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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-02-15 MinutesDraft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: 3/15/2018 Minutes City Of Edina, Minnesota Transportation Commission Community Conference Room February 15, 2018 I. Call To Order Chair LaForce called the meeting to order II. Roll Call Answering roll call were commissioners Ahler, Iyer, Kane, LaForce, Ma, Ruthruff, Yeager Late: Commissioner Miranda, Richman Absent: Commissioner Olson III. Approval Of Meeting Agenda Motion was made by commissioner Iyer and seconded by commissioner Ahler to approve the agenda. All voted aye. Motion carried. IV. Approval Of Meeting Minutes Motion was made by commissioner Iyer and seconded by commissioner Kane approving the January 18, 2018 meeting minutes. All voted aye. Motion carried. V. Community Comment Jack Rice of 4001 W 49th Street addressed the commission on how best to proceed regarding parking strategies on his street during Market Street construction, and communicating to various other neighborhood groups. He was advised to address with traffic safety coordinator and commission prior to next meeting to have it added as an agenda item. He was also advised it is best to make written comment versus community comment. Commissioner Miranda arrived at 6:07 p.m. Commissioner Richman arrived at 6:13 p.m. VI. Reports/Recommendations A. Comprehensive Plan Update Commissioner Richman presented updates to the plan and are highlighted in the plan document. • The commission provided the following feedback: o Add bullet to goals section regarding effects/impacts on taxi drivers, uber drivers, delivery drivers, etc. o Add goal to reduce number of vehicles per household (or car trips) by making it easier to have one less car and change traffic flow. o Change parking rations to reduce the number of parking spots and establish maximums. o Remove “new” from bullet 3 under surface parking o Reduce drive-thrus Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: 3/15/2018 o Reduce idling B. Edina Loop Circulator Committee updated group on the progress of the circulator. • Commissioner Olson is the new chair of the task force. • Members reached out to various Edina groups to gauge interest in participating with the task force. • Some senior homes already have their own buses and may not need to use the circulator. • Some other groups to contact would be: o Parklawn Neighborhood o 66 West C. Affirm the 2018 Transportation Commission Meeting Schedule Motion was made by commissioner Richman and seconded by commissioner Ruthruff to approve the 2018 meeting schedule. All voted Aye. Motion Carried. D. Annual Elections Commissioner Ahler nominated commissioner Richman to chair. Motion made by commissioner Miranda and seconded by commissioner Iyer to close the nomination. Chair Richman accepted the nomination. All voted aye. Motion carried to make commissioner Richman ETC chair for 2018. Commissioner Richman nominated commissioner Ahler to vice-chair. Motion made by commissioner Miranda and seconded by commissioner Iyer to close the nomination. Commissioner Ahler accepted the nomination. All voted aye. Motion carried to make commissioner Ahler ETC vice-chair for 2018. VII. Correspondence And Petitions Request to remove secondary pedestrian walk on W 55th street from Draft Pedestrian and Bicycle Master Plan received from Kathleen K Edmond, a resident of 5445 York Ave South. • Response from commission and staff: o We currently do not know when the sidewalk would be constructed but there are many options on what we could do there. We will keep record of her concerns. o Encourage her neighbors to provide input. VIII. Chair And Member Comments Commissioner Yeager mentioned there are many students at the high school that are still being dropped off instead of taking the bus. Suggested we find a way to provide students with incentives to riding the bus and possibly notifying parents to encourage their students ride bus or use bicycles rather than being dropped off. Commissioner Ahler said that a student driver did not provide a three-foot clearance when she was riding her bike and we need to work towards educating drivers on rules of the road in regards to bicyclists. Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: 3/15/2018 Commissioner Kane thanked commissioner Richman for her notes on the comprehensive plan update. Asked what the process is to adding sidewalks in neighborhoods. Advised that if it is not currently on the plan, a petition or recommendation from an ETC member would help it get added. Commissioner Richman recommended we have Tom Fisher from the U of M to present his autonomous car slides and host a public event and invite the commission. She also reached out to the planning commission to see what they would like from the ETC and was told they would like them to weigh in on the development plans and an email from commissioner Lee, asked for them to add workplan item that incorporates the ETC’s review. Commissioner Ruthruff asked if there will be a new member on the bus task force to replace commissioner Miranda. Commissioner Miranda mentioned a video on YouTube about a high school drop off in Wisconsin that made it difficult for parents to get through the line because of the way the school developed a plan to keep the cars off the road while waiting in the drop off line. An insurance company in the UK used tactical urbanism by using an inflatable pole and plastic crosswalk to slow drivers down. Thanked the commission and said he enjoyed his time on the ETC and he learned a lot. Commissioner Iyer thanked staff and commission members, past and present. Stated that equity doesn’t always have to be based on money but access, all residents should have access. Use consistency, keep it the same, ex., bike paths. Make the transportation commission more relevant by becoming part of the business process. Edina is an amazing city. Chair LaForce showed pictures of the new sidewalk on Hansen and how it still has snow on it and is not being maintained by the residents. More enforcement in regards to clearing sidewalks so it can be used all year long instead of only some of the time. Congratulated commissioner Richman on her new commission seat. Congratulated commissioner Iyer on his time. Thanked planner Nolan for being available. Mentioned he liked the ability to make changes he could see in the city. IX. Staff Comments • Pedestrian and Bicycle Master Plan has been passed on to council and will be on the February 21st agenda. • U of M Capstone project is looking to improve Parklawn and York intersection for safety for pedestrians and bicyclists. • Bike share is going to be a Speak Up Edina topic and the department heads at City of Edina would like to push it through. X. Adjournment at 7:55 p.m Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: 3/15/2018 TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION ATTENDANCE J F M A M J J A S O N D # of Mtgs Attendance % Meetings/Work Sessions 1 1 2 NAME Ahler, Mindy 1 1 2 100% Iyer, Surya 1 1 2 100% LaForce, Tom 1 1 2 100% Kane, Bocar 1 1 2 100% Miranda, Lou 1 1 2 100% Olson, Larry 1 1 50% Richman, Lori 1 1 2 100% Ruthruff, Erik 1 1 2 100% Jenny Ma (s) 1 1 50% Tessa Yeager (s) 1 1 50%