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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-11-21 MinutesDraft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: December 19, 2019 Minutes City Of Edina, Minnesota Transportation Commission Community Conference Room November 21, 2019 I. Call To Order Chair Richman called the meeting to order II. Roll Call Answering roll call were Commissioners Ahler, Erickson, Johnson, Kane, McCarthy, Olson, Plumb-Smith, Richman, Ruthruff, Scherer, Venell III. Approval Of Meeting Agenda Motion was made by Commissioner Johnson and seconded by Commissioner Ahler to approve the agenda. All voted aye. Motion carried. IV. Approval Of Meeting Minutes Motion was made by Commissioner McCarthy and seconded by Commissioner Plumb-Smith approving the October 24, 2019 meeting minutes. All voted aye. Motion carried. V. Community Comment None. VI. Reports/Recommendations A. Proposed 2020 Regular Meeting Dates Commissioners reviewed the proposed meeting dates for 2020 and updated the April meeting date to the 16th. Motion was made by Commissioner Olson and seconded by Commissioner Ruthruff to approve the updated 2020 Regular Meeting Dates. All voted aye. Motion carried B. 2019 Work Plan Updates • #1 New draft of TDM complete and a meeting has been scheduled for November 26th to discuss with developers. • #2 is complete. • #3 An article was submitted to the Edina Sun Current and published in the November 21, 2019 print. • #4 CloverRide North Loop grand opening was November 15th. • #5 A presentation from staff will occur during the December 19th meeting. • #6 Work group sent a note to the Mayor and City Council to discontinue moving forward with AARP designation. Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: December 19, 2019 • #7 Not moving forward. C. 2020 Work Plan Proposal/Work Session Follow Up Staff presented the City Managers comments to the 2020 Work Plan Proposal and selected lead commisionsers. • #1 Lead commissioner: Erik Ruthruff • #2 Lead commissioner: Lori Richman • #3 Lead commissioners: Bruce McCarthy and Kirk Johnson • #4 Lead commissioners: Bocar Kane and Jill Plumb-Smith • #5 Lead commissioner: Mindy with the help of student commissioners • #6 No lead needed • #7 No lead needed VII. Chair and Member Comments Commissioner Olson was contacted by Robert Have about his traffic safety request from the September 19, 2019 meeting and he was wondering if there had been a resolution. Commisioner Johnson stated that a resident asked about adding a roundabout at Vernon & Hansen and what would need to happen to make that a reality. Commissioner Ahler said that the Morningside Neighborhood is circulating a petition for a crosswalk on France Avenue at W 42nd Street. Commissioner Richman shared an article about a group of cyclists that traveled to Minneapolis from Pennnyslvania to learn more about how the City of Minneapolis was able to incorporate their bike-friendly infrastructure so quickly. She also wondered how Edina could become more bike-friendly sooner rather than later. VIII. Staff Comments • Metro Transit is recommending the France Avenue alignment for the E-Line bus rapid transit (BRT) service. The Metropolitan Council will consider adopting this recommendation in January 2020. • Wooddale and Valley View traffic signal is up and running. • Grandview/Melody Lake Neighborhood Roadway Reconstruction is postponed until 2021. • City Council Comprehensive Plan Public Hearing will be December 3, 2019. • Tara Brown has requested comments to the Pollution Control Agency on greenhouse gas emmissions and the possibility of Minnesota adopting the standards of California; comments are due December 6th, 2019. IX. Schedule of Meeting and Events as of November 15, 2019 For information purposes only, no discussion. Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: December 19, 2019 X. Adjournment at 7:15 p.m. Motion was made by Commissioner Olson and seconded by Commissioner Johnson to adjourn the November 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 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 NAME Ahler, Mindy 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 73% Johnson, Kirk 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 100% Kane, Bocar 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 91% McCarthy, Bruce 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 73% Olson, Larry 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 73% Plumb-Smith, Jill 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 86% Richman, Lori 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 91% Ruthruff, Erik 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 100% Scherer, Matthew 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 73% Veluvali, Shankar 1 RESIGNED 1 N/A Emmanual Ayelomi (s) 1 1 9% Yeukai Zimbwa (s) 0 0% Tayden Erickson (s) 1 1 2 67% Simon Venell 1 1 2 67%