[0:23] >> GOOD AFTERNOON! WELCOME TO THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CLIMATE & INFRASTRUCTURE [0:28] COMMITTEE FOR APRIL 10, 2025. I'M KATIE CASHMAN, CHAIR OF THIS COMMITTEE. BEFORE WE BEGIN, I WANT TO OFFER A FRIENDLY [0:34] REMINDER TO ALL COMMITTEE MEMBERS, STAFF, AND THE PUBLIC THAT THESE MEETINGS ARE BROADCAST LIVE TO ENABLE GREATER [0:40] PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. THEREFORE ALL STHESE [0:46] BROADCASTS INCLUDE CAPTIONING AS A METHOD TO INCREASE ACCESSIBILITY TO THE COMMUNITY SPEAKERS NEED TO BE MINDFUL OF [0:52] THE RATE OF THEIR SPEECH. SO CAPTIONERS CAN TRANSCRIBE ALL COMMENTS FOR THE BROADCAST. [0:57] THANK YOU. I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. >> CLERK: COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. >> PRESENT. [1:02] >> OSMAN IS ABSENT. CHAVEZ. >> PRESENT. >> CHOWDHURY IS ABSENT. VICE [1:08] CHAIR KOSKI. >> PRESENT. >> CHAIR CASHMAN. >> PRESENT. >> THERE ARE FOUR MEMBERS PRESENT. >> LET THE RECORD REFLECT WE [1:14] HAVE A QUORUM. I'M AWARE WE'LL HAVE A TORNADO DRILL IN ABOUT 15 MINUTES. DON'T BE ALARMED WHEN [1:21] THAT HAPPENS. NOT A DRILL. IT'LL BE THE SIRENS. OKAY. SO [1:26] WE WILL START WITH OUR CONSENT AGENDA. ITEMS 3 THROUGH 11. [1:32] ITEM THREE IS PROJECT DESIGNATION AND SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE 2025 CONCRETE [1:38] PAVEMENT REHABILITATION PROGRAM. ITEM FOUR IS CONCURRING WITH THE CITY ENGINEERS VARIANCE [1:45] REQUEST FOR MNDOT FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF CEDAR LAKE [1:50] ROAD. ITEM FIVE IS REQUESTING THE MINNESOTA COMMISSIONER OF TRANSPORTATION TO MAKE ADDITIONS AND REMOVALS TO THE MUNICIPAL [1:56] STATE AID SYSTEM WITHIN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. SIX IS AUTHORIZING A PIPELINE LICENSE AGREEMENT WITH BNSF RAILWAY [2:03] COMPANY ON 22nd AVENUE NORTH BETWEEN 2nd STREET AND WEST RIVER ROAD. SEVEN EXPRESSING [2:10] THE CITY'S SUPPORT FOR UNIVERSITY OF A AND FOURTH STREET SOUTHEAST RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT. EIGHT IS UPPER HARBOR [2:22] TERMINAL, RENALLAL CONSTRUCTION PROJECT. NINE IS ACCEPTING A GRANT FROM THE INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL FOR LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL [2:28] INITIATIVES FOR GEOTHERMAL PLANNING. 10 IS A PUBLIC [2:33] HEARING FOR MAY 8 TO CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO AMENDING THE OUTDOOR STADIUM NOISE. 11 [2:39] RECEIVING AND FILING THE 20-YEAR STREETS FUNDING PLAN 2025 UPDATE. ANY ITEMS FROM THE [2:47] CONSENT AGENDA 3 THROUGH 11 THAT THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS WOULD LIKE TO PULL FOR A SEPARATE DISCUSSION? COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ? >> I'D LIKE TO PULL OUT ITEM [2:54] NUMBER FIVE FOR A QUESTION. NOT [2:59] A SEPARATE VOTE BUT I HAVE QUESTIONS. >> SURE. I'LL MOVE APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA, EXCEPT ITEM [3:06] NUMBER FIVE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. OPPOSED SAY NAY. ANY [3:12] ABSTENTIONS? AYES HAVE IT. THOSE ITEMS ARE APPROVED. SO ON ITEM NUMBER FIVE. WHICH IS THE [3:20] REQUEST TO THE MINNESOTA COMMISSIONER OF TRANSPORTATION TO MAKE ADDITIONS AND REMOVALS TO THE MUNICIPAL STATE AID [3:26] SYSTEM WITHIN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. I'LL RECOGNIZE COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ FOR YOUR QUESTION. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR CASHMAN. IF [3:31] STAFF COULD HELP ME ANSWER -- I JUST HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ITEM. CAN YOU HELP UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS OF HOW [3:39] WORKS. D. >> DIRECTOR SEXTON? [3:44] >> I GUESS I WOULD BE LOOKING TO OUR STAFF, MOST LIKELY JENER HAGAR TO RESPOND TO THAT. [3:50] >> GREAT. WELCOME MS. H [3:58] HAGER. WHAT THE REVISIONS AND WHAT THE PROCESS LOOKS LIKE. >> THANK YOU, GOOD AFTERNOON [4:03] CHAIR CASHMAN, COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION, PLANNING, AND [4:09] PROGRAMMING FOR PUBLIC WORKS. OUR MUNICIPAL STATE AID SYSTEM, SYSTEM OF STREETS THAT WE [4:16] COLLECT GAS TAX DOLLARS TO HELP SUPPORT. WE CAN ALLOCATE UP TO 20% OF OUR STREET NETWORK TO THE [4:23] STATE AID SYSTEM. SO IN MINNEAPOLIS, WE HAVE ABOUT 200 MILES WE CAN ALLOCATE TO THE SYSTEM. AND SYSTEM REVISIONS [4:30] ARE AN ANNUAL PROCESS WHERE WE CAN REVIEW OUR SYSTEM AND REQUEST CHANGES. CHANGES MIGHT [4:35] BE BASED ON CHANGES TO THE NETWORK OVERALL, AND TAKING A [4:43] LOOK AT HOW FUNDING IS ALLOCATED FOR THE SYSTEM AND RIGHT SIZING AND MAXIMIZING THE FUNDING THAT [4:48] WE CAN COLLECT AS A RESULT OF THAT. [4:54] >> THE PROCESS WOULD BE THE CITY REQUESTS AND THEN THE COMMISSIONER WOULD DECIDE? >> MADAM CHAIR, COUNCILMEMBER [5:00] CHAVEZ. SO WE PUT OUR SUGGESTIONS TOGETHER. WE GET [5:05] FEEDBACK FROM THE STATE AID OFFICE ON THOSE CHANGES. AND WHETHER WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE [5:11] STATE AID SYSTEM OR NOT. WHICH INCLUDES INTERCONNECTIVITY OF [5:18] THE SYSTEM. ONCE WE HAVE CONCURRENCE, WE GET A COUNSEL RESOLUTION AND AUTHORIZED TO [5:23] MAKE THOSE SYSTEM CHANGES. >> AND TODAY THAT IS THAT [5:29] COUNCIL RESOLUTION? >> THAT IS CORRECT. >> OKAY. COOL. THANK YOU. >> SEEING NO OTHER DISCUSSION [5:36] ON THIS ITEM, I'LL MOVE THIS FOR APPROVAL. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. OPPOSED SAY NAY. ANY [5:43] ABSTENTIONS? THAT CARRIES. NEXT U WE'LL TAKE THE PUBLIC HEARINGS. THE FIRST PUBLIC [5:49] HEARING ITEM ONE IS REGARDING THE STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. 2024 ANNUAL REPORT. [5:56] WE'LL BE CONTINUING THIS ITEM TO MAY 8 SO STAFF CAN PRESENT AT THAT TIME. HOWEVER, IF YOU'RE [6:01] HERE TODAY, THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN. SO WITH THE PUBLIC [6:07] HEARING OPEN, WE DO NOT HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. BUT IF YOU ARE HERE TO SPEAK ON THIS [6:13] ITEM, YOU COULD COME FORWARD AT THIS TIME. SEEING NO ONE HERE [6:19] FOR THAT PUBLIC HEARING, AT THIS TIME, I'LL MOVE TO CONTINUE THIS TO MAY 8th. ANY DISCUSSION OR [6:26] QUESTIONS FROM COMMITTEE MEMBERS? SEEING NONE. ON THE MOTION TO CONTINUE TO MAY 8th, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. [6:33] OPPOSED SAY NAY. ANY ABSTENTIONS? THE MOTION CARRIES. NEXT PUBLIC HEARING [6:39] NUMBER TWO IS PROJECT APPROVAL AND ADOPTING ASSESSMENTS FOR THE NEW NICOLLET AVENUE CONSTRUCTION. HERE TO KICK OFF [6:45] THE PUBLIC HEARING IS ADAM HALE FROM TRANSPORTATION, [6:51] ENGINEERING, AND DESIGN. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR CASH M CASHMAN, MEMBERS OF [6:58] THE COMMITTEE. I' I'M HERE PRESENTING FOR THE PUBLIC [7:04] HEARING FOR THE NICOLLET AVENUE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT. CITY [7:10] PROJECT NUMBER 10046. THE PROPOSED PROJECT WILL CONSTRUCT AND RECONNECT NICOLLET AVENUE [7:15] FROM LAKE STREET TO CECIL LANE [7:21] INCLUDING THE BRIDGE OVER THE MIDTOWN GREENWAY. AND RECONSTRUCT CECIL NEWMAN LANE TO [7:27] FIRST OF A SOUTH. ELEMENTS TO BE INCLUDED AS PART OF TODAY'S PROPOSED PROJECT INCLUDES FULL [7:33] REMOVAL OF EXISTING ROADWAY, NEW PEDESTRIAN RAMPS, SIDEWALKS, BIKE FACILITY ON CECIL NEWMAN [7:40] LANE, NEW PAVEMENT, NEW CURB AND GUTTER, GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE, [7:46] NEW SIGNAL STREET LIGHTING, AND UTILITY IMPROVEMENTS. THE PROJECT WILL ALSO INCLUDE NEW [7:51] SIGN AGE AND NEW PAVING MARKINGS. THE TOTAL PROJECT COST IS $26 MILLION. THE TOTAL [7:57] STREET CONSTRUCTION ASSESSMENT IS $425,318.37. THIS IS BASED [8:05] ON THE 2025 UNIFORM ASSESSMENT RATES. THE RATES ARE $2.98 FOR [8:17] NONRESIDENTIAL AND $1FOR RESIDENTIAL. THESE ASSESSMENTS ARE PAYABLE OVER A 20-YEAR PERIOD. THE REST OF THE CITY [8:24] FUNDING SOURCES ARE VALUE CAPTURE FUNDS, STORMWATER FUNDS, [8:32] AND FUNDS. CITY STAFF HAS CONDUCTED NUMEROUS OUTREACH ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE PLANNING AND DESIGN OF THE [8:37] PROJECT. A VIRTUAL PREASSESSMENT MEETING TO PROVIDE THE OVERVIEW OF THE PROJECT, DISCUSS PLAN IMPROVEMENTS, AND [8:44] ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS RELATED TO THE ASSESSMENT METHOD AND PROCESS WHICH WAS HELD ON [8:49] APRIL 1. TODAY PUBLIC WORKS I ASKING THE CITY COUNCIL TO ORDER THE WORK TO PROCEED [8:55] ADOPTING THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS, AUTHORIZING SALE OF ASSESSMENT BONDS, AND [9:01] AUTHORIZING ABANDONMENT AND REMOVAL OF AREAWAYS IN CONFLICT WITH THE PROJECT. THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. I [9:07] STANDBY FOR QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I HAVE A [9:14] COUPLE OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS AND THE AMOUNT OF $425,318. AS WELL AS [9:22] REQUESTING FROM THE BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND TAXATION TO [9:27] AUTHORIZE THE CITY TO ISSUE SALE OF ASSESSMENT BONDS IN THE SAME AMOUNT. CAN YOU EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT HOW THAT [9:34] REIMBURSEMENT PROCESS WORKS? [9:53] WELCOME. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR CASHMAN. MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE, MY NAME IS JEFF, PROFESSIONAL [10:02] ENGINEER IN PUBLIC WORKS. SO FOR THE REIMBURSE -- THE [10:07] QUESTIONS ABOUT THE REIMBURSEMENT. SO FOR, YOU KNOW, SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS [10:13] FUNDING, WE WORK WITH FINANCE AND PROPERTY SERVICES DIVISION [10:18] OF THE CITY. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THEY SELL BONDS. WE [10:25] COORDINATE WITH THEM SO THEY KNOW OUR ASSESSMENT AMOUNTS. THEN THEY SELL BONDS. BECAUSE WE HAVE TO FUND THE CONSTRUCTION [10:31] NOW. WE CAN'T WAIT 20 YEARS FOR THE ASSESSMENTS TO BE PAID. AND [10:38] THEN THE PEOPLE, THE PROPERTY OWNERS PAY THEIR ASSESSMENTS [10:44] THROUGH HENNEPIN COUNTY PROPERTY TAXES. AND THEN IT GOES FROM THERE TO THE CITY. >> OKAY. THANK YOU FOR [10:49] CLARIFYING THAT. AND ONE MORE QUESTION, WHILE YOU'RE UP HERE. HOW MANY PROPERTIES ARE IMPACTED? OR HOW MANY PROPERTIES ARE BEING ASSESSED? [10:57] >> CHAIR CASHMAN, WE'VE GOT ABOUT -- OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, 10 10 PARCELS, 10, 11, 12. [11:05] I CAN LOOK AT THE EXACT NUMBER, IF THAT WOULD HELP. >> THE ESTIMATE IS OKAY. THANK YOU. SO I'M GOING TO PROCEED TO [11:12] OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. LET'S SEE IF WE HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM. LOOKS [11:18] LIKE WE DO NOT. IS THERE ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK IN THE [11:24] PUBLIC HEARING? SEEING NONE. I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK IF THERE ARE ANY [11:29] QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS. SEEING NONE. I'LL MOVE THIS ITEM FOR APPROVAL. [11:35] ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. OPPOSED SAY IN NAY. [11:41] ABSTENTIONS? THAT MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. SO WE WILL [11:51] NOW TAKE UP THE DISCUSSION ITEMS. THE FIRST IS ABOUT ALLEY FUNDING AND REPAIR. HERE TO [11:58] PRESENT ON IS KATIE WHITE. WE'VE BEEN JOINED BY OUR GUEST, COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO, WHO I [12:04] BELIEVE WAS COAUTHOR ON THIS LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE. SO WELCOME, MS. WHITE. [12:13] >> GO GO GOOD AFTERNOON. A SENIOR [12:19] TRANSPORTATION PLANNER IN TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING. I'M PRESENTING THE DEPARTMENT'S RESPONSE. THE [12:25] PRESENTATION REPRESENTS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT WITH TEAM MEMBERS FROM TRANSPORTATION MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR, AND [12:31] SURFACE WATER AND SEWERS, WHICH ARE THE DIVISIONS THAT EXECUTE REPAIR WORK TO THE ALLEY SYSTEM. THOSE STAFF ARE HERE TODAY TO [12:37] SUPPORT QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMITTEE. I ALSO WANT TO CREDIT TRANSPORTATION, MAINTENANCE, AND REPAIR FOR [12:42] PROVIDING MOST OF THE PICTURES, WHICH REPRESENT FORMER AND CURRENT ALLEY CONDITIONS ACROSS [12:48] THE CITY. THE LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE TEXT IS ATTACHED IN [12:53] LIMS IN THE FILE AND PRESENTED ON THE SLIDE. THESE ARE THE TOPICS I'LL BE COVERING