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From YouTube: July 28, 2022 Public Works & Infrastructure Committee
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B
B
Let
the
record
reflect
that
we
have
a
quorum
with
that.
The
agenda
for
today's
meeting
is
before
us.
There
are
nine
items
on
our
agenda
today,
seven
of
which
are
consent
items.
So
I'm
going
to
go
ahead
and
start
with
the
consent
agenda
and
read
those
items.
The
first
is
a
mississippi
watershed
management
organization
grant
for
green
storm,
water
infrastructure
and
drainage
improvements
as
part
of
the
concrete
pavement
rehabilitation
program.
The
second
is
a
cooperative
agreement
with
hennepin
county
regional
rail
authority
for
fremont
avenue
south
bridge
over
the
midtown
greenway.
B
The
third
is
the
hennepin
avenue
north
hennepin
avenue
and
first
ave
northeast
roadway
improvement,
project,
layout
approval
and
easements.
The
next
item
is
a
downtown
business
improvement,
special
service
district
proposed
services
and
service
charges
for
2023
next
is
a
special
service.
District
2023
proposed
services
and
service
charges
for
428
a
districts
items
the
next
two
items
or
last
two
items
are
both
large
block
event
permits
one
for
the
downtown
minneapolis
street
art
festival
and
the
other
for
the
major
league
soccer
all-star
concert
with
that.
B
D
B
Not
seeing
any
I'll
ask
the
clerk
to
call
the
role
on
what
for
folks
following
along
or
with
these
agendas,
see
as
items
two
and
three
and
items
five
through
eight.
E
B
D
You
chair,
johnson,
I
noticed
noticed
this
item
on
the
agenda-
came
forward
with
also
a
resolution
from
our
pedestrian
and
bicycle
advisory
committee,
also
known
as
pac.
They
offered
some
detailed
feedback
on
this
piece
of
layout.
I
know
the
link
to
the
limbs
where
you
can
see
this
letter
is
included,
but
they
felt
you
know
in
this
letter
that
there
were
some
areas
of
improvement
and
articulated
some
concerns
related
to
the
size
of
the
sidewalks,
as
well
as
other
ada
accessibility
considerations.
D
I
know
this
letter
was
also
submitted
earlier
this
month
to
both
staff
and
and
city
council.
So
I
wanted
to
see
if
we
had
staff
here
who
could
address
some
of
you
know,
or
basically
speak
to
whether
or
not
some
of
those
concerns
have
been
addressed
or
if
there's
any
plans
to
make
changes
in
response
to
some
of
the
concerns
that
were
raised
in
that
letter.
F
G
Thank
you,
chair
members
of
the
committee.
As
director
anderson
keller
had
noted,
my
name
is
luke
hanson
senior
transportation,
planner
and
public
works,
and
I'm
joined
by
josh
potter
from
hennepin
county,
who
is
also
project
manager
for
the
larger
project
specific
to
the
feedback
from
the
pedestrian
advisory
committee.
I
think
that
was
really
meaningful
feedback
and
was
helpful
for
our
project
team.
A
couple
of
pieces
I'd
like
to
maybe
clarify
with
the
project.
G
So
this
is
a
retrofit
project
rather
than
a
full
street
reconstruction
and,
as
a
result,
our
the
target
of
our
focus
is
primarily
intersections
and
pieces
related
to
the
bikeway
components
of
of
our
of
the
construction
project
anywhere
where
we
are
touching
the
sidewalk
specifically
at
intersections,
they
will
all
be
brought
up
into
ada
compliance.
G
That
also
includes
all
the
signal
systems
throughout
the
corridor.
So
just
for
context,
this
project
is
on
hennepin
and
first
avenues
northeast
between
main
street
and
8th
street
southeast
of
the
north
and
every
intersection
that
the
project
intersects
will
be
brought
up
to
ada
compliance,
but
because
this
is
a
retrofit
rather
than
a
full
street
reconstruction.
We
are
not
touching
some
mid-block
segments
of
that
sidewalk
with
less
than
desired
widths.
D
Yeah,
thank
you,
chair
johnson.
Has
there
been
any
follow
up
with
our
pack
just
about
this,
just
to
provide
the
same
clarity
that
you've
shared
with
us?
I
want
to
also
know
the
the
pac
did
their
presentation
to
us.
D
I
think
several
months
ago,
this
committee,
where
they
share
you,
know,
concerns
about
how
their
advice
and
and
expertise
is
often
utilized
and
how
they're
being
brought
into
some
of
the
decision
making
or
you
know
even
policy
decisions
that
our
public
works
department
is
laying
out,
along
with
our
council,
so
just
wanted
to
see
if
they're
also
being
kept
in
the
loop
on
this
too.
