Photo Credit: YouTube / City of Minneapolis / Director Aaron Johnson Ortiz speaks
(MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.) – Honorary resolutions passed at the Minneapolis City Council’s regular meeting on October 1 included National Disability Employment Awareness and Workforce Development Month, Mexican culture, Food Waste Prevention Week, and Indigenous Peoples Day.
The celebration of Mexican culture included recognition of 140 years of Mexican music. Director of the Minota Latino Museum, Aaron Johnson, had the following to say:
“One of the things I want to emphasize about Mexicans, in particular as a new immigrant community, is that of course we want to welcome all new immigrants as well. The truth is we’ve been here since the foundation of Minneapolis.”
The Hennepin History Museum and Minnesota Latino Museum presented the exhibit “The Mexican Band of 1886” to celebrate the first Latino band to play the largest cultural events in Minnesota in the 19th century, and their ethnic roots in Minneapolis’s foundation.
Discussion got heated regarding Flock cameras and autonomous vehicles (AVs). The removal and dissolution of contracts for Flock cameras saw a significant divide in what was supposed to be a unanimous vote.
Some council members seriously debated the lack of AV regulations. In the end, both the resolution for the dissolution of Flock camera contracts and the AV ordinance (with the addition of human supervision) passed.
The Council approved accepting a gift for the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) 11-2, with conditions attached to budget spending. Adding conditions with the acceptance was an attempt to address recent fiscal issues within the department.
In other MPD happenings, new Ethics Education training ordinances were introduced to amend traditional training. The amendment focused on training for the police oversight commission and steps to ensure updated ethics standards increase accountability.
After a previous resubmission to the commission, and despite much conversation about incidents surrounding the officer filing the claim, a controversial $150,000 legal settlement was approved.
The council gave notice of upcoming ordinances, including the extension of a Comcast franchise in the greater Minneapolis area and prohibiting smokeless tobacco in stadiums. The council also approved various licenses, demolition bids, contract amendments, and granted development rights.
To add to or correct any information in this report, please contact me at kristin.h@lead4earth.org.
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