROGRAM FROM   CONCRETE IDEA INC..  10 IS A BID FOR RAMP C   WATERPROOFING AND STRUCTURAL   REPAIRS FROM RAM CONSTRUCTION   SERVICES OF MINNESOTA LLC.  11 IS A BID FOR TWELVE SIGNALS   AND CURB RAMP IMPROVEMENT   PROJECT FROM THOMAS AND SONS   CONSTRUCTION INC..  12 IS A JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT   WITH MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS   OR ITS AFFILIATES FOR DANCE   EDUCATION PROGRAM.  13 IS A CONTRACT WITH NATIVE   AMERICAN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT   INSTITUTE FOR FISCAL AGENCY   SERVICES FOR THE AMERICAN INDIAN  MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING FOR   METROPOLITAN URBAN INDIAN   DIRECTTORS.  14 IS CONTRACTS WITH VARIOUS   VENDORS TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS  EMISSIONS.  15 IS CONTRACT WITH SPEAK   MINNEAPOLIS, LLC, FOR PUBLIC AND  COMMUNITY MEDIA ACCESS SERVICES   TO MANAGE PUBLIC ACCESS   TELEVISION.  16 IS ESTABLISH A CONSULTING   POOL OF 18 VENNER TOS FOR I.T.   STAFF AUGMENTATION CONSULTING   SERVICES.  17 IS CONTRACTS WITH   NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS   QUALIFYING FOR THE NEIGHBORHOODS  2020 SHARED RESOURCES AND   COLLABORATIONS FUND.  18 IS CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH   CLARE HOUSING FOR H.I.V.   SITE-BASED HOUSING SUPPORT   SERVICES.  19 IS CONTRACT AMENDMENTS WITH   TOUCH OUTREACH FOR YOUTH GROUP   VIOLENCE INTERVENTION SERVICES.  20 IS CONTRACT AMENDMENTS WITH   VARIOUS IMMIGRATION LEGAL   SERVICES OFFERING FREE   IMMIGRATION AND LEGAL SERVICES   TO CITY RESIDENTS.  21 IS A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH   COSTAR REALTY INFORMATION INC.   FOR ACCESS TO REAL ESTATE   INFORMATION DATABASE.  22 IS A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH   CERTIFIED LANGUAGES   INTERNATIONAL LLC FOR REMOTE   INTERPRETING SERVICES.  23 IS A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH   AXON ENTERPRISE INC. FOR   SOFTWARE LICENSES FOR BODY-WORN   CAMERAS FOR THE POLICE   DEPARTMENT.  24 IS A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH   MID-MINNESOTA LEGAL AID FOR   LEGAL SERVICES TO SUPPORT   LOW-INCOME MINNEAPOLIS RENTERS.  25 IS A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH   NORTHLAND BUSINESS SYSTEM FOR   TRANSCRIPTION SERVICES AND CLOUD  HOSTING MIGRATION.  26 IS A CLAIM SETTLEMENT FOR   BLAISDELL PORTFOLIO, LLC.  27 IS A CLAIM SETTLEMENT,   VARIOUS CLAIMS CONCERNING 43rd   AND UPTON STORM WATER FLOODING.  28 IS A LEGAL SETTLEMENT,   WORKERS COMPENSATION CLAIM OF   DAVID VINCENT.  29 IS A LEGAL SETTLEMENT FOR   MICHELLE GROSS AND JANET NYE V.   CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS.  30 IS A SEPARATION ORDINANCE   OVERVIEW WITHIN THE POLICE   DEPARTMENT.  AND THEN 31 IS A BID FOR   MINNEAPOLIS CONVENTION CENTER   MEETING ROOMS REMODEL PHASE 3   PROJECT FROM SHEEHY CONSTRUCTION  COMPANY.  AND WITH THAT, I WILL MOVE ALL   ITEMS FOR A VOTE, EXEMPTING   NUMBER 28.  >> COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY HAS   MOVED APPROVAL OF THE REPORT   MINUS ITEM 28.  IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE   REMAINDER OF THE ITEMS?  COUNCIL  MEMBER CASHMAN.  >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE.  I JUST WANTED TO CONGRATULATE   THE ARTS AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS   DEPARTMENT FOR THIS INCREDIBLE   FUNDING OPPORTUNITY AND THE   EXPANSION OF DANCE EDUCATION IN   ALL K-12 SCHOOLS IN ALL 47 PARK   AND RECREATION CENTERS   THROUGHOUT THE CITY.  I THINK THIS IS THE BEST OF WHAT  WE CAN ACCOMPLISH AT THE LOCAL   LEVEL WHEN WE COLLABORATE WITH   SCHOOLS AND PARKS IN THE CITY   AND THE CREATIVES IN OUR   COMMUNITY.  AND AS A FORMER DANCER MYSELF, I  KNOW HOW MUCH THIS REALLY   CONTRIBUTES TO SENSE OF SELF AND  CONFIDENCE, SO THANK YOU FOR   BRINGING THIS PROGRAM BACK TO   THE YOUTH IN OUR CITY.  >> COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY.  >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE.  I JUST WANTED TO OFFER SOME   BRIEF COMMENTS ON ITEM 30 WHICH   IS THE SEPARATION ORDINANCE   OVERVIEW WITHIN THE POLICE   DEPARTMENT LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE  THAT I AND COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ  ARE CO-AUTHORING.  AS WE ALL THOUGH, MINNEAPOLIS   AIMS TO BE A WELCOMING CITY FOR   EVERYONE, REGARDLESS OF THEIR   IMMIGRATION STATUS.  AND WE DO CURRENTLY HAVE A   SEPARATION ORDINANCE THAT   AFFIRMS THAT POSITION, WHICH   STATES THAT THE CITY\'S LAW   ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENT WILL   FUNCTION SEPARATELY FROM THE   FEDERAL GOVERNMENT\'S ENFORCEMENT  OPERATIONS AND THE CITY WILL NOT  OPERATE PROGRAMS FOR THE PURPOSE  OF ENFORCING THE IMMIGRATION   LAWS.  WITH THAT SAID, SINCE THE START   OF THE TRUMP\'S ADMINISTRATION,   MY OFFICE AND PROBABLY MANY OF   YOU ALL HAVE RECEIVED A NUMBER   OF QUESTIONS FROM YOUR RESIDENTS  THAT ARE CONCERNED ABOUT HOW   THIS ORDINANCE IS FUNCTIONING,   HOW THAT RELATES TO M.P.D.\'S   ROLE WITHIN THIS ORDINANCE AND   ALL OF OUR STAFF, AND   PARTICULARLY WHAT ARE THE   POLICIES IN PLACE THAT HELPS   ESTABLISH CLEAR LINES OF   DISCIPLINARY CONSEQUENCES,   ESPECIALLY FOR STAFF WITHIN LAW   ENFORCEMENT OR ACROSS THE   ENTERPRISE THAT VIOLATES THOSE   POLICIES.  SO DUE TO A LOT OF LOCAL AND   MEDIA COVERAGE, I THINK   RESIDENTS ARE AWARE THAT   PRESIDENT TRUMP DOES HAVE A   CLOSE RELATIONSHIP WITH   MINNEAPOLIS FORMER POLICE   FEDERATION PRESIDENT BOB CROW,   AND THAT CURRENT POLICE UNION   PRESIDENT ALSO ENDORSED CROW FOR  U.S. MARSHAL, SO A LOT OF   RESIDENTS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT   THAT CLOSE RELATIONSHIP AND WHAT  THAT MEANS FOR THE   ADMINISTRATION RELATIONSHIP AND   POTENTIAL TARGETING OF THE CITY   OF MINNEAPOLIS.  IN RESPONSE TO THOSE QUESTIONS,   WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE ABLE  TO GET A PRESENTATION FROM THE   ADMINISTRATION TO ASSURE THE   PUBLIC THAT THERE ARE SPECIFIC   PLANS IN PLACE FROM THE FRYE   ADMINISTRATION IN LIGHT OF THE   TRUMP ADMINISTRATION AIMING TO   FACILITATE ANY PARTICULAR   TARGETING OF ANY RESIDENTS HERE   AND TO ASSAUGE ANY CONCERNS   AROUND THAT.  AND FOR M.P.D. TO SHARE POLICIES  AND DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS FOR   THOSE WHO VIOLATE THEIR POLICY.  THAT SAID, THIS LEGISLATIVE   DIRECTIVE KIND OF PROVIDES THAT   CLARITY AND HELPS OUR RESIDENTS   KNOW THAT AS A CITY WE\'RE TAKING  THESE MATTERS SERIOUSLY AND   DOING EVERYTHING WHAT WE CAN TO   AFFIRM WE\'RE NOT TOLERATING ANY   OF THE INTOLERANT ACTIONS COMING  FROM THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION.  SO JUST WANTED TO GIVE SOME   CONTEXT ON THAT, AND THAT\'S ALL.  >> SEEING NO ONE ELSE IN QUEUE,   I ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL  MINUS ITEM 28.  >> COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON, AYE.  WONSLEY, AYE.  JENKINS, AYE.  PALMISANO, AYE.  CHOWDHURY, AYE.  C  CASHMAN, AYE.  OSMAN, AYE.  RAINVILLE, AYE.  CHAVEZ, AYE.  VETAW, AYE.  KOSKI, AYE.  VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI, AYE.  COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE, AYE.  >> THERE ARE 13 AYES.  >> THAT CARRIES AND THOSE ITEMS   ARE ADOPTED.  NEXT WE WILL TAKE ON ITEM NUMBER  28.  AND I WILL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL   MEMBER PALMISANO.  >> AN I WAS JUST GOING TO MOVE   THAT ITEM.  I WILL GO AHEAD AND SECOND THAT.  >> OKAY.  WE ARE TAKING UP ITEM 28.  IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS   ITEM?    AWE SAW SEEING NONE, I WILL ASK   THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL.  >> COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON, AYE.  KOSKI, AYE.  WONSLEY, AYE.  JENKINS, AYE.  PALMISANO, AYE.  CHOWDHURY, AYE.  CASHMAN, AYE.  OSMAN, AYE.  RAINVILLE, AYE.  CHAVEZ, AYE.  VETAW, AYE.  VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI, AYE.  COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE, AYE.  >> THERE ARE 13 YAY YAYS.  >> THAT CARRIES AND THE FULL   REPORT IS ADOPTED.  NEXT WE HAVE THE REPORT FROM OUR  BUSINESS, HOUSING AND ZONING   COMMITTEE, WHICH WILL BE GIVEN   BY THAT COMMITTEE\'S CHAIR,   COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN.  >> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT.  BUSINESS, HOUSING AND ZONING   COMMITTEE IS BRINGING FORWARD 15  ITEMS.  ITEM ONE IS APPROVING A   PERMANENT EXPANSION OF PREMISES   LICENSE FOR MOTHERSHIP PIZZA   PARADISE.  ITEM TWO IS APPROVING A RENTAL   HALL LICENSE FOR ROYALSTON   SQUARE.  ITEM THREE IS APPROVING LIQUOR   AND ENTERTAINMENT LICENSE FOR   FRO YO SOUL.  ITEM FOUR IS LIQUOR LICENSE   HABANERO TACK COASE.  ITEM FIVE IS FOR FAIR STATE   BREWING WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION,   BUT AFTER HEARING A RESOLUTION   FROM STAFF AND OTHER, I WILL BE   MOVING THIS ITEM FOR APPROVAL.  ITEM SIX IS PASSAGE OF   RESOLUTION APROVING A TIFF PLAN   FOR SNELLING YARDS FAMILY   HOUSING.  ITEM 7 IS APPROVING TWO LIQUOR   LICENSE.  ITEM 8 IS APPROVING 41 LIQUOR   LICENSE RENEWALS.  ITEM 9 IS AUTHORIZING A BTAP   CONTRACT.  ITEM 10 IS APPROVING A DTAP   CONTRACT.  11 IS GRANTING RESOLUTION OF   FINAL I A PROOUFL OF REVENUE   BOND FOR THE NACC HOUSING   PROJECT.  ITEM 12 IS THE PASSAGE OF   RESOLUTION APPROVING THE SPRING   2025 BROWNFIELD GRANT.  ITEM 13 IS A PASSAGE OF   RESOLUTION APPROVING   APPROPRIATION OF DEMOLISHING THE  STRUCTURE AT 1001 WEST BROADWAY.  14 IS ACCEPTING A GRANT FROM THE  BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY FOR   TRAVEL FEES.  ITEM 15 IS AUTHORIZING TERMS OF   EXTENSION FOR GREENBELT   DEVELOPMENT PROJECT.  ITEM 16 IS AUTHORIZING THE CITY   TO ENTER AN EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS   AGREEMENT FOR FEDERALLY OWNED   PROPERTY NEAR UPPER ST. ANTHONY   FALLS.  LASTLY, ITEM 17 IS APPROVING THE  DEVELOPMENT OF FRAMEWORK FOR THE  NEW NICOLLET PROJECT.  WITH THAT, I WILL MOVE ALL ITEMS  FOR APPROVAL.  THANK YOU.  >> COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN HAS   MOVED APPROVAL OF THE   COMMITTEE\'S REPORT.  IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION?    COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN.  >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE.  I JUST WANTED TO COMMENT ON THE   ON SALE WINE AND BEER AND   GENERAL ENTERTAINMENT LICENSE   FOR FRO YO SOUL AT THE SCULPTURE  GARDEN NEAR THE WALKER ARTS   CENTER.  THIS IS FOLLOWING A NEW STATE   LAW THAT ALLOWS LIQUOR, BEER,   AND WINE SALES IN PARKS.  I\'LL REALLY EXCITED TO SEE FRO   YO SOUL BRINGING THIS BUSINESS   TO THE SCULPTURE GARDEN.  I THINK IT WILL BE A GREAT   OPPORTUNITY TO ENJOY THE PARK   AND BRING VIBRANCY TO THIS   COMMUNITY IN WARD SEVEN.  I\'M ESPECIALLY EXCITED THAT   THEIR FOOD TRUCKS WILL BE   POSSIBLE TO SET UP AT FOUR   DIFFERENT LOCATIONS AND PLUG   INTO THE POWER BECAUSE THE PARK   REDESIGN ALLOWED FOR THAT, SO   THEY WON\'T NEED ANY NOISY   GENERATORS.  I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT   RESIDENTS OF THE AREA KNOW THAT   THE TIMING WILL BE RESTRICTED   BETWEEN 11:00 AND 7:00 P.M. AND   THAT ALL NEIGHBORS WILL BE   NOTIFIED IF THERE WILL BE   AMPLIFIED SOUND.  AND THEY HAVE ASSURED US THAT   ANY AMPLIFIED SOUND WILL BE   FACING AWAY FROM THE   NEIGHBORHOOD.  SO TO MAKE SURE THAT THE   NEIGHBORHOOD DOESN\'T GET TOO   LOUD BECAUSE OF THE NEW BUSINESS  AS WELL.  I WISH FRO YO SOUL ALL THE BEST   WITH THEIR BUSINESS.  >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY.  >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE.  I WANTED TO SPEAK TO THE NEW   NICOLLET AVENUE REDEVELOPMENT.  I KNOW IT IS NOT IN MY WARD.  HOWEVER, IT WAS RUFFLE TO   GETTING TO SUPPORT THIS OUT OF   THE BUSINESS, HOUSING AND ZONING  COMMITTEE.  FIRST OF ALL, I WANTED TO THANK   THE COMMUNITY THAT PUT IN SO   MUCH EFFORT IN PARTICIPATING IN   THE ENGAGEMENT SESSIONS THAT   WERE HAD.  AND THANK OUR CITY STAFF FOR THE  HARD WORK THAT THEY DID ON   PUTTING TOGETHER THIS   DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK.  I JOKED AT THE BUSINESS HOUSING   AND ZONING COMMITTEE KMART   PARKING LOT WAS JUST KIND OF A   MEME FOR A LONG TIME, RIGHT?    LITERALLY WE HAD PEOPLE DRESSED   UP AS THE KMART PARKING LOT AND   KMART FOR HALLOWEEN.  WE SHOULDN\'T LET THIS MOMENT   PASS BY WHERE WE\'RE STEPPING   FORWARD AND RECONNECTING   NICOLLET AND RESTORING ACCESS.  AND JUST DELIVERING ALL TOGETHER  AS A CITY A ONCE IN A GENERATION  OPPORTUNITY TO CENTER AFFORDABLE  HOUSING IN THE HEART OF SOUTH   MINNEAPOLIS.  AND THE THING I FELT SUPER PROUD  ABOUT IS THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF   DEVELOPMENT THAT IS TRULY HAS   THE POTENTIAL OF BEING   MULTIGENERATIONAL AND WELCOMING,  RIGHT?  AND TYPES OF HOUSING FOR  FAMILIES, MULTI-BEDROOM   APARTMENT BUILDINGS, OWNERSHIP   OPPORTUNITIES AND TOWN HOMES.  THERE\'S A PARK THAT\'S THERE.  THERE\'S WORK TO GET A GROCERY   STORE NEARBY.  I\'M HOPING THERE WILL BE   AFFORDABLE HOUSING SPECIFICALLY   FOR SENIORS BECAUSE IT\'S SO   ACCESSIBLE TO TRANSIT.  AND THIS IS JUST REALLY, REALLY   PHENOMENAL WORK AND WE\'RE MAKING  A GENERATIONAL DIFFERENCE ON   WHAT MINNEAPOLIS AND THIS PART   OF MINNEAPOLIS IS GOING TO LOOK   LIKE.  AND I AM JUST SO EXCITED THAT   WE\'RE PASSING THIS FIRST STEP   TODAY.  >> COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE.  >> THANK YOU.  I WANT TO SPEAK BRIEFLY TO ITEM   16, THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS   AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY, THE   MINNEAPOLIS PARK AND RECREATION   BOARD AND OWAIMMIYONNI AND I\'M   BUTCHERING THAT NAME, SO I   APOLOGIZE.  BUT SHELLY BUCK FROM THE DAKOTA   TRIBE HAS BEEN A GREAT   REPRESENTATION AND PROVIDED   GREAT REPRESENTATION IN THIS   PROCESS AND NEGOTIATING.  SHE\'S BEEN VERY PATIENT.  AND SHE\'S VERY SUCCESSFUL FOR   THIS FIRST STEP, SO THANK YOU SO  MUCH, SHELLY, FOR ALL YOUR   LEADERSHIP.  >> VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI.  >> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT.  I ALSO WANTED TO JUST SPEAK   BRIEFLY ON ITEM NUMBER 17T   DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK FOR THE   NEW NICOLLET PROJECT.  