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From YouTube: April 21, 2022 Public Works & Infrastructure Committee
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B
A
Let
the
record
reflect
we
have
a
quorum
first
up
our
consent
agenda
items
numbers
two
through
eight
number:
two
approving
a
resolution
making
additions
to
the
municipal
state
aid
system;
number
three:
increasing
funding
for
the
2022
street
resurfacing
program
for
the
coronavirus
response
and
relief.
Supplemental
appropriation
act,
number
four
authorizing
a
cooperative
agreement
with
mndot
for
the
trunk
highway
55
project
from
32nd
street
east
to
highway
62.
A
number,
five
approving
the
edina
art
fair
large
block
event
permit
for
june.
Third,
through
fifth
number:
six
approving
the
annual
saloon
pride
large
block
event
permit
for
june
24th
through
the
26th
number
seven
establishing
parking
restrictions
on
dowling
avenue
north
for
the
approval
layout
for
the
upper
harbor
terminal
site
and
number
eight
e-line
bus,
rapid
transit,
brt
recommended
corridor
plan
city
of
minneapolis
commons.
A
A
Is
there
any
discussion
on
the
consent
agenda
or
are
there
any
items
that
any
would
like
to
pull
off
for
discussion?
And
I
see
we
have
council
member
rainville
here
please
go
ahead.
C
Thank
you,
man,
I'm
sure
I
would
just
like
to
offer
a
brief
comment
on
item.
Eight,
the
the
location
of
the
first
avenue
northeast
bus,
stop
on
the
metro,
transit
brt
route,
there's
great
controversy
over
that,
and
but
I've
been
working
with
public
works
and
the
community
and
they've
done
a
great
job
in
outreach.
We'll
continue
to
work
on
that
there
is
no
agreement
so
far,
but
look
forward
to
resolving
that
with
the
help
of
public
works.
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
D
Thank
you,
chair
koski.
I
also
want
to
make
a
comment
around
item
number
eight.
I
am
really
glad
that
this
project
is
still
accepting
public
comments,
especially
around
the
brt
component
of
this
project.
I
am
very
excited
about.
You
know
the
brt
serving
more
than
six
wards
across
our
city
and
knowing
that
residents
in
my
own
ward
will
also
be
using
this.
D
If
it's
approved
it's
it's
going
to
provide
much
needed
and
long-term
infrastructure
in
terms
of
a
investment-
and
I
know
working-class
people,
especially
black
and
brown,
and
immigrant
workers
in
our
city-
are
really
transit
dependent.
So,
having
you
know,
accessible
fast
and
reliable
transit
really
goes
a
long
way
for
supporting
our
residents
and
significantly
improving
the
quality
of
life
for
those
residents
and
also
hit
us
meet
to
meet
our
climate
and
and
transit
goals.
D
As
a
city,
I'm
also
excited
about
the
component
of
increasing
the
24
7
brt.
You
know
services,
I
think
that's
a
critical
piece
of
this
project
and
a
critical
piece
as
a
city
that
we
have
to
prioritize
for
our
diverse
working-class
residents.
So
I
am
really
looking
forward
to
when
this
project
comes
back.
D
To
full
council
for
a
final
vote,
I
know
my
own
constituents
are
eager
for
this
project
and
you
know
I'm
really
thankful
for
our
staff
for
all
the
work
that
they're
continuing
continuing
to
do
to
bring
the
public
in
a
further
discussion
around
this.
A
E
A
Those
opposed,
say,
nay,
okay,
the
eyes
have
it
and
the
consent
agenda
is
approved
next
up.
Our
public
hearing,
our
public
hearing
today
is
considering
project
approval
and
assessment
for
the
street
lighting
project
at
1919,
nicolette
avenue
south
director
anderson
kelleher,
who
will
be
presenting
on
this
item.
F
There
we
go
madame
chair,
it's
my
first
time
at
the
dyess,
so
thank
you
for
the
warm
welcome
and
also
I
learned
how
to
use
my
mic
today.
Jeff
hanlon
is
the
principal
professional
engineer
in
transportation,
engineering
and
design
and
will
be
presenting
on
this
item.
G
Thank
you,
madam
chair
members
of
the
committee.
My
name
is
jeff
handland.
I
am
a
principal
professional
engineer
in
the
transportation
engineering
design,
division
of
public
works.
My
staff
administers
public
works.
Special
assessments,
I'm
here
today
to
introduce
the
public
hearing
for
construction
of
street
lighting
at
1919,
nicolette
avenue,
south
the
family
tree
development
project
impacted
street
lights,
along
their
project
and
by
city
of
minneapolis
street
lighting
policy.
They
are
responsible
for
the
cost
of
new
lighting
family
tree
asked
if
we
could
put
the
cost
on
their
property
taxes.
G
The
city
is
legally
authorized
to
levy
special
assessments
for
street
lighting
and
family
tree
executed
a
waiver
of
their
right
to
appeal.
The
assessment,
therefore
public
works
recommendation
is
to
pass
a
resolution
and
adopt
and
levy
the
special
assessments
I'll
stay
nearby
in
case
there
are
any
questions.
