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2026.02.12 Work Session Packet 4141 Douglas Drive North • Crystal, Minnesota 55422-1696 Tel: (763) 531-1000 • Fax: (763) 531-1188 • www.crystalmn.gov Posted: Feb. 6, 2026 City Council Work Session Agenda Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026 | 6:30 p.m. Upper Community Room/Zoom Pursuant to due call and notice given in the manner prescribed by Section 3.01 of the City Charter, the work session of the Crystal City Council was held on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026, at _____ p.m. electronically via Zoom and in the upper community room at city hall, 4141 Douglas Dr. N., Crystal, Minnesota. The public may attend the meeting via Zoom by connecting to it through one of the methods identified in the Notice of Feb. 12, 2026 Work Session. I. Attendance Council members Staff ____ Kamish ____ Bell ____ Kiser ____ Tierney ____ Onesirosan ____ Therres ____ Budziszewski ____ Elholm ____ Cummings ____ Hubbard ____ Deshler ____ Kunde ____ Eidbo ____ Struve ____ Sutter ____ Serres II. Agenda The purpose of the work session is to discuss the following agenda items: 1) 6:30 p.m. - Blue Line project office presentation. 2) 7:30 p.m. - Climate Action Plan. 3) Federal use of facilities and coalition membership.* III. Adjournment The work session adjourned at ______ p.m. * Denotes no supporting information included in the packet. Auxiliary aids are available upon request to individuals with disabilities by calling the City Clerk at (763) 531-1145 at least 96 hours in advance. TTY users may call Minnesota Relay at 711 or 1-800-627-3529. 4141 Douglas Drive North • Crystal, Minnesota 55422-1696 Tel: (763) 531-1000 • Fax: (763) 531-1188 • www.crystalmn.gov Posted: Feb. 6, 2026 CRYSTAL CITY COUNCIL NOTICE OF FEB. 12, 2026 WORK SESSION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Crystal City Council will hold a work session on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. in the upper community room at city hall, 4141 Douglas Dr. N., Crystal, Minnesota and via Zoom. Per the requirements of Minnesota Statutes, Section 13D.02, council members may participate by interactive technology. The public may attend the meeting via Zoom by connecting to it through one of the methods identified below. Topic: Crystal City Council Work Session Time: Feb. 12, 2026, 6:30 p.m. Central Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87928422873?pwd=MhKN5gf5Ox60pYi8bIMyf9HnoNAwOC.1 Meeting ID: 879 2842 2873 | Passcode: 4141 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kbQbHkeNij Auxiliary aids are available upon request to individuals with disabilities by calling the city clerk at (763) 531-1145 at least 96 hours in advance. TTY users may call Minnesota Relay at 711 or 1-800-627-3529. 1 BROOKLYN PARK | CRYSTAL |ROBBINSDALE |MINNEAPOLIS Crystal City Council Workshop February 12, 2026 2 Today’s Topics •Station Design Update ▪Station Access + Key Elements ▪Materials + Colors •Cultural Placekeeping ▪Guiding Theme ▪Opportunities + Next Steps •Bass Lake Road Medians 3 Station Design Update 4 Center Platform •Plymouth Ave •Lyndale Ave •Penn Ave •Downtown Robbinsdale •Bass Lake Road •63rd Ave •Brooklyn Boulevard •85th Ave •93rd Ave •Oak Grove Parkway Bass Lake Road Station looking northwest 5 Bass Lake Road Station Access Park and Ride 6 Center Platform Canopies Canopy AboveCanopy Above Canopy Above 7 Center Platform Card Readers Ticket Vending Info Kiosk Trash Railing (on knee wall) Canopy Above Light Pole 8 Center Platform Station Marker Comm Cabinet Station Marker Elec Cabinet Canopy Above 9 Center Platform Card Readers Ticket Vending Info KioskTrash Railing (on knee wall)Canopy Above Light Pole 10 BLR Color Palette •Creates a bright and inviting atmosphere. •Uses larger gestures that contrast with the neutral color palette created by the overpass, bridges and rock that surround the station. 11 BLR Color Palette 12 13 Scalloped Stone 14 15 LED Color Changing Lights North Loop Green - Minneapolis, MN 16 View from Becker Park DRAFT – WORK IN PROGRESS 17 View from Becker Park DRAFT – WORK IN PROGRESS 18 View from Becker Park DRAFT – WORK IN PROGRESS 19DRAFT – WORK IN PROGRESS View from South Platform Access 20DRAFT – WORK IN PROGRESS View from South Platform Access 21 View from South Platform Access DRAFT – WORK IN PROGRESS 22 View from South Platform Access DRAFT – WORK IN PROGRESS 23 View from on Platform DRAFT – WORK IN PROGRESS 24 View from on Platform DRAFT – WORK IN PROGRESS 25 View from on Platform DRAFT – WORK IN PROGRESS 26 View from on Platform DRAFT – WORK IN PROGRESS 27 Cultural Placekeeping 28 Cultural Placekeeping - Background •Coordinated Action Plan for Anti-Displacement ▪Keeping the rich culture of the corridor in place and enhancing it so it can thrive 29 Cultural Placekeeping - Approach •Community Advisory Workgroup •Facilitated Cultural Visualizations •Defined Themes per station Guiding Themes •Integration into project scope •Theme application to opportunities Apply to Opportunities •Visualize Outcomes of Process •Community Feedback visible in design documents Station Renderings Ongoing Outreach Phase 1: Complete Phase 2: Beginning 30 Guiding Theme – Bass Lake Road •Home and Here to Stay ▪Art by Adrian Lowe ▪This theme reflects Crystal’s strong sense of home and neighborhood pride. Everyday moments – family life, parks, biking, and local streets – are conveyed through warm imagery centered on home and belonging, with Crystal’s 14-point star prominently featured to represent its 14 neighborhoods. 