2012-03-07 Transpo Commission MinutesATTACHMENT #1
Richfield Transportation Commission
Meeting Minutes
March 7, 2012
7:00 p.m. | Richfield Municipal Center | Bartholomew Room
Commission members in attendance: Martin Kirsch (Chair); Ken Severson; Sara Nutter; Terry
Ahlstrom; Gary Ness; Peter Easterlund, Tim Carter, Ghislaine Ball, Steven Hurvitz, Pat Sorenson.
Liasions: Maureen Scaglia, Council Member Sue Sandahl.
City Staff: Jeff Pearson; Kristin Asher.
Others:
I. Call to Order
M. Kirsch called the meeting to order at 7:01 p.m.
II. Approval of Agenda
Motion by Easterlund to approve agenda, s/ Ness. Motion carried.
III. Approval of Meeting Minutes
Motion by Easterlund to approve February 1, 2012 meeting minutes, s/ Ahlstrom. Motion
carried.
IV. Draft Bicycle Master Plan
Pearson presented a summary of the Draft Bicycle Master Plan. Several commission
members gave comments which will be included in the public feedback to the plan for
consideration.
V. Open Streets Presentation
Pearson presented an overview of the Open Streets events. He noted that there is interest
in holding an event in Richfield on Penn Avenue and that an application for grant funding
for such an event has been submitted.
VI. Updates
Pearson updated the commission that the I-494 noise wall was rejected by the
neighborhood. Asher noted that the City was unsuccessful in receieving Federal funding for
Portland Avenue reconstruction. Pearson explained that the City will be doing a follow-up
on the bump-outs constructed on 11th Avenue and 72nd Street to examine their
effectiveness and gather feedback from residents. Finally, Pearson gave an update on the
status of the Federally funded bike route projects that have been held up in MN/DOT
approval.
VII. Adjournment
M/ Hurvitz to adjourn, s/Ness. Motion carried. Meeting was adjourned at 8:29 P.M.
VIII. The next Transportation Commission meeting will be held on April 4, 2012 at 7:00
p.m. at the Richfield Municipal Center, Bartholomew Room.