A
Thank
you
for
that
presentation,
I'll
ask
the
clerk.
If
anyone
has
signed
up
to
speak
for
the
public
hearing,
I
am
seeing.
No
is
there
anyone
here
who
would
like
to
speak?
Who
is
present
but
didn't,
have
a
chance
to
speak
to
the
clerk.
Yet
I
am
not
seeing
anybody,
so
I
will
now
go
ahead
and
close
the
public
hearing
on
this
item.
Are
there
any
questions
from
my
fellow
council
members?
A
Okay,
seeing
none,
I
will
move
to
approve
this
item,
all
in
favor,
say
aye
aye,
those
opposed,
say,
nay,
the
eyes
have
it,
and
this
committee's
recommendation
will
be
forward
to
the
next
week's
council
meeting
for
final
action.
Next
are
three
discussion
items
our
first
discussion
items,
items
9
and
10
are
receiving
and
filing
a
presentation
on
the
2021
annual
reports
of
the
pedestrian
and
bicycle
advisory
committees.
H
You
director
keller,
koski
council
members,
thanks
for
the
opportunity
to
be
here
today.
My
name
is
chris
carthizer,
I'm
a
transportation
planner
with
transportation,
planning
and
programming,
division
of
public
works,
and
I'm
here
to
introduce
the
annual
report
for
our
bicycle
and
pedestrian
advisory
committee.
H
Coordinator
fills
this
role.
That
position
is
currently
vacant.
I've
staffed
this
committee
for
the
last
four
years,
and
so
I'm
happy
to
step
into
this
role
for
today.
H
So
you'll
get
some
more
introductions
later
as
well,
but
today
we
have
alyssa
schiffman
of
the
bac
she's,
the
the
bac
chair
and
neil
baxter,
the
pac
secretary
abigail
johnson,
is
the
pedestrian
advisory
committee
chair,
but
could
not
be
here
today.
So
neil
is
offered
to
fill
in
just
a
little
bit
on
the
ba
organizational
structure,
they're
structured
a
little
bit
differently,
so
the
pack
has
15
at-large
voting
members
who
reside
or
own
a
business
in
the
city.
H
Both
committees
advise
us
on
capital
projects,
policies,
programs
and
generally
the
work
that
we
do
around
transportation
in
the
city
of
minneapolis
and
we
also
send
out
monthly
emails
to
city
council
members
such
as
yourselves,
mayor
and
staff,
as
well
with
the
resolutions
that
are
passed,
which
is
the
committee's
formal
way
of
advising
us
on
different
projects
and
programs.
H
My
fellow
staff
on
this
who
does
a
ton
of
work
for
the
committee
helping
the
committee
run
and
she's
deserves
to
be
recognized
along
with
the
members
of
these
committees
and
just
a
quick
note,
honoring,
the
members
on
the
pedestrian
advisory
committee.
This
is
the
list.
As
we
said,
there's
15
voting
members
we'll
be
transitioning
to
new
membership
in
the
next
few
months.
H
I
Madam
chair,
esteemed
members,
thanks
for
having
us
here,
my
name
is
neil
baxter
and
I'm
the
secretary
of
the
pedestrian
advisory
committee,
abigail
johnson.
Our
pack
chair,
expressed
her
regrets
as
she
isn't
able
to
attend
today
in
person
as
senior
member
of
the
pack.
I'm
happy
to
take
her
place
today
and
to
speak
to
you
about
a
few
important
topics.
I
Let
me
start
by
telling
you
what
I
bring
to
the
pack.
I've
been
oriented
towards
walking
most
of
my
life
as
a
kid.
I
took
up
biking
with
great
enthusiasm,
but
walking
was
my
first
and
last
preference.
My
earliest
memory
of
walking
took
place
when
I
was
seven
or
eight
I'd
say.
I
took
the
bus
downtown
to
visit
the
public
library
on
a
summer
saturday,
and
when
I
got
down
there,
I
was
reminded
that
the
library
wasn't
open
on
summer
saturdays.
I
I
I
I
keep
at
it
because
the
members
are
a
wonderful
bunch
of
people
and
the
work
is
interesting
and
since
we've
developed
some
traction,
I
want
to
keep
helping
shape
a
better
city.
The
early
days
on
the
pack
were
interesting
as
we
tried
to
ascertain
what
kind
of
leverage
we
had
and
how
to
use
the
first
time.
I
understood
that
we
could
make
change
happen
was
probably
in
2012
dan
herbert
and
I
got
together
with
steve
mosing,
who
was
even
then
head
of
traffic
division,
and
we
told
them.
I
We
thought
that
developers
who
took
over
the
sidewalk
during
construction
ought
to
provide
a
safe
place
for
people
to
walk
during
the
construction
walking
in
traffic
along
hennepin
avenue
in
uptown,
which
is
where
we
were
particularly
focused,
was
a
little
intimidating,
so
steve
heard
us
out
and
then
he
said,
you're
right
and
there
are
federal
standards.
For
that
I
can
begin
writing
those
guidelines
into
each
development
contract
from
now
on.
So
we
just
about,
fell
off
our
chairs,
because
that
was
the
easiest
one.
