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From YouTube: October 5, 2017 Budget Hearing (Morning)
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October 5, 2017 Budget Hearing: Public Works Department
A
Good
morning,
everyone
welcome
to
the
continuing
budget
subcommittee
department
hearings.
This
morning's
presentation
will
be
part
of
the
transportation.
Excuse
me,
the
public
works
department
budget
hearing,
so
we
can
begin
that
if
you'd
like
to
and
invite
whose
miss
Hutchins
it
touches
us.
If
you'd
like
to
join
us,
begin
whenever
you're,
ready,
I'm
sure
you're
all
set
up.
A
B
B
A
B
B
Representation
today
is
divided
into
five
parts.
The
first
is
a
departmental
overview.
The
second
is
a
summary
of
our
budget,
the
third
and
where
we'll
likely
spend
the
bulk
of
our
time
is
on
change
items.
The
fourth
is
our
operating
budgets
for
both
general
fund,
as
well
as
or
utility
funds,
and
then
lastly,
I'll
be
joined
by
Jenny
Hager,
the
director
of
transportation,
planning
and
programming,
who
will
give
an
update,
as
required
by
the
ordinance
on
the
20-year
streets
funding
plan.
B
So,
starting
with
a
reminder
of
our
departmental
structure,
you
know
this,
but
this
slide
gives
me
the
opportunity
to
recognize
those
who
are
sitting
behind
me
who
helped
me
all
year
long
and
really
make
this
work
happen
for
the
department.
We
are
arranged
largely
into
two
business
lines:
the
utility
business
line,
which
is
consists
of
water
treatment
distribution.
That's
Glengarry
is
please
wait.
B
The
transportation
business
line
is
four
different
divisions,
transportation,
engineering
and
Design
Donnell,
wood
transportation,
maintenance,
repair,
Mike,
Kennedy
traffic
and
parking
services,
john
war
chests
and
director
of
planning
a
program
and
jenny
hagar.
These
two
business
lines
are
supported
by
business
administration,
that's
Brett,
jelly
and,
along
with
Brett
jelly
is
our
director
of
Fleet
Services
John.
B
Sharp
billing
I
also
want
to
recognize
a
couple
other
folks
in
the
room
on
Brett's
team
who
track
our
budget
a
large
and
complicated
budget
all
year,
long
to
make
sure
that
we
are
on
track
and
helped
to
prepare
our
proposals
and
this
presentation
Vicki
stone
and
amber
Glarus.
Also
in
the
room,
then
me
up:
Jen
Swanson
with
us
who
you
all
know,
everybody.
B
B
Without
a
doubt,
the
department,
the
largest
investment,
is
in
our
people,
who
we
convene
this
year,
a
series
of
retreats
for
the
division
directors
trying
to
coalesce
around
what
makes
the
department
unique
why
we
exist
and
we
decided
to
use
the
results
of
an
employee
survey
that
we
got
back.
That
said,
over
80
percent
of
our
employees
said
they
were
proud
to
work
for
the
city
and
proud
to
work
for
Public
Works.
We.
B
We
put
out
a
one-question
survey
to
our
nearly
thousand
employees
and
said
what
makes
you
proud
and
in
five
days
we
had
230
responses
and
227
of
them
were
positive.
Those
are
pretty
good,
that's
pretty
good,
and
with
this
we
we
have
been
talking
about
this.
I
have
been
using
this
in
our
work
non-stop
because
our
greatest
investment
is
in
our
people.
A
I
think
we're
clear
on
that
Robin,
but
I
thought
I'd
also
take
this
opportunity
to
introduce
some
of
the
council.
Members
include
joined
us,
chair
of
transportation,
public
works
committee,
Kevin
Reich,
as
well
as
vice-chair
Lynnae
Palmisano,
councilmembers,
Lisa,
bender,
councilmembers,
Andrew,
Johnson
and
I
know:
council,
member
Jacob
Frye
will
be
joining
us
in
a
moment.
So
please
continue
Thank.
B
You
mr.
chair
I'll
move
into
a
summary
of
our
budget.
This
should
look
familiar
from
years
past,
where
we
summarized
simply
how
our
budget
is
broken
out,
starting
with
our
total
expense
budget.
Our
total
expense
budget
is
approximately
370
million
dollars
about.
Two-Thirds
of
this
is
attributed
to
our
enterprise
funds
and
I'll,
dig
into
that
a
little
deeper.
B
B
B
Taking
in
a
little
deeper
on
the
two-thirds
of
that
pie,
that
was
reflected
as
enterprise
funds,
this
pie
is
only
the
our
expense
budget
for
the
enterprise
funds
of
the
three
hundred
and
seventy
two
hundred
twenty-four
million
is
related
to
enterprise
funds,
the
largest
of
which
is
sanitary,
solid.
Sorry,
sanitary
sewer,
followed
by
drinking
water
parking,
solid
waste
in
stormwater.
B
B
Had
eliminated
this
table
and
early
versions
of
this
presentation,
because
it
is
not
a
very
accessible
table,
however,
I
put
it
back
in
because
it
does
provide
us
an
overview
of
our
budget
and
will
help
us
focus
in
on
areas
of
change
and
for
me
to
explain
very
briefly
areas
where
we're
really
not
seeing
a
lot
of
change.
So
I'll
use
this
to
show
the
areas
that
are
simply
inflationary
in
nature
in
our
budget
and
we'll
set
those
aside,
and
then
we
can
focus
more
on
the
areas
of
change
in
the
budget.
B
So
the
first
area
where
we
have
a
change
is
on
the
top
line,
which
is
street
lighting,
where
we
will
see
if
savings
of
two
hundred
and
forty
five
thousand
dollars
related
to
operations.
The
next
in
a
second
line
down,
is
in
traffic,
we're
proposing
an
increase
to
fund
a
comprehensive
safety
program.
B
The
remaining
three
on
this
slide
are
inflationary
in
nature,
with
no
unique
proposals
associated
with
the
budget
same
for
snow
and
ice
treatments,
maintenance
and
repair,
the
ramps,
the
bridges,
the
trails
and
green
spaces,
the
special
service
districts,
street
cleaning
and
sidewalks
no
new
proposals
or
reductions
are
proposed.
Could.
B
A
B
Chair
that
is
correct.
It's
a
budgetary
savings
due
to
operations.
This
is
the
hard
work
of
John
Burgess
and
his
team
to
upgrade
our
lights
to
LED.
They
save
on
electricity.
I've
got
a
unique
slide
for
this
one
and
I'm
glad
that
you
pointed
it
out
it's.
It
is
not
a
cut
in
nature.
It's
where
I
feel
the
city
has
done
a
good
job
and
being
responsible
and
using
this
data
practice
to
help
save
money
over
time.
That's.
A
B
B
B
About
two
weeks
ago,
the
City
Council
adopted
a
policy
provisions
ero
vision.
Zero
is
a
national
and
international
model
that
seeks
to
eliminate
fatalities
and
serious
injuries
as
a
result
of
crashes
on
our
streets.
The
very
first
step
for
vision,
zero
to
achieve
the
schools,
the
public
commitment
and
you've
done.
That
and
I
commend
you
for
it,
and
the
next
step
is
to
prepare
an
action
plan
that
is
prepared,
together
with
the
community,
using
good
data
that
will
help
guide
specific
actions
to
help
get
reach
this
goal
in
ten
years.
B
The
program
can't
simply
be
about
Public
Works,
it's
multidisciplinary,
multidisciplinary
in
nature,
and
we
have
already
been
meeting
with
our
partners
in
health
in
the
attorney's
office
in
the
police
department,
in
planning
in
civil
rights,
in
order
to
advance
this.
But
if
we
want
to
move
swiftly,
we
are
requesting
additional
funds.
B
B
The
next
change
item
is
born
out
of
a
collaboration
between
divisions
to
prepare
for
this
year's
budget.
I
asked
our
division
directors
to
come
to
a
meeting
prepared
with
their
best
and
brightest
ideas.
That
is
essentially
what
you
see
here
in
these
new
proposals.
This
one
is
particularly
interesting
because
jenny,
hagar
and
katrina
kessler
collaborated
on
this
idea
to
jointly
fund
a
position
that
will
help
the
city
implement
green
infrastructure,
more
green
infrastructure.
