» GOOD AFTERNOO EVERYONE.
WELCOME TO THE REGULAR BUSINESS,
HOUSING AND ZONING COMMITTEE
FOR AUGUST 4, 2026. MY NAME IS
JAMAL OSMAN AND I'M T CHAIR OF
THIS COMMITTEE. I WILL CALL
ORDER IN THIS MEETING. BEFORE WE
BEGIN, I WANT TO REMIND FOLKS
THAT THESE MEETINGS ARE
BROADCAST LIVE TO ENABLE GREATER
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. INCREASE
ACCESSIBILITY OF OUR PROCEEDING
TO THE COMMUNITY. THEREFORE, ALL
SPEAKERS NEED TO BE MINDFUL OF
THE RATE OF THEIR SPEECH SO THAT
OUR CAPTIONERS CAN FULLY
TRANSCRIBE ALL COMMENTS FOR THE
BROADCAST. WE ASK ALL SPEAKER
TO MODERATE THE SPEED AND
CLARITY FOR THEIR COMMENTS.
WE'LL BE USING SPEAKER
MANAGEMENT F THIS MEETING SO
PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU ARE SIGNED
IN. AT THIS TIME I'LL ASK CLERK
TO CALL THE ROLL SO WE CAN
VERIFY A QUORUM.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE.
» COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE.
>> PRESENT.
» PRESENT.
>> WARREN.
» WARREN.
>> PRESENT.
» PRESENT.
>> SHAFFER.
» SHAFFER.
>> PRESENT.
» PRESENT.
>> CHUGHTAI.
» CHUGHTAI.
>> PRESENT.
» PRESENT.
>> PRESENT. R CHOWDHURY.
» PRESENT. R CHOWDHURY.
>> AND CHAIR OSMAN.
» AND CHAIR OSMAN.
>> PRESENT.
» PRESENT.
>> SEVEN MEMBERSPRESENT.
» SEVEN MEMBERSPRESENT.
>> ALL RIGHT. LET THE RECORD
» ALL RIGHT. LET THE RECORD
REFLECT WE HAVE A QUORUM. IF
FOLKS WANT TO SPEAK DURING ANY
OF THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR TODAY,
PLEASE SIGN UP WITH THE CLERK AT
THE END OF THE DAIS. OUR AGENDA
IS FRONT OF US AND WE BEGIN WITH
THE CONSENT AGENDA. ITEM 4
APPROVES TWO LIQUOR LICENS
ITEM 5 APPROVES 15 LIQUOR
LICENSE RENEWALS. ITEM 6
APPROVES TWO GAMBLING LICENSE.
ITEM 7 APPROVES FOUR GAMBLING
RENEWALS. ITEM 8 APPROVES
REZONING APPLICATION FOR THE
NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT CENTER.
ITEM 9 APPROVES A WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT BOARD APPOINTMENT.
ITEM 10 AUTHOZE A CONTRACT
AMENDMENT TO THE PIZZERIA
PROJECT IN THE CONVENTION
CENTER. ITEM 11 ACCEPTS A BID
FOR THE INTERIOR DOORST TARGET
CENTER. ITEM 12 IS ACCEPTING A
BID FOR REMODELING CONCESSION
STANDS FOR THE CONVENTION
CENTER. ITEM 13 IS APPROVING A
LOAN FORGIVENESS FOR THE
LINDQUIST APARTMENT PROJECT AT
1931 WEST BROADWAY. ITEM 14 IS
AUTHORIZING AN OWNERSHIP AND
OPPORTUNITY FUND LOAN TO LA
GERENCIA. I GOT IT. YEAH. ITEM
15 IS AMENDING A PREVIS
CONTRACT ITEM T THE CORRECT
INDIVIDUAL WORK ORDER AMOUNT.
ITEM 16 IS A GRANTING THE 2026
HENNEPIN COUNTY TRANSIT ORIENTED
COMMUNITIES AGREEMENT. ITEM 17
IS GIFT ACCEPTANCE FROM THE
INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL. ITEM
18 IS GIFT ACCEPTANCE. ITEM 19
IS REFERRING TO STAFF AN
ORDINANCE RELATED TO THE EVENTS
CENTER LICENSE. ITEM 20 IS
SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING FOR
AUGUST 18TH TO CONSIDER
ORDINANCE RELATED TO DRESS CODE
POSTING REQUIREMENT. ITEM 21 IS
SETTING PUBLIC HEARING FOR
AUGUST 18TH TO RECEIVE A PUBLIC
COMMENT TO THE 2025 HOUSING
URBAN DEVELOPMENT PROJECT. I'M
SORRY. DEVELOPMENT CAPER REPORT.
LASTLY,TEM 22 IS SETTING A
PUBLIC HEARING FOR SEPTEMBER 8TH
TO CONSIDER 2027 LICENSE FEE
SCHEDULE. WITH THAT, DO ANY OF
MY COLLEAGUES HAVE AN ITEM TO
PULL FORDISCUSSION? I SEE VICE
CHAIR CHOWDHURY.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR OSMAN. I
» THANK YOU, CHAIR OSMAN. I
DON'T NEED TO PULL ATHING OUT.
I JUST WANTED TO COMMENT ON
NUMBER 14, THE OWNSHIP AND
OPPORTUNITY FUND LOAN TO LA
GERENCIA. THIS IS FOR A SPACE
JUST OUTSIDE OF THE 12th WARD
BUT REALLY DEAR TO A LOT OF MY
CONSTITUENTS. JUST THE BUSINESS
DISTRICT IN NOKOMIS EAST.
FORMALLY IN THIS AREA WE HAD
GRANDE SUNRISE WHICH WAS
BELOVED MEXICAN RESTAURANT
THERE. THEY MOVED ON BECAUSE
THEY NEEDED A BIGGER SPACE.
COMMUNITY MEMBERS FOR A LONG
TIME HAVE BEEN REALLY WANTING TO
FILL THIS VACANCY. THEY FELT
LIKE WITHOUT IT THE VIBRANCY OF
THE NEIGHBORHOOD WANED A LITTLE
BIT. I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT
THE IMPORTANCE OF THE OWNERSHIP
AND OPPORTUNITY FUND LOAN TO
THIS BUSINESS TO ASSIST IN THEIR
ACQUISITION. AND THIS BUSINESS
IS A WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESS. AND
IT STARTED OFF AS A FOOD TRUCK.
SO LA COCHINITA WAS A REALLY
GOOD MAYAN CUISINE BUSINESS AND
FOOD TRUCK. THE OWNERSHIP
OPPORTUNITY FUND IS DOING
EXACTLY WHAT WE WANT TO SEE
HAPPEN IS TAKE WON-OWNED,
WOMEN OF COLOR OWNED BUSINESSES
WHETHER STARTING OFF AS A FOOD
TRUCK AND HELPING THEM CREATE A
BRICK AND MORTAR. I WANTED TO
SHOUT THAT OUT AND GIVE A BIG
THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE TEAMS
AND THE SMALL BUSINESS TEAM AND
JUST A REALLY BIG DEAL FOR THE
COMMUNITY OVER HERE.
>> THANK YOU. I WILL RECOGNIZE
» THANK YOU. I WILL RECOGNIZE
COUNCIL MEMBER WARREN.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR OSMAN. I
» THANK YOU, CHAIR OSMAN. I
JUST HAVE TWO THINGS. ITEM
NUMBER 4 UNDER CONSENT, THE TED
WILLIAMS MUSEUM AND HITTERS HALL
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA. THAT'S
LOCATED IN THE 5th WARD,
CORRECT?
>> WHICH ITEM IS IT? SORRY. 4?
» WHICH ITEM IS IT? SORRY. 4?
>> YES. IT'S NUMBER 4 UNDER
» YES. IT'S NUMBER 4 UNDER
CONSENT. TWINS WAY IS A PART OF
THE 5th WARD. IT WASN'T NAMED ON
HERE. BUT I'M HAPPY TO SUPPORT
THAT. AND THEN I'M ALSO EXCITED
TO SEE THE LINDQUIST APARTMENTS
LOAN FORGIVENESS FOR 1931 WEST
BROADWAY. APPROVING THE
FORGIVENESS OF ALL PRINCIPLE AND
ACCRUEDNTEREST OF THE 2004
AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST LOAN
FOR THEINDQUIST APARTMENTS.
IT'S ALSO THE HOME TO RS EDDEN,
THE LINK AND LABORATORIES. THIS
REALLY SERVES ALL OF THOSE
BUSINESSES SERVE AS GREAT ASSETS
TO THE COMMUNITY AND THE WEST
BROADWAY CORRIDOR. I AM PLEASED
TO SUPPORT THEM IN RECEIVING THE
SUPPORT AROUND THIS.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER.
» THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER.
I'LL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER
CHAVEZ.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR OSMAN. JUST
» THANK YOU, CHAIR OSMAN. JUST
LIKE TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF ITEM
NUMBER 8, THE REZONING 2941
CHICAGO AVENUE SOUTH. AN
APPLICATN SUBMITTED BY THE
NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT CENTER
TOEZONE THE PROPERTY. AND I
JUST WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE
IMPS
IS AN AREA OF SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS
THAT WAS DEVASTATED BY THE
UPRISING AND IT IS IMPORTANT
THAT WE DO EVERYTHING THAT WE
CAN TO HELP REBUILD THE EAST
KE STREET CORRIDOR. SO I JUST
WANT TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THIS
ITEM AND THANK THE APPLICANT AND
STAFF.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. VICE
» ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. VICE
CHAIR CHOWDHURY.
>> THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO
» THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO
UPLIFT THE POINT COUNCIL MEMBER
WARREN MADE ABOUT CORRECTING THE
WARD. THIS IS ACTUALLY SOMETHING
AT WE HAVE DISCUSSED IN AGENDA
SETTING. SO AS MEMBERS KNOW, WE
GET THOUSANDS OF LIQUOR LICENSE
RENEWALS AND RENEWALS THAT COME
HAS ASKED THAT WE GIVE THEM A FF
HAND UP IN CORRECTING THE WARDS
BECAUSE THINGS HAVE CHANGED WITH
REDISTRICTING. AND SO ANY TIME
YOU SEE ONE THAT JUST ISN'T
RIGHT, BECAU I'VE SEEN A
COUPLE WARD 12S SAYING THEY'RE
WARD 11, BUT WE KNOW IT'S WARD
12. JUST SENDING THEM A LITTLE
BIT OF NOTE SO WE CAN AS TIME
MOVES ON CORRECT THEM FOR THE
DISTRICTS. BY THE TIME WE'RE SH
IF -- FINISHED, I'M SURE WE'RE
REALLY TO WRITE NEW DISTRICT
LINES AGAIN.
>> THANK YOU. WITH THAT, I WILL
» THANK YOU. WITH THAT, I WILL
MOVE A ITEMS FOR APPROVAL.
REFER 19 TO STAFF. ON THAT
MOTION, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY
AYE.
>> AYE.
» AYE.
>> OPPOSED SAY NAY. THE AYES
» OPPOSED SAY NAY. THE AYES
HAVE IT AND THE MOTION CARRIES.
BEFORE WE JUMP INTO A PUBLIC
HEARING, I WILL MOVE TO POSTPONE
ITEM 23 UNDER THE POSTPONEMENT
HEADER. STAFF INDICATED TO ME
LAST WEEK THAT THEY WILL NEED
ADDITIONAL CYCLE BEFORE WE CAN
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT?
SEEING NONE, I WILL MOVE TO
POSTPONE THIS ITEM TO OUR NEXT
MEETING ON AUGUST 18, 2026. ON
THAT MOTION, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR
SAY AYE.
>> AYE.
» AYE.
>> AND THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY.
» AND THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY.
THE AYES HAVE IT AND THE MOTION
CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. PUBLIC
HEARING. FOR EVERYONE IN
ATTENDANCE, THIS IS A NOTICE FOR
PUBLIC HEARING. FOR ANYONE IN
AE
WHO MIGHT PARTICIPATE IN OUR
HEARING OR COMMENT PERIOD, LET
ME OFFER THIS NOTICE. THIS
HEARING ARE BEING BROADCASTED
AND RECORDED BOTH RECORDING AND
BROADCAST ARE CLASSIED AS
PUBLIC DATA UNDER THE MINNESOTA
GOVERNMENT DATA PRACTICE ACT. BY
ATTENDING AND PARTICIPATING IN
THIS PROCEEDING, YOUR IMAGE AND
TESTIMONY OR IORMATION THAT
YOU PROVIDE WILL ALSO BE SUBJECT
TO DISCLOSURE UNDER THE LAW.
THAT INCLUDES BUT NOT LIMITED TO
YOUR ATTENDANCE, YOUR NAME AND
OTHER PERSONAL DETAILS YOU
PROVIDE. AS WELL AS ANY
TESTIMONY OR COMMENTS YOU
PROVIDE, WHICH INCLUDES ANY
WRITTEN SUBMISSION YOU MAKE
WHICH AREN'T RECORDED IN THIS
MEETING. OUR FIRST PUBLIC
HEARING IS TWO LICENSE
APPLICATIONS FOR PUTTSHACK IN
WARD 3. ONE IS PERMIT EXPANSION
CAFE LICENSE. I WILL INVITE MAX
SERVANTES FROM BUSINESS CPED TO
GIVE US PRESENTATION. WELCOME.
>> THANK YOU, CHA OSMAN AND
» THANK YOU, CHA OSMAN AND
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. I AM DISTRICT
SUPERVISOR, MAX CERVANTES. I'M
PRESENTING PUTTSHACK LLCOING
BUSINESS AS PUTTSHACK LOCATED IN
WARD 3. THE APPLICANT IS
REQUESNG A PERMANENT EXPANSION
OF PREMISES AND SIDEWALK CAFE
LICENSE. IF APPROVED, THEY
INTEND TO ADD 11 TABLES WITH 34
SEATS FACED 3RD STREE NORTH,
AND FIVE TABLES WITH 2SEATS
FACING 7th AVENUE NORTH.
PUTTSHACK IS CURRENTLY A
RESTAURANT WH A FULL KITEN
AND BAR AS WELL AS A 9-WHOLE
MINI GOLF COURSE THERE IS NO
PROPOSED CHANGE OF HOURS. AND
THE PROPOSED HOURS FOR THEIR
SIDEWALK CAFE ARE MONY THROUGH
THURSDAY, 4 P.M. TO 10 P.M.,
FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY, 11 A.M.
TO 10 P.M. PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICES WERE SENT T RESIDENTS
AND PROPERT OWNERS WITHIN 650
FEET OF THE PREMISES. NOTICES
WERE ALSO SENTO THE NORTHLOOP
NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION AND
HAVE RECEIVED ONE COMMENT FROM
THE COMMUNITY WITH CONCERN FOR
OUTDOOR DINING CHANGING THE
CHARACTER OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
THIS CONCERN HAS BEEN SHARED
WITH THE APPLICANT, AND THE
APPLICANT INTENDS TO OPERATE AS
A GOOD NEIGHBOR. THE APPLICATION
MEETS THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
FOR CAFE SEATING TO BE ALLOWED.
A REVIEW OF ANY COMPLAINTS, 311
CALLS, POLICE CALLS FOUND NO
GNIFICANT ISSUES CONCERNING
THIS BUSINESS. LICENSES AND
CONSUMER SERVICES DIVISION
RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF A
RMANENT EXPANSION AND SIDEWALK
CAFE LICENSE. THIS CONCLUDES MY
PRESENTATION AND I WILL STAND
FOR ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT
» THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT
PRESENTATION. ARE THERE ANY?
OKAY. I WILL NOW PROCEED TO THE
PUBLIC HEARING AND SEE IF THERE
IS ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO
SPEAK ON THIS ITEM. SEEING NONE,
I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
AND SEE IF COUNCIL MEMBER
RAINVILLE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A
MOTION.
>> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. MAX, I
» THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. MAX, I
DO HAVE ONE QUESTION. COULD YOU
PLEA REPEAT THOSE HOURS THAT
WOULD BE OPEN UNTIL, PLEASE.
YES. THE HOURS FOR THE
SIDEWALK CAFE WOULD BE MONDAY
THROUG THURSDAY, 4 P.M. TO
10 P.M. AND FRIDAY THROUGH
SUNDAY, 11 A.M. TO 10 P.M.
>> GREAT. THANKS VERY MUCH. I'D
» GREAT. THANKS VERY MUCH. I'D
LIKE TO MOVE APPROL OF TH,
PLEASE.
>> SECOND.
» SECOND.
>> SECOND.
» SECOND.
>> ALL RIGHT. GREAT. THANK YOU.
» ALL RIGHT. GREAT. THANK YOU.
THAT ITEM HAS BEEN APPROVED. SAY
THAT AGAINYES. ON THAT MOTION,
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> AYE.
» AYE.
>> AND THOSE OPPOSED SAY NA
» AND THOSE OPPOSED SAY NA
THE AYES HAVE IT AND THE MOTION
CARRIES. A RIGHT. OUR NEXT
PUBLIC HEARING IS TWO LICENSE AS
WELL FOR BILL'S BAIT SHOP IN
WARD 12. ONE IS PERMANENT
EXPANSION AND SIDEWALK CAFE.
I'LL HAVE MAX AGAIN.
WELCOME.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR OSMAN AND
» THANK YOU, CHAIR OSMAN AND
COMMITTEE MEMBERS, I AM MAX
CERVANTES FOR LICENSE AND
CONSUMER SERVICES. I'M
PRESENTING FOR LL'S BAIT SHOP
LLC DOING BUSINESS AS BILL'S
BAIT SHOP. 3101 IN WARD 12.
APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A
PERMANENT SIDEWALK AND
LICENSE -- 12 SEATS ON THE
PUBLIC SIDEWALK IN FRONT OF
THEIR BUSINESS ON 42nd STREET
EAST FOR 12 PATRONS. BILL'S BAIT
SHOP IS NOT OPENED YET. BUT WHEN
THEY ARE OPEN, THEY WILL BE A
SIT-DOWN RESTAURANT. PATIO
SEATS. AND STREET LEVEL SPACE.
