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Description
Minneapolis Transportation & Public Works Committee Meeting
A
When
I
call
this
meeting
to
order,
it's
the
regularly
scheduled
meeting
of
the
Transportation
and
Public
Works
Committee
I'm,
the
committee's
chair,
councilman
Reich
I'm
joined
by
my
colleagues,
councilmembers
Johnson,
Palmisano,
bender,
Fletcher
and
Gordon
we're
a
full
complement
and
we'll
proceed
with
today's
agenda,
of
which
we
have
seven
items.
Most
the
items
are
on
consent.
A
We
do
have
one
discussion
item
I'll,
go
through
the
consent
items,
but
before
I
do
I
do
want
to
make
a
special
recognition
of
the
department's
work
with
this
significant
Super
Bowl
event
that
took
place
the
world
was
watching
and
we
were
certainly
prepared
to
deliver
and
show
that
this
is
a
city
that
works
and,
if
there's
ever
a
department
that
can
show
that
its
public
works.
I
want
to
recognize
and
thank
the
department
for
their
outstanding
effort.
That
includes
the
year-and-a-half
preparation.
A
That's
a
year
and
a
half
preparation,
pretty
significant,
led
by
John
Burgess,
an
excellent
execution
of
the
entire
ten
days
leading
up
to
and
including
the
big
game
focusing
on
traffic
flow
safety.
Snow
operations,
as
well
as
some
of
the
unseen
and
unsung
tasks
like
maintenance,
our
fleet,
our
Public
Works
staff,
worked
long
hours
under
difficult
conditions
to
ensure
that
this
event
ran
smoothly
and
demonstrated
a
high
level
professionalism
and
competence
throughout.
On
behalf
of
the
council
and
city
Annapolis.
I
want
to
thank
each
and
every
one
of
you
was
quite
significant
and
very
impressive.
A
Thank
you
with
the
rest
of
the
agenda.
I
will
go
through
them.
Any
council
member
can
take
them
off,
offer
further
consideration
item.
One
is
2018
2020
2023,
customized
safety,
training
and
training
service,
Vanderpool
RFP
item
2
is
a
12th
Street
bike
way:
project
layout
item
3
as
a
University
of
Minnesota,
protected
bikeways
project
layout
item
4
is
the
contract
amendment
with
specialized
environmental
technologies
for
yard
waste
street
sweeping
and
organic
material
processing
services.
Item
5,
as
the
contract
met
with
Valley,
paving
incorporated
for
water
main
offsets
item.
A
A
B
This
has
to
do
with
the
event
protected
bike
way
and
late
in
the
design.
It
became
clear
that
there
might
be
some
more
room
to
do
some
improvements
and
the
staff
direction
is
just
asking
them
to
explore
to
upgrade
the
physical
protection
of
the
protected
bike
way
on
15th
Avenue
southeast
from
the
candlestick
bollard
to
a
more
robust
form
of
protection
as
soon
as
practically
possible.
Thank.
A
You
any
further
conversation
on
that
staff
direction,
which
will
just
be
submitted
with
the
full
six
items
I'm
seeing
none,
then
I
will
move
forward.
All
six
items,
all
concurring,
say:
aye
I
sent
a
name.
Those
items
passed,
noting
the
staff
direction
for
the
restoration
on
one
stretch
of
the
university
layout.
Now
we
can
go
to
item
seven
rector
Hutchinson
good
morning
morning.
C
Mr.
chair
and
members
of
the
committee
I
will
be
sure
to
probably
send
along
the
video
recording
of
your
thank
you
to
public
works.
I
know
how
much
they'll
appreciate
the
recognition.
They
worked
very
hard.
We
have
one
discussion
item
today.
It's
cold
outside,
so
perhaps
we're
not
thinking
about
open
streets,
but
it's
time
to
think
about
open
streets,
I'd
like
to
introduce
Matthew
Durr
at
all
who's
going
to
present
the
2018
program.
D
Hello,
mr.
chair
committee,
members,
my
name
is
Matthew
Dahl
from
the
bicycle
and
pedestrian
coordinator
for
the
city
of
Minneapolis
planning
and
programming
division
and
public
works.
So
the
purpose
of
today's
item
is
to
ask
for
approval
of
the
lists
of
routes
for
the
2018
season,
I'm,
currently
bringing
seven
routes
I'm
for
approval
and
will
come
back
at
a
later
date
very
soon
for
approval
of
an
eighth
route.
