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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-05-19 Meeting PacketAGENDA CITY OF EDINA, MINNESOTA TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION COMMUNITY ROOM MAY 19, 2011 6:00 P.M. I. CALL TO ORDER II. ROLL CALL III. APPROVAL OF MEETING AGENDA IV. ADOPTION OF CONSENT AGENDA A. Approval of Minutes -- Regular meeting of April 21, 2011 B. Traffic Safety Report of May 4, 2011 V. COMMUNITY COMMENT During "Community Comment," the Transportation Commission will invite residents to share relevant issues or concerns. Individuals must limit their comments to three minutes. The Chair may limit the number of speakers on the same issue in the interest of time and topic. Generally speaking, items that are elsewhere on tonight's agenda may not be addressed during Community Comment. Individuals should not expect the Chair or Commission Members to respond to their comments tonight. Instead, the Commission might refer the matter to staff for consideration at a future meeting. VI. REPORTS /RECOMMENDATIONS /A. Living Streets Resolution Update i B. Transportation Commission Ordinance Update L.�: Safe Routes to School Application �, . France Avenue Study E. Bike Edina Task Force Update F. Grandview Small Area Study Update VII. CORRESPONDENCE AND PETITIONS VIII. CHAIR AND COMMISSION MEMBER COMMENTS IX. STAFF COMMENTS X. ADJOURNMENT The City of Edina wants all residents to be comfortable being part of the public process. If you need assistance in the way of hearing amplification, an interpreter, large -print documents or something else, please call 952-927-886172 hours in advance of the meeting. A,r MINUTES OF THE �'� Edina Transportation Commission o e CO) Thursday, April 21, 2011 N 0 Edina City Hall 4801 West 50th Street Council Chambers ,eee MEMBERS PRESENT: Katherine Bass, Thomas Bonneville, Ann Braden, Nathan F j z n, Jennifer Janovy, Paul Nelson, Elin Schold Davis, Michael Thompson, Robert McKly -e MEMBERS ABSENT: Sarah Engbretson, Bodhe Scheerer STAFF PRESENT: MM Jack Sullivan, Sharon Allison V I. Call to Order The meeting was called to order by it Janovy. Sh ained to viewers that the ETC had been meeting off - camera in work se to s discussing o,,., nce, purpose and duties. Chair Janovy welcomed new member Bob uee g t ", a corn . II. Election of Chair and 10.ce Chair Chair Janovy explained a_ air serve of 2 while vice -chair does not have a term limit. She expl i turthe t the vi air fills in in the absence of the chair and also leads special meeti g Commissioner Bonne nom' a ed 'an o continue on as the chair and this was seconded by Commis ovy accepted the nomination. There being no furthe U.�3a` Co i_sioner Franz otioned to close the nomination and this was secon" Com �. er n. All voted aye. Motion carried. Chai ovy nominate miss'o.� r Franzen to be vice -chair and this was seconded by Commis £ er Thompson. ommis loner Franzen accepted the nomination. Commissioner Bonneville o z inated Com : ssioner Nelson and he respectfully declined. There being no further nomm o Co m toner Braden motioned to close the nomination and this was seconded by C £'ssio elson. All voted aye. Motion carried. I11. Community C ;,, ; ent Mr. Carlin Struckman, 4480 Parklawn Ave. So., #307, Edina, spoke to the ETC regarding traffic enforcement on W. 77th Street between Parklawn Avenue and TH -100. At least once weekly, he said, he has observed drivers being pulled over for no apparent reason and gave an example of a co- worker who was pulled over for excessive tinting on her car that came standard with the car. Mr. Struckman said enforcement should be concentrated in areas where needed like France Avenue. He asked that the ETC "consider issuing a directive to the Edina Police Department that they move their rigorous enforcement of traffic laws to roads with much higher rates of collisions, such as France Ave." IV. Approval of Minutes a. Regular Meeting of March 17, 2011 The following change was made: page 3, New Business, 3rd line, delete 'to' and replace with `of' to read "...invite a representative of..." Commissioner Thompson motioned to approve the minutes and the motion was seconded by Commissioner Franzen. All voted aye. Motion carried. V. Traffic Safety Report a. Traffic Safety Report for March 2, 2011 Regarding the high school issue, Commissioner Bonneville conclusion regarding a resolution. Chair Janovy said this col members to look into. Commissioner McKlveen said parking so this may decrease the number of students driving to sc students to use other modes of transportation; see if the e WflA0-P,7;, high school who could encourage getting kids to��ol i n bicycles for health benefits; creating safe, adequa l "r ing t o as h'f they had come to a an issue for the student s , ill be increasing next year t ra n s pq ti a varie . � encourage and the city is getting a $5,000 grant for bike r s commissioner Bass an organization called Catalis, a youth organiatt® , and was panning on regarding the organization and would be willing t _ ude thLsdm were to encourage i coordinator at the f ways; promoting ;king and walking; i she works with tallkinnb to students Regarding item 12 of the report, ssioner Bon .. asked if traffic counts are usually given to developers. Mr. Sullivan say is a datab ,e of traffic counts that is available upon request; however, not all stree ark a ted. Cod < =issioner Bonneville asked if a session with staff to understand traffic or y streesr could beAh -1 9 ful. Mr. Sullivan said reports for various streets could be aiven to the ET�� Regarding pedestrian •Cd Mr. Sullivan said the =e fo VI. Presentation (Cliff Aichinger) Mr. Aichin , erg d' e stuc and d eJo "ed by ,R E Pau y e Uta use they ��` stree` nd utilities are U Knowing at the city woul help desi Est eets that wi water as a n F' I function in order to con o dissolve'I on l\tx- ;2nd Stree _ � d feasibility s udies requested by CM Bennett, ngton Metro Watershed District .,. "s sponsored Ramsey- Washington Metro Watershed District ,1§ e ring. The watershed district proposed to work with North St. gni i t benefits for water quality improvement and all of their 6k use Q Ke but they do not have a pavement replacement plan. eed to Dull permits from them, the watershed district offered to reduce impervious surface and provides for handling of storm e streets and the City agreed. He said the conclusion was that `.% sphorus in ponds they need to control storm water volumes. Mr. Aichinger said ��r�Ms from the City's Comp increased biking and walking, greater connection commercial areas, and improving the aesthetics Streets. Plan includes active healthy living through between the neighborhoods, downtown and of the neighborhoods which fits with Living To develop the plan, he said they had a taskforce of staff and residents, approximately 15 -20 participants that met monthly for one year and went on field trips to see narrow streets and rain gardens and developed goals. He said much attention is given to traffic movements and placement of underground utilities but not much attention is given to pedestrian movement, 2 storm water capture, re- infiltration, biking and aesthetic characters, and the idea is to create a balance of all of these. He said they developed the following goals: 1. To improve storm water quality run -off from impervious surfaces; 2. Reduce impervious surfaces (can reduce street width because not much parking needed); 3. Calm traffic (using various techniques to slow traffic); 4. Improve bike and pedestrians connectivity (create bike lanes, add sidewalks where necessary); 5. Protect and enhance urban forest (create and retain existi , es; meander sidewalks around, if necessary); 6. Street construction cost should be equal to or less t T ;aditional street construction (this is feasible because using less asphalt and less - ai e); 7. Minimize long term maintenance cost. " Mr. Aichinger said all streets were examined and tE�N re proposing to"'s-&-ft 15th Avenue using a Clean Water Fund grant of $500,000, fiehing funds from the wate%�sEaed district and utility funds from the City. He said the propos o narrow lle street by 6 Mkprovide one parking lane, two traffic lanes, rain garden and p art On #'�ector streets he�aid they are proposing to eliminate one parking lane, add two ak s and bump -outs. Regarding snowplowing and maintenance of rai <: gardens, Mr.