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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021-09-23 TPC MinutesDraft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: October 28, 2021 Minutes City Of Edina, Minnesota Transportation Commission Public Works Multi-Purpose Room September 23, 2021 I. Call To Order Chair Johnson called the meeting to order at 6:08 p.m. II. Roll Call Answering roll call: Commissioners Ahler, Brown, Kitui, Lewis, Richman, Johnson, Kanti Mahanty Late: Commissioner Kane Absent: Commissioners McCarthy, Plumb-Smith, Clark Staff present: Transportation Planner Andrew Scipioni A. Welcome Commissioner Stephen Kanti Mahanty Staff welcomed Commissioner Kanti Mahanty, who was appointed to serve as a student commissioner through August 21, 2022. III. Approval Of Meeting Agenda Motion was made by Commissioner Lewis and seconded by Commissioner Ahler to approve the agenda. All voted aye. Motion carried. IV. Approval Of Meeting Minutes Motion was made by Commissioner Richman and seconded by Commissioner Kitui to approve the August 19, 2021 meeting minutes. All voted aye. Motion carried. V. Community Comment Paul Rosland with Suburban Waste Services spoke against organized trash collection and suggested that the Commission’s report consider alternative perspectives on the issue. VI. Reports/Recommendations A. Valley View Road Bicycle Facilities Review The Commission reviewed and commented on proposed bicycle facilities along Valley View Road and staff recommendations for implementation. Comments from Commissioners included; • Option 1 o The lack of protection for the bike lane means that fewer riders will use it. o There could be room for bollards or other further protection for bikers. o Recommend further reducing the drive lanes and maximizing a bike lane buffer. o Removing the center turn lane could result in a situation like France Avenue where drivers pass turning vehicles on the right. o Recommend considering turn lanes at certain locations along the corridor. Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: October 28, 2021 • Options 2a/2b o How would a cyclist make a left turn? Seems like this would encourage unsafe behavior in cyclists. o Sections are inconsistent with that further east of Brookview Avenue. o The drive lanes could be further reduced and extra space given to adjacent properties. o It may make sense to add parking on Valley View if there is already parking elsewhere in the corridor. • Option 3: o The additional boulevard space and potential room for boulevard trees is a benefit. • Options 4/5: o Shared-use path would be inconsistent with the bicycle facilities east of Brookview Avenue. • This section doesn’t need to be consistent with the rest of the block. It is an important section because of the amount of turning traffic. Would advocate for protected bike lanes and boulevard trees. • The bicycle facility doesn’t need to be off-street to be protected. • Wouldn’t be in favor of maintaining the existing configuration. • Recommend consideration of bollards in addition to horizontal buffer to further protect bikers and prevent passing traffic. • Recommend narrowing drive lanes to 11’. • Recommend further consideration to implement Options 2a/2b if the center turn lane is necessary. • More residents have been added to this area with recent developments; the need for improvement is greater. Commissioner Kane arrived at 6:30. B. 2022 Roadway Reconstruction Projects Staff introduced the proposed 2022 roadway reconstruction projects. C. 2021 Work Plan Updates • #1 Organized Trash Collection – Incorporating revisions and additional information to draft report. EEC reviewed and provided comments at their Sept 9 meeting. • #2 Street Funding Task Force – No update. • #3 CloverRide – DARTS proposed changes to the route to allow more time for deferred stops. Staff is working with Communications to update the route map and associated promotional materials. • #4 Traffic Safety Reports – No update. • #5 Capital Improvement Projects – Sidewalk construction hasn’t started yet on the reconstruction projects. The Highlands Park shared-use path is completed except for turf restoration. • #6 Traffic Impact Studies & TDM – Staff is expecting studies for projects at 7300 Bush Lake Rd and 4660 W 77th St. Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: October 28, 2021 • #7 Metro Transit Connectivity – Subcommittee met last week, ran some ideas by staff, will meet again to put together final recommendations. D. 2022 Work Plan Proposal The Commission continued to discuss their work plan proposal and ranked their initiatives as follows: 1. Boulevard Tree Policy 2. Public Transit Partnership & Promotion 3. Pedestrian and Cyclist Safety Fund 4. SRTS Demonstration Projects 5. Micromobility Education 6. Traffic Impact Study Process Review Parking Lot: Organized Trash Collection Commissioner Lewis left at 8:23. Motion was made by Commissioner Kitui and seconded by Commissioner Brown to approve the 2022 Work Plan Proposal. All voted aye. Motion carried. Commissioner Kanti Mahanty left at 8:41. VII. Chair and Member Comments – Received VIII. Staff Comments – Received IX. Adjournment Motion was made by Commissioner Johnson and seconded by Commissioner Kane to adjourn the September 23, 2021 meeting at 8:50 p.m. All voted aye. Motion carried. Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: October 28, 2021 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 9 NAME Ahler, Mindy 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 100% Brown, Chris 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 100% Johnson, Kirk 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 100% Kane, Bocar 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 100% Kitui, Janet 1 1 1 1 4 100% Lewis, Andy 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 100% McCarthy, Bruce 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 67% Plumb-Smith, Jill 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 89% Richman, Lori 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 89% Clark, Anna (s) 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 67% Kanti Mahanty, Stephen (s) 1 1 100% 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%