2012-04-04 Transpo Commission MinutesATTACHMENT #1
Richfield Transportation Commission
Meeting Minutes
April 4, 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, Steven Hurvitz, Pat Sorenson.
Liasions: Maureen Scaglia, Bob Shotwell, Council Member Sue Sandahl.
City Staff: Jeff Pearson; Kristin Asher.
Others: Kelly Grissman
I. Call to Order
M. Kirsch called the meeting to order at 7:03 p.m.
II. Approval of Agenda
Motion by Hurvitz to approve agenda, s/ Easterlund. Motion carried.
III. Approval of Meeting Minutes
Motion by Severson to approve March 7, 2012 meeting minutes, s/ Ahlstrom. Motion
carried.
Joint Meeting Portion w/ Community Services Commission
IV. Three Rivers Park District (TRPD) Intercity Regional Trail Master Plan
Presentation
Kelly Grissman, Planner for Three Rivers Park District, presented the draft Intercity
Regional Trail Master Plan to the joint Commissions. Discussion included:
How crossings of highways were to be made.
Desire for bicycle facilites east side Highway 77 (on Longfellow Avenue).
Advantages and disadvantages of the two alternative routes for the trail near the
Richfield Parkway/Cedar Avenue/66th Street area.
How to view and comment on the full draft Master Plan.
Pearson will send out the link to the TRPD website for Commission members to view and
comment on the plan.
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V. Election of Officers
Chair: Kirsch, nominated by Sorenson, s/Severson
Vice-Chair: Hurvitz, nominated by Severson, s/Ahlstrom.
VI. County Road/Arterial Prioritization
Pearson presented a summary of the project history and purpose. The Key Categories and
their definitions were reviewed as well as the Segment Summary Sheets that had
previously been created. The Technical Scoring Document and Ranking Results were
presented along with an explanation of how the document was constructed. Discussion on
the topic included:
The possibility of addressing issues along various streets without a full
reconstruction (example given was sidewalk reconstruction to make it more ADA
compliant).
How to more accurately address the pavement condition of Portland Avenue
after the 2010 overlay
If the key technical categories should be weighted by the Commission.
Motion by Hurvitz to alter the Portland Avenue pavement condition number to be a
weighted average of 60% pre-2010 index and 40% post-2010 index, s/Ahlstrom. Motion
carried.
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Motion by Sorenson to get rid of the “Without Severe Crashes” ranking results in the
spreadsheet, s/Hurvitz. Motion carried.
Motion by Hurvitz for the Commission to weight the key technical categories in order of
importance in the raning results, s/Nutter. Motion carried.
Commission members will submit their individual weighting results to staff in order to
factor those results into the rankings.
VII. Updates
Asher gave a brief update on the status of the North Richfield Parkway and Taft Lake
Improvements project. Pearson updated the Commission on the Bicycle Master Plan open
house and some of the comments received. Hurvitz noted that he attended the Open
House and felt staff did a nice job presenting the information to the public. Pearson noted
that due to site construction at Menard’s, 77th Street will have traffic impacts including a
full closure of eastbound lanes between Nicollet Ave and 2nd Ave. The closure should be
open by the first week of May. Finally, Asher gave a quick update that the contractor for
the Metro Sewer Project should be returning soon to complete the remaining project items
on 76th Street.
VIII. Adjournment
M/ Sorenson to adjourn, s/Hurvitz. Motion carried. Meeting was adjourned at 9:14 P.M.
IX. The next Transportation Commission meeting will be held on May 2, 2012 at 7:00
p.m. at the Richfield Municipal Center, Bartholomew Room.