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Description
Minneapolis Transportation & Public Works Committee Meeting
A
I'll
call
this
meeting
to
order
it's
the
regular
scheduled
meeting
of
the
Transportation
and
Public
Works
Committee
I'm
councilman
Reich
I'd
share
this
committee
and
I'm
joined
by
my
colleagues
on
the
committee,
including
combs
members,
Johnson,
Palmisano,
bender,
Fletcher
and
Gordon.
We're
a
full
complement
and
we'll
see
with
today's
agenda,
which
has
19
items,
many
of
which
are
on
consent.
I'll
go
through
the
consent
items
any
committee
member
can
call
them
for
further
consideration
and
after
that
we
dispense
with
that
we'll
go
into
the
public
hearings
in
order.
I
will
start
with
first
consent.
A
Item
item
six
on
the
agenda,
which
is
the
agreement
with
the
Minnesota
Department
transportation
for
delegated
authority
on
federal
aid
projects.
Item
seven
is
the
contract
with
Menzel
enterprises
incorporated
for
towing
services
item
eight?
Is
the
contract
man
with
Barr
engineering
for
North,
Region
modeling
work
item?
Nine?
Is
the
contract
amendment
with
people's
electric
for
additional
wiring
for
LED
fixtures
in
the
ABC
parking
rams
item?
Ten?
Is
the
contract
amendment
with
waste
management
incorporated
for
continued
transfer
station
operation
services
item
11?
Is
the
contract
amount
with
interstate
improvement
incorporated
for
concrete
pavement
rehabilitation
item
12?
A
As
a
contract
memos
on
associates
for
work
at
the
fourth
Street
reconstruction
project,
and
then
13
is
the
interagency
cooperative
agreement
with
the
Minnesota
Department
of
Transportation
for
construction
of
traffic
signals
item
14
as
the
quarters
of
commerce
program
supported
projects.
Item
15
is
the
Oak
Park
alley
construction
project
project,
designation
estimates
of
setting
the
public
hearing
that
public
hearing
we
set
for
May
1st
to
2018
item
16
is
the
application
for
Hennepin
County
bicycle
sidewalk
grant
funds
item
17?
A
Is
the
d-line
bus,
rapid
transit
draft
station
plan,
City
Minneapolis
comments
and
I'm
18
as
the
bid
for
the
installation
of
large
diameter
cured
in
place
pipe?
And
the
final
item
is
the
bid
for
the
Fridley
lift
station
improvements
as
a
community
member
wish
to
pull
an
item
for
further
consideration.
A
Seeing
none
I
will
move
all
items
as
submitted
all
in
favor,
say:
aye
I
sent
a
name.
Those
items
will
be
forwarded
to
full
council.
We
will
now
go
to
our
public
hearings,
starting
with
item
1,
which
is
the
5th
Street
southeast
pedestrian
bicycle
bridge,
no
consent
in
meetings
agreement
with
the
state
of
Minnesota
good
morning,
director
Hutchinson
good.
B
C
Morning,
mr.
chair
and
council
members,
I
have
a
brief
presentation,
I
think
before
the
public
hearing
we're
here
today
to
talk
about
the
5th
Street,
southeast,
pedestrian
and
bicycle
bridge,
which
is
in
the
Mercy
homes.
Neighborhood
I
just
wanted
to
go
through
a
couple
of
facts.
Before
we
talk
about
issues.
C
First
of
all,
the
bridge
is
functionally
obsolete
for
those
who've
been
out
there.
You
know
that
the
bridge
is
very
narrow,
there's
a
lot
of
vegetation
and
that's
presented
a
number
of
challenges
from
both
a
public
safety
perspective
and
also
from
the
user
perspective.
We
have
over
2,000
users
per
day
that
use
that
rich
today,
so
the
state
went
and
found
some
federal
money
to
help
reconstruct
the
project.
C
It's
a
four
million
dollar
project
that
we
brought
the
layout
earlier
to
you
in
2017
and
got
that
approved
and
since
then,
and
then
that
has
hosted
a
number
of
visual
quality
workshops
where
community
members
we're
able
to
select
rich
color
design.
That
sort
of
thing
so
this
is
this-
was
not
a
nipa
chol
process.
D
C
Fifth,
X
is
a
one-way
street,
with
the
reversal
of
likely
number
of
two
ways:
local
streets
present
some
challenges
with
regard
to
this
bridge,
because
one
of
the
things
that
we're
going
to
be
doing
is
turning
some
two
ways
into
one
ways:
to
make
the
bridge
possible.
Take
a
look
at
in
a
second
here.
The
bridge
layout
will
allow
for
emergency
vehicles
to
get
up
on
the
bridge,
including
police
vehicles.
F
C
Which
is
something
the
community
weighed
in
on,
and
so
there
are
two
things
from
the
state
statute
perspective
that
do
trigger
what
we
call
municipal
consent.
One
is
the
fact
that
we
have
to
take
some
local
roads
and
turn
them
from
two
ways
into
one
ways
to
allow
for
the
narrowing
of
the
to
allow
for
the
widening
of
the
bridge,
which
therefore
narrows
the
roadway,
and
we
have
to
turn
those
streets
into
one
ways
and
then
there's
also
some
right-of-way
acquisition
on
the
west
side.
C
There's
a
sliver
of
public
right-of-way,
that's
necessary
to
make
the
project
happen.
So
here
are
some
basic
cross
sections
when
we're
talking
about
parking
as
a
premium
in
this
neighborhood
we're
suggesting
that
we
keep
the
parking
on
both
sides
on
both
the
east
and
the
west
side
of
this
bridge,
and
then
here's
the
sliver
of
property,
that's
required.
So
with
that
said,
questions.
A
G
G
So
let
me
outline
for
you
just
the
basic
reasons
that
we're
opposing
turning
this
section
of
history
southeast
into
one
way,
and
it
would
seem
like
it
would
be
a
trivial
matter.
But
it's
not.
First.
As
I've
already
mentioned,
the
drivers
are
going
to
be
required
to
drive
an
extra
three
blocks,
all
the
way
around
the
other
way
toward
six
Street
just
to
access
our
driveway
and,
while
I
not
here
to
speak
on
behalf
of
the
property
across
the
street.
G
G
Instead,
what
we
think
is
going
to
happen
is
changing.
The
one-way
traffic
is
actually
going
to
encourage
drivers
who
are
driving
on
the
one-way
street
to
drive
faster
less
safely,
because
there's
nothing
to
be
on
the
lookout
for,
except
for
the
two-way
traffic
for
the
bikes
and
as
I've
mentioned,
the
automobiles
and
bikes
have
shared
this
section
of
fifth
Street
southeast
for
more
than
40
years,
since
the
existing
pedestrian
bridge
was
first
installed
and
my
clients
not
aware
of
any
collisions
whatsoever,
we
don't
understand
or
see
the
reason
why
they
can't
continue
doing
so.
G
One
of
the
other
concerns
that
we
have
is
that
the
short
distance
from
our
driveway
on
history
to
the
access
point
on
10th
Street,
is
actually
going
to
encourage
people
to
turn
left
going
the
wrong
way
down.
One
way
to
access
our
driveway.
Perhaps
the
driveways
across
the
street
from
us
I
think
as
well
that
visitors
to
the
property
who
are
not
familiar
with
the
area
are
going
to
have
a
devil
of
a
time
trying
to
access
this
property.
G
And
in
our
estimation,
what
we'd
like
to
see
happen
is
a
consideration
of
making
the
one
way
the
other
direction
less
objectionable.
In
particular.