B
It's
also
necessary
because
we
need
someone
who
can
help
us
focus
on
street
aesthetics,
aesthetics
and
design
as
we're
implementing
these
more
infrastructure,
green
infrastructure
related
projects.
We
have
to
leverage
the
partnership
between
stormwater
management
and
transportation,
planning
and
programming
in
order
to
see
results
on
our
streets.
So
this
one
position
is
shared
between
the
general
fund
and
the
stormwater
fund.
Seventy
five
thousand
dollars
each
and
we
would
like
to
be
able
to
assign
this
person
to
our
capital
projects
so
that,
as
we're
building
our
capital
projects,
we're
thinking
about
green
infrastructure
right
away.
A
D
You
mr.
chair
I'm
excited
about
this
position.
I
think
it's
important
work
and
I
look
forward
to
seeing
bioswales
another
green
infrastructure
incorporated
in
capital
projects.
My
question
for
you
is:
why
is
there
a
split
between
the
general
and
stormwater
funds
and
why
not
entirely
out
of
stormwater
funds.
B
Katrina's
job
at
least
part
of
it
is
to
think
about
how
many
treats
and
clean
our
stormwater
before
it
hits
our
streams
and
rivers.
It
begins
in
one
place.
That
is
a
shared
responsibility.
When
we
start
putting
infrastructure
on
the
surface
of
the
street,
they
each
bring
unique
skills
and
abilities
to
be
able
to
implement
this
kind
of
infrastructure
on
our
streets.
I
think
fairly.
It
is
divided
between
those
two
areas
of
expertise.
E
Eck
Thank
You
mr.
chair,
so
on
that
note,
it
seems
as
though
we've
got
what
we
would
have
a
data-driven
and
performance
focused
approach
to
these.
This
investment,
and,
secondarily,
just
to
note
there
may
be
future
needs
of
even
project-based
to
have
commingling
of
general
and
stormwater
funds
for
these
interventions.
That
would
typically
be
in
one
silo
for
a
couple
of
reasons:
one
if
we
really
want
to
advance
to
the
best
management
practices
regarding
stormwater.
Currently
that
all
will
come
on
the
fees
that
we
have
for
our
ratepayers.
E
We
I
think
we
can
only
push
that
so
and
I
think
our
opportunities
to
actually
drive
change
in
this
area,
that'll
be
the
balancing
act
and
I
think
the
general
fund,
I
think,
is
an
appropriate
place
if
you
really
want
to
take
advantage.
What
we're
trying
to
do
through
our
capital
improvement
projects.
So,
but
just
a
comment
on
the
performance
focused
aspect
of
it
is
that
my
understanding
in
terms
of
what
will
guide
the
guiding
compass
for
project
enhancements
for
water
quality?
Mr.
B
B
We
are
a
little
bit
at
risk
of
this
happening
to
us,
instead
of
with
us
and
for
us
for
the
purposes
of
reaching
our
transportation
goals
in
the
city,
and
it
takes
a
refresh
and
an
update
on
our
plan
in
order
to
state
our
goals
and
then
think
next
about
how
technology
and
innovation
can
help
us
reach
our
goals.
That's
one
reason
why,
right
now
it
was
an
important
time.
B
The
second
reason
is
it
is
opportunistic,
and
that
is
that
the
comprehensive
plan
is
well
underway
and
there
are
broad
principles
that
will
eventually
be
adopted
by
the
city
in
the
comp
plan
and
as
a
subset
to
that.
It's
important
that
we
get
a
little
bit
more
specific
about
transportation,
so
that
this
update
to
the
comprehensive
plan
is
supported
by
very
specific
goals
and
actions
in
a
transportation
plan.
Access
Minneapolis
was
an
amazing
piece
of
work
that
has
gotten
us
so
far
and
by
updating
it
we'll
be
prepared
for
what
really
is
coming
next.
F
B
You
mr.
chair,
for
that
question,
I'm
happy
to
respond
with
the
information
some
of
the
information
that
I
have
there's
a
robust
national
conversation
going
on
at
multiple
levels,
and
we
Minneapolis
are
very
engaged
in
the
city's
approach
to
preparing
for
autonomous
vehicles,
there's
the
technology
side
and
then
there's
the
city
building
side.
We
are
very
engaged
with
transportation
for
America
in
their
smart
cities,
collaborative
which
invites
I
think
it's
14
cities
to
attend
a
roundtable
four
times
a
year
in
order
to
determine
how
technology
can
work
for
us.
B
I
personally,
attended
was
invited
to
attend
national
summit
on
cities
and
autonomous
vehicles,
and
this
is
where
this
language
was
born,
of
happening
with
us
and
for
us
and
not
to
us,
and
that
was
a
convening
of
cities
that
produced
a
report
that
is
specifically
to
help
guide
cities
and
it's
one
of
the
reasons
why
we
are
proposing
this.
This
update
to
the
plan
is
the
results
of
participating
in
that
national
mobility
summit
autonomous
vehicles
at
levels,
one
through
five.
We
are
already
at
levels.
One
is
really
nothing
to
we're
already.
B
B
Three,
some
vehicles
are
traveling
at
three
four
is
not
far
behind
and
there
is
a
proposal
to
test
a
level
four
vehicle
during
the
Superbowl
that
we
are
discussing
with
MnDOT
it's
MnDOT
proposal,
so
it's
happening
faster
than
you
think.
Five
is
probably
a
little
further
away,
but
we're
talking
about
ten
years
away
and
if
I
think
about
the
last
plan
that
was
developed
for
the
city
was
ten
years
ago.
So,
in
ten
years,
at
the
end
of
the
next
the
life
of
the
next
plan,
we
could
be
looking
at
a
radically
different
future.
B
We're
level
five,
which
is
no
driver,
assist
at
all
completely
connected
and
autonomous
vehicles.
We
could
be
looking
at
a
different
future.
We're
sorting
through
a
lot
of
information
and
data.
That's
coming
at
us
state
agencies
are
very
excited
about
safety,
improvements
on
freeways
and
capacity
improvements
without
having
to
build
more.
We
are
very
supportive
of
that
cities,
including
Minneapolis,
are
a
little
bit
more
concerned
with
safety
data,
as
it
relates
to
our
multimodal
environment.
B
Cities
are
where
people
are
walking
and
riding
transit
and
biking
the
most,
and
we
have
a
very
keen
interest
in
understanding
the
performance
of
the
vehicles
that
are
putting
on
they're
being
put
into
testing
right.
Now
we
it's
taking
a
even
more
and
more
of
our
time
every
day
to
stay
in
front
of
this,
and
we
are
doing
our
best
to
learn
along
with
the
state
of
the
practice
and
be
able
to
report
back
to
you.
B
I,
don't
want
to
forget
to
mention
the
sharing
economy
is
a
very
big
part
of
this,
and
they
go
hand-in-hand.
Yesterday.
John
participated
was
a
Tuesday
in
a
in
an
event
to
roll
out
the
shared
you
Akshat
shared-use
mobility
plan
that
was
prepared
by
the
region,
so
advances
and
technology
come
along
with
a
changing
of
the
business
model
and
how
transportation
is
being
used.
So
it's
probably
too
much
information
for
a
budget
presentation
right
now
and
that's
just
a
small
slice
of
what's
happening
at
the
national
level
on
how
we've
been
involved.
Yeah.
Thank.
E
You
mr.
chair
just
wanted
to
highlight
should
also
be
mentioned,
as
we
contemplate
updating
our
plan
that
another
prompt
to
do
so
would
be
the
completion
of
our
Complete
Streets
guidance.
I
mean
here.
We've
got
this
very
pithy
compass
for
what
we
want
to
do
and
how
we
value
our
right
away,
and
then
we
need
to
flesh
that
out.
You
know
with
that
in
the
heart
of
it,
and
so
I
think
that's
also
a
prompt
to
do
this
work.
Thank.
G
You
mr.
chair,
just
a
quick
comment
and
I
could
make
this
at
the
end
as
well,
but
you
know
I,
just
I
wanted
to
reflect
a
bit
on
the
changes
we've
made
so
far
in
the
Public
Works
Department
and
then
the
proposed
changes
I
really
appreciated
you
taking
the
time
to
give
us
more
of
a
full
look
at
the
work
that
the
department
is
doing.
G
Sometimes
we
focus
a
lot
on
the
change
items
and
and
I
think
it's
actually
really
helpful
to
look
at
the
full
body
of
funding
and
what
it's
producing
I
know.
