HomeMy WebLinkAbout2008-08-19 Council Work Session MINUTES
OF THE WORK SESSION OF THE
EDINA CITY COUNCIL
HELD AT CITY HALL
AUGUST 19, 2008
5:00 P.M.
Mayor Hovland called the meeting to order at 5:10 p.m. in the Community Room of City
Hall. Answering rollcall were: Members Bennett, Housh, Masica, Swenson and Mayor
Hovland. Staff present included: Gordon Hughes, City Manager; Heather Worthington,
Assistant City Manager; Kris Aaker, Assistant Planner; and Debra Mangen, City Clerk.
Mayor Hovland said the purpose of the work session was to continue the review of the
Land Use Chapter of the draft Comprehensive Plan. Council reviewed the outcomes of
their previous discussions of the Land Use Chapter.
Council discussion included: desire for a list of consensus items, concern about Regional
Medical District zoning and density, future development of small area plans after the Comp
Plan had been approved, and the need to potentially amend zoning regulations to coincide
with the Comp Plan. It was decided that the neighborhood commercial nodes (501h &
France, Wooddale and Valley View Road, 44th and France, 70th and Cahill and Grandview)
would remain with the same land designations and overall heights as currently existed until
small area plans had been completed.
Assistant Manager Worthington reviewed briefly the comments received from Three Rivers
Park District and the Metropolitan Council on the Edina Draft Comprehensive Plan.
Areas for which small area plans would be completed in the future included: 50th &
France, Wooddale & Valley View, 44th & France, Cahill & 70th, Grandview, and 54th &
France. There was also discussion of whether or not Southdale should be considered for
a small area plan.
The Council discussed whether the work of the Comprehensive Plan Task Force was
being ignored, the community vision for Edina and the need to keep moving forward with
the review of the draft plan. The tentative future schedule follows: September 16th at 5:00
p.m. - Housing Chapter, September 23rd, 7:00 a.m. Study Session, Transportation,
October 7th at 5:00 p.m. Parks & Open Spaces and October 21St at 5:00 p.m. Wrap Up.
Mayor Hovland declared the meeting adjourned at 6:50 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Debra M nge ity Clerk