If
you
want
to
make
the
one
way
going
around
the
other
way
and
coming
back
up,
the
frontage
road
on
sixth
would
seem
to
make
the
most
sense,
because
most
traffic
is
going
to
be
accessing
our
properties
from
10th
Street.
In.
G
But
we
think
that
making
5th
Street,
southeast
and
eastbound
one
way
will
decrease
the
safety
of
our
members
when
I
say
members,
the
property
owners
and
the
visitors
in
the
event
of
a
police
fire
medical
emergency.
Unless
law
enforcement
emergencies
are
going
to
turn
the
wrong
way
down
in
one
way
as
well
to
access
our
property.
G
H
I
A
J
You,
your
ICANN
council
members,
my
name
is
Chris
Lautenschlager
I'm,
the
executive
director
of
the
Marcy
homes,
Neighborhood
Association,
at
five
hundred
eight
thousand
in
southeast
I,
just
wanted
to
make
a
few
comments
that
my
board
has
asked
me
to
submit
here
today.
The
replacement
of
the
fifth
Street
southeast
pedestrian
bike
bridge
is
a
significant
project
for
the
marcmsm
Road
and
the
city,
as
we
have
appreciated
being
involved
in
discussions
regarding
its
basic
structure
and
location.
J
We
consider
the
bridge
to
not
only
be
an
important
literal
connection
between
the
east
and
west
sides
of
our
neighborhood,
but
also
a
significant
gateway
to
the
University,
the
historic
district
and
to
and
from
the
Mississippi
for
more
than
three
years,
we've
listed
our
priorities
to
MnDOT
and
the
city
regarding
this
project.
These
priorities
came
out
of
a
robust
community
engagement
process
led
by
our
transportation
and
creative
places
committees
and
from
surveys
we've
conducted
of
bridge
users.
J
One
of
the
priorities
on
which
our
neighbors
were
nearly
unanimous
was
that
the
bridge
needs
to
be
visible
with
the
fifth
Street
southeast
right-of-way
to
retain
the
visible
effect
of
the
street
grid.
To
ensure
people
unfamiliar
with
the
neighborhood
can
easily
see
the
bridge
and
to
ensure
that
a
structure
can
be
seen
from
within
the
neighborhood.
Also
among
a
list
of
priorities
are
reconstructing
the
bridge
so
that
it
serves
as
an
icon
of
the
neighborhood,
with
a
distinct
aesthetic
is
visible
at
night
and
engages
local
artists
in
any
design
or
ornamentation.
J
Marcy
ones'
expresses
its
gratitude
for
engaging
with
neighbors
on
this
project.
This
bridge
is
the
most
traffic
in
the
state
and
of
significant
importance
to
the
community
in
which
it
resides
its
impact
will
be
profound.
Now
we
look
forward
to
the
next
steps
which
will
elevate
this
structure
in
a
way
that
will
honor
the
expressed
desires
that
we
have
found
in
our
community
engagement
process.
Up
until
this
point,
Marcy
Holmes
has
only
been
allowed
to
engage
with
process
for
more
or
less
a
utilitarian
standpoint.
J
From
our
perspective,
the
successful
redesign
of
this
bridge,
which
is
a
board
priority
and
is
included
in
our
2014
master
plan,
is
one
that
ensures
the
new
bridge,
contributes
more
than
simply
being
a
functional
and
safe
transit
way
is
one
that
increases
the
visibility
of
the
arts
and
creative
interventions
in
public
infrastructure
projects,
and
is
one
that
engages
artists
in
shaping
places
in
activities.
We
look
forward
to
working
with
the
city,
MnDOT
and
other
stakeholders
to
help
make
this
happen.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Thank.
A
You
for
those
comments,
I
have
someone
who
signed
in,
but
perhaps
on
the
wrong
sheet,
Lawrence
Weisberg
for
you
to
speak
on
this
subject
or
they
publish
subsequent
when
I
suspected
as
much
giving
your
address.
So
anyone
else
wish
to
come
forward
for
this
project
of
the
pedestrian
bridge
in
question.
A
C
You
mr.
chair,
the
that
spoke
a
few
moments
ago,
talked
about
the
inconveniences
of
going
out
of
the
way
to
access
a
private
driveway,
and
that
is
a
consequence
of
this
project.
But
our
job
is
to
buy
public
access
in
the
distance
in
which
accessing
their
driveway.
While
it's
convenient
of
being
100
150
feet
or
so
from
tenth
Avenue.
Yes,
they
will
have
to
go
around
the
block
to
access
the
driveway
which
serves
about
1414
parking
stalls.
C
And
bicycles
per
day
that
use
this
bridge
the
way
the
existing
bridge
is
configured
it
spits
bikers
out
into
the
sidewalk.
This
bridge
will
shift
to
the
north
will
encourage
bike.
Riding
industry
and
I
will
encourage
pedestrians,
of
course,
to
use
the
sidewalks
on
both
sides,
though,
via
new
that's
train
crossing
at
the
curve.
So.
C
The
concerns
of
the
constituent
that
was
here,
the
man
that
was
representing
the
constituent,
an
umber
of
different
options
when
we
were
not
able
to
find
the
solution
that
worked
for.
We
looked
at
parking
removal.
We
looked
at
making
this
continually
a
two-way
situation
here,
which
will
which
would
require
folks
to
turn
around
in
the
driveway
and
if
they
didn't
turn
around
in
the
driveway,
you'd
have
vehicles
making
a
blind
curve
head-on
with
oncoming
traffic,
which
is
not
a
not
a
safe
maneuver.
C
But
one
of
the
things
that
this
project
will
do
is
extend
the
reversible
bike
lane
to
the
bridge,
and
we
see
a
lot
of
benefit
to
that.
So
is
there
an
inconvenience?
Yes,
but
we
are
providing
access
to
that
constituent
and
we
are
providing
a
safer,
better
facility
for
the
thousands
of
people
that
that
use
that
bridge
every
year.
There
are
always
trade-offs
in
these
projects
and
fortunately,
there's
going
to
be
some
inconvenience
to
the
thanks.
C
Question
Thank
You
councillor,
but
we
did
the
challenge
with
making
a
one-way.
The
other
direction
is
with
that
reverse
flow
bike
lane.
It
makes
a
very
awkward
situation.
We've
got
opposing
traffic,
basically
going
the
that
you
have
you'd,
have
the
traffic
going
with
the
bike
facility,
but
that's
not
the
consistent
cross-section
and
we've
got
elsewhere
in
the
corridor,
and
it
would
present
challenges
for
folks
that
want
to
go
eastbound.
C
So
while
it
would
make
things
very
easy
to
know
with
traffic
west
own
there's
a
lot
of
challenges
with
you
know
we
do,
we
would
have
to
add
a
bike
lane
which
we
don't
have
room
for
out
here.
So
there
there
are
some
operational
problems
with
the
bike
lane
with
the
reversal
bike
and
we're
trying
to
keep
the
cross-section
consist
here.
So
that's
why
the
the
opposing
direction
isn't
work.
F
F
So
it's
common
and
I
think
appropriate
for
folks
to
come
about
the
assessments
and
ask
questions
about
the
layout
and
the
decisions
that
we
were
made
last
term
I
think
on
the
next
one
I,
maybe
even
voted
against
the
layout
that
came
forward,
but
I
just
wanted
to
just
sort
of
just
highlight
where
we
are
in
the
process.
I,
don't
know
if
staff
when
it
come
at
it.
Okay,
thanks
mr.
chair,
thank.
A
You
clarification
so
with
that.
