HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-05-20 Council Work Session MINUTES
OF THE WORK SESSION OF THE
EDINA CITY COUNCIL
HELD AT CITY HALL
MAY 20, 2014
5:10 P.M.
Mayor Pro Tern Swenson called the meeting to order at 5:10 p.m. in the Community Room of City Hall.
ROLLCALL
Answering rollcall were Members Bennett, Brindle, Sprague, and Mayor Pro Tern Swenson. Mayor Hovland
joined the meeting at 5:14 pm at which time Mayor Pro Tern Swenson turned the meeting over to Mayor
Hovland.
Staff attending the meeting included: Jennifer Bennerotte, Communications & Technology Services Director;
Annie Coyle, City Manager Fellow; Ann Kattreh, Parks & Recreation Director; Karen Kurt, Assistant City
Manager; Chad Millner, Engineering Director; Scott Neal, City Manager; Bill Neuendorf, Economic
Development Manager; Cary Teague, Planning Director and Jane Timm, Deputy City Clerk.
Mic Johnson, Interim Director, Metropolitan Design Center, University of Minnesota and Tom Fisher
Professor and Dean, University of Minnesota College of Design were in attendance.
Mayor Hovland stated the meeting would begin with a presentation on a Freeway Lid Concept and then focus
on the former Grandview Public Works Redevelopment Process.
HIGHWAY 100 LID CONCEPT PRESENTATION
Representing Metropolitan Design Center at the University of Minnesota, Mr. Mic Johnson and Mr. Tom Fisher
presented a new freeway lid concept that has been proposed near downtown Minneapolis. They noted a
similar concept could be applied to unify the Grandview District. Such a concept would require collaboration
between the City of Edina, MNDOT, and the real estate community.
GRANDVIEW FORMER PUBLIC WORKS SITE REDEVELOPMENT PROCESS
Economic Development Manager Neuendorf reviewed the history of the former public works site
redevelopment process. He summarized the community facility inventory, resident survey, consultant reports
regarding infrastructure capacity and the two proposed RFI's submitted by the Community Advisory Team
(CAT). He noted the majority of CAT favored the RFI for a consultant while the minority of CAT supported
the RFI for a development partner. Council discussed the CAT proposals and City Manager Neal's
recommendation to consider a traditional RFP process if they were not comfortable with the anticipated RFI
process. Council expressed their preference three to two and directed staff to complete the RFI for a
development partner and submit it to the Council for consideration.
There being no further business, Mayor Hovland adjourned the meeting at 6:50 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
ane Timm, Deputy City Clerk
Minutes approved by Edina City Council,June 3, 2014
James B. Hovland, Mayor