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Description
Transportation and Public Works Committee Meeting
A
B
Good
morning,
I'll
call
this
meeting
to
order
the
transportation
Public
Works
Committee
of
their
regular
committee
cycle
January
28th,
2014,
I'm,
councilmember
Reich
I'll,
be
chairing
the
committee
today,
I'm
joined
by
a
full
complement
of
council
members,
including
councilmember
yang
console
member
glidden,
councilmember
Palmisano,
councilmember
bender
and
councilmember
Gordon.
We
have
a
total
of
fifteen
items
today
on
our
agenda,
12
of
which
are
consent
items,
three
of
which
are
discussion
and
you
consent
item
can
be
pulled
as
I
go
through
them.
B
Three
is
the
master
partnership
contract
with
MnDOT
authorize,
an
execution
of
a
partnership
contract
between
the
state
of
Minnesota,
Department
of
Transportation
and
the
city
of
Minneapolis
for
a
term
and
in
june
thirtieth
2017
and
granting
authority
of
the
city
engineer
to
execute
additional
agreements
necessary
to
carry
out
the
provisions
of
the
master
partnership
contract.
That
item
will
be
referred
to.
Ways
and
Means.
Committee
maintenance
agreement
for
MnDOT
railway
bridge
authorized
execution
of
a
maintenance
agreement
with
the
minnesota
department
of
transportation
for
the
railway
bridge
over
central
avenue,
northeast
14th
avenue
in
18th
avenue
northeast.
B
This
is
also
he
referred
to
ways
and
means
Budget
Committee
item
six
as
the
sanitary
lift
station
rehabilitation
project
authorizing
increased
the
contract
of
Mingora
construction
by
170
thousand
four
hundred
dollars
to
include
the
rehabilitation
of
the
Calhoun
I'll
lift
station
in
the
sanitary
lift
station
rehabilitation
project.
No
additional
appropriation
required
item.
B
Seven
regards
the
reconstruction
of
existing
water
mains
authorized
increase
to
contract
to
fur
pail
construction,
USA
LLC
by
87,000
468
dollars
for
a
revised
contract,
total
of
four
hundred
and
eighty
thousand
four
hundred
eight
dollars
to
allow
for
the
structural
lining
of
water
main
in
the
additional
location
not
included
in
the
original
project.
No
additional
preparation
required
this
lawless
be
referred.
Two
ways
mean
Budget.
Committee
enemy
refers
to
the
water
service
line.
B
Repair
assessment
cancellation
passes
a
resolution
cancelling
a
water
service
line,
repair
special
assessment
for
the
property
located
at
49
49
second
avenue
south,
which
was
included
on
the
assessment
roll
in
error
item.
Nine
is
contract
amendment
for
hul's
brothers,
trucking
incorporated
authorized
amendment
to
contract
to
the
hulls
brother
trucking
to
to
increase
the
2014
annual
expenditure
by
500,000
for
the
hauling
and
disposal
of
agricultural
lining
material.
No
additional
appropriation
required
this.
B
We
refer
to
the
ways
and
means
Budget,
Committee,
hennepin,
county
land,
conveyance
as
item
ten
authorized
execution
of
the
conveyance
document
from
Hennepin
County
for
land
needed
by
the
city
to
construct
a
retaining
wall
and
sidewalk
in
conjunction
with
the
Riverside
extension
reconstruction
project.
At
the
intersection
of
15th
avenue,
south
and
fourth
street
south
item
11
on
the
consent
agenda
is
temporary
construction
agreement
for
bridge
number.
B
1
million
dollars
to
furnish
and
deliver
powder
activated
carbon
to
the
water
treatment
and
distribution
division.
Those
are
the
12
items
for
consent,
I'll
move
all
12
items.
Unless
anyone
wants
to
pull
an
item
seeing
none,
those
items
are
forwarded
for
approval.
All
those
a
green
say,
I
dissenting
name,
those
carried
now
we
go
into
our
discussion
around
discussion
item
13
is
the
requirements
for
snow
and
ice
removal
from
public
sidewalks
communication
plan.
B
C
Good
morning,
mr.
chair,
that
that
is
correct,
this
was
a
item
that
came
up,
I
think,
last
october
november,
and
a
public
hearing
asking
just
for
clarification
of
the
communication
that
we
currently
do
regarding
snow
and
sidewalks.
So
mr.
kennedy,
mike
kennedy,
our
director
of
Transportation
maintenance,
repair
present.
The
report
welcome.
