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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2016-01-21 MinutesDraft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: 2/18/2016 1 Minutes City Of Edina, Minnesota Transportation Commission Council Chambers January 21, 2016, 6:00 p.m. I. Call To Order Chair Bass called the meeting to order. II. Roll Call Answering roll call were members Bass, Iyer, LaForce, Loeffelholz, Janovy, Nelson, Olson, Ruehl, and Spanhake. Absent at roll call were members Boettge, and Ding. III. Approval Of Meeting Agenda Motion was made by member LaForce and seconded by member Nelson approving the meeting agenda. All voted aye. Motion carried. IV. Approval Of Meeting Minutes Motion was made by member LaForce and seconded by member Loeffelholz approving the edited Dec. 17, 2015, minutes. All voted aye. Motion carried. V. Community Comment – None VI. Reports/Recommendations VII.A. Traffic Safety Process Review Committee (Bass, Janovy, Loeffelholz) Chair Bass stated that this was added to their work plan because it is a way that residents interact with the City regarding traffic and how it affects them daily. She said it was an important part of the City’s full implementation of the Living Streets Plan. Member Loeffelholz presented the findings of the committee which included the committee process, data findings methodology, time series, decision pattern, supporting data for decision criteria, and geographic data requests. Member Janovy presented the committee’s recommendations which included integrating the Living Streets Vision, define scope of responsibilities, develop a focused approach to neighborhood speed concerns, standardize intake, strengthen the link between problem, data, analysis and recommendation, track data on requests and provide annual report to the City Council, evaluate resident satisfaction, make traffic safety coordinator position full time, and do not limit repeat requests at this time. Member Iyer suggested identifying best practices for citywide implementation as an additional recommendation. Member LaForce suggested changing the name of the Traffic Safety Committee (TSC) to Transportation Improvement Requests. Concluding the presentation, member Loeffelholz said the findings and recommendations will also be presented to the TSC and, based on feedback from the ETC and the TSC, the report will be revised and presented again to the ETC and then submitted to the City Council. Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: 2/18/2016 2 VI.B. Traffic Safety Report of Jan. 6, 2016 Motion was made by member LaForce and seconded by member Spanhake to forward the Jan. 6, 2016, Traffic Safety Report to City Council. All voted aye. Motion carried. VII. Correspondence And Petitions – None. VIII. Chair and Member Comments VIII.A. Proposed Standing Item: 2016 Work Plan Updates Chair Bass suggested and received approval to add a standing item under “Reports/Recommendations” for commissioners to give updates on current Commission work plan items, and she asked commissioners to volunteer to champion a 2016 work plan item. Member Nelson talked about the driving lane signage on W. 70th going north on TH-100. He said drivers often use the far right lane and then realize the lane takes them to Normandale Road and not to TH-100. Planner Nolan said this has come up several times and MNDOT looked at the signage and decided not to make any change. Member LaForce asked if the two styles of pedestrian crossing flashers cause confusion or fatigue and if there are plans to go to one style (one that flashes constantly and one that is activated by pedestrians). Planner Nolan said they plan to remove the style that flashes constantly. Member Janovy asked if consideration has been given to delaying the construction of Valley View Road and Valley Lane this summer because of the middle/high school construction. Planner Nolan will check with city engineer Millner on this. Member Spanhake said even though her time on the commission is coming to an end soon, she was willing help with one of the 2016 Work Plan items - finding transportation-themed event speakers, because this is associated with her current employment. IX. Staff Comments • Golf Terrace B Sidewalk – based on the sidewalk survey, residents favored Tower Street, staff recommended Woodland Road, and City Council decided on W. 56th Street because it provides a better network connection. City Council asked staff to survey W. 56th Street residents on street width (24-ft vs. 27-ft) and parking. • Oaklawn Avenue Sidewalk (2017) – an application was submitted for a Safe Routes to School grant; a public meeting is scheduled for Jan. 28; the school district was asked to send home a flyer about the meeting; Three Rivers Park District will be present at the meeting because a connection is planned from this sidewalk to the Nine Mile Creek Trail on Parklawn Avenue. • Grandview District Transportation Study – staff will be meeting with the project team to receive a progress update; ‘Imagine Week,’ City Council and ETC presentation are scheduled for February; a public meeting is scheduled for Feb. 16. • Southdale Area Transportation Study – a meeting is being planned that the ETC will be invited to; a presentation to the ETC is scheduled for March. • 66th Street Crosswalk (at Barrie Road) – Hennepin County did not approve this crosswalk because it does not meet their threshold of 500-ft from the signal. • School district expansion – no additional in/out access is planned; staff strongly recommended that they align Chapel Lane with their western entrance. Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: 2/18/2016 3 • Tracy Avenue Sidewalk on bridge over TH-62 – the estimate for the sidewalk and new bridge railing is $1.5M which makes it cost prohibitive. Planner Nolan was asked if they could still construct the sidewalk where the ‘goat path’ is that leads to the bridge; another suggestion was to post no pedestrians signs. Planner Nolan said they need to balance the safety of those using the path so he will discuss this with staff. • Election is next month for new officers. X. Calendar of Events X.A. Schedule of Meeting Dates/Events XI. Adjournment at 7:45 p.m. J F M A M J J A S O N D SM WS # of Mtgs Attendance % Meetings/Work Sessions 1 1 NAME TERM (Date) (Date) Bass, Katherine 3/1/2017 1 1 100% Boettge, Emily 3/1/2017 0 0% Iyer, Surya 3/1/2018 1 1 100% LaForce, Tom 3/1/2018 1 1 100% Loeffelholz, Ralf 3/1/2018 1 1 100% Janovy, Jennifer 3/1/2017 1 1 100% Nelson, Paul 3/1/2016 1 1 100% Olson, Larry 3/1/2017 1 1 100% Spanhake, Dawn 3/1/2017 1 1 100% Ding, Emily (student) 9/1/2016 0 0% Ruehl, Lindsey (student) 9/1/2016 1 1 100% TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION ATTENDANCE