City Council - Regular Meeting

Good morning. My name is Elliot pain. I'm the president of Minneapolis city council. Before we convene our meeting, we have the presentation of honorary resolutions. I'll invite council member Chowdhury to give the first presentation recognizing gun violence awareness.

And I believe we have some guests joining us, so we'll wait for them to be brought into the room.

Thank you.

Welcome, welcome. Come on up.

Come on in, director. Let me get close to y'all.

Come on in. We can have some of you all right over here by Council Member Palmisano and Whiting. Come over here. Yeah, don't be shy. Come on down here, everybody. Yeah, yeah, please. Come on. Got a little bit more space down here. We can do some rows. Good morning.

All right.

This is recognizing June 2026 as Gun Violence Awareness Month in Minneapolis, whereas National Violence Awareness Day originated in June 2015 to commemorate the life of 15-year-old Hadiyah Pendleton, who was shot and killed on a Chicago playground, and nearly 130 people shot and killed every day in the United States. whereas in 2024, 44,447 people died from gun-related injuries according to the Centers for Disease Control, and whereas over 3,000 shooting deaths have occurred in the United States between January and March 2026, and... And whereas in Minneapolis from January through May 2026,

22 homicides have occurred and 88 people sustained gunshot wounds. And whereas gun violence, homicide is a local and national public health concern that disproportionately affects teens and young men ages 15 to 35 and individuals who identify as black, American Indian, and Latino, according to the Centers for Disease Control.

Whereas in the last year, Minneapolis and Minnesota have experienced gun violence due to interpersonal conflicts, crime, suicide, federal law enforcement, school shootings, mass shootings, and political violence. and whereas gun violence leaves lasting impacts on survivors, families, neighborhoods, first responders, and communities who continue to carry the emotional, psychological, and economic consequence of violence and

Whereas gun injuries and death are preventable, and whereas community organizations play a vital role in community violence intervention by providing services such as violence prevention, youth and group violence intervention, violence interruption, hospital-based violence intervention, community trauma response, and have demonstrated success in reducing violence and saving lives, and whereas

The city of Minneapolis is committed to honoring survivors, those who have lost their lives to gun violence, and their families by bringing an end to this preventable public health crisis through investment in awareness, education, training, violence prevention, and policy change. Now, therefore, be it resolved that the Mayor and City Council do hereby honor the survivors and remember those whose lives have been lost to gun violence, recognize the ongoing work of community organizations to build safer communities, and recognize June 2026 as Gun Violence Awareness Month in the City of Minneapolis.

Well, thank you everyone so much for being here and being here to bring awareness about gun violence in our city, in our country. I know that the city of Minneapolis in particular has faced a lot of heartbreak, especially with the shooting that took place that took two young lives at Annunciation School and Church. The shooting that happened just a few days before at Crystal Ray Jesuit High School and several mass shootings that we've experienced in the community, whether it's on the north side or the south side, we've all been impacted and I just want to give a big and deep Thank you on behalf of the Minneapolis City Council for everyone's advocacy, everyone's hard work and your storytelling. I know how difficult it can be to have to share your trauma and your harm and to do it in such a selfless way. Because of you, we were able to pass sweeping gun violence prevention legislation at the Minnesota State Senate. And that is something so proud, something to be so proud of. even if we didn't get at the house we know we know which seats we need to flip we know what work we need to do and because of you and your advocacy here on the minneapolis city council we had a unanimous vote and support from the mayor on local level gun violence prevention laws that will go into effect once the state gives us the authority to do so and that's something we should be proud of and And with that, I'm gonna have Director Harrington of Neighborhood Safety Department open us up.

Hi, everybody. I'm Amanda Harrington. I'm the Director for Neighborhood Safety. I just want to acknowledge the staff from Neighborhood Safety that are here today. Many of them have personal reasons why they do this work, and all of us care deeply about protecting and supporting this community in whatever ways safety means to all of you. In particular, we're prioritizing gun violence prevention And I need to say we couldn't do this work without the community organizations that we partner with. And so there's a number of organizations present today, some of which we contract with, some of whom advocate for gun violence awareness or safety reduction in a number of different ways. And I think we should just take a moment to thank all of those organizations who show up and do this work every day. We don't have a lot of time, but if any of the organizations feel called to speak about your work or the reasons that you do this work, we would love to hear from you. I think we have Molly Chase from Moms Demand Action to kick us off.

Thank you. The first time I set foot in City Hall was last August after the Annunciation shooting. There was a press conference. I showed up in my red shirt with a sign that read, my daughter starts kindergarten next year, and I'm scared, or sorry, next week. I'm scared for her. Then yesterday was a makeshift ceremony at her school with her and her classmates in their homemade shirts, putting on a parade for cheering parents. All of us were marveling at how much had changed over the last 10 months. And I would argue that Minneapolis and Minnesota have also been through tremendous change in the last few months. And I know that Moms Demand Action, Protect Minnesota, and volunteers across the state have been talking with their electeds. We've been sharing data, sharing deeply personal stories. And a lot of those electeds would hear us, some of them would cry with us, but then they would get to the threshold of action and stop. which is why it is all the more meaningful that our city council has taken action. And we see that and we appreciate it and we are so grateful. And I just want to say a ceremony is more than a ceremony. This means so much to us. Thank you.

Is there anyone else from any of the organizations? I would like to say a few words. Want to give you all the opportunity. and then we'll close it off with Council Member Vita.

Hi, thank you. I'm Christina with Protect Minnesota, and I want to thank Council President Payne, Council Vice President Osman, Chief Author Council Member Chowdhury, and all of the council members for their work on this and honoring this month, and also your unanimous vote on passing gun violence prevention in this city. It's so important. I just want to say to all of the advocates here, thank you for your tireless work for decades. It moves slowly, but it is important and hopefully it is working. We know it's working. And I just want to implore the voters out there. We have a chance in November to elect gun safety candidates. So it's up to us. The number one leading cause of death of children in this country is guns. So we need to vote like our children's lives depend on it because they do. Thank you. Thank you.

Good morning, I just wanted to make sure that we acknowledge that gun violence has been a public health crisis in the black community for decades, back to the times where we had the nickname Murderapolis. And so lots of people in this room and in this city stepped up to work on gun violence prevention, way, way, way back in the 90s. And so I just want to make sure that the African-American community is acknowledged because this has been our work for years. This has been the work that we've set out to do for decades and make sure that black men, black young men, a part of that resolution was read and said that African-American and men and young men are hit hardest by this epidemic. And that is factual. And I want to say thank you to the black man who showed up here today in representation of all the fantastic work that you do. I know a lot of your work is done in the barbershop. and out on the streets, making sure you love on these young men and protect them and doing your best to ensure that we don't continue to die from this epidemic called gun violence. So thank you all so much for the many decades of hard work and commitment.

All right, everyone, let's get together for a photo. We're gonna just squeeze in. Yeah, if you're short like me, you know where you belong. We're the coolest. Right here, let's squeeze in and get a big photo.

Councilmember Palmesano.

Palmesano, you have the resolution? The resolution. Thank you. I'm gonna have you.

You're gonna hold it. You're gonna hold it, yes.

Next, we will recognize pride. Morning. Happy Pride. Hello, hello.

We're going to have folks join us on the council chambers. We're a full house today. I know, it's so good. All right, Minneapolis, we're gonna start with recognizing June 2026 as Two-Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, and Asexual Pride Month. Happy Pride Month, Minneapolis! Whereas in 1974, Minneapolis was the first city in the state of Minnesota to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, and in 1975, the first to prohibit discrimination on the basis of gender identity, expression, positions, subsequently adopted by numerous Minnesota cities and the state itself. Whereas Minneapolis was the first city in the state of Minnesota to adopt an ordinance creating a domestic partner registry.

I'm going to pass this around a little bit because it's a lot.

Whereas the city of Minneapolis has been steadfast in its commitment to full legal equality for same-sex couples, in particular to end the exclusion of same-sex couples from marriage, as well as public and vocal prominent of the marriage equality statute passed in 2013 by the Minnesota State Legislature and signed by the governor. And whereas the Minneapolis City Council, in partnership with the Minneapolis Public Schools, our legislative delegation, and numerous advocacy orgs long advocated for the passage of the 2014 Safe and Supportive Minnesota Schools Act meant to provide a clear definition of bullying and focuses on bullying prevention. And whereas by 2015, same-sex marriage expanded to all 50 states through various state court rulings, state legislation, direct popular votes, and federal court rulings.

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whereas in february 2017 the city council approved the creation of the transgender equity council as an advisory board to the city on matters of importance to the transgender community yes where yes whereas in january 2018 council vice president andrea jenkins and council member philippe cunningham were sworn in as the first openly transgender council members elected to the city minneapolis city council and the first two openly black transgender individuals elected to any city council in the United States. Whereas in 2019, the city banned conversion therapy for minors, and in 2021, Governor Tim Walz signed an executive order restricting conversion therapy throughout the entire state of Minnesota. and whereas in 2021 the minneapolis city employees organized to create the sexual orientation gender identity soji employee resource group for people who identify as two-spirit lesbian gay bisexual transgender queer intersex and asexual and allies who help drive diversity and inclusion strategy and ensure we have a workforce that reflects the community that we all serve I really like this whereas. Whereas in January 2022, council member Jason Chavez was sworn in as the first LGBTQ Latinx council member elected to the Minneapolis City Council and Council Vice President Andrea Jenkins was elected by her council colleagues as the first black openly transgender council president in the United States. Whereas Minneapolis has a thriving two-spirit LGBTQIA community, sustaining and sustained by so many welcoming organizations, places of worship, businesses, neighborhoods, schools, events, and more. And I'm passing it back to you.

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Minneapolis has benefited from the service and talents of numerous 2SLGBTQIA plus elected officials on the City Council, the Park and Recreation Board, the Board of Estimate and Taxation, and in both the Minnesota House and Senate, as well as countless appointed officials and city employees. And whereas Minneapolis annually hosts the Twin Cities Pride Festival, the city's largest outdoor festival in which Loring Park is turned into a forum for celebrating 2SLGBTQIA pride and those including allies who work for it. And, whereas Minneapolis annually hosts Minneapolis People's Pride at Porterhorn Park, which intends to be a space for 2SLGBTQIA plus folks to experience joy, eat food, trade art, and create space for rest, collaboration, and love, centering those most marginalized and affected. And whereas in 2022, the city of Minneapolis and in 2023, the state of Minnesota issued executive orders to protect and support the rights of Minnesotans to Minnesota's 2SLGBTQI plus community members to safely seek and receive gender affirming health care services. and to accompanying bill was passed at the legislature in 23 in the new state law that took an effect requiring health plans that cover physical or mental health services to cover medically necessary gender affirming care. Whereas in June 2023, the City Council passed a resolution honoring drag performance and drag culture as a form of free speech, thereby supporting the rights of all individuals to express themselves freely and openly stand in support of drag artists and performers everywhere. And in December 2024, the city council funded a two as LGBTQ plus mental health program to support the work of community based organizations that delivers affirming and holistic mental health services to support the well-being of our community and individuals. Whereas in 2025, the city of Minneapolis awarded a mini-grant to Queer Space Collective who supported trans youth mental health by reducing social isolation, by fostering peer and mentor connections, building resilience through skill building, and increasing self-confidence by trying new things in a safe and affirming environment. In 2025, the city of Minneapolis awarded a mini grant to the Family Tree Clinic that planned and hosted an event for trans youth to provide them with support and let them know that they are cared for and appreciated. They had gender-affirming activities, books, and care packages for participants, and a local resource directory was available. Whereas on February 19, 2026, the Minneapolis City Council adopted a resolution denouncing the Trump administration attack on gender-affirming care for youth. And whereas across the US, 2SLGBTQIA plus communities continue to face growing threats including harmful legislation targeting transgender youth, drag performance, gender affirming healthcare, self-expression, and inclusion curricula. and whereas the city of minneapolis stands firm in opposing such efforts and remains committed to being a safe welcoming and affirming city for all now therefore be it resolved that the mayor and city council do hereby recognize june 2026 as two-spirit lesbian gay bisexual transgender queer intersex and an asexual pride month in the city of minneapolis and that the residents and visitors are encouraged to join the event celebrating 2SLGBTQIA plus month throughout the city and to support the ongoing efforts to advance equity across Minnesota. We brought the house to City Hall, y'all. Happy Pride Month. Today, before we began, we had a light breakfast and what we believe to be the first ever drag show and ballroom here at City Hall. And that is history in itself. In a time when there is so much attack on our communities by the federal government, we are saying that in Minneapolis, we love our neighbors and we're going to do everything that we can to protect them. I also want to acknowledge that we're joined by so many community members here and wanna give an opportunity for Kat from out from Minnesota, the executive director to say some words and to acknowledge the moment that we're in today.

Thank you, Councilmember Chavez. Thank you, everybody. And again, huge appreciation to our performers. It is a beautiful thing to bring joy and art into any government spaces ever, and especially to bring our community's joy into these spaces here in Pride Month. So happy Pride. Thank you, Councilmember Chavez. And thank you again. And I think a really important piece as we step into this month is to remember that it is not just a celebration, it's a memorial, and it is also a call to action. Thank you for remembering Rolesia and Savannah earlier in your speech today and remembering the work that we still have to do for our young people, for the generations to come, for all those in the city who the promise of welcome is not living up to their lived experience of welcome here. I have the honor of leading Out Front Minnesota, which is our state's largest LGBTQ advocacy organization. We were founded in 1987 at the height of the HIV AIDS crisis, a time when our communities were quite literally dying all around us. When government looked the other way, not just ignoring our needs, but actively saying that this was a problem they didn't need to deal with because it was ours. And the only people we could look to were ourselves. We didn't have elected leaders in these public offices. We didn't have the same kind of advocacy voices at the tables that are sitting there today. But we built from a place of belief, knowing that our communities had power, knowing that our communities standing together could move mountains, knowing that we would get through this time of loss and emerge out the other side triumphant, joyful, and more connected. This year has been another deeply challenging year for so many of our communities. Renee Goode was a member of the LGBTQ community, and so many of the names that we don't know, that we don't talk about, are members of the LGBTQ community, people sitting in detention centers right now who are wondering what their future looks like, who called this city home. People who have stood up for their friends and neighbors from our community because the connection and the power of community extends beyond just us. When we talk about Pride Month, the pride that I feel is in this. It's in looking around at the many different faces and the many different ways that our communities show up for each other. the ways that we show up in spaces of government, in art, in community, in labor, in all of these different ways to support one another and to build in communities that we can believe in, that reflect us, that care for us, that support us as full people. And being able to step into that as an LGBTQ person is a position of real joy and real power. We all deserve the ability to be fully and authentically ourselves, to feel safe in our communities, to feel welcomed, and to be celebrated for the many gifts we bring. This pride resolution is a statement, but it's also a statement that's been backed by action and that will lead to actions to come from this city council and from this city to support our communities. The work is ongoing. To be clear, this is generational work. It was handed to those of us who are standing here today. We will hand it to the next generation as well as they step up to take this on because the work of equality and inclusion is ongoing. We don't get to a finish line. We don't get a single ruling that says the mission's done, we're over. We are here for the long haul because we are here for each other. Happy Pride.

And I also, in this month, it's also important to acknowledge the work that black and brown queer folks have led in this movement. And I didn't ask Rox to speak, but you have led the way for many of us to be able to sit here, to stand here, and to lead in these incredibly difficult times. and you've made it really possible for us to, as queer folks, be able to be out and proud. So I didn't ask you to speak, but if you would do us an honor, I would love if you...

Thanks, council member, I appreciate that. Yeah, this year marks Rare Production and the Twin Cities Pride doing Power to the People in the Park, 25 years. Yeah, that's big, that's big. And I think our community is not whole until black and brown bodies have equity. until we can take up space, until we have housing, until we have jobs, until we have real equity. And so thank you for giving me a chance to say that. And happy Pride!

And Rox is going to come back next cycle because we're also honoring that. So that's on the agenda for June 25th. Can we give it up to Vogue Down and our incredible drag queens who also threw down. They gave us a stellar opportunity to celebrate our culture, our life, and the members of our community that deserve so much more. So with that, I want to make sure that we also acknowledge the work of SOGI, our incredible staff who are here, folks in NCR, Director Sayre, folks that have been working on this resolution. I don't know if you want to say a few words. Okay. We'll keep it brief then. We're gonna try to take a photo.

And see what happens.

A lot of work went into the writing of this resolution that we do every year and it's our incredible city staff that really put time and effort along with our city council staff that put time and effort to write it and it keeps growing every year and it should be growing because there's a lot more left to do.

Next up, we will recognize Juneteenth.

Thank you. Thank you.

Okay, if you're here for the Juneteenth resolution. Juneteenth.

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Come on in, come on in. Scooch in, scooch in, don't be shy.

Get in, get in. Right, act like it. All right. Good morning, everyone. So glad you're all here. And I love that a lot of these resolutions just intermingle and you could stay for all of them. So this morning, we're honoring and recognizing the national holiday of Juneteenth in the city of Minneapolis. Whereas on June 19, 1865, in the state of Texas, where it was believed to be the last enslaved people of African descent still held in human bondage, received news of their freedom and entitlement to natural-born human rights under the law which had actually been bestowed upon them two and a half years earlier when President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, which had become official January 1, 1863. And whereas later that year on December 6, 1865, the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, which abolished slavery, was ratified by Congress and

Whereas other systems of oppression such as sharecropping, Jim Crow, redlining, and mass incarceration and the plunder of black bodies and black wealth continued past slavery and persisted to this day, disproportionately affecting the physical and mental health safety and education of black Americans and whereas the current state of disparities in this in direct correlation with the institution of slavery that continues to undergird our local and national economy and whereas the city has committed to deepening its work to institute policies and practices that will repair the harm experienced by people of African descent over the last 400 years as a result of the legacy of slavery and racism and

I get the big paragraph, all right. And whereas the city of Minneapolis recognizes the extent of the harm done and is taking active steps to reverse and repair the harm by adopting and implementing our strategic racial equity action plan, creating and increasing systemic change to public safety responses that include unarmed and non-police safety response. for certain emergencies and for crime prevention passing and implementing a resolution declaring racism as a public health emergency with several policy changes formalizing implementing a truth and reconciliation process building out affordable housing with historic investment creating inclusive economic development policies and working to improve authentic engagement and build trust between community and city officials And whereas June 19th has since come to be known as Juneteenth and is one of the oldest celebrations in America growing out of the experiences of Black Americans and their enslaved ancestors and is a celebration of the ending of chattel slavery in America with the first official Juneteenth celebration taking place in Texas in 1866. And whereas...

juneteenth provides an opportunity for the city to celebrate black american heritage and honor the lives sacrifices and contributions that are woven into the american fabric and whereas on may 14 2021 just prior to the adoption by the united states congress the following month The Minneapolis City Council, by ordinance, officially declared Juneteenth a city holiday to be honored with a paid day off for city employees and to be recognized by everyone in Minneapolis. And whereas the city of Minneapolis, in partnership with Hennepin County and the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board, recognizes and celebrates the week of Juneteenth with activities to commemorate June 19th, 1865 and lighting of the I-35W bridge.

And whereas Michelle Gibson Webb's visionary leadership and unwavering commitment to community empowerment helped establish and grow one of Minnesota's largest Juneteenth celebrations, creating a lasting tradition that honors the history of emancipation while advancing cultural pride, economic opportunity and community unity. And whereas her dedication to preserving and elevating the significance of Juneteenth in Minneapolis has left an enduring legacy that continues to inspire generations and strengthen the community she so faithfully served, now, therefore, be it resolved, that the mayor and city council do hereby honor and recognize june 19th 2026 as juneteenth the national african-american independence holiday in commemoration of the resistance and liberation african americans in the city of minneapolis and in the nation

Thank you. I just want to say Michelle Gibson Webb was a community member that we lost last year who was deeply committed to the celebration of Juneteenth, who made sure that we came together to celebrate freedom, and we miss her. We are carrying on that legacy. There's going to be so many Juneteenths. celebrations all over this city, all over the state, and I hope you all can come and join us at those. I'm a little older, and a lot of us up here, we remember Juneteenth, where Glenwood Avenue was full, thousands of, I mean, you couldn't even see the ground. Thousands of people showed up, to go to Theo Worth Park and celebrate Juneteenth. It was one of the biggest events in this state. And we're getting there. We're getting back to those Juneteenths where you showcased black culture. You showcased all the greatness and everything valuable that we bring to this community. And so I'm excited that a lot of people are here representing their organizations and the phenomenal work they're doing around economic development. housing, voter turnout, like so much work is happening and most of the people are humble and don't want you to know how hard they're working. So I'm glad a lot of you showed up today. If a couple people want to speak, happy to turn the mic over. We got NAACP representation here. Oh, Al.

