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HomeMy WebLinkAboutApril 24, 2018 Meeting MinutesAgenda Human Rights and Relations Commission City Of Edina, Minnesota City Hall, Edina MN Tuesday, April 24, 2018 7:00 PM I.Call To Order II.Roll Call III.Approval Of Meeting Agenda IV.Approval Of Meeting Minutes A.April 3 Minutes, 2018 V.Community Comment During "Community Comment," the Board/Commission will invite residents to share relevant issues or concerns. Individuals must limit their comments to three minutes. The Chair may limit the number of speakers on the same issue in the interest of time and topic. Generally speaking, items that are elsewhere on tonight's agenda may not be addressed during Community Comment. Individuals should not expect the Chair or Board/Commission Members to respond to their comments tonight. Instead, the Board/Commission might refer the matter to sta% for consideration at a future meeting. VI.Reports/Recommendations A.2018 Work Plan Updates B.Comprehensive Plan Submission C.Days of Remembrance VII.Chair And Member Comments VIII.Sta- Comments IX.Adjournment The City of Edina wants all residents to be comfortable being part of the public process. If you need assistance in the way of hearing ampli2cation, an interpreter, large-print documents or something else, please call 952-927-8861 72 hours in advance of the meeting. Date: April 24, 2018 Agenda Item #: IV.A. To:Human Rights and Relations Commission Item Type: Minutes From:Chante Mitchell, City Management Fellow Item Activity: Subject:April 3 Minutes, 2018 Information CITY OF EDINA 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 www.edinamn.gov ACTION REQUESTED: Approve April 3 Minutes INTRODUCTION: None ATTACHMENTS: Description April 3 Minutes Draft Minutes☒ Approved Minutes☐ Approved Date: Minutes City Of Edina, Minnesota Human Rights and Relations Commission Edina City Hall, Community Room April 3, 2018 7:00pm I. Call To Order Chair Nelson called the April 3, 2018, meeting of the Human Rights and Relations Commission to order at 7:07pm. II. Roll Call Answering Roll Call: Chair Nelson and Commissioners Arseneault, Beringer, Edwards, Epstein, Kennedy, Meek, Moore Stringer, and Student Commissioner Sinha. Staff Present: Staff Liaison, MJ Lamon and City Management Fellow, Chante Mitchell. Arrived Late: Commissioner Edelson and Student Commissioner Mangalick. III. Approval Of Meeting Agenda Motion by Commissioner Arseneault to approve the meeting agenda for April 3, 2018. Seconded by Commissioner Kennedy. Motion carried. IV. Approval Of Meeting Minutes Motion by Commissioner Arseneault to approve the February 27, 2018, Human Rights and Relations Commission meeting minutes. Seconded by Commissioner Edwards. Motion carried. V. Special Recognitions and Presentations A. Welcome New Members Commissioners Jasmine Brett Moore Stringer and Michael Epstein were introduced. VI. Community Comment None. VII. Reports and Recommendations A. 2018 Work Plan Updates Race and Equity Update: Commissioners Arseneault and Meek gave an update on the Race and Equity Task Force thus far. The group is currently getting close to the point of presenting to the City Council via Work Session, April 17th and then bringing the recommendations in final format to Council on May 15th. Student Commissioner Mangalick and Commissioner Edelson arrived at 7:22pm. Draft Minutes☒ Approved Minutes☐ Approved Date: Sharing Values, Sharing Community Initiative Update: Commissioner Edelson proposed a having a panel discussion on mental health issues for this year’s Sharing Values, Sharing Community event. The Commission discussion seeking a time in September for the event. Sharing Values Committee members will be Commissioners Beringer, Edelson, Meek, Moore Stringer and Student Commissioner Sinha. Bias Offense Plan review: Bias Offense Plan Committee will be Commissioners Epstein, Kennedy, Meek and Moore Stringer. B. Comprehensive Plan Updates Chair Nelson provided a brief update of the Comprehensive Plan to new members. Commission reviewed the proposal for a new Human Rights Chapter, and reviewed the Energy, Environment, Resilience chapter, the Parks, the Parks, Open Space, Natural Resources chapter, and the Heritage Preservation chapter. In reviewing the Water Management Resources chapter, the commission determined to seek additional information regarding the city’s water policy and what happens when residents are unable to pay their bill. Chair Nelson and Commissioner Kennedy will summarize the commission’s recommendations for presentation to Planning Commission on April 25. C. Tom Oye Award Commission will present the 2018 Tom Oye award at the December 4 City Council meeting. The 2018 Tom Oye Award Committee will be Chair Nelson and Commissioners Arseneault, Epstein, and Moore Stringer. D. 2018 Days of Remembrance The DOR working group proposes Sunday, May 6th at 1:00pm at City Hall for the event, with guest speaker Holocaust survivor, Reva Kibort. Commission discussed that the preferred size for flyers to advertise the event is 8 ½ by 11. Motion by Arseneault to approve May 6 and speaker Reva Kibort for the 2018 DOR event. Seconded by Edelson. Motion carried. Mangalick left at 8:35pm. Draft Minutes☒ Approved Minutes☐ Approved Date: E. Bus Circulator Task Force Brief update by Staff Liaison Lamon. Edelson will be the HRRC representative. Commissioners posed questions for Edelson to ask about Task Force. VIII. Correspondence None. IX. Chair and Member Comments Nelson: Provided observations about life in South Africa from his recent visit. Kennedy: Advised of Genocide Awareness and Prevention month events and information. Epstein: Gave brief comments on being a new member. Moore Stinger: Gave brief comments on being a new member and advised of an April 15 event, Vision Board Experience in Northeast Minneapolis. X. Staff Comments Staff Liaison Lamon advised that there will be a mid check in point meeting for the Comprehensive Plan with Councilmember Fischer on May 3rd. XI. Adjournment Motion by Commissioner Arseneault to adjourn the meeting. Seconded by Commissioner Edelson. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 9:07pm. Date: April 24, 2018 Agenda Item #: VI.A. To:Human Rights and Relations Commission Item Type: Report and Recommendation From:MJ Lamon, Project Coordinator Item Activity: Subject:2018 Work Plan Updates Discussion CITY OF EDINA 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 www.edinamn.gov ACTION REQUESTED: None. INTRODUCTION: Work Plan discussion and any updates as needed. 