Hi Everyone,
The following information is from Tim Springer, Midtown Greenway Coalition.
Sheila Delaney
Monday, March 19, 2001
1:00pm Rm 132 City Hall
Ways and Means Committee will hear the Lake Street LRT issue. They won't
take action but will adjourn to March 22 at 9:15. I spoke to Pat Kelly and
she was unsure if Chair Campbell would allow public testimony. You should
call Pat on or after 3.14 to find out. (673-2202)
Thursday, March 22, 2001
9:15 a.m. Rm 132 City Hall.
There will be a joint meeting of the T&PW and W&M committees on Thursday,
March 22 at 9:15 A.M. for the purpose of acting on 2 items related to LRT.
Both of these items will have been presented to the individual committees
before then, however, additional financial information is needed. (no public
testimony)
FYI Here is the official T&PW action.
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
Jenny Heiser wrote:
>
> 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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