� a% ger said public works staff did not foresee a problem with plowing exec hf ill be a lit le slower, and they are cautious about maintenance of rain gardens. Currently >�he6,` s appro trnately 500 rain gardens and they have cooperative agreement with reside for ma4% A ance. . �° , Mr. Aichinger said they ea p# during neqq 4 ;. c�" d outrea campaign that approximately 80% of residents are `�` "� A ' � �upport�f sideway � " there are maintenance concerns such as shoveling snow. He k hey will c x inue disc sion for another year to engage residents. In reference to fun m'from tie ;i ,a Water I,,"- , d, Mr. Aichinger said it is unique to be funding streets reconstQ y.H F� g pp type sa�i7i�ii�s hirst watershed district to approve this t e of grant III u��s one bate on improving ater quality and the approach is catching on across country esaidrnan Property Group that owns Southdale Mall is in discussion with, tS atershed disc r✓ts in Ec(ir a as they were involved because of Maplewood Mall. VII. Orc�siness a. !'01 h"a Streets PI esolution Chair Jaa'd i f they z the resolution is a good concept the next step would be to present it to Co " ;l and i y approve, ask for their direction in creating a process that may include other boa _ 16 missions, staff and residents. Discussion Commissioner Bonneville said South Harriett Park neighborhood, for example, is a tight knit neighborhood that does not want sidewalk so this might be tough sell. Chair Janovy said it is does not mean every neighborhood would have sidewalks. She said they had previously talked about developing a pedestrian plan by reviewing the Comp Plan to identify missing links of sidewalks. She said CM Bennett did research recently on sidewalks with the idea of mapping where there are sidewalks and missing links identified in the Comp Plan. Mr. Sullivan said most of this is already done. 3 Commissioner Thompson suggested movir 9—forward with a recommendation and creating a taskforce to work on what the City should Ae over the next 40 -50 years. He said this may take 1 -2 years of planning. /` Commissioner McKlveen concurred and said he joined the ETC because there is a lot of work to be done and a comprehensive approach would serve the city, residents and staff. He said in his neighborhood that was recently reconstructed, staff had a good plan that would narrow some str t a d tr�f is cglrn�ng and a sidewalk adjacent to a school and six residents were able t e eat t�l a plan. e said if there was a city -wide statement supporting an overall goal and a ucating residents, staff would have had support going forward Commissioner Bass said she liked the comprehensive approac' h "nd believes that while there are concerns, there is evidence that after sidewalks have b "en, implemented neighbors do come around and enjoy them. Commissioner Davis agreed and said there are multipl stakeholders that'would need to be involved. Commissioner Franzen said this is an opportunity,to'explore/wh 'can be done in,4Ke future. Commissioner Braden said it was beneficial to have the presenter tonight and the same could be done to educate residents. Commissioner Nelson said he is in favor;.and that there. is a lot to be done in determining what needs to be done where and what is most beneficial' /I / Commissioner McKlveen frfotioned'`to forward tF�e resolution to Council for consideration and the motion was sec - ndrd by Commissioner Franzen. All voted aye. Motion carried. b. ETC Ord ina �% c, le�,Revi ion Chair Janovy said a coUple:;d ;finitions were.added� since last seen, including changing `traffic' in #8 to �ran'sportation. She said the city manager commented on the draft also and his email was handed 'out tonight:I, Regard'i'ng item #5, Mr. Sullivan said after discussion with staff, they've agreed that the original language was appropriate `;, Regarding item, #8, chai Janovy said there are still some concerns with traffic vs transportation Mr Sullivasaid staff feels the definitions are different and transportation works better. Staff will review /d: ,e' Itions and compare to Comp Plan and city codes for consistency. Commissioner Bass rn tioned to approve the revision of the ordinance and forward to Council and the motion was seconded by Commissioner Nelson. All voted aye. Motion carried. VIII. New Business a. ETC Bylaws -Draft Chair Janovy said they are required to have bylaws. Commissioner Bonneville asked about the term `secretary' and how was it different from Sharon. Chair Janovy said the city manager can make staff available as is the case and if not, the bylaws provide for them to appoint one. n Commissioner Bonneville suggested changing it to say 'appoint a secretary if one is not provided' and move to section 11 where it talks about officers. Chair Janovy said communications between members is government data and that they may have to copy city hall on everything. She said she is waiting for clarification from the city manager. Mr. Sullivan said he will check to see if a place could be created to keep information that could be shared with everyone, otherwise continue to send information to staff for distribution. Chair Janovy said she will revise the bylaws and distribute to everyone IX. Bike Edina Task Force Update Commissioner Jano yf) Chair Janovy reported the following: • Bike rodeo is planned for Saturday, 10 a.m volunteers. • The City received a grant for 40 -60 single K developed. • The annual bike parade is being organized • Discussing the role of BETF and how it wo • Openings on the BEFT for three members, Thursday of the month at 8 p.rn for 1..hour. X. Chair Comments Chair Janovy said council is meeting with'boards meetings. Commissioners' stilkin agreement XI. Staff Comments Mr. Sullivan repd'rteda, construction on W. 70tH are W. 44t" Avenue, MI Interlachen`Blvd, £Franc be putting %down" tr�fF c construction areas are. cxira ,» •,, XII. Comm s Commissior'ier School Confe at /Highland school" aceit bike racks a review. ey are looking for are being �y CM Brindle rksVith tf esTC. e p dally women. Meetings are 2na irs consider taping of nd commtssione chat to c n p g with�quarterly'taping of the ETC. Y that consiruction season, has begun; load restriction is still on; begunslloraday; ,other streets /neighborhoods that will be starting soon nnehaha Woods; Killarney, Shores, McCauley Heights, Oscar Roberts, Avenue and Valley Vie� sidewalks. The traffic safety coordinator will counts soon to fill in gaps in data and as requested. Residents in ;generally notified by letter monthly and weekly by email using City on Comments lass said Bloomington Public Health Department i a Safe Routes to nde August /16 -18 and is paying f r one member of the ETC to attend. Commissioner Bonneville said there may be several committees formed for the small area plan for Grandview with one being transportation. He suggested the ETC could become involved to share experience. Commissioner Nelson said he is involved. Commissioner Davis said she would like to gather information on transportation alternative volunteer driver program to share with the ETC to see if the City would be interested. Chair Janovy asked if she would like to give a formal presentation and she said yes. 4 � Commissioner Franzen said he would like to reinforce that many people are excited about Living Streets policy based on the Sensible Land Use Coalition meeting he and Commissioner Braden recently attended. Commissioner Thompson complimented staff on their public outreach for construction updates for the W. 70th Street project. He said he lives nearby and would encourage everyone to go the website for information on the detour route. Commissioner McKlveen thanked everyone for inclusion and said he is looking forward to serving. rt , X111. Adjournment Meeting adjourned at 8:00 p.m. Page 1 of I Edina Transportation Commission Item W.B. REGULAR TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION MEETING REPORT /RECOMMENDATION To: Transportation Commission Agenda Item No.: IV.B From: ,lack Sulliva ��,- - ACTION: Assistant Citwifngineer ❑ Recommendation /Motion Date: May 19, 2011 ® Discussion Subject: Traffic Safety Report ❑ Information Info /Background: Attached is the report that went to Council on May 17, 2011. Staff will give an overview of the discussion had at Council. G:\Engineering \Infrastructure \Streets \Traffic \Transportation Commission\ Agendas\ 2011R &R\20110519_Item.IV.B_Traffic Safety Report.docx of Vu • l�,�J t /gyp • 1868 To: MAYOR AND COUNCIL Agenda Item Item No: IV.I From: Boyd Tate Traffic Safety Coordinator ® Action Discussion Information Date: May 17, 2011 Subject: Traffic Safety Committee Report of May 4, 2011. ACTION REQUESTED: Review and approve Traffic Safety Staff Review of Wednesday May 4, 2011. BACKGROUND: SECTION B -1 It is anticipated that at least one resident from the 5400 block of Londonderry Road will address the Council regarding the request for stop signs. ATTACHMENTS: Traffic Safety Review for May 4, 2011. TRAFFIC SAFETY STAFF REVIEW Wednesday, May 4, 2011 The staff review of traffic safety matters occurred on May 4, 2011. Staff present included the City Engineer, Assistant City Engineer, City Planner, Police Traffic Supervisor and Traffic Safety Coordinator. From that review, the recommendations below are provided. On each of the items, persons involved have been contacted and the staff recommendation has been discussed with them. They were also informed that if they disagree with the recommendation or have additional facts to present, they can be included on the May 17, 2011, Council Agenda. SECTION A: Requests on which staff recommends approval of request: 