HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-02-04 City Council Work Session MinutesMINUTES
OF THE WORK SESSION OF THE
EDINA CITY COUNCIL
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2020
5:30 P.M.
Mayor Hovland called the meeting to order at 5:36 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Answering roll call were Members Brindle, Staunton, Fischer, Anderson, and Mayor Hovland.
Staff in attendance: Scott Neal, City Manager; Lisa Schaefer, Assistant City Manager; Tara Brown, Sustainability
Manager; Perry Vetter, Park & Recreation Director; Tiffany Bushland, Recreation Supervisor; Chad Millner,
Engineering Director; Stephanie Hawkinson, Affordable Housing Development Manager; Jeff Brown,
Community Health Administrator; Tom Schmitz, Fire Chief; Casey Casella, City Management Fellow; Jennifer
Bennerotte, Communications Director; and Sharon Allison, City Clerk.
Also attending were: Senator Melisa Franzen; Representative Steve Elkins; Representative Heather Edelson;
Patricia Nauman, Metro Cities; Tom Poul and Katy Sen, Municipal Legislative Commission (MLC); and Gary
Carlson, League of Minnesota Cities (LMC).
JOINT MEETING WITH LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION
City Council and staff met with Edina's legislative delegation, Municipal Legislative Commission, and Metro Cities
to discuss Edina's 2020 state legislative topics. Senator Franzen, Representative Elkins and Representative
Edelson, reviewed the issues in front of them in 2020, which included the Transportation, Environmental, Public
Safety, Health, Education, and Cannabis bills. Mr. Poul and Ms. Sands, MLC, Ms. Nauman, Metro Cities, and Mr.
Carlson, LMC, shared their 2020 priorities.
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Hovland adjourned the meeting at 6:50 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Minutes approved by the Edina City Council, Februar
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Sharon Allison, City Clerk
James B. Hovland, Mayor