Elliott Payne
@elliottpayne
Minneapolis City Council President. He/Him
This morning we celebrated Recovery Bike Shop now officially owning the cook house! They are going to be working hard with neighbors to turn this into a true community asset. Learn how to get involved at recovery.bike/johncookhouse/
Here’s what the DOJ says the purpose of this funding is. The City of Minneapolis partnering with the federal government on a grant when this is their stated purpose of funding is a non-starter for me. Read the whole document here: lims.minneapolismn.gov/Download/RCA...
I’m at Edgewater Park for my office’s monthly office hours! I’ll be down at Edgewater until 7 PM, come join me!
My office is hosting office hours tomorrow Thursday July 23rd from 5-7 PM at Edgewater Park. Looking forward to connecting with constituents tomorrow night!
Had a great time connecting with my constituents in mid-city industrial and Como tonight at the @eastbankmpls.bsky.social meeting!
My office is here tabling at Northeast Park Fest! Come stop by this great annual event at NE park until 8:30 tonight!
My office has a town hall tonight, Wednesday July 15th, at 6 PM at Audubon Park with Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty. Come join us for this important discussion on Red Flag laws.
My office has been tabling this morning at the Ecuadorian Consulate resource fair having a great time connecting residents to City resources and services.
We had a great team of @aurinmpls.bsky.social & @ehbforbet.bsky.social pumping up the crowd!
Having a great time celebrating our Somali community at the Somali Independence Day Festival on Lake street!
Happy Pride!! It’s a beautiful day here at Powderhorn Park for People’s Pride. We’re proud to be celebrating this weekend after we passed the historic Pride In Policy package at our last Council meeting which codified needed protections for our 2SLGBTQIA+ community. See you at the parade tomorrow!
Today at our Public Health Safety & Equity committee at 1:30 PM we have a public hearing on our bathhouse regulations ordinance. These ordinance changes are technical amendments that will end legalized homophobia that was codified when the ban was passed into law.
What a great night for the 98th annual Northeast parade!! It was so great celebrating on Central Ave with our community.
Observing ICE activity is not a crime. This is another attempt from Trump’s authoritarian regime to try and suppress free speech and dissent. But we will never stop exercising our constitutional right to legally observe the federal government’s illegal activities.
I’ll be at Bauhaus for my office hours until 7 PM tonight. Come stop by!
Ward 1 office hours are tomorrow June 9th from 5-7 PM at Bauhaus! Come join to share what’s important to you or to get help from my office.
At the Northeast Middle School career fair this morning talking about what it’s like being an elected official and working for the City of Minneapolis!
Tomorrow Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, RFK Jr., Dr. Oz and other federal government officials are coming to Minnesota to supposedly announce a “major law enforcement action involving fraud”. We aren’t sure what this means but want to make our community is aware of this so you can prepare.
My Ward 1 office is tabling today at the Ecuadorian Consulate resource fair. It feels good to be back here meeting constituents and connecting them to city resources. ICE tried to illegally enter the consulate back in January but were barred from entering by the brave staff who work here.
The weather is perfect today for Art-A-Whirl! Come on down and enjoy the largest open studio tour in the country. See you on Quincy street!! nemaa.org/art-a-whirl/
On my bike ride home from City Hall yesterday I ran into a group ride of NACTO conference attendees. I’m glad Minneapolis was able to host this important conference! nacto.org
There’s been a notable increase in ICE activity the last few weeks. Today there were confirmed ICE vehicles in Columbia Heights that had been seen at the exact same spot a week earlier. There were also confirmed ICE vehicles in Marcy Holmes on Monday.
Here at 56 Brewing on their amazing patio for office hours until 7 PM tonight. Come join us!
My office has our monthly office hours tonight from 5-7 PM at 56 Brewing. Come join us!
Join @jchavezmpls.bsky.social and I tonight from 5:30-7:00 PM to learn more and give feedback on our ordinance requiring 30 day notice to evict commercial tenants for non-payment of rent. This change would help businesses by matching commercial eviction requirements with residential requirements.
For the first time in years, the path forward on the future of the Cook House is clear. Recovery is ready to get to work & restore the house, but they can’t do it alone. I’ve heard from so many people about how important this is to them. Now is the time to get involved recovery.bike/johncookhouse/
Still here at 56 Brewing until 4 PM today! It’s been great seeing so many neighbors out here supporting 56 on this beautiful Saturday.
