Mon, Nov 10, 2025·Minneapolis, Minnesota·City Council

Administration & Enterprise Oversight Committee Meeting (Nov. 10, 2025)

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Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome.

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My name is Robin Wansley, and I am the chair of the Administration and Entreprise Oversight Committee.

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I am going to call to order our regular scheduled meeting for today, November 10th, 2025.

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But before we begin, I want to offer a friendly reminder to all committee members, staff, and the public that these meetings are broadcast live to enable greater public participation.

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These broadcasts include real-time captioning as a further method to increase accessibility of our proceedings to the community.

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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.

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We ask all speakers to moderate the speed and clarity of their comments.

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And with that, I will ask the clerks to call the road.

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Councilmember Payne.

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Present.

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Vita present.

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Cashman is absent.

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Chuck Tai present.

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Vice Chair Palmasano.

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Present.

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And Chair Wansley.

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Present.

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That is five present.

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Let the record reflect that we do have a quorum.

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I'll also remind my colleagues that we will be using speaker management.

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So if you have any issues with that, please connect with our clerks and make sure to sign in.

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Before we move to our published agenda, I do know we have a proposed addition to the agenda by our city attorney, Kristen Anderson, which is a request to approve a gift acceptance from public rights project for conference travel, lodging, and mail expenses.

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For again, city attorney Kristen Anderson and Assistant City Attorney Sarah Lathrop.

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There are printed copies of the request for counsel action in front of us and requesting that we would add this as agenda item number 25, seeing if there's any discussion on that.

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All right.

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Seeing no questions regarding that.

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All those in favor say aye.

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Aye.

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Those not.

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All right, that motion carries.

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Great.

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We will take up our consent agenda, which now has 25 items, including the walk-on that we just approved.

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Um the first is a gift acceptance from cities today institute for lodging and mail expenses.

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Number two is a bid for public sidewalk snow and ice removal.

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Three is a bid for target center steam station improvements, four is a bid for Friedley Softening Plant Lime System Replacement.

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Five is a bid for Lindale Ave, North Traffic Control Signal Systems and Storm Sewer / Pedestrian Cur Ramps Improvement Project.

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Six is a master contracts with eligible providers of workforce development services for 2026 through 2028.

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Seven is a contract with Kodak Architectural Group for Architecture and Engineering Services for the Carpenter and Mechanics Shop on the Freely Water Treatment Campus.

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Six is a contract amendment with Hogan's Adams PLLC for after action reviews and reports.

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Nine is a contract amendment with Shehee Construction Company for lighting replacement and target center escalator lobby.

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10 is a contract amendment with Tizac Concrete Inc.

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for the Phillips Traffic Safety Project.

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11 is a contract amendment with Bolton and Mink Inc.

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for engineering and design services for Bridge 9 improvement project.

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12 is a contract amendment with certified languages international LLC for remote interpreting services.

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13 is a contract amendment with multiple vendors for community trauma response services.

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And 14 are contract amendments with various immigration legal services providers.

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15 is contracts with various organizations for partnership engagement fund projects.

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16 is a cooperative funding agreement with Minnesota Historical Society for the St.

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Anthony Falls Heritage Board.

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17 is Minneapolis Advisory Committee on People with Disabilities appointments.

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18 is a 2025 property tax special assessment of delinquent utility charges.

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19 is a 2025 outcomes, Minneapolis Milestone update.

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This is receiving a file and filing that report as opposed to doing a presentation this quarter.

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20 is a legal settlement.

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Workers' compensation claim of Jarrett Moore.

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21 is a legal settlement.

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MDC R charge number 2309198.

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22 is a legal settlement.

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Marion Lewis v.

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City of Minneapolis.

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And setting the public hearing for that ordinance to be on December 1st, 2025.

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And 24 is a civil service commission appointments.

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So with that, I will see if there are any questions.

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Those items carried.

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This can now be the briefest meeting of this week, and we can adjourn.

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Thank you.

Discussion Breakdown

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Summary

Administration & Enterprise Oversight Committee Meeting (Nov. 10, 2025)

Chair Robin Wansley convened the regular meeting, confirmed a quorum, and reminded speakers to moderate speech for live broadcast captioning. The committee added a walk-on gift acceptance item from the City Attorney’s Office and then approved a 25-item consent calendar without discussion, after which the meeting adjourned.

