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12-05-13 Bottineau PAC Agenda cityof golden vall e Y Bottineau lRT Planning Advisory Committee December 5, 2013 6:00 pm Golden Valley City Hall Council Conference Room I. Approval of Minutes from October 24, 2013 II. Review Hiawatha LRT Tour and 0-1 Area Tour III. Review Hennepin County Station Area Planning Process IV. Adjournment G�tyof golden vall e Y Bottineau LRT Planning Advisory Committee October 24, 2013 7:00 am Brookview Community Center Committee Members Present: Jim Stremel, Rich Baker, Gillian Rosenquist, Dan Steinberg, Sean Fahey, Cathy W�I�l�h��ser, Andrea Wiley, Debra Yahle � �"��' a: City Council Present: Mayor Harris, Council Mernber Pentel,.Cour��l Member Clausen, Cour�eil M�ember Scanl,�n��uncil { Member Schmidgall ;, City Staff Present: City Manager To'►ii Burt; Di�ector of Community Developmerit Mark �rimes,°`E3irector of Public Works Jeann,i;r�e �lari'�y, Public 1�Vorks Specialist Eric Eckman, �� City`Plannet�HJoe�,l��geboom �, y �� r� ��AAi��i' Hennepin County Staff Present i1� Joe GJ�dk�,��.Brent Rusco, Denise Engen, Andrew d, Gillett� ,,-� ,. _� Also Present: '°t=� �ob Mattison s5 �� ; �� ,. � � � � I. Welcome and��mtroducti��s�"� ,,,,,�, ra�� , City Manager Tt��i��urt call�d tl��meeting to order at 7 am. Burt introduced city staff, and wel�omed t�ie Co�'mmittee 1V��t�bers. Burt explained the Station Area Planning process and how �a� it rel1a�tes to th�a�Aal af the group. Burt referenced the Resolution that was passed by the City Counci)fc�rmally creatingthe group. `�� Council Memb�r.J��ie Clausen welcomed the group, and encouraged the group to look at parking options at the station locations sites. Council Member Clausen reiterated that both the station location site at Golden Valley Road and the station location site at Plymouth Avenue are still under consideration. Council Member Paula Pentel welcomed the group, and encouraged the group to consider which station location would best meet the needs of the community. Council Member Pentel noted that the Station Area Planning process will help to influence station site selection in the future. Council Member DeDe Scanlon welcomed the group, and emphasized that St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church should be consulted as the process moves forward so that Station Area Planning does not conflict with plans of the Church. Council Member Steve Schmidgall welcomed the group, and encouraged the group for look at ways that the Bottineau LRT could impact or enhance Golden Valley's downtown area. €�p`�� _ ,�. II. Committee Role/Election of Committee Chair ' ,MG, � : Joe Hogeboom distributed information pertaining to the Comm�ttee's role,which was developed by the City Council. The City Council has established thea��m�'iittee�� °�� a��, • Identify all impacts of the Bottineau LRT on roaclsk=sidew��l�ks ancl�trails�� • Identify effects on the existing transit sy�t�rn�ir�}�old�n�Va��y. �F : • Identify station parking issues, availability:and oppc�rtuniti�: ; , * Meet with key property owners and other s,takeholde�s near�btith proposed station locations to understand long-term'plans for the area. • tdentify impacts to natural resouries an� plans�foc miat��ation of the impacts. • Establish long-term land us��goal�for areas��djacent�to�both of the proposed station locations. '''�� • Work with Hennepin Cour�ty to ensure that there is an adequate method of communication to Gr�lden �/alley�aroperty owners. • Meet with resi�ents liv�n �r the��4ttineau LRT corridor and identify issues and 8,�1� concerns. '� ` • Review and offeracorirri��t�nts��n station area planning analysis, results and recommend,ations z k �� ;. ��a • Revi�Nr'and off�r coi�ments fo land use plans for areas adjacent to the station �la�ation.s, '`� ��ed, `;� Rich��er was appointed as the Chair of the Committee, and Sean Fahey was appointed the Vice Chaii�;qf the Ctirnmitt�e. `s��}� �,� It was the con�eii�u��of the Committee