I've
ever
had
and
nothing
to
it.
I
So
not,
coincidentally,
I've
always
found
steve
to
be
not
only
easy
to
work
with,
but
a
delightful,
thoughtful
guy.
I've
met
a
lot
of
really
wonderful
people
on
the
back.
In
10
15
years,
people
like
joe
bernard
of
cpad,
whose
knowledge
of
the
city
and
the
city
projects
and
who's
responsible
for
what
is
encyclopedic
and
frankly,
kind
of
intimidating
don
osterman,
who
was
an
early
chair,
probably
around
2013,
served
in
the
legislature
before
he
served
on
the
pack.
I
So
he
know
how
to
get
things
done
and
he
moved
us
into
a
very
effective
position.
Early
on
sean
murphy
was
our
first
bike
bed
coordinator
and
he
left
to
work
on
a
farm
in
wisconsin.
Matthew.
Deardahl,
of
course,
has
just
resigned
and
he
was
a
splendid
and
a
joy
to
work
with
all
together
and
we'll
miss
him
a
lot.
I
I
I
I'm
sure
all
of
us
in
the
pack
would
agree
that
walking
builds
community,
one
neighbor
or
stranger
at
a
time,
and
walking
is
also
the
best
way
to
really
get
a
good
look
at
how
cities
put
together
and
now
alyssa
will
share
some
big
picture
goals
that
the
back
and
the
pack
have
been
pushing
this
year.
Thank
you.
J
When
we
were
preparing
this
presentation,
one
of
the
bac
members
pointed
out
that
we
are
often
perceived
as
people
who
just
want
to
put
bike
lanes
everywhere
for
no
reason,
and
if
you
think
about
it
from
the
lens
of
what
exists
on
our
streets
today,
it
can
feel
radical
what
we're
talking
about,
but
the
values
we're
fighting
for
the
city.
We
believe
that
we
can
all
realize
together.
That's
not
radical.
J
J
We
haven't
gotten
here
overnight
and
the
changes
we
have
made
are
worth
celebrating
as
we
think
about
the
progress
that
we've
made.
It's
really
important
to
recognize
the
individuals
and
leaders
who
have
helped
make
those
things
a
reality,
and
I
want
to
take
just
a
second
here
to
talk
about
our
former
bicycle
and
pedestrian
coordinator.
Matthew,
dierdell
matthew
left
the
city
earlier
this
year
and
his
presence
is,
as
others
have
mentioned,
already
sorely
missed.
J
Often
we
talk
about
the
leadership
of
our
directors
of
our
elected
officials
and
folks,
like
matthew,
are
lost
in
the
shuffle
matthew
did
his
utmost
every
day
to
make
minneapolis
a
better
place
for
everyone.
So
I
want
to
take
a
minute
as
we're
celebrating
to
recognize
matthew
and
everything
he
did
to
move
our
city
forward.
J
I
also
want
to
celebrate
that
we're
here.
There
wasn't
always
a
way
for
people
who
bike
and
walk
to
share
their
experience
or
recommendation
with
public
works
with
this
level
of
buy-in,
and
there
have
been
many
evolutions
and
changes
that
I
haven't
even
been
present
for
in
my
few
short
years
on
the
committee.
J
But
we
need
to
do
more
last
year
when
the
pedestrian
and
bicycle
advisory
committees
came
to
what
was
then
transportation
and
public
works.
We
had
a
message:
our
policies
are
visionary
and
our
practices
aren't
that's
still
true.
Our
system
is
functioning
as
designed
for
deliberate
decision
making,
but
with
a
bias
against
significant
and
transformative
change.
J
J
J
What
we're
saying
is
that's
not
equivalent
to
trying
to
stop
people
driving
from
seriously
injuring
or
killing
someone,
that's
not
equivalent
to
making
sure
that
people
in
the
neighborhood
can
access
the
businesses
there.
That's
not
equivalent
to
making
sure
that
people
with
disabilities
who
are
disproportionately
reliant
on
transit
can
access
their
communities
at
all.
J
So
what
do
we
do?
We
need
to
integrate
the
transportation
action
plan
into
everything
we
do.
The
clock
is
running.
We
passed
the
plan
a
year
and
a
half
ago,
and
we've
made
a
few
very
important
changes
like
updating
our
complete
streets
policy
and
creating
the
minneapolis
street
design
guide,
but
we're
not
on
pace
to
even
fund
it,
let
alone
implement
it
by
2030..
J
We've
struggled
to
get
the
plans
for
heaven
avenue
south
to
match.
What's
already
in
the
transportation
action
plan
and
despite
the
fact
that
we
are
a
state
where
we
have
snow
on
the
ground
six
months
out
of
the
year,
we're
building
for
summer
without
the
winter
maintenance
that
makes
it
possible
for
people
to
actually
get
around
half
of
the
year
before.
I
turn
it
back
to
neil
I'll
highlight
one
thing
here:
that's
a
great
opportunity
for
change.