Consent Calendar

Agenda amendment: Added a walk-on item (as Item 25) to approve gift acceptance from Public Rights Project for conference travel, lodging, and meal expenses (requested by City Attorney Kristen Anderson, with Assistant City Attorney Sarah Lathrop). Approved.
Gift acceptance: From Cities Today Institute for lodging and meal expenses. Approved.
Bids:
- Public sidewalk snow and ice removal. Approved.
- Target Center steam station improvements. Approved.
- Fridley Softening Plant lime system replacement. Approved.
- Lindale Ave N traffic control signal systems and storm sewer/pedestrian curb ramps improvement project. Approved.
Workforce development: Master contracts with eligible providers for 2026–2028. Approved.
A/E services: Contract with Kodak Architectural Group for architecture and engineering services for the Carpenter and Mechanics Shop on the Fridley Water Treatment Campus. Approved.
Contract amendments:
- Hogan’s Adams PLLC for after-action reviews and reports. Approved.
- Shehee Construction Company for lighting replacement and Target Center escalator lobby. Approved.
- Tizac Concrete Inc. for the Phillips Traffic Safety Project. Approved.
- Bolton and Menk Inc. for engineering/design services for Bridge 9 improvement project. Approved.
- Certified Languages International LLC for remote interpreting services. Approved.
- Multiple vendors for community trauma response services. Approved.
- Various immigration legal services providers. Approved.
Community partnerships: Contracts with various organizations for Partnership Engagement Fund projects. Approved.
Cooperative funding agreement: With Minnesota Historical Society for the St. Anthony Falls Heritage Board. Approved.
Appointments:
- Minneapolis Advisory Committee on People with Disabilities appointments. Approved.
- Civil Service Commission appointments. Approved.
Assessments/report received:
- 2025 property tax special assessment of delinquent utility charges. Approved.
- 2025 Outcomes Minneapolis “Milestone” update: report received and filed (no quarterly presentation). Approved.
Legal settlements:
- Workers’ compensation claim of Jarrett Moore. Approved.
- MDC(R) charge no. 2309198. Approved.
- Marion Lewis v. City of Minneapolis: settlement approved and public hearing on related ordinance set for Dec. 1, 2025. Approved.

Key Outcomes

Quorum confirmed: Present—Councilmembers Payne, Vita, Tai, Vice Chair Palmasano, and Chair Wansley; Cashman absent.
Agenda amended: Walk-on gift acceptance from Public Rights Project added as Item 25 and approved.
Consent calendar: All 25 items approved without questions or discussion (vote tally not stated in the transcript).
Next step: Public hearing scheduled for Dec. 1, 2025 regarding the ordinance tied to the Marion Lewis v. City of Minneapolis settlement.

Meeting Transcript

Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome. My name is Robin Wansley, and I am the chair of the Administration and Entreprise Oversight Committee. I am going to call to order our regular scheduled meeting for today, November 10th, 2025. But before we begin, I want to offer a friendly reminder to all committee members, staff, and the public that these meetings are broadcast live to enable greater public participation. These broadcasts include real-time captioning as a further method to increase 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. We ask all speakers to moderate the speed and clarity of their comments. And with that, I will ask the clerks to call the road. Councilmember Payne. Present. Vita present. Cashman is absent. Chuck Tai present. Vice Chair Palmasano. Present. And Chair Wansley. Present. That is five present. Let the record reflect that we do have a quorum. I'll also remind my colleagues that we will be using speaker management. So if you have any issues with that, please connect with our clerks and make sure to sign in. Before we move to our published agenda, I do know we have a proposed addition to the agenda by our city attorney, Kristen Anderson, which is a request to approve a gift acceptance from public rights project for conference travel, lodging, and mail expenses. For again, city attorney Kristen Anderson and Assistant City Attorney Sarah Lathrop. There are printed copies of the request for counsel action in front of us and requesting that we would add this as agenda item number 25, seeing if there's any discussion on that. All right. Seeing no questions regarding that. All those in favor say aye. Aye. Those not. All right, that motion carries. Great. We will take up our consent agenda, which now has 25 items, including the walk-on that we just approved. Um the first is a gift acceptance from cities today institute for lodging and mail expenses. Number two is a bid for public sidewalk snow and ice removal. Three is a bid for target center steam station improvements, four is a bid for Friedley Softening Plant Lime System Replacement. Five is a bid for Lindale Ave, North Traffic Control Signal Systems and Storm Sewer / Pedestrian Cur Ramps Improvement Project. Six is a master contracts with eligible providers of workforce development services for 2026 through 2028. Seven is a contract with Kodak Architectural Group for Architecture and Engineering Services for the Carpenter and Mechanics Shop on the Freely Water Treatment Campus. Six is a contract amendment with Hogan's Adams PLLC for after action reviews and reports. Nine is a contract amendment with Shehee Construction Company for lighting replacement and target center escalator lobby. 10 is a contract amendment with Tizac Concrete Inc. for the Phillips Traffic Safety Project. 11 is a contract amendment with Bolton and Mink Inc. for engineering and design services for Bridge 9 improvement project. 12 is a contract amendment with certified languages international LLC for remote interpreting services. 13 is a contract amendment with multiple vendors for community trauma response services. And 14 are contract amendments with various immigration legal services providers. 15 is contracts with various organizations for partnership engagement fund projects. 16 is a cooperative funding agreement with Minnesota Historical Society for the St. Anthony Falls Heritage Board.