HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-04-02 City Council Work Session MinutesMINUTES
OF THE WORK SESSION OF THE
EDINA CITY COUNCIL
TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 2019
5:30 P.M.
Mayor Hovland called the meeting to order at 5:3 I p.m.
ROLL CALL
Answering roll call were Members Brindle, Anderson, Fischer, Staunton, Mayor Hovland.
Planning Commissioners in attendance: Jo Ann Olson, John Hamilton, Ian Nemerov, Lou Miranda, Susan Lee
Consultants in attendance: Haila Maze, Bolton & Menk; Bill Smith, Biko Associates
Staff in attendance: Scott Neal, City Manager; Lisa Schaefer, Assistant City Manager; Sharon Allison, City Clerk;
Cary Teague, Community Development Director; Kris Aaker, Assistant City Planner; Bill Neuendorf,
Economic Development Manager; Heidi Lee, Race & Equity Coordinator; Tara Brown, Sustainability
Coordinator; MJ Lamon, Community Engagement Coordinator; Stephanie Hawkinson, Affordable Housing
Development Manager; Emily Bodeker, Assistant City Planner; Jennifer Bennerotte, Communications &
Technology Director.
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE
JoAnn Olson, Planning Commission Chair and Bill Smith, Biko Associates, provided an update on the
Comprehensive Plan. Ms. Olson reviewed the schedule through December 2019, with final approval by Council
in December, and the final Plan to the Met Council by December 31. She explained that the planning process
included a review of Vision Edina 2015, the Small Area Plans, statutory and Met Council requirements, and
priorities for Edina, and approximately 177 public meetings and hearings were held. Mr. Smith thanked the board
and commissions for reviewing the 2008 Comp Plan for relevance and changes.
Haila Maze, Bolton & Menk, explained the purpose of the matrix in the Comp Plan was to show overlaps in each
chapter and how the chapters were intertwined rather than siloed. Councilmember Fischer suggested adding
information on housing to the matrix. Councilmember Staunton said how there was a notion in the community
that the Met Council was forcing growth upon the City relative to housing and asked if this was discussed. Ms.
Olson stated that each of the chapter discussed growth and the impact of growth on each chapter, and Mr.
Smith added that the assumption was that most of the growth would be in the areas identified in each Small Area
Plan. Councilmember Staunton referenced the recent Resident Enrollment Projections presentation showing the
impact of growth by single-family homes, and that the City and school district would need to determine how to
work together to manage growth. Mr. Hamilton recommended that the Council or Mayor write an Introduction
that would include information on housing and managing growth. The Council would continue to review the
Plan and provide feedback until May 7.
MJ Lamon, Community Engagement Coordinator, explained how the new community engagement platform,
BetterTogetherEdina, has resulted in the most feedback ever received for a project with over 1,200 visits to the
project webpage. Ms. Lamon said the website uses surveys as the primary tool for feedback, it was updated as
new information became available, it has a list of frequently asked questions, and that there was a current 30-
day review process that would close April 8. Ms. Lamon said there would be a final report from the website for
Council and that staff would report back to the public on how their feedback was used or not used and why.
Regarding a housing study, Councilmember Staunton recommended a housing taskforce for a comprehensive
discussion about all housing. Manager Neal explained that there were several ways that a taskforce could be
organized but he would prefer one where Council selects taskforce members and the taskforce reports back to
Council. There was consensus for staff to begin working on the Housing Taskforce.
Edina City Council Work Session/April 2, 2019
COMPREHENSIVE HOUSING POLICY
Council directed staff to work on creating a Housing Taskforce.
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Hovland adjourned the meeting at 6:56 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Minutes approved by the Edina City Council, April 16,
Sharon Allison, City Clerk
mes B. Hovland, Mayor