Marked Agenda

Passage of Resolution amending Resolution 2018R-001, adopted January 8, 2018, as amended March 27, May 22, and August 28, 2020, pertaining to the restructuring of the City Council's standing committee system during the Local Public Health Emergency, and providing further operating modifications.

Directing the City Clerk to:

1. Amend the 2021 Council and Committees Calendar to reflect the revised biweekly cycle of regular meetings, effective March 29, 2021;
2. Publish and post the amended 2021 Calendar in appropriate places as public notice for the regular meetings thereof;
3. Incorporate such further or additional changes to the 2021 Council and Committees Calendar, as amended, to accommodate the needs of the City Council; and
4. Adjust matters previously referred to committees and re-direct those items to the appropriate committee meeting dates and times under the revised two-week meeting cycle.

Passage of Resolution authorizing the sale of the property at 2837 Chicago Ave (Disposition Parcel No. CL-9), to Allina Health Systems or affiliated entity for $143,000.

Authorizing execution of agreements to facilitate the land sale with Allina Health Systems or affiliated entity.

Passage of Resolution approving the sale of the properties at 2109 James Avenue North, 2009 Ilion Avenue North and 1706, 1710, 1714, 1716, 1720, 1726, 1800, 1804, 1808, 1818, 1820, 1826, 1900, 1904, 1910, 1914, 1918, and 1920 West Broadway Avenue to West Broadway Limited Partnership or an affiliated entity for $500,000 subject to conditions.

Authorizing a redevelopment contract and related documents

Accepting grants from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED), in the total amount of $283,186, for the following projects: Currie Commons, 187 Humboldt Ave N ($199,135) and Lake Street Housing (Phase 2), 510 W Lake St, 2946 Harriet Ave and 2948 Harriet Ave ($84,051).

Accepting grants from the Metropolitan Council's Tax Base Revitalization Account (TBRA), in the total amount of $1,500,000, for the following projects: 1517 W Broadway Incubator, 1517 W Broadway Ave, 1521 W Broadway Ave, 1525 W Broadway Ave and 1531 W Broadway Ave ($35,800); 2025 W River Rd Project, 2025 W River Rd ($517,100); Baldwin Square, 4140 Fremont Ave N, 4142 Fremont Ave N, 4144 Fremont Ave N and 4146 Fremont Ave N ($107,800); Currie Commons, 187 Humboldt Ave N ($480,300); Elliot Twins Apartments, 1212 S 9th St and 1225 S 8th St ($233,600); Northrup King Campus, 1500 Jackson St NE ($50,000); The Link on 21st, 1301 21st Ave N, 1303 21st Ave N, 1307 21st Ave N, 1317 21st Ave N and 1403 21st Ave N ($32,800); and The Resolute, 1300 W Broadway Ave, 2011 Girard Ave N, and 2015 Girard Ave ($37,200).

Accepting grants from Hennepin County’s Environmental response Fund (ERF), in the total amount of $1,392,872, for the following projects: 550 W Lake St (Phase 3), 514 W Lake St, 516 W Lake St, 520 W Lake St and 2949 Garfield Ave S ($85,706); 2025 W River Rd Project, 2025 W River Rd ($92,329); CLCLT Homes - Fall 2020, 3218 Humboldt Ave N, 3553 Elliot Ave, 2955 Lyndale Ave N, 3137 39th Ave S, 4846 Colfax Ave N, 3744 26th Ave S, 3414 Irving Ave N, 3741 Bloomington Ave, 5600 46th Ave S, 3539 Knox Ave N, and 4409 32nd Ave S ($150,000); Cristo Rey Jesuit High School, 2924 4th Ave S ($162,775); Currie Commons, 187 Humboldt Ave N ($190,000); Juxtaposition Arts Campus Redevelopment, 2015 Emerson Ave N, 1110 West Broadway, 1108 West Broadway and 1100 West Broadway ($37,513); MN Brownfields Gap Financing Program ($200,000); Snelling Yards - Senior Housing, 3601 44th St E ($100,421); and Walker Methodist Raines, 3737 Bryant Ave S ($374,128).

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

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.

Passage of Resolution approving appropriation of funds to the Department of Community Planning & Economic Development.

Accepting a 2020 Metropolitan Council LCDA Pre-development grant in the amount of $97,500 for the Downtown Longfellow site at 2701 Lake St E and 3009-3017 27th Ave S.

Accepting a 2020 Metropolitan Council LCDA-TOD Pre-development grant in the amount of $100,000 for the Nic@Lake site at 10 - 30 Lake St W.

