03-13-12 Worksession CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
Richfield, Minnesota
ge4#eedc Special City Council Worksession
March 13, 2012
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Pro Tempore at 6:00 p.m. in the Bartholomew
Conference Room.
ROLL CALL
Council Members Tom Fitzhenry, Mayor Pro Tempore; Pat Elliott; Sue Sandahl; and Fred
Present: Wroge.
Council Members Debbie Goettel, Mayor.
Absent:
Staff Present: Mike Eastling, Acting City Manager; Jim Topitzhofer, Recreation Services
Director; Jeff Pearson, Transportation Engineer and Cheryl Krumholz,
Executive Coordinator.
Item #1 DISCUSSION REGARDING PORTLAND AVENUE LANE RECONFIGURATION
PILOT PROJECT. (COUNCIL MEMO NO. 32)
Transportation Engineer Pearson presented a summary of the completed Portland Avenue
Lane Reconfiguration Pilot Project, including history, feedback process, 6 month and 12 month
survey results, proposed design feature considerations in full reconstruction.
Acting City Manager Eastling stated the 3-lane configuration will continue and if the project
goes into reconstruction design, more feedback will be obtained.
Council Member Wroge expressed concern regarding removing on-street Sunday parking.
Item #2 DISCUSSION REGARDING ARTERIAL TRANSIT CORRIDOR STUDY.
(COUNCIL MEMO NO. 32)
Charles Carlson, Transitway Projects Manager for Metro Transit, presented the finding and
recommendations of Metro Transit's ongoing Arterial Transit Corridor ("rapid bus") study.
Special Worksession Minutes -2- March 13, 2012
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned by unanimous consent at 6:57 p.m.
Date Approved: March 27, 2012
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