G
Chair
johnson
council
member
wansley,
you
know
this
information
was
communicated
to
the
pack
last
month
when
our
project
team
presented
before
them,
and
something
that
we
committed
to
doing
is
returning
to
the
pack
with
project
updates,
as
we
advance
from
layout
into
our
final
design
plans.
And
that
presents
yet
another
opportunity
where
we
can
leverage
their
their
feedback.
B
Excellent.
Thank
you,
mr
hansen.
Thank
you,
councilmember
wansley.
Are
there
any
other
questions
or
comments
from
my
colleagues
on
that?
Otherwise
I
will
go
ahead
and
move
approval
of
item
number
four,
not
seeing
any
other
questions
or
comments
of
mr
hansen
and
please
feel
free
to
have
a
seat.
Yes,
thank
you.
I
will
go
ahead
and
ask
our
clerk
to
call
the
roll.
B
There
are
six
eyes
that
motion
carries
and
is
adopted
next,
we'll
move
on
to
our
public
hearing
today
a
snow
and
ice
removal
from
public
sidewalks
assessment,
and
this
is
a
passage
of
a
resolution
adopting
and
levying
the
assessments
and
adopting
the
assessment
role
for
the
charges
for
snow
and
ice
removal
from
public
sidewalks
for
the
2021
to
2022
winter
season.
On
the
list
of
properties
on
file
with
the
city
engineers
special
assessment
office,
I
will
go
ahead
and
turn
to
our
director
to
introduce
staff
to
speak
on
this
item.
F
H
Welcome
in
good
afternoon,
committee
chair
members
of
the
public
works
infrastructure
committee,
I'm
here
to
present
to
you
today
the
public
hearing
for
sidewalk,
snow
and
ice
removal,
and
I
recommend
the
passage
of
a
resolution
adopting
and
levying
the
assessments
and
adopting
the
assessment
role
for
the
sidewalk
snow
and
ice
removal
for
the
21
22
winter
season
on
the
list
of
properties
dated
june
30th
2022
in
the
special
assessment
office,
each
winter
season,
public
works
enforces
the
city
sidewalk
shoveling,
ordinance,
445.
H
in
2018
and
19
public
works
made
a
systems
change
to
our
snow
inspection
process,
which
was
increasing
the
inspection
enforcement
of
sidewalk
snow
clearing,
the
initiative
known
as
proactive,
snow
and
ice
removal,
inspection,
proactive,
snow
inspections
are
performed
after
a
snowfall
in
a
randomly
selected
areas
of
the
city
and
are
a
complement
to
the
compliant
base.
311
inspection
process
for
the
properties,
in
violation
of
this
ordinance
public
works,
sends
a
courtesy
letter
to
the
property
owner.
H
Even
if
the
property
remains
in
violation,
public
works
will
then
hires
a
private
contractor
to
remove
the
snow
and
ice
on
the
sidewalk
in
front
of
the
property.
The
property
owners
receive
a
bill
for
the
completed
work.
If
the
owner
does
not
pay
the
bill,
the
cost
of
the
work
will
be
listed
on
the
assessment
role
and
assessed
to
the
property
taxes
as
a
special
assessment
on
january
1st
of
the
next
year.
H
If
the
property
owner
wishes
to
contest
the
administrative
hearing
officer's
determination,
they
may
choose
to
object
at
this
public
hearing
before
the
public
works
and
infrastructure
committee
of
the
city,
council
and
appeal
at
district
court.
This
appeal
must
be
made
within
30
days.
After
the
adoption
of
the
assessment
role
by
city
council,
a
list
of
the
properties
and
charges
to
be
assessed
are
provided.
H
The
total
principal
amount
of
the
proposed
assessments
on
the
list
of
properties
to
be
assessed
is
thousand
six
hundred
and
thirty
three
dollars
and
ninety
two
cents.
The
assessments
would
be
collected
in
their
entirety.
In
the
2023
real
estate
tax
statements
with
interest,
the
interest
rate
will
be
2.3
percent.
H
B
Thank
you
for
the
presentation.
We
appreciate
it,
I'm
going
to
go
ahead
and
proceed
to
open
the
public
hearing
and
the
clerk
has
provided
a
list
of
those
signed
up
to
speak
and
the
first
name
on
the
list
is
ebenezer
and
then
followed
by
enrique
ebenezer.
Please
come
on
up.
We
do
have
a
little
clock
over
here
for,
oh,
you
can
keep
coming
up.
We
do
have
a
little
countdown
clock
over
here.
We
set
two
minutes
for
each
individual.
That
speaks
just
so.
We
have
our
earnest.
I
Equal
amount
of
time
regarding
the
snow
removal
at
my
place
during
that
day,
they
said
he
took
a
picture
and
I
would
like
to
see
that
photo
that
it
took.
