HomeMy WebLinkAbout2016-04-05 City Council Work Session Minutes MINUTES
OF THE WORK SESSION OF THE
EDINA CITY COUNCIL
HELD AT CITY HALL
APRIL 5, 2016
5:30 P.M.
Mayor Hovland called the work session of the Edina City Council to order 5:30 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Answering rollcall was: Members Brindle, Staunton, Stewart, Swenson, and Mayor Hovland.
Edina City Staff attending the meeting: Jennifer Bennerotte, Communications & Technology Services Director;
Ann Kattreh, Park & Recreation Director; Debra Mangen, City Clerk; Chad Millner, Engineering Director;
Scott Neal, City Manager, Bill Neuendorf, Economic Development Director; Mark Nolan, Transportation
Planner; and Lisa Schaefer, Assistant City Manager. Andrea Poehler, City Attorney was also in attendance.
Also attending were: Sargent Johnson and Bob Heimkes, Hines; Greg Houck and Craig St. Clair, Cuningham
Group Architects; and Scott Anderegg, Faegre Baker Daniels.
PROMENADE EXTENSION—GALLERIA, SOUTHDALE& BEYOND
Staff members Bill Neuendorf, Mark Nolan and Chad Millner presented the background on the promenade
outlining how it was built to its current location and configuration. The promenade was built as a public park
with pedestrian and bicycle routes to connect Centennial Lakes to the retail and restaurants around Southdale
Mall. Staff reviewed the possibilities for extending the bike and pedestrians route from 70th Street to Highway
62 and also discussed the Transit Easement held by the City through the Galleria property. Excerpts from a
2013 URS Study and 2016 Cuningham Group site plan were presented and discussed. Questions included:
how and where to proceed with a northerly extension of the promenade, what would be the preferred design
and how should the project be implemented as specific properties redevelop.
Following discussion about the many options identified in the URS report and Cuningham Group concept plans
for the Galleria property, the following points were made: the promenade as a public park will end at its
existing location (70th Street); further northerly extensions should be configured as multi-modal pedestrian and
bike routes in public right-of-way or easements; possibilities for mass transit vehicles should also be retained;
wider routes would be preferred and a minimum width of eight feet was desired, a variety of pavement
materials and colors would be acceptable; multiple surface connections would be preferred through the large
blocks instead of a single bridge or tunnel; no one particular alignment was preferred over the others; the
existing Galleria Transit Easement should be retained so as to allow public access through the center of this
wide block. Finally, staff should implement this vision on a site-by-site basis when redevelopment was
proposed and opportunities to fully connect across Highway 62 come forward.
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Hovland adjourned the meeting at 6:42 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
miage , City Clerk J
Minutes approved by Edina City Council, April 19, 2016. Debra A.
James B. H v and, ffayor