Licensing Hearing - Regular Meeting

The St. Paul City Council Policy Committee convened to discuss two main topics: ending slavery and expanding civil protections, and economic development and vitality. The first discussion focused on the constitutional loophole allowing slavery as punishment for a crime and its impact on mass incarceration and exploitation of incarcerated individuals. The second part of the meeting featured a presentation on land use economics and its impact on the city’s revenue generation, highlighting the importance of compact, productive development.