That
is
that
he
made
a
statement
that
I
did
not
clean
the
sidewalk.
I
I
did
not
remove
the
snow
on
a
sidewalk.
I
want
to
see
that
photo
and
let
everybody
in
this
interface
right
now
see
the
photo
that
I
did
not
clean
the
snow,
because
I
believe
it
was
a
lie
and
secondly,
we
pay
our
taxes
in
this
index
or
city
and
by
right.
Public
works
should
be
responsible
to
clean
the
snow.
Even
a
sidewalk,
a
sidewalk
is
part
of
the
street.
I
I
I
B
J
K
Hi
yeah,
I
happily
know
I'll
get
my
cleaning
because
I
never
was
a
letter
in
my
home.
The
letter
was
sent
into
different
address.
I
show
you
by
video
and
they
never
hear
or
never
see,
that
the
third
letter
is
sentenced
to
different
address.
You
know
I
never
had
the
opportunity
to
clean
it
out.
The
there's
no
I'd
be
here
because
I
had
I
I
have
a
letter
to
my
home,
but
in
this
case
I
never
get
a
letter.
I
never
get
any
notification
use.
I
get
the
bill
with
the
copied
of
the
first
letter.
K
This
is
the
first
letter
was
sent
to
my
home.
This
is
27
or
to
california.
I
never
believed
there
why
I
need
to
pay
why
I
need
I
need
to
pay
for
that
one,
but
I
never
had
the
opportunity
to
do
that.
You
know
I.
I
don't
appeal
they
do
the
job,
they
do
the
job,
but
they
never
give
me
the
opportunity
to
go
there
and
clean
it
out.
K
K
B
Thank
you.
That
is
the
end
of
our
signed
up
speakers.
However,
if
anyone
is
here
who
wishes
to
speak,
please
come
forward
now.
J
L
Hi
I
did
email,
but
I
guess
I
didn't
sign
up
officially,
but
all
right,
so
my
name
is
elizabeth
mitchell.
I
live
at
4044,
24th
avenue
south
and
I
I
received
a
bit
like
the
letter.
Well,
my
landlord
first
received
the
letter
that
we
had
been
charged
for
sidewalk
clearing
and
I
just
there's
a
lot
of
different
reasons
that
I
have
for
why
I
think
our
fee
should
be
dismissed
and
just
issues
with
this
entire
process.
L
L
The
second
I
make
16.50
an
hour,
so
it
would
take
13.9
hours
for
me
to
earn
the
229
dollars
to
pay
the
fee.
My
roommate
refs
high
school
sports
right
now
and
the
pay
is
different
for
every
type
of
game.
She
refs.
Usually
it's
only
one
game
per
day
on
the
days
that
she
refs,
so
it
would
take
her
at
least
three
days
to
earn
229.
L
Our
rent
is
1420
a
month,
and
so
that's
710,
each
so
229
dollars
is
a
third
of
my
rent.
We
also
live
in
a
duplex
with
two
different
house
numbers
on
the
different
units,
but
despite
being
a
duplex,
all
these
notices
have
only
been
sent
to
me
and
to
my
landlord.
Our
downstairs
neighbor
has
not
been
given
any
notices
of
this
she's
not
being
expected
by
the
city
or
my
landlord
to
cover
this
cost.
L
L
So
there's
just
a
lot
of
issues
with
why
we
are
being
expected
to
pay
it.
We
also
received
the
notice
I'll
try
to
speed
up,
because
I
know
I'm
running
out
of
time.
We
received
the
notice
several
days
after
it
was
sent,
and
then
the
assessors
didn't
come
back
until
a
week
later,
and
during
that
time
there
were
four
different
days
that
it
stowed.
L
M
Welcome.
Thank
you.
My
name
is
abedi
stafford,
I'm
speaking
a
reference
of
a
piano
number
ce1283777.
M
That's
337
newton
avenue,
north.
So
my
issue,
I
mean
I've
gotten
assessments
and
whatnot
before
my
issue
with
this
particular
one
is
that
I
did
get
them.
I
did
get
the
notice.
It
had
snowed,
not
a
lot.
When
I
did
get
the
notice.
We
had
like
four
straight
days
of
40
degree
weather
it
was.
You
know
it
was
like
below
freezing
at
that
point,
and
then
we
have
four
straight
days
of
of
of
warm.
F
M
Weather
when
I
came
back,
I
was
actually
surprised
to
get
this
because
you
know
basically
the
snow,
my
property
faces
and
I'm
the
landlord
by
the
way,
so
my
property
faces
downtown
minneapolis,
so
golden
valley's
over
this
way
downtown
minneapolis
is
this
way,
so
we
get
sun
like
for
the
entire
part
of
the
day,
so
there
was
four
days
of
of
sun,
so
basically
what
they
cleared
would
have
just
been.