IN THE PRESENTATION TODAY. THERE ARE [13:02] 3,576 ALLEYS ACROSS MINNEAPOLIS. TOTALING 377.4 MILES. THE [13:08] ALLEYS PRIMARILY SERVE ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNER ACCESS, WASTE MANAGEMENT, AND STORMWATER [13:14] PURPOSES. MOST ARE 12-FEET WIDE AND MADE OF CONCRETE PANELS. MOST ALLEYS WERE CONSTRUCTED [13:20] OVER 70 YEARS AGO, WITH THE EXPECTATION OF PROVIDING A 60-YEAR LIFESPAN. TYPICALLY EACH YEAR, THE CITY HAS BEEN [13:26] RECONSTRUCTING ONE ALLEY PER YEAR. WHICH COSTS AROUND $500,000, IF IT'S A SIMPLE DESIGN. IN ORDER TO RECONSTRUCT [13:33] THE ENTIRE ALLEY SYSTEM, PUBLIC WORKS WOULD NEED OVER $ [13:40] $1.7 BILLION. SINCE THE ALLEYS ARE FAIRLY UNIFORM, THE PROBLEMS ON THE ALLEYS ARE PRETTY [13:45] CONSISTENT THROUGHOUT THE SYSTEM. MOST ALLEYS HAVE EXCEEDED THEIR USEFUL LIFE. CRACKING AND HEAVING OF THE [13:51] CONCRETE PANELS IS COMMON. ASPHALT OVERLAYS HAVE BEEN USED TO CORRECT SOME CONDITIONS BUT [13:57] NOT AN EFFECTIVE TOOL FOR ALL THE ISSUES ON THE ALLEYS. CURRENTLY THE COMBINED TOTAL OF FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR THE WORK IS [14:05] $470,000, WHICH I'LL TALK ABOUT A LITTLE LATER ON. SOMETIMES AN [14:13] ALLEY CONDITION EXISTS BECAUSE OF STORMWATER DRAINAGE CONCERNS. THERE ARE ABOUT 460 STORM [14:20] DRAINS IN THE ALLEYS, REPRESENTING ABOUT 13% OF THE ALLEY SYSTEM HAVING A STORM DRAIN. THESE STORM DRAINS WERE [14:27] PRIMARILY MADE FROM CLAY TILE IN THE 1930s AND '40s AND IN [14:33] DETERIORATING CONDITION. EACH DRAIN REPLACEMENT COSTS APPROXIMATELY $300,000. I GOT A [14:38] SLIDE AHEAD. I APOLOGIZE. PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTS ALL COMPLAINTS ABOUT ALLEYS, ALLEY [14:43] CONDITIONS TO 3-1-1. THIS INCLUDES COMPLAINTS COMING FROM PRIVATE OPERATORS, RESIDENTS, [14:49] COUNCILMEMBERS, AND STAFF. WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT 3111 AT THE END OF THE PRESENTATION. BUT IT'S [14:54] IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT THE REPOSITORY OF ALLEY NEEDS EXISTS ENTIRELY BASED ON 3-1-1 DATA. [15:00] AFTER A COMPLAINT IS RECEIVED, TRANSPORTATION, MAINTENANCE, AND REPAIR AND SURFACE AND WATER AND [15:06] SEWERS WILL EVALUATE THE CAUSE OF THE ISSUE AND MAKE A REPAIR DECISION. THERE ARE WIDE VARIETY OF TREATMENTS THAT MAY [15:11] BE USED TO REPAIR AN ALLEY. RANGING FROM SWEEPING, PATCHING, [15:17] ASPHALT OVERLAY, STORMWATER REPAIR, OR FULL RECONSTRUCTION. FUNDING IS ALLOCATED BASED ON [15:24] AVAILABLE RESOURCES, PRIORITIZATION DATA, AND EQUITY CONSIDERATIONS. HOWEVER, GIVEN FUNDING CONSTRAINTS, THE [15:30] DEPARTMENT MAY NOT BE ABLE TO ADDRESS EACH REQUEST AT THE SCALE NEEDED. PUBLIC WORKS [15:39] DIRECTS ALL -- I THINK I'M OFF A SLIDE AGAIN. YEAH. SORRY ABOUT [15:46] THAT. SO LET'S TALK ABOUT THOSE TREATMENTS AND THE AVAILABLE FUNDS FOR THEM. TELEVISING IS THE PRIMARY METHOD THAT SURFACE [15:52] WATER AND SEWER USES TO GATHER A CONDITION ASSESSMENT OF THE DATA REQUIRED TO KEEP OUR ASSESSMENT [15:59] MANAGED TO ASSET MANAGEMENT PROGRAM MAINTAINED. OVER 50% OF THE STORM AND SANITARY SYSTEMS HAVE BEEN TELEVISED ALREADY. [16:07] INCLUDING 46% OF ALLEY DRAINS. TELEVISING COSTS ABOUT $5,000 PER ALLEY, AND $1,475,000 IS [16:17] AVAILABLE ANNUALLY FOR THE ACTIVITIES. AS I SAID EARLIER, EACH ALLEY DRAIN REPLACEMENT COSTS ABOUT $300,000. AND WITH [16:23] $1 MILLION AVAILABLE EACH YEAR IN THE CAPITAL PROGRAM CALLED SWALY, THE DIVISION IS ABLE TO [16:30] COMPLETE TWO OR THREE SUCH REPLACEMENTS ANNUALLY. SURFACE, WATER, AND SEWER RELIES ON THE [16:36] CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROLS, SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX WHEN [16:42] PRIORITIZING PROJECTS WITH AN EQUITY LENS. WHEN WE THINK ABOUT THE PAVEMENT CONDITION OF [16:47] THE ALLEY SYSTEM, RIDE QUALITY IS LESS OF A PRIORITY. THE PICTURES HERE SHOWN ONE ALLEY [16:53] WITH HEAVING. ONE WITH ROUGH SURFACE. BUT BOTH ARE CONSIDERED TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION FOR THE PURPOSES OF [16:59] HOW AN ALLEY SHOULD FUNCTION. ACTUALLY, THAT TOP PHOTO I THOUGHT IT WAS MY ALLEY. IT LOOKS LIKE MY ALLEY. I WOULD [17:06] SAY MOST ALLEYS IN THE CITY LOOK LIKE THE TOP ONE. USUALLY, [17:14] THOUGH, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT AN ALLEY AND EXPERIENCING CONCERNS [17:19] OR ISSUES, GRADE AND ELEVATION ARE ACTUALLY THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES IN RESOLVING ALLEY ISSUES. NOT HEAVING AND NOT [17:25] SURFACE CONDITION. GREAT DATA LIKE THAT IS LABOR INTENSIVE AND DIFFICULT TO COLLECT. BEGINNING [17:32] IN 2026, PUBLIC WORKS WILL PILOT THE REALLOCATION OF EXISTING RESOURCES TO COLLECT THIS DATA [17:38] FOR FUTURE PRIORITIZATION AMONG ALLEYS IN NEED OF REPAIR OR RECONSTRUCTION. AS STATED [17:44] EARLIER, EACH ALLEY RECONSTRUCTION COSTS ABOUT $500,000. AND EACH YEAR THE [17:49] CAPITAL PROGRAM'S PV006 AND PV0063 PROVIDE A COMBINED [17:56] $47,000 TOWARD ALLEY REPAIR, REHABILITATION, AND MORE RECONSTRUCTION. AND THE [18:02] DIVISION TRANSPORTATION MAINTENANCE AND REPAREUSES THE TRANSPORTATION EQUITY PRIORITY [18:08] SCORES, THE TOP SCORES, WHEN PRIORITIZING PROJECTS. THERE ARE ABOUT 75 ALLEYS THAT REMAIN [18:13] UNPAVED IN MINNEAPOLIS. WHILE EACH IS DIFFERENT, COMMON ISSUES WITH UNPAVED ALLEYS ARE: GARAGES [18:19] OR DRIVEWAYS DISRUPTING THE GRADE OR ELEVATION. INSUFFICIENT GRADE OR ELEVATION [18:25] CHANGE ALONG THE LENGTH OF AN ALLEY. PRIVATE STRUCTURES BUILT IN THE ALLEY SPACE. DEAD ENDS, [18:33] NEIGHBORHOOD SENTIMENT, CONSTRUCTABILITY CONCERNS, LACK OF ASSESSMENT INTEREST OAR A, OR ABILITY AND MORE. [18:41] SOME ARE DIFFICULT TO BUILD WITH THE POTENTIAL TO DAMAGE NEARBY STRUCTURES DUE TO THE DIFFICULTY OF BUILDING NEW INFRASTRUCTURE [18:48] IN CONSTRAINED SPACES. UNPAVED ALLEYS ARE MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE TO BUILD. COMPARED TO [18:54] RECONSTRUCTING EXISTING ALLEYS. IN A RECENT INVESTIGATION, ONE UNPAVED ALLEY HAD STORMWATER [19:00] COSTS ALONE ESTIMATED AT $.8 MILLION. THAT'S BEFORE PAVING, GRADING, AND SURFACE [19:05] COSTS FOR A NEW ALLEY. PUBLIC [19:11] WORKS HAS ENGAGED A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM SINCE 2024 TO CHANGE THE PROCESS OF COMPILING AND SUMMARIZING 3-1-1 [19:19] COMPLAINT DATA. NEW CATEGORIES HAVE BEEN ADDED TO 3-1-1 TO [19:25] ROUTE COMPLAINTSES TO PUBLIC WORKS. THIS DATA IS COLLECTED AND UPDATED EACH WEEK. THIS [19:36] WILL PROVIDE INFORMATION BACK TO THE ORIGINAL 3-1-1 CALLER. IF AN ALLEY IS DETERMINED TO BE [19:43] NEEDING MORE THAN A RESURFACING, IT MAY BE MARKED AS "UNABLE TO RESOLVE." AS THE NEEDS EXCEED [19:50] THE CURRENT RESOURCES. I WORKED WITH THE CLERK TO ADD ANOTHER SLIDE BUT IT DIDN'T GET ADDED. THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. [19:55] I'M HAPPY TO TAKE QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMITTEE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR THE [20:02] PRESENTATION. I WILL CALL ON VICE CHAIR KOSKI. [20:07] >> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I JUST WAS WONDERING IF YOU CAN JUST CLARIFY -- THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION. IT'S [20:13] A BIT DAUNTING TO THINK THAT THE ENTIRE BUDGET IS ABOUT THE SAME BUDGET OF OUR YEARLY CITY [20:23] BUDGET. BUT I'M JUST CURIOUS TO KNOW, COULD YOU -- WHAT IS THE TOTAL AMOUNT? IS IT ABOUT [20:29] $.4 MILLION THAT'S ALLOCATED? I'M JUST TRYING TO -- EACH YEAR, IF I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT PER [20:35] SLIDE HERE. >> SURE. WHICH SLIDE ARE YOU REFERENCING SPECIFICALLY? >> SO IT JUST -- I'M LOOKING AT [20:42] SLIDE -- I BELIEVE THE DATA-DRIVEN MANAGEMENT STRATEGY STORM SEWER. IT SAYS $ [20:51] $1.475 MILLION THERE AND ANOTHER $1 MILLION. IS THAT ABOUT ALLOCATED FOR ALLEYS, [20:56] $2.5 MILLION. >> CHAIR CASHMAN, MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. THANK YOU FOR THE COMMISSION. THE $1.4 MILLION IN [21:02] TELEVISING IS JUST TELEVISING. NOT ACTUAL REPAIR. >> OKAY. >> IT'S CLOSER TO $1 MILLION [21:08] THAN $2.4. >> OKAY. $1 MILLION FOR REPAIRS. SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE I KEEP THEM SEPARATE. BUT IF [21:16] WE'RE JUST THINKING ABOUT -- SO REPLACEMENT AND REPAIRS IS $1 MILLION. OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I APPRECIATE IT. [21:22] >> ALL RIGHT. I'LL JUST RECOGNIZE WE'VE BEEN JOINED BY COUNCILMEMBER OSMAN AND COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY IN THIS [21:28] MEETING. AND NEXT I'LL RECOGNIZE COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO. >> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU FOR HAVING THIS [21:34] DISCUSSION AT YOUR COMMITTEE TODAY. UMM, AND THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. YOU KNOW, I [21:39] THINK THIS GIVES US IMPORTANT CONTEXT TO SPEAK WITH RESIDENTS ALL OVER OUR CITY ABOUT THEIR [21:46] ALLEYWAYS. I'VE LEARNEDDED A ED A LOT ABOUT TELEVISING PIPES AND WHAT IT'S LIKE OVER [21:51] THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS. I REALIZE WHAT A USEFUL TOOL IT CAN BE. ALBEIT IT, IT'S NOT AN [21:59] EXPENSIVE. 75 UNPAVED ALLEYS. I KNEW ENOUGH WHEN SOMEONE CALLED MY OFFICE SAYING THEY [22:05] LIVED ON THE ONLY ONE, THAT THEY WEREN'T THE ONLY ONE. I DIDN'T REALIZE THERE WERE R 75 [22:12] ALLEYS WORTH OF COMPANY THERE. WE HAVE A LOT OF NEEDS TO BALANCE IN OUR CITY FOR COSTS. I LOVE HOW IN ONE OF MY AREAS, [22:18] FLOODPLAIN PROJECTS, I'M SURE THERE ARE DOZENS OF FLOODPLAIN PROJECTS GOING ON AROUND THE [22:24] CITY, UMM, THAT YOUR DEPARTMENT IS LOOKING INTO ALLEY IMPROVEMENTS. THE STORM DRAIN [22:30] UNDERNEATH THE ALLEY IS ONE WAY TO KEEP WATER FLOWING. AND THAT [22:35] IS WHERE SOME OF THE REPAIR WORK MIGHT BE IN A COUPLE PLACES. AS [22:41] PART OF THOSE PROJECTS, TOO. BUT I JUST -- I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL OF THE [22:48] INFORMATION IN THIS TODAY. AND I THINK AS WE LOOK TO BALANCE COSTS AND BUDGETS ACROSS OUR [22:54] CITY, I'M HOPING THAT WE CAN GIVE THIS SOME MORE DESERVED ATTENTION IN THE FUTURE. [23:00] THANKS! >> CHAIR CASHMAN, IF I MAY. TO YOUR POINT, ONE OF THE THINGS I'VE LEARNED IN CREATING THIS [23:07] PRESENTATION AND DOING THE RESEARCH TODAY IS THAT SOMETIMES WHEN THERE'S A FLOOD CONDITION IN AN ALLEY, TELEVISING TEACHES [23:14] US THAT THE ISSUE IS ACTUALLY LOCATED ELSEWHERE. IT'S JUST THE SYMPTOM IS BEING EXPRESSED IN THE ALLEY. AND SO THAT'S ONE [23:20] OF THE GOOD USEFUL TOOLS THAT TELEVISING GIVES US. WHEN WE [23:26] INVESTIGATE THESE ISSUES. >> AND IF I MAY, UMM, ISN'T ONE OF THE POTENTIAL TREATMENTS THEN [23:32] TO ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO -- THERE'S SOMETHING THAT WOULD ALLOW WATER TO GO DOWN THE FLOOD [23:37] DRAIN BUT THEN ACTUALLY NOT COME BACK UP IN THOSE INSTANCES THAT YOU MENTIONED? SO IT'S NOT KIND [23:43] OF CROPPING UP INTO THE ALLEY AND FLOODING. BUT IT'S -- THERE'S, LIKE, A VALVE ON IT, SO [23:49] TO SPEAK. >> SURE, CHAIR CASHMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. I WOULD DEFER TO WILL FROM [23:54] SURFACE, WATER, AND SEWER. >> I DIDN'T MEAN TO GET INTO A DISCUSSION OF THIS. I THINK IN [24:00] GENERAL, THERE ARE TREATMENTS WITHIN THE EXISTING PIPE THAT YOU CAN USE TO MANAGE SOME OF [24:05] THESE FLOOD CONDITIONS. WHAT I MEANT FROM THE FLOODPLAIN [24:10] EFFORTS OR PLANNING GOING ON IN ONE OF MY AREAS, IT'S REALLY [24:17] THAT -- IT'S JUST, YOU KNOW, WATER IS GOING TO FLOW WHERE IT CAN. AND IF THEY COULD KEEP IT [24:22] DOWN THERE, THEY COULD GET IT TO FLOW INTO A MORE PRODUCTIVE SPACE AND NOT JUST SIT FOR [24:27] WEEKS. >> MR. CHUTE, WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADDRESS THE QUESTION?? [24:34] >> GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIRMAN AND COUNCILMEMBER PALMISANO. YES. [24:39] WHAT YOU'RE REFERRING TO IS A BACKFLOW PREVENTER. WE PUT THOSE ON CERTAIN SITUATIONS TO [24:44] PREVENT THE WATER FROM BACKING UP THE SYSTEM. IT IS A TOOL. IT'S NOT NECESSARILY ALWAYS A [24:52] PERFECT TOOL. BUT IT IS SOMETHING WE LOOK AT WHEN PROVIDING FLOOD RELIEF FOR [24:59] ALLEYS. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION! I'M NOT SEEING ANY OTHER QUESTIONS BEFORE US. [25:05] I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO RECEIVE AND FILE THIS REPORT TODAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. BEFORE WE [25:11] PROCEED, I WANT TO ASK IF COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY AND COUNCILMEMBER OSMAN WOULD LIKE TO BE MARKED AS AN AYE VOTE ON [25:17] THE CONSENT AGENDA AND OUR FIRST TWO PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS. >> YES, PLEASE. [25:22] >> YES, PLEASE. >> GREAT. THANK YOU. NEXT UP, WE HAVE UP PRESENTATION ON [25:30] NEIGHBORHOOD TRAFFIC CALMING FROM BEN BRASSER FROM TRAFFIC [25:44] AND PARKING SERVICES. WELCOME. >> CHAIR CASHMAN, MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. GOOD AFTERNOON. [25:49] I'LL BE JOINING BEN. I'M ALLEN, THE DIRECTOR OF THE PARKING SERVICES DIVISION OF PUBLIC WORKS. I'LL LET BEN [25:57] INTRODUCE HIMSELF AND TAG TEAM THE PRESENTATION HERE. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR [26:03] CASHMAN. I'M BEN BRASSER, [26:09] PRINCIPAL PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER WITH TRAFFIC AND PARKING SERVICES. >> WELCOME. >> SO, OF COURSE, WE'RE HERE TODAY TO TALK ABOUT NEIGHBORHOOD [26:15] STREETS. THESE ARE THE STREETS WE USE EVERY DAY TO WALK TO THE PARK, TO TAKE A STROLL WITH OUR FAMILY, MAYBE TO ENJOY [26:21] RECREATION OUTSIDE OUR FRONT DOOR. THESE ARE SO IMPORTANT TO US. AND WE'RE SO CONCERNED WITH SAFETY AND LIVABILITY IN OUR [26:27] NEIGHBORHOODS. AND, OF COURSE, FOR MANY YEARS SPEEDING HAS BEEN AN ISSUE IN THE CITY. WHAT I WANT TOP SAY, FOR SEVERAL YEARS, PUBLIC WORKS HAS DONE A LOT OF [26:33] WORK TO TRY TO ADDRESS THE SPEEDING. ONE OF THE BIG THINGS WE DID ABOUT A HALF A DOZEN [26:39] YEARS AGO IN 2019, WE WERE THE LEAD CITY TESTIFYING AT THE LEGISLATURE IN AN ATTEMPT TO [26:44] GIVE CITIES THE RIGHT TO S SPEED LIMITS ON THE ROADS UNDER, OUR AUTHORITY. PRIOR TOHAT [26:50] TIME, ALL ROADS WERE UNDER SINGLE JURISDICTION AND OUR RESIDENTIAL STREETS CARRIED A [26:57] MANDATY 30 MILES PER HOUR SPEED LIMIT THROUGHOUT THE STATEO CHANGE THAT SPEED LIMIT. D TO THE LOBBYING EFFORT AT THE [27:04] LEGISLATUREN 2019, PASSAGE OF A BILL, CITIES THROUGHOUT THE STATE CAN SET THEIR OWN [27:10] SUPPLEMENTS. AS YOU KNOW IN 2020, WE UNDERWENT A DETAILED STUDY TO DETERMINE THE RIGHT SPEEDS FOR OUR STREETS. WE [27:16] APPLIED THOSE STREETS. WE CAME UP WITH A TOOL CALLED A TWO-TIER SYSTEM. 20 MILEPER HOUR IN [27:21] THE RESIDENTIAL STREETS. 25 ON THE COLLECTORS AND ARTERIALS. AND I SMILE WHEN I TAKE A LOOK [27:27] AT THE PICTURE. IN THE SUMMER OF 2020, WE PUT UP OVER 1400 SIGNS TO ENACT THE N SPEED [27:33] LIMIT PROGRAM. IF YOU RECALL, THAT WAS THE HEIGHT OF THE PANDEMIC. EVEN OUTSIDE WE HAD TO WEAR MASKS. WE HAD A LITTLE [27:39] SEPARATION WHEN WE PUT UP THE FIRST OF THE SO-CALLED GATEWAY SIGNS. WE PUT A LOT OF ATTENTION TO THE PHYSICAL [27:46] NETWORK. WE'VE DONE A LOT OF PUBLIC OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT OF ONGOING PR CAMPAIGN. WE [27:54] NOTIFIED PEOPLE WHAT THE SPEEDS ARE. MORE SO, WE WANT TO BUILD A CULTURE OF SAFETY IN THE CITY. WE WANT TO KEEP THE SPEEDS [28:00] DOWN. IT'S IMPORTANT TO US. OF COURSE, AS YOU KNOW, NOT EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS THAT 20 IS PLENTY. AND WE CONTINUE TO HAVE ISSUES WITH SPEEDING IN THE [28:07] NEIGHBORHOOD. AND THAT'S WHY ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO, IN 2022, WE INITIATED THE NEIGHBORHOOD TRAFFIC CALMING PROGRAM. WITH A [28:13] SERIES OF SMALL-SCALE NEIGHBORHOOD LEVEL INTERVENTIONS. THE IDEA THEY CAN DETER SPEEDING, PUSH DOWN [28:19] THE SPEEDS, AND TRY IT MAKE OUR NEIGHBORHOODS MORE SAFE AND LIVABLE. WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE [28:25] TREATMENTS AND OTHERS. AND MORE DIRECTLY ANSWER THE QUESTIONS RAISING THE LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE. AND I'LL WRAP UP [28:30] WITH SOME VIEWS ON WHAT WE LOOK TO FOR THE FUTURE. THANK YOU. >> THANKS, ALAN. AS ALAN [28:43] MENTIONED, WE'RE HAPPY TO BE HERE THIS AFTERNOON TO PROVIDE A RESPONSE TO APP LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE PASSED BY COUNCIL IN [28:49] DECEMBER. THE LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE CONTAINED THREE PARTS WHICH WE'LL COVER IN THE THREE T TOPICS. NEXT THREE TOPICS [28:55] OF THE PRESENTATION. FIRST, WE'LL GIVE A GENERAL UPDATE ON THE STATUS OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD TRAFFIC CALMING PROGRAM. [29:00] INCLUDING A BREAKDOWN OF THE REQUEST WE RECEIVED. AND THE PRODUCTS -- PROJECTS WE HAVE COMPLETED OR PREPARING TO [29:07] COMPLETE. SECOND, WE'LL GIVE AN OVERVIEW OF PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT PUBLIC WORKS, WHICH ADDRESS TRAFFIC CALMING OR TRAFFIC [29:12] SAFETY. AND, THIRD, LOOK TO POTENTIAL EXPANSIONS AND CHANGES TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD TRAFFIC CALMING PROGRAM. TOP MEET THE [29:18] DEMAND FOR THE TYPE OF WORK IN NEW WAYS WHAT WE HAVE DONE SO FAR IN THIS GENERATION OF THE [29:24] PROGRAM. SO TO START OFF WITH AN UPDATE ON THE CURRENT STATUS OF THE PROGRAM. I KNOW MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE ARE FAMILIAR [29:29] WITH THE OVERALL IDEA. BUT AS A REFRESHER, THE NEIGHBORHOOD TRAFFIC CALMING PROGRAM RECEIVES REQUESTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AN [29:36] ANNUAL BASIS TO CONSTRUCT TRAFFIC CALMING TREATMENTS ON NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS. REQUESTS CAN BE SUBMITTED THROUGH AN [29:43] ONLINE FORM. THEY'RE SCORED BY OUR TEAM AND HIGH-SCORING REQUESTS ARE ULTIMATELY SELECTED FOR CONSTRUCTION. IT'S [29:50] IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THE VARIOUS CRITERIA THAT DETERMINE WHETHER A SPECIFIC REQUEST IS ELIGIBLE TO BE INCLUDED IN THE [29:57] PROGRAM. FIRST OFF, IN THE CURRENT FORM, THE NEIGHBORHOOD TRAFFIC CALMING PROGRAM ONLY TAKES REQUESTS ON A CERTAIN SUBSET OF STREETS IN THE CITY. [30:04] THE LOCATION MUST BE ON A CITY-OWNED STREET, AND PUBLIC WORKS DECIDED DURING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROGRAM TO [30:10] INCLUDE REQUESTS -- NOT TO INCLUDE REQUESTS ON HIGH-INJURY STREETS OR MUNICIPAL STATE AID [30:16] STREETS. WE ALSO DON'T ADDRESS AREAS THAT ARE ACTIVELY UNDER CONSTRUCTION OR PLANNED TO UNDERGO A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT [30:22] IN THE NEAR FUTURE. ONCE A REQUEST IS SUBMITTED, IT'S SUBJECT TO A SCORING EVALUATION, [30:28] WHICH INCLUDES A TRANSPORTATION SCORE AND A COMMUNITY SCORE. WHEN IT COMES TO ELIGIBILITY, THERE'S A MINIMUM TRANSPORTATION [30:34] SCORE THRESHOLD THAT A REQUEST HAS TO MEET IN ORDER FOR US TO CONSIDER T TELL JIBL FOR [30:41] CONSTRUCTION. THE CURRENT GENERATION OF THE PROGRAM WILL ENTER THE THIRD YEAR. WE [30:50] IN THE FIRST YEAR OF THE PROGRAM, WE RECEIVED ABOUT 750 REQUESTS OF WHICH 590 WERE [30:56] ELIGIBLE FOR CONSTRUCTION. AND OUR BUDGET THAT YEAR ALLOWED US TO INCLUDE ABOUT 40 REQUESTS IN [31:01] A PROJECT AREA. IN THE SECOND YEAR OF THE PROGRAM, WE RECEIVED AN ADDITIONAL 270 REQUESTS, 120 [31:08] MET THE CRITERIA TO BE ELIGIBLE. AND LAST SUMMER, WE CONSTRUCTED PROMPTS WHICH ADDRESSED 50 [31:13] REQUESTS. LEADING INTO OUR CURRENT CYCLE, WE HAD A PRETTY STRONG SURGE OF ENGAGEMENT AND INTEREST LAST YEAR, WHICH [31:20] RESULTED IN OVER 800 NEW APPLICATIONS. 380 MET [31:25] ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA. THIS YEAR, WE PLAN TO BE ABLE TO CONSTRUCT ENOUGH TREATMENTS TO ADDRESS ABOUT 120 REQUESTS. SO [31:33] THAT BRINGS US TO SOME EXCITING AND TIMELY NEWS THAT WE'RE MOVING AHEAD WITH OUR PROPOSED PROJECT AREAS FOR THE [31:38] CONSTRUCTION. THIS YEAR WE PLAN TO CONSTRUCT 49 PROJECTS, AGAIN, A PROJECT IS A LOCALIZED STRETCH OF A COUPLE OF BLOCKS RECEIVING [31:46] SOME TRAFFIC CALMING TREATMENTS. 49 PROJECTS FOR CONSTRUCTION THIS YEAR. SPREAD ACROSS ALL 13 [31:52] WARDS. WE HAVE SELECTED THE LOCATIONS OF THE 49 PROJECTS BASED ON THE REQUESTS WE'VE RECEIVED. AND ARE MOVING [31:57] FORWARD INTO THE ENGAGEMENT PHASE FOR THE THIS YEAR'S WORK. NEXT SOLICITING FEEDBACK ON THE PROJECTS FROM RESIDENTS TO [32:04] INFORM WHAT PARTICULAR TRAFFIC CALMING TREATMENTS WILL BE CONSTRUCTED AND WHERE SPECIFICALLY WITHIN THOSE PROJECT AREAS THEY'LL BE PLACED. [32:13] AGAIN, FROM PROJECTS AND PROCESS FOR THE YEAR, THE APPLICATIONS WERE DUE LAST FALL. WITH THE SCORING AND EVALUATING [32:19] TAKING PLACE EARLIER THIS YEAR. THIS IS THE WEEK WHERE WE ARE [32:24] NOW. WE'RE NOW -- WE HAVE -- HOW WE'VE BEEN HAVING THE COMMUNICATIONS AND NOTIFICATIONS AND POSTING INFORMATION ABOUT [32:31] THE PROJECT SELECTIONS HAVE BEEN GOING ON FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS. WE'RE NOW IN THE [32:37] COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PHASE, WHICH CONSISTS OF SEVERAL OPEN HOUSES OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS, AS WELL AS A CHANCE TO PROVIDE [32:44] INPUT THROUGH THE ONLINE TOOLS THROUGH MAY. FOLLOWING THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND INPUT, PROJECTS WILL BEGIN TO BE CONSTRUCTED THIS SUMMER. AND [32:50] LIKELY CONTINUE INTO THE FALL. THEN LOOKING AHEAD ALREADY TO THE NEXT YEAR, THE DEADLINE TO [32:55] SUBMIT A REQUEST TO INCLUDE IN THE 2026 CONSTRUCTION SEASON IS AUGUST 1 OF THIS YEAR. TO [33:03] REMIND YOU THE TYPES OF TREATMENTS IN THE TOOLBOX. WE EXPECT THE PROJECTS WILL CONSIST PRIMARILY OF THE TOP TWO [33:08] TREATMENTS SHOWN HERE. NEIGHBORHOOD TRAFFIC CALMING CIRCLES AND SPEED HUMPS. WE ALSO SUPPLEMENT SOME OF THE [33:14] PROJECT AREAS WITH TREATMENTS AND CONSTRUCT MEDIAN AS TRAFFIC CALMING MEASURES, AS WELL. THE [33:20] SECOND SECTION OF OUR TOPICS TODAY, WE'D LIKE TO GIVE AN OVERVIEW OF OTHER PROGRAMS AND OPPORTUNITIES IN THE CITY, WHICH [33:27] ADDRESS TRAFFIC CALMING AND SAFETY. IF WE WANT TOP ANSWER THE QUESTION OF, YOU KNOW, WHAT [33:33] ARE THE PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS PUBLIC WORKS DELIVERS WHICH ADDRESS TRAFFIC CALMING. IT'S HELPFUL TO TAKE A STEP BACK AND [33:38] IDENTIFY SOME OF THE ELEMENTS AND GOALS WHICH COME TO MIND AND COME TO DEFINE TRAFFIC CALMING. [33:44] EFFECTIVE TRAFFIC CALMING COMES WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF SOME SORT OF PHYSICAL MEASURE. WHICH [33:50] CAN BE SELF-ENFORCING. FOR EXAMPLE, A PHYSICAL MEASURE WHICH HAS TRAFFIC CALMING EFFECT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE EXACTLY THE [33:56] TREATMENTS I SHOWED. LIKE A SPEED HUMP OR TRAFFIC CIRCLE. IT CAN BE A DIFFERENT TYPE OF [34:01] PHYSICAL ELEMENT. LIKE A CURB EXTENSION OR BUMP OUT. A MEDIAN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET OR INTERSECTION, OR SIMPLY [34:07] NARROWING THE STREET AND LANES. ALL OF WHICH ENCOURAGE SLOWER, SAFER VEHICLE SPEEDS. A DESIRED [34:13] OUTCOME OF TRAFFIC CALMING IS SLOWER SPEEDS. SOMETIMES THE REDUCTION IN THE NUMBER OF [34:19] VEHICLES ON A PARTICULAR ROUTE, OR MAKING A PARTICULAR MOVEMENT. THESE ELEMENTS AND OUTCOMES HAVE THE DESIRED EFFECT, [34:24] ESPECIALLY IN THE CONTEXT OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD TRAFFIC CALMING PROGRAM ON LOW-VOLUME NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS. OF [34:30] IMPROVING NEIGHBORHOOD AND COMMUNITY LIVABILITY. AND WE, OF COURSE, AGAIN PROVEN SAFETY [34:36] BENEFIT FOR THE TREATMENTS THAT RESULT IN SLOWER VEHICLE SPEEDS. [34:43] NOW SOME OF THESE ELEMENTS I'M TALKING ABOUT CURB EXTENSIONS, MEDIANS, NARROWED LANES, THINGS LIKE THAT. IT MIGHT SOUND [34:49] COMMON AND WIDE SPREAD, ESPECIALLY IN MINNEAPOLIS. BUT THAT'S BECAUSE THESE DESIGN FEATURES ENCOURAGE THE SLOWER, [34:55] SAFER VEHICLE SPEEDS WHICH CALM TRAFFIC ARE INCORPORATED INTO SO MUCH OF WHAT WE'RE DELIVERING IN [35:00] PUBLIC WORKS TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS. AND THERE ARE PLENTY OF EXAMPLES. ONE PROGRAM WHICH [35:05] COMES TO MIND IS OUR VISION ZERO PROGRAM. WHICH HAS BUILT [35:11] LOW-COST QUICK BUILD SAFETY TREATMENTS. ALONG THE NETWORK OF HIGH-INJURY STREETS. THIS [35:16] PROGRAM IS ALSO CLOSELY TIED WITH OUR PLANNED UPCOMING ABILITY TO LEVEL THE FEDERAL SAFE STREETS FOR ALL GRANT. [35:23] WHICH WILL BE ABLE TO IMPLEMENT FOR PERMANENT VERSIONS OF THESE SAFETY STREETS ALONG OUR [35:28] NETWORKS OF HIGH-INJURY STREETS. ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY WHERE THE CITY LEVERAGES FEDERAL FUNDING IS OUR USE OF HIGHWAY SAFETY [35:36] IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS AND SIGNALIZED INTERSECTIONS. THESE PROJECTS NOT ONLY UPGRADE INFRASTRUCTURE [35:42] TO THE NEWEST, SAFEST DESIGNS, BUT CONSTRUCT SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS SUCH AS CURB EXTENSIONS AND MEDIANS AT THESE [35:49] INTERSECTIONS. THE SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL PROGRAM IMPLEMENTS SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS, INCLUDING SOME OF THE SAME TREATMENTS AS [35:56] THE NEIGHBORHOOD TRAFFIC CALMING PROGRAM ALONG NEIGHBORHOOD ROUTES NEAR ONE OR MORE SCHOOLS. THIS AIMS TO CREATE SAFE AND [36:02] COMFORTABLE ROUTES FOR KIDS AND FAMILIES WHO WALK OR BIKE TO SCHOOL. OR TO GET AROUND THEIR [36:07] NEIGHBORHOOD. RECENT PROJECT YOU MIGHT BE FAMILIAR IN THAT PROGRAM WOULD BE MAYBE THE CITY [36:12] NEW SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL PROJECT OR THE GREEN CENTRAL SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL PROJECT. [36:19] ALSO, MORE SPECIFICALLY TARGETS PROTECTED BIKEWAY IMPLEMENTATION. ALL AGES AND [36:24] ABILITIES BIKEWAY IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM. INCLUDES MEDIANS, [36:29] RAISED BIKE WAY CURBS. RECENT EXAMPLES OF THOSE WOULD BE THE [36:35] HENNEPIN DUNWOODY BIKEWAY. THE PEDESTRIAN SAFETY PROGRAM, WHICH LARGELY FOCUSES ON PEDESTRIAN [36:41] SAFETY TREATMENTS AND INTERSECTION CROSSINGS. ALSO HAS ELEMENTS OF TRAFFIC CALMING BECAUSE PEDESTRIAN SAFETY ELEMENTS LIKE MAYBE A MEDIAN [36:47] CROSSING ISLAND ENCOURAGE THE SLOWER, SAFER VEHICLE SPEEDS AT THE LOCATIONS. A MAJOR CATEGORY [36:54] OF PRODUCTS WE HAVE TO MENTION IS THE STREET RECONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. THINK BIG PROJECTS LIKE GRAND AVENUE, FOURTH STREET [37:00] DOWNTOWN, DOWELING AVENUE, BRYANT AVENUE, AND HENNEPIN AVENUE GOING ON NOW. RESULTING [37:05] FROM OUR CITY'S BASELINE APPROACH TO HOW WE DESIGN STREETS. THESE PROJECTS COME WITH MANY OF THE FEATURES WE'VE [37:10] BEEN TALKING ABOUT OVER AND OVER. ALL HAVE THE BENEFIT OF [37:18] ENCOURAGING THE SLOWER, SAFER VEHICLE SPEEDS. ALL AND ALL, THE CITY DEDICATES CONSIDERABLE [37:25] INVESTMENTS IN THE PROGRAMS THAT CONTAIN THE TRAFFIC SAFETY AND TRAFFIC CALMING ELEMENTS. ALL [37:30] WITHIN OUR BROADER CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. THE NEIGHBORHOOD TRAFFIC CALMING [37:37] PROGRAM IS ONE AREA WHERE WE FOCUS ON THE NEIGHBORHOOD LIVABILITY ASPECT OF TRAFFIC CALMING. RATHER THAN TARGETING [37:42] THESE HIGHER VOLUME, HIGHER CRASH LOCATIONS LIKE IN MANY OF THE OTHER INSTANCES. ONE OTHER [37:48] PROGRAM TO MENTION IS THE UPCOMING TRAFFIC SAFETY CAMERA PILOT HOPING TO ADDRESS MORE TRAFFIC SPEEDS FROM THE [37:54] ENFORCEMENT SIDE RATHER THAN THE PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE SIDE. SO NOW WE'VE KIND OF REVIEWED [38:00] THE STATUS OF THE PROGRAM AND CONSIDERED IN THE CONTEXT OF THE OTHER TRAFFIC CALMING AND SAFETY WORK WE DO. WE'D LIKE TO LOOK [38:06] AHEAD AT POTENTIAL UPDATES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR FUTURE. OVER [38:11] THE RECENT YEARS OF THE PROGRAM, AND CERTAINLY AS THE INTEREST IN TRAFFIC CALMING HAS GROWN [38:16] THROUGHOUT THE CITY. WE F FIELD A CERTAIN TYPE OF [38:22] REQUESTS. MANY COUNCILMEMBERS MIGHT BE FAMILIAR WITH THE TYPE OF REQUEST. BUT TYPICALLY INVOLVES BEING LOCATED ON A [38:27] MUNICIPAL STATE-AID STREET, BUT NOT ON THE NETWORK OF HIGH-INJURY STREETS. AND ALSO NOT WITHIN THE AREA OF AN [38:33] UPCOMING PROJECT LIKE STREET RECONSTRUCTION, SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL, OR THE TRAFFIC PROJECTS [38:38] WE WERE TALKING ABOUT. BUT THERE'S STILL A DESIRE COMMUNICATED FROM RESIDENTS FOR [38:44] TRAFFIC CALMING OR TRAFFIC SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS. THESE ARE STILL STREETS WHERE PEOPLE LIVE, [38:49] CROSS THE STREET TO WALK TO THE PARK OR STORE, THEY'RE STILL PART OF PEOPLE'S NEIGHBORHOODS, [38:55] EVEN IF THEY ARE INCLUDED IN THE NETWORK OF STREETS WHERE WE'VE BEEN FOCUSING ON OUR PROGRAM. BASEDDEN THESE FACTORS AND [39:02] COUNCIL FEEDBACK AT THE TIME OF BUDGET SEASON, WE'RE LOOKING TO USE THE PROGRAM TO EXPAND THE [39:07] REACH TO THIS TYPE OF STREET. THESE EXPANDED NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS, [39:13] WE'RE PLANNING TO PILOT THIS YEAR A SYSTEM TO IMPLEMENT TRAFFIC STREAFT TREATMENTS TO [39:18] THE CATEGORY OF STREETS. WE PLAN TO USE A PORTION OF THE BUDGET ALLOCATED IN 2025 TO [39:25] INSTALL ALLOWABLE TREATMENTS ON MSA STREETS WHICH MEET THE DESIGN REQUIREMENTS. YOU MAY [39:31] RECALL, MSA STREETS REQUIRE A DIFFERENT SET OF DESIGN STANDARDS THAN A TYPICAL [39:36] NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS. NOT EVERY TOOL IN THE TOOLBOX WOULD BE ELIGIBLE AT THE LOCATIONS. WE WOULD BE ABLE TO INSTALL [39:42] MEDIANS, WHICH STILL COME WITH TRAFFIC CALMING AND PEDESTRIAN SAFETY BENEFITS WE WANT TO SEE. FOR THE PURPOSE OF PILOTING THE [39:48] DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS TYPE OF TREATMENT, WE PLAN TO SELECT LOCATIONS WHERE WE HAVE EXISTING [39:57] FEEDBACK. AIDED BY THE SAME DATA METRICS WE USE FOR THE TYPICAL SCORING PROCESS. AND [40:04] CONSIDERING THE POTENTIAL TO BRING TREATMENTS TO THE EXPANDED NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS INTO THE FUTURE, WE PLAN TO DELIVER THESE [40:09] TREATMENTS ALONGSIDE OUR NEIGHBORHOOD TRAFFIC CALMING PROGRAM AND WITHIN THE SAME POOL OF FUNDING. WE PLAN TO GROUP [40:15] PROJECTS ALONG CORRIDORS -- ALONG CORRIDORS FOR THE STREET BECAUSE TRAFFIC SAFETY AND TRAFFIC CALMING ON THE ROUTES IS [40:21] LIKELY TO BE MORE EFFECTIVE WHEN IMPLEMENTED THAT WAY. RATHER THAN AN ISOLATED INTERSECTION OR A BLOCK HERE AND THERE. WE WANT [40:27] TO BE INTENTIONAL ABOUT HOW WE PRIORITIZE THE TREATMENTS ON THE STREET. THE HIGHER TRAFFIC [40:32] LOCATIONS, MEAN THESE TREATMENTS WILL HAVE A HIGHER CRASH REDUCTION AND SAFETY BENEFIT POTENTIAL, AS WELL. THAT'S WHY [40:39] WE PLAN TO PROACTIVELY DEVELOP A PRIORITIZATION LIST OF CORRIDORS THAT CAN INFORM PROJECTS TO BE [40:44] IMPLEMENTED INTO THE FUTURE YEARS. THIS PRIORITIZATION WILL BE BASED ON SIMILAR TRANSPORTATION AND EQUITY CRITERIA, AS WE USE ON OUR [40:50] CURRENT PROCESS FOR NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS. AND IN LINE WITH THE RACIAL EQUITY FRAMEWORK FOR [40:56] TRANSPORTATION, AND THE 20-YEAR STREETS FUNDING PLAN AS WE DO TODAY. AND NOW BACK TO ALAN TO TAKE A LOOK -- ATHEY HAD [41:09] AHEAD TO THE FUTURE. >> MEMBERS. AS BEN INDICATED TO US, WE HAVE TWO YEARS UNDER OUR [41:15] BELT WITH CONSTRUCTION. WE'RE PROCEEDING RIGHT NOW WITH YEAR THREE. WE START ON THAT SOON. WE START TO THINK FORWARD TO [41:21] 2026 AND BEYOND. AND AS BEN SPOKE ABOUT CHANGES. WE ALSO [41:29] ARE PROPOSING A CHANGE IN HOW WE FUND THIS TO MAKE SURE THIS PROGRAM IS SUSTAINABLE. HISTORICALLY FOR THE LAST THREE [41:35] YEARS, THIS PROGRAM HAS RESIDED WITHIN OUR OPERATIONAL BUDGET. WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THE [41:41] PROGRAM, EACH INSTALLATION IS A FAIRLY SMALL DOLLAR, RELATIVELY SPEAKING FOR PUBLIC WORKS. WHEN [41:46] WE PUT IT TOGETHER, IT HAS THE FEEL OF A CAPITAL PROGRAM. THE OTHER SAFETY TREATMENTS BEN TALKED ABOUT IN THE OTHER [41:51] PROGRAMS, THOSE ARE WITHIN OUR CAPITAL BUDGET. WITH THIS YEAR FOR 2026 BUDGET CYCLE, WE JUST [41:56] RECENTLY A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO SUBMITTED OUR RECOMMENDATION TO THE PROGRAM. WE HAVE MOVED THIS FROM OUR OPERATIONS BUDGET INTO [42:03] OUR CAPITAL BUDGET UNDER LINE ITEM AND PROPOSING $500,000 TOWARDS THESE TREATMENTS. AS WE [42:09] LOOK AT THE FULL SUITE OF PROGRAMS THE CITY HAS, THE PROGRAMS BEN REFERRED TO, WE [42:15] FEEL WE'RE ADDRESSING MULTIPLE NEEDS WITHIN THE CITY WITH THE MULTIFACETED APPROACH. WE'RE HAPPY TO BLEND THIS PROGRAM INTO [42:21] THE ONGOING CAPITAL PROGRAM AND EXCITED TO CONTINUE THIS PROGRAM IN THE FUTURE IN A SUSTAINABLE [42:27] WAY. WE FEEL A PROGRAM LIKE THIS WITH A CAPITAL SIDE, IT GIVES US MORE CERTAINTY IN THE PLANNING. WE CAN TAKE A [42:34] LONG-RANGE VIEW. WE'RE NOT MOVING AWAY FROM THE APPLICATION-BASED SYSTEM FROM THE RESIDENTS. BUT IT HAS BEEN TALKED ABOUT WITH SOME OF THE [42:39] OTHER CORRIDORS, WE CAN DO SOME MORE CORRIDOR PLANNING. MORE AREA PLANNING. WE FEEL IT WILL [42:44] GIVE US AN EFFICIENCY FOR CONSTRUCTION AND A LITTLE BETTER SYSTEM OF HOW WE CAN PLAN INTO THE FUTURE. AGAIN, AS WE [42:51] LOOK AT THE FULL SUITE OF PROGRAMS GOING INTO THE FUTURE, WE'RE EXCITED FOR NEIGHBORHOOD [42:57] CALMING. WE ARE EXCITED FOR THE PROGRAM TO CONTINUE ON TO THE FUTURE. THANK YOU. [43:03] >> GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH, ALAN. THANK YOU, BEN, FOR THE PRESENTATION. YOU GUYS JUST [43:09] MADE MY DAY! AND WEEK WITH YOUR PRESENTATION TODAY. BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THE COUNCIL HAS BEEN [43:14] SO INVESTED IN THIS PROGRAM. YOU KNOW, TRIPPING THE INVESTMENT WE MADE THIS YEAR IN [43:20] THE BUDGET. REALLY JUST ON THE FEEDBACK FROM OUR RESIDENTS. AND I, MYSELF, GET DOZENS AND [43:26] DOZENS OF REQUESTS FROM TRAFFIC CALMING INTO MY IN-BOX.. IT'S [43:31] SOMETHING PEOPLE WANT TO SEE IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS. AND WANT TO BE PART OF CHOOSING WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. WHICH IS WHY WE SO [43:38] SUPPORT THE APPLICATION FORM THAT WE DO HAVE. I DID WANT TO [43:43] ASK A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. SO THE FIRST ONE IN THE BEGINNING OF THE PRESENTATION, YOU SAID [43:50] THERE WERE 120 REQUESTS THAT WERE MADE THIS YEAR. THAT WILL BE K INCLUDED IN THE PROJECT. [43:57] BUT 49 PROJECTS. CAN YOU EXPLAIN THE MATH? >> ABSOLUTELY. SO, YEAH. WHEN [44:02] WE TALK ABOUT A PROJECT AREA, AGAIN, THE PROJECT AREA IS SOMETIMES -- USUALLY IS A STRETCH OF A COUPLE OF BLOCKS IN [44:07] A ROW. AND MAY INCLUDE MORE THAN ONE TREATMENT. THERE MIGHT [44:13] BE A PAIR OF SPEED HUMPS ON ONE BLOCK. AND THEN A COUPLE OF BLOCKS DOWN THE ROAD, MIGHT BE A [44:18] NEIGHBORHOOD TRAFFIC CALMING CIRCLE. >> I SEE. >> SIMILARLY, IF WE WITHIN THE COUPLE OF BLOCK STRETCH, MAYBE [44:25] MULTIPLE RESIDENTS SUBMITTED A REQUEST, THAT'S HOW WE MIGHT SAY, YOU KNOW, THERE MIGHT BE [44:30] MORE REQUESTS. MULTIPLE REQUESTS INCLUDED IN A PROJECT. THAT'S WHY THE NUMBER OF REQUESTS ADDRESSED IS HIGHER [44:36] THAN THE NUMBER OF ACTUAL PROJECT AREAS. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. AND THEN YOU DID MENTION THAT YOU'RE NOW [44:41] STARTING TO DO TRAFFIC CALMING ON MSA STREETS. IT'S MUSIC TO [44:46] MY EARS! AS SOMEONE WHO LIVES ON GROVELAND, WHICH IS SUPER FAST. AND DANGEROUS. WHAT CAN [44:53] WE EXPECT ON THE MSA ROADS? I SAW MEDIANS AND CROSSWALKS. ARE THOSE SOME OF THE NEW ADDITIONS? [44:59] >> CORRECT. CORRECT. SO [45:06] THAT'S A TREATMENT, AS I MENTIONED A LITTLE BIT, THERE'S LIMITATIONS TO THE TYPES OF [45:12] SPEED REDUCTION AND DESIGN ELEMENTS THAT CAN GO IN ON THOSE M SA STREETS. SO THE MEDIANS ARE [45:18] SOMETHING THAT, AGAIN, WE FEEL KIND OF FITS THE RIGHT BLEND BETWEEN SOME THAT DOES HAVE [45:24] TRAFFIC CALMING AND TRAFFIC SAFETY BENEFIT AND ELIGIBLE TO BE CON CONDUCT -- CONSTRUCTED ON THE STREETS. [45:29] IT'S FINDING A MIX BETWEEN THE WAY THE PROGRAM HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED AND DEVELOPED OVER [45:35] THE PAST FEW YEARS. AND EXPANDING INTO A KIND OF A DIFFERENT SORT OF PARALLEL [45:42] OPPORTUNITY. >> GREAT. AND THEN LAST QUESTION IS ABOUT THE UPCOMING OPEN HOUSE THAT YOU'RE HAVING. [45:48] YOU'RE KIND OF UNVEILING THE FIRST, I THINK THE FIRST ROUND OF SELECTED PROJECTS FOR THE YEAR. THAT'S NOT THE ENTIRE [45:54] LIST OF PROJECTS, THOUGH, IS IT? >> CORRECT, CHAIR CASHMAN. SO THERE ARE SIX OPEN HOUSES COMING [46:02] UP. IN DIFFERENT GEOGRAPHIC AREAS AROUND THE CITY. EACH [46:08] OPEN HOUSE IS INTENDED TO KIND OF FOCUS ON A SUBSET OF THE TRAFFIC CALMING PROJECTS THAT [46:13] ARE, YOU KNOW, LOCATED NEARBY. NOW, A RESIDENT CAN WELCOME TO SPEAK WITH OUR STAFF AT AN OPEN [46:19] HOUSE ABOUT ANYTHING. ANY PROJECT IN THE CITY OR TRAFFIC CALMING, GENERALLY. BUT THAT'S, [46:25] YES. EACH OPEN HOUSE SORT OF IS GOING TO BE SET UP TO ADDRESS SORT OF A MORE LOCALIZED SUBSET [46:31] OF THOSE PROJECTS. >> I SEE. SO THE FIRST ONE BEING APRIL 14, IN WOODIER. >> CORRECT. [46:36] >> THAT WILL ADDRESS ALL OF THE TRAFFIC