Hey, Al. Thank you, Councilmember Betau, Warren, Whiting, Wamsley, and Payne. This is a time to say this resolution. One of the things happening right now is we're working in our community on the United Black Legislative Agenda to bring us all together. and we just had a big meeting. We had Council Member Warren there from here, Council Member Johnson in St. Paul, Mayor Winston out in Brooklyn Park. We had a leader from Duluth, Carl Crawford. And we're trying to bring us all together to try to solve some of the worst problems, the disparities in the state of Minnesota, not just Minneapolis, in the state of Minnesota. This is a big thing. So I'm glad for us all to be standing here. And we got issues that we got to deal with right here in Minneapolis. And I'm asking this city council, this mayor, work with us. Don't work against us. We can come together and we can solve a lot of our problems. uh together we we got things that we need to do particularly on george floyd on 38th street we got things we got to do over north in heritage park we're going to need all y'all support our people are suffering this is not a game to me i don't put my time in i've been over over south over 30 years in the George Floyd area. That's where I stay. So that's what I'm saying. We can come together. I hope this council helps us come together. Let us heal. We sent a letter from the Unity Community Mediation Team to y'all to say the work we were doing, we do it quietly. We're not trying to make no noise. We are trying to bring this city back together, but we need to heal ourself and we need y'all help to help heal us. Help us get healed. And don't split us. Don't separate us. Ain't nothing that we can't do that we can't come together. I believe that. So whatever you're doing, hold up. And just believe in the community. Believe in the black, foundational black community. Believe in us one time. And we all know what's going on. And I heard the speakers earlier. I worked with the GLBT community when Out Front first got started. i've been there i didn't i did it all but this is the time that we're in trouble in our own community and we uh need y'all to come together and council member be talking one uh whiting just uh got here and the council member saying come on but this is too important to say come on uh because i want y'all to we need no we need y'all we need y'all right now they don't nobody else need to speak but me you know so yeah but i'll let it go back but everybody here that we speak and they know i'm saying the truth we need y'all to work together and and listen to council member uh uh pain and uh uh council member pain and warren that's one way to get to mike but hey hey let me just say one more let me let me say one more thing let me say one more thing One more thing. I just did it. One more thing.

All right, so I do want to thank the council for the resolution. I do want to say to all people that Juneteenth is a reminder of the promise of America. So it's not just a celebration of African Americans, it's a celebration of the promise of what America is supposed to be. And, you know, Dr. King says, rising tides lift all boats. And so if you rise our community up and you help our community up, as Brother Al was talking about, you will see the best of this city as well as the state. A known fact that racism in this country has cost America over $21 trillion in economics. I'm going to say that again. Racism in this country has cost America, not African Americans, not immigrants, but America, $21 trillion in economics. What does that mean? That means that even though we are free out of bondage, people are still bonding us through legislation, through policy, as well as through culture throughout this city. And we do need that to change because we're doing more than just celebrating. We are here to get ours.

Now we're moving in for a photo. Oh, Pearl, I'm sorry.

I just wanna say everyone is welcome. We kicking it off this Saturday at Bethune Park, Phillis Wheatley, Northside, big celebration. You're welcome to come out. I'm excited. This is going to be beautiful. We got a lot of beautiful artists and young people. and elders and folks that we are going to be acknowledging again for their hard work and dedication and accomplishments in community this is a day of remembrance this is a day of black joy it's a day of healing it's a day of resilience and we gonna party all the teeth So just know that. All the teens, we kicked it off with Prince Day, Purple Day. We teenthing it out, okay? We partying all the way out. And I'm so excited because the love, love is just omnipresent. And it's bountiful and it's abundant. And so I want to treat it like that and just love all the way through this. So please come out and join us and embrace community with us.

Let's scooch in.

Hey, can we say, say it loud, I'm black and I'm proud of you. We can, we can. I mean, you can't at all. No, I'm just saying. You don't need permission now. We have to counsel any objection. You don't need permission. I have it now. I see.

Say it loud, I'm glad you're proud.

Yeah, one more time, one, two, three. Say it loud, I'm glad you're around.

Next up, we are recognizing Special Olympics Week. Special Olympics? Yeah.

Where's Michael at? Yes.

Oh, there he is.

He's already got it. He's already got the special cert, too.

I was going to say, he's already got it.

So when it's his turn, Mike can just go up to the speakers, and then that will be able to amplify it out, because he's going to read it out through there.

Perfect. Thank you so much.

Good morning, everyone. Um, I am so honored to be able to introduce the resolution recognizing June 20th through 20, uh, June 20th through 26 as special Olympics week in Minneapolis. Yes. And just want to say thank you to our staff, to our community leaders for helping us draft this resolution for the presentation today. So going to kick it off. So whereas Special Olympics provides year round sports training and athletic competition and a variety of Olympic type sporting events for children and adults. with intellectual and developmental disabilities giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness demonstrate courage experience joy participate in a competitive environment share skills and friendship with their families other special olympic athletes and community and

Whereas the Special Olympics movement promotes inclusion, awareness, and understanding in communities worldwide and inspires people of all abilities to achieve their full potential and.

Whereas Minneapolis has a proud history of supporting Special Olympics programs and celebrating the accomplishments of athletes in the community and

Whereas, the Twin Cities last hosted the Special Olympics USA Games 35 years ago in 1991, and

Whereas, Minneapolis recognizing the Special Olympics Week provides an opportunity to honor the dedication, perseverance, and achievements of over 3,000 Special Olympic athletes and 1,500 coaches and countless volunteers and supporters representing all 50 states and...

Whereas the city of Minneapolis wishes every athlete and coach good luck as they participate in their respective events on the University of Minnesota campus and in the city of Blaine, our friendly neighbors to the north.

Now, therefore, be it resolved the week of June 20th through 26, 2026 is hereby designated as Special Olympics Week in the city of Minneapolis. All residents are encouraged to participate in activities and programs that promote awareness, inclusion and support for Special Olympics athletes. The city of Minneapolis commends the efforts of all volunteers, coaches, and athletes involved in Special Olympics for their dedication to fostering courage, confidence, and community. So seeing if any of our staff or community leaders would like to share a few words.

Thank you.

Well, thank you for having us. Thank you for the resolution. On behalf of the 3,500 athletes, 1,500 coaches, and almost 15,000 volunteers, our gratitude to the city of Minneapolis, the state of Minnesota, for welcoming the USA Games, which happens every four years, here to Minnesota and to Minneapolis. Yes. What started out as an idea just down the street 1,500 days ago, in nine days we will welcome these amazing athletes from across the country to come in and celebrate the success of their capabilities through the warmth of Minnesota receiving them and celebrating living unified. This is an amazing activity. We invite everyone in the community to come out, volunteer, support us, and cheer. We are going to have an amazing event in the next week in the city of Minneapolis and the city of Blaine. You're all welcome. We'd love to see you there. Thank you.

hand this over to you and then we will gather for a photo over here between the lines.

Finally, we will recognize Immigrant Heritage Month, World Refugee Day and Caribbean American Heritage Month.

All right, y'all, we're doing the last one. We're honoring Immigrant Heritage Month, World Refugee Day, and Caribbean American Heritage Month. Whereas we recognize Minnesota as the ancestral homeland of the Dakota and Ojibwe Native Nations and honor the indigenous community who have stewarded this land since the beginning. And whereas immigrants, refugees, and Caribbean American communities are an essential part of Minneapolis' social, cultural, economic, and civic life, bringing vision, talent, entrepreneurship, resilience, and care to every corner of the city. Whereas, from neighborhood small businesses and restaurants to hospitals, schools, and construction sites, arts organizations, transit systems, and places of worship, immigrant and refugee communities help power and sustain Minneapolis every day. And, whereas the city recognizes that diversity is not a challenge to overcome, but one of Minneapolis' greatest strengths, creating a richer, more vibrant, more innovative, and more connected community.

and where Caribbean-American residents carry forward histories of liberation, creativity, and cultural influence that continue to shape Minneapolis through music, food, storytelling, activism, entrepreneurship, and community leadership. And whereas World Refugee Day recognizes the courage, dignity, and preference of people forced to flee war, violence, persecution, climate disaster, instability, and honors the journey of those who rebuild their lives, communities with hope and determination. Immigrant Heritage Month is an opportunity to celebrate a story's sacrifice and dreams of immigrants whose pursuit of safety and opportunity and belonging reflects the enduring promise of a more just and inclusive society. and whereas at a time where immigrant and refugee communities are facing heightened fear, harmful rhetoric, family separation, over-policing, and threats of their dignity and sense of belonging, the city of Minneapolis affirms that every resident deserves safety, respect, and freedom to live without intimidation or discrimination. Thank you.

Whereas Minneapolis rejects xenophobia, racism, anti-blackness, Islamophobia, anti-Semitism, and all forms of hate that seek to divide communities or diminish the humanity of immigrants and refugees. And whereas the city recognizes that welcoming immigrants and refugees strengthens neighborhoods, grows local businesses, expands cultural vitality, supports economic prosperity, and builds a more connected and resilient Minneapolis for future generations. And whereas Minneapolis remains committed to ensuring meaningful language access, equitable access to city services, and opportunities for all residents to participate fully in civic and community life, regardless of immigration status or country of origin. Whereas the city celebrates the youth, elders, families, and community leaders who continue to preserve cultural traditions, advocate for justice, and create spaces of belonging and mutual care across Minneapolis. And whereas the city acknowledges the leadership of immigrant and refugee-led organizations, cultural groups, and grassroots advocates who work every single day to protect human dignity, support new arrivals, and strengthen community trust in our solidarity. And whereas Minneapolis believes that a welcoming city is one where all people, regardless of where they were born, are valued not only for what they contribute, but for their inherent humanity and the right to belong. Now therefore, be it resolved, the Mayor and the City Council do hereby recognize the month of June as Immigrant Heritage Month and Caribbean American Heritage Month, as well as June 20th as World Refugee Day.

I also want to thank our employee resource group, NTR, OERA for all their work, especially during these very tough times for our community. Staff up here have done a tremendous work in supporting our immigrant neighbors, our refugee communities, our Caribbean American community members, and just want to at least thank our incredible city staff, not only for always holding it down with these resolutions, but for doing the work meant to keep families together and keep families safe. want to offer an opportunity for any staff member to say anything that they would like.

Okay. Hi, everyone. My name is Zeynep Meyer. I use she, her pronouns, and I am a Community Relations Specialist with the Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs. We are housed in the Neighborhood and Community Relations Department. I want to thank you. I want to thank all of you for recognizing Immigrant Heritage Month and World Refugee Day, which is recognized globally on June 20th, and Caribbean American Heritage Month this year. I know we do it every year, but these resolutions send a clear message. Excuse me, sorry. Regardless of where you were born, regardless of where you are, it sends the message that you belong here in Minneapolis, and you matter, and your voices matter, or our voices matter, I should say. If you want to be connected to the Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs, please come connect with us. You can find us at minneapolismn.gov slash O-I-R-A. I was told not to say Oira, because it smells really weird. But it's O-I-R-A. If you want to be connected to legal services, free immigration legal services, or just want to celebrate Immigrant Heritage Month this year, please connect with us. Thank you.

Would anybody else like to say a few words?

I am proud to be a refugee, immigrant, and of course a U.S. citizen, and a representative of the city of Minneapolis in World Six. I also really want to give a shout out to NCR, our Immigrants Office, and all city departments and city employees who stood up with us, and a special shout out to all the neighbors that stood up with us on December and January when ICE invaded our city and stand with immigrants. Thank you so much, and from the bottom of our heart, thank you so much, and we belong here. Thank you

Thank you so much.

Thank you, everyone. At this time, I'm going to call this regular meeting of the City Council for June 11th to order. The clerk will call the roll.

Council Member Vita.

Present.

Council Member Palmesano. Present. Council Member Chavez. Present. Council Member Warren. Present. Council Member Schaffer.

Present.

Council Member Wansley.

Present.

Council Member Shugtai.

Present.

Council Member Whiting. Present. Council Member Chaudhry. Present. Council Member Stevenson. Present. Council Member Rainville. Present. Vice President Osman. Present. President Payne. Present. There are 13 members present.

Let the record reflect that we have a quorum. Before we begin the meeting, let me remind all members and staff that this meeting is broadcast to enable greater public participation. The broadcast includes real-time captioning as a means to increase the accessibility of our proceedings to the community. Therefore, all speakers need to be mindful of the rate of their speech so that the 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. Before I ask for amendments, a note for my colleagues in the public. that we have a meeting of the minneapolis community development agency or mcda today also notice for 9 30 a.m the mcda as it is comprised of the same 13 members of the city council will conduct its business immediately prior to the item slated for closed session on today's agenda with that i'll move approval of the council's agenda are there any amendments to the agenda councilmember truck time

Thank you Mr President. I want to move an amendment to the agenda to include under the order of new business as item new business item number 7 a amendment to the 2026 general appropriation resolution related to the Uptown Art Fair and the meet Minneapolis contract. I'll ask for a second.

Councilmember Chagtai has moved to amend the agenda, and that's been seconded. I'll recognize Councilmember Chavez.

Thank you council president pain, I would like to have 3 of an item is the first one is I'd like to amend the agenda to include under order do business a grant application to the federal emergency management agency. I have another one regarding to a a poll of condemning the ice funding in Congress and then another one related to 30 to thrive plan. And I would motion to add those under new business altogether.

Council member Chavez has moved to amend the agenda, adding three items. Is there a second? Second. That's been moved and seconded. Council member Palmisano.

Mr. President, I'd like to just address walk-on items at full council in general. While all five of these items that I didn't see until 6 p.m. last night have merit, only one of them, the Safer Grant, I see as truly time sensitive. There is no reason the others couldn't wait and be put through a normal committee process. At our strategic planning sessions, we agreed to norms and practices that allow us to follow known and predictable processes. At the beginning of each meeting, we talk about enabling public participation better. I'm not here to hold all these items up, and I will certainly agree to add them to the agenda here today. But I think we need to start the conversation about how we codify our strategic conduct agreements. I'll remind my colleagues that in California, there's an open meeting law called the Brown Act that requires agendas of public bodies like ours to be published 72 hours in advance. And absent an emergency, there are no additional items allowed now i don't think that's necessary but in the past former council presidents made it clear what critical means and what a walk-on at full city council means that there's a certain level of risk if we don't walk something on and get that business finalized i think we should work on something that suits us here in 2026 THIS LEVEL OF WALK-ON ITEMS MEAN THAT STANDARDS AND DEADLINES AND, FRANKLY, COMMITTEE MEETINGS ARE SIMPLY OPTIONAL. IT MEANS THE PUBLIC CAN'T RELY ON PUBLICLY POSTED AGENDAS. PRESIDENT PAIN, I'D LIKE TO WORK WITH YOU ON THIS IN THE FUTURE.

HAPPY TO WORK WITH YOU ON THAT.

Thank you, Council President Payne. I'd just like to add context into what these items are just so the public knows. The Trump administration and the House Republicans and Senate majority led by Republicans in Congress just passed a nearly $70 billion funding bill for ICE and Border Patrol. THAT WAS JUST FINALIZED A COUPLE DAYS AGO. AND ONE OF THE RESOLUTIONS I'M SAYING IS THAT THIS BODY DOES NOT SUPPORT THAT ACTION. I DON'T WANT TO WAIT UNTIL NEXT WEEK FOR THIS BODY TO SAY COLLECTIVELY UNITED THAT WE OPPOSE ICE AND THIS FUNDING THAT IS GOING TO IMPACT OUR UNDOCUMENTED NEIGHBORS ACROSS THE CITY. SO THAT'S CONTEXT FOR ONE OF THEM. THE OTHER ONE, WE HEARD MANY NEIGHBORS COME TESTIFY WHEN IT THE OTHER ONE, WE HEARD MANY NEIGHBORS COME TESTIFY WHEN IT CAME TO THE ASSESSMENTS FOR CAME TO THE ASSESSMENTS FOR GEORGE FLOYD SQUARE AND THE GEORGE FLOYD SQUARE AND THE PROJECT. PROJECT. THE LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE THAT I'M THE LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE THAT I'M BRINGING FORWARD AS A WALK ON BRINGING FORWARD AS A WALK ON IT IS ASKING FOR AN UPDATE ON THE IT IS ASKING FOR AN UPDATE ON THE PLAN FOR THE 30th STREET THRIVE PLAN PLAN FOR THE 30th STREET THRIVE PLAN AND AN UPDATE ON THE BUDGET AND AN UPDATE ON THE BUDGET AMENDMENT THAT WE So we're trying to be responsive to the concerns that community members are advocating for, which is what is the plan for 38th Street Thrive? What are we doing with the funding that we allocated in December? And then the last walk-on item is a walk-on for the fire department that reached out to my office and that if I wouldn't have been able to alert them that if this wasn't passed today, it likely would mean that they wouldn't be able to apply to a grant application. So that is very much important. So I understand the need for protocols and rules and stuff, but I think context matters. And in this context, ICE literally is getting a $70 billion check from our country to impact our undocumented neighbors. Community members came here and told us, what are we doing about the 30th Street Thrive Plan? We have nothing to show for it. I'm asking for a plan and an update. And our staff from the fire department is asking us to allow them to apply to this grant application. So I just want to give context of what these items are. And I'm not the only one doing this today. There's many others.

Council Member Wansley.

THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. I JUST WANTED TO NOTE THE PROCEDURAL ANGLE AND ALSO HIGHLIGHT THE FACT THAT WE'RE MAKING A PROBLEM OUT OF NOTHING, ACTUALLY, IN THIS CASE. WALK-ONS IS ALLOWABLE IN OUR LEGISLATIVE PROCESS. I DON'T KNOW WHERE IT'S BEEN STATED THAT IT'S NOT. IT IS, OF COURSE, PREFERRED THAT WE MOVE WORK THROUGH OUR RESPECTIVE COMMITTEES. BUT WHAT I WILL NAME, AND MAYBE A MOMENT OF REFLECTION FOR THOSE WHO DON'T RELATE TO THE COMMITTEES AS MUCH OR PUSH WORK THROUGH THEIR RESPECTIVE COMMITTEES AS MUCH. BUT I WILL NAME EVERY SINGLE COUNCILMEMBER WHO ARE BRINGING WALK-ONS, ALSO HAVE MOVED SUBSTANTIAL WORK THROUGH COMMITTEES THAT WE ARE TAKING UP TODAY. ARE CONTINUOUSLY PRODUCING POLICIES, BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS, ALL IN RESPONSE TO THE URGENT NEEDS OF THEIR RESPECTIVE CONSTITUENTS AND THAT INCLUDES MYSELF. SO I AM PROUD OF THE FACT THAT WE HAVE COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO CAN DO BOTH AND. THEY CAN BOTH MOVE WORK AND MOVE PRESENTATIONS AND CREATE SPACES FOR COMMUNITY WITHIN THEIR RESPECTIVE COMMITTEES and also say, hey, we're hearing things in between that. Let's bring that to the forefront of the full council and have that be part of our agenda. Also, procedurally, every single council member in order for us to even do a walk on has to work with our city attorneys, the city clerk. So it is verified and it will be added to the agenda afterwards. So again, I think this is one where we're creating issues out of nothing. And I want to say thank you to our colleagues who constantly do hold a high standard of being some of the most productive council members on this body. And that is why you see walk-offs. And that's also why you see robust committee agendas that's filled with legislative directives, budget appropriations. And those are indicators that you have council members who are actually working for you.

Seeing no one else left in queue, I'll ask the clerk to call the roll. Well, actually, is there a motion to adopt the agenda as amended? So moved.

Second.

I'll ask the clerk to call the roll.

