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The City of Saint Paul
Meetings for the Week of
MIA
May 1st, thru May 5th, 2000
MONDAY - May 1st
*Ramsey County Board 9:00 AM Council Chambers
Public Meeting - Ramsey County Charter 7:00 PM District Office - St. Paul Public
Commission Schools - 360 Colborne - Room
TUESDAY - May 2nd
Legislative Hearings (Summary Abatements 10:00 AM Room 330 City Hall
and Nuisance)
Property Code Enforcement 1:30 PM Room 330 City Hall
Hearings
WEDNESDAY - May 3rd
*City Council 3:30 PM Council Chambers
*Public Hearings 5:30 PM Council Chambers
THURSDAY - May 4th
Zoning Committee 3:30 PM Council Chambers
Public Works Informational Meeting
-Point Douglas Rd. Sanitary Sewer 7:00 PM Conway Community Center, 2090
Project Conway Street
FRIDAY - May 5th
No Meetings Scheduled
*Cablecast live and repeated on Saint Paul Channel 18.
Interpreter service for the hearing impaired will be provided at public meetings upon request. Request can be made by
calling(651)266-8509(Voice and TDD)Monday thru Friday, 8:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M A minimum of two days notice is
required.
For more information on any of these meetings,you can send Email to:
citizen.service(a,ci.stpaul.mn.us, or call the Saint Paul Citizen Service Office at(651) 266-8989
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RamseyCount APR 122000
CITY CLERK
Charter Commission
UPCOMING PUBLIC MEETING/
CITIZEN INPUT SESSION
Monday, May 1, 2000
7:00-9:00 p.m.
St. Paul Schools -- District Office
360 Colborne (Room 1F)
For more information, please contact
Terry Speiker at (651) 266-8012.
Public Meeting Topics
o Expansion of Ramsey County's strategic planning
requirements (as included in the Charter).
o Expanding the authority of the County Board (through an
addition to the Charter) to allow design build as an option
in construction projects.
CITY OF SAINT PAUL
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS ,
MEETING NOTICE
NOTIFICATION DATE:
4-17-00
TO: Tom Eggum Jim Graupmann, Water Utility
Roger Puchreiter Greg Reese, Forestry
Larry Lueth Citizen Service Office
Lou Cotroneo Bob Connor
Councilmenber Kathy Lantry
Rebekah Cross
MEETING DATE: Thursday, May 4, 2000
TIME: 7:00 p.m.
PLACE: Conway Community Center
2090 Conway Street
REQUESTED BY: Joe Mueller
SUBJECT: Neighborhood informational meeting to discuss sanitary sewer in Point
Douglas Road
REMARKS or AGENDA:
We have received a petition for public sanitary sewer in this area. This
meeting is to discuss resident concerns related to sewer construction and a
special assessment policy.
c: Jane Chada
Attachment
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DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
Thomas J.Eggum,Director/City Engineer
sA'K:T CITY OF SAINT PAUL Roger Puchreiter,Sewer Utility Manager
A Kt` 700 City Hall Annex
Norm Coleman, Mayor 25 West Fourth Street (651)266-6234
Saint Paul,MN 55102 FAX(651)298-5621
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April 17, 2000
Dear St. Paulite:
In response to a petition, the Public Works Sewer Utility has conducted a preliminary
investigation into constructing a public sanitary sewer in your area. You are invited to an
informational meeting to discuss the results of that investigation and other design and
assessment issues related to the proposed construction project.
PROJECT: POINT DOUGLAS SANITARY SEWER
CITY PROJECT NO. 00-S-1893
DATE: Thursday,May 4,2000
TIME: 7:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M.
PLACE: Conway Community Center
2090 Conway St.
At the meeting, we will discuss sewer alignment, sewer service connections, construction
practices, restoration and a special assessment policy. On the reverse side of this notice is a
map showing the proposed alignment of the sanitary sewer, possible future extensions of
that sewer and meeting location.
This meeting is informational only. Any decisions to proceed with all or portions of this
project will be made at a later date at a hearing during a City Council meeting. Property
owners who would be assessed for project construction, will be notified by mail of that
hearing.