to hold regular meetings on the first Thursday of each month at 6 pm. The next regular Committee meeting will be Thursday, December 5 at 6 pm. Going forward, Committee meetings will take place in the Council Conference Room at Golden Valley City Hall. III. Bottineau Transitway Study Process Update Joe Gladke provided an update about the Bottineau Transitway project. Gladke reviewed a PowerPoint presentation which will be distributed to Committee Members. IV. Station Area Planning Andrew Gillette described the proposed scope of the Station Area Planning process. Gillette stated that a Request for Proposals has been released, and that the County expects to award a contract by December 12, 2013. County staff has invited City of Minneapolis and City of Golden Valley staff to participate in consultant selection. Gillette explained that the scope of work for the Station Area Planning process only includes the Minneapolis Van White Blvd. station as well as the Plymouth Ave. and Golden Valley Rd. stations in Golden Valley. The process will not include station sites on the�-2�lignment. Chair Baker requested that the Committee review the RFP at its ��t meeting. , ;�' ,.;�� J � h0� V. Community Engagement Outline ��3 �� "3 ts� � �� Q ��a f� ��ja �.��1€2 t Denise Engen discussed community engagement as it pertai��d to4 the Health �xripact Assessment (HIA). The HIA addressed health impa�ts assvc�ate'��,�ith�the Boi�t�neau Transitway. ��,�v � � Member Rosenquist appreciated that the HIA was.available=�q Gol�le��Ualley residents for review, but stated concern over the lack of information in the document'pertaining specifically to Golden Valley. Engen stated that the CQmmittee should consider whether or not to make recommendations based on health-rel�tedimpacts of the Bottineau Transitway. Denise Engen invited the Committee=to partiGipate in an'upc4ming meeting to discuss issues that resulted from the HIA ,k;��= �; F ��t ' �;� ,'_ ;�� VI. Misc. Bottineaur'��ics � ��` � � C �� x3" Brent Rusco pres'en�ed a`uf�,y o�ier" vid�i�of the proposed LRT. He referred the Committee Members to the proj��t's webs�tc��t�ia�ad�more information about the project and future events associated with t�� LRT: , �� "PIA. c"�I9i rH Vice Chair Fahey a�sk�d how the project would impact Golden Valley Road (Hennepin County Road 66�. Director Clanc stated that County transportation staff is in close contact with City <�. staff reg��ding issu�� impacting Golden Valley Road. The planning process, itself, will likely not result in imrri��iatef�hanges to the road corridor. ��_�,�;�. �� VII. Future Meeting Dates Staff will work with the Committee via email to arrange a tour of the Hiawatha LRT as well as a walking tour of Sochaki Park, Mary Hills Nature Area and Theodore Wirth Park. VIII. Adjournment The meeting adjourned at 8:45 am. �.�� I'Ianning Department 7��-5�s-sass��-s��-s�o�{fax) �° a�. � :��r.��9�i��h�i!�fl�NiiG�"�i '�_�"'�—��= ��ii�!Ii�iP��i"�aUditi�,. .<: ` �°��` _F��niiii��u�.�... . : .:.. �� `�� .. � � . _ _ �,.��ii��.� ��' � � ..,�,r Date: November 26, 2013 To: Bottineau LRT Planning Advisory Committee From: Mark W. Grimes Subject: Review Hennepin County Station Area Planning Process ��-�� = ��:�:,,- �.��.� , ,�,. : The Hennepin County Railroad Authority is in the process of selecting a consultant for Bottineau LRT Station Area Planning. The selection of a consultant will be for the two stations in Minneapolis and the two stations in Golden Valley. The remainder of the stations north of Golden Valley will be under another contract and done at a later date. The station area planning process is scheduled to take about 12 months. The Advisory Committee will work to review and comment on the work of the consultant. It is anticipated that the Advisory Committee will have the opportunity to meet with the consultant as part of the Community Engagement portion of the process. As soon as the consultant is selected, I will let you know of the decision and schedule.