>> ALL RIGHT. IT IS 1:35.
LET'S GET STARTED. WE HAVE
FOUR, SO -- COMMUNICATIONS, ARE
WE READY TO BEGIN?
>> CHAIR, VICE MAYOR STEVENSON,
THE MEETING IS READ IT IS
BROADCASTING.
>> GREAT. GOOD
WELCOME. MY NAME IS SOREN
STEVENSON. I'M THE VICE CHAIR
OF CLIMATE AND INFRASTRUCTURE
MEETING. I'M GOING TO BE
CHAIRING TODAY'S MEETING.
I'M GOING TO CALL TORDER THE
REGULAR MEING FOR THURSDAY,
AUGUST 6, 26.
BEFORE WE BEGIN THE MEETING, I
WANT TO OFFER A FRIENDLY
REMINDER TO ALL COMMITTEE
MEMBERS, STAFF, AND THE PUBLIC
THATHESE MEETINGS ARE
BROADCAST LIVE TO ENABLE GREATER
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.
THESE BROADCASTS INCLUDE
REALTIME CAPTIONING AS A FURTHER
METHOD TO INCREASE THE
ACCESSIBILITY OF OUR PROCEEDINGS
TO THE COMMUNITY.
THEREFORE, ALL SPEAKERS NEED TO
BE MINDFUL OF THE RATE OF THEIR
SPEECH SO THAT OUR CAPTIONERS
CAN FULLY CAPTURE AND TRANSCRIBE
ALL COMMENTS FOR THE BROADCAST.
WE ASK ALL SPEAKERS TO MODERATE
THE SPEED AND CLARITY OF THEIR
COMMENTS. I'LL NOW HAVE THE
CLERK CALL THE ROLL.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW.
>> PRESENT.
>> WARREN.
>> PRESENT.
>> CHUGHTAI IS ABSENT.
CHOWDHURY?
>> PRESENT.
>> PALMISANO IS ABSENT.
>> VICE CHAIR STEVENSON.
>> PRESENT.
>> LET THE RECORD REFLECT WE
HAVE A QUORUM. I'LL REMIND MY
COLLEAGUES WE'LL BE USING
SPEAKER MANAGEMENT TODAY, SO
PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU'RE SIGNED
UP. FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
THAT ARE HERE FOR THE PUBLIC
HEARING, IF YOU WISH TO ADDRESS
THE COMMITTEE, WE ASK YOU
REGISTER WITH THE CLERKS IN THE
HALLWAY. YOU CAN ALSO PROVIDE
ANY WRITTEN COMMENTS OR
MATERIALS TO INCLUDE IN THE
PUBLIC RECORD.
IF YOU HAVE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS
ABOUT YOUR ASSESSMENTS, STAFF
CONTACT INFORMATION AND
MATERIALS ARE ON THE PUBLIC
TABLE TO MY LEFT.
WE'LL START WITH OUR CONSENT
ITEMS, WHICH I'LL READ FOR THE
RECORD. ONE, APPROVING THE
GOFER GARDEN LARGE BLOCK EVENT
PERMIT. TWO, APPROVING THE
ANNUAL TARGET TOGETHER CORE WEEK
BLOCK EVENT PERMIT. THREE,
APPROVING THE TARGET TOGETHER
CORE WEEK COMMUNITY CELEBRATION
BLOCK EVENT PERMIT. FOUR,
APPROVING THE LORING ALLEY LIVE
2026 MUSIC FESTIVAL. FIVE,
APPROVING THE MODE BY FLICKR
LARGE BLOCK EVENT PERMIT. SIX,
AUTHORIZING THE CONTRACT
AMENDMENT WITH HENNEPIN COUNTY
FOR ROAD MAINTENANCE. SEVEN,
SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING FOR
OCTOBER 8 TO CONSIDER 2027
PROPOSED SERVICES AND SERVICE
CHARGES FOR SPECIAL SERVICE
DISTRICTS. EIGHT, ADOPTING A
REPORT DESIGNATING THE 2027
STREET MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT
FOR NON-GOVERNMENTAL TAX-EXEMPT
PARCELS. AND SETTING A PUBLIC
HEARING FOR OCTOBER 8 TO
CONSIDER THOSE ASSESSMENTS.
NINE, ADOPTING A REPORT
DESIGNATING THE 2027 CITYWIDE
LIGHT OPERATION ASSESSMENT FOR
NON-GOVERNMENTAL TAX-EXEMPT
PARCELS, AND SETTING A PUBLIC
HEARING FOR OCTOBER 8 TO
CONSIDER THOSE ASSESSMENTS.
TEN, AUTHORIZING THE CONTRACT
AMENDMENT WITH THE SAINT PAUL
FOR THE E.V. SPOT NETWORK
PROJECT AGREEMENT. ELEVEN,
AUTHORIZING CONTRACT WITH
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON URBAN
FREIGHT LAB IN SUPPORT OF THE
SMART GRANT STAGE 2 PROJECT.
TWELVE, AUTHORIZING THE CONTRACT
WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATION
STUDIES IN SUPPORT OF THE SMART
GRANT STAGE 2 PROJECT. 13,
ACCEPTING BID FOR LARGE DIAMETER
CURED IN PLACE PIPELINING 2026.
14, AUTHORIZING CONTRACT
AMENDMENT WITH Z COMPANIES
INCORPORATED FOR ENGINEERING AND
DESIGN SERVICES FOR THE
NORTHSIDE GREENWAY PHASE ONE AND
TWO PROJECT.
15, AUTHORIZING CONTRACT
AMENDMENTS WITH BOLTON AND MENK
INCORPORATED AND ALLIANT
ENGINEERING INCORPORATED FOR
ENGINEERING AND SERVICE DESIGNS
FOR THE 38th STREET AND CHICAGO,
GEORGE FLOYD SQUARE STREET
RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT. 16,
AUTHORIZING CONTRACT AMENDMENT
FOR ALLIANT ENGINEERING
INCORPORATED FOR THE BLOOMINGTON
AVE AND MINNEHAHA PARKWAY
HIGHWAY SAFETY IMPROVEMENT
PROJECT. 17, APPROVING
LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE RELATED TO
ZERO WASTE FUNDING. COLLEAGUES,
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION O ARE
THERE ANY ITEMS THAT ANYONE
WOULD LIKE TO PULL FOR
DISCUSSI?
>> SEEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION,
I'LL MOVE APPROVAL OF THE
CONSENT AGENDA. ALL THOSE IN
FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED
SAY NAY. THAT MOTION CARRIES.
NEXT WE'LL TAKE UP OUR PUBLIC
HEARING REFLECTED ON ITEM ONE IN
THE AGENDA.
YBODY WHO IS SIGNED UP FOR
THESE ITEMS WILL BE GIVEN TWO
MINUTES EACH TO TESTIFY. ONCE
AGAIN, IF YOU HAVE SPECIFIC
QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR
ASSESSMENTS, I WOULD INVITE YOU
TO REVIEW THE MATERIALS ON THE
PUBLIC TABLE TO MY LEF AS
YOU'LL NEEDO WORK WITH STAFF
TO RESOLVE THOSE.
FOR EVERYONE IN ATTENDANCE AND I
ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO MAY
PARTICIPATE IN OUR HEARINGS OR
COMMENT PERIOD, LET ME OFFER
THIS NOTICE. THESE HEARINGS ARE
BEING RECORDED AND BROADCAST.
THEY ARE CLASSIFIED AS PUBLIC
DATA UNDER THE MINNESOTA
GOVERNMENT DATA PRACTICES ACT.
BY ATTENDING AND PARTICIPATING
IN THESE PROCEEDINGS, YOUR IMAGE
AND THE TESTIMONY OR INFORMATION
THAT YOU WILL PROVIDE WILL ALSO
BE SUBJECT TO DISCLOSURE UNDER
THAT LAW.
THAT INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED
TO YOUR ATTENDANCE FOR A NAME
AND OTHER PERSONAL DETAILS YOU
PROVIDE AS WELL AS ANY TESTIMONY
OR COMMENTS YOU PROVIDE WHICH
INCLUDES ANY WRITTEN SUBMIIONS
YOU MAKE WHICH ARE INCLUDED IN
THE RECORD OF THIS MEETING.
PUBLIC HEARING IS FOR THE
SIDEWALK REPAIR AND CONSTRUCTION
ASSESSMENT.
I'M INVITE ERIN JOHNSON, SENIOR
TRANSPORTATION MANAGER,
ENGINEERING DESIGN TO GET US
STARTED. THANK YOU. GO AHEAD.
>> ALL RIGHT. GOOD AFTERNOON.
CHAIR STEVENSON, MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE, MY NAME IS AARON
JOHNSON, SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER
IN THE TRANSPORTATION
ENGINEERING DESIGN DIVISION OF
PUBLIC WORKS. I'M RESPONSIBLE
FOR THE SIDEWALK INSPECTIONS
OFFICE AND EACH YEAR THE PUBLIC
WORKS DIVISION, OR SORRY, PUBLIC
WORKS CONDUCTS A SIDEWALK
REPLACEMENT PROGRAM TO REMOVE
AND REPLACE SIDEWALK PANELS THAT
HAVE BEEN DETERMINED TO BE
HAZARDOUS OR DEFECTIVE.
