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+## Meeting Information
+
+- Date: October 26, 2024
+- Title: Committee of the Whole Meeting
+- Present: Wonsley, Vetaw, Osman, Cashman, Chavez, Chowdhury, Koski, Chughtai
+- Absent: Payne, Rainville, Jenkins, Palmisano
+- Guests: Mayor Frey, Director of Racial Equity, Inclusion and Belonging, Director of Performance Management and Innovation
+- Votes: 2
+
+## Highlights
+
+- Presentation on the 2025-2026 Racial Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (REIB) budget
+- Discussion on reclassification of LGBTQIA+ and transgender equity positions
+- Presentation on the 2025-2026 Performance Management and Innovation (PMI) budget
+- Debate over a legislative directive related to financial reporting and budget reallocation
+
+## Discussion
+
+### Racial Equity, Inclusion and Belonging Budget Presentation
+
+The Director of REIB presented the department's 2025-2026 budget proposal. Key points included:
+
+- Reclassification of program manager and project coordinator positions to equity and inclusion coordinators
+- Development of a comprehensive racial equity framework
+- Focus on internal-facing work to support other city departments
+
+Council members expressed concerns about the reclassification of the transgender equity coordinator position. Council Member Jenkins worried that this change might deprioritize trans issues:
+
+"It's just been my experience when those things are intersected that LGBTQ issues, particularly trans issues are deprioritized, if you will. Which is why those positions were specifically created for those purposes."
+
+The director assured that the work would continue with an intersectional approach, but some council members remained skeptical. No vote was taken on this item.
+
+### Performance Management and Innovation Budget Presentation
+
+The PMI Director presented the department's 2025-2026 budget proposal, highlighting:
+
+- Full staffing of the department after starting as a department of one
+- Launch of Outcomes Minneapolis, the city's performance management program
+- Focus on data-driven decision making and continuous improvement
+
+Council members expressed support for the department's work but raised concerns about the timeline for implementing performance metrics in the budget process. Council President Payne stated:
+
+"I had an expectation this budget cycle we would start seeing some of this cross silo outcomes-based KPIs. Or, at minimum, more KPIs as part of these budget presentations. We're not seeing that. I'm disappointed in that."
+
+No vote was taken on this item.
+
+### Legislative Directive on Financial Reporting
+
+Vice Chair Koski introduced a legislative directive in response to concerns about recent budget reallocations. The directive requested detailed information on financial reporting practices and an evaluation of recent financial reports.
+
+Mayor Frey strongly opposed the directive, arguing that it was not properly vetted and undermined the expertise of city staff:
+
+"We need to stop pretending that we are experts at the expense of the people that actually are. We need to believe administrative staff when they tell us that there is an extraordinarily large problem with a move that we're making."
+
+Council members debated the necessity and timing of the directive. Some argued it was crucial for transparency, while others felt it was rushed and potentially harmful.
+
+The vote passed 8-3.
+
+## Public Comments
+
+There were no public comments during this meeting.

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+## Meeting Information
+
+- Date: September 26, 2024
+- Title: Regular Meeting of the Climate Infrastructure Committee
+- Present: Vetaw, Osman, Chavez, Chowdhury, Koski, Cashman (Chair)
+- Absent: None noted
+- Guests: Ted Davison (honoree), Jeff Handeland (Public Works), Meg McMahon (Public Works), Joslin Bremmer (City Attorney's Office)
+- Votes: 6
+
+## Highlights
+
+- Honoring Ted Davison for 38 years of service to the City of Minneapolis
+- Passage of an ordinance extending the electric franchise agreement with Xcel Energy
+- Discussion and vote on the Blue Line Light Rail Extension Municipal Consent
+- Adoption of assessments for sanitary sewer service charges
+- Addition of a legislative directive on street lighting copper wire theft
+
+## Discussion
+
+### Honoring Ted Davison
+
+The committee presented an honorary resolution to Ted Davison for his 38 years of service to the City of Minneapolis. Davison served in various roles, most recently as District Street Supervisor managing street maintenance south of Lake Street. Several council members and city staff spoke about Davison's dedication and impact on the city. Davison briefly thanked everyone for the recognition.
+
+No vote was taken on this ceremonial item.
+
+### Electric Franchise Extension with Xcel Energy
+
+The committee discussed extending the current franchise agreement with Xcel Energy (Northern States Power) for six months, through April 17, 2025. This extension allows time for negotiations on a new agreement while maintaining current terms and fees. Chair Cashman emphasized the importance of connecting the agreement to clean energy goals and improving service reliability.
+
+The motion to approve the extension passed unanimously.
+
+### Blue Line Light Rail Extension Municipal Consent
+
+The committee discussed approving municipal consent for the Blue Line Extension project. Public Works staff presented updates, including Hennepin County's approval of anti-displacement efforts and the addition of a new station at Washington and Broadway. The resolution includes conditions and requests for further work on various aspects of the project.
+
+Council Member Vetaw expressed strong concerns about the lack of meaningful changes since the public hearing and the feeling that North Minneapolis residents are not being heard. She stated, "People don't feel heard. Nothing has changed except for there's been slides acknowledging what we've heard in people's testimony. There has been no commitment of money or anything to these businesses in North Minneapolis for anti-displacement."
+
+Other council members, particularly those from south Minneapolis, expressed more positive views on the project's progress and staff efforts.
+
+The motion to approve the resolution passed with one nay vote (Vetaw).
+
+### Sanitary Sewer Service Assessments
+
+The committee initially voted to delay the adoption of assessments for sanitary sewer service charges by one cycle. However, after hearing concerns from Public Works about timing constraints, the committee reconsidered and voted to move the item forward without recommendation to the full Council. Chair Cashman committed to organizing a briefing for council members to address questions before the full Council meeting.
+
+The motion to reconsider and move forward without recommendation passed unanimously.
+
+### Legislative Directive on Street Lighting Copper Wire Theft
+
+Council Member Chowdhury introduced a legislative directive for an overview of street lighting copper wire theft activity over the last three calendar years. The directive aims to address constituent concerns about lighting outages and understand the city's efforts to combat this issue.
+
+The motion to add this item to the agenda and approve it as part of the consent agenda passed unanimously.
+
+## Public Comments
+
+Mr. Chughtai: Spoke about issues with his property's sewer line disconnection during nearby construction. He objected to being assessed $28,000 for a new sewer line, arguing that the disconnection was due to city error and lack of communication between departments. The committee decided to move his case forward without recommendation to allow for further discussion and potential appeal.