HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-11-17 City Council Townhall MinutesMINUTES
OF THE TOWN HALL MEETING OF THE
EDINA CITY COUNCIL
HELD AT SENIOR CENTER
NOVEMBER 17, 2018
10:00 A.M. TO 12:00 NOON
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Hovland called the meeting to order at 10:01 a.m.
ROLL CALL
Answering roll call were Members Fischer, Staunton, Brindle, Stewart, and Mayor Hovland.
The Mayor explained the purpose of the town hall meeting was to allow a free flow of questions
between residents and Council. Approximately 30 residents attended the meeting and asked a variety of
questions that included the following:
• Appreciation to Public Works employees for sweeping streets in the Cornelia Neighborhood
and helping to keep Lake Cornelia clean.
• Concern that townhall meetings were not recorded.
• Status of Pentagon Park, ownership and plans for the site.
• Questions related to development application, small area plan guide, pace of development and
making development palatable to neighborhoods.
• Comprehensive Plan and Small Area Plan as guidelines or rules.
• City Council meetings were too long.
• Consider other options to special assessment for street reconstruction.
• License rental housing to protect tenants.
• Questions related to Grandview Green Lid halted plan and what was currently planned for the
area.
• Total fees paid by developers for not providing affordable housing and how was the money used.
• Trimming tree branches obscuring street sign for safety.
• Pros and cons of developing medical office buildings in Edina.
• Amount spent on Grandview site with developer.
• Economics of redevelopment including land and construction costs.
• Consider implementing an ethics policy.
• Impact of Southwest Light Rail on Edina.
• Increased developments in Greater Southdale and population growth.
The Mayor thanked everyone for attending.
The Mayor adjourned the meeting at 12:15 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Sharon Allison, City Clerk
Minutes approved by Edina City Council, December 4, 2018.
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ames B. Hovlan ,-Kayor