Remarks by Elizabeth Shaffer
18 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 1
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“Yes, thank you President Payne. Through your chair to Councilmember Palmisano, I had a question.”
City Council · Aug 27, 2026
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“So let me just clarify this you're saying that the click reforms will come forward before the ABC reforms exactly and in your language then in speaking to Aligning with ABC reforms doesn't that's what doesn't make sense is we don't have visibility into that and so I think um maybe that's just part of the discussion that we have but to say this click work will align with what's happening but we haven't done that work yet feels a little bit like a conflict i hear you um colleagues moving this click stuff into”
City Council · Aug 27, 2026
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“Well, thank you for taking this up. And I agree wholeheartedly that we can use those citizen groups more effectively if we have a process of communication that we work together on to move that forward. Because that's a huge resource that we're potentially missing and input that we might not get unless we specifically reach out for it ourselves directly. AND THEN ONE OTHER POINT I WOULD SAY IS IN OUR FURTHER DISCUSSIONS AROUND ALL OF THIS, IF YOU COULD JUST GRAB THE DATA THAT I'M SURE YOU HAVE AROUND QUORUM ISSUES BECAUSE I'VE HEARD THAT ACROSS THE BOARD FROM OTHER BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS AND…”
City Council · Aug 27, 2026
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“yeah i just heard there was somebody else that was forever 40. you know council member vita is that true september 2nd proud to be 50. okay all right all right amen well happy birthday to you um maybe we need to have a big celebration with everybody um two things i just wanted to remind everyone the police chief listening sessions are beginning and ward 7 has the special distinction of being in three police precincts So I was on the north side with my colleagues yesterday with Precinct 4, downtown with Councilmember Rainville the night before, and look forward to the fifth precinct in…”
City Council · Aug 27, 2026
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“I just had a question for the clerk around process. Motion for delay, if that ties, does that fail? And then the same for the forthcoming votes, if you could clarify that.”
City Council · Aug 13, 2026
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“YEAH, I JUST WANT TO PUBLICLY GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO TARGET FOR THEIR EFFORTS IN BRINGING BACK THEIR CORE WHEAT BLOCK EVENT TO NICHOLETTE MALL. THIS IS A BIG DEAL FOR US TO BE ABLE TO HOST ALL THESE EMPLOYEES DOWNTOWN AND JUST WANTED TO THANK THEM FOR THEIR COMMITMENT TO MINNEAPOLIS.”
City Council · Aug 13, 2026
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“I JUST WANT TO STATE AGAIN THAT YOUR WORK AND YOUR DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN INVALUABLE TO WARD SEVEN IN THESE LAST FEW MONTHS AS WE HAVE REALLY TACKLED A LOT OF RESIDENT ISSUES WITHIN OUR WARD THAT HAVE BEEN VERY SIGNIFICANT. AND I JUST WANT TO PUBLICLY SAY THAT YOU ARE REALLY MAKING A DIFFERENCE. And I have been thrilled to work with you and will be continually supporting you in the years ahead and hope that our partnership will continue to grow even closer. But I can tell you that your work in the last six months has had and will continue to have really great impact in the next few weeks. As we…”
City Council · Jul 30, 2026
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“I GUESS I'D LIKE TO KNOW MAYBE COUNCIL MEMBER CHALDRY OR COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ YOU CAN STEP IN AND ANSWER SOME OF THESE BUT I'D LIKE TO UNDERSTAND WITH THIS PARKING IS THIS GOING TO BE INSTALLING METERS THEN THAT THE BUSINESSES WOULD USE IN THE EVENING OR CAN YOU SPEAK TO THE COSTS AROUND OR IS THIS JUST GOING TO BE A FREE PARKING?”
City Council · Jul 30, 2026
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“COUNCIL MEMBER PAIN UH EXCUSE ME COUNCIL PRESIDENT PAIN COUNCIL MEMBER SCHAEFER ANDREW FRIENDS WITH CPED PLANNING I'M SORRY COUNCIL MEMBER SCHAEFER COULD YOU REPEAT YOUR QUESTION SURE I JUST WAS I WAS JUST WONDERING IF THERE WAS ANY PLAN AS WE LOOKED TO THIS TRANSITION AND DISCUSSION THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE HAVING WITH THE COMMUNITY IF THESE WERE GOING TO BE METERED PARKING LOTS THEN FOR EVENING USE OR IF THERE WAS GOING TO BE A COST ASSOCIATED WITH WITH THESE SPACES TO THE BUSINESS DISTRICT OR THOSE THAT USE THE SPOTS”
City Council · Jul 30, 2026
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“OKAY. BECAUSE I THINK MOST OF OUR PARKING, MAYBE IF I ASK YOU THIS QUESTION, DO WE HAVE OTHER AGREEMENTS LIKE THIS WHERE WE ALLOW ORGANIZATIONS TO USE OUR PARKING LOTS THAT ARE NOT METERED?”