CALMING PROJECTS THAT ARE WITHIN THAT AREA? OR, YOU [46:45] KNOW, THE OPEN HOUSES ARE DISTRIBUTED GEOGRAPHICALLY AND THE PROJECTS CLOSE TO THAT LOCATION WILL BE DISCUSSED? [46:51] >> YES. ABSOLUTELY. SO THE ONES THAT ARE CLOSEST IN LOCATION TO WHERE THE OPEN HOUSES ARE GOING TO BE LOCATED [46:57] ARE THE ONES THAT ARE GOING TO BE HIGHLIGHTED AT EACH OF THE OPEN HOUSES. AGAIN, THERE'S [47:02] CERTAINLY SOME OVERLAP. AND IT'S KIND OF, YOU KNOW, KIND OF DRAW THE LINE SOMEWHERE BETWEEN [47:07] WHICH ONES WERE HIGHLIGHT AND WHICH OPEN HOUSE. SO THAT'S WHY RESIDENTS ARE WELCOME TO COME TO ANY OF THEM AND SAY, YOU KNOW, [47:15] GIVE FEEDBACK TO, YOU KNOW, TO THE EFFECT OF ANY OF THE OTHER PROSPECTS THROUGHOUT T -- [47:21] PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY. THERE'S ONLINE FEEDBACK TOOLS LIKE SUBMITTING POINTS OF FEEDBACK ON THE PROJECT LOCATION [47:27] MAPS AS WELL AS FILLING OUT A SURVEY ONLINE. IF THE OPEN HOUSE ISN'T THE PERFECT FORUM OR THE, YOU KNOW, PERFECT TIME AND [47:33] LOCATION FOR THAT, THERE OTHER OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE COMMUNITY TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK TO THE PROJECTS, AS WELL. [47:38] >> THANK YOU. DO YOU HAVE THE FULL SCHEDULE OF OPEN HOUSES ARE LISTED ON THE WEBSITE HERE? [47:43] >> THE FULL SCHEDULE IS LISTED ON THE -- >> TRAFFIC CALMING WEBSITE. [47:49] >> YES. >> THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL THE QUESTIONS I HAVE. NEXT COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR CASHMAN. I [47:54] WANTED TO SAY THANKS TO BOTH OF YOU FOR THIS REALLY GOOD [48:00] PRESENTATION. TRAFFIC CALMING IS AN ISSUE AROUND THE CITY. AND THIS GIVES ME A LOT OF ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS I'VE HAD. [48:06] AND, ALSO, JUST TO ADD, ALAN, I'M DISAPPOINTED YOU DIDN'T DO A [48:11] VIDEO ON THIS! CO COME ON! THIS IS JUST SLIDES, ALAN! [48:17] I WAS EXPECTING ONE OF YOUR COOL VIDEOS! I LEARNED SO MUCH BETTER FOR THOSE! GET TO IT, [48:22] ALAN! THANK YOU! [ LAUGHTER ] >> NEXT I'LL RECOGNIZE COUNCILMEMBER OSMAN. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU [48:30] FOR FINDING A WAY TO MAKE OUR NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS SAFE. I'M LOOKING AT HERE -- THANK YOU FOR [48:36] THAT GREAT E-MAIL. IT FOCUSED ON EACH COUNCILMEMBER'S AREA. [48:42] BEFORE I GET TO THIS YOU KNOW, [48:47] THERE ARE SOME STREETS THAT HAVE SAFETY ISSUES OR, YOU KNOW, [48:53] MIGHT BE, LIKE, MISSING STOP SIGN OR HIGH-TRAFFIC INJURY AND SO ON. THE CHALLENGES I HAVE [49:02] AND CONTINUE TO HIGHLIGHT IN WARD 6 IS RESIDENTS ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH COMPLETING THE [49:08] FORM WHEN IT COMES TO, YOU KNOW, "OH, FIXED HERE." OR, YOU KNOW, ACCIDENTS ARE NOT BEING [49:16] REPORTED. I GET THOSE UPDATES WITHIN MY OFFICE. SO I WOULD LIKE TO FIND A WAY TO HIGHLIGHT [49:23] THOSE. AND, ALSO, NOW [49:29] SPECIFICALLY I'M GLAD THIS AREA RIGHT HERE. 21st STREET EAST. [49:36] BETWEEN 11th AVENUE AND BLOOMINGTON. THE ISSUE -- THIS IS REALLY AN ISSUE WITH THE -- [49:43] THE ISSUE IS 10th STREET IS [49:48] THE ONE WITH THE HIGHEST INJURIES OR ACCIDENTS. LAST [49:56] NIGHT I WAS AT A NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING AND THEY WERE ASKING ME THIS QUESTION. I SEE THE [50:03] 11th. IS THERE A WAY TO REALLY ADD ONE BLOCK, WHICH IS, LIKE 150th 10th [50:10] STREET THAT IS MISSING A STOP SIGN AND PEOPLE ARE FLYING. AND NEIGHBORS ARE COMPLAINING. I KNOW IT'S A SPECIFIC QUESTION. [50:16] IF YOU WANT TO TAKE IT LATER ON, I'M HAPPY TO DO THAT, TOO. THANK YOU. >> CHAIR CASHMAN, COUNCILMEMBER [50:21] OSMAN. I'LL SAY GENERALLY I MEAN, THAT'S THE TYPE OF COMMENT -- THAT TYPE OF COMMENT [50:27] IS EXACTLY WHY THE ENGAGEMENT PHASE IS KIND OF, YOU KNOW, GOING IN BEFORE, YOU KNOW, [50:32] BEFORE THE CONSTRUCTION HAPPENS. RIGHT. SO THAT EXACT TYPE OF [50:38] COMMENT, "ONE MORE BLOCK OR, YOU KNOW, SLIGHT ADJUSTMENTS" IS EXACTLY THE TYPE OF CONVERSATION [50:43] THAT WE'RE ENTERING INTO AND WILL BE ABLE TO INFORM. ALSO, [50:50] JUST THOUGHT I WOULD MENTION IS CERTAIN THINGS LIKE MAINTENANCE OF STOP SIGNS AND THINGS LIKE THAT ARE A LITTLE BIT OUTSIDE OF, YOU KNOW, JUST THOSE [50:56] SPECIFIC TREATMENTS THAT ARE GOING TO BE CONSTRUCTED WITH THE PROGRAM. BUT THAT FEEDBACK AND [51:02] EVERYTHING LIKE THAT IS PART OF THE ENGAGEMENT PROCESS IS SOMETHING THAT IS HELPFUL TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ABLE TO [51:07] ADDRESS A MAINTENANCE ISSUE, IF THERE HAPPENS TO BE ONE OUT THERE. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. NEXT I'LL [51:13] RECOGNIZE COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR CASHMAN. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. AND, REALLY, EXCITED FOR THE [51:18] PROJECTS TO HAPPEN ACROSS THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. I'M LOOKING AT SLIDE NUMBER 10. I [51:25] WANT TO GET A PICTURE MAYBE FOR THE PUBLIC TO UNDERSTAND HOW IT WORKS. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT IF YOU SUBMIT AN APPLICATION ONE [51:31] YEAR, IT'S ELIGIBLE FOR THAT YEAR AND THE FOLLOWING YEAR, CORRECT? SO IF I'M LOOKING AT [51:36] THIS, IT LOOKS LIKE WHEN I FIRST STARTED THERE WAS 750 APPLICATIONS. THE SECOND YEAR, [51:44] TECHNICALLY, IF YOU CONSIDER THE NEW ONES PLUS THE ONES ELIGIBLE [51:49] IS 1200. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE BREAK DOWN OF HOW MANY APPLICATIONS WERE CONSIDERED IN YEAR ONE, TWO, AND THREE. IT [51:56] LOOKS LIKE THERE HAS BEEN AN INCREASE EVERY CAREER. IT SHOWS THE PROGRAM IS POPULAR WITH OUR [52:01] CONSTITUENTS. IT'S SOMETHING THAT OUR RESIDENTS CONTACT OUR OFFICE ON A DAILY BASIS ABOUT [52:07] HOW WE CAN IMPROVE IT. I WANT TO GET THE MORE OFFICIAL BREAKDOWN OF HOW MANY [52:13] ELIGIBLE -- NOT ELIGIBLE. YEAH, ELIGIBLE PROJECTS HAVE OCCURRED IN EVERY SINGLE YEAR, I GUESS. >> CHAIR CASHMAN, COUNCILMEMBER [52:20] CHAVEZ. ABSOLUTELY. WHEN IT COMES TO ALL THE DIFFERENT DETAILED WAYS TO BREAK IT DOWN, [52:27] AND CARRYOVER, NOT CARRYOVER? THERE ARE TONS OF WAYS TO BREAK IT DOWN. FOR THE NUMBERS [52:33] INCLUDED HERE TO KEEP IT, YOU KNOW, HIGH-LEVEL IS WHAT WAS KIND OF SHOWN ON THE SLIDE THERE. AND WHAT WE SPOKE TO. [52:40] WE'D BE HAPPY TO DIVE INTO THE BREAK DOWN WITH YOU IN MORE DETAIL. >> YEAH. A FOLLOW UP WOULD BE [52:46] GREAT! AND, YEAH. JUST THANK YOU. AND PUBLIC WORKS FOR THE PRESENTATION AND WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THE PROJECTS. [52:51] >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. CLERK, COULD YOU MARK DOWN A FOLLOWUP ON, YOU KNOW, A DIFFERENT WAY OF [52:57] BREAKING IT DOWN THAT WOULD IDENTIFY HOW IT'S BEEN [53:02] CUMULATIVE INCREASING OVER THE YEARS? GREAT. NEXT I'LL [53:10] RECOGNIZE COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHAIR [53:16] CASHMAN. I DIDN'T KNOW MR. KLUGMAN, WAS THERE SOMETHING MORE YOU WANTED TO ADD TO THE POINT. I WANT TO OFFER THE [53:22] OPPORTUNITY. I'M CURIOUS, AS WELL. [53:30] >> THANK YOU. I'M MAYBE GOING BACK A MINUTE OR TWO. BUT I WAS THINKING OF SOMETHING. [53:36] COUNCILMEMBER OSMAN, IF I TAKE WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE'S SOME POSSIBLY A [53:41] DIFFICULTY OR IMPEA DENSE WITH [53:51] IMPEDENS. MAYBE A MISSING STOP SIGN OR SOMETHING THAT IS BROKEN OR SOMETHING. [53:56] CERTAINLY 3-1-1. IF RESIDENTS NEED ANY HELP, WE'RE HAPPY TO WORK WITH YOU AND YOUR TEAM. [54:03] MAYBE AS WE LOOK TOWARD THE 2026 YEAR AND LOCATIONS FOR TRAFFIC CALMING WILL BE DUE ON AUGUST 1. [54:10] ANYTHING PUBLIC WORKS WITH DO IN TERMS OF OUTREACH WORKING WITH YOUR STAFF, MAYBE CON [54:15] COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE BEEN A LITTLE BIT TOUGHER TO REACH IN THE PAST. LET'S WORK WITH YOU [54:25] IN TERMS OF HOW WE CAN GET THE APPLICATIONS IN. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> GREAT. COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY? >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO [54:32] MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION. THIS IS REALLY, REALLY HELPFUL. I [54:40] KNOW MANY MY WARD, AND IN GENERAL, REGIONALLY, WE'RE CONSTANTLY TALKING ABOUT [54:46] REDUCING CRASHES LEADING TO [54:52] FATALITIES, INJURIES, TRAFFIC CALMING, AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE QUICK BUILDS OR TRAFFIC CIRCLES OR THINGS THAT NEIGHBORS [54:57] ARE CONSTANTLY TALKING ABOUT. AND I'M REALLY PLEASED TO BE LOOKING FORWARD TO A MUNICIPAL [55:06] STATE AID ROAD TRAFFIC CALMING PROJECT OR PROGRAM. I KNOW MY OFFICE HAS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO YOU AND PUBLIC WORKS [55:14] PRETTY EXTENSIVELY. WE'VE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO BREAK IN OUR STATE REP. AND TRYING TO [55:20] UNDERSTAND, LIKE, THE BARRIERS AT THE STATE LEVEL. WHAT WE'RE [55:26] TALKING ABOUT THO HERE AT THE LOCAL LEVEL. I THINK WE'RE MAKING GOOD PROGRESS AND THINKING ABOUT MSA ROADS. [55:32] BECAUSE I THINK WE'RE AT A POINT WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT THE DATA [55:37] AROUND CRASHES AND FATALITIES, WE SEE THAT WE'RE WORKING TOWARD [55:42] ADDRESSING THE ONES THAT ARE, LIKE, CITY DESIGNATED. AND THEN THERE'S A GAP WITH MUNICIPAL [55:48] STATE AID ROADS. AND THERE'S A GAP WITH COUNTY ROADS. IT SAYS WE NEED TO FIND WAYS TO LEAN IN [55:54] MORE TO FIGURE OUT HOW DO WE INTERJURISDICTIONALLY ADDRESS [55:59] THE CONCERNS. I THINK THIS IS A AN EXAMPLE. LEANING TO FIGURE [56:05] OUT HOW WE WORK TO FIND A SOLUTION FOR THE MUNICIPAL STATE AID ROADS. INSTEAD OF SAYING [56:10] "OKAY, WE HAVE THE BARRIER AND POINTING THE OTHER WAY." I THINK CONSTITUENTS WILL BE PLEASED TO SEE THIS KIND OF PROGRAM [56:16] AVAILABLE. I DID HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS RELATED TO THE MUNICIPAL STATE AID PILOT. THE [56:23] FIRST BEING ARE WE GOING TO SEE A SIMILAR APPLICATION PROCESS? AND HOW MANY PROJECTS ARE WE [56:29] THINKING OF PILOTING? DO WE HAVE A ROUGH ESTIMATE? [56:42] >> FOR THE PILOT, TO ANSWER YOUR MOST RECENT QUESTION FIRST. FOR THE PILOT, WE PROBABLY HAVE THE FUNDING TO ADDRESS ABOUT [56:48] NEIGHBORHOOD OF 10 LOCATIONS IN THIS YEAR. SO, AGAIN, WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT CORRIDORS, [56:54] YOU KNOW, IT'S, YOU KNOW, A FEWER NUMBER OF CORRIDORS THAN [56:59] MAYBE THOSE 10 SPECIFIC INTERSECTION LOCATIONS. AND FOR THE -- FOR THAT, YOU KNOW, [57:06] PORTION, OUR PLAN IS TO NOT TO RELY NECESSARILY ON THE [57:14] APPLICATION AS THE NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS WHERE WE TYPICALLY FOLLOW IT. LOCATIONS WHERE WE KNOW ABOUT FEEDBACK OF ISSUES. [57:20] YOU KNOW, THAT WE ARE ALREADY AWARE OF. THAT ARE PARALLEL TO [57:30] OUR REQUEST PROCESS. ALSO IT HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TOP [57:36] TO SUBMIT FEEDBACK ON A STREET THAT MAY NOT BE ELIGIBLE. WE HAVE LOTS OF SOURCES TO BRING IN [57:43] KNOWN INFORMATION ABOUT THE DESIRE IS FOR THOSE TREATMENTS OUT THERE. BUT THEN AS FAR AS THE PLAN FOR HOW THAT PROGRAM [57:49] MIGHT BE DELIVERED INTO FUTURE YEARS, IT'S A SMALLER, YOU KNOW, [57:55] A SMALLER TOTAL MILEAGE OF STREETS THAN, YOU KNOW, EVERY BLOCK OF EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD. [58:01] NORTH, SOUTH, EAST, WEST. BLANKETING THE WHOLE CITY. THAT'S WHY WE KIND OF ARE [58:07] PLANNING TO DO MORE OF A PROACTIVE PRIORITIZATION FOR THOSE STREETS. RATHER THAN [58:13] RELYING STRICTLY ON, LIKE, AN APPLICATION-SCORING-BASED PROCESS. AND, AGAIN, THAT ALSO, THEN, ALLOWS US TO, YOU KNOW, [58:21] TARGET THE AREAS THAT HAVE, YOU KNOW, NOT ONLY THE [58:26] TRANSPORTATION CHARACTERISTICS THAT WE THINK ARE GOING TO HAVE THE BEST TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BENEFIT. BUT, ALSO, MAKE SURE [58:31] THAT WE'RE PRIORITIZING THOSE STREETS EB EQUITABLY AND NOT MISSING SOMETHING BECAUSE AN [58:36] APPLICATION DIDN'T COME IN FROM A RESIDENT WHO MIGHT NOT -- OR A NEIGHBORHOOD THAT MIGHT NOT HAVE [58:42] BEEN AS PLUGGED IN AS ANOTHER NEIGHBORHOOD. THAT'S HOW WE SEE THE PROGRAM LIVING IN THE FUTURE. >> THAT'S GREAT. ARE YOU -- I [58:50] KNOW THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE LAST THREE YEARS HAVE APPLIED [58:55] FOR NEIGHBORHOOD TRAFFIC CALMING BUT THEN INELIGIBLE BECAUSE THEY WERE APPLYING FOR MSA STREETS. [59:01] ARE YOU