Good morning, everyone.

My name is Elliot Payne.

I'm the president of Minneapolis City Council.

And before we convene our meeting, we have presentations of honorary resolutions.

We are pleased to welcome guests to the space and sharing these presentations before taking up our agenda.

First up is a resolution recognizing Code Enforcement Officers Appreciation Month presented by Councilmember Vita.

All right, good morning.

Good morning, everyone.

Thank you all for being here.

Good morning.

It's our first resolution of the day.

And the first one is recognizing Code Enforcement Officers Appreciation Month.

Thank you all so much for being here.

Um, whereas Code Enforcement Officers secure the safety, health, and welfare of Minneapolis community members in nearly every area of life, be it renting a home, running a business, putting on a special event, and more.

And whereas, assisted by support and program staff, they strive for the betterment of the community, providing quality customer care and excellence in public service, and whereas their behind the scenes efforts often go unrecognized, even when their expertise and persistence culminate in a safer, healthier city through code compliance.

And whereas code enforcement officers are dedicated, well-trained professionals who responsibly and proudly serve their city.

And whereas traffic control agents strive to provide community safety and efficient traffic flow by enforcing parking regulations, managing intersection control, and educating the public.

And whereas animal control officers navigate challenging work every day, protecting public safety, promoting responsible pet ownership, and ensuring animal welfare with professionalism and care.

And whereas the month, the American Association of Code Enforcement recognizes these devo this month, the American Association of Code Enforcement recognizes these devoted professionals in honor of their tireless work across the nation.

Now, therefore, be a resolve that the mayor and the city council do hereby recognize the month of October 2025 as Code Enforcement Officers Appreciation Month in the City of Minneapolis in accordance with the nationwide observance of the same and encourage all of Minneapolis to join in expressing our appreciation for the dedication and outstanding service provided by those who serve as our code enforcement officers.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Now I'm not sure if either of my colleagues want to speak, but you're welcome to do so.

I'll just start off by saying a few words.

You know, I see I recognize so many people up here, and sometimes I'm talking to you through email or a phone call, and it's always what we hear first, right?

It's always what we hear from a complaint or a uh or a resident and we have to work with you, and I apologize in advance if some of these are tense situations.

You know who I'm looking at right here.

Um but uh it it really is the on-the-ground enforcement, whether it's an aunt uh a pet, people feel really strongly about their pets, obviously, people love their homes.

Um we are all here trying to work it out um to be even and fair and ensure um you know equality across the city, and so thank you for what you do.

You handle some of the hardest things um that that we do in the city and local government.

And I just want to thank everybody too.

I I think about the Warehouse District Live and how successful that is with all all the departments helping out.

Uh the new uh the pilot project we have with the Uber and Lyft uh drop-off zones in the North Loop, couldn't do it without you.

And is is Ahmed here?

Um am I missing?

Oh, there you go.

Okay, and Ahmed, uh I don't want to single anybody up, but your your team really really helps a lot in my ward, and I just appreciate it so much.

So thank you very much.

And I too want to just say thank you.

I know I say it every year, but you all are the backbone of this city, all of your departments, the work you do is what I hear most from residents.

Things are mostly livability issues in my ward, and you all show up day after day, and you do that work no matter what the situation is.

You know, sometimes it's dangerous, sometimes it's fun and nice, and you all show up all the time and you get that work done.

We appreciate you greatly on the north side.

So thank you for your service.

Thank you.

Director, you want to say something?

I'd love to.

Thank you.

Thank you so much for this resolution.

It means a lot to not only the individuals here, but the many more who aren't here who are out on the streets working or who are sleeping because they work this evening.

These are our unsung and often unseen guardians of this city.

They protect life safety, public health, public safety, and livability, preserving our livability for the entire city for all those who live in, who work in, who do business in, who come and play in Minneapolis.

It's hard work, it's absolutely essential, and you show up with compassion, you show up with integrity, you show up with kindness and lead with education forward.

That means a lot.

It makes a welcoming city, it makes this city work, and we can't do it without you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Okay, all right.

The hardest part today is we all need to get in between these two black lines for this photo.

So you gotta really squeeze in like you like all your co-workers and council members.

So get in here, get in tight.

Tall people in the back.

Yes, people who think they're tall, get in the front.

Come on.

People who think they're tall get in the front.

I'm taller.

Get in the picture.

Come on.

There we go.

We've seen people down.

Yeah, there we go.

All right.

All right, thank you.

Thank you.

Take care, everyone, be safe.

Good morning.

I'm good.

How are you doing?

You too.

Thank you.

You too.

Amy Lingo.

Thanks so much.

Thank you.

Is it William?

Yeah, we saw you Sunday from the Northeast.

You're welcome to go to work.

Thank you so much.

Can I entrust you with this?

We won't break it.

Next, we will welcome up Councilmember Chowdhury for National Community Planning Month.

Hey Director, thank you so much.

Thank you.

Hi.

Good morning.

Big deal.

It is a big deal.

October is a big month.

Okay, second resolution of the day.

Recognizing October 2025 as National Community Planning Month.

Whereas change is constant and affects all cities, towns, suburbs, counties, boroughs, townships, rural areas, and other places.

And whereas planners can help navigate this change with data-driven insights and expertise that provide better choices for how people work and live.

And whereas community planning provides an opportunity for all residents to be meaningfully involved in making choices that determine the future of their community, and whereas the full benefits of planning require public elected and appointed officials who understand support and demand excellence in planning and plan implementation.

Whereas the Minneapolis 2040 Comprehensive Plan went into effect January 2020 and is a nation-leading comprehensive plan, embarking the city on a path towards a more equitable, accessible, and inclusive community.

And whereas the City of Minneapolis Departments of Community Planning and Economic Development and Public Works have undertaken the work of implementing the Minneapolis 2040 Comprehensive Plan through the creation and adoption of such policy and regulatory tools as the built form overlay districts, the land use rezoning study, the transportation action plan, the race equity framework for transportation, commitment and action plans for Vision Zero, and many other such policies.

And whereas, through their continued work, the City of Minneapolis planning staff continue to deliver nationally recognized efforts to make our community more equitable, accessible, and inclusive.

And whereas through strong and persistent focus on achieving climate, equity, and safety goals, City of Minneapolis professional professional planners are supporting people to make the choice to walk, bike, and take transit an easier and more off more comfortable option for more often.

And whereas the month of October is designated as National Community Planning Month throughout the United States of America and its charity territories.

And whereas the planning, the American Planning Association endorses National Community Planning Month as an opportunity to highlight how planning is essential to every community and how planners are uniquely positioned to identify solutions to communities' most difficult housing, transportation, and land use questions.

And whereas the celebration of National Community Planning Month gives us the opportunity to publicly recognize the participation and dedication of appointed planning commission members, board of adjustment members, and other resident planners who have contributed their time and expertise to the improvement of the city of Minneapolis.

And whereas we recognize that many valuable contributions made by the professional planners of the City of Minneapolis and extend our heartfelt thanks for the continued commitment to public service by these professionals.

Now, therefore, be it resolved, the city, the mayor, and the city council do hereby recognize the month of October as community planning month in the city of Minneapolis in conjunction with the celebration of National Community Planning Month.

Director McMahon, did you have some words?

Um to really improve the quality of life for this community.

We have everything from land use planners that focus on thinking about how places and spaces can work better for our communities, transportation planners who think about multi multimodal options that improve walkability for communities and reduce our vehicle miles traveled and emissions.

And co-development who spends time implementing our amazing 2040 comprehensive plan in a way that works for our community.

And so as we look forward to the next iteration of what our comprehensive plan is, we are committed to doing that in a way that is with community and really brings people along so that we all can benefit from the um the professional work and expertise of our planning staff.

So thank you so much for being here.

Um serving on the planning commission this year.

It's just really be been an honor to see a lot of your work up close and personal in the staff reports and the discussions that happen at committee of the whole or just grabbing some time in between busy meetings or on the phone to talk about things that really shape the lives of our city, right?

Um and also I really particularly want to lift up the fact that you all work so hard, not only to deliver the 2040 plan with community, but to ensure that it was saved and our state delegation understood it, and we can continue building up a city that supports all families, all generations, all types of people.

And um, what I hear from community members right now as we look ahead to that future comprehensive plan is that the city of Minneapolis, the planners have really allowed for this great level of creativity and enthusiasm from the community that has welcomed them to be visioning for what they will bring forward for a 2050 plan.

Community members are already talking about what matters most to them, and they're excited, and so many of us are just very, very proud of the work that has been done for a number of years.

And so it's just such a great honor to be able to recognize you all and of course our um community members that are part of um the board of zoning and adjustment and the planning commission for giving their time and HPC.

There we go.

Thank you, Director.

Now let's get together between these black lines and grab a photo.

Finally, we will welcome up Councilmember Kosky Vitaw, and I will be joining them for breast cancer awareness month.

Today, oh, we still got more people.

Come on.

Have everybody.

We are recognizing October 2025 as breast cancer awareness month in the city of Minneapolis.

Whereas breast cancer is a life-threatening disease characterized by the formation of malignant cells in the breast tissue, these cells can invade surrounding tissue or spread to other parts of the body.

Breast cancer affects both women and men with numerous types that vary in severity and progression.

And whereas the precise causes of breast cancer are still unknown, leaving many questions unanswered as to why some individuals develop the disease while others do not.

And whereas approximately one in eight women or 13% of the female population in the U.S.

will develop breast cancer during their lifetime.

In 2025, it is estimated that 316,950 women and two 2,800 men will be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer, a 2% increase from 2024.

Breast cancer is a disease that touches many lives, and chances are you know someone who has been personally affected, and whereas misinformation about breast cancer contributes to harmful myths, such as the beliefs that breast injuries, breast size, or antidepressants cause cancer, or that only women are affected, correcting these misconceptions is essential for informed health decisions and effective awareness efforts.

And whereas advances in early detection treatment and heightened awareness have significantly improved breast cancer survival rates in recent years when detected early, particularly at localized stages, the five-year relative survival rate is an encouraging 99%.

Regular screenings, including monthly self-exams, clinical breast exams, and mammograms remain the most effective defense against late-stage diagnoses, and whereas the impact of these efforts is evident with over four million breast cancer survivors in the United States today.

Since 1989, breast cancer death rates have declined by 43%, largely due to better screening, early detection, and continually improving treatment options.

Women who undergo regular screenings have a 26% lower mortality rate compared to those who do not.

And whereas despite significant advances, an estimated 42,170 women in the US are expected to die from breast cancer in 2025, with a woman being diagnosed every two minutes, and whereas breast cancer is the most common invasive cancer diagnosed in women across every racial and ethnic group in Minnesota.

And whereas approximately 15% of women diagnosed with breast cancer have a family history of the disease.

And whereas disparities persist in breast cancer outcomes, black women are 40% more likely to die from breast cancer than white women and have the lowest five-year relative survival rate among all racial and ethnic groups.

Moreover, one in five black women diagnosed with breast cancer has triple negative breast cancer, a particularly aggressive form that is more difficult to treat.

Hispanic women are also more likely to receive a late-stage diagnosis, making treatment more challenging, and whereas breast cancer incidence rates in women under 50 has been rising faster than in women over 50.

Women with early onset breast cancer are more likely to have an aggressive form of cancer, more likely to die from their breast cancer and have poorer survival rates than women over 50.

Currently, breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in women ages 20 to 49 in the U.S.