I
want
to
make
one
note
on
the
RCA
letter
I'm
an
amendment
to
the
description
to
just
remove
end
dates
and
I.
D
Think
the
chair
has
that
motion.
So
we
are
entering
our
eighth
season
of
open
streets.
I
think
we
continue
to
improve
open
streets
I'm
in
a
lot
of
different
ways.
It
continues
to
very
popular.
We
continue
to
improve
our
internal
systems
that
deliver
open
streets.
It's
just
an
exciting
initiative
that
I
think
is
received
very
well
in
the
public.
Last
year
was
our
highest
year
of
estimated
attendance
I'm,
roughly
one
hundred
thousand
people
over
eight
events
again,
and
that
is
a
significant
increase
over
the
last
season,
which
was
asked
me
to
81,000.
D
I
just
want
to
cover
the
basics
of
open
streets.
I
think
people
are
are
fairly
familiar
with
it,
but
open
streets
is
a
City
hosted
event.
City
Council
passed
a
resolution
noting
that
in
December
of
2015
and
in
2016
we
developed
two
new
processes.
One
was
a
call
for
open
streets
organizer
and
the
idea
there
was
to
formalize
a
relationship
between
the
city
and
an
organizer
for
open
streets,
and
that
has
been,
and
is
our
streets.
D
Minneapolis
and
Nick
ray
from
our
streets
is
here,
and
the
gray
does
a
great
job
of
navigating
the
block
event
and
special
event
committee
to
make
sure
the
logistics
are
all
set
for
open
streets
and
then
coordinates
with
countless
partners
to
help
deliver
a
great
event
and
that
that
agreement
is
through
the
2019
season
of
open
streets
and
the
second
we
developed
a
application
for
route.
Ideas,
which
essentially
is
a
is
a
call
for
an
interest
in
open
straight
routes
throughout
the
city,
and
we
have
gotten
significant
well.
D
D
Another
one
was
extending
the
North
East
route
down
to
the
East
Hennepin
area
and
so
I
think
that's
been
a
successful
way
to
get
new
ideas
and
incorporate
them
into
open
streets.
So
this
year,
I
wanna
highlight
City
engagement
at
open
streets
in
2017.
Public
works
ramped
up
our
engagements
efforts
at
open
streets
and
we
particularly
engaged
on
the
20-year
cerise
funding
plan.
D
So
we
went
to
each
open,
Suites
event
and
also
some
farmers
market
events
and
just
ask
people
how
they
would
like
to
see
the
city
prioritize,
Street
investments
and
we
are
incorporating
those
that
engagement
into
the
criteria,
and
so
that's
been
fun.
Staff
of
TPP
I've
been
able
to
you
know
to
all
the
open
streets
events
and
just
talk
to
people.
We
also
are
able
to
engage
on
particular
translation
projects
in
the
area
that
are
adjacent
to
of
the
open
streets.
D
So
just
have
some
pictures
will
cycle
through
I'm
just
of
our
staff
out
there
we
got
a
nice
tent
and
some
materials
just
to
make
it
fun
and
then
second,
it's
not
just
public
works.
I'm
a
lot
of
city
departments
engaged
with
open
streets,
so
three
on
one
c
pad
regulatory
services,
solid
waste
and
recycling
in
another
division
in
public
works
and
then
tap
minneapolis
and
there's
a
picture
here.
D
And
then
we
strategically
talk
to
the
parents
about
bicycle
safety
and
pedestrian
safety
and
show
people
how
difficult
it
it
can
be
to
see
with
when
you're
off,
in
those
big
trucks
and
then
also
bicyclists,
how
to
properly
cycle
around
the
trucks
and
to
stay
out
of
work
out
the
danger
zones-
and
we
use
cones,
for
example,
to
show
on
day
how
far
you
can't
see.
So
we
put
the
cone
about
six
feet
up
in
front
of
the
truck
in
and
you
just
can't
see
it.
D
So
it's
an
education
opportunity
as
well
as
engagement,
and
then
this
is
an
example
of
sort
of
a
demonstration
project
with
using
temporary
materials
for
bomb
boats
to
highlight
our
efforts
at
street
crossing
improvements.
So
a
lot
of
these
types
of
things
happen
at
open
streets
to
engage
people
on
street
design
and
other
other
things
so
back
to
the
purpose
of
today's
action.