1. Request from a resident for the City to do something about the vehicle/ pedestrian congestion that is caused by parents and school busses dropping off and picking up children at the Golden Years Montessori School located on the north east corner of Grimes Avenue and West 42nd Street (4100 West 42nd Street). This request comes from a resident who travels West 42nd Street on a daily basis who is concerned when parents park on the south side of West 42nd Street, in front of the school, and let their kids cross the street mid - block. Requestor states that she has had some near accidents with cars opening their doors without looking and with kids running out in front of her. Staff has had conversation with officials at the Golden Years School over the past several years. The Schools policy is to have parents line up on the north side of West 42nd Street and drop off their kids to a staff member who then walks them into the school. The principal of the school states that she sends out letters to parents on a regular basis asking them to not drop off their children on the south side of the street. The requestor states that the problem increased this past winter with the narrowing of the street due to snow. Vehicles parked on both sides of the street made it virtually impossible for through traffic to pass. Traffic Safety Staff Review Page 1 of 4 May 4, 2011 The Golden Years Montessori School follows the same calendar year as the Edina Public Schools. Their morning drop -off is between 8:45 -9:00 am. The half -day classes drop -off at 11:45 - 12:00. Afternoon pick -up is between 2:45 -3:00. Staff from the Engineering Department along with the Edina Police Department has observed the drop -off process on several occasions. Some parents do park and wait for their kids on the south side of the street to avoid the long line of vehicles that stacks up along the north side. These vehicles can be backed up for over a block (past Alden Avenue). Children cross the street at non - intersection locations from these cars. Staff feels that restricted parking during school hours, along the south side of West 42nd Street, between Grimes Avenue and Alden Drive, would alleviate this problem. Staff recommends approval of installing signs that read "No Parking /Standing/Waiting /Stopping Mon. -Fri. 8:00 am — 4:00 pm" on the south side of West 42nd Street between Grimes Avenue and Alden Avenue. SECTION B: Requests on which staff recommends denial of request: Request to install stop signs at Parkwood Road and Londonderry Road (north leg) making this intersection an all -way stop. Request to install a stop sign on Parkwood Road and Londonderry Road (south leg) to stop east bound Parkwood traffic. This request comes from two residents in the neighborhood who are concerned about the safety of vehicles and pedestrians in this area. As a result of this request, a week long traffic study was conducted at six different locations in the Londonderry/Parkwood /Stauder neighborhood. Staff has also observed traffic is this area on numerous occasions at peek driving times. The results of this vehicle data collection can be found in Exhibit A and the following list: a) Londonderry Road south of Stauder Circle Mon. -Fri. ADT = 413 85th-percentile speed = 30.1 b) Stauder Circle east of Londonderry Road Mon. -Fri. ADT = 354 85t - percentile speed = 26.0 c) Londonderry Road at 5409 Mon. -Fri. ADT = 216 85th- percentile speed = 29.6 Traffic Safety Staff Review Page 2 of 4 May 4, 2011 d) Parkwood Road east of Londonderry Road Mon. -Fri. ADT = 615 85t - percentile speed = 31.6 e) Stauder Circle at 5408 Mon. -Fri. ADT = 55 85th- percentile speed = 30.4 f) Parkwood Road at 6608 Mon. -Fri. ADT = 409 85th- percentile speed = 29.5 There has been one reported vehicle accident at the intersection of Londondery Road and Parkwood Road between 2001 -2011. The vehicle counts, vehicle speeds and accident rates are well below the criteria set forth in the City's Stop Sign Policies, therefore; Staff recommends the denial of the request for stop signs at the above locations for lack of warrants. Staff will consider revising the roadway geometrics in conjunction with the anticipated neighborhood street reconstruction in 2020. SECTION C: Requests that are deferred to a later date or referred to others. 1. Request for an all -way (4 -way) stop at the intersection of Tifton Drive and Everett Place. Traffic counts will be conducted. 2. Request for an all -way (currently 2 -way) stop at the intersection of West 60th Street and Kellogg Ave. Traffic counts will be conducted. SECTION D: Other traffic safety issues handled. 1. Request from a resident to do something about the road surface on West 54th Street between France and Wooddale Avenue. Referred to Public Works Department. 2. Concerns from three residents about the additional traffic volume on their streets due to the closing of West 70th Street. Traffic studies are being conducted in these areas. 3. Questions from a business on the 4900 block of France Avenue regarding the street construction that's going on. Referred to Hennepin County. Traffic Safety Staff Review Page 3 of 4 May 4, 2011 4. A question from Edina Police Department about when the restricted parking signs were installed around Country Side School. These signs have been up for many years and were last changed out in 1994. 5. Call from a resident about the road surface on Merilane. Referred to Public Works Department. 6. A request from a blind resident on York Avenue to have the traffic signal at York Avenue and Hazelton Road converted into a "Talking Signal." Referred to Hennepin County. 7. Question from a resident on Habitat Court regarding the additional traffic that will be added to Lincoln Drive when the Bren/Londonderry Road Bridge is reconstructed. Referred to MDOT. 8. Complaint from a resident on the 4200 block of West 44th Street regarding the poor road surface in the alley behind her home. Referred this concern to Public Works Department. 9. Concerns from a resident about the timing of the traffic signal at 50th & France Ave regarding the east bound traffic. Referred this concern to the City of Minneapolis. 10. Request from a resident asking for traffic counts on Gleason Road between Valley View Road and Dewey Hill road. Staff gave the most recent count. 11. Call from a landlord with rental property at 44th & France Ave wanting to know the traffic counts on West 44th Street and France Avenue. Staff gave the current counts. Traffic Safety Staff Review Page 4 of 4 May 4, 2011 Page 1 of 1 Edina Transportation Commission Item VI.A. �1A1r�� REGULAR TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION MEETING e o REPORT /RECOMMENDATION oaipo 18013 To: Transportation Commission Agenda Item No.: VI.A From: Jack Sulliva '�� ACTION: Assistant City Engineer ❑ Recommendation /Motion Date: May 19, 2011 ® Discussion Subject: Living Street Resolution ❑ Information Update Info /Background: Attached is the report that went to Council on May 17, 2011. Staff will give an overview of the discussion had at Council. G:\Engineering \Infrastructure \Streets \Traffic \Transportation Commissional gendas \2011R &R\20110519_Item.VI.A_ETC Living Street.docx 8116 •Iv u • To: MAYOR AND COUNCIL Agenda Item Item No. VIILD From: Jack Sullivan Assistant City Engineer Action Discussion Information Date: May 17, 2011 Subject: Resolution No. 2011 -61 Streets Policy Declaring Support For Establishing Living ACTION REQUESTED: Adopt the attached Resolution No. 2011 -61 declaring support for establishing a Living Streets Policy. INFORMATION /BACKGROUND: The Transportation Commission approved forwarding the Living Streets Resolution to the City Council for review, comment and direction. The Commission believes a comprehensive policy addressing traffic calming, stormwater management, promoting active living, community feel, improving walking and biking, and enhancing urban forests is needed for Edina. The attached Living Streets Document was created and reviewed by the Commission at their March and April meetings. Discussions from those meetings along with an overview presentation from the Ramsey - Washington Metro Watershed District's North Saint Paul Living Streets policy are included in the attachments. ATTACHMENTS: Resolution No. 2011 -61 Living Streets Document Draft Edina Transportation Commission Meeting Minutes —April 21, 2011 Approved Edina Transportation Commission Meeting Minutes — March 17, 2011 G:\Engineering\Infrastructure \Streets \Traffic \Complete Streets\Living Streets\20110517_Item VIII D Resolution No. 2011 -61 Declaring Support for Establishing Living Streets Policy.doc RESOLUTION NO. 2011 -61 DECLARING SUPPORT FOR ESTABLISHING A LIVING STREETS POLICY WHEREAS, the Living Streets concept is designed to assure safety and accessibility for all users of our roads, trails and transit systems, including pedestrians, bicyclists, transit riders, motorists, commercial and emergency vehicles, and for people of all ages and of all abilities; and