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From YouTube: August 22, 2017 Transportation & Public Works
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Minneapolis Transportation & Public Works Committee Meeting
A
I'm
going
to
call
this
meeting
to
order,
it's
the
regularly
scheduled
meeting
of
the
transportation
Public
Works
Committee
I'm
Cosmo,
Reich
I,
chaired
this
committee
and
I'm
joined
by
my
colleagues
councillors
yang
council,
vice-president
Glidden
and
councilmember
Palmisano
they're
quorum
and
may
proceed
with
today's
agenda,
which
has
a
total
of
nine
items.
One
discussion,
one
public
hearing,
the
remainder
consent
I'll
go
through
the
consent
items.
First,
any
committee
member
can
pull
them
for
further
consideration
if
they
wish
item
2
is
the
10th
Avenue
South
East,
River
Bridge
design
services.
A
Our
request
for
proposals
item
3
is
the
Lowry
Avenue
functional
classification
change
item
4?
Is
the
Nicollet
Mall
reconstruction
project
contract
amendments
with
a
series
of
actions
that
are
listed
item
5?
Is
the
agreement
of
the
Metropolitan
Council
for
the
Hiawatha
light
rail
tread
trail
lighting
project
authorization
of
funds
for
that
item?
A
Six
is
the
accepting
of
the
donation
for
the
garden
shed
for
the
lowering
Greenway
Association
item
seventh
of
special
service
districts,
2018
proposed
services,
service
charges
and
we'll
set
up
public
hearing
for
that
September
26
2017
item
8
is
the
bid
for
parking
ramp,
condensing
unit
replacement
project,
and
that's
a
little
bit
that
we
would
accept
anyone.
We
should
pull
any
of
those
items
from
consent,
see
none
all
in
favor,
say:
aye
I've
sent
to
name
was
Carrie,
and
now
we
can
go
to
the
public
hearing,
which
is
sidewalk
repair
and
construction.
B
C
Mr.
chair
members
of
the
committee,
Mike
Kennedy,
director
of
Transportation
maintenance
and
repair
for
Public
Works,
we're
here
this
morning
for
the
public
hearing
for
the
sidewalk,
impaired,
repair
and
construction.
Public
works
completed
its
annual
condemnation
and
repair
of
public
sidewalks
in
2016
property
property
owners
have
the
option
of
contracting
for
the
repairs
themselves
or
allowing
the
city
to
complete
the
work
and
be
billed
or
as
just
for
the
work
for
those
choosing
the
latter.
This
action
is
to
proceed
with
the
process
for
collecting
those
assessments.
C
An
assessment
letter
was
sent
to
property
owners,
which
included
advising
them
to
contact
public
a
sidewalk
inspections
in
writing
if
they
had
an
issue
with
their
assessment.
Sidewalk
inspections
in
contact
with
the
property
owner
to
discuss
the
concerns
regarding
work
and
pending
assessments
after
resolution
could
not
be
worked
out.
The
property
owner
was
advised
and
that
the
next
step
would
do
would
be
to
appear
before
an
administrative
hearing
officer
on
July
11th.
C
We
had
that
administrative
hearing
the
assessments
proposed
and
this
action
include
the
results
of
all
discussions
with
property
owners
at
that
hearing
and
just
as
a
side
note,
there
were
nine
people
that
attended
11.
Total
people
had
had
questions
about
it.
The
administrative
hearing
officer
approved
eight
of
those
nine
for
full
assessment
and
did
reduce
one
and
that's
all
reflected
on
the
list.
You
have
the
properties
to
be
listed
to
be
assessed
or,
as
listened
to
be
assessed,
stated
August
3rd
2017,
as
on
file
with
the
city.
C
Engineer's
special
assessment
office
had
sidewalk
repair
work,
construction
work
done
during
2016
work
season
by
the
city's
sidewalk
contractors
site
the
amount
to
be
assessed,
a
special
assessment
principal
in
the
cost
of
the
work
plus
the
sidewalk
overhead
charge.
A
sidewalk
overhead
charge
is
10%
of
the
cost
of
the
work
with
a
cap
of
$50.
The
total
principal
amount
of
the
proposed
assessments
of
the
list
of
properties
to
be
assessed.
Less
prepayments
and
adjustments
by
the
administrative
hearing
officer
is
1
million
one
hundred
ten
thousand
four
hundred
sixty
eight
dollars
and
ninety
nine
cents.
C
As
the
numerator
numerated
in
the
letter.
There's
a
rate
that
these
will
be
assessed
at
and
that
is
described
in
the
letter.
