2026-10-01 - City Council

00:15>> GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. MY

00:17NAME IS ELLIOT PAYNE. PRESIDENT

00:21OF MINNEAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL. WE

00:22HAVE PRESENTATIONS OF HONORARY

00:24RESOLUTION I'LL BEGIN THE

00:25FIRST PRESENTATION RELATED TO

00:28NATIONAL DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT

00:30AWARENESS MONTH. GOOD MORNING.

01:28WE ARE ACKNOWLEDGING

01:30OCTOBER 2026 AS NATIONAL

01:33DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT AWARENESS

01:35MONTH.

01:37WHEREAS, OCTOBER 2026 MARKS THE

01:39ANNIVERSARY OF NATIONAL

01:39DISABILITYLOYMENT AWARESS

01:41MONTH WITH THE THEME OF

01:42“CELEBRATING VALUE AND TALENT”;D

01:49WHEREAS: NATIONAL DISABILITY EM

01:49AWARENESS MONTH SEEKS TO

01:50HIGHLIGHT THE PURPOSE IMPORTANC

01:51OF EDUCATING THE COMMUNITY ABOU

01:58EMPLOYMENT ISSUES AND

01:59CELEBRATING THE MANY AND VARIED

02:01CONTRIBUTIONS OF AMERIC'S

02:01WORKERS WITH DISABILITIES; AND.

02:07WHEREAS, WORKPLACES WELCOMING

02:08THE TALENTS OF ALL PEOPLE,

02:09INCLUDING THOSE WITH

02:10SABILITIES, ARE A CRITICAL

02:10PART OF OUR EFFORTS TO BUILD AN

02:12INCLUSIVE COMMUNI AND STRONG

02:14ECONOMY. JOB SEEKERS WITH

02:16DISABILITIES MUST HAVE EQUAL OP

02:18AND BE TREATED THE SAME AS

02:20NON-DISABLED APPLICANTS DURING

02:21THE APPLICATION, INTERVIEW, AND

02:22HIRING PROCESS; AND

02:26WHEREAS, INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE

02:30DISABILITIES CAN PRODUCE THE

02:34SAME OR GREATER JOB SKILLS AS

02:35THEIR PEERS, GIVEN THAT THERE A

02:39PLACE; AND

02:39WHEREAS, THEINNEAPOLIS ADVISORY

02:41COMMITTEE ON PEOPLE WITH

02:43DISABILITIES ENCOURAGES THE CIT

02:46OF MINNEAPOLIS TO COMMIT ITSELF

02:47TO A MORE DIVERSE WORKFORCE,

02:47INCLUDING WORKERS WITH

02:48DISABILITI, AND TRACKING

02:49EFFORTS TO ACHIEVE THIS; ┘NOW,

02:50THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED┘ THAT

02:51THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL DO

02:55HEREBY RECOGNIZE OCTOBER 2026 AS

02:57TIONAL DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT

02:57AWARENESS MONTH IN THE CITY OF

02:59MINNEAPOLIS TO COMMEMORATE THE

03:03CONTRIBUTIONS OF PEOPLE LIVING

03:04WITH DISABILITIES, BOTH

03:06INVISIBLE AND APPARENT, TO THE

03:09UNITED STATES' WORKPLACES AND E.

03:13THANK YOU.

03:15[ APPLAUSE ]

03:18WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A FEW

03:20WORDS? NO?

03:20>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK

03:22YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, MEMBERS

03:25OF THE CITY COUNCIL. I

03:26APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO

03:26SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT

03:27WE'VE BEEN DOING IN THE PAST

03:30YEAR. THAT CULMINATES INTO THIS

03:33OCCASION. OVER THE PAST YEAR,

03:35THE TALENT ACQUISITION TEAM

03:39CONTINUESTRENGTHEN THE

03:40ACCESSIBILITY OF OUR JOB

03:42POSTINGS SYSTEMS. OUR STAFF,

03:45INCLUDING HIRING MANAGERS, HAVE

03:47COMPLETED DIGITAL ACCESSIBILITY

03:49TRAINING TO ENSURE WE ARE

03:50REDUCING BARRIERS FOR APPLICANTS

03:52AT EVERY STAGE OF THE PROCESS.

03:55OUR WORK IN SUPPORTING BY KEY

03:57PARTNERSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY

03:59ORGANIZATIONS THAT SERVE

03:59INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.

04:04R.I.S.E. IS ONE OF THE

04:05ORGANIZAONS WE DEVELOPED A

04:07HUGE RELATIONSHIP WITH. WE HOST

04:09MONTHLY MONTH OFFICE

04:12HOURS WITH THEIR TEAM AND REMAIN

04:14VITAL PART FOR TWIN CITIES

04:18RESIDENTS. WE HAVE A HOW TO

04:20APPLY INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEO.

04:25INTENDED TO STHEP CANDIDATES

04:26NAVIGATE THE ONLE PROCESS.

04:27THESE AND OTHER TOOLS ARE

04:29DEFINITELY SUPPORTIVE OF WHAT WE

04:30ARE DOING TODAY. AND TO THIS

04:33RESOLUTION. WE'LL CONTINUE OUR

04:34EFFORTS AND GROW EVEN MORE IN

04:36THE TALENT ACQUISITION FUNCTION

04:37TO MAKE OUR JOBS AND OUR

04:40COMMUNICATION ACCESSIBLE TO ALL

04:42RESIDENTS. THANK YOU.

04:43[ APPLAUSE

04:52>> HELLO EVERYONE. I WOULD LIKE

04:56TO THANK THE CITY COUNCIL AND

04:59MAYOR FOR THIS AWESOME

05:03RECOGNITION FOR OCTOB. I'M A

05:06MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE THAT

05:08RECOMMENDED THIS. AND I WOULD

05:11LOVE TO SAY A P L LITTLE

05:15BIT MORE ABOUT PEOPLE WITH THE

05:20DISABILITIES. WE ARE LAWYERS,

05:21COOKS, PARENTS, POLITICIANS,

05:25EVERYTNG IN BETWEEN. I WOULD

05:27LIKE TO COMMEND THOSE OUT THERE

05:31DOING THE WORK. AND I WOULD

05:33LIKE TO -- I HOPE T CITY

05:36CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN THE

05:39APPLICATION PROCESS IN MAKING IT

05:41ACCESSIBLE TO US AND HOPEFULLY

05:46SOME OF T REQUIREMENTS SUCH AS

05:49THE -- DO YOU HAVE A DRIVER'S

05:50LICENSE, OR ARE YOU ABLE TO MAKE

05:53IT TO THE JOBS? BECAUSE YOU CAN

05:56TAKE OER WAYS INSTEAD OF

05:58DRIVING TO THE JOB. SO HERE IS

06:03TO HOPING FOR A BRIGHTER FUTURE.

06:05THANK YOU.

06:06[ APPLAUSE ]

07:03NEXT WE'LL RECOGNIZE OF 140

07:07YEARS WITH MEXICAN ART AND

07:10CULTURE IN MINNEAPOLIS WITH

07:12COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ.

07:36>> GOOD MORNING! TODAY WE'RE

07:38RECOGNIZING 140 YEARS OF MEXICAN

07:40MUSIC, ART, AND CULTURE IN

07:42MINNEAPOLI AND THAT I'M GOING

07:43TO PASS IT TO AARON AFTER I READ

07:45THE RESOLUTION AND WE'LL GO FROM

07:47THERE. IT'S A BIG DAY! WHEREA

07:50IN 1886, 140 YEARS AGO, THE TY

07:53OF MINNEAPOLIS FORMALLY

07:53PETITIONED THE PRESIDENT OF

07:54MEXICO TO SEND A NATIONAL

07:57MILITARY BAND FROM MEXICO TO

07:58LEAD MUSICAL PERFORMANCES AT TH

08:00INAUGURAL MINNEAPOLIS INDUSTRIA

08:03THAT YEAR; AND

08:06WHEREAS, 56 OF THE MOST TALENTE

08:07RESPECTED MUSICIANS OF MEXICO

08:09COMPOSED THIS BAND, AND THEY

08:10PERFORMED TWICE DAILY FOR 41

08:13DAYS AT THE MINNEAPOLIS INDUSTR

08:16EXPOSITION BUILDING, FROM AUGUS

08:17, 1886, THROUGH OCTOBER 2 OF

08:21THAT YEAR, AND ADDITIONALLY

08:22PERFORMED AT OTHER LOCATIONS

08:23AROUND MINNESOTA; AND

08:27WHEREAS, THEY WERE THE MILITARY

08:27BAND OF THE 9TH INFANTRY

08:28BATTALION IN THE MEXICAN ARMY,

08:33AND THEY BECAME KNOWN THROUGH

08:35THE MINNESOTA PRESS AS THE

08:35“MEXICAN BAND”, THE “NATIONAL

08:36MEXICAN BAND,” OR THE “MEXICAN

08:38BAND”; AND

08:40WHEREAS, THE TOTAL AUDIENCE SIZE

08:41OF THE MUSICAL PERFORMANCES EXC

08:42300,000 PEOPLE, MAKING IT ONE O

08:43THE LARGEST LIVE MUSIC EVENTS IN

08:46THE HISTORY OF THE STATE OF

08:49MINNESOTA; AND THE MINNESOTA

08:55PRESS WIDELY CELEBRAD THIS

08:55BAND, AND THEY WERE WRITTEN

08:59ABOUT AS “THE BEST MUSICAL ARTI

09:08FROM OUR SISTEREPUBLIC,” “THE

09:08FINEST MUSICAL ORGANIZATION IN

09:09AMERICA;” AND “THE GREATEST

09:10MUSICAL MILITARY ORGANIZATION IN

09:10THE WORLD”; AND

09:12WHEREAS, ON SEPTEMBER 3, 1886,

09:14MINNEAPOLIS DECLARED “MEXICAN

09:15DAY” AT THE INDUSTRIAL

09:15EXPOSITION, MAKING IT THE FIRST

09:19KNOWN DAY CELEBRATING MEXICAN

09:20IDENTITY IN MINNESOTA HISTORY;

09:27ON SEPTEMBER 16, 1886,

09:28MINNEAPOLIS HELD AN OUTDOOR

09:30PARADE ON MEXICAN INDEPENDENCE

09:32DAY, ATTENDED BY 50,000 PEOPLE,

09:32AND A SPECIAL CELEBRATION DAY

09:33FOR MEXICO ATHE MINNEAPOLIS IND

09:35ATTENDED BY 10,000 PEOPLE,

09:35MAKING IT THE FIRST KNOWN PUBLI

09:36CELEBRATION OF MEXICAN

09:36INDEPENDENCE IN MINNESOTA

09:37HISTORY; AND THE 1886MINNEAPOLI

09:44EXPOSITION WAS A FOUNDATIONAL

09:45MOMENT IN THE HISTORY OF THE

09:50CITYF MINNEAPOLIS, AS THAT

09:57YEAR THE CITY BECAME KNOWN

09:58NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY

10:01AS AN INDUSTRIAL POWERHOUSE, AND

10:05MEXICAN MUSIC WAS INTERTWINED

10:09WITH THIS FOUNDATIONAL

10:09HISTORICAL MOMENT FOR THE CITY;

10:10GABRIEL GARZÓN, CELEBRATED

10:11SOLOIST OF THE MEXICAN BAND,

10:12COMPOS “THE FAIR

10:12MINNEAPOLITAN,” AND BAND

10:13DIRECTOR JUAN MACÍAS COMPOSED

10:14“MINNEAPOLITAN FLOWERS,” WHICH

10:14ARE THE FIRST TWO KNOWN ORIGINA

10:16OF ART BY MEXICAN ARTIST IN

10:19MINNESOTA; AND

10:20BIG DEAL. YES.

10:21TWO BAND MEMBERS ARE BURIED IN

10:28MINNEAPOLIS; BAND DIRECTOR JUAN

10:30MACÍAS, WHO DIED ON OCTOBER 10,

10:30AND WHO IS BURIED AT ST MARY'S

10:31CEMETERY, AND LUIS GARZÓN

10:32(GABRIEL GARZÓN'S YOUNGER

10:32BROTHER), WHO STAYED IN

10:33MINNESOTA AND VED HERE UNTIL

10:33HIS DEATH ON OCTOBER 4, 1954,

10:34AND WHO IS BURIED AT LAKEWOOD C

10:35TODAY, THE HENNEPIN HISTORY

10:36MUSEUM AND THE MINNESOTA LATINO

10:37MUSEUM ARE JNTLY PRESENTING THE

10:39EXHIBIT “THE MEXICAN BAND OF

10:401886” IN CELEBRATION OF THIS

10:46AMAZING HISTORY, IN

10:47COLLABORATION WITH BORDER

10:48CROSSING AND THE MEXICAN

10:48CONSULATE IN SAINT PAUL; ┘NOW,

10:49THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED┘ THAT

10:50THE MAYOAND CITY COUNCIL DO

10:57HEREBY RECOGNIZE THAT MEXICAN

11:02MUSIC WAS A FOUNDATIONAL

11:02CULTURAL COMPONENT OF THE CY

11:03OF MINNEAPOLIS FROM ITS EARLIEST

11:04YEARS. FURTHER, THAT IN 2026, WE

11:06CELEBRATE 140 YEARS OF MEXICAN

11:06MUSIC, ARTS AND CTURE IN MINNEA.

11:12[ APPLAUSE ]

11:16>> HELLO EVERYBODY. THANK YOU

11:17SO MUCH FOR HAVING US. THANK

11:19YOU, MINNEAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL.

11:20THK YOU, AARON, FOR ORGANIZING

11:22THIS. AS A MUSICIAN HERE IN THE

11:26MINNEAPOLIS TWIN CITIES AREA, OR

11:26THE METRO AREA, WE'RE ALWAYS

11:28TALKIN ABOUT, YOU KNOW, I PLAY

11:34MARIACHI MUSIC. IT'S GREAT TO

11:36HAVE THE RESOLUTION. I

11:37APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY, TO

11:38BE HERE AND PRESENT THE

11:42RESOLUTION.

11:44[ SPEAKING SPANISH ]

11:59[ APPLAUSE ]

12:02[ SPEAKING SPANISH ]

12:09>> FIRST OF ALL, THANKS TO

12:11COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ WHO IS

12:13DOING AMAZING LEADERSP IN

12:14MINNEAPOLIS. MY NAMES AARON

12:17JOHNSON ORTIZ. DIRECTOR OF THE

12:20MIESOTA LATINO MUSEUM. ONE OF

12:21THE THINGS I WANT TO EMPHASIZE

12:23WITH THE RESOLUTION, WE TALK

12:24ABOUT MEXICANS, IN PARTICULAR,

12:26AS A NEW IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY.

12:27OF COURSE, WE WANT TO WELCOME

12:29ALL NEW IMMIGRANTS, AS WELL.

12:30THE TRUTH IS, WE'VE BEEN HERE

12:32FROM THE FOUNDATIO OF CITY OF

12:34MINNEAPOLIS.

12:34[ APPLAUSE ]

12:36AND THIS BAND CAME HERE IN 1886.

12:39THIS WAS ONE OF THE LARGEST,

12:41POSSIBLY THE LARGEST CULTURE

12:42EVENT IN MINNESOTA IN 19th

12:44CENTURY. IT WAS MEXICAN MUSIC.

12:46THE WHOLE STATE DANCED, THE

12:48WHOLE STATE PARTIED AROUND

12:50MEXICAN MUSIC. WE'VE BEEN HERE

12:51SINCE THE BEGINNING. THANK YOU.

12:54[ APPLAUSE ]

12:54>> WE'RE GOING TO GET HERE FOR A

12:56PHOTO. BUT AFTER, MY STAFF

12:59ROBERT HERE HAS MORE

13:00RESOLUTIONS. YOU CAN HAVE SOME.

13:03[ SPEAKING SPANISH ]

14:08>> NEXT WE'RE RECOGNIZING 2026

14:12FOOD WASTE PREVENTION WEEK WITH

14:13COUNCIL MEMBERS CHAVEZ AND

14:17WONSLEY.

14:42LOOK AT THIS! AMAZING.

14:44SO I'LL BE JOINED HERE WITH,

14:47ALSO, COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY.

14:48WE'LL READ THE RESOLUTIO AND

14:50THEN I'LL PASS IT TO L.A.

14:54CHEL -- LACHE AND ANYBODY ELSE

15:02SPEAKING.

15:19WHEREAS,INNEAPOLIS RECOGNIZES

15:19THAT FOOD WASTE IS A MAJOR ISSU

15:21NEARLY 128,000 TONS OF FOOD

15:21WASTE ARE GENERATED IN

15:22MINNEAPOLIS EACH YEAR; AND

15:24APPROXIMATELY 40% OF FOOD THAT

15:31IS THROWN AWAY COULD HAVE BEEN

15:41WASTING FOOD HAS IRREVERSIBLE

15:42ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES

15:43BECAUSE IT REQUIRES ENORMOUS

15:43EXPENDITURES OF WATER, ENERGY,

15:49AND OTHERESOURCES USED TO

15:49PRODUCE AND TRANSPORT IT; AND.

16:02WHEN FOOD IS THROWN AWAY, IT IS

16:03EITHER BURNED┘REQUIRING MORE

16:04ENERGY┘OR SENT TO A LANDFILL,

16:12WHERE IT BREAKS DOWN AND

16:13PRODUCES METHANE; AND. EXCESS

16:13METHANE HARMS THE ENVIRONMENT;

16:15WASTING FOOD IS AN EQUITY AND

16:16ACCESS ISSUE IN OUR FOOD SYSTEM

16:18WITH A RECORD NUMBER OF MORE

16:18THAN 1.8 MILLION VISITS TO FOOD

16:19IN MINNEAPOLIS IN 2025, WHICH I

16:20ROUGHLY 2.5 TIMES MORE VISITS

16:20THAN 2021; AND THE ENVIRONMENTA

16:21AGENCY (EPA) ESTIMATES THE

16:22AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD OF FOUR THROW

16:22AWAY $3,000 WORTH OF FOOD PER

16:26YEAR; AND THROUGH IMPROVED

16:30KITCHEN SKILLS, BETTER FOOD

16:31STORAGE, ANDTHER FOOD WASTE

16:32PREVENTION PRACTICES HOUSEHOLDS

16:33AND BUSINESSES CAN SAVE MONEY; D

16:43>> AND: WHEREAS, MINNEAPOLIS IS

16:50HOME TO MANY ORGANIZATIONS AND

16:52WORKING TO PREVENT WASTED FOOD

17:01AT THE SOURCE THROUGH

17:02EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND

17:03CAMPAIGNS, DISTRIBUTING SURPLUS

17:04EDIBLE FOOD TO COMMUNITIES THAT

17:15IT; AND FOOD SCRAPS CAN BE

17:15RETURNED TO THE SOIL THROUGH

17:27COMPOSTINGO GROW HEALTHY LOCAL

17:27FOOD; AND RESIDENTS WHO

17:31PARTICIPATE IN THE CITY'S

17:33AWARD-WINNING ORGANICS RECYCLIN

17:48AWENESS OF THE FOOD THEY WASTE

17:49HAS RESULTED IN POSITIVE CHANGE

17:50TO THEIR MEAL PLANNING, FOOD ST

17:53AND PURCHASING BEHAVIORS; AND

17:54THE CITY HAS BEEN A PARTNER OF

17:55HENNEPIN COUNTY'S STOP FOOD

17:56WASTE (NOW CALLED THE SAVE FOOD

17:57LESS) CHALLENGE SIE ITS

18:14INCEPTION IN 2020;ND THE 2023

18:14MINNEAPOLIS CLIMATE EQUITY PLAN

18:15HAS A GOAL TO RECYCLE AND

18:15COMPOST 80% OF CITYWIDE WASTE B

18:162030 AND THE MINNEAPOLIS FOOD

18:17VISION, ADOPTED BY CITY COUNCIL

18:17AND THE MAYOR IN 2023, HAS

18:18STRATEGIES TPREVENT AND DIVERT

18:19WASTED FOOD; AND THE CITY OF

18:21MINNEAPOLIS IS A FOOD MATTERS

18:22CITY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE

18:22NATURAL SOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL

18:23INC (NRDC) TO SUPPORT THE

18:24CITYWIDE EXECUTION OF FOOD WAST

18:25REDUCTION STRATEGIES, WHICH HAS

18:25RESULTED IN THE CREATION OF AN

18:26CAMPAIGN TO FORM BUSINESS

18:27OWNERS AND INDIVIDUALS OF

18:28STRATEGIES AND BENEFITS OF

18:28PREVENTING AND DIVERTING FOOD

18:29WASTE; AND HOMEGROWN MINNEAPOLIS

18:30WILL WORK WITH OVER 25

18:30RESTAURANTS DURING A FREE

18:31SIX-WEEK INTENSIVEOACHING

18:35-- WOW -- PROGRAM DESIGNED TO

18:38RESTAURANTS REDUCE WASTED FOOD

18:39AND BOOST THEIR PROFITS,

18:39SUPPORD BY A GRANT FROM THE

18:40U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE;

18:43THROUGH THE HOMEGROWN COMMITY

18:44PROJECTS TO PREVENT WASTED FOOD

18:45MORE THAN 200,000 PEOPLE

18:57RECEIVED NEARLY 1 MILLION POUND

18:59OF RESCUED FOOD IN 2025; AND

19:00MINNEAPOLIS FARMERS MARKETS HAV

19:00BEEN LOCAL LEADERS IN FOOD

19:01RESCUE EFFORTS, AND FOUR MARKET

19:09ARE HOSTING COOKING MOS TO

19:10SHOW HOW TO REDUCE FOOD WASTE AT

19:10HOME IN CELEBRATION OF 2026 FOO

19:11WEEK; AND THE CITY OF

19:12MINNEAPOLIS IS TEAMING UP WITH

19:12WASTE WISE, HENNEPIN COUNTY AND

19:13BUSINESSES ACROSS THE METRO,INC

19:14BUSINESSES, TO HIGHLIGHT

19:15CREATIVE, DELICIOUS WAYS TO CUT

19:15DOWN ON FOOD WASTE; ┘NOW,

19:21THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED┘ THAT

19:22THE MAYOR AND CITY COUIL DOREB┘-

19:28OCTOBER 4, 2026, AS FOOD WASTE

19:30PREVENTION WEEK IN THE CITY OF .

19:34[ APPLAUSE ]

19:39I'LL FST PASS IT TO LACHELLE.

19:42THANK YOU EVERYONE.

19:44>> THANK YOU TO THE CITY COUNCIL

19:46AND HOME GROWN MNEAPOLIS. I'M

19:50A CHEF IN TWIN CITIES, OWNER OF

19:54CITY FOOD STUDIO AND A MEMBER OF

19:56THE HOME DWROWN MINNEAPOLIS FOOD

19:58COUNCIL. FOOD FORWARD PROGRAM

20:01HETHY ROOTS INSTITUTE PROVIDES

20:02TRAINING AND TECHNICAL

20:03ASSISTANCE TO BUSINESSEON

20:05PREVENTING FOOD WASTE FROM MENU

20:08PLANNING TO THE PLATE AND

20:10BEYOND. AT THE END OF THE DAY,

20:12THAT'S MONEY. OUR LOCAL ECONOMY

20:13IS STRUGGLING. SMALL BUSINESSES

20:14ARE FEELING ITOST. AND

20:16STING LESS HELPS KEEP THEIR

20:17DOORS OPEN. AND WHEN WE'RE

20:19TALKING ABOUT FOOD, WE'RE

20:20TALKING ABOUT FEEDING PEOPLE.

20:22THIS WORK DOESN'T HAPPEN WITHOUT

20:24HOME GROWN MINNEAPOLIS.

20:26ALLISON, GRACE, SUMMER, AND

20:28THEIR TEAM HAVE BEEN ROLLING UP

20:30THEIR SLEEVES FOR YEARS. I KNOW

20:32THESE ARE HARD BUDGET TIMES, AND

20:34I KNOW YOUAVE TOUGH CHOICES IN

20:36FRONT OF YOU. AND, ALSO, WE'RE

20:43RECOGNIZING FOOD WASTE

20:45PREVENTION WEEK WHILE HOME GROWN

20:47MINNEAPOLIS IS AT-RISK ITSELF.

20:48WHAT WE TEACH OUR BUSINESSES IS

20:50THAT PREVENTION STARTS IN THE

20:51PLANNING. HOME GROWN MY

20:54MINNEAPOLIS IS WORTH PLANNING

20:55FOR. I ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN

20:56KEEPING THIS WORK GOING, THE

20:58FOOD COUNCIL IS READY TO WORK

20:59ALONGSIDE ALL OF YOU ON A

21:01RESOLUTION, ON A SOLUTION,

21:02EXCUSE ME, THANK YOU FOR THERESO

21:06FOR OUR CITY.

21:10[ APPLAUSE ]

21:15>> I'M CHRIS. I RUN A FOOD

21:18SHELF THAT IS 100% FOOD RESCUE

21:232.5 MILLION POUNDS WILL BE

21:24RESCUED THIS YEAR. WE STARTED

21:25OUT AT 750,000 POUNDS AND THE

21:27HOME GROWN INITIATIVE HELPED US

21:28BUILD IT OVER THE LAST FOUR

21:29YEARS. IT'S NICE THIS I COMING

21:31THIS WEEK AS SOME PEOPLE FROM

21:33HOME GROWN INITIATIVE MIGHT BE

21:35GETTING NOTICES THEY WON'T BE

21:38EMPLOYED ANYMORE. IF THE CITY

21:39COUNCIL DOES NOT PUT FORWARD NEW

21:41RESOLUTIONS FOR MONEY AGAINST

21:43THE NEW YEAR'S BUDGET. IF THIS

21:45IS GOING TO BE A THING THAT

21:46HAPPENS NEXT YEAR, THAT NEEDS TO

21:49HAPPEN. PLEASE MAKE THAT

21:51HAPPEN! THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

21:51HERE IS YOUR MICROPHONE.

21:54[ APPLAUSE ]

21:56>> PIOD. AWESOME. ANYBODY

21:59ELSE? ALL RIGHT. AND COUNCIL

22:02MEMBER WONSLEY AND I LOVE OUR

22:04HOME GROWN PROGRAM. SO GET

22:09READY.

23:06[ APPLAUSE ]

23:19NEXT WE'RE HONORING INDIGENOUS

23:22PEOPLES' DAY WITH COUNCIL MEMBER

23:25CHAVEZ.

23:50FOLKS, TODAY WE'RE HONORING

23:51INDIGENOUS PEOPLES' DAY.

23:54HONESTLY, WE'RE HONORING IT A

23:55LITTLE BIT EARLI. BUT THIS

23:56IS, WELL, THE COUNCIL MEETING

23:57THAT MAKES THE MOST SENSE

23:59BECAUSE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES'AY

24:01WILL PASS AFTER THE NEXT

24:02MEETING. SO, WHEREAS, THE CITY

24:13OF MINNEAPOLIS RECOGNIZES THE

24:14ANNEXATION OF DAKOTA HOMELANDS

24:14FOR THE BUILDING OF OUR CITY AN

24:15INDIGENOUS NATIONS HAVE LIVED

24:15UPON THIS LAND SINCE TIME

24:16IMMEMORIAL AND VALUES THE

24:17PROGRESS OUR SOCIETY HAS

24:18ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH AMERICAN

24:19INDIAN TECHNOLOGY, THOUGHT, AND

24:21CULTURE; AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLE

24:21HAVE MADE GREAT CONTRIBUTIONS T

24:23HISTORY AND CULTURE OF

24:25MINNEAPOLIS; AND THE IDEA OF

24:27INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY WAS FIRST

24:31PROPOSED IN 1977 BY A DELEGATION

24:33OF NATIVE NATIONS TO THE UNITED

24:45NATIONS-SPONSORED INTERNATIONAL

24:46CONFERENCE ON DISCRIMINATION

24:50AGAINST INDIGEUS POPULATIONS

24:58IN THE AMERICAS; AND THE 1990

25:00REPRESENTATIVES FROM 120

25:02INDIGENOUS NATIONS AT THE FIRST

25:03CONTINENTAL CONFERENCE ON 500

25:06YEARS OF INDIAN RESISTANCE UNAN

25:07PASSED A RESOLUTN TO TRANSFORM

25:10COLUMBUS DAY INTO AN OCCASION T

25:17THE PROCESS OF CONTINENTAL UNIT

25:21AND STRUGGLE TOWARDS LIBERATION

25:31AND THEREBY USE THE OCCASION TO

25:33REVEAL A MORE ACCURATEHISTORICAY

25:34COUNCIL PROCLAIMED 2013 “THE

25:35YEAR OF THE DAKOTA: REMEMBERING,

25:40HONORING AND TRUTH TELLING” AND

25:41THE CITY UNDERSTANDS THE NEED

25:45FOR CONTINUED WORK IN THE SPIRIT

25:46TRUTH TELLING; AND INDIGENOUS

25:47PEOPLES DAY SERVES AS AN

25:47OPPORTUNITY TO REFLECT ON THE

26:02CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPERIENCES O

26:03INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, FOSTERG

26:03GREATER UNDERSTANDING,

26:04INCREASING ACCESS AND

26:10OPPORTUNITY; AND. INDIGENOUS

26:15PEOPLES DAY IS MEANT FOR US TO

26:16REFLECUPON THE ONGOING

26:16STRUGGLES OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLE

26:17ON THIS LAND, AND TO CELEBRATE

26:18THRIVING CULTURE AND VALUE THAT

26:22DAKOTA, OJIBWE, AND OTHER

26:24INDIGENOUS NATIONS ADD TO OUR

26:24CITY; AND MINNEAPOLIS IHOME TO

26:25ONE OF THE DENSEST URBAN AMERIC

26:26INDIAN COMMUNITIES IN THE UNITE

26:26STATES; AND THE INDIGENOUS AND

26:27INDIAN COMMUNITY HAVE BENEFITED

26:28FROM THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS'S R

26:29WELL-BEING AND GROWTH; AND

26:30LITTLE EARTH IS HOME TO NEARLY

26:311,000 RESIDENTS, 50% OF WHOM AR

26:31UNDER THE AGE OF 21. THE

26:32COMMUNITY HAS 38 DFERENT

26:32TRIBAL AFFILIATIONS AND IS A

26:33MODEL OF SF-DETERMINATION FOR A

26:34NATIVE PEOPLES, PRIORITIZING

26:34ELIMINATING SYSTEMIC BARRIERS

26:35THROUGH WRAP-AROUND SUPPORT

26:35SERVICES DESIGNED TO MOVE COMMU

26:36FORWARD AS WELL AS ADDRESS

26:37EXISTING CONDITIONS; AND THE

26:37TY OF MINNEAPOLIS HAS A STRONG

26:38HISTORY OF AMERICAN INDIAN

26:39ACTIVISM, WHICH THE CITY

26:39CELEBRATES AND HONORS; ┘NOW,

26:40THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED┘ THAT

26:40THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL DO

26:41HEREBY HONOR AND CELEBRATE

26:42INDIGEUS PEOPLES DAY ON THE

26:42SECOND MONDAY IN OCTOBER.

26:43FURTHER, THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLI

26:43ENCOURAGES OTHER BUSINESS,

26:44ORGANIZATIONS, AND PUBLIC

26:44ENTITIES TO RECOGNIZE INDIGENOU

26:45PEOPLES DAY.

26:45BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT IT I

26:46>> MY NAME IS RACHEL. TREATY 8

26:52FROM THE CRO CEO AND

26:55CO-FOUNDERS OF THE INDIGENOUS

26:56PROTECTER MOVEMENT. I'M HERE

26:56WITH MY FELLOW COMMUNITY MEMBERS

26:58FROM THE MINNEAPOLIS URBAN

27:01AMERICAN INDIAN POPULATION

27:03COMMUNITY.

27:04I WANT TO BEGIN BY THANKING THE

27:06CITY COUNCIL BY DOING THE RIGHT

27:09THING AND SHIFTING FROM COLUMBUS

27:11DAY TO INDIGENOUS PEOPLES' DAY.

27:16COLUMBUS DID NOT DISCOVER

27:18ANYTHING. COLUMBUS FALSELY AND

27:26INJUSTLY LAID CLAIM TO LAND THAT

27:27INDIGENOUS PEOPLE HAVE GOVERNED

27:29AND CARED FOR AND BEEN IN

27:32RELATIONSHIP WITH SINCE THE

27:32BEGINNING OF TIME.

27:36COLUMBUS AND THE OTHER SETTLERS

27:39AND EARLY COLONIZERS HAVE BEEN

27:42DOING THEIR BEST TO END

27:45INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES,

27:46FAMILIES, AND PEOPLES SINCE THE

27:48BEGINNING OF COLINZATION OVER

27:53530 YEARS AGO. YOU CAN LOOK AT

27:54E CAMPAIGNS LIKEHE BOARDING

27:57SCHOOLS, DISEASES, THE ONGOING

27:58AG GENOCIDE, AND THE

28:02MULTIGENERATIONAL TRAUMA AND

28:04ISSUES WE STILL FACE TODAY.

28:06BUT, OBVIOUSLY, BECAUSE AS

28:07STAND HERE BEFORE YOU TODAY,

28:10THEY WERE NOT SUCCESSFUL. WE

28:13ARE STILL HERE.

28:16[ APPLAUSE ]

28:17WE ARE STILL STRONG. WE ARE

28:20STILL FIGHTING. AND ABOVE THE

28:23FIGHTING, WE STILL LOVE. WE

28:25STILL LOVE EACH OTHER. WE STILL

28:27LOVE OUR COMMUNITIES. WE LOVE

28:30OUR NEIGHBORS. WE LOVE OUR

28:32CHILDREN. AND WE LOVE THE LAND.

28:36AND THOSE ARE THE REASONS.

28:39LOVE IS THE REASON THAT WE ARE

28:41GOINTO CONTINUE FIGHTING AND

28:44STANDING UP AND DOING THE RIGHT

28:45THING. SO THAN YOU. THANK YOU

28:47FOR DOING THIS TODAY.

28:50[ APPLAUSE ]

28:58>> I CAN'T FOLW THAT. THAT

28:59WAS AMAZING. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

29:00I WANT TO THANK THE COUNCILOR

29:03TAKING THE OPPORTUNITY TO

29:04PRESENT THIS RESOLUTION FOR US

29:06TODAY. AND I INVIT YOU TO

29:09INDIGENOUS PEOPLES' DAY CEREMONY

29:12ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 12th. A

29:14SUNRISE CEREMONY ON THE SHORE.

29:17IT'S OPEN TO THE PUBLI WE'VE

29:18BEEN DOING IT SINCE THE FIR

29:20YEAR AND IT'S GROWN INTO A

29:22TRADITION WHERE WE GET PROBABL

29:26ABOUT A 125 PEOPLE THAT COME.

29:27SO THANK YOU, AGAIN, WE'RE

29:29INVITED TO CELEBRATE WITH US.

29:31THAT'S JUST THE BEGINNING OF THE

29:32CELEBRATIONS FOR TT DAY.

29:33THERE'S ALSO A POW WOW AMERICAN

29:38INDIAN MINNEAPOLIS CENTER OPEN

29:39TO THE PUBLIC. YOU'RE WELCOME

29:41TO CELEBTE WITH US. THANK

29:42YOU.

29:43[ APPLAUSE ]

29:43>> ANYBODY ELSE? OKAY.

29:47AWESOME. COOL. WELL, LET'S

29:49TAKE AHOTO. AND MY STAFF IS

29:50OUT THERE WITH MORE RESOLUTIONS

29:52FOR Y'ALL. OKAY.

30:46FINALLY, WE'RE RECOGNIZING

30:48SEPTEMBER 2026 AS WORK FORCE

30:50DEVELOPMENT MONTH IN THE CITY OF

30:51MINNEAPOLISRESENTED BY VICE

30:52PRESIDENT OSMAN AND COUNCIL

30:53MEMBER CHOWDHURY.

31:48>> GOOD MORNING EVERYONE.THANK

31:49YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US THIS

31:53MORNING. I'M GOING TO READ THE

31:54RESOLUTION HERE. DECLARING

31:57SEPTEMBER 2026S A WORKORCE

31:59DEVELOPMENT MONTH IN THE CITY OF

32:00MINNEAPOLIS.WHEREAS, THE CITY OS

32:03WORK FORCE SYSTEMS BUILD ON

32:08COOPERATION, CPED EMPLOYMENT AND

32:09TRAINING, AND THE MINNEAPOLIS IN

32:12PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COMMUNITY

32:15ORGANIZATIONS. EDUCATIONAL

32:18INSTITUTIONS, LABOR UNIONS,

32:21EMPLOYERS, INDUSTRY GROUPS. WE

32:22WORK TO ALIGN SYSTEMS TO

32:24STRENGTHEN OUR ECONOMY WHERE ALL

32:26OF WORKERS AND BUSINESSES

32:27THRIVE. AND, WHEREAS, WE MUST

32:30ENSURE EVERYONE FEELS WELCOME,

32:32VALUED IN THE WORK FORCE. THIS

32:34INCLUDES PEOPLE OF ALL

32:36BACKGROUNDS. REGARDLESS OF

32:37RACE, GENDER, AGE, INCOME,

32:41DISABILITY, VETERAN'S STATUS,

32:42AND THE PAST JUSTICE SYSTEMINVOE

32:46WORK TO BUILD A FAIR AND

32:49SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY.

32:52PROVIDING SUPPORT, RESOURCES,

32:54CONNECTIONS TO HELP BUILD

32:55BRIGHTER FUTURES. THROUGHOUTTH,

33:01WE SUPPORT FAMILY-SUSTAINING

33:03JOBS AND HELPOB SEEKERS

33:06EXPLORE CAREERS, BUILD SKILLS,

33:08AND CONNECT WITH EMPLOYERS.

33:10AND, WHEREAS, WE ARE COMMITTED

33:14TO PREPARI THE NEXT GENERATION

33:16FOR SUCCESS. THROUGH

33:17YEAR-AROUND PROGRAMMING AND

33:19STEP-UP. A ROBUST SUMMER YOU

33:22EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES

33:23PAID CAREER EXPERIENCES,

33:25INTERNSHIPS, AND SKILL BUILDING

33:28OPPORTUNITIES. AND, WHEREAS,

33:29OUR INVESTMENTS AND WORK FORCE

33:32DEVELOPMENT ENSURE EVERY

33:33MINNEAPOLIS RESIDENT CAN ACCESS

33:35MEANINGFUL CAREER PATHWS AND

33:37THAT EMPLOYERS HAVE STRONG

33:38PARTNERS IN BUILDING THE WORK

33:39FORCE THEY NEED.

33:42WHEN RESIDENTS SUCCEED, OUR

33:43BUSINESSES AND OUR COMMUNITIES

33:45GROW STRONGER. AND, WHEREAS,

33:49MINNEAPOLIS BUSINESSES NEED A

33:50SKILLED WORK FORCE. AND OUR

33:52NETWK OF EMPLOYMENT SERVICE

33:55PROVIDERS HELP EMPLOYERS CONNECT

33:56WITH JOB SEEKERS, SO THEY CAN

33:58HAIR AND RETAIN THE WORKERS THEY

34:01NEEDO GROW AND THRIVE.

34:03WHEREAS, THE CONTINUED SUCCESS

34:05OF OUR WORK FORCE SYSTEM RELIES

34:08ON DEDICATION, EXPERSE, AND

34:11COMPASSION OF WORK FORCE

34:12DEVELOPMENT PROFESSIONALS WHO

34:14GUIDEUR JOB SEEKERS ALL AGES

34:17AND BACKGROUNDS.

34:19THESE PROFESSIONALS EXEMPLIFY

34:20THE COLLABORATIVE SPIRIT THAT

34:22STRENGTHENS OUR LOCAL WORK FORCE

34:24AND EXPANDS OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR

34:26COMMUNITY. NOW, THEREFORE BE

34:28IT RESOLVED THAT THE MAYOR AND

34:30CITY COUNCIL DO HERE BY

34:32DESIGNATE AND DECLARE THE MONTH

34:34OF SEPTEMBER, 2026, TO BE WORK

34:36FORCE DEVELOPMENT MONTH IN THE

34:37TY OF MNEAPOLIS. THAT AT

34:39MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL

34:41RECOGNIZE AND HONOR WORK FORCE

34:44DEVELOPMENPROFESSIONALS FOR

34:45THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXTEND

34:47GRATITUDE FOR THEIR WORK TO

34:50STRENGTHEN ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY

34:51AND INCLUSION ACROSS OUR CITY.

34:57[ APPLAUSE ]

35:01AND NOW I'D LIK TO WELCOME THE

35:02DIRECTOR OF EMPLOYMENTND

35:03TRAINING SERVICES OF

35:07MINNEAPOS.

35:07>> THANK YOU. I'M DEB, CPED

35:10EMPLOYMENT TRAINING AND DIRECTOR

35:13FOR WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT

35:13BOARD. THAN YOU, COUNCIL

35:14MEMBERS, FOR RECOGNIZING WORK

35:16FORCE DEVELOPMENT MONTH AND FOR

35:17YOUR LEADERSHIP IN ADVANCING A

35:19STRONG, COMPETITIVE, AND

35:21INCLUSIVE WORK FORCE IN

35:22MINNEALIS. WE TODAY HAVE

35:25MINNEAPOLIS WORK FORCE BOARD

35:26MEMBS HERE AND A FULL NETWORK

35:29OF COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS

35:30AND GOVERNMENT PARTNERS WHOELP

35:31US DO THIS WORK TOGHER. AND

35:33WE COULD NOT DO IT WITHOUT THEM.