I
mean
it
was.
M
M
A
B
Else
not
seeing
anyone
else,
I'm
going
to
go
ahead
and
close
the
public
hearing
and
then
I'll
ask
our
public
works
director
for
folks
that
raised
concerns
here
about
wanting
to
see,
for
instance,
photos
or
or
receiving
a
letter,
the
wrong
address,
or
you
know,
sharing
a
unit
or
you
know
the
last
gentleman
who
spoke
to
clearing
right
before
the
weather
hit.
B
F
There
seems
to
be
some
other
issues
at
play,
and
maybe
the
city
attorney's
office
needs
to
at
least
take
a
look
there.
So
we
do
have
photos.
We
can
work
with
everyone
to
show
them
the
photos
and
also
to
work
like
we
did
on
the
sidewalk
assessment
issue
to
see
if
there
can
be
further
resolution
in
any
way.
B
Excellent,
I
appreciate
that
director
so
for
those
that
are
here
today
that
came
up
and
spoke,
they
should
speak
with
mr
matsumoto.
Is
that
perfect?
So
would
you
mind
just
raising
your
hand
just
so
it's
clear
for
everyone
all
right.
So
if
you
we're
speaking
today
on
this,
please
see
mr
massimo
and
I'm
sure
you
know,
as
we
proceed
with
the
meeting
you'd,
be
happy
to
step
out
into
the
hall
with
your
team
and
to
have
conversations
with
folks
and
be
able
to
do
the
follow-up
excellent.
Thank
you
director.
B
I
know
that
ebenezer
raised
a
question
about
municipal
sidewalk
clearing,
and
I
do
want
to
just
state
to
you,
sir,
that
that
is
something
that
this
council
is
looking
at,
that
there
is
interest
from
policymakers
in,
and
so
I
would
encourage
you
if
you're
interested
in
talking
more
with
your
council
member
about
that
idea,
specifically
to
please
connect
up
afterwards
through
the
website
or
giving
your
council
member
a
phone
call,
because
that
is
something
that
is,
that
is
being
considered
and
talked
about
on
the
council
side.
B
B
Motion
carries
and
next
we'll
move
to
our
last
item,
which
is
a
continuation
of
an
item
that
was
before
us
and
has
actually
moved
through
this
committee
and
then
returned
back
to
committee,
which
is
the
hennepin
avenue
south
street
reconstruction
project.
B
There's
a
resolution
before
committee
members
that
I
will
go
ahead
and
move
and
then
speak
briefly
too,
and
then
I'm
happy
to
open
it
up
for
any
comments
or
questions
from
colleagues.
But
you
know
just
to
give
the
full
layout
of
this.
We
had
this
layout
and
proposal
brought
to
us
by
public
works
staff.
With
a
recommendation,
this
committee
did
amend
that
recommendation
to
have
24
7
dedicated
transit
lanes
that
went
on
to
full
council
which
approved
it.
The
mayor
vetoed
that
and
then
the
council
failed
to
override
the
veto.
B
This
is
the
the
deal
that
was
reached,
an
agreement
that
we
believe
both
the
majority
of
the
council
can
support
and
that
the
mayor
and
his
administration
can
support
as
well.
This
includes
in
it
a
number
of
clarifications
around
how
future
decisions
are
made.
B
Data
sources
used
the
commitments
around
achieving
certain
goals,
as
well
as
ensuring
a
minimum
of
six
hours
per
day
during
what
I
would
describe
as
daytime
hours
for
transit
priority
lanes
in
each
direction,
starting
on
day,
one
of
when
construction
is
complete,
as
well
as
regular
reports
back
to
the
committee
around
how
public
works
will
continue
to
evaluate
these
lanes
to
ensure
that
transit
is
operating
reliably
and
quickly
throughout
the
corridor,
and
I
just
wanted
to
say
thank
you
to
all
of
the
folks
who
are
part
of
those
conversations
and
working
on
this.
B
I
will
personally
say
you
know
this
is
it's
it's
a
compromise
and
oftentimes
compromise
means
that
everyone
does
not
get
everything
they
want
and
and
certainly
well.
I
supported
what
came
through
this
committee
with
24
7
hours
on
this.
I
think
this
is
the
next
best
thing
that
we
can
all
agree
on
that
we
can
get
moved
through
this
council
as
well.
D
Thank
you,
chair
johnson.
I
have
a
couple
comments
and
just
questions
for
some
of
our
staff
about
this
resolution.
But
first
I
just
want
to
thank
specifically
councilmember,
chuck,
tai
and
just
acknowledge
the
amount
of
labor
you've
poured
into
this
project.
