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Minutes 04-05-06Richfield Transportation Commission Wednesday, August 2, 2006 7:00 p.m. Richfield City Hall, Council Chambers DRAFT Minutes Commission members in attendance: Barbara Kritzman (Chair); Bob Elliott (Vice-Chair); Sara Nutter; Randy Matheus; Pat Sorensen; Council member Suzanne Sandahl; Steve Lindgren; Maureen Scaglia; and, Gary Ness. Others in attendance: Sally Carlson-Bancroft; William Svoboda; Tony Heppelmann of WSB & Associates; and City Staff: Tom Foley and Kristin Asher. B. Kritzman called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m. Motion to approve the agenda deleting item #5 and moving item #3 to after item #8 made by S. Lindgren, seconded by G. Ness. Motion passed unanimously. Motion to approve minutes of June 7, 2006 meetings noting that S. Sandahl was present for the meeting, made by S. Lindgren, seconded by G. Ness. Motion passed unanimously. Crosswalk Policy B. Kritzman reported that the Council accepted the proposed Crosswalk Policy but added a requirement that the public be given an opportunity to comment on proposals to remove painted crosswalks, the Commission would make a recommendation on their removal and that the City Council would have to approve removal before City staff could remove a painted crosswalk. Lyndale Avenue Bridge T. Heppelmann of WSB gave a brief history of the Lyndale Bridge design. He then reviewed four alternative strategies that the City could pursue. City staffs of Bloomington and Richfield, and Mr. Heppelmann favored alternative 2, which called for building the Lyndale Bridge with a flexible design that allowed for future access from Lyndale Avenue to 35W. The bridge design will be discussed at a joint meeting with the City of Bloomington’s Traffic and Transportation Advisory Commission on Thursday, August 24 at 6:30 p.m. at the Bloomington Public Works Building, 1700 West 98th St. in Bloomington. A public open house on the Lyndale Bridge design will be held in mid-September although no date for the open house has been set yet. Bicycle Planning T. Foley outlined a schedule for completing the Bikeway Plan by the end of 2006 so that the City could apply for possible federal funds in January 2007. T. Foley then reviewed the steps involved in preparing a bikeway plan. K. Asher mentioned that 76th St. could be rebuilt to accommodate a new sanitary sewer interceptor built by the Metropolitan Council in 2008-2010. May need to adjust the schedule to coordinate with Lyndale Ave. Bridge construction. Neighborhood Stop Sign Test Area The Commission reviewed comments received at the July 12th public information meeting on stop sign test in the neighborhood bounded by 66th St. to the south, 62nd St. to the north, and between 11th Ave. and 18th Ave. City staff recommended that a four-way stop sign be placed at 63rd St. and 14th Ave. due to sight limitations. Motion by R. Matheus, seconded by M. Scaglia, and passed to recommend the proposed stop sign pattern as submitted to the City Council. 35W/94 Downtown Minneapolis Study Vice-Chair B. Elliott reported on his attendance at a meeting on possible improvements to the 35W/94 Minneapolis Downtown Area. Much discussion focused on how to expand the Lowry Hill Tunnel to carry increased traffic. Motor Vehicle Sales Tax (MVST) Constitutional Amendment Tom Foley submitted a list of actions the city could take to promote the MVST Amendment. Suggestions were added: make literature available at the Augsburg Park Library; and, put the Vote Yes video on the City Cable TV channel. Other Business Motion by S, Lindgren, seconded by B. Elliott and passed to have the Council send letters of appreciation to retiring members of the Transportation Commission. Randy Matheus was excused from the August 24, 2006 meeting in Bloomington. Topics for Next Meeting Road Maintenance Program for City Streets County Road Study 17th Avenue Parkway Bikeway Plan Adjournment Meeting was adjourned at 8:45 p.m.