HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-03-01 Wk Session MINUTES
OF THE WORK SESSION OF THE
EDINA CITY COUNCIL AND
HELD AT CITY HALL
MARCH 1,2011
5:07 P.M.
Mayor Hovland called the meeting to order at 5:07 p.m. Answering rollcall were Members Bennett,
Brindle, Sprague, Swenson, and Mayor Hovland.
Edina Transportation Commissioners in attendance were: Jennifer Janovy, Katherine Bass, Thomas
Bonneville, Ann Braden, Elin Schold Davis, Nathan Franzen, Paul Nelson, and Michael Thompson.
Staff attending the meeting included: Scott Neal, City Manager; Ceil Smith, Assistant to the City
Manager; Jennifer Bennerotte, Director of Communications and Marketing; Wayne Houle, Director of
Public Works;Jack Sullivan,Assistant City Engineer; and Jane Timm, Deputy City Clerk.
Mayor Hovland stated the purpose of the meeting was to discuss the City Council and Edina
Transportation Commission (ETC)future initiatives, purpose, duties, and city policies.
Chair Janovy and Member Bennett gave background information on the ETC. Member Bennett spoke
about the Local Traffic Task Force and the process that led to adoption of the Transportation
Commission Policy.
DISCUSSION ITEMS The Council and Edina Transportation Commissioners discussed: the vision and role
of the ETC, ETC's request to move to quarterly on-camera meetings with other regular monthly
meetings held off camera, establishing policies, reviewing the ETC's role in evaluating traffic and
transportation in neighborhoods, and ETC's role in the street reconstruction process. The consensus of
the Council regarding the discussion items was:the ETC should draft, in conjunction with staff,a revision
to the existing ETC ordinance and make a recommendation to Council, quarterly on-camera meetings,
an ETC member should be placed on the Community Advisory Team (CAT)for the Grandview Small Area
Plan, ETC to work with staff regarding street reconstruction policies, and as a commission the ETC should
investigate funding sources for transportation study and projects.
Mayor Hovland declared the meeting adjourned at 6:50 p.m.
Respectfully submitted, U
tan Ti Deputy City Clerk
Minutes approved by Edina City Council, March 15, 2011.
James B. Hovland, Mayor