So
our
recommended
recommendation
today
is
to
pass
a
resolution
reveaiing
the
assessments
and
adopting
the
assessment
roles
for
the
repair
construction
of
public
sidewalks
on
the
list
of
properties
dated
August
3rd
2017.
That's
my
presentation.
I
can
answer
your
questions.
If
you
like.
A
Any
questions,
proof
of
staff,
presentation,
I'm,
seeing
none
I
will
open
the
public
hearing
and
anyone
can
come
forward
and
make
comment.
Does
anyone
wish
to
come
forward
once
signed
in
anyone
wish
to
come
forward?
Seeing
none
I
will
close
the
public,
caring
and
movie
item?
Is
there
any
further
discussion
seeing
none
all
in
favor,
say
aye
I
sent
a
name
that
carries.
Thank
you
now
go
to
item
9
discussion,
direct
reduction,
see
mr.
B
We
are
going
to
provide
you
this
morning
with
an
update
on
the
project
where
it
is
today
what
you
can
anticipate
so
jenny
hagar,
the
director
of
transportation,
planning
and
program
programming,
has
spent
many
hours
and
many
years
preparing
us
for
this
moment
where
we
enter
construction
and
she's
done
an
amazing
job
representing
the
city,
especially
on
the
lake
street
transit
access
portion
of
it
she's
joined
by
paul
miller.
Who
is
our
husband
our
point
and
will
continue
to
be
our
point
for
you
and
others
on
this
project
as
it
rolls
forward.
B
D
Morning
mr.
chair
committee,
members
Jennifer
caker
Public,
Works
transportation,
planning
and
programming
I'm
here
today
to
present
a
project
update
for
you
on
the
35w
and
Lake
Street
project.
This
is
a
major
regional,
milestone
and
initiative
that
is
years
in
the
making
or
now
moving
into
construction,
and
this
will
require
the
work
of
hundreds
of
people
and
the
patience
of
thousands.
D
This
project
is
located
along
35
WM
was
previously
known
as
the
transit
access
project.
It
is
now
being
referred
to
as
35
at
94
downtown
to
crosstown
a
fairly
new
renaming
of
the
project.
Its
limit
says
the
name
indicates
run
between
downtown
and
the
northern
terminus
of
the
crosstown
Commons
project
at
approximately
42nd
Street
in
South
Minneapolis.
D
This
project
has
a
very
long
history,
beginning
in
the
late
90s
as
the
Lake
Street
access
project.
The
project
was
initiated
not
only
in
response
to
aging
infrastructure,
but
also
in
response
to
the
freeway
having
been
originally
constructed
without
full
access
at
Lake
streets.
This
has
long
been
held
as
a
disservice
to
the
neighborhoods
and
an
economic
disadvantage
to
the
businesses
along
Lake
Street
over
time,
as
the
project
was
on
again
and
off
again,
the
idea
of
bus,
rapid
transit
was
introduced
for
this
corridor
and
then
partially
advanced
with
the
urban
partnership
agreement.
D
With
this
overall
vision
in
mind,
the
City
Council
passed
a
resolution
in
2007
calling
for
a
fiscally
responsible
plan
that
would
address
the
aging
infrastructure,
complete
the
full
implementation
of
bas,
rapid
transit
in
this
corridor,
improve
access
at
Lake
streets
and
work
to
address
past
impacts
to
the
neighborhoods.
This
was
the
launch
of
the
transit
access
project.
D
This
segment
of
35w
was
originally
constructed
in
1965,
like
many
other
interstate
highways,
this
one
split,
Minneapolis
neighborhoods
and
changed
the
landscape
of
the
city
and
the
region.
Since
that
time,
the
region's
population
has
doubled
in
size
and
our
transportation
system
is
challenged
by
both
age
and
congestion.
D
This
project
will
rebuild
18
bridges
and
several
miles
of
freeway
and
local
street
pavement.
It
will
rebuild
north
walls,
address
hazardous
bottlenecks,
improve
reliability
for
transit,
improve
pedestrian
and
bicycle
connections
across
the
freeway.
Add
access
to
Lake,
Street
and
result
in
better
mobility
for
all
users
of
our
transportation
system
consider
transit.
For
a
moment.
The
Lake
Street
Station
is
planned
in
a
community
that
relies
heavily
on
transit
and
we're
the
most
heavily
used
corridor.
Intersex
is
one
of
the
most
heavily
used
local
bus
corridors
in
the
region.
D
D
Here
are
some
images
of
the
existing
conditions
that
exists
along
the
corridors
are
not
pretty
the
pedestrian
bridge
at
24th.
Street
is
narrow
and
has
a
cage-like
field.
You
can
see
deterioration
of
the
brave'
bridge
where
rebar
is
now
visible
through
the
concrete,
crumbling
non-accessible
stairs
are
the
only
access
to
transit
on
35w
at
Lake
streets.