There
was
a
motion
at
the
board
of
estimate
and
Taxation
to
reduce
the
levy,
so
I
wanted
to
reflect
on
the
investments
that
we've
made
so
far
and
how
I
think
those-
and
these
proposed
investments
are
actually
really
fiscally
prudent
for
our
city
and
really
important
to
fund,
particularly
because
I
think
a
lot.
G
There
was
a
lot
of
discussion
about
one-time
funding
as
part
of
that
that
discussion,
I
wasn't
there,
but
I
know
the
chair
was
in
her
first
year.
In
this
term,
we
made
an
investment,
a
significant
investment
in
staff
in
the
department.
That's
led
to
a
more
robust
approach
to
transportation,
planning,
I
think
we're
seeing
the
fruits
of
that
across
the
city
it's
allowed
us
to.
Even
though
I
think
staff
is
like
working
like
crazy,
it's
allowed
them
to
have
some
hope
of
programming.
G
It's
allowed
us
to
use
our
capital
and
resurfacing
program
as
a
way
to
increase
and
improve
livability
on
our
streets,
increased
transportation
options
and
fulfill
all
of
the
policy
direction
that
we've
given
your
department
and
do
it
and
I
think
a
more
efficient
way
and
so
I
think
that
investment,
while
it
was
significant,
has
led
to
important
public
improvements
that
then
continue
to
make
our
city
the
kind
of
place
that
wants
to
get
billion
dollar
annual
investment
from
the
private
sector.
So
it's
a
good
smart
investment.
G
These
particular
items
this
year,
I
think
are
similar.
You
know,
looking
at
our
long-range
transportation
plan
is
preparing
us
for
all
of
the
growth
and
change
that
we're
expecting
to
continue
to
see
and
making
again
our
city
a
place
that
people
want
to
invest
in
and
live
in,
move
to
the
storm
water
item
that
some
of
my
colleagues
talked
about
over
time.
G
If
we
do
it
well,
we'll,
hopefully
reduce
our
overall
investment
in
aging
infrastructure,
so
I
think
there
was
a
lot
of
synergy
here
between
the
overall
theme
of
us,
making
small
investments
that
over
time
are
really
smart
for
our
city
and
really
continue
to
lead
to
us
being
able
to
grow
into
the
future.
So
that
was
just
a
reflection.
Thank
you
for
the
time
mr.
chair.
Thank
you.
B
B
People
experience
our
work
in
multiple
ways,
whether
it
be
sidewalks
trails
and
green
spaces,
plowing
of
snow
street
cleaning
I
can't
keep
up
with
the
animation
students
in
this
call.
This
foray,
in
terms
of
where
we
are
in
the
presentation,
we're
going
to
talk
about
our
programs
as
they
relate
to
what
happens
on
the
surface
of
the
street.
First,
how
are
people
experience
our
program
on
the
surface
of
the
street.
B
So
I
mentioned
that
I
would
talk
a
little
bit
more
about
this
savings
at
$245,000
savings
and
I.
Don't
think
I
need
to
talk
too
much
more
about
it,
but
this
6.1
million
expense
budget
includes
at
$245,000
reduction
in
our
electricity
expenses
overall
and
that's
a
results
of
installing
LED
lighting
over
years
of
a
couple
years
of
investment.
B
B
Asked
the
team
to
tell
me
something
about
the
street
lighting
program.
We
talked
so
much
about
the
LED
program
and
I
asked
them
to
tell
me
about
some
something
that
a
piece
of
work
that
might
be
more
hidden
from
view,
and
they
told
me
that
year
to
date,
102
poles
have
been
hit
by
vehicles
that
we've
had
to
repair.
B
B
In
track
parking
services,
I'll
start
with
the
traffic
group,
which
is
proposed
eleven
point:
two
million
dollar
expense
budget.
The
key
things
here
is
that
we
maintain
and
operate
800
signals
a
hundred
thousand
traffic
signs
all
of
the
pavement
markings.
If
you've
ever
visited
the
our
traffic
control
center,
our
Operations
Center,
we
manage
that
as
well.
If
you
haven't
visited
I
encourage
a
trip
there,
we
have
computer
technology
and
high
level
software
that
helps
us
manage
the
system
from
that
location
of
note
here
is
over
the
past
year.
B
I
can't
not
recognize
the
work
to
help
plan
for
special
events
that
comes
from
this
team,
whether
it
be
a
sporting
event,
X
Games,
Super,
Bowl,
94
construction,
35,
W
construction.
This
team
mitigates
the
effects
of
events
in
construction,
larger
construction
projects
on
our
city
streets.
It
takes
a
tremendous
amount
of
time
and
commitment
and
they
are
doing
a
great
job.
Obviously,
this
work
will
continue.
B
This
work
will
continue
through
this
year
as
we
host
the
Super
Bowl,
with
additional
national
events
coming
our
way
and
then,
of
course,
the
everyday
events
that
make
this
city
vibrant
and
make
people
want
to
be
here.
It
takes
mitigation,
and
this
team
spends
a
lot
of
time
doing
it.
It's
a
big
part
of
this
expense
budget.
B
Just
briefly,
on-street
and
off-street
parking
will
go
through
it's
a
four
point:
eight
million
expense
budget,
it's
quite
similar
to
last
year.
This
is
to
support
our
management
of
on
the
on
street
parking
system,
parking
meters,
special
permits
and
zones
and
critical
parking
areas,
and
then
our
off
street
is
a
bit
unique.
We
manage
a
larger
portfolio
of
both
city
and
state,
owned
and
leased
parking
ramps
and
parking
lots.
B
G
B
That
you
don't
welcome,
but
the
impound
lot
is,
we
see
a
high
level
of
traffic
and
we
provide
towing
and
storing
and
processing
of
vehicles
which
are
removed
from
the
streets
in
accordance
with
ordinances
or
statue.
It's
a
currently
not
as
welcoming
a
facility
as
it
could
be,
and
we
are
looking
forward
to
an
update
to
this
facility
in
the
coming
years.
B
He
doesn't
like
to
talk
about
this,
but
Mike
Kennedy
is
nationally
recognized
for
the
work
that
we
do
is
no
removal
here,
he's
invited
a
couple
times
a
year
to
speak
at
conferences
on
how
we
do
the
work.
I
took
a
ride-along
on
a
Friday
night
during
a
heavy
snow
day
and
I
have
a
whole
new
appreciation.
We
talked
about
the
people
and
the
job
that
they
do
and
our
investment
our
greatest
investment
as
people
as
people
like
our
snowplow
drivers,
who
are
in
the
middle
of
the
night.
B
A
Would
like
to
point
out
at
this
time
we
talked
about
a
thousand
miles
of
streets
in
the
city
during
a
snow
event
that
becomes
three
thousand
pretty
quick,
the
three
thousand
Lane
miles
because
of
the
several
passes
it's
an
important
function
of
the
city
of
we
operate
and
I
also
want
to
point
out
about
the
expense
of
it
really.
The
cost
of
snow
plowing
is
snow.
Emergency,
for
example,
really
results
in
overtime
most
of
our
snow
budget.
A
D
You
mr.
chair
and
I
appreciate
the
challenge
with
the
snow
removal
and
the
work
that's
being
done,
especially
on
the
streets.
I,
think
a
fantastic
job
is
being
done
there
I'm
not
on
the
tpw
committee
and
so
I.
Don't
get
an
opportunity
to
say
this
often
I
know.
This
is
something
that
we've
discussed
as
well,
but
I
have
a
lot
of
frustration
over
the
sidewalk
condition
and
every
winter
I
end
up
seeing
folks
residents
community
members
in
wheelchairs.
D
They
can't
use
the
sidewalks
or
resorting
to
using
the
city
streets
to
get
around
and
it
seems,
like
you
know,
conditions
for
treating
them
almost
the
second-class
citizens
in
a
really
frustrates
me,
and
it
makes
me
upset
because
we've
got
a
lot
of
people
in
our
city
that
wind
sidewalks
are
in
poor
condition.
They
don't
get
out
or
they
don't
get
out
at
the
rate
that
they
should
and
they
worry
about
injury
and
it's
a
real
risk
that
they
face.
D
In
fact,
my
wife
works
for
HCMC
and
every
morning
throughout
the
winter
and
throughout
the
summers,
while
all
year
round,
they
do
daily
calls
with
their
clinics
in
every
single
day.
