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Minutes
City Of Edina, Minnesota
Transportation Commission
Community Conference Room
August 15, 2019
I. Call To Order
Chair Richman called the meeting to order
II. Roll Call
Answering roll call were Commissioners Ahler, Johnson, Kane, McCarthy, Richman, Ruthruff
Absent: Commissioner Ayelomi, Olson, Plumb-Smith, Scherer, Zimbwa
III. Approval Of Meeting Agenda
Motion was made by Commissioner Johnson and seconded by Commissioner McCarthy to
approve the agenda. All voted aye. Motion carried.
IV. Approval Of Meeting Minutes
Motion was made by Commissioner Ahler and seconded by Commissioner Kane approving
the July 18, 2019 meeting minutes. All voted aye. Motion carried.
V. Community Comment
None.
VI. Reports/Recommendations
A. Traffic Safety Report
Item B1 discussion: Average speeds of 36.9 mph in a 30 is too fast. The speed limit should be lowered to
25 and other traffic calming measures should be taken.
Motion was made by Commissioner Johnson and seconded by Commissioner McCarthy to
move item B1 to C for further study on lowering the speed limit to 25 and other traffic
calming measures and approve the July 30, 2019 Traffic Safety Report. All voted aye.
Motion Carried.
B. 2019 Work Plan Updates
• #1 Commissioner McCarthy provided minutes from July 15 TDM meeting and recapped
what was discussed.
• #2 Had meeting with planning commission and developed some ideas of things to work
on with Planning Commission.
o TDM
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o Develop guideline/checklist for traffic study reviews to be used by Planning
Commission
o More frequent meetings
o Develop a process for traffic study review
Summary page of manual that shows what items are complete
Small area plans checklists with city wide goals
2 checklists – one for small area plans and one for city-wide goals
• #3 An article was written about new developments & traffic studies.
o Looking at possibly publishing in About Town and Sun Current
• #4 A new CloverRide map was developed adding the North route
• #5 Planner Scipioni is developing a tool to prioritize PACS projects through a race and
equity lens.
• #7 Had their first meeting and discussed Grand Rounds and how to connect the 4
quadrants. They also discussed how to get between parks safely, what amenities are
available and developing maps for each park.
C. 2020 Work Plan Development
Two new ideas were presented to add to the work plan:
• Continuation of partnership with Planning Commission
• Establish standards/best practices for traffic impact studies
The following are the considered initiatives for the 2020 work plan
• 1. Ongoing – Review Traffic Safety Reports
• 2. Ongoing – Review of CIP/PACS projects
• 3. Ongoing – Monitor CloverRide
• 4. Continued – ETC/PC partnership/TDM
• 5. Continued – Education campaign
• 6. New - Best practices for traffic impact studies
• Parking Lot – boulevard tree policy
VII. Chair and Member Comments
Commissioner Johnson said asked about trees in the boulevard and if Edina had a tree policy for planting
trees in the boulevard. If not, can one be developed? He also asked for a document outlining Edina’s
transportation ordinances and policies for easy reference.
Commissioner Ruthruff signed up for a traffic behavior inventory study from Met Council and mentioned an
app that tracked travel via car, walking, etc.
Commissioner Ahler invited everyone to a Frisbee festival at Weber Park on Sunday, August 18.
Commissioner Richman said she officially retired and has been able to spend a lot more time outside biking
and walking.
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VIII. Staff Comments
• Following up from questions related to the Traffic Safety Report of July 18;
o Courtney Fields is handicap assessible via two long ramps from the Braemar Arena
parking lot
o The Residential Redevelopment Coordinator handles on-street parking restrictions
related to residential redevelopment sites
• Planner Scipioni is working to compile Edina’s transportation-related ordinances and policies
for ETC’s reference
• Discussed ETC’s involvement in upcoming Open Streets event
• Highway 100 ramp to Eden Ave is expected to reopen August 30
• Valley View Rd will be closed between W 60th St and Wooddale Ave until August 23
• Starting this week, nightly lane closures will occur on Hwy 100 in St. Louis Park for
approximately 3 weeks due to Southwest LRT construction
• The next meeting will include a preliminary review of the proposed 2020 reconstruction
projects; draft engineering studies will be provided for the October meeting.
IX. Schedule of Meeting and Events as of August 9, 2019
For information purposes only, no discussion.
X. Adjournment at 8:33 p.m.
Motion was made by Commissioner Kane and seconded by Commissioner Ruthruff to adjourn
the August 15, 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 1 1 8
NAME
Ahler, Mindy 1 1 1 1 1 5 63%
Johnson, Kirk 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 100%
Kane, Bocar 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 88%
McCarthy, Bruce 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 75%
Olson, Larry 1 1 1 1 1 5 63%
Plumb-Smith, Jill 1 1 1 3 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 63%
Veluvali, Shankar 1 RESIGNED 1 N/A
Emmanual Ayelomi (s) 1 1 13%
Yeukai Zimbwa (s) 0 0%