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2012-12-04 N'hood I'd Committee_Final Report and Recommendation
Neighborhood Identification Steering Committee 2012 The Neighborhood Identification Steering Committee's final report and recommendation. Presented the Edina City Council work session on December 4th, 2012. TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Project Overview 5 II. Overview of Neighborhood Communities Data 11 A. Recommended Neighborhood Communities Map 13 B. Table of Neighborhood Sizes 15 C. Quadrant Data Summary 17 D. General Comments Recieved 19 III. Northeast Quadrant Map and Data 29 A. Northeast Quadrant Map 31 B. Northeast Summary Matrix 33 C. Northeast Map Review 41 D. Northeast Comments Recieved 43 IV. Northwest Quadrant Map and Data 69 A. Northwest Quadrant Map 71 B. Northwest Summary Matrix 73 C. Northwest Map Review 81 D. Northwest Comments Recieved 83 V. Southeast Quadrant Map and Data 95 A. Southeast Quadrant Map 97 B. Southeast Summary Matrix 99 C. Southeast Map Review 105 D. Southeast Comments Recieved 107 VL Southwest Quadrant Map and Data 111 A. Southwest Quadrant Map 113 B. Southwest Map Review 115 C. Southwest Summary Matrix 123 D. Southwest Comments Recieved 125 VII. Appendix 135 A. Name your Neighborhood Project Communication and Articles 137 B. Name your Neighborhood Project PowerPoint Presentations 153 i. Community Meeting 1 (May 30, 2012) 155 ii. Community Meeting 2 (July 11, 2012) 167 iii. Community Meeting 3 (September 12, 2012) 177 C. Name your Neighborhood Survey Results 197 Neighborhood Identification Steering Committee Project Overview The Neighborhood Identification Steering Committee's final report and recommendation. Presented the Edina City Council work session on December 4th, 2012. 5 Neighborhood Identification Steering Committee The Edina City Council asked the City of Edina staff to form a committee of Edina citizens who would be responsible for creating a citizen engagement process for establishing boundaries and names for Edina neighborhoods. The Committee was named the Neighborhood Identification Steering Committee (NISC). This report will give an overview of the purpose and benefits of neighborhood associations, the mission and formation of the NISC, the citizen-input process, general concerns of the residents, and the criteria used to determine neighborhood boundaries and names. Purpose and Benefits of Neighborhood Associations The Committee began with a review of general information about neighborhood associations and listened to a presentation provided by Marney Olson, Community Liaison for the City of St. Louis Park. As a result, the Committee then agreed upon the following purpose and benefits of neighborhood associations. The purpose of the neighborhood associations is to bring residents and property owners together to make the neighborhood a better place to live, learn, raise a family and do business. Neighborhoods create a sense of place and provide a historical context for the area and the City at large. By promoting neighborhood associations, the City is building civic infrastructure and promoting community engagement. Engaged residents expend discretionary effort, going above and beyond what is normal or expected, to assist their community. A key benefit of neighborhood associations is to foster communication between the residents and the City. Information from the City will help the residents make informed decisions. Individual residents will continue to hold the same power of citizenship, but neighborhood associations can bring neighborhood issues to the City in a more cohesive way. Another benefit is building neighborhood cohesiveness through cooperative action, such as social activities, neighborhood safety and security actions, and park clean-ups. It is important to note that neighborhood associations are strictly voluntary. Each neighborhood and each individual will determine its own priorities and desired level of activity. 7 Mission and Formation of Neighborhood Identification Steering Committee The mission of the committee was to design a citizen-input process for setting boundaries and names of neighborhoods in Edina. Based on the citizen input, the committee was asked to recommend boundaries and names for neighborhoods. The target completion date was set for December 2012. The staff involved with this initiative include: Karen Kurt, Assistant City Manager Susan Howl, Executive Assistant Ariel Klugman, City Manager Intern The staff published an article in the Edina Sun Current to solicit volunteers for the Committee. The following people were selected for the Committee. Their home quadrant is also listed. Dick Brozic - Northeast Bruce Carlson — Northwest Bright Dornblaser - Northeast Laura Ericksen - Northeast Rob Erickson - Southwest Paula Harter - Southwest Jennifer Janovy — Northeast Hope Melton - Northeast Bob Miller - Northeast Bob Moore - Southeast Gene Persha - Southeast The parameters used for selecting the Committee included the willingness and ability of the Committee member to address the entire City, rather than a specific neighborhood, availability to attend meetings, and a commitment to stay with the project through completion. The first order of business was to elect a Chair and Co-Chair. Hope Melton was elected Chair, and Dick Brozic was elected Co-Chair. The Committee established: • Frequency of NISC meetings needed to accomplish goals • Ways to reach and engage Edina residents • Number and dates of public meetings • Gathering of information and preparation of the final report Citizen-Input Process The Committee implemented a citizen-input process, asking Edina residents to identify existing neighborhood associations, what they believe to be their own 8 neighborhood boundaries and suggestions of names. A press release was issued on April 9, 2012, and subsequently, articles appeared in the Edina Sun Current and the Star Tribune. A blog was started and surveys were included in "The About Town" magazine and on the City web-site. Posters announcing the initiative were hung in five locations: Edina Senior Center, Hughes Pavilion, Edina Art Center, Edina Community Library, and the Southdale Library. Three "Name Your Neighborhood" community engagement meetings were held on May 30, July 11, and September 12 at the Edina Senior Center. Between each of the citizen-input meetings, the NISC met to discuss the information received at the meetings, all new blog and web site postings, and any other comments made by Edina residents. All of the information was considered when drawing and redrawing neighborhood boundaries, and in selecting neighborhood names. In addition to the Committee and the staff, there were 27 residents at the first meeting. After a short Power Point presentation, the residents were divided into their quadrants, and then into groups of three to six. The Commitee members of their respective quadrants led the community meetings. Using blank maps, the participants drew lines where the citizens collectively agreed on neighborhood boundaries. They also gave suggestions for the names of the neighborhoods. There were 42 residents at the second meeting. Again, the residents were split into their quadrants, and then into subgroups to discuss the neighborhood boundaries and names. There were 48 residents at the third meeting, which was held as a city-wide meeting. Maps of the recommended neighborhood boundaries and their names were posted. Chair Melton and Co- Chair Brozic presided over the meeting. After a brief overview of the processes used to date, the residents were invited to make statements. These statements were heard and recorded. To finalize the meeting, the Committee members gave a brief summary of the concerns for their respective quadrants. General Concerns of Residents Some of the general concerns of the residents included: • Why are we creating neighborhood associations? • How much will this cost the City? • Will our property taxes be increased? • Will this impact property values? • How will existing associations and neighborhood groups be affected? • Whose idea was this? 9 • Will this divide, rather than unite Edina? These concerns were discussed by the Committee and considered as part of the boundary and naming process. Criteria Used for Determining Neighborhood Boundaries and Names The City was initially divided into four quadrants: Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, and Southwest. These quadrants are separated by Highway 100 and Highway 62. To further divide the City into neighborhoods, other considerations included natural dividers such as busy streets, creeks, and wooded areas. Existing associations were contacted for input. Size/population was also considered an important element for dividing the neighborhoods. If a neighborhood was too small, it was determined that it would not be viable due to a lack of willing participants. Ultimately, the NISC determined, as a guideline, the size of the neighborhoods should be between 200 households and 1,000 households. The criteria used for naming the neighborhoods included: • Recommendations from residents • Neighborhood signs • Neighborhood parks • Plat and development names • Historical areas • Lakes • Natural resources • Schools • Street names Conclusion In conclusion, the attached neighborhood boundaries and names are being recommended as a result of an extensive citizen-input process. 10 11 The Neighborhood Identification Steering Committee's final report and recommendation. Presented the Edina City Council work session on December 4th, 2012. Overview of Neighborhood Communities Data Neighborhood Identification Steering Committee Final Report and Recommendation Momingside Est Pop: 1852 Est PaLcels: 700 Presidents Est Pop: 919 Est Parcels: 437 interlachen Est Pop: 474 Est Parcels: 208 Greater Country Club Est Pop: 1972 Est Parcels: 692 White • ks Est Pop 422 Est Parce s: 179 Parkwood Knolls Est Pop: 2429. Est Parcels: 825: Golf Terrace Est Pop: 1012 Est Parcels: 350 50th • nd France Es t r-' Est reels: 41 Arden Park E Pop: nit 4 s :5 7 4 Est Pop: 1102 EstParcels: 368 ,c- Grandview Est Pop: 1336 st Parcels: 29 - LondOrtAerry__ I Est Parcel : 411 --- E.st Pop;11‘503 4 Melody Lake A, Est Pop: 1100"-j', Est Parcels: 402 \'‘( 77— Birchcrest Est Pop: 1079 Est Parcels: 399 ..— Minnehaha Woods Est Pop: 1100 ;. Est Parcels: 407 Pamela Pak Est Pop: 1329' Es Parcels: 527 Concord Est Pop:1530 Est Parcels: 586, Chowen Park Est Pop: 1897 Est Parcels: 837 Strachauer Park Est Pop: 822 Est Parcels: 310 Countryside Est Pop: 2134 Est Parcels: 866 Highlands Est Pop: 1089 Est Parcels: 386 Fox Meadow Est Pop: 687 t Parcels: 273 Nm•Inad Indian Hills Est Pop: 915 Est Parcels: 370 Indian Trails Est Pop: 515 Est Parcels: 195 Creek Valley - Est Pop: 355 Est Parcels: 165 Lake Cornelia Est Pop: 1667 Est Parcels: 654 orm Fr.61.1x, Normandale Park Est Pop: 1411 Est Parcels: 468 Brookview Heights Est Pop: 931 Est Parcels: 352 Prospect Knolls Est Pop: 1259 Est Parcels: 380 If Dewey Hill Z FEst Pop: 13791/ EstParcels: 390 /: N Pentagon Park Cen enrilatiak is Eit Pop: 0 Est P*621 Est Parcels: 36 EstiPardlEirs-: 1, Edr Unite• 34., South Cornelia Est Pop: 1403 Est Parcels: 482 Promenade Est pop: 1007 Est parcels:27 Est Units: 1049 Parklawn -.\• Est Pop: 1133 Est Parcels: 42 Est Units: 450 gh 125 : 53 1701 Todd Park Est Pop: 1168 Est Parcels: 399 Southdale Est Pop: 2008 Est Parcels: 120 The Heights Est Pop: 1037 Est Parcels: 361 Braemar Hills Est Pop: 724 Est Parcels: 311 Cahill Est Pop: 0 Est Parcels: 102 Edinboro Est Pop: Est Parce Est Units I Lakse Edina ,E Est Pom,378 stParcele 25 N Neighborhood Communities VisitSpeakupEdina.org To provide additional feedback W+E S Engineering Dept October, 2012 Neighborhood Communities Data 12/04/2012 115 Sorted by Parcels Name Quadrant Population Parcels Dwelling Promenade *SE 1007 27 1049 Pentagon Park SE 0 36 0 50th and France NE 47 41 54 Parklawn SE 1133 42 450 Edinborough SE 1125 53 1701 Cahill SW 0 102 0 Southdale SE 2008 120 2008 Centennial Lakes SE 521 127 344 Creek Valley SW 355 165 White Oaks NE 422 179 Indian Trails SW 515 195 Interlachen-fat NW 474 208 Lake Edina SE 578 255 Fox Meadow NW 687 273 Grandview NW 1336 295 Strachauer Park NE 822 310 Braemar Hills SW 724 311 Golf Terrace NE 1012 350 Brookview Heights SW 931 352 The Heights SW 1037 361 Arden Park NE 1102 368 Indian Hills SW 915 370 Prospect Knolls SW 1259 380 Highlands NW 1089 386 Dewey Hill SW 1379 390 Birchcrest NW 1079 399 Todd Park NW 1168 399 Melody Lake NW 1100 402 Minnehaha Woods NE 1100 407 Londonderry NW 1503 411 Presidents NW 919 437 Normandale Park SW 1411 468 South Cornelia SE 1403 482 Pamela Park NE 1329 527 Concord NE 1530 586 Lake Cornelia SE 1667 654 Greater Country Club NE 1972 692 Morningside NE 1852 700 Parkwood Knolls NW 2429 825 Chowen Park NE 1897 837 Countryside NW 2134 866 Neighborhood Communities Data 12/04/2012 Sorted by Population Name Quadrant Population Parcels Dwelling Pentagon Park §t------- 0 36 0 Cahill S W 0 102 0 50th and France NE 47 41 54 Creek Valley SW 355 165 White Oaks NE 422 179 Interlachen Pr NW 474 208 Indian Trails SW 515 195 Centennial Lakes SE 521 127 344 Lake Edina SE 578 255 Fox Meadow NW 687 273 Braemar Hills SW 724 311 Strachauer Park NE 822 310 Indian Hills SW 915 370 Presidents NW 919 437 Brookview Heights SW 931 352 Promenade SE 1007 27 1049 Golf Terrace NE 1012 350 The Heights SW 1037 361 Birchcrest NW 1079 399 Highlands NW 1089 386 Minnehaha Woods NE 1100 407 Melody Lake NW 1100 402 Arden Park NE 1102 368 Edinborough SE 1125 53 1701 Parklawn SE 1133 42 450 Todd Park NW 1168 399 Prospect Knolls SW 1259 380 Pamela Park NE 1329 527 Grandview NW 1336 295 Dewey Hill SW 1379 390 South Cornelia SE 1403 482 Normandale Park SW 1411 468 Londonderry NW 1503 411 Concord NE 1530 586 Lake Cornelia SE 1667 654 Morningside NE 1852 700 Chowen Park NE 1897 837 Greater Country Club NE 1972 692 Southdale SE 2008 120 2008 Countryside NW 2134 866 Parkwood Knolls NW 2429 825 Overview Map Data Northwest Quadrant Northeast Quadrant Final number of neighborhoods proposed: 11 Total number of maps created and reviewed: 9 Fewest number of neighborhoods proposed: 11 Highest number of neighborhoods proposed: 18 Total number of neighborhood names considered within quadrant: 34 Final number of neighborhoods proposed: 11 Total number of maps created and reviewed: 9 Fewest number of neighborhoods proposed: 9 Highest number of neighborhoods proposed: 13 Total number of neighborhood names considered within quadrant: 23 Southwest Quadrant Southeast Quadrant Final number of neighborhoods proposed: 10 Total number of maps created and reviewed: 8 Fewest number of neighborhoods proposed: 10 Highest number of neighborhoods proposed: 11 Total number of neighborhood names considered within quadrant: 22 Final number of neighborhoods proposed: 9 Total number of maps created and reviewed: 9 Fewest number of neighborhoods proposed: 6 Highest number of neighborhoods proposed: 10 Total number of neighborhood names considered within quadrant: 11 12/04/2012 17 oo •k— Neighborhood Comments Individual Comment Source Quad Angie Berger I don't see the need for this exercise. But if it's going to happen, it may then lead to electing our Edina City Council by wards instead of open seats. That way candidates have to have better communication with the constituents who elected them and are more accountable. FB Babette Bean I live in Edina, period. Please do not divide the community and spend time on such a divisive and senseless issue. There are many more important issues facing the city rather than creating new (47?) neighborhood names. I am dissapointed in the City, the City managers, the City Council, and any person for actually spending any time on this. Edina is what we are!! We have four elementary schools, two Junior High Schools and one High School-all known as Edina. Spend time on beautifying our city and unifying us as one proud city!! SUEdinal022 12 Chris This endeavor is a great idea to help foster neighborhood cohesion. I also think from a communication standpoint having neighborhoods more connected would be a plus! I am glad to see it is voluntary and I do think we should be careful that Associations don't end up speaking for entire neighborhoods. Everyone should continue to be heard on issues impacting their neighborhoods. Great job! BLOG- I Cliff Wexler I agree with Michael Burg's comment about the negative impact of assigning names to neighborhoods. As other comments indicate, this has been going on in Edina in way or another. I've even heard real estate agents disparage some unofficially names Edina neighborhoods. Initially, I supported this project; however, after following the process closely and attending several meetings, it seems that for many folks their neighborhood is Edina and Edina is their neighborhood. Having spent my childhood in an urban neighborhood, I can tell you that "my" neighborhood was no more than a few square city blocks. Given the large geographical areas designated on the current maps, I can't see how families will relate to one another beyond a few streets. Mr. Burg makes a good point: what's the problem that needs officially designated neighborhoods? In starting this project, the city council made it clear that after completion, residents in each designated neighborhood can decide what to do as a neighborhood; however, some council members pointed out that this process should not lead to city funding to specific neighborhood as they did in Minneapolis. Finally, we all owe those on the committee a sincere appreciation for their hard work in moving the process forward. Obviously, they have raised many important issues. BLOG- DM0716 12/04/2012 19 Neighborhood Comments Individual Dean and Mary Swanson Comment We totally agree with Michael Scott Burg. Who decided this is a good way to spend our taxpayer money? The entire idea makes no sense and only causes confusion. If it isn't broken, don't fix it. By the way our street has many potholes that need fixing. Source BLOG- DM0723 Quad Dr. Richard K Simmons Looks well done. But wonder why, need more communication. CC101812 Harriet Busdicker I am NOT excited about neighborhood associations. I live in South Harriet Park, and it is a very nice name and there is no need for meddling people to try and change minds about anything. The city of Edina has rules and codes that all Edinians adhere to. It seems like a lot of busy work, while there are more important issues to take care of SUEdina0912 12 John Lohmann I don't understand why we need neighborhood boundaries. I believe it will cause more harm than good. FB Lauren Isenhart Schuster I love this idea. The city is currently allowing the Countryside neighborhood to give opinions on Countryside Park; as we are in the planning process, I am uncertain as to how much they will truly listen, but I am hopeful. This is a nice change after having "The Waters Project" thrown at us with no regard for opinions. FB 12/04/2012 20 Individual Comment Source Quad I attended 2 of the 3 meetings and live in the NW quadrant. My understanding is that the purpose of the civic SUEdina0918 neighborhood associations is two-fold: to facilitate communication between the city and the neighborhoods 12 and to build community that encourages further interaction among neighbors. It is not clear to me what communications would be better addressed through these neighborhoods than by other existing means of communication (City Extra, Sun Current, letters to residents within the area affected by a particular road re- construction or park renovation). I think the second purpose is a valuable one. I think that neighborhood associations are terrific for building community and increasing social capital, and I am active in my neighborhood association; however, many of these neighborhoods are far to large to facilitate that. I don't think that residents of the Londonderry apartments are going to have Night to Unite parties or social events with the residents of Killarney, View and Schaeffer south of Vernon, nor is the Killarney neighborhood going to share a neighborhood watch with the residents of Arctic Circle and further, these neighborhoods are focused on different nearby parks - Walnut Ridge vs. Bredesen. People may be part of one neighborhood for real estate identification purposes, such as "Indian Hills", but have much smaller, or different, neighborhoods for purposes of promoting social activities, neighborhood safety or park improvements. I think that smaller neighborhood associations are more meaningful to people, and the smaller the neighborhood association, the more proactive people are about becoming involved. In the case of larger issues, several affected neighborhood association can work together on that issue. The bigger issue is, even if much smaller neighborhoods were identified and labeled, what steps could the city realistically take to facilitate the formation of associations, given that they only work if the neighbors step up to the plate to run them. A boundary and name alone won't necessarily result in the formation of a working neighborhood association. Lisa Nelson I did not volunteer to be a part of the discussion to name our Edina neighborhoods. I thank those who did. Mary SUEdinal020 12 Neighborhood Comments 12/04/2012 21 Neighborhood Comments Individual Mary Swanson Comment I talked to Mary Brindle before the last meeting and decided not to attend as she said it doesn't change anything and a Council Member who is a realtor thought this would be a good idea. She said it was not costing taxpayers anything. However it appears that some people who are spending time on this are salaried?? Is this true? We live in Indian Hills and wonder if now any realtor listing a new home for sale in Cherokee Hills and other areas close by will now claim that these homes are in Indian Hills? Sounds like a gimmick for realtors to use to their advantage. Is this true? Source Emai1092012 Quad Mary Swanson All the people I have talked to in my neighborhood have not heard a thing about this project. Many say why are we doing this? Why haven't heard about it? We just happened to read about it in the Sun Current. The majority of people in Edina will know nothing about this until after it is finished. SUEdina 0730 Mary Swenson After talking with people in our neighborhood, I have not talked to one person who has even heard about this project. If there were mailings sent, none of us got them or they may have looked like junk mail and gotten thrown out. The very small numbers who have shown up at the meetings indicates to me that the majority of residents will only learn about this after all is said and done. Nobody will agree on the outcome. Right now you cannot get option 2 in southwest Edina to load up. BLOG- DM0729 Matt Tourangeau Edina is a community of approx. 36-40,000 people, we use to be called the village of Edina. I would not us what we think about boundaries, I would ask YOU why you think we need them. FB Matt Tourangeau So if neighborhood A is having a block party and neighborhood B isn't and the purpose is to meet and know your neighbors as Lonni has stated, is neighborhood B excluded even thought they are your neighbors across the street. I'm waiting for the lines to be drawn and the fallout thereafter. FB Michael Scott Burg I grew up in the "Country Club" neighborhood. I believe back in the day the "Neighborhood Association" denied "Jews and Blacks" from purchasing property and living in "Country Club." I always believed that was sad stain on the history of Edina. Apartheid right here in good old Edina. No Associations. They do more harm than good. BLOG- DYNTN Michael Scott Burg How about a feature on Apartheid and discrimination against "Jews and Blacks" in the "Country Club" neighborhood back in the day. BLOG- EHS 12/04/2012 22 Neighborhood Comments Individual Michael Scott Burg Comment How will this help neighborhood cohesion? This will lead to unnecessary hard feelings and loss of property value. Ask any agent. Once "official" neighborhood names are assigned we all will know the winners and losers. This is a solution in search of a problem. Source BLOG- I Quad Michael Scott Burg Really? This is a Loser idea/project that will bring hard feelings between people and neighbors. This is not necessary. Why do we do this type of stuff? This is a solution in search of a problem. More stuff crammed down our throats by a small minority of people with nothing better to do. My God go help the poor with your time. BLOG- NYNGS Michael Scott Burg Didn't the old "Country Club" neighborhood have restrictions against "Jews and Blacks" back in the day? Nice job Edina. Great Neighborhood Association! BLOG- SC Michael Scott Burg Where's the diversity? BLOG- SCHW Michael Scott Burg I don't want Edina to be like St. Louis Park. They lost a ton of cash with their internet folly. Lord help us if St. Louis Park is our model. BLOG- SSLP Michael Scott Burg This whole idea/project is a Loser. Not a single person will agree. Our family has been here since the 1950's, we know the neighborhood names. Anyone who has lived in Edina for a time already knows the informal neighborhood names. The whole matter should be dropped because it will create hard feeling between folks. Who's idea was this anyway? BLOG- DM0717 Michele Versluis Please stop the madness with naming neighborhoods and drawing lines within Edina. This is a waste of time and money. Email091012 12/04/2012 23 Individual Comment Source Quad Peter Simon I just became aware that there is a movement afoot to rename or redistrict neighborhoods in Edina. As I am a Email 091412 40 year resident of Edina and read the Sun Current newspaper regularly along with other local publications, I must say I am surprised and shocked to learn of this effort second hand. I don't know what prompted these efforts or who is behind this effort, but I would like to share my thoughts with all those involved. The thought that we need the multiplicity of names shown on the Neighborhood Proposed Maps online is ridiculous. You don't establish neighborhood identity or pride by dividing Edina into 40 plus entities with names and boundaries that few if any people know or recognize. Lets go back to the basic question - WHY? Your explanation to me today that this plan was mandated by the city council and is aimed at improving communications between the city council and the citizens seems to lack substance as it took you nine months to reach me and could, if adopted, end up with establishing 40 plus mini action committees populated by relatively few people who have an ax to grind. Access to our elected officials is mandated and regularly available by open city council meetings and a full time staff to address any issues raised by citizens. This should be and is all that is necessary. This movement reminds me that some people just don't have enough to do in their daily lives and therefore develop ideas and/or crusades to keep themselves busy. Peter Simon You didn't seem to understand my previous message. There is no justification for this program. Ample Email091812 opportunity exists for input to our elected officials and our government programs. In my opinion