And whereas, although rare, men can also develop breast cancer.

In 2025, an estimate, an estimated 2,800 men in the U.S.

will be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer, and 530 men are expected to die from the disease.

Black men with breast cancer generally face a worse prognosis than their white counterparts.

And whereas treatment for breast cancer typically involves a combination of five primary options surgery, radiation, hormone therapy, chemotherapy, and targeted therapies.

These treatments can be local, focusing on the area surrounding the tumor, or systemic addressing the entire body with cancer fighting agents.

And whereas the impact of breast cancer on survivors is life-changing.

Breast cancer treatments can have permanent negative effects to other organ systems, causing secondary conditions and diseases.

Additionally, women of reproductive age may acquire infertility or go into menopause as a result of treatment.

Breast cancer reoccurrence is possible with approximately 90% of people diagnosed metastic breast cancer have previously received treatment for an early stage breast cancer.

Whereas the economic impact of breast cancer is significant with costs associated not only with treatment but also with lost productivity and the emotional toll on patients, families, and communities.

Access to affordable health care and support services is vital for those battling the disease.

And whereas breast cancer research continues to advance, offering hope for new and more effective treatments.

Ongoing research is essential for understanding the disease, improving existing therapies, and ultimately fighting a cure or finding a cure.

And whereas recent actions by the Trump administration in 2025 have significantly negatively impacted cancer research and discoveries.

To date, the Trump administration has terminated government employees who helped lead the country's cancer research system, withheld federal payments for grants, canceled existing cancer projects, and a proposed 37% budget reduction for the National Cancer Institute for fiscal year 2026.

In light of this, local and state government must take action to combat the harmful effects of these actions.

Whereas community support and public awareness campaigns during breast cancer awareness month play a crucial role in educating the public, encouraging early detection and providing vital resources for those affected by breast cancer.

We're at oh and now for whereas survivors of breast cancer along with their families and caregivers exemplify resilience and strength, inspiring others.

And fostering a sense of hope within the community.

Their stories remind us of the importance of continued support, research, and awareness in the fight against breast cancer.

Now there for it be resolved that the mayor and the city council do hereby recognize the month of October as breast cancer awareness month and encourage the public to join in the fight against breast cancer by supporting research, participating in awareness campaigns, and fostering a community of hope and resilience.

And I know Councilmember Vita has a special do that after we finish up.

Oh, with the comments.

I do want to say thank you to everyone who's come today for this resolution.

I know this is something we do.

Hey, Mac, I know this is something that we do regularly, but it's always so good to see so many survivors and caretakers here in support of their friends and family.

Last year, when we read the resolution, uhway was actually in treatment and couldn't make it.

And so I just want to give her a huge round of applause for being here today.

Being a survivor.

Yes, being here today, being a survivor, being a pillar in our community.

Thank you so much, Audway, for all you do, and thank you for continuing the fight, not only just on your behalf, but um helping others find the strength in themselves to fight breast cancer.

So thank you so very much.

And then Peggy Moore here from North Point.

Peggy and I and Lou, we um for 10 years, I did uh we did C test and treat together in North Minneapolis and C test and treat.

We took over uh the North Point Clinic for three days, and the goal was for those three days we would screen 300 women.

Day one was African American women, day two was Latino women, and day three was Hmong women.

And so our goal on those three days were to screen those women for breast and cervical cancer and give them results on the spot.

We'd have real culturally specific parties.

We used to have a really good time.

I did it along with these two women for 10 years.

They kept the work going.

And so thank you so much.

Lou is a breast cancer survivor herself.

How many times, Lou?

Three time breast cancer survivor.

So thank you also, Lou, for your strength.

Thank you for continuing to show up and make sure that the younger generation is educated about breast cancer.

These two women and Betty, who we'll talk about in a little bit, have taken me to walks, runs, everything you can think of for breast cancer awareness, especially for women of color and those specific communities.

So thank you all so much.

And sorry, I cracked up there a little bit.

Um every once in a while, the wave of the impact hits you.

And um, I'm joined here with my wife Lindsay.

We're coming up on the 10-year anniversary of being cancer-free, and so I'm just always in awe of the strength of all of the women who go through this experience and how it can profoundly train change the trajectory of your life.

Um, and then still encouraged by the survivability of it and some of the emerging research and and medications on it.

My wife was able to get into a clinical trial, the result of which was the discovery of a new drug that is very effective, an immunotherapy drug.

And that's that's that's why we really wanted to emphasize um some of the cutbacks in the federal government's investment in this area, because it so many people's lives are so profoundly impacted by this.

It's so important that we not let up.

And I'm gonna always try to find ways for us to lead at the local level, even when we should be relying on our federal government, that doesn't mean that we have to stop.

There's always something more that we can do, and recognizing uh breast cancer awareness is a very small thing that we can do, but can still be a very profound thing because those discoveries early is when this becomes the survivability that it can be.

So with that, I'll hand it back over to council member of V Talk.

All right, thank you.

And so we have here a proclamation.

Renika, you all want to come up for this?

All right, we have here a proclamation on behalf of Betty Sanders.

Um, I gotta step out a little bit so I can read it.

I can't.

I can't all right.

This came out of the mayor's office, and I'm gonna read it to you, Betty.

Uh you know I love you.

And she walked up and she said, I'm always extra, right?

She's always, she's always extra.

Um, and so this proclamation reads as follows.

Whereas Betty Sanders is an extraordinary resident of the city of Minneapolis whose selfless advocacy, visionary leadership, and compassionate character has profoundly improved the lives of countless members of the community.

And whereas Betty has been a pioneering leader in building support programs for individuals battling breast cancer, drawing strength from her personal journey as a two-time breast cancer survivor for 30 plus years.

And whereas Betty has Betty Betty was a pivotal supporter in introducing the Sage Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Program to Hennepin County's Medical Center and North Point Health and Wellness Center Clinic in the early 2000s, whereas Betty has championed culturally responsive support for breast cancer patients, including founding an innovative program aimed at supporting African American women diagnosed with breast cancer and serving as an advocate of the women's cancer resource center.

And whereas, in recognition of her profound activism and commitment to culturally specific support, Betty has earned a noteworthy honor by Riona Barry, president of the African American Breast Cancer Alliance.

And whereas Betty's passion and unrelenting advocacy has brought forth several accolades, including a member member of the Channel 9 Minnesota Race for the Cure commercial, on I remember that.

And as a leading member in accepting donations for breast cancer research during the Minnesota Lynx game.

And whereas beyond her unwavering passion and advocacy, Betty has been an exemplary role model, mother, friend, and confidant to countless residents of Minneapolis.

And whereas Betty has been sprinkling the city with her pink power for years, making pink hair and pink clothes the official uniform of October, and inspiring everyone around her to join the celebration in style and wear their pink with pride.

And whereas the city of Minneapolis is proud to honor Betty Sanders for her lifelong advocacy and commendable leadership in the community and recognizes the profound legacy that Betty has cultivated in raising awareness, fostering support, and curating and uplifting community for individuals battling breast cancer.

Now, therefore, I Jacob Fry, I'm not Jacob Fry, but it says I Jacob Fry, I Latricia Vita too.

Um mayor of the city of Minneapolis.

Do hereby proclaim October 9th, 2025 as Betty Sanders Day in the city of Minneapolis.

Amazing.

That is amazing.

You want to say something?

Yes.

A little bit.

We got to get to the meeting.

Okay.

Good morning, everyone.

Thank you all.

I want to thank my family.

I want to thank my family, my loved ones, and you, Latricia, for all Riona, Peggy, Luella, all my family and my friends and my support support group that has uh got me to this point.

And I just want to say thank you.

I'm lost for words, but I did it because I wanted to live.

Two two-time breast cancer survivor, and I wanted to see other women survive.

So the work that I've done came from my heart and the strength of the Lord.

So each and every one of you all continue to do your breast exams and get your uh mammograms and take care of yourself because with our world we live in now, we need each other.

So let God be our head, the head of our life and the strength of our our each and every day.

So I just want to say thank you to everyone for coming out and supporting me and uh giving me this honor here.

Betty J.

I work hard for the yes.

We got to get in between these two black lines right here.

We're gonna take a picture.

So Betty, you stand in front of memory.

You all come in.

Let's check in and see if anybody wants to say a few words too.

Yes.

Um, here we go.

Sorry.

Oh, can I go ahead, go ahead.

So um this year marks my sixth year anniversary and being cancer free.

So I'm gonna wear that pink proud.

I I want to say to everyone who's a city employee, one of the ways that we support our city employees is an excellent health care plan.

And that that means get screened.

Uh, screening is the number one way to be able to survive this, right?

And to catch it early at a point where uh we can be survivors and celebrate this moment together.

I want to also mention uh a friend of mine, Maureen Scallon Faylor, who's here from Hope Chest for breast cancer.

They provide support community when uh maybe there's gaps in your income and other things, and so I just want to point out their really good work as well.

Thank you.

Thank you, Margaret.

Thank you, Council members.

Thank you uh for recognizing breast cancer awareness month.

It really is an important month.

And Hope Chest for Breast Cancer Foundation has been around for 24 years, and we provide help and hope for Minnesota breast cancer patients and their families.

We provide that financial relief for essential services, mortgage, rent, groceries, auto-related expenses, utilities, daycare, adult daycare.

We are here to help to make a difference.

Hi, I'm Riona Berry from the African American Breast Cancer Alliance, and Betty is one of our members, and Luella is one of our our members, and we have been around for 35 years, and we will be celebrating our 35 years anniversary in November.

And because of COVID, we couldn't meet any more in our support groups, but uh we opened it up through Zoom, and now we have support groups uh virtually online around the country.

So we we have grown.

Thank you.

Now let's get a photo.

The breast cancel walk starts at 7 30 in the morning to 9 30, but they'll actually be there until 3.

This year they're extending it out.

So if you can come out, another way to support is to walk for the calls and to donate.

So join us at the Mall of America Saturday at 7 30.

Park in the East Park and be clear about that.

Okay, thank you, everyone.

At this time, I'm gonna call this regular meeting of the city council for October 9th to order.

The clerk will call the roll.

Councilmember Coskey present, Councilmember Wandsley, Councilmember Jenkins.

Councilmember Palmasano present, Councilmember Chowdhury, present.

Councilmember Cashman.

Present.

Councilmember Osman, present.

Councilmember Rainbow President.

Councilmember Chavez.

Present.

Councilmember Beethoven.

Present.

Vice President Shank Thai.

Present.

President Payne.

Present.

There are 12 members present.

Let the record reflect that we have a quorum.

And before we begin the meeting, I want to offer a friendly reminder to all members and staff that this meeting is broadcast live to enable greater public participation.

The broadcast includes real-time captioning as a further method to increase the accessibility of our proceedings to the community.

Therefore, all speakers need to be mindful of the rate of their speech so that our captioners can fully capture and transcribe all comments for the broadcast.

With that, the agenda for today's meeting is before us, and I know that we have a number of amendments.

Item number one from Council Members Wandsley, Ellison, and Chugtai is a resolution supporting the fan uh the Samuels family and in pursuit of justice for Mariah Samuels.

This is related to uh a request of the audit committee uh to the city auditor for a consultative and advisory engagement to develop recommendations on where an independent function could be built within the city enterprise to provide dedicated program and process evaluation in response to standalone high impact public safety cases.

Uh item number three is a notice of introduction by Councilmember Rainville.

