[0:20] »  GOOD AFTERNOO EVERYONE.
[0:22] » GOOD AFTERNOO EVERYONE.
[0:22] WELCOME TO THE REGULAR BUSINESS,
[0:26] HOUSING AND ZONING COMMITTEE
[0:27] FOR AUGUST 4, 2026. MY NAME IS
[0:29] JAMAL OSMAN AND I'M T CHAIR OF
[0:30] THIS COMMITTEE. I WILL CALL
[0:32] ORDER IN THIS MEETING. BEFORE WE
[0:35] BEGIN, I WANT TO REMIND FOLKS
[0:38] THAT THESE MEETINGS ARE
[0:40] BROADCAST LIVE TO ENABLE GREATER
[0:43] PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. INCREASE
[0:45] ACCESSIBILITY OF OUR PROCEEDING
[0:47] TO THE COMMUNITY. THEREFORE, ALL
[0:49] SPEAKERS NEED TO BE MINDFUL OF
[0:51] THE RATE OF THEIR SPEECH SO THAT
[0:52] OUR CAPTIONERS CAN FULLY
[0:55] TRANSCRIBE ALL COMMENTS FOR THE
[0:58] BROADCAST. WE ASK ALL SPEAKER
[0:59] TO MODERATE THE SPEED AND
[1:01] CLARITY FOR THEIR COMMENTS.
[1:02] WE'LL BE USING SPEAKER
[1:03] MANAGEMENT F THIS MEETING SO
[1:05] PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU ARE SIGNED
[1:06] IN. AT THIS TIME I'LL ASK CLERK
[1:08] TO CALL THE ROLL SO WE CAN
[1:12] VERIFY A QUORUM.
[1:13] >> COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE.
[1:13] » COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE.
[1:13] >> PRESENT.
[1:15] » PRESENT.
[1:15] >> WARREN.
[1:16] » WARREN.
[1:16] >> PRESENT.
[1:16] » PRESENT.
[1:16] >> SHAFFER.
[1:18] » SHAFFER.
[1:18] >> PRESENT.
[1:18] » PRESENT.
[1:18] >> CHUGHTAI.
[1:19] » CHUGHTAI.
[1:19] >> PRESENT.
[1:20] » PRESENT.
[1:20] >> PRESENT. R CHOWDHURY.
[1:21] » PRESENT. R CHOWDHURY.
[1:21] >> AND CHAIR OSMAN.
[1:22] » AND CHAIR OSMAN.
[1:22] >> PRESENT.
[1:23] » PRESENT.
[1:24] >> SEVEN MEMBERSPRESENT.
[1:26] » SEVEN MEMBERSPRESENT.
[1:26] >> ALL RIGHT. LET THE RECORD
[1:27] » ALL RIGHT. LET THE RECORD
[1:27] REFLECT WE HAVE A QUORUM. IF
[1:29] FOLKS WANT TO SPEAK DURING ANY
[1:30] OF THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR TODAY,
[1:32] PLEASE SIGN UP WITH THE CLERK AT
[1:34] THE END OF THE DAIS. OUR AGENDA
[1:38] IS FRONT OF US AND WE BEGIN WITH
[1:39] THE CONSENT AGENDA. ITEM 4
[1:45] APPROVES TWO LIQUOR LICENS
[1:47] ITEM 5 APPROVES 15 LIQUOR
[1:48] LICENSE RENEWALS. ITEM 6
[1:52] APPROVES TWO GAMBLING LICENSE.
[1:55] ITEM 7 APPROVES FOUR GAMBLING
[1:57] RENEWALS. ITEM 8 APPROVES
[1:59] REZONING APPLICATION FOR THE
[2:01] NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT CENTER.
[2:02] ITEM 9 APPROVES A WORKFORCE
[2:05] DEVELOPMENT BOARD APPOINTMENT.
[2:07] ITEM 10 AUTHOZE A CONTRACT
[2:10] AMENDMENT TO THE PIZZERIA
[2:10] PROJECT IN THE CONVENTION
[2:12] CENTER. ITEM 11 ACCEPTS A BID
[2:15] FOR THE INTERIOR DOORST TARGET
[2:17] CENTER. ITEM 12 IS ACCEPTING A
[2:20] BID FOR REMODELING CONCESSION
[2:23] STANDS FOR THE CONVENTION
[2:24] CENTER. ITEM 13 IS APPROVING A
[2:28] LOAN FORGIVENESS FOR THE
[2:30] LINDQUIST APARTMENT PROJECT AT
[2:33] 1931 WEST BROADWAY. ITEM 14 IS
[2:36] AUTHORIZING AN OWNERSHIP AND
[2:37] OPPORTUNITY FUND LOAN TO LA
[2:42] GERENCIA. I GOT IT. YEAH. ITEM
[2:48] 15 IS AMENDING A PREVIS
[2:49] CONTRACT ITEM T THE CORRECT
[2:51] INDIVIDUAL WORK ORDER AMOUNT.
[2:54] ITEM 16 IS A GRANTING THE 2026
[3:04] HENNEPIN COUNTY TRANSIT ORIENTED
[3:05] COMMUNITIES AGREEMENT. ITEM 17
[3:09] IS GIFT ACCEPTANCE FROM THE
[3:12] INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL. ITEM
[3:15] 18 IS GIFT ACCEPTANCE. ITEM 19
[3:19] IS REFERRING TO STAFF AN
[3:20] ORDINANCE RELATED TO THE EVENTS
[3:22] CENTER LICENSE. ITEM 20 IS
[3:24] SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING FOR
[3:27] AUGUST 18TH TO CONSIDER
[3:29] ORDINANCE RELATED TO DRESS CODE
[3:31] POSTING REQUIREMENT. ITEM 21 IS
[3:32] SETTING PUBLIC HEARING FOR
[3:34] AUGUST 18TH TO RECEIVE A PUBLIC
[3:37] COMMENT TO THE 2025 HOUSING
[3:38] URBAN DEVELOPMENT PROJECT. I'M
[3:43] SORRY. DEVELOPMENT CAPER REPORT.
[3:45] LASTLY,TEM 22 IS SETTING A
[3:48] PUBLIC HEARING FOR SEPTEMBER 8TH
[3:52] TO CONSIDER 2027 LICENSE FEE
[3:53] SCHEDULE. WITH THAT, DO ANY OF
[3:55] MY COLLEAGUES HAVE AN ITEM TO
[3:58] PULL FORDISCUSSION? I SEE VICE
[3:59] CHAIR CHOWDHURY.
[4:00] >> THANK YOU, CHAIR OSMAN. I
[4:02] » THANK YOU, CHAIR OSMAN. I
[4:02] DON'T NEED TO PULL ATHING OUT.
[4:03] I JUST WANTED TO COMMENT ON
[4:06] NUMBER 14, THE OWNSHIP AND
[4:08] OPPORTUNITY FUND LOAN TO LA
[4:14] GERENCIA. THIS IS FOR A SPACE
[4:16] JUST OUTSIDE OF THE 12th WARD
[4:18] BUT REALLY DEAR TO A LOT OF MY
[4:22] CONSTITUENTS. JUST THE BUSINESS
[4:23] DISTRICT IN NOKOMIS EAST.
[4:26] FORMALLY IN THIS AREA WE HAD
[4:30] GRANDE SUNRISE WHICH WAS
[4:33] BELOVED MEXICAN RESTAURANT
[4:34] THERE. THEY MOVED ON BECAUSE
[4:35] THEY NEEDED A BIGGER SPACE.
[4:38] COMMUNITY MEMBERS FOR A LONG
[4:40] TIME HAVE BEEN REALLY WANTING TO
[4:42] FILL THIS VACANCY. THEY FELT
[4:44] LIKE WITHOUT IT THE VIBRANCY OF
[4:46] THE NEIGHBORHOOD WANED A LITTLE
[4:48] BIT. I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT
[4:51] THE IMPORTANCE OF THE OWNERSHIP
[4:51] AND OPPORTUNITY FUND LOAN TO
[4:53] THIS BUSINESS TO ASSIST IN THEIR
[4:55] ACQUISITION. AND THIS BUSINESS
[4:58] IS A WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESS. AND
[4:59] IT STARTED OFF AS A FOOD TRUCK.
[5:03] SO LA COCHINITA WAS A REALLY
[5:10] GOOD MAYAN CUISINE BUSINESS AND
[5:13] FOOD TRUCK. THE OWNERSHIP
[5:15] OPPORTUNITY FUND IS DOING
[5:15] EXACTLY WHAT WE WANT TO SEE
[5:17] HAPPEN IS TAKE WON-OWNED,
[5:20] WOMEN OF COLOR OWNED BUSINESSES
[5:23] WHETHER STARTING OFF AS A FOOD
[5:24] TRUCK AND HELPING THEM CREATE A
[5:27] BRICK AND MORTAR. I WANTED TO
[5:30] SHOUT THAT OUT AND GIVE A BIG
[5:31] THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE TEAMS
[5:34] AND THE SMALL BUSINESS TEAM AND
[5:36] JUST A REALLY BIG DEAL FOR THE
[5:38] COMMUNITY OVER HERE.
[5:38] >> THANK YOU. I WILL RECOGNIZE
[5:42] » THANK YOU. I WILL RECOGNIZE
[5:42] COUNCIL MEMBER WARREN.
[5:43] >> THANK YOU, CHAIR OSMAN. I
[5:47] » THANK YOU, CHAIR OSMAN. I
[5:47] JUST HAVE TWO THINGS. ITEM
[5:50] NUMBER 4 UNDER CONSENT, THE TED
[5:53] WILLIAMS MUSEUM AND HITTERS HALL
[5:58] MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA. THAT'S
[5:59] LOCATED IN THE 5th WARD,
[5:59] CORRECT?
[6:04] >> WHICH ITEM IS IT? SORRY. 4?
[6:06] » WHICH ITEM IS IT? SORRY. 4?
[6:06] >> YES. IT'S NUMBER 4 UNDER
[6:10] » YES. IT'S NUMBER 4 UNDER
[6:10] CONSENT. TWINS WAY IS A PART OF
[6:13] THE 5th WARD. IT WASN'T NAMED ON
[6:15] HERE. BUT I'M HAPPY TO SUPPORT
[6:18] THAT. AND THEN I'M ALSO EXCITED
[6:20] TO SEE THE LINDQUIST APARTMENTS
[6:24] LOAN FORGIVENESS FOR 1931 WEST
[6:25] BROADWAY. APPROVING THE
[6:29] FORGIVENESS OF ALL PRINCIPLE AND
[6:32] ACCRUEDNTEREST OF THE 2004
[6:34] AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST LOAN
[6:35] FOR THEINDQUIST APARTMENTS.
[6:37] IT'S ALSO THE HOME TO RS EDDEN,
[6:44] THE LINK AND LABORATORIES. THIS
[6:48] REALLY SERVES ALL OF THOSE
[6:50] BUSINESSES SERVE AS GREAT ASSETS
[6:51] TO THE COMMUNITY AND THE WEST
[6:53] BROADWAY CORRIDOR. I AM PLEASED
[6:55] TO SUPPORT THEM IN RECEIVING THE
[6:58] SUPPORT AROUND THIS.
[7:01] >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER.
[7:02] » THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER.
[7:02] I'LL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER
[7:03] CHAVEZ.
[7:04] >> THANK YOU, CHAIR OSMAN. JUST
[7:06] » THANK YOU, CHAIR OSMAN. JUST
[7:06] LIKE TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF ITEM
[7:08] NUMBER 8, THE REZONING 2941
[7:13] CHICAGO AVENUE SOUTH. AN
[7:14] APPLICATN SUBMITTED BY THE
[7:16] NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT CENTER
[7:19] TOEZONE THE PROPERTY. AND I
[7:21] JUST WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE
[7:23] IMPS
[7:26] IS AN AREA OF SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS
[7:28] THAT WAS DEVASTATED BY THE
[7:31] UPRISING AND IT IS IMPORTANT
[7:32] THAT WE DO EVERYTHING THAT WE
[7:34] CAN TO HELP REBUILD THE EAST
[7:36] KE STREET CORRIDOR. SO I JUST
[7:37] WANT TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THIS
[7:39] ITEM AND THANK THE APPLICANT AND
[7:41] STAFF.
[7:42] >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. VICE
[7:44] » ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. VICE
[7:44] CHAIR CHOWDHURY.
[7:45] >> THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO
[7:49] » THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO
[7:49] UPLIFT THE POINT COUNCIL MEMBER
[7:50] WARREN MADE ABOUT CORRECTING THE
[7:52] WARD. THIS IS ACTUALLY SOMETHING
[7:53] AT WE HAVE DISCUSSED IN AGENDA
[7:57] SETTING. SO AS MEMBERS KNOW, WE
[8:00] GET THOUSANDS OF LIQUOR LICENSE
[8:02] RENEWALS AND RENEWALS THAT COME
[8:06] HAS ASKED THAT WE GIVE THEM A FF
[8:08] HAND UP IN CORRECTING THE WARDS
[8:09] BECAUSE THINGS HAVE CHANGED WITH
[8:11] REDISTRICTING. AND SO ANY TIME
[8:12] YOU SEE ONE THAT JUST ISN'T
[8:14] RIGHT, BECAU I'VE SEEN A
[8:15] COUPLE WARD 12S SAYING THEY'RE
[8:18] WARD 11, BUT WE KNOW IT'S WARD
[8:19] 12. JUST SENDING THEM A LITTLE
[8:21] BIT OF NOTE SO WE CAN AS TIME
[8:23] MOVES ON CORRECT THEM FOR THE
[8:25] DISTRICTS. BY THE TIME WE'RE SH
[8:27] IF -- FINISHED, I'M SURE WE'RE
[8:33] REALLY TO WRITE NEW DISTRICT
[8:33] LINES AGAIN.
[8:34] >> THANK YOU. WITH THAT, I WILL
[8:36] » THANK YOU. WITH THAT, I WILL
[8:36] MOVE A ITEMS FOR APPROVAL.
[8:42] REFER 19 TO STAFF. ON THAT
[8:45] MOTION, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY
[8:47] AYE.
[8:47] >> AYE.
[8:47] » AYE.
[8:47] >> OPPOSED SAY NAY. THE AYES
[8:50] » OPPOSED SAY NAY. THE AYES
[8:50] HAVE IT AND THE MOTION CARRIES.
[8:52] BEFORE WE JUMP INTO A PUBLIC
[8:53] HEARING, I WILL MOVE TO POSTPONE
[8:56] ITEM 23 UNDER THE POSTPONEMENT
[8:58] HEADER. STAFF INDICATED TO ME
[9:00] LAST WEEK THAT THEY WILL NEED
[9:02] ADDITIONAL CYCLE BEFORE WE CAN
[9:06] ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT?
[9:10] SEEING NONE, I WILL MOVE TO
[9:12] POSTPONE THIS ITEM TO OUR NEXT
[9:15] MEETING ON AUGUST 18, 2026. ON
[9:16] THAT MOTION, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR
[9:18] SAY AYE.
[9:18] >> AYE.
[9:19] » AYE.
[9:19] >> AND THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY.
[9:20] » AND THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY.
[9:20] THE AYES HAVE IT AND THE MOTION
[9:22] CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. PUBLIC
[9:26] HEARING. FOR EVERYONE IN
[9:31] ATTENDANCE, THIS IS A NOTICE FOR
[9:32] PUBLIC HEARING. FOR ANYONE IN
[9:35] AE
[9:36] WHO MIGHT PARTICIPATE IN OUR
[9:38] HEARING OR COMMENT PERIOD, LET
[9:40] ME OFFER THIS NOTICE. THIS
[9:42] HEARING ARE BEING BROADCASTED
[9:44] AND RECORDED BOTH RECORDING AND
[9:47] BROADCAST ARE CLASSIED AS
[9:49] PUBLIC DATA UNDER THE MINNESOTA
[9:51] GOVERNMENT DATA PRACTICE ACT. BY
[9:53] ATTENDING AND PARTICIPATING IN
[9:54] THIS PROCEEDING, YOUR IMAGE AND
[9:56] TESTIMONY OR IORMATION THAT
[9:57] YOU PROVIDE WILL ALSO BE SUBJECT
[10:00] TO DISCLOSURE UNDER THE LAW.
[10:01] THAT INCLUDES BUT NOT LIMITED TO
[10:04] YOUR ATTENDANCE, YOUR NAME AND
[10:05] OTHER PERSONAL DETAILS YOU
[10:09] PROVIDE. AS WELL AS ANY
[10:10] TESTIMONY OR COMMENTS YOU
[10:12] PROVIDE, WHICH INCLUDES ANY
[10:15] WRITTEN SUBMISSION YOU MAKE
[10:17] WHICH AREN'T RECORDED IN THIS
[10:19] MEETING. OUR FIRST PUBLIC
[10:23] HEARING IS TWO LICENSE
[10:24] APPLICATIONS FOR PUTTSHACK IN
[10:27] WARD 3. ONE IS PERMIT EXPANSION
[10:31] CAFE LICENSE. I WILL INVITE MAX
[10:36] SERVANTES FROM BUSINESS CPED TO
[10:37] GIVE US PRESENTATION. WELCOME.
[10:38] >> THANK YOU, CHA OSMAN AND
[10:41] » THANK YOU, CHA OSMAN AND
[10:41] COMMITTEE MEMBERS. I AM DISTRICT
[10:45] SUPERVISOR, MAX CERVANTES. I'M
[10:52] PRESENTING PUTTSHACK LLCOING
[10:53] BUSINESS AS PUTTSHACK LOCATED IN
[10:54] WARD 3. THE APPLICANT IS
[10:56] REQUESNG A PERMANENT EXPANSION
[10:57] OF PREMISES AND SIDEWALK CAFE
[11:00] LICENSE. IF APPROVED, THEY
[11:01] INTEND TO ADD 11 TABLES WITH 34
[11:04] SEATS FACED 3RD STREE NORTH,
[11:06] AND FIVE TABLES WITH 2SEATS
[11:08] FACING 7th AVENUE NORTH.
[11:11] PUTTSHACK IS CURRENTLY A
[11:13] RESTAURANT WH A FULL KITEN
[11:14] AND BAR AS WELL AS A 9-WHOLE
[11:16] MINI GOLF COURSE THERE IS NO
[11:18] PROPOSED CHANGE OF HOURS. AND
[11:19] THE PROPOSED HOURS FOR THEIR
[11:21] SIDEWALK CAFE ARE MONY THROUGH
[11:23] THURSDAY, 4 P.M. TO 10 P.M.,
[11:26] FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY, 11 A.M.
[11:28] TO 10 P.M. PUBLIC HEARING
[11:29] NOTICES WERE SENT T RESIDENTS
[11:31] AND PROPERT OWNERS WITHIN 650
[11:32] FEET OF THE PREMISES. NOTICES
[11:34] WERE ALSO SENTO THE NORTHLOOP
[11:37] NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION AND
[11:39] HAVE RECEIVED ONE COMMENT FROM
[11:40] THE COMMUNITY WITH CONCERN FOR
[11:42] OUTDOOR DINING CHANGING THE
[11:43] CHARACTER OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
[11:44] THIS CONCERN HAS BEEN SHARED
[11:45] WITH THE APPLICANT, AND THE
[11:47] APPLICANT INTENDS TO OPERATE AS
[11:49] A GOOD NEIGHBOR. THE APPLICATION
[11:51] MEETS THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
[11:53] FOR CAFE SEATING TO BE ALLOWED.
[11:55] A REVIEW OF ANY COMPLAINTS, 311
[11:57] CALLS, POLICE CALLS FOUND NO
[11:59] GNIFICANT ISSUES CONCERNING
[12:00] THIS BUSINESS. LICENSES AND
[12:02] CONSUMER SERVICES DIVISION
[12:03] RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF A
[12:05] RMANENT EXPANSION AND SIDEWALK
[12:05] CAFE LICENSE. THIS CONCLUDES MY
[12:07] PRESENTATION AND I WILL STAND
[12:09] FOR ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS.
[12:10] THANK YOU.
[12:11] >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT
[12:12] » THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT
[12:12] PRESENTATION. ARE THERE ANY?
[12:17] OKAY. I WILL NOW PROCEED TO THE
[12:19] PUBLIC HEARING AND SEE IF THERE
[12:21] IS ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO
[12:23] SPEAK ON THIS ITEM. SEEING NONE,
[12:25] I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
[12:28] AND SEE IF COUNCIL MEMBER
[12:28] RAINVILLE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A
[12:31] MOTION.
[12:31] >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. MAX, I
[12:33] » THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. MAX, I
[12:34] DO HAVE ONE QUESTION. COULD YOU
[12:36] PLEA REPEAT THOSE HOURS THAT
[12:38] WOULD BE OPEN UNTIL, PLEASE.
[12:43] YES. THE HOURS FOR THE
[12:46] SIDEWALK CAFE WOULD BE MONDAY
[12:47] THROUG THURSDAY, 4 P.M. TO
[12:49] 10 P.M. AND FRIDAY THROUGH
[12:51] SUNDAY, 11 A.M. TO 10 P.M.
[12:53] >> GREAT. THANKS VERY MUCH. I'D
[12:55] » GREAT. THANKS VERY MUCH. I'D
[12:55] LIKE TO MOVE APPROL OF TH,
[12:56] PLEASE.
[12:57] >> SECOND.
[12:58] » SECOND.
[12:58] >> SECOND.
[12:58] » SECOND.
[12:58] >> ALL RIGHT. GREAT. THANK YOU.
[13:04] » ALL RIGHT. GREAT. THANK YOU.
[13:04] THAT ITEM HAS BEEN APPROVED. SAY
[13:08] THAT AGAINYES. ON THAT MOTION,
[13:14] ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
[13:15] >> AYE.
[13:16] » AYE.
[13:16] >> AND THOSE OPPOSED SAY NA
[13:18] » AND THOSE OPPOSED SAY NA
[13:18] THE AYES HAVE IT AND THE MOTION
[13:19] CARRIES. A RIGHT. OUR NEXT
[13:24] PUBLIC HEARING IS TWO LICENSE AS
[13:26] WELL FOR BILL'S BAIT SHOP IN
[13:28] WARD 12. ONE IS PERMANENT
[13:33] EXPANSION AND SIDEWALK CAFE.
[13:34] I'LL HAVE MAX AGAIN.
[13:36] WELCOME.
[13:36] >> THANK YOU, CHAIR OSMAN AND
[13:38] » THANK YOU, CHAIR OSMAN AND
[13:38] COMMITTEE MEMBERS, I AM MAX
[13:41] CERVANTES FOR LICENSE AND
[13:43] CONSUMER SERVICES. I'M
[13:44] PRESENTING FOR LL'S BAIT SHOP
[13:48] LLC DOING BUSINESS AS BILL'S
[13:52] BAIT SHOP. 3101 IN WARD 12.
[13:57] APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A
[14:00] PERMANENT SIDEWALK AND
[14:01] LICENSE -- 12 SEATS ON THE
[14:03] PUBLIC SIDEWALK IN FRONT OF
[14:04] THEIR BUSINESS ON 42nd STREET
[14:07] EAST FOR 12 PATRONS. BILL'S BAIT
[14:09] SHOP IS NOT OPENED YET. BUT WHEN
[14:12] THEY ARE OPEN, THEY WILL BE A
[14:16] SIT-DOWN RESTAURANT. PATIO
[14:19] SEATS. AND STREET LEVEL SPACE.
