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Approved Date: December 16, 2021
Minutes
City Of Edina, Minnesota
Transportation Commission
Public Works Multi-Purpose Room
November 18, 2021
I. Call To Order
Chair Johnson called the meeting to order at 6:01 p.m.
II. Roll Call
Answering roll call: Commissioners Ahler, Brown, Kane, Kitui, McCarthy, Plumb-Smith, Richman, Clark,
Johnson
Late: Commissioners Kitui, Clark
Absent: Commissioner Kanti Mahanty
Staff present: Transportation Planner Andrew Scipioni
III. Approval Of Meeting Agenda
Motion was made by Commissioner Kane and seconded by Commissioner Richman to
approve the agenda with the addition of Item VI.C to discuss moving future regular meeting
dates. All voted aye. Motion carried.
IV. Approval Of Meeting Minutes
Motion was made by Commissioner Ahler and seconded by Commissioner Kitui to approve
the October 28, 2021 meeting minutes. All voted aye. Motion carried.
V. Community Comment
None.
VI. Reports/Recommendations
A. Traffic Safety Report of October 26, 2021
The Commission reviewed and commented on the Traffic Safety Report of October 26, 2021.
B. 2021 Work Plan Updates
#1 Organized Trash Collection – Staff is reviewing the Commission’s recommendation and
preparing a staff report to present to Council December 7. Edina Sun Current published an
article today on the Commission’s report.
#2 Street Funding Task Force – Town Talk was held two weeks ago on the recent changes
to street funding. The video is about ½ hour long and is available on the City’s YouTube
channel.
#3 CloverRide – Advisory committee met this week; October ridership is up 40% from
September and 60% from the beginning of the year. There has been a recent increase in stops at
Aurora on France and other medical facilities along France.
#4 Traffic Safety Reports – Commission reviewed the October 26 report.
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#5 Capital Improvement Projects – All PACS Fund projects have been substantially
completed. Staff shared before-and-after pictures of this year’s projects.
#6 Traffic Impact Studies & TDM – Council approved 4917 Eden and 7001 France projects.
Planning Commission reviewed sketch plan for 6016 Vernon. Upcoming sketch plans include
4701 77th and 5780 Lincoln.
#7 Metro Transit Connectivity – Subcommittee will convene in the next few weeks and will
present final recommendations at the next regular meeting.
C. 2022 Regular Meeting Dates
The Commission discussed changing the day and/or time of future regular meetings.
VII. Chair and Member Comments – Received.
VIII. Staff Comments – Received.
A. 2022 Work Plan Proposal
Staff reviewed the City Manager’s comments on the 2022 work plan proposal.
IX. Adjournment
Motion was made by Commissioner Kitui and seconded by Commissioner Richman to adjourn
the November 18, 2021 meeting at 7:12 p.m. All voted aye. Motion carried.
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TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION ATTENDANCE
J F M A M J J A S O N D # of Mtgs Attendance %
Meetings 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11
NAME
Ahler, Mindy 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 100%
Brown, Chris 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 89%
Johnson, Kirk 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 100%
Kane, Bocar 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 91%
Kitui, Janet 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 100%
Lewis, Andy 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 89%
McCarthy, Bruce 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 73%
Plumb-Smith, Jill 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 91%
Richman, Lori 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 82%
Clark, Anna (s) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 73%
Kanti Mahanty, Stephen (s) 1 1 2 67%
Lafferty, Peter 1 1 Resigned 2 N/A
Scherer, Matthew Resigned 0 N/A
Atri, Nihar (s) 1 1 1 1 1 1 Term Expired 6 67%
Khariwala, Anand (s) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Term Expired 7 78%
Participated virtually