Capital Investment Committee Site Visit Itinerary Minneapolis Area Wednesday, October 30, 2013 TIME

7:15 am

LOCATION SITE/ACTIVITY
Capitol side of State Office Building Travel Franklin Ave. Bridge 7:15 am - Load Capitol side of SOB 7:30 am - Coach departs 30 minutes to Franklin Ave. Bridge (Hennepin County) Franklin Ave. Bridge 25 minutes

DIRECTIONS or Other Information

7:30-8:00 am 8:00 8:25 am

Hennepin County Commissioner Peter McLaughlin Jim Grube Director of Transportation and County Engineer Meet presenters on Bridge

8:25 8:45 am 8:45-9:05 am

Travel Pioneers and Soldiers Cemetery Fence Restoration

20 minutes to Pioneers and Soldiers Cemetery (City of Minneapolis) 20 minutes - Pioneers and Soldiers Cemetery Fence 2925 Cedar Ave. Minneapolis, MN 55407

Aaron Hanauer, Senior City Planner, City of Minneapolis Sue Hunter Weir, President of Friends of the Cemetery. The bus will pull into the Cemetery from Cedar Ave. and drive in, stopping in the middle of the Cemetery for a presentation on the planned restoration and preservation of the historic cemetery fence. Rep. Karen Clark, bill author, will be present.

The bus will back out of the Cemetery, and circle the block so the tour can see the back side of the Cemetery where the fence is located that is in need of replacement. 9:05-9:15 am 9:15-9:40 am Travel 35W & Lake St. 10 minutes to 35W & Lake St. 30 minutes - The bus will travel west on Lake St. from the previous stop and park in front on the McDonalds on the corner of Lake St. and 2nd Ave. The tour will cross the street and walk up the stairs on the south west corner of the intersection of Lake St. and 2nd Ave., up to the 35W bus stop. 25 minutes to Halls Island and Trails Hennepin County Commissioner Peter McLaughlin Jim Grube Director of Transportation and County Engineer Presentation of 35W North and South Storm Tunnels project. Lisa Cerney, Director of Surface Water and Sewers, City of Minneapolis Kevin Danen, P.E., City of Minneapolis, en route to Halls Island Bruce Chamberlain, Assistant Superintendent for Planning Services, Minneapolis Park Rec Board Cliff Swenson, Director Design and Project Management, Minneapolis Park Rec Board Commissioner Liz Wielinski, Minneapolis Park Rec Board Jennifer Ringold, Director of

9:40am-10:05am

Travel

10:05am-10:25am

Halls Island and Trails

20 minutes - Mississippi River, under the 8th Ave./Plymouth Ave. Bridge. The bus will pull into Boom Island Park (724 Sibley St. NE.). The tour will disembark the bus and walk on the trails to a look-out location near the old light house with a view of the River.

10:25am-10:40am 10:40am-11:00am

Travel 15 minutes to 26th Ave. N Greenway th 26 Ave. North 20 minutes - 26th Ave. North from

Greenway

Lyndale Ave. North to the Mississippi River Front. The bus will park on the corner of 29th St. North and Lyndale Ave. North and the tour will disembark for a presentation. The bus will then drive the length of 26th Ave. North back to the River.

Strategic Planning, Minneapolis Park Rec Board Cliff Swenson, Director Design and Project Management, Minneapolis Park Rec Board Commissioner Liz Wielinski, Minneapolis Park Rec Board

11:00am-11:20am 11:20am -11:40am

Travel Upper Harbor Terminal

20 minutes to Upper Harbor Terminal 20 minutes - The bus will pull into the Terminal and a presentation will be given on board. (N. Dowling Ave. and N. 2nd St.) Jennifer Ringold, Director of Strategic Planning, Minneapolis Park Rec Board Cliff Swenson, Director Design and Project Management, Minneapolis Park Rec Board Commissioner Liz Wielinski, Minneapolis Park Rec Board

11:40am 11:50am

Travel

10 minutes to Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board Headquarters. 2117 West River Rd N, Minneapolis

