City Council December 09, 2025 12/9/2025

Name: December 9, 2025 City Council December 09, 2025 Transcript
Uploaded: 2025-12-09
Description: Transcript of December 9, 2025 Minneapolis City Council December 09, 2025

Attachments

City Council December 09, 2025.pdf

Call to Order
- 1. Roll Call.
- 2. Adoption of the agenda.
Public Hearing
- 1. 2026 City Budget: Public hearings
Reports of Standing Committees
Reports of Special Committees
- 1. 2026 City Budget
  - Receiving and filing the Mayor's 2026 Recommended Budget.
  - Passage of Resolution approving the 2025 property tax levies, payable in 2026, for the various funds of the City of Minneapolis for which the City Council levies taxes.
    - 2025R-448.pdf
    - Passed 12-0-0 Approved
  - Passage of Resolution fixing the maximum amounts to be expended by the various departments for 2026 from the various funds under the jurisdiction of the City Council for which the City Council levies taxes and fees.
    - 2025R-449.pdf
    - Passed 12-0-0 Approved
  - Passage of Resolution adopting the 2026-2031 Six-Year Capital Program and fixing the maximum amounts for 2026 to be expended by the various funds under the jurisdiction of the City Council.
    - 2025R-450.pdf
    - Passed 7-5-0 Deemed Approved
  - Passage of Resolution requesting that the Board of Estimate and Taxation authorize the City to incur indebtedness and issue and sell City of Minneapolis assessments funded bonds in the amount of $12,332,000 for certain purposes other than the purchase of public utilities.
    - 2025R-451.pdf
    - Passed 12-0-0 Approved
  - Passage of Resolution requesting that the Board of Estimate and Taxation authorize the City to incur indebtedness and issue and sell City of Minneapolis levy funded bonds in the amount of $101,734,460 for certain purposes other than the purchase of public utilities.
    - 2025R-452.pdf
    - Passed 12-0-0 Approved
  - Passage of Resolution requesting that the Board of Estimate and Taxation authorize the City to incur indebtedness and issue and sell City of Minneapolis enterprise funded bonds in the amount of $99,045,000 for certain purposes other than the purchase of public utilities.
    - 2025R-453.pdf
    - Passed 12-0-0 Approved
  - Passage of Resolution designating the utility rates for water, sewer, stormwater, and solid waste services effective with water meters read on and after January 1, 2026.
    - 2025R-454.pdf
    - Passed 12-0-0 Approved
  - Passage of Resolution amending Resolution 2025R-449, the 2026 General Appropriation Resolution fixing the maximum amounts to be expended by the various departments for 2026 from the various funds under the jurisdiction of the City Council for which the City Council levies taxes and fees, by revising the Changes to the Recommended Budget section.
    - 2025R-494.pdf
    - Passed 11-0-0 Approved
- 2. Community Connections Conference
  - Community Connections Conference Legislative Directive
  - Community Connections Conference Resolution
  - Passage of Resolution expressing statements of position pertaining to the Community Connections Conference.
    - 2025R-455.pdf
    - Passed 11-1-0 Deemed Approved
    - Passed 11-1-0 Deemed Approved
  - Approving a legislative directive related to information regarding a future Community Connections Conference.
    - 2025A-0850.pdf
    - Passed 11-1-0 Deemed Approved
    - Passed 11-1-0 Deemed Approved
- 3. Restoring Mayor’s Cuts to Civilian Investigators
  - Restoring Mayor's Cuts to Civilian Investigators Resolution
  - 2025R-456.pdf
  - Passed 9-3-0 Deemed Approved
  - Passed 11-1-0 Deemed Approved
- 4. Non-Fatal Shooting Taskforce legislative directive
  - Non-Fatal Shooting Taskforce Legislative Directive
  - 2025A-0851.pdf
  - Passed 8-4-0 Approved
  - Passed 12-0-0 Approved
- 5. Reinstating Emergency Housing Vouchers
  - Reinstating Emergency Housing Vouchers Resolution
  - 2025R-457.pdf
  - Passed 8-5-0 Approved
  - Passed 12-0-0 Approved
- 6. Emergency Housing Vouchers legislative directive
  - Emergency Housing Vouchers Legislative Directive
  - 2025A-0852.pdf
  - Passed 8-5-0 Approved
  - Passed 12-0-0 Approved
- 7. Compensation of the Mayor and Council Members for terms beginning January 2026
  - Passed 11-1-0 Approved
Addendum
- 1. City Auditor Office Remodel
  - City Auditor Office Remodel Staff Direction
  - 2025A-0856.pdf
  - Passed 12-0-0 Approved
- 2. Emergency Housing Voucher Implementation
  - Emergency Housing Voucher Implementation
  - 2025A-0857.pdf
  - Passed 12-0-0 Approved
- 3. Enterprise Policy Management System
  - Enterprise Policy Management System Staff Direction
  - 2025A-0853.pdf
  - Passed 12-0-0 Approved
  - Passed 12-0-0 Approved
- 4. Policy for the People
  - Authorizing staff to transfer funding in the 2025 City Budget to the 2026 Human Resources Department budget to complete position classification evaluation for positions in the Office of City Clerk.
    - 2025A-0854.pdf
    - Passed 12-0-0 Approved
    - Passed 12-0-0 Approved
  - Directing the City Clerk to report back on progress related to completing the classification of positions in the Legislative Research and Oversight division.
    - 2025A-0855.pdf
    - Passed 12-0-0 Approved, does not require Mayor's signature
    - Passed 12-0-0 Approved, does not require Mayor's signature
Announcements
Adjournment