this is a waste of government resources including time and money. Lets end this program now. Sara Massman John, can you explain more? I am very excited about creating and building neighborhood identities. FB Smalley Neighborhood Comments 12/04/2012 24 Neighborhood Comments Individual Comment Source Email092012 Quad Susan Scheppers Please don't proceed without a vote from the community. There are more implicationsthat will effect us than just getting together for bbqs with folks from the neighborhood. Once this is divided up formally, reputations of each area will develop. Some will be active and charming, and others will be known as duds! This will affect real estate also. It doesn't seem fair that this is just being delivered to us and we have to scramble to respond. People I have talked to do not like the idea!!!! There are other ways to promote community. This will be divisive. Those of us who don't live in the best part of town will feel the effects of this new identity. Can't we just all be from Edina??? Sincerely, Susan from other side of the Edina tracks Teri LaFrenz To the Naming Committee: Thanks for all of your efforts so far! I live in the area East of France Ave, south of 54th, and north of Minnehaha Creek. Its a small pocket in Edina that really enjoys our creek to the south and our Mpls neighbors to the north! This naming project has already fostered communication, as about 20 of us neighbors in this pocket have been sharing opinions via email on the subject of naming and boundaries. In looking at your proposed boundaries I oppose both options 1 and 2. In my opinion, the boundary and name in option 1 is too broad, lacks charm, and is un-neighborly. For option 2, I do appreciate the smaller boundary than option 1, but we do not associate our neighborhood with Chowen Park. I feel that the Creek is a natural dividing line on our south border. Therefore, I propose a new boundary of 54th on the North, France to the West, and Minnehaha Creek as the South and East border. If you agree to the new boundary section, we have an active group in our neighborhood that would like to meet to discuss more name options. Our initial brainstorm reflects: East Creek, East Edina Creek, Creek Park, Creek Knoll, York Creek, Eastern Heights. Tim Stevenson oh no, Edina is trying to pull a Bloomington! Maybe you should go for PWE (Prestigous West Edina)? This was probably thought up by realtors to create separation of in demand and no demand edina neighborhoods. FB If I hear someone use the phrase "I live in SW Edina", I will know what they are really saying - "I am a pretentious Dbag". Edina is your community, and creating borders doesn't create neighborhoods, it destroys them. As mentioned above by "drawing a narrower line" to kick out the HD housing. Glad I live in upper mid lower central east Orono! PS - Hruby knows I love screwing with you Edina folk! Enjoy your day. 12/04/2012 25 Individual Comment Source Quad Torn I unfortunately have not had the opportunity to attend the meetings, and this will probably be the only way I SUEdina0918 can comment--much like many other Edina residents. It is my hope that these comments can be taken 12 seriously when decisions affecting every Edinia citizen will be taken. I agree with previous comments that this is a project that can certainly divide our city, and not necessarily in a good way. I also like what Lisa said about small neighborhoods that people identify. If our nine-year-old example wants to identify people by name, then it must mean something. If you call someone Smith, it doesn't as easily identify you, as if you call them Ariel, for example. If neighborhoods were simply geographically based we wouldn't need additional signs made and posted, we would simply use the street signs. However, I think that one of the goals is to create a sense of unity within the group of households. Can you do that if you have a large area of households that have nothing in common than they drive the same streets? My small neighborhood has a website and we share many useful topics in addition to being able to walk the streets and say hi occassionally. This would be a major challenge to expect this to happen in a family housing area, a corporate duplex area, a business/shopping area, a senior condo area, and an apartment complex which is currently proposed for Grandview. Tracy Holtan I also attended the meeting. In summary, I think the 9-year-old girl from Chowen Park, demonstrated the SUEdina0917 most poise, logic,vision and the best reason of all to proceed with this project. She said she thought naming 12 all neighborhoods was a good idea. She went on to say that when at school many friends were able to say what neighborhood they lived in, Country Club, Morningside etc.. She was not able to - as her neighborhood did not have a name, and she did not think that was fair. She also said that just being involved with this project, she had gone around and met and talked to some of her neighbors she had never met before - and she learned interesting things about them and liked them. She summarized by saying, these are the reasons I think all neighborhoods should have a name. I agree with the young lady from Chowen Park - and I hope she runs the city someday! Taking it a step further, this initiative would be well-served and gain credibility by working with all the schools, involving our students, give them a voice, and make our community even stronger. Neighborhood Comments 12/04/2012 26 Neighborhood Comments Individual Comment Source Quad Tracy Holtan SUEdina0918 12 Hello Chris, As one of the few people who were able to find and navigate the frustrating sign-in process for this feedback forum (not an easy task) - what did you think of the comments of the 9-year-old girl from Chowen Park? I'm sure you were as mortified and shocked as I was by comments made earlier in the meeting by the woman who would not relinquish the microphone. I was getting ready to walk out when the little girl took the microphone. I thought she provided the best and most compelling reason to proceed with the project. She wants her neighborhood to have a name like many of her friends. She lives in what would be called Chowen Park, she liked the name and she met many of her neighbors as part of this project. This made a lot of sense to me. Thoughts? Tracy Why get rid of Rolling Green or Golf Terrace? What is with "Greater Country Club" It is Country Club. CC102212 12/04/2012 27 29 al • ,--4 .4--) ..1 ) ;••4 ra) 0 "0 :1•1 "0 CL) 0 0 Z4 Northeast Quadrant The Neighborhood Identification Steering Committee's final report and recommendation. Presented the Edina City Council work session on December 4th, 2012. N NE Neighborhood Communities VisitSpeakupEdina.org To provide additional feedback W+E S Engineering Dept October, 2012 Golf Terrace Est Pop: 1012 Est Parcels: 350 Arden Park Est Pop: 1102. Est Parcels: 368 Gracz Church Greater Country Club Est Pop: 1972 Est Parcels: 692 St Stephens Episcopal White 0e ks Est Pop: 422 Est Parcel : 179 50th and France Es Pop: 47 Edam I Eat 1 arcels: 41 Est Units: 54 Cdy Calvin Chrislian Yaws . hones or Mornimside Est PdrilstMe2 Est Parcels: 700 Communiw Luthcren Church Minnehaha Woods Est Pop: 1100 Est Parcels: 407 Pamela Park Est Poi: 1329 Est Parcels: 527 Lake Pamela \ Wri t Chowen Park Est Pop: 1897 LI Est Parcels: 837 I.J Strachauer Park Est Pop: 822. Est Parcels: 310 Sl Peers Lutheran Church & School jI Concord Est Pop:1530 Est Parcels: 586 Edina Northeast Quadrant Neighborhoods Neighborhood Name Boundaries Considerations for Name Considerations for Boundaries Est. Pop. Est. Parcels Dwell Units Public Features Known / Organized Activity* 50th and France Commencing at the intersection of W 49th St and France Ave; thence southerly along the centerline of France Ave to the centerline of W 51' St; thence westerly along the centerline of W 51' St to the centerline of Halifax Ave; thence north along the centerline of Halifax Ave to the centerline of W 50th St; thence west along the centerline of W 50th St to west line of Lot 9 of Lund Kruse Addition; thence north along the west line of Lot 9 to the south line of Lot 3, Block 1 of Replat of Lots 1, 2, 3, & 4, Lund Kruse Addition; thence east along the south said line to the west line of Lot 20, Auditor's Subdivision No. 172, thence north along the west line of Lot 20, Auditor's Subdivision No. 172 to the centerline of W 49th St, thence east along the centerline of W 49th St to point of beginning. Well known throughout whole metro; destination location. Is the retail district for downtown Edina. 47 41 54 "Downtown" Edina with signature shopping and dining 50th and France Business Association Arden Park Commencing at the intersection of W 50th St and Wooddale Ave, thence east along the centerline of W 50th St to the centerline of Halifax Ave, thence south along the centerline of Halifax Ave to the centerline of W 51" St, thence east along the centerline of W 51' St to the centerline of France Ave; thence south along the centerline of France Ave to the centerline of W 54th St, thence west along the centerline of W 54th St to the centerline of Wooddale Ave, thence north along the centerline of Wooddale Ave to point of beginning. Arden Park is a large presence in the neighborhood. Initially the committee considered Arden Park and Minnehaha Woods as one neighborhood, but based on resident feedback decided to split the neighborhood at 54th. 1102 368 Arden Park Minnehaha Creek Brucewood Social Club Minnehaha book club *Derived from information received by NISC. 33 Edina Northeast Quadrant Neighborhoods Neighborhood Name Boundaries Considerations for Name Considerations for Boundaries Est. Pop. Est. Parcels Dwell Units Public Features Known / Organized Activity Chowen Park Commencing at the intersection of W 54'1' St and France Ave, thence east along the centerline of W 54th St to the centerline of Xerxes Ave, thence south along the centerline of Xerxes Ave to the centerline of W 60th St, thence west along the centerline of W 6e St to the centerline of France Ave, thence north along the centerline of France Ave to point of beginning. Based on Chowen Park. Chowen Park was initially combined with Strachauer Park but based on resident feedback decided to split the neighborhood. 1897 837 Chowen Park York Park Minnehaha Creek Book club Concord Commencing at the intersection of South View Ln and Concord Ave, thence south along the centerline of Concord Ave to the centerline of W 58th St, thence east along the centerline of W 58th St to the west line of Lot 1 Block 1 Fairfax, thence south along west line of Lot 1 Block 1 Fairfax to centerline of Fairfax Ave, thence west along the centerline of Fairfax Ave to the west line of Lot 11 Block 1 of Valley View Terrace Third Addition, thence southwest and south along the west line of Lot 11 Block 1 of Valley View Terrace Third Addition to the centerline of Valley View Rd, thence east and south along the centerline of Valley View Rd to the centerline of Highway 62, thence west along Highway 62 to the centerline of Highway 100, thence north along Highway 100 to the extended centerline of South View Ln, thence east along the centerline of South View Ln to point of beginning. Informally established name around the school. Only "Natural boundaries of Hwys 100 & 62" 1530 586 Concord School Edina Community Center Normandale Elementary Southview Jr. High St. John's Park Edina Community Center Neighborhood Association Greater Country Club Commencing at the intersection of Highway 100 and the northern Edina City limits, thence east along the Edina City limits to the centerline of Grimes Ave, thence south along the extended centerline of Grime Ave to the centerline of W 50th St, thence west along the Historic and recognized name in the area. Based on feedback from canvassing the 44th area the decision was made to create larger Country Club neighborhood 1972 692 Minnehaha Creek Browndale Park Historic District and Country Neighborhood Association *Derived from information received by NISC. 34 Edina Northeast Quadrant Neighborhoods Neighborhood Name Boundaries Considerations for Name Considerations for Boundaries Est. Pop. Est. Parcels Dwell Units Public Features Known / Organized Activity centerline of W 50th St to the centerline of Highway 100, thence north along the centerline of Highway 100 to point of beginning. community incorporating 44th, and the Sunnyslope neighborhood. Wooddale Park Williams Park Golf Terrace Commencing at the intersection of W 50th St and Wooddale Ave, thence south along the centerline of Wooddale Ave to the centerline of W 56th St, thence west along the centerline of W 56th St to the centerline of Concord Ave, thence north along the centerline of Concord Ave to the centerline of South View Ln, thence west along the centerline of South View Ln to the centerline of Highway 100, thence north along the centerline of Highway 100 to the centerline of W 50th St, thence east along the centerline of W 50th St to point of beginning. Commonly known name for area. Size of population and the natural boundary of the golf course. 1012 350 City Hall Police Department Minnehaha Creek Edina Country Club Edina Community Center Neighborhood Association Minnehaha Woods Commencing at the intersection of W 54th St and Wooddale Ave, thence east along the centerline of W 54th St to the centerline of France Ave, thence south along the centerline of France Ave to the centerline of W 58th St, thence west along the centerline of W 58th St to the east line of unplatted 19 028 24, thence north along east line of unplatted 19 028 24 to the north line of unplatted 19 028 24, thence west along north line of unplatted 19 028 24 to east line of Pamela Park, thence north, northwest, southwest, west along Pamela Park, thence west along the extended north line of Pamela Park to the centerline of Wooddale Ave, thence north along centerline of Wooddale Ave to point of beginning. Minnehaha Woods was preferred by many residents. Initially the committee considered Arden Park and Minnehaha Woods as one neighborhood, but decided based on canvassing input to create two separate neighborhoods. 1100 407 Minnehaha Creek Next to Arden Park & Pamela Park *Derived from information received by NISC. 35 Edina Northeast Quadrant Neighborhoods Neighborhood Name dis Boundaries IC Considerations for Name Considerations for Boundaries AINENNOL. Est. Pop. AL.. _.ice Est. Parcels Dwell Units Public Features Known / Organized . . Morninus Morningside ide Commencing at the intersection of Wooddale Ave and northern Edina City Limits, thence north, east, south along Edina City limits to the north line of Lot 8 Block 1 Edina Mills Townhomes, thence west along the north line of Lot 8 Block 1 Edina Mills Townhomes to the east line of Lot 3 White Oaks 7th Addition, thence north and southwesterly along Lots 1-3 of White Oaks 7th Addition to north line of Lot 52 Auditor's Subdivision No. 161, thence northwest, west, southeast along Lot 52 Auditor's Subdivision No. 161 to the south line of Lot 50 Auditor's Subdivision No. 161, thence west along the south line of Lot 50 Auditor's Subdivision No. 161 to the west line of Lot 44 Auditor's Subdivision No. 161, thence north along the west line of Lot 44 Auditor's Subdivision No. 161 to the centerline of Sunnyside Rd, thence southwest along the centerline of Sunnyside Rd to the centerline of Grimes Ave, thence north along the centerline of Grimes Ave to the north line of Lot 7 Block 15 Country Club District, Fairway Section, thence west along said line to point of beginning. Morningside was a separate village from 1920-1966. Morningside has a historic, well defined boundary. . 1852 700 Weber Field Park Kojetin Park Morningside Neighborhood Association *Derived from information received by NISC. 36 Edina Northeast Quadrant Neighborhoods Neighborhood Name Boundaries Considerations for Name Considerations for Boundaries Est. Pop. Est. Parcels Dwell Units Public Features Known / Organized Activity* Pamela Park Commencing at the intersection of W 58th St and France Ave, thence south along the centerline of France Ave to the centerline of Highway 62, thence west along the centerline of Highway 62 to the centerline of Valley View Rd, thence north and west along the centerline of Valley View Rd to the west line of Lot 11 Block 1 of Valley View Terrace Third Addition, thence north and northeasterly along said line to the west line of Lot 6 Block 1 of Valley View Terrace, thence north along west line of Lot 6 Block 1 of Valley View Terrace to the centerline of W 58th St, thence east along the centerline of W 58th St to the centerline of Wooddale Ave, thence north along the centerline of Wooddale Ave to the north line of Lot 1 Block 1 of G A Johnson's Southwood, thence east along Lot 1 Block 1 of G A Johnson's Southwood to west line of Pamela Park, thence northeast, southeast, outh along Pamela Park to north line of Lot 5 Block 3 G. A. Johnson's Southwood, thence east along north line of Lot 5 Block 3 G. A. Johnson's Southwood to the east line of Unplatted 19 028 24, thence south along east line of Unplatted 19 028 24 to the centerline of W 58th St, thence east along the centerline of W 58th St to point of beginning. Pamela Park is a large presence in the neighborhood. Pamela Park is a major feature of the neighborhood. 1329 527 Pamela Park & Lake Minnehaha Creek Strip Mall on Valley View Some retail on Valley View *Derived from information received by NISC. 37 Edina Northeast Quadrant Neighborhoods Neighborhood Name JAIL Boundaries AW L Considerations for Name _.41.. Considerations for Boundaries Est. Pop. Est. Parcels Dwell Units Public Features Ai_ Known / Organized Activity* Strachauer Park Commencing at the intersection of France Ave and W 60th St, thence east along W 60th St to the centerline of Xerxes Ave, thence south along the centerline of Xerxes Ave to the centerline of Highway 62, thence west along the centerline of Highway 62 to the centerline of France Ave, thence north along the centerline of France Ave to point of beginning. Named after the park. Strachauer Park was initially combined with Chowen Park but based on resident feedback the committee decided to separate the neighborhood communities. 822 310 Strachauer Park White Oaks Commencing at the intersection of Sunnyside Rd and Grimes Ave, thence east along the centerline of Sunnyside Rd to the west line of Lot 44 Auditor's Subdivision No. 161, thence south and east along Lot 44 Auditor's Subdivision No. 161 to west line of Lot 52 Auditor's Subdivision No. 161, thence northwest, northeast, southeast along Lot 52 Auditor's Subdivision No. 161 to west line of Lot 1 White Oaks 7th Addition, thence northeast, south along Lots 1-3 White Oaks 7th Addition to north line of Lot 8 Block 1 Edina Mills Townhomes, thence east along the north line of Lot 8 Block 1 Edina Mills Townhomes to the centerline of France Ave, thence south along the centerline of France Ave to the north line of Lot 20 Auditor's Subdivision No. 172, thence west and south along Lot 20 Auditor's Subdivision No. 172 to the south line of Lot 32 Auditor's Subdivision No. 172, thence west along the south line of Lot 32 Auditor's Subdivision No. 172 to east line of Lot 3 Block 4 South White Oaks Addition, thence south along the east line of Lot 3 Block 4 Established Name Well established area that would not incorporate well with either Morningside or Greater Country Club as then they would be much larger than most neighborhoods. Felt the area was too different from 50th and France to merge the two. 422 179 White Oaks Improvement Association *Derived from information received by NISC. 38 Edina Northeast Quadrant Neighborhoods Neighborhood Name Boundaries Considerations for Name Considerations for Boundaries Est. Pop. Est. Parcels Dwell Units Public Features Known / Organized Activity* South White Oaks Addition to the centerline of W 50th St, thence west along the centerline of W 50th St to the west line of Lot 29 Block 11 Country Club District Fairway Section, thence north along the west line of Lot 29 Block 11 Country Club District Fairway Section to the point of beginning. *Derived from information received by NISC. 39 Overview Map Data Northeast Quadrant Final number of neighborhoods proposed: 11 Total number of maps created and reviewed: 9 Fewest number of neighborhoods proposed: 9 Highest number of neighborhoods proposed: 13 Total number of neighborhood names considered within quadrant: 23 12/04/2012 41 Neighborhood Comments Individual - Comment Our Group had a couple people that were very passionate about a specific issue (white oaks boundaries) which made it difficult to move forward on the broader task at hand. We could have used a process to capture difficult issues for offline deep dive resolution (i.e. a parking lot). I'd say we were stuck. Source CC0711 Quad T‘q:-.7 '..-t,;---, .7,'„?,' f: 1 r II. ,. 4 r 4, „ii:., '!; iv. ,.,-; Angela We prefer option 2 because Edina East is a terrible neighborhood name. It makes it seem as if we are not really part of Edina, but rather a completely different city. The name does not have character or represent the amazing, cozy, friendly neighborhood that it is meant to represent. No other proposed neighborhood maps have names such as Edina South or Edina West. We prefer option 2 with the names Chowen and Strauchauer Parks, however we feel that 60th is more of a natural divider than 58th. Our annual block party takes place north of 60 all the way to 57th. When we walk to the park, we walk to Chowen Park. Please allow the neighborhood name to represent the charm and energy it contains rather than stamp it with generic Edina East. SUEdina0901 Barbara Lupient Brucewood - I prefer the smaller and more local area. CC0806 Becky Brown I live in what is currently referred to as Brucewood and prefer the NE Option two which keeps Brucewood as a defined neighborhood. We already have an established neighborhood group that has regular functions, etc. and it was a big selling point when purchasing our home in 2001. Arden Park marks a natural division of Brucewood from South Harriet Park as designated on NE Map Option #2. However, with that said, I am not sure the naming project is necessary? SUEdina0811 12/04/2012 43 Dear Neighborhood Naming Committee, I think this is a great idea to build community in Edina. Thanks for all or your work in this direction. Many people in my neighborhood have talked and emailed and have very similar opinions about boundaries. I live at 5405 Beard and feel an association with neighbors in the boundaries listed below. I have copied the description from one of my neighbors because she explained it so well. In looking at your proposed boundaries I oppose both options 1 and 2. In my opinion, the boundary and name in option 1 is too broad, lacks charm, and is un-neighborly. For option 2, I do appreciate the smaller boundary than option 1, but we do not associate our neighborhood with Chowen Park. I feel that the Creek is a natural dividing line on our south border. Therefore, I propose a new boundary of 54th on the North, France to the West, and Minnehaha Creek as the South and East border. If you agree to the new boundary section, we have an active group in our neighborhood that would like to meet to discuss more name options. Our initial brainstorm reflects: East Creek, East Edina Creek, Creek Park, Creek Knoll, York Creek, Eastern Heights. I live on 54th and Beard Ave. with my family. We would love to see the boudaries be 54th, the minnehaha creek and France Ave. be the boundaries for our neighborhood. These are the people that we know and see on a regular basis. I vote for Option 2 for Northeast Edina. Straucher is a know name for this area. (6204 Chowen) I find it hard to understand that I'm located in Northeast Edina when I leave just north of Southdale. (6204 Chowen) Southdale North is also a good name. The name Edina East (Option 1) is not descriptive and is boring. Individual Comment Source Email091012 SUEdina0910 12 BLOG- SCHW Bill Fullerton Bill Fullerton Bill Noonan Neighborhood Comments 12/04/2012 44 Individual Comment Source Quad Carol Hello, I agree with several others in that the small the neighborhood boundaries, the better. I'm not sure if you SUEdina0831 NE have anyone in my neighborhood involved - we have a pretty strong community South of 54th ending at Woodland Road. There is also a strong community north of 54th that our neighborhood has started to connect more often with. Please note that there is no access to Philbrook Lane from this neighborhood, thus it might make sense for Philbrook lane to be included in the neighborhood south of it. I know the name "South Harriet Park" has been used in the past to identify this neighborhood. However, I don't think the people in the neighborhood identify with the name. "Minnenhaha Woods" is the name the city uses, which I think is a great name! So, my recommendation would be to have a neighborhood named "Minnehaha Woods" with the boundaries as labeled in Option 2 (with the eastern boundary being the creek), with the exception that the southern boundary end with Woodland Road. Tracy - I didn't see your response until after I wrote mine. It looks like we're on the same page. Thank you for your involvement in the process! Carol Engstrom I love the idea of establishing neighborhood associations and appreciate the work that's being done as-well-as email the great communication around that work that's being done. I know there are several names that have been used in the past for the neighborhood we live in: South Harriet Park, Minnehaha Woods, and Colonial Woods (or something along those lines). We've lived in this neighborhood for 10 years and recently heard someone refer to our neighborhood as South Harriet Park. This is the first time I've heard someone use that name in casual conversation (I had only seen it in real estate advertising in the past). I wonder, is that a name being considered for our neighborhood? If so, I'd like to touch-base with the people making the decision on the name of the neighborhood because I think that name will not be embraced. Please let me know if South Harriet Park is being considered for our neighborhood name. Neighborhood Comments 12/04/2012 45 Cheryl Appeldorn Individual Comment Source Quad I am writing to comment on the proposed Neighborhood Identification Maps. I live in the White Oaks Neighborhood and am the current president of the White Oaks Neighborhood association. Since both maps for the NE quadrant are the same for White Oaks, my comments apply to both maps. General Comments The White Oaks Neighborhood Association has been active since 1940 when it was formed to receive title to a natural area near Meadow Road and 48th Street. The association both owns and manages this land and serves as a neighborhood association for communication and neighborhood support purposes. Because we hold title to land, the membership in the association is technically limited to a group of parcels included in the original "White Oaks" subdivision because these parcels are named in the title to the meadow. However, we have many other neighbors from Maple Road and South Townes Road who are active voluntary members and who we value greatly. We have annual meetings which are well attended, and have an elected board and officers. We collect voluntary dues which are important so that we can pay for insurance on the meadow and help maintain the vegetation. The maps as drawn include a broader area than included in the technical membership of the historic White Oaks association. Our primary concern is if the City creates a larger White Oaks neighborhood, will it require the association to change in order to be considered a "recognized" neighborhood association? If we are forced to expand our technical membership, we are concerned that it will require us to re-draft our by-laws (requiring us to hire an attorney) and it may become more difficult to find leaders and to host meetings. Without well attended meetings, we are concerned that our ability to collect dues will decline, affecting our ability to maintain the meadow. We want to support the City in its efforts to create a sense of community, but we feel that in the process of identifying neighborhoods, the City should not do anything that will detract from already existing neighborhood associations that have evolved over time and are running well and effectively. It is difficult enough to find volunteer leaders for neighborhood associations, and the City should avoid creating complications that put additional burdens on these leaders. Email 0826 Neighborhood Comments 12/04/2012 46 I spoke with Jennifer Janovy, and one idea is to indicate the "Historic White Oaks" on the map within the broader White Oaks area (this might be done in Country Club as well to indicate the boundaries of the actual historic district.) Then the historic White Oaks Association could be grandfathered in as a recognized association which has a historic boundary and voluntary participation by interested neighbors in the broader area. Specific Comments 1. There are two homes on Sunnyside that are historically part of White Oaks - 4083 and 4081 Sunnyside. The houses at 4600 Townes and 4601 Townes (on the corner of Townes and Sunnyside) should be included in White Oaks, but all other houses on Sunnyside should be part of Morningside. 