D
I
know
war
10
is
also
an
area
in
the
city
that
is
home
to
many
working
class
residents
who
are
transit,
dependents
and
24
7
bus
lanes
would
have
strengthened
and
increased
ridership.
It
would
have
helped
also
our
entire
city
reach
our
climate
goals
and
would
have
really
set
a
standard
of
how
our
city
is
really
redesigning
and
reimagining
our
role
in
street
infrastructure.
D
I
also
want
to
note
you
know
we
saw
it
here
for
the
past
several
months,
there's
been
massive
amount
of
support
from
residents
from
community
groups
and
other
government
partners
and
all
while
I
know
councilmember
chuck
thai
has
had
to
navigate
months
of
resistance
and
challenges
internally
to
bring,
as
you
mentioned,
chair
johnson,
the
original
publicly
engaged
design
to
this
committee
for
consideration
and
the
amount
of
work
councilmember
chuck
thai
has
put
into
towards
ensuring
transparency
and
accountability
into
the
outcomes
of
what
was
closed-door
decisions
that
ultimately
help
our
community
members
to
have
a
better
understanding
of
the
dynamics
that
were
in
play
when
we
decided
to
push
against
the
status
quo.
D
I
know
this
will
likely
be
the
most
important
vote
of
this
committee
this
year
and
it's
incredibly
unfortunate
that
we
are
now
in
a
space
where
we
have
to
try
to
rationalize
why
design
that
was
specifically
made
using
city
policy
is
being
picked
apart
right
now
and
the
impact
it
will
have
on
all
of
our
communities,
our
collective
community.
So
that
said,
this
is
where
I
want
to
transition
to
some
questions
for
our
staff
before
we
vote
on
this.
D
I
know
the
director
margaret
keller
here
have
in
our
staff,
have
insisted
that
this
design
is
exactly
the
same,
and
the
only
real
change
is
the
the
hours
of
operation.
So
I
just
wanted
to
get
some
clarification
on
a
couple
of
aspects
related
to
that
change.
That
I
think,
is
important
for
myself
and
the
the
public
to
understand.
D
D
F
A
N
Johnson
members
of
the
committee-
again,
I'm
alan
klugman,
I'm
with
public
works
in
the
traffic
and
parking
services
division.
I'm
a
principal
professional
engineer
regarding
the
question
about
green
storm
water
infrastructure.
I
want
to
be
very
clear
and
direct
on
this.
This
will
not
affect
our
meeting
the
ordinances.
N
D
Thank
you.
There
was
so
none
of
the
green
infrastructure,
the
concrete
around
the
boulevard
to
bypass
none
of
that
will
be
modified
as
a
result
of
this
change.
N
Chair
johnson
members
of
the
committee,
in
terms
of
the
word
modify,
I
think
we
just
need
to
stress
we're
not
the
final
design.
Yet
we
need
to
have
layout
approval,
move
into
final
design
and
then,
as
we
get
to
final
design,
we
will
hit
all
of
the
requirements
of
the
stormwater
and
green
infrastructure
standards
and
how
we
do
that
will
be
detailed
out
through
our
design
process.
But
we
will
meet
those
clearly.
D
Okay,
so
we
will
need
still
we're
not
layout,
so
the
layout
that
we've
seen
for
several
months,
where
you
have
like
bike
lanes,
little
green
boulevard,
separations
between
the
bike
lanes
and
the
streets,
you're
saying
that's,
not
a
finalized
layout.
No.
N
Chair
johnson
members
of
the
community,
I
want
to
be
clear
on
that.
We
call
that
a
30
percent
layout
a
concept
level
layout,
which
sets
curb
lines
number
of
lanes
so
forth.
We
now
have
much
much
work
to
do
in
terms
of
details
as
we
go
from
cross-section
to
final
three-dimensional
design
as
we
detail
out
all
the
boulevard
space,
the
space
behind
the
curb.
So
we
will
clearly
meet
the
stormwater
standards,
but
that's
the
kind
of
work
we'll
do
as
we
get
into
design
and.
D
Again,
just
further
clarification,
I
know
in
that
layout
we
saw
again
pathway
for
trees.
There
was
a
big
thing
around
green
infrastructures
now
that
we're
changing
hours
of
operation
that
might
also
impact
how
the
bus
lanes
will
be
now
considered
during
that
initial
rollout.
Do
we
see
any
of
that
green
infrastructure?
D
N
Right
chair
members
of
the
committee,
we
will
not
see
changes
in
terms
of
what
we're
achieving
and
the
details
are
yet
to
come.
I
just
want
to
maybe
give
one
example.
If
you
recall
the
layout
the
concept
layout,
we
show
a
green
color
with
hatching
on
top
of
it.
