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From YouTube: July 12, 2016 Transportation & Public Works
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Minneapolis Transportation & Public Works Committee Meeting
A
I'm
gonna
call
this
meeting
to
order
it's
a
regular
scheduled
meeting
of
the
transportation
Public
Works
Committee
this
day
july,
12
2016,
I'm
Cosmo
I'll,
be
chairing
the
committee
I'm
joined
by
my
colleagues,
council
members,
yang,
glidden,
Palmisano,
bender
and
I
know
Gordon's
in
the
wing
over
there.
So
we're
a
full
complement
of
the
committee
and
conduct
today's
agenda
on
today's
agenda.
We
have
several
consent
items
and
a
few
public
hearings
I
will
go
through
the
public
hearings
are
actually
the
consent
items.
A
Any
committee
can
pull
of
any
item
for
further
discussion
if
they
wish
item
4,
which
is
the
first
item
on
consent,
is
the
contract
amendment
with
Minneapolis
refuse
incorporated
for
automated
vehicle
locator
telematics
and
day
certain
disposal
and
collected
material
item.
5
is
the
agreement
with
the
dynast
Dinah
test
for
automated
pavement
assessment
services.
A
Believe
pricing
was
consistent,
even
though
it
was
a
responsive.
It
will
responsible
with
that
any
one
line
of
code.
Any
of
those
items
see
none
I'll
rule
all
items
noting
that
change
to
the
date
on
item
6,
all
in
favor,
say
aye,
dissenting
name.
Those
items
receive.
The
full
council
will
now
go
into
the
public
hearings
and
the
first
is
the
appointment
of
director
of
public
works
good
morning,
director
Cerny
good.
B
C
Morning,
mr.
chair
members,
the
committee,
thank
you
for
the
opportunity.
It
is
my
honor
on
behalf
of
Mayor
Hodges,
to
be
able
to
present
Robin
Hutchison.
The
mayor's
nominate,
be
our
next
Director
of
Public.
Works
marriages
would
like
to
extend
her
regrets
that
she
cannot
be
here
personally
in
choosing
the
date
in
collaboration
with
the
chair
or
choosing
the
date
together.
C
How
is
this
process
different?
Well,
let
us
let
us
briefly
review
the
challenges
we
had
in
the
past.
Ten
years
ago,
we
hired
a
great
public
works
director
who
has
served
the
city
with
great
distinction,
but
we
cannot
forget
that
he
was
not
the
product
of
the
hiring
process.
He
was
the
alternative
we
turned
to
that.
We
deliberately
recruited
when
the
process
failed
to
find
the
candidate
we
were
looking
for.
In
that
sense,
obviously,
the
process
didn't
work.
It's
worth
noting
a
very
important
thing,
though.
C
C
So
why
were
so
few
people
applying
we
concluded
at
the
end
of
that
second
process
ten
years
ago
that
there
were
a
couple
of
obvious
things
standing
in
our
way.
Our
salary
was
not
competitive
at
the
time
and
number
two,
the
Charter
requirement.
It
was
actually
in
the
Charter
required
us
to
only
consider
engineers
for
this
position,
even
though
that
was
even
then
outside
of
common
practice
for
larger
cities.
Larger
cities
had
already
made
the
decision
to
have
a
director
of
public
works
in
a
city.
C
C
So
we
said
about
work
to
make
sure
that
the
next
time
this
time
we
got
to
fish
in
a
very
deep
pool
and
we
got
to
attract
both
qualified
local
and
national
candidates.
We
redoubled
our
efforts
to
get
out
of
from
under
the
governor
salary
cap
through
our
I
gr
department
and
through
our
work
at
the
legislature.
We
voted
13
to
0,
to
amend
the
city
charter,
to
open
the
position
to
both
engineers
and
non
engineers
that
third
issue
the
size
and
scope
of
the
department.
C
You've
heard
me
say
on
behalf
of
the
mayor
that
collaboration
is
rewarded
in
any
city
in
Minneapolis
due
to
our
Civic
culture
and
that
our
organizational
structure
collaboration
is
not
just
rewarded,
it
is
required.
That
is
part
of
one
of
many
reasons,
and
I
will
let
Robin
hutchinson
speak
to
many
of
the
others.
Why
we
feel
we
have
a
great
candidate.
Now
we
were
able
to
choose
from
a
deep
pool
and
just
for
the
benefit
of
the
public.
C
C
I
need
to
before
concluding
I
need
to
extend
thanks
to
patients,
the
HR
department
and
Spencer
crock
for
their
assistance
in
helping
us
through
this
process
to
the
three
council
members
who
participated
in
the
committee
to
the
many
many
members
of
the
community
at
large
who
spoke
up
and
helped
us
develop
the
position
profile.
There
are
copies
of
the
position
profile
available
for
people
in
the
audience
to
look
at
as
well
as
recruiting
and
helping
to
get
the
word
out
to
both
local
and
national
candidates.
