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Committee adds Bloomberg-funded trip to agenda and unanimously approves consent items
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Summary
The Minneapolis City Enterprise and Labor Relations Committee on April 27 amended its agenda to add a Bloomberg Philanthropies-funded trip for staff and then unanimously approved a consent agenda that included a Guidehouse contract amendment, a workers' compensation settlement and several routine reports.
The Minneapolis City Enterprise and Labor Relations Committee on April 27 amended its agenda to add a gift acceptance from Bloomberg Philanthropies to fund Grace Waltz’s attendance at a municipal innovation conference, then approved its entire consent agenda by voice vote.
Council Member Whiting moved to amend the agenda to add the Bloomberg Philanthropies gift acceptance as item 7; after asking if there was any discussion he called for a vote and announced, “the ayes have it,” approving the addition. The subsequent consent agenda included: a resolution amending designation of polling locations for 2026; a proposed contract amendment with Guidehouse Inc. for comparable-jurisdiction research; approval of a workers’ compensation settlement for Rita Duran; setting a May 11 public hearing on audience-related ethics education; receiving and filing staff purchasing and joint purchases reports for 2026; and receiving and filing reports for professional service contracts between $5,000 and $175,000 for 2026.
Vice Chair Whiting read the items into the record and asked whether any committee members had questions. Council Member Chavez asked for clarification about item 2, the Guidehouse contract amendment, noting the item had been delayed at the previous meeting and wanting to know what the increase would fund. Procurement Director Pam Fernandez was invited to respond; she described GuideHouse as a consultant performing pay-comparison studies through task-specific work orders under a master contract.
With no further substantive objections recorded, Whiting moved to approve the consent agenda, the committee voted 'aye,' and he announced the motion carried. The committee adjourned with no further business.