J
Re-Envisioning,
the
role
of
bicycle
and
pedestrian
coordinator
relative
to
the
transportation
action
plans,
expansion
of
work
around
people,
walking,
biking
and
rolling
the
role
of
the
bicycle
and
pedestrian
coordinator
as
it
exists,
experiences
incredible
pressure
from
all
sides
and
varied
expectations
from
leadership
staff
and
advocates
with
matthew's
departure.
We
have
the
opportunity
to
take
the
foundation
he
built
and
redefine
the
position
think
critically
about
how
it
relates
to
the
hierarchy
of
public
works
and
find
a
candidate
that
can
take
that
work
to
the
next
level.
I
I
G
E
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
I
just
want
to
thank
you
all
for
leading
this
work,
and
I
want
to
thank
dan
miller
in
ward,
one
who
has
been
just
a
tremendous
asset
to
my
learning
and
a
lot
of
this
work
as
a
new
council
member,
and
I
think
this
entire
committee
is
all
new
council
members
right
now,
so
you
know
there's
a
lot
of
work.
E
I've
lived
the
realities
of
the
sometimes
not
connected
infrastructure,
sometimes
really
great
infrastructure,
and
I
want
to
see
that
be
true
for
my
entire
commute
and
not
just
parts
of
my
commute,
and
I
want
it
to
be
a
welcoming
and
inviting
people
commute
for
anyone,
no
matter
what
their
ability-
and
I
just
really
appreciate
the
work
that
you've
done
to
get
us
at
least
to
this
point,
so
that
we
can
actually
start
delivering.
K
Yeah,
I
you
know,
I
think
I
want
to
start
by
thanking
you
for
for
for
all
the
work
that
you
do
on
the
the
the
bicycle
advisory
committee
and
the
pedestrian
advisory
committee.
Volunteering.
K
Your
time
to
doing
work
that
this
is
that
that
is,
that
has
such
a
massive
impact
is
a
it's
an
incredibly
important
thing
and-
and
you
know
I
think,
then
the
least
we
can
do
as
as
policy
makers
and
as
a
city
is
to
respect
that
with
with
taking
the
direction
that
we
asked
you
to
give
us
with
the
the
level
of
seriousness
that
you
continue
to
communicate
to
us,
and
so,
like.
I
think
that
was
very
well
heard
and
received
by
me.
I
hope
it
was
by
my
colleagues.
K
I
think
it's
a
really
difficult
thing
to
do
to
to
come
in
front
of
us
and
to
tell
us
that
we're
not
doing
a
good
enough
job
that
what
we
are
doing
is
like
we're
we're
saying
nice
words
and
we
are
not
backing
that
up
with
action,
and
I
think
that
is
I
I
I
know
how
much
work
you
did
in
helping
make
the
the
transportation
action
plan
happen.
K
I
I
do
and
I
think
it's
really
hard
when
you
know
when
we're
consistently
told
like
you
know,
here's
the
goal
post
meet
it
and
then
things
will
get
better
and
then
you
do
and
then
the
goal
post
changes
and
it
changes
and
it
changes
and
it
changes
and
the
reality
is.
It
was
never
about
meeting
any
of
those
thresholds.
It
was
about
who
we
prioritize
and
who
we
don't
and-
and
I
think
I
say
all
of
that
to
to
say
like
I
hope
that
you
continue
to
be
deeply
invested
in
this
work.
K
I
hope
you
continue
to
hold
us
accountable
and-
and
I
want
you
to
know
that,
like
what
you
shared
with
us
landed,
really
really
powerfully
with
me
and
and
I'm
ready
to
do
the
work
that
you're
asking
us
for
in
in
in
doing
better
by
minneapolis
residents.
D
Thank
you,
chair
koski,
and
thank
you
all
to
the
committee
meet
members
who
presented
before
us
today.
I
am
the
opposite
of
councilmember
payne.
I
don't
know
how
to
ride
a
bike
so
yeah.
No,
it's
a
struggle
and
play
walking.
I
can
walk
I'll,
walk
to
the
library
I'll.
Do
it
I'll
walk
to
the
grocery,
I'm
a
professional
walker,
but
I
really
appreciate
the
work
that
you
all
have
done
as
councilmember
chuck
tyde
noted.
D
You
know
for
you
to
do
this
voluntarily
and
I've
I've
seen
that
as
a
background,
the
organizer
that
our
community
does
a
lot
of
the
work
and
heavy
lifting
for
us
as
policymakers.
D
So
I
I
thank
you
for
bringing
this
forward
a
couple
of
questions
that
I
have
especially
of
themes
that
I'm
picking
up
and
recognizing
also
on
the
enterprise
and
and
councilmember
payne
highlight
this.
We
have,
I
think,
even
here
we're
all
new
on
this
committee.
We
have
a
new
public
works
director.
D
You
know,
thinking
of
ways
in
which
we
can
address
this.
Disconnect
of
you
know
the
policies
that
we've
all
you
know
have
some
shared
degree
agreement
with
and
the
disconnect
of
actually
implementing
them.
So
I'm
interested
with
all
this
transition
that
has
happened
in
a
relation
relatively
short
period.
What
has
engagement
been
like
between
the
city
and
you
all.
