A city council committee on Thursday approved spending $3.6 million to sublease the building for three years and $1.2 million to renovate it. Minneapolis had been in the midst of three days of demonstrations protesting police brutality and systemic racism after 46-year-old Floyd’s death. Officers and staff have been working remotely, and at the Minneapolis Convention Center since the original Third Precinct was torched. The majority of City Council members said in June that they supported disbanding the department. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPThe full City Council is expected to consider the agreement for the building that's owned by Lothenbach Properties at an Aug. 28 meeting.

Source: Fox News August 21, 2020 19:52 UTC