If you have any questions, or would like additional information, please contact me at (651)
266-6149.
Sincerely, Oe
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Joseph J. eller, P.E.
Sewer Utility
Responsive Services • Quality Facilities • Employee Pride
METROPOLITAN AIRPORTS COMMISSION
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6040 - 28th Avenue South • Minneapolis, MN 55450-2799
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NOTICE OF SPECIAL SCHEDULED
FULL COMMISSION MEETING
Metropolitan Airports Commission
Wednesday, May 3, 2000
12:30 p.m.
Room 3040
Lindbergh Terminal Building
Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport
AGENDA
1) Recommendation re Bids -
Green Concourse APM - Facility & Finishes
Package (DP #3)
The Metropolitan Airports Commission is an affirmative action employer.
Reliever Airports: AIRLAKE • ANOKA COUNTY/BLAINE • CRYSTAL• FLYING CLOUD • LAKE ELMO • SAINT PAUL DOWNTOWN
MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS COMMITTEE /k-CFIVED
Paul Rehkamp—Chairman APR��
John Dowdle—Vice Chair �`% ?DO®
Carl D'Aquila I k
Ed Fiore £R/�
John Kahler
Bert McKasy
Nancy Speer
METROPOLITAN AIRPORTS COMMISSION
NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING OF THE
MANAGEMENT & OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
1:00 P.M. — May 3, 2000
Room 3040,West Mezzanine— Lindbergh Terminal, Wold Chamberlain Field
CONSENT
1. RECOMMENDATION: UPGRADE OF IBM AS400 COMPUTER
Dave Ruch, Director of IS
2. REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION TO ISSUE AN AUTOMATED TELLER
MACHINE RFP
Brian Peters, Administrator of Tenant Relations
DISCUSSION
3. DISCUSSION RE: GATE 43
Gordy Wennerstrom, Director Commercial Management & Airline Affairs
4. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING TO PARTICIPATE IN
METROPOLITAN TAXICAB TASK FORCE
Arlie Johnson, Manager Landside
5. RATIFIED AGREEMENT WITH INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING
ENGINEERS - LOCAL 70
Bill Peters, Labor Relations Manager
6. ADOPTION OF COMMERCIAL VEHICLE ORDINANCE #85
Betsy Hoium, Attorney
Arlie Johnson, Landside Manager
7. REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION TO IMPLEMENT THE CARGO FACILITY
SELF DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
Eric Johnson, Manager Commercial Mgmt. & Airline Affairs
8. LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
David Dombrowski, Deputy Executive Director Labor & Governmental Affairs
GENERAL INFORMATION
9. UPDATE CONCERNING AMERITECH'S INTENTIONS RE: IN-TERMINAL
ADVERTISING
Brian Peters, Administrator of Tenant Relations
10. UPDATE RE: ENTERPRISE LEASING COMPANY VS. MAC
Tom Anderson, General Counsel
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PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE
Roger Hale, Chair
Alton Gasper, Vice Chair RECEIVED
Coral Houle
Dick Long APR 28 2000
Bert McKasy
Georgiann Stenerson CITY CLERK
Paul Weske
METROPOLITAN AIRPORTS COMMISSION
NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING OF THE
PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE
Tuesday, May 2, 2000
2:00 p.m.
Room 3040, Mezzanine Level
Lindbergh Terminal, Wold-Chamberlain Field
AGENDA
PUBLIC HEARING
1. BUILDING CODE ORDINANCE PUBLIC HEARING
CONSENT
2. FINAL PAYMENTS — MAC CONTRACTS
a. Tug Drive Floor Rehabilitation (Todd Oetjens, Facilities Architect)
b. Energy Management Center Cooling Towers— Structural and Architectural
(Dennis Kowalke, Landside Project Manager)
c. Automated People Mover Tunnel (West Half) (Dennis Kowalke, Landside Project
Manager)
d. Business Center Development— Main Terminal, Green and Blue Concourses
(Todd Oetjens, Facilities Architect)
e. Parking Expansion: Parking Management Building (Dennis Kowalke, Landside
Project Manager)
f. Sun Country Temporary Hangar (Robert Vorpahl, Program Development
Engineer)
g. East Building Area Sewer and Water— St. Paul Downtown Airport (Gary G.
Warren, Director—Airside Development)
h. 1999 Part 150 Sound Insulation Program (Joseph Shortreed, Landside Project
Manager)
3. BIDS RECEIVED— MAC CONTRACTS
a. Parking Structure Rehabilitation —2000 (Robert Vorpahl, Program Development
Engineer)
b. Green/Gold Parking Ramp Security Cameras (Robert Vorpahl, Program
Development Engineer)
c. Runway 17-35 Tunnel (Gary G. Warren, Director—Airside Development)
d. Runway 14-32 and Taxiway P Pavement Rehabilitation — St. Paul Downtown
Airport (Gary G. Warren, Director—Airside Development)
e. Runway 12R-30L Reconstruction — Segment 2 (Gary G. Warren, Director—
Airside Development)
f. Parking/RAC Expansion —Transit Center(Dennis Kowalke, Landside Project
Manager)
g. New HHH Terminal (BP#4)— Exterior Building Components, Interior Build-Out
and Systems (Myrene Biernat, Facilities Architect)
h. New HHH Terminal (BP#5)—Site Work, Roadways, and Service Areas (Myrene
Biernat, Facilities Architect)
i. Part 150 Sound Insulation Program—Ventilation Fans 2000 (Joseph Shortreed,
Landside Project Manager)
j. Part 150 Sound Insulation Program—Water Heaters (Joseph Shortreed,
Landside Project Manager)
k. Sanitary Sewer/Water Installation and Pavement Rehabilitation —Anoka County-
Blaine Airport (Gary G. Warren, Director—Airside Development)
I. Green Concourse APM — Facility & Finishes Package (DP#3) (Todd Oetjens,
Facilities Architect)
m. Part 150 Sound Insulation Program (Joseph Shortreed, Landside Project
Manager)
4. REVIEW OF UPCOMING CONSTRUCTION PROJECT BIDS
Robert J. Vorpahl, Program Development Engineer
5. MARCH 2000 ACTIVITY REPORT FOR METRO OFFICE PARK
Eric L. Johnson, Manager— Commercial Management &Airline Affairs
6. CHANGE MANAGEMENT POLICY AND PROJECT STATUS REPORT
Nigel D. Finney, Deputy Executive Director— Planning and Environment
7. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM ADJUSTMENT
Gary G. Warren, Director—Airside Development
8. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS EASEMENT AGREEMENT
Gary G. Warren, Director-Airside Development
9. AUTHORIZATION TO PURCHASE ADDITIONAL WETLAND MITIGATION CREDITS
AT THE WATERTOWN SITE
Gary G. Warren, Director—Airside Development
10. ST. PAUL DOWTOWN AIRPORT LAND ACQUISITION —ADMINISTRATIVE
SETTLEMENT
Gary G. Warren, Director—Airside Development
11. CONSTRUCTION CHANGE MANAGEMENT POLICY REVISIONS
Nigel D. Finney, Deputy Executive Director— Planning and Environment
12. MSP RECYCLING SAVINGS
Toni Howell, Manager— Environmental Affairs
13. SPECIAL PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETINGS
Nigel D. Finney, Deputy Executive Director—Planning and Environment
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION COMMITTEE
John Kahler, Chairman RECEIVED
Georgiann Stenerson
John A. Dowdle
Nancy Speer APR 2 2000
CITY CLERK
METROPOLITAN AIRPORTS COMMISSION
NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF THE
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION COMMITTEE
10:00 a.m. —Wednesday, May 3, 2000
Room 3040— Mezzanine Level
Lindbergh Terminal
AGENDA
1. REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PLAN
2000-2002
Juan Lopez, Diversity Manager
2. TGB UPDATE
Stephanie Pappas, HR Administrator
3. DBE UPDATE
Anita Bellant, Small Business Liaison
PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE
Roger Hale, Chair
Alton Gasper, Vice Chair RECEIVED
Coral Houle APR 2 8 2000
Dick Long
Bert McKasy CITY CLERK
Georgiann Stenerson
Paul Weske
METROPOLITAN AIRPORTS COMMISSION
NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING OF THE
PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE
Tuesday, May 2, 2000
2:00 p.m.
