Roseville Public Works and Transportation Commission Meeting Agenda Tuesday, March 29, 2005, at 7:00 p.m. City Council Chambers, 2660 Civic Center Drive Roseville, Minnesota 55 113 Introductions/Roll Call Public Comments Approval of February 22,2005, Meeting Minutes Communication Items Presentation on Metro Wastewater Treatment Facility Proposed Metro Transit Route Reductions/Elimination Overnight Parking Ban Discussion Other Items April Agenda Adjournment Be a part of the picture ...get involved with your City... Volunteer! For more information, stop by City Hall or call Carolyn at 651-792-7026 or check our website at w~~w.~it~ofio~eville.~om. Volunteering, a Great Way to Gel Involved! Roseville Public Works and Transportation Commission Agenda Item Date: March 29,2005 Item No: 3 Item Description: Approval of the Public Works Commission Minutes February 22,2005 Attached are the minutes from the February 22,2005, meeting. Recommended Action: Motion approving the minutes of February 22,2005, subject to any necessary corrections or revision. Move: Second: Ayes: Nays: Roseville Public Works, Environment and Transportation Commission Meeting Minutes Tuesday, February 22,2005, at 7:00 p.m. City Council Chambers, 2660 Civic Center Drive Roseville. Minnesota 551 13 1. Introductions/Roll Call Commission members present: Mihai Marasteanu, Todd Anderson, Joe Rossini, Ernest Willenbring and Doug Wilke. Commission members absent: None Staff present: Duane Schwartz, Public Works Director; Deb Bloom, Assistant Public Works DirectorICity Engineer Others present: Connie Barry and Jason Barry, Transtop Inc. 2. Public Comments Eli Sagor, 3030 Woodbridge, stated that he would like to make comments on transit shelters after the commission has discussed the topic. 3. Approval of January meeting minutes Member Anderson moved to approve the minutes of January 25,2005, of the Public WorksITransportation Commission. Member Rossini seconded. Ayes: 5 Nays: 0 Motion carried 4. Communications Items The Roseville Home and Garden Fair is Saturday, February 25; and Duane Schwartz asked which members could attend and man the Public Works booth. Member Willenbring said he could be there at some point. Member Wilke said they could discuss who would attend later in the evening. Page 1 of 5 Spring clean-up day will be Saturday, April 30. Applications for various city commissions are being solicited. The Clean Water Legacy Act is being considered in the state legislature. It would affect Roseville residents as it would require a fee on sanitary sewer bills of $36 for residents and a range of fees based on usage for commercial properties. Member Wilke said that he was asked to attend a meeting with the state and various others to discuss the Oakcrest closing at Snelling. The State has replied that they would reconsider opening the median on a temporary basis if the City would commit to a project that would improve access to the neighborhood from the streets that border this neighborhood, other than Snelling Avenue. 5. Transit Shelter Discussion At the January meeting, the City Council voted to go ahead with the transit shelter program so the topic is back with the Commission to recommend site locations. Transtop would like to place 20 shelters in Roseville and has submitted a list of suggested locations. Member Willenbring thought the shelters should be the same as what they're using in St. Paul to make repairs easier, but thinks it would be good to have a Roseville logo on them. Connie Barry, Transtop Inc., gave a little information on how they've determined possible shelter sites. Member Wilke asked about the shelters around Rosedale since it is already a transit hub. Ms. Barry said that people wouldn't necessarily be going to the mall and the buses aren't necessarily going into the transit hub. Member Wilke said that he thinks if the shelters in Roseville were a little different than those in other cities; it would be more aesthetically pleasing. Connie Barry said that in comparison the street signs in Roseville have the city logo but they're the same standard color as other cities. The color they've used in St. Paul is a standard color around the country. Member Willenbring thought it would be less confusing if they were the same color, people would automatically know that it was a transit shelter. Member Wilke thought that since all the streetlights on County Road C will be green, it would be more consistent if the shelters were green. Ms. Barry said that in the current transit shelter ordinance it states the slab can only be 16' x 5' concrete slab, but the slab needs to be that big for the Page 2 of 5 shelter itself. There would have to be a sidewalk access to the shelter, which would make the slab larger. Duane Schwartz said the measurements are only for the shelter itself and wouldn't