2. The commercial area of 50th and France should be identified as a separate neighborhood and the apartments at 49th and France should be considered part of this neighborhood as their interests (traffic, parking, etc) are more similar to the residents in the condominiums at 50th and France. I had the chance to attend last nights meeting and wanted to make some comments. First, I want to commend the committee for taking on the task. I spent 2 years on the GrandView committee and I know first hand that working on these projects is never easy. The time you have spent on this is honorable. Second, for those who think there is a "conspiracy" at play or some back room dealings that led to this idea, please don't embarrass yourself. These types of tasks are usually brought on by "our" City Council. If you need to point blame or want to be mad, talk with the people who we elect....it is their role to represent our community and our issues. It is this reason alone why our City Council elections are so important; you need to know where the candidates stand on the issues. Finally, on the issue of Civic Neighborhood Associations. Going into the meeting I was not a fan and after some of the rationale was explained I remain about the same. This meeting was a good example of the divisions this concept has already created. Neighborhoods are super important, but I really think in the end we belong to one "hood" which is Edina. I hope the City Council will strongly think about the long-term goals of this plan...are we trying to unite or divide? I think Edina East is not a very original name, it would be nice to have a unique neighborhood name. Individual Comment Cheryl Appeldorn (Continued)The Steering Committee should expressly recommend to the city that this should not happen. Where there are established associations with annual meetings and elected representatives, these associations should be effectively "grandfathered in" and recognized by the City as they are. Chris Christina Source Email 0826 SUEdina0913 12 SUEdina 0727 Neighborhood Comments 12/04/2012 47 Neighborhood Comments Individual Comment Source Quad Claudia Carr I was reviewing the maps for the proposed neighborhoods in Edina and I think they have the map wrong the for Country Club District. The north line for the district - north of Sunnyside Rd - includes not only the homes in the Country Club District along Sunnyside Road but also the homes directly behind the Sunnyside Road homes that border 44th that are not part of the Country Club District. email •v--"rm-1 - , Cliff In a recent Sun Current article, the West 44th Street corridor between Wooddale Ave and Brookside, on the south border of St. Louis Park, west of Morningside and just north of Country Club was called "No Man's Land." At one time, this corridor served as the right-of-way for the streetcar line that served as the primary commuter system and basis for the upscale Country Club development. Given the exclusivity of the Country Club Association and the long-time history of the Morningside Assoiation, I suggest that this "No Man's Land" be designated WEST MORNINGSIDE since many of the residents in this area have similar demographics and orientation toward the NE corner of Edina. Good luck to the committee in trying to reconcile what has turned into a quagmire of self-serving interests. BLOG- DM0728 Cliff Susan makes a good suggestion to draw neighborhood boundaries through backyards. I'd go even further: why not draw the lines around the properties of specific undesirable neighbors to make sure they don't get included in "our" neighborhood. This is S000 Edina. I thought red-lining was illegal. And if history should be the guide, let's not forget that Country Club initially excluded families of certain ethnic or racial backgrounds. Unfortunately for some folks, this was determined as unconstitutional. NE Option 2 looks good; however, I suggest assigning properties west of Hwy 100 to NW quadrant with the small segment remaining east of 100 be included in the (Greater) Country Club BLOG- DM0716 Cristina & Stephen We live in what would be Edina East/Chowen Park on the NE maps. Option 2 is definitely more appealing to us for a couple of reasons: 1. Edina East is horribly generic, and suggests nothing about the unique personality of our neighborhood 2. Using 58th as a divider makes a lot of sense, especially considering the elementary school boundaries and the importance of each area's respective park(s). York Park should be considered as a neighborhood name, or maybe something that incorporates Minnehaha, since the creek and footbridge are so emblematic of our area. Even if the final determination is to define Strachauer and Chowen as one neighborhood, PLEASE don't name it Edina East. We have admired the charming neighborhood names in SLP and Minneapolis for quite some time and, all in all, we think this is a great idea for Edina! SUEdina 0808 12/04/2012 48 Neighborhood Comments Individual Comment The area around Arden Park is referred to by residents as "Arden Park." Minnehaha Woods is a fabricated name that will not be used and "brucewood" refers to a very small part of the area that also would not be used. Source CC0808 Quad t'Ai.' ._ ',1,, Dennis Maetzold Edith I am surprised you decided to get rid of Sunnyslope, a neighborhood that already exists with defined boundaries. I though the idea was to create some community nexus where none existed, not to destroy the ones that were already there. We don't need to worry about size and population when drawing the boundaries; we are not (I hope) creating political districts, voting for neighborhood representatives, etc. I would hate to see the creation of yet another layer separating the city government from its residents. SUEdina0920 12 Elaine Meisch Name idea for the Edina East area/ York ave area. York Park. Map option doesn't matter. I like the idea of the neighborhoods a lot. I have lived here since 61. CCcal10912 Erik Anderson I absolutely like map 1 the best for NE Edina. I live in the small sliver just north of 44th and east of 100. I feel that my neighborhood definitely identifies more with the Morningside neighborhood in many ways. In looking at parks, recreation, sidewalks, etc.... the area I reside in looks east rather than west. This is primarily due to the fact that Hwy 100 is such a dividing line. I really don't see the area west of 100 as part of my "neighborhood," while I do feel that way about Morningside to the east. A highway overpass is a huge barrier in creating a sense of a neighborhood and I'd urge the passage of map 1. I think the neighborhood names as identified are appropriate. SUEdina 0712 Erik Anderson I like what you've done with the little sliver of land just north of 44th- bordering SLP. While we clearly understand that we aren't in the "Country Club" historic district, it does give our area some identification and that is the propoer alignment. Hwy 100 is a barrier and we don't fit well with Todd Park for that reason. Thanks. 111 GH I live in the NE Quadrant and I like the Option 1 with Golf Terrace as the name (instead of Lake Harvey). It may be just because we have been knows as Golf Terrace Heights up until now so we are used to it. It just seems like more people can connect with the golf course than the lake which is more connected to a smaller section of the area. SUEdina0910 12 -' - ifr Ginny Anderson I really support this process :) 1. Weak citizen participation makes it difficult; 2. Can every resident in Edina get a notice via email or snail mail of the proposed boundaries. If they choose not to reply then they may not get a voice?; 3. I recommended a change to brucewood to stop at 54th to the south. 4. Make 50th and France its own district; 5. City needs to define exactly the benefits/rational of neighborhoods and disseminate this info to each resident. CC0711 ,..\ -,--; ,,. ,7 ,, . , !.;:11. _,. -' " .. 1 .'. _., .., 12/04/2012 49 Neighborhood Comments Individual Comment Source Quad It seems to me Northeast Option 2, referring specifically to South Harriet and Bucewood make eminently BLOG- more sense than NE Option 1, Minnehaha Woods both in terms of the natural boundaries with the Minnehaha DM0711 Creek as well as the way the neighborhoods interact independent of one another. As an already established "Brucewood" neighborhood, we have the adhoc Brucewood Social Club and the Minnehaha book clubs as well as a men's politics discussion group. I am aware that the folks on the west side of the creek, the proposed "South Harriet" neighborhood are tight-nit too. The triangle area above country club that was developed after the trolley was discontinued is a butted to the country club and makes sense because of the physical location. Morningside is physically not connected to this triangle. Ginny Anderson Gloria Wexler CC071 1 12/04/2012 50 Individual Comment Source Hans Hansen Dear Edina Neighborhood Naming Comittee, Email091012 I live on Fuller street, in the area East of France Ave, south of 54th, and north of Minnehaha Creek. Its a small pocket in Edina that really enjoys our creek to the south and our Mpls neighbors to the north! In looking at your proposed boundaries I oppose both options 1 and 2. In my humble opinion, the boundary and name in option 1 is too broad, lacks charm, and does not reflect our natural neighborhood. For option 2, I do appreciate the smaller boundary than option 1, but we do not associate our neighborhood with Chowen Park. I feel that the Creek is a natural dividing line on our south border, and makes a lot more sense. That said, I propose a new boundary of 54th on the North, France to the West, and Minnehaha Creek as the South and East border. If you agree to the new boundary section, we have an active group in our neighborhood that would like to meet to discuss more name options. Our initial brainstorm reflects: East Creek, East Edina Creek, Creek Park, Creek Knoll, York Creek, Eastern Heights. Thank you so much for your consideration... We live in the neighborhood behind St. Peter's Church. I have spoken with several neighbors on different blocks. We would like to be our own separate neighborhood east of France, divided by the creek to the South and 54th Street to the North. We already have a book club and an annual block party. We have met to discuss names but haven't finalized anything. Please consider this when finalizing the neighborhood maps. Heather BLOGDM082 8 Neighborhood Comments 12/04/2012 51 Neighborhood Comments Individual Comment Source Quad — Heather Greene I live in the neighborhood East of 54th Street and the Edina Gas Station off of France Ave. We already have a book club and an annual block party. We would like to be considered to be our own neighborhood and not grouped with the streets across Minnehaha Creek since we don't see them on a regular basis. Please consider us be our own neighborhood with the boundaries of 54th Street to the North, France Ave. to the West and Minnehaha creek to separate the neighborhoods with the houses on 55th Street to be the South boarder. SUEdina0911 12 :\ ".,; , , i .4 : .i • t 4,,, ,1,1:‘!i : W.A. G J Michael Hammond When I was a kid growing up on the 5600 block of Abbott Ave. in the early to mid '70s, I was dead certain we lived in a neighborhood called "The Corridor". Has that name fallen out of usage? SUEdinal 003 2012 , ,.. •^P^ Jack and Lynne Sullivan Neighborhood Identification Steering Committee, Thank you for the opportunity to make comments regarding the neighborhood names and boundaries. Our family lives in the Northeast Quadrant, at 5808 Beard, and has been able to review the naming suggestions for this quadrant of the City. We would like to make the suggestion that 60th Street (instead of 58th Street) be the dividing line between the Strachauer Park and Chowen Park neighborhoods. Chowen Park name is more representative of our neighborhood (both in name and in area that the park draws from) and only 1 block away from our house. This is an natural gather place for many families on the 58 and 59 hundred blocks of York, Zenith, Abbott, Beard, Chowen, Drew and Ewing. Please consider adjusting the southern boundary of this area from 58th Street to 60th Street. Email0913201 2 ; .1. . , .., •-1 4 4 — , .. Jane Fuegnar Re: Boundary of Minnehaha woods (option 1)- Since it is generally agreed that it is too large, a natural division would seem to be 54th street. It is a through street that is almost a straight east/west demarcation for the other neighborhoods, as well.; There has already been a strong unity of this area north of 54th, where we have not only socialized but had civic meetings regarding our street reconstruction. Name wise: North and South Harriet Park would give a sense of continuity. CC0711 Jane Fuegner I think the current NE Map makes good sense. Particularly the 54th street boundary between Arden Park and Minnehaha Woods. The names are likewise, signficant with the park as a geographic focus. (South Harriet Park has always seemed weird: no South Harriet part nor norther harriet Park. Who was Harriet?) Thanks to you all for your effots in both preparting the identified neighborhood and in your public presenations. CC092612 Janey Westin Use term/name Greater Country Club; Brookview Ave, east + west sides, south of valley view rd. include in Pamela Park neighborhood. CC0711 12/04/2012 52 Neighborhood Comments Individual JB Comment We much prefer Option #1. We live on Concord Terrace and like Golf Terrace much more than Lake Harvey. Many people do not even know the Lake is there, much less the name, so it doesn't make sense to name a community around it. Also, we love our neighbor, but disagree that Concord Terrace should be part of the neighborhood south. Most of our friends are on Woodland, Oak and Tower and we regularly have neighborhood functions with them. In addition, the plots north of 58th (including Concord Terrace) are wide, while south of 58th are smaller and square. So, again, would like to voice our vote for Option #1 (Golf Terrace) and to keep Concord Terrace where it is. Source SUEdina0910 12 Quad - 0 Jeff Northrup Maybe a bit late to the game here, but here are my thoughts. I have lived on France near Woodend Drive, on Lake Harvey and currently live on Wooddale. Option 2 is way better, in my opinion. I prefer the separation of South Harriet Park (which we all call it now anyway) from Brucewood (certainly should consider a better name, like 50th and France or Arden Park). Also, Philbrook and Woodend Drive should be in with Pamela Park. I have lived in that area and Pamela is a much better association than the current South Harriet Park neighborhood. Also, although I would defer to the neighbors on the east side, I think dividing East Edina into Chowen (or York) and Strachauer makes the most sense. SUEdina0910 12 Jim Grotz Last night we held our neighborhood block party. I discussed this topic with various neighbors, the consensus was we wish to remain being called "south Harriet Park" as has been done for many years in the past. If need be we are willing to do a petition drive to collect signatures to back this up. Thank you! -Park Place Residents, -Woodcrest drive residents, - Dever Drive Residents. We wish NE Option 2 "South Harriet Park" CCLobby091 012 Joe Clay I am writing to suggest that we call our neigborhood "Pamela Park" Email092512 1'1, John Fullmer South Harriet Park should continue to be the name of my neighborhood instead of Minnehaha Woods. SUEdinal017 12 Joseph People from the east side should not be using school boundaries to define their neighborhoods. Families select open enrollment, intradistrict transfer and private school as an option. Just my interpretation of comments given but I think some would like socioeconomic factors to play too big of a role in deciding boundary lines.(Why wouldn't Woodale be used as the divide and not the street one block over?) Let proximity to the two proposed named parks in NE (Chowen and Strabarugh (sp?) ) determine the neighborhood associations. SUEdina0910 12 Josh O'Neill I think Chowen Park is a distinctive name. Cclobby0912 ` -> . 12/04/2012 53 Neighborhood Comments Individual Josh Sprague Comment NE: Option 2 better splitting Edina nhood east of France into Chowen Park and Strachauer Park. Concord may need to be broken into north and south of valley view just because of numbers. And Brucewood is incorrect technically because the Brucewood subdivision only represents a few streets — see attached jpeg map I have created as a reference for clients in the past. You could still use Brucewood as a moniker and subsume the other historical areas within the geography noted on the map, but just be aware of the actual difference in subdivisions. Colonial Grove might be its own section as well — although again if it doesn't make enough households for your desired minimum, South Harriet Park could subsume it. Source email Quad Kaj M. Winje In the Bottom right corner of quadrant NE, I suggest calling all or part of it "alphabet way" or "alphabet trail" for the majority of this area, one must enter from the west (France ave) or from the east (Xerxes) as one enters this wonderful neighborhood, you must cross thru the alphabet streets of:" Xerxes, York, Zenith, Abbott, Beard, Chowen, Drew, Ewing, France. As a bonus, this "alphabet trail" or way now includes designated bike paths on both sides on 58th st, running west - east. "Alphabet" does include one school and could also stand alone, perhaps much like the proposed "presidents" in NW. Thank you.; I would not be in favor of calling the same lower right corner of quadrant NE by the name "Edina East." Without an Edina West anymore, it feels like an afterthought. We may not have the multi-million dollar housing stock (yet), but we don't want to feel like "edina with a lowercase "e." Thanks! CC0711 Kari Larson Suggestion: 50th and France * *This "Name the Neighborhoods" initiative is a waste of time and energy. Instead, focus on something that actually matters. I. E. Pedestrian Safety. CC100412 Linda Holland Lutgen I think Beard Park makes more sense than Strachauer; even though, that is the park's formal name. SUEdinal 018 12 Luke Hellier I've always considered my neighborhood to be called Pamela Park and happy to see that it will continue to be identified that way. I do however, prefer option 1. I think the fewer names the better. SUEdina 0717 ' Lynn I like option 1 as I tend to think of the entire corridor between France and xerxes as the hood. However, agree that Edina East is an average name. I have yet to meet a person who can actually pronounce Straechauer park (however it is spelled). That is a really lousy name. SUEdina0911 12 12/04/2012 54 Neighborhood Comments Individual Comment Source Quad Margaret I agree Heather. The natural boundaries of 54th and the creek are great dividers for our neighbourhood. Possible names: Hidden Valley Creek Hidden Creek SUEdina0911 12 , l! ,i 5,.. ..- - ,,,-,, ' ' i s , . 1 Margaret I do not like the names Edina East or Chowen Park. I live north of the creek in the small pocket of Edina between 54th and the creek. Our neighbourhood really consists of Fuller St, Abbott, Drew, Beard and 54th & 55th St. The natural border of the creek should be considered as people do not cross it. Names - Hidden Valley Creek, Abbott Hill, Valley Creek SUEdina9111 I, 2 Maria Holtemeier (Continued) Here are the results that I received from my email survey. If you look below this you can see the email I sent to them asking for input. The original email was sent to 40 households within the area. The email suggested to forward to others, and there were responses from people not on the original list. There were 15 responses. 13 of 15 (87%) preferred option 3. 2 of 15 (13%) preferred option 1. No one preferred option 2. Some quotes from the responses include: • As someone a few houses north of 60th we feel more connected to the Chowen Park area. • As someone in the 58th block I think of my neighborhood as the Chowen Park neighborhood. • We are opposed to 'Edina East' because it makes us seem as if we are a different city and not really part of Edina. • We (between 58th and 60th) really are more connected to the north (of 58th) than the south (of 60th) and go to Chowen Park more frequently than Strachauer. • 'Edina East' reminds me of the old high school, which is in a different neighborhood. I'd prefer something like 'Creek's Edge' or 'Northeast Edina'. • Why label the neighborhoods? It's Edina... isn't that a neighborhood? • The area south of 60th seems like a completely different part of town (from us). • We prefer the 60th street border. They are probably going on school boundaries and don't understand the neighborhood connections. • We like the name Chowen Park (for the are north of 60th). Emai1090712 12/04/2012 55 Neighborhood Comments Individual Maria Holtmeier Comment Our group talked a lot about including certain areas with existing neighborhoods. I think that even if there are already committees within large neighborhoods, they can group together to be recognized but have separate associations. But streets should be grouped with who they associate with. I think we made some progress with that subject. Source CC0711 Quad Maria Holtmeier Hi Karen. This is Maria Holtmeier. After the last meeting I decided to gather input from as many of my neighbors as possible to get their opinions on the proposed ideas for our neighborhood. In addition to the two options presented, I would like to bring up a third option that I had suggested at the 1st meeting. I sent an email to as many neighbors as I knew email addresses (40) and asked them to forward to others. I asked them about the options for our neighborhood. Of the people who responded, there was overwhelming support to split the neighborhood at 60th street. Below are the options and results. I would appreciate any suggestions you have to make sure this input is included in the decision about our neighborhood. I will be at the meeting on 9/12 to speak up but sometimes it is hard to be heard. Option 1 - This option names the neighborhood between France/Xerxes and Hwy 62 to the Creek as "Edina East". Option 2 - This option is the same as the first except it splits it into two parts at 58th St. The top portion north of 58th is called "Chowen Park", the area south of 58th is called "Strachauer Park". Option 3 - This one isn't captured on the maps but I am planning to suggest it. As a resident on the 58th block, I feel that 60th is a more natural divider because neighbors seem more connected across 58th than across 60th. It's a subtle difference based on what "feels right" to the people in the neighborhood. The names could/would still be the same as Option 2. Email090712 Mary Jean Weigel I sold real estate for 25 years and we always referred to this area as South Harriet Park. 52-56th /wooddlae/park place. I have lived in my house for 30 years. I never heard the term minnehaha woods until the street project last year. CC0905 Megan I like Northeast map 2 that keeps the Morningside Neighborhood geographically connected — that other little section in map 1 should be connected geographically to it's neighbors and its neighborhood. BLOG- DM0711 Michael Scott Burg Northeast #1 makes some sense. BLOG- DM0711 12/04/2012 56 Neighborhood Comments Individual Michael Scott Burg Comment Formal neighborhood names are a bad idea and impacts property values in negative ways. (Look at Minneapolis- Powderhorn, Phillips, Harrison, etc.) Neighborhood associations are always dominated by a small aggressive vocal minority that generally get their way and push everyone else around. My family has lived in Edina since 1950 and we respectfully oppose this whole project. It will divide Edina, not bring it together. If this is what the city spend money, time, and human resources on our taxes are to high. I will keep an open mind, but it is a solution in search of a problem. BTW, Map 1 for the North of Edina culturally makes some sense. Source BLOG- DM0711 Quad Michael Scott Burg When I was a kid back in the day it was Beard Park not Straucher whatever BLOG- SCHW -(, .-...—. Mike Morgan Our family lives in what will be called the Chowen Park neighborhood. We think the idea of naming neighborhoods in general is a waste of our taxpayer dollars and our council members time. We all are citizen of Edina. This reminds us of the divicive tactics of politicians who like to redistrict in order to divide and conquer. We may be off base because we have only watched city council meetings on TV and have never attended one, so it's hard to complain. But we wanted you to know our feelings. SUEdinal 022 12 SIJ; Molly As someone mentioned in a previous post she considers the area between France and Xerxes "the hood". I live in that area and I get the impression that a lot of people have traditionally thought our neighborhood that way. I feel like the name "Edina East" carries that same negative connotation. That is why I totally disagree with the name Edina East. I think the park names are much more attractive and it is a place where many of us gather. I would recommend the creek to the north and 60th to the south as the boundaries for Chowen Park. SUEdina0912 12 Ti Patricia Thank you for initiating this wonderful concept. Our neighborhood is bounded by Minneapolis directly north and east, Minnehaha Creek to the south and France Ave to the west. All are natural boundaries from which we have formed a real neighborhood and community. 