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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-03-21 MinutesDraft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: 4/18/2019 Minutes City Of Edina, Minnesota Transportation Commission Community Conference Room March 21, 2019 I. Call To Order Chair Richman called the meeting to order II. Roll Call Answering roll call were Commissioners Ayelomi, Johnson, Kane, McCarthy, Richman, Ruthruff Absent: Commissioner Ahler, Olson, Scherer, Veluvali, Zimbwa III. Approval Of Meeting Agenda Motion was made by Commissioner Johnson and seconded by Commissioner McCarthy to approve the agenda. All voted aye. Motion carried. IV. Approval Of Meeting Minutes Motion was made by Commissioner Ruthruff and seconded by Commissioner Johnson approving the February 21, 2019 meeting minutes. All voted aye. Motion carried. V. Special Recognitions and Presentations Community Engagement Coordinator, MJ Lamon presented the new community engagement site, www.bettertogetheredina.org. VI. Community Comment None. VII. Reports/Recommendations A. 2018 Pedestrian and Cyclist Safety Fund Report Planner Scipioni presented the 2018 Pedestrian and Cyclist Safety Fund Summary Report. B. Proposed 2019-2020 Pedestrian and Cyclist Safety Fund Projects Planner Scipioni presented the proposed 2019-2020 Pedestrian and Cyclist Safety Fund Projects • Some suggestions were made in regards to the upcoming projects. o Temporary bike and pedestrian facilities should be installed on W 60th St during construction in Chowen Park A/B and W 58th St. o Show past and future projects on one map. • Comment was made about lack of equity between bike projects and sidewalk projects. • Comment was made expressing the desire to view proposed projects through race & equity lens Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: 4/18/2019 C. Traffic Safety Report of February 26, 2019 Motion was made by Commissioner Johnson and seconded by commissioner Ruthruff to approve the February 26, 2019 traffic safety report. All voted Aye. Motion Carried. D. 2019 Work Plan Updates • #1 Two meetings will be held with the working group on 3/25 and 4/15 • #3 Community columns will be published in the Sun Current • #4 Planning to continue service and possibly add a second loop VIII. Chair And Member Comments Commissioner McCarthy said he has some concerns with the shared space for vehicles, cyclists and pedestrian in the approved 7200/7250 France development plan. Commissioner Kane said he would like to see past and future bike/pedestrian projects on one map. Commissioner Richman said that publishing a map would be very helpful and people like to see that kind of information. IX. Staff Comments • The W 58th St open house was held a few weeks ago; small group meetings are next step in the process. • CloverRide will be launching an additional marketing campaign. • Draft comprehensive plan is out for 30-day public review; Planning Commission public hearing is April 24th. • Director Millner met with board members of Grandview Square to discuss Grandview District Transportation Study. • Planner Scipioni and Traffic Safety Coordinator Bauler attended the Minnesota Transportation Conference, attended seminars on variety of topics. • Council approved the MOU with Lime, waiting to hear schedule for deployment. • Traffic Safety Coordinator Bauler presented the 2018 Traffic Safety Summary Report to Council this week, was well-received. • Spack Consulting will be creating the educational presentation on traffic studies for the ETC. • There will be no Traffic Safety Report in March. • Annual Boards and Commissions Recognition dinner is April 30th at Braemar. X. Schedule of Meeting and Events as of March 1, 2019 For information purposes only, no discussion. XI. Adjournment at 7:23 p.m Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: 4/18/2019 Motion was made by Commissioner Kane and seconded by Commissioner Ruthruff to adjourn the March 21, 2019 meeting. All voted Aye. Motion Carried. TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION ATTENDANCE J F M A M J J A S O N D # of Mtgs Attendance % Meetings/Work Sessions 1 1 1 3 NAME Ahler, Mindy 1 1 33% Johnson, Kirk 1 1 1 3 100% Kane, Bocar 1 1 2 67% McCarthy, Bruce 1 1 2 67% Olson, Larry 1 1 2 67% Richman, Lori 1 1 1 3 100% Ruthruff, Erik 1 1 1 3 100% Scherer, Matthew 1 1 2 67% Veluvali, Shankar 1 RESIGNED 1 33% Emmanual Ayelomi (s) 1 1 33% Yeukai Zimbwa (s) 0 0%