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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021-06-17 TPC MinutesDraft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: July 15, 2021 Minutes City Of Edina, Minnesota Transportation Commission WebEx June 17, 2021 I. Call To Order Chair Johnson called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. II. Roll Call Answering roll call were Commissioners Ahler, Brown, Johnson, Kane, Kitui, Lewis, McCarthy, Atri, Khariwala. Late: Commissioner Plumb-Smith Absent: Commissioners Richman, Clark Staff present: Transportation Planner Andrew Scipioni III. Approval Of Meeting Agenda Motion was made by Commissioner Ahler and seconded by Commissioner Kane to approve the agenda. All voted aye. Motion carried. Commissioner Plumb-Smith arrived at 6:05. IV. Approval Of Meeting Minutes Motion was made by Commissioner Kane and seconded by Commissioner Ahler to approve the May 20, 2021 meeting minutes. Ayes: Ahler, Brown, Johnson, Kane, Lewis, McCarthy, Plumb-Smith. Abstain: Kitui Motion carried. V. Special Recognitions and Presentations A. Welcome Commissioner Janet Kitui Commissioner Kitui introduced herself to the Commission. Kitui was appointed to serve on the Commission through March 1, 2022. VI. Reports/Recommendations A. Traffic Safety Report of May 21, 2021 The Commission reviewed and commented on the Traffic Safety report of May 21, 2021.  Item A2: Traffic calming request for W 72nd St Motion was made by Commission Kane to recommend that staff reconsider this request and implement a more robust solution. Motion not seconded; motion failed. Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: July 15, 2021  Item B2: Request for entrance/exit restrictions at the Holiday has station on Interlachen Blvd Motion was made by Commissioner Lewis and seconded by Commissioner McCarthy to recommend that staff consider alternative solutions aside from closing a driveway access. All voted aye. Motion carried. B. 2021 Work Plan Updates  #1 Organized Trash Collection – Final meeting with the VANTAGE team held May 25. The next step is to compare data and verify sources in their final report.  #2 Street Funding Task Force – Staff discussed the Task Force funding options at the June 1 City Council work session. Council expressed support for Option 1, which would transition from special assessments to 100% taxes over 16 years. Staff is preparing an update to the assessment policy and an outline of the transition period for Council consideration later this summer.  #3 CloverRide – Service was renewed through June 2022.  #4 Traffic Safety Reports – Reviewed the May 21, 2021 report; recommended further consideration of driveway access on Interlachen Blvd (Item B2).  #5 Capital Improvement Projects – No update.  #6 Traffic Impact Studies & TDM – The proposed project at 4917 Eden Ave was approved by Council with the condition that the City conduct a traffic study of the Grandview District east of Highway 100. Staff is expecting an updated study for a project at 4911 W 77th St.  #7 Metro Transit Connectivity – No update. C. 2022 Work Plan Development Liaison Scipioni reviewed the work plan development process and schedule. The Commission then discussed possible initiatives to include in the 2022 work plan proposal. Suggested initiative topics included:  Bicycle facilities  Boulevard trees  Bronze Bicycle Friendly City status  CloverRide  High school congestion  Neighborhood electric cars  Organized garbage collection  PACS Fund  Safe Routes to School  Shared mobility  Travel demand management  Traffic safety studies  Transit VII. Chair and Member Comments Commissioner Plumb-Smith asked if the next regular meeting will be held in person, which staff confirmed. Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: July 15, 2021 VIII. Staff Comments  City is looking for Board and Commission representatives to serve on the Human Services Task Force. If interested, contact Liaison Scipioni.  Reconstruction on Eden Ave between Grandview Sq and CP Rail is expected to start in early July.  The Commissioner Tree Panel & Discussion event will be held Tuesday, July 27 from 4-5:30 via Webex. Commissioners are asked to RSVP to the email invite. More information will be provided later.  2021 Quality of Life Survey highlights: o 91% reported ease of travel as good or excellent (up from 86% in 2019). o 73% reported ease of walking as good or excellent (up from 65% in 2019). o 64% reported ease of biking as good or excellent (steady from 2019). o Ease of travel by car and traffic flow on major streets improved from 2019. o Speeding and stop sign violation concerns dropped 7% from 2019 (lowest levels since survey began in 2011).  Liaison Scipioni will be out of the office the week of June 21.  The next meeting is Thursday, July 15 at 6 p.m. in the Community Room at City Hall. IX. Adjournment Motion was made by Commissioner Kitui and seconded by Commissioner Plumb-Smith to adjourn the June 17, 2021 meeting at 7:39 p.m. All voted aye. Motion Carried. TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION ATTENDANCE J F M A M J J A S O N D # of Mtgs Attendance % Meetings/Work Sessions 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 NAME Ahler, Mindy 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 100% Brown, Chris 1 1 1 1 4 100% Johnson, Kirk 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 100% Kane, Bocar 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 100% Kitui, Janet 1 1 100% Lewis, Andy 1 1 1 1 4 100% McCarthy, Bruce 1 1 1 1 1 5 83% Plumb-Smith, Jill 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 100% Richman, Lori 1 1 1 1 1 5 83% Atri, Nihar (s) 1 1 1 1 1 5 83% Clark, Anna (s) 1 1 1 1 4 67% Khariwala, Anand (s) 1 1 1 1 1 5 83% Lafferty, Peter 1 1 RESIGNED 2 N/A Scherer, Matthew RESIGNED 0 N/A