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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-08-16 MinutesDraft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: September 20, 2018 Minutes City Of Edina, Minnesota Transportation Commission Community Conference Room August 16, 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, Veluvali, Yeager Late: Commissioners Scherer, Ma III. Approval Of Meeting Agenda Motion was made by commissioner Johnson and seconded by commissioner Olson to approve the agenda. All voted aye. Motion carried. IV. Approval Of Meeting Minutes Motion was made by commissioner Ahler and seconded by commissioner Olson approving the July 19, 2018 meeting minutes. All voted aye. Motion carried. V. Community Comment Lawrence Anderson, a resident on Indianola Avenue, said there needs to be an additional no parking sign on the side of the street with no parking. Cars are parking in between signs because there is a large space in between signs and people are not aware there is no parking. He said he did see a police officer out there ticketing cars parked there and asked the officer if he felt an additional sign was needed, and the officer stated he thinks there should be one in that location. VI. Reports/Recommendations A. 50th and France Small Area Plan: Traffic The 50th and France Small Area Plan working group presented some challenges they are facing in regards to traffic and asked the commission for input and feedback about traffic at 50th and France. Commissioner Ma arrived at 6:13pm. • The ETC provided the following feedback and will also send input via email: o Provide how traffic counts are achieved so they can better understand the way the numbers are achieved. o Remove parking from France. Commissioner Scherer arrived at 6:35pm. o Transit will stall traffic. o There is a parking lot on 49th and France that we could potentially use as a connection to 50th and France. o If it does not feel safe to walk or bike in the area, people are more likely to drive their cars. Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: September 20, 2018 o Provide covered bike parking. o Someone from the ETC should be a part of the 50th and France working group. o Business may be able to provide incentives to pedestrians or cyclists. o Prevent Level of Service E (LOS E) before it is reached. B. 2019 Comprehensive Plan Update: Draft Transportation Chapter Planner Nolan is waiting on future land use for traffic forecasting to complete the chapter and will provide it to the ETC, for review, before the September meeting. C. 2019 Neighborhood Street Reconstruction Projects Planner Nolan provided and update on the upcoming street reconstruction projects and asked for preliminary input on issues related to Living Streets, safety, multi-modal transportation, etc. • Comments from the ETC are as follows: o Chowen A/B needs more sidewalks than what is on the plan. o Chowen A/B needs more street lighting. D. 2019 ETC Work Plan The ETC discussed their 2019 work plan and narrowed their list of potential items to five key ideas. 1. Traffic Demand Management 2. Evaluate and maintain the CloverRide circulator service. 3. Gain a better understanding of the traffic study process and educate residents, and ask council for a budget to hold educational events/community education. 4. Develop a process to better interact with the Planning Commission. 5. Educate residents about pedestrian, bicycle, and motorist safety. E. Traffic Safety Report of August 7, 2018 Motion was made by commissioner Veluvali and seconded by commissioner Johnson to approve the August 7, 2018 Traffic Safety Report. All voted Aye, motion carried. VII. Chair And Member Comments • Commissioner Kane thanked the City for its continued development of bike and pedestrian facilities. He also asked if there was a process for being ADA compliant and if that is something that is continued after construction. Planner Nolan said facilities are built to be ADA compliant and that they are inspected to make sure they are kept compliant. • Commissioner Ma thanked the ETC for allowing her to be a part of the commission and she also said that she has been working in economic development this summer and recently read an article that the aesthetics of buildings can have the same benefits of well being that green space provides. • Commissioner Johnson asked if there is something more the commission can do to be prepared when presenters come in asking for feedback and make that process better. • Commissioner Yeager thanked the commission and said her opinion felt valued. Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: September 20, 2018 • Commissioner Olson asked Commission Johnson if he could provide his bike quiz for Open Streets. • Commissioner Ahler thanked commissioners Ma and Yaeger for their input and said that their opinions mattered. • Commissioner Veluvali said that we are focusing too much on facilities that are impassable most of the year due to the weather and we need to also focus on transit. • Commissioner Richman thanked the student members. VIII. Staff Comments • Open Streets: what would the commission like there? o Lime presence – e bikes and scooters. o Incentives and giveaways o Commissioner Ruthruff will bring tables and chairs o Large printout of the Ped/Bike Master Plan • Construction project updates. o W 62nd street will be opening up to traffic at the end of the month and the shared use path is in. o Phase 1 of the Valley View Sidewalk is almost complete. o France Avenue sidewalk is almost complete with a few things that still need to be done. • No new data from CloverRide but they are seeing some trends in regards to on demand stops. • Lime had 300 rides in the first couple of weeks and approximately 170 riders. The data will start to see trends and that will help to decide where to stage bikes. • September 20 meeting is at the Public Works Building. IX. Adjournment at 7:55pm Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: September 20, 2018 TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION ATTENDANCE J F M A M J J A S O N D # of Mtgs Attendance % Meetings/Work Sessions 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 NAME Ahler, Mindy 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 88% Johnson, Kirk 1 1 1 1 4 75% Iyer, Surya 1 1 2 25% LaForce, Tom 1 1 2 25% Kane, Bocar 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 100% McCarthy, Bruce 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 100% Miranda, Lou 1 1 2 25% Olson, Larry 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 88% Richman, Lori 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 100% Ruthruff, Erik 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 100% Scherer, Matthew 1 1 1 1 1 5 88% Veluvali, Shankar 1 1 1 1 1 5 88% Jenny Ma (s) 1 1 1 1 1 5 63% Tessa Yeager (s) 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 75%