These
are
the
routes
that
we
were
proposing
for
2018
open
streets,
a
lot
of
them
are
you
seen
before
I
mean
that's.
D
So
this
is
a
context.
Map
is
showing
the
geographic
distribution
of
our
open
streets.
I
think
we
cover
the
city
fairly
well,
and
that
is
part
of
the
criteria
that
we
look
at
when
selecting
routes
so
quickly,
I'll
go
through
there
being
in
the
end
point.
So
Franklin
is
from
Portland
to
25
south
west
Broadway's
from
Penn
Avenue
north
to
Lyndale
Avenue
north
the
Northeast.
D
The
Nicolette
event
is
from
West
Lake
down
to
46th
Street
West
lyndale,
which
is
our
longest
route.
After
an
extension,
last
year's
from
22nd
Street
West
to
54th
Street
West
in
the
East
Lake
in
Minnehaha,
is
from
Elliott
Avenue
on
the
west
to
Minnehaha
Parkway
on
the
southeast,
and
then
U
of
M
is
bringing
back
a
route
that
they
did
I
believe
in
2015,
and
that
includes
14th,
Street,
University
and
then
Oak
Street
down
to
East
River
Parkway.
D
So
those
are
the
events.
The
next
steps
again
will
return
with
one
more
route
and
then
we're
working
to
finalize
the
dates
in
the
next
couple
weeks
and
then
we'll
be
sort
of
announcing
it
publicly
on
our
Facebook
and
social
media
and
city
website
and
that
type
of
thing.
That
concludes
my
presentation.
I'll.
Take
any
questions
comment.
B
Feel
like
I
might
be
out
of
the
loop
or
something
but
there's
a
lot
of
mystery
about
this
8th
route.
Is
this
something
that
we're
looking
at
and
have
identified
yet
or
is
this?
Is
everything
fair
game?
Should
we
encourage
people
to
start
contacting
you
and
pitching
for
their
route
that
they
want,
or
are
we
looking
at
a
particular
area
of
town,
any
details
you
can
share?
Mr.
D
A
E
Thank
You
mr.
chair
I
do
appreciate
these
events
in
the
rigor
that
we've
put
around
them
in
the
past
few
years.
A
lot
of
the
feedback
that
I've
received
in
my
community
has
been
around
35w
being
so
under
construction
and
yet
the
length
of
the
lyndale
of
event
being
32
blocks.
My
understanding
and
correct
me
if
I'm
wrong,
is
that
you
can't
actually
cross
that
event.
They
do
have
crossings
where
traffic
control
does
operate
with
the
lights
is.
D
D
E
D
E
F
D
I
appreciate
that
question,
and
that
is
something
that
the
block
events
special
event
group
discuss
and
takes
into
a
consideration
throughout
the
planning
process,
and
we
often
look
to
competing
events
in
the
area
or
maybe
events
at
a
stadium
where
there
may
be
competing
demands
for
traffic
control
agents
and
our
traffic
staff,
and
things
like
that.
So
we
do
try
to
balance
some
of
those
needs
and
make
sure
that
the
dates
don't
conflict
with
with
the
route
planning.
Okay,.
F
Thank
You
mr.
chair
I
just
wanted
to
recognize
the
really
good
outreach
work
that
both
DPW
and
our
streets
have
been
doing.
I've
actually
followed
Nick
and
a
bunch
of
neighborhood
meetings,
so
I've
seen
presentations
on
the
northeast
route
several
times
now.
I
could
probably
give
the
presentation
but
I
appreciate
that
I
think
it's
really
good
that
you
have
made
the
investment
of
time
to
really
get
out
and
talk
to
people
and
ask
about
both
date.
Conflicts
and
also
so
I
would
get
people's
feedback
on
the
routes.
F
G
You
mr.
chair
I
also
just
wanted
to
thank
staff
for
all
the
work
that
goes
into
this
open
streets.
Is,
you
know,
I
think
it's
become
such
a
tradition
in
Minneapolis
that
maybe
we
forget
how
significant
it
is
in
our
city
and
I
think
it's
one
of
the
most
exciting
ways
that
we
bring
community
together.
You
know:
we've
been
able
over
the
years
to
add
row
in
communities
where
it's
really
important,
for
us
as
a
city,
to
provide
this
space
for
community
to
come
together
to
interact
with
city
staff.
