City Council March 14, 2025   3/14/2025

Attachments

  • Call to Order

    • 1. Roll Call.

    • 2. Adoption of the agenda.

    • 4. Referral of petitions, communications, and reports to the proper Committees.

  • Administration & Enterprise Oversight Committee

    • 1. Bid for construction of a valve vault around Minneapolis and Golden Valley watermains

      • Passed 13-0-0 Approved

    • 2. Bid for construction of the first phase of the Biochar production facility

      • Passed 13-0-0 Approved

    • 3. Contract with FCC Environmental Services Minnesota, LLC for the operation of the City’s southside municipal solid waste transfer station

      • Passed 13-0-0 Approved

    • 4. Contract with Metre LLC for advertising services for the Health Department

      • Passed 13-0-0 Approved

    • 5. Contract amendment with Meyer Contracting, Inc., for the Hennepin Ave S Street Reconstruction Project

      • Passed 13-0-0 Approved

    • 6. Contract amendment with Auto Truck Service Co., Inc. for collision and mechanical repair

      • Passed 13-0-0 Approved

    • 7. Contract amendment with Short Elliott Hendrickson, Inc. for engineering and design services for the Minneapolis Highway Safety Improvement and Safe Routes to School Projects

      • Passed 13-0-0 Approved

    • 8. Contract amendment with Native American Community Development Institute (NACDI) for fiscal agent services for the American Indian MOU for Metropolitan Urban Indian Directors (MUID)

      • Passed 13-0-0 Approved

    • 9. Contract extensions with various vendors for Customized Safety Training and Training Services

      • Authorizing an extension to contract COM0005094 with Ergo Systems Consulting, for a three-month period, from February 28, 2025, to May 31, 2025, for the Customized Safety Training and Training Services.

        • Passed 13-0-0 Approved

      • Authorizing an extension to contract COM0005139 with EX Safety, for a three-month period, from February 28, 2025, to May 31, 2025, for the Customized Safety Training and Training Services.

        • Passed 13-0-0 Approved

      • Authorizing an extension to contract COM0005137 with Bay West, for a three-month period, from February 28, 2025, to May 31, 2025, for the Customized Safety Training and Training Services

        • Passed 13-0-0 Approved

      • Authorizing an extension to contract COM0005145 with Industrial Hygiene Services/Braun Intertech, for a three-month period, from February 28, 2025, to May 31, 2025, for the Customized Safety Training and Training Services.

        • Passed 13-0-0 Approved

      • Authorizing an extension to contract COM0005147 with Minnesota Safety Council, for a three-month period, from February 28, 2025, to May 31, 2025, for the Customized Safety Training and Training Services.

        • Passed 13-0-0 Approved

      • Authorizing an extension to contract COM0005149 with St. Cloud Technical & Community College, for a three-month period, from February 28, 2025, to May 31, 2025, for the Customized Safety Training and Training Services.

        • Passed 13-0-0 Approved

      • Authorizing an extension to contract COM0005148 with South Central College, for a three-month period, from February 28, 2025, to May 31, 2025, for the Customized Safety Training and Training Services.

        • Passed 13-0-0 Approved

      • Authorizing an extension to contract COM0005158 with Institute for Environmental Assessment, for a three-month period, from February 28, 2025, to May 31, 2025, for the Customized Safety Training and Training Services.

        • Passed 13-0-0 Approved

    • 10. Legal Settlement: Jon Shanahan v. City of Minneapolis

      • Passed 13-0-0 Approved

    • 11. 2025 Urban Scholars program funding from partner organizations

      • Accepting reimbursement dollars, for an amount up to $52,500, from Urban Scholars partner organizations (Minneapolis Public Housing Authority, Fourth Judicial District Courts, APi Group, Hennepin County, Minneapolis Public Schools, Agencies within the State of Minnesota, University of Minnesota Extension) to cover professional services for the 2025 Urban Scholars Program.

        • Passed 13-0-0 Approved

      • Authorizing a contract with each of the Urban Scholars partner agencies for the 2025 Urban Scholars program.

        • Passed 13-0-0 Approved

      • Passage of Resolution approving the appropriation of funds to the Human Resources Department.

