Based on the context provided and the dialogue within the transcript, here is the formatted version with speaker names identified: [0:30] **Chris Meyer (Planning Commission President):** GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. WELCOME TO THE ANNUAL JOINT MEETING OF THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION. TODAY IS THURSDAY, MAY 9th, 2024. FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS CHRIS MEYER AND I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THE MINNEAPOLIS PLANNING COMMISSION I'LL CALL TO ORDER THE SPECIAL MEETING WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND AFTER WE'RE DONE SETTING THE AGENDA, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO THE COMMITTEE CHAIR TO CONVENE THEIR METERING. WILL THE PLANNING COMMISSION PLEASE CALL THE ROLL TO VERIFY THE PRESENCE OF A QUORUM. [1:03] **Planning Commission Staff:** COMMISSIONER BAXLEY IS ABSENT. CAMPBELL. >> **Commissioner Campbell:** HERE. >> **Planning Commission Staff:** CHOWDHURY IS ABSENT. CONNELLY. >> **Commissioner Connelly:** HERE. >> **Planning Commission Staff:** EM RICK IS ABSENT. JONES IS ABSENT. MEYER. >> **Chris Meyer:** HERE. [1:19] **Planning Commission Staff:** OLSON. >> **Commissioner Olson:** HERE. >> **Planning Commission Staff:** THOMPSON. >> **Commissioner Thompson:** HERE. >> **Planning Commission Staff:** WAGNER. >> **Commissioner Wagner:** WE HERE. >> **Planning Commission Staff:** WE HAVE SIX MEMBERS PRESENT. [1:36] **Chris Meyer:** THANK YOU. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE AGENDA. WE HAVE A QUORUM. >> **Unidentified Commissioner:** SO MOVED. >> **Unidentified Commissioner:** SECONDED. >> **Chris Meyer:** ALL IN FAVOR OF ADOPTING THE AGENDA SAY AYE. THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED. AND WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO THE CHAIR OF THE CAPITAL LONG-RANGE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE. [1:46] **John Bernstein (CLIC Chair):** GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS JOHN [BERNSTEIN]. THE CHAIR OF THE CAPITAL LONG-RANGE MEETING TO ORDER AND CALL THE ROLL SO WE MAY VERIFY THE PRESENCE OF A QUORUM. [1:59] **CLIC Staff:** ADAM. >> **CLIC Member Adam:** PRESENT. >> **CLIC Staff:** AWN. >> **CLIC Member Awn:** HERE. >> **CLIC Staff:** HAWKIN. >> **CLIC Member Hawkin:** HERE. >> **CLIC Staff:** BRIDGES. ABSENT. CAPCAP [CAPISTRANT]. ABSENT. FOSTER. >> **CLIC Member Foster:** HERE. HANSEN [ABSENT]. OWEN. >> **CLIC Member Owen:** HERE. >> **CLIC Staff:** HUFF STAYED. >> **CLIC Member Huffstayt:** HERE. >> **CLIC Staff:** JONES. ABSENT. McCONNELL. ABSENT. [2:42] **CLIC Staff:** McMAHON. ABSENT. MILLER [ABSENT]. ROCHE. ABSENT. SCHRODER. ABSENT. WOODWARD [ABSENT]. WE HAVE 17 MEMBERS PRESENT. [3:02] **John Bernstein:** THANK YOU. AND WITH THAT WE'LL PROCEED TO THE AGENDA WHICH IS POSTED FOR ACCESS TO THE CITY'S LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM WHICH IS AVAILABLE AT MINNEAPOLIS.MN.GOV. [3:26] **Unidentified CLIC Member:** MOVED. >> **Unidentified CLIC Member:** SECOND. >> **John Bernstein:** THERE'S A MOTION TO ADOPT THE AGENDA. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING "AYE." THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED. [3:42] **John Bernstein:** ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE ONE DISCUSSION ITEM AND THAT IS A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE PROPOSED CAPITAL PROJECTS FOR THE 2025-2035 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. [3:42] **Shanna Sether (City Planner):** GOOD EVENING, COMMISSIONERS MY NAME IS SHANNA AND I'M A CITY PLANNER FOR THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS AND COMMUNITY PLANNING IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. THE ITEM BEING INTRODUCED IS A STATE LAW AND CHARTER REQUIRED JOINT-PUBLIC HEARING BETWEEN THE CAPITAL-LONG RANGE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE. TO RECEIVE PUBLIC TESTIMONY ON CAPITAL BUDGET REQUESTS FOR THE YEARS 2025 THROUGH 2035. [4:21] **Shanna Sether:** CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. ALL WRITTEN COMMENTS AND A SUMMARY OF THIS MEETING WILL BE INCLUDED WITH THE FINAL REPORT TO BE PROVIDED TO THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. THE PUBLIC HEARING IS OPEN FOR ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO SPEAK. ONCE TESTIMONY IS COMPLETE, THE PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE CLOSED AND CITY PLANNING COMMISSION WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS TO THE CAPITAL LONG-RANGE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE ABOUT THE PROCESS OR ANY PROPOSALS. STAFF WILL RETURN TO THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION IN TWO WEEKS FOR THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING ON MAY 23rd FOR THE LOCATION AND DESIGN REVIEW OF 21 NEW PROJECTS PROPOSED. THE PURPOSE OF OUR PRESENTATION WILL BE TO DETERMINE COMPLIANCE WITH THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN [5:09] **Shanna Sether:** MINNEAPOLIS 2040. SOME OF THE STAFF ASSIGNED TO THE CAPITAL BUDGET REQUEST ARE AVAILABLE TODAY AND MAY BE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS IF ANY COME UP QUESTIONS NOT ABLE TO BE ANSWERED THIS EVENING WILL BE COLLECTED BY MYSELF. WE'LL WORK WITH FINANCE STAFF TO FOLLOW UP WITH THE ANSWERS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT. [5:36] **John Bernstein:** ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ON THAT I'LL OPEN PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE PROPOSED 2025-2030 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS. IS THERE ANYONE HERE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM. IF YOU WOULD, YOU CAN APPROACH THE PODIUM. ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE HERE TO SPEAK? GREAT. SO YOU CAN APPROACH THE PODIUM. TELL US YOUR NAME, NEIGHBORHOOD, IF YOU LIKE, AND YOU CAN HAVE TWO MINUTES. [6:09] **Bob Day:** HELLO. MY NAME IS BOB DAY. I LIVE AT 1101 MAIN STREET NORTHEAST IN MINNEAPOLIS. I'M HERE TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT 13th AVENUE AND 2nd STREET IN THAT AREA. WITH THE HELP OF OUR COUNCIL PERSON RAINVILLE. [6:30] **Bob Day:** THERE'S BEEN SEVERAL PUBLIC HEARINGS TRYING TO GATHER INFORMATION BACK FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THERE'S ALSO A SURVEY THAT WAS SENT OUT. I WOULD, OF COURSE, WELCOME ANYBODY TO DRIVE UP 2nd STREET. I'VE LIVED IN THAT AREA NOW FOR 13 YEARS. IT'S BEEN A CASE OF CRUMBLING ROAD, CRUMBLING SIDEWALK. MY WIFE HAPPENS TO BE A PERSON WHO OPERATES WITH A SCOOTER. AND IT'S DANGEROUS FOR A NORMAL PERSON. FOR SOMEBODY WHO IS DISABLED, IT'S KIND OF A DISASTER. WE DO KNOW IT ENTAILS THE MAIN WATER LINE THAT GOES DOWN 13th AVENUE AND GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE RIVER, WHICH [7:16] **Bob Day:** MAKES IMPROVEMENTS A VERY EXPENSIVE UNDERTAKING. BUT THIS HAS BEEN KIND OF PUSHED BACK IN ONE MEETING WHERE