GOING TO BE LOOKING BACK ON THOSE O APPLICATIONS AND [59:07] DATA? >> COUNCILMEMBER, THAT'S ABSOLUTELY ONE OF THE SOURCES OF DATA THAT IS READILY AVAILABLE [59:12] FOR US TO GO BACK AND FIGURE IT OUT. FOR WHAT'S IN FRONT OF US NOW AND HOW TO KIND OF HELP [59:17] PRIORITIZE THAT IN THE FUTURE. >> AND JUST FROM YOUR VANTAGE [59:26] POINT, WHAT IS THE BEST WAY FOR RESIDENTS TO BRING FORWARD AN AREA THAT HAS BEEN VERY HIGH [59:31] SPEED. THEY MIGHT HAVE FOUND OUT JUST THROUGH REALIZING THEIR [59:37] STREET ISN'T ELIGIBLE BECAUSE IT'S MSA. WHAT'S THE BEST WAY TO BRING IT FORWARD TO PUBLIC [59:42] WORKS? STAYING CONSISTENT ON 3-1-1 COMPLAINTS? OTHER WAYS OF REACHING OUT? [59:48] >> YEAH. CHAIR CASHMAN AND COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY, THOSE WAYS CERTAINLY EXIST IN OUR -- [59:53] THOSE ARE GREAT WAYS TO GET INFORMATION TO US. LIKE I SAID, THERE IS KIND OF A PARALLEL [59:58] ABILITY TO SUBMIT SOMETHING ON AN MSA STREET OR HIGH-INJURY STREET. SORT OF ALONGSIDE THE [1:00:04] NEIGHBORHOOD TRAFFIC CALMING REQUESTS. YOU KNOW, ONLINE. I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING WE'LL [1:00:10] PLAN TO KIND OF DEVELOP AND SUPPLEMENT AND GROW A LITTLE BIT, TOO, ALONGSIDE THE, YOU [1:00:16] KNOW, ABILITY TO CONSTRUCT SOME OF THESE TREATMENTS ON MSA STREETS. MAKING SURE THERE'S A [1:00:23] GOOD, STRONG WAY FOR FEEDBACK TO BE GIVEN AND RECEIVED. >> AWESOME. AND FOR MY [1:00:28] CLARIFICATION, YOU MIGHT HAVE ADDRESSED IT EARLIER. THE PILOT WON'T BE FOR THIS FALL OR WILL IT BE? OR IS IT LOOKING INTO [1:00:35] NEXT YEAR? >> CHAIR CASHMAN AND COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY, OUR PLAN IS TO TRY TO PILOT THE IMPLEMENTATION AND CONSTRUCTION [1:00:41] OF SOME OF THOSE THIS YEAR. >> THAT'S EXCELLENT! THAT'S GREAT NEWS! MAKES ME SUPER [1:00:48] EXCITED. JUST LAST THING I'LL SAY IS JUST REALLY APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR EFFORT AND BEING [1:00:55] RESPONSIVE TO COUNCILMEMBERS LIKE ME, WHO HAVE REACHED OUT ABOUT MSA STREETS OVER TIME. [1:01:01] THIS IS JUST REALLY GREAT PROGRESS! I'M EXCITED TO SHARE THIS OUT TO RESIDENTS WHO HAVE [1:01:06] ASKED ABOUT IT FOR A LONG TIME. AND JUST THANK YOU FOR PULLING TOGETHER THE PRESENTATION. AND RESPONDING TO THE LEGISLATIVE [1:01:12] DIRECTIVE. THIS IS REALLY GREAT! >> COUNCILMEMBER -- VICE CHAIR [1:01:18] KOSKI. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS PRESENTATION. I KNOW WE'VE BEEN ANTICIPATING THIS FOR A LONG TIME. I JUST WANT TO [1:01:26] JUST THANK YOU. I SEE THAT THE SECOND AVENUE, I BELIEVE, IS ON [1:01:32] THERE AS A WARD 11 ROAD FOR [1:01:38] SUPPORT. AND MAYBE SOME OF YOU KNOW, MAYBE YOU DON'T. BUT AN AMAZING YOUNG GIRL NAMED PENNY [1:01:44] WAS KILLED ON THIS STREET. AND [1:01:51] ALAN CAME WITH ME AND DROVE AROUND THE AREA WITH OTHER STAFF. TO VIEW THE STREET. WE [1:01:59] TOOK A TON OF TIME. ALL OF YOU DID. AND SO I JUST CAN'T THANK [1:02:05] YOU ENOUGH FOR ADDING THIS TO THIS PROGRAM. I CAN'T WAIT TO [1:02:12] TELL THESE NEIGHBORS AND THEIR FAMILY THAT WE'RE TAKING ACTION ON THIS. I KNOW SOMETHING THIS [1:02:22] IS SOMETHING FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD WILL BE GRATEFUL FOR TO HONOR PENNY AND THE FIRST RESPONDERS THAT CAME TO HER AID. [1:02:33] I'M JUST GRATEFUL TO BE ABLE TO TELL THEM, TOO, WHAT THE CITY IS DOING TO SUPPORT THIS COMMUNITY. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. [1:02:46] >> LAST QUESTION I HAVE HERE IS -- LAST QUESTION I HAVE IS [1:02:53] WHETHER SOME OF THE TEMPORARY INSTALLMENTS THAT YOU DID LAST YEAR WILL BE MADE MORE PERMANENT [1:03:04] IN THIS PROCESS. >> THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. SOMETHING WE'VE BEEN DIVING INTO THIS YEAR ALREADY. ONE OF THE [1:03:09] TREATMENTS THAT IS ACTUALLY INCLUDED ON THE LIST OF THOSE 49 PROJECTS IS NOT IN WARD 7. BUT [1:03:14] IT'S A DIFFERENT TEMPORARY TRAFFIC CIRCLE THAT HAS BEEN ON THE STREET FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW. AND SO THAT'S ONE OF THOSE [1:03:22] THAT'S GOING TO BE INCLUDED. AND GOING TO BE UPGRADED TO A PERMANENT INSTALLATION. [1:03:27] >> DO YOU KNOW THE STREET NAME? SO I CAN CHECK IT OUT. >> THAT IS THE ... DELAWARE [1:03:36] STREET SOUTHEAST AND SAINT MARY'S AVENUE SOUTHEAST INTERSECTION. >> OKAY. [1:03:43] >> THAT'S THE SAME TYPE OF [1:03:54] TREATMENT WE'RE UPGRADING IN A DIFFERENT LOCATION. IT'S BEEN OUT THERE FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. AND SOMETHING THAT WE'RE, YOU [1:04:00] KNOW, TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO BRING THOSE TYPES OF UPGRADES INTO THIS PROGRAM. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. I'LL TAKE [1:04:08] A LOOK AND FOLLOW THE PROGRESS TO SEE WHAT WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO EXPECT IN THE FUTURE. SO SEEING [1:04:13] NO OTHER DISCUSSION BEFORE US, I THANK YOU BOTH SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION. AND I'LL DIRECT [1:04:19] THE CLERK TO FILE THAT REPORT. OUR LAST ITEM TODAY IS RECEIVING [1:04:25] AND FILING AN OVERVIEW OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO LOW-INCOME [1:04:31] PROPERTY OWNERS. HERE TO PRESENT ON THE ITEM IS ASHLEY [1:04:49] DZIUK FROM POLICY AND RESEARCH. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR CASHMAN [1:04:56] AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS. I'M WITH THE CITY AUDITOR'S POLICY AND RESEARCH DIVISION. I'M HERE TO [1:05:02] PRESENT ON ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS FOR SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS. ON [1:05:10] FEBRUARY 6th, THIS COMMITTEE DIRECTED POLICY AND RESEARCH TO COMPLETE AN OVERVIEW OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS AND ASSISTANCE [1:05:15] PROGRAMS IN MINNEAPOLIS. A LANDSCAPE ANALYSIS OF OTHER [1:05:20] CITIES' SPECIAL ASSESSMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS A REVIEW OF THE CONSTRAINT AND [1:05:27] OPPORTUNITIES FOR PROVIDING ASSISTANCE IN MINNEAPOLIS. I WILL START WITH AN OVERVIEW OF [1:05:34] MINNEAPOLIS SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS. [1:05:41] SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS GENERALLY FIT INTO TWO CATEGORIES. THIS IS NOT A PERFECT CAT GORZATION. [1:05:46] I'M PUTTING THEM IN THE BUCKETS FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE PRESENTATION. THE FIRST ARE LEVIED ASSESSMENTS. MEANING THE [1:05:52] CITY OR PARK BOARD IMPOSES A SPECIAL ASSESSMENT ON A PROPERTY OWNER. THE SECOND ARE PROPERTY [1:05:58] OWNER FINANCED. MEANING PROPERTY OWNERS CHOOSE TO USE SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS TO FINANCE [1:06:05] NECESSARY INFRASTRUCTURE WORK ON THEIR PRIVATE PROPERTY. THIS INCLUDES NECESSARY TREE [1:06:11] REMOVALS, SEWER LATERAL, WATER SERVICE LINE, AND RETAINING WALL REPAIRS AND REPLACEMENTS. [1:06:18] LEVIED SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS ARE ONE OF THE PRIMARY TOOLS USED BY MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS TO OFFSET THE COST OF QUALIFYING [1:06:25] IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS. THIS TYPE OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENT IS A FEE COLLECTED BY THE CITY FOR [1:06:30] INVOLVEMENTS FOR SERVICES THE CITY PROVIDES, WHICH BENEFIT [1:06:35] RESIDENTS' PRIVATE PROPERTY. THESE INCLUDE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS RELATED TO A SERVICE UNPAID BILL OR FINE. [1:06:46] STREET LIGHTING ON NONGOVERNMENTAL TAX-EXEMPT PROPERTY. SPECIAL SERVICE [1:06:51] DISTRICTS, WHICH ADDRESS UNIQUE ITEMS IN A GIVEN GEOGRAPHIC AREA [1:06:56] AND PARK BOARD ASSESSMENTS. IT SHOULD BE NOTED RECONSTRUCTION SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS, RATES ARE [1:07:03] BASED ON 25% OF THE STANDARD PROJECT COST. ASSESSMENTS CAN [1:07:11] BE PREPAID IN FULL BY NOVEMBER 15th OF THE YEAR BEFORE THE ASSESSMENT BEGINS. WHILE THIS IS THE LARGEST [1:07:18] UP-FRONT COST, IT RESULTS IN NO INTEREST ACCRUAL. REPAYMENT TERMS DIFFER, DEPENDING ON THE [1:07:24] PROJECT. THE TERMS SHOULD NEVER EXCEED THE LIFE OF THE ASSET. MINNESOTA STATE LAW -- I'M SORRY [1:07:32] MINNESOTA LAW STATES PAYMENTS CANNOT EXCEED 30-YEAR TERMS, WHILE MINNEAPOLIS CODE STATES [1:07:38] PAYMENTS CANNOT EXCEED A 20-YEAR. YOU CAN SEE ON THE SLIDE, A NUMBER OF OF DIFFERENT [1:07:43] PROJECT CATEGORIES REPAYMENT TERMS. 2025 INTEREST RATES FOR STREET RESURFACING AND [1:07:50] RECONSTRUCTION PROJECTS RANGE FROM 3.9% TO 4.7%. DEPENDING ON [1:07:55] THE REPAYMENT TERM. TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF THE SCOPE OF SPECIAL [1:08:00] ASSESSMENTS IN MINNEAPOLIS, I'VE INCLUDED A NUMBER OF DATA POINTS ON THE SLIDE. THERE IS MUCH [1:08:06] GREATER DETAIL AVAILABLE ON IN THE REPORT. TO PULL A COUPLE OUT. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, [1:08:11] INCLUDING SIDEWALKS, FOR EXAMPLE, WERE JUST UNDER [1:08:16] $8.9 MILLION, AFFECTING ROUGHLY [1:08:22] 3,079 PROPERTIES. THE SEWER REPAIRS IN THE OWNER FINANCING CATEGORY, WAS MORE THAN [1:08:28] $1.1 MILLION FOR 74 PROPERTIES. SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS ARE [1:08:36] GENERALLY CONSIDERED FAIR IN THEORY. AS THEY MAKE PROPERTY OWNERS PAY FOR INFRASTRUCTURE [1:08:41] IMPROVEMENTS THAT BENEFIT THEM SPECIFICALLY. HOWEVER, THEIR [1:08:46] ENACTMENT AND ULTIMATE OUTCOMES CAN BE INEQUITABLE IN PRACTICE. FOR EXAMPLE, IN 2019, IN SAINT [1:08:53] CLOUD, ONE RESIDENT IN $100,000 HOUSE PAID $6,300 FOR A ROAD [1:08:59] PROJECT WHILE THEIR NEIGHBOR, AFTER SUING THE CITY IN DISTRICT COURT, PAID ONLY $4,000, DESPITE [1:09:04] LIVING IN A $330,000 HOUSE. THIS MAY INDICATE THAT ONLY [1:09:10] HOMEOWNERS WHO HAVE THE TIME AND RESOURCES TO SPEND APPEALING THE [1:09:15] ASSESSMENT AND FILING A LAWSUIT WILL SUCCESSFULLY REDUCE THEIR [1:09:20] SPECIAL ASSESSMENT. THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS LEVIED ON THEIR PROPERTY. ADDITIONALLY, ALL [1:09:26] THOUGH MINNESOTA LAW PROHIBITS LEVIED ASSESSMENTS FROM EXCEEDING THE INCREASED VALUE THE PROJECT PROVIDES TO THE [1:09:32] PROPERTY, MANY CITIES, INCLUDING MINNEAPOLIS, DO NOT EVALUATE MARKET VALUE WHILE LEVYING [1:09:38] ASSESSMENTS. INSTEAD, WE USE THE INFLUENCE AREA ASSESSMENT METHOD, WHICH HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO BE A FAIR [1:09:45] PROXIMATION OF MARKET VALUE INCREASE. WHILE SOME VIEW ANY SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS NOT TAKING [1:09:52] PROPERTY VALUE INTO ACCOUNT IS POTENTIALLY HAVING EB EQUITY [1:09:59] CONCERNS, ADDING PROPERTY VALUE AS A DETERMINATIVE FACTOR COULD ADD DIFFERENT EQUITY CONCERNS. [1:10:05] STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT LOWER-VALUED HOMES ARE [1:10:11] OVERASSESSED MORE FREQUENTLY THAN HIGHER-VALUE HOMES. AND HIGHER-VALUE HOMES ARE MORE [1:10:16] OFTEN UNDERASSESSED. IF PROPERTY VALUE IS TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN DETERMINING [1:10:22] SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS, WE SHOULD DO IT CAREFULLY TOO ENSURE WE'RE NOT ADDING ADDITIONAL [1:10:30] INEQUITIES. MOVING INTO CURRENT [1:10:36] SPECIAL ASSESSMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS FOR MINNEAPOLIS PROPERTY OWNERS. THE OPTION TO [1:10:43] PAY SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS BACK OVER A GIVEN NUMBER OF YEARS, WHETHER LEVIED OR OWNER FINANCED IS ESSENTIALLY THE CITY [1:10:49] PROVIDING A LOAN TO PROPERTY OWNERS. SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DEFERRALS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FOR [1:10:55] CERTAIN POPULATIONS. INCLUDING PROPERTY OWNERS WHO ARE OVER -- 65 AND OLDER. OR UNABLE TO WORK [1:11:02] DUE TO PERMANENT DISABILITY OR ORDERED INTO ACTIVE MILITARY [1:11:07] DUTY. HOWEVER, INTEREST ACCRUES UNTIL THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT IS PAID. BEYOND THESE TYPES OF [1:11:13] COMMON ASSESSMENT LOANS AND DEFERMENT, ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS FOR PROPERTY OWNERS [1:11:21] FINANCED -- PROPERTY OWNER FINANCED SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS ARE EXPLORED IN THE NEXT SLIDES. SORRY. YOU'LL NOTICE THERE [1:11:27] ARE -- THERE'S NO DISCUSSION AROUND ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS FOR CITY-LEVELED SPECIAL [1:11:32] ASSESSMENTS. AS