D
This
project
needs
to
occur.
The
aging
infrastructure
means
something
needs
to
be
done.
The
challenge
was
to
craft
a
design
that
would
fit
with
the
values
and
vision
of
the
neighborhoods,
while
also
meeting
the
transportation
needs.
35W
will
provide
a
safer
and
more
reliable
commute
for
people,
whether
they
drive,
carpool
or
use
transit.
We
want
them
to
use
transit.
D
The
Orange
Line
bus,
rapid
transit
will
provide
greater
access
to
jobs
in
both
downtown
and
the
suburbs
to
the
salt,
with
frequent,
reliable,
all-day
service,
similar
to
what
you
get
with
light
rail,
transit,
local,
pedestrian
and
bicycle
connections.
Adjacent
to
and
across
the
freeway
to
and
from
transit
will
all
be
much
improved.
A
new
access
will
make
it
easier
for
people
to
make
their
way
to
Lake
Street
and
will
provide
an
economic
boost
to
the
businesses
along
that
corridor.
E
Right
chairman
Wright
Cobb
members
of
the
committee,
I'm
Paul,
Miller,
I'm
manager,
with
transportation
planning
and
programming
and
I'm
the
city's
representative
on
a
construction
project
for
35w
on
so
obviously,
construction
actually
is
starting.
This
week,
the
its
intended
to
take
four
and
a
half
years
on
the
bids
came
in
at
239
million
dollars
and
it
went
to
a
contracting
team,
local
local
contractors
of
aim
Schaefer
in
London.
It
was
actually
not
a
low
bid
project,
it's
what
they
call
best
value.
E
So
it
was
a
combination
of
low
bid,
but
also
a
number
of
technical
scores
contributed
to
pick
or
select
the
contracting
team.
So
they
got
credit
for
things
like
workforce,
optimization,
small
business
participation
and
a
lot
of
scheduling,
incentives,
and-
and
so
that's
how
the
team
was
selected.
So
things
are
going
to
get
started.
I
want
to
talk
to
you
about
things,
I
guess
in
our
immediate
future
for
2017.
Actually,
we
as
we
speak,
a
number
of
public
works
staff
is
actually
at
one
of
the
very
first
construction
meetings.
E
They're
talking
this
morning
about
utility
rollouts.
We
have
crews
from
our
water
department
that
are
actually
setting
up
camp
water
this
week.
This
is
located
on
like
Fifth
Avenue
close
to
the
Fifth
Avenue
ramp
to
eastbound
94.
We've
got
some
water
main
work
that
will
get
started
this
week
on
a
lot
of
mobilization,
you'll,
see
MnDOT
crews
and
contractors
doing
some
clearing
and
grubbing
on
that
some
everyone
along
the
freeway,
where
there's
going
to
be
some
current
construction
plan.
So
a
lot
of
let's
say
this
week
and
next
week
a
lot
of
prep
work.
E
The
major
work,
though,
for
2017,
is
really
going
to
start
after
Labor
Day
on
and
that
culminates
with
the
closure
of
Portland
Avenue
over
the
freeway
Portland
Avenue
will
be
closed
for
about
six
to
eight
weeks,
so
reopen
again
I'm
going
to
say
approximately
November
of
this
fall
and
that
will
coincide
roughly
with
the
reopening
of
Portland
Avenue
over
the
Greenway
that
the
county
is
currently
working
on.
So
this
fall,
Portland
Avenue
will
be
completely
open,
I'm
also
right.
Around
September
11th.
E
That
all
leads
into
next
year,
which
is,
is
the
I'll,
say
the
big
year
as
far
as
impacts
to
the
city,
and
that
really
starts
immediately
after
the
Superbowl
weather,
permitting
MnDOT
crews
and
the
contractor
will
try
and
get
things
going
as
soon
as
possible.
You
know
likely,
we
would
say,
probably
March
April,
but
2018
is
a
really
big
construction
year,
we're
going
to
see
the
most
amount
of
impacts.
E
The
first
thing
that
obviously
has
got
to
happen
is
the
Franklin
Avenue
Bridge
over
the
freeway
will
reopen,
and
then
that
will
lead
to
the
closures
of
the
24th
Street
ped
bridge
and
the
26th
Street
bridge
over
the
free
will
be
closed
and
then
kind
of
the
big
hit
is
what
we
refer
to
as
the
trunk
highway.
65
freeway
connection
into
downtown
Minneapolis
will
be
closed
on
that
all
of
this
prep
work
we're
doing
this
year
and
with
the
bridge
work
on
Franklin
in
Portland,
is
really
an
attempt
to
get
the
trunk
highway.
