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HomeMy WebLinkAboutFebruary 27, 2018 Meeting PacketAgenda Human Rights and Relations Commission City Of Edina, Minnesota City Hall, Edina MN Tuesday, February 27, 2018 7:00 PM I.Call To Order II.Roll Call III.Approval Of Meeting Agenda IV.Approval Of Meeting Minutes A.January 30 Meeting Minutes 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 Updates C.Tom Oye Award D.2018 Days of Remembrance E.Annual Chair and Vice Chair Election F.March Meeting Date VII.Chair And Member Comments VIII.Sta0 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 ampli3cation, an interpreter, large-print documents or something else, please call 952-927-8861 72 hours in advance of the meeting. Date: February 27, 2018 Agenda Item #: IV.A. To:Human Rights and Relations Commission Item Type: Report and Recommendation, Minutes From:Chante Mitchell, City Management Fellow Item Activity: Subject:January 30 Meeting Minutes Action CITY OF EDINA 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 www.edinamn.gov ACTION REQUESTED: Approve the January 30 meeting minutes. INTRODUCTION: ATTACHMENTS: Description January 30 Minutes Draft Minutes☒ Approved Minutes☐ Approved Date: Minutes City Of Edina, Minnesota Human Rights and Relations Commission Edina City Hall, Community Room January 30, 2017 7:00pm I. Call To Order Chair Nelson called the January 30, 2017, meeting of the Human Rights and Relations Commission to order at 7:02 pm. II. Roll Call Answering Roll Call: Chair Nelson and Commissioners Arseneault, Beringer, Edelson, Edwards, Kennedy, Meek and Student Commissioners Sinha and Mangalick. Staff Present: Staff Liaison, MJ Lamon and City Management Fellow, Chante Mitchell III. Approval Of Meeting Agenda Motion by Commissioner Kennedy to approve the meeting agenda for January 30, 2017. Seconded by Commissioner Arseneault. Motion carried. IV. Approval Of Meeting Minutes Motion by Commissioner Arseneault to approve the December 5, 2017, Human Rights and Relations Commission meeting minutes. Seconded by Commissioner Kennedy. Motion carried. V. Community Comment Cathy Cozad, 4568 N. Ave. Community member Cozad informed the Commission about an issue with the lack of gender neutral restrooms in Edina public spaces and advised that she is seeking support for making restrooms in Edina’s public buildings gender neutral. Gabe Aderhold, 3529 W. 54th St. Community member Aderhold informed the Commission about his work to ban conversion therapy for minors in Edina. Aderhold’s presentation included information on the number of states and cities that have banned conversion therapy for minors. VI. Reports and Recommendations A. Comprehensive Plan Committee Updates Planning Commissioner Ian Nemerov discussed Comprehensive Plan updates. Commission members discussed the stages of review for each chapter in the Comprehensive Plan with Planning Commissioner Nemerov. In particular, commissioners discussed the plan for a new and separate chapter on Human Rights, and difficulties Draft Minutes☒ Approved Minutes☐ Approved Date: encountered in lacking specific knowledge on some chapters such as the one on Heritage Preservation. For this chapter, Commissioner Beringer will assist Commissioner Kennedy with the review and they will try to meet with City Planner Emily Bodeker to gain more insight on how decisions are made to better inform our work on updating the Heritage Preservation chapter. Chapter reviews and comments will be given back to Planning Commission as they will be the group reviewing the whole document. Commissioners are invited to be a part of a work session on April 25th. Commission members discussed Chair Nelson / Commissioner Edelson’s review of the Housing chapter and Commissioner Kennedy’s Community Services and Facilities Goals as templates for other Comprehensive Plan reviews. Staff will send all Commission Reviews to the Commission. B. Bike and Pedestrian Master Plan Chair Nelson shared updates on the plan and is seeking feedback from Commissioners. C. 2018 Human Rights and Relations Approved Work Plan Work Plan has been reviewed and was approved at the December 5th Council Meeting. D. Days of Remembrance Commissioners Meek, Beringer, Arseneault, Edwards and Student Commissioners Sinha and Mangalick will participate in the Working Group to plan Days of Remembrance. The Working Group will need to meet to determine a date for the event. VII. Correspondence Correspondence was received and reviewed without discussion. VIII. Chair and Member Comments Commissioner Kennedy informed Commissioners about a February 15 event on the Next Steps in Ending Sexual Harassment at Mitchell Hamline School of Law. IX. Staff Comments None X. Adjournment Draft Minutes☒ Approved Minutes☐ Approved Date: Motion by Commissioner Kennedy to adjourn the meeting. Seconded by Commissioner Edelson. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 8:55pm. Date: February 27, 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. 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: February 27, 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 Updates Discussion CITY OF EDINA 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 www.edinamn.gov ACTION REQUESTED: None. INTRODUCTION: Committee members will provide an updates on their chapter. Transportation: Catherine Community Profile: Michelle Landuse and Community Design: Jim/Heather Housing: Jim/Heather Energy, Environment, Resilience: Michelle/Prasoon/Saumya Community Services: Ellen ATTACHMENTS: Description Responsibilities by dates Comp. Plan Housing Review Comp. Plan Land Use Review Comp. Plan, Transportation Review Comp. Plan Hope Melton's Housing Review Comp. Plan Chapter 9 Asessment Ch. 11 Community Services and Facilities Review Chapter Title Commission Member(s) Community Profile Michelle (January) Landuse & Community Design Jim/Heather/Robert (January) Housing Jim/Heather/Robert (January) Heritage Preservation Ellen (February) Transportation Catherine ( January) Water Resources Management Catherine (February) Parks, Open Space and Natural Resources Pat/ Cindy (February) Energy, Environment, and Resilience* Michelle/ Prasoon/ Saumya (January) Community Services and Facilities Ellen (January) 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 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.” 