HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012-10-02 Wk Session MINUTES
OF THE WORK SESSION OF THE
EDINA CITY COUNCIL AND ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS
HELD AT CITY HALL
OCTOBER 2, 2012
5:09 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
Mayor Hovland called the meeting to order at 5:09 p.m. in the Community Room of City Hall. Answering
rollcall were Members Bennett, Brindle,Sprague, Swenson and Mayor Hovland.
Edina City Staff attending the meeting: Jennifer Bennerotte, Communications and Technology Services
Director; Wayne Houle, Director of Engineering; Ann Kattreh, Assistant Park & Recreation Director; Ari
Klugman, City Manager Intern; Karen Kurt, Assistant City Manager; Jeff Long, Police Chief; Debra Mangen,
City Clerk; Scott Neal, City Manager; Bill Neuendorf, Economic Development Manager; Brian Olson, Public
Works Director; Eric Roggeman, Assistant Finance Director; Marty Scheerer, Fire Chief; and John Wallin,
Finance Director.
2013-2017 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM REVIEWED
Manager Neal explained that the proposed 2013-2017 Capital Improvement Program had been prepared
with a different process. A staff subcommittee made up of Karen Kurt, Eric Roggeman; and Ari Klugman
reviewed all of the staffs' submissions and assigned a prioritization number to them. This was then
reviewed by the Executive Leadership Team. Following the Council's review staff will make any requested
updates.
Assistant Finance Director Roggeman gave a brief overview of the biennial budget process that the City has
begun following. This included a review of the 2013 proposed tax levies, the funds available for
Construction Fund projects, why prioritization was important, and the staff prioritization process followed.
Mr. Roggeman listed the factors the subcommittee considered while prioritizing the CIP and the CIP
prioritization scale, the process followed by staff, brought up new items to consider, reviewed the HRA fund
and budget timeline.
Items discussed during the Council's review included: Wooddale Park accessible playground, use of private
donations to fund public projects, Lake Edina Park needs, Braemar Golf Course's cart path project and
driving range project, 2013 Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety Projects (Xerxes Avenue, Normandale Avenue,
West 42nd Street and School Road), West 62"d/France Avenue Bridge, Bike Boulevard, Living Streets, and
public safety projects. Questions included funds available, time and funds necessary for planning projects
as well as construction of projects, what happened to projects that had been on the 2012 CIP but were now
off and what happened to projects put into the "parking lot".
Staff would make adjustments and get more data as directed by Council, update the proposed 2013-2017
CIP and get it onto the website to allow time for citizen input before the proposed December 4, 2012
hearing.
Mayor Hovland declared the meeting adjourned at 6:57 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
D r A. Mangen, Cit Jerk
Minutes approved by Edina City Council, October 16, 2012.
James B. Hovland, Mayor