C
That
Minneapolis
is
a
great
place
to
work,
as
well
as
a
great
place
to
live
so
with
all
those
thanks
and
with
acknowledging
the
great
improvements
to
the
process
that
we
were
able
to
to
implement
together.
We
now
have,
through
that
great
process
at
great
candidate
who
I'm
honored,
to
introduce
Robin
hutchinson.
D
Thank
you
Peter
mr.
chair
and
members
of
the
transportation
and
Public
Works
Committee
I'm,
very
pleased
to
be
here
today.
I
have
short
remarks.
I
began
my
professional
career
over
20
years
ago,
working
in
the
private
sector,
learning
about
pace
and
vision
and
goal
setting
the
private
sector
work
took
me
abroad
to
Europe,
where
I
lived
and
worked
for
a
couple
of
years
and
when
I
came
back,
I
began
to
focus
nationally
on
best
practices
and
bringing
those
best
practices
to
cities
around
the
country.
D
In
2012,
mayor
Becker
invited
me
to
join
his
team
as
the
lead
for
transportation.
The
Transportation
Director
for
Salt,
Lake,
City
and
working
with
mayor
Becker
over
these
last
four
years,
as
well
as
with
Mayor
biscoot
scheme
or
recently
I,
have
realized
the
power
that
cities
have
to
make
people's
lives
better.
D
It's
it's.
No
secret
and
I
know
that
you
are
all
aware
that
around
the
country
cities
are
being
rejuvenated
in
two
places
of
culture
and
commerce,
and
prosperity
in
Minneapolis
is
certainly
no
different.
There's
evidence
all
around
of
the
growth
and
the
evolution
of
the
city
and
underlying
all
of
that.
All
of
the
all
of
that
evolution
at
its
core
is
the
work
of
the
public
works
department.
D
What
I
am
more
proud
of,
and
what
I
am
most
excited
to
bring
to
the
city
of
Minneapolis
is
not
what
what
has
been
done,
but
the
way
in
which
I
work-
and
that
is
a
few
key
things
one
is
I-
have
always
sought
to
maximize
the
expertise
and
the
passions
of
those
around
me
in
order
to
get
the
very
best
results,
and
certainly
for
a
department
as
big
as
Public
Works,
that
will
be
key.
I
have
met
with
the
division
directors
as
well
as
the
deputy
director.
D
Second,
as
Peter
mentioned
through
my
entire
career,
I
have
collaborated
on
both
small
and
large
projects
on
both
easy
and
difficult
projects,
and
that
collaboration
extends
into
the
department.
It
also
extends
to
partners,
as
well
as
to
the
elected
officials
who
lead
this
city
and
by
collaborating.
We
together
are
able
to
accomplish
more
difficult
and
more
day-to-day
things
that
really
serve
the
city
of
Minneapolis
and
last,
perhaps
the
trait
that
I
am
I
rely
on
the
most.
D
Is
that
I
feel
strongly
that
the
role
of
a
good
leader
is
not
to
come
up
with
all
the
ideas.
The
role
of
a
good
leader
is
to
clear
the
path
so
that
great
ideas
can
thrive,
and
in
that
way
the
Department
of
Public
Works
can
both
serve
the
very
most
basic
needs
of
the
city,
as
well
as
to
prepare
for
and
foster
the
change
that
is
already
happening
in
this
city.
I
am
thrilled
to
be
here
today.
D
A
E
Thank
You
mr.
chair
members
of
the
committee
I'm
Russ
Adams
I'm,
with
the
Alliance
for
metropolitan
stability,
I'm,
also
a
member
or
a
resident
of
the
powderhorn
park,
neighborhood
3317
14th
avenue
south.
I
was
one
of
the
folks
who
signed
a
letter
to
the
mayor,
encouraging
her
to
make
a
bold
nomination
and
to
pick
an
outstanding
talent
to
lead
the
public
works
department
forward
and
I.
Think
by
most
accounts.
That's
exactly
what's
happened.
E
I
know
the
community
leaders
that
sign
that
letter
incredibly
excited
to
work
with
the
nominee,
and
we
encourage
you
to
give
her
a
very
fair
and
thorough
consideration.
I
just
have
four
quick
points
to
make.
One
is:
if
cities
are
the
great
incubators
of
urban
innovation
and
progressive
change,
then
it
follows
that
individual
departments
like
Public
Works,
are
the
instruments
that
carry
out
that
vision
and
implement
policy
number
two
and
when
department
staff
do
this
in
authentic
collaboration
with
an
engaged
citizenry.
The
results
can
be
magical.
E
Very
few
other
departments
have
the
ability
to
impact
the
built
environment
like
Public
Works
order
advance
the
city's
commitment
to
racial
and
economic
equity
and
building
healthier
communities.
That's
what
makes
this
appointment
so
exciting,
I
think
to
a
lot
of
people.
