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Home My WebLink About2020-03-04 City Council Regular Meeting MinutesMINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE EDINA CITY COUNCIL HELD AT CITY HALL MARCH 4, 2020 7:00 P.M. I. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Hovland called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m. II. ROLLCALL Answering rollcall were Members Anderson, Brindle, Fischer, Staunton, Hovland. Absent: None. III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE IV. MEETING AGENDA APPROVED AS AMENDED Member Brindle made a motion, seconded by Member Anderson, to approve the meeting agenda as amended to include Item V.B., City Manager's Performance Review. Ayes: Anderson, Brindle, Fischer, Staunton, Hovland Motion carried. V. COMMUNITY COMMENT David Frenkel, Edina, addressed the Council. Janey Westin, 6136 Brookview Avenue, addressed the Council. V.A. CITY MANAGER'S RESPONSE TO COMMUNITY COMMENTS Assistant Manager Schaefer noted no Community Comments were shared at the last meeting. V.A. CITY MANAGER PERFORMANCE REVIEW — SUMMARIZED The Council provided a summary of Manager Neal's annual performance review over categories of goals accomplishment, organizational structure, employee satisfaction, trustworthiness and ethics, and others. VI. CONSENT AGENDA ADOPTED AS PRESENTED Member Fischer made a motion, seconded by Member Brindle, approving the consent agenda as follows: VI.A. Approve minutes of the February 19 and 27, 2020, Regular Meeting and Work Session VI.B. Approve payment claims for Check Register Claims Pre-List Dated February 20-27, 2020, totaling $3,597,037.23, Credit Card Transactions Dated November 26-December 26, 2019, Totaling $44,835.69 VI.C. Request for Purchase; awarding the bid to the recommended low bidder, 2020 Ford F550 Truck with Dump Box, Midway Ford and Aspen Equipment for a total of $67,006.80 VI.D. Adopt Ordinance No. 2020-30; Proposed Parks and Recreation Fees for 2020 General Park Rentals VI.E. Request for Purchase; awarding the bid to the recommended low bidder, Yorktown Park Sanitary Sewer Extension — Construction Phase Services, SEH for $87,124 VI.F. Request for Purchase; awarding the bid to the recommended low bidder, Benton Avenue Bridge Rehabilitation Design and Bid Services, Bolton Menk for $106,900 VI.G. Request for Purchase; awarding the bid to the recommended low bidder, Watermain Rehabilitation Design and Construction Services, SEH for $48,000 VI.H. Adopt Resolution 2020-29; Support for GreenCorps Host Site Application VI.I. Approve Traffic Safety Report of January 28, 2020 Page 1 Minutes/Edina City Council/March 4, 2020 VI.J. Request for Purchase; awarding the bid to the recommended low bidder, Engineering Services for Phase I SCADA Replacement, AE2S, Inc., for $79,315 VI.K. Request for Purchase; awarding the bid to the recommended low bidder, Community Center Water Tower Rehabilitation, Osseo Construction Company for $629,200 VI.L. Request for Purchase; awarding the bid to the recommended low bidder, Consulting Services for Housing Strategy Task Force, Moxie Consulting, LLC, for $33,365 VI.M. Approve 2020 Federal Priorities VI.N. Approve Temporary Intoxicating On-Sale Liquor License VI.O. Approve 2020 Liquor License Renewals VI.P. Adopt Resolution No. 2020-28; Accepting Donations VI.Q. Adopt Resolution No. 2020-32 and Ordinance No. 2019-17; Final Rezoning and Final Development Plan for Aeon at 4100 West 76th Rolicall: Ayes: Anderson, Brindle, Fischer, Staunton, Hovland Motion carried. The Council recognized the Edina Crime Prevention Fund's $13,000 donation to the Edina Arts Center for the Fall into the Arts Festival at Centennial Lakes. VII. SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS AND PRESENTATIONS VII.A. CORONAVIRUS UPDATE — RECEIVED Bonnie Paulsen, Public Health Administrator from Bloomington Public Health, provided an update on the Coronavirus. She shared data based on age distribution and disease presentation that included a wide range of clinical symptoms. She stated care was currently supportive and that vaccine and antivirals were in development and would likely take one year. Ms. Paulsen then shared emergency preparedness plans that included communication, coordination with community partners, and isolation and quarantine plans. She spoke about non-pharmaceutical interventions and testing availability then shared steps being taken to contain the virus that included community mitigation and pandemic management. Ms. Paulsen stressed the importance of social distancing such as working from home, virtual meetings, and good handwashing. The Council asked about level of preparedness to date, the Edina Community Health Commission's role through partnerships with neighboring communities, and which agency interacted with group homes. Ms. Paulsen