THE PROGRAM AREAS ARE FINALIZED
AHEAD OF THE CONSTRUCTION
SEASON, SELECTING THESE AREAS
ARE BASED ON HOW LONG IT HAS
BEEN SINCE WE HAVE BEEN TO THAT
AREA AND ALSO WE TAKE INTO
CONSIDERATION TRYING TO AVOID
LARGE, MAJOR CONSTRUCTION THAT'S
CURRENTLY HAPPENING IN THE CITY
OF MINNEAPOLIS.
IN 2025 OUR WORK RESULTED IN
SIDEWALK REPLACEMENT AT 1,805
PROPERTIES.
INVOICES WERE MAILED ON APRIL
15, 2026.
NOTICES OF THE ANNUAL PUBLIC
HEARING WERE MAILED ON JULY 9,
2026.
THE PROPERTIES THATAD NOT YET
PAID THEIR INVOICE AT THAT TIME.
IF THEY PAID THEIR INVOICE AFTER
WE MAILED THE PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE, THEY WOULD STILL HAVE
RECEIVED THE PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE. THIS HAS CAUSED SOME
CONFUSION AND THIS WILL BE
ADDRESSED IN FUTURE YEARS. CITY
ORDINANCE REQUIRES PROPERTY
OWNERS TO MAINTAIN THE PUBLIC
SIDEWALK ADJACENT TO THEIR
PROPERTY.
THE ORDINANCE ALSO AUTHORIZES
PUBLIC WORKS TO REPLACE DAMAGED
OR DETERIORATED SIDEWALK PANELS,
AND SO RECOVER ASSOCIATED COSTS
THROUGH THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT
PROCESS. PROPERTY OWNERS MAY
CHOOSE TO HIRE THEIR OWN
CONTRACTOR AND INSTEAD OF THEIR
OWN CONTRACTOR.
ONCE THE WORK HAS BEEN
COMPLETED, THE PROPERTY OWNER
RECEIVES AN INVOICE. THEY HAVE
SEVERAL OPTIONS. THEY CAN
EITHER PAY THE INVOICE IN FULL.
THEY CAN CHOOSE NOT TO PAY THE
INVOICE AND IT WILL BE ADDED TO
THE NEXT YEAR'S PROPERTY TAXES
AS A SPECIAL ASSESSMENT.
AND THE THIRD OPTION IS THEY CAN
REQUEST AN ADMINISTRATIVE
HEARING IF THEY DISAGREE WITH
THE ASSESSMENT FROM THE SIDEWALK
REPLACEMENT WORK THAT WAS
PERFORMED.
AND AT THESE HEARINGS AN
INDEPENDENT HEARING OFFICER
REVIEWS THE CITY'S CASE,
CONSIDERS PROPERTY OWNER
OBJECTIONS AND ISSUES A RULING.
PROPERTY OWNERS HAVE THE ABILITY
TO PAY THEIR OUTSTANDING INVOICE
FOR THE SIDEWALK WORK DONE IN
2025 UNTIL NOVEMBER 15, 2026.
AT THAT TIME THE UNPAID INVOICES
WILL BE PROCESSED AND BE ADDED
TO THE PROPERTY TAXES FOR --
SORRY, 2027, AS A SPECIAL
ASSESSMENT.
AS OF THIS MORNING, AUGUST 6,
THE TOTAL PROPOSED ASSESSMENT
AMOUNT IS $1,561,060.70. THIS
FINAL -- YEAH, THIS FINAL NUMBER
WILL BE LOWER AS PAYMENTS ARE
MADE UNTIL NOVEMBER 15, 2026.
PUBLIC WORKS RECOMMENDS APPROVAL
OF THE RESOLUTION ALONG WITH
ADOPTION AND LEVY OF THE SPECIAL
ASSESSMENTS.
I WILL REMAIN HERE FOR ANY
QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO
PROCEED TO OPEN THE PUBLIC
HEARING. THE FIRST PERSON
SIGNED UP TO SPEAK IS SAMANTHA
TYLER.
>> HI. SAMANTHA TYLER. NOT
SURE WHAT ELSE I AM SUPPOSED TO
SAY HERE. I MORE SO HAVE
QUESTIONS THAN ANY SPECIFIC,
LIKE, CONTESTING OF IT.
WE JUSTOUGHT THE HOUSE, AND SO
IT WAS NOT DISCLOSED IN ANY OF
THE PAPER WORK FROM THE PREVIOUS
HOMEOWNER ABOUT THIS WORK BEING
DONE.
AND I'M NOT REALLY SURE BECAUSE
WE JUST GOT THE LETTER IN TH
MAIL -- LIKE, I HAD NO IDEA THIS
WAS HAPPENING. SO I'M MORE HERE
TO, LIKE, PUT A PAUSE ON THAT
GOING ON TO OUR HOME TAXES WHILE
WE FIGURE OUT WAS THE PREVIOUS
HOMEOWNER SUPPOSED TO PAY FOR
THIS? AND IT DIDN'T BECAUSE
IT'S NOT THE FIRST THING THAT
THEY DIDN'T PAY FOR. AND WE'VE
HAD TO HAVE THE TITLE COMPANY
TAKE CARE OF FOR US. SO I'M NOT
REALLY SURE WHEN THIS WAS DONE
BECAUSE IT HASN'T BEEN DONE
SINCE WE BOUGHT THE PROPERTY
OBVIOUSLY.
OR WHAT PROCESS IS SUPPOSED TO
BE. I'M NOT REALLY SUR WHAT
I'M SUPPOSED TO DO.
>> THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING TO
ADDRESS WITH STAFF DIRECTLY.
>> OKAY.
>> WE CAN'T REALLY ADDRESS THAT
HERE.
>> OKAY. SO I NEED TO TALK TO
STAFF TO GET IT, LIKE, PAUSED
AND TALK ABOUT THE HISTORY OF IT
AND SUCH? OKAY.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE
VIRGINIA KELLY, THEN CYNTHIA
HENRY, AND BRIANNA CORY.
>> FIRST OF ALL, I AM NERVOUS.
I HAVE NEVER BEEN IN A HEARING
BEFORE. BUT I LIKE TO SAY THAT
I PURCHASED A DUPLEX. AND
BECAUSE IT'S BEING A DUPLEX, I
GOT A CORNER AREA. AND MY THING
IS THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT THEY
WANT MEO PAY IS, LIKE,
OVERWHELMING. I WORK A JOB
EVERY DAY.
IT'S JUST OVERWHELMING. THEY
WANT ME TO PAY $3,600 AND SOME,
AND IF THEY NEED TO FIX THE
SIDEWALKS, I'M COOL WITH THAT.
NO PROBLEM.
THE THING IS RIGHT ABOUT NOW, I
JUST ND TIME TO MAKE PAYMENTS
OR DO PAYMENTS FOR THE AMOUNT
THAT THEY ASKED ME TO PAY FOR.
I'M HOMESTEAD, SO I LIVE IN THE
DUPLEX. AND I HAVE -- I DID NOT
HAVE NO IDEA THAT I WOULD BE
PAYING THAT WHEN IT WAS FIXING
THAT. UNTIL IT CAME IN THE
MAIL. AND ALSO, I THOUGHT I WAS
RESPONBLE FOR THE SNOW AND THE
ICE. THAT IS IS WHAT I ASSUMED
I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR. I
NEVER HEARD OF NEW SIDEWALKS AND
YOU GOT TO PAY FOR THAT AND SO
THIS JUST POPPED UP OUT OF THE
BLUE. AND I'M NERVOUS.
IT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT I DON'T
RENT THE OTHER SIDE. THAT IS
FOR MY CHILDREN.
>>HANK YOU.
>> THIS SEEMS LIKE SOMETHING
THAT WOULD BE GOOD TO TALK WITH
STAFF WITH AS WELL TO GET THE
INFORMATION ON THE SIDE, AND
THEY CAN WORK WITH YOU ON
PAYMENTS OR SOMETHING.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU FOR
LISTENING, YOU LM I PAID
TO VACCINATE AND KEE HEALTHY
SINCE I LIVED IN THE HOME. THEY
DESTROYED THE ROOTS WITHOUT
CONSULTING WITH THE FORESTRY
DEPARTMENT WHICH IS PART OF YOUR
OWN FOREST POLICY THEY REVIEW
BEFORE THIS WORK TAKES PLACE,
THEY REVIEW FORESTRY BEFORE THEY
DO ANY WORK. TS DID NOT
HAPPEN AND I HAVE SUBSEQUENTLY
LEARNED I AM NOT THE OY
PROPERTY FOR WHICH THIS WAS THE
CASE.
SO THEREFORE, THIS IS ALSO IN
VIOLATION OF OUR OWN MINNESOTA
STATUTE -- LET ME FIND THE NOTES
HERE.