Accepting 2020 Metropolitan Council LCDA Development grants in the amount of $1,105,000 for the Juxtaposition Art Campus project at Emerson Ave N and West Broadway and $1,500,000 for the The Gardens of Bryn Mawr project at 2800 Wayzata Blvd.

Accepting 2020 Metropolitan Council LCDA-TOD Development grants in the amount of $1,250,000 for the Agra project at 901 27th Ave S and $750,000 for the Minneapolis American Indian Center Expansion at 1530 Franklin Ave E.

Accepting 2020 Metropolitan Council LHIA grants in the amount of $1,051,860 for the Fire Station One project at 530 South 3rd St and $60,000 for the PPL Greenbelt project near 31st Ave N and 6th Street N.

Authorizing agreements to implement the LCDA Pre-development, LCDA-TOD Pre-development, LCDA, LCDA-TOD, and LHIA grants with the Metropolitan Council, Seward Redesign, Juxtaposition Arts, Lupe Development Partners, LLC, Newport Midwest, LLC, Minneapolis American Indian Center, Project for Pride in Living, Sherman Associates or related entities.

Passage of Resolution approving appropriation of funds to the Community Planning & Economic Development Department.

Authorizing an increase to contract C-44077 with Minnesota Homeownership Center in the amount of $100,000 for a total amount not to exceed $325,000, and an extension through December 31, 2021, for continued programmatic functions, administration and oversight for Financial Wellness counseling services.

Authorizing an increase to contract C-44078 with Minnesota Homeownership Center in the amount of $175,000 for a total amount not to exceed $960,000, and an extension through December 31, 2021, for continued programmatic functions and administration for homebuyer education and detailed homeownership counseling services.

Approving $400,000 of development gap financing ($80,000 per unit) and execution of related agreements.

Passage of Resolution ratifying Resolution No. 2018R-265 authorizing sale of land Disposition Parcel MH-90, under the Minneapolis Homes Program, at 409 31st Ave N for a revised development concept.

Passage of Resolution ratifying Resolution No. 2018R-266 authorizing sale of land Disposition Parcel MH-91, under the Minneapolis Homes Program, at 427 31st Ave N for a revised development concept.

Passage of Resolution ratifying Resolution No. 2019R-267 authorizing sale of land Disposition Parcel MH-92, under the Minneapolis Homes Program, at 429 31st Ave N for a revised development concept.

Passage of Resolution ratifying Resolution No. 2018R-264 authorizing sale of land Disposition Parcel MH-93, under the Minneapolis Homes Program, at 3020 6th St N for a revised development concept.

Extending the terms of existing acquisition loans totalling $79,241.33 in support of the Greenbelt development project through December 31, 2022.

Approving an application submitted by Daniel Oberpriller, on behalf of North Bay Companies, to rezone (PLAN12104) the properties located at 410 13th Ave SE, 1309 4th St SE, and 1315 4th St SE from the C1 Neighborhood Commercial District to the C3A Community Activity Center District to construct a new seven-story mixed use building with 81 dwelling units and approximately 3,000 square feet of commercial space. 

Passage of Ordinance amending Title 20, Chapter 521 of the Minneapolis Code of Ordinances relating to Zoning Code: Zoning Districts and Maps Generally.

Approving the appointment of the following individuals to constitute the 2021 Local Board of Appeal and Equalization: Faye Bland, Seat 1, Ward 10; Stephen Bodurtha, Seat 2; John Chau, Seat 3; and Neal Anderson, Seat 4, Ward 11.  

Waiving the residency requirement (Minneapolis Code of Ordinance 14.80) for Stephen Bodurtha and John Chau.

Authorizing a contract with Hennepin County, using Hennepin County’s agreement form, for use of its Cyclomedia system and content for collecting property images at no cost to the City, for a term of two years with an option to renew for three additional years.

Authorizing material deviations from the City’s standard terms and conditions, as follows: Hennepin County is not providing the City with any warranties; and Hennepin County shall not be liable for damages caused by the software nor will Hennepin County defend and indemnify the City against claims arising from County conduct related to the system.

Authorizing the one time transfer of $122,000 from the 2021 City Coordinator's Sustainability Budget to the Health Department for the Green Cost Share Multifamily Building Efficiency program and the Lead and Healthy Homes program.

Authorizing the one time transfer of $200,000 from the 2021 City Coordinator's Sustainability Budget to the Health Department for the Green Cost Share 4d Affordable Housing Incentive Program and NOAH buildings.

Authorizing the one time transfer of $175,000 from the 2021 City Coordinator's Sustainability Budget to the Health Department for workforce development and STEM Pathways.

Passage of Resolution approving transfer of City Coordinator's Sustainability funds to the Health Department.