Uh this is in regards to our liquor license code.

Item number four is a notice of introduction by Councilmember Wandsley and myself in relation to uh enterprise risk management and item number five is a notice of introduction by myself and council member wandsley uh to address the government structure and in collaboration with the enterprise uh risk manager.

Uh is there any discussion on those items?

Can I get a second for that?

Second second.

The clerk will call the roll.

So, Mr.

President, to be clear, this is a vote on the agenda with all of those um amendments incorporated.

Correct.

Thank you.

Councilmember Koske.

Aye.

Councilmember Wansley.

Aye.

Councilmember Jenkins.

Aye.

Councilmember Palmasan.

Aye.

Councilmember Chowdhury.

Aye.

Councilmember Cashman.

Aye.

Councilmember Osman.

Aye.

Councilmember Rainbow.

All right.

Councilmember Chavez.

Aye.

Councilmember Vita.

Aye.

Vice President Shugtime.

Aye.

President Payne.

Aye.

There are 12 ayes.

That carries, and the agenda is adopted.

The next item is acceptance of minutes from our regular meeting of September 25th.

I would entertain a motion to accept those minutes.

So move.

Second.

The clerk will call the roll.

Councilmember Koske.

Aye.

Councilmember Wandsley.

Aye.

Councilmember Jenkins.

Aye.

Councilmember Palmasano.

Aye.

Councilmember Chowdhury.

Aye.

Councilmember Cashman.

Aye.

Councilmember Osman.

Aye.

Councilmember Rainbow.

Aye.

Councilmember Shavez.

Councilmember Vita.

Aye.

Vice President Shug Time.

Aye.

President Payne.

Aye.

There are 12 ayes.

That carries.

And the minutes have been accepted.

Finally, we have the referral of petitions, communications, and reports to proper committees.

May I have that motion, please?

So move.

Second.

The clerk will call the roll.

Councilmember Koske.

Aye.

Councilmember Wandsley.

Aye.

Councilmember Jenkins.

Aye.

Councilmember Palmasana.

Aye.

Councilmember Chowdhury.

Aye.

Councilmember Cashman.

Aye.

Councilmember Osman.

Aye.

Councilmember Rainbow.

Councilmember Chavez.

Aye.

Councilmember Vita.

Aye.

Vice President Shug Time.

Aye.

President Payne.

There are 12 items.

That carries, and those matters have been referred.

Next, we will take up new business item number one, uh, the resolution supporting the Samuels family.

Uh is there any discussion on this item?

Councilmember Wandsley.

Thank you, President Payne.

Um, I'll like to take a moment to speak on the resolution before you today.

I want to start my comments by naming Mariah Samuels, a 34-year-old black woman who was murdered by her abuser despite requesting protection from the Minneapolis Police Department multiple times.

I want to state that Mariah's life mattered.

The Minneapolis police department is not effectively protecting victims, particularly those of domestic violence crimes.

And Mariah asked for protection.

Alison Lucier also asked for protection.

And in both of their cases, we saw our Minneapolis police department failed to protect them in the way that they deserved and needed.

And Mariah's and Allison's stories, tragic stories, really begs the question of how many more victims have suffered the same fate or are not currently receiving the safety services and protections that they deserve.

Our police department and the Fry Administration overall has acknowledged that this is an area of weakness, but these murders keep happening.

And whatever improvements MPD has stated that they are making did not protect Mariah, and they did not protect Allison.

And if a police department cannot help a resident who has documented evidence that a specific person is threatening to kill them, has filed the police reports and has acquired the restraining orders, then we as city leaders have the responsibility to move with urgency to address that problem.

And the problem continues to be that we have a police department that continues to struggle to protect and serve all of our residents equitably.

An MPD has a documented history of race discrimination and policing.

But there is an increasing number of questions that's coming up about how this pattern in practice plays out and ways that MPD either withholds services or analysis of who MPD protects and who is left without protection.

And council has requested after action reviews of related cases of victims who are experiencing this very dynamic.

In those cases have been Alison Lucier and Davis Motori, who we will also talk about later in today's discussion.

And we have asked for after action, specifically independent reviews of where MPD's policies and processes can be better improved to protect potential victims from domestic violence or hate crimes or other specific threats.

And that said, we know it's not a quick process, and that after action review is not set to come forward until next year, but it is a tool that can system systematically review every individual case.

Um sorry, it is not a tool that can evaluate each individual case where there has been questions about how and why MPD failed to protect our resident from harm.

And I know Vice President Chuck Ty will speak to the subsequent motion that addresses this that we'll be considering, which should help council identify how we can meet that particular need, that need for special case reviews in a more sustainable way, because unfortunately, we do not have the tools to support all of the cases that we know exist, all of the cases that are behind Mariah and Allison and Davis Matori.

But in addition to that larger conversation, we need to at least show in this current moment that the Samuels family know that Mariah's life mattered to city leaders to this body, and that we are taking action that should have been taken long ago so that instead of being here today, you could be somewhere else with Mariah.

You could be somewhere else enjoying the life of Allison and the resolution before you expresses a formal position of support for the Samuels family in pursuing justice for Mariah Samuels.

The Office of Police Conduct Review is a neutral city body that investigates individual cases specifically related to allegations of police misconduct in the Minnesota Department of Human Rights Discrimination Charge process investigates if a resident civil rights were violated due to the discrimination and public service, including policing.

That is a process in which offers tools to the Samuels family, and that the council can support the Samuels family in using if they do choose.

And supporting the Samuels family and pursuing justice is the least thing that the city can do.

So with that, I will motion for a second and motion for this for approval.

Second.

The resolution has been moved for approval and seconded.

I will recognize Vice President Chuck Type.

Thank you, Mr.

President.

Umlison is not able to be here in our committee or in our council meeting today, but but shared um some comments and wanted to make sure that those were shared here today in consideration of this resolution.

So I'll just read directly from what what he sent over to me.

Um councilmember Allison says Mariah Samuels was a Northside mother neighbor and a woman who deserved protection.

In her final moments, she asked the police to keep her safe from her abusive acts.

Minutes later, she was gone.

Her death is a devastating reminder of what happens when our systems fail to see and respond to the realities black women face every day.

Mariah did what our society tells survivors to do.

She obtained a protective order.

She reached out for help.

She asked law enforcement to intervene.

But rather than being met with urgency and care, she was met with delayed responses, broken processes, and disbelief.

The same officers she turned to, the same systems we rely on, did not act in her moment of greatest danger.

These gaps in our domestic violence response are not isolated.

They are a part of a pattern.

They expose where our practices fall short and where real reform must happen.

Northside lives matter, and black women deserve more than broken promises.

Mariah's life mattered.

She should still be here.

And if we are serious about safety, we must also be serious about accountability and about building systems that listen, respond, and protect with urgency, with equity and with care.

So I just want to share those comments here today.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Uh seeing no one else left in the queue, I'll ask the clerk to call the role.

Councilmember Koske.

Aye.

Councilmember Wallenstein.

Aye.

Councilmember Jenkins.

Aye.

Councilmember Pomassano.

Aye.

Councilmember Childry.

Aye.

Council Member Cashman.

Aye.

Councilmember Osman.

Aye.

Councilmember Rainbow.

Aye.

Councilmember Chavez.

Aye.

Councilmember Vita.

Aye.

Vice President Shogti.

Aye.

President Payne.

Aye.

There are 12 ayes.

That carries and that resolution passes.

The next or the next order of business is the presentation of reports from our standing committees.

Those are taken in alphabetical order, beginning with the report of our administration and enterprise oversight committee, which will be presented by its chair, Councilmember Wandsley.

Thank you, President Payne.

Um, the administration and entreprise oversight committee is bringing forward 18 items.

The first is a gift acceptance from Milan Urban Food Pack Global Forum of Airfare and Lodging for five days.

The second is a grant application to the Office of Minnesota Secretary of State for accessibility improvements to polling places for individuals with disabilities.

Three is a grant from the Minnesota Department of Public Safety Office of Traff Traffic Safety for a traffic safety resource prosecutor to support Minnesota's drug evaluation and classification program.

Number four is contracts with various organizations for partnership engagement fund projects.

Five is a contract with Gov Works Inc.

for a real-time quality assurance software for 911.

Six is contracts with various vendors for the U.S.

Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Urban and Community Forestry Grant for tree outreach.

Seven is a contract amendment with Meyer Contracting Inc.

for the Hennepin apps, South Street Reconstruction Project.

Eight is a contract amendment with Midwest Art Conservation Center for Public Art Maintenance and Conservation Services.

Nine is a contract amendment with Shaw Lonquist Associates Inc.

for City Hall Restack Phase 3C project.

10 is a contract amendment with excuse me, Birch Tree Care and Precision Landscape and Tree Inc.

for hazardous tree removal services.

11 is contract amendments with U.S.

Bank Elevon Inc.

for merchant card and related services.

12 is a bid for large diameter storm maintenance inspection and televising 2025 southwest.

13 is a bid for convention center, second floor, public space painting.

14 is a legal settlement charge of discrimination MDCR charge number 2500 two four two.

15 is a legal settlement, Liberty Mutual Insurance V uh MIDI v Minneapolis 16 is a legal settlement workers' compensation claim of Mark Mininger.

And 17 is a legal settlement workers workers compensation claim of Aaron Banks.

18 is a contract amendment with the network for a better futures for occasional property maintenance services.

And with that, I will move all items for approval.

Councilmember Wandsley has moved approval of the committee's report.

Is there any discussion?

Councilmember Palmasano.

Thank you, Mr.

Chair.

I just wanted to um mention a little bit that I'm excited about item number three, the grant from the Minnesota Department of Public Safety.

This will really help uh bolster and allow our city attorney's office, criminal division to do their continued great work on complex DWI and DWI drug cases.

We do the City of Minneapolis prosecutes the most of these across the state.

Thanks.

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

Councilmember Koske.

Aye.

Councilmember Wandsley.

Aye.

Councilmember Jenkins.

Aye.

Councilmember Palmasano.

Aye.

Councilmember Chowdhury.

Aye.

Councilmember Cashman.

Aye.

Councilmember Osman.

Aye.

Councilmember Rainbow.

Aye.

Councilmember Chavez.

Aye.

Councilmember Vita.

Aye.

Vice President Shugtai.

Aye.

President Payne.

Aye.

There are 12 ayes.

That carries on the report is adopted.

Next we'll have the report from our budget committee given by that committee's chair, Council Vice President Chuktai.

Thank you, Mr.

President.

The budget committee is bringing forward one item for approval today, which is a amending and correcting the points and salary range for an appointed position in the 311 Service Center Department of Deputy Director 311 Service Center.

I'll move approval of this item.

Vice President Chugtai has moved approval of the committee's report.

Is there any discussion?

Seeing none, I'll ask the clerk to call the roll.

Councilmember Koskey.

Aye.

Councilmember Wansley.

Aye.

Councilmember Chenkins.

Aye.

Councilmember Palmasano.

Aye.

Councilmember Chowdhury.

Aye.

Councilmember Cashman.

Aye.

Councilmember Osman.

Aye.

Councilmember Rainbow.

Aye.

Councilmember Shabbat's.

Aye.

Councilmember Vita.

Aye.

Vice President Shugtai.

Aye.

President Payne.

Aye.

There are 12 ayes.

That carries, and the report is adopted.