Last
winter
they
had
staff
members
at
a
clinic
somewhere
reliably
every
single
day
that
were
unable
to
come
to
work
because
of
a
slip
and
fall
injury
on
sidewalks,
and
so
there's
this
huge
consequence
of
the
condition
of
our
sidewalks.
It
isn't
necessarily
visible
either
because
we're
not
seeing
it
firsthand
and
I
know
there's
been
improvements.
I
know,
there's
a
study.
D
C
D
It
doesn't
get
much
better
and
I
think
it's
a
major
accessibility
issue
for
folks
in
our
city,
this
he's
been
around
150
years
and
I
feel
like
we
can
do
better,
and
so
you
know
keep
the
conversation
going,
but
I
I
think
we
need
major
change
here
around
the
sidewalks
so
and
feel
free
to
comment
or
add
on
that
I'm
sure
it's
a
concern
shared
by
colleagues
as
well.
Mr.
B
Chair
and
council
member
Johnson,
thank
you
very
much
for
your
comments.
We
heard
you
and
other
council
members
last
winter
and
were
able
to
make
an
immediate
change
in
our
procedures
to
reduce
the
notification
time
so
that
private
sidewalks
are
cleared
more
quickly.
We
got
some
very
good
feedback
about
that
procedural
change
and
we'll
be
implementing
implementing
that
again
this
year.
At
the
same
time,
we
are
preparing
a
winter
maintenance
study,
our
first
draft
of
that
we
didn't
feel
what
have
a
big
enough
impact.
B
We
asked
for
more
and
that's
why
it
is
going
to
be
later
in
coming
to
you,
because
we
had
to
dig
deeper
on
the
problem
and
the
range
of
solutions
that
we
should
be
considering.
I
agree
with
you,
we
want
to
have
a
bigger
impact.
We
made
good
progress
on
the
procedural
change,
but
we
should
be
having
a
bigger
impact,
so
we've
asked
for
additional
work
and
we'd
be
happy
to
share
that
with
you
as
soon
as
it's
it's
ready,
and
your
comment
is
noted.
We
I'll
say
it
one
more
time.
B
Okay,
moving
on
through
our
programs,
Street
maintenance
and
repair
this
year
proposed
11
point:
1
million
dollar
expense
budgets
similar
to
last
year,
which
covers
pothole,
patching
and
repair
our
preventative
pavement
maintenance,
which
is
the
seal
coating
in
the
crack
ceiling.
You
can
you
Tillett
II,
cut
restoration
as
well.
B
B
If
bridge
maintenance
and
repair
a
budget
of
3.1
million
dollar
million
dollars
supports
basic
basic
maintenance
and
repair
on
numerous
hundred
bridges
throughout
the
city.
This
is
the
work
that
we
do
when
a
bridge
is
perhaps
not
ready
for
a
full
reconstruction,
but
does
need
maintenance
along
the
way.
B
B
It's
easy
to
forget
that
we're
actually
out
there
sweeping
and
cleaning
every
day,
it's
something
that
we
do
as
basic
maintenance
and
then
twice
a
year.
We
ask
people
to
help
us
out
by
moving
their
car
so
that
we
can
get
as
much
of
the
street
clean
as
possible.
The
result
is
that
the
streets
look
cleaner,
but
the
real
purpose
is
that
we
clean
our
stormwater
runoff
before
it
enters
our
streams
in
our
River.
B
B
Sidewalk
we
similar
to
last
year
similar
expense
budget
to
last
year,
one
point:
four
million
dollars,
or
inspection
and
maintenance
and
repair.
We
anticipate
that
the
results
that
we're
gonna
get
from
this
study
will
help
us
make
improvements
in
this
area.
So
this
is
one
place
where
some
additional
and
intense
study
will
help
help
us
look
at
our
procedures
and
we
anticipate
making
approvals.
A
D
Member
Johnson
Nick
mr.
chair
and
I'm
guessing
is
probably
included
in
the
study,
but
I
just
want
to
ask
the
question,
because
I
have
received
it
from
constituents
who
had
sidewalks
marked
for
repair
or
slab
panels
marked
for
replacement
last
year
and
they're,
not
even
getting
to
them
this
year
and
it
looks
like
they're
gonna
be
replaced
next
year.
So,
like
a
two-year
delay,
and
my
understanding
is
it's
from
the
contractor
as
a
big
backlog,
and
is
that
something
we're
looking
at
capacity
for
next
year?
Is
that
part
of
the
study
trying
to
increase
that.
B
That's
two
questions:
we,
we
do
have
a
large
backlog
and
we
are
replacing
as
as
quickly
as
we
can
get
to
them,
and
we
are
aware
that
there's
been
a
delay
in
a
couple
of
different
neighborhoods
and
if
you
we'd
be
happy
to
talk
with
residents
about
when
it's
been
marked
when
they
can
anticipate
their
sidewalk
being
repaired
and
I'll
follow
up
with
you
after
to
get
detailed
information.
The
second
part
of
your
question
is:
is
this
something
that
the
study
will
address
and
the
answer?
B
B
B
In
transportation,
planning
and
programming,
a
relatively
small
expense
budget
ensures
that
we're
coordinating
our
policies
and
our
actions
to
meet
the
broader
goals
of
the
city
and
transportation
and
how
we
program
all
of
our
capital
improvements.
This
is
the
group
that
also
works
in
partnership
with
a
county
and
the
state
and
with
Met
Council
and
in
all
other
areas
where
partnership
is
beneficial.
B
B
Utility
connections
is
the
canary
shouldn't
use
that
is
the
Solent
assessed
for
how
development
is
going.
We
were
so
pleased
to
celebrate
with
our
colleagues
and
see
ped
that
there's
over
a
billion
dollars
an
investment.
Well.
Similarly,
our
utility
connections
are
higher
than
they've
ever
been
so
far.
This
year,
it's
3,200
this
time.
Last
year
there
were
3,000,
so
we're
even
higher
than
last
year
in
utility
connections,
the
volume
of
work
is
growing
and
it
is
growing
each
year.
B
A
A
A
B
This
is
my
favorite
picture
and
our
entire
album
that
we
have
in
public
works.
This
was
taken
just
a
couple
of
months
ago.
This
is
the
North
town
bridge,
which
is
nearing
nearing
completion.
The
surface
transportation,
Capital
Group,
provides
oversight
of
all
the
engineering
and
design
for
our
roadways
and
bridges
and
streetscapes
and
bike
trails
we're
looking
forward
to
a
number
of
really
exciting
openings
this
year.
This
is
just
one
of
them.
There's
also
us
another
project
called
the
Nicollet
Mall.
We
just
opened
the
54th
Street
South.
B
This
is
construction
management,
oversight
of
all
the
roadway
bridge
street
suite
and
trail
construction,
so
when
program
more
supportive
of
design
when
one
program
more
supportive
of
construction
management,
this
includes
just
for
example,
why
it's
a
little
bit
different
field,
surveying
geotechnical
analysis,
inspections,
material
inspection,
research
and
quality
control.
This
is
technical
horsepower
to
the
work
that
we
build.
B
And
then
an
internal
service
fund
surveying
internally
to
the
city
is
fleet
operations,
and
here
John
Jarvis
has
built
a
culture
of
service.
We
serve
all
departments
of
the
city
and
we
serve
a
extremely
large
and
diverse
fleet,
ranging
from
snooper
trucks
for
bridge
inspection
to
ladder
trucks
used
by
the
fire
department.
B
This
group
is
highly
skilled,
an
expense
budget
of
thirty
five
point:
nine
million
dollars
to
serve
the
fleet
needs
of
the
same
and
last
but
not
least,
is
Public
Works
Administration.
This
is
within
department
leadership
to
support
really
all
of
our
finance
personnel
and
process
improvements.
We
spend
a
lot
of
time
and
a
lot
of
budget
on
safety.
B
The
third
time
I'm
going
to
say
this,
that
employees
are
our
biggest
investments
in
Public
Works
and
their
safety
is
part
of
our
it's
part
of
our
job
as
part
of
our
culture.
Safety
is
something
that
we
take
very
seriously
and
it's
funded
out
of
this
four
million
dollar
expense
budget.
Just
a
quick
review.