1. All the children play together. 2.Our block party invites to this area. 3.A neighborhood bookclub was formed within this area. It's the most natural boundary for how we live and feel ownership of a neighborhood. On Abbott Place, the land is named White's Hidden Valley from the person who owned it. We often hear people say...."I had no idea this was here." so hidden it is. I would propose the name as Hidden Valley Creek. Thank you for your consideration SUEdina0829 12/04/2012 57 Neighborhood Comments Individual Patricia Comment I would like to see it smaller and more in tune with natural boundaries. For our section which includes Xerxes on the east, 54th on the north, France on the south and the Creek on the south, Hidden Valley Creek would represent that it is a slight valley, bordered by the creek, and is often a hidden street to many. Also the parcel of land it sits on was White's Hidden Valley, so most appropriate. Source SUEdina0910 12 Quad -s- - Patricia Thank you for your thoughtful work and inclusive process in naming neighborhoods. Chowen Park for the northeast quadrant may be an excellent name for the area south of the creek, but does not relate to the area north of the creek.The creek is a natural boundary and, as we know, water tends to separate neighborhoods vs combining them. Most people north of the creek do not know of or use Chowen Park, primarily because we only have a small walking bridge with many steps that allows us to cross over the creek. Xerxes and France cross, but are too busy for children to bike. The small nieghborhood north of the creek....Xerxes to France, 54th to the creek, is closely held, though small much like the small neighborhood of Minnehaha Woods,. We would like an identity that fits our true neighborhood boundaries. The name many have suggested using Hidden Valley and Creek as descriptors seems reasonable and historical for our area. SUEdina0918 12 Peter Fritzgerald Option two that identifies South Harriet Park is preferred. It accurately describes what the neighborhood between Wooddale and Arden Park has always been called.. Email091012 Sue Erickson NE map 2 better mainly because of the title. Edina East reminds me of the old high school and it also has a negative connotation used by many to refer to the "poorer" side of Edina. All the other neighborhoods have a reference to something to do with the area..I can relate to Chowen Park and also Minnehaha Creek where I used to play as a child. BLOG-DM ,4 .. • ro L_ ,. Susan Nice maps. I suggest the northern boundary of the Country Club be drawn through the backyard lot lines and not on West 44th Street as this map seems to show. (This would be like the line between Arden and Maple Road, where the neighborhood line goes through the backyards and not a street). Homes on both sides of Sunnyside are part of the historic CC district, while the odd side addresses on West 44th Street simply are not. This small long triangle could be Brookside. It is along the historic Brookside route of the Como Harriet streetcar line and later the 6N of MTC, the bus id that went through this neighborhood was "Brookside" and was always a welcome sight to those living along this former bus/street car line. Another reasonable name would be Browndale. This area really is not part of Morningside, and never was. It would be strange to identify it as Morningside, because it is not. Where existing identified neighborhoods are located (Country Club and Morningside) with long established, historical boundaries, it seems best to retain these boundaries — because they actually are the boundaries. BLOG- DM0711 12/011 /2012 58 Neighborhood Comments Individual Comment Source Quad Susan Wahman As a real estate agent and resident of Edina this does not make sense to me. Legal descriptions from the original developments are how we generally identify neighborhoods in Edina in general. My neighborhood is White Oaks and I am a member of White Oaks Improvement Association (WOIA). I responded to the survey along with many other of my n The association has been in place since the property was platted in the 1940's to protect and preserve the wetlands owned in common. We are a legal entity with bylaws, officers and charter as 501C3. The association was put in place by the developer because we own the land in common. Another developer developed South Townes Road and Maple Road. Residents from the other areas have been included in the meetings and activities as they chose, but do not have voting rights as they are not part of the original development (set up in the original bylaws). My husband was President of the Association for several years. We have a very active group of residents that care about the community. We have problems with water runoff created by the City of Edina re-directing water to the Townes Road marsh from Country Club. City Manager Scot Neal came to the annual meeting to meet the neighbors and discuss issues. This issue was brought to his attention. I am curious what response we get from the City of Edina. I am planning on attending a meeting Monday, July 16 as follow-up. The surrounding neighbors have provided cleanup to downed trees and cleared debris caused by trees in standing water. (I moved to White Oaks in 1987 we helped to save the area from development and kept the green space. The space has been degraded by the water problems created by water being redirected from Country Club). The current President, Cheryl Appeldorn, has kept us informed regarding information being communicated with the City of Edina. I would have attended the meeting last night regarding naming of the neighborhoods, but I had a conflict. An e-mail was sent to the association members by Cheryl Appeldorn the current President of White Oaks Improvement Association (those that have agreed to e-mail communication.) email NE 12/04/2012 59 Neighborhood Comments (continued) What value is this bringing to the community? Very few people still know about this initiative. (I was at a meeting of Edina Realty Exceptional Property agents today and many did not know about the meeting or initiative. My manager sent an e-mail to her agents at Edina Realty 6800 France) How well have meetings been attended? If an existing, well run neighborhood association needs to communicate to the City of Edina regarding city issues and may not be heard, what is the point of trying to get associations started in areas not as well defined and organized? It takes volunteers that give of their time to make the associations work well. As a former PTA President, Member of Highlands Elementary Site Council, Edina Chamber of Commerce member it takes dedicated people to give back to their communities. Many people are too busy and think it is someone else's job to take care of their neighborhoods. I challenge to committee to decide how they will get volunteers for the new neighborhood associations they hope will develop. I also started a lake association at our cabin to protect and preserve the lake where we own property. Finding people willing to give of their time is always a challenge. Please contact me if you should have any questions. I have sold properties in most of the neighborhoods in Edina. I currently have listings in Edina Country Club and Hilldale neighborhoods. Susan Wahman Source email Individual Comment 12/04/2012 60 Neighborhood Comments I live at 5400 Abbott Place, which would be considered in your Northeast quadrant. I have been following your efforts but unfortunately, have not been able to attend any meetings. I was planning to respond with my thoughts via the Speak Up section on the city website, but instead I sent out an email to 20 of my neighbors to make them aware of the latest info. As a result, we are planning to meet in my backyard this week to discuss our thoughts and come up with comments/feedback. So here's my question! Is there still time to provide boundary suggestions other than the 2 that are outlined? We are already in strong favor of Option 2. In fact, we'd prefer to have a smaller boundary with the borders of 54th ave on the North, Minnehaha Creek on the South, France Ave on the west, and Xerxes on the East. If boundaries are not an option, please let us know and we'll focus our efforts on Naming. To the Naming Committee: Thanks for all of your efforts again! I previously submitted feedback in early Sept. I live in the area East of France Ave, south of 54th, and north of Minnehaha Creek. Teri La Frenz Teri LaFrenz Email Email091812 In looking at the latest boundaries, I still oppose the NE quadrant boundary and the name. We do not associate our neighborhood with Chowen Park - our neighborhood visits York Park which also falls into this boundary. I feel that the Creek is a natural dividing line on our south border, Therefore, I propose a new boundary of 54th on the North, France to the West, and Minnehaha Creek as the South and East border. If you agree to the new boundary section, we have an active group in our neighborhood that would like to meet to discuss more name options. Our initial brainstorm reflects: East Creek, East Edina Creek, Creek Park, Creek Knoll, York Creek, Eastern Heights. Many thanks! 12/04/2012 61 Neighborhood Comments Individual Thomas Comment If the purpose of the neighborhood naming is to provide identity and identification, there is some owrk left to be done: Speaking from the point of view of a user, neither I nor any of my neighbors would ever say we live in "Greater Country Club", nor would any of my friends in Sunnyslope ever say they live in "Greater Country Club". We all would continue to say Country Club and Sunnyslope, so why not keep it that way. If the purpose is to draw some sort of organizational and/or political boundaries I would just say let them draw themselves - I don't need another organization, political or civic, that may want to speak for me and my neighborhood. Source SUEdina0919 12 Quad Todd Doroff Personally I can find pros/cons to both options. I live between York Park and Chowen Park. Under Option 1 I like the united name of "Edina East" for our location, but feel the area covered is too big. In option 2 I like the smaller area because it creates a more neighborhood feel, but I am indifferent using the name Chowen Park considering York Park is within the designated area as well. What advantages/disadvantages are there to having a larger population/region versus a smaller one in terms of the city policies being developed? SUEdina 0724 Tony Succio I don't particularly like either option for NE Edina. We live on Concord Terrace and I feel more connected to the Concord neighborhood instead of the Lake Harvey/Golf Terrace neighborhood. I would rather see the line seperating those neighborhoods redrawn to include Concord Terrace in the Concord neighborhood. Of the two, I much prefer the name Lake Harvey over the name Gulf Terrace. I also wonder why the line dividing the Pamela Park neighborhood from the Concord neighborhood is one block west of Wooddale. Wooddale is such a major street that it seems to be the most logical dividing line between thos two neighborhoods. SUEdina0831 Tracy Holtan Because South Harriet Park encompasses everything east of 100, north of 58th and south of 50th- yet there is no lake or park named harriet. I think we need to get rid of the name Harriet altogether and replace with Minnehaha or Creek in general. CC0711 "* ,1 , .! '' t. Tracy Holtan My friend Elizabeth who lives in the area Stachauser Park (sp?), suggested the name Crosstown Corners. She thought it was representative of it's history and a nice neighborhood name. SUEdina0917,''?;'I 12 Tracy Holtan The area now called Arden Park and Minnehaha Woods, is now shown as being divided along a line not previously shown on the map options nor supported by anything posted - nor by any logic I believe makes sense. All of the streets W. of the creek are continuous to 58th, it is a walking neighborhood, not a divided one. I believe this are should be divided where it makes sense and long a natural boundary - the creek. Or not dividing it at all is also a good option, and the one most of my neighbors and local realtor support. Both names are well-liked. SUEdina0917 12 - I 12/04/2012 62 Neighborhood Comments Individual Tracy Holtan Comment Option one for Minnehaha Woods area specifically seems to be the favorite. Source SUEdina 0730 SUEdina 0712 Quad NE Tracy Holtan Minnehaha Woods Area After participating in the meeting on July 11, 2012, I summarized my take-aways and opinions, along with those of people I have spoken to in my neighborhood Specifically, Minnehaha Woods (Minnehaha Woods (area E of Wooddale, N of 58th --soon to be a bike path , W of France, S of 50th): 1. Neighborhood boundaries: Minnehaha Woods is large area (NE Option 1 map) with many households; hence, it suggested it be divided into two or three neighborhoods. Question is where, along what natural "breaks". Two options were offered: a. Use the creek as a natural divider (I like this option best by far as it makes the most sense to me) b. Breaking it as 54th - rather a North and South Dakota division. 2. Naming: The area was a portion of what has been called South Harried Park. It was renamed during the street projects as "Minnehaha Woods." Everyone seems to like the name. It was determined neighborhood names should reflect natural landmarks, parks, lakes, creeks and other neighborhood defining characteristics. 3. Sectioning off upper and lower East side corners: a. Generally agreed the 50th and France should have it's own name for it's "neighborhood" of businesses. b. The area South of the creek and bordering on Pamela Park. Should this area be included in the Pamela Park Neighborhood? It depends on how the people who live there feel and what they consider their neighborhood. Feedback is needed as nobody was at the meeting from that section. My thoughts: I prefer using the creek as a natural divider. Living on 54th/Kellogg, we have always included the entire stretch of Kellogg in our neighborhood parties and it has always felt like one neighborhood, dividing at 54th would seem strange as all the houses from 52nd south to 58th were plotted and built around the same era. I'm curious if other blocks such as Brookview, Oaklawn feel likewise) As for names, I like "Minnehaha Woods East" and "Minnehaha Woods West" to define the area on both sides of the creek. The entire area has the majority of the Minnehaha Creek flowing through it and we all have a vested interest in maintaining it's beauty — along with Arden Park. "Minnehaha Woods" better describes and defines the entire area — much more so than South Harriet Park (there is no Harriet Park). h. 12/04/2012 63 Emai1091712 Tracy Holton Individual Comment Source Quad First a question, how many of the roughly 50,000 Edina residents provided feedback on the neighborhood feedback? As my first foray into City projects, I was very disappointed. I appreciate all the volunteers trying to make a difference and devoting their time and efforts to improve the city, it takes a lot of commitment and patience. With only one child still in the Edina school system (other two are grown), I have more time to get involved and hopefully make a difference. I sincerely hope this project is not representative of other city projects or community projects are managed. As someone who is tech savvy, I can tell you it was very, very difficult to provide feedback. Everyone I encouraged to do so told me they gave up due to the complicated sign in process encountered - after spending much time just trying to find the right website — they said it was not worth the effort. My guess is that less than 3% of the city provided input, and most still are unaware of the project. Effective communication to the residents of Edina (people do not visit static websites just to check if there is something new) is the first change that needs to happen. WIth regard to the neighborhood meeting, below is my feedback, observations, frustrations - and lastly, as I always tell my employees, don't come to me with a problem unless you have a proposed solution. Hence, my email ends with a proposed solution (or at least next step to move this project in the right direction). Neighborhood Comments 12/04/2012 64 Neighborhood Comments Individual Comment Source Quad Tracy Holton (continued) My Neighborhood (lengthy, but I was not pleased - and need to vent a bit): Upon entering the meeting, I was handed the new map. The new boundary on the map for my neighborhood was along 54th. Since the new map was was not presented as either of the two options for residents to provide feedback upon on the complicated city website, the process as described did not seem to be in play. None of the feedback from residents in our area made or any comments online suggested a division at 54th. Curious for a "community based initiative"... One person at the last meeting (residing at 52nd and Kellogg) made this recommendation - and it seemed to have trumped all other feedback Her stated reasons; she and all of her neighbors agree that the line should be at 54th, she and her neighbors often get together for activities with people on the other side of the creek N of 54th, and that it was a natural dividing line because the houses north of 54th decided not to have curbs. Since almost all of the homes N. of 54th on the other side of the creek also have curbs, and the distance between the homes N of 54th and the homes on the other side of the creek is almost a mile, and the width of 54th is a few strides, quite frankly, I thought her reasons insincere. I believe her reason is purely about creating a boundary between perceived property values. A reason that was prohibited in one of the ppt bullet points. Regarding the names for our neighborhood, I like both Arden Park and Minnehaha Woods. I think if the area is divided, it should be along the creek, or not at all - and leave it at the boundaries of what was South Harriet Park - just rename with something meaningful and descriptive. When I asked my children (23, 19 and 11) if they had heard of South Harriet Park they all replied. "No, what is it?". We need a better name that actually describes our neighborhood or what is meaningful about it.... Email091712 NE 12/04/2012 65 Neighborhood Comments Individual Comment Source Quad (Continued) Continuing the meeting... Email091712 After opening the meeting with a lengthy bullet-point ppt presentation (note, these type of presentations were fairly eliminated at the turn of the last century due to their ineffectiveness), attendees were permitted one minute to provide feedback. Some was good feedback, some angry feedback, and some "who really cares and why are we doing this feedback". A valid question and concern. Midway through, someone from Indian Hills took the microphone and went on a rampage - enraged that the new map punished the residents in her area by including lower income homes or "track housing". She said her current neighborhood had not committed any crimes and did not deserve being punished. I prayed her comments would be eliminated from any publication — I was tempted to ask her if she would like the city to create separate drinking fountains based on income level. I was stunned and mortified by her comments and got ready to walk out when a 9-year-old girl took the microphone. In a very poised manner, and with more logic and reason than demonstrated the entire night, she said she thought naming all neighborhoods was a good idea. She went on to say that when she went to school and met new friends, many were able to say what neighborhood they lived in, Country Club, Morningside etc.. She was not able to - as her neighborhood did not have a name, and she did not think that was fair. She lives in what will likely be called Chowen Park. She liked that name - as is it is where she plays with her friends. She said that just being involved with this, she had gone around and met and talked to some of her neighbors she had never met before - and she learned interesting things about them and liked them. She summarized by saying, these are the reasons I think all neighborhoods should have a name. I agree with the young lady from Chowen Park - and I hope she runs the city someday! Taking it a step further, this initiative would be well-served and gain credibility by working with all the schools, involving our students, give them a voice, and make our community even stronger. Will you take this initiative into the schools? None of the names- Minnehaha woods or Brucewood/South Harriet Park mean anything should use Arden Park as the name and option 1 boundary I agree that the area north of the creek and east of France is a neighbhood. Not really hidden though. I like the idea of referencing the creek in the name. I had never heard of Chowen Park until this neighborhood discussion began. Tracy Holton Wayne Wengar Whit CCLB SUEdina 12/04/2012 66 Neighborhood Comments Individual Comment Source Quad Whit Shawnee I agree that the area north of the creek and east of France is a neighbhood. Not really hidden though. I like the SUEdinal 019 idea of referencing the creek in the name. I had never heard of Chowen Park until this neighborhood 12 discussion began. I live in the Concord area (both options the same), but feel that it is important on many levels to encourage communities to get out of their homes and recognize and enjoy the parks and the community. Therefore I DO NOT like the category of East Edina. I have friends in the proposed Morningside (seperated section) and they equally associate themselves as Morningside neighborhood as Erik Anderson. SUEdina 0731 12/04/2012 67 I Neighborhood Identification Steering Committee Final Report and Recommendation Northwest Quadrant The Neighborhood Identification Steering Committee's final report and recommendation. Presented the Edina City Council work session on December 4th, 2012. 69 sh.v.:1 a hHi14 t Lutheran Presidents Est Pop: 919 Est Parcels: 437 I nterlachen Est Pop: 474 Est Parcels: 208 Fire Station Colonial Church lr111511 Si Albans MudLake Parkwood Knolls Est Pop: 2429 Est Parcels: 825 Todd Park Est Pop: 1168 Est Parcels: 399 ----- '''-- Highkat Lake r-77.: • Grandview Est Pop: 1336 Est Parcels: 295 Public .."‘ 141F)• \i" Fox Meadow Est Pop: 687 Est Parcels: 273 Highlands Est Pop: 1089 Est Parcels: 386 HawkA Lake Countryside Si Est Pop: 213CiTt' Est Parcels: 866 CmSiSide Logdonderry EttiPwL1 503 Est PTrcels: 411 ' 171 r Birchcrest _ Eit Pop: 1079 Est Parcels1,369 I Melody Lake Est Pop: 1100 Est Parcels: 402 NW Neighborhood Communities Visit SpeakupEdina.org To provide additional feedback W+E S Engineering Dept October, 2012 M Edina Northwest Quadrant Neighborhoods Neighborhood Name Boundaries Considerations for Name Considerations for Boundaries Est. Pop. Est. Parcels Dwell Units Public Features Known / Organized Activity* Birchcrest Commencing at the intersection of Benton Ave and the Canadian Pacific Railroad, thence east along the centerline of Benton Ave to the centerline of Highway 100, thence south along the centerline of Highway 100 to the centerline of Highway 62, thence west along the centerline of Highway 62 to the centerline of the Canadian Pacific Railroad, thence north along the centerline of the Canadian Pacific Railroad to point of beginning. Development, street and park name Hwys on south and east benton main east/west artery on north, RR tracks and Hansen Rd main north/south artery on west 1079 399 54 Birchcrest Park, Tingdale Park Countryside Commencing at the intersection of Vernon Ave and Olinger Blvd, thence northeast along the centerline of Vernon Ave to the centerline of.ansen Rd, thence south along the centerline of Hansen Rd to the centerline of the Canadian Pacific Railroad, thence south along the centerline of the Canadian Pacific Railroad to the centerline of Highway 62, thence west along the centerline of Highway 62 to the west line of Lot 1 Block 3 Nine Mile Village, thence north and east along the west line of Lot 1 Block 3 Nine Mile Village to the centerline of Olinger Blvd, thence north and west along the centerline of Olinger Blvd to point of beginning. Long established school and park name. Natural boundaries with main artery streets and RR tracks. Also, currently defined with an Established Association. 2134 866 Countryside School and Park, Garden Park, Hawkes Lake, Fire Station Countryside Neighborhood Association Fox Meadow Commencing at the intersection of Blake Rd and Vernon Ave, thence north along the centerline of Blake Rd to the south line of Lot 2 Block 1 Zuppkewood 2"d Addition, thence west along the south line of Lot 2 Block 1 Zuppekewood 2nd Addition to the west line of Lot 1 Block 1 Zuppkewood, thence north along the west line of Lot 1 Block 1 Zuppkewood and continuing north along the Park name and established Fox Meadow Neighborhood Assoc. Natural boundary with lake and topography to east, main arteries on north, south and west. 681 270 Fox Meadow Park, Minor Lake, Fox Meadow Neighborhood Association in 'Northern' portion of greater neighborhood *Derived from information received by NISC. 73 Edina Northwest Quadrant Neighborhoods Neighborhood Name Boundaries Considerations for Name Considerations for Boundaries Est. Pop. Est. Parcels Dwell Units Public Features Known / Organized Activity* east line of the lots on the east side of Schaefer Rd to the centerline of Interlachen Blvd, thence east along the centerline of Interlachen Blvd to the centerline of Blake Rd, thence north along the centerline of Blake Rd to north side of Mirror Lake, thence southeast along Mirror Lake to the north line of Lot 1 Block 1 Carson's Hill, thence east along the north line of Lot 1 Block 1 Carson's Hill to the west line of Lot 1 Block 3 Mirror Lakes Meadow Wood Addition, thence south along the west line of Lot 1 Block 3 Mirror Lakes Meadow Wood Addition and continue south along the west lot lines west of Dundee Rd to the centerline of Vernon Ave. thence west along Vernon Ave to point of beginning. Grandview Commencing at the intersection of Hansen Rd and Canadian Pacific Railroad, thence north along the centerline of Hansen Rd extended to the centerline of Interlachen Blvd, thence east along the centerline of Interlachen Blvd to the centerline of Vernon Ave, thence east along the centerline of Vernon Ave to the centerline of Highway 100, thence south along the centerline of Highway 100 to the north line of Lot 21 Block 1 Richmond Hills, thence west along the north line of Lot 21 Block 1 Richmond Hills to the centerline of the Canadian Pacific Railroad, thence south along the centerline of the Canadian Pacific Railroad to point of beginning. Established name for area. Brookside Heights was subsumed into the Grandview Neighborhood Natural boundary with hwy 100 on east, main artery on north, topography and access to east and RR tracks to south. 