Council Member Vita. Aye. Council Member Palmisano.

Aye.

Council Member Chavez. Aye. Council Member Warren.

Aye.

Council Member Schaefer.

Aye.

Council Member Wansley. Aye. Council Member Shettai.

Aye.

Council Member Whiting. Aye. Council Member Chowdhury.

Aye.

Council Member Stevenson. Aye. Council Member Rainville. Aye. Vice President Osman. Aye. President Payne. Aye. There are 13 ayes.

That carries, and the agenda is adopted as amended. The next item is acceptance of the minutes from our regular meeting of May 21st. May I have a motion to accept those minutes? So moved. Second. The clerk will call the roll.

Councilmember Vitton. Aye. Councilmember Palmisano. Aye. Councilmember Chavez. Aye. Councilmember Warren. Aye. Councilmember Schaefer. Aye. Councilmember Wansley. Aye. Councilmember Shugtime. Aye. Councilmember Whiting. Aye. Councilmember Chowdhury. Aye. Councilmember Stevenson. Aye. Councilmember Rainville. Aye. Aye. Vice President Osman. Aye. President Payne. Aye. There are 13 ayes.

That carries, and the minutes have been accepted. Finally, we have the referral of petitions, communications, and reports to proper committees. May I have that motion, please? So moved. Second. The clerk will call the roll.

Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye.

THAT CARRIES AND THOSE MATTERS HAVE BEEN REFERRED. THAT CARRIES AND THOSE MATTERS HAVE BEEN REFERRED. THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS THE PRESENTATION OF REPORTS FROM OUR PRESENTATION OF REPORTS FROM OUR STANDING COMMITTEES. STANDING COMMITTEES.

THOSE ARE TAKEN IN ALPHABETICAL THOSE ARE TAKEN IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER BEGINNING WITH THE REPORT OF ORDER BEGINNING WITH THE REPORT OF OUR BUDGET COMMITTEE WHICH IS OUR BUDGET COMMITTEE WHICH IS GIVEN BY THE COMMITTEE'S CHAIR, GIVEN BY THE COMMITTEE'S CHAIR, COUNCIL MEMBER CHAGTAI. COUNCIL MEMBER CHAGTAI. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THANK AND ITEM NUMBER TWO ACCEPTS A DONATION FROM STRIVE TOGETHER AND ITEM NUMBER TWO ACCEPTS A DONATION FROM STRIVE TOGETHER FOR INTERIM DEPUTY CITY FOR INTERIM DEPUTY CITY OPERATIONS OFFICER TO ATTEND OPERATIONS OFFICER TO ATTEND THE STRIVE TOGETHER 2026 POLICY THE STRIVE TOGETHER 2026 POLICY SUMMIT AND CITY ACCELERATOR SUMMIT AND CITY ACCELERATOR COHORT MEETINGS. COHORT MEETINGS. I'LL MOVE APPROVAL OF THESE I'LL MOVE APPROVAL OF THESE ITEMS. ITEMS.

COUNCIL MEMBER HAS MOVED COUNCIL MEMBER HAS MOVED APPROVAL OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT. APPROVAL OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION?

Thank you, President Payne. I just wanted to highlight something about the gift acceptance that I think is like a good practice as we're trying to stay within the guidelines of our financial policy about gift acceptances coming ahead, was able to have conversations with staff about the travel for Director Topinka. And we were able to move it to a committee, budget committee, ahead of the date of the travel so we could at least have a form of consent from this body ahead of travel. And I think that was a way for us to address something very nimbly and just take opportunities in committee. And I think I think that should be rare, but it is a way for us to further work together on addressing gift acceptances, especially if they're coming close to deadline. There's plenty committee opportunities and I think that's something as leadership you should also consider in terms of making sure we feel organized about that moving forward. So just wanted to express some gratitude for that since we've been talking about gift acceptance and financial policy the last couple meetings.

Seeing no one else left in queue, I'll ask the clerk to call the roll on the budget report.

Councilmember Vita. Aye. Councilmember Palmisano. Aye. Councilmember Chavez. Aye. Councilmember Warren. Aye. Councilmember Schaefer.

Aye.

Councilmember Wansley. Aye. Councilmember Shugtai.

Aye.

Councilmember Whiting. Aye. Councilmember Chaudhry. Aye. Councilmember Stevenson. Aye. Councilmember Rainville. Aye. Vice President Osman. Aye. President. Aye. There are 13 ayes.

That carries, and the report is adopted. The next report is from our Business Housing and Zoning Committee, given by that committee's chair, Vice President Dosman.

Thank you, President Payne. This committee is bringing forward 18 items today. Item 1 approves expansion of premises of FOR MESTIZO. ITEM 2 APPROVES A LIQUOR LICENSE FOR BLISSBURY CLUB. ITEM 3 IS EXTENDED HOURS OF OPERATION APPLICATION FOR TOBACCO, UNIVERSITY OF TOBACCO. THIS WAS SENT FORWARD WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION. ITEM 4 AND 5 WERE LICENSED RUINIFICATION FOR THE SAME BUSINESS, UNIVERSITY OF TOBACCO. I'LL MOVE TO DELETE THESE ITEMS FROM AGENDA DUE TO THE CLEARANCE LETTERS COMING FROM EARLIER THIS WEEK. ITEM 6 APPROVES SIDEWALK CAFE LICENSE FOR YELLOW BIRD CAFE BAR. ITEM 7 AUTHORIZES A LAND SALE FOR 34 HOUSES APART OF THE MINNEAPOLIS HOMES OF FINANCE PROGRAM. ITEM 8 APPROVES 7 LIQUOR LICENSE. ITEM 9 APPROVES 24 LIQUOR LICENSE RENEWALS. Item 10 authorizes an amendment to the Stable Homes, Stable Schools contract. Item 11 authorizes a contract amendment for the Art Fund Initiative. Item 12 approves affordable housing finance for Northview Project. Item 13 authorizes a program change for the Home Improvement Program. Item 14 authorizes a Great Street Gap loan to Mercado Central. item 15 approves 11 appointments to the Minneapolis advisory committee on housing item 16 approves amendment to our conduit bond policy item 17 denies exclusive development rights to Minnesota gabby movement and lastly item 18 approves a legislative direct related TO THE HERITAGE PARK. WITH THAT, I'LL MOVE TO DELETE ITEM 4 AND 5 AND MOVE TO DENY ITEM 17 AND MOVE APPROVAL FOR ALL OTHER ITEMS. THANK YOU.

VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN HAS MOVED APPROVAL OF THE COMMITTEE'S REPORT INCLUDING THE DELETION OF ITEMS 4 AND 5 AND THE DENIAL OF ITEM NUMBER 17. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? COUNCIL MEMBER WARN.

Thank you, Council President Payne. I would like to pull item number 18 for the legislative directive as it pertains to Heritage Park to report to Committee of the Whole no later than the August 4th. I mean July 27th, I'm sorry.

We have that printout here. I think we can take it up with consent if there's no objection by the body. Seeing no objection, let's take up item number 18 with the amendments that were provided. Is there any discussion on the remainder of this report? Seeing none, I'll ask the clerk to call the roll on the approval of the report, including the deletion of item 4 and 5, the denial of item number 17, and the amendment for item 18. The clerk will call the roll.

Councilmember Vita. Aye. Councilmember Palmisano. Aye. Councilmember Chavez. Aye. Councilmember Warren.

Aye.

Councilmember Schaefer.

Aye.

Councilmember Wansley. Is absent. Council Member Shugtai.

Aye.

Council Member Whiting. Aye. Council Member Chowdhury.

Aye.

Council Member Stevenson. Aye. Council Member Rainville.

Aye on all items, no on 17.

Vice President Osman. Aye. Councilmember Walmsley, we're voting on the Business, Housing, and Zoning Committee. Four and five are to be deleted. 17 is to deny. And there's an amendment to number 18.

Councilmember Fita.

Councilmember Fita. Thank you. I'm having a problem with the screen. I didn't think 17. Is 17 the agape? Correct. Okay. You want to pull out? Yeah, we should pull that out. Can we pull that out for a discussion, please?

We can pull that out for a separate vote.

Okay. Okay.

Once again, I will ask the clerk to call the roll on the approval of the committee report with the deletion of item four and five, the amendment of item 18, and pulling out 17 for a separate vote.

End of discussion.

The clerk will call the roll.

Councilmember Vita.

Aye.

Councilmember Palmesano.

Aye.

Councilmember Chavez. Aye. Councilmember Warren.

Aye.

Councilmember Schaffer.

Aye.

Councilmember Wansley.

Aye.

Councilmember Shugtime.

Aye.

Councilmember Whiting. Aye. Councilmember Chowdhury.

Aye.

Councilmember Stevenson. Aye. Councilmember Rainville. Aye. Vice President Osman. Aye. President Payne. Aye. There are 13 ayes.

that carries next we will take up item number 17 and i will check the queue for any discussion councilmember stevenson thank you um sorry give me a second uh yep yep

This process has been so extremely painful for everyone involved. There was little to no transparency on major decisions and steps. Community input is touted and derided. Positions are fought in the media and overflowing in community meetings. The city of Minneapolis started all of this with the murder of George Floyd and then was tasked with facilitating the process of reimagining, rebuilding, and trying to heal the community. That recipe for disaster has yielded so much ongoing pain, delay, and trust breakdown. Community members, elected officials, George Floyd's family, and movements have been pitted against each other and between each other. THIS VOTE TO DENY THE RECOMMENDATION IS PAINFUL AS WELL, BUT IT IS ALSO THE RIGHT THING TO DO. THIS IS NOT THE RIGHT PLAN OR TIMELINE FOR THE PEOPLE'S WAY. COMMUNITY INPUT WAS CLEAR. THIS WAS NOT THE PATH FORWARD. IF WE ARE GOING TO TAKE THE TIME TO GET COMMUNITY FEEDBACK, WE SHOULD FOLLOW IT, JUST LIKE WE DID WITH THE STREET RECONSTRUCTION. NOT INCLUDING GEORGE FLOYD'S FAMILY IS NOT THE RIGHT PATH. CM Chavez, Councilmember Chavez and I have reached out to the Mayor to sit down and talk about a way that we can move forward on this on the same page. Councilmembers have reached out and offered their assistance in breaking the impasse in helping our community move together. Thank you. So I'm asking my colleagues to vote yes to deny this recommendation. Then I'm asking for folks in City Hall and in the community to put our battles aside and work together, not against each other. George Floyd Square, the People's Way, and the 38th Corridor are crucial to our city's story and our future. We can figure this out together, council members, community members, George Floyd's family, and partners. Thank you.

I'll recognize Councilmember Chavez.

Thank you, Vice President Osmond. Colleagues, I want to begin by reminding us that George Floyd Square is a sacred space and that the community built the people's way through years of grief, organizing, and hope for a better future. The process into the selection of development rights must be transparent and it needs to have community buy-in in order to be successful. our community was previously promised that the selection of the developer would be made in may 2025 for the people's way at george floyd square unfortunately you have heard many frustrations from community members across different beliefs here that that did not happen and that it is frustrating much of the feedback that my office has received since a decision was made has been frustration and distrust in the process In April 2025, the city of Minneapolis received access to the results of a city commission survey to understand stakeholder opinions on the redevelopment of the people's way. The survey results showed us that the path being ushered today and this vote today is not in alignment with the community. And it also was not presented to us until a year later. THAT BEING SAID, I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE FIGURE THIS OUT. THAT BEING SAID, I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE FIGURE THIS OUT. COMMISSIONER STEPHENSON AND I COMMISSIONER STEPHENSON AND I ARE URGING OUR COLLEAGUES TO ARE URGING OUR COLLEAGUES TO OPPOSE THIS PROPOSAL BUT ARE OPPOSE THIS PROPOSAL BUT ARE BEING VERY CLEAR THAT WE WANT TO BEING VERY CLEAR THAT WE WANT TO FIGURE THIS OUT SOONER RATHER FIGURE THIS OUT SOONER RATHER THAN LATER. THAN LATER. WE REACHED OUT TO MAYOR FRIED WE REACHED OUT TO MAYOR FRIED THIS WEEK, ASKED FOR A MEETING, THIS WEEK, ASKED FOR A MEETING, AND WE ALL AGREED TO DISCUSS THE AND WE ALL AG HAVE CONFIDENCE IN US TRYING TO HAVE CONFIDENCE IN US TRYING TO FIGURE THIS OUT. FIGURE THIS OUT.

ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. NEXT I WILL RECOGNIZE NEXT I WILL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER WANSLEY. COUNCIL MEMBER WANSLEY.

THANK YOU, VICE PRESIDENT THANK YOU, VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN. OSMAN. SO WHEN THE CITY PURCHASED THIS SO WHEN THE CITY PURCHASED THIS SITE, IT MADE A PUBLIC SITE, IT MADE A PUBLIC COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY THAT THEY WOULD PARTICIPATE IN THAT THEY WOULD PARTICIPATE IN REPARATIVE JUSTICE AND HONOR REPARATIVE JUSTICE AND HONOR THE VISION OF THIS SITE BEING THE VISION OF THIS SITE BEING TRANS with the city in a genuine way, the city would not just listen, but would take the lead of the community. Yet the city absolutely fumbled this process from start to finish. And I have spent my entire time on city council doing thorough oversight over the Fry administration's procurement processes, but I have never seen a contract mishandled in the unique way that this one was. The process has, as a result of this mishandling, has been discredited and there's no justifiable reasons to explain the many discrepancies that have taken place. The selection process for the People's Way, as Councilmember Chavez noted, was actually supposed to wrap up and be completed last May. But the Frye administration went ghost and there was no decision made. And this prompted an outpour of outreach from community members to city council members about why the city had delayed announcing a developer and that they also had never seen such a thing happen with other contracts. And the Frye administration didn't provide a reasoning to council members, so we had no answers to give to community. And there was a complete shutdown of information to the council, to the community, and to the applicants who spent time and their resources actually engaging in what was supposed to be a very authentic and serious process about how we transform the people's way into a racial healing hub. And I'm also... I I WOULD KNOW I I'M UNAWARE OF ANY OTHER CITY RFP HAVING A ONE-YEAR DELAY OF ANNOUNCING A SELECTION AS WE SAW BE PLAYED OUT IN THIS CASE SO NOW DESPITE THE PROMISES FOR THIS TO BE A RESTORATIVE AND REPAIR TO PROCESS WE ARE NOW IN A SITUATION WHERE THE ADMINISTRATION DECIDED TO IGNORE THE COMMUNITY AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE BEING ASKED IF THIS ELECTION WAS DUE TO POLITICAL PATRONAGE BECAUSE THERE IS NO OTHER PLAUSIBLE REASON FOR WHY THIS PROPOSAL WOULD BE GRANTED And the city staff has even publicly acknowledged that they also don't believe the plan that was brought forward by the chosen vendor Agape. They don't believe their development plan was feasible. The community survey also conveyed a preference for another developer. And with all these acknowledgments made, I don't understand how this recommendation got before us today. And I want to recognize that there was significant harm done by the administration in these actions because it fosters further lack of credibility and trust between the city and the community. And this is also why I do not want to see the city be the final decision maker in this election, because we do not have a good track record of delivering on promises to community members when it comes to the handling of site selections, especially when there's issues around racial harm at hand. And the proposal before us today essentially is reflective of those broader problems within the city. And the proposal in itself also has been found to not be both fiscally and legally viable in addition to not being in alignment with the community's vision or the city's vision for this site. I WANT TO NAME THAT I BROUGHT MY CONCERNS ABOUT THE MANY INADEQUACIES THAT WE'VE SEEN BE PLAYED OUT IN THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS AROUND THIS CONTRACT. I BROUGHT THOSE CONCERNS TO THE CITY AUDITOR AND I LOOK FORWARD TO ADVANCING NEXT STEPS BECAUSE THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN AGAIN AND THIS should not have happened in the first place. But in the meantime, community members have already suggested pathways forward. I know I'm committed to working with my colleagues and doing everything that we can to honor the commitments that have been made. And I do urge, as my colleagues who represent George Floyd Square have acknowledged, I do hope the Frye administration TAKES US AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO LISTEN AND PROPOSE ACTIONS THAT DO REFLECT WHAT RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN DEMANDING AND ORGANIZING AND HAS ACTUALLY WORKED COLLABORATELY WITH THE CITY TO ACCOMPLISH FOR YEARS. THAT'S IT.

THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAIN. I'VE NEVER REALLY SAID MUCH ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING AT GEORGE FLOYD SQUARE BECAUSE IT'S NOT MY WARD AND I REALLY DO RESPECT THAT THE LEADERS WHO WERE ELECTED TO SERVE THAT AREA HAVE BEEN VOCAL, HAVE BEEN you know engaging us and thank you council member chavez and stevenson for this last week just having conversations with me about the future of george floyd square and how you want to work collectively to do something i will say that i'm very disappointed in where we are today on this particular building i i have really hoped that um AS A CITY, AS AN AREA, YOU KNOW, I GO TO GEORGE FLOYD SQUARE AND IT'S A PLACE OF ACCEPTANCE, IT'S A PLACE OF LOVE, IT'S A PLACE OF UNITY, AND I WAS REALLY HOPING THAT THIS PROJECT WOULD HAVE REFLECTED THAT. LOVE, UNITY, AND ACCEPTANCE. and there are groups that have done phenomenal work in that area for six years to make sure that when you walk there that's what you feel that's what you see and i thought this project could be that i thought this would be an amazing thing for us to come together on not only as a city but the the women the people who are there protecting and preserving the legacy of um THE VIOLENCE THAT'S HAPPENED THERE AND THE IMPACT. I WHOLEHEARTEDLY SUPPORT AGAPE BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THEY ARE ONE OF MANY WHO COULD DO THAT. THERE ARE SO MANY BRILLIANT FOLKS OVER THERE WHO ARE HURTING, WHO HAVE A VISION, AND I JUST THINK SOMETIMES WHEN WE'RE GRIEVING AND WHEN THINGS ARE ALWAYS HEIGHTENED AND THE CITY PLAYS A ROLE IN THAT. This stuff never comes out like in unity. We haven't done you all right. Like most of you are here today because you're stressed about an assessment and that's not okay. There's so many things that have been prolonged and politicized and this is the one thing we can't let that happen as a community. This is in honor of a man who lost his life. If you ever talk to me, you ask anyone. I've always said I think that this space should be the Donyella Frazier Youth Community Center with a community garden on the rooftop to teach kids how to garden. As a gardener, I would love to show kids how to grow dahlias or some of my favorite flowers. We need a community room there. I have a vision, but you all do too. What I want out of this is for us to truly come together. This is how you show people how to get things done. This is the one project that we can all work together in love, in collaboration, and really build something amazing on this corridor that reflects all of us. that reflects what our city has been through and the future of our city. This is it. And we have to stop fighting about it. We have to stop politicizing it. We have to come together and say, we're gonna show the world when they come to this area, we're gonna show the world that something terrible happened. But look what we built out of it. And I know we can do it. I believe in every single person that's ever stepped foot in that area, every single person that has spent time building what is there now. I think about the celebrations you all just had in the last couple of weeks. We need a place where we can have a celebration whenever we decide to. It doesn't have to be in memory of the day, that tragedy. We need to just say, Friday, we're celebrating. on the corner of 38th and Chicago. And we need a space that is safe, that is welcoming, that is loving, that brings and showcases this community together. So I've committed to working on this. I've committed to making sure that every single person over there is heard. We don't always get everything we want, but I think we can do this. I really believe in the community. I believe in the strength of us. I believe that we can get it funded. I believe that we're all going to celebrate. There's going to be a huge ribbon cutting ceremony. There's going to be, it'll be the place. As a Northsider, I want it to be the place that I want to go to. And I know we can do it. We're going to do it. So the only reason why I'm speaking here today is because I want you all to know that this is something that we're working on. We will never, ever, ever forget what happened to George Floyd. But his memory can be elevated in this space and I think we all owe it to him, his family, the young woman who captured the video to show us what happened. Where is she in this conversation? She's a young woman in our community and I would love for us to sit down with her and ask her what is her legacy? She gave something to us. What are we giving back to her as a community? This is about us collectively, and I want this to be a celebration for our community because we deserve it. Everything we've been through, we deserve something spectacular. that will help us to never forget what happened to us. This is what showcased us in the worst way possible, but we showed the world how we come together in support of each other. And I want this to ultimately be that. So I am deeply committed to making sure that everything I said today and everything you are saying to me happens. And I just want you all to know that we can do it. And I hope starting today, we build on that and we make this spectacular.

