Remarks by Aisha Chughtai
12 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 1
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“And whereas Minneapolis is strengthened by people who call our city home, including immigrants, refugees, new Americans, and longtime residents who contribute as neighbors, workers, business owners, public servants, community leaders, and advocates. And whereas the stories, cultures, languages, and experiences of our diverse communities are the essence of Minneapolis and contribute to the cultural, civic, and economic vitality of our city, And whereas current events with continuing impact on our communities, including Operation Metro Surge, have demonstrated the importance of trust, clear and…”
City Council · Aug 27, 2026
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“And as we're speaking about the importance of making sure all of our neighbors, and in particular today, we're talking about our immigrant, refugee, new American neighbors, it's also important to recognize the value that the Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs has in our city, not just in our city enterprise, but for our broader community. It's one very, very small way in which, as an institution, we tell our community that we take this work seriously. And I know that the future is, tenuous, but wanted to take a second to just really, really thank the work that's carried out every day by…”
City Council · Aug 27, 2026
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“Let's move on to- As in we're continuing the item cycle?”
City Council · Aug 27, 2026
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“THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. ACTUALLY, THE DISCUSSION POINT THAT COUNCILMEMBER PALMASANO BROUGHT UP AROUND INTERSECTION CROSSING Infrastructure and the the sounds that are made and so I just wanted to make mention here because it's a it's a thing that I've worked on with a constituent that a part of the reason those sounds are a little bit louder is is it's an ADA access thing and and it helps to people safely cross intersections and that especially people who may be visually impaired and so the the audio cue is is what helps them safely cross the street and so you know just I'll speak for my my…”
City Council · Aug 27, 2026
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“Thank you, thank you Mr. President. I really appreciate the discussion that has unfolded here as well as the discussion earlier this week in the Budget Committee following Chair Bernstein's presentation. I think my biggest takeaway from both sets of discussion is that this is an issue the Council's really engaged on. This is something that we all really care about. That makes a lot of sense to me. So just from discussion, a couple things I want to reiterate or just provide some clarification on that stood out to me. First, with the introduction and referral calendar, I am someone who has a…”
City Council · Aug 27, 2026
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“Thank you, Mr. President. I wanted to share a really happy announcement and ask my colleagues to join me in congratulating Council Member Chowdhury. She is getting married this weekend, and it's a really big deal. So if we would all consider maybe not blowing up her inbox, that'd be a really kind thing we could do as a wedding gift as she enters this new chapter in her life. But congratulations. And this is a really big deal. Thank you.”
City Council · Aug 27, 2026
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“THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I WILL MOVE TO REFER THE MAYOR'S RECOMMENDED 2027 BUDGET TO THE BUDGET COMMITTEE FOR ITS REVIEW AND CONSIDERATION OVER THESE NEXT FEW MONTHS. THANK YOU.”
City Council · Aug 13, 2026
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“THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I am going to be supporting director Velazquez's nomination today so that he will hopefully continue serving over the course of these next four years, over the course of this term as the director of the regulatory services department. So I want to join my colleagues in sharing some flowers about the work in the regulatory services department that is going really well. IN PARTICULAR, I WANT TO THANK IN PARTICULAR, I WANT TO THANK IN PARTICULAR, I WANT TO THANK THE INSPECTIONS TEAM AND YOU THE INSPECTIONS TEAM AND YOU THE INSPECTIONS TEAM AND YOU DIRECTOR FOR YOUR WORK…”
City Council · Jul 30, 2026
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“THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. MY COLLEAGUES TOOK THE WORDS MY COLLEAGUES TOOK THE WORDS RIGHT OUT OF MY MOUTH. RIGHT OUT OF MY MOUTH. BUT I WANT TO FIRST START BY BUT I WANT TO FIRST START BY TALKING ABOUT THE, I'VE HEARD A TALKING ABOUT THE, I'VE HEARD A COUPLE, A FEW DIFFERENT TIMES COUPLE, A FEW DIFFERENT TIMES OVER THE DISCUSSION ON THIS is framing that this this piece of property is just like any other city-owned piece of property and it's it's really important because i know the the staff team working on this council members who directly represent this area all…”
City Council · Jul 30, 2026
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“THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I want to start with talking about NIBIN access for the city, and I asked some questions about this during Committee of the Whole earlier this week, but I've since then had the opportunity to talk with some folks, and I'm hearing that perhaps the police department or Some members of the police department, as they're having conversations with business owners in my ward that have been impacted by recent gun violence, I hear members of the police department telling my... those impacted community members, my constituents, that without the passage of this item, the…”
City Council · Jul 30, 2026
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City Council · Jul 30, 2026
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“Thank you Mr. President and I would be I'd be remiss if I if I didn't make mention of this here today. But you know, I think I think words are really, really important and I and I appreciate I APPRECIATE THE ANSWER THAT DR. FREEMAN GAVE ME ABOUT HIS COMMITMENT TO BEING HERE IN MINNEAPOLIS, BUT ACTIONS MATTER SO MUCH MORE. I SEE THREE ACTIONS HERE TODAY THAT STAND OUT TO ME. FIRST, ACTIONS MATTER AND I see several members of the Firefighters Local 82 here today representing the members of the department because it's important. That's why you made the time to be here today, and I really…”
City Council · Jul 30, 2026