WE\'VE, I THINK THIS IS OUR   SECOND REALLY BIG AND HISTORIC   VOTE ON THIS PROJECT IN THIS   TERM.  AND AS FOLKS HERE AT THE CITY   KNOW, THE WORK ON THE FORMER   KMART SITE AND RECONNECTING   NICOLLET, YOU KNOW, HAS PREDATED  ALL OF US AND HAS BEEN YEARS IN   THE MAKING.  REALLY EXCITED TO MEET THESE   DIFFERENT MILESTONES AND MARKERS  OF PROGRESS IN RECONNECTING   NICOLLET.  THIS PROJECT IS ENTIRELY IN THE   WHITTIER NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT IT IS  AT THE INTERSECTION AND THE   BORDER OF FOUR DIFFERENT WARDS,   WARD 8, WARD 6, AND WARD 9.  AND THE PROJECT AREA IMPACTS ALL  OF THOSE COMMUNITIES AS WELL.  AND, YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT WE   HAVE SEEN HISTORIC AND   TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF COMMUNITY   ENGAGEMENT THAT HAS GONE INTO   BRINGING FORWARD THIS   DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK AND THAT   WORK WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE   WITHOUT THE PARTNERSHIP WITH   COMMUNITY AND NEIGHBORHOOD   ORGANIZATIONS WHO HAVE WORKED   REALLY DILIGENTLY TO ENGAGE ALL   ASPECTS OF OUR COMMUNITY AND   REALLY DIG INTO WHAT WE WANT TO   SEE AS THE FUTURE OF THIS   HISTORIC AND GENERATIONAL   INVESTMENT IN THE SOUTH SIDE.  SO, YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT   THERE\'S A HUNGER AS WELL FROM IN  PARTICULAR THE WHITTIER   COMMUNITY TO CONTINUE TO BE   ENGAGED IN EVERY STEP OF THE   PROCESS ALONG THE WAY.  I THINK WITH SOMETHING THAT IS   AS TREMENDOUS A GIFT AS A   GENERATIONAL PROJECT LIKE THIS   ONE, COMES TREMENDOUS ANXIETY   AROUND WHAT THE FUTURE OF THIS   COMMUNITY IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE   AND WHETHER THE PEOPLE THAT CALL  WHITTIER HOME, 90% OF US ARE   RENTERS.  AND WHETHER WE\'RE GOING TO   CONTINUE TO BE ABLE TO CALL THIS  COMMUNITY HOME.  SO WANTED TO THANK STAFF FOR ALL  OF THEIR WORK IN NAVIGATING AT   TIMES CONTENTIOUS OR PAINFUL   MOMENTS WITH OUR COMMUNITY AND   CONTINUING TO MOVE THIS PROJECT   ALONG AND FORWARD.  I\'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS.  THANK YOU.  >> COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS.  >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE.  I JUST WANTED TO ECHO AND CHIME   IN ON THE NEW NICOLLET PROJECT   AS HAS BEEN ALLUDED TO AS   SEVERAL DECADES IN THE MAKING.  SEVERAL COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE HAD  THEIR FINGERS ON THIS PROJECT   FOR MANY, MANY YEARS AND I   REALLY WANT TO JUST THANK STAFF   FOR THEIR COMMITMENT AND   DEDICATION TO THIS PROCESS.  IT\'S BEEN MANY, MANY DIFFERENT   STAFF PEOPLE WITH WORK AND INPUT  ON THIS.  I TEACH AT MCAT AND MCAT   STUDENTS HAVE BEEN ENGAGED WITH   DESIGNING THE THOUGHT PROCESSES   AROUND THIS WORK.  WE BROUGHT IN CONSULTANTS FROM   ACROSS THE COUNTRY.  TO INSURE THIS PROJECT IS   AFFORDABLE AND DOES NOT LEAD TO   DISPLACEMENT AND/OR FOLKS NOT   BEING ABLE TO ACCESS THIS   COMMUNITY.  IT\'S BEEN REALLY A GREAT WORK   AND PROGRESS UP TO THIS POINT,   AND IT\'S TRANSFORMATIVE.  IT WILL COMPLETELY TRANSFORM THE  SOUTH SIDE OF MINNEAPOLIS AND   LAKE STREET.  MILLIONS AND HUNDREDS OF   MILLIONS OF INVESTMENT HAS BEEN   GOING INTO THIS PROJECT WITH THE  NEW TRANSIT STATION LAKE STREET.  AND SO I\'M JUST REALLY EXCITED   ABOUT THE POSSIBILITIES OF   REOPENING NICOLLET AND BEING A   GATEWAY TO WARD 8 AND ALL THE   AMAZING AMENITIES THAT EXIST ON   THAT SIDE OF LAKE STREET, BUT   IT\'S A REALLY INCREDIBLE   DEVELOPMENT TO REOPEN THIS   CORRIDOR.  THANK YOU.  >> SEEING NO ONE ELSE IN QUEUE,   I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE  ROLE ON THE BIHZ COMMITTEE   REPORT.  ELLISON, AYE.  KOSKI, AYE.  W  WONSLEY, AYE.  JENKINS, AYE.  PALMISANO, AYE.  CHOWDHURY, AYE.  CASHMAN, AYE.  OSMAN, AYE.  RAINVILLE, AYE.  CHAVEZ, AYE.  VETAW, AYE.  VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI, AYE.  COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE, AYE.  >> THERE ARE 13 AYES.  >> THAT CARRIES AND THE REPORT   IS ADOPTED.  THE NEXT REPORT IS FROM THE   CLIMATE AND INFRASTRUCTURE   COMMITTEE, PRESENTED BY COUNCIL   MEMBER CASHMAN.  >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE.  WE ARE BRINGING SEVEN ITEMS   FORWARD.  ONE DESIGNATING AND SETTING A   PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE 2025   FULTON RESIDENTIAL STREET   RESURFACING PROJECT.  ITEM TWO APPROVING THE CONCEPT   LAYOUT FOR THE 35th AVENUE NORTH  FLOOD MITIGATION PROJECT.  ITEM THREE, APPROVAL OF MNDOT   LEASE AMENDMENT ALLOWING RENTAL   OF PARKING LOTS UNDER I-94   BRIDGES.  ITEM FOUR, SPECIAL APPOINTMENTS   TO THE 54th AND LYNDALE SPECIAL   SERVICE DISTRICT BOARD.  FIVE IS EAT STREET SPECIAL   SERVICE DISTRICT ADVISORY ABORT   APPOINTMENTS.  SIX IS GRANT APPLICATION FOR THE  EPA ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE   THRIVING COMMUNITIES GRANTMAKING  PROGRAM.  ITEM 7 AUTHORIZING THE SUBMITTAL  OF A GRANT APPLICATION TO THE   BUSH FOUNDATION FOR THE   COMMUNITY INNOVATION GRANT.  I WILL MOVE APPROVAL OF ALL   SEVEN ITEMS.  >> COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN HAS   MOVED APPROVAL OF THE   COMMITTEE\'S REPORT.  IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION?    >> COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN?    >> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT.  I JUST WANTED TO THANK NICHOLAS   AND TREVOR FOR VOLUNTEERING TO   SERVE ON THE EAT STREET SPECIAL   SERVICES DISTRICT ADVISORY   BOARD.  THESE TWO FOLKS ARE FROM WARD 8   AND WARD 10 REPRESENTING MCAT   AND TASKS UNLIMITED.  BUT I JUST WANTED TO THANK THEM   BECAUSE I KNOW THE EAT STREET   SPECIAL SERVICE DISTRICT HAS   REALLY STRUGGLED TO HAVE   MEMBERSHIP BEYOND SAM TURNER   FROM THE NICOLLET DINER, SO I AM  REALLY GLAD THERE WILL BE MORE   REPRESENTATION HERE, AND AS WE   WORK TO IMPROVE CONDITIONS FOR   THE COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR ALONG   EAT STREET, I THINK THEIR   COLLABORATION WILL BE REALLY   IMPORTANT.  AND I JUST WANTED TO MENTION   THAT ALTHOUGH IT\'S NOT AN ITEM   THAT WE\'RE PASSING THROUGH   COUNCIL, WE DID HEAR THE CLIMATE  LEGACY INITIATIVE 2025 UPDATE   FROM DEPUTY COMMISSIONER PATRICK  HAMLIN IN COMMITTEE WITH A LOT   OF GREAT UPDATES ON THE $10   MILLION CLIMATE INVESTMENT AND   ALL THE WORK THAT THEY HAVE BEEN  BUILDING OUT TO WEATHERIZE AND   RETROFIT HOMES AND BUILD OUT GEO  THERMAL ENERGY AND GREEN   WORKFORCE IN THE CITY.  IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THAT,   YOU CAN LOOK BACK AT THE   PRESENTATION FROM COMMITTEE.  >> SEEING NO ONE ELSE IN QUEUE,   I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE  ROLL.  >> COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON, AYE.  KOSKI, AYE.  WONSLEY, AYE.  JENKINS, AYE.  PALMISANO, AYE.  CHOWDHURY, AYE.  CASHMAN, AYE.  OSMAN, AYE.  RAINVILLE, AYE.  CHAVEZ, AYE.  VETAW, AYE.  VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI, AYE.  COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE, AYE.  >> THERE ARE 13 AYES.  >> THAT CARRIES AND THAT REPORT   IS ADOPTED.  