limit the sidewalk. Duane Schwartz presented two comments received in the Engineering office. One was in favor of the shelters, and one just had a question. Eli Sagor, 3030 Woodbridge Street, thanked the Commission for the job they were doing and said he appreciated being notified of the meeting. He said he is a transit rider several days a week and thinks it is an important part of the city and is pleased to see the proposal to add the transit shelters. He went on to say that he sometimes feels bombarded by advertisement and doesn't like it. He would hope that in the near future the City could provide the shelters without advertising. Member Wilke asked Connie Barry of Transtop Inc. to give them an overview of what the advertising standards are for the shelters. She explained that the advertising revenue supports the whole process, and without it the shelters wouldn't exist. She said they do not put shelters in front of private residences. Duane Schwartz said there are standards for the advertising in the city ordinance. Kevin Mules, 2646 Hamline Avenue, said that he lives on the NE comer of County Road C and Hamline and there is a proposed shelter on that corner right in front of his home. He also suggested instead of advertising putting up notices of city events or school activities. As there were no more public comments, the Commission began discussing individual shelter sites. Currently, there are Metro Transit shelters in Roseville, which have a different design that Transtop's would have. Member Wilke thought it would look better if all shelters in the city were the same. Schwartz said we could ask Metro Transit if the city logo could be put on their shelters so that would match the new shelters. Member Willenbring said he drove by each site before the meeting and didn't think there would be any construction problems for any of the sites. Most are by existing bus benches. Member Rossini wanted affirmation that there would be trash receptacles at each transit shelter. Connie Barry said there would be. Page 3 of 5 Member Willenbring moved to send the proposed transit shelter list to Council after removing site #15 and moving site #22 to the #15 position. Member Anderson seconded. Ayes: 5 Nays: 0 Motion carried The Commission went on to discuss the color and style of the shelters Member Anderson moved to recommend to Council the use of Transtop's standard design and color, with the addition of the Roseville logo, for the shelters in Roseville. Member Willenbring seconded. Member Willenbring agrees with the design and the addition of the logo, but would like the shelters painted moss green. Ayes: 4 Nays: 1 Motion carried 6. South Owasso BIvd/Lady Slipper Park Concepts Duane Schwartz updated the Commission on the neighborhood meeting. He said that the neighborhood seemed to like Concept #2, but there were several things from the other concepts they wanted incorporated. Deb Bloom discussed the costs involved and the storm water impacts. Member Wilke asked about the time frame. Bloom said the park plan would go before the Council for approval on March 14. A soils engineer will have to be consulted to come up with the rest of the plans. Other details have to be considered before designating a construction schedule, such as South Owasso Blvd being closed. Member Willenbring said that they need to analyze the cost between closing the road during construction and keeping it open for residents. Member Wilke said they're putting in a new railroad crossing so maybe that can be done in conjunction with other things to lessen the inconvenience. 7. Storm Water Pollution Prevention Program Annual Report Deb Bloom discussed what has been done this past year to comply with the program. Page 4 of 5 Member Willenbring asked if there were many septic systems in Roseville. Bloom said there are none. Member Willenbring asked about a right to entry provision, is that for businesses or residential. Bloom said it applies to all properties. Member Willenbring asked how many Brownfield cleaning and monitoring sites are in Roseville. Bloom said none are being monitored by the City right now. Member Rossini asked if the City monitors sites for erosion control. Schwartz said we do. 8. Seasonal Overnight Parking Restrictions This topic will be held over for a future meeting 9. Other Items The March meeting will be changed &om the 22"* to the 29" because of a scheduling conflict. Anyone interested in applying to serve on the Public Works Commission or any other city commission, please contact the Administration Department. 10. March Agenda Final Report on Single-Stream Recycling 1 1. Adjournment Page 5 of 5 Roseville Public Works and Transportation Commission Agenda Item Date: March 29,2005 Item No: 4 Item Description: Communication Items James Addition Access meeting feedback provided.