WHEREAS, Living Streets reduce congestion by providing safe travel choices that encourage non - motorized transportation options, increasing the overall capacity of the transportation network; and WHEREAS, Living Streets will help the City of Edina reduce greenhouse gas emissions as more people choose an alternative to the single occupant vehicle; and Living Streets is consistent with the US Mayors Climate Protection Agreement and the City's participation in the Green Steps Cities program; and WHEREAS, Living Streets support economic growth and community stability by providing accessible and efficient connections between home, school, work, recreation and retail destinations by improving the pedestrian and vehicular environments throughout communities; and WHEREAS, Living Streets enhance safe walking and bicycling options for school age children, in recognition of the objectives of the national Safe Routes to School program; and WHEREAS, Living Streets provide environmental and social benefits including but not limited to: 1) Improving storm water quality 2) Providing traffic calming measures 3) Enhancing community feel 4) Promoting active living 5) Improving biking and walking conditions 6) Protecting and enhancing the urban forest; and WHEREAS, in order to develop and maintain a safe, efficient, balanced and environmentally sound city transportation system for people of all ages and abilities, transportation and development projects shall incorporate a philosophy that expands transportation choices and further incorporates the Living Streets theme and key concepts listed above; and NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDINA, MINNESOTA that the Edina Transportation Commission, in collaboration with staff, shall prepare a Living Streets Policy /Plan and staff shall concurrently review city ordinances, engineering standards, policies, and guidelines in order to make recommendations to the City Council on a Living Street Policy /Plan that will reduce impacts to the environment, be practical and economical, while also meeting community and stakeholder needs consistent with Living Streets concepts. Dated: May 17, 2011 Attest: Debra A. Mangen, City Clerk James B. Hovland, Mayor STATE OF MINNESOTA) COUNTY OF HENNEPIN) SS CITY OF EDINA ) CERTIFICATE OF CITY CLERK I, the undersigned duly appointed and acting City Clerk for the City of Edina do hereby certify that the attached and foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the Edina City Council at its Regular Meeting of May 17, 2011, and as recorded in the Minutes of said Regular Meeting. WITNESS my hand and seal of said City this day of , 20_ City Clerk Page 1 of 1 Edina Transportation Commission Item VI.B. REGULAR TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION MEETING REPORT /RECOMMENDATION To: Transportation Commission Agenda Item No.: VI.B From: Jack Sullivan ACTION: Assistant Cit ngineer ❑ Recommendation /Motion Date: May 19, 2011 ® Discussion Subject: Transportation Commission I ❑ Information Ordinance Update Info /Background: Attached is the report that went to Council on May 17, 2011. Staff will give an overview of the discussion had at Council. G:\Engineering \Infrastructure \Streets \Traffic \Transportation Commission\ Agendas\2011R &R\20110519_Item.VI.B_ETC Ordinance.dou DI •rvv • 04 Wei :4 yJ To: MAYOR AND COUNCIL Agenda Item Item No. VIII.0 From: Jack Sullivan Assistant City Engineer Action Discussion Information Date: May 17, 2011 Subject: Ordinance No. 2011 -10 Amending Section Transportation Commission Purpose and Duties 1509 Regarding the ACTION REQUESTED: Review attached Ordinance No. 2011 -10 amending Section 1509 regarding the Transportation Commission purpose and duties as proposed by the Edina Transportation Commission. Direct staff to route to other commissions and staff for review and comment. INFORMATION /BACKGROUND: The Commission was asked by Council to review and comment on the language of the existing City Code Section 1509 — Transportation Commission. Attached is the draft language and accompanying meeting minutes that revises the purpose and duties of the Commission. Also included is a memo from Director of Public Works requesting the amendment to the Ordinance be continued until staff and other commissions can review the proposed ordinance. ATTACHMENTS: Draft Section 1509 — Transportation Commission Memo from Wayne Houle — Director of Public Works Draft Edina Transportation Commission Meeting Minutes —April 21, 2011 Approved Edina Transportation Commission Meeting Minutes — March 17, 2011 G:\Engineering \Infrastructure \Streets \Traffic \Transportation Commission \Transportation Commission Ordinance\20110517 Item VIII C Ordinance No 2011 -10 Amending Section 1509.doc Wig% MEMORANDUM PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT ,eaa CITY OF EDINA DATE: May 12, 2011 TO: Scott Neal City Manager FROM: Wayne D. Houle, PE Director of Public Works / City Engineer SUBJECT: Ordinance No. 2011 -10 Amending Section 1509 Regarding the Transportation Commission Purpose And Duties I am recommending that the above amendment be continued until staff and other commissions can review the proposed ordinance. I am concerned that items No. 3, 4, and 8, are not clear enough to define what the Edina Transportation Commission's (ETC) role is, and what the purpose and duties of the ETC are relating to neighborhood roadway and utility improvements, staff time, Public Works budget, etc. I also believe that Item No. 5 should be reviewed by the Planning Commission. G:\ Engineering\ Infrastructure \Streets \Traffic \Transportation Commission \Miscellaneous \20110512 WH to SN re Ord 2011 -10 Amending Section 1509.docx Section 1509 — Transportation Commission 1509.01 Policy and Establishment. The Edina Transportation Commission is established to help guide the City in implementing its vision for an integrated, multi -modal local transportation system as stated in the City's Comprehensive Plan. The system will provide safe and efficient transportation options for all users (motorists, transit riders, bicyclists, and pedestrians of all ages and abilities) in a way that promotes the economic, environmental, social, and personal vitality of the City and its residents. 1509.02 Definitions A. Multi- modal: Pertaining to all modes:vf '- to motor vehicles, mass transit, bicyc s le, and p B. Local: Those roadways under City coni- also "collector" roadways and including munlb."to l _ 1509.03 Purpose and Duties. A. The Transportation Commission sh 1. Advise the City CounciLa : he :t gerai zysrt: >:ljnodes, ur3x`and ablitie :..... ..:.; :::> :; :; ::;:> :; :> :: ......... . 2<: ;Mvelop sfii =ate ies tCr'i lement the rtation, including but not limited the I idential" and adways. sportation ansportation 3. " --Wake recommend`a 1. hsfore�a d;.participaCe r;;. 3 e development of plans :.... ......... :.....:.......... to'c :m,plete the City's> lti- moel:8il:;transportiatifnn networks. 4. Revi6WA.eighborhood ste- #.#I,capitai fhikv tment projects for adherence to adopted Cfiy: policies and' documents. ........ ....h :.... 5. Review and:td nment on larj :development proposals, such as those requiring an Aft-9 native Urba: reawide Review, Environmental Assessment, or sf b l:area pl4h`' 6. Provide a forum for ci.t:f e.ns: >�o discuss regional transportation ..E ........... improvements and enfi< :9-cements by outside agencies that may affect the local transportatiah/system. 7. Promote the City's transportation vision through education and open forums. 8. Review citizen transportation concerns. 9. Review and make recommendations supporting transportation funding. 10. Advise the City Council on additional matters when directed by the City Council. 