Climate & Infrastructure Committee

Remote

• Approved resurfacing 11th Avenue S. and 29th Avenue NE.
• Briefly held, and then continued, a public hearing regarding street lighting and assessments. The public hearing will continue at the committee’s July 11 meeting.
• Received a report and held a public hearing on stormwater management
  • A representative of the East Isles Neighborhood Association said his group has increased the percentage of storm drains “adopted” by East Isles residents by 50% (from 16% to 33%)
  • A representative for Our Streets advocated for municipal sidewalk snow removal.
• Received a presentation on the “New Nicollet project,” which involves reconnecting Nicollet Avenue from Lake Street to Cecil Newman Lane (where the K-Mart previously was), as well as reconstructing Cecil Newman Lane from Nicollet Avenue to 1st Avenue South.
  • Staff said the most popular design (“Concept 1”) includes: wide green spaces, wide sidewalks, travel for all kinds of vehicles, a new trail connection to the Greenway and a mid-block crossing to connect to public spaces.

Agenda: https://lims.minneapolismn.gov/Agenda/CI/4546