City Council · Jul 30, 2026
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“WELL, I THINK IT'S AN IMPORTANT WELL, I THINK IT'S AN IMPORTANT WELL, I THINK IT'S AN IMPORTANT POINT IN THIS DISCUSSION. POINT IN THIS DISCUSSION. POINT IN THIS DISCUSSION. BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY THERE'S, IT'S BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY THERE'S, IT'S BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY THERE'S, IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING, YOU KNOW, THAT MY UNDERSTANDING, YOU KNOW, THAT MY UNDERSTANDING, YOU KNOW, THAT MOST OF THE CITY AND OUR CITY MOST OF THE CITY AND OUR CITY MOST OF THE CITY AND OUR CITY OWNS LAND, WE EITHER HAVE CITY OWNS LAND, WE EITHER HAVE CITY OWNS LAND, WE EITHER HAVE CITY PARKING LOTS THAT ARE, YOU PARKING LOTS THAT…”
City Council · Jul 30, 2026
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“TYPE OF FUTURE APPLICATION. TYPE OF FUTURE APPLICATION. OKAY. OKAY. OKAY. THAT'S HELPFUL TO KNOW. THAT'S HELPFUL TO KNOW. THAT'S HELPFUL TO KNOW. I JUST THINK THAT PARKING ON OUR I JUST THINK THAT PARKING ON OUR I JUST THINK THAT PARKING ON OUR STREETS AND PARKING LOTS STREETS AND PARKING LOTS STREETS AND PARKING LOTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY ARE REALLY HARD TO SWALLOW. HARD TO SWALLOW. I THINK, YOU KNOW, 31ST AND LAKE, I THINK, YOU KNOW, 31ST AND LAKE, I THINK, YOU KNOW, 31ST AND LAKE, WE LOST ALL OUR PARKING. WE LOST ALL OUR PARKING. WE LOST ALL OUR PARKING. UPTOWN, WE LOST A TON ON UPTOWN, WE…”
City Council · Jul 30, 2026
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“OK, WELL, IT'S HARD FOR ME TO CAST A VOTE WITHOUT KNOWING THAT. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S KIND OF AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE EQUATION IN SOME WAYS BECAUSE WE DO WANT TO SUPPORT OUR BUSINESSES. I THINK THIS IS A VALID REQUEST. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WE HAVE COSTS AS WELL. AND WE DON'T WANT TO BE INCONSISTENT AS A CITY. THANK YOU.”
City Council · Jul 30, 2026
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“THANK YOU. YEAH, JUST A COUPLE OF YEAH, JUST A COUPLE OF THOUGHTS. THOUGHTS. AND I'M FULLY SUPPORTIVE OF THE AND I'M FULLY SUPPORTIVE OF THE DEMOCRACY CENTER. DEMOCRACY CENTER. I WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS I WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS AMENDMENT. AMENDMENT. BUT I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY A BUT I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT WERE COUPLE OF THINGS THAT WERE SAID. SAID. THE UPTOWN FREE PARKING IS THE UPTOWN FREE PARKING IS FRIDAY, SATURDAY NIGHTS AND FRIDAY, SATURDAY NIGHTS AND IT'S ENDING IN A FEW WEEKS. IT'S ENDING IN A FEW WEEKS. AND IT'S PROBABLY THE, IT'S NOT So this is a targeted area…”
City Council · Jul 30, 2026
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“I DEFINITELY HEAR THE CONCERN ABOUT THE HARMFUL LANGUAGE CONTAINED IN THIS NOTICE FOR THE $300,000 NIBIN GRANT. NO ONE ON THIS BODY WANTS TO DEVALUE, DEHUMANIZE OR DEMONIZE ANYONE BECAUSE OF THEIR IMMIGRATION STATUS. WE ARE 13-0 ON THAT. THE QUESTION BEFORE US IS WHETHER APPLYING FOR THIS GRANT WOULD MAKE THE CITY COMPLICIT IN THE CURRENT FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION'S ANTIIMMIGRANT RHETORIC AND POLICIES OR VIOLATE OUR SEPARATION ORDINANCE. OUR CITY ATTORNEYS HAVE ANSWERED THAT QUESTION PUBLICLY, EXPLICITLY AND CLEARLY. IT WOULD NOT. I appreciate my colleagues asking the question, and I appreciate…”
City Council · Jul 30, 2026
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“I ENJOYED ALSO MY TIME WITH DR. FREEMAN. ONE THING THAT STANDS OUT TO ME WHEN I ASKED HIM TO DESCRIBE WHAT KIND OF LEADERSHIP THAT HE HOLDS, HE REALLY USED TWO WORDS. HE SAID, I AM A SERVANT LEADER. THAT'S MY STYLE OF LEADERSHIP. And the word servant has a negative connotation sometimes, but it's the basis of service, right? That I don't just look out for my own needs, but I'm working. My mission is to look out for the members that are around me, the needs of my team, not just my own. And so to me, this is one of the most effective kinds of leaders that you can have. who is willing to lay…”
City Council · Jul 30, 2026
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“I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT TWO EVENTS. ONE DOWNTOWN IS SAVANNAH BANANAS THIS WEEKEND. SOLD OUT EVENT. FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT GOT TICKETS, GREAT. IF NOT, THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF STREET ACTIVITIES. BLOCKS CLOSED. YOU CAN PARTICIPATE IN THE FUN EVEN IF YOU DIDN'T GET TICKETS. and then secondly we all had a hand in bringing back the uptown art festival and that is this weekend starting friday from you know one o'clock to seven saturday ten to six and sunday ten to four so i'd encourage you if you have time come back and see it it's going to be exciting to see that back in the community and um you…”
City Council · Jul 30, 2026
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“COUNCIL MEMBER SCHAEFER ONE CLARIFICATION IT'S NOT STARTING TOMORROW BUT IT'S NEXT FRIDAY UM ONE WEEKEND OUT IF I WASN'T CLEAR FOR BOTH EVENTS ALL RIGHT”
City Council · Jul 30, 2026