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Minutes
City Of Edina, Minnesota
Transportation Commission
Community Conference Room
November 21, 2019
I. Call To Order
Chair Richman called the meeting to order
II. Roll Call
Answering roll call were Commissioners Ahler, Erickson, Johnson, Kane, McCarthy, Olson, Plumb-Smith,
Richman, Ruthruff, Scherer, Venell
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 McCarthy and seconded by Commissioner Plumb-Smith
approving the October 24, 2019 meeting minutes. All voted aye. Motion carried.
V. Community Comment
None.
VI. Reports/Recommendations
A. Proposed 2020 Regular Meeting Dates
Commissioners reviewed the proposed meeting dates for 2020 and updated the April meeting date to
the 16th.
Motion was made by Commissioner Olson and seconded by Commissioner Ruthruff to
approve the updated 2020 Regular Meeting Dates. All voted aye. Motion carried
B. 2019 Work Plan Updates
• #1 New draft of TDM complete and a meeting has been scheduled for November 26th
to discuss with developers.
• #2 is complete.
• #3 An article was submitted to the Edina Sun Current and published in the November
21, 2019 print.
• #4 CloverRide North Loop grand opening was November 15th.
• #5 A presentation from staff will occur during the December 19th meeting.
• #6 Work group sent a note to the Mayor and City Council to discontinue moving
forward with AARP designation.
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• #7 Not moving forward.
C. 2020 Work Plan Proposal/Work Session Follow Up
Staff presented the City Managers comments to the 2020 Work Plan Proposal and selected lead
commisionsers.
• #1 Lead commissioner: Erik Ruthruff
• #2 Lead commissioner: Lori Richman
• #3 Lead commissioners: Bruce McCarthy and Kirk Johnson
• #4 Lead commissioners: Bocar Kane and Jill Plumb-Smith
• #5 Lead commissioner: Mindy with the help of student commissioners
• #6 No lead needed
• #7 No lead needed
VII. Chair and Member Comments
Commissioner Olson was contacted by Robert Have about his traffic safety request from the September 19,
2019 meeting and he was wondering if there had been a resolution.
Commisioner Johnson stated that a resident asked about adding a roundabout at Vernon & Hansen and
what would need to happen to make that a reality.
Commissioner Ahler said that the Morningside Neighborhood is circulating a petition for a crosswalk on
France Avenue at W 42nd Street.
Commissioner Richman shared an article about a group of cyclists that traveled to Minneapolis from
Pennnyslvania to learn more about how the City of Minneapolis was able to incorporate their bike-friendly
infrastructure so quickly. She also wondered how Edina could become more bike-friendly sooner rather
than later.
VIII. Staff Comments
• Metro Transit is recommending the France Avenue alignment for the E-Line bus rapid
transit (BRT) service. The Metropolitan Council will consider adopting this
recommendation in January 2020.
• Wooddale and Valley View traffic signal is up and running.
• Grandview/Melody Lake Neighborhood Roadway Reconstruction is postponed until
2021.
• City Council Comprehensive Plan Public Hearing will be December 3, 2019.
• Tara Brown has requested comments to the Pollution Control Agency on greenhouse
gas emmissions and the possibility of Minnesota adopting the standards of California;
comments are due December 6th, 2019.
IX. Schedule of Meeting and Events as of November 15, 2019
For information purposes only, no discussion.
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X. Adjournment at 7:15 p.m.
Motion was made by Commissioner Olson and seconded by Commissioner Johnson to adjourn
the November 21, 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 1 1 1 11
NAME
Ahler, Mindy 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 73%
Johnson, Kirk 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 100%
Kane, Bocar 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 91%
McCarthy, Bruce 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 73%
Olson, Larry 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 73%
Plumb-Smith, Jill 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 86%
Richman, Lori 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 91%
Ruthruff, Erik 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 100%
Scherer, Matthew 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 73%
Veluvali, Shankar 1 RESIGNED 1 N/A
Emmanual Ayelomi (s) 1 1 9%
Yeukai Zimbwa (s) 0 0%
Tayden Erickson (s) 1 1 2 67%
Simon Venell 1 1 2 67%