D
Mr.
chair
members,
the
committee
I'm
Mike
Kennedy
and
the
director
of
our
transportation,
maintenance,
repair
group,
transportation,
maintenance
repair,
one
of
the
functions
in
it
is
enforcement
of
the
city's
sidewalk
ordinances
both
for
summer
condemnation,
repair
program,
as
well
as
making
sure
that
people
comply
with
the
city's
snow,
shoveling
ordinances.
D
The
group
that
does
that
within
our
division
is
our
sidewalk
inspections
group
headed
up
by
mr.
dan
Bauer,
who's
our
supervisor
sidewalks
inspections
and
has
overseen
by
Larry
Matsumoto.
This
this
report
is
in
response
to
when
we
were
here
last
I
figured
what
I
think
was
October,
and
there
was
a
couple
here
appealing
their
sidewalk
shoveling
ordinance,
and
we
were
asked
to
come
back
to
talk
about
the
city's
communication
plan
for
snow
shoveling
ordinance
in
the
city.
D
Let
me
talk
just
a
little
bit
about
as
refresher
what
the
program
is
and
how
we
do
it.
In
the
winter
time,
our
sidewalk
inspections
group
will
respond
to
complaints
from
31
1
through
3
11
about
untroubled
sidewalks,
or
they
are
may
be
aware
of
places
where
there's
non-compliance
out
there
in
the
gawad
inspect
those
they
will
inspect
them.
They
typically
will
send
a
warning
letter
and,
though,
in
spectrum
the
first
day
or
as
soon
as
possible,
will
send
a
warning
letter
go
out
and
reinspect
after
a
couple
of
days
after
the
sidewalk
is
shoveled.
D
Typically,
we'll
write
our
send
about
do
about
two
or
three
thousand
inspections.
In
a
typical
winter,
about
half
of
those
result
in
a
warning
letter
for
non-compliance
to
be
sent
and
about
half
of
those
actually
result
in
a
work
are
being
being
processed
and
and
somebody
to
go
out
and
shovel
their
sidewalk
last
year,
I
think
we
had
something
up
like
about
88,000
dollars.
Worth
of
assessments
were
were
sent
to
Hennepin
County
to
put
on
the
people's
assessment
rolls.
So
it's
a
fairly
effective
program.
D
We've
got
the
three
sidewalk
inspectors
that
go
and
do
this
plus.
We
also
have
some
other
resources
from
our
paving
group
that
will
work
with
the
go
out
and
do
the
warnings
and
do
the
inspections
and
because
we
do
fairly
actively
enforce
this.
We
have
a
lot
of
public
outreach
that
we
do.
The
public
outreach
comes
from
both
the
results
of
actions
taken
by
Public
Works
and
by
our
communications
department.
Elizabeth
Hagen
is
here
today
from
the
communications
department.
If
you
have
questions
for
her
generally
speaking,
here
are
some
of
the
things
that
we
do.
D
We
have
snow
shoveling
news
releases
are
sent
as
needed
throughout
the
winter.
Typically,
there
will
be
one
sent
by
the
communications
department
right
off
the
bat,
reminding
the
public
to
do
that.
We
hope
that
that
gets
out
to
the
local
newspapers
and
media
that
they
will
get
the
word
out
for
as
well.
D
Communications
will
send
out
these
news
bite
articles
that
you
may
have
seen
in
the
past
that
you
see
occasion
to
city
council
member,
so
you
can
put
the
information
in
your
newsletters
if
you'd
like,
we
have
an
informational
video
that
was
produced
by
the
communications
department,
that's
offered
in
English
Spanish
and
Somali
and
Hmong
on
the
city
website
through
via
YouTube
a
public
service
announcement.
A
video
is
now
airing
on
comcast,
cable
channels.
This
is
something
that's
new,
this
season.
They
just
start
doing
this.
D
This
season
worked
with
comcast
and
on
the
city
website
through
the
youtube
channel.
Sidewalk
shuffling
information
is
on
the
city
and
Public
Works
web
pages
on
the
website.
Public
works
produced
and
distributed
a
snow
shoveling
flyer
this.
Actually,
this
action
actually
came
as
a
response
working
with
the
pedestrian
Advisory
Committee
to
produce
a
special
snow,
shoveling
flyer,
that's
out
on
the
website
and
can
be
delivered
to
block
Club
leaders
and
things
like
that.
D
Citywide
we
make
about
70,000
connect
to
calls
every
time
we
declare
a
snow
emergency
within
that
message
is
a
reminder
to
please
remember
to
shovel
your
sidewalk
snow
emergency
email
alerts
that
go
out
to
about
eighty-five
thousand
subscribers
include
the
statement
also
be
sure
to
sell
your
shovel
your
sidewalks
and
around
your
garbage
carts.