Councilmember Schaffer.

Well, thank you, Councilmember Vitoff, for really casting a vision of where we can head together in unity. And my simple point that I want to bring forward at this point in time is that, you know, we all have responsibility for moving this forward together. And that means that we need to be able to represent and lean into the representation of Wards 8 and Wards 9. and see what they have a vision for. But at the same time, really want to encourage my colleagues that this is the time to lead. This is the time to get your team, if we make this motion to deny, this is the time to move forward immediately. We cannot have any further delay. We cannot continue to wonder what's gonna happen. If this is not the right step from those that are frontline elected representation from your point of view, then we've got to really move forward. And that's my commitment to THE COMMUNITY THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO MOVE THIS FORWARD IN A TIMELY FASHION AND NOT CONTINUE TO HAVE DELAYS BUT THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE WHO HAS WORKED ON THIS FOR ALL THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND I LOOK FORWARD TO BEING ABLE TO CELEBRATE SOMETIME TOGETHER IN THIS SPACE COUNCIL MEMBER PALMSANO

Importantly, I just want to reiterate what was already said by those that represent this immediate area, because it deserves reiteration. You reached out to work together on how to still move this forward, not to stall it for another year, but how to move it forward, albeit in a different way than the motion that was brought forward today. The city purchased this property in 2023. Sometimes I needed to be reminded of that because it really wasn't that long ago. IT HAS TAKEN US THREE YEARS TO GET TO THIS POINT AND I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE COMPETING VISIONS AND CHOICES THAT AT SOME POINT HAD TO BE MADE AND I DO APPRECIATE THE MAYOR AND CITY STAFF FOR MAKING A CHOICE. I would like to see development that will bring economic investment and opportunity to this community and hopefully even some affordable housing. But my fear about denying this item this past couple weeks would be to be starting over again. But I had some very good conversation with Councilmember Stevenson about that yesterday. I'll be voting in accordance with that conversation. I wonder if there is a way to salvage this and move forward In in short order, I'd like to know. After you have those conversations, what we should do differently, how we should open up proposals. I think we need ideas of others with experience in development. This is a valuable site for the community and I want us to utilize it to its fullest capacity.

COUNCILMEMBER WHITING.

THANK YOU PRESIDENT PAIN AND THANK YOU TO MY COLLEAGUES. I THINK RIGHTLY AND IF CORRECTLY NOTED THIS IS A MOMENT PARTICULARLY FOR COLLABORATION AND UNITY ON THIS SPECIFIC SPOT. I THINK ALL OF US IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS UNDERSTAND WHAT THIS SITE MEANS TO MANY OF US. I KNOW MANY OF US GOT INTO PUBLIC SERVICE BECAUSE OF THE MURDER OF GEORGE FLOYD. PARTICULARLY I WANT TO KIND OF TALK ABOUT THE LOGISTICS OF WHAT THIS DOES. I THINK THERE IS CONFUSION AROUND WHAT THIS DENIAL ACTUALLY DOES AND WHAT MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS, WITH THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT OR SORRY, THE RECOMMENDATION WOULD DO. IF THIS PROPOSAL AS RECOMMENDED MOVE FORWARD, AGAPE WOULD HAVE TWO YEARS AND THEN UP TO AN EXTRA YEAR TO KIND OF DEVELOP OUT A SITE. ATTACHED TO THAT, JUST LOOKING AT KIND OF OUR TERM SHEETS, THIS IS NOT AN UNSOPHISTICATED DEVELOPMENT. THIS REQUIRES A LOT OF ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION ALONG WITH KIND OF THE PERMANENT PROCESS THAT CAN TAKE YEARS TO KIND OF BUILD OUT A DEVELOPMENT OF THAT. when we talk about these things we also have to understand we don't uh want to set up community set up uh our version of development the city's version this community's version of development to be uh to kind of not meet what this actually should be um and so i think when we speak about this and seeing this as as you know it sounds like this will probably move forward with a denial um making sure that in conversation with uh council member stevenson and council member chavez along with the mayor we figure out how best to set this up for success i think every single one of us in this room uh on this dais wants to see this move forward in a way that is successful uh like council council member vita said uh that that meets the moment uh and is spectacular in that and so i think we also have to to come to an understanding that this is this is a a process and a logistic logistics that is DEEPER THAN JUST HEY LET'S FIGURE THIS OUT RIGHT THIS IS REQUIRED A LEVEL OF UNDERSTANDING AND EXPERIENCE THAT WILL MEET THIS DEVELOPMENT BECAUSE IT THIS IS A THIS IS A A A A SITE THAT HAS A LOT OF REQUIREMENTS AROUND IT AS WELL AND SO I KNOW I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THOSE HEARING ABOUT THOSE CONVERSATIONS AND I KNOW THIS BODY IS AS WELL SO THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER CHALDRY

thank you president payne i'll keep my remarks brief i spoke to this in the climate and infrastructure committee and i'm seeing several of the community members that were there at that meeting here again um thank you for coming to city hall i know it is really out of the way and it's been uh it's been a tough week over at the square so i just appreciate you coming back down here and again like i hope we can come together in a moment of something positive and something bright, rather than having to continue to mull through conflict and community feeling unheard. Like I said, in climate and infrastructure, community needs to get a break. this area the black community the indigenous community everyone that's in 38th and chicago need to get a break and the city of minneapolis absolutely has a role in providing that um just want to take a second to thank council member chavez and council member stevenson they really have been up here talking to each and every council member and trying to move us forward. A few things that I feel is really necessary is there needs to be just better communication and leaning in within the city here. Our CPED department, our public works department, city council, mayor's office. And I think there is a friction there that community is ultimately feeling. So that needs to be number one. There needs to be a way for us to streamline a way to do this positively. And that's the work that's on us. And the other thing that I hear is that community needs to be a part of deciding the process in terms of selecting the organization, organizations. However, this will go for the people's way. There needs to be more collaboration. The other thing, and where my support for denying this application today comes from, is the survey results were very clear. This does not have Democratic support from the neighborhood, and it's the people's way after all, and there isn't clear consensus. And I think that's something many of us can agree. And that's what we're seeing. And we need to do this right. This has to have the trust of the community because the city of Minneapolis cannot supplement that trust. The city of Minneapolis has been a part of breaking that trust. And lastly, one thing we can do and one thing I'm hoping we will do today is. looking at that special assessment we're going to talk about that um in our next committee report but also bringing investment into 38th and chicago it's been a very very long time it's time for the city to put their money where their mouth is and make it happen and do it in partnership with the community council member warren

Thank you, Council President Payne. I just have a question of clarification. So as we are voting at this time, if we are looking to VOTE YES OR NO? IT'S GOING TO START THIS PROCESS ALL OVER AGAIN ON BEHALF OF WHAT'S HAPPENING? CAN SOMEONE PROVIDE ME WITH SOME CONTEXT OF WHAT EXACTLY IS, BECAUSE I'M CONFUSED RIGHT AT THIS PARTICULAR MOMENT AND I JUST NEED SOME CLARITY.

So voting yes on the denial would end this process. And then we could do the same process over. We could do an entirely new process. We could do something else. So a vote yes is to end this current process. A vote no is to continue this current process. That's the decision we have before us.

okay thank you for um the clarification on that and can i just um ask one more small question so then how long will the process be after this is this gonna be are we do we know what the response time will look like when because if we acquired the land in 2023 um we're approaching 27 so

I'M INVITING DIRECTOR HANSEN UP TO SPEAK TO THAT. I'M INVITING DIRECTOR HANSEN UP TO SPEAK TO THAT.

THANK YOU KINDLY. THANK YOU KINDLY. COUNCIL PRESIDENT.

COUNCIL PRESIDENT. COUNCIL PRESIDENT. MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, MY NAME IS ERIC HANSEN. MY NAME IS ERIC HANSEN. I AM THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY I AM THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY PLANNING AND ECONOMIC PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. DEVELOPMENT. AND TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, AND TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, COUNCIL MEMBER WARREN, YES, IF COUNCIL MEMBER WARREN, YES, IF THE BODY DECIDES TO VOTE TO THE BODY DECIDES TO VOTE TO DENY We have talked to council members Chavez and Stevenson about a meeting with the mayor next week where we would plot out another path forward. If that is the will of the body, I'll let you guys vote and then we'll get to the mayor. But if we're having that meeting, We will be setting out the process for what to do with it. So we're going into that. Potentially, if we have that conversation, we're going with an open mind about what will be the most prudent way to move it forward. There is time involved in that. THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS. I THINK I HEARD COUNCILMEMBER I THINK I HEARD COUNCILMEMBER WHITING, THIS IS JUST AS ALL WHITING, THIS IS JUST AS ALL WHITING, THIS IS JUST AS ALL DEVELOPMENT PROCESSES ARE, THERE DEVELOPMENT PROCESSES ARE, THERE DEVELOPMENT PROCESSES ARE, THERE ARE COMPLICATING FACTORS IN ARE COMPLICATING FACTORS IN ARE COMPLICATING FACTORS IN TAKING A VACANT PROPERTY AND TAKING A VACANT PROPERTY AND TAKING A VACANT PROPERTY AND MOVING IT INTO SOME OTHER MOVING IT INTO SOME OTHER MOVING IT INTO SOME OTHER USE. USE. USE. THERE ARE A LOT OF TECHNICAL THERE ARE A LOT Steps that they have to take those are all the the conventional ones are in the term sheet that you see in the RCA for this for this project those those Those steps would still have to We'd still have to take those steps and if there is interest in you know We know that there's some interest in the community for a more community robust participation in the process That would take some time as well. So as far as the exact moment in time of how long it would take to come back to the council It's uncertain at this moment

THANK YOU FOR THAT DIRECTOR HANSON. THANK YOU FOR THAT DIRECTOR HANSON.

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Seeing no one else in queue, on the motion to deny item number 17, the clerk will call the roll. There's no audience participation here. On the motion to delete item number 17, the clerk will call the roll. I'm sorry, deny.

No. Deny. Councilmember Palmisano. Aye. Councilmember Chavez. Aye. Councilmember Warren.

Abstention.

Councilmember Schaefer.

Aye.

Councilmember Wansley. Aye. Councilmember Shugtai.

Aye.

Councilmember Whiting. Aye. Councilmember Chowdhury.

Aye.

Councilmember Stevenson. Aye. Councilmember Rainville. Nay. Vice President Osman. Aye. President Payne. Aye. There are ten ayes, two nays, and one abstention.

That motion carries and that completes the biz report The next report is from our climate and infrastructure committee, which will be presented by that committee's chair councilmember Wansley I

Thank you president paying the climate and infrastructure committee has 17 items to bring forward the first is the Loring Park resurfacing project approval and assessment number 2 is the 38th Street in Chicago Avenue street reconstruction project approval assessment AND AREA WAY ABANDONMENT. I WILL BE MOVING THIS SEPARATELY. NUMBER THREE IS A GRANT APPLICATION FOR THE 2026 METROPOLITAN COUNCIL REGIONAL SOLICITATION FOR FEDERAL TRANSPORTATION FUNDS AND ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION SOLICITATION FOR REGIONAL SALES AND USE OF TAX FUNDS. NUMBER FOUR IS AGREEMENT WITH THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR WHITTIER SAFE to routes to school phase two project five is a bid for nicolette f planting and maintenance six is a bid for rental of heavy equipment with operators seven is a bid for rental of heavy equipment without operator eight is a bid for 2026 cleaning and lining restoration only project number nine is a bid for the third street north sanitary sewer reconstruction project 10 is a contract amendment with Menger Construction Companies, Inc. for the Boston Terrace Sanitary and Storm Sewer Improvements Project. 11 is a contract amendment with Moricon Construction, Inc. for the Federal Courthouse Parking Ramp Security Improvements Project. 12 is contract amendment with short Elliott Hendrickson Inc. for engineering and design services for the 2nd Street North Bikeway project. 13 is a contract amendment with PCI Roads LLC for the Golden Valley Butterfly Val installation project. 14 is Big Hunking Truck Parade event permit, June 18, 2026. 15 is 612 Days Block event permit, June 12, 2026. 16 is the least amendment with the Minnesota Department of transfer transportation for space at 516 2nd Avenue North ramp be 17 is a grant and give acceptance for the railroad crossing elimination grant for Camden railroad Gray separation project study I will move approval of this report with the exception of item number 2 for a separate discussion and a vote.

COUNCIL MEMBER WANSLEY HAS MOVED APPROVAL OF THE COMMITTEE COUNCIL MEMBER WANSLEY HAS MOVED APPROVAL OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT MINUS ITEM NUMBER TWO. REPORT MINUS ITEM NUMBER TWO. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE REMAINDER OF THE REPORT? REMAINDER OF THE REPORT? IS THAT FOR ITEM TWO?

IS THAT FOR ITEM TWO? I HAD A QUESTION. I HAD A QUESTION. FOR ITEM NUMBER TWO, I WANT TO FOR ITEM NUMBER TWO, I WANT TO BREAK ONE, TWO, AND THREE BREAK ONE, TWO, AND THREE INTO ONE AND TWO SEPARATELY INTO ONE AND TWO SEPARATELY AND THREE ON ITS OWN. AND THREE ON ITS OWN. AND I'M NOT SURE IF I DO THAT NOW I

ANY DISCUSSION ON THE REMAINDER OF THE REPORT? SEEING NONE, I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL ON THE CNI REPORT MINUS ITEM NUMBER 2.

COUNCILMEMBER VITA. AYE. COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO. AYE. COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. Aye. Councilmember Warren. Aye. Councilmember Schaefer.

Aye.

Councilmember Wansley.

Aye.

Councilmember Shugtai.

Aye.

Councilmember Whiting. Aye. Councilmember Chowdhury.

Aye.

Councilmember Stevenson. Aye. Councilmember Rainville. Aye. Vice President Osman. Aye. President Payne. Aye. There are 13 ayes.

THOSE ITEMS CARRY NEXT WE WILL THOSE ITEMS CARRY NEXT WE WILL TAKE UP ITEM NUMBER TWO AND I'LL TAKE UP ITEM NUMBER TWO AND I'LL JUST RESTATE COUNCIL MEMBER JUST RESTATE COUNCIL MEMBER STEPHENSON YOU WERE WANTING TO STEPHENSON YOU WERE WANTING TO TAKE UP ITEMS SUB ITEM 2.1 AND 2.2 TAKE UP ITEMS SUB ITEM 2.1 AND 2.2 TOGETHER AND THEN ITEM 3 AS A TOGETHER AND THEN ITEM 3 AS A SEPARATE VOTE YES OKAY IS THERE SEPARATE VOTE YES OKAY IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON ITEMS 2.1 AND ANY DISCUSSION ON ITEMS 2.1 AND 2.2 COUNCIL MEMBER STEPHENSON

Items 2.1 and 2.2, I just want to correct for people in the audience and the council, this has been very confusing, so I just wanted to lay out. 2.1 and 2.2 are the portions that would levy the special assessment against the property owners. 2.3 is unrelated and it's something that Public Works needs in order to continue with construction aside from the special assessment. So with that being said, I will be voting against 2.1 and 2.2, and I will be voting for 2.3. But right now we're taking up 2.1 and 2.2. A special assessment in the reconstruction of the streets of George Floyd Square is not right. um this is a reconstruction project that is not like sorry not like any other that has come before it and it is not like any other that will come after it this is a unique situation and we should not be levying the property owners and the businesses and the homeowners with this special assessment given that The murder of George Floyd happened here. This project has been billed for so long as something that the city was doing for the community. And you can't do something for the community and then charge them for it as a way of of recompense for the murder of George Floyd. And so I think there is a lot of agreement on this body. And I don't know that I need to get into that. But I just need to say that this is not like any other street reconstruction project. It is not right in this case for us to levy this special assessment against those involved, given the amount of pain and heartache that they have gone through for the last six years alone. I ASK MY COLLEAGUES TO JOIN ME I ASK MY COLLEAGUES TO JOIN ME IN VOTING NO ON 2.1 AND 2.2 IN VOTING NO ON 2.1 AND 2.2 AND VOTING YES ON 2.3. AND VOTING YES ON 2.3.

BEFORE I RECOGNIZE BEFORE I RECOGNIZE BEFORE I RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ, I'M COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ, I'M COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ, I'M GETTING WORD FROM THE CLERKS THAT GETTING WORD FROM THE CLERKS THAT GETTING WORD FROM THE CLERKS THAT PROBABLY THE APPROPRIATE MOTION PROBABLY THE APPROPRIATE MOTION PROBABLY THE APPROPRIATE MOTION WOULD BE TO MOVE TO DENY 2.1 WOULD BE TO

THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAIN COLLEAGUES I HOPE YOU'LL JOIN ME IN COUNCILMEMBER STEVENSON IN VOTING TO NOT ASSESS THE PROPERTY OWNERS FOR 38TH AND CHICAGO RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT THIS IS A REASONABLE ASK BASED ON THE UNPRECEDENTED AND UNIQUE SITUATION AT GEORGE FLOYD SQUARE OUR NEIGHBORS AND SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS HAVE ALSO UNITED ON THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE IN PARTICULAR I'M THANKFUL FOR BOTH WAR DAY AND WARD NIGHT NEIGHBORS WHO HAD BEEN REACHING OUT AND I HOPE THAT YOU FEEL HEARD TODAY ON THIS ISSUE

COUNCILMEMBER WANSLEY.

THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAIN. I JUST WANTED TO GIVE KUDO TO COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ AND STEVENSON FOR TAKING THE TIME TO WORK TOGETHER AND REALLY LISTEN TO COMMUNITY WHO SHOWED UP AND GAVE AMPLE INPUT AT OUR PUBLIC HEARING AND CLIMATE INFRASTRUCTURE ON THIS ITEM ABOUT HOW ABSOLUTELY WHAT'S ALREADY BEEN ECHOED, WHY WILL WE CHARGE RESIDENTS. TO HELP UPGRADE AN AREA THAT THEY DID NOT HELP PERPETUATE HARM AGAINST OR PERPETUATE DIVESTMENT INTO. SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO OUR COLLEAGUES AND ALSO TO OUR PUBLIC WORKS LEADERSHIP AND STAFF FOR WORKING TOGETHER AND REALLY GETTING TO THIS PLACE BUT ALSO SUBSEQUENTLY MOVING FORWARD IN HOW WE'RE GOING TO COVER THE DIFFERENCE OF WHAT WE'RE WAVING TODAY. just wanted to acknowledge you all's leadership in getting us to this place um where i do feel like out of all the the decisions we made today this is one that is in full in alignment with what our communities came and asked of us um so that's why i'll be supporting the motion and just wanted to say thank you both councilmember palmzano

Thank you. I agree this is a unique situation and I'm in agreement to cover the street assessments in a different way and I appreciate Public Works help in getting us there. It feels like it's just the thing to do in this extraordinary situation. But I also want to make it clear for the record that this is a one-time solution. Street assessments are laid out in ordinance and they're reflective of a direct benefit to the property. None of us wants to pay them, but our properties are improved and I support the property owners need to pay a portion of that cost in the work. Let's not forget that assessments in general are a very small portion of cost. Our general fund, the sale of bonds and grants and et cetera covers all of the rest.

Council Member Rainville.