1336 295 Public Library, Senior Center, Jerry's and Grandview Commercial area Brookside Heights has organized activity in their neighborhood Highlands Commencing at the intersection of Vernon Ave and Hansen Rd, thence west along the centerline of Vernon Ave to the west line of Lot 8 Block 2 Mirror Lakes Meadow Wood Second Addition, thence north along the west Long established Park and School Main artery roads on north and south. topography and lake on west provide no access to west 1095 389 Highlands Park, Lake, and School East Side of Park only (72 homes) has established "Edina *Derived from information received by NISC. 74 Edina Northwest Quadrant Neighborhoods Neighborhood Name Boundaries .411111 Considerations for Name Considerations for Boundaries Est. Pop. Est. Parcels Dwell Units Public Features Known / Organized Activity* line of Lot 8 Block 2 Mirror Lakes Meadow Wood Second Addition to the south line of Lot 7 Block 2 Mirror Lakes Meadow Wood Second Addition, thence west and north along the west lot lines west of Dundee Rd to south line of Lot 3 Auditor's Subdivision No. 248, thence east and along the south line of Lot 3 Auditor's Subdivision No. 248, thence north the east line to the centerline of Interlachen Blvd, thence east along the centerline of Interlachen Blvd to the west line of Lot 2 Block 5 Brookside Heights, thence south along the west line of Lot 2 Block 5 Brookside Heights to point of beginning. Garden Park, power lines and no road access to East Highlands Neighborhood Association Interlachen Commencing at the intersection of Blake Rd and the north Edina City limits, thence east along the north Edina City limits to the west line of Lot 1 Block 1 Meadowbrook Oaks, thence south along the west line Lot 1 Block 1 Meadowbrook Oaks to the centerline of Interlachen Blvd, thence west along the centerline of Interlachen Blvd to the east line of Lot 3 Auditor's Subdivision No. 248, thence south and west along Lot 3 Auditor's Subdivision No. 248 to Mirror Lake, thence northwest along Mirror Lake to the intersection of Blake Rd and Interlachen Blvd, thence northwest and north along the centerline of Interlachen Blvd to point of beginning. Golf Course established in 1911. Rolling Green and Interlachen Park are smaller areas subsumed in the Interlachen Neighborhood. Natural topography of golf course and main arteries of Interlachen Blvd and Blake rd. 474 208 *Derived from information received by NISC. 75 Edina Northwest Quadrant Neighborhoods Neighborhood Name Boundaries Considerations for Name Considerations for Boundaries Est. Pop. Est. Parcels Dwell Units Public Features Known / Organized Activity* Londonderry Commencing at the intersection of Blake Rd and Olinger Blvd, thence southeast along the centerline of Olinger Blvd to the north line of Lot 11 Block 23 Nine Mile Village, thence southwest and south along Lot 11 Block 23 Nine Mile Village to the centerline of Highway 62, thence west along the centerline of Highway 62 to the centerline of Highway 169, thence north along the centerline of Highway 169 to the north line of Lot 1 Block 1 Prestige 2nd Addition, thence east along the north line of Lot 1 Block 1 Prestige 2nd Addition to east line of Outlot A Prestige 2nd Addition, thence south along the east line of Outlot A Prestige 2nd Addition to the north line of Lot 1 Block 1 Northview Second Addition thence west along the north line of Lot 1 Block 1 Northview Second Addition to the north line of Walnut Ridge Park, thence southeast and continue along the north line of Walnut Ridge Park to the centerline of Vernon Ave, thence northeast along the centerline of Vernon Ave to point of beginning. Exit street of Londonderry, Shoppes. Several smaller neighborhoods with distinctive topography and natural constraints are being subsumed into larger area. 334 171 Nine Mile Creek, Londonderry Shoppes, Bredesen Park, Mud Lake, Walnut Ridge Park Viking Hills and Killarney Shores have organized activity in their areas. Melody Lake Commencing at the intersection of Benton Ave and Canadian Pacific Railroad, thence north along the Canadian Pacific Railroad to the north line of Lot 6 Block 1 Richmond Hills, thence east along the north line of Lot 6 Block 1 Richmond Hills to the centerline of Highway 100, thence south along the centerline of Highway 100 to the extension of Benton Ave, thence west along the centerline of Benton Ave to point of beginning. Melody Lake and Melody Lake Park in center of area. . Hwy to east Benton main east/west artery on south, RR tracks and Hansen rd main north/south artery on west 1100 402 Melody Lake, Melody Lake Park *Derived from information received by NISC. 76 Edina Northwest Quadrant Neighborhoods Neighborhood Name Boundaries Considerations for Name Considerations for Boundaries Est. Pop. Est. Parcels Dwell Units Public Features Known / Organized Activity* Parkwood Knolls Commencing at the intersection of Blake Rd and Interlachen Blvd, thence south along the centerline of Blake Rd to the centerline of Interlachen Blvd, thence west along the centerline of Interlachen Blvd to the east line of Lot 1 Block 1 Interlachen Ridge, thence south along the east line of Lot 1 Block 1 Interlachen Ridge and continuing south along the east line of the lots on the east side of Schaefer Rd to the north line of Lot 46 Auditor's Subdivision No. 325, thence east along the north line of Lot 46 Auditor's Subdivision No. 325 to the centerline of Blake Rd, thence south along the centerline of Blake Rd to the centerline of Vernon Ave, thence southwest along the centerline of Vernon Ave to the east line of Walnut Ridge Park, thence north and continue along the north line of Walnut Ridge Park to the south line of Outlot A Londonderry, thence east and north along Outlot A Londonderry to the north line of Outlot A Prestige 2nd Addition, thence west along the north line of Outlot A Prestige 2nd Addition to the centerline of Highway 169, thence north along the centerline of Highway 169 to the extended north line of Van Valkenburg Park, thence east along the extended north line of Van Valkenburg Park to centerline of Blake Rd, thence south along the centerline of Blake Rd to point of beginning. Long established development name and area. Large established area but also added smaller Lincoln Drive area into Neighborhood 2610 894 Walnut Ridge Park, Van Valkenburg Park Unite 273 *Derived from information received by NISC. 77 Edina Northwest Quadrant Neighborhoods Neighborhood Name Boundaries Considerations for Name Considerations for Boundaries Est. Pop. Est. Parcels Dwell Units Public Features Known / Organized Activity* Presidents Commencing at the intersection of Washington Ave and north Edina City limits, thence east along the north Edina City limits to the centerline of Blake Rd, thence south along the centerline of Blake Rd to the south line of Lot 10 Block 2 Mendelssohn Heights, thence west along the south line of Lot 10 Block 2 Mendelssohn Heights to the centerline of Lincoln Dr, thence north along the centerline of Lincoln Dr to point of beginning. Many streets are named after U.S. Presidents. Natural topography and constraints of Park, Cemetery, St Louis Park border, Hwy 169 and Blake Rd. 919 437 Alden Park, Van Valkenburg Park, Grand View Cemetery *Derived from information received by NISC. 78 Edina Northwest Quadrant Neighborhoods Neighborhood Name Boundaries Considerations for Name Considerations for Boundaries Est. Pop. Est. Parcels Dwell Units Public Features Known / Organized Activity Todd Park Commencing at the intersection of Highway 100 and the north Edina City limits, thence south along the centerline of Highway 100 to the centerline of Vernon Ave, thence southwest along the centerline of Vernon Ave to the centerline of Interlachen Blvd, thence northwest along the centerline of Interlachen Blvd to the east line of Lot 17 Rolling Green, thence north along east line of Lot 17 Rolling Green to north Edina City limits, thence east along north Edina City limits to point of beginning. Large Park in Center of area. Natural topography restricting access going west, St Louis Park to north, hwy 100 to east and main artery to south. 1168 399 Todd Park, Minnehaha Creek *Derived from information received by NISC. 79 0 CO Overview Map Data Northwest Quadrant Final number of neighborhoods proposed: 11 Total number of maps created and reviewed: 9 Fewest number of neighborhoods proposed: 11 Highest number of neighborhoods proposed: 18 Total number of neighborhood names considered within quadrant: 34 12/04/2012 81 Neighborhood Comments Individual Comment Source Quad Heather Hansen I was speaking with Scott Neal yesterday and he mentioned that the committee that is looking at neighborhoods in Edina might like some input from some Realtors. email NW My husband and I took a look at the proposed maps for the Northwest quadrant and I feel that option two makes sense but I would not break out VanValkenburg Park - I would wrap that in with Parkwood Knolls. Based on legal descriptions and the way the roads are in Parkwood, I would actually disclude the properties on Lincoln Drive and Lincoln Circle from Parkwood Knolls - it really would just separate out the apartments/condos that are secluded by highway, natural wetlands and commercial buildings. From a residential aspect, these properties do not interact with Parkwood Knolls. Heather Hansen (Continued) I have loads more input from a real estate professional, resident and developer perspective and would be more than happy to share thoughts with you or the committee. I would also be willing to share these maps with some of my Realtor friends to see if they have input? I know sometimes too many cooks in the kitchen can confuse the process! email 111W The second part of my contacting you is in regards to neighborhood entrance signs. the Residents in Parkwood Knolls would really like to put entrance signs at the corners of Blake and S.Knoll, Knoll, Idylwood and Parkwood and at Vernon and View and Schaefer Road. There is currently signage at Fox Meadow and Oak Bend Lane off Blake. I am not sure about Evanswood or Striver Road. These four streets end in Cul De sacs/dead ends and are not physically connected to Parkwood Knolls. (I might exclude them from parkwood knolls neighbor hood for this reason as well and include them with the proposed Mirror Lake Carson Hills Highwood Fox Meadow Pine Grove section in the option 2 map as there is more "street" access with that area.) Scott mentioned that part of delineating Edina neighborhoods might include putting in neighborhood signage, and perhaps setting up neighborhood news letters. (I actually can speak to you or the committee about newsletters as well, as Parkwood Knolls and Country Club do use N2 (Chad Jeske) to produce free newsletters to the residents of these neighborhoods.) Parkwood Knolls is very interested in putting in signs. Preferably stone, similar to what is at entrances of Rolling Green, Interlachen Bluffs, and in Country Club off vernon/50th. I am curious what the process is to apply to the city to do such, what the maintenance responsibilities would be, location of said signs and how that would effect city boulevard. Scott told me to talk with you! 12/04/2012 83 Neighborhood Comments Individual Ben Comment Thanks to all for your efforts on this project. I also live in what previously was considered the Walnut Ridge neighborhood and would echo the concerns about being in "Londonderry" which to me has very negative connotations of the strip mall area off Londonderry Rd. and 169. I would much prefer being in "Viking Hills" or "Walnut Ridge", which are neighborhood terms already in common use. I also agree with the previous comments about the geographic separation of Walnut Ridge. Source SUEdina0918 12 Quad NW Berge Hansen I live in what would be Richmond Hills or Melody Lake area. Melody Lake is fine, but Richmond Hills means nothing to those of us who live to the south of Melody Lake. We are Edina Heights. I originally suggested Melody Lake North or Melody Lake South depending on directional orientation. Just Melody Lake would be all right. Takes more than this to get me really excited, but the neighborhood naming concept does need to represent and define the areas. SUEdina0720 NW BeverlyKumar My vote is for #2. Much clearer and it seems to equal out the size of neighborhoods. However, as someone who recently moved to Edina within the last year, why is the neighborhood called "Brookside" when the street Brookside isn't even included in the area? Thanks! SUEdina0713 NW Bill Once again we are faced with a trade off. This time between which neighborhood are we most like and which neighborhood has the most impact on our quality of life. Option one will put us with people that are going to impact the entrance to our homes. Unfortunately, it seems that most of those in proposal one will have a commercial perspective. It seems we are among the few in a traditional residential situation. Option two includes us with a tradtional residential area. Unfortunately, the others in that proposed neighborhood do not have our concerns about the commercial development and entrance to our homes. SUEdina0906 12 NW Bruce Freeman Why are you doing this? Why making so many. Combine some together to make fewer. cc092812 NW Carl Hansn Map 1 is more accurate than map 2. Take a look at the lot and block legal descriptions and you will see the Parkwood Knolls numbered developments, the Malibu drive area is Parkwood Knolls 23rd (and earlier) additions. It seems to me that these should be in the Parkwood Knolls Neighborhood? SUEdina 0720 NW 12/04/2012 84 Neighborhood Comments Individual Caroline Comment The original Powerpoint available on the city website illustrates "Walnut Ridge" as an independent neighborhood — however, the maps currently available on the website now show this neighborhood absorbed as part of a new and significantly larger "Londonderry" neighborhood. I am curious to learn the rationale for eliminating the "Walnut Ridge" neighborhood. The geography of the original "Walnut Ridge" neighborhood isolates it from the area south of Vernon and the apartments to the West. As a resident of the originally proposed "Walnut Ridge" neighborhood, I can tell you that we already identify ourselves as a neighborhood, and will likely have trouble adjusting to be such a small part of a larger neighborhood that we have no contact with, due to geographic restrictions. Source SUEdina0915 12 Quad NW Chip Jones I definitely like the Option 1 map better than Option 2 for a couple of reasons... First, the proposed name of my community in Option 1 is "Lincoln Creek". This name doesn't relate at all to the general area that's better known as "Londonderry". In this area there is "Londonderry Road", "Londonderry Shops", Londonderry SUEdina NW Townhomes", and in fact our Abstract of Title lists our property as "Lot 6, Block 1, Londonderry". Londonderry would be a much better name for our area in Option 1. Secondly, in Option 2 there are two sections to the west of Parkwood Knolls ("Lincoln Creek" and "VanValkenburg Park"). This doesn't make sense to me because Lincoln Drive has always been considered a part of Parkwood Knolls. Why create two sections that are barely two blocks wide ? Option 1 makes much more sense to me. Chip Jones I definitely like the Option 1 map better than Option 2 for a couple of reasons... First, the proposed name of my community in Option 1 is "Lincoln Creek". This name doesn't relate at all to the general area that's better known as "Londonderry". In this area there is "Londonderry Road", "Londonderry Shops", Londonderry SUEdina 0724 NW Townhomes", and in fact our Abstract of Title lists our property as "Lot 6, Block 1, Londonderry". Londonderry would be a much better name for our area in Option 1. Secondly, in Option 2 there are two sections to the west of Parkwood Knolls ("Lincoln Creek" and "VanValkenburg Park"). This doesn't make sense to me because Lincoln Drive has always been considered a part of Parkwood Knolls. Why create two sections that are barely two blocks wide ? Option 1 makes much more sense to me. 12/04/2012 85 Neighborhood Comments Individual Chip Jones Comment I like the new name of "Londonderry", instead of "Lincoln Creek". It matches many of the existing property, business, and street names in the area. It also matches the name of the area on the plat map that was established for this area way before the so called "strip mall" was built. Personally I find that "Londonderry Shops" provides convenient amenities for local residents and employees. It's great to be able walk up and meet people for a cup of coffee or a sandwich. That's a positive in my book. I did notice that the eastern portion of Londonderry Drive is located in the "Parkwood Knolls" section. Wouldn't it make more sense to have all of Londonderry Dr located in the Londonderry section? Thanks for all your efforts! Source SUEdina0918 12 Quad NW Cindy Perusse I would like our neighborhood of View lane, Killarney and Shaefer to be known as Bredesen Park. All of the three streets tough Bredesen Park and most of our neighbors describe our location to others as "Bredesen Park" area. CC0711 NW DA I prefer option #2, merging the Interlachen Park Area with the Highwood area as a neighborhood association seems to be too large especially with the geographical barriers of the golf course and lake. SUEdina0910 12 NW Dick Crockett 1. There are existing neighborhood associations for Edina highlands and Parkwood Knolls, and they should be queried regarding their established boundaries. ; 2. The residents on Schaefer Road, View Lane and Killarney south of Vernon identify more with the "Bredeson Park" name than with "Killarney." CC0711 NW Edith We already have consolidation of neighbohoods - Edina is the name of the consolidated entity. I am all for keeping it. I don't understand why neighborhood size needs to be similar - these are not voting districts or representative bodies, as far as I know. I think the criteria is that it should make sense and it should preserve whatever kernel of community we already created - due to geography, mostly. Gerrymandering would be a bit ridiculous. SUEdina0921 12 NW Eric Hoegger I like option #1 better because the Richwood drive portion of Richmond Hills is associated with other single family homes in conjunction with Melody Lake. Those of us that live around Richwood Drive do not want to have any association with the multi unit Grandview Complex and calling our neighborhood Grandview is quite upsetting. The neighborhood around Richwood Drive, Edenmore and Pinewood Trail is separate and distinct from the Grandview district. With the current Grandview Master Plan being worked on, you should note that our neighbors do not want any association with Grandview in any way. Call our neighborhood what you want, but please don't call us Grandview. Please either go with option 1 or redraw the boundary around our neighborhood. SUEdina0906 12 NW 12/04/2012 86 Neighborhood Comments Individual Comment Source Quad Heather Hansen Email091812 NW I think you did a nice job of sectioning off the NW quad. I most familiar with parkwood knolls, the only thing I would change to that 'hood is to not include the industrial area/apartments to the East of 169 and the small neighborhood to the south of Vernon. That being said, I would not know where to put those areas other than in with Parkwood Knolls (unless you decide to make a bunch of smaller neighborhoods - which does not seem prudent on a lot of different levels) - so I would keep as is! Great job guys - this is no easy task to manage:) CC0806 NW Jeff Lupient Rolling Green is geographically separate and unique in character Jerry SUEdina0914 12 NW Would like to see Killarny area included in Londenderry, Londonderry is more in the northern part of this area. The majority of the area has been referred to as Viking Hills which seems to be more appealing for those in the center of the area. John Howard It seems most borders are good. Only concern is skyline would be too small at just 79 residents. CC0711 Josh Sprague NW: Option 1 looks fairly decent. I think the most well-known names for these neighborhoods are: Interlachen Park, Brookside Heights (you need to add "Heights"), Richmond Hills, and Birchcrest. For practical sake, I would let Highlands subsume Skyline, and I would let Walnut Ridge subsume Vikings Hills and Killarney. email 12/04/2012 87 NW NW NW NW Neighborhood Comments Individual Comment Source The goals of neighborhood associations as stated on the City's website are to foster communications through SUEdina0905 1.Distributing information so that residents can make informed decisions 2. Enabling two way communications between neighborhoods and city government 3. Creating smaller venues for interaction. Further goals include building community through cooperative action by: organizing voluntary projects based on community interests, supporting other City programs such as Adopt-a-Park, Neighborhood Watch and Night to Unite, promoting social activities, ensuring safety and security. The NW quadrant already has an informal neighborhood association, Fox Meadow Neighborhood, running along the spine of Blake Road from Pine Grove to Oak Bend. This neighborhood has been operating as an informal neighborhood association meeting all of the stated goals above for over ten years. We are a very united, communicative and active neighborhood. During our latest Night to Unite held in Fox Meadow Park we had 70 to 80 participants. We have rallied around the creation of the park, public safety issues and issues on Blake Road. The number of parcels in our neighborhood are roughly 90 fitting in with others like Walnut Ridge, Hilldale, Todd Park, Sunny Slope. The current maps do not take our current long standing association into account. In fact they split our neighborhood in two and put the east side of Blake with houses on the east side of the lake (in the Mirror Lakes, Carson Hills) The maps as they are drawn will be much less effective in meeting the City's stated goals. The number of parcels in both options 1 and 2 are too large, they split existing neighborhoods and they place geographical barriers in the middle of neighborhoods. Neither option as drawn will be effective. If this is to be a truly citizen lead process then the boundaries of existing neighborhoods who are already meeting the City's defined goals should be respected. Apparently the maps currently up on the City's website are not current. It would be great to have the currently proposed maps on the City's website and this site as soon as possible so that residents can respond to the latest information. SUEdina0905 K.B. K.B. Karen Polacek SUEdina0915 2012 Our area has always been called Killarney Shores, that is how we identify ourselves for neighborhood gatherings. I'm not sure why it is necessary to drop it to just Killarney. We are identified in Hennepin county tax info as Killarney Shores Addition. It would be nice to leave it as it is.comment... Karen Roach I'd like to be added to the distribution list for emails. CCmtg091212 12/04/2012 88 Individual Comment Source Quad Kim Laura Nisi just let me know about this link: http://speakupedina.org/discussions/name-your-neighborhood I was really surprised that 1. our neighborhood boundaries were defined to be so large. 