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Home My WebLink About2018-10-25 MinutesDraft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: November 15, 2018 Minutes City Of Edina, Minnesota Transportation Commission Community Conference Room October 25, 2018 I. Call To Order Vice Chair Ahler called the meeting to order II. Roll Call Answering roll call were commissioners Ahler, Ayelomi, Johnson, Kane, Olson, Scherer, Zimbwa Absent: Commissioners McCarthy, Richman, Ruthruff, and Veluvali 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 Olson and seconded by commissioner Johnson approving the amended September 20, 2018 meeting minutes. All voted aye. Motion carried. V. Special Recognitions and Presentations A. Living Streets Project Scoring Tool Mehjabeen Rahman presented the Living Streets Project Scoring tool and some suggestions were made by the commissioners. • Add arts and culture into the matrix • Bump-outs are an increased hazard to bikes • Implement for 2020 projects and pilot with 2019 projects VI. Community Comment None. VII. Reports/Recommendations A. 2019 Neighborhood Street Reconstruction Draft Engineering Studies Assistant City Engineer, Aaron Ditzler, addressed the ETC’s questions and discussed the 2019 neighborhood reconstruction projects. The following comments were made: • Chowen Park: o Concrete alleys are not proposed for replacement but they may be repaired at no cost to residents because they would be considered maintenance and paid from a different fund. o The number of tear down/rebuilds was requested. o Beard will be the only sidewalk. o Boulevards are city right of way but residents are responsible for maintenance. Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: November 15, 2018 o The ETC would like to see the Living Streets scoring tool used for the 2019 projects. o Beard sidewalk is being paid for using PACS funds. • Indian Trails o Assessments are REU’s divided by total cost. o Indian Trails B and C are being constructed together because they have similar pavement conditions. o The cul-de-sacs should be assessed separately. o The historical pictures are helpful. o The retaining wall should be paid for by the residents that will benefit from it. o Paiute Pass had a stormwater project completed in 2015 and the road was repaved then, why are we reconstructing this when the pavement is still new? • Todd Park o Cars will be able to pass but it will be tight. • Indian Hills o A concern over this project being a standalone and not being combined with a previous project was raised since we are combing the Indian Trails projects. Motion was made by commissioner Olson and seconded by commissioner Johnson to write an advisory communication to the City Council in support of the Beard Avenue Sidewalk Construction in the Chowen Park A and B project area. All voted Aye. Motion Carried. B. CloverRide Route and Stop Recommendations Commissioner Olson presented the ridership and changes to the CloverRide route. Motion was made by commissioner Kane and seconded by commissioner Scherer to approve the updated route map for the CloverRide Circulator Bus. All voted Aye. Motion Carried. C. Traffic Safety Report of October 2, 2018 Motion was made by commissioner Olson and seconded by commissioner Kane to approve the October 2, 2018 Traffic Safety Report. All voted Aye. Motion Carried. VIII. Chair And Member Comments • Commissioner Kane asked what the plan is for Grandview Green. • Commissioner Scherer said his daughter was born on the same day as Open Streets. • Commissioner Olson said Open Streets was a great success and to remember to vote. • Commissioner Ahler said the at Open Streets, most people stayed on the end that had entertainment and that there will be a City Council Forum in the Morningside Neighborhood on Sunday, October 28 at 3:00 P.M. at Weber Park. IX. Staff Comments • LimeBike introduced scooters to Edina and bike ridership went down. Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: November 15, 2018 • Metro Transit will begin studying Bus Rapid Transit in Edina and will be having open houses in December. • The Three Rivers Park Board approved snow removal along the Nine Mile Creek Regional Trail and will also be finishing the trail under 169. • City Manager reviewed the work plan and the following were noted o Approved TDM and working with planning commission o Remove #3 due to cost concerns but said #3 & #4 could potentially be combined. o Add Race and Equity to plan • 2019 Calendar was presented to the commission. Motion was made by commissioner Olson and seconded by commissioner Johnson to move the October 17, 2019 meeting to October 24, 2019 meeting. All voted Aye. Motion Carried. X. Calendar of Events A. Schedule of Meeting and Events as of October 19, 2018 For information purposes - no discussion. XI. Adjournment at 7:40 PM Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: November 15, 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 1 1 10 NAME Ahler, Mindy 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 90% Johnson, Kirk 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 80% Iyer, Surya 1 1 2 100% LaForce, Tom 1 1 2 100% Kane, Bocar 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 100% McCarthy, Bruce 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 80% Miranda, Lou 1 1 2 100% Olson, Larry 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 90% Richman, Lori 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 90% Ruthruff, Erik 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 90% Scherer, Matthew 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 90% Veluvali, Shankar 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 80% Emmanual Ayelomi (s) 1 1 2 100% Yeukai Zimbwa (s) 1 1 2 100% Jenny Ma (s) 1 1 1 1 1 5 50% Tessa Yeager (s) 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 60%