Deputy Health Commissioner Patrick Hanlon presented the Climate Legacy Initiative portion of the mayors recommended 2026 budget to the Minneapolis City Budget Committee on Oct. 27, 2025.

Chair Ayesha Chugtai opened the adjourned meeting and reminded members, staff and the public that the session was being broadcast live with real-time captioning. "These broadcasts include real time captioning as a further method to increase the accessibility of our proceedings to the community," Chugtai said.

Hanlon introduced himself as "deputy commissioner of sustainability, healthy homes and environment, at the Health Department" and said he would review the Climate Legacy Initiatives recommended 2026 budget. "As a reminder, the Climate Legacy Initiative is a major investment that was created by the mayor, passed by council as a first step of the city's climate equity plan," Hanlon said. The recorded excerpt does not include specific funding amounts, program details or implementation timelines.

The committees agenda also listed a presentation on the capital budget; that item was announced but not included in the recorded excerpt. No formal votes or budget approvals were recorded in the provided transcript segment.

The Budget Committee proceeded to the Climate Legacy Initiative presentation; subsequent discussion, follow-up requests or staff materials were not provided in the transcript excerpt.