That's
to
represent
space
behind
the
curve,
yet
to
come
is
what
amount
of
that
is
green,
what
amount
of
that
is
hardscaping,
streetscape,
etc.
Those
are
the
details
we
now
work
on
between
now
and
next
june.
O
Thank
you,
chair
johnson.
I
just
wanted.
I
have
a
question
for
clarification,
so
the
layout,
the
easements
all
of
that
stuff
is
the
same
from
the
original
proposal.
We
had.
The
only
thing
different
with
this
is
the
24
hour
bus
lanes.
Is
there
anything
else.
B
Council,
member
vita-
maybe
I
could
quickly
answer
that
and
then
turn
over
to
the
director
for
any
more
clarification.
This
would
not
include
24
7
bus
lanes.
Yes,
this.
This
would
not
include
that
this
would
include
a
minimum
of
six
hours
a
day,
dedicated
transit
priority
as
reached
an
agreement
between
the
mayor
and
myself
as
chair
and
the
council,
member
chug,
thai
and
public
works
administration
as
well.
So.
F
F
F
It's
an
agreement
to
begin
on
the
day
of
opening,
with
a
minimum
of
six
hours
in
each
direction
for
transit,
priority
lanes.
That
is
a
three
times
increase
from
what
is
there
today
currently
in
the
dedicated
lanes
and
the
goal
of
public
works
with
this
street
design,
because
it
is
a
you
know.
50
to
70-year
street
design
is
to
have
these
lanes
dedicated
by
using
the
metrics
to
all-day
operational
lanes
in
the
future.
D
Thank
you,
chair
johnson.
I'm
glad
we
have
folks
raising
kind
of
this
dynamic
around
details
because
I
think
that's
a
crucial
component
with
this.
This
whole
entire
process.
I
think
we
have
not
seen
you
know
any
data
or
projections
on
how
the
specific
change
to
part-time
bus
lanes
actually
helps
advance
our
climate
and
transit
action
goals-
and
I
know,
there's
been
tons
of
concerns
from
our
governmental
counterparts
about
the
direction
of
going
towards
part-time
bus
lanes.
So
much
so
that
we
saw
the
minneapolis
state
delegation.
D
They
politely
sent
a
letter
reminding
us
that
they
helped
secure
60
million
dollars
from
the
state
to
ensure
that
this
corridor
had
24
7
bus
lanes,
and
it's
really
unfortunate
that
again
in
spite
of
successful
and
thorough
engagement
series
that
our
staff
have
led,
for
you
know,
numbers
of
years
we're
voting
on
something
that
does
feel
completely
different,
and
I
know
that,
while
many
of
us
are
disappointed
by
this
outcome,
I
really
hope
that
our
residents
and
community
members
who
have
been
staunchly
advocating
for
24
7
bus
lanes,
because
that's
what
working
class
people
need
and
all
parts
of
our
city.
D
Our
staff
us
as
council
members
to
the
goals
that
we
as
the
cities
publicly
have
committed
ourselves
to,
and
I
do
want
to
know
you
know
I
won't
be
voting
in
favor
of
this
compromise,
because
I
know
compromise
usually
means
that
both
sides
have
made
concessions,
and
it's
still
not
clear
to
me
when
looking
at
the
original
proposal
that
you
named,
that
council
has
been
able
to
see
for
several
months
and
now
this
new
one
is
very
unclear
who
has
made
concessions
really,
besides
the
the
transit
dependent
writers
who
feel
like
they've,
probably
lost
the
greatest
deal
in
this
compromise.
D
So
I
really
hope
that
we'll
continue
being
committed
committed
to
authentic
engagement
and
actually
data-driven
information,
as
we
continue
to
evaluate
all
of
our
city's
actions
and
our
policies
as
it
stands.
Regarding
this
street
infrastructure
project
that
again
will
set
up
residents
for
all
of
our
respective
wards.
I
do
want
to
name
that
and
why
this
is
so
important
and
why
it
was
so
important
to
make
sure
that
we
assured
every
resident
regardless.
D
If
you
have
access
to
a
mobile
vehicle
or
not,
you
could
rely
on
our
public
transportation
to
get
you
from
point
a
to
point
b
throughout
the
day,
not
just
six
hours
24
hours,
and
I
still
believe
that
is
the
goal
that
the
city
we
originally
committed
ourselves
to
and
that
we
should
be
rising
to
the
occasion
for
on
behalf
of
our
residents.
So
I
did
want
to
name
that
for
the
public
record
and
again
just
affirm
council
member
chuck
tai.
D
Thank
you
for
getting
us
to
this
point.
I
can't
imagine
the
amount
of
pressure
you're
you've
been
under
and
continues
to
be
under
and
having
to
then
bring
this
forward.
