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Agenda and minutes
- The council adopted the meeting agenda by roll call (13 ayes). The minutes from the March 14 meeting were accepted by roll call (13 ayes).

Administration & Enterprise Oversight Committee (report adopted)
- The committee moved a report covering 21 items and deleted one gift acceptance (item 1). The council adopted the committee report with the deletion and an amendment to item 6 to accept a donation, passing the remainder by roll call (13 ayes on the underlying report; amendment adopted 13–0). The council then took item 19 as a separate vote; that item passed with 10 ayes and 3 nays on its separate roll call.

Business, Housing & Zoning Committee (report adopted; two items called out)
- The council adopted the business, housing and zoning committee report with deletion of item 6. Two items were taken separately:
- Item 4 (authorizing host approval for issuance of a charter-school bond for a foundation): passed 7 ayes, 6 nays.
- Item 5 (ordinance addressing rental‑pricing algorithms): passed 11 ayes, 2 nays (covered in a separate article).
- Several liquor licenses, financing items and loans were included in the committee report and were adopted as presented.

Budget Committee
- The budget committee’s single item (three appointments to the 2025 local board of appeal and equalization) was approved by roll call (13 ayes).

Climate & Infrastructure Committee
- The committee’s report (nine items, including street resurfacing projects, alley reconstruction and support for Gold Line BRT) was adopted on roll call (10 ayes recorded at time of vote due to attendance).

Committee of the Whole
- Item 1 (city clerk appointment confirmation) and Item 2 (contracts for 2025 Minneapolis services) were adopted. Item 1 carried by roll call (10 ayes at time of vote); item 2 adopted (10 ayes). Two items (3 and 4) on violence interrupters were held and later taken up after committee reports (see separate article).

Public Health & Safety Committee
- The committee report minus item 2 was adopted (11 ayes on the remainder). Item 2 (contract with state fair for additional law enforcement during the fair) was taken as a separate vote and passed 9 ayes, 2 nays.

Other procedural actions
- The council received a legal briefing in closed session under Minnesota open‑meeting law (Minn. Stat. § 13D.005, subd. 3(b)) and reconvened in public.
- Two honorary resolutions were adopted recognizing International Transgender Day of Visibility (March 31) and National Stress Awareness Month (April); both were adopted by roll call (11 ayes recorded when taken).

What’s next
- For adopted ordinances and items that require implementation, councilmembers asked staff to return with enforcement and implementation plans (notably for the rental‑algorithm ordinance and violence‑interruption procurement). Several committee items require contract execution; departments named in the committee reports will follow up per normal procurement and contracting procedures.

This “votes at a glance” summarizes the principal roll‑call outcomes recorded on March 27; the full minutes and the city clerk’s index list each agenda item, motion text and the recorded vote by member for all roll calls.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","March 27, 2025 Minneapolis City Council","oneSentenceSummary","Summary of main roll‑call outcomes and committee reports from the March 27 meeting, including committee adoptions, notable roll‑call outcomes and next steps for implementation.","taxTitle","Minneapolis City, Hennepin County, Minnesota","taxId",3498,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6082206,"Minneapolis City Council adopts resolutions honoring International Transgender Day of Visibility and National Stress Awareness Month",6048,25000,6073000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2939075-d502a4d5a12fcfa7596d960ac43fb70d&start=25&end=6073","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2939075-d502a4d5a12fcfa7596d960ac43fb70d/thumbnail_25000.jpg","/articles/6082206/Minneapolis-City/Hennepin-County/Minnesota/Minneapolis-City-Council-adopts-resolutions-honoring-International-Transgender-Day-of-Visibility-and-National-Stress-Awareness-Month","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6082206-c5944bbc61a1095daf44b5318f43df04/orig.mp4?Expires=1771158997&Signature=XXPVuPiWt84P0EHo3T8VwR8bUG3cSFbqX~FaN3oIN~WW3SIIvZi6FqggDteJFRhPimazRfv2KaM7BDSQoLuTc7ByMebXlxQm5YgReazmcUnblWt7hnARBAT8lLHs5Re-6EG0JvRBN6B706oK0KnC0dpUXXV4FL3dygYd9A3brgWdQqj20htuO~YsSr1ZJ3sBDK74MM~2w6buletQkvTRUMaC2NoEv7eYwejzXTn~axLfwZm2~HMj7YpsZ1GjN5i7cYbJlDSDOWhbpm3-GPeywJyhltlhPmsiF3QGqVdB7ErEshhp7mCNDKLF3j6joTiBNs3PTNpU-OKEGt8DX30liA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Minneapolis City Council on March 27 adopted two honorary resolutions: one recognizing March 31, 2025, as International Transgender Day of Visibility and another declaring April 2025 as National Stress Awareness Month.