35:36SOON I'LL TURN IT OVER TO OUR

35:38BOARD CHAIR, DR. WATSON FROM

35:42WATSON CAIRO PRACTICIC. OUR

35:46COMMUNITY CMUNITY-BASED

35:49PROVIDERS AND GOVERNMENT

35:50PARTNERS ARE WITH US. AND

35:51PROVIDE SERVICES TO RESIDENTS

35:52ACROSS THE CITY. WE HAVE OUR

36:17PARTNERS PROVIDE THE SKILLSND

36:18SUPPORT AND THE CONNECTIONS THAT

36:20PEOPLE NEED TO MOVE AHEAD AND TO

36:22FIND MEANINGFUL WORK. AND I

36:25KNOW THIS FIRSTHAND. I WAS LD

36:27OFF FROM A JOB AND RECEIVED

36:29SERVICES FROM A NONPROFIT

36:30ORGANIZATION. TY HELPED ME

36:31WITH M RÉSUMÉ, CAR REPAIR, AND

36:33WITH INTERVIEWING SLLS AND

36:36CLOTHES. FUNDS I DIDN'T HAVE TO

36:39DO THAT. THE BIGGEST THING I

36:40REMEMBER IS JUST THE NETWORK OF

36:42SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE I RECEIVED.

36:46A JOB SOLVES A LOT OF THINGS.

36:48AND A CAREER STABILIZES

36:51FALIES, PROVIDES HOPE, AND HAS

36:53RIPPLE EFFECTS THROUGHOUT THE

36:55COMMUNITY AND FOR GENERATIONS TO

36:57COME. THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING

36:59THIS ESSENTIAL ROLE THATORK

37:01FORCE DEVELOPMENT PLAYS IN OUR

37:03COMMUNITY. AND NAVIGATING

37:05ECONOMIC SHIFTS, SUPPORTING JOB

37:07SEEKERS, AND HELPING BUSINESSES

37:09COMPETE AND THRIVE. I'LL TURN

37:11IT OVER TO DR. WATSON.

37:15[ APPLAUSE ]

37:18>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL MEMBERS

37:20AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS. I'D

37:21LIKE TO THANK THE COUNCIL FOR

37:23RECOGNIZING SEPTEMBER AS WORK

37:25FORCE DEVELOPMENT MONTH. AND

37:26FOR YOUR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO

37:28STRENGTHENING MINNEAPOLIS WORK

37:29FORCE SYSTEMS. THE MINNEAPOLIS

37:31WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD IS

37:32PROUD TO GUIDE A SYSTEM BUILT ON

37:35PARTNERSHIP. A SYSTEM THAT

37:36BRINGS TOGETHER COMMUNITY

37:38ORGANIZATIONS,DUCATION, LABOR,

37:41INDUSTRY, AND EMPLOYERS TO

37:42EXPAND OPPORTUNITIES FOR

37:44RESIDENTS AND SUPPORT THE TALENT

37:45NEEDS OF OUR LOCAL ECONOMY.

37:47WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT IS MORE

37:50THAN PREPARING PEOPLE FOR JOBS.

37:52IT'S ABOUT ADVANCING, ECONOMIC

37:54INCLUSION, ABOUT REMOVING

37:55BARRIERS, AND ENSURING EVERYONE

37:57HAS THE FAIR CHANCE TO SUCCEED.

37:59ACROSS MINNEAPOLIS, WE'RE SEEING

38:01REAL OUTCOMES. RESIDENTS ARE

38:04ACCESSING FAMILY-SUSTAINING

38:06CAREERS, EMPLOYERS ARE FINDING

38:07THE SKILLED TALENT THEY NEED,

38:09AND COMMUNITIES ARE BECOMING

38:10STRONGER AS PEOPLE MOVE INTO

38:13STABLE EMPLOENT.

38:14WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT MONTH

38:15SHINES A SPOTLIGHT ON PARTNERS

38:17ING THIS WORK EVERY DAY.

38:19THESE CAREER COUNSELORS,

38:20TRAINERS, AND EMPLOYERS, THE

38:22PARTNERS THAT SUPPORT JOB

38:24SEEKERS AT EVERY STEP. SO,

38:26AGAIN, WE THANK YOU FOR E

38:29ELEVATING THE VALUE OF WORK

38:30FORCE DEVELOPMENT, YOUR ONGOING

38:33SUPPORT AND INVESTMENT IN

38:35INCLUSIVE PROGRAMS, ALIGNING

38:37TRAINING WITH INDUSTRY NEEDS,

38:39AND BUILDING PATHWAYS TO REFLECT

38:42THE STRENGTHS OF MINNEAPOLISRESO

38:46ENSURE OUR WORK FORCE SYSTEMS IS

38:51REMAINING STRONG, RESILIENT, AND

38:54EQUITABLE. THANK YOU.

38:55[ APPLAUSE ]

38:57>> AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST,

39:02EXECUTIVE DICTOR OF EMERGE

39:03COUNITY DEVELOPMENT.

39:04>> TNK YOU, DEB.AND MEMBERS

39:05OF THE COUNCIL, CITY COUNCIL

39:08MEMBERS. THA YOU FOR HAVING

39:09US HERE TODAY. ON BEHALF OF ALL

39:11OF OUR PARTNERS HERE, THIS IS A

39:14RICH ECOSYSTEM OF WORK THAT HAS

39:16BEEN GOING ON FOR MANY DECADES.

39:19AND THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS FOS

39:23WORK. THIS LEVERAG THE IMPACT

39:27OF UNITS OF GOVERNMENT, OF

39:30PHILANTHROPY, AND OTHER

39:31PARTNERS. OUR WORK IN CEDAR

39:33RIVER SIDE, IN NORTH

39:36MINNEAPOLIS, SOUTHEAST

39:36MINNEAPOLIS SEEKS TO MEET PEOPLE

39:37WHERE THEY ARE. AND THE PLA

39:40WHERE THEY COME FROM AND WHAT

39:42WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DEMONSTRATE

39:43OVER A LONG TIME IN THIS

39:46PARTNERSHIP. IT HAS ECONOMIC

39:48IMPACT AND SOCIAL IMPACT WITH

39:50OUR FAMILIES, WITH OUR

39:51NEIGHBORHOODS, AND OUR CITY AS A

39:53WHOLE. AND I THINK IT'S

39:54SOMETHING WE SHOULD BE PROUD OF.

39:56THIS IS A MONTH TO CELEBRATE

39:58WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT. AND WE

39:59COUL'T BE PROUDER AS WE STAND

40:02HERE WITH OUR PARTNERS. SO

40:04CONGRATULATIONS, EVERYBODY, AND

40:06THANKS TO MBERS OF THE

40:09COUNCIL!

40:10[ APPLAUSE ]

40:11>> OKAY. GREAT. LET'S GET

40:13TOGETHER TO TAKE A QUICK PHOTO.

40:15WE'VE GOT A BIG GROUP. BUT I

40:17BELIEVE WE CAN SQUEEZE. WE JUST

40:21NEED TO BRING MAYBE A FEW ROWS

40:22RIGHT OVER HERE. SO FOLKS ON

40:25THE END DON'T BE SHY! YOU KNOW

40:29WHERE WE ARE.

41:18[ APPLAUSE ]

42:08>> AT THIS TIME, I'M GOING TO

42:10CALL THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE

42:11CITY COUNCIL FOR OCTOBER 1st

42:15TO OR ORDER. THE CLE

42:16WILL CALL THE ROLL.

42:19>> COUNCIL MEMBER WHITING.

42:21>> PRESENT.

42:22>> COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY.

42:23>> PRESENT.

42:23>> COUNCIL MEMBE STEVENSON.

42:25>>RESENT.

42:25>> COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE.

42:26>> PRESENT.

42:27>> COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW.

42:28>> PRESENT.

42:29>>OUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO.

42:30>> PRESENT.

42:31>> COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ.

42:32>> PRESENT.

42:33>> COUNCIL MEMBEWARREN.

42:33>> PRESENT.

42:34>> COUNCIL MEMBER SHAFFER.

42:35>> PRESENT.

42:36>> COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY.

42:37>> PRESENT.

42:38>> COUNCIL MEMBER CHUGHTAI.

42:39>> PRESENT.

42:40>> VE PRESIDENT OSMAN.

42:41>> PRESENT.

42:41>> PRESIDENT PAYNE.

42:42>> PRESENT.

42:43>> THERE ARE 13 MEMBERS

42:45PRESENT.

42:45>> LET THE RORD REFLECT WE

42:47HAVE A QUORUM. BEFORE WE BEGIN

42:48THE MEETING, LET ME REMIND ALL

42:50MEMBERS AND STAFF THA THIS

42:51MEETING IS BROADCAST TO ENABLE

42:54GREATER PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.

42:55THE BROADCAST INCLUDES REAL TIME

42:56CAPTIONING AS A MEANS TO

42:57INCREASE THE ACCESSIBILITY OF

42:58OUR PROCEEDINGS TO THE

43:00COMMUNITY. THEREFORE ALL

43:02SPEAKERS NEED TO BE MINDFUL OF

43:04THE RATE OF THEIR SPEECH SO OUR

43:06CAPTIONERS CAN FULLY CTURE AND

43:09TRANSCRIBE ALL COMMENTS FOR THE

43:10BROADCAST. WE ASK ALL

43:12EAKERSES TO MODERATE THE SPEED

43:13AND CLARITY OF THEIR COMMENTS.

43:15THE AGENDA IS BEFORES. ARE

43:17THERE ANY AMENDMENTS TO THE

43:18AGENDA? VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN?

43:21>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCIL

43:23PRESIDENT. I WOULD LIKE TO

43:24AMEND THEGENDA TO ADD WORK

43:27FORCE DEVELOPMENT RESOLUTION WE

43:30ST READ.

43:31>> VICE PREDENT OSMAN HAS

43:33MOVED TO AME THE AGENDA. IS

43:34THERE A SECOND?

43:36>> SECOND.

43:37>> WITH THAT, THE AGENDA AS

43:40AMENDED IS BEFORE US. I WILL

43:43K THE CLERK TO CALL THEOLL.

43:47>> COUNCIL MEMBER WHITING.

43:50>> YES.

43:51>> COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY.

43:53>> AYE.

43:53>> COUNCIL MEMBER STEVENSON.

43:54>> AYE.>> COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVI.

43:56>> AYE.

43:56>> COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW.

43:57>> AYE.

43:58>> COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO.

43:59>> AYE.

44:00>> COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ.

44:01>> AYE.

44:01>> COUNCIL MEMBER WARREN.

44:02>> AYE.

44:03>> COUNCIL MEMBER SHAFFER.

44:04>> AYE.

44:05>> COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY.

44:06>> AYE.

44:06>> COUNCIL MEMBER CHUGHTAI.

44:07>> AYE.

44:08>> VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN.

44:09>> AYE.

44:09>> PRESIDENT PAYNE.

44:10AYE.

44:11>> THERE ARE 13 AYES.

44:12>> THAT CARRIES AND THE AGENDA

44:14IS ADOPTED AS AMENDED.

44:16THE NEXT ITEM I ACCEPTANCE OF

44:17THE MINUTES FROM OUR REGULAR

44:18MEETING OF STEMBER 17th, MAY

44:20I HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THOSE

44:21MINUTES, PLEASE.

44:22>> SO MOVED.

44:23>> SECOND.

44:23>> CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL.

44:25>> WHITING.

44:26>> AYE.

44:26>> CHOWDHURY.

44:27>> AYE.

44:28>> STEVENSON.

44:28AYE.

44:29>> RAINVILLE.

44:29>> AYE.

44:30>> VETAW.

44:30>> AYE.

44:31>> PALMISANO.

44:32>> AYE.

44:32>> CHAZ.

44:33>> AYE.

44:34>> WARREN.

44:35>> AYE.

44:35>> SHAFFER.

44:36>> AYE.

44:37>> WONSLEY.

44:37>> AYE.

44:38>> CHUGHTAI.

44:38>> AYE.

44:39>> VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN.

44:40>> AYE.

44:40>> PRESIDENT PAYNE.

44:42>> AYE.

44:42>> 13 AYES.

44:43>> THAT CARRIES AND THE MINUTES

44:44HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED. FINAL, WE

44:46HAVE REFERRAL OF PETITIONS,

44:48COMMUNICATIONS, REPORTS FROM

44:50PROP COMMITTEES. MAY I HAVE

44:51THAT MOTION PLEASE.

44:52>> SO MOVED.

44:53>> SECOND.

44:53>> CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL.

44:55>> WHITING.

44:55>> AYE.

44:56>> CHOWDHURY.

44:57>> AYE.

44:57>> STEVENSON.

44:58>> AYE.

44:59>> RAINVILLE.

44:59>> AYE.

45:00>> VETAW.

45:01>> AYE.

45:02>> PALMISANO.

45:03AYE.

45:03>> CHAVEZ.

45:04>> AYE.

45:04>> WARREN.

45:05>> AYE.

45:06>> SHAFFER.

45:06>> AYE.

45:07>> WONSLEY.

45:08>> AYE.

45:09>> CHUTAI.

45:09>> AYE.

45:09>> VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN.

45:11>> AYE.

45:11>> PRESIDENT PAYNE.

45:13>> AYE.

45:14>> 13 AYES.

45:14>> THAT CARRY AND THE MATTERS

45:16HAVE BEEN REFERRED. NEXT ORDER

45:17OF BUSINESS IS THE PRESENTATION

45:18OF OUR REPORTS FROM STANDING

45:20COMMITTEES. WHICH ARE TAKEN IN

45:22ALBA FETE

45:26ALPHABETICAL ORDER. WE'LL BIN

45:29WITH BUSINESS, HOUSING, AND

45:31ZONING COMMITTEE.

45:31>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. ONE

45:38APPROVES ENTERTAINMENT LICENSE

45:39UPGRADE FOR CLIFF-N-NORM'S BAR

45:42IN WARD FIVE. TWO APPROVES A

45:44LIQUOR LICENSE WITH LIMITED

45:46ENTERTAINMENT FOR 1029 BAR.

45:48ITEM THREE APPROVES ONE LIQUOR

45:51LICENSE. FOURPPROVES 62

45:55LIQUOR LICENSE RENEWALS. FIVE

45:56APPROVES ONE GAMBLING LICENSE.

45:59SIX AMENDS A PREVIOUS ACTION TO

46:02COECT AN AMOUNT. SEVEN

46:06APPROVES A GIFT ACCEPTANCE FROM

46:07THE CITIES FOR FINANCIAL

46:09EMPOWERMENT FUND. EIGHT

46:11APPROVES AN APPOINTMENT TO THE

46:13ANTI-DISPLACEMENT COMMUNITY

46:15PROSPETY PROGRAM. NINE

46:17AUTHORIZES AN EXCLUSIVE

46:17DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS TO JAD

46:20DEVELOPMENT GROUP. 10

46:21AUTHORIZES AN EXCLUSIVE

46:23DEVELOPMENT RIGHT TO CLASSIC

46:24LAKE, LLC AND TRI CONSTRUCTION.

46:2811 ACCEPTS A BID AND AUTHORIZE

46:31THE DEMOLITION FOR 10001 WEST

46:34BROADWAY. AND LASTLY, ITEM 12

46:36ACCEPTA BID FOR SERVICE AT THE

46:39MINNEAPOLIS CONVENTION CENTER.

46:40ALL ITEMSOR APPROVAL. THANK

46:42YOU.

46:42>> VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN HAS

46:44MOVED APPROVAL OF THECOMMITTEE'E

46:45ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE.

46:49I'LL ASK T CLERK TO CALL THE

46:52ROLL.

46:52>> COUNCIL MEMBER WHITING.

46:53>> AYE.

46:54>> CHOWDHURY.

46:55>> AYE.

46:56>> STEVENSON.

46:57>> AYE.

46:58>> RAINVILLE.

46:58>> AYE.

46:59>> COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW.

46:59>> AYE.

47:00>> COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO.

47:01>> AYE.

47:02>> COUIL MEMBER CHAVEZ.

47:03>> AYE.

47:03>> COUNCIL MEMBER WARREN.

47:04>> AYE.

47:05>> COUNCIL MEMBER SHAFFER.

47:06>> AYE.

47:06>> COUNCIL MEMR WONSLEY.

47:07>> AYE.

47:07>> COUNCIL MEMBER CHUGHTAI.

47:09>> AYE.

47:09>> VICE PRIDENT OSMAN.

47:10>> AYE.

47:10>> PREDENT PAYNE.

47:12>> AYE.

47:12>> 13 AYES.

47:13>> THAT CARRIES AND THE REPORT

47:15IS ADOPTED. NEXT REPORT IS FROM

47:17OUR CLIMATE AND INFRASTRUCTURE

47:19COMMITTEE PRESENTED BY THAT

47:21COMMITTEE'S CHAIR, COUNCIL

47:21MEMBER WONSLEY.

47:22>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE.

47:24THE CLIMATE AND INFRASTRUCTURE

47:26COMMITTEE IS HAS 20 ITEMS FOR

47:29PRESENTATION TODAY. FIRST IS A

47:33PASSAGE OF RESOLUTION OF

47:36SANITARY SEWER CHARGES. TWO IS

47:38A PASSAGE OF RESOLUTION OF

47:39DOWNTOWN BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT

47:42DISTRICT 2027 OPERATING PLAN AND

47:45SERVICE CHARGES.

47:45THREE IS A PASSAGE OF RESOLUTION

47:48FOR AREAWAY REMOVAL BETWEEN 1800

47:51FIRST AVENUE SOUTH AND

47:54110 18th STREET EAST. FOUR IS

47:57APPROVING METRO H LINE BUS RAPID

47:59TRANSIT RECOMMENDED CORRIDOR

48:01PLAN. SPECIFICALLY THE CITY OF

48:03MINNEAPOLIS COMMENTS.

48:04FIVE IS AUTHORIZING SPECIAL

48:06SERVICE DISTRICTS 2025 ANNUAL

48:08REPORTS AND YEAR-END BUDGET

48:11PROCEDURES.

48:11SIX PASSAGE OF RESOLUTION OF THE

48:14UNIFORM ASSESSMENT RAT

48:15UPDATES. SEVEN IS ACCEPTING A

48:18BID FOR HAAF TRAMP VEHICLE DOOR

48:21INSTALLATION PROJECT. EIGHT IS

48:22ACCEPTING A BID FOR HAULING AND

48:25DISPOSAL OF WASTE MATERIALS.

48:28NINE IS ACCEPTING A BID FOR

48:30HAWTHORNE FIRE ALARM

48:31REPLACEMENT. 10S ACCEPTING A

48:33BID FOR THE PHILLIPS AND TRUNK

48:35HIGHWAY 55 STORM TUNNEL

48:38REHABILITATION PROJECT. 11

48:40AUTHORIZING NTRACT WITH ALIENT

48:41ENGINEERING, INC. FOR

48:42ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR THE

48:45CITYWIDE TRAFFIC SIGNAL RETIMING

48:47PROJECT. 12 IS AUTHORIZING A

48:49CONTRACT WITH STANTEC FOR

48:52ENGINEERING AND DESIGN SERVICES

48:54FOR THE 34th STREET

48:55NEIGHBORHOOD GREENWAY PROJECT.

48:5613 IS AUTHORIZING A CONTRACT

48:58AMENDMENT WITH MEYER

48:59CONTRACTING, INC. FOR THE 16th

49:01AVENUE SOUTH SER IMPROVEMENT

49:05PROJECT. 14 IS AUTHORIZING A

49:06CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH MORCON

49:09CONSTRUCTION, INC. FOR THE JERRY

49:11HAAF PARKING RAMP ROOF

49:13REPLACEMENT PROJECT. 15 IS

49:14AUTHORIZING A CONTRACT AMENDMENT

49:15WITH STANTEC CONSULTING

49:18SERVICES, INC. FOR ENGINEERING

49:19AND DESIGN SERVICES FOR THE

49:21UPPER HARBOR TERMINAL PROJECT.

49:2316 IS AUTHORIZING A CONTRACT

49:24AMENDMENT WITH THOMAS AND SONS

49:26CONSTRUCTION, INC. FOR THE WT

49:27RIVER ROAD PHASE II PROJECT.

49:3117 IS APPROVING A RIGHT TURNS

49:33CONFLICT WITH BIKE

49:35INFRASTRUCTURE. COLLEAGUES,

49:36YOU'LL ALSO SEE AMENDED

49:38LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE, WHICH

49:40THIS IS, THAT ADDS ADDITIONAL

49:43CHANGES. THIS IS AUTHORE BY

49:45MYSELF, COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ,

49:47AS WELL AS COUNCIL MEMBERSTEVE

49:5018 IS APPROVING THE GREEN COST

49:52SHARE OGRAM GUIDELINES

49:54UPDATES. 19 IS APPROVING TWO

49:57PEDESTRIANDVISORY COMMITTEE

50:00APPOINTMENTS. 20 IS CONSIDERING

50:01THE DAKOTA BLOCK PARTY BLOCK

50:04EVENT PERMIT SEPTEMBER 26, 2026.

50:07THIS WAS SENT FORWARD WITHOUT

50:08RECOMMENDATION, AS YOU CAN SEE

50:09BY THE DE, THE EVENT HAS

50:11TRANSPIRED. AND WE AT THE CITY

50:14LIKE TO SET UP PRETTY STRICT

50:16GUIDELINE AND GO OF MAKING SURE

50:18THE PERMITS ARE SUBMITTED AHEAD

50:21OF THE EVENT DATE. AND THAT DID

50:22T HAPPEN IN THIS CASE. WITH

50:27THAT, I ME ALL ATEEMS FOR

50:29APPROVAL, INCLUDING AMENDED

50:31LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE TIED TO

50:33ITEM NUMBER 17, APPROVING A

50:34RIGHT TURN CONFLICTS WITH BIKE

50:38INFRASTRUCTURE.

50:42>> ANY DISCUSSION? I'LL

50:44RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER

50:45CHAVEZ.

50:45>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT

50:47PAYNE. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A

50:48COMMENTN ITEM NUMBER 12. AND

50:50JUST SEPARATELY PULL OUT ITEM

50:52NUMBER 17 TO EXPLAIN THE

50:55AMENDMENT.

50:55>> GO AHEAD ON YOUR COMMENT FOR.

50:57>> YEAH. I'M PROUD TO SUPPORT

50:59NUMBER 12 MEANT TO HELP WITH THE

51:01ENGINEERING AND DESN SERVICES

51:02FOR THE4th STREET

51:05NEIGHBORHOOD PROJECT. THE

51:0634th STREET NEIGHBORHOOD

51:08GREENWAY RUNS THROUGH WARD NINE

51:10IN THE CENTRAL NEIGHBORHOOD. IT

51:11WILL MAKE IT EASIER TO WALK,

51:13BIKE, AND ROLL AOSS SOUTH

51:14MINNEAPOLIS. THE PROJECT

51:17CONNECTS WARDS 8, 9, AND 10,

51:19WHICH MEANS COUNCIL MEMBER

51:20STEVENSON, COUNCIL MEMBER

51:21CHUGHTAI, AND I HAVE NO EXCUSE

51:23FOR SKIPPING THE NEXT GROUP BIKE

51:26REI RIDE. I WANT TO INVITE

51:28RESIDENTS TO THE OPEN HOUSE ON

51:31WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7th

51:33RECREATION CENTER. THE ROUTE

51:34NEAR THE PARK IS STILLEING

51:36DECIDED FOR THE COMMUNITY TO

51:38KNOW. THAT'S A CHANCE FOR

51:39COMMUNITY TO SHARE YOUR IDEAS

51:40AND FEEDBACK. AND AS ALWAYS, I

51:43THANKHE CITY STAFF FOR

51:45DILIGENTLY WORKING ON THIS

51:48PROJECT

51:48>> IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON

51:50THE REMAINDER OF THE REPORT

51:54AFTER ITEM BEING 17 BEING

51:57PULLED COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY,

51:58DID YOU PULL 20, AS WELL?

52:01OKAY.

52:02[ AWAY FROM MIC ]

52:04THE BLK -- THE BCK PARTY

52:07PERMIT.

52:07[ AWAY FROM MIC ]

52:09>> I'M SORRY, OH, OKAY. I

52:11WILL -- OH. RELATED TO ITEM 20,

52:14CONSIDERING THE DAKOTA BLOCK

52:16PARTY BLOCK EVENT PERMIT. I

52:18WILL ALSO MOVE FOR THAT ITEM, AS

52:21WELL, FOR APPROVAL.

52:22>> OKAY. SO WE ARE TAKING UP

52:24ALL ITEMS EXCEPT ITEM7. ANY

52:27DISCUSSION?

52:27>> NO. I MOVED -- I'M SORRY.

52:30ALL ITEMS AND COUNCIL MEMBER

52:31CHAVEZ JUST WANTED TO PROVIDE A

52:32SEPARATE COMMENT.

52:33>> YES. YES. OKAY. ALL ITEMS

52:38EXCEPT 17. WE'LL TAKE UP 17

52:39AFTER THIS VOTE.

52:40>> NO.

52:42[ LAUGHTER ]

52:44>> I CAN --

52:45>> MR. PRESIDENT, I THINK HE

52:46WANTED TO MAKE A COMMENT AUT

52:4917 BEFORE --

52:49>> HE COMMENTED ABOUT 12.

52:50>> YEAH.>> THAT'S MY FAULT.

52:52>> OKAY.

52:52>> ARE WE GOOD?

52:54>> I CANOMMENT, THOUGH. I

52:56WANT TO.

52:56>> SPEAK ON 17.

52:57>> I HAD AN AMENDMENT TO NUMBER

52:5917. BUT YOU MOVED IT, COUNCIL

53:01MEMBER WONSLEY MOVED IT WITH THE

53:02PACKAGE. I'LL MAKE A COMMENT ON

53:03IT.

53:03>> GO AHEAD.

53:04>> PROVIDE CONTEXT SO PEOPLE

53:05KNOW WHAT IT IS. SO THANK YOU,

53:07COLLEAGUES. I MOVE APPROVAL OF

53:10THIS ITEM. THIS AMENDMENT IS

53:13FOR THE RIGHT TO -- LEGISLATIVE

53:16DIRE DIRECTIVE AUTHORED BY

53:18MYSELF COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY,

53:20MYSELF, AND STEVENSON. IT

53:21LAMENTS THE REQUEST TO --

53:26INTERSECTIONS. SO THIS KEEPS

53:28THE FOCUS ON WHERE THE POLICY

53:30CHANGE WOULD MATTER. SECOND,

53:32LIMITS THE REQUEST TO TWO-WAY

53:34BIKE LANE CROSSINGS, THEY CREATE

53:37A SPECIFIC CONFLICT IN GENERAL.

53:40DRIVERS TURNING RIGHT CAN MISS

53:42CYCLISTS COMING FROM THE RIGHT.T

53:44THE DIRECTIVE IS TRYING TO GET

53:46INFORMATION ON. AND IT CHANGES

53:47THE TIMELINE TO OCTOBER 22nd,

53:502026. ALL THOUGH PUBLIC WORKS

53:51CAN STILL REPORT ON OCTOBER 8,

53:53IF THAT IS THEIR PREFERENCE. IT

53:55GIVES THE WIGGLE ROOM BASED ON

53:57CONVERSATIONS. THESE CHANGES

53:58REFLECT THE CONVERSATIONS THAT

53:59HAPPENED AT THE CLIMATE AND

54:01INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE.

54:02CONVERSATIONS WE'VE HAD WITH

54:03CITY STAFF, THEY'VE BEEN WORKED

54:05OUT WITH PUBLIC WORKS AND STAFF

54:07CONFIRMED THEY CAN PROVIDE THAT

54:09INFORMATION ON THAT TIMELINE.

54:11JUST FOR A LITTLE BIT OF A

54:12BACKGROUND, THIS INFORMATION IS

54:13A GROUNDWORK FOR A POSSIBLE

54:15FUTURE ORDINANCE REQUIRING NO

54:16TURN ON RED SIGNS AT THE

54:18PARTICULAR INTERSECTIONS. WE

54:20KNOW THAT UNDER MINNESOTA STATE

54:21W, DRIVERS MAY TURN RIGHT ON

54:23RED AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE

54:24STOP, UNLESS AN OFFICIAL SIGN

54:27PROHIBITS IT. NO TURN ON RED

54:29ONLY TAKES EFFECT WHERE THE SIG

54:31IS POSTED. SO THE CITY CAN POST

54:33THESE SIGNS AT SIGNALS ON ONLY

54:35CITY-CONTROLLED STREETS. BEFORE

54:37WE EVEN CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE IN

54:38THE FUTURE, WE NEED T KNOW HOW

54:39MANY LOCATIONS WE'RE LOOKING AT.

54:41WHERE THEY ARE AT. AND WHICHO

54:44THAT WAY AN ORDINANCE CAN

54:46CONSIDER -- BE CONSIDERED WITH

54:47THE DATA IN MIND. AND AT THE

54:50END OF THE WAY, THE REASON THIS

54:51IS IMPORTANT IS BECAUSE IT IS

54:53IMPORTANT TO HELP US BUILD THE

54:54CITY THAT PROTECTS THE LIVES OF

54:56AL OF OUR RESIDENTS, WHETHER

54:57SOMEONE IS BIKING TO WORK,

54:59SCHOOL, OR GOING TO THE GROCERY

55:00STORE. I BELIEVE THEY SHOULD BE

55:01ABLE TO THERE SAFELY AND GETTING

55:04THE INFORMATION IS AN IMPORTANT

55:05STEP IN MAKING SURE WE BUILD

55:07STREETS THAT IS SAFE FOR

55:09EVERYONE. THANK YOU.

55:11>> WITH THAT, WE HAVE THE FULL C

55:14& I REPORT BEFORE US. SEEING NO

55:16ONE ELSE LEFT IN QUEUE, I'LL A

55:18THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL.

55:19>> COUNCIL MEMBER WHITING.

55:21>> AYE.

55:22>> CHOWDHURY.

55:22>> AYE.

55:23>> COUNCIL MEMBER STEVENSON.

55:24>> AYE.

55:25>> COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE AYE

55:28ON ALL ITEMS EXCEPT FOUR.

55:29>> COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW

55:31>> AYE.

55:31>> COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO.

55:33>> AYE.

55:33>> COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ.

55:34>> AYE.

55:35>> COUNCIL MEMBER WARREN.

55:36>> AYE.

55:37>> COUNCIL MEMBER SHAFFER.

55:38>> AYE.

55:39>> COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY.

55:40>> AYE.

55:41>> COUNCIL MEMBER CHUGHTAI.

55:42>> AYE.

55:43VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN.

55:44>> AYE.

55:45>> PRESIDENT PAYNE.

55:46>> AYE.

55:47>> 13 AYES ON THE REPORT EXCEPT

55:50FOR FOUR WHICH HAS 12 AYES AND

55:51ONE NAY.

55:52>> THAT CARRIES AND THE REPORT

55:54IS ADOPTED.

55:55NEXT WE'LL HAVE THE REPORT OF

55:56THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE GIVEN

55:57BY THAT COMMITTEE'S CHAIR,

55:59COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY.

56:02>> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT.

56:04THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE IS

56:06BRINGING FORWARD THREE ITEMS

56:07TODAY. ITEM ONE APPROVES A

56:09REVISED ORDINANCE RELATED TO

56:12AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE REGULATIONS.

56:15TWO APPROVES THE 2026 SPRING

56:18BROWNFIELD GRANT ROUND. AND

56:20LASTLY ITEM THREE APPROVES THE

56:22RELEASE OF MORTGAGE AND

56:24RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS FOR THE

56:26VILLANOVA PROJECT. WITH THAT, I

56:28WILL MOVE ALL ITEMS FOR APPROVAL

56:30AND PULL ITEM NUMBER ONE FOR A

56:33SEPARATE VOTE AND DISCUSSION.

56:38>> CNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY

56:40MOVED APPROVAL OF THE REPORT

56:42TAKING UP ONE SEPARELY. ANY

56:43DISCUSSION ON THE REMAINDER OF

56:45THE REPORT? SEEING NONE, I'LL

56:46ASK THE CLERK TO CL THE ROLL

56:48ON ITEMS TWO AND THREE OF THE

56:51C.O.W. REPORT.

56:55>> COUNCIL MEMBER WHITING.

56:56>> AYE.

56:56>> COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY.

56:57>> AYE.

56:58>> COUNCIL MEMBER STEVENSON.

57:00>> AYE.

57:00>> COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE.

57:01>> AYE.

57:02>> COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW.

57:03>> AYE.

57:03>> COUNC MEMBER PALMISANO.

57:04>> AYE.

57:05>> COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ.

57:06>> AYE.

57:07>> COUNCIL MEMBER WARREN.

57:08>> AYE.

57:09>> COUNCIL MEMBER SFFER.

57:10>> AYE.

57:10>> COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY.

57:11AYE.

57:12>> COUNCIL MEMR CHUGHTAI.

57:13>> AYE.

57:14>> VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN.

57:14>> AYE.

57:15>> PRESIDENT PAYNE.

57:16>> AYE.

57:16>> 13 AYES.

57:18>> THOSE ITEMS CARRY. NEXT

57:21WEL TAKE UP ITEM NUMBER ONE.

57:23AND I'LL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL

57:24MEMBER WONSLEY

57:26>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE.

57:28I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THIS ITEM

57:30FORWARD WITH APPROVAL AND ASK

57:32FOR A SECOND.

57:32>> SECOND.

57:33>> THANK YOU. AND THE REST OF

57:36MY COMMENTS I WANT TO ADDRESS

57:37SOME OF THE THINGS I HEARD

57:40DURING TUESDAY'S DISCUSSION AND

57:41DELIBERATION ON THIS ORDINANCE.

57:43FIRST, I HEARD A VARIETY OF

57:45COMMENTS MADE RELATED TOHOICE.

57:47AND I WANT TO BE CLEAR WHAT

57:48CHOICE MEANS IN THIS CONTEXT.

57:50THISS NOT THE E QUIF LENT OF

57:52ONE PERSON CHOOSING TO EAT A

57:54PEANUT BUTTER SANDWICH AND

57:55ANOTHER PERSON CHOOSING NOT TO.

57:57THIS IS ONE PERSON CHOOSING TO

57:58EAT A PEANUT BUTTER SANDWICH

58:01WHEN IT COULD RESULT IN

58:03OUSANDS OF OTHER PEOPLE LOSING

58:06THEIR LIVELIHOODS. WE SHOULD BE

58:13PASSING STRONG WORKER

58:14PROTECTIONS WHILE INVESTING IN

58:16TRANSPORTATION POLICIES THAT

58:18GIVE RESIDENTS MEANINGFUL

58:20CHOICES ABOUT HOW THEY ME

58:21AROUND AND NAVIGATE OUR CITY.

58:23AND RESIDENTS WANT SAFE,

58:26RELIABLE OPTIONS THAT REQUIRE

58:28DEPENDENTS AND RELIANCE ON A

58:29CA AND CHOICE SHOULD NOT

58:31SIMPLY MEAN HAVING THE BASS KINS

58:35ROBIN 31 FLAVORS OF CAR OPTIONS.

58:37THIS IS THE ORDINANCE IS AN

58:38OPPORTUNITY TO MOVE BEYOND THE

58:39STATUS QUO WHERE THE PRIVATE

58:42MARKET ACTORS, BIG TECH

58:44COMPANIES SUCH AS AMAZON, TESLA,

58:47AND GOOGLE, UMM, PRIVATE MARKET

58:49ACTORS LIKE THAT, LIKE, REMOVING

58:52OUR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM FROM

58:54BEG DEPENDED ON. WHAT THEY

58:55LIKE TO SELL TO CITIES AS THE

58:58NEXT GOLDEN SUTION RELATED TO

59:00TRANSPORTATION. AND INSTEAD OF

59:03SUPPORTING AGAINST STATUS QUO

59:05OPTIONS THAT MAINTAINS CAR

59:07DEPENDENCY. WE SHOULD BE SEEING

59:08IT AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD A

59:10TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM THAT

59:12BUILDS MOBILITY CHOICES WHILE

59:13PROTECTING WORKERS. WHILE

59:14ADDRESSING THINGS I HEARD

59:15RELATED TO THE PROSS. BECAUSE

59:17I HEARD QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT AS

59:18WELL AS THE ORDER OF OPERATIONS.

59:20WHAT WE ARE VOTING ON TODAY IS

59:24ESSENTLLY AN INTERIM

59:25PROTECTION. THE PLAN HAS BEEN

59:27TO DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE

59:29REGUTORY FRAMEWORK NEXT SUMMER

59:32AFTER THE 2027 STATE LEGISLATIVE

59:34SESSION. WE ALL AGREE, I

59:36BELIEVE, THAT A COMPREHENSIVE

59:38LEGISLATIVE PACKAGE REQUIRES

59:39TIME AND CAREFUL WORK. AND THAT

59:41IS WHY WE'VE ASKED THE

59:44LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH OFFICE TO

59:46CONDUCRESEARCH TO INFORM THAT

59:47PACKAGE. AND WE NEED TO WORK

59:48WITH REGULATORY SERVICES ON

59:50PROTTING TRAFFIC AGENTS, AS

59:51WELL AS WITH PUBLIC WORKS ON

59:54PICK UP, DROPOFF, AND CHARGING

59:55INFRASTRUCTURE AS WELL AS OTHER

59:57TRAFFIC AND PEDESTRIAN SAFETY

59:57NEEDS. WE ALSO NEED TO ADDRESS

59:59INTERACTIONS WITH PEDESTRIANS,

1:00:01CYCLISTS, AND EMERGENCY

1:00:02VEHICLES. AND WE NEED

1:00:04MEANINGFUL ENGAGEMENT WITH

1:00:06RIDERS WITH DISABILITIES,

1:00:07WORKERS, AND ALL THOSE

1:00:08STAKEHOLDERS. AND OUR

1:00:10ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF HAS

1:00:10CONSISTENTLY COMMUNICATED

1:00:13THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS AT THE

1:00:13CITY IS NOT PREPARED TO REGULATE

1:00:17AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES IN THIS

1:00:18CURRENT MOMENT. WE DO NOT HAVE

1:00:20SOMETHING THAT THEY'RE READY TO

1:00:22PASS. THAT IS WHY WE'RE

1:00:22BRINGING THIS FORWARD. BUT WE

1:00:26ALSO CANNOT USE THAT AS AN

1:00:28EXCUSE TO D NOTHING. OR WE

1:00:30COULD USE IT AS AN OPPORTUNITY

1:00:32TO ESTABLI BASELINE

1:00:33PROTECTIONS WHILE GIVING

1:00:35OURSELVES THE TIME TO DO MORE

1:00:37THOROUGH WORK. CRUCIALLY, WE

1:00:38NEED TO SEE WHAT THE LEGISLATOR

1:00:41DOES IN 2027 A ADJUST OUR OWN

1:00:43LOCAL REGULATIONS CORDINGLY. SO

1:00:45THE CHOICE BEFORE US TODAY IS

1:00:47STRAIGHTFORWARD. WE CAN ACT TO

1:00:49ESTABLISH BASELINE PROTECTIONS

1:00:50FOR WORKERS AND RESIDENTS WHILE

1:00:51DEVELOPING A COMPREHENSIVE

1:00:53FRAMEWORK. AND WE CAN MIGATE

1:00:55WORKER DISPLACEMENT AND

1:00:56POTENTIAL TRAFFIC AND EMERGENCY

1:00:57RESPONSES ISSUES. OR WE CAN

1:00:59CHOOSE INACTION AND LEAVE

1:01:00WORKERS AND RESIDENTS LARGELY AT

1:01:02THE MERCY OF SOME OF THE LARGEST

1:01:04TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES IN THE

1:01:05WORLD. WE HAVE ALREADY SEEN

1:01:07WHAT HAPPENS WHEN GOVERNMENT IS

1:01:08TOO SLOW TO RESPOND TO SILICON

1:01:11VALLEY. AND WORKERS AND

1:01:14CONSUMERS DEALT WITH THE

1:01:15CONSEQUENCES FOR YEARS BEFORE

1:01:17GOVERNMENT CAUGHT UP. AND

1:01:19ESTABLISHED MEANINGF

1:01:20PROTECTIONS AND STANDARDS. AND

1:01:21WE DO NOT NEED TO REPEAT THAT

1:01:22MISTAKE. WE HAVE THE AUTHORITY

1:01:25NOW TO ACT AS LOCAL GOVERNMENT

1:01:27LEADERS AND TO USE THE POWERS W

1:01:28HAVE TO PROTECT OUR RESIDENTS.

1:01:30AND THAT IS WHAT WE'RE VOTING ON

1:01:32TODAY

1:01:33AND, FINALLY, I WANT TO ADDRESS

1:01:35THE ACCESSIBILITY. IT'S CLE

1:01:37FROM THE CONVERSATION JUST

1:01:39ONGOING TRANSPORTATION

1:01:39CONVERSATIONS THAT OUR

1:01:41TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM AT LARGE

1:01:42HAS LEFT MEMBERS OF OUR

1:01:44DISABILITY COMMUNITY BEHIND.

1:01:45THAN IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE.

1:01:48DURING OUR RIDE SHARE DEBATE

1:01:50LAST YEAR, WE HEARD UBER AND

1:01:53LYFT WERE AMONG THE MOST

1:01:57ACCESSIBLE TRANSPORTATNS

1:01:59POSSIBLE. SOME ARGUE THAT

1:02:00PROTECTING ACCESS TO THOSE

1:02:02SERVICES JTIFIED LIMITING

1:02:04DRIVER CONVERSATION, WHICH WE

1:02:05WERE SEEKING AT THAT TIME. A

1:02:06$15 MINIMUM WAGE SPECIFICALLY.

1:02:08NOW A YEAR LATER, WE'RE HEARING

1:02:10THAT THE POTENTI DISPLACEMENT

1:02:12OF THOUSANDS OF WORKERS SHOULD

1:02:14BE ACCEPTED BECAUSE AUTONOMOUS

1:02:16VEHICLES MAY EVENTUALLY PROVIDE

1:02:19MORE ACCESSIBLE ALTERNATIVES.