THE PROPOSED HOURS OF OPERATION
FOR THEIR SIDEWALK CAFE AND
THEIR PRIVATE PATIO ARE SUNDAY
THROUGH THURSDAY, 11 A.M. TO
10 P.M. FRIDAY ANDSATURDAY,
11 A.M. TO 10 P. ON JULY 17TH,
PUBLIC HRING NOTICES WERE SENT
TO RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS
PREMISES. NEIGHBORHOOD
SOCIATION AND COUNCIL MEMBER
CHOWDHURY. WE HAVE RECEIVED
EIGHT COMMENTS FROM THE
COMMUNITY. SIX ARE INUPPORT OF
THIS APPLICATION, TWO WITH
CONCERN ABOUT ODOOR HOURS,
GARETTES AND LITTER. THESE
CONCERNS HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED
WITH THE BUSINESS ROUTINE LITTER
COLLECTION IS PART OF THEIR
BUSINESS PLAN. THE BUSINESS HAS
ALSO DECIDED TO CLOSE THEIR
OUTDOOR SEATING AT 10 P.M. IN AN
EFFORT T BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR.
THIS IS A NEW BUSINESS THAT HAS
NOT BEGUN OPERATING YET. AND T
LICENSES AND CONSUMERS SERVICES
DIVISION RECOMMENDED AN APPROVAL
OF EXPANSION AND SIDEWALK CAFE.
THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION
AT THIS TIME. I WILL STAND FOR
ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT
» THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT
PRESENTATION. I WILL PROCEED TO
OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND SEE
IF THERE IS ANYONE WHO WOULD
LIKE TO SPEAK. WELCOME.
>> HI. THANK YOU, CITY COUNCIL
» HI. THANK YOU, CITY COUNCIL
MEMBERS. I'M GERI WOLF, I'M
CONSULTANT FOR THE OWNER. THEY
ARE WORKING ON THEIR SOFT
OPENING FOR TONIGHT. THAT'S T
REASON WHY THE OWNER COULDN'T
COME. THEY ARE GOING TO BE
MIRRORING THE SIDEWALK CAFE TIME
FRAME WITH A PRIVATE PATIO THAT
THEY ALREADY HAVE APPROVED UNDER
THE LICENSE. AND HAD MADE A
COMPROMISE ON OPERATING HOURS TO
ENSURE THAT THE NEIGHBORHOOD
WEREN'T DISTURBED AT ALL. SO IF
YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, LET ME
KNOW.
>> THANK YOU SMUCH FOR YOUR
» THANK YOU SMUCH FOR YOUR
TESTIMONY. ANYONE ELSE? SEEING
NONE, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC
HEARING AND RECOGNIZE VICE CHAIR
CHOWDHURY.
>> YEAH. THANK YOU SO MUCH,
» YEAH. THANK YOU SO MUCH,
CHAIR OSMAN. I WILL MOVE THIS
ITEM FOR APPROVAL. AND JUST WANT
TO SHOUT OUT BILL'S BAIT SHOP
FOR JUST WORKING WITH THE
COMMUNITY. ORIGINALLY THE HOURS
WERE GOING TO BE UNTIL 11 P.M.
FOR ME, LET'S GIVE IT A SHOT AND
SEE HOW IT GOES. BUT IT SAYS A
LOT THAT YOU ARE WILLING TO HEAR
COMMUNITY FEEDBACK ABOUT THE
HUGE DIFFERENCE. I THINK THE
SIDEWALK CAFE IS GOING TO BE A
GREAT ACTIVATION FROMHE AREA.
I DID GET ONE REQUEST FROM A
CONSTITUENT. THEY WANT BIKE
RACKS. THEY'RE LIKE WE WANT TO
BIKE OVER THERE AND PUT SOME
BIKE RACKS. THEY'RE WORKING ON
IT? OKAY. SO SEE, THE NEIGHBORS
ARE HEARD. YEAH, PEOPLE ARE
REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO COMING
OVER THERE AND JUST GOODUCK
TONIGHT WITH YOUR SOFT OPENING.
THAT'S REALLY EXCITING.
>> COUNCILEMBER SHAFFER.
» COUNCILEMBER SHAFFER.
>> I HAD A QUESTION FOR STAFF ON
» I HAD A QUESTION FOR STAFF ON
BOTH OF THESE ITEMS RELATED TO
WAIVING THE FEES.
WITH THESE ADDITIONAL, I KNOW WE
TALKED WITH OPERATION METRO
SURGE ABOUT WAIVING SEATS IN
PATIO SERVING. EXTRA TABLES TO
THE EXTERIO OF BUSINESSES. I
JU
THE CATEGORY FOR THIS SEASON? I
KNOW IT WAS A SEASONAL.
>> CHAIR OSMAN, COUNCIL MEMBER
» CHAIR OSMAN, COUNCIL MEMBER
SHAFFER, ERIC HANSEN. I'LL HE
TO LOOK INTO THAT ONE.E HAVE
LICENSE FORGIVENESS FOR
FOOD-BASEDBUSINESS, THAT FEE.
BUT NOT FOR ENCROAMENTS. SO
I'LL TAKE A LOOK AT. WE ARE
LOOKING ATAYBE SOME -- SORRY.
IT'S BEEN A -- MY BRAIN WAS
WORKING ON SOMETHING ELSE IN THE
BACK. I HAVE TO STOP FOR A
SECOND. WE'RE LOOKING AT
RED-TAPE CUTTING. MAKING IT
EASIER TO DO BUSINESS. ONE OF
THE THINGS WE'RE LOOKING AT IS
OUTDOOR EXTERIOR SEATING. I KNOW
IT'S CHALLENGES FOR BUSINESS
ESPECIALLY WITH FEES. WORKING
WITH PUBLIC WORKS ON THAT. WE DO
NOT HAVE ANYTHINGO REPORT
BACK. BUT WE ARE LOOKING INTO
TO ENJOY THE SUMMER MONTHS EOPLE
OUTSIDE WITH RESTAURANT AND
MAKING IT EASIER TO DO THAT
BUSINESS WITH THE CITY. RIGHT
NOW, I DON'T BELIEVE THERE'S
PART OF THE RESILIENCY FUND THAT
THERE'S FUNDING FOR THAT FE
BUT I WILL DOUBLE CHECK BECAUSE
IT'S BEEN A MINUTE.
>> OKAY. ANDAYBE JUST WITH
» OKAY. ANDAYBE JUST WITH
THAT FOLLOW UP IF YOU COULD
CLARIFY THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
WHAT WE DID FUND AND WHAT THIS
IS WOULD BE HELPFUL.
>> I CAN TELL YOU, COUNCIL
» I CAN TELL YOU, COUNCIL
MEMBER OSMAN, COUNCIL MEMBER
SHAFFE THE LICENSE FEE FOR
FOOD-BASED BUSINESSES WERE
COVERED FOR ALL BUSINESSES IN
MINNEAPOLIS.
>> RIGHT. I THOUGHT THERE WAS
» RIGHT. I THOUGHT THERE WAS
EXPANSION OF PATIO SEATING
FOR --
>> NOT SPECIFICALLY. NOT
» NOT SPECIFICALLY. NOT
SPECIFICALLY.
>> OH.
» OH.
>> YEAH.OT IN THAT FUND. NOT
» YEAH.OT IN THAT FUND. NOT
SPECIFICALLY THAT FUND. WE HAVE
FEE FREE EVENTS THAT YOU CAN
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF.
AND THAT'S FOR SPECIAL EVENTS
THAT PEOPLE ARE ON. BUT NOT ON
ENCROACHMENT.
>> I'LL GO BACK AND LOOK AT THAT
» I'LL GO BACK AND LOOK AT THAT
BECAUSE I REMEMBER YOU
ADVERTISING A PICTURE. IOULD
BE COMPLETELY WRONG.
>> WE'LL LEARN TOGETHER.
» WE'LL LEARN TOGETHER.
>> ALL RIGHT.
» ALL RIGHT.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ON THAT
» ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ON THAT
MOTION, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY
AYE.
>> AYE.
» AYE.
>> AND THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY.
» AND THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY.
THE AYES HAVE IT AND THE MOTION
CARRIES. OUR LAST PUBLIC HEARING
IS OUR ANNUAL SERVICE CHARGE
CONTINUATION FOR MINNEAPOLIS
TOURISM IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT. I
WILL HAVE DIRECTOR JEFF JOHNSON
TO COME SPEAK. WELCOME, SIR.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR OSMAN AND
» THANK YOU, CHAIR OSMAN AND
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. MY NAME IS
JEFF JOHNSON, I'M THE GENERAL
MANAGER OF THE MINNEAPOLIS
CONVENTION CENTER. TODAY, THE
M
DISTRICT LEADERSHIP WILL BE
BRINGING FORTH THEIR FST
ANNUAL REPORT. LAST YEAR THE
CITY COUNCIL APPROVED AMENDING
TITLE XVI OF THE MINNEAPOLIS
CODE OF ORDINANCES RELATED TO
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT. ADDING
A NEW CHAPTER. THIS ACTION
ESTABLISHED THE MINNEAPOLIS
TOURISM IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT AND
PROVIDED FOR ITS ADMINISTRATION
AND OPERAON AS AUTHORIZED BY
MINNESOTA STATUTE CHAPTER 428B
TOURISM IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS.
TO BE ALIGNED WITH THAT STATE
STATUTE, THE MINNEAPOLIS TOURISM
IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT IS HERE TO
ACCOMPLISH THREE GOALS: FIRST,
TOELIVER TO YOU A PRESENTATION
THAT SUMMARIZES THEIR ANNUAL
REPORT. SECOND,O HOLD A PUBLIC
HEARING ON THE FIRST YEAR OF
THEIR ORATION OF THE TOURISM
IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT. AND
LASTLY, TO ASK YOU TO PASS A
RESOLUTION ALLOWING FOR THE
CONTINUED COLLECTION OF FEES FOR
THIS SECOND YEARF OPERATION OF
THE TOTAL FIVE YEARSHAT WERE
AUTHORIZED LAST YEAR. WITH THAT
BACKGROUND, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL
FORWARD THE MINNEAPOLIS TOURISM
IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT PRESENTERS
AT THIS TIME TO GIVE YOU THEIR
PRESENTATION. THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT. WELCOME. ALL
» ALL RIGHT. WELCOME. ALL
RIGHT. MELVIN, WELCOME.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR OSMAN,
» GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR OSMAN,
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. MY
NAME IS MELVIN TENANT AND I HAVE
THE PLEASURE OF SVING AS THE
LEADER OF MEET MINNEAPOLIS AND
VISITORS ASSOCIATION. I'M JOINED
BY OUR CHAIR, JEFF BARNHARDT,
AND WE'RE HERE TO TELL YOU ABOUT
THE FIRST YEAR. IT'S BEEN JUST
ABOUT A YEAR SINCE WE WERE
BEFORE THIS BODY. AND WE SHARED
THE VISION AND WE CERTAINLY
APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT. AND YOU
ALL WERE KIND ENOUGH TO APPROVE
TO GIVE YOU FILL IN THE BLANKS
AND TO LET YOU KNOW HOW THE
FIRST YEAR HAS GONE. SO JEFF AND
I WILL DO A BIT OF A TAG TEAM
TODAY. I WILL GIVE YOU THE TID
BACKGROUND INFORMATION. AND I
KNOW YOU'LL RECALL SOME OF THOSE
DETAILS. WE'LL ALSO TALK TO YOU
ABOUT THE OVERVIEW AND THE
TIMELINE TO GET TO THIS POINT.
AT WHICH POINT IN TIME I'LL TURN
IT OVER TO JEFF TO TALK ABOUT
THE DISTRICT AREA. ALSO SOME OF
THE SERVICE CHARGE AND
MANAGEMENT, THE ACTIVITIES OF
THE DISTRICT, AND THEN I'LL
RETURN TO TALK ABOUT INCLUSIVE
WORKFORCE AND ABOUT RACIAL
EQUITY IMPACT. SOME THINGS THAT
I KNOW YOULL ASK ABOUT DURING
THE COURSE OF THIS PROCESS. SO
TOURISM IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT IS
A PERFECT EXACT OF A
PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP.
THESE HAVE EXIED IN THE
COUNTRY FOR ABOUT THE LAST 20
YEARS.
BUT THROUGH THE COURSE OF THE
WORK THAT WE'VE DONE WITH THE
HOSPITALITY COMMUNITY OVER THE
LAST FEW YEARS, WE WERE
INSTRUMENTAL IN ESTABLISHING THE
ENABLING LEGISLATION F US TO
DO THAT, WHICH WE DID. AGAIN,
IT'S A PARTNERSHIP THAT PROVIDES
SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING FOR THE
COMMUNITY TO AUGMENT THE
EXISTING DOLLARS THAT IN THIS
CASE THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS IS
INVESTING IN OUR TOURISM
MARKETING PROGRAM. A NUMBER OF
ACTIVITIES ARE INVOLVED. SALES
AND MARKETING ACTIVITIES, AND
WE'LL GIVE YOU SOME EXAMPLES OF
THOSE IN JUST A FEW MOMENTS.
MARKETING AND SPECIAL
ACTIVITIES. AND OF COURSE, AS I
SAID, WE'LL GO ON AND TALK ABOUT
SOME OF THE OTHER PROGRAMS.
AGAIN, THE TID IS FUNDED BY THE
HOTEL INDUSTRY. AND THEY
WILLINGLY DID THIS. SO THE FUNDS
ARE SPECIFICALLY FOR TOURISM AND
THEY'RE CONTROED BY THE HOTEL.
AND EVEN THOUGH AS I DID NOT
MENTION EARLIER, THIS IS BY
STATE STATUTE SOMETHING THAT HAS
GIVEN THEM THAT RESPONSIBILI.
BUT WE ARE HERE TODAY TO, AGAIN,
AS THE LEGISLAON ALLOWED TO
PRESENT THIS FOR YOU. THE
OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT ALLOCATION
AGAIN ARE DETERMINED BY THE
HOTELS. I'LL JUST TELL Y THAT
JEFF AND HIS COLLEAGUES ARE
SPENDING A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF
TIME BEINGERY DILIGENT IN THE
WAY IN WHICH THEY ARE CHOOSING
TO INVEST THESE FUNDS. AND
AGAIN, WE TALKED ABOUT THE SALES
AND MARKETINGPROGRAMS, THE
PROMOTIONS AND THE DIGITAL
PRESENCE AND GROUP SALES. THINGS
THAT ARE, AGAIN, EXTENSIONS OF
THE WORK THAT MEET MINNEAPOLIS
HAS BEEN DOING. PUBLIC-PRIVATE
PARTNERSHIP. THE ENABLING
PORTION OF THIS CAME FROM THE
STATE OF MINNESOTA AND THIS
BODY, THE MINNEAPOLIS CITY
COUNCIL. SO AGAIN, YOU STEPPED
UP AND ALLOWED US TO CREATE THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO AUGMENT THE
MARKETING INITIATIVES THAT WE
WERE ALREADY UNDERTAKING. THE
HOTEL COMMUNITY, AGAIN, HAD TO
MAKE THE CHOICE AS TO WHETHER OR
NOT THEY WANTED TO SELF-IMPOSE
THIS IN THIS CASE 2% FEE ON THE
HOTEL REVENUE. AND WE'RE JUST
HAPPY THAT 71% AT THAT TIME OF
THE HOTEL COMMUNITY AGREED THAT
THEY WANTED TO DO THIS. WE'VE
CREATED A GREAT DEAL TO THE
HOTEL COMMUNITY. RALLY BEHIND.
ESPECIALLY SINCE WE'VE HAD SOME
DIFFICULTIES IN OUR COMMUNITY.
THE THIRD PART OF THIS
PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP IS
MEET MINNEAPOLIS. WE ARE THE
CHOSEN MARKETING ORGANIZION
FOR THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS, AND
THE MTID BOARD CHOSE TO WORK
WITHS TO BE ABLE TO DO THE
WORK, AGAIN, AT THE EXTENSION OF
THE MEET MINNEAPOLIS EXISTING
PROGRAM OF WORK. SO THE
TIMELINE. JUST A QUICK REVIEW.
2018 IS WHEN WE BEGAN THIS
DISCUSSION. THE BOARD OF MEET
MINNEAPOLISADE THE DECISION
THAT WE WANTED TO FIGURE OUT A
WAY TO BE ABLE TO INVEST MORE IN
OUR COMMUNITY. THAT'S WHEN THIS
NUMBER OF GENERAL MANAGERS AND
HOTEL LEADERS IN THIS COMMUNITY
THAT HAVE WORKED IN OTHER PLACES
WHERE TIDs ARE IN EXISTENCE. SO
THERE'S A LOT OF SUPPORT FOR IT.
FROM 2019 TO 2023 WAS THE
LEGISLATIVE PROCESS. WE LOST
SOME MOMENTUM, AS YOU CAN
IMAGIN DURING THE COVID YEAR.
WE DIDN'T MAKE PROGRESS THAT
YEAR. BUT ULTIMATELY, IN 2023,
IT WAS SIGNED INTO LAW AT THE
STATE LEVEL. AND THEN IN 2024
THROUGH 2025 IS WHEN WE WENT TO
THE PETITIONING PROCS. I
MENTIONED THE 71% OF THE HOTELS
THAT AGREED TO BE A PART OF
THIS. AND THAT IS WHEN WE ALSO
CAME TO THIS BODY. AND YOU
APPROVED IT UNANIMOUSLY. AND THE
MTID INITIALLY CREATED WHAT IS
NOW THEIR 9-MEMBER GOVERNANCE
COMMITTEE WHICH WORKS AS A
SUBSET OF THE MEET MINNEAPOLIS
AND THROUGH AUGUST -- AN 2025.