THANK YOU AND AGAIN UH I'M IN COMPLETE AGREEMENT AGREEMENT WITH EVERYONE ELSE THAT THIS IS UNIQUE CIRCUMSTANCE I DO WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ AND COUNCILMEMBER SORENSEN FOR THE LEAD ON THIS AND I LOOK FORWARD AND I'M GOING TO HOLD YOU BOTH UH TO WORKING OUT ALL THE OTHER DETAILS FOR GEORGE FLOYD SQUARE SO THANK YOU FOR VOLUNTEERING BUT LET'S GO FORWARD AND AND BE UNIFIED THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER STEPHENSON

I FORGOT TO MENTION THAT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO MENTION I FORGOT TO MENTION THAT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO MENTION THAT THIS REMAINING 4% WILL BE THAT THIS REMAINING 4% WILL BE PAID WITH MSA FUNDS AND THAT WILL PAID WITH MSA FUNDS AND THAT WILL BE CORRECTED IN THE MAYOR'S 2027 BE CORRECTED IN THE MAYOR'S 2027 BUDGET. BUDGET. AND WE WORKED WITH CITY STAFF AND WE WORKED WITH CITY STAFF IN ORDER TO DO THAT. IN ORDER TO DO THAT. SO THE PROJECT IS MOVING SO THE PROJECT IS MOVING FORWARD. FORWARD. CONSTRUCTION IS HAPPENING RIGHT CONSTRUCTION IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW. NOW. I WOKE UP TO THE SOUND OF I WOKE UP TO THE SOUND OF CONSTRUCTION SO THE PROJECT IS HAPPENING AND IT WILL BE PAID FOR AND IT'S SO THE PROJECT IS HAPPENING AND IT WILL BE PAID FOR AND IT'S NOT CUTTING ANY SERVICES OR ANY NOT CUTTING ANY SERVICES OR ANY OTHER PROJECTS. OTHER PROJECTS. THE MONEY WAS LEFT OVER FUNDS THE MONEY WAS LEFT OVER FUNDS FROM MSA FUNDS. FROM MSA FUNDS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

SEEING NO ONE ELSE LEFT IN CUE SEEING NO ONE ELSE LEFT IN CUE THERE IS A MOTION TO DENY ITEMS THERE IS A MOTION TO DENY ITEMS 2.1 AND 2.2, THAT IS TO DENY THE 2.1 AND 2.2, THAT IS TO DENY THE ASSESSMENT AT GEORGE FLOYD ASSESSMENT AT GEORGE FLOYD SQUARE. SQU

yeah council member vita aye council member pomisano aye council member chavez aye council member warren aye council member schaefer aye council member wansley aye council member shug tie aye council member whiting aye council member chowdhury aye council member stevenson aye council member rainville aye vice president osmond is absent president payne aye there are 12 eyes

THAT MOTION CARRIES. AND NEXT WE WILL TAKE UP ITEM AND NEXT WE WILL TAKE UP ITEM 2.3. 2.3. DID YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO THIS, DID YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO THIS, COUNCIL MEMBER STEPHENSON? COUNCIL MEMBER STEPHENSON?

YES, PLEASE. YES, PLEASE. JUST TO CLARIFY, ITEM NUMBER JUST TO CLARIFY, ITEM NUMBER 3, CONSIDERING A RESOLUTION 3, CONSIDERING A RESOLUTION ORDERING THE ABANDONMENT AND ORDERING THE ABANDONMENT AND REMOVAL OF AREA WAYS LOCATED IN THE REMOVAL OF AREA WAYS LOCATED IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY IN CONFLICT CITY STAFF HAS TOLD ME THAT THIS REFERS TO THINGS UNDERGROUND, LIKE OLD ICE BOXES THAT WOULD BE UNDERGROUND IN THE CITY'S RIGHT-OF-WAY. THIS IS NOT REFERRING TO THE FISTS, TO THE MEMORIALS, TO ANY OF THE ARTIFACTS. THAT IS NOT WHAT THIS IS REFERRING TO. THE REASON WE ARE VOTING OR AT LEAST I WILL BE VOTING YES ON THIS IS THAT THIS IS REQUIRED IN ORDER FOR CONSTRUCTION TO MOVE ON. SMOOTHLY AND IN ORDER FOR THESE OLD RELICS TO BE TAKEN OUT AND FOR THE CITY TO BE ABLE TO LEGALLY DO THAT SO I WILL BE VOTING YES ON THIS BECAUSE THIS WILL HELP CONSTRUCTION MOVE SMOOTHLY AND I ENCOURAGE MY COLLEAGUES TO ALSO DO THAT AND AGAIN THIS IS NOT ABOUT THE MEMORIALS AND THE ARTIFACTS

VERY HELPFUL CLARIFICATION. VERY HELPFUL CLARIFICATION. VERY HELPFUL CLARIFICATION. I'LL NOTE WE'VE BEEN JOINED BY I'LL NOTE WE'VE BEEN JOINED BY I'LL NOTE WE'VE BEEN JOINED BY VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN. VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN. VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN. WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE CLERKS, WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE CLERKS, WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE CLERKS, COULD YOU RECORD HIM AS AN I COULD YOU RECORD HIM AS AN I COULD YOU RECORD HIM AS AN I FOR ITEMS 2.1 AND 2.2 DENIAL? FOR ITEMS 2.1 AND 2.2 DENIAL? FOR ITEMS 2.1 AND 2.2 DENIAL? OKAY. OKAY. OKAY. SEEING

Councilmember Vita. Aye. Councilmember Palmisano. Aye. Councilmember Chavez. Aye. Councilmember Warren.

Aye.

Councilmember Schaefer.

Aye.

Councilmember Wansley.

Aye.

Councilmember Shugtai.

Aye.

Councilmember Whiting. Aye. Councilmember Chowdhury. Aye. Councilmember Stevenson. Aye. Councilmember Rainbow. Aye. Vice President Osman. Aye. President Haynes. Aye. There are 13 ayes.

That carries and the report is adopted. Next we'll have the report of our Committee of the Whole given by that Committee's Chair, Councilmember Chowdhury.

Thank you, President Payne. The Committee of the Whole is bringing forward four items for today's council meeting. Item one is a contract amendment with Exceptional Edge Consulting for MPD. Item two is a contract amendment with the First Response Actors for MPD. Item three is another contract amendment with DLG Consulting Advisory Services for MPD. And lastly, item four is an honorary resolution recognizing June as gun violence awareness month in the city of Minneapolis. I'll also recognize that items one through three were a part of our settlement agreement subcommittee chaired by Council Member Whiting. Just want to shout out him for doing a good job sharing that meeting. With that, I'll go ahead and move all items for approval.

Seeing no one in queue, I'll ask the clerk to call the roll.

Councilmember Vita.

Aye. Councilmember Palmisano. Aye. Councilmember Chavez. Aye. Councilmember Warren. Aye. Councilmember Schaefer. Aye. Councilmember Wansley. Aye. Councilmember Shugtai. Aye. Councilmember Whiting. Aye. Councilmember Chowdhury.

Aye.

Councilmember Stevenson. Aye. Councilmember Rainbow. Aye. Vice President Osmond. Aye. President Payne. Aye. There are 13 ayes.

That carries, and the report is adopted. Next is the report of our Enterprise and Labor Relations Committee, which will be presented by its chair, Councilmember Palmisano.

Thank you, Mr. President. The ELR committee has 12 items to bring forward. Item number one is a gift acceptance from local progress for Council Member Wansley. Item number two is the AmeriCorps program to host five VISTA members for the next five years. Item number three is the Hiawatha Public Works maintenance facility expansion project, re-approving project authorizations and appropriations and bond issuances. Item number four is a contract with Deloitte for benefits consulting and actuarial services. Item number five is a contract with multiple vendors to provide temporary staffing services. Item number six is a contract amendment with Principal Financial Group for custodial banking services. Item number seven, a contract amendment with Environmental Systems Research Institute for support and maintenance of our GIS system, our geographic information system. Item number 8 is a contract amendment with Shaw Lundquist for City Hall Restack Phase 3. Item number 9 is a legal settlement, a workers' compensation claim of Stephen Morris. Item number 10 is a workers' compensation claim of Tracy Turbel. Item number 11 is approval of the 2026 City of Minneapolis Open Streets events. Item number 12 is the 2026 Local Board of Appeal and Equalization Report. I will move approval of this full report.

Councilmember Palmisano has moved approval of the committee's report. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, I'll ask the clerk to call the roll.

Councilmember Betop. Aye. Councilmember Palmisano. Aye. Councilmember Chavez. Aye. Councilmember Warren.

Aye.

Councilmember Schaffer.

Aye.

Councilmember Wansley. Aye. Councilmember Shugtime.

Aye.

Councilmember Whiting. Aye. Councilmember Chowdhury.

Aye.

Councilmember Stevenson. is absent. Councilmember Rainville. Aye. Vice President Osman. Aye. President Payne. Aye. There are 12 ayes.

That carries and the report is adopted. Next we have the Intergovernmental Relations Committee presented by that committee's chair, Councilmember Chaudhry.

The Intergovernmental Relations Committee is bringing forward one item for today's council meeting. This item is approving a special law for employee related to the Public Employees Retirement Association, or PARA. I will move this item forward for approval.

Second. Councilmember Chaudhry has moved approval of the committee's report. Any discussion? Seeing none, I will ask the clerk to call the roll.

Council member Vita. Aye. Council member Palmisano. Aye. Council member Chavez. Aye. Council member Warren. Aye. Council member Schaefer. Aye. Council member Walmsley. Aye. Council member Shugtai. Aye. Council member Whiting. Aye. Council member Chowdhury. Aye. Council member Rainville. Aye. Vice president Osmond. Aye. President Payne. Aye. There are 12 ayes.

That carries, and the report is adopted. Finally, we have the Public Health Safety and Equity Committee, which will be presented by that committee's chair, Councilmember Chavez.

Thank you, Mr. President. The Public Health Safety and Equity Committee is bringing forward 10 items. Item number one is an ordinance related to law enforcement agency agreements. Item number two deletes from the agenda the mayor's nomination of Brian O'Hara to the appointed position of police chief. Item number three authorizes a contract amendment with Micah L. Wilson for audit services for neighborhood association. Item number four authorizes a contract with Trajectory Changing Solutions for violence prevention services. Item number five authorizes contract amendments with Restoration Inc., Metro Youth Diversion, and Touch Outreach for 2026 Minneapolis Strategic Outreach Initiative Services. Item number six accepts the Urban Area Security Initiative Grant for enhancing emergency management capabilities and authorizes an agreement with the Minnesota Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management for the grant. Item number seven accepts the Emergency Management Performance Grant for emergencies and disasters and authorizes an agreement with the Minnesota Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management for the grant. Item number eight accepts the Strong Foundation Professional Development Grant for evidence-based family home visitors, professional development, and authorizes an agreement with the state of Minnesota for the grant. Item number nine approves the East Street Crossing Amplified Sound Permit Extension for June 12th, July 10th, August 1st, August 28th. And item number 10, authorizes a contract with community action partnership of in the county for direct energy assistance and administration. I'm approval of this item including the deletion of item number 2.

Councilmember Chavez is moved approval of the committee's report including the deletion of item number 2 is there any discussion. Councilmember truck tie.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I'M JUST WONDERING IF ON ITEM I'M JUST WONDERING IF ON ITEM NUMBER 2, THE APPOINTMENT OF THE NUMBER 2, THE APPOINTMENT OF THE POLICE CHIEF IN DELETING THIS POLICE CHIEF IN DELETING THIS ITEM FROM THE AGENDA, IF THE ITEM FROM THE AGENDA, IF THE CITY ATTORNEY MIGHT BE ABLE TO CITY ATTORNEY MIGHT BE ABLE TO SPEAK TO WHETHER THIS NOMINATION SPEAK TO WHETHER THIS NOMINATION WILL COUNT AS ONE OF THE THREE WILL COUNT AS ONE OF THE THREE ATTEMPTS TO FILL THE POSITIONS ATTEMPTS TO FILL THE POSITIONS

in a unique situation with the incumbent um resigning city attorney yes um council president council members so the the position is now vacant and the the the nomination you know once the position is vacant that starts the the clock running for the the 30 days for the police chief my recollection of the charter is that the nomination uh has to be made within those 30 days upon the vacancy so i do not believe that this counts but i can follow up uh maybe in writing when i go back and look at the charter more carefully that would be excellent thank you very much councilmember chowdhury thank you uh president payne i am in queue for a different item

Oh, sorry, I thought we were just speaking to item number two. I'm seeing that this is delete this. It's the whole report deleting item number two, right?

Yep. OK, so we could speak to everything on the agenda.

OK, very briefly, just want to speak to item number one law enforcement agency agreements ordinance. This is basically restricting law enforcement that we do joint powers agreement with the city of Minneapolis moving forward from concealing their face with the mask. I am really proud to co-author this with Councilmember Chavez and Councilmember Chugtai. We've spent a lot of time on this with our city attorneys, talking to the mayor's office, talking to the sheriffs, and I think it's really important that we as local government take a very vocal stand and have policy on the books that say if you cover your face as law enforcement, especially with what we saw with ICE agents covering their identity and literally breaking the law and attacking our communities, it breaks down trust and it is an absolute, especially in the city of Minneapolis, where we have seen so much harm when there isn't transparency and accountability from our law enforcement. And I think this is one very narrow and small step that we're taking forward as it comes to our future joint powers agreements. I think that there is more that we need to do. I'm glad that the state legislature took some action around banning masking. And I also want to uplift the provision that For us, with joint powers agreements, even in cold weather where there might be a reason due to inclement weather to cover faces, we are requiring that the name and badge number of an officer is affixed on that mask. So there is that transparency and there is that accountability. um because we saw in real time the horrors of what that looks like and how it creates anxiety distrust and fear within our community when we don't have it especially for our immigrant communities madam city attorney

Yeah, Council President, Council Members, just following up on the question that Council Member Shugtai raised. So the charter says if an office has been vacant for at least 90 days or 30 days in the case of the police chief and the mayor has failed to nominate a successor, OR IF THE MAYOR HAS NOMINATED THREE CANDIDATES THAT THE COUNCIL HAS REJECTED, THEN THE COUNCIL MAY, BY A MAJORITY OF ITS MEMBERSHIP, NAME THREE OR MORE CANDIDATES FROM WHOM THE MAYOR MUST NOMINATE ONE. I WOULD READ THE DELETION OF THE ITEM FROM THE AGENDA IS NOT THE SAME AS A REJECTION AND ALSO WE'RE NOT WITHIN THAT VACANCY PERIOD.

COUNCILMEMBER TRUCTIDE THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? ANSWER YOUR QUESTION?

IT DOES, MR. PRESIDENT. IT DOES, MR. PRESIDENT. AND SO THEN I'M WONDERING WHY WE AND SO THEN I'M WONDERING WHY WE HAVE DECIDED TO MOVE FORWARD HAVE DECIDED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH DELETING THIS ITEM FROM WITH DELETING THIS ITEM FROM THE AGENDA INSTEAD OF DENYING THE AGENDA INSTEAD OF DENYING THE NOMINATION SINCE WE DID RECEIVE NOMINATION SINCE WE DID RECEIVE LIKE A DUTIFUL NOMINATION THAT LIKE A DUTIFUL NOMINATION THAT WENT THROUGH OUR PROCESS AND WENT THROUGH OUR PROCESS AND CIRCUMSTANCES HAVE CERTAINLY CIRCUMSTANCES HAVE CERTAINLY CHANGED IT SOUNDS LIKE THE NOMINATION IT SOUNDS LIKE THE NOMINATION IS BEFORE US UNTIL WE DISPOSE IS BEFORE US UNTIL WE DISPOSE OF IT AND SO SHOULDN'T WE MOVE OF IT AND SO SHOULDN'T WE MOVE TO DENY IT INSTEAD?

TO DENY IT INSTEAD? I SEE.

Mr. President, this is a procedural piece for us. Former Chief O'Hara resigned his position. It's in our agenda because the nomination was made, but that nomination, no action this body can take on that would be anything other than to delete from the agenda. I'll remind people, delete from the agenda so that we, the clerks, procedurally can just simply close the file and take it out of limbs. So that's why we put it in front of you is because there's nothing to act on because that nomination is null and void when the officer in question resigned the position. SO I THINK THAT OUR ACTION TODAY ON DELETING IS SEPARATE FROM THE QUESTION YOU'VE ASKED, COUNCILMEMBER, TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, WHICH IS ABOUT THE NOMINATION PROCESS AND THE NUMBER OF NOMINATIONS THAT ARE ALLOWED TO BE MADE.

COUNCILMEMBER CHALJI.

YEAH, I THINK MAYBE THIS IS A QUESTION FOR THE CITY CLERK. I THINK FOR ME IT FEELS REALLY IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND PROCESS AND, LIKE, ADHERE TO THE CHARTER PROCESSES ADHERE TO THE CHARTER PROCESSES WE HAVE LAID OUT AS IT COMES TO WE HAVE LAID OUT AS IT COMES TO THE NOMINATIONS I KNOW WE'VE HAD THE NOMINATIONS I KNOW WE'VE HAD DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THIS AND I'M DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THIS AND I'M REALLY NOT TRYING TO PICK FIGHTS REALLY NOT TRYING TO PICK FIGHTS ABOUT IT BUT I DO WANT TO GET IT ABOUT IT BUT I DO WANT TO GET IT RIGHT SO LIKE WHERE DOES IT SAY RIGHT SO LIKE WHERE DOES IT SAY THAT IN POLICY THAT ONCE AN OFFICER THAT IN POLICY THAT ONCE AN OFFICER RESIGNS A NOMINATION IS NULL AND RESIGNS A NOMINATION IS NULL AND VOID IS THAT QUOTIFIED SOMEWHERE

THROUGH THE PRESIDENT. I DON'T KNOW OF ANYTHING I DON'T KNOW OF ANYTHING I DON'T KNOW OF ANYTHING THAT'S CODIFIED THAT WOULD SPEAK TO THAT'S CODIFIED THAT WOULD SPEAK TO THAT'S CODIFIED THAT WOULD SPEAK TO YOUR SPECIFIC QUESTION. YOUR SPECIFIC QUESTION. YOUR SPECIFIC QUESTION. THE FACT OF THE MATTER, THOUGH, THE FACT OF THE MATTER, THOUGH, THE FACT OF THE MATTER, THOUGH, REGARDLESS OF POLICY, IS THAT A REGARDLESS OF POLICY, IS THAT A REGARDLESS OF POLICY, IS THAT A NOMINATION WAS MADE. NOMINATION WAS MADE. NOMINATION WAS MADE. THE PERSON WHO WAS NOMINATED THE PERSON WHO WAS NOMINATED THE PERSON WHO WAS NOMINATED RESIGNED. RESIGNED. RESIGNED. THEY The delete from the agenda is a purely procedural issue to take it off the agenda to close the file and separate that off the agenda. Because when things come in front of us, it's in front of us to deal with. There's nothing the body can do on a nomination of Brian O'Hara to the position of chief of police. He's resigned. SO I THINK IT'S NOT A MATTER OF A POLICY. SO I THINK IT'S NOT A MATTER OF A POLICY. IT'S JUST PROCEDURALLY. IT'S JUST PROCEDURALLY. THAT'S WHY I SAID THIS ISN'T A THAT'S WHY I SAID THIS ISN'T A CHARTER ISSUE. CHARTER ISSUE. IT'S NOT A CITY POLICY ISSUE. IT'S NOT A CITY POLICY ISSUE. IT'S CLEANING UP OUR OWN AGENDA IT'S CLEANING UP OUR OWN AGENDA SO WE DON'T KEEP AN ITEM SO WE DON'T KEEP AN ITEM OUT THERE. OUT THERE. AS YOU KNOW, IF WE DON'T PUT AS YOU KNOW, IF WE DON'T PUT THINGS POSTPONED TO A CERTAIN THINGS POSTPONED TO A CERTAIN DAY, IF WE LEAVE THINGS ON, DAY, IF WE LEAVE THINGS ON,

okay thank you and i i feel like this discussion is important and i want to be very clear like i think i'm right and having a conversation about this because we as a group and as a city as elected leaders have not had a single conversation together about the resignation of the chief and i think we do need to have that BECAUSE IT IS A VERY IMPORTANT DEAL AND IF WE'RE GOING TO BECAUSE IT IS A VERY IMPORTANT DEAL AND IF WE'RE GOING TO COME TOGETHER ON FIGURING OUT HOW COME TOGETHER ON FIGURING OUT HOW TO APPOINT THE NEXT CHIEF OF TO APPOINT THE NEXT CHIEF OF POLICE WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO HAVE POLICE WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO HAVE THIS CONVERSATION I HAVE ALSO THIS CONVERSATION I HAVE ALSO SHARED THAT WITH THE MAYOR I FELT SHARED THAT WITH THE MAYOR I FELT LIKE THAT WAS A PRODUCTIVE LIKE THAT WAS A PRODUCTIVE CONVERSATION BUT THIS IS THE FIRST CONVERSATION BUT THIS IS THE FIRST PLACE THAT WE'RE HAVING IT THE PLACE THAT WE'RE HAVING IT THE OTHER POINT THAT I WANT TO MAKE IS OTHER POINT THAT I And I don't think we're going to need to have three tries. I hope we don't. But on principle, this wouldn't count as one of the tries from the mayor to nominate if we delete. That's my understanding. And I'm not making an alternative motion. IT'S JUST WE'VE HAD SO MANY CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE RULES OUR CITY ATTORNEY HAD TO WEIGH IN AND SO I DON'T THINK IT'S LIKE SOMETHING THAT IS WISE TO JUST LIKE PASS BY AND BETTER UNDERSTANDING THIS CHARTER PROCESS.