No
further
comments
or
questions
I
will
move
approval
of
the
item
before
us
as
submitted
all
in
favor,
say
aye
I
sent
a
name
that
carries
and
we
will
move
on
to
item
2,
which
is
the
Penn
Avenue
North
Lowry
Avenue
north
to
Broadway,
Avenue,
Street
reconstruction
project
project,
approval
assessment
and
airway
abandonment.
C
Once
again,
this
is
the
Penn
Avenue
North
reconstruction
project,
which
many
of
you
have
seen
in
the
past.
Basically,
this
is
a
reconstruction
project
from
Mulwray
Avenue
to
West
Broadway,
some
background
just
refresh
your
memory.
This
is
a
community
works,
led
initiative.
Discussions
began
back
in
2014
to
improve
the
corridor
as
a
whole
from
basically
Glenwood
all
the
way
up
to
44.
C
There
were
a
number
of
projects
and
initiatives
that
came
out
of
that
process
better
in
the
five-year
program
or
this
particular
segment.
The
reconstruction
segment,
the
concept
that
was
approved
by
the
City
Council
back
in
August
of
15
and
layout,
was
approved.
Last
year
last
March
over
the
last
year,
we've
been
working
on
a
final
design
and
there
is
a
final
plan
that
has
been
signed
and
approved
by
both
the
city
and
the
county.
So
just
make
it
very
clear
to
the
folks
that
are
here.
C
Will
be
reconstructed,
and
this
is
a
cross-section
of
what
the
product
will
look
like,
and
this
is
the
concept
layout
that
was
approved
by
the
City
Council
a
couple
of
years
ago,
so
essentially,
going
from
the
outside
in
you've
got
two
sidewalks
with
boulevards.
There
will
be
trees
in
the
boulevards
two
parking
lanes
and
to
drive
lines,
and,
as
many
of
you
recall,
this
was
a
controversial
discussion.
There
were
two
concepts
that
were
debated.
This
is
the
one
that
ultimately
moved
forward
in
the
process
of
final
design.
C
We
brought
forth
a
layout
which
the
council
approved
back
in
2017.
This
is
a
sample
of
the
West
Broadway
intersection,
so
lot
of
folks
have
been
asking
well,
how
does
the
C
Line
factor
into
this
project?
Well,
it's
a
it's
a
collaborative
initiative
with
Metro
Transit
and
it
is
part
of
a
bigger
package.
This
project
was
put
into
the
same
bid
package
as
the
reconstruction
project,
but
the
funding
buckets
are
kept
separate.
So
it's
very
important
that
we
note
that
we
have
a
thirteen
million
dollar
project
and
the
fan
County
is
kicking
in
some
money.
C
The
city
is
kicking
in
some
money
that
your
transits
kicking
in
some
money.
They
all
come
for
different
funding
sources
and
we're
keeping
the
BRT
separate
in
terms
of
how
it's
being
paid
for,
but
it
was
bid
out
for
for
efficiencies
in
construction.
So
there's
a
little
bit
of
confusion
there
are
they
the
same
project?
Well,
they
were
bid
out
together,
but
the
art
independent
projects
with
independent
funding
sources.
C
C
We
calculate
an
influence
zone.
There
are
different
payment
methods.
You
can
either
pay
it
at
once.
Over
a
20-year
period
starts
in
the
2019
rolls.
We
do
have
two
suzette
here
to
answer
specific
questions.
If
folks
do
have
them,
here's
a
basic
graphic
on
how
the
influenced
area
is
calculated.
You
may
have
seen
this
before
some
of
you
may
have
done.
This
is
something
that's
ooze
that
can
help
you
understand
if
you're
trying
to
figure
out
how
your
assessment
was
calculated
and
here's
an
example
of
the
project.
C
You
know
how
we
looked
at
two
sample
blocks
here,
with
all
the
commercial
and
residential
rate
applied,
so
next
steps.
The
project
will
be
under
construction,
this
construction
season.
This
is
one
of
the
final
steps
in
the
process,
which
is
basically
lining
up
the
funding
to
allow
for
this
project
to
proceed.
So
with
that
said,
questions.
F
You
mr.
chair,
when
this
layout
was
approved,
this
was
a
quarter.
That's
on
the
bike
master
plan.
It
was
approved
without
bicycle
liens,
and
the
intention
was
then
to
build
a
facility
on
a
parallel
corridor.
Is
the
is
that
project
moving
forward?
Is
it
funded?
Do
you
know
the
status
of
the
bike
facility.
C
Councilmember
bender
mr.
charity
Queen
Avenue
bike.
The
boulevard
project
was
submitted
for
federal
funding.
We
were
successful
in
getting
that
funding,
so
you
will
see
that
in
the
five-year
CIP
I
managing
that
project,
we
will
start
the
community
engagement
process
later
this
year
or
in
the
process
of
hiring
a
consultant
right
now.
Thank.
A
A
Any
further
conversation
from
the
committee
see
none
all
in
favor,
say:
aye
I
sent
a
name
that
carries
and
we
can
now
go
to
public
hearing
number
three:
the
Hennepin
Avenue
South
Lake
Street
to
West
36th,
Street,
Street
reconstruction
project
and
again
this
is
for
project
approval
assessments
in
Erie
way:
abandonment,
director
hutchinson.
Mr.
B
M
You
good
morning,
good
morning,
chair
and
members
of
the
committee
I'm
presenting
on
Hennepin
Avenue
south
between
Lake
Street
and
West
36th
Street,
the
proposed
project
entails
sidewalk
planted
boulevards
and
other
amenities
for
pedestrians,
bicycles,
removing
the
roadway
and
replacing
it
and
making
other
utility
improvements.
The
cost
of
project
is
approximately
seven
point:
seven
million
dollars,
part
of
that
funding
is
assessments
of
approximately
one
point:
zero
to
five
million
dollars.
M
F
You
mr.
chair
I
wondered
if
yourself
or
the
director
could
describe
a
little
bit.
What's
happened
since
the
layout
in
June
I
know,
there's
been
a
lot
of
additional
community
engagement
that
happen
and
after
the
layout
came
through
counsel.
Prior
to
that
there
were
three
public
meetings
and
a
lot
of
one-on-one
meetings
with
the
business
community.
But
now
I
know
staff
has
gone
back
out
over
the
summer
and
fall
to
just
revisit
that
decision.
To
look
at
it
again.
Could
you
just
talk
about
that?
B
Chair
councilmember
bender,
this
was
addressed
to
both
Debra
and
myself
and
I
will
take
an
opportunity
to
to
speak
to
it.
As
with
many
of
our
projects,
our
public
engagement
process
yielded
a
variety
of
different
opinions,
some
of
them
related
to
smaller
portions
of
the
project,
others
related
to
the
entire
project
when
we
brought
the
layout
for
approval
and
when
it
was
unanimously
approved
by
this
committee.
You
also
requested
that
we
continue
to
work
together
with
the
community.
B
We
took
that
very
seriously
and
we
engaged
through
a
series
of
meetings
with,
in
particular
the
business
community
and
property
owners
that
are
between
Lake
Street
and
31st
Street
I
know.
My
team
has
had
a
number
of
one-on-one
sit-down
meetings
to
understand.
Concerns.
I
also
asked
my
team
to
review
the
layout
just
make
sure
there
isn't
something
that
we
missed
or
something
that
we
would
bring
back
to
you
or
decide
to
do
differently.
That
was
a
couple
of
month
process.
B
A
Thank
you
any
further
questions
or
clarifications
seeing
none
I
will
open
the
public
hearing.
This
is
public.
Hearing
number
three
and
I've
been
having
a
South
reconstruction
project.
I
have
people
who
signed
in
I'll
go
through
them
in
order,
starting
with
Ruth
Weisberg.
