02-13-18 C/M Agenda Packet A G E N D A
Council/Manager Meeting
Golden Valley City Hall
7800 Golden Valley Road
Council Conference Room
February 13, 2018
6:30 pm
Pages
1. Presentation: Lime Bike (30 minutes) 2
2. CenterPoint Belt Line Project (30 minutes) 3
3. Commission Annual Reports: 4
a. Golden Valley Human Services Fund (15 minutes)
4. METRO Blue Line Extension Update (20 minutes) 5-7
5. Council Review of Future Draft Agendas: City Council February 20, City Council
March 6 and Council/Manager March 13, 2018
8-11
Council/Manager meetings have an informal, discussion-style format and are designed
for the Council to obtain background information, consider policy alternatives, and
provide general directions to staff. No formal actions are taken at these meetings. The
public is invited to attend Council/Manager meetings and listen to the discussion; public
participation is allowed by invitation of the City Council.
Executive Summary
Golden Valley Council/Manager Meeting
February 13, 2018
Agenda Item
1. Presentation - Lime Bike
Prepared By
Marc Nevinski, Physical Development Director
Summary
Representatives for Lime Bike, a dockless biking system, will be in attendance to discuss with
Council a possible pilot project for our City.
The concept is consistent with several goals the City is working towards, including:
1) Increase use of trails (Bike and Ped Plan)
2) Beneficial environmental impacts (Green Step)
3) Encourage exercise (Park & Rec)
4) Intra City connecter (BLRT to various employment hubs)
5) Access to all (GARE)
Executive Summary
Golden Valley Council/Manager Meeting
February 13, 2018
Agenda Item
2. Centerpoint Energy Beltline Project
Prepared By
Marc Nevinski, Physical Development Director
Summary
Staff and representatives from Centerpoint Energy will provide Council an update on the Beltline
project scheduled for 2018 along Golden Valley Road.
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3. Golden Valley Human Services Fund
Prepared By
Brian Erickson, Recreation Supervisor
Summary
Golden Valley Services Fund Chair, Denise La-Mere Anderson, will be in attendance to share a
preview of the Human Services Fund’s proposed 2018 Strategic planning process.
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4. METRO Blue Line Extension Update
Prepared By
Jason Zimmerman, Planning Manager
Summary
Work on the light rail project, the METRO Blue Line Extension (Bottineau), continues to be carried
out on many fronts, even as the wait for a green light from the federal government continues.
Metro Transit
Metro Transit’s Project Office, which is leading the efforts to construct the line, recently
completed plans at the 90% level. These were reviewed by staff. At this point, the vast majority
of issues have been resolved and remaining items are typically smaller details, such as the design
of fencing along a walkway or the type of pavement markings that will be used at a station
platform.
City staff continues to meet with the Project Office every other week to address remaining
questions and discuss plans for construction. Every month, staff meets with others from the
corridor cities as well as Hennepin County, MnDOT, Three Rivers, and other partners at the
Technical Project Advisory Committee (TPAC) meetings. Other representatives from the
community and local businesses meet monthly at the Community Advisory Committee (CAC) and
the Business Advisory Committee (BAC) meetings. Representatives from each city meet monthly
at the Corridor Management Committee (CMC) meetings.
Two primary issues remain as roadblocks to implementation of the light rail plans. The first is
negotiations with the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) railroad to secure rights to the eastern
half of the rail corridor through Golden Valley, Robbinsdale, and Crystal. The railroad has said
they will not engage in negotiations for the Blue Line Extension until all negotiations with the
Green Line Extension (Southwest) have been concluded. This is expected to happen soon.
The second is the unclear status of federal funding for the project, which would cover
approximately 50% of the total cost. Due to clouded budget talks in Washington, DC, the timing
for resolution of this issue is unclear.
Construction is currently slated to begin in 2019 with daily operations beginning in 2022, though
these dates may slip as the outstanding issues remain unresolved.
Hennepin County - Bottineau Community Works
Hennepin County Community Works, which strives to collaborate with local partners to address
problems and strengthen neighborhoods, has created Bottineau Community Works to assist with
the planning and implementation of projects “beyond the rails” of Metro Transit’s Blue Line
Extension work.
City staff meets monthly with partners from other organizations; a steering committee of elected
officials meets quarterly.
There are currently three major initiatives associated with the light rail project: a Federal Transit
Administration (FTA) grant that is addressing housing, zoning, infrastructure, wayfinding, and
community engagement; a McKnight Foundation grant that is coordinating small business
support and placemaking, and a Blue Cross Blue Shield MN grant that is examining health equity
along the corridor. Golden Valley staff is involved in each of these efforts to varying degrees.
Two studies are underway as part of the FTA grant. The first is being led by the consulting team of
Perkins + Will and has conducted housing and commercial market studies that will help inform
what types of developments may be needed in the light rail station areas. Staff has reviewed the
housing market study draft report and received the preliminary findings from the commercial
market study. Final reports for both are forthcoming. In addition, this team is researching and will
be proposing new Transit Oriented Development (TOD) zoning language, ready for adoption into
City Code, that would regulate new development in the station areas.
The second study, just underway, is being led by SRF and will examine a range of infrastructure
topics, including performing a circulation and connectivity assessment, drafting a bicycle and
pedestrian connection implementation plan, and researching the feasibility of shared mobility
options to link the wider community with the light rail line. Golden Valley is most interested in
understanding what a citywide circulator might look like and how it could connect employees
with the Golden Valley Road station.
