02-11 Work Session
CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
Richfield, Minnesota
Special City Council Work Session
February 11, 2019
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Regan Gonzalez at 6:00 p.m. in the Bartholomew
Room.
Council Members Maria Regan Gonzalez, Mayor; Edwina Garcia; Mary Supple; and Simon
Present: Trautmann (arrived at 6:02 p.m.).
Staff Present: Katie Rodriguez, City Manager; Kristin Asher, Public Works Director; Russ
Lupkes, Utilities Superintendent; Jack Broz, Transportation Engineer; and
Jared Voto, Executive Aide/Analyst.
Item #1 DISCUSS PORTLAND AVE BIKE GAP PROJECT
Transportation Engineer Broz provided a presentation on the Portland Ave Bikeway at
Crosstown (Hwy 62). He discussed the bicycle lane gap between 66th Street in Richfield and 60th
Street in Minneapolis. He highlighted the project goals, engagement strategies, the proposed bike
lane and layout through re-striping, and project timeline.
Mayor and Council Members asked questions about the project location, the cost of the
project, the Transportation Commission’s recommendation, pedestrian signals, and passive detectors
for pedestrians.
Transportation Engineer Broz responded to questions explaining the work is north of the
roundabout, which was not reconstructed as part of the recently completed Portland Avenue project.
He also responded that the project is a mill and overlay, with no curbs being removed, so there are no
additional costs for the project based on reconfiguration of the roundabout or lanes. He added that a
traffic study of the roundabout would be completed once traffic counts have been done and then
options for roundabout will be discussed based on the outcomes of the study. Lastly, he also
discussed adding pedestrian activated crossing signals or rapid flashing beacons (RFBs) to the
roundabout and could look into passive detectors during final design.
Item #2 DISCUSS CITYWIDE WATER METER REPLACEMENT PROJECT
Public Works Director Asher presented on the problem of a high failure rate with the current
water meters and the solution of completing a citywide meter replacement. She proposed a 3-year
replacement plan for the entire city, starting with a pilot program in 2019, and project completion in in
2021. She also discussed the outreach campaign to contact residents about the replacement
program. Lastly, she discussedthe timeline for the project, with seeking Council approval to move
forwad with the project at the February 26 City Council meeting.
Special City Council Work Session -2- February 11,2019
ADJOURNMENT
The work session was adjourned by unanimous consent at 6:29 p.m.
Date Approved: February 26, 2019
Maria Regan Gonz7rez
Mayor
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J ed Voto Katie Rodriguez
Executive Aide/Analyst City Manager