31 Next Step – Apply to Opportunities 1.Station wayfinding 2.Light pole banners 3.Railing panels 4.Windscreen panels 5.Utility cabinet wraps 1 2 345 32 Bass Lake Road Medians 33 34 Title •Text 35 Title •Text 36 Title •Text 37 Title •Text 38 Title •Text 39 Timeline to Construction 40 Stay Connected •Engagement email: •BLEoutreach@metrotransit.org •BlueLineExt.org •For the latest project updates and to sign up for our newsletter •Connect with staff for your questions or schedule a presentation •Follow us: •Instagram: Blue_Line_Extension •BlueSky: @BlueLineExt.bsky.social •X: @BlueLineExt •Facebook:MetroBlueLineExtension Agenda Planning Process What We’ve Heard Climate Action Baselines Preliminary Draft Goals Next Steps Q+A City Council Climate Action Plan Project Update February 12, 2026 Planning Process Where We are Today Two Phases of Community Engagement: Phase I –Plan Input Phase II –Draft Plan Review Planning Process Interactive CollaborativeAnytime, Anywhere Citywide Planning Process Community Input Survey -Target survey close date: April 3rd To Date: 8 5 Responses Open: November Responses collected so far: 8 5 Ideal Target Responses: 410 (paleBLUEdot lead community based on 62 surveys covering 2.5 million people) Anticipated close date: March 3rd Report will be made available after close 79% of respondents are “moderately”, “very”, or “extremely” concerned about climate change. 8.6% are not at all concerned Planning Process Community Input Survey -Target survey close date: April 3rd To Date: 8 5 Responses 76% of respondents “completely agree”, or “agree” it is important for Crystal to take climate resilience action. Planning Process Community Input Survey -Target survey close date: April 3rd To Date: 85 Responses 73% of respondents “completely agree”, or “agree” it is important for Crystal to take GHG reduction action. Planning Process Community Input Survey -Target survey close date: April 3rd To Date: 85 Responses 69% of respondents “completely agree”, or “agree” Crystal should be a leader. Planning Process Community Input Survey -Target survey close date: April 3rd To Date: 85 Responses Planning Process Crystal "Diary 2035" Climate Futures Storytelling Project Open: November Responses collected so far: 2 Storytelling project based on community vision. Prompts ask participants to envision a future resilient Crystal and share what they see for that future. If we have sufficient responses, the project will result in a narrative thread woven into each of the plan’s sectors. Planning Process How You Can Help Community Engagement •Please take the survey •Please contribute to the Crystal "Diary 2035" Climate Futures Storytelling Project •Help spread the word •Social media posts •Distribute fliers (favorite coffeeshop, etc) •Emails •Newsletter content •Find content in the Engagement Toolkit Vulnerability Assessment GHG Inventory and Forecast Ground Cover Survey Renewable Energy Potential Climate Action Baseline Documents Planning Process View these process documents on https://palebluedot.llc/resilient-crystal Vulnerability Assessment GHG Inventory and Forecast Ground Cover Survey Renewable Energy Potential Climate Action Baseline Documents Planning Process View these process documents on https://palebluedot.llc/resilient-crystal These are process documents. Intention: These documents seek to just give a place to start the conversation! Vulnerability Assessment Climate Action Baseline Documents Foundational Document Review The Hottest 25 years •25 of the 26 hottest years on record have occurred since the year 2000 (note, 2025 is known to be in top 3, waiting on final ranking yet) •The hottest years of all have been the last 12 years Primary Climate Risks Climate Related Economic Risks Wildfire Children Older Adults Individuals with Disabilities Those in Economic Stress People of Color At-Risk Workers Food Insecure Individuals Individuals With Limited Access to Mobility Community Groups Most Vulnerable Primary Climate Risks Climate Related Economic Risks Wildfire Children Older Adults Individuals with Disabilities Those in Economic Stress People of Color At-Risk Workers Food Insecure Individuals Individuals With Limited Access to Mobility Community Groups Most Vulnerable GHG Inventory and Forecast Climate Action Baseline Documents Foundational Document Review Driven by decrease in landfill diversion Significant increase in consumption reported by Xcel (all sectors) Ground Cover & Heat Island Study Climate Action Baseline Documents Foundational Document Review Preliminary Tree Canopy Increase Recommendation (2040) Based on tree stock potential (available land not used as buildings, roads, etc) and benefit potential for vulnerable populations, equity, and micro heat island: Renewable Energy Potential Climate Action Baseline Documents Foundational Document Review 20x City Ops Use4x Citywide Use Climate Action Baseline Documents Foundational Document Review Other documents with additional information or related details Illustrations of potential –these try to help create “order-of-magnitude” link between goals and opportunities Potential Strategic Goals (Strategies) preliminary, intended to give team a place to start Preliminary Reduction Model (through 2035 and assuming current population projections) Combined with the reduction illustrations, seeks to help provide a sense of “Order-of-magnitude” relationships between potential goals and opportunity / challenge These are process documents. They are intended to just give a place to start the conversation. The planning team will explore changes, additions, and deletions they think would be best for Crystal. Next Steps •January-March: First phase of community engagement •Through May: Collaborative work with Planning Team •May: Draft plan presentations / community engagement •June: Final plan to Council for adoption To take the survey, please go here: https://palebluedot.llc/resilient-crystal Take The City’s Survey Participate in The Crystal 2035 Diary Storytelling To participate, please go here:https://palebluedot.llc/resilient-crystal Help Spread The Word Use the Engagement Toolkit What You Can Do