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AGENDA EDINA HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY EDINA CITY COUNCIL JANUARY 4, 2005 7:00 P.M. OATH OF OFFICE: James B. Hovland (Mayor and HRA Chair) Linda Masica (Council Member and HRA Commissioner) Ann Swenson (Council Member. and HRA Commissioner) ROLLCALL ADOPTION OF CONSENT AGENDA Adoption of the Consent Agenda is made by the Commissioners as to HRA items and by the Council Members as to Council items. All agenda items marked with an asterisk ( *) in bold print are Consent Agenda items and are considered routine and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of such items unless a Commissioner, Council Member or citizen so requests it. In such cases the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered in its normal sequence on the Agenda. * I. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF HRA - Regular Meeting of December 21, 2004 II. ADTOURNMENT EDINA CITY COUNCIL * I. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - Regular Meeting of December 21, 2004, and Special Council Meeting of December 21, 2004 II. ORDINANCES - First Reading: Requires offering of Ordinance only. Second Reading: Favorable rollcall vote of three council members to pass. Waiver of Second Reading: Affirmative vote of four Council members to pass. Rollcall A. Ordinance No. 2005 -1 - An Ordinance Adding New Section 130.04 - Filling of Vacancies in Office III. AWARD OF BID A. Well #4 and #16 Contract No. 04-4PW Repair, Imp. No. WM -447 and 448 * B. Braemar Golf Course - 20 Electric Golf Cars w Agenda /Edina City Council January 4, 2005 Page 2 IV. REPORTS /RECOMMENDATIONS A. Set Board of Appeals and Equalization Date - April 11, 2005 - 5:00 P.M. B. Resolution No. 2005 -01, Designation of Official Newspaper C. Resolution No. 2005 -02, Signatory Resolution D. Resolution No. 2005 -03, Designation of Director /Alternate Director of Suburban Rate Authority E. Resolution No. 2005 -04. Designation of Director /Alternate Director of LOGIS F. Resolution No. 2005 -05, Facsimile Signature Resolution G. Resolution No. 2005 -06, Designating Official Depositories H. Volunteer Recognition Reception Date Set I. Joint Powers Agreement and Facility Use Agreement with Edina Public Schools V. FINANCE A. CONFIRMATION OF PAYMENT OF CLAIMS As per Pre -List dated December 22, 2004, TOTAL $1,040,144.37; and December 29, 2004, TOTAL $734,181.71 VI. COMMUNICATIONS AND PETITIONS VII. CONCERNS OF RESIDENTS. VIIL INTERGOVERNMENTAL ACTIVITIES IX. SPECIAL CONCERNS OF MAYOR AND COUNCIL X. MANAGER'S MISCELLANEOUS ITEM Mon Jan 17 Tues Jan 18 Tues Jan 18 Sat Jan 29 Tues Feb 1 Tues Feb 15 Mon Feb 21 Tues Mar 1 Tues Mar 15 Tues Apr 5 Tues Apr 19 SCHEDULE OF UPCOMING MEETINGS MARTIN LUTHER IQNG JR. HOLIDAY OBSERVED - City Hall Closed Council Work Session 5:30 P.M. COMMUNITY ROOM Regular Meeting 7:00 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBERS SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING 8:00 A.M. SENIOR CENTER Regular Meeting 7:00 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBERS Regular Meeting 7:00 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBERS PRESIDENTS DAY HOLIDAY OBSERVED - City Hall Closed Regular Meeting 7:00 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBERS Regular Meeting 7:00 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBERS Regular Meeting 7:00 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBERS Regular Meeting 7:00 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBERS / /i.11•��a, ow Le OATH OF OFFICE: JAMES B. HOVLAND, MAYOR and HRA CHAIR LINDA MASICA, COUNCIL MEMBER and Q HRA COMMISSIONER ANN SWENSON, COUNCIL MEMBER and HRA COMMISSIONER [—] No packet data X. Oral presentation Information coming MINUTES OF THE EDINA HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY HELD AT CITY HALL DECEMBER 21, 2004 7:00 P.M. ROLLCALL: Answering rollcall were Commissioners Housh, Hovland, Masica and Chair Maetzold. CONSENT AGENDA APPROVED Motion made by Commissioner Masica and seconded by Commissioner Housh approving the Consent Agenda for the Edina Housing and Redevelopment Authority as presented. Rollcall: Ayes: Housh, Hovland, Masica Maetzold Motion carried. *MINUTED OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE EDINA HOUSING REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY FOR DECEMBER 7, 2004, APPROVED Motion made by Commissioner Masica and seconded by Commissioner Housh approving the Minutes of the regular meeting of the Edina Housing and Redevelopment Authority for December 7, 2004. Motion carried on rollcall vote.- four ayes. There being no further business on the Edina Housing and Redevelopment Authority Agenda, Chair Maetzold declared the meeting adjourned. Executive Director P MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE EDINA CITY COUNCIL HELD AT CITY HALL DECEMBER 21, 2004 7:00 P.M. ROLLCALL Answering rollcall were Members Housh, Hovland, Masica and Mayor Maetzold. Member Kelly entered the meeting at 7:15 P.M. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS. APPROVED Motion made by Member Masica and seconded by Member Housh approving the Council Consent Agenda as presented with the exception of Agenda Item II.A. Resolution No. 2004 -111 - 2005 City of Bloomington Assessing Services Agreement and Agenda Item IV.A., Receive Petition Requesting Sidewalk on Halifax Avenue between 51St and 54th Streets. Rollcall: Ayes: Housh, Hovland, Masica, Maetzold Motion carried. *MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF DECEMBER 7, 2004, AND SPECIAL MEETINGS OF DECEMBER 6, 2004 AND DECEMBER 7,2004, APPROVED Motion made by Member Masica and seconded by Member Housh, approving the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Edina City Council for December 7, 2004, and Special Meetings of December 6, 2004, and December 7, 2004. Motion carried on rollcall vote - four ayes. RESOLUTIONS OF APPRECIATION AND COMMENDATION PRESENTED TO MAYOR MAETZOLD AND MEMBER KELLY Mayor -elect Hovland read a resolution of appreciation for Mayor Maetzold and commended him on his ten -years of service to the City of Edina. He further noted his service as a Council Member and a member of the Edina School Board and said Mayor Maetzold exemplified the City's mission in a manner that sustains and improves the quality of life enjoyed by all residents in Edina.. Mayor -elect Hovland presented Member Kelly with a proclamation and expressed appreciation of his eight years of service on the Edina City. Council. and as Mayor, pro-tem. He commended Member Kelly for his dedication to the community and foresight in important development projects such as Grandview Square and the design and construction of Edina City. Hall. Mayor Maetzold and Member Kelly were presented with plaques of recognition and thanks. RESOLUTION NO. 2004 -111 - APPROVING 2005 . CITY OF BLOOMINGTON ASSESSING SERVICES AGREEMENT Member. Masica requested Resolution No. 2004 -111 be removed from the Consent Agenda for further information. She inquired about how many hours at $57.00 /hour would be paid to Bloomington staff and what duties they would perform. She asked if this is temporary. Assessor Wilson responded that it is hard to predict Page 1 Minutes/Edina City Council/December 21, 2004 the future with the number of hours that will be needed or even if we will require their ` services. He reminded the Council that the Commercial Appraiser was called up to active duty in the military requiring the necessity of Bloomington helping with commercial appraisals. Mr. Wilson said 139 hours were billed by Bloomington in 2004, at approximately $7,652.00_ Member Masica introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 2004-111 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF BLOMINGTON FOR ASSESSING SERVICES WHEREAS, the City of Bloomington has submitted an Agreement to the City of Edina requesting execution by the Mayor and City Manager, allowing the City of Bloomington assessing staff to assist the Edina City Assessor with advisory services regarding market valuations; and WHEREAS, the Agreement shall be in force from January 1, 2005, through December 31, 2005. NOW, THEREFORE, the Edina City Council has authorized the Mayor and City. Manager to sign the agreement and return a certified copy to the City of Bloomington. Adopted this 21st day. of December, 2004. Member Hovland seconded the motion. Ayes: Housh, Hovland, Kelly, Masica, Maetzold Motion carried. *TRAFFIC SAFETY STAFF REVIEW OF DECEMBER 8, 2004, APPROVED Motion made by Member Masica and seconded by Member Housh approving the Traffic Safety Staff Review for December 8; 2004, Section A, B and C. Motion carried on rollcall vote -. four ayes. *CONFIRMATION OF CLAIMS PAID Member Masica made a motion and Member. Housh seconded the motion approving payment of the following claims as shown in detail on the Check Register dated December 8, 2004, and consisting of 27pages: General Fund $245,618.20; Communications Fund $820.00; Working Capital Fund $2,691.62; Construction Fund $262.40; Art Center Fund $1,151.88; Golf Dome Fund $3,092.74; Aquatic Center. Fund '$5,555.75; Golf Course Fund $44,518.96; Ice Arena Fund $26,557.68; Edinborough/Centennial Lakes Fund $26,094.65; Liquor Fund $116,932.40; Utility Fund $89,617.48; Storm Sewer Fund $8,702.76, Recycling fund $3,141.75; PSTF Fund $3,572.11; TOTAL $578,330.38; and for approval of payment of claims dated December 15, 2004, and consisting of 34 pages: General Fund $184,887.40, Communications Fund $800.00; Working Capital Fund $48,639.49; Construction Fund $2,726.81; Art Center Fund $31,753.31; Golf Dome Fund $57.01; Aquatic Center Fund $219.00; Golf Course Fund $12,572.16; Ice Arena Fund $37,555.87, Edinborough/Centennial Lakes Fund $1,921.37, Liquor Fund $212,769.11; Utility Fund $45,864.75; Storm Sewer Fund $420.36; Recycling Fund $32,171.80, PSTF Fund $660.68; TOTAL $613,019.12. . Motion carried on rollcall vote - four ayes. Page 2 Minutes/Edina City Council/December 21, 2004 RESOLUTION NO. 2004 -110 - APPROVING THE 2005 LEVY AND BUDGET ADOPTION Manager Hughes said after a lengthy budget process, the time is now to adopt the 2005 Budget and 2005 Tax Levy.. Member Hovland asked what the life expectancy is of the debt service on the equipment certificates. Mr. Hughes responded this is the third year of five -year certificates and funds equipment with a useful life of approximately five years. Mr. Hovland inquired when the General Obligation Park and Recreation Bonds would be paid. Director Wallin said the Bonds were issued in 1996 and were twenty -year bonds. Member Masica questioned if the Market Value Homestead Credit (MVHC) abatement shown, as ($613,756) is the amount we would receive if available, from the State. Mr. Hughes explained it is a combination of two things, 1) .anticipated amount of MVHC is approximately $500,000 and the remaining figure is an estimate through taxes that are abated through court ordered abatements. Ms. Masica asked what the difference would be between what has been estimated for the proposed gymnasium construction within the Capital Improvement Program (CIP) and what is budgeted. Mr. Hughes said the debt service does not start in 2005. If the project goes forward the first year for the debt levy would be in 2006. The difference in the cost would include, 1) cost of issuance, 2) discount, 3) bond counsel fees, 4) underwriter fees, 5) reserve fund, etc. Member Hovland made a motion closing the public hearing, seconded by Member Housh. Ayes: Housh, Hovland, Kelly, Masica, Maetzold Motion carried. Member Roush introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 2004-110 RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE BUDGET FOR THE CITY OF EDINA FOR THE YEAR 2005, AND ESTABLISHING TAX LEVY FOR YEAR 2005, PAYABLE IN 2005 THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDINA MINNESOTA DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: Section 1: The Budget for the City of Edina for the calendar year 2005 is hereby adopted as after this set forth, and funds are hereby appropriated. therefore: GENERAL FUND GENERAL GOVERNMENT Mayor and Council $ 73,981 Administration 959,173 Planning 368,571 Finance 585,110 Election 117,4.67 Assessing 7409153 Legal and Court Services 410,000 TOTAL GENERAL GOVERNMENT $ 39254,455 PUBLIC WORKS Administration $ 177,433 Engineering 7559259 Streets 4,308,933 TOTAL PUBLIC WORKS $ 5,241,625 Page 3 r 7 Minutes/Edina City. Council/December 21, 2004 PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY Police $ 6,593,341 Licenses and Permits Civilian Defense 43,320 900,000 Animal control 74,982 Other Fire 3,932,476 686,500 Public Health 443,641 Aid -Other Agencies Inspections 692,305 310,000 TOTAL PROTECTION OF PERSONS /PROPERTY $ 11,780,065 PARK DEPARTMENT Administration $ 648,724 Recreation 351,814 Maintenance 2,177,191 TOTAL PARK DEPARTMENT $ 3,177,729 NON - DEPARTMENTAL EXPENDITURES Contingencies $ 123,014 Special Assessments /City 28,000 Property Capital Plan Appropriation 50,000 Employee Programs 130,000 Commissions /Special Projects 226,368 TOTAL NON - DEPARTMENTAL EXPENDITURES $ 557,382 TOTAL GENERAL FUND $ 24,011,256 DEBT SERVICE - HRA PUBLIC PROJECT BONDS $ 1,058,840 DEBT SERVICE OF EQUIPMENT CERTIFICATES $ 162,200 TOTAL EXPENDITURES $ 25,232,296 Section 2. Estimated receipts other than the General Tax Levy. are proposed as hereinafter set forth: GENERAL FUND MVHC /Abatements $ (613,756) Licenses and Permits 2,025,193 Municipal Court Funds 900,000 Department Service Charges 2,067,935 Other 330,000 Transfer from Liquor fund 686,500 Income on Investments_ 110,000 Aid -Other Agencies 423,034 Police Aid 310,000 TOTAL ESTIMATED RECEIPTS $ 6,238,906 Section 3. That there is proposed to be levied upon all taxable real and personal property in the City of Edina a tax rate sufficient to produce the amounts hereinafter set forth: GENERAL FUND $ 17,772,350 LEVY FOR PAYMENT OF HRA PUBLIC PROJECT $ 1,058,840 BONDS LEVY FOR PAYMENT OF EQUIPMENT CERTIFICATE $ 162,200 TOTAL LEVY $ 18,993,390 Page 4 Minutes/Edina City Council/December 21, 2004 Section 4. That there is proposed to be levied upon all taxable real and personal property in the City of Edina, a tax rate sufficient to produce the amount below for the debt levy of the market value based referendum levy and canceling the portion of the levy not required to produce the following amount: GO PARK AND RECREATION BONDS SERIES 1996B $ 674,162 Passed and adopted by the City Council on December 21, 2004. Member Kelly seconded the motion. Rollcall: Ayes: Housh, Hovland, Kelly, Masica, Maetzold Motion carried. 2005 - 2009 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM APPROVED Mr. Hughes said the Capital Improvement Plan was presented at the December 7, 2004, Council meeting. He reminded the Council the Plan should be viewed as a one -year capital budget and a five -year capital plan. Year one of the plan would have more specifics than the following years. No calls have been received from the public with respect to the plan and no changes have been done. Staff recommends adoption of the 2005 - 2009 Capital Improvement Plan. Member Masica questioned whether the capital expenditure of $30,000 for the Golf Dome is the best use of the land resource. She asked if the profitability of Adventure Peak is disbursed to other funds. Mr. Hughes said it remains in Edinborough /Centennial Lakes and allows them to be at a breakeven point. Ms. Masica asked how much of the Liquor Store transfer is rent and to whom is the rent paid. Mr. Hughes said the rent is internal. Member Housh inquired about the schedule at the Golf Course for 2009. Mr. Hughes noted that the debt service falls off in 2009. Some improvements coming down the line such as: 1) improving the new nine hole course, 2) the driving range, and, 3) the executive course. Improvements to the original Arena are considered for 2009 as well. Mr. Housh asked if the planned expenditure at the Aquatic Center is for a new amenity. Mr. Hughes said yes, what is being considered is a wave rider, which creates an artificial wave. Mr. Housh asked what is planned for the Braemar Field. Mr. Keprios responded a sand/ peat field is being considered, similar to the Lewis Fields. Mr. Housh asked about the Public' Works Building expenditure. Mr. Hughes said staff is attempting to be conservative but no site has been selected. He said when the sale of existing properties is completed, funding would be known and the process could begin. Mr. Housh asked for more information on neighborhood reconstruction projects. Mr. Hughes said that issue has been throttled up significantly, based upon the quality of the City's infrastructure. He suggested the Council set a date for a workshop on January 18, 2005, to discuss the proposed neighborhood reconstruction projects. Mr. Housh commended staff and the existing Council for the CIP calling it a'super- planning tool'. Member Masica made a motion adopting the Capital Improvement Program for ,2005 - 2009, as presented. Member Kelly seconded the motion. Ayes: Housh, Hovland, Kelly, Masica, Maetzold Motion carried. Page 5 Minutes/Edina City Council/December 21, 2004 ORDINANCE NO. 2004 -14 ADOPTED - AMENDING CODE SECTION 185 - INCREASING CERTAIN. FEES Manager Hughes reminded the Council that Ordinance No. 2004 -14 received First Reading at the December 7, 2004, Council meeting. Changes from that meeting are the inclusion of an inadvertent omission of Section 225 the Special Events Application Fee at $50.00 as well as water charges (Section 1100) from the City of Minneapolis for the Morningside area of Edina. Member Housh made a motion to adopt Ordinance No. 2004 -14 Amending Code Section 185, Increasing Certain Fees as presented: ORDINANCE NO. 2004-14 THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDINA ORDAINS: Section 1 The following described fees of Schedule A to Code Section 185 are amended to read as follows: SECTION SUS SE` .y` rUFg bsk eo 1 OLTNT s FEE /CHARGE INI&I Y�;- wo 220 220.04 Machine or $21.00 Annually per establishment Amusement Device $16.00 Per machine License 225 225.04 Special Events $50.00 . Application Fee 300 300.03 Subd 3 Redemption of. $25.00 per day for feeding and care, any Impounded veterinarian services and impounding fee Animals 300 300.02 Subd 3 Disposal of Animal $35.00 per animal 421 421.04 R -O -W Excava- $75.00 tion Permit Ad- ministrative Fee -Add'l Excavation $35.00 (paved area) -Add'I $20.00 Excavation (unpaved area) $45.00 per 100 L. Ft. - Underground Utility (telecom) - Underground $60.00 per 100 L. Ft. Utility (telecom open trenching) 421 421.07 Subd 3 Street Surface $40.00 per square foot under 10 square ft. $35.00 per square foot from 10 -25 sq. ft. Repair $30.00 per square foot over 25 s . ft. 450 450.27 Subd 4 Public or Semi- $470.00 per year for each enclosed pool public Swimming $250.00 per year for each outdoor pool Pool License 450 450.27 Subd 4 Public or Semi- 1 $144.00 per year for each bath or pool Page 6 Minutes/Edina City. Council/December 21, 2004 Page 7 public whirlpool Bath or Therapeutic Swimming Pool License 460 460.06 Subd 1 Sign Permit $80.00 460 460.06 Subd 1 Sign Variance $200.00 Residential Property Fee $400.00 Commercial Property 605 605.07 Permits Required by RFC $80.00 Minimum Fee Special Hazard $105.00 Permit -Class 1: General Hazard/fire safety inspections requiring a $210.00 special hazard permit -Class II: Special 'Hazard inspection in $315.00 bldgs less than 3,000 sq ft -Class III: Special hazard inspection in bldgs over 3,000 sq.ft 615 615.03 License to $45.00 Service Fire Extinguishers . 620 620.04 Permit.Fee for Cleaning Commercial Cooking Ventilation. System $85.00 625 625.03 Sprinkler Permit Fees: Per Number of Heads: 1-5 $55.00 * (minimum fee) 6-25 $105.00 * ,:z{ 26 -50 $195.00 * 51 -75 $265.00 * 76 -100 $310.00 * 101 -125 $345.00 * 126 -150 $370.00 * Page 7 Minutes/Edina City Council/December 21, 2004 Page 8 151 -175 $400.00 176 -200 $420.00 201- plus $485.00 * for first 200 + $2.10 for each additional head 625 625.03 Fire Pump Installation and Associated Hardware $210.00 - Standpipe $130.00 Install $ 20.00 -Each Add'l Pipe 716 716.02 Recycling Service: $6.30 Per Quarter - Single Family $6.30 Per Quarter - Double $5.50 Per Quarter /Apartments /Condos (2 -8 units 721 721.03 Food High Risk Food - $550.00 Establishment Medium Risk Food - $350.00 Low Risk Food - $100.00 . Base Fee - $110.00 Beer or Wine Table Service - $53.00 Alcohol Bar Service - $105.00 Food Vehicle - $135.00 Additional Facility - $115.00 Pushcart - $200.00 Itinerant Food - $115.00 Food Vending Machine $16.00 721 721.03 Subd 1 Restaurant Plan Review Fee $80.00 735 735.03 Lodging Establishment $3.00 per room Supervised Group Home $42.00 Boarding/Lodging House License $95.00 740 740.04 Multiple Dwelling $42.00 per single tract of land (may contain Parking Garage more than one building under same ownership) 740 740.04 Multiple Dwelling Parking Garage - Inspection Fee $73.00 per garage 745 740.04 Subd 2 Body Art Establishment License $260.00 820 820.01 Filing of $400.00 Application for Vacation of Street, Alley or Easement 850 850.04 Subd 1C Variance Fee $200.00 Residential $400.00 Commercial 850 850.04 Subd 2A.2 Fee for Transfer of $1,000.00 All Other Transfers Land to Another Zoning District. Page 8 Minutes/Edina City Council/December 21, 2004 900 900.07 Subd 1 Liquor License Fees (per year) - Temporary On- Sale 3.2% Malt $75.00 (per event) Liquor 1100 1100.03 Subd. 2 Sewer Service Charge: - Bldgs w /four or $35.36 Per quarter up to and including 1600 less dwelling units c.feet -Apt Bldgs w /more $2.21 Additional from 1601 cubic feet and over than four dwelling $30.31 Per quarter for each unit over four or units $2.21 per 100 c.f. /water used in quarter Commercial/Indus trial Bldgs, including schools & churches $2.21 Per 200 cubic feet water used in quarter 1100 1100.03 Subd 2. Water Service $0.81 Per 100 cubic feet for in certain areas of City, except as described below $2.61 Per 100 cubic feet - Morningside area for east side of Beard Ave. from West 54th to Fuller St. and both sides of Abbott Pl. from West 54`h St. to Beard Ave. $0.27 Per 100 cf for Excessive Use Charge Meter Charge: $10.00 Per quarter for up to 3/4 " meter $13.62 Per quarter for 1" meter $15.54 Per quarter for 11/4 " meter $17.48 Per quarter for 1 '/Z" meter $28.15 Per quarter for 2" meter $106.90 Per quarter for 3" meter $136.07 Per quarter for 4" meter $0.00 Park Dept water used for sprinkling and skating rinks $0.00 Street Dept for water used for flushing street 1105 1105.01 Subd 1 Service $1,450.00 per SAC unit x number of SAC units Availability computed as pursuant to Subsection 1105.01, Charge SAC Subd. 1 of this Code 1110 1110.03 Storm Water $6.74 Per quarter pursuant to formula in Drainage Charge Subsection 1110.03 1300 1300.02 Subd 1 Refuse or $300.00 per year for 1" vehicle Recycling Hauler's $95.00 per year for each additional vehicle License 1325 1325.03 Tobacco Sale $341.00 per location License 1400 1400.12 Truck Restrictive $30.00 Road Permit Section 2. The effective date of this Ordinance shall be January 1, 2005. First Reading: December 7, 2004 Second Reading: December 21, 2004 Published: December 29, 2004 Page 9 Minutes/Edina City Council/December 21, 2004 ATTEST: City Clerk Rollcall: Ayes: Housh, Hovland, Kelly, Masica, Maetzold Ordinance adopted. Mayor *AMENDMENT TO RESOLUTION NO. 2004 -103 - PARK. AND RECREATION FEES Motion made by Member Masica and seconded by Member Housh approving the amendment to Resolution No. 2004 -103 as presented. RESOLUTION NO. 2004-103 SETTING 2005 PARK AND RECREATION FEES BE IT RESOLVED that the Edina City Council does hereby approve and set the following 2005 Park and Recreation Fees. PARK AND RECREATION PLAYGROUND ADULT TENNIS INSTRUCTION YOUTH TENNIS INSTRUCTION PEE WEE TENNIS TEAM TENNIS TENNIS CAMP. FAB4 &5 NATURE CAMP SAFETY CAMP SUPER 6 & 7 CHEERLEADING CAMP BECOME A MAGICIAN TEA FOR TWO FISHING CLINIC BALLOON SCULPTING MINI HAWK CREEPERS, CRITTERS, CRAWLERS PRE -TEEN PARTY YOU'RE NOT TOO OLD FOR THIS WIN TWINS ADULT ATHLETIC FEES SUMMER SOFTBALL $23.00 $40.00 $40.00 $29.00 $69.00 $85.00 $66.00 $56.00 $25.00 $38.00 $44.00 $28.00 $5.00 /person $7.00 $20.00 $88.00 $41.00 $35.00 $31.00 $12.00 BASKETBALL Co -Rec & Mens $410.00 5 -Man C League Classic League Mens/Womens 35 & $375.00 5 -Man B League Over & Industrial League Non - Resident Fee $26.00 HOCKEY (Individual) Non - Resident Fee $160.00 4 -Man League (Team) Page 10. $475.00 $475.00 $250.00 VOLLEYBALL Officiated Leagues $315.00 Non - Resident $10.00 (Individual) RESIDENT FAMILY: First 2 members Each additional member Maximum (8 members) RESIDENT INDIVIDUAL: NON - RESIDENT FAMILY: First 2 members Each addition al member Maximum (8 members) NON - RESIDENT INDIVIDUAL: Daily Admission Minutes/Edina City Council/December 21, 2004 BROOMBALL; Co -Rec League $250.00 CO -REC KICKBALL CO -REC KICKBALL AQUATIC CENTER SEASON TICKETS Admission after 6 P.M. Aquatic Instruction * Early Bird Special if purchased no later than May 1, 2005. ARENA Hourly Rate (as of 9/95) Open skating (Youth and Adult) Skate Rental Skate Sharpening SEASON TICKETS (set first week of September) RESIDENT FAMILY: First 2 members Each additional member Maximum (7 persons) RESIDENT INDIVIDUAL: NON - RESIDENT FAMILY: First 2 members Each additional member Maximum (7 persons) NON - RESIDENT INDIVIDUAL CLASSES. ART CENTER $125.00 $80.00/$90.00 $40.00 330.00 *40.00/$50.00 *$95.00/$105.00 $45.00 75.00 $50.00/$60.00 $9.00 $7.00 Contracted $155.00 $4.00 $2.00 $4.00. $85.00 $5.00 $110.00 $75.00 $100.00 $5.00 $125.00 $85.00 $95.00 Membership -rates - FAMILY $40 - $30 INDIVIDUAL (Edina Resident Members $5.00 off) HOURS @ CLASS PRICE HOURS @ WORKSHOP PRICE $6.60/hour Non - Member, Member $8.00/hour (parent/child) Page 11 Minutes/Edina City Council/December 21, 2004 30 $198/$178 9 $72,/$65 24 $158/$143 8 $64/$48 22 $145/$131 7 $56/$50 20 $132,/$119 6 $48/$43 18 $119/$107 5 $40/$36 16 $106/$95 15 $99/$89 HOURS @ 14 $92/$84 $10.00/hour 12 $79 /$72 4 $40/$36 10 $66/$59 3 $30/$27 9 $59/$54 2 $20/$18. 8 $53/$47 1 $10/$19 7 $46/$42 BRAEMAR GOLF COURSE GREEN FEES 18 hole - non - patron $33.00 18 hole - patron $25.00 9 hole - non - patron $18.00 9 hole - patron $14.00 Junior 18 Hole Rate $18.00 Junior 9 Hole Rate $9.00 GROUP FEES -18 holes $47.00 GROUP FEES - 9 holes $20.00 PATRON CARDS (before April 1) Individual $65.00 Executive Course $25.00 PATRON CARDS (after March 31) Individual $70.00 Executive Course $25.00 COMPUTERIZED HANDICAPS Resident $22.00 Non - Resident $27.00 LOCKERS Men's 72 inch $40.00 Men's 42 inch $30.00 Ladies 72 inch $20.00 CLUB STORAGE $45.00 CLUB RENTAL -$8.50 PULL CARTS $3.00 GOLF CARS 18 holes $26.00 9 holes $15.00 18 holes /person with disability/sgl rider $16.00 Group Car Fees $36.00 GROUP GOLF LESSONS Adult $85.00 Junior $42.00 BRAEMAR ROOM Page 12 Minutes/Edina City Council/December 21, 2004 Resident - wedding related Non - residents - wedding related Other events BRAEMAR EXECUTIVE COURSE GREEN FEES Adult non -patron Adult patron junior - non -patron junior - patron Golf Cars (everyone) Pull Carts Group Fees DRIVING RANGE Large Bucket Small Bucket Warm -Up Bucket FRED RICHARDS GOLF COURSE GREEN FEES Adult - non -patron Adult - patron junior - non -patron junior - patron Golf Cars.(everyone) Pull Carts Group Fees GOLF DOME Large Bucket Senior Bucket Time Golf 1/2 hour Hourly Field Rental EDINBOROUGH PARK Pool & Track Daily Passes "POOL & TRACK" SEASON PASSES Edina Individual Each Additional Member Maximum (7 Members) Non -Edina Individual Each Additional Member Maximum (7 members) Towel Fee Locker Rental Page 13 $800.00 $900.00 $350.00/$900.00 $12.00 $10.00 $8.00 $7.00 $13.00 $2.50 $14.00 $6.75 $4.50 $2.75 $12.00 $10.00 $8.00 $7.00 $13.00 $2.50 $14.00 $6.75 $6.50 $9.50 $120.00 $4.00 residents $5.00 non residents $225.00 $40.00 $440.00 $250.00 $50.00 $530.00 $1.00 $0.25 Minutes/Edina City Council/December 21, 2004 BUILDING RENTALS EXCLUSIVE RENTAL NON- EXCLUSIVE RENTALS/HR Friday Evening $2,000.00 Great Hall $300.00 Saturday Evening $2,000.00 Theater $125.00 Prom $2,500.00 Grotto $75.00 Adventure $125.00 Peak Pool (swim $25.00 team only) Commercial Photo Shoot (hourly) Domestic Photo Shoot (hourly). Any Park Area Blocked Off $ 200.00 Any Park $75.00 Area Blocked Off Grotto $ 200.00 Grotto $ 75.00 Theatre $200.00 Theatre $ 75.00 Great Hall $ 300.00 Great Hall $ 75.00 EDINBOROUGH PARK "PLAYPARK" Playpark Daily Admission: Resident Non - resident Children Under 12 Months Adults Edinborough Association Members Daily Pass Playpark Punch Pass -10 Uses Resident Non- resident Resident. First Member Each Additional Member Maximum "7" Members Non - Resident: First Member Each Additional Member Maximum "7" Members Total Facility Daily Admission: Resident Non - resident CENTENNIAL LAKES $4.00 /person $5.00 /person FREE Free With Paid Child $2.00 $35.00 $40.00 $75.00 $55.00 $405.00 $100.00 $80.00 $580.00 $6.00 $8.00 Rental Concession Items Weekend Rental - Full Evening (6 PM -12 AM) Paddle Boats 4 person boat 1/2 hr $6.00 Friday evening $850.00 Winter sled per hr $6.00 Saturday evening $850.00 Ice Skates $4.00 Champion Putting Page 14 BUILDING RENTALS 1/2 day Salon M -TH Sunday -1 /z day Salon II Amphitheater Rental Amphitheater Rental Commercial Photo Shoot Minutes/Edina City Council/December 21, 2004 9 hole $175.00 18 hole $275.00 $200.00 Per Court $50.00/hr $4.00 $8.00 Lawn Games $12.00/hr ' $12.00/hr PARK DEPARTMENT RENTALS General Park Areas: Van Valkenburg(Courtney Fields (Residents Only) Resident Use/hour $42.00 Resident Use/day $125.00 Commercial Use (i.e. $70.00 TV)/hour Commercial use. with $125.00 light/hour Each additional hour Picnic shelter /day - $130.00 Cornelia Per day (4 hours or Showmobile/day $700.00 Athletic Fields - Residents Only: Per field - per day $125.00 Per field - per hour $42.00 Per field - per hour $65.00 (with lights) Arneson Acres Park/Terrace ROOM ONLY Per hour, first hour $42.00 Each additional hour $32.00 up to 3 hours Outdoor Hockey Rink Per day (4 hours or $135.00 more) fee/participant Arneson Acres Park/GAZEBO ONLY 1/2 day (6 hrs or less) $32.00 Full day (over 6 $64.00 hours) Park Arneson Acres Terrace Room/GAZEBO: Todd Park Per day (4 hours or $155.00 more) _ Per hour, first.hour $60.00 Each additional hour $32.00 up to 3 hours Per field/day $155.00 includes building Edina Athletic Associations Field User $8.00 fee/participant Edina Hockey Association Outdoor Hockey Rink Field User $8.00 fee/participant Park Shelter Buildings (half -day) Weber Park $60.00 Cornelia School $60.00 Park Todd Park $60.00 Walnut Ridge Park $60.00 Park Shelter Buildings (full -day) Weber Park $90.00 Cornelia School Park $90.00 Todd Park $90.00 Walnut Ridge Park $90.00 Rosland Park Pathway: Per hour $55.00 Per day $210.00 PEGGY KELLY MEDIA ARTS STUDIOS DO -IT YOURSELF HOURLY EQUIPMENT SERVICES FEE RENTAL Transfer movies to $18.00/ 35mm Slide Page 15 2 DAY RENTAL $20.00 Minutes/Edina City Council/December 21, 2004 video VHS tape or DVD disk Pictures or slides to video (album) Audio Dubbing or Transfer Digital Video Editing 35mm Photo Copies 35mm Slide Copies VHS Video Copies (up to 3 at one time) Studio does it Foreign Conversion (PAL, SECAM) $40.00 Projector $18.00/ VHS $40.00 Camcorder $14.00/ Overhead $40.00 Projector $20.00/ Opaque $50.00 Projector $12.00 16mm Movie NA Projector $12.00 Super 8mm NA Projector with sound $7.00 8mm Movie Projector $14.00 $14.00 Lowell Light Kit $25.00 $20.00 $25.00 $30.00 $30.00 $2500 $20.00 Studio does it $21.00 Laminator/Heat Press NA Movie screen $5.00 Audio Cassette Dupl. $1.00/ copy Customer provides blank. cassettes (video and audio), film and lamination supplies. * STUDIO. COPYING/TRANSFERRING PHOTO/VIDEO STUDIO RENTAL Photo Studio - not staffed COMPUTER OPEN STUDIO TIME Macintosh G3 or Compaq 266 Mhz PC (includes use of Adobe Photoshop, PageMaker and Illustrator software with Epson Color Stylus printing- prints purchased separately) MEMBERSHIP One day /one visit pass - $10.00 Annual Individual Membership (12 months) Annual Family Membership (12 months) EDINA SENIOR CENTER FEES Golf League Membership (Richards Golf Course) 55+ Softball League Membership (Van Valkenburg) Volleyball League Membership Bowling League Membership Edina Senior Center Membership Page 16 $20.00 member non - members pay add'1 daily access fee $12.00/hr. non - members pay an add'1$10.00 daily access fee $15.00 $30.00 $40.00 $10.00 $35.00 NA $10.00 $16.00 Minutes/Edina City Council/December 21, 2004 Greeting Cards Trips & Tours Defensive Driving Elder Learning Institute Classes Dance Lessons (Square, Line & Tap) Card Tournaments Social Card Groups Podiatrist Community Educations ROOM RENTAL Fireside Room & Classrooms per hour minimum 2 hours Fireside Room & Classrooms per day Gathering/GRANDVIEW Room per hour - minimum 2 hours Gathering/GRANDVIEW Room per day Wall Art Display Rental EQUIPMENT RENTAL Television/VCR/DVD Overhead Projector Portable Screen Motion carried on rollcall vote - four ayes. $1.00 $2.50 $19.00 4 hr. class $24.00 8 hr. class $17.00 15% of fee $1.00 /person $.25 per person per day $1.00/Patient $2.00 /person per class per day $35.00 $135.00 $45.00 $185.00 15% of Sale $10.00 $5.00 $5.00 *YEAR END. FORECAST PRESENTED Motion made by Member Masica and seconded by Member Housh approving the Year End Forecast for 2004 as presented. Motion carried on rollcall vote - four ayes. PETITION RECEIVED REQUEST FOR SIDEWALK ON HALIFAX AVENUE BETWEEN 51sT AND 54TH STREETS. Member Masica requested the petition request for sidewalk on Halifax Avenue between 515t and 54th-Streets removed from the consent agenda for further information. Mr. Hughes said. the petition was received on December. 14, 2004, with the normal response to acknowledge receipt of the petition and refer it to the Engineering Department for processing as. to feasibility. After the feasibility study is completed, it would be presented to the Council. If the Council chose, a date for a public hearing would be set and individual mailed notices are sent to property owners in the subject area. Engineer Houle said the department has not begun the field work on the project and he believes that would take approximately two months to complete. Mr. Hughes noted that a couple letters have been received removing their signatures from the petition as presented. He noted that if other letters are received removing their signatures that would be taken into consideration during the engineering feasibility study. Theresa Firletti, 5336 Halifax Avenue, commented that the proposed sidewalk is too expensive and she 'questioned whether road reconstruction is even necessary. Mayor Page 17 Minutes/Edina City Council/December 21, 2004 Maetzold again noted that no study has been done. Mr. Houle noted that the engineering department would look at average daily trips on the roadway and determine if the project is feasible.. Art Heim, 5205 Ridgewood Drive, said he owns property at 5101 Halifax. Sidewalks would: 1) need to. be cleaned, 2) present a potential liability, 3) present parking concerns, 4) be expensive, and 5) residents do not want them. Mary Hassler, 5133 Halifax, said she signed petition but does not see the benefit of sidewalks. She said the problem in the area is traffic and lack of traffic enforcement. Linda Carlson, 5105 Halifax, voiced opposition to sidewalks and stated sidewalks would diminish the charm of the area. She stated the problem is traffic speed and volume. Randy Hassler, 5133 Halifax, inquired if the general consensus is that no one wants sidewalks, is completing a study even necessary. Member Maetzold said the American way is the ability to petition government for what they want. He added that the Council has adopted a study on sidewalks for safety. reasons and would install them wherever possible. Sherry DuMond, 5033 Halifax, said completing the study does not seem necessary when the majority of the residents do not want sidewalks. She said the problem is traffic speeds and sidewalks create a false sense of security. John Crist, 5324 Halifax Avenue, voiced his support of sidewalks and said they are the 'civilized' way to go. He said sidewalks would be a logical installation during the street , reconstruction. Ted Allen, 5216 Halifax, said he not speaking for or against the merits of sidewalks but requesting that street reconstruction not be done piecemeal. Mr. Houle again stated that the engineering department would be doing a complete analysis of the area. Member Masica made a motion accepting a petition dated December 14, 2004, signed by 25 propertyy owners requesting installation of sidewalk along Halifax Avenue between 51st and 54th Streets and referring the petition to the Engineering Department for processing as to feasibility. Member Kelly seconded the motion. Ayes: Housh, Hovland, Kelly, Masica, Maetzold Motion carried. RIDGE ROAD CONSTRUCTION HOMEOWNERS Betsy Robinson, 5021 Ridge Road, said there are 23 homes on Ridge Road and there are 23 signatures on the presented resolution stating they do not want to be included in the City's re- pavement plan. She elaborated that the road is not uniform and at some points is a country lane. One issue in the area is storm water drainage and uneven elevations and residents have spent their own money to alleviate Page 18 Minutes/Edina City. Council/December 21, 2004 the problem. She suggested Ridge Road be removed from the re- pavement plan. Ridge Road neighbors can work out the problems and maintain the essence of the road. Engineer Houle said staff would analyze the presented resolution and present a feasibility study. He added the issue could be before the Council in the spring. Mayor Maetzold reminded the Council that recently a short street was before the Council for re- surfacing and they were told that if, the project were delayed, the price would only increase in later years.. Salvador Mendoza, 5117 Ridge Road, voiced support of the neighborhood resolution. He suggested Ridge Road be resurfaced not reconstructed and would allow water to drain naturally and gravitate to catch basins. Mr. Mendoza said he wanted the Council to be aware that the residents of Ridge Road would be taking a proactive approach to the project. Ann Rutledge, 5116 Ridge Road, indicated she believed that at the Engineering informational meeting that a decision would be reached at this meeting. Mr. Houle reiterated that the City is about a month behind schedule and due in part because of the public's input on the projects. Ms. Robinson inquired when the issue would be on the agenda. Mayor Maetzold noted once a hearing date is set, residents would receive notices. No formal Council action was taken. AUDITOR'S COMPLIANCE FORMS - PUBLIC OFFICERS' INTEREST IN CONTRACTS Manager Hughes reminded the Council that the City has selected a new Auditor. He asked that the Council sign Auditor's Compliance Forms, Public Officers' Interest in Contracts forms that have been requested by Malloy, Montague, Karnowski, Radosevich and Company, P.A. (MMKR). No formal Council action was taken. DATES. TO CALENDAR Manager Hughes noted that an official recognition has been planned for Mayor Maetzold and Council Member Kelly, at Braemar Club House on Thursday, January 20, 2005, from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. Mr. Hughes indicated that a Work Session would be held at 5:30 P.M., January 18, 2005. Mr. Hughes said a point in the Southdale Corridor Study has been reached for the Council and the Planning Commission need to meet. He suggested Saturday, January 29, 2005, at the Senior Center from 8:00 A.M. to 12:00 noon. There being no further business on the Council Agenda, Mayor. Maetzold declared the meeting adjourned at 8:30 P.M. Page 19 Minutes/Edina City Council/December 21, 2004 . Page 20 City Clerk x MINUTES OF THE WORK SESSION OF THE EDINA CITY COUNCIL HELD AT EDINA CITY HALL DECEMBER 21, 2004 5:30 P.M. ROLLCALL Answering rollcall were Members Housh, Hovland, Masica, and Mayor Maetzold. Member Kelly was absent. Attending the meeting were the City of Edina Legislative Delegation, including Senator Geoff Michel, Representative Ron Erhardt and Representative -elect Neil Peterson. Also in attendance were Metropolitan Council Member Russ Susag and Edina Council Member -elect Ann Swenson. Mayor Maetzold opened the meeting and welcomed the Legislative Delegation to the City of Edina. He advised that the purpose of the meeting was to receive a briefing from the Legislative Delegation with respect to issues before the 2005 Legislature. The Council and the Legislative Delegation discussed a variety of topics, but focused the majority of their discussion on six issue areas. These issue areas included: 1. Wine in grocery legislation 2. Transportation funding 3. Levy limits 4. Salary caps for public officials 5. Market Value Homestead Credit 6. Statewide smoking ban The Legislative Delegation shared their views on these issues and solicited feedback from the City Council with respect to their opinions. With respect to wine in grocery legislation, the Council reiterated its opposition to this legislation noting the advantages of City control of the sale of liquor, including wine, within Edina. The Council and the Legislative Delegation also shared information concerning transportation shortcomings within the City and the region. The discussion focused on the need to increase funding sources for transportation improvements. The Council urged the Legislative Delegation to support lifting the salary cap as it relates to City officials, noting the inequity with school district officials. The Council and the Legislative Delegation also discussed changes to the Market Value Homestead Credit system, as well as the desirability of imposing a statewide smoking ban. Mayor Maetzold thanked the Legislative Delegation on behalf of the Council for their representation of City issues. There being no further business, the Mayor adjourned the meeting at 6:45 P.M. Acting City Clerk 0 4,91N'A11� ow e V U �y as REPORT/RECOMMENDATION. To: MAYOR AND COUNCIL From: GORDON L. HUGHES ❑ CITY MANAGER Date: JANUARY 4, 2005 Subject: 2005 -1, AN ORDINANCE ❑ ADDING SECTION 130.04 To HRA TO CITY CODE - FILLING ® OF VACANCIES IN OFFICE Agenda Item II. A. Consent ❑ Information Only ❑ Mgr. Recommends ❑ To HRA ® To Council ❑ Motion ❑ Resolution ® Ordinance ❑ Discussion RECOMMENDATION: Adopt Ordinance No. 2005 -1. INFORMATIONBACKGROUND: According to State Law, the Council must designate whether Council vacancies will be filled by special election or by appointment. My presumption is that the Council wishes to fill vacancies through the appointment process. Therefore, the Council should adopt the attached Ordinance, which so provides. ORDINANCE NO. 2005-1 AN ORDINANCE ADDING NEW SUBSECTION 130.04 OF THE CITY CODE — FILLING OF VACANCIES IN OFFICES THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDINA, MINNESOTA, ORDAINS: Section 1. Purpose. Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Section 412.02, Subd. 2a, the Council must specify by ordinance under what circumstances it will hold a special election to fill a vacancy in a City elective office other than a special election held at the same time as the regular City election. Previous vacancies in City elective, offices have been filled by Council appointment until an election has been held at the same tie as the regular City election as provided by Minnesota law, and the Council wishes to, continue with this practice. Section 2. Subsection 130.04 of City Code. The following new Subsection 130.04 is added to the City Code:. 130.04. Filling of Vacancies in Offices. Each ,vacancy in the office of the Mayor or any Council Member shall be filled by Council appointment until an election is held at the same time as a regular city election as provided in M.S. 412.02, subdivision 2a, and no. special election to. fill a vacancy will be held at other than the same time as the regular City election. o Section 3. Effective Date. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect after its adoption. First Reading: Second Reading: Published: ATTEST: City Clerk Mayor Passed and adopted day of 92005. 0 TO: FROM: VIA: REQUEST FOR PURCHASE Mayor & City Council Wayne D. Houle, PE, Director of Public Works Gordon Hughes, City Manager SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR PURCHASE IN EXCESS OF $15,000 DATE: January 4, 2004 AGENDA ITEM: III. A. ITEM DESCRIPTION: Well repair, motor replacement, electrical and mechanical replacement for Well No. 4 and Well No. 16, Contract No. 04 -4PW, Improvement No. WM-447 and 448. RECOMMENDED QUOTE OR BID: Municipal Builders $ 352,827.00 GENERAL INFORMATION: This purchase is for the general overhaul and renovation of Well No. 4 and No. 16 that are located at 4701 Southview Lane and 6301 Gleason Road. This project is part of our annual Capital Improvement Plan work to maintain our wells in proper working condition. The Capital Improvement Plan allocated $320,000.00 for this project. The higher than expected cost can be attributed to the increased costs of the electrical and mechanical components along with the redevelopment of the well that includes .-expanding-the bottom of the well to gain additional pumping capacity. The Water Utility Fund will fund this improvement. Staff recommends awarding this bid to Municipal Builders. Public Works - Utilities Signature Department The Recommended Bid is within budget not within budget Gordon Hughes, Director Company Amount of Quote or Bid 1. Municipal Builders 1. $ 352,827.00 2. Magney Construction 2. $ 359,293.00 3. EnComm Midwest 3. $ 368,063.00 4. Thor Construction 4. $ 371,819.00 5. GennCon Construction 5. $ 380,760.00 RECOMMENDED QUOTE OR BID: Municipal Builders $ 352,827.00 GENERAL INFORMATION: This purchase is for the general overhaul and renovation of Well No. 4 and No. 16 that are located at 4701 Southview Lane and 6301 Gleason Road. This project is part of our annual Capital Improvement Plan work to maintain our wells in proper working condition. The Capital Improvement Plan allocated $320,000.00 for this project. The higher than expected cost can be attributed to the increased costs of the electrical and mechanical components along with the redevelopment of the well that includes .-expanding-the bottom of the well to gain additional pumping capacity. The Water Utility Fund will fund this improvement. Staff recommends awarding this bid to Municipal Builders. Public Works - Utilities Signature Department The Recommended Bid is within budget not within budget Gordon Hughes, Director o e v ay REQUEST FOR PURCHASE .f TO: FROM: VIA: SUBJECT: DATE: Mayor Maetzold and Members of the City Council John Keprios, Director of Parks and Recreation Gordon Hughes, City Manager REQUEST FOR PURCHASE IN EXCESS OF $15,000 January 4, 2005 AGENDA ITEM: III. B. ITEM DESCRIPTION: 20 Electric Golf Cars — Braemar Golf Course Company Amount of Quote or Bid 1. Versatile Vehicles, Inc. 1. $37,500.00 2. E -Z -GO Midwest 2. $42,160.00 3. Golf Cars & More 3. $47,000.00 RECOMMENDED QUOTE OR BID: Versatile Vehicles, Inc. $37,500.00 Account #: 0027.1340 GENERAL INFORMATION: This is for purchase of twenty (20) 2005 electric golf cars with trade -in of nineteen (19) EZ Go electric golf cars for Braemar Golf Course and Fred Richards Golf Course. Sealed bids were opened in City Hall on Tuesday, December 21, 2004 at 11:00 a.m. The fleet of 81 golf cars is on a five -year replacement cycle. We would have traded in the 201h electric golf car; however, a customer had an accident with the electric golf car at the Fred Richards Golf Course that totaled the vehicle. The golf course funds this purchase through its equipment replacement budget. W-IN, rIdEMWEPfios, Director This Recommended bid is within budget not within Edina Park and Recreation Department Director City Manager REPORT /RECOMMENDATION To: Mayor & City Council Agenda Item h IV. - A . ; From: Bob Wilson Consent ❑ City Assessor Information Only ❑ Date: January 4, 2005 Mgr. Recommends ❑ To HRA ® To Council Subject: SET BOARD OF APPEAL AND EQUALIZATION Action ® Motion DATE ❑ Resolution ❑ Ordinance ❑ Discussion Recommendation: Set April 11, 2005, 5:00 P.M. for Board of Appeal and Equalization Information /Background: On or before February 15th of each year the County Assessor is required to give written notice to the City Clerk of the day' and time when the Board of Appeal and Equalization shall meet in the assessment districts in the county. In order to facilitate this the City Council (acting as the Board of Appeal and Equalization) is required to select a hearing date between April 1 st and May 31 st of each year. The Board of Appeal and Equalization is allowed 20 days to complete their business from the date of the initial hearing. In order to allow for an extension of the 20 -day period (should one be . necessary) I would recommend setting the initial hearing date on April 11, 2005 (an open Monday) at 5:00 P.M. Previous dates have been 4/12104 and 4/14/03. The initial meeting would be to hear testimony from property owners and assessing staff - once all testimony is heard the Board would temporarily adjourn and then reconvene at a later date in order to make decisions based on previously heard testimony. I would suggest Monday, April 25, 2005 for the reconvened meeting. I To: Mayor & City Council From: Debra Mangen City Clerk Date: January 4, 2005 Subject: Resolution Designating Official Newspaper for 2005 REPORT /RECOMMENDATION Agenda Item: IV.B. Consent Information Only Mgr. Recommends ❑ To HRA ® To Council Action Motion ®. Resolution Ordinance. Q. Discussion Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 2005 -01, designating the Edina Sun - Current as official newspaper for 2005. Info /Background: This year the Edina Sun - Current has notified us of their proposed rates for legal publications. These are the same rates they have charged since 2001. The proposed rates are: 1 column width $14.30 per inch for first insertion $ 7.15 per inch for each subsequent insertion There are 11 lines per inch Attached is a copy of ,a resolution requesting approval by the Council at the January 4, 2005, meeting. 0 RESOLUTION NO. 2005-01 DESIGNATING City Of Edina OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Edina, Minnesota, that the Edina Sun - Current be and is hereby designated as the Official Newspaper for the City of Edina for the year 2005. Passed and adopted this 4th day of January 2005. Attest: Debra A. Mangen, City Clerk James B. Hovland, Mayor STATE OF MINNESOTA ) COUNTY OF HENNEPIN )SS CITY OF EDINA ) CERTIFICATE OF CITY CLERK I, the undersigned duly appointed and acting City Clerk for the City of Edina do hereby certify that the attached and foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the Edina City Council at its Regular Meeting of January 4, 2005, and as recorded in the Minutes of said Regular Meeting. WITNESS my hand and seal of said City this day of , 20_. City. Clerk City Hall 952- 927 -8861 4801 WEST 50TH STREET FAX 952 - 826 -0390 EDINA; MINNESOTA, 55424 -1394 www.city0fedina.com TTY 952 - 826 -0379 /-4 OI REPORT/RECOMMENDATION To:... . MAYOR & COUNCIL From: .... DEBRA MANGEN CITY CLERK Date:. JANUARY. 4, 2005 Subject: . SIGNATORY RESOLUTION Agenda Item # N -C Consent Information Only Mgr. Recommends F]To HRA ®To Council Action. F—] Motion ® Resolution Ordinance F ] Recommendation: Adopt a Signatory Resolution authorizing the Mayor, Manager and Treasurer of the City to transact all banking business. Info/Background: At the first Council meeting of the year, the Council adopted a Signatory Resolution authorizing the person holding office as Mayor, and the Manager and Treasurer of the City to, act for the City in transacting .banking business with the City's named banks. A copy of the recommended Resolution is attached for review. tV91� \j'rL oke'f� �o RESOLUTION NO. 2005-02 SIGNATORY RESOLUTION City of Edina BE IT RESOLVED that persons holding office as Mayor, Manager and Treasurer of the City of Edina, be, and they hereby are authorized to act for this municipality in the transaction of any banking business with Bremer Bank, Crown Bank, Excel Bank, Fidelity Bank, Marshall & Ilsley Bank (M & I), North American, TCF National Bank, U.S. Bank, Wells Fargo Bank, and Western Bank, (hereinafter referred to as the 'Bank ") from time to time and until written notice to any Bank to the contrary, to sign checks against said accounts, which checks will be signed by the Mayor, Manager and City Treasurer. Each Bank is hereby authorized and directed to honor and pay any checks against such account if signed as above described, whether or not said check is payable to the order of, or deposited to the credit of, any officer or officers of the City, including the signers of the check. ADOPTED this 4th day of January, 2005. Attest: City Clerk Mayor STATE OF MINNESOTA ) COUNTY OF HENNEPIN) SS CITY OF EDINA ) CERTIFICATE OF CLERK, I, the undersigned duly appointed and acting City Clerk for the City of Edina, do hereby certify that the attached and foregoing Resolution is a true and correct copy of the Resolution duly adopted by the Edina City Council at its Regular Meeting of January 4, 2005, and as recorded in the Minutes of said Regular Meeting. WITNESS my hand and seal of said City this day of , 200_. City Clerk '05 SIGNATORY RESOLUTION m City Hall .952- 927 -8861 4801 WEST 50TH STREET FAX 952 - 826 -0390 EDINA, MINNESOTA, 55424 -1394 www.cityofedina.com TTY 952- 826 -0379 CSI .�` v ^. 1� 688`" REPORT/RECOMMENDATION To: MAYOR AND COUNCIL From: DEBRA MANGEN. _ _.. ... CITY CLERK Date: JANUARY 4, 2005 Subject: RESOLUTIONS DESIGNATING DIRECTOR/ALTERNATE FOR SUBURBAN RATE AUTHORITY AND LOGIS FOR 2005 E Agenda Item # N.D. & IV.E. Consent Information Only F-1 Mgr. Recommends F-1 To HRA ® To Council Action Motion. ® Resolution F-1 Ordinance ❑ Discussion Recommendation: Adopt Resolutions designating the Director/ Alternate Director of the Suburban Rate Authority and LOGIS for 2005. Info/Background: Attached are copies. of Resolutions requiring Council approval at the first meeting in January. The Resolutions designate John Wallin as Director and Margaret (Peggy) Gibbs as Alternate Director to the Suburban Rate Authority and John Wallin as Director and Eric Anderson, Alternate to LOGIS on behalf of the City of Edina. A 0 RESOLUTION NO. 2005-03 DESIGNATING DIRECTOR AND ALTERNATE DIRECTOR TO SUBURBAN RATE AUTHORITY City of Edina BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Edina, Minnesota, as follows: John C. Wallin is hereby designated to serve as a Director of the Suburban Rate Authority, and Margaret (Peggy) Gibbs is hereby designated to serve as Alternate Director of the Suburban Rate Authority for the year 2005 and until their successors are appointed. Attest: City Clerk Mayor STATE OF MINNESOTA ) COUNTY OF HENNEPIN) SS CITY OF EDINA ) CERTIFICATE OF CLERK I, the undersigned duly appointed and acting City Clerk for the City of Edina, do hereby certify that the attached and foregoing Resolution is a true and correct copy of the Resolution. duly adopted by the Edina. City Council at its Regular Meeting of January 4, 2005, and as recorded in the Minutes of said Regular Meeting. WITNESS my hand and seal of said City this day of r200 _. City Clerk City Hall 952- 927 -8861 4801 WEST 50TH STREET FAX 952 - 826 -0390 EDINA, MINNESOTA, 55424 -1394 www.cityofedina.com TTY 952 - 826 -0379 RESOLUTION NO. 2005-04 DESIGNATING DIRECTOR AND ALTERNATE DIRECTOR TO LOGIS City of Edina. BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Edina Minnesota, as follows: John C. Wallin is hereby designated as a Director of LOGIS and Eric R. Anderson is hereby designated as Alternate Director of LOGIS for the year 2005, and until their successors are appointed. Attest: City Clerk Mayor STATE OF MINNESOTA ) COUNTY OF HENNEPIN) SS CITY OF EDINA I I ) CERTIFICATE OF CLERK I, the undersigned duly appointed and acting City Clerk for the City of Edina, do hereby certify that the attached and foregoing Resolution is a true and correct copy of the Resolution .duly adopted by the Edina City Council at its Regular Meeting :of January 4, 2005, and as recorded in the Minutes of said Regular Meeting. WITNESS my hand and seal of said City this day of , 200 . C \USM & IAGIS\DW City Hall 4801 WEST 50TH STREET EDINA, MINNESOTA, 55424 -1394 www.cityofedina.com City Clerk 952- 927 -8861 FAX 952 - 826 -0390 TTY 952 - 826 -0379 t, A. r-4 Le �tA CO) H� � �y t� �b laR 86 REPORT/RECOMMENDATION To: MAYOR & COUNCIL From: DEBRA MANGEN CITY CLERK � Date: JANUARY 4, 2005 Subject-... FACSIMILE SIGNATURES RESOLUTION Recommendation: Agenda Item # IV.F. . Consent VN Information Only F Mgr. Recommends F]To HRA ® To Council Action El Motion Resolution Ordinance ° F-11311scussion Adopt a Resolution authorizing the use of facsimile signatures by public officials of the City.. Info/Background: 0 The Council should adopt a Resolution authorizing the use of facsimile signatures by the Mayor, Manager and Treasurer on checks, drafts, warrants, vouchers, etc., or other orders by public funds deposited with the City's banks. A copy of the recommended Resolution is attached for your review. RESOLUTION NO. 2005-05 AUTHORIZING USE OF City of Edina' FACSIMILE SIGNATURES BY PUBLIC OFFICIALS RESOLVED that the use of facsimile signatures by the following named persons: JAMES B. HOVLAND - Mayor GORDON L. HUGHES - City Manager JOHN WALLIN - Treasurer on checks, drafts, warrants, warrant - checks, vouchers or other orders of public funds deposited in Bremer Bank, Crown Bank, Excel Bank, Fidelity Bank, Marshall & Ilsley Bank, North American, TCF National Bank, U.S. Bank, Wells Fargo Bank and Western Bank, be and hereby are approved, and that each of said persons may authorize said'depository banks to honor any such instrument bearing his facsimile signature in such form as he may designate and to charge the same to the account in said depository bank upon which drawn as fully as though it bore his manually written' signature and that instruments so honored shall be wholly operative and binding in favor of said depository bank although such facsimile signature shall have been affixed without his authority. ADOPTED this 4t day of January, 2005. Attest: City Clerk Mayor STATE OF MINNESOTA ) COUNTY OF HENNEPIN ) SS CITY OF EDINA ) CERTIFICATE OF CLERK I, the undersigned duly appointed and acting City Clerk for the City of Edina, do hereby certify that the attached and foregoing Resolution is a true and correct copy of the Resolution duly adopted by the Edina City Council at its Regular Meeting of January 4, 2005, and as recorded in the Minutes of said Regular Meeting. WITNESS my hand and seal of said City this day of , 200—. City Clerk '0.5 RR FACSIMILE SIGNATURESIDW City Hall 952- 927 -8861 4801 WEST 50TH STREET a FAX 952 - 826 -0390 EDINA, MINNESOTA, 55424 -1394 www.cityofedina.com TTY 952 - 826 -0379 o e 0 I REPORT/RECOMMENDATION To:. MAYOR & COUNCIL From: DEBRA MANGEN CITY CLERK Date:'.. JANUARY 4, 2005 Subject.-. RESOLUTION DESIGNATING OFFICIAL DEPOSITORIES Recommendation: . Agenda Item # IV.G. Consent Information Only Mgr. Recommends F-1 To. HRA ® To. Council Action Elmotion ® Resolution FlOrdinance FIDIscussion Adopt 'a Resolution designating official depositories for public funds of the City of Edina. Info/Background: At the first regular- Council meeting of the year, a Resolution designating official depositories for public funds of the City. of Edina should be adopted. A copy of the recommended Resolution is attached for' your review. 0 a �gZrTA,r� �1 O� e , Cn �y RESOLUTION NO. 2005-06 City of Edina DESIGNATING DEPOSITORIES BE IT RESOLVED that the Crown Bank, Excel Bank, Fidelity Bank, Bremer Bank, Marshall & Ilsley (M &„I), North American, TCF National Bank, U.S. Bank, Wells Fargo Bank and Western Bank, are authorized to do banking business in Minnesota, be and are hereby designated as Official Depositories for the Public Funds of the City of Edina, County of Hennepin, Minnesota, until January 1, 2006. ADOPTED this 41h day of January, 2005. Attest: City Clerk Mayor STATE OF MINNESOTA ) COUNTY. OF HENNEPIN) SS CITY OF EDINA I ) CERTIFICATE OF CLERK I, the undersigned duly appointed and acting City Clerk for the City of Edina, do hereby certify that the attached and foregoing Resolution is a true and correct copy of the Resolution duly adopted by the Edina City Council at its Regular Meeting of January. 4, 2005, and as recorded in the Minutes of said Regular Meeting. WITNESS my hand and seal of said City this day of 'QS RR DESIGNATING DEPOSITORIES /DW 200 _. City Clerk City Hall 952- 927 -8861 4801 WEST 50TH STREET FAX 952 - 826 -0390 EDINA, MINNESOTA, 55424 -1394 www.cityofedina.com TTY 952 - 826 -0379 TO:. Mayor & Council Members FROM: Susan Heiberg DATE: January 4, 2005. SUBJECT: SELECT DATE FOR 2005 VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION RECEPTION REPORT/RECOMMENDATION Agenda Item IV. H. ❑ Consent ❑ Information Only ❑ Mgr. Recommends To HRA ❑X To. Council Action 0. Motion ❑ Resolution ❑ Ordinance ❑ Discussion n Recommendation: That the Council select one of the following dates for the Volunteer Recognition Reception in 2005 to be held at Edinborough Park at 5:00 PM: • Thursday, April 14th or • Thursday, April 21" Background: 0 • This year's event was held on Tuesday, April 27th. • Easter Sunday in 2005 is March 271h. • Spring break in 2005 is Monday, April 4th, through Friday, April Stn. • �d Passover in 2005 begins on Saturday, April 23. oainn��� REPORT/RECOMMENDATION To: MAYOR AND COUNCIL Agenda Item From: GORDON L. HUGHES Consent CITY MANAGER Information Only ❑ Date: JANUARY 4, 2005 Mgr. Recommends ❑ To ERA ® To Council Subject: JOINT POWERS AGREE- ® Motion MENT'AND FACILITY USE ❑ Resolution AGREEMENT WITH . ❑ Ordinance EDINA PUBLIC SCHOOLS ® Discussion G INFORMATIONBACKGROUND: City staff and School District staff .have prepared and agreed upon a Joint Powers Agreement and a Facility Use Agreement with °respect to the gymnasiums proposed to be constructed on the Edina Community Center campus. These agreements have been prepared and reviewed by the City Attorney and the Attorney for the District, as well as the City Council committee comprising Mr. Hovland and Mr. Housh, who assisted with the negotiations. Following approval of the Joint Powers Agreement and the Facility Use Agreement by the Council and the Board of Education, the City will proceed °to retain project architects and a construction manager who will prepare schematic plans for the improvements. Following the preparation of these plans, an application for a Conditional Use Permit will be submitted and considered by the City's Planning Commission and the City Council at a public hearing. We anticipate that this will occur in approximately six weeks. I •1 . Draft No. 4 12/30/04 CITY OF EDINA, MINNESOTA and INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 273 (EDINA), MINNESOTA 1 FACILITIES USE AGREEMENT THIS FACILITIES USE AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") made this day of , 2004 by and between the CITY OF EDINA a Minnesota municipal corporation (the "City"), and INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 273 (EDINA), MINNESOTA, an independent school district created and existing under the laws of the State of Minnesota (the "District ") RECITALS WHEREAS, the City and the District have determined that it is in the best interests of the residents of the City and the District to undertake, in a cooperative fashion, the construction of two new gymnasiums (the "Facilities ") on the District's Community. Center Campus; WHEREAS, the City and the District have determined. that it is more economical and efficient for the District to operate the Facilities for the benefit of both parties rather than for each to operate their own facilities separately; WHEREAS, the City and the District agree that the Facilities will be used for educational, recreational, athletic. programs, and community-based activities, and other related activities as more fully described herein;. WHEREAS, the City and the District have entered into a Joint Powers Agreement the "Joint Powers Agreement ") regarding the scope, financing, construction, and ownership of the Facilities; WHEREAS, the City and the District desire to maximize the use of the Facilities by all residents of the City and the District; WHEREAS, this Agreement sets forth the rights and obligations of the City and the District relating to the joint use of the Facilities; WHEREAS, the City and the District have authority to enter into this Agreement and to take all actions required of it hereby, and has taken all actions necessary to authorize the execution and delivery of this Agreement. WITNESSETH THAT, in the joint and mutual exercise of their powers, and in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained, the parties hereto recite and agree as follows: ARTICLE I Joint Use 1.01. Joint Use. The City and the District shall jointly use the Facilities in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth herein. 1:02. Term This Agreement shall be for a term of 30 years commencing on the date of substantial completion of the Facilities. 1.03. Use and Scheduling. a. The District shall be responsible for allowing access to the Facilities. All access will be based on approved building permits from the District. The intent of the District and City is to allow a wide variety of user groups access to. the Facilities.. For all City - sponsored groups, requests for space will be directed to the City, which in turn will prepare a calendar of activities and programs for each six month period ending on June 30 and December 31. Such calendar shall be prepared no later than 45 days prior to the commencement of such six month period. Upon receipt of the calendar, the District will prepare a single building permit for each of the two Facilities covering a six month period. Once the permit is signed, the City will be responsible for payment of the user fee for all dates and times indicated. There may be additio ns in the form of new building permits if space is available, but there will be no deletions or cancellations. b. The prioritization to be followed by the City and the District for the use of the Facilities in establishing the semi - annual calendar on all days that are not in the District's school year and on all days during the District's school year that classes are scheduled to not be session shall be as follows: (1) City- sponsored events; (2) jointly - sponsored events; (3) District- sponsored events and (4) other programs /private rentals.. On days classes are scheduled to be in session during the District's school year, the following prioritization shall be followed by the City and District for establishing the semi - annual calendar: FOR THE EDINA COMMUNITY CENTER GYMNASIUM Prior to 6:00 P.M. District- sponsored events Jointly sponsored events City- sponsored events Other programs /private rental After 6:00 P.M. City- sponsored events Jointly - sponsored events District- sponsored events Other programs /private rental 2 FOR THE SOUTH VIEW. MIDDLE SCHOOL GYMNASIUM Prior to 4:00 P.M. . District- sponsored events Jointly sponsored events City- sponsored events Other programs /private rental After 4:00 P.M. City - sponsored events .Jointly- sponsored events District - sponsored events Other programs/private rental C. In order to maximize the use of the Facilities, the City and the District agree that the other party may schedule use of the Facilities during the other party's priority 1Durs, with the other party's consent. Such consent may not be unreasonably withheld if time is available. If the Cityy desires to schedule an event during the District's priority time specified in a. above, the Director of Community Education Services may deny use of the Facilities if he concludes that such use would be incompatible with the educational use of the school. d. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the District with not less than 30 days prior written notice to the City may preempt a City - sponsored event during the City's priority time for District- sponsored events of a special nature not being held in the Facilities such as athletic contests, tournaments, concerts, community service activities, proms and graduation exercises, if the District determines that because of the District - sponsored event sufficient parking will not be available on the Community. Center Campus for users of the Facilities during the City's priority time. e. Subject to other provisions of the Agreement, the City will have reasonable access to the Facilities during its priority use time. £ Subject to the other provisions of the Agreement, the District agrees to make the Facilities available. for community use on a year round basis and permit scheduling of community activities seven days a week, including national legal and District holidays. For purposes of this Agreement, District holidays are defined as those annual holidays observed by the District that result in District clerical and/or custodial staff holidays, which fluctuate_ from year to year as negotiated by union contract. g. The expected hours for community use of the. Facilities will extend to at least 10:30 P.M. every day, except holidays. h The City reserves the right to also schedule the Facilities on Sunday mornings; however, the intent is to schedule the Facilities on Sunday mornings only for tournament play. i If it is deemed necessary to have a District custodian present in either of the gymnasiums included as part of the Facilities in an overtime capacity during a City - sponsored event, the City will be billed for such time. 1.04. Parking and Roads. The District will permit the City, and its employees, agents and invitees to use the internal roadway systems and parking lots for access to the Facilities, and to use the parking lots of the District adjacent to the Facilities for parking purposes, subject to the District's reasonable rules and regulations. 1.05. Meetin The City and the District shall meet at least annually to review. the permitting and scheduling of the Facilities.. 1.06. Alcohol and Tobacco Policy The Facilities shall be treated as "school ground" as contemplated by. the alcohol control provisions of Minnesota Statutes, Section 624.701; that the District's alcohol and tobacco policies and regulations, and any additions or amendments thereto, shall apply to the Facilities; that the area should be appropriately posted; and that the City shall withhold access from groups for alcohol or tobacco violations. AR'T'ICLE II Ownership, Operation, and Maintenance of Facilities 2.01. Ownership. The District will be the owner of the Facilities, subject to the rights and obligations of the parties set forth in this Agreement and in the Joint Powers Agreement. 2.02. Maintenance and Upkeep. The District will be responsible for all maintenance, repairs, replacement and upkeep of the Facilities necessary to keep the Facilities in good repair and clean condition; however, all costs of the District associated with maintenance (including labor), utilities, insurance repairs, replacement and upkeep of the Facilities (except costs which are to be paid by the District as provided in the following sentence) will be paid or reimbursed from revenues derived by the District from the Facilities or from payments made by the City under Section 3.02 hereof, provided. that any costs of replacement and upkeep over $5,000 must be approved in advance by the City. The City shall not withhold any such consent unreasonably, and any decision to withhold consent shall be subject to the dispute resolution procedures in Article VI hereof. The District at its expense shall also maintain the internal roadway systems, parking areas, association common areas and HVAC system used in connection with the Facilities, including snow plowing, to the same standards as provided by the District to other District gymnasiums. The District shall determine standards of maintenance. 2.03. 'Set -up and Access. The District will be responsible for any set-up, such as volleyball standards, lowering basketball backboards, bleacher set -up, as well as, ensure the Facilities are unlocked and accessible for all scheduled uses.. With the intent to minimize set-up, minimal maintenance, and access expenses, whenever possible, the City may, with the consent of the District, assume the responsibilities of set-up, minimal maintenance, and access on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, and not rely on District staff for those job functions.. The District, however, agrees to provide those functions on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays when the City is unable to assume those responsibilities: 2.04. Operating Cost and Utilities. The District will provide for all electric, heat, phone, water, sewer, trash removal and other utilities and services for the Facilities, the costs of which will be paid by the City as provided in Section 3.02 hereof. The District will maintain temperatures in the Facilities during the City's use time similar to the temperatures provided by the District for other District gymnasiums; provided, the District is not required to provide air conditioning. 4 2.05. Insurance. The District will be responsible to insure the Facilities, fixtures, and furnishings therein against loss or damage by fire and loss or damage by such other risks .and .in such amounts, with such deductible provisions, in accordance with prevailing community standards and the District shall carry and maintain, and pay, timely the premiums for, with respect to the Facilities, fixtures and furnishings therein, direct damage insurance covering all risks of loss on a replacement cost basis in an amount equivalent to, the full insurable value thereof. The costs of such premium will be paid by the City. as provided in Section 3.02 hereof. Each party will obtain and maintain during the term of this Agreement a comprehensive liability insurance policy in at least the amounts specified as to the extent of liability under Minnesota Statutes, Section 466.04.. The District will be named as an additional insured on the City's policy and the City will be named an additional insured on the District's policy. Each party shall furnish to the other party a certificate of insurance documenting the required coverage. 2.06. Damage or Destruction. Upon any damage or destruction of any of the Facilities by fire or other casualty, the District shall within one hundred twenty (120) days after such damage or destruction, commence the process required to repair, reconstruct and restore the damaged Facilities to substantially the same condition or utility value as existed prior to the event causing such damage or destruction and shall diligently pursue such repair, reconstruction and restoration. ARTICLE III Charge for Use of the Facilities 3.01. User Fees. The District will charge user fees for the use of the Facilities for District and City-sponsored activities, as well as jointly sponsored activities, and personal and private activities. The hourly rate for City sponsored activity uses of the Facilities shall be the. same rate charged by the District to use all other gyms .owned by the District. The charge for District use of the Facilities will also be the same hourly rate charged by the District to use all other gyms owned by the District.. However, the District agrees to pay the same additional priority access.user fee per . participant as requested of all other City-sponsored priority access user groups.. The District's priority access users shall pay the priority access user fee per participant once per year.. For example, Kid's Club participants shall be considered priority access users and will pay the fixed dollar amount (as established annually by the City Council) once per year. All District and City non -priority access users will not be subject to the priority access user fee. However, the intent is to minimize the expense per hour for City-sponsored and District- sponsored events and to charge all other private rentals at market value rates. The District reserves the right to charge all other private rentals a higher hourly market value rate. 3.02. Payments by City to District. On a semiannual basis the City shall pay to the District the amount by which the costs of operation, maintenance replacement and upkeep of the Facilities paid by the District, excluding any costs of maintenance which is to be done by the District at the expense of the District under Section 2.02 hereof, exceeds the user fees and rentals received by the District with respect to the Facilities.. As provided in Section 2.02 hereof, any costs of replacement and upkeep of the Facilities in excess of $5,000 must be approved in advance by the City. Such amount shall be determined by the District as of each June 30 and December 31 for the six -month period then ended and upon such determination the District shall determine the amount required to be paid by the City under this Section 3.02 and shall submit to the City an invoice for such amount together with supporting information showing how such amount was determined by the District. 5 ARTICLE IV Use of Other District Gymnasiums The City and District agree that they shall endeavor to the extent feasible to schedule activities in the Facilities and in other District gymnasiums such that the Facilities and other District gymnasiums are utilized in an equitable manner recognizing that many City - sponsored events in gymnasiums are conducted by independent athletic associations for which the City provides support but does not control where its activities are scheduled. The goal of the District and City shall be maximize the use of the Facilities while still maintaining the use of the existing District gymnasiums at their current levels. The City and District shall meet annually to ensure that the scheduling of access to all District gymnasiums is being conducted in an equitable manner. Any dispute over compliance with this Article IV shall be subject to the dispute resolution procedures in Article VI hereof. ARTICLE V. Indemnification 5.01. Indemnification by the District To the extent permitted by law, the District hereby indemnifies and holds the City harmless from and. against any and all claims, demands, liabilities, and expenses, including attorney's fees, arising from the District's use of the Facilities, or from any act permitted, or any omission to act, in or about the Facilities by the District, or its officers, employees, independent contractors, agents, or invitees, or from any breach or default by the District of this Agreement, except to the extent caused by the City's gross negligence or willful misconduct. In the event any action or proceeding shall be brought against the City by reason of any such claim, the District shall defend the same at the District's expense by counsel reasonably satisfactory to the City. The provisions of this Section 5.01 shall survive any termination of this Agreement.. 5.02. Indemnification by City To the extent permitted by law, the City hereby indemnifies and holds the District harmless from and against any and all claims, demands, liabilities, and expenses, including, attorney's fees, arising from the issuance by the Edina Housing and Redevelopment Authority of bonds to finance the Facilities, the City's use of the Facilities, or from any act permitted, or any omission to act, in, or about the Facilities by the City, or its officers, employees, independent contractors, agents, or invitees, or. from any breach or default by the City of this Agreement, except to the extent caused by the District's gross negligence or willful misconduct. In the event any action or proceeding shall be brought against the District by reason of any such claim, the Cityy shall defend the same at the City's expense by counsel reasonably satisfactory to the District. The provisions of this Section 5.02 shall survive any termination of this Agreement. ARTICLE VI Dispute Resolution 6.01. Negotiation If a dispute . arises between the City and the District regarding this Agreement or the operation or maintenance of the Facilities, the District Superintendent and the City Manager, or their designees, must promptly meet and attempt in good faith to negotiate a resolution of the dispute. 6.02. Mediation and Arbitration If the City and the District have not negotiated a resolution of the dispute within 30 days after this meeting, the parties may jointly select a mediator to facilitate further discussion. If a mediator is not used or if the parties are unable to resolve the dispute within 30 3 days after first meeting with the selected mediator, the dispute will be submitted to binding arbitration before a panel of three arbitrators in accordance with the commercial arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association, except that disputes involving a monetary. dispute in an amount less than $25,000 will be submitted to a single arbitrator. The parties'will equally share the costs of conducting any mediation or arbitration, excluding each party's cost for preparation of its own case. 6.03. Specific Performance. In addition to the dispute resolution mechanisms contained in this section, each party may seek specific performance of the other party's obligations under this agreement. ARTICLE VII Miscellaneous 7.01. Relationship of Parties. The City and the District agree that it is their intention hereby to create only the relationships of licensor and licensee, and no provision hereof, or act of either party hereunder, shall ever be construed as creating the relationship of lessor and lessee, principal and agent, or a partnership, joint venture or enterprise between the parties hereto. . ARTICLE VIII Administrative Provisions 8.01. Rights Cumulative. The rights and remedies of the City and the District under this Agreement, whether provided by law or by this Agreement, shall be cumulative, and the exercise by either party of any one or more of such remedies shall not preclude the exercise by such party, at the same or different times, of any other remedyy for the same default or breach or of any of its remedies for any other default or breach of the party.. No waiver made by either such party with respect to the performance or the manner or time thereof, of any obligation under this Agreement, shall be considered a waiver with respect to. the particular obligation of the other party or a condition to its own obligation beyond those expressly waived in writing and to the extent thereof, or a waiver in any respect in regard to any other rights of the party making the waiver of any obligations of the other party.. Delay by a party hereto instituting or prosecuting any cause_ of action or claim hereunder shall not be deemed a waiver of any rights hereunder. 8.02. Notices. All notices, certificates or other communications required to be given to the City and the Developer hereunder shall be sufficiently given and shall be deemed given when delivered or deposited in the United States mail in registered or certified form with postage fully prepaid and addressed as follows: If to the City: City of Edina 4801 W. 50'' Street Edina, Minnesota 55424 -1330 Attn: City Manager 7 If to the District: Independent School District No. 273 5761 Normardale Road Edina, MN 55424 Attn: Superintendent The City and the District, by notice given hereunder, may designate different addresses to which subsequent notices; certificates or other communications should be sent. 8.03. Amendments, Changes and Modifications. This Agreement may be amended or any of its terms modified only by written amendment authorized and executed by the City and the District.. 8.04, Assignment.. The City and the District may not assign their rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other party. 8.05. Binding Effect_ All of the covenants, conditions and agreements herein contained shall extend to, be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns. 8.06. Severability If any. provisions of this Agreement shall be declared invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect. 8.07. Execution Counterp .. This Agreement may be simultaneously executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which shall constitute but one and the same instrument. 8.08. Governing Law. This Agreement shall in all respects be governed by and interpreted under the laws of the State of Minnesota. 8.09. Captions. The captions or headings in this Agreement are for convenience only and in no way define, limit or describe the scope of intent of any provisions or sections of this Agreement. H IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the City and the District. have subscribed their names as of the day and year first above written. CITY OF EDINA By Its Mayor And Its City. Manager INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT. NO. 273, ( EDINA), MINNESOTA By Its Chairperson And Its Clerk E STATE OF MINNESOTA ) ) ss. COUNTY OF HENNEPIN ) The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this day of , 2004, by and , respectively, the Mayor and City Manager of the City of Edina, a Minnesota municipal corporation, on behalf of the corporation and pursuant to the authority granted by its City Council. Notary Public STATE OF MINNESOTA ) ss. COUNTY OF HENNEPIN ) The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this day of .2004 by and , the Chairperson of the School Board and the Clerk of the School Board of Independent School District No. 273, a Minnesota independent school district, on behalf of the school district and pursuant to the authority granted by. its School Board. This document was drafted by: Dorsey & Whitney LLP 50 South Sixth Street, Suite 1500 Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402 10 Notary Public GROUND LEASE. BETWEEN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 273 (EDINA), MINNESOTA, AS LESSOR AND EDINA HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, AS LESSEE Dated as of 1, 2005 This instrument drafted by: Dorsey & Whitney LLP (JPG) 50 South Sixth Street Suite 1500 Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402 0 GROUND LEASE THIS GROUND LEASE is made and entered into as of 1, 2005 between the INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 273 (EDINA), MINNESOTA, a Minnesota independent school district, as lessor ( "District ") and the EDINA HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, MINNESOTA, a body corporate and politic and a political subdivision of the State of Minnesota, as lessee (the "Authority"). 