429.051, WHICH STATES THAT AN
ASSESSNT CAN'T EXCEED THE
VALUE IT ADDS, AND TO DATE THIS
PROJECT HAS COST ME FAR MORE IN
L
PROVIDE TO THE PROPERTY.
IN FACT, THE DESTRUCTION OF THE
TREE HAS DEVALUED THE PROPERTY
SIGNIFICANTLY. IT PROVIDED
SHADE. I NOW HAVE AN OVEN IN
FRONT OF MY HOUSE VERSUS A
USABLE, ENCLOSED PORCH THAT I'M
BEING TAXED ON. ANYWAY, I HAVE
IT ALL DOCUMENTED AND WL
SUBMIT IT TO THE APPROPRIA
STAFF MEMBERS, BUT SINCE THE
PROGRAM MANAGER IS HERE, I
TALKED TO LINEA AND RUTH ON HER
TEAM BECAUSE THIS WAS A VERY
MISMANAGED PROJECT, AND MULTIPLE
PEOP AGREE.
IT WAS POORLY EXECUTED. HE
DESTRUCTION CREW AS I CALL IT
DID NOT DO THEIR JOB
APPROPRIATELY AND MANY OTHER
PEOPLE HAD ISSUED. SO I WOULD
ASK YOU AS CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
TO NOT TAKE THE LOWEST BID ALL
THE TIME BECAUSE THEY SUCK.
SO ANYWAY, THERE IS A GREAT
OPPORTUNITY AND RESIDENTS WHO
WANT TOAKE CARE OF THEM. I
COULD GO ON AND ON, BUT I'LL
STOP. IF THERE ARE ANY
QUESTIONS, LET ME KNOW.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> BRIANNA CORY, JENNY LAZARD.
AND NUMBER SIX --
>> YEP. I'M THE PROPERTY OWNER
AND WARD FOUR, RECENTLY BOUGHT
MY PROPERTY BACK IN DECEMBER.
AGAIN, I WAS LIKE THE FIRST
LADY. THIS WAS ALL NEW TO ME
AND I WAS GOING TO COME AND ASK
YOU TO DEFER THE PAYMENT SO I
CAN HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO GO
THROUGH ARBITRATION WITH THE
SELLER OF THE HOME.
SINCE THAT IS POINTLESS, I WANT
YOU TO THINK MORE DEEPER INTO
THE PROJECTS. I AM HEARING FROM
THE NEIGHBORS THAT THERE ARE
TREES THAT ARE UPROOTING THE
CONCRETE HERE. SOUNDS LIKE ONE
POOR DECISION IS LEADING TO THE
CITIZENS HAVING TO PAY FOR THAT
MONEY, FOR THAT PROJECT THAT WAS
DONE.
AGAIN, I'M A NEW HOMEOWNER HERE
IN THE CITY.
I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT IS
HAPPENING AT MY PROPERTY AHEAD
OF TIME. DIDN'T GET TO, WHICH
IS FINE. BUT WE CAN'T BE
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SIDEWALK
SOMETIMES AND THEN OTHER TIMES
WE'RE NOT RESPONSIBLE.
DEEPER INTO WHAT WE'RE DOING IN
THE FUTURE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. NUMBER FIVE,
JENNY LAZARD, NUMBER SIX, MUSE
LANG, AND NUMBER SEVEN, SELENA
GODDING.
>> I'M GOING TO HAVE TO TALK TO
SOMEBODY, TOO, TO SUBMIT,
BECAUSE I'M RETIRED. THIS IS
OUTRAGEOUS. AND THEY HAD TOLD
ME BEFORE THAT THERE WAS A
COULD HAVE HIRED OUR OWN T WE
CONTRACTORS TO DO THE SIDEWALKS,
AND I THINK A BUNCH OF US HERE
ALREADY KNOW A BUNCH OF PEOPLE
THAT COULD HAVE GOTTEN THIS DONE
A LOT CHEAPER.
SO THAT WAS MY INPUT FOR THE
DAY. MORE COMMUNICATION.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT IS MIXED USE
LANG, NUMBER SIX. NUMBER SEVEN,
IS SELENA. NUMBER EIGHT IS
RIC.
APOLOGIES IF I GOT YOUR NAME
WRONG.
>> NO, THAT IS ACTUALLY FINE,
THANK YOU. SO I'M JUST HERE
TODAY BECAUSE I AGREE WITH
EVERYO ELSE. THE
COMMUNICATION WAS VERY POOR. I
SAW THE DATE ON THE NOTICE, BUT
THEN IT WAS LIKE BY THE TIME IT
ACTUALLY REACHED ME IN THE MAIL,
IT ONLY GAVE ME A COUPLE DAYS
FOR THE FIRST HEARING. I CALLED
AND I EMAILED. I GOT NO
RESPONSE.
FOR MONTHS AN MONTHSND MONTHS,
THE DEADLINE WAS COMING UP TO
PAY. NOW, ALL OF A SUDDEN
THERE'S THIS NOVEMBER 15 DATE,
BUT I KNOW ON MY NOTICE IT SAID
JULY 17. SO I FEEL LIKE FOR
YOUR RESIDENTS, THAT'S KIND OF
PUT US IN A SCARE TACTIC. YOU
DID THIS LAST SUMMER. YOU COME
BACK THIS SUMMER AND SAY, HERE,
HERE'S A $4,000, $5,000 BILL
THAT YOU HAVE LESS THAN TWO
MOHS TO PAY. AND THEN T
PAYMENT OPONS.
IT'S LIKE NO ONE TOOK INTO
ACCOUNT THERE IS DISABLED
PEOPLE, THERE'S VETERANS, PEOPLE
ON FIXED INCOMES,UT YOU DON'T
GIVE PEOPLE THE TIME. IT'S LIKE
A PANIC TO GET THIS MONEY PAID.
YES, WE WANT OUR COMMUNITY TO BE
GOOD. WE WANT OUR SIDEWALKS TO
BE NICE.
BUT FOR US TO NOT OWN IT AND IT
BE OUR RESPONSIBILITY, I THINK
SOMETIMES THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN
MORE COMMUNICATION WITH THE
RESIDENTS ON HOW THIS PROJECT
WENT FWARD.
AND THEN THAT'S JUST MY TAKE ON
IT BECAUSE -- AND THEN TO SAY
THAT IF I DO, IF I'M NOT ABLE TO
COME UP WITH THIS CHUNK OF MONEY
RIGHT HERE AT THIS TIME, OH,
WE'RE GOING TO GIVER YOU A
COUPLE OPTIONS, BUT IT'S BASED
ON THE COST.
THIS COST TO ME MAY BE OKAY.
THE SAME AMOUNT TO THIS PERSON
MAY PUT THEM IN TREMENDOUS
FINANCIAL HARDSHIP. SO FOR
THERE NOT TO BE ANYONE LOOKING
OVER THAT TO SAY LET'S LOOK AT
FINANCES, AND LET'S SEE WHAT YOU
HAVE AND WHAT KIND OF PAYMENT
PLAN WE CAN GET YOU ON, IT WAS,
LIKE, NO, IT WAS HERE OR IT IS
NOTHING.
OR THEN WE TACK IT ONTO THE
PROPERTY TAX SO YOUR MORTGAGE
GOES UP AND NOW WHAT? I CAN'T
PAY. I'M FORECLOSED. BUT WE'RE
TRYING TO BUILD UP THE CITY, BUT
AT THIS POINT IT FEELS LIKE
EVERYTHING IS BEING THROWN AT
US, AS HOMEOWNERS TO RIP
EVERYTHING THAT WE WORKED SO
HARD APART.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE
SELENA NUMBER 7. NUMBER 8
RICHARD, AND NUMBER 9, BYE.
SELENA?
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR AND
COUNCIL. SO I'M SELENA. I'M
WITH THE 4134 FREMONT PROPERTY.
I DID RECEIVE THE NOTICE, BUT I
FEEL LIKE THE DEADLINES WERE
JUST SLAPPED ON TO ME VERY
QUICKLY. I AM NOT OBJECTING. I
WILL BE TAKING CARE OF THE
SIDEWALK REPAIRS BY YOUR
CONTRACTOR.
HOWEVER, I DO AGREE WITH
EVERYTHING ELSE THAT WE NEED
TIME.
I HAVE SEVEN OTHER PROPERTIES
AND THESE NOTICES A JUST
COMING IN SO QUICK AND IT
DOESN'T REALLY GIVE US OPTIONS,
ESPECIALLY WHEN THERE'S OTHER
PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE TO TAKE
CARE OF AS WELL. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
NEXT IS RICHARD, NUMBER 8.
NUMBER 9, BYE. AND NUMBER 10 I
MYOSHI.
>> HI. MY NAME IS RICHARD. I
LIVE IN THE KENNY NEIGHBORHOOD.
SO THE PROCESS THAT I BECAME
FAMILIAR WITH WHEN THEY WERE
COMING UP WITH THE WHOLE
SIDEWALK REPLACEMENT IS THEY
CAME OUT AND MARKED UP THE
SIDEWALKS AND DETERMINED WHICH
PANELS WERE GOING TO BE
REPLACED. I CONTACTED THE
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT RIGHT
AWAY AND TRIED TO GET SOMEBODY
TO COME OUT AND WALK THE
PROPERTY WITH ME BECAUSE I WAS
IN DISPUTE OF IT FAR LONG TIME.