2. that our neighborhood as we define it (more about that later) was split in two by Blake road. 3. Most importantly, that the leader of our neighborhood group was never contacted to add our input even though she called the contact person you gave me to let them know she was available. Here's her quote about that: "I had contacted the person/s you had connected me with and was told they'd be in touch as/if help/input were needed." We have been an informal neighborhood association 10 plus years with an active email list and ongoing events.We define ourselves as the streets on either side of Blake starting at Pine Grove and running to Oak Bend and informally call ourselves the Fox Meadow neighborhood. As it stands there are 88 households in our group. When the community safety officer came to speak to us, she commented about how we all seemed to know each other. She mentioned that in other neighborhoods she has visited, neighbors often don't know each other and that she has to ask them to introduce themselves. Last night we had a very successful Night to Unite in Fox Meadow Park with probably 60 or 70 people including tons of kids. Do you happen to know how the boundaries got drawn up and what, besides the blog, are our opportunities are for input? We are in the process of letting our neighborhood group know about this issue. Just want to let them know the way they can be most effective in their communications. Email NW I applaud the City for attempting to organize neighborhood associations and I appreciate the willingness of the group to respond to the request of Fox Meadow Neighbors to honor our existing neighborhood and to put the east and west sides (of Blake Road) back together. I do have a concern with the neighborhoods that are defined to be very large (ie Parkwood Knowlls, Countryside) as it is difficult to communicate to such a large group. Unless there is an extremely dedicated volunteer group. It is hard to easily communicate issues to 2000 people, I am not sure how the City's stated goals will be accomplished with larger groups. As Bob Miller said, "there is a value to having a smaller geography." Regarding Commenting online, I did not find it at all easy to find the place to comment. It would be helpful to have the city streamline the online comment process. Kim Montgomery CCmtg091212 NW Nice to see some consolidation of neighborhoods. Could see some more consolidation until relative size of neighborhoods is similar. KW SUEdina0919 12 NW Neighborhood Comments 12/04/2012 89 Neighborhood Comments Individual Comment Source SUEdina0922 12 Quad NW KW Isn't gerrymandering precisely what this is all about. Neighborhood groups form to push through something important to the neighborhood - whether it's to fight a senior development, lobby for being included in the ISD 273, getting a sidewalk, or a nicer looking hockey rink, or roundabouts. These neighborhood coalitions are banding together for a stronger voice in the consolidated entity, Edina. Laura Nisi I prefer the second map as I think it better delineates the area where I live (Blake and Fox Meadow) SUEdina 0712 NW Lev Mailer At the July meeting I received a copy of the Northwest Quadrant Option 2. It identified the area bounded by 62 and 169 to the St. Louis Park line as Lincoln Creek. On Monday at the Edina Library, I saw a map dated November 2012 with the area as Londonderry. The name Lincoln Creek was my choice. I was touched that they had chosen my choice. Could you explain the defference and what the area will be named and why. Emaill01012 NW Linda King We have a neighborhood that was named 30 years ago as Viking Hills. Can we keep the name? It is Arctic Way and Polar Circle. SUEdina1015 12 NW Lisa Nelson I live in Parkwood Knolls. I'd vote for Option 2, except I would include the Van Valkenberg neighborhood in the Parkwood Knolls neighborhood. We have had a neighborhood association for about 10 years that matches the boundaries in Option 2, except it has included all of Park Terrace and Malibu. I can't see how you can divide Park Terrace into 2 neighborhood associations when people live across a quiet street from each other, nor do I think their properties are particularly tied to VV park, since it is down a steep/wooded hill. The folks on Malibu are in the same elementary school district as most of Parkwood Knolls, so I'd include them in the Parkwood Knolls neighborhood also. I think having Interlachen Park separated from the area south of Mirror Lakes makes sense. The lake and that part of Interlachen Road are big barriers to communication and connection. I could see how a separate Fox Meadow neighborhood would make sense as KB suggests, since it is cut off from the rest of Parkwood Knolls, Interlachen and Highwood/Carson Hills, but I'd suggest getting more input from the residents of that area. Lastly, it makes more sense to make the RR tracks the border of Melody Lake and Grandview. It's much easier and safer to connect across a street, even one as busy as Vernon, than across a wooded area and railroad track. SUEdina0906 12 NW Maggie Conway I definitely prefer Option 2. I think "Melody Lake" is sufficient for our area, both areas north and south of the lake feel attached to it. SUEdina 0719 NW 12/04/2012 90 Neighborhood Comments Individual Mark Peterson Comment 1. Need to see city council directive to undertake the project.; 2. Options are not representative of historic neighborhoods (at least in Indian Hills) but see #4.; 3. Insufficient publication of existence of project- more input needed. More publicity needed.; 4. Theory of neighborhood involvement (as historical neighborhood) is a good one (despite comments above).; 5. Happy to provide historical input lifelong resident of Indian Hills. Source CC0711 Quad NW Michelle Paule Option # 2! Separate us from interlachen park not part of our neighborhood. CC0905 NW NickA Option 2 is definitely better! much less congested than option one. SUEdina 0713 NW Paul Stewart Option 2 is better of the two, in my opinion. And maybe some name changes (ie, 'Presidents' could be Alden Park referencing the park located within the boundaries outlined, or to add to the already long list of Mirror Lakes-Fox Meadow-Highwood-Carson Hills-Pine Grove, what about West Highlands, or Hilltop. SUEdina0911 12 NW Paul Stewart 1 wanted to thank you for inviting me to the steering committee meeting a few weeks back, I only wish I could have stayed for the entire time. I know that it's open to the public, but having gone through a similar process with the Grandview District process I know that sometimes the most involved members of the community can bring the biggest challenges. It's great to see the public take action and get involved with the community. This is an important process and task for Edina, currently and for the future, and I'm glad to be part of it. This brings me to a few points/questions I wanted to ask you: - Is there a basis for using current census population to influence size and areas for the neighborhoods? Vs. using dwelling units? It seems that as a community evolves, changes and transitions, the populations for specific areas could change. Some neighborhoods with older populations could eventually have a larger influx of young families and a neighborhood that is currently one population could grow dramatically in the future. email NW 12/04/2012 91 Individual Comment Source Quad (continued) - Is there a better way to define criteria than current home value or size? It seems that some neighborhoods are being grouped base on this criteria if there is no better historical, physical or visual boundary. This could stymie some neighborhoods from future re-investment if they are viewed as "the wrong side of the tracks" or other side of the power-lines, highways, etc. I don't know the answers to the two points above, but wanted to express my concerns to you before tomorrow's meeting, as I won't be able to make it to public meeting. A few other minor items that could help or hinder the process: - Has there been any exploration of the use of "sub-neighborhoods"? This might help with some of the small areas that already have some definition and identity, but really are too small to fit into the criteria that is be set up for the majority of the neighborhoods. Would using the historic platting help determine neighborhood boundaries and names? For example, I live in the Highwood Addition to Edina Highlands, and I consider my neighborhood to be the Edina Highlands. The original housing stock is the same, time period for development is the same and the feel of the streets are similar as to the area just to the east. Which is all a very different feel from Parkwood Knolls(west) or "Countryside"(south). I know St. Louis Park and their neighborhoods have been brought up as a precedent at 30-some named neighborhoods. At the last meeting I thought I heard Edina was potentially proposing 50-some. It seems like quite a few neighborhoods for 50,000 people when compared to Minneapolis' 86 neighborhoods (for a population of just under 400,000). We recently moved from Denver, Colorado where neighborhoods are a big part of the city's day to day identity and there are only 76 designated neighborhoods there for a population of over 600,000. Paul Stewart email NW Paula/ Lev Mailer CC0711 NW I am in favor of Option One. As a resident of Richwood Drive, I'm very proud of our Richmond Hills Neighborhood Association. We have a great blend of new Edina residents and enjoy the rich tradition of our neighborhood from residents that have lived in our neighborhood for decades. Home to Sherwood Park and the library, I think it makes sense to include the Richmond Hills Neighborhood with the Melody Lake Neighborhood to continue our neighborhood's legacy. Additionally, renaming the area of Grandview Square to focus on commercial property and higher density (hopefully not too high) housing seems appropriate based on the city's long term plans to expand in that area. Rusty Golfis SUEdina0910 12 NW Neighborhood Comments 12/04/2012 92 BLOG- DM0711 SUEdina 0721 NW SUEdina 0719 NW Neighborhood Comments Individual Comment Source Quad Re the Grandview neighborhood in the NW quadrant — I like option 2 because option 2 1)includes the library and Grandview within Grandview, 2)uses the RR track as a boundary, which is an actual "natural" boundary, and 3) better balances the relative sizes between Grandview and the adjoining Melody Lake/Richmond Hills area. Between Grandview and Melody Lake, the dividing line is definitely the tracks. There's nowhere in the neighborhood to cross over. A barrier like that does not create a neighborhood. Don't think it should be combo names. Keep them simple. For mine, I'm okay with simply Birchcrest. It's a street that's central to the neighborhood. I wouldn't be crazy about attaching the word Park to it. That's a park that folks over here adjacent to Tingdale Park have no attachment to. Susan Tom LaForce Torn LaForce 12/04/2012 93 Neighborhood Identification Steering Committee Final Report and Recommendation Southeast Quadrant The Neighborhood Identification Steering Committee's final report and recommendation. Presented the Edina City Council work session on December 4th, 2012. 95 — / J ) Lake Cornelia Southdale Est Pop: 2008 Est Parcels: 120 Lake Cornelia Est Pop: 1667 Est Parcels: 654 Christ Presbyterian Church Comelia School South Cornelia Est Pop: 1403 Est Parcels: 482 Lake Edina Lake Edina Est Pop: 578 Est Parcels: 255 Pentagon Park Est Pop: 0 Est Parcels: 36 Parklawn Est Pop: 1133 Est Parcels: 42 Est Units: 450 „ s k) Centennial 14 keg) Centennial' Est Pop: 5?1 § Est Parcels: 127' Est Units?' 30-, \ _17 )Ls , Edinborough Est Pop: 1125 Est Parcels: 53 Est Units: 1701 Promenade Est Pop: 1007 Est Parce s27 Est Units:1049 /(/ Fire Station N SE Neighborhood Communities Visit SpeakupEdina.org To provide additional feedback W+E S Engineering Dept October, 2012 Edina Southeast Quadrant Neighborhoods 1 i 1 i I, - 1 )11 - . . undanes ) Considerations for N Considerations for Boundaries - . Est. p. Est. Parcels Dwell Units Public Features Known Organized Activity* Centennial Lakes Commencing at the intersection of France Ave and Minnesota Dr, thence north along the centerline of France Ave to the north line of Lot 1 Block 1 South Edina Development Addition, thence east along the north line of Lot 1 block 1 South Edina Development Addition to the extended centerline of Edinborough Way, thence south along the centerline of Edinborough Way to the Centerline of Minnesota Dr, thence west along the centerline of Minnesota Dr to point of beginning. Centennial Lakes Development High density housing established w/ mixed retail and office use. 521 127 344 Centennial Lakes and Park Edinborough Commencing at the intersection of Edinborough Way and the Edina City limints, thence north along the centerline of Edinborough Way to the south line of Edina Promenade, thence east long the Edina Promenade to the west line of Outlot C Yorktown, thence south along the west line of Outlot C Yorktown to the south line of Outlot C Yorktown, thence east along the south line of Outlot C Yorktown to the Edina City limits, thence south and west along the Edina City limits to point of beginning. Edinborough Park and development High density housing established w/ mixed retail and office use. 1125 53 1701 Edinborough Park Lake Cornelia Commencing at the intersection of Highway 100 and Highway 62, thence east along the centerline of Highway 62 to the centerline of Valley View Rd, thence south along the centerline of Valley View Rd to the centerline of W 70th St, thence west along the centerline of W 70th St to the centerline of Highway 100, thence north along the centerline of Highway 100 to point of beginning. Lake Cornelia Accesses to neighborhoods 932 385 Rosland Park Lake Cornelia *Derived from information received by NISC. 99 Edina Southeast Quadrant Neighborhoods Neighborhood Name 1 . Boundaries • AIL Considerations f r ame iliiiiLiiL Considerations for Boundaries . Est. o • Est. Parcels Dwell Units Public Feature_s Arneson Acres Lake Edina 411111111111 * Known / Organized .. Lake Edina Commencing at the intersection of Highway 100 and W 70th St, thence east along the centerline of W 70th to the west line of Lot 3 Block 1 South Garden Estates, thence south along the west line of Lot 3 Block 1 South Garden Estates to the south line of Lot 17 Block 7 South Garden Estates, thence east along the south line of Lot 17 Block 7 South Garden Estates to the west line of Outlot 2 Bertelson Addition, thence south along the west line of Outlot 2 Bertelson Addition to north line of Tract A Registered Land Survey No. 0398, thence west along the north line of Tract A Registered Land Survey No. 0398 to the east line of Tract A Registered Land Survey No. 0679, thence south along the east line of Tract A Registered Land Survey No. 0679, to the south line of Tract A Registered Land Survey No. 0679, thence west along the south line of Tract A Registered Land Survey No. 0679 to the centerline of Highway 100, thence north along the centerline of Highway 100 to point of beginning. Lake Edina Smaller subset of larger South Cornelia area—distinctive area of curving streets accessed off of W. 70th St. 578 255 Parklawn Commencing at the intersection of France Ave and W 76th St, thence west along the centerline of W 76th St to east line of Tract A Registered Land Survey No. 0938, thence south along east line of Tract A Registered Land Survey No. 0938 to the southern boundary of Fred Richards Golf Course, thence west, north, northeast along the Fred Richards Golf Course boundary to the west line of Lake Edina Park, thence north, east, and south along the Lake Edina Park boundary to the south line of Lot 8 Block 1 Bertelsen Addition, thence east, northeast, Parklawn Ave. and surrounding high density housing and office areas. Park areas and distinct difference of northern residential area. 1133 42 450 Lake Edina Park Fred Richards Golf Course *Derived from information received by NISC. 100 Edina Southeast Quadrant Neighborhoods Neighborhood Name Boundaries Considerations for Name Considerations for Boundaries Est. Pop. Est. Parcels Dwell Units Public Features Known / Organized Activity north and east along the Bertelsen Addition to the west line of Lot 47 Block 1 Oscar Roberts First Addition, thence north, east along Oscar Roberts First Addition to the centerline of France Ave, thence south along the centerline of France Ave to point of beginning. Pentagon Park Commencing at the intersection of France Ave and the southern Edina City limits, thence west along the southern Edina City limits to the centerline of Highway 100, thence north along the centerline of Highway 100 to the extended south line of Tract A Registered Land Survey No. 0679, thence east along the extended south line of Tract A Registered Land Survey No. 0679 to the east line of Tract A Registered Land Survey No. 0679, thence north along the east line of Tract A Registered Land Survey No. 0679 to the south line of Outlot A Edina Corporate Center, thence east along the south line of Outlot A to the east line of Tract A Registered Land Survey No. 0938, thence north along the east line of Tract A Registered Land Survey No. 0938 to the south line of Outlot 1 Bertelson Addition, thence east along the south line of Outlot Bertelson Addition to the intersection of Parklawn Ave and W 76th St, thence east along the centerline of W 76th St to the centerline of France Ave, thence south along the centerline of France Ave to the point of beginning. 1960s office park development with large footprint. Distinct business/industrial area separate from Parklawn district. Currently no residential occupants 0 36 0 All business/ industrial *Derived from information received by NISC. 101 Edina Southeast Quadrant Neighborhoods Neighborhood Name Boundaries Considerations for Name - Considerations for Boundaries .. Est. Pop. Est. Parcels Dwell Units • Public Kno Features Organized Activity* Promenade Commencing at the intersection of W 70 St and France Ave, thence east along the centerline of W 70th St to the eastern Edina City limits, thence south along the eastern Edina City limits to the south line of Outlot C Yorktown, thence west along the south line of Outlot C Yorktown to the west line of Outlot C Yorktown, thence north along the west line of Outlot C Yorktown to the extended line of Edina Promenade, thence west along the Edina Promenade to the centerline of France Ave, thence north along the centerline of France Ave to point of beginning. Edina Promenade running through western part of neighborhood. Separation from Southdale/Centennial Lakes/Edinborough neighborhoods. This area is largely high density housing and established retail. 1007 27 1049 Edina Promenade Yorktown Park South Cornelia Commencing at the intersection of France Ave & W 70th St, thence south along the centerline of France Ave to the north line of Lot 44 Block 1 Oscar Roberts First Addition, thence west, south along the Oscar Roberts First Addition to the north line of Lot 1 Block 1 Bertelsen Addition, thence west, south, southwest, west along the Bertelsen Addition to the eastern boundary of Lake Edina Park, thence north, west, along Lake Edina Park to the west line of Lot 17, Block 7 South Garden Estates 4th Addition, thence north along the west line of Lot 17, Block 7 South Garden Estates to the centerline of W 70th St, thence east along the centerline of W 70th St to point of beginning. Cornelia School and separate identity of Lake Cornelia neighborhood Surrounding neighborhood of Cornelia School 521 127 344 Cornelia (School) Park Bristol Park *Derived from information received by NISC. 102 Edina Southeast Quadrant Neighborhoods Neighborhood Name Boundaries Considerations for Name Considerations for Boundaries Est. Pop. Est. Parcels Dwell Units iaarimaigilios 1701 Public Features Southdale, Fairview Southdale Hospital Known / Organized Activity* Southdale Commencing at the intersection of Highway 62 and Valley View Rd, thence east along the centerline of Highway 62 to the centerline of Xerxes Ave, thence south along the centerline of Xerxes Ave to the centerline of W 70th St, thence west along the centerline of W 70th St to the centerline of Valley View Rd, thence north along the centerline of Valley View Rd to point of beginning. Name of historic shopping center. Quadrant boundaries and residential housing units on the south and west sides. 1125 53 *Derived from information received by NISC. 103 'I' 0 ..., Southeast Quadrant Final number of neighborhoods proposed: 9 Total number of maps created and reviewed: 9 Fewest number of neighborhoods proposed: 6 Highest number of neighborhoods proposed: 10 Total number of neighborhood names considered within quadrant: 11 Overview Map Data 12/04/2012 105 <9 0 Neighborhood Comments Individual Audre Gaer Comment I prefer option 1 I live in the small neighborhood just West of Lake Cornelia. It is isolated from other neighborhoods by the crosstown and highway 100, the park and 66th street. I cross the Lake everyday to go to and from home so I identify with Lake Cornelia. We could have our own 'small neighborhood of Upper Lake Cornelia as we are uphill from the lake. Source SUEdina0812 Quad Bob Gubrud Preference for option 2 and smaller neighborhoods, physical proximity more dace to face communication. CC0711 Brad Johnson Woodhill and Lake Cornelia should be combined and called Lake Cornelia. Woodhills is a real estate development name from the 1950's. CCmtg091212 • David Meseubourq SE option #2 hazelton rd to Parklawn "Olympus Hills" generally smaller neighborhoods. CC0711 Don Stang Prefer Option 1 with our home being in Lake Corenlia District as the lake and park most identify with the area as opposed to woodhill& our son went to cornelia grade school...living here since 1971 SUEdina0910 12 Glen Whitesell Small areas are better. Like recognized benchmarks I.E. Schools, Lakes, areas do recognize the diversity of ages, interests...commercial v. residential. Probably opt. 2 better than # 1. CC0711 12/04/2012 107 Neighborhood Comments Individual Comment Source Quad While I cannot come to the meeting tonight, I was able to look over all the maps. It looks like your group has email done some very good work. In most cases, both of the naming options (or some combination of boundaries off the two maps) would work very well. Thanks for your efforts!!! 12/04/2012 I do have one concern - not with any map, but with the large inconsistency in the size of individual neighborhoods. Some appear to be fewer than less than 500 households, going down to as low as under 150. It looks like Edina has a bit over 20000 households, in which case 200 households would be only 1% of the total. I would think that you might want to consider a number of number of households, particularly for neighborhoods that are primarily residential (the industrial area east of Cahill Road being an exception). A case could be made for 400-500 or 800-1000 (2-3% or 4-5% of the total). I'm currently living in the Colony, which is a planned neighborhood made up of rental and owned properties just east of Fairview Southdale hospital. We have a distinct identify, but are invisible in the way that White Oaks is invisible. If the naming group is going to allow a lot of smaller neighborhoods, the Colony might deserve to stand on its own. It certainly is a unique one and in some senses might be of historic interest as connected to the development of the Southdale Shopping Center. I don't know how many households are here and I think that being part of the Southdale neighborhood is appropriate, but it sort of points out why I think that there needs to be a minimum number of households to separate out a small distinct area. SE: Option 2 is the best representation. Woodhill Addn is definitely a distinct subdivision with its own history ,topography, and feel. South Cornelia is known better as South Garden Estates. There was an assn. at one time with that name, that is also the name of the major subdivision on that side. I prefer option 2 with the smaller neighborhoods. The boundaries make sense with current streets and natural barriers. We would be considered "South Cornelia" according to the map. I have to say that I have never heard our neighbor referred to as "South Cornelia". It is generally referred to as "Cornelia" in keeping with the elementary school name. I suggest dropping the designation of "South". This would also be in alignment with the "Concord" neighborhood name on the NE quadrant map. "South Cornelia" that's the best we can come up with, not very creative or likeable. No image factor. 108 Joel Stegner Josh Sprague Melinda Hurley Paul McElrath email SUEdina0831 CC0920 Neighborhood Comments Individual Paula Colestock Comment 1) Love the name Woodhill! That was the name of our developoment when it was built, right? But...See 4. 2) Why Greater Country Club? I like "Country Club." 3) What input will woodhill have regarding the park @ Lake Cornelia? I feel we should have the same "say" as Lake Cornelia as we use the park all the time. 4) Why not combine Woodhill and Lake Cornelia? 5) Some of the neighborhoods are huge, with far more parcels than other areas. If not already an established group, why make those neighborhoods so big? Source CCmtg091212 Quad SE Penny Reed In either version we are in the section called "Normandale". Seriously? You have Valleys, Heights, Hills, Knolls, Creeks, etc. but this section is just "Normandale". Have you checked the elevation here? CC0818 SE Sara Massman Smalley My family and I are moving to Edina, and I researched tons of schools in SLP, SW Mpls, and Edina. We fell in love with Cornelia Elementary, and will move there as soon as we find a house to buy (nothing is on the market now that works for us). Thus this is an informed outsider's opinion .... I really like the map with the smaller neighborhood boundaries. I have spent many mornings walking our dog around each of those areas trying to get a sense of where we want to buy, and they each have their own feel. I would also love to move into an area that develops a strong community identity -- easier to do with smaller boundaries. I will be very curious to hear other opinions and see how this all plays out though! SUEdina 0719 SE Shannon Sieve I have to agree with Sara, in regards to smaller neighborhood boundaries. Smaller boundaries gives an opportunity for the neighborhoods to get together and know one another. My husband and I have lived in Edina for 12 years. We have spent the last 8 in the Cornelia area. We love our neighborhood! On the map, we would be considered Lake Edina, however, I would like to suggest a name change to Arneson Acres. Arneson Acres is where our area of Cornelia comes together and is accessible to everyone in the neighborhood. Arneson Acres is an area which we have always identified ourselves with for as long as we've lived here in our home and our neighborhood. SUEdina 0730 SE Skip Thomas we are the homes north of 66th and east of hiway 100 ( in the Edina Art Center Area). Lots of us have been talking, and we feel we should be in the Lake Cornelia neighborhood. Lot of the neighbors didn't even know Woodhill but always thought they were Lake Cornelia. It would be a good idea to change now. (This comment had one agree). SUEdina0922 12 SE Skip Thomas I had sent in a email before on the naming of the area where the Edina Art Center is -- North of 66th -- West Shore, Parnell, Ryan, Sherwood, 64th. You have us in the Woodhill which has no relevance to this small area. We should be in the Lake Cornelia area. Please make the change. SUEdinal018 12 Torn Hoffman I attended the informational meeting last night regarding the paving project for next year. Our neighborh000d is identified as "Lake Edina" for that purpose. I like option 2. SUEdina 0809 12/04/2012 109 Neighborhood Comments Individual Comment Source Quad Virginia Houck I'm attending the 3rd meeting so perhaps this has been discussed, but I wonder if South Cornelia could stand as simply Cornelia CCmtg091212 12/04/2012 110 Neighborhood Identification Steering Committee Final Report and Recommendation • ooRpows-r- 1888 111 Southwest Quadrant The Neighborhood Identification Steering Committee's final report and recommendation. Presented the Edina City Council work session on December 4th, 2012. W+E S Engineering Dept October, 2012 SW Neighborhood Communities Visit SpeakupEdina.org To provide additional feedback it, Cahill Est Pop: 0 Est Parcels: 102 Dewey Hill Est Pop: 1379 -; Est ParcelsiTa Crossvieu• Normandale Park Est Pop: 1411 Est Parcels: 468 Creek Van School A Arrowhead Creek Valley Est Pop: 355 Est Parcels: 165 Indian Hills Est Pop: 915 Edina Est Parcels: 370 11.81, School dianhca Lake St ',tricks Catholic Indian Trails Est Pop: 515 Est Parcels: 195 1 ty , : r boan; The Heights Est Pop: 1037 Est Parcels: 361 Brookview Heights Est Pop: 931 Est Parcels: 352 Prospect Knolls Est Pop: 1259 Est Parcels: 380 Braemar Hills Est Pop: 724 Est Parcels: 311 Good l Edina Southwest Quadrant Neighborhoods Neighborhood Name Boundaries Considerations for Name Considerations for Boundaries Est. Pop. Est. Parcels Dwell Units Public Features Known / Organized Activity Braemar Hills Commencing at the intersection of Valley View Rd and Antrim Rd, thence south along the centerline of Antrim Rd to the north line of Lot 1 Block 1 Harold Hargrove i t Addition, thence west along the north line of Lot 1 Block 1 Harold Hargrove 1" Addition to the west line of Lot 4 Block 1 Dublin Hill, thence south along the west line of Lot 4 Block 1 Dublin Hill and continue south along east line of Lots 1-6, Block 1 Tupa Woods, Lot 5 & 6, Block 6 Braemar Hills Fifth Addition, Lot 1 Block 2 Braemar Hills Fourth Addition, Lots 3 & 4, Block 1 Griffith Addition to the north line of Lot 1 Block 1 Schey's Park View Third Addition, thence west along the north line of Lot 1 Block 1 Schey's Park View Third Addition to the eastern line of Braemar Golf Course, thence south along the eastern line of Braemar Golf Course to the southern Edina City limits, thence west , north along the Edina City limits to centerline of Valley View Rd, thence east along the extended centerline of Valley View Rd to the west line of Lot 4 Block 1 Iroquois Hills Fourth Addition, thence south along the west line of Lot 4 Block 1 Iroquois Hills Fourth Addition to the south line of Outlot 2 Iroquois Hills Fourth Addition, thence east along the south line of Outlot 2 Iroquois Hills Fourth Addition to the centerline of Valley View Rd, thence south, northeast, east along the centerline of Valley View Rd to point of beginning. Braemar Golf Course; development name included Braemar Hills High traffic Valley View Road; established Golf Course; Small Chapel Hill area is most accessible to Braemar area 724 311 Braemar Golf Course; Braemar