[14:21] THE PROPOSED HOURS OF OPERATION
[14:23] FOR THEIR SIDEWALK CAFE AND
[14:25] THEIR PRIVATE PATIO ARE SUNDAY
[14:27] THROUGH THURSDAY, 11 A.M. TO
[14:29] 10 P.M. FRIDAY ANDSATURDAY,
[14:31] 11 A.M. TO 10 P. ON JULY 17TH,
[14:34] PUBLIC HRING NOTICES WERE SENT
[14:36] TO RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS
[14:42] PREMISES. NEIGHBORHOOD
[14:43] SOCIATION AND COUNCIL MEMBER
[14:43] CHOWDHURY. WE HAVE RECEIVED
[14:45] EIGHT COMMENTS FROM THE
[14:46] COMMUNITY. SIX ARE INUPPORT OF
[14:47] THIS APPLICATION, TWO WITH
[14:49] CONCERN ABOUT ODOOR HOURS,
[14:51] GARETTES AND LITTER. THESE
[14:53] CONCERNS HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED
[14:55] WITH THE BUSINESS ROUTINE LITTER
[14:57] COLLECTION IS PART OF THEIR
[14:58] BUSINESS PLAN. THE BUSINESS HAS
[15:00] ALSO DECIDED TO CLOSE THEIR
[15:02] OUTDOOR SEATING AT 10 P.M. IN AN
[15:04] EFFORT T BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR.
[15:05] THIS IS A NEW BUSINESS THAT HAS
[15:07] NOT BEGUN OPERATING YET. AND T
[15:09] LICENSES AND CONSUMERS SERVICES
[15:12] DIVISION RECOMMENDED AN APPROVAL
[15:14] OF EXPANSION AND SIDEWALK CAFE.
[15:16] THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION
[15:17] AT THIS TIME. I WILL STAND FOR
[15:18] ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU.
[15:20] >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT
[15:21] » THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT
[15:21] PRESENTATION. I WILL PROCEED TO
[15:22] OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND SEE
[15:23] IF THERE IS ANYONE WHO WOULD
[15:24] LIKE TO SPEAK. WELCOME.
[15:28] >> HI. THANK YOU, CITY COUNCIL
[15:31] » HI. THANK YOU, CITY COUNCIL
[15:31] MEMBERS. I'M GERI WOLF, I'M
[15:34] CONSULTANT FOR THE OWNER. THEY
[15:35] ARE WORKING ON THEIR SOFT
[15:37] OPENING FOR TONIGHT. THAT'S T
[15:39] REASON WHY THE OWNER COULDN'T
[15:40] COME. THEY ARE GOING TO BE
[15:43] MIRRORING THE SIDEWALK CAFE TIME
[15:46] FRAME WITH A PRIVATE PATIO THAT
[15:48] THEY ALREADY HAVE APPROVED UNDER
[15:49] THE LICENSE. AND HAD MADE A
[15:53] COMPROMISE ON OPERATING HOURS TO
[15:55] ENSURE THAT THE NEIGHBORHOOD
[15:56] WEREN'T DISTURBED AT ALL. SO IF
[15:57] YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, LET ME
[15:59] KNOW.
[15:59] >> THANK YOU SMUCH FOR YOUR
[16:00] » THANK YOU SMUCH FOR YOUR
[16:00] TESTIMONY. ANYONE ELSE? SEEING
[16:04] NONE, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC
[16:06] HEARING AND RECOGNIZE VICE CHAIR
[16:07] CHOWDHURY.
[16:07] >> YEAH. THANK YOU SO MUCH,
[16:10] » YEAH. THANK YOU SO MUCH,
[16:10] CHAIR OSMAN. I WILL MOVE THIS
[16:13] ITEM FOR APPROVAL. AND JUST WANT
[16:16] TO SHOUT OUT BILL'S BAIT SHOP
[16:18] FOR JUST WORKING WITH THE
[16:22] COMMUNITY. ORIGINALLY THE HOURS
[16:24] WERE GOING TO BE UNTIL 11 P.M.
[16:27] FOR ME, LET'S GIVE IT A SHOT AND
[16:30] SEE HOW IT GOES. BUT IT SAYS A
[16:32] LOT THAT YOU ARE WILLING TO HEAR
[16:34] COMMUNITY FEEDBACK ABOUT THE
[16:38] HUGE DIFFERENCE. I THINK THE
[16:40] SIDEWALK CAFE IS GOING TO BE A
[16:41] GREAT ACTIVATION FROMHE AREA.
[16:43] I DID GET ONE REQUEST FROM A
[16:46] CONSTITUENT. THEY WANT BIKE
[16:47] RACKS. THEY'RE LIKE WE WANT TO
[16:49] BIKE OVER THERE AND PUT SOME
[16:51] BIKE RACKS. THEY'RE WORKING ON
[16:52] IT? OKAY. SO SEE, THE NEIGHBORS
[16:55] ARE HEARD. YEAH, PEOPLE ARE
[16:56] REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO COMING
[16:58] OVER THERE AND JUST GOODUCK
[16:59] TONIGHT WITH YOUR SOFT OPENING.
[17:01] THAT'S REALLY EXCITING.
[17:03] >> COUNCILEMBER SHAFFER.
[17:04] » COUNCILEMBER SHAFFER.
[17:04] >> I HAD A QUESTION FOR STAFF ON
[17:06] » I HAD A QUESTION FOR STAFF ON
[17:06] BOTH OF THESE ITEMS RELATED TO
[17:09] WAIVING THE FEES.
[17:10] WITH THESE ADDITIONAL, I KNOW WE
[17:15] TALKED WITH OPERATION METRO
[17:19] SURGE ABOUT WAIVING SEATS IN
[17:21] PATIO SERVING. EXTRA TABLES TO
[17:23] THE EXTERIO OF BUSINESSES. I
[17:25] JU
[17:26] THE CATEGORY FOR THIS SEASON? I
[17:28] KNOW IT WAS A SEASONAL.
[17:32] >> CHAIR OSMAN, COUNCIL MEMBER
[17:37] » CHAIR OSMAN, COUNCIL MEMBER
[17:37] SHAFFER, ERIC HANSEN. I'LL HE
[17:41] TO LOOK INTO THAT ONE.E HAVE
[17:43] LICENSE FORGIVENESS FOR
[17:45] FOOD-BASEDBUSINESS, THAT FEE.
[17:47] BUT NOT FOR ENCROAMENTS. SO
[17:49] I'LL TAKE A LOOK AT. WE ARE
[17:54] LOOKING ATAYBE SOME -- SORRY.
[18:00] IT'S BEEN A -- MY BRAIN WAS
[18:01] WORKING ON SOMETHING ELSE IN THE
[18:04] BACK. I HAVE TO STOP FOR A
[18:06] SECOND. WE'RE LOOKING AT
[18:10] RED-TAPE CUTTING. MAKING IT
[18:11] EASIER TO DO BUSINESS. ONE OF
[18:13] THE THINGS WE'RE LOOKING AT IS
[18:16] OUTDOOR EXTERIOR SEATING. I KNOW
[18:18] IT'S CHALLENGES FOR BUSINESS
[18:21] ESPECIALLY WITH FEES. WORKING
[18:22] WITH PUBLIC WORKS ON THAT. WE DO
[18:24] NOT HAVE ANYTHINGO REPORT
[18:25] BACK. BUT WE ARE LOOKING INTO
[18:29] TO ENJOY THE SUMMER MONTHS EOPLE
[18:30] OUTSIDE WITH RESTAURANT AND
[18:31] MAKING IT EASIER TO DO THAT
[18:32] BUSINESS WITH THE CITY. RIGHT
[18:34] NOW, I DON'T BELIEVE THERE'S
[18:36] PART OF THE RESILIENCY FUND THAT
[18:40] THERE'S FUNDING FOR THAT FE
[18:42] BUT I WILL DOUBLE CHECK BECAUSE
[18:43] IT'S BEEN A MINUTE.
[18:44] >> OKAY. ANDAYBE JUST WITH
[18:46] » OKAY. ANDAYBE JUST WITH
[18:46] THAT FOLLOW UP IF YOU COULD
[18:49] CLARIFY THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
[18:50] WHAT WE DID FUND AND WHAT THIS
[18:52] IS WOULD BE HELPFUL.
[18:53] >> I CAN TELL YOU, COUNCIL
[18:55] » I CAN TELL YOU, COUNCIL
[18:55] MEMBER OSMAN, COUNCIL MEMBER
[18:58] SHAFFE THE LICENSE FEE FOR
[19:00] FOOD-BASED BUSINESSES WERE
[19:01] COVERED FOR ALL BUSINESSES IN
[19:02] MINNEAPOLIS.
[19:03] >> RIGHT. I THOUGHT THERE WAS
[19:05] » RIGHT. I THOUGHT THERE WAS
[19:05] EXPANSION OF PATIO SEATING
[19:08] FOR --
[19:09] >> NOT SPECIFICALLY. NOT
[19:10] » NOT SPECIFICALLY. NOT
[19:10] SPECIFICALLY.
[19:11] >> OH.
[19:11] » OH.
[19:11] >> YEAH.OT IN THAT FUND. NOT
[19:13] » YEAH.OT IN THAT FUND. NOT
[19:13] SPECIFICALLY THAT FUND. WE HAVE
[19:16] FEE FREE EVENTS THAT YOU CAN
[19:18] TAKE ADVANTAGE OF.
[19:20] AND THAT'S FOR SPECIAL EVENTS
[19:22] THAT PEOPLE ARE ON. BUT NOT ON
[19:25] ENCROACHMENT.
[19:25] >> I'LL GO BACK AND LOOK AT THAT
[19:27] » I'LL GO BACK AND LOOK AT THAT
[19:27] BECAUSE I REMEMBER YOU
[19:29] ADVERTISING A PICTURE. IOULD
[19:30] BE COMPLETELY WRONG.
[19:31] >> WE'LL LEARN TOGETHER.
[19:32] » WE'LL LEARN TOGETHER.
[19:32] >> ALL RIGHT.
[19:33] » ALL RIGHT.
[19:33] >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ON THAT
[19:36] » ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ON THAT
[19:37] MOTION, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY
[19:38] AYE.
[19:39] >> AYE.
[19:39] » AYE.
[19:40] >> AND THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY.
[19:41] » AND THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY.
[19:41] THE AYES HAVE IT AND THE MOTION
[19:44] CARRIES. OUR LAST PUBLIC HEARING
[19:47] IS OUR ANNUAL SERVICE CHARGE
[19:51] CONTINUATION FOR MINNEAPOLIS
[19:52] TOURISM IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT. I
[19:55] WILL HAVE DIRECTOR JEFF JOHNSON
[19:57] TO COME SPEAK. WELCOME, SIR.
[19:59] >> THANK YOU, CHAIR OSMAN AND
[20:00] » THANK YOU, CHAIR OSMAN AND
[20:00] COMMITTEE MEMBERS. MY NAME IS
[20:01] JEFF JOHNSON, I'M THE GENERAL
[20:04] MANAGER OF THE MINNEAPOLIS
[20:05] CONVENTION CENTER. TODAY, THE
[20:07] M
[20:08] DISTRICT LEADERSHIP WILL BE
[20:10] BRINGING FORTH THEIR FST
[20:11] ANNUAL REPORT. LAST YEAR THE
[20:14] CITY COUNCIL APPROVED AMENDING
[20:17] TITLE XVI OF THE MINNEAPOLIS
[20:19] CODE OF ORDINANCES RELATED TO
[20:21] PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT. ADDING
[20:26] A NEW CHAPTER. THIS ACTION
[20:29] ESTABLISHED THE MINNEAPOLIS
[20:30] TOURISM IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT AND
[20:32] PROVIDED FOR ITS ADMINISTRATION
[20:34] AND OPERAON AS AUTHORIZED BY
[20:37] MINNESOTA STATUTE CHAPTER 428B
[20:39] TOURISM IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS.
[20:40] TO BE ALIGNED WITH THAT STATE
[20:44] STATUTE, THE MINNEAPOLIS TOURISM
[20:46] IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT IS HERE TO
[20:47] ACCOMPLISH THREE GOALS: FIRST,
[20:49] TOELIVER TO YOU A PRESENTATION
[20:51] THAT SUMMARIZES THEIR ANNUAL
[20:53] REPORT. SECOND,O HOLD A PUBLIC
[20:56] HEARING ON THE FIRST YEAR OF
[20:57] THEIR ORATION OF THE TOURISM
[20:59] IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT. AND
[21:00] LASTLY, TO ASK YOU TO PASS A
[21:03] RESOLUTION ALLOWING FOR THE
[21:05] CONTINUED COLLECTION OF FEES FOR
[21:07] THIS SECOND YEARF OPERATION OF
[21:09] THE TOTAL FIVE YEARSHAT WERE
[21:12] AUTHORIZED LAST YEAR. WITH THAT
[21:14] BACKGROUND, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL
[21:16] FORWARD THE MINNEAPOLIS TOURISM
[21:18] IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT PRESENTERS
[21:19] AT THIS TIME TO GIVE YOU THEIR
[21:20] PRESENTATION. THANK YOU.
[21:22] >> ALL RIGHT. WELCOME. ALL
[21:26] » ALL RIGHT. WELCOME. ALL
[21:26] RIGHT. MELVIN, WELCOME.
[21:29] >> GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR OSMAN,
[21:30] » GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR OSMAN,
[21:31] MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. MY
[21:32] NAME IS MELVIN TENANT AND I HAVE
[21:35] THE PLEASURE OF SVING AS THE
[21:39] LEADER OF MEET MINNEAPOLIS AND
[21:40] VISITORS ASSOCIATION. I'M JOINED
[21:43] BY OUR CHAIR, JEFF BARNHARDT,
[21:45] AND WE'RE HERE TO TELL YOU ABOUT
[21:47] THE FIRST YEAR. IT'S BEEN JUST
[21:49] ABOUT A YEAR SINCE WE WERE
[21:51] BEFORE THIS BODY. AND WE SHARED
[21:54] THE VISION AND WE CERTAINLY
[21:55] APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT. AND YOU
[21:57] ALL WERE KIND ENOUGH TO APPROVE
[22:00] TO GIVE YOU FILL IN THE BLANKS
[22:01] AND TO LET YOU KNOW HOW THE
[22:03] FIRST YEAR HAS GONE. SO JEFF AND
[22:10] I WILL DO A BIT OF A TAG TEAM
[22:12] TODAY. I WILL GIVE YOU THE TID
[22:15] BACKGROUND INFORMATION. AND I
[22:17] KNOW YOU'LL RECALL SOME OF THOSE
[22:19] DETAILS. WE'LL ALSO TALK TO YOU
[22:24] ABOUT THE OVERVIEW AND THE
[22:26] TIMELINE TO GET TO THIS POINT.
[22:28] AT WHICH POINT IN TIME I'LL TURN
[22:30] IT OVER TO JEFF TO TALK ABOUT
[22:31] THE DISTRICT AREA. ALSO SOME OF
[22:34] THE SERVICE CHARGE AND
[22:34] MANAGEMENT, THE ACTIVITIES OF
[22:36] THE DISTRICT, AND THEN I'LL
[22:38] RETURN TO TALK ABOUT INCLUSIVE
[22:41] WORKFORCE AND ABOUT RACIAL
[22:42] EQUITY IMPACT. SOME THINGS THAT
[22:44] I KNOW YOULL ASK ABOUT DURING
[22:45] THE COURSE OF THIS PROCESS. SO
[22:57] TOURISM IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT IS
[22:58] A PERFECT EXACT OF A
[23:00] PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP.
[23:01] THESE HAVE EXIED IN THE
[23:03] COUNTRY FOR ABOUT THE LAST 20
[23:05] YEARS.
[23:05] BUT THROUGH THE COURSE OF THE
[23:06] WORK THAT WE'VE DONE WITH THE
[23:09] HOSPITALITY COMMUNITY OVER THE
[23:10] LAST FEW YEARS, WE WERE
[23:12] INSTRUMENTAL IN ESTABLISHING THE
[23:14] ENABLING LEGISLATION F US TO
[23:15] DO THAT, WHICH WE DID. AGAIN,
[23:18] IT'S A PARTNERSHIP THAT PROVIDES
[23:21] SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING FOR THE
[23:23] COMMUNITY TO AUGMENT THE
[23:25] EXISTING DOLLARS THAT IN THIS
[23:26] CASE THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS IS
[23:29] INVESTING IN OUR TOURISM
[23:31] MARKETING PROGRAM. A NUMBER OF
[23:32] ACTIVITIES ARE INVOLVED. SALES
[23:34] AND MARKETING ACTIVITIES, AND
[23:36] WE'LL GIVE YOU SOME EXAMPLES OF
[23:37] THOSE IN JUST A FEW MOMENTS.
[23:39] MARKETING AND SPECIAL
[23:40] ACTIVITIES. AND OF COURSE, AS I
[23:43] SAID, WE'LL GO ON AND TALK ABOUT
[23:45] SOME OF THE OTHER PROGRAMS.
[23:47] AGAIN, THE TID IS FUNDED BY THE
[23:51] HOTEL INDUSTRY. AND THEY
[23:52] WILLINGLY DID THIS. SO THE FUNDS
[24:00] ARE SPECIFICALLY FOR TOURISM AND
[24:01] THEY'RE CONTROED BY THE HOTEL.
[24:03] AND EVEN THOUGH AS I DID NOT
[24:04] MENTION EARLIER, THIS IS BY
[24:07] STATE STATUTE SOMETHING THAT HAS
[24:09] GIVEN THEM THAT RESPONSIBILI.
[24:10] BUT WE ARE HERE TODAY TO, AGAIN,
[24:13] AS THE LEGISLAON ALLOWED TO
[24:15] PRESENT THIS FOR YOU. THE
[24:19] OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT ALLOCATION
[24:20] AGAIN ARE DETERMINED BY THE
[24:22] HOTELS. I'LL JUST TELL Y THAT
[24:23] JEFF AND HIS COLLEAGUES ARE
[24:25] SPENDING A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF
[24:27] TIME BEINGERY DILIGENT IN THE
[24:29] WAY IN WHICH THEY ARE CHOOSING
[24:32] TO INVEST THESE FUNDS. AND
[24:33] AGAIN, WE TALKED ABOUT THE SALES
[24:34] AND MARKETINGPROGRAMS, THE
[24:37] PROMOTIONS AND THE DIGITAL
[24:39] PRESENCE AND GROUP SALES. THINGS
[24:40] THAT ARE, AGAIN, EXTENSIONS OF
[24:42] THE WORK THAT MEET MINNEAPOLIS
[24:43] HAS BEEN DOING. PUBLIC-PRIVATE
[24:49] PARTNERSHIP. THE ENABLING
[24:50] PORTION OF THIS CAME FROM THE
[24:51] STATE OF MINNESOTA AND THIS
[24:53] BODY, THE MINNEAPOLIS CITY
[24:54] COUNCIL. SO AGAIN, YOU STEPPED
[24:55] UP AND ALLOWED US TO CREATE THIS
[24:58] OPPORTUNITY TO AUGMENT THE
[25:00] MARKETING INITIATIVES THAT WE
[25:02] WERE ALREADY UNDERTAKING. THE
[25:03] HOTEL COMMUNITY, AGAIN, HAD TO
[25:06] MAKE THE CHOICE AS TO WHETHER OR
[25:08] NOT THEY WANTED TO SELF-IMPOSE
[25:09] THIS IN THIS CASE 2% FEE ON THE
[25:12] HOTEL REVENUE. AND WE'RE JUST
[25:15] HAPPY THAT 71% AT THAT TIME OF
[25:17] THE HOTEL COMMUNITY AGREED THAT
[25:18] THEY WANTED TO DO THIS. WE'VE
[25:26] CREATED A GREAT DEAL TO THE
[25:29] HOTEL COMMUNITY. RALLY BEHIND.
[25:31] ESPECIALLY SINCE WE'VE HAD SOME
[25:33] DIFFICULTIES IN OUR COMMUNITY.
[25:34] THE THIRD PART OF THIS
[25:37] PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP IS
[25:37] MEET MINNEAPOLIS. WE ARE THE
[25:39] CHOSEN MARKETING ORGANIZION
[25:40] FOR THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS, AND
[25:43] THE MTID BOARD CHOSE TO WORK
[25:44] WITHS TO BE ABLE TO DO THE
[25:46] WORK, AGAIN, AT THE EXTENSION OF
[25:48] THE MEET MINNEAPOLIS EXISTING
[25:49] PROGRAM OF WORK. SO THE
[25:59] TIMELINE. JUST A QUICK REVIEW.
[26:01] 2018 IS WHEN WE BEGAN THIS
[26:03] DISCUSSION. THE BOARD OF MEET
[26:05] MINNEAPOLISADE THE DECISION
[26:06] THAT WE WANTED TO FIGURE OUT A
[26:08] WAY TO BE ABLE TO INVEST MORE IN
[26:10] OUR COMMUNITY. THAT'S WHEN THIS
[26:14] NUMBER OF GENERAL MANAGERS AND
[26:16] HOTEL LEADERS IN THIS COMMUNITY
[26:17] THAT HAVE WORKED IN OTHER PLACES
[26:19] WHERE TIDs ARE IN EXISTENCE. SO
[26:22] THERE'S A LOT OF SUPPORT FOR IT.
[26:25] FROM 2019 TO 2023 WAS THE
[26:27] LEGISLATIVE PROCESS. WE LOST
[26:29] SOME MOMENTUM, AS YOU CAN
[26:31] IMAGIN DURING THE COVID YEAR.
[26:32] WE DIDN'T MAKE PROGRESS THAT
[26:34] YEAR. BUT ULTIMATELY, IN 2023,
[26:36] IT WAS SIGNED INTO LAW AT THE
[26:37] STATE LEVEL. AND THEN IN 2024
[26:41] THROUGH 2025 IS WHEN WE WENT TO
[26:43] THE PETITIONING PROCS. I
[26:44] MENTIONED THE 71% OF THE HOTELS
[26:46] THAT AGREED TO BE A PART OF
[26:49] THIS. AND THAT IS WHEN WE ALSO
[26:51] CAME TO THIS BODY. AND YOU
[26:54] APPROVED IT UNANIMOUSLY. AND THE
[26:58] MTID INITIALLY CREATED WHAT IS
[27:01] NOW THEIR 9-MEMBER GOVERNANCE
[27:03] COMMITTEE WHICH WORKS AS A
[27:04] SUBSET OF THE MEET MINNEAPOLIS
[27:18] AND THROUGH AUGUST -- AN 2025.
[27:22] SEPTEMBER-AUGU WHEN THAT TOOK
[27:23] PLACE. WE'RE USING A PRIVATE
[27:25] COMPANY TO DO THAT FOR US. FROM
[27:28] 2025 TO THE PRESENT, THE
[27:30] COMMITTEE HAS SET UP PROCESSES
[27:32] TO ALLOW US TO COME TO THEM WITH
[27:35] PAICULAR PROJECTS AND TO BE
[27:37] ABLE TO VET THOSE FOR THE
[27:38] COMMITTEE SO THAT THEY CAN MAKE
[27:40] THE GOOD DECISIONS. AND AGAIN,
[27:42] THEY'VE MADE LOTS AND LOTS OF
[27:43] DECISIONS OVER THATTIME. AND
[27:44] WE'VE AT THAT TIME AS SOON AS
[27:46] THEY MADE THOSE FIRST
[27:50] COMMITMENTS, WE BEGAN TO
[27:51] IMPLEMENT SOME OF THOSE
[27:52] PROGRAMS. WE DID HAVE TO GO BACK
[27:54] TO THE LEGISLATURE THIS YEAR
[27:56] BECAUSE THERE WAS A TECHNICAL
[27:57] ERROR IN THE LEGISLATION THAT
[27:59] THE DEPARTMENT OF RENUE
[28:01] IDENTIFIED THAT WOULD HAVE
[28:04] INADVERTENTLY CREATED A
[28:05] SITUATIO WHERE THE TID FEE
[28:06] WOULD HAVE BEEN TAXED. WE WERE
[28:09] SUCCESSF IN GOING BACK WORKING
[28:10] WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
[28:11] TO GET THAT CORRECTED. SO WE'RE
[28:13] IN REALLY GOOD SHAPE RIGHT NOW.