This
is
also
the
place
where
you
saw
previously
in
our
presentation:
the
restrooms
for
downtown
the
super
bowl
reimbursement
and
the
reductions
for
entrails
and
green
spaces,
vacancy
savings
and
some
salt
savings.
It's
all
located
here.
B
B
Drinking
water,
sanitary
sewer,
stormwater,
solid
waste
and
recycling.
These
are
vital
services
that
we
provide
for
our
residents.
These
are
all
enterprise
funds,
they
serve
themselves.
Money
is
reinvested
in
making
these
systems
work
better,
and
we
start
with
a
philosophy
of
asset
management.
We
talk
often
about
the
age
of
our
system
and
that's
okay.
We
do
have.
We
do
have
some
old
systems
out
there
that
we're
working
with,
but
most
importantly,
we
manage
for
risk,
so
it
plays
into
it.
B
B
Do
it's
not
it's
not
drinkable
until
we
produce
it.
Some
notes
here
in
this
proposed
budget,
we've
got
some
really
exciting
capital
in
movements
going
on
related
to
our
drinking
water.
This
photograph
is
about
the
new
filtration
system,
that's
being
installed
at
Fridley
right
now,
it's
a
giant
hole.
It's
worth
going
and
checking
out
it's
pretty.
It's
pretty
interesting
construction.
B
It's
a
lot,
but
it's
really
important
to
note
that
there
are
some
items
that
we've
managed
extremely
well
and
been
able
to
keep
flat
from
last
year.
So
we
have.
We
are
flat
on
the
use
of
our
electricity,
we're
finding
savings
in
the
use
of
our
chemicals
and
that
helps
keep
our
rates
for
our
taxpayers
as
low
as
possible,
while
we're
making
needed
improvements
to
the
infrastructure
in
the
facilities
that
Fridley
I
know.
F
There
certainly
is
more
attention
being
paid
to
the
use
of
groundwater
for
the
suburbs
around
us
and
I'm,
just
I'm,
hoping
that
we're
looking
and
I
know
we
are
a
potential
of
selling
more
water.
How
do
we
initiate
conversations
or
how
do
we
kind
of
get
a
heads-up
and
I
and
I
just
would
like
an
update
of
about
the
I
know.
We
have
a
contamination
issue
with
Brooklyn
Center
with
one
of
their
wells
and
I
think
we
were
giving
them
or
selling
them
water
for
a
while.
F
But
how
do
we
evaluate
what
would
be
the
best
place
to
look
at
selling
water
in?
How
much
do
we
pay
attention
to
what
our
you
know?
Neighbors
needs
are,
as
far
as
you
know,
new
wells-
or
you
know
you
know
if
they
have
issues
with
with
challenges
with
their
wells
with
there's
some
contamination
in
some
places.
So
how
I
know
the
Met
Council
is
looking
at
water,
but
I
mean?
Are
we
in
the
mix
on
that
of
looking
looking
long-term
or
more
potential
customers
for
our
our
water
sales?
Mr.
B
B
B
We
participate
in
a
regional
committee
or
board
I
will
let
Glen
correct
my
words
there,
where
we
are
reviewing
on
a
more
regional
basis,
issues
and
needs,
and
we're
very
present
in
those
conversations
and
is
a
part
of
our
future
future
plans
to
continue
to
provide
drinking
water,
Excel
drinking
water
to
our
neighbors
and
our
partners
and
those
who
are
in
need
I
think
there's
probably
a
bit
more
detail.
That's
embedded
in
your
question
that
Glen
could
probably
assist
in
areas
great.
C
Chair
Quincy
committee
members,
Glen
Garry,
structure,
water
treatment,
distribution,
surface,
that's
a
very
interesting
question
and,
as
you
know,
there's
been
a
lot
of
discussion
about
the
sustainability
of
our
groundwater
supplies
as
a
region
and
there's
a
group
that
was
put
together
by
the
legislature
called
the
metropolitan
area.
Water
supply
advisory
committee
that
at
one
point
councilmember
kulmann,
are
called
Colvin.
Roy
actually
said
on
that
I'm,
a
member
of
that
committee.
C
Right
now-
and
we
do
talk
a
lot
about
you-
know
the
sustainability,
the
more
sustainability
nature
of
surface
waters
and
groundwater,
the
biggest
barrier
that
we
run
into
is
it's
so
much
cheaper
to
pump
water
out
of
the
ground
and
treat
it
than
it
is
to
treat
the
Mississippi
River.
It's
just
a
much
more
complex
treatment
scheme
that
we
have
to
go
through,
so
it
becomes
a
cost
barrier
and
we're
always
looking
at
helping
people
out
getting
additional
customers
in
the
case
of
New
Brighton.
C
They
had
a
poor
dioxin
issue,
we've
been
providing
them
water
for
the
last
year
and
a
half
we'll
have
them
as
a
customer
for
another
year
until
they
get
their
new
federally
funded
by
the
Navy
I'm
treatment
plant
online,
which
at
that
point
they're
committed
to
treating
that
water
and
selling
it.
We
would
love
to
have
additional
customers,
but
I
think
until
there's
more
of
a
movement
at
a
legislative
level
to
push
surface
water
as
the
alternative
to
groundwater.
C
F
Mr.
chair
so
I
mean
we
talking
double
or
what
are
we
talking
about
I?
You
know,
I,
look
across
the
street.
I
Robin
still
has
a
what
48
inch
main
or
some
crazy
thing
down:
42nd
Avenue
north,
where
we're
sending
water
to
the
suburb
beyond
them-
and
it
just
seems
crazy
I
mean.
Is
it
twice
as
much
sure
what
what
is
it
it.
C
As
an
industry
for
full
cost
recovery,
so
you're
funding
all
your
replacement
stuff
in
your
system,
a
lot
of
communities
don't
do
that
they
keep
their
rates
artificially
low
by
not
investing
the
amount
of
money
that
they
should
in
their
infrastructure.
That's
going
to
come
back
a
binder
at
some
time
point
in
time,
but
that's
something
again.
We
really
don't
have
control
over.
C
A
D
We
got
one
more
now.
You
got
me
curious
here
on
this
question
about
the
increased
cost,
because
I
think
one
of
the
many
great
things
about
our
water
system
is
how
wonderful
comes
out
of
the
tap
treated
and
balanced
and
all
of
that,
and
so
in
other
cities,
where
they're
doing
groundwater
pumping.
Don't
consumers
have
to
do
water
softening
or
things
like
that,
and
how
does
that
change
the
total
cost
of
that
water
delivery
compared
to
Minneapolis
water?
C
Check
with
the
customer,
that's
it
that's
true.
If
we
do
our
rate
comparison,
we
try
to
adjust
for
that,
in
terms
of
it
compares
to
a
community
that
doesn't
soften
their
argon
water
communities
that
softened
Bloomington
is
one
of
them.
Richfield
in
Prairie
there
are
communities.
That's
often
you
know.
Part
of
the
issue
with
the
softening
thing
is
that
historically,
that's
always
been
a
pretty
strong
union
that
you
folks
that
sell
water,
softener,
salt
and
water
in-home
water
softeners.
C
C
C
E
E
Not
really
question
just
a
comment,
you
know,
there's
other
barriers
in
terms
of
perception.
Not
everyone
knows
that
meaning
of
the
city,
water
is
the
best
water
around
and
so
actually
a
Glennon
his
troops.
We
had
a
little
event
at
the
water
bar
in
Northeast
Minneapolis,
with
the
mayor
of
New
Brighton,
to
just
really
explain
what
our
water
means
in
a
very
sort
of
social
setting,
and
you
should
have
just
seen
their
faces
light
up
with
wow.
E
You
guys
really
have
the
Cadillac
water
system
and
and
of
course,
there
are
customer
bars
for
the
time
being
and
I
think
legislator
pressure
can
come
in
many
forms
and
I
think
one
is
a
broader
conversation
of
our
redundancy
and
that
could
be
a
foot
in
the
door
as
well.
You
know
stick
to
your
system,
we're
not
going
to
tell
you
what
water
you
should
have,
but
we
should
all
be.
C
Is
the
consulate
right
I
will
take
a
moment
here
to
put
a
shameless
plug
in
for
next
week.
In
the
comments
we
will
have
our
new
minneapolis
tap
water
drinking
trailers
out
in
the
comments
Thursday
as
national
day
without
drinking
water
today
without
water.