Park; Courtney Fields *Derived from information received by NISC. 115 Edina Southwest Quadrant Neighborhoods Neighborhood Name Boundaries Considerations for Name Considerations for Boundaries Est. Pop. Est. Parcels Dwell Units Public Features Known / Organized Activity Brookview Heights Commencing at the intersection of W 66th St and the Canadian Pacific Railroad, thence east along the centerline of W 66th St to the centerline of Highway 100, thence south along the centerline of Highway 100 to the centerline of W 70'1' St, thence west along the centerline of W 70th St to the centerline of Metro Blvd, thence south along the centerline of Metro Blvd to the centerline of Nine Mile Creek, thence west along the centerline of Nine Mile Creek to the centerline of W 70th St, thence west along the centerline of W 70th St to the centerline of the Canadian Pacific Railroad, thence north along the centerline of the Canadian Pacific Railroad to point of beginning. Based upon the original development name; established area with sign designation Natural border with creek; high traffic roads: 66th and 70th and Hwy 100 931 352 Brookview Heights; Knob Hill Drive; Kenny Place Cahill Commencing at the intersection of W 70th St and Cahill Rd, thence east along the centerline of W 70th St to the centerline of Nine Mile Creek, thence east along the centerline of Nine Mile Creek to the centerline of Metro Blvd, thence north along the centerline of Metro Blvd to the centerline of W 70th St, thence east along the centerline of W 70th St to the centerline of Highway 100, thence south along the centerline of Highway 100 to the southern Edina City limits, thence west along the southern Edina City limits to the west line of Lot 1 Block 9 Edina Interchange Center, thence north along the west line of Lot 1 Block 9 Edina Interchange Center to the centerline of W 78th St, thence west along the centerline of W 78th St to the centerline of Cahill Rd, thence north along the centerline of Cahill Rd to point of beginning. Historical from name; settlement and Road name High traffic roads: Cahill road, 70th, hwy 100 and 78th street 0 102 Industrial area *Derived from information received by NISC. 116 Edina Southwest Quadrant Neighborhoods Neighborhood Name Boundaries Considerations for Name iiiiMailit Considerations for Boundaries Ail Est. Pop. Est. Parcels Dwell Units Public Features Known / Organized Activity* Creek Valley Commencing at the intersection of Highway 62 and Gleason Rd, thence east along the centerline of Highway 62 to the centerline of Tracy Ave, thence south along the centerline of Tracy Ave to the centerline of Valley View Rd, thence southwest and west along the centerline of Valley View Rd to the centerline of Gleason Rd, thence north along the centerline of Gleason Rd to the point of beginning. Established school and park name. High traffic roads: Gleason, Hwy 62, Tracy Avenue 355 165 Creek Valley Park; Creek Valley School; Edina High School; Valley View Middle School Creek Valley off Tracy; Creek Valley. Dewey Hill Commencing at the intersection of Dewey Hill Rd and Cahill Rd, thence south along the centerline of Cahill Rd to the centerline of W 78th St, thence east along the centerline of W 78th St to the east line of Lot 2 Block 2 Nine Mile West 1st Addition, thence south along the east line of Lot 2 Block 2 Nine Mile West 1St Addition to the south line of the Edina City limits, thence west along the south line of the Edina City limits to the east line of Braemar Golf Course, thence north along the east line of Braemar Golf Course to the centerline of Dewey Hill Rd, thence east along the centerline of Dewey Hill Rd to point of beginning. Established name with sign designation. High traffic roads: Cahill Rd, Dewey Hill Rd, 78th St; Braemar Golf Course 1379 390 Dewey Hill *Derived from information received by NISC. 117 Edina Southwest Quadrant Neighborhoods Neighborhood Name Boundaries Considerations for Name Considerations for Boundaries Est. Pop. Est. Parcels Dwell Units Public Features Known / Organized Activity* Indian Hills Commencing at the intersection of Highway 169 and Highway 62, thence east along the centerline of Highway 62 to the centerline of Gleason Rd, thence south along the centerline of Gleason Rd to the centerline of Valley View Rd, thence southwest along the centerline of Valley View Rd to the south line of Lot 1 Block 2 Overholt Hills Georgia Addition, thence west north along the south line of Lot 1 Block 2 Overholt Hills Georgia Addition to the centerline of Shawnee Cir, thence east along the centerline of Shawnee Cir to the west line of Lot 4 Block 2 Overholt Hills Georgia 2nd Addition, thence north along west line of Lot 4 Block 2 Overholt Hills Georgia 2'd Addition to the north line of Lot 1 Block 1 Overholt Hills Sally Addition, thence east along the north line of Lot 1 Block 1 Overholt Hills Sally Addition to the centerline of Dakota Trl, thence north along the centerline of Dakota Trl to the south line of Lot 4 Block 1 Ratelle Hill Addition, thence west along the south line of Lot 4 Block 1 Ratelle Hill Addition to the centerline of Mohawk Trl, thence south along the centerline of Mohawk Trl to the centerline of Iroquois Trl, thence north along the centerline of Iroquois Trl to the centerline of West Trl, thence west along the centerline of West Trl to the centerline of Highway 169, thence north along the centerline of Highway 169 to point of beginning. Established name with sign designation. High traffic roads: Hwy 62, Hwy 169 and Gleason Rd 915 370 Indianhead Lake; Arrowhead Lake Indian Hills Association *Derived from information received by NISC. 118 Edina Southwest Quadrant Neighborhoods Neighborhood Name Boundaries Considerations for Name Considerations for Boundaries Est. Pop. Est. Parcels Dwell Units Public Features Known / Organized Activity Indian Trails Commencinat, at the intersection of western Edina City limits and West Trl, thence east along the centerline of West Trl to the centerline of Iroquois Trl, thence south along the centerline of Iroquois Trl to the centerline of Mohawk Trl, thence north along the centerline of Mohawk Trl to the north line of Lot 6 Block 6 Indian Hills, thence east along the north line of Lot 6 Block 6 Indian Hills to the centerline of Dakota Trl, thence south along the centerline of Dakota Trl to the north line of Lot 1 Block 1 Overholt Hills Sally Addition, thence west along the north line of Lot 1 Block 1 Overholt Hills Sally Addition to the west line of Lot 1 Block 1 Overholt Hills Sally Addition, thence south along the west line of Lot 1 Block 1 Overholt Hills Sally Addition to the centerline of Shawnee Cir, thence west along the centerline of Shawnee Cir to the west line of Lot 3 Block 2 Overholt Hills Georgia Addition, thence south on the west line of Lot 3 Block 2 Overholt Hills Georgia Addition to the north line of Lot 1 Block 1 Jyland Dennis Addition, thence east along the north line of Lot 1 Block 1 Jyland Dennis Addition to the centerline of Valley View Rd, thence south north along the centerline of Valley View Rd to the south line of Outlot 2 Iroquois Hills Fourth Addition, thence west along the south line of Outlot 2 Iroquois Hills Fourth Addition to east line of Outlot 1 Iroquois Hills Fourth Addition, thence north along the east line of Outlot 1 Iroquois Hills Fourth Addition to the north line of Outlotl Iroquois Hills Fourth Addition, thence west along the north line of Outlot 1 Residents of the area suggested Indian Trails based upon street names. High traffic roads: Valley View Rd, both sides of Dakota Trail included in same association and Hwy 169 515 195 Indian Foot Hills Association *Derived from information received by NISC. 119 Edina Southwest Quadrant Neighborhoods Neighborhood Name Boundaries Considerations for Name Considerations for Boundaries Est. Pop. Est. Parcels Dwell Units Public Features Known / Organized Activity* Iroquois Hills Fourth Addition to the western Edina City limits, thence north along the western Edina City limits to point of beginning. Normandale Park Commencing at the centerline of Highway 62 and Tracy Ave, thence east along the centerline of Highway 62 to the centerline of Highway 100, thence south along the centerline of Highway 100 to the centerline of W 66th St, thence west along the centerline of W 66th St to the centerline of the Canadian Pacific Railroad, thence south along the centerline of the Canadian Pacific Railroad to the centerline of Nine Mile Creek, thence west along the centerline of Nine Mile Creek to the centerline of Valley View Rd, thence south along the centerline of Valley View Rd to the centerline of Tracy Ave, thence north along the centerline of Tracy Ave to the point of beginning. Established park name. High traffic roads: Hwy 100, Hwy 62, 66th St and Ridgeview Dr 879 341 Normandale Park Normandale Association *Derived from information received by NISC. 120 Edina Southwest Quadrant Neighborhoods Neighborhood Name Boundaries Considerations for Name Considerations for Boundaries Est. Pop. Est. Parcels Dwell Units Public Features Known / Organized Activity Prospect Knolls Commencing at the intersection of W 70th St and Cahill Rd, thence south along the centerline of Cahill Rd to the centerline of Dewey Hill Rd, thence west along the centerline of Dewey Hill Rd to the east line of Braemar Golf Course, thence north along the east line of Braemar Golf Course to the north line of Lot 1 Block 1 Schey's Park View Third Addition, thence east along the north line of Lot 1 Block 1 Schey's Park View Third Addition to the east line of Lot 3 Block 1 Griffith Addition, thence north along the east line of Lots 3 & 4 Block 1 Griffith Addition, Lot 1 Block 2 Braemar Hills Fourth Addition, Lots 5 & 6 Block 6 Braemar Hills Fifth Addition, and Lots 1-6 Block 1 Tupa Woods to the west line of Outlot C Scott Berg Addition, thence north along the west line of Outlot C Scott Berg Addition to the north line of Lot 4 Block 1 Dublin Hill, thence east along the north line of Lot 4 Block 1 Dublin Hill to the centerline of Antrim Rd, thence south along the centerline of Antrim Rd to the centerline of W 70th St, thence east along the centerline of W 70th St to point of beginning. Combination of development name Prospect Hills and Kemrich Knolls. High traffic roads: 70th St, Gleason Rd, Dewey Hill Rd and Cahill Rd 1259 380 Lewis Park *Derived from information received by NISC. 121 Edina Southwest Quadrant Neighborhoods Neighborhood Name Boundaries Considerations for Name Considerations for Boundaries Est. Pop. Est. Parcels Dwell Units Public Features Known / Organized Activity* The Heights Commencing at the intersection of Valley View Rd and Antrim Rd, thence northeasterly along the centerline of Valley View Rd to the centerline of Nine Mile Creek, thence east along the centerline of Nine Mile Creek to the centerline of the Canadian Pacific Railroad, thence south along the centerline of the Canadian Pacific Rairoad to the centerline of W 70'1' St, thence west along the centerline of W 70th St to the centerline of Antrim Rd, thence north along the centerline of Antrim Rd to the point of beginning. Based upon original development name and long established Park Name Natural boundary with the creek; 70th St and Antrim Rd are main arteries 1037 361 Heights Park; McQuire Park *Derived from information received by NISC. 122 Overview Map Data Southwest Quadrant Final number of neighborhoods proposed: 10 Total number of maps created and reviewed: 8 Fewest number of neighborhoods proposed: 10 Highest number of neighborhoods proposed: 11 Total number of neighborhood names considered within quadrant: 22 12/04/2012 123 Neighborhood Comments Individual Christianna Finnern Comment Hello, I have reviewed the maps regarding the southwest quadrant and option 2 makes no sense to me. If you drive through the neighborhood, you will see that the natural dividing line is west Trail south not the odd carved out circle around Sally Lane. We live at 6701 Apache Road. Our subdivision plat is Indian Hills. From West Trail south it is Ker Mil Heights. This should be considered. We strongly oppose option no. 2 Source email Quad SW Christianna Hunt Option No. 1 is by far the better option and reflects the geography of Indian Hills better than Option No. 2. SUEdina 0721 SW Option No. 2 is quite frankly a ridiculous carving up of a neighborhood that has much more obvious natural boundaries than those artificially proposed in Option No. 2. Cindy Daoud This is regarding the proposed names for one of the neighborhoods in the Southwest map of Edina: option 1 is "Indian Hills" for an est. pop of 1494, or option 2, which divides the area into "Indian Hills" for an est. pop of 581 & "Foot Hills" for an est. pop of 1459. I live in the middle of Paiute Pass & think option 2, which divides the area into 2 neighborhoods, is a very flawed plan & rather ridiculous. My next-door neighbors could be in one neighborhood, & the neighbors on the other side of my house & I could be in another. Did someone who lives in the proposed smaller "Indian Hills" neighborhood not want to be associated with others in the "Foot Hills"? If so, it seems rather a pretentious move to me. I strongly feel that the option 1 proposal in this area is the best & most efficient, naming the entire area "Indian Hills" for the est. pop of SUEdina0910 12 SW 1494. Option 2 would cut up streets & divide neighbors who live right next to each other into different groups. Option 2 is extremely inefficient & shortsighted! If Option 2 is adopted, I will not be the only resident in this area who is extremely unhappy with this plan! Remember, for all those who speak up, there are at least 100 who remain silent but have the same opinion. 12/04/2012 125 Neighborhood Comments Individual Comment Source Quad Cindy Daoud Dear committee members - Email91012 SW Up until today, due to my very busy schedule, I have not kept track of the proposed neighborhood names. However, I just read this morning in the Star Tribune, that the final meeting regarding the process will be held this Wednesday (which I will attend if at all possible). Thus, I thought I better take a look at the proposals. In doing so, I found that Option 1 ("Indian Hills") makes sense in the area I live in, but Option 2 does not & is very inefficient. Because it is so close to the final meeting, I want to bring to your attention the comments I entered in the Speak up Edina blog, in case they are overlooked beforehand. Cindy Daoud (Continued) They are the following: Email91012 SW This is regarding the proposed names for one of the neighborhoods in the Southwest map of Edina: option 1 is "Indian Hills" for an est. pop of 1494, or option 2, which divides the area into "Indian Hills" for an est. pop of 581 & "Foot Hills" for an est. pop of 1459. I live in the middle of Paiute Pass & think option 2, which divides the area into 2 neighborhoods, is a very flawed plan & rather ridiculous. My next-door neighbors could be in one neighborhood, & the neighbors on the other side of my house & I could be in another. Did someone who lives in the proposed smaller "Indian Hills" neighborhood not want to be associated with others in the "Foot Hills"? If so, it seems rather a pretentious move to me. I strongly feel that the option 1 proposal in this area is the best & most efficient, naming the entire area "Indian Hills" for the est. pop of 1494. Option 2 would cut up streets & divide neighbors who live right next to each other into different groups. Option 2 is extremely inefficient & shortsighted! If Option 2 is adopted, I will not be the only resident in this area who is extremely unhappy with this plan! Remember, for all those who speak up, there are at least 100 who remain silent but have the same opinion. 12/04/2012 126 Individual Comment Source Quad Chapel Hill must remain. Historic reasons for one. Most everyone knows each other.; avoid names that sound CC0711 snobby like "estates".; add "Cahill" somewhere as a name. Maybe "Lewis Park"; In many areas dividing lines should go down backyards not down streets. Because of the growth of trees and fences people are often not always, but often more familiar with the people acress the street.; Normandale should be Normandale park.; Most everyone knows where that is. Arterial Streets should divide neighborhoods, residential streets should be part of neighborhoods. Dan Atkins SW I prefer Southwest Option 2 as it includes a green space that many/most kids in the community claim and use as their own and is not directly available/connected to areas on the other sides of the proposed border. That said, i don;t know what difference it really makes. My neighborhood is already defined. David Hruby SW FB Rather than Normandale Park please consider Normandale Heights (in recognition of all the hills) or Normandale Heights District.. Diane Davies Emai1092512 SW Neighborhood Comments 12/04/2012 127 Individual Comment Source Quad Dianne Plunkett Dear SW Quadrant Name Your Neighborhood Facilitator, Emai1091412 SW Latham I want to thank the city for the foresight to facilitate establishing neighborhoods. It will be an excellent tool for communicating with residents. I have attended all three public meetings to date. These have been well organized, well publicized and well attended by residents of all ages from all 4 city quadrants. Many modes of commenting were provided from public meetings, to comment cards, to electronic blogs and Speak-Up Edina. At the Sept. 12 meeting I was dismayed to see the controversy regarding the proposed name of "Indian Hills" for one of the neighborhoods in the SW quadrant. There were unfortunate undercurrents of elitism upon which the controversy was based. The issue has arisen at all three SW quadrant meetings as to what constitutes "Indian Hills." Many want to be associated with the name "Indian Hills" because they believe it lends value to their property. Others want to disassociate what they consider inferior housing with the designation "Indian Hills". There is no solution as there will always be some that are unhappy regardless of how you geographically define "Indian Hills." The least divisive solution is to simply not use the name "Indian Hills." Instead, I recommend that you name this area the Lakes Arrowhead and Indianhead Neighborhood. Many other proposed Edina neighborhoods are named after the park or lake in their area. It is descriptive and residents will immediately be able to identify it. I am a resident of the proposed "Indian Trails" neighborhood. We are happy with the name and boundary of our proposed neighborhood and respectfully ask that you do not change it. Once again, thank you again for all you are doing to establish neighborhoods in Edina. Ed DonFrancesco I agree with everyone that has posted a comment that Option 1, aptly called the Creek Valley neighborhood, SUEdina 0727 SW is by far a better name choice. Creek Valley represents my neighborhood name, my street name, Creek Valley Elementary school, and Creek Valley Baptist Church, all within the boundaries of the proposed Creek Valley area. In addition, Option 1 uses major street boundaries of Valley View Rd, Gleason Rd, and Hwy 62 as its boundaries instead of arbitrary boundaries found in Option 2. Neighborhood Comments 12/04/2012 128 Neighborhood Comments Individual Erik J Comment Must have been before the Limerick Lane days JMH! Source SUEdinal014 2012 Quad SW Fred Arnett Change "the Heights" top "Valley View Heights" CCmtg091212 SW Inna Hays This is a copy of a request signed by atleast one resident of each of the 37 homes on creek valley road off of Tracy. With an already well-organized neighborhood watch, a block captain , a co-captain, a distinctive geographic location. We are a viable caring, cohesive neighborhood and would like to be officially recognized and designated as such in the SW quadrant fountain City(Came with petition with 37 signatures). CC/Letter SW Inna Hays Cul de sac- Creek Valley Rd off tracey. Active organized geographically concise, caring community (5700- 58++) has a block captain and co-captain active and articulate on general community issues. CC0711 SW Inna K. Hays Requesting again as we have at last meeting and by signed request (submitted at City Hall) from the 37 homes on Creek Valley Road off Tracy to be named and recognized as a geographically distinct, functioning neighborhood we are. There is often confusion because of two creek valley roacs- west off Gleason, east off Tracy (crosstown) So we want to be recognized 'officially' as such. Creek Valley Road off Tracy Neighborhood. Many thanks for all your thoughtful time and effort. CCmtg91212 SW Jackie Pelton Colwell I think Option 1 is a better choice. Option 1 has a more natural boundary. Option 2 seems arbitrary at best. How would someone explain Foot Hills? With no natural boundary, no one would ever understand the segregation. SUEdina 0721 SW 12/04/2012 129 Individual Comment Source Quad My opinion is that this is an abominable idea. It is not a proven proven program. You never mention Minneapolis, but Minneapolis has had numerous problems with its neighborhood assocations. You say you are not solving problems so why create problems? Also, Edina specifically hired a City Manager with no experience in city boundary programs. Very few people in Indian Hills know about this plan- it was not well publicized- unreasonable to institute this plan without a referendum. Put this on the Nov. ballot. Indian Hills should remain in its original form as ploted in February of 1964 by Hennepin County Surveyor G.J. Peterson. Indian Hills is just as established as Rolling Green, Country Club and Morningside- all of which have been allowed to keep their original boundaries. It is just as, if not more, recognized by people, and not only in Edina, as a specific, well-defined area. It definately fits the legal requirements of a Trade Name and should not be altered. If the original Indian Hills area is changed, our propoerty values will decrease. The people of Indian Hills have worked hard to live where they do; they maintain their neighborhood; they pay their taxes, they live in harmony. If someone wants to live in neighborhood. Please leave our boundaries intact; it would not be fair, leagl or moral to change those boundaries. I have maps of the original plot of Indian Hills as surveyed by the Hennipen County Surveyor. Phone me if you want a copy. I think the map makes sense. My only comment would be finding a more creative name/identifying name for the brookview heights neighborhood. I've lived here for years and have never understood why we have the name that we do? I'd love to see a couple of suggestions that are more representative of what comprises our neighborhood. Please keep the southwest quadrant name "Braemar Hills". It's been called that since the mid 60's and my lot is listed on my Hennepin County deed as "Braemar Hills Addition". I already tell people I live on the poor side of Valley View, isn't that enough for the residents of Indian Hills? No need to call this area "Foot Hills". I'm not sure what that means?? Of course I can understand why the Indian Hills residents wouldn't want the multi family residences along the 169 frontage road as part of Indian Hills, you can still include them with my neighborhood, just call it "Braemar Hills". Janice Joslyn Jessica Hinz John Traul CCmtg091212 SW SUEdinal 005 SW 12 Email 090912 SW Neighborhood Comments 12/04/2012 130 Neighborhood Comments Individual Comment I like the Braemar Hills name for where I live on Mark Terrace Drive. It has been known as Braemar Hills since the homes were first built in the 60's. Nice job keeping the history of the neighborhood! Source Emai1091812 Quad SW John Traul Josh Sprague SW: Option 1 seems to be the best, with some tweaks. As noted in Option 1, Braemar Hills is definitely a distinct area , but I would also include all the areas south of Lee Valley (So Claredon, Kermrich, Shannon up to Lee, Schey, and Tara). All those streets are before the "hill" streets on Fleetwood, Lanham, etc and share their connection to the Braemar complex. It also makes for better numeric balance. Creek Valley subsumes Valley Estates on the other side of Valley View Rd, but I think that makes for good numeric balance as well, and the entire area focuses on the Creek shed. email SW Katherine Bass I like Braemar Hills as a name and placement of our house/street in that neighborhood feels like a good fit. Nice work! Now the hard part of organizing neighbors...:) CCLB SW Kelsey Burns Edina Heights (it's the highest point in Hennepin County) CCLB SW Lisa Hafey Dear Steering Committee, As a resident of the Southwest Quadrant of Edina, I respectfully submit my preference for our neighborhood name and boundaries: Southwest Quadrant Option No. 2. Thank you for considering my input. Email091012 SW Lonni Simpson Skrentner I guess I prefer SW1, but putting high density housing in with large single is a bit crazy. I might draw a narrower neighborhood that crossed at Lewis Park. Matt Tourangeau - neighborhood identity is good because it encourages us to actually know more than our next door neighbors, which makes any neighborhood safer. FB sw Lynn Agree with everyone that option 1 makes the most sense except that folks who live east of valley view (the limericks) do not see themselves as part of creek valley (seems really far away). Not sure why that bit can't be considered McGuire as many folks in this neighborhood use the bridge across the creek to heights park. For that sliver, the creek seems like an artificial boundary. SUEdina0911 12 SW Marcella Option 1 is much better than Option 2, which seems unnecessarily confusing and complex. I also agree with the other comments that it is better to use the natural street boundaries in Option 1. SUEdina0910 12 SW Marian Blattner The Brookview heights makes sense- CC0711 SW 12/04/2012 131 Neighborhood Comments Individual Marvin and Dianne Ingber Comment We have lived in Indian Hills for 41 years. We live off of Apache Road and we are happy we are staying in Indian Hills. Please keep it this way. Source Phone100412 Quad SW Mary Swanson Option 2 will not load up, message just says to try again. How much money will this cost after all is said and done?? Many of us did not know about this and/or missed the mailing. To have only 50 people in Edina making the decisions does not seem like a good representation. I personally would vote against the entire project, leave well enough alone. SUEdina 0730 SW Mary Swendsen The members of our community identify with being part of Indian Hills. Option 1 is definitely a better option. There is no reason to add another level of complexity when simplicity is the best solution. SUEdina 0723 SW Nancy Kuphal At tonight's meeting (9/12/2012) a member of the audience suggested changing the name of the neighborhood called "the heights" to "Valley View Heights," I disagree; I live in the neighborhood, "The Heights" is simple, direct. To add a street name to it would be confusing as Valley View winds all over both Edina and Eden Prairie. CCmtg091212 SW Penn Joslyn I am familiar with Minneapolis neighborhood groups- why has this not been presented!! CCmtg091212 SW Peter Sussman I haven't been available to attend the meetings on neighborhood identification, including the one this Wednesday. Looking at the options including our residence in the Southwest quadrant, I have a very strong preference for "Braemar Hills" as indicated in Option 1. In addition, that extent of "Indian Hills" corresponds to my perception of the area north of Valley View Road. In Option 2 "Foothills" includes a convoluted area not sharing in identity and the name is generic - lacking association with local landmarks or history. Email091012 SW Peter Urban I agree with Option 1 mostly because of the nonsensical divisions of Creek Valley and Indian hills in Option 2. I especially have a problem with the names Valley Vista and Edina Valley Estates, I think they sound pretentious. Using the railroad, valley view road and Gleason Road as boundaries makes a lot of sense although Nine Mile Creek does divide the neighborhood into distinct east and west sides. My problem with Option 1 is miniscule Chapel Hill and underpopulate Bush Lake being identified as their own neighborhoods. SUEdina 0810 SW Richard Griffith Neighborhood Name- Indian Trails is good for our area which previously had no name- except possibly Indianhills Foothills- which I felt was degrating and demeaning. CCmtg091212 SW 12/04/2012 132 Neighborhood Comments Individual Sandy Fox Comment Some seem quite small- by being this small 1) small can the neighborhood field a viable group that has enough people who can get it going? 