1. Sharing Values, Sharing Communities (Edelson) - Topic: Mental Health - Possible panel presenters 2. Days of Remembrance Update (Arseneault/Meek/Edwards) 3. Race & Equity Work Session Update (Lamon) ATTACHMENTS: Description 2018 Approved Work Plan Approved by City Council 2017.12.05 Commission: Human Rights and Relations Commission 2018 Annual Work Plan Proposal Initiative # 1 Council Charge (Proposed Charge Completed by CM) ☐☐☐☐ 1 (Study & Report) ☐☐☐☐ 2 (Review & Comment) ☐☐☐☐ 3 (Review & Recommend) ☒☒☒☒ 4 (Review & Decide) Target Completion Date Budget Required (Staff Liaison) Staff Support Required (Staff Liaison) Initiative Type ☐ New Initiative ☐ Continued Initiative ☒ Ongoing Responsibility April 2018 ☒ Funds available Funds are available for this project. ☒ Staff Liaison: Hrs__10 ☒ CTS (including Video) ☐ Other Staff: Hrs_____________ Tom Oye Award (Martin) ($75 for plaque + possible cost for new printed materials) • Coordinate recognition • Track nominations • Update website ☐ Funds not available There are not funds available for this project (explain impact of Council approving initiative in liaison comments). Progress Report: Click here to enter text. Initiative # 2 Council Charge (Proposed Charge Completed by CM) ☐☐☐☐ 1 (Study & Report) ☐☐☐☐ 2 (Review & Comment) ☒☒☒☒ 3 (Review & Recommend) ☐☐☐☐ 4 (Review & Decide) Target Completion Date Budget Required (Staff Liaison) Staff Support Required (Staff Liaison) Initiative Type ☐ New Initiative ☐ Continued Initiative ☒ Ongoing Responsibility August 2018 ☐ Funds available Funds are available for this project. ☒ Staff Liaison: Hrs__8 ☐ CTS (including Video) ☐ Other Staff: Hrs_____________ Bias Offense Response Plan • Review and update, if needed, annually ☒ Funds not available There are not funds available for this project (explain impact of Council approving initiative in liaison comments). Progress Report: Click here to enter text. Approved by City Council 2017.12.05 Initiative # 3 Council Charge (Proposed Charge Completed by CM) ☐☐☐☐ 1 (Study & Report) ☐☐☐☐ 2 (Review & Comment) ☐☐☐☐ 3 (Review & Recommend) ☒☒☒☒ 4 (Review & Decide) Target Completion Date Budget Required (Staff Liaison) Staff Support Required (Staff Liaison) Initiative Type ☐ New Initiative ☒ Continued Initiative ☐ Ongoing Responsibility October 2018 ☒ Funds available Funds are available for this project. ☒ Staff Liaison: Hrs__10 ☒ CTS (including Video) ☐ Other Staff: Hrs_____________ Sharing Values, Sharing Communities (Edelson/Meek): Commission will coordinate 1 or 2 annual community events. ($300 for marketing materials and refreshments, depending on event) • Topic to be determine by commission • Event Coordination • Communications/Marketing ☐ Funds not available There are not funds available for this project (explain impact of Council approving initiative in liaison comments). Progress Report: Click here to enter text. Initiative # 4 Council Charge (Proposed Charge Completed by CM) ☐☐☐☐ 1 (Study & Report) ☐☐☐☐ 2 (Review & Comment) ☐☐☐☐ 3 (Review & Recommend) ☒☒☒☒ 4 (Review & Decide) Target Completion Date Budget Required (Staff Liaison) Staff Support Required (Staff Liaison) Initiative Type ☐ New Initiative ☐ Continued Initiative ☒ Ongoing Responsibility April 2018 ☒ Funds available Funds are available for this project. ☒ Staff Liaison: Hrs__15 ☒ CTS (including Video) ☐ Other Staff: Hrs_____________ Days of Remembrance ($75 for printed materials, $100 for refreshments) • Speakers and focus to be determined by commission • Event coordination • Communications/Marketing ☐ Funds not available There are not funds available for this project (explain impact of Council approving initiative in liaison comments). Progress Report: Click here to enter text. Approved by City Council 2017.12.05 Initiative # 5 Council Charge (Proposed Charge Completed by CM) ☐☐☐☐ 1 (Study & Report) ☒☒☒☒ 2 (Review & Comment) ☐☐☐☐ 3 (Review & Recommend) ☐☐☐☐ 4 (Review & Decide) Target Completion Date Budget Required (Staff Liaison) Staff Support Required (Staff Liaison) Initiative Type ☐ New Initiative ☒ Continued Initiative ☐ Ongoing Responsibility December 2018 ☐ Funds available Funds are available for this project. ☒ Staff Liaison: Hrs__10 ☐ CTS (including Video) ☐ Other Staff: Hrs_____________ Comprehensive Plan • Assist with reviewing and updating of the 2018 Comprehensive Plan ☒ Funds not available There are not funds available for this project (explain impact of Council approving initiative in liaison comments). Progress Report: Click here to enter text. Parking Lot: (These items have been considered by the BC, but not proposed as part of this year’s work plan. If the BC decides they would like to work on them in the current year, it would need to be approved by Council.) 1. Partnership with School District 2. Affirmation of Edina, as a Human Rights City, as a Welcoming Community for all residents, including immigrants and refugees. Proposed Month for Joint Work Session (one time per year, up to 60 minutes): ☐ Mar ☐ April ☐ May ☒ June ☐ July ☐ Aug ☐ Sept ☐ Oct ☐ Nov Council Comments: Date: April 24, 2018 Agenda Item #: VI.B. To:Human Rights and Relations Commission Item Type: Report and Recommendation From:MJ Lamon, Project Coordinator Item Activity: Subject:Comprehensive Plan Submission Discussion CITY OF EDINA 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 www.edinamn.gov ACTION REQUESTED: None. INTRODUCTION: The HRRC will meet with the Planning Commission April 25 at 6:15pm to present recommendations. ATTACHMENTS: Description HRRC Comp Plan Summary for Planning Commission MEMORANDUM TO: MJ Lamon FROM: Jim Nelson RE: HRRC materials on Comprehensive Plan Update DATE: April 19, 2018 Hi MJ, Here are the materials for submission to planning commission and inclusion in the HRRC packet for next Tuesday's meeting. It includes the "executive summary" plus all of the individual commentaries on the 2008 plan. See you next week. Jim 2018 EDINA COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF COMMENTS BY EDINA HUMAN RIGHTS AND RELATIONS COMMISSION The City's Human Rights and Relations Commission (the "Commission") was established in 1970 for the purpose of implementing the express policy of the City to: "(1) Secure for all of the residents of the city freedom from discrimination because of race, color, creed, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression, marital status, disability, status with regard to public assistance, familial status or national origin in connection with employment, housing and real property, public accommodations, public services, credit and education. (2) Support the home, family and human relations in the city. (3) Cooperate with the State Department of Human Rights, and other agencies and commissions in their programs of human rights." Although the Commission was specifically tasked with a review of the sections of the 2008 Edina Comprehensive Plan (the "Plan") dealing with land use and housing, the Commission, recognizing that human rights and relations issues permeate all of the Plan, did review the balance of the Plan as well for any implications those sections might have in achieving the stated policy of the City. In addition, the Commission believes that the issue of human rights should be by a separate section as a means of reinforcing the City's status as a Human Rights City and in recognition that the issues of human rights and relations permeates all City activities. Most importantly, the issues raised in the Human Rights Chapter present the background, context, and justification for the recommendations in this Executive Summary and the attached Analyses. These Analyses vary in detail depending on the impact of the individual sections on the areas within the scope of the Commission's interest. The comments by the Commission reflect that the demographics of the City are changing and that those changes require that, as the City plans its future, attention is paid to all who reside, work, or study in Edina, not just on a legal level, but to insure that all people feel safe and welcome in all portions of the City, and are able to live, work, and thrive within the City. ANALYSES - — Recommendations for Goals and Policies, 2018 1 1. Land Use and Community Design • Preserve existing neighborhood scale. • Facilitate the development of housing, recreation, and transportation facilities that accommodate the special needs of aging, disabled, and ethnically diverse city residents. • Develop and implement a program for environmental protection in design and construction of development projects. • Incorporate bicycle and pedestrian safety measures into existing and future traffic patterns. • Increase the supply of all types of affordable housing, including single-family housing, and vigorously enforce existing ordinances regarding affordable housing options in new developments; assure that any fees paid in lieu of the affordable housing provision will be sufficient to provide equivalent affordable housing and will be used for that purpose within a reasonable period of time. 2. Housing • Develop additional affordable housing on or near mass transit locations; develop mass transit alternatives for other areas. • Broaden the vision of residential inclusiveness to include those in the ten categories of social capital and social well-being indicators in the Human Rights Chapter (Part 4, Goals and Policies). • Use funds collected on new developments in lieu of providing affordable housing in a manner which creates equivalent amounts of affordable housing. • Encourage the adoption of sustainable, state-of-the-art green building methods in all new residential construction and redevelopment. 3. Heritage Preservation • Create and publicize the criteria for nominating and designating Heritage Preservation spaces, including outreach to under-represented groups within Edina. 4. Transportation • Expand current transportation systems to encourage the use of alternative transportation modes in all neighborhoods, with accessibility to all those in the ten categories of social capital and social well-being referenced above. 5. Water Resources Management • Insure that all residents have access to safe and adequate water supplies regardless of financial need. 6. Parks, Open Space, and Natural Resources • Improve facilities to include input from and access by those with a range of abilities. 2 • Add sliding fee scales, to be designed in consultation with city staff. 7. Community Services and Public Safety • Police: Incorporate diversity training and best practices from the "21st-Century Policing Report," to address use of data review, protection of vulnerable populations, enhanced public protections regarding DWI, distracted driving, etc. • Fire: Develop and distribute information in multiple languages, including Braille, and devices for hearing-impaired at no or low cost. • Environmental and Public Health: Implement rigorous procedures for toxic waste disposal and clean air, water, and soil measures; increase health care access, screening, and prevention/management programs for public health, including drug addiction and sexual abuse. • Educational Facilities and Schools: Develop and implement policies to provide programs, and access to programs, for all youth, including out-of-district youth. • Educational Facilities and Libraries: Update library collections and computer facilities to insure representation and access for all users, including those who need translation at public programs. • Information Technology: Expand access to and training in e-communications to make it available to all, including those with vision or hearing challenges. 3 Comprehensive Plan: Human Rights Chapter 1 Introduction 2 Current Conditions 3 Trends and Challenges 4 Goals and Policies 5 Implementation 1. INTRODUCTION In 1970 the City of Edina established the Human Rights and Relations Commission. Its mission is "to advocate for basic human rights and needs in our community and to promote responsibility and integrity in our human relationships by providing service, information and recommendation, cooperating with other communities and governmental organizations, and sponsoring forums and community events." In 2016 the City of Edina became a Human Rights City. This is a commitment to "provide leadership and advocacy to secure, protect, and promote human rights for all people" and to be "a model for communities in the United States and around the world." Edina has made it an objective to pay attention to the needs of historically oppressed and marginalized groups. This includes people of color, Indigenous peoples, women, LGBTQ people, immigrants, people with disabilities, youth, older adults, and future generations. The policies that Edina supports and enacts must help to reduce inequalities in our community and should not impose new harms on vulnerable groups. This chapter will outline goals, policies, and practices that will foster a city where there truly is dignity and justice for all of us. 2. CURRENT CONDITIONS The City of Edina's foreign-born population has increased 50% in the past decade, reaching about 10% of the City population, with Edina ranking 66th , or in the top ten percent, among the 613 Minnesota cities in the percentage of the population that is foreign-born. The U.S. Census estimates that 14% of Edina residents are nonwhite and fully 26% of all Edina public school district students are nonwhite. Affordable housing continues to be a concern for the City of Edina. The lack of affordable housing means that young families, service workers, and seniors are often priced out of the housing market, and people who work in the City cannot afford to live here. The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that 4.6% of Edina residents are living in poverty (2015). While this is below the 9% average in Hennepin County, residents living in poverty in Edina face even greater challenges in finding affordable housing. In the last ten years, Edina, St. Louis Park, and Golden Valley combined have built fewer than 500 affordable housing units. As the City of Edina becomes increasingly diverse, the City will have to prioritize the human rights of all those who live, work, study, and visit in Edina when creating policies in all sectors of government. 2 3. TRENDS AND CHALLENGES The Minnesota Demographic Center estimates that almost 39% of Hennepin County residents will be nonwhite or Latino by 2025. Minority populations in Hennepin County are less likely to have stable health insurance coverage and twice as likely to have difficulty paying health insurance premiums and copays as white residents. 