SEPTEMBER-AUGU WHEN THAT TOOK
PLACE. WE'RE USING A PRIVATE
COMPANY TO DO THAT FOR US. FROM
2025 TO THE PRESENT, THE
COMMITTEE HAS SET UP PROCESSES
TO ALLOW US TO COME TO THEM WITH
PAICULAR PROJECTS AND TO BE
ABLE TO VET THOSE FOR THE
COMMITTEE SO THAT THEY CAN MAKE
THE GOOD DECISIONS. AND AGAIN,
THEY'VE MADE LOTS AND LOTS OF
DECISIONS OVER THATTIME. AND
WE'VE AT THAT TIME AS SOON AS
THEY MADE THOSE FIRST
COMMITMENTS, WE BEGAN TO
IMPLEMENT SOME OF THOSE
PROGRAMS. WE DID HAVE TO GO BACK
TO THE LEGISLATURE THIS YEAR
BECAUSE THERE WAS A TECHNICAL
ERROR IN THE LEGISLATION THAT
THE DEPARTMENT OF RENUE
IDENTIFIED THAT WOULD HAVE
INADVERTENTLY CREATED A
SITUATIO WHERE THE TID FEE
WOULD HAVE BEEN TAXED. WE WERE
SUCCESSF IN GOING BACK WORKING
WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
TO GET THAT CORRECTED. SO WE'RE
IN REALLY GOOD SHAPE RIGHT NOW.
AND SO AT THIS POINT FOR THE
TECHNICAL ASPECT OF HOW THIS
WORKS, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO JEFF
AND I'LL BE BACK IN JUST A
MOMENT TO WRAP UP THE
PRESENTATION.
>> THANK YOU THANK YOU. I'M
» THANK YOU THANK YOU. I'M
JEFF BARNHARDT. BEFORE I
CONTINUE ON WITH THE
PRESENTATION, I JUST WANT TO DO
SOME ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. CHAIR
OSMAN AND THIS COMMITTEE, WE
APPRECIATE AND THE CITY COUNCIL
FOR TO DATE REALLY SUPPORTING
T
MEET MINNEAPOLIS HAS DONE AN
EXCELLENT JOB DISPLAYING
EXPERTISE AND PROFESSIONALISM
EXECUTING OUR WORK PLAN. THERE'S
BEEN A LOT OF WORK IN THAT, AND
I AEST TO THAT. AND THE OTHER
COMMITTEE MEMBERS, THEY'RE ALL
VOLUNTEERS. THEY HAVE FULL-TIME
JOBS. AND I THINKE ALL REALLY
INTRINSICALLY CARE ABOUT HELPING
MINNEAPOLIS. PERSONALLY, I WAS
BORN HERE. I WENT TO U OF M. MY
ENTIRE CAREER HASEEN IN
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNEAPOLIS PROPER.
SO I REALLY CARE ABOUT THE CITY
AND WE'RE TRYING TO DOUR BEST
TO GET A PEP IN ALL OUR STEPS
HERE. CONTINUE ON WITH THE
PRESENTATION. AS YOU CAN SEE
HERE, ALL HOTELS WITH 50 OR MORE
ROOMS ARE SELF-OPTED INTO THIS
FEE. CURRENT THERE'S 48
HOTELS. YOU CAN SEE ON THE
DISTRICT BOUNDARY, THAT'S
MINNEAPOLIS PROPER. I
APPRECIATED COUNCIL MEMBE
WONSLEY, SHE'S MY COUNCIL
MEMBER. SHE HELPED PETITION FOR
GEOGRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION
EARLY ON AND IS PROBABLY THE
REASON I'M STANDING HERE. THE
MANAGEMENT IS THE NINE COMMITTEE
MEMBERS. AND WE'RE VOLUEERS.
WE WERE HOWEVER VOTED IN LAST
YEAR BY THE OWNERSHIP OF THE
HOTELS. SO THAT WAS A GOOD
PARTICIPATION TO GET TO THIS
POINT. WE BASICALLY -- WE'VE
PROBABLY MET OVER 30 TIMES THIS
PAST YEAR FOR AN HOUR AND A HALF
EACH TIME. SO IF YOU TALK ABOUT
THE AMOUNT OF EFFORT THIS WEN
IN TO ESTABLISHING THIS,
FIGURING THINGS OUT, THEN WE
HAVE TO REPORT BACK TO THE BODY,
IT'S PRETTY INTENSE AND THERE'S
A LOT OF PREAMBLE AND POST WORK
RELATED TO THAT. BUT WE KIND OF
COME UP WITH THE PLAN, AND THEN
EXPERT EXECUTOR ON THAT. WE HAVE
FULL AUTHORITY TO MANAGE ALL THE
MATTERS RELATED TO THE MTID AS
WE ILLUSTRATED, THERE'S A 2%
FEE. SOMETHING TO JUST KNOW IS
THAT YOU KNOW, THIS GOES -- THIS
LOOKS LIKE AN ADDITIONAL TAX.
IT'S A FEE. BUT YOU KNOW, AT THE
END OF THE DAY, THERE'S I THINK
ALMOST 17% OF TAXES COMING OFF,
FEES COMING OFF EVERY DOLLAR
THAT'S SPENT IN OUR HOTELS. SO
THAT'S KIND OF A HIGH RATE AND
WE NEED TO MANAGE THAT. LET'S
SEE. YEAH. SO THE ORIGINAL TERM
FIVE YEARS, WE HAVE TO GO BACK
AND REPETITION THE OWNERSHIP. SO
PEFULLY WE'VE DONE A GREAT JOB
AND EVERYBODY SEES THE MERIT IN
WHAT WE'VE DONE IN THE FIRST
FIVE YEARS MANAGED BY THE
COMMITTEE, AND AGAIN,EET
MINNEAPOLIS EXECUTES THE PLAN.
MEETING WEEKLY FOR A LONG TIME.
D I THINK NOW WE'VE GONE DOWN
TO MONTHLY MEETINGS. B THERE'S
NOW WE'RE ACTIVE AROUND OUR
MEETINGS. SO THERE'S A LOT OF
WORK ON THE SIDE. AND HERE WE
ARE FOR THE ANNUAL REPORT. AND
REALLY, KIND OF WHAT WE'RE ALL
HERE FOR IS HOW DO WE USE THE
FUNDS. SO YOU CAN SEEALES
MARKETING PR, SPECIAL PROJECTS,
ACTIVATION, WORKFCE
STUFF, ADMINISTRATION, AND FUN
CONTINGENCY STUFF. ULTIMATELY,
WE'RE TRYING TO GET MORE
OVERNIGHT VISITATION. THIS IS
THE YEAR ONE AUTHORIZE
INVESTMENTS. WE'RE TRYING TO
SPEND IN LINE WITH WHAT THE
ANNUAL COLLECTION IS. SO YOUAN
SEE IT'S BROKEN OUT HERE INTO
SEVERAL DIFFERENT CATEGORIES.
AGAIN, I'LL JUST REITERATE, THIS
IS PRETTY NORMAL STUFF FOR TIDs
TO BE ALLOCATING THEIR
PROPORTIONAL SPE ON. SOME OF
THE SPECIFICS TO GET INTO THAT
ARE EXCITING IS WE, OF COURSE,
WANT TO FILL UP THE CONVENTION
CENTER. SO IT'S IMPORTANT THAT
MEETING PLANNERS WANT TO BOOK
THEIR MEETINGS AND EVENTS HERE.
SO WE'RE OFFERING ADDITIONAL
REBATES AND TRYING TO FIND WAYS
TO REACH OUT AND, YOU KNOW, HOST
THEIR MEETING PLANNERS SO THEY
WANT TO HOST THEIR CONFERENCES
HERE. THE NFLDRAFT IS HERE.
THAT'S A HUGE EVENT. WE GET TO
LOOK FORWARD TO IT FOR A COUPLE
OF YEARS, WCH IS EXCITING FOR
US. DURING THE EVENT, THERE'S
GOING TO BE HUNDREDS OF
THOUSANDS OF VISITORS HERE. THE
MAIN EVENT IS FREE. IT'S GOING
TO BE RIGHT AT THE COMMONS PARK.
ANYBODY CAN COME. WE THINK
THAT'S PRETTY COOL AND
REACHABLE. UNDER THE MARKETING,
WE'VE HAD AN AGENCY OF RECORD
HERE WHICH IS GOING TO HELP JUST
ENSURE THAT ALL THE MESSAGING
AND STUFF THAT WE'RE DOING THAT
COMES OUT O THE TID HAS SOME
COMMONALITY AND THEME BEHIND IT.
CAMPAIGNS. YOU CAN SEE RIGHT
THERE. AND WE'VE DONE SOME SHOW
UP AND STAY OVER CAMPAIGNS JUST
CREATED SPECIFICALLY TO INCREASE
OVERNIGHT VISITATION. SO THERE'S
SEVEL DIFFERENT CATEGORIES IN
EACH ONE OF THESE THAT WE'RE
TRYING TO TARGET TO DRIVE
OVERNIGHT VISITATION. WE'RE NOT
DOING ONE THING. MEET
MINNEAPOLIS IS ECUTING LIKE 20
DIFFERENT INITIATIVES
SIMULTANEOUSLY, WHICH IS PRETTY
PROJECTS AND ACTIVATIONS. YOU
CAN SEE HERE, SAVANNAH BANANAS
IS IN TOWN. THAT'S NEW TO THIS
MARKET. THAT'S PRETTY COOL. IT'S
REALLY FAMILY-ORIENTED EVENT.
THIS IS HOW THE TID IS HELPING
SISTER INDUSTRIES.ICHELIN IS
TRYING TO UP THE PRILE. SQUARE
ROOTS IS A WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
THAT IS ING TO DEVELOP THE
CHEFS, THE NEXT CHEFS FOR THE
CITY. WE HOPEHAT A LOT OF THEM
END UP WORKING IN OUR LOCAL
RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS. AND THEN
THE TWO OTHER BUCKETS IS JUST,
YOU KNOW, THERE'S COSTS
ASSOCIATED WITH IT,
ADMINISTRATION AND COLLECTIONS.
THE FUNDS. SO WE HAVE SOME OF
CONTINGENCY AND VISITORS. THAT'S
HOW WE ARE USING THE FUNDS. SO I
THINK MELVIN IS GOING TO TAKE IT
THE REST OF THE WAY. THANKS.
>> LET ME JUST ALSO JUST REALLY
» LET ME JUST ALSO JUST REALLY
REITERATE THE FACT THAT THIS
GROUP HAS DONE SO MUCH WORK. AND
IT'S REPRESENTATIVE OF NOT JUST
HOTEL LEADERS BUT ACTUALLY HOTEL
OWNERS. SO THEY HAVE A SENSE OF
DUTY AS TO HOW THESE DOLLARS ARE
EXPEND. SO I CERTAINLY WANT TO
COMPLIMENT THEM FOR THEIR
WILLINGNESS TO BE A PART OF THIS
PROCESS. WE'VE BEEN AT IT A YEAR
AND WE KNOW THAT ONE OF THE
PRIORITIES IS TO MAK SURE THAT
WE ARE MINDFUL OF HOW WE CAN
HAVE AN INCLUSIVE WORKFORCE.
BECAUSE WE WANT A WORKFORCE THAT
REPRESENTS O COMMUNITY. AND WE
ARE VERY OPTIMISTIC ABOUT WHAT
THE MTID WILL DO OVER THE COMING
YEARS. BUT I JUST WANTED TO GIVE
YOU A LITTLE SNAP SHOT OF WHERE
WE ARE. 2019, WE HAD JUST ABOUT
36,000 HOSPITALITY EMPLOYEES
HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND AS
YOU CAN SEE FROM 2025, THA
NUMBER DECLINED. THAT'S REALLY
INDICATIVE OF THE FACT THAT OUR
COMMUNITY, OUR HOSPITALITY
COMMUNITY HAS NOT RECOVERED AS
WELL AS SOME OF THE OTHER
CITIES. SO WE ARE VERY MINDFUL
OF THE FACT THAT THIS GAP OF
INDIVIDUALS WE NEED TO TRY TO
CLOSE THAT GAP. AND MANY OF THE
ACTIVITIES BEING DONE BY THE
MTID WILL HELP TO ADDRESS THAT.
I'LL EVEN TELL YOU FURTHER IT'S
NOT ON THIS PARTICULAR SLIDE,
BUT IT DECLINED IN THE FIRST
QUARTER OF THIS YEAR, INDICATIVE
OF PROBABLY WHAT OPERATION METRO
SURGE DID. THIS IS A HEAT MAP
REPRESENTING A -- A
REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE OF
HOSPITALITY WORKERS IN
MINNEAPOLIS. SO 73% OF THE
PEOPLE WORKING HERE ACTUALLY
LIVE HERE. AND SO WE HAVE A GOOD
CROSS SECTION, ABOUT A THIRD OF
THE TOTAL EMPLOYEES SHOWS YOU
WHERE THEY LIVE AS IT REPRESENTS
THE VARIOUS WARDS IN THE CITY.
WE HAVE HOSPITALITY EMPLOYEES
THAT ARE SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE
CITY. THEY ARE VERY MUCH A PART
OF THE COMMUNITY A WE VERY
MUCH VALUE THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS
TO OUR INDUSTRY. WE DO A NBER
OF PROJECTS ALREADY. WE WORK
VERY CLOSELY WITH HOSPITALITY
MINNESOTA. THEY HAVE A NUMBER OF
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
INITIATIVES THAT WE'VE SUPPORTED
OVER THE YEARS AND CONTINUE TO
DO SO THROUGH THE TID. AS JEFF
MEIONED, SQUARE ROOTS IS IN
THE PROCESS OF OPENING ON LAKE
STREET. AND THERE WILL BE A LOT
OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE
DEVELOPMENT OF NEW TALENT WITHIN
THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY. AND
HOPEFULLY MANY OF THOSE TALENTED
INDIVIDUALS WILL CHOOSE TO MAKE
THEIR LIVING HERE AND HOPEFULLY
OPEN BUSINESSES ANDE VERY
SUPPORTIVE OF WHAT WE DO. AGAIN,
WE CONTINUE TO MAKE SIGNIFICANT
INVESTMENTS IN THE HOSPITALITY
WORKFORCE THROUGH MANY MEANS.
AND WITH THAT, WE'LL PAUSE AND
SEE WHAT QUESTIONS WE MIGHT BE
» YES. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
THAT PRESENTATION BEFORE WE
OPEN ANY QUESTIONS, I WOULD LIKE
TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND
SEE IF THERE'S ANYONE WHO WOULD
SEEING NONE. OH. CHAVEZ. I'M
SORRY. COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ.
THE PUBLIC HEARING IS OPEN.
>> JT KIDDING. IGNORE ME.
» JT KIDDING. IGNORE ME.
>> OKAY. I'M NOT SEEING ANYONE
» OKAY. I'M NOT SEEING ANYONE
WHO'S HERE TO SPEAK ON THE
PUBLIC. SO IL CLOSE THE PUBLIC
HEARING. ANDOW FLOOR IS OPEN
FOR MY COLLEAGUES. SORRY, MY
SYSTEM CRASHED HERE. HAVE YOU
SIGNED UP? COUNCIL MEMBER
RAINVILLE. DID YOU SIGN UP?
>> [ OFF-MIC COMMENTS ].
» [ OFF-MIC COMMENTS ].
>> THANK YOU. I DO HAVE A FEW
» THANK YOU. I DO HAVE A FEW
QUESTIONS. BUT FIR,
CONGTULATIONS ON THIS LAST
WEEKEND. I READ A REPORT THAT
$100 MILLION WAS SNT OFF OF
THE VISITORS WHO ATTENDED THE
TWO EVENTS AT U.S. BANK STADIUM.
THAT'S PRETTY IMPRESSIVE.
>> YES, THANK YOU, COUNCIL
» YES, THANK YOU, COUNCIL
MEMBER INVILLE. THAT'S EXACTLY
THE TYPE OF IMPACT THAT WE'RE
LOOKING FOR. AS YOU KNOW FROM
YOUR YEARS OF WORKING WH US,
IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO STACK
ENTS AND HAVE MULTIPLE THINGS
GOING ON. THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE
HAD THIS PAST WEEKEND WITH
WRESTLEMANIA, WITH THE LINKS
PLAYING, WITH PERFORMANCES AT
HENNEPIN THEATERS. SO IT WAS A
GREAT WEEKEND FOR US. WE CAN'T
WAIT TO GET ALL OF THOSE
NUMBERS. BUT THANK YOU FOR
ACKNOWLEDGING THAT, SIR.
>> GREAT. FOR THE GROUP HERE,
» GREAT. FOR THE GROUP HERE,
THIS FUND WILL HELP INCREASE
ROOM NIGHTS TRUE?
>> YES. YES, IT WILL. THAT'S THE
» YES. YES, IT WILL. THAT'S THE
OBJECTIVE IS FOR US TO EXTEND
THE LEVEL OF INVESTMENT THAT THE
CITY CURRENTLY MAKES, AND FOR US
TO HAVE WEEKENDS LIKE THIS WHERE
WE'RE ABLE TO INCREASE THE
OCCUPANCIES. I MENTIONED
EARLIER, OUR COMMUNITY HAS
LAGGED BEHIN OTHERS ACROSS THE
COUNTRY IN TERMS OF RECOVERY. SO
THIS IS GOING TO HELP US CLOSE
THAT GAP AND BOOK MORE ROOM
NIGHTS, SIR.
>> AND IT WOULD BE FAIR TO SAY
» AND IT WOULD BE FAIR TO SAY
THE VISITORS IN THE HOTELS WHEN
THEY'RE EATING OUT AND
PURCHASING GIFTS AND SO FORTH,
OTHING, THAT WE BENEFIT AS A
CITY FM THE TAX GENERATED FROM
THOSE SALES.
>> YES, SIR. CHAIR MAN,
» YES, SIR. CHAIR MAN,
COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE, YOU'RE
EXACTLY RIGHT. WE KNOW IT'S NOT
JUST IN THE HOTELS THAT THE
SPENDING OCCURS. THE EYE TEST
OM OVER THE WEEKEND, LIKE THE
HEN USE, THE LINE WAS OUT T
DOOR THE ENTIRE WEEKEND AS AN
EXAMPLE OF THE WAY PEOPLE SPREAD
TH DOLLARS AROUND. BUT YES,
SIR.
>> GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
» GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I'LL BE VOTING FOR THIS. BUT I
WOULD LIKE TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE
HEADS UP WHEN WE MEET AGAIN AS
THE BOARD, PERHAPS YOU COULD
EXPLAIN HOW THIS IS GOING TO
HELP GETHE REB PAR NUMBER UP,
REB PAR IS THE AMOUNT OF DOLLARS
FOR THE HOTEL ROOM. THAT'S
SLIPPING. I'M ASSUMING THIS WILL
HELP GET THAT BACK UP TO OUR
COMPARABLE CITIES.
>> IT'S ABOUT COMPRESSION. IT'S
» IT'S ABOUT COMPRESSION. IT'S
ABOUT HAVING DEMAND INCREASE. AS
THE DEMAND INCREASES, SO DO THE
PRICES OF THE ROOMS. THAT'S WHAT
WE NEED TO SEE WHEN THE VISITORS
COME IN.
>> I LOOK FORWARD TO MORE
» I LOOK FORWARD TO MORE
KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THAT. THANK YOU.
>> YES, SIR. AT THE BOARD
» YES, SIR. AT THE BOARD
MEETING, WE'LL MAKE A NOTE OF
THAT, SIR.
>> THANK U.
» THANK U.
>> I WILL RECOGNIZE NEXT COUNCIL
» I WILL RECOGNIZE NEXT COUNCIL
MEMBER CHAVEZ.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR OSMAN. I
» THANK YOU, CHAIR OSMAN. I
JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION. IT'S
ABOUT SLIDE NUMBER 21. JUST
CURIOUS ABOUT THE DATA O THE
HOSPITALITY WKFORCE
MINNEAPOLIS. INOW THAT I'M
TRYING TO UNDERSTAND HOW TO READ
THIS SLIDE. THERE'S CIRCLES AND
THEN NUMBERS, AND THEN I'M
ASMING IF IT'S ONE, TWO,
THREE, FOUR. I GUESS IF YOU CAN
EXPLAIN THAT. A IF WE CAN GET
ACCESS TO THE DATA JUST BECAUSE
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE WHAT IT
LOOKS LIKE ACROSSHE CITY AND
WHERE FOLKS ARE LIVING AT THAT
ARE IN THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY.
>> MAY I, COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ,
» MAY I, COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ,
ASK SANDY CHRISTENSEN FROM OUR
TEAM TO CLARIFY.
YEAH. THANK YOU.
>> CHAIR OSMAN, COUNCIL MEMBER
» CHAIR OSMAN, COUNCIL MEMBER
CHAVEZ, THANK YOU FOR THAT
QUESTION. THE CHART OR THE
GRAPHIC THAT YOU SEE ON THE
SLID BEFORE YOU IS THE RESULT
OF A SURVEY THAT WE DID OF THE
HOTELS WHO ARE MEMBERS OF THE
MINNEAPOLIS TOURISM IMPROVEMENT
DISTRICT. AND IN THAT SURVEY, WE
MERELY ASKED FOR THE Z CODES
OF THE EMPLOYEES WITHIN THEIR
ESTABLISHMENT BECAUSE WE DIDN'T
WANT ANY PERSONAL INFORMATION.
SO THERE'S NO INDIVIDUAL
ADDRESSE AND WE DID GET
INFORMATION FROM 22 OF THE 48
HOTELS. AND OF THOSE RESPONSES
THAT REPRESENTED 11,007
EMPLOYEES. AND TAKING THE ZIP
CODE PROVIDED BY EACH EMPLOE
IN THEIR RESPONSES, THEY'RE
MAPPED OUT BASED UPON THE NUMBER
EMPLOYEES WHO ARE IN THE
SPECIFIC ZIP CODE. AND THEN THE
NUMBERS THAT ARE REFLECTED ON
THERE OF COURSE ARE THE WARD
NUMBERS. IF YOU LOOK ON THE
LOWER CENTER PORTION, BIG CIRCLE
THAT REPRESENTS ABOUT 600, OVER
600 PEOPLE. IF YOU THI ABOUT
THE SIZES OF THE CIRCLES ARE
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE NUMBE OF
PEOPLE WHO ARE IN THAT ZIP CODE,
IT GETS US THAT TO
REPRESENTATION OF ABOUT 8,000.
NOW WE THINK THAT IT'S A GOOD
REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE OF A OF
THE HOLS. SO I WOULD JUST SEE
THAT THESE CIRCLES WOULD EITHER
BECOME BIGGER OR DARKER RED IF
WE OVERLAID RESPONSES FROM THE
OTHER FACILITIES.
>> THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT.
» THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT.
>> ALL RIGHT. YES. FIRST OF ALL,
» ALL RIGHT. YES. FIRST OF ALL,
THANK YOU FOR COMING BACK AND
GIVING US THE PRESENTATION, YOU
AND YOUR TEAM. THIS WAS
SOMETHING WE PASSED AND NOW WE
HAVE NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO ARE
LEARNING THE FIRST TIME WHAT
THIS PROGRAM IS ABOUT. COULD YOU
TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT,
YOU KNOW, AS YOU WERE STARTING,
THE MERT SURGE HAPPENED, AND
THAT WAS A HUGE AFFECT AND
ECONOMIC FOR OUR CITY.
ESPECIALLY HOTELS, PEOPLE WERE
NOT VISITING OUR CITY. SO HOW
DID THAT AFFECT? AND ALSOHE
FOLLOW-UQUESTION. IF WE HAD
THINGS LIKE METRO SURGE, COVID,
HOW DOES THAT KIND OF THING
AFFECT IN THIS PROGRAM OR THIS
HOSPITALITY WORKFORCE PROGRAM
OVERALL? HOW DO YOU MNTAIN THE
CONTINUING OF THIS PROGRAM?
>> CHAIR OSMAN, MEMBERS OF THE
» CHAIR OSMAN, MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITE, WE OBVIOUSLY DID NOT
ANTICIPATE OPERATION METRO
SURGE. MR. BARNHARDT A I WERE
JUST SPEAKING ABOUT THAT THE
OTHER Y. VERY THANKFUL THAT
YOU APPROVED THIS LEGISLATION
WHEN YOU DID BECAUSE IF WE HAD
NOT HAD THESE NEW DOLLARS COMIN
IN, WE WOULD HAVE BEEN IN A LOT
WORSE SHAPE RIGHT NOW. WE'RE
STILL, AS I SAID, IN RECOVERY
MODE. NOW THAT WE'RE BEYOND THAT
FIRST QUARTER AND BEGINNING TO
MAKE SOME HAY, YOU THINK YOU'RE
REFLECTIVE OF ACTIVITIES THAT
WE'RE DOING THAT HELP FOR THE
MOMENT. WE'RE DOING IMMEDIATE
ACTIVITIES SUCH AS WE'RE DOING A
SUMMER DIGITAL MARKETING
CAMPAIGN THAT'S IN THE MARKET
RIGHT NOW. BUT WE'RE ALSO
WORKING LONGER TERM FOR A
BROADER BRAND MARKETING CAMPAIGN
TO REINTROCE OURSELVES TO THE
MARKETPLACE. IT'S GOING TO BE
OUT NEXT SPRING. SO WE'REOING
DO OUR WORK AND BEING PRESENT IN
THE MARKETPLACE. PERHAPS JEFF,
WOULD YOU CARE TO TALK ABOUT
THAT AS LL?
>> I'D BE HAPPY TO STEP IN.
» I'D BE HAPPY TO STEP IN.
THANKS, AGAIN, CHAIR OSMAN AND
COUNCIL MEMBERS. MINNEAPOLIS HAS
NO RECOVERED AS WELL AS SOME OF
THE OTHER WHAT WE CALL PEER
CITIES TT WE COMPARE OURSELVES
TO SINCE COVID. WE HAD THE
RIOTS, WHICH OTHER CITIES DIDN'T
HAVE. AND THEN OPERATION METRO
SURGE WAS OBVIOUSLY SOMETHING
THAT OER CITIES DIDN'T HAVE.
WE HAD TO OVERCOME MORE. AND FOR
PRIOR TO OPERATION METRO SUE,
YOU KNOW, MINNEAPOLISAS NEEDED
TO CONTINUE ITS RECOVERY. I
THINK WE HAD A PRETTY GOOD 2024.
AND 2025 WAS DOWN A LITTLE BIT.
WHICH WAS CONCERNING. SO IT WAS
GREAT TIMING THAT THE TID BE,
YOU KNOW, BECAME ITSELF. RIGHT
WHEN WE STARTEDSSESSING THE
FEE, WE WANTED TO START SPENDING
THOSE DOLLARS TO REGAIN MARKET
SHARE. WEENT THROUGH WHAT WE
WENT THROUGH EARLIER IN THE
YEAR.RIOR TO THAT, WE HAD
PRETTY GOOD PROJECTIONS FOR 2026
IN FIRST QUARTER, AS YOU ALL
KNOW, THE CITY IN GENERAL, WE
TOOK AUGE DIVE. AND WEERE
CONCERD AS A COMMITTEE AND AS
AN INDUSTRY THAT IT WAS GOING TO
BE WORSE OFF, YOU KNOW,
INDEFINITELY THAN MAYBE WHERE
WE'RE AT NOW. WE'RE FEELING A
LITTLE BIT BETTER. BUT THE
COMMITTEE MET WEEKLY TO AT FIRST
PAUSE INITIATIVES. WE STARTED
TAILORING AND RAMPING BACK UP
OUR ADVERTISING AND SPENDING
THEREAFTER WHICH WE THINK WE GOT
MORE IMMIATE FTRECOVERY.
AND MEET MINNEAPOLIS EXECUTING
OUR AN THEREAFTER.
>> AY. NO. I JUST WANTO SAY
» AY. NO. I JUST WANTO SAY
THAT TID IS A BRILLIANT IDEA.
I'M SUPER EXCITED TO CONTINUE TO
SUPPORT. I DO WANT TO THANK YOUR
LEADERSHIP, ALL OF YOU TO
NTINUE, YOU KNOW, INVITE AND
TALK ABOUT THE GROWTH OF OUR
BU
LEADERS OVER OUR CITY, WE HAVE
YOUR BACK. WE ARE EXCITED THIS
IS GOING WELL. AND WE'RE HOPING
THAT OUR BACK IN THE OLD DAYS
AND ECOMIC IS SOMETHING THAT
WILL GROW, AS YOU NTIONED, THE
HOSPITALITY IS A LOT OF
RESIDENTS OF MINNEAPOLIS WORKERS
RELY ON. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
PROGRAMS AND WORKFORCE PROGRAMS.
WE LOOK FORWARD FOR MANY YEARS.
HOPEFULLY WE CAN HEAR EVEN
BETTER NUMBERS NT YEAR. I WILL
RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER PEARLL
WARREN. SORRY.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR OSMAN. I
» THANK YOU, CHAIR OSMAN. I
WANT TO FIRST OF ALL SAYHANK
YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. AND
ALL OF THE HARD WORK THAT YOU
ALL ARE DOING IN ENSURING THAT
WE HAV THE SPACE AND THE
OPPORTUNITY TO WELCOME PEOPLE
BACK TO OUR GREAT CITY. YES, WE
HAVE BEEN THROUGH A LOT. BUT
THIS IS REALLY TAILORING TO OUR
RESILIENCE AS A CITY AND AS A
COMMUNITY. AND SHOWS OUR
BUOYANCY. SO I AM APPRECIATIVE
OF THAT. I'M APPRECIATIVE FOR
THE CONTINUED OPPORTUNITIES. I'M
EXCITED FOR THE EVENTS THAT ARE
COMING. A FOR THE EXPANSION OF
OUR HOSPITALITY TEAM AS WE'RE
GREETING MORE TOURIS AND
TRAVELERS AND INDIVIDUALS WHO
ARE COMING INTO TOUR CITY.
IT'S GOOD WORK. THANK YOU FOR
L THAT YOU DO. I APPRECIATE
IT.
>> VICE CHAIR CHOWDHURY.
» VICE CHAIR CHOWDHURY.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHAIR
» THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHAIR
OSMAN. THIS IS A REALLY EXCITING
REPORT FIRST ANNUAL REPORT OF
THIS. SO IT IS A REALLY BIG
DEAL. AND WHEN WE WERE
DISCUSSING THIS IN AGENDA
SETTING, JEFF WAS LIKE, WE'RE
ING TO COME. NO, THIS IS
EXCITI
ABOUT, AND REALLY IMPORTANT
WORK. I JUST WANT TO START OFF
BY THANKING COUNCIL MEMBER
RAINVILLE AND COUNCIL MEMBER
WONSLEY FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP ON
WORKING ON THIS. AND THANK YOU
TO JEFFND EVERYONE A PART OF
MEET MINNEAPOLIS AND THE MTID
BOARD. THIS IS REALLY EXCELLENT.
I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO
SEEING WHAT MORE HAPPENS AS THIS
CONTINUES. SOME HIGHLIGHTS FOR
ME THAT I REALLY LIKED AND WOULD
LOVE TO SEE GROW IS JUST THE
INCLUSIVE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
WORK. I THINK THAT'S SUPER
IMPORTANT. I THINK WE'RE IN A
REALLY, REALLY INTERESTING,
DIFFICULT TIMES IT COMES FOR
OUR WORKFORCE. AND PEOPLE
LOOKING FOR AOOD PAYING JOB OR
A PLACE WHERE THEY CAN STEIN
TO THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY
RIGHT NOW. AND THIS IS A GREAT
OPPORTITY FOR US TO GIVE
PEOPLE A HAND UP AND A PATHWAY.
SO WOULD LOVE TO SEE THAT GROW,
ESPECIALLY SINCE YEAH, I THINK I
HEAR MORE AND MORE FROM WORKING
PEOPLE RIGHT NOW THAT THEY'RE
STRUGGLING TO FIND EMPLOYMENT OR
STRUGGLING TO FIND A PLACE WRE
TD
WAGE OR A GOOD SALARY WHERE THEY
AREN'T HAVING TO HAVE THREE TO
FOUR JOBS. THAT'S WHY INCUBATING
THIS PART OF IT REALLY DOES
MATTER INTO THE FUTURE. I MEAN,
IT'S SO INCREDIBLE THAT WE ARE
GOING TO HAVE ANONYMOUS FOOD
CRITICS COMING THROUGHOUT THE
CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS FOR TT
MICHELIN GUIDE. AS A TOURIST, AS
A FOODIE, AS SOMEONE WHO LOVES
TO EAT AT ALL OF OUR
RESTAURANTS, THAT JUST GETS ME
REALLY EXCITED. WE SAW ON THE
INCREDIBLE MAP THAT YOU SHOWED
US H MUCH OF THE WORKFORCE IN
OUR CITY REALLY DELIVERS TO MAKE
THAT TYPE OF EXCELLENCE FOR THE
RESTAURANTS AND FOOD BUSINESSES
THAT ARE HERE. THAT ARE PUTTING
MINNEAPOLIS ON THE MAP. AND SO
FOSTERING THAT IS REALLY GREAT.
AN I LOV THAT WE'RE GOING TO
BE A PART OF THAT MICHELIN
GUIDE. THE THING THAT IS A SUPER
BIG POSITIVE AND I'M BUMMED
ABOUT IS THE SAVANNAH BANANAS, I
DIDN'T REALIZE THEY WERE COMING
AND EVERYTHING IS SOLD OUT. ALL
THREE DAYS ARE SOLD OUT. GREAT
JOB ON THAT. PLEASE BRING THEM
BACK. IT'S JUST HILARIOUS. SH
A FUN THING. I FOLLOWED THEM ON
SOCIAL MEDIA FOR SUCH A LONG
TIME. THAT'S REALLY EXCELLENT. I
GUESS ONE OFHE QUESTIONS THAT
I HAVE AND I'M INTERESTED IN IS
KIND OF LIKE WHAT HAS MTID'S
ROLE BEEN IN KIND OF MARKETING
AND ELEVATING THE AMAZING EVENTS
AND ACTIVITIES WE HAVE DURING
PRIDE MONTH IN THE CITY OF
MINNEAPOLIS? MINNEAPOLIS WAS
HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDSND ND. LIKE
HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE JUS LIKE ON
A SQUARE BLOCK DOING THEIR
THING. AND I WANTED TO SEE IF
YO HAD ANY PLANS YOU'RE
DISCUSSING INTO THE FUTURE, TOO.
>>HANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS,
» HANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS,
COUNCILWOMAN CHOWDHURY. I THINK
IT'S AWEME THAT TID, AND
OVERNIGHT INVITATION DRIVES ALL
INDUSTRIES, THE RESTAURANTS.
WE'RE THANKFUL WE CAN HAVE AN
IMPACT BEYOND JUST HOTELS. WE'RE
SEEING A LOT OF PARTNER
ORGANIZ
WHAT WE'RE OFFERING. WE HAVE A
VERY ACTIVE COMMUNITY, WHICH IS
EXCITING TO. AS IT PERTAINS TO
MULTIPLYING THE IMPACT OF
EVENTS, WE HAVE HIRED AN AGENCY
OF RECORD THAT'S GOING TO HELP
US KIND OF PERPETUATES THE WINS
THAT MINNEAPOLIS WANTS TO
CELEBRATE. ALTHOUGH WE'VE NOW
CHOSEN THEM, WE'RE GIVEN THEM
THE DOWNLOAD. PRETTY SOON YOU'RE
GOING TO START SEEING THE MEDIA
AND THE SOCIAL CHAELS KIND OF
AMPLIFIED AROUND ALL THESE
EVENTS. MAYBE WE DIDN'T G IT
QUITE IN ORDER FOR PRIDE THIS
YEAR, 2026. BUT WE'RE THINKING
ALL OF THESE EVENTS IN 2027 ARE
GOING TO HAVE STRONGER MEDIA
STRENGTH BEHIND THEM, WHICH WE
THINK IS GOING TO BE AWESOME TO
AMPLIFY THAT.