        • Passed 13-0-0 Approved

    • 12. Gift acceptance from the Coalition of Large Public Housing Authorities (CLPHA) for lodging and conference registration

      • Passed 13-0-0 Approved

  • Budget Committee

    • 1. 2025 Local Board of Appeal and Equalization

      • Passage of Resolution establishing the 2025 Local Board of Appeal and Equalization.

        • Passed 13-0-0 Approved

      • Approving policies and procedures to be followed during meetings of the Local Board of Appeal and Equalization.

        • Passed 13-0-0 Approved

  • Business, Housing & Zoning Committee

    • 1. Tropico, 430 1ST AVE N, Suite #101, Minneapolis, MN, (Ward 7) submitted by Tropico Colombian Street Food LLC, for an On Sale Liquor with Sunday Sales, Limited Entertainment license

      • Passed 13-0-0 Approved

    • 2. Rental Dwelling License operating conditions: several addresses under ownership of Hussain Khan and Mir Ali

      • Approving the imposition of operating conditions on 22 Rental Dwelling Licenses held by Hussain Khan and Mir Ali, based on failure to meet licensing standards pursuant to Section 244.1910 (11a), (19), and (23) of the Minneapolis Code of Ordinances.

        • Passed 13-0-0 Approved

      • Adopting the Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Recommendation of the Administrative Hearing Officer.

        • Passed 13-0-0 Approved

    • 3. Variance appeal: Kathryn Hill, 401 33rd Ave N

      • Passed 13-0-0 Approved

    • 4. Variance appeal: Trevor Butkiewicz with SDDI, on behalf of NLP Minneapolis Propco LLC, 411 Washington Ave N (241 5th Ave N)

      • Passed 8-5-0 Deemed Approved

    • 5. Demolition of Historic Resource appeal: Joel M. Albers, 3501 Hiawatha Ave

      • Passed 13-0-0 Approved

    • 6. Liquor License approvals for March 4, 2025

      • Longfellow Grill, 2990 WEST RIVER PKWY Minneapolis, MN, (Ward 12) submitted by Blue Plate Restaurant Company Inc., BLAmend, LIC421843

        • Passed 13-0-0 Approved

      • Micky's Liquor Store, 1104 PLYMOUTH AVE N Minneapolis, MN, (Ward 5) submitted by Micky's Liquor Store Inc, BLAmend, LIC421416

        • Passed 13-0-0 Approved

    • 7. Gambling License renewals for March 4, 2025

      • City of Lakes Hockey Association, 225 THOMAS AVE N Minneapolis, MN, submitted by City of Lakes Hockey Association, BLGeneral, LIC412884

        • Passed 13-0-0 Approved

      • Firefighters for Healing, 606 WASHINGTON AVE N Minneapolis, MN, submitted by Firefighters for Healing, BLGeneral, LIC393154

        • Passed 13-0-0 Approved

      • Firefighters for Healing, 501 WASHINGTON AVE S Minneapolis, MN, submitted by Firefighters for Healing, BLGeneral, LIC413191

        • Passed 13-0-0 Approved

      • Firefighters for Healing, 701 5TH ST N Minneapolis, MN, submitted by Firefighters for Healing, BLGeneral, LIC413244

        • Passed 13-0-0 Approved

      • Firefighters for Healing, 3126 LAKE ST W Minneapolis, MN, submitted by Firefighters for Healing, BLGeneral, LIC413616

        • Passed 13-0-0 Approved

      • Fridley Lions Club, 609 HENNEPIN AVE Minneapolis, MN, submitted by Fridley Lions Club, BLGeneral, LIC412883

        • Passed 13-0-0 Approved

      • Minneapolis Firefighters Local 82 Charities, 4155 CEDAR AVE S Minneapolis, MN, submitted by Minneapolis Firefighters Local 82 Charities, BLGeneral, LIC412989

        • Passed 13-0-0 Approved

      • Minneapolis Firefighters Local 82 Charities, 1070 NICOLLET MALL Minneapolis, MN, submitted by Minneapolis Firefighters Local 82 Charities, BLGeneral, LIC412990

        • Passed 13-0-0 Approved

      • MN Youth Athletics Services, 6042 NICOLLET AVE Minneapolis, MN, submitted by MN Youth Athletics Services, BLGeneral, LIC399385

        • Passed 13-0-0 Approved

      • NE Minneapolis Lions Community Foundation, 1404 QUINCY ST NE Minneapolis, MN, submitted by NE Minneapolis Lions Community Foundation, BLGeneral, LIC412773

        • Passed 13-0-0 Approved

      • THE ALIVENESS PROJECT, 603 WASHINGTON AVE SE Minneapolis, MN, submitted by THE ALIVENESS PROJECT, BLGeneral, LIC68861

        • Passed 13-0-0 Approved

    • 8. Tenant Relocation Assistance

      • Approving an amended legislative directive requesting information regarding the City's Tenant Relocation Assistance program.