42% of black Hennepin County residents face food insecurity sometimes or often. Black residents are twice as likely to skip breakfast and get no servings of fruits and vegetables as white residents. Fully 72% of black residents reported experiencing discrimination within the past year. Nearly 7% of Hennepin County residents identify as LGBTQ, 3.6% of whom live in suburban areas. Hennepin County LGBTQ residents are diagnosed with depression and anxiety/panic disorders and experience frequent mental distress and serious psychological distress (SPD) at double the rate of non- LGBTQ individuals. Hennepin County LGBTQ residents are also twice as likely to have unmet mental health care needs. At least 55% of LGBTQ individuals reported experiencing discrimination within the past year. 4. GOALS AND POLICIES Consider 10 social capital/social well-being indicators of Edina residents when making policy decisions. 1. Age 6. Ethnicity 2. Race 7. Religion 3. Ability 8. Health 4. Sexual orientation 9. Poverty/socioeconomic status 5. Gender identity 10. Education Economic Justice • Support social and economic policies that make human rights a primary objective. • Make it a policy priority to ensure adequate affordable housing for all residents. • Ensure access to affordable and nutritional food for all residents. • Implement policies that nurture and support locally-owned and minority-run and minority- owned businesses. Education • Ensure that public school funding enhances fairness and equitable opportunities and serves the nutritional and recreational needs as well as educational needs of all students. • Mandate that curricula provide a complete and accurate account of European settlement and slavery in North America and its impacts on Indigenous populations and other people of color. • Address the "opportunity gap" between students of different class and racial/ethnic/social backgrounds. • Develop policies to preserve transgender and disability rights. • Provide access to affordable early childhood development programs. Environment 2 3 • Adhere to the goals set out in the Paris Climate Agreement that the City of Edina has adopted. • Encourage and reward organizations and institutions that shift to alternative energy sources. • Promote educational programs to inform schools, businesses, and the public about recycling, energy-efficient appliances, renewable energy options, and other environmentally responsible practices. Gender Justice • Use the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), endorsed by the Edina City Council in 2016, as a framework for improving the conditions of women and girls in Edina. • Support efforts to ensure equal pay and fair employment practices for all people regardless of sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation. • Promote preventive education about gender-based violence, sexual assault, and sexual harassment in schools, the workplace, and all public institutions. Train law enforcement to conduct trauma-informed interviews with sexual assault survivors. Involve women and LGBTQ individuals in policy decisions. Ensure that all public policy decisions account for the differential impacts on women and LGBTQ individuals. Police and Justice System Reforms • Work with community leaders to identify priorities and strategies to foster trust between law enforcement and the public, to cultivate respectful police-community relations, and to promote effective policing in our neighborhoods. • Provide police training on: diversity, color-blind policing, and on handling encounters with individuals with mental health issues. • Provide officers with body cameras to prevent racial profiling, discrimination, and excessive use of force, and to protect officers and foster trust between law enforcement and the community. • Develop and expand community-based alternatives to incarceration for nonviolent offenses. • Develop and expand community-based alternatives to juveniles entering the juvenile justice system. Racial Justice • Implement equitable, democratic, and just housing and development policies. Include residents in decisions about economic development in our neighborhoods. • Ensure all development decisions advance the goal of improving the lives of existing residents, regardless of their income levels. • Implement policies that eliminate discrimination in hiring, promotion, and housing. • Implement GARE recommendations in local government. Social Inclusion • Designate the City of Edina as a "Welcoming City" to immigrants and refugees. • Improve the accessibility of community organizations, facilities, and services for residents with physical and other disabilities. 3 4 • Improve transparency and access to local government. 5. IMPLEMENTATION 1. Work with relevant departments, agencies, and organizations on the implementation of policies related to economic, age, gender, and racial justice, education, environment, police and the justice system, and social inclusion. 2. Include questions regarding the human rights concerns of residents regarding: economic, age, gender, and racial justice, education, environment, police and the justice system, and social inclusion on comprehensive City-wide surveys. 3. Increase partnerships with other agencies and organizations to create community or neighborhood events that foster inclusion, equality, and a sense of community between residents. 4. Host town hall discussions about human rights concerns in the community that encourage public engagement. 5. Involve women, children (middle or high school students), minorities, elderly, and LGBTQ individuals in important policy discussions at all levels. 6. Provide information on the City of Edina website on discrimination, bias offenses, and hate crimes and how to report such incidents and to whom. 4 2008 Comprehensive Plan / Land Use Review By: Jim Nelson and Heather Edelson Date: 1/29/18 The Edina Human Rights Commission's focus for the Land Use section of the Comprehensive Plan is to ensure that the City 1) Provides and protects affordable housing options of all kinds -- single family as well as multi-family. 2) Requires strong standards for builders and developers to promote sustainability and green building. 3) Preserve the existing stock of older, smaller homes which are affordable to a greater number of people and preserve the character of their neighborhoods. Land Use / Comprehensive Plan Land Use Goals 1. Protect and preserve the essential character of existing residential neighborhoods. Keep, but include preservation of existing neighborhood scale. 2. Preserve and maintain housing that serves a range of age groups and economic situations. Keep, but include a reference to physical abilities along with age groups and economic situations. 