Passage of Resolution supporting expedient, fair, and humane immigration policy changes that respect and protect the human rights of the immigrant and refugee community.

Directing the Neighborhood and Community Relations Department and the Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs to convene and lead an internal workgroup focused on assessing the City’s current services for immigrant and refugee residents and providing recommendations for improvements. This shall include program, policy, and budget recommendations that strengthen and grow the City’s services for immigrant and refugee families. The workgroup shall include the support and participation of the City Coordinator’s Office, the City Attorney’s Office, the Health Department, the Communications Department, and other related divisions. The Mayor and the City Council will also be invited to join the workgroup.

The workgroup will:

1. Create a summary of the City’s current body of work relating to serving and engaging immigrant and refugee populations. This review should include internal and external work such as City direct services, programs, grants, laws, budgets as well as commissions, advisory groups, existing or new partnerships like the Minneapolis Regional Chamber of Commerce’s Gateways for Growth initiative and the New Americans Business and Service Center;
2. Review this summary and provide a Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT) analysis of the body of work; and
3. Using the SWOT analysis findings, construct a set of recommendations that better align, strengthen, and grow the City’s capacity and partnerships to serve Minneapolis’ immigrant and refugee residents to help the City meet its racial equity goals.

The workgroup shall convene by or before March 31, 2021 and meet at a minimum once a month to finalize their recommendations and present them to the City Council on or before September 30, 2021, at the Policy & Government Oversight Committee.

Accepting a grant from the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH), in the amount of $368,621, to work in partnership with MDH to address the areas of public health responsibility and essential public health services for the period February 1, 2021, through June 30, 2021, to be used for COVID-19 vaccination implementation. 

Authorizing an agreement with the Minnesota Department of Health for the grant funds.

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

Accepting a grant from the Mississippi Watershed Management Organization (MWMO), in the amount of $19,200, to hire interns to assist in erosion and sediment control enforcement for the period of January 1, 2021, through December 15, 2021.

Authorizing an agreement with the Mississippi Watershed Management Organization for the grant.

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

Authorizing an increase to contract COM0002827 with Corcoran Neighborhood Organization, in the amount of $115,000, for a new not-to-exceed total amount of $290,000 and extend the contract to June 30, 2021, for continued violence interruption services under the MinneapolUS Strategic Outreach Initiative.

Authorizing an increase to contract COM0002829 with Central Area Neighborhood Development Organization (CANDO), in the amount of $115,000, for a new not-to-exceed total amount of $290,000 and extend the contract to June 30, 2021, for continued violence interruption services under the MinneapolUS Strategic Outreach Initiative. 

Accepting an additional grant from the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS), Washburn Center for Children, in the amount of $222,000, for School Based Clinic mental health services for the period January 1, 2021, to June 30, 2023.

Authorizing an amended agreement with the Washburn Center for Children for the additional funds.

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

Accepting a grant from the Youthprise Foundation, in the amount of $240,000 for the period of January 1, 2021, through December 31, 2021, to implement the Health Mentor Model at Henry, Roosevelt and South High Schools as part of our School Based Clinics work.

Authorizing an agreement with YouthPrise Foundation for the grant funds.

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

Passage of Resolution ordering the work to proceed and adopting special assessments in the amount of $981,875.01 for the South Burroughs Street Resurfacing Project No. 2337D (CPV056).

Passage of Resolution requesting the Board of Estimate and Taxation authorize the City's issuance and sale of assessment bonds in the amount of $981,875.01 for the project.

Passage of Resolution amending Resolution 2020R-384 entitled “Ordering the work to proceed and adopting the special assessments for the Plymouth Ave N (Xerxes Ave N to Penn Ave N) Street Reconstruction Project No. 6771 (PV152),” adopted December 18, 2020, to reduce the special assessment for the property located at 1235 Washburn Ave N.

Passage of Resolution amending Resolution 2020R-385 entitled “Requesting the Board of Estimate and Taxation authorize the City’s issuance and sale of assessment bonds in the amount of $328,933.92 for certain purposes other than the purchase of public utilities,” adopted December 18, 2020, to reduce the amount of assessment bonds to be sold for the Plymouth Ave N Street Reconstruction Project.

Passage of Resolution designating the location and improvements proposed to be made in the 2021 Concrete Streets Rehabilitation Program, Project No. 2340 (PV108).

Adopting report receiving the cost estimate in the amount of $3,398,245, directing the preparation of proposed special assessments against the list of benefited properties, and setting a public hearing for April 21, 2021, to consider the project and assessments.

Authorizing an agreement with Hennepin County, in the amount of $200,000, for cost participation for the Queen Ave N Bicycle Boulevard Project.

Passage of Resolution approving appropriation of funds to the Public Works Department.