>> THAT'S AWESOME TO HEAR. I'LL
» THAT'S AWESOME TO HEAR. I'LL
JUST SHARE WHEN I WAS OUT DURING
THIS PRIDE WEEKEND, I TALKED TO
SO MY PEOPLE THAT WERE
VISITING OUR CITY. BECAUSE I WAS
LIKE, OKAY, I GET TO BE A
PROMOTER FOR MINNEAPOLIS
TONIGHT. I WAS AT FIRST AVENUE
AND ALL OF THESE STROBE LIGHTS,
THEY'RE JUST SITTING ON THE
TABLE. SO I'M GOING TO HAND THEM
OUT AND WE'RE GNG TO HAVE A
GOOD TIME.
ESPECIALLY IN THIS MOMENT IN OUR
COUNTRY, W HAVE CAUSE TO
CELEBRATE THIS COMMUNITY. I
HEARD FROM SO MANY INDIVIDUALS
MINNESOTA COMING IN OR OTHER
PARTS OF THE MIDWEST WHERE THEY
DON'T FEEL LIKE THAT IS A PLACE
WHERE THEY GET TO BE OUT AND
PROUD AND CELEBRATE. SO WE GET
TO BE A NORTH STAR CITY FOR
PEOPLE TO COME TOGETHER IN THAT
WAY. AND LIKE, CELEBRATE THEIR
LF-EXPRESSION AND WHO THEY
LOVE. SO I WOULD LOVE IT SEE
MTID BE A HUGE PART OF THAT. WE
HAVE SO MANY AMAZING PERFORMERS,
DRAG STARS, BALLROOM PERFORMERS,
WHO ARE GAINING NOTORIETY. HOW
COOL WOULD IT BE IF WE WERE ABLE
TO ELEVATE TT TYPE OF
PERFORMER AND HAVE THEM BE A
NATIONAL NAME AND A DRAW. LIKE I
REALLY THINK THERE'S A LOT OF
POTENTIAL THERE.
>> MINNEAPOLIS IS COOL. AND WE
» MINNEAPOLIS IS COOL. AND WE
GOTTA TELL THE WORLD AGAIN.
>> RIGHT.
» RIGHT.
>> AND AMPLIFY THIS. APPRECIATE
» AND AMPLIFY THIS. APPRECIATE
THOSCOMMENTS.
>> ALL RIGHT. GREAT. NEXT, I
» ALL RIGHT. GREAT. NEXT, I
WILL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER
SHAFFER.
>> YEAH, I JUST WANT TO PUBLICLY
» YEAH, I JUST WANT TO PUBLICLY
SAY THANK YOU TO E TID
COMMITTEE FOR ALL THIS INITIAL
INVESTMENT OF TIME. HUGE INITIAL
INVESTMENT OF TIME. AND THE
SERIOUSNESS WITH WHICH YOU HAVE
ALLY TAKEN THIS ROLE OF
SETTING THE FOUNDATION AS THE
FIRST TID COMMITTEE TO REALLY
SET A STRONG FOUNDATION FOR ALL
THAT'S TO COME AS WE ROLL OUT
THIS NEW TAXING AUTHORITY. SO
THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR HARD
WORK. A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.
NUMBER ONE, HAVE YOU SEEN YOUR
OCCUPANCY RATES RISING SINCE TID
HAS UNLEASHED ITSELF? IS IT
STARTING TO TND UPWARD FROM
WHERE YOU WERE? I KNOW WE'RE
STILL KIND OF DIGGING OURSELVES
OUT OF THE HOLE SO TO SPEAK FROM
PREVIOUS YEARS. DO YOU SEE ANY
?
>> THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION.
» THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION.
ON A SUSTAINED LEVEL, OUR
OCCUPANCY STILL IS LAGGING YEAR
TO DATE. ON WEEKENDS, WHEN WE
HAVE MAJOR EVENTS AND
CONVENTIONS IN TOWN THAT
CONVERGE AND CREATE THE
DEPRESSION, WE SEE AN INCREASE.
THIS PAST JUNE AND JULY WERE
VERY, VERY STRONG MONTHS FOR US
FOR OCCUNCY. AND AVERAGE DAILY
RATE HENCE REV PAR WERE RISING.
WE'VE DONE MH BETTER ON THE
REV PAR SIDE THAN OCCUPANCY.
WHEN WE CONVERGE, THAT'S WHEN WE
CAN MAKE HAY. WHERE WE STILL LAG
IS THE REDUCTION OF BUSINESS
TRAVEL THAT OCCURRED FOLLOWING
E PANDEMIC. AND SO ONCEHAT
RETURNS, SINCE THAT HAS NOT
RETURN, WE ARE MUCH MORE
RELIANT ON SPECIAL EVENTS AND
CONVTIONS. AND THAT'S WHY
WE'RE WORKING HARD TO FILL THE
GAP.
>> YUP. THAT'S GREAT. AND THEN I
» YUP. THAT'S GREAT. AND THEN I
HAD A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS ON
SLIDES 20 AND 21. IF WE COULD
JUST QUICKLY PULL THOSE UP
AGAIN. OBVIOUSLY, WE'RE REALLY
EXCITED ABOUT DRIVING REVENUE
FOR THE CITY. AND DRIVING
REVENUE FOROME OF THESE
OCCUPANCY RATES. BUT ALSO I
REALLY AM GRATEFUL THAT YOU
INCLUDED THESE TWO SLIDES
BECAUSE NOT ONLY REVEN AND
OCCUPANCY RATES, ET CETERA, BUT
YOU'RE DRIVING ACTUAL JOBS FOR
OUR RESIDENTS, RIGHT? SO I
REALLY APPRECIATE THAT SEEING
THE MAP.
>> DO YOU WANT THIS SLIDE OR THE
» DO YOU WANT THIS SLIDE OR THE
NEXT ONE?
>> THIS ONE IS GREAT TO START
» THIS ONE IS GREAT TO START
WITH. ON THIS SLIDE, SEEING THAT
DECREASE, IT SEEMS A LITTLE MORE
SLIGHT THAN WHAT THE FEDERAL
RESERVE REPORTED FOR
ACCOMMODATION JOB DECREASES IN
MID-MAY. SO I'M CURIOUS, YOU
OW, IF YOU SAW THAT REPORT AND
DO YOU FEEL THAT WAS A LITTLE
INFLATED COMPARED TO THESE
NUMBERS? I MEAN, I GUESS MAYBE
JUST TO YOUR CONFIDENCE IN THIS.
BECAUSE I THINK THIS PERCENTAGE,
I THINK THEY SAID ABOUT 17%
DECREASE IN AOMMODATION JOBS.
I'M SURE THAT'S PROBABLY THE
RESTAURANTS AND THE WORKERS IN
THE HOTEL BOTH. SO IS THIS, I
MEAN, I'M JUST WONDERING ABOUT
THAT DIFFERENTIAL BETWEEN WHAT
YOU'RE PRESENTING AND WHAT THAT
REPORT WAS OUT. AND MAYBE IT'S
NOT THAT MUCH OF A DIFFERENCE
THAT WE'RE WORRIED ABOUT IT. BUT
I'M JUST EXCITED THAT IF, YOU
KNOW, MAYBE WE'RE TRENDING EVEN
BETTER SINCE THAT REPORT CAME
OUT.
>> CHAIR OSMAN, COUNCIL MEMBER
» CHAIR OSMAN, COUNCIL MEMBER
SHAFFER, I WILL ATTEMPT TO
ANSWER THAT QUESTION. FIRST, I
DATA REFLECTED ON THIS SLIDE IS
AS OF 2025, AND I BELIEVE THAT
MELVIN ALLUDED TO EARLIER THAT
THE FIRST QUARTER OF '26 WAS
SIGNIFICANTLY WORSE THAN WHAT IT
HERE. AND ALSO, TOO, I'LL
REFER TO THE FEDERAL RESERVE IS
MORE OF A REGIONAL REPORT. BUT
TO THAT POINT, I THINK IS MORE
OF A TIMING ISSUE THAT THE DATA
THAT WE HAVE HERE AVAILABLE IS
SLIGHTLY DATED AND THAT WHAT YOU
WOULD SEE IF WE WERE TO PULL THE
Q1 REPORT FROM DEED WOULD BE
LOWER.
>> THANK YOU. I JUST FOR SOME
» THANK YOU. I JUST FOR SOME
REASON FORGOT IT WAS 2025 VERSUS
2026. THANK YOU FOR REMINDING ME
OF THAT. I JUST WANT TO POINT
THAT OUT BECAUSEHIS IS
SOMETHING THAT I THINK IS A REAL
OPPORTUNITY FOR US IS TO FIGURE
T HOW WE CAN TRY -- BECAUSE WE
DIRECTLY SAW ON YOUR NEXT SLIDE
THESE JOBS ARE JOBS FOR OUR
RESIDENTS. IF WE'RE SEEING 15%
DECREASE, 17% DECREASE IN OUR
HOTEL JO, THAT MEANS LESS JOBS
FOR OUR RESIDENTS. SO I JUST
WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT
CORRELATION AND HOW IMPTANT
THAT IS. AND OF COURSE IN THAT
SAME REPORT WHEN THEY POINT TO
THE DECREASES IN THE FULL-TIME
RESTAURANT AND PART-TIME
RESTAURANT LOSS OF JOBS, IT'S
EVEN HIGHER. 35%, 34%. SOE
HAVE TO GET OUR THOUGHT PROCESS
GOING AROUND THAT AND BE ALL IN
ON HOW WE CAN DRIVE THAT THE
OTHER DIRECTION BECAUSE WE NEED
THOSE JOBS FOR OUR RESIDENTS. SO
I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT THESE
TWO SLIDES. POINT OUT THAT
INFORMATION AND JUST TELL YOU
THANK YOU FOR INCLUDING THOSE
O SLIDES. AND ONE OTHER THING,
IS THEICHELIN INVESTMENT AN
ANNUAL ONE OR A MULTI-YEAR?
>> CHAIR OSMAN, COUNCIL MEMBER
» CHAIR OSMAN, COUNCIL MEMBER
SHAFFER, THE MICHELIN IS A
THREE-YEAR INITIAL INVESTMENT
AND COMMITMENT.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
» ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
AND AGAIN, CHEERING YOU ON AND
SO PROUD OF THE WORK THAT YOU'VE
DONE TO DATE.
>>OUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE.
» OUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE.
>> THANK YOU. SO I WANT TO NOT
» THANK YOU. SO I WANT TO NOT
ONLY THANK THE VOLUNTEER
HOTELIERS WHO ARE HERE TODAY,
BUT REALLY YOUR NINE-PERSON
BOARD. IF YOU COULD JUST PASS
THAT ON AT YOU NEXT MEETING.
YOU KNOW THE BUSINESS BETTER
THAN ANYBODY. YOU HAVE YOUR
SLEEVES UP.
THE HOTELIERS ARE INVESTED IN
YOUR HOTELS. IT'S YOUR
LIVELIHOOD. I APPRECIATE THE
TIME YOU'VE SPENT GUIDING THE
STAFF OF MEET MINNEAPOLIS TO
BRING NEEDS BACK. I WANT TO KNOW
HOW DO I GET THE PEOPLE OF
MICHELIN TO COME TO LC'S BOWLING
ALLEY FOR BREAKFAST.
>> CHA OSMAN, COUNCIL MEMBER
» CHA OSMAN, COUNCIL MEMBER
RAINVILLE, MICHELIN MAKES THOSE
DECISIONS ON THEIR OW THEY
DON'T GIVE U ANY INSIGHT AS TO
THEIR SECRETISSIONSNTO
DINING ESTABLISHMENTS. WHA I
LL SAY IS THOUGH THEY HAVE
SEVERAL CATEGORIES BEYOND THE
STARS. MICHELIN RECOMMENDED
RESTAURANTS AS WELL. THEY'VE
EVEN RANKED FOOD TRUCKS IN THE
PAST. SO THERE'S LOTS OF
OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR DINING
SCENE TO BE ACKNOWLEDGED.
>> THANK YOU, MELVIN.
» THANK YOU, MELVIN.
>> I WAS HOPING TY'D BE
» I WAS HOPING TY'D BE
PUBLIC TUNED IN TO THIS RIGHT
NOW.
>> WELL JEFF, I THINK YOUAVE
» WELL JEFF, I THINK YOUAVE
THE POWER IT D SOMETHING. SO I
HAVE HIGH EXPECTATIONS.
>> ALL RIGHT. WONDERFUL. THANK
» ALL RIGHT. WONDERFUL. THANK
YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR
PRESENTATION TODAY. I WILL MOVE
THIS ITEM FOR APPROVAL. ALL
THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> AYE.
» AYE.
>> AND THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY.
» AND THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY.
THE AYES HAVE IT AND THE MOTION
CARRIES. NEXT ITEM WE HAV IS,
LET ME SEE HERE, IT' A
DISCUSSION ITEM. NEXT IS A
DISCUSSION ITEM THAT CTINUE
LAST CYCLE. AND IT'S RENTAL
LICENSE REINSTATEMENT FOR THE
PROPERTY AT 2113 ILLION AVENUE
NORTH. I BELIEVE STAFF I HERE
TO PROVI UPDAT. WELCOME.
>> HI. THANK YOU. GOOD
» HI. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS JORDAN.
S
MEMBERS, MY NAME IS JORDAN
HOOKS. I'M THE RENTAL LICENSE
OPERATIONS ANALYST. DURINGUR
LAST MEETING, OUR LAST COMMITTEE
MEETING, I BECAME AWARE OF THE
CUPANCY AT THIS ADDRESS. AFTER
THATMEETING, I ASKED O OF THE
MEMBERS OF REGULATORY SERVICES
TO INTERPRET ON A CALL WITH ME
AND THE PROPERTY OWNER. PROPERTY
OWNER IS A SPANISH SPEAKING
RESIDENT. DURING TT CALL, I
DID FIND OUT THAT THE PROPERTY
OWNER DID NOT LIVE AT THE
PROPERTY AT THE TIME THE
APPLICATION WAS SUITTED. SINCE
THEN, THE PROPERTY OWNER HAS
MOVED IN TO THE PROPERTY AND IS
OCCUPYING ONE UNIT WITH FAMILY.
WE WILL UPDATE THAT LICENSE OR
THAT CONTACT ADDRESS ON THE
ACTUAL RENTAL LICENSE. WE ALSO
HAD A SPANISH SPEAKING HOUSING
LIAISON DOOR KNOCK AT THE
PROPERTY. THE PROPERTY OWNER AND
FAMILY ARE LIVING INHE UPPER
UNIT. AND THE LOWER UNIT IS
VACANT ANDEADY TO BE RENTED
OUT. WE RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT
YOU CONSIDERHE REINSTATEMENT.
>> WONDERFUL. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
» WONDERFUL. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO OPEN
FOR DISCUSSION. AND I SEE
COUNCIL MEMBER WARR. PLEASE GO
AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR OSMAN. THANK
» THANK YOU, CHAIR OSMAN. THANK
YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR DUE
DILIGENCE IN THE WORK.
I HAD DRIVEN PAST ALL OF THE
PROPERTIES THAT WERE ON THE
PLICATION, WHETHER IT
BELONGING TO THE PREVIOUS OWNER
AND THE CURRENT APPLICANT.
BECAUSE I WASN'T EXACTLYLEAR
ON WHOSE RESPONSIBILITY WAS IT
FOR WHAT AND WHO. BUT I WENT. I
WALKED AROUND. I TAKE PICTURES.
I'M THAT COUNCILPERSON. SO IF
YOU ARE GOING T DO BUSINESS, I
WANT IT TO BE ETHICAL AND
QUALITY BUSINESS. AND I WANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT MISSING
ANY THINGS BECAUSE TEAM WORK
WILL MAKE A DREAM WORK. THANK
YOU FOR YOUR DUE DILIGENCE AND
YO WORK. I WILL MOVE THIS
FORWARD FOR RECOMMENDATION.
ANYOU.
>> THANK YOU. SEEING NO ONE
» THANK YOU. SEEING NO ONE
ELSE, ON THAT MOTION, ALL THOSE
IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> AYE.
» AYE.
>> AND THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY.
» AND THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY.
THE AYES HAVE IT AND THE MOTN
CAIES.
>> THANK YOU.
» THANK YOU.
>>UR NEXT ITEM IS A DISCUSSION
» UR NEXT ITEM IS A DISCUSSION
WHICIS AN APPOINTMENT TO THE
MINNESOTA BALLPARK AUTHORITY.
THIS WAS SUBMITTED BY COUNCIL
MEMBER VETAW. IT'S OPEN FOR
DISCUSSION. BUT I DOANT TO
GIVE YOU THAT I AM HAVING -- I
HAD A CONVERSATION WITH COUNCIL
MEMBER VETAW AND ALSO COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, AND I AM MOVING THIS
ITEM WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION. ARE
THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT?
COUNCIL MEMBER WARREN, PLEASE GO
AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU. I'M ACTUALLY VERY
» THANK YOU. I'M ACTUALLY VERY
GLAD TO SEE THIS ON THE AGENDA
HERE FOR DISCUSSION. AND I AM
PLEASED TO APPROVE JUSTIN BAYLOR
FOR HIS APPOINTMENT TO THE SEAT
BEGINNIN JANUARY 1ST, 2026, AND
ENDINGECEMBER 31ST, 2029, FOR
THE MINNESOTA BALLPARK
AUTHORITY.
>> ALL RIGHT. SEEING NO ONE
» ALL RIGHT. SEEING NO ONE
ELSE. OH, I SEE COUNCIL MEMBER
CHAVEZ.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR OSMAN. I
» THANK YOU, CHAIR OSMAN. I
JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THE
PUIC KNOWS THAT JUST BECAUSE
YOU'RE MOVING IT FORWARD WITHOUT
RECOMMENDATION DOESN'T MEAN YOU
WANT TO MAKE THAT CLEAR. THANK
YOU.
>> SURE. YUP. THAT'S CORRECT.
» SURE. YUP. THAT'S CORRECT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. ON THAT
MOTION TO MOVE THIS ITEM WITHOUT
RECOMMENDATION TO THE FULL
COUNCIL, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY
AYE.
>> AYE.
» AYE.
>> AND THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY.
» AND THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY.
