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Home My WebLink About2019-07-18 MinutesDraft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: August 15, 2019 Minutes City Of Edina, Minnesota Transportation Commission Community Conference Room July 18, 2019 I. Call To Order Chair Richman called the meeting to order II. Roll Call Answering roll call were Commissioners Ahler, Johnson, McCarthy, Olson, Plumb-Smith, Richman, Ruthruff, Scherer Late: Commissioner Kane Absent: Commissioner Ayelomi, Zimbwa III. Approval Of Meeting Agenda Motion was made by Commissioner McCarthy and seconded by Commissioner Ahler to approve the agenda. All voted aye. Motion carried. IV. Approval Of Meeting Minutes Motion was made by Commissioner Plumb-Smith and seconded by Commissioner Ahler approving the June 20, 2019 meeting minutes. All voted aye. Motion carried. V. Community Comment None. VI. Reports/Recommendations A. Traffic Safety Report Item A1. Discussion about handicap accessibility of Courtney Fields athletic fields. Item A2. Discussion about whether on-street parking restrictions can be requested adjacent to residential redevelopment sites. Item B1. An error was noted in the report; should say “Xerxes Ave, east of YMCA” rather than “Xerxes Ave, west of YMCA.” Item B3. Discussion about possible improvements, including additional signage, vegetation trimming/landscaping, curb ramp/crosswalk installation at canoe launch just north of the bridge. Commissioner Kane arrived at 6:32. Motion was made by Commissioner Johnson and seconded by Commissioner McCarthy to move item B3 to C1 for further study and approve the amended June 25, 2019 Traffic Safety Report. All voted aye. Motion Carried. Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: August 15, 2019 B. 2019 Work Plan Updates • #1 Had their 4th meeting, next scheduled for July 29 o Draft ordinance recommendation will be available at September or October meeting o Considering opening up for additional impact via website • #2 Transportation and Planning Commissioner chairs/co-chairs meeting tomorrow to begin discussions • #3 Commissioner Richman’s article has been published online o Future article may be focused on myths around traffic impact studies • #4 CloverRide North expansion has been developed o 1989 state law restricts Edina from operating transit system north of Hwy 62 and west of Hwy 100 o Task Force meeting July 26 to discuss next steps • #5 Discussion about what the deliverable for this initiative would be o A map of previous/planned projects would be valuable o May be some overlap with TDM recommendations in high-density areas C. 2020 Work Plan Development Planner Scipioni explained the general process through which commissions will develop their work plans for 2020. The ETC must approve their draft 2020 work plan by their September 19 meeting. Commissioners discussed possible initiatives for the work plan, including: • CloverRide • Ride share applications for seniors • Continuation of TDM policy recommendations • Living Streets Plan review • Public education/forums on traffic • Educational campaign/event • ETC involvement in development/redevelopment review • More involvement in traffic impact studies • Bike parking guidance • Review of PACS projects • Active Routes to School infrastructure recommendations • Advocate for public phys. ed/health curriculum to include bicycling and pedestrian safety education • Electric vehicle infrastructure VII. Chair And Member Comments Commissioner Johnson said it would be nice to have knowledge of existing ordinances in Edina related to transportation and how they are organized in City Code. These could also be used as orientation material for new commissioners. Commissioner Plumb-Smith asked if the City has any data to show changes in motor vehicle traffic after sidewalks, trails or bike facilities are constructed. Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: August 15, 2019 Commissioner Olson inquired about City Council’s decision on the design concept for the West 58th Street reconstruction project. He also asked whether Lime bikes will return to Edina this year. Commissioner Scherer requested staff review the MOU with Lime and consider removing the exclusivity clause to allow another bike-sharing company to operate in Edina this year. Commissioner McCarthy said he had talked with representatives from ride-share companies about providing helmets for scooters and bikes. He said among their reasons for not doing so include security and hygiene. Commissioner Richman said she is glad the France Avenue bridge is now open. VIII. Staff Comments • The France Avenue bridge is open except for the westbound on-ramp, which will open August 2. • Spack’s traffic impact study presentation was recorded yesterday. The link will be shared with commissioners once it is available. • The design concept for West 58th Street was approved by City Council Tuesday night o 5’ concrete sidewalk with a 2’ boulevard on the north side o Two 11’ travel lanes o 8’ concrete shared-use path on south side with no boulevard o Next step will be furthering design, meeting with property owners to discuss impacts • Staff recently met with school district officials who have expressed interest in advocating more for Active Routes to School initiatives. • MnDOT performed a speed study on Highway 100 and decided to raise the speed limit from 55 to 60 mph between I-494 and W 44th St; signs will be replaced late summer/early fall • The Metropolitan Airports Commission’s Noise Oversight Committee will hold a listening session at the South Metro Public Safety Training Facility Wednesday, July 24 at 7 p.m. • Southwest LRT is holding construction open houses in the affected cities next week. • ETC members can purchase branded clothing, if they are interested o Color should be green, grey, white or black (similar to staff restrictions) o Should work with Communications to get proper City logo, font o City does not have funding available IX. Schedule of Meeting and Events as of May 9th, 2019 For information purposes only, no discussion. X. Adjournment at 7:47 p.m. Motion was made by Commissioner Olson and seconded by Commissioner Johnson to adjourn the July 18, 2019 meeting. All voted Aye. Motion Carried. Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: August 15, 2019 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 7 NAME Ahler, Mindy 1 1 1 1 4 57% Johnson, Kirk 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 100% Kane, Bocar 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 86% McCarthy, Bruce 1 1 1 1 1 5 71% Olson, Larry 1 1 1 1 1 5 71% Plumb-Smith, Jill 1 1 1 3 100% Richman, Lori 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 100% Ruthruff, Erik 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 100% Scherer, Matthew 1 1 1 1 1 5 71% Veluvali, Shankar 1 RESIGNED 1 N/A Emmanual Ayelomi (s) 1 1 14% Yeukai Zimbwa (s) 0 0%