1. Premises. District does hereby demise and lease to the Authority, and the Authority does hereby hire and take from District, all that certain tracts or parcels of land situated in the City of Edina, and State of Minnesota more particularly described on Exhibit A attached hereto and made a part hereof, together with all rights, privileges, easements and appurtenances belonging or in any way appertaining thereto (the "Premises "). 2. Term. The term of this Ground Lease (the "Tenn ") shall be for thirty (30) years commencing 1, 2005; provided that at the Term shall automatically expire without the necessity of further documentation on such earlier date as no Bonds (the "Bonds ") remain Outstanding pursuant to the terms of the Trust Indenture (Gymnasium Facilities) (the "Trust Indenture ") dated as of 1, 2005, and between the Authority and as Trustee (the "Trustee"). 3. Rent. The Authority shall pay to District, during the Term, rent in the amount of $1.00 per year, commencing on the first day of the Tenn and on each anniversary of the first day of the Term. 4. Lease Agreement. To provide for the payment of the Bonds the Authority will enter into the Lease Agreement, dated as of January 1, 2002 (the "Lease "), between the Authority, as lessor, and the City of Edina (the "City"), as lessee, relating to the Premises and the Facilities (as defined in Section 5 hereof) to be constructed thereon. The District and the City have entered into a Joint Powers Agreement, dated 1, 2005 (the "Joint Powers Agreement! ') which provides for the construction of the Facilities by the City. Under the Trust Indenture all right, title and interest of the Authority in this Ground Lease and the Lease will be assigned to the Trustee as securities for the payment of the Bonds. 5. Title to Improvements. The improvements located upon the Premises constructed by the City in accordance with the Joint Powers Agreement (the "Facilities ") shall be and remain the property of the District subject to the rights of the Authority under this Ground Lease and the City under the Lease until the expiration of the Term. Upon the expiration of the Tenn, and rights of the Authority or City in the Facilities shall automatically and without further act on the part of the Authority, City or District shall terminate. Such termination shall not terminate any rights and obligations the City may have with respect to the Facilities under the Facilities Use Agreement, dated 1, 2005, between the District and the City. 6. Assignment and Subletting Other than the assignment of this Ground Lease and the Lease by the Authority to the Trustee pursuant to the Trust Indenture, so long as the Lease has not been terminated in accordance with its terms by either the Authority or the District, the Authority shall not assign this Ground Lease, or sublet the Premises, or mortgage, pledge or hypothecate any interest in this Ground Lease, voluntarily or involuntarily, by operation of law or otherwise, without the prior written consent of District, which consent may be withheld for any reason or for no reason. If the Lease has been terminated, and the Term of this Ground Lease has not expired pursuant to the provisions of Section 2 hereof, the Authority may freely assign this Ground Lease, sublet the Premises, or mortgage, pledge or hypothecate any interest in this Ground Lease. 7. Assignment by District The District's interest in this Ground Lease shall be assignable, and thereafter the obligations of District arising or accruing under this Ground Lease after an assignment by District shall be enforceable only against the assignee. Any such assignment shall be subject to the rights of the Authority hereunder and the rights of all persons or entities claiming through the Authority. 8. Default. For purposes of this Ground Lease, the term "Event of Default" shall mean and include any of the following: A. Rent. A default in the payment of any rent when due hereunder, which default continues for a period of 10 days after written notice of such default from District to the Authority. B. Other Defaults. A default in the performance or observance by the Authority of any of the covenants, obligations, agreements or conditions of this Ground Lease not described in paragraph A, which default continues for a period of 30 days after written notice of such default by District to the Authority, or if such default cannot reasonably be cured within a period of 30 days, which default is not cured within the time reasonably necessary to cure such default. Upon occurrence of an Event of Default, the District may take whatever action at law or in equity may appear necessary or desirable to collect the amounts then due or to become due, or to enforce performance and observance of any obligation, agreement or covenant of the Authority under this Ground Lease, but this Ground Lease shall not terminate except in accordance with Section 2 hereof. 9. Quiet Enioyment.. The District hereby represents and warrants that it is the lawful owner of the Premises and that it has full right and power to make this Ground Lease. The District further represents and warrants that the Premises is not subject to any dedication, easement, right of way, reservation in patent, covenant, condition, restriction, lien or encumbrance which would prohibit or materially interfere with the construction of the Facilities on the Premises or the use and operation of the Facilities for its intended purposes after completion of construction. The District further covenants and represents that (i) no dangerous, toxic or hazardous pollutants, contaminants, chemicals, waste, materials or substances, as defined in or governed by the provisions of any federal, state or local law, statute, code, ordinance, regulation, requirement or rule relating thereto (collectively, "Environmental Regulations "), and also including urea- formaldehyde, polychlorinated biphenyls, asbestos, -2- asbestos containing materials, nuclear fuel or waste, radioactive materials, explosives, carcinogens and petroleum products, or any other waste, material, substance, pollutant or contaminant which would subject the owner of the Premises to any damages, penalties or liabilities under any applicable Environmental Regulation (collectively, "Hazardous Substances ") are now or have been stored, located, generated, produced, processed, treated, transported, incorporated, discharged, emitted, released, deposited or disposed of in, upon, under, over or from the Premises in violation of any Environmental Regulation; (ii) no threat exists of a discharge, release or emission of a Hazardous Substance upon or from the Premises into the environment; (iii) the Premises has not been used as or for a mine, a landfill, a dump or other disposal facility, industrial or manufacturing facility, or a gasoline service station; (iv) no underground storage tank is now located in the Premises or has previously been located therein but has been removed therefrom; (v) no violation of any Environmental Regulation now exists relating to the Premises, no notice of any such violation or any alleged violation thereofhas been issued or given by any governmental entity or agency, and there is not now any investigation or report involving the Premises by any governmental entity or agency which in any way relates to Hazardous Substances; (vi) no person, party or private or governmental agency or entity has given any notice of or asserted any claim, cause of action, penalty, cost or demand for payment or compensation, whether or not involving any injury or threatened injury to human health, the environment or natural resources, resulting or allegedly resulting from any activity or event described in (i) above; (vii) there are not now any actions, suits, proceedings or damage settlements relating in anyway to Hazardous Substances, in, upon, under, over or from the Premises; (viii) the Premises is not listed in the United States Environmental Protection Agency's National Priorities List of Hazardous Waste Sites or any other list of Hazardous. Substance sites maintained by any federal, state or local governmental agency; and (ix) the Premises is not subject to any lien or claim for lien or threat of a lien in favor of any governmental entity or agency as a result of any release or threatened release of any Hazardous Substance. 10. No Personal Liability. It is agreed that the members, directors, officers, managers, employees, agents or representatives. of the District and the Authority shall have no personal liability to pay any indebtedness hereunder or to perform any covenant contained herein, and that no personal liability or personal responsibility of any sort is assumed by, nor shall at any time be asserted or enforceable against, said members, directors, officers, managers, employees, agents or representatives. Each party and all persons claiming by, through or under such party hereby expressly waive and release all such personal liability. 11. Release of Portion of Premises From Ground Lease. Upon any sale by the District of a portion of the Facilities pursuant to the provisions of Section 11.2 of the Joint Powers Agreement and payment by the District of the amount required to be paid to the City under Section 11.2 of the Joint Powers Agreement, the portion of the Premises on which the portion of the Facilities so sold is located shall be released from this Ground Lease and the District and .Authority shall enter into an amendment to this Ground Lease evidencing such release of a portion of the Premises. 12. Notices. Any notice or election herein required or permitted to be given or served by either party hereto upon the other, shall be deemed given or served in accordance with the provisions of this Ground Lease if delivered to an officer of such other party hereto and his or -3- her receipt obtained therefor, or if mailed in a sealed wrapper by United States registered or, certified mail, postage prepaid, properly addressed to such other party at the address hereinafter specified or if delivered to a nationally recognized overnight courier service. Unless and until changed by notice as herein provided, notices and communications shall be addressed as follows: ME If to District: Independent School District No. 273 5701 Nonmandale Road Edina, MN 55424 Attn: Superintendent If to the Authority: Edina Housing and Redevelopment Authority Edina District Hall 4801 West 501h Street Edina, Minnesota 55424 Attn: Executive Director Each such mailed notice or communication shall be deemed to have been given to, or served upon, the party to which addressed, on the date one day after the same is deposited in the United States registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, or overnight express, or to such nationally recognized overnight courier service, properly addressed in the manner above provided. Each such delivered notice or communication shall be deemed to have been given to, or served upon, the party to whom delivered upon delivery thereof in the manner above provided. Either party may change the address and/or person to whom directed to which mailed notice is to be sent to it by giving to the other party hereto not less than 10 days advance written notice thereof. 13. Captions. The paragraph headings incorporated in this Ground Lease are for convenience only, are not a part of this Ground Lease, and shall not be considered in the interpretation of this Ground Lease. 14. Recordation of Ground Lease. District or the Authority may, at its option and expense, cause this Ground Lease or a memorandum hereof to be filed for record in the office of the County Recorder for County of Hennepin. 15. Modifications. None of the covenants, provisions, terms or conditions of this Ground Lease to be kept or performed by District or the Authority shall be in any manner modified, waived or abandoned, except by written instrument duly signed and delivered by District and the Authority with the same formalities as this Ground Lease has been executed. 16. Severability. If any term, condition or provision of this Ground Lease or the application thereof to any person or circumstance shall, to any extent, be held to be invalid or unenforceable, the remainder thereof and the application of such term, provision and condition to persons or circumstances other than those as to whom it shall be held invalid or unenforceable shall not be affected thereby, and this Ground Lease and all the terms, provisions and conditions hereof shall, in all other respects, continue to be effective and to be complied with to the full extent permitted by law. 17. Binding Effect All of the terms, covenants, provisions and conditions of this Ground Lease shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. -5- 18. Counterpart s. This Ground Lease may be executed by the parties hereto in separate counterparts each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written. EDINA HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY LX- Chair And Secretary INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 273 ( EDINA), MINNESOTA By Chairperson And Clerk -6- STATE OF MINNESOTA) ) SS. HENNEPIN COUNTY ) This instrument was acknowledged before me on this _ day of , 2005, by and as the Chair of the Board of Commissioners and Secretary, respectively, of the EDINA HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, a body corporate and politic and a political subdivision of the State of Minnesota. Notary Public (Notarial Seal) STATE OF MINNESOTA) )SS. HENNEPIN COUNTY ) The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before rm this day of 2005 by and ; the Chairperson of the School Board and the Clerk of the School Board of Independent School. District No. 273, a Minnesota independent school district, on behalf of the school district and pursuant to the authority granted by its School Board. (Notarial Seal) Notary Public -7- 1 EXHIBIT A [Insert legal description of proposed gyms, together with rights of ingress and egress to Facilities and use of parking facilities] A -1 r Draft No. 2 12/27/04 JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT Dated as of , 2005 This Agreement is made on , 2005, between Independent School District No. 273, a Minnesota public corporation (the "District "), and the City of Edina, a Minnesota municipal corporation (the "City"). 1. PURPOSE The District and the City have determined that is in the best interests of the residents of the District and the City to undertake in a cooperative fashion the construction of two new gymnasiums on the District's Community Center Campus (the "Project "). The goal of the . District and the City is to provide for the use of the facilities by members of the community in a manner that is more cost effective and accessible than if such facilities were duplicated by the District and the City. The purpose of this agreement is to set forth the terms governing the design and construction of the Project and the ownership, operation, maintenance, and sale of the resulting facilities. The overall guiding principle embodied in this, agreement is the mutual desire of the District and the City to maximize the use of the facilities resulting from the Project by all members of the District's and City's respective constituencies. This agreement is made pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Section 471.59. 2. JOINT POWERS OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE 2.1 To assist with the design and construction of the Project the District and the City agree to establish a committee to be known as the Edina Joint Powers Oversight Committee (the "JPOC"). 2.2 The JPOC shall consist of eight members. The District and the City shall each appoint two members of its governing body to serve as voting members. The District and the City shall each appoint two ex officio members to the Board, who need not be members of their go veining bodies. 2.3 The officers of the JPOC shall elect a Chair who shall be one of the governing body representatives. 2.4 The duties of the JPOC shall consist of advising the City and District on design, contracts, payments of bills and other construction issues that may arise. 2:5 The JPOC shall terminate upon the final completion of the construction of the Project and payment of all costs thereof or upon such earlier date as this Agreement shall terminate pursuant to Section 12.2 hereof. 3. PROJECT. 3.1 The Project shall consist of the facilities identified in Exhibit A hereto, subject to modification as provided herein. 3.2 The costs of the Project will be paid by the City as provided in Section 6.1 hereof. The District acknowledges that the cost of the Project will be financed by the City through the issuance by the Edina Housing and Redevelopment Authority (the "HRA ") of Lease Revenue Bonds (the `Bonds "). In connection with the Bonds the District agrees to enter into a ground lease under which it will lease to the HRA those District lands on which the Project will be constructed together with other property rights related to the construction and operation of the Project pursuant to a Ground Lease in the form attached as Exhibit A hereto (the "Ground Lease "), and the City will make rental payments to the HRA pursuant to a Lease Agreement between the HRA and City (the "Lease Agreement ") in amounts sufficient to pay the principal and interest on the Bonds. The obligation of the City to make such rental payments is subject to annual appropriation by the City Council and if the City Council determines not to make an appropriation for the payment of the rental payments the City shall have no further obligation to make such rental payments. However, the City shall continue to be liable for payment of costs under Section 7. 1, and under the Facilities Use Agreement, notwithstanding any action to cancel the Lease Agreement. The Bonds will be issued by the HRA under a Trust Indenture between the HRA and trustee to be named (the "Trustee "), and the rights of the HRA in the Ground Lease and the Lease Agreement will be assigned to the Trustee as security for the purpose of the Bonds. The obligation of the HRA to make the principal and interest on the Bonds will be limited to the rental payments to be received from the City under the Lease Agreement. The principal amount of the Bonds will be based on the estimated amount of the cost. of the Project plus (i) bond discount, bond counsel fees, financial advisory fees, raring agency fees and other costs and expenses incurred by the HRA and City in issuing the Bonds and (ii) if required in connection with the marketing of the Bonds, to fund a debt service reserve fund for the Bonds. The decision to issue the Bonds and any bonds to refund the Bonds and the timing and structure thereof rests solely with the HRA and City; provided however, that the final maturity of the Bonds and any bonds to refund the Bonds shall be on or before February 1, 2028. However, the Bonds shall be sold on a schedule that assures that funds are available to the City to adequately pay bills as costs are incurred in design and construction of the Project. The District shall enter into the Ground Lease with the HRA simultaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement. 4. OWNERSHIP 4.1 The facilities to be constructed as part of the Project will be owned by the District subject to the rights of the City, the HRA and the Trustee under the Ground Lease and Lease Agreement, and the District will make the facilities available for community use as provided in the Facility Use Agreement between the District and the City attached as Exhibit B hereto (the "Facilities Use Agreement") to be executed by the City and the District simultaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement. .2- 5. DESIGN 5.1 The City, as recommended by the JPOC, will promptly proceed to retain project architects for the purpose of preparing preliminary plans and design development drawings for the Project. The preliminary plans and design development shall be submitted to the City and District for approval. Following completion of these drawings and approval thereof by the City and District, the City will file an application, for a conditional use permit pursuant to the Edina City Code. If the conditional use permit is approved, the City will authorize the project architects to proceed with construction plans and specifications. The construction plans will also include a cost estimate. The final cost estimate will include all costs associated with the Project, including, but not limited to, design fees as well as a contingency budget for unforeseeable circumstances associated with the construction. Final construction plans, specifications and cost estimates will be submitted to both the City and the District for City Council and School Board approval. The City will comply with any requirements of Minnesota law with respect to approvals of such plans and specifications by the Commissioner of Education, since the facilities to be constructed as part of the Project will take place on property of the District. The District shall cooperate with the City in obtaining any such approvals. The City may charge its . customary fees for the review of plans and specifications, the issuance of permits and inspection of work on the Project in accordance with the Uniform Building Code. 6. CONSTRUCTION 6.1 If final construction plans and specifications are approved by the City Council and School Board, the HRA and City have authorized the issuance of the Bonds sufficient to fund the Project, and state and local approvals have been obtained, then the City shall proceed with construction of the Project. The City will advertise for bids in accordance with the requirements of the. municipal contracting law. The City shall retain an independent construction manager for the Project who will oversee all construction bidding and processing of payments. 6.2 Prior to awarding construction contracts the City will review the bids received with the District and JPOC. If the contracts exceed the cost estimates contained in the. construction plans (including a contingency budget) previously approved by the District and the City, the City, with the approval of the District, shall eliminate or modify the proposed contracts in order that the contracts awarded do not exceed. the costs estimates contained in the construction plans previously approved by the District and the City. If the District and City. are unable to agree upon such contract elimination or modifications, the City shall so decide and the City shall thereupon proceed with the Project as modified by the City. However, any such modification of the Project by the City shall be subject to the following limitations: (a) The City may not without the District's consent, make Project modifications that. would adversely impact the District's instruction of students; (b) The City may not, without the District's consent, make Project modifications that would adversely impact the health, safety, or security of District students or staff; and -3- (c) The City may not, without the District's consent, make Project modifications that change the exterior appearance of the buildings to be constructed as part of the Project. Any disputes regarding the application of (a), (b).or (c) above shall be resolved through the dispute resolution process contained in Article 7 hereof. 6.3 The City will be the contracting party and will use ordinary and prudent efforts to require that the Project is constructed in compliance with approved plans and specifications and completed with all reasonable promptness in accordance with the schedule prepared by the architect. During construction, representatives of the City will be given access to the construction site at all reasonable times. 6.4 The JPOC must review any change order which increases the cost of any individual construction contract for the Project by more than $5,000 of the original amount thereof or which materially changes the scope of the Project. The City shall then consider the recommendation of the JPOC and obtain the written authorization of the District prior to approving any change order. However, prior written authorization is not necessary if the change order presents imminent health/safety issues making prior authorization impractical. In such cases, the change order shall be seasonably presented to the District for ratification. The District must not unreasonably withhold its consent to change orders resulting from unforeseen circumstances arising from the construction. 7. PAYMENT OF COSTS OF PROJECT 7.1 All costs of the Project will be paid by the City. Project costs include, but are not limited to, costs of the preparation by.the Project architects of the construction plans and specifications for the Project, construction management costs, all costs related to obtaining all necessary permits and approvals for the Project, legal costs incurred in connection with agreements, and any and all other costs associated with the Project. [All invoices or requests for, payment will be approved by the JPOC and then forwarded to the City for payment.] Portions of the Project may be bid by the City together with other District facilities which are not part of the Project that are being constructed by the District. If reasonably possible, the Project shall be bid so that the cost of these facilities is separately identified. If not possible to separately identify the cost, the construction manager for the Project will make a determination of the allocable cost of the Project and such District facilities, and furnish such determination to the District and the City for approval. Any disputes regarding the determination of allocable costs of the Project and such District facilities shall be resolved through the dispute resolution process contained in Article.8 hereof. If this Agreement is terminated under Section 12.2 hereof the City shall nevertheless be liable for the payment of such Project costs which are incurred up to the date of termination of this Agreement, or as a result of termination of this Agreement. The District shall submit to the City invoices for any costs billed to the District that are to be paid by the City under this Section 7.1. -4- 8. DISPUTE RESOLUTION 8.1 If a dispute arises between the District and the City regarding this agreement or the construction of the Project, the District Superintendent and the City Manager, .or their designers, must promptly meet and attempt in good faith to negotiate a resolution of the dispute. 8.2 If the City and District have not negotiated a resolution of the dispute within 30 days after this meeting, the District and the City may jointly select a mediator to facilitate further discussion. 8.3 If a mediator is not used.or if the parties are unable to resolve the dispute within 30 days after first meeting with the selected mediator, the dispute will be submitted to binding arbitration before a panel of three arbitrators in accordance with the commercial arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association, except that disputes involving an amount less than $25,000 will be submitted to a single arbitrator. 8.4 The District and the City will equally share the costs of conducting any mediation or arbitration, excluding each party's cost for preparation of its own case. 8.5 In addition to the dispute resolution, mechanisms contained in this section, each party may seek specific performance of the other party's obligations under this agreement. 9. GROUND LEASE 9.1 The District shall lease to the HRA those lands on which the Project is to be located pursuant to the terms of the Ground Lease. 10. LIABILITY, INSURANCE 10.1 The City will obtain sufficient insurance (in accordance with prevailing community standards) to protect the parties' exposures to loss and liability during the time of facility construction. This insurance.and payment of any deductibles will be part of the cost of the Project. 10.2 Once the facility is constructed and occupied, the District will obtain sufficient property and casualty insurance (in accordance with prevailing community standards) to cover the replacement. cost of the resulting facilities and its contents. 11. SALE OR TRANSFER OF FACILITY 11.1 Except as provided in Section 11.2 hereof, in of the contribution by the City for the capital costs of the Project, the District agrees that it may not sell its interest in the resulting facilities, render them unusable or unavailable for community use or materially alter the facilities during the term of the Facilities Use Agreement without the City's prior approval. 11.2 If the School Board has declared the school facility in which a facility resulting from the Project is located as surplus property, and authorized the sale of the school facility, then the District may sell the facility, provided that no such sale may occur prior to February 1, 2015. 519 Upon any such sale the District shall reimburse the City for the Project costs of the facility resulting from the Project sold amortized over a 30 -year period commencing upon the completion of the construction of such facility. For example for a sale occurring 15 years after the completion of the construction of the facility the District shall be required to reimburse the City for 50% of the cost of construction of such facility. Upon the payment of such amount by the District to the City the City shall obtain the release of the facility with respect to which such payment is made for the Ground Lease and the Lease Agreement. 11.3 Any dispute regarding matters covered by Sections 11.1 or 11.2 will be resolved pursuant to the dispute resolution procedures in Section 8. 12. GENERAL PROVISIONS 12.1 All notices under. this agreement must be delivered personally or sent by first class mail addressed to: If to the District: Superintendent I.S.D. No. 273 5701 Normandale Boulevard Edina, MN 55424 If to the City: City. Manager City of Edina 4801 West 50' Street Edina, MN 55424 or addressed to such party at such other address as such party , shall hereafter furnish by notice to the other party. 12.2 This Agreement shall terminate if either the District or the City fails to approve the construction plans for the Project. 12.3 This Agreement may be amended only in writing, executed by the proper representatives of both parties. 12.4 This Agreement must be'interpreted under the laws of the State of Minnesota. -6- Date: INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 273 By: Its Board Chair And: Its Board Clerk Date: CITY OF EDINA By: Its Mayor And: Its City Manager SA EXHIBIT A THE PROJECT A -1 12/22/2004 8:15:31 Page - 1 Business Unit SKATING RINK MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT OPERATION GEN CENTRAL SERVICES GENERAL 50TH ST SELLING 50TH ST SELLING EDINBOROUGH PARK EDINBOROUGH PARK ANIMAL CONTROL ENGINEERING GENERAL ENGINEERING GENERAL CLUB HOUSE GENERAL MAINTENANCE . CITY OF EDINA RSSCKREG LOG20000 Council Check Register 12/23/2004 - 12/23/2004 Check # Date Amount Vendor I Explanation PO # Doc No Inv No Account No Subledger Account Description 267387 12/2312004 .116370 32 NORTH CORPORATION 288.13 TOE STABILICERS 102568 00011987 1648.6406 GENERAL SUPPLIES 288.13 267388 12123/2004 100613 AAA 935.12 PLATES FOR 25.247 102743 121504 1553.6260 LICENSES & PERMITS 935.12 267389 1212312004 .100715 ACCLAIM BENEFITS 457.60 NOV 2004 FEE 102907 347184 1550.6040 HOSPITALIZATION 457.60 267390 12/23/2004 102971 ACE ICE COMPANY 11.00 102602 450406 5822.5515 COST OF GOODS SOLD MIX 56.68 102603 450349 5822.5515 COST OF GOODS SOLD MIX 67.88 267391 12/23/2004 101468 ADVANCED STATE SECURITY 126.75 SECURITY CAMERA REPAIR 102873 24696 5620.6180 CONTRACTED REPAIRS 254.55 SECURITY CAMERA REPAIR 102874 24804 5620.6180 CONTRACTED REPAIRS 381.30 267392 12/2312004 105953 AFFILIATED EMERGENCY VET SERVI 95.00 EMERGENCY EXAM 102569 39765 1450.6217 KENNEL SERVICE 95.00 267393 12/23/2004 104658 AGT INC. 314.00 ACAD DISKS 102744 11172004CH5 1260.6548 BLUE PRINTING 314.00 267394 1212312004 116365 ALIGNEX INC. - 202.35 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 102745 1844 1260.6103 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 202.35 267395 1212312004 100576 ALL SAFE FIRE & SECURITY 254.20 KITCHEN HOOD INSPECTION 102841 .63588 5420.6103 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 254.20 267396 12123/2004 116798 ALL -WOOD PRODUCTS 2,331.00 LEAF DISPOSAL 102570 10682 1301.6151 EQUIPMENT RENTAL 2,331.00 12/22/2004 8:15:31 Page - 1 Business Unit SKATING RINK MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT OPERATION GEN CENTRAL SERVICES GENERAL 50TH ST SELLING 50TH ST SELLING EDINBOROUGH PARK EDINBOROUGH PARK ANIMAL CONTROL ENGINEERING GENERAL ENGINEERING GENERAL CLUB HOUSE GENERAL MAINTENANCE . 12/2212004 8:15:31 Page - 2 Business Unit ART CENTER ADMINISTRATION CENTRAL SERVICES GENERAL PSTF ADMINISTRATION COMMUNICATIONS CENTRAL SERVICES GENERAL PSTF REVENUE EDINBOROUGH PARK ART CENTER ADMINISTRATION CENT SVC PW BUILDING GENERAL MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT OPERATION GEN W 51ST & HALIFAX PED SIDEWALK CITY OF EDINA R55CKREG. LOG20000 - Council Check Register 12/23/2004 - 122312004 Check # Date Amount Vendor / Explanation PO # Doe No Inv No Account No Subledger Account Description 267397 1212312004 100867 ALSTAD, MARIAN 804.00 INSTRUCTOR AC 102846 121604 5110.6103 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 804.00 267398 1212312004 100630 ANCHOR PAPER CO. INC. 813.29 COPIER PAPER 102640 156178001. 1550.6406 GENERAL SUPPLIES 178.95 COPIER PAPER 102908 156244501 7410.6513 OFFICE SUPPLIES 992.24 267399 12/23/2004 102116 ANCHOR PRINTING CO. 552.03 CITY COUNCIL BROCHURES 102641 13331 2210.6575 PRINTING 552.03 267400 1212312004 102470 AON RISK SERVICES INC. OF MN 9,437.00 PREMIUM 102909 6100000067242 1550.6200 INSURANCE 9,437.00 267401 12/23/2004 117409 APPLE VALLEY POLICE DEPT 850.00 COURSE REGISTRATION REFUND 102642 121404 7401.4390 REGISTRATION FEES 850.00 267402 1212312004 102646 AQUA LOGIC INC. 252.30 CHLORINE, DE, ACID 102875 26076 5620.6545 CHEMICALS 252.30 267403 12/23/2004 103857 ASATO, SHEILA 832.00 WORKSHOP 102847 121604 5110.6103 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 832.00 267404. 12123/2004 102196 BATTERIES PLUS 35.68 INVERTER 102643 18- 105677 1552.6406 GENERAL SUPPLIES 165.03 RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES 102644 18- 107222 1301.6406 GENERAL SUPPLIES 200.71 267405 12123/2004 102449 BATTERY WHOLESALE INC. 195.96 BATTERIES 102876 22232 1553.6530 REPAIR PARTS 195.96 267406 12123/2004 117081 BCG CONSTRUCTION 3,851.30 PARTIAL PAYMENT NO.3 102682 122304 10084.1705.30 CONTRACTOR PAYMENTS 3,851.30 12/2212004 8:15:31 Page - 2 Business Unit ART CENTER ADMINISTRATION CENTRAL SERVICES GENERAL PSTF ADMINISTRATION COMMUNICATIONS CENTRAL SERVICES GENERAL PSTF REVENUE EDINBOROUGH PARK ART CENTER ADMINISTRATION CENT SVC PW BUILDING GENERAL MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT OPERATION GEN W 51ST & HALIFAX PED SIDEWALK CITY OF EDINA 12/22/2004 8:15:31 RSSCKREG LOG20000 _ Council Check Register Page - 3 12/2312004 - 12/232004 Check # Date Amount Vendor / Explanation PO # Doe No Inv No Account No Subledger Account Description Business Unit 267407 1212312004 101356 BELLBOY CORPORATION 1,220.00 102604 31656100 5842.5513 COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE YORK SELLING 555.00 102605 31656200 5842.5512 COST OF GOODS SOLD LIQUOR YORK SELLING 16.25 102606 39307400 5822.5515 COST OF GOODS SOLD MIX 50TH ST SELLING 1,349.95 102607 31656000 5822.5513 COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE 50TH ST SELLING 460.90 102608 31656300 5862.5513 COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE VERNON SELLING 501.20 102804 31407700 5822.5513 COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE 50TH ST SELLING 68.16 102805 39314700 5822.5515 COST OF GOODS SOLD MIX 50TH ST SELLING .4.171.46 267408 1212312004 117431 BENNETT, RUTH 57.00 TRIP REFUND 102746 121504 1628.4392.07 SENIOR TRIPS SENIOR CITIZENS 57.00 267409 1212312004 100648 BERTELSON OFFICE PRODUCTS 52.53 CASSETTE RECORDER 102774 3482850 1400.6406 GENERAL SUPPLIES POLICE DEPT. GENERAL 26.88 BINDERS 102775 3483330 1400.6406 GENERAL SUPPLIES POLICE DEPT. GENERAL 46.84 STAPLERS 102877 3494470 5610.6406 GENERAL SUPPLIES ED ADMINISTRATION 159.73 FILE CABINET 102876 3494440 5620.6406 GENERAL SUPPLIES EDINBOROUGH PARK 75.39 OFFICE SUPPLIES 102910 3510090 1470.6513 OFFICE SUPPLIES FIRE DEPT. GENERAL 361.37 267410 1212312004. 100663 BITUMINOUS ROADWAYS 75,994.30 PARTIAL PAYMENT NO. 1 102683 122304 07074.1705.30 CONTRACTOR PAYMENTS SIDEWALK - 70TH - SHORE TO 100 75,994.30 267411 12123/2004 _ 105116 BJB ART STUDIO INC 180.00 INSTRUCTOR AC 102848 121604 5110.6103 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES ART CENTER ADMINISTRATION 180.00 267412 12/23/2004 116881. BLACK & RED DOG DESIGN 36.73 ART WORK SOLD AT EAC 102688 120804 5101.4413 ART WORK SOLD ART CENTER REVENUES 36.73 267413 12/2312004 104857 BLAUER, TERI 113.00 INSTRUCTOR AC 102872 121604 5110.6103 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES ART CENTER ADMINISTRATION 113.00 267414 122312004 117411 BONK, RICHARD 31.20 ART WORK SOLD AT EAC 102740 120804 5101.4413 ART WORK SOLD ART CENTER REVENUES 31.20 CITY OF EDINA 12122/2004 8:15:31 R55CKREG LOG20000 4 Council Check Check Register Page - 12232004 — 12232004 Check # Date Amount Vendor/ Explanation PO # Doc No Inv No Account No Subledger Account Description Business Unit 267416 12/23/2004 100664 BRAUN INTERTEC 273.00 COMPACTION TESTING 102747 239295,239720 05430.1705.30 CONTRACTOR PAYMENTS WATERMAIN EXT - OXFORD & 52ND 392.00 COMPACTION TESTING 102747. 239295,239720 10026.1705.30 CONTRACTOR PAYMENTS LS-26 LIFT STATION 14 392.00 COMPACTION TESTING 102747 239295,239720 10027.1705.30 CONTRACTOR PAYMENTS LS-27 LIFT STATION 15 1,057.00 267416 12/23/2004 103254 'BRO -TEX INC. 62.32 ABSORBANTS 102645 305857 1553.6406 GENERAL SUPPLIES EQUIPMENT OPERATION GEN 62.32 267417 12123/2004 102046 CAMPE, HARRIET 597.00 INSTRUCTOR AC 102849 121604 , 5110.6103 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES ART CENTER ADMINISTRATION 597.00 267418 12/2312004 101615 CEMSTONE PRODUCTS CO. 57.20 SILT FENCE 102879 1053275 5913.6406 GENERAL SUPPLIES DISTRIBUTION 57.20 267419 12/23/2004 103711 CENTERPOINT ENERGY GAS SERVICE 37.99 102571 1047942 5311.6186 HEAT POOL OPERATION 7,297.80 102572 1047932 1552.6186 HEAT CENT SVC PW BUILDING 5,099.66 102573 1047332 5620.6186 HEAT EDINBOROUGH PARK 12,435.45 267420 12/23/2004 112661 CENTERPOINT ENERGY MINNEGASCO 60.82 102911 121504 7411.6186 HEAT PSTF OCCUPANCY 1,955.87 102912 121404 7411.6186 HEAT PSTF OCCUPANCY 2,016.69 267421 1212312004 117433 CENTURY FENCE 256.00 FENCE PARTS 102776 9922MO 5431.6406 GENERAL SUPPLIES RICHARDS GC MAINTENANCE 256.00 267422 12123/2004 100684 CITY OF BLOOMINGTON 3,148.75 .ASSESSING SERVICES 102574 30546 1190.6103 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES ASSESSING 3,148.75 267423 12232004 100687 CITY OF RICHFIELD 237.14 % OF XCEL BILLING 102575 2333 5932.6185 LIGHT & POWER GENERAL STORM SEWER 237.14 267424 . ' t 122317 100687 CITY OF RICHFIELD 12/22/2004 8:15:31 Page - 5 Business Unit CONTINGENCIES ART CENTER ADMINISTRATION MEDIA STUDIO ENGINEERING GENERAL MEDIA STUDIO GENERAL MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT OPERATION GEN ENGINEERING GENERAL SPECIAL ACTIVITIES TREES & MAINTENANCE PARK MEMORIALS GOLF ADMINISTRATION CITY OF EDINA R55CKREG LOG20000 Council Check Register. 12/23/2004 — 12/23/2004 Check # Date Amount Vendor / Explanation PO # Doc No Inv No Account No Subledger Account Description 9,631.00 1 -494 CORRIDOR MEMBERSHIP 102576 2340 1500.6103 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 9,631.00 267425 12/2312004 103693 CLAY TIMES 47.00 MAGAZINE 102746 618400 -R3 5110.6105 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 47.00 267426 12/2312004 116304 CLAY, DON 370.00 MEDIA INSTRUCTOR 102850 121604 5125.6103 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 370.00 267427 12123/2004 101396 COMMISSIONER OF TRANSPORTATION 100.00 COURSE REGISTRATION 102833 121704 1260.6104 CONFERENCES & SCHOOLS 100.00 267428 12/23/2004 102490 COMPUSA INC. 234.25 MAXTS, TDKS 102749 401106077 5125.5510 COST OF GOODS SOLD 234.25 267429 12/23/2004 101323 CONNEY SAFETY PRODUCTS 246.22 GLOVES, BACK SUPPORTS 102646 02466427 1301.6610 SAFETY EQUIPMENT 129.66 GLOVES, EARMUFFS 102880 02468374 1553.6610 SAFETY EQUIPMENT 375.86 267430 12/23/2004 100698 COPY EQUIPMENT INC. 205.75 PAPER 102750 0297127 1260.6548 BLUE PRINTING 205.75 267431 12123/2004 105970 CORNICK, SUSAN 156.40 MISSION BRIEFING 102913 121604 1627.6406 GENERAL SUPPLIES 156.40 267432 1212312004 102249 CRITTER CONTROL 213.00 BEAVER REMOVAL 102577 43671 1644.6180 CONTRACTED REPAIRS .213.00 267433 12/23/2004 116663 CROSBY, SLATER 1,352.50 PRINTING /MOUNTING 102751 5 4704.6406 GENERAL SUPPLIES 1,352.50 267434 12/23/2004 102596 CROWN TROPHY 15.95 TROPHY 102842 4554 5410.6406 GENERAL SUPPLIES 12/22/2004 8:15:31 Page - 5 Business Unit CONTINGENCIES ART CENTER ADMINISTRATION MEDIA STUDIO ENGINEERING GENERAL MEDIA STUDIO GENERAL MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT OPERATION GEN ENGINEERING GENERAL SPECIAL ACTIVITIES TREES & MAINTENANCE PARK MEMORIALS GOLF ADMINISTRATION 12/22/2004 8:15:31 . Page - 6 Business Unit TRAINING SS HALIFAX & GRIMES HALIFAX - GRIMES STREET RECON FIRE DEPT. GENERAL 267438 12/23/2004 102478 DAY DISTRIBUTING 2,551.87 CITY OF EDINA 1,579.02 R55CKREG LOG20000 292529 5862.5514 - VERNON SELLING 65.80 102610 292530 5862.5515 COST OF GOODS SOLD MIX Council Check Register 887.25 102806 293325 5822.5514 COST OF GOODS SOLD BEER 50TH ST SELLING 12/23/2004 - 12/23/2004 102807 Check # Date Amount Vendor / Explanation PO # Doe No Inv No Account No Subledger Account Description 12/23/2004 15.95 267435 1212312004 86.49 101681 . DAKOTA COUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEG 102753 701284 1553.6556 TOOLS 150.00 TRAINING 102752 00034219 1281.6104 CONFERENCES & SCHOOLS 701259 1553.6556 150.00 176.13 267436 12/2312004 101646 DAVE PERKINS CONTRACTING INC. 267441 12123/2004 100720 DENNYS 6TH AVE. BAKERY 17,527.50 PARTIAL PAYMENT NO. 5 102684 122304 03411.1705.30 CONTRACTOR PAYMENTS 56.73 BAKERY 36,225.16 PARTIAL PAYMENT NO. 5 102684 . 122304 01202.1705.30 CONTRACTOR PAYMENTS 56.73 53,752.66 267437 1212312004 100712 DAVIES WATER EQUIPMENT 172.32 CO MONITOR REPAIRS 102914 3271857 1470.6530 REPAIR PARTS 5610.6575 PRINTING 172.32 156.29 12/22/2004 8:15:31 . Page - 6 Business Unit TRAINING SS HALIFAX & GRIMES HALIFAX - GRIMES STREET RECON FIRE DEPT. GENERAL 267438 12/23/2004 102478 DAY DISTRIBUTING 2,551.87 1,579.02 102609 292529 5862.5514 COST OF GOODS SOLD BEER VERNON SELLING 65.80 102610 292530 5862.5515 COST OF GOODS SOLD MIX VERNON SELLING 887.25 102806 293325 5822.5514 COST OF GOODS SOLD BEER 50TH ST SELLING 19.80 102807 293326 5822.5515 COST OF GOODS SOLD MIX 50TH ST SELLING ART CENTER REVENUES EQUIPMENT OPERATION GEN EQUIPMENT OPERATION GEN GRILL ED ADMINISTRATION ART CENTER REVENUES 2,551.87 267439 1212312004 112869 DELANEY, SARAH 19.50 ART WORK SOLD AT EAC 102689 120804 5101.4413 ART WORK SOLD 19.50 267440 12/23/2004 .100718 DELEGARD TOOL CO. 86.49 HAND TOOLS 102753 701284 1553.6556 TOOLS 89.64 HAND TOOLS 102754 701259 1553.6556 TOOLS 176.13 267441 12123/2004 100720 DENNYS 6TH AVE. BAKERY 56.73 BAKERY 102843 180625 5421.5510 COST OF GOODS SOLD 56.73 267442 1212312004 111120 DESIGN N PRINT 156.29 SEASON PASS APPLICATIONS 102881 30386 5610.6575 PRINTING 156.29 267443 12123/2004 117297 DITTMAR, RUSSEL 128.70 ART WORK SOLD AT EAC 102690 120804 5101.4413 ARTWORK SOLD 128.70 . ART CENTER REVENUES EQUIPMENT OPERATION GEN EQUIPMENT OPERATION GEN GRILL ED ADMINISTRATION ART CENTER REVENUES 12/22__ 8:15:31 CITY OF EDINA -, R55CKREG LOG20000 Cound Check Register Page- 7 12/23/2004 — 12/23/2004 Check # Date Amount Vendor / Explanation PO # Doc No Inv No Account No Subledger Account Description Business Unit 267444 1212312004 100730 DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP 6,214.10 . LEGAL 102906 1206700 1195.6131 PROFESSIONAL SERV -LEGAL LEGAL SERVICES 6,211.10 267445 1212312004 117412 DRAYTON, MARLA 45.50 ART WORK SOLD AT EAC 102741 120804 5101.4413 ART WORK SOLD ART CENTER REVENUES 45.50 267446 12/2312004 117435 DUNCAN, PAT . 80.00 INSTRUCTOR AC 102851 121604 5110.6103 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES ART CENTER ADMINISTRATION 80.00 267447 12/23/2004 100739 EAGLE WINE 132.80 102611 159659 5822.5513 COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE 50TH ST SELLING 1,116.12 102808 162785 5862.5513 COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE VERNON SELLING 1,248.92 267448 12/23/2004 100741 EAST BIDE BEVERAGE 30.00 102612 324372 5862.5515 COST OF GOODS SOLD MIX VERNON SELLING 1,563.50 102613 324370 5862.5514 COST OF GOODS SOLD BEER VERNON SELLING 731.30 102809 324446 5822.5514 COST OF GOODS SOLD BEER 50TH ST SELLING 2,324.80 267449 12/23/2004 101905 EDIN, ROSE 52.00 ART WORK SOLD AT EAC 102691 120804 5101.4413 ARTWORK SOLD ART CENTER REVENUES 52.00 267450 12/23/2004 116448 EGAN OIL COMPANY 96.27 GAS 102777 91770 5422.6581 GASOLINE MAINT OF COURSE 8 GROUNDS 96.27 267451 1212312004 100549 ELECTRIC PUMP INC. 2,151.59 NEW PUMPS 102578 0027604 -IN 5932.6530 REPAIR PARTS GENERAL STORM SEWER 2,151.59 267452 12/23/2004 102309 EMBEDDED SYSTEMS INC. 1,980.00 SIREN MAINTENANCE FEE 102579 30989 1460.6230 SERVICE CONTRACTS EQUIPMENT CIVILIAN DEFENSE 7,980.00 267453 1212312004 106213 EMSAR TWIN CITIES 262.04 COT REPAIR PARTS 102915 9137 1470.6530 REPAIR PARTS FIRE DEPT. GENERAL CITY OF EDINA 12/22/2004 8:15:31 R55CKREG LOG20000 _ Council Check Register Page - 8 1223/2004 — 12/23/2004 Check 9 Date Amount Vendor / Explanation PO 9 Doc No Inv No Account No Subledger Account Description Business Unit 262.04 267454 1212312004 106339 ENRGI 485.00 WEBSITE CONSULTING 102834 2200 2210.6124 WEB DEVELOPMENT COMMUNICATIONS 485.00 267455 1212312004 117436 ERNST, MARCIA 245.00 INSTRUCTOR AC 102852 121604 5110.6103 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES ART CENTER ADMINISTRATION 245.00 267456 12/23/2004 100146 FACTORY MOTOR PARTS COMPANY 260.84 ROTORS, PADS 102778 6- 699076 1553.6530 REPAIR PARTS EQUIPMENT OPERATION GEN 260.84 267457 1212312004 101022 FRAME, SUSAN 73.60 COLOR SETS 102692 120804 5120.5510 COST OF GOODS SOLD ART SUPPLY GIFT GALLERY SHOP 73.60 267468 12/23/2004 103039 FREY, MICHAEL 760.00 INSTRUCTOR AC 102853 121604 5110.6103 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES ART CENTER ADMINISTRATION 1,155.00 MEDIA INSTRUCTOR 102853 121604 5125.6103 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES MEDIA STUDIO 1,915.00 267469 12123/2004 102166 O.L. CONTRACTING INC. 67,801.51 PARTIAL PAYMENT NO. 1 102685 122304 05430.1705.30 CONTRACTOR PAYMENTS WATERMAIN EXT - OXFORD & 52ND 67,801.51 267460 12/23/2004 103029 GALETON GLOVES 42.90 SAFETY GLOVES 102882 287807A 5913.6610 SAFETY EQUIPMENT DISTRIBUTION 42.90 267461 1212312004 114470 GERARD, CAROLYN JOY 134.55 ART WORK SOLD AT EAC 102693 120804 5101.4413 ART WORK SOLD ART CENTER REVENUES 134.55 267462 1212312004 101867 GETSINGER, DONNA 474.00 INSTRUCTOR AC 102854. 121604 5110.6103 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES ART CENTER ADMINISTRATION " 474.00 267463 12/2312004 103316 GOETSCH, SAM L. 660.00 INTERPRETER.- 102916 121604 4078.6103 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES INCLUSION PROGRAM 660.00 CITY OF EDINA 12122/2004 8:15:31 R55CKREG LOG20000 - Council Check Register Page - 9 12/23/2004 - 12/23/2004 Check 9 Date Amount Vendor / Explanation PO 0 Doc No Inv No Account No Subledger Account Description Business Unit . 267464 1212312004 117413 GOLBERG, CAROLYN 65.00 ART WORK SOLD AT EAC 102742 120804 5101.4413 ART WORK SOLD ART CENTER REVENUES 65.00 267465 1212312004 114697 GOPHER STRIPING CO. 250.00 STRIPE LEWIS PK LOT 102580 120404 1647.6103 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES PATHS & HARD SURFACE 250.00 267466 12/23/2004 101103 GRAINGER 22.05 LIGHTS 102647 495- 701059-0 5420.6406 GENERAL SUPPLIES CLUB HOUSE 25.30 SOCKET SET 102883 498- 777966 -9 5620.6556 TOOLS EDINBOROUGH PARK 47.35 267467 1212312004 102217 GRAPE BEGINNINGS INC 100.96 102614 68191 5822.5513 COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE 50TH ST SELLING 100.98 267468 12/23/2004 100783 GRAYBAR ELECTRIC CO. INC. 38.06 ELEC BOX, ELL 102581 905398158 5913.6406 GENERAL SUPPLIES DISTRIBUTION 662.42 HANDLAMPS 102648 905538554 1553.6406 GENERAL SUPPLIES EQUIPMENT OPERATION GEN 700.48 - 267469 12/23/2004 101186 GREENWOOD, JULIE 33.80 ART WORK SOLD AT EAC 102694 120804 5101.4413 ART WORK SOLD ART CENTER REVENUES 33.80 267470 12/23/2004 100785 GREUPNER, JOE 931.20 LESSONS 102844 121604 5401.4602 LESSONS GOLF REVENUES 1,940.00 LESSONS 102844 121604 5201.4543 GOLF DOME RECEIPTS GOLF DOME REVENUES 2,871.20 267471 12/23/2004 102688 GRIFFITHS, GEORDIE 42.00 INSTRUCTOR AC 102855 121604 5125.6103 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES MEDIA STUDIO 42.00 267472 .12/2312004 100782 GRIGGS COOPER & CO. 149.08 102810 161034 5862.5512 COST OF GOODS SOLD LIQUOR VERNON SELLING 1,371.85 102811 162791 5822.5512 COST OF GOODS SOLD LIQUOR 50TH ST SELLING 25.20 102812 162792 5822.5515 COST OF GOODS SOLD MIX 50TH ST SELLING 1,546.13 R55CKREG LOG20000 CITY OF EDINA 12/2212004 8:15:31 Council Check Register Page - 10 12/23/2004 — 12123/2004 Check # Date Amount Vendor / Explanation PO # Doc No Inv No Account No Subledger Account Description Business Unit 267473 12/2312004 117415 GUNN, PEGGY 76.70 ART WORK SOLD AT EAC 102695 120804 5101.4413 ART WORK SOLD ART CENTER REVENUES 267482 12123 117432 IMPERIAL. SCOTT SPECIALTIES INC 05432.1705.30 CONTRACTOR PAYMENTS 76.70 01321.1705.30 CONTRACTOR PAYMENTS BA -321 VALLEY VIEW - WOODDALE 267474 1212312004 VALLEY VIEW WOODDALE STORM 103314 HARDRIVES INC. CONTRACTOR PAYMENTS WOODDALE - 56 TO W RECLAIM 1,102.94 PARTIAL PAYMENT NO. 5 102686 122304 1,113.21 PARTIAL PAYMENT NO.5 102686 122304 4,013.42 PARTIAL PAYMENT NO. 5 102686 122304 21,577.40 PARTIAL PAYMENT NO. 5 102686 122304 27,806.97 267475 12/2312004 102070 HENNEPIN COUNTY CHIEFS OF POLI 100.00 MEMBERSHIP 102779 121604 100.00 267476 1212312004 105436 HENNEPIN COUNTY INFORMATION 27.19 TRANSACTION PROCESSING 102582 24117202 50.93 TRANSACTION PROCESSING 102582 24117202 1,448.35 RADIO ADMIN FEE 102781 24118010 1,526.47 267477 12123/2004 101216 HENNEPIN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFI 1,453.87 - BOOKING FEES -NOV 2004 102780 390 1,453.87 267478 12/2312004 104332 HILL, PRISCILLA 940.00 INSTRUCTOR AC 102856 121604 940.00 267479 12/23/2004 116642 HOFFENBERG, ELLIOT 34.00 INSTRUCTOR AC 102857 121604 34.00 267480 12/23/2004 104375 HOHENSTEINS INC. 82.89 102615 347469 82.89 267481 12/23/2004 102114 HUE13SCH 101.93 TOWEL/RUG CLEANING 102884 182615 101.93 267482 12123 117432 IMPERIAL. SCOTT SPECIALTIES INC 05432.1705.30 CONTRACTOR PAYMENTS VALLEY VIEW WOODDALE WATERMAIN 01321.1705.30 CONTRACTOR PAYMENTS BA -321 VALLEY VIEW - WOODDALE 04296.1705.30 CONTRACTOR PAYMENTS VALLEY VIEW WOODDALE STORM 01205.1705.30 CONTRACTOR PAYMENTS WOODDALE - 56 TO W RECLAIM 1400.6105 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS POLICE DEPT. GENERAL 1400.6160 DATA PROCESSING POLICE DEPT. GENERAL 1190.6105 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS ASSESSING 1400.6151 EQUIPMENT RENTAL POLICE DEPT. GENERAL 1195.6170 COURT CHARGES LEGAL SERVICES 5110.6103 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES ART CENTER ADMINISTRATION 5110.6103 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES ART CENTER ADMINISTRATION 5822.5514 COST OF GOODS SOLD BEER 50TH ST SELLING 5620.6230 SERVICE CONTRACTS EQUIPMENT EDINBOROUGH PARK 12/2298:15:31 Page - 11 Business Unit POLICE DEPT. GENERAL BUILDING MAINTENANCE BUILDING MAINTENANCE COMMUNICATIONS GOLF ADMINISTRATION W 51ST & HALIFAX PED SIDEWALK ART CENTER ADMINISTRATION ADAPTIVE RECREATION 2,694.90 102616 1823865 5862.5513 COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE CITY OF EDINA 33.95 R55CKREG LOG20000 1823867 5862.5513 COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE VERNON SELLING 1,101.70 102813 1823853 5862.5512 COST OF GOODS SOLD LIQUOR VERNON SELLING. 1,857.76 Council Check Register 1823866 5862.5512 COST OF GOODS SOLD LIQUOR VERNON SELLING 673.30 102815 12/23/2004 - 12123/2004 COST OF GOODS SOLD LIQUOR Check 9 Date Amount Vendor I Explanation PO # Doc No Inv No Account No Subledger Account Description 102817 1825550 180.00 CUSTOM PATCH TATTOOS 102782 12979 1400.6406 GENERAL SUPPLIES 180.00 267483 12123/2004 100814 INDELCO PLASTICS CORP. 20.83 PVC ADAPTER, ELBOW 102649 3711119 1646.6530 REPAIR PARTS 16.66 PVC ADAPTER, BUSHING 102650 370934 1646.6530 REPAIR PARTS 37.49 267484 12/23/2004 116191 INSTY- PRINTS 554.87 NEWSLETTER 102835 68214 2210.6575 PRINTING 554.87 267485 12/23/2004 112558 ISAAMAN, TREVOR, 124.90 SUPPLIES REIMBURSEMENT 102651 121404 5410.6406 GENERAL SUPPLIES 124.90 267486 12/23/2004 105153 JACKSON LANDSCAPE SUPPLY INC. 426.00 HYDROSEED 102755 0138794 10084.1705.30 CONTRACTOR PAYMENTS 426.00 267487 12/23/2004 117416 JADOONATH, PETER 75.00 WORKSHOP 102696 120804 5110.6103 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 75.00 267486 12/23/2004 102146 JESSEN PRESS 777.45 AR & LE BROCHURE 102938 50337 1629.6575 PRINTING - 777.45 267489 12123/2004 100835 JOHNSON BROTHERS LIQUOR CO. 12/2298:15:31 Page - 11 Business Unit POLICE DEPT. GENERAL BUILDING MAINTENANCE BUILDING MAINTENANCE COMMUNICATIONS GOLF ADMINISTRATION W 51ST & HALIFAX PED SIDEWALK ART CENTER ADMINISTRATION ADAPTIVE RECREATION 2,694.90 102616 1823865 5862.5513 COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE VERNON SELLING 33.95 102617 1823867 5862.5513 COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE VERNON SELLING 1,101.70 102813 1823853 5862.5512 COST OF GOODS SOLD LIQUOR VERNON SELLING. 1,857.76 102814 1823866 5862.5512 COST OF GOODS SOLD LIQUOR VERNON SELLING 673.30 102815 1823868 5862.5512 COST OF GOODS SOLD LIQUOR VERNON SELLING 91.90 102816 1823864 5862.5512 COST OF GOODS SOLD LIQUOR VERNON SELLING 1,808.38 102817 1825550 5822.5513 COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE 50TH ST SELLING 8,261.89 267490 12/23/2004 103664 JOHNSON, DENISE 344.00 INSTRUCTOR AC 102858 121604 5110.6103 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES ART CENTER ADMINISTRATION 344.00 CITY OF EDINA 12/22/2004 8:15:31 R55CKREG LOG20000 - Council Check Register Page - 12 12/23/2004 - 12123/2004 Check 9 Date Amount Vendor / Explanation PO 0 Doc No Inv No Account No. Subledger Account Description Business Unit 267491 12/23/2004 102113 JOHNSTONE SUPPLY OF GOLDEN VAL 33.21 TRANSFORMER 102885 072204 5911.6406 GENERAL SUPPLIES PUMP & LIFT STATION OPER 49.22 MOTOR 102886 072050 1470.6406 GENERAL SUPPLIES . FIRE DEPT. GENERAL 82.43 267492 1212312004. 117417 KARCZ, BECKY 120.04 ARTWORK SOLD AT EAC 102697 120804 5101.4413 ART WORK SOLD ART CENTER REVENUES 120.04 . 267493 1212312004 - 111018 KEEPRS INC. 475.60 UNIFORM 102917 29355-01 1470.6558 DEPT UNIFORMS FIRE DEPT. GENERAL 366.55 UNIFORM 102918 31352 -01 1470.6558 DEPT UNIFORMS FIRE DEPT. GENERAL 842.15 267494 12/23/2004 105371 KLINE, GWEN 78.00 ART WORK SOLD AT EAC 102698 120804 5101.4413 ART WORK SOLD ART CENTER REVENUES 78.00 267495 12/23/2004 116686 KOHANE, LIZ 45.00 INSTRUCTOR AC 102859 121604 5110.6103 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES ART CENTER ADMINISTRATION 45.00 267496 1212312004 114669 KOLODJI, JAN M 88.40 ART WORK SOLD AT EAC 102699 .120804 5101.4413 ART WORK SOLD ART CENTER REVENUES 88.40 267497 1212312004 102626 KOVACH, ORLEAN 52.33 ART WORK SOLD AT EAC 102700 120804 5101.4413 ART WORK SOLD ART CENTER REVENUES 52.33 267498 12/23/2004 114344 KRAEMER, KARIN 29.25 ART WORK SOLD AT EAC 102701 120804 5101.4413 ART WORK SOLD ART CENTER REVENUES 29.25 267499 12/2312004 116363 KRITZMAN, GRETCHEN 46.80 ART WORK SOLD AT EAC 102756 120804 5101.4413 ART WORK SOLD ART CENTER REVENUES 46.80 267600 1212312004 114393. LAMETTRY'S COLLISION 4,280.60 BODY REPAIRS 102583 3728 1553.6180 CONTRACTED REPAIRS EQUIPMENT OPERATION GEN 4,280.60 12/22/2004 8:15:31 CITY OF EDINA R55CKREG LOG20000 ' Page - 13 Council Cheek Register 12/23/2004 — 12123/2004 Check 6 Date Amount Vendor / Explanation PO N Doe No Inv No Account No Subledger Account Description Business Unit 267601 12/23/2004 100605 LANDS' END BUSINESS OUTFITTERS - 70.50 CITY LOGO CLOTHING 102836 03744929 1513.6203 UNIFORM ALLOWANCE EMPLOYEE PROGRAMS 35.68- RETURN 102837 03738893 1513.6203 UNIFORM ALLOWANCE EMPLOYEE PROGRAMS 34.82 267502 1212312004 117418 LAVEN, JANE 488.70 ART WORK SOLD AT EAC 102703 115363 5101.4413 ARTWORK SOLD ART CENTER REVENUES 466.70 267503. 12/23/2004 103441 LAWRENCE, JEANNE 27.30 ART WORK SOLD AT EAC 102704 115363 5101.4413 ART WORK SOLD ART CENTER REVENUES 27.30 267504 12123/2004 100852 LAWSON.PRODUCTS INC. 408.04 HEAT SHRINK, DRILL BITS 102584 2679505 5913.6406 GENERAL SUPPLIES DISTRIBUTION 408.04 267605 12/23/2004 101652 LEAGUE OF MINNESOTA CITIES 95,418.50 3RD INSTALLMENT 102919 5045 1550.6200 INSURANCE CENTRAL SERVICES GENERAL 95,418.50 267506 12/2312004 101562 LEAGUE OF MINNESOTA CITIES 240.00 CONFERENCE FEE 102652 1- 000019200 1100.6104 CONFERENCES & SCHOOLS CITY COUNCIL 240.00 267507 1212312004 101552 LEAGUE OF MINNESOTA CITIES 350.00 CONFERENCE FEE 102653 1 -000019191 1100.6104 CONFERENCES & SCHOOLS CITY COUNCIL 350.00 267508 12123/2004 100853 LEEF SERVICES 29.97 SHOP TOWELS 102783 302294 5422.6201 LAUNDRY MAINT OF COURSE & GROUNDS 29.97 267509 12/23/2004 117407 LEXISNEXIS 110.00 NOV CREDIT REPORTS 102585 0411280090 1400.6103 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES. POLICE DEPT. GENERAL 110.00 267610 12/23/2004 116882 LIPPERT, BARBARA 71.50 ART WORK SOLD AT EAC 102705 115363 5101.4413 ART WORK SOLD ART CENTER REVENUES 71.50 267611 12123/2004 100221 LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOC. R55CKREG LOG20000 CITY OF EDINA Council Check Register 12123/2004 - 12/23/2004 Check # Date Amount Vendor/ Explanation PO # Doc No Inv No Account No Subledger Account Description 268 00 MEMBERSHIP DUES 102586 17198 1490.6105 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS . UNIFORM ALLOWANCE SOD & BLACK DIRT SOD & BLACK DIRT ART WORK SOLD 12122/2004 8:15:31 Page - 14 Business Unit PUBLIC HEALTH POLICE DEPT. GENERAL MAINT OF COURSE & GROUNDS MAINT OF COURSE & GROUNDS ART CENTER REVENUES COST OF GOODS SOLD BEER VERNON SELLING 268.00 VERNON SELLING COST OF GOODS SOLD MIX VERNON SELLING COST OF GOODS SOLD BEER 267612 1212312004 106130 LUECKE, JULIE 393.49 UNIFORM EXPENSE 102871 121704 1400.6203 393.49 267613 1212312004 100865 MAGNUSON SOD 3.00 SOD 102784 151787 5422.6543 240.46 SOD 102785 151776 5422.6543 243.46 267514 1212312004 101461 MAKELA, BARB 151.35 ART WORK SOLD AT EAC 102706 115363 5101.4413 151.35 267516 1212312004 100868 MARK VII SALES 1,091.01 102618 743867 5862.5514 162.00 102619. 744157 5862.5514. 55.95 102620 743868 5862.5515 510.40 102621 744158 5862.5514 1,819.36 267616 1212312004 101030 MATHISON CO. 290.39 CANVAS, OILS 102757 586862-0 5120.5510 290.39 267617 1212312004 100870 MATRX 189.68 AMBULANCE SUPPLIES 102920 874654 1470.6510 189.68 UNIFORM ALLOWANCE SOD & BLACK DIRT SOD & BLACK DIRT ART WORK SOLD 12122/2004 8:15:31 Page - 14 Business Unit PUBLIC HEALTH POLICE DEPT. GENERAL MAINT OF COURSE & GROUNDS MAINT OF COURSE & GROUNDS ART CENTER REVENUES COST OF GOODS SOLD BEER VERNON SELLING COST OF GOODS SOLD BEER VERNON SELLING COST OF GOODS SOLD MIX VERNON SELLING COST OF GOODS SOLD BEER VERNON SELLING COST OF GOODS SOLD FIRST AID SUPPLIES 267518 .1212312004 117419 MCGLYNN, KELLY 65.00 ART WORK SOLD AT EAC . 102708 120804 5101.4413 ART WORK SOLD 65.00 267519 12123/2004. 106603 MEDICINE LAKE TOURS 4,982.25 HISTORY THEATRE TRIP 102758 121504 1628.6103.07 TRIPS PROF SERVICES 4,982.25 267620 1212312004 100963 MEDTRONIC PHYSIO CONTROL CORP. 193.35 AMBULANCE SUPPLIES 102921 PC550583 1470.6510 FIRST AID SUPPLIES FIRE DEPT. GENERAL 4,034.54 AED LIFE PACS 102922 PC553695 1470.6710 EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT FIRE DEPT. GENEF ART SUPPLY GIFT GALLERY SHOP FIRE DEPT. GENERAL ART CENTER REVENUES SENIOR CITIZENS 12/221.....+ 8:15:31 CITY OF EDINA R55CKREG. LOG20000 Page - 15 Council Check Register 12/23/2004 . -12/23/2004 Check # Date Amount . Vendor I Explanation PO # Doc No Inv No Account No Subledger Account Description Business Unit 4,227.89 267521 12/23/2004 101483 MENARDS 65.65 T- POSTS, TENSION BANDS 102786 86589 5422.6406 GENERAL SUPPLIES MAINT OF COURSE & GROUNDS 88.11 MOTOR OIL, GLOVES 102787 85009 5431.6406 GENERAL SUPPLIES RICHARDS GC MAINTENANCE 163.95 T- POSTS, SHRINKWRAP 102788 85061 5422.6406 GENERAL SUPPLIES MAINT OF COURSE & GROUNDS 292.42 LUMBER 102887 87973 5620.6532 PAINT EDINBOROUGH PARK 608.13 267522 1212312004 101987 MENARDS 119.32 SHOVELS, CORDS, TIMERS 102654 43437 5630.6406 GENERAL SUPPLIES CENTENNIAL LAKES 74.65 CORDS, TRAPS, OUTLETS 102655 41443 5630.6406 GENERAL SUPPLIES CENTENNIAL LAKES 67.04 CORDS, STRAPS, CHUCK 102656 38866 5630.6406 GENERAL SUPPLIES CENTENNIAL LAKES 33.91 BOLTS, HARDWARE 102657 35417 5630.6406 GENERAL SUPPLIES CENTENNIAL LAKES 69.75 BULBS, CLEANER, OUTLETS 102658 34632 5630.6406 GENERAL SUPPLIES CENTENNIAL LAKES 35.11 REPLACEMENT CHAIN 102659 24462 5630.6530 REPAIR PARTS CENTENNIAL LAKES 399.78 267523 1212312004 100882 MERIT SUPPLY 163.74 CLEANING SUPPLIES 102660 65897 1646.6406 GENERAL SUPPLIES BUILDING MAINTENANCE 163.74 267524. 12/2312004 102507 METRO VOLLEYBALL OFFICIALS 98.00 OFFICIATING FEES 102661 2667 4077.6103 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES EDINA ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION 98.00 267626 1212312004 100887 METROPOLITAN COUNCIL ENVIRONME 275,767.36 SEWER SERVICE. 102587 0000785467 5922.6302 SEWER SERVICE METRO SEWER TREATMENT 275,767.38 267626 12123/2004 102508 METZGER, MAURE ANN 194.35 ART WORK SOLD AT EAC 102707 120804 5101.4413 ART WORK SOLD ART CENTER REVENUES 194.35 267627 1212312004 100891 MIDWEST ASPHALT CORP. 177.78 ASPHALT 102759 72948MB 5913.6518 BLACKTOP DISTRIBUTION 359.45 ASPHALT 102759 72948MB 1301.6518 BLACKTOP GENERAL MAINTENANCE 537.23 267528 12123/2004 101161 MIDWEST CHEMICAL SUPPLY 974.62 CLEANING & PAPER SUPPLIES 102588 23173 1551.6512 PAPER SUPPLIES CITY HALL GENERAL 974.62 12/22/2004 8:15:31 Page - 16 Business Unit 50TH ST SELLING GENERAL - MAINTENANCE CITY HALL GENERAL FIRE DEPT. GENERAL 96.09 DEC BILLING 102889 2350 5620.6230 SERVICE CONTRACTS EQUIPMENT EDINBOROUGH PARK 96.09 267633 1212312004 101376 MINNESOTA PIPE & EQUIPMENT 1,795.47 CURB STOPS, UNIONS 102789 0161320 5913.6530 REPAIR PARTS DISTRIBUTION 1,795.47 CITY OF EDINA R556KREG LOG20000 267634 12123/2004 104147 MINNESOTA SOCIETY OF ARBORICUL 30.00 Council Check Register - 1507 1640.6105 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 12/23/2004 - 12123/2004 Check # Date Amount Vendor / Explanation PO # Doc No Inv No Account No Subledger Account Description 267629 1212312004 100692 MIDWEST COCA -COLA EAGAN 104.00 ART WORK SOLD AT EAC 131.90 120804 102622. 81226124 5822.5515 COST OF GOODS SOLD MIX 104.00 131.90 267630 . 1212312004 100895 MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPOR 233.87 RECONDITION HAMMERDRILL 102888 4675570 1301.6406 GENERAL SUPPLIES 120804 5101.4413 233.87 123.83 267631 1212312004 102682 MINN DEPT. OF LABOR & INDUSTRY 267537 1212312004 100092 MPSA 30.00 BOILER INSPECTION 102589 B42351RO526991 1551.6406 GENERAL SUPPLIES 70.00 MEMBERSHIP DUES 50.00 INSPECTION FEES 102590 B42351RO522081 1470.6406 GENERAL SUPPLIES 70.00 80.00 267532 12123/2004 100903 MINNESOTA ELEVATOR INC 12/22/2004 8:15:31 Page - 16 Business Unit 50TH ST SELLING GENERAL - MAINTENANCE CITY HALL GENERAL FIRE DEPT. GENERAL 96.09 DEC BILLING 102889 2350 5620.6230 SERVICE CONTRACTS EQUIPMENT EDINBOROUGH PARK 96.09 267633 1212312004 101376 MINNESOTA PIPE & EQUIPMENT 1,795.47 CURB STOPS, UNIONS 102789 0161320 5913.6530 REPAIR PARTS DISTRIBUTION PARK MAINTENANCE GENERAL ART CENTER REVENUES ART CENTER REVENUES PARK MAINTENANCE GENERAL EDINA ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION 1,795.47 267634 12123/2004 104147 MINNESOTA SOCIETY OF ARBORICUL 30.00 MEMBERSHIP DUES 102591 1507 1640.6105 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 30.00 267536 1212312004 117420 MOE, MARK 104.00 ART WORK SOLD AT EAC 102709 120804 5101.4413 ART WORK SOLD 104.00 267536 12123/2004 117421 MOONEY, THERESA 123.83 ART WORK SOLD AT EAC 102710 120804 5101.4413 ART WORK SOLD 123.83 267537 1212312004 100092 MPSA 70.00 MEMBERSHIP DUES 102582 121404 1640.6105 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 70.00 267538 12123/2004 102776 MRPA 64.00 BROOMBALL REGISTRATION 102662 121404 4677.4390 REGISTRATION FEES 64.00 PARK MAINTENANCE GENERAL ART CENTER REVENUES ART CENTER REVENUES PARK MAINTENANCE GENERAL EDINA ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION 12/22/2004 8:15:31 Page - 17 Business Unit MAINT OF COURSE & GROUNDS MAINT OF COURSE & GROUNDS MAINT OF COURSE & GROUNDS MAINT OF COURSE & GROUNDS MAINT OF COURSE & GROUNDS MAINT OF COURSE & GROUNDS ART CENTER REVENUES MEDIA STUDIO ART CENTER. REVENUES 214.16 102890 CITY OF EDINA 5620.6230 R55CKREG LOG20000 EDINBOROUGH PARK 214.16 267643 Council Check Register 101729 NORMAN, POLLY 12/23/2004 - 12/23/2004 Check # Date Amount Vendor / Explanation PO # Doc No Inv No Account No Subledger Account Description 267539 1212312004 100906 MTI DISTRIBUTING INC. 267644 12/23/2004 673.34 SEALS, RINGS 102790 444788 -01 5422.6530 REPAIR PARTS 954.91 ROLLER ASSEMBLIES 102791 445205-00 5422.6530 REPAIR PARTS COST OF GOODS SOLD ART SUPPLY GIFT GALLERY SHOP 207.87 WHEELS 102792 445355-00 5422.6530 REPAIR PARTS 152.99 BEARINGS 102793 445158 -00 5422.6530 REPAIR PARTS 152.99 BEARINGS 102794 445130-01 6422.6530 REPAIR PARTS 102796 ,. NW-93435 169.94 TIRES 102795 445130 -00 5422.6530 REPAIR PARTS 2,312.04 267646 1212312004, 267540 12123/2004 101727 NELSON, BARBARA 163.52 28.50 ART WORK SOLD AT EAC 102711 120804 5101.4413 ART WORK SOLD 381.50 MEDIA INSTRUCTOR 102860 121604 5125.6103 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES VERNON LIQUOR GENERAL '410.00 165.00 MYSTERY SHOPPING 102761 1040 5820.6103 267641 12123/2004 117422 NELSON, SUZANNE .493.62 39.98 ART WORK SOLD AT EAC 102712 120804 5101.4413 ART WORK SOLD 39.98 175.50 ART WORK SOLD AT EAC 267642 1212312004 5101.44.13 104672 NEXTEL COMMUNICATIONS ART CENTER REVENUES 12/22/2004 8:15:31 Page - 17 Business Unit MAINT OF COURSE & GROUNDS MAINT OF COURSE & GROUNDS MAINT OF COURSE & GROUNDS MAINT OF COURSE & GROUNDS MAINT OF COURSE & GROUNDS MAINT OF COURSE & GROUNDS ART CENTER REVENUES MEDIA STUDIO ART CENTER. REVENUES 214.16 102890 425483229019 5620.6230 SERVICE CONTRACTS EQUIPMENT EDINBOROUGH PARK 214.16 267643 12/23/2004 101729 NORMAN, POLLY 48.00 INSTRUCTOR AC 102861 121604 5110.6103 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES ART CENTER ADMINISTRATION 48.00 267644 12/23/2004 100933 NORTHWEST GRAPHIC SUPPLY 137.27 WATER COLORS 102760 30802700 5120.5510 COST OF GOODS SOLD ART SUPPLY GIFT GALLERY SHOP 137.27 267646 12/23/2004 100930 NORTHWESTERN TIRE CO. 208.74 TIRES 102796 ,. NW-93435 5422.6530 REPAIR PARTS MAINT OF COURSE & GROUNDS 208.74 267646 1212312004, 116480 NSITE MYSTERY SHOPPING 163.52 MYSTERY SHOPPING 102761 1040 5840.8103 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LIQUOR YORK GENERAL 165.00 MYSTERY SHOPPING .' 102761 1040 5860.6103 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES VERNON LIQUOR GENERAL 165.00 MYSTERY SHOPPING 102761 1040 5820.6103 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 50TH STREET GENERAL .493.62 267647. 1212312004 117423 013RIEN, CHIAKI 175.50 ART WORK SOLD AT EAC 102713 120804 5101.44.13 ART WORK SOLD ART CENTER REVENUES R55CKREG LOG20000 . CITY OF EDINA 12/2212004 8:15:31. Council Check Register Page- 18 12/23/2004 - 121232004 Check # Date Amount Vendor / Explanation PO # Doc No Inv No Account No Subledger Account Description Business Unit 175.50 267548 12123/2004 116114 OCE 140.00 OCE MAINTENANCE 102762 984654728 1495.6103 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES INSPECTIONS 140.00 REPAIR PARTS 811.20 REPAIR PARTS 1646.6180. 267649 1212312004 100729 ODLAND, DOROTHY 12/23/2004 120304 100936 OLSEN COMPANIES 240.00 INSTRUCTOR AC 102862 121604 5110.6103 240.00 102666 313489 120304 1470.6175 267660 1212312004 103578 OFFICE DEPOT 102667 313495 54.68 CALENDARS, PENS 102663 267624434001 5410.6513 89.50 TONER 102664 266861111001 5410.6513 588.54 TONER 102665 266881106001 5410.6513 78.48 DRUM KIT 102845 266763899001 5410.6513 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES ART CENTER ADMINISTRATION OFFICE SUPPLIES OFFICE SUPPLIES OFFICE SUPPLIES OFFICE SUPPLIES 1553.6530 REPAIR PARTS 811.20 REPAIR PARTS 1646.6180. CONTRACTED REPAIRS 267551 12/23/2004 120304 100936 OLSEN COMPANIES 215.00 MEDICAL SERVICES 102924 120304 1,030.03 BED LINER SLIDES 102666 313489 120304 1470.6175 7.60 ADAPTERS 102667 313495 267666 12123/2r 1,037.63 267652 1212312004 101104 OLSEN FIRE PROTECTION INC. 231.00 FIRE PROTECTION REPAIRS 102923 40291 231.00 267653 1212312004 101484 OSWALD HOSE & ADAPTERS 96.28 FLOODING HOSE 102593 103363 96.28 - 267564 12/23/2004 116687 PARK & PLAZA PRODUCTS INC. 2,015.65 PLAYGROUND REPAIRS 102594 6041 2,015.65 267566 12/23/2004 100941 PARK NICOLLET CLINIC PROFESSIONAL SERVICES ART CENTER ADMINISTRATION OFFICE SUPPLIES OFFICE SUPPLIES OFFICE SUPPLIES OFFICE SUPPLIES 1553.6530 REPAIR PARTS 1553.6530 REPAIR PARTS 1646.6180. CONTRACTED REPAIRS 1648.6406 GENERAL SUPPLIES 1647.6103 44.00 MEDICAL SERVICES 102924 120304 1600.6103 44.00 MEDICAL SERVICES 102924 120304 1301.6103 215.00 MEDICAL SERVICES 102924 120304 1400.6175 3,597.00 MEDICAL SERVICES 102924 120304 1470.6175 3,900.00 267666 12123/2r 116603 PARKER, KATHLEEN GOLF ADMINISTRATION GOLF ADMINISTRATION GOLF ADMINISTRATION GOLF ADMINISTRATION EQUIPMENT OPERATION GEN EQUIPMENT OPERATION GEN BUILDING MAINTENANCE SKATING RINK MAINTENANCE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES PATHS 8 HARD SURFACE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES PARK ADMIN. GENERAL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES GENERAL MAINTENANCE PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS POLICE DEPT. GENERAL PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS FIRE DEPT. GENERAL R55CKREG LOG20000 Check 0 Date Amount Vendor / Explanation Council Check Register 102668 29.90 ART WORK SOLD AT EAC COST OF GOODS SOLD Poo Doc No 29.90 Subledger Account Description 267667 1212312004 ART WORK SOLD 102440 PASS, GRACE 120804 5101.4413 ART WORK SOLD 48.75 ART WORK SOLD AT EAC PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 476.00 INSTRUCTOR AC 267562 1212312004 524.75 115030 267568 1212312004 115083 PATTINSON, WALT 160.00 MEDIA INSTRUCTOR 102716 120804 ' 160.00 267669 1212312004 100347 PAUSTIS & SONS 1,579.20 267663 12/23/2004 1,579.20 PHILLIPS WINE & SPIRITS 267660 12123/2004 eQA eC 100945 PEPSI -COLA COMPANY 102864 121604 5125.6103 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 12/22,_ 6:15:31 Page - 19 Business Unit ART CENTER REVENUES ART CENTER REVENUES ART CENTER ADMINISTRATION MEDIA STUDIO 102818 CITY OF EDINA 5822.5513 COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE Council Check Register 102668 73195197 12/23/2004 - 12/23/2004 COST OF GOODS SOLD Poo Doc No Inv No Account No Subledger Account Description 102714 120804 5101.4413 ART WORK SOLD 102715 120804 5101.4413 ART WORK SOLD 102863 121604 6110.6103 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 102864 121604 5125.6103 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 12/22,_ 6:15:31 Page - 19 Business Unit ART CENTER REVENUES ART CENTER REVENUES ART CENTER ADMINISTRATION MEDIA STUDIO 102818 8055936 -1N 5822.5513 COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE 50TH ST SELLING 102668 73195197 5421.5510 COST OF GOODS SOLD GRILL 102891 73201922 5630.5510 COST OF GOODS SOLD CENTENNIAL LAKES 267661 12/2312004 100946 PERA 76,687.98 PPEND 12/14/2004 102892 121704 1000.2023 76,687.98 267562 1212312004 115030 PETERSON EVANS, KARLA L. 31.59 ART WORK SOLD AT EAC 102716 120804 ' 5101.4413 31.59 267663 12/23/2004 100743 PHILLIPS WINE & SPIRITS 260.49 102623 2144363 5862.5513 46.90 102624 2143877 5862.5513 1,269.65 102625 .2143876 5862.5513 2,476.50 102626 2145032 5862.5513 134.08 102627 2139412 5822.5513 431.40 102819 2143875 5862.5512 1,134.50 102820 2143878 5862.5513 5,753.52 267564 1212312004 105876 PICKERMAN'S SOUP AND SANDWICHE 353.58 SONIA'S SNACKS 102763 516 5111.5510 241.12 SONIA'S SNACKS 102764 517 5111.5510 P.E.R.A. PAYABLE GENERAL FUND BALANCE SHEET ART WORK SOLD ART CENTER REVENUES COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE COST OF GOODS SOLD LIQUOR COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE COST OF GOODS SOLD COST OF GOODS SOLD VERNON SELLING VERNON SELLING VERNON SELLING VERNON SELLING 50TH ST SELLING VERNON SELLING VERNON SELLING ART CENTER BLDG/MAINT ART CENTER BLDG/MAINT CITY OF EDINA 12/22/2004 8:15:31 R55CKREG LOG20000 Council Check Register Page - 20 12/23/2004 - 12/23/2004 Check # Date Amount Vendor I Explanation PO # Doc No Inv No Account No Subledger Account Description Business Unit 594.70 267665 1212312004 100119 PING 73.88 GOLF CLUB 102669 7098187 5440.5511 COST OF GOODS - PRO SHOP PRO SHOP RETAIL SALES 73.88 267566 12123/2004 102166 PINNACLE DISTRIBUTING 198.34 102628 49300 5842.5515 COST OF GOODS SOLD MIX YORK SELLING 198.34 267567 12/2312004 116069 PIZAZZ 143.00 ART WORK SOLD AT EAC 102717 120804 5101.4413 ART WORK SOLD ART CENTER REVENUES 143.00 267568 12/2312004 111340 POLAR CHEVROLET 13,871.01 CHEV PICKUP TRUCK 102797 5E192616 1305.6710 EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT 13,871.01 267669 1212312004 .101110 POLLY NORMAN PHOTOGRAPHY 250.00 PHOTO SHOOTS 102670 121404 2210.6123 MAGAZINE/NEWSLETTER EXPENSE COMMUNICATIONS 34.61 COUNCIL PORTRAITS 102838 121604 1100.6406 GENERAL SUPPLIES CITY COUNCIL 284.61 267670 12/23/2004 106152 POWERPLAN 586.54 CLUTCH, HUB, BEARINGS 102595 142733 1553.6530 REPAIR PARTS EQUIPMENT OPERATION GEN 586.54 267671 12/2312004 108681 PRAIRIE ELECTRIC COMPANY 2,436.00 ELECTRICAL WORK AT SR CTR 102925 7945A 47021.6710 EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT SENIOR CENTER FURNISHING 2,436.00 267672 1212312004 117296 PRINS, MARY 177.45 ARTWORK SOLD AT EAC 102718 120804 5101.4413 ART WORK SOLD ART CENTER REVENUES 177.45 267673 12/23/2004 100966 PRINTERS SERVICE INC 255.00 BLADE SHARPENING 102869 207840 5521.6215 EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE ARENA ICE MAINT 255.00 267574 12/23/2004 100966, PRIOR WINE COMPANY 129.75 102629 161333 5862.5513 COST OF GOODS SOLD VINE VERNON SELLING 320.60 102821 .162790 5822.5513 COST OF GOODS SOLD VINE 50TH ST SELLING R55CKREG LOG20000 CITY OF EDINA Council Check Register 12/23/2004 - 12123/2004 Check # Date Amount Vendor / Explanation PO # Doc No Inv No Account No 112.70. 102822 162789 5822.5515 315.15 102822 162789 5822.5513 Subledger Account Description COST OF GOODS SOLD MIX COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE 12/2212004 8:15:31 Page- 21 Business Unit 50TH ST SELLING 50TH ST SELLING 878.20 267675 12123/2004 106341 PRIORITY DISPATCH 295.00 EMD COURSE 102798 6012 1400.6104 CONFERENCES & SCHOOLS POLICE DEPT. GENERAL 295.00 267576 12/23/2004 _ 100969 PROGRESSIVE CONSULTING ENGINEE 701.54 RADIUM STUDY 102596 03011.08 5915.6136 PROFESSIONAL SVC - OTHER WATER TREATMENT 701.54 267577 12/23/2004 106322 PROSOURCE SUPPLY 375.10 TISSUE, TOWELS, SOAP 102893 3458 5620.6511 CLEANING SUPPLIES EDINBOROUGH PARK 170.93 TISSUE, LINERS 102894 3468 5620.6511. CLEANING SUPPLIES EDINBOROUGH PARK 546.03 267578 1212312004 101276 PSC SUPPLY 254.00 SIDEWALK DE -ICER 102926 5237 1647.6406 GENERAL SUPPLIES PATHS 8 HARD SURFACE 254.00 267679 12/23/2004 100971 QUALITY WINE 3.26- 102823 488618 -00 5860.5518 VENDOR DISCOUNTS VERNON LIQUOR GENERAL 173.66 102823 488818-00 5862.5512 COST OF GOODS SOLD LIQUOR VERNON SELLING 20.64- .102824 488619-00 5860.5518 VENDOR DISCOUNTS VERNON LIQUOR GENERAL 1,042.00 102824 488619 -00 5862.5512 COST OF GOODS SOLD LIQUOR VERNON SELLING 2.78- 102825 491522 -00 5820.5518 VENDOR DISCOUNTS 50TH STREET GENERAL 281.85 102825 491522 -00 5822.5513 COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE 50TH ST SELLING 2.31- 102826 491461 -00 5820.5518 VENDOR DISCOUNTS 50TH STREET GENERAL 232.45 102826 491461 -00 5822.5513 COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE 50TH ST SELLING 27.15- 102827. 491608-00 5820.5518 VENDOR DISCOUNTS 50TH STREET GENERAL 1,370.30 .102827 491608-00 5822.5512 COST OF GOODS SOLD LIQUOR 50TH ST SELLING .39- 102828 491510-00 5820.5518 VENDOR DISCOUNTS 50TH STREET GENERAL 40.45 102626 491510-00 5822.5515 COST.OF GOODS SOLD MIX 50TH ST SELLING 3,084.18 267680 12123/2004 101968 QWEST 107.07 952 451 -6058 102905 121004 '1400.6188 TELEPHONE POLICE DEPT. GENERAL 107.07 .267581 12/23/2004 100972 R&R SPECIALTIES INC 1,131.99 ZAMBONI REPAIRS 102927 22558 5521.8180 CONTRACTED REPAIRS ARENA ICE MAINT 12/22/2004 8:15:31. Page - 1 22. Business Unit ARENA ICE MAINT ARENA BLDG/GROUNDS ART CENTER REVENUES 1,296.00 OFFICIATING FEES 102929 121604 4077.6103 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES . EDINA ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION - 1,296.00 CITY OF EDINA R55CKREG L0620000 267686 12/23/2004 102095 RICKERT, DAVID Council Check Register 78.98 ART WORK SOLD AT EAC 102720 12123/2004 — 12123/2004 5101.4413 Check # Date Amount Vendor / Explanation PO N Doc No Inv No Account No Subledger Account Description 2,783.81 ZAMBONI REPAIRS 102928 22559 5521.6180 CONTRACTED REPAIRS 117408 RJ MARCO CONSTRUCTION INC. 3,915.80 267682 1212312004 POOL CONSTRUCTION 112662 RADIO SHACK CORPORATION 121404 5300.1705 CONSTR. IN PROGRESS 10.64 MICROPHONE 102870 127277 5511.6406 GENERAL SUPPLIES 10.64 267687 12/23/2004 267583 12/23/2004 117424 REAGAN, SALLY 8.79 45.50 ART WORK SOLD AT EAC 102719 120804 5101.4413 ART WORK SOLD GENERAL SUPPLIES 45.50 35.15 SALT 102931 267684 12/2312004 GENERAL SUPPLIES 102327 RECREATION SPORTS OFFICIALS AS 43.94 12/22/2004 8:15:31. Page - 1 22. Business Unit ARENA ICE MAINT ARENA BLDG/GROUNDS ART CENTER REVENUES 1,296.00 OFFICIATING FEES 102929 121604 4077.6103 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES . EDINA ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION - ART CENTER REVENUES AQUATIC CENTER BALANCE SHEET FIRE DEPT. GENERAL FIRE DEPT. GENERAL EDINBOROUGH PARK DISTRIBUTION MAINT OF COURSE & GROUNDS CENT SVC PW SUP 1,296.00 267686 12/23/2004 102095 RICKERT, DAVID 78.98 ART WORK SOLD AT EAC 102720 120804 5101.4413 ART WORK SOLD .78.98 267586 12/23/2004 117408 RJ MARCO CONSTRUCTION INC. 61,588.50 POOL CONSTRUCTION 102597 121404 5300.1705 CONSTR. IN PROGRESS 61,588.50 267687 12/23/2004 100980 ROBERT B. HILL CO. 8.79 SALT 102930 00157040 1470.6406 GENERAL SUPPLIES 35.15 SALT 102931 00157066 1470.6406 GENERAL SUPPLIES 43.94 267688 12/23/2004 106062 ROSEVILLE PLUMBING & HEATING I 255.00 SHOWER REPAIR 102895 29760 5620.6180 CONTRACTED REPAIRS 255.00 267689 12/23/2004 100987 SA-AG INC 140.11 SAND 102671 40644 ' 5913.6517 SAND GRAVEL 8 ROCK 140.11 267690 12/23/2004 100988 SAFETY KLEEN 292.54 PARTS WASHER FLUID 102799 P001208363 6422.6406 GENERAL SUPPLIES . 292.54 267691 12/23/2004 101822 SAM'S CLUB DIRECT 244.69 DVDNCR PLAYER 102800 121404 1552.8710 EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT ART CENTER REVENUES AQUATIC CENTER BALANCE SHEET FIRE DEPT. GENERAL FIRE DEPT. GENERAL EDINBOROUGH PARK DISTRIBUTION MAINT OF COURSE & GROUNDS CENT SVC PW SUP 12/22/k,-. e:15:31 CITY OF EDINA R55CKREG LOG20000 Page _ 23 Council Check Register 12/23/2004 —12/23/2004 Check # Date Amount Vendor / Explanation PO 0 Doc No Inv No Account No Subledger Account Description Business Unit 372.62 TV MONITOR 102800 121404 1260.6406 GENERAL SUPPLIES ENGINEERING GENERAL 617.31 267692 12/23/2004 117299 SCHUH, CINDY 122.20 ART WORK SOLD AT EAC 102721 120804 5101.4413 ART WORK SOLD ART CENTER REVENUES 122.20 267693 1212312004 108694 SCHWALM,.BECKE 146.25 ART WORK SOLD AT EAC 102722 120804 5101.4413 ART WORK SOLD ART CENTER REVENUES 146.25 267694 12/23/2004 112875 SECOND FOUNDATION SCHOOL 89.70 ART WORK SOLD AT EAC 102723 120804 5101.4413 ART WORK SOLD ART CENTER REVENUES 89.70 267695 12/2312004 101587 SENIOR COMMUNITY SERVICES 3,000.00 DIAL -A -RIDE OCT 2004 102765 121504 1514.6103 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES DIAL -A -RIDE PROGRAM 3,000.00 267696 1212312004 101380 SHAUGHNESY, SANDRA 42.25 ART WORK SOLD AT EAC 102724 120804 5101.4413 ART WORK SOLD ART CENTER REVENUES 1,476.00 INSTRUCTOR AC- 102865 121604 5110.6103 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES ART CENTER ADMINISTRATION 1,518.25 267597 12123/2004 105664 SIMPLEX GRINNELL LP 234.30 TIMECLOCK MAINTENANCE 102896 70118497 1552.6530 REPAIR PARTS CENT SVC PW BUILDING 234.30 267598 12/23/2004 101000 SIR SPEEDY 595.06 CLOVER NOMINATION CARDS 102672 45556 2210.6575 PRINTING COMMUNICATIONS 595.06 267699 12/2312004 117426 SKUDLAREK, MARK. 178.75 ART WORK SOLD AT EAC 102725 120804 5101.4413 ART WORK SOLD ART CENTER REVENUES 178.75 267600 12123/2004 117010 SMITH, PHILLIP 60.00 INSTRUCTOR AC 102866 121604 5110.6103 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES ART CENTER ADMINISTRATION 60.00 267601 1212312004 117426 SOMMERLAND, JUDY 105.95 ART WORK SOLD AT EAC 102726 120804 5101.4413 ART WORK SOLD ART CENTER REVENUES CITY OF EDINA 12/22/2004 6:15:31 RSSCKREG LOG20000 Council Check Register Page - 24 12/23/2004 - 12/23/2004 Check # Date Amount Vendor / Explanation PO # Doc No Inv No Account No Subledger Account Description Business Unft 105.95 267602 1212312004 101002 SOUTHSIDE DISTRIBUTORS INC 593.25 102829 157403 5822.5514 COST OF GOODS SOLD BEER 50TH ST SELLING 61.60 102830 157402 5822.5515 COST OF GOODS SOLD MIX 50TH ST SELLING 654.85 267603 1212312004 110977 SOW, ADAMA 1,355.00 INSTRUCTOR AC . 102867 121604 5110.6103 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES ART CENTER ADMINISTRATION 1,355.00 267604 12/23/2004 106193 SPAIN, MARK 1,090.00 STUMP GRINDING 102598 PO 1446 1644.6103 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES TREES & MAINTENANCE 1,090.00 267606 12/23/2004 101004 SPS COMPANIES 86.37 SCREWS, NUTS, PLUGS 102673 57145196.001 5913.6406 GENERAL SUPPLIES DISTRIBUTION 163.57 BACKFLOW PREVENTER 102897 S1147194.001 5620.6530 REPAIR PARTS EDINBOROUGH PARK 249.94 267606 1212312004 116535 ST PAUL TRAVELERS 1,000.00 DEDUCTIBLE 102932 09TO21 1550.6200 INSURANCE CENTRAL SERVICES GENERAL 4,099.03 DEDUCTIBLE 102933 09TO16 1550.6200 INSURANCE CENTRAL SERVICES GENERAL 5,099.03 267607 1212312004 103277 ST. JOSEPH EQUIPMENT CO INC 74.49 LAMPS 102674 SI34164 1553.6530 REPAIR PARTS EQUIPMENT OPERATION GEN . 54.53 CYLINDER 102898 S134245 1553.6530 REPAIR PARTS EQUIPMENT OPERATION GEN 129.02 267608 12123/2004 101017 SUBURBAN CHEVROLET 28.51 HANDLE 102899 368390CVW 1553.6530 REPAIR PARTS EQUIPMENT OPERATION GEN 28.51 HANDLE 102900 368370CVW 1553.6530 REPAIR PARTS EQUIPMENT OPERATION GEN 57.02 267609 1212312004 101336 SULLIVAN, MONICA 61.75 ART WORK SOLD AT EAC 102727 120804 5101.4413 ART WORK SOLD ART CENTER REVENUES 61.75 267610 12/23/2004 103964 SWANSON, MICHAEL 31.50 LICENSE UPGRADE 102675 121304 1553.6260 LICENSES & PERMITS EQUIPMENT OPERATION GEN 31.50 CITY. OF EDINA R55CKREG LOG20000 - Council Check Register 12/23/2004 - 12/23/2004 Check 0 Date Amount Vendor / Explanation PO A Doc No Inv No Account No Subledger Account Description . 267611 12!2312004 116868 SWENSON, SUSAN 77.35 ART WORK SOLD AT EAC 102728 120804 5101.4413. ART WORK SOLD ART WORK SOLD 12l2212uu4 8:15:31 Page - 25 Business Unit ART CENTER REVENUES ART CENTER REVENUES COST OF GOODS - PRO SHOP PRO SHOP RETAIL SALES DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS ADMINISTRATION ACCESSORIES EQUIPMENT OPERATION GEN ACCESSORIES EQUIPMENT OPERATION GEN COST OF GOODS SOLD ART SUPPLY GIFT GALLERY SHOP ART WORK SOLD ART CENTER REVENUES ART WORK SOLD ART CENTER REVENUES ART WORK SOLD ART CENTER REVENUES COST OF GOODS SOLD BEER VERNON SELLING COST OF GOODS SOLD MIX VERNON SELLING COST OF GOODS SOLD BEER GRILL 77.35 267612 1212312004 116837 SWILER, KIM 33.15 ART WORK SOLD AT EAC 102729 120804 5101.4413 33.15 267613 12/23/2004 104412 TANDY BRANDS ACCESSORIES 22.15 BELT 102769 371424 5440.5511 22.15 267614 1212312004 102300 TCALMC 300.00 2005 DUES 102934 112404 1120.6105 300.00 267616 1212312004 101326 TERMINAL SUPPLY CO 442.84 LIGHT BARS 102901 88396-00 1553.6585 960.31 BULBS, SHRINK TERMINALS 102902 88332 -00 1553.6585 1,403.15 267616 12/23/2004 117429 THAI DESIGN 257.00 LAMP FRAMES 102766 1315 5120.5510 257.00 267617 12123/2004 101526 THOMPSON, BETTY 66.63 ART WORK SOLD AT EAC 102730 120804 5101.4413 66.63 267618 1212312004 102227 THOMPSON, PAUL 191.75 ART WORK SOLD AT EAC 102731 120804 5101.4413 191.75 267619 12123/2004 111339 THOMPSON, PHIL 32.50 ART WORK SOLD AT EAC 102732 120804 6101.4413 32.50 267620 1212312004 101035 THORPE DISTRIBUTING COMPANY 5,822.45 102630 356385 5862.5514 83.15 102631 356386 5862.5515 284.00 102677 15507 5421.5514 ART WORK SOLD 12l2212uu4 8:15:31 Page - 25 Business Unit ART CENTER REVENUES ART CENTER REVENUES COST OF GOODS - PRO SHOP PRO SHOP RETAIL SALES DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS ADMINISTRATION ACCESSORIES EQUIPMENT OPERATION GEN ACCESSORIES EQUIPMENT OPERATION GEN COST OF GOODS SOLD ART SUPPLY GIFT GALLERY SHOP ART WORK SOLD ART CENTER REVENUES ART WORK SOLD ART CENTER REVENUES ART WORK SOLD ART CENTER REVENUES COST OF GOODS SOLD BEER VERNON SELLING COST OF GOODS SOLD MIX VERNON SELLING COST OF GOODS SOLD BEER GRILL CITY OF EDINA 12122/2004 8:15:31 RSSCKREG LOG20000 Council Check Register Page - 26 12123/2004 — 12123/2004 Check # Date Amount Vendor / Explanation PO # Doc No Inv No Account No Subledger Account Description Business Unit 6,169.60 267621 1212312004 117434 TOMLINSON. MR. 92.74 CLOSING BILL REFUND . 