NEXT WE HAVE THE COMMITTEE OF   THE WHOLE, WHICH WILL BE   PRESENTED BY THAT COMMITTEE\'S   CHAIR, COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ.  >> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT.  THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE IS   BRINGING FORWARD ONE ITEM   FORWARD.  IT IS A PASSAGE OF AN ORDINANCE   APPROVING AN APPOINTED POSITION   IN THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT WITH   THE TITLE OF DIRECTOR OF   ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS.  WITH THAT, I WILL MOVE THIS ITEM  FOR APPROVAL.  >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ HAH   MOVED APPROVAL OF THE   COMMITTEE\'S REPORT.  IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION?    SEEING NONE, I\'LL ASK THE CLERK   TO CALL THE ROLL.  >> COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON, AYE.  KOSKI, AYE.  WONSLEY, AYE.  JENKINS, AYE.  PALMISANO, AYE.  CHOWDHURY, AYE.  CASHMAN, AYE.  OSMAN, AYE.  RAINVILLE, AYE.  CHAVEZ, AYE.  VETAW, AYE.  VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI, AYE.  COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE, AYE.  >> THERE ARE 13 AYES.  >> THAT CARRIES AND THE REPORT   IS ADOPTED.  FINALLY WE HAVE OUR PUBLIC   HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEE   WHICH WILL BE PRESENTED BY THAT   COMMITTEE\'S CHAIR, COUNCIL   MEMBER CHAVEZ.  >> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT.  THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY   COMMITTEE IS BRINGING FORWARD   NINE ITEMS.  ONE IS THE PASSAGE OF ORDINANCE   RELATED TO CIVIL RIGHTS ADDING   NEW PROTECTED CLASSES,   BOLSTERING ENFORCEMENT AND   AMENDING PROCEDURES FOR   EFFICIENCY.  I WILL BE OFFERING AN AMENDMENT   WITH TECHNICAL CHANGES, SO I   WILL MOVE THIS ASIDE FOR A   SEPARATE DISCUSSION AND VOTE.  TWO IS ACCEPTING A RETAIL   FLEXIBLE FUNDING MODEL GRANT   FROM THE FOOD AND STRUGG   ADMINISTRATION.  THREE AUTHORIZING A CONTRACT FOR  SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH THE   UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOR   PREVENTION RESEARCH CENTER CORE   RESEARCH PROJECT.  AND FOUR IS ACCEPTING A GRANT   FOR THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF   HEALTH FOR SEX TRAFFICKING   AWARENESS MEDIA CAMPAIGN.  FIVE IS AUTHORIZING AN MOU WITH   WILEY REBER LAW FOR UTILIZING   THE SPACE AT THE LAKE STREET   SAFETY CENTER.  SIX IS ACCEPTING THE EDWARD   BYRON JUSTICE MEMORIAL GRANT TO   SUPPORT POLICE AND ATTORNEY   INITIATIVES.  7 IS AUTHORIZING ANM.O.U. WITH   CORNERHOUSE.  8 IS A REVENUE CONTRACT WITH SMG  FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES AT   U.S. BANK STADIUM.  AND ITEM NINE IS AUTHORIZING AN   INCREASED CONTRACT TO FAIRVIEW   HEALTH SERVICES FOR CONTINUED   IMPLEMENTATION OF A   NUTRITION-FOCUSED CHRONIC   DISEASE PREVENTION PROJECT.  I WILL MOVE APPROVAL OF ALL THE   ITEMS EXCLUDING ITEM ONE, WHICH   WE WILL PULL FOR A SEPARATE   DISCUSSION AND VOTE.  >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ HAD   MOVED APPROVAL OF THE REPORT   MINUS ITEM ONE.  IS THERE DISCUSSION ON THE   REMAINDER OF THE REPORT?  SEEING  NONE --   SEEING NONE, I WILL ASK THE   CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL.  >> COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON, AYE.  KOSKI, AYE.  WONSLEY, AYE.  JENKINS, AYE.  PALMISANO, AYE.  CHOWDHURY, AYE.  CASHMAN, AYE.  OSMAN, AYE.  RAINVILLE, AYE.  CHAVEZ, AYE.  VETAW, AYE.  VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI, AYE.  COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE, AYE.  >> THERE ARE 13 YAY YAYS.  >> THAT CARRIES AN THOSE ITEMS   ARE ADOPTED.  NEXT WE WILL TAKE UP ITEM ONE   AND I WILL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL   MEMBER CHAVEZ.  >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT   PAYNE.  I WILL NEED SOME ASSISTANCE OF   THE CLERKS.  CAN I JUST MOVE THE AMENDED   VERSION AS ONE OR TAKE THE VOTE   ON THE AMENDMENT FIRST?    EITHER-OR IS GOOD FOR ME.  JUST FOR CLARITY.  >> MADAM CLERK?    >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCIL   MEMBER CHAVEZ, HONESTLY, YOU   COULD DO IT EITHER WAY.  IF THERE IS CONSENSUS WITH THE   COLLEAGUES, YOU COULD MOVER IT   AS ONE.  >> FIRST I WILL INTRODUCE THE   AMENDMENT AND TALK ABOUT IT AND   IF FOLKS -- I CAN DO EITHER-OR.  I WILL TALK ABOUT THE   AMENDMENTS.  IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS, WE\'LL GO  FROM THERE.  COOL.  COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE, WONSLEY  AND I ARE BRINGING FORWARD AN   AMENDMENT YOU ALL SHOULD HAVE   RECEIVED YESTERDAY.  THIS HAS A FEW SECTIONS THAT I   WILL EXPLAIN.  THERE ARE THREE CHANGES TO   SECTION 139.10.  THE FIRST COMPONENT OF THIS   CHANGE WILL ADD COLOR, CREED,   RELIGION AND ANCESTRY ALONG WITH  HOUSING STATUS TO THE BUSINESS   SECTION UNDER THE DECLARATION OF  POLICY PURPOSE.  THE SECOND COMPONENT WILL   RE-ARRANGE THE ORDER OF LIST   PROD TEKTED CLASSES TO BE --   PROTECTED CLASSES TO BE   CONSISTENT WITH OTHER PROTECTED   AREAS.  AND THE LAST WORDS ADDS THE   WORDS "A PROGRAM" TO CLARIFY THE  LANGUAGE.  THE NEXT CHANGE IN 139.20.  WE ARE AMENDING THE DEFINITION   OF HEIGHT AND WEIGHT BY REMOVING  THE WORD "TOTAL" AND BASED AND   COMMUNITY FEEDBACK AND FROM   COMING TO MEMBER WHO IS ADVOCATE  AGAINST SIZE DISCRIMINATION.  THE NEXT CHANGE IS 139.40, WHICH  ADDS COLOR, CREED, RELIGION, AND  ANCESTRY TO THE ACTS OF   DISCRIMINATION SPECIFIED   COMPONENT.  THIS IS MEANT TO MAKE LANGUAGE   CONSISTENT WITH THE BUSINESS   PROVISION LISTED ABOVE.  AND THE LAST CHANGE IS REMOVING   THE WORDS "OR RESPONDENT" FROM   THIS SECTION.  THIS CHANGE IS THE RESULT OF A   WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENT FROM A   CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSIONER AND   IT\'S THE PUBLIC COMMENTS THAT   COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO MADE IN  THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.  SO WE ARE BRINGING THIS   AMENDMENT TO THESE SMALL LITTLE   CHANGES TO THE ORDINANCE.  >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ HAS   MOVED TO AMEND THE UNDERLYING   ORDINANCE.  IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION?    >> PRESIDENT PAYNE, I WILL WAIT   TO SPEAK TO THE OVERALL   ORDINANCE.  >> GO AHEAD AND SPEAK TO THE   OVERALL ORDINANCE.  WE\'LL TAKE IT UP.  >> AND I SEE COUNCIL MEMBER   RAINVILLE ALSO IN QUEUE.  >> OKAY.  COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE.  >> GO AHEAD, COUNCIL MEMBER   WONSLEY.  YOU ARE IN QUEUE AHEAD OF ME.  >> I\'LL HOP OUT.  YOU GO, PLEASE.  >> I\'LL GO.  >> COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS.  >> YEAH, THANK YOU, PRESIDENT   PAYNE.  I AM CURIOUS, CAN SOMEONE DEFINE  ANCESTRY FOR ME?    >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ?    >> WE\'LL HAVE CIVIL RIGHTS STAFF  IF YOU CAN HELP ME EXPLAIN THAT.  >> WELCOME.  COUNCIL MEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR   THE QUESTION.  I DON\'T HAVE THE ACTUAL WRITTEN   DEFINITION AND I\'M NOT 100% SURE  IF IT\'S IN THE ORDINANCE, BUT I   COULD FOLLOW-UP AND PROVIDE THAT  WITH THE OFFICE.  