That
is
different
from.
I
think
our
shared
vision
of
making
sure
working
class
people
across
our
city
have
reliable
quality,
public
transportation,
no
matter
no
matter
where
they
live,
and
knowing
that
this
is
different.
So
I
want
to
thank
you
for
being
relentless
in
getting
us
to
this
point
and
knowing
that
we
might
not
be
happy
with
the
outcome.
B
Weinsley
council,
or
vice
chair
koski,.
P
P
Her
dedication
has
been
unwavering
and
I'd
also
like
to
say
that
I'm
grateful
to
see
our
leadership
come
together
on
this
project.
We
may
not
always
agree
on
everything,
but
what's
important
is
that,
despite
that,
we
all
come
to
the
table.
We
work
together
and
we
find
solutions
and
that's
what
I
saw
what
happened
here
today.
I
look
forward
to
supporting
this
with
the
work
that
councilman
chughtai
and
chair
johnson
put
forward.
So
thank
you
so
much.
E
Thank
you
sure,
johnson
yeah.
I
just
wanted
to
express
my
disappointment
in
not
getting
24
7
bus
lanes.
I
think
that
the
more
that
we
defer
climate
action,
the
larger
the
catastrophe
is
going
to
be
before
us,
and
you
know
this
decision
in
a
lot
of
ways
doesn't
need
to
be
made
today.
The
the
I'm
very
grateful
that
we
still
have
the
original
layout,
which
gives
us
the
ability
to
have
that
24
7
bus
lane
put
into
place
by
the
time.
E
Construction
is
finished,
and
my
hope
is
that
in
the
future
we
start
recognizing
that
the
time
is
now
to
make
the
hard
decisions
that
we
need
to
make
when
it
comes
to
climate
action,
and
I
also
recognize
that
we
really
need
to
have
this
layout
approved.
So
we
can
move
forward
so
that
we
don't
lose
federal
dollars
that
are
going
to
be
really
significant
in
getting
this
project
done.
E
So
I'm
going
to
be
voting
yes
today,
despite
my
disappointment
and
I'm
just
really
grateful
that
councilmember
chug
thai
put
in
the
fight
to
get
as
much
as
we
can
get
at
this
time.
But
we
can't
continue
to
delay
the
important
decisions
that
we
need
to
make
when
it
comes
to
climate
action,
and
I
just
wanted
to
make
sure
that
we
all
don't
lose
sight
of
that
fact.
Q
Q
In
the
time
that
I've
spent
in
office,
but
in
the
months
between
getting
elected
and
starting
the
job,
I've
received
over
3
500
emails,
hundreds
of
phone
calls
and
meetings
on
on
the
hennepin
avenue
south
reconstruction
project
we've
taken
50
meetings,
then
10
walks
along
the
corridor
and
to
me
that
speaks
to
the
level
of
importance
that
this
project
has
not
only
from
for
my
office
and
for
ward
10
residents,
but
to
others
who
live,
who
work
and
who
play
in
minneapolis
and
in
this
corridor.
Q
Q
It's
the
first
one
since
the
new,
strong
mayor
government
structure
and
the
first
one
since
the
appointment
of
our
new
public
works
director
from
the
very
beginning
I
have
championed,
and
I
have
exhausted
every
single
legislative
and
strategic
tool
in
service
of
guaranteeing
24
7
bus
lanes-
and
I
know-
and
I've
said
this
over
and
over
for
our
city-
to
truly
achieve
equitable
outcomes
and
improve
the
lives
of
working
class.
Black
and
brown
people
equity
has
to
be
at
the
center
of
every
single
thing.
Q
Our
city
policies
and
our
urgent
climate
needs
guide
us
towards
a
future
where
riding
the
bus
and
biking
and
walking
have
to
be
viable
solutions
for
getting
around
our
beloved
city.
We
have
to
be
building
for
the
future.
We
want
to
live
in
a
future
where
people
confidently
choose
to
use
their
cars
less
and
other
transportation
modes
like
buses
and
biking
more
because
those
options
are
reliable,
they
are
accessible
and
they
are
convenient
and
we're
also
building
for
our
current
reality.
Q
Q
A
little
over
a
month
ago,
the
council
approved
a
layout
that
included
dedicated
24
7
bus
lanes
in
that
8-5
vote,
which
included
the
the
chair
of
the
public
works
committee,
the
president
of
the
minneapolis
city
council
and
me
one
of
the
the
council
members
who
represents
this
corridor
and
after
that,
this
layout
was
vetoed
by
the
mayor
and
the
council
voted
to
override
the
mayor's
veto,
and
we
missed
that
nine
vote
threshold
by
one
vote.
Q
In
the
face
of
that
the
options
for
what
comes
next
became
extremely
limited.