[28:18] AND SO AT THIS POINT FOR THE
[28:19] TECHNICAL ASPECT OF HOW THIS
[28:21] WORKS, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO JEFF
[28:23] AND I'LL BE BACK IN JUST A
[28:24] MOMENT TO WRAP UP THE
[28:24] PRESENTATION.
[28:26] >> THANK YOU THANK YOU. I'M
[28:30] » THANK YOU THANK YOU. I'M
[28:31] JEFF BARNHARDT. BEFORE I
[28:33] CONTINUE ON WITH THE
[28:34] PRESENTATION, I JUST WANT TO DO
[28:36] SOME ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. CHAIR
[28:38] OSMAN AND THIS COMMITTEE, WE
[28:41] APPRECIATE AND THE CITY COUNCIL
[28:42] FOR TO DATE REALLY SUPPORTING
[28:43] T
[28:46] MEET MINNEAPOLIS HAS DONE AN
[28:48] EXCELLENT JOB DISPLAYING
[28:51] EXPERTISE AND PROFESSIONALISM
[28:53] EXECUTING OUR WORK PLAN. THERE'S
[28:54] BEEN A LOT OF WORK IN THAT, AND
[28:56] I AEST TO THAT. AND THE OTHER
[29:00] COMMITTEE MEMBERS, THEY'RE ALL
[29:01] VOLUNTEERS. THEY HAVE FULL-TIME
[29:03] JOBS. AND I THINKE ALL REALLY
[29:07] INTRINSICALLY CARE ABOUT HELPING
[29:08] MINNEAPOLIS. PERSONALLY, I WAS
[29:09] BORN HERE. I WENT TO U OF M. MY
[29:12] ENTIRE CAREER HASEEN IN
[29:14] MINNEAPOLIS, MINNEAPOLIS PROPER.
[29:14] SO I REALLY CARE ABOUT THE CITY
[29:16] AND WE'RE TRYING TO DOUR BEST
[29:18] TO GET A PEP IN ALL OUR STEPS
[29:20] HERE. CONTINUE ON WITH THE
[29:22] PRESENTATION. AS YOU CAN SEE
[29:24] HERE, ALL HOTELS WITH 50 OR MORE
[29:26] ROOMS ARE SELF-OPTED INTO THIS
[29:29] FEE. CURRENT THERE'S 48
[29:32] HOTELS. YOU CAN SEE ON THE
[29:34] DISTRICT BOUNDARY, THAT'S
[29:37] MINNEAPOLIS PROPER. I
[29:38] APPRECIATED COUNCIL MEMBE
[29:39] WONSLEY, SHE'S MY COUNCIL
[29:40] MEMBER. SHE HELPED PETITION FOR
[29:44] GEOGRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION
[29:45] EARLY ON AND IS PROBABLY THE
[29:46] REASON I'M STANDING HERE. THE
[29:50] MANAGEMENT IS THE NINE COMMITTEE
[29:50] MEMBERS. AND WE'RE VOLUEERS.
[29:56] WE WERE HOWEVER VOTED IN LAST
[29:58] YEAR BY THE OWNERSHIP OF THE
[30:01] HOTELS. SO THAT WAS A GOOD
[30:02] PARTICIPATION TO GET TO THIS
[30:03] POINT. WE BASICALLY -- WE'VE
[30:07] PROBABLY MET OVER 30 TIMES THIS
[30:08] PAST YEAR FOR AN HOUR AND A HALF
[30:10] EACH TIME. SO IF YOU TALK ABOUT
[30:12] THE AMOUNT OF EFFORT THIS WEN
[30:13] IN TO ESTABLISHING THIS,
[30:14] FIGURING THINGS OUT, THEN WE
[30:15] HAVE TO REPORT BACK TO THE BODY,
[30:18] IT'S PRETTY INTENSE AND THERE'S
[30:19] A LOT OF PREAMBLE AND POST WORK
[30:21] RELATED TO THAT. BUT WE KIND OF
[30:24] COME UP WITH THE PLAN, AND THEN
[30:27] EXPERT EXECUTOR ON THAT. WE HAVE
[30:31] FULL AUTHORITY TO MANAGE ALL THE
[30:33] MATTERS RELATED TO THE MTID AS
[30:36] WE ILLUSTRATED, THERE'S A 2%
[30:40] FEE. SOMETHING TO JUST KNOW IS
[30:42] THAT YOU KNOW, THIS GOES -- THIS
[30:44] LOOKS LIKE AN ADDITIONAL TAX.
[30:45] IT'S A FEE. BUT YOU KNOW, AT THE
[30:47] END OF THE DAY, THERE'S I THINK
[30:51] ALMOST 17% OF TAXES COMING OFF,
[30:56] FEES COMING OFF EVERY DOLLAR
[30:57] THAT'S SPENT IN OUR HOTELS. SO
[30:59] THAT'S KIND OF A HIGH RATE AND
[31:05] WE NEED TO MANAGE THAT. LET'S
[31:09] SEE. YEAH. SO THE ORIGINAL TERM
[31:12] FIVE YEARS, WE HAVE TO GO BACK
[31:15] AND REPETITION THE OWNERSHIP. SO
[31:17] PEFULLY WE'VE DONE A GREAT JOB
[31:19] AND EVERYBODY SEES THE MERIT IN
[31:20] WHAT WE'VE DONE IN THE FIRST
[31:22] FIVE YEARS MANAGED BY THE
[31:24] COMMITTEE, AND AGAIN,EET
[31:26] MINNEAPOLIS EXECUTES THE PLAN.
[31:28] MEETING WEEKLY FOR A LONG TIME.
[31:29] D I THINK NOW WE'VE GONE DOWN
[31:31] TO MONTHLY MEETINGS. B THERE'S
[31:34] NOW WE'RE ACTIVE AROUND OUR
[31:36] MEETINGS. SO THERE'S A LOT OF
[31:37] WORK ON THE SIDE. AND HERE WE
[31:39] ARE FOR THE ANNUAL REPORT. AND
[31:41] REALLY, KIND OF WHAT WE'RE ALL
[31:43] HERE FOR IS HOW DO WE USE THE
[31:45] FUNDS. SO YOU CAN SEEALES
[31:48] MARKETING PR, SPECIAL PROJECTS,
[31:50] ACTIVATION, WORKFCE
[31:55] STUFF, ADMINISTRATION, AND  FUN
[31:58] CONTINGENCY STUFF. ULTIMATELY,
[32:00] WE'RE TRYING TO GET MORE
[32:01] OVERNIGHT VISITATION. THIS IS
[32:09] THE YEAR ONE AUTHORIZE
[32:11] INVESTMENTS. WE'RE TRYING TO
[32:13] SPEND IN LINE WITH WHAT THE
[32:15] ANNUAL COLLECTION IS. SO YOUAN
[32:17] SEE IT'S BROKEN OUT HERE INTO
[32:19] SEVERAL DIFFERENT CATEGORIES.
[32:20] AGAIN, I'LL JUST REITERATE, THIS
[32:23] IS PRETTY NORMAL STUFF FOR TIDs
[32:26] TO BE ALLOCATING THEIR
[32:29] PROPORTIONAL SPE ON. SOME OF
[32:30] THE SPECIFICS TO GET INTO THAT
[32:32] ARE EXCITING IS WE, OF COURSE,
[32:34] WANT TO FILL UP THE CONVENTION
[32:36] CENTER. SO IT'S IMPORTANT THAT
[32:37] MEETING PLANNERS WANT TO BOOK
[32:39] THEIR MEETINGS AND EVENTS HERE.
[32:40] SO WE'RE OFFERING ADDITIONAL
[32:42] REBATES AND TRYING TO FIND WAYS
[32:44] TO REACH OUT AND, YOU KNOW, HOST
[32:47] THEIR MEETING PLANNERS SO THEY
[32:49] WANT TO HOST THEIR CONFERENCES
[32:53] HERE. THE NFLDRAFT IS HERE.
[32:56] THAT'S A HUGE EVENT. WE GET TO
[32:57] LOOK FORWARD TO IT FOR A COUPLE
[32:59] OF YEARS, WCH IS EXCITING FOR
[33:00] US. DURING THE EVENT, THERE'S
[33:01] GOING TO BE HUNDREDS OF
[33:03] THOUSANDS OF VISITORS HERE. THE
[33:05] MAIN EVENT IS FREE. IT'S GOING
[33:07] TO BE RIGHT AT THE COMMONS PARK.
[33:10] ANYBODY CAN COME. WE THINK
[33:12] THAT'S PRETTY COOL AND
[33:15] REACHABLE. UNDER THE MARKETING,
[33:17] WE'VE HAD AN AGENCY OF RECORD
[33:18] HERE WHICH IS GOING TO HELP JUST
[33:20] ENSURE THAT ALL THE MESSAGING
[33:22] AND STUFF THAT WE'RE DOING THAT
[33:23] COMES OUT O THE TID HAS SOME
[33:27] COMMONALITY AND THEME BEHIND IT.
[33:31] CAMPAIGNS. YOU CAN SEE RIGHT
[33:32] THERE. AND WE'VE DONE SOME SHOW
[33:34] UP AND STAY OVER CAMPAIGNS JUST
[33:36] CREATED SPECIFICALLY TO INCREASE
[33:39] OVERNIGHT VISITATION. SO THERE'S
[33:41] SEVEL DIFFERENT CATEGORIES IN
[33:42] EACH ONE OF THESE THAT WE'RE
[33:45] TRYING TO TARGET TO DRIVE
[33:47] OVERNIGHT VISITATION. WE'RE NOT
[33:48] DOING ONE THING. MEET
[33:49] MINNEAPOLIS IS ECUTING LIKE 20
[33:52] DIFFERENT INITIATIVES
[33:53] SIMULTANEOUSLY, WHICH IS PRETTY
[33:56] PROJECTS AND ACTIVATIONS. YOU
[33:58] CAN SEE HERE, SAVANNAH BANANAS
[34:01] IS IN TOWN. THAT'S NEW TO THIS
[34:03] MARKET. THAT'S PRETTY COOL. IT'S
[34:06] REALLY FAMILY-ORIENTED EVENT.
[34:10] THIS IS HOW THE TID IS HELPING
[34:14] SISTER INDUSTRIES.ICHELIN IS
[34:18] TRYING TO UP THE PRILE. SQUARE
[34:21] ROOTS IS A WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
[34:24] THAT IS ING TO DEVELOP THE
[34:28] CHEFS, THE NEXT CHEFS FOR THE
[34:29] CITY. WE HOPEHAT A LOT OF THEM
[34:30] END UP WORKING IN OUR LOCAL
[34:32] RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS. AND THEN
[34:38] THE TWO OTHER BUCKETS IS JUST,
[34:40] YOU KNOW, THERE'S COSTS
[34:42] ASSOCIATED WITH IT,
[34:43] ADMINISTRATION AND COLLECTIONS.
[34:46] THE FUNDS. SO WE HAVE SOME  OF
[34:49] CONTINGENCY AND VISITORS. THAT'S
[34:50] HOW WE ARE USING THE FUNDS. SO I
[34:55] THINK MELVIN IS GOING TO TAKE IT
[34:57] THE REST OF THE WAY. THANKS.
[35:01] >> LET ME JUST ALSO JUST REALLY
[35:04] » LET ME JUST ALSO JUST REALLY
[35:04] REITERATE THE FACT THAT THIS
[35:05] GROUP HAS DONE SO MUCH WORK. AND
[35:08] IT'S REPRESENTATIVE OF NOT JUST
[35:11] HOTEL LEADERS BUT ACTUALLY HOTEL
[35:12] OWNERS. SO THEY HAVE A SENSE OF
[35:14] DUTY AS TO HOW THESE DOLLARS ARE
[35:16] EXPEND. SO I CERTAINLY WANT TO
[35:20] COMPLIMENT THEM FOR THEIR
[35:21] WILLINGNESS TO BE A PART OF THIS
[35:22] PROCESS. WE'VE BEEN AT IT A YEAR
[35:26] AND WE KNOW THAT ONE OF THE
[35:27] PRIORITIES IS TO MAK SURE THAT
[35:29] WE ARE MINDFUL OF HOW WE CAN
[35:31] HAVE AN INCLUSIVE WORKFORCE.
[35:34] BECAUSE WE WANT A WORKFORCE THAT
[35:36] REPRESENTS O COMMUNITY. AND WE
[35:39] ARE VERY OPTIMISTIC ABOUT WHAT
[35:41] THE MTID WILL DO OVER THE COMING
[35:43] YEARS. BUT I JUST WANTED TO GIVE
[35:46] YOU A LITTLE SNAP SHOT OF WHERE
[35:49] WE ARE. 2019, WE HAD JUST ABOUT
[35:53] 36,000 HOSPITALITY EMPLOYEES
[35:55] HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND AS
[35:57] YOU CAN SEE FROM 2025, THA
[35:59] NUMBER DECLINED. THAT'S REALLY
[36:01] INDICATIVE OF THE FACT THAT OUR
[36:03] COMMUNITY, OUR HOSPITALITY
[36:04] COMMUNITY HAS NOT RECOVERED AS
[36:05] WELL AS SOME OF THE OTHER
[36:07] CITIES. SO WE ARE VERY MINDFUL
[36:09] OF THE FACT THAT THIS GAP OF
[36:10] INDIVIDUALS WE NEED TO TRY TO
[36:12] CLOSE THAT GAP. AND MANY OF THE
[36:14] ACTIVITIES BEING DONE BY THE
[36:16] MTID WILL HELP TO ADDRESS THAT.
[36:18] I'LL EVEN TELL YOU FURTHER IT'S
[36:19] NOT ON THIS PARTICULAR SLIDE,
[36:21] BUT IT DECLINED IN THE FIRST
[36:23] QUARTER OF THIS YEAR, INDICATIVE
[36:26] OF PROBABLY WHAT OPERATION METRO
[36:28] SURGE DID. THIS IS A HEAT MAP
[36:36] REPRESENTING A -- A
[36:38] REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE OF
[36:39] HOSPITALITY WORKERS IN
[36:40] MINNEAPOLIS. SO 73% OF THE
[36:43] PEOPLE WORKING HERE ACTUALLY
[36:44] LIVE HERE. AND SO WE HAVE A GOOD
[36:47] CROSS SECTION, ABOUT A THIRD OF
[36:50] THE TOTAL EMPLOYEES SHOWS YOU
[36:53] WHERE THEY LIVE AS IT REPRESENTS
[36:55] THE VARIOUS WARDS IN THE CITY.
[36:58] WE HAVE HOSPITALITY EMPLOYEES
[36:59] THAT ARE SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE
[37:00] CITY. THEY ARE VERY MUCH A PART
[37:01] OF THE COMMUNITY A WE VERY
[37:03] MUCH VALUE THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS
[37:04] TO OUR INDUSTRY. WE DO A NBER
[37:11] OF PROJECTS ALREADY. WE WORK
[37:13] VERY CLOSELY WITH HOSPITALITY
[37:14] MINNESOTA. THEY HAVE A NUMBER OF
[37:16] WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
[37:17] INITIATIVES THAT WE'VE SUPPORTED
[37:18] OVER THE YEARS AND CONTINUE TO
[37:20] DO SO THROUGH THE TID. AS JEFF
[37:24] MEIONED, SQUARE ROOTS IS IN
[37:25] THE PROCESS OF OPENING ON LAKE
[37:27] STREET. AND THERE WILL BE A LOT
[37:28] OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE
[37:29] DEVELOPMENT OF NEW TALENT WITHIN
[37:32] THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY. AND
[37:34] HOPEFULLY MANY OF THOSE TALENTED
[37:35] INDIVIDUALS WILL CHOOSE TO MAKE
[37:37] THEIR LIVING HERE AND HOPEFULLY
[37:40] OPEN BUSINESSES ANDE VERY
[37:42] SUPPORTIVE OF WHAT WE DO. AGAIN,
[37:44] WE CONTINUE TO MAKE SIGNIFICANT
[37:46] INVESTMENTS IN THE HOSPITALITY
[37:47] WORKFORCE THROUGH MANY MEANS.
[37:53] AND WITH THAT, WE'LL PAUSE AND
[37:55] SEE WHAT QUESTIONS WE MIGHT BE
[38:00] »  YES. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
[38:01] » YES. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
[38:01] THAT PRESENTATION BEFORE WE
[38:03] OPEN ANY QUESTIONS, I WOULD LIKE
[38:04] TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND
[38:06] SEE IF THERE'S ANYONE WHO WOULD
[38:17] SEEING NONE. OH. CHAVEZ. I'M
[38:21] SORRY. COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ.
[38:22] THE PUBLIC HEARING IS OPEN.
[38:23] >> JT KIDDING. IGNORE ME.
[38:24] » JT KIDDING. IGNORE ME.
[38:24] >> OKAY. I'M NOT SEEING ANYONE
[38:28] » OKAY. I'M NOT SEEING ANYONE
[38:28] WHO'S HERE TO SPEAK ON THE
[38:30] PUBLIC. SO IL CLOSE THE PUBLIC
[38:32] HEARING. ANDOW FLOOR IS OPEN
[38:33] FOR MY COLLEAGUES. SORRY, MY
[38:35] SYSTEM CRASHED HERE. HAVE YOU
[38:39] SIGNED UP? COUNCIL MEMBER
[38:41] RAINVILLE. DID YOU SIGN UP?
[38:47] >> [ OFF-MIC COMMENTS ].
[38:48] » [ OFF-MIC COMMENTS ].
[38:48] >> THANK YOU. I DO HAVE A FEW
[38:51] » THANK YOU. I DO HAVE A FEW
[38:51] QUESTIONS. BUT FIR,
[38:52] CONGTULATIONS ON THIS LAST
[38:54] WEEKEND. I READ A REPORT THAT
[38:57] $100 MILLION WAS SNT OFF OF
[38:58] THE VISITORS WHO ATTENDED THE
[39:01] TWO EVENTS AT U.S. BANK STADIUM.
[39:03] THAT'S PRETTY IMPRESSIVE.
[39:05] >> YES, THANK YOU, COUNCIL
[39:06] » YES, THANK YOU, COUNCIL
[39:06] MEMBER INVILLE. THAT'S EXACTLY
[39:07] THE TYPE OF IMPACT THAT WE'RE
[39:09] LOOKING FOR. AS YOU KNOW FROM
[39:11] YOUR YEARS OF WORKING WH US,
[39:13] IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO STACK
[39:15] ENTS AND HAVE MULTIPLE THINGS
[39:16] GOING ON. THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE
[39:18] HAD THIS PAST WEEKEND WITH
[39:19] WRESTLEMANIA, WITH THE LINKS
[39:21] PLAYING, WITH PERFORMANCES AT
[39:22] HENNEPIN THEATERS. SO IT WAS A
[39:23] GREAT WEEKEND FOR US. WE CAN'T
[39:25] WAIT TO GET ALL OF THOSE
[39:26] NUMBERS. BUT THANK YOU FOR
[39:28] ACKNOWLEDGING THAT, SIR.
[39:28] >> GREAT. FOR THE GROUP HERE,
[39:33] » GREAT. FOR THE GROUP HERE,
[39:33] THIS FUND WILL HELP INCREASE
[39:36] ROOM NIGHTS TRUE?
[39:37] >> YES. YES, IT WILL. THAT'S THE
[39:41] » YES. YES, IT WILL. THAT'S THE
[39:41] OBJECTIVE IS FOR US TO EXTEND
[39:44] THE LEVEL OF INVESTMENT THAT THE
[39:46] CITY CURRENTLY MAKES, AND FOR US
[39:47] TO HAVE WEEKENDS LIKE THIS WHERE
[39:49] WE'RE ABLE TO INCREASE THE
[39:51] OCCUPANCIES. I MENTIONED
[39:53] EARLIER, OUR COMMUNITY HAS
[39:55] LAGGED BEHIN OTHERS ACROSS THE
[39:57] COUNTRY IN TERMS OF RECOVERY. SO
[39:59] THIS IS GOING TO HELP US CLOSE
[40:00] THAT GAP AND BOOK MORE ROOM
[40:03] NIGHTS, SIR.
[40:04] >> AND IT WOULD BE FAIR TO SAY
[40:06] » AND IT WOULD BE FAIR TO SAY
[40:06] THE VISITORS IN THE HOTELS WHEN
[40:09] THEY'RE EATING OUT AND
[40:10] PURCHASING GIFTS AND SO FORTH,
[40:13] OTHING, THAT WE BENEFIT AS A
[40:14] CITY FM THE TAX GENERATED FROM
[40:16] THOSE SALES.
[40:16] >> YES, SIR. CHAIR MAN,
[40:19] » YES, SIR. CHAIR MAN,
[40:19] COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE, YOU'RE
[40:22] EXACTLY RIGHT. WE KNOW IT'S NOT
[40:23] JUST IN THE HOTELS THAT THE
[40:25] SPENDING OCCURS. THE EYE TEST
[40:27] OM OVER THE WEEKEND, LIKE THE
[40:29] HEN USE, THE LINE WAS OUT T
[40:32] DOOR THE ENTIRE WEEKEND AS AN
[40:34] EXAMPLE OF THE WAY PEOPLE SPREAD
[40:36] TH DOLLARS AROUND. BUT YES,
[40:38] SIR.
[40:38] >> GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
[40:39] » GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
[40:39] I'LL BE VOTING FOR THIS. BUT I
[40:41] WOULD LIKE TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE
[40:43] HEADS UP WHEN WE MEET AGAIN AS
[40:45] THE BOARD, PERHAPS YOU COULD
[40:47] EXPLAIN HOW THIS IS GOING TO
[40:52] HELP GETHE REB PAR NUMBER UP,
[40:55] REB PAR IS THE AMOUNT OF DOLLARS
[40:58] FOR THE HOTEL ROOM. THAT'S
[40:59] SLIPPING. I'M ASSUMING THIS WILL
[41:02] HELP GET THAT BACK UP TO OUR
[41:06] COMPARABLE CITIES.
[41:07] >> IT'S ABOUT COMPRESSION. IT'S
[41:09] » IT'S ABOUT COMPRESSION. IT'S
[41:09] ABOUT HAVING DEMAND INCREASE. AS
[41:11] THE DEMAND INCREASES, SO DO THE
[41:13] PRICES OF THE ROOMS. THAT'S WHAT
[41:14] WE NEED TO SEE WHEN THE VISITORS
[41:15] COME IN.
[41:16] >> I LOOK FORWARD TO MORE
[41:18] » I LOOK FORWARD TO MORE
[41:18] KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THAT. THANK YOU.
[41:19] >> YES, SIR. AT THE BOARD
[41:21] » YES, SIR. AT THE BOARD
[41:21] MEETING, WE'LL MAKE A NOTE OF
[41:22] THAT, SIR.
[41:22] >> THANK U.
[41:23] » THANK U.
[41:23] >> I WILL RECOGNIZE NEXT COUNCIL
[41:24] » I WILL RECOGNIZE NEXT COUNCIL
[41:25] MEMBER CHAVEZ.