I WILL EXPLAIN ANCESTRY HAS BEEN  INCLUDED IN THE CIVIL RIGHTS   ORDINANCE FOR QUITE SOME TIME.  THIS IS NOT A NEW CHANGE.  >> OKAY.  ALL RIGHT.  IT\'S LISTED AS A NEW ADDITION.  >> CAN PROVIDE CLARIFICATION ON   THAT AS WELL.  THERE WAS AN EFFORT TO MAKE THE   ORDINANCE APPEAR AS CONSISTENT   AS POSSIBLE, SO IT\'S JUST A   CHANGING OF ORDERING AND   INCLUDING IN THE SUBSTANTIVE   PROTECTIONS IN THE INTRODUCTORY   PARAGRAPHS AS WELL.  IT IS NOT A SUBSTANTIVE CHANGE.  IT IS NOT PROVIDING ANY   ADDITIONAL PROTECTIONS THAT   DIDN\'T ALREADY EXIST IN THE   ORDINANCE.  >> THANK YOU.  MAYBE THE CITY ATTORNEY HAS A   DEFINITION?    >> THE NATIONAL ORIGIN,   BACKGROUND IS THROUGHOUT YOUR --  FOR EXAMPLE, MY PARENTS WERE   ITALIAN.  NIGH  SO IT IS TO INSURE THERE   IS NOT DISCRIMINATION BECAUSE OF  SOMEONE\'S BACKGROUND.  FROM A CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE, AND  IT IS TRUE THAT ANCESTRY HAS   BEEN PART OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS   ORDINANCE, YOU KNOW, FOR A VERY,  VERY LONG TIME.  AND IT\'S JUST -- IT WAS SOME OF   THESE EDITS ARE REALLY JUST   CLEAN UP TO MAKE SURE THERE\'S   CONSISTENCY IN THE LISTED OF   PROTECTED CLASS STATUSES THAT   ARE IN ALL OF THE PROVISIONS.  >> THANK YOU.  SO COULD THAT WORD BE REPLACED   WITH ETHNICITY?  WOULD THAT BE   THE SAME?    >> COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNCIL   PRESIDENT, I THINK THAT IS THE   SENSE OF THE WORD.  I THINK THEY COULD BE USED   INTERCHANGEABLY.  OTHER CIVIL RIGHTS LEGISLATION   USES, YOU KNOW, THE TERM   ANCESTRY, BUT I DO THINK TO ME   THE ETHNICITY AND ANCESTRY WOULD  BE INTERCHANGEABLE IDEAS.  >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.  >> COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE.  >> THANK YOU.  I WANTED TO THANK AMY WHO ADDED   TO SOME OF THE AMENDMENTS AND   SHE SITS ON THE CIVIL RIGHTS   COMMISSION AS A REPRESENTATIVE   OF THE THIRD WARD.  SHE CAME TO THE PUBLIC HEARING   TO GIVE HER TESTIMONY.  WE DID INCORPORATE THE   SUGGESTIONS AS WELL.  AND THAT IS -- SO THANK YOU,   AMY.  >> WE CAN TAKE UP THE AMENDMENT   AND THE UNDERLYING ORDINANCE AS   AMENDED IF YOU WANTED TO SPEAK,   COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY.  AWE THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE.  SO IN LIGHT OF I KNOW COMMENTS   MADE BY FELLOW CO-AUTHOR COUNCIL  MEMBER CHAVEZ AT COMMITTEE,   WE\'RE BOTH PROUD AND EXCITED TO   BRING THIS ORDINANCE FORWARD   TODAY.  ESPECIALLY AT A TIME WHEN THE   FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION IS   ADVANCING ATTACKS ON OUR MOST   VULNERABLE RESIDENTS AND ARE   ATTEMPTING TO STRIP AWAY OUR   HARD EARNED CIVIL RIGHTS.  MINNEAPOLIS GETS TO BE A BEACON   AND LIGHT IN THIS MOMENT.  AND WE ARE NOT ONLY DEFENDING   THE RIGHTS THAT WE HAVE, WE\'RE   CONTINUING TO EXPAND PROTECTIONS  AGAINST DISCRIMINATION.  I WANT TO NAME ONE PARTICULAR   PIECE ABOUT THIS ORDINANCE THAT   I\'M EXTREMELY PROUD OF,   ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF THE WORK   THAT THE COMMUNITY LED ON, AND   SHOULD THIS PASS TODAY,   MINNEAPOLIS WILL BE THE THIRD IN  THE U.S. TO INSURE PROTECTED   CLASS STATUS FOR JUSTICE   IMPACTED COMMUNITIES.  I, OF COURSE, ENCOURAGE MY   COLLEAGUES AND MEMBERS OF THE   PUBLIC TO WATCH THE PUBLIC   HEARING ON THIS ORDINANCE THAT   TOOK PLACE LAST WEEK IN THE   PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY   COMMITTEE.  AND DOZENS OF DIRECTLY IMPACTED   RESIDENTS SHOWED UP TO SPEAK   ABOUT WHAT IT MEANS TO THEM TO   SEE THE CITY TAKE A FORMAL STAND  TO CODIFY THEIR RIGHTS FOR EQUAL  TREATMENT AND PROTECTION.  AND I THINK THERE\'S NOTHING LIKE  PERSONAL STORIES TO REALLY DRIVE  HOME WHY THIS WORK MATTERS AND   WHY WE GET TO SERVE IN THESE   POSITIONS AND THE TYPE OF WORK   WE GET TO DO IN THESE POSITIONS.  SO OF COURSE, I WOULD LIKE TO   THANK COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ, OUR  CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSIONERS, THE   CIVIL RIGHTS DEPARTMENT, MANY OF  OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS WHO   JOINED US IN THIS PROCESS FOR   ALMOST A YEAR IN MAKING THIS   ORDINANCE POSSIBLE.  I LOOK FORWARD TO LEARN HOW THE   CHANGES HAVE IMPACTED THEIR WORK  AS A BODY AND HOW WE AS A   COUNCIL CAN CONTINUE TO SUPPORT   THEIR ABILITY TO BE EFFECTIVE IN  MEETING THE NEEDS OF THE   RESIDENTS TO SHOW UP AND   EVALUATE HOW WE CAN INSURE CIVIL  PROTECTIONS FOR OUR RESIDENTS.  SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU   TO ALL THE MANY PARTNER WHO IS   HELPED MAKE A REALLY -- PARTNERS  WHO HELPED MAKE A REALLY   MEANINGFUL POLICY HAPPEN.  AND I ENCOURAGE ALL MY   COLLEAGUES TO SUPPORT IT.  >> A COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ.  >> THE LAST TIME THIS CIVIL   RIGHTS ORDINANCE WAS AMENDED WAS  IN 2017, AND SINCE THEN WE HAVE   SEEN THE WORLD DRASTICALLY   CHANGE.  WE ARE LIVERING IN THE TIME WHEN  THE RIGHTS OF PEOPLE ARE -- WE   ARE LIVING IN A TIME WHEN THE   RIGHTS OF PEOPLE ARE BEING   STRIPPED AWAY, BUT WE CAN ADD TO  THE PROTECTED CLASSES AND I WILL  GO OVER THE OVERVIEW.  IT INCLUDES CLASSES LIKE JUSTICE  IMPACTED, HOUSING STATUS AND   HEIGHT AND WEIGHT.  THIS WILL BOLSTER CURRENT   PROTECTIONS AND REQUIRES   ACCOMMODATIONS FOR RELIGIOUS   OBSERVANCE, EXPANDS JURISDICTION  TO INVESTIGATE PAY AND EQUITY.  IT ADDS A DEFINITION THAT   INCLUDES SKIN COLOR, HAIR,   TEXTURE, STYLE, AND PROVIDES   PROTECTIONS MIRRORING THE   PREGNANT WORKERS FAIRNESS ACT   AND DISCRIMINATION WHICH IS   INTERSECTIONAL BASED UPON   MULTIPLE CLASSES.  AND EXPANSION TO INCLUDE THOSE   RESIDING WITH AND CARING FOR   ADULTS AND THIS WAS LED BY CIVIL  RIGHTS DEPARTMENT STAFF.  AS I MENTION IN THE PUBLIC   HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEE,   THIS ORDINANCE IS A   COMPREHENSIVE ORDINANCE THAT   BOLSTERS AND EXPAND MULTIPLE   PROTECTIONS TO PREVENT   DISCRIMINATION AT A TIME WHEN   MANY PEOPLE ARE BEING   DISCRIMINATED AGAINST IN OUR   COUNTRY.  MONTHS OF WORK WITH OUR CITY   ATTORNEY\'S OFFICE AND STAFF, THE  CIVIL RIGHTS DEPARTMENT AND   STAFF, INCLUDING DIRECTOR, ALEX   CANE, DIRECTOR PHILLIPS, ASHLEY   GOELD, ALYSSA GREEN IN THE   AUDIENCE AS WELL AND THE CIVIL   RIGHTS COMMISSION ALONG WITH A   VARIETY OF DIFFERENT STAFF   MEMBERS FROM ACROSS THE   ENTERPRISE, ALONG WITH JUSTICE   IMPACTED ADVOCATES, CRIMINAL   JUSTICE REFORM ORGANIZATIONS,   ORGANIZATIONS THAT ADVOCATE   AGAINST SIZE DISCRIMINATION AND   HOUSING JUSTICE ADVOCATES.  AND AS I MENTION IN THE   COMMITTEE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND   SAFETY, THIS IS THE KIND OF WORK  THAT WE CAN BE DOING AT A CITY   ENTERPRISE WHEN THE COUNCIL,   CITY STAFF, COUNCIL OFFICES, THE  MAYOR\'S ADMINISTRATION IS   WORKING CLOSELY TOGETHER TO   ADVANCE POLICY TO IMPROVE THE   LIVES OF THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS.  SO I WANT TO AT LEAST HIGHLIGHT   THE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT WENT   INTO THAT.  I WANT TO THANK STAFF IN WARD 9,  WARD 2 STAFF AND COUNCIL MEMBER   WONSLEY\'S STAFF AND EVERYBODY   THAT HELPS US GET TO THIS POINT   TODAY.  