So
we're
getting
the
message
out
that
way
during
a
snow
emergency,
the
snow
page
on
the
website
is
updated
to
say
in
our
current
information
box.
That
says
on
whatever
day
and
date,
the
city
of
Minneapolis
declared
a
snow
emergency.
D
Please
see
the
links
to
the
parking
rules.
Thank
you
for
your
cooperation
and
also
please
remember,
to
shovel
your
sidewalk
center
on
your
garbage
carts,
so
get
lots
of
lots
of
hits
out
there
trying
to
get
people
to
be
aware
of
it.
Also,
the
warning
letter
that
is
sent
to
non-compliant
property
owners
includes
a
copy
of
the
snow
shoveling
ordinance.
It's
actually
ordinance
for
45
m
co,
4
45
point
20
that
outlines
all
the
requirements.
For
that.
D
Also,
every
season
Public
Works
staff
has
lots
of
opportunities
or
several
opportunities
just
come
in
from
the
news
media
about
shoveling,
sidewalk,
they'll,
call
up
and
say
we're
getting
concerns.
People
are
calling
us
about
unshelled
sidewalks
and
we're
always
happy
to
to
work
with
the
media
and
get
our
message
out
about
shoveling
sidewalks.
It's
usually
a
very
positive
sort
of
thing
that
kind
of
comes
in.
We
don't
have
to
seek
it
out.
They
come
to
us
so
in.
D
In
conclusion,
Public
Works
and
communications
department
continued
to
look
for
innovative
communication
strategies
and
to
educate
the
public
about
sidewalk
and
they're
shoveling
responsibilities.
That
concludes
my
presentation.
If
you
have
any
questions,
they'd
be
happy
to
answer.
We
have
folks
here
from
the
sidewalk
group
and
communications.
If
you
have
any
further
questions,
Thank.
B
You
mr.
kennedy
and-
and
this
was
definitely
a
very
important
topic-
I
mean
this
is
about.
Mobility
of
sidewalks
are
very
important
infrastructure
and,
of
course,
this
has
got
as
an
additional
component
or
complexity,
given
that
we
partner
with
directly
with
the
citizens
to
make
the
service
provided
for
to
each
other.
So
it's
a
you
know,
there's
no,
no!
It's
no
great
extent
to
the
care
that
be
given
how
we
do
this
and
I
think
that
was
sort
of
the
importance
given
to
it
when
we
made
the
staff
direction
in
the
first
place.
B
E
Thanks
mr.
chair
and
and
I
do
appreciate
the
update
I'll,
let
you
know
just
today
alone:
I've
had
three
complaints
to
me
personally,
not
231,
1-11,
shoveled
sidewalks,
so
so
I
do
appreciate
the
efforts
that
have
been
around
made
around
additional
communication.
I
would
like
to
know,
however,
what
we're
doing
to
kind
of
continue
to
increase
compliance
and
probably
enforcement.
E
Kennedy
and
your
staff
I
also
interested
I
thought
that
a
couple
years
ago
there
was
some
discussion
about
how
to
better
utilize
our
inspection
staff,
who
are
probably
more
regularly
out
there,
just
on
a
little
bit
of
a
proactive
basis
and
there's
more
staff
in
the
inspections
department
than
the
three
sidewalk
inspectors.
You
mentioned
how
we
can
utilize
staff
throughout
the
city
to
more
proactively
identify
key
areas
for
enforcement,
and
then
the
last
thing
I'd
like
to
hear
is
once
you
start
the
timeline
for
removal.
D
D
Added
additional
resources
into
our
inspections
capabilities:
it's
not
just
the
sidewalk
inspectors.
We
have
our
paving
construction
foreman
who,
in
the
winter
time
also
are
out
following
up
on
311
complaints
and
issuing
more
warning
letters.
We
have
gosh
I,
don't
have
the
statistics,
but
I
know
we
have
increased
very
much
the
number
of
warning
letters
that
are
going
out
to
property
owners
and
we
hope
that
that
is
resulting
in
added
compliance
out.
There.
D
We
and
a
lot
of
the
strategy
we're
trying
to
do
our
increased
communication
about
the
rules
and
the
responsibilities
right
now.
This
has
been
a
really
bad
winter
for
site
shoveling
sidewalks,
because
we've
had
kind
of
got
this
kind
of
in
the
the
polar
vortex
boogie
here,
where
we
keep
getting
hammered
by
these
very
deep
freezes
which
make
it
very
very
difficult
for
people
to
get
their
sidewalks
shoveled.