City Council December 09, 2025 12/9/2025

Call to Order

1. Roll Call.

2. Adoption of the agenda.

Public Hearing

1. 2026 City Budget: Public hearings

Reports of Standing Committees

Reports of Special Committees

1. 2026 City Budget

Receiving and filing the Mayor's 2026 Recommended Budget.

Passage of Resolution approving the 2025 property tax levies, payable in 2026, for the various funds of the City of Minneapolis for which the City Council levies taxes.

Passage of Resolution fixing the maximum amounts to be expended by the various departments for 2026 from the various funds under the jurisdiction of the City Council for which the City Council levies taxes and fees.

Passage of Resolution adopting the 2026-2031 Six-Year Capital Program and fixing the maximum amounts for 2026 to be expended by the various funds under the jurisdiction of the City Council.

Passage of Resolution requesting that the Board of Estimate and Taxation authorize the City to incur indebtedness and issue and sell City of Minneapolis assessments funded bonds in the amount of $12,332,000 for certain purposes other than the purchase of public utilities.

Passage of Resolution requesting that the Board of Estimate and Taxation authorize the City to incur indebtedness and issue and sell City of Minneapolis levy funded bonds in the amount of $101,734,460 for certain purposes other than the purchase of public utilities.

Passage of Resolution requesting that the Board of Estimate and Taxation authorize the City to incur indebtedness and issue and sell City of Minneapolis enterprise funded bonds in the amount of $99,045,000 for certain purposes other than the purchase of public utilities.

Passage of Resolution designating the utility rates for water, sewer, stormwater, and solid waste services effective with water meters read on and after January 1, 2026.

2. Community Connections Conference

Passage of Resolution expressing statements of position pertaining to the Community Connections Conference.

Approving a legislative directive related to information regarding a future Community Connections Conference.

3. Restoring Mayor’s Cuts to Civilian Investigators

4. Non-Fatal Shooting Taskforce legislative directive

5. Reinstating Emergency Housing Vouchers

6. Emergency Housing Vouchers legislative directive

7. Compensation of the Mayor and Council Members for terms beginning January 2026

Addendum

1. City Auditor Office Remodel

2. Emergency Housing Voucher Implementation

3. Enterprise Policy Management System

4. Policy for the People

Authorizing staff to transfer funding in the 2025 City Budget to the 2026 Human Resources Department budget to complete position classification evaluation for positions in the Office of City Clerk.

Directing the City Clerk to report back on progress related to completing the classification of positions in the Legislative Research and Oversight division.

Announcements

Adjournment

Call to Order

1. Roll Call.

2. Adoption of the agenda.

Public Hearing

1. 2026 City Budget: Public hearings

1. 2026 City Budget

2. Community Connections Conference

3. Restoring Mayor’s Cuts to Civilian Investigators

4. Non-Fatal Shooting Taskforce legislative directive

5. Reinstating Emergency Housing Vouchers

6. Emergency Housing Vouchers legislative directive

7. Compensation of the Mayor and Council Members for terms beginning January 2026

Addendum

3. Enterprise Policy Management System

4. Policy for the People