THIS HAS BEEN DECADES IN THE   MAKING.  THERE HAS BEEN ADVOCACY THROUGH   THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS THEY HAVE   BEEN ADVOCATING FOR.  ALL WE HAD TO DO IS GRAB THAT   MANTLE AND BRING IT HOME.  I WANTED TO HOPE WE GET SUPPORT   FROM EVERYBODY HERE TODAY.  I WANTED TO THANK OUR STAFF AT   THE COUNCIL AND ALSO THE   DEPARTMENT STAFF FOR THE WORK   THEY DID FOR THIS, TOO.  I MOVE APPROVAL FOR SUPPORT.  >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ HAS   MOVED THE ORDINANCE AS AMENDED   AND WILL TAKE UP BOTH WITHOUT   OBJECTION.  AND WITH THAT, I WILL ASK THE   CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL.  >> COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON, AYE.  KOSKI, AYE.  WONSLEY, AYE.  JENKINS IS ABSENT.  PALMISANO, AYE.  CHOWDHURY, AYE.  CASHMAN, AYE.  OSMAN, AYE.  RAINVILLE, AYE.  CHAVEZ, AYE.  VETAW, AYE.  CHUGHTAI, AYE.  PAYNE   >> AYE.  >> THAT CARRIES AND THAT ITEM IS  ADOPTED.  THAT COMPLETES THE REPORT OF   PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY   COMMITTEE AS WELL AS OUR   STANDING COMMITTEES.  THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS   NOTICE OF ORDINANCE   INTRODUCTIONS.  WE HAVE FOUR NOTICES TODAY.  FIRST, COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN   GIVES NOTICE OF INTENT TO   INTRODUCE THE SUBJECT MATTER OF   AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE   LICENSES AND BUSINESS   REGULATIONS CODE, ADDING A NEW   CHAPTER 333 ENTITLED SAUNA   ESTABLISHMENTS TO REGULATE SAUNA  ESTABLISHMENTS.  SECOND, COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY  GIVES NOTICE OF INTENT TO   INTRODUCE AT THE NEXT MEETING   THE SUBJECT MATTER OF AN   ORDINANCE AMENDING THE PLANNING   AND DEVELOPMENT CODE ADDING A   NEW CHAPTER 426B, ENTITLED   RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS.  THIRD, COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY   GIVES NOTICE OF INTENT TO   INTRODUCE AT THE NEXT MEETING   THE SUBJECT MATTER OF AN   ORDINANCE AMENDING THE   ADMINISTRATION CODE ADDING   SECTION 18.190 RELATES TO   CONTRACTS FOR SURVEILLANCE   TECHNOLOGY.  AND FINALLY, COUNCIL MEMBER   WONSLEY GIVES NOTICE OF INTENT   TO INTRODUCE AT THE NEXT MEETING  OF THE CITY COUNCIL THE SUBJECT   MATTER OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING   THE ADMINISTRATION CODE, ADDING   A NEW SECTION 18.200 RELATING TO  PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACTS   BETWEEN $5,000 AND $175,000.  ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THESE  NOTICES?    COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY.  >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE.  JUST WANT TO SHARE A BIT OF   INFORMATION ON THOSE TWO NOI\'S.  THE FIRST RELATED TO   SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY.  SINCE 2022, MY OFFICE HAS BEEN   IN CONVERSATIONS AROUND HOW TO   BETTER ENHANCE THE CITY\'S   PRACTICES RELATED TO   SURVEILLANCE.  I KNOW THIS WORK WAS ALSO NICHE   YAYED BY THE -- INITIATED BY THE  PRIOR COUNCIL STARTING AROUND   2018, BUT ALSO EMPHASIZING, I   KNOW, WHILE WE CAN\'T REALLY   CONTROL THE OPERATIONAL MATTERS   AROUND HOW SURVEILLANCE IS USED.  MOST RECENTLY WE HAVE SEEN THIS   REALLY ROLLED OUT UNDER THE   MINNEAPOLIS POLICE DEPARTMENT, I  THINK THIS ORDINANCE HAS THE   GOAL OF MAKING SURE WE\'RE   STANDARDIZING MORE TRANSPARENCY   FOR THE COUNCIL AND PUBLIC TO   LEARN WHEN AND WHAT TYPE OF   SURVEILLANCE EQUIPMENT IS BEING   UTILIZED, AND ESSENTIALLY THE   GOAL WOULD BE FOR THIS ORDINANCE  TO FOSTER MORE TRANSPARENCY   EITHER THROUGH THE INCLUSION OF   A PUBLIC HEARING WHEN   SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY IS BEING  PROPOSED FOR PURCHASING OR   THROUGH A CONTRACT WITH EXTERNAL  PARTY FOR THE SOLICITATION OF   THOSE SERVICES.  SO ALL THIS WITH THE GOAL OF   MAKING SURE THAT THERE\'S PUBLIC   AWARENESS ON THE TYPE OF   TECHNOLOGY THAT THE CITY AND   ESPECIALLY LAW ENFORCEMENT IS   USING OR HAS ACCESS TO.  ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF, AGAIN,   THINGS THAT\'S HAPPENING AT THE   FEDERAL LEVEL.  THE SECOND N.O.I. IS RELATED TO   THE SECOND CHAPTER, BUT   UNRELATED ISSUE.  WE HAVE, AS MANY OF YOU ARE   AWARE, FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF   YEARS AND ESPECIALLY IN RECENT   MONTHS HAVE HAD MANY   CONVERSATIONS AROUND CONTRACTS   THAT HAVE RAISED SERIOUS   CONCERNS IN TERMS OF WHERE THEY   ARE BEING AWARDED TO OR JUST   QUESTIONABLE ETHICS FROM THE   CONTRACTORS THAT\'S BEEN   ADMINISTERED UNDER THE FREY   ADMINISTRATION.  AND I KNOW THANKS TO PUBLIC   SCRUTINY AND ALSO COUNCIL   OVERSIGHT ESSENTIALLY THERE HAS   BEEN CORRECTIVE ACTIONS THAT ARE  PUT IN PLACE BY THE   ADMINISTRATION SOMETIMES IN   RESPONSE TO THOSE CONTRACTS B U   I WANT TO KNOW IT SHOULD NOT   TAKE MEDIA PUBLICATIONS FOR THE   CITY LEADERSHIP TO INSTITUTE   GREATER TRANSPARENCY AROUND   $175,000.  AND THESE CONTRACTS DO NOT   REQUIRE COUNCIL APPROVAL, WHICH   ESSENTIALLY GRANTS US VERY   LIMITED OPPORTUNITIES FOR O  OVERSIGHT AS A BODY OVER THE   CONTRACT, AND ESSENTIALLY THERE   IS NO TRANSPARENCY FOR THE   CONTRACTS FOR THE PUBLIC AS   WELL.  THIS PARTICULAR LOOPHOLE IS   ESSENTIALLY SHOWN ITSELF NOT TO   BE GOOD FOR GOOD GOVERNANCE, AND  THIS ORDINANCE SEEKS TO RECTIFY   THAT.  I WANTED TO PROVIDE THAT CONTEXT  AROUND THE INTENT FOR BOTH   ORDINANCES AS IT RELATES TO   SURVEILLANCE AND HOW WE\'RE   TRYING TO STRENGTHEN   TRANSPARENCY AROUND OUR   FINANCIAL POLICIES.  >> BEFORE I CALL ON COUNCIL   MEMBER CHOWDHURY, COUNCIL MEMBER  JENKINS, COULD YOU LIKE YOUR   VOTES RECORDED FOR THE CIVIL   RIGHTS ORDINANCE?    >> THANK YOU AND YES.  >> ALL RIGHT.  WITHOUT OBJECTION, MADAM CLERK.  >> NOTED, THANK YOU.  >> THA YOU.  >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY.  >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE.  I WANTED TO SPEAK TO THE NOTICE   OF INTRODUCTION THAT I\'M   BRINGING BRIEFLY.  IT\'S A RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS   REMOVAL ORDINANCE.  IT IS REALLY, REALLY CENTERED IN  THE PACT ABOUT NAMING HARM AND   TAKING -- IN THE FACT ABOUT   NAMING HARM AND TAKING   RESPONSIBILITY IN THE CITY OF   MINNEAPOLIS.  WE HAVE A LONG HISTORY OF   RACIALLY RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS   BEING USED AS TOOL OF EXCLUSION   THAT WOULD SHAPE WHERE PEOPLE OF  COLOR COULD LIVE OR COULD NOT   LIVE, WHERE THEY COULD BUILD   WEALTH, WHERE THEY COULD HAVE   CONNECTIVITY IN DIFFERENT   NEIGHBORS.  REALLY THE JIM CROW OF THE   NORTH.  AND MANY, WHILE RACIAL COVENANTS  AREN\'T CURRENTLY IN EFFECT, MANY  HOUSES STILL HAVE RACIAL   COVENANTS ATTACHED TO THEIR   DEEDS.  AND IN CONNECTION WITH MAPPING   PREJUDICE, A TEAM AT THE   UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, THEY   REPORT THAT THERE\'S OVER 8,000   COVENANTED PROPERTIES IN   MINNEAPOLIS.  AND A HANDFUL OF THESE HAVE   ALREADY BEEN DISCHARGED   VOLUNTARILY DUE TO THE WORK OF   ACTUALLY ONE OF OUR CITY   ATTORNEYS THROUGH THE JUST DEEDS  PROJECT.  AND WITH THIS START WE HAVE   BEGINNING TO CORRECT THE HISTORY  BY ACKNOWLEDGING THESE COVENANTS  ARE NOT JUST ARTIFACTS OF THE   PAST BUT STRUCTURE THAT STILL   IMPACTS THE PRESENT.  