Basically,
so
we'll
be
out
in
the
comments
I
think
from
like
11:00
to
1:00,
giving
away
free
water
samples,
as
well
as
trying
to
promote
the
the
great
quality
of
our
drinking
water
in
Minneapolis.
What
do
you
mean
free
samples.
D
F
C
F
B
Moving
on
to
talk
about
sanitary
sewer
system,
our
activities
include
design
and
analysis
and
daily
cleaning
and
operation.
We
provide
emergency
responses.
We
work
closely
with
the
Metropolitan
Council
and
environmental
services
if
over
900
miles
of
sanitary
sewer,
pipe
82%
is
over
80
years
old.
So
we
we
focus
on
asset
management,
but
it
is
hard
to
ignore
the
age
of
this
particular
system.
We
know
more
today
about
our
sanitary
sewer
system
than
we
did
a
year
ago
today,
because
we
have
been
televising
the
condition
from
within
the
tunnels
we
are.
B
The
remainder
of
the
increase
is
so
that
we
can
address
the
critical
gaps
that
we're
finding
in
our
capital
and
maintenance
programs
related
to
sanitary
sewer.
By
acting
now,
by
acting
as
early
as
possible,
we
can
preserve
as
many
miles
we
can
maintain
as
many
miles
as
as
we
can
get
to
before
failure.
So
we
want
to
invest
early
because
maintenance
is
always
a
better
investment
than
reconstruction.
B
Also,
within
the
division
of
surface
water,
sewer
is
a
stormwater
program.
There's
a
21.7
proposed
expense
budget.
Here,
Monday
night
we
received
several
inches
of
rain.
It
was
a
pretty
pretty
good
rain
event
here,
for
crews
were
called
out
and
we're
handling
problems
citywide
with
some
flooding.
This
is
a
part
of
our
work
to
manage
rain
events,
but
really
the
most
important
part
of
our
work
is
to
collect
and
treat
the
storm
water
before
it
enters
our
rivers
and
streams,
and
that
is
an
everyday
activity.
B
So
this
year
the
proposed
rate
is
a
2.8
percent
increase
to
the
household
similar
to
our
sanitary
program.
We
are
also
televising
our
stormwater
pipes.
We
have
a
good
amount
of
televising
down,
though
less
than
the
sanitary
side
and
enough
to
know
that
we,
similar
to
the
sanitary
side,
need
to
increase
our
investment
in
order
to
preserve
our
system.
B
A
Sure
each
of
our
wards
have
a
particular
hot
spots
and
I
know
in
south
Minneapolis,
council
Johnson
and
myself,
especially
around
Lake
Nokomis
Lake
Hiawatha
we're
dealing
a
lot
with
rising
water
levels
and
how
that
affects
our
stormwater
and
how
we're
doing
that
I
know.
A
series
of
hydrology
studies
are
continuing
to
go
on.
Is
that
part
of
this
expense
budget?
A
It's
not
just
the
capital
expense
required
with
fixing
or
maintaining
it
wondered
if
we
could
offer
any
comments
about
how
we're
looking
into
the
future
and
how
to
mitigate
those
changing
effects
that
are
happening
happening
in
our
region,
in
particular
in
around
Lakes
and
some
of
the
hot
spots
that
we've
identified
over
the
last
I
know.
I've
been
in
several
meetings
with
masseur
knee
and
now
discussed.
A
H
Chair
Quincey
and
members.
Thank
you.
Yes,
the
stormwater
budget
does
pay
for
our
hydraulic
modeling.
It
pays
for
our
work
with
the
park
board
related
to
the
Hiawatha
Golf
Course.
This
question
related
to
the
interaction
between
surface
water
and
groundwater.
Around
like
Nokomis
is
within
scope
not
only
of
the
periphery
of
what
we're
doing
it
related
to
the
golf
course.
H
But
what
we
are
continuing
to
work
through
with
the
park
board
and
the
park
board
of
commissioners
is
how
do
we
get
more
information
as
a
city
and
as
a
park
board
to
understand
if
there
are
actually
increasing
groundwater
levels
there?
There
are
there's
a
gap
in
the
DNR
and
the
regional
groundwater
data
set.
H
We
don't
have
that
level
of
precision,
and
so
one
thing
that
we're
using
this
fund
to
invest
in
right
now
is
installation
of
two
groundwater
monitoring
wells
south
of
Nokomis,
where
we
have
a
contract
that
we
just
started
with
our
engineering,
to
figure
out
where
we
should
put
those
wells
so
that
we
can
fill
the
help.
Fill
that
data
gap
with
the
part
with
the
park
board
and
with
the
DNR
and
with
the
airport
and
with
Richfield
and
as
water
knows
no
three
under
the
ground
or
on
the
surface.
F
You,
mr.
chair,
so
the
suchan's
Mitch
Hutchison,
you
said
six
point:
five
percent
of
the
nine
percent
increase
for
the
stormwater
excuse
me
for
the
sanitary
rate
increase
is
increases
in
charges
from
the
Met
Council.
How
long
do
we
expect
these
ridiculous
beyond
inflation,
extraordinary
I
can't
say
enough
about
our
courageous,
that
is
that
we're
paying
for
the
urban
sprawl
that
they
approved?
How
long
do
we
anticipate
that
those
costs
are
going
to
continue
in
that?
You
know
huge
range
like
that.
Mr.
B
Chair
Council,
President,
Johnson
I'll,
explain
this
in
a
slightly
different
way,
different
to
different
in
then.
What
I
said
just
a
moment
ago
in
that
one
of
the
major
drivers,
in
the
rate
increase,
is
the
Met
Council
charges,
which
has
increased
from
five
point
three
percent
to
six
point:
seven
percent:
another
driver
of
the
rate
change
is
the
work
that
we
are
investing
in
to
maintain
and
improve
the
system.
So
Silurian.
B
With
the
Met
Council
charges,
there's
been
a
fair
amount
of
investment
in
the
city
of
Minneapolis
by
net
council,
where
we're
pleased
with
some
of
the
commitments
that
they
have
made
in,
in
particular
on
some
projects
that
are
very
important
to
us.
We
understand
that
there
are
continued
questions
about
their
their
model
and
how
they
apply
their
model
and
I,
don't
think
I
can
speak
for
them
and
in
being
able
to
anticipate
exactly
how
it
will
change
in
coming
years.
So
the.
H
Chair,
Quincy
and
and
Council
President
Johnson.
It
is
true
that
historically,
the
majority
of
the
costs
that
we
and
others
pay
to
the
Met
Council
has
gone
to
debt
service
payments
based
on
wastewater
treatment,
plants
and
collection
systems
that
serve
communities
further
away
from
Minneapolis.
That
is
shifting
a
lot
of
that
has
been
paid
for,
but
but
that
council
still
has
a
significant
investment
to
make
like
we
do
in
other
communities
on
their
aging
infrastructure.
So,
in
response
to
questions
that
we've
heard
from
from
you
and
others
about,
you
know
what
are
we
getting?
H
What
value
are
we
getting
as
a
city
from
that
council?
We've
asked
them
to
lay
out
what
their
capital
rehab
program
within
the
city
of
Minneapolis
and
elsewhere
and
I
was
pleased
to
see
that
their
plans
for
the
next
five
years
and
beyond
have
them
approximately
investing
20%
of
their
capital
investment
within
the
city,
which
is
approximately
in
a
proportion
that
we
represent
to
the
overall
Met
Council
budget
and
to
directly
your
question
about
what
is
their
forecast?
H
F
H
Chair,
Quincy
and
council
president
Johnson
that's
an
excellent
question,
so
we
presented
at
the
last
transportation
public
works
committee,
our
overview
of
our
hydraulic
modeling,
and
how
we
anticipate
the
results
of
that
being
available
in
2018
to
inform
where
we
do
the
investment
going
forward.
In
the
meantime,
we're
moving
to
had
with
a
number
of
pilot
projects,
one
of
them
being
the
remainder
of
flood
area
five
and
we
hope
to
have
a
design
for
that
in
the
early
part
of
2018.
And
then
it
can
can
program
that.
Thank
you
so
much
great.
B
Last
but
not
least
in
our
enterprise
funds
as
solid
waste
and
recycling,
which
is
a
forty
point,
nine
million
expense
budget,
that's
worth
noting
that
Dave
her
holds
and
his
team
were
rated
top
service
in
our
president
survey
from
last
year.
