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Home My WebLink About2023-03-16 MinutesDraft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: April 20, 2023 Minutes City Of Edina, Minnesota Transportation Commission City Hall Community Room March 16, 2023 I. Call To Order Chair Lewis called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. II. Roll Call Answering roll call: Commissioners Bildsten, Brown, Lewis, Plumb-Smith, Rubenstein, Johnson Late: Commissioner Wright Absent: Commissioners Kitui, McCarthy, Kanti Mahanty, Sweeney Staff present: Transportation Planner Andrew Scipioni, Traffic Safety Coordinator Nick Bauler Commissioner Wright arrived at 6:01. A. Welcome Commissioners Bildsten and Wright Commissioners Bildsten and Wright introduced themselves to the Commission. They were appointed to serve through March 1, 2026. III. Approval of Meeting Agenda Motion was made by Commissioner Lewis and seconded by Commissioner Plumb-Smith to approve the agenda with an amendment to move Item VI. Community Comment before Item V. Special Recognitions and Presentations. All voted aye. Motion carried. IV. Approval of Meeting Minutes Motion was made by Commissioner Johnson and seconded by Commissioner Brown to approve the February 16, 2023 meeting minutes. All voted aye. Motion carried. V. Community Comment Dana George, 6566 France Avenue, testified about Item B1 on the Traffic Safety Report on February 28, 2023. George claimed to represent 200 residents at Point of France Condominiums who are concerned about the possibility of rear-end collisions in the right turn lane on W 66th St between France Ave and Valley View Rd. George requested signage or striping to raise awareness of the driveway entrance. VI. Special Presentations/Recognitions A. 2023 Traffic Safety Summary Report Traffic Safety Coordinator Nick Bauler presented the 2023 Traffic Safety Summary Report for comments. Comments from Commissioners included: • Is there a correlation between traffic citations and traffic calming requests? • Traffic calming is a frequent topic of interest in the community, as it affects quality of life. • When staff recommends no action on B items, it would be helpful to know the reason why or to have alternatives to address the core problem. Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: April 20, 2023 Commissioner Johnson left at 6:39. Commissioner Johnson returned at 6:40. VII. Reports/Recommendations A. Traffic Safety Report of February 28, 2023 The Commission reviewed and commented on the Traffic Safety Report of February 28, 2023. B. 2023 Work Plan Updates • #1 Pedestrian Crossing Policy Review – Started reviewing case studies from Seattle, Denver and Dakota County and will bring back findings and recommendations to the Commission. • #2 Bicycle Network Planning for Bikes and Transportation – Subcommittee met with Hennepin County staff, learned about County’s cost participation program. Hennepin County has also identified how inhospitable France Ave is for pedestrians and cyclists. • #3 France Avenue Corridor Review – Subcommittee reviewed existing sidewalk gaps, amenities for cyclists. Hennepin County is adding sidewalks between Minnesota and W 76th St. Staff provided a contact for the City of Richfield to learn about recent W 66th St project. • #4 Boulevard Tree Planting – City Forester has new interactive map showing where new trees are being planted. • #5 Cahill Small Area Plan – No update. • #6 Parking – Waiting to hear who new lead is from Planning Commission. C. Appoint Commissioner to CloverRide Advisory Committee Motion was made by Commissioner Johnson and seconded by Commissioner Bildsten to appoint Commissioner Wright to serve on the CloverRide advisory committee. All voted aye. Motion carried. VIII. Chair and Member Comments – Received. IX. Staff Comments – Received. X. Adjournment Motion was made by Commissioner Johnson and seconded by Commissioner Brown to adjourn the March 16, 2023 regular meeting at 7:36 p.m. All voted aye. Motion carried. Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: April 20, 2023 TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION ATTENDANCE J F M A M J J A S O N D # of Mtgs Attendance % Meetings 1 1 1 3 SEAT NAME 1 Wright, Grant 1 1 100% 2 Rubenstein, Tricia 1 1 1 3 100% 3 Bildsten, Roger 1 1 100% 4 Lewis, Andy 1 1 1 3 100% 5 Johnson, Kirk 1 1 1 3 100% 6 Brown, Chris 1 1 1 3 100% 7 Kitui, Janet 1 1 33% 8 McCarthy, Bruce 1 1 2 67% 9 Plumb-Smith, Jill 1 1 1 3 100% 10 Kanti Mahanty, Stephen (s) 1 1 2 67% 11 Sweeney, Isaiah (s) 1 1 2 67%