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Approved Date: March 24, 2022
Minutes
City Of Edina, Minnesota
Transportation Commission
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February 17, 2022
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, Kitui, Lewis, Plumb-Smith, Richman, Clark, Johnson
Late: Commissioner Kanti Mahanty
Absent: Commissioners Kane, McCarthy
Staff present: Transportation Planner Andrew Scipioni
III. Approval Of Meeting Agenda
Motion was made by Commissioner Richman and seconded by Commissioner Plumb-Smith to
approve the agenda. All voted aye. Motion carried.
IV. Approval Of Meeting Minutes
Motion was made by Commissioner Plumb-Smith and seconded by Commissioner Brown to
approve the January 20, 2022 meeting minutes. All voted aye. Motion carried.
V. Special Recognition and Presentations
A. Micromobility Education, Part 1
Liaison Scipioni provided a brief presentation of the City’s experience with micromobility services
between 2018 and 2020.
Commissioner Kanti Mahanty arrived at 6:29.
VI. Reports/Recommendations
A. Traffic Safety Report of January 25, 2022
The Commission reviewed and commented on the Traffic Safety Report of January 25, 2022.
B. 2022 Work Plan Updates
#1 Tree Boulevard Policy – Met with City Forester, planning to talk to other Commissions
about their thoughts.
#2 Public Transit Checklist – Met with Metro Transit staff; service levels are expected to
decrease due to driver shortage and ridership decline. Next step is to take information and start
formalizing checklist.
#3 PACS Fund Policy – Scheduling meeting with staff to discuss next steps.
#4 SRTS Demonstration Projects – No update.
#5 TIS Process Review – No update.
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#6 Transit Connectivity – This initiative will follow the lead of Initiative #2.
C. Annual Elections
Commissioner Plumb-Smith nominated Commissioner Lewis as Vice Chair. Motion was
seconded by Commissioner Richman. All voted aye. Motion carried.
Commissioner Richman nominated Commissioner Johnson as Chair. Motion was seconded
by Commissioner Plumb-Smith. All voted aye. Motion carried.
VII. Chair and Member Comments – Received.
VIII. Staff Comments – Received.
IX. Adjournment
Motion was made by Commissioner Richman and seconded by Commissioner Plumb-Smith to
adjourn the February 17, 2022 meeting at 7:31 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 1 1 2
NAME
Ahler, Mindy 1 1 2 100%
Brown, Chris 1 1 2 100%
Johnson, Kirk 1 1 2 100%
Kane, Bocar 0 0%
Kitui, Janet 1 1 50%
Lewis, Andy 1 1 2 100%
McCarthy, Bruce 1 1 50%
Plumb-Smith, Jill 1 1 2 100%
Richman, Lori 1 1 2 100%
Clark, Anna (s) 1 1 50%
Kanti Mahanty, Stephen (s) 1 1 50%