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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022-09-15 MinutesDraft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: October 27, 2022 Minutes City Of Edina, Minnesota Transportation Commission City Hall Community Room September 15, 2022 I. Call To Order Vice Chair Lewis called the meeting to order at 6:02 p.m. II. Roll Call Answering roll call: Commissioners Ahler, Brown, Lewis, McCarthy, Plumb-Smith, Richman, Rubenstein, Sweeney Late: Commissioner Kanti Mahanty Absent: Commissioners Kitui, Johnson Staff present: Transportation Planner Andrew Scipioni III. Special Recognitions and presentations A. Welcome Commissioner Isaiah Sweeney Staff welcomed Commissioner Sweeney, who was appointed to serve as a student commissioner through August 31, 2023. IV. Approval of Meeting Agenda Motion was made by Commissioner Richman and seconded by Commissioner Plumb-Smith to approve the agenda. All voted aye. Motion carried. V. Approval of Meeting Minutes Motion was made by Commissioner Richman and seconded by Commissioner Ahler to approve the August 18, 2022 meeting minutes. All voted aye. Motion carried. VI. Community Comment Doug Kenyon, 6100 St. Johns Avenue, testified about Item B2 on the Traffic Safety Report of September 1, 2022, asking the City to consider dynamic display speed signs on Valley View Road between Benton Avenue and Highway 62. Kenyon noted that the speed limit reduction has had minimal impact, the traffic signal at Wooddale Avenue and Valley View Road has made conditions worse and expressed concern for children crossing the street to get to and from school. VII. Reports/Recommendations A. Traffic Safety Report of September 1, 2022 The Commission reviewed and commented on the Traffic Safety Report of September 1, 2022. • Item A2: Request for parking restrictions on east side of Dale Avenue south of W 56th Street Motion was made by Commissioner Richman and seconded by Commissioner McCarthy to recommend a “No Parking Here to Corner” sign. All voted aye. Motion carried. Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: October 27, 2022 • Item B1: Request for all-way stop controls at Division Street and Rutledge Avenue Motion was made by Commissioner Richman and seconded by Commissioner Rubenstein to recommend that staff reconsider this request given the proximity to Todd Park. All voted aye. Motion carried. • Item B2: Request for traffic calming along Valley View Road Motion was made by Commissioner McCarthy to recommend staff consider other solutions. Motion not seconded. Motion failed. Motion was made by Commissioner Richman and seconded by Commissioner McCarthy to recommend that staff reconsider this request, propose a minimum of two solutions and report on traffic enforcement. All voted aye. Motion carried. Commissioner Kanti Mahanty arrived at 6:20. B. 2022 Work Plan Updates • #1 Tree Boulevard Policy – Initiative completed. • #2 Public Transit Checklist – Commission is terminating this initiative, planning to wrap this into future initiative with Planning Commission. • #3 PACS Fund Policy – Subcommittee provided comments to staff on the equity criteria. No update; considering recommending scenarios to increase funding to address rising construction costs. • #4 SRTS Demonstration Projects – No update. • #5 TIS Process Review – No update. • #6 Transit Connectivity – Initiative completed. C. 2023 Work Plan Proposal The Commission continued to discuss their work plan proposal and ranked their initiatives as follows: 1. Pedestrian Crossing Policy Review 2. Bicycle Network Planning for Bikes as Transportation 3. France Avenue Transit Corridor Review 4. Boulevard Tree Planting 5. Organized Trash Collection 6. Off-Street Parking Parking Lot: Transit service advocacy, pedestrian safety education, speed limit adherence Motion was made by Commissioner Rubenstein and seconded by Commissioner Brown to approve the 2023 Work Plan Proposal. All voted aye. Motion carried. VIII. Chair and Member Comments – Received. IX. Staff Comments – Received. Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: October 27, 2022 A. Introduction to 2023 Roadway Reconstruction Project Staff introduced the proposed 2023 roadway reconstruction project. B. Proposed 2023 Regular Meeting Dates Staff reviewed the proposed 2023 regular meeting dates. X. Adjournment Motion was made by Commissioner Richman and seconded by Commissioner Plumb-Smith to adjourn the September 15, 2022 regular meeting at 8:05 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 9 NAME Ahler, Mindy 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 89% Brown, Chris 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 67% Johnson, Kirk 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 78% Kitui, Janet 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 78% Lewis, Andy 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 89% McCarthy, Bruce 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 67% Plumb-Smith, Jill 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 78% Richman, Lori 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 78% Rubenstein, Tricia 1 1 1 3 60% Kanti Mahanty, Stephen (s) 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 67% Sweeney, Isaiah (s) 1 1 100% Kane, Bocar Resigned 0 N/A Clark, Anna (s) 1 1 Term Expired 2 25%