102839 121604 5900.1211.1 ACCTS RECEIVABLE MANUAL UTILITY BALANCE SHEET 92.74 267622 12/2312004 102671 TRANE PARTS CENTER 188.29 KITS, CONTROLS 102676 00017974 5840.6406 GENERAL SUPPLIES LIQUOR YORK GENERAL 188.29 267623 12/2312004 103163 TREUTING, KRISTEN 96.20 ART WORK SOLD AT EAC 102733 120804 5101.4413 ART WORK SOLD ART CENTER REVENUES 96.20 267624 12/23/2004 116623 TRUXSTOR INC, THE 544.00 UNICOVER 102767 4436 1553.6585 ACCESSORIES EQUIPMENT OPERATION GEN 544.00 267626 12/2312004 103981 TWIN CITY OFFICE SUPPLY INC. 176.66 ANTI FATIQUE MATS, BRUSHES 102766 447224-0 5125.6406 GENERAL SUPPLIES MEDIA STUDIO 176.66 267626 12/23/2004 115379 U.S. BANK 504.59 BROOKSTONE, KNOX 102801 DECO620004 1552.6530 REPAIR PARTS CENT SVC PW BUILDING 504.59 267627 12/23/2004 116464 U.S. HOSPITALITY CORP. 300.00 DIRECTORY ADVERTISING 102770 125035 5842.6122 ADVERTISING OTHER YORK SELLING 300.00 267628 12123/2004 102328 UNIMED MIDWEST INC. 155.02 AMBULANCE SUPPLIES 102935 0029909 1470.6510 FIRST AID SUPPLIES . FIRE DEPT. GENERAL 155.02 267629 1212312004 100371 UNITED RENTALS 110.23 BOOTS 102679 44020579401 1301.6610 SAFETY EQUIPMENT GENERAL MAINTENANCE 110.23 267630 12/23/2004 101066 UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA 30.00 SOIL TESTS 102599 PO 1706 1643.6103 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES GENERAL TURF CARE . 30.00 CITY OF EDINA 12/22/2004 8:15:31 RSSCKREG LOG20000 Council Check Register Page - 27 12/2312004 - 12/23/2004 Check # Date Amount Vendor / Explanation PO # Doc No Inv No Account No Subledger Account Description Business Unit 267631 1212312004 103298 UPS STORE #1715, THE 5.40 PACKING/SHIPPING 102802 120104 1643.6406 GENERAL SUPPLIES GENERAL TURF CARE 15.84 . PACKING/SHIPPING 102802 120104 1260.6406 GENERAL SUPPLIES ENGINEERING GENERAL 118.17 PACKING/SHIPPING 102802. 120104 1400.6406 GENERAL SUPPLIES POLICE DEPT. GENERAL 139.41 267632 12/2312004 103590 VALLEY -RICH CO. INC. 2,954.00 WATER MAIN REPAIR 102771 8956 5913.6180 CONTRACTED REPAIRS DISTRIBUTION 2,954.00 267633 1212312004 101066 VIKING ELECTRIC SUPPLY 45.09 CIRCUIT BREAKER 102680 8670322 1552.6530 REPAIR PARTS CENT SVC PW BUILDING 45.09 267634 12123/2004 102218 VINTAGE ONE WINES 393.50 102632 9192 5862.5513 COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE VERNON SELLING 393.50 267636 1212312004 103724 VON, EDWARD 198.00 TRAINING/TESTING 102903 121704 1281.6104 CONFERENCES & SCHOOLS TRAINING 198.00 267636 12123/2004 105320 WADE, SHELLEY 152.75 ART WORK SOLD AT EAC 102734 120804 5101.4413 ART WORK SOLD ART CENTER REVENUES 152.75 267637 12/23/2004 102886 WAGNER GREENHOUSES INC. 725.50 POINSETTIAS 102904 189133 5620.6620 TREES, FLOWERS. SHRUBS EDINBOROUGH PARK 725.50 267636 12/23/2004 117427 WAGNER, JANET 36.11 ART WORK SOLD AT EAC 102735 120804 5101.4413 ART WORK SOLD ART CENTER REVENUES 36.11 267639 1212312004 .102467 WALTON, DANIEL 48.10 ART WORK SOLD AT EAC 102736 120804 5101.4413 ART WORK SOLD ART CENTER REVENUES 48.10 267640 1212312004 103466 WASTE MANAGEMENT - SAVAGE MN 164.00- 102840, 2874848 1645.6182. RUBBISH REMOVAL LITTER REMOVAL 87.79- 102840 2874646 5422.6182 RUBBISH REMOVAL MAINT OF COURSE & GROUNDS 51.19- 102840 2874848 5430.6182 RUBBISH REMOVAL RICHARDS GOLF COURSE R55CKREG LOG20000 Check # Date Amount Vendor/ Explanation Council Check Register 5822.5513 35.00 12/23/2004 - 12/23/2004 102636 40.30 Inv No Account No Subledger Account Description 41.52 2874646 5821.6182 RUBBISH REMOVAL 52.53 2874646 1481.6182 RUBBISH REMOVAL 70.52 2874646 511,1.6182 RUBBISH REMOVAL 76.27 2874646 5311.6182 RUBBISH REMOVAL 76.52 2874646 1470.6182 RUBBISH REMOVAL 76.62 2874646 1628.6182 RUBBISH REMOVAL 83.03 2874646 5841.6182 RUBBISH REMOVAL 179.55 2874646 5861.6182 RUBBISH REMOVAL 239.29 2874646 5210.6182 RUBBISH REMOVAL 270.77 2874646 1551.6182 RUBBISH REMOVAL 305.71 . 2874646 5511.6182 RUBBISH REMOVAL 305.71 2874646 5420.6182 RUBBISH REMOVAL 561.05 2874646 1301.6182 RUBBISH REMOVAL 2,111.41 2874646 267641 12/2312004 102840 117430 WATER SPECIALTIES INC 5620.6182 RUBBISH REMOVAL 183.00 REPAIRS 1552.6406 GENERAL SUPPLIES 183.00 267642 12123/2004 115655 WEINAND, JILL 140.00 YOUTH BOWLING 140.00 267643 1212312004 116072 WELCH, HOLLY 84.44 - ART WORK SOLD AT EAC 84.44 267644 1212312004 101077 WEST WELD SUPPLY CO. 18775 STRIKER SHADE 187.75 267645 12123/2004 101033 WINE COMPANY, THE 1,104.55 160.95 804.75 528.00 - 533.70 1,663.75 3,739.70 102936 121604 1629.6103 . PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 102737 120804 5101.4413 ART WORK SOLD 102681 273746 1553.6530 102633 CITY OF EDINA 5862.5513 102634 Council Check Register 5822.5513 102635 12/23/2004 - 12/23/2004 102636 PO # Doc No Inv No Account No Subledger Account Description 102840 2874646 5821.6182 RUBBISH REMOVAL 102840 2874646 1481.6182 RUBBISH REMOVAL 102840 2874646 511,1.6182 RUBBISH REMOVAL 102840 2874646 5311.6182 RUBBISH REMOVAL 102840 2874646 1470.6182 RUBBISH REMOVAL 102840 2874646 1628.6182 RUBBISH REMOVAL 102840 2874646 5841.6182 RUBBISH REMOVAL 102840 2874646 5861.6182 RUBBISH REMOVAL 102840 2874646 5210.6182 RUBBISH REMOVAL 102840 2874646 1551.6182 RUBBISH REMOVAL 102840 2874646 5511.6182 RUBBISH REMOVAL 102840 2874646 5420.6182 RUBBISH REMOVAL 102840 2874646 1301.6182 RUBBISH REMOVAL 102840 2874646 1552.6182 RUBBISH REMOVAL 102840 2874646 5620.6182 RUBBISH REMOVAL 102772 13065 1552.6406 GENERAL SUPPLIES 102936 121604 1629.6103 . PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 102737 120804 5101.4413 ART WORK SOLD 102681 273746 1553.6530 102633 105097 -00 5862.5513 102634 102955 -00 5822.5513 102635 105240-00 5822.5513 102636 105092 -00 5822.5513 102831 105600-00 5862.5513 102832 105258 -00 5822.5513 REPAIR PARTS COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE 12/22/2004 8:15:31 Page 28 Business Unit 50TH ST OCCUPANCY. YORK FIRE STATION ART CENTER BLDG/MAINT POOL OPERATION FIRE DEPT. GENERAL SENIOR CITIZENS YORK OCCUPANCY VERNON OCCUPANCY GOLF DOME PROGRAM CITY HALL GENERAL ARENA BLDG/GROUNDS CLUB HOUSE GENERAL MAINTENANCE CENT SVC PW BUILDING EDINBOROUGH PARK CENT SVC PW BUILDING ADAPTIVE RECREATION ART CENTER REVENUES EQUIPMENT OPERATION GEN VERNON SELLING 50TH ST SELLING 50TH ST SELLING 50TH ST SELLING VERNON SELLING 50TH ST SELLING CITY OF EDINA 12/2212004 8:15:31 R55CKREG LOG20000 - Council Check Register Page - 29 12/23/2004 — 12/23/2004 Check 0 Date Amount Vendor / Explanation PO 0 Doc No Inv No Account No Subledger Account Description Business Unit 267646 1212312004 101312 WINE MERCHANTS 353.92 102637 111916 5862.5513 COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE VERNON SELLING 255.75 102638 111918 5862.5513 COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE VERNON SELLING 609.67 267647 1212312004 112954 WISCONSIN TURF EQUIPMENT CORP. 673.71 STARTER 102803 509487 -000 5422.6530 REPAIR PARTS MAINT OF COURSE & GROUNDS 673.71 267648 12/23/2004 100591 WITTSTRUCK, MARTHA 55.90 ART WORK SOLD AT EAC 102738 120804 5101.4413 ART WORK SOLD ART CENTER REVENUES 432.00 INSTRUCTOR AC 102868 121604 5110.6103 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES ART CENTER ADMINISTRATION 487.90 267649 12/2312004 117428 WOLTER, MARILYN 124.15' ART WORK SOLD AT EAC 102739 120804 5101.4413 ART WORK SOLD ART CENTER REVENUES 124.15 267650 1212312004 101086 WORLD CLASS WINES INC 986.00 102639 158449 5862.6513 COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE VERNON SELLING 986.00 267661 1212312004 101726 XCEL ENERGY 1,756.78 102600 1916215721342 5630.6185 LIGHT &,POWER CENTENNIAL LAKES 1,756.78 267662 12123/2004 100568 XEROX CORPORATION 79.88 STAPLES 102937 189670082 1550.6406 GENERAL SUPPLIES CENTRAL SERVICES GENERAL 79.88 267663 12123/2004 115344 XEROX OMNIFAX 130.82 FAX TONER CARTRIDGES 102601 11134119 1550.6406 GENERAL SUPPLIES CENTRAL SERVICES GENERAL 130.82 267664 12123/2004 103584 XPEDX 1,002.65 P&R BROCHURE PAPER 102773 N340920811 2210.6123 MAGAZINEMEWSLETTER EXPENSE COMMUNICATIONS 1,002.65 267655 12123/2004 117410 ZIEGLER POWER SYSTEMS 80,951.94 PARTIAL PAYMENT NO. 1 102687 122304 5900.1740 MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT UTILITY BALANCE SHEET 80,951.94 CITY OF EDINA R55CKREG LOG20000 Council Check Register 12/23/2004 — 12/2312004 Check # Date Amount Vendor / Explanation PO # Doc No Inv No Account No Subledger Account Desciption 1,040,144.37 Grand Total Payment Instrument Totals Check Total 1,040,144.37 Total Payments 1,040,144.37 12/22/2004 8:15:31 Page - 30 Business Unit We confirm to the best of our knowledge and belief, that these claims comply in all material respects with the requirements of the City of Edina purchasing licies and procedu - - - . m City CITY OF EDINA 12/22/2004 8:20:15 R55CKSUM LOG20000 - Page - 1 Council Check Summary. 12/23/2004 - 12123/2004 Company Amount 01000 GENERAL FUND 278.695.16 02200 COMMUNICATIONS FUND 3,439.61 04000 WORKING CAPITAL FUND 46,408.96 04800 CONSTRUCTION FUND 98,684.91 05100 ART CENTER FUND 18,360.45 05200 GOLF DOME FUND 2,023.03 05300 AQUATIC CENTER FUND 61,679.02 05400 GOLF COURSE FUND 7,450.74 05500 ICE ARENA FUND 4,420.73. 05600 EDINBOROUGH /CENT LAKES FUND 11,537.73 05800 LIQUOR FUND 47,260.57 05900 UTILITY FUND 450,735.67 05930 STORM SEWER FUND 6,402.15 07400 PSTF AGENCY FUND 3,045.64 Report Totals 1,040,144.37 We confirm to the best of our knowledge and belief, that these claims comply in all material respects with the requirements of the City of Edina purchasing licies and procedu - - - . m City R55CKREG LOG20000 _ CITY OF EDINA 12129/200411:48:21 Council Check Register Page - 1 12/30/2004 - 12/3012004 Check # Date Amount Vendor / Explanation PO # Doc No Inv No Account No Subledger Account Description Business Unit 267666 12/30/2004 100608 3M CO HGF0878 1,325.50 LETTERING 103136, SS20004 1325.6406 GENERAL SUPPLIES STREET NAME SIGNS 1,325.50 267667 1213012004 101304 ABM EQUIPMENT & SUPPLY 8,579.57 NEW DUMP TRUCK BODY 103366 077806 -00 1646.6180 - CONTRACTED REPAIRS BUILDING MAINTENANCE 6,579.57 267668 12/3012004 102971 ACE ICE COMPANY 22.12 103044 450432 5842.5515 COST OF GOODS SOLD MIX YORK SELLING 83.24 103045 450408 5842.5515 COST OF GOODS SOLD MIX YORK SELLING 27.40 103046 450435 5862.5515 COST OF GOODS SOLD MIX VERNON SELLING 36.84 103207 . 450446 5822.5515 COST OF GOODS SOLD MIX 50TH ST SELLING 58.68 103337 450448 5842.5515 COST OF GOODS SOLD MIX YORK SELLING 228.28 267669 1213012004 105162 ADT SECURITY SERVICES 774.81 ALARM SERVICE 103182 85596600 5420.6250 ALARM SERVICE CLUB HOUSE 25.02 ALARM SERVICE 103183 85597012 5111.6250 ALARM SERVICE ART CENTER BLDG/MAINT 799.83 267660 1213012004 101468 ADVANCED STATE SECURITY 82.50 SERVICE CALL 103336 24806 5841.6250 ALARM SERVICE YORK OCCUPANCY 82.50 267661 12/3012004 117468 ALFRED'S GRAND PETIT MAGAS RET 144.93 DEPOSIT REFUND 103105 122104 1120.4314 INVESTIGATION FEE ADMINISTRATION 144.93 267662 1213012004 103680 ARAMARK REFRESHMENT SRVCS 194.95 COFFEE 103108 6013 - 439923 1551.6406 GENERAL SUPPLIES CITY HALL GENERAL 194.95 267663 1213012004 102012 ARMENIAN DANCE ENSEMBLE 150.00 PERFORMANCE 114/05 103013 121604 5610.6136 PROFESSIONAL SVC - OTHER ED ADMINISTRATION 150.00 267664 1213012004 .114475 ARMOR SECURITY INC. 115.00 SYSTEM CHECK 102939 87515 1646.6180 CONTRACTED REPAIRS BUILDING MAINTENANCE 115.00 267666 12/30/2004 100642 BANNERS TOGO R55CKREG LOG20000 100646 BECKER ARENA PRODUCTS CITY OF EDINA Council Check Register 223.85 GOALIE BOARDS 12/30/2004 - 12/30/2004 Check # Date Amount Vendor / Explanation PO # Doc No Inv No Account No 170.40 SIGNS 103367 18834 1647.6406 170.40 267666 1213012004 105016 BARBEAU MARKETING GROUP INC. 101366 BELLBOY CORPORATION 2,851.25 ABOUT TOWN AD SALES 103184 2004 -06 2210.6123 110.58 ABOUT TOWN AD SALES 103185 2004-07 2210.6123 2,961.83. 5822.6406 GENERAL SUPPLIES 50TH ST SELLING Subledger Account Description GENERAL SUPPLIES 12/29/200411:48:21 Page - 2 Business Unit PATHS & HARD SURFACE MAGAZINE/NEWSLETTER EXPENSE COMMUNICATIONS MAGAZINEMEWSLETTER EXPENSE COMMUNICATIONS 267667 12130/2004 100646 BECKER ARENA PRODUCTS 223.85 GOALIE BOARDS 103368 48254 4077.6406 GENERAL SUPPLIES EDINA ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION 223.65 267668 1213012004 101366 BELLBOY CORPORATION 49.54 102968 39350200 5822.6406 GENERAL SUPPLIES 50TH ST SELLING 117.25 102969 39349900 5822.5515 COST OF GOODS SOLD MIX 50TH ST SELLING 157.40 102970 31656400 5862.5512 COST OF GOODS SOLD LIQUOR VERNON SELLING 1,336.00 103047 31745000 5862.5513 COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE VERNON SELLING 1,250.95 103048 31744800 5842.5513 COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE YORK SELLING 987.75 103049 31407800 5842.5513 COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE YORK SELLING 92.07 103050 39307600 5862.5515 COST OF GOODS SOLD MIX VERNON SELLING 212.00 103208 31744900 5862.5512 COST OF GOODS SOLD LIQUOR VERNON SELLING 213.60 103209 31744400 5822.5512 COST OF GOODS SOLD LIQUOR 50TH ST SELLING 1,819.95 103210 31744300 5822.5513 COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE 50TH ST SELLING 159.00- 103211 31583600 5842.5513 COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE YORK SELLING 48.25 103338 31744700 5842.5515 COST OF GOODS SOLD MIX YORK SELLING 427.20 103338 31744700 5842.5512 COST OF GOODS SOLD LIQUOR YORK SELLING 6,552.96 267669 12/30/2004 100648 BERTELSON OFFICE PRODUCTS 43.74 HOOKS, FELT MARKERS 102940 3491370 1314.6406 GENERAL SUPPLIES STREET RENOVATION 109.15 OFFICE SUPPLIES 103014 3505900 1400.6406 GENERAL SUPPLIES POLICE DEPT. GENERAL 8.07- RETURN 103015 CM3480500 1400.6513. OFFICE SUPPLIES POLICE DEPT. 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DOOR LINER 103149 43848 1553.6530 REPAIR PARTS 235.93 267686 12130/2004 102478 DAY DISTRIBUTING 267680 12/30/2004 59.60 117466 CMC INTERNATIONAL 103051 293328 5842.5515 COST OF GOODS SOLD MIX YORK SELLING 1,322.80 1,227.00. ARCPAD GIS SOFTWARE 103113 3249 1550.6160 DATA PROCESSING 606.10 1,227.00 294329 5822.5514 COST OF GOODS SOLD BEER 50TH ST SELLING 39.60 267681 12/3012004 294331 101227 COFFEE MILL INC. COST OF GOODS SOLD MIX YORK SELLING 1,790.30. 103213 294330 474.00 COFFEE, SWISS MISS 103315 567687 -IN 5630.5510 COST OF GOODS SOLD 293986 5842.5513 474.00 YORK SELLING 2,771.70 103215 294399 267682 1213012004 VERNON SELLING 116611 COMLINK MIDWEST 103216 294400 5862.5515 COST OF GOODS SOLD MIX VERNON SELLING 461.00 SCADA PROJECT TECH 103316 13643 05414.1705.31 MATERIALS /SUPPLIES VERNON SELLING 461.00 267683 1213012004 101704 COOK, BARBARA 12/29/200411:48:21 Page - 4 Business Unit EQUIPMENT OPERATION GEN EQUIPMENT OPERATION GEN CENTRAL SERVICES GENERAL CENTENNIAL LAKES SCADA WATERMAIN 897.46 EVENT PLANNING 103331 4.1154 1629.6103 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES ADAPTIVE RECREATION 897.46 267684 17/30/2004 100712 DAVIES WATER EQUIPMENT 442.59 PIPE 8 FITTINGS 103150 3270834 5932.6535 PIP_ E GENERAL STORM SEWER 442.59 267685 1213012004 116927 DAVIS SUN TURF 280.71 TIRES 103317 552958 5630.6406 GENERAL SUPPLIES CENTENNIAL LAKES 280.71 267686 12130/2004 102478 DAY DISTRIBUTING 59.60 103051 293328 5842.5515 COST OF GOODS SOLD MIX YORK SELLING 1,322.80 103052 293327 5842.5514 COST OF GOODS SOLD BEER YORK SELLING 606.10 103053 294329 5822.5514 COST OF GOODS SOLD BEER 50TH ST SELLING 39.60 103212 294331 5842.5515 COST OF GOODS SOLD MIX YORK SELLING 1,790.30. 103213 294330 5842.5514 COST OF GOODS SOLD BEER YORK SELLING 261.00 103214 293986 5842.5513 COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE YORK SELLING 2,771.70 103215 294399 5862.5514 COST OF GOODS SOLD BEER VERNON SELLING 39.00 103216 294400 5862.5515 COST OF GOODS SOLD MIX VERNON SELLING 46.10 103217 293330 5862 5515 COST OF GOODS SOLD MIX VERNON SELLING 1,918.50 103218 293329 5862.5514 COST OF GOODS SOLD BEER VERNON SELLING 8,854.70 R55CKREG LOG20000 50TH ST SELLING COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE YORK SELLING . CITY OF EDINA YORK SELLING . 12129/200411:48:21 VERNON SELLING Council Check Register Page - 5 12/30/2004 - 12/30/2004 Check # Date Amount Vendor / Explanation PO # Doc No Inv No Account No Subledger Account Description Business Unit 267687 12130/2004 102712 DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION 292.36 103190 W04110593 5420.6188 TELEPHONE CLUB HOUSE 32.24 GREENHOUSE 103371 W64110586 1646.6188 TELEPHONE BUILDING MAINTENANCE 48.36 HISTORICAL 103371 W04110586 1646.6188 TELEPHONE BUILDING MAINTENANCE 48.53 ARNESON 103371 W04110586 1646.6188 TELEPHONE BUILDING MAINTENANCE 64.61 103371 W04110586 5821.6188 TELEPHONE 50TH ST OCCUPANCY 73.87 103371 W04110586 5311.6188 TELEPHONE POOL OPERATION . 78.04 103371 W04110586 5210.6188 TELEPHONE GOLF DOME PROGRAM 80.60 103371 W04110586 1550.6188 TELEPHONE CENTRAL SERVICES GENERAL 80.60 103371 WD4110586 5861.6188 TELEPHONE VERNON OCCUPANCY 80.60 CARD ACCESS = PARKS 103371 W04110586 1646.6188 TELEPHONE BUILDING MAINTENANCE 96.82 103371 W04110586 1481.6188 TELEPHONE YORK FIRE STATION 106.33 103371 W04110586 5111.6188 TELEPHONE ART CENTER BLDG /MAINT 129.04 103371 _ W04110586 5841.6188 TELEPHONE YORK OCCUPANCY 177.70 103371 W04110586 1622.6188 TELEPHONE SKATING & HOCKEY 424.86 103371 M110586 5610.6188 TELEPHONE ED ADMINISTRATION 1,814.56 267688 12130/2004 102831 DEX MEDIA EAST 90.70 102941 023704602000 5110.6122 ADVERTISING OTHER ART CENTER ADMINISTRATION 122.60 102941 023704602000 5511.6188 TELEPHONE ARENA BLDG /GROUNDS 128.60 102941 023704602000 5420.6188 TELEPHONE CLUB HOUSE 554.00 102941 023704602000 5610.6122 ADVERTISING OTHER ED ADMINISTRATION 895.90 267689 1213012004 116178 DIVERSIFIED COATINGS INC. . 307.40 FINAL PAYMENT 103299 4020 4400.6710 EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT CITY HALUPOLICE BUILDING 307.40 267690 12130/2004 100731 DPC INDUSTRIES 2,587.76 FLUORIDE, CHLORINE 2,587.76 267691 1213012004 117441 DUMMER, JACKIE 30.00 PROGRAM REFUND 30.00 267692 12/30/2004 100739 EAGLE WINE 638.58 1,782.15 1,906.47 13.06- 103151 82701917 -04 5915.6588 103017 122104 102971 16278 103054 162793 103219 165938 103220 656050 1600.4390.39 5822.5513 5842.5513 5842.5513 5862.5513 WATER TREATMENT SUPPLIES SKATING & CHUCK E CHEESE WATER TREATMENT PARK ADMIN. GENERAL COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE 50TH ST SELLING COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE YORK SELLING . COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE YORK SELLING . COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE VERNON SELLING R55CKREG LOG20000 _ CITY OF EDINA 12/29/200411:48:21 Council Check Register Page - 6 12/30/2004 - 12/30/2004 Check # Date Amount Vendor / Explanation PO # Doc No Inv No Account No Subledger Account Description Business Unit 2,051.43 103339 165937 5862.5513 COST OF GOODS SOLD VINE VERNON SELLING 248.70 103340 168172 5862.5513 COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE VERNON SELLING 2,033.80 103341 165821 5862.5513 COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE VERNON SELLING 34.10 103342 .168964 5822.5515 COST OF GOODS SOLD MIX 50TH ST SELLING 835.41 103342 166964 5822.5513 COST OF GOODS SOLD VINE 50TH ST SELLING 9,517.58 267693 12130/2004 100741 EAST SIDE BEVERAGE 7,819.05 103055 324459 5842.5514 COST OF GOODS SOLD BEER YORK SELLING 21.40 103056 324458 5842.5515 COST OF GOODS SOLD MIX YORK SELLING 1,246.20 103057 324505 5822.5514 COST OF GOODS SOLD BEER 50TH ST SELLING 3,676.30 103221 324506 5862.5514 COST OF GOODS SOLD BEER VERNON SELLING 5,559.10 103222 324448 5862.5514 COST OF GOODS SOLD BEER VERNON SELLING 5,121.70 103343 324532 5842.5514 COST OF GOODS SOLD BEER YORK SELLING 15.00 103344 324531 5842.5515 COST OF GOODS SOLD MIX YORK SELLING 23,458.75 267694 1213012004 100742 ECOLAB PEST ELIMINATION DMSI 141.65 PEST CONTROL 103318 4051992 5630.6230 SERVICE CONTRACTS EQUIPMENT CENTENNIAL LAKES 141.65 267696 12/30/2004 106496 ED'S TROPHIES INC. 48.60 PLAQUES 103152 65889 1100.6406 GENERAL SUPPLIES CITY COUNCIL 48.60 267696 12/30/2004 101667 EDINA HIGH SCHOOL 7,953.50 % HOLIDAY HOCKEY CLASSIC 103319 122304 5511.6136 PROFESSIONAL SVC,- OTHER ARENA BLDG /GROUNDS 7,953.50 267697 12130/2004 102956 EDINA PUBLIC SCHOOLS 79.34 NOV 21 FIELD TRIP 103332 04-0070 1629.6406 GENERAL SUPPLIES ADAPTIVE RECREATION 79.34 267696 . 12130/2004 102340 EDMUNDS, LIZ 139.05 102972 728 5842.5515 COST OF GOODS SOLD MIX YORK SELLING 116.30 102973 715 5862.5515 COST OF GOODS SOLD MIX VERNON SELLING 255.35 267699 12/3012004 116448 EGAN OIL COMPANY 12,035.39 GAS 102942 95285 1553.6581 GASOLINE EQUIPMENT OPERATION GEN 91.75 FUEL 103114 91940 5422.6581 GASOLINE MAINT OF COURSE 8 `)UNDS 2,127.14 R55CKREG LOG20000 - CITY OF EDINA Council Check Register 12410 /2004 — 12/30/2004 Check 9 Date Amount Vendor / Explanation PO # Doc No Inv No Account No Subledger Account Description 267700 1213012004 106194 EMA INC. 5,944.59 SCADA SYSTEM 103302 560490007542 04284.1705.20 CONSULTING DESIGN 15,852.22 SCADA SYSTEM 103302 560490007542 05414.1705.20 CONSULTING DESIGN 17,833.75 SCADA SYSTEM 103302 560490007542 03404.1705.20 CONSULTING DESIGN 12129/200411:48:21 Page - 7 Business Unit SCADA STORM SEWER SCADA WATERMAIN SCADA SANITARY SEWER 2210.6124 WEB DEVELOPMENT 39,630.56 5862.5515 COST OF GOODS SOLD MIX VERNON SELLING 267701 12/30/2004 CENT SVC PW BUILDING 105339 ENRGI REPAIR PARTS MAINT OF COURSE & GROUNDS 5610.6136 PROFESSIONAL SVC - OTHER 1,215.00 WEBSITE CONSULTING 103191 2225 1553.6180 CONTRACTED REPAIRS 1,215.00 267702 1213012004 104196 EXTREME BEVERAGE LLC. 64.00 102974 260143 64.00 267703 12/30/2004 104474 FILTERFRESH 215.92 COFFEE 103153 92205 215.92 267704 12/30/2004 100760 FOWLER ELECTRIC 158.22 OIL FILTERS 103192 60979100 158.22 267706 12/30/2004 100467 FRASIER, SCOTT 125.00 PERFORMANCE 1/2/05 103018 121604 125.00 267706 12130/2004 102432 FREEWAY RADIATOR SERVICE 148.04 RADIATOR 103154 34938 553.80 RADIATOR 103155 34941 701.84 267707 12130/2004 112779 GEPHART ELECTRIC CO. INC. 4,336.53 PARKING LOT LIGHT DAMAGE 103193 51112 291.88 BOLLARD REPAIR 103194 51077 4,628.41 267708 12/3012004 111343 GLANZER, ROGER 122.15 SCADA MEETING EXPENSE 103156 122104 122.15 267709 12/3012004 101146 GLOBAL CROSSING TELECOMMUNICAT 12129/200411:48:21 Page - 7 Business Unit SCADA STORM SEWER SCADA WATERMAIN SCADA SANITARY SEWER 2210.6124 WEB DEVELOPMENT COMMUNICATIONS 5862.5515 COST OF GOODS SOLD MIX VERNON SELLING 1552.6406 GENERAL SUPPLIES CENT SVC PW BUILDING 5422.6530 REPAIR PARTS MAINT OF COURSE & GROUNDS 5610.6136 PROFESSIONAL SVC - OTHER ED ADMINISTRATION 1553.6180 CONTRACTED REPAIRS EQUIPMENT OPERATION GEN 1553.6180 CONTRACTED REPAIRS EQUIPMENT OPERATION GEN 4400.6710 EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT CITY HALL/POLICE BUILDING 4400.6710 EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT CITY HALL/POLICE BUILDING 03404.1705.31 MATERIALS /SUPPLIES SCADA SANITARY SEWER R55CKREG LOG20000 CITY OF EDINA 12/291200411:48:21 Council Check Register Page - 8 12/30/2004 - 12/30/2004 Check # Date Amount Vendor / Explanation PO A Doc No Inv No Account No Subledger Account Description Business Unit 199.95 102943 121404 1550.6188 TELEPHONE CENTRAL SERVICES GENERAL 199.95 267710 1213012004 100780 GOPHER STATE ONE -CALL INC. 470.35 NOV SERVICE 103157 4110303 5913.6103 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES DISTRIBUTION 470.35 267711 12/3012004 101103 GRAINGER 315.35 CORDLESS DRILL 103116 495 - 108577 -0 5422.6556 TOOLS MAINT OF COURSE 8 GROUNDS .22.05 LAMPS 103117 495-046351 -5 5422.6406 GENERAL SUPPLIES MAINT OF COURSE 8 GROUNDS 22.05- CREDIT 103118 495 - 145533 -8 5422.6406 GENERAL SUPPLIES MAINT OF COURSE 8 GROUNDS 348.76 FAN MOTOR 8 PARTS 103320 495- 145532-0 5620.6530 REPAIR PARTS EDINBOROUGH PARK 21.54 SCALE REMOVER, SOCKETS 103321 498.777965 -1 5630.6406 GENERAL SUPPLIES CENTENNIAL LAKES 685.65 267712 12/30/2004 102670 GRAND PERE WINES INC 295.00 103058 00014768 5862.5513 COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE VERNON SELLING 492.00 103059 00014761 5842.5513 COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE YORK SELLING 787.00 267713 1213012004 102217 GRAPE BEGINNINGS INC 531.75 102975 69353 5862.5513 COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE VERNON SELLING 631.50 103060 69462 5862.5513 COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE VERNON SELLING 218.50. 103223 69570 5822.5513 COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE 50TH ST SELLING 242.50 103345 69606 5862.5513 COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE VERNON SELLING 1,624.25 267714 12/30/2004 100783 GRAYBAR ELECTRIC CO. INC. 96.84 . PVC, CONDUIT 102944 904921544 5311.6180 CONTRACTED REPAIRS POOL OPERATION 161.58 VOLUME CONTROLLERS 103119 905719333 1646.6530 REPAIR PARTS BUILDING MAINTENANCE 127.20 LIGHTS 103322 905609417 5630.6406 GENERAL SUPPLIES CENTENNIAL LAKES 228.91 CABLE 8 FIXTURES 103323 905501583 5630.6406, GENERAL SUPPLIES CENTENNIAL LAKES 614.53 267715 12130/2004 117442 GRIFFIN, SARAH 15.00 PROGRAM REFUND 103019 122104 1600.4390.39 SKATING 8 CHUCK E CHEESE PARK ADMIN. GENERAL 15.00 267716 1213012004 100762 GRIGGS COOPER & CO. 4,676.55 102976 162787 5862.5512 COST OF GOODS SOLD LIQUOR VERNON SELLING 1,776.79 102977 159183 5862.5512, COST OF GOODS SOLD LIQUOR VERNON SELLING 24.88- 102978 655389 5842.5515 COST OF GOODS SOLD MIX YORK SELLING CITY OF EDINA 12/291200411:48:21 R55CKREG LOG20000 Council Check Register Page - 9 12/30/2004 - 12130/2004 Check # Date Amount Vendor / Explanation PO # Doc No Inv No Account No Subledger Account Description Business Unit 43.49- 102979 655139 5862.5512 COST OF GOODS SOLD LIQUOR VERNON SELLING 4.20- 102980 655482 5822.5513 COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE 50TH ST SELLING 171.80 103224 162796 5842.5512 COST OF GOODS SOLD LIQUOR YORK SELLING 85.45 103225 164875 5862.5512 COST OF GOODS SOLD LIQUOR VERNON SELLING 12.60- 103226 655480 5842.5513 COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE YORK SELLING 82.50- 103227 655479 5842.5513 COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE YORK SELLING 4.20- 103228 655481 5862.5513 COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE VERNON SELLING 68.10- 103229 655995 5822.5513 COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE 50TH ST SELLING 75.50- 103230 655994 5842.5513 COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE YORK SELLING .85 103346 155299 5842.5512 COST OF GOODS SOLD LIQUOR YORK SELLING 133.94 103347 165004 5842.5512 COST OF GOODS SOLD LIQUOR YORK SELLING 707.64 103348 164984 5842.5512 COST OF GOODS SOLD LIQUOR YORK SELLING 4,866.20 103349 156084 5842.5512 COST OF GOODS SOLD LIQUOR YORK SELLING 8,860.58 103350 162795 5842.5512 COST OF GOODS SOLD LIQUOR YORK SELLING 1,298.91 103351 166966 5822.5512 COST OF GOODS SOLD LIQUOR 50TH ST SELLING 134.33 103352 166965 5822.5515 COST OF GOODS SOLD MIX 50TH ST SELLING 22, 397.57 267717 12/3012004 100787 GRUBER'S POWER EQUIPMENT 1,856.19 LANDSCAPE TOOLS 102945 2843 1551.6406 GENERAL SUPPLIES CITY HALL GENERAL 1,856.19 267718 12/30/2004 100791 HALLMAN OIL COMPANY 101.42 WINDOW WASH FLUID 103158 140493 1553.6584 LUBRICANTS EQUIPMENT OPERATION GEN 101.42 267719 1213012004 117468 HAWKINS CHEVROLET CADILLAC 79.77 WIRING REPAIRS 103159 140591 1553.6180 CONTRACTED REPAIRS EQUIPMENT OPERATION GEN 79.77 267720 1213012004 105436 HENNEPIN COUNTY INFORMATION 174.50 RADIO ADMIN FEE 103020 24118066 1553.6237 RADIO SERVICE EQUIPMENT OPERATION GEN 174.50 267721 1213012004 101717 HENNEPIN COUNTY TREASURER 574.36 SIGNAL MAINTENANCE 102946 SIGN00198 1335.6103 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES PAVEMENT MARKINGS 574.36 267722 12130/2004 102460 HENNEPIN COUNTY TREASURER 2,405.50 GENERAL BALLOTS 103021 121004 1180.6575 PRINTING ELECTION 2,405.50 R55CKREG LOG20000 _ CITY OF EDINA Council Check Register 12/30/2004 — 12/30/2004 12/29/200411:46:21 Page - 10 Check # Date Amount Vendor/ Explanation PO # Doc No Inv No Account No Subledger Account Description Business Unit 267723 12/3012004 105612 HILL, MARK 47.98 . UNIFORM PURCHASE 74152 092903 1646.6201 LAUNDRY BUILDING MAINTENANCE COST OF GOODS SOLD BEER YORK SELLING 47.98 VERNON SELLING COST OF GOODS SOLD BEER VERNON SELLING 267724 12/30/2004 104376 HOHENSTEINS INC. 890.30 103061 347468 5842.5514 97.75 103231 347471 5862.5515 689.30 103232 347470 5862.6514 1,677.35 267725 1213012004 100809 HOSE / CONVEYORS INC. 1,106.96 HOSES, BELTS 102947 0406624 1648.6556 1,106.96 267726 12/30/2004 100811 HYDRO METERING TECHNOLOGY 111.90 METER PARTS 103120 0028465 -IN 5917.6530 111.90 267727 1213012004 100001 ICEMAN INDUSTRIES INC 2,432.80 ANTI -ICING LIQUID 103303 2471 1318.6525 2,432.80 267728 1213012004 101468 IIMC 191.00 MEMBERSHIP FEES 103022 092704 1120.6105 191.00 267729 1213012004 117469 INFOTEL 394.45 DIRECTORY AD 103160 A556005 5510.6105 394.45 267730 12/30/2004 103193 INTOXIMETERS INC. 1,872.27 NEW INTOXIMETERS 103023 157993 1400.6408 1,872.27 267731 12130/2004 101403 J -CRAFT 175.38 AIR CYLINDER 103161 35814 1553.6530 72,565.91 TRUCK BODY,W/HYDRAULICS 103162 8664 1305.6710 72,565.91 TRUCK BODY WIHYDRAULICS 103163 8667 1305.6710 58.98 PROP WELDMENT 103304 35828 1553.6530 145,366.18 267732 12/30/200 101446 JAMIESON AND ASSOCIATES INC. COST OF GOODS SOLD BEER YORK SELLING COST OF GOODS SOLD MIX VERNON SELLING COST OF GOODS SOLD BEER VERNON SELLING TOOLS SKATING RINK MAINTENANCE REPAIR PARTS METER REPAIR SALT SNOW & ICE REMOVAL DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS ADMINISTRATION DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS ARENA ADMINISTRATION GENERAL SUPPLIES POLICE DEPT. GENERAL REPAIR PARTS EQUIPMENT OPERATION GEN EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT REPAIR PARTS EQUIPMENT OPERATION GEN CITY OF EDINA 12/29/200411:48:21 R55CKREG LOG20000 Council Check Register Page - 11 12/30/2004 - 12/30/2004 Check # Date Amount Vendor / Explanation PO # Doc No Inv No Account No Subledger Account Description Business Unit 7,889.04 . CAN CONSULTING 103324 04070 4400.6710 EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT CITY HALUPOLICE BUILDING 7,889.04 267734 12130/2004 100835 JOHNSON BROTHERS LIQUOR CO. 1,408.92 102981 1827572 5822.5512 COST OF GOODS SOLD LIQUOR 50TH ST SELLING 23.58 102982 1827570 5822.5512 COST OF GOODS SOLD LIQUOR 50TH ST SELLING 1,678.45 102983 1827567 5822.5513 COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE 50TH ST SELLING 25.70 102984 1827571 5822.5513 COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE 50TH ST SELLING _ 1,717.14 102985 1827584 5862.5512 COST OF GOODS SOLD LIQUOR VERNON SELLING 2,576.75 102986 1820204 5862.5512 COST OF GOODS SOLD LIQUOR VERNON SELLING 1,970.10 102987 1827583 5862.5512 COST OF GOODS SOLD LIQUOR VERNON SELLING 409.45 102988 1827581 5862.5512 COST OF GOODS SOLD LIQUOR VERNON SELLING .90 102989 1827569 5862.5512 COST OF GOODS SOLD LIQUOR VERNON SELLING 72.05 103062 1827582 5862.5513. 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15 12/30/2004 . - 12130/2004 Check # Date Amount Vendor / Explanation PO # Doc No Inv No Account No Subledger Account Description Business Unit 45.00 EHS RENEWAL 102955 122104 1490.6104 CONFERENCES & SCHOOLS PUBLIC HEALTH 45.00 267756 12/3012004 108612 MINNESOTA GREEN EXPO 65.00 EXPO REGISTRATION 102956 122104 1640.6104 CONFERENCES & SCHOOLS - PARK MAINTENANCE GENERAL 65.00 267767 12/30/2004 101410 MINNESOTA STATE BOARD OF ELECT 47.50 MAINT FEE- OCT -NOV -DEC 103026 122004 1552.6406 GENERAL SUPPLIES CENT SVC PW BUILDING 47.50 MAINT FEE- OCT -NOV -DEC 103026 122004 5912.6406 GENERAL SUPPLIES BUILDINGS 47.50 MAINT FEE- OCT -NOV -DEC 103026 122004 1551.6406 GENERAL SUPPLIES CITY HALL GENERAL 47.50 MAINT FEE- OCT -NOV -DEC 103026 122004 1646.6406 GENERAL SUPPLIES BUILDING MAINTENANCE 47.50 MAINT FEE- OCT -NOV -DEC 103026 122004 5620.6406 GENERAL SUPPLIES 50TH STREET GENERAL 47.50 MAINT FEE- OCT -NOV -DEC 103026 122004 1470.6406 GENERAL SUPPLIES FIRE DEPT. 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GENERAL 200.20 267774 1213012004 106018 PHILIPS MEDICAL SYSTEMS 126.95 CARRYING CASE 103028 9000328414 1400.6406 GENERAL SUPPLIES. POLICE DEPT. GENERAL 126.95 267776 1213012004 100743 PHILLIPS WINE & SPIRITS 108.15 102999 2146593 5822.5512 COST OF GOODS SOLD LIQUOR 50TH ST SELLING 416.85 103000 2146595 5822.5513 COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE 50TH ST SELLING 2,978.45 103001 2146596 5822.5513 COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE 50TH ST SELLING 240.89 103002 2146602 5862.5512 COST OF GOODS SOLD LIQUOR VERNON SELLING 415.80 103080 2146603 5862.5513 COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE VERNON SELLING 43.95 103081 2146772 5862.5513 COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE VERNON SELLING 43.95 103082 2146771 5842.5513 COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE YORK SELLING 2,110.95 103083 2146604 5862.5513 COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE VERNON SELLING 140.70 103084 2148200 5862.5515 COST OF GOODS SOLD MIX VERNON SELLING 2,555.49 103085 2148199 5862.5513 COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE VERNON SELLING 1,171.70 103086 2148198 5862.5513 COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE VERNON SELLING 1,175.25 103252 2146601 5842.5513 COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE YORK SELLING 46.90 103253 2146600. 5842.5515 COST OF GOODS SOLD MIX YORK SELLING 1,539.80 103254 2146599 5842.5513 COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE YORK SELLING 260.49 103255 2146594 5842.5513 COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE YORK SELLING 3,902.54 103256 2148202 5862.5513 COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE VERNON SELLING 904.57 103257 2148201 5862.5512 COST OF GOODS SOLD LIQUOR VERNON SELLING . 31.20- 103258 3309529 5822.5513 COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE 50TH ST SELLING 4.94 103259 3309463 5822.5512 COST OF GOODS SOLD LIQUOR 50TH ST SELLING 29.58- 103260 3309462 5822.5513 COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE 50TH ST SELLING R55CKREG LOG20000 CITY OF EDINA. Council Check Register 12/30/2004 - 12/3012004 Check # Date Amount Vendor / Explanation PO # Doc No Inv No Account No 4.17- 103261 3309256 5842.5513 8.50- 103262 3309257 5842.5512 27.60- 103263 3309259 5842.5513 15.16- 103264 3309260 5842.5513 11.08- 103265 3309258 5842.5513 15.16- 103266 3309261 5842.5513 124.90 , 103267 3309603 5842.5513 4.83- 103268 3309460 5842.5513 3.91- 103269 3309461 5842.5513 3.33- 103270 3309464 5842.5513 443.10 103359 2149419 5862.5513 18,215.17 267777 12/3012004 101110 POLLY NORMAN PHOTOGRAPHY . 150.00 ABOUT BUSINESS PHOTOS 103129 122104 2210.6123 150.00 - 267778 12/3012004 100961 POSTMASTER 3,485.00 ABOUT TOWN POSTAGE 102961 122004 2210.6123 3,485.00 267779 1213012004 106162 POWERPLAN 175.27 THROW OUT BEARING 103170 143110 1553.6530 175.27, 267780 1213012004 100968 PRIOR WINE COMPANY 867.44 103003 159181 5862.5513 2,652.49 103004 162786 5862.5513 4,307.73 103087 162794 5842.5513 259.50 103088 163432 5862.5513 310.47 103089 164202 5862.5513 10.80- 103271 655687 5842.5513 5,92128 103360 167464 5862.5513 1,015.65 103361 167465 5822.5513 15,325.76 267781 12130/2004 113629 PRO MAINTENANCE INC. 2,065.72 FINAL PAYMENT 103300 STATEMENT 4400.6710 2,065.72 267782 1213012004 103094 PROTECTION ONE 124.61 ALARM MONITORING 103171 121204 5511.6250 Subledger Account Description COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE COST OF GOODS SOLD LIQUOR COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE 12129/200411:48:21 Page - 18 Business Unit YORK SELLING YORK SELLING YORK SELLING YORK SELLING YORK SELLING YORK SELLING YORK SELLING YORK SELLING YORK SELLING YORK SELLING VERNON SELLING MAGAZINE/NEWSLETTER EXPENSE COMMUNICATIONS MAGAZINEMEWSLETTER EXPENSE COMMUNICATIONS REPAIR PARTS COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE EQUIPMENT OPERATION GEN VERNON SELLING VERNON SELLING YORK SELLING VERNON SELLING VERNON SELLING YORK SELLING VERNON SELLING 50TH ST SELLING EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT CITY HALLIPOLICE BUILDING ALARM SERVICE ARENA BLDG/GROI R55CKREG LOG20000 Check 0 Date 267785 1213012004 Amount Vendor / Explanation 124.61 16.40- 1,657.07 7.68- 775.66 29.53- 1,488.55 30.69- 3,099.24 33.51- 3,388.06 22.11- 2,242.53 40.19- 4,064.07 3.79- 379.00 8.50- 850.00 23.31- 1,178.13 5.96- 602.08 8.21- 830.35 10.96- 553.00 6.25- 626.92 64.61- 6,523.48 29.54- 2,989.87 2.79- 139.74 73.05- 3,685.13 44.53- 4,512.29 100971 QUALITY WINE - CITY OF EDINA Council Cheek Register 12130/2004 - 12/30/2004 PO # Doc No Inv No 103005 487648 -00 103005 487648 -00 103006 488228 -00 103006 488228-00 103007 491654 -00 103007 491654-00 103008 490830 -00 103008 490830-00 103009 491521 -00 103009 491521 -00 103090 491520 -00 103090 491520-00 103091 491607 -00 103091 491607 -00 103092 492293-00 103092 492293 -00 103093 491920-00 103093 491920 -00 103272 491613-00 103272 491613-00 103273 494917 -00 103273 494917 -00 103274 494745 -00 103274 494745 -00 103275 494750 -00 103275 494750 -00 103276 494717 -00 103276 494717 -00 103277 493873 -00 103277 493873-00 103278 494192 -00 103278 494192 -00 103279 489421 -00 103279 489421 -00 103280 494254-00 103280 494254-00 103362 494748-00 103362 494746 -00 Account No 5860.5518 5862.5513 5860.5518 5862.5513 5860.5518 5862.5512 5860.5518 5862.5513 5860.5518 5862.5513 5840.5518 5842.5513 5840.5518 5842.5513 5860.5518 5862.5513 5860.5518 5862.5513 5840.5518 5842.5512 5820.5518 5822.5513. 5820.5518 5822.5513 5820.5518 5822.5512 5840.5518 5842.5513 5860.5518 5862.5513 5860.5518 5862.5513 5860.5518 5862.5512 5860.5518 5862.5512 5840.5518 5842.5513 Subledger Account Description VENDOR DISCOUNTS COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE VENDOR DISCOUNTS COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE VENDOR DISCOUNTS COST OF GOODS SOLD LIQUOR VENDOR DISCOUNTS COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE VENDOR DISCOUNTS COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE VENDOR. DISCOUNTS COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE VENDOR DISCOUNTS . COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE VENDOR DISCOUNTS COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE VENDOR DISCOUNTS COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE VENDOR DISCOUNTS COST OF GOODS SOLD LIQUOR VENDOR DISCOUNTS COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE VENDOR DISCOUNTS COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE VENDOR DISCOUNTS COST OF GOODS SOLD LIQUOR VENDOR DISCOUNTS COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE VENDOR DISCOUNTS COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE VENDOR DISCOUNTS COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE VENDOR DISCOUNTS COST OF GOODS SOLD LIQUOR VENDOR DISCOUNTS COST OF GOODS SOLD LIQUOR VENDOR DISCOUNTS 'COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE 12129/200411:48:21 Pape - 19 Business Unit VERNON LIQUOR GENERAL VERNON SELLING VERNON LIQUOR GENERAL VERNON SELLING VERNON LIQUOR GENERAL VERNON SELLING VERNON LIQUOR GENERAL VERNON SELLING VERNON LIQUOR GENERAL VERNON SELLING LIQUOR YORK GENERAL YORK SELLING LIQUOR YORK GENERAL YORK SELLING VERNON LIQUOR GENERAL VERNON SELLING VERNON LIQUOR GENERAL VERNON SELLING LIQUOR YORK GENERAL YORK SELLING 50TH STREET GENERAL 50TH ST SELLING 50TH STREET GENERAL 50TH ST SELLING 50TH STREET GENERAL 50TH ST SELLING LIQUOR YORK GENERAL YORK SELLING VERNON LIQUOR GENERAL VERNON SELLING VERNON LIQUOR GENERAL VERNON SELLING VERNON LIQUOR GENERAL VERNON SELLING VERNON LIQUOR GENERAL VERNON SELLING LIQUOR YORK GENERAL YORK SELLING R55CKREG LOG20000 CITY OF EDINA 12/29/200411:48:21 Council Check Register Page - 20 12/30/2004 - 12/30/2004 Check # Date _ Amount Vendor % Explanation PO # Doc No Inv No Account No Subledger Account Description Business Unit 73.61- 103363 494837 -00 5840.5518 VENDOR DISCOUNTS LIQUOR YORK GENERAL 3,705.19 103363 494837 -00 5842.5512 COST OF GOODS SOLD LIQUOR YORK SELLING 5.52- 103364 495824 -00 5860.5518 VENDOR DISCOUNTS VERNON LIQUOR GENERAL 551.85 103364 495824-00 5862.5513 COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE VERNON SELLING 43,301.47 267786 1213012004 104642 RCM SPECIALTIES INC. 1,600.00 PATCHER SERVICE 103172 2649 1301.8180 CONTRACTED REPAIRS GENERAL MAINTENANCE 1,600.00 267787 12/30/2004 101111 REED BUSINESS INFORMATION 97.41 AD FOR BID 103029 2743751 1120.6120 ADVERTISING LEGAL ADMINISTRATION 97.41 AD FOR BID 103030 2752324 1120.6120 ADVERTISING LEGAL ADMINISTRATION 122.24 AD FOR BID 103031 2767490 1120.6120 ADVERTISING LEGAL ADMINISTRATION 122.24 AD FOR BID 103032 2771028 1120.6120 ADVERTISING LEGAL ADMINISTRATION 439.30 267788 12130/2004 116393 ROGERS, RUSS 150.00 PERFORMANCE 1/6/05 103033 121604 5610.6136 PROFESSIONAL SVC - OTHER ED ADMINISTRATION 150.00 267769 12130/2004 104788 SANDY'S PROMOTIONAL STUFF 25.56 MAGNETS FOR NAME TAGS 103335 SH4268 5840.6406 GENERAL SUPPLIES LIQUOR YORK GENERAL 25.56 267790 12130/2004 101431 SCAN AIR FILTER 109.39 FILTERS 103173 90700 . 1646.6406 GENERAL SUPPLIES BUILDING MAINTENANCE 471.41 FILTERS 103173 90700 1551.6406 GENERAL SUPPLIES CITY HALL GENERAL 580.80 267791 12/3012004 105442 SCHERER BROS. LUMBER CO. 120.66 PLYWOOD, HINGES 103174 40005474 5511.6406 GENERAL SUPPLIES ARENA BLDGIGROUNDS 143.54 PLYWOOD 103175 40005473 1260.6406 GENERAL SUPPLIES _ ENGINEERING GENERAL 264.20 267792 12/30/2004 106263 SCHMOLL, AARON 25.00 COSTUME CHARACTER 46925 073102 1627.6103 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES SPECIAL ACTIVITIES 25.00 267793 12/30/2004 106660 SCRAP METAL PROCESSORS INC. 150.00 DEC CONTAINER CHARGE 103034 D-COE4 -12 1280.6271 HAZ. WASTE DISPOSAL SUPERVISION 6 OVr- '4D 150.00 R55CKREG LOG20000 103411 SPORTSIGN 112.00 INTERPRETER 103333 04056 CITY OF EDINA 267801 1213012004. 103277 ST. JOSEPH EQUIPMENT CO INC 340.80 PLANER ATTACHMENT 102963 SR13580 340.80 Council Check Register 267802 12130/2004 101015 STREICHERS 1,372.50 INSTALL SQUAD ANTENNAS 103035 1230735 1,372.50 12/30/2004 — 12/30/2004 Check # Date Amount Vendor ! Explanation PO # Doc No Inv No Account No Subledger Account Description 267794 12/30/2004 101587 SENIOR COMMUNITY SERVICES 1,153.00 DIAL -A -RIDE NOV 2004 103130 122004 1514.6103 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 1,153.00 267796 12130/2004 117366 SHAW - LUNDQUIST ASSOCIATES INC 5,620.20 KITCHEN RENOVATION 103327 04408-02 47021.6710 EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT 5,620.20 267796 12130/2004 117438 SHELLUM BODY SHOP 350.00 BODY WORK 102962 25839 1646.6180 CONTRACTED REPAIRS 350.00 267797 1213012004 105664 SIMPLEX GRINNELL LP 128.00 ALARM REPAIR 103200 60099997 4400.6710 EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT 128.00 267798 1213012004 101000 SIR SPEEDY 47.93 BUSINESS CARDS 103312 45732 1550.6406 GENERAL SUPPLIES 47.93 267799 1213012004 101002 SOUTHSIDE DISTRIBUTORS INC 67.75 103094 157408 5842.5515 COST OF GOODS SOLD MIX 5,403.70 103095 157407 5842.5514 COST OF GOODS SOLD BEER 417.10 103096 157698 5822.5514 COST OF GOODS SOLD BEER 13.55 103097 157699 5822.5515 COST OF GOODS SOLD MIX 77.20 103281 157704 5842.5515 COST OF GOODS SOLD MIX 2.597.85 103282 157703 5842.5514 COST OF GOODS SOLD BEER 267800 12/3012004 103411 SPORTSIGN 112.00 INTERPRETER 103333 04056 112.00 267801 1213012004. 103277 ST. JOSEPH EQUIPMENT CO INC 340.80 PLANER ATTACHMENT 102963 SR13580 340.80 267802 12130/2004 101015 STREICHERS 1,372.50 INSTALL SQUAD ANTENNAS 103035 1230735 1,372.50 4078.6103 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 1301.6151 EQUIPMENT RENTAL 1400.6215 EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE 12/29/200411:48:21 Page - 21 Business Unit DIAL- A-RIDE PROGRAM SENIOR CENTER FURNISHING BUILDING MAINTENANCE CITY HALLIPOLICE BUILDING CENTRAL SERVICES GENERAL YORK SELLING YORK SELLING 50TH ST SELLING 50TH ST SELLING YORK SELLING YORK SELLING INCLUSION PROGRAM GENERAL MAINTENANCE POLICE DEPT. GENERAL R55CKREG LOG20000 _ CITY OF EDINA 12129/200411:48:21 Council Check Register Page - 22 12/30/2004 - 12130/2004 Check # Date Amount Vendor / Explanation PO # Doc No Inv No Account No Subledger Account Description Business Unit 267803 12/30/2004 101017 SUBURBAN CHEVROLET 23.96 HANDLE, SWITCH 103176 369115 -1CVW 1553.6530 REPAIR PARTS EQUIPMENT OPERATION GEN 157.39 RECLINER 103177 369117 -1CVW 1553.6530 REPAIR PARTS EQUIPMENT OPERATION GEN 181.35 267804 12/3012004 100900 SUN NEWSPAPERS 101.89 AD FOR BID 103036 744444 1120.6120 ADVERTISING LEGAL ADMINISTRATION 121.55 AD FOR BID 103037 739979 1120.6120 ADVERTISING LEGAL ADMINISTRATION 475.00 AD FOR BID 103038 740062 1120.6120 ADVERTISING LEGAL ADMINISTRATION 143.00 AD FOR BID 103293 746028 1120.6120 ADVERTISING LEGAL ADMINISTRATION 314.60 PUBLISH ORDINANCE 103294 746030 1120.6120 ADVERTISING LEGAL ADMINISTRATION 32.18 PUBLISH ORDINANCE 103295 746031 1120.6120 ADVERTISING LEGAL ADMINISTRATION 1,188.22 267806 12130/2004 101326 TERMINAL SUPPLY CO 251.37 STROBE TUBES 103178 89802 -00 1553.6530 REPAIR PARTS EQUIPMENT OPERATION GEN 251.37 267806 1213012004 101035 THORPE DISTRIBUTING COMPANY 160.80 103283 357788 5862.5515 COST OF GOODS SOLD MIX VERNON SELLING 3,852.10 103284 357787 5862.5514 COST OF GOODS SOLD BEER VERNON SELLING 26.90 103285 357083 5862.5515 COST OF GOODS SOLD MIX VERNON SELLING 2,565.55 103286 357082 5862.5514 COST OF GOODS SOLD BEER VERNON SELLING 156.50 103287 357360 5862.5514 COST OF GOODS SOLD BEER VERNON SELLING 6,761.85 267807 12/30/2004 102742 TKDA ENGINEERS ARCHITECTS PLAN 214.60 PIPE LOCATING 103179 200400002568 5913.6103 - PROFESSIONAL SERVICES DISTRIBUTION 214.60 267808 1213012004 101038 TOLL GAS & WELDING SUPPLY 100.43 WELDING GASES 103039 333650 1553.6406 GENERAL SUPPLIES EQUIPMENT OPERATION GEN 24.75 WELDING SUPPLIES 103328. 461742 5630.8406 GENERAL SUPPLIES CENTENNIAL LAKES 125.18 267809 1213012004 102176 TRUCK UTILITIES MFG CO 205.26 PUMP 103313 0135952 1553.6530 REPAIR PARTS EQUIPMENT OPERATION GEN 205.26 267810 12/30/2004 102026 UNISOURCE 2,961.66 ABOUT TOWN PAPER 103201 59306539100 2210.6123 MAGAZINEINEWSLETTER EXPENSE COMMUNICATIONS 1,473.31 . ABOUT TOWN PAPER 103202 59306539101 1210.6123 MAGAZINEINEWSLETTER EXPENSE COMMUNICATIONS R56CKREG LOG20000 _ CITY OF EDINA Council Check Register 12/30/2004 - 12/30/2004 Check 0 Date Amount Vendor / Explanation PO 0 Doc No Inv No Account No Subledger Account Description 4,434.97 267811 12/30/2004 101053 UNITED ELECTRIC COMPANY 710.41 EMERGENCY HORN 103180 583569 1552.6530 REPAIR PARTS 1,358.50 RELAY, LAMPS 103181 587058 1552.6530 REPAIR PARTS 67.88 PA SYSTEM BUTTONS 103314 587468 1552.6530 REPAIR PARTS 2,136.79 267812 1213012004 101908 US FOODSERVICE INC 641.93 FOOD 103329 33330653 5630.5510 COST OF GOODS SOLD 641.93 267813 1213012004 101338 VALLIERE, JOHN 25.00 USGA MEMBERSHIP 103131 122104 5410.6105 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 25.00 267814 12/30/2004 101058 VAN PAPER CO. 363.70 BAGS 103203 561397 5822.6512 PAPER SUPPLIES 78.54 TOWELS, CAN LINERS 103204 560998 5111.6511 CLEANING SUPPLIES 423.34 CAN LINERS 103370 662040 1645.6406 GENERAL SUPPLIES 865.58 267815 1213012004 101060 VANTAGE ELECTRIC 810.90 WATERFALL PUMP REPAIRS 103330 18065 5620.6180 CONTRACTED REPAIRS 810.90 267816 12/30/2004 101063 VERSATILE VEHICLES INC. 92.39 GOLF CAR BUMPER 103132 17806 5422.6530 REPAIR PARTS 92.39 267817 1213012004 101066 VIKING ELECTRIC SUPPLY 43.77 CIRCUIT BREAKER 102964 8672754 1552.6530 REPAIR PARTS 43.77 267818 12/3012004 101069 VOSS LIGHTING 38.77 LIGHTS 103040 1500067900 5430.6406 GENERAL SUPPLIES 38.77 267819 12/3012004 101223 WALSER FORD 42.90 BODY ASSEMBLY 103133 115630WFOW 1553.6530 REPAIR PARTS 42.90 12129/200411:48:21 Page - 23 Business Unit CENT SVC PW BUILDING CENT SVC PW BUILDING CENT SVC PW BUILDING CENTENNIAL LAKES GOLF ADMINISTRATION 50TH ST SELLING ART CENTER BLDG/MAINT LITTER REMOVAL EDINBOROUGH PARK MAINT OF COURSE & GROUNDS CENT SVC PW BUILDING RICHARDS GOLF COURSE EQUIPMENT OPERATION GEN R55CKREG LOG20000 Check # Date Amount Vendor / Explanation 267820 1213012004 1 101076 WEIGLE, SUE 105241 -00 105.37 MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT 50TH ST SELLING 105.37. 165599 -00 267821 12!3012004 COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE 116167 WEIKLE, TODD 103099 1,000.00 WATER SERVICE REPAIRS_ COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE 1,000.00 103100 267822 1213012004 5862.5513 103336 WILLIAMS ARCHITECTS VERNON SELLING 84.08 PRINTING & DELIVERY EXPENSE 5842.5513 84.08 YORK SELLING 267823 1213012004 106157 -00 101033 WINE COMPANY, THE COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE 2,020.00 103290 106115-00 800.00- COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE YORK SELLING 755.60 103205 107195 609.50 1,509.30 267827 12/3012004 113446 WOLFF, TIM 1,665.10 45.00 10.00 - 103042. 122004 17.34- 5,732.16 267824 12/3012004 101312 WINE MERCHANTS CITY OF EDINA Council Check Register 12/30/2004 - 12/30/2004 PO # Doc No Inv No Account No Subledger Account Description 103041 122104 1600.6107 MILEAGE OR ALLOWANCE 102965 121704 5913.6180 CONTRACTED REPAIRS 102966 0011079 5300.1705 CONSTR. IN PROGRESS 12/29/200411:48:21 Page - 24 Business Unit PARK ADMIN. GENERAL DISTRIBUTION AQUATIC CENTER BALANCE SHEET 103010 105979 -00 5822.5513 COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE 50TH ST SELLING 103011 105241 -00 5822.5513 COST OF GOODS SOLD VINE 50TH ST SELLING 103098 165599 -00 5842.5513 COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE YORK SELLING 103099 105259-00 5842.5513 COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE YORK SELLING 103100 106309-00 5862.5513 COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE VERNON SELLING 103288 106308-00 5842.5513 COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE YORK SELLING 103289 106157 -00 5842.5513 COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE YORK SELLING 103290 106115-00 5842.5513 COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE YORK SELLING 804.26 COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE 103012 112569 582.90 COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE 103101 113009 960.14 REPAIR PARTS 103102 112571 2,262.42 103103 112570 4,609.72 267825 12130/2004 112964 WISCONSIN TURF EQUIPMENT CORP. 27.95 SAFETY SWITCHES 103134 509374-000 235.66 CYLINDER 103135 509620-000 263.61 267826 12/30/2004 101082 WITTEK GOLF SUP_ PLY 76.24 RUBBER TEES 103205 107195 76.24 267827 12/3012004 113446 WOLFF, TIM 45.00 TOBACCO DECOY 103042. 122004 45.00 5822.5513 COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE 5862.5513 COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE 5862.5513 COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE 5842.5513 COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE 6422.6530 REPAIR PARTS 5422.6530 REPAIR PARTS - 5210.6590 1413.6103 RANGE BALLS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 50TH ST SELLING VERNON SELLING VERNON SELLING YORK SELLING MAINT OF COURSE & GROUNDS MAINT OF COURSE & GROUNDS GOLF DOME PROGRAM TOBACCO ENFORCEMENT R55CKREG, LOG20000 CITY OF EDINA 121291200411:48:21 Cound Check Reglater Page - 25 12/30/2004 - 121302004 Check S Date Amount Vendor! Explanation PO C Doc No Inv No Account No Subledger Account Description Business Unk 267828 12/30/2004 101086 WORLD CLASS WINES INC 1.277.75. 103104 158787 5842.5513 COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE YORK SELLING 1,583.00 103291 158824 6862.5513 COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE VERNON SELLING 1,074.00 103292 159134 5842.5513 COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE YORK SELLING 743.50 103385 159192 5862.5513 COST OF GOODS SOLD WINE VERNON SELLING 4,678.25 267829 121302004 101726 XCEL ENERGY 30.60 103043 0810586055348 1330.6185 LIGHT & POWER TRAFFIC SIGNALS 1,046.85 103208 0901769168341 5111.8185 LIGHT 8 POWER ART CENTER BLDG/MAINT 1.077.45 267830 12/30/2004 101091 ZIEGLER INC 345.00 GENERATOR CONTRACT 102987 E3809709 1551.8180 CONTRACTED REPAIRS CITY HALL GENERAL 345.00 267831 121302004 100786 GREUPNER, JOE 2,129.15 LESSONS 103533 122704 6401.4602 LESSONS GOLF REVENUES 4,316.50 LESSONS 103533 122704 5201.4543 GOLF DOME RECEIPTS GOLF DOME REVENUES 6,445.65 267832 12/302004 102970 VERIZON WIRELESS 1.30 103534 3578473954 5420.6188 TELEPHONE CLUB HOUSE 8.07 103534 3578473964 1490.8103 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES PUBLIC HEALTH 8.07 103534 3578473954 1140.6188 TELEPHONE PLANNING 8.07 103534 3578473954 1190.6188 TELEPHONE ASSESSING 27.58 103534 3578473964 1495.6188 TELEPHONE INSPECTIONS 38.32 103534 3578473954 2210.6188 TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS 56.70 103634 3578473954 1120.6188 TELEPHONE ADMINISTRATION 72.81 103534 3578473954 1600.8188 TELEPHONE PARK ADMIN. GENERAL 114.92 103534 3576473954 1640.8188 TELEPHONE PARK MAINTENANCE GENERAL 133.77 103534 3578473954 1470.6186 TELEPHONE FIRE DEPT. GENERAL 469.61 . 734,181.71 Grand Toted Payment Instrument Totals Check Total 734,181.71 Toted Payments. - 734.181.71 . R66CKSUM LOG20000 CITY OF EDINA Coundl Check Summery 12130/2004 - 1213012004 12/29/200411:53:53 Page - 1 Company Amount 01000 GENERAL FUND 358,224.72 02200 COMMUNICATIONS FUND 12,483.52 04000 WORKING CAPITAL FUND 22,570.87 05100 ART CENTER FUND 1,883.81 05200 GOLF DOME FUND 4,555.97 05300 AQUATIC CENTER FUND Y54.79 05400 GOLF COURSE FUND 8,504.43 05500 ICE ARENA FUND 9,572.29 05800 EDINBOROUGH/CENT LAKES FUND 5,428.20 05800 LIQUOR FUND 282,311.92 05900 UTILITY FUND 45,984.38 05930 STORM SEWER FUND 8,387,18 07400 PSTF AGENCY FUND 259.85 Report Totals 734,181.71 We confirm to the best of our knowledge and belief, that these claims . comply in all material respects with the requirements of the City of Edina purchasing policies and procedur ,2 , M -�� Fina //f► • i L w ov[e 0 0 REPORT /RECOMMENDATION TO: Mayor & City Council From: Steven L. Lillehaug, PE, PTOE Information Only Traffic Engineer Date: December 30, 2004 Subject: DRAFT Transportation Action Commission Policy - Public Comments Received ❑ Ordinance Info /Background: Agenda Item # Consent ❑ Information Only Mgr. Recommends ❑ To HRA ❑ To Council Action ❑ Motion ❑ Resolution ❑ Ordinance ❑ Discussion The attached includes all public comments received to date regarding the DRAFT Transportation Commission Policy. The Transportation Commission is anticipated to review the comments, recommend revisions to the Policy and recommend a Final DRAFT of the Policy to the Council in January 2005. - - - -- Original Message---- - From: Rob Webb [mailto:rwebb3 @mn.rr.com]_ Sent: Saturday, November 27, 2004 11:28 AM To: Steve Lillehaug Subject: Sun Current Article Steve, Please pass this along to Fred. Fred, Thank you for all your work on the Traffic Commission. The policy goes a long way towards removing the subjectivity from the appropriate engineering of the City's traffic system. Now the City staff can get back to designing a road system in, accordance with widely accepted traffic design principals instead of the whims of a vocal few. On that subject, I was disappointed to see Joni Bennett speaking on Traffic Commission matters at length in the Sun Current. Given that Joni was the only dissenting vote to passing the -policy through the Commission (6 votes for and Joni against), she clearly was representing the minority view, not the view of the Commission. It did not come across this way in a widely -read community publication. It may make sense to have Commission members, and City staff, agree that the Chairperson is the only one that can speak to the press on Commission matters. Joni is clearly using the Commission to further her own agenda, which I believe is an inappropriate use of City resources. Her misappropriation of City resources is a serious offense in my opinion, and no different than if she had embezzled money from City coffers. I believe this offense should be grounds for removal from the Commission. This is consistent of the biases Joni has demonstrated throughout her participation on the Commission. On the MNA web site the response to, "Who is Joni Bennett, and what is her role ?" is: Bennett has lived in the Morningside neighborhood since 1987. She first became Involved with City Issues In 1993, when she spoke before the City Council against proposed restrictions to through traffic sought by the Country Club Traffic Committee. She also joined others in the neighborhood to fight the threatened loss of Weber Park in 1998. She has been active in the Morningside Woman's Club and local politics. She also has planned the neighborhood parties in September for the past six years. Bennett has applied to serve on Edina's new Transportation Commission [and was appointed in December 2003.] find it interesting that of the six data'points she chooses to define herself, she chooses one of them to be clearly anti - Country Club traffic calming. I didn't think the Traffic Commission was intended to foster biases, and the misappropriation of City resources. Please call with any questions at (952) 922 -1034. Sincerely, Rob Webb 4516 Drexel Avenue Edina, MN 55424 LM From: Steve Lillehaug Sent: Monday,. November 29, 2004 8:53 AM To: 'Wayne Whitman' Cc: Steve Lillehaug Subject: RE: Country Club Neighborhood Traffic Thank you for your comments regarding traffic issues in Edina. They will be forwarded to the Transportation Commission and Council for consideration. An Open House is scheduled for Thursday, December 9th from 6 to 8 p.m. at Edina City Hall regarding the DRAFT Transportation Commission Policy. Steven L. Lillehaug, P.E., P.T.O.E. Edina Traffic Engineer /Assistant Engineer Engineering Department 952 - 826 -0445 slillehaug @ci.edina.mn.us City of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 -1394 www.cityofedina.com (fax) 952 - 826 -0389 - - - -- Original Message---- - From: Wayne Whitman (mailto:wwhitman @fastmail.fm] Sent: Saturday, November 27, 2004 4:01 PM To: Steve Lillehaug Cc: CCNA Subject: Country Club Neighborhood Traffic Dear Steve, I am a Country Club neighborhood resident who is-very concerned about cut - through traffic in our area and I am willing to support any measures to reduce the volume of this traffic. While we no longer have small children in our house, many residents on Drexel Ave. do and the children are frequently playing on front lawns and the city sidewalks. It concerns me greatly to see many vehicles travelling down our street quite often above the speed limit, with no regard for the local residents safety. I suspect this is also the case on a few other Country Club streets such as Wooddale Ave. and Edina Blvd. To be frank, I am tired of living on a speedway for Morningside and Minneapolis residents on their way to Hwy 100. or points west. Any action you can take to improve this situation would be welcome. Thanks, Wayne Whitman Cell:612- 270 -1522 wwhitman@fastmail . fm Page 1 of l i From: Steve Lillehaug Sent: Monday, November 29, 2004 8:50 AM To: 'DSUNBERG' Cc: Steve Lillehaug Subject: RE: country club traffic Thank you for your comments regarding traffic issues in Edina. They will be forwarded to the Transportation Commission and Council for consideration. An Open House is scheduled for Thursday, December 9th from 6 to 8 p.m. at Edina City Hall regarding the DRAFT Transportation Commission Policy. Steven L. Lillehaug, P.E., P.T.O.E. Edina Traffic Engineer /Assistant Engineer Engineering Department 952 - 826 -0445 slillehaug @ci.edina.mn.us City of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 -1394 www.cityofedina.com (fax) 952 - 826 -0389 - - - -- Original Message---- - From: DSUNBERG [mailto:DSUNBERG @msn.com] Sent: Sunday, November 28, 2004 4:16 AM To: Steve Lillehaug Subject: country club traffic We desperately need to do something about the amount of traffic that is going throught this neighborhood. we live on sunnyside and not only is it too busy, but people are driving so fast. My daughter needs to cross Sunnyside to the corner of Bruce to catch her bus to OLG for 2nd grade, and there are many times that we have to run across because cars come barreling over the hill heading east on sunnyside. And I realize this is small compared to other traffic issues on these streets. There is too much cut through traffic. We have noticed people using the alley behind our house to go from Grimes to Wooddale and Woodale to Grimes. Hope that we can change something in the neighborhood to help resolve some of the traffic issues. Thanks for your time Angela Sunberg file://G:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance\2004 Co... 12/3/2004 Page l,of 1 From: Steve Lillehaug Sent: Monday, November 29, 2004 8:49 AM To: 'Pat McKinley' Cc: Steve Lillehaug Subject: RE: Edina Traffic Issues Thank you for your comments regarding traffic issues in Edina. They will be forwarded to the Transportation Commission and Council for consideration. An Open House is scheduled for Thursday, December 9th from 6 to 8 p.m. at Edina City Hall regarding the DRAFT Transportation Commission Policy. Steven L. Lillehaug, P.E., P.T.O.E. Edina Traffic Engineer /Assistant Engineer Engineering Department 952 - 826 -0445 slillehaug @ci.edina.mn.us City of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 -1394 www.cityofedina.com (fax) 952 - 826 -0389 - - - -- Original Message---- - From: Pat McKinley [mailto:mmckinley @mn.rr.com] Sent: Sunday, November 28, 2004 10:34 AM To: Steve Lillehaug Subject: DEAR STEVE, I AM HOPING THAT ONCE HWY. 100 IS THREE LANES WIDE, WE WILL SEE LESS TRAFFIC THROUGH OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. MY SUGGESTION TO HELP UNTIL THEN IS TO OPEN FRANCE AVE. DURING RUSH HOURS. THAT WOULD MEAN NOT ALLOWING PARKING ON FRANCE FROM 7 -9AM AND 4 -6 PM.THIS WOULD MAKE FRANCE FOUR LANES DURING THESE TIMES. IT WOULD HELP TO TIME THE LIGHTS BETTER, ALSO. LETS NOT SPEND ALOT OF MONEY CHANGING STREETS ETC. UNTIL WE SEE WHAT HAPPENS AFTER HWY 100 IS IMPROVED. SPEEDING AND RUNNING STOP SIGNS IS A HUGE PROBLEM NOT ONLY IN THE COUNTRY CLUB NEIGHBORHOOD BUT EVERYWHERE. HOW TO CHANGE THIS I DO NOT KNOW BUT I SEE IT DAILY IN THE C.C. AREA ESPECIALLY WHEN CHILDREN ARE GETTING ON BUSES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, PAT MCKINLEY 4510 MOORLAND AVE. file:HG:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance\2004 Co... 12/3/2004 Page 1 of 1 From: Steve Lillehaug Sent: Monday, November 29, 2004 8:46 AM To: 'Douglas Gervais' Cc: Steve Lillehaug Subject: RE: Thank you for your comments regarding traffic issues in Edina. They will be forwarded to the Transportation Commission and Council for consideration. An Open House is scheduled for Thursday, December 9th from 6 to 8 p.m. at Edina City Hall regarding the DRAFT Transportation Commission Policy. Steven L. Lillehaug, P. E., P. T.O.E. Edina Traffic Engineer /Assistant Engineer Engineering Department 952 - 826 -0445 slillehaug @ci.edina.mn.us City of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 -1394 www.cityofedina.com (fax) 952 - 826 -0389 - - - -- Original Message---- - From: Douglas Gervais [mailto:DGERVAIS @mn.rr.com] Sent: Sunday, November 28, 2004 11:10 AM To: Steve Lillehaug Subject: We approve of the traffic commissions' policy. Thank you, Douglas and Lisa file: / /G:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance \2004 Co... 12/3/2004 From: Steve Lillehaug Sent: Monday, November 29, 2004 8:36 AM To: 'lisa miller' Cc: Steve Lillehaug; Wayne Houle Subject: RE: traffic Thank you for your comments regarding traffic issues in Edina. and Council for consideration. Page 1 of 1 They will be forwarded to the Traffic Commission Regarding your comments and questions for the TH 100 sound wall project, I have forwarded them to Wayne Houle, City of Edina's City Engineer /Public Works Director. Steven L. Litiehaug, P.E., P.T.O.E. Edina Traffic Engineer /Assistant Engineer Engineering Department 952 -826 -0445 slillehaug @ci.edina.mn.us City of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 -1394 www.cityofedina.com (fax) 952- 826 -0389 - - - -- Original Message---- - From: lisa miller [mailto:clmiller @flash.net] Sent: Sunday, November 28, 2004 4:18 PM To: Steve Lillehaug Subject: traffic From the Millers 4600 Sunnyside rd Please leave the traffic issue alone. Keep it the way it is. Every idea makes it better for some and worse for others. I am tired of trying to spend money and time on this issue. Thank you for your consideration. Also, I would like to know who I need to email in regard to the sound barrier for 100: Which effects us. I am very unhappy that it passed. We were out of town an unable to attend the meeting. The original one was switched. What is next? Lisa and Clay Miller file://G:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance \2004 Co... 12/3/2004 Page 1 of 1 From: Steve Lillehaug Sent: Monday, November 29, 2004 8:44 AM To:- 'Michael Fernandez' Cc: Steve Lillehaug Subject: RE: traffic policy Thank you for your comments regarding traffic issues in Edina. They will be forwarded to the Transportation Commission and Council for consideration. An Open House is scheduled for Thursday, December 9th from 6 to 8 p.m. at Edina City Hall regarding the DRAFT Transportation Commission Policy. Steven L. Litiehaug, P.E., P.T.O.E. Edina Traffic Engineer /Assistant Engineer Engineering Department 952 - 826 -0445 slillehaug @ci.edina.mn.us City of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 -1394 www.cityofedina.com (fax) 952 - 826 -0389 - - - -- Original Message---- - From: Michael Fernandez [mailto:mhfernandez @msn.com] Sent: Sunday, November 28, 2004 8:00 PM To: Steve Lillehaug Subject: traffic policy I am for the traffic policy. Arden Avenue has major,cut through traffic. Having three children under the'age of 5 my wife and I are very concerned about the number of vehicles and the speed these vehicles go through Arden Avenue. We would like to see a study sanctioned on Arden Avenue. Mike & Heather Fernandez 4630 Arden Avenue Edina 55424 mhfernandez @msn.com file://G:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance\2004 Co... 12/3/2004 Page 1 of 1 From: Steve Lillehaug Sent: Monday, November 29, 2004 8:43 AM To: 'Rusk, Shannon' Cc: Steve Lillehaug Subject: RE: traffic policy Thank you for your comments regarding traffic issues in Edina. They will be forwarded to the Transportation Commission and Council for consideration. An Open House is scheduled for Thursday, December 9th from 6 to 8 p.m. at Edina City Hall regarding the DRAFT Transportation Commission Policy. Steven L. Lillehaug, P.E., P.T.O.E. Edina Traffic Engineer /Assistant Engineer Engineering Department 952 - 826 -0445 slillehaug@ci.edina.mn.us City of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 -1394 www.cityofedina.com (fax) 952 - 826 -0389 - - - -- Original Message---- - From: Rusk, Shannon [ mailto :srusk @northstarpartners.net] Sent: Monday, November 29, 2004 6:33 AM To: Steve Lillehaug Subject: traffic policy am for taking more serious measure in studying the traffic problem in Country Club. I have lived here with my family for 9 years and the traffic only gets worse. I fear the final decision will not be made until one of the small children is hit or killed by an unsuspecting, non resident who does not appreciate the character of the neighborhood in that children do play freely.. It needs to be studied again and remedied. How can Minneapolis figure this out and we can't? Shannon Rusk file://G: \Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance \2004 Co... 12/3/2004 Page 1 of 1 From: Steve Lillehaug Sent: Monday, November 29, 2004 9:06 AM To: 'todd.riddle @fallon.com' Cc: Steve Lillehaug Subject: RE: edina traffic commission policy Thank you for your comments regarding traffic issues in Edina. They will be forwarded to the Transportation Commission and Council for consideration. An Open House is scheduled for Thursday, December 9th from 6 to 8 p.m. at Edina City Hall regarding the DRAFT Transportation Commission Policy. Steven L. Litiehaug, P.E., P.T.O.E. Edina Traffic Engineer /Assistant Engineer Engineering Department 952 - 826 -0445 slillehaug @ci.edina.mn.us City of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 -1394 www.cityofedina.com (fax) 952 - 826 -0389 - - - -- Original Message---- - From: todd.riddle @fallon.com [mailto:todd.riddle@fallon.com] Sent: Monday, November 29, 2004 9:00 AM To: Steve Lillehaug Subject: edina traffic commission policy hi steve- I'm a resident of country club neighborhood - living on drexel, and just wanted to pass on my support for the traffic commission policy. the neighborhood has way too, much dangerous traffic - and is constantly used as a major thoroughfare. if there's anything you could do to help reduce the traffic to a tolerable level it would be greatly appreciated by the residents. best, todd riddle 4517 drexel ave edina file: / /G:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance \2004 Co... 12/3/2004 Page 1 of 1 From: Steve Lillehaug Sent: Monday, November 2004 10:14 AM To: 'Michael Fernandez' Cc: Steve Lillehaug Subject: RE: traffic Thank you for your comments regarding traffic issues in Edina. They will be forwarded to the Transportation Commission and Council for consideration. An Open House is scheduled for Thursday, December 9th from 6 to 8 p.m. at Edina City Hall regarding the DRAFT Transportation Commission Policy. Steven L. Litiehaug, P.E., P.T.O.E. Edina Traffic Engineer /Assistant Engineer Engineering Department 952 - 826 -0445 slillehaug @ci.edina.mn.us City of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 -1394 www.cityofedina.com (fax) 952 - 826 -0389 - - - -- Original Message---- - From: Michael Fernandez [mailto:mhfernandez @msn.com] Sent: Monday, November 29, 2004 10:12 AM To: Steve Lillehaug Subject: traffic Our household supports the Edina Traffic Commission policy. The city needs to reduce the number of "cut through" cars driving on our streets. Neighborhoods do not need cars rushing to and from work. I think of the children waiting at their bus stops and playing after school. We bought a family neighborhood home not a condo on Vernon Ave.. file://G:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance\2004 Co... 12/3/2004 Page 1 of 2 From: Steve Lillehaug Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2004 11:11 AM To: 'CiscoandClint @aol.com' Cc: Steve Lillehaug Subject: RE: Traffic Feedback Thank you for your comments regarding traffic issues in Edina. They will be forwarded to the Transportation Commission and Council for consideration. A quick response to one of your comments: The Transportation Commission does not have the final say on implementing any type of plan. The Commission will be making recommendations to the City Council based on requests, information, studies, concerns from residents, etc. The City Council still remains the approving authority. Also, an Open House is scheduled for Thursday, December 9th from 6 to 8 p.m. at Edina City Hall regarding the DRAFT Transportation Commission Policy. Thanks. Steve Steven L. Lifiehaug, P.E., P.T.O.E. Edina Traffic Engineer /Assistant Engineer Engineering Department 952 - 826 -0445 slillehaug @ci.edina.mn.us City of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 -1394 www.cityofedina.com (fax) 952 - 826 -0389 - - - -- Original Message---- - From: CiscoandClint @aol.com [mailto:CiscoandClint @aol.com] Sent: Monday, November 29, 2004 11:22 PM To: Steve Lillehaug Subject: Traffic Feedback Dear Steve, This e-mail is feedback for the Edina Traffic Commission Policy recently released. Although I have only seen a review of the policy via e-mail, it sounds like the city traffic commission has final say on which traffic routes get altered and which do not. I have no problem with the policy being set and determined by the commission as long as the commission is willing to carefully listen and fully review all legitimate requests. I live at 4624 Drexel Avenue. My name is Dan Delianedis. I am amazed that none of the children or pets on our street have been seriously injured or worse due to speeding drivers that cut through our neighborhood at both morning and early evening rush hours. My street and a few others - Woodale, Edina Blvd., Casco, Bruce, and Arden unfortunately get the majority of the "cut through" traffic that wants to avoid 50th /France. The residents on Woodale and Edina Blvd. have a little reprieve (but not much) in that their roads are much wider and property setbacks much larger than the other streets. If my kids just step off of the curb on Drexel, they are into oncoming traffic. We had many close calls this summer. It is a very dangerous situation. Many of the children at the south end of Drexel (there are over thirty kids under the age of 10 on the south block alone) are just learning to ride bicycles. I worry that next spring will be an even more dangerous situation of you don't implement some changes. This is my written notice therefore, to you and the Edina Traffic Commission to consider making some file://G:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance\2004 Co... 12/3/2004 Page 2 of 2 changes in our neighborhood. The cut through traffic must be stopped or at least slowed. It is simply too dangerous and unsafe for our families and children. I know that there is not a simple fix to any traffic problems. A few low cost interum solutions that I ask you to consider are the following: 1.) Install speed bumps on Drexel, Arden, Casco and Bruce. This will at least slow traffic down so the speed at which drivers travel will ultimately be reduced. My. neighbors and I have seen many drivers (of all ages) traveling along Drexel at rush hour well over 50 miles per hour. A few speed bumps will leave those cars and drivers without a transmission and maybe someday save a life. 2.) Eliminate the turnouts at each end of the above streets. I argue that drivers increase their rate of speed once they come through the stop signs off of Countryclub Drive. The drivers do not have to come to a full stop to turn onto our streets. They, accelerate much more quickly through the turnout. Some residents in our neighborhood have mentioned that certain streets become one way streets. This is probably unfair to some and more fair to other neighbors. Others have suggested that we simply close off Sunnyside by France Ave so that cutting through is not an option. This is unlikely as you can argue that businesses could get hurt or lose customers that are unwilling to drive another route for dry- cleaning, bagels, convenience stores, and gasoline (a few of the businesses on the Sunnyside /France Ave block). Speed bumps might work and not be harmful to anyone except those drivers that speed. Three on the North side and three on the South side blocks of each street ought to be enough. Please consider this request Steve. Best Regards, Dan Delianedis file://G:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission\Correspondance\2004 Co... 12/3/2004 Page 1 of 1 From: Steve Lillehaug Sent: Monday, November 29, 2004 12:11 PM To: 'Anita Hidding' Cc: Steve Lillehaug Subject: RE: Traffic Policy Thank you for your comments regarding the DRAFT Transportation policy for Edina. They will be forwarded to the Transportation Commission and Council for consideration. An Open House is scheduled for Thursday, December 9th from 6 to 8 p.m. at Edina City Hall regarding the DRAFT Transportation Commission Policy. . Steven L. Litiehaug, P.E., P.T.O.E. Edina Traffic Engineer /Assistant Engineer Engineering Department 952 - 826 -0445 slillehaug @ci.edina.mn.us City of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 -1394 www.cityofedina.com (fax) 952 - 826 -0389 - - - -- Original Message---- - From: Anita Hidding [ mailto :anitah@mostholytdnity.org] Sent: Monday, November 29, 2004 12:06 PM To: Steve Lillehaug Subject: Traffic Policy I am in favor of the policy Anita Hidding Sunnyside Rd file://G:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance\2004 Co... 12/3/2004 Page 1 of 1 From: Steve Lillehaug Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2004 11:16 AM To: 'Maureen Brener' Cc: Steve Lillehaug Subject: RE: Thank you for your comments regarding traffic issues in Edina. They will be forwarded to the Transportation Commission and Council for consideration. An Open House is scheduled for Thursday, December 9th from 6 to 8 p.m. at Edina City Hall regarding the DRAFT Transportation Commission Policy. Steven L. Lillehaug, P.E., P.T.O.E. Edina Traffic Engineer /Assistant Engineer Engineering Department 952 - 826 -0445 slillehaug @ci.edina.mn.us City of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 -1394 www.cityofedina.com (fax) 952 - 826 -0389 - - - -- Original Message---- - From: Maureen Brener [mailto: Maureen. Brener@genmills.com] Sent: Monday, November 29, 2004 4:01 PM To: Steve Lillehaug Subject: I am a resident of the Country Club neighborhood and live on 46th and Wooddale, in regards to the current work being reviewed by Traffic Commission, I would strongly ask hat somthing be down to slow down the traffic that comes thru this street. I realize that we can't cut off the traffic down the street, but most people that do not live in the neighborhood - drive over the speed limit and am very concerned that one of the kids on the street will get hurt. Have we ever considered speed bumps to cut down traffic on Wooddale. Please strongly consider this request. Maureen Brener 4621 Wooddale Avenue file://G:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance \2004 Co... 12/3/2004 Page 1 of 1 From: Steve Lillehaug ' Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 7:12 AM To: 'Xet33 @aol.com' Cc: Steve Lillehaug Subject: RE: Traffic Policy Thank you for your comments regarding the DRAFT Transportation Policy. They will be forwarded to the Transportation Commission and Council for consideration. The DRAFT policy is available for your review on the City's website or you may stop by City Hall to review a copy. Also, an Open House is scheduled for Thursday, December 9th from 6 to 8 p.m. at Edina City Hall regarding the DRAFT Transportation Commission Policy. Thanks.. Steve Steven L. Lillehaug, P.E., P.T.O.E. Edina Traffic_ Engineer /Assistant Engineer Engineering Department 952 - 826 -0445 slillehaug @ci.edina.mn.us City. of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 -1394 www.cityofedina.com (fax) 952 - 826 -0389 - - - -- Original Message---- - From: Xet33 @aol.com [mailto:Xet33 @aol.com] Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2004 5:43 PM To: Steve Lillehaug Subject: Traffic Policy I would suuggest a policy which has the following features: 1) There should be an approriate amount of support from the citizens of a particular area to initiate , a study by the city to determine what changes if any should be made. 2) If the city authorities deem the proposed changes to be viable then communicate this to people in the area and conduct a test. 3) The test should be conducted and feedback invited to determine if changes are to be made. I think that this would be a better process than what occurred with the Country Club study where it was not even tested. Paul Kennedy 4502 Moorland Ave file://G:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance\2004 Co... 12/3/2004 IfUJ lL: L;MILII116 Ill LIIV %- UUUtuy %-IUU 1lIJUA;L - 1\CCIU IVICSSUgU ir/ My E -mail Sent Messages - loublemaster @msn.com From: Lou BLEMASTER Save Address I ITo: slillehaug@ci.edina.mn.us.I rite E-mail ddress Book Subject: Traffic calming in the Country Club District I rage 1 of 1 Free Newsletters Special Offers Thursday, December 02, 2004 8:42 PM1 Save Addresses A few years ago the city went to great expense to hire a traffic consulting firm to study the traffic issue in the Country Club District. They gave an excellent presentation with suggested improvements. The meeting seemed to go array as some folks became a little unpleasant. A part of their recommendation was to block off Sunnyside at Grimes. I have lived at 4212 Sunnyside Road since 1979 and continue to see constant increases in the traffic in front of my house. When my little grand children visit I have to keep the front door locked to prevent them from going in the front yard. There are numerous little children on our block and it is a shame their front yards are unsafe. Years ago I did some historical research on 44th,.as I was about to list a house there. Forty Fourth Street was originally along the trolley line and the homes built there have a very large set back from the street. The Sunnyside traffic should be routed back to a street that was designed to carry it. A few blocks of extra drive time is no inconvenience when considering the safety of children. Surely Sunnyside is only a part of the calming issue but I urge you to consider the blocking of east/west cut through traffic here. Thank you for your consideration, Lou Blemaster Previous Message (2 of 13) Next Message Lou Blemaster CEPTIOI.IL MEMBER OF EXCEPTIONAL PROPERTIES NETWORK Corporate Relocation Specialist REALTOR®, GRI _S Dir: (952) 924 -8744 Bus: (952) 920 -1960 Edina 50th & Franca office Home Off: (952) 920 -3442 3930 West 491/2 Street Fax: (952) 924 -8700 Edina, MN 55424 ID MIS 12t msn: / /P,, mail .mar(&Jmsg.htm ?FID= 0x0000000B &MID= 0x00000148 12/2/2004 Message From: Steve Lillehaug Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 5:28 PM To: 'annie.obrien @earthlink.net Cc: Steve Lillehaug Subject: RE: Traffic Policy Thank you for your comments regarding traffic issues in Edina. Commission and Council for consideration. Pagel of 2 They will be forwarded to the Transportation Also an Open House is scheduled for Thursday, December 9th from 6 to 8 p.m. at Edina City Hall regarding the DRAFT Transportation Commission Policy. Steven L. Lillehaug, P.E., P.T.O.E. Edina Traffic Engineer /Assistant Engineer Engineering Department 952 - 826 -0445 slillehaug @ci.edina.mn.us City of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 -1394 www.cityofedina.com (fax) 952 - 826 -0389 - - - -- Original Message---- - From: The O'Briens [ mailto :annie.obrien @earthlink.net] Sent: Saturday, December 04, 2004 4:41 PM To: Steve Lillehaug; Jennifer Bennerotte Cc: CCNA Subject: Traffic Policy I have read and am in support of the Transportation Commission Policy Draft. I only wish that the process could go faster and hope that aggressive measures are approved in our neighborhood. I moved into the Country Club neighborhood nearly 2 years ago. We were from out of state and unfamiliar with the Twin Cities, but chose this location largely on the charm and neighborhood feel of the community. Since moving in we have been surprised and disappointed at the level and speed of traffic on our street. We continue to be concerned for the safety of our children. Not only has the traffic tarnished our experience here it has really called into question our decision to choose this community. We have since met other people in the area who have moved out of the neighborhood and Edina completely due to traffic and safety concerns. We don't want to move. We want something done to protect the quality of life in the city, on our street, and in the neighborhood. When I view the lengths that the city has gone to to calm traffic at 50th and France, a busy business district, I question why something has not already been done for the residents of this community with the means available and efforts there? We are especially concerned that minimal efforts will be quickly negated by the continuing deterioration on the area expressways. When I consider the level of cut through traffic on our streets today I can envision only an acceleration of the problem as construction at Cross -town and 35W starts combined with worsening on Hwy 100; an Expressway already in critical condition with improvement surprisingly far off in the plans. Thank you for your efforts, your time and consideration Chris & Anne O'Brien file: //G:Vnfrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance\2004 Co... 12/6/2004 Message 4627 Drexel Avenue Edina, MN 55424 Page 2 of 2 file://G:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance\2004 Co... 12/6/2004 Page 1 of 1 From: Steve Lillehaug Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 5:33 PM To: 'Mark Mooers' Cc: Steve Lillehaug Subject: RE: Edina Traffic Commission Policy Thank you for your comments regarding traffic issues in Edina. They will be forwarded to the Transportation Commission and Council for consideration. Also an Open House is scheduled for Thursday, December 9th from 6 to 8 p.m. at Edina City Hall regarding the DRAFT Transportation Commission Policy. Steven L. Lillehaug, P.E., P.T.O.E. Edina Traffic Engineer /Assistant Engineer Engineering Department 952 - 826 -0445 slillehaug @ci.edina.mn.us City of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 -1394 www.cityofedina.com (fax) 952 - 826 -0389 - - - -- Original Message - - - -- From: Mark Mooers [mailto:mgmooers(>,yahoo.com] Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2004 8:27 PM To: Steve Lillehaug Subject: Edina Traffice Commission Policy Steve, A note to let you know that we support the Edina Traffic Commission Policy. We're residents on Arden Avenue in the Country Club District. Please contact us if you have any questions. Thank you, Mark & Gina Mooers 952- 922 -3951 file:HG:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic\ Transportation .Commission \Correspondance\2004 Co... 12/6/2004 Page 1 of 1 From: Steve Lillehaug Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 5:34 PM To: 'Kitty O'Dea; Steve Lillehaug Subject: RE: I Support Proposed Process Thank you for your comments regarding traffic issues in Edina. They will be forwarded to the Transportation Commission and Council for consideration. Also, an Open House is scheduled for Thursday, December 9th from 6 to 8 p.m. at Edina City Hall regarding the DRAFT Transportation Commission Policy. Steven L. Lillehaug, P.E., P.T.O.E. Edina Traffic Engineer /Assistant Engineer Engineering Department 952- 826 -0445 sillehaug@ci.edina.mn.us City of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 -1394 www.cityofedina.com (fax) 952- 826 -0389 - - - -- Original Message---- - From: Kitty O'Dea [mailto:kittyodea @hotmail.com] Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2004 10:03 PM To: Steve Lillehaug Subject: I Support Proposed Process Importance: High I strongly support establishing a process for dealing with traffic issues in Edina. We need an objective versus and emotional approach to dealing with these issues. Kitty O'Dea 4610 Bruce Avenue Edina, MN 55424 file://G:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance\2004 Co... 12/6/2004 Page 1 of 2 From: Steve Lillehaug Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 5:36 PM To: 'Rob Webb' Cc: Steve Lillehaug Subject: RE: Traffic Commission Policy Input For Open House Thank you for your comments regarding traffic issues in Edina. They will be forwarded to the Transportation. Commission and Council for consideration. Also, an Open House is scheduled for Thursday, December 9th from 6 to 8 p.m. at Edina City Hall regarding the DRAFT Transportation Commission Policy. Steven L. Lillehaug, P.E., P.T.O.E. Edina Traffic Engineer /Assistant Engineer Engineering Department 952- 826 -0445 sillehaug @ci.edina.mn.us City of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 -1394 www.cityofedina.com (fax) 952- 826 -0389 - - - -- Original Message---- - From: Rob Webb [mailto:rob_webb@uhc.com] Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2004 10:55 PM To: Steve Lillehaug Cc: jhovland @krauserollins.com Subject: Traffic Commission Policy Input For Open House Steve, Please foward the following letter to the Traffic Commission. Thank you. Dear Edina Traffic Commission: Thank you for all of your hard work on the proposed Edina Traffic Commission Policy. I am supportive of the Policy you have proposed. The Policy will make Edina a stronger community by addressing a very quantifiable problem that is damaging the sense of community in our neighborhoods. It will also introduce a problem solving process that is based on facts versus self-interests and opinion, therefore reducing the amount of conflict between residents over traffic issues. Traffic issues in Edina have historically often pitted one constituency against another in a battle of banter that is detrimental to the sense of community, and is an unconstructive use of energy. All of this is unnecessary, and the Traffic Policy takes steps to rectify this unfortunate situation. While many residents have an opinion on traffic system design -- typically driven by their inherent desire to drive the straightest and fastest line between their current location file: //G:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance\2004 Co... 12/6/2004 Page 2 of 2 and their destination regardless of whether a neighborhood lies between these two points or not - -in the final analysis traffic problems are more a matter of traffic engineering than a lack of constituent.input. Imagine a plane designed by consensus of the pilots, flight attendants, accountants, mechanics, I assengers, etc. Only one thing is assured of a plane designed in this way - -it probably wouldn't be able to fly due to the plethora of instruments and features installed to appease the various constituents. Let's not make the same mistake in how we design traffic systems. The constituents need to provide input to the engineers, and then get out of the way. The Traffic Policy accomplishes this by facilitating resident input to the process, and then lets the engineers develop an effective traffic system without incessant resident disruption. Much of the negativity surrounding the Policy seems to originate from a vocal minority trying to protect their right to mow over neighborhoods to serve their convenience.I have to believe that this. is more a lack of education on the issue than the selfishness that it appears to be. Although it's not part of the Policy itself, I'd hope that the city will provide for community education on the negative impacts of excessive neighborhood traffic. Robert Webb 4516 Drexel Avenue Submitted on his own behalf as a citizen of Edina This e-mail, including attachments, may include confidential and/or proprietary information, and. may be used only by the person or entity to which it is addressed. If the reader of this e-mail is not the intended recipient or his or her authorized agent, the reader is hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail is prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender by replying to this message and delete this e-mail immediately. file://G:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance\2004 Co... 12/6/2004 Page 1 of 2 From: Steve Lillehaug Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 5:37 PM To: ' Hoven, David (RBC Dain)' Cc: Steve Lillehaug. Subject: RE: Traffic Calming Thank you for your comments regarding traffic issues in Edina. They will be forwarded to the Transportation Commission and Council for consideration. Also, an Open House is scheduled for Thursday, December 9th from 6 to 8 p.m. at Edina City Hall regarding the DRAFT Transportation Commission Policy. Steven L. Lillehaug, P.E., P. T.O.E. Edina Traffic Engineer /Assistant Engineer Engineering Department 952- 826 -0445 slillehaug@ci.edina.mn.us City of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 -1394 www.cityofedina.com (fax) 952- 826 -0389 - - - -- Original Message---- - From: Hoven, David (RBC Dain) [ mailto:David.Hoven@Rbcdain.com] Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 7:09 AM To: Steve Lillehaug Subject: Traffic Calming Good Morning: I'm a twenty year plus resident of country club, and definitely can see a large increase in "out of neighborhood" traffic on my street. In the past two years, I have had three cars in my yard. Two did damage to my lawn on the boulevard, and one even crossed the sidewalk and was in my front yard. As you probably guessed, I most definitely urge some type of traffic calming in the country club neighborhood. This type of situation will end up with someone being hurt or killed because of excessive traffic. Thanks Dave Thanks, David A. 