1:02:21AND I SIMPLY DO NOT BELIEVE

1:02:23ACCESSIBILITY REQUIRES US TO

1:02:24ACCEPT THAT TRADE-OFF. PROMISES

1:02:26ABOUT WHAT EMERGING TECHNOLOGY

1:02:28MIGHT EVENTUALLY PROVIDE ARE NOT

1:02:30A SUBSTITUTE FOR ENFORCEABLE

1:02:33ASSESSABLE STANDARDS. AND

1:02:34DISABILITY JUSTICE COMES FROM

1:02:35HOLDING TRANSPORTATIONROVIDERS

1:02:37ACCOUNTABLE TO PEOPLE WITH

1:02:38DISABILITIES. NOT ASSUMING

1:02:40ANOTHER GENERATION FOR OF LARGE

1:02:42TECH COMPANIES WILL VOLUNTARILY

1:02:44MEET THE NEEDS WITHOUT STRONG

1:02:46REGULATION AND OVERSIGHT.

1:02:48AND I ALSO LASTLY WANT TO MIND

1:02:50MY COLLEAGUES AND THE PUBLIC

1:02:51THIS IS NOT A WMO ORDINANCE.

1:02:54WE'RE NOT REGULATING ONE

1:02:55COMPANY. WE'RE REGULATING A

1:02:57TYPE OF COMMERCIALCTIVITY.

1:02:58WAYMO IS ONE PARTICIPANT IN A

1:03:00MUCH LARGER AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE

1:03:03INDUSTRY. ZOO, WHICH IS OWNED

1:03:05BY AMAZON, SPECIFICALLY JEFF

1:03:08BEZOS, IS ALSO ANOTHER. TESLA

1:03:11IS DEVELOPING ITS ROW R

1:03:15OFOBO TAXI SERVICE. TT

1:03:19MATTERS BECAUSE I HEARD DATA AND

1:03:23EXPERIENCE EVOLVING ONE COMPANY

1:03:25REPEATEDLY USED TUESDAY TO

1:03:26CHARACTERIZE THE SAFETY AND

1:03:28ACCEACCESSIBILITY OF AN

1:03:32ENTIRE EMERGINGNDUSTRY THAT IS

1:03:33UNREGULATED IN OUR CITY. WE

1:03:34CANNOT BUILD POLICY IN THAT WAY.

1:03:37DIFFERENT COMPANIES USE

1:03:38DIFFERENT TECHNOLOGIES. THEY

1:03:39HAVE DIFFERENT RECORDS ANDPRESEY

1:03:42CONSIDERATIONS. BUT OUR

1:03:43RESPONSIBILITY IS TO ESTABLISH

1:03:44STANDARDS THAT APPLY REGARDLESS

1:03:47OF WHICH COMPANY ENTERS

1:03:48MINNEAPOLIS TODAY, NEXT YEAR, OR

1:03:50FIVE YEARS FROM NOW. EVERY

1:03:53COMPANY IN MINNEAPOLUS SEEKING

1:03:54TO OPERATE HERE, SPECIFICALLY,

1:03:56SHOULD BE HELD TO STRONG

1:03:57STANDARDS FOR SAFETY,

1:04:00ACCESSIBILITY, WORKER

1:04:01PROTECTIONS, AND ACCOUNTABILY.

1:04:03THIS ORDINANCE GIVES US INTERIM

1:04:04PROTECTION WHILE WE DO THE

1:04:06COMPREHENSIVE WK NECESSARY TO

1:04:07GET TO THAT PLACE.

1:04:08SO WITH THAT, I WILL LEAVE IT TO

1:04:09THE REST OF MY COLLEAGUES.

1:04:12>> VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN.

1:04:13>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, CNCIL

1:04:15PRESIDENT PAYNE. I HAVE

1:04:17ADDRESSED THIS MANY TIMES DURING

1:04:19THE COMMITTEE MEETING AND ALSO,

1:04:23YOU KNOW, PRESS CONFERENCES AND

1:04:25SO ON. SO I WANT TO ADDSS

1:04:28THIS IS THE CENTER. THE CENTER

1:04:30OF THE CONVERSATION WE'RE HAVING

1:04:32IS ABOUT WORKERS. IT'S NOT JUST

1:04:34WORKERS. IMMIGRANT WORKERS.

1:04:36YOU CAN'T TAKE THIS OUT OF

1:04:37IMMIGRANT WORKERS. THE MAJORITY

1:04:39OF DRIVERS RIDE SHARE DRIVERS

1:04:41THAT TAKE YOU HOME, PICK YOU UP

1:04:42FROM THE AIRPORT ARE IMMIGRANTS.

1:04:44AND YOU CAN SEE THEM RIGHT

1:04:45HERE. SITTING IN FRONT OF US.

1:04:48I DON'T SEE THE -- ANYONE ELSE

1:04:55SO-CALLED -- TECH COMPANIES OR

1:04:56ANYBODY SITTING OUT HERE.

1:05:00TALKING TO US. BUT HERE

1:05:03IMMIGRANT WORKERS ARE THE CENTER

1:05:06OF I AND MANY OF THE DRIVERS

1:05:08YOU SEERE WORKING FOR THEIR

1:05:11FAMILIES. IT'S THEIR

1:05:13PROFESSION. THIS IS THEIR

1:05:14PROFESON. IT'S NOT A GIG

1:05:16SIDE. I KNOW DRIVERS. I KNOW

1:05:20FRIENDS, RESIDENTS WHO HAVE

1:05:23INVESTED VEHICLES FOR THE FUTE

1:05:27THAT ARE INVESTING $80,000 SO

1:05:30THEY CAN WORK.

1:05:38NOW HAVING SELF-DRIVING CARS

1:05:42WITHOUT REGULATIONS IT'S NOT THE

1:05:44RIGHT WAY TO GO.

1:05:48AS LAWMAKERS AS LEGISLATIVE, WE

1:05:50HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO AMEND. I

1:05:52DON'T SEE ANY IDEAS COMING

1:05:55THROUGH HERE. OTHER THAN

1:05:56OPPOSING IT. IT'S NOT JUST AN

1:05:58OPTION, IN MY OPINION P EVERY

1:06:00VEHICLE, EVERY COMMERCIALVEHICLE

1:06:02ABILITY. THEY GO THROUGH A

1:06:04PROCESS. THAT'S THE PROCESS WE

1:06:06SET UP FOR WORK.

1:06:07SO I JUST WANT TO KEEP IT THIS

1:06:09IS A JOB LOSS FOR MANY OF THE

1:06:14RESIDENTS THAT YOU REPRESENT AS

1:06:16ELECTED OFFICIALS. THAT ARE

1:06:20YOUR NGHBORS. AND I'M NOT

1:06:26AGAINST TECHNOLOGY. I WELCOME

1:06:30TECHNOLOGY. BUT IF TT

1:06:32TECHNOLOGY IS GOING TO KILL

1:06:34JOBS, AS I MENTIONED, I WENT TO

1:06:36THE AIRPORT. I WENT TO THE

1:06:38WHOLE LOT FOR RIDE SHARE

1:06:39DRIVERS. RIGHT. TWO HOURS

1:06:43PLUS. THAT'S THE WAIT THEY WAIT

1:06:46TO PICK UP SOMEONE. THEY MIGHT

1:06:51GET $10 RIDE WAITING TWO HOURSAT

1:06:55NEXT TO IT. R GET LUCKY AND

1:06:58GO TO MAPLE GROVE. THAT'S WHAT

1:07:00THEY RELY ON. IF YOU HAVE WAYMO

1:07:03OR ANY OTHER VEHICLES, WITHOUT

1:07:07EMPLOYING ANYBODY. WITHOUT

1:07:09WORRYING ABOUT ANYBODY'S HEALTH

1:07:11INSURANCE, WITHOUT WORRYING

1:07:12ABOUT ANYBODY, JOB SAFETY, IT

1:07:18MIGHT BE AOPTION FOR YOU.

1:07:25SOME OF THE RIDERS. IT HAS REAL

1:07:26LIFE CONSEQUENCES OF FINA

1:07:29FAMILIES THAT ARE NOT ABLE TO

1:07:30EAT. NOT ABLE TO P THEIR

1:07:32RENT. THERE ARE DRIVERS HERE

1:07:33THAT ARE SITTING HERE THAT WK

1:07:3520 OR 30 YEARS. AND DON'T TELL

1:07:38ME, OH, CHANGE YOUR PROFESSION.

1:07:40THAT IS NOT A WAY TO TALK TO

1:07:43PEOPLE. IT'S NOT A WAY TO

1:07:45ADDRESS PEOPLE. THIS IS THEIR

1:07:50PROFESSION. THEY'RE ASKING FOR

1:07:51A FAIR PROCESS.

1:07:55AND I'M GOING TO REALLY ENDHIS

1:07:57BY SAYING THIS. WE CAN TALK

1:07:59ABOUT THE SAFETY, WE CAN TALK

1:08:02ABOUT THE WELCOMING THE NEW

1:08:03TECHNOLOGY. WE CAN TALK ABOUT

1:08:05ALL THAT SFF. LET'S NOT

1:08:07FORGET PEOPLE VOTED FOR US TO

1:08:10GET HERE. IT'S THE CENTER OF

1:08:13PEOPLE. ESPECIALLY IMMIGRANT

1:08:14PEOPLE. DRIVERS THAT ARE HERE.

1:08:17THAT TALK ABOUT THE

1:08:18EXPERIENCE. THAT HAVE COME TO

1:08:21US. TWO A A HALF YEARS AGO

1:08:23FOR FAIR WAGE WHEN THEY WERE

1:08:25DEALING WITH WAGE THEFT. LIVE

1:08:31LYFT AND UBER. THEY WERE

1:08:32PAYING PEOPLE $4 FOR 21 MILES.

1:08:34WE STOPPED THAT. AND THIS IS NO

1:08:39DIFFERENT. BEFORE WE VOTE,

1:08:48THINK ABOUT THE PEOPLE'S LIVES

1:08:50AND THE EFFECT IT'LL HAVE.

1:08:51>> COUNCIL MEMBER WHITI.

1:08:52>> THANK YOU. I WAS ABLE TO

1:08:54LISTEN TO A LOT OF TESTIMONY ATD

1:08:57PRIOR TO THAT OVER THE LAST FEW

1:08:58WEEKS AND MONTHS AS WE'VE BEEN

1:09:01DEBATING THIS TOPIC. AND I

1:09:02THINK THIS DEBATE HAS BEEN ABOUT

1:09:03A LARGE MANY OF THINGS. AND

1:09:05LIKE MY COLLEAGUES, I FULLY

1:09:08UNDERSTAND AND BELIEVEHA WE

1:09:09ARE IN A MOMENT OF SEEING

1:09:13EXESSEIAL CRISIS WITH BIG

1:09:14TECH. AND THE CORRESPONDING AI

1:09:17TECHNOLOGY THAT COMES WITH IT.

1:09:20AS WELL AS WHAT I'M LOOKING AT,

1:09:22FOR ME, THIS DEBATE BOILS DOWN

1:09:24TO ONE THING. AND IT'S PELYSAFE

1:09:31THREAT, PARTICULARLY AS IT

1:09:32RELATES TO JOBS ACROSS NOT JUST

1:09:34OUR RIDE SHARE WORKERS, BUT

1:09:36EVERY SINGLE INDUSTRY IN THIS

1:09:37COUNTRY. I ALSO SEE A THREAT

1:09:39RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME. EVERY

1:09:41SINGLE DAY. YOU COULD HAVE

1:09:42TURNED ON THE NEWS, EVERY SINGLE

1:09:45MORNING, AND YOU SEE A VAST

1:09:47MAJORITY OF DEATHS HAPPENING DUE

1:09:49TO CAR ACCIDENTS. YOU HAVE

1:09:52HEARD ME FROM THIS DAIS TALK

1:09:54ABOUT A NUMBER ONE CAUSE OF

1:09:56DEATHS FOROUTH IN THIS COUNTRY

1:09:57IS GUN VIOLENCE. THE SECOND ONE

1:10:00IS CAR ACCIDENTS. AND FOR ME,

1:10:03JUST IN MINNEAPOLIS ALONE,

1:10:07BETWEEN 2017 AND 2025, WE HAVE A

1:10:09COITMENT TO VISION STORE ROW

1:10:10IN THIS CITY. 160 PEOPLE

1:10:14EACH YEAR DIE FROM FATAL CAR

1:10:18ACCIDENTS. THAT'S SOMETHING AT

1:10:19THE CENTER OF THE DEBATE FOR ME.

1:10:20WHEN I WAS DOING MY RESEARCH ON

1:10:22WAYMO AND AS COUNCIL MEMBER

1:10:23WONSLEY SAID, THIS ISN'T JUST

1:10:24ABOUT AN INDIVIDUAL AV,

1:10:28AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE CORPORATION.

1:10:29IT'S ABOUT ALL OF THEM. ALL OF

1:10:31THE INDIVIDUALS THAT ENGAGE IN

1:10:32THIS WORK. THE COMPANIES THAT

1:10:33ENGAGE IN THE WORK. ZERO FATAL

1:10:36CAR ACCIDENTS HAVE BEEN CAUSED

1:10:39BY AUTONOMOUS RIDE SHARE OR ROBO

1:10:42TAXIS IN THIS COUNTRY. ZERO.

1:10:44THAT'S A HUGE NUMBER FOR ME. IF

1:10:46WE, AS A CITY COUNCIL, AS A

1:10:49BODY, HAVE AN ABILITY TO MAKE A

1:10:50DECISION TO REDUCE THE CAU OF

1:10:52DEATH IN THIS CITY, I THINK THAT

1:10:53IS AN OPTION. THAT IS A DEBATE

1:10:56TH NEEDS TO BE HAD. AND SO,

1:10:59AGAIN, RIGHT -- THIS ARGUMENT, I

1:11:01THINK, DESERVES A LARGE MANY

1:11:02THINGS. REGULATORY SYSTEMS IN

1:11:06PLACE. I THINK WE NEED A

1:11:08GUIDELE AND FRAMEWORKS THAT

1:11:11EXIST. IT'S FRUSTRATING FOR ME

1:11:13THIS WILL NOT HAVE THOSE. AND

1:11:15BECAUSE I THINK THE VAST

1:11:16MAJORITY OF THE RESOLUTION IN

1:11:17FRONT OF ME, ORDINANCE IN FRONT

1:11:19OF ME, HAS FANTASTIC VERSIONS OF

1:11:21WHAT A REGULATORY FRAMEWORK CAN

1:11:23LOOK LIKE. AND I WANT TO KIND

1:11:25OF TALK TO THE POLITICALEALITY

1:11:26OF THIS, AS WELL.

1:11:28I THINK IS SOMETIMES NOT SAID.

1:11:30IT'S LIKELY TO PASS TODAY. I

1:11:31THINK IT'S GOING TO PASS. IT'S

1:11:33ALSO QUITE LIKELY IT'S GOING TO

1:11:35GET VETOED AND COME BACK TO US.

1:11:36AND THAT WILL NOT GET THROUGH.

1:11:38BECAE IT NEEDS NINE VOTES.

1:11:39AND SO IT WILL NOT BE A SINGLE

1:11:42REGULATORY PCE OF WORK ON THE

1:11:44BOOKS THAT I THINK NEEDS TO

1:11:46HAPPEN. AND I LOOK FORWARD.

1:11:48I'M EXCITED TO, I THINK, WITHIN

1:11:50THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS, HAVING

1:11:53AN UNDERSTAND FROM THE

1:11:54LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH OFFICE THAT

1:11:55WILL TELL US SOME RESEARCH ON

1:11:57HOW TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THOSE

1:11:59REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS. I HOPE

1:12:00AS AODY WE CAN COME TO SOME

1:12:02LEVEL OF AGREEMENT OF WHAT THOSE

1:12:03FRAMEWORKS SHOULDOOK LIKE.

1:12:05AND I'M EXCITED TO WORK WITH MY

1:12:06COLLEAGUES ON WHAT THAT CAN BE.

1:12:08BUT,GAIN, I THINK FOR ME, AT

1:12:10THE END OF DAY, IT BOILS DOWN TO

1:12:12SAFETY AND DATA IN FRONT OF ME

1:12:15IS OVERWHELMINGLY CLEAR. THAT

1:12:17AV COMPANIES, THUS FAR, AFTER

1:12:18MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF MILES

1:12:20DRIVEN, HAVE NOT KILLED A SINGLE

1:12:22RESIDENT IN ANY OF THE

1:12:24JURISDICTIONS IN WHICH THEY

1:12:25EXIST. ANK YOU.

1:12:27COUNCIL MEMBER WARREN.

1:12:29>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT

1:12:33PAYNE. THIS ORDINANCE AND, YOU

1:12:40KNOW, AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE

1:12:41REGULATION ORDINANCE SAYS A LOT

1:12:42OF THINGS. BUT WHAT IT DOES ♪NT

1:12:46SAY, AND WT I AM GETTING,

1:12:51AGAIN, FANNIE LOU HAIMER TIRED

1:12:55OF HEARING IS AN ATTACK ON OUR

1:12:57IMMIGRANT POPULATION. BECAUSE

1:12:59IT IS NOT. IT IS NOT AN ATTACK

1:13:01ON OUR IMMIGRANT POPULATION.

1:13:04ARE NOT SAYING THAT WE DO NOT

1:13:07WANT -- OR WE'RE TING TO FIND

1:13:09WAYS TO DISENFRANCHISE IMMIGRANT

1:13:12WORKERS HERE IN THE CITY OF

1:13:14MINNEAPOLIS. I DO NOT WANT TO

1:13:17HEAR THAT SAID NOT ONE MORE

1:13:18TIME. I AM DONE WITH THAT.

1:13:24THAT IS I INSULTING AND

1:13:28DISRESPECTFUL TO MEMBERS OF THIS

1:13:28BODY. THAT'S NOT WHATE'RE

1:13:30SAYING. EVERYBODY HAS THE RIGHT

1:13:32AND THE RESPONSIBILITY TO DO

1:13:34WHATEVER JOB IT IS THEY WANT TO

1:13:37DO. YOU CAN DO AND BE WHOEVER

1:13:41YOU WANT TO BE. AND I THINK I

1:13:42MADE THAT VERY CLEAR WHEN I

1:13:45STATED IT ON TUESDAY. AND I'M

1:13:46GOING TO SAY I AGAIN TODAY.

1:13:47THAT DOESN'T MEAN YOU NEED TO

1:13:48CHOOSE A DIFFERENT JOB. I SAID

1:13:50YOU CAN DO AND BE WHOEVER IT IS

1:13:53THAT YOU WANT TO BE. WHEN YOU

1:14:11PURCHASE A CAR, YOU PICK OUT

1:14:14FROM A FLEET OF CARS. ALL OF

1:14:16THE INGS. ENGINE SIZES, DOOR

1:14:18SIZES, COLORS. SO IF YOU GET TO

1:14:20CHOOSE WHAT IT IS YOU DRIVE,

1:14:22SOMEBODY ELSE SHOULD HAVE THE

1:14:23CHOICE TO CHOOSE WHAT I IS THEY

1:14:25RIDE IN. AND WHO ALSO IS BEHIND

1:14:28THERE. EVEN IF IT MEANS NO ONE.

1:14:34YES, THERE NEEDS TO BE

1:14:34REGULATIONS. WE HAVE REQUESTED

1:14:37INRMATION FOR A COMPREHENSIVE

1:14:39STUDY SO THAT WE, AS COUNCIL

1:14:42MBERS, CAN MAKE WELL-INFORMED

1:14:44DECISIONS ABOUT WHAT IT IS THAT

1:14:46ISAPPENING IN OUR CITY. THAT

1:14:51IS OUR FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY

1:14:51TO THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF

1:14:54MINNEAPOLIS. WE HAVE NOT GOTTEN

1:14:55THAT INFORMATION YET. THIS

1:14:57WOULD NOT TAKE EFFEC UNTIL

1:15:002027. SO GUESS WHAT WE CAN DO.

1:15:02HURRY UP AND WAIT. THERE'S NO

1:15:05RUSH. THERE'S NO SENSE OF

1:15:08URGENCY. NOT AT THIS PARTICULAR

1:15:09POINT, AS I SEE IT. I'M TIRED

1:15:20OF BEING INSULT THAT IT'S AN

1:15:22ATTACK AGAINST IMMIGRANT

1:15:23WORKERS. IT'S NOT. I HAVE A

1:15:25DEEP-ROOTED RESPECT FOR OUR

1:15:26IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY AND

1:15:27IMMIGRANT WORKERS. I WANT TO

1:15:29SEE EVERYBODY WIN AND BE GREAT.

1:15:30SUCCEED AT YOUR LEVEL AND

1:15:31DEFINITION OF SUCCESS FOR

1:15:34YOURSELF.

1:15:35SO DON'T LET ANYONE INVITE YOU

1:15:37INTO THESE CHAMBERS TO SIT

1:15:39BEFORE A BODY OF FOLKS AND MAKE

1:15:41YOU TO BELIEVE THAT SOMEONE

1:15:43FEELS THAT WAY ABOUT YOU.

1:15:46BECAE I'M HERE TO TELL YOU

1:15:46THAT I DON'T.

1:15:49THIS IS NOT WHAT THIS IS. I

1:15:54APPRECIATE YOUR HARD WORK. I

1:15:57APPRECIATE YOUR TESTIMONIES. I

1:15:59APPRECIATE YOUR HUMAN-CENTERED,

1:16:01CARE AND CONCERN YOU SHOW FOR

1:16:02THE RESENTS AND THE CITY OF

1:16:04MINNEAPOLIS. YOUR PERSONALIZED

1:16:07PROACH AND YOUR HUMAN APPROACH

1:16:08YOU PROVIDE TO PEOPLE AS YOU

1:16:10HELP THEM IN AND OUT OF CARS,

1:16:12UP-AND-DOWN STEPS, CARRYING

1:16:13GROCERIES, MOVING BABIES, AND

1:16:14ALL OF THAT HAVE STUFF. IT'S

1:16:16DEEPLY APPRECIATED. IF NO ONE

1:16:18HAS TOLD YOU THAT.

1:16:23I'M SAYING THERE ARE PEOPLE,

1:16:25TOO, WHO ARE TIRED OF HAVING

1:16:30SEXUAL VIOLENCE LOOKED AS A

1:16:32RIRITE OF PASSAGE. AND NOT

1:16:35SAYING YOU DID ABSOLUTELY

1:16:38ANYTHING. BUT THOSE ARE REAL

1:16:41CLAIMS. THERE AREEOPLE WHO

1:16:42ARE VULNERABLE WHO HAVE OTHER

1:16:44TRAUMAS AND OTHER EXPERIENCES

1:16:45AT POLICY NEED TO BE TAKEN

1:16:47INTO ACCOUNT. LET'S PUT LAWS

1:16:52AND FRAMEWORK AROUND ALL THINGS.

1:16:58^ AND THOSE CONVERSATIONS NEED

1:16:59TO BE HAD BEFORE WE START

1:17:02DISSECTING AND THROWING AWAY ANE

1:17:04OTHER THINGS FOR OTHER PEOPLE. T

1:17:08DOESN'T MAKE SENSE. DON'T TAKE

1:17:10AWAY PEOPLE'S RIGHT TO CHOOSE.

1:17:11AND, YES, IT'S BIGGER THAN A

1:17:13PEANUT BUTTER AND HEJ JELLY

1:17:18SANDWICH. I MADE THAT STATEMENT

1:17:20TO SAY, GUESS WHAT. CHOICES ARE

1:17:23REAL. AND EVERYONE'S ALWAYS

1:17:26GOING TO EAT. AIN'T NOBODY

1:17:31STARVED IN MINNESOTA YET. THE

1:17:33END.

1:17:33>> COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY.

1:17:34>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PNE.

1:17:38I, FIRST, WANT TO START OFF BY

1:17:40SAYING THAT THIS CONVERSATIO IS

1:17:42A LOT BIGGER THAN THE CITY OF

1:17:44MINNEAPOLIS. THERE IS SO MUCH

1:17:46WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE HAPPENING

1:17:48RIGHT NOW AND WE SAW THAT AS

1:17:51EVIDENCED BY ALL OF THE WORK

1:17:52THAT WAS DONE AT THE STATE

1:17:54LEGIATURE. WE HAD HUNDREDS OF

1:17:58PEOPLE SPENDING THEIR PRECIOUS

1:18:01DAYS AND TIMES SHOWING UP TO THE

1:18:02CAPITOL TO TALK ABOUT REGULATING

1:18:04AND AN TOW AUTONOMOUS

1:18:07VEHICLES AND THE THREAT THEY

1:18:08FEEL IT PRODUCES.

1:18:09I THINK THAT THERE IS STILL SO

1:18:12MUCH MORE THAT WE HAVE TO

1:18:13CONSIDER. THAT'S WHY I SUPPORT

1:18:15THIS POLY TODAY. I THINK THE

1:18:19PLACE I WANT TO START OFF WITH

1:18:20IS, WE CAN'T UNTIE THIS FROM THE

1:18:23FACT THAT AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES DO

1:18:26CREATE A THREAT FOR THOUSANDS OF

1:18:27PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITIES. AND

1:18:30WE, AS A LOCAL GOVERNMENT, HAVE

1:18:33TO TAKE UP THE RESPONSIBILITY OF

1:18:34GETTING AHEAD OF THAT. WE CAN'T

1:18:37JUST SWEEP IT UNDER THE RUG AND

1:18:38CALL IT OPTION CREATION AND PUT

1:18:41OUT THE RED CARPET FOR TECH

1:18:44BILLIONAIRES LIKE ELON MUSK.

1:18:47WE SHOULD LOOK BACK AT HISTORY.

1:18:49WE SHOULD LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENED

1:18:51TO THE TAXI INDUSTRY. AND THE

1:18:54TA TAXI DRIVERS WHOSE

1:18:58LIVELIHOODS WERE CRUSHED AND

1:19:00DECIMATED DUE TO THE DISRUPTION

1:19:01OF TECH COMPANIES LIKE UBER AND

1:19:06LYFT. AND IF WE DON'T LOOK BACK

1:19:08AT THAT HISTORY, WE ARE

1:19:09CERTAINLY DOOMED TO REPEAT IT.

1:19:12AND WHAT I HEAR, NOT JUST IN THE

1:19:14LAST FEW MONTH OF THIS HAS BEEN

1:19:17AT CITY HALL, BUT FOR THE LAST

1:19:20YEAR. EVER SINCE AN TOWN

1:19:23TOWN MOU VEHICLES HAVE

1:19:25APPROACHED MINNESOTA AND

1:19:26MINNEAPOLIS. AND COMING TO OUR

1:19:27CITIES IS THAT IMMIGRANT WORKERS

1:19:29HAVE COME TO ME. SAID IT'S A

1:19:36THREAT TO THEM. THEY HAVE SPENT

1:19:37THEIR TIME LOBBYING WITHOUT ANY

1:19:42MONEY WITHOUT ANY GUIDE ON HOW

1:19:49TO DO THIS. IT'S ITS "FIRST OF

1:19:53ITS KIND" TYPE OF ADVOCACY.

1:19:55REPRESENTING THOUSANDS AND

1:19:56THOUSANDS OF THEIR COLLEAGUES

1:19:58THAT CAN'T SHOW UP AND SPEND

1:19:59TIME AT CITY HALLS AND STATE

1:20:01CAPITOLS. AND WE TALK A LOT

1:20:03ABOUT HAVING SOME FACTS IN THIS

1:20:08CONVERSATION. ACCORDING TO

1:20:09GRIDWISE DATA, FOUND BOTH IN

1:20:13L.A. AND SAN FNCISCOS, DRIVERS

1:20:15HAD SEEN A DIP IN THE RIDERSHIP.

1:20:18ALREADY FEELING THE IMPACT AND

1:20:19THE THREAT TO THEIR LIVELIHOODS.

1:20:24DRIVERS IN ATLANTA HAVE

1:20:25INDICATED THEY HAVE SEEN 10 TO

1:20:2830% DECREASE IN THEIR INCOME ON

1:20:30A GIVEN DAY. AND WHAT WE KNOW

1:20:34IS THAT MANY, MANY OF OUR

1:20:37DRIVERS ALREADY AREIVING CLOSE

1:20:41TO POVERTY OR AT THE POVERTY

1:20:44LINE. WHERE ARE THE

1:20:46AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES GIVING US

1:20:48JOBS GUARANTEE? WHAT WE'RE

1:20:50LOOKING AT IS THERE WAS A MAJOR

1:20:52DISRUPTION, LIKE IN THE PAST,

1:20:53WHAT IS THE PLAN FOR THE WORK

1:20:54FORCE AND THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS

1:20:57FALLING INTO FURTHER POVERTY.

1:20:58WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR US FOR

1:20:59LOCAL GOVERNMENT IF THEY LOSE

1:21:01THEIR JOBS? AND WE ALSO ARE

1:21:04STRAINED IN OUR CAPACITY TO

1:21:06PROVIDE SOCIAL SERVICES AND GIVE

1:21:08THEM THE HAND UP ALREADY. WHEN

1:21:10WE'RALREADY STRUGGLING WITH A

1:21:12HOMELESSNESS CRISIS. THE OTHER

1:21:16THINGS THAT COME INTO MIND FOR

1:21:18ME, IT'S CLEAR THERE

1:21:19REGULATORY GAP. WE DO NOT HAVE

1:21:21A COMPREHENSIVE STATE POLICY.

1:21:23WHAT THIS POLICY IS DOING IS

1:21:25PUTTING A POLICY IN FRONT OF US

1:21:26WHERE THERE IS LICENSING, WHERE

1:21:28THERE ARE MECHANISMS FOR

1:21:30PENALTIES, AND IT'S SAYING,

1:21:31OKAY, IF YOU WANT TO HAVE

1:21:34AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE. FINE.

1:21:36WEL PUT A HUMAN MONITOR. MAKE

1:21:37IT EVEN SAFER. IF THE

1:21:39LEGISLATURE DOESN'T ACT I THIS

1:21:41LEGISLATIVE SESSION, WE HAVE

1:21:42NOTHING TO FALL BACK ON. AND SO

1:21:44THEN WE'LL HAV THIS POLICY IN

1:21:45OCTOBER OF 2027. BUT IF THE

1:21:47LEGISLATURE DOES ACT AND WORK

1:21:49WITH US AND WE ARE EXCITED TO

1:21:50WORK WITH THEM, WE'VE BEEN IN

1:21:52COMMUNICATION WI SEVERAL

1:21:54LEGISLATORS ALREADY, THEN WE'LL

1:21:55WORK ON BUILDING A POLICY WITH

1:21:57THE COMMITY MEMBERS HERE, WITH

1:21:58THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT HAVE

1:22:00SHOWN UP TO THE CHAMBERS, ONES

1:22:02SHOWN UP TO THE CAPITOL, AND

1:22:03FOLKS THAT MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN

1:22:05INVOLVEDLREADY. WE ALSO HAVE

1:22:06TO ADDRESS THE FACT THAT THERE'S

1:22:07A LOCAL TERRAIN GAP, TOO.

1:22:12SNOW, ICE, CONSTRUCTION, OUR

1:22:14STREETS ARE DYNAMIC. WE HAVE

1:22:16BIKES, PEDESTRIANS, BUS RAPID

1:22:18TRANSIT, DEDICATED LANES. THESE

1:22:20ARE THINGS THAT ARE PROVEN TO BE

1:22:25AREAS WHERE AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES

1:22:26HAVE DIFFICUIES AND DO RESULT

1:22:28IN INCIDENTS THAT RESULT IN THEM

1:22:30BEING INVESTIGATED BY FEDERAL

1:22:35AUTHORITIES.

1:22:36JUST THIS YEAR IN JANUARY 2026,

1:22:41A 9-YEAR-OLD CHILD WAS HIT BY A

1:22:45WAYMO IN SANTA MONICA. BECAUSE

1:22:46W WAYMOS ARE NOT GOOD AT BEING

1:22:49IN AREAS WHERE THERE ARE A

1:22:51DENSITY OF KIDS AND SCHOOL BUSES

1:22:53AND THAT IS SOMETHING WE

1:22:54ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO CONSIDER AND

1:22:57THEY HAVEN'T PROVEN TO US IT'S

1:22:58NOT GOING TO BE AN ISSUE FOR US

1:22:59HERE IN MINNEAPOLIS.

1:23:03I ALSO THINK THE SAFETY GAP IS

1:23:05ABSOLUTELY REAL. AND I DO NOT

1:23:07THINK THERE IS A SINGLE PUBLIC

1:23:10WORKS DEPARTMENT IN THE UNITED

1:23:11STATES THAT IS SAYING ONE OF OUR

1:23:15STRATIES TO ENSURE THAT WE

1:23:18HAVE VISN ZERO IS AUTONOMOUS

1:23:21VEHICLES.

1:23:22ACTUALLY, THE NATIONAL

1:23:23ASSOCIATION OF CITY

1:23:24TRANSPORTATION OFFICIALS A

1:23:27CURRENTLY GIVING GUIDES TO

1:23:28CITIES TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEMS

1:23:30THEY'RE SEEING. FAILING TO STOP

1:23:34FOR SCHOOL BUSES, STALLING EN

1:23:37MASSE, DRIVING OVER FIRE

1:23:41HOSEFIRE HOSES BEING USED

1:23:45BY FIRE DEPARTMENTS, NAVIGATING

1:23:48FLOO WITH PASSENGERS. THE

1:23:49REAL THING WE SHOULD BE

1:23:50INVESTING IN IS TRANSIT,

1:23:53PEDESTRIAN-ORIENTED ARE STREET

1:23:54CONSTRUCTION, PROTECTED BIKE

1:23:55LANES, THE THINGS THAT DO WORK

1:23:57TO CHANGE BEHAVIOR CHANGE AND

1:23:58ALSO GET PEOPLE OUT OF THEIR

1:24:01VEHICLES.

1:24:01AND THAT'S WHY WE ALSO HAVE THE

1:24:05UNION FOR OUR TRANSPORTATION

1:24:06WORKERS SAYING, HEY, WE DON'T --

1:24:10WE SUPPORT THIS POLICY. BECAUSE

1:24:12IT IS ALSO A THREAT TO MASS

1:24:16TRANSPORTATION AND THE WORK WE

1:24:16HAVE TO DO TO BUILD IT OUT.

1:24:18WHICH IS A PUBLIC GOOD THAT

1:24:20WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE POSSIBLE

1:24:22FOR EVERYONE. I'M GOING TO SAY,

1:24:26THERE'S NO AN AUTONOMOUS

1:24:30VEHICLE THAT HAS AS FARE $2.50

1:24:31THAT CAN GET YOU AROUND FOR

1:24:33HOURS OR GET A FULL DAY PASS FOR

1:24:34$5. I ENCOURAGE FOLKS TO THINK

1:24:36ABOUT THIS AND UNDERSTAND THIS

1:24:37IS OUR STARTING POINT.

1:24:39>> COUNCIL MEMBER, YOUR TIME IS

1:24:41EXPIRED. THANK YOU.

1:24:42>> THANK YOU.

1:24:44>> NEXT, COUNCIL MEMBER

1:24:44STEVENSON.

1:24:45>> THANK YOU.

1:24:49>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. THANK YOU

1:24:51TO THE ATTENDEES AND TSE WHO

1:24:54TESTIFIED OVER THE LAST COUPLE

1:24:55OF TESTIMONIES. I APPRECIATE

1:24:56U BEING HERE AND TALKING ABOUT

1:24:57THE ISSUES THAT ARE FACING YOU

1:24:59AND YOUR LIVELIHOODS.

1:25:02WORKER PROTECTIONS AND STREET

1:25:03SAFETY ARE VITAL. THEY'RE

1:25:06ABSOLUTELY NONNEGOTIABLE. BUT I

1:25:07WANT TO SPEAK TO THE STREET

1:25:09SAFETY IN PARTICULAR. ADDING

1:25:11MORE CARS AND EXPANDING CAR

1:25:13INFRASTRUCTURE IS A RECIPE FOR

1:25:16DEATH AND INJURY. THAT IS APLAD

1:25:20PHYSICS OF CARS ARE SUCH THEY DO

1:25:22NOT MIX WITH PEOPLE AND

1:25:25HUMAN-CENTERED PLACES. THE ONLY

1:25:26PLACES IN THE WORLD THAT HAVE

1:25:29MADE SERIOUS MOVES TOWARDS

1:25:31STREET SAFETY, TOWARDS PEOPLE

1:25:32NOT DYING ON THEIR STREETS ARE

1:25:34PLACES THAT HAVE MOVED TOWARDS

1:25:37SAFER WALKING, BIKING, AND

1:25:40TRANSIT. A SELF-DRIVING UBER IN

1:25:43TEMPE, AZONA KILLED A WOMAN

1:25:46NAMED ELAINE HERSBERG. THE CAR

1:25:50DIDN'T SEE HER AND RAN OVER HERE

1:25:52WHILE SHE WAS CROSSING THE

1:25:53STREET.

1:25:53THIS ISN'T ABOUT SELF-DRIVING,

1:25:57FOR ME. THIS ISN'T NECESSARILY

1:25:58ABOUT SELF-DRIVING VERSUS NOT

1:26:01SELF-DRIVING. WE'RE TALKING

1:26:01ABOUT ARE WE GOING TO INVEST

1:26:03FURTHER IN CARENTERED

1:26:05INFRASTRUCTURE THAT KILLS PEOPLE

1:26:08ON OUR ROADS EVERY SINGLE DAY?

1:26:10EVERY SINGLE HOUR, OR GOING TO

1:26:11WORK TOWARDS A CITY WHERE W

1:26:14HAVE PROFESSIONALS DRIVING CARS

1:26:16AND OTHER FOLKS GIVEN REAL

1:26:18OPTIONS FOR TRANSIT, WALKING,

1:26:20AND BIKING. THAT IS THE WAY

1:26:21WE'RE GOING TO ACHIEVE STREET

1:26:24SAFETY. BECAUSE NO MATTER WHAT,

1:26:25IT IS THE PHYSICS AND THE AG

1:26:28GEOMETRY OF CARS THAT MAKE IT

1:26:29DANGEROUS FOR BEING IN DENSE,

1:26:32URBAN AREAS. WHAT WE CAN DO FOR

1:26:33SAFETY IS WE CAN WORK TO HAVE

1:26:35CITIES THAT INVEST IN TRANSIT,

1:26:38INVEST INORKERS, INVEST IN

1:26:40BIKING, AND INVEST IN WALKING.

1:26:46LASTLY, I WANT TO POINT OUT WHEN

1:26:47IT COMES TO PEOPLE WITH

1:26:48DISABILITIES MOVING AROUND THE

1:26:49CITY. FOLKS WITH DISABILITIES

1:26:52VASTLY DISPROPORTIONATELY TAKE

1:26:53PUBLIC TRANSIT. AS OPPOSED TO

1:26:56DRIVING OR ANY ORE M OTHER

1:26:59MODE OF TRANSPORTATION. SOMEDIT

1:27:01THAN OTHERS. AND ALLOW THEM

1:27:02DIFFERENT ABILITIES TO DO

1:27:04DIFFERENT THINGS. BUT WHAT WE

1:27:05KNOW IS THAT TRANSIT IS WHERE A

1:27:09GREAT, GREAT DISPROPORTIONATE

1:27:12AMOUNT OF DISABLED FOLKS END UP

1:27:14FINDING THEMSELVES TO GET AROUND

1:27:15THE CITY. IF WE WANT TO HAVE

1:27:17TRUE JUSTICE, TRANSPORTATION

1:27:19JUSTICE, THE FREEDOM AND ABILITY

1:27:20TO GET AROUND OUR CITY FOR

1:27:22PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IS BY

1:27:25INVESTING IN HH-QUALITY PUBLIC

1:27:26TRANSIT. WHEN WE HAVE

1:27:28HIGH-QUALITY PUBLIC TRANSIT, WE

1:27:30ARE INVESTING IN PEOPLE WITH

1:27:32DISABILITIES BEING ABLE TO GET

1:27:34AROUND THIS CIT AND OUR WHOLE

1:27:36REGION IN A WAY THAT TRULY LETS

1:27:38THEME FREE.

1:27:41SO BEFORE WE START THINKING THAT

1:27:44AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES ARE GOING TO

1:27:45SOLVE WHAT AILS US ABOUT OUR

1:27:48CURRENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM.

1:27:48I DO WANT US TO LOOK AROUND THE

1:27:51COUNTRY, LOOK AROUND THE WORLD,

1:27:53AND SEE THAT WHAT MOVES US

1:27:55TOWARDS STREET SAFETY, WHAT

1:27:57MOVES US TOWARDS FREEDOM FOR

1:27:58CHILDREN, FREEDOM FOR PEOPLE

1:28:00WITH DISABILITIES IS MOVING

1:28:01TOWARDS A PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEM

1:28:03THAT IS HIGH-QUALITY FOR EVERY

1:28:06SINGLE PERSON. AS WELL AS

1:28:08PROTECTING WORKERS BOTH IN THOSE

1:28:10BUSES AND IN THE CARS THAT ARE

1:28:12REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN TRIPS THAT

1:28:14REQUIRE A CAR. THANK YOU.

1:28:18>> VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN.

1:28:19>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I WANT TO

1:28:22MAKE ONE MORE COMMENT ABO THE

1:28:26SAFETY ASPECT OF IT. YES, EVEN

1:28:32HAS -- THERE ARE BETTER WAYS TO

1:28:34IMPROVE PUBLIC SAFETY WHEN IT

1:28:35COMES TO DRIVING. I THINK WAYMO

1:28:40ALSO HAS ITS OWN SAFETY RISKS,

1:28:43AS WELL. IT'S NOT PERFECT. WE

1:28:45HAVE SEEN AND RED IT'S

1:28:49EVERYWHERE. THE GLITCHES AND

1:28:50THE MISKES THEY MAKE WHEN

1:28:52THEY'RE ON THE ROAD. ONE THING

1:28:53IS CLEAR WE HAVE NOT TESTED THE

1:28:55MINNESOTA WINTER. MINNESOTA

1:28:59WINTER, UMM, IT'S VERY

1:29:01CHALLENGING IF YOU DRIVE. YOUKE

1:29:08AIRPORT. HUMANS MAKE A LOT OF

1:29:11ERROR. BECAUSE OF THE WEATHER

1:29:14CONDITIONS. WAYMO HAS NOT

1:29:16TESTED. WE'RE THE FIRST THEY'RE

1:29:17TESTING. THAT'S A HUGE CONCERN

1:29:19WHEN IT COMES TO PUBLIC SAFETY.

