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Home My WebLink About2019-06-20 MinutesDraft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: July 18, 2019 Minutes City Of Edina, Minnesota Transportation Commission Community Conference Room June 21, 2019 I. Call To Order Chair Richman called the meeting to order II. Roll Call Answering roll call were Commissioners Ahler, Johnson, Kane, McCarthy, Plumb-Smith, Richman, Ruthruff, Scherer Absent: Commissioner Ayelomi, Olson, Zimbwa III. Approval Of Meeting Agenda Motion was made by Commissioner Johnson and seconded by Commissioner Ahler to approve the agenda. All voted aye. Motion carried. IV. Approval Of Meeting Minutes Motion was made by Commissioner Ahler and seconded by Commissioner McCarthy approving the amended May 16, 2019 meeting minutes. All voted aye. Motion carried. V. Special Recognitions and Presentation A. Traffic Impact Study and Educational Seminar Mike Spack and Bryant Ficek of Spack Consulting presented on Traffic Impact Studies and the ETC provided the following feedback • Update the coloring from grey and white to something that will be easier to read on the screen. • Update the font in the boxes to be larger. • Make the topic box being focused on larger. • When recording for the public, switch back and forth from computer screen and presenter or possibly do a split screen. • Explain the baseline for studies and what makes you better. • Add data from the City of Edina to show real life studies and how that data is used. • Remove the 6 lane example since there are none in Edina. • Provide visual on Edina’s process to hire Spack and how it is a pure process. Not working for the developer. • Provide what a final report looks like. • Glossary of how the cities, ordinances, policies, plans, etc. are used and what are best practices. • Incorporate ways you “fit” recommendations in the right of way. • Include how long it takes to complete a traffic study. Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: July 18, 2019 • Add graphic that illustrates left turn queuing and stacking. VI. Community Comment Andrew Centanni from Cassia said that his company is moving to Edina at 7171 Ohms lane and has a request on the Traffic Safety Report requesting removal of parking restrictions to allow for in street parking since their lot isn’t big enough and they will be hosting trainings for employees. VII. Reports/Recommendations A. Traffic Safety Report Item A1. Discussion about how adding parking to W 51st St will funnel traffic to W 50th St and we should not be making the temporary parking permanent. A request was made to look at making parking only available on one side so that it won’t be as difficult for traffic to get through. Item A3. A request was made to review the traffic study for Roti. Motion was made by Commissioner Kane and seconded by Commissioner Ahler to move item A1 to C for further study and approve the amended May 28, 2019 Traffic Safety Report. All voted aye. Motion Carried. B. 2019 Work Plan Updates • #1 Had their 3rd meeting. o First draft of TDM will be available at a future meeting. • #3 Another article is being developed and will include points from traffic study seminar. • #4 CloverRide has been approved for another year. o Expansion of CloverRide by adding north route to connect at Southdale with the south route. o Plan to make contracts for south and north routes end on the same day so they can be renewed in one contract. • #5 Staff meeting with Heidi Lee, R&E Coordinator, to determine how the PACS fund could be used through race and equity lens. • #6 4 areas were identified to possibly use the walk audit tool. VIII. Chair And Member Comments Commissioner Johnson said he enjoyed helping set up for Bike to Work Day and was curious how it went. Commissioner Ahler said that every biker on W 50th St during Bike to Work Day was on the sidewalk because they felt it was too dangerous to bike in the street. She met with the Mayor and he is on a transportation committee for Mayors and is going to a national conference. She asked if he could bring back some ideas or information for the ETC. They also discussed if it would be possible to get funding for boulevard trees. She also said she was driving down Valley View Road where W 62nd St comes in and transit buses are having a hard time turning there because of the design. Lastly, she said the EEC is looking for volunteers to walk with them in the 4th of July parade. Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: July 18, 2019 Commissioner Plumb-Smith asked who the city forester is and if there is a list of approved trees. Commissioner Kane thanked Spack for their presentation. He also said that when biking, leaving Fred Richards Park is dangerous and unsafe when crossing Parklawn. He also mentioned poor wayfinding along the Nine Mile Creek Regional Trail. Commissioner McCarthy said that W 66th St into Richfield looks great and thinks it would work well on France Avenue. He also mentioned the relatively poor condition/lack of crosswalk markings in certain areas in the Southdale District. Commissioner Scherer said that construction on Sally Ln is going well and crews are doing a great job. He is still trying to work with the school bus company to get pick up at his house and is willing to pay for the service. Commissioner Richman said she attended the Resilient Cities Workshop about climate change and worked specifically in the Transportation group on climate change. She said there were some great ideas about EV charging stations, right-of-way management for on-street parking, and the Greenest Region Compact from the Chicago area. She thanked everyone who helped with Bike to Work Day. Construction is going well in her neighborhood and the City and construction crew are very responsive. She requested that the City contact Hennepin County about a resident who parks on Xerxes Ave and disrupts traffic flow, and asked about the possibility of Transportation Commission-branded polos/shirts. IX. Staff Comments • City and County are in early discussions to scope out pedestrian improvements on France Ave at W 69th St and Parklawn Ave. • State legislature passed statute granting cities authority to lower speed limits to 25 mph. City engineers, transportation officials, and law enforcement agencies across the state are preparing recommendations to local governments on how to proceed. There are lots of factors to consider, including signage requirements, maintenance and enforcement. • The eastbound entrance/exit ramps on France Ave bridge are now open; the westbound ramps and bridge itself will remain closed until mid-July. • Construction at Vernon Ave/Interlachen Blvd is anticipated to be substantially completed by the end of July. • Valley View Rd sidewalk Phase 2 begins construction Monday. • Lincoln Dr shared-use path construction is scheduled to begin in August. • A shared-use path is in development on Tracy Ave between the new roundabout and Highway 62. • Public engagement survey for W 58th St closed today, staff will assemble feedback and report back to Council July 16. • City is still looking for volunteer commissioners to serve on the Human Services Task Force. • 2020 work plan development begins this month. • Open Streets planning has begun for 2019 (Sept 22), staff has reached out to Lime and the E-bike Challenge to solicit interest in participating. Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: July 18, 2019 X. Schedule of Meeting and Events as of May 9th, 2019 For information purposes only, no discussion. XI. Adjournment at 8:31 p.m. Motion was made by Commissioner Johnson and seconded by Commissioner Ahler to adjourn the June 20, 2019 meeting. All voted Aye. Motion Carried. 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 6 NAME Ahler, Mindy 1 1 1 3 50% Johnson, Kirk 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 100% Kane, Bocar 1 1 1 1 1 5 83% McCarthy, Bruce 1 1 1 1 4 67% Olson, Larry 1 1 1 1 4 67% Plumb-Smith, Jill 1 1 2 100% Richman, Lori 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 100% Ruthruff, Erik 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 100% Scherer, Matthew 1 1 1 1 4 67% Veluvali, Shankar 1 RESIGNED 1 N/A Emmanual Ayelomi (s) 1 1 17% Yeukai Zimbwa (s) 0 0%