Number
one
and
it's
it's
no
wonder
when
you
can
leave
a
mattress
out
and
somebody
will
come
pick
it
up,
that's
great
service
and
it
is
valued.
It
is
valued
by
our
residents.
B
We
have
a
proposed
increase
in
our
rates
of
1.8%,
which
is
slightly
less
than
we
had
projected
for
for
this
year.
When
we
spoke
with
you
last
year
about
our
budget,
we're
happy
to
provide
report
back
on
our
organics.
Last
year
we
were
celebrating
that
we
had
reached
I.
Think
we're
at
thirty
nine
point:
six
percent,
when
we
presented
last
year
we're
up
to
forty
three
percent
of
households
that
are
participating
in
our
organics
program
and
we
are
continuing
to
increase,
increase
and
diversify
our
outreach
to
get
higher
participation
levels.
Citywide.
B
The
team
that
worked
so
hard
on
results,
Minneapolis,
we
have
found
results
extremely
helpful
in
tracking
our
waste
stream
on
the
top
part
of
the
slide.
We
are.
What
we're
looking
for
is
that
the
dark
blue
bar
continues
to
decrease,
as
the
lighter
blue
and
green
continues
to
increase.
The
bottom
of
the
slide
shows
that
we're
actually
now
achieving
a
37%
diversion
rate,
and
this
helps
us
achieve
our
goals
as
a
City
2020
we'd
like
to
be
at
50%,
and
we
are
well
on
our
way.
B
We've
combined
I've,
given
you
information
about
each
one
of
our
enterprise
funds
and
we've
combined
combined
them
on
this
graph
to
show
you
for
this
year
and
project
projecting
into
the
future
what
the
monthly
utility
bill
would
be
for
an
average
home
in
Minneapolis.
So
in
2017
it
was
95
dollars
and
64
percent
sixty-four
cents
for
the
mayor's
proposed
budget
2018
it
it
was
a
dot.
Sorry,
it
was
adopted
in
2018.
B
B
F
F
You
know
he
talked
about
property
taxes.
This
is
the
bill
that
comes
every
month
and
you
know
I
mean
it's:
it's
not
a
it's,
not
something
people,
don't
don't
pay
attention
to,
but
I
think
we
have
done
in
our
staff.
A
really
good
job
of
you
know.
Maintaining
this
aging
infrastructure,
but
also
keeping
the
cost
down
so
I
want
to.
Thank
everybody
that
works
on
that.
It's
amazing
amazing
crew.
B
Mr.
chair
and
council
president
Johnson,
thank
you
so
much
for
that
feedback.
I
know
that
my
team
really
appreciates
hearing
that
from
you
and
from
others
and
I
want
to
recognize
their
work
as
well.
It's
through
this
very
smart
people
doing
hard
work
that
we
can
keep
this
as
low
as
possible
and
still
maintain
our
Sutton.
A
This
point,
I
I,
don't
see
any
particular
questions,
but
I
would
like
to
take
the
opportunity,
as
council
president
said,
it's
not
standing
department
doing
outstanding
work
and
I
really
appreciate
this
budget
hearing.
As
you
followed
the
guidance
of
leadership
as
we
were
talking
about
actually
in
a
results
context.
What
has
happened?
Let's
have
our
past
investments
in
this
current
year's
investments
in
this
budget
in
2017.
A
D
Member
Johnson
Thank
You
mr.
chair
and
I
just
wanted
to
echo
similar
concerns.
Public
Works
handles
so
many
different
assets
that
touch
our
our
residents
on
a
day
to
day
basis,
and
so
at
the
risk
of
not
mentioning
somebody.
You
know
just
wanted
to
point
out,
even
when
we
have
road
construction
projects
that
happen,
I
consistently
hear
from
residents.
Just
how
great
the
crews
were,
how
nice
they
were,
how
good
of
a
job
they've
done,
how
quick
they
were
as
well
and
even
to
thinking
about
the
really
difficult
conversations
we
have
with
our
planning
staff.
D
I
know,
for
instance,
taking
and
my
ward
38th
Street
with
the
bike
lanes
all
the
difficulties
there
and
I
really
saw
Public
Works
evolve
and
grow,
and
work
really
hard
to
try
to
push
the
boundaries
on
engagement
and
and
think
outside
the
box
in
different
ways.
I
know
even
now,
Public
Works
is
looking
at
sales
impact
to
local
businesses
from
that
and
considering
adjustments
along
the
way,
and
so
it's
definitely
noticed
that
there
is
a
lot
of
work
put
into
it
and
you're,
not
always
in
an
easy
position.
D
When
you
have
especially
emotional
topics
for
residents-
and
it's
just
so
appreciated,
though
all
the
work
you
do
driving
forward
she's
across
our
city
and
just
every
last
asset
of
Public,
Works,
there's
so
many
pieces
to
its
I
hope
all
the
folks
in
Public
Works
who
are
hearing
these
comments,
don't
just
focus
on
the
roads
and
the
planners,
but
think
about
everything
down
to
our
staff
that
are
repairing
the
vehicles
every
day
for
our
fleets
and
keeping
them
running
to
our
water
or
sanitarian
stormwater
system.
Thank
you,
Thank
You.
B
Mr.
chair
and
members
of
the
committee,
thank
you
so
much
for
recognizing
the
work
of
Public
Works
and
the
work
of
this
team.
I
want
to
thank
the
division
directors
sitting
behind
me.
I
especially
want
to
thank
Lisa
cerny,
our
city
engineer,
who
plays
a
tremendous
role
in
keeping
this
city
running
as
it
does.
So.
I
Morning,
Thank
You
mr.
chair
committee,
members,
jennifer
hagar
with
transportation
planning
and
programming
and
public
works.
I'm
here
today
to
present
to
you
an
update
on
our
20-year
streets
funding
plan
I'll
start
by
reviewing
what
we've
been
up
to
over
the
last
year.
First,
in
our
work
to
reach
out
and
engage
the
public
further
on
this
important
plan,
also
to
review
our
2017
paving
projects
and
what
is
coming
up
in
2018
and
then
finally
to
discuss
our
utilization
of
a
criteria
based
system
that
focuses
on
racial
and
economic
equity.
I
So
last
year,
when
I
presented
the
final
20
year,
streets
funding
plan
document
to
you,
I
explained
that
we
were
able
to
do
some
community
outreach
and
engagement
in
the
development
of
the
plan,
but
not
as
much
as
we
would
have
liked
to
have
done.
Given
the
timeline
that
we
were
on
so
this
year,
we
have
been
focusing
on
continuing
to
engage
the
public
on
this
important
topic
and
we
started
in
April
at
the
community
connections
conference.
I
We've
tabled
at
each
of
these
events
and
asked
one
question:
how
should
the
city
prioritize
streets
for
funding
each
participant
was
given
three
puffballs
amazing?
How
puffballs
draw
people
in
and
the
options
provided
in
these
buckets
represented
what
we
put
forth
in
our
document
last
year,
but
participants
were
also
offered
the
opportunity
to
tell
us
about
criteria
that
they
felt
was
important,
but
wasn't
currently
represented.
I
In
12
events,
we
collected
over
5,000
votes
and
we
interacted
with
over
1,700
people,
we
counted
puffballs
after
each
event
and
we
kept
a
running
tabulation.
Three
kite
three
criteria
rose
up
during
this
process.
First,
the
knee
for
physical
improvement;
second
areas
of
concentrated
poverty
and
third
use
by
many
modes.
I
These
investments
in
the
city's
infrastructure
will
not
only
improve
pavement
condition
but
improve
the
lives
of
residents,
workers
and
visitors.
Paving
projects
this
year
included
42nd
Avenue
north
from
Xerxes
Avenue
north
to
Linda
Avenue,
north
18th
Avenue
Northeast
from
Monroe
Street
northeast
to
Johnson
Street
northeast.
Fourth
Street
southeast
from
29th
Avenue
southeast
to
malcom
Avenue
southeast
Samet
are
crossing
from
11th
Avenue
South
to
15th
Avenue
South
and
46th
Avenue
south
from
46th
Street
East
to
Godfrey
Parkway.
I
42Nd
Avenue
north
this
project
is
about
45%
complete
and
it's
expected
to
be
complete
next
year.