AND YOU GUYS DON'T RETURN PHONE
CALLS. YOU MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE
DEPARTMENT DIRECTLY.
YOU HAVE YOUR 311 OPERATORS
CREATING BARRIERS AND BLOCKS TO
BE ABLE TO CONTACT PEOPLE.
I FINALLY STARTED WORKING WITH A
GAL, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE
FAMILIAR WITH HER OR NOT, BUT
SHE IS THE DIRECTOR OF THE
PUBLIC DEPARTMENT, MS. JENNIFER
HAGAR. MS. HAGAR GAVE ME IN AN
EMAIL INDICATING THAT SOMETIME
-- THERE'S NO SET DATE.
SOMETIME IN LATE 2025, EARLY
RECEIVE A BILL AND OWNERS WILL
ADMINISTRATIVE NOTICE IN THE
MAIL.
I'M BEING TOLD NOW THAT THAT
DOCUMENT, WHICH SAYS
UNDERSTANDING YOUR BILL WAS MY
NOTIFICATION TO REQUEST A
HEARING. I'D BEEN IN CONTACT
WITH HER FOR A YEAR. I BROUGHT
MULTIPLE PHOTOGRAPHS. I BROUGHT
THEM HERE. NEVER DID ANYBODY
COME OUT TO THE PROPERTY,
CONTACT ME ABOUT THE PROPERTY.
SO THIS IS THE FAILURE OF
COMMUNICATION. I AGREE WITH
THIS WOMAN WHO SAID THIS
COMMUNICATION IS HORSESHIT. AND
NOW I'M BEING TOLD TO COME HERE
TODAY TO PRESENT MY CASE, AND
NOW LEARNING THAT THIS ISN'T THE
RIGHT VENUE.
SO YOU TELL ME. WHAT AM I
SUPPOSED TO DO?
>> THANK YOU.
>> SO YOU'RE NOT GOING TO ANSWER
ANY QUESTIONS? YOU'RE GOING TO
SIT THERE AND LISTEN.
>> GO AND GET THE INFO OFF THE
TABLE AND THEY'LL BE HAPPY TO
WORK WITH YOU.
>> WELL, IT'S ABOUT TIME, BUT I
DOUBT IT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> NEXT IS WHAT?
>> BYRON PERKINS.
>> I'M SO SORRY ABOUT THAT.
NUMBER NINE. NUMBER 10, MIOSHI
AND NUMBER 11, TANYA PETERS.
GOOD AFTERNOON, BYRON.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, LADIES AND
GENTLEMEN OF THE JURY OF THE
COUNCIL. I AM BYRON PERKINS, A
HOMEOWNER IN NORTH MINNEAPOLIS.
I AM LOOKI A THIS IS BILL FOR
$719.75.
ME BEING A FORMER EMPLOYEE OF
PUBLIC WORKS, WATER AND SEWER
DIVISION, WORKING IN THE PUBLIC
WORKS DEPARTMENT, HAVE
WITNESSED EVEN LABOR PUTTING
TREES IN THE BOULEVARD WITH THE
PARK BOARD. I DON'T THINK IT'S
FAIR TO ANY OF THE CITIZENS THAT
LIVE IN MINNEAPOLIS AS A CREW
LABOR FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS
SURFACE WATER AND SEWER
DIVISION, PUBLIC WORKS. I HAVE
PUT TREES IN THE BOULEVARD AS A
LABORER WORKING FOR THE CITY.
IT IS NOT FAIR FOR US HOMEOWNERS
TO PAY FOR THE CONCRETE PANELS
WHEN WE PLANT TREES IN THE
BOULEVARD WHEN THE TREE ROOTS
ITSELF LIFT THE PANELS UP. BUT
Y'ALL WANT US AS CITIZENS TO PAY
FOR THAT. THAT'S NOT RIGHT.
THAT'S NOT RIGHT AT ALL.
I DON'T THINK IT'S FAIR FOR
EITHER OF THE CITIZENS OF
MINNEAPOLIS TO HAVE TO PAY FOR
CONCRETE REMOVAL AND SLABS OF
CONCRETE WHEN THE PARK BOARD
ITSELF PLANTED TREES IN THE
BOULEVARD, NOT US! WE NOT ASKING
FOR THE TREES. WHEN I BOUGHT MY
HOUSE, THERE WAS NO TREES IN THE
FRONT OF MY HOUSE. THE PARK
BOARD PUT TWO TREES IN FRONT OF
MY HOUSE.
THE TREE ON THE RIGHT IS MESSED
UP. THE ROOTS ON THE RIGHT IS
MESSED UP SO BAD IT HAD TO
CHANGE THE PANEL. WHY SHOULD I
PAY R A SIDEWALK WHEN IT
DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH
MY PROPERTY? OKAY.
RIGHT-OF-WAY. MY PROPERTY IS
BEHIND THE SIDEWALK.
WHY SHOULD US CITIZENS, WHY
SHOULD WE BE FOOT WITH THE BILL
WHEN WE HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH
THAT. WE DIDN'T PUT THE TREES
IN THE BOULEVARD. THE CITY DID.
NOW Y'ALL WANT US, TAXPAYER,
CITIZENS TO PAY FOR DAMAGE THAT
THE CITY DID! I DID SOME MYSELF
AS AN EMPLOYEE.
MAKE THIS MAKE SENSE. Y'ALL
WANT ME TO PAY $720 FOR A PANEL
THAT I DON'T HAVE NOTHING TO DO
WITH?
>> THANK YOU. >> THAT 'S ALL I
GOT TO SAY.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
>> NUMBER 10, MYOSHI. NUMBER
11, TANYA. NUMBER 12, JAY.
>> HI. MY NAME IS MYOSHI,
PROPERTY OWNER AT 2323 NEWTON.
I DID ALREADY APPEAL THIS
ASSES
WAS DISMISSED. AND I DID
RECEIVE ANOTHER LETTER TO SHOW
UP TODAY, SO I DON'T KNOW IF
THERE IS A MISCOMMUNICATION
BET
ASSESSMENT HAS ALRDY BEEN
DISMISSED ON JUNE 9.
AS WELL AS WHAT EVERYONE ELSE IS
SAYING HERE AS WELL AS FAR AS WE
SHOULDN'T BE RESPONSIBLE FOR
THESE FEES, EVERY YEAR OUR TAXES
GO UP.
PART OF THAT FUNDING GOES
TOWARDS THE PARKS, THE PARKS AND
REC AND THE PARK BOARD. THEY
SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING
FOR THESE TREES. WHERE IS THAT
MONEY GOING? AND THEY SHOULD BE
MORE MINDFUL IF THEY PLANT
TREES, WHAT KIND OF TREES ARE
THEY PLANTING? WHEN THEY SEE
NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT ARE
GETTING ASSESSMENTS FOR THESE
ROOTS, THEY SHOULD LOOK AND SAY,
OKAY, THERE'S A PROBLEM HERE.
THEY NEED TO RE-ASSESS THAT.
AND WE SHOULDN'T BE RESPONSIBLE
FOR THAT. YOU'RE GOING TO PRICE
THESE PEOPLE RIGHT OUT OF THEIR
HOMES. I KNOW MINNEAPOLIS IS
BIG ON PUBLIC HOUSING -- I'M
SORRY, NOT PUBLIC HOUSING, BUT
AFFORDABLE HOUSING, BUT YOU ARE
MAKING IT UNAFFORDABLE WHEN YOU
CONSTANTLY INCREASE THE TAXES AN
ASSESSMENTS. THINK ABOUT THAT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> AND ALSO PLEASE CONFIRM THAT
IS IS THIS MESS ANDOU AREN'T
GOING TO CHARGE ME FOR SOMETHING
I HAVE ALREADY APPEALED.
>> CONTACT THE FOLKS FROM THE
TABLE. THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO
CONFIRM THAT FOR YOU. THANK
YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. NUMBER 11, TANYA
PETERS. NUMBER 12, JAY
MITCHELL. AND NUMBER 13,
APOLOGIZE, KITE OR NUTE LEE.
BUT TANYA.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS
TANYA PETERS.
I AGREE WITH THE ONE GUY THAT
SAID THE ROOTS ARE CRACKING THE
SIDEWALKS. WE SHOULD HAVEN'T TO
PAY FOR THAT. I HIRED THESE
PEOPLE, DYNASTY TREE EXPERTS AND
THEY CRACKED THREE OF THE
BLOCKS. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO
GET THEM TO PAY FOR AND THEY
WON'T RESPOND. I AM NOT SURE
WHAT TO DO. I HAVE VIDEOS TO
SHOW THEY DROP THE TREE PARTS
AND CRACKED UP THREE OF THE
BLOCKS AND THEY WON'T PAY. I
DON'T FEEL LIKE I SHOULD HAVE TO
PAY AND I'M NOT SURE WHAT TO DO.
