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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017-11-16 MinutesDraft Minutes Approved Minutes Approved Date: 12/21/2017 1 Minutes City of Edina, Minnesota Transportation Commission Community Conference Room November 16, 2017, 6:00 p.m. I. Call To Order Chair LaForce called the meeting to order. II. Roll Call Answering roll call were commissioners Ahler, Kane, LaForce, Miranda, Olson, Richman, Ruthruff and Yeager. Late: Commissioner Ma Absent: Commissioner Iyer III. Approval Of Meeting Agenda Motion was made by commissioner Olson and seconded by commissioner Richman approving the meeting agenda. All voted aye. Motion carried. IV. Approval Of Meeting Minutes Motion was made by commissioner Ahler and seconded by commissioner Miranda approving the amended October 26, 2017, minutes. All voted aye. Motion carried. V. Community Comments No Comment. VI. Reports/Recommendations A. Pedestrian and Bicycle Master Plan Antonio Rosell, Community Design Group, presented the Vision for the 2017 City of Edina Pedestrian and Bicycle Plan. Commissioner Ma arrived at 6:14p.m. Mr. Rosell presented the eleven Principles that will guide the recommendations of the plan. Community Workshop #2: To be held at the Edina Senior Center Fireside Room from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, December 6. B. Comprehensive Plan Update: Policies and Goals Subcommittee members Richman, Ahler, Kane, and Iyer reviewed the existing 2008 Comp Plan Policies and Goals and changed or deleted them for the 2018 Comp Plan. Next, they plan on reviewing other city policies such as Vison Edina, Master Bike Plan, Active Routes to School, etc. for new suggested goals and policies. C. Edina Circulator Bus Pilot The ETC needs to create an Advisory Committee and decide what the role and membership will be. The proposed committee will approve the routes, days, times, sponsorship and evaluate the success and failures of the pilot program. DARTS provided questions for the ETC to consider at the October meeting to help guide the implementation of the Advisory Committee and LOOP. Motion was made by commissioner Miranda and seconded by commissioner LaForce to form a subcommittee of Miranda, Olson, Ruthruff, and Ma to create the Edina Circulator Bus Pilot Advisory Committee. All voted aye. Motion carried. Draft Minutes Approved Minutes Approved Date: 12/21/2017 2 D. Traffic Safety Report of November 1, 2017 B.3. Review parking on the curve again, because it seems too narrow to have a car parked there with through traffic. Motion was made by commissioner Olson and seconded by commissioner Kane to forward the TSC report of November 1, 2017, to the City Council. All voted aye. Motion carried. VII. Correspondence and Petitions None. VIII. Chair and Member Comments Commissioner Olson spoke with Susan Lee, Planning Commission, and thought that maybe ETC should review Traffic Studies that are submitted with new developments before it goes to the Planning Commission. Commissioner Ruthruff noted that new developments have a Living Streets plan submitted, but it stays within their site, and it should look beyond their development. Commissioner Richman said there’s a tax bill that does remove the tax benefit for businesses that offer commuter incentives for cycling. Also, the ETC took the resident’s parking concern on Doncaster Way last month seriously, but didn’t do a follow up as to why it was denied. At future meetings, if the topic will be covered later on the Agenda move it up, so the residents can hear the discussion or do a follow up letter that all commissioners agree on the response. Commissioner Miranda said there was a pedestrian hit at 46th St and Xerxes Ave. Article by Bob Lutz said the future of autos in 20 years there will be no cars. Strava has a new heat map of walking and biking. Brent Toderian said the best Transportation Plan is a land use Plan. US Bank in Hopkins would like light rail in the area. Commissioner LaForce was on vacation in Little Rock, AR and there was at a six lane road where there were no facilities to accommodate the pedestrian. IX. Staff Comments Planner Nolan normally presents the PACS Fund Projects in November, but will wait a month or two, pending the outcome of the Ped/Bike Plan, Valley View Rd sidewalk plans and Grandview Projects. Planner Nolan reviewed the City Manager’s comments on the proposed 2018 ETC Work Plan. The City Council will approve the Work Plan at the December 5th Meeting. X. Calendar of Events A. Schedule of Meeting and Event Dates as of November 16, 2017 For information purposes - no discussion. XI. Adjournment at 8:07 p.m. Draft Minutes Approved Minutes Approved Date: 12/21/2017 3 TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION ATTENDANCE J F M A M J J A S O N D SM # of Mtgs Attendance % Meetings/Work Sessions 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 NAME (Date) Ahler, Mindy 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 78% Bass, Katherine 1 1 2 100% Boettge, Emily 1 1 2 100% Brown, Andy 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 RESIGNED 8 100% Iyer, Surya 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 73% LaForce, Tom 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 91% Janovy, Jennifer 1 1 2 100% Kane, Bocar 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 100% Miranda, Lou 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 100% Olson, Larry 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 91% Richman, Lori 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 89% Ruthruff, Erik 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 100% Jenny Ma 1 1 1 3 100% Tessa Yeager 1 1 33% Koester, David (student) 1 1 1 1 4 50% Olk, Megan (student) 1 1 1 3 38%