HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-05-15 City Council Work Session Minutes MINUTES OF THE WORK SESSION OF THE
EDINA CITY COUNCIL
TUESDAY, MAY 15, 2018
5:30 P.M.
Mayor Jim Hovland called the meeting to order at 5:32 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Answering roll call were Members Brindle, Stewart and Mayor Hovland. Members Fischer and Staunton
entered the meeting at 5:40 p.m.
Edina City staff attending the meeting were:Jennifer Bennerotte, Communication and Technology Services,
Director; Tara Brown, Sustainability Coordinator; Debra Mangen, City Clerk; Chad Millner, Engineering
Director; Chante Mitchell, City Management Fellow; Scott Neal, City Manager and Lisa Schaefer, Assistant
City Manager.
EDINA PUBLIC SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT DR. JOHN W. SCHULTZ
Dr. Schultz updated the City Council regarding: the increasing diversity of the student body, consistency of
resident vs. open enrollment, four-year graduation rate of 96.2%, average ACT scores remain high, as well
as many other standards of excellence at Edina Public Schools.
JOINT MEETING: ENERGY& ENVIRONMENT COMMISSION (ECC)
Energy and Environment Commissioners attending: Carolyn Jackson, Chair, Richard Manser, Vice Chair and
Melissa Seeley.
Chair Jackson along with Vice Chair Manser and Commissioner Seeley updated the Council on the ECC's
2018 Work Plan. Items to note: the working groups Education and Residential Outreach have merged, the
involvement in actively getting organics in Edina, input into the Comprehensive Plan so that environmental
and energy concerns are reviewed before decisions are made yielding practical outcome, and possible
development of annual energy awards. The Council thanked the EEC for their work.
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Hovland adjourned the meeting at 7:02 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
ebra . angen, City Clerk
Minutes approved by the Edina City Council, May I, 2018.
James B. Hovland, Mayor