>> REACH OUT TO THE FOLKS AT THE
TABLE. THAT SOUNDS LIKE AN
ISSUE THEY CAN HELP YOU WITH.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER STEVENSON, CAN
YOU CLARIFY BY WHAT YOU MEAN BY
FOLKS AT THE TABLE? THERE'S
CONTACT CARDS.
>> THERE'S CONTACT INFORMATION
ON THAT TABLE RIGHT THERE.
THOSE PAPERS AND CONTACT
INFORMATION FOR PUBLIC WORKS
STAFF. AND THAT IS WHERE YOU
CAN GET AHOLD OF THEM.
>> AND ABOUT WHERE THE TREES ARE
LIFTING UP THE CONCRETE?
>> THEY CAN WORK THROUGH ALL
THESE ISSUES. THE TREES, THE
CONTRACTOR, ALL THAT, YOU CAN
TALK TO THEM ABOUT IT.
>> THAT TABLE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANKS FOR THE CLARIFICATION.
NUMBER 12, JAY MITCHELL. AND
NUMBER 13, NAME THAT I CAN'T
RIDE, KITE OR NUWT, BUT LET'S GO
TO JAY.
MAYBE JAY IS IN THE OVERFLOW
ROOM, SO LET'S GO TO NUMBER 13,
KITE, OR NEWT LEE FROM CAMDEN.
>> WHAT NUMBER DID YOU SAY?
>> NUMBER 13. MAYBE YOURS IS
14. THE NUMBERING IS A LITTLE
OFF HERE.
>> KATE.
>> SORRY. I COULDN'T READ THE
WAY IT WAS WRITTEN. I'M SORRY
ABOUT THAT.
>> OKAY. FIRST OF ALL,
RIDICULOUS. GOT ME FOR $5,363.
WE'RE A SINGLE FAMILY. NORTH
GETS NOTHING EVER, EVER. WE GOT
NOWHERE TO SHOP. WE GOT NOWHERE
TO BUY THINGS, TO HAVE DINNER.
IF WE DO, IT IS VERY SMALL, VERY
LOCAL, BUT IT IS NOT ENOUGH.
YOU TREAT US TERRIBLY. YOU TAX
US AS MUCH AS SOUTH OR
SOUTHEAST. IT'S RIDICULOUS.
AND NOW YOU'VE THROWN THIS AT
US. I HAVE PICTURES OF MY CRAP
NEW $5,000 SIDEWALK, WHICH YOU
EXPECT ME TO PAY. WE ARE A
SINGLE FAMILY. WE'RE STRUGGLING
JUST LIKE ANYBODY ELSE.
THESE SIDEWALKS ARE MAINTENANCE
BIAS, BUT WE ARE ALL WALKING ON
THEM. THE REASON WHY I THINK
THIS IS GOING UP OR THAT THIS IS
HAPPENING IS BECAUSE OF THE NEW
AMPHITHEATER THAT IS GOING OFF
94 BECAUSE WE'VE GOT TO HAVE
NICE PLACES TO WALK.
W, BEFORE YOU DIDN'T CARE
ABOUT NORTH MINNEAPOLIS, AND NOW
WE HAVE TO HAVE NICE PLACES TO
WALK BECAUSE THE SUBURBAN PEOPLE
ARE GOING TO COME INTO TOWN.
AND THAT'S REALLY WHATS O GOING
ON HERE. NOBODY CARES. NOBODY
HAS PUT ANY MONEY INTO NORTH
MINNEAPOLIS FOR THE LONGEST
TIME.
AND WE ALL KNOW IT. AND NOW THE
SIDEWALKS ARE GETTING DONE AND
YOU ARE THROWING THIS ON THE
PEOPLE WHO -- WHY NOT BLANKET
THE AMOUNT ACROSS ALL OF NORTH
AND THEN RAISE OURS A LITTLE
BIT? INSTEAD, YOU SINGLED OUT
THE HOMES AND ARE DOING, EXCUSE
ME, FINANCIAL DAMAGE TO ALL THE
PEOPLE. ALL OF US. THERE ARE
PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND
VETERANS AND PEOPLE ON FIXED
INCOMES. AND THIS IS
RIDICULOUS. WE'RE A SINGLE
FAMILY. I DON'T KNOW HOW I AM
GOING TO PAY THIS AND YOU'RE
GOING TO CHARGE ME INTEREST ON
SHODDY WORK AND WE HAD NO SAY.
THE VASTNESS OF THIS WAS
RIDICULOUS. I CANNOT BELIEVE
THAT YOU THINK THAT IT'S OKAY TO
DO THIS TO NORTH MINNEAPOLIS
AFTER THE WAY WE HAVE BEEN
TREATED TIME AND TIME AGAIN.
AND NEVER GETTING ANY OF THE
AMENITIES THAT ANY OF THE OTHER
CITIESET AND WE GET TAXED JUST
AS MUCH. ESPECIALLY NOW. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> NUMBER 15, RACHEL JACOBSON.
AND THEN NUMBER 16, KEN FRAZIER.
>> GOOD MORNING. I'M THE
PROPERTY OWNER AT 4046 DUPONT,
AND I AM JUST GOING TO PIGGYBACK
ON WHAT EVERYONE SAID OR AT
LEAST THE SPEAKERS SO FAR ABOUT
THE LACK OF COMMUNICATION. I
UNFORTUNATELY WASN'T GIVEN THE
OPPORTUNITY TO FIND MY OWN
INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR. THE
FIRST I KNOWS I RECEIVED IN THE
MAIL WAS ACTUALLY THE INVOICE,
BUT IT WASN'T EVEN ADDRESSED TO
ME. IT WAS ADDRESSED TO
SOMEBODY ELSE. I'M ASSUMING A
PREVIOUS OWNER OF THE PROPERTY.
I HAVE OWNED MY OWN FOR OVER
THREE YEARS, SO I'M NOT SURE WHY
A DIFFERENT PERSON'S NAME WOULD
BE ON THERE.
AND THEN THE ONLY TIME THAT ANY
OF THESE WERE ACTUALLY ADDRESSED
TO ME WAS THIS NOTICE FOR PUBLIC
HEARING.
SO I WOULD HAVE LOVED THE
OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO
HIRE MY OWN PEOPLE TO DO THE
SIDEWALK REPAIR AND THEN JUST TO
SPEAK ON WHAT THE LAST LADY
SAID, THE REPAIR WORK WAS VERY
NOT -- IT WASN'T GOOD AT ALL.
I WOULD HAVE PREFERRED NOT TO
HAVE I DONE IN THAT WAY. THEY
ALSO LEFT IT WET FOR I DON'T
KNOW HOW LONG.
AND THERE'S FOOTPRINTS ALL OVER
IT AND PEOPLE WRITING THEIR
INITIALS IN. NOW EVERY TIME I
GO OUTSIDE I SEE WHAT LOOKS LIKE
GRAFFITI ON MY SIDEWALK.
AND I WOULD HAVE APPRECIATED ANY
OF THE DOCUMENTS IF THEY WOULD
HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED TO ME, THEN
I COULD HAVE AT LEAST HAD THE
OPPORTUNITY TO FIND OTHER
METHODS OF THE WORK BEING DONE.
>> THANK YOU. NUMBER 16, KEN.
>> YES. GOOD AFTERNOON,
COUNCIL. NAME IS KEN FRAZIER T
PROPERTY OWNER AT 4339 LOGAN.
THROUGH THIS. I USED TO HAVE A
HOUSE ON BENSON AT 3523. AND IN
THE EARLY, SAY, 13 OR 14, THEY
DID THE SAME PROCEDURE AT MY
HOUSE
AND THE GUY WAS POURING THE
CONCRETE, BUT HE DIDN'T HAVE THE
HOOP IN IT. AND I SAID, MAN,
THAT'S GOING TO MESS U AGAIN
BECAUSE MY NEIGHBOR NEBLGS NEXT
DOOR HAD IT DONE TWICE. CAN'T
YOU PUT THE HOOP IN IT? HE SAID
NO. THE THREE, FOUR YEARS LATER
THE CONCRETE IS RAISING UP AND
HERE HE COMES AGAIN. CAN YOU
PUT THE HOOP THIS TIME? NOW HE
PUT THE HOOP. NOW MY HOUSE
AGAIN ON LOGAN, THEY CAME OUT
AND WHEN THE GUY WAS MEASURING
AND LOOKING AND MEASURING AND
WHATEVER, I SAID, I CAN DO THIS
MYSELF. YOU CAN'T DO THIS.
IT'S GOT TO BE DONE BY THE CITY
CONTRACTOR. I HAVE FRIEND OF
MINE THAT ARE IN THE BUSINESS
FOR $400 INSTEAD OF THE $900 I
AM GETTING CHARGED AND THE CITY
WOULD NOT BEND ON THAT. I COULD
HAVE HAD THIS DONE AND TO THR
REQUIREMENTS. THEY SHOULD ALLOW
HOMEOWNERS TO GET IT DONE AND
HAVE IT DONE TO SAVE THEM THE
MONEY BECAUSE THE COST COMES TO
US. IT DOESN'T GO TO YOU. IT
COMES TO US. AND RIGHT NOW I'M
STRESSED BECAUSE I'M ON A
LIMITED FIXED INCOME, AND THAT
WILL GO TO M PROPERTY TAX. AND
LAST TIME IT PUT MY HOUSE INTO
-- INTO TAX FORECLOSURE.