BEFORE I CALL ON COUNCILMEMBER BEFORE I CALL ON COUNCILMEMBER WARREN TO THE CLERKS, SHOULD WARREN TO THE CLERKS, SHOULD WARREN TO THE CLERKS, SHOULD WE TAKE UP THE REST OF THE WE TAKE UP THE REST OF THE WE TAKE UP THE REST OF THE CONSENT AGENDA AND THEN TAKE UP CONSENT AGENDA AND THEN TAKE UP CONSENT AGENDA AND THEN TAKE UP ITEM NUMBER TWO SEPARATELY ITEM NUMBER TWO SEPARATELY ITEM NUMBER TWO SEPARATELY BECAUSE IT SEEMS EVERYONE IS BECAUSE IT SEEMS EVERYONE IS BECAUSE IT SEEMS EVERYONE IS IN QUEUE FOR ITEM TWO. IN QUEUE FOR ITEM TWO. IN QUEUE FOR ITEM TWO. COUNCIL PRESIDENT, IF YOU COUNC

Thank you, Council President Payne. I appreciate that. So I'm just wondering about item number one. With us telling law enforcement then that they have to disclose their identity, they can't conceal their faces or anything like that, I'm confused here.

I CAN ANSWER THAT. I CAN ANSWER THAT. COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ.

COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. THIS ORDINANCE A LITTLE BIT OF THIS ORDINANCE A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND PROHIBITS THE CITY BACKGROUND PROHIBITS THE CITY FROM ENTERING INTO OR REMENDING A FROM ENTERING INTO OR REMENDING A LAW ENFORCEMENT JOINT POWERS LAW ENFORCEMENT JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT UNLESS THE AGENCIES AGREEMENT UNLESS THE AGENCIES OFFICERS ARE PROHIBITED FROM OFFICERS ARE PROHIBITED FROM CONSULTING THEIR IDENTITIES CONSULTING THEIR IDENTITIES WHILE PERFORMING ACTIVITIES WHILE PERFORMING ACTIVITIES WITHIN THAT P WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO CONCEAL THE IDENTITIES UNDER THE JOINT THE IDENTITIES UNDER THE JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT WITH A VARIETY POWERS AGREEMENT WITH A VARIETY EXCEPTIONS IN THE ORDINANCE. EXCEPTIONS IN THE ORDINANCE. THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT EXCEPTIONS WHETHER IT'S COLD EXCEPTIONS WHETHER IT'S COLD WEATHER, MEDICAL EMERGENCIES AND WEATHER, MEDICAL EMERGENCIES AND OTHER STUFF WHERE THEY WOULD BE OTHER STUFF WHERE THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO COVER THEIR FACE. ABLE TO COVER THEIR FACE. BUT THIS WOULD BE EFFECTIVE AT BUT THIS WOULD BE EFFECTIVE AT THE END OF AUGUST FOR ANY

AND FOR THE, OKAY. I'M GOING TO JUST LEAVE IT I'M GOING TO JUST LEAVE IT ALONE. ALONE. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE IN QUEUE FOR ANYBODY ELSE IN QUEUE FOR ANYTHING OTHER THAN ITEM NUMBER TWO? ANYTHING OTHER THAN ITEM NUMBER TWO? VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN. VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT I JUST WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT ON HOW IMPORTANT ITEM ONE IS. There's a lot of history and stories of what happened last six, seven months in our city. We have seen people pretending to be law enforcement. We have seen ICE, of course, who are covering their face. People could not tell. I myself witnessed, you know, sheriff's office and some people thought that they were eyes because they were just, I guess, searching, doing their work in the area and it's really, sometimes you might not see the badge on the shirt they're wearing or am I wearing special clothing, but also covering their face makes it super difficult. And we also have other cases that, you know, bounty hunters that are pulling out guns and doing all kind of things to the community, acting like they are law enforcement. So it's very easy for members and the public to know who they're dealing with. Even criminals cover their faces. So just putting it out there that this is really important. I'm glad we're having this. And I would love to be a co-author for this item.

WOULD THE AUTHORS? WOULD THE AUTHORS?

NO, HE SAID HE'S HAPPY NO, HE SAID HE'S HAPPY NO, HE SAID HE'S HAPPY TO BE A COAUTHOR. TO BE A COAUTHOR. TO BE A COAUTHOR.

HE SAID HE'S HAPPY TO BE HE SAID HE'S HAPPY TO BE HE SAID HE'S HAPPY TO BE A COAUTHOR. A COAUTHOR. A COAUTHOR. GOT IT. GOT IT. GOT IT. GOT IT. OKAY. OKAY. OKAY. LET'S TAKE UP THE ROLL CALL ON LET'S TAKE UP THE ROLL CALL ON LET'S TAKE UP THE ROLL CALL ON ALL ITEMS EXCEPT ITEM NUMBER ALL ITEMS EXCEPT ITEM NUMBER ALL ITEMS EXCEPT ITEM NUMBER TWO. TWO. TWO. I WILL ASK THE CLER

Councilmember Vita. Aye. Councilmember Palmisano. Aye. Councilmember Chavez. Aye. Councilmember Warren.

Aye.

Councilmember Schaefer.

Aye.

Councilmember Wansley. Aye. Councilmember Chagtai. Aye. Councilmember Whiting. Aye. Councilmember Chowdhury.

Aye.

Councilmember Stephenson. Aye. Councilmember Rainbow. Aye. Vice President Osmond. Aye. President Payne. Aye. There are 13 ayes.

That carries and those items are adopted. Next we will take up item number two and I'll recognize Councilmember Chagtai.

THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I'M REALLY SORRY TO CONTINUE I'M REALLY SORRY TO CONTINUE HARPING ON DELETING FROM AGENDA HARPING ON DELETING FROM AGENDA VERSUS DENYING APPOINTMENT. VERSUS DENYING APPOINTMENT. AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THE POINT AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THE POINT THE CLERK IS MAKING THAT THE THE CLERK IS MAKING THAT THE INCUMBENT, FORMER CHIEF O'HARA, INCUMBENT, FORMER CHIEF O'HARA, HAS RESIGNED FROM HIS ROLE AT HAS RESIGNED FROM HIS ROLE AT THE CITY. THE CITY. HOWEVER, YOU KNOW, WE FOUND OUT HOWEVER, YOU KNOW, WE FOUND OUT ABOUT THIS NEWS FROM THE from an email that the the mayor shared with the body on the 26th of of may and he has since communicated uh once more um with the with the body uh as it relates to the appointment of the chief of police and so when i'm reading um the the email from the mayor that came to us um on the 26th uh in the evening right before the the news of of the resignation became public um at no point in this email do i read uh any words along the lines of the mayor withdrawing his nomination the nomination he has made to us um is before the body and i and i don't see written communication formally withdrawing a nomination and so um i would ask then WHETHER IT IS OUT OF ORDER FOR ME TO MAKE A MOTION AND TO DENY ME TO MAKE A MOTION AND TO DENY THIS APPOINTMENT. THIS APPOINTMENT. AND IF IT IS OUT OF ORDER, IF AND IF IT IS OUT OF ORDER, IF IT CAN BE EXPLAINED TO ME IT CAN BE EXPLAINED TO ME EXACTLY WHY IT IS.

MR. PRESIDENT, NO, I DON'T MR. PRESIDENT, NO, I DON'T THINK IT'S OUT OF ORDER. THINK IT'S OUT OF ORDER. THINK IT'S OUT OF ORDER. I DON'T WANT ANYTHING I SAID TO I DON'T WANT ANYTHING I SAID TO I DON'T WANT ANYTHING I SAID TO DO THAT. DO THAT. DO THAT. LET ME EXPLAIN AGAIN. LET ME EXPLAIN AGAIN. LET ME EXPLAIN AGAIN. THE PROCEDURE OF DELETING FROM THE THE PROCEDURE OF DELETING FROM THE THE PROCEDURE OF DELETING FROM THE AGENDA WAS IMPORTANT FOR US AGENDA WAS IMPORTANT FOR US AGENDA WAS IMPORTANT FOR US BECAUSE THAT'S THE SAME THING AS BECAUSE THAT'S THE SAME THING AS BECAUSE THAT'S THE SAME THING AS IF AN APPLICANT HAD FA SO WE SIMPLY DELETE IT FROM THE AGENDA SO THAT IT COMES OFF OF THE AGENDA AND THAT FILE IS CLOSED AND LIMBS. LIKEWISE, AN ACTION TO DENY THE NOMINATION, IF THAT'S THE WILL OF THE MAJORITY OF THE BODY, ALSO IS A DISPOSITIVE ACTION. THE DIFFERENCE WOULD BE THAT IS AN ACT, IT IS A VOTE, AND SO WE'D HAVE TO PACKAGE THAT AND SEND IT TO THE COUNCIL. SO THE ONLY DIFFERENCE HERE IS A PROCEDURAL DELETE FROM THE THE ONLY DIFFERENCE HERE IS A PROCEDURAL DELETE FROM THE AGENDA CLOSES IT DISPOSITIVELY AGENDA CLOSES IT DISPOSITIVELY TODAY OR DENY THE NOMINATION TODAY OR DENY THE NOMINATION IF THAT'S THE MOTION THAT IF THAT'S THE MOTION THAT COMES FORWARD AND A MAJORITY COMES FORWARD AND A MAJORITY VOTES FOR IT IN WHICH CASE IT'S AN VOTES FOR IT IN WHICH CASE IT'S AN ACT IT HAS TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE ACT IT HAS TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE MAYOR AND THE MAYOR CAN GO THROUGH MAYOR AND THE MAYOR CAN GO THROUGH THE MAYOR'S PROCESS PROVIDED BY THE MAYOR'S PROCESS PROVIDED BY CHARTER.

CHARTER. I APPRECIATE

THAT MOTION TO DENY HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. THAT MOTION TO DENY HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. I WILL RECOGNIZE VICE PRESIDENT I WILL RECOGNIZE VICE PRESIDENT OSMUT.

OSMUT. WELL, THERE'S NOTHING TO DENY WELL, THERE'S NOTHING TO DENY HERE. HERE. HE'S NO LONGER WITH THE CITY AND HE'S NO LONGER WITH THE CITY AND DELETION IS THE RIGHT WAY TO GO IN DELETION IS THE RIGHT WAY TO GO IN MY OPINION SO I WILL NOT BE MY OPINION SO I WILL NOT BE SUPPORTING THIS MOTION. SUPPORTING THIS MOTION. I THINK WE'RE MAKING IT TOO I THINK WE'RE MAKING IT TOO COMPLICATED AND CREATING MORE COMPLICATED AND CREATING MORE AND I THINK THAT WE SHOULD JUST MOVE ON, DELETE THE ITEM, JUST MOVE ON, DELETE THE ITEM, JUST LIKE WE DID ON THIS REPORT. LIKE WE DID ON THIS REPORT. AS THE CLERK GAVE EXAMPLE AS THE CLERK GAVE EXAMPLE THERE. THERE. THAT'S IT. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER WARREN, YOU'RE COUNCIL MEMBER WARREN, YOU'RE IN FOR A QUESTION? IN FOR A QUESTION?

I MOVED TO CALL THE I MOVED TO CALL THE QUESTION.

THAT IS NOT DEBATABLE. THAT IS NOT DEBATABLE. IS THERE A SECOND? IS THERE A SECOND? IS THERE A SECOND?

SECOND. SECOND.

SECOND.

THE CLERK WILL CALL THE THE CLERK WILL CALL THE THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL ON THE QUESTION.

ROLL ON THE QUESTION. ROLL ON THE QUESTION.

NO. NO. NO. COUNCIL MEMBER POMISANO? COUNCIL MEMBER POMISANO? COUNCIL MEMBER POMISANO? NO. NO. NO. COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ? COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ?

No.

Council Member Warren.

No. Council Member Shea. No.

Everyone's tired.

Everyone's tired on me.

The vote is on the calling of the question before we're taking up the issue. Oh, yes. We'll call the question.

Yeah, to end the question. Chair, point of order. I'm sorry we're voting on this, but I thought the rule was always you had to be in queue in order to call the question.

We didn't follow our rules. I raised a priority.

Yeah, I don't think you can do that, right, clerks? No.

Mr. Clerks.

Calling the question is not a priority motion. I'm sorry, that was put in front of us.

Yep, it goes to Councilmember Whiting.

Well, let's just continue calling the question. I won't support it so that we can make sure that we get back to discussion.

Mr. President, if it's called out of order, you can simply move on to whoever was in queue. A call to question is not a priority motion.

I will just call on Council Member Whiting.

Thank you, President Payne. Just maybe a clarification question for the clerks. And so looks like the motion in front of us is to deny the nomination. So we have a new motion in front of us to deny the nomination, not delete. BY VIRTUE OF A DENIAL, IF THE WILL OF THIS BODY IS TO DENY, AND IT GOES TO THE MAYOR, IT'S AN ACT THAT THE MAYOR CAN EITHER APPROVE OR VETO OR NOT SIGN, IS A VETO OF A DENIAL ONE OF THE MAYOR'S THREE PICKS?

MR. PRESIDENT, YOU'RE GOING TO QUICKLY TAG IN THE ATTORNEYS HERE, BUT AS WE'VE MENTIONED MANY TIMES, ON ANY ACT WHICH IS A VOTE OF THIS BODY, THE MAYOR HAS THREE OPTIONS. THE MAYOR MAY APPROVE THAT AND AUTHENTICATE THE ACT BY HIS SIGNATURE. HE MAY VETO AND RETURN THE ACT WITH HIS OBJECTIONS IN WRITING, IN WHICH CASE IT'S BACK BEFORE THE BODY FOR AUTOMATIC RECONSIDERATION, OR HE MAY ALLOW THE ACT, HE MAY NOT SIGN THE ACT AND RETURN IT UNSIGNED, IN WHICH CASE IT'S CONSIDERED DEEMED APPROVED.

So I think, Council President, Council Member, I think your question is if there is a successful rejection of the nomination, whether it counts as one of the mayor's three. Is that the question?

Yes, and then if it then if it comes back to us as a veto and It's vetoed So let's let's sort of play this out.

Yep step by step by step. So if you reject the nomination deny the nomination today and gets presented to the mayor the mayor has the opportunity to veto if he vetoes and it comes back and the veto is not overridden then just like in uh in uh commissioner barnett's situation it's it's limbo land and there's not a rejection If, on the other hand, he either doesn't veto or he vetoes, it comes back to the body and the body overrides the veto, then it is a rejection. As I sit here today, I believe that it would count as one of the three. That's... i think there are sort of two different things that are going on in that paragraph that i read one is talking about a vacancy triggers like you have to make start making nominations within that vacancy period but even outside of the vacancy period if there is a nomination and it's legally fully rejected it would count as one of the three does that that that is that yes and sense

yes um and does it if it is if it is if the if the movement if it goes to the mayor as a denial and it is it is vetoed and it doesn't achieve the two-thirds majority uh to be overridden does it stay on our agenda does it come back similar to what is happening with commissioner barnett's

COUNCIL PRESIDENT COUNCIL MEMBER YES IT DOES IT WOULD JUST STAY ON THE AGENDA YOU KNOW UNTIL AND UNLESS THERE'S A AN ACTION TO DELETE IT AN ACTION TO LIKE THAT'S ACTUALLY SUCCESSFULLY A DENIAL OR THE MAYOR COULD COULD YOU KNOW WITHDRAW OKAY HELPFUL THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER SHAVER

YES. I HAVE A QUESTION FOR I HAVE A QUESTION FOR I HAVE A QUESTION FOR COUNCILMEMBER. COUNCILMEMBER. COUNCILMEMBER. WHY WOULD WE WANT TO LIMIT THE WHY WOULD WE WANT TO LIMIT THE WHY WOULD WE WANT TO LIMIT THE MAYOR'S CHOICES AND DENY OUR MAYOR'S CHOICES AND DENY OUR MAYOR'S CHOICES AND DENY OUR OPTIONS FOR A POLICE CHIEF? OPTIONS FOR A POLICE CHIEF?

THANK YOU. MR. PRESIDENT, IF I MAY, MR. PRESIDENT, IF I MAY, THROUGH THE CHAIR, COUNCIL THROUGH THE CHAIR, COUNCIL MEMBER SCHAEFER, THAT IS AN MEMBER SCHAEFER, THAT IS AN EXCELLENT QUESTION. EXCELLENT QUESTION. WHAT I AM CONCERNED WITH IS THAT WHAT I AM CONCERNED WITH IS THAT WE HAVE A PROPER NOMINATION WE HAVE A PROPER NOMINATION BEFORE THE BODY OF A PERSON BEFORE THE BODY OF A PERSON WHO HAS BEEN ACCUSED OF ABUSING WHO HAS BEEN ACCUSED OF ABUSING THEIR POWER IN MANNERS THAT ARE THEIR POWER IN MANNERS THAT ARE INCREDIBLY EGREGIOUS. INCREDIBLY EGREGIOUS. AND ARE THE REASON THAT THE ULTIMATELY, AT LEAST THE WAY THE MAYOR HAS SHARED THE DISCUSSION THAT TOOK PLACE BETWEEN HIMSELF AND THE FORMER CHIEF, THAT IT IS WHAT RESULTED IN THE CHIEF'S RESIGNATION. SO I'M CONCERNED WITH MAKING SURE THAT THIS BODY IS TAKING DISPOSITIVE ACTION, TAKING FINAL DELIBERATIVE ACTION TO to deny the appointment of someone who has very clearly missed the mark of what it means to be a public servant, what it means to lead here in the city of Minneapolis, and what it means to have any type of responsibility in ensuring the safety of the 400,000 plus people who call Minneapolis home. So I don't have a personal gripe to pick about limiting anyone's options. I would hope, actually, that the next nomination for the chief of police that comes before us is one that is the product of collaboration and discussion with the council. That's all I actually really want. But I think that this body has taken previous actions, at least in my time here, that very clearly reject this type of behavior and condemn it. And so I want that reflected in such an important choice before us, too.

Thank you. That's helpful in hearing that. BUT AT THE SAME TIME I FEEL LIKE WE NEED TO KEEP OUR OPTIONS BUT AT THE SAME TIME I FEEL LIKE WE NEED TO KEEP OUR OPTIONS OPEN. OPEN. WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO NOT WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO NOT LIMIT THE INFLUENCE OF THIS BODY LIMIT THE INFLUENCE OF THIS BODY ON A SMALLER NUMBER OF CHOICES ON A SMALLER NUMBER OF CHOICES THAT MAY COME BEFORE US. THAT MAY COME BEFORE US. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. I WOULD JUST KNOW, MR. I WOULD JUST KNOW, MR. THIS IS HER SPEAKING. THIS IS HER SPEAKING. COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO.

Mr. President, this is probably a question for the city attorney, and I'm not sure if you would be ready to respond, but does the outcome here hasten a process in recruiting a new nominee?

Madam City Attorney.

Council President, Council Members. hasten a process.

Does it speed up the number of days in which the mayor has to submit a new nominee?

