HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-06-05 City Council Work Session Minutes MINUTES OF THE WORK SESSION OF THE
EDINA CITY COUNCIL
TUESDAY, JUNE 5, 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, Fischer, Staunton, Stewart and Mayor Hovland.
Edina City staff attending the meeting were: Jennifer Bennerotte, Communication and Technology
Services, Director; Jeff Brown, Community Health Administrator;Tara Brown,Sustainability Coordinator;
Casey Casella, City Management Fellow; Debra Mangen, City Clerk; Chad Millner, Engineering Director;
; Scott Neal, City Manager; Mark Nolan,Transportation Planner;and Lisa Schaefer,Assistant City Manager.
JOINT MEETING: EDINA TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
Transportation Commissioners attending the meeting included: Mindy Ahler, Vice Chair, Kirk Johnson,
Bocar Kane, Bruce McCarthy, Larry Olson, and Lori Richman, Chair.
Chair Richman and the Commissioners gave a report on the Commissions progress on its 2018 Work
Plan. It was noted that the Edina Transportation Committee would be meeting with the Richfield
Commission. The Commission reported that the City has begun a joint traffic study with Edina Public
Schools and they will report to the Council when the study results become available. In addition, the
Commission has completed its review of the Comprehensive Plan Update and gave the data to staff to
draft it. Staff reported that there was a plan being developed with Three Rivers Parks to take care of snow
removal of the Regional Trail. The Commission and Council briefly discuss the work plan parking lot
item: Define and implement equity criteria for Pedestrian and Cyclist Safety (PACS) Fund projects, and
integrate with the City's Race and Equity Task Force efforts.
Planner Nolan updated the Council on Clover Ride: the circulator bus that will begin operation on June
22 and make a circular loop from the south end of Edinborough Park to Centennial Lakes to Lund's,
Aurora, Southdale., Cub Foods, south to the Y and Target,Yorktown Continental, Common Bond Building
to Brookdale as fixed stops and with on-demand stops as time permits. Mr. Nolan explained the goal was
to make one loop in an hour with five loops proposed on Fridays the day the bus will operate in Edina. If
the driver drops off a patron the driver will make sure to pick them up during one of the five loops.
Estimated ride cost be $3.00, but if a patron cannot pay the fare they can still ride and pay the next time.
City staff will be doing the marketing and will be seeking sponsors to cover the $25,000 annual costs. Staff
will report on the circulator after its begun operations.
JOINT MEETING: EDINA COMMUNITY HEALTH COMMISSION
Health Commissions attending were: Amanda Herr, Britta Orr, Chair, Alison Pence, Vice Chair, Julia
Selleys. Dena Soukup and Student Commissioner Om Jahagirdar.
Vice Chair Pence gave an update on the Edina Public Schools mental health initiative. She noted the
increases in staff of mental health professionals in the schools, that next year the third, sixth and ninth
grades will take a social emotional survey and that the District's goal was to build a continuum of services
for mental health within the district.
Edina City Council Work Session/June S, 2018
The Commission informed the Council of their work on the public health portion of the Comprehensive
Plan update. They discussion methods of gathering data to be able to make better-informed decisions and
possible items for the 2019 Work Plan.
RENTAL HOUSING LICENSE UPDATE
Mr. Brown gave a brief update on the development of a rental housing licensing program.
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Hovland adjourned the meeting at 7:02 p.m.
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Minutes approved by the Edina City Council,June 9 2 18.
James B. Hovland, Mayor