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April 7, 2020
Mayor and City Council
Ross Bintner, P.E., Engineering Services Manager
Jessica V. Wilson, CFM, Water Resources Coordinator
Approve Flood Risk Reduction Strategy and approve scope for major amendment of the
Comprehensive Water Resources Management Plan
Information / Background:
In July 2019 staff began working with task force of Edina residents to develop a Flood Risk Reduction
Strategy. The group met over a dozen times, investing hundreds of hours collectively. Through the work,
staff and task force created a framework and charted a path to reduce the risk of flooding to deliver on this
simple strategy; to comprehensively reduce flood risk throughout the community.
At the meeting, staff and task force members will present the framework and strategy.
Council consideration is requested on the following actions;
1. Approve the Flood Risk Reduction Strategy
2. Authorize a major amendment to Comprehensive Water Resources Management Plan to;
a. Make the plan and policy consistent with the Flood Risk Reduction Strategy
b. Conduct tactical planning for strategy implementation
3. Approve a scope of service for consulted professional services to assist in the planning effort
The scope of service is attached, and totals $118,000, with a schedule that updates the Comprehensive
Water Resources Management Plan by early 2021. Quick Wins
Through the process, we uncovered some ‘quick-win’ actions to implement immediately. All are available on
the City’s Flooding and Drainage webpage.
• Actions for Flood Resilient Homes; These fact sheets describe common actions that people can take
to reduce their own exposure and vulnerability to flooding. Fact sheets are provided in the appendix
of the Strategy report.
• “What is my flood risk?” interactive map; This application allows users to visualize potential flooding
on the land surface for any property in the City of Edina. This information is already available on the
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interactive water resources map; however, this application is more focused on communicating flood
risk specifically.
• Sandbagging how-to videos; The City provides sandbags, free of charge. This series of videos will be
used to promote the service, inform people on how to request sandbags, demonstrate how to build
a sandbag dike, and describe how to dispose of sandbags after a flood.
Next Steps
In April, staff intends to bring for Council consideration, a scope of service for preliminary engineering for
flood mitigation infrastructure related to the roadway reconstruction projects in the Morningside C, D and
E maintenance groups scheduled for reconstruction in 2022 and 2023. Staff will also ask Council to consider
the engagement plan to go along with the project concept-level design. This would be the first major
roadway reconstruction project to be designed under the proposed Flood Risk Reduction Strategy.
Task Force Acknowledgement
Staff would like to thank the Task Force for their contributions. The experience, knowledge, and curiosity
they brought to the process added value and influenced the framework and strategy.
Nora Davis (co-chair), Lake Cornelia Neighborhood
Kathy Amlaw (co-chair), Lake Edina Neighborhood
Greg Lincoln, Morningside Neighborhood
Michael Platteter, Morningside Neighborhood
Louise Segreto, Indian Hills Neighborhood
Roxane Lehmann, Sunny Slope Neighborhood
Richard Strong, Concord Neighborhood
Richard Manser, Todd Park Neighborhood