[41:25] >> THANK YOU, CHAIR OSMAN. I
[41:27] » THANK YOU, CHAIR OSMAN. I
[41:28] JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION. IT'S
[41:29] ABOUT SLIDE NUMBER 21. JUST
[41:34] CURIOUS ABOUT THE DATA O THE
[41:37] HOSPITALITY WKFORCE
[41:39] MINNEAPOLIS. INOW THAT I'M
[41:40] TRYING TO UNDERSTAND HOW TO READ
[41:43] THIS SLIDE. THERE'S CIRCLES AND
[41:46] THEN NUMBERS, AND THEN I'M
[41:48] ASMING IF IT'S ONE, TWO,
[41:50] THREE, FOUR. I GUESS IF YOU CAN
[41:52] EXPLAIN THAT. A IF WE CAN GET
[41:54] ACCESS TO THE DATA JUST BECAUSE
[41:55] I WOULD LIKE TO SEE WHAT IT
[41:56] LOOKS LIKE ACROSSHE CITY AND
[41:58] WHERE FOLKS ARE LIVING AT THAT
[41:59] ARE IN THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY.
[42:02] >> MAY I, COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ,
[42:06] » MAY I, COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ,
[42:07] ASK SANDY CHRISTENSEN FROM OUR
[42:09] TEAM TO CLARIFY.
[42:10] YEAH. THANK YOU.
[42:11] >> CHAIR OSMAN, COUNCIL MEMBER
[42:12] » CHAIR OSMAN, COUNCIL MEMBER
[42:12] CHAVEZ, THANK YOU FOR THAT
[42:16] QUESTION. THE CHART OR THE
[42:17] GRAPHIC THAT YOU SEE ON THE
[42:18] SLID BEFORE YOU IS THE RESULT
[42:20] OF A SURVEY THAT WE DID OF THE
[42:22] HOTELS WHO ARE MEMBERS OF THE
[42:25] MINNEAPOLIS TOURISM IMPROVEMENT
[42:26] DISTRICT. AND IN THAT SURVEY, WE
[42:28] MERELY ASKED FOR THE Z CODES
[42:32] OF THE EMPLOYEES WITHIN THEIR
[42:34] ESTABLISHMENT BECAUSE WE DIDN'T
[42:35] WANT ANY PERSONAL INFORMATION.
[42:37] SO THERE'S NO INDIVIDUAL
[42:39] ADDRESSE AND WE DID GET
[42:41] INFORMATION FROM 22 OF THE 48
[42:44] HOTELS. AND OF THOSE RESPONSES
[42:47] THAT REPRESENTED 11,007
[42:53] EMPLOYEES. AND TAKING THE ZIP
[42:55] CODE PROVIDED BY EACH EMPLOE
[42:57] IN THEIR RESPONSES, THEY'RE
[42:59] MAPPED OUT BASED UPON THE NUMBER
[43:01] EMPLOYEES WHO ARE IN THE
[43:03] SPECIFIC ZIP CODE. AND THEN THE
[43:04] NUMBERS THAT ARE REFLECTED ON
[43:07] THERE OF COURSE ARE THE WARD
[43:09] NUMBERS. IF YOU LOOK ON THE
[43:11] LOWER CENTER PORTION, BIG CIRCLE
[43:15] THAT REPRESENTS ABOUT 600, OVER
[43:17] 600 PEOPLE. IF YOU THI ABOUT
[43:18] THE SIZES OF THE CIRCLES ARE
[43:21] REPRESENTATIVE OF THE NUMBE OF
[43:23] PEOPLE WHO ARE IN THAT ZIP CODE,
[43:25] IT GETS US THAT TO
[43:26] REPRESENTATION OF ABOUT 8,000.
[43:28] NOW WE THINK THAT IT'S A GOOD
[43:30] REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE OF A OF
[43:31] THE HOLS. SO I WOULD JUST SEE
[43:33] THAT THESE CIRCLES WOULD EITHER
[43:35] BECOME BIGGER OR DARKER RED IF
[43:37] WE OVERLAID RESPONSES FROM THE
[43:39] OTHER FACILITIES.
[43:40] >> THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT.
[43:42] » THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT.
[43:42] >> ALL RIGHT. YES. FIRST OF ALL,
[43:48] » ALL RIGHT. YES. FIRST OF ALL,
[43:49] THANK YOU FOR COMING BACK AND
[43:50] GIVING US THE PRESENTATION, YOU
[43:52] AND YOUR TEAM. THIS WAS
[43:55] SOMETHING WE PASSED AND NOW WE
[43:57] HAVE NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO ARE
[43:59] LEARNING THE FIRST TIME WHAT
[44:01] THIS PROGRAM IS ABOUT. COULD YOU
[44:03] TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT,
[44:06] YOU KNOW, AS YOU WERE STARTING,
[44:10] THE MERT SURGE HAPPENED, AND
[44:12] THAT WAS A HUGE AFFECT AND
[44:14] ECONOMIC FOR OUR CITY.
[44:16] ESPECIALLY HOTELS, PEOPLE WERE
[44:18] NOT VISITING OUR CITY. SO HOW
[44:20] DID THAT AFFECT? AND ALSOHE
[44:23] FOLLOW-UQUESTION. IF WE HAD
[44:25] THINGS LIKE METRO SURGE, COVID,
[44:27] HOW DOES THAT KIND OF THING
[44:30] AFFECT IN THIS PROGRAM OR THIS
[44:34] HOSPITALITY WORKFORCE PROGRAM
[44:35] OVERALL? HOW DO YOU MNTAIN THE
[44:38] CONTINUING OF THIS PROGRAM?
[44:40] >> CHAIR OSMAN, MEMBERS OF THE
[44:43] » CHAIR OSMAN, MEMBERS OF THE
[44:43] COMMITE, WE OBVIOUSLY DID NOT
[44:46] ANTICIPATE OPERATION METRO
[44:47] SURGE. MR. BARNHARDT A I WERE
[44:50] JUST SPEAKING ABOUT THAT THE
[44:52] OTHER Y. VERY THANKFUL THAT
[44:55] YOU APPROVED THIS LEGISLATION
[44:56] WHEN YOU DID BECAUSE IF WE HAD
[44:59] NOT HAD THESE NEW DOLLARS COMIN
[45:01] IN, WE WOULD HAVE BEEN IN A LOT
[45:03] WORSE SHAPE RIGHT NOW. WE'RE
[45:05] STILL, AS I SAID, IN RECOVERY
[45:08] MODE. NOW THAT WE'RE BEYOND THAT
[45:11] FIRST QUARTER AND BEGINNING TO
[45:12] MAKE SOME HAY, YOU THINK YOU'RE
[45:15] REFLECTIVE OF ACTIVITIES THAT
[45:16] WE'RE DOING THAT HELP FOR THE
[45:18] MOMENT. WE'RE DOING IMMEDIATE
[45:20] ACTIVITIES SUCH AS WE'RE DOING A
[45:22] SUMMER DIGITAL MARKETING
[45:23] CAMPAIGN THAT'S IN THE MARKET
[45:24] RIGHT NOW. BUT WE'RE ALSO
[45:26] WORKING LONGER TERM FOR A
[45:28] BROADER BRAND MARKETING CAMPAIGN
[45:30] TO REINTROCE OURSELVES TO THE
[45:32] MARKETPLACE. IT'S GOING TO BE
[45:33] OUT NEXT SPRING. SO WE'REOING
[45:36] DO OUR WORK AND BEING PRESENT IN
[45:38] THE MARKETPLACE. PERHAPS JEFF,
[45:40] WOULD YOU CARE TO TALK ABOUT
[45:41] THAT AS LL?
[45:42] >> I'D BE HAPPY TO STEP IN.
[45:44] » I'D BE HAPPY TO STEP IN.
[45:44] THANKS, AGAIN, CHAIR OSMAN AND
[45:46] COUNCIL MEMBERS. MINNEAPOLIS HAS
[45:49] NO RECOVERED AS WELL AS SOME OF
[45:53] THE OTHER WHAT WE CALL PEER
[45:55] CITIES TT WE COMPARE OURSELVES
[45:57] TO SINCE COVID. WE HAD THE
[46:00] RIOTS, WHICH OTHER CITIES DIDN'T
[46:01] HAVE. AND THEN OPERATION METRO
[46:03] SURGE WAS OBVIOUSLY SOMETHING
[46:04] THAT OER CITIES DIDN'T HAVE.
[46:05] WE HAD TO OVERCOME MORE. AND FOR
[46:10] PRIOR TO OPERATION METRO SUE,
[46:12] YOU KNOW, MINNEAPOLISAS NEEDED
[46:14] TO CONTINUE ITS RECOVERY. I
[46:16] THINK WE HAD A PRETTY GOOD 2024.
[46:19] AND 2025 WAS DOWN A LITTLE BIT.
[46:20] WHICH WAS CONCERNING. SO IT WAS
[46:22] GREAT TIMING THAT THE TID BE,
[46:27] YOU KNOW, BECAME ITSELF. RIGHT
[46:29] WHEN WE STARTEDSSESSING THE
[46:31] FEE, WE WANTED TO START SPENDING
[46:34] THOSE DOLLARS TO REGAIN MARKET
[46:36] SHARE. WEENT THROUGH WHAT WE
[46:37] WENT THROUGH EARLIER IN THE
[46:38] YEAR.RIOR TO THAT, WE HAD
[46:42] PRETTY GOOD PROJECTIONS FOR 2026
[46:43] IN FIRST QUARTER, AS YOU ALL
[46:45] KNOW, THE CITY IN GENERAL, WE
[46:47] TOOK AUGE DIVE. AND WEERE
[46:49] CONCERD AS A COMMITTEE AND AS
[46:50] AN INDUSTRY THAT IT WAS GOING TO
[46:53] BE WORSE OFF, YOU KNOW,
[46:57] INDEFINITELY THAN MAYBE WHERE
[46:58] WE'RE AT NOW. WE'RE FEELING A
[47:01] LITTLE BIT BETTER. BUT THE
[47:03] COMMITTEE MET WEEKLY TO AT FIRST
[47:06] PAUSE INITIATIVES. WE STARTED
[47:10] TAILORING AND RAMPING BACK UP
[47:13] OUR ADVERTISING AND SPENDING
[47:15] THEREAFTER WHICH WE THINK WE GOT
[47:16] MORE IMMIATE FTRECOVERY.
[47:21] AND MEET MINNEAPOLIS EXECUTING
[47:22] OUR AN THEREAFTER.
[47:25] >> AY. NO. I JUST WANTO SAY
[47:28] » AY. NO. I JUST WANTO SAY
[47:28] THAT TID IS A BRILLIANT IDEA.
[47:32] I'M SUPER EXCITED TO CONTINUE TO
[47:33] SUPPORT. I DO WANT TO THANK YOUR
[47:37] LEADERSHIP, ALL OF YOU TO
[47:38] NTINUE, YOU KNOW, INVITE AND
[47:39] TALK ABOUT THE GROWTH OF OUR
[47:42] BU
[47:44] LEADERS OVER OUR CITY, WE HAVE
[47:46] YOUR BACK. WE ARE EXCITED THIS
[47:48] IS GOING WELL. AND WE'RE HOPING
[47:52] THAT OUR BACK IN THE OLD DAYS
[47:55] AND ECOMIC IS SOMETHING THAT
[47:56] WILL GROW, AS YOU NTIONED, THE
[48:00] HOSPITALITY IS A LOT OF
[48:02] RESIDENTS OF MINNEAPOLIS WORKERS
[48:04] RELY ON. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
[48:09] PROGRAMS AND WORKFORCE PROGRAMS.
[48:11] WE LOOK FORWARD FOR MANY YEARS.
[48:14] HOPEFULLY WE CAN HEAR EVEN
[48:15] BETTER NUMBERS NT YEAR. I WILL
[48:19] RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER PEARLL
[48:20] WARREN. SORRY.
[48:22] >> THANK YOU, CHAIR OSMAN. I
[48:23] » THANK YOU, CHAIR OSMAN. I
[48:23] WANT TO FIRST OF ALL SAYHANK
[48:25] YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. AND
[48:28] ALL OF THE HARD WORK THAT YOU
[48:30] ALL ARE DOING IN ENSURING THAT
[48:33] WE HAV THE SPACE AND THE
[48:35] OPPORTUNITY TO WELCOME PEOPLE
[48:37] BACK TO OUR GREAT CITY. YES, WE
[48:39] HAVE BEEN THROUGH A LOT. BUT
[48:42] THIS IS REALLY TAILORING TO OUR
[48:44] RESILIENCE AS A CITY AND AS A
[48:45] COMMUNITY. AND SHOWS OUR
[48:50] BUOYANCY. SO I AM APPRECIATIVE
[48:51] OF THAT. I'M APPRECIATIVE FOR
[48:54] THE CONTINUED OPPORTUNITIES. I'M
[48:56] EXCITED FOR THE EVENTS THAT ARE
[48:57] COMING. A FOR THE EXPANSION OF
[49:02] OUR HOSPITALITY TEAM AS WE'RE
[49:04] GREETING MORE TOURIS AND
[49:06] TRAVELERS AND INDIVIDUALS WHO
[49:07] ARE COMING INTO TOUR CITY.
[49:08] IT'S GOOD WORK. THANK YOU FOR
[49:10] L THAT YOU DO. I APPRECIATE
[49:11] IT.
[49:13] >> VICE CHAIR CHOWDHURY.
[49:16] » VICE CHAIR CHOWDHURY.
[49:16] >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHAIR
[49:18] » THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHAIR
[49:18] OSMAN. THIS IS A REALLY EXCITING
[49:20] REPORT FIRST ANNUAL REPORT OF
[49:23] THIS. SO IT IS A REALLY BIG
[49:24] DEAL. AND WHEN WE WERE
[49:29] DISCUSSING THIS IN AGENDA
[49:31] SETTING, JEFF WAS LIKE, WE'RE
[49:33] ING TO COME. NO, THIS IS
[49:35] EXCITI
[49:37] ABOUT, AND REALLY IMPORTANT
[49:38] WORK. I JUST WANT TO START OFF
[49:40] BY THANKING COUNCIL MEMBER
[49:42] RAINVILLE AND COUNCIL MEMBER
[49:44] WONSLEY FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP ON
[49:46] WORKING ON THIS. AND THANK YOU
[49:47] TO JEFFND EVERYONE A PART OF
[49:49] MEET MINNEAPOLIS AND THE MTID
[49:52] BOARD. THIS IS REALLY EXCELLENT.
[49:53] I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO
[49:56] SEEING WHAT MORE HAPPENS AS THIS
[49:57] CONTINUES. SOME HIGHLIGHTS FOR
[50:01] ME THAT I REALLY LIKED AND WOULD
[50:02] LOVE TO SEE GROW IS JUST THE
[50:07] INCLUSIVE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
[50:10] WORK. I THINK THAT'S SUPER
[50:11] IMPORTANT. I THINK WE'RE IN A
[50:14] REALLY, REALLY INTERESTING,
[50:16] DIFFICULT TIMES IT COMES FOR
[50:18] OUR WORKFORCE. AND PEOPLE
[50:20] LOOKING FOR AOOD PAYING JOB OR
[50:22] A PLACE WHERE THEY CAN STEIN
[50:25] TO THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY
[50:27] RIGHT NOW. AND THIS IS A GREAT
[50:29] OPPORTITY FOR US TO GIVE
[50:30] PEOPLE A HAND UP AND A PATHWAY.
[50:32] SO WOULD LOVE TO SEE THAT GROW,
[50:36] ESPECIALLY SINCE YEAH, I THINK I
[50:37] HEAR MORE AND MORE FROM WORKING
[50:40] PEOPLE RIGHT NOW THAT THEY'RE
[50:42] STRUGGLING TO FIND EMPLOYMENT OR
[50:44] STRUGGLING TO FIND A PLACE WRE
[50:46] TD
[50:47] WAGE OR A GOOD SALARY WHERE THEY
[50:49] AREN'T HAVING TO HAVE THREE TO
[50:51] FOUR JOBS. THAT'S WHY INCUBATING
[50:53] THIS PART OF IT REALLY DOES
[50:55] MATTER INTO THE FUTURE. I MEAN,
[50:58] IT'S SO INCREDIBLE THAT WE ARE
[51:01] GOING TO HAVE ANONYMOUS FOOD
[51:04] CRITICS COMING THROUGHOUT THE
[51:07] CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS FOR TT
[51:07] MICHELIN GUIDE. AS A TOURIST, AS
[51:10] A FOODIE, AS SOMEONE WHO LOVES
[51:12] TO EAT AT ALL OF OUR
[51:15] RESTAURANTS, THAT JUST GETS ME
[51:17] REALLY EXCITED. WE SAW ON THE
[51:19] INCREDIBLE MAP THAT YOU SHOWED
[51:20] US H MUCH OF THE WORKFORCE IN
[51:22] OUR CITY REALLY DELIVERS TO MAKE
[51:24] THAT TYPE OF EXCELLENCE FOR THE
[51:26] RESTAURANTS AND FOOD BUSINESSES
[51:27] THAT ARE HERE. THAT ARE PUTTING
[51:29] MINNEAPOLIS ON THE MAP. AND SO
[51:31] FOSTERING THAT IS REALLY GREAT.
[51:32] AN I LOV THAT WE'RE GOING TO
[51:34] BE A PART OF THAT MICHELIN
[51:37] GUIDE. THE THING THAT IS A SUPER
[51:39] BIG POSITIVE AND I'M BUMMED
[51:42] ABOUT IS THE SAVANNAH BANANAS, I
[51:46] DIDN'T REALIZE THEY WERE COMING
[51:47] AND EVERYTHING IS SOLD OUT. ALL
[51:49] THREE DAYS ARE SOLD OUT. GREAT
[51:51] JOB ON THAT. PLEASE BRING THEM
[51:53] BACK. IT'S JUST HILARIOUS. SH
[51:54] A FUN THING. I FOLLOWED THEM ON
[51:57] SOCIAL MEDIA FOR SUCH A LONG
[51:57] TIME. THAT'S REALLY EXCELLENT. I
[52:01] GUESS ONE OFHE QUESTIONS THAT
[52:04] I HAVE AND I'M INTERESTED IN IS
[52:08] KIND OF LIKE WHAT HAS MTID'S
[52:12] ROLE BEEN IN KIND OF MARKETING
[52:13] AND ELEVATING THE AMAZING EVENTS
[52:17] AND ACTIVITIES WE HAVE DURING
[52:20] PRIDE MONTH IN THE CITY OF
[52:21] MINNEAPOLIS? MINNEAPOLIS WAS
[52:25] HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDSND ND. LIKE
[52:28] HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE JUS LIKE ON
[52:29] A SQUARE BLOCK DOING THEIR
[52:30] THING. AND I WANTED TO SEE IF
[52:32] YO HAD ANY PLANS YOU'RE
[52:34] DISCUSSING INTO THE FUTURE, TOO.
[52:37] >>HANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS,
[52:42] » HANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS,
[52:43] COUNCILWOMAN CHOWDHURY. I THINK
[52:45] IT'S AWEME THAT TID, AND
[52:50] OVERNIGHT INVITATION DRIVES ALL
[52:52] INDUSTRIES, THE RESTAURANTS.
[52:53] WE'RE THANKFUL WE CAN HAVE AN
[52:57] IMPACT BEYOND JUST HOTELS. WE'RE
[52:59] SEEING A LOT OF PARTNER
[53:00] ORGANIZ
[53:01] WHAT WE'RE OFFERING. WE HAVE A
[53:05] VERY ACTIVE COMMUNITY, WHICH IS
[53:07] EXCITING TO. AS IT PERTAINS TO
[53:10] MULTIPLYING THE IMPACT OF
[53:12] EVENTS, WE HAVE HIRED AN AGENCY
[53:13] OF RECORD THAT'S GOING TO HELP
[53:15] US KIND OF PERPETUATES THE WINS
[53:18] THAT MINNEAPOLIS WANTS TO
[53:23] CELEBRATE. ALTHOUGH WE'VE NOW
[53:26] CHOSEN THEM, WE'RE GIVEN THEM
[53:27] THE DOWNLOAD. PRETTY SOON YOU'RE
[53:29] GOING TO START SEEING THE MEDIA
[53:32] AND THE SOCIAL CHAELS KIND OF
[53:34] AMPLIFIED AROUND ALL THESE
[53:35] EVENTS. MAYBE WE DIDN'T G IT
[53:38] QUITE IN ORDER FOR PRIDE THIS
[53:39] YEAR, 2026. BUT WE'RE THINKING
[53:41] ALL OF THESE EVENTS IN 2027 ARE
[53:43] GOING TO HAVE STRONGER MEDIA
[53:45] STRENGTH BEHIND THEM, WHICH WE
[53:46] THINK IS GOING TO BE AWESOME TO
[53:49] AMPLIFY THAT.
[53:50] >> THAT'S AWESOME TO HEAR. I'LL
[53:52] » THAT'S AWESOME TO HEAR. I'LL
[53:52] JUST SHARE WHEN I WAS OUT DURING
[53:55] THIS PRIDE WEEKEND, I TALKED TO
[53:58] SO MY PEOPLE THAT WERE
[53:59] VISITING OUR CITY. BECAUSE I WAS
[54:00] LIKE, OKAY, I GET TO BE A
[54:03] PROMOTER FOR MINNEAPOLIS
[54:04] TONIGHT. I WAS AT FIRST AVENUE
[54:06] AND ALL OF THESE STROBE LIGHTS,
[54:07] THEY'RE JUST SITTING ON THE
[54:09] TABLE. SO I'M GOING TO HAND THEM
[54:10] OUT AND WE'RE GNG TO HAVE A
[54:11] GOOD TIME.
[54:12] ESPECIALLY IN THIS MOMENT IN OUR
[54:15] COUNTRY, W HAVE CAUSE TO
[54:16] CELEBRATE THIS COMMUNITY. I
[54:17] HEARD FROM SO MANY INDIVIDUALS
[54:21] MINNESOTA COMING IN OR OTHER
[54:22] PARTS OF THE MIDWEST WHERE THEY
[54:24] DON'T FEEL LIKE THAT IS A PLACE
[54:25] WHERE THEY GET TO BE OUT AND
[54:27] PROUD AND CELEBRATE. SO WE GET
[54:30] TO BE A NORTH STAR CITY FOR
[54:32] PEOPLE TO COME TOGETHER IN THAT
[54:34] WAY. AND LIKE, CELEBRATE THEIR
[54:36] LF-EXPRESSION AND WHO THEY
[54:37] LOVE. SO I WOULD LOVE IT SEE
[54:41] MTID BE A HUGE PART OF THAT. WE
[54:43] HAVE SO MANY AMAZING PERFORMERS,
[54:48] DRAG STARS, BALLROOM PERFORMERS,
[54:52] WHO ARE GAINING NOTORIETY. HOW
[54:54] COOL WOULD IT BE IF WE WERE ABLE
[54:57] TO ELEVATE TT TYPE OF
[54:58] PERFORMER AND HAVE THEM BE A
[55:00] NATIONAL NAME AND A DRAW. LIKE I
[55:02] REALLY THINK THERE'S A LOT OF
[55:04] POTENTIAL THERE.
[55:05] >> MINNEAPOLIS IS COOL. AND WE
[55:06] » MINNEAPOLIS IS COOL. AND WE
[55:06] GOTTA TELL THE WORLD AGAIN.
[55:08] >> RIGHT.
[55:09] » RIGHT.
[55:09] >> AND AMPLIFY THIS. APPRECIATE
[55:10] » AND AMPLIFY THIS. APPRECIATE
[55:10] THOSCOMMENTS.
[55:13] >> ALL RIGHT. GREAT. NEXT, I
[55:15] » ALL RIGHT. GREAT. NEXT, I
[55:15] WILL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER
[55:16] SHAFFER.