Next we'll have the report from our business housing and zoning committee given by that committee's chair, Councilmember Osman.

Thank you, Mr.

President Payne.

The business housing and zoning committee is bringing forward 10 items.

Item one is approving a liquor and sidewalk cafe license for Bella Court.

Item two is approving a liquor license for classics kitchen and cocktails.

Item three is approving an ordinance related to the rental license.

Item four is considered an ordinance related to the alcohol license obligations.

This item was sent forward without recommendation.

Item five is considering a license for indication of Camden Social.

This item was sent forward without recommendation.

Staff has alerted me that we have received a clearance letter from the license holders and will be moving it from deletion.

For deletion.

Item six is approving a liquor license.

Six um liquor license approving six license liquor license approvals.

Item seven is approving um 40 liquor license renewals.

Item eight is accepting the 2025 spring brownfield grant ground.

Item nine is accepting a grant to update animal shelter housing.

And lastly, item 10 is authorizing modification to previous loan for the Dreamland on 38th project.

With that, I'll move all items for approval and pull separate discussion and possible amendments for item three, four, and five.

Thank you.

Councilmember Osman has moved approval of the report, uh including the deletion of item number which one was it?

Five um and polling items oh three four five.

All right.

Five is delete polling three and four for a separate vote and discussion.

Uh on the remainder of the report, is there any discussion?

Uh Councilmember Rainville, are you in cue for item number three?

Correct.

All right.

Uh seeing no one else in queue, I will ask the clerk to call the roll.

Councilmember Coskey.

Aye.

Councilmember Wandsley.

Aye.

Councilmember Jenkins.

Aye.

Councilmember Pomasano.

Aye.

Councilmember Chowdhury.

Aye.

Councilmember Cashman.

Aye.

Councilmember Osman.

Aye.

Councilmember Rainville.

Aye.

Councilmember Chavez.

Aye.

Councilmember Vita.

Aye.

Vice President Shugtai.

Aye.

President Payne.

Aye.

There are 12 ayes.

Those items carry.

Next we will take up item number three separately from item number four.

So I will recognize Councilmember Rainbow for item number three.

Thank you, President.

In consulting with uh Councilmember Cashman as well as Councilmember Vita.

Uh what I'm proposing in this amendment is to strike the language for the 18 plus nights.

This will allow our staff to have more time to study it through and come back with a better recommendation than they they can at this time.

Councilmember Rainville has uh brought forward an amendment.

Is there a second?

Second.

Okay, that's been moved and seconded.

I'll recognize Councilmember Cashman.

Oh, thank you.

Um I will be supporting this amendment today to strike this piece.

Uh I think that we don't fully know the extent of what this uh amendment uh to the 18 plus nights across our city uh would do to the businesses, and there are many.

Um so I'll leave it at that for now, but after we uh take up the amendment, I'd like to introduce a legislative directive.

Uh seeing no one else in queue, uh I'll just mention I support this amendment as well.

Uh in working with staff on refining the liquor license laws, they had highlighted a number of challenges with managing 18 plus nights.

This was the first crack at it, but uh um I'm grateful to Councilmember Rainville for uh taking a closer look at this before we rush into some of these changes.

So um I will ask the clerk to call the roll on uh should we actually take this up uh as amended?

Yes.

All right.

I'll ask the clerk to call the roll on item number three as amended.

Councilmember Koski.

Aye.

Councilmember Wandsley, aye.

Councilmember Jenkins, aye.

Councilmember Palmasano, aye.

Councilmember Chowdhury.

Aye.

Council Member Cashman.

Aye.

Councilmember Osman.

Aye.

Council Member Rainbow.

Aye.

Council Member Chavez.

Aye.

Councilmember Vita.

Aye.

Vice President Shugtai.

Aye.

President Payne.

Aye.

There are 12 ayes.

That carries.

And then I'm going to recognize Councilmember Cashman for your legislative directive related to this.

All right.

Thank you.

So I'm bringing forward a legislative directive because I believe that we do need to take a deeper look into the 18 plus nights across our city.

And I think that some of the information that we're asking for here could help us make some good decisions on this next year.

So just to summarize, this legislative directive asks for information regarding a list of the on-sale liquor, wine and beer establishments that do host 18 plus nights, just so we can and of course this exempt sit-down restaurants, sports arenas, convention centers, theaters, bowling alleys, and concert venues, so we can understand how many establishments that are like this citywide.

And then the second ask is a high level review of the volume and common complaints through on one cases and 911 calls associated with such events.

And the last is a high-level review of common practices in the business and safety plans that are there to, you know, restrict underage access to alcohol, reduce sexual assault or illicit drug use, and also prevent the presence of weapons.

And I don't want to imply that the establishments that we have in our city are causing these conditions, but I do have to acknowledge that you know representing the entertainment district of our city that's open until 2 a.m.

Um bar close around Hennepin and First Avenue can be a very chaotic and can be an unsafe place.

And I want to make sure that the youth that are coming into our city for these 18 plus nights and and who are in our city who are coming downtown for 18 plus nights are able to stay safe.

So I look forward to uh hearing more from our staff on this item in particular next year.

Um so I'll move this legislative directive for approval.

And I also want to take the opportunity just to thank our manager Amy Lingo for all the work that she poured into really modernizing our liquor code and was happy to sign on as a co-author to this ordinance to help streamline some processes, make it easier, but also put in some, I think really common sense restrictions that will make uh liquor establishments safer uh in our city.

Thank you.

Councilmember Cashman has moved uh the legislative directive for approval.

Is there a second?

Second.

Any discussion?

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

Councilmember Koske.

Aye.

Councilmember Wandsley.

Aye.

Councilmember Jenkins.

Aye.

Councilmember Palmasano.

Aye.

Councilmember Chowdhury.

Aye.

Council Member Cashman.

Aye.

Councilmember Osman.

Aye.

Councilmember Rainbow.

Aye.

Councilmember Chavez.

Aye.

Councilmember Vita.

Aye.

Vice President Shugti.

Aye.

President Payne.

Aye.

There are 12 ayes.

That carries.

And next we will take up item number four.

And I will recognize Councilmember Osman.

Thank you.

Thank you so much, Council President.

I wanted to mention, sorry, I'm checking my notes here.

I wanted to uh uh let you know that we had a wonderful uh miss uh uh meeting uh where uh a large part of the public came out and really spoke about the support of this ordinance.

Um this policy is to uh hold um uh landlords accountable for maintaining their rental units in a good condition, leavable condition.

You know, only high risk T rental properties uh system established by regulatory services and rental uh are subject uh to conditions will require to have their rental obligations come before the council for approval.

This process aligns with other license renewals in our city, such as liquor and gambling license.

I just want to mention that you know uh as someone who represents a large plus 90 plus percent renters, we have seen uh good landlords and bad landlords, and um there are uh challenges of some of the tier three uh properties located in our city, and we want to make sure that um they are able to uh working with the staff and uh really establishing that relationship and making sure they're not just gonna they're not just gonna get automatic renewal every year, but that we are actually holding them accountable and say that you know we require you to have basic things like you know uh uh that will be safe and health for for our residents.

Uh this was work that was put by um my office, Councilmember Wandsley, Chowry, and Councilmember Cashman, and really a lot of uh meetings, a lot of um uh discussions with the staff and the attorney, and uh this will uh set up set uh some kind of uh a process where um we are working uh greatly with uh with the laws to make sure they are actually uh holding the standard we expect them to do.

So uh we I did all most of a discussion in in the committee, but I do want to say here uh this is uh really a great um you know policy that will um make our residents safer and us responsible as a city who are issuing um the license of rental.

So with that, I uh there are council members uh uh who are amending uh or adding uh amendments.

Um I don't know, uh Councilmember Chowder was left.

Please Councilmember Wandsley.

Yeah.

Uh thank you, President Payne.

Um I have some brief comments and also wanted to uh bring the body uh attention to the amendment that both Councilmember Osman, myself, Cashman and Chowdhury are bringing.

Um this is after further consultation with our city attorneys after hearing some feedback provided during the public hearing of this last week on this ordinance around the appeals process and to uh make sure that there is more neutrality that's added um to it.

So uh we incorporate the CAO's uh proposed language and that is before you today.

So I would um ideally move this ordinance with this amendment for the body's consideration.

Um in addition to that, um I'm actually very excited to bring this ordinance forward uh for full consideration today.

Uh I truly believe that the ordinance um, which has been long needed, has the power to significantly transform our city's enforcement uh process of our existing housing code.

Um and we know as a body we can set high standards for housing quality, but essentially those standards don't mean anything if uh the administration staff, the mayor's administrative staff is unable or unwilling to actually enforce those standards on uh landlords who provide housing to thousands upon thousands of our our our residents across the city.

Um that is the situation that we're currently in.

And last week in the business housing and zoning committee, we heard from tenants all across the city who have called 311 dozens of times to report mold, to report roaches and flooding and many other serious violations of safety and livability uh standards.

Uh committee members also learned that the city's own data has shown that there's about 160 landlords in our city right now who are providing substandard housing to thousands of residents and are not meeting our existing housing code.

And these are properties where there is, again, documentation, verified history of violations, but we've seen the Fry Administration simply renew the license year after year without any improvement being made to these properties or the overall housing conditions in which those tenants have to live in.

Um and it's unfair to those tenants.

They're then forced to endure those conditions, deplorable conditions, some of which again that we heard last week.

And this essentially sends a message to tenants that are we not serious about protecting them from dangerous housing conditions of making sure that they're being given the housing dignified and quality housing that they deserve.

And it sends a message that landlords are above the law, and I want to be crystal clear.

I think we all would be crystal clear that that is not the case.

Landlords do not get to be above the law.

Uh we want to make sure that everyone is beholden to the law and that enforcement behind it is significant to send that message.

Um so this ordinance essentially is how we put stronger protections in place uh to not only hold landlords accountable, but by doing so, making sure our residents receive receive the quality housing that they deserve.

Um as of September of this year, uh War 2 had about 9,300 licensed rental units.

And of those 800 um units are currently tier three buildings with significant violations, and then another 400 units are in a building that our own regulatory service department allowed to go unlicensed and unregulated for five years.

We talked about this um in the business committee as well.

So in total, that means that almost 13% of all rental housing just in my ward alone, war two, is significantly out of compliance with our existing city housing code.

And my residents thus are not receiving adequate protection then from the lack of enforcement of our housing code by our current uh mayor administration.

So the stop slum Lord's ordinance is really a part of how we get to change that.

And I'm proud to have work with renters from war two with my colleagues as well to bring forward this ordinance that does allow us to have stronger oversight.

So make sure that we're upholding our housing code and making sure that every single renter receives quality housing.

Um that that is a basic necessity.

Um again, I want to thank tenants who came and took time off from their jobs to also participate in our public hearing on this ordinance last week and to demand accountability also of landlords who are failing to provide you the housing that you deserve.

Um and I look forward to continuing working with all of my colleagues in our tenants to make sure we're advancing additional protections that really show up equity within our current housing stock.

So with that, I will motion for uh the amended ordinance um for consideration as for a second.

Councilmember Wandsley has moved the uh item for for approval.

It's been uh seconded.

I'll recognize Councilmember Chowdry.

Uh thank you so much, President Payne.

And I just I wanted to highlight um the reasoning a little bit around the amendment that we're bringing forward and also give my gratitude to the city attorney's office for helping us work through this.

Essentially, there were um some concerns brought up in committee and um uh from some stakeholders about due a process.

