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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-05-18 MinutesDraft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: June 15, 2023 Minutes City Of Edina, Minnesota Transportation Commission City Hall Community Room May 18, 2023 I. Call To Order Chair Lewis called the meeting to order at 6:02 p.m. II. Roll Call Answering roll call: Commissioners Bildsten, Brown, Lewis, McCarthy, Rubenstein, Wright, Sweeney Absent: Commissioner Johnson, Kitui, Plumb-Smith, Kanti Mahanty Staff present: Transportation Planner Andrew Scipioni, Community Engagement Manager MJ Lamon, Police Officer Mike Sussman III. Approval of Meeting Agenda Motion was made by Commissioner McCarthy and seconded by Commissioner Brown to approve the agenda. All voted aye. Motion carried. IV. Approval of Meeting Minutes Motion was made by Commissioner Bildsten and seconded by McCarthy to approve the April 20, 2023 meeting minutes. All voted aye. Motion carried. V. Special Presentations/Recognitions A. Board & Commission Member Review Community Engagement Coordinator MJ Lamon presented on Board & Commission roles and responsibilities. B. Police Department Q&A Session Officer Mike Sussman answered Commission questions about the City’s current traffic enforcement procedures and priorities. C. Traffic Management 101 Liaison Scipioni presented on the City’s policies and practices related to traffic management. VI. Community Comment None. VII. Reports/Recommendations A. Traffic Safety Report of April 25, 2023 The Commission reviewed and commented on the Traffic Safety Report of April 25, 2023. Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: June 15, 2023 B. 2023 Work Plan Updates • #1 Pedestrian Crossing Policy Review – Meeting with staff next week to discuss next steps. • #2 Bicycle Network Planning for Bikes and Transportation – Subcommittee is making progress on a map of recommendations based on information provided by City and County. • #3 France Avenue Corridor Review – Subcommittee is meeting with City of Richfield’s Public Works Director this month to learn about the W 66th St reconstruction project. • #4 Boulevard Tree Planting – Subcommittee met with City Forester again. City has almost reached its goal of 1,000 new trees this year and the spring tree sale was a big success. • #5 Cahill Small Area Plan – Draft plan is now available on Better Together Edina website for public comment through June 22. Planning Commission public hearing is scheduled for June 28. Commission will review and comment at their next meeting. • #6 Parking – Subcommittee reached out to Planning to determine where this initiative lies in their priorities. C. CloverRide Service Contract Renewal Liaison Scipioni presented the draft CloverRide service contract for review and comment. Comments from Commissioners included: • Commissioners asked if the City had any demographic information on riders; staff replied that the City does not collect this data. • Commissioners suggested that the City consider a second permanent or seasonal northern route. • Commissioners expressed a concern about the environmental impact of a bus operating continually for five hours compared to multiple single-occupancy vehicles operating for short durations. Motion was made by Commissioner Bildsten and seconded by Rubenstein to recommend renewal of the CloverRide service contract. All voted aye. Motion carried. VIII. Chair and Member Comments – Received. A. Expectations for Community Comment and Correspondence The Commission discussed how to better respond to and set expectations for community comments and correspondence. IX. Staff Comments – Received. X. Adjournment Motion was made by Commissioner McCarthy and seconded by Commissioner Rubenstein to adjourn the May 18, 2023 regular meeting at 8:48 p.m. All voted aye. Motion carried. Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: June 15, 2023 TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION ATTENDANCE J F M A M J J A S O N D # of Mtgs Attendance % Meetings 1 1 1 1 1 5 SEAT NAME 1 Wright, Grant 1 1 1 3 100% 2 Rubenstein, Tricia 1 1 1 1 1 5 100% 3 Bildsten, Roger 1 1 1 3 100% 4 Lewis, Andy 1 1 1 1 1 5 100% 5 Johnson, Kirk 1 1 1 1 4 80% 6 Brown, Chris 1 1 1 1 1 5 100% 7 Kitui, Janet 1 1 20% 8 McCarthy, Bruce 1 1 1 1 4 80% 9 Plumb-Smith, Jill 1 1 1 1 4 80% 10 Kanti Mahanty, Stephen (s) 1 1 1 3 60% 11 Sweeney, Isaiah (s) 1 1 1 1 4 80%