[55:16] >> YEAH, I JUST WANT TO PUBLICLY
[55:18] » YEAH, I JUST WANT TO PUBLICLY
[55:18] SAY THANK YOU TO E TID
[55:20] COMMITTEE FOR ALL THIS INITIAL
[55:23] INVESTMENT OF TIME. HUGE INITIAL
[55:25] INVESTMENT OF TIME. AND THE
[55:26] SERIOUSNESS WITH WHICH YOU HAVE
[55:27] ALLY TAKEN THIS ROLE OF
[55:30] SETTING THE FOUNDATION AS THE
[55:31] FIRST TID COMMITTEE TO REALLY
[55:33] SET A STRONG FOUNDATION FOR ALL
[55:35] THAT'S TO COME AS WE ROLL OUT
[55:38] THIS NEW TAXING AUTHORITY. SO
[55:39] THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR HARD
[55:41] WORK. A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.
[55:43] NUMBER ONE, HAVE YOU SEEN YOUR
[55:47] OCCUPANCY RATES RISING SINCE TID
[55:51] HAS UNLEASHED ITSELF? IS IT
[55:53] STARTING TO TND UPWARD FROM
[55:55] WHERE YOU WERE? I KNOW WE'RE
[55:58] STILL KIND OF DIGGING OURSELVES
[56:00] OUT OF THE HOLE SO TO SPEAK FROM
[56:03] PREVIOUS YEARS. DO YOU SEE ANY
[56:07] ?
[56:07] >> THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION.
[56:09] » THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION.
[56:09] ON A SUSTAINED LEVEL, OUR
[56:12] OCCUPANCY STILL IS LAGGING YEAR
[56:14] TO DATE. ON WEEKENDS, WHEN WE
[56:16] HAVE MAJOR EVENTS AND
[56:18] CONVENTIONS IN TOWN THAT
[56:21] CONVERGE AND CREATE THE
[56:22] DEPRESSION, WE SEE AN INCREASE.
[56:25] THIS PAST JUNE AND JULY WERE
[56:26] VERY, VERY STRONG MONTHS FOR US
[56:28] FOR OCCUNCY. AND AVERAGE DAILY
[56:36] RATE HENCE REV PAR WERE RISING.
[56:38] WE'VE DONE MH BETTER ON THE
[56:41] REV PAR SIDE THAN OCCUPANCY.
[56:44] WHEN WE CONVERGE, THAT'S WHEN WE
[56:46] CAN MAKE HAY. WHERE WE STILL LAG
[56:49] IS THE REDUCTION OF BUSINESS
[56:50] TRAVEL THAT OCCURRED FOLLOWING
[56:53] E PANDEMIC. AND SO ONCEHAT
[56:55] RETURNS, SINCE THAT HAS NOT
[56:57] RETURN, WE ARE MUCH MORE
[56:59] RELIANT ON SPECIAL EVENTS AND
[57:01] CONVTIONS. AND THAT'S WHY
[57:02] WE'RE WORKING HARD TO FILL THE
[57:04] GAP.
[57:04] >> YUP. THAT'S GREAT. AND THEN I
[57:06] » YUP. THAT'S GREAT. AND THEN I
[57:06] HAD A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS ON
[57:08] SLIDES 20 AND 21. IF WE COULD
[57:10] JUST QUICKLY PULL THOSE UP
[57:11] AGAIN. OBVIOUSLY, WE'RE REALLY
[57:14] EXCITED ABOUT DRIVING REVENUE
[57:15] FOR THE CITY. AND DRIVING
[57:18] REVENUE FOROME OF THESE
[57:19] OCCUPANCY RATES. BUT ALSO I
[57:26] REALLY AM GRATEFUL THAT YOU
[57:29] INCLUDED THESE TWO SLIDES
[57:30] BECAUSE NOT ONLY REVEN AND
[57:33] OCCUPANCY RATES, ET CETERA, BUT
[57:35] YOU'RE DRIVING ACTUAL JOBS FOR
[57:37] OUR RESIDENTS, RIGHT? SO I
[57:39] REALLY APPRECIATE THAT SEEING
[57:40] THE MAP.
[57:41] >> DO YOU WANT THIS SLIDE OR THE
[57:42] » DO YOU WANT THIS SLIDE OR THE
[57:42] NEXT ONE?
[57:43] >> THIS ONE IS GREAT TO START
[57:45] » THIS ONE IS GREAT TO START
[57:45] WITH. ON THIS SLIDE, SEEING THAT
[57:47] DECREASE, IT SEEMS A LITTLE MORE
[57:49] SLIGHT THAN WHAT THE FEDERAL
[57:51] RESERVE REPORTED FOR
[57:51] ACCOMMODATION JOB DECREASES IN
[57:55] MID-MAY. SO I'M CURIOUS, YOU
[57:57] OW, IF YOU SAW THAT REPORT AND
[57:59] DO YOU FEEL THAT WAS A LITTLE
[58:01] INFLATED COMPARED TO THESE
[58:02] NUMBERS? I MEAN, I GUESS MAYBE
[58:05] JUST TO YOUR CONFIDENCE IN THIS.
[58:07] BECAUSE I THINK THIS PERCENTAGE,
[58:09] I THINK THEY SAID ABOUT 17%
[58:13] DECREASE IN AOMMODATION JOBS.
[58:14] I'M SURE THAT'S PROBABLY THE
[58:15] RESTAURANTS AND THE WORKERS IN
[58:17] THE HOTEL BOTH. SO IS THIS, I
[58:21] MEAN, I'M JUST WONDERING ABOUT
[58:23] THAT DIFFERENTIAL BETWEEN WHAT
[58:24] YOU'RE PRESENTING AND WHAT THAT
[58:26] REPORT WAS OUT. AND MAYBE IT'S
[58:27] NOT THAT MUCH OF A DIFFERENCE
[58:30] THAT WE'RE WORRIED ABOUT IT. BUT
[58:31] I'M JUST EXCITED THAT IF, YOU
[58:35] KNOW, MAYBE WE'RE TRENDING EVEN
[58:38] BETTER SINCE THAT REPORT CAME
[58:38] OUT.
[58:44] >> CHAIR OSMAN, COUNCIL MEMBER
[58:45] » CHAIR OSMAN, COUNCIL MEMBER
[58:45] SHAFFER, I WILL ATTEMPT TO
[58:46] ANSWER THAT QUESTION. FIRST, I
[58:50] DATA REFLECTED ON THIS SLIDE IS
[58:54] AS OF 2025, AND I BELIEVE THAT
[58:56] MELVIN ALLUDED TO EARLIER THAT
[58:59] THE FIRST QUARTER OF '26 WAS
[59:03] SIGNIFICANTLY WORSE THAN WHAT IT
[59:05] HERE. AND ALSO, TOO, I'LL
[59:07] REFER TO THE FEDERAL RESERVE IS
[59:10] MORE OF A REGIONAL REPORT. BUT
[59:13] TO THAT POINT, I THINK IS MORE
[59:14] OF A TIMING ISSUE THAT THE DATA
[59:17] THAT WE HAVE HERE AVAILABLE IS
[59:19] SLIGHTLY DATED AND THAT WHAT YOU
[59:21] WOULD SEE IF WE WERE TO PULL THE
[59:23] Q1 REPORT FROM DEED WOULD BE
[59:25] LOWER.
[59:25] >> THANK YOU. I JUST FOR SOME
[59:28] » THANK YOU. I JUST FOR SOME
[59:28] REASON FORGOT IT WAS 2025 VERSUS
[59:29] 2026. THANK YOU FOR REMINDING ME
[59:31] OF THAT. I JUST WANT TO POINT
[59:34] THAT OUT BECAUSEHIS IS
[59:35] SOMETHING THAT I THINK IS A REAL
[59:38] OPPORTUNITY FOR US IS TO FIGURE
[59:39] T HOW WE CAN TRY -- BECAUSE WE
[59:41] DIRECTLY SAW ON YOUR NEXT SLIDE
[59:43] THESE JOBS ARE JOBS FOR OUR
[59:47] RESIDENTS. IF WE'RE SEEING 15%
[59:50] DECREASE, 17% DECREASE IN OUR
[59:52] HOTEL JO, THAT MEANS LESS JOBS
[59:53] FOR OUR RESIDENTS. SO I JUST
[59:54] WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT
[59:56] CORRELATION AND HOW IMPTANT
[59:57] THAT IS. AND OF COURSE IN THAT
[59:59] SAME REPORT WHEN THEY POINT TO
[1:00:00] THE DECREASES IN THE FULL-TIME
[1:00:02] RESTAURANT AND PART-TIME
[1:00:04] RESTAURANT LOSS OF JOBS, IT'S
[1:00:06] EVEN HIGHER. 35%, 34%. SOE
[1:00:09] HAVE TO GET OUR THOUGHT PROCESS
[1:00:11] GOING AROUND THAT AND BE ALL IN
[1:00:13] ON HOW WE CAN DRIVE THAT THE
[1:00:15] OTHER DIRECTION BECAUSE WE NEED
[1:00:18] THOSE JOBS FOR OUR RESIDENTS. SO
[1:00:19] I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT THESE
[1:00:21] TWO SLIDES. POINT OUT THAT
[1:00:23] INFORMATION AND JUST TELL YOU
[1:00:25] THANK YOU FOR INCLUDING THOSE
[1:00:26] O SLIDES. AND ONE OTHER THING,
[1:00:29] IS THEICHELIN INVESTMENT AN
[1:00:31] ANNUAL ONE OR A MULTI-YEAR?
[1:00:34] >> CHAIR OSMAN, COUNCIL MEMBER
[1:00:35] » CHAIR OSMAN, COUNCIL MEMBER
[1:00:35] SHAFFER, THE MICHELIN IS A
[1:00:38] THREE-YEAR INITIAL INVESTMENT
[1:00:39] AND COMMITMENT.
[1:00:40] >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
[1:00:41] » ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
[1:00:41] AND AGAIN, CHEERING YOU ON AND
[1:00:43] SO PROUD OF THE WORK THAT YOU'VE
[1:00:46] DONE TO DATE.
[1:00:48] >>OUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE.
[1:00:49] » OUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE.
[1:00:49] >> THANK YOU. SO I WANT TO NOT
[1:00:52] » THANK YOU. SO I WANT TO NOT
[1:00:52] ONLY THANK THE VOLUNTEER
[1:00:53] HOTELIERS WHO ARE HERE TODAY,
[1:00:56] BUT REALLY YOUR NINE-PERSON
[1:00:58] BOARD. IF YOU COULD JUST PASS
[1:01:00] THAT ON AT YOU NEXT MEETING.
[1:01:02] YOU KNOW THE BUSINESS BETTER
[1:01:04] THAN ANYBODY. YOU HAVE YOUR
[1:01:06] SLEEVES UP.
[1:01:06] THE HOTELIERS ARE INVESTED IN
[1:01:09] YOUR HOTELS. IT'S YOUR
[1:01:11] LIVELIHOOD. I APPRECIATE THE
[1:01:13] TIME YOU'VE SPENT GUIDING THE
[1:01:15] STAFF OF MEET MINNEAPOLIS TO
[1:01:17] BRING NEEDS BACK. I WANT TO KNOW
[1:01:19] HOW DO I GET THE PEOPLE OF
[1:01:22] MICHELIN TO COME TO LC'S BOWLING
[1:01:25] ALLEY FOR BREAKFAST.
[1:01:27] >> CHA OSMAN, COUNCIL MEMBER
[1:01:28] » CHA OSMAN, COUNCIL MEMBER
[1:01:28] RAINVILLE, MICHELIN MAKES THOSE
[1:01:29] DECISIONS ON THEIR OW THEY
[1:01:31] DON'T GIVE U ANY INSIGHT AS TO
[1:01:34] THEIR SECRETISSIONSNTO
[1:01:35] DINING ESTABLISHMENTS. WHA I
[1:01:37] LL SAY IS THOUGH THEY HAVE
[1:01:40] SEVERAL CATEGORIES BEYOND THE
[1:01:42] STARS. MICHELIN RECOMMENDED
[1:01:43] RESTAURANTS AS WELL. THEY'VE
[1:01:46] EVEN RANKED FOOD TRUCKS IN THE
[1:01:47] PAST. SO THERE'S LOTS OF
[1:01:49] OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR DINING
[1:01:49] SCENE TO BE ACKNOWLEDGED.
[1:01:52] >> THANK YOU, MELVIN.
[1:01:53] » THANK YOU, MELVIN.
[1:01:53] >> I WAS HOPING TY'D BE
[1:01:56] » I WAS HOPING TY'D BE
[1:01:56] PUBLIC TUNED IN TO THIS RIGHT
[1:01:58] NOW.
[1:01:58] >> WELL JEFF, I THINK YOUAVE
[1:01:59] » WELL JEFF, I THINK YOUAVE
[1:01:59] THE POWER IT D SOMETHING. SO I
[1:02:01] HAVE HIGH EXPECTATIONS.
[1:02:03] >> ALL RIGHT. WONDERFUL. THANK
[1:02:04] » ALL RIGHT. WONDERFUL. THANK
[1:02:04] YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR
[1:02:05] PRESENTATION TODAY. I WILL MOVE
[1:02:06] THIS ITEM FOR APPROVAL. ALL
[1:02:09] THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
[1:02:10] >> AYE.
[1:02:11] » AYE.
[1:02:11] >> AND THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY.
[1:02:13] » AND THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY.
[1:02:13] THE AYES HAVE IT AND THE MOTION
[1:02:16] CARRIES. NEXT ITEM WE HAV IS,
[1:02:22] LET ME SEE HERE, IT' A
[1:02:24] DISCUSSION ITEM. NEXT IS A
[1:02:28] DISCUSSION ITEM THAT CTINUE
[1:02:30] LAST CYCLE. AND IT'S RENTAL
[1:02:32] LICENSE REINSTATEMENT FOR THE
[1:02:36] PROPERTY AT 2113 ILLION AVENUE
[1:02:39] NORTH. I BELIEVE STAFF I HERE
[1:02:40] TO PROVI UPDAT. WELCOME.
[1:02:42] >> HI. THANK YOU. GOOD
[1:02:43] » HI. THANK YOU. GOOD
[1:02:44] AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS JORDAN.
[1:02:46] S
[1:02:48] MEMBERS, MY NAME IS JORDAN
[1:02:51] HOOKS. I'M THE RENTAL LICENSE
[1:02:53] OPERATIONS ANALYST. DURINGUR
[1:02:55] LAST MEETING, OUR LAST COMMITTEE
[1:02:58] MEETING, I BECAME AWARE OF THE
[1:03:00] CUPANCY AT THIS ADDRESS. AFTER
[1:03:01] THATMEETING, I ASKED O OF THE
[1:03:03] MEMBERS OF REGULATORY SERVICES
[1:03:05] TO INTERPRET ON A CALL WITH ME
[1:03:07] AND THE PROPERTY OWNER. PROPERTY
[1:03:08] OWNER IS A SPANISH SPEAKING
[1:03:10] RESIDENT. DURING TT CALL, I
[1:03:12] DID FIND OUT THAT THE PROPERTY
[1:03:13] OWNER DID NOT LIVE AT THE
[1:03:15] PROPERTY AT THE TIME THE
[1:03:16] APPLICATION WAS SUITTED. SINCE
[1:03:18] THEN, THE PROPERTY OWNER HAS
[1:03:19] MOVED IN TO THE PROPERTY AND IS
[1:03:22] OCCUPYING ONE UNIT WITH FAMILY.
[1:03:26] WE WILL UPDATE THAT LICENSE OR
[1:03:29] THAT CONTACT ADDRESS ON THE
[1:03:30] ACTUAL RENTAL LICENSE. WE ALSO
[1:03:32] HAD A SPANISH SPEAKING HOUSING
[1:03:34] LIAISON DOOR KNOCK AT THE
[1:03:36] PROPERTY. THE PROPERTY OWNER AND
[1:03:37] FAMILY ARE LIVING INHE UPPER
[1:03:39] UNIT. AND THE LOWER UNIT IS
[1:03:42] VACANT ANDEADY TO BE RENTED
[1:03:44] OUT. WE RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT
[1:03:46] YOU CONSIDERHE REINSTATEMENT.
[1:03:48] >> WONDERFUL. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
[1:03:51] » WONDERFUL. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
[1:03:51] ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO OPEN
[1:03:52] FOR DISCUSSION. AND I SEE
[1:03:55] COUNCIL MEMBER WARR. PLEASE GO
[1:03:57] AHEAD.
[1:03:57] >> THANK YOU, CHAIR OSMAN. THANK
[1:03:58] » THANK YOU, CHAIR OSMAN. THANK
[1:03:58] YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR DUE
[1:04:00] DILIGENCE IN THE WORK.
[1:04:03] I HAD DRIVEN PAST ALL OF THE
[1:04:05] PROPERTIES THAT WERE ON THE
[1:04:08] PLICATION, WHETHER IT
[1:04:09] BELONGING TO THE PREVIOUS OWNER
[1:04:12] AND THE CURRENT APPLICANT.
[1:04:14] BECAUSE I WASN'T EXACTLYLEAR
[1:04:18] ON WHOSE RESPONSIBILITY WAS IT
[1:04:19] FOR WHAT AND WHO. BUT I WENT. I
[1:04:22] WALKED AROUND. I TAKE PICTURES.
[1:04:24] I'M THAT COUNCILPERSON. SO IF
[1:04:27] YOU ARE GOING T DO BUSINESS, I
[1:04:28] WANT IT TO BE ETHICAL AND
[1:04:31] QUALITY BUSINESS. AND I WANT TO
[1:04:32] MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT MISSING
[1:04:35] ANY THINGS BECAUSE TEAM WORK
[1:04:36] WILL MAKE A DREAM WORK. THANK
[1:04:38] YOU FOR YOUR DUE DILIGENCE AND
[1:04:42] YO WORK. I WILL MOVE THIS
[1:04:43] FORWARD FOR RECOMMENDATION.
[1:04:46] ANYOU.
[1:04:47] >> THANK YOU. SEEING NO ONE
[1:04:48] » THANK YOU. SEEING NO ONE
[1:04:48] ELSE, ON THAT MOTION, ALL THOSE
[1:04:50] IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
[1:04:51] >> AYE.
[1:04:52] » AYE.
[1:04:52] >> AND THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY.
[1:04:54] » AND THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY.
[1:04:54] THE AYES HAVE IT AND THE MOTN
[1:04:55] CAIES.
[1:04:56] >> THANK YOU.
[1:04:56] » THANK YOU.
[1:04:56] >>UR NEXT ITEM IS A DISCUSSION
[1:04:59] » UR NEXT ITEM IS A DISCUSSION
[1:04:59] WHICIS AN APPOINTMENT TO THE
[1:05:03] MINNESOTA BALLPARK AUTHORITY.
[1:05:05] THIS WAS SUBMITTED BY COUNCIL
[1:05:07] MEMBER VETAW. IT'S OPEN FOR
[1:05:11] DISCUSSION. BUT I DOANT TO
[1:05:13] GIVE YOU THAT I AM HAVING -- I
[1:05:15] HAD A CONVERSATION WITH COUNCIL
[1:05:17] MEMBER VETAW AND ALSO COUNCIL
[1:05:18] PRESIDENT, AND I AM MOVING THIS
[1:05:22] ITEM WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION. ARE
[1:05:23] THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT?
[1:05:27] COUNCIL MEMBER WARREN, PLEASE GO
[1:05:31] AHEAD.
[1:05:31] >> THANK YOU. I'M ACTUALLY VERY
[1:05:34] » THANK YOU. I'M ACTUALLY VERY
[1:05:34] GLAD TO SEE THIS ON THE AGENDA
[1:05:37] HERE FOR DISCUSSION. AND I AM
[1:05:43] PLEASED TO APPROVE JUSTIN BAYLOR
[1:05:48] FOR HIS APPOINTMENT TO THE SEAT
[1:05:50] BEGINNIN JANUARY 1ST, 2026, AND
[1:05:54] ENDINGECEMBER 31ST, 2029, FOR
[1:05:55] THE MINNESOTA BALLPARK
[1:05:58] AUTHORITY.
[1:05:59] >> ALL RIGHT. SEEING NO ONE
[1:06:02] » ALL RIGHT. SEEING NO ONE
[1:06:02] ELSE. OH, I SEE COUNCIL MEMBER
[1:06:04] CHAVEZ.
[1:06:05] >> THANK YOU, CHAIR OSMAN. I
[1:06:06] » THANK YOU, CHAIR OSMAN. I
[1:06:06] JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THE
[1:06:07] PUIC KNOWS THAT JUST BECAUSE
[1:06:09] YOU'RE MOVING IT FORWARD WITHOUT
[1:06:11] RECOMMENDATION DOESN'T MEAN YOU
[1:06:13] WANT TO MAKE THAT CLEAR. THANK
[1:06:16] YOU.
[1:06:17] >> SURE. YUP. THAT'S CORRECT.
[1:06:19] » SURE. YUP. THAT'S CORRECT.
[1:06:19] THANK YOU SO MUCH. ON THAT
[1:06:21] MOTION TO MOVE THIS ITEM WITHOUT
[1:06:24] RECOMMENDATION TO THE FULL
[1:06:25] COUNCIL, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY
[1:06:26] AYE.
[1:06:27] >> AYE.
[1:06:27] » AYE.
[1:06:27] >> AND THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY.
[1:06:30] » AND THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY.
[1:06:30] THE AYES HAVE IT AND THE MOTION
[1:06:31] CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. OUR LAST ONE
[1:06:36] IS WE'LL BE RECEIVING AND FILING
[1:06:40] THE SECOND REPORT APART FROM THE
[1:06:42] RENTAL LICENSE ORDINANCE
[1:06:46] IMPLEM
[1:06:55] JOSIE SHARDLOW. WELCO.
[1:07:03] >> GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR OSMAN,
[1:07:05] » GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR OSMAN,
[1:07:05] COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS
[1:07:06] JOSIE SHARDLOW I'M THE DIRECR
[1:07:08] OF OPERATIONS AND ENGAGEMENT
[1:07:10] WITH REGULATORY SERVICES. I'M
[1:07:11] HERE TODAYN RESPONSE TO A
[1:07:14] SERIES OF LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVES
[1:07:16] OUT A NEW LICENSING ORDINANCE.
[1:07:18] TODAY'S PRESENTATION IS ACTUALLY
[1:07:18] THE SECOND ONE IN THE SERIES. SO
[1:07:20] IF YOU'D LIKE TO WATCH THE
[1:07:23] FIRST, DIRECTO APRIL BOUGHGUARD
[1:07:30] OF INSPECTION SERVICES SPOKE ON
[1:07:33] MAY 13TH. PAST LAST YEAR,
[1:07:36] ORDINANCE NUMBER 2025-047 WILL
[1:07:39] REQUIRE RENTAL LICENSE RENEWALS
[1:07:40] FOR PROPERTIES IN THE HIGHEST
[1:07:42] RISK TIER, OR THOSE WITH RENTAL
[1:07:44] LICENSING CONDITIONS, TO GO
[1:07:47] BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL BEFORE
[1:07:48] CONSIDERATION. THE ORDINANCE IS
[1:07:49] CURRTLY SET TO GONTO EFFECT
[1:07:52] ON JANUARY 1ST, 2027. SO I'LL
[1:07:53] COVER OUR PGRESS AND
[1:07:55] IMPLEMENTATION AS WELL AS
[1:07:57] PROVIDE DATA ABOUT RENTAL
[1:07:58] CENSE
[1:08:00] ABOUT CHANGES TO RENTAL
[1:08:01] LICENSING TIERING. BEFORE
[1:08:08] ADDRESSING THE LEGISLATIVE
[1:08:09] DIRECTIVES QUESTIONS, I'D LIKE
[1:08:10] TO PROVIDE A BRIEF OVERVIEW
[1:08:12] ABOUT THAT TIERING SYSTEM THAT
[1:08:13] WE HAVE. THE CITY'S RENTAL
[1:08:15] LICEE PROGRAM IS FAIRLY UNIQUE
[1:08:19] IN THAT WE CATORIZE RENTAL
[1:08:21] PROPERTIES INTO TIERS. THE TIER
[1:08:23] IMPACTS HOW FREQUENTLY WE
[1:08:26] INSPECT THE PROPERTY AND RENTA
[1:08:28] LICENSE FEES. TRANSPARENCY ABOUT
[1:08:30] THE PLACES THEY CALL HOME, AND
[1:08:32] IT'SESIGNED TO HELP THE CITY
[1:08:34] DEDICATE MORE ATTENTION TO THE
[1:08:35] PROPERTIES THAT NEED IT MOST.