If
you
can
come
forward
state
your
name
and
address
for
the
record.
N
N
This
project
is
based
on
observations,
not
studies
and
is
flawed.
It's
totally
unfair
to
the
disabled,
handicapped,
cognitively
appeared
and
debilitated.
Also,
retailers
rely
on
parking
and
it
is
not
compliant
to
eliminate
all
parking
and
accessibility.
There's,
not
even
a
mid
block
drop
off.
My
son
dropped
me
off
here.
Not
only
was
there
a
special
drop-off
to
the
sidewalk
was
flatted,
so
it
was
easy
for
me
to
walk
up.
This
would
indicate
if
there
isn't
a
lot
of
count
comments
ends.
N
Yesterday
we
were
uptown
and
there
was
a
car
that
literally
made
a
u-turn
I've
seen
that
before
to
get
a
meter
which
are
all
going
to
be
eliminated
between
30
and
31st,
that's
where
all
your
retail
and
other
specialty
stores
are
located.
They
rely
on
parking
in
addition
to
the
fact
that
the
handicapped
are
being
discriminated
against
literally
they're,
saying
please
don't
come
here,
the
Millennials
have
come
and
therefore
we
don't
have
to
make
any
kind
of
accommodations
to
you.
N
Many
thoroughfares
no
longer
function
efficiently
due
to
loss
of
lanes
for
bikers
there
are
so
few
bikes
servation,
which
was
sent
to
us
by
Simon,
said:
there's
200
bikes
and
ten
thousand
six
hundred
at
different
times
of
the
day.
No
study,
just
an
observation
I,
do
think
who
needs
studies
before
you
change
a
road
from
a
hundred
percent
to
fifty
percent
that
has
worked
over
the
many
years.
N
To
eliminate
all
your
parking
and
drop-offs
is
a
flagrant
discrimination
to
the
elderly,
it's
like
saying,
don't
come
and
it's
obviously
the
concert
is
favoring
millenials
at
the
expense
of
the
cognitively
impaired,
the
handicapped
and
the
disabled.
This
cannot
and
should
not
occur.
It
is
sad
and
detrimental
to
our
city's
image.
I,
don't
know
where
the
accountability
went.
You
need
to
revisit
this
discrimination
and
non-compliance
and
make
it
more
accessible
to
all.
Account
is
a
diverse
area
and
should
continue
to
be
diverse.
N
The
questions
I
would
like
to
ask
you
bless
this
plan
presented
the
whole
neighbourhood
I'm.
Actually,
it's
rhetorical,
because
I
spoke
with
my
friend,
whose
daughter
lives
there
and
said
for
a
whole
apartment
building,
which
is
right
on
the
lake
and
I
can't
remember
the
street
clearly
said
they
were
not
notified
at
all
that
anything
was
going
on
in
the
road
in
Uptown
and
right
now,
uptown
to
suffering
anyway,
with
the
amazons
of
the
world.
The
retail
doesn't
need
to
be
her.
N
N
A
I
will
call
for
the
next
person
who
have
signed
in
and
just
to
note
that,
if
comments
have
already
been
made,
you
can
say
I
concur,
so
we
don't
have
duplication
of
comments,
but
we
have
no
to
become
it's
made
so
far.
The
next
one
is
also
a
Weisberg
I
can't
quite
make
out
Andrea.
Thank
you
name
and
address
for
the
record.
Thank
you.
D
Thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
speak
at
this
meeting.
I
know
a
tentative
decision
has
been
made
to
eliminate
parking
and
add
bike
lanes
on
Hennepin
Avenue
in
Uptown.
Before
the
bulldozers
begin,
I
would
like
to
lay
out
some
facts
that
you
may
not
have
heard
before:
Simon
Valencia
transportation
planner
for
the
city
sent
us
the
study
that
was
used
to
support
the
idea
of
eliminating
parking
and
adding
bike
lanes
on
Hennepin
Avenue.
The
city's
transportation
planners
interpret.
D
The
study
is
showing
that
there
were
lots
of
bicycle
riders
through
Hennepin
Avenue
and
not
very
much
demand
for
parking
in
reality,
though,
regarding
the
demand
for
car
parking,
the
study
looked
at
six
different
time
intervals.
During
the
day.
However,
three
of
the
six
times
were
not
during
retail
hours,
6
a.m.
9
a.m.
and
9
p.m.
so.
Obviously
the
study
was
set
up
to
show
there
would
be
very
little
demand
for
parking
in
Uptown
and
it
still
showed
there'd
be
a
high
demand
for
parking
anyway.
D
Furthermore,
the
study
counted
10600
cars.
Many
with
multiple
passengers
and
only
200
bikes
does
200
bikes
compared
to
10600
cars.
Sound
like
a
lot
of
bikers.
As
the
center
city
planner
has
suggested,
doesn't
make
any
sense
to
penalize
the
people
in
10,000
600
cars
to
satisfy
200
bikers
it
would
be
a
huge
mistake
to
get
rid
of
all
the
parking
on
Hennepin
at
a
minimum.
Can't
there
at
least
be
parking
on
one
side
of
the
street,
then
there
could
be
bike
lanes
on
the
other
side.
I
would
like
this
situation.
D
Looked
at
again
on
Hennepin
Avenue.
According
to
Simon
study,
there
are
at
least
55
times
more
car
people
in
cars
compared
to
bikes,
that's
less
than
2%
for
bikes
and
in
the
winter
bikes
are
almost
non-existent,
retail
will
greatly
suffer
and
the
tax
base
will
dramatically
decrease.
We
currently
cannot
rent
our
uptown
building,
because
future
tenants
know
that
we
will
what's
going
to
be
happening.
There
was
so
be
a
street
full
of
empty
storefronts
on
Hennepin
Avenue,
and
this
will
not
be
Beth.
D
This
will
be
bad
for
the
city's
tax
revenue,
but
also
for
Uptown
residents
will
no
longer
be
living
in
a
vibrant,
fun.
Neighborhood
people,
like
my
mother-in-law
and
father,
will
no
longer
be
able
to
shop
in
Uptown.
I
am
very
sad.
My
dad
is
not
going
to
be
able
to
go
there
anymore,
there's
nowhere
to
drop
them
off,
there's
nowhere.
You
have
to
actually
take
him
so
there's
nowhere.
Any
of
those
people
can
come.
They
do
not
have
the
strength
to
walk
multiple
blocks
to
get
to
the
activity.
D
I
am
hoping
you
will
look
at
this
parking
issue
again
with
an
open
mind
and
not
act
like
our
national
government
is
acting
today.
I
think
there
could
be
a
compromise
with
parking
on
one
side,
the
west
side
of
the
street
and
bike
lanes
on
the
other
side.
Thank
you
and
I
hope
that
you
will
look
at
this
again.
Thank.
A
K
I'm
Wayne
Johnson,
owner
of
the
building
at
33
Hennepin
Avenue
first
floor
is
retail
second
floors.
Apartments
I
concur
with
both
the
previous
people
that
spoke.
The
primary
issue
to
me
is
I'm
a
bike
perspective.
We
have
many
bike,
michaelson
living
there
second
floor.
They
have
no
interest
in
having
a
bike
lane
on
half
an
Avenue.
The
primary
purpose
in
using
their
bike
is
to
go
to
the
Greenway
and
go
either
east
or
west,
and
and
if
it
happened,
it
makes
it
very
difficult.
K
A
O
I,
pretty
much
concur
with
everything
that's
been
said,
just
briefly:
I'm
a
millennial,
so
it's
like
a
little
different
I
do
tend
to
agree
with
the
idea.
I
work
at
amazing,
Thailand,
30,
24,
Hennepin
Avenue.