D
In
fact,
when
it's
this
cold,
we
often
don't
we'll
send
them
a
sanding
letter
to
say
at
least
shovel
the
best
you
can
scrape
it
off,
apply
some
sand
for
traction
and
then
get
it
cleared
when
the
temperatures
become
in
favor.
That
doesn't
happen
very
often
where
we
get
the
warm
temperatures
where
they
can
really
get
it
off.
So
it's
a
particularly
difficult
winter,
and
so
we
may
be
hearing
more
complaints
out
there
and
seeing
a
little
bit
what
would
look
like
good
compliance
out
there
as
far
as
utilizing
other
staff?
D
Yes,
we
had
talked
to
the
inspections
department.
They
are
out
there
doing
their
own
things
and
what
we've
done
with
it
with
them
is
we've
instructed
them
to
call
311.
We
have
a
very
good
robust
system
developed
with
311,
where
they
take
the
information
in
and
they
get
it
to
our
sidewalk
inspection
staff.
D
Also
when
our
inspectors
inspectors
are
out
we're
not
just
focused
on
the
sidewalk
at
hand
and
a
complaint
will
look
up
and
down
the
street
and
try
to
issue
warning
letters
to
more
non-compliant
streets,
so
our
sidewalk,
so
we're
just
expanding
our
view,
trying
to
get
more
warnings
out,
and
we
hope
that
that's
resulting
in
better
compliance
very
difficult
to
measure.
I
know
we
hear
the
complaints
all
the
time
as
well.
D
The
timeline
I
can
just
go
exactly
through
the
process
of
what
happens
when
a
complaint
is
first
received
via
311
or
other
communication
of
the
public
sidewalks
division
that
triggers
a
first
inspection
done
the
same
day
or
if
it's
a
late
on
Friday
that
to
be
done.
The
next
Monday.
So
then,
first
inspections
done
right
away,
given
the
resources
that
we've
got.
If
it's
found
that
it's
been
done,
we're
done.
If
it's
found,
that's
not
troubled,
then
a
sidewalk
snow
removal
warning
letter
is
mailed
to
the
property
owner.
We
give
some
days
we
give.
D
The
second
inspection
is
done
three
days
three
business
days
after
that
warning
letter
is
sent
in
order
to
let
up
to
get
to
through
post.
You
know,
get
it
through
the
mail
and
give
the
person
a
day
or
two
to
to
respond
to
that,
so
that
a
second
inspection
is
done
that
three
days
later.
So,
if
that's,
if
they're
found
in
violation,
then
a
work
order
is
sent
to
the
public
work
street
department
or
the
city
hired
contractor
in
our
pilot
areas
to
get
the
removal
done.
We're
finding
that,
just
as
a
brief
review.
D
A
couple
of
years
ago,
one
of
the
initiatives
that
we
took
to
to
try
to
get
better
compliance
and
better
enforcement
out
there
is
we're
experimenting
with
the
idea
of
hiring
contractors
to
be
able
to
go
out
and
respond
immediately
to
our
work
orders.
Now
when,
when
we
send
the
work
orders
to
the
street
department,
they
have
to
put
that
in
the
mix
with
all
their
other
priorities,
that
they've
got
their
own
sidewalks,
that
they
have
to
maintain
street
plowing
alley.
D
Plowing
complaints
potholes
are
starting
to
become
a
big
deal
right
now,
and
so
they
have
to
put
that
into
the
mix
with
all
the
other
things
that
they
that
they
have
to
do
by
having
a
contractor
whose
sole
responsibility
is
to
respond
to
work,
orders
we're
finding
that
that
is
quicker.
It's
it's
where
it's
very
cost
competitive,
but
it
is,
is
quicker.
We
have
to
pilot
areas
where
that's
happening.
One
is
sort
of
in
the
wedge
area
and
in
south
of
the
wedge.
Another
area
is
up
northeast,
pretty
much
north
of
lowry.
D
I
think
it
is
up
in
the
first
first
ward,
so
we've
got
two
pilot
areas
we're
on
our
second
or
third
year.
We're
still
learning
how
to
enforce
that
and
how
to
to
do
it,
but
we're
finding
that.
That's
that's
something
that
we
may
want
to
expand
into
the
future,
so
we're
hoping
that's
getting
more
sidewalks
shoveled
in
a
quicker
time.
So
all
in
all,
generally
speaking,
it's
about
a
five
to
seven
day
process
from
receiving
a
complaint
to
getting
the
sidewalk
shuffled.
D
If
everything
works
perfectly,
if
it
snows
in
between
there,
then
we
have
to
kind
of
stop
reset,
give
people
a
chance
to
reshuffle
the
sidewalk
and
that
sort
of
stuff.