THE AYES HAVE IT AND THE MOTION
CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. OUR LAST ONE
IS WE'LL BE RECEIVING AND FILING
THE SECOND REPORT APART FROM THE
RENTAL LICENSE ORDINANCE
IMPLEM
JOSIE SHARDLOW. WELCO.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR OSMAN,
» GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR OSMAN,
COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS
JOSIE SHARDLOW I'M THE DIRECR
OF OPERATIONS AND ENGAGEMENT
WITH REGULATORY SERVICES. I'M
HERE TODAYN RESPONSE TO A
SERIES OF LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVES
OUT A NEW LICENSING ORDINANCE.
TODAY'S PRESENTATION IS ACTUALLY
THE SECOND ONE IN THE SERIES. SO
IF YOU'D LIKE TO WATCH THE
FIRST, DIRECTO APRIL BOUGHGUARD
OF INSPECTION SERVICES SPOKE ON
MAY 13TH. PAST LAST YEAR,
ORDINANCE NUMBER 2025-047 WILL
REQUIRE RENTAL LICENSE RENEWALS
FOR PROPERTIES IN THE HIGHEST
RISK TIER, OR THOSE WITH RENTAL
LICENSING CONDITIONS, TO GO
BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL BEFORE
CONSIDERATION. THE ORDINANCE IS
CURRTLY SET TO GONTO EFFECT
ON JANUARY 1ST, 2027. SO I'LL
COVER OUR PGRESS AND
IMPLEMENTATION AS WELL AS
PROVIDE DATA ABOUT RENTAL
CENSE
ABOUT CHANGES TO RENTAL
LICENSING TIERING. BEFORE
ADDRESSING THE LEGISLATIVE
DIRECTIVES QUESTIONS, I'D LIKE
TO PROVIDE A BRIEF OVERVIEW
ABOUT THAT TIERING SYSTEM THAT
WE HAVE. THE CITY'S RENTAL
LICEE PROGRAM IS FAIRLY UNIQUE
IN THAT WE CATORIZE RENTAL
PROPERTIES INTO TIERS. THE TIER
IMPACTS HOW FREQUENTLY WE
INSPECT THE PROPERTY AND RENTA
LICENSE FEES. TRANSPARENCY ABOUT
THE PLACES THEY CALL HOME, AND
IT'SESIGNED TO HELP THE CITY
DEDICATE MORE ATTENTION TO THE
PROPERTIES THAT NEED IT MOST.
THE PROPERTY CONDITION TIER IS
RECORDS THAT WE HAVE FROM BOTH
PROACTIVE AND COMPLAINT-BASED
INSPECTIONS. BASED ON INSPECTION
HISTORY, PROPERTIES I TIER ONE
ARE PRESUMED TO HAVE THE FEWEST
NUMBER OF CODE VIOLATIONS. WE
PLAN INSPECTIONS FOR TIER 1
PROPERTIES EVERY EIGHT YEARS.
YOU'LL ALSO NOTICE THERE'S A
TIER 1D CATEGORY. STANDS FOR
DEFAULT. THAT'S THE CATEGORY FOR
PROPERTIES THAT ARE LICENSED FOR
THE FIRST TIME AND HAVE NOT Y
HAD AN INSPECTION. CANDIDLY WE
KNOW THAT THE NAME CAUSES
CONFUSION. TIER 1D PROPERTIES
ARE NOT THE SAME AS TIER 1. THIS
CATEGORY JUST MEANS WE DON'T
HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION TO PUT
IT INTO AN APPROPRIATE TIER YET.
NEXT, BASED ON INSPECTION
HISTORY, PROPERTIES IN TIER 2
ARE PRESUMED TO HAVE MORE
DOCUMENTED ISSUES THAN TIER 1.
THOSE INSPECTIONS FOR THOSE
PROPERTIES A PLANNED EVERY
FIVE YEARS.ND FINALLY, BASED
ON INSPECTION HISTORY, TIER 3
PROPERTIES ARE PRESUMED TO HAVE
THE MOST CODE VIOLATIONS OUT OF
ALL THE RENTAL PROPERTIES IN
MINNEAPOLIS. WE DO ANNUAL
INSPECTIONS FOR THOSE
PROPERTIES. WHILE THE CITY HAS
SOMETIMES TREATED TIERING AS A
WAY TO DISCLOSE PROPERTY
CONDITION TO RENTS, WE'D BEGUN
ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO VIEW IT
MORE AS A POTENTIAL WARNING
SYSTEM. INSTEAD OF A LITMUS TEST
FOR LET'S SAY WHETHER A PROPERTY
IS IN GOOD OR BAD SHAPE AT THIS
MOMENT. IT'S IMPORTANT TO
UNDERSTAND THAT THE TIER DOES
NOT ALWAYS MATCH A PROPERTY'S
CURRENT CONDITION. BECAUSE IT'S
BASED ON FINDINGS IN THE LAST
TWO YEARS, PROACTIVE AND
COMPLAINT-BASED INSPECTIONS,
IT'S A BETTER INDICATOR OF A
PROPER'S HISTORY OR AT LEAST
WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THAT HISTORY
BASED ON LIKE I SAID EITHER THE
COMPLAINTS OR THE PROACTIVE
INSPTION. SOMETIMES A TIERED
STATUS IS BASED ON MINIMAL DATA.
IF A PROPERTY HAD INSPECTION
SEVEN YEARS AGO AND WE RECEIVED
LITTLE TO NO 311 COMPLAINTS, IN
THE MEANTIME, IT COULD MEAN WE
N
SEVERAL YEARS TO OBSERVE ANY
CODE VIOLATIONS. LASTLY, A
PROPERTY CONDITION CAN CHANGE
THE INSTANT AN INSPECTOR LEAVES
FOR BET R OR WORSE. IT MIGHT NOT
ALIGN WITH WHAT A RENTER WOULD
EXPECT. SO LIFE SAFETY
VIOLATIONS INFLUENCE THE TIERED
REFLECTION OF OUR DEPARTMENT'S
DEEP COMMITMENTO PRIORITIZING
RENTER SAFETY. HOWEVER, SOME
LIFE SAFETY ISSUES LIKE A SMOKE
DETECTOR WITHOUT BATTERIES MAY
FEEL LESS VISIBLE ON RE
IN TIME FOR THE028 LICENSE
RENEWAL CYCLE. WE'RE ACTIVELY
WORKING NOW THROUGH IDEATION
ANALYSIS AND COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT. WE DID HOST A POLICY
ROUNDTABLE IN EARLY JUNE TO
SHARE MORE ABOUT THESE EFFORTS.
AND WANT TO THANK EVERYONE WHO
WAS ABLE TO ATTEND AND OFFER TO
MEET ONE ON ONE TO CONNECT AND
BRING FOLKS UP TO SPEED IF YOU
WANT TO GO DEEPER ON THAT TOPIC.
MOVING ON TO OUR IMPLEMENTATION
OF THE NEW RENTAL LICENSE
ORDINANCE AND RELATED DATA.
CURRENTLY, WE HAVE JUST ABOUT
23,000 RENTAL LICENSES. THE AND
I WOULD JUST LIKE TO TAKE THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE THE SIX
STAFF WHO PROCESSED THOSE
APPLI
ANNUALLY, IN ADDITION TO MANY
NEW APPLICATIONS THROUGHOUT THE
YEAR. THOSE LICENSES DESIGNATED
ASIGH RISK FOR THE PURPOSES OF
THIS ORDINANCE ARE TIER 3
PROPERTIES AS WELL AS THOSE
WITH RENTAL LICENSE COITIONS.
RENTAL LICENSE CONDITIONS MEANS
THAT CITY COUNCIL HAS APPROVED A
PROPERTY OWNER TO CONTINUE
HAVIY
MEET CRITERIA OVER 36 MONTHS.
CURRENTLY, ABOUT 74 PROPERTIES
FALL INTO THESE TWO CATEGORIES.
BUT I WANT TO FLAG THAT THAT'S
JUST OUR WORKING NUMBER FOR NOW.
IT WILL CHANGE FROM YEAR TO
YEAR. AND UPDATES THAT WE'RE
WORKING TO FINE TUNE TIERING
WILL DEFINITELY IMPACT THAT
NUMBER. YOU CAN SEE IN THIS MAP
THAT GEOGRAPHICALLY TIER 3
PROPERTIES ARE SPREAD ACROSS
MINNEAPOLIS. AND I'LL JUST NOTE
AT EVEN THOUGH TIERING HAS ITS
LIMITATIONS, I DO WANT TO
RECOGNIZE THEUMEROUS TIER 1
PROPERTY OWNERS WHO ARE DOING
THEIR PART TO MEE OR EXCEED
MINIMUM HOUSING STANDARDS. AND
NOW I'LL SHARE SOME
OPPORTUNITIES IN THIS NEXT PHASE
VALUE, THIS NEW LICENSING
PROCESS FOR HIGH RISK PROPERTY
APPEARS SIMPLE BECAUSE OTHER
LICENSES AT THE CITY DO COME
BEFORE COUNCIL. IN REALITY, THE
OPERATIONAL AND TECHNOLOGY
CHANGES AND HANDS ON STAFF
INVOLVEMENT MAKE THIS QUITE
LAYERED AND COMPLEX TO
IMPLEMENT. BECAUSE OF THAT, THE
AN EXTENSION TO THE
IMPLEMENTATION DATE TO
MARCH 1ST, 2028. THIS ERA TIME
OPENS UP SEVERAL OPPORTUNITIES
FOR REGULATORY SERVICES STAFF TO
STRENGTHEN THE ORDINANCE'S
IMPACT AND PROACTIVELY IRON OUT
CRITICAL PROCESSES. WE'RE ALSO
DISCUSSING A TECHNICAL AMENDMENT
THE AUTHORS TO REFLECT THEIR
INTENTIONS THAT THE RENEWALS
COME BEFORE THE BODY. A
MARCH 1ST, 2028, IMPLEMENTATION
DATE WOULD BE ADVANTAGEOUS FOR
FOUR MAIN REASONS: FIRST, THIS
WOULD ALIGN WITH THE RENTAL
LICENSE RENEWAL CYCLE AND WHEN
WE'LL ROLL OUT CHANGES TO THAT
TIERING SYSTEM. THEN WITH THE
LARGE VOLUME OF RENTALS WE
LICENSE AND INSPECT, WE'RE ALSO
WORKING TO BE STRATEGIC WITH
STEWARDING OUR STAFF TIME. THIS
ADDITIONAL TIME WILL HOPEFULLY
HELP US FIND WAYS TO MITIGATE
CHALLENGES THAT WOULD OTHERWISE
PULL INSPECTORS AWAYROM THEIR
INSPECTIONS OR STRAIN LIMITED
STAFF CAPACITY AND OTHER TEA
WHO WILL BE INVOLVED IN
IMPLEMENTING THIS PROCESS.
THIRDLY, MULTIPLE SOFTWARE WILL
SUPPORT THIS NEW LICENSING
PROCESS. AS SOFTWARE CHALLENGES
ARE IN THE WORKS THIS YEAR AND
BEYOND, WE WANT OUR SYSTEMS TO
FUNCTION AS SMOOTHLY AS POSSIBLE
TO BEST SUPPORT RENTERS AND
ENSURE OUR RECORDS ARE ACCURATE.
THE 311 LOGIN TRANSITION. WE'D F
HAVE MORE TIME TO WORK WITH IT
ON ELMS PROCESS CHANGES AND THE
SYSTEMS MIGRATION CHANGES TO THE
CLOUD, AS WELL AS COORDINATE
WITH THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE.
ALSO, WE'RE HOPEFUL THAT THE NEW
ENTERPRISE PLATFORM MIGHT BE
IMPLEMENTED BY THEN. LASTLY,
ADDITIONAL TIME GIVES US THE
TIMEO BE FULLY READY
OPERATIONALLY. WE'VE LEARNED A
LOT THIS YEAR ABOUT THE
COMPLEXITY OF THESE INTERNAL
PROCESS CHANGES. FOR EXAMPLE, WE
MAY NEED TO ISSUE PROVISIONAL
LICENSES PRIOR TO COUNCIL'S
REVIEW. WE ALSO NEED TIME TO
INVEST INTAFF TRAINING AND
EDUCATING BOTH OWNERS AND
RENTERS ABOUT WHAT TO EXPECT.
THERE'S A FEW CLARIFICATIONS I
NT TO LEAVE YOU WITH JUST TO
CLOSE OUT ABOUT THIS NEW PROCESS
IN RENTAL LICENSES. FIRST, THE
LICENSES THAT WILL GO BEFORE
COUNCIL WILL BE RECOMMENDED FOR
RENEWAL. IT'S BECAUSE WE BELIEVE
THERE ARE STILL OPERATIONAL
PATHWAYS FOR INSPECTION SERVICES
TO IMPROVE A BUILDING'S
CONDITIONS WITHOUT DISPLAESING
RENTERS. IF WE ENCOUNTER CASES
THAT WARRANT REVOCATION, WE DO
BRINGHOSE TO COUNCIL
THROUGHOUT THE YEAR UNDER A
SEPARATE PROCESS.
ULTIMATELY, AENTAL LICENSE IS
NOT INHERENTLY A STAMP OF
APPROVAL ON A BUILDING. IT DOES,
HOWEVER, BRING A RENTAL PROPERTY
UNDER THE CITY'S AUTHORITY. AND
AS WEISCUSSED EARLIER, A TIER
DOESN'T TELL THE WHOLE STORY OF
WHAT'S HAPPENING AT A PROPERTY.
WE CAN PROVIDE MORE CONTEXT
ABOUT A PARTICULAR CASE WHEN WE
HAVE ADVANCE NOTICE TO PREPARE
INFORMATION AHEAD OF COMMITTEE
MEETINGS. AND MOST IMPORTANY,
POSSIBLY, IS IF COUNCIL DECIDES
TO DENY A LICENSE RENEWAL, THAT
INHERENTLY MEANS DISPLACING
RENTERS. AS YOU KNOW, RENTERS
CANNOT LIVE IN AN UNLICENSED
RENTAL ACCORDING TOITY
ORDINANCE. AND I TNK YOU FOR
YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION.
>>HANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT
» HANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT
PRESENTATION. I'M OPENING FOR
DISCUSSION HERE. I HAVE COUNCIL
MEMBER WARREN ON QUEUE HERE.
>> THANK YOU KINDLY, CHAIR
» THANK YOU KINDLY, CHAIR
OSMAN. MY QUESTION IS SO WITH A
TIER 1 PROPERTY, THEY'RE
INSPECTED APPROXIMATELY EVERY
EIGHT YEARS. SO HOW MANY
VIOLATIONS OR COMPLAINTS DO THEY
NEED TO RECEIVE IN ORDER TO
CHANGE THEIR TIERING IN THAT
EIGHT-YEAR TIME PERIOD BEFORE
SOMEONE COMES FORWARD AGAIN IN
ORR TO DO A REINSPECTION?
>> CHAIR OSMAN, COUNCIL MEMBER
» CHAIR OSMAN, COUNCIL MEMBER
WARREN, THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.
SO I DON'T HAVE ITFF THE TOP
OF MY HEAD. IT'SUITE A MATRI
AND QUITE COMPLICATED WHICH IS
ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE TRYING
TO IMPROVE IN THE TIERING
REDESIGN. THERE'S A REALLY NICE
MATRIX ON THE CITY'S WSITE AND
WE CAN SHARE THAT WITH YOU SO
YOU N REALLY, YEAH, SEE THE
DETAILS OF IT. BUT I DON'T HAVE
IT OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD.
>> OKAY. I'M EXCITED TO RECEI
» OKAY. I'M EXCITED TO RECEI
THAT INFORMATION. AS I'M LOOKING
AT THE NUMBER OF PROPERTIES AND
VACANT PROPERTIES. AND THEN I
HAVE A COPY OF THE INSPECTION
REPORT THAT IS UTILIZED WHEN
INSPECONS ARE BEING DONE
COURTESY OF DIRECTOR VELAZQUEZ
PROVID ME WITH A COPY OF THAT.
BUT WHEN I'M WALKING THROUGH,
YOU KNOW, JUST COMMUNITY AND I'M
LOOKING AT THE CONDITIONS OF
HOUSING, THE QUESTION THEN
BECOMES HOW MANY 311 CALLS, HOW
MANY COMPLAINTS HAVE TO BE MADE
IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT PROPERTY
OWNERS AND LANDLORDS ARE HOLDING
UP INTEGRITY TO THEOMMITMENT
THAT THEY MADE TO PROVIDE SAFE,
SUITABLE, AND SUSINABLE
HOUSING. RIGHT.ND WHAT THAT
LOOKS LIKE AS A REFLECTION OF
WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE WARDS
THEMSELVES. YOU KNOW. I RESPECT
THE EIGHT-YEAR, I RESPECTHE
FIVE-YEAR. I PERSONALLY THINK,
YOU KNOW, JUST STARTING OUT
YOU'RE RECEIVING A TIER 1 OR A
1D BECAUSE THERE'S NOT ENOUGH
INFORMATION THAT IT KIND OF --
AND I THINK YOU SAID IT YOURSELF
BEST IN THE PRESENTATION --
THINGS CAN CHANGE RIGHT AER
THE INSPECTOR LEAVES, RIGHT? SO
I THINK THAT IN OUR
THOUGHTFULNESS IN MOVING FORWARD
THAT THERE SHOULD BE ADDITIONAL,
MORE RANDOM INSPECTIONS THAT
THEN COME UP SO AT, YOU KNOW,
HEY, WE'RE PAYING ATTENTION.
WE'RE GIVING YOU A OPPORTUNITY.
