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217 Member Wozniak questioned if Section 5.5 on Page 48 should be moved to Section <br />218 3. <br />219 <br />220 Mr. Culver stated Section 3 addressed roads and Section 5 addressed non - <br />221 motorized. <br />222 <br />223 Chair Cihacek explained he could support the movement of Section 5.5 to Section <br />224 3. He requested the definition of multi -modal be added to this portion of the <br />225 document. <br />226 <br />227 Mr. Culver stated he would add the definition of multi -modal to the document. <br />228 <br />229 Member Seigler requested another bullet be added to Page 46 addressing the need <br />230 to encourage increasing traffic capacity on our neighboring highways by <br />231 communicating to Metropolitan Council, Metro Transit and MnDOT the issues of <br />232 over capacity on City streets due to inadequate capacity on area highways. <br />233 <br />234 Chair Cihacek supported this addition to Section 1.3 within Transportation <br />235 Decisions on Page 46. <br />236 <br />237 Mr. Culver thanked the Commission for their comments and noted staff was <br />238 proposing to hold aseries of public meetings on the Transportation Plan in January. <br />239 He anticipated the Council would not take action on this item until spring or early <br />240 summer. He reported the goal would be to have afinal version of the Transportation <br />241 Plan by the end of 2018. <br />242 <br />243 Motion <br />244 Member Wozniak moved, Member Trainor seconded, to recommend approval <br />245 of the Transportation Plan as amended. <br />246 <br />247 Ayes:4 <br />248 Nays:0 <br />249 Motion carried. <br />250 <br />251 7. Public Works 2018 Work Plan <br />252 Mr. Freihammer reviewed the proposed 2018 Work Plan with the Commission. He <br />253 commented on a map of projects that would be completed in the coming year. He <br />254 noted the big project was the Pavement Management Project and noted 7.5 miles <br />255 of roads would be completed. He stated the Railroad Crossings at C2 and Long <br />256 Lake Road would be replaced. The utility projects planned for 2018 were <br />257 described, along with the water booster station upgrades. Staff described how the <br />258 projects would be funded through City funds and grants. He reported a major <br />259 county project was not anticipated for 2018. It was noted the MnPASS project <br />260 would begin in 2019. <br />261 <br />Page 6 of 8 <br />