So
there's
lots
of
lots
of
things
that
kind
of
hiccup
the
system
a
little
bit,
but
we've
made
or
I'd
say,
probably
the
last
five
years
or
so.
We've
made
big
strides
in
increasing
the
number
of
warning
letters
that
are
going
out
and
getting
a
faster
response
to
actually
get
the
sidewalk
shoveled.
A
Thank
you
very
much
mr.
chair,
and
also
thanks
for
this.
This
report
and
I
just
want
to
know
that
I
think
our
communication
efforts
have
really
improved
over
the
last
five
or
six
years.
I
think
there's
more
information.
That's
given
it's
clearer
and
I
really
appreciate
that
I
real
appreciate
the
help
that
the
council
offices
get
and
with
getting
that
clear
information
the
week
and
then
also
share
in
our
newsletters
and
I've
done.
A
I've
done
that
and
I
like
some
of
the
the
rationales
that
have
even
been
put
in
there,
reminding
people
about
strollers
and
wheelchairs
and
these
others,
and
how
important
this
is
to
our
whole
transportation
in
city
and
everybody
getting
around
like
councilmember
Clinton
I
also
hear
about
these
and
concerns
about
this
area,
particularly
maybe
around
the
University
of
Minnesota
and
maybe
particularly
with
rental
properties.
Sometimes
it's
but
I
think
there's
also
older
people
who
have
a
harder
time
traveling
so
I
do
want.
Have
a
couple
questions
about
the
communication
and
the
warning
letters
in
particular.
A
F
A
A
I
think
that's
a
good
idea,
even
if
it's
a
month
later,
but
once
you've
kind
of
heard
the
rules
got
your
first
letter
of
the
winter
and
hopefully,
in
that
letter
we're
also
letting
you
know
that
in
the
future
you're
not
going
to
necessarily
get
two
reminders
or
maybe
in
the
second,
then
I
was
curious
about
the
letter.
Do
we
mention
potential
free
resources
and
assistance
that
could
be
offered
to
somebody
who
has
troubles
getting
their
walk
shoveled
in
our
first
warning
letter
or
a
second
mr.
D
G
For
seniors
and
disabled
property
owners,
we
have
information
that
we
can
provide
if
they
call
the
sidewalk
inspector,
whose
name
and
phone
number
is
on
the
letter
and
there's
there's
details
in
the
letter
to
call
the
inspector.
If,
if
they
are
seniors,
are
disabled
and
then
we
can
connect
them
up
with
the
information
we
have
for
our
assistance.
Well,.
A
That
sounds
pretty
good.
I
do
know
that
we
do
in
some
of
our
communications.
We
mentioned
the
free
service,
I
believe-
and
maybe
it's
even
in
the
insert,
which
would
be
great
I.
You
can
make
the
call
you
got
to
worry
about
what's
on
the
piece
of
paper,
but
it
might
even
be
nice
to
to
make
that
really
clear
in
the
in
the
letter
on
who
you
could
call,
or
at
least.
A
G
D
A
That
and
even
some
of
the
services,
like
handy
works
or
others
might
not
even
do
this
kind
of
winter
work.
So
that's
tricky
and
I
understand
that.
My
second
question
is
maybe
on
the
other
side
of
it,
and
it
has
to
do
with
them
rental
licenses.
I
know
the
ordinance
also
says
failure
to.
I
believe
we
have
the
authority
if
you're
not
troubling
your
walk,
to
actually
revoke
your
license
or
your
permit.
We
have
that
written
in
there.
I
think
I
see
that
on
440
5.40.
G
No,
nothing
specifically
that
pertains
to
rentals
or
rental
license
properties,
but
you,
you
know
we
have
the
two
categories
of
properties:
there's
a
residential
properties
which
would
be
single-family
dwellings
are,
are,
are
I'm
lost
for
words
duplexes
of
and
then
the
all
the
other
properties
are
commercial
properties.
So
duplexes
is
the
word.
I
was
looking
for,
so
everything
else
is
a
commercial
property
and
according
to
the
ordinance
I
guess
this
is
this-
will
addressed
pretty
much.
They
have
for
daylight
hours
after
it
stopped
snowing
to
clear
their
sidewalks
public
sidewalks.
G
D
Removal,
if
it
may
add
to
mr.
chair
and
customer
Gordon,
that's
an
interesting
point-
I,
don't
know
that
it
would
be
very
effective
to
put
it
in
our
warning
letter.
However,
if
we
have
chronic
business
and
commercial
offenders,
that
is
something
we
can
forward,
that
to
regulatory
services
to
have
them,
take
steps
toward
the
rental
license
and,
and
that
end
of
it.
