DRAFT Minutes 10-06-10RICHFIELD TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
DRAFT MEETING MINUTES
OCTOBER 6, 2010
7:00 p.m. | Richfield City Hall | Council Chambers
Commission members in attendance: Martin Kirsch (Chair); Gail Lund; Andrew Wittenborg; Pat Sorensen; Barb Kritzman; Peter Easterlund; Bob Shotwell; Sara Nutter; Council Member Sue Sandahl.
City Staff: Jeff Pearson, Kristin Asher.
Others: Jupe Hale, Steve Lindgren
Absent: Tim Carter; Maureen Scaglia; Gary Ness
CALL TO ORDER
M. Kirsch called the meeting to order at 7:04 p.m.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Motion by Sorensen to approve agenda with addition of Steve Lindgren, s/Easterlund. Motion carried.
APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES
Motion by Easterlund to approve September 1, 2010 meeting minutes, s/ Wittenborg. Motion carried.
RICHFIELD PARKWAY NORTH CONNECTION PLANNING
Asher summarized the potential for storm water improvements to Taft Lake that would require the removal of the frontage road around the lake. To maintain a secondary connection to the
Cedar Point Crossing development, the connection between Richfield Parkway and Bloomington Avenue would have to be completed. Asher explained that the Transportation Commission would
lead the preliminary design process and introduced Jupe Hale of WSB & Associates who will be the consultant on the project.
Hale stated that the priorities for this meeting were to brainstorm the project goals to use in reviewing future layout alternatives as well as to set a project timeline.
Discussion about the goals/key issues of the project resulted in the following list:
Connection to Bloomington Ave on north end
Impact to redevelopment area
Traffic speed control through design
Bus/Truck Traffic
Impact to neighboring properties
Impact to local streets
Impact to Bloomington Avenue south of the connection
Pedestrian Safety (Regional Trail crossing)
Impacts to Taft Park
An overall timeline was also agreed to that included dates for future public meetings and coordination with other commissions and the City Council. Both the goal list and calendar will
be finalized and approved at the November meeting. Hale will also present the first rough conceptual layouts at the November meeting for discussion so that several can be selected
to present to the public at the first input meeting scheduled for November 17th.
COMMENTS
Steve Lindgren spoke to the Commission about his frustrations with advance notice on the Penn Ave closure and the sensitivity of businesses in the Lyndale Ave & 76th Street area.
STATE AID STREETS DESIGNATION
Asher reviewed the process of designating roads as State Aid Streets. It was explained that due to the Diagonal Blvd and 76th Street improvements that those segments would be removed
from State Aid Designation after completion. Asher stated that staff has identified replacement segments and general consensus was to allow staff to continue this process without further
Commission involvement.
ARTERIAL ROAD PRIORITIZATION
Pearson updated the Commission on the progress of the report. He stated he hoped to have a first draft for November. Pearson asked about the public input process and consensus was
to rank the segments first and present the results in the report for public input.
UPDATES
Pearson corrected his previous update to the Commission regarding the timing of the I-494 auxiliary lane and Xerxes Ave bridge replacement project. MN/DOT hopes to start the projects
in 2013, not 2011.
Pearson updated the Commission on the NTP Bike Routes, the Richfield streets mill & overlay and noted that the Portland Avenue striping should be done by mid-October.
Asher updated the Commission on the Metro Sewer project.
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
The Commission requested to add the No Turn On Red sign elimination to a future agenda.
ADJOURNMENT
M/Sorensen to adjourn the meeting, s/Easterlund. Motion carried. Meeting was adjourned at 8:56 P.M.
THE NEXT TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION MEETING WILL BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 3, 2010 AT 7:00 P.M. AT THE CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS.