HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-04-16 City Council Work Session MinutesMINUTES
OF THE WORK SESSION OF THE
EDINA CITY COUNCIL
TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 2019
5:30 P.M.
Mayor Hovland called the meeting to order at 5:35 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Answering roll call were Members Brindle, Anderson, Staunton, and Mayor Hovland.
Absent: Member Fischer.
Staff in attendance: Lisa Schaefer, Assistant City Manager; Sharon Allison, City Clerk; Emily Bodeker, Assistant
City Planner; Kaylin Eidness, Senior Communications Coordinator; Casey Casella, City Management Fellow;
and Roger Knutson, City Attorney.
CLOSED SESSION: Attorney-Client Privilege Regarding Litigation
Member Brindle made a motion, seconded by Member Staunton, to close the meeting as allowed under Mn.
Stat. 13D.05 Subd. 3. (b) for attorney-client privilege to discuss Robert Webb v. City of Edina Heritage
Preservation Commission, City of Edina and Sharri Harmel lawsuit.
Ayes: Brindle, Anderson, Staunton, Hovland
Motion carried.
Attorneys Katherine Swenson and John Baker, Greene Espel PLLP, and Brian Gaviglio, Litigation Manager,
League of Minnesota Cities, updated the Council on the Robert Webb v. City of Edina Heritage Preservation
Commission, City of Edina and Sharri Harmel.
MOVE BACK INTO OPEN SESSION
Member Anderson made a motion, seconded by Member Brindle to move back into open session.
Ayes: Brindle, Anderson, Staunton, Hovland
Motion carried.
QUARTERLY WORK PLAN UPDATES — Received
"CONNECTING WITH COUNCIL" ON THE BETTER TOGETHER WEBSITE
Staff in attendance: MJ Lamon, Community Engagement Coordinator
Ms. Lamon and Ms. Eidness explained how this new communication tool, 'Connecting with Council,' would allow
the Council to communicate with the public to reach a wider demographic. They explained that Council could
communicate anytime, on any subject and have two-way conversations with the public. The tool would not be
used for personal conversations, replace public meetings, or correspondence to Council. A second
communication tool was 'Notes from Council,' that would allow each Council to share information with the
public (one-way). Council would decide when and what to share.
JO►NT MEETING: ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT COMMISSION (EEC)
Commissioners in attendance: Carolyn Jackson, Chair; Lauren Satterlee, Vice Chair; and Melissa Seeley, and staff
liaison Tara Brown, Sustainability Coordinator.
Chair Jackson, Vice Chair Satterlee and Commissioner Seeley updated the Council on the EEC's 2019 Work
Plan. Items to note: thanked the Council for passing organics recycling and stated that outreach would begin
soon to educate the community, create a program to recognize businesses that were taking measures to reduce
energy use, change the Tom Oye Award to recognize multiple individuals, work with students and review best
practices to draft a pollinator resolution, and create a Climate Action Plan. The Commission and Council briefly
Mayor Hovland adjourned the meeting at 6:57 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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discussed work plan item Edina Large Building Benchmarking — exploring large building energy benchmarking and
energy assessment policies to support community goals and building investment — Chair Jackson explained that
Edina was a pilot city in the Hennepin County Benchmarking Collaborative which provides guidance, best
practices, and technical support on benchmarking programs. Chair Jackson explained how the City was already
conducting benchmarks on city facilities and the data would be available to the public in August. Additionally, the
EEC planned to present a benchmarking ordinance to the Council on May 7 to begin gathering data in 2020 from
buildings 50,000 sq. ft. and larger, to be followed by 2021 for buildings 25-50,000 sq. ft.
ADJOURNMENT
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Minutes approved by the Edina City Council, May 7, 2019.
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Sharon Allison, City Clerk