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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2016-08-18 MinutesDraft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: 9/15/2016 1 Minutes City of Edina, Minnesota Transportation Commission Community Room August 18, 6:00 p.m. I. Call To Order Chair LaForce called the meeting to order. II. Roll Call Answering roll call were members Janovy, LaForce, Loeffelholz, Miranda, and Olson. Absent at roll call were members Bass, Boettge, Brown, Ding, Iyer, and Ruehl. III. Approval Of Meeting Agenda Motion was made by member Janovy and seconded by member Miranda approving the meeting agenda. All voted aye. Motion carried. IV. Approval Of Meeting Minutes Motion was made by member Janovy and seconded by member Loeffelholz approving the edited July 21, 2016, minutes. All voted aye. Motion carried. V. Community Comment – None. VI. Reports/Recommendations A. 2017 Neighborhood and MSA Street Reconstruction Projects Birchcrest A Neighborhood • Commissioners discussed concerns about sidewalk gaps between Birchcrest B built in 2015 and the proposed Birchcrest A neighborhood specifically on W. 60th Street and Valley View Road. • W. 60th Street in Birchcrest B is not accommodating for future sidewalk installation, but Valley View Road does. • The volume of traffic and principles do exist to have a sidewalk installed on W. 60th Street. • The W. 60th Street sidewalk segment was added after the approved City Sidewalk plan. Motion was made by Chair LaForce and seconded by member Loeffelholz for staff to include consideration of Valley View Road sidewalk segment within Birchcrest B to go along with Birchcrest A. Motion was made by Chair LaForce and seconded by member Janovy for staff to include consideration of recommending W. 60th Street sidewalk segment within Birchcrest B to go along with Birchcrest A. All voted aye. Motion carried. Countryside B Neighborhood • Commissioners discussed continuing the Valley View Road sidewalk. Countryside G Neighborhood • Commissioners discussed the Olinger Road sidewalk. • Commissioners discussed concerned about narrower street width is taking away space for all modes to exist. Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: 9/15/2016 2 Commissioners would like to know the following facts: • How many trees have been removed for sidewalk installation? • How many streets have been narrowed from 29 ft. to 24 ft.? B. Passenger Rail Service in Edina • Member Loeffelholz gave an update on using a SWOT analysis to capture residents’ concerns. • Media would be used to publish SWOT results. • Commissioners discussed if the ETC should hold a special meeting for commissioners to do a SWOT analysis or have it as an agenda item at the September meeting before an external SWOT is done. • The subcommittee will discuss how to proceed, create the SWOT questions and decide who would facilitate it. C. Community Circulator Study • No update. D. Additional Updates to 2016 Work Plan Initiatives • Chair LaForce suggested for Quality of Life Survey, identifying the gaps could tie topic in with the Open Streets event. • Themes for Open Streets could be “Mind the Gap” or “Three Wishes” and have a sidewalk and Bicycle map displayed, or “When you’re on a Bike, Foot or Car what’s keeping you from getting there?” and have three buckets for comments. • Add a fourth bucket for “Transit”. • Need to schedule volunteers for event and gather booth items. Member Janovy excused herself from the meeting at 7:10 p.m. E. Traffic Safety Report of August 3, 2016 • This item was tabled until the September meeting because of a lack of quorum. F. 2017 Transportation Commission Work Plan • The 2017 Work Plan needs to be approved at the September meeting. • Chair LaForce suggested the commission has too much on the 2016 Work Plan since they’re only volunteers. • Proposed to continue Comp Plan work. • Proposed to hold event. • Proposed to wrap up passenger rail service. • Proposed to continue Community Circulator Study. • Edina To Go app is done. • Proposed to drop walking map. • An email will be sent asking for anything in addition that is on the current work plan that you feel strongly should take under consideration at the next meeting, items carry over or remove items. • Discussion on being involved with new developments like Southdale and Grandview than do lots of smaller projects. • Discussion on cross over with other commissions. VII. Correspondence And Petitions • None. Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: 9/15/2016 3 VIII. Chair and Member Comments A. Participation in 2016 Open Street on 50th Event • Topic was discussed under 2016 Work Plan Initiatives. • Member Miranda suggested Tesla self-driving bus as a circulator in Southdale area. IX. Staff Comments Neighborhood Projects • Golf Terrace B on schedule. • Morningside A on schedule. • White Oaks will start on Aug. 29. • Strachauer Park A is ahead of schedule. • Tracy Avenue was stalled by the CenterPoint Energy project, but pavement should be in before school starts. • Valley View Road and Tracy Avenue Roundabout on schedule. • Valley Lane at railroad crossing will be closed for crossing repairs. Sidewalk Projects • Cornelia Drive is 65% completed. • Vernon Avenue to be poured next week. • Parklawn Avenue & W. 77th Street crosswalk signal will be added next week. • Interlachen Blvd grade removal has started and Xcel has three poles to move. • Xerxes Avenue will start around Labor Day. • Minneapolis will add a traffic signal at W. 60th Street & Xerxes Avenue. • Ohms Avenue will have a striped bike lane. • Hwy 100 & W. 77th Street Bridge will open Aug. 19 and then close again in Sept. • Chuck Marone, CE visionary (who knew) – Strong Cities, Sept 30 all day. http://www.strongtowns.org/ X. Calendar of Events A. Schedule of Meeting and Events as of August 18, 2016 XI. Adjournment at 7:39p.m. J F M A M J J A S O N D SM WS # of Mtgs Attendance % Meetings/Work Sessions 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 NAME TERM (Date) 6/21 Bass, Katherine 3/1/2017 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 78% Boettge, Emily 3/1/2017 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 78% Brown, Andy 3/1/2019 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 89% Iyer, Surya 3/1/2018 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 78% LaForce, Tom 3/1/2018 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 100% Loeffelholz, Ralf 3/1/2018 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 78% Janovy, Jennifer 3/1/2017 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 100% Miranda, Lou 3/1/2019 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 100% Olson, Larry 3/1/2017 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 100% Ding, Emily (student) 9/1/2016 1 1 2 22% Ruehl, Lindsey (student) 9/1/2016 1 1 1 1 4 44% TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION ATTENDANCE