City Council May 15, 2025   5/15/2025

Call to Order

Notice of Ordinance Introductions

Sidewalk Cart and Street Vending Program ordinance

• 2025-018.pdf
• Sidewalk Cart Food Vendor Ordinance: Setting Public Hearing RCA (BHZ-Mar 20, 2025)
• Sidewalk Cart Food Vendor Ordinance
• Sidewalk Cart Food Vendor Ordinance: Public Hearing RCA (BHZ-Apr 8, 2025)
• Sidewalk Cart Food Vendor Ordinance: Staff Presentation (BHZ-Apr 8, 2025)
• Public Comment: Sidewalk Cart Food Vendor Ordinance
• Sidewalk Cart Food Vendor Ordinance: Amended (BHZ- Apr 8, 2025)

• Passed 13-0-0 Passage of Ordinance amending Title 10, Chapter 188 of the Minneapolis Code of Ordinances relating to Food Code: Administration and Licensing, establishing and amending provisions for a Sidewalk Cart and Street Vending Program.

Upper Harbor noise ordinance

• 2025-028.pdf
• Upper Harbor Noise Ordinance
• Upper Harbor Noise Ordinance RCA

• Passed 13-0-0 Passage of Ordinance amending Title 15, Chapter 389 of the Minneapolis Code of Ordinances relating to Offenses—Miscellaneous: Noise, amending provisions related to concerts at the Upper Harbor Community Performing Arts Center.
• Passed 10-0-0 Passage of Ordinance amending Title 15, Chapter 389 of the Minneapolis Code of Ordinances relating to Offenses—Miscellaneous: Noise, amending provisions related to concerts at the Upper Harbor Community Performing Arts Center.

Administrative enforcement procedures ordinance: Title 16

• 2025-044.pdf
• Administrative Enforcement Procedures Ordinance
• Administrative Enforcement Procedures Ordinance Request for Committee Action
• 2025-043 and 2025-044 Veto Letter

• Passed 13-0-0 Passage of Ordinance amending Title 1, Chapter 2 of the Minneapolis Code of Ordinances relating to General Provisions: Administrative Enforcement and Hearing Process, adding Title 16, Planning and Development, as a provision subject to administrative enforcement.
• Passed 7-6-0 Passage of Ordinance amending Title 1, Chapter 2 of the Minneapolis Code of Ordinances relating to General Provisions: Administrative Enforcement and Hearing Process, adding Title 16, Planning and Development, as a provision subject to administrative enforcement.
• Passed 5-7-0 Passage of Ordinance amending Title 1, Chapter 2 of the Minneapolis Code of Ordinances relating to General Provisions: Administrative Enforcement and Hearing Process, adding Title 16, Planning and Development, as a provision subject to administrative enforcement.

Introduction & Referral Calendar

Tobacco products location restrictions ordinance

• 2025-026.pdf
• Tobacco Location Restrictions and Prohibited Sales Ordinance
• Tobacco Location Restrictions and Prohibited Sales Ordinance: Request for Committee Action (June 24, 2025)
• Tobacco Location Restrictions and Prohibited Sales Ordinance: Staff Presentation (BHZ June 24, 2025)
• Tobacco Products Ordinance - Staff Response Memo (Jul 8, 2025)
• Public Comment: Tobacco Location Restrictions and Prohibited Sales Ordinance
• Tobacco Products Location Ordinance: Motion by Cashman (Jul 10, 2025)

• Passed 11-0-0 Passage of Ordinance amending Title 13, Chapter 281 of the Minneapolis Code of Ordinances relating to Licenses and Business Regulations: Commercial Tobacco and Related Products, amending provisions related to prohibited sales and location restrictions of licensed tobacco dealers.
• Passed 13-0-0 Passage of Ordinance amending Title 13, Chapter 281 of the Minneapolis Code of Ordinances relating to Licenses and Business Regulations: Commercial Tobacco and Related Products, amending provisions related to prohibited sales and location restrictions of licensed tobacco dealers.
• Passed 10-0-0 Passage of Ordinance amending Title 13, Chapter 281 of the Minneapolis Code of Ordinances relating to Licenses and Business Regulations: Commercial Tobacco and Related Products, amending provisions related to prohibited sales and location restrictions of licensed tobacco dealers.