1:29:22AND THERE ARE PROCESSES AND WAYS

1:29:24FOR US TO IMPROVE THE SAFETY.

1:29:30BUT ALLOWING CARS LIKE WAYMO OR

1:29:34SELF-DRIVING CARS ON THE ROAD

1:29:39FOR, YOU KNOW, PERSONAL USE.

1:29:41THAT'S OKAY. FOR ME, IT'S ALL

1:29:43ABOUT THE JOBS. RIGHT. AND

1:29:48THAT IS ONE THING I WANT TO LEAD

1:29:50INTO IT. MOST. I HEARD THAT

1:29:55THERE MIT BE A VETO FROM THE

1:29:58MAYOR'S OFFICE. AND I'M GOING

1:30:00TO ADDRESS MAYOR DIRECTLY. TO

1:30:02NOT TO VETO THIS. I'M CALLING

1:30:05HIM TO STAND WITH IMMIGRANT

1:30:07FAMILIES. AS YOU HAVE STAND

1:30:12WITH WHEN -- SEARCH CAME. I

1:30:13WANT YOU TO SIGN THE ORDINANCE.

1:30:17THINK ABOUT THE FAMILIES THEY

1:30:21SUPPORT. COME TO THE COMMUNITY.

1:30:23HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH THEM

1:30:25BEFORE YOU SIGN. BEFORE YOU

1:30:28VETO. LISTEN TO THE REAL LIFE

1:30:31EFFECTS AND CONVERSATIONS WE'VE

1:30:32BEEN HAVING FOR THE LAST FEW

1:30:35WEEKS. THEY'RE JUST FIGHTING

1:30:37FOR THEIR JOBS. THAT'S ALL

1:30:39THEY'RE REALLY ASKING. WITHOUT

1:30:41ANY EXPLANATION OF ANY WAY OF

1:30:42THEM UNDERSTANDING WHAT THIS

1:30:44VETO IS ABOUT. JUST THINKING

1:30:47ABOUT IT. IT'S NOT WELL TAKEN

1:30:51FOR THE ENTIRE WORKERS THAT RELY

1:30:54ON NOT JUST THE DRIVERS, THE

1:30:55FAMILIES, THE KIDS THAT RELY ON

1:31:01THIS JOBS. AND THE FAMILIES

1:31:03THEY SUPPORT. SO I WOULD REALLY

1:31:06ENCOURAGE YOU. YOU HAVE THE

1:31:08VETO POWER TO REALLY CONSIDER

1:31:13THE DRIVERS. CONSIDER THE

1:31:15IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES, AND D'T

1:31:17VETO IMMIGRANT JOBS.

1:31:18AND DON'T VETO WORKING FAMILIES.

1:31:21I ENCOURAGE YOU TO SIGN THE

1:31:23PETITION. TOP SIGN THE

1:31:26ORDINANCE. AND THAT'S JUST MY

1:31:29CALLING TO THE MAYOR. AND I

1:31:31THANK YOU ALL.

1:31:35>> COUNCIL MEMBER SHAFFER.

1:31:36>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE.

1:31:39I WILL NOT BE SUPPORTING THIS

1:31:41TODAY. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING

1:31:43THAT NO OTHER CITY IN THE UNITED

1:31:45STATES HAS THIS REQUIREMENT OF A

1:31:46HUMAN MONITOR. AND THE AUTHORS

1:31:49HAVE REFUSED TO WAIT AND MOVING

1:31:51THIS FORWARD UNTIL WE RECEIVE A

1:31:53FULL RESEARCH REPORT FROM THE

1:31:56STAFF AND OUR DIRECTED REQUEST

1:31:59TO THEM ON THIS TOPIC. WE LIVE

1:32:02IN A FREE-MARKET SOCIETY. AND

1:32:04OUR RESIDENTS, INCLUDING THOSE

1:32:05IN THE DISABILITY COMMUNITY,

1:32:07WANT THE FREEDOM TO CHOOSE. AND

1:32:09TO HAVE OPTIONS FOR ALL ELEMENTS

1:32:11OF THEIR LIFE. WHETHER IT BE

1:32:14RIDESHARE, WHERE WE EAT AT

1:32:15RESTRANTS, WHAT WE DO FOR OUR

1:32:17JOB. THIS IS PART OF WHO WE

1:32:19ARE. I AGREE WITH COUNCIL

1:32:21MEMBER CHOWDHURY THAT THIS IS A

1:32:23BIGGER ISSUE BEYOND OUR

1:32:25JURISDICTION. BUT I DISAGREE

1:32:27THAT WE ARE DOING ANY MEANINGFUL

1:32:29ACTION HERE THAT IS REALLY

1:32:31GETTING AHEAD OF THIS FOR OUR

1:32:33CITY. THIS DOESN'T GO INTO

1:32:35EFFECT UNTIL OCTOBER OF 2027.

1:32:38AFTER THE STATE SESSION. SO I

1:32:41FIND IT PROBLEMATIC THAT THROUGH

1:32:43THIS MEASURE, WE ARE TELLING THE

1:32:46STATE AND THE METRO COMMUNITIES

1:32:47AROUND US THAT WE KNOW WHAT IS

1:32:49BEST. EVE THOUGH WE HAVEN'T

1:32:51WAITED FOR OUR RESEARCH. SO,

1:32:54ST. LOUIS PARK, IF YOU WANT AVS,

1:32:57THAT'S TOO BAD. BECAUSE

1:32:58MINNEAPOLIS JUSPROPOSED A

1:32:59STIPULATION OF HUMAN MONITORS

1:33:01THAT IS, IN EFFECT, AND DISALLOW

1:33:03THE FREE MARKET CHOICE OPTIONS

1:33:05FOR YOU. AND TO THE STATE, WE

1:33:07KNOW WHAT IS BEST. EVEN THOUGH

1:33:08WE DID NOT TAKE THE TIME TO HEAR

1:33:12OUR REQUESTED DATA. I THINK

1:33:15THIS IS PART OF WHY MINNEAPOLIS

1:33:18IS OFTEN LOOKED AT BY OTH

1:33:21MUNICIPALITIES WITH CONCERN.

1:33:23WHEN WE JUMP OUT AHEAD OF

1:33:26RESEARCH AND DEVELOP POLICY THAT

1:33:30IS AFFECTING OTHER

1:33:32JURISDICTIONS, PEOPLE WONDER

1:33:34WHAT WE ARE DOING. WHAT IS THE

1:33:36DATA WE'RE BASING OUR POLICY

1:33:39UPON?

1:33:39THANKOU.

1:33:41>> COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ.

1:33:46>> THANK YOU. UMM, AWESOME. I

1:33:51APPRECIATE IT. I MEAN, I JUST

1:33:53WANT TO MENTI THAT CNN DID

1:33:57UNCOVER REPORTS INVOLVING WAYMO

1:33:59VEHICLES, RUNNING RED LIGHTS,

1:34:01NARROWLY AVOIDING HIDING

1:34:03PEDESTRIANS AND REVEALED

1:34:04DANGEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS

1:34:06AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE COMPANY. SO

1:34:06I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW

1:34:08THAT THERE HAS BEEN OTHER

1:34:10REPORTS. AND THAT IS REALLY

1:34:12DANGEROUS TO OUR COMMUNITY. SO

1:34:13THERE IS A LOT OF SAFETY RISKS

1:34:16WITH THESE COMPANIES. I DO KNOW

1:34:19THAT RELATING TO COUNCIL MEMBER

1:34:21WHITING'S POINT ABOUT NO ONE

1:34:22BEING KILLED. I WILL SAY CATS

1:34:24HAVE BEEN KILLED. AND CATS HAVE

1:34:26BEEN KILLED BY THE AUTONOMOUS

1:34:27VEHICLES. AND I HE A CAT. I

1:34:29DON'T WANT MY CAT GETTING KILLED

1:34:30BECAUSE OF THESE AUTONOMOUS

1:34:32VEHICLES. SO TO THOSE CAT

1:34:34LOVERS, KNOW THESE WAYMO

1:34:35VEHICLES, THESE AUTONOMOUS

1:34:36VEHICLES HAVE KILLED CATS. AND

1:34:38THAT'S UNFAIR. LIKE, I WATCHED

1:34:40A VIDEO STANDING HERE FM THE

1:34:42DAIS THAT WAS HARD TO WATCH.

1:34:43CATS BEING MURDERED BY THE

1:34:45VEHICLES. TT'S WRONG. SO I

1:34:48JUST WANTED TO MENTION THAT.

1:34:50AND, AGAIN, I'M GOING TO CENTER

1:34:51THE CONVERSATION BACK TO WHY I'M

1:34:52SUPPORTING THIS ORDINANCE. M

1:34:54TALKING ABOUT IT FOR MYSELF.

1:34:58THE TAXI INDUSTRY WAS DECIMATED

1:34:59BECAUSE THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH

1:35:01REGULATIONS WHEN IT CAME TO RIDE

1:35:02SHARE DRIVING IN THE CITY OF

1:35:04MINNEAPOLIS. IT DISPLACED

1:35:05THOUSANDS OF JOBS. FROM

1:35:07HARD-WORKING PEOPLE THAT WERE

1:35:08TRYING TO MAKE IT BY. THERE WAS

1:35:11NOT ENOUGH REGULATIONS. IT

1:35:12DISPLACED THOUSANDS OF JOBS, AND

1:35:14THEN UBER AND LYFT CAME INTOHE

1:35:16CITY. THEY WERE THEIR OWN AND

1:35:18TOOK OVER THE MARKET. AND THEN

1:35:20NOW WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN IS

1:35:21WITHOUT THESE REGULATIONS, WE'RE

1:35:25ALLOWING AN UNREGULATED MARKET

1:35:26TO VENTURE THE SYSTEM. HAT IS

1:35:28GOING TO HAPPEN IS THEN

1:35:30DRIVERLESS VEHICLES WILL BE THE

1:35:31WAY TO GO FOR AUTONOMOUS RIDE

1:35:34SHARE OPTION. THAT WILL

1:35:36DISPLACE THOUSANDS OF JOBS OF

1:35:38HARD-WORKING PEOPLE THAT NEED A

1:35:39JOB TO STAYFLOAT. AND THEN

1:35:42ONCE THAT BECOMES AN OPTION, IT

1:35:44STARTS AT 30, 40, 500,000

1:35:49VEHICLES HAPPENI HERE. EVERY

1:35:51VEHICLE IS A JOB THAT IS LOST IN

1:35:52OUR CITY. THAT'S IMPORTANT TO

1:35:54HAVE INTO CONSIDERATION AS WE'RE

1:35:55VOTING ON THIS ORDINANCE.

1:35:57BECAUSE WE KNOW TT THIS IS

1:35:59GOING TO LEAD TO MASSIVE JOB

1:36:01LOSS IN OUR CITY.

1:36:03AND THAT IS NOT OKAY. AND I

1:36:06WILL NOT BE PUTTING MY NAME

1:36:08BEHIND A JOB LOSS ACTION.SO I

1:36:11SUPPORT THIS ORDINANCE BECAUSE

1:36:12IT'S PROTECTING JOBS. IT'S

1:36:14PROTECTING OUR NEIGHBORS. IT'S

1:36:15PROTECTING MY CONSTITUENTS IN

1:36:17WARD NINE. MANY OF THESE RIDE

1:36:20SHARE DRIVERS LIVE THERE. I

1:36:21THINK IT'S IMPORTANT WHEN I VOTE

1:36:22FOR THIS ORDINANCE I TALK ABOUT

1:36:24THAT JOB PROTECTION. BECAUSE

1:36:26IT'S IMPORTANT. DO I WANT TO

1:36:29PROTECT BIG TECH OR PROTECT MY

1:36:30CONSTITUENTS? I'M ALWAYS GOING

1:36:32TO PICK MY CONSTITUENTS OVER BIG

1:36:33TECH. THAT'S AN EASY VOTE. I

1:36:35SAY THAT. AND ANOTH PART IS,

1:36:38AND I WANT TO KEEP MENTIONING

1:36:40THIS. BECAUSE DURING THE

1:36:41OCCUPATION OF OUR CITY, OUR

1:36:45NEIGHBORS WHO ARE RIDE SHARE

1:36:47DRIVERS WERE LITERALLY BEING

1:36:49ATTACKED BY THE FEDERAL

1:36:51GOVERNMENT. THEY JUST WERE.

1:36:52I.C.E. WAS ALL OVER THEIR

1:36:54PARKING LOCATIONS. THAT'S NOT

1:36:56OKAY. AND IT WAS HARD TO WATCH

1:36:58WHAT OUR NEIGHBORS WERE GOING

1:36:59THROUGH AND STILL ARE, TO BE

1:37:02CLEAR. AND WHAT I ALSO SAW WAS

1:37:04NEIGHBORS SHOW UP WITH THEIR

1:37:05WHISTLES AND WHISTLE AT I.C.E.

1:37:07AGENTS AND LETTING PEOPLE KNOW,

1:37:08HEY, I.C.E. IS IN THE CORNER.

1:37:10I.E. IS IN THIS AREA. I.C.E.

1:37:11IS AT THIS PICK UP LOCATN

1:37:13WHERE LYFT DRIVER IS AT. AND

1:37:16WHAT WE SAW DURING THAT TIME WA,

1:37:21BECAUSE PEOPLE WERE TOO AFRAID

1:37:22TO GO OUTSIDE. AND, TWO,

1:37:24BECAUSE THEY WERE BEING TARGETED

1:37:25BECAUSE OF THE COLOR OF THEIR

1:37:27SKIN, WHAT THEY LOOKED LIKE, AND

1:37:29WHAT LANGUAGE THEY SPEAK.

1:37:31AND WHAT I SEE IS THE SAME TYPE

1:37:34OF FIGHT HAPPENING HERE WHEN IT

1:37:36COMES TO THIS ORDINANCE.

1:37:37BECAUSE INSTEAD OF SOMEONE BEING

1:37:42UNEMPLOYED BECAUSE THEY WERE

1:37:44KIDNAPPED BY.C.E. OR TRYING TO

1:37:46PROTECT THEMSELVES FROM THE

1:37:48DANGERS OF I.C.E., WHATS GOING

1:37:51TO HAPPEN IS JOB LOSS NOT

1:37:53THROUGH DEPORTATIONS, BUT THERE

1:37:55THE NEW MARKET.

1:37:56AND I AM GOING TO SAY THAT IT IS

1:37:58THAT SAME FIGHT. IT IS.AND WHEE

1:38:03TODAY, I MAY NOT HAVE MY WHISTLE

1:38:05ON ME. BUT MY VOTE IS MY

1:38:07WHISTLE. I'M GOING TO BE

1:38:08WHISTLING THIS WHISTLE LOUD T

1:38:10SAY I'M PROTECTING THESE JOBS.

1:38:12THAT IS WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN.

1:38:14I'M VOTING YESOR THIS

1:38:14ORDINANCE AND I'M PROUD OF IT.

1:38:16>> COUNCIL MEMBE CHOWDHURY.

1:38:18>> THANK YOU,RESIDENT PAYNE.

1:38:19I WANTED TO HIT ON A COUPLE MORE

1:38:21THINGS. BECAUSE I THINK THIS IS

1:38:24GOING TO BE ONE OF THE KEY

1:38:26MOMENTS WE HAVE TO SPEAK ON THIS

1:38:28ISSUE. SO WHAT I WAS PREVIOUSLY

1:38:30TOUCHING ON IS, WE HAVE TO BE

1:38:33ABLE TO LISTEN TO THE VOICES

1:38:34THAT ARE COMING BEFORE US. I

1:38:35THINK IT'S A BIG DEAL TO HAVE

1:38:38THE TRANSIT UNION COME AND TELL

1:38:41US TO PASS A POLICY LIKE THIS

1:38:44ONE. TOAVE A STARTING POINT

1:38:45FOR PROTECTIONS. NOT ONLY FOR

1:38:47OUR RIDE SHARE DRIVERS, BUT ALSO

1:38:49OUR TRANSIT WORKERS. AND I'M

1:38:50GOING ASK THIS QUESTION AGAIN TO

1:38:53THOSE WHO ARE PROPONENTS OF

1:38:56AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES ON TS

1:38:57COUNCIL. HOW DO WE GUARANTEE

1:38:59THERE ISN'T GOING TO BE JOB

1:39:00LOSS? HOW DO W GUARANTEE THIS

1:39:02ISN'T GOING TO UNDERMINE

1:39:04TRANSIT? HOW ARE WE GOING TO

1:39:05MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE

1:39:06PROTECTED WHEN UBER AND LYFT,

1:39:08THAT IS ALSO FOLLOWI THIS

1:39:12DIRECTION OF AUTOMYZATION

1:39:13DECIDES TO GO FULLY AUTOMATIC

1:39:15WHAT WILL WE DO WHEN ALL OF

1:39:17THESE WORKERS DO LOSE THEIR

1:39:18JOBS? I AM TIRED OF SEEING

1:39:22PEOPLE WHO ARE BLACK AND BROWN

1:39:24AND IMMIGRANTS, WORKING PEOPLE

1:39:26TRYING TOAKE ENDS MEET. BE

1:39:28THE ONES THAT WE'RE OKAY PUTTING

1:39:29ON THE CHOPPING BLOCK. SO WE

1:39:32CAN HAVE QUOTE, UNQUOTE,

1:39:34INNOVATION. THATASN'T PROVEN

1:39:37ITS BENEFIT TO A CITY. AND I'M

1:39:39SURE THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL

1:39:41BENEFITS THAT WERE LISTED.

1:39:43SMALL ONES, BUT LET'S LOOK AT

1:39:44THE CONSEQUENCES. TO ME, THE

1:39:48CONSEQUENCES FAR OUTWEIGH THE

1:39:49BENEFITS. AND I'M TIRED OF

1:39:51SAYING, OKAY, B TECH.YOU CAN

1:39:53COME INTO OUR CITY. WE'RE NOT

1:39:54GOING TO ASK YOU TO SHOW US

1:39:56THESE THINGS. WE'RE GNG TO

1:39:57JUST LET YOU USE OUR CITY AS A

1:39:59LABORATORY. AND, AGAIN,

1:40:02EVERYDAY PEOPLE ARE GOING TO

1:40:03HAVE TO BEAR THE BNT OF IT. I

1:40:06WANT TO KNOW THE TEAMSTERS UNION

1:40:09HAS RANG THE ALARM ON AUTONOMOUS

1:40:11VEHICLES. THEY ALSO SEE IT AS A

1:40:13THREAT TO THE AUTOMOZATION OF

1:40:16TRUCKING. WHICH WOULD, AGAIN,

1:40:17ALSO DECIMATE AN ENTIRE WORK

1:40:21FORCE THAT IS ONE OF THE

1:40:22STRONGEST WORK FORCES THAT WE

1:40:23HAVE IN THE UNITED STATES. AND

1:40:27HERE THAT SUPPORTS OUR LOCAL

1:40:29ECONOMY IN MINNEAPOLIS.

1:40:33HOW IS LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND

1:40:34STATE GOVERNMENT GOING TO BE

1:40:35ABLE TO TAKE ON THE DISASTER

1:40:40THAT WOULD BE SUCH A HUGE WORK

1:40:42FORCE DISRUPTION? AND I RLLY

1:40:45ENCOURAGE FOLKS TO THINK DEEPLY

1:40:46ABOUT THAT. IF WE CAN'T ANSWER

1:40:48THAT. AND THAT'S, AGAIN, WHY I

1:40:50SUPPORT THIS POLICY. I THINK

1:40:51IT'S A STARTING POINT. IT GIVES

1:40:53US THE POSITION WE NEED TO COME

1:40:54INTO. IT SHOWS THE STATE

1:40:57LEGISLATURE AND OTHER LEADERS

1:40:59THAT WE HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL

1:41:04AS THIS INDUSTRY IS APPROACHING

1:41:06OUR CITIES IN MINNESOTA AND

1:41:10MINNEAPOLIS SPECIFICALLY.

1:41:11AND WE SHOULD USE THIS AS A WAY

1:41:12TO WORK WITH OUR STATE

1:41:13LEGISLATURE TO HAVE THE POLICIES

1:41:15THAT WE NEED IN PLACE TO PROTECT

1:41:17OUR WORK FCE. TO PROTECT OUR

1:41:19RESIDENTS. TO ENSURE THAT

1:41:21TRANSIT ISN'T UNDERMINED. AND

1:41:22THE LAST THING THAT I'LL TOUCH

1:41:27ON IS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

1:41:30AND ETHICS.

1:41:31THAT'S REALLY BIG. I DON'T

1:41:33WANT -- I DIDN'T WISH THAT LOCAL

1:41:34GOVERNMENT H TO TAKE THIS ON,

1:41:36BUT WE DO HAVE TO TAKE THIS ON.

1:41:39BECAUSE OUR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

1:41:40ISN'T. THERE HASN'T BEEN

1:41:44MEANINGFUL, SUBSTANTIAL,

1:41:45COMPREHENSIVE ACTION AT THE

1:41:46STATE LEGISLATURE. WE JUST SAW,

1:41:48OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS, THAT

1:41:51THERE WAS T HUGGING INCIDENT

1:41:53WHERE AI AGENTS ON THEIR OWN

1:41:56ACCORD, DECIDED TO GO HACK INTO

1:41:58ANOTHER SYSTEM. SO WHAT ARE THE

1:42:01PROTECTIONS HERE, IF WE'RE GOING

1:42:02TO RELY ON ARTIFICIAL

1:42:04INTELLIGENCE TO DRIVE PEOPLE

1:42:06AROUND AND ALSO MAP ENTIRE CITY

1:42:08BLOCKSF MAJOR CITIES LIKE

1:42:12MINNEAPOLIS?

1:42:13AND I ALSO WANT T THINK ABOUT

1:42:13THE CLIMATE IMPORTANCE OF IT.

1:42:15THESE ARE POWERED BY DATA

1:42:17CENTERS. IT'S NO SECRET THAT

1:42:18DATA CENTERS USE HUGE LEVELS OF

1:42:22MEGAWATTS OF ENERGY THAT

1:42:23POWER -- COULD POWER 50 TO

1:42:25100,000 HOMES AT A TIME. AND

1:42:27THEY RUN 24/7.

1:42:30BY SUPPORTING THIS INDUSTRY, ARE

1:42:33WE CREATING MORE LIMITED

1:42:34RESOURCES? THOSE ARE THINGS TO

1:42:36CONSIDER. AND, HONESTLY, I

1:42:39MEAN, THE JURY IS STILL OUT AS

1:42:42TO IF MINNEAPOLIS SHOULD SUPPORT

1:42:44AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES ALL

1:42:45TOGETHER. AND THE FACT THAT WE

1:42:46HAVEN'T EVEN ANSWERED THAT

1:42:50QUESTION SHOULD SHOWCASE WHY WE

1:42:51NEED A REGULATION IN PLACE.

1:42:53BECAUSE THE DISCUSSION WITH OUR

1:42:54COMMUNITY HASN'T HAPPENED. THE

1:42:56STATE LEGISLATURE HASN'T ACTED.

1:42:59SO THAT'S WHY I THINK WE SHOUL

1:43:00MOVE FORWARD ON THIS TODAY. AND

1:43:02WE'LL HAVE FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES

1:43:03TO WORK ON THIS.

1:43:06>> COUNCIL MEMBER WHITING.

1:43:07>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE.

1:43:08SOME OF T BEST ADVICE I'VE

1:43:10RECEIVED IS DON'T RECREATE

1:43:11SOMETHING THAT ALREADY EXISTS.

1:43:13AND SO, AGAIN, WHEN I FIRST DOVE

1:43:16INTO THE RESEARCH ON THIS, I

1:43:19REALIZED THAT THE GOVERNOR KIND

1:43:20OF PUT SOMETHING TOGETHER IN

1:43:222019 TO BUILD OUT WHAT THAT

1:43:24REGULATORY FRAMEWORK COULD LOOK

1:43:26LIKE.

1:43:26AND SO ONE OF THOSE VERSIONS IS

1:43:28THE GOVERNOR'S COUNCIL ON

1:43:30AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES. AND,

1:43:33AGAIN, DOING THAT RESEARCH, THEY

1:43:34LIST THEY HAVE A MASSIVE POLICY

1:43:37RECOMMENDATIONS FOR AUTONOMOUS

1:43:39VEHICLES. I THINK THIS IS,

1:43:41AGAIN, SOMETHING WE ARE DOING

1:43:42TODAY IS HAVING THIS

1:43:43CONVERSATION WITH COUNCIL

1:43:45CHOWDHURY. I DO BELIEVE

1:43:46SOMETHING NEEDS TO BEN HERE.

1:43:47I BELIEVE THAT REGULATORY

1:43:49FRAMEWORKS SHOULD EXIST. I DO

1:43:51BELIEVE POLICIES SHOULD EXIST

1:43:52AND PUT THESE THINGS IN PLACE.

1:43:54AND WE HAVE -- WE COULD ALMOST

1:43:57USE VERBATIM WHAT THE

1:43:58GOVERNMENT'S COUNCIL HAS PUT

1:43:59FORWD. I THINK A LOT OF THOSE

1:44:01RECOMMENDATIONS WITHIN THAT LIST

1:44:05ARE QUITE HELPFUL IN AN INSTANCE

1:44:07LIKE THIS. IT'S SOMETHING WE

1:44:08COULD, AGAIN, DO TODAY. IT IS

1:44:10SOMETHING I THINK COULD GET

1:44:11THROUGH THIS BODY. COULD GET

1:44:12THROUGH THE MAYOR'S APPROVAL AND

1:44:14BE ON THE BOOKS THAT WAYMO AND

1:44:16THESE HER KIND OF AUTONOMOUS

1:44:18VEHICLE RIDE SHARE COMPANIES

1:44:20DON'T HAVE KIND OF A

1:44:22FREE-FOR-ALL IN OUR CITY.

1:44:24AND THAT'S SOMETHING I THINK,

1:44:25AGAIN, THAT COULD PASS. TODAY.

1:44:26AND MOVE FORWARD.

1:44:29WITH THAT,IGHT, IT'S SOMETHING

1:44:31I APPRECIATE COUNCIL MEMBER

1:44:32STEVENSON BRINGING UP. THE

1:44:35EXAMPLE IN TEMPE. IT'S

1:44:36SOMETHING I LOOKED UP, AGAIN,

1:44:37WHEN DOING THE RESEARCH. I

1:44:38THINK WE FAILED TO MISS THAT WAS

1:44:41DURING THE TESTING STAGE OF WHAT

1:44:43WAS HAPPENING WITH THE

1:44:44AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES WITH UBER,

1:44:46THEY HAD A SETY MONITOR IN THE

1:44:48CAR THAT WAS SENT TO JAIL

1:44:49BECAUSE THEY WERE DISTRACTED AND

1:44:51WATCHING A MOVIE.

1:44:52RIGHT. AND SO I THINK THIS IS

1:44:54ANOTHER VERSION OF WHAT HAS TO

1:44:56LOOK LIKE HERE IN THE CITY OF

1:44:57MINNEAPOLIS. I THINK DURING THE

1:44:59TESTING PHASE, ABSOLUTELY.

1:45:00WAYMOS AND ANY OTHER AUTONOMOUS

1:45:02VEHICLES SHOULD HAVE SAFETY

1:45:04NITORS IN THE CAR. ABSOLUTELY

1:45:07100%.

1:45:07RIGHT. AND ANOTHER THING THAT I

1:45:09THINK THAT COUNCIL MEMBER

1:45:11STEVENSON MENTIONED IS ANOTHER

1:45:12POINT TH I THINK WE ARE

1:45:13MISSING. RIGHT. THE ADOPTION

1:45:16OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES ARE NOT

1:45:17THE ONLY WAY TO PREVENT

1:45:18VEHICULAR LOSS OF LIFE IN THIS

1:45:20CITY OR ACROSS THIS COUNTRY.

1:45:22BUILDING A FUTURE FOCUSED AROUND

1:45:26HUMAN-CENTERED INFRASTRUCTURE

1:45:27AND WORLD-CLASS PUBLIC TRANSIT

1:45:28IS THE BEST WAY TO KEEP

1:45:30MINNESOTA SAFE FROM THE NEGATIVE

1:45:32IMPACTS OF LIVING IN A

1:45:34CAR-CENTERED WORLD.

1:45:34BUT I THINK THIS IS AN OPTION

1:45:36THAT EXISTS AS WE STILL LIVE IN

1:45:38A CAR-CENTERED WORLD.

1:45:39RIGHT. WE HAVE TO MAKE THE --

1:45:41IN MY POINT, I THINK THE

1:45:43INCREMENTAL MOVEMENTS TOWARD

1:45:44SAFETY IN THE CITY. I THINK

1:45:45THIS IS ONE OF THEM. AND THEIR

1:45:46POTENTIAL TO HELP REDUCE THOSE

1:45:50VEHICLE FATALITIES IS SOMETHING

1:45:50THAT WE HE TO SERIOUSLY

1:45:53CONSIDER.

1:45:53AND SO, WITH THAT, RIGHT, ITHINO

1:45:56ADDRESS THOSE SPECIFIC ISSUES

1:45:58AND THINGS, RIGHT, I KNOW

1:45:59COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY BROUGHT

1:46:02UP, RIGHT. GOING THROUGH RED

1:46:04LIGHTS, STOPPING BEHIND --

1:46:06CREATING TRAFFIC JAMS. THOSE

1:46:08ARE THINGS THAT ARE SERIOUSLY

1:46:09NEED TO BE LOOKED AT. WHAT WE

1:46:11HAVE SEEN TIME AND TIME AGAIN

1:46:13DATA HAS SHOWN THEY DO NOT CAUSE

1:46:15FATALITIES. THAT'S THE THING

1:46:17WE'RE TRYING TO REDUCE IN THIS

1:46:18CITY. IT'S VERY, VERY, VERY

1:46:19HARD I THINK TO GO AGAINST THE

1:46:22DATA WE ARE SEEING TIME AND TIME

1:46:23AGAIN THAT AV VEHICLES CSE

1:46:25FATALITIES. AND THAT'S JUST NOT

1:46:27THE CASE. AND TO SO IF WE

1:46:29ARE LOOKING AT THIS, I THINK WE

1:46:31HAVE TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES THAT

1:46:32COME UP WITH THESE, REGULATE

1:46:34THEM IN A WAY THAT IS F

1:46:37RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WAY, AND

1:46:38MOVE FORWARD IN A WAY THAT

1:46:39DOESN'T GIVE THESE COMPANIES

1:46:42FULL WILD-WEST TERRITORY HERE IN

1:46:43THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. AND SO

1:46:45WHILE I CAN'T SUPPORT THIS

1:46:46TODAY, I LOOK FORWARD TO

1:46:48SUPPORTING SOMETHING IN THE NEAR

1:46:49FUTURE THAT WILL HELP REGULATE

1:46:53LICENSE DO THE THINGS WE NEED TO

1:46:54DO IN THIS CITY.

1:46:56>> COUNCIL MEMBER CHUGHTAI.

1:46:56>> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT.

1:47:00UMM, I WANT TO THANK THE AUTHORS

1:47:03OF THIS AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES

1:47:09POLICY FOR THEIR WORK IN

1:47:10BRINGING THIS, A THIS FORWARD

1:47:13TODAY. UMM, I THINK -- I THINK

1:47:16THIS POLICY OFFERS US A

1:47:18PRETTY -- A RLLY CH CLEAR

1:47:21CHOICE. WHETHER THIS IS A CITY

1:47:22THAT PRIORITIZES TECH

1:47:24BILLIONAIRES FROM SILICON

1:47:25VALLEY, OR WHETHER THIS IS A

1:47:27CITY THAT IS ON THE FRONTLINES

1:47:30OF PROTECTING OUR WORK FORCE AND

1:47:32OUR CONSTITUENTS.

1:47:32I BELIEVE WE'RE A CITY THAT --

1:47:36THAT PROTECTS OUR WORK FORCE AND

1:47:37PROTECTS OUR CONSTITUENTS.

1:47:39SO LET'S TALK ABOUT WHY THIS

1:47:41POLICY IS SO IMPORTANT AS IT

1:47:43RELATES TO OUR WORK FORCE. I

1:47:45THINK THERE'S A LOT OF MAYBE

1:47:47VIBES-BASED CONVERSATIONS WE'RE

1:47:48HAVING ABOUT WHO OUR DRIVERS OF

1:47:51TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANIES

1:47:53ARE. WHO ARE GOING TO BE

1:47:56DISPLACED BY THIS INDUSTRY.

1:47:58WE ACTUALLY HAVE STUDIED THIS.

1:48:00THE STATE OF MINNESOTA HAS DONE

1:48:01AN EXTENSIVE STUDY ON DRIVERS OF

1:48:05TRANSPORTATION NETWORK

1:48:05COMPANIES. HERE'S WHAT WE KNOW

1:48:06ABOUT DRIVERS. WE KNOW THAT 70%

1:48:10OF DRIVERS ARE NONWHITE. WE

1:48:14KNOW THAT 60% OF DRIVERS ARE

1:48:16IMMIGRANTS. AND WE KNOW THAT

1:48:2040% OF DRIRS LIVE IN POVERTY.

1:48:22BELOW THE FEDERAL POVERTY LINE.

1:48:26I THINK THERE'S -- THERE'S A

1:48:28MISCONCEPTION OUT THERE THAT

1:48:30UBER AND LYFT DRIVERS OR

1:48:32TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANY

1:48:34DRIVERS ARE GIG-ECONOMY WORKERS.

1:48:35THEY'RE JUST -- THIS IS THEIR

1:48:37SI HUSTLE. THAT IS NOT TRUE.

1:48:39IT IS NOT BASED IN FACT.

1:48:42ONE-THIRD OF ALL DRIVERS IN THE

1:48:45STATE OFINNESOTA WORK MORE

1:48:47THAN 20 HOURS PER WEEK, DRIVE

1:48:52MORE THAN 20 HOURS PER WEEK AS

1:48:53THEIR SOURCE OF INCOME.

1:48:55WHEN WE TALK ABOUT PROTECTING

1:48:57OUR CONSTITUENTS, I THINK

1:48:59IT'S -- I THINK THIS FRAMING

1:49:01THAT, UMM, AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES

1:49:05ARE SAFER THAN PEOPLE DRIVING

1:49:07CARS IS -- IT'S JUST NOT TRUE.

1:49:10AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES HAVE KILLED

1:49:12PEOPLE ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

1:49:14RIGHT. I'M LOOKING AT ABC NEWS

1:49:18TALKING ABOUT A WOMAN WHO WAS

1:49:20KILLED BY AN AUTONOMOUS TESLA

1:49:24THAT CRASHED INTO HER HOME WHILE

1:49:26IT WAS IN SELF-DRIVING MODE.

1:49:28AND THEN WENT ON TO KILL HER.

1:49:32SHE WAS 76 YEARS OLD. SHE

1:49:36WASN'T EVEN WALKING OUTSIDE.

1:49:36SHE WA KILLED IN HER HOME

1:49:38BECAUSE A VEHICLE CRASHED INTO

1:49:42HER.

1:49:44CBS TALKING ABOUT 11 PEOPLE

1:49:46BEING KILLED IN VEHICLES THAT

1:49:48WERE -- THAT WERE AUTOMATED IN

1:49:50JUST A FOUR-MONTH PERIOD ACROSSS

1:49:57DRIVING BELOW SPEED LIMIT, A

1:50:01AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE DRIVING BELOW

1:50:02SPEED LIMIT THAT STRUCK A

1:50:0549-YEAR-OLD WOMAN ON A BICYCLE

1:50:06CROSSING THE STREET. AUTONOMOUS

1:50:10VEHICLES KILL PEOPLE, THEY KILL

1:50:12OUR PETS. THE BEST WAY FOR US

1:50:15TO PREVENT CAR ACCIDENTS, THE

1:50:16BEST WAY FOR US TO PREVENT

1:50:20FATALITIES, UMM, ON OUR STREETS

1:50:21THAT ARE CAUSED BY VEHICLES. BY

1:50:26PERSONAL VEHICLES IS TO BUILD

1:50:30INFRASTRUCTURE THAT IMPROVES THE

1:50:33SAFETY, UMM, OF OUR STRENGTHS. -

1:50:36ONE OF THE HIGHEST DENSITIES OF

1:50:39HIGH-INJURY STREETS IN OURITY.

1:50:41THAT MEANS MY CONSTITUENTS ARE

1:50:44MORE LIKELY TO BETRUCK BY A

1:50:46VEHICLE WHEN WALKING, DRIVING,

1:50:50UMM, BIKING, TAKING TRANSIT.

1:50:53THE NUMBER ONE WAY TO SAVE THEIR

1:50:56LIVES IS TO BUILD OUR STREETS

1:50:59WITH MORE BIKE LANES THAT ARE

1:51:01PROTECTED, WIDER SIDEWALKS, AND

1:51:05PROTECTED BUS LANES. AND TO

1:51:09SLOW DOWN VEHICLE SPEED. THOSET

1:51:13EFFECTIVE WAY TO REDUCE

1:51:16FATALITIES CAUSED BY CAR

1:51:21ACCIDENTS.

1:51:27I

1:51:28IF WE WANT TO DO THAT WORK AND

1:51:29I'M COMMITTED TO IT -- IT STARTS

1:51:31WITH PROTECTED BIKE PATHS,

1:51:33PROTECTED BUS LANES AND WIDER

1:51:42SIDEWALKS.

1:51:44I WANT TO ADDRESS WHETHER PEOPL

1:51:46IN OUR CITY AND OUR STATE ARE

1:51:48EXPERIENCING HUNGER AND FOO

1:51:50INSECURITY.

1:51:50THE DATA TELLS US IN OUR OWN

1:51:53CITY, AS OF THIS JUNE, THAT ONE

1:51:55IN SIX MINNEAPOLIS HOUSEHOLDS IS

1:51:58FACING AND EXPERIENCIN

1:52:01INSECURITY RIGHT NOW.

1:52:03THAT'S A FACT.

1:52:07PEOPLE ARE HUNGRY.

1:52:08PEOPLE ARE STARVING.

1:52:09AND WE KNOW THAT ABOUT HALF OF

1:52:13ALL TRANSPORTATION NETWORK

1:52:16COMPANY DRIVERS ARE LIVING IN

1:52:18POVERTY.

1:52:18MAYBE WE DON'T PH PEOPLE

1:52:20FURTHER INTO POVERTY.

1:52:21MAYBE WE DON'T PUSH PEOPLE

1:52:22FURTHER INTO FOOD INSECURITY.

1:52:24THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT.

1:52:27>> COUNCMEMBER STEVENSON.

1:52:29>> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT.

1:52:34I'M GLAD TO SEE MY COLLEAGUE

1:52:36POINT OUT THAT IN THE CASE OF

1:52:39ELAINE HERZBERG, THERE WAS A

1:52:43SAFETY MONITOR IN THE CAR

1:52:45SHOWING THAT AV'S ARE NOT SAFE

1:52:47WHETHER THERE'S A PERSON IN THE

1:52:48CAR OR THERE'S NOT PERSON IN

1:52:49THE CAR.

1:52:50IT DOESN'T MATTER IF WE HAVE

1:52:51SAFETY MONITORS.

1:52:52THIS TECHNOLOGY IS JUST NOT

1:52:53WHAT'S MOVING US TOWARDS SAFETY.

1:52:56INCREASING VMT, VEHICLE MILES

1:52:59TRAVELED IS INCREASING INJURY

1:53:00AND DEATH.

1:53:02WE HAVE THE OPTION TO DECIDE

1:53:08DOES ENCOURAGING THIS TECHNOLOGY

1:53:08MOVE US TOWARDS THE CORE ISSUE

1:53:12OF STREET SAFETY?

1:53:16WHICH IS CARS, MOVE US AWAY FROM

1:53:18THAT.

1:53:18OR DOES IT MOVE US FURTHER INTO

1:53:20EXPANDING THE AMOUNT OF MILES

1:53:22THAT AREDRIVEN.

1:53:25AND UNFORTUNATELY THIS

1:53:27TECHNOLO EXPANDS THE AMOUNT OF

1:53:28MILES THAT ARE DRIVEN WHICH WE

1:53:29KNOW IS THE CORE ISSUE WHEN IT

1:53:31COMES TO STREET SAFETY.

1:53:32UNFORTUNATELY, THIS IS NOT AN

1:53:34INCREMENTAL IMPROVEMENT IN

1:53:36SAFETY.

1:53:36THIS IS ACTUALLY INCREMENTAL

1:53:38HARM.

1:53:38THIS INCREMENTALLY MAKES OUR

1:53:40STREETS A LITE BIT MORE

1:53:40DANGEROUS.

1:53:41NOW IF WE WANTED TO TALK ABOUT

1:53:42BANNING HUMANS FROM DRIVING AT

1:53:44ALL AND HAVING AV'S DRIVE

1:53:47ENTIRELY, THAT'S AN ENTIRELY

1:53:48FFERENT STORY.

1:53:49BUT I DON'T THINK THAT'S WHAT

1:53:49WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.

1:53:53SO YEAH.

1:53:54THIS IS INCREMENTALLY EXPANDING

1:53:57THE THING THAT IS THE SECOND

1:53:58MOST DANGEROUS THING FOR KIDS IN

1:54:00AMERICA, AND THAT'S CARS ON THE

1:54:02ROAD.

1:54:02THAT'S MORE DRIVING.

1:54:05SO WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT

1:54:06STREET SAFETY, I REALLY WANT US

1:54:08TO FOCUS ON WHAT GETS ATHAT

1:54:10CORE ISSUE.

1:54:11AND THAT CORE ISSUE IS THAT CARS

1:54:13AND PEOPLE DON'T MIX.