SOMEBODY FROM PUBLIC WORKS WAS THERE AND SPOKE TO THE FACT THAT, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A FORMULA USED TO DECIDE PROJECTS THAT MOVE UP AND PROJECTS THAT MOVE DOWN. I REALLY DON'T THINK IF ONE LOOKS AT THIS AREA FOR A PERIOD OF TIME THEY WOULD DOUBT THERE'S A NEED. IT'S A CASE OF JUST WHEN IT NEEDS TO GET DONE. IT HAPPENS TO BE, IRONICALLY, ONE OF THE HOT NEIGHBORHOODS IN OUR CITY. NEW RESTAURANTS ARE ATTRACTING A LOT OF ATTENTION. [7:56] **Bob Day:** BUT THAT'S, YOU KNOW, IT MAKES IT MORE VISIBLE TO A WIDER SCOPE OF THE PUBLIC. MAYBE WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN COMING INTO THE AREA SOME YEARS AGO. I WANT YOU TO KNOW THERE IS A UNITED CONSENSUS AMONG RESIDENTS. IT'S NOT AN OBVIOUS PROBLEM, AND WE JUST REALLY HOPE THAT IT GETS PUSHED FORWARD AS OPPOSED TO BACK IN THAT 25-30 AGENDA. I THINK THE CITY WOULD BE -- TO DO THAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [8:30] **John Bernstein:** THANK YOU FOR YOUR TESTIMONY WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK GO AHEAD. [8:51] **Marilyn Brown:** OKAY. I AM MARILYN BROWN. I'M A RESIDENT OF WARD 9. SO I AM HERE WITH A GROUP OF NEIGHBORS AND SUPPORTERS OF THE SOUTH SIDE GREENWAY. MANY OF YOU MAY BE FAMILIAR WITH THE CONCEPT ALREADY. IT'S A PROPOSED NORTH/SOUTH BIKE AND PEDESTRIAN CORRIDOR THAT WOULD CONNECT 12 PARKS AND TRAILS USING THE CONCEPT OF A GREENWAY WHERE CARS ARE NOT THE NUMBER ONE PRIORITY. THE PROPOSED TRAIL IS BASED ON MANY YEARS OF RESIDENT ADVOCACY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND THE ROUTE HAS BEEN INCORPORATED INTO LONG RANGE PLANS ALREADY FOR THE CITY [9:37] **Marilyn Brown:** OF MINNEAPOLIS. AS WELL AS THE MINNEAPOLIS PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD. MOST OF THE ROUTE YOU CAN BE FOUND ON THE CITY'S TRANSPORTATION ACTION PLAN, AND THE ALL-AGES AND ABILITIES NETWORK. AND SO, YOU KNOW, WE AGREE WITH THE CITY'S ASSESSMENT THAT WE NEED INFRASTRUCTURE THAT IS INVITING AND COMFORTABLE FOR PEOPLE OF ANY AGE AND ABILITY. [10:02] **Marilyn Brown:** NOT JUST EXPERIENCE BICYCLISTS WHO, YOU KNOW, SEEM TO FIND TRADITIONAL BIKE LANES TO BE SUFFICIENT TO GET AROUND. SO IF THE CITY IS SERIOUS ABOUT OUR VISION GOALS AND OUR COMMITMENT TO VISION ZERO, AND CREATING CORRIDORS LIKE THE SOUTH SIDE GREENWAY IS CRITICAL TO ENSURING THAT PEOPLE CAN MOVE SAFELY AROUND OUR CITY. THIS PROJECT ALSO ALIGNS WITH THE CITY'S CLIMATE EQUITY PLAN GOAL OF MAKING THREE OUT OF FIVE TRIPS TAKEN BY FOOT, BIKE, OR TRANSIT BY 2030. AND REDUCE CARBON EMISSIONS BY 30% BY 2025. AND REACH CARBON NEUTRAL BY 2050. [10:45] **Marilyn Brown:** I'M HAPPY TO REFLECT BACK YOUR GOALS. AND SO I AM PERSONALLY INTERESTED BECAUSE I LIVE ALONG THE ROUTE. I'M NEAR THE PARK, AND I'M A CONFIDENT BIKER. I'VE BEEN BIKING SINCE I WAS, YOU KNOW, BASICALLY ABLE TO WALK. [11:03] **Marilyn Brown:** AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT THE CASE WITH EVERYONE IN THE CITY. I WANT TO BE IN THE CITY WHERE FOLKS WHO ARE 8 YEARS OLD OR 80 YEARS OLD CAN HOP ON A BIKE LANE OR A PROTECTED BIKE ROUTE WHERE, YOU KNOW, IT'S STRESS FREE, AND I THINK WE CAN ABSOLUTELY HAVE THAT. WE NEED TO PRIORITIZE PROJECTS LIKE THIS. AND, OF COURSE, I SHOULD NOT FORGET TO MENTION THAT THE CITY HAS PRIORITIZED MANY SECTIONS OF THIS ROUTE. SO IN THE MAP I DISTRIBUTED, YOU CAN ACTUALLY THAT MANY SECTIONS OF THE ROUTE ARE ALREADY FUNDED OR SCHEDULED FOR IMPROVEMENT. SO OUR ASK HERE IT TODAY IS TO THINK HOLISTICALLY ABOUT THE ROUTE AND TO CONNECT THEM TO PRIORITIZE [11:48] **Marilyn Brown:** BIKING AND PEDESTRIANS. YEAH. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. [11:48] **John Bernstein:** THANK YOU FOR YOUR TESTIMONY DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER SPEAKERS? YOU CAN COME ON UP. AND CAN EVERYONE WHO IS GOING TO SPEAK, CAN YOU RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU'RE INTERESTED. I'M TRYING TO GET A SENSE OF HOW MANY SPEAKERS WE HAVE. TWO MORE. OKAY. THANK YOU. GO AHEAD. TELL US YOUR NAME AND NEIGHBORHOOD. YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES. [12:11] **Julia Eagles:** SURE. MY NAME IS JULIA EAGLES. I LIVE IN WARD 9. I'M ALSO HERE TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THE SOUTH SIDE GREENWAY. IT'S A PLANNED NORTH/SOUTH ALIGNMENT THAT WOULD CONNECT 12 PARKS AND TRAILS FROM DOWNTOWN THROUGH SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS. AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE MAPS THAT WERE DISTRIBUTED, IT FOLLOWS 11th AVENUE DOWNTOWN THROUGH VENTURA VILLAGE OVER TO 10th AVENUE AND THE PHILIPS NEIGHBORHOOD THROUGH THE SOUTH SIDE GREEN ZONE. AND OVER PARK AND PORTLAND SOUTH OF 40th STREET. [12:47] **Julia Eagles:** AND THIS ROUTE HAS BEEN DEVELOPED AND REFINED THROUGH SEVERAL ROUNDS OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THAT SOME OF US HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN SINCE BACK IN 2015. WE DID A PROCESS THAT INCLUDED A BUNCH OF BLOCK PARTIES ALONG THE ROUTE. WE DID DETAILED SURVEYS AND COLLECTED FEEDBACK FROM NEIGHBORHOOD GROUPS. AND THERE WAS A FINAL REPORT THAT'S ACTUALLY ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE SHOWING SOME PROPOSED ROUTE OPTIONS. AND IT'S NOW INCLUDED IN THE MINNEAPOLIS PARK BOARD MASTER PLAN. ALSO THE CITY'S ALL AGES AND ABILITIES NETWORK. THERE ARE SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE SOUTH SIDE GREENWAY THAT ARE ALREADY IN PLACE OR WILL BE BUILT SOON. AGAIN, THE MAP SHOWS SOME OF THAT. AND WE APPRECIATE THE CITY HAS ALREADY TAKEN ACTION TO IMPROVE SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE ROUTE. OUR REQUEST TODAY IS FOR PUBLIC [13:32] **Julia Eagles:** WORKS TO MAKE THE OVERALL ROUTE A PRIORITY FOR SEEKING FUNDING SO THE EXISTING AND PLANNED SEGMENTS CAN BE CONNECTED. THE PROCESS IS LONG RANGE AND THE PROJECT WON'T BE FUNDED OR BUILT TOMORROW. OUR REQUEST PUBLIC WORKS BEGIN SEEKING FUNDING. [13:47] **Julia Eagles:** THIS WOULD INCLUDE APPLYING FOR REGIONAL SOLICITATION FUNDING AS WELL AS ANY OTHER SOURCES FOR WHICH THE PROJECT WOULD BE ELIGIBLE. AND OUR REQUEST BY NEXT YEAR AT THIS TIME, THE SOUTH SIDE GREENWAY IS INCLUDED IN THE REPORT. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF PROJECTS LISTED IN THE PROPOSED CAPITAL PROJECTS INCLUDING PROTECTED BIKEWAYS, ALL AGES AND ABILITIES PROGRAM, PEDESTRIAN SAFETY, AND MISSION ZERO THAT CAN SUPPORT THE PROJECT. SPECIFICALLY, THERE'S A PROJECT RELATED TO THE 10th AVENUE BRIDGE WHICH IS A CRITICAL CONNECTION POINT THAT WE'RE ADVOCATING REMAIN CLOSED TO VEHICLE TRAFFIC. SO THAT BRIDGE -- THERE'S HOSPITAL ACCESS COULD STILL HAPPEN FROM EITHER END, BUT TO HAVE THAT [14:34] **Julia Eagles:** GREENWAY TO GREENWAY CONNECTION BE MAINTAINED. AND PERSONALLY, I'M INTERESTED IN THE SOUTH SIDE GREENWAY BECAUSE I ALSO LIVE ALONG THE RUTH ON 10th AVENUE. I SEE PEOPLE USING IT ALL THE TIME. THERE'S PEOPLE COMING UP-AND-DOWN THE STREET ALL THE TIME. WALKING THEIR DOGS, HANGING WITH