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If you receive this e-mail in error, please advise me (by return e- mail or otherwise) immediately. Information received by or sent from this system is subject to review by supervisory personnel, is retained and may be produced to regulatory authorities or others with a legal right to the information. file: / /G:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance\2004 Co... 12/6/2004 Page 1 of 1 From: Steve Lillehaug Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 5:38 PM To: 'Kate Boyer' Subject: RE: Traffic Policy Thank you for your comments regarding traffic issues in Edina. They will be forwarded to the Transportation Commission and Council for consideration. Also; an Open House is scheduled for Thursday, December 9th from 6 to 8 p.m. at Edina City Hall regarding the DRAFT Transportation Commission Policy. Steven L. Lillehaug, P.E., P.T.O.E. Edina Traffic Engineer /Assistant Engineer Engineering Department 952 - 826 -0445 slillehaug @ci.edina.mn.us City of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 -1394 www.cityofedina.com (fax) 952 - 826 -0389 - - - -- Original Message---- - From: Kate Boyer (mailto:bkatei @msn.com] Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 7:11 AM To: Steve Lillehaug Subject: Traffic Policy My husband and I are for the Edina Traffic Committee Policy. We are tired of people trying to stand in the way of fixing a huge problem because it may "inconvenience" them. Kate and Jack Boyer Arden Ave file: / /G:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission\Correspondance\2004 Co... 12/6/2004 From: Steve Lillehaug Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 5:40 PM To: 'StakeFam @cs.com' Cc: Steve Lillehaug Subject: RE: Support for the Traffic Policy Thank you for your comments regarding traffic issues in Edina. and Council for consideration. Page 1 of 1 They will be forwarded to the Transportation Commission Also an Open House is scheduled for Thursday, December 9th from 6 to 8 p.m. at Edina City Hall regarding the DRAFT Transportation Commission Policy. Steven L. Lillehaug, P.E., P.T.O.E. Edina Traffic Engineer /Assistant Engineer Engineering Department 952- 826 -0445 slillehaug @ci.edina.mn.us City of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 -1394 www.cityofedina.com (fax) 952- 826 -0389 - - - -- Original Message---- - From: StakeFam @cs.com [mailto:StakeFam @cs.com] Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 7:59 AM To: Steve Lillehaug Cc: jbstake @mmm.com Subject: Support for the Traffic Policy We will try to attend the meeting on Dec 9th if we can adjust our schedules. However it is important to share our views at least via email. We support the efforts of the Commission to develop a traffic policy. I have not studied the policy in great detail but I did read through it enough to know that it adresses many of the issues important to our community. We support the Policy. Thank you Jim and Mimi Stake 4617 Edina Blvd file://G:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance\2004 Co... 12/6/2004 Page 1 of 1 From: Steve Lillehaug Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 5:41 PM To: 'Anreav @aol.com' Cc: Steve Lillehaug Subject: RE: Traffic Policy Thank you for your comments regarding traffic issues in Edina. They will be forwarded to the Transportation Commission and Council for consideration. Also, an Open House is scheduled for Thursday, December 9th from 6 to 8 p.m. at Edina City Hall regarding the DRAFT Transportation Commission Policy. Steven L. Lillehaug, P.E., P.T.O.E. Edina Traffic Engineer /Assistant Engineer Engineering Department 952 - 826 -0445 slillehaug @ci.edina.mn.us City of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 -1394 www.cityofedina.com (fax) 952 - 826 -0389 - - - -- Original Message---- - From: Anreav @aol.com [mailto:Anreav @aol.com] Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 8:36 AM To: Steve Lillehaug Subject: Traffic Policy I support the traffic policy approach. (I am a longtime resident of Country Club). MOR file: / /G:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance\2004 Co... 12/6/2004 Page 1 of 1 From: Steve Lillehaug Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 5:45 PM To: 'mabnulty@usfamily.net' Cc: Steve Lillehaug Subject: RE: Transportation Commission Policy draft Thank you for your comments regarding traffic issues in Edina. They will be forwarded to the Transportation Commission and Council for consideration. Please forward any ideas for a "creative" plan that would "last longer" as you indicate. Any specifics would be very beneficial to the Commission for consideration. Also, an Open House is scheduled for Thursday, December 9th from 6 to 8 p.m. at Edina City Hall regarding the DRAFT Transportation Commission Policy. Steven L. Lillehaug, P.E., P. T.O.E. Edina Traffic Engineer /Assistant Engineer Engineering Department 952- 826 -0445 slillehaug@ci.edina.rim.us City of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 -1394 www.cityofedina.com (fax) 952- 826 -0389 - - - -- Original Message---- - From: Jennifer Bennerotte Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 8:42 AM To: Sharon Allison Cc: Steve Lillehaug Subject: FW: Transportation Commission Policy draft - - - -- Original Message---- - From: Mab Nulty [mailto:mabnulty@usfamily.net] Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2004 2:51 PM To: Jennifer Bennerotte Subject: Transportation Commission Policy draft We would like to see your commission spend more time on developing a better plan to deal with the traffic in Edina. We have read the draft and it appears you are proposing the same old strategies that according to other communities have not worked in the long term. Take the time to plan a better, more creative plan that would last longer. We are particularly concerned about the idea of using blocked streets as a way of dealing with the problems. This is not an answer since traffic will merely be routed onto someone else's street. Those people don't care about the traffic on their street ?! Research successful plans that have been implemented in other cities. Take the time to do it right and fairly. Thank you for your attention, Mab Nulty and Larry Sutin 4212 W 42 St USFamily.Net - Unlimited Internet - From $8.99/mo! file: //G:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance\2004 Co... 12/6/2004 From: Steve Lillehaug Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 5:47 PM To: 'Scott Taylor' Cc: Steve Lillehaug Subject: RE: Traffic Policy Thank you for your comments regarding traffic issues in Edina. Commission and Council for consideration. Page 1 of 1 They will be forwarded to the Transportation Also, an Open House is scheduled for Thursday, December 9th from 6 to 8 p.m. at Edina City Hall regarding the DRAFT Transportation Commission Policy. Steven L. Lillehaug, P. E., P. T.O.E. Edina Traffic Engineer /Assistant Engineer Engineering Department 952 - 826 -0445 slillehaug @ci.edina.mn.us City of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 -1394 www.cityofedina.com (fax) 952 - 826 -0389 - - - -- Original Message---- - From: Scott Taylor (mailto:Scott.Taylor @sctc.mnscu.edu] Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 9:04 AM To: Steve Lillehaug Subject: Traffic Policy Good Morning, I've reviewed the traffic policy and it appears a prudent course of action. I am for the proposed Edina Traffic Commission Policy. Happy Holidays, Scott Taylor 4528 Casco Ave Edina 952 929 0019 Scott M. Taylor Ed.D. M.B.A. Small Business Management South Central Technical College 507 - 354 -5858 952 - 929 -0019 Go for it. file: //G:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance\2004 Co... 12/6/2004 Page 1 of 1 From: Steve Lillehaug Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 5:48 PM To: 'Bright Dornblaser' Cc: Steve Lillehaug Subject: RE: Traffic Polity Thank you for your comments regarding traffic issues in Edina. They will be forwarded to the Transportation Commission and Council for consideration. Also, an Open House is scheduled for Thursday, December 9th from 6 to 8 p.m. at Edina City Hall regarding the DRAFT Transportation Commission Policy. Steven L. Lillehaug, P.E., P. T.O.E. Edina Traffic Engineer /Assistant Engineer Engineering Department 952- 826 -0445 sillehaug@ci.edina.mn.us City of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 -1394 www.cityofedina.com (fax) 952- 826 -0389 - - - -- Original Message---- - From: Bright Dornblaser [mailto:dornb00I@tc.umn.edu] Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 9:35 AM To: Steve Lillehaug Subject: Traffic Polity I am for the proposed policy as written. Without it redress of by -pass traffic on Drexel can not be addressed. We need to reduce such traffic on Drexel. Thank you Bright M. Dornblaser 4630 Drexel Av Edina, MN. 55424 file://G:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Conrespondance\2004 Co... 12/6/2004 Edina Traffic Commission Policy From: Steve Lillehaug Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 5:49 PM To: 'Anderson, Dave (50th and France)' Cc: Steve Lillehaug Subject: RE: Edina Traffic Commission Policy Thank you for your comments regarding traffic issues in Edina. Commission and Council for consideration. Page 1 of 1 They will be forwarded to the Transportation Also, an Open House is scheduled for Thursday, December 9th from 6 to 8 p.m. at Edina City Hall regarding the DRAFT Transportation Commission Policy. Steven L. Lillehaug, P.E., P.T.O.E. Edina Traffic Engineer /Assistant Engineer Engineering Department 952 - 826 -0445 slillehaug @ci.edina.mn.us City of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 -1394 www.cityofedina.com (fax) 952 - 826 -0389 - - - -- Original Message---- - From: Anderson, Dave (50th and France) [ mailto :DaveAnderson @edinarealty.com] Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 9:38 AM To: Steve Lillehaug Subject: Edina Traffic Commission Policy Steve, As a 16 year resident of Sunnyside Road, I adamantly support the need for the Edina Traffic Commission Policy and it's ability to further review traffic situations as they arise. Needless to say, there has been a tremendous increase in daily traffic on Sunnyside over the years, and at a higher rate of speed. Now, as a parent of three young children, it is obvious to me to review what can be done to curb the onslaught of commuters through the neighborhood. If you ever drive downtown in the morning around Lake of the Isles, you will see no right turn signs off the parkway into the residential neighborhoods from 7 -9 am. Why not, similarly, place no left turn signs off 50th from east bound lanes at Arden, Bruce, Wooddale and Browndale between 7 and 9 am, and no right turn off south bound France at 42 "d, Morningside, 44th and Sunnyside between 4 and 6 pm? Thank you for your consideration of this, Dave Anderson DAVE ANDERSON EDINA REALTY 952 - 924 -8724 direct 612 - 750 -2209 cell file: //G:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance\2004 Co... 12/6/2004 Page 1 of 1 From: Steve Lillehaug Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 5:50 PM To: 'B1yth.S.Bailey @wellsfargo.com' Cc: Steve Lillehaug Subject: RE: Please approve the Edina Traffic Commission Policy Thank you for your comments regarding traffic issues in Edina. They will be forwarded to the Transportation Commission and Council for consideration. Also, an Open House is scheduled for Thursday, December 9th from 6 to 8 p.m. at Edina City Hall regarding the DRAFT Transportation Commission Policy. Steven L. Lillehaug, P.E., P. T.O.E. Edina Traffic Engineer /Assistant Engineer Engineering Department 952- 826 -0445 slillehaug @ci.edina.mn.us City of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 -1394 www.cityofedina.com (fax) 952- 826 -0389 - - - -- Original Message---- - From: B1yth.S.Bailey @wellsfargo.com [ mailto :Blyth.S.Bailey@wellsfargo.com] Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 10 :13 AM To: Steve Lillehaug Subject: Please approve the Edina Traffic Commission Policy I am for the Edina Traffic Commission Policy. Blyth S. Bailey 4521 Drexel Avenue Edina, MN 55424 Phone: 952/922 -3157 E -mail: blyth.s.bailey @wellsfargo.com file://G:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance\2004 Co... 12/6/2004 Page 1 of 1 Froin: Steve Lillehaug Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 5:51 PM To: 'ruthmelcher @usfamily.net' Cc: Steve Lillehaug Subject: RE: Traffic Committee Policy Thank you for your comments regarding traffic issues in Edina. They will be forwarded to the Transportation Commission and Council for consideration. Also, an Open House is scheduled for Thursday, December 9th from 6 to 8 p.m. at Edina City Hall regarding the DRAFT Transportation Commission Policy. Steven L. Lillehaug, P.E., P.T.O.E. Edina Traffic Engineer /Assistant Engineer Engineering Department 952 - 826 -0445 slillehaug @ci.edina.mn.us City of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 -1394 www.cityofedina.com (fax) 952 -826 -0389 - - - -- Original Message---- - From: Ruth Melcher (mailto:ruthmelcher @usfamily.net] Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 10:02 AM To: Steve Lillehaug Subject: Traffic Committee Policy Just a note to say I am FOR the Traffic Committee Policy. I firmly believe the traffic situation in Country Club needs to be looked at. Most of these narrow streets were not designed to carry. this amount of traffic. Thanks Ruth Melcher USFamily.Net - Unlimited Internet - From $8.99/mo! file://G:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance\2004 Co... 12/6/2004 Page 1 of 1 From: Steve Lillehaug Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 5:52 PM To: 'Allitot @aol.com' Cc: Steve Lillehaug Subject: RE: Edina Traffic Policy Thank you for your comments regarding traffic issues in Edina. They will be forwarded to the Transportation Commission and Council for consideration. Also, an Open House is scheduled for Thursday, December 9th from 6 to 8 p.m. at Edina City Hall regarding the DRAFT Transportation Commission Policy. Steven L. Lillehaug, P.E., P.T.O.E. Edina Traffic Engineer /Assistant Engineer Engineering Department 952 - 826 -0445 slillehaug @ci.edina.mn.us City of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 -1394 www.cityofedina.com (fax) 952 - 826 -0389 - - - -- Original Message---- - From: Allitot @aol.com [mailto:Allitot @aol.com] Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 10:33 AM . To: Steve Lillehaug; rwebb3 @mn.rr.com Subject: Edina Traffic Policy I am for the proposed Edina Traffic Commission Policy. I grew up in a neighborhood with a "cut- through" traffic problem and speed bumps were finally put in a few years ago, which have helped. Also, to cut down on crime, an exclusive neighborhood in my hometown rerouted the streets to allow fewer entrances to the area. Hope everything gets resolved. - -- Allison Totaro Allison Baier Totem 4509 Drexel Ave. Edina, MN 55424 962929 -0234 917- 742 -6856 allitotOaoLcom. file://G:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance\2004 Co... 12/6/2004 Page 1 of 1 From: Steve Lillehaug Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 5:53 PM To: 'evmacs @worldnet.att.net' Cc: Steve Lillehaug Subject: RE: traffic control through Country Club Thank you for your comments regarding traffic issues in Edina. They will be forwarded to the Transportation Commission and Council for consideration. Also, an Open House is scheduled for Thursday, December 9th from 6 to 8 p.m. at Edina City Hall regarding the DRAFT Transportation Commission Policy. Steven L. Lillehaug, P.E., P. T.O.E. Edina Traffic Engineer /Assistant Engineer Engineering Department 952- 826 -0445 slillehaug@ci.edina.mn.us City of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 -1394 www.cityofedina.com (fax) 952- 826 -0389 - - - -- Original Message---- - From: evmacs @worldnet.att.net [ mailto:evmacs@worldnet.att.net] Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 5:23 AM To: Steve Lillehaug Subject: traffic control through Country Club We are not interested in having any further traffic controls in the Country Club neighborhood. We border on an urban area, and that fact should have been considered by the people who have bought here. Mary Ann and Everett MacLennan, 4510 Edina Blvd. file://G:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance\2004 Co... 12/6/2004 Page 1 of 1 From: Steve Lillehaug Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 5:54 PM To: 'Jayne Tuttle' Cc: Steve Lillehaug Subject: RE: traffic Thank you for your comments regarding traffic issues in Edina. They will be forwarded to the Transportation Commission and Council for consideration. Also, an Open House is scheduled for Thursday, December 9th from 6 to 8 p.m. at Edina City Hall regarding the DRAFT Transportation Commission Policy. Steven L. Lillehaug, P.E., P. T.O.E. Edina Traffic Engineer /Assistant Engineer Engineering Department 952- 826 -0445 sillehaug@ci.edina.mn.us City of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 -1394 www.cityofedina.com (fax) 952- 826 -0389 - - - -- Original Message---- - From: Jayne Tuttle [mailto:jb.tuttle @worldnet.att.net] Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 11:26 AM To: Steve Lillehaug Subject: traffic have read the proposed policy. I am for the proposed Edina Traffic commission policy. I would like the commission to review the amount of cut through traffic in the country club area and make recommendations. Jayne Tuttle file://G:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance\2004 Co... 12/6/2004 Page 1 of 2 From: Steve Lillehaug Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 5:55 PM To: 'sandy simmons' Cc: Steve Lillehaug Subject: RE: Traffic policy Thank you for your comments regarding traffic issues in Edina. They will be forwarded to the Transportation Commission and Council for consideration. Also, an Open House is scheduled for Thursday, December 9th from 6 to 8 p.m. at Edina City Hall regarding the DRAFT Transportation Commission Policy. Steven L. Lillehaug, P.E., P. T.O.E. Edina Traffic Engineer /Assistant Engineer Engineering Department 952- 826 -0445 sillehaug @ci.edina.mn.us City of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 -1394 www.cityofedina.com (fax) 952- 826 -0389 - - - -- Original Message---- - From: sandy simmons [mailto:SSIMMONS @mn.rr.com] Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 3:19 PM To: Steve Lillehaug Subject: Traffic policy After living in Country Club on Wooddale for the past 25 years, we feel the traffic issues have been blown out of proportion and do not support the new policy. No neighborhood should operate in isolation of the entire city. The streets belong to anyone who needs to use them. We are in complete agreement with the letter to the Edina Sun last week from the lone dissenting traffic committee person. There will always be issues when Highway 100 or any other major route is slow and not flowing well. Country Club traffic is fine other than when 100 is at a standstill or when 50th gets backed up. Change the lights along 50th to move the traffic at a better pace. Our neighborhood (or any other) should not operate in isolation. Diverting techniques will only move the problem somewhere else. A good part of the Country Club traffic IS Country Club. The traffic commission needs input and concerns from neighborhoods but the decisions must be made with the whole city of Edina in mind, independently and unselfishly. One example of a knee jerk decision for one person is the 'no turn on red' at 50th and Wooddale for all day - every day. That was made for one biker who was not careful. All the traffic at that intersection would move much more smoothly without the no turn on red. At the very most it should only be at rush hour times. That was decided because of ONE incident, one person. There is a can of worms about to be opened when neighborhoods start to decide their own policies and direction. As happened with Country Club - no consensus can be reached anyway. There needs to be expertise and an overall plan. Thanks for listening! Cal and Sandy Simmons file: / /G:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance\2004 Co... 12/6/2004 Page 2 of 2 4619 Wooddale Avenue file://G:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance\2004 Co... 12/6/2004 Page 1 of 2 From: Steve Lillehaug Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 5:57 PM To: 'Renelle Nelson' Cc: Steve Lillehaug Subject: RE: Traffic policy Thank you for your comments regarding traffic issues in' Edina. They will be forwarded to the Transportation Commission and Council for consideration. Also, an Open House is scheduled for Thursday, December 9th from 6 to 8 p.m. at Edina City Hall regarding the DRAFT Transportation Commission Policy. Steven L. Lillehaug, P.E., P. T.O.E. Edina Traffic Engineer /Assistant Engineer Engineering Department,_ 952- 826 -0445 sillehaug@ci.edina.mn.us City of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 -1394 www.cityofedina.com (fax) 952- 826 -0389 - - - -- Original Message---- - From: Renelle Nelson [mailto:rnelson @PACER.org] Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 3:11 PM To: Steve Lillehaug Subject: Traffic policy My husband, Doug Nelson and I have some grave concerns regarding the amount of pass- through traffic that occurs on Browndale Ave. We have lived at 4905 Browndale Ave. for the past 10 years, and during that time have seen an incredible increase in traffic volume going over the Browndale Bridge. Our concerns are safety issues. While it is often difficult for us to get out of our driveway during higher volume times (morning and evening), our concerns are more about the increasing number of accidents, near accidents and vehicles getting "stuck" and not being able to navigate the 90 degree turn onto the bridge, and the narrowness of the bridge. The bridge is barely a 2 car bridge, and we have personally experienced being forced so far to one side because of the oncoming traffic, that we have lost side view mirrors. Drivers unfamiliar with the narrow bridge often stop unexpectedly when turning off 50th and encountering bridge traffic, causing problems for drivers behind them who are also turning. This becomes extremely dangerous as traffic on 50th is heavy and fast. We can count on at least several accidents each year occurring with drivers not being able to make the right turn on to or off of the bridge- and during the winter months have cars frequently ending up in our yard and our neighbor's yard, on the sidewalk and lodged against the side rails by the mill. In the summer, there is increasing traffic with people portaging their canoes at that spot as well. In our opinion is it merely a matter of time before a fatal accident will occur in an area that can be easily and proactively managed by a traffic commission that recognizes the mounting data and decides to either cut off access entirely, or making that small section of Browndale (from the intersection of Country Club to 50th) one way. We actively support the establishment of this policy so that there will be a forum to address these issues. Please feel free to contact us at 952 - 920 -4771. Sincerely, Douglas C. and Renelle Nelson 4905 Browndale Ave. Edina, MN 55424 *nede Nelson file://G:\lnfrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance\2004 Co... 12/6/2004 Page 2 of 2 EB(D Bi'oject Coordinator, BACERCenter 8161 Normandafe Bfvd. 9Kinneapol-u, 9WX 55437 file://G:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance\2004 Co... 12/6/2004 Pagel of 2 From: Steve Lillehaug Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 5:57 PM To: 'Welo, Steve' Cc: Steve Lillehaug Subject: RE: Edina Traffic Commission Policy Thank you for your comments regarding traffic issues in Edina. They will be forwarded to the Transportation Commission and Council for consideration. Also, an Open House is scheduled for Thursday, December 9th from 6 to 8 p.m. at Edina City Hall regarding the DRAFT Transportation Commission Policy. Steven L. Lillehaug, P.E., P.T.O.E. Edina Traffic Engineer /Assistant Engineer Engineering Department 952 - 826 -0445 slillehaug@ci.edina.mn.us City of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 -1394 www.cityofedina.com (fax) 952 -826 -0389 - - - -- Original Message---- - From: Welo, Steve [mai[to:Steven.B.Welo @pjc.com] Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 4:18 PM To: Steve Lillehaug Subject: Edina Traffic Commission Policy I am supportive of the City's policy regarding performing a study of traffic patterns in east Edina. I have recently purchased a home on Edina Boulevard and am particularly concerned about the effects of heavy traffic in Country Club. I look forward to seeing the results of the December 9th meeting. Steven B. Welo, CFA Managing Director - Investments Piper Jaffray & Co. 612- 303 -1087 steven.b.welo(g@njc.com Guides for the journey. Piper Jaffray & Co. Since 1895. Member SIPC and NYSE. Learn more at piper affray.com. 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If you do not wish to receive commercial e-mail communications from Piper Jaffray, click here to request to unsubscribe. mailto:can- spam @pjc.com file: //G:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance\2004 Co... 12/6/2004 Page 2 of 2 For additional disclosure information see http:// www .pipedaffray.com/info2.aspx ?id =298 file://G:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance\2004 Co... 12/6/2004 Page 1 of 1 From: Steve Lillehaug Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 8:14 AM To: 'Sharon Pugh' Cc: Steve Lillehaug Subject: RE: traffic policy - -Edina Thank you for your comments regarding traffic issues in Edina. They will be forwarded to the Transportation Commission and Council for consideration. Also, an Open House is scheduled for Thursday, December 9th from 6 to 8 p.m. at Edina City Hall regarding the DRAFT Transportation Commission Policy. Steven L. Lillehaug, P.E., P.T.O.E. Edina Traffic Engineer /Assistant Engineer Engineering Department 952 - 826 -0445 slillehaug @ci.edina.mn.us City of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 -1394 www.cityofedina.com (fax) 952 - 826 -0389 - - --- Original Message---- - From: Sharon Pugh [mailto:spugh @mn.rr.com] Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 6:02 PM To: Steve Lillehaug Subject: traffic policy - -edina I will not be able to attend the upcoming meeting on the traffic issue, but wanted someone to know that believe that we need a policy in place to address traffic issues in our community. I believe that the commission has worked a long while on this policy and we should approve it and move forward with studies on traffic problems. Thank you Sharon Pugh 4526 Drexel Ave Edina MN 55424 file://G:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance\2004 Co... 12/7/2004 From: Steve Lillehaug Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 8:22 AM To: 'Margaret Winters' Cc: Steve Lillehaug Subject: RE: Traffic Policy Thank you for your comments regarding traffic issues in Edina. Commission and Council for consideration. Page 1 of 2 They will be forwarded to the Transportation Currently, the City is not analyzing or gathering any traffic data in the Country Club neighborhood. As you may well know, this has been done in the past and these records and studies are open for your review at anytime. Please coordinate this with me directly if you wish to further pursue gathering data as you requested and I will make it available to you. Also, an Open House is scheduled for Thursday, December 9th from 6 to 8 p.m. at Edina City Hall regarding the DRAFT Transportation Commission Policy. Steven L. Lillehaug, P.E., P.T.O.E. Edina Traffic Engineer /Assistant Engineer Engineering Department 952 - 826 -0445 slillehaug @ci.edina.mn.us City of Edina 4801. West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 -1394 www.cityofedina.com (fax) 952 - 826 -0389 - - - -- Original Message---- - From: Margaret Winters [mailto;mrwint @dwest.net] Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 8:41 PM To: Steve Lillehaug Cc: rwebb3 @mn.rr.com Subject: Traffic Policy Dear Mr. Lillehaug, We were present a few years ago when traffic calming measures were proposed for the Country Club area. At that time, we (and many others) felt that certain people involved with the commission had a personal agenda vis -a -vis their neighborhood which, despite being advantageous for them, was detrimental to the other residents of the neighborhood. To eliminate that kind of animosity from future traffic calming discussions, we would strongly favor that members of the commission living in an affected neighborhood recuse themselves from decisions directly related to their neighborhood. We believe that eliminating any perception of self - interest on the part of commission members will make community acceptance of their votes more acceptable to Edina residents. Secondly, We have many questions regarding the science of the baseline numbers you have for the trip numbers/household. We are interested in file://G:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance\2004 Co... 12/7/2004 Page 2 of 2 knowing when those numbers were calculated, what effort has been employed to update those numbers -- not to mention how valid the numbers obtained are, in the first place, given the constant construction on the highway and in the neighborhood (back- and -forth traffic by household members and by contractors employed by households would seem to account for a great deal of the Country Club area traffic). Thank you for your attention to these questions. We appreciate the efforts you have put toward the issue of traffic patterns in Edina and wish you success in your endeavor. Sincerely, Kurt and Margaret Winters 4504 Moorland Avenue Edina file: //G:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance\2004 Co... 12/7/2004 Page 1 of 1 From: Steve Lillehaug Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 8:31 AM To: 'Meggan Bowlby' Cc: Steve Lillehaug Subject: RE: Thank you for your comments regarding traffic issues in Edina. They will be forwarded to the Transportation Commission and Council for consideration. Also, an Open House is scheduled for Thursday, December 9th from 6 to 8 p.m. at Edina City Hall regarding the DRAFT Transportation Commission Policy. Steven L. Lillehaug, P.E., P.T.O.E. Edina Traffic Engineer /Assistant Engineer Engineering Department 952 - 826 -0445 slillehaug @ci.edina.mn.us City of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 -1394 www.cityofedina.com (fax) 952 - 826 -0389 - - - -- Original Message---- - From: Meggan Bowlby [mailto:mbowlby @mn.rr.com] Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 8:54 PM To: Steve Lillehaug Subject: Steve I wanted to write a quick e-mail letting you know that our family is for the proposed Edina traffic commision policy in hopes that a resolution for our traffic issues will not be too far behind. Thank you Meggan and Scott Bowlby 4625 Drexel Ave file://G:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission\Correspondance\2004 Co... 12/7/2004 Pagel of 2 From: Steve Lillehaug Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 8:33 AM To: ' mkapsner' Cc: Steve Lillehaug Subject: RE: Edina Traffic Commission Policy Thank you for your comments regarding traffic issues in Edina. They will be forwarded to the Transportation Commission and Council for consideration. Also, an Open House is scheduled for.Thursday, December 9th from 6 to 8 p.m. at Edina City Hall regarding the DRAFT Transportation Commission Policy. Steven L. Lillehaug, P.E., P.T.O.E. Edina Traffic Engineer /Assistant Engineer Engineering Department 952 - 826 -0445 slillehaug @ci.edina.mn.us City of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 -1394 www.cityofedina.com (fax) 952 - 826 -0389 - - - -- Original Message---- - From: mkapsner [mailto mkapsner. - inn.rr.com] Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 9:30 PM To: Steve Lillehaug Subject: Edina Traffic Commission Policy I am against the traffic policy for the following reasons: 1. The minimum distances are too small. A seemingly small change can have great impact for a wide area. 2. There is no percentage approval set before a plan is put into place. 3. Volume reduction measures should be removed from the list of approved options. 4. Inconvenience is a negative impact. We buy our homes for location, so changing access is a negative impact. I would like to see the definition for impacted area changed to reflect this fact. After working on the country club district traffic committee for almost a year, I feel traffic impact areas must be made bigger not smaller. Looking at traffic as a street by street problem can have disastrous affects for other streets. The 1993 changes to Browndale and Wooddale Avenues helped reduce the volume on those streets, but they also diverted significant traffic to other streets in the neighborhood. Arden Avenue is well beyond the minimum distances stated in this policy; yet it's traffic was increased because of those changes, as were several other streets. I also feel the focus of traffic policy should be speed and safety, not volume. Unless the cars are put onto major collectors, volume control only moves cars from one residential street to another. file: //G:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance\2004 Co... 12/7/2004 Page 2 of-2 Thank you for this opportunity to voice my objections. Sincerely, Molly Kapsner file: / /G:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance\2004 Co... 12/7/2004 Page 1 of 2 From: Steve Lillehaug Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 8:34 AM To: 'Joanne Patterson' Cc: Steve Lillehaug Subject: RE: Edina Traffic Commission Policy Thank you for your comments regarding traffic issues in Edina. They will be forwarded to the Transportation Commission and Council for consideration. Also, an Open House is scheduled for Thursday, December 9th from 6 to 8 p.m. at Edina City Hall regarding the DRAFT Transportation Commission Policy. Steven L. Lillehaug, P.E., P.T.O.E. Edina Traffic Engineer /Assistant Engineer Engineering Department 952 - 826 -0445 slillehaug @ci.edina.mn.us City of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 -1394 www.cityofedina.com (fax) 952 - 826 -0389 - - - -- Original Message---- - From: Joanne Patterson [mailto:jccp @usinternet.com] Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 11:04 PM To: Steve Lillehaug Subject: Edina Traffic Commission Policy My name is Joanne Patterson and I live at 4218 Sunnyside Road with my husband Bill and our three children. We are writing to say that we are for the Edina Traffic Commission Policy. We have lived in our house for 5 years and the traffic seems to get a little worse every year, not just the volume but the speed, too. Every day I watch people run through the stop sign going west on Sunnyside to round the corner onto Wooddale. Cars driving North or South on Wooddale barely tap their brakes at the stop signs while crossing Sunnyside. And the cars driving North from Drexel and turning either East or West onto Sunnyside are equally fast, dangerous and oblivious to any stop signs. There have been so many near misses involving speeding cars (driven by people who do not live in the neighborhood) and the various children who live on Sunnyside and Drexel and Wooddale as the children try to navigate crossing the street that it is truly a miracle that no one has been hit or killed. Plain and simple, people do not stop at the stop signs. I have followed the efforts by the city to try to address the traffic issue over the years. Three years ago the city devised a traffic calming plan, yet before it could even be tested it was shut down because of the very loud yet small opposition of the Morningside neighborhood and one street out of ten in the Country Club neighborhood. I appreciate their apprehension about the possibility of one neighborhood's traffic simply rerouted to another neighborhood or one street's traffic rerouted to another street. However, it seems to me that this Traffic Commission Policy is very thoughtful in that it describes in great detail how all neighborhoods, even streets, have options to deal with the traffic on their streets and also petition the city if one neighborhood's solution or one street's solution becomes another neighborhood's problem or another street's problem. It would be a travesty if the City of Edina did not pass this policy because of the unfounded fear of one neighborhood or one street. (The lone dissension to the policy in the recent 5 - 1 vote was a person who lives in the Morningside neighborhood). I know that cut -thru traffic is a problem all over Edina, not just the East side, and I know that neighborhoods other than the Country Club and Morningside neighborhoods are also very eager to have an official policy to petition the city for traffic calming measures, crosswalks, and more. The bottom line is the city of Edina needs to have a policy on its books so all the neighborhoods in all of Edina can petition the city for their own traffic needs. The end result - traffic calming measures - may not file://G:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance\2004 Co... 12/7/2004 Page 2 of 2 make everyone happy, it may not even make me or my family happy depending on what traffic calming measures are decided - but to do nothing seems wrong. The traffic will never go away anywhere in the city and the traffic issue will come before the City Council over and over and over, year after year after year because there will always be someone worried about it and wanting to control it because cut -thru traffic is dangerous, life- threatening, and detrimental to the value of the City. Thank you very much for your time. Joanne and Bill Patterson file : //G:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission\Correspondance\2004 Co... 12/7/2004 Page 1 of 2 From: Steve Lillehaug Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 8:35 AM To: ' Trierweiler' Cc: Steve Lillehaug Subject: RE: Support of new Traffic Policy Thank you for your comments regarding traffic issues in Edina. They will be forwarded to the Transportation Commission and Council for consideration. Also, an Open House is scheduled for Thursday, December 9th from 6 to 8 p.m. at Edina City Hall regarding the DRAFT Transportation Commission Policy. Steven L. Lillehaug, P.E., P.T.O.E. Edina Traffic Engineer /Assistant Engineer Engineering Department 952 - 826 -0445 slillehaug @ci.edina.mn.us City of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 -1394 www.cityofedina.com (fax) 952 - 826 -0389 - - - -- Original Message---- - From: Trierweiler [mailto:trierweilerogwest_net] Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 12:53 AM To: Steve Lillehaug Subject: Support of new Traffic Policy I strongly support the propsed Edina traffic policy and strongly desire to see some measures taken to reduce the speeding traffic in our neighborhood. We live on Arden Avenue between Country Club and Bridge. The amount of traffic on our street is very high and extremely dangerous. Much of it is cut through traffic avoiding the 50th/France intersection during rush hour. However, this is exactly some of the items when our children our most apt to crossing the street. Arden Avenue is one of the more crowded streets with sinngle family homes in Edina. It is full of homes wiht small children that are here for the schools. Between Country Club and Bridge alone, there are over 60 children under the age of 12. I was furious when the traffic proposals of a couple of years ago went no where. What will it take, some of our children being run down in their street? I was especially upset when some of the neighborhood committee members "ruled' that the number of children and houses should not be part of the equation. I strongly believe that should be criteria #1. Please consider us strongly in support of new traffic policies that can return our neighborhood to being the safe, residential area that we moved here for. file:HG:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance\2004 Co... 12/7/2004 Page 2 of 2 Chuck and Gina Trierweiler 4623 Arden Avenue 952 924 1193 trierweiler @qwest.net file://G:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance\2004 Co... 12/7/2004 Traffic Commission Policy From: Steve Lillehaug Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 8:36 AM To: 'Gary Hauck' Cc: Steve Lillehaug Subject: RE: Traffic Commission Policy Thank you for your comments regarding traffic issues in Edina Commission and Council for consideration. Page 1 of 2 They will be forwarded to the Transportation Also, an Open House is scheduled for Thursday, December 9th from 6 to 8 p.m. at Edina City Hall regarding the DRAFT Transportation Commission Policy. Steven L. Lillehaug, P.E., P.T.O.E. Edina Traffic Engineer /Assistant Engineer Engineering Department 952 - 826 -0445 slillehaug @ci.edina.mn.us City of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 -1394 www.cityofedina.com (fax) 952 - 826 -0389 - - - -- Original Message---- - From: Gary Hauck (mailto:gary.hauck @amec.com] Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 7:40 AM To: Steve Lillehaug Cc: 'rwebb3 @mm.rr.com' Subject: Traffic Commission Policy Hi, won't be able to attend the City Hall meeting on the subject policy, but I would like you to know that I strongly favor the policy as it would give my Country Club neighborhood a procedure for addressing the severe traffic problems. I live on one of the busiest streets in the Country Club area (Arden Avenue). It is a narrow street and handles a huge volume of traffic for its size. It is classified as a residential street but it is actually used as a major connector. Even though parking is permitted on only one side, there is insufficient width for the volume of traffic. My legally parked car was damaged in October as a truck moved over too far trying to accommodate an oncoming car. Many children live on this street. The traffic volume combined with the narrow width of the street presents a significant hazard to them as the traffic operates very close to the curb line and to the parked cars, leaving little time for drivers to react to children's unpredictable behavior. Please consider my opinion as being among the voices to be heard at the meeting. Thank you, Gary Hauck 4625 Arden Avenue The information contained in this e-mail is intended only for the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. Its contents (including any attachments) may contain confidential and/or privileged file: //G:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance\2004 Co... 12/7/2004 Traffic Commission Policy Page 2 of 2 information. If you are not an intended recipient you must not use, disclose, disseminate, copy or print its contents. If you receive this e-mail in error, please notify the sender by reply e-mail and delete and destroy the message. file: //G:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance\2004 Co... 12/7/2004 Page 1 of 1 From: Steve Lillehaug Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 10:41 AM To: 'Lynn Geesaman' Cc: Steve Lillehaug Subject: RE: Statement of Support - Transportation Commission Policy Thank you for your comments regarding traffic issues in Edina. They will be forwarded to the Transportation Commission and Council for consideration. Also, an Open House is scheduled for Thursday, December 9th from 6 to 8 p.m. at Edina City Hall regarding the DRAFT Transportation Commission Policy. Steven L. Lillehaug, P.E., P.T.O.E. Edina Traffic Engineer /Assistant Engineer Engineering Department 952 - 826 -0445 slillehaug @ci.edina.mn.us City of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 -1394 www.cityofedina.com (fax) 952 - 826 -0389 - - - -- Original Message---- - From: Lynn Geesaman [mailto:Lgeesaman @visi.com] Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 9:33 AM To: Steve Lillehaug Subject: Statement of Support - Transportation Commisssion Policy Statement of Support - Transportation Commission Policy 12/6/04 I am submitting this directly to you, as my hearing is too impaired to attend a public meeting. I am a resident of 28 years. I would summarize my position as follows: 1) For over 10 years the Country Club neighborhood has had a documented traffic problem of ever - increasing severity. 2) For whatever reasons, the City has been notably and provenly ineffectual in dealing with this problem. 3) While the Traffic Commission Policy seems to me an awkward substitute for common sense, if it contains what the City requires for effective action, then I support it whole heartedly. Donald P. Geesaman 4606 Drexel Avenue file://G:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance\2004 Co... 12/7/2004 Page 1 of 1 From: Steve Lillehaug Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 10:43 AM To: 'db45 @core.com' Cc: Steve Lillehaug Subject: RE: traffic Thank you for your comments regarding traffic issues in Edina. They will be forwarded to the Transportation Commission and Council for consideration. If you have any further constructive criticism, please forward your comments to me. Also, an Open House is scheduled for Thursday, December 9th from 6 to 8 p.m. at Edina City Hall regarding the DRAFT Transportation Commission Policy. Thank you. Steve Steven L. Lillehaug, P.E., P.T.O.E. Edina Traffic Engineer /Assistant Engineer Engineering Department 952 - 826 -0445 slillehaug @ci.edina.mn.us City of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 -1394 www.cityofedina.com (fax) 952 - 826 -0389 - - - -- Original Message---- - From: Jennifer Bennerotte Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 9:55 AM To: Steve Lillehaug Subject: FW: traffic - - - -- Original Message---- - From: Beverly Goerisch (mailto:db45 @core.com] Sent: Monday, April 12, 2004 2:12 AM To: Jennifer Bennerotte Subject: traffic WAKE UP THIS IS NOT A MYSTERY, I HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING THE MNDOT MYSTERY FOR THE PAST EIGHT YEARS - - - -- -THERE IS NO ONE IN THIS CHAIN OF COMMAND WHO REALLY WANTS TO CLAIM COMMAND. THESE PEOPLE SPEND 99% OF THEIR TIME PASSING THE BUCK, DOING STUDIES,MAKING CHARTS, DRAWING AND RE- DRAWING MAPS, MAKING MODELS, GOING ON RETREATS, CONDUCTING USELESS MEETINGS, ATTENDING CONFERENCES, SENDING OUT NEWSLETTERS AND PATTING EACH OTHER ON THE BACK TELLING EVERYONE WHAT A GREAT JOB THEY HAVE DONE WITH THEIR 2030 PLAN, WHICH BY THE WAY BECOMES MOOT AS EACH DAY PASSES. LETS ALSO NOT FORGET HOW MNDOT CONTINUES TO CRY ABOUT MONEY, LIKE THEY JUST LOST THEIR WALLET WHEN IT COMES TIME TO ACTUALLY PUT ONE OF THESE ILL CONCIEVED ROADWAY PLANS INTO EFFECT. IS THE WASTE ANY WONDER. I THINK ITS HIGH TIME ALL CITIES IN THE METRO BAND TOGETHER AND DEMAND THAT MNDOT PUT THE SHOVEL IN THE DIRT AND GET IT DONE, OR GET OUT OF THE WAY AND LET THE CITIES DO THE JOB .---- - GOOD LUCK - -- HOPE YOU DON'T HURT YOURSELF BANGING YOUR HEAD INTO THE WALL, YOU MAY GET A MNDOT MIGRAINE. file: / /G:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance\2004 Co... 12/7/2004 From: Steve Lillehaug Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 8:16 AM To: 'gwoessner777 @hotmail.com' Cc: Steve Lillehaug Subject: RE: Comments from a resident Thank you for your comments regarding traffic issues in Edina. They will be forwarded to the Transportation Commission and Council for consideration. Thank you. Steve Steven L. Lillehaug, P.E., P.T.O.E. Edina Traffic Engineer /Assistant Engineer Engineering Department 952 -826 -0445. slillehaug @ci.edina.mn.us City of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 -1394 www.cityofedina.com (fax) 952 - 826 -0389 - - - -- Original Message---- - From: Jennifer Bennerotte Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 3:11 PM To: Sharon Allison Cc: Steve Lillehaug Subject: FW: Comments from a resident - - - -- Original Message---- - From: Garry Woessner ( mailto :gwoessner777 @hotmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 3:09 PM To: Jennifer Bennerotte Subject: Comments from a resident I. cannot make the Thursday meeting, so here are a few comments and suggestions: 1. The area around Southdale is extremely congested, particularly between the mall and Byerly's. Traffic congestion could be greatly eased by creating connections between the parking lots of the various strip malls to get more traffic off the streets. For example, you cannot get from US Bank parking lot to Leisure Lane, or Original House of Pancakes parking lot to Leisure Lane. Creating connections between all the various parking lots in the same city block would be very beneficial to traffic and help shoppers get between more stores with ease. 2. Add another exit out of Target onto 70th, close to the Chinese restaurant. This would distribute the traffic more evenly onto 70th. 3. There is a very dangerous street configuration built around an old tree in west Edina. I am surprised there have been no fatalities yet, but am concerned that someone will be seriously hurt in the future. The location is the intersection of Valley View Road and Dewey Hill Road, just west of Braemar park and near the pedestrian entrance to the ball fields. Valley View makes a hair pin turn here. There is an old tree in the middle of the road that creates a great deal of confusion to drivers unfamiliar with the area. It is only a matter of time until someone hits the.tree during limited visibility or from taking the corner too fast. I would suggest cutting down the tree and re- configuring the intersection. 4. Gleason overpass to Hwy 62 - there are no curb cuts onto the sidewalk on the overpass. It is impossible for bikers and wheelchairs to get from Creek Valley sidewalk to Bredesen Park without riding in the street. This is very dangerous. Many families ride their bikes over to Bredesen and are forced out into the middle of the street by the lack of curb cuts and pot holes in the road. Thank you for adding curb cuts to Gleason in front of Creek Valley, but we need to finish the-job all the way to Bredesen. Thanks for allowing resident input. I look forward to the outcome. Garry Woessner 6602 Scandia Road Edina, MN 55439 952 - 944 -5415 From: Steve Lillehaug Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 8:19 AM To: ' ralph herda' Cc: Steve Lillehaug Subject: RE: re Traffic Commissions Policy Thank you for your comments`regard,ing traffic issues in Edina. They will be forwarded to the Transportation Commission and Council for consideration. And, yes, the procedure for petitioning for sidewalks remains the same. Also,' an Open House is scheduled for Thursday, December 9th from 6 to 8 p.m. at Edina City Hall regarding the DRAFT Transportation Commission Policy. Thank you. Steve Steven L. Lillehaug, P.E., R.T.O.E. Edina Traffic Engineer /Assistant Engineer Engineering Department 952 - 826 -0445 slillehaug@ci.edina.mn.us City of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 -1394 www.cityofedina.com (fax) 952 - 826 -0389 - - - -- Original Message---- - From: ralph herda (mailto:rherda@earthlink.net] Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 8:49 PM To: Steve Lillehaug Subject: re Traffic Commissions Policy Dear S Lillehaug, I've read the proposed traffic policy and support having one that defines good process, which this generally seems to do. So I support it. I do not support the prioritization grading scheme as it stands, since its weighing of sidewalks makes them an 'issue neutralizer'. I believe that is incorrect because sidewalks have no effect on either traffic volumes or speeds. In addition, I thought sidewalks could be installed in neighborhoods independently of traffic solutions and this policy, or by developers, or at the request of the neighborhood, and assessed to the neighborhood. An entirely different process financed by a different revenue stream than traffic solutions, so it should not be used in the prioritization calculation. Thanks for your attention to these comments. Please contact me if you have questions. Ralph Herda 4501 Drexel Ave 651.582.4219 office Page 1 of 1 From: Steve Lillehaug Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 8:20 AM To: 'Sean.T.Faeth @WellsFargo.COM' Cc: Steve Lillehaug Subject: RE: Edina Traffic Commission Policy Thank you for your. comments regarding traffic issues in Edina. They will be forwarded to the Transportation Commission and Council_for consideration. Also, an Open House is scheduled for Thursday, December 9th from 6 to 8 p.m. at Edina City Hall regarding the DRAFT Transportation Commission.Policy. Thank you. Steve Steven L. Lillehaug, P.E., P.T.O.E. Edina Traffic Engineer /Assistant Engineer, Engineering Department 952 -826 -0445 slillehaug@ci.edina.mn.us City of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 -1394 www.cityofedina.com (fax) 952 - 826 -0389 - - - -- Original Message---- - From: Sean.T.Faeth @WelisFargo.COM [ mailto :Sean.T.Faeth @WelisFargo.COM] Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 8:04 AM To: Steve _ Lillehaug - Subject: Edina Traffic Commission Policy As a resident of Edina, the purpose of this note is to express my support for the proposed policy. While not policy is perfect, I believe that the proposal provides a fair, objective, and balances means to address traffic issues they arise in our city. The policy does not advocate a particular measure be applied to a particular situation, but it provides an important framework for all affected parties to participate in and ultimately achieve a resolution to traffic- relation issues and questions. Please do not hesitate to contact me for any questions or if you need additional feedback. Sean T. Faeth Senior Vice President /Finance Manager Private Client Services /Wells Fargo Investments sean.t.faeth@welisfargo.com phone: 6121316 -1323 fax: 6121667 -5756 file://G:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance\2004 Co... 12/8/2004 Page 1 of 1 From: Steve Lillehaug. Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 8:18 AM To: 'Sandy Bainbridge' Cc: Steve Lillehaug Subject: RE: Country Club Traffic Thank you for your comments regarding traffic issues in' Edina. They will be forwarded to the Transportation Commission and Council for consideration. Also, an Open House is scheduled for Thursday, December 9th from 6 to 8 p.m. at Edina City Hall regarding the DRAFT Transportation Commission Policy: Thank you. Steve 1 Steven L. Lillehaug, P.E., P.T.O.E. Edina Traffic Engineer /Assistant Engineer Engineering Department 952 - 826 -0445 slillehaug @ci.edina.mn.us City of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 -1394 www.cityofedina.com (fax) 952 - 826 -0389 - - - -- Original Message---- - From: Sandy Bainbridge [mailto:sandybainbridge @yahoo.com] Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 5:20 PM To: Steve Lillehaug Subject: Country Club Traffic Thank you for addressing the.traffic issue in Country Club. My family lives on Country Club Road, 2 houses east of Wooddale, front door facing Drexel. From my vantage point, my front window, I view daily near misses and frequent accidents with cars and pedestrians, cars with other cars, cars with dogs and in the summertime, cars with kids and adults walking and on bicycles. We are really fed up with cars speeding and cars not stopping for the stop sign at the crosswalk of Wooddale and Country Club Rd. The volume of traffic coming in front of my home in the morning and late afternoon rush hour is excessive. I would support anything that would discourage cut through traffic and speeding even if it meant inconvenience for our block. If there is anything I can do, let me know. Let's hope there's some resolution to this issue before a tragedy occurs. Thanks again for your efforts. Sandy Bainbridge 4225 Country Club Rd. Edina Sandy Bainbridge sandybainbridgqftahoo.com Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - now with 250MB free storage. Learn more. file: / /G:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance\2004 Co... 12/8/2004 From: Sharon Allison Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 11:38 AM To: Steve Lillehaug Subject: Draft Policy Comment From: Mrs. Covlin, 5508 Dever Drive - poorly timed because many people are out of town; concerned about congestion; uses residential streets to avoid congestion. She has not read the document. From: Steve Lillehaug Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 8:17 AM To: 'larry_seckinger @juno.com' Cc: Steve Lillehaug Subject: RE: Edina Local Traffic Task Force Thank you for your comments regarding traffic issues in Edina. They will be forwarded to the Transportation Commission and Council for consideration. Also, an Open House is scheduled for tonight, Thursday, December 9th from 6 to,8 p.m. at Edina City Hall regarding.the DRAFT Transportation Commission Policy. Steven L. Lillehaug, P.E., P.T.O.E. Edina Traffic Engineer /Assistant Engineer Engineering Department 952 - 826 -0445 slillehaug @ci.edina.mn.us City of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 -1394 www.cityofedina.com (fax) 952 - 826 -0389 - - - -- Original Message---- - From: Jennifer Bennerotte Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 3:35 PM To: Sharon Allison Cc: Steve Lillehaug Subject: FW: Edina Local Traffic Task Force - - - -- Original Message---- - From: Larry Seckinger ( mailto :larry_seckinger @juno.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 3:12 PM To: Jennifer Bennerotte Subject: Edina Local Traffic Task Force 12 -8 -04 Edina Local Traffic Task Force We are absolutely opposed to any additional traffic control measures being taken in the Country Club area. We believe that the additional stop signs and other measures that were installed in our neighborhood approximately ten years ago for traffic control purposes only exacerbated the situation because many people choose to ignore the stop signs. This fact has caused a more dangerous situation for walkers, runners, bicyclists, children at play and other motorists. We feel that Edina's traffic laws should be enforced by existing Edina police department personnel in the Country Club area to correct any real or perceived problems. We think that an attempt to correct the situation should be made by raising the fines in the area substantially and heavily patrolling the neighborhood by defined streets during defined times during the day and week when the problem is at its worst. The consequences of speeding, running stop signs, etc. should be monetary (large fines and higher insurance rates) and possible loss of the driver's licence, not inconvenience to the residents or shifting of one street's problem to another street. Larry and Sue Seckinger Larry_Seckinger @Juno.Com Edina Traffic Commission Policy Page 1 of 2 From: Steve Lillehaug Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 8:20 AM To: 'Jim Maciej' Cc: Steve Lillehaug Subject: RE: Edina Traffic Commission Policy Thank you for your comments regarding traffic issues in Edina and the DRAFT Transportation Commission Policy. They will be forwarded to the Transportation Commission and Council for consideration. Also, an Open House is scheduled for tonight, Thursday, December 9th from 6 to 8 p.m. at Edina City Hall regarding the DRAFT Transportation Commission Policy. Steven L. Lillehaug, P.E., P.T.O.E. Edina Traffic Engineer /Assistant Engineer Engineering Department 952 - 826 -0445 slillehaug @ci.edina.mn.us City of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 -1394 www.cityofedina.com (fax) 952 - 826 -0389 - - - -- Original Message---- - From: Jim Maciej (mailto:jvm @mn.rr.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 4:09 PM To: Rob Webb Cc: Steve Lillehaug Subject: Re: Edina Traffic Commission Policy Robb, Having reviewed the draft October, 2004 City of Edina Transportation Commission Policy, I am sending you this message in support of the document. Though I have some concerns about certain aspects of the report, I my wife and I approve of what the commission has proposed. Traffic in the County club neighborhood is bad and is getting worse, so something needs to be done ... sooner than later. The commission has done a very through job in its work and members are to be congratulated for their efforts on behalf of the city ... and making it a better place to live and do business. And, thanks to you, Robb, for getting word out concerning the report. We have a bad traffic situation in Edina due in large part to the fact that a huge bottleneck remains on Highway 100 from 36th in St Louis Park to 1 -394. Until that segment is rebuilt, we will suffer from inordinate amounts of traffic coming into the Country Club neighborhood. We should all be putting more pressure on the state to redo the segment ASAP... maybe from unallocated MDOT funds. After all, we have allies in the governor's office, the It. governor is sympathetic to the SW metro area (and she heads MDOT ) and Representative Ron Erhart heads the Transportation Committee. Every day frustrated drivers exit Highway 100 to cut across the neighborhood because this bottleneck exists. Finally, a system of "gentle" speed bumps does wonders to slow traffic. Minneapolis uses both the gentle file://G:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance\2004 Co... 12/9/2004 Edina Traffic Commission Policy Page 2 of 2 and "hard" speed bumps to slow traffic, with good results, I believe. This might be an inexpensive way to deal with slowing and possibly reducing traffic flow through the neighborhoods of Edina. Jim Maciej 4630 Bruce Avenue Edina, MN 55424 952 - 922 -9240 file://G:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Coffespondance \2004 Co... 12/9/2004 Traffic Info Page 1 of 2 From: Steve Lillehaug Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 8:24 AM To: 'sue @toths.com' Cc: Steve Lillehaug Subject: RE: Traffic Info Thank you for your comments regarding traffic issues in Edina and the DRAFT Transportation Commission Policy. They will be forwarded to the Transportation Commission and Council for consideration. Also, an Open House is scheduled for tonight, Thursday, December 9th from 6 to 8 p.m. at Edina City Hall regarding the DRAFT Transportation Commission Policy. Steven L. Lillehaug, P.E., P.T.O.E. Edina Traffic Engineer /Assistant Engineer Engineering Department 952 - 826 -0445 slillehaug @ci.edina.mn.us City of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 -1394 www.cityofedina.com (fax) 952 - 826 -0389 - - - -- Original Message---- - From: Jennifer Bennerotte Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 8:06 AM To: Steve Lillehaug Subject: FW: Traffic Info - - - -- Original Message---- - From: Sue Toth [mailto:sue @toths.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 9:58 PM To: Jennifer Bennerotte Subject: Traffic Info Dear Mr. Lillihaug, am very concerned about what the Edina Transportation Commission and the City Council are attempting to do regarding traffic control in Edina. The neighborhood by neighborhood approach is not one that I support. It seems good in theory, but gives too much power to the city officials to make changes without input from the community. Streets should not be closed to ease traffic in some areas while overburdening other areas. A comprehensive approach needs to be taken to allow for the traffic flow to be the best it can be in all neighborhoods. Someone needs to review the big - picture and make decisions that benefit the majority of the residents. Every neighborhood should have equal representation and should be able to vote on issues if they are impacted by the change. That's what democracy is all about! encourage you to look for a policy that is more far- reaching than one neighborhood's concern. This policy allows for a few people to make decisions that could compound the traffic problems which the Edina Transportation Commission was formed to eliminate. Thank you for your consideration of these comments. I know I can count on your support in striking down the Traffic Commission's policy. file:HG: \Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance\2004 Co... 12/9/2004 Traffic Info Sue Toth 952 - 927 -7120 Page 2 of file : //G:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance\2004 Co.... 12/9/2004 Page 1 of 2 From: Steve Lillehaug Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 8:27 AM To: 'jberg921 @ aol.com' Cc: Steve Lillehaug Subject: RE: Transportation Commission Policy draft Thank you for your comments regarding traffic issues in Edina and the DRAFT Transportation Commission Policy. They will be forwarded to the Transportation Commission and Council for consideration. Also, an Open House is scheduled for tonight, Thursday, December 9th from 6 to 8 p.m. at Edina City Hall regarding the DRAFT Transportation Commission Policy. Steven L. Lillehaug, P.E., P.T.O.E. Edina Traffic Engineer /Assistant Engineer Engineering Department 952 - 826 -0445 slillehaug @ci.edina.mn.us City of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 -1394 www.cityofedina.com (fax) 952 -826 -0389 - - - -- Original Message---- - From: Jennifer Bennerotte Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 8:06 AM To: Sharon Allison Cc: Steve Lillehaug Subject: FW: Transportation Commission Policy draft - - - -- Original Message---- - From: JBERG921 @aol.com [mailto:]BERG921 @ aol.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 10:50 PM To: Jennifer Bennerotte Subject: Transportation Commission Policy draft To whom it may concern, I am writing to let you know how concerned I am as a Morningside resident that you are so willing to direct traffic on our already crowded congested streets. Don't these people realize our streets are very busy as well and the effect they would have on 44th street and surrounding areas incredible? When these esteemed Country Club residents purchased their homes they should have realized that they were buying in a city not a gated community. These traffic patterns have gone on for years. There are no new highways that have been constructed, no new suprises. All the people of Edina need to be educated about the expenses a few people in Country Club are trying to incur for our city. I really don't think this is a wise use of our tax dollars. Perhaps these disgruntled city dwellers should consider moving to Bear Path. And, that after research you are actually considering closing streets and delaying response times for emergency vehicles is incomprehensible to me. From what I could gather from the information provided street closure was not a highly efficient use of traffic control. understand several city council members and our mayor live in this area, maybe that is why this issue is being pushed through as quietly as possible during this incredibly busy time. Also, I know there are residents that have lived in the Country Club are for close to fifty years that find this plan ridiculous. From friends in the Country Club area I have learned that it is the force of a few very connected neighbors that is creating the pressure for this issue to move forward and quickly. We all live in this city and we all need to try as a community to be more inclusive and get along. This is part of city dwelling. I will try my hardest to let all our community know about the endless money we have available for a few. One area that really file://G: \Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance\2004 Co... 12/9/2004 Page 2 of 2 needs addressing for traffic issues is at the high school and middle school, perhaps you should focus there. Please contact me at Jberg921 @aol.com so I am certain you have received this correspondence. Thank you, Julie Berg file:HG:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance\2004 Co... 12/9/2004 E Page 1 of 1 From: Steve Lillehaug Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 8:21 AM To: 'AMY GUSTAFSON' Cc: Steve Lillehaug Subject: RE: Proposed Traffic Commission Thank you for your comments regarding traffic issues in Edina and the DRAFT Transportation Commission Policy. They will be forwarded to the Transportation Commission and Council for consideration. Also, an Open House is scheduled for tonight, Thursday, December 9th from 6 to 8 p.m. at Edina City Hall regarding the DRAFT Transportation Commission Policy. Steven L. Lillehaug, P.E., P.T.O.E. Edina Traffic Engineer /Assistant Engineer Engineering Department 952 - 826 -0445 slillehaug @ci.edina.mn.us City of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 -1394 www.cityofedina.com (fax) 952 - 826 -0389 - - - -- Original Message---- - From: AMY GUSTAFSON (mailto:gustafson123 @msn.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 9:15 PM To: Steve Lillehaug; The Webbs Subject: Proposed Traffic Commission Dear Steve Lillehang, We are residents living on Arden Avenue (specifically 4612 Arden Avenue) in the Country Club district. We wanted to send an email letting you know we are SUPPORT the proposed Edina Traffic Commission Policy. We are FOR the policy because we are worried about the safety, the speed and the volume of cars using our residential street. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us. Rick and Amy Gustafson and family (952)929 -4969 file://G:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance\2004.Co:.. 12/9/2004 Traffic Info Page 1 of 2 From: Steve Lillehaug Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 8:26 AM To: 'edmathie @mn.rr.com' Cc: Steve Lillehaug Subject: RE: Traffic Info Thank you for your comments regarding traffic issues in Edina and the DRAFT Transportation Commission Policy. They will be forwarded to the Transportation Commission and Council for consideration. Also, an Open House is scheduled for tonight, Thursday, December 9th from 6 to 8 p.m. at Edina City Hall regarding the DRAFT Transportation Commission Policy. Steven L. Lillehaug, P.E., P.T.O.E. Edina Traffic Engineer /Assistant Engineer Engineering Department 952 - 826 -0445 slillehaug@ci.edina.mn.us City of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 -1394 www.cityofedina.com (fax) 952 - 826 -0389 - - - -- Original Message---- - From: Jennifer Bennerotte Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 8:06 AM To: Steve Lillehaug Subject: FW: Traffic Info - - - -- Original Message---- - From: Ed Mathie [mailto:edmathie @mn.rr.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 10:19 PM To: Jennifer Bennerotte Subject: Traffic Info Attn: Steve Lillehaug, Transportation Commission Policy (Draft) I've read the draft policy and wanted to send you some comments. While the city needs a plan to deal with changing traffic realities, this plan lacks the community notification and involvement necessary to make changes fair and effective. This plan unfortunately follows what feels like a growing pattern of secret dealings and no- notice decisions by the city. It should not be hard for citizens to know what the city is considering, but this draft plan offers too little public review. The city's dealings should be an open book. A few examples. Step two of the NTMP schedule says the city will notify all study requestors of the status of their request. Why not publish the whole list for everyone to. see? Ranked top to bottom. The city shouldn't be file://G:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance\2004 Co... 12/9/2004 Traffic Info Page 2 of 2 considering anything that can't hold up to public discussion. The way the plan is written now, it's impossible for anyone to know if their request legitimately didn't make the list, or got put behind the pet project of the council members neighbor. Step three of the same process only involves people who live in a 'defined study area' but lets the city decide who they think will and won't be impacted - without any public review. The plan talks about approximately 1 block from the project as a possible area for a survey -to -test. One block? That smells like an unwillingness to admit and talk about the negative impact 3, 4, even 5 blocks away. In summary, I am against the draft plan as it stands because it lacks what this city needs most: open, all cards on the table dealings with the public regarding issues that significantly influence quality of life and property values. This process should be wide open to the public - but it's not. People want to trust the city but too many of these plans are written to let a small group of people push their personal agendas. Open up the process and people will be supportive. regards, Ed Mathie 12 year Morningside resident 4239 Grimes Avenue (past 3 years) 4015 Sunnyside Road (9 previous years) file:HG:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance\2004 Co... 12/9/2004 From: Steve Lillehaug Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 8:29 AM To: 'Lynn Geesaman' Cc: Steve Lillehaug Subject: RE: 12/9 Public Meeting on Traffic Policy Thank you for your comments regarding traffic issues in Edina and the DRAFT Transportation Commission Policy. They will be forwarded to the Transportation Commission and Council for consideration. Also, an Open House is scheduled for tonight, Thursday, December 9th from 6 to 8 p.m. at Edina City Hall regarding.the DRAFT Transportation Commission Policy. Steven L. Lillehaug, P.E., P.T.O.E. Edina Traffic Engineer /Assistant Engineer Engineering Department 952 - 826 -0445 slillehaug @ci.edina.mn.us City of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 -1394 www.cityofedina.com (fax) 952 - 826 -0389 - - - -- Original Message---- - From: Lynn Geesaman [mailto:Lgeesaman©visi.