WE'RE TRYING YOU OUT. O OF THE
OTHER THINGS, AND I'VE SHARED
THIS WITH DIRECTOR IN SEVERAL
MEETINGS, THAT CONCERNS ME ABOUT
THIS IS, AND I KNOW WE'VE TALKED
ABOUT CHANGING, YOU KNOW, EVEN
THE APPLICATION PROCESS AS IT
PERTAINS TO RENTAL LICENSING
HE
BECAUSE YOU'LL HAVE JOE BLOW LLC
THAT HOOKS UP WITH JOHN DOE LLC
AND BOTH OF THEM HAVE A PLETHORA
OF TIER 2 PROPERTIES DOE AND
BLOW, NOW THEY'VE GOT A WHOLE
TEAM OF SOMETHING. AND THEY WENT
AND PURCHASED UP A BUNCH OF
OTHER STUFF THAT AGAIN LKS
DEPLORABLE AND SUBPAR IN THE
COMMUNITIES THAT ARE CAUSING,
AGAIN, A FRACTION ON THE FIRST
TIER OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND THAT'S
HOUSING, RIGHT? AND SO I'M
CONCERNED ABOUT THAT. AND I
REALLY, REALLY WANT US TO BE
VERY THOUGHTFUL AND INTENTIONAL
ABOUT LESSENING THE TIME PERIODS
THEN MAKING THE APPROPRIATE AND
ALTERATIONS TO THE RENTAL
LICENSING WHERE IT INCLUDES THE
DEVELOPER OR THE LLC OWNER OR
FOUNDER OR CEO'S NAME. THOSE
PEOPLE, AND YOU KNOW, ASSOCIATED
BOARD MEMBERS OR DECISION MAKERS
ON THERE THAT THERE IS SPACE FOR
THAT SO WE CAN WEED AND SEE
THESE PORTFOLIOS TOGETHER TO
FIND OUT EXACTLY WHO IS
RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT. AND IT
HELPS IN HOLDING INDIVIDUALS
ACCOUNTABLE BEHIND THE TYPE OF
THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING IN THE
COMMUNITY WITH RESPECT TO
HOUSING. SO I THANK YOU FOR YOUR
PRESENTATION.
I APPRECIA YOUR TIME AND
ENERGY.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. I PUT
» ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. I PUT
SAY THANK YOU, YOUR STAFF, AND I
APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION. THE
IDEA BEHIND BRINGING THIS BACK
TO THE COUNCIL WAS THAT WE KNOW
THE TIER SYSTEM IS BROKEN. IT'S
NO CATCHING UP THE BAD ACTORS
OUT THERE. IT'S NOT A FAIR
SYSTEM. THERE ARE PROPERTIES
THAT ARE HIGHER TIER 1 THAT ARE
ACTUALLY COULD BE TIER 3. I'M
SUPER EXCITED THE REG SERVICES,
REGULATORY SERVICES IS DOING
THIS OVERHAUL STUDY, COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT. WHICH I'D LIKE TO B
A PART OF. THERE ARE RESIDENTS
THAT HAVE A LOT TO SAY IN MY
WARD. OVERALL, AND COME UP WITH
BETTER SYSM THAT COULD BE MAKE
SURE THAT WE ARE HOLDING
ACCOUN
ARE DOING BUSINESS IN OUR CITY,
AND WHEN THEY COME FRONT OF US
OR ASK FOR LICENSE, YOU KNOW,
LOOK FORWARD TO THAT SYSTEM. I
DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT SYSTEM
WOULD LOOK LIKE BUT I KNOW IT
WILL BE BETTER THAN WE HAVE
RIGHT NOW. JUST IDEA OF TIER 3
SYSTEM COME IN FRONT OF THE
COUNCIL, IT WAS NOT A PUNISHMENT
TO THE LANDLORD OR DISPLACEMENT
OF RESIDENT. IT WAS TO PAY
ATTENTION AND TELL THE LANDLORDS
IF YOU'RE DOING BUSINESS WITH
THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS AND YOU
ARE, YOU KNOW, PROVIDING HOUSING
WHERE PEOPLEENT AND YOU'RE
CHARGING THEM, YOU'RE MAKING
BUSINESS, YOU'RE MAKING MONEY
OUT OF , WE EXPECT YOU TO MEET
CERTAIN BASIC THINGS WHICH IS
THE HEAT, THERIDGE. BASIC
THINGS. AND WE ARE NOT SEEING
THAT. THERE ARE PROPERTIES THAT
WE ARE NOT SEEING THAT. SO THE
IDEA WAS PUT A LITTLE BIT MORE
WEIGHT ON THAT. NOW YOU GET TO
GO IN FRONT OF THE COUNCIL. I
HAVE SEEN OTHER LICENSES. I'M
NOT COMPARING LIQUOR LICENSE.
BUT I AM SEEING ANYONE WHO COMES
IN FRONT OF THE COUNCIL, MAKE
SURE THEY TAKE CARE OF THE
CITATIONS, TAKE CARE OF THOSE
BAC FIXES THEY NEED. AND THIS
IS THAT IDEA. WE DO NOT WANT TO
DISPLACE RESIDENTS AND THAT IS
NOT OUR INTENTION. AND W LOOK
YOUR LEADERSHIP AND YOUR
EXPERTISE TO HOPEFULLY COME UP
WITH A SYSTEM THAT CAN WORK. AND
MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE THAT ARE
COMING AND DOING BUSINESS WITH
US ARE ALSO MTING THE BASIC
SERVICES FOR THE RESIDENT TO
LIVEN A CONDITION THAT'S
HUMANE WAY FOR PEOPLE TO LIVE.
AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE MY
WITH YOUR TEAM TO KIND OF LEARN
MORE ABOUT IT, ENGAGE AND LEARN
ABOUT HOW THIS LICENSING SYSTEM
IS WORKING. BECAUSE YOU KNOW, IT
IS DIFFERENT. IT IS DIFFERENT.
YOU KNOW. THERE ARE PROPERTIES
IN MY WARD THA ARE A LOT OF
CHALLENGES. I'M SURE YOU GUYS
ARE TIRED OF MY EMAILS. THERE'S
EMAILS ALWAYS. ELEVATOR IS OUT.
THIS IS OUT. IT'SIME FOR US TO
SAY, HEY, LANDLORDS, WORK WITH
US TO WORK WITH YOU AND THAT'S
WHAT WE'RE DOING RIGHT HERE.
COUNCIL MEMBER SHAFFER.
>> YEAH, WOULD LIKE JUST TO --
» YEAH, WOULD LIKE JUST TO --
IF YOU WOULD SPEAK TO THE
OVERALL DIRECTION THAT'S
HAPPENING. YOU ALLUDED TO
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. BETWEEN
NOW AND MARCH 1ST, 2028, WHAT
WOULD BE THE ROUGH TIMELINE AND
PROCESS THAT YOU SEE UNFOLDING
FOR COUNCIL AND FOR COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT? ROUGH. I KNOW IT'S
ROUGH.
>> CHAIR OSMAN, THROUGH THE
» CHAIR OSMAN, THROUGH THE
CHAIR, COUNCIL MEMBER SHAFFER,
DO YOU MEAN FOR THE TIERING OR
FOR THIS HIGH RISK RENTAL
LINSE ORDINANCE
IMPLEMENTATION?
>> BOTH.
» BOTH.
>> OKAY. OKAY. SO --
» OKAY. OKAY. SO --
>> OR HOW THEY INTERFACE.
» OR HOW THEY INTERFACE.
>> ASSUMING THE AUTHORS WANT TO
» ASSUMING THE AUTHORS WANT TO
MOVE FORWARD WITH THE THNICAL
AMENDMENTS TO THE HIGH RISK
RENTAL LICENSE ORDINANCE, WE'D
BE MOVIN FORWARD WITH THAT
FIRST I WOULD SAY. SO THAT WE
COULD GET THAT LANGUAGE IN
PLE. AND THEN KEEP WORKING
WITH OUR PARTNERS IN IT AND
CLERK'S OFFICE ON AL THE
LOGISTICS AROUND THE HIGH RISK
RENTAL LICENSE ORDINANCE. IN
TERMS OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
FOR THE TIERING, WE HAVE ALREADY
ENGAGED A TASK FORCE OF
MMUNITY MEMBERS. SO RENTERS,
RENTER ADVOCATES, PROPERTY
OWNERS, AND GOTTEN A LOT OF
GREAT INFORMATION FROM THAT
GROUP. AND WE'VE ALSO BEEN TO
THE MINNEAPOLIS ADVISORY
COMMITTEE ON HOUSING AND WILL BE
BACK THERE LATER THIS MONTH, I
BELIEVE, TO KEEP THAT GROUP
ENGAGED. THE NEXT STEP FOR
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WILL BE A
BROADER SURVEY THAT WE WOULD
LOVE TO HAVE COUNCIL MEMBERS
HELP WITH TO GET OUT THE WORD TO
R
WILL SAY IT IS --S YOU CAN
TELL, THE TIERING IS VERY
TECHNICAL. SO IT ISIND OF A
CHALLENGE. SO THAT'S WHY WE DID
KIND OF THE DEEP DIVE WITH THE
TA FORCE TO REALLY BRING THEM
UP TO SPEED SO THEY CAN GIVE
REALLY ROBUST. BUT WE DO WANT TO
HEAR FROM RENTERS WHAT'S GOING
ON SO THAT CAN INFORM EVERYTHING
THAT WE'RE PUTTING TOGETHER.
YES. BASICALLYE HAVE SOME
INTERNAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT
INFRASTRUCTURE FOR BOTH OF THESE
PROJECTS. BUT THEY ALSO ARE
GOING TO KIND OF DOVE TAIL AT
SOME POINTF WE DO GET THE
IMPLEMENTAON MARCH 1ST, 2028,
FOR BOT OF THEM.
>> THANK YOU. I WOULD JUST SAY
» THANK YOU. I WOULD JUST SAY
THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT,
MUCH A YOU CAN KEEP US IN THE
LOOP AS ROUGH DRAFTS ARE
HAPPENINGRF YOU'RE GIVING,
YOU KNOW, KEY NUGGETS OF WHERE
WE'RE HEADED, WHERE THOSE
DIRECTION, WHERE THOSE MEETINGS
ARE HAPPENING AND WITH WHICH
GROUPS. JUDGST TO KEEP USN THE
LOOP WOULD BE GREAT SO WE COULD
ATTEND O HAVE A LEGISLATIVE
LAB. SO WE COULD HAVE INPUT
BEFORE WE SEE IT COME TO
COUNCIL. THAT WOULD BE MY
FEEDBACK. AND THEN IF THERE ARE
ANY ROUGH DRAFT IDEAS. I MEAN,
I'VE HEARD A LITTLE BIT BETWEEN
THE LINES FROM SOME OF YOUR
COMMENTS NOW WHERE YOU'RE
HEADED. BUT IF THERE'S ANYTHING
YOU WOULD LIKE TO DETAIL ROUGH
IDEAS OF WHERE YOU'RE HEADED
WITHIN THAT TIERING WORK?
>> THROUGH THE CHAIR, COUIL
» THROUGH THE CHAIR, COUIL
MEMBER SHAFFER, THERE'S A NUMBER
OF KIND OF THEMES THAT WE'RE
HEARING. ONE THAT COMES TO MIND
IS THE NAMING OF THE TIERS
ITSELF. TIER. IT'S CONFUSING
WHETHER THE TIER 1 AND THE TIER
1D. PEOPLE DON'T KNOW IF YOU
TIER. IS IT GOOD TO BE A HIGH W
NUMBER OR A LOWER NUMBER? IT'S
LIKE GOLF. Y WANT TO BE TIER
1. BUT IT'S ALSO KIND OF A
MISNOMER BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT WE
DON'T KNOW THAT MUCH ABOUT TIER
1 PROPERTIES. IT'S HARD TOSAY,
LIKE I WAS SAYING IN MY
PRESENTATION, WE DON'T KNOW THE
CONDITION ALL THE TIME. AND SO
M -- WE'VE BEEN GETTING
FEEDBACK FROM THE TASK FORCE AND
OTHERS THAT THE NAMING
CONVENTIONS ONE OF THE THINGS
THAT'S CAUSING THE COMPLEXITY
AND SOME OF THE CONFUSION. IF
YOUAVE ANY IDEAS, THAT'S ONE
OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE
WORKSHOPPING. THAT'S WHAT COMES
TO MIND. YEAH.
>> OKAY. SO YOU DON'T FORESEE
» OKAY. SO YOU DON'T FORESEE
ANY OF THE INSPECTIONS CHANGING
OR ANY OF THE TIMING AROUND
ANALYSIS OF THESE BUILDINGS
CHANGING?
>> THROUGH THE CHAIR, COUNCIL
» THROUGH THE CHAIR, COUNCIL
MEMBER SHAFFER, SO YES, SORRY.
THANK YOU. EVERYTHING IS KIND OF
ON THE TABLE, RIGHT? SO THE
CYCLE OF HOW FREQUENTLY THEY'RE
INSPECTED AS WELL AS THE ACTUAL
VIOLATIONS AND HOW THE
VIOLATIONS ARE WEIGHTED.
BASICALLY ALL THE COMPONENTS
WE'RE LOOKING AT. I'M TRYING TO
THINK. THE NUMBER OF TIERS
THAT'S SOMETHING WE'VE HEARD
ALREADY. MAYBE THERE SHOULD BE
MORE TIERS. THAT KIND OF THING.
>> THAT'S REALLY HELPFUL. I
» THAT'S REALLY HELPFUL. I
REAL APPRECIATE IT. I THINK
THAT HELPS ME AS THE COUNCIL
MEMBERS START TO BRAINSTORM AND
COLLECT FEEDBACK KIND OF
ANECDOTALLY. SO THAT'S REALLY
HELPFUL. AND THEN COULD YOU
CLARIFY, YOU KN, YOU TOLD US
THAT WITH UNDER THIS NEW
ORDINANCE THAT THE HIGH RISK
PROPERTIES WOULD COME TO THE
COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL OR DENIAL.
IF THEY WERE DENIED, THAT WOULD
MEAN DISPLACEMENT. IF THEYERE
DENIED BY THE COUNCIL. BUT YOU
ALSO SAID THAT DISPLACEMENT TOOK
ANOTHER ROUTE, A STAFF ROUTE. SO
I'D LIKE TO UNDERSTANDOW THOSE
TWO PROCESS WILL INTERSECT.
DOES THA MAKE SENSE? WOULD THE
STAFF, IF SOM PROPERTY HAS
BECOME A QUESTION MARK FOR STAFF
AND YOU'VE DECIDED IT NEEDS TO
BE DISPLACEMENT AND THAT PROCESS
STARTS, IS THAT A SEPARATE
PROCESS FROM WHAT A COUNC
MIGHT DECIDE INAYING DENY A
LICENSE? I'M TRYING TO
UNDERSTAND HOW THOSE TWO
PATHWAYS THAT YOU'VE DESCRIBED
INTERSECT.
>> THROUGH THE CHAIR, COUNCIL
» THROUGH THE CHAIR, COUNCIL
MEMBER SHAFFER, WE'LL HAVE
SOMEONE FROM INSPECTIONS ANSWER
BECAUSE I'M NOT SURE I
UNDERSTAND.
>> OH, OKAY. OR DOES LIKE IF THE
» OH, OKAY. OR DOES LIKE IF THE
COUNCIL HAS THIS ROLE THEN DOES
THE STAFF ROLE IN THAT PROCESS
GO AWAY? I'M JUST TRYING TO
UNDERSTAND. LIKE I THINK THE
STAFF PROCESS IS HOW WE
CURRENTLY DO IT, RIGHT? IF
THERE'S A PROBLEM PROPERTY AND
WE NEED TO DISPLACE PEOPLE THAT
COMES BEFORE US IN YOUR PROCESS.
BUT WITH THAT NEW CHANGE THAT'S
NOT UNTIL 2028, SO I UNDERSTAND
THERE'S STILL SOME QUESTION
MARKS. IF THEOUNCIL HAS THAT
POWER, THEN HOW DO THOSE TWO
PATHWAYS INTERSECT?
>> THROUGH CHAIR, COUNCIL MEMBER
» THROUGH CHAIR, COUNCIL MEMBER
SHAFFER, SO WE HAVE TALKED
THROUGH THAT A BIT IN THE
IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT TEAM. AND
IT WOULD KIND OF MAKE THE
PROCESS A BIT BACKWARDS IN A
SENSE. SO USUALLY WHEN STAFF IS
RECOMMENDING A DENIAL OR
REVOCATION OF A RENTAL LICENSE,
WE WOULD SEND OUR INTENT TO
RECOMMEND THAT TO THE PROPERTY
OWNER, AND THERE'S A PROCESS
THATOULD GO THROUGH BEFORE IT
COMES TO YOU, INCLUDING IF THEY
WANTED TO APPEAL IT, IT WOULD GO
TO THE HEARING OFFICER. HEARING
OFFICER RECOMMENDATION IS
FORWARDEDO COUNCIL. IF WE ARE
RECOMMENDING THE LICENSE RENEWAL
BE APPROVED, THEN IT WOULD BE
COMING TO YOU FROM US, IF YOU
DENIED IT, THEN IT WOULD GO BACK
TO THE HEARING OFFICER INSTEAD
OF BACK TO US. AND THE HEARING
OFFICER WOULD MAKE A
DETERMINATION. AND THEN I'M NOT
CLEAR ON WHERE IT GOES FROM
THERE. MY UNDERSTANDING IS IT
WOULDN'T COME RIGHT BACK TO YOU.
IT WOULD BE KIND OF SILLY. BUT I
DON'T KNOW IF WE'VE CLARIFIED
THAT PROCESS.
>> I THINK THAT'S HELPFUL.
» I THINK THAT'S HELPFUL.
THERE'S A STAFF PROCESS OF
DENIAL THAT HAPPENS BEFORE ALL
OF THE HIGH RISK RTAL UNITS
WOULD COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL?
>> YEAH. THROUGH THE CHAIR,
» YEAH. THROUGH THE CHAIR,
COUNCIL MEMBER SHAFFER, THERE'S
A REVOCATION PROCESS.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU.
» OKAY. THANK YOU.
>> IF STAFF IS RECOMMENDING
» IF STAFF IS RECOMMENDING
REVOCATION, THOSE COME TO
COUNCIL THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. IT
WODN'T NECESSARILY BE AT T
TIME OF THE RENEWAL CYCLE.
>> RIGHT.
» RIGHT.
>> AND IF A LICENSE GETS
» AND IF A LICENSE GETS
REVOKED, THEY CAN'T GET ANOTHER
RENTAL LICENSE FOR THREE YEARS.