Um, and so this amendment essentially ensures that we have uh impartial tribunal.

Um instead so essentially instead of going through a circular motion of an appeal, going coming back to the the city council after hearing officer just goes directly to the hearing officer if there's an appeal um to make the final decision, and then the city council will be notified what the hearing officer's decision is.

And so I think this is just uh a helpful amendment that addresses some of the concerns that came up in committee.

Um overall, very, very grateful to be a co-author on this ordinance.

Um the testimony was very powerful in our committee.

Um many renters from all different walks of life and all different parts of our city came forward to share um the ways in which they have not been given the things that they are um ha have a right to receive, whether it is repairs being done on time, heating, um, addressing different code violations.

I think this is a really important step as a city council to resolve an issue that we have seen for a long time, and it is seeing high-risk rental licenses kind of continue to go with approval without recourse.

And the goal of this is to ensure that there is a recourse and to have less high-risk rentals in the city of Minneapolis and better quality housing for every person that's living in our city, um, especially in a renter majority city.

And I think the important thing to highlight about these high-risk rentals is the point system adds up because they're violating current code and current laws.

Um we as a city should take that very, very seriously in addressing um in addressing law violations and making sure that there's also a place for tenants and renters who often don't have places to advocate for themselves to have a public hearing process to share their concerns and have a discussion with the elected representatives that are here to hear them out and advocate on their behalf.

So really looking forward um to voting on this today, and I hope that we can count on everyone's support.

Councilmember Cashman.

Thank you, President Payne, and thanks to the authors of this ordinance.

I also signed on as a co-author uh due to the amount of complaints that I heard from some residents of Ward 7 who have really struggled to find recourse uh surrounding the code violations.

And I know many, many of them have put up flyers in their building and advocated to their their neighbors to submit through N1 complaints, and I'm so grateful that we have that service.

Uh, but it's been years of some of these code violations racking up and uh and the building owner just really treating them very callously.

And again, this is not um this is not something that a good landlords in our city should have to worry about whatsoever because this is only addressing the tier three high-risk properties, of which there are around 160 right now for 2,000 units.

So I think it's really important that we're tackling this with the scalpel.

You know, we're addressing the the most at-risk buildings in our city and making sure that there's some accountability there.

Um I had a chance to sit down for over an hour this week with Catherine and Tony to residents of this high-rise building in in Loring Park, and they've been battling um this these issues for years, including fire exits being boarded up, smoke detectors not working, um, mold, flooding, pests, all kinds of violations in their building, and they have worked so so hard to stand up for their neighbors.

They've held their rent in escrow.

They've gone to county court, even though they couldn't afford a lawyer.

They've done everything humanly possible, and it really broke my heart to hear that they're actually moving at the end of this month.

They're moving to St.

Paul because they can no longer uh live safely in their building.

And they're they're just wonderful people who have done so much for their community, and I wish that we could have stepped in sooner uh to keep them here.

So I'm really happy that we're moving this forward today, and I hope all my colleagues will also support this common sense ordinance.

Vice President Chuck Pack.

Yeah, thank you, Mr.

President.

I just wanted to thank my constituents who came in to testify on this on this policy at the Business Housing and Zoning Committee last week.

Um, you know, I I think it's one of the most common types of casework in my office is um tenants reaching out and describing oftentimes significant um and or horrific conditions that that they're they're dealing with every day and and trying to work through the process of making complaints and um reaching out to regulatory services and identifying those patterns.

And I'm really grateful actually for the partnership um with tenants, with tenants' rights organizations and with our regulatory services department um in working with us case by case and trying to address these problems.

And this is one type of systemic intervention that that can help um hold uh some of our most egregious slumlords accountable and and can be a tool for uh tenants that are are navigating these these conditions and still need a safe and affordable place to live to be able to uh work with our city on on improving their date day-to-day living conditions.

So I'm really really excited to support this.

I'm grateful for the authors.

It's been such a pleasure to work with you all over um the last few months in as this policy has developed and um excited to see excited to support this today, and I hope uh excited to see it passed today.

Councilmember Paul Masano.

Thank you, Mr.

Chair.

Um I I appreciate this improvement for the subsection so that we don't go around in circles with appeals.

Um I am still concerned, and it was brought to my attention by city staff about the tiering system because as you all know, we were all offered briefings over the summer about how Reg Services is looking to redo the tiering system.

And so I'm concerned that still in definitions, it does reference the tiering system because it's not gonna necessarily correlate with future work.

So can you just help me understand your intent?

Would you plan to then go back and amend this ordinance with some type of new updates to the tiering?

Or um my understanding was that we could also have modified the definitions in this ordinance to say the highest risk tier.

So I just was hoping that one of the authors could help me understand the intent on that.

Councilmember Chowder.

Yeah, thank you so much, President Payne.

Councilmember Palmasano, I will try my best.

Um I heard from city staff as well just about 24 hours ago on uh proposed suggested language, and we got into some dialogue and questions about um moving uh to language that didn't speak to the tiering system uh for us.

It did not feel quite clear as to what the future vision would be for regulatory services and how they would determine high-risk rentals.

And um for that reason, me and my fellow co-authors um thought we could just take some time to have a legislative directive to learn more about what regulatory services is planning to do, and then we can come back later and adjust the language accordingly.

It just felt kind of rushed to change the language, and it didn't feel good not to know what the potential outcomes or unintended consequences would be if we change the language.

We know that staff is going to take time through 2026 to update their system.

And we wanted to offer through this legislative directive an opportunity to share what their vision is going to be, and then we can update the language accordingly and have a little bit more of a dialogue of what would be the best thing for us to make sure we're addressing the rental licenses we want to address.

Thank you.

So I I do understand that you're you're aware of and open to further enhancements.

I know that um it I'm not sure why we wouldn't just say for a dwelling at the highest risk in any system established by Reg Services.

Um I I too know that that work is further out, and so I'll just assume that as they get to that that we as a body will go back, reopen this ordinance and make all of those changes.

Thank you.

Councilmember Chowdhury, were you in queue for any other discussion?

No, thank you.

All right.

Uh with that, I will ask the clerk to call the roll on item number four as amended.

Councilmember Koske.

Aye.

Councilmember Wandsley.

Aye.

Councilmember Jenkins.

Aye.

Councilmember Palmasano.

Aye.

Councilmember Chowdhury.

Aye.

Councilmember Cashman.

Aye.

Councilmember Osman.

Aye.

Councilmember Rainville.

Aye.

Councilmember Chavez.

Aye.

Councilmember Vita.

Aye.

Vice President Chugtie.

Aye.

President Payne.

Aye.

There are 12 ayes.

That carries and that completes all items on the Biz report.

The next report is from our climate and infrastructure committee, which will be presented by that committee's chair, Councilmember Cashman.

All right.

Thank you, Mr.

President.

The Climate and Infrastructure Committee has seven items today.

One is non-governmental tax exempt parcel streetlight operation fees.

Two is non-governmental taxes and parcel street maintenance fees.

Three is First Avenue South from Franklin to Grant Street Reconstruction Project Designation, cost estimate, and setting a public hearing for November 13th.

Four is 2025 Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Local Trail Connections grant for the Northside Greenway project.

So we're accepting a couple hundred thousand dollars for that.

Thank you, DNR.

Five is the Northside Greenway Phase One concept layout approval.

And six is updating our uniform assessment rates.

And seven is Cedar Avenue Reconstruction from 24th Street East to Lake Street East, project designation, cost estimate, and setting a public hearing for November 13th.

I'll move approval of all seven items.

Councilmember Cashman has moved approval of the committee's report.

Is there any discussion?

Seeing none, I will ask the clerk to call the roll.

Councilmember Koskey.

Aye.

Councilmember Wandsley.

Aye.

Councilmember Jenkins.

Aye.

Councilmember Pomassano.

Aye.

Councilmember Chowdhury.

Aye.

Council Member Cashman.

Aye.

Councilmember Osman.

Aye.

Councilmember Rainbow.

Aye.

Council Member Shabbos.

Aye.

Councilmember Vita.

Aye.

Vice President Shug Tot.

Aye.

President Payne.

Aye.

There are 12 ayes.

That carries.

And the report is adopted.

The next report is from the Committee of the Whole, which will be presented by that committee's chair, Councilmember Chavez.

Thank you, President Payne.

Item number one is approving.

Oh for the COM.

Well, one, the CO committee is bringing three items forward.

Item number one, it's approving an arts commission in the city of Minneapolis.

Item number two is approving the state capital investment bill resolution.

Approving the 2026 capital budget requests.

And lastly, item number three was sent forward without recommendation and as related to a directive related to an executive order related to the consent decree.

And there is an amendment to that.

So with that, I'll move approval of items one through two and pull out item number three for a separate vote and discussion to move forward the amendment.

Councilmember Travis has moved approval of items one and two on the committee report.

We'll take up item three separately.

Is there any discussion on items one and two?

Councilmember Wansi, I'm assuming you're in for three.

Seeing no one else in queue, I will ask the clerk to call the roll.

Councilmember Koskey.

Aye.

Councilmember Wandsley.

Aye.

Councilmember Jenkins.

Aye.

Councilmember Palmasano.

Aye.

Councilmember Chowdhury.

Aye.

Councilmember Cashman.

Aye.

Councilmember Osman.

Aye.

Councilmember Rainbow.

Aye.

Councilmember Chavez.

Aye.

Councilmember Vita.

Aye.

Vice President Shugti.

Aye.

President Payne.

Aye.

There are 12 ayes.

Those items carry.

Next we will take up item number three, and I will recognize Councilmember Wandsley.

Thank you, President Payne.

I had introduced this item back in CAL on Tuesday.

And during that committee meeting, we had some discussion around amendments related to timeline and presentations and where we landed on.

That's reflected in the amendment before you is a receive and receive and foul of the report on October 21st.

Specifically, that's a Cal meeting.

And then there will be a presentation that will happen in the following sack cycle also in CAL.

So again, this motion reflects that those changes, and I will motion for approval the legislative directive as amended.

Councilmember Wandsey has moved the legislative directive as amended.

It's been seconded.

Is there any further discussion on this item?

Seeing none, I will ask the clerk to call the roll.

Councilmember Koske.

Aye.

Councilmember Wandsley.

Aye.

Councilmember Jenkins.

Aye.

Councilmember Palmasano.

Aye.

Councilmember Chowdhury.

Aye.

Councilmember Cashman.

Aye.

Councilmember Osman.

Aye.

Councilmember Rainbow.

Aye.

Councilmember Chavez.

Aye.

Councilmember Vita.

Aye.

Vice President Shugtai.

Aye.

President Payne.

Aye.

There are 12 ayes.

That carries, and that completes the committee of the whole report.

Finally, we have the Public Health and Safety Committee, which will be presented by the committee's chair, Councilmember Chavez.

Thank you, Mr.

President.

The public health and safety committee will be bringing forward two items.

Item number one is a homegrown Minneapolis Food Council appointments.

And item number two is the approving a legislative directive relating to the shooting of Davis Matori.

I'm approval of these items.

Councilmember Travis has moved approval of the committee's report.

Is there any discussion seeing none?

I will ask the clerk to call the roll.

Councilmember Coskey.

Aye.

Councilmember Wandsley.

Aye.

Councilmember Jenkins.

Aye.

Councilmember Palmisano.

Aye.

Councilmember Chowdhury.

