Marked Agenda

A post-meeting synopsis of actions taken or decisions made on all matters.

Policy & Government Oversight Committee Agenda

Standing Committee of the City Council
and
Minneapolis Community Development Agency Operating Committee
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Regular Meeting
December 8, 2021 - 1:30 pm
Online Meeting
Members Present: Council Members Andrea Jenkins (Chair), Jeremiah Ellison (Vice-Chair), Kevin Reich, Cam Gordon, Steve Fletcher, Phillipe Cunningham, Jamal Osman, Lisa Goodman, Alondra Cano, Lisa Bender, Jeremy Schroeder, Andrew Johnson, and Linea Palmisano (Quorum: 4)
Clerk: Peggy Menshek, (612) 673-2216

Public Hearing

1. 2 Campaign finance disclosure ordinances (2021-01153)
  1. Passage of Ordinance amending Title 2, Chapter 15 relating to Administration: Ethics in Government, amending statutory citations related to campaign finance disclosure for municipal candidates.

  2. Passage of Ordinance amending Title 8.5, Chapter 167 relating to Elections: Municipal Elections: Rules of Conduct, amending statutory citations related to campaign finance disclosure for municipal candidates.

Action Taken: Approved

Consent

  1. 3 Transgender Equity Council appointments (2021-01319)
    1. Approving the following Council appointments for unexpired two-year terms beginning Jan 1, 2021, and ending Dec 31, 2022: Ameera Sultana Khan, Seat 3; Olivia St. John, Seat 5, Ward 3; and Dianna Anderson, Seat 6, Ward 10. 

    2. Waiving the residency requirement (Minneapolis Code of Ordinances 14.180) for Ameera Sultana Khan.

    Action Taken: Approved
  2. 4 2022 Legislative Agenda and Policy Positions (2021-01256)
    Action Taken: Approved
  3. 5 2022 Primary and General Election polling place designations (2021-01350)
    Action Taken: Approved
  4. 6 Declaring a climate emergency (2021-01347)
    Action Taken: Approved
  5. 7 "Back from the Brink" movement to prevent nuclear war (2021-01320)
    Action Taken: Approved
  6. 8 Liquor license approvals for December 8, 2021 (2021-01321)
    1. Fair State Brewing, 2506 CENTRAL AVE NE Minneapolis, MN, (Ward 1) submitted by Fair State Brewing Cooperative, BLAmend, LIC397126
    2. Kyoto Sushi, 2841 LYNDALE AVE S Minneapolis, MN, submitted by Uptown 2841 Inc, BLWine, LIC396900
    Action Taken: Approved
  7. 9 Appointed position in the Community Planning & Economic Development Department: Planning Director (2021-01311)
    1. Adopting findings that the position of Planning Director meets the criteria in Section 20.1010 of the Minneapolis Code of Ordinances, City Council to Establish Positions; and approving the re-activation of the position, evaluated at 748 points and allocated to Grade 16.

    2. Passage of Ordinance amending Title 2, Chapter 20 of the Minneapolis Code of Ordinances relating to Administration: Personnel, approving the salary schedule for the position, which has a salary range of $145,873 to $172,923, in accordance with the adopted compensation plan for appointed officials effective Dec 14, 2021.

    Action Taken: Approved
  8. 10 Collective bargaining agreement: Machinists Unit, 2021 through 2024 (2021-01312)
    1. Authorizing a collective bargaining agreement with the Machinists Unit for the period Jul 1, 2021, through Jun 30, 2024, consistent with the terms of the Executive Summary.

    2. Authorizing the Labor Relations Director to implement the terms and conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.

    Action Taken: Approved
  9. 11 HOME Investment Partnerships American Rescue Plan (HOME-ARP) grant (2021-01322)
    1. Accepting a HOME Investment Partnerships American Rescue Plan (HOME-ARP) grant, in the amount of $9,626,335, from U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

    2. Authorizing a grant agreement with HUD for the HOME-ARP funds.

    3. Passage of Resolution approving appropriation of allowable HOME-ARP administrative funding allocation to the Community Planning & Economic Development Department.

    Action Taken: Approved
  10. 12 Contract with Securitas Security Services USA, Inc. for security guard services for City facilities (2021-01323)
    Action Taken: Approved
  11. 13 Contract with Perceptyx, Inc. for Employee Engagement Survey and related services (2021-01324)
    Action Taken: Approved
  12. 14 Contract amendment with Aggregate Industries – MWR, Inc. for barge mooring (2021-01325)
    Action Taken: Approved
  13. 15 Contract amendment with Independent Emergency Services for 911 phone system (2021-01326)
    Action Taken: Approved
  14. 16 Contract amendment with DataNet Systems Corporation for professional and hosting services (2021-01327)
    Action Taken: Approved
  15. 17 Contract amendment with Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. for support and maintenance of the City’s geographic information system (2021-01329)
    Action Taken: Approved
  16. 18 Contract amendments for technology-related consulting services (2021-01330)
    1. Authorizing an extension to Contract No. COM0000609, with CherryRoad Technologies, Inc., for an additional six months through June 30, 2022, for technology consulting services.

    2. Authorizing an extension to Contract No. C-44476, with Iceberg Technology Group, for an additional six months through June 30, 2022, for technology consulting services.

    3. Authorizing an extension to Contract No. C-44555, with Talent Software Services, Inc., for an additional six months through June 30, 2022, for technology consulting services. 

