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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-01-16 MinutesDraft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: February 20, 2020 Minutes City Of Edina, Minnesota Transportation Commission Community Conference Room January 16, 2020 I. Call To Order Chair Richman called the meeting to order II. Roll Call Answering roll call were Commissioners Ahler, Johnson, Kane, Olson, Plumb-Smith, Richman, Ruthruff, Venell Absent: Commissioners Erickson, McCarthy, Scherer III. Approval Of Meeting Agenda Motion was made by Commissioner Ahler and seconded by Commissioner Olson to approve the agenda. All voted aye. Motion carried. IV. Approval Of Meeting Minutes Motion was made by Commissioner Kane and seconded by Commissioner Ahler approving the December 19, 2019 meeting minutes. All voted aye. Motion carried. V. Community Comment None. VI. Reports/Recommendations A. Traffic Safety Report of January 9, 2020 • Item B1: Commissioner Plumb-Smith recommended the City consider testing a temporary parking restriction and surveying the neighborhood. Motion was made by Commissioner Johnson and seconded by Commissioner Kane to approve the Traffic Safety Report with the recommended change. All voted aye, motion carried. B. Advisory Communication: West 58th Street Pedestrian and Bicycle Facilities Motion was made by Commissioner Olson and seconded by Commissioner Plumb-Smith to approve the Advisory Communication with the added enclosure of the Public Participation Summary table from the Engagement Report. All voted aye, motion carried. C. 2020 Work Plan Updates • #1 Task Force met last week. North Loop is struggling in ridership, and South Loop ridership has grown. • #2 No update. Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: February 20, 2020 • #3 Work session scheduled for April 7 to discuss TDM recommendation with Council. • #4 No update. • #5 No update. • #6 No update. • #7 2019 PACS Fund Summary Report will be presented at February meeting. VII. Chair and Member Comments Commissioner Johnson requested that crash data be included in future traffic safety reports and noted that the new Lifetime Fitness doesn’t offer incentives for users to commute via bike or transit. Commissioner Olson mentioned that City Council rejected the proposed Prospect Knolls reconstruction project. Commissioner Plumb-Smith requested a historical map of PACS-funded projects and asked about the status of the boulevard tree work plan initiative. Commissioner Richman noted that next month’s meeting will be Commissioner Olson’s last meeting, congratulated Commissioners Johnson and Ruthruff on perfect attendance in 2019 and mentioned a recent article on the expected increase in delivery vehicles. She also expressed concern about the quality of winter maintenance on the City’s sidewalks and on-street bike lanes and discussed the possibility of commission shirts. VIII. Staff Comments • Planner Scipioni informed the Commission that the Schedule of Meeting and Events is updated to include the City Council Work Session dates for 2020. • Planner Scipioni reminded the Commission that elections for Chair and Vice Chair will be held at next month’s regular meeting. IX. Schedule of Meeting and Events as of January 10, 2020 For information purposes only, no discussion. X. Adjournment at 7:18 p.m. Motion was made by Commissioner Olson and seconded by Commissioner Ruthruff to adjourn the January 16, 2020 meeting. All voted Aye. Motion Carried. Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: February 20, 2020 TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION ATTENDANCE J F M A M J J A S O N D # of Mtgs Attendance % Meetings/Work Sessions 1 1 NAME Ahler, Mindy 1 1 100% Johnson, Kirk 1 1 100% Kane, Bocar 1 1 100% McCarthy, Bruce 0 0% Olson, Larry 1 1 100% Plumb-Smith, Jill 1 1 100% Richman, Lori 1 1 100% Ruthruff, Erik 1 1 100% Scherer, Matthew 0 0% Erickson, Tayden (s) 0 0% Venell, Simon (s) 1 1 100%