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Minutes
City Of Edina, Minnesota
Transportation Commission
Community Conference Room
March 15, 2018
I. Call To Order
Chair Richman called the meeting to order
II. Roll Call
Answering roll call were commissioners Ahler, Johnson, Kane, McCarthy, Olson, Richman, Ruthruff,
Scherer, Veluvali, Ma
Absent: Commissioner Yaeger
III. Approval Of Meeting Agenda
Motion was made by commissioner Olson and seconded by commissioner Ahler to approve
the agenda. All voted aye. Motion carried.
IV. Approval Of Meeting Minutes
Motion was made by commissioner Ruthruff and seconded by commissioner Kane approving
the February 15, 2018 meeting minutes. All voted aye. Motion carried.
V. Community Comment
None.
VI. Reports/Recommendations
A. Comprehensive Plan Update
Commissioner Richman presented updates to the plan and are highlighted in the plan document.
• The commission provided the following feedback:
o Define active transportation
o Edit terms for drones, change “restrict” to “regulate”
o Identify which areas can be directly imported into the comprehensive plan chapter
during implementation
o Identify new goals added from previous comp plan.
o Make goals more broad.
o Add more definitions.
Planner Nolan clarified that the ETC will present their recommended goals and policies to the
Comprehensive Plan Task Force at their March 28 work session.
B. 2017 Pedestrian and Cyclist Safety Fund Summary Report
Planner Nolan presented an update on how the PACS Fund was used in 2017. He will present this
report to City Council on April 17.
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C. Traffic Safety Reports of Feb 16 and Mar 6, 2018
February 16th and March 6th reports were reviewed
February 16th Traffic Safety Report, Item B7. Move item to “C” for further study
Motion was made by commissioner Olson and seconded by Ahler to move item B7 to C
on the February 16th Traffic Safety Report and approve the traffic safety report as
amended. All voted Aye, motion carried.
Motion was made by commissioner Ahler and seconded by Ruthruff to the approve
March 6th Traffic Safety Report. All voted Aye, motion carried.
VII. Correspondence And Petitions
None.
VIII. Chair And Member Comments
• Commissioner Olson updated the commission on the status of the circulator bus and they will have
their Task Force kick off meeting on March 21st, 2018.
• Commissioner Veluvali said there are not enough transit options in the city.
• Commissioner Ruthruff said there was a study done and Uber and Lyft are increasing traffic density.
• Commissioner Scherer said auto parts sales tax might become dedicated to transportation.
• Commissioner Ahler said we should look at how we are going to fund transportation.
• Commissioner Richman said residents are trying to increase neighborhood traffic safety.
IX. Staff Comments
• Pedestrian and Bicycle Master Plan has approved by council on Feb 21
• Intersection at Vernon and Interlachen is currently being looked at to improve safety. It will likely be
funded using TIF and PACS Funds.
• Bike Share topic on Speak Up Edina has been supported by residents and a presentation will be made
to council on April 17th, 2018.
• Nine Mile Creek Regional Trail connection to Hyland Park has been reviewed and preliminary route
has been set by Three Rivers Park District
X. Adjournment at 8:20 p.m
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J F M A M J J A S O N D # of Mtgs Attendance %
Meetings/Work
Sessions 1 1 1 3
NAME
Ahler, Mindy 1 1 1 3 100%
Johnson, Kirk 1 1 100%
Iyer, Surya 1 1 2 67%
LaForce, Tom 1 1 2 67%
Kane, Bocar 1 1 1 3 100%
McCarthy, Bruce 1 1 100%
Miranda, Lou 1 1 2 67%
Olson, Larry 1 1 2 67%
Richman, Lori 1 1 1 3 100%
Ruthruff, Erik 1 1 1 3 100%
Scherer, Matthew 1 1 100%
Veluvali, Shankar 1 1 100%
Jenny Ma (s) 1 1 2 67%
Tessa Yeager (s) 1 1 33%