replied she was comfortable with the partnerships in place with the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH), area hospitals, and nursing homes as well as the response plan that included more isolation and quarantine as cases increase. She stated most group homes were licensed through the MDH and communication would occur through that agency. The Council spoke about initial reports from China and the percentage of population infected compared to influenza statistics. The Council also considered the need for communication throughout the City and steps to contain exposure, particularly in nursing homes by minimizing visitors. Ms. Paulsen said she did not have those comparison statistics but noted Coronavirus could potentially be worse as some could be unaware they were ill. She shared how Bloomington's website directed visitors to the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and how Bloomington was reaching out to senior facilities to address concerns but said they had likely already implemented strategies to decrease exposure. Ms. Schaefer said public health education was critical and the City's website currently directed residents to the CDC, MDH, and Bloomington. She shared internal steps taken at the City level that included continued operations should staff become ill that included working from home, suspending certain services while ensuring essential services were maintained such as streets and water. VII.B. DONATION OF WILLARD IKOLA STATUE — ACCEPTED Parks and Recreation Director Vetter asked the Council to accept the donation of a statue for retired Edina Hockey Coach Willard (kola from the Edina Community Foundation on behalf of the (kola Cup donors. The statue would be installed outside the entrance to Braemar Arena, 7501 (kola Way, and plaques would be Page 2 Minutes/Edina City Council/March 4, 2020 installed recognizing donors. He thanked those involved in this project and said the statue would be unveiled and dedicated on March 7. Casey Hankinson, (kola Cup Founder, shared about Willard !kola who coached Edina hockey from 1958- 1991 and created a strong community of Edina hockey. He thanked the community who helped raise funds for the statue, noting $70,000 was raised by 112 people, mostly former players, which was a testament to Mr. (kola and his impact to the community. He said Edina resident Nick Legeros created the statue for the City then highlighted his past work, passion, and talent which included statues of Sid Hartman and Goldie the Gopher. Dick Crockett, Executive Director of the Edina Community Foundation, shared the Foundation had 75 community impact funds that served the community. He spoke to Mr. Hankinson's critical partnership for public engagement and said this would be their 35th art piece in the City, and would likely be the most popular. Mr. Crockett said the City would be very proud of this piece once unveiled. Member Fischer made a motion, seconded by Member Anderson, to accept the donation from the Edina Community Foundation on behalf of the (kola Cup donors for the Willard !kola Statue to be installed at Braemar Arena. Ayes: Anderson, Brindle, Fischer, Staunton, Hovland Motion carried. The Council welcomed Edina High School attendees in the audience. VII. C. 2019 TRAFFIC SAFETY SUMMARY REPORT— RECEIVED Traffic Safety Coordinator Bauler shared the 2019 Traffic Safety Summary Report that included 163 traffic safety requests with 151 reviewed by the Traffic Safety Committee then detailed the types of safety requests and their locations, He said most requests were for parking and signage, traffic calming, pedestrian safety, intersection control, and others. The action items included 14 parking and signage requests, five pedestrian safety, and four traffic calming solutions. Mr. Bauler outlined the number of requests by quadrant with the most occurring in the northwest portion of Edina and said most occur during the spring due to construction projects and include traffic calming and pedestrian safety. VIII. PUBLIC HEARINGS HELD — Affidavits of Notice presented and ordered placed on file. VIII.A. PUBLIC HEARING; PARKING STALL VARIANCE AND REVISED FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN; 4500 FRANCE AVENUE — CONTINUED TO MAY 19, 2020 The Council confirmed notices were sent regarding the item's postponement. Member Brindle made a motion, seconded by Member Fischer, to continue the Parking Stall Variance and Revised Final Development Plan; 4500 France Avenue to May 19, 2020. Ayes: Anderson, Brindle, Fischer, Staunton, Hovland Motion carried. IX. REPORTS/RECOMMENDATIONS IX.A. SKETCH PLAN FOR 4701 FRANCE AVENUE — REVIEWED Assistant City Planner Bodeker stated Council was asked to consider a sketch plan request to redevelop the southeast corner of 77th and Computer Drive. The applicant would