NONE COULD BE IDENTIFIED IN MY RESEARCH. SO [1:11:38] LOANS AND GRANTS FROM THE LISTED PROGRAMS AND AGENCIES MAY BE MORE FAVORABLE FOR PROPERTY [1:11:43] OWNERS THAN FINANCING PROJECTS THROUGH SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS. MINNESOTA HOUSING, FOR EXAMPLE, WORKS WITH THE STATE-WIDE [1:11:49] NETWORK OF LENDERS TO PROVIDE HOME IMPROVEMENT LOANS. THE PROGRAMS OFTEN HAVE DIFFERENT [1:11:55] CRITERIA, BUT ALL INCLUDE SOME FORM OF INCOME ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS. IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT LOANS ARE [1:12:01] NOT AVAILABLE FOR ALREADY ASSESSED PROJECTS. SO IF THE CITY HAS ASSESSED A PROJECT, IT [1:12:09] WOULD NOT BE ELIGIBLE. BUT IF A PROPERTY OWNER IS PROACTIVELY ADDRESSING AN ISSUE, THEN TREE [1:12:16] REMOVAL, SEWER LATERAL, WATER SERVICE LINE, AND RETAINING WALL [1:12:22] REPAIR PROJECTS WOULD LIKELY BE ELIGIBLE. MINNEAPOLIS' COMMUNITY PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEPARTMENT HAS AN OWNER-OCCUPIED [1:12:29] REHAB PROGRAM WHICH PROVIDES ASSISTANCE TO ELIGIBLE RESIDENTS FOR NUMEROUS PROJECTS. IF [1:12:34] ELIGIBLE, RESIDENTS CAN RECEIVE ASSISTANCE IN THE FORM OF GRANTS OR DEFERRED OR FORGIVABLE LOANS. [1:12:39] FOR RETAINING WALLS, SEWER LATERAL, AND WATER LINE REPAIR REPLACEMENTS AS WELL AS [1:12:45] NECESSARY TREE REMOVALS. THESE FINANCING OPTIONS ARE PROVIDED THROUGH THE COLLABORATION OF FEDERAL AND STATE SOURCES. [1:12:51] INCLUDING MINNESOTA HOUSING. ALSO, LIKE CPED, THE CENTER FOR [1:12:56] ENERGY ENVIRONMENT IS AN APPROVED LENDER FOR MINNESOTA HOUSING. THEY ALSO -- SORRY. [1:13:04] THEY ALSO MANAGE OTHER NUMEROUS FUNDING SOURCES, INCLUDING FROM THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS' [1:13:09] NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION PROGRAM, WHICH FUNDS NEIGHBORHOOD-SPECIFIC GRANT AND LOAN OPPORTUNITIES. I ALSO HAVE [1:13:15] WE BUILDING TOGETHER AND NEIGHBORHOOD HOME PARTNERS ON THE SLIDE. THOSE ARE TWO LOCAL [1:13:21] NONPROFITS THAT PROVIDE SOME FUNDING FOR THESE TYPES OF PROJECTS FOR QUALIFYING [1:13:26] HOMEOWNERS. THE LISTED PROGRAMS FOR TREE REMOVAL ON THIS SLIDE CAN HELP PROPERTY OWNERS PAY FOR [1:13:32] NECESSARY TREE REMOVALS. THE MINNEAPOLIS PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD PROVIDES THREE FINANCING [1:13:37] OPTIONS, INCLUDING A DEFERRAL FOR SPECIFIC POPULATIONS, WHICH IS THE SAME AS THE CITY. AS WELL AS REPAYMENT TERMS OF 10 OR [1:13:44] 20 YEARS. THE MINNEAPOLIS' CONDEMN TREE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM [1:13:51] IS PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE PARK AND RECREATION BOARD AND FUNDED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF [1:13:59] AGRICULTURE. THE PROGRAM COVERS 100 100% OF THE COST TO [1:14:05] REMOVE THE PLANT AND STUMP AND PLANT ONE OR MORE TREES. METRO BLOOMS ALSO HELPS WITH TREE [1:14:11] REMOVALS. HOWEVER, DUE TO THEIR LIMITED FUNDS, THEY ARE TARGETING OUTREACH TO RESIDENTS LIVING IN ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE [1:14:20] COMMUNITIES. IN GENERAL, LIKE PRIVATE TREE REMOVAL, CITY FUNDS [1:14:25] CANNOT BE USED TO PAY FOR WATER SERVICE LINE REPAIR OR WATER LATERAL. THERE IS SOME FUNDING [1:14:31] AVAILABLE TO RESIDENTS SPECIFICALLY FOR THESE PURPOSES THROUGH THE LISTED MET COUNCIL [1:14:36] AND STATE AND FEDERAL GRANTS. MET COUNCIL'S PRIVATE PROPERTY [1:14:41] INFLOW AND INFILTRATION GRANT PROGRAM IS MANAGED BY THE CITY'S SURFACE WATER AND SEWERS DIVISION OF PUBLIC WORKS. THEY [1:14:48] RECEIVED $250,000 FOR 2025. HAVE BEEN ABLE TO AWARD 34 [1:14:56] GRANTS OUT OF 132 APPLICATIONS. APPLICANTS ARE AWARDED IN AMOUNTS OF $5,000, $7500, OR [1:15:03] $10,000, DEPENDING ON PROPERTY'S GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION. PROPERTY OWNERS CAN STILL UTILIZE SPECIAL [1:15:10] ASSESSMENTS FOR WATER SERVICE LINE REPAIR REPLACEMENT, THE NEED FOR THEM TO DO SO HAS BEEN [1:15:16] SIGNIFICANTLY DECREASED, IF NOT ELIMINATED ALL TOGETHER. DUE TO THE AVAILABILITY OF FEDERAL AND [1:15:22] STATE LEAD SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENT GRANT FUNDING. [1:15:28] $342 MILLION IN FEDERAL. AND $242 MILLION IN STATE FUNDS HAVE BEEN ALLOCATED TO ENSURE THE [1:15:33] STATE MEETS ITS GOAL OF REPLACING ALL LEAD SERVICE ARE LINES BY 2033. AND AS OF MARCH [1:15:39] 19 OF THAT YEAR, MINNEAPOLIS HAS [1:15:45] COMPLETED 328 REIMBURSABLE LEAD LINES. WITH EMPHASIS ON [1:15:52] DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES, LEAKING SERVICES, AND CONJUNCTION WITH OTHER STREET PROJECTS. MORE DETAIL FOR BOTH [1:15:59] OF THESE PROGRAMS CAN BE FOUND ON THE REPORT ON PAGES 22 [1:16:04] THROUGH 29. NEXT I'M GOING TO QUICKLY GO OVER SOME EXAMPLE [1:16:10] CITIES ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. A NUMBER OF CITIES, INCLUDING THOSE LISTED AN THE SLIDE, HAVE [1:16:17] VARIATIONS OF A SUBSIDY OR GRANT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR CERTAIN TYPES OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS. [1:16:24] PRIMARILY CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT ASSESSMENTS. ALL OF THEM HAVE AN INCOME ELIGIBILITY COMPONENT. [1:16:30] I'VE INCLUDEDDED A CHART OF SA SAINT CLOUD'S INCOME LIMIT [1:16:35] SHOWING THE WE INCOME LIMITS. I DIDN'T LOOK UP HOW TO [1:16:41] SAY IT OUT LOUD. NORTH DAKOTA HAS THREE TIERS OF ASSISTANCE [1:16:48] BASED ON INCOME. A HOUSEHOLD MAKING 60% OF THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME WOULD RECEIVE A 50% [1:16:53] ABATEMENT ON SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS. 40% AMI, RECEIVE A 75% ABATEMENT. AND 30%, [1:17:00] RECEIVES A 100% ABATEMENT. MANY MORE DETAILS FOR THESE PROGRAMS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE REPORT. AS [1:17:08] A FEW CITIES LISTED HERE, ALSO HAVE ADDITIONAL LOAN OR DEFERRAL OPTIONS. BEYOND THE SAME ONES [1:17:15] OFFERED BY MINNEAPOLIS. DETAILS VARY. AND CAN BE FOUND IN THE [1:17:21] REPORT. AND I'M GOING TO MOVE INTO CONSTRAINTS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IN MINNEAPOLIS. LIKE [1:17:34] MOST OF THE EXAMPLE CITIES, MINNEAPOLIS COULD CREATE A SIMILAR SUBSIDY PROGRAM FOCUSING ON LEVIED CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT [1:17:41] PROJECTS. DRAWING FROM THE EXAMPLES, ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS MIGHT INCLUDE SOME COMBINATION OF THE FOLLOWING: [1:17:49] ONE, THE ONLY SPECIAL ASSESSMENT THAT WOULD QUALIFY FOR THE PROGRAM WOULD BE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT ASSESSMENTS. TWO, [1:17:54] SPECIAL ASSESSMENT MUST HAVE AN INITIAL BALANCE THAT IS GREATER THAN $500 OR SOME OTHER THRESHOLD. THREE, THE PROPERTY [1:18:01] MUST BE OWNER OCCUPIED. THE PROPERTY OWNER MUST HAVE A QUALIFYING HOUSEHOLD INCOME. ASSISTANCE IS NOT AVAILABLE TO [1:18:07] PROJECTS IN NEW DEVELOPMENTS. AND PROPERTY OWNERS MUST BE CURRENT ON ALL PROOT TAXES AND [1:18:12] SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS. [1:18:23] MINNEAPOLIS COULD REQUIRE THAT INCOME BE AT OR BELOW 80% OF THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME. THIS WOULD [1:18:29] MATCH INCOME LIMITS FOR NUMEROUS OTHER MINNEAPOLIS PROGRAMS. THE CHART ON THE TOP RIGHT, ONCE [1:18:35] AGAIN, SHOWS SAINT CLOUD, MINNESOTA'S INCOME REQUIREMENTS. WITHIN THE LIMITS A PROPERTY [1:18:41] OWNER QUALIFIES FOR A PERCENT REDUCTION BASED ON THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THEIR INCOME AND INCOME LIMITS. SO IF THE [1:18:48] INCOME LIMIT IS $50,000 AND A PERSON MAKES $40,000, THEY WOULD QUALIFY FOR A 20% REDUCTION OF [1:18:54] THEIR SPECIAL ASSESSMENT. I'VE INCLUDED THE CHART OF NORTH [1:19:00] DAKOTA. THEIR SLIDING SCALE OF ASSISTANCE. MINNEAPOLIS COULD USE THE 80% AMI INCOME LIMITS [1:19:06] FOR ELIGIBILITY AND THEN SOME VERSION OF A SLIDING SCALE TO DETERMINE HOW MUCH ASSISTANCE IS [1:19:16] PROVIDED. SOME ADDITIONAL SUBSIDY PROGRAM CONSIDERATIONS INCLUDE THAT ONE CREATING ANY [1:19:22] TYPE OF NEW PROGRAM WOULD REQUIRE AT LEAST ONE NEW FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT STAFF [1:19:27] POSITION. THE MORE COMPLICATED A PROGRAM IS, IT WOULD [1:19:32] POTENTIALLY REQUIRE MORE THAN ONE ADDITIONAL FTE. INCOME VERIFICATION FOR AN INCOME ELIGIBLE PROGRAM CAN REQUIRE A [1:19:38] SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF STAFF TIME, DEPENDING ON THE COMPLEXITY OF THE PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS. NUMEROUS PROGRAMS [1:19:45] AROUND THE CITY ALREADY INDIVIDUALLY VERIFY INCOME ELIGIBILITY. THERE IS NOT [1:19:50] APPEAR TO BE A CENTRAL, YOU KNOW, CITY-WIDE VERIFICATION SYSTEM. WHETHER OR NOT AN INCOME-BASED SPECIAL ASSESSMENT [1:19:56] ASSISTANCE PROGRAM IS DEVELOPED, CREATING SUCH A UNIFIED SYSTEM MAY BE WORTH INVESTIGATING [1:20:02] FURTHER. THIS WOULD NOT ONLY DECREASE THE STAFF TIME NECESSARY TO VERIFY INCOME FOR [1:20:08] THESE INDIVIDUAL PROGRAMS, IT WOULD ALSO BE STREAMLINED PROCESS FOR RESIDENTS. THEY [1:20:13] WOULD NEED TO, IN THEORY, APPLY OR PROVIDE PROOF OF INCOME ONCE ANNUALLY FOR ALL CITY PROGRAMS [1:20:19] THEY MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR. ADDITIONALLY, SINCE THE CITY DOES NOT CURRENTLY HAVE DATA ON [1:20:25] THE NUMBER OF PROPERTIES WHICH WOULD QUALIFY FOR A SUBSIDY PROGRAM, IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE [1:20:32] TO ACCURATE ESTIMATE THE COST AND IMPACT OF A SUBSIDY PROGRAM. FOR BOTH RESIDENTS AND THE [1:20:39] CITY. THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE INDICATED THAT THE LAW WOULD REQUIRE ANY SPECIAL ASSESSMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM TO [1:20:44] HAVE UNIVERSALLY APPLICABLE CRITERIA. WHICH WOULD REQUIRE THE CITY TO BE ABLE TO GUARANTEE [1:20:49] ENOUGH FUNDING TO COVER THE SAME EXPENSES FOR EVERYONE WHO QUALIFIES. EXPLORING POTENTIAL [1:20:55] FUNDING SOURCES FOR THESE SUBSIDIES WOULD REQUIRE ADDITIONAL RESEARCH. AND GATHERING ADDITIONAL DATA ON [1:21:03] IMPACT OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS AND POTENTIAL SUBSIDY PROGRAM [1:21:09] COULD HELP US PLAN THE SCOPE OF ANY SORT OF PROGRAM, AS WELL. [1:21:16] MOVING ON TO INCREASING REPAYMENT OPTIONS. INCREASING [1:21:23] REPAYMENT OPTIONS IS ANOTHER WAY TO ASSIST PROPERTY OWNERS WITH THE COST OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS. AS PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSED, [1:21:29] MINNEAPOLIS OFFERS PAYMENT DEFERMENT OPTIONS FOR CERTAIN PROPERTY OWNERS. HOWEVER, VERY FEW PEOPLE WHO CURRENTLY QUALIFY [1:21:36] FOR DEFERMENT CHOOSE THAT OPTION DUE TO THE ONGOING INTEREST ACCRUAL. THE CITY COULD [1:21:41] CONSIDER EXPANDING DEFERRAL ELIGIBILITY TO INCLUDE THOSE FACING GENERAL ECONOMIC [1:21:47] HARDSHIP. HOWEVER, MINNESOTA STATUTE DICTATES WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR DEFERRALS. SO ADDING ADDITIONAL CATEGORIES OF [1:21:53] ELIGIBLE PEOPLE WOULD REQUIRE A STATE STATUTORY LAW CHANGE. THE [1:21:59] CITY COULD ALSO CONSIDER CHANGING CITY CODE, WHICH STATES PAYMENTS CANNOT EXCEED 20 YEARS. [1:22:04] TERM LIMITS COULD BE INCREASED UP TO 30 YEARS AND STILL BE WITHIN STATE LAW. HOWEVER, THE [1:22:10] REPAYMENT TERM SHOULD NOT -- SHOULD STILL NOT EXCEED THE LIFE OF THE ASSET. THEREFORE, THIS [1:22:16] MAY BE MOST BENEFICIAL FOR PROPERTY OWNERS LOOKING TO FINANCE VERY EXPENSIVE PROJECTS [1:22:21] ON THEIR PRIVATE PROPERTIES. ESPECIALLY RETAINING WALLS. THAT IS EXTREMELY RARE BUT AS [1:22:27] RETAINING WALLS CONTINUE TO AGE, THAT WILL BECOME A MORE COMMON ISSUE. BOTH EXPANDING THE [1:22:32] DEFERRAL ELIGIBILITY AS WELL AS INCREASING REPAYMENT TERM LIMITS WILL LIKELY PROVIDE MINIMAL [1:22:38] ASSISTANCE FOR SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS WITHOUT ALSO ADJUSTING LOAN INTEREST ACCRUAL. [1:22:44] CHANGESES TO INTEREST ACCRUAL COULD INCLUDE THE FOLLOWINING: STOPPING INTEREST ACCRUAL AFTER [1:22:49] THE TERM OF ASSESSMENT. OR INVERSELY, CHARGING 0% INTEREST DURING THE FIRST PART OF THE [1:22:54] REPAYMENT TERM. ANY OF THESE OPTIONS WOULD NEED TO BE FURTHER EXPLORED WITH THE CITY [1:23:00] ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, AND OTHER APPLICABLE CITY DEPARTMENTS, INCLUDING PUBLIC WORKS AND FINANCE AND PROPERTY SERVICES. [1:23:13] AGAIN MEANING TREE REMOVAL, SEWER LATERAL, WATER