TAXES AND PUT THE PROPERTY TAXES
OVER AND HERE THEY COME TELLING
ME I HAVE TO PAY THIS OR LOSE MY
HOUSE.
AND I HAD TO COME UP WITH $4,000
TO PAY THE TAXES SO IT WLDN'T
TAKE MY HOUSE.
AND I DON'T WANT TO BE IN THIS
POSITION AGAIN. I THINK THE
CITY SHOULD BE MORE NEGOTIABLE
INSTEAD OF THIS, THIS, THIS,
THIS. WE LIVE. WE HAVE TO
LIVE. WE PAY. WE'RE PAYING OUR
TAXES. I LIVE LIVING IN
MINNEAPOLIS, BUT THIS IS
RIDICULOUS. THAT IS ALL I WANT
TO SAY.
>> THANK YOU. IS ANYBODY ELSE
HERE TO SPEAK TO THIS ITEM?
COME ON UP.
>> HELLO. NICOLE DALLAS,
PROPERTY OWNER ON 42nd AND
DUPONT AND 46th AND OLIVER.
THERE ARE A COUPLE OF THING.
ONE, I DID NOT GET NOTIFICATION.
THEY SENT NOTIFICATION TO THE
WRONG ADDRESS AND THAT WAS ONLY
A BILL AFTERWARDS. AND THEY DID
RECEIVE OR SEND NOTIFICATION
PREVIOUSLY AND BOTH ADDRESSES
NEVER HAD ANY NOTIFICATION.
THEY ALL WORK THEY DID ALSO
CAUSED ME TO HAVE TO REMOVE
100-YEAR-OLD TREE THAT NOT ONLY
DEVALUED MY HOUSE, BUT ALSO
INCREASED AND I HAD TO PAY FOR
THE TREE REMOVAL, WHICH EXCEEDS
THE AMOUNT OF THE BILL FOR THE
SIDEWALK. I DON'T GET THE
CHANCE OR OPPORTUNITY TO FIX THE
SIDEWALK. AND MY PORTION OF THE
SIDEWALK ACTUALLY DID NOT HAVE
ANYTHING WRONG UNTIL THEY CAME
AND MOVED SOMETHING OUT OF THE
STREET, DROPPED IT ON THERE AND
SAID WE WILL HAVE TO DO THIS
PORTION AS WELL.
SO THIS JUST SEEMS THAT LIKE
EVERYONE SAID, THE COMMUNICATION
WITH THE COMPANY HAS BEEN
HORRIBLE.
THE FACT THEY ARE PLACING IT ON
AND THERE'S BEEN NO PROJECT
OVERSIGHT IS RIDICULOUS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I DO NEED TO KNOW WHERE AND
WHO WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE AND
TREE COVER AND COST AND EXPENSE
AND MY HOME HAS HAD TO BE
DEVALUED AND PAYING FOR AN
INCREASE FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF A
TREE THAT WAS IN FRONT OF MY
HOUSE AND IS NO LONGER THERE.
AND THE PROPERTY TAXES WENT UP
AND DEVALUED WHEN IT'S BEEN
DEVALUED AFTERWARDS.
>> IF YOU WANT TO SPEAK WITH
STAFF, YOU CAN, WHO WOULD WORK
ON THAT SORT OF THING, GO TO THE
TABLE AND THERE'S CONTACT
INFORMATION FOR STAFF THERE.
IS ANYBODY ELSE HERE TO SPEAK TO
THIS ITEM? COME ON UP.
>> HELLO. I AM HERE BECAUSE I
AM THE OWNER OF A HOUSE IN NORTH
MINNEAPOLIS. AND THE CITY
ORDERED TO DO TWO PARTS OF
SIDEWALKS, AND THEY CHARGE ME
TOO MUCH. AND I WANT TO FIND
HELP FOR THIS. FOR ME IT'S TOO
MUCH WHAT THEY CHARGED ME. THAT
IS WHAT I HAVE TO SAY.
>> GET THE CONTACT INFORMATION
FROM THE TABLE OVER THERE.
STAFF CAN HELP YOU WORK THROUGH
IT.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU.
>> ANYBODY ELSE HERE TO SPEAK TO
THIS ITEM?
[INAUDIBLE COMMENT]
>> SO COUNCIL MEMBER STEVENSON,
I THINK WE CAN CLOSE THE PUBLIC
HEAR AND FOR EVERYONE IN THE
ROOM, WE'LL GO INTO A DISCUSSION
PORTION WHERE WE CAN ASK STAFF
SOME OF THESE QUESTIONS. I
THINK THAT IS A GOOD QUESTION TO
ASK.
>> THANK YOU.
>> OKAY. BEFORE WE CLOSE THE
PUBLIC HEARING, I DO WANT TO ASK
A COUPLE MORE TIME. IS ANYONE
ELSE HERE TO SPEAK TO THE ITEM?
IS ANYONE ELSE HERE TO SPEAK TO
THE ITEM? IS ANYONE ELSE HERE
TO SPEAK TO THE ITEM? LET'S --
NO QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME. I AM
GOING TO CLOSE THIS PUBLIC
HEARING. IS THERE ANYBODY --
ANY QUESTIONS FROM COLLEAGUES?
COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR STEVENSON.
I JUST NOTICE THAT THERE'S QUITE
A FEW WARD FOUR RESIDENTS HERE.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY
HAVE MY CONTACT INFORMATION AND
MY STAFF IS HERE.
NORTH OF LOWRY AND UP. AND I
HEARD MOST OF YOUR ADDRESSES.
I'M A MAJORITY OF THE FOLKS WHO
CAME HERE, COUNCIL MEMBER. AND
I KNOW CHAIR STEVENSON SAID
THERE IS INFORMATION ON THE
TABLE, BUT YOU CAN REACH OUT TO
MY OFFICE. MY STAFF WILL BE
DOWN HERE SHORTLY TO MAKE SURE
YOU HAVE OUR CONTACT
INFORMATION. SO WE CAN MAKE
SURE THAT YOU GET THE RIGHT
STAFF AND GET CONNECTED TO
PEOPLE WHO CAN HELP YOU NAVIGATE
THROUGH THIS. WE'RE CERTAINLY
HAPPY TO HELP YOU AND YOUR
NEIGHBORS AND LIVE IN THE SAME
AREA, TOO, AND SOMETHING WE NEED
TO COME OUT TO THE BLOCKS AND
BHAEFR TO CAULK THROUGH AND
HAPPY TO DO THAT, TOO. AND MY
OFFICE NUMBER IS 612-673-2204.
AND WE PICK UP THE PHONE HERE.
SO YOU CAN CALL AND OF COURSE,
THE EMAIL ADDRESS IS ON THE
CITY'S WEBSITE. BUT IF YOU NEED
SOME ASSISTANCE F YOU CAME HERE
TODAY AND YOU HAVE SOMETHING YOU
NEED STAFF ASSISTANCE OR MY
ASSISTANCE, WE ARE HAPPY TO HELP
AND WYATT FROM THE BUSINESS
OFFICE IS WORKING THERE AS WELL.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY?
>> THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR
STEVENSON. JUST WANT TO START
OFF BY SAYING TO FOLKS THAT CAME
DOWN TO CITY HALL, THANK YOU FOR
COMING DOWN HERE. AND JUST
EXPRESSING YOUR CONCERNS. I'LL
JUST NOTE THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF
DIFFERENT SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS
THAT COME BEFORE US THAT WE DO
DO HERE. AND IN OUR CITY CODE
WHEN WE HAVE AN ALLEY
RECONSTRUCTION OR SIDEWALK OR
LIGHTING, EVERYONE PAYS INTO IT
IF IT'S ON THEIR PROPERTY. BUT
I WILL SAY THIS IS A NOTABLE
INSTANCE WHERE THERE HAVE BEEN
SEVERAL COMMUNICATION ISSUES
THAT HAVE BEEN CITED, WHETHER
IT'S GETTING INFORMATION BY
MAIL, HAVING IT SENT TO THE
RIGHT PERSON. AND JUST RECITING
ISSUES WITH RESPONSIVENESS.
I WANT TO FLAG THAT AS STAFF TO
RESOLVE. AND I HAVE SENT THAT
TO THE DIRECTTORS OF PUBLIC
WORKS TO WATCH THIS HEARING.
THERE ARE MORE ISSUES AROUND
MMUNICATION THAN NORMAL THAT
WE HEAR ABOUT WHEN WE HAVE THESE
ASSESSMENTS, AND WE NEED TO
ADDRESS THAT.
I'LL ASK A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS
OF STAFF. THE FIRST QUESTION
IS, COULD YOU JUST SHARE WHAT
THE NEXT STEP IS FOR INDIVIDUALS
THAT WANT TO APPEAL THIS AND GO
TO THE HEARING?