This
project
was
initially
programmed
in
2019,
but
was
moved
up
to
2017
with
the
availability
of
the
new
funding
by
advancing
a
shovel-ready
project,
Public
Works
quickly,
adapted
to
the
funding
availability,
which
allowed
additional
projects
also
move
forward
in
the
near
term.
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
Coming
up
in
2018,
we
have
mid-city
industrial,
which
is
a
series
of
industrial
streets
roughly
bound
by
35
W
and
Hennepin
Avenue
34th
Avenue
South
from
54th
Street
East
to
Minnehaha
Parkway,
29th,
Avenue
south
from
58th
Street
East
to
59th
and
1/2
Street
East
down
on
the
south
end
of
our
our
city
limits;
61st
Street,
we
west
from
Lyndale
Avenue
self
to
Nicola,
Avenue,
South
and
Hennepin
Avenue
south
from
36th
Street
West
to
Lake
Street.
In
addition
to
another
series
of
asphalt,
resurfacing
and
concrete
rehabilitation
projects.
I
When
we
look
at
projects
that
are
beyond
2018
generally,
projects
in
2019
are
in
early
design
phase
and
projects
in
2022
2022
are
in
planning
and
project
development
phase.
We've
provided
more
detail
for
you
in
the
appendix
of
the
hardcopy
that
you
have
about
where
each
of
these
projects
in
the
out-years
are.
I
So
now
I
would
like
to
shift
gears
and
review
our
project
selection
criteria.
If
you
recall,
we
had
a
set
condition
and
equity
as
our
high-level
themes
in
our
20-year
straits
funding
plan
for
equity.
We
further
broke
it
down
in
terms
of
community
demographics
and
uses
and
mode
when
scoring
and
raking
ranking
projects
with
this
criteria,
as
that
condition
accounted
for.
53
percent
of
the
possible
points
and
equity
accounted
for
forty
seven
percent.
I
I
To
quickly
review,
where
the
areas
of
concentrated
poverty
and
the
areas
of
non-white
majority
exist
in
Minneapolis,
yellow
are
the
areas
where
we
have
a
non-white
majority
blue
are
the
areas
of
low-income
population
and
green
are
where
the
two
measures
overlap.
These
are
the
areas
known
as
acp
50s,
formerly
our
caps.
I
One
measure
we
are
tracking
is
our
investment
in
improved
walking
and
biking
facilities.
The
proposed
2018
to
2022
CIP
will
result
in
34
miles
of
improved
pedestrian
facilities
and
33.8
miles
have
improved
bike
waste.
This
is
a
sum
total
between
reconstruction
projects
and
standalone
biking
and
ped
projects
and
programs.
I
The
pedestrian
safety
program
will
make
Street
crossing
improvements
for
pedestrians,
with
a
focus
on
non
signalized
intersections.
This
program
will
be
one
tool
to
help
us
work
towards
our
vision,
zero
goals
and
our
ad
a
ramp
replacement
program.
We
continue
to
look
for
ways
to
increase
the
rate
at
which
we
are
completing
these
ramp
upgrades.
I
So,
what's
not,
we
know
we
need
to
continue
to
refine
our
criteria
and
our
work.
We
are
currently
analyzing
the
feedback
that
we've
received
through
our
outreach
and
engagement
activities
this
year,
as
we
consider
how
we
initially
set
out
our
criteria
and
scoring
for
project
selection,
which
you
see
in
this
pie
chart
here,
we
are
reviewing
what
we
heard
from
the
community
in
terms
of
their
top
priorities.
We
see
some
alignment
so
far.
The
rich
participants
clearly
identified
the
need
for
physical
improvement
areas
of
poverty
and
used
by
many
modes
as
their
top
priorities.
I
We
also
have
some
feedback
from
staff
who
have
been
using
this
new
criteria,
some
of
which
is
based
on
conversations
with
additional
stakeholders
and
some
of
which
is
based
on
their
day-to-day
work.
Our
first
staff
comment
is
with
respect
to
the
point
allocation
for
pedestrian
facilities.
We
have
realized
that,
as
we
were
finalizing
our
document
last
year,
we
inadvertently
ended
up
with
a
distribution
that
does
not
align
with
our
Complete
Streets
modal
framework,
so
we
are
suggesting
that
we
take
a
look
at
that
and
realign
those
points
to
align
with
that
policy.
I
The
second
thought
is
with
respect
to
bicycle
facilities.
Right
now,
our
criteria
considers
whether
a
facility
is
existing
or
planned,
but
it
doesn't
consider
whether
there's
an
existing
facility
that
we
can
improve
and
upgrade
the
design
standard
of.
So
we
want
to
take
a
look
at
that
for
the
criteria
that
considers
existing
users.
We
see
an
opportunity
to
weave
in
our
Complete
Streets
policy
modal
framework,
for
how
points
are
allocated
this
next
one
is
pretty
straightforward.
I
If
a
utility
needs
to
be
addressed,
it
really
doesn't
matter
if
it's
public
or
if
it's
private,
so
we
want
to
revisit
how
we're
considering
those
points
in
their
allocation
and,
lastly,
for
the
equity
measure
that
considers
areas
of
concentrated
poverty
in
areas
with
a
non-white
majority.
We
would
like
to
explore
a
way
to
stratify
those
points
so
that
it's
not
an
all-or-nothing
criteria.
G
G
The
last
four
and
the
fact
that
our
staff
has
been
able
to
lead
us
through
this
change
is
really
significant,
so
I
just
wanted
to
say
thank
you
to
our
staff
and
our
new
director.
Who's
jumped
right
in
and
I
think,
has
really
kind
of
taken.
Our
work
to
the
next
level
we're
getting
a
lot
of
national
attention
for
our
work.
I
know
our
staff
has
been
presenting
and
talking
with
colleagues
around
the
country,
I
know
I
get
calls
about.
It.
G
This
is
one
of
the
biggest
things
we
do
as
a
city,
you
know
it's
investing
in
our
infrastructure
is
one
of
the
biggest
ways
that
we
impact
people's
lives
and
helping
invite
people
to
think
about
what
values
should
guide
that
work
as
is
really
meaningful.
You
know
he
was
even
you
know
less
than
10
years
ago.
We
didn't
even
really
look
at
resurfacing
and
reconstruction
projects
in
this
way
of
transformative
change
in
neighborhoods.
So
again
the
shift
is,
is
huge,
and
now
it's
just
becoming
a
standard
operating
procedure.
G
It's
just
what
we
do
when
we
rebuild
a
street
we're
making
it
better
for
the
whole
community
and
we're
meaningfully
engaging
community
both
in
the
big
picture
of
how
and
where
and
in
those
finite
details
down
to
staff,
calling
and
working
and
sitting
down
with
individual
business
owners.
In
my
ward
on
multiple
different
projects
and
the
level
of
care
and
detail
that
you're
putting
in
is,
is
really
notable
and
commendable,
particularly
considering
how
much
we've
increased
your
workload.
So
I'm
really
impressed
I
am
excited
to
see
this
work
cuz.
A
F
You
mr.
chair
and
I'm
I
would
just
point
out
that
it's
all
about
the
money.
You
know
we
had
really
challenging
very,
very
challenging
times
with
local
government
aid
cuts
with
an
economic
recession
and
the
place
where
we
cut
back.
The
most
was
you
know
in
our
road
work
and
the
ability
to
actually
step
that
up
and
invest
more
dollars
has
made
all
the
difference
in
the
world.
But
again
it's
all
about
the
money.
So.
A
True
I
mean
that's
what
identified
the
issue
in
the
in
just
a
few
years
ago,
when
we
were
looking
at
the
gap
of
what
we
were
able
to
do.
How
many
miles
we
were
able
to
do
was
remarkable
so
pointing
out
how
we're
willing
to
make
those
investments
now,
but
we're
still
way
behind
because
of
the
gap
that
was
created
in
the
early
2000s
so
worth
mentioning.
A
So
thank
you
very
much
on
how
this
informs
the
work
going
forward
and
in
a
long-range
kind
of
vision,
and
it's
consistent
with
our
policies
and
our
procedures
so
good.
Thank
you
very
much.
Seeing
no
further
questions
on
this
I
appreciate
the
staff
making
this
presentation
and
then
combining
it
with
this
long-range
vision.
So
this
this
presentation
is
adjourned
for
the
day
and
we'll
reconvene
at
1:30,
yes,
1:30
for
the
seat
back.
Thank
you.