No, I mean the vacancy, the vacancy began So I'm going to back up a little bit. So Chief O'Hara was in his holdover period. So there was no vacancy during that period of time. Once he resigned, the position became vacant. And under the charter, the vacancy period for the chief is 30 days. And within that period of time, the mayor if he doesn't make a nomination that would open up the opportunity for the council to nominate a slate of three or if within that time there are three rejected candidates you know that would that would also open up the opportunity to create the the council to to you know by majority of vote of the entire body to to present a slate of three or more to to choose from obviously that's an opportunity that the council has it's not a mandatory thing and so if the council wants to give the mayor additional time um to do a full comprehensive thorough search and and hiring process you know that's something that the body can do does that answer your question it does but it makes it sound like the mayor has 30 days and i think that the mayor had 30 days to appoint an interim after which there's a longer timeline so no 30 days are we going to get a new nomination for a new chief then SO AGAIN SO WHAT THE CHARTER SAYS ONCE THERE'S A VACANCY THE MAYOR IF THE MAYOR DOES NOT SUCCESSFULLY NOMINATE A CANDIDATE WITHIN 30 DAYS THAT CAN TRIGGER THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COUNCIL I SEE TO BY AGAIN MAJORITY VOTE OF ALL OF THE MEMBERS TO PUT FORWARD A SLATE OF THREE OR MORE CANDIDATES FROM WHICH THE MAYOR MUST CHOOSE ONE SO THE OPPORTUNITY RIPENS IF THE MAYOR DOESN'T MAKE A SUCCESSFUL NOMINATION.

MR. PRESIDENT, CAN WE HAVE ONE CONVERSATION AT A TIME? EVERYONE, LET'S FOCUS ON THE CITY ATTORNEY.

OKAY. SO, AGAIN, AND I'M GOING TO TRY TO BE AS METHODICAL AS I CAN BE. AND MAYBE AMEND MY WORDS JUST A LITTLE BIT. SO ONCE THERE'S A VACANCY, And there was as of the date of resignation. Then the charter says, if an office has been vacant for 30 days in the case of the police chief and the mayor has failed to nominate a successor, so I was wrong. It's not a successful nomination. He has to just make the nomination of a successor. OR IF THE MAYOR HAS NOMINATED THREE CANDIDATES BUT THE COUNCIL IS REJECTED, SO THERE'S SORT OF TWO DIFFERENT WAYS, THEN THE COUNCIL MAY, BY A MAJORITY OF ITS MEMBERSHIP, NAME THREE OR MORE CANDIDATES FROM WHOM THE MAYOR MUST NOMINATE ONE. SO MY INTERPRETATION OF THAT IS THAT DURING THIS VACANCY PERIOD, THIS 30-DAY VACANCY PERIOD, THE MAYOR If the mayor makes a nomination, it doesn't have to finish, but if the mayor makes a nomination during the 30-day period, it staves off the council's opportunity to name a slate. But even if the mayor doesn't make a nomination within that 30-day period, It's always an opportunity that the council has to vote on and name a slate of three But the council does not have to avail itself of that opportunity. It could Determine that it's going, you know, it's in the best interest of the city to have a full, you know national search and a thorough Recruitment process and give the mayor more time than than the 30 days does that

MAKES SENSE THANK YOU YEAH I I DON'T THINK THAT THE MAKES SENSE THANK YOU YEAH I I DON'T THINK THAT THE OUTCOME THAT WE WANT HERE IS OUTCOME THAT WE WANT HERE IS RUSHING A PROCESS AND RECRUITING A RUSHING A PROCESS AND RECRUITING A NEW NOMINATION I'LL JUST LEAVE IT NEW NOMINATION I'LL JUST LEAVE IT AT THAT AT THAT I ADDED MYSELF TO Q TO SPEAK TO I ADDED MYSELF TO Q TO SPEAK TO THE MOTION TO DENY AND THAT'S BECAUSE THE MOTION TO DENY AND THAT'S BECAUSE I THINK THAT YOU KNOW YOU CAN THERE'S I THINK THAT YOU KNOW YOU CAN THERE'S THE LETTER OF THE LAW AND THEN THERE'S THE LETTER OF THE LAW AND THEN THERE'S THE SPIRIT OF THE LAW AND OUR THE SPIRIT THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL NEED TO COME TOGETHER AND NEED TO COME TOGETHER AND AGREE. AGREE. AND THAT'S WHY THERE IS THIS AND THAT'S WHY THERE IS THIS PROVISION FOR COUNCIL CONSENT FOR PROVISION FOR COUNCIL CONSENT FOR THE MAYOR'S NOMINATIONS. THE MAYOR'S NOMINATIONS. WHAT WE'VE LEARNED WITH PREVIOUS WHAT WE'VE LEARNED WITH PREVIOUS NOMINATIONS THAT WERE DENIED IS NOMINATIONS THAT WERE DENIED IS THAT THEY CAN BE PLACED IN LIMBO THAT THEY CAN BE PLACED IN LIMBO AND THEN IF WE WERE TO DELETE AND THEN IF WE WERE TO DELETE THIS, THEN THAT ALSO DOESN'T COUNT. THIS, THEN THAT ALSO DOESN'T COUNT. SO THAT WOULD BASICALLY CRE THREE ATTEMPTS. IF NOTHING THAT THE COUNCIL IF NOTHING THAT THE COUNCIL DOES COUNTS AS AN ATTEMPT THEN DOES COUNTS AS AN ATTEMPT THEN THAT CHARTER PROVISION IS THAT CHARTER PROVISION IS IRRELEVANT WHICH DOESN'T SEEM TO IRRELEVANT WHICH DOESN'T SEEM TO BE THE SPIRIT OF THAT CHARTER BE THE SPIRIT OF THAT CHARTER PROVISION. PROVISION. THE SPIRIT OF THAT CHARTER THE SPIRIT OF THAT CHARTER PROVISION TO ME IS THAT THE PROVISION TO ME IS THAT THE MAYOR THROUGH WHATEVER PROCESS MAYOR THROUGH WHATEVER PROCESS THE MAYOR WANTS TO USE AND IT'S THE THE MAYOR WANTS TO USE AND IT'S THE MAYOR'S PREROGATIVE ON WHETHER OR MAYOR'S PREROGATIVE ON WHETHER OR pull up a contact in the Rolodex to bring forward a name, or work collaboratively with city council to identify a name. Either way, it's the mayor's prerogative to bring a name forward, and then it's the council's prerogative to either accept or deny that name. And if a denial doesn't count, When it gets vetoed, it almost feels like that there's no reason for this provision. And if deleting from the agenda doesn't count, then it really doesn't matter. So I want us to actually live by the spirit of this charter provision of three attempts by recording this as attempt number one through a formal denial. And I will recognize Council Member Vitale.

THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAIN. I AM SO CONFUSED ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE BECAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE THERE'S LIKE FOUR DIFFERENT THINGS GOING ON. SO ONE WOULD BE TO JUST DENY THIS AND MOVE ON. WE'RE MAKING THE MAYOR SIGN OFF ON THE FACT THAT HE NOMINATED O'HARA AND IT DIDN'T GO THROUGH. THAT'S ANOTHER PORTION OF THIS. OR HE HAS TO VETO A NOMINATION FOR SOMEONE THAT'S NOT EVEN HERE ANYMORE. THAT'S THE PART I'M STUCK AT. AND THEN THE OTHER TWO PIECES ARE THIS 30-DAY THING. DON'T WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO A NATIONAL SEARCH AND THAT COULD TAKE 60 DAYS I MEAN WE DON'T KNOW HOW LONG A NATIONAL SEARCH COULD TAKE SO LIKE IS IS THE ACTION WE'RE TAKING TODAY TAKING THAT OFF THE TABLE OR IS THAT STILL AN OPTION MADAM CITY ATTORNEY UM COUNCIL PRESIDENT COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT THAT'S STILL AN OPTION OK. SO THE NATIONAL SEARCH CAN BE ANNOUNCED. THE NEXT PART OF THIS IS THE COUNCIL SELECTING THREE AND GIVING TO THE MAYOR. WHERE IS THIS COMING FROM? HOW DOES THIS PLAY OUT?

MADAM CITY ATTORNEY?

Okay, so again the way the Charter that this is probably one of the more confusing pieces of the Charter and tell you but the way that the Charter works is Once there's a vacancy for the police chief there are there during a 30-day period if the mayor doesn't make a nomination and or if the mayor has already had three nominees rejected, like legally and completely rejected during that 30 day time period, it triggers again an opportunity for the city council by a majority vote of all the members to decide, hey, we're gonna put forward three or more candidates from which the mayor has to choose.

Got it. OK, colleagues, I really hope that we can just go back to the process that the community is familiar with and we're familiar with. And I'm hoping we can all work together and work with the mayor on this. I totally understand the frustration around finding out who's nominated in the news. and not having conversations before that happens. So I'm really hoping that all of us are going to work together. I know that the mayor has asked myself and Councilmember Osman to sit on the committee to help recruit a new police chief and to be a part of that process. We both agreed to do that. I THINK ALL MY COLLEAGUES KNOW, PREVIOUSLY WHEN I WAS A PART OF THAT, NOT ONLY DID I ENGAGE EVERY SINGLE ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES, BUT THE COMMUNITY IN THE BEST WAY I COULD. I HAD LISTENING SESSIONS THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS TO HEAR FROM COMMUNITY. I HOPE THAT WE CAN GO TO THE PROCESS WHERE COMMUNITY UNDERSTANDS WHAT'S GOING ON, COMMUNITY HAS TIME TO UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON, AND TO ME, THAT IS DOING A SEARCH. I DON'T KNOW THAT IT HAS TO BE A NATIONAL SEARCH, BUT HAVING A PROCESS WHERE THERE'S A COMMITTEE OF FOLKS WHO ARE REVIEWING WHAT THE CITY WANTS IN THE NEXT CHIEF and the mayor is working with us to nominate the right candidate um and and that there's a process where we get to interview these this person who is nominated i'm certainly hoping that we don't have to get to three failed nominations before we have a decision so i really do hope we can stick to the process that we're familiar with and and make community a big part of this as they have been in the previous nomination of a police chief councilmember whiting

Thank you, President Payne. Just another question probably for the clerks and our city attorney here. Within the process throughout from today onward, is the mayor able to withdraw an official nomination? At any point?

I suppose my shaking my head doesn't count. Council President, Council Members, yes, the mayor can withdraw the nomination. Yes.

Yep, at any point before he takes a dispositive action. Or is it before we do or before? So if we pass today a denial, is the mayor able to withdraw the nomination before he has to act on a dispositive motion or act of what we just did? Madam City Attorney?

I'M GOING TO MAYBE WITH THE I'M GOING TO MAYBE WITH THE ATTORNEY'S APPROVAL AND YOUR ATTORNEY'S APPROVAL AND YOUR ACCEPTANCE, MR. PRESIDENT. ACCEPTANCE, MR. PRESIDENT. IF THIS BODY ACTS, THAT'S AN IF THIS BODY ACTS, THAT'S AN ACTION OF THIS BODY. ACTION OF THIS BODY. THE MAYOR CAN'T THEN ACT IN THE THE MAYOR CAN'T THEN ACT IN THE BETWEEN TO COUNTERVENE WHAT THE BETWEEN TO COUNTERVENE WHAT THE BODY HAS DONE. BODY HAS DONE. THE MAYOR'S DUTY UNDER THE THE MAYOR'S DUTY UNDER THE CHARTER IS TO REACT TO WHAT THIS CHARTER IS TO REACT TO WHAT THIS BODY HAS DONE. BODY HAS DONE. IT WOULD BE INCUMBENT UPON THE IT WOULD BE INCUMB

so it wouldn't be that we would vote today and then the mayor could in between withdraw that council president council members i mean i think theoretically he could withdraw it but that doesn't change the fact that he still has an act before him that he either has to veto or sign or not sign he yeah he still has to react in some way and i can't right here A LEGAL OPINION ABOUT WHAT AFFECT HIS WITHDRAWING WOULD HAVE. A LEGAL OPINION ABOUT WHAT AFFECT HIS WITHDRAWING WOULD HAVE. A LEGAL OPINION ABOUT WHAT AFFECT HIS WITHDRAWING WOULD HAVE.

I MEAN, THAT'S A LEVEL OF I MEAN, THAT'S A LEVEL OF I MEAN, THAT'S A LEVEL OF COMPLICATION THAT THERE'S NO WAY COMPLICATION THAT THERE'S NO WAY COMPLICATION THAT THERE'S NO WAY I'M GOING TO TRY TO OPINE AS I I'M GOING TO TRY TO OPINE AS I I'M GOING TO TRY TO OPINE AS I SAID HERE. SAID HERE. SAID HERE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. YEP, APPRECIATE IT. YEP, APPRECIATE IT. YEP, APPRECIATE IT. COUNCILMEMBER PAUL MOZZANO I WANT A PROCESS FOR OUR NEXT CHIEF THAT INCLUDES THE CITY COUNCIL AS IT HAS IN THE PAST.

POINT OF ORDER, MR.

CHAIR. NOTED. I DIDN'T DESCRIBE MOTIVE.

I WANT A PROCESS THAT INCLUDES THE CITY COUNCIL AS IT HAS IN THE PAST. LET'S NOT TRY TO SLING MOTIONS BACK AND FORTH. I WILL SUBSTITUTE AND MOVE TO POSTPONE THIS ACTION BECAUSE I WILL SUBSTITUTE AND MOVE TO POSTPONE THIS ACTION BECAUSE IT DOES SEEM LIKE THE MAYOR IT DOES SEEM LIKE THE MAYOR INTENDED TO WITHDRAW IT THEN INTENDED TO WITHDRAW IT THEN THERE'S A PROPER MOTION ON THE THERE'S A PROPER MOTION ON THE FLOOR WE HAVE TO DISPOSE OF THAT FLOOR WE HAVE TO DISPOSE OF THAT FIRST COUNCIL MEMBER SHAEFER FIRST COUNCIL MEMBER SHAEFER I'M SORRY I WILL SECOND THAT I'M SORRY I WILL SECOND THAT MOTION

IT'S NOT A PROPER MOTION AT THE IT'S NOT A PROPER MOTION AT THE MOMENT. MOMENT. MOMENT.

WE CAN TAKE THAT MOTION UP WE CAN TAKE THAT MOTION UP WE CAN TAKE THAT MOTION UP AFTER WE DISPOSE OF THIS AFTER WE DISPOSE OF THIS AFTER WE DISPOSE OF THIS MOTION. MOTION. MOTION.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE LEGAL I HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE LEGAL I HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE LEGAL TEAM AS WELL. TEAM AS WELL. TEAM AS WELL. I'M JUST GOING TO SPIT BACK I'M JUST GOING TO SPIT BACK I'M JUST GOING TO SPIT BACK WHAT I THINK I'M UNDERSTANDING WHAT I THINK I'M UNDERSTANDING WHAT I THINK I'M UNDERSTANDING AND YOU TELL ME WHERE IT'S AND YOU TELL

BECAUSE THAT'S 30 DAYS OR APPROXIMATELY 30 DAYS IS THAT BECAUSE THAT'S 30 DAYS OR APPROXIMATELY 30 DAYS IS THAT BECAUSE THAT'S 30 DAYS OR APPROXIMATELY 30 DAYS IS THAT CORRECT MADAM CITY ATTORNEY CORRECT MADAM CITY ATTORNEY CORRECT MADAM CITY ATTORNEY UM COUNCIL PRESIDENT COUNCIL UM COUNCIL PRESIDENT COUNCIL UM COUNCIL PRESIDENT COUNCIL MEMBER MEMBER MEMBER HE HAS THAT PERIOD OF TIME TO PUT HE HAS THAT PERIOD OF TIME TO PUT HE HAS THAT PERIOD OF TIME TO PUT FORWARD A NOMINEE If he does, I'm going to put this in the negative. If he doesn't put forward a nominee within that 30-day period, that triggers the opportunity of the council to vote on this slate of three. If he doesn't make the nomination, that opportunity for the council is there, but the council doesn't have to take advantage of that opportunity.

DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? YES, THAT'S REALLY HELPFUL. YES, THAT'S REALLY HELPFUL. SECONDLY, WHAT IS THE ACTION SECONDLY, WHAT IS THE ACTION THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN FOR US TO BE THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN FOR US TO BE ABLE TO EXTEND THAT WINDOW AND ABLE TO EXTEND THAT WINDOW AND ALLOW FOR A NATIONAL SEARCH ALLOW FOR A NATIONAL SEARCH BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL MIGHT BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL MIGHT DECIDE TO PUT THEIR OWN THREE DECIDE TO PUT THEIR OWN THREE FORWARD? FORWARD?

COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCIL COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCIL MEMBER, IT'S REALLY AN ACTION. MEMBER, IT'S REALLY AN ACTION. AS LONG AS THE CO to put forward, again, to vote on, by a majority of its members, to vote on a slate of three, as long as the council doesn't take advantage of that opportunity, it gives the mayor more time to put forward a nomination.

OK, thank you. So it's not an official action that needs to be stated? No. OK. All right. Thank you for those clarifying answers.

COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ.

COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. I'LL BE IN SUPPORT OF THIS I'LL BE IN SUPPORT OF THIS MOTION TO DENY. MOTION TO DENY. I THINK IT'S CLEAR THAT THE I THINK IT'S CLEAR THAT THE MOTION SAYS TO DENY THIS MOTION SAYS TO DENY THIS APPOINTMENT. APPOINTMENT. I DON'T WANT THE PUBLIC TO I DON'T WANT THE PUBLIC TO MISINTERPRET. US AS SUPPORTING HIS NOMINATION BECAUSE THIS MOTION IS LITERALLY SAYING TO DENY. I ALSO THINK THAT A MOTION TO POSTPONE WOULD SIGNAL THAT WE'RE STILL, IT JUST WOULD SIGNAL MISCOMMUNICATION TO THE PUBLIC AFTER OUR CHIEF ALREADY RESIGNED ANYWAYS. SO I'LL SUPPORT THIS MOTION AND CALL THE QUESTION.

I SEE NO ONE ELSE LEFT IN THE QUEUE. IF WITHOUT OBJECTION, I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. on the motion to deny, which an I would mean to deny.

Council Member Vita. No. Council Member Palmisano. No. Council Member Chavez. Aye. Council Member Warren.

No.

Council Member Schaefer.

No.

Council Member Wansley. Aye. Council Member Shugtai.

Aye.

Council Member Whiting. No. Council Member Chaudhry. Aye. Council Member Stevenson. Aye. Council Member Rainville. No. Vice President Osman.

No.

President Payne.

Aye.

There are six ayes and seven nays.

That motion fails, and we can accept a new motion.

I will make a motion to delete the item. Second.

Vice President Osman has moved to delete, and that's been seconded. Is there any further discussion? Seeing none, I will ask the clerk to call the roll.

Council Member Vitale. Aye. Council Member Palmisano. Aye. Council Member Chavez. Aye. Council Member Warren. Aye. Council Member Schaffer. Aye. Council Member Wansley. Aye. Council Member Shugtai.

Aye.

Council Member Whiting. Aye. Council Member Chowdhury.

Aye.

Council Member Stevenson. Aye. Council Member Rainville. Aye. Vice President Osman. Aye. President Payne. Aye. There are 13 ayes.

that carries and that completes the PHSE report and the report of all of our standing committees. Yes.

I'm sorry to pull your attention, but on the IGR committee report and on the ELR committee report, numbers 2 through 12, Councilmember Stevenson was out of the chamber. And before we move too far, I know it's a courtesy to Councilmembers, and I wanted to raise that back up before too much time intervened.

Yes, thank you. I'd like to be added as an aye. Okay, without objection.

And then also, Mr. President, in conferring with my colleagues, I think that we failed to record, and this is, I think, a Scrivener error on the script, on the enterprise labor relations agenda, we didn't hear read into the record item number one. So just for clarity, if we could do a quick roll call on item number one. We did definitively check that two through 12 were done, but don't have assurance that we actually voted on number one.

OK. Council Member Palmisano?

Mr. Chair, I am certain that I said that item one was a gift acceptance from Local Progress for Council Member Wansley. Is that what we're?

Madam, Mr. President, the clerks didn't get your script right. So on the agenda is an item that wasn't in your script. And so we need to put the one that's on the agenda on the record and get a vote.

I see, so let me go back to that on the agenda. Can you just tell us what it is?

