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Approved Date: October 26, 2023
Minutes
City Of Edina, Minnesota
Transportation Commission
City Hall Community Room
September 21, 2023
Motion was made by Commissioner Bildsten and seconded by Commissioner Rubenstein to
appoint Commissioner Plumb-Smith as Acting Chair for the September 21, 2023 regular
meeting. All voted aye. Motion carried.
I. Call To Order
Acting Chair Plumb-Smith called the meeting to order at 6:03 p.m.
II. Roll Call
Answering roll call: Commissioners Bildsten, Olson, Plumb-Smith, Rubenstein, Wright, Donnelly
Absent: Commissioners Brown, Johnson, Lewis, McCarthy, Karoussos
Staff present: Transportation Planner Andrew Scipioni
A. Welcome Commissioners Donnelly and Karoussos
The Commission welcomed new Student Commissioners Donnelly and Karoussos.
III. Approval of Meeting Agenda
Motion was made by Commissioner Rubenstein and seconded by Commissioner Bildsten to
approve the agenda with an amendment to move Item VI.D 2024 Work Plan Proposal after
Item IV. Community Comment. All voted aye. Motion carried.
IV. Community Comment
Ari Malek, 6321 St. Johns Avenue, testified about Item A3 on the Traffic Safety Report of August 29, 2023.
Malek noted that an increased number of vehicles are using the path between Lake Nancy and Otto Pond,
which is dangerous to pedestrians because of the width of the path and the proximity to the waterbodies.
Malek supported the staff recommendation to add a bollard on either side of the path, but requested that the
bollards be removable for the winter months so the City can continue to snowplow.
V. Reports/Recommendations
A. 2024 Work Plan Proposal
The Commission continued to discuss the work plan proposal and ranked initiatives as follows:
1. Traffic Safety Infrastructure Research and Recommendations
2. Traffic Safety Community Outreach Campaign
3. Pedestrian and Bicycle Master Plan Review
4. Parking
5. Edina Transportation Commission 20th Anniversary Recognition & Celebration
Parking Lot: organized trash collection, transit service advocacy and expansion, boulevard tree planting
Motion was made by Commissioner Rubenstein and seconded by Wright to approve the 2024
Work Plan Proposal. All voted aye. Motion carried.
Draft Minutes☐
Approved Minutes☒
Approved Date: October 26, 2023
VI. Approval of Meeting Minutes
Motion was made by Commissioner Bildsten and seconded by Rubenstein to approve the
August 17, 2023 meeting minutes. All voted aye. Motion carried.
VII. Reports/Recommendations
A. Traffic Safety Report of August 29, 2023
The Commission reviewed and commented on the Traffic Safety Report of August 29, 2023.
VIII. Adjournment
Motion was made by Commissioner Rubenstein and seconded by Commissioner Bildsten to
adjourn the August 17, 2023 regular meeting at 7:15 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
SEAT NAME
1 Wright, Grant 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 100%
2 Rubenstein, Tricia 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 89%
3 Bildsten, Roger 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 100%
4 Lewis, Andy 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 89%
5 Johnson, Kirk 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 67%
6 Brown, Chris 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 78%
7 Olson, Bethany 1 1 2 67%
8 McCarthy, Bruce 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 67%
9 Plumb-Smith, Jill 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 78%
10 Donnelly, Sam (s) 1 1 100%
11 Karoussos, Evangelia (s) 0 0%