1509.04 Membership. The Commission shall consist of nine regular and two student members, appointed from the different geographic areas of the City. One member of the Commission shall also be a member of the Bike Edina Task Force or any existing similar organization, or shall otherwise have an expertise or interest in biking as a mode of transportation. Page 1 of 1 Edina Transportation Commission 'k O H Item VI.C. i =1091 9 To: Transportation Commission From: Jack Sullivan Assistant City Engineer Date: May 19, 2011 Subject: Safe Routes to School Application Info /Background: Agenda Item /1 Discussion The Minnesota Department of Transportation is now accepting applications for Safe Routes to School infrastructure projects. Applications are due to the State by June 15th and must be for projects that are within 0.5 miles of K -8 public and private schools. Due to the compressed timeframe of the application staff is meeting with the School District, Bike Edina Task Force, one ETC member and the State Health Improvement Program (SHIP) coordinator to select potential routes. Staff will take input from the ETC members on May 19th or via email up until about June 1St G:\Engineering \Infrastructure \Streets \Traffic \Transportation Commission\ Agendas\ 2011R &R\20110519_Item.VI.C_Safe Routes to School Application.docx Jack Sullivan From: Jennifer <rjmeyovy @com cast. net> Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2011 9:34 AM To: Jack Sullivan Subject: Fwd: SRTS Follow Up Jack, Thanks for meeting yesterday. Please include info in the ETC packet on the upcoming SRTS conference -- please see Robyn's email below. Thanks. Jennifer Begin forwarded message: From. "Wiesman, Robyn" <RWiesmanCcr_ci.bloomington mn us> Date. May 12, 2011 9:29:27 AM CDT To- "'rimeyov acomcast net "' <rimeyovy comcast.net> Coco "'Katherine M Bassa-bluecrossmn com "' < Katherine M Bass Cc_bluecrossmn com> Subject: SRTS Follow Up Hi Jennifer, Another thing I wanted to touch base with you about is the National Safe Routes to School Conference that is in Minneapolis in August. Do you know if anyone from the Transportation Commission or the Bike Edina Task Force has interest in attending? So far I know of one parent from Edina who is interested. We'd love to have a few more folks from Edina attend — and SHIP can pay for their registration. Thanks, Robyn Jack Sullivan From: Jack Sullivan Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2011 10:21 AM To: Ann Braden (dbbraden @gmail.com); Bodhe Scheerer (ehockey21 @msn.com); Elin Schold Davis (escholddavis @aota.org); Jack Sullivan; Jennifer Janovy Qkj966 @aol.com); Katherine Bass (kmsbass @gmail.com); Michael Thompson (thompsdawg98 @hotmail.com); Nathan Franzen ( nfranzen @westwoodrenewables.com); Paul Nelson (pnelsonrrr @aol.com); Robert McKlveen (bobmcklveen @mac.com); Sarah Engbretson (sarengbretson @hotmail.com); Sharon Allison; Thomas A. Bonneville (TABonneville @aol.com); Wayne Houle Subject: FW: Possible Replacement for Proposed ETC Ordinance Attachments: draft ETC ordinance revised 5_13.pdf ETC Members, Please see the email below from Manager Neal. Regards, Jack Jack Sullivan, Assistant City Engineer 6 ti' 952- 826 -0445 1 Fax 952 - 826 -0392 isullivanri dedina.mn.us I www.CityofEdina.com ...For Living, Learning, Raising Families & Doing Business From: Scott Neal Sent: Monday, May 16, 20113:28 PM To. James Hovland (jhovland @krausehovland.com); 'Joni Bennett'; Mary Brindle (mb rind le @comcast.net); swensonannl @gmail.com; Sprague, Joshua S (joshs @cbburnet.com) Cc: Deb Mangen; Wayne Houle; Jack Sullivan Subject: Possible Replacement for Proposed ETC Ordinance Attached is a revised proposed ordinance for the Transportation Commission. I am forwarding it to City Council Members at the request of Council Member Sprague. Staff will include a copy of this proposal with the public Council packet before tomorrow night's meeting. The attached ordinance is different from what was included in your packet. It is also different from what was considered and endorsed by the Transportation Commission. I would recommend the Council begin the consideration of this item by first considering the version of the ordinance that was included in your Council packet, and then proceed to the revised version, if there is interest. Scott Neal, City Manager 952-826-04011 Fax 952- 826 -0390 sneal(fti.edina.mn.us I www.CitvofEdina.com �` ...For Living, Learning, Raising Families & Doing Business SCRI Section 1509 — Transportation Commission 1509.01 Policy and Establishment. The Edina Transportation Commission is established to help guide the City in implementing its vision for an integrated, multi -modal local transportation system as stated in the City's Comprehensive Plan. The system will provide safe and efficient transportation options for all users (motorists, transit riders, bicyclists, and pedestrians of all ages and abilities) in a way that promotes the economic, environmental, social, and personal vitality of the City and its residents. 1509.02 Definitions A. Multi- modal: Pertaining to all modes of transportation, including but not limited to motor vehicles, mass transit, bicycles, and pedestrians. B. Local: Those roadways under City control; also called "residential" and "collector" roadways and including municipal state aid roadways. 1509.03 Purpose and Duties. A. The Transportation Commission shall: 1. Advise the City Council on the operation of the local transportation system (all modes, users, and abilities). 2. Develop strategies, plans and recommendations to implement the City's multi -modal transportation vision. 3. Review neighborhood street capital investment projects for adherence to adopted City policies and planning documents. 4. Review and comment on large development proposals, such as those requiring an Alternative Urban Areawide Review, Environmental Assessment, or Small Area Plans. 5. Discuss regional transportation improvements by outside agencies that may affect the local transportation system. 6. Promote the City's transportation vision through education and open forums. 7. Review and comment on citizen traffic complaints reports and data. 8. Review and recommend transportation - related funding. 9. Advise the City Council on additional matters when directed by the City Council. 1509.04 Membership. The Commission shall consist of nine regular and two student members, appointed from the different geographic areas of the City. One member of the Commission shall also be a member of the Bike Edina Task Force or any existing similar organization, or shall otherwise have an expertise or interest in biking as a mode of transportation. Jack Sullivan From: Sharon Allison Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2011 2:42 PM To: Jack Sullivan Subject: FW: ETC minutes Attachments: april 21 draft.doc; ATT31871165.txt Sharon Allison, Public Works and Engineering Office Manager 952- 826 -0449 1 Fax 952- 826 -0392 SAllison @ci.edina.mn.us I www.CityofEdina.com ...For Living, Learning, Raising Families & Doing Business - - - -- Original Message---- - From: Jennifer [mailto:rjmeyovy @comcast.net] Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 201112:36 PM To: Sharon Allison Subject: Re: ETC minutes Thanks, here are the changes. Jennifer MINUTES OF THE Edina Transportation Commission Thursday, April 21, 2011 Edina City Hall 4801 West 50th Street Council Chambers MEMBERS PRESENT: Katherine Bass, Thomas Bonneville, Ann Braden, Nathan Franzen, Jennifer Janovy, Paul Nelson, Elin Schold Davis, Michael Thompson, Robert McKlveen MEMBERS ABSENT: Sarah Engbretson, Bodhe Scheerer STAFF PRESENT: Jack Sullivan, Sharon Allison Call to order The meeting was called to order by chair Janovy. She explained to viewers that the ETC had been meeting off - camera in work sessions discussing ordinance, purpose and duties. Chair Janovy welcomed new member Bob McKlveen to the commission. Election of Chair and Vice Chair Chair Janovy explained that the chair is eligible to serve two 1 -year terms spies a term of 2 Rioar° while vice -chair does not have a term limit. She explained further that the vice -chair fills in in the absence of the chair and also leads may also lead special meetings. Commissioner Bonneville nominated Chair Janovy to continue on as the chair and this was seconded by Commissioner Thompson. Chair Janovy accepted the nomination. There being no further nomination, Commissioner Franzen motioned to close the nomination and this was seconded by Commissioner Nelson. All voted aye. Motion carried. SHARON: Are we missing a vote? There was a vote to close nominations and then a vote to approve the nomination. Chair Janovy nominated Commissioner Franzen to be vice -chair and this was seconded by Commissioner Thompson. Commissioner Franzen accepted the nomination. Commissioner Bonneville nominated Commissioner Nelson and he respectfully declined. There being no further nomination, Commissioner Braden motioned to close the nomination and this was seconded by Commissioner Nelson. All voted aye. Motion carried. SHARON: Are we missing a vote? There was a vote to close nominations and then a vote to approve the nomination. Community Comment Mr. Carlin Struckman, 4480 Parklawn Ave. So., #307, Edina, spoke to the ETC regarding traffic enforcement on W. 77th Street between Parklawn Avenue and TH -100. At least once weekly, he said, he has observed drivers being pulled over for no apparent reason and gave an example of a co- worker who was pulled over for excessive tinting on her car that came standard with the car. Mr. Struckman said enforcement should be concentrated in areas where needed like France Avenue. He asked that the ETC "consider issuing a directive to the Edina Police Department that they move their rigorous enforcement of traffic laws to roads with much higher rates of collisions, such as France Ave." Approval of Minutes Regular Meeting of March 17, 2011 The following change was made: page 3, New Business, P line, delete `to' and replace with `of' to read "...invite a representative of..." Commissioner Thompson motioned to approve the minutes and the motion was seconded by Commissioner Franzen. All voted aye. Motion carried. Traffic Safety Report Traffic Safety Report for March 2, 2011 Regarding the high school