KIDS, RUNNING, BIKING, TO CONNECT. WE HAVE A TON OF BLOCK PARTIES. AND I REALLY LOVE FOR IT TO PRIORITIZE ACCOMMODATING PEOPLE MORE THAN CARS. AND I SEE A LOT OF WAYS PEOPLE ARE USING IT ALREADY AND REALLY COULD USE IT THAT MUCH MORE. AND I LIKE TO SAY MY PERSONAL DREAM IS TO BE ABLE TO CROSS COUNTRY SKI F TO MINNEAPOS DOWNTOWN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. [15:17] **John Bernstein:** THANK YOU FOR YOUR TESTIMONY NEXT SPEAKER COME ON UP. [15:17] **Stefanie (Ward 8 Resident):** HELLO EVERYONE. MY NAME IS STEFANIE. I LIVE IN WARD 8 IN THE BRYANT NEIGHBORHOOD. I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON THE SOUTH SIDE GREENWAY. I'M GOING TO BE FOCUSING ON THE PARK CONNECTIONS THAT THE GREENWAY WOULD MAKE. [15:44] **Stefanie (Ward 8 Resident):** SO, FIRST, I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT THE PARK ACCESS IS AN EQUITY ISSUE. SOME OF OUR MOST IMPORTANT AND POPULAR PARKS ARE DEFINED BY MILES OF CONNECTING TRAILS LIKE THE MINNEAPOLIS MISI RIVER FRONT. OUR PARK TEND TO BE MORE ISOLATED AND LESS CONNECT FIED FOR NOW. WE'RE LUY THERE ARE MANY GREAT PARKS. A GOOD CONNECTING ROUTES WOULD MAKE THESE EASIER TO ACCESS AND ENJOY BY DIVERSE GROUP OF PEOPLE. A FULLY COMPLETED GREENWAY WITH GOOD WAY FINDING AND SAFER CROSSINGS AT INTERSECTIONS WOULD BE AMAZING. [16:23] **Stefanie (Ward 8 Resident):** AS SOMEONE WHO IS NOT THE MOST CONFIDENT BIKER, I, LIKE, LEAN INTO THAT BEING AMAZING. BUT TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW PARKS THAT I'M SURE YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH, AT THE WHAT YOU MIGHT THINK AS THE START ON THE NORTH SI SIED WE HE GOLD MEDAL PARK. A 10 MINUTE WALK IS ELLIOT PARK THAT HAS A SKATE PARK, SOCCER FIELD, IN ADDITION TO THE STANDARD ARRAY OF NEIGHBORHOOD PARK AMENITIES. [16:54] **Stefanie (Ward 8 Resident):** 10 MINUTE WALK FROM THERE SOUTH IS PHILIPS PARK INCLUDING A GYM AND POOL OPEN TO THE PUBLIC WITH NO MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED. SO, AGAIN, MAKING IT MORE ASSESSABLE THROUGH A SAFE ROUTE WOULD BE AMAZING. A FIVE MINUTE WALK FROM PHILIPS PARK IS STEWART PARK WHICH IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST PLAYGROUNDS IN THE CITY WITH A SPLASH PAD. A 10 MINUTE WALK SOUTH FROM THERE IS PATTERWOOD PARK. I SPENT A LOT OF TIME THERE WITH MY DOGS. IT'S 20 CITY BLOCKS, OUTDOOR SWIMMING, FISHING PIER. AND IT WOULD CONNECT THE PHELPS FIELD, WHICH I LIVE NEXT TO. DIAMOND LAKE, TODD PARK, AND ACROSS THE BORDER IN RICHFIELD THE 70-ACRE VETERAN'S PARK. IT'S FORTUNE [17:40] **Stefanie (Ward 8 Resident):** THE PARKS EXIST AND ARE ALIGNED ON THE NORTH/SOUTH LINE IN THE HEART OF MINNEAPOLIS. WE APPRECIATE THAT THE CITY IS ALREADY TAKEN ACTION TO IMPROVE SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE ROUTE. AND GETTING THEM CONNECTED WITH THE SOUTH SIDE GREENWAY WILL MAKE THEM EASIER TO ACCESS AND ENJOY. AND, LIKE I SAID, ON A PERSONAL LEVEL, I'M PASSIONATE ABOUT THE PROJECT. I'M NOT THE MOST CONFIDENT BIKER AND I JUST MOVED BACK FROM CALIFORNIA A YEAR AGO. ONE OF THE THINGS I'M EXCITED ABOUT MOVING BACK TO A CITY THAT PRIORITIZES SAFE BIKING ROUTES. I WANT TO BE SAFE AND CONFIDENT THAT PEOPLE ARE SEPARATED A BIT. OR THAT WE HAVE CAR-FREE ZONES FOR BICYCLES THAT ENSURES SAFETY FOR OUR CITIZENS. PLEASE SUPPORT ADDING THIS TO THE BUDGET IN THE NEXT CYCLE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, EVERYONE! [18:24] **John Bernstein:** THANK YOU FOR YOUR TESTIMONY. NEXT SPEAKER. [18:24] **Anna