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 10:10 AM To: Steve Lillehaug Subject: 12/9 Public Meeting on Traffic Policy 12/8/04 4606 Drexel Ave. The notion of 'traffic calming' led me naturally to consider the question of 'crowd calming.' Because of my deafness, I did not attend the 1991 public meeting on traffic issues, but all reports were that some of the behavior was shamefully uncivil. I wonder if, perhaps, a beneficial effect might derive from videotaping the meeting. It could well be that people might think twice about behaving badly if they knew they were being recorded on film. Donald Geesaman From: Steve Lillehaug Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 9:08 AM To: 'Scott Thiss' Cc: Steve Lillehaug Subject: RE: Commission Report Thank you for your comments regarding traffic issues in Edina and the DRAFT Transportation Commission Policy. They will be forwarded to the Transportation Commission and Council for consideration. Steven L. Lillehaug, P.E., P.T.O.E. Edina Traffic Engineer /Assistant Engineer Engineering Department 952 - 826 -0445 slillehaug@ci.edina.mn.us City of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 -1394 www.cityofedina.com (fax) 952 - 826 -0389 - - - -- Original Message---- - From: Scott Thiss [ mailto :Scott.Thiss @SWPLASTICS.COM] Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 9:00 AM To: Steve Lillehaug Subject: Commission Report Steve, We will not be able to attend tonight's public hearing on the Transportation Committee's recommendations. After reading the report summaries and policies we support the proposed recommendations as drafted. Scott & Abbie Thiss 4518 Drexel Avenue Edina, MN 55424 952- 929 -4628 Page 1 of 2 From: Steve Lillehaug Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 9:16 AM To: 'greg_fancher @us.ibm.com' Cc: Steve Lillehaug Subject: RE: Steve Lillehaug -- Traffic Thank you for your comments regarding traffic issues in Edina and the DRAFT Transportation Commission Policy. They will be forwarded to the Transportation Commission and Council for consideration. Steven L. Lillehaug, P.E., P.T.O.E. Edina Traffic Engineer /Assistant Engineer Engineering Department 952 - 826 -0445 slillehaug@ci.edina.mn.us City of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 -1394 www.cityofedina.com (fax) 952 - 826 -0389 - - - -- Original Message---- - From: Jennifer Bennerotte Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 9:10 AM To: Steve Lillehaug Subject: FW: Steve Lillehaug -- Traffic - - - -- Original Message---- - From: greg_fancher @us.ibm.com [mailto:greg_fancher @us.ibm.com] Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 8:28 AM To: Jennifer Bennerotte Subject: Steve Lillehaug -- Traffic Steve: From previous comments derived from a perception that most emails forwarded agree with the traffic policy: Lets be careful in assuming agreement with looking at traffic issues constitutes agreement with an over reaching, noncitizen input draft policy. As a member of Morningside I remember the one sided attempt at reviewing street closures for the benefit of a few members of our city at the expense of many others. Input and direction from those directly affected is the cornerstone of our democracy. Attempting to circumvent that process can only produce pain for all. I would like to see traffic slowed and monitored, but I also understand that living within a first ring suburb brings a need to accept some congestion for all the benefits of living where we choose to live. As long as laws are obeyed, who are we to determine whom may drive through our streets? The last time I looked, this was still America and public throughways were still public. If a group wants to block off their neighborhood, may I recommend Bearpath in Eden Prairie -- lovely $1 M+ homes in a gated area far removed from any sense of community. I am being light- hearted here -- but the premise holds. I, and many others, are not in favor of a neighborhood approach. Who defines a neighborhood? Why would you pit one neighborhood against another? Why would you ever consider a closure as a file://G:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance\2004 Co... 12/9/2004 Page 2 of 2 means to an end? If this is even a thought -- every resident could provide you with a street or two they would like closed. Do we have enough high walls to surround the city completely? Reviewing traffic flow is fine -- implementing a plan without full thought and input from the citizens (all of them) is not the way to proceed in our Government. There are an incredible amount of highly intelligent, successful people in Edina. We can work together to review traffic flow patterns and usage of slowing devices to make our streets safe and less congested without resorting to a one sided, non -input policy of "the neighborhood with the loudest voice, or most resources, or greatest show of force" wins. I look forward to the meeting tonight. Greg Greg Fancher Client Services Manager Public Sector (612) 397 -2627 Offlce (612) 940 -1450 Mobile greg—fancher@us.ibm.com XWWW.ibm.com file: / /G:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance\2004 Co... 12/9/2004 1�ece iVed l �,t.9�o q Date: December 8, 2004 RE: Excerpt of emails being circulated in Morningside The entire focus of the policy is a neighborhood -by- neighborhood approach. It sounds good in theory, but doesn't the entire city need to be evaluated and involved, doesn't every neighborhood count. One neighborhood gets most of the attention and public money. One commissioner said, "We need to be the ones to solve Country Club's traffic issues. "..... Most importantly, Country Club starts restructuring their streets this spring. It is on the road construction calendar. With this timeline, it makes me wonder who is in such a rush? Why? What can you do? First, come December 9th. If you cannot make it, find others.that con. Remember this summer? Second, if the traffic commission doesn't alter their policy, phone your city council members. Mike Kelly was clearly antagonistic to our concerns this summer, and he is vacating his seat soon. Housh and Hovland live in Country Club. Maetzold is also vacating his seat. Macisca was helpful this summer and with our help was re- electedl We also need to get other Edina residents involved, they deserve to be heard about their- traffic concerns and demand accountability for how public money is spent. As long as it is Morningside versus Country Club, we all lose. Third, write letters to the editor. We cannot get too much press involved in this matter. Fourth, please forward this to anyone who will use it wisely. Country Club has a website that is password protected and they did publish our 44th and France flyer on it. We have nothing to hide, we want full disclosure from all parties involved and to work together to benefit all Edina residents. Next e-mail will have City Council meeting date and their contact information. Page 1 of 2 From: Steve Lillehaug Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 4:23 PM To: 'lfitti @onvoymail.com' Cc: Steve Lillehaug Subject: RE: Transportation Commission Policy draft Thank you for your comments regarding traffic issues in Edina and the DRAFT Transportation Commission Policy. They will be forwarded to the Transportation Commission and Council for consideration. Steven L. Lillehaug, P. E., P. T.O.E. Edina Traffic Engineer /Assistant Engineer Engineering Department 952 - 826 -0445 slillehaug @ci.edina.mn.us City of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 -1394 www.cityofedina.com (fax) 952 - 826 -0389 - - - -- Original Message---- - From: Jennifer Bennerotte Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 9:56 AM To: Steve Lillehaug Subject: FW: Transportation Commission Policy draft - - - -- Original Message---- - From: Lisa Fittipaldi [mailto:lfitti @onvoymail.com] Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 9:54 AM To: Jennifer Bennerotte; sillehaug @ci.edina.mn.us Cc: LEE MARKS Subject: Transportation Commission Policy draft Dear Steve, Unfortunately I will not be able to make the traffic meeting today, as I have a band concert for my daughter which I must attend instead. However, I wanted to voice my opinion on having a procedure and policies in place to address traffic issues in Edina. I think that we have seen in the past that the absence of a traffic policy is frustrating to everyone, and is certainly frustrating to someone who lives on a narrow street, with nearly 100 elementary age school children and a traffic volume of almost 2000 cars a day. While I understand that we need a traffic plan in place that meets the needs of all constituents in Edina, "a non - plan" or ignoring traffic issues is simply not a solution. Bad news does not get better with age. The city of Edina can no more ignore traffic problems than it can sewage problems, snow removal -- or you name it. As traffic is a matter of public health and safety, it is an issue that must really be addressed. don't know if the proposed traffic policy and procedures will solve our traffic issues. I just know that we need to try something. Because having no policy has resulted in maintenance of the status quo and that is not a solution: appreciate your taking the time to let me voice my concerns on this issue. I hope that the meeting goes well tonight and that you have a productive discussion. In the end, please remember that you can not make effective decisions by consensus. Sometimes the City has to take a stand to act on the behalf and well being of all Edina residents. It would seem to me that having a traffic policy of some sort would be in file://G:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance\2004 Co... 12/9/2004 Page 2 of 2 the best interest of everyone. Sincerely, Lisa Fittipaldi 4502 Arden Ave. Edina, MN 55424 file://G:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance \2004 Co... 12/9/2004 Page 1 of 1 From: Steve Lillehaug Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 4:24 PM To: 'Joan bonello' Cc: Steve Lillehaug Subject: RE: Transportation Commission Policy draft Thank you for your comments regarding traffic issues in Edina and the DRAFT Transportation Commission Policy. They will be forwarded to the Transportation Commission and Council for consideration. Steven L. Litiehaug, P.E., P.T.O.E. Edina Traffic Engineer /Assistant Engineer Engineering Department 952 - 826 -0445 slillehaug@ci.edina.mn.us City of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 -1394 www.cityofedina.com (fax) 952 - 826 -0389 - - - -- Original Message---- - From: joan bonello [mailto:jbonello @mn.rr.com] Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 10:14 AM To: Jennifer Bennerotte Cc: Steve Lillehaug Subject: Transportation Commission Policy draft As a residents of Country Club neighborhood on Arden Ave. I would like to voice my support for the proposed Traffic Commission Policy. I will not be able to attend the meeting at City Hall tonight, but would like to have my Voice heard. The residents on Arden Ave. between 50th and Sunnyside have dealt with far too much traffic, speeding and disregard for stop signs. We have a very large population of children under the age of 12 on this block and it is just a matter of time before one of them will be hit by the careless drivers who cut through our neighborhood. was around for the last attempt to rectify this problem, which turned out to be a disaster. I am all for an organized, thoughtful look at traffic flow in our neighborhood. Thank you. Joan Bonello 4621 Arden Ave. Edina MN 952 - 926 -9057 file://G:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance\2004 Co... 12/9/2004 Page 1 of 1 From: Steve - Lillehaug Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 4:25 PM To: 'LEE MARKS' Cc: Steve Lillehaug Subject: RE: Proposed Traffic Policy Thank you for your comments regarding traffic issues in Edina and the DRAFT Transportation Commission Policy. They will be forwarded to the Transportation Commission and Council for consideration. Also, an Open House is scheduled for tonight, Thursday, December 9th from 6 to 8 p.m. at Edina City Hall regarding the DRAFT Transportation Commission Policy. Steven L. Lillehaug, P.E., P.T.O.E. Edina Traffic Engineer /Assistant Engineer Engineering Department 952 - 826 -0445 slillehaug @ci.edina.mn.us City of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 -1394 www.cityofedina.com (fax) 952 - 826 -0389 - - - -- Original Message---- - From: LEE MARKS (mailto:marks- sanford @msn.com] Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 10:47 AM To: Steve Lillehaug; Jennifer Bennerotte Subject: Proposed Traffic Policy Please let the Traffic Commission and Council members know that we support the proposed Policy concerning traffic. We live on Arden Avenue (4602) and are appalled at the high volume of traffic and at the number of cars that speed past our home each day and that do not even bother to stop at the stop sign which is right outside our home (Bridge St.). Over 100 small children live on Arden Avenue (north of 50th). A huge safety issue exists. We strongly support having procedures in place which will enable action to be to reduce the traffic volume on our street and will slow the cars down! Opposition by individuals not experiencing (or even acknowledging) our safety issue has thwarted past efforts for volume reduction and traffic calming on our street and in our neighborhood. Arguments of convenience should be disregarded in the face of the safety issues presented. We just want our kids to be safe. Traffic volume, speed and signal violations must all be reduced on our street. One of these days, a truly horrible accident will happen -- it is just a matter of time Please get procedures in place to enable our problem to be addressed and resolved. It is really inexcusable and incomprehensible that the City has had the facts documenting this safety issue for years and yet nothing has been done. Thank you, Ann Sanford 4602 Arden Ave Edina, MN 55424 952 920 6085 file://G:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Corfespondance\2004 Co... 12/9/2004 Page 1 of 1 From: Steve Lillehaug Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 4:26 PM To: 'Dan Cavanaugh' Cc: Steve Lillehaug Subject: RE: Traffic Congestion Thank you for your comments regarding traffic issues in Edina and the DRAFT Transportation Commission Policy. They will be forwarded.to the Transportation Commission and Council for consideration. Also, an Open House is scheduled for tonight, Thursday, December 9th from 6 to 8 p.m. at Edina City Hall regarding the DRAFT Transportation Commission Policy. Steven L. Lillehaug, P.E., P.T.O.E. Edina Traffic Engineer /Assistant Engineer Engineering Department 952 - 826 -0445 slillehaug @ci.edina.mn.us City of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 -1394 www.cityofedina.com (fax) 952 - 826 -0389 - - - -- Original Message---- - From: Dan Cavanaugh [ mailto: DCavanaugh @cpa- consultants.com] Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 10:49 AM To: Jennifer Bennerotte Subject: Traffic Congestion I think starting at Wooddale that 50th should have a center turn lane like it is once you to the Minneapolis side. I drive both areas frequently and the traffic flow on the Minneapolis side is much better with that change. Plus, it is much safer as speeds, have dropped and you don't have people suddenly cutting over to miss cars turning left or cars parked on the right. Parking on this street is not really needed as all of the residents homes are on the cross streets and parking is available there. I think France Avenue, south of 51 st should be painted with parking on both sides of the street resulting in one official lane in each direction. This road is terrible as some people treat is as a 4 lane road and others as a two lane. There have been numerous times where people have suddenly cut over to avoid a parked car or blow by me on the right or left, cutting it close, as they are treating France as a 4 lane road. I also think this will slow down the speeds and overall make this a safer road. . don't believe this will have any impact on the businesses in the 50th and France area I rarely see any of the vehicles traveling on either road during peak times actually stopping. I know I avoid going down to the shopping areas at 50th and France during these times as traffic is a nightmare and many of my friends in the area do the same thing. There is going to be a bottleneck at some point, seems to me it makes more sense to leave the bottleneck at the freeway area instead pushing it in to the neighborhood. Dan Cavanaugh 5116 France Avenue South file: //G:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance\2004 Co... 12/9/2004 From: Steve Lillehaug Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 4:27 PM' To: 'Jkj966 @aol.coml Cc: Steve Lillehaug Subject: RE: Comment on draft ETC Policy Thank you for your comments regarding traffic issues in Edina and the DRAFT Transportation Commission Policy. They will be forwarded to the Transportation Commission and Council for consideration. Also, an Open House is scheduled for tonight, Thursday, December 9th from 6 to 8 p.m. at Edina City Hall regarding the DRAFT Transportation Commission Policy. Steven L. Lillehaug, P.E., P.T.O.E. Edina Traffic Engineer /Assistant Engineer Engineering Department 952 -826 -0445 slillehaug @ci.edina.mn.us City of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN. 55424 -1394 www.cityofedina.com (fax) 952 - 826 -0389 - - - -- Original Message---- - From: Jkj966Qaol.com [mailto:Jkj966Qaol.com] Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 12:56 PM To: Steve Lillehaug; Wayne Houle Cc: Deb Mangen Subject: Comment on draft ETC Policy To: Edina Transportation Commission CC: Edina City Council Re: Edina Transportation Commission Policy (Draft) December 9, 2004 Dear Commissioners: I have read and considered the draft Edina Transportation Commission's Policy. I attended two ETC regular meetings and the joint meeting with the ETC and City Council on December 7. I was also a member of the Edina Local Area Traffic Task Force in 2002/03. I have a number of concerns: First, I am confident that Commissioners had very little to do with crafting this Policy. And so it is interesting that you will bear the responsibility in public for a Policy you had.no substantial hand in. The Policy, in my read, is exclusive in that it limits who will be invited to participate in a public process. The minimum benefited and impacted areas are too narrow. Akin to a street closing, they close off access to information and the opportunity to influence decisions that will impact their travel and traffic on their streets. City staff can broaden the benefited and impacted areas if they choose. But they don't have to, and there will be cases when they won't. In those cases, it will be clear that this Policy can be used to exclude. My guess is that when the minimum notification /inclusion standards in the Policy are adhered to, the project will one favored by City staff. Next, the Policy is too inclusive of traffic calming methods. Emergency Services don't like closed roads. But that option is included anyway.'Why? When you consider that one of your Commissioners was a vocal advocate for cutting off access to her neighborhood by closing a street, you might think that had something to do it. So there is no plan now to close off streets (as Mr. Lillehaug mentioned in his "Misconceptions "). There was a proposal in 2000/2001, which if I read the report correctly, came to the conclusion that the only way such a street closure could happen was if Edina changed its policy. Perhaps that is exactly what you are doing now. As Mr. Richards said at the December 7 meeting, the Commission wants to "get through" the Policy so it can move on to other more substantial issues, such as mass transit, pedestrian walkways, bike paths. I hope none on the Commission has been seduced by this promise to hurry through a process that demanded more intellectual and common -sense investigation. My guess is, if implemented, much of the Commission's time will be spent handling NTM requests. The "man- power" issues associated with the NTMP have not been evaluated by City staff ( Lillehaug 12/7/04). Several— Commissioners and City staff —spoke in favor of the Policy on December 7. Some said it's not perfect, but it doesn't have to be perfect to be adopted. I hope they understand that those who want changes to the Policy aren't demanding perfection, just better. I hope there's room for "better" here. But I sometimes wonder. Dissent isn't handled well in this Commission from what I've seen. I've seen anger, rancor directed at one particular Commission member. I've witnessed her studied opinions summarily dismissed. Nearly all of you have directed some kind of'ugliness toward her. During this public comment period, if your ears are open, I think you'll find that her.views - -her well- considered opinions —were aimed at helping the Commission craft the best Possible policy for all Edina residents and that she was speaking not only for herself, but also for the residents who were not invited to the table for comment —the citizens that citizen commissions are there to represent. Sincerely, Jennifer Janovy 4016 Inglewood Ave. Edina Page 1 of 2 From: Steve Lillehaug Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 4:29 PM To: 'dfeldman@mn.rr.com' Cc: Steve Lillehaug Subject: RE: Transportation Policy Draft Thank you for your comments regarding traffic issues in Edina and the DRAFT Transportation Commission Policy. They will be forwarded to the Transportation Commission and Council for consideration. Also, an Open House is scheduled for tonight, Thursday, December 9th from 6 to 8 p.m. at Edina City Hall regarding the DRAFT Transportation Commission Policy. Steven L. Lillehaug, P.E., P.T.O.E. Edina Traffic Engineer /Assistant Engineer Engineering Department 952- 826 -0445 slillehaug @ci.edina.mn.us City of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 -1394 www.cityofedina.com (fax) 952 - 826 -0389 - - - -- Original Message---- - From: Jennifer Bennerotte Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 1:55 PM To: Sharon Allison Cc: Steve Lillehaug Subject: FW: Transportation Policy Draft - - - -- Original Message---- - From: Feldman, Diane (mailto:dfeldman @mn.rr.com] Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 1:40 PM To: Jennifer Bennerotte Subject: Transportation Policy Draft Dear Transportation Commission, Having read the draft of your commission I am very impressed with the hard work and attention to detail you have demonstrated. This is a very important and somewhat difficult process. I am proud of your efforts. One concern I have is about the "Petition to Study "a highly ranked item (NTMP #3). I hope that the study area for a complex issue will include all the people actually impacted by any recommended change. This is important, for example, when one segment wishes to close off a road to reduce traffic. Often people in this segment do not appreciate how the traffic will increase on other nearby roads. Therefore it is necessary, in this instance, that residents from those nearby roads become part of the study. In the past neighboring residents have been perceived as people who didn't need to be part of the process. This has resulted in subdividing our community instead of encouraging all residents of Edina to work file: //G:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance\2004 Co... 12/9/2004 Page 2 of 2 together. Sincerely, Diane Feldman 4083 Sunnyside Rd Representative of White Oaks Association file: / /G:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance\2004 Co... 12/9/2004 Page l of 2 From: Steve Lillehaug Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 4:30 PM To: 'owlsong @highstream.net' Cc: Steve Lillehaug Subject: RE: Transportation Commission Thank you for your comments regarding traffic issues in Edina and the DRAFT Transportation Commission Policy. They will be forwarded to the Transportation Commission and Council for consideration. Also, an Open House is scheduled for tonight, Thursday, December 9th from 6 to 8 p.m. at Edina City Hall regarding the DRAFT Transportation Commission Policy. Steven L. Lillehaug, P.E., P.T.O.E. Edina Traffic Engineer /Assistant Engineer Engineering Department 952 - 826 -0445 slillehaug @ci.edina.mn.us City of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 -1394 www.cityofedina.com (fax) 952 - 826 -0389 - - - -- Original Message---- - From: Jennifer.Bennerotte Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 3:19 PM To: Sharon Allison Cc: Steve Lillehaug Subject: FW: Transportation Commission - - - -- Original Message---- - From: Owl (mailto:owlsong @ highstream.net] Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 3:21 PM To: Jennifer Bennerotte Subject: Transportation Commission I am writing to express my opposition to certain aspects of the draft Transportation Plan. While the commission's vision is a good one, the final draft appears to rely heavily on road diversions and closings. This is not in Edina's best interest. In particular, the section "The survey -to -test area includes all properties located on the project street and on adjacent local residential streets within an area approximately 1 block from the project street, " is very troubling. Does the transportation commission actually mean to pit one block of residents against another? To divert traffic off one block and dump it onto the next is not sound planning, nor is it conducive to solving the transportation problems of the city as a whole. Enforcing the existing speed laws, modifying these as needed, installing speed bumps - these are all good ideas. Turning selected blocks into dead ends, while forcing additional traffic onto neighboring blocks- with the neighbors more than a block away unable to even comment - is a very, very bad idea. I look forward to seeing this issue addressed at the Dec. 9th meeting. file: / /G:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance\2004 Co... 12/9/2004 Page 2 of 2 Laurine Ford W. 44th St. Edina file://G:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance\2004 Co... 12/9/2004 Page 1 of 1 From: Steve Lillehaug Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 4:30 PM To: 'Fogelberg, Brian @ Minneapolis' Cc: Steve Lillehaug Subject: RE: Edina Traffic Commission Policy Thank you for your comments regarding traffic issues in Edina and the DRAFT Transportation Commission Policy. They will be forwarded to the Transportation Commission and Council for consideration. Also, an Open House is scheduled for tonight, Thursday, December 9th from 6 to 8 p.m. at Edina City Hall regarding the DRAFT Transportation Commission Policy. Steven L. Lillehaug, P.E., P.T.O.E. Edina Traffic Engineer /Assistant Engineer Engineering Department 952 -826 -0445 slillehaug @ci.edina.mn.us City of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 -1394 www.cityofedina.com (fax) 952 - 826 -0389 - - - -- Original Message---- - From: Fogelberg, Brian @ Minneapolis [ mailto :Brian.Fogelberg @cbre.com] Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 4:13 PM To: Steve Lillehaug Subject: Edina Traffic Commission Policy I am writing this email to let the Commission know that I am in full support of the proposed Transportation Commission Policy. I would also like to add what I think to be an obvious fact, and that is that the dissenting voices, and one in particular belonging to Joni Bennett, are not based upon the policy itself but instead a self- serving desire to keep the roads open for Morningside residents to drive through Country Club, unfettered. They apparently fear that any logical, fact -based approach would result in changes that would inconvenience them, regardless of the safety issues may be addressed. I think Ms. Bennett should be disqualified from further activity on any city-wide panels or boards based on her inability to fairly represent the entire City. Thank you. Brian Brian Fogelberg Director, J.D. CB Richard Ellis Global Corporate Services 7760 France Ave. S., Suite 770 1 Minneapolis, MN 55435 T 952 924 4609 1 F 952 831 8023 1 C 952 200 8904 brian.fo9elbergacbre.com I www.cbre.com/brian.fogelberQ CBRE CB RICHARD ELUS file://G:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance\2004 Co... 12/9/2004 ,�11 ?J (Z�9 j�%`{ -{+-w. �16� �Ic��r� ��.� s; dQ Jul Pt�h wV n®0a 1i »Cnc (�((VJ Information on Edina's Draft Transportation Commission Policy Why We're Concerned The draft Edina Transportation Commission Policy (Policy) advances a neighborhood traffic management approach that focuses City resources on single neighborhoods, restricts citizen input on traffic issues, and promotes the use of traffic management techniques that burden adjacent streets and neighborhoods with additional traffic and interfere with emergency response from police, ambulance, and fire fighters. Background The Edina City Council established the Edina Transportation Commission (ETC) in December 2003. The Council charged this small citizen commission with advising the City Council on matters relating to the operation of the local street system; reviewing and commenting on plans to enhance mass transit; and evaluating methods for and implementation of traffic calming and other speed and volume mitigation measures. The proposed Policy is intended to guide the ETC in identifying and evaluating traffic and transportation issues and in prioritizing projects and improvements to the local transportation system. Issues The draft Policy: • Favors a neighborhood -by- neighborhood traffic management approadl that fails to address traffic and transportation issues on a comprehensive citywide basis • Focuses City resources on single neighborhoods while limiting who has a voice regarding traffic management techniques to narrowly defined benefited and impacted areas • Promotes the use of traffic calming for volume control, a strategy largely abandoned by other cities because these measures typical redirect traffic onto other local streets • Includes traffic calming methods known to increase response time for police, ambulance and fire fighters ' • Was developed by City staff without public input • The cost of instituting this neighborhood -by- neighborhood approach and how it compares to current practice is unknown • The case for needing the Neighborhood Traffic Management Plan (NTMP) in the draft Policy has not been made, in that information on how many neighborhoods have in the past sought traffic calming has not to date been disclosed • The public comment period on the draft Policy was opened on October 28,2004; however, notice of the comment period did not appear in the Edina Sun - Current until November 25, 2004 NTMP Overview The Neighborhood Traffic Management Plan in the draft Policy involves a complex series of steps. The process begins with any Edina resident or neighborhood group requesting a traffic management study. These requests are then reviewed by City staff and ranked. The highest ranking requests are handled first. Once a request is selected for study, City staff determines who will be involved in the study process by defining a petition -to -study area (as limited as one block in any direction from a requested traffic calming device) and notifies residents within this area of the proposal. With City Council approval, a project will move from petition to plan development. Once a plan is developed, City staff prepares a survey -to -test document that describes the proposed traffic management measures. The survey -to -test is then circulated to a defined area, with residents outside of this area but affected by the change not receiving notice. Once the survey -to -test process is completed, the proposed project is installed on a temporary basis. The installation is then reviewed and, if reviewed favorably, the measure is installed on a permanent basis. The NTMP appears to provide ample opportunities for residents to voice their concerns regarding proposed traffic management measures. In actuality, the NTMP greatly limits who has a formal voice in the process and who the City will notify of any proposed change. The NTMP also does not specify how selected citizens will be notified (Mail? Notice in Sun - Current ?) or give an indication of how citizen views will be weighed. The NTMP in Practice The following scenario illustrates how the NTMP in practice could negatively impact traffic and quality of life in the Moringside neighborhood. In 1993 and 2001 residents of the Country Club neighborhood notified the City of perceived excessive speed and volume on their neighborhood streets and requested changes to their street system. The problem was attributed in large part to excessive "cut- through" traffic. The City was asked to close off Sunnyside Rd. at Grimes Ave. to discourage travel through the Country Club neighborhood. Many Momingside residents opposed this idea, understanding that the closure would simply redirect traffic onto Momingside streets. Although Momingside residents did not receive any official notice that the City was in discussions about closing off Sunnyside at Grimes, there was no City policy that would have precluded them from receiving notice.. With the NTMP, there will be a policy that, excludes, residents potentially affected by a traffic calming measure f om receiving notice if the City chooses not to give that notice. After learning of these, discussions, a number of Morningside residents spoke up in opposition to the street closure idea. Although there was no formal public hearing on the issue, there was also no policy at the time that would have limited who had a voice in the process. With the NFW,, there will be apoliry that limits who has a voice in theprocess - only those who live in a City staff - defined benefited or impacted area will be surveyed or able to sign the petition. Instead of citizens deciding for themselves whether a change will impact them, City staff will decide. A significant number of Country Club residents also opposed the closing of Sunnyside at Grimes. An issue many opponents had, whether they lived in.Country Club, White Oaks, or Morningside, was that the request to close the street was made by 'a. small group who had the ear of City staff. Opponents had to organize to be heard. At the time, there was no City policy that gave a small group of proponents an audience at City Hall. With the NTMP, any Edina resident or neighborhood group can request a petition -to- studdy . and begin the process of committing City resources to a special project. In 2001, the City spent approximately $30,000 on the Country Club, question alone. Whereas some cities with similar NTM policies require 70% of petitioned residents to approve of a project, the Edina IVMP sets no threshold, meaning that a project could go forward even with vast disapproval Action • Bead the draft Policy Copies are available thmugh the Engineering Department at Edina City Hall (826 -0371) and online at www.cioofedina.com • Attend upcoming meetings. Residents have several opportunities to get more information about the proposed ETC /NTMP. Please mark the following dates on your calendar and attend to learn more and voice your support or concerns. December 7-Joint Meeting of the Edina City Council and Edina Transportation Commission. No public comment will be heard. 5:30 -7:00 p.m., Community Room, City Hall December 9 —Edina Transportation Commission Open House. YOUR FORMAL OPPORTUNITY TO VOICE YOUR CONCERNS ABOUT THE POLICY. 6:00 -8:00 p.m., City Council Chambers January 6 —Edina Transportation Commission meeting to review /revise Policy for final draft. 6:00 -8:00 p.m., Community Room, City Hall January 18--City Council meeting. FINAL POLICY IS SCHEDULED TO BE PRESENTED FOR APPROVAL BY CITY COUNCIL. 7:00 -9:00 p.m., City Council Chambers, City Hall EDINA TRANSPORTA -nON COMMISSION Joni Bennett Dean Dovolis Warren Plante Fred Richards, Chair Marie Thorpe Les Wanninger Jean White Write your concerns to Edina Transportation Commission, Edina City Hall, 4801 W. 50th Street, Edina, MN 55424. It is a good idea to copy the Edina City Council on all correspondence. City Engineering staff, who drafted this Policy, can be contacted directly at whoule @ci.edina.mn.us Recommendations We suggest the ETC make the following changes to the draft policy- Disallow traffic calming measures for volume control • Delete all traffic calming methods known to increase response time for ambulance, police, and fire fighters and that limits citizens' access of to residential streets • Change definition of Impacted Area to include those negatively affected by limitation of access • Increase "impacted area" for purposes of petition -to- study, survey -to -test, notification, .and public hearings to include all iesidents:who reasonably self -define as impacted. • Institute a 70% threshold of respondent support/ opposition required to advance or defeat a project • Delete extraneous content from the policy that simply repeats existing Edina Transportation Plan (1999) and is beyond the ETC's scope of responsibility • Extend the public comment period on the draft Policy through January to compensate for failure to give timely public notice • Foremost, develop a policy for Edina that looks at and serves the City as a whole About This Effort The effort to share information about the draft Policy is undertaken by the Steering Committee of the Morningside Neighborhood Association. For more information, please go to the MNA web site at www.edinamorningside.org The informaldon in lbir flyer u atturale to The belt of our knowledge and abi6ly. c 2004 Morningside Neighborhood Association ETC /NTMP D -6 September 29, 2004 Dear Editor, I write to call attention to the activities of the Edina Transportation Commission. Attending the commission meeting last month, in August, and I was struck by both the scope of their activities and the relative closeness of their doors. The main task of the Commission is to write a city-wide transportation policy. To that end, the meeting I attended featured a discussion of definitions. It was clear, however, that another, unspoken and much more specific, discussion was occurring. The definition that demanded the most time was that of `cut - through traffic.' One commissioner proposed that it be defined as "any traffic that has no business being in a neighborhood." This definition is too flimsy and subjective for any policy crafted around it to have meaning, but it went unchallenged. Some light on where these definitions could lead was shed at the end of the meeting. Keith Wolf, a resident of the Country Club neighborhood, and the only other member of the public present, urged the Commission to safeguard `livability,' another highly flexible term. Underlying Mr. Wolf's comments, I heard that voiced that the city should inhibit traffic, even to the point of blocking roads, to enhance 'livability.' I believe the euphemism used was `.`traffic calming." But for me, livability means access: I want to be able to choose from several direct and efficient routes from my home to my destination, whether downtown Minneapolis, Southdale, or City Hall. I heard no one speak for this, or any other, meaning of livability. A possible reason for this silence emerged with Chairman Richards' assertion (in response to a query about public input) that the Transportation Committee is the public. The seven commissioners, while certainly upstanding Edina citizens, were appointed, not elected, and are not accountable to constituents. Furthermore, the comprehensive policy they are writing will be sent to the City Council for approval before the public sees it. Shutting the public out of a citywide plan jeopardizes the usefulness and longevity of any plan, especially one concerning a changeable, wide- reaching phenomenon of transportation. In closing, I respectfully suggest that members of the public attend the next Transportation Commission to open this discussion up to all. They will meet Thursday, October 21 at 6:OOpm in the Community Room at City Hall. The keys to an efficient, safe, effective and enduring transportation plan lies in careful consideration of the issues, which can only occur in an open public debate. Sincerely Julia Silvis 4246 Grimes Ave S Edina MN 55416 jsilvis@ucdavis.edu Kristi Anderson 4140 West 4e Street Edina, MN 55424 December 9, 2004 Edina Transportation Commission Edina City Hall 4801 W. 50P Street Edina, MN 55424 Dear Commissioners, In addition to last Tuesday's joint City Council/Edina Transportation Commission ( "ETC ") meeting, I have also attended regular meetings of the ETC on October 28, September 23, July 22 and June 24. I have also read the draft Policy. In addition to the following comments, I would also like to call your attention to my letter in today's Sun Current (a copy of which is attached). At Tuesday's meeting, Mayor Maetzold indicated that each of you were selected and appointed by him, in part, based upon your residence in different geographical areas of Edina. I am thankful that Commissioner Bennett, who resides in the same general area as I, was appointed. At each of the ETC meetings I attended, I observed Commissioner Bennett to be well studied and prepared, articulate and well mannered. She knows this draft Policy well. She has pointed out specific shortcomings of the Policy in the various meetings and, more recently, in the December 2 edition of the Edina Sun Current. I have the utmost confidence that Ms. Bennett, a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Macalester College and a Columbia Law School graduate, as well as a resident of the Morningside neighborhood for 17 years, has served the citizens of Edina well in her capacity as Commissioner. I've lived on 44th Street between Grimes and Wooddale Avenues since 1999 and so I was around in 2001 when Morningside residents learned, after.the fact, that the city had undertaken a study of traffic volumes within the Country Club neighborhood which, I understand, cost the Edina taxpayers somewhere around $30,000 in consulting fees alone. A rather large number of us made our way to the then City Council chambers to hear the consulting firm representative deliver the results of the study. In return, we delivered a very loud and clear voice opposing any proposal to close off Sunnyside Avenue just west of Grimes Avenue as well as proposals to reconfigure certain Country Club streets as one -ways. Such a plan would divert all Sunnyside traffic north on Grimes Avenue and across 4e Street in front of my home. It would also interfere with my ability to drive, for example, to City Hall or to Clancy's pharmacy or the Edina Pool in a direct fashion. At Tuesdays joint meeting, Chairperson Richards stated we "can't have enough public hearings ". Mayor Maetzold and Mayor -elect Hovland also spoke to the importance of public hearings and adequate notice. I have expressed my concern about inadequate notice and public discussion in my aforementioned letter to the Sun Current. With respect to the NTMP portion of the Policy, I believe greater debate of the opposing positions is necessary. After listening to each of you speak at previous meetings and at Tuesday's joint meeting, I am aware that each of you have certain transportation issues that are of special concern to you. For example, Commissioner Wanninger is interested in implementing a public education campaign and Commissioner White has expressed interest and concern about the lack of viable mass transit options to the our west, and interfacing with the 494 Corridor Commission. You must understand that, while I consider these valid and relevant, I have no choice but to focus on the street right in front of my house., I have friends and acquaintances in the Country Club neighborhood and am aware that activity is currently afoot among some residents therein to revive proposals to close off Sunnyside Avenue just west of Grimes Avenue — surreptitious maneuverings once again. I have also seen of maps (I believe generated by the Metropolitan Council), presumably based on information provided by the City of Edina, which show projected traffic volumes for 44' Street between Grimes and Wooddale increasing dramatically in the near future. And yet there is no open discussion regarding the basis for these projections. This is a real threat to me and my neighbors and our families. -- At Tuesday's joint meeting, Commissioner Dovolis (and, I believe, others) commented on how this Policy "isn't perfect ", but that "we need to get moving on it ". If this is so, I would urge the Commission to adopt the Policy exclusive of the NTMP portion until such time as legitimate concerns regarding aspects of the NTMP can be adequately addressed. I would even propose a public debate among yourselves of the merits of the NTMP policy. Because the NTMP portion of the Policy seems to be the most controversial and because it is potentially capable of pitting neighbor against neighbor, neighborhood against neighborhood and even Edina against another community (in the Country Club case, St. Louis Park, for example), the Commission should not proceed with it. To adopt a bad Policy for the sake of moving forward is bad policy. When considering this, I'd like you to also consider or refer to a book I've been reading to my children: "Manners Matter" by Hermine Hartley. In the introduction, the author points out "Manners are more than using the right fork — they're using the right attitude. Our behavior affects our relationships .. Good manners show respect and consideration for others." She then turns to the Golden Rule, listing the different versions: So whatever you wish that men would do to you, do so to them. (- Christianity) That which is hateful to you, do not to your fellow man. (- Judaism) One precept to be acted upon throughout one's whole life ... Do not unto others what you would not have them do to you. (- Confucianism) Do not hurt others in ways that you yourself would find hurtful. (- Buddhism) Not one of you is a believer until FJ he desires for his brother that which he desires for himself. (- Mohammadism) This is the sum of duty: Do nothing to others which would cause you pain if done to you. (- Hinduism) This is what is at the heart of the opposition to the NTMP as crafted. It's about manners and the Golden Rule: And about your duty to create good policy which will foster both of those. Respectfu ly and sincerely, Anderson Attachment cc: Scot Housh, City Council Member James Hovland, City Council Member Michael Kelly, City Council Member Linda Masica, City Council Member Dennis Maetzold, Mayor Wayne Houle, City Engineer Steve Lillihaug, Assistant City Engineer 3 Kristi Anderson 4140 West 44P Street Edina, MN 55424 December 2, 2004 Editor Sun Current, Edina Edition 10917 Valley View Road Eden Prairie, MN 55344 Dear Editor, VIA EMAIL Substantive shortcomings of the proposed Edina Transportation Commission Policy ( "Policy ") aside, the push to have this Policy presented to the City Council for its approval in January with only perfunctory public process concerns me. At the October 28, 2004 Edina Transportation Commission ( "ETC ") meeting, which I attended, the ETC adopted the draft Policy. At that meeting, the City staff was charged with the responsibility, as I understood it, to immediately commence publication of the adoption of the Policy, to notify Edina citizens of the opening of the official public comment period (making copies of the Policy available at the City Engineering Department as well as posting it on the City's website), and of the December 9 Open House where citizens would have a formal opportunity to speak with Commissioners and City staff about the Policy. It is unclear when the information was fully accessible through the City's website in that, I am told, City staff was unable to access it at the November 18 ETC meeting. The first publication in the Sun Current occurred on November 25, Thanksgiving Day —four weeks after the initial October 18 publication directive. The Policy indicates that Neighborhood Traffic Management Applications are due on the second Monday in February. It also indicates that in a "typical" period, a General Traffic Management Information Open House will be held in late September. This year's "Open House" is being held exactly two weeks after the first newspaper mention of the existence of the Policy, sandwiched nicely between Thanksgiving and Christmas, certainly ensuring less public consideration and input. The public at large should not be expected to learn of, obtain, peruse, consider, critique and show up to discuss a document of about 57 pages (including appendices) in such a short period of time. There should be no rush to adopt a Policy to meet an application deadline contained within it; we need to take time to analyze the Policy. The application deadline can easily be modified. I think that a second Open House should be scheduled for no sooner than late January (with City Council presentation delayed) to give Edina citizens a meaningful opportunity to participate in the development of a policy that stands to affect all of us. Kristi Anderson 4140 West 44P Street Edina Contact information: 952 928 9027 (home); 952 292 8332 (cell); kristi @toofamorth.com From: Steve Lillehaug Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2004 8:46 AM To: 'Shannah Gillespie' Cc: Steve Lillehaug Subject: RE: traffic in CC Thank you for your comments regarding traffic issues in Edina and the DRAFT Transportation Commission Policy. They will be forwarded to the Transportation Commission and Council for consideration. Steven L. Lillehaug, P.E., P.T.O.E. Edina Traffic Engineer /Assistant Engineer Engineering Department 952 - 826 -0445 slillehaug @ci.edina.mn.us City of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 -1394 www.cityofedina.com (fax) 952- 826 -0389 - - - -- Original Message---- - From: Shannah Gillespie [ mailto :shannahgillespie @earthlink .net] Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 5:32 PM To: Steve Lillehaug Subject: traffic in CC My wife and I would like to voice our support for the traffic _ commission and its efforts that would hopefully result in the calming of the traffic in the country club area. We live on Sunnyside Road which carries a huge amount of the traffic that should be on 50th street. We are not only concerned about the amount of traffic but also the speed in which they fly through the neighborhood. Therefore, anything that can be done to slow down /calm the traffic would be greatly appreciated and significantly add to the safety of the adults and children in the area. Thanks for supporting our concerns. Shannah and Doug Gillespie, 4115 Sunnyside Road. Page 1 of 1 From: Steve Lillehaug Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2004 8:48 AM To: 7ommyleewilson3 @ aol.com' Cc: Steve Lillehaug Subject: RE: AGAINST proposed Edina Traffic Commission Policy Thank you for your comments regarding traffic issues in Edina and the DRAFT Transportation Commission Policy. They will be forwarded to the Transportation Commission and Council for consideration. Steven L. Lillehaug, P.E., P.T.O.E. Edina Traffic Engineer /Assistant Engineer Engineering Department 952 - 826 -0445 slillehaug @ci.edina.mn.us City of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 -1394 www.cityofedina.com (fax) 952 - 826 -0389 - - - -- Original Message---- - From: Tommyleewilson3 @aol.com [mailto:Tommyleewilson3 @aol.com] Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 11:32 PM To: Steve Lillehaug Subject: AGAINST proposed Edina Traffic Commission Policy To whom it may concern: I am against the proposed Traffic commission policy. It is a waste of our tax payer's efforts. Stop the action, now. Thank you. Tom Wilson 4519 Casco Avenue file://G:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance\2004 C... 12/16/2004 Pagel o7f 2 From: Steve Lillehaug Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2004 8:49 AM To: 'Bernie Beaver' Cc: Steve Lillehaug Subject: RE: Transportation Commission Policy Draft Thank you for your comments regarding traffic issues in Edina and the DRAFT Transportation Commission Policy. They will be forwarded to the Transportation Commission and Council for consideration. Steven L. Lillehaug, P.E., P.T.O.E. Edina Traffic Engineer /Assistant Engineer Engineering Department 952 - 826 -0445 slillehaug @ci.edina.mn.us City of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 -1394 www.cityofedina.com (fax) 952 - 826 -0389 - - - -- Original Message---- - From: Bernie Beaver (mailto:bbeaver @bhz.com] Sent: Friday, December 10, 2004 9:30 AM To: Jennifer Bennerotte Cc: Steve Lillehaug; Wayne Houle, Subject: Transportation Commission Policy Draft My compliments to the Commission for the excellent job in developing the policy. This is a difficult topic that is challenging and emotional as evidenced by the comments at the public hearing on Thursday. I have two suggestions that, I hope, you will find may improve the policy statement. 1. Add empirical evidence that supports the benefits to the community of providing for alternative methods of transportation. (See items 4 and 5 in the Roadway Design section [p. 2] and item 6 in the Roadway Function and Access section [p. 3]). If alternatives to the automobile are supported by the City, it increases the likelihood that people will use those options thus fewer vehicles on the roads. Intuition tells me that a small decrease in the number of vehicles on the road will have a dramatic impact on traffic congestion. Many people do not accept that statement and thus do not support options such as sidewalks, bike paths and mass transit options. Can the statement be supported by engineering studies or analysis? 2. Use broader terminology when referring to "crashes" as the criteria for evaluation the need for traffic calming or control devices, see item 5 in the Criteria section, page 15. The term "crashes" sounds very abstract and sounds like insurance company terminology for rating purposes. I suggest that a broader term such as "incidents" is more descriptive of the problems. Furthermore, I think most that would agree that an incident that involves a pedestrian is much more serious than a "fender bender" and should not be rated the same when evaluating a need. Bernie file://G:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance\2004 C... 12/16/2004 Page 2 of 2 Bernie H. Beaver Boulay, Heutmaker, Zibell & Co P.L.L.P. 7500 Flying Cloud Drive, Suite 800 Minneapolis, MN 55344 Direct dial: (952) 893 -3803 Fax: (952) 835-7296 "Helping you get there..." This message (including any attachments) is confidential and intended for a specific individual and purpose. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately by replying to this message and destroy all copies of this message and any attachments. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution of this message, or the taking of any action based on it, is strictly prohibited. file: / /G:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance\2004 C... 12/16/2004 From: Steve Lillehaug Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2004 8:50 AM To: 'dack@dack.com' Cc: Steve Lillehaug Subject: RE: yes to the Edina Traffic Commission Policy Thank you for your comments regarding traffic issues in Edina and the DRAFT Transportation Commission Policy. They will be forwarded to the Transportation Commission and Council for consideration. Steven L. Lillehaug, P.E., P.T.O.E. Edina Traffic Engineer /Assistant Engineer Engineering Department 952 -826 -0445 slillehaugQci.edina.mn.us City of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 -1394 www.cityofedina.com (fax) 952 -826 -0389 - - - -- Original Message--.-- - From: dack @dack.com [mailto:dack @dack.com] Sent: Friday, December 10, 2004 4:00 PM To: Steve Lillehaug; Jennifer Bennerotte Subject: yes to the Edina Traffic Commission Policy Hi. Just wanted to offer our support to the Edina Traffic Commission Policy. Traffic issues in Country Club will *need* to be addressed at some time in the future, and it's important to have a framework for dealing with them. Thanks. Dack Ragus & Jen Klise 4614 Arden Ave. Edina, MN 55424 Page 1 of 1 From: Steve Lillehaug Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2004 8:50 AM To: 'sdkliner @earthlink.net' Cc: Steve Lillehaug Subject: RE: traffic policy Thank you for your comments regarding traffic issues in Edina and the DRAFT Transportation Commission Policy. They will be forwarded to the Transportation Commission and Council for consideration. Steven L. Lillehaug, P.E., P.T.O.E. Edina Traffic Engineer /Assistant Engineer Engineering Department 952 - 826 -0445 slillehaug @ci.edina.mn.us City of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 -1394 www.cityofedina.com (fax) 952 - 826 -0389 - - - -- Original Message---- - From: sdkliner @earthlink.net (mailto:sdkliner @ earthlink.net] Sent: Saturday, December 11, 2004 12:34 PM To: Steve Lillehaug Cc: rwebb3 @mn.rr.com Subject: traffic policy am writing to express my support for the proposed Edina Traffic Commission Policy. Unfortunately I was traveling last week and unable to attend the meeting on the 9th to express my support in person. As a 20+ year resident of Edina we have seen many changes with traffic over the years, some good and some not so good. The proposed Policy is long overdue and I commend the Commission on its work. Hopefully the Commission members, after having worked over a year on formulating and drafting a well thought out policy, are not swayed by a small number, but extremely vocal, opponents of it. Regards. Richard Kliner sdkliner . earthlink.net file: //G:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance\2004 C... 12/15/2004 Page 1 of 1 From: Steve Lillehaug Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2004 8:52 AM To: %enandjudy @mindspring.com' Cc: Steve Lillehaug Subject: RE: Transportation Commission Policy draft Thank you for your comments regarding traffic issues in Edina and the DRAFT Transportation Commission Policy. They will be forwarded to the Transportation Commission and Council for consideration. Steven L. Lillehaug, P.E., P.T.O.E. Edina Traffic Engineer /Assistant Engineer Engineering Department 952 - 826 -0445 slillehaug @ci.edina.mn.us City of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 -1394 www.cityofedina.com (fax) 952 - 826 -0389 - - - -- Original Message---- - From: Jennifer Bennerotte Sent: Monday, December 13, 2004 8:08 AM To: Sharon Allison Cc: Steve Lillehaug Subject: FW: Transportation Commission Policy draft - - - -- Original Message---:-- . From: Ben and Judy [mailto:benandjudy @mindspring.com] Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2004 2:43 PM To: Jennifer Bennerotte Subject: Transportation Commission Policy draft I support the proposed Edina Traffic Commission Policy. Cut - through traffic on Arden Avenue is a real problem. There are lots of families with young children who live on Arden. Non - residents cut - through Arden, disregarding traffic signs and speed limits, and create a dangerous situation. Thank you for your consideration. Judy Randall 4906 Arden Ave. file: //G:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance\2004 C... 12/15/2004 Page 1 of 2 From: Steve Lillehaug Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2004 8:53 AM To: 'rkengel @mn.rr.com' Cc: Steve Lillehaug Subject: RE: Transportation Commission Policy draft Thank you for your comments regarding traffic issues in Edina and the DRAFT Transportation Commission Policy. They will be forwarded to the Transportation Commission and Council for consideration. Steven L. Lillehaug, P.E., P.T.O.E. Edina Traffic Engineer /Assistant Engineer Engineering Department 952 - 826 -0445 slillehaug @ci.edina.mn.us City of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 -1394 www.cityofedina.com (fax) 952 - 826 -0389 - - - -- Original Message---- - From: Jennifer Bennerotte Sent: Monday, December 13, 2004 8:10 AM To: Sharon Allison Cc: Steve Lillehaug Subject: FW: Transportation Commission Policy draft - - - -- Original Message---- - From: rkrengel [mailto:rkrengel @mn.rr.com] Sent: Saturday, December 11, 2004 10:08 PM To: Jennifer Bennerotte Subject: Transportation Commission Policy draft To the members of the Traffic Commission, A big thank you for taking on the tremendous task of traffic and finding solutions for the City of Edina. I admire your volunteering for such a huge task. The documents have been read and analyzed. There are some good points arrived at calming traffic problem areas and some items have not been addressed fully in my opinion. One item which I thought more study and discussion would be the arterial and collector streets. What was noticeable was most calming solutions were not applicable to arterial and collector streets which I could see would not apply or could not be applicable. I thought there would be more proactive discussions and solutions applicable to arterial and collector streets namely more patrolling and enforcement of speed limits. As I suggested in one of your earlier meetings, I thought it might be wise to have resident involvement with local area meetings to get input prior to submitting a policy. But for 11 months, you have been rather busy. would like to suggest a postponement or delay of the enactment of the traffic.policy. Reason being more people are busy with holiday season right now, there are a lot of holiday parties scheduled for the nights of the open meetings and residents are paying little attention much the same as the City Budget received attention. I sent a note to Jennifer to have the Traffic Open meeting put on the City Calendar as it was not posted much the same as the Budget meeting was not on the calendar.. After the first of the year, more advanced notification to the citizens with possible two meetings for discussion might be in order. file://G:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance\2004 C... 12/15/2004 Page 2 of 2 Thank you in advance for acknowledging my request and hopefully my thoughts will provide input into your discussion and decision. Thank you, Bob Krengel . 405 Blake Road S. Edina, MN 55343 952 - 936 -9358 file:HG:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance\2004 C... 12/15/2004 Transportation Policy Draft Page 1 of 2 From: Steve Lillehaug Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2004 8:55 AM To:'kwille@briggs.com Cc: Steve Lillehaug Subject: RE: Transportation Policy Draft Thank you for your comments regarding traffic issues in Edina and the DRAFT Transportation Commission Policy. They will be forwarded to the Transportation Commission and Council for consideration. Steven L. Lillehaug, P.E., P.T.O.E Edina Traffic Engineer /Assistant Engineer Engineering Department 952 - 826 -0445 slillehaug @ci.edina.mn.us City of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 -1394 www.cityofedina.com (fax) 952 - 826 -0389 - - - -- Original Message---- - From: Jennifer Bennerotte Sent: Monday, December 13, 2004 8:10 AM To: Sharon Allison Cc: Steve Lillehaug Subject: FW: Transportation Policy Draft - - - -- Original Message---- - From: Wille, Karin L. [mailto:KWille @Briggs.com] Sent: Friday, December 10, 2004 5:11 PM To: Jennifer Bennerotte Subject: Transportation Policy Draft Dear ETC, I was unable to attend the open house last night and have given the draft Policy only a cursory review. I live at 4701 Meadow Road, and would like to get my "two cents" in about the unique situation of those of us who own property on Meadow Road between 47th and 48th Streets. As you probably know, Meadow Road is a lovely street in White Oaks. Although some of the houses on my block are small, they are all well maintained. Most of us are active in the White Oaks Neighborhood Association. and take great pride in our neighborhood. All of our back yards "front" on France Avenue. In the nearly 7 years since I purchased my home, the biggest downside and disappointment to living in Edina has been the increasing traffice on France. The noise and pollution from cars, trucks and busses significantly diminishes my enjoyment of my home during the summer months (not to mention the difficulty of making a left hand turn onto France from 47th). Despite my (new) six foot fence and several trees in the yard, the noise is so bad I hear it on the patio, the deck and even in the house. In fact, as I write this with my storms pulled down and the windows locked, I can hear the busses even now. I recognize that development at 50th and France has increased significantly over the last 7 years - the Standard station was still on the comer when I moved in. I assume the city has benefitted from increased tax revenue due to that development. However, I see no comcomitant recognition of the file://G:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance\2004 C... 12/15/2004 Transportation Policy Draft Page 2 of 2 downside to me in the assessed value of my home, which has continued to rise significantly. was pleased to see, the Roadway Design section of the draft Transportation Policy, recommendations 6 and 7, which focus on the use of adequate buffers to mitigate the undesirable - impact of high volume roadways, and the use of sound mitigating features along residential development adjacent to high volume roadways. I spoke to Wayne Houle about my concerns about the traffic noise in the summer of 2003. He indicated a noise barrier might be possible but that I would have to get consensus among my neighbors and that the cost of the barrier would be assessed back to the property owners. That seems unreasonable, in view of the fact that all of Edina benefits from the development at 50th and France. Those of us who purchased property on Meadow before France became the new Highway 100 shouldn't have to bear the entire financial burden of making our property more liveable. I have also noted that much of the property on the Minneapolis side of France is rental, further supporting my theory that the traffic really impacts quality of life. Finally, I have concerns about the "cut- through" traffic from 50th to Maple. While a lot of those people zoom out 48th, many also come around the meadow and out 47th. Obviously, everyone is trying to avoid going through 50th and France. However, the net result for me is traffic assault on three sides (Meadown, 47th and France). This traffic doesn't bother me (yet) as much as the traffic on France, but I'm guessing it will get worse over time. So I'm glad you're looking at these issues - from my perspective, the sooner the better. I hope some relief for the Meadow Road homeowners will be high on the list. 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(http: / /www.messagelabs.com) file://G:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance\2004 C... 12/15/2004 Page 1 of 1 From: Steve Lillehaug Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2004 8:08 AM To: 'esyday @ix.netcom.com' Cc: Steve Lillehaug Subject: RE: Transportation Policy Thank you for your comments regarding traffic issues in Edina and the DRAFT Transportation Commission Policy. They will be forwarded to the Transportation Commission and Council for consideration. Also, just to clarify, according to the City boundaries at my disposal, your address of residency is St. Louis Park - not Edina or both as you listed. Thank you. Steve Steven L. Lillehaug, P.E., P.T.O.E. Edina Traffic Engineer /Assistant Engineer Engineering Department 952 - 826 -0445 slillehaug @ci.edina.mn.us City of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 -1394 www.cityofedina.com (fax) 952 - 826 -0389 - - - -- Original Message---- - From: Wayne Houle Sent: Monday, December 20, 2004 7:51 AM To: Steve Lillehaug Subject: FW: Transportation Policy - - - -- Original Message---- - From: Yesnes David [mailto:esyday @ix.netcom.com] Sent: Sunday, December 19, 2004 10:07 PM To: Wayne Houle Subject: Transportation Policy I would just like to advise you, we have sent a hard copy of the attached letter to the Edina Transportation Committee, the Edina City Council and the Edina Engineering Department. Sincerely, Lori J Larson and David A Yesnes 4379 Wooddale Ave. St.Louis Park/Edina, MN 55424 file: //G:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance\2004 C... 12/22/2004 December 20, 2004 To: The Edina Transportation Committee The Edina City Council Edina Engineering Department 4801 West 50`h St. Edina, MN 55424 To all persons: I am opposed to the current draft Transportation policy. I am opposed to traffic calming measures for traffic volume control. I am opposed to all traffic calming methods that increase emergency response times. I am opposed to limiting citizen's access to residential streets. I want the definition of an "Impacted Area" to include those negatively affected by limitation of access. I want an "Impacted Area" increased for all purposes, including public hearings, to include ALL residents who reasonably self - define as Impacted. I want at least a 70% threshold of support/opposition for any project to be advanced or defeated. I want a policy that considers and serves the residents of the entire community, not just residents of a single neighborhood. Sincerely, Lori Larson and 4379 Wooddale Ave. St. Louis Park/Edina, MN 55424 Page 1 of 1 From: Steve Lillehaug Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2004 7:54 AM To: 'meg kruse 2' Cc: Steve Lillehaug Subject: RE: traffic policy Thank you for your comments regarding traffic issues in Edina and the DRAFT Transportation Commission Policy. They will be forwarded to the Transportation Commission and Council for consideration. Steven L. Lillehaug, P.E., P.T.O.E. Edina Traffic Engineer /Assistant Engineer Engineering Department 952 - 826 -0445 slillehaug @ci.edina.mn.us City of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 -1394 www.cityofedina.com (fax) 952 -826 -0389 - - - -- Original Message---- - From: meg kruse 2 (maiito:mkruse2 @mn.rr.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2004 12:18 PM To: Steve Lillehaug Subject: traffic policy I am for the proposed traffic policy. Meg Kruse -Edina file: //G:\kftastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance\2004 C... 12/22/2004 Page 1 of 2 From: Steve Lillehaug Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2004 7:55 AM To: 'Joanne Patterson' Cc: Steve Lillehaug Subject: RE: traffic again Thank you for your comments regarding traffic issues in Edina and the DRAFT Transportation Commission Policy. They will be forwarded to the Transportation Commission and Council for consideration. Steven L. Lillehaug, P.E., P.T.O.E. Edina Traffic Engineer /Assistant Engineer Engineering Department 952 - 826 -0445 slillehaug @ci.edina.mn.us City of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 -1394 www.cityofedina.com (fax) 952 - 826 -0389 - - - -- Original Message---- - From: Joanne Patterson [mailto:jccp @usinternet.com] Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2004 12:49 PM To: Steve Lillehaug Subject: traffic again My name is Joanne Patterson and I live at the corner of Sunnyside and Wooddale in the Country Club neighborhood. I am writing this letter after having read the article in the Sun Current about the traffic meeting. I am frustrated, disappointed and saddened by the hostility that surrounds the issue of cut - through traffic in the Country Club neighborhood. I feel like the city and my neighborhood in particular are being held hostage by the Morningside neighborhood. We all live in the same area - why can't there be a solution for all areas? 1 believe that any traffic calming measures that may be suggested for the Country Club neighborhood will be continually shut down by Joni Bennett and her group. Obvioulsy there needs to be discussion and compromises from both neighborhoods but I don't know if that is possible with the Morningside neighborhood. But to do nothing about the cut - through traffic which is dangerous, unhealthy, etc. (you've heard it all before) seems wrong. And I completely disagree with any comments or opinions from non - residents about cut - through traffic - it is not their right to dictate what happens on my street or in my neighborhood. I think the City Council needs to be aware of the suspicion and hostility that is continually generated by the Morningside Neighborhood Association and Joni Bennet. The following is an e-mail that has been circulated throughout the Morningside Neighborhood Association: Here is one example of relevant portions of an e-mail being circulated in Morningside: The entire focus of the policy is a neighborhood -by - neighborhood approach. I sounds good in theory, but doesn't the entire city need to be evaluated and involved, doesn't every nieghborhood count. One neighborhood gets most of the attention and public money. One commisioner said, "We need to be the ones to solve country club's traffic issues." ... Most importantly, County Club starts restructuring their streets this spring. It is on the road construction calendar. file:HG:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance\2004 C... 12/22/2004 Page 1 of 1 From: Steve Lillehaug Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2004 8:02 AM To: 'mjones3 @mn.rr.com' Cc: Steve Lillehaug Subject: RE: traffic Thank you for your comments regarding traffic issues in Edina and the DRAFT Transportation Commission Policy. They will be forwarded to the Transportation Commission and Council for consideration. Steven L. Lillehaug, P.E., P.T.O.E. Edina Traffic Engineer /Assistant Engineer Engineering Department 952 - 826 -0445 slillehaug @ci.edina.mn.us City of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 -1394 www.cityofedina.com (fax) 952 -826 -0389 - - - -- Original Message---- - From: Wayne Houle Sent: Monday, December 20, 2004 7:50 AM To: Steve Lillehaug Subject: FW: traffic - - - -- Original Message---- - From: Marcia ]ones (mailto:mjones3 @ mn.rr.com] Sent: Friday, December 17, 2004 5:09 PM To: Wayne Houle Subject: traffic We have lived at 4709 W.44th Street since 1981 and for those 23 years have made numerous trips through the Country Club area. I noticed this past week as I drove to the bank that I did not see one single speed limit sign. I even drove up and down most of the streets on the return trip looking for one. Perhaps the public needs more reminders about the speeds allowed on our city streets. My suggestion is to post numerous speed signs (also paint it on the streets) and then enforce the limit. It would not take many tickets for drivers to take notice. I think setting the speed limit at 25 mph on the Country Club streets would make them less attractive for people out of the area to cut through. ...and perhaps the same tactic could be used on 44th Street to slow the traffic. Marcia Jones 922 -2502 file: //G:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance\2004 C... 12/22/2004 Page 1 of 1 From: Steve Lillehaug Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2004 8:08 AM To: 'esyday @ix.netcom.com' Cc: Steve Lillehaug Subject: RE: Transportation Policy Thank you for your comments regarding traffic issues in Edina and the DRAFT Transportation Commission Policy. They will be forwarded to the Transportation Commission and Council for consideration. Also, just to clarify, according to the City boundaries at my disposal, your address of residency is St. Louis Park - not Edina or both as you listed. Thank you. Steve Steven L. Lillehaug, P.E., P.T.O.E. Edina Traffic Engineer /Assistant Engineer Engineering Department 952 - 826 -0445 slillehaug @ci.edina.mn.us City of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 -1394 www.cityofedina.com (fax) 952 - 826 -0389 - - - -- Original Message---- - From: Wayne Houle Sent: Monday, December 20, 2004 7:51 AM To: Steve Lillehaug Subject: FW: Transportation Policy - - - -- Original Message---- - From: Yesnes David [mailto:esyday @ix.netcom.com] Sent: Sunday, December 19, 2004 10:07 PM To: Wayne Houle Subject: Transportation Policy I would just like to advise you, we have sent a hard copy of the attached letter to the Edina Transportation Committee, the Edina City Council and the Edina Engineering Department. Sincerely, Lori J Larson and David A Yesnes 4379 Wooddale Ave. St.Louis Park/Edina, MN 55424 file://G:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance \2004 C... 12/22/2004 December 20, 2004 To: The Edina Transportation Committee The Edina City Council Edina Engineering Department 4801 West 50`h St. Edina, MN 55424 To all persons: I am opposed to the current draft Transportation policy. I am opposed to traffic calming measures for traffic volume control. I am opposed to all traffic calming methods that increase emergency response times. I am opposed to limiting citizen's access to residential streets. I want the definition of an "Impacted Area" to include those negatively affected by limitation of access. I want an "Impacted Area" increased for all purposes, including public hearings, to include ALL residents who reasonably self - define as Impacted. I want at least a 70% threshold of support/opposition for any project to be advanced or defeated. s I want a policy that considers and serves the residents of the entire community, not just residents of a single neighborhood. Sincerely, L- Lori Larson and 4379 Wooddale Ave. St. Louis Park/Edina, MN 55424 Page 1 of 1 From: Steve Lillehaug Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2004 7:54 AM To: 'meg kruse 2' Cc: Steve Lillehaug Subject: RE: traffic policy Thank you for your comments regarding traffic issues in Edina and the DRAFT Transportation Commission Policy. They will be forwarded to the Transportation Commission and Council for consideration. Steven L. Lillehaug, P.E., P.T.O.E. Edina Traffic Engineer /Assistant Engineer Engineering Department 952 - 826 -0445 slillehaug @ci.edina.mn.us City of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 -1394 www.cityofedina.com (fax) 952 - 826 -0389 - - - -- Original Message---- - From: meg kruse 2 [mailto:mkruse2 @mn.rr.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2004 12:18 PM To: Steve Lillehaug Subject: traffic policy I am for the proposed traffic policy Meg Kruse -Edina file://G:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance\2004 C... 12/22/2004 Page 1 of 2 From: Steve Lillehaug Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2004 7:55 AM To: 'Joanne Patterson' Cc: Steve Lillehaug Subject: RE: traffic again Thank you for your comments regarding traffic issues in Edina and the DRAFT Transportation Commission Policy. They will be forwarded to the Transportation Commission and Council for consideration. Steven L. Lillehaug, P.E., P.T.O.E. Edina Traffic Engineer /Assistant Engineer Engineering Department 952 - 826 -0445 slillehaug @ci.edina.mn.us City of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 -1394 www.cityofedina.com (fax) 952 - 826 -0389 - - - -- Original Message---- - From: Joanne Patterson (mailto:jccp @usinternet.com] Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2004 12:49 PM To: Steve Lillehaug Subject: traffic again My name is Joanne Patterson and I live at the corner of Sunnyside and Wooddale in the Country Club neighborhood. I am writing this letter after having read the article in the Sun Current about the traffic meeting. I am frustrated, disappointed and saddened by the hostility that surrounds the issue of cut - through traffic in the Country Club neighborhood. I feel like the city and my neighborhood in particular are being held hostage by the Morningside neighborhood. We all live in the same area - why can't there be a solution for all areas? I believe that any traffic calming measures that may be suggested for the Country Club neighborhood will be continually shut down by Joni Bennett and her group. Obvioulsy there needs to be discussion and compromises from both neighborhoods but I don't know if that is possible with the Morningside neighborhood. But to do nothing about the cut - through traffic which is dangerous, unhealthy, etc. (you've heard it all before) seems wrong. And I completely disagree with any comments or opinions from non - residents about cut - through traffic - it is not their right to dictate what happens on my street or in my neighborhood. I think the City Council needs to be aware of the suspicion and hostility that is continually generated by the Morningside Neighborhood Association and Joni Bennet. The following is an e-mail that has been circulated throughout the Morningside Neighborhood Association: Here is one example of relevant portions of an e -mail being circulated in Morningside: The entire focus of the policy is a neighborhood -by - neighborhood approach. I sounds good in theory, but doesn't the entire city need to be evaluated and involved,- doesn't every nieghborhood count. One neighborhood gets most of the attention and public money. One commisioner said, "We need to be the ones to solve country club's traffic issues." ... Most importantly, County Club starts restructuring their streets this spring. It is on the road construction calendar. file: //G:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance\2004 C... 12/22/2004 Page 2 Hof 2 ' With this timeline, it makes me wonder who is in such a rush? Why? What can you do? First, come December 9th. If you can not make it, find others that can. Remember this summer? Second, if the traffic commission doesn't alter their policy. Phone your City Council members. Mike Kelly was clearly antagonistic to our concerns this summer, and he is vacating his seat soon. Housh and Hovland live in Country Club. Metzold is also vacating his seat. Macisca was helpful this summer and with our help was re- elected! We also need to get other Edina residents involved, they deserve to be heard about their traffic concerns and demand accountabliity for how public money spent. As long as it is Monvngside versus Country Club, we all lose. Third, write letters to the editor. We can not get too much press invloved in this matter. Fourth, please forward this to anyone who will use it wisely. Country Club has a secret website that is password protected and they did publish our 44th and France flyer on it. We have nothing to hide, we want full disclosure from all parties involved and to work together to benefit all Edina residents. And in regards to the Country Club "secret" website - the website is password protected because we have listed over 20 babysitters i.e. young girls with phone numbers and addresses that no parent in their right mind would allow to post on any website unless there was protection. I would be glad to show any council member our website using my password. Thank you for your time. Joanne Patterson file://G:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance\2004 C... 12/22/2004 From: Steve Lillehaug Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2004 8:10 AM To: 'dmdegrood@aol.com' Cc: Steve Lillehaug Subject: RE: Country Club traffic Thank you for your comments regarding traffic issues in Edina and the DRAFT Transportation Commission Policy. They will be forwarded to the Transportation Commission and Council for consideration. Steven L. Lillehaug, P.E., P.T.O.E. Edina Traffic Engineer /Assistant Engineer Engineering Department 952- 826 -0445 slillehaug @ci.edina.mn.us City of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 -1394 www.cityofedina.com (fax) 952 -826 70389 - - - -- Original Message---- - From: DMdeGrood @aol.com [mailto:DMdeGrood@aol.com] .Sent: Monday, December 20, 2004 11:33 AM To: Wayne Houle; Jennifer Bennerotte Subject: Country Club traffic Dear Mr. Houle and all other persons on this committee, My name is Michaelanne deGrood abd I live at 4315 Wooddale Ave. I am opposed to traffic calming measures for traffic volume control. To close streets so some of my neighbors have fewer cars driving in front of their homes will only increase the traffic for my other neighbors. I have three small children that wait for the schoolbus at•the corner of 44th Street and Wooddale Ave. Day after day I stand at the corner watching people disobeying the traffic laws. Very few people actually stop at the stop sign and many do not obey the speed limit. For the traffic to double on 44th Street only puts those children at risk for being hurt. We have all chosen to live in the city - -with the conveniences of city living comes traffic. If we would all drive repspectfully- -there wouldn't be as much of a problem. Thank you. Michaelanne deGrood 952 - 926 -5313 From: Steve Lillehaug Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2004 8:20 AM To: 'dmdegrood @aol.com' Cc: Steve Lillehaug Subject: RE: New Traffic Policy Thank you for your comments regarding traffic issues in Edina and the DRAFT Transportation Commission Policy. They will be forwarded to the Transportation Commission and Council for consideration. Also, your comments are geared towards one neighborhood as you indicate. Please feel free to view the draft policy at the following website: http: / /ci.edina.mn.us/ Pages/ L5- 63_ TransportationCommissionPolicy .htm As you suggest, you are commenting on the "New Traffic Policy ". No where in the policy does it mention specific areas or neighborhoods in Edina nor does`it mention any specific plans or proposals of traffic calming for any area in Edina at this time. The DRAFT policy is a framework to address calming in the Community as a whole. You suggest that "...this needs to be rethought. Possibly speed bumps;" Please review the DRAFT policy as the DRAFT policy currently includes devices as you suggest. Thank you. Steve Steven L. Lillehaug, P.E., P.T.O.E. Edina Traffic Engineer /Assistant Engineer Engineering Department 952-826-0445-- slillehaug@ci.edina.mn.us City of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 -1394 www.cityofedina.com (fax) 952- 826 -0389 - - - -- Original Message---- - From: DMdeGrood @aol.com (mailto:DMdeGrood @aol.com] Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2004 8:42 AM To: Wayne Houle; Jennifer Bennerotte Subject: New Traffic Policy Dear Mr. Houle and the Traffic Commission, I don't believe that there is a traffic problem within the Country Club neighborhood. There are more than 1,000 cars in Country Club alone -- making various trips many times a day. The "cut through" traffic that they perceive are their neighbors. People that live in the Morningside, Browndale and South Harriet Park neighborhoods need to be able to travel north and south. I am opposed to limiting citizen's access to residential streets. 44th Street cannot handle its traffic to be doubled. Is it right to force neighborhoods against each other? I think that this needs to be rethought. Possibly speed bumps? Thank you. Doug deGrood, 4315 Wooddale Ave., 926 -5313 Page 1 of 2 From: Steve Lillehaug Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2004 8:31 AM To: 'ddegrood @always - thinking.com' Cc: Steve Lillehaug Subject: RE: Traffic Proposal Good morning Mr. deGrood. Thank you for your additional comments regarding traffic issues in Edina and the DRAFT Transportation Commission Policy. They will be forwarded to the Transportation Commission and Council for consideration. You are eluding that streets will be closed in your neighborhood. As 1 previously indicated to you, there are no traffic calming measures proposed for the Country Club neighborhood - especially no plans to close any streets in your area. Additionally, I request you indicate where you are obtaining this misinformation so I can help you and others understand the true intent and framework of the DRAFT policy and clear the air of all misinformation that helps no one. Thank you. Steve Steven L. Lillehaug, P.E., P.T.O.E. Edina Traffic Engineer /Assistant Engineer Engineering Department 952 - 826 -0445 slillehaug @ci.edina.mn.us City of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 -1394 www.cityofedina.com (fax) 952 - 826 -0389 - - - -- Original Message---- - From: Wayne Houle Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2004 8:33 PM To: Steve Lillehaug Subject: FW: Traffic Proposal - - - -- Original Message---- - From: Doug D [mailto:ddegrood @always - thinking.com] Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2004 6:40 PM To: Wayne Houle Subject: Traffic Proposal Mr. Houle, Let this e-mail serve as notice that I am opposed to the traffic calming measures proposed for the Country Club area of Edina. I live one block north of Country Club on Wooddale. Not only would be the measures present a hardship for me personally (as I would have to drive significantly farther to go south to 50th street), but it would also add greatly to the traffic on our already busy street. The simple fact is, we already experience much more through traffic than the folks in Country Club. file://G:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance\2004 C... 12/22/2004 Page.2 of 2 I understand their concern. As I've already pointed out, it's a concern that I share as well. However, it is my opinion, the proposed plan benefits too few to the detriment of too many. Respectfully, Doug deGrood 4315 .Wooddale Ave. December 20, 2004 Wayne Houle Edina Engineering and Public Works Department 4801 W. 50th St. Edina, MN 55424 Dear Wayne, My name is Josh Simpson and I live at 4229 W. 44th St. in Edina (the SE corner of 44th St. and Wooddale Ave.). I've just been made aware of the Neighborhood Traffic Management Policy (NTMP) set forth by the Edina Transportation Commission. It is my understanding that this policy both 1. prevents residents from receiving sufficient notice regarding traffic - calming issues and 2. limits the opportunity for residents to voice their opposition to any measures. My wife attended the council session regarding this issue. It goes without saying that we are and will remain intolerant of any traffic calming measures which divert traffic flow from the "Country Club" neighborhood at the expense of the "Morningside" neighborhood. Our neighborhood group discussed this situation. For the record we are opposed to: - I'm opposed to the current draft of the Transportation policy - I am opposed to traffic calming measures for traffic volume control - I am opposed to all traffic calming methods that increase emergency response times. - I am opposed to limiting citizen's access to residential streets - I want the definition of an "Impacted Area" to include those negatively affected by access limitation - I want the definition of an "Impacted Area" expanded for all purposes, including public hearings, so it includes ALL residents who reasonably would be self- defined as impacted. - I want at least a 70% threshold of support/opposition for a project to be advanced or defeated - I want a policy that considers and serves the residents of the entire community, not just residents of a single neighborhood. Thank you for your attention. Jo impson Edina Resident 4229 W. 44th S iosh.si n @bbdo.com el-T--37 Page 1 of 1 From: Rob Webb [rwebb3 @mn.rr.com] Sent: Sunday, December 26, 2004 9:04 PM To: Steve Lillehaug Subject: FW: Please say NO From: Tommyleewilson3 @aol.com [ mailto:Tommyleewilson3 @aol.com] Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 11:36 PM To: rwebb3 @mn.rr.com Subject: Please say NO I've been out of town this week, and was not able to attend the meeting. I am against the proposed Traffic commission policy. It is a waste of our tax payer's efforts. Stop the action, now. Thank you. Tom Wilson 4519 Casco Avenue file://G:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance\2004 C... 12/27/2004 RE: CCNA meeting Page 1 of 1 From: Rob Webb [rwebb3 @mn.rr.com] Sent: Sunday, December 26, 2004 9:06 PM To: Steve Lillehaug Subject: FW: CCNA meeting Rob and all, I'll be in Duluth this weekend for a hockey tournament. Depending on the Win /Loss record, I _may be back early or late Sunday (possibility missing the meeting). In case I miss the meeting. In regards to the Welcome letter, overall very nice. My suggestion is to lead off with a true welcome paragraph. Something like, "Welcome and congratulations in moving into one of the nicest/friendliest/etc. neighborhoods in the metro area. We love it here, and think you will too..... ". In regards to the traffic, my contacts and neighbors' initial review is negative about the ETC proposal. My read lends to many questions -- namely trying to understand the definition of impacted area. It is used several times, but the definition seems to change from section to section. An example, top of page 12, in regards to petition -to- study, defines "impacted ". On the same page, in the Plan Development section, "survey -to- test ", "impacted area" is used; but then in the last paragraph, the survey -to -test includes a different definition. From my involvement in the traffic committee in the early 2000's, we learned that narrowing the scope caused lots of resentment. It appears this proposal leads down the same path. Hope to see everyone Sunday. David B. Farmer 4612 Casco Ave file://G:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance\2004 C... 12/27/2004 From: Rob Webb [rwebb3 @mn.rr.com] Sent: Sunday, December 26, 2004 9:07 PM To: Steve Lillehaug Subject: FW: Edina Traffic Commission Policy - - - -- Original Message---- - From: Rcj4502 @aol.com [mailto:Rcj4502 @aol.com] Sent: Monday, November 29, 2004 11:50 AM To: CCNA Subject: Re: Edina Traffic Commission Policy Ron - Thanks for your informative emails. With regard to Traffic Policy, I don't really see anything wrong with the policy and procedures, but I am probably not in favor of any of the proposed "traffic calming" methods for our neighborhood. I will oppose any solution that restricts my travel, specifically ingress or egress, from the neigborhood. Ultimately, the cause and solution to the cut - through traffic problem is Hwy 100. I think any efforts to get the proposed widening of Hwy 100 in St Louis Park accelerated so that it occurs prior to the Hwy 62/235 exchange rather than after would be a huge improvement. Ron Erhard should be leading the charge on this. Any other approach is a band -aid with significant trade -offs in mobility and general quality of life in our neighborhood. We would just be pushing the problem onto another neighborhood. There is simply not enough capacity because of the Hwy 100 bottleneck in SLP and drivers will avoid it. Thanks again for providing this useful forum. Roger Jones 4502 Drexel From: Rob Webb [rwebb3 @mn.rr.com] Sent: Sunday, December 26, 2004 9:08 PM To: Steve Lillehaug Subject: FW: traffic - - - -- Original Message---- - From: Shannah Gillespie [ mailto: shannahgillespie @earthlink.net] Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 5:32 PM To: rwebb3 @mn.rr.com Subject: traffic My wife and I would like to voice our support for the traffic commission and its efforts that would hopefully result in the calming of the traffic in the country club area. We live on Sunnyside Road which carries a huge amount of the traffic that should be on 50th street. We are not only concerned about the amount of traffic but also the speed in which they fly through the neighborhood. Therefore, anything that can be done to slow down /calm the traffic would be greatly appreciated and significantly add to the safety of the adults and children in the area. Thanks for supporting our concerns. Shannah and Doug Gillespie, 4115 Sunnyside Road. Edina Traffic Commission Policy From: Rob Webb [rwebb3 @mn.rr.com] Sent: Sunday, December 26, 2004 9:09 PM To: Steve Lillehaug Subject: FW: Edina Traffic Commission Policy From: Heather Dexheimer [mailto:hdexheimer @visi.com] Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 3:05 PM To: 'CCNA' Cc: 'Karl Dexheimer' Subject: RE: Edina Traffic Commission Policy Hi Rob, Page 1 of 1 We (Heather and Karl Dexheimer at 4619 Drexel Ave) are in favor of the Edina Traffic Commission Policy. Please let us know if there is anything that we can do to help out! We are very much in favor of finding traffic solutions in our neighborhood! Heather and Karl Dexheimer 4619 Drexel Avenue 952- 922 -2583 file:HG:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance\2004 C... 12/27/2004 Page 1 of 1 From: Rob Webb [rwebb3 @mn.rr.com] Sent: Sunday, December 26, 2004 9:12 PM To: Steve Lillehaug Subject: FW: Edina Traffic Commission Policy From: CiscoandClint @aol.com [mailto:CiscoandClint @aol.com] Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 8:11 AM To: rwebb3 @mn.rr.com Subject: Re: Edina Traffic Commission Policy Rob, Thanks for being a great steward to the neighborhood. We cannot attend ton, ight's' meeting regarding the traffic policy. I agree that we need to pass or vote in favor of creating a policy that addresses the needs to abate_ traffic issues in Edina. Selfishly, I hope we can quickly address the "cut through traffic" in our own neighborhood. In principal therefore, I vote in favor of a policy. What I want the commission to reconsider is the process through which a neighborhood undertakes to have a study completed, approved, and implemented. The one outlined in the October 2004 draft of the TCP has far too much red tape. It will take years to implement any abatement requests. There needs to be a more streamlined approach so in its current form, I do not approve the draft policy as of October 2004. I sent an e-mail to Steve Lillehaug regarding a simple fix _in our neighborhood — install speed bumps so that cut through traffic at least is slowed down -- unfortunately, it is not diverted to other streets. I do not think that the city or even neighbors will all agree on diverting traffic to other streets or shutting off certain streets in or around the Country club area that have historically been "cut through" streets. I believe that we as a neighborhood should have the ability (sovereignty) to come together and take measures (like speed bumps or some other idea(s)), that we can implement fairly quickly without the TCP red tape. Let me know if you need us to sign anything. Our street in particular is dangerous at the rush hour. Dan Delianedis 4624 Drexel Avenue file://G:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance \2004 C... 12/27/2004 Edina Traffic Commission Policy Page 1 of 1 From: Rob Webb [rwebb3 @mn.rr.com] Sent: Sunday, December 26, 2004 9:13 PM To: Steve Lillehaug Subject: FW: Edina Traffic Commission Policy From: Jim Maciej [mailto:jvm @mn.rr.