issue, Commissioner Bonneville asked if they had come to a conclusion regarding a resolution. Chair Janovy said this could be an issue for the student members to look into. Commissioner McKlveen said parking fees will be increasing next year so this may decrease the number of students driving to school. Other ideas were to encourage students to use other modes of transportation; see if there is a transportation coordinator at the high school who could encourage getting kids to school in a variety of ways; promoting bicycles for health benefits; creating safe, adequate parking to encourage biking and walking; and the city is getting a $5,000 grant for bike racks. Commissioner Bass said she works with an organization called Catalis, a youth organization, and was planning on talking to students regarding the organization and would be willing to include this. Regarding item 12 of the report, Commissioner Bonneville asked if traffic counts are usually given to developers. Mr. Sullivan said there is a database of traffic counts that is available upon request; however, not all streets are counted. Commissioner Bonneville asked if a session with staff to understand traffic on city streets would be helpful. Mr. Sullivan said reports for various streets could be given to the ETC. Regarding pedestrian traffic on W. 42nd Street and feasibility studies requested by CM Bennett, Mr. Sullivan said they are forthcoming. Presentation ® Living Streets, Ramsey - Washington Metro Watershed District (Cliff Aichinger) Mr. Aichinger said the study was sponsored by Ramsey - Washington Metro Watershed District and developed by BARR Engineering. The watershed district proposed to work with North St. Paul because they saw significant benefits for water quality improvement and all of their streets and utilities are pass past their useful life but they do not have a pavement replacement plan. Knowing that the city would need to pull permits from for them, the watershed district offered to help design streets that would reduce impervious surface and provides for handling of storm water as a natural function of the streets and the City agreed. He said the conclusion was that in order to control dissolve phosphorus in ponds they need to control storm water volumes. Mr. Aichinger said themes from the City's Comp Plan includes active healthy living through increased biking and walking, greater connection between the neighborhoods, downtown and commercial areas, and improving the aesthetics of the neighborhoods which fits with Living Streets. To develop the plan, he said they had a taskforce of staff and residents, approximately 15 -20 participants that met monthly for one year and went on field trips to see narrow streets and rain gardens and developed goals. He said much attention is given to traffic movements and placement of underground utilities but not much attention is given to pedestrian movement, storm water capture, re- infiltration, biking and aesthetic characters, and the idea is to create a balance of all of these. He said they developed the following goals: To improve storm water quality run -off from impervious surfaces; Reduce impervious surfaces (can reduce street width because not much parking needed); Calm traffic (using various techniques to slow traffic); Improve bike and pedestrians connectivity (create bike lanes, add sidewalks where necessary); Protect and enhance urban forest (create and retain existing trees; meander sidewalks around, if necessary); Street construction cost should be equal to or less than traditional street construction (this is feasible because using less asphalt and less maintenance); Minimize long term maintenance cost. Mr. Aichinger said all streets were examined and they are proposing to start with 15t" Avenue using a Clean Water Fund grant of $500,000, matching funds from the watershed district and utility funds from the City. He said the proposal is to narrow the street by 6 feet, provide one parking lane, two traffic lanes, rain garden and public art. On collector streets he said they are proposing to eliminate one parking lane, add two bike lanes and bump -outs. Regarding snowplowing and maintenance of rain gardens, Mr. Aichinger said public works staff did not foresee a problem with plowing except that it will be a little slower, and they are cautious about maintenance of rain gardens. Currently, the City has approximately 500 rain gardens and they have cooperative agreement with residents for maintenance. Mr. Aichinger said they learned during neighborhood outreach campaign that approximately 80% of residents are in support of sidewalk but there are maintenance concerns such as shoveling snow. He said they will continue discussion for another year to engage residents. In reference to funding from the Clean Water Fund, Mr. Aichinger said it is unique to be funding streets reconstruction. He said this was the first watershed district to approve this type of grant which was done based on improving water quality and the approach is catching on across the country. He said Simon Property Group that owns Southdale Mall is in discussion with the watershed districts in Edina as they were involved because of Maplewood Mall. Old Business Living Streets Plan /Resolution Chair Janovy said if they think the resolution is a good concept the next step would be to present it to Council and if they approve, ask for their direction in creating a process that may include other boards and commissions, staff and residents. Discussion Commissioner Bonneville said South Harriett Park neighborhood, for example, is a tight knit neighborhood that does not want sidewalk so this might be tough sell. Chair Janovy said it is does not mean every neighborhood would have sidewalks. She said they had previously talked about developing a pedestrian plan by reviewing the Comp Plan to identify missing links of sidewalks. She said CM Bennett did research recently on sidewalks with the idea of mapping where there are sidewalks and missing links identified in the Comp Plan. Mr. Sullivan said most of this is already done. Commissioner Thompson suggested moving forward with a recommendation and creating a taskforce to work on what the City should like over the next 40 -50 years. He said this may take 1 -2 years of planning. Commissioner McKlveen concurred and said he joined the ETC because there is a lot of work to be done and a comprehensive approach would serve the city, residents and staff. He said in his neighborhood that was recently reconstructed, staff had a good plan that would narrow some streets, add traffic calming and a sidewalk adjacent to a school and six residents were able to defeat the plan. He said if there was a city -wide statement supporting an overall goal and educating residents, staff would have had support going forward. Commissioner Bass said she liked the comprehensive approach and believes that while there are concerns, there is evidence that after sidewalks have been implemented neighbors do come around and enjoy them. Commissioner Davis agreed and said there are multiple stakeholders that would need to be involved. Commissioner Franzen said this is an opportunity to explore what can be done in the future. Commissioner Braden said it was beneficial to have the presenter tonight and the same could be done to educate residents. Commissioner Nelson said he is in favor and that there is a lot to be done in determining what needs to be done where and what is most beneficial. Commissioner McKlveen motioned to forward the resolution to Council for consideration and the motion was seconded by Commissioner Franzen. All voted aye. Motion carried. ETC Ordinance Revision Chair Janovy said a couple definitions were added since last seen, including changing 'traffic' in #8 to 'transportation.' She said the city manager commented on the draft also and his email was handed out tonight. Regarding item #5, Mr. Sullivan said after discussion with staff, they've agreed that the original language was appropriate. Regarding item #8, chair Janovy said there are still some concerns with traffic vs transportation. Mr. Sullivan said staff feels the definitions meanings are different and transportation works better. Staff will review definitions and compare to Comp Plan and city codes for consistency. Commissioner Bass motioned to approve the revision of the ordinance and forward to Council and the motion was seconded by Commissioner Nelson. All voted aye. Motion carried. New Business ETC Bylaws -Draft Chair Janovy said they are required to have bylaws. Commissioner Bonneville asked about the term `secretary' and how was it different from Sharon. Chair Janovy said the city manager can make staff available as is the case and if not, the bylaws provide for them to appoint one. Commissioner Bonneville suggested changing it to say 'appoint a secretary if one is not provided' and move to section 11 where it talks about officers. Chair Janovy said communications between members is government data and that they may have to copy city hall on everything. She said she is waiting for clarification from the city manager. Mr. Sullivan said he will check to see if a place could be created to keep information that could be shared with everyone, otherwise continue to send information to staff for distribution. Chair Janovy said she will revise the bylaws and distribute to everyone for review. Bike Edina Task Force Update (Commissioner Janovy) Chair Janovy reported the following: Bike rodeo is planned for Saturday, 10 a.m. at Highland school and they are looking for volunteers. The City received a grant for 40 -60 single placement bike racks and plans are being developed. The annual bike parade is being organized by CM Brindle. Discussing the role of BETF and how it works with the ETC. Openings on the BEFT for three members, especially women. Meetings are 2nd Thursday of the month at 8 p.m. for 1 hour. Chair Comments Chair Janovy said council is meeting with boards and commissions chairs to consider taping of meetings. Commissioners are still in agreement with quarterly taping of the ETC. Staff Comments Mr. Sullivan reported that construction season has begun; load restriction is still on; construction on W. 70th begun Monday; other streets /neighborhoods that will be starting soon are W. 44th Avenue, Minnehaha Woods, Killarney Shores, McCauley Heights, Oscar Roberts, Interlachen Blvd, France Avenue and Valley View sidewalks. The traffic safety coordinator will be putting down traffic counts soon to fill in gaps in data and as requested. Residents in construction areas are generally notified by letter monthly and weekly by email using City Extra. Commission Comments Commissioner Bass said Bloomington Public Health Department is hosting a Safe Routes to School Conference August 16 -18 and is paying for one member of the ETC to attend. Commissioner Franzen volunteered to attend. Commissioner Bonneville said there may be several committees formed for the small area plan for Grandview with one being transportation. He suggested the ETC could become involved to share experience. Commissioner Nelson said he is involved. Commissioner Davis said she would like to gather information on transportation alternative volunteer driver program to share with the ETC to see if the City would be interested. Chair Janovy asked if she would like to give a formal presentation and she said yes. Commissioner Franzen said he would like to reinforce, that many people are excited about Living Streets policy based on the Sensible Land Use Coalition meeting he and Commissioner Braden recently attended. Commissioner Thompson complimented staff on their public outreach for construction updates for the W. 70th Street project. He said he lives nearby and would encourage everyone to go the website for information on the detour route. Commissioner McKlveen thanked everyone for inclusion and said he is looking forward to serving. Adjournment Meeting adjourned at 8:00 p.m. Jack Sullivan Subject: FW: Re: ETC meeting - May 19, 2011 in the Council Chambers From: Wayne Houle Sent: Thursday, May 19, 20114:08 PM To: Scott Neal Cc: Jack Sullivan; Jennifer (rjmeyovy @comcast.net); Sharon Allison Subject: RE: Re: ETC meeting - May 19, 2011 in the Council Chambers Scott: I'm already committed to another function this evening. I think Jack can and should communicate the concerns of City Staff. The way we interpret the current draft ordinance will have direct impacts to the operations of the Engineering Department. I'll try to summarize our specific concerns below: Item No. 3: We would like to have a better understanding of the anticipated process that the ETC will be expecting. To be specific, our typical time line is to host an open house for the next two years' worth of work in early September, host informational meetings in October/ November, Public Hearing in December/ January, finalize plans and specifications through the winter months, and bid the project in April. We are anticipating that the ETC review will occur between the informational meeting and the public hearing so we would be looking at extending the process by about two months. This time would be to present the project to the ETC, take comments, which are recorded with the minutes, finalize the minutes at the next ETC meeting then forward them onto the City Council for their review during the Public Hearing. City staff typically designs projects in the winter months and oversees construction of the projects in the summer months, therefore it is difficult to extend the process much and still utilize City staff to do feasibility studies for these projects. Past projects have also not included a complete traffic study, such as traffic counts etc., we would be anticipating needing to include this with all projects in the future, which will also add to the work load / process time. We also would like defined the term "Review and Comment ". We take that as saying what it says and no "approval" from the ETC would be taken on individual projects. We also assume that no individual projects would be tabled by the ETC in order for staff to gather more information or comments, etc. Item No. 7: We understand the reason why the ETC would like to review the Traffic Safety Reports. Staff is confused as to what part of the traffic report that the ETC would like to review. We would like to entertain a change to the process of handling traffic complaints. We envision this process to begin with the resident contacting the ETC through City staff, staff would inform the resident of the process. The new process would have the resident appear before the ETC to state their issue; staff could present what data currently exists for this issue. A discussion with the resident and ETC would ensue, then if the ETC feels a study is warranted the ETC would request staff to gather data and have staff bring back a report to the ETC. The report would specify if the requested issue could be solved through the use of adopted policies. If this could not be accomplished then the ETC could wish to study the request further or have staff continue to monitor the issue and report back within a year or so on the issue. Any solutions that come out of this process would be sent onto the City Council for their approval. I think this process should accomplish the interaction with the public that Chair Janovy has expressed to me in the past. Wayne Houle, City Engineer /Director of Public Works �= J 952- 826 -0443 1 Fax 952 - 826 -0392 Moule(@dedina.mn.us I www.CityofEdina.com f ...For Living, Learning, Raising Families & Doing Business o e 0 fN�NO DATE: May 12, 2011 PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT CITY OF EDINA TO: Scott Neal City Manager FROM: Wayne D. Houle, PE° Director of Public Works / City Engineer SUBJECT: Ordinance No. 2011 -10 Amending Section 1509 Regarding the Transportation Commission Purpose And Duties I am recommending that the above amendment be continued until staff and other commissions can review the proposed ordinance. I am concerned that items No. 3, 4, and 8, are not clear enough to define what the Edina Transportation Commission's (ETC) role is, and what the purpose and duties of the ETC are relating to neighborhood roadway and utility improvements, staff time, Public Works budget, etc. I also believe that Item No. 5 should be reviewed by the Planning Commission. G:\ Engineering \Infrastructure \Streets \Traffic \Transportation Commission \Miscellaneous \20110512 WH to SN re Ord 2011 -10 Amending Section 1509.docx Y" � v E� Section 1509 — Transportation Commission 1509.01 Policy and Establishment. The Edina Transportation Commission is established to help guide the City in implementing its vision for an integrated, multi -modal local transportation system as stated in the City's Comprehensive Plan. The system will provide safe and efficient transportation options for all users (motorists, transit riders, bicyclists, and pedestrians of all ages and abilities) in a way that promotes the economic, environmental, social, and personal vitality of the City and its residents. 1509.02 Definitions A. Multi- modal: Pertaining to all modes of transportation, including but not limited to motor vehicles, mass transit, bicycles, and pedestrians. B. Local: Those roadways under City control; also called "residential" and "collector" roadways and including municipal state aid roadways. 1509.03 Purpose and Duties. A. The Transportation Commission shall: 1. Advise the City Council on the operation of the local transportation system (all modes, users, and abilities). 2. Develop strategies, plans and recommendations to implement the City's multi -modal transportation vision. 3. Review neighborhood street capital investment projects for adherence to adopted City policies and planning documents. 4. Review and comment on large development proposals, such as those requiring an Alternative Urban Areawide Review, Environmental Assessment, or Small Area Plans. 