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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes November 15, 2005 Page 7 1 walkability issues and changes to the busing distance parameters. He stated that a big part of the 2 task force's responsibility was to try to identify the nodes where buses would actually stop and 3 also the lack of sidewalks and touch down places. He stated that an inventory of street lighting 4 was also done and found to be okay but not 100-percent adequate. He stated that one of the 5 issues they struggled with was that there was no mechanism available to bring the School Board 6 issues forward and suggested merging their issues together with the Planning Commission as 7 they tool up with a work program and a capital improvements component of the Comprehensive 8 Plan. 9 10 Ms. Moore-Sykes stated that the Silver Lake Road Task Force is currently looking at 11 reconstructing in 2007. She stated that sidewalks are a big issue in addition to lighting and 12 crosswalks. She stated that she would forward copies of their meeting minutes for their review. 13 14 XI. ANNOUNCEMENTS 15 16 Commissioner Jenson provided the Commission with a brief update of the Silver Lake Road 17 Task Force noting that they have met three times to discuss the issues. He stated that there are 18 approximately 40 members on this Task Force including members from Hennepin County and 19 two City Council Members. He explained that there is one more meeting planned with the idea 20 to finalize the plans, get it into the 2006 budget process and construct in 2007. 21 22 Chair Stromgren asked that a final report be provided to the Commission for their review. 23 24 XII. ADJOURNMENT 25 26 Motion by Vice Chair Hanson, second by Commissioner Jensen, to adjourn the meeting at 7:33 27 p.m. 28 29 Motion carried unanimously. 30 31 Respectfully submitted, 32 Bonnie Sullivan 33 TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc.