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Meeting
Minutes
Tuesday, August 28, 2007, at
6:30 p.m.
City Council Chambers, 2660 Civic Center Drive
Roseville, Minnesota 55113
1. Introductions/Roll
Call
Commission
members present: Randy Neprash, Jan Vanderwall, and Ernie Willenbring
Commission
members absent: Jim DeBenedet and Joel Fischer
Staff
present: Duane Schwartz, Public Works Director; Deb Bloom, City Engineer
Others
present: None
2. Public
Comments
None
3. Approval
of July 24, 2007, Meeting Minutes
Member
Vanderwall moved to approve the minutes of the July 24, 2007, meeting of the
Public Works, Environment and Transportation Commission. Member Neprash
seconded.
Ayes: 3
Nays: 0
Abstained: 0
Motion
carried
Member
Willenbring brought up several items from the July meeting that staff was
going to research and questioned whether the information was available. Duane Schwartz reminded the Commission that due to the City Council asking for input on the
visioning process, those items were moved to the September meeting.
Member
Neprash asked about the recommendations the Commission had made regarding the
Northwestern College PUD and whether those recommendations had made it into
the final version. Deb Bloom said all the recommendations were in the final
version.
4. Communication
Items
Har
Mar Intersection Memo
Ms.
Bloom presented information on the PUD amendment application from Har Mar Shopping Center. This provides an opportunity to reconstruct the intersection at
Snelling and Skillman, which has been a major problem area.
Member
Vanderwall said he thought this was a good plan, and the road reconfiguration
would also be a benefit to the school district.
MET
Council Inflow/Infiltration Notice
Mr.
Schwartz presented the Inflow & Infiltration surcharge the Met Council is
proposing to bill the city for 2008.
Member
Willenbring asked if most of the problem areas had been identified. Mr.
Schwartz said we have been able to identify some direct inflow, but
precipitation hasn’t been enough for certain problems to show themselves.
City
Open House
The
City is planning an open house for October 13 from 10:00 to 2:00. Mr.
Schwartz asked commission members for suggestions and invited them to attend.
Comprehensive
Plan
The
City Council selected a consultant to work on the plan update and will be
appointing a steering committee made up of commission members, staff,
residents, etc. One member of the PWETC is being asked to serve on the new
committee. No one volunteered, and Member Willenbring suggested that one of
the two missing members might be interested and asked that commission members
be emailed additional information before a decision is made.
Member
Vanderwall brought up the 35W bridge collapse and said this incident
underscores the nature of the commission’s responsibility. Ms. Bloom said
that she had been attending meetings with Mn/DOT and officials from other
cities to discuss temporary and permanent methods for redirecting traffic.
5. Imagine
2025 Discussion
The
City Council has asked all commissions for feedback on the preliminary
visioning report. The PWETC went through the report and discussed additions
and changes they were proposing.
On
Page 3 Member Vanderwall wanted to change transit system to transportation
system.
On
Page 7 Member Vanderwall suggested a visibility standard be established.
Member
Neprash suggested adding a goal of increasing the tree canopy.
Member
Vanderwall said we need to make sure our priorities are to continually
maintain our assets rather than just to fix things when they break.
Member
Neprash wanted to add as a brainstorming item clarifying the development
review process with an eye toward environmental concerns.
Member
Neprash wanted to add doing an inventory of city properties with an eye
toward where additional storm water measures could be installed.
Member
Neprash wanted to add consistent lot sizes to the “maintain architectural
integrity” item.
Member
Neprash wanted public sidewalks to be connected to private sidewalks to the
front doors of businesses.
Member
Neprash wanted to add an item to explore the city initiating total maximum
daily load studies.
Member
Vanderwall wanted to make sure energy efficiency was stressed throughout.
Member
Willenbring asked if a certain amount of money granted for roadways has to go
to trail systems. Ms. Bloom said it is usually separate funding for
pedestrian or bike trails.
Member
Neprash commented on wanting to keep arterial roads as city friendly as
possible and not lose all control to the county or state.
Member
Willenbring suggested changing transit zones to increase density to improve
public transportation.
Member
Vanderwall said he thought the park and ride service could be better in Roseville.
Member
Willenbring wondered why adjacent parking lots for businesses couldn’t be
connected so that you could drive directly from one to the other instead of
going out one exit and driving all the way around to the next.
Member
Vanderwall suggested reactivating the Pathway Committee. Member Neprash
suggested adding a student representative to the committee.
(All
comments were fully noted by Mr. Schwartz and Ms. Bloom and consolidated into
one report for referral to Administration.)
6. Twin Lakes AUAR Update Discussion and Feedback
Member
Neprash asked what was needed from the commission at this point. Ms. Bloom
said any comments they had would be forwarded to the City Council.
Member
Neprash said he didn’t see any reference to large scale retail in the
report. Ms. Bloom pointed out the page where it was listed. The meaning of
the term “complimentary retail” was discussed. Mr. Schwartz said that they
should be referring comments rather than questions to the Council.
Member
Neprash said the report was ambiguous regarding the MPDS SDS general permit;
it’s not clear what permit they’re referring to.
Member
Neprash said the report focuses on traffic impacts at intersections, but the
volume increase on roads should also be addressed.
Member
Neprash said that one of the nice things stated in the AUAR is that the city
is able to accomplish a much greater water quality improvement.
Member
Neprash said the report shows traffic doubling on Fairview, but the noise
level is predicted to increase by only 1 decibel, and he’s questioning that.
Ms.
Bloom read back the comments that had been voiced. All commission members
agreed with the comments so they will be forwarded to the City Council.
7. Agenda
for next meeting – September 25, 2007
Pathway
Master Plan
Continued items
from several previous meetings
8. Adjournment
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