        • Passed 13-0-0 Approved

      • Receiving and filing a report on the feasibility of expanding the Tenant Relocation Assistance to provide financial assistance to renters facing temporary displacement.

      • Approving a legislative directive requesting information regarding the city's Tenant Relocation Assistance program.

        • Passed 13-0-0 Deemed Approved

    • 9. Contract with the Minnesota Department of Transportation and GoodSpace Murals LLC for Hiawatha/Lake Bridge Pier public art

      • Passage of Resolution acknowledging and extending support for the proposed art project on the Hiawatha/Lake Bridge Pier.

        • Passed 10-0-0 Approved

      • Authorizing a contract with the Minnesota Department of Transportation or their assigns, for public art on the Hiawatha/Lake Bridge Pier.

        • Passed 13-0-0 Approved

      • Authorizing a contract with GoodSpace Murals LLC, or their assigns, in the amount of $369,000, for a term starting March 25, 2025 through December 30, 2026, with an option to extend; for public art on the Hiawatha/Lake Bridge Pier.

        • Passed 13-0-0 Approved

    • 10. Fall 2024 brownfield grants from the Metropolitan Council’s Tax Base Revitalization Account (TBRA), and Hennepin County’s Environmental Response Fund (ERF)

      • Accepting grants from the Metropolitan Council's Tax Base Revitalization Account (TBRA) in the total amount of $1,852,600 for the following projects: SEED, 2211, 2211½ and 2301 Broadway St NE, ($251,600); Cheatham Apartments, 3716 Cheatham Ave, ($1,326,500); and Rise Up Center, 2820 and 2828 Hennepin Ave S, ($274,500).

        • Passed 13-0-0 Approved

      • Accepting grants from Hennepin County’s Environmental Response Fund (ERF) in the total amount of $1,141,399 for the following projects: Cheatham Apartments, 3716 Cheatham Ave, ($777,265); and The Springs, 809 and 828 Spring St NE, ($364,134).

        • Passed 13-0-0 Approved

      • Authorizing contracts or agreements with the Metropolitan Council and Hennepin County for the aforesaid grants.

        • Passed 13-0-0 Approved

      • Authorizing execution of one or more funding agreements with each of the sub-recipients identified below (or an affiliated entity) and/or disbursement and related agreements for these grants.

        • Passed 13-0-0 Approved

      • Passage of Resolution appropriating funds to the Department of Community Planning & Economic Development.

        • Passed 13-0-0 Approved

    • 11. Bridge Fund for Dance Program

      • Approving amended guidelines for the Bridge Fund for Dance Program.

        • Passed 13-0-0 Approved

      • Approving guidelines for the Bridge Fund for Dance Program.

        • Passed 13-0-0 Approved

      • Passage of Resolution authorizing form documents and delegating authority to the Department of Arts & Cultural Affairs Director to make and execute grant agreements with eligible applicants consistent with the Bridge Fund for Dance Program Guidelines.

        • Passed 13-0-0 Approved

    • 12. MacPhail Center for Music 2023-2024 State Bond Annual Report

      • Passed 13-0-0 Approved

  • Climate & Infrastructure Committee

    • 1. Pennhurst Residential: Project approval and assessment

      • Passage of Resolution ordering the work to proceed and adopting special assessments, in the amount of $749,363.11, for the Street Resurfacing Project No. 2372B (CPV05625).

        • Passed 13-0-0 Approved

      • Passage of Resolution requesting the Board of Estimate and Taxation authorize the City's issuance and sale of assessment bonds in the amount of $749,363.11.

        • Passed 13-0-0 Approved

    • 2. Franklin Ave Construction

      • Passage of Resolution designating the location and improvements proposed to be made in the Franklin Ave (Lyndale Ave S to Chicago Ave) Street Reconstruction Project No. 23680 (CPV074).

