[MissoulaGov] committee update 3-4-09

[Stacy Rye]

HHB roundabout is on the Missoula stimulus list because it's ready.



> It is scheduled to start the Monday after school lets out in June.

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> From: MOLLY GALUSHA [mailto:mgmjpg at msn.com]

> Sent: Thu 3/5/2009 10:13 AM

> To: Bob Jaffe; missoulagov at cmslists.com

> Subject: Re: [MissoulaGov] committee update 3-4-09

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> What has happened to the Beckwith roundabout? It is shovel ready last I

> heard. Will 2009 be the year it is begun and completed?

> Molly

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> 	From: Bob Jaffe

> 	Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2009 9:10 PM

> 	To: missoulagov at cmslists.com

> 	Subject: [MissoulaGov] committee update 3-4-09

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>

> 	Greetings,

>

> 	In Public Safety this morning we had a discussion about maintenance and

> obstructions of bike lanes. Some highlights are that the streets

> department cleans and plows the bike lanes just the same as the roads.

> But as the cars drive down the road they splash and push the snow and

> debris out to the sides in the bike lane again.  So after a day or so the

> road appears as if it has been maintained but not the bike lane  The

> bottom line is that we simply do not have the resources to keep the bike

> lanes clear all the time.

>

> 	There were two other main issues. One is the design deficiencies in some

> of the bike lane installations. Bob Giordono had some photos showing

> things like sidewalk bulbouts that cut right across the bike lane. We can

> make sure these kinds of things don't happen anymore. We also talked

> about people putting their leaves or snow into the bike lane. This is

> also an area we can improve. Plow operators need to know they can not

> push the snow out into the right of way. People shoveling their sidewalks

> need to know they can't throw the snow into the road. Leaves can be

> spread out in a long row instead of in a big pile.  Cars need to be aware

> of not parking in the bike lane.  All these things need a higher level of

> awareness in the community.

>

>

>

> 	Next was the park dedication regs in PAZ.  Last time we decided that park

> dedication would apply to minor subdivisions of 3,4, and 5 lots if the

> zoning allowed for multifamily. Today we decided that for multifamily on

> all subdivisions the calculation would be .02 acres per unit with a cap

> of ten units per acre. Single family and duplex units will still

> calculate the old way at 11% on lots of ½ acre or less graduating to

> lower percentages as the lot gets bigger up to five acres.  The reason

> for the change is that the percentage formula assumes the home on the

> bigger lot will have less need for parks. But when a whole bunch of units

> get put on one large lot it is the opposite. Our current regulation did

> not address this situation. As a break to the building industry this

> season we made these changes effective 1/1/2010.

>

>

>

> 	Still to be discussed are changes to the zoning ordinance. Some of the

> issues are capturing a park dedication on multifamily units being built

> on land that is not being subdivided; and figuring how landscaping

> requirements can work with park requirements. We moved to have staff

> pursue these issues in the context of the larger zoning rewrite that is

> taking place.

>

>

>

> 	After lunch we took up the issue of redistricting the wards for the

> upcoming city council elections.  State law requires that the districts

> all be 3%+- of each other. The population estimates are based on census

> numbers and building permits. All the wards are about 10,500 people

> except ward two has about 12,000 and ward five is a little short. For

> fear of being accused of gerrymandering we were all a little shy about

> making specific suggestions on how to fix it.  But Dick summed it up when

> he said the excess population in ward two will either go to the east to

> ward one pushing everything clockwise around the map or it will go south

> to ward six pushing everything counterclockwise. We decided to leave it

> up to Dave Dewing, the map guy at OPG, to figure the numbers and give us

> options.

>

>

>

> 	We ended the day with public works where we bought a bunch of stuff

> including the "odor characterization" study I spoke of last week. We

> learned that even though the price of oil has come down the price of

> asphalt has not. Prices were disappointingly high. Paving activities will

> be limited this year.

>

>

>

> 	Thanks for your interest,

>

>

>

> 	Bob Jaffe

>

> 	Missoula City Council, Ward 3

>

> 	bjaffe at ci.missoula.mt.us <mailto:bjaffe at ci.missoula.mt.us>

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