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Minutes
City Of Edina, Minnesota
Transportation Commission
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April 15, 2021
I. Call To Order
Chair Johnson called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
II. Roll Call
Answering roll call were Commissioners Ahler, Brown, Johnson, Kane, Lewis, Plumb-Smith, Richman, Atri,
Clark.
Absent: Commissioners Lafferty, Khariwala
Staff present: Transportation Planner Andrew Scipioni
III. Approval Of Meeting Agenda
Motion was made by Commissioner Plumb-Smith and seconded by Commissioner Lewis to
approve the agenda. All voted aye. Motion carried.
IV. Approval Of Meeting Minutes
Motion was made by Commissioner Ahler and seconded by Commissioner Richman to
approve the March 18, 2021 meeting minutes. All voted aye. Motion carried.
V. Reports/Recommendations
A. Traffic Safety Report of March 30, 2021
The Commission reviewed and commented on the Traffic Safety report of March 30, 2021.
B. Draft Parking Ordinance Amendments
Liaison Scipioni provided an update on the Planning Commission’s draft ordinance amendments for on-
street parking requirements and reviewed the opportunities for Commissioner to comment on the
initiative. The Commission discussed drafting an advisory communication to City Council.
C. 2021 Work Plan Updates
• #1 Organized Trash Collection – Midpoint meeting with the VANTAGE team is tomorrow.
The Commissioners have not gotten as much feedback as they would like. The team has drafted
a survey asking residents how they feel about trash collection; distribution could be a next step
for the Commission.
• #2 Street Funding Task Force – Completed.
• #3 CloverRide – Staff will send a letter to residential properties along the route and distribute
bus passes for riders to share with friends.
• #4 Traffic Safety Reports – Reviewed the March 30, 2021 report.
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• #5 Capital Improvement Projects – Staff will ask City Council to approve the Melody Lake
reconstruction project April 20. The Creek Knoll reconstruction project is out for bids. Other
PACS Fund projects being designed include shared-use paths on Eden Ave, Highlands Park and
McCauley Trail and sidewalks on France Ave.
• #6 Traffic Impact Studies & TDM – Staff will present the TDM policy to City Council for
approval April 20. Staff is reviewing the traffic study for a proposed project at 4917 Eden Ave
and awaiting traffic studies for 5146 Eden Ave, 4040 W 70th St and 4404 Valley View Rd.
D. Work Plan Modification Process
Liaison Scipioni reviewed the work plan modification process and the Commission discussed adding a
new initiative to the 2021 work plan.
Motion was made by Commissioner Richman and seconded by Commissioner Kane to
propose the following new work plan initiative to City Council, to be led by Commissioner
Brown:
“Review the Pedestrian and Bicycle Master Plan and recommend changes to the
proposed pedestrian and bicycle networks to improve connectivity to future Metro Transit
LRT and BRT services.”
All voted aye. Motion carried.
VI. Chair and Member Comments
Commissioner Ahler watched a webinar on Complete Streets and noted some key take-aways. Ahler noted
that the City is working on a Climate Action Plan and is seeking to engage Edina’s youth. Ahler asked if
electric vehicle chargers installed by the City could be used to generate revenue; Liaison Scipioni answered
that they could but only most are currently free of charge.
Commissioner Brown watched a webinar called “Dangerous by Design” about preventable pedestrian
deaths on roads designed for speed over safety. Brown noted that the City’s Safe Routes to School
engineering study was completed and suggested that it be shared at a future meeting.
Commissioner Lewis suggested adding an initiative to the parking lot to review the degree to which
transportation habits around schools have changed since the pandemic.
VII. Staff Comments
• 5 Commissioners have provided staff with their Better Together Edina account email addresses.
Document links and web links cannot be mixed on the Commission Resource Portal, contact
information can be posted and push notifications are not automatically sent when new material is
posted but staff can send notifications out through BTE or through email.
• The temporary RRFB at W 58th St/France Ave was removed this week along with portions of
concrete sidewalks and signal foundations. The new foundations for the traffic signal have begun to
be installed; the estimated project duration is 3-5 weeks.
• Two listening sessions will be held Wednesday, April 28:
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o I-494: Airport to Hwy 169 project, specifically related to France Ave/frontage road
improvements
o Metropolitan Airports Commission Noise Oversight Committee
• The next meeting is Thursday, May 20 at 6 p.m.
VIII. Adjournment
Motion was made by Commissioner Richman and seconded by Commissioner Plumb-Smith to
adjourn the April 15, 2021 meeting at 7:28 p.m. 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 4
NAME
Ahler, Mindy 1 1 1 1 4 100%
Brown, Chris 1 1 2 100%
Johnson, Kirk 1 1 1 1 4 100%
Kane, Bocar 1 1 1 1 4 100%
Lafferty, Peter 1 1 2 50%
Lewis, Andy 1 1 2 100%
McCarthy, Bruce 1 1 1 1 4 100%
Plumb-Smith, Jill 1 1 1 1 4 100%
Richman, Lori 1 1 1 1 4 100%
Atri, Nihar (s) 1 1 1 1 4 100%
Clark, Anna (s) 1 1 1 3 75%
Khariwala, Anand (s) 1 1 1 3 75%
Scherer, Matthew RESIGNED 0 N/A