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Home My WebLink About2021-12-16 MinutesDraft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: January 20, 2022 Minutes City Of Edina, Minnesota Transportation Commission Public Works Multi-Purpose Room December 16, 2021 I. Call To Order Chair Johnson called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. II. Roll Call Answering roll call: Commissioners Ahler, Brown, Kitui, McCarthy, Plumb-Smith, Richman, Johnson Late: Commissioner Kanti Mahanty Absent: Commissioners Kane, Lewis, Clark Staff present: Transportation Planner Andrew Scipioni III. Approval Of Meeting Agenda Motion was made by Commissioner Johnson and seconded by Commissioner Richman to amend the agenda by removing Item VI.C. 2022 Regular Meeting Dates. All voted aye. Motion carried. Motion was made by Commissioner Ahler and seconded by Commissioner Richman to approve the amended agenda. All voted aye. Motion carried. IV. Approval Of Meeting Minutes Motion was made by Commissioner Kitui and seconded by Commissioner Ahler to approve the November 18, 2021 meeting minutes. All voted aye. Motion carried. V. Community Comment John Haben, 5313 Ayrshire Boulevard, testified about Item A1 on the November 30, 2021 Traffic Safety Report. Haben noted that the proposed location on the No Outlet sign on his property would be an eyesore and requested that the sign be placed where it was prior to street reconstruction. Sandra Yencho, 5216 Tifton Drive, testified about Item D1 on the November 30, 2021 Traffic Safety Report. Yencho requested traffic control at the intersection of Tifton Drive and Everett Place, noting the presence of a bus stop and that some residents don’t feel safe at the intersection. Roberta Castellano, 4854 France, expressed interest in the recent traffic studies conducted on West 48th and 49th Streets. Castellano has asked staff for the data cited in the November 30, 2021 Traffic Safety Report and may have more comments at a later time. Peter Schmiel, 4854 Townes Rd, testified that much of the increased traffic on West 49th Street is commercial and expressed concern about the traffic impacts of future construction projects on France Avenue between West 48th and 49th Streets. Schmiel recommended that the City reroute traffic out of residential areas. Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: January 20, 2022 VI. Reports/Recommendations A. Traffic Safety Report of November 30, 2021 The Commission reviewed and commented on the Traffic Safety Report of November 30, 2021.  Item A1: Request for No Outlet sign at Duncraig Road Motion was made by Commissioner McCarthy and seconded by Commissioner Richman to recommend further study of the location for the requested sign. All voted aye. Motion carried.  Item B3: Concerns of cut-thru traffic on West 48th and 49th Streets Motion was made by Commissioner Richman and seconded by Commissioner Ahler to recommend further study of options to reduce cut-thru traffic or limit the type of traffic using the streets. All voted aye. Motion carried.  Item D1: Request for stop control at Tifton Drive and Everett Place Motion was made by Commissioner Richman and seconded by Commissioner Plumb-Smith to recommend further study of all unregulated intersections in the neighborhood with consideration for bus stop locations. All voted aye. Motion carried. Commissioner Kanti Mahanty arrived at 6:53. B. 2021 Work Plan Updates  #1 Organized Trash Collection – Motion was made by Commissioner Richman and seconded by Commissioner Kitui to amend the Commission’s recommendation as follows; “The Transportation Commission believes that there is sufficient evidence to support moving forward with establishing organized trash collection in Edina and recommends that City Council direct staff to create a plan to establish organized trash collection, including determining staffing/administrative costs, timeline and a communication plan to educate the community and solicit public input.” All voted aye. Motion carried. Staff will present the Commission’s final report to Council December 21.  #2 Street Funding Task Force – No update.  #3 CloverRide – No update.  #4 Traffic Safety Reports – Reviewed the November 30 report; recommended further study of a No Outlet sign on Duncraig Road (Item A1), further study of traffic volumes on West 48th and 49th Streets (Item B3) and further study of intersection controls in Brookview Heights (Item D1).  #5 Capital Improvement Projects – No update.  #6 Traffic Impact Studies & TDM – Staff received a study for 7000 France, though no formal application has been submitted.  #7 Metro Transit Connectivity – Subcommittee presented maps with recommended pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure. Three streets were noted as key corridors for upgraded facilities; Grimes Avenue, West 50th Street and Eden Avenue. Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: January 20, 2022 VII. Chair and Member Comments – Received. VIII. Staff Comments – Received. IX. Adjournment Motion was made by Commissioner Richman and seconded by Commissioner Plumb-Smith to adjourn the December 16, 2021 meeting at 8:31 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 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 12 NAME Ahler, Mindy 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 12 100% Brown, Chris 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 90% Johnson, Kirk 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 12 100% Kane, Bocar 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 83% Kitui, Janet 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 100% Lewis, Andy 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 80% McCarthy, Bruce 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 75% Plumb-Smith, Jill 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 92% Richman, Lori 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 83% Clark, Anna (s) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 67% Kanti Mahanty, Stephen (s) 1 1 1 2 75% Lafferty, Peter 1 1 Resigned 2 N/A Scherer, Matthew Resigned 0 N/A Atri, Nihar (s) 1 1 1 1 1 1 Term Expired 6 67% Khariwala, Anand (s) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Term Expired 7 78% Participated virtually Esri, NASA, NGA, USGS, FEMA, Metropolitan Council, MetroGIS, Three Rivers Park District, Esri Canada, Esri, HERE, Garmin, SafeGraph, METI/ NASA, USGS, EPA, NPS, USDA Existing Sidewalk Proposed Sidewalk Existing Shared Use Path ETC Proposed Sidewalk Esri, NASA, NGA, USGS, FEMA, Metropolitan Council, MetroGIS, Three Rivers Park District, Esri Canada, Esri, HERE, Garmin, SafeGraph, METI/ NASA, USGS, EPA, NPS, USDA Existing Bike Facilities Advisory Bike Lane Bike Boulevard Bikeable Shoulder Shared Bike Lane Standard Bike Lane Proposed Bike Facilities BikeLane Buffered SlowStreet Proposed Shared Use Path Existing Shared Use Path ETC Proposed Bike