        • Passed 13-0-0 Approved

      • Adopting the report, receiving the cost estimate in the amount of $26,715,000, directing the preparation of proposed special assessments against the list of benefited properties, and setting a public hearing for March 6, 2025, to consider the project, assessments, and the abandonment and removal of areaways in conflict with the project.

        • Passed 13-0-0 Approved

      • Passage of Resolution ordering the work to proceed and adopting special assessments, in the amount of $1,252,652, for the Franklin Ave (Lyndale Ave S to Chicago Ave) Street Reconstruction Project, Special Improvement of Existing Street No. 23680 (CPV074).

        • Passed 13-0-0 Approved

      • Passage of Resolution requesting the Board of Estimate and Taxation authorize the City's issuance and sale of assessment bonds, in the amount of $1,252,652, for the project.

        • Passed 13-0-0 Approved

      • Passage of Resolution ordering the abandonment and removal of areaways located in the public right-of-way in conflict with the project.

        • Passed 13-0-0 Approved

    • 3. Cooperative agreement with the Metropolitan Council for the proposed Highway 55 Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Study

      • Passed 13-0-0 Approved

    • 4. Grant application for 2025 Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Local Trails Connections Program

      • Passed 13-0-0 Approved

    • 5. Grant application to the State Department of Commerce for Geothermal Planning

      • Passed 13-0-0 Approved

    • 6. Nicollet Mall pedestrianization and associated downtown transit improvements

      • Approving a legislative directive requesting information and data related to the ongoing process and work of converting Nicollet Mall to a pedestrian, bicycle, and non-motorized vehicle public plaza, including results of the community input phase; preliminary plans for infrastructure, amenities, and activation investments on Nicollet Mall, Hennepin Ave, Marquette Ave, 2nd Ave, and 3rd Ave; and anticipated impacts on travel for current public transit riders of bus lines on Nicollet Mall.

        • Passed 13-0-0 Deemed Approved

      • Receiving and filing a presentation in response to a legislative directive requesting information and data related to Nicollet Mall and downtown transit changes.

    • 7. Stormwater fee appeal: Lakewood Cemetery

      • Passed 13-0-0 Approved

  • Committee of the Whole

    • 1. Capital Long-Range Improvement Committee appointments

      • Approving Vince Netz for appointment to Seat 4 beginning January 1, 2025, and ending December 31, 2026.

        • Passed 13-0-0 Approved

      • Approving Juana Sandoval for appointment to Seat 19 beginning January 1, 2025, and ending December 31, 2026.

        • Passed 13-0-0 Approved

      • Approving Patrick McDougle for appointment to Seat 25 beginning January 1, 2025, and ending December 31, 2026.

        • Passed 13-0-0 Approved

      • Approving Ryan Stitt for appointment to Seat 28 beginning January 1, 2025, and ending December 31, 2026.

        • Passed 13-0-0 Approved

      • Approving Daniel Saunders for appointment to Seat 29 beginning January 1, 2025, and ending December 31, 2026.

        • Passed 13-0-0 Approved

    • 2. Litigation matter of Pro-Life Action Ministries v. City of Minneapolis

      • Passed 13-0-0 Approved

    • 3. Legal settlement updates legislative directive

      • Approving a legislative directive related to updates on the court-enforceable legal settlement with the Minnesota Department of Human Rights, including the role of the Independent Evaluator.

        • Passed 12-0-0 Approved

      • Receiving and filing a presentation on the Consent Decree negotiated between the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the City.

      • Amending Council Action No. 2024A-0867, passed November 14, 2024, by adding updates on litigation related to United States Department of Justice v. City of Minneapolis and Minneapolis Police Department to the list of regular reports.

        • Passed 13-0-0 Approved

  • Public Health & Safety Committee

    • 1. Statewide Health Improvement Partnership (SHIP) grant

      • Authorizing an amendment to accept an additional $9,410 in funding from the Minnesota Department of Health for the Minneapolis Health Department’s Statewide Health Improvement Partnership (SHIP) grant, supporting commercial tobacco prevention efforts from April 1, 2025, through October 31, 2025.

        • Passed 13-0-0 Approved

      • Passage of Resolution approving appropriation of funds to the Health Department.

        • Passed 13-0-0 Approved

    • 2. Contract with University of Minnesota for bomb detection at Huntington Bank Stadium

      • Passed 13-0-0 Approved

  • Notice of Ordinance Introductions

  • Introduction & Referral Calendar

  • Resolutions