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Approved Date: February 17, 2022
Minutes
City Of Edina, Minnesota
Transportation Commission
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January 20, 2022
I. Call To Order
Chair Johnson called the meeting to order at 6:05 p.m.
II. Roll Call
Answering roll call: Commissioners Ahler, Brown, Lewis, McCarthy, Plumb-Smith, Richman, Clark, Johnson
Absent: Commissioners Kane, Kitui, Kanti Mahanty
Staff present: Transportation Planner Andrew Scipioni
III. Approval Of Meeting Agenda
Motion was made by Commissioner Lewis and seconded by Commissioner Brown 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 Ahler to
approve the December 16, 2021 meeting minutes. All voted aye. Motion carried.
V. Reports/Recommendations
A. Organized Trash Collection Follow-Up
The Commission discussed outcomes from the December 21, 2021 presentation to City Council on the
organized trash collection initiative.
Commissioner Clark left at 6:45.
B. Traffic Safety Report of January 4, 2022
The Commission reviewed and commented on the Traffic Safety Report of January 4, 2022.
Item A5: Request for Crosswalk at W 60th Street and Beard Avenue
Motion was made by Commissioner Richman and seconded by Commissioner
Brown to recommend installation of a crosswalk with roadside signs, as well as
consideration for advanced signage, greater police enforcement on W 60th Street,
and further study of whether the existing all-way stop at Chowen Avenue should be
relocated to Beard Avenue. All voted aye. Motion carried.
C. 2022 Work Plan Updates
#1 Tree Boulevard Policy – Looking for committee members to assist in developing the
policy, reviewing other agencies’ policies.
#2 Public Transit Checklist – Reached out to members of Planning Commission and Met
Council for updates on transit operations in the city in 2022.
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#3 PACS Fund Policy – Would like to meet with staff to understand expenditures and buying
power of the fund. Admin and Engineering are preparing a report on fund to bring to
Commission for review and comment.
#4 SRTS Demonstration Projects – No update.
#5 TIS Process Review – No update.
#6 Transit Connectivity – Committee will meet to discuss first steps.
Commissioner Lewis left at 7:33.
VI. Chair and Member Comments – Received.
Motion was made by Commissioner Plumb-Smith and seconded by Commissioner Richman to
approve an advisory communication to City Council on the topic of organized trash collection.
All voted aye. Motion carried.
VII. Staff Comments – Received.
VIII. Adjournment
Motion was made by Commissioner Richman and seconded by Commissioner Ahler to
adjourn the January 20, 2022 meeting at 7:56 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
NAME
Ahler, Mindy 1 1 100%
Brown, Chris 1 1 100%
Johnson, Kirk 1 1 100%
Kane, Bocar 0 0%
Kitui, Janet 0 0%
Lewis, Andy 1 1 100%
McCarthy, Bruce 1 1 100%
Plumb-Smith, Jill 1 1 100%
Richman, Lori 1 1 100%
Clark, Anna (s) 1 1 100%
Kanti Mahanty, Stephen (s) 0 0%