AND WHAT THAT WOULD MEAN?
>> CHAIR STEVENSON, COUNCIL
MEMBER OWDHURY, THE NEXT STEP
FOR PEOPLE THAT WOULD LIKE TO
APPEAL THEIR ASSESSMENT WOULD
HAVE BEEN ATTENDING AND SIGNING
UP FOR ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING,
WHICH WE HAD THREE OF THEM.
THERE WERE 21 PEOPLE THAT SIGNED
UP FOR THAT. AND SO THIS IS THE
NEXT OPTION AND COME HERE AND
ABLE TO OBJECT IN WRITING OR
COME TO THE PB PUBLIC HEARING.
THE NEXT OPTION IS TO TAKE THE
CASE TO DISTRICT COURT.
>> OKAY. SOEXPLAIN. WHAT YOU
OBJECT IN WRITING AND THAT IS
JUST SOMETHING FOR THE COUNCIL
TO MAKE A DETERMINATION ON? OR
WHERE DOES THAT OBJECTION GO? I
THINK THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL.
AND KIND OF CLARIFYING THAT
DISTRICT COURT PIECE.
>> CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE, GOOD AFTERNOON. MY
NAME IS DON ELWOOD, THE DIRECTOR
OF TRANSPORTATION, ENGINEERING
AND DESIGN. SO TO GET TO THIS
POINT, WE DID HAVE AN
ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING. SOME
PEOPLE CHOSE TO GO TO THAT.
I HEARD ONE OR TWO PEOPLE TALK
ABOUT THAT. I'LL FOLLOW UP WITH
STAFF ON WHAT TO DO THERE.
THE NEXT STEP IS THIS PUBLIC
HEARING WHICH WE'RE AT TODAY.
BY OBJECTING IN WRITING OR
COMING HERE IN PERSON, IT
PRESERVES YOUR RIGHT TO APPEAL
AT DISTRICT COURT.
IF YOU CHOOSE TO GO TO DISTRICT
COURT, YOU CAN TAKE THAT PATH.
OTHERWISE, THAT IS THE END OF
THE PROCESS AND IT GOES ON YOUR
TAXES.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU. A QUESTION
SOME FOLKS AND I HAVE ASKED IS
ABOUT PAYMENT PLANS. BEING ABLE
TO PAY THIS OVER TIME.
WHAT OPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE FOR
FOLKS THERE?
>> I NEED TO CHECK IF THERE IS A
DEFERMENT OPPORTUNITY OR PAYMENT
PLAN. I AM NOT EXACTLY SURE,
BUT I CAN GET BACK TO YOU ON
THAT.
>> OKAY, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
AND THOSE ARE MY QUESTIONS FOR
YOU BOTH. APPRECIATE IT. I'LL
JUST NOTE TO OTHERS, ESPECIALLY
IF YOU HAD A COMMUNICATION
ISSUE, IT IS REALLY HELPFUL IF
YOU CONNECT WITH THAT STAFF
MEMBER AND OF COURSE, YOUR
COUNCILEMBER. I AM WORRIED
PEOPLE DIDN'T GET THE
ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING NOTICE,
AND WHAT WE CAN DO TO ADDRESS
THAT OPPORTUNITY. AND IF YOU
WANT TO FIGURE OUT FINANCING, IT
SOUND LIKE YOU'RE GOING TO
FOLLOW UP, MR. ELWOOD, WITH
STAFF, BUT IF THAT IS SOMETHING
YOU WANT, MAKE SURE YOU LOOP
BACK WITH THAT TEAM.
>> WHAT ROLE DOES THE FORESTRY
DEPARTMENT AND THIS IS FOR
STAFF, AND WHAT ROAD DOES THE
FORESTRY DEPARTMENT OR WHOMEVER
IS PLANNING THE TREES ON THE
BOULEVARD PLAY IN THIS
ASSESSMENT PROCESS?
>> CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE, COUNCIL MEMBER, IT IS
A VERY GOOD QUESTION. IT IS A
BALANCE OF TREE CANOPY,
PEDESTRIAN ACCESS, HOW WE MAKE
SURE WE HAVE BUILT OUT
ENVIRONMENT FOR SIDEWALK AS WELL
AS TREE CANOPY. THESE ARE
ALWAYS DIFFICULT THINGS WE NEED
TO BALANCE.
ALL THESE AREAS IN THE CITY ARE
DIFFERENT. YOU MAY HAVE A WIDER
SIDEWALK, NARROW BOULEVARD, A
WIDE BOULEVARD, SO EACH
INDIVIDUAL PROPERTY MIGHT HAVE A
DIFFERENT SPECIFIC PROBLEM OR
ISSUE TO ADDRESS WITH TREES.
>> OKAY.
>> GLOBALLY, WE DO WORK WITH THE
PARK BOARD ON TREE PLACEMENT OR
WHEN WE HAVE A SIDEWALK PROBLEM
NEXT TO A TREE WE DO WORK WITH
THE MINNEAPOLIS PARK BOARD.
>> OKAY. DO THE HOMEOWNERS
BECAUSE I'M A HOMEOWNER, TOO, DO
THEY HAVE THE OPTION TO OPT IN
OR OPT OUT OF HAVING A TREE
PLACED ON THE BOULEVARD AROUND
THEIR CARRIAGE WALK OR IN FRONT
OF THE HOME ON THAT LITTLETRIP
OF GRASS THAT'S NOT YOURS BUT
MINE BUT YOURS AND MINE?
>> CHAIR, COUNCIL MEMBER,
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. I
WOULD NEED TO CHECK WITH THE
MINNEAPOLIS PARK BOARD. THE
PARK BOARD FORESTRY DIVISION IS
RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL MINNEAPOLIS
TREES.
THE SPECIES, WHERE THEY'RE
PLANTED, HOW MUCH EACH YEAR.
>> OKAY. I'M AN ENVIRONMENTAL
JUSTICE CHAMPION. I LOVE TREES
AND I LOVE TREE CANOPY, BUT I
THINK WHAT I'M HEARING HERE IF
I'M LISTENING CORRECTLY IS THAT
IF YOU'RE GOING TO TAKE AWAY MY
AUTONOMY TO DECIDE WHETHER OR
NOT I HAVE A TREE ONHE LAND
THAT IS YOURS AND MINE AND MINE
AND YOURS, BUT I'M IN TROUB IF
I DON'T MAINTAIN AND IF I GO
PLANT MY OWN HOSTAS OR FLOWERS
OR WHATEVER THE SITUATION IS,
THEN IT CAN'T BE A CERTAIN
WHATEVER AND IAVE TO GET ALL
THESE SPECIAL PERMISSIONS, BUT
YOU DON'T HAVE TO ASK ANY OF MY
PERMISSION.
I'M SUPPOSED TO WATER THE TREE
AND DO ALL THESE EXTRA THINGS.
WHEN THE TREE DOES DAMAGE TO THE
SIDEWALK, THEN IT'S NOT AN EQUAL
DISTRIBUTION OF WHO'S
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DAMAGE THAT
SAID TREE HAS DONE.
IF IT FALLS ON MY NEIGHBOR'S
HOUSE OR IF IT FALLS ONTO
WHEREVER OR IF IT TEARS UP THE
SIDEWALK OR WHATEVER, AND SO I
THINK TH IF YOU PUT IT THERE,
THEN YOU AS THE PARK BOARD OR
WHOMEVER, I DON'T KNOW,
FORESTRY, WHOMEVER, SHOULD
ULTIMATELY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR
WHATEVER DAMAGE THAT IT CAUSED
BECAUSE NO ONE ASKED PERMISSION.
I THINK THAT'S N FAIR.
THOSE ARE SOME OF MY THOUGHTS.
I WANTED TO ALSO STATE THAT I
THAT BEING DONE AROUND THE WATER
LINE REPLACEMENTS THROUGHOUT THE
NORTH SIDE.
I'M THE COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE
FOR THE FIFTH WARD, AND ALSO
EING THE WORK IN FOUR AND IN
FIVE.
