12-11 Concurrent CC, PC, and TC Work Session
CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
Richfield, Minnesota
Special Concurrent City Council, Planning
Commission, and Transportation
Commission Work Session
December 11, 2018
CALL TO ORDER
The work session was called to order by Mayor Elliott at 6:02 p.m. in the Bartholomew Room.
Council Members Pat Elliott, Mayor; Maria Regan Gonzalez; Edwina Garcia; Michael Howard;
Present: and Simon Trautmann.
Planning Commission Bryan Pynn; Kathryn Quam; Susan Rosenberg; and James Rudolph.
Members Present:
Planning Commission Sean Hayford Oleary, Chair; Daniel Kitzberger; and Allysen Hoberg.
Members Absent:
Transportation Ted Weidenbach, Chair; Gerry Charnitz; Paul Chillman; Wesley Dunser;
Commission Members Ken Severson; Gary Ness; Jeffrey Walz; Jack Wold
Present:
Transportation Tim Carter; Brynn Hausz; and Francine Legba.
Commission Members
Absent:
Staff Present: Pam Dmytrenko, Interim City Manager; Kristin Asher, Public Works Director;
Jeff Pearson, City Engineer; John Stark, Community Development Director;
Melissa Poehlman, Assistant Community Development Director; Jack Broz,
Transportation Engineer; and Jared Voto, Executive Aide/Analyst.
Item #1 I-494: AIRPORT TO 169 PROJECT
Andrew Lutaya, MnDOT West Area Engineer, presented on the project including the
development goals, preliminary design phase 1 and 2, public engagement efforts, alternative build
analyses, and the requirement for municipal consent.
Council Members and Commissioners provided feedback and comments on a number of
areas including their concerns on access consolidation and the economic impact to the area, the need
to better understand the economic impact, and the need for public engagement beyond the area map
shown in the presentation. Council Members requested to schedule another work session in early
2019 to further discuss the project details.
Special Concurrent Council,Planning Commission,and
Transportation Commission Work Session -2- December 11,2018
ADJOURNMENT
The work session was adjourned by unanimous consent at 6:56 p.m.
Date Approved: January 8, 2019
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Maria Regan G=e;
Mayor
J ed Vot Katie Rodriguez
Executive Aide/Analyst City Manager