We
do
a
quite
large
to
go
and
delivery
business
with
multiple
delivery
companies
and
I
just
foresee
them
not
changing
they're
stopping
right
in
front
of
our
restaurant
and
I.
Just
I
don't
want
that
to
cause
problems.
P
Is
thanks
for
this
opportunity?
I
do
concur
with
the
past
speakers,
so
I
won't
cover
the
issues
about
the
disabled,
but
I
do
want
to
say
the
fact
that
the
road
there
Hennepin
Avenue
it's
been
about
a
120
or
so
years
the
same
size,
and
now
it's
going
to
be
reduced
by
50%,
so
that
that's
a
dramatic
fundamental
change
in
the
road,
so
it's
something
they
can't
be
just
recruit
can't
be
corrected
easily.
P
If
the
decision
perhaps
may
be
wrong,
so
that's
why
I
believe
it
more
more
studies
and
thought,
even
though
it
has
already
been
passed,
I
believe
that
before
it's
done,
it
should
be
reconsidered.
It
kind
of
brings
to
mind
the
Nicola
Nicola
Avenue,
with
Kmart
in
the
middle
of
it,
that
that
I'm,
not
obviously
in
the
nine
middle
919,
70s
I.
P
Wasn't
there
I,
don't
think
many
people
here
were
there
somehow
it
got
done
and
now
you've
got
a
Kmart
in
the
middle
of
Nicollet
and
I
think
we
all
know
that
that's
a
big
problem
with
from
Minneapolis
so
before
something
along
those
type
of
lines
of
major
reconstruction
of
the
street
happens.
Let's
really
really
think
about
why
we're
reducing
the
street
by
50%.
P
That's
just
fundamentally
major
major
construction
difference.
It's
not
adding
bike
lanes!
It's
it's
a
completely
different
size
of
the
major
roadway.
So
that's
why
I
think
it's
okay
to
possibly
reopen
that.
Like
I
heard,
there
was
been
a
lot
of
talk
already
about
how
it
passed.
That's
why
I
think
that
it
might
be
okay
to
reconsider
it.
Thank.
A
Q
Staff
for
all
the
time
that
they
put
into
this
and
I
know
it's
been
very
controversial
and
I
think
they
went
over
and
above
and
hearing
the
property
owners
and
hearing
businesses
and
I
want
to
say
that
I'm
appreciative
of
that
I
know.
This
is
a
meeting
to
talk
about
assessments
and
this
may
seem
a
little
bit
unconventional.
But
the
property
owners
along
the
stretch
from
30th
to
31st
I
think
are
going
to
be
paying
the
the
lion's
share
of
the
assessments.
Q
Q
I
know
this
may
be
a
little
unconventional
that
you
increase
the
assessment
by
30
percent
to
pay
for
the
landscaping
along
the
side
of
those
two,
those
two
sidewalk
areas
and
to
equally
assess,
say
this
correctly
to
assess
proportionately
those
those
improvements
along
your
entire
district
and
not
just
along
the
stretch
from
30th
to
31st
and
I.
Think
that's
a
fair
request
and
a
lot
of
what
has
been
said
throughout
these
meetings
is
that
this
is
a
community
improvement
and
the
property
owners
are
very
much
against
this.
Q
The
businesses
are
against
this,
and
so,
if
that's
the
case-
and
it
is
a
community
improvement-
I
think
it
should
be.
The
assessment
should
be
throughout
the
entire
district
and
again
I
know
this
is
a
little
bit
unconventional,
but
right
now
the
property
owners
do
not
want
to
pay
extra
money
to
landscape
those
areas
and
I
think
when
the
improvements
are
done,
you're
going
to
have
a
stretch
on
both
sides,
it's
going
to
be
pretty
empty.
Q
In
my
opinion,
and
both
on
the
special
service
district,
which
I'm
also
part
of
I,
think
is
in
consensus
that
the
improvement
should
be
made
to
both
of
those
sides
of
the
street
the
landscaping
improvements
should
be
made,
but
it
should
be
assessed
equally
throughout
your
entire
district.
Thank
you.
Thank.
A
You
have
no
one
else
signed
in.
Does
anyone
else
wish
to
come
forward?
Anyone
else
wish
to
come
forward
and
give
testimony
seeing
none
I
will
close
the
public
hearing
and
say
I
think
this
is
the
first
time
I've
ever
heard
a
request
for
an
increased
assessment,
and
so,
and
it
was
good
to
make
the
link
between
grieving
the
layout
and
therefore
grieving
the
assessment
you
don't
want
to
pay
for
what
you
don't
like.
So
thanks
for
making
that
logical
connection
might
not
have
been
apparent
in
the
other
testimony.
A
B
Mr.
chair
I
would
like
an
opportunity
to
consult
with
our
attorney
and
others
on
the
assessment
process
as
it
relates
to
increasing.
That
is
also
a
new
one
for
for
me
here
and
I
want
to
make
sure
that
I
have
a
good
and
correct
and
appropriate
response
to
you.
So
please
allow
me
to
look
into
what
the
opportunities
are
surrounding
that
thank.
R
Mr.
chair
committee,
members
I'm
not
sure
the
director
meant
right
now
but
I'm
happy
to
answer
any
questions
you
have
about
increasing
incest
assessments
as
a
technical
matter.
One
thing
to
keep
in
mind
is:
if
we
increase
the
dollar
amount
of
assessments
in
a
project.
At
this
stage,
we
would
have
to
go
back
and
re
notice.
R
R
B
A
Good
and
it
seems
like
there's
other
factors
that
other
streets
might
not
have,
including
an
improvement
district.
An
active
community
and
Business
Association
I
mean
there's
just
a
lot
of
elements
to
play
with
outside
of
the
confines
of
our
assessment
process.
So
I
think
that's
been
opened
up
and
will
be
pursued
subsequently.
F
You
mr.
chair
I
did
want
to
just
I,
don't
want
to
belabor
this
with
my
colleagues
here,
but
I
did
want
to
just
have
the
opportunity
to
highlight
a
couple
of
the
really
important
questions
that
folks
asked
during
the
public
testimony
and
just
get
the
response
from
staff,
because
there
have
just
been
so
many
hours
worth
of
staff,
time
and
engineering
time
spent.
F
Looking
through
all
of
these
details,
and
so
there
was
a
question
which
we'd
heard
in
the
past
about
accessibility
for
folks
who
are
being
dropped
off
either
because
of
physical
disabilities,
or
maybe
even
lyft
or
uber,
so
that
I
know
staff
has
taken
that
into
consideration.
It
would
be
helpful
to
know
that
information
and
I
think
that
also
include
this
sort
of
delivery.
Drop-Off
question
I
wanted
to
clarify.
F
There
were
a
couple
of
comments
about
bike
lanes
and
I
did
want
to
just
clarify
the
reason,
in
particular
on
this
block
between
lake
and
31st,
for
the
parking
removal,
I
think.
Even
if
we
removed
the
bike
lanes
for
that
block,
you
would
have
to
significantly
reduce
the
pedestrian
space
and
amenities
in
order
to
leave
parking
in
so
I
just
wanted
staff
to
be
able
to
clarify
that
those
designs,
specifics
and
then
I
did
also
want
to
note
again,
as
I
did
before
that.
F
So
there's
a
little
bit
of
a
difference
between
this
first
block,
which
mean
lake
in
31st
and
then
the
rest
of
the
corridor.
For
this
first
block
staff
has
proposed
adding
bus
bump
outs
at
the
corners
as
well
as
I'm,
pretty
significantly
wide
mid-block
crossing.
