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Minutes
City Of Edina, Minnesota
Transportation Commission
City Hall Community Room
February 15, 2024
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, McCarthy, Olson, Plumb-Smith, Rubenstein, Wright,
Donnelly, Karoussos, Lewis
Absent: Commissioner Brown
Staff present: Transportation Planner Andrew Scipioni, Traffic Safety Coordinator Nick Bauler
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 Rubenstein and seconded by Commissioner McCarthy to
approve the January 18, 2024 meeting minutes. All voted aye. Motion carried.
V. Special Recognition and Presentations
A. Special Recognition – Kirk Johnson
Commissioners and staff thanked Commissioner Johnson for his six years of service on the
Commission.
B. 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 threshold for something to be considered an official traffic safety request?
• It must be difficult in certain situations to decide how to categorize a request.
• How does staff determine if a particular request has been asked before?
• Has staff ever looked at multiple years of geospatial data to evaluate potential trends?
• Intersection Control and Traffic Calming have no A items; is this due to the nature of
the requests?
C. 2023 PACS Fund Summary Report
Liaison Scipioni presented the 2023 Pedestrian and Cyclist Safety Fund Summary Report for
comments. Comments from Commissioners included:
• When is the next submission deadline for Safe Routes to School grants?
• What is the threshold for sidewalk grinding?
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VI. Community Comment
None.
VII. Reports/Recommendations
A. Traffic Safety Report of January 30, 2024
The Commission reviewed and commented on the Traffic Safety Report of January 30, 2024.
B. Draft 20th Anniversary Proclamation
The Commission reviewed and commented on a draft proclamation recognizing the Commission’s
20th anniversary.
Motion was made by Commissioner Wright and seconded by Commissioner Bildsten
to approve the draft proclamation. All voted aye. Motion carried.
C. 2024 Work Plan Updates
• #1 Traffic Safety Infrastructure – Staff will provide contacts for other cities, information on
grant opportunities.
• #2 Pedestrian and Bicycle Master Plan Review – Staff will provide information on
implementation progress.
• #3 Parking – No update.
• #4 20th Anniversary Proclamation – Commission approved draft proclamation.
D. Annual Elections
Motion was made by Commissioner Bildsten and seconded by Commissioner
Rubenstein to close the nomination period. All voted aye. Motion carried.
Commissioner Lewis nominated Commissioner Brown as Vice Chair. Motion was
seconded by Commissioner McCarthy. All voted aye. Motion carried.
Commissioner Wright nominated Commissioner Lewis as Chair. Motion was
seconded by Commissioner Brown. All voted aye. Motion carried.
VIII. Chair and Member Comments – Received.
IX. Staff Comments – Received.
X. Adjournment
Motion was made by Commissioner Rubenstein and seconded by Commissioner Lewis to
adjourn the February 15, 2024 regular meeting at 7:34 p.m. All voted aye. Motion carried.
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TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION ATTENDANCE
J F M A M J J A S O N D # of Mtgs Attendance %
Meetings 1 1 2
SEAT NAME
1 Wright, Grant 1 1 2 100%
2 Rubenstein, Tricia 1 1 2 100%
3 Bildsten, Roger 1 1 2 100%
4 Lewis, Andy 1 1 2 100%
5 Johnson, Kirk 1 1 50%
6 Brown, Chris 1 1 2 100%
7 Olson, Bethany 1 1 2 100%
8 McCarthy, Bruce 1 1 2 100%
9 Plumb-Smith, Jill 1 1 2 100%
10 Donnelly, Sam (s) 1 1 2 100%
11 Karoussos, Evangelia (s) 1 1 2 100%