1:54:14SO WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT

1:54:17STREET SAFETY, WE NEED TO BE

1:54:18THINKING ABOUT WHAT TAKES US OUT

1:54:19OF A VEHICLE.

1:54:20AND ONE NOTE THAT I PULLED UP

1:54:22HERE AS I LOOKED AT DRIVER

1:54:27SAFETY, THE NATIONAL AVERAGE

1:54:28VERSUS UBER AND LYFT DRIVERS.

1:54:31AND UBER LYFT DRIVERS ARE

1:54:33ACTUALLY SIGNIFICANTLY BETTER

1:54:34DRIVERS AND SIGNIFICANTLY SAFER

1:54:36THAN THE AVERAGE DRIVER BECAUSE

1:54:37THEY'RE PROFESSIONALS AND THEY

1:54:38DO THIS FOR WORK.

1:54:39AND THEY KNOW TT IF THEY GET

1:54:40IN A CRASH, THEY'RE NOT MAKING

1:54:43MONEY ANYMORE.

1:54:44THIS IS TIR LIVELIHOOD.

1:54:46SO UBER AND LYFT DRIVERS ARE

1:54:47ACTUALLY MUCH SAFER THATHE

1:54:48NATIONAL AVERAGE.

1:54:49SO I DON'T WANT US TO LUMP THEM

1:54:52IN WITH THE QUOTE

1:54:54UNQUOTE "AVERAGE DRIVER".

1:54:56SO YEAH, I THINK WHEN IT COMES

1:54:58TO THIS DISCUSSION, I THINK THE

1:55:00MOST IMPORTANT THI IS ABOUT

1:55:02THE JOBS.

1:55:02THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS

1:55:04ABOUT WHETHER WE'RE PROTECTING

1:55:06THE WORKERS WHO ARE MAKIN OUR

1:55:10CITY RUN.

1:55:11AND THE SECOND MOST IMPORTANT

1:55:12THING IS IS THIS MAKING OUR

1:55:13STREETS SAFER?

1:55:14AND UNFORTUNATELY, THIS IS NOT

1:55:16MAKING OUR STREETS SAFER.

1:55:17IT'S INCREMENTALLY MAKING THE A

1:55:20LITTLE BIT MORE DANGEROUS.

1:55:22SO I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING

1:55:24WITH MY COLLEAGUES ON THINGS

1:55:25THAT WILL IMPROVE STREET SAFETY.

1:55:26I TALK ABOUT THIS A LOT UP HERE

1:55:28ON THIS DAIS.

1:55:30AND I WELCOME MORE THOUGHT AND

1:55:32MORE POLICY ON THIS ISSUE.

1:55:33AND AT THE SAME TIME, I'D LIKE

1:55:36TO SEE THIS CITY SUPPORT THE

1:55:39WORKERS WHO MAKE MY COMMUNITY

1:55:41RUN.

1:55:41THANK YOU.

1:55:42>> COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY.

1:55:43>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE.

1:55:48JUST IN CLOSING AND TO CAPTURE

1:55:50MANY OF WHAT HAS ALREADY BEEN

1:55:51SHARED BY MY COLLEAGUES, ONE,

1:55:54THIS POLICY SEEKS TO CREATE A

1:55:56STANDARDIZED SET OF STANDAR

1:55:57AND REGULATIONS THAT PROTECTS

1:55:58OUR WORKERS AND OUR RESIDENTS.

1:56:00IT'S NOT PASSED IN RESPONSE TO

1:56:02THE SPECIFIC DATA FOR A

1:56:06PARTICULAR COMPANY ESPECIALLY AS

1:56:08MANY OF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE JUST

1:56:10NOTED, THE DATA IS ALL OVER THE

1:56:12PLACE DEPENDING ON THE COMPANY.

1:56:14IN FACT, CYBER CABS WHICH ARE

1:56:16OWNED BYLON MUSK, TESLA CYBER

1:56:21CABS, THEY HAVE ANNOUNCED THEY

1:56:22HAVE PROTOTYPES HERE IN

1:56:24MINNESOTA.

1:56:24SO WE SHOULD IMAGINE THAT THERE

1:56:25IS A GOAL FOR ELON MUSK TO ALSO

1:56:29ENTER INTO OUR MARKETS.

1:56:30THEY DON'T HAV BRAKING

1:56:31CAPACITIES.

1:56:32THEY HAVE NO PEDALS AND NO

1:56:34STEERING WHEELS.

1:56:34AGAIN BY NOT TING ACTION

1:56:35TODAY, WE'RE ALLOWING OURSELVES

1:56:38AND OUR TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRY

1:56:40TO BE EXPLOITED BY THESE GAPS,

1:56:43BY BIG TECH COMPANIES AND OWNERS

1:56:44LIKE ELON MUSK WHO ARE ALSO

1:56:48LOOKING TO MAKE INTEREST AND

1:56:50LOVE BEING ABLE TO COME INTO

1:56:51CITIES THAT DON'T HAVE

1:56:53REGULATIONS.

1:56:54AND THAT IS NOT WHAT THIS AIMS

1:56:56TO DO.

1:56:57IT AIMS TO SET A THRESHOLD OF

1:56:58EXPECTATIONS OF WHAT IS NEEDED

1:57:00TO PROTECT OUR WORKERS AND OUR

1:57:01RESIDENTS AND OUR

1:57:04INFRASTRUCTURE.

1:57:04AND ALSO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT

1:57:05TO ALSO HIGHLIGHT THAT ONCE

1:57:09AGAIN, THINK COUNCILMEMBER

1:57:09CHOWDHURY MENTIONED THIS.

1:57:10THIS IS A STARTING PLACE.

1:57:13IT GIVES US A YEAR TO WORK WITH

1:57:15OUR STATE LEADERS BECAUSE THIS

1:57:16WAS REFERENCED.

1:57:18THE GOVERNOR DID HAVE A TASK

1:57:19FORCE, BUT GUESS WHAT?

1:57:21THE GOVERNOR DN'T CHAMPION

1:57:22THOSE PROPOSALS, LEGISLATORS

1:57:25DID.

1:57:25AND IN THE 2026 SESSION, NOTHING

1:57:27CAME FORWARD.

1:57:28SO CITIES ACROSS THE STATE ARE

1:57:31WITHOUT PROTECTIONS.

1:57:32AND THOSE PROPOSALS THAT WERE IN

1:57:34THE GOVERNOR'S PACKET OF

1:57:36RECOMMENDATIONS WERE TAILORED TO

1:57:38A STATEWIDE REGULATORY APPROACH.

1:57:40THAT'S WHY WE WORKED WITH OUR

1:57:41OWN CITY ATTORNEYS TO EVALUATE

1:57:44THOSE WHAT WE COULD AND COULD

1:57:46NOT DO, LIKE LIILITY.

1:57:48THAT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN UP AT A

1:57:50STATEWIDE LEVEL.

1:57:51IT'S NOT AS SIMPLE AS PASSI

1:57:52THE GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATIONS.

1:57:54WE WORKED WITH STAKEHOLDERS AND

1:57:59GOAL OF GIVING US INTERIM

1:58:00PROTECTION FOR OUR WKERS AND

1:58:01FOR OUR RESIDENTS.

1:58:02AND LASTLY, I AM SO HAPPY AND IT

1:58:09MY HOPE THAT THIS POLICY DOES

1:58:11PASS BECAUSE IT MAKES

1:58:12MINNEAPOLIS BE A LEADER IN SOME

1:58:14OF THE MOST PRESSING ISSUES

1:58:15FACING WORKING CLASS PEOPLE

1:58:16ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

1:58:17AND THREATS OF VETOES SHOULDN'T

1:58:25BE THE THING STIFLES OR HINDERS

1:58:27ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS FROM

1:58:30ASSERTG THEIR POLITICAL WILL

1:58:33AND AUTHORITY FROM BRINGING

1:58:36FORWARD ORDINANCES THAT PROTECT

1:58:38WORKING CLASS PEOP.

1:58:39I AM GLAD THAT SOME OF THE MOST

1:58:43PHENOMENAL WORK THIS COUNCIL HAS

1:58:44DONE HAS HAPPENED IN SPITE OF A

1:58:47VETOHERE WE'VE BECOME LEADERS

1:58:48IN LABOR PROTECTIONS.

1:58:50WE ALSO HAVE POLICIES WITH OUR

1:58:53NEIGHBORING JURISDICTIONS ON

1:58:54SETTING MINIMUM WAGES.

1:58:56IT GOES ABOVE THE STATE AND

1:58:59FEDERAL REQUIREMENT AND EVEN

1:58:59SOME OF OUR NEIGHBORING

1:59:02MUNICIPALITY REQUIREMENTS.

1:59:03AND THAT IS PHENOMENAL THAT WE

1:59:04TOOK THE INITIATIVE TO DO THAT.

1:59:06AND WHEN WE DO TAKE INITIATIVES,

1:59:09WE SEE THIS INSPIRES OTHER

1:59:11CITIES TO SAY MAYBE WE SHOULD

1:59:12LOOK AT HOWO PROTECT WORKING

1:59:14CLASS PEOPLE.

1:59:14MAYBE WE SHOULD LOOK AT INSTEAD

1:59:16OF JUST HAVING PAID AVE BE

1:59:18CONFINED TO THE TWIN CITIES,

1:59:19LET'S MAKE IT A STATEWIDE

1:59:22POLICY.

1:59:22UBER AND LYFT, IN SPITE OF

1:59:24SEVERAL VETOES BY MAYOR FREY,

1:59:29OUR EFFOR IN LEADING AND

1:59:32DEMANDING MINIMUM WAGE -- WERE

1:59:37ABLE TO THEN GET NOT ONLY

1:59:39PROTECTIONS HERE, BUT THAT DROVE

1:59:42OUR STATE LEADERS TO PASS A

1:59:45STATEWIDE POLICY THAT GAVE UBER,

1:59:47LYFT, AND RIDE SHARE DRIVERS A

1:59:5020% INCREASE IN THEIR EARNINGS

1:59:51ANDOME OF THE STRONGEST

1:59:53PROTECTIONS IN THE COUNTRY.

1:59:54I'M PROUD THAT COUNCIL MEMBERS

1:59:55EV KNOWING THE MAYOR WOULD

1:59:57VETO AND DID VETO SEVERAL TIMES,

1:59:59STILL STO ON BUSINESS, STILL

2:00:02STOOD ON THE NEEDS OF OUR

2:00:04RESIDENT AND SAID WE'RE GOING

2:00:05TO LEAD EVEN IF IT'S CHALLENGING

2:00:07FOR YOU TO DO SO RIGHT NOW.

2:00:08I AM SO GRATEFUL TO BE PART OF

2:00:11WORK AND THAT IS THE BASIS OF

2:00:16WORKERS THROUGHOUT MINNEAPOLIS

2:00:17THAT WE HAVE SOME OF THE MOST

2:00:19INNOVATIVE AND COURAGEOUS AND

2:00:22BOLD LEADERSHIP HERE FOR SETTING

2:00:24A MANDATE FOR WHAT SHOULD BE

2:00:25POSSIBLE A NOT LETTING BIG

2:00:27COMPANIES DICTATE WHAT IS

2:00:29POSSIBLE.

2:00:29SO WITHTHAT, THOSE ARE MY

2:00:32CLOSING COMMENTS.

2:00:32I HOPE WE WILL PASS THIS TODAY.

2:00:36>> SEEING NO ONE ELSE LEFT IN

2:00:38QUEUE, IL ASK THE CLERK TO

2:00:40CALL THE ROLL.

2:00:40>> COUNCILMEMBER WHITING.

2:00:42>> NAY.

2:00:42>> COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY.

2:00:44>> AYE.

2:00:44>> COUNCILMEMBER STEVENSON.

2:00:45>> AYE.

2:00:46>> COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE.

2:00:47>> NAY.

2:00:47>> COUNCILMEMBER VETAW.

2:00:49>> NO.

2:00:50>> COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO.

2:00:51>> NAY.

2:00:52>> COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ.

2:00:53>> AYE.

2:00:54>> COUNCILMEMBER WARREN.>> NO.

2:00:56>> COUNCILMEMBER SHAFFER.

2:00:58>> NAY.

2:00:58>> COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY.

2:00:59>> AYE.

2:01:00>> COUNCILMEMBER CHUGHTAI.

2:01:01>> AYE.

2:01:02>> VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN.

2:01:03>> AYE.

2:01:03>> PRESIDE PAYNE.

2:01:04>> AYE.

2:01:05>> THERE ARE SEVEN AYES AND SIX

2:01:07NAYS.

2:01:08>> THAT CARRIES.

2:01:09AND THAT COMPLETES THE COMMITTEE

2:01:12OF THE WHO REPORT.

2:01:17[APPLAUSE]

2:01:24THE NEXT REPORT IS OFUR

2:01:25ENTERPRISE & LABOR RELATIONS

2:01:27COMMITTEE WHICH WILL BE

2:01:27PRESENTED BY ITS CHAIR,

2:01:29COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO.

2:01:30>> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT.

2:01:30THE ELR COMMITTEE HAS NINE

2:01:36ITEMS.

2:01:36ITEM ONE IS THE PASSAGE OF A

2:01:38RESOLUTION FOR A ELECTION JUDGE

2:01:39AND DEPUTY CITY CLERK

2:01:40APPOINTMENTS FOR THE UPCOMING

2:01:42VEMBER 3RD ELECTION.

2:01:43ITEM TWO IS A CONTRACT WITH

2:01:44CLEARWATER ANALYTICS FOR

2:01:46INVESTMENT ACCOUNTING,

2:01:47AGGREGATION, ANALYTICS AND

2:01:49REPORTING SYSTEMS.

2:01:51ITEM NUMBER THREE WAS A CONTRACT

2:01:53AMENDMENT WITH TERMINALFOUR FOR

2:01:54SUPPORT AND MAINTENCE OF THE

2:01:57CITY'S WEBSITE.

2:01:58THIS WAS SENT FORWARD WITHOUT A

2:02:01RECOMMENDATION.

2:02:02AFTER COMMITTEE LAST WEEK, I

2:02:03IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED STAFF THAT

2:02:05SOME COMMITTEE MEMBERS HAD

2:02:07QUESTIONS.

2:02:08MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT

2:02:08MR. ARCO DID REACH OUT.

2:02:10THIS CONTRACT IS ABOUT THE

2:02:12CONTUED UPGRADING AND

2:02:14ACCESSIBILITY NEEDS LIKE ADA

2:02:15NEEDS OF OUR CITY WEBSITE.

2:02:18ITEM NUMBER FOUR IS AUTHORIZING

2:02:20A CONTRACT WITH METROPOLITAN

2:02:22COUNCIL FOR HOUSING

2:02:24OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH

2:02:27HIV/AIDS PROGRAMMING.

2:02:28ITEM NUMBER FIVE IS A LEGAL

2:02:29SETTLEMENT FROM MDHR.

2:02:32THIS WAS SENT FORWARD WITHOUT

2:02:35RECOMMENDATION.

2:02:36MR. ABLESON SENT AN

2:02:39ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE MEMO

2:02:40TO COUNCIL MEMBERS ON

2:02:41SEPTEMBER 24TH WITH MORE

2:02:42INFORMATION ON THIS SETTLEMENT.

2:02:46THISS PRIVATE INFORMATION THAT

2:02:47MAY NOT BE SHARED.

2:02:49THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE

2:02:50BELIEVES THAT THE PROPOSED

2:02:51SETTLEMENT IS IN THE BEST

2:02:52INTEREST OF THE CITY.

2:02:54ITEM NUMBER SIX IS THE LEGAL

2:02:56SETTLEMENT WORKERS' COMP CLAIM

2:02:59OF EUGENE DANIELSON.

2:03:00ITEM SEVEN IS A LEGAL SETTLEMENT

2:03:04WORKERS' COMP CLAIM OF JOHN

2:03:06LEVENS.

2:03:06ITEM EIGHT IS A SETTLEMENT

2:03:08AGREEMENT RELATED TO DEMOLITION

2:03:09OF CITY-OWNED PROPERTY AT

2:03:154140-41-46FREMONT.

2:03:17ITEM NINE IS CONSIDERING THE

2:03:18LEGAL SETTLEMENT WORKERS' COMP

2:03:21CLAIM OF JASON ANDERSEN.

2:03:26THIS WAS DISCUSSED AT OUR

2:03:28MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 21ST.

2:03:30MR. ABLESON SENT AN

2:03:32ATTORNEY-CLIENT MEMO TO COUNCIL

2:03:34MEMBERS ANSWERING QUESTIONS.

2:03:35THIS IS PRIVATE INFORMATION AND

2:03:36MAY NOT BE SHARED.

2:03:37DIRECTOR OF RISK AND CLAIMS

2:03:39MANAGEMENT, ANDREW LATHROP THEN

2:03:43SENT A PUBLIC MEMO TO ALL

2:03:45COUNCIL MEMBERS ON SEPTEMBER 8TH

2:03:47WHICH IS LINKED IN THE

2:03:48LEGISLATIVE FILE PROVIDING US

2:03:50WITH ADISPOSITION SUMMARY OF 17

2:03:54PTSD WORKERS' COMP CLAIMS THAT

2:03:55ADVANCED TO EVIDENTIARY HEARINGS

2:03:56THAT RESULTED IN FINDINGS IN THE

2:04:00COURT FOR ADMINISTRATIVE

2:04:01HEARINGS.

2:04:01I WILL MOVE APPROVAL FOR THIS

2:04:03FULL REPT AND ASK FOR A

2:04:04SEPARATE VOTE ON ITEM NUMBER

2:04:07NINE, PLEASE.

2:04:08>> COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO HAS

2:04:09MOVED APPROVAL OF THE REPORT

2:04:10WITH A SEPARATE VOTE ON ITEM

2:04:12NINE.

2:04:12IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE

2:04:14REMAINDER OF THE REPORT?

2:04:15COUNCILMEMBERSTEVENSON.

2:04:16>> I WANTED TO ASK FOR A

2:04:19SEPARATE DISCUSSION ON NINE AS

2:04:21WELL.

2:04:22>> SEEING NO ONE ELSE LEFT IN

2:04:24QUEUE FORHE REPORT MINUS ITEM

2:04:26NINE, I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL

2:04:28THE ROLL.

2:04:29>> COUNCILMEMBER WHITING.

2:04:30>> AYE.

2:04:31>> COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY.

2:04:32>> AYE.

2:04:32>> COUNCILMEER STEVENSON.

2:04:34>> AYE.

2:04:34>> COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE.

2:04:35>> AYE.

2:04:36>> COUNCILMEMBER VETAW.

2:04:37>> AYE.

2:04:38>> COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO.

2:04:38>> AYE.

2:04:39>> COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ.

2:04:40>> AYE.

2:04:41>> COUNCILMEMBER WARREN.

2:04:42>> AYE.

2:04:42>> COUNCILMEMBER SHAFFER.

2:04:43>> AYE.

2:04:44>> COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY.

2:04:45>> AYE.

2:04:46>> COUNCILMEMBER CHUGHTAI.

2:04:48>> AYE.

2:04:49>> VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN.

2:04:50>> AYE.

2:04:50>> PRESIDENT PAYNE.

2:04:51>> AYE.

2:04:52>> THERE ARE 13 AYES.

2:04:53>> THOSE ITEMS CARRY.

2:04:55WE WILL TAKE UP ITEM NUMBER NINE

2:04:57NEXT.

2:04:57AND I'LL RECOGNIZE COUNCILMEMBER

2:05:02STEVENSON.

2:05:04>> THANK YOU.

2:05:06AS FAR AS THISWORKERS'

2:05:12COMPENSATION CLAIM IS CONCERNED,

2:05:14I WANT TO POINT OUT FOR THE

2:05:16PUBLIC OR ANYONE WHO IS

2:05:18LISTENING, THIS IS UNJUST.

2:05:20AOUNG MAN WHO SHOULD NOT HAVE

2:05:21BEEN EMPLOYED BY THIS CITY AND

2:05:23IN MY OPINION SHOULD BE IN JAIL

2:05:25IS SLATED TO RECEIVE $150,000.

2:05:31I'M NOT GOING TO BE SUPPORTING

2:05:32THIS BAUSE I SIMPLY CAN'T PUT

2:05:34MY NAME ON THIS PARTICULAR

2:05:36ACTION.

2:05:36BUT INDERSTAND WHY SOME OF MY

2:05:38COLLEAGUES WOULD GIVEN THE WAY

2:05:40THAT STATE LAWS AROUND

2:05:43WORKERS' COMPENSATION WHEN IT

2:05:45COMES T FIRST RESPONDERS AND

2:05:46THE STATE THAT THAT PUTS THE

2:05:48CITY IN.

2:05:49SO I WON'T FAULT THEM FOR THAT.

2:05:50BUT I PERSONALLY CAN'T PUT MY

2:05:51NAME ON THISNE.

2:05:55AND I HAVE BEEN IN DISCUSSIONS

2:05:56WITH OTHERS ABOUT SEEING IF WE

2:05:58CAN GET THE LAWS CHANGED IN SOME

2:06:00KIND OF WAY BECAUSE THIS IS

2:06:02EXTREMELY UNJUST.

2:06:03AND IT'S INSULTING TO OUR

2:06:06COMMU

2:06:09COMMUNITY.

2:06:10IT'S INSULTING TO THE PPLE WHO

2:06:12HAVE HAD LOVED ONES MURDERED BY

2:06:14POLICE IN THIS CITY AND THE

2:06:15PEOPLE WHO STILL LIVE HERE.

2:06:19THANK YOU.

2:06:21>> MADAM CITY ATTORNEY.

2:06:24COUNCIL MEMBERS, COUNCIL

2:06:26PRESIDENT, I HAVE TO SAYOR THE

2:06:28RECORD THAT THIS INDIVIDUAL WAS

2:06:29ACQUITTED OF CHARGES.

2:06:30>>EEING NO ONE ELSE LEFT IN

2:06:32QUEUE, I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO

2:06:33CALL THE ROLL ON ITEM NUMBER

2:06:36NI.

2:06:37>> COUNCIL MEMBER WHITING.

2:06:40>> COUNCILMEMBER PMISANO MOVED

2:06:42THE ENTIRE REPORT.

2:06:44>> AYE.

2:06:44>> COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY.

2:06:46>> AYE.

2:06:46>> COUNCILMEMBER STEVENSON.

2:06:48>> NAY.

2:06:48>> COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILL

2:06:49>> AYE.

2:06:51>> COUNCILMEMBER VETAW.

2:06:52>> AYE.>> COUNCILMEMBER PALMISA.

2:06:55>> AYE.

2:06:56>> COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ.

2:06:56>> NO.

2:06:57>> COUNCILMEMBER WARREN.

2:06:58>> AYE.

2:06:58>> COUNCILMEMBER SHAFFER.

2:07:00>> AYE.

2:07:00>> COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY.

2:07:01>> NAY.

2:07:01>> COUNCILMEMBER CHUGHTAI.

2:07:03>> NAY.

2:07:03>> VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN.

2:07:05>> NAY.

2:07:06>> PRESIDENT PAYNE.

2:07:07>> NAY.

2:07:08>> THERE ARE SEVEN AYES AND SIX

2:07:11NAYS.

2:07:11>> THAT ITEM CARRIES AND THAT

2:07:14COMPLETES THE COMMIEE REPORT.

2:07:17FINALLY, WE HAVE THE PUBLIC

2:07:18HEALTH, SAFETY, AND EQUITY

2:07:20COMMITTEE WHICH WILL BE

2:07:21PRESENTED BY THAT COMMITTEE'S

2:07:23CHAIR, COUNCILMEER CHAVEZ.

2:07:24>> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT.

2:07:27THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND

2:07:30EQUITY COMMITTEE IS BRINGING

2:07:31FORWARD 11 ITEMS.

2:07:32ITEM ONE AUTHORIZES A JPA

2:07:34BETWEEN THE MINNEAPOLIS FIRE

2:07:35DEPARTMENT AND THE CITIES OF ST.

2:07:38PAUL ROCHESTER AND EDINA FOR

2:07:42DEPLOYING MINNESOTA TASK FORCE

2:07:43ONE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE STATE

2:07:45OF MINNESOTA FOR A TOTAL OF TEN

2:07:46YEARS FROM THE DATE OF CONTRACT

2:07:49EXECUTION.

2:07:50ITEM TWOCEPS THE REACH GRANT FOR

2:07:54CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION

2:07:55AUTHORIZED IN AGREEMENT FOR THE

2:07:57GRANT AND AUTHOZED CONTRACTS.

2:07:58ITEM THREE ACCEPTS THE STATEWIDE

2:08:01HEALTH IMPROVENT GRANT FOR

2:08:04CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION

2:08:05AUTHORIZED IN AGREEMENT FOR THE

2:08:06GRANT AND AUTHORIZES THE

2:08:08CONTRACT.

2:08:08ITEM FOUR ACCEPTS THE DWI AND

2:08:12THE STATE OF MINNESOTA GRANT FOR

2:08:14POLICE LIAISON IN DWI DEFENDANT

2:08:17MONITORING SERVICES AND

2:08:18AUTHORIZES AGREEMENT FOR THE

2:08:19GRANTS

2:08:19ITEM FIVE AUTHORIZES THE

2:08:20SUBMITTAL OF A GRANT APPLICATION

2:08:22TO THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF

2:08:23PUBLIC SETY OFFICE OF TRAFFIC

2:08:24SAFETY DWI TRAFFIC SAFETY

2:08:28OFFICER.

2:08:30ITEM SIX AUTHORIZES THE

2:08:31SUBMITTAL OF A GRANT APPLICATION

2:08:32TO THE BUREAU OF JUSTICE

2:08:33ASSISTANCE TO EXPAND LOW-BARRIER

2:08:35MEDICATIONS FOR OPIOID USE

2:08:37DISORDER.

2:08:37ITEM SEVEN AUTHORIZES THE

2:08:38SUBMITTAL OF A GRANT APPLICATION

2:08:40TO THE BUREAU OF JUSTICE

2:08:40ASSISTANCE FOR POLICE

2:08:42INITIATIVES.

2:08:42ITEM EIGHT IS A GIFT ACCEPTANCE

2:08:45FROM THE NEW YORK POLICE

2:08:47DEPARTMENT AND THE POLICE

2:08:49FOUND

2:08:52FOUNDATION.

2:08:53THIS WAS SENT FORWA WITHOUT

2:08:54RECOMMENDATION.

2:08:54ITEM NINE IS A GIFT ACCEPTANCE

2:08:56FROM THE MINNEAPOLIS POLICE

2:08:58FOUNDA

2:09:02FOUNDATION.

2:09:02THIS WAS SENT WITHOUT

2:09:03RECOMMENDATION.

2:09:04ITEM TEN APPROVES AN APPOINTMENT

2:09:05TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY

2:09:07COMMITTEE.

2:09:07ITEM 11 IS A RESOLUTION CALLING

2:09:09ON HENNEPIN COUNTY AND MINNESOTA

2:09:15TO TERMINATE THE USE OF FLOCK

2:09:17SAFETY CAMERAS FOR LICENSE PLATE

2:09:20READERS.

2:09:21I MOVE APPROVAL OF ALL OF THESE

2:09:24ITEMS EXCEPT FOR 9 AND 11 WHICH

2:09:25I WILL MOVE FOR A SEPARATE VOTE

2:09:26AND DISCUSON.

2:09:28>> COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ HAS

2:09:29MOVED APPROVAL OF THE COMMITTEE

2:09:31REPORT MINUS ITEM 9 AND 11.

2:09:32IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON TH

2:09:33REMAINDER OF THE REPORT?

2:09:34SEEING NONE, I'LL ASK T CLERK

2:09:36TOALL THE ROLL.

2:09:37>> COUNCILMEMBER WHITING.

2:09:38>> AYE.

2:09:39>> COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. AYE.

2:09:41>> COUNCILMEMBER STEVENSON.

2:09:42>> AYE.

2:09:42>> COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE.

2:09:44>> AYE.

2:09:44>> COUNCILMEMBER VETAW.

2:09:45>> AYE.

2:09:46>> COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO.

2:09:47>> AYE.>> COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ.

2:09:51>> AYE.

2:09:52>> COUNCILMEMBER WARREN.

2:09:53>> AYE.

2:09:53>> COUNCILMEMBER SHAFFER.

2:09:54>> AYE.

2:09:55>> COUNCILMEER WONSLEY.

2:09:56>> AYE.

2:09:56>> COUNCILMEMBER CHUGHTAI.

2:09:57>> AYE.

2:09:57>> VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN.

2:09:58>> AYE.

2:09:59>> PRESIDENT PAYNE.

2:09:59>> THERE ARE 13 AYES.

2:10:01>> THOSE ITEMS CARRY.

2:10:02NEXT WE WILL TAKE UP ITEM NUMBER

2:10:05NINE AND I'LL RECOGNIZE

2:10:06COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ.

2:10:07>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE.

2:10:13I HAVE A MOTION AUTRED BY

2:10:15MYSELF, COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY

2:10:18ANDCHOWDHURY.

2:10:19THIS REQUIRES NINE VOTES TO GET

2:10:21PASSED THROUGH THE CITY COUNCIL.

2:10:21SO MY HOPE IS THAT THIS

2:10:23AMENDMENT GETS EVERYONE ON BOARD

2:10:24IN A WAY THAT WE MOVE FORWARD

2:10:26TOGETHER.

2:10:27SO THIS WILL CONDITIONALLY

2:10:28ACCEPT A DONATION BASICALLY

2:10:29SAYING THAT IT IS SUBJECT TO

2:10:33CONDITIONS THAT IF THE

2:10:34MINNEAPOLIS POLICE DEPARTMENT

2:10:35EXCEEDS I 2026 AUTHORIZED

2:10:38DEPARTMENT BUDG, ACCEPTANCE OF

2:10:42THIS IS CONDITIONED ON THE

2:10:44FUNDS BEING SPENT ON THE

2:10:46CONFERENCE INCLUDING BUT NOT

2:10:48LIMITED TO TRAVEL, CONFERENCE

2:10:49LODGING AND OVERTIME.

2:10:51THIS DOES NOT LIMIT ATTENDEES

2:10:52OM RECEIVING REGULAR PAY FOR

2:10:53THEIR ATTENDANCE AT THE

2:10:54CONFERENCE.

2:10:54AND IF THIS CONDITION IS NOT

2:10:56SATISFIED, THE DONATION MUST BE

2:10:57RETURNED TO THE DONOR WHICH

2:11:00WOULD MEAN THAT IF THIS

2:11:01CONDITION DS NOT SATISFY, NEXT

2:11:02YEAR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WOULD

2:11:03HAVE TO RETURN THIS AND IT WOULD

2:11:05IMCT THEIR BUDGET.

2:11:06SO I MOVE THIS FOR APPROVAL.

2:11:09AND I HOPE -- AS AMENDED.

2:11:11SO I WANT TO MOVE IT TOGETHER

2:11:14>> COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ HAS

2:11:16MOVED THE AMENDMENT.

2:11:17IT'S BEEN SECONDED.

2:11:19AND WE CAN TAKE IT UP AS

2:11:22AMENDED.

2:11:22I'LL RECOGNIZE COUNCILMEMBER

2:11:23WONSLEY.

2:11:23>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE.

2:11:24ALSO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK

2:11:26YOU TO MY COLLEAGUE AND THE

2:11:28CHAIR OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND

2:11:29SAFETY AND EQUITY, COUNCILMEMBER

2:11:32CHAVEZ FOR PULLING THIS TOGETHER

2:11:34RELATIVELY QUICKLY.

2:11:36AND HONESTLY, IT'S A GRACIOUS

2:11:38EXTENSION TO THE POLICE

2:11:39DEPARTMENT TO TRULY GET TO A

2:11:41PLACE OF COMPROMISE.

2:11:43BECAUSE I WILL NAME IN

2:11:44COMMITTEE, I WAS PREPARED TO NOT

2:11:47SUPPORT THIS ITEM FOR WHAT WAS

2:11:51ARTICULATED BY COUNCILMEMBER

2:11:52CHEZ AND ALSO IN THE

2:11:53PRESENTATION THAT WE HEARD THAT

2:11:57MPD WOULD BE USING ABOUT $14,000

2:12:00OF THEIR CURRE BUDGET TO

2:12:02SUBSIDIZE THE $16,000 GIFT TO

2:12:06SEND ESSENTIALLY THEIR ENTIRE

2:12:08COMMAND LEADERSHIP TEAM TO

2:12:09FLORIDA FOR A WEEK.

2:12:12AND WE FELT OR I FT THIS WAS

2:12:15AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO NOT

2:12:17EXPEND ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

2:12:18ESPECIALLY WHEN IN REALTIME

2:12:20WE'RE HAVING TO DEBATE HOW TO

2:12:21MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT THISUDGET

2:12:22THAT'S COMING WITH 11.8%

2:12:29PROPERTY LEVY INCREASE DRIVEN BY

2:12:33REPEATED OVERSPENDING BY THE

2:12:34POLICE DEPARTMENT.

2:12:34I MADE SURE TT I WANTED TO SEE

2:12:37STIPULATIONS THAT WERE JUST

2:12:39ACCEING THE $16,000 OF THE

2:12:42GIFT FROM THE MINNEAPOLIS POLICE

2:12:44FOUNDATION SO THAT THE OFFICER

2:12:48BEING AWARDED AND RECOGNIZED

2:12:50COULD HAVE THAT EXPERIENCE, BUT

2:12:51ALSO WE'RE NOTUPPORTING THAT

2:12:53EXPERIENCE WITH UNNECESSARY

2:12:54ALLOCATIONS ON THE TAXPAYER

2:12:57DIME.

2:12:58SO THIS RESOLUTION REALLY OFFERS

2:13:00THIS.

2:13:00AGAIN IT'S A GRACIOUS EXTENSION

2:13:02AS WELL BECAUSE THIS IS COMING

2:13:03AT THE LEADERSHIP OF COUNCIL,

2:13:06SPECIFICALLY COUNCILMEMBER

2:13:06CHAVEZ.

2:13:07IT WAS OUR HOPE THAT ACTUALLY

2:13:08COMING INTO TODAY'S MEETING WE

2:13:09WOULD HAVE RECEIVED A MODIFIED

2:13:12RCA AND PROPOSAL AS WAS

2:13:14ESSENTIALLY REQUESTED IN

2:13:16COMMITTEE BY THE POLICE

2:13:17DEPARTMENT TO JUSTCCEPT THE

2:13:20$16,000.

2:13:21AND THAT DID NOT PPEN.

2:13:22SO TO AT LEAST ALLOW FOR OUR

2:13:25OFFICERS WHO ARE BEING HONORED

2:13:27SPECIFICALLY THE ONE OFFICER

2:13:28BEING HONORED TO BE ABLE TO HAVE

2:13:30THAT EXPERIENCE, THIS WAS

2:13:32BROUGHT FORWARD AS A COMPROMISE.

2:13:34AND ESSENTIALLY AN EXTENSION OF

2:13:36GRACE TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.

2:13:40SO AGAIN I WANT TO THANK

2:13:43COUNCIEMBER CHAVEZ FOR HIS

2:13:45LEADERSHIP, FOR OUR CITY

2:13:46ATTORNEYS FOR WORKING WITH US TO

2:13:48MAKE SURE OUR INTENTIONS ARE

2:13:50REFLECTED IN THIS THA THERE ARE

2:13:53CONDITIONAL STIPULATIONS

2:13:54INCLUDED, SO THAT WE'RE NOT

2:13:57CONTINUING THIS PATTERN OF

2:13:59OVERSPENDING FOR ONE PARTICULAR

2:14:01DEPARTMENT THAT HAS ALREADY

2:14:02OVERSPENT ITS BUDGET BY TENS OF

2:14:03MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.

2:14:04SO I'M HAP TO SUPPORT THIS AND

2:14:05HOPE THAT IT PASSES THIS BODY

2:14:11TODAY.

2:14:12>> COUNCILMEMBER CHUGHTAI.

2:14:13THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT.

2:14:15I APPRECIATE MY COLLEAGUE'S

2:14:16EFFORT TO BRING FORWARD A

2:14:18COMPROMISE AND I WILL SUPPORT IT

2:14:27BUT WITH GREAT HESITATION.

2:14:29>> TO ME THIS GIFT ACCEPTANCE

2:14:31AND THE CONTEXT AROUND IT IS THE

2:14:34EPITOME OF THE PROBLEMROUND

2:14:36MISMANAGEMENT WITH THE POLICE

2:14:37DEPARTMENT'S BUDGET.

2:14:38SURE $14,000 SPENT OUT OF THEIR

2:14:40$250 MILLION BUDGET SOUNDS LIKE

2:14:41NOTHING.

2:14:42SOUNDS LIKE A DROP IN T

2:14:43BUCKET.

2:14:43SOUNDS LIKE PENNIES.

2:14:44BUT YOU KNOW, IT'S THIS KIND OF

2:14:47CHRONIC OVERSPENDING, THIS KIND

2:14:51OF PET PROJECT OVERSPENDING THAT

2:14:52IN MY OPINION GETS US TO A

2:14:58$21 MILLION PROJECTED OVERSPEND

2:14:58IN 2026.

2:14:59THAT IS COMING AT THE BACKS OF

2:15:03TAXPAYERS.

2:15:03AND THIS TYPE OF CARELS

2:15:09SPENDING IS A PART OF THE

2:15:13PROBLEM.

2:15:14WHILE WE ALSO ARE SENDING NINE

2:15:17OF OUR COMMAND STAFF TO FLORIDA

2:15:19FOR A WEEK.

2:15:22THERE WILL NEED TO BE BACK

2:15:23FILLING OF THOSE ROLES AND

2:15:25THAT'S GOING TO FURTHER

2:15:29EXACERBATE THE PRESSURE ON 911

2:15:31RESPONSE AND REGULAR PRECINCT

2:15:33STAFFING.

2:15:34HOW ARE WE GNG TO PAY FOR

2:15:35THAT?

2:15:36OH, IT'S GOING TO BE OVERTIME.

2:15:40$21 MILLION OVERBUDGET THIS

2:15:42YEAR.

2:15:43$20 MILLION OVER BUDGET LAST

2:15:44YEAR.

2:15:44ARE WE SERIOUS?

2:15:50THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT.

2:15:52>> COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE.

2:15:53>> THANK YOU.

2:15:54I HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE

2:15:55AUTHOR.

2:15:56IN YOUR RESOLUTION HERE, THE

2:16:00VERY BOTTOM PARAGRAPH IF THE

2:16:02MINNEAPOLIS POLICE DEPARTMENT

2:16:04EXCEEDS S 2026 AUTHORIZED

2:16:05DEPARTMENTAL BUDGET, ARE YOU

2:16:06REFERRING TO THE ENTIRE

2:16:08DEPARTMENT OR THE TRAVEL BUDGET?

2:16:10>> ENTIRE BUDGET.

2:16:12>> WHICH THEY'VE OVERSPENT

2:16:14ALREADY.

2:16:14>> WELL, THEY MIGHT DEBATE THAT,

2:16:19SO.

2:16:21>> MY POINT IS YOU'RE IN ESSENCE

2:16:24ALREADY BY PASSING THIS

2:16:26DICTATING THAT THESE PRIVATE

2:16:28FUNDS WOULD HAVE TO BE

2:16:30REIMBURSED AND SHOULD THE POLICE

2:16:32DEPARTMENT WANT TO GO AND

2:16:34SUPPT THEIR COLLEAGUE THROUGH

2:16:36HER OWN ACTIONS OF SAVING ALL OF

2:16:38THOSE CHILDREN AT ANNUNCIATION,

2:16:41THAT BRAVERY IS BEING RECOGNIZED

2:16:43ON A NATIONAL LEVEL.

2:16:44BUT INSTEAD OF HAVING PRIVATE

2:16:48FUNDS HELP WITH THAT SUPPORT,

2:16:50IT'S GOING TO BE THE TAXPAYER

2:16:52DOLLARS FROM THEIR TRAVEL

2:16:53BUDGET.

2:16:54>> I CAN EXPLAIN.

2:16:55YOU WANT ME TO ANSWER THAT

2:16:58QUESTION?

2:16:58>> GO AHEAD, COUNCILMEMBER

2:17:00CHAVEZ.

2:17:00>> SORRY, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.

2:17:01I CAN ANSWER THAT QUESTION.

2:17:03IS THAT AQUESTION?

2:17:04>> IT IS A QUESTION.

2:17:05HELP ME.

2:17:06>> THEY CAN ACCEPT THE GIFT.

2:17:07WHAT WE'RE SAYING THOUGH IS IF

2:17:10THEY ARE GOING TO GO OVER BUDGET

2:17:11AND THEY USE THEIR OWN CITY

2:17:13RESOURCES FOR THIS CONFERENCE,

2:17:15THIS WOULD HAVE TO BE RETURNED

2:17:16NEXT YEAR.

2:17:17SO IF MPD GOES OVER BUDGET.

2:17:20>> WHICH THEY HAVE.

2:17:21WHICH THEY HAVE GONE OVER.

2:17:23>> WELL THEN TO BE CLEAR, THIS

2:17:25STILLCEPS THE GIFT -- STILL

2:17:30ACCEPTS THE GIFT ACCEPTANCE.

2:17:31BUT IF THEY ARE GOING TO GO OVER

2:17:33BUDGET WHICH YOU JUST SAID THEY

2:17:36ARE, THIS IS SAYING DON'T SPEND

2:17:37ADDITIONAL CITY FUNDING ON THE

2:17:38CONFERENCE.

2:17:38ACCEPT THE GIFT, BUT DON'T SPEND

2:17:40MORE MONEY THAT YOU DON'T HAVE.

2:17:42IT'S FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE.

2:17:43IT STILL ACCEPTS THE MONEY I

2:17:45GUESS IS WHAT I'M SAYING.

2:17:47>> BUT THIS LIMITS THEIR ABILITY

2:17:50TO SEND OTHER THAN A FEW PEOPLE.

2:17:54>> THEY DON'T HAVE THE MONEY.

2:17:55THEY'RE OVERSPENDING.

