HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-12-18 City Council Work Session MinutesMINUTES
OF THE WORK SESSION OF THE
EDINA CITY COUNCIL
HELD AT CITY HALL
DECEMBER 18, 2018
5:30 P.M.
Mayor Hovland called the meeting to order at 5:31 p.m.
Answering roll call were Members Brindle, Staunton, Fischer, Stewart, and Mayor Hovland.
Edina City staff attending the meeting were Scott Neal, City Manager; Lisa Schaefer, Assistant City
Manager; Stephanie Hawkinson, Affordable Housing Development Manager; Jeff Brown, Community
Health Administrator; Tom Schmitz, Fire Chief; Ryan Browning, I.T. Manager; Jeff Elasky, Deputy Chief;
and Sgt. Brandon Kuske.
Rental Housing Licensing Discussion
Manager Neal explained to Council that Rental Housing Licensing was on the Council's 2018 Work Plan
and staff would present a proposal for feedback. Community Health Administrator Brown explained the
purpose for the program some of which included health, safety, and welfare of residents; address
concerns of resident living with housing insecurity; affordable housing and tenant protection policy
enforcement. Considerations and challenges to the program were enforcement, program cost, revenue
source and equity. Housing that would be licensed included single family homes, duplexes, apartments,
condominium and townhome units. Mr. Brown said after feedback from the Council, next steps would
be drafting an ordinance, stakeholder and commission engagement, and race and equity consideration
and evaluation.
During discussion, Mr. Brown explained to Council that data did not exist to support the program;
however, Eden Prairie was mentioned as a city that implemented a similar program and identified many
basic issues that were not known before implementation. Council agreed with the program but because
of concerns, asked staff to see if the program could be developed incrementally.
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Hovland adjourned the meeting at 6:15 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Minutes approved by Edina City Council, January 8, 2019.
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A n, City Clerk
ames B. Hovland, Mayor