Finally,
I've
had
the
privilege
to
work
with
the
city's
health
and
public
works
department
on
the
north
side.
Greenway
concept,
which
is
a
project
as
councilmember
yang
well
knows,
requires
extensive
community
engagement.
E
Perhaps
there
can
never
be
enough
community
engagement
on
a
project
like
that,
but
also
substantial
transparency,
accountability
and
flexibility
on
the
part
of
the
city,
staff
and
I.
Think
they've
done
a
great
job.
I've
really
had
the
honor
to
work
with
some
outstanding
city
staff
in
both
of
those
departments
on
this
this
project
that
is
very
challenging
for
many
reasons.
E
It's
an
excellent
example
of
the
kind
of
new
thinking
and
institutional
responsiveness
that
the
city
of
Minneapolis
will
continue
to
face,
as
it
works
very
hard
to
retain
its
position
of
being
one
of
the
great
anchor
cities
of
any
metro
area
in
the
country
and
I
hope
we
can
continue
that
tradition
with
disappointment.
Thank
you.
Thank.
F
Morning,
Thank
You
mr.
chair
members
of
the
committee.
My
name
is
Nick
Mason.
I
live
at
46
46
at
one
thirty
fifth
avenue
south.
As
most
of
you
know,
I'm
war,
12,
representative
and
chair
of
the
Minneapolis
Bicycle
Advisory
Committee
I'm,
here
to
speak
in
strong
support
of
the
appointment
of
Robin
Hutchinson
for
public
works
director,
while
the
BAC
has
been
around
for
decades.
It
has
really
been
in
the
last
five
years
or
so
work
and
working
closely
with
Public
Works
that
so
much
progress
has
been
made
for
bicycling
an
active
transportation.
F
We've
increased
safety
by
studying
crashes,
piloted
innovative
products,
projects
like
the
advisory
bike
lanes,
updated
our
bicycle
master
plan
with
a
connected
protected
bike
lanes
network
plan
and
most
recently
adopted
a
best
practice,
Complete
Streets
policy,
just
to
name
a
few.
The
time
it
could
not
be
better
to
bring
in
such
an
experienced
and
visionary
leader
to
public
works.
As
a
city,
we
have
been
working
together
to
make
policies
that
address
climate
change,
become
more
sustainable
and
create
a
more
equitable
city
where
everyone
can
thrive.
Miss
Hutchinson
has
demonstrated
leadership
in
all
these
areas.
F
In
salt
lake
city,
by
simply
getting
things
done,
she
violated
a
low-cost
transit
pass.
You
installed
the
nation's
first
protected
intersection
for
pedestrians
and
bicyclists
and
helped
to
build
a
rapidly
growing
and
connect
a
transit
system.
These
examples
in
her
extensive
portfolio
portray
a
savvy
Lee,
a
savvy
administrator.
Most
importantly,
though,
she
has
a
vision
for
building
a
community
that
recognizes
that
all
people
have
a
right
to
accessible
transportation,
regardless
of
their
age,
ability
or
affluence.
This
is
exactly
where
Minneapolis
needs
to
go
as
we
move
forward.
F
G
Hello,
mr.
are
members
of
the
committee.
My
name
is
Julia
Curran
I'm,
a
resident
Ward
7
and
a
member
of
the
city's
pedestrian
Advisory
Committee
I'm
mixed
race
and
a
fourth
generation
mihnea
politan
on
my
chinese
side,
I'm
also
a
car-free
caregiver
for
my
father,
who
was
born
in
minneapolis
in
1920.
As
a
civil
engineer
himself
he's
a
fan
of
Public
Works.
We
walk
the
same
streets
now
as
he
did
as
a
child
as
he
walked
with
me.
When
I
was
a
child,
he
walked
to
the
most
recent
open
streets
downtown
along
the
route.
G
He's
tried
for
almost
90
years.
He
remembers
the
homes
and
stores
as
he
meandered
to
school,
rather
than
the
noisy
rush
of
freeways
above
and
below
unshaded
Boulevard,
lyst,
Street
and
multiple
freeway
ramps.
Where
he
grips
my
hand,
extra
tight
and
makes
me
look
both
ways
a
second
time
once
a
parent
always
apparent
as
he
approached
open
streets,
someone
biking
by
who'd
seen
him
a
mile
earlier
at
his
95
year,
old
pace
commented
on
how
far
he'd
walked.
He
responded.
Yes,
we
walk
around
the
city
a
lot.
This
is
our
city.
This
is
our
city.
G
That's
what
Complete
Streets
policy
of
firms
it's
the
city,
not
just
for
those
who
are
healthy
and
wealthy
enough
who
have
to
or
want
to
drive
our
city
streets
are
for
its
children
for
its
aging
and
its
elderly
for
those
in
wheelchairs,
those
with
canes
or
Walker's,
those
with
strollers
and
wagons,
or
carts
those
pulling
kayaks
or
groceries
that
our
children
behind
them
there
for
tourists
and
visitors,
long-timers
and
newcomers.