Councilmember Andrea Jenkins (Ward 8) presented the International Transgender Day of Visibility resolution. Jenkins described the city’s history of transgender‑equity work and cited efforts including a transgender issues work group (created 2014) and a Transgender Equity Council (created 2017). Jenkins noted the city amended its civil rights ordinance in 1975 to add protections for gender identity and highlighted local events: “In the fall of this year the city of Minneapolis will proudly host the tenth annual trans equity summit,” Jenkins said, adding that the summit draws “upwards of 300 attendees.”

Kat Roan, executive director of OutFront Minnesota, and other community leaders spoke in support. Roan, who said the group recently hosted a youth summit with roughly 450 youth from across the state, said symbolic acts of recognition matter to young people facing heightened national hostility: “Visibility is being weaponized against our communities,” Roan said. She urged continued leadership at all government levels to protect access to identity documents and health care.

The resolution recognizing April as National Stress Awareness Month was authored by Councilmembers Wansley, Palmisano and Jenkins. Mary Ann Johnson of the Bakken Center for Spirituality & Healing at the University of Minnesota accepted the proclamation and described the center’s research, academic programs and community offerings to mitigate stress and support resilience. Director Odom (city wellness) and 911 dispatch leadership also spoke, noting the high stress of first responders and the city’s plans for employee wellness programming, including a second annual city wellness month in June.

Both honorary resolutions were adopted by roll call during the meeting. The council’s formal adoption noted the city’s long‑standing transgender protections and called for continuing work to reduce disparities in employment, health care, safety and housing for transgender and gender‑nonconforming people; the stress awareness resolution encouraged residents to use local wellbeing resources and spotlighted the city’s employee wellness efforts.","The council adopted two honorary resolutions: recognizing March 31, 2025, as International Transgender Day of Visibility and April 2025 as National Stress Awareness Month. Councilmember Andrea Jenkins and community leaders addressed transgender visibility and mental‑health resources.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6082210,"Council restores funding for violence‑interruption services in Cedar Riverside and Elliott Park; asks to re‑solicit contract for North Side coverage",1771,9221000,10992000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2939075-d502a4d5a12fcfa7596d960ac43fb70d&start=9221&end=10992","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2939075-d502a4d5a12fcfa7596d960ac43fb70d/thumbnail_9221000.jpg","/articles/6082210/Minneapolis-City/Hennepin-County/Minnesota/Council-restores-funding-for-violenceinterruption-services-in-Cedar-Riverside-and-Elliott-Park-asks-to-resolicit-contract-for-North-Side-coverage","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6082210-df8756e804ce5b26d11fa0bee272b383/orig.mp4?Expires=1771158997&Signature=Wz00trx9VRBSguW30nK3xiqHsAgRpKH1-pT1s3rXyOwAWZw3i9YT7A8tXplGHe~MQJ2cQ5j9fylf79NihlhcGyWH~Jt0SYSt6YEnNnORNwTlaa3oYjVLUvwgrN2x0NywZfUFzMoQB7DVZUoC2nNvwLch5G12MpvcOPZYs4OICJCtON~hso6txtcOuKT1lGu4QCiEn8NhnNwmQgxRbcu9FtGNFhW1j9WrKzD9on40SvVlHQ2mGVe8kVgn8BC9IDBgiA7Q-xGONJRiSjDSCXn6-m9w5sAe0TnIH~9F5b3Z2RU4s8jNO1whJlP7-fGvGfujYlNUDyOdwErwRpQkr9DT6A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Minneapolis City Council moved March 27 to keep violence‑interruption services in Cedar Riverside and Elliott Park and to ask the administration to re‑solicit a contract to ensure North Side coverage.

Councilmember Osman introduced a revised resolution to allocate a one‑time $650,000 from the city’s public safety aid balance to preserve violence‑interruption services in Cedar Riverside and Elliott Park. Osman said the services had helped lower incidents in those neighborhoods and that removing them would risk reversing progress. “Why are we stepping back from progress that we have made?” Osman asked. “We invested. Area is safe. So I’m bringing this resolution, funding that area.”

The council adopted Osman’s funding resolution 11–1. Several councilmembers said they supported maintaining services where they already exist; others cautioned about equitable distribution across the city and urged data‑driven planning.

Separately, Councilmembers Wansley and Ellison offered a legislative directive asking the administration to re‑solicit the Minneapolis contract procurement (to resolicit the vendor selection process) and to ensure Zone 2 (the North Side area identified by councilmembers for continued coverage) retains services. The directive asked the administration to resolicit so the city would have a transparent, vetted procurement and a vendor able to deliver Cure Violence‑style services.

Councilmember Wansley said the aim was to preserve North Side coverage and to make sure procurement yields vendors with the capacity and cultural competency to deliver services; Ellison called re‑solicitation a path to “ensure that Zone 2 has coverage” and to avoid relying on a contract with unresolved questions. The council approved the Wansley/Ellison legislative directive on a separate roll call, 12–0.

Debate touched on Cure Violence Global’s recommendations and procurement geography. Some councilmembers noted the Cure Violence model recommends a maintenance approach: remove funding from an area after success risks losing the gains that the program achieved. Others, including Councilmember Paul Musano, asked whether Cure Violence’s recommended eight geographic areas had been fully covered and questioned whether allocations were being made consistently with the vendor’s recommendations.