So
that
would
be
a
that's
a
good
idea.
We
can
look
at
it,
sending
information
to
them
and
forwarding
complaints
to
them.
I
think.
A
That
actually
makes
makes
a
lot
of
sense
and
I.
Just
thought.
I
might
use
this
opportunity
at
this
meeting
to
mention
that
this
feature,
but
I
think
it
certainly
could
be
used
sparingly
when
it
when
when
needed,
but
it's
something
I,
don't
think
we've
ever
done,
but
it's
an
authority
I
think
that
we
have,
and
we
could
just
maybe
remind
those
chronic
offenders
of
that
and
it
might
be
helpful
or
just
let
him
let
him
know
Thank
You.
Mr.
sure.
F
You
mr.
chair
I'm,
just
curious
I
know
we're
getting
kind
of
outside
the
scope
of
communications,
but
you
know
how
we
manage
the
responsibility
of
maintaining
clearance
around
our
transit
stations
between
the
private
property
owner
and
how
we
might
coordinate
with
metro
transit
to
make
sure
that
our
transit
stops.
They
stay
as
accessible
as
possible,
especially
in
a
difficult
winter.
Like
this
one.
There's
a
lot
of
drifts
and
climbing
over
snow
that
seemed
necessary
at
our
transit
stops
and
I
know
it's
a
challenge,
but
I
wondered
what
we're
doing
to
address
that.
D
Good
here,
yeah,
madam
sure,
mr.
chair
and
customer
vendor
the
responsibilities
around
the
transit
stops.
Okay,
are
we
talking
about
I'm?
Think
my
head
went
right
to
LRT,
but
you
may
be
talking
about
all
transit
stops
and
we
have
worked
with
both
Met
Council
on
LRT.
They
are
responsible
for
all
the
clearing
within
the
LRT
zone
and
and
in
their
areas.
Once
you
kind
of
get
beyond
with
the
kind
of
user
level
responsibility,
then
it
comes
to
the
city
to
clear
the
corners
and
things
like
that.
D
We're
sort
of
aware
of
some
of
those
we
do
work
with
metro
transit.
They
do
have
crews
that
work
at
and
clear.
Some
of
the
bus
stops
and
she'll
around
some
of
the
shelters
and
things
they
also
use
Service
crews
to
do
some
of
that,
but
not
every
bus
stop
and
try
and
stop
out
there
has
that
sort
of
live
a
little
service,
but
we
do
they
are
doing
that.
Our
crews,
we're
not
responsible
for
the
bus,
stop
itself.
D
D
As
time
and
resources
are
available,
we
will
go
out
and
not
necessarily
remove
all
the
snow,
but
we'll
take
a
bite
out
of
the
snow
and
move
it
so
that
where
the
bus
pulls
up,
there's
access,
they
don't
have
to
climb
over
the
Windrose,
and
things
like
that
will
do
that
at
a
time
and
resource
available
basis.
Downtown
is
their
highest
level
of
service.
D
We're
doing
that
almost
all
the
time
we
get
done
in
a
couple
three
days,
all
around
downtown,
that
we
extend
out
to
some
of
the
commercial
areas
and
the
bus
routes,
and
we
know
where
some
of
those
high
traffic
areas
are
and
it
takes
a
while
to
get
there.
But
we
do
try
to
address
that
as
much
as
possible.
I.
G
Can
just
add
that
Metro
Transit
bus
shelters,
they're
responsible
for
clearing
the
sidewalks
around
the
bus,
shelter
that
they
have
jurisdiction
over
and
then
there's
CBS
bus
shelters,
which
are
the
bus
shelters
that
have
advertising
and
they
are
responsible
for
clearing
the
sidewalks
around
their
bus
shelters.
Then,
where
they're
just
bus
stops.
Sometimes
if
we
do
get
a
complaint
from
somebody
that
at
a
bus,
stop
with
no
shelter
will
forward
that
on
to
street
department
and
ask
them
to
clear
up
clear
access
to
that
kind
of
situation.
We're.
B
Anything
else
any
further
questions
comments.
Well,
I
think
this
was
a
really
good
discussion
and
I
know
we
get.
We
went
into
enforcement,
but
you
know
in
some
ways
enforcement's
our
strongest
form
of
communication.
So
I
think
we
were
on
point
and
I
think
the
items
raised
in
terms
of
collaborating
with
regulatory
services,
as
cam
suggested
I
think,
is
a
good
suggestion
and
we'll
leave
it
at
that
see
no
further
I
was
removed
to
is
this
a
receive
and
file?