Our
streets
are
four
people
waiting
for
buses
and
chatting
with
neighbors
or
listening
to
music
or
eating
a
snack
or
admire
in
a
store
window.
G
I'm
incredibly
excited
by
where
Minneapolis
is
headed
with
our
new
Complete
Streets
policy
and
the
ways
in
which
prioritizes
true
equity
in
our
city,
shifting
us
away
from
a
car
only
feedback
loop
that
has
exacerbated
racial
segregation
and
inequity
and
public
health
crises
to
fully
realize
the
impressive
potential
of
this
policy.
The
fundamental
promise
that
every
person
counts
it's
important
to
have
strong
and
committed
leadership
centering
it.
H
Joshua
Hodak
I'm
at
twenty
eight,
twenty
thirty,
seventh
avenue
south.
Thank
you
sure,
tripe
and
committee
members
for
this
public
hearing
today.
I'm
here
with
circle,
hats
I
serve
on
the
Bicycle
Advisory
Committee
I
click,
the
cap,
a
long-range,
Improvement
Committee,
but
today
I'm
I'm,
actually
speaking
on
behalf
of
the
Sierra
Club
and
the
thousands
of
members
and
supporters
in
the
city
of
Minneapolis.
H
Today
we
have
a
chance
to
leave
a
legacy
by
appointing
a
transformative
new
director
for
this
city's
Department
of
Public
Works.
We
support
a
strong
leader
that
will
bear
in
mind
the
diverse
needs
of
the
city
and
will
accurately
and
fairly
build
up
an
infrastructure
that
reflects
the
values
of
the
city
of
Minneapolis.
Annapolis
is
often
cited
as
one
of
the
most
bike-friendly
cities
in
the
nation
or
the
world.
H
I
I'm
Sam
Rockwell
I'm
at
132,
West,
35th
street
and
south
Minneapolis,
thanks
for
the
opportunity
to
testify
I
am
an
attorney
and
I
work
in
public
health
and
work
with
public
works
on
some
projects
and
I
serve
on
the
planet.
Commission,
but
I'm
speaking
for
myself
today,
I'm
here
to
testify
in
support
of
Robin
Hutchison's
appointment
to
public
works.
Director
and
I'll
be
brief.
I
A
quick
reflection
over
the
last
10
years,
public
works
department
itself
changed
Minneapolis
for
the
better
department
is
why
the
sidewalks
created
on
street
fight
neck
bike
network
and
to
complement
our
regional
and
park
trail
systems
has
developed
transit
station
areas
as
taken
greening
and
designed
seriously.
The
department
has
also
worked
on
plans
and
goals
across
a
wide
range
of
disciplines.
All
this
has
served
the
city
and
has
responded
to
many
offices
transition
to
a
growing
and
not
a
shrinking
city.
I
We're
now
at
a
point
in
the
evolution
of
Minneapolis,
where
public
works
can
shift
from
getting
us
up
to
speed
to
building
our
position
as
it
later
as
a
position
is
later
not
reputation
as
later.
His
reputation
is
is
not
enough.
We
make
a
lot
of
best
of
lists,
but
we
know
that
we
don't
serve
all
people
equitably.
We
know
we
can
be
healthier
safer.
I
We
know
we
can
lower
our
missions
further
Public
Works
is
in
the
position
to
influence
and
even
determine
how
or
whether
we
made
progress
towards
nearly
all
of
our
interdisciplinary
City
goals,
which
several
other
testifiers
have
cited.
Department
has
an
enormous
budget,
enormous
staff
for
a
good
reason.
It
controls
about
thirty
percent
of
Minneapolis
is
real
estate.
It's
our
biggest
design
outfit,
it's
our
largest
community
engagement
body.
I
What
Public
Works
does
with
this
real
estate,
design,
expertise
and
community
engagement,
changes
each
and
every
one
of
our
lives
and
countless
and
often
unrecognized,
where's
Robin
Hodgson
is
the
right
kind
of
person
to
lead
a
department
with
such
profound
influence.
She
brings
a
global
perspective,
national
reputation
and
proven
leadership
experience
in
a
major
American
city,
and
she
didn't
immediately
jump
with
this
opportunity.
Instead,
she
considered
long
and
hard
whether
this
was
the
right
fit.
I
J
A
J
Mr.
gilliad
I
was
in
prospect
park
at
104
Malcolm.
Thank
you
for
this
opportunity
to
comment
on
the
nomination
of
Robin
Hutchinson
to
become
the
next
director
of
the
quirks
I'm,
a
member.
The
prospect
park,
association
board
and
for
the
past
decade
or
so
I've
been
deeply
involved
in
planning
issues
related
to
light
rail
and
the
redevelopment
of
the
area
known
as
prospect
north
for
a
while
and
then
for
a
while
as
the
many
of
us
or.