AND I HAVE HAD MY CONCERNS, AND
I'VE SHARE THEM BECAUSE I'M
SEEING, AGAIN, THERE WAS A
RESIDENT WHO MADE THE STATEMENT
ABOUT THE LOWEST BID NOT ALWAYS
BEING THE BEST OPPORTUNITY OF
THE WORK THAT'S BEING DONE
BECAUSE IT'S REALLY, I MEAN,
IT'S REALLY BOTCHY. THE WAY
SIDEWALKS AND THE BOULEVARD
THERE IS BEING TORN U AND THE
GRASS IS BEING DESTROYED, AND
THE WALKS ARE BEING DESTROYED,
THAT ARE NOT, LIKE, WE DIDN'T
SIGN UP FOR THAT PART. THE
WATER LINE STUFF IS COOL, BUT
I'M WORRIED ABOUT WHAT THAT'S
GOING TO MEAN FOR A BUNCH OF
OTHER RESIDENTS NAMING AS I AM
DRIVING THROUGH COMMUNITY AND
WATCHING A LOT OF THE THINGS
THAT ARE HAPPENI ON THE
STREETS AND STUFF. AND WE WANT
OUR STREETS AND OUR SIDEWALKS TO
BE BEAUTIFUL. WE WANT TO HAVE
NICE, GOOD STREETS FOR PEOPLE TO
DRIVE UP AND DOWN SO THEY'RE NOT
TEARING UP THE RIMS AND SHOCKS
AND STUFF ON THEIR CARS AND ALL
THAT STUFF. WE WANT PEOPLE TO
HAVE NICE SIDEWALKS THAT ARE
WIDENED AND CLEANED AND PEOPLE
CAN ROLL THROUGH, WALK THROUGH,
WHATEVER THE SITUATION IS BASED
ON THEIR AMBULATORY NEEDS AND
WHAT HAVE YOU, BUT I DO HAVE
SOME CONCERNS AND I THINK THAT
THIS SHOULD DEFINITELY BE A
SHARED RESPONSIBILITY OR AT
LEAST AN ASK. SO DO YOU WANT
THIS TREE HERE? IF YOU WANT
THIS TREE HERE, THESE ARE MY
RESPONSIBILITIES AND OVERSIGHT
THAT I'M GOING TO HAVE OVER THE
TREE, AND THIS IS YOUR
RESPONSIBILITY AS THE HOME OWNER
THAT THE OVERSIGHT YOU NEED TO
HAVE OVER THIS TREE AND HOW
WE'RE GOING TO MAKE THOSE
AGREEMENTS ON THE FRONT END.
THAT WAY IT MINIMIZES THE
CONFUSION ON THE BACK END, AND
THEN PEOPLE HAVE THE RIGHT TO
CHOOSE. THOSE ARE JUST MY
THOUGH. THE END.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER
VETAW?
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I WANTED
TO QUICKLY MAKE SURE WE GOT ON
THE RECORD THAT LEGALLY WE HAVE
TO TAKE THE LOWEST BID. WE
DON'T HAVE THE OPTION TO PICK
AND CHOOSE WHO ARE OFFERING THE
SERVICES. WE HAVE TO TAKE THE
LOWEST BUSINESS AS A COUNCIL AND
CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS.
>> THANK YOU. I DID -- AND
COUNCIL MEMBER WARREN?
>> MAY I, CHAIR? I WANTED TO
ASK MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUE A
QUESTION. IF WE TAKE THE LOWEST
BID AND THEY ARE NOT DOING THE
BEST JOB, WHAT ROLE DO WE GET TO
PLAY IN THAT?
>> THE ROLE WE GET TO PLAY IN
THAT IS HOLDING WHOEVER IS DOING
THE SERVICE ACCOUNTABLE. SO IF
YOU LIVE AT A PROPERTY AND YOU
NOTICE THAT THERE'S SHODDY WORK
OR SOMETHING THAT IS DONE,
BEFORE THOSE PEOPLE LEAVE, THOSE
THINGS HAVE TO BE REPORTED. WE
HAVE TO MAKE SURE THEY FIX IT.
BUT LEGALLY, WE CAN'T SAY, I
LIKE THIS -- I MEAN, THAT WOULD
BE US GIVING PREFERENCE. THAT
WOULD BE ME -- THAT WOULD GIVE
ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SAY, MY
COUSIN DOES IT BETTER. OR I
LOOIC THIS COMPANY BETTER, SO
I'M GOING TO PICK THEM INSTEAD
OF THEM. LEGALLY WE CANNOT DO
THAT.
WE HAVE TO ACCEPT THE LOWEST
BID, AND WE HAVE TO HOLD THE
FOLKS ACCOUNTABLE WHO WE'VE
ACCEPTED AND SAY THIS WAS NOT A
GOOD JOB. YOU LEFT AND THERE
WERE -- SOMEONE SAID
FINGERPRINTS OR HAND PRINTS OR
LIKE WHATEVER IN -- THAT NEEDS
TO BE REPORTED TO US AND THEN AS
A CITY, WE NEED TO GET THOSE
CONTRACTORS BACK OUT TO DO THE
JOB. THAT IS THE ROLE WE WANT
RESIDENTS TO PAY. PAY ATTENTION
TO THE SERVICE YOU ARE GETTING.
OKAY TO SAY THIS DOES NOT LOOK
GOOD. THAT WAS BAD.
I HEARD A MAN UP HERE WHO
CLEARLY KNOW WHAT IS THIS KIND
OF WORK WAS TALKING ABOUT. HE
WAS TALKING ABOUT A RING OR NOT
A RING. THOSE ARE THE THINGS
YOU HAVE TO REPORT BACK TO THE
COUNCIL MEMBER, TO 311, TO WHAT
WE KNOW THAT THE PROJECT IS NOT
GOING WELL.
>> I FEEL LIKE I HAVE LEARNED A
LOT FROM FOLKS HERE.
UNFORTUNATELY, THERE IS NO MORE
QUESTIONS. THE PUBLIC HEARING
IS CLOSED. BUT YOU CAN REACH
OUT TO YOUR -- TO ANY COUNCIL
MEMBER, BUT YOU SHOULD
SPECIFICALLY REACH OUT TO YOUR
COUNCIL MEMBER AND THEY ARE
HAPPY TO ADVOCATE FOR YOU.
I HAVE LEARNED A LITTLE
SOMETHING ABOUT THE WAY WE RAN
THIS MEETING AS WELL AS SOME
IDEAS GOING FORWARD ABOUT HOW
THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS ARE, SO
THANK YOU, EVERYONE, WHO CAME
OUT HERE TO SPEAK TO US TODAY
DURING THE WORK DAY. WE REALLY
APPRECIATE IT. I KNOW IT IS NOT
EASY TO GET OUT HERE. SO SEEING
NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, I'LL MOVE
APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM.
AND CAN THE CLERK CALL THE ROLL
ACTUALLY?
>> COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW.
>> AYE.
>> WARREN.
>> AYE.
>> CHOWDHURY.
>> AYE.
>> AND CHAIR STEVENSON.
>> AYE.
>> WE HAVE FOUR YAY YA
>> THAT MOTION CARRIES. WE HAVE
ONE DISCUSSION, BUT WE HAVE A
COUNCIL MEMBER WHO NEEDS TO
LEAVE, SO I DID WANT TO ASK
STAFF FOR ENCOROME SOLUTIONS.
IS THIS SOMETHING THAT WE NEED
THE PRESENTATION ON OR CAN WE
POSTPONE THIS TO C.O.W.?
I JUST WANT TO HEAR AND MAKE
SURE IF WE POSTPONE IT, THAT IS
NOT RUINING ANYTHING FOR
ANYBODY.
IS THERE STAFF HERE TO SPEAK TO
THAT?
>> COUNCIL MEMBER STEVENSON,
THIS IS WILL SCHAFER,
INTERAGENCY COORDINATOR FOR
PUBLIC WORK. WE HAVE POSTPONE
TO C.O.W. NEXT TUESDAY AT 1:30,
CORRECT?
>> YES.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I WILL MOVE THAT WE POSTPONE
-- I'M SO SORRY, CHAIR
STEVENSON. BECAUSE OF THE
PRIMARY ON THE 11th, IT WILL
ACTUALLY BE ON THE MONDAY AT
1:30. SO IT WILL BE AUGUST 10
AT 1:30. THAT IS WHEN COMMITTEE
OF THE WHOLE IS SCHEDULED.
>> OKAY. SO AUGUST 10 AT 1:30,
LOOKING AT STAFF TO MAKE SURE
THAT STILL WORKS.
AUGUST 10 AT 1:30, LET'S
POSTPONE THAT ITEM TO THERE.
AND THEN FOR THE C&I WORK PLAN,
CAN WE JUST -- I DON'T KNOW IF
WE CAN BUNDLE THESE TOGETHER OR
NOT OR TAKE SEPARATE VOTES AND
JUST APPROVE IT AND MOVE ON.
>> YOU CAN MOVE BOTH OF THEM AT
ONCE.
>> OKAY.
>> AND COUNCIL MEMBER, IF IT'S
ALL RIGHT, FOR THE C&I WORK PLAN
F THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE
WANTED AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE
PRESENTATION AND COUNCIL MEMBERS
TO WEIGH IN ON, WE COULD ALSO DO
THAT AT THE NEXT C&I MEETING.
>> I HAVE A SMALL PRESENTATION,
BUT IT'S NOT THE BIGGEST THING
IN THE WORLD. SO WE CAN JUST
APPROVE IT AND MOVER ON. WE
POSTPONED IT, I THINK, BEFORE,
ALREADY, SO LET'S JUST GET IT
DONE. LET'S TAKE UP BOTH OF
THESE TOGETHER.
MOVING ITEM, WHAT IS THIS? 19.
19 TO C.O.W. NEXT MONDAY THAT WE
SPECIFIED. AND THEN APPROVING
THE WORK PLAN. ALL THOSE IN
FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED?
THAT MOTION CARRIES.
AND I BELIEVE, CLERKS, THAT
CONCLUDES OUR BUSINESS? ALL
RIGHT. THANK YOU.
[GAVEL]
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