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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-02-15 MinutesDraft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: March 28, 2024 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? Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: March 28, 2024 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. Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: March 28, 2024 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%