Aye.

Councilmember Cashman.

Aye.

Councilmember Osman.

Aye.

Councilmember Rainbow.

Aye.

Councilmember Chavez.

Aye.

Councilmember Vita.

Aye.

Vice President Shugtai.

Aye.

President Payne.

Aye.

There are 12 ayes.

That carries.

The report is adopted and that completes the reports of our standing committee.

The next order of business is introduction and referral.

We added three notices of introduction at the top of the meeting.

The first is from Councilmember Rainville, who gives notice of intent to introduce at the next regular meeting of the City Council the subject matter of an ordinance amending Title 14, Chapter 360 of the Minneapolis Code of Ordinances related to liquor and beer in general, adding and amending provisions related to public safety regulations in on sale establishments.

Notice number two is given by Councilmember Wandsley and myself, which is to introduce at the next regular meeting of the City Council the subject matter of an ordinance amending Title II, Chapter 12, Article 1 of the Minneapolis Code of Ordinances related to administration, city administration, executive offices, adding a new section 12.35 relating to Office of Enterprise Risk Management.

And then item number three is a notice of introduction from myself and Councilmember Wandsley to introduce at the next regular meeting of the City Council the subject matter of an ordinance amending Title II of the Minneapolis Code of Ordinances related to administration.

Chapter 8, City Council, Chapter 11, Mayor, and Chapter 12, City Administration updating the government structure implementation to address the outstanding gaps and improve government operations and collaboration.

Those notices are hereby given and no action is necessary at this time.

Is there any discussion on those items great?

Next we have two Councilmember Palmasano.

My comments are about the franchise fees.

I think that's uh that's coming up next.

Right.

All right.

Um we have uh two uh referrals pursuant uh to notice council members cashman coske and chugtie move to introduce the subject matter of two ordinances amending appendix C2 and D2 of the code of ordinances for first reading and referral to the climate and infrastructure committee, modifying the current customer categories increasing and increasing the percentage rates of the gas and electric franchise fees.

May I have a motion to approve these uh referrals?

So moved second.

Okay, now I will recognize okay.

Well I'll recognize Councilmember Palmasano.

Thank you.

I I'll let the author go first.

She wanted to get in cue.

Okay, Councilmember Cashman.

Thank you.

Uh President Payne.

I wanted to introduce these ordinances and the referrals.

Not only are we changing the percentages, but also the categories, which is something that we have the ability to do under new franchise agreements that we passed this year unanimously.

That took a long time to work on between us and the utilities, Center Point and XL.

And so instead of having three categories, it will be split up into seven categories, which gives further delineation between business types and allows us to really reduce the amount that small businesses are paying in.

I'm also really grateful that with city staff support, we were able to identify an option here that keeps the residential rate increased to under $10 a year.

So with that, we'll still be able to generate a lot more climate funding, but it won't be on the backs of residents.

And it's anticipated with the ordinance changes that we'll be able to bring in an additional $5 million to put towards building owners and their programs to weatherize and retrofit their buildings.

Councilmember Palmasano.

Thank you, Mr.

Chair.

I had asked this at the last council meeting.

Is there language for this yet?

We just uh discussed it with attorney Bremer and we'll be giving that language or making that language public tomorrow because we need to give 60 days notice to the utilities, center point and XL.

So uh making the language public tomorrow will give us 60 days and we can pass this by December 11th.

Yeah.

So I I do have a concern that even another percentage increase for ratepayers.

I mean, last time you said that the franchise fees are not raising the bills on utility payers.

It's actually the utilities' decision whether or not to raise bills on their rate payers, and it's approved by the PUC.

It is a direct pass-through from ratepayers, and you can structure it, like you just said, um, to maybe impact those that are uh already paying the most to have that be the pass through.

But um I will continue my concern about the burden of another rate increase only two years after the 2023 increase to raise five million dollars and what will that cause our residents, especially those who can least afford it.

To suggest that even a small increase is only the price of a latte is incredibly disrespectful to the financial decisions that are made by our residents every single day.

I can tell you there are a lot of people in our city who don't choose to purchase a $10 latte.

I think that there are a lot of people who have other priorities like putting food on the table that are more important.

Um we have only begun our weatherization work as a city, and we still need to start electrification efforts.

Those things have to happen first in order for another rate increase to be mitigated by our client uh our climate action initiatives.

This isn't a a stick it to the utilities company kind of increase.

This is a pass-through that is shouldered by rate payers and to suggest otherwise or that you the utilities would just decide to absorb some kind of an increase without passing it on is is disingenuous and it's a folly.

Yes, this is gonna mean big companies will pay more, but it also can mean that a property owner already struggling to pay their bills or a renter who pays utilities on their own or through increased rent are also going to pay more.

I'm not sure that we as a city or that the PUC is going to necessarily say we have the capacity to use five million dollars more for this kind of work.

Councilmember Cashman.

Um thank you.

I would just reiterate that this is less than $10 a year.

Not per month, a year.

And that money goes into helping our most vulnerable residents as all of our weatherization and retrofitting money for for homes is going into the south side and north side green zones.

Um we heard from a landlord this morning at our press conference named Dale Howie, who has upgraded hundreds of units in his buildings on the south side and has saved uh energy for his tenants, that his electricity and and utility bills are actually negative at this point, and he passes on all those energy savings to the folks who live in his buildings.

So I invite you to learn a little bit more about who's using this money and how much it has benefited them and where we can go with achieving our climate equity plan by having dedicated climate funding to do it.

Councilmember Travis.

Uh thank you, President Payne, and thank you, Councilmember Cashner, for bringing this forward.

I think it is important that we can weatherize more homes in the city of Minneapolis, specifically talking about the Southside Green Zone, the North Side Green Zone, helping weatherize homes and helping reduce the energy burden and the cost of utilities of working families when we're when I talk to residents in Phillips in the Southside Green Zone.

When we're when I talk to residents in Phillips in the Southside Green Zone, we know that this service has been really helpful in reducing the cost burden and energy burden in their lives.

We know that this work helps address environmental injustice that disproportionately impacts the Southside Green Zone and the Northside Green Zone.

I'll talk about the Southside Green Zone here today, though, but I know that by us helping increase a climate funding through this initiative, we can improve the lives of our constituents in the Southside Green Zone.

And we know that uh yes, it's gonna be an extra 10 more dollars that you're talking about, but that is also going to um help off is gonna be offset by this program that we do in the city of Minneapolis because it's going to help us in the longer term save funding or or payments that residents do when they pay their utilities.

So I just want to thank you for the work that you are doing.

I in fact think we need to honestly ramp up even further and faster because this is a climate emergency, and that's also just what I wanted to say today.

Councilmember Vita.

Thank you, President Payne.

Um I I just want to just a couple comments because I too share the concern around uh folks having more um expenses and and hearing directly from people that they just can't afford even five dollars.

Um I I do agree that you know this can help in with the weatherization of homes.

It you know, it ultimately it helps with utility bills.

But what I talked to the advocates about who came to my office to talk about this one uh last year when we passed this, um I said to Ward Four residents that um give us a few years to look at what this money is gonna do for us, and then we'll be back to to maybe do this.

So we're just a year away and we're already doing this again.

So I felt like that's a bit okay, two years, whatever.

It I said a few at the time.

Um I said a few, and and so did the advocates who came to speak to me said, you know, this is something we want to look at also.

And then the second thing is is that, yeah, we do know that it helps our most vulnerable, but what I hear from the most vulnerable is they don't even believe this yet.

Like they don't believe that all these services are gonna be free, and that someone can come in the house and do this work for free and it's not gonna be a cost.

So some of the most vulnerable people in my ward is not even getting the work done because they don't even believe it.

And the advocates said that too, that when they're knocking on doors in North Minneapolis, people don't believe that what they're offering is free.

So for me, there's a lot more education that needs to happen for us to actually reach the most vulnerable in these communities that keep getting talked about.

I mean, this is one of those things where when you use the language most vulnerable, it sounds like the right thing to do.

But if the most vulnerable aren't actually benefiting from it, then what are we doing here?

Like I want to put some efforts into making sure people understand that they can get this service for free and actually use it.

I want to make sure that these landlords are using the service and making sure that the renters everyone always are talking about are um you know living up to this.

I think it is it is just really false to say we're gonna do it on their behalf, and then they're just gonna follow suit.

That's just not the way things happen.

I think things happen when people have the proper education.

I think things happen over time.

Maybe they're not doing it now, maybe they will do it in five years.

I don't know.

But what I do know is the north side is saying we can't afford more of this.

Like we need to buy eggs, we need to buy milk.

We need to make sure that um these other things like property taxes are going down.

So to then say I'm committed to that going down, but saying, okay, you can pay more over here, that just doesn't feel right for me.

Vice President Chuck Ty.

Thank you, Mr.

President.

Um, I see that this is an item uh that we are all um in regardless of our perspectives, very passionate about.

I mean, we've had discussion um on this when when these uh ordinances were noticed.

Today we're just doing introduction and referral.

We are not um voting, we're not taking a vote to approve this this item.

And I know everyone here knows that, but just for those who are following along um with the discussion, uh today we are not voting to approve um these increases.

Um and there will continue to be more process around it, including opportunities for residents to come and directly share their perspectives with us.

Um you know, something that strikes me about the discussion um today, and um, you know, I think this came up a couple of weeks ago as well, um, is two years ago when we um increased these fees by a total impact of 10 million dollars, right, across the city.

Um and establish the climate legacy initiative.

It what we had no, we didn't actually know um that we would be able how we would be investing all tell me 10 million of those dollars um directly back to residents.

We had general ideas and and um an agreement from a values perspective that we wanted to invest directly in our residents, that we wanted to prioritize um those in our Southside and Northside Green Zones first.

Uh, but several of the ways in which we are using uh the dedicated um resources for climate right now.

We we didn't know two years ago, and and there was there was unanimous agreement on this body at that time that we would um that we would increase fees by by such a significant amount.

Um to me, uh something that that really strikes me is is this morning, you know, we heard from uh a resident of our city, um, an elderly resident on a fixed income about um the significant weatherization needs in her unit, and that she has applied um to receive funding to to make up that gap and and to to properly weatherize her home and reduce her energy burden for the last two years when the opportunity has come up at the city, and both times um she's actually been been denied because our programs ran out of funding, right?

Green cost share um ran out of funding this year in August.

We're in October right now.

So uh the scale of need is significant.

Um I you know, regardless of the program we would be talking about or any area of work within our city.

Um do most people know that that's a resource that exists.

I mean, no, we can't uh I think I think there's significant amounts of education that we could do on every single service and program um that that we offer, but um the the desire um and the scale of need to address our climate crisis to weatherize our infrastructure um and and our residents' homes to reduce energy burden and build resilience for the long haul, it is so significant compared to the amount of resources dedicated to it.

Um and and a ten dollar a year a year increase, less than a dollar a month increase, um, is is something um that that can um also then benefit uh the the same people who uh are are burdened by um energy costs and all costs in in different aspects of their lives.

So I'm excited to continue this work and this discussion.

Um and thank you, Mr.

President.

Councilmember Osman.

Yeah, I just want to say that, you know, just to remind us this are this power plants and this coal-fired energy companies are the biggest polluters in Minnesota.

They are huge.

And we can't just be scared or back and say, oh, we're you know, we're not gonna pass uh this to the resident, then what we're supposed to do is just blow our hands up and not do anything.