That
would
come
from
where
Calvin
Square
has
its
door
over
across
to
where
pinzhi
space
is.
It
is
about
on
a
block
there's
a
hundreds
of
people
crossing
there
every
day
and
given
those
constraints,
the
number
of
parking
spaces
that
could
have
been
put
back
in
was
actually
very
limited.
F
Staff
did
go
back
and
eat
with
every
business
owner
again
after
the
layout
approval
and
looked
at
ways
that
we
might
be
able
to
add
more
parking
spaces
back
in
I.
Think
there
with
again
the
reduction
of
pedestrian
space
there
could
have
been.
Maybe
like
seven
spaces
added,
so
when
staff
looked
at
that
plus
the
you
know
the
kind
of
pros
and
cons
they
continued
with
our
original
recommendation.
So
I
can
let
staff
get
into
those
engineering
details.
I
am
NOT
an
engineer.
B
S
Where
you've
heard
much
of
the
concerns
and
questions
expressed
today,
I
just
want
to
start
by
saying
that
the
layout
that
we
did
bring
forward
last
year
and
that
the
city
council
did
approve,
does
meet
and
is
consistent
with
our
city
policies
and
goals
related
to
pedestrians.
In
all
of
our
conversations
with
the
initial
community
engagement.
In
all
the
follow-up
conversations,
there
was
one
area
of
major
agreement
and
consensus
that
we
found,
and
that
is
that
the
pedestrian
experience
along
this
block
needs
improvement
and
is
wanted.
S
S
It's
all
my
notes
here:
I'm
councilmember
bender,
as
you
referenced,
we
did
do
some
evaluation
based
on
the
conversations
that
we
had
with
the
property
owners.
We
did
look
at
options
for
putting
some
parking
back
on
this
block
and
what
we
found
is
that,
just
to
get
a
few
parking
spots
back,
it
came
at
the
expense
of
much
agreed
upon
pedestrian
space.
Therefore,
we're
not
recommending
any
changes.
F
You
mr.
chair,
then
I
just
wanted
to
maybe
give
a
little
more
explanation
to
this
question
that
was
raised
by
the
last
speaker,
which
was
you
know,
part
of
why
we
went
back
and
and
revisited
that
design
was
because
the
business
community
has
told
us
that
you
know,
because
of
their
concerns
over
this
block.
F
B
Chair
councilman,
Casimir,
bender
I
would
not
recommend
postponing.
We
have
federal
funding
in
this
project.
We
are.
We
took
extra
time
through
the
fall
and
delayed
already
coming
back
to
you
and
have
put
ourselves
kind
of
right
up
against
that
schedule
for
being
able
to
capitalize
on
that
federal
funding
and
move
forward
with
the
project.
B
That
being
said,
I
do
believe
that
you
could
move
forward
today
and
still
we
could
be
sensitive
to
what
we've
heard
from
those
who
have
testified
today,
continuing
to
look
for
solutions
that
will
work
for
residents
and
business
owners
as
well
as
in
the
spirit
of
mr.
Herman's.
Testimony
continue
to
look
for
partnering
solutions,
but
I
would
recommend
that
you
move
forward
today
in
order
to
secure
our
federal
funding
and
be
able
to
reconstruct
the
street.
I
When
it's
come
to
the
bike
lanes
and
traffic
lanes
for
the
drop-off
pickups
that
people
might
need
and
and
I
think
it's
a
and
then
we
heard
a
little
even
for
takeoff
out
and
delivery,
which
is
more
of
a
commercial
function
and
isn't
having
to
do
with
people
with
handicaps
or
disabilities.
But
I
just
think
it's
a
bigger
question
that
we've
got
to
keep
working
on
or
don't
know
what
the
solution
is.
It
might
even
be
with
even
this
design
there
could
be
some
accommodations
made
somewhere
on
the
blocks
within
businesses
or
drop-off
points.
I
The
potential
to
undermine
a
lot
of
our
other
efforts
to
make
sure
that
we
have
safe,
accessible
transportation
means
for
all
modes,
so
I
I
know
I'm
not
advocating
delaying
this
project
at
all,
but
I'm
advocating
that
we
keep
studying
that
problem
as
this
moves
forward
for
this
block,
it
seems
like
there's
one
particular
Block
in
question,
but
for
the
stretch,
but
also
so
we're
in
our
designs
of
other
areas
and
other
projects
as
we
keep
moving
forward.
We
remember
this
issue.
A
I
A
Further
comments
or
questions
per
presentation
and
the
item
before
us
seeing
none
I
will
move
the
item
as
submitted
noting
there
is
some
subsequent
work
that
is
outside
of
the
project
as
presented
all
in
favor,
say
aye
centi
name
that
carries.
We
can
now
move
to
item
4,
which
is
the
sixty-first
request:
Lyndale
Avenue,
south
Nicola,
dad
new
South
Street
reconstruction
project,
and
this
was
also
a
project
approval
assessment,
airway
abandonment
and
appropriation
increase,
as
listed
mr.
T
Morning
mr.
chair
members
of
the
committee,
I
am
Beverly
warm
thought.
The
project
engineer
with
transportation,
engineering
and
design
division
of
Public
Works
today
I'm
here
presenting
for
the
public
hearing
for
61st
Street
reconstruction
city
project,
two
two,
eight
eight
CPV
103,
this
proposed
project
consists
of
reconstructing
61st
Street
from
Lyndale
Avenue
to
Nicollet,
Avenue
and
elements
to
be
part
of
the
proposed
project
includes
the
full
removal
of
the
existing
roadway
new
sidewalk
on
both
sides
of
61st
new
pedestrian
ramps.
T
New
pavement
curb
gutter
utility
improvements
will
also
include
some
planted
boulevards
with
trees,
new
signage
and
pavement
markings
out
there.
The
total
cost
of
the
Prague
it
is
estimated
at
5.9
million
of
which
approximately
20%
are
1.1
for
8
million
comes
from
special
assessments.
The
remaining
and
those
dissents
were
determined
using
the
2018
uniform
assessment
rate
in
the
influence
zone,
area
method,
rates
of
2.60
cents,
a
square
foot
of
non
residential
properties
and
87
cents,
a
square
foot
for
the
residential
properties
as
typical
with
the
reconstruction
projects.
These
assessments
are
payable
over
a
20-year
period.
T
The
remaining
funding
sources
on
this
project
are
cash
transfers,
MSA
money
and
stormwater
revenue.
We
have
had
numerous
meetings
throughout
the
course
of
the
project
with
property
owners
and
the
neighborhood.
We
also
had
a
meeting
last
week
to
discuss
the
pre-assessment,
which
we
had
two
people
attending
that
meeting
today.
Public
works
is
asking
City
Council
to
pass
the
resolutions
ordering
the
work
to
proceed,
adopting
the
special
assessments
authorizing
the
sale
of
the
assessment
bonds,
authoring,
the
abandonment
and
removal
of
area
ways
in
conflict
with
the
project.
A
E
Good
morning
hurry
today,
sorry
I
was
unable
to
attend
any
of
the
prior
meetings,
but
our
street
I've
been
on
61st
forever.
It's
we're
a
small
construction
company
there
between
the
streets
right
there,
I'm,
Nicola
and
lyndale.
There's
a
monster
mini
gas.
Co
takes
up
a
good
chunk
of
it
along
with
a
concrete
plant
that
takes
up
a
good
chunk
of
it.
E
It's
a
very
industrial
Street,
one
big
apartment
on
the
end
there
bye-bye
Nicollet
on
the
south
side,
but
other
than
that,
it's
a
it's
an
industrial
street,
and
it's
this
the
other
than
the
big
business.