[1:08:37] THE PROPERTY CONDITION TIER IS
[1:08:41] RECORDS THAT WE HAVE FROM BOTH
[1:08:44] PROACTIVE AND COMPLAINT-BASED
[1:08:47] INSPECTIONS. BASED ON INSPECTION
[1:08:49] HISTORY, PROPERTIES I TIER ONE
[1:08:50] ARE PRESUMED TO HAVE THE FEWEST
[1:08:52] NUMBER OF CODE VIOLATIONS. WE
[1:08:55] PLAN INSPECTIONS FOR TIER 1
[1:08:57] PROPERTIES EVERY EIGHT YEARS.
[1:09:00] YOU'LL ALSO NOTICE THERE'S A
[1:09:01] TIER 1D CATEGORY. STANDS FOR
[1:09:03] DEFAULT. THAT'S THE CATEGORY FOR
[1:09:04] PROPERTIES THAT ARE LICENSED FOR
[1:09:05] THE FIRST TIME AND HAVE NOT Y
[1:09:07] HAD AN INSPECTION. CANDIDLY WE
[1:09:13] KNOW THAT THE NAME CAUSES
[1:09:14] CONFUSION. TIER 1D PROPERTIES
[1:09:16] ARE NOT THE SAME AS TIER 1. THIS
[1:09:18] CATEGORY JUST MEANS WE DON'T
[1:09:19] HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION TO PUT
[1:09:21] IT INTO AN APPROPRIATE TIER YET.
[1:09:25] NEXT, BASED ON INSPECTION
[1:09:25] HISTORY, PROPERTIES IN TIER 2
[1:09:27] ARE PRESUMED TO HAVE MORE
[1:09:29] DOCUMENTED ISSUES THAN TIER 1.
[1:09:30] THOSE INSPECTIONS FOR THOSE
[1:09:32] PROPERTIES A PLANNED EVERY
[1:09:33] FIVE YEARS.ND FINALLY, BASED
[1:09:35] ON INSPECTION HISTORY, TIER 3
[1:09:37] PROPERTIES ARE PRESUMED TO HAVE
[1:09:39] THE MOST CODE VIOLATIONS OUT OF
[1:09:40] ALL THE RENTAL PROPERTIES IN
[1:09:42] MINNEAPOLIS. WE DO ANNUAL
[1:09:43] INSPECTIONS FOR THOSE
[1:09:44] PROPERTIES. WHILE THE CITY HAS
[1:09:48] SOMETIMES TREATED TIERING AS A
[1:09:50] WAY TO DISCLOSE PROPERTY
[1:09:51] CONDITION TO RENTS, WE'D BEGUN
[1:09:55] ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO VIEW IT
[1:09:56] MORE AS A POTENTIAL WARNING
[1:09:59] SYSTEM. INSTEAD OF A LITMUS TEST
[1:10:02] FOR LET'S SAY WHETHER A PROPERTY
[1:10:04] IS IN GOOD OR BAD SHAPE AT THIS
[1:10:06] MOMENT. IT'S IMPORTANT TO
[1:10:07] UNDERSTAND THAT THE TIER DOES
[1:10:08] NOT ALWAYS MATCH A PROPERTY'S
[1:10:10] CURRENT CONDITION. BECAUSE IT'S
[1:10:11] BASED ON FINDINGS IN THE LAST
[1:10:13] TWO YEARS, PROACTIVE AND
[1:10:15] COMPLAINT-BASED INSPECTIONS,
[1:10:16] IT'S A BETTER INDICATOR OF A
[1:10:19] PROPER'S HISTORY OR AT LEAST
[1:10:20] WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THAT HISTORY
[1:10:22] BASED ON LIKE I SAID EITHER THE
[1:10:24] COMPLAINTS OR THE PROACTIVE
[1:10:28] INSPTION. SOMETIMES A TIERED
[1:10:29] STATUS IS BASED ON MINIMAL DATA.
[1:10:33] IF A PROPERTY HAD INSPECTION
[1:10:35] SEVEN YEARS AGO AND WE RECEIVED
[1:10:37] LITTLE TO NO 311 COMPLAINTS, IN
[1:10:39] THE MEANTIME, IT COULD MEAN WE
[1:10:42] N
[1:10:43] SEVERAL YEARS TO OBSERVE ANY
[1:10:45] CODE VIOLATIONS. LASTLY, A
[1:10:49] PROPERTY CONDITION CAN CHANGE
[1:10:51] THE INSTANT AN INSPECTOR LEAVES
[1:10:52] FOR BET R OR WORSE. IT MIGHT NOT
[1:10:56] ALIGN WITH WHAT A RENTER WOULD
[1:10:58] EXPECT. SO LIFE SAFETY
[1:11:01] VIOLATIONS INFLUENCE THE TIERED
[1:11:03] REFLECTION OF OUR DEPARTMENT'S
[1:11:05] DEEP COMMITMENTO PRIORITIZING
[1:11:08] RENTER SAFETY. HOWEVER, SOME
[1:11:10] LIFE SAFETY ISSUES LIKE A SMOKE
[1:11:13] DETECTOR WITHOUT BATTERIES MAY
[1:11:15] FEEL LESS VISIBLE ON RE
[1:11:20] IN TIME FOR THE028 LICENSE
[1:11:22] RENEWAL CYCLE. WE'RE ACTIVELY
[1:11:26] WORKING NOW THROUGH IDEATION
[1:11:29] ANALYSIS AND COMMUNITY
[1:11:30] ENGAGEMENT. WE DID HOST A POLICY
[1:11:33] ROUNDTABLE IN EARLY JUNE TO
[1:11:34] SHARE MORE ABOUT THESE EFFORTS.
[1:11:35] AND WANT TO THANK EVERYONE WHO
[1:11:37] WAS ABLE TO ATTEND AND OFFER TO
[1:11:39] MEET ONE ON ONE TO CONNECT AND
[1:11:41] BRING FOLKS UP TO SPEED IF YOU
[1:11:42] WANT TO GO DEEPER ON THAT TOPIC.
[1:11:48] MOVING ON TO OUR IMPLEMENTATION
[1:11:52] OF THE NEW RENTAL LICENSE
[1:11:54] ORDINANCE AND RELATED DATA.
[1:11:55] CURRENTLY, WE HAVE JUST ABOUT
[1:11:58] 23,000 RENTAL LICENSES. THE AND
[1:11:59] I WOULD JUST LIKE TO TAKE THIS
[1:12:01] OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE THE SIX
[1:12:04] STAFF WHO PROCESSED THOSE
[1:12:05] APPLI
[1:12:06] ANNUALLY, IN ADDITION TO MANY
[1:12:08] NEW APPLICATIONS THROUGHOUT THE
[1:12:09] YEAR. THOSE LICENSES DESIGNATED
[1:12:13] ASIGH RISK FOR THE PURPOSES OF
[1:12:16] THIS ORDINANCE ARE TIER 3
[1:12:18] PROPERTIES AS WELL AS THOSE
[1:12:21] WITH RENTAL LICENSE COITIONS.
[1:12:23] RENTAL LICENSE CONDITIONS MEANS
[1:12:24] THAT CITY COUNCIL HAS APPROVED A
[1:12:26] PROPERTY OWNER TO CONTINUE
[1:12:27] HAVIY
[1:12:29] MEET CRITERIA OVER 36 MONTHS.
[1:12:32] CURRENTLY, ABOUT 74 PROPERTIES
[1:12:34] FALL INTO THESE TWO CATEGORIES.
[1:12:35] BUT I WANT TO FLAG THAT THAT'S
[1:12:39] JUST OUR WORKING NUMBER FOR NOW.
[1:12:41] IT WILL CHANGE FROM YEAR TO
[1:12:42] YEAR. AND UPDATES THAT WE'RE
[1:12:44] WORKING TO FINE TUNE TIERING
[1:12:47] WILL DEFINITELY IMPACT THAT
[1:12:47] NUMBER. YOU CAN SEE IN THIS MAP
[1:12:52] THAT GEOGRAPHICALLY TIER 3
[1:12:53] PROPERTIES ARE SPREAD ACROSS
[1:12:54] MINNEAPOLIS. AND I'LL JUST NOTE
[1:12:56] AT EVEN THOUGH TIERING HAS ITS
[1:12:59] LIMITATIONS, I DO WANT TO
[1:13:00] RECOGNIZE THEUMEROUS TIER 1
[1:13:01] PROPERTY OWNERS WHO ARE DOING
[1:13:03] THEIR PART TO MEE OR EXCEED
[1:13:05] MINIMUM HOUSING STANDARDS. AND
[1:13:09] NOW I'LL SHARE SOME
[1:13:12] OPPORTUNITIES IN THIS NEXT PHASE
[1:13:15] VALUE, THIS NEW LICENSING
[1:13:17] PROCESS FOR HIGH RISK PROPERTY
[1:13:20] APPEARS SIMPLE BECAUSE OTHER
[1:13:21] LICENSES AT THE CITY DO COME
[1:13:22] BEFORE COUNCIL. IN REALITY, THE
[1:13:26] OPERATIONAL AND TECHNOLOGY
[1:13:27] CHANGES AND HANDS ON STAFF
[1:13:29] INVOLVEMENT MAKE THIS QUITE
[1:13:31] LAYERED AND COMPLEX TO
[1:13:33] IMPLEMENT. BECAUSE OF THAT, THE
[1:13:36] AN EXTENSION TO THE
[1:13:39] IMPLEMENTATION DATE TO
[1:13:43] MARCH 1ST, 2028. THIS ERA TIME
[1:13:45] OPENS UP SEVERAL OPPORTUNITIES
[1:13:46] FOR REGULATORY SERVICES STAFF TO
[1:13:49] STRENGTHEN THE ORDINANCE'S
[1:13:50] IMPACT AND PROACTIVELY IRON OUT
[1:13:52] CRITICAL PROCESSES. WE'RE ALSO
[1:13:55] DISCUSSING A TECHNICAL AMENDMENT
[1:13:57] THE AUTHORS TO REFLECT THEIR
[1:14:00] INTENTIONS THAT THE RENEWALS
[1:14:01] COME BEFORE THE BODY. A
[1:14:08] MARCH 1ST, 2028, IMPLEMENTATION
[1:14:10] DATE WOULD BE ADVANTAGEOUS FOR
[1:14:13] FOUR MAIN REASONS: FIRST, THIS
[1:14:14] WOULD ALIGN WITH THE RENTAL
[1:14:17] LICENSE RENEWAL CYCLE AND WHEN
[1:14:19] WE'LL ROLL OUT CHANGES TO THAT
[1:14:21] TIERING SYSTEM. THEN WITH THE
[1:14:23] LARGE VOLUME OF RENTALS WE
[1:14:24] LICENSE AND INSPECT, WE'RE ALSO
[1:14:26] WORKING TO BE STRATEGIC WITH
[1:14:28] STEWARDING OUR STAFF TIME. THIS
[1:14:31] ADDITIONAL TIME WILL HOPEFULLY
[1:14:32] HELP US FIND WAYS TO MITIGATE
[1:14:35] CHALLENGES THAT WOULD OTHERWISE
[1:14:36] PULL INSPECTORS AWAYROM THEIR
[1:14:40] INSPECTIONS OR STRAIN LIMITED
[1:14:41] STAFF CAPACITY AND OTHER TEA
[1:14:44] WHO WILL BE INVOLVED IN
[1:14:47] IMPLEMENTING THIS PROCESS.
[1:14:49] THIRDLY, MULTIPLE SOFTWARE WILL
[1:14:50] SUPPORT THIS NEW LICENSING
[1:14:53] PROCESS. AS SOFTWARE CHALLENGES
[1:14:54] ARE IN THE WORKS THIS YEAR AND
[1:14:55] BEYOND, WE WANT OUR SYSTEMS TO
[1:14:57] FUNCTION AS SMOOTHLY AS POSSIBLE
[1:14:58] TO BEST SUPPORT RENTERS AND
[1:15:00] ENSURE OUR RECORDS ARE ACCURATE.
[1:15:04] THE 311 LOGIN TRANSITION. WE'D F
[1:15:07] HAVE MORE TIME TO WORK WITH IT
[1:15:09] ON ELMS PROCESS CHANGES AND THE
[1:15:13] SYSTEMS MIGRATION CHANGES TO THE
[1:15:14] CLOUD, AS WELL AS COORDINATE
[1:15:17] WITH THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE.
[1:15:22] ALSO, WE'RE HOPEFUL THAT THE NEW
[1:15:24] ENTERPRISE PLATFORM MIGHT BE
[1:15:25] IMPLEMENTED BY THEN. LASTLY,
[1:15:28] ADDITIONAL TIME GIVES US THE
[1:15:29] TIMEO BE FULLY READY
[1:15:33] OPERATIONALLY. WE'VE LEARNED A
[1:15:35] LOT THIS YEAR ABOUT THE
[1:15:38] COMPLEXITY OF THESE INTERNAL
[1:15:39] PROCESS CHANGES. FOR EXAMPLE, WE
[1:15:41] MAY NEED TO ISSUE PROVISIONAL
[1:15:43] LICENSES PRIOR TO COUNCIL'S
[1:15:44] REVIEW. WE ALSO NEED TIME TO
[1:15:47] INVEST INTAFF TRAINING AND
[1:15:49] EDUCATING BOTH OWNERS AND
[1:15:50] RENTERS ABOUT WHAT TO EXPECT.
[1:15:59] THERE'S A FEW CLARIFICATIONS I
[1:16:00] NT TO LEAVE YOU WITH JUST TO
[1:16:02] CLOSE OUT ABOUT THIS NEW PROCESS
[1:16:05] IN RENTAL LICENSES. FIRST, THE
[1:16:08] LICENSES THAT WILL GO BEFORE
[1:16:09] COUNCIL WILL BE RECOMMENDED FOR
[1:16:13] RENEWAL. IT'S BECAUSE WE BELIEVE
[1:16:14] THERE ARE STILL OPERATIONAL
[1:16:16] PATHWAYS FOR INSPECTION SERVICES
[1:16:18] TO IMPROVE A BUILDING'S
[1:16:19] CONDITIONS WITHOUT DISPLAESING
[1:16:21] RENTERS. IF WE ENCOUNTER CASES
[1:16:24] THAT WARRANT REVOCATION, WE DO
[1:16:25] BRINGHOSE TO COUNCIL
[1:16:26] THROUGHOUT THE YEAR UNDER A
[1:16:27] SEPARATE PROCESS.
[1:16:29] ULTIMATELY, AENTAL LICENSE IS
[1:16:31] NOT INHERENTLY A STAMP OF
[1:16:32] APPROVAL ON A BUILDING. IT DOES,
[1:16:35] HOWEVER, BRING A RENTAL PROPERTY
[1:16:36] UNDER THE CITY'S AUTHORITY. AND
[1:16:37] AS WEISCUSSED EARLIER, A TIER
[1:16:40] DOESN'T TELL THE WHOLE STORY OF
[1:16:41] WHAT'S HAPPENING AT A PROPERTY.
[1:16:43] WE CAN PROVIDE MORE CONTEXT
[1:16:45] ABOUT A PARTICULAR CASE WHEN WE
[1:16:47] HAVE ADVANCE NOTICE TO PREPARE
[1:16:49] INFORMATION AHEAD OF COMMITTEE
[1:16:53] MEETINGS. AND MOST IMPORTANY,
[1:16:57] POSSIBLY, IS IF COUNCIL DECIDES
[1:16:58] TO DENY A LICENSE RENEWAL, THAT
[1:17:01] INHERENTLY MEANS DISPLACING
[1:17:03] RENTERS. AS YOU KNOW, RENTERS
[1:17:05] CANNOT LIVE IN AN UNLICENSED
[1:17:07] RENTAL ACCORDING TOITY
[1:17:09] ORDINANCE. AND I TNK YOU FOR
[1:17:10] YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION.
[1:17:11] >>HANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT
[1:17:13] » HANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT
[1:17:13] PRESENTATION. I'M OPENING FOR
[1:17:15] DISCUSSION HERE. I HAVE COUNCIL
[1:17:18] MEMBER WARREN ON QUEUE HERE.
[1:17:21] >> THANK YOU KINDLY, CHAIR
[1:17:26] » THANK YOU KINDLY, CHAIR
[1:17:26] OSMAN. MY QUESTION IS SO WITH A
[1:17:29] TIER 1 PROPERTY, THEY'RE
[1:17:32] INSPECTED APPROXIMATELY EVERY
[1:17:33] EIGHT YEARS. SO HOW MANY
[1:17:37] VIOLATIONS OR COMPLAINTS DO THEY
[1:17:38] NEED TO RECEIVE IN ORDER TO
[1:17:40] CHANGE THEIR TIERING IN THAT
[1:17:43] EIGHT-YEAR TIME PERIOD BEFORE
[1:17:45] SOMEONE COMES FORWARD AGAIN IN
[1:17:46] ORR TO DO A REINSPECTION?
[1:17:50] >> CHAIR OSMAN, COUNCIL MEMBER
[1:17:52] » CHAIR OSMAN, COUNCIL MEMBER
[1:17:52] WARREN, THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.
[1:17:54] SO I DON'T HAVE ITFF THE TOP
[1:17:56] OF MY HEAD. IT'SUITE A MATRI
[1:18:00] AND QUITE COMPLICATED WHICH IS
[1:18:01] ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE TRYING
[1:18:03] TO IMPROVE IN THE TIERING
[1:18:05] REDESIGN. THERE'S A REALLY NICE
[1:18:07] MATRIX ON THE CITY'S WSITE AND
[1:18:08] WE CAN SHARE THAT WITH YOU SO
[1:18:10] YOU N REALLY, YEAH, SEE THE
[1:18:11] DETAILS OF IT. BUT I DON'T HAVE
[1:18:12] IT OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD.
[1:18:14] >> OKAY. I'M EXCITED TO RECEI
[1:18:16] » OKAY. I'M EXCITED TO RECEI
[1:18:17] THAT INFORMATION. AS I'M LOOKING
[1:18:19] AT THE NUMBER OF PROPERTIES AND
[1:18:22] VACANT PROPERTIES. AND THEN I
[1:18:26] HAVE A COPY OF THE INSPECTION
[1:18:29] REPORT THAT IS UTILIZED WHEN
[1:18:33] INSPECONS ARE BEING DONE
[1:18:36] COURTESY OF DIRECTOR VELAZQUEZ
[1:18:38] PROVID ME WITH A COPY OF THAT.
[1:18:40] BUT WHEN I'M WALKING THROUGH,
[1:18:42] YOU KNOW, JUST COMMUNITY AND I'M
[1:18:44] LOOKING AT THE CONDITIONS OF
[1:18:47] HOUSING, THE QUESTION THEN
[1:18:48] BECOMES HOW MANY 311 CALLS, HOW
[1:18:51] MANY COMPLAINTS HAVE TO BE MADE
[1:18:54] IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT PROPERTY
[1:18:58] OWNERS AND LANDLORDS ARE HOLDING
[1:19:01] UP INTEGRITY TO THEOMMITMENT
[1:19:02] THAT THEY MADE TO PROVIDE SAFE,
[1:19:07] SUITABLE, AND SUSINABLE
[1:19:08] HOUSING. RIGHT.ND WHAT THAT
[1:19:10] LOOKS LIKE AS A REFLECTION OF
[1:19:13] WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE WARDS
[1:19:16] THEMSELVES. YOU KNOW. I RESPECT
[1:19:19] THE EIGHT-YEAR, I RESPECTHE
[1:19:21] FIVE-YEAR. I PERSONALLY THINK,
[1:19:23] YOU KNOW, JUST STARTING OUT
[1:19:24] YOU'RE RECEIVING A TIER 1 OR A
[1:19:28] 1D BECAUSE THERE'S NOT ENOUGH
[1:19:31] INFORMATION THAT IT KIND OF --
[1:19:32] AND I THINK YOU SAID IT YOURSELF
[1:19:35] BEST IN THE PRESENTATION --
[1:19:36] THINGS CAN CHANGE RIGHT AER
[1:19:38] THE INSPECTOR LEAVES, RIGHT? SO
[1:19:40] I THINK THAT IN OUR
[1:19:43] THOUGHTFULNESS IN MOVING FORWARD
[1:19:44] THAT THERE SHOULD BE ADDITIONAL,
[1:19:46] MORE RANDOM INSPECTIONS THAT
[1:19:49] THEN COME UP SO AT, YOU KNOW,
[1:19:52] HEY, WE'RE PAYING ATTENTION.
[1:19:54] WE'RE GIVING YOU A OPPORTUNITY.
[1:19:55] WE'RE TRYING YOU OUT. O OF THE
[1:19:59] OTHER THINGS, AND I'VE SHARED
[1:20:01] THIS WITH DIRECTOR IN SEVERAL
[1:20:04] MEETINGS, THAT CONCERNS ME ABOUT
[1:20:07] THIS IS, AND I KNOW WE'VE TALKED
[1:20:09] ABOUT CHANGING, YOU KNOW, EVEN
[1:20:11] THE APPLICATION PROCESS AS IT
[1:20:13] PERTAINS TO RENTAL LICENSING
[1:20:16] HE
[1:20:18] BECAUSE YOU'LL HAVE JOE BLOW LLC
[1:20:21] THAT HOOKS UP WITH JOHN DOE LLC
[1:20:26] AND BOTH OF THEM HAVE A PLETHORA
[1:20:30] OF TIER 2 PROPERTIES DOE AND
[1:20:34] BLOW, NOW THEY'VE GOT A WHOLE
[1:20:36] TEAM OF SOMETHING. AND THEY WENT
[1:20:37] AND PURCHASED UP A BUNCH OF
[1:20:40] OTHER STUFF THAT AGAIN LKS
[1:20:42] DEPLORABLE AND SUBPAR IN THE
[1:20:43] COMMUNITIES THAT ARE CAUSING,
[1:20:45] AGAIN, A FRACTION ON THE FIRST
[1:20:47] TIER OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND THAT'S
[1:20:50] HOUSING, RIGHT? AND SO I'M
[1:20:52] CONCERNED ABOUT THAT. AND I
[1:20:55] REALLY, REALLY WANT US TO BE
[1:20:57] VERY THOUGHTFUL AND INTENTIONAL
[1:21:00] ABOUT LESSENING THE TIME PERIODS
[1:21:07] THEN MAKING THE APPROPRIATE AND
[1:21:10] ALTERATIONS TO THE RENTAL
[1:21:13] LICENSING WHERE IT INCLUDES THE
[1:21:18] DEVELOPER OR THE LLC OWNER OR
[1:21:21] FOUNDER OR CEO'S NAME. THOSE
[1:21:24] PEOPLE, AND YOU KNOW, ASSOCIATED
[1:21:26] BOARD MEMBERS OR DECISION MAKERS
[1:21:29] ON THERE THAT THERE IS SPACE FOR
[1:21:30] THAT SO WE CAN WEED AND SEE
[1:21:35] THESE PORTFOLIOS TOGETHER TO
[1:21:36] FIND OUT EXACTLY WHO IS
[1:21:38] RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT. AND IT
[1:21:39] HELPS IN HOLDING INDIVIDUALS
[1:21:41] ACCOUNTABLE BEHIND THE TYPE OF
[1:21:42] THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING IN THE
[1:21:44] COMMUNITY WITH RESPECT TO
[1:21:45] HOUSING. SO I THANK YOU FOR YOUR
[1:21:49] PRESENTATION.
[1:21:50] I APPRECIA YOUR TIME AND
[1:21:50] ENERGY.
[1:21:52] >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. I PUT
[1:21:57] » ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. I PUT
[1:22:03] SAY THANK YOU, YOUR STAFF, AND I
[1:22:05] APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION. THE
[1:22:07] IDEA BEHIND BRINGING THIS BACK
[1:22:10] TO THE COUNCIL WAS THAT WE KNOW
[1:22:12] THE TIER SYSTEM IS BROKEN. IT'S
[1:22:15] NO CATCHING UP THE BAD ACTORS
[1:22:19] OUT THERE. IT'S NOT A FAIR
[1:22:22] SYSTEM. THERE ARE PROPERTIES
[1:22:24] THAT ARE HIGHER TIER 1 THAT ARE
[1:22:26] ACTUALLY COULD BE TIER 3. I'M
[1:22:32] SUPER EXCITED THE REG SERVICES,
[1:22:35] REGULATORY SERVICES IS DOING
[1:22:36] THIS OVERHAUL STUDY, COMMUNITY
[1:22:39] ENGAGEMENT. WHICH I'D LIKE TO B
[1:22:41] A PART OF. THERE ARE RESIDENTS
[1:22:42] THAT HAVE A LOT TO SAY IN MY
[1:22:44] WARD. OVERALL, AND COME UP WITH
[1:22:49] BETTER SYSM THAT COULD BE MAKE
[1:22:52] SURE THAT WE ARE HOLDING
[1:22:54] ACCOUN
[1:22:56] ARE DOING BUSINESS IN OUR CITY,
[1:22:57] AND WHEN THEY COME FRONT OF US
[1:23:01] OR ASK FOR LICENSE, YOU KNOW,
[1:23:03] LOOK FORWARD TO THAT SYSTEM. I
[1:23:04] DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT SYSTEM
[1:23:05] WOULD LOOK LIKE BUT I KNOW IT
[1:23:07] WILL BE BETTER THAN WE HAVE
[1:23:08] RIGHT NOW. JUST IDEA OF TIER 3
[1:23:11] SYSTEM COME IN FRONT OF THE
[1:23:13] COUNCIL, IT WAS NOT A PUNISHMENT
[1:23:16] TO THE LANDLORD OR DISPLACEMENT
[1:23:18] OF RESIDENT. IT WAS TO PAY
[1:23:20] ATTENTION AND TELL THE LANDLORDS
[1:23:21] IF YOU'RE DOING BUSINESS WITH
[1:23:24] THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS AND YOU
[1:23:24] ARE, YOU KNOW, PROVIDING HOUSING
[1:23:28] WHERE PEOPLEENT AND YOU'RE
[1:23:29] CHARGING THEM, YOU'RE MAKING
[1:23:30] BUSINESS, YOU'RE MAKING MONEY
[1:23:32] OUT OF , WE EXPECT YOU TO MEET
[1:23:34] CERTAIN BASIC THINGS WHICH IS
[1:23:35] THE HEAT, THERIDGE. BASIC
[1:23:37] THINGS. AND WE ARE NOT SEEING
[1:23:41] THAT. THERE ARE PROPERTIES THAT
[1:23:42] WE ARE NOT SEEING THAT. SO THE
[1:23:45] IDEA WAS PUT A LITTLE BIT MORE
[1:23:47] WEIGHT ON THAT. NOW YOU GET TO
[1:23:48] GO IN FRONT OF THE COUNCIL. I
[1:23:51] HAVE SEEN OTHER LICENSES. I'M
[1:23:53] NOT COMPARING LIQUOR LICENSE.
[1:23:55] BUT I AM SEEING ANYONE WHO COMES
[1:23:57] IN FRONT OF THE COUNCIL, MAKE
[1:23:59] SURE THEY TAKE CARE OF THE
[1:24:01] CITATIONS, TAKE CARE OF THOSE
[1:24:02] BAC FIXES THEY NEED. AND THIS
[1:24:04] IS THAT IDEA. WE DO NOT WANT TO
[1:24:06] DISPLACE RESIDENTS AND THAT IS
[1:24:09] NOT OUR INTENTION. AND W LOOK
[1:24:12] YOUR LEADERSHIP AND YOUR
[1:24:14] EXPERTISE TO HOPEFULLY COME UP
[1:24:15] WITH A SYSTEM THAT CAN WORK. AND
[1:24:17] MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE THAT ARE
[1:24:19] COMING AND DOING BUSINESS WITH
[1:24:21] US ARE ALSO MTING THE BASIC
[1:24:25] SERVICES FOR THE RESIDENT TO
[1:24:27] LIVEN A CONDITION THAT'S
[1:24:29] HUMANE WAY FOR PEOPLE TO LIVE.
[1:24:33] AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE MY
[1:24:36] WITH YOUR TEAM TO KIND OF LEARN
[1:24:38] MORE ABOUT IT, ENGAGE AND LEARN
[1:24:40] ABOUT HOW THIS LICENSING SYSTEM
[1:24:42] IS WORKING. BECAUSE YOU KNOW, IT
[1:24:48] IS DIFFERENT. IT IS DIFFERENT.
[1:24:51] YOU KNOW. THERE ARE PROPERTIES
[1:24:53] IN MY WARD THA ARE A LOT OF
[1:24:54] CHALLENGES. I'M SURE YOU GUYS
[1:24:56] ARE TIRED OF MY EMAILS. THERE'S
[1:24:59] EMAILS ALWAYS. ELEVATOR IS OUT.
[1:25:00] THIS IS OUT. IT'SIME FOR US TO
[1:25:03] SAY, HEY, LANDLORDS, WORK WITH
[1:25:05] US TO WORK WITH YOU AND THAT'S
[1:25:07] WHAT WE'RE DOING RIGHT HERE.
[1:25:09] COUNCIL MEMBER SHAFFER.
[1:25:09] >> YEAH, WOULD LIKE JUST TO --
[1:25:13] » YEAH, WOULD LIKE JUST TO --
[1:25:13] IF YOU WOULD SPEAK TO THE
[1:25:15] OVERALL DIRECTION THAT'S
[1:25:16] HAPPENING. YOU ALLUDED TO
[1:25:17] COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. BETWEEN
[1:25:20] NOW AND MARCH 1ST, 2028, WHAT
[1:25:22] WOULD BE THE ROUGH TIMELINE AND
[1:25:24] PROCESS THAT YOU SEE UNFOLDING
[1:25:26] FOR COUNCIL AND FOR COMMUNITY
[1:25:28] ENGAGEMENT? ROUGH. I KNOW IT'S
[1:25:28] ROUGH.
[1:25:31] >> CHAIR OSMAN, THROUGH THE
[1:25:32] » CHAIR OSMAN, THROUGH THE
[1:25:32] CHAIR, COUNCIL MEMBER SHAFFER,
[1:25:33] DO YOU MEAN FOR THE TIERING OR
[1:25:36] FOR THIS HIGH RISK RENTAL
[1:25:37] LINSE ORDINANCE
[1:25:38] IMPLEMENTATION?
[1:25:38] >> BOTH.
[1:25:39] » BOTH.
[1:25:39] >> OKAY. OKAY. SO --
[1:25:44] » OKAY. OKAY. SO --
[1:25:44] >> OR HOW THEY INTERFACE.
[1:25:45] » OR HOW THEY INTERFACE.
[1:25:46] >> ASSUMING THE AUTHORS WANT TO
[1:25:48] » ASSUMING THE AUTHORS WANT TO
[1:25:48] MOVE FORWARD WITH THE THNICAL
[1:25:50] AMENDMENTS TO THE HIGH RISK
[1:25:51] RENTAL LICENSE ORDINANCE, WE'D
[1:25:52] BE MOVIN FORWARD WITH THAT
[1:25:54] FIRST I WOULD SAY. SO THAT WE
[1:25:56] COULD GET THAT LANGUAGE IN
[1:25:57] PLE. AND THEN KEEP WORKING
[1:25:59] WITH OUR PARTNERS IN IT AND
[1:26:01] CLERK'S OFFICE ON AL THE
[1:26:03] LOGISTICS AROUND THE HIGH RISK
[1:26:05] RENTAL LICENSE ORDINANCE. IN
[1:26:07] TERMS OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
[1:26:09] FOR THE TIERING, WE HAVE ALREADY
[1:26:13] ENGAGED A TASK FORCE OF
[1:26:14] MMUNITY MEMBERS. SO RENTERS,
[1:26:17] RENTER ADVOCATES, PROPERTY
[1:26:18] OWNERS, AND GOTTEN A LOT OF
[1:26:19] GREAT INFORMATION FROM THAT
[1:26:20] GROUP. AND WE'VE ALSO BEEN TO
[1:26:24] THE MINNEAPOLIS ADVISORY
[1:26:26] COMMITTEE ON HOUSING AND WILL BE
[1:26:27] BACK THERE LATER THIS MONTH, I
[1:26:29] BELIEVE, TO KEEP THAT GROUP
[1:26:30] ENGAGED. THE NEXT STEP FOR
[1:26:33] COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WILL BE A
[1:26:35] BROADER SURVEY THAT WE WOULD
[1:26:36] LOVE TO HAVE COUNCIL MEMBERS
[1:26:37] HELP WITH TO GET OUT THE WORD TO
[1:26:44] R
[1:26:48] WILL SAY IT IS --S YOU CAN
[1:26:50] TELL, THE TIERING IS VERY
[1:26:50] TECHNICAL. SO IT ISIND OF A
[1:26:53] CHALLENGE. SO THAT'S WHY WE DID
[1:26:55] KIND OF THE DEEP DIVE WITH THE
[1:26:57] TA FORCE TO REALLY BRING THEM
[1:26:58] UP TO SPEED SO THEY CAN GIVE
[1:27:00] REALLY ROBUST. BUT WE DO WANT TO
[1:27:03] HEAR FROM RENTERS WHAT'S GOING
[1:27:05] ON SO THAT CAN INFORM EVERYTHING
[1:27:06] THAT WE'RE PUTTING TOGETHER.
[1:27:09] YES. BASICALLYE HAVE SOME
[1:27:11] INTERNAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT
[1:27:12] INFRASTRUCTURE FOR BOTH OF THESE
[1:27:13] PROJECTS. BUT THEY ALSO ARE
[1:27:15] GOING TO KIND OF DOVE TAIL AT
[1:27:18] SOME POINTF WE DO GET THE
[1:27:22] IMPLEMENTAON MARCH 1ST, 2028,
[1:27:22] FOR BOT OF THEM.
[1:27:23] >> THANK YOU. I WOULD JUST SAY
[1:27:24] » THANK YOU. I WOULD JUST SAY
[1:27:24] THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT,
[1:27:27] MUCH A YOU CAN KEEP US IN THE
[1:27:29] LOOP AS ROUGH DRAFTS ARE
[1:27:31] HAPPENINGRF YOU'RE GIVING,
[1:27:33] YOU KNOW, KEY NUGGETS OF WHERE
[1:27:35] WE'RE HEADED, WHERE THOSE
[1:27:38] DIRECTION, WHERE THOSE MEETINGS
[1:27:39] ARE HAPPENING AND WITH WHICH
[1:27:40] GROUPS. JUDGST TO KEEP USN THE
[1:27:44] LOOP WOULD BE GREAT SO WE COULD
[1:27:47] ATTEND O HAVE A LEGISLATIVE
[1:27:49] LAB. SO WE COULD HAVE INPUT
[1:27:51] BEFORE WE SEE IT COME TO
[1:27:53] COUNCIL. THAT WOULD BE MY
[1:27:55] FEEDBACK. AND THEN IF THERE ARE
[1:27:57] ANY ROUGH DRAFT IDEAS. I MEAN,
[1:27:58] I'VE HEARD A LITTLE BIT BETWEEN
[1:28:00] THE LINES FROM SOME OF YOUR
[1:28:02] COMMENTS NOW WHERE YOU'RE
[1:28:04] HEADED. BUT IF THERE'S ANYTHING
[1:28:05] YOU WOULD LIKE TO DETAIL ROUGH
[1:28:07] IDEAS OF WHERE YOU'RE HEADED
[1:28:09] WITHIN THAT TIERING WORK?
[1:28:12] >> THROUGH THE CHAIR, COUIL
[1:28:14] » THROUGH THE CHAIR, COUIL
[1:28:14] MEMBER SHAFFER, THERE'S A NUMBER
[1:28:18] OF KIND OF THEMES THAT WE'RE
[1:28:21] HEARING. ONE THAT COMES TO MIND
[1:28:23] IS THE NAMING OF THE TIERS
[1:28:28] ITSELF. TIER. IT'S CONFUSING
[1:28:30] WHETHER THE TIER 1 AND THE TIER
[1:28:32] 1D. PEOPLE DON'T KNOW IF YOU
[1:28:35] TIER. IS IT GOOD TO BE A HIGH W
[1:28:37] NUMBER OR A LOWER NUMBER? IT'S
[1:28:39] LIKE GOLF. Y WANT TO BE TIER
[1:28:41] 1. BUT IT'S ALSO KIND OF A
[1:28:43] MISNOMER BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT WE
[1:28:44] DON'T KNOW THAT MUCH ABOUT TIER
[1:28:46] 1 PROPERTIES. IT'S HARD TOSAY,
[1:28:48] LIKE I WAS SAYING IN MY
[1:28:50] PRESENTATION, WE DON'T KNOW THE
[1:28:52] CONDITION ALL THE TIME. AND SO
[1:28:56] M -- WE'VE BEEN GETTING
[1:28:58] FEEDBACK FROM THE TASK FORCE AND
[1:28:59] OTHERS THAT THE NAMING
[1:29:00] CONVENTIONS ONE OF THE THINGS
[1:29:02] THAT'S CAUSING THE COMPLEXITY
[1:29:04] AND SOME OF THE CONFUSION. IF
[1:29:05] YOUAVE ANY IDEAS, THAT'S ONE
[1:29:07] OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE
[1:29:09] WORKSHOPPING. THAT'S WHAT COMES
[1:29:10] TO MIND. YEAH.
[1:29:12] >> OKAY. SO YOU DON'T FORESEE
[1:29:14] » OKAY. SO YOU DON'T FORESEE
[1:29:14] ANY OF THE INSPECTIONS CHANGING
[1:29:17] OR ANY OF THE TIMING AROUND
[1:29:20] ANALYSIS OF THESE BUILDINGS
[1:29:21] CHANGING?
[1:29:23] >> THROUGH THE CHAIR, COUNCIL
[1:29:24] » THROUGH THE CHAIR, COUNCIL
[1:29:24] MEMBER SHAFFER, SO YES, SORRY.
[1:29:25] THANK YOU. EVERYTHING IS KIND OF
[1:29:28] ON THE TABLE, RIGHT? SO THE
[1:29:31] CYCLE OF HOW FREQUENTLY THEY'RE
[1:29:36] INSPECTED AS WELL AS THE ACTUAL
[1:29:38] VIOLATIONS AND HOW THE
[1:29:40] VIOLATIONS ARE WEIGHTED.
[1:29:42] BASICALLY ALL THE COMPONENTS
[1:29:44] WE'RE LOOKING AT. I'M TRYING TO
[1:29:48] THINK. THE NUMBER OF TIERS
[1:29:50] THAT'S SOMETHING WE'VE HEARD
[1:29:51] ALREADY. MAYBE THERE SHOULD BE
[1:29:52] MORE TIERS. THAT KIND OF THING.
[1:29:55] >> THAT'S REALLY HELPFUL. I
[1:29:56] » THAT'S REALLY HELPFUL. I
[1:29:56] REAL APPRECIATE IT. I THINK
[1:29:57] THAT HELPS ME AS THE COUNCIL
[1:29:59] MEMBERS START TO BRAINSTORM AND
[1:30:03] COLLECT FEEDBACK KIND OF
[1:30:05] ANECDOTALLY. SO THAT'S REALLY
[1:30:07] HELPFUL. AND THEN COULD YOU
[1:30:08] CLARIFY, YOU KN, YOU TOLD US
[1:30:11] THAT WITH UNDER THIS NEW
[1:30:12] ORDINANCE THAT THE HIGH RISK
[1:30:14] PROPERTIES WOULD COME TO THE
[1:30:15] COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL OR DENIAL.
[1:30:16] IF THEY WERE DENIED, THAT WOULD
[1:30:20] MEAN DISPLACEMENT. IF THEYERE
[1:30:23] DENIED BY THE COUNCIL. BUT YOU
[1:30:26] ALSO SAID THAT DISPLACEMENT TOOK
[1:30:28] ANOTHER ROUTE, A STAFF ROUTE. SO
[1:30:31] I'D LIKE TO UNDERSTANDOW THOSE
[1:30:34] TWO PROCESS WILL INTERSECT.
[1:30:36] DOES THA MAKE SENSE? WOULD THE
[1:30:39] STAFF, IF SOM PROPERTY HAS
[1:30:41] BECOME A QUESTION MARK FOR STAFF
[1:30:42] AND YOU'VE DECIDED IT NEEDS TO
[1:30:44] BE DISPLACEMENT AND THAT PROCESS
[1:30:46] STARTS, IS THAT A SEPARATE
[1:30:48] PROCESS FROM WHAT A COUNC
[1:30:52] MIGHT DECIDE INAYING DENY A
[1:30:54] LICENSE? I'M TRYING TO
[1:30:56] UNDERSTAND HOW THOSE TWO
[1:30:57] PATHWAYS THAT YOU'VE DESCRIBED
[1:30:58] INTERSECT.
[1:31:03] >> THROUGH THE CHAIR, COUNCIL
[1:31:05] » THROUGH THE CHAIR, COUNCIL
[1:31:05] MEMBER SHAFFER, WE'LL HAVE
[1:31:09] SOMEONE FROM INSPECTIONS ANSWER
[1:31:10] BECAUSE I'M NOT SURE I
[1:31:12] UNDERSTAND.
[1:31:12] >> OH, OKAY. OR DOES LIKE IF THE
[1:31:19] » OH, OKAY. OR DOES LIKE IF THE
[1:31:19] COUNCIL HAS THIS ROLE THEN DOES
[1:31:21] THE STAFF ROLE IN THAT PROCESS
[1:31:23] GO AWAY? I'M JUST TRYING TO
[1:31:25] UNDERSTAND. LIKE I THINK THE
[1:31:28] STAFF PROCESS IS HOW WE
[1:31:30] CURRENTLY DO IT, RIGHT? IF
[1:31:32] THERE'S A PROBLEM PROPERTY AND
[1:31:33] WE NEED TO DISPLACE PEOPLE THAT
[1:31:36] COMES BEFORE US IN YOUR PROCESS.
[1:31:38] BUT WITH THAT NEW CHANGE THAT'S
[1:31:39] NOT UNTIL 2028, SO I UNDERSTAND
[1:31:41] THERE'S STILL SOME QUESTION
[1:31:43] MARKS. IF THEOUNCIL HAS THAT
[1:31:46] POWER, THEN HOW DO THOSE TWO
[1:31:48] PATHWAYS INTERSECT?
[1:31:53] >> THROUGH CHAIR, COUNCIL MEMBER
[1:31:56] » THROUGH CHAIR, COUNCIL MEMBER
[1:31:56] SHAFFER, SO WE HAVE TALKED
[1:31:57] THROUGH THAT A BIT IN THE
[1:32:01] IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT TEAM. AND
[1:32:03] IT WOULD KIND OF MAKE THE
[1:32:05] PROCESS A BIT BACKWARDS IN A
[1:32:07] SENSE. SO USUALLY WHEN STAFF IS
[1:32:09] RECOMMENDING A DENIAL OR
[1:32:10] REVOCATION OF A RENTAL LICENSE,
[1:32:14] WE WOULD SEND OUR INTENT TO
[1:32:16] RECOMMEND THAT TO THE PROPERTY
[1:32:18] OWNER, AND THERE'S A PROCESS
[1:32:21] THATOULD GO THROUGH BEFORE IT
[1:32:22] COMES TO YOU, INCLUDING IF THEY
[1:32:24] WANTED TO APPEAL IT, IT WOULD GO
[1:32:27] TO THE HEARING OFFICER. HEARING
[1:32:29] OFFICER RECOMMENDATION IS
[1:32:30] FORWARDEDO COUNCIL. IF WE ARE
[1:32:34] RECOMMENDING THE LICENSE RENEWAL
[1:32:36] BE APPROVED, THEN IT WOULD BE
[1:32:39] COMING TO YOU FROM US, IF YOU
[1:32:41] DENIED IT, THEN IT WOULD GO BACK
[1:32:43] TO THE HEARING OFFICER INSTEAD
[1:32:44] OF BACK TO US. AND THE HEARING
[1:32:46] OFFICER WOULD MAKE A
[1:32:48] DETERMINATION. AND THEN I'M NOT
[1:32:50] CLEAR ON WHERE IT GOES FROM
[1:32:51] THERE. MY UNDERSTANDING IS IT
[1:32:53] WOULDN'T COME RIGHT BACK TO YOU.
[1:32:55] IT WOULD BE KIND OF SILLY. BUT I
[1:32:58] DON'T KNOW IF WE'VE CLARIFIED
[1:32:59] THAT PROCESS.
[1:33:00] >> I THINK THAT'S HELPFUL.
[1:33:01] » I THINK THAT'S HELPFUL.
[1:33:02] THERE'S A STAFF PROCESS OF
[1:33:04] DENIAL THAT HAPPENS BEFORE ALL
[1:33:07] OF THE HIGH RISK RTAL UNITS
[1:33:09] WOULD COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL?
[1:33:11] >> YEAH. THROUGH THE CHAIR,
[1:33:14] » YEAH. THROUGH THE CHAIR,
[1:33:14] COUNCIL MEMBER SHAFFER, THERE'S
[1:33:15] A REVOCATION PROCESS.
[1:33:16] >> OKAY. THANK YOU.
[1:33:19] » OKAY. THANK YOU.
[1:33:19] >> IF STAFF IS RECOMMENDING
[1:33:21] » IF STAFF IS RECOMMENDING
[1:33:21] REVOCATION, THOSE COME TO
[1:33:23] COUNCIL THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. IT
[1:33:25] WODN'T NECESSARILY BE AT T
[1:33:26] TIME OF THE RENEWAL CYCLE.
[1:33:28] >> RIGHT.
[1:33:30] » RIGHT.
[1:33:30] >> AND IF A LICENSE GETS
[1:33:33] » AND IF A LICENSE GETS
[1:33:33] REVOKED, THEY CAN'T GET ANOTHER
[1:33:34] RENTAL LICENSE FOR THREE YEARS.
[1:33:37] IS ANOTHER THING PEOPLE SHOULD
[1:33:38] »  OKAY. SO WHERE IS THE DATA
[1:33:43] » OKAY. SO WHERE IS THE DATA
[1:33:43] THE COUNCIL WILL GET TO MAKE A
[1:33:46] DECISION FOR DENYING A LICENSE?
[1:33:48] >> THROUGH THE CHAIR, COUNCIL
[1:33:50] » THROUGH THE CHAIR, COUNCIL
[1:33:50] MEMBER SHAFFER, S FOR THE
[1:33:54] RENEWALS, WE WILL BE
[1:33:58] RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THOSE.
[1:34:00] >> OKAY.
[1:34:00] » OKAY.
