HomeMy WebLinkAbout4.a. Minutes of February 13, 1996 Special Joint City Council Meeting DR .,. ROSEMOUNT CITY PROCEEDINGS
AFT SPECIAL JOINT MEETING
FEBRUARY 13, 1996
Pursuant to due call and notice thereof a special joint meeting of the Rosemount City Council and
Rosemount Planning Commission was duly held on Tuesday, February 13, 1996 at 5:30 p.m. in
the Council Chambers at City Hall, 2875 145th Street West.
Mayor Busho was present along with Councilmembers Wippermann, Edwards and Carroll and
Planning Commissioners DeBettignies, Droste, Shoe-Corrigan, McDermott, and Tentinger. City
staff and Bob Thisel of Springsted, Jan Weisner of Weisner& Associates, and Beverly Miller, the
executive director of the MVTA, were also present.
Mayor Busho called the worksession to order at 5:30 p.m. She introduced Bob Thisel
(Springsted) and Jan Weisner (Weisner& Associates) to the City Council, Planning Commission
and City Staff who were in attendance.
Mr. Thisel related that the purpose of this joint meeting was to help the Minnesota Valley Transit
Authority (MVTA) ascertain their long term strategic goals. He related that the MVTA sent out
surveys to the parent bodies (6 cities, the Dakota County Board, and the Scott County Board)
and is now in the process of meeting with each group to brainstorm on the direction that MVTA
should take in the future. Mr. Thisel introduced Beverly Miller, the executive director of the
MVTA, who related the history of the MVTA in Dakota County.
Ms. Weisner then initiated the discussion with the City Council, Planning Commission and City
Staff.
Some issues and suggestions which were raised during this discussion include the following:
1. Send surveys to riders of the busses so that they can evaluate the service.
2. Increase public awareness of the MVTA through newsletters, commercials on local
cable stations, bus benches, etc.
3. Bus schedule is not flexible to work schedules. Possibly ridership would increase
if more bus stops were created in Rosemount.
4. Start a shuttle van service running from the Park&Rides in Rosemount to the
larger Park&Rides in neighboring communities.
5. Create Park&Rides along CSAH 42 (possibly at the church located at Diamond
Path Road or in Knowlans parking lot.)
6. Create"express routes" to minimize the perception that it takes longer to ride the
bus than it does to drive Y our car.
7. Create more inter-community routes that would hook up with hubs.
The financing options for MVTA improvements were also discussed at length.
City Administrator Burt mentioned that the survey which was completed by the City of
Rosemount was staff's opinion only and did not include input from the City Council or Planning
Commission.
Ms. Weisner concluded that, in summary, 1)there was a barrier in that the public is not aware of
the MVTA service, routes and stops; 2) a barrier exists in that the bus schedules and routes are
not flexible to accommodate work schedules; and 3) that the City of Rosemount would be
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interested in increasing transit service in the community but not necessarily interested in funding
this increased service.
MOTION by Wippermann to adjourn the Special Joint Meeting with the City Council, Planning
Commission and the Minnesota Valley Transit Authority. Second by Busho. Upon unanimous
decision, this meeting was adjourned at 6:35 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Kelli Grund, Recording Secretary
The City Council Agenda Packet is Clerk's File 1996-08.
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