Room 3040, Mezzanine Level
Lindbergh Terminal, Wold-Chamberlain Field
AGENDA
PUBLIC HEARING
1. BUILDING CODE ORDINANCE PUBLIC HEARING
CONSENT
2. FINAL PAYMENTS— MAC CONTRACTS
a. Tug Drive Floor Rehabilitation (Todd Oetjens, Facilities Architect)
b. Energy Management Center Cooling Towers— Structural and Architectural
(Dennis Kowalke, Landside Project Manager)
c. Automated People Mover Tunnel (West Half) (Dennis Kowalke, Landside Project
Manager)
d. Business Center Development— Main Terminal, Green and Blue Concourses
(Todd Oetjens, Facilities Architect)
e. Parking Expansion: Parking Management Building (Dennis Kowalke, Landside
Project Manager)
f. Sun Country Temporary Hangar (Robert Vorpahl, Program Development
Engineer)
g. East Building Area Sewer and Water— St. Paul Downtown Airport (Gary G.
Warren, Director—Airside Development)
h. 1999 Part 150 Sound Insulation Program (Joseph Shortreed, Landside Project
Manager)
3. BIDS RECEIVED — MAC CONTRACTS
a. Parking Structure Rehabilitation —2000 (Robert Vorpahl, Program Development
Engineer)
b. Green/Gold Parking Ramp Security Cameras (Robert Vorpahl, Program
Development Engineer)
c. Runway 17-35 Tunnel (Gary G. Warren, Director—Airside Development)
d. Runway 14-32 and Taxiway P Pavement Rehabilitation —St. Paul Downtown
Airport (Gary G. Warren, Director—Airside Development)
e. Runway 12R-30L Reconstruction —Segment 2 (Gary G. Warren, Director—
Airside Development)
f. Parking/RAC Expansion —Transit Center(Dennis Kowalke, Landside Project
Manager)
g. New HHH Terminal (BP#4)— Exterior Building Components, Interior Build-Out
and Systems (Myrene Biernat, Facilities Architect)
h. New HHH Terminal (BP#5)—Site Work, Roadways, and Service Areas (Myrene
Biernat, Facilities Architect)
i. Part 150 Sound Insulation Program—Ventilation Fans 2000 (Joseph Shortreed,
Landside Project Manager)
j. Part 150 Sound Insulation Program—Water Heaters (Joseph Shortreed,
Landside Project Manager)
k. Sanitary Sewer/Water Installation and Pavement Rehabilitation —Anoka County-
Blaine Airport (Gary G. Warren, Director—Airside Development)
I. Green Concourse APM— Facility & Finishes Package (DP#3) (Todd Oetjens,
Facilities Architect)
m. Part 150 Sound Insulation Program (Joseph Shortreed, Landside Project
Manager)
4. REVIEW OF UPCOMING CONSTRUCTION PROJECT BIDS
Robert J. Vorpahl, Program Development Engineer
5. MARCH 2000 ACTIVITY REPORT FOR METRO OFFICE PARK
Eric L. Johnson, Manager— Commercial Management &Airline Affairs
6. CHANGE MANAGEMENT POLICY AND PROJECT STATUS REPORT
Nigel D. Finney, Deputy Executive Director— Planning and Environment
7. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM ADJUSTMENT
Gary G. Warren, Director—Airside Development
8. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS EASEMENT AGREEMENT
Gary G. Warren, Director—Airside Development
9. AUTHORIZATION TO PURCHASE ADDITIONAL WETLAND MITIGATION CREDITS
AT THE WATERTOWN SITE
Gary G. Warren, Director—Airside Development
10. ST. PAUL DOWTOWN AIRPORT LAND ACQUISITION —ADMINISTRATIVE
SETTLEMENT
Gary G. Warren, Director—Airside Development
11. CONSTRUCTION CHANGE MANAGEMENT POLICY REVISIONS
Nigel D. Finney, Deputy Executive Director— Planning and Environment
12. MSP RECYCLING SAVINGS
Toni Howell, Manager— Environmental Affairs
13. SPECIAL PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETINGS
Nigel D. Finney, Deputy Executive Director— Planning and Environment
DISCUSSION
14. REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION TO IMPLEMENT THE AIR CARGO FACILITY
SELF- DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
Eric L. Johnson, Manager— Commercial Management &Airline Affairs
15. AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS WITH THE
MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND THE MINNESOTA
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
Gary G. Warren, Director—Airside Development
16. PROJECT BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS
Dennis Probst, Director— Landside Development
17. PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETINGS
a. Meeting Times
b. October and November, 2000 Meeting Dates
Nigel D. Finney, Deputy Executive Director— Planning and Environment
18. LRT UPDATE
Nigel D. Finney, Deputy Executive Director— Planning and Environment
19. LOW FREQUENCY NOISE POLICY COMMITTEE UPDATE
Nigel D. Finney, Deputy Executive Director— Planning and Environment
20. ST. PAUL FLIGHT CENTER UPDATE
Tim Anderson, Deputy Executive Director—Operations
21. MINNEHAHA CREEK WATERSHED DISTRICT BOUNDARY CHANGE PETITION AND
LOWER MINNESOTA RIVER WATERSHED DISTRICT AFFILIATION UPDATE
Gary G. Warren, Director—Airside Development
22. 2000 CONSTRUCTION SEASON PREVIEW
Dennis Probst, Director— Landside Development
Gary G. Warren, Director—Airside Development
SAINT PAUL
BICHICL E ADVISORY BOARD
300 City Hall Annex,25 W.Fourth St.,St.Paul,MN-ph. 651-266-6400
TUESDAY,MAY 2,2000
4:30-6:30 P.M.
West Seventh Street Community Center RECEIVED
265 Oneida Street(Corner of Oneida&St.Clair)
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651-298-5493 2000
CITY CLERK
4:30 P.M. 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
4:35 P.M. 2. PERSONS WISHING TO ADDRESS THE BOARD
4:40 P.M. 3. ANNOUNCEMENTS
5:00 P.M. 4. PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT & IMPROVEMENT SEGMENT
a. 35E/Mississippi River Bridge - Steve Ryan, MnDOT
b. Grand Round/Como Bike Lanes -Krivit
c North/ South Bike Route/Hamline Bridge - Arey
d. City-Wide Bike Plan/Downtown Bike Routes - Arey
5:50 P.M. 5. AWARENESS & PROMOTION SEGMENT
a. Public Works Quarterly Review - Falk
b. BAB Website Update - Fitzpatrick
c. Enclosed Low-Speed Vehicle Transitways (ELSVT) - Schroeder
6:20 P.M. 6. PROGRAMMING & EVENTS SEGMENT
a. B-BOP /Update
b. Saint Paul Classic Update- Arey
6:30 P.M. 7. ADJOURN
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MEETINGS OF THE BICYCLE ADVISORY BOARD ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
MEETING MINUTES ARE AVAILABLE, IF YOU WOULD LIKE A COPY,
PLEASE CALL GREG REESE AT 651- 488-7291, EXT. 306.
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RECEIVED
SAi Ni PAJ! MAY 1 2000
CITY CLERK
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300 City Hall Annex,25 W.Fourth St.,St.Paul,MN-ph.266-6400
MINUTPS
SUBJECT: Bicycle Advisory Board. April 4, 2000
ATTENDING: Arey, Falk, Fitzpatrick, Krivit, Newmark, Olsen, Schroeder,
Spoonheim.
ABSENT: Griffin.
EXCUSED: Newmark, Wroblewski.
NOTES: Guests: Michael Jackson - State Bicycle Coordinator, MnDOT
Dr. Juerg Tschopp - Bicycle Coordinator, Swiss Transport
and Environment Association
Greg Reese- The Division of Parks &Recreation
COPIES TO: Mayor's Office, Victor Wittgenstein, Judy Barr, BAB.