J
J
Neighborhood
streets,
avenues
and
walkways,
which
says
sam,
says,
make
up
over
thirty
percent
of
our
real
estate
that
expresses
the
personality
of
the
city.
Our
character
defines
our
community
sense
of
place
and
identity.
It
is
this
framework
of
connectivity
that
brings
dignity
to
our
daily.
Coming
and
goings,
it
is
the
interwoven
fabric
of
the
city,
systems
of
movement,
water
and
waste
management,
lighting,
energy
distribution
and
communication
networks
that
determine
our
ecological
footprint.
J
K
J
G
J
J
Everything
in
Robins
resume
her
experience,
her
approach,
her
accomplishments
and
what
I've
learned
recently
tell
me
she
is
the
leader
we
need,
for
these
times
of
rapidly
changing
conditions,
demands,
technologies
and
opportunities
that
you
was
recently
enforced
by
something
she
repeated
here
this
morning,
when
I
heard
her
say
that
she
is
not
the
most
creative
or
innovative
person
in
the
room
at
times,
but
she
is
dedicated
to
clearing
the
way
for
the
bright
ideas
of
others.
I
enthusiastically
support
the
nomination
of
Robin
Hutchinson
to
be
the
next
Director
of
Public
Works.
Thank.
A
L
Thank
you
when
I
certainly
support
the
motion.
I
also
want
just
wanted
to
say
how
impressed
I
was
with
the
testimony.
There
was
a
at
some
points
where
I
wish
I
did
that
in
writing.
To
share
it.
It
was
some
appreciate
everybody
who
came
down
here
to
talk
about
this
I
share.
Many
of
the
same
sentiments
I
think
we
have
a
public
works
department
that
has
enormous
potential
that
much
of
it
has
been
realized,
but
it's
going
to
play
a
key
role
in
the
future.
L
Moving
forward
and
I'm
excited
about
seeing
some
of
the
things
that
we've
passed
and
some
of
the
things
we've
worked
on
brought
forward
brought
to
fruition.
I
know
the
Complete
Streets
policy
was
mentioned
a
lot,
that's
something!
That's
pretty
new
took
us
a
while
to
hammer
that
out
it's
a
pretty
broad,
reaching,
maybe
a
little
squishy
vague
but
clear
in
some
big
important
high-level
ways,
and
so
how
do
we
actually
drill
down
and
implement
that
we
also
have
a
climate
action
plan
and
in
the
climate
action
plan?
L
That's
certainly
city
wide
and
there's
a
lot
going
on
there,
but
we
are
going
to
rely
and
depend
on
Public
Works
to
implement
that
and
bring
it
forward.
We
have
the
ped
plan.
The
protected
bike
way
plan
our
bike
plan
as
well.
So
this
is
an
exciting
time,
I
think
to
be
in
the
city
of
Minneapolis.
It
be
involved
in
public
works
and
to
be
working
together
to
try
to
realize
some
of
these
hopes
and
plans
and
I
think
it's.
C
L
Just
the
hopes
of
plans
of
government
or
that
the
council's
kind
of
been
working
on
really
what
we've
been
trying
to
do
is
respond
and
and
work
with
the
dreams
and
hopes
and
the
needs
of
all
the
residents
of
the
city
and
I.
Think.
The
testimony
kind
of
bears
that
out
here
today,
but
there
is
a
people,
are
excited
about
things
in
Minneapolis.
The
way
is,
and
they're
all
so
excited
about
the
Minneapolis
they
want
to
have
in
the
future,
for
their
children
and
getting
there
together
and
they
are
recognizing.
L
Then,
even
in
the
past
that
that
something
as
mundane
or
or
boring,
perhaps
as
streets
and
potholes
and
street
lights
and
and
water
systems
and
those
things
are
actually
key
to
it
all
and
they're
excited
about
it
and
they
want
to
get
engaged
and
making
me
better.
So
I
think
that
gives
us
enormous
potential
and
an
example
of
that
and
mr
gilyard
was
up
here
talking
about.
It
is
something
that
we
did
recently,
which
was
try
to
create
at
something
called
an
innovation
district.
L
Now
we
actually
create
created
the
idea
of
an
innovation
district,
not
quite
sure
what
it
all
is
going
to
mean,
but
hopefully
it's
going
to
be
in
our
comp
plan
and
we're
going
to
deal
we're
going
to
deal
with
the
details
and
work
that
out
too,
but
we've
designated
our
first
innovation
district
2,
which
is
in
prospect
north
and
what
we
were
saying
when
we
did.
That
is.
L
We
want
to
start
thinking
outside
of
where
we've
been
before
in
all
the
safe
areas
and
see
if
we
can't
come
up
with
some
bigger
ideas
about
how
we
can
integrate
some
systems,
including
district
energy,
district
stormwater.