Yes,.
B
So
I
moved
to
receive
and
refile
the
staff
report
regarding
the
requirements
for
snow
and
ice
removal
from
public
sidewalks
communication
plan,
all
those
in
favor
say
aye
aye
dissenting
name
that
carries.
Thank
you
very
much
item
14
on
our
discussion
agenda.
Clean
water
fund
grant
program
agreement
director
cocky.
You
have
the
floor.
Thank.
C
You
mr.
chair
yeah,
this
particular
item.
We
we
asked
if
it
could
be
a
discussion
item
primarily
because
we
want
to
take
the
opportunity
to
try
to
publicize
the
the
program
a
bit
more
so
I'll
have
killing
more
reality
from
our
surface
water
and
sewers
area
present
this
this
report.
Thank
you
welcome
morning.
H
Mr.
chair
committee
members,
my
name
is
Kelly
Moriarty
and
I'm,
an
engineer
with
the
surface
water
and
sewer
Division
of
Public
Works
before
you
today,
as
a
resolution
authorizing
city
officials
to
execute
an
agreement
with
the
Metropolitan
Council
for
the
ini,
clean
water
fund,
grant
program
to
provide
property
owner
financial
assistance
for
repairs
to
private
sewer
services.
H
H
Consol
aims
to
reduce
peak
flows
to
the
regional
treatment
plants
that
occur
when
it
rains
and
thus
reduce
the
need
for
capital
improvements
to
expand.
The
regional
sewer
system,
aging,
private,
sewer,
service,
laterals
and
foundation
drains
are
some
of
the
contributors
to
clear
water
flow
in
the
sanitary
sewer
system
and
in
2013.
The
minnesota
legislature,
appropriated
1
million
dollars
in
clean
water
fund
money
to
help
property
owners,
make
repairs
to
private
sewers
and
reduce.
I
and
I
met
council
is
passing
a
hundred
percent
of
that
funding.
H
Two
eligible
cities,
through
a
grant
to
disseminate
to
property
owners,
repairs
that
are
eligible
for
the
grant,
include
rehabilitation,
a
replacement
of
any
sewer
service,
lateral
between
the
building
and
the
city's
sewer
or
a
foundation
drain
disconnection
property
owners
will
be
able
to
apply
through
the
city
for
grant
to
cover
one
third
of
their
repair
costs
with
a
maximum
of
two
thousand
dollars
per
site
expenses
incurred
for
work
inspected
no
earlier
than
July.
First
2013
are
eligible
for
these
grant
funds.
H
Public
Works
plan
for
promoting
the
grant
program
to
property
owners
will
include,
but
not
be
limited
to
working
with
communications,
on
a
press
release
social
media
resources,
placing
information
on
the
city
webpage
in
utility
bill
inserts
and
through
the
utility
connections
office.
The
plan
will
include
multilingual
information
as
well.
That
concludes
my
presentation.
If
you
have
any
questions,
I'd
be
happy
to
answer
them
any.
B
B
I
B
Will
seeing
that
will
move
to
authorize
execution
of
agreement
with
the
Metropolitan
Council
for
the
green
water
fund,
grant
program
to
provide
property
owner
financed
assistance
for
repairs
to
private
sewer
services?
This
will
be
refer
to
Ways
and
Means
Committee,
all
those
a
green
say,
I
isn,
t
name
that
carries.
Thank
you
very
much
and
our
final
item
on
our
agenda
today
regards
the
on-street
parking
mobile
phone
payment
system.
C
B
I
Morning,
mr.
chair
and
committee
members,
my
name
is
John:
were
chess
I'm
the
director
of
traffic
and
parking
with
the
city
and
to
maybe
to
start
off
our
conversation
today,
I
wanted
to
kind
of
maybe
recap
a
little
history
of
where
we've
been
with
our
parking
meter
technology
before
I
talk
about
the
RFP
and
the
mobile
phone
payment.
I
We've
been
on
a
several
year
course
here
to
upgrade
and
improve
our
parking
meters
and
systems
throughout
the
city,
and
we
began
that
back
in
two
thousand
eight,
when
we
issued
an
RFP
to
kind
of
change
out
the
technology
and
the
infrastructure
that's
out
on
the
street,
and
that
was
really
focused
on
kind
of
three
kind
of
components
of
of
goals.
With
the
system
we
want
to
expand
the
methods
and
the
means
at
which
our
customers
could
could
pay
for
meters.
I
We
wanted
to
improve
our
enforcement
as
well
as
we
wanted
to
modernize
our
reporting
capabilities.
So
we
issued
that
RFP.