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 4:09 PM To: Rob Webb Cc: slillehaug @ci.edina.mn.us Subject: Re: Edina Traffic Commission Policy Robb, Having reviewed the draft October, 2004 City of Edina Transportation Commission Policy, I am sending you this message in support of the document. Though I have some concerns about certain aspects of the report, I my wife and I approve of what the commission has proposed. Traffic in the County club neighborhood is bad and is getting worse, so something needs to be done ... sooner than later. The commission has done a very through job in its work and members are. to be congratulated for their efforts on behalf of the city ... and making it a better place to live and do business. And, thanks to you, Robb, for getting word out concerning the report. We have a bad traffic situation in Edina due in large part to the fact that a huge bottleneck remains on Highway 100 from 36th in St Louis Park to 1 -394. Until that segment is rebuilt, we will suffer from inordinate amounts of traffic coming into the Country Club neighborhood. We should all be putting more pressure on the state to redo the segment ASAP ... maybe from unallocated MDOT funds. After all, we have allies in the governor's office, the It. governor is sympathetic to the SW metro area (and she heads MDOT ) and Representative Ron Erhart heads the Transportation Committee. Every day frustrated drivers exit Highway 100 to cut across the neighborhood because this bottleneck exists. Finally, a system of "gentle" speed bumps does wonders to slow traffic. Minneapolis uses both the gentle and "hard" speed bumps to slow traffic, with good results, I believe. This might be an inexpensive way to deal with slowing and possibly reducing traffic flow through the neighborhoods of Edina. Jim Maciej 4630 Bruce Avenue Edina, MN 55424 1952- 922 -9240 file://G:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance\2004 C... 12/27/2004 Page 1 of 1 From: Rob Webb [rwebb3 @mn.rr.com] Sent: Sunday, December 26, 2004 9:14 PM To: Steve Lillehaug Subject: FW: Statement in Support of Traffic Commission Policy From: Lynn Geesaman [mailto:Lgeesaman @visi.com] Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 9:24 AM To: CCNA Webb Subject: Statement in Support of Traffic Commission Policy To: R. Webb From: Don Geesaman Re: Statement in Support of Traffic Commission Policy Thank you for another wondrously clear and helpful description (12/5). In the context of what you say, I would summarize my position as follows: 1) For over 10 years the Country Club neighborhood has had a manifestly obvious traffic problem of ever - increasing severity. 2) For whatever reason, the City has been notably and provenly ineffective in dealing with this problem. 3) While the Traffic Commission proposal seems to me to be a poor and awkward substitute for common sense, if it contains what the City needs for effective action, then I support it whole'heartedl Finally, because I have severely impaired hearing, I do not attend public meetings, so I appreciate your willingness to aggregate and share .viewpoints with the commission. file://G:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance\2004 C... 12/27/2004 Page 1 of 1 From: Rob Webb [rwebb3 @mn.rr.com] Sent: Sunday, December 26, 2004 9:16 PM To: Steve Lillehaug Subject: FW: From: Douglas Gervais [mailto:DGERVAIS @mn.rr.com] Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 4:44 PM To: The Webbs Subject: We are supportive of the proposed Edina Traffic Commission Policy. Douglas and Lisa Gervais 4514 Drexel Ave file: / /G:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance\2004 C... 12/27/2004 Re: Edina Traffic Commission Policy Page 1 of 1 From: Rob Webb [rwebb3 @mn.rr.com] Sent: Sunday, December 26, 2004 9:18 PM To: Steve Lillehaug Subject: FW: Edina Traffic Commission Policy From: Tanya Kovacik [mailto:tank @mn.rr.com] Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 11:42 AM To: CCNA Subject: Re: Edina Traffic Commission Policy Thanks again for the update. On the whole, I would say that I am for the policy, especially if it can move us ahead in taking some concrete action. My questions were geared towards clarification so that when it came down for writing our proposal we would understand the key drivers and could move it ahead as quickly as possible. -Tanya Kovacik 4507 Drexel Avenue file://G:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance\2004 C... 12/27/2004 From: Rob Webb [rwebb3Qmn.rr.com] Sent: Sunday, December 26, 2004 9:18 PM To: Steve Lillehaug Subject: FW: - - - -- Original Message---- - From: Angela Decubas [mailto:a- decubas@bethel.edu] Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 8:09 AM To: rwebb3 @mn.rr.com Subject: Rob, We wish to lend our support for the proposed Edina Traffic Commission Policy. Luis and Angela DeCubas 4512 Drexel Ave Edina, MN 55424 Thank you traffic issue From: Rob Webb [rwebb3 @mn.rr.com] Sent: Sunday, December 26, 2004 9:18 PM To: Steve Lillehaug Subject: FW: traffic issue From: Pat Conlin [ mailto :PConlin @Milestoneusa.com] Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 8:17 AM To: rwebb3 @mn.rr.com Subject: traffic issue Rob Thank you for the update. I am for the proposed traffic policy. Pat Conlin 4629 Drexel Edina Page 1 bf 1 file://G:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance\2004 C... 12/27/2004 From: Rob Webb [rwebb3 @mn.rr.com] Sent: Sunday, December 26, 2004 9:19 PM To: Steve Lillehaug Subject: FW: I am in favor of the Edina traffic policy...... We strongly support it! Sincerely, Tammy and Marty Miller 4527 Drexel Avenue Page 1 of 1 From: Rob Webb [rwebb3 @mn.rr.com] Sent: Sunday, December 26, 2004 9:20 PM To: Steve Lillehaug Subject: FW: Traffic Policy From: Randy and Chrissy Harrison [mailto:Charrisoni @mn.rr.com] Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2004 2:01 PM To: rwebb3 @mn.rr.com Subject: Traffic Policy Rob, Randy and Chrissy Harrison agree with the traffic policy. Regards, Randy Harrison 4631 Arden Avenue file: //G:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance\2004 C... 12/27/2004 From: Rob Webb [rwebb3 @mn.rr.com] Sent: Sunday, December 26, 2004 9:22 PM To: Steve Lillehaug Subject: FW: Edina Traffic Commission Policy I guess I don't have any real issue with the policy per se. My questions are more specific. We see cars zipping along Edina Blvd. at 40+ mph. Do you know how to ask for an assessment of speed bumps on each end of the street? Thanks, the Malmquists 4614 Edina Boulevard Re: Edina Traffic Commission Policy comments and questions Page 1 of 1 From: Rob Webb f rwebb3 @mn.rr.com] Sent: Sunday, December 26, 2004 9:23 PM To: Steve Lillehaug Subject: FW: Edina Traffic Commission Policy comments and questions We certainly support the basic tenants of the policy.and would like to assume that this methodology was already in use in our city. Don't spend money, (The taxpayers) if not needed, on more committees. Is there some kind of a cap on spending in the proposal and will the policy plans have any deadlines. Open ended planning can get nowhere, as we are all aware. Gaius and Ann Slosser - hoping to stay retired at 4602 Browndale, Edina file: / /G:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance\2004 C... 12/27/2004 Edina Traffic Commission Policy From: Rob Webb [rwebb3 @mn.rr.com] Sent: Sunday, December 26, 2004 9:25 PM To: Steve Lillehaug Subject: FW: Edina Traffic Commission Policy From: Fogelberg, Brian @ Minneapolis [ mailto:Brian.Fogelberg @cbre.com] Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2004 10:41 AM To: 'CCNA' Subject: RE: Edina Traffic Commission Policy Rob: Page 1 of 1 Please forward this email to the City that we fully support the traffic policy and feel it is imperative that it passes. Thank You. Brian Fogelberg 4632 Bruce Avenue file: / /G:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance\2004 C... 12/27/2004 From: Rob Webb [rwebb3Qmn. Sent: Sunday, December 26, To: Steve Lillehaug Subject: FW: Edina Traffic The policy works for me. Kitty O'Dea 4610 Bruce Avenue rr. . com] 2004 9:26 PM Commission Policy Edina Traffic Commission Policy Page 1 of 1 From: Rob Webb [rwebb3 @mn.rr.com] Sent: Sunday, December 26, 2004 9:29 PM To: Steve Lillehaug Subject: FW: Edina Traffic Commission Policy From: Willie Eden [mailto:willie_th @yahoo.com] Sent: Monday, November 29, 2004 12:34 PM To: 'CCNA' Subject: RE: Edina Traffic Commission Policy I am for the policy as you outlined before. However, I am in no way in favor of anything that resembles the proposal of three years ago which would have made getting in and out of the area hard for residents. Willie Eden 4501 Browndale Avenue file: / /G:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance\2004 C... 12/27/2004 From: Rob Webb [rwebb3 @mn.rr.com] Sent: Sunday, December 26, 2004 9:31 PM To: Steve Lillehaug Subject: FW: Edina Traffic Commission Policy - - - -- Original Message---- - From: Scott Taylor [ mailto :Scott.Taylor@sctc.mnscu.edu] Sent: Sunday, November 28, 2004 9:13 PM To: rwebb3 @mn.rr.com Subject: Re: Edina Traffic Commission Policy Hi, I think the procedure looks AOK. Scott Taylor 4528 Casco Avenue From: Rob Webb [rwebb3 @mn.rr.com] Sent: Sunday, December 26, 2004 9:32 PM To: Steve Lillehaug Subject: FW: Edina Traffic Commission,Policy - - - -- Original Message---- - From: ralph herda [mailto:rherda @earthlink.net] Sent: Sunday, November 28, 2004 9:08 PM To: CCNA Subject: Re: Edina Traffic Commission Policy Rob, I assume the members of the commission did a thorough job so since they support it I support it. However, 3 serious concerns..... 1. It sounds like a long administrative process, they need faster deadlines for action. 1 yr to pilot, 2 yrs to solve? 2. Landuse reviews by traffic happen 'at the request of the planning commission', rather than ' landuse reviews are done by both planning AND traffic'. Left hand and right hand need to work together. Look at development of France /50, also new library /center /apartments all of which compounded 50th issues, also CC cutthroughs, and should have been considered when building density increased, its late now. 3. Scoring is flawed, remove sidewalks question. If you have them, you don't have a volume or speed problem? Not true. Also, sidewalks are paid for by the neighborhood so if you choose to do that, you shouldn't drop in priority of city traffic planning. THIS IS THE BIGGEST PROBLEM OF THE 3. It will also knock down any requests from CC. Thanks for asking. Ralph Herda 4501 Drexel Avenue Page 1 of 1 From: Rob Webb [rwebb3 @mn.rr.com] Sent: Sunday, December 26, 2004 9:32 PM To: Steve Lillehaug Subject: FW: Edina Traffic Commission Policy From: db [mailto:dbearm @yahoo.com] Sent: Sunday, November 28, 2004 6:50 AM To: CCNA Subject: Re: Edina Traffic Commission Policy We support the policy. Diana and Paul Bearmon 4526 Arden Ave. file: / /G:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance\2004 C... 12/27/2004 From: Rob Webb [rwebb3 @mn.rr.com] Sent: Sunday, December 26, 2004 9:33 PM To: Steve Lillehaug Subject: FW: Edina Traffic Commission Policy - - - -- Original Message---- - From: The Hauckster [ mailto:hauckster @earthlink.net] Sent: Saturday, November 27, 2004 4:07 PM To: CCNA Subject: Re: Edina Traffic Commission Policy Thanks for passing along the links to the traffic policy. I think it is balanced and well thought out; I agree with most of its points. Gary Hauck 4625 Arden Avenue Page 1 of 1 From: Rob Webb [rwebb3 @mn.rr.com] Sent: Sunday, December 26, 2004 9:34 PM To: Steve Lillehaug Subject: FW: Edina Traffic Commission Policy From: StakeFam @cs.com [mailto:StakeFam @cs.com] Sent: Saturday, November 27, 2004 3:45 PM To: rwebb3 @mn.rr.com Cc: jbstake @mmm.com Subject: Re: Edina Traffic Commission Policy We are for the Traffic Commission Policy. Jim & Mimi Stake 4671 Edina Blvd file://G:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance\2004 C... 12/27/2004 Page 1 of 1 From: Rob Webb [rwebb3 @mn.rr.com] Sent: Sunday, December 26, 2004 9:35 PM To: Steve Lillehaug Subject: FW: Edina Traffic Commission Policy From: MKEllingen @aol.com [mailto:MKEllingen @aol.com] Sent: Saturday, November 27, 2004 2:56 PM To: rwebb3 @mn.rr.com Subject: Re: Edina Traffic Commission Policy I support the traffic policy. Thanks. Mary Ellingen 4603 Wooddale Avenue file: / /G:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance\2004 C... 12/27/2004 Page 1 of 2 From: Steve Lillehaug Sent: Monday, December 27, 2004 8:32 AM To: 'billcoop @goldengate.net' Cc: Steve Lillehaug Subject: RE: DRAFT Transportation Commission Policy Thank you for your comments regarding traffic issues in Edina and the DRAFT Transportation Commission Policy. They will be forwarded to the Transportation Commission and Council for consideration. Steven L. Lillehaug, P.E., P.T.O.E. Edina Traffic Engineer /Assistant Engineer Engineering Department 952 - 826 -0445 slillehaug@ci.edina.mn.us City of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 -1394 www.cityofedina.com (fax) 952 - 826 -0389 - - - -- Original Message---- - From: Jennifer Bennerotte Sent: Monday, December 27, 2004 8:08 AM To: 'sallison @ci.edina.nm.us' Cc: Steve Lillehaug Subject: FW: DRAFT Transportation Commission Policy - - - -- Original Message---- - From: Bill Cooper [ mailto:bilicoop @goldengate.net] Sent: Sunday, December 26, 2004 2:26 PM To: Jennifer Bennerotte Subject: DRAFT Transportation Commission Policy To whom it may concern I am writing to voice my opinion on the proposed City of Edina Draft Transportation Commission Policy. In general I am appreciative of the time and energy you have all put into this project, yet I am also wholeheartedly in agreement with the majority of opinions voiced at the public meeting on December 6th. Specifically, I believe the policy as it currently stands is unacceptable for the following reasons: • The policy's definition of "impacted area" does not include residents who are negatively affected by traffic policies and changes. Notification and the "impacted radius" needs to include, for all purposes, all residents who reasonably self - define as "impacted ". o Staff members and one public speaker noted that the follow up evaluation period would offer opportunity to involve those adversely affected, however political history Is clear in it's view of these kinds of policies and procedures: policies and procedures designed to limit input before and offer redress after favor those with influence and silence those opposition. I consider policies and procedures like this to be unacceptable from my community leaders. • The policy should specify a minimum of a 60 % -70% threshold of support or opposition for any project to be advanced or defeated (and paid for by all Edina residents). file://G:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance\2004 C... 12/27/2004 Page 2 of 2 • The proposed policy promotes traffic calming measures for volume control (reduction of traffic on local streets by partial or full street closure). Most communities have either discontinued use of volume control because it diverts traffic to adjacent streets and neighborhoods; it interferes with access by emergency vehicles, and interferes with local travel on local streets. • The definition of "cut through" traffic needs to be reflective of that fact that every resident in Edina could claim this to be a traffic issue on their street. Further review should address what is considered "cut through" instead of the commonly implied ownership of streets in front of one's house. Any definition must apply equally to Morningside Road as it does to those in Country Club's main streets. • Lastly, I believe more time needs to be given for public comment on the proposed policy. file: / /G:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Conunission \Correspondance\2004 C... 12/27/2004 Page 1 of 2 From: Steve Lillehaug Sent: Monday, December 27, 2004 8:32 AM To: 'greg_fancher @us.ibm.com' Cc: Steve Lillehaug Subject: RE: Edina Traffic Plan Thank you for your comments regarding traffic issues in Edina and the DRAFT Transportation Commission Policy. They will be forwarded to the Transportation Commission and Council for consideration. Steven L. Lillehaug, P.E., P.T.O.E. Edina Traffic Engineer /Assistant Engineer Engineering Department 952 - 826 -0445 slillehaug @ci.edina.mn.us City of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 -1394 www.cityofedina.com (fax) 952 - 826 -0389 - - - -- Original Message---- - From: Jennifer Bennerotte Sent: Monday, December 27, 2004 8:11 AM To: Sharon Allison; Steve Lillehaug Subject: FW: Edina Traffic Plan - - - -- Original Message---- - From: greg_fancher @us.ibm.com (mailto:greg_fancher @us.ibm.com] Sent: Thursday, December 23, 2004 6:16 PM To: jzwilling @mnsun.com Cc: info @edinamorningside.org; Jennifer Bennerotte; Wayne Houle Subject: Edina Traffic Plan In regards to the Edina Transportation Plan up for consideration, I would like to express my concern at the method to which this policy was devised and the potential negative impact to all residents of Edina. Issue: Full disclosure: There was no public notice of the public comment period or the availability of the draft policy for public review until Thursday, November 25th -- Thanksgiving Day - almost one month after the public comment period opened. This gave the public very little time to learn about and respond before the "open house" on December 9th 4he only meeting held to gather public comment before the policy is taken by the Commission to the Council for approval. Issue: Impact Area: The policy's definition of "impacted area" does not include residents who are negatively affected by traffic policies and changes. Notification and the "impacted radius" needs to include, for all purposes, all residents who reasonably self - define as "impacted ". file://G:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance\2004 C... 12/27/2004 • Page 2 of 2 The policy should specify a minimum of a 60 % -70% threshold of support or opposition for any project to be advanced or defeated (and paid for by all Edina residents Issue: Methods under consideration to stem traffic flow: Simply put - -- No policy which impacts one neighborhood for the benefit of another, should- be under consideration. A recent article by a resident printed in the Sun Current stated that this policy should be considered and that closures, and _re- . routes where measures which have been proven successful with other communities.. Of course any closure would slow or stop traffic -- that's what the word closure means -- to stop a traffic flow. Interestingly enough, there is no follow up statement on what happened to surrounding neighborhoods. This traffic policy has become a tool of division within. Edina, pitting neighbor against neighbor. Those that favor closure believe they will benefit,. even. if others suffer. I would like each person in favor of such a method to commit to all other residents that they will never cut through "another's neighborhood. for their own benefit. That means no cut through to 50th and France, no cut through to 44th and France, no cut through to St. Louis Paris, no cut through to Linden. Hills,, no dropping off of children at Golden Years or.Calvin Christian Schools, etc... -- all these require going through someone else's neighborhood after all. When-seriously reviewed, our traffic needs monitoring and consideration of methods that will ensure law abidance to the use of public streets within a first ring city suburb. There is no issue with stop signs, speed bumps and traffic enforcement. Bring up the idea of closing streets and one. can envision an elitist attitude of a "not in my neighborhood", mentality that goes against the grain of a caring, supportive'community that wants access for all I've lived in both the Country Club and Morningside neighborhoods over the past 15 +' years and understand that most cars using the streets around my home(s) were and are from out of the. neighborhood. Keep your speed within the legal limits, obey all traffic. laws, give consideration to children and others when driving and. WELCOME. TO OUR CITY! Thank you, Greg Fancher 4247 Grimes Avenue, Edina, MN 55416" 952- 925 -2204 GPFedina @msn.com file:HG:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance\2004 C... 12/27/2004 From: Steve Lillehaug Sent: Monday, December 27, 2004 8:40 AM To: 'crazidlo @mn.rr.com' Cc: Steve Lillehaug Subject: RE: Country Club traffic proposals Thank you for your comments.regarding traffic issues in Edina and the DRAFT Transportation Commission Policy. They will be forwarded to the Transportation Commission and Council for consideration. Currently, there are no proposals as you indicate. Public notification will occur with any future proposal being considered by the Transportation Commission as well as the City Council. Sincerely, Steven L. Lillehaug, P.E., P.T.O.E. Edina Traffic Engineer /Assistant Engineer Engineering Department 952 - 826 -0445 slillehaug @ci.edina.mn.us City of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 -1394 www.cityofedina.com (fax) 952 - 826 -0389 ----- original Message---- - From: Conrad Razidlo (mailto:crazidlo @mn.rr.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2004 10:00 AM To: Wayne Houle Cc: Mark & Jeanne Razidlo Subject: Country Club traffic proposals I've been an Edina - Morningside resident for the past 37 years (30 years at 4237 Lynn and the past few years at 4622 France). I hear that Country Club residents are proposing that their neighborhood become a virtual gated community. They want residents in adjoining neighborhoods to drive AROUND the Country Club area to get to and from their homes while they in their travels would of course continue to drive THROUGH everyone else's neighborhoods in the metro area. Many of us feel that the proposal is blatantly elitist and if pursued will ignite an organized protest from hundreds of non - Country Club Edina residents. Meanwhile could you inform me regarding any future hearing or Council vote on this matter. Thank you, Conrad Razidlo, 4622 France Ave. So., Edina, MN 55410 (952)927 -4199 crazidlo @mn.rr.com December 20, 2004 To: Edina Transportation Commissioners Cc: City Attorney, City Manager, and City Council Members Re: Personal communication distorted and entered as public comment The week before last, I sent an email to women in my neighborhood. My email out some of my concerns about the draft Edina Transportation Commission (ETC) Policy, encouraging them to get informed and involved. My email stemmed from a conversation in which several women asked to get more. information about the ETC Policy. I sent the email as an individual citizen and not a representative member of any group. I was surprised to learn that an excerpt of my email was , published in the public comment packet sent to ETC members. Apparently, my personal e-mail made it to city hall without my knowledge, effort or name. This was a misuse of my private correspondence that greatly concerns me. My email was not intended as public comment. If it had been, it would have been addressed to the ETC. Instead, it was addressed only to friends, with the option for them to forward it to others who would "use it wise �. The excerpt was not attributed to me. It appeared anonymously under the heading: Excerpts of emails being circulated in Morningside and dated December 8th. This mislabeling gives a false context for my email. I didn't send it out anonymously and I only sent it to a specific list of friends. Also, the excerpt comes from a single email, not multiple emails. A major portion of my email was not included in the excerpt. Why did the person who edited it leave out my concerns about closing streets and increasing response times for emergency services? If the intention was to inform the ETC, wouldn't that information have been important too? I don't know who forwarded my email to City staff, I don't know who edited my email and I don't know who made the decision to include it in the ETC packet. But by putting it in the ETC packet with no attributes —no indication of how it got there —and by disguising it as public comment when it was not, crosses the line. The action is at best unethical, and trespasses on my right to decide the time and place of my public comments. A copy of the full text of my original email is attached, along with a copy of the excerpted email as it was presented in the ETC public comment packet. I ask that whoever is responsible for placing my excerpted email in the ETC packet apologize to me in writing. If you have any questions, or would like to discuss this matter, please feel free to contact me. Sincerely, Mary Carte 952- 929 -0247 Attachments: Full text of original email Copy of excerpted email as it appeared in ETC public comment packet From: To: sent subject: .:F Friday, December 03, 2004 10:16 PM Edina Transportation Policy - 5:15 Dec 9 City Hal At the I was asked to compose this e-mail. Sorry, you may receive it twice and let me know if you don't want to be included in the follow -up e-mail. My goal is to inform, not offend. The on blic hearing on the Traffic Commission policy is this Thursday, December 9th at City Hall. It is called an Open House, and a representative from the MNA will be in the lobby starting at 5:15 with background information. The Open House is from 6-8, but will probably run longer. Here are some highlights: Joni Bennett is one of the commissioners and the only one opposed to the policy. The entire focus of the policy is a neighborhood -by - neighborhood approach. I sounds good in theory, but doesn't the entire city need to be evaluated and involved, doesn't every neeghborhood count. One neighborhood gets most of the attention and public money. One commisioner said, "We need to be the ones to solve country dub's traffic issues." Most traffic policies have a basic percentage of agreement among affected residents before a change can be made. Generally, it is 60 to 70%, this policy has none. The policy controls the number of residents impacted and if they have the right to be involved at all. A survey of different types of traffic calming devices was sent to emergency services, planning, engineering and public works. They could resond thumbs up, down or nuetral. One device that got 4 thumbs down was street closings. When it was suggested that this option be elimentated from the policy, since it was clearly not in anyone's best interest, that idea was rejected. You will not find those survey results anywhere in the policy. When seconds count, who in Edina wants to to cause another resident to have longer emergency response times? Street closures, and controlled access roads will cause this to happen. Why is this urgent? First, December 9th is the only public hearing on this matter. Officially, the public comment period started in late October, though the document wasn't available on -line until late November. The first mention of it in the sun - current was Thanksgiving Day. i I Second, it will be taken to City Council in January for final approval. Third, applications for consideration are due in early February. Most importantly, County Club starts restructuring their streets this spring. It is on the road construction calendar. With this timeline, it makes me wonder who is in such a rush? Why? What can you do? First, come December 9th. If you can not make it, find others that can. Remember this summer? Second, if the traffic commission doesn't alter their policy. Phone your City Council members. Mike Kelly was clearly antagonistic to our concerns this summer, and he is vacating his seat soon. Housh and Hovland live in Country Club. Metzold is also vacating his seat Macisca was helpful this summer and with our help was re- elected! We also need to get other Edina residents involved, they deserve to be heard about their traffic concerns and demand accountabliity for how public money spent As long as it is Momingside versus Country Club, we all lose. Third, write letters to the editor. We can not get too much press invloved in this matter. Fourth, please forward this to anyone who will use it wisely. Country Club has a secret website that is password protected and they did publish our 44th and France flyer on it We have nothing t �e a dull cJo re from all parties involved and to work together to benefit all Edina residents.tl ` M Text e-mail will have City Council meeting date and their contact information. qe Ce j,4e l Z` _9/0q `✓ Date: December 8, 2004 RE: Excerpt of emaiis being circulated in Morningside ` The entire focus of the policy is a neighborhood -by- neighborhood approach. It sounds good in theory, but doesn't the entire city need to be evaluated and involved, doesn't every neighborhood count. One neighborhood gets most of the attention and public money. One commissioner said, "We need to be the ones to solve Country Club's traffic issues. "..... Most importantly, Country Club starts restructuring their streets this spring. It is on the road construction calendar. With this timeline, it makes me wonder who is in such a rush? Why? What can you do? First, come December 9th. If you cannot make it, find others that can. Remember this summer? Second, if the traffic commission doesn't alter their policy, phone your city council members. Mike Kelly was clearly antagonistic to our concerns this summer, and he is vacating his seat soon. Housh and Hovland live in Country Club. Maetzold is also vacating his seat. Macisca was helpful this summer and with our help was re- electedl We also need to get other Edina residents involved, they deserve to be heard about their traffic concerns and demand accountability for how public money is spent. As long as it is Morningside versus Country Club, we all lose. Third, write letters to the editor. We cannot get too much press involved in this matter. Fourth, please forward this to anyone who will use it wisely. Country Club has a website that is password protected and they did publish our 44th and France flyer on it. We have nothing to hide, we want full disclosure from all parties involved and to work together to benefit all Edina residents. Next e-mail will have City Council meeting date and their contact Information. To: The Edina Transportation Committee Re: Proposed Policy Dear Committee Members: Thank you for your hard work on the proposed Transportation Policy. I have spent hours reading it thoroughly and more hours typing these suggestions. Please consider them carefully. I know it is long but I have put forth a considerable effort. Please respect that effort and read the entire report. Thank you. Considering how volatile this issue is, you need to reassure people that the ETC and City Council will base decisions only on facts, not perception. This is easy to do. When dealing with traffic you are dealing with volume & speed issues. These are numbers and numbers are facts.. The City already has numbers relating to volume & speed on streets that they've gathered over the years. This information MUST be made readily available to the citizens in order to keep emotions in check. By seeing the numbers, everyone will start with the same factual reference points when discussing traffic concerns. Put that information on the web in an easily read chart. Also, you refer to many City codes in your report. Again, put those codes on the web, or in the appendix of the report, so people can reference them. I believe it is important for government to be accessible to the average citizen. For this to happen, policies need to be written so that people can easily understand them. With that in mind I recommend the following changes in wording, and/or sentence structure. Also, I believe more words should be included in the Glossary. Clearly defining terms in the glossary will go a long way toward convincing people that policy will be based on facts rather than a few people's perceptions. 1. On page 2, in the Introduction, the 2nd sentence begins... "The purpose of this policy is... " It is unclear if you are referring to ETC's proposed policy that the reader is about to read, or if you are referring to the Edina Transportation Plan. 2. On page 2, in the 2nd paragraph, the 19` sentence, "The City of Edina Transportation Commission Policy `implements' the purposes & objectives of the ETC....." It is unclear to me what you mean by "implements ". Perhaps you could use a different word. Also, you refer to "Section 1225 of the City Code ". I believe it would be helpful to understanding your policy better if this "Section" was included in the appendix of this report. �Qx .3. On page 2, under Roadway Design, #2, the word "warranted" should be & included in the glossary; #4, the word "residential" should be defined & included in the glossary and "through traffic" should either be changed to "cut- through traffic" since you do have that tern in the glossary, if that is what you mean. 4. On page 3, #1 "....when warranted." again needs to be defined. I suggest defining it in terms of numbers and a formula, rather than a perception of need. 5. On page 3, #2, "Provide `logical' street networks..." is a sound idea but by whose logic will the networks be governed? . Your idea of a "logical" path may not be mine. 5ee- 0 (9-1 6. On page 3, #3, "Adequately `control' access points... in terms of driveway openings & side street intersections." The word "control "; when applied to driveways, appears to mean "limiting" driveways. If that is true, then, to be consistent, your intent would be to "limit" side street access to the regional highway system. If that is what you mean, then you should use the word "limit" so as to be truthful and clear in your intentions. I would also encourage you to replace the word "roadway" with the word "highway" as that more clearly defines what you are talking about. Finally, the premise that controlling or "limiting" access to regional highways may not seem "logical" as proposed in item #2.....hence the need for clarity on these words. 7. On page 3, #4, "....need for access to `land "' is unclear. Is "land" the same as "private property"? If so, I believe that term would be more understandable. 8. On page 3, #5, "... intra -area trips... " and "...regional trips... need to be defined. How far does one drive to qualify as making an "intra- area" trip or "regional" trip? Further, what does "... serving regional trips.." mean? 9. On page 3, #6, "... conflicting uses... " needs to be defined. What are they? 10. On page 3, #7... I have no idea what that sentence means, and, I would bet, few other people do either. Please clarify. 11. On page 3, #9 "... campaigns that focus on individual responsibilities to each other..." is an admirable idea. However, to do this you would have to make value judgments that some may not consider to be within the realm of government. You could still educate the public on vehicle operations as proposed. 12. On page 3, #11. Again, "non- local" needs to be defined. If I live 6 blocks from an intersection am I a local? Who is a "local" and who is a "non- local "? 13. On page 4. The items under Roadway Maintenance and Operation are written as if the ETC will be doing more than advising. Please rewrite them to clarify how much power the ETC will have in making decisions about maintaining roads. Also, under #2, if you were to insert the words "to promote" after "Continue" the sentence would be more easily read. 14. On page 5. #3 and #4 are turned around. #4,".... identifying parking based on needs." should be done first, then #3, "Find location of an additional Park & Ride facility... " And, again, if you refer to a "... City Code, Section 850.08.." please include that in the appendix for readers to reference. 15. On page 5, #5... please explain your reasoning behind this recommendation. Why should citizens of Edina be interested in allowing commuters to park in city owned ramps? How would that help our traffic problems? 16. On page 6, #3... Again, this sentence makes no sense. I think the word "roadway" is distracting. Using "highway" would be better. Even so, how will the ETC "support" government jurisdiction? 17. On page 7, 2 °a paragraph, "....the City Council established the guidelines by which decisions regarding transportation facilities are made... ". In my mind a "facility" is a building. I'm not sure what you are trying to say here. Can you clear this up? 18. On page 8, 3rd bullet point under Long Term.... I think quarterly meetings would be better than yearly. This would address people's concerns that the ETC is inaccessible to the public. 19. On page 8, under Sources of Funding, you refer to the Transportation Plan. Again, please include it in the appendix, or on the web if it is too big, so the reader can reference it. 20. On pages 10- 11, the wording regarding all the different petitions & surveys is very unmanageable. Please consider changing "petition -to- study" to simply "petition ", and "survey -to- test" to simply "survey ". Furthermore, there is no explanation why you have established the timeline of accepting & acting on applications once /year. Why can't people present an application at any time during the year? 21.On page 11, # 1, allowing an individual citizen to request a NTMP study opens the city to harassment by any person so inclined, thus using up valuable tax dollars and personnel time in dealing with this person. I would like this option eliminated and changing that wording to "...studies can be requested by any group of citizens who are able to collect 100 signatures in support of their request. Only one signature per address, within 4 blocks in all directions of the area of concern, will be accepted." I calculated the number 100 by counting 16 houses/block (both sides of the street) and multiplying that by 8 (4 blocks each way). This would include almost 3/4 of the addresses. If there is a cross street nearby, an additional 128 houses would be available for signatures. Therefore, I believe getting 100 signatures is reasonable. It also makes people think about their commitment to the idea before getting a couple of neighbors together and dashing off a request for a study. 22. On page 11, #2, paragraphs 4 & 6, you use the words "..study requestors.. ". This is unnecessary jargon. Rewrite it to read...." The City notifies all people who requested a study of the status...." 23. On page 12, in the first paragraph..... The "minimum" area of "... one block in all directions.." should be increased to a "minimum" of 6 blocks. Also, in the last paragraph on that page, ".....residential streets within an area approximately 1 block from the project..." should be increased to "...approximately 6 blocks from the proiect." 24. On page 13, Another survey..... The purpose of each survey needs to be explained on each survey so that residents do not toss surveys aside believing they are simply information gathering tools. If a decision will be made based on the survey, the importance of returning the survey, on time, needs to be communicated in bold letters on the survey. 25. On page 14, #2, Please re -write for clarity. For example: All of the following criteria for Minimum Distance must be met before a traffic calming device will be eligible for installation. 26. On page 14. Under Access.... how "adequate" will the turn around space be? Big enough for an Excursion to turn around in? How about a hook & ladder truck? A VW bug? Please clarify. 27. Page 18, Benefited Area is different from an area that would be affected by any change in volume or speed of cars. Please clarify. Also, under the first bullet point, the words ".....whichever is less." should be removed. Using the "whichever is less" option creates disparity. Decide on a distance and use it in all circumstances. 28. Page A -1, Definitions: Collector Street... ."Roadways that are designated.." by whom? And, again, can the City of Edina Comprehensive Plan referred to be included in the appendix or on the web site? If on the web site, please note that the information is available there. 29. Page A -1, Cut - through traffic..... "Traffic that intrudes...." The word "intrudes" is subjective and inflammatory. The definition is adequate without that word. Delete the word "intrudes" and rewrite the sentence to simply read..... "Traffic moving into a residential subdivision in order to avoid....." Also, in order to truly define cut - through traffic, you must define "....a residential subdivision..." . For example, if the Country Club "residential area" is bounded on the north by 44th St., does someone living on the north side of 44th St. and Wooddale Ave., who drives down Wooddale to get to the park at Wooddale & 50`h St. commit a "cut- through" traffic violation, even though that would be the most "logical" route? Dee— # 30. Page A -1, Local traffic.... again, where do "... neighborhood or area." boundaries begin & end? How is a driver to know s/he has crossed a boundary? 31. In general, please use common words that people understand and use them consistently. Using the same words consistently helps people understand what they are reading when trying to comprehend a lengthy and complicated issue. Use "highway" not "roadway" and do not interchange neighborhood street or area and residential street or area .... pick one way to refer to the idea and stick with it. 32. Finally (I bet you thought I'd never say that) when you buy a house it is a buyer beware situation. This includes researching the neighborhood you want to buy into. Perhaps you might recommend that houses sold in Edina have a "truth in traffic" clause that refers to volume & speed on the street they are considering. Or, a clause directing them to a web site for information regarding those issues. Again, thank you for this opportunity to critique your work. I hope this has helped you in some way. Sincerely, Sharon Grevire 5101 W. 44 St. Edina, MN. 55436 cc: Joni Kelly Bennett Dean Dovolis Warren Plante Fred Richards Marie Thorpe Les Wanninger Jean White Dennis Maetzold Mike Kelly Jim Hovland Linda Masica Scot Housh Steve Lillehaug Dear Edina Traffic Commission: Executive Summary • The traffic policy needs a quantitative definition of traffic problems to reduce subjectivity which is fueling some of the emotional objections that are being witnessed from a few residents and a commissioner. o I would suggest a threshold of 1,000 vehicles per day (VPD) be used as a guideline to define volume thresholds; generally streets with volumes in excess of 1,000 VPD are considered collectors. A speed limit threshold should be 30 MPH on residential streets. o There are a number of things that could be considered in the Policy directly, or part of a broader communication and education strategy that the Commission may choose to employ. • Street closure, which has been a source of controversy for several residents, is an effective traffic calming measure, and has been used for the benefit of at least one Edina neighborhood. Ironically, the neighborhood with the street closure is the same neighborhood that is out - spoken about street closure use, and it is Joni Kelly Bennett's street. • Ironically, Joni Kelly Bennett, who has been publicly outspoken against potential road closures, lives two blocks from a street closure, which protects her street, and her neighborhood from potential cut - through traffic. Her street, Lynn Avenue, is closed off to two arterials— Excelsior and Monterey /38th. This is an almost identical closure to the one proposed in Country Club three years ago. • This, and other traffic calming measures in that neighborhood, have kept traffic volumes around 400 VPD, and less than 20% cut - through, which is a small fraction of what Country Club and other Edina neighborhoods are experiencing. • If there is going to be so much banter about the Country Club neighborhood during this process, this Commission should have some facts surrounding the issue. o The Country Club is a friendly neighborhood, and wants to welcome all people into it. However, there is a difference between being friendly and being a doormat. The neighborhood is being taken advantage of for its geographic location and convenience as a short-cut. o The systemic nature of the problem is unsolvable without traffic calming measures. It is significantly faster for drivers to cut - through Country Club than to use 50th and France to access South Minneapolis residencies and businesses via 44th. This is driven by laws of geometry, not congestion. o Data suggests that a majority of the cut - through traffic is driven (pardon the pun) by South Minneapolis origins and destinations. Morningside residents are likely <10% of the cut - through traffic. o 7 of 10 streets have average daily volumes significantly in excess of collector volumes (generally defined as 1,000 vehicles per day). These are volumes unprecedented in any truly residential neighborhood, according to traffic engineers, anywhere in the Twin Cities. o According to traffic studies, over 55% of the total traffic in the neighborhood isn't derived by residents. On some streets this figure is almost 85 %. o No one has proposed to close off the neighborhood, but closing 1 of 8 ( -12 %) portals was evaluated 3 years ago as one alternative to reduce cut - through traffic. o The cut - through traffic adversely affects that neighborhood residents, their quality of life, and the sense of community. The Policy this Commission has developed is the only chance for the neighborhoods to protect their homes, children, and sense of community from continued traffic levels, by measures of volume, velocity, road -rage, and other measures, that are not congruent with residential streets. o Homes affected by cut - through traffic are out - numbered by the vehicles by 14 -to- 1 or more. Policies left to subjectivity will consistently see the homeowners being out - shouted. Quantifiable Traffic Threshold Guidelines The number "1,000" will save the Commission and the citizens of Edina a lot of grief and unnecessary conflict. The Traffic Policy, as it is defined, is a good process to begin to pursue solutions. However, it leaves the gaping question of what defines a problem. Without some agreement on what defines a problem, other than a citizen complaining, all of us are prone to subjective infighting similar to what was witnessed on December 9`h. I would propose a residential threshold of 1,000 vehicles per day (VPD). This is the threshold used by the City of Minneapolis and other cities. Perhaps an average speed threshold of greater than 30 MPH should be used as well. For example, I have a hard time believing that those who spoke on December 9`h against Country Club getting some remediation are actually against the residents of that neighborhood getting a resolution to their traffic problem. I believe the disconnect is that they don't understand that there is a quantifiable problem. Once a problem is defined, I believe that their sense of neighborliness would allow them to see past their self - interests and cooperate with the city pursuing a solution instead of the antics that we have witnessed. I don't want to have to stand in front of a venomous crowd, and subjectively claim to have a traffic problem in what can only sound like whining to the people with less information about the problem. I believe a quantitative threshold would allow this Commission, and the City to say objectively, "hey, these guys have traffic well in excess of residential volume and velocity thresholds, and we need to alter the traffic system to return the traffic to the arterial streets." If the Policy had quantified thresholds, then you wouldn't need me to stand in front of that crowd, and, frankly, neither would the commission, because it wouldn't be a subjective or political issue. In the scenario of the public having this objective information, I trust that the claims of favoritism, the claims of elitism would go away for the rational residents. For those that are not rational, or are so self - absorbed that they can't sympathize with a neighborhood that is being trounced by 7,750 cars (about 14 vehicles for every home as in the case of Country Club), I'm not sure that any Policy can adequately address their needs, nor should it. I had an interesting interaction with one cut - through driver that illustrates the power of objective data. (TRUE STORY) The person was driving especially fast through the neighborhood. I flagged him down, and he was kind enough to pull over. He identified himself as a south Minneapolis resident. When questioned why he was driving so fast through the neighborhood he 2 stated, "the way I see it, it is your fault for having children and living here. This is so much faster than going through 50'h and France. I usually go down Edina Blvd because I can get going 40 MPH there. These are public streets and I have every right to drive down your street." I then told him that we had 1,500 cars per day on our street. To my amazement, his attitude dramatically changed. He then said, "1,500 cars is a lot! I'd be upset too. You, should talk to the city about trying to find a solution. Minneapolis has redirected the street tht I live on, and we get no cut - through traffic. Also, there are round -a -bouts in Linden Hills that drive me crazy, I never cut - through there. You should come over and take a look at my neighborhood sometime." Even one of the more defiant people I've talked to on the issue was materially swayed by the quantification of the problem. This is a focus group of one I know, but still an important data point. Policy Suggestions Additional suggestions for the policy: 1. In the interests of being comprehensive, from above, include a 1,000 VPD desired residential street volume threshold. It will give residents a quantified benchmark with which to define a problem. In its current construct residents have to rely on subjective matters to define a problem. 2. If people want more input to a proposed change, let them have it. 3. Do not allow a situation where neighborhoods, which by definition are out - numbered by drivers, could be out -voted by the drivers regarding a remedial action. 4. Please don't allow impact areas to be defined-by where residents are driving from, since this is giving too much acknowledgement to people with 150 horsepower to whisk them around. I understand an impact area that would include residential areas that might have traffic diverted to them. However, the Policy should be careful not to allow collector streets to objectively resist traffic from being put back onto a street intended to handle the diverted traffic. 5. I'm open to no one voting. If the city wants to fix a cut - through problem I don't understand why that isn't just in the latitude of what they do every day for their jobs. 6. I do question why neighborhoods bare the whole cost burden. If the state, county and city maintained adequate arterial streets neighborhoods wouldn't have this problem. However, I'm willing to pay if that is what it takes. It just seems like neighborhoods are funding the arterial roadways in an indirect way. 7. People have suggested that the commission push the state and counties to do their part. I agree. I think the policy should include the concept of working with the state and county on their construction planning. I know about 400 neighbors of mine that would back you in any type of campaign you wanted to initiate to get the state and county to understand the urgency. 8. A continuation of #7 in some ways... Speed limit changes absolutely should be part of the tool kit. The commission needs to work with the state to get latitude to change the speed limit. I, for example, would prefer a 15 MPH speed limit with enforcement to speed bumps. Sound unreasonable? My neighborhood streets in Chicago were 10 MPH on internal streets and 20 MPH on the larger thoroughfares. See picture below: 3 They were enforced to within 2 MPH frequently. I took many cabs from O'Hare home. The cabs would drive a good 20 MPH in excess of the speed limit the whole way, and then crawl through my neighborhood because they knew that they'd get a ticket in all likelihood if they sped. Many residents' friends and family had gotten tickets. It drove visitors crazy sometimes, but the residents appreciated it. My Chicago neighborhood was an attractive cut - through similar to Country Club, but no one did due to speed limitations. As you may know, Edina Police will not stop someone in Country Club, or any neighborhood for that matter, until they are going 38 MPH since, according to Edina Police, the courts will not enforce tickets below that. When they only can catch 3 cars per hour on Drexel they spend their time on more heavily trafficked streets, where they can write more tickets. I don't even care if people speed on those streets for the most part. Mike Siitari has admitted that this enforcement policy may push even more speeders and criminals into Edina neighborhoods because they know this is the one place they reliably won't be caught. According to Edina police, Country Club has been a popular drunk driver cut - through between Southdale area establishments and Excelsior Blvd establishments due to difficulty of enforcement. Street Closure Can Be an Effective Traffic Mitigation Tool. The Out - Spoken Opponents of Country Club Traffic Remediation Are Not Operating With a Fact -Based Understanding of the Issue, and Exhibit a "Not In My Backyard" Bias Street closures can be an effective traffic calming measure. For example, Joni Kelly Bennett's street, Lynn Avenue, is closed off two blocks from her home where it would otherwise intersect with Excelsior Boulevard and Monterey Drive (turns into 38`h once it crosses Excelsior). Excelsior Avenue and Monterey have similar volumes to France and 40 (the two streets from which a closure of Sunnyside at Arden would protect Country Club). Additionally, 38`h Street has a stop sign every 300 feet (300% of the density of Country Club stop signs) to defeat cut - through traffic, and there are no left turns into the neighborhood at 39`h, 38`h and 37`h during rush hours. It is also worth noting the discontinuity of Natchez and other streets in the area which inhibits cut - through traffic. The result is that there are about 400 VPD on these streets, which is a fraction of what Country Club streets see. License plate studies have estimated that cut - through volumes are less than 20% versus 75% or more for most Country Club streets. 4 I encourage the whole Traffic Commission to take a drive through the area, because it is a nice example of effective traffic mitigation for the benefit of a neighborhood. See map below: Joni's Street, Lynn Avenue, is Closed to Monterey and Excelsior 77,J71T ; saw rA*ii rrai ?iF r '`r ids 1300ra 36 tt2 'Z St YV fey Waite �., dl3nikanda %j. 3ith St W 9 d Aw k �Vo left turn (rush hours) e 38M1 o D tt+ - - - -� No left turn (rush hours) o 391t St!1'� �:: :! `e ui °°� N a w I ae�t P�t � •. N Q / No left turn (rush hours) .. p' wj W d3 a, ' V y W 42nd St C• e► D m N �eYB m 3 I� Cw RlbS 2404 MapQueat.com, Inc.; 0 2004 NAVTEQ Qle ^ate Tor Also, St Louis Park traffic engineering is focused on protecting this area from cut - through traffic. A year 2000 study stated, "...Each of the parallel local roadways including Joppa Avenue and Inglewood Avenue, serve has a local neighborhood roadway] as they all were found carrying less than 600 vehicles per day, a very typical daily traffic volume for a local neighborhood roadway. Potential Traffic Calming Measures Recognizing that the current levels of traffic and the neighborhoods perception of future levels related to the development of the Park Commons East and Park Commons West sites are still of concern, alternative traffic calming measures were discussed that may help in alleviating or redirecting the potential cut - through vehicles. The measures include: 1. Chokers 2. Traffic circles 3. Raised tables 4. Partial roadway closure... For each of the primary roadways throughout the Minikanda Vista and Browndale neighborhoods, Average Annual Daily Traffic (AAD7) volume thresholds were defined that suggests when an increased change in traffic from the normal may be perceived. When this threshold is reached, each of the measures would be analyzed in detail to determine effectiveness, corridor implications of implementing, if and how beneficial and whether the increased traffic is actually regional cut - through traffic or neighborhood related traffic. -It is beneficial for the City of St. Louis Park to have a set of guidelines to follow in addressing potential future growth in W neighborhood traffic levels and to have a toolbox of possible mitigation measures that may help calm traffic. The next section discusses the primary concern of the impact the proposed development scenarios may have on the Excelsior Boulevard Corridor roadway network... As an experiment, go stand on Grimes, a major connector for the Morningside neighborhood, on any given day. Then go stand on Drexel, Edina, Arden, Browndale, etc. There is no comparison in volumes and velocities. One of the central issues around street closure seems to be that the streets are public and should be open for all to use. Yes, they are public, but they are also residential, which means they should handle volumes and velocities congruent with a residential area. People don't seem to understand that differentiation, which will be an important PR element that should be tackled by the Traffic Commission. I've never seen people feel so sorry for themselves having to drive a few extra seconds (arterial roads have been determined by traffic engineers to take only 60 seconds longer for many of the trips they are using Country Club streets to avoid) when they are pulled by 150+ horsepower engines in a climate - controlled environment, especially when it comes at the expense of the sense of community for others. I can't move my house. Cars can easily move where they go. While I could move somewhere else, and many Country Club residents have, someone else is going to move in here, and they're going to have an issue in all likelihood as well. Plus, I shouldn't have to move from my home to find appropriate traffic systems that preserve residential street volumes and velocities. Country Club: As an Illustration of Situations the Policy Will Need to Address Since the subject of the Country Club neighborhood has been front and center, I'd appreciate the opportunity to illustrate the type of situation that the Traffic Commission, and the proposed Policy will need to deal with. The situation is truly exceptional, quantifiable, and other citizens resisting this neighborhood getting remediation is frustrating. The Country Club neighborhood, according to a third -party engineering survey conducted in 1993 (over 10 years ago when traffic volumes were likely much less), has the following volumes: 11,750 total vehicles passing through it each day - 4,000 of those trips are resident - derived 7,750 cars cut - through a neighborhood of 550 homes every day That's one car every 7 seconds cutting through the neighborhood over a 16 -hour traffic day. On an individual street level, 7 of the 10 streets in the neighborhood have volumes well in excess of 1,000 vehicles per day, meaning they are handling collector - street volumes, while only about 450 VPD are resident - derived. See the chart below: . Gl Vehicles /Day ---# —CC Resident Derived _'Collector Threshold - - - - Residential Desired Limit 3500 3000 2500 2000 1500 1000 500 `ate ��� OJCC�� ooaa P� �a � O�� `o�ca �� Ga �o6 � GoJ 0 Based on a 16 -hour traffic day the average cut - through- affected street has one car every 30 seconds or so. Volumes Are Unprecedented in All of Twin Cities SRF, a third -party traffic - engineering firm hired by the City of Edina says in a 1993 report about Country Club traffic (over 10 years ago), "this large volume of through trips through a truly residential neighborhood is unusual for the Twin Cities Area. Other traffic studies where the City of Edina's traffic engineering consultant, SRF, Inc., has been involved, particularly in Edina, have not uncovered neighborhoods with through traffic volumes of the same magnitude." People have said that the traffic volumes are caused by residents of the neighborhood, or that it is due to construction traffic, and a host of other causes. However, Casco Avenue has as much construction, and residential volume as any street in Country Club, yet only 447 VPD travel on it. The difference is that Casco is not a major thoroughfare for cut - through traffic. 447 VPD is also approximately consistent with average vehicle trips per day of 7 to 10 per day per household. A 1993 license plate survey conducted by SRF further confirmed that 2 out of 3 vehicles were not neighborhood residents. Also, it isn't residents of the neighborhood cutting from one street to the other, as some have suggested. The surveys were taken at points where this would be mathematically impossible (can't cross cordon line on an adjacent street and get home without incurring a count on your own street as well). Even if this were possible how would 30% of the streets generate substantial volumes on the other 70 %? Again, this is mathematically impossible. People are sometimes confused that there is not unanimity among Country Club residents that there is a problem. As you can see, 3 streets don't have significant traffic volumes, which has been a source of isolated disagreement between the streets that bare significant traffic volumes and those that don't. 7 Situational Cut- Throueh is Driven by Hwv 100 Failings and 50`° and France Congestion Several speakers at the December 9" meeting made the Country Club traffic issue sound like it was Country Club trying to block Morningside residents from cutting through the neighborhood. The data would not support this. Statistically the Morningside residents are likely a small fraction of the cut - through traffic in Country Club. Analyzing travel times from various points in the city to the middle of Morningside suggests that there is usually a faster or negligible - difference-in- travel -time alternative to cutting - through Country Club. The same analysis on traffic patterns between Highway 100 and South Minneapolis does not yield the same result. The Country Club neighborhood is the fastest route for South Minneapolis to gain access to and from Highway 100 by an over 1 minute discrepancy (plus additional time for 50th and France congestion). This creates a huge sucking sound of cars right over the neighborhood. Also, there is a pattern that has drivers avoiding Hwy 100 due to congestion or just seeking the convenience of cutting through a neighborhood with slower speeds and scenery. This can be remedied by Hwy 100 fixes, whereas the South Minneapolis problem cannot. See the data table below. Fastest Route Minutes Faster (Slower) From Various Points To South Minneapolis (Big Mike's Subs) Times Via Various Routes Hwy 100 (Southbound) to South Mpls 6:29 7:56 6:54 7:36 Hwy 100 (Northbound) to South Mpis 5:46 8:50 NA 6:53 No number of lane additions to Highway 100 or fixes at 50th and France will solve the problem that it is geometrically more attractive, by Pythagorean Theorum (X ^2 + Y ^2 = Z ^2) for geometry buffs, to cut across country club versus going 50th to France to 44th Street. See chart below: 8 Route Via Than Cutting Country Brookside _ Thru Country Location Club To 44th Excelsior 50th & France Club From Various Points To Center of Edina Momingslde (421/2 and Princeton) Times Via Various Routes City Hall 5:16 6:16 .5:57 NA (0:41) Library, Jerrys, Other Retail on Vernon 6:26 5:14 5:57 NA 1:12 Southdale 13:09 12:20 10:23 NA 1:46 Concord 7:41 9:03 7:07 NA 0:36 From Hwy 100 Off -Ramp (Southbound) 6:18 5:13 3:05 NA 1:05 From Hwy 100 Off -Ramp (Northbound) 5:15 6:15 6:01 NA (0:46) To Hwy 100 On -Ramp (Southbound) 5:42 6:33 5:47 NA (0:05) To Hwy 100 On -Ramp (Northbound) 5:28 6:04 1:30 NA 3:58 From Various Points To South Minneapolis (Big Mike's Subs) Times Via Various Routes Hwy 100 (Southbound) to South Mpls 6:29 7:56 6:54 7:36 Hwy 100 (Northbound) to South Mpis 5:46 8:50 NA 6:53 No number of lane additions to Highway 100 or fixes at 50th and France will solve the problem that it is geometrically more attractive, by Pythagorean Theorum (X ^2 + Y ^2 = Z ^2) for geometry buffs, to cut across country club versus going 50th to France to 44th Street. See chart below: 8 Traffic Flows Diagonally Across Neighborhood, Which According to Pythagorean Theorum Is the Shortest Distance Closing Off Country Club Streets Being Proposed, or Ever Proposed in the Past? There has been a lot of controversy about closing off the Country Club neighborhood. I'm not sure that you know what this is about, but there was a scenario evaluated by an independent traffic engineering firm that entailed closing 1 of the 8 major portals into and out of Country Club (-12% of the portals). Over 3,000 cars leave and enter the neighborhood via Sunnyside Road, many vehicles are cutting - through the neighborhood to connect with France Avenue or 44`h Avenue in Minneapolis. Some residents of the neighborhood also use it for mobility (since there are only 4,000 resident - derived trips per day in the whole neighborhood, statistically there aren't likely to be a material number of resident - derived trips included in the 3,000 vehicles using that portal). Closing this exit and entrance, along with other non - closure changes, would make the neighborhood less attractive as a cut - through. This change means that it takes an extra 60 seconds for most trips through the neighborhood — enough to tip the balance in favor of not cutting through the neighborhood. This was one proposal, and there are many that don't include any closures. This is the only scenario, that I know, of that includes any consideration of a closure. This is hardly consistent with the characterization of closing the neighborhood. The neighborhood would still be 88% open even if the proposal was pursued. The residents of the Country Club neighborhood are very friendly, and don't want any portals closed unless absolutely necessary. People are welcome in the Country Club neighborhood, especially for neighborly interaction. Give me a little notice and I'll do my best to provide libations for anyone that wants to stop by. Further evidence that Country Club residents welcome others into their neighborhood: Country Club was the first to open up the neighborhood for the Holiday Home Tour to raise funds for the Edina Community Foundation —a foundation committed to building a stronger community within Edina; and residents go to significant logistical lengths and personal 6 expense to put out luminaries on December 24, which draws hundreds of cars into the neighborhood to see the decorations —this is a concerted effort to share the neighborhood's sense of community with the rest of Edina. There is a difference between being friendly and being a doormat. People don't need friends that take advantage of them. People are taking advantage of the porous design of the Country Club, neighborhood and the unfriendly nature of the traffic is witnessed every day in volume, velocity, rudeness, unfriendliness, etc. Country Club Cut - Through Justified? People at the December 9th meeting stated that people in Country Club should know that there is a traffic problem, and to move to Bear Path if we don't like it. Some also said that the traffic is justified because we supposedly live in a city. This one got many favorable head nods from - attendees. I just moved here from Chicago and this is not the city. Even if it were, Chicago does a phenomenal job of keeping cut - through traffic off of its neighborhood streets. Tom Samuels, a project director in the Chicago department of transportation says, "The city is concentrating on livability by preventing the inappropriate use of residential streets like cut - through and speeding traffic. There's an inverse correlation between the amount of cars of vehicles [on a street] and the social interaction between neighbors." (see http: / /pti.nw.dc.us /task forces / transportation /docs /trafcalm/CASE6.HTM ). Chicago is a city of 3 million people. Why can Chicago preserve their residential streets, and our city of 47,000 can't come to terms with the fact that you don't mow over neighborhoods to suit drivers' convenience? Also, people didn't know there was a problem in Country Club because the problem wasn't always this bad. When traffic calming was done at 50th and France in the late 1990's it almost doubled the amount of traffic on the eastern side of the neighborhood. Drexel went from 900 VPD to over 1,600 on weekdays. In 1993 there were only 600 VPD on Drexel. Many of the residents have lived here since before the problems were of this magnitude. Also, I didn't pay that much attention. Having moved from Chicago, it didn't even cross my mind that a city would allow a residential street to be used as a collector street. Because I live in Country Club I've been made to feel like I have less rights to a residential street than other neighborhoods in Edina. People make me feel like I'm being elitist in not wanting cut - through traffic. I don't want to be elite. I want to be normal. As the study comments above point out, these levels of cut - through are not normal in a truly residential neighborhood, nor tolerated anywhere else in the Twin Cities that the traffic engineers are aware of. The Impacts of Traffic For those of you that don't live on cut - through streets, the levels of traffic are noisy, intrusive and dangerous. As you can imagine, the volumes peak in the afternoons and early evening, when you want to be outside your home. There are at least 3 cars per afternoon/evening in front of my house, for example, honking at each other as 2 -way, frenzied traffic tries to navigate what is a one -lane residential road (after a car is parked on the street). Not that the honking matters because a Suburban or its equivalent going 30 MPH, and accelerating up a hill is plenty loud already. The result of all this is that people spend less time outside interacting as neighbors. Kids spend less time playing outside, and when they do it is a source of stress for the parents. Extreme [to] parental vigilance is the only reason we haven't had a child hit and seriously injured in the neighborhood. People don't walk to the park, and choose to spend time in their own backyard instead. Many social opportunities that build the foundation of the neighborhood and community of Edina no longer occur on cut - through streets. The fence companies are making a fortune as more and more backyard fences are erected. One of my neighbors redid their home, in part, to move the master bedroom to the back of the house to get less street noise in their bedroom. Also, many homes are being remodeled to get the family room to the back of the house since the roadways are a noisy intrusion when the family rooms are at the front of the house. Also, more backyard playsets are being erected and park usage is dropping as people don't want to hazard the noise and danger of walking to the park Also increased anonymity makes it difficult for the residents to distinguish who is in the neighborhood for criminal activities versus resident - derived activities. As a result, the neighborhood often deals with more nuisance crimes and major break -ins than I've experienced living in similar neighborhoods with less cut - through traffic. The Policy this Commission Has Developed is the Only Chance for the Neighborhoods to Protect Their Homes, Children and Sense of Community We have a situation in Edina that has a few homeowners getting trounced for the convenience of other people, many, or most of which, are residents of other cities. If you open that to public debate, of course those that desire to cut - through neighborhoods for their convenience are going to gang up on the few that are adversely affected by the cut - through patterns. I've never seen such playground antics of ganging up on a minority, at least not since elementary school. For example, I witnessed one December 9`h meeting attendee whisper that they were going to speed down Bruce Avenue to spite one of the speakers in favor of the Traffic Policy. Several people at the December 9`h meeting tried to act like the victim, "this is elitism ", or "this is a class issue ". What? The neighborhood is the "little guy" in this equation. There are 7,750 drivers armed with as much as 300 horsepower and 7,000 pound vehicles while me and my neighbors are armed with a 7 pound "go slow" figurines and a Traffic Policy written on 12 ounces of paper that will blow away if I don't rest my "go slow" figurine on it. The Traffic Commission and the City Council are the only defense we have to return appropriateness to the traffic system. We need a Traffic Policy that protects the City's neighborhoods, and doesn't force residents into a shouting match where they are out - numbered and out - shouted 14 to 1 or more. For example, I'm in the situation where 1,050 (1,500 less 450 resident - derived) people want to use my street of about 55 homes for a cut - through. We'll get out - voted, or out - shouted, or whatever metric is used, every time if this issue is made subjective and a matter of public opinion. There are 19 driver votes or shouts for every homeowners' voice. We need the City to help us. We can't leave the neighborhood to face an angry mob of 7,000+ people who don't seem to care about much more than their personal convenience. Thank you for all your time. Please help. Rob Webb 4516 Drexel Avenue 11 Appendix So many people want to talk about their convenience, and their desire to drive wherever they want. Very few people talk about what it feels like to live on a cut - through street. I live on an Edina residential street in Country Club; Drexel Avenue. This is just an average street. It has only enough width to support one lane of traffic due to parked cars. I have two boys ages 5 and 3 that like to play in the front yard, on the sidewalk, and occasionally fetch a ball from the street. My older one has friends across the street that he'd like to be able to go see, especially when he feels the draw of friends playing in their front yard. Here's what this experience feels like to a new resident. I move into my home two years ago in the dead of winter. My first experience as a resident is almost having someone crash into me at the bottom of Drexel at Country Club road as someone cut that rounded corner that does such an effective job of throwing traffic onto my street. My first experience as a resident was thinking, "gee my neighbors drive awfully recklessly —seems a bit unneighborly." My neighbor, months later, was hit by a cut - through driver at that same intersection. I went on in future days to experience people trying to pass me on the left as I drove home because I wasn't driving fast enough. On many occasions I was tailgated driving on my neighborhood streets. One morning the woman driving a minivan full of children was so close to my bumper that I could read her lips. She was saying over and over, "go, go, go, go, go, go..." with a panic stricken look in her eyes and white knuckles on the steering wheel. I watched her then blast past me and out of the neighborhood down Wooddale towards the schools. I then noticed that it was almost the start of school and she must have been running late. She wanted to be one of the cars going over 40 MPH through a neighborhood to make up time for her being late. I know my neighbors, she was not a neighbor. One day a driver honked at me for not using my turn signal while turning into my driveway. He shouted out his window, "nice turn signal!" And then he roared down the street and out one of the 8 neighborhood portals. Spring arrives. I for some reason am still somewhat naive to the traffic situation. On the first warm day, I stand in my front yard doing some yard -work. As cars drive by I wave to them. This is what I was used to doing. In my Chicago neighborhood when cars went by you waved because they were your neighbors, and that's what neighbors do. But no one waved back at me. So I'm thinking, "people sure are unfriendly in Minnesota." Then I noticed that none of the cars I was waiving at were pulling out of or into driveways on Drexel. It finally dawned on me, these people aren't residents of my street. I then learned that only about 450 of the 1,500 vehicle trips on my street are derived on my street. This means that 70% of the people driving past my home aren't my immediate neighbors. These people are using Drexel mostly as a short-cut to South Minneapolis. I sympathize with their plight, but someone needs to understand the impact this has on a neighborhood and figure out a way for these people to get around on arterial streets. I first resisted the traffic from driving me out of my front yard. I bought a little green figurine with "go slow" printed on it. It also had an orange flag that it held. So then I watched the teenagers continue to race down my street, but now they stuck their hand out the window to see 12 if they could touch the flag on the little green man. Then the little green figurine was finally stolen in broad daylight. I bought another, the flag on this one was stolen first, then the rest of him was stolen. I bought another. This one was stolen, but later recovered by police over near 44`h and France. I gave up on the green figurines. One day a resident from a neighborhood south of Country Club was strolling through our neighborhood on a walk. She stopped and asked if traffic was always this bad. "She said I thought it was so beautiful here that it'd be a.nice place for a stroll due to the sidewalks, but the traffic is just too stressful. I'm staying down in my neighborhood, even if I have to walk in the street." There is a positive correlation between the number of cars on Drexel and how nice the weather is. Why? Because people use it to cut - through to south Minneapolis and the Lakes area. We see more teenagers in convertibles with their tops down, talking on their cell phones, radios blaring, as they race down our street = oblivious to the residents trying to have a normal, peaceful life. Then I started to give up. I fenced in my backyard. I put a gate across my driveway so that I could be outside and know that my kids hadn't wandered out into the street. I started to hang out in my backyard like the rest of my neighbors. This is what people do on busy streets in Country Club. I wondered if this was a "Minnesota thing" or was this due to traffic. Then I drove down Casco Avenue, one of the 2 Country Club streets without significant traffic volumes, and I saw people all over the place. Kids were playing in their front yards, parents were socializing on the sidewalk, and then I realized that the anti- social aspects were probably largely correlated to the traffic, and not the neighborhood. Discussions with my neighbors on the subject have verified this to be true. I used to walk to Wooddale Park with my kids, but even that tradition was squashed because there was no sidewalk to get from Drexel onto Country Club and across Wooddale. It was always a stressful and scary ordeal trying to keep 2 active boys moving across a busy residential street in a series of hazardous maneuvers required to navigate the streets to get to the park without crosswalks and a car is coming every few seconds to connect with Country Club road (1,600 VPD) and Drexel (1,500 VPD). I spent so much time at the public parks in Chicago, I wanted to maintain this tradition here in Minnesota since it is such an important social activity for the kids and the parents. Due to the traffic stresses I eventually gave in and just bought a playset for my backyard like the rest of my neighbors. Once again, social interaction was impaired by traffic. I now know, my neighbor that lives on the other side of my backyard fence better than I do my neighbors across the street, which is a sad statement. Still we need to get out on Halloween and other occasions. On several, I've seen my kids' life flash before my eyes. On our first Halloween as a resident of Country Club my son was departing one of the homes with a steep front yard. Momentum of the hill had my son going faster and faster down the hill towards the road. As this is happening I see a delivery truck going 35 MPH+ right towards my son. I had the most helpless feeling as I stood at the top of the hill and saw my son rolling to what I thought was going to be the end of his life. He sailed straight across the side walk and managed to stop right at the curb. The mirror on the truck missed his 13 head only because he is still short enough. The delivery truck never even slowed down. I'm not even sure they saw him because it is dark in Minnesota during trick or treating. It was quite an ordeal, parents had come running from tens of yards away trying to stop my son from flying into the street. We then stood there and watched the truck slip out of the neighborhood to the north on Wooddale. It was one of the 2 out of 3 vehicles cutting through. This is very common. Most driveways and yards in the neighborhood slope markedly towards the street. Do you know what it feels like to watch.your kid scooter down the driveway right towards a car (there's one every 39 seconds)? What are you going to do? Not let them scooter like normal kids? Why can't we just have normal traffic like a normal neighborhood? On the last 4`h of July we stopped a car that was trying to cut - through a block party. The person was visibly and audibly intoxicated. Every BBQ I go to with neighbors has the discussion topic of traffic at some point if not a majority of the time. I want to go to one BBQ and not discuss traffic. Please help. 14 Sunday, December 26, 2004 TO: The Edina Transportation Commission The Edina City Council The Edina City Engineering Department As a resident of the City of Edina, I am writing to express my concerns and opinions about the (October 2004) Draft Transportation Policy written by' City staff —with input from the Commission —and presented to the public December 6th. Although the purpose of the Policy as stated on page 2 in the Policy Framework Section is laudable, the document as structured and written inadequately addresses the issues necessary to achieve its goals: The purpose of this policy is to guide the ETC in the identification and evaluation of traffic and transportation issues in the community and the prioritization of. projects and improvement to the transportation system. The policy is created to encourage public input and decisions that will be made on quantitative, qualitative, and objective factors. Instead, the bulk of the document focuses on the description of a procedure by which a resident can petition the city staff to create a localized Neighborhood Traffic Management Plan, and on descriptions of the possible methods and devises that staff can employ for traffic calming. Although acceptance of this policy would ease the job of city staff in responding to residents who are upset with the increase in traffic volume in front of their homes, it does nothing definite to establish reasoned guidelines to help the ETC evaluate the appropriateness of projects and solutions on a community-wide basis. The Draft Policy as proposed does the ETC, and therefore the Edina City Council, a great disservice by promising administrative vision but delivering only non - standard, self - serving definitions and bureaucratic procedures. Even the proposed "Scoring for Ranking" system (p.15) that appears quantitative and objective at first glance, is a twisted version of the Bloomington formula from which it was derived; in its contrived form, it contains a selection of factors, weightings, and upper limits with outcomes that do not reflect a community -wide management policy of the public street network. Although I have every confidence in the technical abilities of the city staff to carry out any projects described in the Policy; the content of the Draft Policy is perversely skewed to encourage the very opposite of its stated goals; it provides no guidance to the ETC for making critical choices on these complex and sensitive issues, and it potentially sanctions a small group of residents to use city resources to gate their neighborhood by officially excluding from the process citizens who are likely to object to ,the project. This Draft Policy contains so many biases, omissions, and contradictions of the existing Edina Transportation Plan policy that it would be impossible to address them all without producing a document several times the length of the obfuscated original. I encourage the. City Council to postpone acceptance of the Draft Policy and return it to the ETC for major revision until it matches its stated goals of: • providing guidance for identification, evaluation and prioritization of traffic and transportation issues in the community, • encouraging public input, and • defining quantitative, qualitative, and objective factors by which decisions can be made. Many communities,' both nationally and locally have already completed this task, so there is a large body of knowedge, existing policy, and experience on which to draw. Edina is not alone in trying to manage the rapid growth in vehicular traffic. I suggest that the Commission Members request that staff provide them with information on the Traffic Calming policies of Minneapolis and Bloomington, if Members have not already had a chance to personally review them. Since I cannot possibly address all the shortcomings of the Draft Policy with enough specificity to earn credibility, I have chosen four specific issues from (or omitted from) the Draft Policy, and then I make several recommendations that I would like the commission to consider adopting as modifications to the Policy. It is my hope that the alternative perspective of this letter will provide the Commission and City Council with an insight into how poorly the Draft Policy meets its stated goals. The four issues over which I have concern are: 1.. The definition and emphasis on volume control of cut - through traffic that does not conform the. "General Objectives of Traffic Calming" as published by the United States Department of Transportation FHWA, and runs counter to the objectives of existing city code. There is no discussion in the Policy of the serious problems other communities have encountered with diverted traffic. Without a description of these consequential problems, the ETC and Council are not fully informed. 