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. 2 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: 3 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. 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. Comprehensive Plan: Chapter Assessment ToolChapter Title: 9Commission Name: HRRCGoal # Current Goals - Parkland and Open Space Goals Eliminate from 2018 planStill Relevant, Include in 2018 planStill Relevant, but should be updated1Continue to devote a minimum of 15 % of Edina's land area to parkland and open spaceX2As population density increases…provide additional parkland or open space, or connections to nearby parksx3Maintain 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.4Retain, maintain, and protect and preserve all open space currently owned…x5Acquire additional park and open space land as more private land may become available for public acquisitionxCurrent Goals - Walking and Biking Trails Pathways Plan 1 Maintain existing walking/biking trailsInclude a focus on use by seniors and people with disabilities, e.g., accessible nature trails2 Develop additional walking/biking trails….Include a focus on use by seniors and people with disabilities, e.g., accessible nature trails3Create connectivity between Edina's interior trails and regional trails…particularly trails that are part of the greater regional trail systemxNew Goals1Add exercise / fitness trails, including stations for seniors; and accessible nature trailsCurrent Goals: Edenborough and Centennial Lakes Park 1For each of Edina's enterprise facilities (Art Center; Braemar Golf Course & Dome; Aquatic Center; Edenborough/Centennial Lakes Park; Braemar Arena), provide recreational opportunities that are accessible and affordable to primarily, but not exclusively, Edina residents2Provide fee-based revenue generating recreation enterprise facilities that collectively cover all facility and program expenses….Policy #Current Policies - Enterprise Facilities1Update business plan for each facility every 6-7 years 2Conduct surveys on a routine as needed basis to provide critical informationEnsure that residents surveyed include seniors, residents of color, residents with disabilities, LGBTQ residents3Annually adjust fees and charges... Consider sliding scale fees based on income4City will continue to monitor each enterprise facility and its services…in a manner that reflects current identified and validated demand for recreational opportunities5…to not sell any park and/or open space property currently owned….exception…might include a property exchange for land of equal or greater valueNew Policies123NEW GOALS - Where does this go?Gender neutral / family restroom facilities (signage change), and ensure restrooms are ADA compliant 1 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 goals 1. Create awareness programs about elder scams and protocols for detection and investigation of perpetrators and services for victims. 2. Develop color-blind policing; incorporate diversity training throughout all positions; provide training in dealing with mentally-ill residents, employees, and visitors. 3. Raise awareness about, detect, and prevent internet crime; sexting and other forms of sexploitation; and sex and human trafficking. 4. Implement the use of body cams by all officers and appropriate review of data. 5. Increase strategies to prevent DUIs. 6. Enforce prohibitions on cell phone use while driving. 2 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 Goals 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 goals 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. 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. 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 PSEO option and recruitment into that program for all eligible students. 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. 4 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. 5 Chapter 6. Heritage Preservation Hard to evaluate; have no knowledge of sites established by or important to recent arrivals or to ethnic/religious minorities. Have contacted a member of the Heritage Preservation Commission but have not received a response about the nature of sites that have been selected recently for designation. Date: February 27, 2018 Agenda Item #: VI.C. To:Human Rights and Relations Commission Item Type: Report and Recommendation From:Chante Mitchell, City Management Fellow Item Activity: Subject:Tom Oye Award Discussion CITY OF EDINA 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 www.edinamn.gov ACTION REQUESTED: None. INTRODUCTION: The annual awards reception was moved up to March 5th. There is not time for the Tom Oye award to be awarded prior to this event. The Commission needs to discuss options for 2018 Tom Oye award. Date: February 27, 2018 Agenda Item #: VI.D. To:Human Rights and Relations Commission Item Type: Report and Recommendation From:Chante Mitchell, City Management Fellow Item Activity: Subject:2018 Days of Remembrance Discussion CITY OF EDINA 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 www.edinamn.gov ACTION REQUESTED: None. INTRODUCTION: Discuss logistics for the event. Date: February 27, 2018 Agenda Item #: VI.E. To:Human Rights and Relations Commission Item Type: Report and Recommendation From:Chante Mitchell, City Management Fellow Item Activity: Subject:Annual Chair and Vice Chair Election Discussion CITY OF EDINA 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 www.edinamn.gov ACTION REQUESTED: Approve nominations for Chair and Vice Chair. INTRODUCTION: Date: February 27, 2018 Agenda Item #: VI.F. To:Human Rights and Relations Commission Item Type: Other From:MJ Lamon, Project Coordinator Item Activity: Subject:March Meeting Date Action CITY OF EDINA 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 www.edinamn.gov ACTION REQUESTED: HRRC discuss if they should move March meeting date to ensure quorum. INTRODUCTION: The March HRRC meeting date (March 27) falls on spring break.