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City Council Proceedings – June 5, 2020 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS MINNEAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL EMERGENCY MEETING OF JUNE 5, 2020 (Published June 10, 2020, in Finance and Commerce) CALL TO ORDER Council President Bender called the meeting to order at 12:40 p.m. in the Council Chamber, pursuant to the call of the Mayor, a quorum being present. Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Section 13D.021, the meeting was held by electronic means and Council Members, staff, and representatives from the Minnesota Department of Human Rights participated remotely due to the local public health emergency (novel coronavirus pandemic) declared on March 16, 2020. Present - Council Members Kevin Reich, Cam Gordon, Steve Fletcher, Phillipe Cunningham, Jeremiah Ellison, Lisa Goodman, Andrea Jenkins, Alondra Cano, Lisa Bender, Jeremy Schroeder, Andrew Johnson, Linea Palmisano. Jenkins moved to adopt the agenda. On roll call, the result was: Ayes: Reich, Gordon, Fletcher, Cunningham, Ellison, Goodman, Jenkins, Cano, Bender, Schroeder, Johnson, Palmisano (12) Noes: (0) Absent: (0) Adopted. The following action was signed by Mayor Jacob Frey on June 8, 2020. NEW BUSINESS Commissioner Rebecca Lucero and Deputy Commissioner Irina Vaynerman from the Minnesota Department of Human Rights and Director Velma Korbel, Department of Civil Rights, presented an overview of the components of the proposed Stipulation and Order in the matter of State of Minnesota by Rebecca Lucero v. City of Minneapolis Police Department. COUNCIL ACTION 2020A-0452 The Minneapolis City Council hereby approves the terms of a Stipulation and Order in the matter of State of Minnesota by Rebecca Lucero, Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Human Rights v. City of Minneapolis Police Department, City of Minneapolis (Minnesota Department of Human Rights Case No. 71537), as set forth in Legislative File 2020-00627. On roll call, the result was: 464 City Council Proceedings – June 5, 2020 Ayes: Reich, Gordon, Fletcher, Cunningham, Ellison, Goodman, Jenkins, Cano, Bender, Schroeder, Johnson, Palmisano (12) Noes: (0) Absent: (0) Adopted. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 1:40 p.m. Casey Joe Carl, City Clerk 465 .
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