2. The lack of sufficient differentiation in the Policy between traffic calming methods that employ localized speed control and those methods of wider impact, particularly volume control traffic calming methods that deny access to existing public roads. Although there is some crossover between these methods, it is common to treat them differently because of the fundamentally different problem that they address, and the different scope of their consequences. 3. The narrowly circumscribed areas of study that do not reflect the interests of the Edina residents actually affected by proposed projects, particularly volume control methods. 4. A ranking system with factors out -of- balance with stated Policy objectives. I consider these issues individually, and in combination because they are interrelated, and because used in combination the current Draft Policy has the potential of enabling the abuse of city resources to benefit the interest of a few vocal residents at the expense and safety of citizens outside immediate area of benefit. . 2 Non -local Cut- throunh Traffic Objective number eleven of twelve objectives listed in the Draft's "Roadway Function and Access" section is quoted from the amended policies of Edina's existing Transportation Plan (section 1225 of the City Code): Implement measures to reduce non -local cut - through traffic in cooperation with the County and State efforts by developing a local traffic calming policy to mitigate the effects of cut - through traffic (emphasis added). Identify the origin and destination of cut - through traffic. However, the Draft Policy in Appendix A defines Cut - through Traffic - Traffic that intrudes into a residential subdivision to avoid congestion or other problems from an arterial or other high level street. What's missing from the ETC's Draft Policy definition, but is included in the Transportation Plan, is the essential notion of "non - local" (through) traffic. To reinforce that the "non - local" qualifier is not a trivial omission, consider objective number six of the six General Objectives for Traffic Calming listed on the FHWA's websitel: • To discourage use of residential streets by non-citizen s'2 cut through vehicular traffic (emphasis added). So when two existing policies list the discouragement (volume control) of cut - though traffic either dead last or near the very bottom of their objectives, and both statements specifically exclude locally originating traffic from the definition of cut - through traffic, why does the Draft policy: 1. first omit this important "non - local" qualification from its definition of cut - through traffic, and' 2. then prominently include through traffic volumes as the primary component in the definition of an impacted area for study as shown below? Impacted area - Area for a project that is defined as those residences along local residential streets that are positively or negatively impacted by excessive through traffic volumes and speeding, or that may be positively or negatively impacted by proposed traffic calming. Inconvenience caused by limitation of access is not considered to be a negative impact under this definition. That these contrived definitions go,out of their way to mischaracterize the use of local streets by local citizens as "cut- through traffic" and trivialize the restriction of access to local public streets as a simple inconvenience is misleading, inconsistent with community goals, and fundamentally elitist. While no residents should have to tolerate speeding or unsafe traffic in front of their homes, the increase in traffic volume experienced by almost all Edina residents over the last decade is inappropriately commingled in these definitions with speed enforcement issues. This is basically a bait and switch tactic that indirectly justifies closing streets in one neighborhood to citizens living in adjacent neighborhoods by linking traffic volume to speed control. These non - standard, altered definitions confuse legitimate locally originating traffic with undesirable non -local through traffic, and the raise the priority of its ' http: //www.fhwa. dot .gov /environmentitcalm /partl.htm 2 Citizen 1) an inhabitant of a city or town esp: on entitled to the rights and privileges of a free man. Merriam - Webster's Collegiate Dictionary 3 "mitigation" by combining it with higher priority speed control objectives. Legitimate traffic appropriate to the capacity of a street is not by itself a problem. In fact, limiting access to existing roadways appears to run counter to the existing higher priority Roadway Design policies stated on page 2. Discouraging through traffic is down at number four on the list, while design goals number two and number three are: 2. Upgrade existing roadways when warranted by demonstrated volume, safety or functional needs, taking into consideration environmental limitations. 3. Emphasize improvements to management, maintenance and utilization of the existing street and highway system. If the current emphasis is on the effective utilization of the existing roadways, then perhaps an additional term needs to be defined for the vocabulary of the Draft Policy. Relief Traffic - Dispersed traffic locally originating from adjacent neighborhoods, increasing a street network's overall vehicular throughput by distributing traffic volume over multiple parallel minor streets, and thereby reducing volume congestion on surrounding major streets. Diverting local traffic from underutilized residential streets to the already congested higher order roads on the perimeter of some neighborhoods is counterproductive based on the stated objectives of existing policies and on Federal recommendations. Restricting access does not improve utilization. It disrupts the street network. Perhaps restricting parking would be an appropriate response to a demonstrated increase in traffic volume. In other words, why should it be assumed that a volume control method is the solution to increased volume on a local street when demonstrated volume is the stated prerequisite for a roadway upgrade? This solution might be especially appropriate considering the Policy's goal of "decisions that will be made on quantitative, qualitative, and objective factors." I point this out as an example of how the Draft's definitions of terms and emphasis on NTMP with its undercurrent of street closures are so at odds with existing policies and the stated goals of the ETC. The Draft Policy definitions subvert the objectives of existing City Transportation Policy using non - quantitative, non - objective factors by erroneously including locally originating traffic from adjacent neighborhoods in the same category with undesirable non - local "cut- though" traffic, and by failing to acknowledge that legitimate traffic between neighborhoods actually increases vehicle throughput, better utilizing existing roadway capacity. Diverting traffic naturally causes the traffic volume to appear elsewhere. The Draft Policy does not adequately advise the ETC of the City Council on the tradeoffs associated with volume control methods, and to some extent associated with speed control methods. Without a more complete picture of the inevitable consequences resulting from alternative choices, the Draft Policy is actually misleading in its guidance. 4 Little Differentiation between Narrow - impact and Wide - impact Traffic Calming Methods. Although the Draft Policy clearly categorizes the Traffic Calming methods of Appendix B into four useful categories on page 17 (Speed Reduction Traffic Calming Measures, Volume Reduction Traffic calming Measures, Education and Enforcement, and Regulatory Measures), it does not fully incorporate the differentiation of these categories into the procedures described or into any, suggested guidelines for the ETC. In particular, the area of impact, and therefore the inclusion of residents into the decision making process, is vastly under - recognized. This avoidance is particularly egregious in the definition of the impacted area for diagonal road closures, partial road closures, forced turned islands, and cul -de -sacs as categorized as Volume Reduction Traffic calming Measures, for one -ways, or for any other traffic calming method that limits access to existing public streets. The very limited area definition is inconsistent with a policy that is "created to encourage public input and decisions that will be made on quantitative, qualitative, and objective factors." Even though Commission Chair Richards has stated that the ETC is not now considering a street closure, at the same time Assistant City Engineer Steve Lillehaug stated, "Closing off streets is a necessary and effective traffic calming measure. °3 . While there may be some very special cases where closure is warranted4, I would think that the lack of clear guidelines in the draft policy would be a serious concern to the ETC since without then how is the Commission to fulfill its mission of "evaluation of traffic and transportation issues in the community and the prioritization of projects and improvement to the transportation system." Although much of the material in the Draft Policy ypears to have come from the FHWA publication "Traffic Calming: State of the Practice" , here is a table from page 21 of that publication that was not included in the Draft Policy: 3 "Traffic Talks" by James Zwilling, Edina SunCurrent , December 16, 2004 ° For example, when a local street intersects with a highway more than two orders above it, such as a local street intersecting with a state highway. 5 Reid Ewing, 1999, Institute of Transportation Engineers, Washington DC 5 Table 3.5 Sam le Street Closure Policies and Procedures Community Policies and Procedures Austin, TX Closures discouraged but not ruled out as part of neighborhood plans Bellevue, WA Closures considered only on residential streets with 20 percent or more cut - through traffic and at least 3,000 vehicles per day Berkeley, CA Closures discouraged where other methods will address the problem — closures and other traffic diversion schemes must be referred by city council or city manager Boulder, 'CO Closures discouraged but listed among program options — planning board policy against additional closures due to effect on network connectivity Charlotte, NC Closures not listed among program options — barriers occasionally erected without abandoning street right of way Dayton, OH Neutral Eugene, OR Special study required for closures and other volume control measures Ft. Lauderdale, Permanent closures discouraged — two public hearings and a super majority of FL resident support required — temporary closures allowed for crime prevention Gainesville, FL Closures discouraged Gwinnett County, Neutral GA Howard County, Unofficial ban on street closures MD Montgomery Closures difficult to effect under county code County, MD Phoenix, AZ Closures discouraged but listed among program options — street abandonment process inhibited by a filing fee, public hearing, and likelihood of no action — residents redirected to other options. Portland, OR Closures discouraged but listed among program options San Diego, CA Closures discouraged Sarasota, FL Closures not listed among program options — considered only as a last resort, if an alternative route exists Seattle, WA Closures discouraged but listed among program options — larger impact area from which petition signatures must be obtained for volume controls than for speed controls Tallahassee, FL Closures discouraged — no closures planned — no formal policy West Palm Moratorium in effect Beach, FL When the most positive policies listed are "Neutral ", then clearly these methods are not preferable. When the stated purpose of the Draft Policy is "is to guide the ETC in the identification and evaluation of traffic and transportation issues in the community", it seems appropriate to include guidelines with regard to volume control methods. Street closures and other volume control methods that deny access to street are undesirable solutions that should only be employed when other methods fail to mitigate a defined problem. 51 A Ranking System with Factors Out -of- balance with Stated Policy Objectives I apologize in advance for the detailed analysis required to understand how policy bias and hidden agendas can be enshrined in seeming objective ranking formulas. The scoring for ranking of study requests is outlined on page 15 of the Draft Policy. It is summarized in the table below: Factor Description Max Points % Relative Factor 1 No Sidewalk 100 10% 2 2 Public kids ace 200 19% 4 3 Residential 100 10% 2 4 Crashes *20 last 5 ears 200 19% 4 5 Residential Density, 50 5% 1 6 Avera a Traffic Volume /10 200 19% 4 7 % S eedin *2.5 200 19% 4 Total 1050 100% 1 21 It contains a number of important factors, including some related to safety. For example if we look at the factors that have a relative ranking of 4, we find: • Traffic near children on public, property. • Areas with a history of crashes • Streets with an average daily traffic (ADT) volume of up to 2000 cars a day • Streets with a high percentage of speeders up to 80% The last two factors related to traffic calming taken together, account for nearly 40% of the total maximum score. Notice, however, that these two factors have been artificially decoupled, scaled, and limited. Even though the purpose of traffic calming methods is to use the laws of physics to help enforce traffic regulations on city streets, under the proposed scoring system, normal street traffic volume has more contribution towards ranking than dangerous, speeding drivers. With the proposed formula, for example, a street with 1500 car a day traffic volume and 3% speeders gets more priority (157.5 points) than a street experiencing 500 cars a day and 40% speeders (150 points) even though the lower ranking request represents more than four times (200 vs. 45) the number of speeding drivers in a day. Other possible anomalies include: • 100 speeders on a road with an ADT of 125 yield 200 points while the same 100 speeders on ,a _road with an ADT of 500 yield only 50 points. • 1,600 speeders a day are required to yield 200 points on a road with ADT of 2,000. • A street with an ADT of 1200 contributes 120 points toward the Petition -to -study ranking based on traffic volume; that same street must exhibit 60% speeders (720 a day) just to match the ranking contribution of the volume factor by itself. Although the introduction to Section IV claims that NTMP studies are designed to respond to "speeding and excessive cut - through traffic ", clearly priority is being awarded based on simple ADT with the ranking points inequitably scaled to promote studies for streets whose normal traffic volumes correspond to a "sweet- spot" in the evaluation function. 7 As a comparison to understand just how distorted the proposed Draft Policy ranking really is, compare it to B loomin ton's ranking system as described in their Traffic C I m m g Documents Note that the single largest factor in the Bloomington formula, consensus of those to be assessed (32 %), has been removed entirely from the proposed Edina ranking system. As importantly, the Bloomington formula contains a minimum number of 180 ranking points for this factor because the process requires at least 60% support to even be considered for ranking. The Bloomington formula considers safety and consensus with a required minimum threshold of consensus. The proposed Edina formula also considers safety, but incorporates no measure of consensus, and overwhelms the ranking of safety considerations by including an arbitrary traffic volume factor that: • Starts accruing ranking based on normal traffic volumes without consideration of street design, designated capacity (e.g. local residential street vs. MnDot designated collector), or even traffic origin. • Limits the contribution of traffic volume to the first 2000 cars per day so that streets experiencing significant volumes in excess of that number gain no additional ranking. • Backhandedly gives priority to requests using routinely collected traffic volume data, but requires a request for speed control to have a completed speed study. The metrics indicating a need for volume control are actually the proportion of non - local through traffic and the peak vehicles per hour. Since these are the results of a study and may not be known at the time of the request, they cannot be used in the ranking for study, and only a simple traffic count is required. On the other hand, in order to get ranking for speed control, a request must have the results of a previously conducted speed study. Therefore, a request for a complex volume study could easily be given priority over a request for speed controls. • The formula uses counts (ordinal numbers) for crash and volume related factors, but switches to proportion ( %) for the speeding related factor, thereby minimizing its contribution to ranking even though it is directly related to safety and regulation issues. Using a percentage gives disproportionately high priority to low volume streets. If the commission chooses to incorporate factors six and seven into the proposed formula, then those factors need to be normalized that their relative contributions are comparing the proverbial "apples to apples ". To not do so is mathematically dishonest. Here are the requirements: 1. Establish a threshold volume for the street in question that is the logical equivalent normal or expected use. In the same way that non - speeding 6 http: / /www.ci. bloomington. mn. us / cityhall / commiss /ttac /calming/calmingdoc.pdf 7 To convert to a normal form by transformation of variables. Factor Description Max Points % Relative Factor 1 No Sidewalk 100 11% 2 2 Public kid space 200 21% 4 3 Residential 100 11% 2 4 Crashes'20 (last 5 years) 200 21% 4 5 % of potential assessment supporting roject by etition 300 32% 6 6 Residential Density 50 5% 1 Total 950 100% 19 Note that the single largest factor in the Bloomington formula, consensus of those to be assessed (32 %), has been removed entirely from the proposed Edina ranking system. As importantly, the Bloomington formula contains a minimum number of 180 ranking points for this factor because the process requires at least 60% support to even be considered for ranking. The Bloomington formula considers safety and consensus with a required minimum threshold of consensus. The proposed Edina formula also considers safety, but incorporates no measure of consensus, and overwhelms the ranking of safety considerations by including an arbitrary traffic volume factor that: • Starts accruing ranking based on normal traffic volumes without consideration of street design, designated capacity (e.g. local residential street vs. MnDot designated collector), or even traffic origin. • Limits the contribution of traffic volume to the first 2000 cars per day so that streets experiencing significant volumes in excess of that number gain no additional ranking. • Backhandedly gives priority to requests using routinely collected traffic volume data, but requires a request for speed control to have a completed speed study. The metrics indicating a need for volume control are actually the proportion of non - local through traffic and the peak vehicles per hour. Since these are the results of a study and may not be known at the time of the request, they cannot be used in the ranking for study, and only a simple traffic count is required. On the other hand, in order to get ranking for speed control, a request must have the results of a previously conducted speed study. Therefore, a request for a complex volume study could easily be given priority over a request for speed controls. • The formula uses counts (ordinal numbers) for crash and volume related factors, but switches to proportion ( %) for the speeding related factor, thereby minimizing its contribution to ranking even though it is directly related to safety and regulation issues. Using a percentage gives disproportionately high priority to low volume streets. If the commission chooses to incorporate factors six and seven into the proposed formula, then those factors need to be normalized that their relative contributions are comparing the proverbial "apples to apples ". To not do so is mathematically dishonest. Here are the requirements: 1. Establish a threshold volume for the street in question that is the logical equivalent normal or expected use. In the same way that non - speeding 6 http: / /www.ci. bloomington. mn. us / cityhall / commiss /ttac /calming/calmingdoc.pdf 7 To convert to a normal form by transformation of variables. vehicles are not counted in the priority ranking, an ATV below this threshold would not contribute to the request's ranking. 2. Either convert the percent of speeding into an estimated count of the number of speeders per day (simply %Speeder times ATV), or convert the ATV count into a proportion over the threshold volume ((ATV minus threshold) divided by threshold). 3. Establish the scale factors as dependent variables. As an example, suppose the ATV threshold for a local street is set a 1000 and the upper limit for ranking is 3,5008 vehicle /Day. The scale factor is then ( Maximum - Minimum) /Points = (3,500- 1,000)/200 =12.5 Normalizing the speeding factor proceeds as in the following example: since the % of speeders already has a threshold built in? (> than speed limit), convert the current factor to an absolute amount. Say for example, 200 speeders a day ranks as 200 points. Simply one point per estimated speeder: (Maximum- Minimum) /Points = (200 - 0)/200 =1 Factor 7, if the Commission chooses to include it becomes: % Speeders times ATV to a limit of 200. In addition to the bias and inequities accorded to the ranking of traffic volume compared to speeding, is the conflicting statements surrounding the selection and scheduling of studies as described on page 9 of the study. The NTMP studies are intended to respond to speeding and excessive cut - through traffic on streets in a residential neighborhood and on multiple streets in one or more neighborhoods yet are intended to be sensitive to areas where there may be the potential for diversion of this traffic onto other streets and /or into other neighborhoods. While on the surface this statement seems to profess an even - handed multi- neighborhood approach by mentioning speeding and its intent to be sensitive, it fails again to identify only non -Local through traffic as defined in existing policy as qualifying for mitigation, aggregates the traffic volumes on adjacent streets to artificially inflate the volume numbers even though individual streets may not meet objective criteria for mitigation, and implicitly presumes that traffic diversion will be the preferred 'solution of a study that has not yet been scheduled let alone completed! It's difficult to imagine a statement more tailor made to circumvent existing traffic policy and objective evaluation criteria until one gets to the bottom of the same page. Although the Draft Policy describes a numerical process for ranking petition -to -study requests, the actual scheduling of studies is based on the factors listed on page 9, including but not limited to: • Previous efforts, requests and studies in the area • Intensity and extent of the problems • Degree of conflict between traffic conditions and land uses 8 The upper limit of 2,000 is the maximum in the proposed formula. The ETC should determine if this is reasonable. Looking at the relative volume on local streets, perhaps 3,500 or 4,000 is fairer to those residents who live on higher volume streets. 9 Traffic traveling below the speed limit is not counted. 9 • Availability of data • Regional improvement projects scheduled or planned • Feasibility of solutions This statement and list could be easily read as a shameless attempt to pervert public policy by someone whose pervious requests had been denied by the City Council. Although the scheduling factors for studies are not limited to the list provided, it is still astounding that the numerical ranking system described within the section itself is not even mentioned as a priority factor. And of course, by not limiting the factors to a predefined list, the City may as well have no policy at all. But one needs not go that far to have serious concerns about this list becoming public policy. I'm unsure how to interpret the item "Previous efforts, requests and studies in the area." Does this raise or lower the priority of an item? The factor deserves clarification because if a previous study resulted in a denial of action by the City Council, then it's hard to imagine why that request would be given priority over a new one that deserves study and evaluation. The "availability of data" as a factor is also a little confusing. Presumably if data is available then some studies or measurements have already been made. Should priority be given to a study where some existing, but possibly obsolete data exits as apposed to a higher- ranking request? This is a little like the story about a man looking at night for his lost car keys on the ground next to a lamppost; that's not where he lost his keys, but that's the only area with enough light to see. "Intensity and extent of the problems" — Aren't these factors supposed to be indicated by the numerical ranking and not by some unspecified subjective determination. "Degree of conflict between traffic conditions and land uses" — This one's fairly nebulous, but lets see if I can decode it. Even though the numerical ranking system provides priority for requests based on the proximity of the traffic to public lands where children gather, on the location of residences on one or both sides of the street, on sidewalks as a mitigating factor, .and on extra points for housing density, perhaps traffic conflicts with the land use in front of some people's homes more than it does in front of other people's homes, so it's, necessary to have an additional subjective factor to take this into proper account. "Regional improvement projects scheduled or planned" — while it is certainly efficient to consider the cost savings realized by combining projects (how many of us have seen a nice new asphalt top dug up a week after it was put down ?), this factor smacks of putting the cart before the horse. Isn't the initial temporary installation of calming measures (Step 5c) supposed to be removable in case it doesn't meet the goals? This items seems like another excuse for circumventing equitable policy if, for example by pure chance, the roads in the Country Club area were scheduled for maintenance this summer. And wouldn't be wonderful if the cost of installing permanent modifications during construction were shown to be significantly less than the expense of following the defined steps outlined in a plan that includes a temporary installation, evaluation, removal, and then a possible permanent installation? Evaluation can be such a superfluous step when it performed only by those who made the request in the first place. 10 Recommendations 1. That the City Council not accept the Draft Policy as written and structured, and request that the ETC provide a document that meets its stated goals, including guidance (ranked alternatives and tradeoffs) for making decisions related to the transportation systems in Edina. This guidance must include probable negative aspects of alternatives as wells as their positive benefits. 2. That the definitions in the Policy be rewritten to conform to well= accepted standards, and that they reflect the stated goals of the Policy. 3. That the procedures for responding to citizen requests truly reflect input and decisions that will be made on quantitative, qualitative, and objective factors. Arbitrary exceptions to stated policies and procedures should be recognized as potential system manipulation points, and should therefore be both minimized and made transparent. 4. That the goals of and solutions to Traffic Calming issues should be consistent with Edina's existing Transportation Plan, and appropriate to defined, measurable problems. 5. That While Neighborhoods may be an appropriate unit with which to manage traffic problems, it is unacceptable to foist one neighborhood's traffic problems onto another, and will destroy "the cohesiveness of the City. Neighborhood plans without a community wide Policy is inadequate. 6. Redefine the areas of impact in the Policy to reasonably include all citizens impacted by projects with consideration of the actual effects of the particular methods proposed. 7. Adjust the study ranking system to reflect the stated goals of the Policy with normalized factors that are proportionate to their relative priority. Sincerely, Jonathan R. Gross 4208 Grimes Ave S Edina, 55416 11 To: The Edina Transportations Committee And The Edina City Council And Edina Engineering Department 4801 West 50th Street Edina, NM 55424 To all persons: I am opposed to the current draft Transportation policy. I am opposed to traffic calming measures for traffic volume control. I am opposed to all traffic cahning methods that increase emergency response times. I am opposed to limiting citizen's access to residential streets. I want the definition of an "Impacted Area" to include those negatively affected by limitation of access. I want the "Impacted Area" radius increased for all purposes, including notification and public hearings, to include ALL residents who reasonably self - define as "Impacted ". I want at least a 70 % threshold of supportlopposition for any project to be advanced or defeated. �l I want a policy that considers and serves the residents of the entire community, not just residents of a single neighborhood. Sincerely, Print Fume: Address: REV AND MRS. B.L. BONN 4386 THIELEN AVE. EDtNA, MN 55436 Iry ,12/28/,2004 10:25 FAX .8512092929 BANKERS MORTGAGE I'm The Edina 'Transportations Committee And The Edina C:'ily Council And Edina Engineering Department 4801 West 50 °i Street Edina, MN 55424 'I'o all persons: 2001 /001 �! 1 am opposed to the current draft Transportation policy. V 1 am opposed to traffic calming, measures for traffic Volume cortlrol. v' 1 stn opposed to all traffic calminl; methods that increase enterrcncy regmise limes. v' 1 stet opposed to limiting, citizen's access to residential streets. 1 want the delinition of an "Impacted Area" to include those negatively affccled by limitation ofacccas. v 1 want the "Impacted Area" radius increased for all purposes, including n notification -and public Itearinls, to include ALL, residents who reasonably self detic as 1tnpacted ". d 1 want at least a 70 threshold of Support /opposition for any project to be advanced or defeated. I want a policy that considers and serves the residents of the entire community, not ,lust residents of a single neighborhood. Sincerely, 1 Print Name: Address.' �a•!`� /�.s �i� wesT- Dec 28 04 02:46p KELLER To: The Edina Transportations Committee And The Edina City Council And Edina Engineering Department 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 To all persons: 952 922 4888 P.1 I am opposed to the current draft Transportation policy. I am opposed to traffic'calming measures for traffic volume control. I am opposed'to all traffic calming methods that increase emergency response times. 1 am opposed to limiting citizen's access to residential streets. I want the definition of an "Impacted Area" to include those negatively affected by limitation of access. I want the "Impacted Area" radius increased for all purposes, including notification and public hearings, to include ALL residents who.reasonably self - define as "Impacted ". I want at least a 70 % threshold of support/opposition for any project to be advanced or defeated. I want a policy that considers and serves the residents of the entire community, not just residents of a single neighborhood. Sincerely, ; �,�� ilz f Print Name: Address: �Z/ ., �- /,� C f `� —/, T t To: The Edina Transportations Committee And The Edina City Council And Edina Engineering Department 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 To all persons: I am opposed to the current draft Transportation policy. I am opposed to traffic calming measures for traffic volume control. I am opposed to all traffic calming methods that increase emergency response times. I am opposed to limiting citizen's access to residential streets. I, want the definition of. an "Impacted Area" to include those negatively affected by limitation of access. I want the "Impacted Area radius increased for all purposes, including notification and public hearings, to include ALL residents who reasonably self -define as "Impacted ". I want at least a 70 % threshold of support/opposition for any project to be advanced or defeated. �3 I want a policy that considers and serves the residents of the entire community, not just residents of a single neighborhood. Sincerely; Print Name: Address: �4 z1 if s �-- �� 17 A,- A,,, 5 s yz. A Ott LI e Goo P'iT S/ tiG 7x/ i i 5 Limey I e F,>6 ciq tL�' f, A-1 /,C - pr- anj e!� �4 Nr� L-F_ �nA,/ Ai , A7- A To: The Edina Transportations Committee And The Edina City Council And Edina Engineering Department 4801 West 50`h Street Edna, MN 55424 To all persons: I am opposed to the current draft Transportation policy. I am opposed to traffic calming measures for traffic volume control. am opposed to all traffic calming methods that increase emergency response times. am opposed to limiting citizen's access to residential streets. I want the definition of an "Impacted Area" to include those negatively affected by limitation of access. I want the "Impacted Area" radius increased for all purposes, including notification and public hearings, to include ALL residents who.reasonably self -define as "Impacted ". I want at least a.70 % threshold of supportlopposition for any project to be advanced or defeated. I want a policy that considers and serves the residents of the entire community, not just residents of a single neighborhood. To: Mayor Dennis Maetzvold, Council Members- Mike Kelly, Scot Housh, James Hovland, Linda Masica Transportation Commission Members- Joni Bennett, Dean Dovolis, Warren Plante, Chairman Fred Richards, Marie Thorpe, Les Wanninger, Jean White Edina.Engineering Staff From: Jennifer Bunkers, 4209 Scott Terrace, Edina, MN, 55416 Subject: Public Comment Date: December 28, 2004 The following notes are from my comments made at the Edina Transportation Commission "Open House" on Thursday, December 9, 2004. One Saturday morning last spring I was at Weber Park pushing my two kids on the swings when I overheard an interesting conversation. Being that I am never one to wait to be invited into a conversation, I simply began asking questions. The men I spoke with were residents of the Country Club neighborhood. They went on to explain that a group was again spearheading efforts to close roads in the neighborhood to reduce the amount of traffic. Traffic deemed excessive, at least by residents. I asked more questions about which roads residents wished closed and where. By the time I left the park I had gotten quite an earful about what roads they wanted closed and where. I open with this comment because I believe the traffic "problem" within Country Club is the elephant in the room. I want to be clear that I do not believe this to be the agenda of all Country Club residents. I understand that the true issue being discussed this evening is not Country Club and the past and present desires of a few who live there. However, I believe the traffic problem perceived by this small, but tenacious group of Country Club residents is inextricable from the push for policy approval at this time. That being said, I would like to move on to express my two main objections to this traffic policy. The first of these objections pertains to the Plan Development portion of the Policy. In my personal experience it always works best in any circumstance to be as inclusive as possible. To disenfranchise interested individuals because they do not live within a 1 block radius of a proposed project is absurd. I can stand on any street corner in Edina, count cars and declare it a traffic problem. However to do so would be to suggest that one street or another operates in a vacuum. It is only by studying how one borough of Edina affects another and hearing the voices of all citizens that a conclusion can truly be reached. I am reminded of an article that recently ran in the Star Tribune on tax burden and debt. Jenny Wahl a Carleton College economist was quoted as saying, "There will be winners and losers, think carefully about where you want those burdens to fall, rather than pretending nobody's bearing them." I believe this is applicable here as well. This policy as it currently stands allows for the declared burdens of one to become the burdens of another, without offering that other a voice. I have to stop and ask myself, who benefits from exclusion? For the life of me, I can not come to a positive conclusion when I ask this question? My second objection speaks largely to the speed with which this measure is being pushed through. We should perhaps rename this policy "The Something is Better than Nothing Policy". Science says one must define one's terms. This policy while defining some terms to death does a poor job of defining others. Terms such as "Impacted Area" and "Discretionary" leave me crying out for further explanation. I would like those terms defined upfront, not later when I find out that because I am not an impacted individual I have no impact on a situation that affects me as a citizen. I have no doubt that all of you on the traffic commission have spent a great deal of time and energy on what has been produced thus far. So take more time. Obtain consistency of definition. Educate yourselves further with practical knowledge. Because until you have witnessed, I mean physically witness through controlled demonstrations how specific traffic management devices impact emergency services I do not understand how you can deem yourselves educated on the topic of traffic calming and management. "If my own family in a burning house and it is going to take the fire trucks 3 more minutes to get here will I be happy ?" Unless you can answer "yes" then I think we need to take more time on the front end of this policy establishment. Currently I have a venue where I can air concerns regarding traffic issue — the City Council. My understanding of this commission and its mission is that it is to assist in public process as it relates to traffic. If this policy is approved, then this commission has only succeeded only in further disenfranchising the members of this community Additional Comments: 1. I would like to expand for a minute upon my opening comments and the conversation I heard in the park last spring. The gentlemen I overheard and eventually spoke with specifically referred to Marie Thorpe as the individual spearheading the "campaign" to close roads in Country Club. I was disgusted to find her sitting on this commission. She has been carrying the torch for road closure for years now and the fact that not a single individual on the commission sees this as a conflict of interest is incomprehensible. You should all be embarrassed by this display of impropriety. 2. Your inability to properly publicize the Transportation Policy Draft discussion to the residents of Edina flies squarely in the face of some of the reasons why this commission was established. Yet, despite your ineptitude no provision was made to expand the public comment period. From: Adam Harrington ( adam .harrington@metc.state.mn.us] Sent: Monday, December 27, 2004 9:57 AM To: Jmawhite @aol.com Cc: Arlene McCarthy; Connie Kozlak; Jim Uttley Subject: Re: Edina Transportation Public Comment Hi Jean, Thanks for inviting Metro Transit comment on the City of Edina Transportation Commission Policy (TCP). Both Met Council and Metro Transit staff have reviewed this supplimental policy to the Edina Transportation Comprehensive Plan and City Comp Plan (which Met Council approved in 1999). Overall, the Transportation Commissions Policy Plan provides good support for several transit elements and mostly focuses on traffic and transportation elements. Regarding traffic calming, please consider the impact of management devices on streets where buses operate. While most would be implemented on neighborhood streets that do not have bus service, there may be cases where there is bus service. Appendix D refers to the Metropolitan Council's 1996 Transportation Policy Plan (TPP) and should be updated. The Council's 1996 TPP was updated in 2001 and again revised and recently adopted by Met Council on December 15, 2004. The new Met Council 2030 TPP can be found at http: / /www.metrocouncil.org /planning/ transportation /TPP /2004 /summary.htm There are several elements that merit review and incorporation to the cities policy from a transit and transportation perspective. Chapter 3: Policies and Strategies Chapter 4: 2030 Regional Transportation Plan Chapter 5: Regional Transportation Financial Plan The 2030 TPP hard copy report will be published within the next couple of months. Copies will be available from the Council's Data Center at 651 - 602 -1140. Thank you, Adam Harrington Manager, Route & System Planning Metro Transit 560 6th Ave N Minneapolis, MN 55411 >>> <Jmawhite@aol.com> 12/14/04 10:14AM >>> Adam, Thanks for getting back to me regarding the Sun Current and getting information out regarding bus route changes in and around the city of Edina. I invite you as a representative of Metro Transit to submit comments on the City of Edina Transportation Commission Policy. The city is taking comments through December 30. To view the draft of this document, visit the city's website, www.cityofedina.com, scroll to the link found at the bottom of the page. Highlights of the draft policy include more attention given to efficient mass transit, park and ride lots and more. Thanks for your time, Adam. Jean White, member Edina Transportation Commission From: Steve Lillehaug Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2004 11:17 AM To: 'Jkj966 @aol.com'; Wayne Houle; Gordon Hughes Cc: Steve Lillehaug; Sharon Allison Subject: RE: draft ETC Policy public comment Good morning Jennifer. Thank you for your comments regarding traffic issues in Edina and the DRAFT Transportation Commission Policy. They will be forwarded to the Transportation Commission and Council for consideration. Although .I will not comment on every point you made, I would like to point out that it appears you spent a considerable effort compiling information regarding the derivation of the DRAFT Policy and points throughout the past year where you feel staff is misleading to one extent or another. First, I have never tried to mislead anyone where the information in the DRAFT policy was derived partly or wholly from nor tried to mislead anyone on any other Edina matter. Yes, we referenced Bloomington's policy as well as many, many others (as acknowledged in Appendix D). Another point I will continue to echo: Traffic control measures that divert traffic are included in the DRAFT policy (and, yes, I definitely support including them as a potential tool). The majority of substantial policies throughout America include these exact tools (contrary to what you claim, only a few minority exclude). It is my opinion that there may be an appropriate application of one of these volume mitigating tools in Edina and to exclude would be very short sighted as a professional engineer. Does this mean one of these measures will be implemented in an area that you elude to - possibly not or possibly, but only upon after completion of a traffic study, scrutinized and recommended by staff, public involvement, recommended by the ETC, public hearing process and approved by the Council - regardless of any one neighborhood group's or individual's intentions and desires. You and others continue to reiterate the need to increase the size of the benefited areas and impacted areas - its been well stated and heard by your Transportation Commission and Council. I've given my recommendation which is a minimum and allows for expanding these areas on a case by.case scenario. No two areas in Edina are the same and it is my opinion that impacted areas may need to be adjusted based on a proper evaluation of the area and the potential impact to the area. If you are able to quantify this in a more logical manner, please give a suggestion rather than telling me what we currently have is wrong and too exclusive, narrow, inherently unfair, etc. Give me an example of another community that does this in a different manner. If I saw a more logical way to define this without having to spend the taxpayers money to send notifications to the entire City in every instance, I would recommend it. Meeting the Council objectives: the draft policy does not give a specific step by step methodology for addressing some of the other transportation issues such as mass transit. The ETC will be working with staff, consultants, etc. regarding these issues on a short and long term basis but does not require (in my opinion) a step by step procedure to do so. I've only been with the City of Edina for a short time (almost a year) and it is my strong opinion that this policy is extremely important and needed to avoid the paths that the City has went down in.the past and has been extremely scrutinized for. I take pride in my work, will continue to put transportation safety issues at the forefront, and am not here to mislead anyone in this City. I'm willing to meet with you anytime to further discuss any of your issues or recommendations with the DRAFT policy or any other Edina infrastructure matter. Thank you. Steve Steven L. Lillehaug, P.E., P.T.O.E. Edina Traffic Engineer /Assistant Engineer Engineering Department 952 -826 -0445 slillehaug @ci.edina.mn.us City of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 -1394 www.cityofedina.com (fax) 952 - 826 -0389 - - - -- Original Message---- - From: Jkj966 @aol.com (mailto:Jkj966 @aol.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2004 9:55 AM. To: Steve Lillehaug; Wayne Houle; Gordon Hughes Subject: draft ETC Policy public comment Below and attached is public comment for the ETC and City Council regarding the draft ETC Policy. I will send a paper copy with referenced enclosures also. Thanks. Jennifer Janovy, 12/27/04 To: Edina Transportation Commission Gordon Hughes CC:'Edina City Council Re: ETC draft Policy Public Comment Dear Mr. Hughes and Members of the Edina Transportation Commission: The 12/16/04 article in the Edina Sun Current, Traffic Talks, includes statements attributed to Commission members and City staff that require some clarification. Issue 1: Creation of the Policy "The draft Transportation Commission Policy garnered attention in recent weeks after Commissioner Joni Bennett spoke out against the policy she and six other appointed residents comprising the Edina Transportation Commission spent the past year creating." "They started with nothing," (Gordon Hughes] said. "They now have a very strong policy that provides the framework it was intended to provide." What Is Misleading: Assertion that.the Commission spent the past year creating the draft ETC Policy. Assertion the ETC started with "nothing." Clarification: Material in the draft Policy originated with City staff. A large part of the Policy was taken directly from other publications, specifically the Edina Transportation Plan (1999) and.Bloomington's traffic management policy, as shown below. The following points in the ETC draft Policy come from the Edina Transportation Plan (1999): Roadway Design: Points 1 -4, 6 -7 Roadway Function and Access: Points 2 -7 Roadway Maintenance & Operation: Points 1 -5 Transit /TDM: Points 1 -5 Parking: Points 1 -2 Pedestrian /Bicycle: Points 1 -4 Goods Movement: Point 1 Funding and Jurisdiction: Points 1 -4 The ETC was given a copy of the Edina Transportation Plan (1999) on April 22, 2004 and went through it in a single meeting. At the following meeting (May 27, 2004) the ETC received the first draft of their Policy, which incorporated portions of the 1999 Plan. The following points in the ETC draft Policy come from Bloomington's traffic management policy: Process and Schedule, Table 1: All or part of Steps 1 -4, Step 5b, Step 6, Steps 8 -10 Criteria for Screening: All Scoring for Ranking: Points 1 -5 Removal of Traffic Calming Methods: All Benefited Area (Assessed Area): Benefited areas for speed hump, speed table, center island narrowing, choker, and chicane. Benefited area for partial street closure. Benefited area for cul -de- sac. Bloomington's transportation policy was not presented to the ETC prior to portions of it appearing in the draft ETC Policy. Because much of the draft Policy comes directly from other sources and because it was presented to the ETC by City staff, it is misleading to state the ETC created the Policy or started with nothing. Regarding the timeline for creating the Policy, the ETC began meeting on January 20, 2004 and received the first draft of the Policy on May 27, 2004 —a span of FOUR months, not a year as stated in the article. I question how in this length of time they could have studied the issues sufficiently to come up with a Policy on their own or knowledgably edit the Policy handed to them. "They started with nothing," [Gordon Hughes] said. "They now have a very strong policy that provides the framework it was intended to provide." What Is Misleading: Suggestion that the draft ETC Policy meets the objectives laid out for the ETC by the City Council. Clarification: The draft ETC Policy largely overlooks issues the ETC was formed to address, such as mass transit, while including objectives beyond the Commission's scope of responsibilities. For these reasons the draft Policy falls short of fulfilling the Council's intentions. Issue 2: Street Closure "The group of Edinans —and some non - residents— who,use the local streets as commuter routes —who attended the meeting had to be reminded by Commission Chairman Fred Richards that there is no such proposal from the Country Club District or any other neighborhood to close off streets at this time." "Lillehaug said misinformation has led people to believe that there is some type of imminent threat that streets will be closed." What Is Misleading: Suggestion that concern over street closures is the result of misinformation. Failure to disclose that that some in the Country Club District continue to advocate for street closures in their. neighborhood. Failure to disclose Commissioner Marie Thorpe's past and Possibly current advocacy of street closures in the Country Club District. Clarification: In many conversations with others about issues related to the draft ETC Policy I have never said, nor have I ever heard said, there is a current proposal with the City to close off streets in the Country Club neighborhood. Instead, discussion has focused on the following facts: y Significant changes to streets in Country Club are still being discussed in the neighborhood, as evidenced by the article "Traffic Primer," by Country Club resident Rob Webb, which appeared this fall on the Country Club District web site. The article discusses making Browndale Ave. outbound only at W. 50th St. and W. 44th St.; Wooddale Ave. inbound only at W. 44th St.; and closing Sunnyside Rd. between Grimes and Arden Aves. y Commissioner Marie Thorpe, as past chairperson of the Country Club District Committee on Traffic Issues, has been an outspoken supporter of traffic calming measures, including street closures, in her neighborhood. In 2001, this group developed a plan with the assistance of City staff and taxpayer- funded consultants that included closing off Sunnyside between Grimes and Arden Avenues and adding one -way portals to Browndale and Wooddale (see attachment). According to an August 29, 2001 article in the Edina Sun Current, "A majority of the 10- member committee also believed it [proposal to close Sunnyside between Grimes and Arden and add one -way portals into /out of the neighborhood] was the least restrictive alternative to neighborhood traffic, Committee Chairperson Marie Thorpe said." It is interesting to note that in 2001 the City committed resources to studying the perceived problem in the Country Club neighborhood even though a November 2000 Traffic Safety Staff Review indicated no problems with excessive speed or volume in Country Club. . y Regarding the issue of addressing cut - through traffic in Country Club, staff concluded, "under our present policies we have done all we can do." The draft ETC Policy, by including the option of street closure for volume control, provides the change in City policy needed for residents of Country Club to petition the City to implement street closures, as proposed in 2000/2001 and advocated in the recent Country Club District web site article. The participation of Ms. Thorpe on the ETC adds to the concern; as a Commissioner, she has supported the draft Policy, aspects of which clear the way for the City to spend time and money revisiting the proposal to close off access to her neighborhood that she advocated. This is a conflict of interest that must be addressed. Issue 3: Area of Notification "Lillehaug said the provision is a minimum area of notification. He said that if the city were to reach a point where it had to notify property owners, it would not be difficult to expand the area. `This is another example of some thing you see in other cities' plans,' Lillehaug said. `This policy is meant to be a framework. It is not set in stone and does not bind us to its language.— What Is Misleading: The City will fairly expand the notification area; therefore, the minimum notification area in the draft Policy is acceptable. Clarification: Because the area of notification is too narrow, exceptions will become the rule. One project may get broad notification, while another gets narrow notification. This is inherently unfair. If a minimum notification standard cannot be fairly adhered to in most situations, the area needs to be expanded and criteria for diverging from the standard must be clearly defined and publicly stated. It is my belief that the ETC should suspend work on the draft Policy and take some time to review their process. Requests for information that would indicate a need or lack of need for a neighborhood traffic management approach should be honored and this information carefully analyzed. Staff should review manpower needs associated with a neighborhood traffic management plan and provide a cost- benefit analysis for residents to review. Steve Lillehaug conceded at the December 7, 2004 joint meeting that the manpower needs associated with implementing the Neighborhood Traffic Management Plan had not been analyzed. All available traffic safety data should also be reviewed. If the ETC goes forward with a neighborhood traffic management policy at this time, it should not include the option of traffic calming for volume.control. Communities with similar traffic' management plans have wisely not included these options because they are known to shift traffic onto other local streets. If traffic calming for volume control were not included in the Policy, I believe much support for the Policy among certain Country Club residents would dwindle, as it seems it is just this aspect of the Policy these residents support. Finally, the City should take care to not represent citizens, concerns as resulting from misinformation when, clearly, there is significant documentation and history to support these concerns., Sincerely, Jennifer Janovy 952 - 920 -4373 jkj966 @aol.com Enclosures: 12/16/04 Edina Sun Current article, "Traffic Talks" Rob Webb article, "Traffic Primer," Country Club District web site Country Club District Committee on Traffic Issues, July 5, 2001 August 29, 2001 Sun Current article Traffic Safety Staff Review, November 2000 To: The Edina Transportations Committee And The Edina City Council And Edina Engineering Department 4801 'West 50`6 Street Edina, AIN 55424 To all persons: ,1 I am opposed to the current draft Transportation policy. 4 I am opposed to traftc calming measures for traffic volume control. -/ I sin opposed to all traffic calming methods that increase emergency response times. 4 I am opposed to limiting citizen's access to residential streets. d I want the definition of an "Impacted Area" to include those negatively affected by limitation of access. -/ I want the "Impacted Area" radius increased for all purposes, including notification and public hearings, to include. ALL residents who reasonably self - define as ` °Impacted ". -! I want at least a 70 °lo threshold of supportlopposition for any project to be advanced or defeated. ;/ I want a policy that considers and serves the residents of the entire community. not just residents of a single neighborhood. Sincerely c� Print Name: Address: So pp Ar ds g S �: �" g 2. •z.. -- ��-[ rb � S pr '� d ic_sz- 100 'd 9L 10 +94+1999 131"S3101X31M IMd ZI:ZO '03M VOOZ -6Z -030 December 28, 2004 Marie L Stenglein 4505 W 44`h Street Edina MN 55424 The Edina Engineering Department 4801 West 50 Street Edina. MN 55424 I have been living in Edina for four happy years. However, in this short time I find that I must express my opposition for the second time to Transportation changes that may increase the traffic in my neighborhood. • I am opposed to the current draft Transportation policy. • I am opposed to traffic calming measures for traffic volume control. • I am opposed to all traffic calming methods that increase emergency response times. • I. am opposed to limiting citizen's access to residential streets. • I want the definition of an "Impacted Area" to include those negatively affected by limitation of access. • I want the "Impacted Area" radius increased for all purposes, including notification and public hearings, to include ALL residents who reasonable self - define as "Impacted ". • I want at least a 70% threshold of support/oppositon for any project to be advanced or defeated. • I want a policy that considers and serves the residents of the entire community, not just residents of a single neighborhood. I believe that many of our traffic concerns will be helped with the upgrade of Highway 100 north of Excelsior Blvd. The city should be doing everything it can to see that the State starts working on this upgrade. Sincerely, � ! l Marie L. Stenglei To: The Edina Transportations Committee And The Edina City Council And Edina Engineering Department 4801 West 50`h Street Edina, MN 55424 To all persons: I am opposed to the current draft Transportation policy. I am opposed to traffic calming measures for traffic volume control. I am opposed to all traffic calming methods that increase emergency response times. I am opposed to limiting citizen's access to residential streets. I want the definition of an "Impacted Area" to include those negatively affected by limitation of access. I want the "Impacted Area" radius increased for all purposes, including notification and public hearings, to include ALL residents who reasonably self - define as "Impacted ". I want at least a 70 % threshold of support /opposition for any project to be advanced or defeated. I want a policy that considers and serves the residents of the entire community, not just residents of a single neighborhood. -- Sincerely, OLA � Print Name.' H A Y S� Address: C. C.C� a To: The Edina Transportations Committee And The Edina City Council And Edina Engineering Department 4801 West 50`h Street Edina, MN 55424 To all persons: I am opposed to the current draft Transportation policy. I am opposed to traffic calming measures for traffic volume control. I am opposed to all traffic calming methods that increase emergency response times. I am opposed to limiting citizen's access to residential streets. I want the definition of an "Impacted Area" to include those negatively affected by limitation of access. I want the "Impacted Area" radius increased for all purposes, including notification and public hearings, to include ALL residents who reasonably self - define as "Impacted ". I want at least a 70 % threshold of support /opposition for any project to be advanced or defeated. I want a policy that considers and serves the residents of the entire community, not just residents of a single neighborhood. Sincerely, at,t� Print Name: Address: R o 5C {� �.c If Z � 3�/� �cvl �•dJ e /eve• 9 6 OR - 9 a0 A2� ���7 / To: The Edina Transportations Committee And The Edina City Council And Edina Engineering Department 4801 West 501h Street Edina, MN 55424 To all persons: I am opposed to the current draft Transportation policy. I am opposed to traffic calming measures for traffic volume control. I am opposed to all traffic calming methods that increase emergency response times. I am opposed to limiting citizen's access to residential streets. I want the definition of an "Impacted Area" to include those negatively affected by limitation of access. I want the "Impacted Area" radius increased for all purposes, including notification and public hearings, to include ALL residents who reasonably self - define as "Impacted ". I want at least a 70.% threshold of support /opposition for any project to be advanced or defeated. I want a policy that considers and serves the residents of the entire community, not just residents of a single neighborhood. f a tyl op o a t ` l/ll l a- lum t x• )Cris 0 7, 7k.e_. sh'ee 1 ir) �- �'M CIu h srcchol f r�.r�ta UIF,cdl(7 Wa�zldalQ;a.f' �'f�; %J� '►C" Since.rely, Grrrn2s &J- SP n Lf f td-t VLboddWL cat SA Print Name: Address: L- 3$(p St b L4,1 s PO rl� (�sZ> 11?A December 27, 2004 Edina Transportations Committee Edina City Council Edina Engineering Department 4801 West 50"' Street Edina, MN 55424 Dear Persons: 1 am an Edina resident, having lived on 44a' Street and Browndale Avenue for nearly thirty years. I drive in and out of this neighborhood every day and have never perceived any traffic problems within the Country Club area. I was opposed to the rerouting plan when it came up three years ago, and I am still opposed to it. I am also against the newly proposed draft Transportation Policy, which greatly reduces the ability of people affected by any projected changes to give input and argue reasonably for the other side: For example: the previously proposed street changes (closing Sunnyside between Arden and Grimes; making Browndale Bridge a one -way westbound exit only, making Browndale one way to 44thth street and Wooddale an inbound entrance only)' would have reduced traffic volume by merely a few hundred vehicles per day per street, while the traffic on 44"' street would have nearly doubled.. This is the assessment of Edina's own consultants! As a resident of 44th street, I vehemently opposed these changes, not only for their inconvenience to me and my neighbors, but because I could see them adversely affecting our property values. It appears that there are a few residents of our area who want to 'calm' the traffic on their own streets and, in so doing, 'privatize' the neighborhood. This I believe is foolish and shortsighted. Again I say that in the nearly thirty years I've lived here I have never perceived any traffic problems. Enacting a policy that permits street changes to be made in such an arbitrary and prejudicial manner does not serve the Council, the Committee, the Engineering Department or the citizens of Edina. Si cerel e mil` •-P/� Judi uest LaVercombe 46 W 44U' street E n MN 55424 I December 27, 2004 Edina Transportation Committee Edina City Council Wayne Houle, Edina City Engineer Gordon Hughes, Edina City Manager 4801 West 50th Street Edina, Minnesota 55424 To all members of the Edina City Council and the employees of the City of Edina: With all due respect and consideration for all Edina taxpayers, the discussions of traffic controls through any neighborhood in Edina should be open and non - exclusive to all adjacent impact neighborhoods. As a home owner in a neighborhood adjacent to the Country Club neighborhood, I am concerned that I am not being included in the discussions now in progress. All Edina neighborhoods use all streets on and around the France and 44th Street area. Thus, there is a great need to be fair in judgements regarding these issues. If at any time traffic becomes unbalanced there will be a decline of homeowners' interest in keeping their property upgraded, clean and well kept. The problem of neglect will eventually pull down values in the Country Club neighborhood. We will all lose our caring attitudes. The people who live on 44th Street have always put -up with considerable traffic. I am sure many homeowners of the Country Club neighborhood use this street everyday. How about a share and share alike approach. Sincerely, - j����` o •�� Martha J. Rivard 4386 Thielen Avenue Edina, Minnesota 55436 To: The Edina Transportations Committee And The Edina City Council And Edina Engineering Department 4801 West 50`h Street Edina, MN 55424 To all persons: 4 I am opposed to the current draft Transportation policy. 4 I am opposed to traffic calming measures for traffic volume control. 4 I am opposed to all traffic calming methods that increase emergency response times. 4 I am opposed to limiting citizen's access to residential streets. 4 I want the definition of an "Impacted Area" to include those negatively affected by limitation of access. I want the "Impacted Area" radius increased for all purposes, including notification and public hearings, to include ALL residents who,reasonably self - define as "Impacted ". I want at least a 70 % threshold of support/opposition for any project to be advanced or defeated. I want a policy that considers and serves the residents of the entire community, not just residents of a single neighborhood. Sincerely, Print Name: `n, 7 /V'j4,AXC b Address: 1 December 20, 2004 Dear Mr. Houle, We are writing to you regarding the proposed traffic changes in the Country Club area of Edina. As residents of White Oaks we are extremely concerned that this plan will adversely, if not dangerously, impact our neighborhood. We would like to take this opportunity to remind you that Townes Road, an' alternative path off 5CP St., has a blind curve without sidewalks. This plan will NOT make our community safer it will merely shift the traffic burden to the surrounding streets. We strongly urge you not to implement any street closures. Sincerely, A A,%,C6 1%1 . (,- 1�4 91,UA J cl C, h e,_q l Gh j — :5 e-1101 0'.es k Lf & c57L 4y, A 4k K 10 f � -Y )/ 7 Ij 0 rooioie3 Crc(i Message Page 1 of 1 From: Steve Lillehaug Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2004 8:21 AM To: 'kewolf @landolakes.com' Cc: Steve Lillehaug Subject: RE: Transportation Commission Policy draft Thank you for your comments regarding traffic issues in Edina and the DRAFT Transportation Commission Policy. They will be forwarded to the Transportation Commission and Council for consideration. Steven L. Litiehaug, P. E., P. T. 0. E. Edina Traffic Engineer /Assistant Engineer Engineering Department 952 - 826 -0445 slillehaug @ci.edina.mn.us City of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 -1394 www.cityofedina.com (fax) 952 - 826 -0389 - - - -- Original Message---- - From: Jennifer Bennerotte Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2004 8:15 AM To: Sharon Allison Cc: Steve Lillehaug Subject: FW: Transportation Commission Policy draft - - - -- Original Message---- - From: Wolf, Keith [mailto:KEWolf @landolakes.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2004 5:07 PM To: Jennifer Bennerotte Subject: Transportation Commission Policy draft In response to the proposed Transportation Commission Policy draft, I would like to submit the attached letter in support of the proposed policy. If you encounter any difficulty in accessing this word document, please call me at 952 - 922 -6278 (home) or 651 - 481 -2222 (office). Thanks, Keith Wolf file: / /G:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Coffespondance\2004 C... 12/30/2004 December 29, 2004 Edina Transportation Commission: As a civic - minded resident of Edina, I have been following the Transportation Commissions (TC) progress in the formulation of a coherent policy this past year. I would like to express my support for passage and implementation of the proposed policy, but would also like to provide some input/comments for consideration by the TC. As a first -ring suburb, Edina neighborhoods are susceptible to commuter traffic from south Minneapolis and suburbs further from the downtown Minneapolis business core. However, the city of Edina is not under any moral/ethical/legal obligation to allow its "neighborhoods" to be transgressed as a short-cut for non - residents. The proposed policy provides a process and tool -kit from which a portion of this non- resident traffic can be "filtered" yet still enable reasonable access for residents. Although Edina has initiated limited traffic- calming measures in the past, the proposed policy provides a "fact- based" framework from which future decisions can proceed in an orderly and publicly transparent manner. Without a formalized policy, traffic- related decisions may continue to be primarily subjective in nature, initiated by a few self - appointed decision - makers, and not be subject to public input and scrutiny. The proposed policy drafted by resident commissioners representing all parts of the city, with city staff involvement and council oversight is sound. For the most part, this policy is comparable to policies of other cities that are accessible in the public domain. Neighborhood vs. Neighborhood? NOT! Some opponents to the proposed policy have attempted to inaccurately characterize it as pitting "neighborhood against neighborhood ". This is simply a ploy to divert attention from the issues with the intent to suppress passage of a sound, well thought -out city policy. I take exception to this divisive positioning and contend the supporters of the policy (myself included) are not against M single neighborhood; but rather support the grass roots initiative, involvement and decision - making of eve single neighborhood (not just our own) as set forth in the proposed policy. For example: My children have attended /will attend Golden Years Montessori School and also utilize Weber Park for baseball /soccer in NE Edina. As a non - resident to this neighborhood, I am sensitive to the additional traffic that public venues (i.e. school, park) can have on a neighborhood. Consequently, I am supportive if its residents petition and work with city staff to implement an y traffic-calming measures that would efficiently channel traffic and enhance the livability of their neighborhood. I am willing to sacrifice additional travel time each day for the greater good of their neighborhood and the City as a whole. 1 genuinely believe local residents should be given a decision - making priority for their neighborhood over drivers. Therefore, I do not believe I should be allowed to "weigh -in " on the decision if these residents choose to petition the city, particularly if they are going to be assessed its cost. I am confident that city staff and council oversight will provide the necessary "checks and balances " to ensure reasonable, yet effective traffic- calming measures are implemented. Many non -local residential opponents to the proposed policy (as drivers) contend they should participate in the decision- making process but not be subject to a financial assessment. This mind -set defies any sense of rationality. If allowed to do so, petitioning neighborhoods may be forced to accept less effective traffic- calming devices possibly at a greater cost, none of which would be borne by these drivers. More simply, local residents should be given a decision- making priority for their neighborhood over drivers. Note: Non -local is defined by the policy as traffic that does not originate from or is not destined to a location within a neighborhood. Benefit and Impact Areas The proposed policy defines the terms "benefit area" and "impact area ". While both "areas" will be empowered to `weigh -in" (i.e. notified, surveyed) in the decision - making process, only the "benefited area" will be subject to a financial assessment. Structuring the process in this manner is an arbitrary class distinction, which is simply not democratic. It is noteworthy to mention most city transportation policies (i.e. Bloomington) do not make the distinction between Benefit and Impact Areas. Ythe city intends to assess specific property holders for specific traffic-calming measures, only those assessed should be empowered to weigh -in. All residents empowered in the decision- making process (as defined by Benefit and Impact Areas) should be subject to a financial assessment or none at all. More simply, there should not be a distinction between "benefit area " and "impact area ". Volume Reduction Traffic - Calming Measures A major point of contention with opponents to the proposed policy stems from the inclusion of volume reduction traffic calming measures (i.e. Diagonal road and partial street closures). Volume reduction traffic calming measures are commonly included in other city transportation policies (i.e. Bloomington) and widely used in SW Minneapolis (throughout the Southwest High School neighborhood) and St. Louis Park (Lynn Avenue in Minnekanda Vista). These measures have proven to be extremely effective tools in mitigating traffic problems. It is noteworthy to mention that the diagonal road diverters in SW Minneapolis have been in place for many years. These traffic- calming diverters have proven to be so effective and embraced by residents that many were replaced (new concrete, without any changes) in November, 2004. The exclusion of volume reduction traffic - calming measures from the policy would hamstring city engineers in addressing and resolving traffic problems in certain ,situations (akin to a mechanic fixing a car w/o wrenches, the job would simply not get done correctly). The inclusion of these measures enables city engineers to customize traffic calming solutions for each specific situation. In most cases, a single volume reduction measure may be just one component in a more comprehensive plan, but the key to resolving the problem. I would also suggest that the final policy include a quantifiable traffic count goal for traffic- calmed streets. A 2000 St. Louis Park traffic engineering study established a guideline of "600 vehicles per day, a very typical daily traffic volume for a local neighborhood roadway ". In closing, I would like to express my support for the proposed policy. I would like to express my appreciation for the resources and effort expended by city staff and commissioners on this worthy initiative designed to enhance the livability of our neighborhoods and community. I am also appreciative for the public openness of the monthly TC meetings this past year, as well as the opportunity to verbally comment and/or submit written comment during the formation of the policy. Sincerely, Keith Wolf Edina resident 4600 Wooddale Ave. Page 1 bf 2 '' From: Steve Lillehaug Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2004 8:20 AM To: 'hmiller @mninter.net' Cc: Steve Lillehaug Subject: RE: Transportation Commission draft policy suggestions Thank you for your comments regarding traffic issues in Edina and the DRAFT Transportation Commission Policy. They will be forwarded to the Transportation Commission and Council for consideration. Steven L. Lillehaug, P.E., P.T.O.E. Edina Traffic Engineer /Assistant Engineer Engineering Department 952 - 826 -0445 slillehaug @ci.edina.mn.us City of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 -1394 www.cityofedina.com (fax) 952 - 826 -0389 - - - -- Original Message---- - From: Jennifer Bennerotte Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2004 8:13 AM To: Sharon Allison Cc: Steve Lillehaug Subject:. FW: Transportation Commission draft policy suggestions - - - -- Original Message---- - From: Howard Miller (mailto:hmiller @mninter.net] Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2004 5:00 AM To: Jennifer Bennerotte Cc: hmiller @mninter.net; Kay Miller Subject: Transportation Commission draft policy suggestions Hi, Folksl I write to express concern about some traffic management policies under consideration by the city leaders, and to suggest possible changes. In short, I worry that people in adjacent neighborhoods can, through the city study process, impose traffic experiments that will restrict my access to my city, and - if I understand proposed city policty, I will have little recourse to influence that experiment. I'd like to get that fixed, if the case. Context - My name is Howard Miller. I have had the pleasure to live at 4022 West 44 Street since 1984; my wife Michala and I raised our children in Edina; sent them to our public schools, helped support and coach them in youth sports - it has been a very positive experience in great part. Every now and again, something comes up that really threatens local quality of life. Traffic issues loom very highly on that list for many of us in the Morningside neighborhood, as with our neighbors to the south file://G:\Infrastructure \Streets \traffic \Transportation Commission \Correspondance\2004 C... 12/30/2004 Dec 90 04 09:15a December 30, 2004 Hlison .Yeamen The Edina Transportation Committee The Edina City Council The Edina Engineering Department 4801 West 50 Street Edina, MN 55424 952 - 285 -7872 RE: POTENTIAL CHANGES TO EDINA TRANSPORTATION POLICY To All of the Above: My husband and I currently reside at 4394 Mackey Avenue in Edina and have been residents since August 2003.. We purchased our new home for many reasons, but the main one being a strong and equal community. As equal residents of Edina, we do no understand why other residents would be favored more than others. It is our understanding that the proposed changes to the transportation policy would favor only those that reside in Country Club. In addition, the traffic near our home would substantially increase causing the value of our property and anyone else along 44th Street to decrease. There are also numerous families within our neighborhood that have small children. The proposed traffic increase on 40 Street poses many dangers to children. These changes may cause families to relocate. Additionally and therefore: p.2 • We are opposed to the current draft Transportation policy. • We are opposed to traffic calming measures for traffic volume control. • We are opposed to all traffic calming methods that increase emergency response times. • We are opposed to limiting citizens' access to residential streets. • We want the definition of an "Impacted Area" to include those negatively affected by limitation of access. • We want the "Impacted Area" radius increased for all purposes, including notification and public hearings, to include ALL residents who reasonably self -define as "Impacted". • We want at least 800/o threshold of supportlopposition for any project to be advanced or defeated. • We want a policy that considers and serves the residents of the ENTIRE community, not just residents of a single neighborhood._ If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at 952- 920 -8212. Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter. Sincerely, Alison & Chris Yeamen 4394 Mackey Avenue Edina, MN 55424 From: Steve Lillehaug Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2004 10:03 AM To: 'jplantl @mn.rr.com' Cc: Steve Lillehaug Subject: RE: Comments on Draft Traffic Management Policyj Thank you for your comments regarding traffic issues in Edina and the DRAFT Transportation Commission Policy. They will be forwarded to the Transportation Commission and Council for consideration. Steven L. Lillehaug, P.E., P.T.O.E. Edina Traffic Engineer /Assistant Engineer Engineering Department 952 -826 -0445 slillehaug @ci.edina.mn.us City of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 -1394 www.cityofedina.com (fax) 952 - 826 -0389 - - - -- Original Message---- - From: Jennifer Bennerotte Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2004 10:00 AM To: Sharon Allison Cc: Steve Lillehaug Subject: FW: Comments on Draft Traffic Management Policyj - - - -- Original Message---- - From: Judy Plant (mailto:jplantl @mn.rr.com] Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2004 9:57 AM To: Jennifer Bennerotte Subject: Comments on Draft Traffic Management Policyj Dear Members of the Edina Transportation Commission, Edina City Council, and Edina Engineering Department: I would like to express the following concerns about the Draft Transportation Policy for the City of Edina: 1) I object to a "neighborhood" approach to traffic management. Such an approach encourages micro - management of traffic flow within small areas of our city. Traffic problems seldom exist in isolation. The effects of a solution to any given problem can ripple outward and change traffic flow over a wide area. Therefore, traffic management needs to be considered from a much broader viewpoint than neighborhood by neighborhood. 