Below is part of the official city minutes of last week's T & PW Committee meeting
(3/8).
A number of concerned Phillips neighbors, as well as Tim Springer and associates from
the
Midtown Greenway Coalition, attended this meeting to hear Bob Morgan, City Engineering
Dept., present information about the proposed LRT bridge design changes at Lake St.
that
have caused quite a stir in several neighborhoods bordering this intersection. It was
my
understanding at the end of the public presentations by Mr. Morgan and by Tim Springer,
and CM Q&A's/discussion around this issue, that there was to be a joint committee
meeting
of the T&PW and Ways & Means committees, scheduled for Wednesday, March 21st, at 12
noon,
in City Hall Room 132. Construction work at the Lake St. bridge site is scheduled to
begin
in early April -- just a couple of weeks away -- thus it was thought that a joint
committee meeting was needed in order to deal with this important issue in a timely
manner
before the 3/23 full Council meeting, where a resolution could be presented and passed
on
any additional funding the City would provide (along with the Met Council) to return to
the original neighborhood approved design of the LRT bridge at Lake St.
However, this morning I went to the City's website to check the 3/8 committee minutes
(see
below) to verify the time of this meeting only to find that the date and time have been
changed (see Item 12, bolded). Or at least it certainly looks that way to me. Does
anyone
have any additional information about this important meeting?
Jenny Heiser
East Phillips
Ward 6, Precinct 8
Transportation & Public Works Committee Agenda and Actions Regular meeting of
Thursday, March 8, 2001
Standing Committee Of The Minneapolis City Council 9:00 a.m. - Room 132
Present: Council Members Mead, Johnson, Biernat, Niland, Colvin Roy, Lane
Also Present: Council Members Goodman and Herron
Awards
<snip>
Water Works
<snip>
Purchasing
<snip>
Discussion Items
City Engineer
<snip>
11. Light Rail Transit Project: Informational chart outlining options and
funding
choices
(Chart to be distributed at Committee meeting) T&PW Action: Received &
Filed
12. Light Rail Transit - Retained Fill Section north of Lake Street: Report
outlining current
status of discussions on costs and responsibilities related to construction of
elevated
trackage between Lake St and 28th St Refer cost issue to W&M/Budget
T&PW Action: Referred to special meeting on March 22 at 9:15 a.m.; Staff
directed
to look
at the cost implications of the Midtown Greenway Coalition's southern and
northern
bike
route alignment options
13. Light Rail Transit Project: Establishment of special fund under the control
of
the City
Engineer to be used for project related expenses; Appropriation of $100,000
Also in W&M/Budget T&PW Action: (update letter for W&M), Approved
appropriation to Permanent
Improvement Fund (4100) payable from the General Fund Reserve Contingency
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