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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-06-21 MinutesDraft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: July 19, 2018 Minutes City Of Edina, Minnesota Transportation Commission Community Conference Room June 21, 2018 I. Call To Order Chair Richman called the meeting to order II. Roll Call Answering roll call were commissioners Ahler, Kane, McCarthy, Olson, Richman, Ruthruff, Scherer, Veluvali, Yeager Late: Commissioner Ma Absent: Commissioner Johnson III. Approval Of Meeting Agenda Motion was made by commissioner Ahler and seconded by commissioner Ruthruff to approve the agenda. All voted aye. Motion carried. IV. Approval Of Meeting Minutes Motion was made by commissioner Ahler and seconded by commissioner Kane approving the May 17, 2018 meeting minutes. All voted aye. Motion carried. V. Community Comment None. VI. Reports/Recommendations A. Travel Demand Management (TDM) Discussion TDM Committee provided updates on the ETC’s work session with City Council and next steps. • Add as a work plan item for 2019 • Identify next steps and what a TDM plan may look like Commissioner Ma arrived at 6:15pm. • Meet with neighboring cities and discuss their TDM policies. B. CloverRide Circulator Update Planner Nolan provided an updated on the new circulator bus • Bus service starts June 22, 2018 C. Dockless Bikeshare Update Planner Nolan provided an update on the dockless bikeshare pilot. • LimeBike has staff and a warehouse • LimeBike will start with conventional bikes and phase in e-bikes. Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: July 19, 2018 D. Draft 2019-2023 Capital Improvement Plan Projects Planner Nolan provided an update on the capital improvement plan for 2019-2023 E. Traffic Safety Report of June 5, 2018 Motion was made by commissioner Scherer and seconded by commissioner Olson to the approve the June 5th, 2018 Traffic Safety Report. All voted Aye, motion carried. VII. Chair And Member Comments • Commission Scherer said the barrel interchange at 494 and 35W was approved. • Commissioner Olson said there is a meeting for the High School Parking Study and there will be two new student members starting in September. • Commissioner Ahler asked if anyone would be interested in participating in the 4th of July Parade. • Commissioner McCarthy said Dakota County has a deal with Lyft to provide transportation to disabled residents. • Commissioner Ma said Madison, WI has really wide sidewalks and roads which helps to make it more bike friendly. • Commissioner Richman shared a newsletter about bicycle safety and autonomous vehicles. Also, she talked about the Bicycle Friendly Community application and Edina is making good progress but we need more education for adults and we may want to target larger corporations, like Seagate, to become more bicycle friendly. VIII. Staff Comments • Valley View sidewalk construction, phase 1, is scheduled to begin July 9th. • Two Shared used paths are scheduled to be awarded in July, they are Lincoln and a trail up to Cahill on W 70th St. • Transportation study for the high school has an open house scheduled for Monday, June 25 from 4:00 to 6:30 and recommendations to city council will be made for parking as a result of this study. • 4th annual Open Streets event is September 23 from 1pm-5pm. ETC will have a table at the event. Chair Richman will coordinate and volunteers should contact her to sign up. IX. Adjournment at 7:15pm Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: July 19, 2018 TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION ATTENDANCE J F M A M J J A S O N D # of Mtgs Attendance % Meetings/Work Sessions 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 NAME Ahler, Mindy 1 1 1 1 1 5 83% Johnson, Kirk 1 1 1 3 83% Iyer, Surya 1 1 2 100% LaForce, Tom 1 1 2 100% Kane, Bocar 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 100% McCarthy, Bruce 1 1 1 1 4 100% Miranda, Lou 1 1 2 100% Olson, Larry 1 1 1 1 1 5 83% Richman, Lori 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 100% Ruthruff, Erik 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 100% Scherer, Matthew 1 1 1 3 83% Veluvali, Shankar 1 1 1 1 4 100% Jenny Ma (s) 1 1 1 1 4 67% Tessa Yeager (s) 1 1 1 1 4 67%