B
J
Okay,
come
here
once
I
think
it
has
been,
we've
gotten
a
lot
of
engagement.
It
has
been,
I
think,
generally
a
very
difficult
time
for
anyone
to
do
any
sort
of
meaningful
engagement.
So
I
want
to
start
out
by
saying
that,
like
I
know,
public
works
has
worked
very
hard
to
do
their
best
to
pivot.
There
was
a
period
of
time
where
we
didn't
meet
as
a
committee
for
three
or
four
months,
as
the
city
was
figuring
out
like
how
do
we?
J
How
do
we
continue
to
hold
meetings
in
in
a
way
that
is
accessible
to
people
and
is
safe
in
the
context
of
covid?
So
I
think
generally
public
works
has
been
really
engaged.
I
think
the
folks
who
engage
at
a
project
level
are
work
very
hard
to
hear
our
feedback.
J
You
know,
and
I
think
one
of
the
things
that
we
have
continued
to
see
a
little
bit
of
a
disconnect
on
is
you
know
we
see
part
of
our
job
as
a
committee
to
advise
one
level
up
from
projects
right,
and
so
it
has
been.
You
know
when
the
bicycle
advisory
committee,
for
example,
came
to
exist.
Its
primary
function
was
to
comment
on
projects
on
specific
projects,
and
so
as
we
as
a
committee
have
evolved,
we've
been
working
really
hard
to
bring
public
works
along.
J
In
that
vision
of
saying,
we
want
to
be
we're
here
for
more
than
just
commenting
on
projects.
We
have.
We
have
thoughts,
we
have
a
vision,
please
like
engage
with
us
at
as
many
as
many
levels
as
you
can,
and
I
think
that
you
know
it's.
It's
been
an
evolution
as
we're
trying
to
figure
out.
How
exactly
do
we
do
that,
and
I
don't
know
that
we've.
I
don't
know
that
we
have
nailed
that
as
a
committee
for
sure,
but
I
think
there's
room
to
grow
there
as
well.
D
And
raising
that
too,
in
terms
of
short-term
goals
of
like,
while
we're
figuring
out
how
it's
better,
it's
it's
very
clear.
There
needs
to
be
improvement
of
how
we're
engaging
with
our
committees
so
that
we
can
have
consistency
and
have
you
all
be
more
active
participants
and
holding
us
accountable
and
implementing
them.
You
put
up
a
slide
that
has
some
some,
I
think
stated
goals,
I'm
interested,
especially
for
us
as
policy
makers.
If
there's
any
short-term
goals
that
you
think
we
should
be
taking
on,
that
will
also
support
the
tax.
J
That
the
pack
refers
to
themselves
as
the
pack
in
the
back.
We
refer
to
ourselves
as
the
bac
in
the
pac
yeah.
D
J
Yeah,
I
mean,
I
think,
the
the
list
of
things
on
that
particular
slide
that
you're,
referring
to
you
know
I
would
be
a
great
list
in
terms
of
a
summary
of
what
the
committee
has
discussed
over
the
last
year
or
two.
J
J
We
also
know
we
do
not
work
at
public
works
right,
so
we
always
offer
suggestions
from
the
frame
of
public
work.
Staff
are
the
experts.
We
see
a
problem,
we're
proposing
a
solution.
It
may
not
be
the
right
solution.
Public
works
staff
are
really
going
to
be
the
experts
and
the
ones
who
can
say
you
know
we
see
that
problem
too,
and
here's
how
we
imagine
addressing
it
so
just
want
to
add
that
as
well.
L
L
I
love
to
just
bring
a
group
of
folks
from
the
north
side
to
downtown
and
then
bike
my
way
back
to
north
minneapolis
for
work
so
keep
that
going.
I
appreciate
that
community
appreciates
that
type
of
engagement
and,
like
I
said
I'm
I'm
here
now,
but
I've
been
on
the
other
side
of
this
diet
advocating
for
the
policies
that
you
all
are
talking
about.
L
I'm
going
to
miss
matthew
also.
He
was
always
my
connection
to
the
city
of
minneapolis
with
these
types
of
projects,
and
so
I'm
sure
he's
left
this
work
in
good
hands.
I
look
forward
to
working
with
all
of
you
on
the
pedestrian
and
bicycle
coalitions.
Georgianantos
is
gonna.
Keep
me
in
line
for
sure
she'll
she'll
keep
she'll
help.
She'll
hold
me
accountable
and
then
another
person
that
serves
is
donna
hemp
who
lives
in
my
ward,
she
she
is
on
the
pedestrian
coalition
as
well.
So
again,
thank
you
for
your
service.
L
K
So
sorry,
I
didn't
actually
like
ask
you
the
two
questions
I
really
had
so
you
know
I
mean
I
know,
council
member
vita
actually
has
a
lot
of
experience
in
in
what
your
what
your
work
is
like
and
what
your
rhythm
and
in
coming
to
us
looks
like,
but
I
I
don't,
and
I
don't
know
if
others
here
do.
I
wonder
if
you
could
speak
just
briefly
to
how
frequently
you
come
and
and
give
presentations
like
this
to
us
sure.
