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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022-11-17 MinutesDraft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: December 15, 2022 Minutes City Of Edina, Minnesota Transportation Commission City Hall Community Room November 17, 2022 I. Call To Order Chair Johnson called the meeting to order at 6:01 p.m. II. Roll Call Answering roll call: Commissioners Ahler, Brown, Plumb-Smith, Rubenstein, Sweeney, Johnson Late: Commissioners Kitui, Lewis, McCarthy, Kanti Mahanty Absent: Commissioner Richman Staff present: Transportation Planner Andrew Scipioni III. Approval of Meeting Agenda Motion was made by Commissioner Rubenstein and seconded by Commissioner Ahler to approve the agenda. All voted aye. Motion carried. IV. Approval of Meeting Minutes Motion was made by Commissioner Ahler and seconded by Commissioner Brown to approve the October 27, 2022 meeting minutes. All voted aye. Motion carried. Commissioner Kitui arrived at 6:04. V. Community Comment Steve Cook, 5337 Halifax Avenue, testified about Item D7 on the Traffic Safety Report of October 25, 2022. Cook noted that cars travel fast on W 54th Street when parked cars are not present, and visibility at Halifax Avenue/Lane is impacted when parked cars are present. Suggested improvements include an all-way stop, traffic circles, curb extensions or a painted crosswalk. Rick Jacobson, 4001 Monterey Avenue, testified about Item A1 on the Traffic Safety Report of October 25, 2022. Jacobson shared a handout (attached) with suggestions to reduce vehicle speeds on W 40th Street, including an additional stop sign, speed limit signs and realigning the intersection of W 40th Lane and W 40th Street. Commissioner Lewis arrived at 6:13. VI. Reports/Recommendations A. Traffic Safety Report of October 25, 2022 The Commission reviewed and commented on the Traffic Safety Report of October 25, 2022. • Item B2: Request to improve crossing visibility at South View Lane and Sherwood Avenue Motion was made by Commissioner Brown and seconded by Commissioner Kitui to Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: December 15, 2022 recommend that staff review Minn. Stat. § 169.34 and bring adjacent on-street parking into compliance. All voted aye. Motion carried. Commissioner McCarthy arrived at 6:18. Commissioner Kanti Mahanty arrived at 6:20. B. Draft PACS Fund Increase Proposal The Commission discussed the draft report for the PACS Fund initiative. C. 2022 Work Plan Updates • #1 Tree Boulevard Policy – Initiative completed. • #2 Public Transit Checklist – Initiative terminated. • #3 PACS Fund Policy – Commission reviewed draft report, aiming to finalize in December. • #4 SRTS Demonstration Projects – Initiative terminated. • #5 TIS Process Review – Initiative terminated. • #6 Transit Connectivity – Initiative completed. D. 2023 Work Plan Proposal City Council is expected to approve Commission work plans at their December 6 regular meeting. Staff is seeking Council feedback on three of the ETC’s proposed initiatives. VII. Chair and Member Comments – Received. VIII. Staff Comments – Received. IX. Adjournment Motion was made by Commissioner Lewis and seconded by Commissioner Ahler to adjourn the November 17, 2022 regular meeting at 7:38 p.m. All voted aye. Motion carried. Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: December 15, 2022 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 11 NAME Ahler, Mindy 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 91% Brown, Chris 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 73% Johnson, Kirk 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 82% Kitui, Janet 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 82% Lewis, Andy 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 91% McCarthy, Bruce 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 73% Plumb-Smith, Jill 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 82% Richman, Lori 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 73% Rubenstein, Tricia 1 1 1 1 1 5 71% Kanti Mahanty, Stephen (s) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 64% Sweeney, Isaiah (s) 1 1 1 3 100% Kane, Bocar Resigned 0 N/A Clark, Anna (s) 1 1 Term Expired 2 25% St z tenon. RPH 9 a Linhoff Photo The Print Refinery • 9 Sherwin-WithaMS Pain! SicTe - • ,,, 9 W 39th St a W 39th St a KRIS iloc 9 Weber Par tennis Courts 5 Go gle GO!t,?K1 9 0 9 McDonald s rrzr! -.7 Zip Piintintifl & Copy Shop n Park NicoSet 5050 y Excelsior OfEines Vv'eHs F:rgc: Bank 91 Subway 99 Half Price Books ,t2re o ▪ Minikanda Vista Park Hc,Te n Ji 3• 05' Baby s Breath P,atecr it;S-rib 6 .1' 11/3 11191000°4°54' AWri u. rt a 9Tc Deeks A'.SSI 9 Susan Lindgren Berner tar; SPIT: sal Weber Park Yale Gardens Park Map data ©2022 Google 200 ft r sie\\°`"'°' 0 " 71P''‘‘ Fresh Thyme Market 9 gi 9 9 9 Hoigaerd's ei‘yr. le 310F,. VIsta Lutheran Church 9 9 s , 01'4' O, to..6 1.3 N 1 lvt, 9. Wcccdae Conmi_ Nursery SCt,C)Qi Avail 10, Edna !ZamauE 11/16/22, 6:09 PM Google Maps Googie Maps https://www.google.com/maps/©44.9302074,-93.3387107,17z 1/1