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12-05-13 Bottineau LRT Planning Advisory Committee Minutes G��y of ,golden val l e � Bottineau LRT Planning Advisory Committee December 5, 2013 6:00 pm Golden Valley City Hall Council Conference Room Committee Members Present: Chair Rich Baker, Vice Chair Sean Fahey, Gillian Rosenquist, Jim Stremel, Dan Steinberg, Cathy Waldhauser, Andrea Wiley City Council Present: Council Member Clausen City Staff Present: Director of Community Development Mark Grimes, Public Works Specialist Eric Eckman, City Planner Jason Zimmerman Also Present: Erv Heim, Billy Binder I. Approval of Minutes from October 24, 2013 Chair Rich Baker called the meeting to order at 6:05 pm. Introductions were made including new City Planner Jason Zimmerman and potential Committee Member Erv Heim, representing St. Margaret Mary Church. Resident Billy Binder was also in attendance. 7he minutes from the October 24, 2013, meeting were approved unanimously. II. Request for College Student Research Committee Member Dan Steinberg asked to add an item to the agenda. He requested that the PAC reach out to college students in the Geography Departments at the Universities of Minnesota and lowa and offer the Bottineau Line as a topic for Senior Reports. Questions around the amount of staff time this might require were discussed and it was decided to table the idea until January. III. Report on Joint Environmental/Open Space and Minneapolis Park Board Meeting Steinberg asked to add an item to the agenda. He gave a brief report on a joint meeting that had taken place between the Environmental/Open Space Commission and the Minneapolis Park Board and asked that his notes on the meeting be provided to members of the PAC. Chair Baker suggested that Andrea Weber from the Park Board be asked to present at a future PAC meeting. IV. Review Hiawatha LRT Tour and D-1 Area Tour Director Mark Grimes recapped the tours taken in November of the Hiawatha Line and along the proposed Bottineau Line route. Council Member Joanie Clausen said that walking the route allowed her to have a good visual perspective and that it helped her see the potential impact on neighboring homes. Committee Member Sean Fahey stated that it was helpful to stand on the Golden Valley Road bridge and imagine what could be there when the line comes through. V. Review Hennepin County Station Area Planning Process Grimes stated that a preferred consultant had been selected by Golden Valley and Minneapolis and that Hennepin County was worked to finalize the hiring. He expected the consultant would begin work in January and the planning process would take about 12 months. Chair Baker asked how the PAC would interact with the consultant. Grimes answered that the consultant would be Iooking to the Committee for information and feedback on the station area planning. Council Member Clausen said the Committee would be advocates for the City. Chair Baker indicated he wanted to set a tone of active involvement and suggested inviting the consultants to the January meeting and making an update from them be part of the regular agenda. VI. Recap of Bottineau Transitway Health Impact Assessment Meeting Committee Member Cathy Waldhauser asked to speak on the Health Impact Assessment Meeting she attended. She indicated that the two biggest areas of concern from residents of North Minneapolis were (a) air quality and (b)the safety of foot traffic. She also stated that the Bottineau Line is seen as having the biggest benefit to those without car access. VII. Other Business Chair Baker suggested revisiting the role of the Committee and looking closely at the bullet points that outlined the responsibilities of the PAC that were handed out at the last meeting. Council Member Clausen asked that a copy of the resolution that established the Committee be provided to the members at the next meeting. Resident Billy Binder spoke to the Committee and emphasized that the City should take the opportunity when planning the station areas to make connections across the City and also to enhance bicycle and pedestrian routes. Chair Baker asked that the St. Margaret Mary Church representative take 5 minutes at the next meeting to outline the position of the church as it relates to the potential station at Golden Valley Road. VIII. Adjournment The meeting adjourned at 7:15 pm.