J
Committee,
member
chuck
thai
we
come
annually
so
in
the
enabling
resolution
of
the
bicycle
and
pedestrian
advisory
committees.
One
of
our
responsibilities,
as
asked
of
us
by
the
city,
is
to
do
an
annual
report.
J
Certainly
committee
members,
some
of
them,
especially
on
the
bicycle
advisory
committee,
where
we
do
have
an
appointee
in
every
ward.
That's
different,
as
chris
mentioned
than
the
pedestrian
advisory
committee.
Folks,
are
always
willing
to
give
council
members
an
update
on
what
we're
doing
and
share
thoughts.
I
hope
many
of
those
folks
have
reached
out
to
out
to
you.
I
hear
from
some
of
you
that
they
definitely
have,
and
so
we'll
only
be
here
formally
once
a
year.
K
Once
a
year,
okay,
that
sounds
really
great
and
then
I
I
wonder
if
you
can
speak
a
little
bit
to.
I
think
I
made
a
set
of
assumptions
earlier,
but
just
the
the
list
of
visionary
policies
that
you
listed
earlier,
the
in
your
presentation,
the
complete
streets
policy,
vision,
zero,
the
climate
emergency
declaration
and
action
plan,
minneapolis
2040
and
the
transportation
action
plan.
K
What
the
role
of
the
bicycle
and
pedestrian
advisory
committees
was
on
that
and
if
you
can
speak
a
little
bit
to
it
being
new
council
members.
If
you
can
speak
a
little
bit
to
the
the
type
of
work
and
engagement
that
went
into
the
creation
and
and
the
creation
of
those
policies.
J
Yeah
community
member
chuck
thai,
I
will
speak
a
little
bit
to
the
pedestrian
bicycle
advisory
committee
perspective,
but
certainly
the
experts
in
the
room
at
public
works
will
have
a
much
more
comprehensive
understanding
of
all
of
the
engagement
that
went
into
those
policies,
but
certainly
public
works
provided
us
all
opportunities
to
engage
with.
I
think
almost
all
of
those
policies,
with
the
exception
of
the
climate
emergency
declaration,
because
that
was
a
declaration
you
know
most
of
those
policies
went
through
a
phase
wherein
there
was
sort
of
a
community
engagement
on
the
front
end.
J
There
was
a
draft
policy
that
our
committees
had
the
opportunity
to
review
and
provide
input
on.
There
was
a
second
version
of
the
policy
that
we
would
review
and
provide
comments
on,
and
then
the
final
policy
was
passed.
So
some
of
those
are
more
recent,
for
example,
the
complete
streets
policy
that
was
updated
just
in
the
last
several
years
here
went
through
the
committees,
and
that
was
you
know
more
of
an
update.
J
J
Certainly
there
is
a
degree
to
which
we
often
have
comments
that
do
not
end
up
in
the
final
policy.
You
know,
I
think
we
we
were
pleased
to
see
very
many
of
the
things
that
we
were
championing
in
a
lot
of
these
different
policies,
but
we
will.
We
will
always
continue
to
push
one
step
further.
A
A
A
F
You,
madam
chair,
I
think
it
could
be
an
act
of
transportation
work
week,
maybe
for
everyone
to
be
included
all
right,
so
our
presenter
will
be
paul.
Hudala
he's
a
professional
engineer
in
surface
water
and
sewers
paul.
M
Cherkowski
members
of
the
committee,
thanks
for
this
opportunity,
this
project
I've
been
working
on
since
2014,
so
it's
really
a
pleasure.
Can
I
present
some
of
this
forward
to
you
I'm
going
to
talk
about
this
paper,
so
we
just
issued
this.
M
So
the
recent
problems
really
began
back
in
2014,
I
received
a
call
from
some
residents
that
lived
next
to
salman
park
on
the
south
end
of
the
map
there
and
they
were
having
problems
with
water
in
their
backyards.
They
hadn't
ever
experienced
this
problem
before
and
several
of
them
have
lived
there
for
decades.
M
Our
former
surface
wire
and
service
director
kessler
had
the
insight
to
assemble
a
team
of
agencies,
and
really
this
is
the
success
story
of
this
whole
paper
is
that
we
were
able
to
pull
together
all
these
agencies
and
work
together
on
this.
So
the
primary
players
involved
was
this
city
of
lakes,
minneapolis
staff
and
the
minnehaha
creek
watershed
district,
the
minneapolis
park
and
rec
board
the
minnesota
dnr
hennepin,
county
and
usgs.
M
The
city
is
hosting
a
website
that
you
can
find
this
paper
and
all
the
related
information
on
and
we
held
25
meetings.
Seven
of
those
were
just
with
technical
staff
exploring
some
of
these
issues.
There
are
also
lots
of
leadership
meetings
and
there
were
six
meetings
that
engaged
the
public
on
the
matter.
Also.
M
One
really
key
thing
with
this
evaluation
process
and
it
alludes
to
the
photo
that
you
can
see
on
the
left.
Is
we
really
dug
into
the
history
of
the
area
and
what
you
find
is
that
lake
nokomis
was
actually
mostly
a
constructed
lake.