What
we
can
do
about
those
kind
of
connections
in
infrastructure,
so
I'm
excited
about
moving
forward
and
I
just
wanted
to
make
sure
that,
as
our
new
director
is
unanimously
supported
by
this
committee
and
the
council,
she
had
an
opportunity
to
hear
some
of
the
things
that
I
really
want
to
see
us
move
forward.
L
M
You
mr.
chair
I'm
very
excited
to
be
here
today
and
was
honored
to
be
part
of
the
group
that,
along
with
you,
mr.
chair,
got
to
interview
the
candidates
for
this
position
and
I'm
convinced
that
miss
Hutchinson
is
exactly
the
right
person
to
lead
our
department
right
now.
We're
a
city
that
has
committed
to
some
pretty
transformational
change.
We
unanimously
committed
to
reduce
greenhouse
gas
emissions
by
eighty
percent
by
2050
and
that's
going
to
require
some
pretty
big
change.
M
We're
a
city
that
unanimously
adopted
a
Complete
Streets
policy
that
committed
our
city
to
prioritize,
walking,
biking
and
transit.
That's
going
to
require
us
to
make
some
kinds
of
change.
We
also
are
a
city
that
unanimously
adopted
a
goal
that
our
city
provide
fair
and
just
opportunities
and
outcomes
for
all
people
and,
more
recently,
as
part
of
our
comprehensive
plan
update
kickoff,
we
anonymously
committed
that
our
comprehensive
plan
update
addresses
equity
and
racial
justice.
That's
going
to
require
a
lot
of
change.
M
You
know,
as
one
of
the
speakers
that
are
public
right
away,
makes
up
a
huge
portion
of
our
city's
land
area
and
it's
a
part
of
the
city
that
we
directly
control.
It
is
a
huge
opportunity
for
us
to
start
making
this
kind
of
change
that
we've
committed
to
I'm,
confident
that
Miss,
such
and
thin
is
the
right
person
to
lead
our
department
through
this
moment
where
we
need
to
start
making
change
right.
Now
we
need
a
director
who
will
lead
and
support
our
staff.
M
We
have
an
incredible
staff
full
of
smart
and
talented
engineers
and
when
Miss
Hodges
had
spoke
about
her
relationship
with
her
own
staff.
Now,
what
came
through
was
her
deep
respect
for
people
for
their
professionalism,
for
their
training,
for
people
who
come
from
all
different
perspectives
and,
as
she
said
in
her
testimony
really
kind
of
honoring
and
bringing
out
all
of
those
talents
and
staff
to
build
a
strong
team.
M
She
talked
about
some
staff
that
that
were
a
little
bit
skeptical
when
she
took
over
the
last
department
she
led
and
that
those
folks
are
still
there.
They're
thriving
they're,
doing
great
work
for
their
city.
In
salt
lake
city
I
think
we
need
a
director
who
will
build
these
strong
relationships
with
external
partners
that
are
required
for
us
to
be
successful
and
I
think
this
is
demonstrated
by
the
fact
that
Miss
Hutchins
sin
was
the
only
city
department
head
in
Salt,
Lake
City,
who
was
kept
on
between
the
amero
administration
change.
M
A
pretty
significant
political
change
in
that
city
demonstrates
her
ability
to
bring
people
together.
It's
really
connect
with
folks
from
different
backgrounds
and
perspectives.
I
know
she's
committed
to
building
strong
relationships
with
our
business
community.
She
won
an
award
in
salt
lake
city
from
the
visit
community
there
and
all
of
the
other
partners
that
we
need
to
bring
together
to
make
these
changes
I'm,
confident
that
massagin
can
lead
our
department
through
complementing
our
Complete
Streets
policy
and
making
the
tough
decisions
that
we
need
to
make
to
get
projects
done.
M
M
Our
city
to
massage
hasn't
told
me
that
she's
going
to
disappoint
me,
while
she's
here
and
I,
don't
think
that's
true,
because
I
think
what
we
need
in
our
director
right
now
is
someone
who
gets
this
transformational
change
that
the
direction
we're
going,
but
that
understands
we
need
to
get
there
through
incremental
change
that
project
by
project.
You
know
we
may
need
to
make
compromises
and
that
what
we
really
need
to
do
is
build
relationships
and
consensus
as
we
go
and
I'm
confident
that
that's
what
miss
Hutchinson
will
do
in
her
tenure
in
our
department.
M
N
Thanks
mr.
chair,
so
I
was
not
part
of
the
interview
committee
for
this
nominee,
but
I
was
on
the
part
of
the
process.
Ten
years
ago,
I
was
on
the
interview
committee
for
a
new
director
at
that
time
and
was
able
to
kind
of
understand
more
than
I
ever
thought.
I
would
about
the
complexities
of
seeking
a
director
for
a
department.
That
is
this
big
and
diverse.