We have to take some action.

I understand it is burned.

Some of the residents ten dollars is could be difficult.

I completely understand that.

But we can't let them get away too.

We they have to vote back.

Or they or they they polluting our uh, you know, they're providing services, but of course they are the biggest blue.

So for us, we have it has to be balanced.

So this is part of the solution.

If there's a better solution, please bring it forward so we can we can forward uh we can move we can move and and and um you know uh approve.

How do we make sure they are paying their fair share?

How do we make sure they are um you know, contributing better environments, better health, uh better programs in in our residents' lives.

Um I live in Phillips West, very you know, polluted area in our city.

Um and it's challenging.

And I see this program as part of the solution, might not be all the solution.

But just the idea of like, oh, let's not do anything, it just doesn't really fly for me.

It's it's it's challenging and it's difficult.

And one thing I want to say that the this programs I have done in my ward, you know.

I invited the uh deputy commissioner uh Boucher Collin and and and others, uh I believe uh cooperative energy futures and um sustainable homes programs.

I invited them.

We we hosted some uh um events in in the community and educate them.

I didn't know I learned a lot when I was there too myself.

So we gotta have host some of those meetings in our community and nervous, uh, shared with our community programs we have, and they have work.

They have work.

Uh there are people that are um that have used this program that benefit a lot.

So overall, uh I think this is a solution.

Um support it, and if there's any other better solution, or how do we make sure that this you know power plants, uh companies that we continue to contract um and extend 10 years, uh, how do we make sure they are paying their fair share?

Uh please bring it forward.

Thank you.

Councilmember Palmasano.

Councilmember Osman, energy companies are not paying their fair share.

We are not costing energy companies anything here with this plan.

I have already learned plenty.

Thank you for the offer to educate myself.

Yes, this is just intro and referral, but there is no detail on this that you have shared.

Um last time we took 18 months of talking about it to do it last time in 2023.

We've just now seen what a very mild winter has given us.

It was about eight, eight and a half million dollars.

We still have unanimous agreement to do the work on this council, but I do think you're pushing this through as fast as possible.

It might not be voted on today, but it will be in just another two months.

Have you built in any time for honest discourse, not just with advocacy groups, but honest discourse?

Ten doll per year for everyone in the South Side Green Zone who has yet to get these updates and offsets.

It's going to be more than that.

It's going to be more than that.

And my point is that the work needs to be done first before we go back to this same well.

First, make those systems make those green zones more efficient, and then ask for those that are using more energy to pay more.

Franchise fees are not progressive in any way.

Maybe a better solution would be to find it in the city budget.

At least taxes are proportional to the kind of property that you have.

It is far more equitable than pass-through fees, even for people in green zones.

Not everyone is going to get this work done.

And that's my point.

Thank you, Mr.

Chair.

I added myself to queue just because I want to actually just acknowledge that uh this approach to climate action is not the most efficient approach to climate action.

Uh the scale of need is vastly greater than the incremental increase in this franchise fee.

It's vastly greater than any amount that we could charge in the franchise fee.

It's going to require a scale of investment that really requires federal government.

The issue is that we can't wait for the federal government to actually recognize science.

And right now we operate underneath a federal government that doesn't recognize science.

And some of the highest growth areas of energy are data centers used for AI.

You know, some of the top five market cap companies, Amazon, Google, Apple, uh they're putting in literally trillions of dollars worth of infrastructure to build out data centers, data centers that need power.

That's not counting um uh the unlisted companies like OpenAI that are individually gonna put in a trillion dollars they've committed to data centers.

And so there is gonna be a huge amount of load uh growth on our energy infrastructure that our existing power generation just can't meet.

It's gonna require federal levels of intervention to be able to really address that.

Um and it's gonna require taxing those companies proportionate to their contribution to this until we are in that world and then in that reality, we really have to lead locally.

And this is the the most minimal thing that we can actually do to lead locally.

I actually believe that we need to have a broader conversation about what we do with the franchise fee that we the revenue that we raise.

Should we be using those dollars directly to fund this program, or should we be using those dollars to fund debt service because we may be able to actually uh start a process of issuing green bonds so that we can actually scale up even faster so that we can use the franchise fee to actually do debt service on the scale of investment that we need to make until we get to that point where our federal government is willing to put those dollars forward.

The original theory of change with the climate legacy initiative was to amplify and accelerate the work of the inflation reduction act from the Biden administration, where we used to have a federal government that believed that this like climate change was real and that it was worth our the power of the US government to actually address it.

government to actually address it.

We don't live in that reality right now.

That means that we need to lead locally.

And so obviously, this is again to Vice President Chuck Ty's point, not the vote that sets that that that amount, but I think it is the right the step in the right direction.

Uh and with that, I see no one else in queue, and I will ask the clerk to call the role the roll on those referrals.

Councilmember Koskey.

Aye.

Councilmember Wandsley.

Aye.

Councilmember Jenkins.

Aye.

Councilmember Pomassano.

No.

Councilmember Chowdhury.

Aye.

Councilmember Cashman.

Aye.

Councilmember Osman.

Aye.

Councilmember Rainville.

Aye.

Councilmember Chavez.

Aye.

Councilmember Vita.

Aye.

Vice President Chuck Talk.

Aye.

President Payne.

Aye.

There are 11 ayes in one day.

That motion carries, and those matters are referred to the Climate and Infrastructure Committee.

The next order of business is resolutions.

We have three resolutions on our agenda today, both of uh all of which were received presentations prior to today's meeting.

Are there any questions or comments from council members?

I'm going to add myself to Q and just really say thank you to Councilmember Koski, Councilmember Vita for including me in the process.

I actually uh helped make those amendments in collaboration with my wife, the uh who's a breast cancer survivor of nine years going on 10.

Um and the edits that we really wanted to emphasize was uh how much younger uh uh these diagnoses are are uh are happening and how that impact can play out over longer periods of time.

And uh breast cancer has historically um been much more common amongst women over 50 uh who had been close to the age of menopause uh getting it at age 35.

Uh this is a new and emerging thing that has, you know, we have this great survival rate, which means we have thankfully women surviving longer, but that means living in a post-cancer reality longer too.

And there's still a lot of research that needs to be done around that, and and we wanted to highlight the impacts of those uh disinvestments in cancer research uh today.

So I'm just really grateful for you co-authoring that with me and for my colleagues' support.

Um seeing no one else in queue may have a motion to adopt those resolutions.

So move.

Second.

The clerk will call the roll.

Councilmember Koske.

Aye.

Councilmember Wandsley.

Aye.

Councilmember Jenkins.

Aye.

Councilmember Bomasano.

Aye.

Councilmember Chowdhury.

Aye.

Councilmember Cashman.

Aye.

Councilmember Osman.

Aye.

Councilmember Rainville.

Aye.

Councilmember Chavez.

Aye.

Councilmember Vita.

Aye.

Vice President Chugti.

Aye.

President Payne.

Aye.

There are 12 ayes.

That carries, and those resolutions are adopted.

Our next order of business is unfinished business.

We have two items today, which are two related ordinances in Title 1 and Title 16 of the Code of Ordinances requiring the advanced notice of sale of commercial property.

These ordinances adopted at our last meeting were subsequently vetoed by the mayor and are returned for our consideration.

While these are two separate ordinances, if there's no objection, we will consider them together.

And seeing no objection to the proposal to bring these jointly, I'll ask the clerk to explain the procedure for us in terms of reconsidering the mayor's veto of these ordinances.

Mr.

Clerk.

Mr.

President, as you noted, there are two ordinances before us that were both vetoed by the mayor and returned with his objections in writing.

Those objections in writing have been added to the LIMS file.

Though they are separate acts, as you have noted, these two ordinances are both related to the same subject matter, addressing separate titles in the code of ordinances.

Therefore, it is appropriate for us to take up the two vetoed acts concurrently under a single motion to reconsider as provided in city charter under Section 4.4 C3 and under Council Rule 7.8, an act that is vetoed by the mayor's return for council's automatic reconsideration at its next meeting.

And under that rule, the reconsidered act is then placed before the body in the same form as it was originally passed without debate and without amendment.

And the immediate question to be decided by council is as follows.

Shall the decision of the city council stand not withstanding the veto of the mayor?

If at least two-thirds of the council votes in the affirmative on that motion, then the mayor's veto is overridden and the original act is passed.

That means that an override requires a minimum of at least nine affirmative votes.

In short, the council needs nine affirmative votes to pass these ordinances again.

Otherwise, the mayor's veto is sustained, and those ordinances would fail.

So a yes vote on this motion is a vote to pass the original ordinances that are reflected on the agenda.

A no vote is a vote to sustain the mayor's veto.

With that, Mr.

President, I'm ready to call the roll on the motion for reconsideration.

And as a reminder, there is no discussion on this other than clarification questions about the procedure for the clerk.

Is there any question on this?

Okay, seeing all in Q.

So the motion to reconsider the commercial property sale and administrative procedure ordinance is before us.

Again, to override the veto requires a minimum of at least nine affirmative I votes.

The clerk will call the roll.

Councilmember Koskey.

Nay.

Councilmember Wansley.

Aye.

Councilmember Jenkins.

Nay.

Councilmember Pomassani.

Nay.

Councilmember Chowdhury.

Aye.

Councilmember Cashman.

Nay.

Councilmember Osman.

Nay.

Councilmember Rainbow.

Nay.

Councilmember Chavez.

Aye.

Councilmember Vita.

Nay.

Vice President Shugtai.

Aye.

President Payne.

Aye.

There are five ayes and seven nays.

That motion fails, and the mayor's veto is sustained.

The ordinances are not adopted.

The next order of business is new business.

We have two items, one of which we took up at the top of our agenda agenda.

And so we will move to the second item, which is a request to the audit committee related to the city's response to high impact public safety cases.

This is being brought forward by Councilmembers Wandsley, Ellison and Chugtai.

I'll see if the any authors would like to move this item for approval.

Councilmember Wandsley.

Sure.

I will um I saw Council Vice President Chuck Tai and Q.

Um so as I mentioned in my comments earlier, um, we have seen in just this past year alone with the case related to um Davis Motori being shot uh by his uh neighbor, likely uh motivated as a hate crime, along with Alice and Luchere and most recently Mariah Samuels, um both victims um who lost their lives to their abusers, most likely.

And both having all three having responded or in May outreach to the city to city leaderships, specifically to MPD, uh, to request protection services, it did not receive that.

Um the families of those uh victims and the victims themselves have all asked us to do these independent um audits and reviews of the mishandling and overall handling of their cases to get an understanding of what are uh processes uh being changed or policies being changed related to um MPD's current practice of policing related to hate crimes and domestic violence.

Uh we have also done after action reviews of additional uh matters related to June 3rd, for instance, uh, of the uh case of ICE operating in our um uh immigrant communities.

And because of that capacity or increased load of reviews, we've been in conversation with the city auditor's office around they are at capacity, and really there is a need to um build infrastructure around considering these uh special um one-time case reviews that the current infrastructure does not exist within the city auditor's office.

So this is um essentially a motion that reflects our intent to work with the city auditors as well as the administration and our colleagues to really figure out how to uh build up this infrastructure.

Um we know these specific incidents will not be the last.

Actually, they have triggered outpour from other residents who have been reaching out to a number of our offices asking, well, could you revisit my case or revisit um my incident as well and and do an independent um analysis of it?

