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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2026-08-20 ETC MinutesDraft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: September 17, 2026 Minutes City Of Edina, Minnesota Transportation Commission City Hall Community Room August 20, 2026 1. Call to Order Commissioner Bildsten called the meeting to order at 6:03 p.m. Motion was made by Commissioner Vandelist and seconded by Commissioner Bruhschwein to appoint Commissioner Bildsten as Chair pro tem for the August 20, 2026 meeting. All voted aye. Motion carried. 2. Roll Call Answering roll call: Commissioners Bildsten, Bruhschwein, Davidson, Lukens, Olson, Vandelist, Wright Late: Commissioner Bracken Absent: Commissioner Lewis, Rosen, Lassig Staff present: Transportation Planner Andrew Scipioni, GreenCorps Member Meaghan Hager-Garman 3. Approval of Meeting Agenda Motion was made by Commissioner Wright and seconded by Commissioner Vandelist to approve the agenda. All voted aye. Motion carried. 4. Approval of Meeting Minutes Motion was made by Commissioner Vandelist and seconded by Commissioner Olson to approve the July 16, 2026 meeting minutes. All voted aye. Motion carried. Commissioner Bracken arrived at 6:07. 5. Community Comment Doug from Sherwood Road testified about recent changes to on-street parking on Sherwood Road near Edina Family Physicians. Doug noted that two-sided parking creates a bottleneck coming in and our of the adjacent neighborhood and that Edina Family Physicians has ample room in their parking lot for their staff. 6. Special Recognitions and Presentations 6.1. Commissioners Bracken and Lassig The City and the Commission thanked Commissioners Bracken and Lassig for their service. 6.2. 2026 NACTO Designing Cities Conference GreenCorps Member Meaghan Hager-Garman provided a recap of the sessions attended at the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) Designing Cities Conference in May 2026. 7. Reports/Recommendations 7.1. Traffic Safety Report of July 28, 2026 The Commission reviewed and commented on the recommendations of the Traffic Safety Committee. Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: September 17, 2026 7.2. 2026/2027 Work Plan Updates 1. Safe and Equitable Mobility Action Plan Participation – No update. 2. Traffic Safety Standards – Committee continues to make progress, met with staff to review existing policies. 3. Innovative Traffic Calming Solutions – Committee would like to reach out to agencies that presented at the NACTO conference. Committee would like to capture more data on near-misses and what dissuades people from certain intersections or streets. 8. Staff Comments – Received. 8.1. 2026 Meeting Dates The Commission’s next regular meeting is Thursday, August 20 at 6pm at Edina City Hall. 9. Chair and Member Comments – Received. 10. Adjournment Motion was made by Commissioner Bruhschwein and seconded by Commissioner Vandelist to adjourn the August 20, 2026 regular meeting at 8:01p.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 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 SEAT NAME 1 Wright, Grant 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1* 8 100% 2 Davidson, Scott 1* 1 1 1 1 5 83% 3 Bildsten, Roger 1 1* 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 100% 4 Lewis, Andy 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 75% 5 Rosen, Adam 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 75% 6 Lukens, Laura 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 100% 7 Olson, Bethany 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 100% 8 Bruhschwein, Taylor 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 100% 9 Vandelist, Jake 1 1 1* 1 1 1 6 100% 10 Lassig, Augie (s) 1 1* 2 25% 11 Bracken, Logan (s) 1 1 1 1 4 50% * Attended remotely