N
That
has
an
unique
I
think
role
in
terms
of
just
even
the
state,
on
the
breadth
of
what
we
do
in
just
the
challenges
and
seeking
a
candidate
and,
as
mr.
Genia
said
at
the
end
of
the
day,
I
think
we
ended
up
with
just
an
absolute
amazing
director
who
led
our
department
for
ten
years,
but
it
really
wasn't
through
the
actual
process,
I
think
through
the
process.
N
We
did
also
get
a
amazing
deputy
director,
so
I
guess
it
worked
that
way,
but
we
did
make
these
two
changes
as
a
result
around
the
salary
cap
around
the
definition
and
our
city
charter
of
what
that
position,
shouldn't
tail
and
I
think
that
those
were
good
decisions
and
they
were
supported
by
the
entire
city
council
and
mayor
at
the
time.
I
was
glad
that,
after
miss
Hutchinson
was
nominated,
that
she
spent
time
trying
to
reach
out
to
council
members
and
who
are
part
of
the
process
so
that
we
could
ask
her
some
questions.
N
Knowing
that
this
is,
you
know
one
of
the
most
significant
jobs
in
the
entire
city.
She
spent
time
on
a
phone
call
with
me.
I
met
with
her
individually
for
a
pretty
long
meeting
and
have
seen
her
on
another
occasion
as
well
and
I.
Think
one
of
the
top
questions
I
had
for
her
was
about
how
she
thought
she
would
be
able
to
bring
her
existing
skills
and
I.
N
How
we
pick
up
the
attraction,
do
the
recycling,
it's
that
usually
either
number
one
or
number
two
in
the
resident
surveys.
In
that
she
understands.
We
have
an
amazing
leader
for
that
division.
This
is
just
one
example
and
that
we
are
doing
great
things
and
that
she
needs
to
understand
how
to
support
those
and
continue
to
make
those
things
happen.
Some
of
the
additional
things
that
I
asked
her
to
talk
to
her
about
were
more
just
alerting
heard
of
thing
she
might
not
have
heard
about
before,
but
maybe
she
had
the
Clean
Energy
Partnership.
N
This
is
another
significant
thing
that
touches
Public
Works.
We
talked
a
lot
about
hiring
and
promotions
within
the
department.
This
department,
like
others
in
the
city,
is
now
doing
much
more
hiring
than
we
have
ever
had
an
opportunity
to
do
before
and
how
we
continue
to
build
on
already
innovative
work
within
the
department
to
review,
position,
descriptions
and
think
about
how
we
recruit
and
continue
to
help
the
department
to
reflect
the
city
that
we
serve
and
diversifies.
N
Some
of
these
positions
is
a
really
critical
task
and-
and
she
talked
to
me
about
her
commitment
to
support
that
process
and
no
that's
going
to
be
very
important.
We
also
talked
about
race
equity,
as
some
of
my
other
colleagues
have
talked
about,
and
her
approach
to
that
and
understanding
Public
Works
role
in
that,
as
well
as
some
of
the
other
very
big
projects
like
the
35w
transit
access
project
and
our
20-year
funding
plan.
N
I
mean
in
all
I
just
want
to
say
that
this
is
someone
who
has
been
drinking
in
I,
think
and
still
able
to
convey
a
sense
of
knowledge
about
what
we're
doing
someone
who
has
really
done
her
homework,
because
she
is
clearly
excited
to
be
here
and
to
learn
about
the
people
that
she
may
have
an
opportunity
to
work
with.
So
I
will
be
happy
to
support
this
nomination
again.
I
think
that
this
is
this
is
a
big
job
and
and
and
I
do
feel
really
inspired
after
meeting
with
this
candidate.
N
I
know,
too
that
there
is
no
candidate
that
will
ever
come
forward
that
exactly
meets
every
single
point
of
how
you
are
looking
for.
Who
has
the
experience
in
every
single
area,
so
you
are
always
looking
for
who
brings
the
biggest
breadth
of
those
talents
board
and
is
able
to
then
learn
what
he
or
she
does
not
today,
no
and
I
think
your
willingness
to
say
I
know
I
need
to
still
learn,
but
I
bring
strong,
strong
leadership
skills,
I
think,
is
very
impressive.
So
thank
you.
L
Thank
you,
I
really
appreciate
it.
Did
the
council
member
glyn
mentioned
garbage,
because
that
was
one
of
the
areas
that
I
didn't
hit
on.
I
know
I
picked
on
potholes
and
water,
stormwater
and
other
issues,
but
I
think
people
actually
get
very
excited
about
our
rigid
see
mr.
Herbert
Holtz
here
I
realize
how
important
that
is
and
I
think
one
of
the
other
reasons
I
left
it
out
is
because
we
haven't
completed
our
plan.
Dealing
with
that
we
have.
Our
climate
action
plan
are
Complete
Streets
plan
on
several
other
plans
that
I
mentioned.