And so we want to be attentive to this growing need and also being intentional of the resources in the infrastructure needed to be responsive to it.

So this motion reflects that, and I will defer to Vice President Chuck Ty to speak more to the item as well.

Uh Councilmember Wansley has moved this for approval.

Is it seconded?

Second.

I'll recognize council uh vice president Chucktai.

Thank you, Mr.

President.

Um I think I want to begin actually by talking about three different women.

Um the first of them uh being uh a woman named Sarah Patrick.

She was 30 years old.

Um, the day she was murdered in August of 2023.

Uh 2023, incidentally, marks the highest year um on record for domestic violence homicides.

Um she was uh murdered by an ex um and uh who who then proceeded to commit suicide.

I want to talk about Alice and Lucher, 43 years old, uh, who was murdered in who lost her life in February of 2024, um, who called and asked for help many times.

Um, and then Mariah Samuels, 34 years old, um, murdered by an ex uh in in front of her family's home.

Um also asked for help many times.

And I think there are many differences between these three women.

Um the time that they were murdered.

Um their ages are different.

Um, they all uh belong to different racial demographic groups, um, and they lived in different parts of the city.

The one thing they have in common though is they all asked for help.

They as they were um as they were navigating escaping uh horrendous violence perpetrated uh by someone they knew they were escaping uh domestic violence and and trying to put their lives back together.

Um all of them left behind um loved ones whose lives are are forever changed, um, and loved ones who have um gone to the ends of the earth to try to find justice for their the their loss.

Um and there really aren't good systems for us to intervene in this process.

So after speaking extensively with the city auditor, who as council member Wansley outlined has received multiple after action review requests this year.

We instead decided to bring forward this motion before you today, um, which we worked on alongside um our city auditor's office and our city attorney's office.

Um this motion asks the audit committee and our city auditor to consider taking up a process to create recommendations that close the gap in our oversight and accountability systems or mechanisms in public safety.

You know, we have the Office of Police Conduct Review in the Civil Rights Department to investigate complaints and see if individual officer actions were in compliance with policy.

We have the community commission on police oversight to establish review panels and make recommendations for department policy.

Um but we don't have an a mechanism in our enterprise that is dedicated to reviewing patterns and processes in our enterprise that can that can be accessed by um by victims and survivors in moments like this to really understand what went wrong and why they or their loved one um was failed.

Um so this this motion asked the audit committee to begin the process of identifying the ways that we can build that that system and close this gap because it is not enough for us to keep asking our audit uh department to conduct after action reviews one after the other on a one-off case-by-case basis.

Um we need uh a real system that's in place.

Um and in fact, uh to me, Mariah Samuels and her family have raised the urgency of this need.

Um and I'd encourage you all to support this motion.

I asked for my colleagues' support.

Thank you.

I added myself to cue because I just wanted to thank the authors for bringing this forward.

I'm actually gonna speak to this almost more as the audit uh chair uh and in a lot of the conversations I've had with our city auditor, uh specifically as it relates to the after-action reviews that uh the auditor has agreed to take on, is you know, audit is not usually used in that way on a case-by-case basis.

Audit's function is typically looking at overall systems and controls and making sure that uh we have good controls in place to make sure that we're catching things uh before they happen.

And uh this also plugs in really nicely with a larger body of work around police accountability that I've been trying to think of in terms of implementing the federal consent decree and what does it mean to not have that federal court weighing in, even though we have an executive order from the mayor suggesting that we implement these reforms.

How do we know that those reforms are actually working to deliver safety and justice for our community?

And so this is a very systemic approach that I think is very forward-looking, and I'm looking forward uh to uh taking this up with the audit committee to start contemplating ways that we can actually bring a more systematic approach to these types of cases.

So uh thank you, authors, for bringing this forward.

I see no one else in queue, so I will ask the clerk to call the role.

Councilmember Koske.

Aye.

Councilmember Wansley.

Aye.

Councilmember Jenkins.

Councilmember Palmasano.

Aye.

Councilmember Chowdhury.

Aye.

Councilmember Cashman.

Aye.

Councilmember Osman.

Aye.

Councilmember Rainbow.

Aye.

Councilmember Shavez.

Councilmember Vito.

Aye.

Vice President Shugti.

Aye.

President Payne.

Aye.

There are 12 ayes.

That carries and that item is adopted.

Our next order of business is a request for closed session.

Before I recognize the attorney and we recess for closed session, I'll ask if there are any announcements from council members.

Councilmember Vita.

Thank you, President Payne.

Just a couple announcements.

First, I want to say tonight we're going to be having a community conversation on the future of lorry and pin development at Lucy Laney School, 6 15 to 8 p.m.

That address is 3333 Penn Avenue North.

And I um I'm asking all Northsiders to come and see the proposals from groups and organizations who have been selected by city staff to move forward in the process for a possible final selection for the vacant parcels on that corridor.

And then secondly, I had intended to do this a couple days ago, but I've had a lot of people reach out to me about uh speak Minneapolis and about um us not funding Speak Minneapolis.

I think that maybe there's a little bit of misinformation.

So Speak Minneapolis is still in the budget for 459,000.

What is happening with that is is that it's down 12,500.

So I just wanted to put on the record that the money is not being taken away from Speak Minneapolis.

The mayor's recommended budget takes away twelve thousand five hundred dollars from Speak Minneapolis.

Thank you.

Councilmember Wandsley.

Um I just wanted to give a heads up uh ahead of the closed session that I do have to recuse myself as I do have a personal relationship with the individual that we're considering.

Um so I won't be participating and won't be able to vote on the item.

Councilmember Rainville.

Uh uh, thank you.

So I'm inviting all my colleagues this Sunday at 4 o'clock at Boom Island Park.

Uh, there is a sexual violence survivors memorial on that park.

It's a beautiful piece of art, and they're celebrating their 10th anniversary there.

Uh if you haven't seen it yet, uh you would just be amazed at how beautiful it is and how symbolic it is to help people heal.

So again, 4 o'clock this Sunday, Boom Island Park.

Mr.

Carl.

Thank you, uh, Mr.

President.

Surprise.

There's an election this year.

Um as you know, early voting started for this year's municipal election back on September 19th.

We're just 26 days away from election day on Tuesday, November 4th.

Meantime, voters still have the option to vote early, either in person or by mail.

This year, in addition to early voting in person at our elections headquarters at 980 East Hennepin Avenue.

The city will be hosting five pop-up voting centers across the city to really take the ballot to the voters.

Those pop-up voting centers will be available on Tuesday, October 21st at Wiseman Art Museum on Wednesday, October 22nd at our own public service building downtown.

Please join me in casting your vote early if you wish.

Uh Thursday, October 23rd at the Urban League Twin Cities, Friday, October 24th at the Midtown Global Market, and then Monday, October 27th at Weber Community Center.

I also want to remind all voters that direct balloting begins on Tuesday, October 217th.

And starting on that date, voters will be able to put their completed ballot directly into the tabulator and have it counted right there.

We encourage voters who are opting to vote by mail to have their completed ballots back in the mail and returned to us at least one full week before election day, making sure there's ample time for the mail to be delivered to elections headquarters.

There are lots of details about how to vote, the dates and times when our vote centers are open to serve voters, information about voting options and voter assistance resources, as well as the ability to preview the content of your ballot available from our elections and voter services website, which is at vote.gov.

I'm also excited to report.

And as of last evening, we have received 4,957 completed ballots.

As I said, there's still 26 days left until election day, but that volume for the first 20 days sets the highest record we've had for a municipal election at this point in time.

And in closing, I also want to thank you, our city's elected leaders, for your unfailing support to help us with elections and voter services.

Minneapolis consistently leads the state, and the state is regularly among the top ranked voter participation states in the nation.

And we will be having a ward one community budget meeting on October 20th at Wyndham Park at uh 530.

Uh hope to see you there, and I hope the rest of my colleagues also took up our director's uh offer to bring that conversation into the ward.

I think especially this year's budget being a little bit tighter, it's that much uh more urgent for us to be proactive and extra transparent and communicative with our communities.

So uh October 20th for Ward 1.

Uh Councilmember Cashman.

Thank you, President Payne.

I wanted to invite folks to come to the uptown area this weekend.

Um art has been a huge part of the revitalization of Uptown, and there's actually a new art fair launching this weekend for the first time in the West Macascott neighborhood, really close to Baday Makaska.

It'll be 10 to 5 each day Saturday and Sunday.

It's called City of Lakes Art Fair.

We'll have 150 more uh plus artists coming.

And uh the museum, the Bakken Museum that's right next door, will also be celebrating its 50 year anniversary.

So looking forward to being in West Magascot neighborhood this weekend, and all are welcome to join.

With that, we've completed all items on our agenda and we'll now consider the request for our closed session, which is to receive a briefing on the litigation matter listed on the agenda.

Before I move to close the meeting, I'll recognize the city attorney to provide the legal basis for the requested closed meeting.

Uh Mr.

City Attorney.

Thank you, President Payne.

The next item on the agenda is a litigation matter of Emma Ruddick versus Matthew Severance et al.

Your lawyers wish wish to discuss with the council litigation strategy and settlement possibilities.

Accordingly, under the Minnesota Open Meeting Law and Minnesota Statutes Section 13 D 05 Subdivision 3B, the council may, upon a proper motion, close the meeting for the purposes of attorney-client privilege communication as permitted by the attorney-client privilege.

In considering this motion, the council should weigh the right of the public to know what its government is doing against the need of the city to preserve the confidentiality of its discussions with its attorneys.

Thank you, Mr.

City Attorney.

Second.

The court will call the roll.

Councilmember Koske is absent.

Councilmember Wongsley.

Aye.

Councilmember Jenkins.

Aye.

Councilmember Pomasano.

Aye.

Councilmember Chowdhury.

Aye.

Council Member Cashman.

Aye.

Councilmember Osman is absent.

Councilmember Rango.

Aye.

Councilmember Shabbat.

Aye.

Councilmember Vita.

Aye.

Vice President Shug Town.

President Payne.

Aye.

There are 10 items.

That carries.

For the viewing public, I will note the broadcast of this meeting will continue and the council recon will reconvene in public after we've concluded the closed session.

Colleagues, I think we should take a 30-minute recess before starting the session so that we can get some food.

Or do you want to power through?

Power through.

Let's just finish.

Let's finish.

We're powering through.

Let's uh get started.

We are ready.

The time is now twelve sixteen, and the city council has reconvened an open session following our closed session.

I'll ask the clerk to call the roll to prove the presence of a quorum.

Councilmember Ellison is absent.

Councilmember Koske is absent.

Councilmember Wawsley is absent.

Councilmember Jenkins.

Councilmember Palmasano.

Present.

Councilmember Childry.

Present.

Councilmember Cashman.

Present.

Councilmember Osmond is absent.

Councilmember Rainbow.

Rosen.

Councilmember Chavez.

Present.

Councilmember Vita.

President.

Vice President Shugti.

Present.

President Payne.

Present.

There are nine members present.

Let the record reflect that we have a quorum.

I will recognize Vice President Shug Tai.

Thank you, Mr.

President.

I move that all claims, including claims for attorney's fees and costs asserted in the asserted against the defendants in Ruddock versus Severance et al.

United States District Court file twenty-four slash C V slash zero or dash zero four zero eight eight zero dash D S D dash DJ F be settled in the amount of ninety thousand dollars payable in two checks.

Councilmember Jenkins.