HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-01-21 Council Work Session MINUTES
OF THE WORK SESSION OF THE
EDINA CITY COUNCIL
HELD AT CITY HALL
JANUARY 21, 2014
5:09 P.M.
Mayor Hovland called the work session of the Edina City Council to order at 5:09 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Answering roll call were: Members Bennett, Brindle, Sprague and Mayor Hovland. Member Swenson
entered the meeting at 5:1 1 p.m.
Edina City Staff attending the meeting: Jennifer Bennerotte, Communications and Technology Services
Director; Annie Coyle, City Manager Intern; Karen Kurt, Assistant City Manager; Debra Mangen, City
Clerk; Chad Millner, Interim City Engineer; Scott Neal, City Manager; and Bill Neuendorf, Economic
Development Manager.
EDINA 20/20 VISION PLANNING
Assistant Manager Kurt presented questions for consideration in updating the Edina 20/20 Vision: 1) does
the community mission and vision need to be updated for just the strategic planning objectives and
strategies? 2) Appropriate Time frames for updating and how do these relate to the comprehensive plan,
capital and operation budgets and biennial work plans? and 3) What role will the Council have in the
process and how much should be spent? Following discussion Council directed staff to proceed with
identifying a consulting partner. A tentative schedule was laid out 1) Consultant identified by March 1,
2014; 2) Visioning process completed by December 1, 2014 and 3) Community Vision approved by March
I, 2015.
GRANDVIEW COMMUNITY ADVISORY TEAM (CAT)UPDATE
Grandview Community Advisory Team members attending were: Jimmy Bennett, Bright Dornblaser,
Michael Fischer, Co-Chair, Sandy Fox,Jennifer Janovy, Co-Chair, Bill McReavy, Pat Olk, and Kevin Staunton.
Economic Development Manager Neuendorf and Co-Chair Fischer presented an overview of the work
performed to date by the CAT. They noted that despite several conversations, the CAT had not come to
consensus on the public use element or on the method to work with a potential development partner on
the former Public Works site. Council members and Grandview CAT members discussed possible options
for the site including: 1) 100% private development; 2) combination of public and private uses; and 3) 80-
100% public use. The Council members were also of differing views with three suggesting the Grandview
Development Framework Guiding Principles be used in conjunction with an RFI process to see what could
be developed with the expertise of a development partner. Two suggested that there needed to be a more
clearly defined intention of the public use of the site before an RFI was issued. The Council directed the
CAT to continue working per the previous direction and prepare an RFI for the site. The RFI should be
informed by the current studies including: resident survey, community facility inventory and basic
infrastructure capacity study. The RFI should be forwarded to the Council for final consideration in mid-
March 2014.
Mayor Hovland adjourned the meeting at 6:48 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Debra A. Ma gen City Clerk
Minutes approved by Edina City Council, February 3, 2014.
James B. Hovland, Mayor