HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-03-20 City Council Work Session Minutes Minutes of the Work Session of the
Edina City Council
Tuesday, March 20, 2018
5:30 p.m.
Mayor Jim Hovland called the meeting to order at 5:31 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Answering roll call were Members Brindle, Fischer, Staunton, Stewart and Mayor Hovland.
Edina City staff attending the meeting were:Jennifer Bennerotte, Communications &Technology Services
Director; Tara Brown, Sustainability Coordinator; Ann Kattreh, Parks& Recreation Director; Chad Millner,
Engineering Director; Scott Neal, City Manager; Lisa Schaefer, Assistant City Manager; and Solvei Wilmot,
Environmental Health Specialist/Recycling Coordinator.
Energy& Environment Commissioners present were Michelle Horan, Richard Manser and Melissa Seeley.
SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY UPDATE
City Manager Scott Neal reminded the Council that the first part of the meeting would be spent briefing
members of the City's sustainability strategy. He introduced Sustainability Coordinator Tara Brown to give an
update. Ms. Brown covered:
• Role of Sustainability Coordinator
• The City's electricity action plan goals
• Residential engagement efforts to date
• Edina's Purchasing Policy
• Fleet emissions reduction project
• 2016-2017 summary of projects
• 2018-2019 work plan goals related to sustainability
RESIDENTIAL ORGANICS RECYCLING
Ms. Brown reported that 25 percent of current waste was organics and explained that the City must have
some sort of a curbside organics recycling program in place by 2022, per Hennepin County. She presented four
options:
1. No action
2. Include organic collection service as a requirement for haulers to receive a license from the City of
Edina
3. Establish a City-wide organics collection program, charging only those who sign up for the service
4. Establish a City-wide organics collection program, dispersing the cost to all
Council Members expressed interest in further study of Options 2 and 4. Neal said staff would process Council
Members' feedback and develop a recommendation.
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Hovland adjourned the meeting at 6:55 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Jennifer L. Bennerotte, Commu ications&Technology Services Director
Minutes approved by the Edina City Council, April 3, 2018.
James 8. Hovland, Mayor