3. Facilitate the development of new housing and recreation facilities that accommodate the special needs of aging City residents. Keep, but change to "Facilitate the development of new housing, recreation and transportation facilities that accommodate the special needs of aging, disabled and ethnically diverse City residents." 4. Encourage infill/redevelopment opportunities that optimize use of city infrastructure and that complement area, neighborhood, and/or corridor context and character. Keep 5. Support and enhance commercial areas that serve the neighborhoods, the city, and the larger region. Keep 6. Increase mixed use development where supported by adequate infrastructure to minimize traffic congestion, support transit, and diversify the tax base. Keep 7. Increase pedestrian and bicycling opportunities and connections between neighborhoods, and with other communities, to improve transportation infrastructure and reduce dependence on the car. Keep, but reference the Master Ped/Bike Plan currently being developed. 8. Ensure that public realm corridor design is contextual, respectful of adjacent neighborhood character, supportive of adjacent commercial and/or mixed use development, promotes community identity and orientation, and creates the highest quality experience for pedestrians, cyclists, and transit users. Keep. 9. Incorporate principles of sustainability and energy conservation into all aspects of design, construction, renovation and long-term operation of new and existing development. Keep but add "environmental protection" as a consideration. 10. Improve the current development review and approval system to provide clearer direction as to community design goals and encourage high-quality development. No comment. Land use Policies 1. The City will endeavor to accommodate private redevelopment in the Greater Southdale area, Grandview Heights and the West 77th St. corridor. Reference to small area plans? 2. The City will study low-density mixed-use infill potential in neighborhood commercial districts compatible with density currently allowed in those areas. Keep. 3. Edina has evolved to a large degree into a community defined by roads. The City's roads should continue to evolve to act as connectors, rather than as barriers. The City will incorporate amenities and infrastructure into its public corridors to make them beautiful, efficient, multi-modal public spaces. Keep, but add "safe (including traffic calming as reasonably necessary to protect bicycle and pedestrian traffic).' 4. Building on current efforts, the City will seek options that allow for single- family redevelopment that is sensitive to the community character and context of existing neighborhoods. Keep. 5. In reviewing development proposals, the City will examine how land use and transportation are integrated to ensure that new development and redevelopment expands non-motorized travel options. Keep - reference to bike/ped master plan. 6. The City will maintain the current open space and wetlands acreage and seek to expand it whenever possible. 7. The City will seek opportunities to increase the supply of affordable housing. Keep but add that the city will seek opportunities to increase the supply of all types of affordable housing (including single-family) and vigorously enforce existing ordinances regarding affordable housing options in new developments, and assure that any fees paid in lieu of affordable housing provision will be sufficient to provide equivalent affordable housing, and used for that purpose within a reasonable period of time. 8. The City will grow and develop in a sustainable manner that will protect its high quality natural environment, promote energy efficiency and conservation of natural resources, and minimize the impacts of buildings on the environment over the lifetime of each building. Keep. 9. The City will revise its development review and approval process to provide clearer direction and guidance for achieving high-quality development that is compatible with its surroundings. Keep. Other Comments/Question: 2 Section 4.1 (p. 4-1). This section mentions that the comprehensive land use will need to be updated periodically to respond to current conditions - has it in fact been updated or amended to include the direction or path Edina has taken? Section 4.2, P. 4-5, 9; • Parks, Recreational - Add a reference to the Three Rivers Regional Trail. • Golf Course -- Richards icourse s no longer there. • p.4-9. Characteristics. The 2008 plan mentions most "bungelow home" in Edina Morningside area -- this is increasingly no longer true. • P. 4-10 Garden Suburb. The reference to racial and ethnic restrictions is incomplete without making it absolutely clear that such restrictions are not enforceable and have not been for many decades. 3 2008 Comprehensive Plan / Housing Review By: Jim Nelson and Heather Edelson Date: 1/30/18 Goals 1. Provide an attractive environment and promote housing that is compatible in quality, design, and intensity within neighborhoods in order to ensure the vitality and health of single-family and multi-family/mixed-use neighborhoods. Housing should support and be supported by surrounding land uses, traffic patterns, public facilities, and connections to open space and natural resource features. Keep, but add reference to neighborhood scale as well as encouragement of "green" building techniques. 2. Promote increased housing opportunities and a diversity of housing types by promoting the creative and innovative use of land designated for residential/commercial mixed-use while complementing the character of existing development and promoting transit use and other mobility alternatives. Keep. 3. Encourage the production of additional affordable housing units to meet the City's housing needs and, at a minimum, its Metropolitan Council affordable housing need allocation (212 units). Strive to maintain 20 percent of Edina's housing stock as affordable, with the goal of increasing the percentage of single- family homes that are in this category. Promote owner-occupied units over rental units when providing affordable housing. Keep but add encouraging the inclusion of affordable housing located on or near mass transit locations and encouraging the development of mass transit alternatives to other areas. Also, we need to understand where the 212 number comes from and where the city is at with respect to these 2008 goals. Also, what is the mechanism by which the city has promoted owner-occupied housing? 4. Seek to accommodate the total projected 1,500 new households projected to locate in the City by the year 2030. Update this projection. 5. Promote a vision of community that is inclusive of a wide range of ages, incomes, and abilities and offers a wide range of housing options for Edina's residents. This broad vision of community is a cornerstone to promoting workforce housing that includes a wide range of housing prices and options, based on the principle that those who contribute to the community should have the opportunity to live here. Also, this housing vision strengthens and reinvigorates community institutions and makes the City an attractive destination for young families. Keep but add reference to diversity - ethnic, racial, sexual preference, etc. 6. Increase the appeal of Edina's housing stock in order to attract new residents and retain current residents. Delete. 