G
G
Think
the
coolest
thing
to
see
is
the
way
that
so
many
community
organizations
and
neighbors
use
our
public
street
space
to
bring
art
and
education
opportunities,
and
so
many
different
things
into
the
public
realm
and
I
know
that
the
relationships
that
are
built
because
we're
so
careful
with
engaging
community
partners
and
that
the
events
are
operated
in
partnership
with
nonprofit
organizations
and
neighborhood
organizations
that
really
the
effect
of
them
sort
of
lasts
much
beyond
that
event.
So
I
know
that
it
takes
a
lot
of
effort
to
plan
these
and
they're
either
so
they're
temporary.
G
You
know
they're
just
part
of
one
afternoon,
but
but
I
really
think
that
the
effects
are
year-round
and
help
us
reimagine
what
we
can
do
with
so
much
of
our
public
space.
That's
in
our
roadway,
25
percent.
They
think
of
our
city's
land
area
is
in
our
public
streets
and
it
helps
us
remember
that
they're
not
just
for
cars
driving
through
our
neighborhoods,
but
there
are
places
for
the
community
to
gather
and
support
small
businesses
and
do
all
of
these
other
things.
H
D
Mr.
chair
council,
member
Johnson,
those
are
that's
a
great
idea,
so
we
have
we
have
not.
We
have
not
explored
the
option
of
repeating
events,
sort
of
every
Sunday
or
something
there's
there's
a
some
other
I
think
countries
do
open
streets
every
Sunday,
so
car
free
Sunday
type
thing.
We
have
explored
a
variety
of
possible
changes
to
open
streets.
One
of
those
was
implemented
this
year,
which
was
our
first
winter
open
streets
event.
D
D
and
we've
also
explored
longer
routes
and
and
repeating
the
routes
so
I
think
those
are
options
to
consider
in
the
future
as
we
sort
of
continued
to
evolve
open
streets.
But
at
this
time
we
we
haven't
explored,
repeat
events
in
the
same
year,
I'm.
H
Glad
there's
consideration
for
those
I
think
it'd
be
great
to
try
those
out.
So
that's
my
feedback
on
it.
It
would
be
really
great
to
see
if
we
can
establish
something
regular
and
I
like
the
idea
of
nighttime
events
as
well.
I'm
also
wondering
if
there's
been
any
thought
to
sending
out
notice
to
those
within,
let's
say
six
blocks
of
the
route.
I
know
that
when
we
headed
on
Minnehaha
Avenue,
there
were
a
lot
of
neighbors
that
didn't
even
know
and
by
then
they'd
already
had
plans.
H
D
Sir
mr.
chair
comes
member
Johnson.
That
also
I
think
is
a
great
question
that
we
think
about
quite
a
bit.
Our
streets
does
significant
outreach
along
the
corridor,
which
includes
contacting
every
every
property
owner,
so
I
think
we
are.
We
are
open
to
increasing
our
communications
in
a
variety
of
ways,
through
social
media
and
and
other
things,
so
I'll
definitely
take
that
recommendation
back
to
the
team.
The
planning
team
certainly.
A
Further
conversation
of
questions
I've
seen,
none
I
think
it's
definitely
a
hit.
We
had
unanimous
support
for
it
on
the
council
and
you
can
really
tell
something's
a
big
deal,
just
try
to
take
it
away
and
so
I
think
that's
true
for
all
our
communities
that
are
they're
truly
beloved
and
the
fact
that
it
is
iterative
and
we're
trying
to
squeeze
as
much
value
out
of
it
as
an
organization
internally
but
I.
A
As
customer
bender
pointed
out,
the
our
partners
in
the
community
are
also
great
creatively,
figuring
out
different
ways
to
make
it
more
fun
or
more
useful
or
more
meaningful
as
a
platform
for
outreach
and
so
I
think
it's
really
unfair
in
terms
of
the
possibilities
as
council
member
Johnson
says
the
sky's
the
limit
to
what
we
can
do
with
these
spaces,
but
we
have
a
strong
foundation
and
it's
deeply
appreciated.
So
thank
you
with
that.
A
I
will
move
approval
of
item
7
as
amended,
noting
that
dates
will
be
figured
out
through
the
administrative
process
before
we
launch
them,
but
we
will
approve
the
list
of
routes
as
submitted
any
further
discussion,
seeing
none
all
in
favor,
say:
aye
aye
dissent,
a
name
that
carries.
Thank
you
very
much
and
we
are
adjourned.