Both efforts require community engagement. The consultants would like to conduct a public
meeting in March to present information and gather feedback on the two studies.
Additional future work will include developing standards for corridor wayfinding and investigating
innovative financing tools for implementation of station area plans.
The McKnight Foundation has funded an initiative that will provide small business support and
will also utilize local artists to conducting placemaking in advance of light rail construction. This is
similar to work that was done along the Green Line in St. Paul.
Finally, Blue Cross Blue Shield MN is wrapping up a multi-year effort to explore health equity
along the proposed line. Though this work, a handful of demonstration projects have been tested
along the corridor. In Golden Valley, pedestrian improvements (pavement markings and
delineators) on Golden Valley Road near Courage Kenny were tested for possible long-term
implementation.
Connect Blue Line Now!
Lobbying efforts by leadership from the corridor cities continue to urge state and federal officials
to support the line.
Staff Request
Consultants for the TOD Zoning study are available to present to the City Council and/or Planning
Commission on the potential for transit oriented development at the Golden Valley Road station.
Staff would like direction from the City Council as to when this information should be shared and
in what venue.
AGENDA
Regular Meeting of the
City Council
Golden Valley City Hall
7800 Golden Valley Road
Council Chamber
February 20, 2018
Immediately following HRA meeting
1. CALL TO ORDER PAGES
A. Pledge of Allegiance
B. Roll Call
2. ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS TO AGENDA
3. CONSENT AGENDA
Approval of Consent Agenda - All items listed under this heading are considered to be
routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no
discussion of these items unless a Council Member so requests in which event the item
will be removed from the general order of business and considered in its normal
sequence on the agenda.
A. Approval of Minutes:
1. City Council Meeting - February 7, 2018
B. Approval of City Check Register
C. Licenses:
D. Minutes of Boards and Commissions:
1.
E. Bids and Quotes:
1. Approve purchase of Electric Golf Carts for Brookview Golf Course
F. Authorize Native Vegetation and Maintenance Contract for 2018
G. Approve Agreements for 2018-2019 Sanitary Sewer Repair Program
H. Authorize Professional Services SEH for Traffic Control Review on CenterPoint
Beltline Project
I. Authorize Agreement with SEH for Construction Services Liberty Crossing Flood
Mitigation
J. Resolutions Supporting Community Development Block Grant Funding Applications
for West Hennepin Affordable Housing Land Trust, Senior Community Services,
People Responding in Social Ministry and Community Action Partnership of Suburban
Hennepin County
K. First Amendment to Development Agreement - Liberty Crossing PUD #123
L. Board/Commission Appointment
4. PUBLIC HEARINGS
A. Public Hearing - Approve Major PUD Amendment and Zoning Map Amendment - 701
Lilac Drive North (Tennant)
B. Public Hearing - Approve Comprehensive Plan Amendment, Zoning Map
Amendment, Conditional Use Permit - Damascus Way
C. Public Hearing - Approve Comprehensive Plan Amendment - 1111 Douglas Drive
(Corporate Woods)
D. Public Hearing - Douglas Drive Redevelopment Area Plan Expansion
E. Public Hearing - Establish Tax Increment Financing District (Tennant)
Page 2 February 20, 2018
5. OLD BUSINESS
6. NEW BUSINESS
All Ordinances listed under this heading are eligible for Public input.
A. Review of Council Calendar
B. Mayor and Council Communications
7. ADJOURNMENT
AGENDA
Regular Meeting of the
City Council
Golden Valley City Hall
7800 Golden Valley Road
Council Chamber
March 6, 2018
6:30 pm
1. CALL TO ORDER PAGES
A. Pledge of Allegiance
B. Roll Call
2. ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS TO AGENDA
3. CONSENT AGENDA
Approval of Consent Agenda - All items listed under this heading are considered to be
routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no
discussion of these items unless a Council Member so requests in which event the item
will be removed from the general order of business and considered in its normal
sequence on the agenda.
A. Approval of Minutes:
1. City Council Meeting - February 20, 2018
B. Approval of City Check Register
C. Licenses:
1. General Business Licenses - Amusement Devices
D. Minutes of Boards and Commissions:
1.
E. Bids and Quotes:
1.
F.
4. PUBLIC HEARINGS
A. Public Hearing - 1017 Ravine Trail - Minor Subdivision
B. Public Hearing - Mixed Income Zoning Code Text Amendment/Policy
5. OLD BUSINESS
6. NEW BUSINESS
All Ordinances listed under this heading are eligible for Public input.
A. Review of Council Calendar
B. Mayor and Council Communications
7. ADJOURNMENT
A G E N D A
Council/Manager Meeting
Golden Valley City Hall
7800 Golden Valley Road
Council Conference Room
March 13, 2018
6:30 pm
Pages
1. Commission Annual Reports:
a. Human Rights Commission 2017 Annual Report and 2018 Proposed Work
Plan (15 minutes)
2. Comp Plan - Implementation Update (30 minutes)
a. Downtown Study
b. 300 Turners Crossroad
3. Council Review of Future Draft Agendas: City Council March 19, City Council
April 3 and Council/Manager April 10, 2018
Council/Manager meetings have an informal, discussion-style format and are designed
for the Council to obtain background information, consider policy alternatives, and
provide general directions to staff. No formal actions are taken at these meetings. The
public is invited to attend Council/Manager meetings and listen to the discussion; public
participation is allowed by invitation of the City Council.