7. Promote life cycle housing to support a range of housing options that meet people's preferences and circumstances at all stages of life. Keep. 8. Acknowledge the interrelationship between land use and transportation, and support the expansion of existing transportation infrastructure capacity through wise land use. We would like to see some definition of "wise land use." 9. Recognize that housing is a long term investment and promote housing policies that offer enduring opportunities for medium and low income residents to house themselves, emphasizing home ownership. 10. Recognize that successfully reaching affordable housing goals assists the City in achieving related community goals. These goals include: a. Preserving and enhancing the strength of the schools; b. Maintaining community character and supporting a strong tax base; c. Fostering diversity; d. Supporting Edina businesses' ability to remain competitive in regional and global markets and attract quality employees; e. Providing lifecycle housing opportunities for community renewal. 11. Add: Using funds collected on new developments in lieu of providing affordable housing in a manner which creates equivalent amounts of affordable housing. Policies The city will: 1. Provide active leadership and acknowledges its responsibility to meet its affordable housing needs for residents and its workforce through its land use and fiscal policies. The City will promote a program that will assist workers employed within the City to live in the City. We'd like to know what efforts have been made in regard to the last sentence and how effective they have been. 2. Research, develop, and offer resources to allow the flexibility for senior residents to age in place. Keep, but add "and/or continue to reside in Edina." 3. Seek to protect and maintain the residential neighborhoods that contain lifecycle housing and remain attractive to young families. The City will continue its program of offering assistance to income eligible property owners to rehabilitate their homes, thus maintaining the condition of the City's housing stock. Define "lifecycle housing." Also, does the City have a program for rehabilitation of homes and what has been its impact? 4. Collaborate with public, nonprofit and private groups in the planning and developing of housing, especially with those that focus on the provision of housing for which the marketplace does not sufficiently provide. As recommended by the Edina Housing Task Force, invite the Edina Housing Foundation and the West Hennepin Affordable Housing Land Trust to develop proposals to create opportunities for 80 families to purchase existing housing through the use of second mortgages and community land trusts. The City should also work with the Greater Metropolitan Housing Corporation to develop plans for assisting low-income seniors to transition to downsized housing. What is the status of the efforts, if any, described here? 5. Encourage repairs and improvements to existing single-family homes that extend their useful life, and ensure that they are designed and constructed in a manner that complements the dwelling's character and is compatible with 2 adjacent homes and the character of the surrounding neighborhood. Is this happening? 6. Update the 1998 survey of housing conditions. Has this been done? 7. Encourage the preservation and maintenance of, and improvements to, existing affordable housing. Who owns this? 8. Encourage the development of long-term management strategies for affordable housing, in cooperation with non-profit housing organizations, to ensure the continuation of its affordability features to successive households. The City will continue to fund and expand its financial and technical support of community land trusts that provide affordable housing within the City. This seems to duplicate policy 4. 9. Expand educational outreach to the community about programs that foster affordability and maintenance. What educational outreach has been done? 10. Add: "Encourage the adoption of sustainable, state of the art green building methods in all new residential construction and redevelopment." 3 Heritage Preservation Commission Recommendations from the Human Rights and Relations Commission 1. Create and publicize widely the criteria for nominating spaces to be designated for Heritage Preservation. These criteria should include clear descriptions of • Criteria to use for final evaluation • The process of development of the criteria in considering whose heritage is to be included. The current criterion of evaluating spaces that are more than 50 years old may not give appropriate consideration of all communities represented in Edina. • Opportunities for public engagement and discussion in decision-making. 2. Reach out to immigrant communities to document their stories. The Heritage Preservation Commission members noted that they have had difficulty with successful outreach. EHRRC could facilitate this relationship and the subsequent dialogue. 3. Create a partnership with the Heritage Preservation Commission, the Historical Society, and EHRRC to be sure that both public and private resources and spaces are adequately considered. EHRRC review of the 2008 Comprehensive Plan Transportation Chapter 1. Maintain and enhance mobility for residents and businesses through creation and maintenance of a balanced system of transportation alternatives. -include "all" residents. 2. Implement a fully multi-modal transportation system that supports the land use vision and future land use plan for managing and shaping future growth. -no changes 3. Minimize the impacts of the transportation system on Edina's environment and neighborhood quality of life. -rephrase to include "in all neighborhoods" 4. Reduce the overall dependence on and use of single-occupant vehicles by promoting land use patterns that allow for shorter vehicular trips and the use of alternative travel options. -no changes 5. Ensure that all Edina's residents, workers, and visitors, including those with transportation disadvantages, have viable travel options. -add residents, "students," workers, and visitors -add "accessible and safe" viable travel options 6. Promote a travel demand management program through a coordinated program of regulations, marketing, and provision of alternative travel options. -no changes 7. Provide multiple travel options for transit users, pedestrians, bicyclists, and rideshare users, as well as for drivers of private automobiles. Edina Comp Plan Update 2008 — Chapter 7: Transportation 7-39 -that provides safe routes in all areas of Edina for all ages, including destinations such as schools, parks, commercial districts, the senior center, and other community amenities. -include options such as circulator buses for seniors, people with disabilities, or people who do not have a car. 8. Support attractive and high performance transit service and connections. -with routes throughout Edina. 9. Manage parking provision to encourage joint and shared use of facilities, ride-sharing (car pools and van pools), bicycle parking, and increased transit use. -include car sharing services (such as Zipcar) and bike sharing services (such as nice ride) 10. Provide for efficient movement of goods within Edina, while minimizing the impacts of freight traffic on other trips and reducing negative impacts on land uses on freight corridors. X x Comprehensive Plan: Chapter Assessment Tool Chapter Title: 9: Parks, Open Space, and Natural Resources Commission Name: HRRC Goal or Policy # Goal/Policy Area Eliminate from 2018 plan Still Relevant, Include in 2018 plan Still Relevant, but should be updated Current Goal # Continue to devote a minimum of 15 % of Edina's land area to parkland and open space As population density increases...provide additional parkland or 'open space, or connections to nearby parks Current Goals - Parkland and Open Space Goals 1 2 Maintain existing parks and facilities in a fashion that maintains Edina as a premier place for living, learning, raising families, and doing business. Update by maintaining and improving parks and facilities including that parks and facilities are maintained as a premier place for people with a complete range of physical abilities, and that reflects the needs of a growing culturally diverse and greater senior population. 3 Retain, maintain, and protect and preserve all open space 4 'currently owned... 'Acquire additional park and open space land as more private 5 iland may become available for public acquisition Page 1 Goal or Policy # Eliminate from 2018 plan Still Relevant, Include in 2018 plan Goal/Policy Area Still Relevant, but should be updated Current Goal # Current Goals - Walking and Biking Trails Pathways Plan x Include a focus on with disabilities, e. use by seniors and people g., accessible nature trails 1 !Maintain existing walking/biking trails 2 uDevelop additional walking/biking trails.... "Include a focus on with disabilities, e. use by seniors and people g., accessible nature trails Create connectivity between Edina's interior trails and regional 3 trails...particularly trails that are part of the greater regional trail system 'NEW GOAL: Add exercise / fitness trails, including stations for seniors; and accessible nature trails " Current Goal # Current Goals: Enterprise Facilities Plan Page 2 Ensure that residents surveyed include seniors, residents of color, residents with disabilities, LGBTQ residents; when data is ;collected, disaggregate data (by race, age, etc.) for analysis Consider sliding scale fees based on income Ensure that all community voices are heard, particularly residents of color Goal or Policy # Goal/Policy Area Eliminate from 2018 plan Still Relevant, Include in 2018 plan Still Relevant, but should be updated ,For each of Edina's enterprise facilities (Art Center; Braemar Golf 1 Course & Dome; Aquatic Center; Edenborough/Centennial Lakes ,Park; Braemar Arena), provide recreational opportunities that lare accessible and affordable to primarily, but not exclusively, Edina residents Provide fee-based revenue generating recreation enterprise 2 'facilities that collectively cover all facility and program expenses.... x Consider sliding scale fees based on income NEW GOAL: Provide gen-der neutr-allfa nriiTy restroom including ,signage changes in all enterprise facilities and ensure restrooms are ADA compliant Policy # .Current Policies - Enterprise Facilities Plan 1 Update business plan for each facility every 6-7 years 2 Conduct surveys on a routine as needed basis to provide critical linformation Annually adjust fees and charges... City will continue to monitor each enterprise facility and its 4 services...in a manner that reflects current identified and validated demand for recreational opportunities ...to not sell any park and/or open space property currently 5 owned....exception...might include a property exchange for land of equal or greater value Page 3 Goal or Policy # Goal/Policy Area Still Relevant, Eliminate Include in from 2018 2018 plan plan Still Relevant, but should be updated Park Maintenance and Aging Infrastructure Renovation and fReplacement Plan NEW GOAL: Re-novate existing and / or construct new tacilities that are gender neutral / family restroom facilities; including signage changes, and ensure restrooms are ADA compliant in all park shelters and buildings Page 4 Water Management Resources Chapter, EHRRC Edina 2018 Comprehensive Plan 1. The 2008 Chapter is difficult to follow. Although the chapter is complex because it involves a lot of technical information, it should be easier for non-technical people to get the gist of the goals. From 8 human rights standpoint, communicating this information to a broader audience is essential. 2. There seem to be two main components to water resources management, dealing with run off (keeping the lakes, ponds, streams, clean) and providing clean water to all residents. From what I could tell, the 2008 chapter address all four quadrants of the city, but I would recommend adding "for all residents" and ""in all neighborhoods." 3. I have not been able to locate information in the Comprehensive Plan regarding what happens if residents cannot pay a water bill. Some municipalities have an exemption if you qualify for SNAP or can prove they are below a certain income level. Chapter 11: Community Services and Facilities 11.2 PUBLIC SAFETY: POLICE PROTECTION Goals KEEP THESE CURRENT GOALS. 1. Maintain or improve police service levels in both response and prevention activities. Policies: a) Utilize new technology to plan for and allocate resources and maintain rapid responses. b) Expand crime prevention, with emphasis on seniors. 2. Promote traffic safety through enforcement and education. Policies: a) Provide presence and visibility on roadways. b) Use radar, digital display signs, etc. to increase driver awareness. c) Use statewide partnerships to increase funding and education efforts. 3. Make cost-effective use of technology to meet public safety goals. Policies: a) Monitor technological advances b) Maintain workforce digital skills c) Participate in joint task forces 4. Ensure that the community is prepared to mitigate and respond to disasters. Policies: a) Educate the community about preparedness. b) Update the Emergency Operations Plan regularly. c) Build collaborative efforts with state and county agencies. New goak 1. Create awareness programs about elder scams and protocols for detection and investigation of perpetrators and services for victims. 2. Develop best practices for policing that incorporate diversity training (refer to the Human Rights Chapter for the enumeration of relevant characteristics and to the "21st-Century Policing Report") and operations throughout all positions; provide training in dealing with mentally-ill residents, employees, and visitors. 3. Raise awareness about, detect, and prevent internet crime, and all forms of sexual exploitation and human trafficking. 4. Implement the use of body cams by all officers and appropriate review of data. 5. Increase strategies to prevent and to prosecute DWIs (Driving While Impaired). 6. Enforce prohibitions on hand-held cell phone use while driving. 11.3 PUBLIC SAFETY: FIRE PREVENTION Goals KEEP CURRENT GOALS 1. Prevent fire ignition wherever possible. 2. When fires occur, minimize impact on lives and property. 3. Perform pro-active information management, to allow the City to forecast needs in areas of building fire protection systems, operational support, and program development. Policies a) Fire detection, automatic suppression, structural compartmentalization, building access, and site controls. b) Prevention information to emphasize citizen survival by teaching proven fire safety techniques c) Public information programs. d) Smoke detector installation e) Building inspection activities New 4:;Eaills 1. Develop and distribute information programs in multiple languages and in Braille. 2. Provide fire detection devices for the hearing-impaired at low or no cost. 11.3 ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH/PUBLIC HEALTH Goals KEEP CURRENT GOALS 1. Ensure an effective local government public health system 2. Reduce behavioral risks that contribute to morbidity/mortality (tobacco, alcohol, drug use, physical inactivity, poor nutrition, weight control; through education) 3. Promote health for all children, adolescents, and their families 4. Promote well-being of elderly, disabled, those with disease or chronic illness 5. Reduce exposure to environmental health hazards 6. Develop a public health emergency preparedness plan New guak 1. Address toxic waste and disposal. 2. Implement procedures that are more rigorous than the 2017 EPA changes that increase toxic substances in air, water, soil. 3. Increase health care access and screening. 4. Increase access for elderly and low-income residents to free or reduced-cost routine prophylaxis: flu shots, glaucoma checkups, blood pressure monitoring, diabetes screening, etc. 5. Design and implement increased education programs for prevention and management of Type 2 Diabetes (weight management, exercise and activity, evaluation and assessment), particularly among youth, where the incidence of obesity continues to increase. 2 3 6. Develop city-wide information programs, including at South View and Valley View Middle Schools and Edina High School, about opioid addiction, addiction prevention, and addiction treatment. A pilot program has begun in Minnetonka through the Minneapolis FBI and is being replicated throughout the state. 7. Prohibit the use of electronic cigarettes in all public venues and by all people under age 21, and sale to all people under age 21. 8. Develop public health resources for survivors and perpetrators of sexual abuse and sexual harassment. 11.5 EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES: Schools Goals KEEP CURRENT GOALS 1. Maximize achievement of all students. 2. Work in partnership with the community to create a safe, inspiring, and welcoming learning environment. 3. Work in partnership with the community to develop all students as responsible citizens and leaders. 4. Work in partnership with the community to provide learning opportunities beyond the classroom through innovation and creativity. 5. Expand leadership expectations for all members of the school district. 6. Expand and maximize the district's resources of time, talent, and finances. New goals 1. Address discrimination in the schools, targeted at youth based on their race, religion, ethnicity, national origin, sexual identity, gender orientation, ability, economic status, or other indicators, through proactive education and programming. 2. Develop policies to meet the needs of LGBTQ students. 3. Provide language and culture classes for the increasing immigrant and refugee adult populations. 4. Review school programs for the public and for parents to insure appropriate programming and inclusion of all who are represented in the schools. 5. Despite federal rollback of transgender equity policies, develop and implement policies to enhance transgender equal rights. 6. Assess policies and procedures for fully integrating out-of-district students and families into the Edina School District, to insure maximum success for each student. 7. Provide free access to extra-curricular and co-curricular activities so that economic barriers do not prohibit participation by all youth. 8. Since Sobriety High School's closure in 2013, there is no Edina-based program for youth in recovery. Review area programs, determine needs, and assess the feasibility of a southwest metro program. Review counseling services, especially resources for youth struggling with opioid addiction. 9. Review promotion of the Post-Secondary Educational Option (PSEO) option and recruitment into that program for all eligible students. 4 10. Review access to and recruitment for AP courses to insure representative student participation across all groups. 11.6 EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES: LIBRARIES No goals, no policies. New goals 1. Review library collections to insure cultural, social, and historical representation for all library users. 2. Review computer facilities to include appropriate hardware for those with vision challenges. 3. Review availability of ASL translators for public programs, especially for programs geared to youth. 11.7 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Goals and policies — KEEP CURRENT GOALS 1. Continue expansion of fiber-optic network. 2. Create city-wide wi-fi access. 3. Keep Edina's IT on par with industry standards. 11.8 COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING Goals and policies — KEEP CURRENT GOALS 1. Match communications initiatives to needs and desires of residents and businesses. 2. Redesign website every five years. 3. Develop a plan for programming on EDINA 16. 4. Expand neighborhood block captain program. 5. Enhance Edina's community vision. New Goals 1. Review access to and training in electronic communications among seniors and foreign-born residents. Review the extent of wi-fi accessibility and education in places where elderly and new residents from overseas live/recreate/shop/etc. 2. Review public access to voice-activated technology. Date: April 24, 2018 Agenda Item #: VI.C. To:Human Rights and Relations Commission Item Type: Report and Recommendation From:MJ Lamon, Project Coordinator Item Activity: Subject:Days of Remembrance Discussion CITY OF EDINA 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 www.edinamn.gov ACTION REQUESTED: INTRODUCTION: Event proposed to be on Sunday, May 6th @ 1:00pm at City Hall and holocaust survivor, Reva Kibort will be the guest speaker.