Councilmembers asked staff to preserve existing service levels on the North Side while the administration proceeds with re‑solicitation and to bring back any data needed to evaluate the program’s performance and coverage needs.","After debate about data and service continuity, the council voted to fund violence interrupter services for Cedar Riverside and Elliott Park and to ask the administration to re‑solicit a contract to ensure coverage on the North Side (Zone 2). The measures use one‑time public‑safety aid funds and drew divided but ultimately supportive votes.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6082215,"Minneapolis bans rental-pricing algorithms that use nonpublic competitor data",1489,3353000,4842000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2939075-d502a4d5a12fcfa7596d960ac43fb70d&start=3353&end=4842","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2939075-d502a4d5a12fcfa7596d960ac43fb70d/thumbnail_3353000.jpg","/articles/6082215/Minneapolis-City/Hennepin-County/Minnesota/Minneapolis-bans-rental-pricing-algorithms-that-use-nonpublic-competitor-data","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6082215-fa05933e032b069da5a396b6ad63b2b6/orig.mp4?Expires=1771158997&Signature=dzD9-I0OGGdU6QFEi8382ckmzUbqXP0jw8ug3oU-34KB2TkJC54y6Kf0TzaJfryEH3xqR9c5mVN1dnE6lT4U1R6mgc0x4UgzqvsapcsmyGzuE3vFLKkwvhesopKTU~fdYiTI7aUvqoK6EgItDAhtJoS0dsnvelQQ0-xlXYN5oEbKV0p49bQ8bVB4qh-AvjfvJuOF5pwcGntLZoeeeWMJ~2cnJZby-OJpgd~xfOkjKZrMDdza6k-TMyr857oQ91gEnTpgkceEcSA0vujkQy9gy4yaJQzuroYrb7YXTMo4o-9X0UE2OoOOKI~m1Ejaz3pNF6VewAxgOHPnlqc-Cs8wGw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Minneapolis City Council on March 27 approved an ordinance banning algorithms that use nonpublic competitor data to advise landlords on rent and vacancy levels, voting 11–2 to adopt the measure.

Advocates said the technology has already raised rents for many local renters and contributed to higher eviction rates in buildings where the tools are used. “Minneapolis is over 50% renters, and approximately 1 in 7 units in the Twin Cities is managed using rent‑tool algorithms,” Councilmember Wansley said as she introduced the ordinance. “In these units, renters pay on average about $312 more per year.”

The ordinance’s authors, Councilmembers Wansley and Ellison, framed the measure as preemptive regulation. “If all the top landlords of these companies were to get in a room together and collude on what the rent should be, that would be against the law,” Councilmember Ellison said. Ellison and co‑sponsors argued that algorithms can have an anticompetitive effect similar to collusion and that action now is easier to enforce than waiting until the tools are widespread.

Opponents said the ordinance may be blunt and difficult to enforce. Councilmember Palmisano said she could not support the measure, arguing enforcement likely would burden small, local property owners more than large corporate portfolios: “If prohibiting the use of rental algorithms makes an impact on the way rents are set at all, it will be felt more acutely by the small owners, not the large, out‑of‑town corporate entities.”

Councilmembers who supported the ordinance said staff and city attorneys devised an enforcement approach that uses self‑attestation at license renewal, complaint‑driven investigations and a private right of action. “Self‑attestation might sound like nothing until a landlord lies, and then that lie, once discovered, strengthens a private right of action,” Councilmember Lisonbee said during debate.

The council debate cited national enforcement activity: the U.S. Department of Justice and a coalition of state attorneys general have sued companies and large landlords over algorithmic pricing practices; supporters said Minneapolis should act now rather than wait for broader harm.

The ordinance passed on a roll call with 11 ayes and 2 nays. The city clerk will publish implementation guidance and regulatory services staff said they will begin education and compliance outreach to landlords.

Supporters said the policy targets corporate misuse of market data, while opponents urged monitoring for unintended harms to small landlords and potential enforcement gaps. The council directed staff to report back on enforcement plans and any resource needs.

The vote follows similar ordinances in other U.S. cities and comes amid wider scrutiny of algorithmic pricing and antitrust questions at the federal level.","The Minneapolis City Council voted to prohibit landlords from using algorithms that rely on nonpublic competitor data to set rents. Supporters said the tools inflate rents and increase evictions; opponents warned enforcement may hit small “mom-and-pop” owners and be hard to prove.","actionData","errors"]

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Votes at a glance: key outcomes from the March 27 Minneapolis City Council meeting

Minneapolis City Council adopts resolutions honoring International Transgender Day of Visibility and National Stress Awareness Month

Council restores funding for violence‑interruption services in Cedar Riverside and Elliott Park; asks to re‑solicit contract for North Side coverage

Minneapolis bans rental-pricing algorithms that use nonpublic competitor data