2016-09-07 TC MinutesATTACHMENT #1
Richfield Transportation Commission
Meeting Minutes
September 7, 2016
7:00 p.m. | Richfield Municipal Center | Heredia Room
Commission members in attendance: Ted Weidenbach (chair), Gerry Charnitz, Paul
Chillman, Brynn Hausz, Gary Ness, Ken Severson, Jeffrey Walz, and Jack Wold
Commission members not in attendance: Tim Carter and Sue Sandahl
Liaisons in attendance: Art Felgate and Michael Howard
Liaisons not in attendance: Sean Hayford Oleary
City Staff Liaison: Jack Broz
Other City Staff: Michael Petersen
Other: None
I. Call meeting to Order
Chair Weidenbach called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm
II. Approval of Agenda
Motion made by Charnitz to approve the agenda, s/Ness. Motion carried.
III. Approval of August 3, 2016 Meeting Minutes
Motion made by Hausz to approve the minutes, s/Charnitz. Motion carried.
IV. Welcome New Commissioners
Commissioners welcomed new youth commissioner Jack Wold.
V. Pedestrian Plan – 69th Street Alternatives
Broz went over the 69th Street Open House and discussed the public comments.
Staff proposed striping the road two lanes with a parking lane then monitoring
speeds and parking.
Motion made by Weidenbach to stripe 69th Street as proposed by City staff, and monitor
speeds, parking, and pedestrians; after a few weeks staff is to recommend to Council to
implement parking restrictions and install delineators as a “pilot” project and again staff
will monitor speeds and pedestrians and compare to when the road was just striped,
s/Severson. Motion carried.
VI. Smart Cities, Art Felgate
Art Felgate gave a presentation on smart cities technologies.
VII. Work Plan Review/Next Steps
Discussed Penn Fest.
VIII. Updates
Broz and Petersen gave updates on the following projects:
o 66th Street Streetscape - Kickoff this fall
o 77th Street Underpass - ROW acquisition started; addressing MnDOT comments
o 66th Street Bus Routes - Staff determining how to get information out to the
public
o NW Richfield Bike Routes - Contractor on board working on MnDOT permits
o TRP Trail - Ribbon cutting October 1
IX. Upcoming Events/Meeting(s)
Next scheduled Commission Meeting: October 5, 2016
X. Adjournment
Motion made by Ness to adjourn meeting, s/Chillman. Adjourned at 9:03 pm.