12:00pm-1:35pm

Minneapolis Park & Rec Board Headquarters

1hr, 35 minutes - Minneapolis Park & Presentations: Rec Board Headquarters (2117 West River Rd N, Minneapolis) for 12:05-12:45: view, River presentations First film, detailing the MPRBs plans for redeveloping multiple, connected areas of the upper riverfront. Minneapolis Park & Rec Board Jennifer Ringold, Cliff Swenson and Com. Liz Wielinski will

discuss the Halls Island and Trails project, along with the plans to redevelop the Upper Harbor Terminal. Jennifer Ringold, David Galligan and Com. Anita Tabb will present the Sculpture Garden. 12:50-1:30: Hennepin County Commissioner Mike Opat and Joe Gladke, Hennepin County Engineering and Transit Planning Manager Hennepin County will present on Bottineau redevelopment plans (video and PowerPoint) Patricia Fitzgerald, Principal Planning Analyst, Hennepin County will present more information on the Penn Ave. (PowerPoint)

Depart 1:35 1:35pm-1:45pm 1:45pm-2:15pm Travel Minneapolis Water Works Plant 10 minutes to Minneapolis Water Works Plant 30 minutes - *Must RSVP with attendee names 24hrs in advance and guests must have photo ID* (4100 Marshall Ave. NE, Minneapolis) 15 minutes. The bus will travel back down West River Parkway into Downtown Minneapolis.

Bernie Bullert, P.E., Director of Water Treatment and Distribution, City of Minneapolis Dale Folen, P.E, City of Minneapolis

2:15pm-2:30pm

Travel

2:30pm-3:00pm

Nicollet Mall

30 minutes - The bus will drop the tour off at the corner of 5th St. South and Nicollet Mall. The tour will walk down Nicollet Mall to the IDS Crystal Court. The tour will stop at the information pillar in the middle of the Court for a presentation by city planners and leaders in the Minnesota business community, represented by the Downtown Council, on the need for the redevelopment of Nicollet Mall. The tour group will re-board the bus on the corner of 8th St. South and Nicollet Mall.

Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak Minneapolis City Council President Barbara Johnson David Frank, Director of Transit Development, City of Minneapolis Ben Hecker, Interagency Coordinator, Department of Public Works, City of Minneapolis Steve Kramer, President and CEO of the Minneapolis Downtown Council Collin Barr, Pres.Ryan Companies No. Central Region and Chair of the DT Council and DT Improvement District Richard Forschler, Govt Relations for the Mpls DT Council and Partner at Faegre, Baker Daniels Betsy Buckley, recent interim Chairman of the Downtown Council and Downtown Improvement District

3:00pm-3:10pm 3:10pm-3:40pm

Travel Mill City Museum

10 minutes to the Mill City Museum 30 minutes - 704 S 2nd St, Minneapolis. Staff from the Minnesota Historical Society will present

3:40pm-3:50pm 3:50-4:25pm

Travel Northrup Auditorium

on their request for asset Bus will pull up on the West River preservation for the Mill Rd. side of the building, walk through Ruins the Ruins, take elevators to the 8th floor to view River. Bus circles the block and pick up the tour in the front of the bldg on the 2nd St side, circles the block and take Wash. Ave. to 35W No. to the University Ave. exit. 20 minutes to Northrup Auditorium 35 min.The bus drops the tour at Northrup - the remainder of the U of M part of the tour is on foot. The bus picks up tour at McNamara Alumni Center at the end of the stop. 35 minutes. 116 Church St SE, Minneapolis Robert McMaster, Vice Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Education, University of Minnesota Terry Jones, Professor of Astronomy, and Dean Crouch, Dean of the College of Science and Engineering Uwe Kortshagen, Distinguished McKnight University Prof/Dept Head

4:25pm-5:00pm

Tate Laboratory of Physics Mechanical Engineering McNamara Alumni Center

5:00pm-5:30pm

30 minutes - 111 Church Street SE

5:30pm 6:00pm

200 Oak Street SE. Presentation by Minneapolis Community and Technical College on MnSCU #6 request for Workforce Program Phase 2 renovation MCTC President Phil Davis

6:30pm

Bus Departs for SOB