L
A
Thank
you
further
discussion.
Well
then,
I
will
just
comment.
I
think
we've
really
touched
on
an
almost
everything
that
could
be
touched
on
I'm,
both
in
currently
and
then,
of
course,
in
review
process,
but
I.
Think
of
the
spirit
of
a
lot
of
the
comments
that
sort
of
come
to
this
conclusion.
We,
as
mr.
genious
outlined,
cast
a
wide
net
and
really
received
a
great
response
and
I.
A
Think
part
of
that
is
the
confidence
that
we
have
as
a
city
to
project
ourselves
and
what
we're
about
and
as
a
department,
in
terms
of
its
solidity
sense
of
purpose
and
accomplishment
as
a
group
and
as
a
whole
with
that,
of
course,
we
also
had
a
process
I
think
those
commensurate
with
that
I
think
we
thoroughly
vetted.
Those
who
came
forward
and
had,
I
think
is
mr
venus-
will
very
aptly
described
a
strong
cool
it's
hard
to
really
miss
when
it's
such
an
easy
target.
A
Based
on
that,
of
course,
what
we
have
before
us
is
not
just
an
end
in
itself
it.
So
it's
a
very
important
decision.
I
think
we
did
all
the
work
we
needed
to
do
to
come
to
this
decision.
Point
move
it
forward
to
counsel,
but
the
work
is
before
us
and
I
think
that's
the
point
where
we
want
to
go
forward
with
the
same
confidence
that
got
his
here
today
and
I'm
very
happy
than
to
move
that
appointment
and
as
all
those
were
in
favor
to
say,
hi
all.
A
O
A
Questions
/
that
record-setting
presentation,
seed,
none
I,
will
move
the
item
all
in
favor,
say
aye.
Oh,
it's
raised
a
public
hearing.
Sorry
here
sorry
I
will
open
the
public
hearing.
Anyone
wish
to
come
forward
on
this
matter
and
in
wish
to
come
forward,
seeing
none
I
will
close
the
public
hearing
and
now
move
the
item
as
described
I'll.
Any
further
discussion
seen
on
all
in
favor,
say
aye,
this
empty
name
that
carries.
A
K
Mr.
chair
and
council
members,
don
wana,
Public,
Works
planning
and
programming
we're
here
today
to
talk
about
the
West
twenty
ninth
Street
project,
we've
come
to
the
process
or
a
point
in
the
process
where
we
need
to
hold
a
public
hearing
on
the
portion
of
twenty
ninth
street
between
lyndale
and
Bryant.
K
As
you
may
recall,
this
can
be
approved
a
lay
out
some
time
ago
with
the
share
use,
Street
concept
where
all
modes
will
be
sharing.
This
sharing
a
strange
I
will
be
fully
reconstructed
and
part
of
the
financial
arrangement
is,
there
will
be
needed
assessments,
therefore,
properties
impacted
with
those
assessments,
and
there
are
three
recommendations
that
are
in
front
of
you
this
morning
and
it's
important
to
note
that,
as
soon
as
this
action
is
taken
will
be
proceeding
with
construction.
So
I'll
stand
for
questions,
if
you
have
any.
M
You
mr.
chair
I'll
just
very
briefly
comment.
This
is
a
project
that
started
when
mayor
rybak
put
into
the
budget
some
funding
for
an
innovative
project
in
a
part
of
town
where
we've
had
thousands
of
new
residents,
literally
three
thousand
or
so
new
folks
living
along
twenty
ninth
Street
in
uptown,
but
there
hadn't
really
been
any
sort
of
public
investment
in
this
very
already
dense
neighborhood
in
the
city
and
so
I
took
office.
We
started
right
away
working
with
mr.
Flom
and
miss
Hamilton
at
the
time.
M
M
In
the
budget
that
was
already
allocated
for
a
regular
reconstruction
project
and
staff
has
been
just
such
an
incredible
job
of
making
this
work,
we
did
community
outreach,
we
did
meet
reach
with
the
businesses
and
we
were
able
to
come
to
a
design
that
again
reits
this
Plaza
like
atmosphere
outside
of
many
new
apartment
buildings
and
some
existing
apartment
buildings,
but
also
stayed
within
the
regular
budget.
Although
item
number
6
is
actually
a
voluntary
assessment
for
some
pedestrian
scale,
lighting
at
the
adjacent
property
owner
has
volunteered
to
pay
for
to
further
invest
in
that
community.
M
So
I
think
is
a
really
great
project.
It's
only
two
blocks
for
now,
but
the
rest
of
the
funding
for
the
remainder
of
this
small
stretches
in
the
capital
budget
in
the
fourth
year
now.
So
I'm
really
excited
to
see
this
happen
later
this
year
and
again,
really
thankful
for
staffs
flexibility
and
innovation
and
making
this
project
happen.
Thank.