    4. Authorizing an increase to Contract No. C-44477, with InTech Software Solutions, Inc., for Work Order No. 1, in the amount of $113,400 for a total amount not to exceed $833,400, and an extension for an additional six months through June 30, 2022, for technology consulting services.

    Action Taken: Approved
  17. 19 Contract amendment with Axon Enterprise, Inc. for implementation of the Axon Standards PSO module to manage complaints and cases (2021-01331)
    Action Taken: Approved
  18. 20 Contract with PCC Technology Inc. for a campaign financial report system (2021-01332)
    Action Taken: Approved
  19. 21 Request for Proposals for Staff Augmentation Pool for the Information Technology Department (2021-01333)
    Action Taken: Approved
  20. 22 Bid for Minneapolis Convention Center Expansion Roof Replacement Project (2021-01334)
    Action Taken: Approved
  21. 23 Grant from Minneapolis Downtown Improvement District to fund Downtown Strategic Justice Partnership (2021-01335)
    1. Accepting a grant from the Minneapolis Downtown Improvement District, in the amount of $175,000, to fund the Downtown Strategic Justice Partnership to fund a probation officer and a prosecutor who work within Downtown Minneapolis.

    2. Authorizing an increase to Contract No. COM00001719 with Hennepin County, in the amount of $65,000 for a total amount not to exceed $130,000, and an extension through Dec 31, 2023, to provide continued probation services in the Minneapolis Downtown Improvement District.

    Action Taken: Approved
  22. 24 Contracts with selected firms on the City's Legal Services Panel (2021-01336)
    1. Authorizing agreements with the selected firms on the City's Legal Services Panel, for the period Jan 1, 2022, through Dec 31, 2024, with the cost for each agreement not to exceed $300,000 for the three-year period.

    2. Authorizing an extension of agreements with the firms on the City’s current Legal Services Panel for 2019 through 2021 for up to three months, through Mar 31, 2022, if necessary, to continue handling ongoing work or cases while the new Legal Services Panel contracts are finalized.

    3. Authorizing the City Attorney's Office to retain the flexibility to enter into such additional agreements to obtain particular legal or witness expertise, or as otherwise needed to best address the City's legal services needs, with the total cost not to exceed $300,000 within the three-year period, including the authority to waive procurement processes and deviations from the City’s standard terms and conditions pursuant to negotiation and in the best interests of the City.  

    4. Approving the waiver of the City's procurement process when establishing a conflicts panel for the defense of police officers in civil actions due to the collective bargaining agreement providing the legal basis for the payment of fees in conflicts cases, with the result that normal City procurement policies are not applicable.

    Action Taken: Approved
  23. 25 Contracts with selected firms for the Bond Counsel Services Panel (2021-01337)
    1. Authorizing a legal services agreement with Kennedy & Graven, Chartered, in an amount not to exceed $300,000 for three years, to serve as primary bond counsel to the City for general obligation and common bond fund transactions.

    2. Authorizing a legal services agreement with Kutak Rock LLP, in an amount not to exceed $300,000 for three years, to serve as back-up bond counsel in the event of a conflict of interest or other extraordinary situations with primary bond counsel.
    3. Establishing a conduit Revenue Bond Panel for 2022-2024 with the following:

      1. Kennedy & Graven, Chartered
      2. Kutak Rock LLP
      3. Ballard Spahr LLP.
    4. Authorizing the City Attorney’s Office to retain the flexibility to designate additional firms as bond counsel for conduit revenue bond transactions that require particular expertise or as otherwise needed to best address the City’s bond counsel needs, with the cost to the City not to exceed $300,000 within the three-year period, including the authority to waive procurement processes.

    5. Authorizing the City Attorney’s Office to extend the current Bond Counsel contract and panel for up to three months, through Mar 31, 2022, if necessary, to continue handling ongoing bond financing transactions and/or while the new contracts are being finalized.

    Action Taken: Approved
  24. 26 Legal settlement: Workers' Compensation claim of Darrin Jones (2021-01339)
    Action Taken: Approved
  25. 27 Legal settlement: Workers' Compensation claim of Jeremiah Kocher (2021-01340)
    Action Taken: Approved
  26. 28 Legal settlement: Workers' Compensation claim of Garry Nordine (2021-01341)
    Action Taken: Approved
  27. 29 Legal settlement: Workers' Compensation claim of David Schmidt (2021-01342)
    Action Taken: Approved
  28. 30 Legal settlement: Workers' Compensation claim of Bradley Simonson (2021-01343)
    Action Taken: Approved
  29. 31 Legal settlement: Workers' Compensation claim of Matthew Vana (2021-01344)
    Action Taken: Approved
  30. 32 Legal settlement: Workers' Compensation claim of Jacob Weess (2021-01345)
    Action Taken: Approved
  31. 33 Legal settlement: Workers' Compensation claim of Michael Williams (2021-01346)
    Action Taken: Approved

Discussion

33. 34 Third Amendment to Airport Consent Decree (2021-01328)
Action Taken: Approved

Addendum

34. 35 2022 City Council and committees calendar (2021-01362)
  1. Adopting a 2022 calendar of regular meetings for the City Council and its committees.

  2. Authorizing the City Clerk to post the calendar in appropriate places as notice of regular meetings and to incorporate changes to the calendar, as necessary, to accommodate the work of the City Council.

Action Taken: Approved as amended


Committee actions will be referred to the next Council meeting: Dec 10, 2021
Next Policy & Government Oversight Committee meeting: Jan 24, 2022