##VIDEO ID:mfNsSVTrNk4## [GAVEL]  >> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS ELLIOTT PAYNE. I'M THE PRESIDENT OF MINNEAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL. BEFORE WE CONVENE OUR MEETINGER  WE HAVE ONE MEETING OF AN  HONORARY RESOLUTION. THIS RESOLUTION IS RECOGNIZING  LISA BROCK FOR HER SERVICE AND  DEDICATION TO THE CITY, AND I  WILL WELCOME COUNCIL MEMBER  OSMAN AND ELLISON AND CLERK CARL FOR THIS RESOLUTION. ALL RIGHT. HONORING LISA BROCK FOR HER  SERVICE AND DEDICATION TO THE  CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. ON JANUARY 4, 2010, LISBROCK  BEGAN HER EMPLOYMENT FOLLOWING  THE ELECTION OF KEVIN WRIGHT TO  THE WARD 1 OFFICE AND CAPABLY  SERVED THE CONSTITUENTS OF WARD  1 FOR 1 YEARS AGO, THANK YOU  VERY MUCH. SHE EARNED HER MASTER'S DEGREE  IN ENGE WILLISH FROM THE  UNIVERSITY OF MINSOTA AND WAS  EMPLOYED AS A CORPORATE MANAGER  IN A FREELANCE ARTS WRITER FOR  THE STAR TRIBUNE PRIOR TO HER  TENURE AT THE CITY OF  MINNEAPOLIS. >> WHEREAS, MS. BROCK WAS PROMOTED JANUARY 2021 AS A  LEGISLATIVE CLERK IN THE CITY  OFFICE, CITY CLERK, AND HAS  PROVIDED A PROFESSIONAL  SECRETARYIAL SVICE FOR THE  CITY COUNCIL AND THE COMMITTEES, ALONG WITH THE BOARD OF ESTIMATE D TAXATION, INSURING ACCESS TO THE CITY LEGISLATIVE PROCESS FOR THE CITY ELECTED OFFICIALS, CITY STAFF, AND RESIDENTS. SHE'S VALUED AND TRUSTED TEAM  LEADER AND MENTOR TO THE  NEWLY-HIRED CLERKS. EVEN THOUGH SHE JOKINGLY TELLS  HER COLLEAGUES THAT WHILE THERE  IS N"I" IN TEAM, THERE IS ALSO NO TEAM IN LISA. >> WHEREAS, MS. BROCK HAS TILL  GENTLY WORKED TO PROVIDE POLICY  MAKER, DEPARTMENTS AND THE  PUBLIC WITH ACCESS TO THE  OFFICIAL ACTSND DECISIONS OF  THE CITY GOVERNMENT BY ASSISTING IN THE PREPARATION, PROCESSING,  PUBLYCATION, AND PRESERVATION OF A VARIE OF PUBLIC RECORDS  INCLUDING MAINTENANCE OF THE  CITY CHARTER AND CODE OF  ORDINANCES, AS WELL AS HAVING  SERVED ON DEPARTMENTAL WORK  GROUPS TO DEVELOP A NEW  CONSTITUENT TRACKING SYSTEM AND  A TRAINING MANUAL FOR APPOINTED  BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS ANG  VARIOUS OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS,  AND --  WHEREAS, MS. BROCK STAYS  PHYSICALLY ACTIVE BY  PARTICIPATING IN THE CITY  SPONSORED FITNESS ACTIVITIE  ALONG WITH ENCOURAGING COWORKERS TO REGULARLY ATTEND WORKOUT  CLASSES AND WAS RECOGNIZED IN  JANUARY 2024 AS THE FITNESS  CENTER MEMBER OF THE MONTH --  APPLAUSE TO THAT. HER FAVORITE WORKOUT SONG IS  "GREENBACK BOOGIE" BUT IMMA  ROBOT. AND SHE ENJOYS INDOOR ROCK  CLIMBING AND CROSS COUNTRY  SKII OR CROSS COUNTRY FALLING  DOWN IN THE WINTER MONTHS. AND WHEREAS, MS. BROCK LOOKS  FORWARD TO SPENDING MORE TIME  WITH HER FAMILY, HER HUSBAND,  SON, AND SOON TO BE  DAUGER-IN-LAW AS WELL AS  TRAVELLING WITH HER FAMILY A  WELL-EARNED REWARD FOR THE  DEVOTED CITY O MINNEAPOLIS AND  ITS RESIDENTS. >> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT  RESOLVED, THAT THE MAYOR AND  CITY COUNCIL DOEREBY  CONGRATULATE LISA BROCK FOR HER  15 YEARS OF SERVICE AND  COMMITMENT TO THE CITY OF  MINNEAPOLIS AND PRESENT THIS  HONORARY RESOLUTION TOGETHER  WITH THEIR MOST SINCERE THANKS  AND APPRECIATION AND WISH HER  HAPPINESS, FULFILLMENT IN HER  RETIREMENT AND FUTURE ENDEAVORS. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY  ANYTHING, LISA?    SURE. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO THANK YOU,  ALL, AND TO SAY THAT IT HAS BEEN -- THERE HAS NOT BEEN A DAY THAT I HAVE COME TO WORK FOR THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS THAT I HAVE NOT  FELT BLESSED AND GRATEFUL TO BE  ABLE TO BE HERE. MY TEAM, MY COLLEAGUES,  EVERYBODY THAT WORKS IN THE  CITY, MY FAMILY WHO SUPPORTED  ME, THANK YOU ALL. >> THANK YOU. MR. CARL?   >> YEAH, SURE. >> LISA, ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE CLERK'S OFFICE AND THE CITY  COUNCIL, THE LEGISLATIVE  DEPARTMENT TODAY, YOU'VE BEEN AN EXCELLENT MEMBER AS THE  PRESIDENT SAID. YOU STARTED OUT IN THE COUNCIL  SIDE RUNNING THE WARD ONE OFFICE AND TAKING CARE OF EVERYONE. YOU MOVED THAT SPIRIT TO THE  CLERK'S OFFICE AND I'M MOST  GRATEFUL FOR THE FACT THAT NOT  ONLY DID YOU QUICKLY BECOME ONE  OF THE MOST RELIABLE CLERKS, BUT THE MENTORSHIP AND THE  DEVELOPMENT YOU BROUGHT TO NEW  CLERKS ON AND THE FRIENDSHIP  THAT YOU'VE GIVEN TO EVERYONE  THAT YOU ENCOUNTER THRGHOUT  THE CITY WHETHER IN THE  DEPARTMENT OR NOT, YOU ARE A  STEADY, RELIABLE, CALM PRESENCE  IN THE CITY AND IN OUR  DEPARTMENT. AND W WILL MISS THAT, BUT WE  WISH YOU SO MUCH HAPPINESS IN  YOUR NEXT ADVENTURE. WE KNOW WE'LL BE TOUCH WITH YOU  IN THE FUTURE, SO BEST OF WISS AND THANK YOU. I KNOW JACKIE AND KEN WILL WANT  TO SAY THINGS, SO I WILL RUN THE MIC DOWN TO JACKIE AND MAYBE KEN CAN GRAB ONE FROM HERE. >> WOW. I TOLD CASEY I'M NOT GOOD AT  PUBLIC SPEAKING AND I MIGHT  START CRYING. IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE. WE LOVE YOU AND JUST GOOD LUCK. >> SO I JUST WANT TO SAY OTHE  RECORD BECAUSE COUNCIL IS ALL  ABOUT BEING ON THE RECORD, THAT  I AM DEEPLY GOING TO MISS LISA  BECAUSE SHE IS -- SO WE HAVE  BEEN IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE FOR  ROUGHLY THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME. HOWEVER, SHE HAS BREADTH OF  KNOWLEDGE THAT I JUST DO NOT  HAVE AND VERY BIG SHOES TO FILL  AND SHE READS OVER ALL MY  ACTIONS AND REPORTS AND FINDS  LTIPLE ERRORS THAT I SHOULD  CATCH AT THIS POINT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT I AM GOING TO  DO WITHOUT YOU, BUT I WILL  FIGURE OUT A WAY TO SOLDIER ON  AND I AM SO EXCITED FOR YOU. >> I WILL JUST ADD, LISA AND I,  I STARTED WORKING FOR COUNCIL  MEMBER AS WELL LIKE LISA DID, SO I WORKED WITH HER IN THE  TRENCHES WITH COUNCIL MEMBERS  FOR THREE YEARS, SO GOT TO KNOW  LISA IN THAT CAPACITY BEFORE WE  BOTH TRANSITIONED TO THE CLERK'S FICE. I HAVE ALWAYS HAD A SPECIAL  KINSHIP WITH HER BECAUSE WE WERE BOTH ENGLISH MAJORS. WE'RE BOTH PROOFREADING  EVERYTHING YOU DO, AND JUDGING  YOU FOR YOUR GRAMMATICAL ERRORS. AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO,  BUT YES, BEST OF LUCK IN THE  FUTURE, LISA. AND WE'LL, YOU KNOW -- STAY IN  TOUCH. >> WELL, AN OFF-THE-CUFF  COMMENT, BUT I'LL STATE THE  OBVIOUS. FIRST OF ALL, YOU SERVED WARD  ONE SO, SO WELL. SECOND OF ALL, AND EVERYONE  KNOWS THIS, YOU MADE ME LOOK WAY MUCH BETTER THAN I WAS. SO I'M VERY GRATEFUL FOR THAT  FOREVER. BUT I ALSO SAY THA I KNOW FOR A FACT WHAT YOU STATED IS SO TRUE. YOU LOVE THE CITY. AND I KNEW EVERY DAYOU HONORED SERVING IT, AND YOU DID IT  ABSOLUTELY SO WELL. THANK YOU. >> I JUST WANTED TO ADD THANK  YOU, KEVIN, FOR BRINGING LISA  INTO THE FOLD AND BRINGING YOU  INTO CITY HALL. AND I WANTED TO JUST SAY TO ADD  ON TO THE CLERK'S COMMENTS, YOU  NOT ONLY BROUGHT, YOU KNOW,  FRIENDSHIP AND MENTORSHIP TO THE CLERKS BUT ALSO TO OUR STAFF AND TO US. WHEN WE COME BOO OFFICE  REPRESENTING OUR VARIOUS WARDS,  WE COME INTO OFFICE WI A  CERTAIN MISSION IN OUR MIND  ABOUT HOW THIS JOB IS GOING TO  GO, AND WE RUN RHT INTO SORT  OF THE TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF THIS JOB. WE RUN RIGHT INTO MAYBE NOT  ALWAYS KNOWING EXACTLY HOW TO  EXECUTE OUR VISION. WE CAN'T DOHIS JOB WITHOUT THE CLERKS. WE CAN'T DO OUR -- OUR STAFF  CAN'T DO THEIR JOBS WITHOUT THE  CLERKS. IT'S HOW THEY MAKE US LOOK  BETTER THAN WE ACTUALLY ARE, AND SO YOU EXTENDED THAT MENTORSHIP, THAT DEVELOPMENT, AND THAT  FRIENDSHIP TO OUR STAFFND TO  US AS WELL. AND THAT'S GOING TO BE SORELY  MISSED. SO THANK YOUO MUCH FOR YOUR  SERVICE TO THE CITY. [APPLAUSE] >> AT THIS TIME, I'M GOING TO  CALL THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE  CITY COUNCIL FOR DECEMBER 12 TO  ORDER. THE CLERK WILL CL THE ROLL. >> COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. >> PRESENT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS. >> PRESENT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. >> A PRESENT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. PRESENT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. PRESENT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN. >> PRESENT >> COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. >> PRESENT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. >> PRESENT. >> COUNCIL MEMBE VETAW. >> PRESENT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. >> HERE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. >> PRESENT. >> VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. >> PRESENT. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE. >> PRESENT. >> THERE ARE 13 MEMBERS PRESENT. >> LET THE RECORD REFCT WE  HAVE A QUORUM. BEFORE WE BEGIN THE MEETING, I  WANT TO OFFER A FRIENDLY  REMINDER TO ALL MEMBERS AND  STAFF THAT THIS MEETING IS  BROADCAST LIVE TO ENABLE GREATER PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. THE  BROADCAST INCLUDES REAL-TIME  CAPTIONING AS A FURTHER METHOD  TO INCREASE THACCESSIBILITY OF OUR PROCEEDINGS TO THE  COMMUNITY. THEREFORE, ALL  SPEAKERS NEETO BE MINDFUL OF  THE RATE OF THEIR SPEECH SO THAT OUR CAPTIONERS CAN FULLY CAPTURE AND TRANSCRIBE ALL COMMENTS FOR  THE BROAAST. WE ASK ALL  SPEAKERS TO MODERATE THE SPEED  AND CLARITY OF THEIR COMMENTS. WITH THAT THE AGENDA FORTODAY'S MEETING IS BEFORE US. I HAVE ONE PROPOSED AMENDMENT  WHICH IS CONSIDERING -- THE  CONGRATULATION OF MAYOR FREY'S  VETO OF THE 2025 GENERAL  APPROPRIATION RESOLUTION WHICH I PROPOSE WE ADD AS UNFINISHED  BUSINESS NUMBER FOUR. THAT MOTION IS PRINTED OUT SO WE HAVE THE RECORD OF THAT. AND MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE AGENDA INCLUDING THAT  AMENDMENT?   >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. >> COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY, AYE. >> JENKINS, AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO,  AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY. AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN, AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN, AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ, AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW, AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON, AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI, AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI, AYE. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE, AYE. >> THERE ARE 13 AYES. >> THAT CARRIES AND FINALLY THE  REFERRAL OF PETITIONS,  COMMUNICATIONS AND REPORTS TO  PROPER COMMITTEES. MAY I HAVE THAT MOTION?   >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY, AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS, AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO,  AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY,  AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMR CASHMAN, AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE, YAY. >> COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW, AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON, AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI, AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI,  PRESIDENT PAIN, AYE.  THERE ARE 13 YAY YAYS. >> THAT CARRIES AND THE MATTER  IS REFERRED. THE NEXT ITEM IS THE  PRESENTATION OF REPORTING FROM  STANDING COMMITTEES. WE HAVE ONE REPORT FROM THE  COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WHICH  WILL BE PRESENTED BY THE CHAIR,  COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. >> THA YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT  PAYNE. THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE IS  FORWARDING FOUR ITEMS TODAY. IE TUM ONE I APPOINTED BOARD  AND COMMISSIONS ADMINISTRATIVE  REFORMS, DISSOLVES THE ANIMAL  CARE AND CONTROL ADVISORY BOARD  T VIOLENCE PREVENTION STEERING  COMMITTEE AND THE FUTURO LATINO  EMPOWERMENT COMMISSION. TWO IS THE MINNEHAHA CREEK  WATERSHED DISTRICT BOARD OF  MANAGERS APPOINTMENT. THREE IS ALLEY FUNDING AND  REPAIR SCHEDULE LEGISLATIVE  DIRECTIVE. AND ITEM FOUR IS CONSIDERING A  CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH AXON  ENTERPRISE FOR TASER-10 RELATED  PRODUCTS AND VIRTUAL REALITY  SERVICES AND THIS ITEM WAS FORW  RECOMMENDATION. HOWEVER T FISCAL NOTE ON THE  AXON TASER 10 CONTRACT HAS BN  REVISED PER DISCUSSION IN  YESTERDAY'S COMMITTEE OF THE WH  LANGUAGE AND ASSUMPTIONS HAVE  BEEN CLARIFIED PER THE BUDGET  OFFICE'S ADVICE. WITH THAT SAID, I WILL MOVELL  FOUR ITEMS FOR APPROVAL. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ HAS  MOVED APPROVAL FOR T  COMMITTEE'S REPORT. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION?  SEEING NONE, THE CLERK WILL CALL THE  ROLL. AWE COUNCIL MEMBER NSLEY, AYE. >> JENKINS, AYE. PALMISANO, AYE. CHOWDHURY, AYE. CASHMAN, AYE. OSMAN, AYE. RAINVILLE, AYE. CHAVEZ, AYE. VETAW, AYE. ELLISON, AYE. KOSKI, AYE. VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI, AYE. PRESIDENT PAYNE, AYE. >> THERE ARE 13 AYES. >> THAT CARRIES AND THE REPORT  IS ADOPTED. THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES. THAT COMPLETES THE REPORTS FROM  OUR AGENDA. THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS  THE INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL  CALENDAR. COUNCIL MEMBERS CASHMAN AND  CHUGHTAI MOVE TO INTRODUCE THE  SUBJECT MATTER OF AN ORDINANCE  AMENDING APPENDIX C-1 OF THE  MINNEAPOLIS CODE OF ORDINANCES  RELATED TO THE CENTER POINT  ENERGY GAS FRANCHISE, FOR THE  FIRST READING AND REFERRAL TO  THE CLIMATE AND INFRASTRUCTURE  COMMITTEE, REPEALING THE  EXISTING FRANCHISE ORDINANCE FO  PASSING A NEW ONE. SECOND, COUNCIL MEMRS CASHMAN  AND CHUGHTAI MOVE TO INTRODUCE  THE SUBJECT MATTER OF AN  ORDINANCE AMENNG APPENDIX D-1  OF THE MINNEAPOLIS CODE OF  ORDINANCES RELATED TO THE EL  ENERGY ELECTRIC FRANCHISE FOR  FIRST READING AND REFERRAL TO  THE CLOUDY SKY MALL AND  INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE,  REPEALING THE EXISTING FRANCHISE AND PASSING A NEW ONE. THIS ORDINANCE WAS INTENDED TO  BE NOTICED AT THE LAST MEETING  ALONG WITH THE GAS FRANCSE  ORDINANCE BUT WAS LEFT OFF THE  AGENDA DUE TO A CLERICAL ERROR. UNANIMOUS CONSENT IS NEEDED TO  BYPASS NOTICE. FINALLY, COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY  MOVES TO INTRODUCE THE SUBJECT  MATTER OF THE ORDINANCE FOR THE  HOUSING MAINED MAINTENAN CODE  PROHIBITING THE USE OF  ALGORITHMIC DEVICES TO ADVE  LANDLORDS OR VACANCY OR RENTAL  RATES. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE  INTRODUCTIONS?  I WILL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. >> THANK YO PRESIDENT PAYNE. I JUST WANTED TO GIVE CONTEXT TO THE ITEM I AM INTRODUCING OR  NOTICING WHICH IS THE USE OF  ALGORITHMS IN RENTAL RATES ORDI. COLLEAGUES, YOU MAY HAVE SEEN  THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF  JUSTICE IS TAKING LEGAL ACTION  AGAINST THE COMPANY REAL PAGE IN CONJUNCTION WITH BIPARTISAN  COALITION SUPPORT COMPRISED OF  BOTH STATE AND FEDERAL LEADERS. REAL PAGE IS A SERVICE FOR  LANDLORDS THAT RECOMMENDS RENT  LEVELS BASED ON ALGORITHMS, AND  ACCORDING TO REAL PAGE'S OWN  DATA, OR 7% OF RENTAL UNITS  MANY MINNEAPOLIS USE REALPAGE,  AND MINNEAPOLIS LANDLORDS REAL  PAGE IS RECOMMENDED RENT LEVEL  46% OF THE TIME. THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE IS  SUING REAL PAGE ON THE GROUNDS  THAT IT IS VIOLATING BOTH  ANTITRUST AND CONSUMER  PROTECTION LAWS BY ESSENTIALLY  ARTIFICIALLY MANIPULATING THE  MARKET TO DRIVE UP RENT. SO I AM GIVING NOTICE OF INTENT  TO INTRODUCE AN ORDINANCE TO BAN THE USE OF ALGORITHMIC SETTING  FOR RENT SETTING FOR MINNEAPOLIS LANDLORDS. THIS IS A SIMPLE CONSUMER  PROTECTION POLICY T IMPLEMENT  AS PART OF A GROWING NATIONAL M  CORPORATIONS FROM HARMING  RENTERS FOR THEIR OWN PROFIT. THAT SAID, I WOULD LIKE TO  REQUEST THAT COUNCIL MEMBER  CHAVEZ BE ADDED AS A CO-AUTHOR  AS HE'S ALSO BEEN IN  CONVERSATIONS WITH HOUSING  ADVOCATES AND RENTERS INIS  WARD ABOUT HOW THIS IS IMPACTING HOUSING CONDITIONS IN HIS  RESPECTIVE NEIGHBORHOODS, TOO. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT. CLERKS, DO YOU GOT THAT?  ALL  RIGHT, GREAT. SEEING NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, I  WILL WILL HAVE THE CLERKS CALL  -- OH, MR. CLERK?   >> MISTAKE. SORRY.