HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015-11-17 City Council Work Session MINUTES
OF THE WORK SESSION OF THE
EDINA CITY COUNCIL
HELD AT CITY HALL
NOVEMBER 17, 2015
5:30 P.M.
Mayor Hovland called the work session of the Edina City Council to order at 5:35 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Answering roll call was: Members Brindle, Staunton Stewart, Swenson , and Mayor Hovland.
Edina City Staff attending the meeting: MJ Lamon, Project Coordinator; Devin Massopust, City Manager Fellow;
Debra Mangen, City Clerk; Scott Neal, City Manager;and Lisa Schaefer, Assistant City Manager.
HUMAN SERVICES FUNDING RECOMMENDATION 2016/2017
Human Services Funding Task Force attending the meeting were: Sarah Rinn, Task Force Chair (Human Rights
and Relations Commission); Bruce McLellan (Heritage Preservation Board); Ellen Jones (Park Board); and Gabe
Brosius (Student Member).
Chair Rinn presented the Task Force's funding recommendations for 2016/2017. Staff and Task Force
Members responded to questions of the Council. Discussion topics included level of funding, number of Edina
residents served various agencies, cost per Edina resident served and how the interface with the Edina
Resource Center worked. The Mayor and Council thanked the Task Force for their work.
HUMAN RIGHTS AND RELATIONS COMMISSION JOINT MEETING
Humans Rights and Relations Commissioners attending the meeting were: Chair Pat Arseneault, Vice Chair
Ellen Kennedy, Members: Jasna Burza, Sarah Rinn, Jan Seidman, Tony Tian, Maggie Vecchio-Smith and Student
Members: Sid Ramesh and Caitlin Kearney.
HRRC Members led the City Council through their progress on the 2015 HRRC Work Plan highlighting points
regarding: Community Conversations held in 2015, potential Human Rights City designation, 2015 Days of
Remembrance/Genocide Awareness, HRRC input on the Affordable Housing Policy, the body image and
sexuality awareness work with the high school, and the Combating Human Trafficking event held in April. The
Mayor and Council thanked the Commission for their work.
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Hovland adjourned the meeting at 6:53 p.m.
Respectfully submitted, ( ►�
(/Debra angen ity Clerk
Minutes approved by Edina City Council, December I, 2015
James B. Hovland, Mayor