The Business, Housing and Zoning Committee (Minneapolis) took the following formal actions on Dec. 2, 2025.

1) Consent agenda — Approved all consent agenda items (items 11–28); Chair moved approval and the motion carried (voice vote). Items 26 and 28 were filed.

2) Curioso Coffee Bar (3001 Hennepin Ave) — Approved an on‑sale wine/strong beer with limited entertainment license (moved by Council Member Cashman; motion carried by voice vote).

3) Lumi Restaurant (Nicollet Mall) — Committee recommended proceeding "without recommendation" to final council (moved by Council Member Vita) after staff review; police did not sign off on the safety plan but staff recommended approval. Motion to move forward without recommendation carried (voice vote).

4) Hennepin County interim use permit (219 4th St S) — Approved a temporary family emergency shelter IUP allowing up to 50 beds through 08/31/2026 (moved by Council member Cashman; motion carried by voice vote).

5) TIF plan budget updates — Approved two resolutions updating budgets for 59 TIF districts to reflect 2021 transfers and enable potential future pooling for affordable housing (motion carried by voice vote).

6) Planning Commission reappointments — Approved reappointments of Kelly Jones, Dave Shepherd and Tom Wagner to the Planning Commission (motion carried by voice vote).

7) PACE assessment (222 9th St S) — Adopted assessment and amended joint powers agreement with the St. Paul Port Authority for $12.5M in PACE financing toward a $31.7M project; motion carried by voice vote.

8) Land sale side‑yard program — Approved adding 1900 Penn Ave N and 2756 Queen Ave N to the side‑yard sale resolution (motion carried by voice vote).

9) Wrecking permit ordinance amendment — Approved ordinance amendments expanding notice to 350 feet, enabling Health Department‑reviewed mitigation plans for certain contaminated sites, and pausing demolition at winds over 15 mph (motion carried by voice vote).

10) Tenant Opportunity to Purchase (TOPA) ordinance — Co‑authors requested no action this term; a motion to return the ordinance to the author failed (2 ayes, 3 nays), and the ordinance was left in committee (no vote on ordinance adoption).

11) Sheridan condos appeal (4109 & 4113 Sheridan Ave S) — Denied the appeal and adopted staff findings; committee added a condition requiring enhanced rear‑yard landscaping (motion carried; recorded voice vote and amendment accepted).

12) Encampment closure reports (Q2 & Q3) — Received and filed the reports; staff to provide follow‑up memos on belongings retrieval and the emergency response count (motion carried by voice vote).

Note: Many motions were carried by voice vote without roll‑call tallies in the transcript. Where a roll call occurred (TOPA return to author), the transcript recorded 2 ayes and 3 nays and the motion failed.