Peter:** HI, MY NAME IS ANNA PETER. I LIVE IN THE SOUTH UPTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD. I'M ALSO HERE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THE SOUTH SIED GREENWAY. BECAUSE I WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE PROTECTED BIKE PATHWAYS, INFRASTRUCTURE IN OUR CITY. I CURRENTLY AM AFRAID TO BIKE IN MINNEAPOLIS. UNLESS IT'S IN A PROTECTED LANE. AND I THINK A LOT OF MY NEIGHBORS AND FRIENDS FEEL THE SAME WAY. AND I WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE TO BIKE TO WORK, TO THE GROCERY STORE, TO MY FRIENDS' HOUSE SAFELY. [19:05] **Anna Peter:** BUT I CURRENTLY CAN'T DO THAT WITHOUT A PROTECTED LANE. SO I UNDERSTAND THAT PRO PROJECT PLAG TAKES TIME. I'M REQUESTING, LIKE OTHERS, THAT YOU ENCOURAGE PUBLIC WORKS TO BEGIN SEEKING FUNDING FOR ARE THE SOUTH SIDE GREENWAY AT THE NEXT AVAILABLE OPPORTUNITY. AND I WANT TO THANK PUBLIC WORKS FOR THE STAFF FOR THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE ALONG THE ROUTE OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS. THANK YOU. [19:33] **John Bernstein:** THANK YOU FOR YOUR TESTIMONY. NEXT SPEAKER. DO WE HAVE ONE? GO AHEAD. [19:50] **Jeremy Winter:** HI. MY NAME IS JEREMY WINTER. I'M ALSO HERE TO TESTIFY IN FAVOR OF THE SOUTH SIDE GREENWAY. SOUTH SIDE GREENWAY WOULD FILL A VERY IMPORTANT GAP IN OUR NORTH/SOUTH PROTECTED BICYCLE LANE INFRASTRUCTURE IN SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS. AND LITERALLY WE HAVE BRYANT AVENUE SOUTH, I HADH WATT THAT TRAIL. THERE'S A CONSPICUOUS ABSENCE OF PROTECTION. IF YOU WANT TO GO NORTH/SOUTH. I'VE HEARD PEOPLE SAY -- THOSE ARE ENOUGH. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT'S TRUE. I THINK WE DESERVE TO TREAT, YOU KNOW, OUR CITIZENS BETTER THAN THAT. GIVE THEM OPTIONS WHERE THEY DON'T NEED TO BE AFRAID AT [20:36] **Jeremy Winter:** ALL. IT ALSO HAS THE BENEFITF GOING NORTH/SOUTH ALONGSIDE THE METRO D LINE. THIS TIME OF YEAR, ESPECIALLY, I SAW TWO BUSES TODAY THAT HAD FULL BIKE RACKS. IF WE WANT TO LEVERAGE CAPACITY OF THAT CORRIDOR THE BEST, I THINK A PROTECTED BIKE TRAIL WOULD BE AMAZING! WHERE I LIVE ON THE EAST SIDE, I BASICALLY HAVE TO GO A DOZEN BLOCKS EAST OR WEST IN ORDER TO GET ANY SORT OF PROTECTION. AND IT'S JUST VERY UNFORTUNATE. [21:13] **Jeremy Winter:** ESPECIALLY BECAUSE 10th AVENUE IS ALREADY THE BEST WAY TO GO UP TO THE MIDTOWN GREENWAY. WITH THE TWO TRAFFIC LIGHTS ON 31st STREET. IT'S USEFUL AND THOSE TRAFFIC LIGHTS WOULD CONTINUE TO BE USEFUL, AS OTHER PEOPLE HAVE MENTIONED. THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD THINGS GOING ON WITH 10th. WE'RE SO CLOSE! I JUST THINK -- I DON'T KNOW. I THINK THIS IS A COMMON SENSE PROJECT THAT WOULD DO A LOT OF GOOD FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD. AND, YEAH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR CONSIDERING IT. HAVE A GOOD DAY. [21:45] **John Bernstein:** THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE HERE TO SPEAK? GO AHEAD. TELL US YOUR NAME AND NEIGHBORHOOD. YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES. [22:02] **Stefanie McMillen:** STEFANIE McMILLEN. 