SUBMITTED BY: Greg Reese.
START TIME: 4:40 P.M. MEETING STOP TIME: 6:40 P.M.
MINUTES: The minutes from the March meeting were approved as submitted.
PERSONS WISHING TO ADDRESS THE BOARD: Michael Jackson, MnDOT State Bicycle Coordinator,
introduced Dr. Juerg Tschopp, bicycle coordinator for the Swiss Transport and Environment Association. Dr.
Tschopp recently presented at the State Bicycle Conference in St. Cloud, Minneosta. Dr. Tschopp shared with
the BAB an overview of his experiences helping to create modern infrastructure in Switzerland, a country where
bicycle facilities for both transportation and recreation are incorporated to an impressive degree.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
• Arey and Reese provided a synopsis of the State Bicycle Conference held in St. Cloud on March 31 -
April 1, 2000 and hosted by MnDOT. It was noted that, among the many excellent presentations at the
conference were those by Dr. Tschopp, Dr. Thomas Kottke of the Mayo Medical Center, and by
Representative James Oberstar. Dr. Tschopp's presentations, including wonderful slides, provided a
compelling view of a model that wonderfully incorporates bicycling (for transportation and recreation)
into the very fabric of Switz culture. Dr. Kottke detailed specifics of an Olmstead County community
health initiative, CardioVision 2020. He graphically demonstrated how bicycling can be an important
component in promoting a healthy lifestyle and how cross marketing of bicycling and healthy lifestyles
can promote recreation, sustainable transportation, and a healthier public. Representative Oberstar
provided a stirring presentation challenging bicycle activists to take advantage of federal funding to
maximize the creation of bicycle infrastructure in their home communities.
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B.A.B. Meeting: April 4, 2000.
Minutes: Continued.
Announcements: Continued
• Spoonheim noted that the bike trail map currently inserted in the Yellow Pages is outdated. He
suggested using an updated version for the 2000/2001 version of the directory. It was noted that the
'• Division of Parks and Recreation has, in the past, taken the initiative for including the map in the Yellow
Pages Directory. Olsen will work with Parks staff to make the suggested change.
• Spoonheim reported on the work of the Metro Wide Mississippi Trails and Open Space Partnership
Program. Arey said that he is a working member of the group.
• Falk announced a new round of Scenic Byway solicitations will soon be forthcoming from the Feds.
Ramsey County has three grant request in the offing.
• Krivit distributed a copy of the Minneapolis Bike Advisory Committee's April meeting agenda. Items
for the monthly meeting include; e-bikes, trail status, TEA 21 status, the State Bike Conference. The
meeting will take place on April 5 at the Minneapolis Court House.
• Schroeder said he is looking for a bicyclist willing to participate in EarthDay activities, specifically to
"race" a car from a west metro location to a downtown work venue. The race is designed to demonstrate
the efficacy of the bicycle as a commuter transportation tool.
PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT a IMPROVEMENT SEGMENT
Shepard Road Update: Arey detailed specifics relating to a meeting with city staff on design details for the
Shepard Road (Market to Jackson) Reconstruction Project. Arey was pleased that the meeting produced
agreement for a new and improved design that will dedicate 20 feet of the road right of way for trees,bicycles
and pedestrians. In the "Narrows" area of Shepard Road, the new design calls for a 7-foot tree lawn, 8-foot
asphalt bike/ in line skate path, and a 5-foot concrete mainline sidewalk. Arey thinks the new plan will
substantively improve this constricted section of Shepard Road for trail user groups.
Grand Round/ Como Bike Lanes Update: Arey outlined the Grand Round/Como Bike Lanes Project
history. Preliminary design work for the project began in 1995. In 1997 a Federal ISTEA grant was awarded
($480,000 federal dollars) to create 10 miles of bike lanes on city streets. Regrettably, the language used in the
grant application is such that it now appears it will be very difficult for the city build the project while
qualifying for the federal grant. On December 14, 1999, MnDOT staffer Greg Felt wrote to Public Works
staffer, Thomas Stadsklev, suggesting the city withdraw its grant request.