It
was
risk
losing
the
seven
million
dollars
in
federal
funding
and
jeopardize
the
project
altogether
or
work
with
the
mayor
and
his
administration
on
the
most
favorable
compromise
we
can
get
because
of
this,
and
because
of
the
fact
that
that
question
one
passed
this
last
year
and
resulted
in
a
strong
mayor
government
structure,
I've
spent
the
last
few
weeks
negotiating
with
mayor
frye
and
his
administration
on
hennepin
avenue.
Q
The
resolution
before
us
today
represents,
as
far
as
I
was
able
to
get
the
mayor
to
move
on
this
issue.
My
remarks
and
legislation
legislative
actions
on
this
diocese,
my
colleagues
and
anyone
in
this
administration
will
tell
you
that
I
fought
fiercely
every
step
of
the
way
for
the
10
000
residents
who
live
along
this
corridor,
for
economic
vitality
and
for
small
businesses,
for
transit
access
and
for
transit
riders
for
pedestrians
and
for
cyclists.
Q
I
think
it's
important
to
state
just
a
few
things
on
the
public
record
and
I'm
going
to
take
my
time
on
this
one,
because
this
is
the
biggest
project
in
my
ward
and
it's
coming
to
an
end
and-
and
I'm
gonna
be
annoying
in
this
way
to
be
clear.
Q
The
resolution
before
us-
it's
not
perfect,
and
it's
not
the
outcome.
I
wanted
or
fought
for
I've
been
very
transparent
about
my
goal
of
24
7
bus
lanes
on
this
corridor,
and
it's
what
I
will
continue
to
fight
for
to
the
thousands
of
residents
who
organized
over
the
last
four
years
for
dedicated
transit,
who
sat
through
dozens
of
open
houses,
who
did
the
hard
work
of
talking
to
transit,
riders
and
pedestrians
and
patrons
and
neighbors,
and
moving
them
to
take
action.
Q
Q
Q
Q
Metrics
that
inform
hours
of
lane
designation,
including,
like
measuring
the
goals
laid
out
in
the
transportation
action
plan
like
carbon
emission
reduction
and
doubling
the
amount
of
trips
taken
by
public
transit
and
reducing
vehicle
miles.
Traveled
like
data
on
ridership
and
reliability
on
bus
bus
operations.
Q
Q
Q
We
all
have
a
self-interest
in
minneapolis
growing
into
a
city
that
serves
its
resident
all
of
its
residents
in
a
city
where
residents
are
safe
and
joyful
and
can
live
thriving
lives.
Part
of
that
is
ensuring
our
city
is
one
that
ranks
well
among
its
peers.
In
many
places
we
are
leading
and
in
many
places
we're
deeply
deficient,
and
our
residents
feel
the
impact
of
that
every
day.
Q
All
day,
bus
lanes
should
not
be
controversial
in
our
pure
cities.
It's
the
growing
norm.
This
resolution
represents
possibility
on
a
path
forward
for
our
city,
one
that
thousands
of
residents
have
asked
us
to
take
action
on.
I
hope
that
my
fellow
policymakers
and
and
mayor
frye
and
his
administration
will
take
that
possibility
really
seriously.
Q
Q
So
I'll
end
with
gratitude
to
thousands
of
individuals
who
have
engaged
with
my
office
on
this
project
to
the
transportation,
advocacy
organizations,
supportive
council
members
and
their
aides,
especially
dylan
from
council
member
johnson's
office
and
gennady
from
council
member
wansley's
office
to
director
anderson
kelleher
and
the
public
works
staff
to
mayor
frye
and
his
team
to
my
aides,
yasmine
and
especially
lily,
who
sat
through
all
of
the
different
versions
of
the
drafts
of
amendments
and
resolutions,
the
ones
that
we
saw
and
took
action
on
and
the
ones
that
that
never
made
their
way
here
and
then,
most
importantly,
to
tobacco
hughes
and
to
alan
klugman.
Q
B
B
Challenging
issues
to
deal
with,
but
it
is
truly
a
real
privilege
and
honor
to
be
able
to
work
closely
with
you
and
to
be
able
to
see
just
what
a
fierce
advocate
you
have
been
all
throughout
this
process
and
bring
for
the
voices
of
so
many
people
and
the
hopes
that
they
have
and
doing
everything
you
can.
B
Turning
over
every
last
stone
examining
every
option
available
to
secure
the
best
possible
outcome,
given
the
set
of
circumstances
we're
in
and
it
has
been
a
joy
getting
to
know
you
better
all
throughout
this
process,
and
I'm
so
thankful
for
your
leadership
on
this
and
know
that
people
across
our
city
are
very
well
represented
in
all
of
your
work.
So
thank
you.