>> OKAY. >> I'LL HAVE THE CLERK CALL THE  ROLL. >> WONSLEY, AYE. JENKINS, AYE. PALMISANO, AYE. CHOWDHURY, AYE. CASHMAN, AYE. OSMAN, AYE. RAINVILLE, AYE. CHAVEZ, AYE. VETAW, AYE. ELLISON, AYE. KOSKI, AY VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI, AYE. PRESIDENT PAYNE, AYE. >> THERE ARE 13 AYE. THAT CARRIES AND THESE MATTERS  WILL BE REFERRED TO THE  RESPECTIVE COMMITTEES IN THE  NEXT CYCLE. THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS  RESOLUTIONS AS SHOWN ON THE  AGENDA, WE HAVE ONE HONORARY  RESOLUTION. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS --  THERE'S TWO HONORARY  RESOLUTIONS. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR  COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS? MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT. >> S MOVED. >> THE CLERK -- IS THERE A  SECOND?   >> SECOND. >> THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. >> COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY, AYE. JENKINS,AYE. PALMISANO, AYE. CHOWDHURY, AYE. CAMAN, AYE. OSMAN, AYE. RAINVILLE, AYE. CHAVEZ, AYE. VETAW, AYE. ELLISON, AYE. KOSKI, AYE. VICE PRESIDENT CHHTAI, AYE. PRESIDENT PAYNE, AYE. >> THERE ARE 13 AYES. >> THAT CARRIES. AND THOSE RESOLUTIONS A  ADOPTED. WE HAVE A NUMBER OF UNFINISHED  BUSINESS ITEMS. OURIRST IS CONSIDERATION OF  THE 2025 AND WAGE SEDULES FOR  APPOINTED EMPLOYEE GROUP. THIS ITEM WAS POSTPONED FROTHE DECEMBER 5 COUNCIL MEETING AS  THIS WAS REPORTED OUT OF THE  BUDGET COMMITTEE. I WILL RECOGNIZE THAT  COMMITTEE'S CHAIR, VICE  PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI FOR A MOTION. >> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I WILL MOVE TO DENY THE SALARY  INCREASES. >> IS THERE A SECOND?   >> SECOND. >> IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION?   COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. >> COLLEAGUES, THE ONLY NET  REDUCTION DURING THIS WE'S  BUDGET DELIBERATIONS THAT THIS  BODY MADE OTHER THAN PUTTING OFF THE ERP SOFTWARE IMPLEMENTATION  WAS A $60000 REDUCTION AT THE  EXPENSE OF DENYING A COST OF  LIVING INCREASE TO 161 CITY  STAFF AND THEIR STEP INCREASES. PEOPLE SERVING IN THE PUBLIC  SECTOR JOBS UNDERSTAND THIS,UT FOR THOSE THAT DON'T, THIS IS  ABOUT THE PROGRESSION OF A  CAREER IN A PUBLIC SECTOR FIELD  WHERE BOSSES DON'T CALL YOU INTO THEIR OFFICE O GIVE ANNUAL  RAISES PER SE. YOU GET COST OF LIVING  ADJUSTMENTS, AND YOU GET STEP  PROGRESSION IN YOUR PUBLIC  SECTOR CAREER. YOU KNOW, WHAT IS THE COST OF  THAT?  I'M NOT SURE. WE'RE YET TO KNOW THE COST OF  DENYING OUR EMPLOYEES THEIR COST OF LIVING INCREASE. I WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT'S NOT A  RAISE. THAT WAS THE COST OF WHAT WE DID IN EVERY NEGOTIATED LABOR  CONTRACT ON AVERAGE, 4%. WHAT IS THE COST OF DEMORALIZED  EMPLOYEES?  WHAT WILL BE THE  COST OF REPLACING SOME OF THESE  DICATED WORKERS WHO BRING AN  INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF  UNTRANSFERABLE, HISTORICAL  KNOWLEDGE, WHO DON'T FEEL VALUED AND CHOOSE TO FIND OTHER  EMPLOYMENT WHERE THEY ARE  VALUED. ALL WE HAVE DONE HERE IS KICK A  BUDGET CRISIS DOWN THE ROAD AND  YOU'RE DOING SO AT THE EXPENSE  OF THESE EMPLOYEES. I GREATLY OBJECT TO THIS MOTION. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE. >> THANK YOU. I AM GOING TO VOTE NO ON THIS. I JUST FIND THIS TO BE IN REALLY POOR TASTE TO DO THIS COST OF  LIVING ADJUSTMENT, IT DOES A  DISSERVICEO THE EMPLOYEES AN  SENDS A STRONG SIGNAL THEY ARE  NOT VALUED. WE GAVE THIS TO OUR OWN  EMPLOYEES AND OUR AIDS, WE  SHOULD GIVE IT TO EVERYBODY  ELSE. IT IS A NORMAL PART OF BUSINESS  WORKING FOR THE ENTERPRISE. I WILL BE VOTING NO. I ENCOURAGE YOU TO ALSO CHANGE  YOUR VOTES AND VOTE NO AS WELL. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHUGHTAI. VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. >> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I JUST WANTED TO CORRECT THE  RECORD VERY BRIEFL THERE ARE SEVERAL REDUCTIONS  THAT WERE MADE TO THE 2025 CIT  BUDGET INCLUDING, YES, $5  MILLION REDUCTION TO THE  ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLATFORM  REPLACEMENT PROJECT AS WELL AS  $1 MILLION REDUCTION TO THE  TECHNOLOGY IMPVEMENT PLAN FOR  THINGS LIKE CONFERENCE ROOM  MODERNIZATION, AND THIS ITEM  THAT IS BEFORE US RIGHT NOW  ACCOUNTS FOR $1,070,000 SOME ODD DOLLARS REDUCTION TO THE OVERALL BUDGET. THANK YOU. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT  PAYNE. CAN YOU CLARIFY THE MOTION IN  FRONT OF US?   >> YES. THE MOTION IS TO DENY THE  SALARY. >> SO AYE IF YOU WANT TO DENY. THANK YOU. >> CORRECT. >> SEEING NO ONE ELSE IN QUEUE,  I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL ON THE MOTION TO DENY THE  SALARY ADSTMENT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY, AYE. JENKINS, NAY. PALMISANO, NO. CHOWDHURY, AYE. CASHMAN, AYE. OSMAN, AYE. RAINVILLE, NO. CHAVEZ, AYE. VETAW, NO. ELLISON, NO. KOSKI, NO. VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI, AYE. PRESIDENT PAYNE, AYE. THERE ARE SEVEN YAYS AND SIX  NAYS. >> THAT CARRIES AND THAT ITEM IS ADOPTED. OUR NEXT ITEM IS CONSIDERATION  OF THE ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF THE LETTER OF AGREEMENT WITH T  POLICE FEDERATION FOR CRITICAL  STAFFING OVERTIME. THIS WAS POSTPONED FROM THE  DECEMBER 5 COUNCIL MEETING, AND  I WAS ABLE TO FOLLOW-UP WITH OUR LABOR RELATIONS DIRECTOR, OUR  CITY ATTORNEY, AND THE POLICE  CHIEF ON THIS. MY BIG QUESTION WAS, WAS THERE  AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO SOME  REFORMS AROUND THIS LETTER OF  AGREEMENT IN CONSULTATION WITH  L THOSE CONVERSATIONS,  PARTICULARLY WITH THE CITY  ATTORNEY, THIS GOES BACK TO OUR  ORIGINAL CONTRACT APPROVAL  AROUND THE DISCOURSE AROUND DO  WE WANT TO BARIN REFORMS OR DO WE WANT TO DO THE REFORMS THAT  WE CAN DO BY-RIGHT THROUGH  MANAGEMENT. HAVING A DEEPER CONVERSATION  WITH THE CHIEF, HE'S ACTUALLY  FORWARDED ME SOME POLICY  LANGUAGE LATE LAST NIGHT BASED  AND SOME CONVERSIONS I HAD  PARTICULARLY AROUND MY CONCERNS  AROUND OFFICER WELLNESS AND  REFORMS WE WANT TO SEE AROUND  OFF-DUTY WORK. I CAN READ SOME OF THESE  AMENDMENTS TO THE POLICY, BUT I  THINK THE BIG ONE HERE IS THAT  OFF-DUTY EMPLOYMENT SHALL ONLY  BE CONSIDERE ONCE DEPARTMENT  DUTIES HAVE BEEN SATISFIED. THAT IS A NEW POLICY HE IS  PUTTING IN PLACE IN RESPONS TO  THAT CONVERSATION, AS WELL AS A  NUMBER OF OTHER REFORMS THAT I  CAN GET THIS DISTRIBUTED OUT TO  THE BODY. BUT JUST WANTED TO GIVE SOME OF  THAT CONTEXT AS TOHY THIS WAS  DELAYED. OTHERWISE, THIS ITEM WAS  REPORTED OUT OF THE  ADMINISTRATION AND ENTERPRISE  OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE, AND I WILL  REGNIZE THAT SMEE COMMITTEE'S  CHAIR, COUNCIL MEMBE WONSLEY,  FOR A MOTION. >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. I WILL LEAVE -- I BELIEVE THIS  ITEM WAS REFERRED TO THIS  COMMITTEE WITHOUT  RECOMMENDATION. SO WE CAN JUST TAKE UP THE ITEM. >> SO COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY HAS MOVED APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM. IS THERE A SECOND?   >> SECOND. >> IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION?   VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. >> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I AM WONDERING IF IT MIGHT BE  POSSIBLE FOR YOU TO JUST EXPLAIN SOME OF THE OTHER POLICY REFORMS BRIEFLY HERE. >> SURE, HAPPY TO. WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO DO THAT  FIRS COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE? OR WOULD YOU LIKE TO JUMP IN?   