02-25-14 Worksession CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
Richfield, Minnesota
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Special City Council Worksession
February 25, 2014
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Goettel at 6:05 p.m. in the Bartholomew Room.
ROLL CALL
Council Members Debbie Goettel, Mayor, Pat Elliott; Edwina Garcia, and Tom Fitzhenry.
Present:
Council Member Sue Sandahl.
Absent:
Staff Present: Steven L. Devich, City Manager; Mike Eastling, Public Works Director; Jim
Topitzhofer, Recreation Services Director; Jeff Pearson, Transportation
Engineer; Ann Hoffer, Adaptive Recreation Supervisor; and Cheryl Krumholz,
Executive Coordinator.
Item # 1 DISCUSSION REGARDING OPEN STREETS (COUNCIL MEMO NO. 21)
Recreation Services Director Topitzhofer stated the grant request to Blue Cross Blue Shield to
support another Open Streets event in 2014 in conjunction with PennFest was not selected for
funding. He reviewed the budget and funding options to make up for the lost grant funds.
The City Council consensus was that Open Streets has grown into a City-wide event and
should be continued. They requested staff review financial options, including City support, and return
to the City Council for further discussion.
Item # 2 DISCUSSION REGARDING CROSSTOWN GATEWAYS DESIGN (COUNCIL MEMO
NO. 22)
Transportation Engineer Pearson stated that as the final element to the Crosstown/I-35W
reconstruction, MnDOT will be installing gateways at Penn, Lyndale, Nicollet and Portland Avenue in
Richfield along Highway 62. He presented graphics of the gateways and locations as recommended
by the Crosstown Gateway Project Task Force.
Tony Wotzka and Todd Carroll, MnDOT, discussed the proposed gateways.
The City Council consensus was to agree to the recommendations but change the wording
from `Welcomes You' to `Minnesota's First Suburb'.
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Item # 3 DISCUSSION REGARDING PENN/NICOLLET AVENUE LANE CONVERSIONS
MEMO NO. 22)
Transportation Engineer Pearson stated the mill and overlay of Penn and Nicollet Avenues in
2014 by Hennepin County allows the City to pursue striping changes that would convert sections from
4-to-3 lanes. He presented the proposed striping plans.
The City Council consensus was to agree to the proposed plans and include on-street parking
options on Nicollet Avenue between 70th and 72nd Streets.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned by unanimous consent at 6:55 p.m.
Date Approved: March 11, 2014
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