Is
there
there's
just
a
few
of
us,
smaller
ones,
a
small
machinery
repair
shop,
a
small
cabinet
building
shop,
but
then
out
of
our
lot
we
have
more
storage
than
a
functional
business
and
from
discussing
with
some
of
the
other
smaller
again
when
I
refer
back
to
you
know
some
of
the
mean
of
many
meetings
and
so
on.
E
There's
there's
only
a
few
smaller
business
owners
there
I
less
than
one
hand
and
who
I've
spoken
to
that
I've
run
unfortunately
unable
to
make
it
today,
but
so
there's
not
a
lot
of
voices
amongst
us,
I
guess
with
what's
happening
here
in
so
the
the
assessment
value
number
one
is
shocking
to
a
smaller
business
owners.
I
mean
we
we're
still
picking
ourselves
up
off
the
street,
trying
to
figure
out
how
we're
even
going
to
be
able
to
put
it.
You
know,
since
a
good
chunk
of
our
a
lot
of
storage.
E
How
we're
going
to
be
able
to
you
know.
$120,000
assessment
for
a
smaller
construction
company
in
a
small
Machinery
shop
for
each
of
us
is,
is
quite
a
bit
so
even
with
over
the
20
years,
it's
hard
to
try
to
you
know,
put
together,
but
then
the
the
street
being
that
as
an
industrial
street
and
the
its
it
has
been
destroyed,
I've
been
on
the
street,
whether
working
at
the
construction
company
or
working
late
at
night.
Seeing
what
the
activity
on
the
street
is.
E
It
is
an
industrial
street
and
and
it's
destroyed,
but
it's
destroyed
from
the
concrete
trucks
that
that
come
through
there
in
the
plan.
The
current
plan
is
to
to
replace
with
asphalt
again
where
it's
going
to
destroy
it
get
destroyed
again
and
every
spring
through
the
freeze-thaw.
You
know
you
guys
know
with
road
restrictions
and
everything
like
that,
what
happens
but
they're
the
concrete
company
they
make
their
concrete
out
there.
E
They
come
right
on
the
roads
and
it
just
gets
it's
it's
a
minefield
out
there
every
spring
and
replacing
it
with
asphalt
is
to
me
considered
a
waste
I,
our
construction
companies,
a
concrete
masonry.
So
we
were
involved
with
this
types
of
stuff
every
day
and
and
the
Seco
backing
with
asphalt.
It's
just
going
to
get
destroyed
again
and
I.
Don't
see
what
the
purpose
I
guess
really
is
a
4.6
5.5
million
whatever
it
might
be,
it's
I,
don't
know,
that's
all
I
guess
I
really
have
to
say
hello.
E
A
Anyone
wish
to
come
forward,
seeing
none
I
will
close
the
public
hearing
and
in
terms
of
the
assessment
around
the
material
being
used
that
comes
up
often
and
I,
know,
there's
more
than
several
factors
actually
come
into
play
as
to
what's
the
appropriate
material
in
livelihood
of
that
material
selection.
But
there
could
be
comment
on
how
you
analyze
this
particular
area.
T
A
If
there
any
other
questions
in
terms
of
impact
and
assessment,
particularly
to
your
smaller
business,
we
have
people
who
can
answer
those
questions
individually.
Any
further
questions
occur,
but
we've
presented.
If
not
I
will
move
the
item
as
submitted
all
in
favor,
say
aye,
dissenting
name
that
carries.
We
now
can
go
to
our
last
public
hearing.
R
U
Morning
mr.
chair,
thank
you
for
having
me
thank
you
to
the
members
of
the
committee.
I
have
put
forward
miss
Hutchison
his
name
to
be
the
director
of
public
works.
Obviously,
she
has
served
as
the
director
of
public
works
for
the
last
couple
of
years
and
has
done
so
with
I
think
exceptional
integrity
and
true,
forward-thinking
vision.
U
If
you,
if
and
when
you
get
to
know
Robin
or
Miss
Hutchinson,
you
recognize
a
couple
of
things.
First,
she
listens
and
not
just
casually
I
mean
she
really
intently
listens,
which
is
a
concept
that
hasn't
always
been
followed
through
with
and
in
our
public
works
work
historically,
she's
involved
several
different
communities,
communities
that
have
traditionally
been
left
behind.
Suddenly
you
know
now
we'll
have
a
voice
in
the
process
and
have
had
a
voice
in
the
process,
and
she
also
took
the
time
to
pour
respective
wards
with
each
individual,
councilmembers
and
I
and
I.
U
She's
been
committed
to
leveraging
public
infrastructure
investments
to
achieve
multiple
citywide
goals
and
has
championed
the
city's
efforts
to
rethink
our
streets
as
places
for
everyone
and
its
thoroughfares
for
all
modes.
This
is
this
is
a
new
way
of
thinking
about
things,
and
these
items
will
inevitably
get
controversial,
but
there's
no
one
that
I
think
is
better
equipped
to
deal
with
that
controversy
and
to
continue
along
that
forward-thinking
path
than
miss
Hutchison
I
would
strongly
recommend
her
reappointment
and
I
I
fully
ask
for
your
real
support.
A
Thank
you.
Thank
you
for
that
presentation
and,
as
this
is
a
formal
public
hearing,
I
will
open
that
public
hearing
to
the
public.
Anyone
wish
to
come
forward.
Anyone
signed
in
and
wish
to
come
forward
seem
no
comment
from
the
public.
I
will
close.
The
public
hearing
is
any
comment
wish
to
make
comment
or
have
questions.
I
I
I
think
we've
seen
greater
partnerships
with
other
city
departments,
as
well
as
with
policy
makers
I'm
excited
about
seeing
how
our
Complete
Streets
policies
moving
forward
the
whole
concept
of
vision,
zero
and
looking
at
those
things
and
tackling
some
of
the
bigger
problems
that
face
us
so
I'm
enthusiastically
supporting
it
and
can't
wait
to
see
what
comes
forward
in
the
next
few
years
and
based
on
what
I
know
so
far.
My
expectations
are
high
and
I'm
ready
to
partner
to
see
if
we
can
realize
them
all
come.
L
Thank
You
mr.
chair
I
also
want
to
just
make
brief
comment
to
enthusiastically
support
this
nomination.
I
think
I've
been
really
excited
to
see
the
direction
the
transit
and
Public
Works
is
going
I.
Think
that
there's
a
really
strong
commitment
to
deepening
and
improving
excuse-me
community
relationships
and
really
doing
more
active,
listening,
I
think
my
fries
exactly
right.
So
I
just
want
to
really
emphasize.
L
We
had
a
community
meeting
in
my
ward
a
couple
of
weeks
ago
and
director
Hutchinson
joined
us,
and
it
was
a
really
vibrant
conversation
and
people
are
asking
a
whole
range
of
issues
and
I
think
really
engaging
in
a
different
kind
of
conversation
than
what
I've
seen
about
how
our
city
works
in
our
streets,
work
and
I.
Think
it's
just
really
exciting
and
I'm.
Looking
forward
to
seeing
what
you
do
next.
F
You
mr.
chair
I,
would
echo
all
that
has
been
said
and
I
share
everyone's
perspective
that
the
director
has
been
very
skilled
at
leading
an
apartment,
a
department
through
a
time
of
change.
We
had
decades
in
our
city
where
streets
were
designed
mostly
for
cars,
to
drive
through
our
neighborhoods,
and
we
are
rethinking
that
and
it's
challenging
and
there
are
pros
and
cons,
and
each
project
takes
a
lot
of
time
and
I
know.
The
director
is
an
encouraging
staff
and
herself
has
been
getting
into
the
weeds
of
public
engagement
and
those
important
design
details.
