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Central Business Improvement District Budgets

At a glance

  • What: The Fiscal Year 2027 budgets of two downtown Central Business Improvement Districts (CBIDs): the main Central Business Improvement District (RS2026-2033) and the Gulch district (BL2026-1381).
  • Where it stands: Both approved June 16, 2026. The main CBID budget resolution was adopted 23 yes, 10 no, 3 abstain after a contested sequence of procedural votes. The Gulch budget passed third reading 32 yes, 1 no, 1 abstain.
  • Related: Midtown Business Improvement District Funding covers the separate Midtown district's budget in September.

Detail

RS2026-2033, Central Business Improvement District budget

  • The resolution approves the FY 2027 CBID budget and accepts previous CBID budgets. The Budget and Finance Committee approved it.
  • Council Member Kupin moved adoption. After discussion, Johnston called the previous question and Parker asked for a roll call on it. The motion to call the previous question failed, 18 yes to 17 no.
  • Benedict moved to defer. After Benedict called the previous question (voice vote, approved), the motion to defer failed, 9 yes, 22 no, 5 abstain. Yes: Porterfield, Evans-Segall, Kimbrough, Parker, Capp, Benedict, Bradford, Welsch and Sepulveda. Abstain: Cortese, Harrell, Preptit, Lee and Ewing.
  • After more discussion Hancock called the previous question (voice vote, approved).
  • Adopted: Yes (23) Allen, Hill, Toombs, Gamble, Hancock, Webb, Eslick, Evans, Huffman, Cash, Kupin, Horton, Taylor, Druffel, Preptit, Johnston, Nash, Benton, Ellis, Rutherford, Styles, Ewing and Spain; No (10) Porterfield, Evans-Segall, Kimbrough, Parker, Capp, Benedict, Harrell, Bradford, Welsch and Sepulveda; Abstain (3) Suara, Cortese and Lee.
  • The minutes do not record the substance of the discussion or the budget amount.

Earlier attempts (May 19 and June 2, 2026)

  • May 19: RS2026-1963, the first version of the main CBID budget resolution (approving the FY 2027 budget and accepting previous CBID budgets), was deferred under Rule 8.1 on Budget and Finance Committee recommendation. The Gulch budget bill BL2026-1381 passed first reading.
  • June 2: The Budget and Finance Committee approved RS2026-1963. Kupin moved adoption and it failed on a roll call, 20 yes, 8 no, 2 abstain. Yes (20): Allen, Hill, Toombs, Gamble, Hancock, Eslick, Evans, Huffman, Gregg, Cash, Kupin, Horton, Taylor, Weiner, Preptit, Nash, Rutherford, Styles, Ewing and Spain. No (8): Porterfield, Evans-Segall, Parker, Capp, Harrell, Bradford, Vo and Ellis. Abstain (2): Suara and Lee. The minutes do not state the threshold needed; the resolution came back as RS2026-2033 on June 16 and was adopted.
  • June 2: BL2026-1381 (Gulch budget) passed second reading by voice vote on Kupin's motion.

BL2026-1381, Gulch CBID budget

  • An ordinance approving the FY 2027 Gulch Central Business Improvement District budget. Kupin moved third reading.
  • Yes (32), No (1) Welsch, Abstain (1) Kimbrough.

Sources

Log

2026-06-16 - Metropolitan Council

Previous question failed 18-17; deferral failed 9-22-5; RS2026-2033 adopted 23-10-3; BL2026-1381 passed third reading 32-1-1.

2026-06-02 - Metropolitan Council

RS2026-1963 failed on Kupin's motion, 20-8-2; BL2026-1381 passed second reading by voice vote. Related board seats: Kristofer Carlson's CBID Board appointment (26-101) was deferred on Council Member Cash's motion and Patrick Hamilton's (26-102) was withdrawn.

2026-05-19 - Metropolitan Council

RS2026-1963 deferred under Rule 8.1; BL2026-1381 passed first reading.