[1:34:00] >> EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE TIER 3,
[1:34:02] » EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE TIER 3,
[1:34:02] WE'LL BE SAYING THESE ONES ARE
[1:34:04] OKAY. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
[1:34:06] >> OKAY.
[1:34:06] » OKAY.
[1:34:07] >> OUR AIM, AND THIS IS ONE OF
[1:34:08] » OUR AIM, AND THIS IS ONE OF
[1:34:08] THE PROCESSES WE'RE LOOKING AT
[1:34:11] TO IRON OUT IS THAT WE WOULD BE
[1:34:14] ABLE TO SEND COUNCIL MEMBERS
[1:34:15] POTENTIALLY LIKE A LIST OF THOSE
[1:34:18] IN THEIR WARD SO YOU COULD LET
[1:34:20] US KNOW AT AGENDA SETTING IF YOU
[1:34:22] WANT TO SEE MORE INFORMATION
[1:34:24] AHEAD OF TIME OR IF YOU EXPECT
[1:34:26] TO PULL IT OR SOMETHING. AND
[1:34:27] THEN WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT ON
[1:34:30] OUR END HOW TO PREPARE THOSE
[1:34:31] PRESENTATIONS.
[1:34:32] >> OKAY. SO THAT'S VERY HELPFUL.
[1:34:36] » OKAY. SO THAT'S VERY HELPFUL.
[1:34:36] I MEAN, THE CHALLENGES OF
[1:34:40] WITHHOLDING LICENSE WOULD
[1:34:40] PROBABLY COME THROUGH A
[1:34:41] DIFFERENT PROCESS THAN AT THAT
[1:34:44] MOMENT IN TIME WHEN ALL OF THE
[1:34:47] HIGH RISK WOULD COME BEFORE THE
[1:34:49] COUNCIL?
[1:34:49] >> WE WOULD HOPE SO.
[1:34:50] » WE WOULD HOPE SO.
[1:34:50] >> TT'S HELPFUL. THAT'S REALLY
[1:34:52] » TT'S HELPFUL. THAT'S REALLY
[1:34:52] HELPFUL. THANK YOU. THAT'S IT.
[1:34:54] AND I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR
[1:34:55] LOOKING IN TO ALL OF THIS. I
[1:34:58] KNOW FROM PERSONAL EXPERIEN,
[1:35:00] YOU KNOW, WITH THE TIER 2
[1:35:01] PROPERTY IN MY WARD GOING TO
[1:35:05] COURT THIS MONTH, WE'VE GOT SOME
[1:35:06] THINGS TO IRON OUT. SO I JUST
[1:35:08] THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK.
[1:35:11] AND PLEASE KNOW I WOULD LIKE TO
[1:35:13] STAY CLOSE TO THIS DISCUSSION
[1:35:15] AND PLEASE KEEP ALL OF US
[1:35:17] INFORM ON IF THERE'S PLACES
[1:35:19] FOR US TO COME HEAR A
[1:35:21] PRESENTATION ABOUT YOUR ROUGH
[1:35:21] DIRECTIONS. THANKS.
[1:35:24] >> COUNCIL MEMBE WARREN.
[1:35:26] » COUNCIL MEMBE WARREN.
[1:35:26] >> THANK YOU, CHAIR OSMAN. AND
[1:35:29] » THANK YOU, CHAIR OSMAN. AND
[1:35:30] PARDON MYSELF FOR GETTING BACK
[1:35:31] INTO QUEUE AGAIN. BUT I HAD A
[1:35:32] COUPLE MORE QUESTIONS. SO WITH
[1:35:38] RENTAL PROPERTIES, NOW THAT OUR
[1:35:42] UMBRELLAED OR UNDERNEATH THE
[1:35:45] JURISDICTION OF PROPERTY OWNERS,
[1:35:47] PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANIES,
[1:35:49] LARGER PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
[1:35:50] COMPANIES, WIT THE CHANGES THAT
[1:35:52] WE ARE MAKING TO T TIERING
[1:35:56] SYSTEM, IF YOU WILL, ARE WE
[1:36:00] PUTTING LANGUAGE IN THERE THAT
[1:36:02] IS GOING TOE SPECIFIC AROUND
[1:36:05] HOW WE GOVERN OR WE DIDN'T SEE
[1:36:08] THROUGH THESE DIFFERENT PROPERTY
[1:36:09] MANAGEMENT COMPANIES THAT ARE
[1:36:11] HOLDING THEM TO A DIFFENT
[1:36:12] STANDARD? BECAUSE, AND I'M
[1:36:15] SAYING THIS FOR TWO REASONS: AT
[1:36:18] ONE POINT IN THE CONVERSATION IT
[1:36:22] WAS STATED THAT THERE WASN'T
[1:36:26] LIKE THESE BLANKET RENTAL
[1:36:28] LICENSES. BUT THEN IT ALMOST
[1:36:30] LIKE IT IS LIKE THEY DO EXIST.
[1:36:33] THAT ARE BASICALLY TAILORED T
[1:36:38] CERTAIN PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
[1:36:39] COMPANIES, LIKE A RENTER'S
[1:36:41] REHOUSE OR, YOU KNOW, THOSE
[1:36:45] INDIVIDUALS THEN HAVE THESE
[1:36:47] BLANKET RENTAL LICENSES THAT
[1:36:49] IT'S NOT THE FIDUCIARY
[1:36:52] RESPONSIBLE THAT LIVES
[1:36:54] NECESSILY WITH THE PROPERTY
[1:36:58] OWNER IF THEY'RE IN BUSINESS
[1:37:00] WITH THE SPECIFIC TYPE OF
[1:37:04] MANAGEMENT COMPANIES. SO
[1:37:08] ENSURING THAT WE'RE HOLDING
[1:37:09] INDIVIDUALS TO THEIR OWN
[1:37:11] INDIVIDUAL LICENSE, WHI IS WHY
[1:37:12] IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR ME EVEN
[1:37:13] WITH THE ITEM THAT CAME BEFORE,
[1:37:19] YOU KNOW, BHZ COMMITTEE TODAY
[1:37:21] FOR THE RENTAL LICENSE
[1:37:23] REINSTATEMENT AT 2113 ILLION
[1:37:26] THAT MOVED FORWARD NOW TO
[1:37:28] COUNCIL. IT WAS SOLD FROM
[1:37:32] SOMEONE ELSE WHO HAD HAD A
[1:37:33] LICENSE THAT WAS TERMINATED. NOW
[1:37:35] IT'S IN THE HANDS OF SOMEBODY
[1:37:38] ELSE. BUT THEN WHAT IF IT WOULD
[1:37:40] HAVE BEEN UNDERNEATH THE
[1:37:44] GOVERNANCE OF A PROPERTY
[1:37:45] MANAGEMENT COMPANY THAT IS NOW
[1:37:48] HOSTING THOSE THINGS? THAT'S
[1:37:50] ANOTHER HUGE ISSUE. IT'S A LOT
[1:37:53] OF TIMES NOT THE INDIVIDUAL BUT
[1:37:57] THESE BLANKET PROPERTY
[1:37:57] MANAGEMENT COMPANIES. AND I
[1:37:59] DIDN'T MEAN TO PICK ON RENTERS
[1:38:04] WAREHOUSE, BUT THEN AGAIN I DO
[1:38:05] BECAUSE THEY'RE KIND OF THOSE
[1:38:06] PEOPLE TOO. SO RENTERS WAREHOUSE
[1:38:09] WILL HAVE THESE BLANKET, YOU
[1:38:12] KNOW, PACKAGES. YOU COULD BUY
[1:38:16] THE CADILLAC PACKAGE OR THE YUGO
[1:38:19] PACKAGE. YOU GO AND FIGURE IT
[1:38:20] OUT AND WE'LL PUT SOMEBODY IN
[1:38:22] THERE. BUT IF YOU HAVE THE
[1:38:25] CADILLAC PACKAGE THEN WE'LL
[1:38:26] HANDLE THE BELLS AND WHISTLES
[1:38:28] AN EVERYTHING FOR YOU. BUT IF
[1:38:30] YOU GOT THE YUGO PACKAGE THEN
[1:38:33] YOU'RE GOING TO FIGURE OUT THE
[1:38:35] REST OF THE STUFF YOURSELF.
[1:38:36] WE'RE JUST GOING TO PUT SOMEBODY
[1:38:38] IN THE PROPERTY PER SE AND THOSE
[1:38:40] END UP CAUSING A LOT OF PROBLEMS
[1:38:44] WITHSSUES AROUND RENTING AND
[1:38:48] RENTAL REPAIR SYSTEMS AND HOW
[1:38:51] REPAIRS AND THINGS ARE BEING
[1:38:52] DONE TO THE PROPERTIES. WHEN THE
[1:38:57] OWNERS THEMSELVES ARE ABSENT AND
[1:39:00] THESE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
[1:39:01] COMPANIE ARE MANAGING THE
[1:39:03] PROPERTIES BUT ARE NOT BEING
[1:39:04] GIVEN THE TOOLS THAT THEY NEED
[1:39:07] TO PRIORITIZE THE REPAIRS. AND
[1:39:08] IF IT'S NOT BEING LOOKED AT FOR
[1:39:11] AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME LIKE
[1:39:13] THAT POSES A BIG ISSUE. AND THEN
[1:39:16] I ALSO WANTED TO ASK ABOUT HOW
[1:39:18] THIS TIERING SYSTEM IS GOING TO
[1:39:22] RELATE TO SCATTERED SITE HOUSING
[1:39:25] AROUND MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC
[1:39:27] HOUSING AUTHORITY SITES FOR
[1:39:30] THOSE INDEPENDENT AND STAND
[1:39:37] ALONE PROPERTIES THAT ARE
[1:39:39] THROUGHOUT COMMUNITIES BECAUSE
[1:39:40] WE DO NOT HAVE JURISDICTION OVER
[1:39:42] THE HIGH RISES. BUT WHAT DOES
[1:39:47] THIS MEAN FOR THE SCATTERED
[1:39:50] HOUSING? YES.
[1:39:59] >> GO AHEAD.
[1:40:03] » GO AHEAD.
[1:40:03] >> GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR OSMAN,
[1:40:09] » GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR OSMAN,
[1:40:09] COMMITTEE MEMBERS, ENRIQUE
[1:40:11] VELAZQUEZ, REGULATORY SERVICE.
[1:40:13] I'M GOING TO TRY AND REFRAME THE
[1:40:16] QUESTION TO HOW THE RENTAL
[1:40:18] LICENSE TIERING WILL RELATE TO
[1:40:20] PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY AND
[1:40:22] SCATTER SITES VERSUS HIGH
[1:40:24] OCCUPANCY DWELLING UNITS. WE
[1:40:26] HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO LICENSE
[1:40:27] ALL OF THEM AND TO TIER THEM
[1:40:29] ACCORDINGLY IN CONJUNCTION WITH
[1:40:31] ALL OF THE OTH MARKET RATE AND
[1:40:33] OTHER HOUSING THAT WE HAVE
[1:40:35] AVAILABLE. SO WE WILL MOVE
[1:40:37] FORWARD AND DO THAT WHEN WE GO
[1:40:41] THROUGH AND LOOK AT THE TWO-YEAR
[1:40:44] LOOKBACK OR WHATEVER THAT NEW
[1:40:45] OCESS LOOKS LIKE IN TERMS OF
[1:40:47] THE NEW RENTAL LICENSE TIERING.
[1:40:48] SO WE WILL DO THAT COLLECTIVELY
[1:40:51] AS ONE ENTITY NOT AS MARKET RATE
[1:40:53] AND THEN SCATTER SITE OR PUBLIC
[1:40:56] HOUSING.
[1:40:57] IT ALL GETS FOLDED TOGETHER. AND
[1:41:00] WE'LL LOOK AT THE SAME CRITERIA
[1:41:01] ALL ACROSS THEBOARD.
[1:41:02] >> OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THAT.
[1:41:04] » OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THAT.
[1:41:04] >> CERTAINLY.
[1:41:04] » CERTAINLY.
[1:41:04] >> I ALSO HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION
[1:41:11] » I ALSO HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION
[1:41:11] WITH RESPECT TO THAT IN AS WE'RE
[1:41:14] LOOKING AT OVERSIGHT FOR MPHA
[1:41:17] AND SCATTER SITE HOUSING. SO
[1:41:19] THEN HOW DOES THAT TIERING
[1:41:21] SYSTEM IMPACT THEIR PORTFOLIO?
[1:41:23] IS IT WE'RE JUST LOOKING AT THIS
[1:41:24] ONE AND THIS ONE IS A 3 OR YOU
[1:41:28] KNOW, BECAUSE YOU HAVE SO MANY
[1:41:30] THAT ARE CONSIDERED 3, THEN THIS
[1:41:34] IS WHERE WE'RE LINING YOU UP AT.
[1:41:36] OR HOW DOES THAT -- BECAUSE
[1:41:39] AGAIN, THERE'S THAT BIG HUGE --
[1:41:40] IT'S A HUGE BLANKET OF A LARGE
[1:41:43] PORTFOLIO OF -- AND I'M TRYING
[1:41:45] TO UNDERSTAND HOW THAT IMPACTS
[1:41:48] THOSE LARGE PORTFOLIOED
[1:41:52] DEVELOENTS.
[1:41:52] >> CERTAINLY. THROUGH THE CHAIR,
[1:41:54] » CERTAINLY. THROUGH THE CHAIR,
[1:41:54] COUNCIL MEMBER WARREN, WHEN WE
[1:41:56] HAVE LARGE PORTFOLIOS LIKE THAT,
[1:41:58] THAT'S WHY WE SHIFT THOSE
[1:41:59] INSPECTIONS OVER TO THE
[1:42:01] ALTERNATIVE ENFORCEMENT TEAM SO
[1:42:06] THAT WE DON'T HAVE INSPECTOR IN
[1:42:08] NORTHEAST VERSUS AN INDEPESPECTN
[1:42:14] SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST. THE TEAM IS
[1:42:17] ABLE TO TAKE A 30,000 FOOT VIEW
[1:42:20] AND SURVEY THE LANDSCAPE OF THE
[1:42:24] PORTFOLIO. WE'RE SEEING SOME
[1:42:25] CHALLENGES IN DIFFERENT AREAS
[1:42:27] AND RERRING PATTERNS. PERHAPS
[1:42:28] IT'S TIME TO CALL THAT PROPERTY
[1:42:30] OWNER IN AND LET'S HAVE SOME
[1:42:32] REAL DIALOGUE ABOUT WHAT'S
[1:42:34] HAPPENING. WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO
[1:42:36] DIFFERENTLY SO WE HAVE
[1:42:38] CONSISTENCY ACROSS THE BOARD.
[1:42:39] >> OKAY. I HAVE ONE MORE
[1:42:41] » OKAY. I HAVE ONE MORE
[1:42:41] QUESTION FOR YOU. AND I KNOW I
[1:42:43] SENT THIS TO YOU IN AN EMAIL BUT
[1:42:45] I'M GOING TO POSE IT OUT THERE.
[1:42:48] WITH RESPECT TO M PREDECESSOR
[1:42:50] AND MY ALSO NEIGHBORING COUNCIL
[1:42:54] COLLEAGUE LATRISHA VETAW
[1:42:56] AUTHORED AN ORDINANCE IN 2023
[1:43:00] AROUND MOLD AND MOLD
[1:43:03] INSPECTIONS. AND SO IS THAT
[1:43:07] BEING IMPLEMENTED INTO THE
[1:43:09] INSPECTION REPORTS WHERE THEY'RE
[1:43:10] GOING TO BE A DEEP DIVE. ARE WE
[1:43:13] RECRUITING SOMEONE INT
[1:43:15] REGULATORY SERVICES THAT IS
[1:43:16] GOING TO AID WITH MOLD
[1:43:17] INSPECTIONS AND MOLD ABATEMENT?
[1:43:23] >> COUNCIL CHAIR OSMAN, COUNCIL
[1:43:25] » COUNCIL CHAIR OSMAN, COUNCIL
[1:43:25] MEMBER WARREN, YES, THANK YOU
[1:43:26] FOR THE QUESTION. I STILL OWE
[1:43:28] YOU A RESPONSE ON THAT ONE. SO
[1:43:31] THE WAY WE HAVE APPROACHED THIS
[1:43:33] SPECIFIC ORDINANCE WAS LOOKING
[1:43:34] AT ALL THE DIFFERENT FACTORS
[1:43:36] THAT WOULD CONTRIBUTE TO THE
[1:43:41] CREATION OR THE EMINATION OF
[1:43:44] MOLD IN THAT PROPERTY. WHETHER
[1:43:48] IT'S MOLD, ALL THOSE DIFFERENT
[1:43:50] FACTORS AND THE SITUATION THAT
[1:43:52] CAUSED THE MOLDND ALL THE
[1:43:54] UNDERLYING CONDITIONS AS WELL AS
[1:43:57] REMEDIATING THE SPECIFIC
[1:43:58] SURFACES OR WHATEVER IS DAMAGED
[1:43:59] BY THE MOLD. WHICH IS ALSO TO
[1:44:03] SAY WE'RE NOT GOING IN WITH AIR
[1:44:08] QUALITY SYSTEMS OR OTHER TOOLS
[1:44:10] TO BE ABLE TO EVALUATE WHICH
[1:44:14] SPECIFIC SPORE TYPE IS IN THE
[1:44:16] AIR OR ON THE SURFACE OR IN
[1:44:17] THESE DIFFERENT AREAS. WE'RE
[1:44:20] FOCUSED MORE ON ALL THE OTHER
[1:44:22] FACTS THAT WOULD LEAD TO MOLD.
[1:44:23] >> YES. AND I THINK WITH ALL OF
[1:44:27] » YES. AND I THINK WITH ALL OF
[1:44:27] THE WONDERFUL LEARNINGS THAT WE
[1:44:28] ARE LEARNING IN DEALING WITH
[1:44:30] HERITAGE PARK, THAT IT WOULD BE
[1:44:33] ADVANTAGEOUS FOR US AS A CITY IN
[1:44:35] ORDER TO HAVE SOMEONE IN OUR
[1:44:39] SIDE SELD THAT IS OF THAT
[1:44:42] EXPERIENCE IN ORDER TO AID US IN
[1:44:44] THESE DEEP-ROOTED INVESTIGATIONS
[1:44:47] BECAUSE AS WE ARE HOLDING
[1:44:49] PROPERTY OWNERS AND INDIVIDUALS
[1:44:51] TO THESE EXPECTATIONS, IF THERE
[1:44:53] IS AN ISSUE OF MOISTURE, WE KNOW
[1:44:56] THAT THE WALL HAS TO BE OPENED
[1:44:58] OR THE ENVELOPE OF THE PROPERTY
[1:45:01] ALSO HAS TO BE OPENED IN ORDER
[1:45:03] TO TRULY ABATE OR RESOLVE SAID
[1:45:06] ISSUE AROUND PIPE OR WATER
[1:45:08] INTRUSION OR SOMETHING AS IT
[1:45:10] PREPARES TO WINDOWS. IF WE'RE
[1:45:12] OPENING UP WALLS, THEN WE'RE
[1:45:14] PULLING PERMITS. IF WE'RE
[1:45:15] PULLING PERMITS, THEN WE'RE
[1:45:17] REALLY TALKING ABOUT PROVING
[1:45:19] THAT WE HAVE DONE THE
[1:45:20] DEEP-ROOTED WORK IN RESOLVING
[1:45:21] THE ISSUE AND THE'S AN
[1:45:23] INSPECTOR THAT COMES ALONG WITH
[1:45:24] THOSE PERMITS THAT ARE PULD IN
[1:45:27] ORDER TO INSPECT ALL THE WAY
[1:45:28] THROUGH THE PROCESS TO ENSURE
[1:45:31] THAT, YOU NEGOTIATION SHUT-OFF
[1:45:32] VALVES ARE PUT IN OR THIS IS
[1:45:34] DONE RIGHT OR THAT' DONE RIGHT.
[1:45:35] AND THE PLUMBING IS INSPECTED.
[1:45:38] THEN YOU GET PERMISSION TO CLOSE
[1:45:39] THE WALL. ONCE YOU CLOSE THE
[1:45:41] WALL, THAT'S INSPECTED. AND THE
[1:45:42] WINDOWS INSPECTED. SO WE HAVE
[1:45:46] WONDERFUL SYSTEMS THAT ARE PUT
[1:45:47] INTO PLACE. BUT WHAT I'M TRYING
[1:45:49] TO REALLY ENSURE IS THAT WE'RE
[1:45:52] HOLDING PEOPLE TO THE STANDARDS
[1:45:54] OF THOSE SYSTEMS THAT ARE PUT
[1:46:00] INTO PLACE AND REALLY DOING
[1:46:02] EVERYTHING IN OUR POWER AND DUE
[1:46:04] DILIGENCE TO PROTECT OUR RENTERS
[1:46:07] AS WELL AS OUR PROPERTY OWNERS
[1:46:08] IN THESE INSTANCES. RIGHT? SO
[1:46:11] THAT EVERYONE, YOU KNOW,
[1:46:13] EVERYONE'S A WINNER ALL THWAY
[1:46:15] AROUND. SO I APPRECIATE THAT. I
[1:46:16] LOOK FORWARD TO ME OF THESE
[1:46:19] CONVERSATIONS. AND US EXPLORING
[1:46:22] YS TO GET A MOLD ABATER, AN
[1:46:25] INSPECTOR ON TEAM WITH
[1:46:27] REGULATORY SERVICES BECAUSE
[1:46:29] THAT'S SOMETHING THAT IS
[1:46:31] DEFINITELY NEEDED. AND SO I'M
[1:46:33] VERY EXCITED ABOUT HAVING THAT
[1:46:36] CONVERSATION. THANK YOU,
[1:46:38] DIRECTOR VELAZQUEZ. THE END.
[1:46:39] >> ALL RIGHT. I'LL CSE IT DOWN
[1:46:40] » ALL RIGHT. I'LL CSE IT DOWN
[1:46:40] BY SAYING, YOU KNOW, I THINK
[1:46:43] COUNCIL MEMBER SHAFFER RAISED
[1:46:44] VERY GOOD QUESTIONS. THERE MIGHT
[1:46:49] BE SOME CONFUSION BUT HOPEFULLY
[1:46:51] WHEN WE RPEN THIS ORDINANCE,
[1:46:53] WE CAN MAKE IT FAIRLY CLEAR AND
[1:46:59] HAVE THE CITY ATTORNEY WK WITH
[1:47:01] US TO COME UP WITH LANGUAGE THAT
[1:47:02] WILL WORK. AND THE GOAL WE'RE
[1:47:04] YING TO SOLVE IS WE DO NOT
[1:47:08] WANT HERITE PARK SITUATIONS TO
[1:47:11] HAPPEN. RIGHT? WE HAVE A PROBLEM
[1:47:12] AND WE'RE TRYING TOIND A
[1:47:14] SOLUTION. IF THERE'S ANY
[1:47:18] CONFUSION, WE CAN ALWAYS ADD A
[1:47:20] LANGUAGE HERE TO MAKE SURE THAT
[1:47:23] EVERYTHING IS CLEAR TO THE
[1:47:24] COUNCIL MEMBERS, TO THE
[1:47:25] RESIDENTS, ANDLSO TO THE
[1:47:27] LANDLORDS. I'LL LOOK FORWARD ON
[1:47:29] THAT CONVERSATION. AND THANK YOU
[1:47:31] SO MUCH TODAY FOR YOUR WONDERFUL
[1:47:32] PRESENTATION. AND I WILL ASK
[1:47:34] CLERK TO FILE THAT REPORT.
[1:47:38] SEEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS
[1:47:39] BEFORE US, WITH NO OBJECTION,
[1:47:41] I'LL DECLARE THIS MEETING
[1:47:44] ADJOURNED. THANKS, EVERYONE.