MICROPHONE. >> YOU KNOW I SPEAK BRIEFLY, SO  I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR  TAKING THE TIME TO GET YOUR  QUESTIONS ASKED, TO DIG DEEP IN  GRATEFUL FOR THE OFFICER  WELLNESS PART. AS AN UNDERSTAFFED POLICE FORCE, WE DON'T WANT THEM TO BE  OVERWORKED AND BE TIRED AND BE  MAKING BAD DECISIONS BECAUSE  THEY'RE TIRED. SO I APPRECIAT YOU SPENDING THE TIME ON THE OFFICER WELLNESS  PORTION. >> THANK YOU. >> I WILL READ JUST THE  HIGHLIGHTED PORTIONS THAT WERE  AMENDED IN THE POLICY. SO OTHER DEPARTMENT DUTIES SHALL BE PRIORITIZED AFTER THE  EMPLOYEE'S PRIMARY DUTY  ASSIGNMENT. IS INCLUDES ANY OVERTIME,  COURT, AND SPECIAL DUTY. OFF-DUTY EMPLOYMENT WILL BE  CONSIDERED ONCE DEPARTMENT  DUTIES HAVE BEEN SATISFIED. OFF-DUTY EMPLOYMENT, EMPLOYEES  SHALL NOT WORK OFF-DUTY  EMPLOYMENT IF DOING SO WILL  CAUSE THEMO BE IN VIOLATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE POLICY  INCLUDING THE ABOVE LIMITATION  ON HRS WORKED AND REQUIRED  REST PERIODS. EMPLOYEES WHO VIOLATE THE HOURS  EMPLOYMENT ARE SUBJECT TO  DISCIPLINE AS WELL AS HAVING  THEIR OFF-DUTY EMPLOYEE PRIVILEGES RESCINDED. VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI, IS THAT -- >> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. REALLY APPRECIATE YOU JUST  STATING THOSE BEFORE WE CONSIDER THIS ITEM. I WONDER IF IT'S POSSIBLE TO GET THAT LANGUAGE ADDED TO THE LIMS  FILE, TOO, FOR THE PUBLIC  RECORD. >> I WILL MAKE SURE TO GET THIS  FORWARDED TO THE CLERKS. >> THANK YOU. >> COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY?   >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. YEAH, I WISH I HAD THE  OPPORTUNIT TO HAVE SEEN THIS  RIGHT BEFORE NOW. IT'S HARD TO TRY TO PROCESS THIS IN REAL TIME AS YOU'RE READING  IT. ONE QUESTION THAT I IMMEDIATELY  HAD JUST FROM HEARING YOU READ  IT IS THIS POLICY CHANGE THAT  WAS SHARED WITH Y FROM THE  CHIEF ESSENTIALLY ALSO SAYING  THAT THE CHIEF BASICALLY HAS THE ABILITY TO DENY OFF-DUTY?   >> IT APPEAR THIS IS POLICY DOES GIVE THE CHIEF THE -- HAS THE  AUTHORITY TO PUT SOME  LIMITATIONS ON THOSE SHIFTS. >> BUT IT'S NOT CLARIFIED IF IN  THE APPROVAL PROCESS ESSENTIALLY HE STILL HAS THE ABILITY TO  APPROVE OR DENY OR CITY ATTORNEYS MIGHT KNOW?   >> MADAM CITY ATTORNEY?   >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCIL  MEMBERS, SO I AM SORT OF  FRANTICALLY TRYING TO PULL UP  THE INJUNCTION LANGUAGE, BUT  THERE IS LANGUAGE IN THE  INJUNCTION THAT ESSENTIALLY SAYS THAT REGULATIONS THAT ARE  REQUIREDO -- I'M SORRY I AM  GOING OFF OF MY MEMORY, ARE  REQUIRED TO INSURE THAT OFF-DUTY DOESN'TNTERFERE WITH THE WORK  OF POLICE DEPARTMENT ARE  ALLOWABLE. >> RIGHT. I THINK, CITY ATTORNEY, YOU ARE  MENTIONING THINGS ABO THE  INJUNCTION. IT SEEMS LIKE WHAT WAS SHARED  WITH PRESIDENT PAYNE WAS  POTENTIA POLICY CHANGES THAT  MIGHT HAVE BEEN MADE RECENTLY AS IT PERTAINS TO OFF-DUTY. SO AGAIN, THIS SEEMS LIKE MAYBE  TOO SEPARATE THINGS THAT'S  HAPPENING. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCIL  MEMBER WONSLEY, I MEAN, I GUESS  MY POINT IS I'M NOT ACTUALLY  AWARE OF THOSE POLIC CHANGES. JUST HAPPEN TO NOT BE PLUGGED  INTO THAT, BUT THEY WOULD BE  ALLOWABLE FROM M PERSPECTIVE  UNDER THE INJUNCTION. SO I MEAN --  >> OKAY. >> THAT MAKES SSE TO ME. >> YEAH, I'LL ADD THIS WAS -- MY CONVERSATION WITH THE CHIEF JUST WITH EVERYTHING WE WERE DOING  WITH THE BUDGET DIDN'T HAPPEN  UNTIL YESTERDAY AFTERNOON OR SO. AND HE PROMISED HE WOULD GET ME  SOME NGUAGE. THAT DIDN'T COME UNTIL PRETTILY  LATE IN THE EVENING LAST NIGHT,  SO I ACTUALLY HAS THIS AGENDA  ITEM WAS COMING UP AND SEARCHING THE IN-BOX TO CONFIRM WHETHERE HAD SHARED THAT POLICY LANGUAGE. SO IT'S HAPPENING IN REAL TIME. >> AND THEN ALSO THE PROVISION  AROUND OFFICER WELLNESS BECAUSE  I KNOW MY OFFICE HAS BEEN IN  MULTIPLE COMMUNICATIONS WI THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AROUND  THIS PARTICULAR PROVISION  BECAUSE THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WHY IT WAS NOT  NECESSARILY, LIKE, IN FAVOR OF  THIS EXTENSION BECAUSE IT'S  STILL UNCLEAR OF WHAT SAFEGUARDS E BEING PUT IN PLACE TO MAKE  SURE WE'RE NOT PUTTING  OVERWORKED AND BASICALLY  OFFICERS, BASICALLY IN  CONTINUOUS ROTATION OUT IN THE  STREETS. AND WHEN WE HAVE THE  PRESENTAON IN THE A.O.  COMMITTEE, CHIEF ESSENTIALLY  SAID, THAT'S BASICALLY THE  REALITY THAT WE'RE IN WHERE I DO HAVE TO ESSENTIALLY PUT TIRED  OFFICERS ON THE STREETS BECAUSE  HE NAMED STAFFING CHALLEES. AND I DID ASK FOR A CLARIFYING  QUESTION, TOO, OF I KNOW, YOU  KNOW, FORMER INTERIM CHIEF HAD  PUT IN PLACE SOME MORE  RESTRICTIONS AROUND OVERTIME IN  REGARDS TO, LIKE, PROTECTING OR  SAFEGUARDING OFFICER WELLNESS,  AND I DO BELIEVE ONE OF THE  INITIAL ACTIONS THAT CHIEF  O'HARA DID TAKE UP WHEN HE FIRST TOOK ON THIS POSITION WAS  TUALLY ROLLING BACK SOME OF  THAT. AND IN COMMITTEE HE MENTIONED HE DID NOT. I DO BELIEVE THAT STILL IS THE  CASE. I DON'T THINK THAT WAS FACTUAL. SO I'M STILL UNCLEAR, AGAIN, OF  HOW, WHATEVER POLICY CHANGES  WERE SHARED WIT YOU, AND IF  THERE WAS ANYTHING AROUND  OFFICER WELLNESS BECAUSE IN MY  COMMUNICATIONS, IT STILL DIDN'T  FEEL CERTAIN OF, LIKE, HOW THIS  EXTENSION IS NOT FURTHER XAS  EXASPERATINGHE POTENTIAL RISK  OF US, AGAIN, NOT ONLY PUTTING  TIRED OFFICERS ON THE STREETS,  BUT TIRED OFFICERS CAN BE A HARM TO THEMSELVES OR TO CIVILIANS. AND WE'RE PUT IN A SITUATION  WHERE WE'RE PAYING MILLIONS OF  DOLLARS IN SOME LEVEL OF A  SETTLEMENT EITHETHROUGH PTSD  OR THROUGH A LEGAL SETTLEMENT TO A POTENTIAL VICTIM OF  ESSENTIALLY POLICE VIOLENCE. SO I WASN'T SURE IF THAT GOT  FULLY FLESHED OUT, TOO, AND ANY  CHANGES TO OFFICER WELLNESS AND  WHAT THEY SHARED WITH YOU. >> SO I RAISED THAT ISS WITH  THE CHIEF YESTERDAY IN MY  CONVERSATION WITH HIM AROUND MY  CONCERNS ABOUT THAT, AND  SPECIFICALLY AROUND THE CONCERN  THAT MY UNDERSTANDING WAS ALSO  THATE HAD MADE CHANGES TO THE  LIMITATIONS ON HOURS. >> MM-HMM. >> I ACTUALLY READ THE  AMENDMENTS HE ADDED TO THIS  POLICY, BUT THIS IS THE  LIMITATIONS ON HOURS POLICY. AND IN HERE, AND ACTLLY, IN  THE NUANCED CONVERSATION THAT WE HAD, BASICALLY THAT PREVIOUS  POLICY UNDER INTERIM CHIEF  HOUGHMAN WAS A LIMITATION OF  GIVEN HOURS IN A WORK WEEK, AND  HE EXPRESSED IT WAS A CHALLENGE  TO HOLD OFFICERS ACCOUNT TO  BELIEVE THAT BECAUSE THE PAY  PERIOD IS LONGER THAN ONE WORK  WEEK.SO IN READING THE POLICY A  WRITTEN RIGHT NOW, I WILL READ  THIS OUT LOUD FOR THE RECORD. TIME LIMITS AND REST  REQUIRENTS. TO SUPPORT PLEA EMPLOYEE  WELLNESS AND DEPARTMENT  READINESS, EMPLOYEES SHALL  OBSERVE THE FOLLOWING TIME  RESTRICTION. ONE, TOTAL WORK IN THE PAY  PERIOD. EMPLOYEES SHALL NOT WORK MORE  THAN 160 HOURS TOTAL IN A PAY  PERIOD, SO THAT'S IN ALIGNMENT  WITH THE LIMITATIONS OF THE PAY  PERIOD TRACKING, RATHER THAN THE ONE-WEEK TRACKING. TWO, DAY OFF EACH PAY PERIOD,  EMPLOYEES SHALL HAVE AT LEAST  ONE FULL 24-HOUR DAY WITH NO  WORK SHIFTS IN ANY CAPACITY IN  EACH PAY PERIOD. THREE, REST BETWEENSHIFTS. EMPLOYEES SHALL HAVE AT LEAST 8  CONSECUTIVE HOURS OFF WITHIN  EVERY 24-HOUR PERIOD. AND FOUR, WHICH IS THE NEW POLI  OFF-DUTY EMPLOYMENT, EMPLOYEES  SHALL NOT WORK OFF-DUTY  EMPLOYMENT IF DOING SO WILL  CAE THEM TO BE IN VIOLATION OF THE POLICY INCLUDING ABOVE  LIMITATIONS ON HOURS WKED AND  REQUIRED REST PERIOD. EMPLOYEES WHO VIOLATE THE HOURS  WORKED POLICY DUE TO OFF-DUTY  EMPLOYMENT ARE SUBJECT TO  DISCIPLINE AS WELL AS HAVING  THEIR OFF-DUTY EMPLOYEE  PRIVILEGES SCINDED. >> OKAY. THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING THAT  CONTEXT. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO HAVE THIS  CONVERSATION WITH THE C.A.O.  PIECE AND CONVERSATIONS AROUND  BUDGET AND WHAT THE PUBLIC ALSO  OFTEN DOESN'T AND THE INCREASE  IN PROPERTY TACHSS IS THE  MISMAGNET WITH M.P.D. AND A  SECOND CONSENT DECREE AND WE HAD TO PAY OUT TENS OF MILLIONS OF  SETTLEMENT, SO YOU SEE THAT ON  PROPERTY TAXES LARGELY GOING TO  ONE DEPARTMENT, SO I WANT TO NOT REPLICATE SIMILAR CONDITIONS TO  PUT US IN A FINANCIALLY  PRECARIOUS POSITION AND IT IS  GOOD TO HEAR THE CHANGES THAT  WERE NOT IN THE COMMITTEE WHEN  WE TOOK THIS UP FOR  DELIBERATION, SO THANKS FOR  PROVIDING THAT INFORMATION. >> THANK YOU. GOING BACK TO THE QUEUE. I WILL RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER  CASHMAN. >> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THANKS FOR DOING THIS WORK. I WANTED TO ASK ABOUT THE POLIC CHANGE PIECE BECAUSE WE DID  APPROVE A NEW TRANSPARENCY  POLICY TECHNOLOGY EARLIER THIS  YEAR WHERE THE POLICE POLICY  WEBSITE FOR TRANSPARENCY AND HOW CHANGES ARE MADE, WHEN THEY ARE  MADE, AND I SEE THAT THE MANUAL  WAS UPDATED NINE DAYS AGO, SO IT IS BEING UPDATED REGULARLY, BUT  DO YOU HAVE AN UPDATE ON WHEN  THE TECHNOLOGY AND WEBSITE WILL  BE ROLLED OUT?   >> I DO NOT, AND IN FACT, YOU  RAISE QUESTIONS THAT I HAVE AS  WELL AROUND WHAT IS THE NORMAL  PROCEDURE FOR POLICY UPDATES  ESPECIALLY AROUND THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT. I DON'T KNOW THAT THE COUNCIL  PRESIDENT AND CALLING THE CHIEF  AND IN A 24-HOUR WINDOW IS THE  APPROPRIATE WORK FLOW FOR POLICY DEVELOPMENT. MAYBE I SHOULD CALL ON THE CITY  ATTORNEY TO SPEAK TO THAT. >> OH GOODNESS, COUNCIL  PRESIDENT, COUNCIL MEMBERS, YOU  ARE TAPPING MY MEMORY OF WHAT'S  IN THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT. THERE IS A PROCESS IN THE  SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT TO MAKE  POLICY CHANGES THAT PARTICULAR  PROCESS APPLIES TO THE TYPES OF  POLICIES THAT ARE ACTUALLY  CAED FOR IN THE SETTLEMENT  AGREEMENT, AND I DON'T HAVE A  RECOLLECTION O WHETHER THIS  WOULD BE ONE OF THOSE BUCKET  POLICIES. BUT NEVERTHELESS, EVEN IF IT IS, THERE ARE PROVISIONS FOR THE  CHIEF TO MAKE QUICK, SORT OF  QUICK REAL-TIME POLICY CHANGES  AND IF  IS IN ONE OF THE  BUCKETS, IT CAN GO THROUGH THE  PROCESS SUBSEQUENT. AND YOU KNOW THAT WE ARE WORKING CLOSELY WITH ALIFA AND THERE ARE WAYS TO AMEND THE POLICIES, YOU  KNOW, QUICKLY TO DEAL WITH  THINGS THAT NEED TO BE DEALT  WITH. >> THANK YOU. I JUST TO CONCLUDE MY COMMENTS,  I THINK POLICS ARE ONLY AS  GOOD AS THE PUBLIC CAN DIGEST  THEM BECAU THE ONLY WAY  POLICIES ARE VALID IS IF WE CAN  HOLD PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE TO THEM  IMPORTANT AND I AM NOT SAYING  WITHIN THE WINDOW OF TOD OR BY THE END OF THE YEAR, BUT WITHIN  THE NEW YEAR, IT IS IMPORTANT TO GET AN UPDATE ON THE COUNCIL AND THE TECHNOLOGY AND HOW WE AND  ALL RESIDENT CANS VIEW AND TRACK THE CHANGES BEING MADE AT THE  M.P.D.  >> I THINK THAT'S ACTUALLY A  REALLY GOOD NOTE. I AM GOI TO LOOK TO COUNCIL  MEMBER CHAVEZ BECAUSE THAT MIGHT BE A GOOD PUBLIC HEALTH AND  SAFETY, BUT I MIGHT SUGGEST  COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE AND  SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT WOULD BE A  GOOD VENUE FOR WHAT IS THE WORK  FLOW AND HOW POLICY IS GOING TO  BE UPDATE AND IMPLEMENTED  BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THERE IS A  PORTAL ON THE PUBLIC WEBSITE  THAT ALLOWS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT . OBVIOUSLY THE CHIEF SENT THIS  LAST NIGHT. IT HASN'T HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE PUBLISHED TO THE PORTAL FOR  THE OPEN COMMENT PERIOD, SO I  THINK TT WE SHOULD DILIGENTLY  WORK THROUGH THAT IN THAT WAY. COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. >> COLLEAGUES,RITICAL STAFFING IS DOUBLE PAY. THAT'S WHY IT'S ATTRACTIVE. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT SOME  LEVELS OF EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO WORK ONE MANDATORY SHIFT PER  28-DAY CYCLE.THE POINT HERE IS,  ONE SHIFT, IT'S NOT REQUIRED,  BUT IT'S VERY ATTRACTIVE BECAUSE IT'S DOUBLE PAY, AND IT SHOULD  BE RARE. THIS LETTER AND WE SPOKE ABOUT  THIS AT COMMITTEE IS TO JUST HOW RARE THAT WOULD BE, RIGHT?  IS  THERE ANY INCENTIVE TO GO FROM A GROUP WAITING UNTIL AHIEF IS  SO DESPERATE TO HAVE TO SAY THAT IT'S CRITICAL STAFFING IN ORDER  FOR PEOPLE TO ACCEPT IT. TAKING CARE OF OUR CITY  EMPLOYEES IS TAKING CARE OF OUR  CITY. THAT WAS PART OF MY POINT ON THE LAST ITEM. WE DON'T DELIVER THESE SERVICES  DIRECTLY TO RESIDENTS, WHETHER  IT'S, YOU KNOW, THE THINGS THAT  WE DO HERE AS A BODY T WAY THAT  WE'RE SUPPORTED BY OUR ENTIRE  I.G.R. TEAM, NOR DO WE DELIVER  POLICE SERVICES OURSELVES. WE ARE RELYING ON OUR NEARLY  4,000 CITY EMPLOYEES ACROSS THE  BOARD TO DO ALL OF T THINGS  THAT THE CITY DOES. I ALSO WANT TO REMIND YOU THAT A COMMITTEE PER CHIEF O'HARA T  CRITICAL STAFFING OVERTIME ARE  TYPICALLY THE MOST UNDESIRABLE  SHIFTS, OVERNIGHT SHIFTS, THAT  ARE DIFFICULT TO FILL IN THE  FIRST PLACE. UNTIL THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS  FULLY STAFFED, WE NEED TO  INCENTIVIZE OFFICERS TO FILL THE SHIFTS TO KEEP A MINIMAL AMOUNT  OF COVERAGE IN OUR CITY AT ALL  TIME. THE LONG-TERM SOLUTION HERE IS  HIRING MORE OFFICERS AND WE'RE  MAKING PROGRESS ON THAT. IT WON'T BE IMMEDIATE BECAUSE  THE C.S.O.s AND OTHERS, THEY'RE  NOT OUT THERE WORKING ALONE. THEY'RE GOING TO NEED OTHERS TO  WORK WITH THEM FOR A WHILE AND  THAT IS PART OF WHAT THIS IS  FOR. WE NEED -- WE DO HAVE A LOT OF  JUNIOR S.O.s AND OTHERS  WORKING ON A FULL POST  CERTIFICATION, BUT THEY ARE NOT  YETULL OFFICERS. AND SO THEY NEED TO BE WORKING  WITH SOMEBODY ELSE WHO IS THAT  HAS THAT KIND OF  POST-CERTIFICATION AND  AUTHORITY. THANK YOU. >> COLLEAGUES, I JUST -- I  FORWARDED THE EMAIL TO THE  CLERKS FOR PUBLICATION IN LIMS. I JUST FORWARDED IT TO ALL  COUNCIL MEMBERS SO THAT YOU HAVE THAT LANGUAGE AS WELL FOR YOUR  REFERENCE. AND WITH THAT, I WILL ASK THE  CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. >> COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY, AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS, AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO, YA  I YAY. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY,  AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN, AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN, AYE. >> SOMEBODY RAINVILLE, AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ, AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW, AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON, AYE. >> COUIL MEMBER KOSKI, AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI, AYE. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE, AYE. >> THERE ARE 13 AYES. >> THAT CARRIES AND THE AGENDA  IS ADOPTED. ITEMS THREE AND FOUR ARE THE  RECONSIDERATION OF TWO  RESOLUTIONS VETOED BY T MAYOR. THE FIRST IS A VETO OF  RESOLUTION 2024R-430 EXPRESSING  SOLIDARITY WITH NONVIOLENT  CAMPUS ACTIVISM OPPOSING WAR AND SUPPORTING PALESTINIAN HUMAN  RIGHTS ADOPTEDT THE LAST  MEETING. THE SECOND IS A VETO OF  RESOLUTION 2024R-442, THE 2025  GENERAL APPROPRIATION  RESOLUTION. I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO EXPLAIN  THE PROCEDURE FOR US IN TERMS OF RECONSIDERING THE MAYOR'S VETO  OF THESE ITEMS. MR. CLERK. >> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. AS YOU NOTED, RESOLUTION 430 WAS RETURNED WITH THE MAYOR'S VETO  AND HIS OBJECTIONS IN WRITING. AND PURSUANT TO CITY CHARTER  SECTION 4.4C3 AND COUNCIL RULE  7.8, ANY ACT VETOED BY THE MAYOR IS RETURNED FOR AUTOMATIC  RECONSIDERATION AS PROVIDED IN  THE RULE, THAT RECONSIDERED ACT  IS PLACED BEFOR THE BODY IN THE SAME FORM WITHOUT DEBATE,  WITHOUT AMENDMENT, AND THE  IMMEDIATE QUESTION POSED TO THE  COUNCIL IS AS FOLLOWS. SHALL THE DECISION OF THE CITY  COUNCIL STAND NOT WITHSTANNEDING THE VETO OF THE MAYOR?  IF AT  LEAST 2/3 OF THE COUNCIL VOTES  IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THEN THE  MAYOR'S VETO IS OVERRIDDEN AND  THE ORIGINAL ACT AS PASSED BY  COUNCIL IS THEN ADOPTED. THAT MEANS THAT AN OVERRIDE  REQUIRES A MINIMUM OF AT LEAST 9 AFFIRMATIVE VOTES. OTHERWISE T MAYOR'S VETO IS  SUSTNED AND THE ORIGINAL ACT  FAILS. SO WITH THAT, MR. PRESIDENT, I  AM READY TO CALLHE ROLL ON THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER THE MAYOR'S VETO OF RESOLUTION 2024R-430. THIS IS THE RESOLUTION  EXPRESSING SOLIDARITY WITH  NONVIOLENT CAMPUS ACTIVISM. >> SO AN AYE ON THIS WOULD BE A  VOTE TO OVERTURN THE VETO. A NAY VOTE ON THI WOULD BE A  VOTE TO SUSTAIN THE VETO. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT  THE PROCEDURE FOR THE CLERK?   SEEING NONE, WE WILL BEGIN WITH  ITEM THREE ON OUR AGENDA. THE MOTION TO RECONSER THE  RESOLUTION RELATING TO  NONVIOLENT CAMPUS ACTIVISM  OPPOSING WAR AND SUPPORTING  PALESTINIAN HUMAN RIGHTS. TO OVERRIDE THE VETO REQUIRES A  MINIMUM OF AT LEAST 9  AFFIRMATIVE AYE VOTES. THE CLERK WIL CALL THE ROLL. >> COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY, AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER NKINS, NAY. >> COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO, NO. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY,  AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN, NAY. >> COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN, AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE,  NAY. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ, AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW, NO. >> COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON, AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI, NO. >> VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI, AYE. >> PRESIDENT PAYNE, AYE. >> THERE ARE SEVEN AYES AND SIX  NAYS. >> THAT MOTION FAILS AND THE  MAYOR'S VETO IS SUSTAINED. THE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING  SOLIDATY WITH NONVIOLENT  CAMPUS ACTIVISM IS NOT ADOPTED. FINALLY, WE WILL CONSIDER ITEM  FOUR THE 2025 GENERAL  APPROPRIATION RESOLUTION. AGAIN, TO OVERRIDE THE VETO  REQUES A MINIMUM OF NINE  AFFIRMATIVE VOTES, THAT IS YAY  YAYS. THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL. >> COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY, AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER JENKINS, NAY. >> COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO, NO. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHOWDHURY,  AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN, AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER OSMAN, AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE,  NAY. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ, AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER VETAW, NO. >> COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON, AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI, AYE. >> VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI, AYE. >> PRESIDENT PAIN, AYE. >> THERE ARE NINE AYES AND FOUR  NAYS. THAT MOTION CARRIES. THE VETO IS OVERTURNED AND THE  2025 GENERAL APPROPRIATION  RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED. OUR NEXT ITEM OF BUSINESS ARE  ANNOUNCEMENTS. I'LL ASK IF THERE ARE ANY  ANNOUNMENTS FROM COUNCIL  MEMBERS. COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. JUST A COUPLE OF COMMENTS ON  BOTH THE VETOES WE TOOK UP. FIRST, WITH THE NONVIOLENT  PROTEST ONE, I JUST WANT TO  SHARE WIT THE STUDENTS THAT I'M SORRY AT THIS POINT IN TIME THAT BOTH THE MAYOR A SOME OF MY  COLLEAGUES ARE STILL IN THE  PLACE WHERE WE CAN'T SEE THE  TRAGIC INJUSTICE BEING  COMMITTED. AND NOT JUST HAVE THE COURAGE TO STAND UPOR WHAT'S RIGHT AND I  KNOW WHILE CENSORING THE ALLEGED MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE IN THIS  CONVERSATION IS IMPORTANT FOR  SOME IN THISCONVERSATION, I DO  KNOW THAT THE STUDENTS WHO ARE  FIGHTING TO END THE ETHNIC  EANSING THAT HAS KILLED  THOUSANDS OF INNOCENT PEOPLE,  PRIMARILY WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN  GAZA, YOU ALL, AGAIN, STILL  REMAIN SOME OF THE MOST BRAVE  AND COURAGEOUS PEOPLE THAT  INSPIRE ME AND I KNOW MILLIONS  OF OTHERS SUSTAIN IN THIS FIGHT  FOR A FREE PALESTINE. I HOPE THAT, AGAIN, YOU  RECOGNIZE THAT YOUR BRAVERY IS  INSPIRING MANY FOLKS TO TAKE  BOLD AND NECESSARY ACTION. AND I'M HOPEFUL THAT JUST AS WE  D WITH BLACK LEADERS WHO STOOD UP AND TOOK OVER IN THE 1970s IN SOLIDARITY FOR LOOKING TOED A   -- TO ADVANCE CIVIL RIGHTS AND  FIGHT AGAINST RACIAL SEGREGATION AND THEY ARE BEING HONORED BY  THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA  RIGHT NOW IN T PAST WEEKS. I FEEL VERY CERTAIN THAT,  UNFORTUNATELY, YEARS FROM NOW  WEE GOING TO EXPERIENCE THE  SAME CONUNDRUM WITH YOU ALL, AND IT IS UNFORTUNATE WE COULD DON'T WHAT'S RIGHT IN THE CURRENT  MOMENT. ALSO, IN SWITCHING TO THE BUDGET VETO OVERRIDE, I DO WANT TO  SHARE A COUPLE OF THINGS BECAUSE THERE IS LOTS OF JUST  MISINFORMATION GOING OUT THERE,  ESPECIALLY CONTRARY TO WHAT IS  BEING SHARED BY MAYOR FREY AS HE IS DOING THE CURRENT PRESS TOUR. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO  MY COLLEAGUES ONCE AGAIN FOR  SHOWING THE POLITICAL LEADERSHIP TO USE OUR BUDGETARY AUTHORITY  TOED A VANCE THE NEEDS OF  WORKING -- TO ADVANCE THE NEEDS  OF WORKING CLASS RESIDENTS AND  COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE CITY. I WILL ARGUE THAT THE REASON  THAT 70 PLUS AMENDMENTS HAD TO  HAPPEN AT ALL IS BECAUSE THE  MAYOR'S PROPOSED BUDGET WAS  COMPLETELY AND I BELIEVE ONE OF  MY COLLEAGUES SRED THIS, BUT  OUT OF TOUCH WITH THE MOST  PRESSING NEEDS OF OUR RESIDENTS, ESPECIALLY THOSE RESIDING IN OUR MOST UNDERSERVED AND  UNDERRESOURCED COMMUNITIES. AND AGAIN, SO MUCH  MISINFORMATION HAS GONE O  THERE AS IT PERTAINS TO THIS  BUDGET. I KNOW A NUMBER OF US, WE DON'T  SINGLE FALSE STATEMENT THAT HAS  BEEN MADE, BUT I DO WANT TO  ADDRS THE CLAIMS BY MAYOR FREY THAT HAS BEEN STATING THE  COUNCIL HAS TOOK HARMFUL ACTIONS AS IT PERTAINS TO ENCAMPMENTS  AND JUST ACKNOWLEDGE THE FACT  THAT THE ADMINISTRATION'S  CURRENT POLICY BASICALLY STANDS  TO EXPAND SIGNIFINT RESOURCES  ON ENCAMPMENT CLEARINGS WHICH  HAVE SHOWN, YOU KNOW, TO NOT  REDUCE HOMELESSNESS. THEY JUST SIMPLY MOVE  UNSHELTEREFOLKS FROM ONE BLOCK TO ANOTHER. AND THIS HAS BEEN THE CASE FOR . DESPITE DATA SHOWING THAT THIS  RUTHLESS TACTIC DOES NOT HELP  THE SOLUTION. ALSO, I NEED TO MAKE IT CLEAR  THAT THE ACTIONS THAT THIS BODY  TOOK DOES NOT STOP THE MAYOR  FROM CONTINUING MANY OF HIS  FAILED APPROACHES TO  HOMELESSNESS SUCH AS ENCAMPMENT  CLEARINGS, WHICH, AGAI HAS  COST TAXPAYERS MILLIONS OF  DOLLAR, BUT WHAT COUNCIL DID DO  THIS BUDT PSYCHLE IS  REPRIORITIZE EXISTING RESOURCES  TO ADVANCE A HOUSING FIRST  APPROACH WHICH DATA DOES SHOW  TENDS TO BE THE MOST EFFECTIVE  APPROACH WHEN RESPONDING TO  UNSHELTERED HOMELESSNESS. AND BECAUSE OF THIS BODY TAKING  AT ACTION, SIGNIFICANT  RESOURCES WILL BE PUT INTO THIS  EFFECTIVE STRATEGY TO RUCE  HOMELESSNESS. WE'VE SHARED A NUMBER OF THOSE  OVER THE COMING DAYS. ONE OF TM BEING THE INVESTMENT IN EMERGENCY HOUSING VOUCHERS,  WHICH BASED OFF HENNEPIN  COUNTY'S OWN PROJECTIONS WOULD  HOUSE UP TO 30% OF UNSHELTERED  RESIDENTS, AND STABILIZING AVIVO VILLAGE AND STABLE HOMES, STABLE SCHOOLS. THANK YOU SO COUNCIL VICE  PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI AND COUNCIL  MEMBER KOSKI FOR LEANG A VERY  EFFECTIVE, TRANSPARENT BUDGET  PROCESS. DESPITE, YOU KNOW, TONS OF  INFORMATION OUT HERE, YOU ALL  MADE SURE THIS PROCESS WAS DONE  IN A DEMOCRATIC AND TRANSPARENT  WAY. AND YOU WORKED WITH EVERY SINGLE COUNCIL MEMBER THAT WAS  INTERESTED TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR PRIORITIES WAS REFLECTED IN THIS PROCESS AND INCORPORATED INTO  THE BUDGET. AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THAT. AND I'M JUST VERY PROUD, AGAIN,  OF THE ACTION THAT THIS COUNCIL  TOOK, AND I DO WANT TO NOTE  WE'RE GOING TO HAVEO USE OUR  OVERSIGHT AUTHORITY EVERY SINGLE STEP OF THE WAY TO INSURE IN THE COMING MONTHS THAT THE  ADMINISTRATION ACTUALLY  ADMINISTERS THE CITY OPERATIONS  TO SUPPORT THE BUDT PRIORITIES THAT WE DID PASS. AND I'M VERY GLAD THAT WE PASSED THE OVALL EQUITABLE BUDGET  THAT HONORS AND ADDRESSES SOME  OF THE MOST PRESSING NEEDS THAT  MANY OF OUR RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN  EXPERIENCING FOR YEAR THEY HAVE ASKED FOR HELP, HAVE  ASKED FOR RESOURCES, AND HAVE BT ESPECIALLY UNDER THIS  ADMINISTRATION. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU AND I  HO IN THE COMING WEEKS WE'RE  ABLE TO CELEBRATE MANY OF THE  GAINS AND WIN OF THIS BUDGET AS OPPOSED TO HAVING TO COMBAT MORE MISINFORMATION FM MAYOR THAT  IS VERY FOCUSED ON MAKING THIS A POLITICAL SPECTACLE --  >> PLEASE N'T ASCRIBE MOTIVES. >> YEAH SURE. >> VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI. >> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. >> I DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO DO  THIS THE NIGHT WE ADOPTED THE  BUDGET, BUT I JUST WANTED TO  SHARE A ROUND OF THANK YOU'S NOW THAT WE HAVE APPROVED THE 2025 CITY BUDGET. AND I WANTED TO START BY  THANKING THE BUDGET OFFICE  WITHIN OUR FINANCE AND PROPERTY  SERVICES AND JANE DESENZ AND  THE INCREDIBLE TEAM SHE WORKS  WITH AND OVERSEES. IN PARTICULAR, I HAD THE  OPPORTUNITY TO WORK CLOSELY AND  WITH JUSTIN AND THE BUDGET  OFFICE AND WANT TO THANK THEM  FOR THEIR TIRELESS WORK ON THIS  YEAR'S BUDGET BOTH IN THE BUDGET OFFICE WORKS YEAR RND, AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH THEM  FROM WHEN THE RECOMMENDED BUDGET THAT IS TRANSFORMATIVE FOR ME. I WANT TO THANK THE MAYOR'S  CABINET TO WORK WITH US AS WE  NAVIGATED A TRICKY AND OFTEN  TIMES DIFFICULT AND PAINFUL  CONSIDERATIONS IN THE PROCESS OF ADOPTING THIS YEAR'S UPCOMING  BUDGET. AND I WANTED TO THANK OUR CITY  ATTORNEY KRISTIN ANDERSON AND  HER INCREDIBLE TEAM, AND IN  PARTICULAR I WANTED TO UPLIFT  OUR ETHICS OFFICER DAN ABLESON  AND WORKED WITH HIM AT ALL HOURS OF THE NIGHT OVER THE  THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY AND HAS  BEEN CREDIBLY RESPONSIVE, AND  I DEEPLY, DEEPLY APPRECIATE WE  WOULD NOT HAVE MADE IT THROUGH  THE BUDGET SEASON WITHOUT YOUR  TE. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I WANTED TO THANK OUR CLERKS AND IN PARTICULAR, TED AND PAUL FOR  THEIR WORK ON THE BUDGET  COMMITTEE. AS YOU KNOW, I WENT THROUGH SOME STAFFING CHANGES IN MY OFFICE,  AND THAT NOTHING SLIPPED THROUGH THE CRACKS AND WE SAID THIS  MANY, MANY TIMES THAT NOTHING  HAPPENS WITHOUT THECLERKS. AND I DON'T WANT TO JUST THANK  YOU AND, OF COURSE, MR. CARL. FINALLY -- NO, TWO MORE. I PROMISE. THE INCREDIBLE TEAM OF AIDES  THAT EXIST IN ALL OF OUR OFFICE, IN PARTICUR THE AIDES THAT IN  ALL OF YOUR OFFICES THAT WERE  WORKING MOST CLOSELY ON THE  BUDGET AND JUST GOING DOWN THE  ROW HERE, I HAD SEVERAL  CONVERSATIONS WITH RUTH AND  COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO'S  OFFICE AND CELESTE IN WARD TWO  AND THE INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF WORK ON THIS BUDGET AND SO ON. AND OF COURSE, KAI IN MY OFFICE. WE JUST HAVE AN INCREDIBLE TEAM  OF AIDES AND THEY TOLD US UP,  TOO. AND FINALLY, THIS IS THE LAST  ONE, PROMISE. I'M SORRY TO THANK YOU ALL OF  YOU FOR ENGAGING  THIS  PROCESS. I KNOW IT HAS BEEN REALLY  DIFFICULT. AND WE MADE IT THROUGH TO THE  END.  CONGRATULATIONS. WE ARE DONE WITH THE MEETINGS  FOR TH YEAR AND WE DON'T HAVE  TO FIGURE OUT A BUDGET CRISIS. THAT IS EXCITING. BUT JUST THANK YOU FOR YOUR  TRUST AND CONTINUING TO ENGAGE  IN THIS LONG JOURNEY. THIS IS THE FST TIME BEING  CHAIR OF A COMMITTEE, AND JUST  THANK YOU. SERIOUSLY. >> THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO. >> MR. CHAIR, I ALSO WOULD LIKE  TO START BY SHARING MY  PERSPECTIVE ABOUT WHAT I'M  READING AND HEARINGVER THE  LAST COUPLE OF DAYS. THE MAYOR PROPOSED A BUET OF  8.1% PROPERTY TAX INCREASE IN  AUGUST. IT WAS THE BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND TAXATION WHOSE COUNCIL  REPRESENTATIVES ARE YOURSELF AND COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT CHUGHTAI  WHO INCREASED THE BUDGET LEVY TO 8.3 IN SEPTEMBER, I BELIEVE,  LATE SEPTEMBER IS WHEN THATAS  TO HAPPEN. BUT IT IS UNICORN MATH TO BE OUT THERE CLAIMING VICTORY THAT WE  REDUCED THE LEVY BY 1.4% OR  ROUGHLY $7.12 MILLION FOR 2025,  BUT THEN NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE  $6.5 MILLION AND MORE OF NEW  SPENDING THAT WE ADDED IN. ADD TO THAT SEVERAL AMENDMENTS  THAT TAKE AWAY BASIC CITY  SERVICES AND TRADE FOR NEW  PROGRAMS THAT THIS COUNCIL  WANTED TO ADD IN. THE ONLY NET REDUCTION THIS BODY MADE WAS A REDUCTION AT THE  EXPENSE OF, ONE, DENYING A COST  OF LIVING INCREASE TO 161 CITY  STAFF AND THEIR STEP INCREASES. YOU JUS MENTIONED OUR AIDS IN  OUR OFFICES, AND WE GAVE OUR  AIDES AN INCREASE, BUT WE AREN'T MENTIONING THE PEOPLE THAT DO  WORK AND PEOPLE MOVING GEORGE  FLOYD SQUARE WORK ALONG, OUR  ENTIRE IGR TEAM, CPED STAFF WHO  HAVE RENEGOTIATED TERMS OF OUR  STADIUM OBLIGATIONS, SAVING OUR  TAXPAYERS HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS  OF DOLLARS, AND MANY MORE. PEOPLE IN FIRE, PEOPLE IN THE  POLICE DEPARTMENT, JUST FOR  EXAMPLE, THIS IS SOME OF THEM. THIS REDUCTION WAS MADE AT THE  EXPENSE OF DEFERRING  IMPLEMENTATION OF TECHNOLOGY  PROJECTS. THIS REDUCTION WAS MADE AT THE  EXPENSE OF DELAYING THE PURCHASE OF AN INTERNAL H.R.ECH  PLATFORM ERP, THAT IS AN OLD,  FRAGILE, GOVERNMENT RELIC  DESPERATELY OUT OF DATE. THIS WILL HINDER THE  MODERNIZATION OF OUR WORKFORCE,  HUMAN RESOURCE FLOW AND  OPERATIONS AS WE LOOK TO HIRE  MORE PEOPLE AND RETIRE A LOT  MORE PEOPLE IN THESE COMING  YEARS. THESE WERE JUST TEMPORARY CUT. WE STILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS  NEEDED H.R. SYSTEM AND  TECHNOLOGY UPGRADE SOON. WE STILL NEED TO PAY AND AS I  SAID EARLIER, WE'RE YET TO KNOW  THE COST OF DENNG OUR  EMPLOYEES THESE 161 EMPLOYEES,  THEIR COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENTS AND REGULAR PROGRESSION OF THEIR CAREERS. ALL WE HAVE DONE IS KICK A  BUDGET CRISIS DOWN THE ROAD. MAYBE TO NEXT YEAR, MAYBE TO  ANOTHER COUNCIL, BUT EVENTUALLY  THESE BILLS COME DUE, AND THAT'S ON US. I'M ALSO BAFFLED BY SOME SUDDEN  REALIZATION OF THIS EMERGENCY TO REDUCE THE LEVY. IN OUROUNCIL MEMBER BUDGET  PRIORITIES ADOPTED IN JUNE, ONLY TWO OF YOU -- COUNCIL MEMBER  VETAW AND COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI  -- EVER MENTIONED THE LEVY AS A  PRIORITY. AND I OBJECTED TO PARTICIPATING  BY IDENTIFYING PERSOL  PRIORITIES IN TIME OF A BUDGET  CRISIS. ALL THE OTHER PRIORITIES WERE  ABOUT SPENDING. THERE IS A REAL BASIC PHRASE BUT TO MAKE IT PUBLICLY  BROADCASTABLE, I'LL JUST SAY,  STUFF COSTS MONEY. OUR ADOPTED BUDGET COMMITTEE  WORK PLAN OUTLINES THAT THE  BUDGET COMMITTEE WILL DECIDE IN  SEPTEMBER OR OCTOBER IF IT WANTS TO COSE TO DEVELOP A POSITION  OF RECOMMENDATION ON THE LEVY. TO MY OWLEDGE, AND CORRECT ME  IF I'M WRONG, THAT WAS NEVER  EVEN BROUGHT UP. THE BUDGET COMMITTEE IS ME UP  OF ALL 13 MEMBERS OF THE BODY,  SO WHY ALL OF A SUDDEN IN  DECEMBER WAS IT THE UTMOST  IMPORTANCE TO REDUCE THELEVY?   INTERESTINGLY, A LOT OF THE  THINGS MY COLLEAGUES HAVE BEEN  LOBBYING FOR FOR MONTHS, THE  ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLATFORM,  FOR EXAMPLE, WAS SOMETHING THAT  WAS CUT WITHOUT HESITATION WHEN  IT CAME POLITICALLY EXPEDIENT. OUR WORK PLAN ALSO CALLS FOR THE BUDGET CHAIR TO PRESENT THIS  POSITIONTATEMENT TO THE  B.E.T., BUT BUDGET CHAIR  CHUGHTAI, I AM UNAWARE IF THAT  ACTUALLY HAPPENED OR NOT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN. >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PAYNE. I REALIZE WE ARE ON  ANNOUNCEMENTS AND NOT  DISCUSSION, BUT IF IT'SOKAY,  SINCE WE HAVEN'T HAD A LOT OF  TIME TO JUST REFLECT ON THE  BUDGET AND WHEN WE PASSED IT AND ALSO TODAY, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ENDN A CELEBRATORY NOTE  ACTUALLY BECAUSE I AM REALLY  PROUD OF THE WORK WE DID OVER  THE LAST SIX MONTHS. I AM REALLY GRATEFUL TO THE WARD 7 RESIDENTS WHO ENGAGED WITH ME  ABOUT THE BUDGET. I HELD A BUDGET WORKSHOP IN  SEPTEMBER. I WENT TO EVERY SINGLE ONEF  THE NINE NEIGHBORHOODS IN WARD 7 TO DO A BUDGET EXERCISE ON WHAT  THEIR PRIORITIES WERE. I AM GUESSING ALL OTHER COUNCIL  MEMBERS DID THE SAME. WE ARE ON THE GROUND TALKING TO  OUR CONSTITUENTS DAY AFTER DAY  AND WE KNOW WHAT THEY NEED. THAT'S WHY WE AMENDED THE BUDGET TO MARE SURE THEIR NEEDS WE  MET. I AM REALLY PROUD OF THE  INVESTMENTS WE MADE, THE TOP  THINGS I HEARDROM WARD 7  RESIDENTS WAS, COMMUNITY SAFETY, AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND  HOMELESSNESS, ECONOMIC  INCLUSION, AND RECOVERY. ADDING A CRI PREVENTION  SPECIALIST IN THE FIFTH PRECINCT IS GOING TO BE HUGE FOR WARD 7. FUNDING EMERGENCY HOUSING  VOUCHERS IN AVIVO VILLAGE IS GO  DRESSING HOMELESSNESS. MAKING SURE DTAP AND OWNERSHIP  OPPORTUNITY FUND ARE MAINTAINED  IN THE BUDGET AS WELL AS FUNDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR UPTOWN  IS ANSFORMATIONAL FOR MY WARD. THIS IS MY FIRST BUDGET YEAR,  AND I FEEL A DEEP SENSE OF PRIDE AND A DEEP SENSE OF CELEBRATION  TODAY. I'M SO GLAD WE GOT THIS DONE SO  WE DON'T HAVE A BUDGET CRISIS IN FRONT OF US DURING THE UPCOMING  HOLIDAY, AND THANK YOU TO ALL THE COLLEAGUES WHO HELPED ME  FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET THROUGH  THIS AND HOW TO GET THIS DONE  AND DELIVER FOR OUR  CONSTITUENTS. I'M REALLY GRATEFUL. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. >> THA YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. JUST WANTED TO SAY, YOU KNOW,  THIS BUDGET PROCESS, I THINK,  FOR ESPECIALLY MYSELF AND  OTRS, WE GOT A LOT OF WORK  DONE. I'M PROUD OF ALL THE WORK WE  DID. IT WAS DIFFICULT AND IT WAS A  DIFFERENT PROCESS THAN I AM USED TO. ME AND COUNCIL MEMBER PALMISANO  COME FM A DIFFERENT CULTURE OF HOW THINGS USED TO BE, AND I HAD TO SPEND THE LAST YEAR GRAPPLING WITH THE WAYS IN WHICH CITY HALL ARE CHANGING. I DO THINK, HOWEVER, IT'S WRONG  TO SAY THAT THE CHANGES THAT  WE'RE SEEING IN THE INSTITUTION  ARE A RESULT OF JUST COUNCIL  ACTION. IT IS A TWO-WAY STREET.  AND I THINK THAT THERE IS-  THERE WAS A MASSIVE, MISED  OPPORTUNITY BY THE  ADMINISTRATIONBY THE MAYOR,  AND THIS JUST ISN'T ABOUT FINGER POINTING. I THINK BOTH SIDES OF OUR  GOVERNMENT NEED TO SORT OF LOOK  IN THE MIRROR AND FIGURE OUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO MITIGATE SOME OF  THE FIGHTING. IT IS DEMOCRACY. FIGHTING IS KIND OF THE DEAL,  RIGHT?  THAT'S OKAY. BUT I THINK WE NEED -- WEOTH  NEEDS TO LOOK IN THE MIRROR AND  FIGURE OUT HOW TO MITIGATE SOME  OF THIS. HOW WE MAKE SURE THAT STAFF  AREN'T CAUGHT IN THE CROSSFIRE. HOW WE MAKE SE WE ARE NOT  PUTTING OURSELVES AND OTHERS IN  AWKWARD SITUATIONS, BUT IHINK  IT IS -- I THINK THAT IT WOULD  BE A MISTAKE TO SAY THAT IT IS A MATTERF POLITICAL EXPEDIENCY  WHEN TALKING ABOUT THE COUNCIL,  BUT NOT WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE MAYOR?  I THINK THAT'S A  MISTAKE. IT IS A MISTAKE TO SAY THAT THE  LACK OF COMMUNICATION CAME FROM  THE BUDGET CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR  AND NOT FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF  THE ADMINISTRATION. I THINK THAT'S A MISTAKE. AND I THINK IF WE'RE GOING TO GO HAND IN HAND TO THE FUTURE AND  SORT OF DOUBLE DOWN ON THIS  EFFORT TO RECONCILE GOVERNMENT  RESTRUCTURE, AND CHANGE THE WAY  WE GOVERN, THAT WE GOT TO DO IT  TOGETHER. I THINK THAT MORE AND MORE WE  ARE SEEING A DEEPENING  PARTISANSHIP, AND I DON'T THINK  COUNCIL IS DRIVING THAT CULTURE  CHANGE. I WILL SAY THAT. PEOPLE CAN DISAGREE WITH THAT,  BUT I DO -- I DON'T THINK  COUNCIL IS DRIVING THAT CULTURE  CHANGE. IF WE WANT TO DEBATE THAT, WE  CAN DEBATE . BECAUSE I GOT EVIDENCE AND NONE  OF YOU GUYS CAN ARGUE WITH ME, I WILL JUST SAY THAT. THE THING THAT IS MOST IMPORTANT HERE FOR US TO RECOGNIZE IS THAT WE HAVE BEEN TOLD HORROR STORIES ABOUT FUTURE BUDGETS EVER SINCE  I HAVE BEEN IN OFFICE. EVER SINCE I HAVE BEEN IN  OFFICE, WE HAVE BEEN TOLD HORROR STORIES ABOUT THISUDGET FOR  THE NEXT BUDGET AND SO ON AND SO FORTH. THEY HAVE NEVER COME TO  FRUITION. I HAVEEEN SOME THINGS COME TO  FRUITION THAT I NEVER THOUGHT  WOULD HAPPEN. I S THE CITY SETTLE A $20  MILLION LAWSUIT.I THOUGHT WE WO  THAT ONLY TO REPEAT IT A FEW  YEARS LATER. AND SO IF WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT  SPENDING AND HOW WE GET THE  TAXPAYERS MONEY UNDER L KRO, WE  HAVE TO TALK ABOUT THE WHOLE  POT. FEARMONGORING ON ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER,INGER POINTING ON ONE  SIDE OR THE OTHER IS A HUGE  MISTAKE. I THINK THAT IT WOULD BEHOOVE  THE MAYOR TO MAKE SOME PHONE  CALLS OVER THE HOLIDAY AND IT  WAS BEHOOVE US AND GIVE THE  MAYOR AND STAFF CALLS OVER THE  HOLIDAYS TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO  MITIGATE THIS IF THIS IS A  GENUIN DESIRE TO MITIGATE THIS  NEXT YEAR. I AM NOT ALWAYS CONVINCED THERE  IS A GENUINE DESIRE. SOME HAVE CALCULATED THAT THE  MESS IS POLITICALLYOOD FOR  THEM, BUT IF THAT IS NOT TRUE,  LET'S WORK ON THAT. I WILL BE MAKING SOME PHONE  CALLS BUT I DON'T WANT TO LOSE  SIGHT AS COUNCIL MEMBER CASHMAN  SAID ON THE THINGS WE  ESTABLISHED IN THE BUDGET THAT  WILL BE GOOD FOR THE CITY. I DON'T NEED TO RENAME THEM. I THINK YOUR LIST IS SUFFICIENT. AND I DO THINK WE COULD GO ON,  BUT I THINK FOR THE PURPOSE OF  THIS MEETING, YOUR LIST WAS A  GOOD LIST. WE HAVE TO HIGHLIGHT THESE  THINGS AND TELL THAT STORY AND  THE WAY WE WILL BE HELPFUL TO I. AND WE'VE GOT TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE WAY PEOPLE EXPERIENCE IS NOT ON THE THIRD FLOOR OR THE FIFTH  FLOOR. PEOPLE ARE OUT THERE LIVING  THEIR DAY-TO-DAY LIVES, RIGHT,  AND WE'VE GOT TO KEEP THAT IN  MIND. THAT IS ALL IILL LEAVE YOU  WITH. IT IS A LITTLE BIT OF A HIGH  NOTE, A LITTLE BIT OF A L NOTE AS IS MY STYLE, BUT THANK YOU,  GUYS, AND I APPRECIATE THE WK  AND I AM GLAD WE WON'T BE  REDOING THE BUDGET IN THE NEXT  10 DAY. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT, COUNCIL  MEMBER ELLISON. I PUT MYSELF IN QUEUE BECAUSE I  WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO  EVERYBODY ON THIS BODY. THIS IS MY FIRST TIME CHAIRING  ANY BODY IN THIS INSTITUON  THIS TERM, AND SO IT WOULD B  FUN TO SAY, WHAT WOULD BE THE  RIGHT WORD TO SAY?  AN  INTERESTING TERM SO FAR. WE HAVE BEEN THROUGH A T. IT'S BEEN INTENSE AND I WANT TO  SHARE GRATITUDE WITH THE  COLLEAGUESN THE DAIS WHO WERE  ELECTED, BUT I WANTED TO SHARE  GRATITUDE FOR CLERK CARL AND  CITY ATTORNEY ANDERSON. I CONSIDER MYSELF A GARDEN  VARIETY NERD, AND GOVERNMENT  NERDS ARE A WHOLE NEW BEAST AND  WE HAVE HAD TO BECOME GOVERNMENT NERDS TOGETHER AS WE NAVIGATE  AND AS COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON  HIGHLIGHTED, SOME OF THE MOST  PROFOUND GOVERNMENT CHANGES IN  THE TY'S HISTORY. THE NEW GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE. THE FACTHAT CITY COUNCIL HAS  HAD TO REALLY EMBRACE  CULMINATING IN TH FIRST TIME IN THE HISTORY'S VETO OF A BUDGET  WHICH WE JUST OVERRODE AND THIS  IS ALL HIGH DRAMA IN A LOT OF  WAYS BUT ALSO THIS IS THE  GROWG PAINS AND I HAVE BEEN  GRATEFUL TO CHAIR THIS PROCESS  AND HAVE SUCH DEDICATED FOLKS TO NAVIGATE -- THIS HAS BEEN REALLY HARD. IT WAS REFRESHING TO MEET WITH  THE CITYATTORNEY'S OFFICE OVER  OUR LUNCH RECESS AS WE HAD TO  FIGURE OUT WHAT ARE WE GOING TO  DO IF THE MAYOR VETOES THE  BUDGET. AND TO SEE THE CITY ATTORNEYS BE EXCITED ABOUT THAT CONVERSATION  --  [LAUGHING] AND IT GAVE ME PEACE TO KNOW B WOULD BE IN GOOD HANDS AS WE  NAVIGATED THE WATER, AND COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON IS SHARING ONLY  THE TIP O WHAT THIS LOOKS LIKE  AND I THINK EXPRESSED IT IN IN A WAY AND TO SAY IT IS A NEW YEAR. WE HAVE LEARNED -- I AM HOPING  WE HAVE LEARNED SOME THINGS THIS YEAR TO APPLY TO NEXT YEAR. I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO DO THAT. I WILL CALL ON COUNCIL MEMBER  PALMISANO. >> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT,  THAT I APPRECIATE THE  ANNOUNCEMENT AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO REFLECT SINCE HER TAKING CARE OF THE MAYOR OVERRIDE IN THIS  MEETING RIGHT AWAY. I APPRECIATE COUNCIL MEMBER  ELLISON'S ANNOUNCEMENTS AND I  WON'T FAULT HIM FOR INSINUATING  I MIGHT BE OLD IN THE BEGINNING  OF THEM. THAT IS OKAY SINCE WE'RE  PHILOSOPHYING ON THE GOVERNMENT  -- NO DISRESPECT TO THE CHAIR OF THE COMMISSION. THE COUNCIL -- HERE'S WHERE I'M  AT. THE COUNCIL SHOULD SET A POLIC DIRECTION AND WE DO. AND WE SHOULD APPROVE A BUDGET  THAT EXECUTES STAFF TO MOVE IN  THAT DIRECTION. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD WITH  GOVERNMENT RESTRUCTURE WE DON'T  HAVE MANAGERIAL CONTROL, BUT WE  HAVE THE POWER OF THE PURSE. THE COUNCIL THIS TERM HAS  INTERPRED THAT TO EXERT  MANAGERIAL CONTROL, AND THAT, I  BELIEVE, IS THE WRONG  INTERPRETATION. I BELIEVE THAT IS THE WRONG  INTERPRETATION. I DON'T HAVE TIME TO LIST THE  HANDOUTS GIVEN TO THE BODY ABOUT THE FAVORITE PROJECTS AFTER THE  LAST HEARING TO NOROFITS ONE  AFTER ANOTHER AFTER ANOTHER. I WILL DO SO ANOTHER TIME BUT I  WOULD RUN OUT OF TIME HERE  TODAY. >> I JUST WANTEDO NAME, WHERE  DOES THAT DECORUM?   >> PLEASE DON'T ASCRIBE MOTIVES, COUNCIL MEMBER WONSLEY. >> IM QUEIONING MOTIVES, NOT ASCRIBING ANYTHING. >> AN ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT, I SEE NO ONE ELSEN  QUEUE. IT'S BEEN A WONDERFUL YEAR  SERVING WITH YOU ALL. I HOPE YOU ALL GET REST AND  RELAXATION AND WE CAN COME BACK  FRESH AND ANEW. AND WITH THAT, THIS MEETING IS . . . .