IS ANOTHER THING PEOPLE SHOULD
» OKAY. SO WHERE IS THE DATA
THE COUNCIL WILL GET TO MAKE A
DECISION FOR DENYING A LICENSE?
>> THROUGH THE CHAIR, COUNCIL
» THROUGH THE CHAIR, COUNCIL
MEMBER SHAFFER, S FOR THE
RENEWALS, WE WILL BE
RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THOSE.
>> OKAY.
» OKAY.
>> EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE TIER 3,
» EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE TIER 3,
WE'LL BE SAYING THESE ONES ARE
OKAY. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
>> OKAY.
» OKAY.
>> OUR AIM, AND THIS IS ONE OF
» OUR AIM, AND THIS IS ONE OF
THE PROCESSES WE'RE LOOKING AT
TO IRON OUT IS THAT WE WOULD BE
ABLE TO SEND COUNCIL MEMBERS
POTENTIALLY LIKE A LIST OF THOSE
IN THEIR WARD SO YOU COULD LET
US KNOW AT AGENDA SETTING IF YOU
WANT TO SEE MORE INFORMATION
AHEAD OF TIME OR IF YOU EXPECT
TO PULL IT OR SOMETHING. AND
THEN WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT ON
OUR END HOW TO PREPARE THOSE
PRESENTATIONS.
>> OKAY. SO THAT'S VERY HELPFUL.
» OKAY. SO THAT'S VERY HELPFUL.
I MEAN, THE CHALLENGES OF
WITHHOLDING LICENSE WOULD
PROBABLY COME THROUGH A
DIFFERENT PROCESS THAN AT THAT
MOMENT IN TIME WHEN ALL OF THE
HIGH RISK WOULD COME BEFORE THE
COUNCIL?
>> WE WOULD HOPE SO.
» WE WOULD HOPE SO.
>> TT'S HELPFUL. THAT'S REALLY
» TT'S HELPFUL. THAT'S REALLY
HELPFUL. THANK YOU. THAT'S IT.
AND I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR
LOOKING IN TO ALL OF THIS. I
KNOW FROM PERSONAL EXPERIEN,
YOU KNOW, WITH THE TIER 2
PROPERTY IN MY WARD GOING TO
COURT THIS MONTH, WE'VE GOT SOME
THINGS TO IRON OUT. SO I JUST
THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK.
AND PLEASE KNOW I WOULD LIKE TO
STAY CLOSE TO THIS DISCUSSION
AND PLEASE KEEP ALL OF US
INFORM ON IF THERE'S PLACES
FOR US TO COME HEAR A
PRESENTATION ABOUT YOUR ROUGH
DIRECTIONS. THANKS.
>> COUNCIL MEMBE WARREN.
» COUNCIL MEMBE WARREN.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR OSMAN. AND
» THANK YOU, CHAIR OSMAN. AND
PARDON MYSELF FOR GETTING BACK
INTO QUEUE AGAIN. BUT I HAD A
COUPLE MORE QUESTIONS. SO WITH
RENTAL PROPERTIES, NOW THAT OUR
UMBRELLAED OR UNDERNEATH THE
JURISDICTION OF PROPERTY OWNERS,
PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANIES,
LARGER PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
COMPANIES, WIT THE CHANGES THAT
WE ARE MAKING TO T TIERING
SYSTEM, IF YOU WILL, ARE WE
PUTTING LANGUAGE IN THERE THAT
IS GOING TOE SPECIFIC AROUND
HOW WE GOVERN OR WE DIDN'T SEE
THROUGH THESE DIFFERENT PROPERTY
MANAGEMENT COMPANIES THAT ARE
HOLDING THEM TO A DIFFENT
STANDARD? BECAUSE, AND I'M
SAYING THIS FOR TWO REASONS: AT
ONE POINT IN THE CONVERSATION IT
WAS STATED THAT THERE WASN'T
LIKE THESE BLANKET RENTAL
LICENSES. BUT THEN IT ALMOST
LIKE IT IS LIKE THEY DO EXIST.
THAT ARE BASICALLY TAILORED T
CERTAIN PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
COMPANIES, LIKE A RENTER'S
REHOUSE OR, YOU KNOW, THOSE
INDIVIDUALS THEN HAVE THESE
BLANKET RENTAL LICENSES THAT
IT'S NOT THE FIDUCIARY
RESPONSIBLE THAT LIVES
NECESSILY WITH THE PROPERTY
OWNER IF THEY'RE IN BUSINESS
WITH THE SPECIFIC TYPE OF
MANAGEMENT COMPANIES. SO
ENSURING THAT WE'RE HOLDING
INDIVIDUALS TO THEIR OWN
INDIVIDUAL LICENSE, WHI IS WHY
IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR ME EVEN
WITH THE ITEM THAT CAME BEFORE,
YOU KNOW, BHZ COMMITTEE TODAY
FOR THE RENTAL LICENSE
REINSTATEMENT AT 2113 ILLION
THAT MOVED FORWARD NOW TO
COUNCIL. IT WAS SOLD FROM
SOMEONE ELSE WHO HAD HAD A
LICENSE THAT WAS TERMINATED. NOW
IT'S IN THE HANDS OF SOMEBODY
ELSE. BUT THEN WHAT IF IT WOULD
HAVE BEEN UNDERNEATH THE
GOVERNANCE OF A PROPERTY
MANAGEMENT COMPANY THAT IS NOW
HOSTING THOSE THINGS? THAT'S
ANOTHER HUGE ISSUE. IT'S A LOT
OF TIMES NOT THE INDIVIDUAL BUT
THESE BLANKET PROPERTY
MANAGEMENT COMPANIES. AND I
DIDN'T MEAN TO PICK ON RENTERS
WAREHOUSE, BUT THEN AGAIN I DO
BECAUSE THEY'RE KIND OF THOSE
PEOPLE TOO. SO RENTERS WAREHOUSE
WILL HAVE THESE BLANKET, YOU
KNOW, PACKAGES. YOU COULD BUY
THE CADILLAC PACKAGE OR THE YUGO
PACKAGE. YOU GO AND FIGURE IT
OUT AND WE'LL PUT SOMEBODY IN
THERE. BUT IF YOU HAVE THE
CADILLAC PACKAGE THEN WE'LL
HANDLE THE BELLS AND WHISTLES
AN EVERYTHING FOR YOU. BUT IF
YOU GOT THE YUGO PACKAGE THEN
YOU'RE GOING TO FIGURE OUT THE
REST OF THE STUFF YOURSELF.
WE'RE JUST GOING TO PUT SOMEBODY
IN THE PROPERTY PER SE AND THOSE
END UP CAUSING A LOT OF PROBLEMS
WITHSSUES AROUND RENTING AND
RENTAL REPAIR SYSTEMS AND HOW
REPAIRS AND THINGS ARE BEING
DONE TO THE PROPERTIES. WHEN THE
OWNERS THEMSELVES ARE ABSENT AND
THESE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
COMPANIE ARE MANAGING THE
PROPERTIES BUT ARE NOT BEING
GIVEN THE TOOLS THAT THEY NEED
TO PRIORITIZE THE REPAIRS. AND
IF IT'S NOT BEING LOOKED AT FOR
AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME LIKE
THAT POSES A BIG ISSUE. AND THEN
I ALSO WANTED TO ASK ABOUT HOW
THIS TIERING SYSTEM IS GOING TO
RELATE TO SCATTERED SITE HOUSING
AROUND MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC
HOUSING AUTHORITY SITES FOR
THOSE INDEPENDENT AND STAND
ALONE PROPERTIES THAT ARE
THROUGHOUT COMMUNITIES BECAUSE
WE DO NOT HAVE JURISDICTION OVER
THE HIGH RISES. BUT WHAT DOES
THIS MEAN FOR THE SCATTERED
HOUSING? YES.
>> GO AHEAD.
» GO AHEAD.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR OSMAN,
» GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR OSMAN,
COMMITTEE MEMBERS, ENRIQUE
VELAZQUEZ, REGULATORY SERVICE.
I'M GOING TO TRY AND REFRAME THE
QUESTION TO HOW THE RENTAL
LICENSE TIERING WILL RELATE TO
PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY AND
SCATTER SITES VERSUS HIGH
OCCUPANCY DWELLING UNITS. WE
HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO LICENSE
ALL OF THEM AND TO TIER THEM
ACCORDINGLY IN CONJUNCTION WITH
ALL OF THE OTH MARKET RATE AND
OTHER HOUSING THAT WE HAVE
AVAILABLE. SO WE WILL MOVE
FORWARD AND DO THAT WHEN WE GO
THROUGH AND LOOK AT THE TWO-YEAR
LOOKBACK OR WHATEVER THAT NEW
OCESS LOOKS LIKE IN TERMS OF
THE NEW RENTAL LICENSE TIERING.
SO WE WILL DO THAT COLLECTIVELY
AS ONE ENTITY NOT AS MARKET RATE
AND THEN SCATTER SITE OR PUBLIC
HOUSING.
IT ALL GETS FOLDED TOGETHER. AND
WE'LL LOOK AT THE SAME CRITERIA
ALL ACROSS THEBOARD.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THAT.
» OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THAT.
>> CERTAINLY.
» CERTAINLY.
>> I ALSO HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION
» I ALSO HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION
WITH RESPECT TO THAT IN AS WE'RE
LOOKING AT OVERSIGHT FOR MPHA
AND SCATTER SITE HOUSING. SO
THEN HOW DOES THAT TIERING
SYSTEM IMPACT THEIR PORTFOLIO?
IS IT WE'RE JUST LOOKING AT THIS
ONE AND THIS ONE IS A 3 OR YOU
KNOW, BECAUSE YOU HAVE SO MANY
THAT ARE CONSIDERED 3, THEN THIS
IS WHERE WE'RE LINING YOU UP AT.
OR HOW DOES THAT -- BECAUSE
AGAIN, THERE'S THAT BIG HUGE --
IT'S A HUGE BLANKET OF A LARGE
PORTFOLIO OF -- AND I'M TRYING
TO UNDERSTAND HOW THAT IMPACTS
THOSE LARGE PORTFOLIOED
DEVELOENTS.
>> CERTAINLY. THROUGH THE CHAIR,
» CERTAINLY. THROUGH THE CHAIR,
COUNCIL MEMBER WARREN, WHEN WE
HAVE LARGE PORTFOLIOS LIKE THAT,
THAT'S WHY WE SHIFT THOSE
INSPECTIONS OVER TO THE
ALTERNATIVE ENFORCEMENT TEAM SO
THAT WE DON'T HAVE INSPECTOR IN
NORTHEAST VERSUS AN INDEPESPECTN
SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST. THE TEAM IS
ABLE TO TAKE A 30,000 FOOT VIEW
AND SURVEY THE LANDSCAPE OF THE
PORTFOLIO. WE'RE SEEING SOME
CHALLENGES IN DIFFERENT AREAS
AND RERRING PATTERNS. PERHAPS
IT'S TIME TO CALL THAT PROPERTY
OWNER IN AND LET'S HAVE SOME
REAL DIALOGUE ABOUT WHAT'S
HAPPENING. WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO
DIFFERENTLY SO WE HAVE
CONSISTENCY ACROSS THE BOARD.
>> OKAY. I HAVE ONE MORE
» OKAY. I HAVE ONE MORE
QUESTION FOR YOU. AND I KNOW I
SENT THIS TO YOU IN AN EMAIL BUT
I'M GOING TO POSE IT OUT THERE.
WITH RESPECT TO M PREDECESSOR
AND MY ALSO NEIGHBORING COUNCIL
COLLEAGUE LATRISHA VETAW
AUTHORED AN ORDINANCE IN 2023
AROUND MOLD AND MOLD
INSPECTIONS. AND SO IS THAT
BEING IMPLEMENTED INTO THE
INSPECTION REPORTS WHERE THEY'RE
GOING TO BE A DEEP DIVE. ARE WE
RECRUITING SOMEONE INT
REGULATORY SERVICES THAT IS
GOING TO AID WITH MOLD
INSPECTIONS AND MOLD ABATEMENT?
>> COUNCIL CHAIR OSMAN, COUNCIL
» COUNCIL CHAIR OSMAN, COUNCIL
MEMBER WARREN, YES, THANK YOU
FOR THE QUESTION. I STILL OWE
YOU A RESPONSE ON THAT ONE. SO
THE WAY WE HAVE APPROACHED THIS
SPECIFIC ORDINANCE WAS LOOKING
AT ALL THE DIFFERENT FACTORS
THAT WOULD CONTRIBUTE TO THE
CREATION OR THE EMINATION OF
MOLD IN THAT PROPERTY. WHETHER
IT'S MOLD, ALL THOSE DIFFERENT
FACTORS AND THE SITUATION THAT
CAUSED THE MOLDND ALL THE
UNDERLYING CONDITIONS AS WELL AS
REMEDIATING THE SPECIFIC
SURFACES OR WHATEVER IS DAMAGED
BY THE MOLD. WHICH IS ALSO TO
SAY WE'RE NOT GOING IN WITH AIR
QUALITY SYSTEMS OR OTHER TOOLS
TO BE ABLE TO EVALUATE WHICH
SPECIFIC SPORE TYPE IS IN THE
AIR OR ON THE SURFACE OR IN
THESE DIFFERENT AREAS. WE'RE
FOCUSED MORE ON ALL THE OTHER
FACTS THAT WOULD LEAD TO MOLD.
>> YES. AND I THINK WITH ALL OF
» YES. AND I THINK WITH ALL OF
THE WONDERFUL LEARNINGS THAT WE
ARE LEARNING IN DEALING WITH
HERITAGE PARK, THAT IT WOULD BE
ADVANTAGEOUS FOR US AS A CITY IN
ORDER TO HAVE SOMEONE IN OUR
SIDE SELD THAT IS OF THAT
EXPERIENCE IN ORDER TO AID US IN
THESE DEEP-ROOTED INVESTIGATIONS
BECAUSE AS WE ARE HOLDING
PROPERTY OWNERS AND INDIVIDUALS
TO THESE EXPECTATIONS, IF THERE
IS AN ISSUE OF MOISTURE, WE KNOW
THAT THE WALL HAS TO BE OPENED
OR THE ENVELOPE OF THE PROPERTY
ALSO HAS TO BE OPENED IN ORDER
TO TRULY ABATE OR RESOLVE SAID
ISSUE AROUND PIPE OR WATER
INTRUSION OR SOMETHING AS IT
PREPARES TO WINDOWS. IF WE'RE
OPENING UP WALLS, THEN WE'RE
PULLING PERMITS. IF WE'RE
PULLING PERMITS, THEN WE'RE
REALLY TALKING ABOUT PROVING
THAT WE HAVE DONE THE
DEEP-ROOTED WORK IN RESOLVING
THE ISSUE AND THE'S AN
INSPECTOR THAT COMES ALONG WITH
THOSE PERMITS THAT ARE PULD IN
ORDER TO INSPECT ALL THE WAY
THROUGH THE PROCESS TO ENSURE
THAT, YOU NEGOTIATION SHUT-OFF
VALVES ARE PUT IN OR THIS IS
DONE RIGHT OR THAT' DONE RIGHT.
AND THE PLUMBING IS INSPECTED.
THEN YOU GET PERMISSION TO CLOSE
THE WALL. ONCE YOU CLOSE THE
WALL, THAT'S INSPECTED. AND THE
WINDOWS INSPECTED. SO WE HAVE
WONDERFUL SYSTEMS THAT ARE PUT
INTO PLACE. BUT WHAT I'M TRYING
TO REALLY ENSURE IS THAT WE'RE
HOLDING PEOPLE TO THE STANDARDS
OF THOSE SYSTEMS THAT ARE PUT
INTO PLACE AND REALLY DOING
EVERYTHING IN OUR POWER AND DUE
DILIGENCE TO PROTECT OUR RENTERS
AS WELL AS OUR PROPERTY OWNERS
IN THESE INSTANCES. RIGHT? SO
THAT EVERYONE, YOU KNOW,
EVERYONE'S A WINNER ALL THWAY
AROUND. SO I APPRECIATE THAT. I
LOOK FORWARD TO ME OF THESE
CONVERSATIONS. AND US EXPLORING
YS TO GET A MOLD ABATER, AN
INSPECTOR ON TEAM WITH
REGULATORY SERVICES BECAUSE
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT IS
DEFINITELY NEEDED. AND SO I'M
VERY EXCITED ABOUT HAVING THAT
CONVERSATION. THANK YOU,
DIRECTOR VELAZQUEZ. THE END.
>> ALL RIGHT. I'LL CSE IT DOWN
» ALL RIGHT. I'LL CSE IT DOWN
BY SAYING, YOU KNOW, I THINK
COUNCIL MEMBER SHAFFER RAISED
VERY GOOD QUESTIONS. THERE MIGHT
BE SOME CONFUSION BUT HOPEFULLY
WHEN WE RPEN THIS ORDINANCE,
WE CAN MAKE IT FAIRLY CLEAR AND
HAVE THE CITY ATTORNEY WK WITH
US TO COME UP WITH LANGUAGE THAT
WILL WORK. AND THE GOAL WE'RE
YING TO SOLVE IS WE DO NOT
WANT HERITE PARK SITUATIONS TO
HAPPEN. RIGHT? WE HAVE A PROBLEM
AND WE'RE TRYING TOIND A
SOLUTION. IF THERE'S ANY
CONFUSION, WE CAN ALWAYS ADD A
LANGUAGE HERE TO MAKE SURE THAT
EVERYTHING IS CLEAR TO THE
COUNCIL MEMBERS, TO THE
RESIDENTS, ANDLSO TO THE
LANDLORDS. I'LL LOOK FORWARD ON
THAT CONVERSATION. AND THANK YOU
SO MUCH TODAY FOR YOUR WONDERFUL
PRESENTATION. AND I WILL ASK
CLERK TO FILE THAT REPORT.
SEEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS
BEFORE US, WITH NO OBJECTION,
I'LL DECLARE THIS MEETING
ADJOURNED. THANKS, EVERYONE.