2) The inclusion of road closings as an option for traffic calming is not wise. Along with cut - through traffic, emergency vehicles will also be diverted. Cut - through traffic is a problem in many of Edina's residential areas. Excluding traffic from one neighborhood is likely to increase unfairly the traffic burden on surrounding neighborhoods. 3) The definition of "impacted area" in the draft policy is too narrow. All citizens who reasonably see themselves as impacted, positively OR negatively, by a proposed change should be encouraged to voice their opinions. Furthermore, a 60% - 70% threshold of support should be the minimum before any project moves forward. I attended the joint meeting of the Edina City Council and the Edina Transportation Commission on December 9. The prevailing mindset of the Transportation Commission and City Council seemed to be: "Anything is better than nothing, so let's approve this draft and learn of its shortcomings as it is put into practice." While no new plan is likely to be perfect from the outset, I feel that such a cavalier attitude so soon into the process of crafting a policy is dangerous. Taxpayer monies will surely be used, at least in part, to implement the Traffic Management Policy, and more tax dollars will be required to undo mistakes that may be made as a result of a hastily approved plan. Much good work has gone into drafting the Policy as it currently stands. Please take some more time and work to refine it into a plan that is acceptable to all of Edina's citizens. Sincerely, Judy L. Plant 4350 Morningside Road Edina, MN 55416 Ph: 952/922 -0354 Darlene Wallin From: Gordon Hughes Sent: Thursday, December 30, 200411:02 AM To: Darlene Wallin Subject: FW: Transportation Policy affecting 44th Street - - - -- Original Message---- - From: AnnaLom @aol.com [mailto:AnnaLom @aol.com] Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2004 11:01 AM To: Wayne Houle Cc: Gordon Hughes; plombardo @statesupply.com. Subject: Transportation Policy affecting 44th Street To all persons: -I am opposed to the current draft Transportation policy as WE ARE DIRECTLY AFFECTED by ANY traffic changes that impact 44th Street -I am opposed to all traffic calming methods that increase emergency response times -I am opposed to limiting citizen's access to residential streets -I want the definition of an "impacted area" to include those negatively affected by limitation of access -I wanted the IMPACTED AREA RADIUS INCREASED for all purposes, INCLUDING NOTIFICATION and public hearings, to include ALL ALL ALL ALL RESIDENTS who reasonably self- define as "impacted" -I want at least a 70% threshold of support /opposition for any project to be advanced or defeated -I want a policy that considers and serves the residents of the ENTIRE community, NOT just residents of a single neighborhood Sincerely, Anna Lombardo 4401 North Avenue Corner of 44th.and North 1 December 27, 2004 TO: The Edina City Council As a resident of the City of Edina, I am writing to express my concerns and opinions about the Draft Transportation Policy written by City staff —with input from the Commission —and presented to the public December 6th. I am particularly concerned with the polarizing effect this policy has imposed on our community. Although Country Club and Morningside are considered separate neighborhoods, we are all neighbors living within a mile of one another. Some residents of the two neighborhoods are separated by a single Street. However, the impact of street closures or other "traffic- calming" devices will have a much greater reach that a single street, or a single neighborhood. . It is my understanding that neighbors living more that a street away from the "traffic- calming device" will not have any input into their placement. This is ridiculous and should not be tolerated by residents or by the city. Has it gotten to the point where Country Club will be gated off so that Morningside neighbors will be cut off from driving through that area, while Country Club residents will be free to drive on Morningside streets on their way to Excelsior Blvd? It is obvious why tensions exist. Perhaps less money should go to traffic studies and more towards speed and traffic enforcement on neighborhood streets. Country Club residents I have spoken to complain about speeders and people running stopsigns, not neighbors from Morningside driving on local streets. Sincerely, Elizabeth Heinecke 4213 Branson St. p.s. It is my understanding that the following items draw into question the credibility of the proposed plan and the process with which it was developed • Public input was. not sought until the draft and process were near completion and the holiday season was in full swing. • There was no public notice of the public comment period or the availability of the draft policy for public review until Thursday, November 251– Thanksgiving Day — almost one month after the public comment period opened. This gave the gublic very little time to learn about and respond before the "open house" on December 9 —the only meeting held to gather public comment before the policy is taken by the Commission to the Council for approval. • At the open house at City Hall, residents were presented with a very abbreviated version of the plan that lacked many critical facts and information relevant to those who would be most impacted by any proposed transportation changes and measures (e.g. notification areas, priority ranking of traffic study requests, etc.). The City Engineer's presentation was an even more distilled version of the policy draft, which offered little in terms of substance and specifics as to how the policy will be implemented. • The arbitrary deadlines attached to the approval timeline of this policy have clearly taken precedent over thoughtful consideration and public input. This draws into question how a January or February approval deadline coincides. with the street reconstruction schedule for identified neighborhoods in 2005. • The policy needs to provide context for acceptable and reasonable (realities vs. engineering principles) traffic volumes based on accurately defined street classifications; the policy does not provide (accurate) classification definitions for "local", "collector" and "arterial" streets. Distinctions. need to be made between local, collector and arterial streets — collectors are not arterial. The plan conveniently blurs these definitions.. • The policy's. definition of "impacted area" does not include residents who are negatively affected by traffic policies and changes. Notification and the "impacted radius" needs to include, for all purposes, all residents who reasonably self -define as "impacted ". • The policy should specify a minimum of a 60 % -70% threshold of support or opposition for any project to be advanced or defeated .(and paid for by all Edina residents). • The proposed policy promotes traffic calming measures for volume control,(reduction of traffic on local streets by partial or full street closure). Most communities. have either discontinued use of volume control because it diverts traffic to adjacent streets and neighborhoods; it interferes with access by. emergency vehicles, and interferes with local travel on local streets. • The City so far has not released information on how many traffic studies and change requests have been made to the city in recent history, who has made them and at what expense to the tax payers such studies have been performed. Requests have been made, but the City to date has not provided this information. This includes releasing for public review the most recent traffic counts in Edina (keeping in mind that the most accurate traffic count study is a license plate study). • The City Council should not approve this policy before some financial data and projections are provided on what most recent traffic studies to date have cost tax payers and what the financial projections are for implementing this more formal policy. • The definition of "cut through" traffic needs to be reflective of that fact that every resident in Edina could claim this to be a traffic issue on their street. Further review should address what is considered "cut through" instead of the commonly implied ownership of streets in front of one's house. • The City's summer 2004 reviews of traffic calming devices done by City Planning, Engineering, Public Works and emergency responders should be available to the public on the City's web site as well as incorporated into the draft policy. • As it is currently drafted, the policy does not go far enough to represent the interests of all Edina residents; operationally it pits one neighborhood against another, rather than looking at the community as a whole —a city -wide approach is paramount for resolving traffic issues. • Finally, the plan should ensure projects that benefit a small minority do not receive approval (particularly when study findings do not warrant their approval), at the expense of all residents of Edina (e.g. the $30,000 spent on consulting fees alone for studies done in the Country Club District in 2000 - 2001). Wednesday, December 29, 2004 TO: The Edina Transportation Commission .The Edina City Council The Edina City Engineering Department As a resident of the City of Edina, I am writing to express my concerns and opinions about the (October 2004) Draft Transportation Policy written by City staff —with input from the Commission —and presented to the public December 6th. Although the purpose of the Policy as stated on page 2 in the Policy Framework Section is laudable, the document as structured and written inadequately addresses the issues necessary to achieve its goals: The purpose of this policy is to guide the ETC in the identification and evaluation of traffic and transportation issues in the community and the prioritization of projects and improvement to the transportation system. The policy is created to encourage public input and decisions that will be made on quantitative, qualitative, and objective factors. Instead, the bulk of the document focuses on the description of a procedure by which a resident can petition the city staff to create a localized Neighborhood Traffic Management Plan, and on descriptions of the possible methods and devises that staff can employ for traffic calming. Although acceptance of this policy would ease the job of city staff in responding to residents who are upset with the increase in traffic volume in front of their homes, it does nothing to establish reasoned guidelines to help the ETC evaluate the appropriateness of projects and solutions on a community -wide basis. The Draft Policy circumvents established public policy designed to balance the interests of individual residents with the community as a whole, and instead promotes the alteration of the city street network based on personal preference. The Draft Policy as proposed does the ETC, and therefore the Edina City Council, a great disservice by promising administrative vision but delivering only non - standard, self - serving definitions and bureaucratic procedures. Even the proposed "Scoring for Ranking" system (p.15) that appears quantitative and objective at first glance, is a twisted version of the Bloomington formula from which it was derived; in its contrived form, it contains a manipulated selection of factors, weightings, and upper limits with outcomes that do not reflect a community -wide management policy of the public street network. Although I have every confidence in the technical abilities of the city staff to cant' out any projects described in the Policy, the content of the Draft Policy is perversely skewed to encourage the very opposite of its stated goals; it provides no guidance to the ETC for making critical choices on these important, complex and sensitive issues, and it potentially sanctions a small group of residents to use city resources to gate their neighborhood by officially excluding from the process citizens who are likely to object to the project. This Draft Policy contains so many biases, omissions, and contradictions of the existing Edina Transportation Plan policy that it would be impossible to address them all without producing a document several times the length of the obfuscated original. I encourage the City Council to postpone acceptance of the Draft Policy and return it to the ETC for major revision until it matches its stated goals of Wednesday, December 29, 2004 Non -local Cut through Traffic The Draft Policy blurs the definition of an issue already identified as a relatively low priority traffic problem and unfairly elevates its priority compared to more important traffic issues. Objective number eleven of twelve objectives listed in the Draft's "Roadway Function and Access" section is quoted from the amended policies of Edina's existing Transportation Plan (section 1225 of the City Code): 11) Implement measures to reduce non -local cut - through traffic in cooperation with the County and State efforts by developing a local traffic calming policy to mitigate the effects of cut - through traffic (emphasis added). Identify the origin and destination of cut - through traffic. However, the Draft Policy in Appendix A defines: Cut - through Traffic - Traffic that intrudes into a residential subdivision to avoid congestion or other problems from an arterial or other high level street. What's missing from the ETC's Draft Policy definition, but is included in the Transportation Plan, is the essential notion of "non - local" (through) traffic. To reinforce that the "non - local" qualifier is not a trivial omission, consider objective number six of the six General Objectives for Traffic Calming listed on the FHWA's website': 6) To discourage use of residential streets by non- citizens'Z cut through vehicular traffic (emphasis added). So when two existing policies list the discouragement (volume control) of cut - though traffic either dead last or near the very bottom of traffic calming or design objectives, and both statements specifically exclude locally originating traffic from the definition of cut - through traffic, why does the Draft Policy: • both omit this very important "non - local" qualification from its definition of cut- through traffic, and • prominently include through -traffic volumes as the primary component in the definition of an impacted area for study as shown below? Impacted area - Area for a project that is defined as those residences along local residential streets that are positively or negatively impacted by excessive through traffic volumes and speeding, or that may be positively or negatively impacted by proposed traffic calming. Inconvenience caused by limitation of access is not considered to be a negative impact under this definition. That these contrived definitions go out of their way to mischaracterize the use of local streets by local citizens as °cut- through traffic" and trivialize the restriction of access to local public streets as a simple inconvenience is misleading, inconsistent with community goals, and fundamentally elitist. While no residents should have to tolerate speeding or unsafe traffic in front of their homes, the increase in traffic volume experienced by almost all Edina residents over the last decade is inappropriately commingled in these definitions with speed enforcement issues. This is basically a bait and switch tactic that indirectly justifies closing streets in one neighborhood to ' http : /twww.fhwa. dot .gov /environment/tcalm /partl.htm 2 Citizen 1) an inhabitant of a city or town esp: on entitled to the rights and privileges of a free man Merriam - Webster's Collegiate Dictionary 3 Wednesday, December 29, 2004 Little Differentiation between Narrow - impact and Wide - impact Traffic Calming Methods. Although the Draft Policy clearly categorizes the Traffic Calming methods of Appendix B into four useful categories on page 17 (Speed Reduction Traffic Calming Measures, Volume Reduction Traffic calming Measures, Education and Enforcement, and Regulatory Measures), it fails to adequately incorporate the differentiation of these categories into the procedures described or into any suggested guidelines for the ETC. In particular, the area of impact, and therefore the inclusion of residents into the decision making process, is vastly under - recognized. This avoidance is particularly egregious in the definition of the impacted area for diagonal road closures, partial road closures, forced turned islands, and cul -de -sacs as categorized as Volume Reduction Traffic calming Measures, for one -ways, or for any other traffic calming method that limits access to existing public streets. The very limited area definition is inconsistent with a policy that is "created to encourage public input and decisions that will be made on quantitative, qualitative, and objective factors." Even though Commission Chair. Richards has stated that the ETC is not now considering a street closure, at the same time Assistant City Engineer Steve Lillehaug stated, "Closing off streets is a necessary and effective traffic calming measure. n3 While there are some very special cases where closure may be warranted4, I would think that the lack of clear guidelines in the Draft Policy would be a serious concern to the ETC, since without well defined issues, an understanding of trade -offs, and consistent priorities, the Commission is ill- equipped to fulfill its mission of "evaluation of traffic and transportation issues in the community and the prioritization of projects and improvement to the transportation system., The lack of comparative information in the Draft Policy is stunning. 3 "Traffic Talks" by James Zwilling, Edina SunCurrent , December 16, 2004 4 For example, when a local street intersects with a highway several orders above it, such as a local street intersecting with a state highway. 5 Wednesday, December 29, 2004 A Ranking System with Factors Out -of- balance with Stated Policy Objectives apologize in advance for the detailed analysis required for understanding how policy bias and hidden agendas can be enshrined in seemingly objective numeric ranking formula. I am providing a detailed analysis because of its importance for effective and fair policy. I provide a comparison with the ranking formula used by a neighboring city, and I suggest a standard, accepted correction to an identified error in the mathematics of the formula. Without the detail, comparison, and suggested correction, it might be erroneously assumed by the reader that the problems with the proposed ranking system were normal, or inherently uncorrectable. The problems are on two levels: one conceptual relating to the encapsulation of the stated Policy goals into a set of mathematical factors, and the other mathematical relating to the manipulation of Policy priorities. The scoring for ranking of petition -to -study requests is outlined on page 15 of the Draft Policy. It is summarized in the table below: Factor Description Max Points % Relative Factor 1 No Sidewalk 100 10% 2 2 Public kid space 200 19°x6 4 3 Residential 100 10% 2 4 Crashes"20 last 5 ears 200 19% 4 5. Residential Density 50 5% 1 6 (Average Traffic Volume)/1 0 200 19% 4 7 % Speeding)-2.5 200 19% 4 Total 1 1050 1 100°/6 21 It contains a number of important factors, including some actually related to safety. For example if we look at the factors that have a relative ranking of 4, we find: • Traffic near children on public property. • Areas with a history of crashes • Streets with an average daily traffic (ADT) volume of up to 2000 cars a day • Streets with a high percentage of speeders up to 80% The last two factors related to traffic calming taken together, account for nearly 40% of the total maximum score. Notice, however, that these two factors have been artificially decoupled, scaled, and limited. Even though the purpose of traffic calming methods is to use the laws of physics to help manage traffic according to regulations and policies, under the proposed scoring system, normal street traffic volume, independent of its origin, has more of a contribution towards increased ranking than dangerous, speeding drivers. Traffic that does not violate regulations or may not even qualify for traffic calming under the Edina Transportation Plan is excessively weighted in the ranking. With the proposed formula, for example, a street with 1500 car a day traffic volume and 3% speeders gets more priority (157.5 points) than a street experiencing 500 cars a day and 40% speeders (150 points) even though the lower ranking request would represent more than four times (200 vs. 45) the number of speeding drivers in a day. Other inherent anomalies included in the calculation of these factors: • 100 speeders /day on a road with an ADT of 125 yield 200 points while the same 100 speeders on a road with an ADT of 500 yield only 50 points. 1,600 speeders a day are required to the yield the 200 maximum (safety) points on a road with ADT of 2,000. 7 Wednesday, December 29, 2004 volume, and thereby minimizing its contribution to the ranking for higher volume streets, and maximizing its contribution for low volume streets. If the commission chooses to incorporate factors six and seven into the proposed ranking formula, then those factors need to be normalized so that their relative contributions are comparing the proverbial "apples to apples ". To not do so is mathematically dishonest.and easily identified as very poor administrative policy. Here are the requirements: 1. Establish a threshold volume for the street in question that is the logical equivalent normal or expected use. In the same way that non - speeding vehicles are not counted in the priority ranking, an ATV below this threshold would not contribute to the request's ranking. 2. Either convert the percent of speeding into an estimated count of the number of speeders per day (simply %Speeder times ATV), or convert the ATV count into a proportion over the threshold volume ((ATV minus threshold) divided by threshold). 3. Establish the scale factors as dependent variables based on factor bounds. As an example, suppose the ATV threshold for a local street is set a 1000 and the upper limit for ranking is 3,5008 vehicle /Day. The scale factor is then ( Maximum - Minimum) /Points = (3,500- 1,000)/200 =12.5 Normalizing the speeding factor proceeds as in the following example: since the % of speeders already has a threshold built in9 (> than speed limit), convert the current factor to an absolute amount. Say for example, 200 speeders a day ranks as 200 points. Simply one point per estimated speeder: (Maximum- Minimum) /Points = (200 - 0)/200 =1 Factor 7, if the Commission chooses to include it becomes: % Speeders times ATV to a limit of 200. The Commission may decide on different bounds to reflect Edina's traffic policy, but the calculation of the scale factor is straightforward from those. The factors and limits in the Draft Policy are muddled, inconstant, and do not serve the stated goals. In addition to the bias and inequities accorded to the ranking of traffic volume compared to speeding, are the conflicting statements surrounding the selection and scheduling of studies as described on page 9 of the study. The NTMP studies are intended to respond to speeding and excessive cut - through traffic on streets in a residential neighborhood and on multiple streets in one or more neighborhoods yet are intended to be sensitive to areas where there may be the potential for diversion of this traffic onto other streets and /or into other neighborhoods. While on the surface this statement seems to profess an even - handed multi - neighborhood approach by mentioning speeding and the studies intent to be sensitive, this goal fails again to identify only non -local through traffic (defined in existing policies) as qualifying for mitigation, aggregates the traffic volumes on adjacent streets to artificially inflate the problem even though 7 To convert to a normal form by transformation of variables. a The upper limit of 2,000 is the maximum in the proposed formula. The ETC should determine if this is reasonable. Looking at the relative volume on local streets, perhaps 3,500 or 4,000 is fairer to those residents who live on higher volume streets. 9 Traffic traveling below the speed limit is not counted. E Wednesday, December 29, 2004 "Regional improvement projects scheduled or planned" — while it is certainly efficient to consider the cost savings realized by combining projects (how many of us have seen a nice new asphalt top dug up a week after it was put down ?), this factor smacks of putting the cart before the horse. Isn't the initial temporary installation of calming measures (Step 5c) supposed to be removable in case it doesn't meet the goals? This items seems like another excuse for circumventing equitable policy if, for example by pure chance, the roads in the Country Club area were scheduled for maintenance this summer. And wouldn't be wonderful if the cost of installing permanent modifications during construction were shown to be significantly less than the expense of following the defined steps outlined in a plan that includes a temporary installation, evaluation, removal, and then a possible permanent installation? Evaluation can be such a superfluous step when it performed only by those who made the request in the first place. Recommendations 1. That the City Council not accept the Draft Policy as written and structured, and request that the ETC provide a document that meets its stated goals, including guidance (ranked alternatives and tradeoffs) for making decisions related to the transportation systems in Edina. This guidance must include probable negative aspects of alternatives as wells as their positive benefits. 2. That the definitions in the Policy be rewritten to conform to well - accepted standards and practices, and, more importantly, that they reflect the stated goals of the Policy. 3. That the procedures for responding to citizen requests truly reflect input and decisions that will be made on quantitative, qualitative, and objective factors. Arbitrary exceptions to stated policies and procedures should be recognized as potential system manipulation points, and should therefore be both minimized and made transparent. 4. That the goals of and solutions to Traffic Calming issues should be consistent with Edina's existing Transportation Plan, and appropriate to defined, measurable problems. 5. That While Neighborhoods may be an appropriate unit with which to manage traffic . problems, it is unacceptable to foist one neighborhood's traffic problems onto another, and will destroy the cohesiveness of the City. Neighborhood planning without a greater consideration to community -wide policy is inadequate, and possibly negligent. 6. Redefine the areas of impact in the Policy to reasonably include all citizens impacted by projects with realistic consideration of the actual effects of the particular methods proposed. 7. Adjust the study ranking system to reflect the stated goals of the Policy with normalized factors that are proportionate to their relative priority. om rely, an R. Gross rimes Ave S 55416 11 Dec 29, 2004 The Edina City Council 4801 West 50'h Street Edina, MN 55424 I am writing to express my opinion on the flagrantly outrageous proposed traffic changes within the Country Club area of Edina. As a lifelong resident of either Edina or St Louis Park, I am shocked at the audacity of the suggestion that unless you live within a confined neighborhood, you are to not use the streets. A major change of the street structure within an already established area effects the value of all surrounding areas also. Houses have been purchased and businesses established in part based on traffic patterns, convenience and access. The consideration of where I live in St Louis Park was influenced definitely on my ability to access any surrounding neighborhood and business district. The proposal is self - centered and sets a scary precedent for other neighborhoods. Couldn't the Creekside or Brookside neighborhoods decide they do not like the through traffic coming from Edina and close off most access on Brookside at 44th SO Or the Browndale or Minnekada neighborhoods for that matter? The Impact Area is definitely greater than that one immediate neighborhood. A community does not end at the political border. I grew up in Edina and now live in St Louis Park, these are streets that I have always driven. I am embarrassed at the arrogance of the notion, "Keep your traffic out of our neighborhood." S;,,ere l y, 6 /,J I z Nancy Ritz no 4150 Xenwood Ave St Louis Park 952- 928 -9956 December 28, 2004 Edina City Council 4801 West 50"' Street Edina, MN 55424. Dear Transportation Committee Members, I am a nine -year resident of the Country Club neighborhood in Edina, and I am opposed to the Transportation Policy draft now being considered by your . Committee. I am also opposed to the previously proposed street changes in this neighborhood. In my opinion, these changes would have a negative effect on the Country Club neighborhood, and also the surrounding neighborhoods. The current street setup and street usage works well for the residents of Edina, by spreading traffic out over the entire area. The. previously proposed street changes would increase traffic levels to an unacceptable level on several streets, while impairing residents ability to maneuver in their neighborhoods. As you proceed with discussions on traffic patterns in this area of Edina, I request that you notify all residents of Edina and schedule public hearings for this issue. Ultimately, I would like any policy to serve the entire community rather than a favored few. Thank you for taking time to consider my concerns! Sincerely, Michael Brower 4409 West 4,e Street Edina, MN. 55.424 December 20, 2004 Dennis Maetzold Mayor of Edina 4801 W. 501h St. Edina, MN 55424 Dear Dennis, My name is Josh Simpson and I live at 4229 W. 44th St. in Edina (the SE corner of 44th St. and Wooddale Ave.). I've just been made aware of the Neighborhood Traffic Management Policy (NTMP) set forth by the Edina Transportation Commission. it is my understanding that this policy both 1. prevents residents from receiving sufficient notice regarding traffic - calming issues and 2. limits the opportunity for residents to voice their opposition to any measures. My wife attended the council session regarding this issue. It goes without saying that we are and will remain intolerant of any traffic calming measures which divert traffic flow from the "Country Club" neighborhood at the expense of the "Morningside" neighborhood. Our neighborhood group discussed this situation. For the record we are opposed to: - I'm opposed to the current draft of the Transportation policy - I am opposed to traffic calming measures for traffic volume control - I am opposed to all traffic calming methods that increase emergency response times. - I am opposed to limiting citizen's access to residential streets - I want the definition of an "Impacted Area" to include those negatively affected by access limitation - I want the definition of an "Impacted Area" expanded for all purposes, including public hearings, so it includes ALL residents who reasonably would be self- defined as impacted. - I want at least a 70% threshold of support/opposition for a project to be advanced or defeated - I want a policy that considers and serves the residents of the entire community, not just residents of a single neighborhood. Thank you for your attention. Simpson Edina Resident 4229 W. 44th St. josh simoson @bbdo.com 612 - 371 -2315 December 28, 2004 Marie L Stenglein 4505 W 44" Street Edina MN 55424 The Edina City Council 4801 West 50' Street Edina. MN 55424 I have been living in Edina for four happy years. However, in this short time I find that .1 must express my opposition for the second time to Transportation changes that may increase the traffic in my neighborhood. • I am opposed to the current draft Transportation policy. • I am opposed to traffic calming measures for traffic volume control. • I am opposed to all traffic calming methods that increase emergency response times. • I am opposed to limiting citizen's access to residential streets. • I want the definition of an "Impacted Area" to include those negatively affected by limitation of access. • I want the "Impacted Area" radius increased for all purposes, including notification and public hearings, to include ALL residents who reasonable self - define as "Impacted ". • I want at least a 70% threshold of support/oppositon for any project to be advanced or defeated. • I want a policy that considers and serves the residents of the entire community, not just residents of a single neighborhood. I believe that many of our traffic concerns will be helped with the upgrade of Highway 100 north of Excelsior Blvd. The city should be doing everything it can to see that the State starts working on this upgrade. Sincerely; arie L. Stengl i To: The Edina Transportations Committee And The Edina City Council And Edina Engineering Department 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 To all persons: I am opposed to the current draft Transportation policy. I am opposed to traffic calming measures for traffic volume control. I am opposed to all traffic calming methods that increase emergency response times. I am opposed to limiting citizen's access to residential streets. I want the defmition of an "Impacted Area" to include those negatively affected by limitation of access. I want the "Impacted Area radius increased for all purposes, including notification and public hearings, to include ALL residents who reasonably self -define as "Impacted ". I want at least a.70 % threshold of support/opposition for any project to be advanced or defeated. I want a policy that considers and serves the residents of the entire community,--. just residents of a single neighborhood. r Sincerely,_ - - - -- -. oiv .M A R Y E 5A Print Name. Address: To: The Edina Transportations Committee And The Edina City Council And Edina Engineering Department 4801 West 50'h Street Edina, MN 55424 To all persons: I am opposed to the current draft Transportation policy. I am opposed to traffic calming measures for traffic volume control. I am opposed to all traffic calming methods that increase emergency response times. I am opposed to limiting citizen's access to residential streets. I want the definition of. an "Impacted Area" to include those negatively affected by limitation of access. I want the "Impacted Area" radius increased for all purposes, including notification and public hearings, to include ALL residents who reasonably self -define as "Impacted ". I want at least a 70 % threshold of support /opposition for any project to be advanced or defeated. I want a policy that considers and serves the residents of the entire community, not just residents of a single neighborhood. Sincerely, , r"- Print Name: Address: -4.>A �7/ A, A-, 6 i��� 4E-r-) _ -4 A-_ �lap, POS�� �.�' z-1 Y -7�71 45prc / 4 221�� A)V/� L,F1 ,L /Uati/ di- , �U Zf /-- Jeanne K. Hanson Literary Agent 6708 Cornelia Dr. Edina, Minnesota 55435 Phone and Fax: (952) 920 -8819 e -mail: jkhlit@aol.com Jean White Transportation Committee City of Edina December 22, 2004 Dear Jean, I have a couple of questions, as a concerned citizen, about changing the traffic flow /volume within the Country Club neighborhood. The law that covers associations gives such groups some unusual rights, and, though I don't know much about them, it's possible that the city might make an unfortunate misstep here. It might be a good idea to inquire of the City of Edina attorney along the following lines: 1) Is the Country Club neighborhood an "association" under the law? (It was developed as one of the first suburbs in America, in the days when the developers asked new residents to participate in a "covenant." Some, if not many, of these covenants later became associations.) 2) If the Country Club neighborhood is an association, does it have the right - -under certain circumstances (see, e.g. questions 3 and 4 below) - -to take control of any of its existing "common property" such as streets or access points, provided that it assumes the upkeep of them? (A resort association I used to belong to took over public access to a beach. And a certain number of new exurban developments today control their own streets.) 3) Would it have this property right if and only if these streets and access points were not used (under some definition) by the outside public? (If not, is there another way this might develop ?) 4) If the City of Edina were to divert traffic in a major way, creating blockades, closed streets, cul -de -sacs, and the like, restricting or preventing non - Country Club drivers from using them, would this create for the Country Club neighborhood a first step towards control along these lines (as mentioned in question 2)? I'm certainly not saying that the people of Country Club (quite a few of whom I know and like) are engaged in some sort of tricky conspiracy here. I've never been into conspiracies! What I am concerned about is that the City could take a traffic- related step that might later, or eventually, lead to something like a gated community in our midst. Very truly yours, Jeann�KH,anson CC Mayor James Hovland December 22, 2004 City Of Edina Ms. Paige Lawlor 4609 Lakeview Edina, MN 55424 SUBJECT: EDINA AQUATIC CENTER SEASON Dear Paige, Thank you for your letter addressed to Mayor Maetzold concerning the Edina Aquatic Center summer season. The Edina Aquatic Center is open the first Saturday after the Edina Public Schools get out through the fourth Sunday in August. Although we would love to provide a more traditional summer season of Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day we have found over the years that this is simply not possible. Currently, 99% of our staff is either a High School or College student. The High School students are not available early in the season and many are involved in extracurricular activities that conflict late in the season. The College students who primarily makeup our Lifeguard staff have a very difficult time working beyond mid August as many colleges start before Labor Day. We provide an incentive for those that work beyond the middle of August by giving incentive pay. Everyone who works beyond a certain date in August receives a $1.00 an hour increase to his or her current summer salary. This still has not kept someone from leaving early but has compensated those that Iiave been able to pick up the additional hours. In closing, I am very pleased you and your family have enjoyed the Edina Aquatic Center and we will do everything possible to keep you coming back. Sincerely, P pri Director Cc: Dennis Maetzold, Mayor City Hall Park and Recreation Department 952- 826 -0367 4801 WEST 50TH STREET FAX 952 - 826 -03,85 EDINA, MINNESOTA, 55424 -1394 WWW.cityofedina.com TTY 952 - 826 -0379 - - - -- Original_ Message - - - -- From:. ,Fullmer, John D. Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2004 9:37 AM To: 'ghughes @ci.edina.mn.usa' Subject: Roadway Improvements -City of Edina Improvement No. A -204 I. am writing to let you know that 1 strongly support the proposed roadway improvements proposed for my neighborhood (53rd and Kellogg), especially the street reconstruction and curb and. gutter portions of the proposal.. These. improvements. are. greatly needed. to improve. drainage and provide yard protection (through curbs).. Although some. in my neighborhood oppose. these improvements, I'm sure the. City will actin the long -term best interests of the neighborhood and the city. Please forward this. message to. the appropriate City officials. If you or anyone. else. have. any. questions, please fell free to contact me. Thank you for your assistance S9�J�, i�� Y� iot '74 /' ')PO r� %� - / -3 - -/,* / CD CD r) ro 0. ft-D Ul" ul 0 (50". Dear Mr Hughes, I am writing to express my opinion on the flagrantly outrageous proposed traffic changes within the Country Club area of Edina. I only heard about this proposal today. As a lifelong resident of either Edina or St Louis Park, I am shocked at the audacity of the suggestion that unless you live within a confined neighborhood, you are to not use the streets. A major change of the street structure within an already established area effects the value of all surrounding areas also. Houses have been purchased and businesses established in part based on traffic patterns, convenience and access. The consideration of where I live in St Louis Park was influenced definitely on my ability to access any surrounding neighborhood and business district. The proposal is self- centered and sets a scary precedent for other neighborhoods. Couldn't the Creekside or Brookside neighborhoods decide they do not like the through traffic coming from Edina and close off . most access on Brookside at 44th St? Or the Browndale or Minnekada neighborhoods for that matter? The Impact Area also most definitely includes all southern neighborhoods in St Louis Park. I grew up in Edina and now live in St Louis Park, these are streets that I have always driven. The essence of the word "community" doesn't end with the political boundries between neighborhoods. I am simply embarrassed at the arrogance of the notion, "Keep your traffic out of our neighborhoods." Nancy Ritzman 4150 Xenwood Ave St Louis Park, MN 55416 952 - 928 -9956 (�)o 3925 WEST 50TH STREET • EDINA, MINNESOTA 55424 Voice: 952 - 927 -6511 • Fax: 952-927-6514 • E- mail: INFO CC Calhoun- Insurance.com December 13, 2004 _Ruth Schmoll 6250 9racy Ave Edina, MN55436 Dear Ruth, I'm thrilled to tell you that the First AnnuaCHoliday .dome lour was a smashing success! you made this happen! Thank you for your he0. I hope you are looking forward to next year. Yours truly, Grethe Langeland Dillon Edina Community ,Foundation First - Annual3-l66day Home'our Chair �1� _y clil- 15 i COMPLETE INSURANCE SERVICE SINCE 1908 A Gateway Insurance Services Affiliate F C IRA F�r r �S 3925 WEST 50TH STREET EDINA, MINNESOTA 55424 k Voice: 952 -927-6511 Fax:952- 927 -6514 E -mail: INFO@ Calhoun- Insurance.com y .. December 13, 2004 xaren Bretson 6250 Tracy Ave Edina, NW 55436 Dear Karen, I'M thrilled to teCCyou that the First Annua(HoCida y Home amour was a smashing success! you made this happen! '21h.ank you for your heCp. I hope you are Cooking forward to next year. yours truly, I., I/ Grethe Langeland DiCCon Edina Community Foundation First AnnuaCHoCiday .Come 9'our Chair l� 1 1; 0 60 (--" 1 ® COMPLETE INSURANCE SERVICE SINCE 1908 A Gateway Insurance Services Affiliate 1� U Ae December 30, 2004 Karen Hinz 4194 West 4e St. Edina, MN 55424 TO: The Edina Transportation Commission The- Edim.CWy,Councii ; The Edina City Engineering Department The Edina Sun Current PAID DEC 3 0 2004 As a resident of the City of Edina (or St. Louis Park), I am writing to express my concerns and opinions about the Draft Transportation Policy written by City staff —with input from the Commission —and presented to the public December 6th. Specifically, it is the following items that draw into question the credibility of the proposed plan and the process with which it was developed. • The city of Edina is situated in the heart of the metropolitan area. It borders several other large cities and is therefore in the midst of many traffic patterns. The concept of a "neighborhood" traffic policy seems like a bad policy that is destined to pit neighbor against neighbor. Unfortunately for all of us that live in Edina, the traffic volume will not be reduced until other arterial routes are corrected such as highway 100. In the meantime, the traffic volume should be shared by all those who enjoy this great community instead of pushing it from one neighborhood to another. • Public input was not sought until the draft and process were near completion and the holiday season was in full swing. • There was no public notice of the public comment period or the availability of the draft policy for public review until Thursday, November 25t�-- Thanksgiving Day — almost one month after the public comment period opened. This gave the public very little time to learn about and respond before the "open house" on December 90'- -the only meeting held to gather public comment before the policy is taken by the Commission to the Council for approval. • At the open house at City Hall, residents were presented with a very abbreviated version of the plan that lacked many critical facts and information relevant to those who would be most impacted by any proposed transportation changes and measures (e.g. notification areas, priority ranking of traffic study requests, etc.). The City Engineer's presentation was an even more distilled version of the policy draft, which offered little in terms of substance and specifics as to how the policy will be implemented. • The arbitrary deadlines attached to the approval timeline of this policy have clearly taken precedent over thoughtful consideration and public input. This draws into question how a January or February approval deadline coincides with the street reconstruction schedule for identified neighborhoods in 2005. • The policy needs to provide context for acceptable and reasonable (realities vs. engineering principles) traffic volumes based on accurately defined street classifications; the policy does not provide (accurate) classification definitions for "local ", "collector and "arterial" streets. Distinctions need to be made between local, collector and arterial streets—collectors are not arterial. The plan conveniently blurs these definitions. • The policy's definition of "impacted area" does not include residents who are negatively affected by traffic policies and changes. Notification and the "impacted radius" needs to include, for all purposes, all residents who reasonably self -define as "impacted ". • The policy should specify a minimum of a 60 % -70% threshold of support or opposition for any project to be advanced or defeated (and paid for by all Edina, residents). • The proposed policy promotes traffic calming measures for volume control (reduction of traffic on local streets by partial or full street closure). Most communities have either discontinued use of volume control because it diverts traffic to adjacent streets and neighborhoods; it interferes with access by emergency vehicles, and interferes with local travel on local streets. • The City so far has not released information on how many traffic studies and change requests have been made to the city in recent history, who has made them and at what expense to the tax payers such studies have been performed. Requests have been made, but the City to date has not provided this information. This includes releasing for public review the most recent traffic counts in Edina (keeping in mind that the most accurate traffic count study is a license plate study). • The City Council should not approve this policy before some financial data and projections are provided on what most recent traffic studies to date have cost tax payers and what the financial projections are for implementing this more formal policy. . • The definition of "cut through" traffic needs to be reflective of that fact that every resident in Edina could claim this to be a traffic issue on their street. Further review should address what is considered "cut through" instead of the commonly implied ownership of streets in front of one's house. • The City's summer 2004 reviews of traffic calming devices done by City Planning, Engineering, Public Works and emergency responders should be available to the public on the City's web site as well as incorporated into the draft policy. • Finally, the plan should ensure projects that benefit a small minority do not receive approval (particularly when study findings do not warrant their approval), at the expense of all residents of Edina (e.g. the $30,000 spent on consulting fees alone for studies done in the Country Club District in 2000 - 2001). Regards, Karen Hinz December 29, 2004 Edina Transportation Committee Dear Sir or Madam: Please consider the following as you continue your difficult work to draft a comprehensive policy to serve all citizens of Edina: Please be sure the policy considers the effect of traffic on the entire oommunity, not just neighborhoods separately. To this end, please expand the community notification area for traffic changes beyond the current suggestion of just a few hundred feet to community-wide notification prior to public hearings, as changes to a grid -based traffic plan will have far- reaching impact. Your current definition of "Impacted Area" is grossly inadequate. 2. Consider defining what "Percentage over average" for volume or. speed on similar streets constitutes a "traft problem" worthy of expending precious city dollars to improve or even investigate. People wanting to five on a quiet street may have perceptions that traffic volume is higher than it actually is, or have expedabo ns for lower volumes than is reasonable. , Defining the stage at which traffic measures will be implemented will prevent unary spending of pry city resources due to a group of neighbors intent on shielding themselves from "pass - through traffic" in the middle of a grid -based traffic system. 3. Please consider including guidelines for use of traffic calming measures that increase response times for emergency vehicles, suggesting they be a last resork for use only after trying traffic - calming measures that do not affect response time for emergency vehicles. All citizens of Edna deserve the most prompt emergency help available, and traffic diversions should be reserved for the most serious traffic problems only. Citizens are concerned that the Transportation Policy draft will allow a neighbortnood to hiiadc traffic calming measures intended for the most serious situations and use them to shield their neighborhood from sharinci some of the traffic burden we should all share. We should put more of a focus on enforcing the traffic lam already in place, thnxugh low -cost radar stations or even more police IF COM1, - I, rather than costly street changes to alter braiTc flow, inducing that of emergency vehicles. Creadng a step 4ike approach to choosing bait calming measures would be i� encouraging Me city to first by less-eigenslve measures ifrat do rat compromise cd&m safiety before other more sigx rrslnne and permanent options are Wed The street could there be reexamined after implementing a first-stage measure, for example, to evaluate how the traffic volume and speed now compare to similar streets as a "percent over average." 4. Please define the threshold for support (or oppositions before a project may be advanced. Changing traffic pattems for an entire traffic grid to gratify a few is unacceptable. Reducing volume on one stn only to inflate volume on other streets is riot helpful.. Please define a threshold of support far a project to ensure unreasonable proposed changes cannot be pushed through engineering and city approval by a group of well- heeled and powerful neighbors at the expanse of "the little guy." 5. Restricting access to residential streets in the middle of a grids traffic pattern W reduce traffic volumes for a select neighborhood is un- neighborly, un- Minnesotan, and not commensurate with the spirit of community that Wizens of Edina Oke to share. We all pay taxes and deserve access to city roads that are the most convenient possible to keep traffic moving efficiently. Again, ensuring that permanent traffic calming measures such as • Page 2 December 29, 2004 street closings, cul- de-sac creations, and other permanent traffic diversions are to be a last resort for the most serious traffic problems only will keep the fabric of our community intact Thank you for your service to our great community. Please consider these suggestions thoughtfully to ensure a traffic policy that will serve all citizens of Edina equally. Dr. u 14V4trxe Mr. Jeffrey B. 4605 West 4,e Street Edina, MN 55424 cc: Edina City Council, Edina Traffic Engineering Department !1 M ET DIUEST October 2.004 A digest of actions taken by the Metropolitan Council, Metropolitan Airports Commission, Metropolitan Parks & Open Space Commission and Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission. Minutes of all Council and Commission meetings are filed with the Legislative Reference Library, 645 State Office Building, 6th Floor, in St. Paul for a period of up to two years and can be viewed by the public. Call the appropriate commission or operations area for meeting information and/or specific questions. Metropolitan Council The Metropolitan Council is located at Mears Park Centre, 230 E. Fifth St., St. Paul, MN, 55101. For further information regarding the contents of this publication, contact Pat Curtiss at (651) 602 -1390. The Council's general number is (651) 602- 1000, TIM: (651) 291 -0904. Recent Council publications can be found at major public libraries in the Metro Area Publications can be ordered by e-mail. The address is: data.center®metc.state.mn.us Comments can be made to that address as well as (651) 602 -1500, the Metro Council Public Comment Line. Check the internet web site at bup:/fwww metrocounciLorg. The Council... Community Development • Authorized a grant of up to $184,109 of emergency land acquisition funds from the 2002 -03 Metropolitan. Regional Parks CIP to the City of Bloomington to finance 40% of the estimated costs to finance the acquisition of 9625 East Bush Lake Road in Hyland - Bush - Anderson Lakes Park Reserve. • Considered reimbursing the City of Bloomington and Three Rivers Park District up to $138,081.50 each to acquire the land for actual costs financed with city and park district funds in a future Metropolitan Regional Parks capital improvement .program. • Authorized a grant of up to $49,435 of emergency land acquisition funds from the 2002 -03 Metropolitan Regional Parks CIP to Washington County to finance 40% of the estimated costs to finance the acquisition of 17679 Lisbon Avenue,North in Big Marine Park Reserve. • Considered reimbursing Washington County up to $74,152 to acquire the land for actual costs financed with county funds in a future Metropolitan Regional Parks capital improvement program. • Approved the PHA Plan for 2005, authorize the Regional Administrator to execute the required certifications and direct staff to submit the final Plan to the U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) as required. • Allowed Randolph Township to place the following six amendment areas into effect: a) change from agricultural (1:40) to commercial/industrial — 300 acres, b) change area from agricultural (1:40) to agricultural (8:40) — 80 acres, c) change area from agricultural (1:40) to agricultural (8:40) — 40 acres, d) change from park, recreation and open space to platted residential — 42 acres, e) change from agricultural (8:40) to platted residential — 80 acres, f) change from platted residential to park, recreation and open space — 20 acres. • Encouraged Randolph Township to work with Dakota County during the master planning process for the Lake Byllesby Regional Park update. • Approved submittal of the 2005 Family Affordable Housing Program (FAHP) Calculation of Operating Subsidy (HUD Form 52723) request to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). • Authorized the Chair to execute the. HUD Board Resolution Form #52574 and . authorize staff to execute the related budget forms. October 2004 1 • adopted guidelines for Evaluating Amendments Proposing MUSA Expansion • allowed the City of Watertown to put comprehensive plan amendment into effect. • Approved the payment of a $13,611.75 special assessment for the Dodd Road improvement that benefits Lebanon Hills Regional Park pursuant to the authority granted the Council under MN Statutes 473.334. • approved a grant of $33,900 financed with the balance of Grant SG -00 -90 to pay for the Dodd Road assessment and to continue development of the Big Rivers Regional Trail • approved an agreement between the Metropolitan Council, City of Eagan and Dakota County that determines how future road improvement assessments against Lebanon Hills Regional Park will be determined subject to concurrent approval of the agreement by the City and County. • directed Council staff to work with all regional park implementing agencies and the Association of Metropolitan Municipalities to develop a comprehensive approach to determine assessments against regional parkland throughout the metropolitan area consistent with MN Statute 473.334. • allowed the City of Andover to put the amendment into effect with no plan modification required, with the following conditions: a)the City participate in the Council's annual plat monitoring program, b) the City's overall urban residential density for development since 2000 shall be a minimum of three units per developable acre.based on constructed residential units, approved preliminary plats, and the lowest allowable units on remaining residential guided land. c)The City develop to the maximum extend of the City's sewer capacity east of Hanson Blvd., and develop at higher densities in other. parts of the MUSA to continue to meet DiCiEST., average residential densities of 3 units/acre within the MUSA. • approved the 2004 -2005 Metro BRA Utility Allowance Schedule for use by the Metro HRA in the administration of Section8, Family Affordable Housing and other rest assistance programs, effective November 1, 2004. • allowed the City of Medina to put the proposed Uptown Hamel Amendments Nos.l and 2 into effect. • requested the City of Medina to submit an updated Tier II Comprehensive Sewer Plan by January 2005. • requested the City of Medina to submit an updated Water Supply and Conservation Plan by January 2005. • allowed the Bridgewater Amendment to be placed into effect with the following conditions: 1. That the City of Medina participate in the Council's annual plat monitoring program 2.' That the City of Medina submit, as required, annual reports for the undesignated MUSA, 3. That the City of Medina's overall residential density for development since 2000 must be a minimum of three units per developable acre based on constructed residential units, approved preliminary plats, and the lowest allowable units on remaining residential guided land, and 4. That the City of Medina submit annual Infiltration and Inflow (I/1) reports. • advised the City of Medina that nonconformance with the above conditions may result. in the Metropolitan Council advising the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency to not issue sewer permit hookups for developments of under three units per acre approved including the Bridgewater development. October 2004 3 METRO DI(iEST Environment • approved the Comprehensive (Tier II) Sewer Plan for the Cities of Circle Pines, Lexington, New Hope, St. Paul Park, Town of White Bear, Excelsior, Mendota Heights, St. Anthony, and Willernie. • authorized its Regional Administrator to negotiate and execute an engineering services agreement with CDM for the MWWTP Odor Control Improvements .Project, MCES Project Number 970330. • authorized its Regional Administrator to modify the Construction Cooperation Agreement with Hennepin County for construction Interceptor 7073 Improvements, MCES Project No. 809010 to account for the updated cost estimate. • authorized its General Manager of Environmental Services to hold a public hearing for the Draft Facility Plan for the Riverview Siphon Improvements (1 -SP -230 Interceptor). • authorized its Regional Administrator to enter into a construction contract with Insituform Technologies USA for construction of the Brooklyn Park Interceptor Phase 1 Improvements, Project No. 803400, in the amount of $6,240,388. • authorized its Regional Administrator to negotiate purchase option agreement(s) for site(s) for new Hastings Wastewater Treatment Plant. • authorized the Regional Administrator to execute a contract amendment with Veit Disposal Systems increasing the maximum total compensation of the contract by $90,000. • authorized the Regional Administrator to negotiate and execute a contract with Howard R. Green Inc, for professional engineering facilities planning, design and construction support services for South St. Paul Forcemain Improvements, MCES Project Number 802710 • adopted the following actions related to reconveyance of Interceptor WO -501, City of Oakdale: 1. Pursuant to Minn. Stat. 473.5111, subd 3 and Council actions January 22, 2003 the Metropolitan Council finds that Interceptor WO -501 is not of regional benefit, however it is of local benefit and the benefiting unit of government is the City of Oakdale. 2. Pursuant to Minn. Stat. 473.5111, subd 3(a) and 4, areas of the pipe are in "good operating" condition. 3. Pursuant to Minn. Stat. 473.5111, subd 4 and 7, those areas of the pipe that are not in good operating condition will be repaired by the Metropolitan Council. 4. Authorizes the General Manager, Environmental Services, to negotiate a Reconveyance Agreement with the City of Oakdale. • adopted the following actions related to reconveyance of Interceptors SP 214 & 222: 1. Pursuant to Minn. Stat. 473.5111, subd 3 and Council actions January 22, 2003 the Metropolitan Council finds that Interceptors SP 214 & 222. are not of regional benefit, however they are of local benefit and that the benefiting unit of government is the City of Saint Paul. 2. Pursuant to Minn. Stat. 473.5111, subd 3(a) and 4 areas of the pipe are in "good operating' condition. 3. Pursuant to Minn. Stat. 473.5111, subd 4 and 7, those areas of the pipe that are not in good operating condition will be repaired by the Metropolitan Council. 4. Authorizes the General Manager, Environmental Services, to negotiate a Reconveyance Agreement with the City of Saint Paul. Management • approved changes to the position and incumbent list for the Minnesota State Retirement System unclassified plan October 2004 4 • authorized the Regional Administrator to execute the loan agreement with the Minnesota Public Facilities Authority (PFA). And further, to issue the related . General Obligation Sewer Note, Series 2004D securing the loan agreement. • approved an Office Space Budget Amendment. • authorized the Regional Administrator to negotiate and execute a contract with Wold Architects and Engineers for professional design and construction support services for the renovation of 390 North Robert Street. • authorized the Regional'Administrator to increase by $80,000 the contract with Park Nicollet for Drug and Alcohol testing. • set a public hearing on the Metropolitan Council 2005 Unified Operating Budget for December 1, 2004 at 5:00 p.m. and the 2005 -2010 Capital Improvement Program and 2005 Capital Budget at. 5:30 p.m. or at the conclusion of the hearing on the 2005 Unified Operating Budget. • adopted Resolution 200448 authorizing issuance, awarding sale, prescribing the form and details and providing for the payment of $2,780,000 general obligation waste water revenue refunding bonds, series 2004E. • adopted Resolution 200445 authorizing. issuance, awarding sale, prescribing the form and details and providing for the payment of $2,910,000 general obligation transit refunding bonds, series 2004F. • adopted Resolution a2004 -46 authorizing issuance, awarding sale, prescribing the form and details and providing for the payment of $17,395,000 general obligation waste water revenue refunding bonds, series 2005A. • adopted as a public hearing draft the Proposed 2005 Unified Operating Budget dated August 25, 2004 for review and discussion at the Public Hearing scheduled for December 1, 2004. • adopted the public hearing draft of the 2005- 20 10 Capital Improvement Program and the 2005 Capital Program and Budget for review and discussion at the Public Hearing scheduled for December 1, 2004. • adopt Resolution 2004 -51 to allow Chief Financial Officer and Regional Administrator, in consultation with the Chair and Treasurer, to determine the best financing method for the building and to solicit proposals for financing. Transportation • concurred with the TAB action to amend the 2004 -2006 TIP to include SP #91 -060- 49, Grand Rounds Scenic Byway Seed Funds. adopted the 2005 -2008 Transportation Improvement Program for the Twin Cities Area: 1. Certified that the Twin Cities Metropolitan Transportation Planning Process is being carried on in conformance with all .applicable federal requirements 2. Acknowledged that the TIP is consistent with the Transportation Development Guide Chapter/Policy Plan, 3. Acknowledged that the TIP meets all applicable federal requirements. 4. Acknowledged that the TAB provided adequate opportunity for public, agency and transit operators involvement through its regular process and special public meetings, and hearing. 5. Transmitted the 2005 -2008 TIP along with these comments to the Minnesota Department of Transportation and Minnesota Pollution Control Agency authorized the Regional Administrator to negotiate and enter into multiple Agreements with the Port Authority of Bloomington and the Mall of America Ownership Partners, for the ongoing operation of rail and bus transit services within the east - parking ramp at the Mall of America Transit Center. authorized the Regional Administrator to negotiate and execute the Amended and Restated Hiawatha Light Rail Transit Operations and Maintenance Agreement with the Metropolitan Airports Commission. October 2004 5 ME`T.R�0. DlEiEST. • authorized the Regional Administrator to negotiate and execute an agreement with Midtown Exchange Commons, LLC for easements, construction and maintenance cost sharing associated with the construction of the Midtown Exchange Transit Center. • authorized the Regional Administrator to execute a contract with Uniforms Unlimited, .Inc. to supply bus and rail operator uniforms in accordance with Council specifications and the Uniforms Unlimited bid for a five - year term • accepted the 2004 Jobs Access/Reverse Commute (JARC) grant. • authorized the Regional Administrator to execute grant agreement for JARC funding. • authorized the Regional Administrator to negotiate and execute a contract amendment for the period November 20, 2004, through May 31, 2007 with MV Transportation, Inc. for operation of the BE Line for an increase of the current purchase of service contract not to exceed $1,613,500. • authorized the regional administrator to execute a new lease on presently occupied space at 701 7'' Street facility in Minneapolis from Weisman Investment Company for a five year term with a five year additional optional term. • amended the 2004 RALF Program Plan to include eligible loan applications for to acquire right -of -way for the TH 169/TH 25 (CSAH 3) interchange in Belle Plaine. • authorized the Regional Administrator to negotiate and enter into Agreement with McGough Development Corporation for the execution of a permanent easement for the ongoing operation of rail, bus, and park-and- ride transit services at 28" Avenue South / East 82°d Street in Bloomington. authorized the sole - source sale of one retired 29 foot Bluebird CS transit bus to MV Transportation for the negotiated price of $3,500.00. authorized the Regional Administrator to purchase the property at 7100 63rd Avenue North for the park and ride facility at County Road 81 and 63`d Avenue North to provide access and improve safety and convenience. The Council Also: • named Kris Sanda to serve on the Livable Communities Advisory Committee (LCAC)for. unspecified term. New Publications Council publications are available from the Council's Regional Data Center. For a free and complete list of publications, write the Metropolitan Council Data Center, 230 E. Fifth St., St. Paul, MN 55 10 1, or call (651) 602 -1140. E -mail address is: data. center@metc.state.mn.us There is a charge for some publications. The bimonthly Council Directions newsletter provides information on regional issues and Council Programs. If you wish to subscribe to Council Directions at no charge, call Dawn. Hoffner at (651) 602 -1447. Metropolitan Commission Activities Metropolitan Airports Commission • approved a general parking rate adjustment Metropolitan Airports Commission offices are located at of $1.00 per parking transaction or per day, 6040 28th Av. S., Minneapolis, MN 55450. For more infoation, call Lynn Sorensen at (612) 726 -8186. not toexceed $1.00 per day at Minneapolis- information, St. Paul International Airport. The Commission: October 2004 6 approved agreement with Zeag, USA, Inc. to provide maintenance support for the parking revenue control system and equipment at the Lindbergh and Humphrey Terminals. ratified Resolution 2042 authorizing MAC Staff to proceed with document preparation necessary to refinance outstanding special facilities revenue bonds. Metropolitan Parks & Open Space Commission (MP &OSQ Metropolitan Parks & Open Space Commission offices are located at Mears Park Centre, 230 E. Fifth St., St. Paul, 55101. For more information, call Sandi Dingle at (651) 602 -1312 The Commission: • recommended that the Metropolitan Council authorize a grant of $150,000 to the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board for work in North Mississippi River Regional Park • recommended that the Metropolitan Council approve a $13,611.75 special. assessment for the Dodd Road improvement that benefits Lebanon Hills Regional Park pursuant to the authority granted the Council under MN Statutes 473.334. • recommended that the Metropolitan Council approve a grant of $33,900 financed.. with the balance of Grant SG -00 -90 to pay for the Dodd Road assessment and to continue development of the Big Rivers Regional Trail. e recommended that the Metropolitan Council approve an agreement between the Metropolitan Council, City of Eagan and Dakota County that determines how, future road improvement assessments against Lebanon Hills Regional Park will be determined subject to concurrent approval by the City and County. • recommended that the Metropolitan Council direct Council staff to work with all regional park implementing agencies and the Association of Metropolitan Municipalities to develop a comprehensive approach to determine assessments against regional park land throughout the metropolitan area consistent with MN Statute 473.334. recommended that the Metropolitan Council approve the Victory Memorial Regional Park/Trail Master Plan (Referral No. 19328- 1) with the understanding that the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board will work to address water quality and storm water management issues as it.implements the master plan. recommend that the Metropolitan Council: 1: issue 10 -year bonds for regional park capital improvements after January 1, 2005. 2. approve the preparation of a 2006 -07, 2008 -09 and 2010 -11 regional parks capital improvement program that would be financed as follows: • $18.15 million of State funds per biennium • $12.1 million of Council 10 -year bonds per biennium $30.25 million total/biennium 3. permit the regional park implementing agencies to request funds for the $30,250,000 CIP. 4. Split the State appropriations and matching Council bonds for the 2006 -07 regional parks CIP among acquisition, rehabilitation and development categories in proportion to the amount requested for each category in the CIP. 5. Use the Ranking decision flow chart for regional parks CIP as the basis for ranking funding requests within acquisition, rehabilitation and development categories. 6. Finance a land acquisition opportunity. fund with 10 -year Council bonds as follows: a) November 2004 to June 2005: $2,519,492, which is the current balance of the fund. b) July 2005 to June 2006: $5,080,000, which is the projected October 2004 6 k 1 M TR�O DI(iEST -.E unmatched Council bonds from the 2004 -05 CIP. The actual amount would be based on what is not matched with State appropriations in the 2005 legislative session. c) July 2006 to June 2007: $2.5 million of Council bonds, which is the amount beyond the $6 million proposed to finance a part of the $30,250,000 CIP in 2006. d) July 2007 to June 2008: $2.4 million of Council bonds, which is the amount beyond the $6.1 million proposed to finance a part of the $30,250,000 CIP in 2007, plus any unmatched Council bonds from the . $12.1 million of Council bonds proposed for leveraging State appropriations for the $30,250,000 2006 -07 CIP. 7. apply the following conditions to a land acquisition opportunity fund beginning in July 2005: a) If an agency requests at least half of its 2006 -07 CIP allocation for acquisition, and spends those funds if appropriated, it is eligible for a 100% grant (no match required) from the land acquisition opportunity fund to buy more land — not. to be reimbursed for land it already acquired. The grant is based on a signed purchase agreement, plus the agency's appraisal and related legal costs, and its obligations for payment in lieu of property taxes and relocation expenses. There would be a time limit to expend the grant based on the purchase agreement terms. b) If an agency requests less than half of its 2006-07 CIP allocation for acquisition, and spends those funds if appropriated, it is eligible for up to a 50% grant from the land acquisition opportunity fund to buy more land —not to be reimbursed for land it already acquired. The grant is based on a signed purchase agreement, plus the agency's appraisal and related legal costs, plus its obligations for payment in lieu of property taxes and relocation expenses. There would be a time limit to expend the grant based on the purchase agreement terms. c) That no more than $1 million could be granted to a park agency from the land acquisition opportunity fund during the biennial period (July 2005 -June 2007) unless it qualified for additional funds under point "d" below: However, the Metropolitan Parks and Open Space Commission may recommend a higher amount if special circumstances warrant it. d) If there is a balance in the fund one month prior to the expiration date, the balance would be granted to park agencies that had outstanding principal debt on land acquisitions (defined as either the principal due on bonds issued to buy the land or the principal due on contract for deed payments) and any outstanding land acquisition reimbursements proportional to the combined debt and reimbursements of all the receiving agencies. Or, at the discretion of the Metropolitan Parks and Open Space Commission, the balance would be granted for rehabilitation and development projects not funded by the Legislature from the 2006 -07 CIP proportional to the amount requested for those categories. In order to stay within the Council's bond debt service limit and provide time to construct a project, these grants would have to be expended in 24 months from the time they were executed. 8. request the Governor and Minnesota Legislature to provide additional funds to help finance land acquisition. October 2004 7 DJIC!iE$T Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission (MSFC) Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission offices are located at 900 South 5th St., Minneapolis, MN 55415. For more information, call Nancy Matowitz at (612) 335 -3310. No Report this month. October 2004 8 METRO DIGES T_ November, 2004 A digest of actions taken by the Metropolitan Council, Metropolitan Airports Commission, Metropolitan Parks & Open Space Commission and Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission. Minutes of all Council and Commission meetings are filed with the Legislative Reference Library, 645 State Office Building, 6th Floor, in St. Paul for a period of up to two years and can be 'viewed by the public. Call the appropriate commission or operations area for meeting information and/or specific questions. Metropolitan Council The Metropolitan Council is located at Mears Park Centre, 230 E. Fifth St., St. Paul, MN, 55101. For further information regarding the contents of this publication, contact Pat Curtiss at (651) 602 -1390. The Council's general number is (651) 602-. 1000, TDD: (651) 291 -0904. Recent Council publications can be found at major public libraries in the Metro Area. Publications can be ordered by e-mail. The address is: data.center@metc.state.mmus Comments can be made to that address as well as (651) 602 -1500, the Metro Council Public Comment Line. Check the internet web site at http✓/w*w metrocounciEorg. The Council.... Community Development authorized a grant of $433,333 of emergency land acquisition funds to Scott County to provide a 40% match to a $650,000 DNR Metro Greenways grant for the acquisition of a portion of the Doyle Kennefick Regional Park approved the Victory Memorial Regional Park/ Trail Master Plan (Referral No. 19328- 1) with the understanding that the MPRB will work to address water quality and storm water management issues as it implements the master plan awarded $1.15 million in LCA Local Housing Incentives Account (LIRA) grants and one $178,700 LCA Inclusionary Housing Account (IHA) grant to support five ownership housing programs in the cities of Bloomington, Chaska, Minneapolis New Hope and St. Paul, and three rental housing proposals in the cities of Forest Lake, Lino Lakes and Maple Grove Environment • approved the Comprehensive Sewer Plan (Tier RI) for the cities of Coon Rapids, North St. Paul, Roseville, and West St. Paul. • adopted the Facility Plan for the Dayton - Champlin Interceptor, MCES Project Number 801000. • adopted an amendment to the Water Resources Management Policy Plan that includes criteria and procedures for the Council to assume wastewater service responsibility by voluntary agreement with rural growth centers. The Amendment also amends the regional wastewater system plan to expand the service area of the Empire Wastewater Treatment Plant and to extend interceptor service to Elko -New Market by 2010. • authorized its Regional Administrator to execute an amendment to the engineering services contract with Camp Dresser & McKee in the amount not to exceed $850,000 for additional design services for the Northeast Interceptor Improvements • authorized its Regional Administrator to negotiate and execute an intergovernmental agreement with White Bear Township to construct and operate a pumping station on Township property. • authorized the Regional Administrator to enter into a three -year contract for the period of January 1, 2004 through December 31, 2006, with Local 35 representing 222 operating engineers November 2004 Manaaement • approved the revisions to the Council's Policy for FTA Safety Sensitive Drug and Alcohol Program • consented to the representation by the McGrann Shea Anderson Carnival Straughn & Lamb, Chartered law firm of Ryan Companies U.S., Inc. ( "Ryan") in connection with negotiating an easement for transit purposes • • approved the fourth quarter amendment of the 2004 Unified Operating Budget including changes relating to: 1) Regional Administration - Office of Diversity -- Change in Revenues: $7,853; Expenditures: $6,711; Change in Reserves: +$1,143 2) Regional Administration - Metro HRA= _Change in Revenues: $3,888,461; Expenditures: $3,888,464 Change in . Reserves: $0 • awarded the work for trustee on proposed Certificates of Participation for financing the leasetpurchase of the building at 390 North Robert to.Wells Fargo Corporate Trust Services. • adopted Resolution 2004 -53 authorizing issuance and award of sale of Certificates of Participation and execution of other necessary documents to complete lease financing for Administrative Building Renovation and Improvement. • Adopted the Standards, Procedures and Guidelines for Competitive Procurement of Public Transit Services under Minn. Stat. §473.392 are hereby adopted • Transportation approved provision of ADA service throughout . the region consistent with the span of service day by January 1, 2005. Authorize the Regional Administrator to negotiate and execute an interagency agreement with the City of Minneapolis for the use of the Council's DBE'program and the monitoring and compliance of that program • authorized its Regional Administrator to enter into a construction contract with Gen Con Construction Company for.construction of Regional Maintenance Facility garage addition in the. amount of $1,029,500.00 • authorized the Regional Administrator to negotiate and execute transit assistance agreements.with.transit service providers, not to exceed the amounts listed. The 2005 Funding Table provides a breakdown of the programs included in each category. The agreements shall be effective for the period January 1, 2005 through December 31, 2005. Small Urban $899,338 Rural $2,064,121 ADA County Service $3,799,063 Regular Route Services $1,009,537 • authorized approval to purchase two (2) replacement automatic bus washing systems for installation at M. J. Ruter and South Garage • authorized the Regional Administrator to amend the service agreement with the City of Maple Grove for the service period of January 1, 2004 to December 31, 2006 to return (3) Maple Grove City Owned Buses to the City of Maple Grove • authorized the Regional Administrator to negotiate and execute an Operations and Maintenance Agreement with the City of Bloomington, to identify long -term responsibilities for the operations and . maintenance of the Hiawatha Light Rail Transit system within the Bloomington city limits New Publications Council publications are available from the Council's Regional Data Center. For a free and complete list of publications, write the Metropolitan Council Data Center, 230 E. Fifth St., St. Paul, MN 55101, or call (651) 602 -1140. E -mail address is: data. center@metc.state.mn.us November 2004 D I a E-1 S-)T- Council Programs. If you wish to subscribe to There is a charge for some publications. Council Directions at no charge, call Dawn Hoffner at (651) 602 -1447. The bimonthly Council Directions newsletter provides information on regional issues and Metropolitan Commission Activities Metropolitan Airports Commission Metropolitan Airports Commission offices are located at 6040 28th Av. S., Minneapolis, MN 55450. For more information, call Lynn Sorensen at (612) 726 -8186. The Commission: • authorized staff to revise the Part 150 Home Insulation Program as necessary to submit the approved Program to the Federal Aviation Administration for review and approval. • authorized staff to proceed with air pollution preventative actions in order to comply with the Governor's Executive Order to reduce air pollution as part of the Minnesota Environmental Initiative. • approved a one -year professional authorization contract with USDA Wildlife Services for consultation and assistance with wildlife management activities at Metropolitan Airports Commission airports for an amount not to exceed $60,000. Metropolitan Parks & Open Space Commission (MP &OSC) Metropolitan Parks & Open Space Commission offices are located at Mears Park Centre, 230 E. Fifth St., St. Paul, 55101. For more information, call Sandi Dingle at (651) 602- 1312. The Commission: • recommended that the Metropolitan Council approve the cooperative agreement between Hennepin County and Three Rivers Park District and release applicable restrictive covenants on park land subject to approval of an agreement by Hennepin County, Three Rivers Park District, and the Cities of Champlin and Dayton. • recommended that the Metropolitan Council approve the land exchange to convert no more than 38.5 acres of Cottage Grove Ravine Regional Park for a joint Cottage Grove/Washington County public service center in exchange for an equal number of acres of land northeast of the existing park boundary and release the restrictive covenant on those acres removed from Cottage Grove Ravine Regional Park subject to approval of an agreement by Washington County and the City of Cottage Grove. Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission (MSFC) Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission offices are located at 900 South 5th St., Minneapolis, MN 55415. For more information, call Nancy Matowitz at (612) 335 -3310. The Commission: No report this month November 2004 South Harriet Park Roadways Dear Mr. Lillenaug : December 30, 2004 i wish you were here to hear such a clatter this morning of another dumpster hitting the ground, that is in addition to the doors slamming on trucks at 7:00 am in the morning. The entire street (both sides) looks like Fallujah (haha) the last week and there is no end in sight. For three years, there has been construction on Halifax. Up the block at 5208, 5212, and 5209, it was merely an in@ convenience. Two years ago for six months (the entire summer of 2003) as a whole new addition went up at 5216 Halifax Av. S., it was downright unpeaceful. But compared to what has gone down in 2004 at 5220, 5213, 5229 Halifax and to the west at 5309 Minnehaha Parkway, it was bliss. It is now hell: This morning Palm Properties began with huge bang�n big dumpster. We in the middle have construction to the north, south, east, and hest. This might be viewed as "improvement" by your planners who after they approve a project, tell you to proceed to engineering with a complaintp etc. etc.. Jujamo, or whatever operation they are, has been at 5220 Halifax for a year now. I'm told they can work from lam to lOpm, and there appears to be no time limit on these speculative projects. I'd say you might want to reconsider more and delay on this road construction on Halifax. There are more issues than you know and you can add noise pollution, congestion with trucks, and constant road jams. If Edina (like Mpls.) did not have such a 1 e duck mayor and city council me -tubers not resnnnsirle to . any ne ni:�iehho &oad we might get someone to see the big picture. Meanwhile, may you have as pleasant a new year as we've had the last three. hever in war zone,* eline S. Pithun 308 Halifax Av. cc: Mayor and City Council Members