THIS ORDINANCE IS HOPEFULLY THE   FIRST STEP TOWARD A BROADER   EFFORT TO INSURE THAT OUR CITY   CODE REFLECTS THE VALUES OF   EQUITY, JUSTICE, AND BELONGING.  AND THIS WORK WAS REALLY   ACTUALLY INSPIRED BY A GROUP OF   CONSTITUENTS WHO I HAVE BEEN   WORKING WITH FOR THE LAST YEAR   AND A HALF IN THEIR EFFORT TO   RENAME A STREET IN MY WARD   EDMOND WALTON AND THIS WORK IS   COMMUNITY LED FROM THE   BEGINNING.  AND RENAMING THAT COALITION   MODEL AND WHAT THAT CAN LOOK   LIKE AT A NEIGHBORHOOD LEVEL.  AND OTHER CITIES WERE TAKING UP   THIS TYPE OF REQUIREMENT OF   DISCHARGING RACIALLY RESTRICTIVE  AND DISCRIMINATORY COVENANTS.  AND BEING A PERSON OF COLOR   MYSELF THAT REPRESENTS MY WARD,   I KNOW THAT GOING BACK IN TIME,   THERE ARE MANY PLACES WHERE I   HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO OWN A HOME  AND BLACK, BROWN, JEWISH WHO   LIVE ON EDMOND BOULEVARD OR LIVE  IN A HOUSE THAT CURRENTLY HAS A   RACIAL COVENANT OR IN THE   PROCESS OF DISCHARGING A RACIAL   COVENANT AND WHAT THAT MEANS FOR  THEM AND THE KIDS THEY ARE   RAISING.  AND WHAT IT SAYS ABOUT HOW OUR   CITY GOVERNMENT CHOOSES TO   RESPOND OR DOESN\'T CHOOSE TO   RESPOND.  AND I AM REALLY EXCITED TO MOVE   THIS WORK FORWARD.  THERE WILL BE A LOT OF EFFORT   BEHIND THIS.  AND IT\'S GOING TO TAKE TIME TO   FIGURE OUT HOW WE DO THIS IN A   WAY THAT MAKES SENSE AND WORKS   FOR THE PEOPLE OF MINNEAPOLIS.  AND YEAH, I LOOK FORWARD TO   GETTING A CHANCE TO SPEAK WITH   EVERYONE ON THE BODY ABOUT THIS   AND THE STREET RENAME.  >> SEEING NO ONE ELSE IN QUEUE,   THOSE NOTICES ARE HEREBY GIVEN   AND NO FURTHER ACTION IS   REQUIRED AT THIS TIME.  THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS   INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL   CALENDAR.  WE HAVE TWO INTRODUCTIONS TODAY.  FIRST, COUNCIL MEMBERS CASHMAN,   RAINVILLE AND WONSLEY MOVE TO   INTRODUCE AND GIVE FIRST READING  TO AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE   PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT CODE,   ADDING A NEW CHAPTER 425A   ENTITLED MINNEAPOLIS TOURISM   IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT,   ESTABLISHING THE MINNEAPOLIS   TOURISM IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT AND  PROVIDING FOR ITS ADMINISTRATION  AND OPERATION AS AUTHORIZED BY   MINNESOTA STATUTES.  ADDITIONALLY, THIS INTRODUCTION   AND REFERRAL INCLUDES THE   SCHEDULING OF A PUBLIC HEARING   TO BE HELD AT THE MAY 202025   BUSINESS, HOUSING AND ZONING   COMMITTEE MEETING.  SECOND, PURSUANT TO NOTICE,   COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ MOVES TO   INTRODUCE THE SUBJECT MADDER OF   AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE LAND   SUBDIVISION CODE FOR FIRST   READING AND REFERRAL TO THE   BUSINESS, HOUSING AND ZONING   COMMITTEE MODIFYING THE   DEFINITION OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING  UNITS TO ADDRESS UNITS FINANCED   IN WHOLE OR ■PART BY A TRIBE OR   TRIBAL ENTITY.  MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE   THE INTRODUCTIONS?  >> SO MOVED.  >> SECOND.  >> IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION?    COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN.  >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE.  I JUST WANTED TO THANK ALL THE   FOLKS WHO HAVE WORKED FOR MANY   YEARS TO BE ABLE TO ESTABLISH A   TOURISM IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT IN   MINNEAPOLIS.  I FIRST HEARD ABOUT THIS FROM   REPRESENTATIVE FRANK HORNSTEIN   WHO WAS THE AUTHOR AT THE STATE   TO ALLOW CITIES IN MINNESOTA TO   PASS TOURISM IMPROVEMENT   DISTRICTS.  AND THEN THE GREAT FOLKS AT MEET  MINNEAPOLIS INCLUDING BILL,   KRISTI, MELVIN, JEFF, HAVE ALL   REALLY CHAMPIONED THIS AND   BROUGHT THE HOTELS IN THE CITY   ON BOARD TO POOL RESOURCES TO   IMPROVE THE HOSPITALITY   INDUSTRY.  SO I\'M EXCITED TO BE CARRYING   THIS LEGISLATION TO AUTHORIZE IT  AND I LOOK FORWARD TO MORE   DISCUSSION WITH COLLEAGUES AND   THE PUBLIC HEARING ON MAY 20 TO   HEAR FROM PEOPLE WHO WORK IN THE  INDUSTRY AND THEIR STORY AND   WHAT THEY\'RE HOPING THIS CAN   HELP US ACHIEVE.  THANK YOU.  >> COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE.  >> PUSHING THE WRONG BUTTONS   HERE.  IT HAPPENS, KELLY, RIGHT?  SAY,   I, TOO, WANT TO SPEAK ON THAT.  IN PARTICULAR I WANT TO   COMPLIMENT BILL FOR ALL THE HARD  WORK.  BILL, I AM TRYING TO SEARCH MY   MEMORY BANKS, BUT THIS IS ABOUT   A FOUR, FIVE-YEAR PROCESS ON   YOUR PART.  HOW MANY FINGERS?  LONGER THAN THAT.  BUT WHAT THIS WILL DO IS BRING   RESOURCES INTO OUR CITY THAT   OVER 200 OVER CITIES ENJOY TO   PROMOTE THEIR HOSPITALITY   INDUSTRY.  AND RIGHT NOW WITH DOWNTOWN   SLOWING DOWN, WE NEED THAT   HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY TO KEEP OUR  PROPERTY VALUES UP AND OUR JOB   CREATION, AS WELL AS THE TAX   THAT GENERATES.  THANK YOU VERY MUCH, BILL, FOR   ALL YOUR HARD WORK, AND LET\'S   KEEP TALKING ABOUT THIS.  >> SEEING NO ONE ELSE IN QUEUE,   I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE  ROLL.  >> COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON, AYE.  KOSKI, AYE.  WONSLEY, AYE.  JENKINS, AYE.  PALMISANO, AYE.  CHOWDHURY, AYE.  CASHMAN, AYE.  OSMAN, AYE.  RAINVILLE, AYE.  CHAVEZ, AYE.  VETAW, AYE.  VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI, AYE.  COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE, AYE.  >> THERE ARE 13 AYES.  >> THAT MOTION CARRIES AND THOSE  MATTERS ARE REFERRED TO THE   BUSINESS, HOUSING AND ZONING   COMMITTEE.  THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS   RESOLUTIONS.  OUR HONORARY RESOLUTIONS TODAY   INCLUDE THE FOUR THAT WERE   PRESENTED AT THE BEGINNING OF   THE MEETING AS WELL AS A   RESOLUTION HONORING THE 125th   ANNIVERSARY OF DELASALLE HIGH   SCHOOL.  AND HONORING A RESOLUTION   HONORING KIRK WASHINGTON JR.  ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR   QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS?  >> COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON.  >> THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME WALK  THIS ON.  USUALLY I WOULD HAVE HIS FAMILY   HERE AND DO A PRESENTATION.  WE HAVE DONE THAT IN THE PAST.  WE WILL BE DOING SOMETHING IN   COMMUNITY.  FOLKS WANT TO HONOR THE LEGACY   OF KIRK WASHINGTON.  NOT EVERYBODY UP HERE MAYBE   KNOWS KIRK, BUT HE WAS A POET.  HE WAS AN ARTIST IN NORTH   MINNEAPOLIS REPRESENTING   HARRISON.  AND WHILE I KNEW KIRK AS A KID,   AT THE TIME OF HIS PASSING, HE   WAS ACTUALLY DOING A PROGRAM   HERE AT THE CITY KNOWN AS   CREATIVE CITY MAKING.  HE WAS WORKING ON DIGITAL DIVIDE  ISSUES, YOU KNOW, BETWEEN NORTH   MINNEAPOLIS AND THE REST OF THE   CITY.  AND SO JUST KIND OF REMIND ME   EVERY TIME THIS TIME OF YEAR   COMES UP SORT OF THE WORK THAT   OUR OWN ARTS DEPARTMENT IS DOING  IN ITS CURRENT ITERATION, THE   WORK ARTISTS DO TO CREATE IMAGES  AND TELL STORY, BUT ALSO TO   REALLY ORGANIZE AND CREATE   MATERIAL CHANGE.  AND SO JUST WANT TO THANK YOU,   ALL, FOR ALLOWING ME TO WALK   THIS ON.  