SERVICE LINE, AND RETAINING WATER FOR [1:23:18] REPAIR AND REPLACEMENTS IS LIMITED. USING CITY FUNDS TO PAY FOR INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS ON PRIVATE PROPERTY DOES NOT PASS [1:23:24] THE PUBLIC PURPOSE TEST. IN ORDER TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE FOR THESE TYPES OF PROJECTS, THE CITY CHARTER WOULD NEED TO BE [1:23:31] AMENDED OR THE STATE LEGISLATURE WOULD NEED TO ENACT A STATUTE THAT PROVIDES MINNEAPOLIS WITH THE AUTHORITY TO IMPLEMENT AN [1:23:38] ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. HOWEVER, THE CITY COULD WORK TO IMPROVE [1:23:43] COMMUNICATION AROUND OUTSIDE FINANCING OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS. WHEN PROPERTY OWNERS CONTACT THE CITY [1:23:50] TO OPT INTO PROPERTY OWNER FINANCED SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS. THEY COULD BE INFORMED IF [1:23:56] THEY'RE ELIGIBLE, CPED'S OWNER OCCUPIED REHAB PROGRAM, OR OTHER PROGRAMS SUCH AS THOSE THROUGH [1:24:03] THE CENTER FOR ENERGY ENVIRONMENT MAY BE ABLE TO PROVIDE MORED MORE [1:24:12] ADVANTAGEOUS FINANCING OPTIONS. ALMOST TO THE END. I KNOW THIS [1:24:18] IS REALLY DENSE. SO ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR SPECIAL [1:24:25] ASSESSMENT ASSISTANCE INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: THERE IS ALSO AN OPTION IN THEORY OF CAPPING ASSESSMENTS. CAPPING [1:24:31] ASSESSMENTS ON CERTAIN PROPERTIES WOULD ESSENTIALLY DISTRIBUTE THE COST BURDEN OF THAT PROPERTY TO ALL TAXPAYERS. [1:24:37] ANY CAP ON THE MAXIMUM COST OF A SPECIAL ASSESSMENT WOULD NEED TO BE APPLIED EQUALLY TO A DEFINED [1:24:44] PROPERTY TYPE, FOR EXAMPLE. RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES. THERE IS ALSO SOMETHING CALLED CIRCUIT [1:24:49] BREAKER FUNDING. AND THIS SCENARIO, THE PROPERTY OWNER WOULD PAY THE FIRST X AMOUNT OF AN ASSESSMENT, SAY $2,000. OR [1:24:57] ONLY UP TO X PERCENTAGE OF THEIR PROPERTY'S VALUE, AGAIN, .25%, [1:25:03] PERHAPS WITH, AND THE CITY WOULD PAY THE REST. SO ALL TAXPAYERS WOULD PAY INTO THE PROGRAM. WE [1:25:10] ALSO COULD SIMPLY STOP LEVYING SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS ON CAPITAL [1:25:15] IMPROVEMENTS OR FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS. AS OTHER CITIES IN MINNESOTA ARE STARTING TO DO. [1:25:22] AND LASTLY, NONE OF THE RENTER ASSISTANCE, NONE OF THE OPTIONS [1:25:30] EXPLORED HELP RENTERS OR, YOU KNOW, PROVIDE ASSISTANCE WHEN RENT IS RAISED DUE TO SPECIAL [1:25:35] ASSESSMENT. GIVEN THE BROAD DISCRETION LANDLORDS HAVE FOR SETTING THE RENT, HOWEVER, IT'S [1:25:41] UNLIKELY THERE ARE ANY OPTIONS AT THE CITY LEVEL FOR ADDRESSING THAT ISSUE. AGAIN, EXPLORING ANY OF THESE ADDITIONAL [1:25:47] CONSIDERATIONS WOULD REQUIRE ADDITIONAL RESEARCH AND SHOULD INCLUDE THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, PUBLIC WORKS, AND [1:25:53] FINANCE AND PROPERTY SERVICES. THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. I'M HAPPY TO RESPOND TO ANY [1:26:00] QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE ABOUT THE PRESENTATION OR THE REPORT. AND I ALSO KNOW THAT MANY -- A NUMBER OF PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENT [1:26:05] CITY DEPARTMENTS, INCLUDING PUBLIC WORKS THAT I WORKED WITH ON THE REPORT ARE HERE TO ANSWER [1:26:12] ANYTHING IN DETAIL I'M UNABLE TO DO. . >> >>: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION. I THINK THIS IS [1:26:19] PRETTY DETAILED AND SOMETHING WE'LL BE ABLE TO REFER TO FOR A LONG TIME. ACROSS DIFFERENT [1:26:24] CONTEXTS. WE GET A LOT OF QUESTIONS. ESPECIALLY IN CONSTRUCTION SEASON. ABOUT HOW ALL OF THIS IS BEING PAID FOR AND WHAT OPTIONS RESIDENTS HAVE [1:26:31] TO MAKE IT WORK FOR THEM. SO I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION TO START. [1:26:37] IT WAS ONE OF YOUR FIRST SLIDES. WAS THAT ASSESSMENTS USUALLY COVER ABOUT 25% OF [1:26:42] STANDARD PROJECT COSTS. CAN YOU REMIND -- DID I SAY THAT CORRECTLY? >> RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT [1:26:48] COSTS. LIKE RESURFACING IS DIFFERENT AND OTHER CATEGORIES -- >> I SEE. THAT'S JUST FOR [1:26:54] RECONSTRUCTIONS? >> YES. A AS FAR AS -- NO ONE IS STANDING UP TO CORRECT [1:26:59] ME. >> I'M WONDERING. THE HENNEPIN AVENUE SOUTH RECONSTRUCTION, FOR EXAMPLE, WAS IT FINANCED 25% BY [1:27:07] SPECIAL ASSESSMENT AND 75% BY, YOU KNOW, FEDERAL FUNDS? STATE FUNDS? >> YEAH. CHAIR CASHMAN, I [1:27:14] WOULD WELCOME JEFF HANLON UP. I THINK EVERY PROJECT IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT. EVEN THOUGH THERE'S [1:27:19] A STANDARD RULE OF THUMB THAT IS APPLY. BUT JEFF CAN MAYBE SPECISPEAK MORE [1:27:27] SPECIFICALLY . >> THANK YOU. YES. SO EACH YEAR I CALCULATE AND RECOMMEND [1:27:34] TO CITY COUNCIL A UNIT FORM ASSESSMENT RATES. THOSE UNIFORM ASSESSMENT RATES ARE BASED ON [1:27:40] FUNDING 25% OF THE STANDARD RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT. BUT [1:27:45] THOSE UNIFORM RATES ARE MULTIPLIED BY THE INFLUENCE AREA. AND SO OUR METHODOLOGY IS [1:27:53] CONSISTENT ACROSS THE WHOLE CITY. REGARDLESS OF TRAFFIC [1:27:59] VOLUMES, CONDITIONS, OR INDIVIDUAL -- OTHER INDIVIDUAL PROJECT COSTS. THEREFORE, YOU [1:28:04] WILL NOT NECESSARILY SEE THAT SPECIAL -- YOU CANNOT NECESSARILY TAKE ONE GIVEN [1:28:10] PROJECT AND YOU WILL FIND IT DOES NOT FUND -- IT DOES NOT NECESSARILY FUND 25% OF THAT [1:28:16] INDIVIDUAL PROJECT. >> OKAY. SO FROM YOUR RESEARCH, WAS IT, LIKE, IS IT A CITY [1:28:23] POLICY THAT DETERMINES WHAT TYPES OF PROJECTS ARE FUNDED AT W■HAT PERCENTAGE LEVEL BY SPECIL [1:28:31] ASSESSMENT? >> YES. WELCOME. >> SUPERVISOR FOR THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS OFFICE. CHAIR [1:28:38] CASHMAN, THE 25% CALCULATION FOR THE PROJECT IS THERE'S TWO HISTORICAL PROJECTS THAT ARE [1:28:43] USED TO CALCULATE THE UNIFORM ASSESSMENT RATE. THOSE PROJECTS ARE 100% NONRESIDENTIAL AND 100% [1:28:51] RESIDENTIAL. AND THAT'S WHERE THOSE NUMBERS COME FROM. THEY'RE USING CURRENT DOLLAR [1:28:58] ESTIMATES APPLIED TO HISTORICALLY UNIFORM PROJECTS TO CALCULATE THE UNIFORM ASSESSMENT RATE. [1:29:04] >> OKAY. THANK YOU. I GUESS I WAS WONDERING IF IT'S A CITY [1:29:09] POLICY FOR THESE OR IS THERE A STATE POLICY THAT'S ALSO INFLUENCING? [1:29:14] >> I CAN'T SPEAK TO THAT EXACTLY. I CAN SAY HOW THE NUMBER GOT IN MY REPORT WAS IN [1:29:19] CONVERSATION. I WAS TRYING TO FIND AN EXAMPLE. EXEMPLIFYING THAT SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS ARE NOT [1:29:25] COVERING 100% COSTS IF FO -- FOR THE PROJECTINGS. HOW IT ORIGINALLY CAME TO BE, I DIDN'T [1:29:30] FIND ANY POLICIES THAT A CITY OR STATE LEVEL THAT IMPACTED THAT. BUT I WASN'T SPECIFICALLY LOOKING FOR THAT. SO, AGAIN, [1:29:37] SOMEONE ELSEAN SPEAK TO THAT BETTER? >> CHAIR CASHMAN, I THINK THE [1:29:44] ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION LIES IN, YOU KNOW, PAST CITY POLICY. [1:29:50] MAKING -- WOULD YOU PLEASE REPEAT THE QUESTION. >> IS THERE A CITY POLICY THAT [1:29:57] DETERMINES THE RATES THAT ARE SET, YOU KNOW, THE PERCENTAGES COVERED BY ASSESSMENT FOR DIFFERENT TYPES OF PROJECTS. [1:30:03] >> THANK YOU, CHAIR CASHMAN, FOR REPEATING THAT. SO PRIOR TO THE 1960s, THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS [1:30:10] ASSESSED 100% OF PROJECT COSTS TO THE ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS. [1:30:15] THEN IN ABOUT 1980, THE CITY COUNCIL SET POLICY THAT CHARGED [1:30:22] 25% OF THE INDIVIDUAL PROJECT COSTS. 0 SO IT WAS, ACTUALLY, AT THAT TIME, 25% OF [1:30:30] EACH INDIVIDUAL PROJECT COST. AND THEN IN -- LET'S SEE. 1960, [1:30:38] 1980. THERE'S A CHANCE I MIGHT BE GETTING SOME OF THE DATES WRONG BUT THE STEPS ARE CORRECT. [1:30:44] SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 1980 AND 1998, CITY COUNCIL SET POLICY [1:30:52] FOR THE UNIFORM ASSESSMENT RATE AND INFLUENCE AREA, WHICH WE USE TODAY. SO THOSE ARE -- [1:30:57] >> THAT'S REALLY INTERESTING. >> BASED ON CITY POLICY, PRIMARILY. >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. NEXT [1:31:06] VICE CHAIR KOSKI. >> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION. I KNOW COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ AND I [1:31:12] BROUGHT IT FORWARD. IT'S BEEN TOPIC OF DISCUSSION THIS YEAR. [1:31:21] I HAD A QUICK QUESTION. STOP UTILIZING SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS. CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE [1:31:26] ABOUT YOU SAID THE CITY -- WHAT OTHER CITIES HAVE CHOSEN TO DO [1:31:34] THIS? WHAT HAVE YOU SEEN BEING THE IMPACT? >> I WASN'T ABLE TO RESEARCH TOO MUCH OF THE IMPACT. IT'S STILL A RELATIVELY RECENT I'M [1:31:46] TRYING TO FIND IT IN MY REPORT. I KNOW THAT DULUTH -- OR SAINT [1:31:51] CLOUD -- I SHOULD STOP SPEAKING UNTIL I FIND THE DETAILS. >> IT'S ALL RIGHT. TAKE YOUR TIME, PLEASE. OH, YEAH. SO, [1:32:09] YES. DULUTH, ROD CHESTER, AND NORTHFIELD HAVE CHANGED THE WAY [1:32:15] THEY DO ROAD PROJECTS. I DIDN'T GO INTO TOO MUCH DETAIL. BUT TH DULUTH USES PROCEEDS FROM [1:32:22] A SALES TAX THAT VOTERS APPROVED IN 2017. IDINA IS -- WITH [1:32:33] PROPERTY TAXES. THAT'S GOING TO TAKE A 20 YEARS TO TRANSITION FULLY, THOUGH. IT W WON'T [1:32:39] BE AN INSTANT CHANGE. I DON'T [1:32:46] HAVE THE DETAILS ON ROCHESTER. NORTHFIELD, I KNOW PLACES LIKE [1:32:52] DENVER, COLORADO NOW COLLECTS A FLAT ANNUAL FEE FOR MOST [1:32:57] PROPERTY OWNERS FOR SIDEWALK PROJECTS ACROSS THE CITY. SO ESSENTIALLY EVERYONE IS PAYING ROUGHLY $150 A YEAR. THAT [1:33:03] COVERS ALL SIDEWALK PROJECTS. RATHER THAN ANY SORT OF UNEXPECTED SPECIAL ASSESSMENT [1:33:09] ONCE EVERY 20 YEARS OR WHATEVER THAT AVERAGE IS. >> GOT IT. >> THOSE ARE SOME EXAMPLES. >> THAT'S HELPFUL. YEAH. I [1:33:16] MEAN, I'M ANXIOUS TO START EXPLORING SOME OF THESE DIFFERENT OPTIONS. AND YOU KNOW [1:33:24] OBVIOUSLY A LOT OF THEM HAVE A COMPOUNDING EFFECT ON RESIDENTS AND THEIR THEY'RE STILL PAYING [1:33:33] SOMETHING POTENTIALLY. IT'S A MATTER OF HOW OR WHERE. SO I THINK IT'S JUST, TO YOUR POINT, [1:33:38] LIKE, RIGHT NOW SOMETIMES IT'S COMES UNEXPECTEDLY. VERSUS MAYBE KNOWING A LITTLE BIT AT A [1:33:45] TIME. OR BEING DISTRIBUTED DIFFERENTLY. SO ANYWAYS. I'M ANXIOUS TO JUST KIND OF EXPLORE [1:33:50] SOME OF THOSE OPTIONS. SEE WHAT MIGHT BE BEST AS WE CONTINUE TO [1:33:56] LOOK INTO THIS BUDGET SEASON AND THINK ABOUT THE YEARS AHEAD, TOO. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. [1:34:05] >> COUNCILMEMBER CHAVEZ. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. REALLY RADIOBUST. THERE'S A LOT OF INFORMATION [1:34:11] HERE. -- ROBUST. I GUESS MY QUESTION FOR YOU. MAYBE IT'S NOT JUST EVEN PAR. BUT PUBLIC [1:34:17] WORKS WE HAD A COUPLE OF MEETINGS WITH PUBLIC WORKS. WE [1:34:25] MAYBE THOUGHT THE BEST PLACE TO BE WITH POLICY AND RESEARCH TEAM DO ANALYSIS AND FIGURE OUT WHAT [1:34:31] OTHER CITIES ARE DOING ACROSS THE COUNTRY. AND EVENTUALLY FIGURE OUT IF THERE'S A ROUTE WE WANT TO TAKE. JUST FOR MY [1:34:37] COLLEAGUES TO HEAR AND THE PUBLIC AND FOR OUR POLICY AND RESEARCH TEAM. TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHERE WE GO FROM HERE. I [1:34:43] THINK THERE'S PROBABLY AN OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH OUR POLICY AND RESEARCH TEAM AND PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT HAVE FURTHER CONCLUSION CONVERSATIONS [1:34:51] ABOUT THE REPORT MEANS. AND FIGURE OUT IF THERE'S TOOLS TAILORED TO MINNEAPOLIS THAT CAN BE EFFECTIVE, I WOULD SAY. I [1:34:58] DON'T HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION AND THE HARD WORK. IT WAS A QUICK TURN AROUND, [1:35:04] ACTUALLY, TO BRING IT BACK HERE. AND I GUESS MY COMMENT IS FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. IF YOU CAN FOLLOW UP AFTER THIS AND [1:35:10] FIGURE OUT WHAT ROUTE WE WANT TO GO TOWARDS WITH THE CONVERSATIONS THAT NEED TO [1:35:15] HAPPEN FROM THE REPORT. BUT WELL DONE. APPRECIATIVE. THANK YOU. [1:35:20] >> THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT GREAT. NO FURTHER QUESTIONS. I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO FILE THE REPORT. THANK YOU [1:35:27] SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU. >> I BELIEVE WE HAVE NO FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE TODAY. SO WITHOUT [1:35:33] OBJECTION, WE STAND ADJOURNED. THANK YOU.