It
was
mostly
swamp
land
in
the
area
and
what
you
find
is
that
way
back
in
the
20s
and
30s
they
started
excavating
out
the
lake
and
a
lot
of
those
spoils
from
that
excavation
was
dumped
in
the
neighborhood.
M
These
neighborhoods
really
didn't
develop
until
the
40s
and
50s.
So
a
lot
of
those
houses
that
are
now
sitting
on
the
south
and
southwest
ends
of
the
lake
are
sitting
on
spoils
of
swamp
land
that
were
deposited
from
the
dredging
of
the
lake.
So
that's
a
really
interesting
piece
and
the
report
is
really
has
a
ton
of
information
like
this
in
it.
M
The
other
key
piece
of
the
evaluation
was
trying
to
figure
out
more
about
what's
going
on
in
the
area
in
terms
of
groundwater
elevations.
M
M
So
some
of
the
key
findings
that
are
presented
here
and
kind
of
the
take
away
messages
on
this
really
what's
leading
to
this
problem
is
dominantly
changes
in
precipitation
and
all
the
experts
agree
that
this
is
probably
due
to
shift
in
climate
change
and
it's
something
that
we're
going
to
see
more
of
in
the
future.
M
M
So
when
they're
digging
all
these
basements
out,
what
they're
seeing
is
dry
material
there,
because
there
hadn't
been
a
lot
of
rain,
leading
up
to
that
and
they're
building
these
homes
in
that
area.
Now,
of
course,
with
that
increased
precipitation,
we're
experiencing
some
of
the
problems
with
those
basements
being
too
low.
M
The
other
interesting
piece
is
that
not
only
was
precipitation
increasing,
but
the
seasonality
of
our
precipitation
is
changing.
We're
seeing
more
rainfall
in
the
early
spring
like
yesterday
and
then
also
in
the
late
fall,
especially
as
unusual,
but
we've
seen
that
occur
also
through
this
time
period.
M
M
The
groundwater
recharge
rate
to
be
in
1992,
and
you
can
see
once
again
that
just
it
really
skyrockets
once
you
hit
into
2014
you're,
seeing
an
increased
trend
and
this
trend
even
exceeds
what
we're
seeing
in
terms
of
rainfall.
So
the
groundwater
recharge
is
occurring
more
rapidly
than
even
the
rainfall
is.
M
So
if
you
recall
back
at
the
first
map,
I
showed
a
few
different
areas
of
impact.
Really.
What
we're
seeing
here
is
that
nokomis
parkway
area
those
houses
that
were
closest
to
the
lake,
it's
really
a
result
of
this
increased
rainfall,
that's
probably
leading
to
impacts
to
their
basement
and
some
of
the
water
intrusion
that
they're,
seeing
there.
M
Another
key
factor
is
the
type
of
soil.
That's
present.
So
if
you
see
the
purple
area
here
denotes
where
there's
peat
materials,
peat
is
a
type
of
soil,
that's
organic
and
it
really
behaves
like
a
sponge.
So
when
water
hits
it,
it
wants
to
soak
all
that
water
up
and
can
actually
pull
the
water
up
beyond
what
the
groundwater
elevation
is.
M
So
if
you
notice,
where
the
purple
areas
are
especially
by
solomon
park,
that
whole
area
is
denoted
as
being
within
this
peat
soil
area.
So
a
lot
of
the
underlying
soil
is
peat,
and
what
we're
finding
is
that,
even
though
those
homes
in
solomon
park
sit
really
high
or
above
that,
groundwater
elevation,
when
it
hits
that
soil,
that's
in
that
area,
it
can
just
suck
it
right
up
into
the
into
the
surface
and
saturate
the
surface.
M
M
So
the
next
steps,
the
you
know,
we
decided,
after
all
this,
that
we
needed
to
put
this
forward
in
a
paper
to
document
everything
that
we
did,
which
is
the
paper
that
you're
receiving
today.
The
recommendations
set
forth
in
the
paper
really
asks
residents
to
protect
their
properties
from
the
groundwater
intrusion.
M
We
are
also
going
to
be
working
with
the
university
of
minnesota,
who
received
a
grant
from
the
lccmr
fund
to
investigate
some
of
the
soil
types
in
this
neighborhood.
So
they're
going
to
be
continuing
that
investigation
to
figure
out
where
the
areas
of
risk
might
be
in
the
area
and
then
finally,
our
partners
at
the
park
board,
minnehaha
creek
and
the
dnr
will
continue
to
be
monitoring
the
groundwater
walls
that
we
installed
as
well
as
creek
and
lake
elevations,
so
that
we
have
that
data
to
work
with
in
the
future.
M
There
will
be
a
public
rollout
process
with
this
project
and
releasing
this
paper.
We
wanted
to
provide
the
residents
a
forum
where
they
can
provide
comments
to
us
talk
to
us
in
person
so
that
we
can
help
them
understand
and
we
can
hear
from
them
on
how
they're
seeing
this
issue
and
how
they're
experiencing
things.
M
Earlier.