Civil Service Commission appointment.

Yeah, we're making an appointment of William Walker to seat number three in the Civil Service Commission beginning March 1, 2026.

Thank you. I'll move that for approval. Second.

On the motion to approve item number one on the Enterprise and Labor Relations Committee, the clerk will call the roll.

Council Member Vita. Aye. Council Member Pomisano. Aye. Council Member Chavez. Aye. Council Member Warren.

Aye.

Council Member Schaffer. Aye. Council Member Wansley. Aye. Council Member Shuttai.

Aye.

Council Member Whiting. Aye. Council Member Chowdhury.

Aye.

Council Member Stevenson. Aye. Council Member Rainville. Aye. Vice President Osman. Aye. President Payne.

Aye.

There are 13 ayes. My apologies to the council.

That carries and now that completes the committee reports Colleagues I was originally intending on getting through the full agenda and then taking a recess before the closed session to finish off the meeting Given the time I think now would be a great time to take a lunch recess Madam City Attorney, do you have a preference? I

COUNCIL PRESIDENT, AS LONG AS YOU'RE ASKING ME, I THINK IT WOULD BE MORE EFFICIENT TO FINISH YOUR BUSINESS, TAKE A LUNCH BREAK AND THEN RECONVENE FOR THE CLOSED SESSION.

I WANT TO HEAR FROM OTHER MEMBERS. WE WANT TO FINISH OUR BUSINESS? IS THAT WHAT I'M HEARING? I'M GOING TO WATCH THE QUEUE ON WHO WANTS TO GET IN AND SEE IF THAT ALIGNS WITH WHAT THE DECISION WE'RE MAKING. THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS NOTICE OF ORDINANCE INTRODUCTIONS. WE HAVE ONE NOTICE TODAY. COUNCILMEMBER WANSLEY, OSMAN, CHAVEZ, AND CHUG- I'M SORRY. chowdhury give notice of intent to introduce at the next regular meeting of the city council the subject matter of an ordinance amending the licensing and business regulations code adding a new chapter 342 regulating operation of autonomous vehicles for commercial purposes that notice is hereby given and no further action is required at this time councilmember wansley has a related item in front of us so i will call on her to introduce that item and move approval councilmember wansley

Yes, thank you president paying colleagues just want to share a few words on the notice and the staff directive that's attached to it for share understanding so many of you have seen way more cars are currently on our streets mapping and testing with the stated intention to launch commercial autonomous vehicles in Minneapolis as soon as even this fall. There are many questions that have come up when we think about autonomous vehicles, but first and foremost, one that is really important is what is going to happen to workers who rely on driving rideshare for income to support their families. Non-animation threatens to displace these workers and push thousands of working families into poverty. and a few years ago the minneapolis city council took on uber lift because we believe that minneapolis drivers should have been earning and should earn minimum wage equivalents when working for multi-billion dollar silicon valley companies now the same drivers many of whom are workers of color members of communities targeted by operation metro surge are asking the minneapolis city council to protect them from losing their income altogether because tech billionaires want to automate their jobs As local legislators, our job is to protect vulnerable communities from extractive corporations and to build a pro-worker economy where everyone can thrive. And there are so many, again, outstanding questions about how autonomous vehicles might impact not just our workers, but also infrastructure, our public transit, as well as our stated climate equity goals. And local government doesn't need to be passive and assume that these impacts are inevitable. We have the responsibility to work with our community and city staff and each other to pass responsible regulation that creates a city where workers and residents come before corporate profits. And that's why myself, Vice President Osmond, and Councilmember Chavez and Chowdhury are bringing forward this notice and staff directive. But specifically to the notice, it's related to business licensing for automated vehicles for commercial purposes. And we all know that this is just the first step of the legislative process. And that is why there's not specific policy language included. THAT IS WHY WE'RE ALSO BRINGING FORWARD A STAFF DIRECTIVE WHICH YOU ALL HAVE COPIES OF AND ALSO RECEIVED VIA EMAIL LAST NIGHT. THAT STAFF DIRECTIVE WILL HAVE OUR STAFF INITIATE THE LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH PROCESS IN SUPPORT OF US DEVELOPING THE POLICY PARAMETERS AND OVERALL REGULATORY FRAMEWORK OF THE ORDINANCE ITSELF. SO OVER THE COMING MONTHS, I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING CLOSELY WITH STAKEHOLDERS THAT INCLUDE DRIVERS, LABOR UNION, CITY STAFF AND EXPERTS FROM ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO VELOP RESPONSIBLE REGULATIONS AT THE LOCAL LEVEL THAT SUPPORT THE CREATION OF A STRONG CITYWIDE FRAMEWORK IN 2027 AND TO SUPPORT THE WORK THAT'S HAPPENING STATEWIDE AS WELL AND WE'LL KEEP YOU UPDATED ON THAT SO WITH THAT I WILL MOVE APPROVAL OF THE STAFF DIRECTIVE AND ASK FOR A SECOND SECOND COUNCIL MEMBER WANSLEY HAS MOVED APPROVAL OF THE STAFF DIRECTION IT'S BEEN SECONDED SEEING NO ONE IN CUE I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL

Council Member Vietong. Aye. Council Member Palmisano. Aye. Council Member Chavez. Aye. Council Member Warren.

Aye.

Council Member Schaffer. Aye. Council Member Wansley. Aye. Council Member Shugtime. Aye. Council Member Whiting. Aye. Council Member Chaudhry.

Aye.

Council Member Stevenson. Aye. Council Member Rainville. Aye. Vice President Osman. Aye. President Payne. Aye. There are 13 ayes.

That carries and the direction is adopted. The next order of business is the introduction and referral calendar. We have three items today. First, Council Members Schaffer, Rainville, Vita, Warren, Osman, Whiting, Chaudhry, and Palmisano, in addition to myself, move to introduce the subject matter of an ordinance amending the zoning code For first reading and referral to the business housing and zoning committee amending regulations for certain uses associated with distribution and use of electric power Including data centers electric or gas substations backup generators utility boxes and battery energy storage systems second pursuant to notice councilmember schaefer chavez moves to introduce the subject matter of ordinance amending the health and sanitation code for first reading and referral to the public health safety and equity committee decriminalizing the possession of cannabis paraphernalia and drug paraphernalia uh looks like i only have two here Those that are perfect as a 2 combined okay, I have a motion to approve these items as listed on the agenda. So second. I recognize comes over truck time.

THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO CHAT I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO CHAT WITH THE COUNCIL MEMBER WITH THE COUNCIL MEMBER SHAEFER WHO IS THE LEAD AUTHOR SHAEFER WHO IS THE LEAD AUTHOR ON INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL ON INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL CALENDAR ITEM NUMBER ONE, THE CALENDAR ITEM NUMBER ONE, THE DATA CENTER USE REGULATIONS DATA CENTER USE REGULATIONS COORDINANCE PRIOR TO THE LAST COORDINANCE PRIOR TO THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING AND WOULD COUNCIL MEETING AND WOULD RESPECTFULLY ASK TO BE ADDED AS RESPECTFULLY ASK TO BE ADDED AS A CO

Thank you, President Payne. I'm really looking forward to diving into this work collaboratively. Councilmember Schaffer and I both had the idea to bring forward these ordinances around the same time. And she and I had a really good conversation of just co-authoring. The clerks let me know, I can't put myself a second author because we have to do it in ward order. But in that spirit, she and I are working together collaboratively with our CPET staff, with our legislative research team, each other's offices, and are going to continue to have like working meetings with those staff and each other. We would love to just CONTINUE TO HEAR LIKE FEEDBACK, QUESTIONS FROM YOU ALL AND JUST ENGAGE IN A REALLY IMPORTANT CONVERSATION AS WE MOVE THROUGH THIS SIX-MONTH PROCESS. THERE'S A REALLY GOOD LAID OUT TIMELINE WITHIN THE LIMBS FILE THAT HAS DIFFERENT STOPS IN WHICH THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS WILL TOUCH ON THIS. THE FIRST WILL BE I BELIEVE IN JULY AT THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE. at the planning commission and then it will open up a 60-day comment period for the public and then there will be a public hearing at the planning commission and in between all that work and it coming to council we'll have opportunities for our cped team and our um Legislative research team to really educate us as council members. We floated the idea of learning labs We obviously have the staff directive that's gonna come and they've agreed CPET and our legislative research team to work together collaboratively on this as we work to Educate ourselves on this issue because data centers. I don't think any of us can say we're experts There's a lot of a learning curve, but it's also important opportunity to educate the public and build out a really strong regulatory framework that is the right fit for a city and that puts the public interest in the center so i'm looking forward to that i believe also just so people can put this as as their like north star and when we take our final vote it's listed in that timeline we're aiming for november 12th i believe um sometime in november correct me if i'm wrong but it's all in the limbs file

Councilmember Rainville.

Thank you. Councilmember Schaffer, thank you so much for taking the lead on this. This is a growing industry and clearly we need to regulate it and take a look at that. So I look forward to all this research for our staff so we can make decisions based on facts, not fears.

Seeing no one else left in queue, I'll ask the clerk, oh, Councilmember Schaffer.

Yeah. Thank you, Councilmember Chowdhury, for that overview. I appreciate it. And I would say one of the first steps we're even doing is many of us got a chance to tour Sleep Number, which was great. CPED and LRO staff had not had that opportunity, so I just wanted to report back to the group. I know Councilmember Palmisano was engaged in that process of getting them connected. That is happening June 23rd, I believe. CPET and the LRO staff will be getting their own private tour of Sleep Number. So I really am excited about this work moving forward. It is a great opportunity for our city to reset some of the commercial valuations in our downtown core. When we saw the change in valuation on sleep number, it is sobering to think of what impact that could have on some of our residential market, relieving some of that property burden or tax stress. So thank you. We're looking forward to this work and learning a lot, as we all agree. Thanks.

Councilmember Chavez. Thank you, Council President Payne. I also want to give a big shout out to Councilmember Chaudhry for leading us on moving forward on the data center moratorium. And my hope is that this does get finalized by this body in order to give us time to go through this ordinance and go through the regulatory framework that is needed to regulate this. Thank you.

Seeing no one else left in queue, I'll ask the clerk to call the roll.

Council Member Vitop. Aye. Council Member Palmisano.

Aye.

Council Member Chavez. Aye. Council Member Warren.

Aye.

Council Member Schaefer. Aye. Council Member Wansley.

Aye.

Council Member Shugtai. Aye. Council Member Whiting. Aye. Council Member Chowdhury.

Aye.

Council Member Stevenson. Aye. Council Member Rainville. Aye. Vice President Osman. Aye. Aye. President Payne? Aye. There are 13 ayes.

That carries, and those matters are referred to the committees listed on the agenda. The next order of business is resolutions. We have four resolutions on our agenda today, all of which received presentations at the beginning of our meeting. Do council members have any additional comments to add? May I have a motion to adopt these resolutions? Oh, Councilmember Vitale.

WAS THERE FIVE? I THOUGHT THERE WERE FIVE. I THOUGHT THERE WERE FIVE.

THE OTHER ONE WAS ADOPTED IN THE OTHER ONE WAS ADOPTED IN THE COMMITTEE REPORT. COMMITTEE REPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. IS THERE A MOTION TO ADOPT IS THERE A MOTION TO ADOPT THESE RESOLUTIONS? THESE RESOLUTIONS? SECOND. SECOND. THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL.

Council Member Vita. Aye. Council Member Palmisano. Aye. Council Member Chavez. Aye. Council Member Warren. Aye. Council Member Schaefer. Aye. Council Member Wansley.

Aye.

Council Member Chagtai.

Aye.

Council Member Whiting. Aye. Council Member Chaudhry. Aye. Council Member Stevenson. Aye. Council Member Rainville. Aye. Vice President Osman. Aye. President Payne. Aye. There are 13 ayes.

THAT CARRIES AND THOSE RESOLUTIONS ARE ADOPTED. THAT CARRIES AND THOSE RESOLUTIONS ARE ADOPTED. NEXT WE HAVE THE ORDER OF NEW NEXT WE HAVE THE ORDER OF NEW BUSINESS. BUSINESS. WE HAVE SEVEN ITEMS TODAY, THREE WE HAVE SEVEN ITEMS TODAY, THREE OF WHICH WERE ON OUR PUBLISHED OF WHICH WERE ON OUR PUBLISHED AGENDA AND FOUR WERE ADDED AT THE AGENDA AND FOUR WERE ADDED AT THE BEGINNING OF OUR MEETING. BEGINNING OF OUR MEETING. ITEM ONE IS AN AMENDMENT TO OUR ITEM ONE IS AN AMENDMENT TO OUR APPOINTMENTS TO VARIOUS BOARDS, APPOINTMENTS TO VARIOUS BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES. TODAY I'M BRINGING FORWARD AN TODAY I'M BRINGING FORWARD AN AMENDMENT BY ADDING MYSELF AS AMENDMENT BY ADDING MYSELF AS AN APPOINTED APPOINTMENT TO THE AN APPOINTED APPOINTMENT TO THE TASK FORCE TO ESTABLISH A TASK FORCE TO ESTABLISH A STATEWIDE NETWORK FUNDING FOR STATEWIDE NETWORK FUNDING FOR PUBLIC SAFETY RADIO COMMUNICATIONS PUBLIC SAFETY RADIO COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE. INFRASTRUCTURE. THIS WAS DISCUSSED IN OUR IGR THIS WAS DISCUSSED IN OUR IGR MEETING AND I WANT TO GIVE A SPECIAL MEETING AND I WANT TO GIVE A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO IN MY OFFICE SHOUT OUT TO IN MY OFFICE I THINK WE ARE GETTING AHEAD OF THE CURVE HERE. THE CURVE HERE. MAY I HAVE A SECOND TO THIS MAY I HAVE A SECOND TO THIS MOTION?

Council Member Vita. Aye. Council Member Palmisano. Aye. Council Member Chavez. Aye. Council Member Warren. Aye. Council Member Schaefer. Aye. Council Member Wansley.

Aye.

Council Member Shugtime.

Aye.

Council Member Whiting.

Aye.

Council Member Chowdhury.

Aye.

Council Member Stevenson. Aye. Council Member Rainville. Aye. Vice President Osman. Aye. President Payne. Aye. There are 13 ayes.

THAT CARRIES AND THE ITEM IS ADOPTED. THAT CARRIES AND THE ITEM IS ADOPTED. ITEM 2 IS THE RECEIPT OF MAYOR ITEM 2 IS THE RECEIPT OF MAYOR FRIES NOMINATION OF KAYLA FRIES NOMINATION OF KAYLA MCKINNON-DIARRA TO THE APPOINTED MCKINNON-DIARRA TO THE APPOINTED POSITION OF CIVIL RIGHTS POSITION OF CIVIL RIGHTS DIRECTOR. DIRECTOR. I MOVE TO REFER THIS NOMINATION I MOVE TO REFER THIS NOMINATION TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH SAFETY AND TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH SAFETY AND EQUITY COMMITTEE FOR SETTING THE EQUITY COMMITTEE FOR SETTING THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK FOR A PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK FOR A SECON

Councilmember Vieta? Aye. Councilmember Palmisano? Aye. Councilmember Chavez? Aye. Councilmember Warren? Aye. Councilmember Schaefer? Aye. Councilmember Wansley?

Aye.

Councilmember Shuttai?

Aye.

Councilmember Whiting? Aye. Councilmember Chowdhury? Aye. Councilmember Stevenson? Aye. Councilmember Rainville? Aye. Vice President Ozmer? Aye. President Paine? Aye. There are 13 ayes.

That carries. Item number three is the receipt of Mayor Frye's nomination of Rebecca Baumquist to the appointed position of city assessor. I move to refer this nomination to the Enterprise and Labor Relations Committee for the setting of a public hearing and ask for a second. Second. Second. The clerk will call the roll.

Councilmember Vietong? Aye. Councilmember Palmisano? Aye. Councilmember Chavez? Aye. Councilmember Warren? Aye. Councilmember Schaefer? Aye. Councilmember Wansley? Aye. Councilmember Shugtime? Aye. Councilmember Whiting? Aye. Councilmember Chowdhury?

Aye.

Councilmember Stevenson? Aye. Councilmember Rainville? Aye. Vice President Osman? Aye. President Payne? Aye. There are 13 ayes.

THAT ITEM CARRIES AND IS REFERRED TO THE ENTERPRISE AND LABOR RELATIONS COMMITTEE. ITEM NUMBER 4 IS A LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE RELATED TO THE 38th STREET THRIVE STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN. I WILL ASK COUNCILMEMBER TRAVEZ TO INTRODUCE THE ITEM.

THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAIN. THIS LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE IS BEING AUTHORED BY MYSELF AND COUNCIL MEMBER STEPHENSEN. IT'S ASKING FOR AN UPDATE ON THE THRIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN, STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN ALONG WITH THE BUDGET REMARKS THAT THIS BODY UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED BACK IN DECEMBER. We figured we want to bring this forward today because many of our community members continue to bring up this plan. And we want to make sure that we are able to track and implement many of the things that our community members are asking us for. So we ask for your support.

Councilmember Chavez has moved this item. Is there a second? Second. The clerk will call the roll.

Councilmember Vitalk. Aye. Councilmember Pomasano.

Aye.

Councilmember Chavez. Aye. Councilmember Warren.

Aye.

Councilmember Schaffer.

Aye.

Councilmember Wansley. Aye. Councilmember Shugtai.

Aye.

Councilmember Whiting.

Aye.

Councilmember Chowdhury.

Aye.

Councilmember Stephenson. Aye. Councilmember Rainville. Aye. Vice President Osmond. Aye. President Payne. Aye. There are 13 ayes.

That carries and the item is adopted. Item number five is a request from the fire department to authorize the submittal of a grant application. I will ask Councilmember Chavez to introduce this item.

Thank you come to president pain, the Minneapolis fire department is asking for a pool to apply to a safer grant from FEMA. This is a 3 year grant which would pay salary and benefits for up to 6 newly hired firefighters up to 2.2 million. I move this for approval.

Councilmember Chavez has moved approval of this item it's been seconded I lost the court to call the roll.

Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye.

THAT CARRIES AND THE ITEM IS ADOPTED. NUMBER 6 IS A LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE RELATED TO CONGRESS' APPROVAL THIS WEEK OF FUNDING RELATED TO IMMIGRATION. I WILL ASK COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ TO INTRODUCE THIS ITEM.

THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAYNE. THIS IS A RESOLUTION AUTHORED BY MYSELF, COUNCILMEMBER CHUGTAI AND COUNCILMEMBER CHADRY CONDEMNING THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION And the United States Congress where Republicans hold majorities in both the House of Representatives and the Senate for passing nearly $70 billion in funding for ICE and Customs and Border Protections. This is funding that has been approved and signed by Donald Trump just this week. IT IS HORRIFIC, IT IS NOT ANYTHING THAT WILL MAKE MINNEAPOLIS, OUR CITY, OUR STATE AND COUNTRY ANY SAFER AND WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE SHOWED OUR STRONG OPPOSITION TO THIS AFTER WE FACED THROUGHOUT THE OCCUPATION OF OCCUPATION METRO SURGE. ALSO WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT THIS WEEK THE CITY RELEASED A SECOND REPORT THAT ESTIMATED THAT THE OPERATION, THE OCCUPATION OF OUR CITY BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT COST THE CITY $700 MILLION. SO THEN TO HAVE A FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PASS $70 BILLION NEARLY IN FUNDING TO ONLY DEMONIZE OUR IMMIGRANT NEIGHBORS IS JUST A BAD TASTE IN MY MOUTH.

COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ HAS MOVED THIS ITEM. HAS IT BEEN SECONDED? SECONDED. COUNCILMEMBER WANSLEY.

I JUST WANTED TO SEE IF IT WOULD BE AMENTABLE FOR THE AUTHORS. YES. OKAY. THANK YOU.

ANYBODY ELSE? THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL.

So that Robin died. Council Member Vita. Aye. Council Member Palmisano. Aye. Council Member Chavez. Aye. Council Member Warren. Aye. Council Member Schaefer. Aye. Council Member Wansley. Aye. Council Member Shugtai.

Aye.

Council Member Whiting.

Aye.