5. Discuss regional transportation improvements by outside agencies that may affect the local transportation system. 6. Promote the City's transportation vision through education and open forums. 7. Review and comment on citizen traffic complaints reports and data. 8. Review and recommend transportation - related funding. 9. Advise the City Council on additional matters when directed by the City Council. 1509.04 Membership. The Commission shall consist of nine regular and two student members, appointed from the different geographic areas of the City. One member of the Commission shall also be a member of the Bike Edina Task Force or any existing similar organization, or shall otherwise have an expertise or interest in biking as a mode of transportation. Jack Sullivan From: Jack Sullivan Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2011 10:21 AM To: Ann Braden (dbbraden @gmail.com); Bodhe Scheerer (ehockey21 @msn.com); Elin Schold Davis (escholddavis @aota.org); Jack Sullivan; Jennifer Janovy Qkj966 @aol.com); Katherine Bass (kmsbass @g mail. com); Michael Thompson (thompsdawg98 @hotmail.com); Nathan Franzen (nfranzen @westwoodrenewables.com); Paul Nelson (pnelsonrrr @aol.com); Robert McKlveen (bobmcklveen @mac.com); Sarah Engbretson (sarengbretson @hotmail.com); Sharon Allison; Thomas A. Bonneville (TABonneville @aol.com); Wayne Houle Subject: FW: Possible Replacement for Proposed ETC Ordinance Attachments: draft ETC ordinance revised 5_13.pdf ETC Members, Please see the email below from Manager Neal. Regards, Jack «= i Jack Sullivan, Assistant City Engineer ffl (W952-826-0445 1 Fax 952 - 826 -0392 isullivandedina.mn.us I www.CityofEdina.com ...For Living, Learning, Raising Families & Doing Business From: Scott Neal Sent: Monday, May 16, 20113:28 PM To: James Hovland (jhovland @krausehovland.com); 'Joni Bennett'; Mary Brindle (mbrindle @comcast.net); swensonannl @gmail.com; Sprague, Joshua S (joshs @cbburnet.com) Cc: Deb Mangen; Wayne Houle; Jack Sullivan Subject: Possible Replacement for Proposed ETC Ordinance Attached is a revised proposed ordinance for the Transportation Commission. I am forwarding it to City Council Members at the request of Council Member Sprague. Staff will include a copy of this proposal with the public Council packet before tomorrow night's meeting. The attached ordinance is different from what was included in your packet. It is also different from what was considered and endorsed by the Transportation Commission. I would recommend the Council begin the consideration of this item by first considering the version of the ordinance that was included in your Council packet, and then proceed to the revised version, if there is interest. Scott Neal, City Manager f 952- 826 -04011 Fax 952 - 826 -0390 snealCc- ci.edina.mn.us I www.CitvofEdina.com ...For Living, Learning, Raising Families & Doing Business Jack Sullivan From: Paul Nelson <pnelsonrrr @aol.com> Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2011 10:10 AM To: Jack Sullivan; jkj966 @aol.com; pnelson @shawlundquist.com Subject: ETC Meeting 5/19/2011 Jack & Jennifer, I have a conflict and will not be able to attend the ETC tonight. I have reviewed the packet sent to my home earlier this week and have a few comments. Minutes: ok, no issues; IV.B Section C, item 1. Tifton Drive and Everett Place - this is a very local intersection and I would anticipate the findings to NOT warrant any action. I do not think there is any cut through traffic and the grade change and inherent bump requires drives to slow at this intersection. I understand that counts will be done anyway. VLD France Avenue Study - having reviewed the disk of this information that Mr. Sullivan provided to me last month, I have an initial concern of the France Avenue pedestrian /bike bridge. I would like to see alternatives provided in lieu of this bridge - from my experience these walkway usually are limited in use due in part to the extended length of the crossing for pedestrians. Also my feeling is that these bridges diminish the visual appearance of the the surrounding area. One exception is that of the pedestrian bridge over Hiawatha Avenue in South Minneapolis, however at a price tag of $5.1 million the cost is prohibitive. Comment from a potential user "Why on earth would I go a block out of my way (and uphill, no less) just to cross the street ?" VLF Grandview Small Area Study Update. Meeting held May 12 7 -9pm at Edina Senior Center. The four workgroups updated the group as to their work to date, then a visioning exercise was held for small groups to consider a) what do we want in the District ?, b) is it consistent with the Guiding Principles ?, c) what do we need to make it happen? The four workgroups focus around the areas of: 1) Community Needs and Public Realm; 2) Market Analysis and Finance; 3) Land Use and Community Design; 4) Transportation. The Community Needs group held an open house for the community to provide input on May 10th at the Edina Library. The Market Analysis group is looking to do some housing studies and considering the potential development of a new TIF district. NOTE: the Southdale Area TIF District has approximately $12 million with another $12 million to come in the next 4 years - this money is required to stay in the TIF district and will be used to make improvements to the area. The Land Use / Community Design discussed a few projects that have made a significant impact in the regions completed. The Chicago Millennium Park project covered a large area of parking and train tracks with green /park space for the community. A publication of early Minneapolis planning was shared with plans to center Minneapolis around the river - those plans were never followed and the City is still working to make the river a focus of the City even today. One of the committee members attended a St. Louis Park meeting regarding the freight rail issue that City is dealing with and reported that 42 homes are being proposed to be demolished with one of the concept plans. The Transportation group has identified several issues w.r.t. transportation and will guide discussion around the area of (1) access to and through the area; (2) future light rail potential and /or access to the proposed SW Transistway line via the existing rail with bus or rail service; (3) biking and walking improvements; (4) reconfiguration of Hwy 100 ramps; (5) automobile traffic; (6) circulator vehicle potential. The visioning exercise provided several interesting concepts and ideas for the area. Commissioner Bonneville was also in attendance and may provide additional comments on this meeting. The future workgroup sessions are set for the 3rd Thursday of the next 4 months (6/16; 7/21; 8/18; 9/15) a concern was raised as to the conflict that Mr. Bonneville and I will have with the ETC meetings held on the same evening. Again, I apologize for my conflict this evening and hope to watch or listen to the meeting when it becomes available. Paul Nelson p.s. please change my email address for communication purposes to pnelson @shawlundquist.com Thank you. - - - -- Original Message---- - From: Jack Sullivan <jsullivan @ci.edina.mn.us> To: dbbraden @gmail.com; ehockey21 @msn.com; escholddavis @aota.org; Jack Sullivan <jsullivan @ci.edina.mn.us >; jkj966 @aol.com; kmsbass @gmail.com; thompsdawg98 @hotmail.com; nfranzen @westwoodrenewables.com; pnelsonrrr @aol.com; bobmcklveen @mac.com; sarengbretson @hotmail.com; Sharon Allison <SAllison @ci.edina.mn.us >; TABonneville @aol.com; Wayne Houle <WHoule @ci.edina.mn.us> Sent: Tue, May 17, 2011 10:20 am Subject: FW: Possible Replacement for Proposed ETC Ordinance ETC Members, Please see the email below from Manager Neal. Regards, Jack F �.. Jack Sullivan, Assistant City Engineer 952 - 826 -0445 1 Fax 952 - 826 -0392 ae , 3,j Isullivan ci.edina.mn.us I www.CityofEdina.com ...For Living, Learning, Raising Families & Doing Business From: Scott Neal Sent: Monday, May 16, 20113:28 PM To: James Hovland (ihovland(Okrausehovland.com); 'Joni Bennett'; Mary Brindle (mbrindle(acomcast.net); swensonannl(a gmail.com; Sprague, Joshua S (ioshs (g-bcbburnet.com) Cc: Deb Mangen; Wayne Houle; Jack Sullivan Subject: Possible Replacement for Proposed ETC Ordinance Attached is a revised proposed ordinance for the Transportation Commission. I am forwarding it to City Council Members at the request of Council Member Sprague. Staff will include a copy of this proposal with the public Council packet before, tomorrow night's meeting. The attached ordinance is different from what was included in your packet. It is also different from what was considered and endorsed by the Transportation Commission. I would recommend the Council begin the consideration of this item by first considering the version of the ordinance that was included in your Council packet, and then proceed to the revised version, if there is interest. Scott Neal, City Manager 6 952 - 826 -0401 1 Fax 952 - 826 -0390 snealCDdedina.mn.us I www.CityofEdina.com ...For Living, Learning, Raising Families & Doing Business