401 SOUTH 1st STREET. I WASN'T PLANNING ON SPEAKING BUT I WILL TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO FOCUS ON CARBON REDUCTION PROJECTS. I THINK THAT WE HAVE -- IF WE LOOK AT THE PAST, WE HAVEN'T QUITE MET OUR CARBON GOALS. AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE PROJECTS BROUGHT FORTH THAT HAVE THAT AS A FOCUS. THANK YOU. [22:28] **John Bernstein:** THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? ANYONE ELSE? I'M NOT SEEING ANYONE ELSE. WITH THAT, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, OR DISCUSSION FROM COMMISSIONERS? COMMISSIONER OLSON. [22:51] **Commissioner Olson:** THANKS. SO I'M GLAD TO SEE NORTH SIED GREENWAY MOVING FORWARD. I KNOW WE HEARD ABOUT IT LAST YEAR. AND MY EXPERIENCE IS YOU GUYS HAVE -- YOU DO A GOOD JOB PRIORITIZING. I THINK YOUR APPROACH IS VERY THOUGHTFUL AND EQUITABLE. SO, REALLY, I TRUST WHAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING. [23:11] **Commissioner Olson:** BUT I GUESS MY QUESTION IS MORE ABOUT PROCESS AND MAYBE IT'S A QUESTION FOR STAFF. BUT WE'RE HEARING ABOUT THE PROJECT THAT ISN'T IN THE REPORT. SO HOW DO RESIDENTS OR STAFF MOVE PROJECT INTO THE CLIC'S PURVIEW? [23:29] **John Bernstein:** I'LL TAKE A STAB AT THAT. THAT IS ONE OF THE PURPOSES OF THE MEETING. TO SHOW UP AND SAY, HEY, WE'VE GOT AN ASSET THAT NEEDS ATTENTION. AND WE DON'T SEE IT IN THE PLAN. WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT IN THE PLAN. THAT'S WHAT THEY'VE DONE TONIGHT. THEY HAVE PUT CLIC ON NOTICE AND PUBLIC WORKS ON NOTICE THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THEY FEEL IS IMPORTANT. CLIC WILL ASK QUESTIONS. AND FOR CLARITY EVERYBODY HERE, CLIC DOESN'T PROPOSE PROJECTS. CITY DEPARTMENTS PROPOSE PROJECTS. [24:05] **John Bernstein:** IN TERMS OF THEIR IMPORTANCE WITH A VERY CLEAR FRAMEWORK THAT WE use. THAT YOU CAN SEE ONLINE. >> **John Bernstein:** ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? [24:22] **Unidentified Planning Commissioner:** THANK YOU. SO I HAVE A QUESTION THAT IS SIMILAR TO THAT. WHEN YOU ARE PRESENTED WITH VARIOUS PROJECTS. WAS, FOR EXAMPLE, WAS THE SOUTH SIDE GREENWAY ONE THAT DIDN'T MAKE THE LIST? SOMETIMES WHEN WE SEE FUNDING FOR HOUSING RECOMMENDATIONS, WE'LL GET "HERE'S WHAT WAS FUNDING, HERE'S WHAT WASN'T. HERE'S WHY" DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING LIKE THAT YOU REFER TO WHEN PROJECTS ARE SUBMITTED TO YOU? THANK YOU. [24:52] **John Bernstein:** CLARIFY THAT ONE MORE TIME, I'M SORRY. >> **Unidentified Planning Commissioner:** YOU DON'T MAKE DECISIONS, BUT PUBLIC WORKS WILL BRING YOU PROJECTS. RIGHT. AND DO YOU SEE, LIKE, WHAT PROJECTS MAY HAVE BEEN APPLIED OR SUBMITTED? IS THERE A SCORING SYSTEM? HOW DOES IT WORK WHEN YOU GET THE PROJECTS? MAYBE DO YOU KNOW WHAT GOES AND WHY. [25:14] **John Bernstein:** SO IT'S -- YES OR NO I GUESS IS THE ANSWER TO THAT. THERE IS NOT A FORMAL PROCESS WHERE WE SEE EVERYTHING THAT THE CITY DEPARTMENT CONSIDERED AND WHAT THEY ACTUALLY BROUGHT TO US. FROM THAT PERSPECTIVE, WE JUST SEE WHAT THEY BRING TO US. A MEETING LIKE THIS, WE find OUT ABOUT SOMETHING THAT MAYBE PUBLIC WORKS HAS CONSIDERED IT. [25:35] **John Bernstein:** MAYBE THEY HAVEN'T. NOW WE KNOW THERE'S AN INTEREST FROM THAT PERSPECTIVE. SO THAT'S AN IMPORTANT POINT THAT I THINK GETS MISSED SOMETIMES WITH WHAT CLIC DOES. WE'RE NOT THE GRASSROOTS FIGURING OUT EVERYTHING THAT IS OUT THERE IN THE CITY THAT NEEDS ATTENTION. RIGHT. SO IT UNDERSCORES THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS MEETING AND A COUPLE OF OTHER PUBLIC LISTENING-TYPE SESSIONS WE DO LIKE THIS. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT WE DON'T SEE. [26:06] **Chris Meyer:** ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? [26:06] **Shanna Sether:** THANK YOU VERY MUCH. JUST AS A POINT OF CLARIFICATION, THE NORTH GREENWAY PROJECT IS A PROJECT. SO IT HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED, SEGMENTED, AND HAS MADE IT'S WAY THROUGH THE PROCESS. SEVERAL OF THESE SEGMENTS SHOWN TODAY ARE INCLUDED IN OTHER PROGRAMS. AND CERTAINLY WE CAN FOLLOW UP WITH SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. [26:32] **Shanna Sether:** BUT IT'S NOT -- IT'S NOT A STAND ALONE PROJECT THAT HAS THE SEGMENTS AS SHOWN IN THE HANDOUT THAT THE COMMISSIONERS RECEIVED TODAY. >> **Chris Meyer:** DO YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER GUIDANCE FOR THE PUBLIC WHO CAME TODAY ON HOW THEY CAN ADVOCATE TO GET THIS MOVING FORWARD? [26:51] **Shanna Sether:** WHAT I CAN DO IS FOLLOW UP WITH MY BUSINESS CARD AND MAKE A CONNECTION TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE CONNECTING YOU TO PUBLIC WORKS STAFF. SO WE CAN ANSWER THAT QUESTION AND WE CAN KIND OF CLARIFY THE SEGMENTS THAT ARE INCLUDED OR PROPOSED FOR INCLUSION AND HOW THE PROGRAMS ARE MEETING THOSE NEEDS. [27:09] **Chris Meyer:** OKAY. >> **Chris Meyer:** THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> **John Bernstein:** THANK YOU FOR THAT. I'LL ADD MY COMMENT. I THINK THE GREENWAY WOULD BE A GREAT ADDITION TO SEE. [27:24] **John Bernstein:** I'LL ADD ONE QUICK THING. I THINK COMMISSIONER OLSON'S POINT. EXCUSE ME IF I'M PUTTING WORDS IN YOUR MOUTH. BUT IT STARTED OUT JUST LIKE SOUTH SIDE. IT WAS NOT IN THE PLAN. [27:31] **John Bernstein:** WE KNEW NOTHING ABOUT IT. THEY SHOWED UP AT THE MEETING FOUR OR FIVE YEARS AGO. JUST LIKE YOU GUYS DID AND SPOKE ABOUT WHAT THE NEED WAS. NOW IT'S A PROJECT! >> **Chris Meyer:** GREAT. COMMISSIONER WAGNER. [27:47] **Commissioner Wagner:** THANK YOU, PRESIDENT. I HAVE A CONNECTIVITY OF BIKE LANES. SEEING THIS MAP WITH THE BIKE LANES PARTIALLY IMPLEMENTED IS A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIC DIRECTIONE NI BIKED HERE TODAY AND TOOK THE BRYANT AVENUE. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S A FORMAL NAME FOR THAT BUT THE BRYANT AVENUE BIKE LANE AND THE BIKE LANE ABRUPTLY ENDED. WHENEVER I'M BIKING AND SOMETHING ABRUPTLY ENDS, OR MAYBE TRANSITIONS FROM PROTECTED TO NOT PROTECTED, IT ONLY NEEDED TO GO ONE MORE BIKE TO 28th STREET WITH A FULL BIKE LANE. [28:23] **Commissioner Wagner:** WE NEED TO BE THOUGHTFUL AS A CITY MAKING SURE THAT CONNECTIVITY OF OUR BIKE LANES AND THE ROUTES PEOPLE ARE TAKING ARE PURPOSEFUL AND THOUGHTFUL. THAT'S ALL I HAD. >> **Chris Meyer:** THANK YOU. FURTHER DISCUSSION, COMMISSIONERS? [28:41] **Chris Meyer:** SEEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, I'LL DIRECT THE CLERK TO RECEIVE AND FILE THAT REPORT. AND WITH THAT, WE'VE COMPLETED ALL THE ITEMS ON OUR AGENDA. STAFF, ARE THERE ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT WILL BE COMING BEFORE THIS MEETING? NO. OKAY. ALL RIGHT IT IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION, I'LL DECLARE THE MEETING ADJOURNED. [29:01] **Chris Meyer:** THE NEXT COMMISSION MEETING IS MONDAY, MAY 20th, 2024. THE NEXT COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE IS THURSDAY, MAY 23, 2024. I'LL HAND IT BACK OVER TO CHAIR BERNSTEIN. [29:01] **John Bernstein:** WITH THAT WE HAVE COMPLETED THE CLIC PORTION OF THE MEETING IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER MATTERS TO COME BEFORE THE MEETING? [29:25] **John Bernstein:** HEARING NONE. WITHOUT OBJECTION I'LL DECLARE THIS MEETING ADJOURNED. NEXT MEETING IS WEDNESDAY, MAY 15th. THANK YOU EVERYONE.