Recently, Arey, Krivit and others have, in the face of MnDOT's December response, been "scrambling trying to
salvage the project." Arey believes 70% of the project could be completed, if design exceptions are granted to
help resolve the parking conundrum. He is meeting on April 5 with Public Works Director, Thomas Eggum, to
discuss the project. Krivit thinks it premature to "throw in the towel" at this time. He has talked with
Councilman Jay Benanav's legislative aide, Jane Prince, about the project. Krivit plans to set up a meeting for
the week of April 9th with the councilman to specifically discuss salvaging the Como Bike Lanes Project.
Michael Jackson offered to assist in efforts to make the Como Bike Lane Project viable.
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B.A.B. Meeting: April 4, 2000
Minutes: Continued
Downtown Bike Routes: Arey provided an overview of various construction projects involving the downtown
area of Saint Paul. He noted that while there are good "trail spokes" leading to downtown, the downtown"hub"
of an effective bike trail system is seriously deficient. The challenge facing the City is connecting the spokes.
Michael Jackson, noting the relatively narrow public right of ways in the downtown area, stated, destination
plates and share the road initiatives may be the most practical way to improve the system. He believes getting
information to both motorist and bicyclists, as demonstrated in the Switzerland model, is of paramount
importance. Arey remains committed to creating dedicated bike lanes in the downtown area. Spoonheim and
Olsen suggested there is great potential value in forming a coalition of stakeholders, e.g., CapitolRiver Council,
City Partnership Program, Riverfront Corporation, St. Paul Companies, Minnesota Mutual Insurance Company,
Science Museum of Minnesota, Neighborhood Energy Consortium, and various city departments to develop
creative solutions for providing the necessary trail framework in Saint Paul. Krivit suggested the BAB may
want to sponsor a forum to bring various stakeholders to the table
to form such a coalition.
A'i'/Ait_1'1_SS %?t PROMOTION SEGMENT
Bike/ Pedestrian Coordinator: Arey said the matter of a city bike/pedestrian coordinator is on the agenda
for his meeting on April 5th with Thomas Eggum. At this time, it seems there is general support for the concept
in both Parks and Public Works, but that funding is a critical issue. Jackson opined that while Public Works
may see bikes as transportation and Parks may see them as a toy, there is no intrinsic reason why a bike/ped
coordinator could not "fit" in either department. Spoonheim said that Planning & Economic Development has a
development issue focus. Thus, to gain support of PED, it likely would be important to clearly demonstrate how
a bike/ped coordinator would advance downtown development. The spin on the issue should not be about
"bikes"but about "development."
Mountain Bike Trail Abuse: Arey has recently received word from Greg Mack, Director of Ramsey County
Parks and Recreation, that the County is experiencing erosion problems at Battle Creek Regional Park due to
mountain bike use. Battle Creek is the only public venue in Saint Paul allowing off road bicycling. Mack has
requested the BAB to consider the matter and make recommendations to help alleviate current use abuses.
BAB Website Update: This agenda item was laid over for consideration at the May 2 meeting.
Enclosed Low-Speed Vehicle Transitway (ELSVT): This agenda item was laid over for discussion in May.
PROGRAMING a EVENTS SEGMENT
EarthWeek 2000: Staffing the BAB booth at EarthWeek Expo was discussed. Many board members had
scheduling conflicts precluding being able to staff the booth between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. on April 25-26.
Arey is available for one hour on April 26, so to is Falk. Reese will ascertain whether Wroblewski or Bradley
(not in attendance)would be available to cover the booth on April 26. If staffing is possible, he will make the
necessary arrangements with Mary Nelson and the Capitol River Council to secure exhibit space.
OPERATIONS SEGMENT
Board Vacancies/ Recruitment: Reese detailed existing vacancies as well as member terms about to expire.
He requested membership recruit new potential members/candidates for appointment by the mayor.
Fitzpatrick moved for adjournment. Olsen seconded. The meeting was adjourned.
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