2:18:02>> YOU OVERSPENTOUR MONEY SO I

2:18:05CONTRIBUTED MONEY FOR THE LATINO

2:18:07CELEBRATION.

2:18:08>> I HAD ENOUGH MONEY FOR THAT

2:18:09EVENT.

2:18:09I WANTED COUNCIL MEMBERS COMING

2:18:12TOGETHER TO SUPPORT THE

2:18:14COMMUNITY DISPROPORTIONATELY

2:18:16IMPACTED BY OPERATION METRO

2:18:17SURGE.

2:18:18>> COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ, LET'S

2:18:19KEEP IT ON THE SUBJECT OF ITEM

2:18:20NINE GIFT ACCEPTANCE FOR THIS

2:18:22CONFERENCE.

2:18:22I'M GOING TO RECOGZE THE CITY A.

2:18:25>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCIL

2:18:26MEMBERS, THE WAY I READ THIS IS

2:18:29THAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, I

2:18:32DON'T KNOW WHETHER THEY HAVE

2:18:34ALREADY OVER SPENT THEIR BUDGET

2:18:36OR NOT.

2:18:36BUT THE EFFECT OF THIS WOULDE

2:18:38EITHER THEY NEED TO CHOOSE TO

2:18:39NOT SEND ADDITIONAL PEOPLE THAT

2:18:41ARE NOT COVERED UNDER THE

2:18:44DONATION OR IF THEY DO DECIDE TO

2:18:49SEND EVERYONE WHICH THEY CAN DO,

2:18:51THEN THEY'RE ESSENTIALLY THEY

2:18:52WILL HAVE TO REPAY THE AMOUNT OF

2:18:55THE GIFT OUT OF THEIR 2027

2:18:58FUNDS.

2:19:00SO THAT SEEMS TO ME TO BE WHAT

2:19:01THE EFFECT OF THIS WOULD BE.

2:19:06>> THANK YOU.

2:19:07>> COUNCILMEMBER SHAFFE

2:19:08>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE.

2:19:09ONE OF OUR OFFICERS, INSPECTOR

2:19:12KELLY, IS RECEIVING NATIONAL

2:19:13RECOGNITION FOR PUTTING HIS LIFE

2:19:15AT RISK FOR ONEF THE MOST

2:19:17HORRIFIC MASS SHOOTINGS IN OUR

2:19:18CITY'S HISTORY.

2:19:19AND TO NOT SEND HIS SUPERIORS

2:19:22AND TEAMMATES TO SHARE IN TH

2:19:24HONOR GOES AGAST THE

2:19:26FOUNDATIONAL PRINCIPLES OF WHAT

2:19:28IT MEANS TO BE ON A FIRS

2:19:31RESPONDER TEAM.

2:19:32AND I THINK EVEN GOES AGAINST

2:19:33WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A PART OF

2:19:36ANY TEAM.

2:19:37I KNOW ON ANY TEAM ENVIRONMENT,

2:19:39WHETHER IT'S IN SPORTS OR THE

2:19:41ARTS, TO RECEI AN MVP AWARD,

2:19:44MOST VALUABLE PLAYER, YOU ALWAYS

2:19:46HEAR THE MVP GIVE A SHOUT BACK

2:19:50TO HONOR HIS TEAM.

2:19:54MAYBE UNT -- COUNCILMEMBER

2:19:58WHITING DOESHAT ON THE

2:20:00MUNICIPAL BASKETBALL TEAM.

2:20:01I'M NOT SURE IF HE EARNED THE

2:20:04MVP TITLE YET.

2:20:06WHY DO THEY DO THAT?

2:20:07WHY IS TEAM SUCH AN IMPORTANT

2:20:09PART?

2:20:09BECAUSE WE ALL KNOW OUR OWN

2:20:10SKILLS AND ABILITY ARE HELPED

2:20:13MADE POSSIBLE BY THEULTURE AND

2:20:17THE SUPPORT AND THE TRAINING AND

2:20:20THE LEERSHIP OF THAT TEAM.

2:20:24SO TO DENY INSPECTOR KELLY THE

2:20:27PRESENCE OF HIS TEAM AT HIS OWN

2:20:30MOST VALUABLE PLAYER MOMENTTO

2:20:34ME, JUST DOESN'T SEEM RIGHT.

2:20:36I BELIEVE EVERYINGLE RESIDENT

2:20:38OF THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS AND

2:20:40THE REGION WOULD DISAGREE WITH

2:20:42THIS RESOLUTION.

2:20:45I BELIEVE THEY WOULD ABSOLUTELY

2:20:48BUDGET TO SEND INSPECTOR KELLY

2:20:50AND HIS SUPERIORS.

2:20:54I UNDERSTAND THE FISCAL NATURE.

2:20:57WE ALL HAVE BEEN FORWARDED THE

2:20:59MONTHLY REPORTS FROM PRESIDENT

2:21:01PAYNE ABOUT THE MPD BUDGET.

2:21:04AND WE ARE GOING TO BE

2:21:05ADDRESSING THAT IN THIS UPCOMING

2:21:07BUDG SEASON.

2:21:07BUT FOR THIS MOMENT IN TIME, FOR

2:21:10THE ANNUNCIATION FAMILY, FOR THE

2:21:13MPD FAMILY, WE NEED TO SUPPORT

2:21:16SENDING THOSE MEMBERS OF THE

2:21:19WHOLE TEAM.

2:21:21IN MANY WAYS, I THINK WE ARE

2:21:23KIND OF A YEAH BUT COUNCIL WHEN

2:21:29IT COMES TO MPD.

2:21:30YEAH, THANK YOU FOR ANNUNCIATION

2:21:32AND PROTECNG THE SCHOOL

2:21:34CHILDREN, HERE'S YOUR HONORARY

2:21:36RESOLUTION.

2:21:36BUT WE WILL NOT ALLOW THE CHIEF

2:21:38AND OTHERS TO ATTEND A NATIONAL

2:21:43RECOGNITION OF THIS OFFICER'S

2:21:44ACT OF HEROISM AND AOW THE

2:21:46TEAM TO SHARE IN THE JOY.

2:21:51THAT'S OUR BUT.

2:21:51OUR YEAH, BUT.

2:21:54SO WILL NOT BE SUPPORTING THIS

2:21:56TODAY.

2:21:57AND I HOPE THE RESIDENTS OF

2:22:00MINNEAPOLIS WILL PAY ATTENTION

2:22:01AND MAKE THEIR VOICE HEARD.

2:22:07>> I'M GOING TO REMIND COUNCIL

2:22:09MEMBERS TO BOTH KEEP ON THIS

2:22:11TOPIC A ALSO DON'T ASCRIBE

2:22:13MOTIVES OF OTHERS.

2:22:14I'LL RECOGNIZE VICE PRESIDENT

2:22:15OSMAN.

2:22:16>> OKAY.

2:22:17LET'S CALM DOWNVERYONE.

2:22:20THINK WE ALL APPRECIATE

2:22:25INSPECTOR KELLY.

2:22:25HE'S A HERO IN MY EYES AND MANY

2:22:27RESIDENTS EYES.

2:22:29HE'S DONE A PHENOMENAL JOB.

2:22:31I'M HAPPY TO HAVE HIM.

2:22:32SUCH AN AMAZING INSPECTOR IN OUR

2:22:41POLICE.

2:22:42AND OUR JOB IS TO BE FISCALLY

2:22:46RESPONSIBLE, NOT JUST GIVE A

2:22:48BLANK CHECK.

2:22:49NO MATTER WHO YOU ARE.

2:22:50WE ALWAYS HAVE TO BE CAREFUL

2:22:51WITH TAXPAYERS MONEY.

2:22:57THEY ARE RECEIVING, AS I

2:22:58UNDERSTAND, I'M NOT A COMMITTEE

2:23:02MEMBER.

2:23:03$60,000 GIFT ACCEPTANCE.

2:23:09IF I'M INCORRECT -- YEAH

2:23:11$60,000.

2:23:12THAT IS IN MY OPINION, MORE THAN

2:23:15OUGH FOR INSPECTOR KELLY AND

2:23:18HIS TEAM TO .

2:23:22I'M LOOKING AT HERE THE LIST OF

2:23:27LEADERS WHIN THE MPD THAT ARE

2:23:30GOING WITH -- I DON'T KNOW WHAT

2:23:33IS THE TOTAL?

2:23:36COMMANR BROWN, DO YOU HAVE A

2:23:37MINUTE?

2:23:54>> WELCOME, COMMANDER.

2:23:55>> THANK YOU, SIR.

2:23:56I JUST WANT TO STATE THAT WE

2:23:58FULLY SUPPORT THE TRIP.

2:23:59IT'S AN AMAZING ACCOMPLISHMENT

2:24:02FOR OUR INSPECTOR HERE.

2:24:05BUT US, BEING OVERSIGHT

2:24:07COMMITTEE, WE JUST WANT TO MAKE

2:24:09SURE THAT WE ARE BEING

2:24:10RESPONSIBLE WHATEVER WE DO.

2:24:13AND WITH THAT BACKGROUND, THE

2:24:18MONEY THAT WE ARE RECEIVING IS

2:24:20$60,000 AND WE ARE ASKING

2:24:22ADDITIONAL 4,000, AS I

2:24:25UNDERSTAND.

2:24:25HOW MANY TOTAL LEADERSHIP WITHIN

2:24:27THE MPD THAT WILL GO THAT'S

2:24:30LISTED HERE, WHAT WAS THE TOTAL

2:24:32NUMBER THERE?

2:24:35>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, THROUGH

2:24:38THE CHAIR, SO I CAN TELL YOU AND

2:24:42DO IEED TO REINTRODUCE MYSELF?

2:24:44CERTAINLY NOT TO YOU GUYS.

2:24:46I'M COMMANDER CHRIS BROWN.

2:24:47I OVERSEE THE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS

2:24:49AND FINANCE FOR MPD.

2:24:54SO THE RCA WAS CLEAR TT THIS

2:24:58IS WE'RE SEEKING THAT GIFT

2:25:01ACCEPTANCE.

2:25:01ANDHE PEOPLE THAT ARE OUTLINED

2:25:04TO GO INCLUDE INSPECTOR KELLY,

2:25:07TO SUPPORT INSPECTOR KELLY WOULD

2:25:08BE THE CHIEF, ASSISTANT CHIEF,

2:25:10DEPUTY CHIEF, CHIEF OF STAFF,

2:25:16LIEUTENANTS, SERGEANT HAEMAN,

2:25:19AND SERGEANT GROUT.

2:25:21THOSE ARE THE PARTIES IN THIS

2:25:23FO CONSIDERATIO

2:25:25>> OKAY, THANK YOU.

2:25:26THAT'S ABOUT NINE, I THINK,

2:25:29TOTAL.

2:25:30INCLUDING INSPECTOR KELLY.

2:25:33THOSE ARE WONDERF TO HAVE.

2:25:39I THINK THERE MIGHT BE AN

2:25:41OPPORTUNITY FOR ALLOWING THIS

2:25:44COMPROMISE MOTION TO SAY $60,000

2:25:49IS MORE THAN ENOUGH FOR PEOPLE

2:25:52TO GO.

2:25:53IT MIGHT NOT BE NINE, IT MIGHT

2:25:54BE SEVEN, IT MIGHT BE SIX.

2:25:56I THINK THAT IS WHAT WE'RE

2:25:58VOTING FOR.

2:25:58AND THAT IS UNDERSTANDABLE.

2:26:02IT'S NOT ABOUT THAT W DON'T

2:26:10FAVOR INSPECTOR KELLY GETTING

2:26:11THE SUPPORT.

2:26:12WE WANT HIM TO GET ALL OF THE

2:26:14SUPPORT AND ALL OF PRAISES AND

2:26:16THIS IS TO SUPPORT HIS HEROISM

2:26:17AND THE WORK HE'S DONE.

2:26:22BUT AS THE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE

2:26:26WE WANT TO BE MORE CAUTIOUS

2:26:28ABOUT THE TAXPAYERS AND I THINK

2:26:30I WILL SUPPORT THIS AS I HAVE

2:26:33ALWAYS SUPPORTED THIS, I WILL

2:26:35SUPPORT THE COMPROMISE OF

2:26:37ALLOWING THE $50,000 GIFT

2:26:38ACCEPTANCE TO MAKE THE TRIP.

2:26:41AND I HOPE MPD LRSHIP MAKES

2:26:44THAT TRIP AND CELEBRATE THE

2:26:47WON

2:26:47WONDERFUL INSPEORHAT WE

2:26:50HAVE.

2:26:50>> COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ.

2:26:55>> I WANT TO CLEAR SOME THINGS.

2:26:57I DID ASK THE CITY COUNCIL TO

2:26:59CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS THE LATIN

2:27:02HERITAGE EVENT HERE AT CITY HALL

2:27:04WHICH WAS REALL BEAUTIFUL.

2:27:05AND THE REON I DID THAT IS

2:27:06BECAUSE I THINK IT WOULD SEND A

2:27:09STRONG MESSAGE TO THE LATINO

2:27:11COMMITTEE.

2:27:12>> COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ.

2:27:13>> I HAVE TO CLEAR THE RECORD

2:27:13BECAUSE TRE WAS A LINE MADE

2:27:16THAT I OVERSPENT MY BUDGET.

2:27:17AND I HAVE TO CLE THAT ON THE

2:27:18PUBLIC RECORD.

2:27:19I DID NOT OVERSPEND MY BUDGET.

2:27:22I THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT THAT

2:27:23THE CITY COUNCIL STAND UNITED IN

2:27:24SUPPORTING THE LATINO COMMUNITY

2:27:26ESPECIALLY AT A TIME WHEN THE

2:27:29LATINO COMMUNITY WAS

2:27:30DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY

2:27:31THE FEDERAL OCCUPATION.

2:27:32LOOK AT THE PEOPLE THAT WERE

2:27:33DEPORTED.

2:27:34THAT WAS MY COMMUNITY, OKAY?

2:27:35THANK YOU.

2:27:36>> WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE CAN

2:27:39CONTINUE.

2:27:40>> NOW IN REGARDS T THIS

2:27:42RESOLUTION, IT NEEDS NINE VOTES

2:27:45TO PASS.

2:27:46WHAT I AM PROPOSING TODAY IS A

2:27:50COMPROMISE TO GET THIS PASSED.

2:27:51THAT IS IT.

2:27:51THE VOTES ARE N THERE TO PASS

2:27:55IT AS IS.

2:27:57I HAD TO WORK WITH THE CITY

2:27:58ATTORNEYS TO FIND SOMETHING THAT

2:27:59IS GOING TO PASS TODAY.

2:28:00AND THAT IS WHAT'S BEING BROUGHT

2:28:02FORWARD TODAY.

2:28:02SO I HOPE WE CAN SUPPORT THIS.

2:28:04AND I HOPE WE CAN ALL FIGURE OUT

2:28:08HOW TO SUPPORT ITEMS EVEN I WE

2:28:10DON'T AGREE WITH THEM TO THE

2:28:10FULL EXTENT.

2:28:12I WANTED TO FIND A SOLUTION THAT

2:28:14WE COULD ALL GET BEHIND AND MAKE

2:28:15SURE WOULD BE PASNG TODAY.

2:28:16THAT IS IT.

2:28:18THANK YOU.

2:28:21>> COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO.

2:28:23>> I SEE THAT THIS IS ABOUT

2:28:28EMPLOYEE MORALE AS COUNCILMEMBER

2:28:30SHAFFER STATED.

2:28:31I SEE THIS IS ABOUT MAKING IT

2:28:32MORE EXPENSIVE FOR TPAYERS

2:28:35GIVEN WHAT WE ALREADY KNOW

2:28:37INCLUDING THE TIME SPENT

2:28:38RESPONDING TO OPERATION METRO

2:28:39SURGE IN OUR COMMUNITY THIS

2:28:42YEAR.

2:28:42THIS COMPROMISE IS ALREADY SET

2:28:44UP FOR FAILURE.

2:28:46AND I AM CONCERNED THIS SETS A

2:28:48PRECEDENT TO CONTINUE TO DO THIS

2:28:49INTO THE FUTURE, TO CONTINUE TO

2:28:55CONDITION EVERY VE FOR PRIVATE

2:28:58MONEY TO HELP SUPPLEMENT THESE

2:29:00KINDS OF THINGS FOR EMPLOYEE

2:29:03MORALE ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION

2:29:05IN THIS WAY.

2:29:06SO I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THE CITY

2:29:08CLERK ABOUT APPROIATE

2:29:10PROCEDURE HERE.

2:29:11I THINK THAT IF THIS FAILS, IF

2:29:14THIS FAILS, AS COUNCILMEMBER

2:29:16CHAVEZ OUTLINES, TO REACH THE

2:29:20NINE VOTE THRESHOLD, THEN WOULD

2:29:21IT BE POSSIBLE TO GO BACK TO THE

2:29:25ORIGINAL RCA GIFT ACCEPTANCE AND

2:29:27VOTE ON THAT?

2:29:28THAT WOULD ALSO REQUIRE NINE

2:29:30TES AND WHAT COUNCILMEMBER

2:29:32CHAVEZ IS SAYING AND I WOULD

2:29:33AGREE WITH HIM, IT WOULD NOT

2:29:35THEN MEET THE NINE VOTE

2:29:37THRESHOLD.

2:29:37SO THAT WOULD ESSENTIALLY P US

2:29:39IN THE SAME PLACE HERE.

2:29:42IS THAT ACCURATE?

2:29:44>> MR. CLERK.

2:29:46>> MR. PRESIDENT, THE PROCEDURES

2:29:47THAT YOU HAVE OUTLINED,

2:29:49COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO, ARE IN

2:29:51MY OPINION CORRECT.

2:29:51THE MOTION WAS MOVED WITH THE

2:29:53AMENDMENT.

2:29:53SO WHAT'S PENDING BEFORE YOU

2:29:54RIGHT NOW AS THE QUESTION IS THE

2:29:58NUMBER NINE GIFT ACCEPTANCE

2:30:00MOTION WITTHE AMENDMENTS

2:30:02INCLUDED.

2:30:02IF THAT MOTION WERE TO FAIL, IT

2:30:04WOULD BE ACCEPTABLE FOR A MOTION

2:30:08TO APPROVE THERIGINAL

2:30:09RESOLUTION GIFT ACCEPTANCE AS IT

2:30:11CAME FORWARD AND THEN IF THAT

2:30:13FAILED, A DIFFERENT MOTION COULD

2:30:14BE CONSIDERED.

2:30:15BUT THE MOTION IN FRONT OF THE E

2:30:20AMENDMENT OFFERED BY COUNCIL

2:30:22MEMBERS CHAVEZ, WONSLEY, AND

2:30:25CHOWDHUR

2:30:25>> THANK YOU.

2:30:28>> COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY.

2:30:29>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE.

2:30:34WE HAVE AN AMENDMENT BEFORE US.

2:30:36IF ANYONE HAS ANY IDEAS AND

2:30:38WANTS TO OFFER CHANGES TO IT,

2:30:39THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE

2:30:41THE POWER TO DO.

2:30:45SO I JUST WANT TO OFFER THAT

2:30:48BECAUSE WE'RE HAVING A

2:30:49CONVERSATION AS IF THIS IS AN

2:30:51ALL OR NOTHING SITUATION.

2:30:54COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ IS OFFERING

2:30:57A SOLUTION TO ENSURE THAT

2:31:05COMMANDER KELLY GETS TO GO AND

2:31:06BE HONORED.

2:31:07AND OUR POLICE CHIEF AND I

2:31:08IMAGINE R CHIEF OF STAFF GET

2:31:09TO GO AND BE A PART OF THAT

2:31:11HONOR AND CELEBRATE HIM.

2:31:12WE'RE ALL TRYING TO GET TO THAT

2:31:14POINT.

2:31:14BUT YOU CAN'T DO THAT WITHOUT

2:31:15NINE VOTES.

2:31:17AND I'M GOING TO BE REALLY CLEAR

2:31:20HERE, WE ALLOCATED $2.26 MILLION

2:31:25FOR OVERTIME IN OUR LAST BUDGET.

2:31:29AND THE REPORT THAT PRESIDENT

2:31:31PAYNE SENT OVER, I THINK WE WERE

2:31:33AT ABOUT $19.5 MILLION OVERSPENT

2:31:37OF UNFORESEEN FUNDS THAT HAVE

2:31:38EATEN INTO OUR CONTINGENCY

2:31:40FUNDING, OUR GENERAL FUND AND

2:31:42NOWAVE BEEN THE BACKDROP FOR

2:31:45AN ENTIRE BUDGET CONVERSATION.

2:31:46AND WE'RE ALSO INCREASING OUR

2:31:47LEVY, IMPACTING WORKING FAMILIES

2:31:50THAT CAN NO LONGER BARELY AFFORD

2:31:52A PLANE TICKET TO GO TRAVEL

2:31:55THEMSELVES.

2:31:55SO WHAT KIND OF MSAGE ARE WE

2:31:56SENDING TO THE PUBLIC WHERE WE

2:31:59CAN'T EVEN REIN IN SPENDING WHEN

2:32:01WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO?

2:32:03YEAH, IT WOULD BE GREAT IF THE

2:32:06DEPARTMENT DIDN'T OVER SPEND AND

2:32:08ALL NINE FOLKS GOT TO GO.

2:32:10BUT WE ALL HAVE TO MAKE

2:32:11SACRIFICES IN THIS TIME.

2:32:13AND I THINK THERE'S A WAY FOR

2:32:17THERE TO BE AN APPROPRIATE

2:32:19CELEBRATIO

2:32:19AND I WILL SAY IT'S PRETTY

2:32:21DISAPPOINTING THAT COUNCIL

2:32:22MEMBERS HAVE TAKEN THIS

2:32:23OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE IT SM LIKE

2:32:26WE DON'T CARE ABOUT THE FIRST

2:32:27RESPONDERS THAT WENT OUT ON THAT

2:32:29REALLY HORRIFIC DAY.

2:32:32I TAKE DEEP OFFENSE TO THAT

2:32:34BECAUSE THAT'S ABSOLUTELY NOT

2:32:35OKAY.

2:32:35BECAUSE AGAIN IF YOU DON'T

2:32:37SUPPORT A VERSION THATINE OF

2:32:39US CAN SUPPORT, THEN YOU ARE

2:32:41ALSO DENYING, ACTUALLY YOU'RE

2:32:42NO ALSO, YOU ARE DENYING THIS

2:32:45OPPORTUNITY.

2:32:46WE'RE GIVING YOU A PATHWAY TO

2:32:48SAY LET'S GO AND CELEBRATE THESE

2:32:52OFFICERS.

2:32:52WE'RE LITERALLY SAYING THAT.

2:32:58THE LAST THING I WILL SAY IS I'M

2:32:59JUST A LITTLE BIT SHOCKED THAT

2:33:00THERE ARE FOLKS UP HERE THAT ARE

2:33:02LIKE YEAH, WE CAN ALLOW FOR

2:33:06ADDITIONAL SPENDING TO GO OVER

2:33:08THE BUDGET.

2:33:10IT JUST BRINGS TO ME WE'RE

2:33:12ALREADY SO MUCH OVER ALREADY,

2:33:13WHAT'S $14,000 MORE?

2:33:14THAT'S NOT OKAY.

2:33:15WE HOLD EVERY SINGLE OTHER

2:33:17DEPARTMENT TO A DIFFERENT

2:33:22STANDARD.

2:33:23SO WE EITHER LOOK AT WHAT WE CAN

2:33:26SUPPORT HERE TO GET THIS ACROSS.

2:33:28PERHAPS THE POLICE DEPARTMENT

2:33:29SHOULD SEE ITHE DONATION OR

2:33:30THE GIFT ACCEPTANCE CAN BE

2:33:33EXPANDED.

2:33:34I THINK THAT COULD BE AN

2:33:35OPPORTUNITY HERE.

2:33:35BUT I WILL ALSO SAY I DO THINK

2:33:37IT'S CONCEING THAT WE HAVE SO

2:33:41MANY MEMBERS OF OUR HIGH-LEVEL

2:33:44MPD LEADERSHIP STAFF LEAVING THE

2:33:45CITY AT A TIME WHERE W NEED TO

2:33:48MAKE SURE THAT OUR PUBLIC SAFETY

2:33:50SYSTEM IS RNING SMOOTHLY FOR

2:33:52THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF

2:33:55MINNEAPOLIS.

2:33:56THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY.

2:33:57LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING THE

2:33:58REST OF THE DISCUSSION HERE.

2:34:01>> COUNCILMEMBER WHITING.

2:34:02>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE.

2:34:03AND MAYBE JUST AS A LOGISTICS

2:34:05QUESTION HERE, BECAUSE I'M NOT

2:34:09VERY WELL VERSED IN HOW THE

2:34:10TRAVEL FUNDS WITH MPD WORKS.

2:34:12SO MAYBE IT'S A QUESTION FOR

2:34:14COMMANDER BROWN OR BUDGETHAIR

2:34:17CHUGHTAI.

2:34:17DO WE KNOW IF MPD HAS EXCEEDED

2:34:23THEIR, I'M ASSUMING IT'S A

2:34:25TRAVEL BUDGET LINE ITEM THAT

2:34:26THEY CURRENTLY HAVE BUDGETED

2:34:27EVERY YEAR?

2:34:28>> COMMANDER, I CAN TAKE THIS

2:34:30ONE.

2:34:30THEY HAD ABOUT $82,000 IN THEIR

2:34:33BUDGET CURRELY OF WHICH THIS

2:34:35$14,000 WOULD COME OUT OF.

2:34:38SO THEY ARE TECHNICALLY WITHIN

2:34:39BUDGET ON THAT LINE ITEM.

2:34:40BUT THEY ARE RIGHT NOW AT LEAST

2:34:42ACCORDING TO THE MOST RECENT

2:34:45OVERTIME MEMO, THEARE

2:34:47$19 MILLION OVER.

2:34:48SO THEY'RE JUST GOING TO BE

2:34:50OVER, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO MAKE

2:34:51UP THAT DIFFERENCE.

2:34:52I THINK THERE IS SOME CONFUSION

2:34:54THOUGH.

2:34:54AND I FEEL LIKE T ATTORNEYS

2:34:55TRIED TO CLARIFY IT, BUT I WANT

2:34:57TO STATE IT AGAIN.MADAM ATTORNE

2:35:01I'M WRONG, EVEN IF THEY GO OVER

2:35:03BUDGET, THEY DON'T HAVE TO GIVE

2:35:05THIS BACK.

2:35:06UNLESS THEY USE SOME OF THEIR

2:35:08CURRENT BUDGET SPENDING.

2:35:09SO WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS

2:35:12JUST SAY, PLEASE LIMIT THE TRIP

2:35:14TO THOSE MEMBERS WHO CAN GO

2:35:17WITHIN THE $16,000 THAT IS

2:35:18GIFTED TO US.

2:35:19PLEASE DO NOT SND OUTSIDE OF

2:35:22YOUR BUDGET TO SEND ADDITIONAL

2:35:24PERSONNEL ON T OF THAT

2:35:27$16,000.

2:35:28IF YOU DO SEND ADDITIONAL

2:35:29PERSONNEL OUTSIDE OF THAT

2:35:32$16,000 GIFT, THEN YOU WILL HAVE

2:35:33TO PAY THAT BACK.

2:35:35>> YEAH, AND I THINK THAT'S

2:35:37REALLY HELPFUL.

2:35:38AND IT'S CLARIFYING FOR ME.

2:35:40WHERE I'M SEEING LANGUAGE I

2:35:41THINK MIGHT BE HELPFUL TO GET

2:35:45TH

2:35:46THIS,OOKING AGAIN, I LOVE THE

2:35:47POLITICAL REALITY LOOKS LIKE A

2:35:48VERSION OF THIS MAY OR MAY NOT

2:35:51PASS AND WE'LL HAVE COME UP OUT

2:35:53OF OUR POCKET ANYWAY,

2:35:56REGARDLESS.

2:35:56SO MY HOPE IS UNDERSTANDING NOW

2:35:59IT SOUNDS LIKE IF WE HAVE NOT

2:36:01GONE OVER ON OUR TRAVEL BUDGET

2:36:02YET WITHIN MPD, MAYBE ATTACHING

2:36:04SOME LANGUAGE IN THERE WHERE

2:36:06IT'S ACCEPTANCE OF THIS DONATION

2:36:09IS CONDITIONED ON NO CITY FUNDS

2:36:12IN PARAENTHESIS EXCEPT THAT --

2:36:22SO WE STAY WITHIN THAT RANGE

2:36:24THAT HAS NOT BEEN OV IN THE

2:36:25USE OF TRAVEL FUNDING AS WELL.

2:36:27LOOKS LIKE OUR CITY ATTORNEY IS

2:36:29SAYING NO BECAUSE WE CAN'T

2:36:30DIRECT AT A DEPARTMENT LEVEL.

2:36:32RIGHT?

2:36:32>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCIL

2:36:36MEMBERS, THIS IS THE THING

2:36:36THAT'S STRANGE ABOUT OUR SYSTEM.

2:36:38WE BUDGET AT THE DEPARTMENT

2:36:40LEVEL AND THE COUNCIL DOESN'T

2:36:43HAVE AUTHORITY WITHIN THAT

2:36:45DEPARTMENTAL BUDGET.

2:36:46WE CAME UP WITH A SOLUTION THAT

2:36:51SEEMS LIKE AN ODD SOLUTION, BUT

2:36:56IT'S THE SOLUTION THAT IS

2:36:57AVAILABLE TO US AND ESSENTIALLY

2:36:58WHAT IT MEANS IS THAT YOU C'T

2:37:03DECK TATE NEXT YEAR WHICH LINE

2:37:06ITEM THE $16,000 WOULD COME OUT

2:37:08OF.

2:37:08BUT IT WOULD REDUCE SOME AREA OF

2:37:14MPD'S DEPARTMENTAL -- IT DOESN'T

2:37:15REDUCE IT

2:37:15IT'S A PAY BACK.

2:37:18BUT THE ESSENTIAL EFFECT WOULD

2:37:20BE NEXT YEAR THEY WOULD HAVE

2:37:22$16,000 LEFT TO SPEND ON

2:37:24WHATEVER.

2:37:24>> AND MPD COULD CHOOSE TO PULL

2:37:26THAT FROM THEIR TRAL BUDGET

2:37:30LINE ITEM FOR 2027.

2:37:39THA

2:37:39HELPFUL.

2:37:40THANK YOU.

2:37:40>> THANK YOU, CHA PAYNE.

2:37:42I'M GOING TO SUPPORT THIS

2:37:46COMPROMISE.

2:37:46BUT I'M GOING TO SUPPORT THE

2:37:49COMPROMISE BECAU I WANT THIS

2:37:50TO HAPPEN.

2:37:51I REALLY THINK WE SHOULD HAVE

2:37:56THESE CONVERSATIONS BEFORE WE

2:37:56GET TO A POINT WHERE THIS IS

2:38:00BEFORE US.

2:38:02BECAUSE DON'T KNOWOW LONG

2:38:03AGO THEY ACCEPTED THIS AWARD AND

2:38:05OR THE OPPORTUNITY -- I DON'T

2:38:06KNOW IF MPD WASVER BUDGET OR

2:38:12UNDER BUDGET OR WHAT WAS

2:38:13HAPPENING AT THE TIME THIS WAS

2:38:14ACCEPTED.

2:38:15TYPICALLY WHENOU GO TO A

2:38:17CONFERENCE, YOU KNOW MONTHS OUT

2:38:18IT'S NOT THE DAY BEFORE.

2:38:20YOU KNOW THE YEAR BEFORE THAT

2:38:22THIS CONFERENCE WAS HAPPENING.

2:38:23SOMETIMES NOMINATES YOU

2:38:24SOMETIMES FOR AN AWARD AND YOU

2:38:26DON'T KNOW YOU'RE BEING

2:38:27NOMINATED AND YOU JUST GET AN

2:38:31EMAIL THAT SAYS WE'DOVE TO

2:38:33HONOR YOU HERE.

2:38:34I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE PLANNING

2:38:36WAS.

2:38:37I ASSUME THE PLANNING WAS MONTHS

2:38:38AGO BEFORE WE KNEW WE WERE GOING

2:38:39TO BE IN THIS SITUATION SO I'M

2:38:42HOPING THAT AS A BODY WE DON'T

2:38:49HAVE THIS COME AT US IN THIS WAY

2:38:51AND IT GETS TO BE COMBATIVE.

2:38:53BECAUSE I DO THINK EVERYONE WHO

2:38:55HAD PLANNED TO GO SHOULD GO.

2:38:57I DON'T BELIEVE EVERYO IS

2:38:58GOING FOR THE SAME AMOUNT OF

2:39:03DAYS.

2:39:04AND IF THEY ARE, IT'S NOT LIKE

2:39:05THEY'RE GOING TO FLORIDA ON A

2:39:07FISHING TRIP.

2:39:08THIS IS WORK.

2:39:08THIS IS TO GO AND RECOGNIZE.

2:39:10AND THIS IS WITHIN THE PURVIEW

2:39:13OF THEIR JOB TO GO TO A

2:39:14CONFERENCE.

2:39:14I THINK WE CANLL GO TO

2:39:16CONFERENCES IF WE WANT TO IN ANY

2:39:18DEPARTMENT AND THIS IS ONE

2:39:21THEY'VE SELECTED.

2:39:22I CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND THE

2:39:25FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY OF THINGS.

2:39:26WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO SCALE

2:39:27BACK ON A LOT OF THINGS IN THE

2:39:29CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS.

2:39:29AND TRAVEL MAY VERY WELL BE ON

2:39:32I THINK THIS JUST CAME UER

2:39:36FIRE AT A TIME WHERE THE BUDGET

2:39:41IS HAPPENING.

2:39:43I ALSO WANT US TO HAVEIFFERENT

2:39:45CONVERSATIONS FOR A GIFT

2:39:46ACCEPTANCE AND WHAT THE CITY IS

2:39:47GOING TO PAY OUT.

2:39:48THAT'S WHERE IT GETS REALLY

2:39:51WONKY AT IS AT ONE HAND WE'RE

2:39:53ACCEPTING MON SO WE DON'T HAVE

2:39:54TO PAY, BUT THEN THERE'S

2:39:56CONVERSATION ABOUT WHAT WE WILL

2:39:57HAVE TO PAY.

2:39:58I REALLY DO THINK THOSE NEED TO

2:40:02CONTINUE TO BE TWO SEPARATE

2:40:03CONVERSATIONS, NOT AMENDED INTO

2:40:04ONE THING.

2:40:04ACCEPT THE MONEY, AND THEN

2:40:08CREATE STIPULATIONS ON IF YOU

2:40:09DON'T WANT MPD TO PAY O OR

2:40:11WHATEVER AND MAKE THAT TWO

2:40:16DIFFERENT ITEMS, TWO DIFFERENT

2:40:17POLICIES.

2:40:17BECAUSE GIFT ACCEPTANCES ARE

2:40:19GOING TO COME THROUGH FOR

2:40:23DIFFERT DEPARTMTS AND

2:40:24DIFFERENT PEOPLE.

2:40:26AND I DON'T KNOW IF EVERYBODY IS

2:40:27GOING TO LOOKING AT EVERY

2:40:30DEPARTMENT AND BUDGET.

2:40:34WHEN WE GET A TRAVEL BUDGET FOR

2:40:35PUBLIC HEALTH, ARE THEY GOING T

2:40:36SAY WHAT IS THE TRAVEL BUDGET?

2:40:38HAVE THEY WENT OVER THEIR BUDGET

2:40:40R OTHER DEPARTMENTS?

2:40:41I WOULD LIKE TO KEEP THOSE

2:40:43SEPARATE.

2:40:43ACCEPT GIFTS AS GIFT ACCEPTANCES

2:40:44IF WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT.

2:40:45AND THEN TALK ABOUT THE CITY'S

2:40:51RESPONSIBITY IN A DIFFERENT

2:40:52CONVERSATION.

2:40:53>> COUNCILMEMBER WARREN.

2:40:58>> YEAH, THIS IS THE THING THAT

2:40:59REALLY HAS ME EXTREMELY LIKE

2:41:02JUST CONFUSED WITH THIS.

2:41:08THEY'RE RECEIVING A GIFT TO BE

2:41:10ABLEO GO TO THIS CONFERENCE IN

2:41:12OCTOBER FROM THE 21-28.

2:41:18THEIR ATTEANCE OF THIS

2:41:22CONFERENCE AND THE RECEIPT OF

2:41:23THIS GIFT IS CONTINGENT UPON

2:41:26WHETHER OR NOT THEY'VE GONE OVER

2:41:26THEIR BUDGET OR NOT.

2:41:29AND IF THEY HAVE, THEY HAVE TO

2:41:32PAY IT BACK OUT OF NEXT YEAR?

2:41:36I MEAN, WE COULD ALL SING UP

2:41:39HERE TOGETHER.

2:41:40DO YLL WANT TO JOIN IN SONG,

2:41:42EVERYBODY TURN THEIR MICS ON?

2:41:44I MEAN JEEZ LOUISE, I'M ASKIN A

2:41:49QUESTION.

2:41:50AND I'VE GOT EVERYBODY HAVING

2:41:50SIDE BAR CONVERSATIONS.

2:41:52OKAY.

2:41:52>> SHOULD I ANSWER THAT?

2:41:53>> YEAH.

2:41:54>> OKAY.

2:41:54THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER WARREN.

2:41:55THAT'S NOT THE CASE.

2:41:56THEY CAN STILL ACCEPT THE GIFT.

2:42:03AND IF WE ACCEPT THE GIFT, THEN

2:42:07MPD OVERSPENDS AND USES

2:42:08ADDITIONAL FUNDING THEY D'T

2:42:10HAVE, THEN THEY WOULD HAVE TO

2:42:11RETURN THE GIFT.

2:42:12WHAT THIS IS SAYING IS LET'S

2:42:13TAKE THE GIFT, SEND THE PEOPLE

2:42:14WITH THE MONEY THAT THE GIFT

2:42:15ALLOCATES AND THAT'S IT.

2:42:19BUT IF YOU ARE THEN GOING TO USE

2:42:21MONEY YOU DON'T HAVE BECAUSE

2:42:23YOU'RE OVER SPENDING, YOU HAVE

2:42:24TO RETURN THE GIFT.

2:42:25>> MONEY THEY DON'T HAVE MEANING

2:42:26FROM WHICH?

2:42:27OUT OF THEIR BUDGET THAT ALREADY

2:42:29EXISTS OR OUT OF THEIR OWN

2:42:31POCKETS?

2:42:31>>ROM THE MPD'S BUDGET.

2:42:34>> OKAY.

2:42:36SO THE MONEY THAT THEY'RE

2:42:38RECEIVING IN THIS GIFT, HOW MUCH

2:42:39IS THE MONEYHAT THEY'RE

2:42:41GETTING IN THE GIFT?

2:42:43IT'S $16,000?

2:42:48OKAY.

2:42:49AND THAT'S ALL OF THE MONEY

2:42:49THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO USE TO GO

2:42:51PARTICIPATE IN THESE CONFERENCES

2:42:53ON THE DAYS OF THE CONFERENCE,

2:42:55TRAVELING THERE, LODGING,

2:43:00GETTING TO AND FROM THE AIRPORT

2:43:03AND THEN COMING BACK HOME AND

2:43:05THAT'S SUPPOSE TO BE $16,000

2:43:08FOR HOW MANY PEOPLE FOR SEVEN

2:43:14DAYS?

2:43:15AND THAT'S SUPPOSED TO BE THE

2:43:16END OF IT?

2:43:18>> THEIR OGINAL PROPOSAL WAS

2:43:20SEND NINE INDIVIDUALS AND USE

2:43:23$14,000 PLUS THE $16,000 TO PAY

2:43:25FOR IT.

2:43:27WE'RE SAYING MAYBE SEND

2:43:29SOMETHING LESS THAN NINE AND USE

2:43:31THE $16,000 GIFT.

2:43:34>> BUT LIKE I'M SAYING, IF THERE

2:43:37WERE ALREADY PEOPLE, OKAY, THERE

2:43:40WERE ALREADY PEOPLE WHO MAYBE

2:43:44WE PLANNING TO ATTEND THIS

2:43:46CONFERENCE PRIOR TO KNOWING THAT

2:43:49HERE'S ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL WHO'S

2:43:53BEING HONORED OR CELEBRATED AT

2:43:59THIS EVENT.

2:44:00THERE WERE ALREADY PEOPLE WHO

2:44:00WERE GOING T RECEIVE THIS

2:44:02TRAINING, SPECIAL PART OF A

2:44:03BOARD OR COMMITTEE OR WHATEVER

2:44:04ELSE WITHIN THEOLICE

2:44:05DEPARTMENT THAT HAD ALREADY

2:44:06SIGNED UP TO DO THIS, THAT'S

2:44:08ALREADY PART OF THEIR GOAL OR

2:44:10WHATEVER OF THAT TIME.

2:44:12NOW THEY RECEIVED A GIFT TO HELP

2:44:16SUPPORT THE TRAVEL OF ADDITIONAL

2:44:18FOLKS.

2:44:18THERE WERE ALREADY PEOPLE WHO

2:44:20WERE SIGNED UP AND REGISTERED

2:44:21FOR THIS.

2:44:22WHO MAYBEIDN'T GET TO ATTEND

2:44:24THE CONFERENCE THE LAST TIME

2:44:26THAT THERE WAS A CONFENCE OF

2:44:26TRAINING AND LEARNING.

2:44:28I JUST DON'T WANT TO LIMIT ANY

2:44:29TRAINING AND LEARNING ABILITS.

2:44:31I DON'T.

2:44:31THAT'S THE PART THAT I'M HAVING

2:44:33A HARD TIME WITH.

2:44:34AND I UNDERSTAN THAT THEY'RE

2:44:36SAYING OKAY, THERE'S A

2:44:38CELEBRATION THAT'S BEING OFFERED

2:44:40TO.

2:44:41YES, IT'S NICE TO CELEBRATE YOUR

2:44:43COLLEAGUES AND WANT TO UPLIFT

2:44:45PEOPLE AND WHAT HAVE YOU.

2:44:47AND IF THEY'RE RECVING A GIFT

2:44:48FOR PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO GO AND

2:44:49DO THAT, THEN LET THAT GIFT BE

2:44:51UTILIZED FOR THAT.

2:44:52BUT THEN I DON'T WANT TO LIMIT

2:44:54AND SAY THAT ADDITIONAL PEOPLE

2:44:56WHO NEED THE APPLICABLE TRAINING

2:44:58THAT'S GOING TO HELP THEM BE

2:45:00MORE PFICIENT IN SOME AREA,

2:45:02BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT A CONFERENCE

2:45:02IS FOR.

2:45:04YOU GO AND LEARN SOME STUFF.

2:45:05SO WELL, I MEAN, WHATEVER, MAYBE

2:45:09DON'T KNOW.

2:45:10BUT THE WHOLE THING IS IF IT'S A

2:45:13CONFERENCE FOR A LEARNING

2:45:15OPPORTUNITY AS WELL AND THERE

2:45:17WERE PEOPLE WHO WERE ALREADY

2:45:19DESIGNATED TO GO AND PARTICIPATE

2:45:20IN THAT, I JUST REALLYEEL LIKE

2:45:23THAT THEY SHOULD BE FREE TO DO

2:45:24THAT AND I DON'T THINK THAT THIS

2:45:26IS MONEY THAT WE SHOULD HAVE TO

2:45:28WORRY ABOUT PAYING BACK OR

2:45:30SOMEBODY PAYING BACK AT A

2:45:31DIFFERENT TIME THAT'S GOING TO

2:45:33GET ALL CONJUMBLED UP WITH OUR

2:45:39X DOLLARS.

2:45:39IF IT WAS ALREADY A PART OF

2:45:41THEIR BUDGET TO BE ABLE TO DO SO

2:45:41AND THEN THEY GOT SOME

2:45:43ADDIONAL GIFT FUNDING, THEN

2:45:44USE WHAT YOU GOT TO GET WHERE

2:45:46YOU TRYING TO GET TO, GET BACK

2:45:47HERE SAFE, DO YOUR JOB, AND

2:45:49LET'S GO ON WITH THE REST OF OUR

2:45:52LIVES.

2:45:52THIS IS JUST -- I DON'T WANT TO

2:45:53PUT THESE TYPE OF RESTRICTIONS

2:45:57ON NOBODY TO DO WHATEVER IT IS

2:45:58THAT THEY NEED TO DO TO TAKE

2:45:59CARE OF THEIR BUSINESS.

2:46:01THIS IS JUST RIDICULOUS.

2:46:01THE END.

2:46:02>> MADAM CITY ATTORNEY.

2:46:04>> COUNCIL PRESENT, COUNCIL

2:46:06MEMBERS.

2:46:06I WANT TO BE CLEAR, THIS DOES

2:46:07NOT ACTUALLY PREVENT THEM FROM

2:46:09SENDG THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE

2:46:09THAT THEY WANT.

2:46:12IT'S JUST IF THEY -- AND ALSO I

2:46:13WILL SAY, THIS IS NOT A CARTE

2:46:17ANCHE TO FOREVERMORE CONDITION

2:46:19GIFT ACCEPTANCES.

2:46:20THIS IS A REALLY UNIQUE

2:46:21SITUION WHERE THAT CONDITION

2:46:23IS TIED TO THE DEPARTMENT GOING

2:46:25OVER DGET.

2:46:27SO AGAIN, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT

2:46:27HAS CHOICES TO MAKE HERE.

2:46:29THEY COULD CHOOSE TO SEND

2:46:31EVERYBODY THAT THEY PLAN TO AND

2:46:33THEN THEY'LL HAVE TO ACCOUNT FOR

2:46:36A REDUCTION THROUGH THEIR PAY

2:46:38BACK IN 2027A REDUCTION

2:46:41WHEREVER, RIGHT?

2:46:42COULD BE THEIR TRAL BUDGET,

2:46:44COULD BE WHEREVER.

2:46:44THEY HAVE THE DISCRETION TO

2:46:46DECIDE HOW TO SPREAD THEIR

2:46:48BUDGET MONEY AROUND FOR 2027.

2:46:53THERE ARE CHOICES THAT CAN BE

2:46:54MADE.

2:46:55SOMEONE MENTIONED THE IDEA OF

2:46:56COULD THERE BE ADDITIONAL

2:46:59DONAT

2:47:01DONATIONS, THAT COULD BE

2:47:02SOMETHING THAT WOULD OBVIOUSLY

2:47:03HAVE TO COME BACK TO COUNCIL

2:47:05TOO.

2:47:06SO I WANTED TO BE CLEAR FOR THE

2:47:07RERD WHAT THIS DOES AND

2:47:08DOEST DO AND HOPEFULLY IT'S

2:47:09CLEAR.

2:47:11>> COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY.

2:47:13>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE.

2:47:15I WANT US TO BE TALKING ABOUT

2:47:16THIS BUDGET IN SOME REALITY.

2:47:18YOU CAN'T JUST SAY THAT YOU HAVE

2:47:22$100 BUDGET AND THEN YOU SPEND

2:47:28SPENT $150 AND YOU'RE AT

2:47:29NEGATIVE $50 FROM WHAT YOU WERE

2:47:31SUPPOSED TO SPEND, BUT YOU'RE

2:47:33LIKE OH I HAD ANOTHER $ IN MY

2:47:35LINE ITEM IN MY PLANS FOR

2:47:36TRAVEL.

2:47:37IT'S LIKE NO, YOU ALREADY SPENT

2:47:39THE MONEY.

2:47:41IT'S NOT JUST BECAUSE THEY LINE

2:47:43ITEMED IT FOR TRAVEL, THEY OVER

2:47:48SPENT THEIR TOTAL BUDGET.

2:47:49THAT MONEY DOESN'T EXIST IN

2:47:50OTHER BUDGETS WHEN YOU OVER

2:47:53SPEND A PART OF IT, YOU USE

2:47:54ANOTHER PART OF YOUR BUDGET TO

2:47:55FILL THAT.

2:47:56SO JUST BECAUSE YOU HAVE A

2:47:57TRAVEL BUDGET, DOESN'T MEAN YOU

2:47:59GOT MORE MONEY THAT'S AVAILABLE.

2:48:02THERE'S ONE WHOLE BUDGET FOR THE

2:48:03MPD.

2:48:04THAT THE TOTAL BUDGET.

2:48:07THAT'S IT.

2:48:08IT'S OVER SPENT.

2:48:09AND GUESS WHAT, WE'RE NOT DONE

2:48:11WITH THIS FINANCIAL YEAR.

2:48:11MORE OF IT IS GOING TO BE OVER

2:48:14SPENT ON OVERTIME TO DO PUBLIC

2:48:21SAFETY WORK.

2:48:22I'D RATHER THE $14,000 GO TO

2:48:23THAT OVERTIME THAN FOR TRAVEL

2:48:25EXPENSES.

2:48:25AND WE'RE ALSO ACTING LIKE THE

2:48:27LEADERS THAT WANT TO GO TO THIS

2:48:29TR ARE GOING TO BE FORCED TO

2:48:32SPEND THIS EXTRA MONEY NO MATTER

2:48:33WHAT WE DO.

2:48:34NO, THEY HAVE A CHOICE.

2:48:35THEY CAN PAY FOR IT OUT OF THEIR

2:48:37OWN POCKET IF THEY WANT TO GO.

2:48:40AS A LEADER OF OUR DEPARTMENT.

2:48:42THE PICE CHIEF CAN CALL UP

2:48:45THIS ORGANIZATION AND ASK FOR A

2:48:49ADDITIONAL $14,000.

2:48:51THIS IS A NICE TO HAVE AND NOT A

2:48:55NEED TO HAVE.

2:48:56I THINK WE ABSOLUTELY COMMANDER

2:49:00KELLY AND THE POLICE CHIEF AND

2:49:02MAYBE A COUPLE OTHERS SHOULD GO

2:49:04THERE AND ACCEPT THIS AWARD.

2:49:07ABSOLUTELY.

2:49:08BUT WHY DO A TOTAL OF NINE

2:49:10PEOPLE NEED TO GO IF IT'S GOING

2:49:12CAUSE MORE OVER SPEND.

2:49:14THAT'S THE POINT.

2:49:14WE DON'T HAVE EXTRA MONEY.

2:49:17THE BUDGET HAS BEEN SPENT.

2:49:18ANY EXTRA MONEY THAT THE MPD

2:49:20USES SHOULD BE FORHE PUBLIC

2:49:21SAFETY OF THIS CITY.

2:49:27>> COUNCILMEMBER SHAFFER.

2:49:28>> YEAH, CAN I GET CONFIRMATION

2:49:30THAT THIS IS A DIFFERENTIAL OF

2:49:33$14,000?

2:49:33IS THAT WHAT I'M READING IN THE

2:49:35FISCAL NOTE?

2:49:36>> YES.

2:49:37>> OKAY.

2:49:40YOU KNOW, IN MY MIND THERE'S

2:49:42TIMES WHERE YOU AS A FAMILY, YOU

2:49:47AS AN ORGANIZATION VALUE A

2:49:49CHOICE WITH THE WAY YOU SPEND

2:49:51YOUR MONEY.

2:49:53AND TO ME, THIS IS A

2:49:55OPPORTUNITY WHERE WE COULD USE

2:49:57TAXPAYER DOLLARS TO SUPPORT THE

2:49:59WHOLE TEAM TO GO TO THIS EVENT.

2:50:04IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THESE GROUPS

2:50:07TO HAVE THE SUPPORT OF THOSE WHO

2:50:08HAVE HELPED THEM GET TO THAT

2:50:11SPOT.

2:50:11AND I ALSO CONCUR WITH

2:50:13COUNCILMEMBER WARREN'S IDEA

2:50:15AROUND TRAINING AND THE

2:50:16OPPORTUNITY FOR ADDITIONAL

2:50:17TRAINING THAT HAPPENS AT THESE

2:50:18CONFERENCES.

2:50:19SO I WILL NOT BE SUPPORTING THIS

2:50:21AMENDMENT.

2:50:21I THINK IT'S REALLY SOMETHING

2:50:25THAT IN THIS BIG PICTURE OF THE

2:50:27OVERTIME, WE HAVE A SERIOUS

2:50:29PROBM.

2:50:29AND I AGREE WITH MY COLLEAGUES

2:50:31THAT WE HAVE LOTS OF WORK TO DO

2:50:33TO LOOK AT NEXT YEAR.

2:50:35BUT FOR THIS MOMENT IN TIME, FOR

2:50:40ANNUNCIATION, FOR THE PRIDE AND

2:50:41THE HEARTACHE THAT ALL OF THOSE

2:50:44FAMILIES WENT THROUGH, I SEE

2:50:47THIS AS WORTH THAT EXTRA 14K.

2:50:52AND SO I WILL NOT BE SUPPORTING

2:50:54THIS AMENDMENT.

2:50:55I WOULD HOPE THAT IN THE FUTURE,

2:50:57WE COULD HAVE GREATER DIALOGUE

2:50:58AMONGST COLLEAGU BEFORE WE

2:51:00RANDOMLY BRING THESE TO THE

2:51:06DAIS.

2:51:07>> COUNCILMEMBER SHAFFER HASHE

2:51:08FLOOR.

2:51:08>> I RECEIVED THIS EMAIL AT 8:30

2:51:10THIS MORNING ABOUT THE

2:51:11AMENDMENT.

2:51:12SO MAYBE I MISSED IT YESTERDAY,

2:51:14BUT THAT WAS THE FIRST THAT I

2:51:15SAW IT BEING IN MEETINGS ALL DAY

2:51:18YESTERDAY.

2:51:18TO ME, THAT IS PRETTY IMMEDIATE

2:51:19TO THE MOMENT OF DECISION.

2:51:22SO I WILL NOT BE SUPPORTING

2:51:25THIS.

2:51:26I HOPE THAT WE CAN HAVE GREATER

2:51:30DIALOGUE IN THE FUTURE.

2:51:32>> COUNCILMEMBER WARREN.

2:51:34>> THANK YOU, CNCIL PRESIDENT

2:51:35PAYNE.

2:51:36IT'S MYNDERSTANDING THAT OUR

2:51:39BUDGET FOR OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT

2:51:42HAS BEEN IN CRISIS SINCE 2016,

2:51:47FROM WHAT I'VE HEARD REPORTED.

2:51:50NO?

2:51:50THEY HAVEN'T BEEN OVER BUDGET

2:51:52SINCE WHEN?

2:51:53JUST ERTIME SINCE 2016?

2:51:56OKAY.

2:51:58SO THERE'S BEEN ISSUES WITH

2:52:01OVERTIME AND THE POLICE BUDGET

2:52:03SINCE 2016.

2:52:05IS THAT ACCURATE?

2:52:05YES.

2:52:06OKAY.

2:52:09AND THERE'S BEEN A NUMBER OF

2:52:12DIFFERENT ISSUES THAT HAVE BEEN

2:52:14ARISING IN OUR CITY SINCE THEN.

2:52:15RIGHT?

2:52:17THERE'S JUST A LOT OF THINGS

2:52:19THAT WE CANNOT PLAN FOR OR

2:52:22PREDICT OR PREVENT.

2:52:25AND I THINK THAT WE HAVE TO BE

2:52:28MINDFUL IN THAT.

2:52:29I'M NOT SAYING THAT OUR POLICE

2:52:32DEPARTMENT DESERVES A BLANK

2:52:33CHECK.

2:52:33BUT I'M SAYING THAT WE ALSO HAVE

2:52:38TO BE CONSCIENTIOUS IN OUR

2:52:39CHECKS AND BALANCESROUND

2:52:42THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING IN OUR

2:52:43CITY AND TAKE SOME STUFF INTO

2:52:44ACCOUNT.

2:52:46YOU KNOW?

2:52:48ANNUNCIATION WAS A REALLY BIG

2:52:49DEAL.

2:52:52AND THAT WAS A LOT OF, I MEAN

2:52:54THERE WAS A LOT OF BRAVERY THAT

2:52:57WENT INTO BEING PRESENT FOR THAT

2:52:59MOMENT IN TIME.

2:53:02AND I REALLY BELIEVE THAT OUR

2:53:06OFFICERS DESERVE AN OPPORTUNITY

2:53:10TO LEARN FROM ONE ANOTHER, TO GO

2:53:14HERE AND GET, YOU KNOW, ALL THE

2:53:18UNDERSTANDING THAT THEY NEED TO

2:53:20GET AND THE TRAINING AND

2:53:21WHATEVER ELSE IS HAPPENING AT

2:53:24THIS CONFERENCE, THEY DESERVE

2:53:26THAT.

2:53:26THEY DO.

2:53:27WE'RE BETTER FOR IT AS A CITY

2:53:29ONCE THEY RETURN.

2:53:30WHEN YOU GO TO A TRAINING AND A

2:53:33TRAINING OPPORTUNITY, YOU KNOW,

2:53:34YOU COME BACK, YOU BRING SOME OF

2:53:36THOSE LEARNINGS BACK WITH YOU.

2:53:39LIKE I SAID, I DON'T KNOW WHO

2:53:41ALL SIGNED UP TO PARTICIPATE IN

2:53:45THIS PRIOR TO.

2:53:47IF IT'S $16,000 THAT IS GIVEN

2:53:49R THEM TO DO THAT, THEN THEY

2:53:51SHOULD BE ABLE TO DO TH.

2:53:56IF, YOU KNOW, WE WENT TO D.C.

2:53:59EARLIER THIS YEAR.

2:54:00WE WERE GIVEN A BUDGET TT CAME

2:54:03WITH WHATEVER, IT SAYS OH YOU

2:54:06NEED TO THE NATNAL LEAGUE OF

2:54:07CITIES OR WHATEVER THE CASE IS.

2:54:10THEY SAY OH WELL WE'LL REIMBURSE

2:54:13YOU X AMOUNT OF DOLLARS FROM

2:54:14WHATEVER IT IS THAT YOU PAY FOR

2:54:18EVERYBODY HAS BEEN TO WOR

2:54:20CONFERENCE STUFF.

2:54:22THE LITTLE CHANGE THAT YOU GET

2:54:24ON A PER DIEM ON A DAY-TO-DAY

2:54:26BASIS TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR

2:54:28BUNESS IS NEVER ENOUGH.

2:54:29YOU END UP SPENDING MONEY OUT OF

2:54:32YOUR OWN DANG GUM POCKET ANYWAY.

2:54:37THEY'RE GOING TO SPEND MONEY OF

2:54:38THEIR OWN POCKET.

2:54:38THAT'S JUST THE WAY THAT STUFF

2:54:41GOES.

2:54:42I DON'T KNOW, THIS IS JUST GOING

2:54:43ON FOR ENTIRELY TOO LONG.

2:54:45IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE.

2:54:49LET'S LET IT HAPPEN.

2:54:50THEY GOT THE FUNDING.

2:54:52THEY'RE GOING TO GO.

2:54:53THEY'RE GOING TO GO TO THE TRIP,

2:54:56COME BACK.

2:54:57I DON'T THINK THAT WE NEED TO

2:55:00WORRY ABOUT GETTING REIMBURSED

2:55:03ANY MONEY.

2:55:03JUST STAY WITHIN THE MEANS OF

2:55:04THE GIFT THAT YOU GOT TO YOUR

2:55:07THING AND JUST DO IT AND THEN

2:55:08LET'S JUST GO ON.

2:55:13>> COUNCILMEMBER VETAW.

2:55:15THANK YOU, CHAIR.

2:55:18I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION OR

2:55:20ANYTHING AND I REALLY SHOULD BE

2:55:23CALLING THE QUESTI.

2:55:24BUT I WANTED TO JUST SAY, I

2:55:26DON'T KNOW -- THERE'S A LIST OF

2:55:29OFFICERS AND STAFF WHO WOULD BE

2:55:31GOING.

2:55:31I DON'T KNOW WHAT ROLE THEY

2:55:33PLAYED IN THE ANNUNCIATION

2:55:35RESPONSE.

2:55:35SO I DON'T WANT TO ME IT SEEM -

2:55:38CONVERSATION IS SOMEWHAT FEELING

2:55:40LIKE THESE ARE JUST RANDO

2:55:42PEOPLE WHO ARE GOI JUST TO GO

2:55:44AND CELEBRATE OTHERPEOPLE.

2:55:45EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THESE

2:55:47OFFICERS AND STAFF LISTED HERE

2:55:50COULD HAVE HAD -- COULD HAVE

2:55:54RESPONDED TO THIS TRAGEDY.

2:55:55WE DON'T KNOW THAT.

2:55:58I FELT LIKE THE CONVERSATION

2:55:59WAS FEELING LIKE THAT, LIKE

2:56:01WE'VE JUST PICKED PEOPLE TO GO

2:56:04TO SUPPORT OFFICER KELLY,

2:56:07INSPECTOR KELLY.

2:56:07AND THAT'S NOT THE CASE.

2:56:09BECAUSE THE NAMES THAT I HEARD,

2:56:10I KW SOME OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO

2:56:13ARE STILL IN CONTACT WITH

2:56:15ANNUNCIATION FAMILIES AND ARE

2:56:16DOING A LOT OF WORK.

2:56:19ONE IN PARCULAR MADE SURE A

2:56:19FAMILY GOT A DOG.

2:56:21AND THERE'S SO MANY THIS THAT

2:56:23HAVE HAPPENED SINCE THAT

2:56:26TRAGEDY.

2:56:26AND THESE OFFICS HAVE DONE

2:56:28GREAT THINGS.

2:56:29I KNOW THAT ALL 13 OF USGREE

2:56:34ON THAT.

2:56:34AND I JUST DON'T WANT THAT TO

2:56:35GET LOST IN THIS CONVERSATION

2:56:37THAT WE JUST PICKED RANDOM

2:56:38PEOPLE TO GO AND SUPPORT PEOPLE.

2:56:40I DON'T KNOW WHA THEIR

2:56:41CONNECTION IS.

2:56:41I'M SURE IT'S A DEEP CONNECTION

2:56:44TO THIS TRAGEDY.

2:56:46AND SO I THINK EVERYONE IS

2:56:48DESERVING OF GOING.

2:56:49WE HAVE SOMETHING BEFORE US THAT

2:56:50WE HAVE TO VOTE ON.

2:56:53WE DON'T KNO WHAT THAT'S GOING

2:56:54TO END AT, BUT I DO THINK

2:56:57EVERYONE IS DESERVING OF GOING

2:57:02TO THIS CONFERENCE THAT ARE

2:57:04LISTED HERE AND I'M SURE WE WILL

2:57:07FIGURE THIS OUT.

2:57:10>> COUNCILMBER RAINVILLE.

2:57:11>> THANK YOU.

2:57:12SO WE HAVE A COMPROMISE BEFORE

2:57:14US.

2:57:14I AGREEITH THE COMPROMISE.

2:57:17AND BUT WHAS VERY, VERY CLEAR,

2:57:20IS WE DON'T AGREE ON OVERTIME

2:57:22SPENDING AND THAT'S A WHOLE

2:57:23TOTALLY DIFFERENT SUBJECT.

2:57:24BUT WHAT WE HAVE BEFORE US NOW

2:57:26IS THE OPPORTUNITY TO MOVE THIS

2:57:27FORWARD TO GIVE THE POLICE SOME

2:57:29FUNDING TO GO FORWARD AND THEY

2:57:32CAN CHOOSE IF THEY WANT TO

2:57:33PROVIDE THE OTHER FUNDING.

2:57:35SO IT'S VERY CLEAR.

2:57:37AND I THANK THE AUTHOR FOR THE

2:57:40COROMISE RESOLUTION.

2:57:41THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ.

2:57:44>> WH THAT, THE CLERK WILL

2:57:46CALL THE ROLL.

2:57:48>> COUNCILMEMBER WHITING.

2:57:50>> AYE.

2:57:50>> COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY.

2:57:51>> AYE.

2:57:52>> COUNCILMEMBER STEVENSON.

2:57:53>> AYE.

2:57:53>> COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE.

2:57:54>> AYE.

2:57:54>> COUNCILMEMBER VETAW.

2:57:56>> AYE.

2:57:57>> COUNCILMEMBERPALMISANO.

2:57:58>> AYE.

2:57:58>> COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ.

2:57:59>> AYE.

2:57:59>> COUNCILMEMBER WARREN.

2:58:01>> NO.

2:58:02>> COUNCILMEMBER SHAFFER.

2:58:03>> NO.

2:58:03>> COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY.

2:58:05>> AY

2:58:06>> COUNCILMEMBER CHUGHTAI.

2:58:07>> AYE.

2:58:07>> VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN.

2:58:08>> AYE.

2:58:09>> PRESIDENT YNE.

2:58:10>> AYE.

2:58:11>> THERE ARE 11 AYES AND TWO

2:58:13NAYS.

2:58:13>> THAT ITEM CARRIES.

2:58:16AND NEXT WE ARE TAKING UP ITEM

2:58:19NUMBER 11.

2:58:19AND I WILL RECOGNIZE

2:58:21COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ.

2:58:22>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT

2:58:24PAYNE.

2:58:24COLLEAGUES, THIS IS A RESOLUTION

2:58:25CALLING ON THE HENNIN COUNTY

2:58:28SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND THE

2:58:29UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA TO

2:58:30TERMINATE THEIR CTRACTS WITH

2:58:32FLOCK SAFETY FOR AUTOMATED

2:58:33LICENSE PLATE READER CAMERAS.

2:58:36IT'S BEING AUTHORED BY MYSELF,

2:58:37COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY,

2:58:38COUNCILMEMBER STEVENSON, AND

2:58:40COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN.

2:58:42IN JULY, A STAR TRIBUNE

2:58:45INVESTIGATION INDICATED THAT

2:58:47FEDERAL IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT

2:58:50AGENCIES HAVE ACCESS TO FLOCK

2:58:51DATA EVEN THOUGH MINNESOTA LAW

2:58:55LIMITS IT TO CRIMINAL

2:58:56INVESTIGATIONS.

2:58:56THIS RESOLUTION IS ASKIN OUR

2:58:57PARTNERS AT THE COUNTY AND THE

2:58:59UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA TO JOIN

2:59:04MANY OTHER CITY GOVERNMENTS IN

2:59:06THE STATE OF MINNESOTA IN TAKING

2:59:08DOWN THESE FLOCK CAMERAS.

2:59:10SO I MOVE THIS ACTION FOR

2:59:13APPROVAL.

2:59:14>> SECOND.

2:59:16>> COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ HAS

2:59:18MOVED THI FOR APPROVAL.

2:59:19IT'S BEEN SECONDED.

2:59:20I RECOGNIZE COUNCILMEMBER

2:59:21WONSLEY.

2:59:22>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE.

2:59:24I WANT TO EXTEND GRATITUDE TO

2:59:25COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ, COUNCIL

2:59:26VI PRESIDENT OSMAN, AS WELL AS

2:59:30MY FELLOW COLLEAGUES WHO HAVE

2:59:32SUPPORTED THIS MOTION, THAT

2:59:34INCLUDES COUNCILMEMBER

2:59:35EVENSON, IN DEVELOPING AND

2:59:36BRINGING THIS RESOLUTION

2:59:37FORWARD.

2:59:38I WILL SPEAK TO THE COMPONENT

2:59:40ABOUT HAVING THE UNIVERSITY OF

2:59:42MINNESOTA BE PRESENT HERE AS

2:59:43SOMEONE WHO REPRESENTS WARD 2

2:59:46WHERE THE UNIVERSITY OF

2:59:47MINNESOTA IS LOCATED, AT LEAST

2:59:50ITS TWIN CITIES CAMPUS.

2:59:54I BELIEVE MANY OF YOU HEARD

2:59:57SEVERAL WEEKS AGO THAT AND

2:59:58ACTUALLY I BELIEVE ALL OF OUR

2:59:59MEMBERS RECEIVED AN EMAIL FROM A

3:00:02BOAR

3:00:05BOARD OF REGENTS AT THE U OF M

3:00:08CALLING MAJOR ATTENTION TO THE

3:00:10FACT THAT THERE WAS A FLOCK

3:00:11RIVER IN THE CEDAR RIVERSIDE

3:00:12COMMUNITY WHICH WE KNOW HAS BEEN

3:00:14THE TARGET OF ORCHESTRATED

3:00:17SURVEILLANCE DURING THIS TRUMP

3:00:19ADMINISTRATION, EVEN PRIOR TO.

3:00:20AND WAS ABLE TO RALLY A BROAD

3:00:24COALITION OF SUPPORTERS TO ASK

3:00:26THE U OF M TO REMOVE ITS CAMERA

3:00:28IN THAT COMMUNITY.

3:00:29BUT IN THAT, WE ALSO LEARNED

3:00:32THAT THERE ARE A NUMBER OF

3:00:34ADDITIONAL CAMERAS, SPECIFICALLY

3:00:34FLOCK CAMERAS THAT THE U OF M

3:00:37HAS, ACROSS ITS CAMPUSES.

3:00:39AND PARTICULARLY OUTSIDE OF JUST

3:00:41THE CEDAR RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY IN

3:00:43MY WARD AS WELL.

3:00:46THAT'S ALSO MONITORING STUDENT

3:00:47ACTIVITY ON CAMPUS.

3:00:50THAT SAID, I WAS VERY GRATEFUL

3:00:53TO SEE THE BROAD COALITION

3:00:55SUCCESSFULLY MOVE THE U OF M TO

3:00:57REMOVE THE FLOCK CAMERA IN THE

3:00:59CEDAR RIVERSIDE COMPAMUNITY.

3:01:03BUT DURING THAT PROCESS, MY

3:01:04OFFICE, ALONG WITH VICE

3:01:05PRESIDENT OSMAN HAD THE

3:01:06OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH SOME OF

3:01:08OUR UNIVERSITY LEADERS.

3:01:08AND IN THAT MEETING, PRIOR TO

3:01:10MAKING THAT DECISION, THEY MADE

3:01:11IT VERY CLEAR THAT THEY HAD NO

3:01:13INTEREST IN TAKING THOSE CAMERAS

3:01:16DOWN.AND ACTUALLY IN THE EIL TH

3:01:18THIS BODY RECEIVED FROM THE

3:01:21PUBLIC AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT AT THE

3:01:22U OF M ASKING US TO NOT SUPPORT

3:01:24THIS SOLUTION, THEY NAMED THAT

3:01:28THEY HAD AN INTENTION TO REMOVE

3:01:30CAMERAS, BUT INCLUDES AN FAQ

3:01:33THAT DOUBLES DOWN ON THEM

3:01:34KEEPING THESE CAMERAS.

3:01:35AND I WILL ALSO NAME AND I'LL

3:01:37ENCOURAGE THE CITY CLERKS TO

3:01:38INCLUDE THISS A SUPPORTING

3:01:40ITEM IN LIMS, THE CONTRADICTORY

3:01:43INFOATION IN THE EMAIL THAT WE

3:01:44RECEIVED FROM U OF M LEADERS,

3:01:47IT'S ALSO CLEAR FOR OUR

3:01:50STUDENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OR

3:01:54UNDERGRADUATE UNIVEITY

3:01:57STUDENTS SENT A LETTER OF

3:01:59SUPPORT FOR THIS.

3:02:01IT'S CLEAR, IF THAT WASN'T

3:02:07COMMUNICATED TO THE STUDENT AND

3:02:09IT WASN'T COMMUNICATED TO MY

3:02:10OFFICE.

3:02:11AND IF IT IS, THAT'S GREAT.

3:02:12THEY SHOULDN'T BE OPPOSING THAT

3:02:14RESOLUTION, IT ACTUALLY REFLECTS

3:02:16THAT COMMITMENT.

3:02:18SO I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY

3:02:18THERE'S ANY PRESSURE TO LOBBY US

3:02:20TO REMOVE THEM.

3:02:21BUT NEVERTHELESS, IT TOOK

3:02:22COMMUNITY PRESSURE TO EVEN GET

3:02:24THE U OF M TO REMOVE ONE CAMERA

3:02:27FROM CEDAR RIVERSIDE, THIS IS

3:02:29NOT SOMETHING THEY WERE DOING

3:02:29ALL ALONE.

3:02:30AND I THINK IT'S GOING TO HAVE

3:02:33TO TAKE THAT CONTINUED SCRUTINY

3:02:36AMONGST OUR RESIDENTS THAT WE

3:02:38SHOULD NOT ALLOW FLOCK CAMERAS

3:02:41WHO PITCH THEMSELVES TOWARDS A

3:02:43GOLDEN SOLUTION OF PROVIDING

3:02:44SAFETY IN OUR COMMUNITIES AND

3:02:44WE'RE SEEING THE WAYS IN WHICH

3:02:46THEY'VE BEEN WEAPONIZED YOU

3:02:50CURRENTLY IN THIS FEDERAL

3:02:51MINISTRATION AND PRIOR TO.

3:02:52THIS RESOLUTION SAYS IF WE ARE

3:02:54TRULY A WELCOMINGCITY, IF WE'RE

3:02:56THE CITY THAT LED OTHERS ACROSS

3:02:59THE COUNTRY DURING OPERATION

3:03:00METRO SURGE TO DEMONSTRATE WHAT

3:03:02IT LOOKS LIKE TO RESIST AGAINST

3:03:04THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION,

3:03:07ANTI-IMMIGRANT CAMPAIGNS AND

3:03:08ATTACKS, THIS IS A CONTINUATION

3:03:09OF THAT.

3:03:09AND ALL OF OUR PARTNERS,

3:03:11GOVERNMENT AGENCIES,

3:03:15UNIVERSITIES SHOULD BE WITH

3:03:17TH.

3:03:18I SEE WE HAVE REPRESENTATIVES

3:03:20FROM U OF M IN THE CHAMBERS.

3:03:24THIS RESOLUTION IS TOTALLY IN

3:03:25ALIGNMENT WITH TT COMMITMENT

3:03:26YOU STATED IN YOUR EMAIL.

3:03:27AND I HOPE TO SEE THAT

3:03:29COMMITMENT MARIALIZE.

3:03:30AND I'M THANKFUL FOR OUR SDENT

3:03:33LEADERS WHO ARE ALSO ENCOURAGING

3:03:35UNIVERSITY LEADERSHIP TO

3:03:36MATERIALIZE THAT COMMITMENT AS

3:03:37WELL.

3:03:38BUT UNTIL THEN, I'M SUPPORTIVE

3:03:40OF THIS RESOLUTION THAT TRULY

3:03:41MAKES IT CODIFIED.

3:03:43AND THAT'S IT.

3:03:44>> VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN.

3:03:45>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.

3:03:46I DO WANT TO SAY THAT I'M VOTING

3:03:48YES ON THIS.

3:03:49BUT I DO WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE

3:03:52UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA AS

3:03:54COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY MENTIONED.

3:03:56I WAS ABLE TO REALLY CONNECT

3:03:58WITH THEM, FACE THE CONCERN.

3:04:04AND THEY MET THE COMMUNITY.

3:04:06THE CHIEF WAS REALLY GENEROUS TO

3:04:07COME ALONG.

3:04:08NOT JUST THE CHIEF, BUT ALSO THE

3:04:12STAFF AND THE LDERSHIP OF THE

3:04:13UNIVERSITY CAME TO RIVERSIDE,

3:04:15TALKED TO THE RESIDTS AND

3:04:18LISTENED.

3:04:18AND I APPRECIATE THAT.

3:04:19FOR ME, THIS RESOLUTION IS ABOUT

3:04:22FINISHING THAT WORK.

3:04:23AND IT ASKS THE UNIVERSITY, OF

3:04:25COURSE AND THE COUNTY, TO END

3:04:27THE FLOCK CONTRACT AND TO TAKE

3:04:28THE REMAININ CAMERAS IN

3:04:32MINNEAPOLIS OFFLINE.

3:04:36ONE THING THAT I WOULD SAY THAT

3:04:38I THINK IT'S VERY GOOD THAT WE

3:04:41ARE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT PUBLIC

3:04:45SAFETY.

3:04:47AND ALSO THE COMMUNITY TRUST

3:04:48THAT WE HAD.

3:04:48IN THIS CASE, THE UNIVERSITY

3:04:50LISTENED TO OUR CONCERN.

3:04:53AND BEING A NEIGHBOR TO CEDAR

3:04:55RIVERSIDE AND FOR THEM TO COME

3:04:57DOWN, THAT REALLY MATTERS A LOT

3:04:58TO ME AS A COUNCIL MEMBER FROM

3:05:01THE WARD.

3:05:02SO THANK YOU.

3:05:04>> COUNCILMEMB VETAW.

3:05:06>> THANK YOU, CHAI

3:05:07COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ, I'M SO

3:05:09SORRY.

3:05:09IN COMMITTEE, I TOLD YOU YOU

3:05:10WERE GOING TO GET A UNANIMOUS

3:05:13VOTE

3:05:14I DON'T THINK THAT'S GOING TO

3:05:14HAPPEN.

3:05:15AND NOT ONLY IS THAT NOT GOING

3:05:16TO HAPPEN, I'M GOING TO HAVE TO

3:05:18CHANGE MY VOTE.

3:05:20SO I HAD NOT SPOKE TO FOLKS

3:05:25DIRECTLY ON THIS ISSUE WHEN WE

3:05:27WERE IN COMMITTEE.

3:05:28AND I HAVE SINCE THEN.

3:05:31I ACTUALLY HAD A CONVERSATION A

3:05:32FEW WEEKS AGO AT LUNCH WITH

3:05:34COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN

3:05:37ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY OF

3:05:37MINNESOTA BEING OPEN AND MOVING

3:05:39THE CAMERA OUT OF HIS WARD.

3:05:42AND HE SHARED THAT CONVERSATION

3:05:44WITH EXCITEMENT AND, YOU KNOW,

3:05:46REALLY THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO

3:05:48BE MOVING FORWARD ON SOME STUFF.

3:05:50BUT SINCE THEN, I HAVE TALKED TO

3:05:51THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA AND

3:05:53I'VE CERTAINLY TALKED TO THE

3:05:54SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

3:05:55I'VE REACHED OUT TO THE COUNTY

3:05:57COMMISSIONER, BUT I HAVEN'T

3:06:00HEARD BACK FROM MY COUNTY

3:06:03COMMISSIONER.

3:06:03AND SO I THINK FOLKS ARE DOING

3:06:05WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE.

3:06:07AND IN COMMITTEE, I SAID THAT I

3:06:10THOUGHT IT WAS NECESSARY FOR US

3:06:13TO SAY THAT THIS IS NOT OUR

3:06:15DOING.

3:06:15AND I THINK JUS WHAT HAPPENED

3:06:17IN COMMITTEE CAUSED A LOT OF

3:06:19CONFUSION IN COMMUNITY ABOUT

3:06:21WHAT I HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO DO

3:06:22AND NOT DO AROUND FLOCK CAMERAS.

3:06:26SO I JUST WANTED TO FIRST

3:06:29APOLOGIZE T COUNCILMEMBER

3:06:31CHAVEZ, BECAUSE HE THOUGHT -- I

3:06:33MADE HIMHINK IT ACTUALLY IS

3:06:35WHAT HAPPENED.

3:06:38SO I KNOW THAT THESE

3:06:39ORGANIZATIONS ARE BOTH WORKING

3:06:41TO REMOVE THE CAMERAS.

3:06:43I'M CERTAIN THAT THAT WORK WILL

3:06:44CONTINUE TO HAPPEN.

3:06:46AND I PLAN TO CONTINUE TO BE IN

3:06:48CONVERSATIONS WITH THE SHERIFF'S

3:06:50OFFICE, WITH COUNTY

3:06:51COMMISSIONERS, AND ALSO THE

3:06:53UNIVERSITY OF MINNOTA.

3:06:55>> COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY.

3:06:58>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE.

3:06:59I WANTED TO ASK ANY MEMBER OF

3:07:01THIS BODY THAT'S PLANNING ON

3:07:04VOTING NO, ON WHAT'S THE UTILITY

3:07:07OF VOTING NO IF THIS IS IN

3:07:09ALIGNMENT WITH WHAT'S GOING TO

3:07:11HAPPEN?

3:07:11I ALSO HAVEN'TEARD THAT

3:07:13HENNEPIN COUNTY IS GOING TO

3:07:15REMOVE THEIR FLOCK CAMERAS?

3:07:18SO IF WE'VE GOTTEN THAT

3:07:21COMMITMENT SOMEWHERE, I'D LOVE

3:07:22TO KNOW.

3:07:22BUT I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE

3:07:24UTILITY OF SAYING NO IF THIS IS

3:07:26IN ALIGNMENT WITH HOW THE

3:07:26UNIVERSITY IS PLANNING TO

3:07:27PROCEED.

3:07:28THAT'S A QUESTION TO ANYON

3:07:29PLANNING ON VOTING NO.

3:07:32>> I DON'T KNOW THAT ANYBODY

3:07:33NECESSARILY NEEDS TO RESPOND.

3:07:34IF THEY WANT TO, THEY CAN.

3:07:37>> IT'S NOT A GOTCHA FOR ME.

3:07:41I GENUINELY AM CURIOUS.

3:07:44I'LL JUST SHARE WHY I'M PLANNING

3:07:46SUPPORTING THIS TODAY.

3:07:48I, AS AN ALUMN OF THE

3:07:51UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, AND

3:07:52SOMEONE WHO HAS A SIBLING

3:07:54CURRENTLY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF

3:07:55MINNESOTA, THIS IS SOMETHING I

3:07:56DO WANT TO CALL ON THE

3:07:58UNIVERSITY TO TAKEACTION.

3:08:00AND I'M GLAD THAT THEY HAVE

3:08:03GIVEN US A WRITTEN EMAIL SAYING

3:08:05THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT

3:08:06THEY'RE MOVING TOWARDS.BUT I TH

3:08:10THAT REPRESENTS OURCOMMUNITY,

3:08:10IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO EXPRESS

3:08:13THAT THIS IS OUR POSITION AND

3:08:14ALSO CALL UPON THE HENNEPIN

3:08:18COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

3:08:19I THINK WE SHOULD DEFINITELY

3:08:21FOLLOW THE LEAD OF THE AMERICAN

3:08:27CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION ON THIS

3:08:28ONEND CONSIDER THE FACT THAT

3:08:32THIS IS AN 800 ISSUE WHERE

3:08:33WE'RE SEEING COMMUNITIES ACROSS

3:08:35THE STATE OF MINNESOTA STANDING

3:08:37AGAINST NOT ONLY FLOCK CAMERAS,

3:08:39BUT A NETWORKF AUTOMATIC

3:08:42LICENSE PLATE READERS THAT ARE

3:08:44CONTINUOUSLY SURVEILLING OUR

3:08:46COMMUNITY AND ARE CREATING A

3:08:47CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS.

3:08:48THIS IS THE MOMENT WHERE WE

3:08:49SHOULD USE OUR VOICES AS LOCAL

3:08:51GOVERNMENT TO SPEAK FOR THE

3:08:52PEOPLE

3:08:55IN MY WARD, THERE IS AN

3:08:58ORGANIZED GROUP OF MOMS, DADS,

3:09:02EDUCATORS, JANITORS, STATE

3:09:04EMPLOYEES, ON THEIR OWN TIME,

3:09:06HAVE BEEN ADVOCATING TO FIND

3:09:09WAYS TO GET RID OF SURVEILLANCE

3:09:12TECHNOLOGY, ESPECIALLY FLOCK.

3:09:13SO THIS IS IN LINE WITH WHAT MY

3:09:16CONSTITUENTS HAVE ASKED ME TO DO

3:09:17AND HOW TO REPRESENT THEM.

3:09:19AND I WANT TO CALL UPON MY ALMA

3:09:23MATER TO TAKE A STRONGER, MORE

3:09:26TRANSPARENT AND CLEAR POSITION

3:09:27SO EVERYONE IN THE CITY CAN SEE

3:09:30THAT.

