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2014-02-05 TC MinutesATTACHMENT #2 Richfield Transportation Commission Meeting Minutes February 5, 2014 7:00 p.m. | Richfield Municipal Center | Bartholomew Room Commission members in attendance: Martin Kirsch (Chair), Gary Ness, Tim Carter, Ken Severson, Terry Ahlstrom, Gerry Charnitz, Ted Weidenback, David Taylor Liaisons: Sean Hayford Oleary, Sue Sandahl City Staff: Jeff Pearson, Kristin Asher, Liz Finnegan Others: Jack Broz, Bill Klingbeil, Maury Hooper, Craig Churchward, David Gepner I. Call meeting to Order M. Kirsch called the meeting to order at 7:01 p.m. II. Approval of Agenda Motion made by Carter to approve the agenda, s/Ahlstrom. Motion carried. III. Approval of January 8, 2014 Meeting Minutes Motion made by Carter to approve the minutes, s/Severson. Motion carried. IV. Welcome New Members  Gerald (Gerry) Charnitz  Theodore (Ted) Weidenbach V. Election of Officers  Moved to April as per Commission bylaws VI. Portland Avenue & 66th Street Reconstruction Projects Jack Broz, Avenue Design Partners & Maury Hooper, Hennepin County  Open House Review/Recap  Hooper touched on traffic process and city staff discussed the City’s next step is to review intersections for possibility of roundabout for both traffic and right-of-way.  Broz followed up with Concepts discussion and how they serve the vision portrayed through the guiding principles.  Concept three was not recommended by technical staff to move forward for further consideration.  Much discussion on bicycle facilities – on street versus cycle track. o Winter maintenance on cycle track was discussed o Charnitz commented that Concept #4 had much more impacts o Consider future development of the City. If concept four is a draw, we should consider it.  Motion made by Ness to move forward with concepts two and four, s/Ahlstrom. (Adopted Unanimously) VII. Penn Avenue & Nicollet Avenue Overlay Projects  Pearson discussed the following: o 4-to-3 Lane Conversion Opportunity o Corridor Comparisons to Portland Avenue o Accelerated Timeline 1. Open House – February 19th , 2014 2. Council Action – March VIII. ADA Implementation Plan  Jeff reviewed ADA Implementation plan  Motion made by Carter to recommend approval to City Council, s/Ness. (Adopted Unanimously) ATTACHMENT #2 IX. Bike Master Plan Implementation  Deferred to next meeting X. Updates  I-494/35W Interchange  Richfield Bike Advocates XI. Upcoming Events/Meetings  Penn Avenue/Nicollet Avenue Overlays Open House  Wednesday, February 19, 2014, 4:30-6:30 pm Richfield Municipal Center  Next scheduled Commission meeting March 5, 2014 XII. Adjournment Motion made by Ness to adjourn meeting, s/Carter. Motion carried. Adjourned at 9:07 pm.