HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-09-17 City Council Works Session MinutesADJOURNMENT
Mayor Hovland adjourned the meeting at 6:58 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Sharon Allison, City Clerk
Minutes approved by the Edina City Council, October I, 20
ames Hovland, Mayor
MINUTES
OF THE WORK SESSION OF THE
EDINA CITY COUNCIL
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2019
5:30 P.M.
Mayor Hovland called the meeting to order at 5:33 p.m.
ROLLCALL
Answering roll call were Members Fischer, Anderson, Brindle and Mayor Hovland. Member Staunton was absent.
Staff in Attendance: Scott Neal, City Manager; Lisa Schaefer, Assistant City Manager; Cary Teague, Community
Development Director; Perry Vetter, Parks & Recreation Director; Emily Bodeker, Assistant City Planner; Carl
Pearson, Senior I.T. Specialist; and Sharon Allison, City Clerk.
JOINT MEETING: HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION
Commissioners in attendance: Chair Michael Birdman, Laurie Blake, Annie Schilling, and student commissioner
Arjun Maheshwari.
Chair Birdman reviewed the Heritage Preservation Commission's work plan and stated their core responsibility
was landmark designation in the Country Club Neighborhood and how they were exploring new initiatives to
include more community involvement such as preserving historical knowledge and bringing awareness to how
inclusive Edina was when it was a farming community and to identify prehistoric and historic cultural resources in
Edina city limits. A current lawsuit involving a designated Country Club property was discussed and how residents
were notified before a project was approved but not after project completion.
JOINT MEETING: ARTS AND CULTURE COMMISSION
Commissioners in attendance: Chair Russ Rubin, vice chair Anne Williams, Hannah Klein, Michelle Morgan-Nelsen,
Steve Suckow, Susan Chandler, Heather Isaacs, and Peggy (Margaret) Martin.
Chair Rubin reviewed the Arts and Culture Commission's work plan stating how two of their most important work
plan items were public art and a new art center. Commissioners Klein and Morgan-Nelsen explained the Three-Year
Plan for Public Art in Edina to provide context and recommendations for a three-year road map for the City's public
art program. Chair Rubin said they did not work on the art center work plan item because they did not know where
the new center would be located or its size. Chair Rubin said upgrading the current site may not be feasible because
of several code compliance issues including handicap accessibility. Director Vetter confirmed that the current site
could be demolished, and this would not violate the donation agreement of the site. Council recommended that the
commission work on identifying what was needed in a new art center before exploring locations.