tear down the existing 14,000 square foot office and construct a six-story I 77-unit apartment building with 237 parking stalls, 219 enclosed and 18 surface stalls. She said compliance with the City's affordable housing policy was planned by including the required units within the project and due to the high-water table in this area, the first two levels would be parking. Ms. Bodeker said the site was 2.37 acres in size with a proposed density of 75 units per acre. The project would include micro, studio, I - and 2-bedroom units and amenities would include a club lounge, workspace, fitness area, and 3rd level outdoor courtyard. Indoor bike parking was planned for those residents who want to take advantage of the proximity to Fred Richards Park and the Regional Bike Trail. Page 3 Minutes/Edina City Council/March 4. 2020 A boulevard style sidewalk was planned along 77th and Computer with public space on the corner. She said ground level units would be walk outs toward 77th Street and the request would require rezoning from Planned Industrial District, to Planned Unit Development (PUD) and flexibility through the PUD Ordinance to vary from required setbacks, parking requirements, and floor area ratio (FAR) requirements. The PUD Zoning was also used to ensure the affordable housing on the site and the FAR increase was to allow the square footage on the site up to 1.2%. Tom Lund, Lund Real Estate Partners, shared project details that included smaller units on average with the goal to provide a more affordable product and that the project would comply with the City's affordable housing policy and included nice amenities and community space. Pete Keely, Collage Architects, shared their goal was to create great homes for people that included amenity space and provide the ability to work from home based on future concepts such as rideshare and sustainability. He shared the first level would be 4-5 feet above the curb and spoke about impacts to the underground parking, access issues, and raising the building to maintain the pedestrian feel. He shared how the building was proposed to be closer to the street and include relief space for gardens, walkouts, a roof deck, terraces, and retaining walls for semi-private spaces. Mr. Keely explained the proposed ramp and L- shaped building would include shared fitness and lounge areas, 177 units, and indicated the Planning Commission desired more density, if possible, with an expanded parking deck and more units in one wing, The Council asked questions or offered feedback on access off Computer Avenue; liked that the building was closer to the street; shared concerns about the floodplain and spoke about infiltration and raingardens, stormwater that was functional and enhanced the space and encouraged a green roof deck with garden boxes; agreed that housing in this area was promising and were pleased with the different housing type, supported the townhome concept and street-level comfort for pedestrians, asked about pedestrian movements on 77th and Computer in the Pentagon Village, and spoke about the importance of walkability as Pentagon Village would allow tenants options and a destination point and the need to access Fred Richards Park; encouraged materials such as glass, metal and stone and suggested more sustainability be included such as solar panels; and supported how the affordability component was scattered throughout the project and suggested expanding the project by one level to provide more units. X. CORRESPONDENCE AND PETITIONS X.A. CORRESPONDENCE - Received I. Mayor Hovland acknowledged the Council's receipt of various correspondence. X.B. COMMISSION CORRESPONDENCE (MINUTES AND ADVISORY COMMUNICATION) — Received I. ADVISORY COMMUNICATION, HUMAN RIGHTS AND RELATIONS COMMISSION; EDINA; A WELCOMING CITY FOR ALL 2. ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMISSION, JANUARY 29, 2020 3. TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION, JANUARY 16, 2020 4. HUMAN RIGHTS AND RELATIONS COMMISSION, JANUARY 28, 2020 Informational; no action required. XC. OTHER CORRESPONDENCE — Received I. EEC INITIATIVE 4; STUDY AND REPORT ON POLLINATORS SUPPORT XI. AVIATION NOISE UPDATE — Received XII. MAYOR AND COUNCIL COMMENTS — Received XIII. MANAGER'S COMMENTS — Received XIII.A. Q4 QUARTERLY BUSINESS REPORT Page 4 ames B. Hovland, Mayor Minutes/Edina City Council/March 4. 2020 XIII.B. PROPOSED REDEVELOPMENT OF EWING LOT AT 50TH AND FRANCE XIV. CITY COUNCIL UPCOMING MEETINGS AND EVENTS — Received XV. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business on the Council Agenda, Mayor Hovland declared the meeting adjourned at 9:27 p.m. Respectfully submitted, e)1) NYVJen fife Minutes approved by Edina City Council, March 17, fir nerotte, Communications Director Video Copy of the March 4, 2020, meeting available. Page 5