AND HOPE TO HAVE ALL YOU GUYS\'   SUPPORT ON THIS.  >> COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE.  >> THANK YOU.  I WANT TO SPEAK BRIEFLY TO THE   DELASALLE 125th ANNIVERSARY.  IT IS A TREMENDOUS SCHOOL AND A   LOT OF MAYORS, POLICEMEN,   FIREFIGHTERS, SOME GOOD, SOME   BAD, BUT I WILL BE ON SATURDAY   TO GIVE THIS IN PERSON.  AND I JUST APPRECIATE MY   COLLEAGUES SUPPORTING THIS   EFFORT TO RECOGNIZE A GREAT   EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION.  >> COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS.  >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE.  I JUST WANTED TO BRIEFLY SPEAK   TO THE RESOLUTION HONORING THE   LIFE OF KIRK WASHINGTON JR.   A VERY DEAR FRIEND, FELLOW POET.  WE\'RE ACTUALLY BIRTHDAY BUDDIES   AS WELL.  AND I MEAN, I THINK KIRK\'S LIFE   AND WORK IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF  HOW THE ARTS CAN CHANGE   COMMUNITY AND IS A VERY CRITICAL  PART OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND   MOVEMENT CHANGE.  KIRK SPENT TIME OVERSEAS   LEARNING AND DEVELOPING THIS   CRAFT AND ADVOCATING AND   SUPPORTING COMMUNITIES   THROUGHOUT THE WORLD AND   THROUGHOUT THIS COUNTRY.  CERTAINLY RIGHT HERE IN   MINNEAPOLIS.  I WANT TO THANK THE AUTHOR FOR   BRINGING THIS FORWARD.  I\'M SADDENED WE DIDN\'T HAVE THE   CELEBRATION HERE AS WE USUALLY   DO HAVE AND HAVE FOR SEVERAL   YEARS.  BUT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE I   UNDERSTAND WHERE THE   CELEBRATIONS WILL BE IN NORTH   MINNEAPOLIS SO I CAN   PARTICIPATE.  >> STILL WORKING ON THE DETAILS   BUT AT THE OLD BIKE SHOP ON   GLENWOOD.  I AM FORGETTING THE EXACT   ADDRESS.  MORGAN AND GLENWOOD.  I WILL GET THE DETAILS SO THAT   ANYBODY WHO WANTS TO COME   THROUGH CAN COME THROUGH AND   LOVE TO HAVE FOLKS REMEMBER KIRK  AND YOU\'VE READ HIS POETRY HERE   ON THE DAIS BEFORE.  AND I CAN\'T TELL ANDREA ANYTHING  ABOUT KIRK YOU DON\'T ALREADY   KNOW, BUT OTHER FOLKS MAYBE   LEARN ABOUT HIS LIFE AND WHY HE   WAS IMPORTANT TO NORTH   MINNEAPOLIS.  >> YEAH, THE POEM I READ WAS   ACTUALLY A POEM FOR THE CITY OF   MINNEAPOLIS.  THAT WAS COMMISSIONED BY FORMER   MAYOR BESSIE HODGES.  >> A COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ.  >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT   PAYNE.  I WANT TO ANNOUNCE THE MAY DAY   PARADE WILL BE SUNDAY AT NOON --  >> WE ARE NOT AT ANNOUNCEMENTS   YET.  >> WE\'LL GET THERE.  WE\'RE ON RESOLUTIONS.  >> WOW.  TAKE A BREATH.  TAKE A BREATH.  MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT   THESE RESOLUTIONS?  >> SO MOVED.  >> IS THERE A SECOND?    >> THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL.  >> COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON, AYE.  KOSKI, AYE.  WONSLEY, AYE.  JENKINS, AYE.  PALMISANO, AYE.  CHOWDHURY, AYE.  CASHMAN, AYE.  OSMAN, AYE.  RAINVILLE, AYE.  CHAVEZ, AYE.  VETAW, AYE.  VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI, AYE.  COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE, AYE.  >> THERE ARE 13 AYES.  >> THAT CARRIES AND THOSE   RESOLUTIONS ARE ADOPTED.  BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO THE NEXT   ORDER OF BUSINESS, WHICH IS   ANNOUNCEMENTS, I AM GOING TO   JUST NOTE THAT THIS IS OUR FIRST  UNANIMOUS AGENDA THIS TERM.  AND POSSIBLY SINCE I\'VE EVER   BEEN ELECTED TO I WANTED TO   HIGHLIGHT THAT AS WE TRANSITION   INTO ANNOUNCEMENTS.  ARE THERE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS?    COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ, WOULD YOU  LIKE TO MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT?    >> YEAH, I\'LL MAKE IT QUICK.  BIG DAY ON THE SOUTH SIDE ON   SUNDAY, MAY DAY PARADE.  THE MAY DAY FESTIVAL ACROSS THE   BLOOMINGTON CORRIDOR.  ALL ARE WELCOME.  >> COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW.  >> THANK YOU.  I\'M SAD THAT I HAVE A SAD   ANNOUNCEMENT TO MAKE, BUT WHEN   WE GET ELECTED TO THESE   POSITIONS, I NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT  HOW SOMETIMES YOUR CONSTITUENTS   BECOME FAMILY AND THE   RELATIONSHIPS YOU BUILD WITH   FOLKS.  WE HAVE LARD, WARD 4 HAS LOST A   COOL PERSON.  HE SERVED ON THE CAPITAL LONG   RANGE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE, RAY  CHOAKE.  AND THE SHINGLE CREEK WATERSHED.  THERE IS NO TOUR OF THE SHINGLE   CREEK LIKE A TOUR FROM RAY.  RAY IS SUPER COOL AND CAME TO   VISIT ME OFTEN.  A FORMER HISTORY TEACHER, HAD   LOTS OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT SHINGLE   CREEK AND JUST ABOUT MINNEAPOLIS  IN GENERAL.  AND I\'M GOING TO MISS HIM   TREMENDOUSLY AND THE POP-UP   VISITS AN AND CHRISTMAS   NEWSLETTER.  I\'M GOING TO MISS HIS LOVE FOR   HIS GRANDCHILDREN AND HIS   ARTISTIC VIBE AROUND STAINED   GLASS WIN DOSE.  HE CREATED REALLY COOL WINDOWS   AND TOOK SOME AMAZING PHOTOS OF   NORTH MINNEAPOLIS.  IN PARTICULAR THE SINGLE CREEK.  THERE WAS A BEAVER DAM FORMING   AND HE GOT AWESOME PHOTOS.  IF YOU WOULD JOIN ME IN A MOMENT  OF SILENCE FOR RAY CHOAKE,   FORMER WARD FOR RESIDENT.  THANK YOU.  >> COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS.  >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE.  I WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE TOMORROW  IS NEIGHBORHOOD CLEANUP DAY.  AND I KNOW EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD IS  GOING TO BE ENGAGED IN   ACTIVITIES TO CLEAN UP, BUT I   WANT TO INVITE FOLKS IF YOU WANT  TO COME TO GEORGE FLOYD SQUARE,   WE WILL BE CLEANING UP AND   REPAINTING THE NAMES ON THE   STREETS OVER THERE.  THAT IS AN OPPORTUNITY.  AND THEN ON SUNDAY, MAY 4S THE   WALK FOR MS WHICH WILL BE HELD   AT MINNEHAHA FALLS, AND PLEASE   COME OUT AND SUPPORT THE MS   SOCIETY.  HELP RAISE MONEY TO DO RESEARCH   AS WE KNOW, THE FEDERAL   ADMINISTRATION HAS CUT ALL SORTS  OF RESEARCH FUNDING.  SO WE NEED TO HELP THIS   ORGANIZATION TO BUILD THE   COFFERS TO CONTINUE TO DO THE   AMAZING WORK THEY DO.  THANK YOU.  >> I ADDED MYSELF TO QUEUE TO   ANNOUNCE THAT SATURDAY IS OUR   ANNUAL NEIGHBORHOOD DAY.  AUDUBON PARK IS HAVING A SPRING   FESTIVAL.  LOWER NORTHEAST HAS THE MEETING   AT SOCIABLE CIDER.  THERE\'S A TOOL SWAP AT LOGAN   PARK.  THERE\'S GOING TO BE A SPRING   GATHERING WITH THE COLUMBIA PARK  NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.  SO TON OF NEIGHBORHOODS ACROSS   THE CITY ARE GOING TO BE   CELEBRATING NEIGHBORHOOD DAY,   AND EVERYBODY SHOULD GET OUT AND  MEET A NEIGHBOR.  COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE.  >> THANK YOU.  I\'M A LITTLE LATE ON THIS, BUT I  WANTED TO WELCOME A NEW   DEMOCRATIC SENATOR TO THE CITY   OF MINNEAPOLIS, DORAN CLARK.  WE HAD WITH THE UNTIMELY DEATH,   WE HAD A SPECIAL ELECTION, AND I  HAD A CHANCE TO VISIT WITH HIM   LAST WEEK, AND HE\'S THROWING   HIMSELF INTO THE JOB AND DOING A  GREAT, GREAT REPRESENTATION FOR   NORTHEAST AND SOUTHEAST   MINNEAPOLIS.  SO WELCOME, SENATOR CLARK, TO   HIS NEW POSITION.  >> SEEING NO ONE ELSE IN QUEUE,   WITH THAT, WE\'VE COMPLETED OUR   BUSINESS TODAY.  WITH NOTHING FURTHER TO COME   BEFORE THE COUNCIL AND WITHOUT   OBJECTION, THIS MEETING IS   HEREBY   .  .  .  .'}]