Sauna licensing ordinance

• 2025-027.pdf
• Sauna Licensing Ordinance: Request for Committee Action (June 10, 2025)
• Public Comment: Sauna Licensing Ordinance
• Sauna Licensing Ordinance

• Passed 13-0-0 Passage of Ordinance amending Title 13 of the Minneapolis Code of Ordinances relating to Licenses and Business Regulations, adding a new Chapter 333 entitled “Sauna Establishments” to regulate sauna establishments.
• Passed 10-0-0 Passage of Ordinance amending Title 13 of the Minneapolis Code of Ordinances relating to Licenses and Business Regulations, adding a new Chapter 333 entitled “Sauna Establishments” to regulate sauna establishments.

Restrictive covenants removal ordinance

• Passed 13-0-0 Passage of Ordinance amending Title 16 of the Minneapolis Code of Ordinances relating to Planning and Development, adding a new Chapter 426B entitled "Restrictive Covenants."

Surveillance technology contracts ordinance

• 2025-038.pdf
• Surveillance Technology Contracts Ordinance
• Surveillance technology contracts ordinance Staff Response Memo (Sept 8, 2025)
• Surveillance Technology Ordinance: Motion by Wonsley (Sep 11, 2025)
• Surveillance Technology Ordinance: Motion by Cashman (Sep 11, 2025)

• Passed 13-0-0 Passage of Ordinance amending Title 2, Chapter 18 of the Minneapolis Code of Ordinances relating to Administration: Purchasing, adding a new Section 18.190 relating to contracts for surveillance technology.
• Passed 5-0-0 Passage of Ordinance amending Title 2, Chapter 18 of the Minneapolis Code of Ordinances relating to Administration: Purchasing, adding a new Section 18.190 relating to contracts for surveillance technology.
• Passed 13-0-0 Passage of Ordinance amending Title 2, Chapter 18 of the Minneapolis Code of Ordinances relating to Administration: Purchasing, adding a new Section 18.190 relating to contracts for surveillance technology.

Professional services contracts ordinance

• 2025-049.pdf
• Professional Services Contracts Ordinance Request for Committee Action (Oct 14, 2025)
• Professional Services Contracts Ordinance

• Passed 13-0-0 Passage of Ordinance amending Title 2, Chapter 18 of the Minneapolis Code of Ordinances relating to Administration: Purchasing, adding a new Section 18.200 relating to professional services contracts between $5,000 and $175,000.
• Passed 6-0-0 Passage of Ordinance amending Title 2, Chapter 18 of the Minneapolis Code of Ordinances relating to Administration: Purchasing, adding a new Section 18.200 relating to professional services contracts between $5,000 and $175,000.
• Passed 13-0-0 Passage of Ordinance amending Title 2, Chapter 18 of the Minneapolis Code of Ordinances relating to Administration: Purchasing, adding a new Section 18.200 relating to professional services contracts between $5,000 and $175,000.

Resolutions

2025 Older Adults Month honorary resolution

• 2025R-153.pdf
• Older Adults Month Honorary Resolution

• Passed 13-0-0 Passage of Resolution recognizing May 2025 as Older Adults Month in the City of Minneapolis.

2025 Community Action Month honorary resolution

• 2025R-154.pdf
• Community Action Month Honorary Resolution

• Passed 13-0-0 Passage of Resolution recognizing May as Community Action Month in the City of Minneapolis.

2025 No Menthol Sunday honorary resolution

• 2025R-155.pdf
• No Menthol Sunday Honorary Resolution

• Passed 13-0-0 Passage of Resolution recognizing May 18, 2025, as No Menthol Sunday in the City of Minneapolis.

Haitian Flag Day honorary resolution

• 2025R-156.pdf
• Haitian Flag Day Honorary Resolution

• Passed 13-0-0 Passage of Resolution honoring the significance of the Haitian flag to the people of Haiti and supporting the goals and ideals of Haitian Flag Day.

StoryCorps and Day of Racial Healing honorary resolution

• 2025R-157.pdf
• StoryCorps and Day of Racial Healing Honorary Resolution

• Passed 13-0-0 Passage of Resolution honoring the StoryCorps Minneapolis Initiative and recognizing May 22, 2025, as a Day of Racial Healing and Belonging.

George Floyd honorary resolution

• 2025R-158.pdf
• George Floyd Honorary Resolution

• Passed 13-0-0 Passage of Resolution recognizing May 25, 2025, as the fifth year since the police murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis that sparked a global catalyst for justice.

New Business

2025 State of the City address

• 2025 State of the City Address

Addendum

Wolves Back amplified sound for Block Event: May 24 - June 19, 2025

• 2025A-0370.pdf
• Amend the Agenda: Motion by Cashman

• Passed 13-0-0 Approving deviations from the Minneapolis Code of Ordinances for an Amplified Sound permit application submitted by Street Factory Media, to enable the Wolves Back block event to extend hours for amplified sound.

Announcements

Adjournment