F
There
are
a
couple
other
things
I
wanted
to
note.
The
first
is
that
I
was
part
of
the
group
of
folks
who
got
together
to
help
choose
our
public
works
director
when
the
previous
director
left
the
city
and
I
want
to
mention
this
because
I
think
it's
important
about
how
we
think
about
who
we
are
putting
in
positions
of
leadership
in
our
city.
F
We
recruited
and
ultimately
chose
with
the
mayor's
nomination,
a
director
who
had
never
been
the
director
of
a
public
works
department
before
she
was
an
incredibly
talented
professional
who
had
a
lot
of
experience,
managing
projects
and
staff.
But
if
you
just
looked
at
the
street
numbers,
what
size
budget
have
you
managed?
What
size
staff
have
you
managed
and
have
you
done
all
of
the
specific
things
that
a
public
works
director
does,
which
is
oversee,
not
only
our
transportation
system,
but
our
garbage
and
waste
hauling
our
recycling,
our
sewer
system,
our
water
system?
F
If
we
had
had
those
as
criteria,
we
would
never
would
have
chosen
director
Hutchison
to
lead
our
department
and
that
would
have
been
such
a
huge
loss
for
our
city
and
so
I
think
it
was
important
when
we
looked
at
what
skills
and
responsibilities
in
the
past
that
our
candidate
had.
It
was
important
to
keep
an
open,
mind
and
I
think
we
have
seen
the
benefits
of
that
approach.
Many
many
times
over
with
the
exemplary
leadership
of
dr.
Hutchison.
F
The
other
thing
I
wanted
to
note
that
I
think
hasn't
been
said
yet,
which
I'm
sure
everyone
agrees.
I've
so
appreciated
the
way
our
director
supports
our
staff
in
the
department.
We
have
so
many
talented
staff
from
the
folks
who
are
on
the
front
lines
and
our
public
works
department
doing
the
day-to-day
maintenance
of
our
water
systems
of
our
road
systems.
F
Think
that
that
has
shown
itself
to
be
a
really
sustainable
way
to
debate,
to
lead
a
department
through
change,
she's,
guiding
her
staff
and
relying
on
her
staffs
talents
to
make
this
transition
in
our
city
and
I.
Think
we
see
the
benefit
of
that
in
all
of
the
projects
that
the
staff
is
taking
on.
We
are
asking
a
lot
from
this
department
right
now
and
I
know
we're
all
really
appreciative
of
everything
that
staff
has
been
doing.
So.
Thank
you,
director,
for
all
of
your
leadership.
U
Thank
You
mr.
chair
I
I
had
one
other
brief
item
that
I
wanted
to
mention
before
the
vote,
which
is
that
this
is
traditionally
apartment
that
does
not
get
feedback
unless
it's
negative
with,
if
it's,
whether
you're,
plowing
the
snow
or
filling
a
pothole
or
making
sure
that
when
you
turn
the
nozzle
to
your
faucet,
that
water
comes
out
of
it
and
goes
to
the
right
place,
you
don't
get
emails
or
phone
calls
saying
great
job.
U
Things
are
working
as
they
should
be,
but
I
do
think
things
have
been
working
as
they
should
be
and
I
think
Robin
deserves.
Miss
Hutchison
deserves
a
whole
lot
of
credit
for
that
I.
We
have
an
extraordinary
public
works
department
as
a
whole,
as
council
president
mentioned
from
from
top
to
bottom
and
by
by
bottom
I.
I,
don't
mean
in
terms
of
positional
attitude,
but
but
in
terms
of
their
literally
at
below
the
street
100
feet,
making
sure
that
our
our
city
functions
properly
and
so
again,
thank
you
for
the
time
council
members
appreciate
it.
U
H
You
mr.
chair
mr.
mayor
excellent
choice-
really
it's
it's
been
a
pleasure
working
with
Robin
she's
been
so
accessible
engaged
on
issues,
responsive,
open-minded
to
new
ideas,
focus
on
the
basics,
yet
moving
forward
with
a
lot
of
the
future
work
and
I'm
very
happy
to
support
her
reappointment.
Look
forward
to
working
together
in
the
years
to
come.
I
also
wanted
to
really
mention.
H
And
what
I
see
out
of
public
works
is
both
an
excellent
team
and
all
of
the
staff
that
I
get
to
work
with
on
all
the
many
issues
and
I
think
that's
also
a
reflection
of
an
excellent
leader,
and
so
it's
exciting
to
see
when
that's
all
working
so
well
together.
In
sets
a
really
great
example
and
appreciate
the
whole
public
works
family
and
especially
our
leadership.
I
A
Things
up
a
bit,
but
but
that
I
just
that
will
not
be
forthcoming.
Unfortunately,
but
I
will
say
in
summary,
I
think
it's
been
said
well
and
and
and
often
and
appropriately
mr.
Mehra
you're
forwarding
an
excellent
leader.
We
have
someone
who
not
only
has
respected
the
leadership
that
this
multi
Department
I
mean
this,
isn't
just
in
many
cities.
A
That's
an
extraordinary
effort,
it's
not
something
that
can
be
done
and
should
not
be
taken
for
granted
that
it
can
be
done
easily,
but
it
has
been
accomplished
in
these
early
years
of
having
this
director
who
stepped
forward
from
Utah
to
come
to
Minneapolis,
to
do
this
great
work
and
take
on
this
challenge.
I
think
the
notion
that
we
have
a
department
that
has
a
culture
of
pride
in
excellence
that
comes
from
the
top
all
the
way
down
even
to
the
inner
chambers
of
our
sewer
system.
A
We
take
pride
in
our
work
and
you
can
see
it
when
you
go
to
the
mid-level
managers
where
they
have
a
breakfast
and
the
foreman
you've
been
to
that
meeting.
They
take
immense
pride
in
what
they
do
and
feel
connected
to
the
overall
purpose
of
what
they
do
to
create
a
healthy
City,
a
vibrant
city
and
economically
viable
City,
and
that
happens
with
the
city
that
works
in
the
public
Department
that
delivers
those
those
public
goods.
A
But
also
it's
been
noted
that
we
have
a
lot
of
ambitions
moving
forward,
some
aggressive
plans
to
be
a
leader
in
so
many
ways,
and
even
with
council
members,
extraordinary
ambitions,
we
have
a
department
leadership
that
I
think
can
keep
up
with
them.
But
that's
not
the
only
thing
that
we
see
on
our
horizon
our
own
ambitions,
our
own
goals.
A
We
have
challenges
that
we
don't
even
really
know
what
they
mean
in
terms
of
what
transportation
and
what
cities
in
the
built
environment
will
look
like
in
the
future,
be
it
autonomous
vehicles,
weather
patterns
that
are
increasingly
blowing
out
the
logarithms
and
what
we
need
to
do
to
have
a
safe
and
healthy
delivery
of
water
and
management
of
it.
I
mean
these
are
things
that
there
are
known
unknowns
to
borrow
up
mr.
Rumsfeld's
phraseology,
to
have
someone
as
forward-looking
and
is
respected
nationally,
to
be
a
part
of
that
conversation
on
the
horizon.
A
It's
clearly
we
have
the
right
leader
at
the
right
time
and
so
I'm
happy
to
follow
through
any
recommendation.
Mr.
mayor
and
thank
you
for
your
work,
if
there's
no
further
conversation,
I
would
suggest
that
we
say
aye.
If
we
approve
the
reappointment
of
director
Hutchinson
to
the
public
works
department,
all
in
favor
say
aye
aye
sent
email
that
carries
and
with
that
we
are
adjourned.