HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-03-06 City Council & Edina School Board Joint SessionMINUTES
OF THE JOINT SESSION OF THE
EDINA CITY COUNCIL AND THE EDINA SCHOOL BOARD
SOUTH METRO PUBLIC SAFETY TRAINING FACILITY
7525 BRAEMAR BLVD
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 2019
5:30 P.M.
The meeting started at 5:45 p.m.
City Council in attendance: Members Kevin Staunton, Mike Fischer, Ron Anderson, Mary Brindle, Mayor Hovland
School District in attendance: Leny Wallen-Friedman, Erica Allenburg, Sarah Patzloff, Amir Gharbi, Owen
Michaelson, Ellen Jones, Superintendent John Schultz
Consultants: Hazel Reinhardt, Dick Carlstrom
City Staff in attendance: Scott Neal, City Manager; Lisa Schaefer, Assistant City Manager, Casey Casella, City
Management Fellow, Sharon Allison, City Clerk; Chad Millner, Engineering Director; Brian Olson, Public Works
Director; Jennifer Bennerotte, Communications and Technology Director; Cary Teague, Community
Development Director; Tom Schmitz, Fire Chief.
Demographic Study Presentation
Superintendent Schultz explained that a demographic study was conducted every 5 to 6 years to measure
enrollments which impacts funding, facilities, boundaries, etc. Ms. Hazel Reinhardt, demographer, was introduced.
Ms. Reinhardt presented the demographic study which focused on Edina residents within school district #273.
Some key findings presented included 2008-09 to 2018-19 total enrollment for residents and nonresidents, ten-
year (2028-29) projections, five-year (2023-24) projection for Concord Elementary, and housing data. Ms.
Reinhardt explained that 88 percent of resident students lived in single-family housing. She explained that changes
in single-family detached housing stock (newly built units from tear downs and sales of existing units) had a
significant positive affect on resident enrollment with newly built yielded 0.75 students and existing units that
sold yielded 0.62 versus those that did not sell yield 0.52. Ms. Reinhardt noted that Concord Elementary was
projected to have the largest increase in students. Manager Neal explained that the area around Concord
Elementary was experiencing the greatest amount of tear downs/rebuilds in the city.
Manager Neal shared that there was a complex relationship between school and housing and asked the School
District if they had a preference or housing policy that they would like the City to consider. Mr. Neal said
projections showed a slow growth that was most likely manageable and, reiterated that the City was willing to
work with the District to shape a housing policy that was beneficial to both.
A question and answer session were facilitated by School Board Member Wallen-Friedman and Mayor Hovland.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting ended at 7:05 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Minutes approved by the Edina City Council, March 19, 2019.
Sharon Allison, City Clerk
James B. Hovland, Mayor