3:09:32A BIG TEN UNIVERSITY THAT'S

3:09:33PUBLICLY FUNDED THAT MANY OF US

3:09:34ARE ALUMNI OF IS LISTENING TO

3:09:37THEM AND IS GOING TO TAKE THIS

3:09:39POSITION AND JOINS THE CHORUS OF

3:09:41OTHER LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND

3:09:42INSTITUTIONS THAT ARE DOING THE

3:09:43SAME THING.

3:09:44WE NEED THAT TRANSPARENCY.

3:09:46WE NEED THAT CLARITY.

3:09:47WE NEED TO STAND UP FOR OUR

3:09:52FOURTH AMENDMENT RIGHTS AND NOW

3:09:52IS THE TIME TO DO IT.

3:09:53SO I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THE

3:09:55AUTHORS OF THIS RESOLUTION IF I

3:09:56MAY BE ADDED AS A CO-AUTHOR.

3:10:01I'M GETTING A THUMBS UP.

3:10:02OKAY, THK YOU.

3:10:06>> COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO.

3:10:10>> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT.

3:10:12I WILL BE VOTING NO AGAINST THIS

3:10:16ORDINANCE.

3:10:16THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS DOES NOT

3:10:18OPERATE ANY FLOCK CAMERAS.

3:10:21THAT'S OBVIOUSLY TO SOME AND

3:10:23LESS OBVIOUS TO OTHERS

3:10:24BUT I KNOW EVERYBODY UP HERE ON

3:10:26THIS DAIS KNOWS THAT.

3:10:28THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, AND

3:10:30YES THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA

3:10:31IS ONE OF MY ALMA MATERS AS

3:10:35WELL.

3:10:36UNERSITY LEADERSHIP HAS BEGUN

3:10:37THEIR PROCESS OF TRANSITIONING

3:10:40AWAY FROM USING FLOCK FOR SOME

3:10:42TIME NOW.

3:10:44THAT IS ALREADY THEIR COMMITMEN.

3:10:46NOT SOMETHING WE NEED TO TELL

3:10:47THEM TO DO.

3:10:49AND IN THE MEANTIME, THEY HAVE

3:10:51ALWAYS HAD INCREDIBLY STRONG

3:10:53CONTROLS ON HOW THAT INFORMATION

3:10:55COULD EVER GET USED OR SHARED.

3:11:01IN TERMS OF THE SHERIFF, THIS

3:11:04CITY COUNCIL DOES NOT SET PUBLIC

3:11:06POLICY ACROSS HENNEPIN COUNTY.

3:11:08IT'S AN IMPORTANT PIECE OF

3:11:11HENNEPIN COUNTY.

3:11:12BUT THIS RESOLUTION HAS NO

3:11:13IMPACT ON THE REST OF HENNEPIN

3:11:16COUNTY'S POLICY OR DECISION

3:11:18MAKING.

3:11:18TO COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY'S

3:11:19QUESTION, IT'S A REALLY

3:11:22IMPORTANT CONSIDERATION WHEN WE

3:11:23GO AND TELL OER JURISDICTIONS

3:11:24AND ENTITIES WHAT WE THINK THEY

3:11:26SHOULD BE DOING.

3:11:28THE SHERIFF HAS MADE IT VERY

3:11:30CLEAR, THE FLOCK DATA WAS

3:11:32AUDITED IN JULY.

3:11:33AND SHE DETERMINED CONTINUING

3:11:35THE CONTRACT WAS THE RIGHT MOVE

3:11:37FOR PUBLIC SAFETY AT THAT TIME.

3:11:41THE TWO FLOCK CAMERAS OPERATED

3:11:44BY THE SHERIFS OFFICE ALLOWS

3:11:47THE COUNTY'S INVESTIGATI

3:11:49SUPPORT TO ACCESS DATA TO SOLVE

3:11:52CRIMES, TO SAVE LIVES IN

3:11:53RTNERSHIP WITH THE DOZENS OF

3:11:55CAMERAS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY

3:11:56OPERATED BY SUBURBAN

3:11:59MUNICIPALITIES.

3:12:00THAT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE OUR

3:12:01CRIMINALS, THEY DON'T STOP AT

3:12:02CITY BOUNDARIES.

3:12:06THE SHERIFF FACED UNPRECEDENTED

3:12:08CIRCUMSTANCES THIS YEAR DURING

3:12:09OPERATION METRO SURG

3:12:11AND SHE STOOD STRONG IN THE FACE

3:12:14OF THOSE THREATS AND DESPITE THE

3:12:16HARASSMENT OF THE FEDERAL

3:12:16GOVERNMENT, SHE STAYED TRUE TO

3:12:18HER VALUES AND THE VALUES THAT

3:12:20WE ALL SHARE UP HERE.

3:12:23DESPITE ENORMOUS PRESSURE.

3:12:25I THINK WE CAN TRUST HER.

3:12:28NO DIFFERENT FROM THEN, SHE

3:12:29CONTINUES TO ENGAGE WITH STATE

3:12:31LAWMAKERS AND FEDERAL LAWMAKERS

3:12:33TO ENSURE THAT DATA IS NOT USED

3:12:36IMPROPERLY OR FOR IMMIGRATION

3:12:38ENFORCEMENT OR ANY OTHER

3:12:40UNAUORIZED USES.

3:12:41HER OFFICE HAS LED CONVERSATIONS

3:12:45ON RESPONSIBLE ALPR USE,

3:12:54AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE READER

3:12:55USE.

3:12:55I WILL NOT BE SUPPORTING THIS

3:12:58RESOLUTION.

3:12:58>> COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ.

3:12:59>> I WANT TO LET PEOPLE KNOW I

3:13:02DID EMAIL THE SHERIFF WITH A

3:13:04REQUEST TO TAKE THESE FLOCK

3:13:05CAMERAS DOWN ON AUGUST 15, 2026,

3:13:08AND I DID NOT GET AESPONSE.

3:13:10THEY WERE IGNORED.

3:13:12I WILL SAY THESE CAMERAS ARE

3:13:13STILL UP.

3:13:14I WILL BELIEVE IT WHEN I SEE IT.

3:13:16AND REGARDING THE UNIVERSIT OF

3:13:19MINNESOTA COMMENTS, TRANS

3:13:21TRANSITIONING THEM AWAY, MEANS

3:13:23THEY'RETILL UP.

3:13:24THIS IS JUST ASKING TO GET THEM

3:13:25DOWN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

3:13:27THANK YOU.

3:13:28>> COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE.

3:13:28>> THERE ARE NO BIGGER PARTNERS

3:13:31FOR THE CITY MINNEAPOLIS THAN

3:13:32THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AND THE

3:13:35UNIVERSITY OFMINNESOTA.

3:13:36THE UNIVERSITY POLICE, 30% OF

3:13:38THE CALLS THAT THEY ANSWER ARE

3:13:40IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS.

3:13:42WITHOUT THEM, DINKYTOWN WOULD

3:13:45JUST BE A MESS.

3:13:46AND THE LAST SHOOTING IN

3:13:50DINKYTOWN WHEN THE POLICE BROKE

3:13:51THAT UP WITH THE HORRIBLE

3:13:53ACTIS OF THE YOUTH FROM THE

3:13:54SUBURBS, NOT UNIVERSITY

3:13:56STUDENTS, THERE WERE 30 HANDGUNS

3:13:59LAYING ON THE GROUND.

3:14:03IF HAD NOT THE UNIVERSITY OF

3:14:04MINNESOTA POLICE BROKENP THAT

3:14:06POTENTIAL MASS SHOOTING, WHAT

3:14:08WOULD HAVE HAPPENED TO THOSE

3:14:09STUDENTS IN DINKYTOWN.

3:14:11AND THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT,

3:14:12AGAIN, WITHOUT THE SHERIFF'S

3:14:14PARTMENT OUR POLICE WOULD NOT

3:14:15BE AS EFFECTIVE.

3:14:16I'M GRATEFUL TO THEM.

3:14:17AND I DO NOT BELIEVE IT IS IN

3:14:22THE INTERES OF THE CITY OF

3:14:24MINNEAPOLIS TO SECOND GUESS THE

3:14:25LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS OF THESE

3:14:27TWO IMPORTANT PARTNERS.

3:14:29>> COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY.

3:14:31>> THANK YOU.

3:14:32I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS

3:14:34DISCUSSION.

3:14:35AGAIN, I THINK THIS IS THE RIGHT

3:14:37THING TO DO.

3:14:38I THINK AS THE CITY OF

3:14:40MINNEAPOLIS, WE SHOULD STAND

3:14:42AGAINST NATIONWIDE VIDEO

3:14:45SURVEILLANCE NETWORK BEING

3:14:45BROUGHT INTO OUR CITY AND

3:14:50ADVOCATE FOR THE SAME TO HAPPEN

3:14:52THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF

3:14:53MINNESOTA.

3:14:53I AM NOT ACCOUNTABLE TO ANY

3:14:56OTHER JURISDICTION.

3:14:57I AM ACCOUNTABLE TO THE PEOPLE I

3:15:00REPRESENT.

3:15:01AND I'M ACCOUNTABLE TO THE

3:15:04CONSTITUTION IN WHICH I SWORE AN

3:15:06OATH TO, AND I BELIEVE THE FLOCK

3:15:09CAMERAS AND ALPRS THAT HAVE

3:15:11CREATED THIS NETWORK VIOLENT OUR

3:15:13CONSTITUTION.

3:15:14WE HAVE DOCUMENTED INCIDENCES OF

3:15:18THESE BEING WEAPONIZED AND

3:15:20ABUSED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT.

3:15:21AND WE SHOULD NOT HAVE TOOLS

3:15:22THAT CAN BE ABUSED THAT LEAD TO

3:15:26RMER POLICE CHIEFS IN KANSAS

3:15:30TRACKING HIS EX-GIRLFRIEND'S

3:15:32VEHICLE 228 TIMES OVER THE

3:15:34PERIOD OF FOUR MONTHS.WE SHOULD

3:15:38LIEUTENANTS IN SOUTH CAROLINA

3:15:39ADMITTINTO USING CITY-OWNED

3:15:41SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS TO MONITOR

3:15:42HIS WIFE.

3:15:44WE SHOULD NOT HAVE LAW

3:15:46ENFORCEMENT USING ALPR TO STALK

3:15:49AND HARASS MULTIPLE PRIVATE

3:15:52CITIZENS.

3:15:53AND WE SHOULD NOT HAVE TOOLS

3:15:54LIKE FLOCK AND ALPR'S LIKE THIS

3:15:57ONE THAT MAY NOT HAVE A CONTRACT

3:15:59WITH I.C.E., BUT HAVE DOCUMENTED

3:16:03INCIDENCES OF LOCAL LAW

3:16:05FORCEMENT BEING CAUGHT USING

3:16:06THIS TOOL TO CONDUCT NATIONAL

3:16:07SEARCHES ON BEHALF OF

3:16:09IMMIGRATION CUSTOM ENFORCEMENT.

3:16:12THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S WAY

3:16:14BIGGER THAN THE DAY-TO-DAY OF

3:16:17POLICE WORK.

3:16:18THIS IS ABOUT PEOPLE'S CIVIL

3:16:20LIBERTIES AND WE SHOULD STAND

3:16:21AGAINST THAT ACRO ALL

3:16:24JURISDICTIONS.

3:16:25>> COUNCILMEMBER WHITING.

3:16:32>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE.

3:16:34I WILL BE QUICK.

3:16:35WANT TO GIVE A NOTE OF

3:16:36APPRECIATION AND A NOTE OF WHY

3:16:37I'M SUPPORTING THIS RESOLUTION

3:16:38TODAY.

3:16:39I KNOW MYSEL AND MANY RESIDENTS

3:16:41IN WARD 11 SHARE THE CONCERNS

3:16:43PARTICULARLY ABOUT FLOCK AND

3:16:45FLOCK'S LACK OF ADHERENCE TO

3:16:46PRIVACY AND DATA SECURITY

3:16:47BROADL BOTH IN OUR CITY BUT

3:16:50ACROSS THE COUNTRY AS WELL.

3:16:52AND AFTER THE COLLECTIVE HORROR,

3:16:55I THINK, AFTER OPERATION METRO

3:16:57SURGE, THEIR NEIGHBORS NEED TO

3:16:58KNOW THAT THEY ARE NOT BEING

3:17:00SURVEILLED BY DEVICES SUCH AS

3:17:01FLOCK WHOSE DATA HAS NEVER BEEN

3:17:04ACCESSED BY C.E. AGENTS.

3:17:06AND I WANT TO THANK OUR AUTHORS

3:17:09FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD.

3:17:09I ALSO WANT TO AMPLIFY THE WORK

3:17:12AS COUNCILMEMBER WSLEY WAS

3:17:14SAYING THAT THE WORK OF THE

3:17:15MINNEAPOLIS COMMUNITY MEMBERS

3:17:17PARTICULARLY THOSE IN THE

3:17:18RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY AND

3:17:20DINKYTOWN AND THE U OF M CAMPUS,

3:17:22AT AFTER THE CONVERSATIONS

3:17:23WITH RESIDENTS AND COMMUNITY

3:17:25LEADERS THAT THE UNIVERSITY OF

3:17:25MINNESOTA IS BEGINNING TO TAKE

3:17:27THOSE DOWN AND TRANSITION AWAY

3:17:28FROM FLOCK.

3:17:28AND I APPRECIATE THE U'S

3:17:33RESPONSIVENESS TO THE PEOPLE IT

3:17:35REPRESENTS.

3:17:36AND AS SOMEBODY WHO GETS TO

3:17:37REPRESENT INDIVIDUALS, IT'S

3:17:38HELPFUL TO SEE THAT AND SEE AN

3:17:41ACTIVE RESPONSE TO THE CCERNS

3:17:43OF THE PEOPLE THAT IT SERVES.

3:17:47AND WHILE I HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT

3:17:49ALPR TECHNOLOGY BROADLY, AND SEE

3:17:52THE BENEFIT IN CASES AND SEE THE

3:17:54CONS IN OTHERS, I THINK WE ARE

3:17:57VERY CLEAR ON WHAT FLOCK'S LACK

3:18:01OF BENEFIT HAS BEEN AS IT

3:18:03RELATES TO THE PROS AND CONS

3:18:05SO WHILE I SHARE SIMILAR

3:18:08REASONINGS OF FEELING FRUSTRATED

3:18:11WHEN WE TELL OTHER GOVERNING

3:18:13BODIES WHA TO DO AS

3:18:14COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO FEELS, I

3:18:15THINK THIS IS A VERSION OF WHICH

3:18:20WE HAVE SEEN CONCRETE EXAMPLES

3:18:24OF THE MISGUIDINGS OF FLOCK AND

3:18:28OTHERS PARTICULARLY IN THE CITY.

3:18:31SO THANK YOU.

3:18:33>> COUNCILMEMBER STEVENSON.

3:18:36>> THANK YOU.

3:18:36I JUST WANTED TO RETURN TO THIS

3:18:40AGAIN, THE FOURTH AMENDMENT, THE

3:18:42RIGHT OF THE PEOPLE TO BE SECURE

3:18:43IN THEIR PERSONS, HOUSES,

3:18:45PAPERS, AND EFFECTS AGAINST

3:18:47UNREASONABLE SEARCHES AND

3:18:48SEIZURES SHALL NOT BE VIOLED.

3:18:51AND NO WARRANT SHALL ISSUE BUT

3:18:53UPON PROBABLE CAUSE BY OATH OR

3:18:56AFFIRMATION AND PARTICULARLY

3:18:57DESCRIBING A PERSON OR PLACE TO

3:18:58BE SEARCHED AND PERSON OR THINGS

3:19:00TO BE SEIZED.

3:19:00I FEEL AND MANY, MANY OF MY

3:19:03CONSTITUENTS FEEL THAT HAVING

3:19:04FLOCK CAMERAS AT ALL AND

3:19:07CERTAINLY HAVING FLOCK CAMERAS

3:19:09THAT CAN BE SO EASILY ACCESSED

3:19:13BY T PUBLIC GOES AGAINST THE

3:19:16FOURTH AMENDMENT.

3:19:17IT SEEMS THE COURTS HAVE NOT

3:19:18AGREED WITH ME, BUT I DO THINK

3:19:20THAT IN OUR CULTURE AND IN THE

3:19:23RIGHTS AND THE SECURITY THAT WE

3:19:25FEEL IN OUR OWN SENSE OF WHAT IT

3:19:27MEANS TO BE AN AMERICAN, THAT

3:19:29THEY DO GO AGAST THAT.

3:19:31SO THAT'S ALL TO SAY THAT MY

3:19:34CONSTITUENTS HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY

3:19:35CLEAR THAT THEY DO NOT WANT

3:19:37FLOCK CAMERAS, BECAUSE IT GOES

3:19:39AGAINST THE RIGHTS THAT THEY

3:19:41FEEL THEY HOLD AS AMERICAN

3:19:43CITIZENS.

3:19:44AND THEY ALSO HAVE BEEN

3:19:45EXTREMELY CLEAR THAT CITIZEN OR

3:19:47NOT, THEY WANT EVERY SINGLE ONE

3:19:48OF THEIR NEIGHBORS PROTECTED

3:19:51FROM I.C.E. AND FLOCK HAS BEEN

3:19:53SUCH A DETRIMENT TO THE SAFETY

3:19:56OF OUR IMMIGRANT NEIGHBORS AND

3:19:57WE'RE TIRED OF IT.

3:19:59WE FOUGHT DAMN HARD TO PROTECT

3:20:02OUR NEIGHBORS.

3:20:03AND WE DON'T WANT TO BE PARTY,

3:20:06DON'T WANT TO SIT IDLY BY

3:20:09WHILE WE KNOW THAT THERE'S

3:20:10THREATS TO OUR NEIGHBORS.

3:20:12AND WE KNOW THAT FLOCK

3:20:14REPRESENTS A REAL THREAT TO OUR

3:20:16NEIGHBORS.

3:20:16THERE'S BEEN AOT SAID ABOUT

3:20:18TELLING OTHER ENTITIES, OTHER

3:20:19GOVERNMENTS WHAT TO DO.

3:20:20I THINK A RESOLION IS MORE OF

3:20:23A REQUEST.

3:20:23THAT'S AT LEAST HOW I SEE IT.

3:20:26WE ARE REQUESTING THAT THE U OF

3:20:27M MOVE FASTER IN WHAT THEY HAVE

3:20:29ALREADY SAID THAT THEY WANT TO

3:20:30DO.

3:20:32AND WE ARE REQUESTING THAT THE

3:20:33COUNTY DO THIS.

3:20:35SO PLEASE HEAR OUR REQUEST.

3:20:38KNOW THAT OUR CONSTITUENTS VERY

3:20:40OFTEN ARE THE SAME PEOPLE AND

3:20:42THEY HAVE BEEN VERY CLEAR WITH

3:20:43US AND THIS IS US BEING VERY

3:20:45CLEAR WITH YOU THAT THEY HAVE

3:20:46BEEN CLEAR WITH US.

3:20:49SO PLEASE, PLEASE, TAKE DOWN

3:20:51THE FLOCK CAMERAS.

3:20:52>> COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY.

3:20:54>> THANK YOU FOR THAT POETIC

3:20:56MOMENT, COUNCILMEMBER STEVENSON.

3:20:59I JUST WANTED TO HONE IN ON A

3:21:02PART OF THE RESOLUTN THAT I

3:21:05THINK IS REALLY IMPORTANT THAT

3:21:06MINNEAPOLIS IS NOT ACTUALLY AN

3:21:09OUTLIER IN EXPRESSING OUR

3:21:12REQUEST FOR THE U OF M AS WELL

3:21:13AS THE HENNEPIN COUNTY TO REMOVE

3:21:17ALL OF THEIR FLOCK CAMERAS.

3:21:19SPECIFICALLY IN THE RESOLUTION

3:21:20IT STATES WHEREAS COMMUNITIES

3:21:22ACROSS MINNEAPOLIS INCLUDING

3:21:26DULUTH, SHERBERT COUNTY,

3:21:29COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, BROOKLYN

3:21:32HEIGHTS, AND SHOREWOOD HAVE

3:21:33INTERRUPTED OR PAUSED THEIR USE

3:21:34OF FLOCK SAFETY TECHNOLOGY IN

3:21:36RECENT MONTHS CITING COSTS, THE

3:21:38EROSION OF PUBLIC TRUST AND

3:21:40CONCERNS OVER HOW THE DATA IS

3:21:41ACCESSED AND SHARED.

3:21:42SO MINNEAPOLIS IS ACTUALLY LATE

3:21:44TO THE GAME.

3:21:45AND THERE'S CITIES WHO

3:21:49POLITICALLY ACTUALLY NOT AS

3:21:51LIBERAL AS MINNEAPOLIS WHO HAVE

3:21:53ALREADY TAKEN THE INITIATIVES TO

3:21:55PROACTIVELY REMOVE THESE CAMERAS

3:21:58OR START THE PROCESS OF

3:21:59TERMINATING THE RIGHT NOW.

3:22:00AND MINNEAPOLIS IS NOW PLAYING

3:22:02CATCH UP AND SAYING THANK YOU.

3:22:04FEW FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP, WE'RE

3:22:06PART OF THIS -- THANK YOU FOR

3:22:07YOUR LEADERSH, WE'RE PART OF

3:22:09THIS GROWING MOVEMENT AND CALL

3:22:10TO ACTION THAT HAS ESSENTIALLY

3:22:13BEEN PROPELLED BY OUR

3:22:14CONSTITUENTS, BY REGULAR PEOPLE

3:22:16SAYING WHY WOU WE STILL ALLOW

3:22:18THIS TECHNOLOGY TO STILL RUN

3:22:19RAMPANT IN OUR COMMUNITIE

3:22:22I AM GRATEFUL FOR THE

3:22:24OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN THAT LONG

3:22:25LISTF CITIES WHO HAVE ALREADY

3:22:26TAKEN THE STEP FORWARD.

3:22:27AND HOPEFULLY OUR PARTNERS WILL

3:22:29JOIN US WHO ARE EXPRESSED IN

3:22:30THIS RESOLUTION AS WELL.

3:22:32>> SEEING NO ONE ELSE LEFT IN

3:22:33QUEUE, I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO

3:22:35CALL THE ROLL ON ITEM NUMBER 11.

3:22:40>> COUNCILMEMBER WHITING.

3:22:41>> AYE.

3:22:42>> COUILMEMBER CHOWDHURY.

3:22:43>> AYE.

3:22:43>> COUNCILMEMBER STEVENSON.

3:22:44>> AYE.

3:22:44>> COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE.

3:22:47>> NO.

3:22:47>> COUNCILMEMBER VETAW.

3:22:48>> NO.

3:22:49>> COUILMEMBER PALMISANO.

3:22:50>> NO.

3:22:50>> CNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ.

3:22:51>> AYE.

3:22:52>> COUNCILMEMBER WARREN.

3:22:54AYE.

3:22:54>> COUNCILMEMBER SHAFFER.

3:22:56>> NO.

3:22:56>> COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY.

3:22:57>> AYE.

3:22:58COUNCILMEMBER CHUGHTAI.

3:22:59>> AYE.

3:23:00>> VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN.

3:23:01>> AYE.

3:23:02>> PRESIDENT PAYNE.

3:23:03>> AYE.

3:23:03>>HERE ARE NINE AYES AND FOUR

3:23:06NAYS.

3:23:06>> THAT CARRIES.

3:23:07AND THAT COMPLETES THE REPORT OF

3:23:10THE PHSE COMMITTE

3:23:12AND ALL OF OUR STANDING

3:23:13COMMITTEES.

3:23:14THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS

3:23:15NOTICE OF ORDINANCE

3:23:16INTRODUCTIONS.

3:23:16WE HAVE TWO NOTICES TODAY.

3:23:22FIRST COUNCIL MEMBERS WONSLEY

3:23:24AND STENSON GIVE NOTICE TO

3:23:26INTRODUCE AT THE NEXT MEETING

3:23:28THE ORDINANCE RELATED TO THE

3:23:31COME CAST CABLE TELEVISION

3:23:33FRANCHISE MODIING THE PEG FEE

3:23:35AND CONCERNING ACCESS CHANNELS.

3:23:39SECOND, MEMBERS VETAW AND

3:23:40RAINVILLE GIVE NOTICE TO

3:23:41INTRODUCE AT E NEXT MEETING

3:23:42THE SUBJECT MATTER OF AN

3:23:44ORDINANCE AMENDING THE HEALTH

3:23:45ANDANITATION CODE BY

3:23:47PROHIBITING THE USE OF SMOKELESS

3:23:48TOBACCO IN STADIUMS.

3:23:50THOSE NOTICES ARE HEREBY GIVEN

3:23:53AND NO FURTHER ACTION IS

3:23:55REQUIRED AT THIS TIME.

3:23:56THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS

3:23:58INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL

3:24:00CALENDAR.

3:24:00FIRST PURSUANT TO NOTICE,

3:24:01COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ MOVES TO

3:24:02INTRODUCE AN ORDINANCE AMENDING

3:24:03THE FIRE AND POLICE PROTECTION

3:24:05CODE FOR FIRST READING AND

3:24:06REFERRAL TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH,

3:24:09SAFETY, AND EQUITY COMMITTEE.

3:24:10AMENDING THE REQUIREMENTS F

3:24:11COMPLETION OF ETHICS EDUCATION

3:24:13TRAINING FOR THE COMMUNITY

3:24:14COMMSION ON PICE OVERSIGHT.

3:24:18SECOND, PURSUANT TO NOTICE I

3:24:19MOVE TO INTRODUCE THE SUBJECT

3:24:20MATTER OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING

3:24:24THE ADMINISTRION CODE FOR THE

3:24:26ENTERPRISE AND LABOR RELATIONS

3:24:27COMMITTEE TO UPDATE ETHICS

3:24:29STANDARDS FOR ENHANCED

3:24:31ACCOUNTABILITY AND CLARITY, AND

3:24:33TO ARESS THE RECOMMENDATIONS

3:24:34FROM THE ETHICAL PRACTICES BOARD

3:24:37FROM THE 2026NNUAL REPORT.

3:24:38MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE

3:24:39THESE INTRODUCTIONS?

3:24:39>> SO MOVED.

3:24:41>> SECOND.

3:24:41>> TSE HAVE BEEN MOVED AND

3:24:43SECONDED.

3:24:44I'LL RECOGNIZE COUNCILMEMBER

3:24:44SHAFFER.

3:24:44>> YES, PRESIDENT YNE, COULD

3:24:46YOU GIVE US A LITTLE BIT OF A

3:24:49PREVIEW ON WHAT YOU'LL BE

3:24:51BRINGING FORWARD IN NUMBER TWO?

3:24:52>> THE ETHICAL PRACTICES BOARD

3:24:54HAS BROUGHT FORWARD A

3:24:55RECOMMENDED DRAFT, YOU CAN

3:24:56ACTUALLY GO ON TO LIMS AND READ

3:24:59SOME OF THAT DRAFT LANGUAGE

3:25:00RIGHT NOW AND I VOLUNTEERED TO

3:25:01CARRY IT.

3:25:01>> I LOOKED FOR IT THIS MORNING

3:25:02AND DIDN'T SEE IT.

3:25:03IS IT UNDER YOUR FILE NUMBER?

3:25:04>> IF YOU GO TO THE ETHAL

3:25:07PRACTICES BOARD'S AGENDA, YOU

3:25:09SHOULD BE ABLE TO SEE THE DRAFT

3:25:10LANGUAGE.

3:25:11>> OKAY, THANK YOU.

3:25:13>> SEEING NO ONE ELSE LEFT IN

3:25:15QUEUE, I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO

3:25:16CALL THE ROLL.

3:25:17>> COUNCILMEMBER WHITING.

3:25:18>> AYE.

3:25:19>> COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY.

3:25:20>> AYE.

3:25:21>> COUNCILMEMBER STEVENSON.

3:25:22>> AYE.

3:25:22>> COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE.

3:25:23>> AYE.

3:25:23>> COUNCILMEMBER VETAW.

3:25:24>> AYE.

3:25:25>> COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO.

3:25:26>> AYE.

3:25:27>> COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ.

3:25:28>> AYE.

3:25:28>> COUNCILMEMBER WARREN.

3:25:30>> AYE.

3:25:30>> COUNCILMEMBER SHAFFER.

3:25:31>> AYE.

3:25:31>> COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY.>> AYE.

3:25:33>> COUNCILMEMBER CHUGHTAI.

3:25:34>> AYE.

3:25:34>> VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN.

3:25:35>> AYE.

3:25:36>> PRESIDENT PAYNE.

3:25:37>> AYE.

3:25:37>> THERE ARE 13 AYES.

3:25:39>> THAT MOTION CARRIES.

3:25:41AND THOSE ITEMS ARE REFERRED TO

3:25:43THE APPROPRIATE COMMITTEE.

3:25:45THE NEXT ORDER O BUSINESS IS

3:25:48RESOLUTIONS.

3:25:48WE HAVE FOUR RESOLUTIONS ON OUR

3:25:51AGENDA TODAY THAT RECEIVED

3:25:52PRESENTATIONS AT THE BEGINNING

3:25:53OF OUR MEETING, PLUS RECOGNIZING

3:25:57WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT MON.

3:25:59DO COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE ANY

3:26:00COMMENTS TO ADD?

3:26:01MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT

3:26:02THESE AGENDA RESOLUTIONS?

3:26:04>> SO MOVED.

3:26:04>> SECOND.

3:26:05>> THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL.

3:26:06>> COUILMEMBER WHITING.

3:26:07>> AYE.

3:26:07>> COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY.

3:26:08>> AYE.

3:26:09>> COUNCILMEMBER STEVENSON.

3:26:10>> AYE.

3:26:10>> COUNCILMEMBER RAINLLE.

3:26:11>> AYE.

3:26:12>> COUNCILMEMBER VETAW.

3:26:13>> AYE.

3:26:14>> COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO.

3:26:15>> AYE.

3:26:15>> COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ.

3:26:16>> AYE.

3:26:16>> COUNCILMEMBER WARREN.

3:26:17>> AYE.

3:26:18>> COUNCILMEMBER SHAFFER.

3:26:19>> AYE.

3:26:19COUNCILMEMBER WONSLEY.

3:26:20>> AYE.

3:26:21>> COUNCILMEMBER CHUG TYHTCHUGH.

3:26:24>> VICE PRESIDENT OSMAN.

3:26:26>> AYE.

3:26:26>> PRESIDENT PAYNE.

3:26:27>> AYE.

3:26:27>> THERE ARE 13AYES.

3:26:29>> THAT CARRIES.

3:26:30AND THE RESOLUTIONS ARE ADOPTED.

3:26:32NALLY WE HAVE THE ORDER OF

3:26:33ANNOUNCEMENTS.

3:26:33ARE THERE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM

3:26:34COUNCIL MEMBERS TODAY?

3:26:35COUNCILMEMBER VETAW.

3:26:36>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT YNE.

3:26:37I HAVE A FEW.

3:26:38THE FIRST ONE IS THE CITY OF

3:26:40MINNEAPOLIS WAS RECOGNIZED WITH

3:26:41THE WOMEN EMPOWERMENT AWARD.

3:26:44COUNCILMEMBER WARREN AND I GOT

3:26:46TO GO JOIN SOME CITY STAFF AT

3:26:48THE AWARDS CEREMONY, IT WAS

3:26:50QUITE THE CELEBRATION.

3:26:52WE HAVE SPECTACULAR WOMEN HERE

3:26:53AT THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS THAT

3:26:55DO A GREAT JOB EVERY SINGLE DAY.

3:26:57AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE

3:26:59THAT NOT ONLY THIS COUNCIL

3:27:01THANKS THEM FOR THE GOOD WORK

3:27:02TH THEY DO, BUT THAT WE ALL DO

3:27:05AND THEY SHOULD BE CELEBRATED

3:27:06EVERY DAY AND NOT JUST BECAUSE

3:27:09THEY GOT A FANTASTIC AWARD.

3:27:10SO THANKOU FOR INVITING US AND

3:27:13ALSO THANKS FOR THE GREAT WORK

3:27:14YOU'RE DOING.

3:27:17MY NEXT ANNOUNCEMENT IS LORING

3:27:23SCHOOL NEXT THURSDAY IS GOING TO

3:27:24BE CELEBRATING THE COMMUNITY

3:27:25GARDEN, THEIR COMMUNITY GARDEN,

3:27:26THE SCHOOL GARDEN, AND IT'S BEEN

3:27:28THERE FOR 20 YEARS.

3:27:30SO I INVITE YOU ALL.

3:27:32YOU ALL HAV AN INVITATION FROM

3:27:33THE LORING PTA AND THE LORING

3:27:35STUDENTS TO COME AND CELEBRATE

3:27:37NEXT THURSDAY.

3:27:41THEY SAID THEY'D COOK -- I KNOW.

3:27:45IT'S A SPECTACULAR GARDEN.

3:27:47SO THEY SAID INVITE ALL OF THE

3:27:49ELECTED OFFICIALS.

3:27:49I'LL WARN YOU, IT'S PROBABLY

3:27:50ABOUT THE SCHOOL CLOSINGS.

3:27:56SO COME READY TO DISCUSS SAVING

3:27:59LORING.

3:28:00BECAUSE WE ARE CERTAINLY WORKING

3:28:01ON THAT.

3:28:01BUT YOU'RE INVITED TO THE

3:28:04CELEBRATION.

3:28:05AND THEN THE LAST ANNOUNCEMENT I

3:28:08HAVE IS THAT THERE'S AN EXCITING

3:28:10RECOGNITION THAT M MINNESOTA IS

3:28:14GOING TO BE GETTING FOR OR BY

3:28:17NIXTA AND IT WILL BE BECOME THE

3:28:18FIRST RESTAURANT IN MINNESOTA TO

3:28:20RECEIVE THE PRESTIGIOUS SAIL

3:28:21AWARD.

3:28:22IT'S AN OFFICIAL RECOGNITION

3:28:23CKED BY THE MEXICAN GOVERNMENT

3:28:25HONORING RESTAURANTS THAT

3:28:27AUTHENTICALLY REPRESENT A

3:28:28PRESERVE MEXICAN CULINARY

3:28:30TRADITIONS.

3:28:32SO THAT IS A HUGE DEAL FOR

3:28:34MINNESOTA.

3:28:35THE RESTAURANT IS IN

3:28:36MINNEAPOLIS, BUT THIS IS A BIG

3:28:38DEAL FOR MINNESOTA.

3:28:40AND SO L'S CELEBRATE THAT HUGE

3:28:44ACCOMPLISHMENT.

3:28:46>> COUNCILMEMBER SHAFFER.

3:28:47>> YES.

3:28:49THIS COMING TUESDAY AT THE MUS

3:28:54BOX THEATER NOW KNOWN AS MIRACLE

3:28:56CITY CHURCH FROM 6:00 TO 7:00,

3:28:57WE ARE HAVING A LAUREN PARK

3:29:01COMMUNITY-WIDE SAFY MEETING.

3:29:02WE HAD ANOTHER INCIDENT AT A

3:29:04MENTAL HEALTH FACILITY THIS WEEK

3:29:05AS WELL AS ANOTHER INCIDENT A

3:29:06FEW WEEKS BACK.

3:29:07THIS WILL BE BRINGING TOGETHER

3:29:09MPD, THE COUNTY SHERIFF'S

3:29:12OFFICE, NEIGHBORHOOD SECURITY

3:29:13TEAMS THAT ARE HIRED BY VARIOUS

3:29:15APARTMENT BUILDINGS, BUILDING

3:29:19MANAG

3:29:20MANAGEMENT, NEIGHBORHOOD GROUPS,

3:29:20AND REALLY REACHING OUT TO EVERY

3:29:23SINGLE RESIDENT IN LORING PARK

3:29:25TO SHOW UP AND DIALOGUE ABOUT

3:29:28WHAT THE INCIDENTS HAVE BEEN

3:29:29GOING ON SO THAT WE CAN LEARN

3:29:31FROM EACH OTHER, ENCOURAGE EACH

3:29:33OTHER.

3:29:33AND ACTUALLY THE CITY REGATORY

3:29:37FOLKS WILL BE THERE AS WELL WITH

3:29:39HOPES THAT WE CAN DEAL WITH SOME

3:29:42OUTSTANDING ISSUES AROUND

3:29:43RELOCATION AS WELL.

3:29:44SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT

3:29:45THIS EVENT.

3:29:47AND HOPE THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF

3:29:49FOLKS FROM LORING PARK TURN OUT.

3:29:51>> COUNCILMEMBER RAINVILLE.

3:29:56>> COUNCILMEMBER VETAW BEAT ME

3:30:00TO THE PUNCH.

3:30:01THAT RECOGNITION BY THE MEXICAN

3:30:04GOVERNMENT IS GOOD SO PERHAPS WE

3:30:05CA TALK AFTER THE MEETING HERE

3:30:07PRIVATELY ABOUT JUMPING YOU ME

3:30:10ON THE ANNOUNCEMENT THERE.

3:30:11>> YOU JUST SAID IT AND I HAVE A

3:30:13FEELING YOU JUST SAID THAT

3:30:14BECAUSE I SAID IT.

3:30:18NO.

3:30:19>> BUT ALSO I HAVE TO SHOUT OUT

3:30:21THE GREAT HMONG RESTAURANTS

3:30:25RIGHT NEXT TO VI AND DIANE'S

3:30:29PLACE.

3:30:29AND THE NEW PALESTINIAN

3:30:32RESTAURANTS.

3:30:33VERY PROUD OF THE ETHNIC

3:30:35RESTAURANTS IN WARD 3 AND WISH

3:30:36THEM CONTINUED SUCCESS.

3:30:37>> COUNCILMEMBER STEVENSON.

3:30:39>> TNK YOU.

3:30:41THIS SATURDAY THERE IS THE BOWLS

3:30:44AND SPOONS HARVEST FEAST AS WELL

3:30:47AS THE FARMER'S MARKET AT 38TH

3:30:50AND CHICAGO.

3:30:52THERE IS SO MUCH GOING ON ALL

3:30:54DAY.

3:30:54I DON'T REMEMBER THE EXACT

3:30:55TIMES, BUT IT'S ROUGHLY 11:00 TO

3:30:596:00, I BELIEVE.

3:31:00THERE'S A MARKET.

3:31:01THERE IS TWIN CITIES SKATERS.

3:31:03SO THERE'S GOING TO BE ROLLER

3:31:05SKATING, THERE'S GOING TO BE

3:31:09MUSIC, THERE'S GOING TO BE FOOD,

3:31:12OBVIOUSLY.

3:31:13THERE'S GOING TO BE HEALING

3:31:17CIRCLES, SPOKEN WORD SESSIONS

3:31:18R PEOPLE TO WRITE THEIR OWN

3:31:20AND LEARN HOW TO DO DIFFERENT

3:31:21CREATIVE WRITING.

3:31:22THERE'S GOING TO BE A KINDS OF

3:31:23STUFF.

3:31:23I REALLY ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO

3:31:25COME.

3:31:25IT'S GOING TO BE AWESOME.

3:31:26AND IT'S A GREAT CHANCE TO

3:31:28CELEBRATE OUR BEAUTIFUL

3:31:31COMMUNITY.

3:31:32>> COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO.

3:31:35>> THA YOU, MR. CHAIR.

3:31:36I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU

3:31:38FIRST FOR MENTIONING THE CITY

3:31:42AWARD RECEIVED ON WOMEN

3:31:44EMPOWERMENT.

3:31:45THANK YOU FOR GOING AND

3:31:46ACCEPTING THAT AWARD.

3:31:47I REALLY FEEL LIKE WE DON'T

3:31:49CELEBRATE GREAT THINGS IN OUR

3:31:52CITY THATUR EMPLOYEES AND

3:31:53TEAMS DO.

3:31:54HERE GOES ANOTHER ONE.

3:31:55EARLIER THIS WEEK I ASK IN

3:31:57BUDGET IF OUR TRAFFIC SAFETY

3:32:00CAMERAROGRAM WAS

3:32:02SELF-SUSTAINING.

3:32:02BUT I ASKED THE WRONG

3:32:04DEPARTMENT.

3:32:04I ASKED REG SERVICES, IT'S

3:32:06REALLY MORE OF A PUBLIC WORKS

3:32:08VENTURE.

3:32:08AND WE GOT BACK SOME REALLY

3:32:10GREAT INFORMATION ABOUT IT THAT

3:32:11IT IS GOING SO LL.

3:32:14IT IS REDUCING SPEEDING

3:32:17TREMENDOUSLY IN OUR CITY THAT

3:32:19WHILE IT'S NOT YET

3:32:21SELF-SUSTAINING, WE NEED TO HAVE

3:32:22SYSTEMS WORKING IN THE STATE

3:32:24COURTS IN ORDER TO MAKE IT BE

3:32:26STAINING AND THEN WE THINK IT

3:32:28CAN BE.

3:32:30BUT IT REALLY IS MEETING OUR

3:32:34GOALS WHICH ISN'T FINES FOR

3:32:35PEOPLE OBVIOUSLY, BUT REALLY

3:32:38CHANGING DRIVING BEHAVIORS AND

3:32:39THAT WASELCOME NEWS AND

3:32:41THERE'S MORE, I THINK, THEY DID

3:32:44A PRESS CONFERENCE ON IT ON

3:32:45TELEVISION.

3:32:46BUT IT'S IMPORTANT TO RAISE AND

3:32:47PRAISE AS SOME SAY.

3:32:49SO THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO DO

3:32:50TODAY.

3:32:50THANKS.

3:32:54>> SEEING NO ONE ELSE IN QUEUE,

3:32:56WITH THAT, WE'VE COMPLETED OUR

3:32:58BUSINESS TODAY.

3:32:58WITH NOTHING FURTHER TO COME

3:32:59BEFORE THE COUNCIL AND WITUT

3:33:01OBJECTION, THIS MEETING IS

3:33:02HEREBY ADJOURNED.