E
65
closure
done
within
one
construction
season,
so
the
freeway
connection
into
downtown
will
close
next
spring
and
then,
if
everything
hits
the
schedule,
things
will
start
to
reopen
in
late
fall
of
2018.
So,
basically,
we've
been
planning
around
the
Super
Bowl
waiting
waiting
for
obviously
that
event
to
occur
before
a
lot
of
the
major
hits
take
place
on
for
2018
is
also
when
we
do
we'll
be
rerouting
buses.
The
bus
traffic
from
the
freeway,
the
detour,
will
start
at
31st
Street
north
into
Minneapolis.
E
E
As
far
as
the
bus
key
to
routes
after
2018
things
are
going
to
start
ease
up,
more
lanes
will
be
open
on
the
freeway
would
get
buses
back
on
the
freeway
and
things
will
get
better
and
then,
obviously,
as
we
progress
towards
the
project,
completion
in
2021
I
did
want
to
hit
on
a
lot
of
the
outreach.
That's
been
going
on,
they
were
actually
a
few
of
us
that
were
on
a
bus
tour
last
week
and
then
followed
that
evening
by
an
open
house.
Mndot
is
doing
a
considerable
amount
of
safe
communications,
neighborhood
outreach.
E
They
do
plan
on
doing
some
future
bus
tours
and
future
open
houses
based
on
kind
of
major
events.
So
I
could
envision
bus
tours
and
open
houses
next
spring
prayer,
the
closures,
they're
doing
a
lot
of
social
media
outreach.
They've
got
a
website.
They've
got
a
hotline,
they've
got
an
email
blast.
Actually
it
works
really
good
I'm,
already
getting
blasts
almost
in
a
daily
basis.
E
As
far
as
events
that
are
being
planned
in
the
immediate
future
on
their
communications,
people
are
working
with
with
our
communications
people
over
the
last
couple
months,
they've
done
I
think
it
was
something
like
thirty
thousand
mailings
to
the
immediate
neighborhoods.
So
a
lot
of
the
information
in
this
last
sheet
is
certainly
available
to
you.
F
Thanks
mr.
chair
well,
I
just
I
want
to
say
thank
you
to
our
staff.
Jenia
courses.
Tiger
has
followed
this
project
and
led
on
the
project
for
a
number
of
years,
and
thank
you
to
Paul
for
his
work.
Now,
as
we
transfer
to
the
active
construction
phase,
you
know
I'll
just
say:
there's
I
feel
like
we
still
could
use
some
more
messaging
from
MnDOT
and
kinda.
F
What
might
be
some
of
the
changes
on
some
of
the
elements
to
help
the
public
understand
a
little
bit
more
of
the
before
and
the
after,
and
then
just
the
last
thing
I'll
say
is
the
other
thing.
I
hope
is
that
we'll
be
able
to
work
with
MnDOT
on
how
they
may
or
may
not
need
to
scale
up
their
both
communications
and
community
engagement
efforts,
so
I
think
they
are
definitely
starting
ahead
of
where
they
were
with
another,
very,
very
major
project,
with
a
lot
of
impacts
which
is
crosstown
Commons.
F
F
E
Right,
councilmember
Glidden
a
two-year
point.
Actually
you
had
a
really
good
idea
last
week
at
the
open
house
regarding
that
kind
of
before
and
after
pictures
and
I
was
actually
at
a
meeting
last
night
with
Aaron
tag
from
iNDOT
and
they
are
actually
working
on
that
right
now.
So
I
think
to
your
point,
I
think
you
made
a
few
comments
to
MnDOT
the
took
the
heart
last
week,
I.
F
Think
they
are
I
didn't
mean
to
suggest
otherwise.
I
think
they
are
good,
they're,
a
good
partner
but
they're
a
big
agency,
and
they
got
a
lot
on
their
plate
even
beyond
this
project,
and
so
it's
one
where
I
think
we'll
just
based
on
my
experience
with
crosstown
comments
comment,
you
know,
there's
a
lot
of
vigilance
that
you
need
to
have
around
ten
of
what
are
the
moving
parts
with
such
a
large
construction
project
and
being
able
to
work
with
this
big
partner
and
how
they're
able
to
respond
and
serve
the
public.
A
The
other
questions
or
comments
well
clearly
a
massive
undertaking
and,
of
course
says
Council
Vice
President
Clinton's
indicated
a
commensurate
amount
of
input
from
the
community
will
be
needed
as
well
moving
through
the
project.
With
that
we
will
I
will
move
to
receive
and
file
our
update,
all
in
favor,
say
aye
centi
name.
Thank
you
good
with
you
and
with
that
we
are
adjourned.