We
got
our
responses
back
and
we
selected
three
vendors
who
deployed
the
system
in
the
years
of
2010
to
2012,
and
so
we've
basically
had
approximately
a
year's
worth
here
under
our
belt
of
full
deployment
of
the
meter
technology.
That's
out
there
in
a
variety
of
ways.
We
believe
this
has
been
a
very
successful
deployment.
I
I
think
the
kind
of
the
key
focus
of
jumping
into
the
on
Street
mobile
mobile
phone
parking
effort
is
really
to
xfer
their
expand
the
opportunities
and
how
our
customers
can
pay
for
our
meters
on
street,
and
so
with
that
staff
has
kind
of
worked
with
multiple
departments
and
others
with
the
city.
Our
regulatory
services,
traffic
control,
folks,
who
enforce
it
with
our
IT
department,
with
communications,
as
well
as
finance,
to
understand
the
parameters
and
how
we
want
to
move
this
forward.
I
should
note
to
got
to
give
you
an
understanding.
I
There
are
multiple
ways
of
how
this
could
deploy
and
a
number
of
the
vendors
have
I'll,
say
bells
and
whistles
that
they'd
like
to
sell
us
on,
and
so
we
will
be
looking
at
what
they
bring
forward
to
us.
But
there
are
opportunities
through.
Do
you
know,
direct
use
of
your
phone
to
call
a
number
to
text,
a
number
to
use
QR
codes,
quick
response
or
little
dot,
matrix
components
of
that
as
well.
I
I
Some
of
the
benefits
related
to
moving
forward
with
the
with
the
mobile
phone
one
is
the
ability
to
sit
in
your
car
and
make
the
payment
right
there
before
you
even
get
out
of
the
car
on
a
day
like
today,
minus
15
degrees.
That's
that's
a
blessing
in
anybody's
in
anybody's
mind.
In
addition
to
that,
we
believe
the
technology
will
also
be
responsive
back
to
the
customer
in
the
sense
of
being
able
to
tell
them.
I
Given
the
time
limit
on
on
the
meter
at
the
time-
and
so
those
are
just
a
few-
of-
there
are
many
others-
the
basic
approach
to
the
RFP
and
how
we're
planning
to
deliver
it
will
go
through
the
solicitation.
We
want
to
pick
a
vendor
to
work
with
we'll
be
going
through
three
phases
of
examination
of
how
bring
that
forth
the
pilot,
it's
an
expanded
area
and
then
a
broad
citywide
deployment.
I
We
want
to
make
sure
that
at
each
one
of
those
phases
the
system
is
working
and
we're
being
clear
on
on
the
parameters
on
how
we're
delivering
the
service,
the
timeline
basically
to
accomplish
the
RFP.
We
want
to
issue
it
here
in
February.
We
want
to
have
our
proposals
back
and
and
underway
for
selection
in
April,
May
ish
and
then
start
our
deployment
in
the
summer
and
and
have
full
deployment
in
the
fall
of
this
year.
So
with
that,
mr.
I
B
You
for
both
the
recap
and
giving
us
a
heads
up
to
some
new
directions
we
might
be
taking
technologically
and-
and
the
advantages
are
pretty
clear
that
you've
seen
in
what
we
have
implemented.
It
seems
very
promising,
but
you're
contemplating
to
implement
in
terms
of
new
technology.
I
guess
not
to
be
crass,
but
what
we've,
with
the
improvements
that
we've
had
in
technology
we've
advanced
to
date?
How
is
that
impacted?
The
the
till
so
to
speak
in
terms
of
money
taken
in
well.
I
Mr.
chair,
the
the
till
has
been
affected
in
two
different
ways
were
first
on
the
expense,
ended
the
equation.
The
new
technology
comes
with
a
lot
of
people
choosing
to
use
their
credit
card,
and,
with
that
credit
card
comes
a
fee
structure
with
it,
and
so
our
expenses
have
risen
on
the
corollary.
Our
revenues
have
also
risen,
but
the
the
net
between
the
two
has
greatly
outweighed.
We
have
more
revenue
than
we've
had
new
expenses
relative
to
the
system
and
get
you
some
specific
numbers.
I
B
You
any
further
questions
comments.
Seeing
none
I
will
move
to
authorize
issuance
of
a
request
for
proposal
to
solicit
proposals
for
qualified
vendors
for
an
on-street
parking
mobile
phone
payment
system,
all
those
in
favor
say
aye,
descente
name
so
authorized,
and
thank
you
very
much
with
that.
You
have
concluded
the
agenda
and
are
thereby
adjourned.
Thank
you.