This
week
we
did
publish
the
paper
to
the
website,
and
notification
was
sent
to
subscribers
on
that
particular
issue
on
the
website,
and
then
we
will
be
holding
a
town
hall
meeting.
That's
we're
aiming
to
schedule
that
probably
late
may
early
june
and
we
have
been
coordinating
with
councilmember
caskey's
office
as
well
as
the
project
team,
since,
obviously,
this
issue
is
located
primarily
in
council
member
caskey's
ward,
she's
volunteered
graciously
to
host
the
event
and
to
try
to
bring
all
these
partners
together
and
engage
the
community
on
the
issue.
A
Thank
you
so
much
for
that
thorough
presentation.
I
appreciate
it
any
questions
or
comments
from
my
colleagues.
I
see
councilmember
payne.
E
M
And
thanks
for
that,
council
member,
that's
a
a
great
question
in
2014.
I
would
get
a
resident
complaint
in
this
area
and
I
would
go
out
personally
and
evaluate
it.
So
we
did
respond
to
those
residents.
You
know.
Within
a
few
months
I
evaluated
the
things
in
the
area
and
came
up
with
very
similar
conclusions
to
what
we're
presenting
today.
M
So
some
of
these
agencies
have
expertise
in
matters
that
I
do
not
so
we're
able
to
draw
not
just
on
their
technical
expertise,
but
also
just
in
their
understandings
of
policy
and
their
their
role
as
governmental
agencies
related
to
the
issue.
So
it's
really
given
us
a
stronger
sense
of
what
we
are
able
to
accomplish
through
these
partnerships,
and
then
I
would
say
you
know,
since
this
project
has
progressed,
we
were
kind
of
lumping
all
these
problems
into
this
area
as
one
so
that
then
we
could
address
them
through
the
release
of
this
paper.
M
So
it
became
more
a
team
of
people
working
to
resolve,
or
at
least
characterize,
what's
happening
here,
rather
than
just
me,
going
out
there
and
meeting
with
the
resident
and
talking
to
them.
So
we
continue
to
have
those
one-on-one
interactions
with
the
residents,
but
then
we
can
draw
on
other
expertise
as
well,
which
is
really
nice.
E
And
then
just
a
real,
quick
follow-up,
we
had
such
a
dry
season
last
year
and
this
I
don't
have
the
technical
background
to
understand
necessarily,
but
would
that
have
lowered
the
water
table
in
some
way
or
is
it
just
recharge?
That
is
really
the
biggest
factor
more
so
than
what
the
actual
water
table
level
is.
M
Yeah,
so
thank
you,
councilmember
yeah.
We
actually
have
seen
a
subsidence
in
the
water
table,
but
it's
very
slow
to
respond,
and
especially
after
the
you
know,
six
years
of
excess
rainfall
that
we've
had
it's
not
going
down
as
quickly
as
it
went
up,
so
we're
still
seeing
some
high
water
in
the
ground
water,
but
it
has
been
going
down.
M
Certainly
if
we
have
a
low
rainfall
year
like
we
have
in
the
past
two
years,
it
will
continue
to
go
down
and
maybe
even
more
rapidly,
but
we
also
know
that
most
climate
experts
suggest
that
we'll
probably
be
seeing
more
wet
weather
in
the
future,
rather
than
these
dry
spells.
That
we've
been
seeing
in
the
last
couple
years.
A
These
are
long-standing
water
issues,
as
you
stated,
and
the
community
has
been
asking
for
answers
for
quite
some
time
and
that's
why,
as
soon
as
I
began
transitioning
into
the
role
of
a
council
member
back
in
november
and
december
of
2021,
me
and
my
team
have
been
working
closely
with
the
multi-agency
team
to
understand
the
water
issues
and
then
plan
the
deep
engagement
with
the
community.
That
is
yet
to
come
here
with
the
town
hall
as
well.
I
also
want
to
take
this
opportunity
just
to
highlight
what
what
happened.
A
You
know,
as
a
result
of
the
water-related
concerns
of
southwest
those
southwest
area
of
lake
nokomis,
the
city
of
minneapolis
assembled
this
multi-agency
team
to
bring
a
variety
of
expertise
to
the
table,
evaluate
these
issues,
identify
mitigation
measures,
begin
to
understand
the
water
issues
broadly
occurring
across
the
region
and
state
and
create
a
case
study
on
the
local
effects
of
climate
change.
A
This
should
be
an
example
of
moving
forward
of
an
example
moving
forward
of
how
the
city
of
minneapolis
can
work
with
outside
partners
to
address
not
just
water
issues
or
environment,
environmental
issues,
but
all
issues,
and
so
I
look
forward
to
continued
collaboration
with
these
partners,
not
just
at
this
town
hall
and
this
water
evaluation,
but
the
recommend
and
but
also
on
water
issues.
We
know,
result
from
climate
change
to
come,
so
I
just
greatly
appreciate
the
collaboration
and
the
partnership
that
you've
shown,
especially
for
with
me
being
a
new
council
member
too.
A
A
All
right
and
with
that
we've
concluded
all
business
to
come
before
the
committee
and
without
objection
we
stand
adjourned.
Thank
you.
Everyone.