2) Also if there are so many neighborhoods will it make the city less cohesive (balkanized)? 3) I think some should be combined? Source CC0711 Quad SW Susie Van Huomisson I am concerned that this whole process is creating further division in our Edina Community. CC100512 SW Tami Thompson I think option 1 is much better for the Creek Valley neighborhood and joins the two areas that option 2 splits. Option 1 is more cohesive, in my opinion, and the names are more descriptive of areas we are already familiar with. SUEdina 0722 SW Tom Ries When you are naming areas be inclusive and square off the areas. South of the crosstown and east of 169 and north of valley view rd. as an example. Please call me to discuss. email SW Tony Zeuli The homes on Iroquois Cir. should be part of Indian Hills, of which they have historically been apart. We recently purchased our home and it was heavily advertised as Indian Hills. To now change the name would have a negative impact on the home values in our neighborhood. SUEdina0915 12 SW Usha Meghani Abramovitz The way it is now on the SW side by 70th street, with the commercial area so close, defined (but inclusive) boundaries will help separate us from the commercial buildings and traffic, at least figuratively. And when we can refer to our neighborhood with a name, it does promote a sense of community. We could be the Heights Park neighborhood! P.S. With 70/Limerick/Hillside being the perfect place for a small triangle wall and sign. That little 'intersection' is quite a challenge at times. FB SW The area north of arrowhead lake is not geographically connected to Indian Hills and really should be separate even though no body wants to "lead" this area. That is their problem! CC0711 SW 12/04/2012 133 135 The Neighborhood Identification Steering Committee's final report and recommendation. Presented the Edina City Council work session on December 4th, 2012. APPENDIX Neighborhood Identification Steering Committee Neighborhood Identification Steering Committee Final Report and Recommendation Name your Neighborhood Project Communication Plan and Selected Articles The Neighborhood Identification Steering Committee's final report and recommendation. Presented the Edina City Council work session on December 4th, 2012. 137 138 ) :16 C170 Communication Plan Promotional Materials Date 4/25 Responsibility Check Off Done Develop Brand NISC Poster 5/10 Karen/ Publicity Team Done Postcards 5/10 Karen/Publicity Team Done Publicity Activities i Date Responsibility Check Off Before Meetings Agenda:Edina promo (Channel 16) 12/1/11 Karen Done Agenda:Edina promo (Channel 16) 1/1 Karen Done Website/Survey 4/1 Karen Done Facebook/ Survey 4/6 Karen Done City Extra Set up 4/6 Karen Done Survey Press Release 4/12 Karen Done Website update with meeting locations 4/28 Karen Done Blog set up with assignments for May 4/28 Karen/Publicity Team Done Contact Jerry's for poster display 4/28 Susan Done City Extra addresses set up 5/1 Susan/Intern Done City Extra blast thanking participation in survey, announcing meeting dates and blog 5/7 Karen Done Draft story for About Town summer issue 5/7 Karen Done Press release for 5/30 meeting 5/7 Karen Done Faith community email list 5/10 Publicity Team Gene Scott Neal to blog on effort 5/10 Karen Done Agenda:Edina promo (Channel 16) 5/15 Susan/Hope Done Distribute Poster 5/15 Communications Done Facebook Meeting Promo 5/15 Susan Done City Extra blast re: May 30th meeting 5/15 Susan Done Call individuals on phone contacts only list 5/15 Susan Done Electronic sign request 5/15 Susan Done May 30 Meeting Postcards/ Ask meeting members to recruit 5/30 NISC Done Blog assignments for June 6/1 Karen Done Press release for 7/11 meeting 6/15 Karen Karen City Extra blast 6/25 Susan Done Electronic sign request 6/25 Susan Done Blog assignments for July 6/29 Karen Done Agenda:Edina promo (Channel 16) 7/1 Karen Done Facebook meeting promo 7/9 Susan Done July 11 Meeting Blog assignments for August 7/27 Karen Done Agenda:Edina promo (Channel 16) 8/1 Karen Done Press release for 9/12 meeting 8/15 Karen Done City Extra blast 8/29 Karen Done Electronic sign request 8/29 Susan Done Blog assignments for September 8/29 Karen Done Facebook Meeting Promo 9/5 Susan Done September 12 Meeting Update city website 9/20 Karen Done City Extra blast (next steps) 9/20 Karen Done Blog Assignments- October 9/29 Karen Done 139 140 current.mnsun.com http://current.mnsun.com/2012/07/edina-residents-critique-draft-neighborhood- maps/ Edina residents critique draft neighborhood maps By Lisa Kaczke on July 17, 2012 at 1:35 pm Edina is a step closer to having established neighborhood names and boundaries. More than 50 residents met at the Edina Senior Center Wednesday, July 11, to give their input on draft neighborhood maps. The Neighborhood Identification Steering Committee drew two options for neighborhoods based on input received from a survey in April, which had a 20 percent return rate, and at the first community meeting in May. The steering committee is continuing to gather comments on the maps. The maps can be viewed by clicking on the Name Your Neighborhood link on the right-hand side of speakupedina.org/discussion. Comments on the maps can also be given on speakupedina.org. "The more people who comment, the better," Committee Chair Hope Melton said. The steering committee will create more detailed maps based on comments for a third public meeting at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 12, at the Edina Senior Center. The objective of the project is to establish neighborhoods and allow them to create city-recognized, but voluntary, neighborhood associations. The goal of the neighborhood associations is to form better communication with the city and also increase safety, Committee Vice Chair Dick Brozic said. Residents broke into four groups depending on where they lived to discuss the two draft maps for 45 minutes and discussion in most of the groups focused on issues involving neighborhood proximity to schools and parks. Attendees at the meeting were also concerned if new neighborhoods would affect already-established neighborhoods or neighborhood associations such as Country Club or Morningside. Some groups also discussed concerns regarding a lack of participation from most Edina residents in the process thus far and whether established neighborhoods are needed in Edina. Residents from northwest Edina listed several concerns they had about the maps. They wondered if Cascade Falls should be a separate neighborhood from Morningside and noted that the Mirror Lake area is part of the Highlands neighborhood association. A concern the residents in northwestern Edina have is children in some of the neighborhoods wouldn't be attending the same schools. Part of the northwest quadrant is in the Hopkins school district. One resident also expressed concern that the park in which most of the children in the neighborhood play is included in a different neighborhood while a park they rarely play in is included within the neighborhood boundaries. In the southwest quadrant, residents decided the Indian Hills area should be divided in two, with the northern half called Indian Hills and the southern half called Indian Trails. 141 Chapel Hill is already established as a neighborhood with an association. Thirty-seven homes off Creek Valley Road have already formed a neighborhood association that they would like to continue. No conclusion was reached in the Prospect Knolls and Braemar areas. Residents from northeastern Edina preferred map two, which does not include the homes in the sliver between the St. Louis Park boundary and West 44th Street in the Morningside neighborhood. On map two, those houses are included in the Cascade Falls neighborhood on west side of Highway 100. The residents in the northeast quadrant would also like to have the smaller neighborhoods on the southern end of the quadrant that are drawn on map two. They also agreed that 50th and France should be its own neighborhood. The five residents attending the meeting from southeastern Edina decided they like option two for the southeast quadrant of the city. Southdale Center creates a unique area with condos, businesses and the mall. The concern was the high density around the Southdale Center area causing a neighborhood to become too large. They also questioned whether residents in the Southdale area would even want to organize a neighborhood association. They agreed the area around Southdale needs to be broken down into three neighborhoods because a neighborhood should be small enough that residents can walk through it and meet their neighbors. They were also concerned about the cohesiveness of the neighborhoods in southeastern Edina and wanted to consider where children lived in proximity to the parks, swimming pool and schools when drawing neighborhood boundaries. Discussion in the southeast quadrant group delved into the safety concerns they had for pedestrians around the Southdale Center and whether the renovations of Southdale are a good idea. 142 current.mnsun.com http://current.mnsun.com/2012/06/pioneers-creating-edina-neighborhood-lines/ `Pioneers' creating Edina neighborhood lines By Lisa Kaczke on June 5, 2012 at 12:55 pm Edina residents have completed the first step in creating boundaries and names for the neighborhoods within the city limits. About 20 people gathered to discuss possible boundaries and names in the first public meeting of the Neighborhood Identification Steering Committee. After a brief introduction to the goal of the project, they were broken into four smaller groups for discussion based on where they lived within the city. The second public committee meeting is scheduled for 6:30 p.m., July 11, at the Edina Senior Center. Maps with potential neighborhood boundaries and names are expected to be shown and discussed by residents during the second meeting. The objective is to have neighborhoods and businesses voluntarily create city-recognized neighborhood associations, committee Chair Hope Melton told the crowd. By doing so, Edina will give its residents a sense of place and a historical context for their neighborhood and the city. The benefit of creating a neighborhood association is to foster communication and create two- way communication between the neighborhood and the city. The associations won't speak on behalf of all residents on issues and residents are encouraged to speak at meetings, she said. Membership is voluntary and members will determine their association's agenda. Residents broke into groups based on the quadrants of Edina, divided by Highway 62 and Highway 100. The majority of residents at the meeting were from northeast and southwest Edina while four people were from the northwest quadrant and one attended from the southeast area of Edina. "You are the pioneers," committee Vice Chair Dick Brozic told them. The responses from a survey completed by about 200 residents in April will also be taken into account in creating the boundaries and names. Melton said they received good information from the survey responses that will be used. Most of the responses came from residents living in northeast Edina, where organized neighborhood associations already exist, Assistant City Manager Karen Kurt said. The fewest came from residents living in southeast Edina. Most of the responses were positive and people wrote they were excited about the opportunity. 143 The committee received a handful of negative comments that included concerns the neighborhood associations would add another layer of government and concerns that creating neighborhood boundaries would divide Edina, Kurt said. Committee members are expecting residents will wait to form neighborhood associations until the end of the process, when the committee makes a recommendation to the Edina City Council for approval in November, Kurt said. She said with the tight-knit community in Edina, she could see neighborhood associations become popular. St. Louis Park, which has undergone the same process to form neighborhoods, has some strong associations and some that ebb and flow depending on leadership, she said. The committee sees a few challenges to creating the associations, such as existing multi-family building associations or apartment buildings where residents are more transitory, she said. 144 Children ran around the bases during the Summer Sampler held by St. Louis Park Parks and Recreation Department at Browndale Park on Thursday, July 19. Edina's Browndale Park is four blocks south. (Photo by Lisa Kaczke — Sun Newspapers) 11 current.mnsun.com http://current.mnsun.com/2012/07/the-puzzle-of-city-borders/ The puzzle of city borders By Lisa Kaczke on July 24, 2012 at 4:19 pm The Browndale Park neighborhood in St. Louis Park encompasses more than 500 homes with an active neighborhood association. Crossing the border south into Edina, a small sliver between Edina's northern border and West 44th Street is all that exists of the Browndale Park area. "It's no man's land," Edina Historical Society Executive Director Marci Matson said. It's nota part of the Morningside neighborhood to the northeast or the Country Club neighborhood to the south. Highway 100 borders it on the west and Wooddale Avenue borders it on the east. As an Edina steering committee works to create formalized neighborhoods, it isn't sure to what larger neighborhood it should be attached. Most of the homes in Edina's section are literally on the border — part in St. Louis Park and part in Edina. Jeanne Anderson of the St. Louis Park Historical Society relayed the story of a St. Louis Park resident and city council candidate who was considering purchasing one of the homes on the border, but couldn't because the bedroom in the house was located in Edina. "He would be sleeping in Edina," she said. The puzzle of the evolution from Henry Brown's 19th century farm to a neighborhood straddling a city limit has caught the eye of historical researchers in St. Louis Park and Edina. It came to the attention of Anderson when David Grobani, a San Francisco resident who formerly lived in the area, was researching the Brookside neighborhood. Both Edina and St. Louis Park have established Brookside neighborhoods. A map in the Edina Crier in 1931 called the "present boundaries" identified the area of Browndale Park as Brookside. "The map was driving us crazy," Anderson said. They've concluded that the map is mislabeled and the Brookside area never included the Browndale Park area. In a five-page story entitled "The Curious Case of Browndale Park," Anderson outlines how both St. Louis Park and Edina claimed Browndale Park as its own on maps between 1889 and 1916. Edina Heritage Preservation Board member Peter Sussman theorizes the changes were the mistake of map drawers grouping the entire neighborhood together and wasn't the result the cities misunderstanding where the city limit was. 145 "The villages of Edina and St. Louis Park would each have been clearly aware of their boundaries," he said. Sussman studied the history of the area in preparation fora walking tour of the homes recently. The border between St. Louis Park and Edina in the Browndale Park neighborhood is a long-standing property section line between Section 7 in St. Louis Park and Section 18 in Edina, although the legal descriptions for the sections don't describe which village it belongs to, he said. What's a puzzle to Sussman is how the city limit came to be north of West 44th Street. If it stopped at the section line, it should have stopped at West 46th Street where the section line was when the Village of Edina succeeded from the Richfield Township in 1888, he said. It's a topic that he suggests should be studied more. Although an attempt to change the east-west section line hasn't been made, the border between Browndale Park in St. Louis Park on the west and Morningside in Edina on the east was changed in the 1940s so it didn't travel straight south through properties, Anderson said. This change caused the jagged diagonal city limit along Wooddale Avenue between Edina and St. Louis Park that exists today. Sussman said it's interesting that one border was changed to travel around properties while another has remained status quo through properties. Frank and Florence Mackey bought from Brown in 1909 the area of future Browndale Park. When looking up the 1909 plat filed with Hennepin County, Sussman noticed that it reads, "Accepted and approved by the Village Council of Saint Louis Park" with no mention of Edina. Matson, Sussman and Anderson agree that the city limit as it stands now was already in existence by that time and the Mackeys probably ignored it when platting properties that lay in both cities. "Unfortunately, the Mackeys didn't work with the villages on the boundary and it has been an ongoing problem for more than 100 years for any house on the line," Sussman said. Sussman, an architect by trade, added that it causes confusion when houses need permits. "Whoever ignored it, if they ignored it, they didn't do any future residents any favors." Although it may present small difficulties to homeowners, Edina Assessor Bob Williams hasn't received complaints regarding how the properties are assessed. There are 17 properties that are in both St. Louis Park and Edina, according to Williams. No other area in Edina is like that in terms of residential properties. Edina does a few commercial parcels that are on the border with Eden Prairie and Bloomington. St. Louis Park has a few properties on the north side of Interstate 394 that also lie on a city limit. Taxes are assessed based on how much of the property is located in the city and the assessors in the St. Louis Park and Edina coordinate so they are on the same page, Williams said. "The border is the border," St. Louis Park Assessor Cory Bultema said. Borders like the one in Browndale Park are common in metro areas. City, county and school district boundaries aren't uniform, Bultema said. "When it comes down to it, there's so much crossover for which parcel belongs to which city," he said. Matson explained that a century ago, they didn't had3 permits and only paid some taxes. The borders really only mattered for voting, she said. Residents living along Edina's borders may identify more with neighboring cities than with Edina because they use the stores or schools in another city, Matson said. it's no big deal. Where we are, you might have Minneapolis water, an Edina phone number and a St. Louis Park zip code," she said. 147 148 BLUEHA ICY HILL Recommend 56 Tweet ..2 Email 13 11 1 Comment Flag as inappropriate 1 of 1 SPRAYTANISTAN KARL OWN BOTOXIA JEPPYLANb . _ HELICOPTEWOM LIN5 B ITSGONNACO51IA spkiisss • . . , 1102 l 71 NETOPIA .-. .7,, i NDS0 F'' ,—L--.,-1 , 12 i in CULDE5ACKS !=,1 ., WI SoSo ( HOCKEYMOM BANANA MANOR 5,11T5VILLE t==.-__C, Minnesota Monthly Offers Creative Edina Neighborhood Names - Edina... http://edina.patch.com/articles/minnesota-monthly-offers-creative-edina-... rr Editor Ryan Gauthier rya n.oauthieralpatch.com 4 Edi na Patch 51° Home News Events Directory Li he 834 Patch Newsletter Nearby Join Sian In Pics & Clips Holidays Real Estate More Stuff Government Minnesota Monthly Offers Creative Edina Neighborhood Names The local publication suggests everything from 'Bling Springs' to 'Spraytanistan' for Edina's new neighborhood names. By Ryan Gauthier Email the author September 25, 2012 Minnesota Monthly's suggested names for Edina's neighborhoods. Credit Minnesota Monthly Related Topics: City of Edina, Edina Minnesota Monthly Name Your Neighborhood Project,Neighborhoods, names, and satire Well, at least they apologized ahead of time. Minnesota Monthly recently put together a tongue-in-cheek graphic offering some "friendly" suggestions for the City of Edina's ongoing neighborhood naming project. Please note the names are pretty heavy on the satire, akin to something you'd find in the New Yorker. Considering the names include such gems as "Botoxia" and "Trophy Wife Terrace," it's probably for the best they went ahead and offered an apology beforehand. Edina's Name Your Neighborhood Project has been going on for quite some time, with a finalized map recently submitted for resident comment. While neighborhood names like "Lake Edina" and "Greater Country Club" lack the punch of Minnesota Monthly's creations, they are undoubtedly a lot less offensive as well. Like Edina Patch on Facebook I Follow us on Twitter Sign up for our daily newsletter Email me updates about this story. 'Enter your email address Keep me posted 149 1 of 3 11/14/2012 5:02 PM StarTribune - Print Page http://www.startribune.corn/printarticle/?id=173984281 StarTribune West news briefs: Residents can weigh in on Edina neighborhood map October 16, 2012 - 9:07 AM EDINA Residents can weigh in on neighborhood map Edina residents have a chance to weigh in on a proposed citywide map of neighborhoods. The map is available at www.edinamn.gov, as well as at the Edina Senior Center, the Edina Arts Center, the Edina Public Library, the Southdale-Hennepin Area Library and City Hall. The proposed map is the culmination of several months of work by a volunteer committee that has gathered information through surveys, meetings and other efforts. It is collecting additional input through Saturday. Comment at www.SoeakIJoEdina.oro/discussions or by writing to Name Your Neighborhood, Edina City Hall, 4801 W. 50th St., Edina 55424. The committee is expected to make a recommendation to City Council in December, and the council is expected to act in January, on the map and the names assigned to the neighborhoods. When the map is completed, residents will have a chance to join city-recognized neighborhood associations. For more information, go to www.edinamnaov or call 952-927-8861. EDINA Food drive runs through Oct. 31 All three Edina Liquor stores are offering a 10 percent cash discount to customers who contribute five or more food items for Volunteers Enlisted to Assist People (VEAP) through Oct 31. Edina Liquor also will ask customers at checkout if they would like to donate $1 to VEAP, which will be added to their purchase total. VEAP serves low-income, senior and disabled people in Edina, Bloomington, Richfield and south Minneapolis. BLOOMINGTON Southtown Halloween 'Boo Bash' Oct. 27 Southtown Shopping Center in Bloomington will have a Halloween "Boo Bash" from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 27. Kids can pick a pumpkin from Southtown's pumpkin patch -- one free per child while they last. They can also enjoy trick or treating, art activities and games. For more information, go to www.southtownblooming ton.com. ST. LOUIS PARK Friends of Arts plan Town Hall meeting St. Louis Park Friends of the Arts will hold a Town Hall meeting for the arts at 7 p.m. on Oct. 25 at City Hall. The purpose is to provide an overview of all the arts organizations, programs and activities happening in St. Louis Park, and to hear from community members about what they value about the arts and what role they would like the arts to play in the city. The meeting will be led by Carlo Cuesta of Creation in Common, a local consulting firm for nonprofit organizations. For additional information, go to www.slpfriendsofthearts .org. EXCELSIOR Kids' Halloween show at Old Log Theater The comic Medicine Show Music Company will headline a special Halloween show at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 27, at the Old Log Theater. The Medicine Show will present nonstop singing, dancing, magic, juggling and comedy. The show will feature juggler Craig Carlson. The show is meant for the whole family. Come dressed up in your neatest Halloween costume. Tickets are $10. For more information and reservations, go to www.oldlog.com or call 952-474-5951. STAFF REPORTS 150 1 of 2 11/14/2012 5:06 PM StarTribune - Print Page http://www.startribune.com/printarticle/?id=169110506 StarTribune What's in a name? Plenty, Edina finds Article by: MARY JANE SMETANKA Star Tribune September 9, 2012 - 5:59 PM Penny Reed's Edina neighborhood is quiet and leafy. But until now, it never had a name. Reed simply told people who asked that she lived in the nook of land that is south of the Crosstown and west of Hwy. 100. So what did she think about a proposal to call the neighborhood "Normandale?" "Sounds like Bloomington," Reed said last week. "It just doesn't make sense." As Edina divides the city into neighborhoods, it's finding that it isn't always easy to settle on neighborhood names. City officials hope that dividing the city into formal neighborhoods will encourage residents to form neighborhood associations, much as they do in St. Louis Park and Minneapolis. That should make it easier to communicate with residents about intensely local concerns. While city officials say setting boundaries for neighborhoods has been the most challenging issue, naming the 42 areas on the map has perhaps been the more creative part of the job. The City Council, which is expected to approve a neighborhood plan in January, recognized the emotions connected to the issue by saying that even after boundaries are set, neighborhoods will have some time to propose a new name if they don't like the one they have. Assistant City Manager Karen Kurt, who is leading the project, has a straightforward standard for names: They should provide a point of reference, and the community should identify with them. That wasn't a problem in Morningside, which was once a village, Country Club, which is a historic district, and Centennial Lakes. Other areas had ties to dominant geographic markers such as schools and parks: Highlands, Edinborough, Chowen, Pamela, Arden, Cornelia and others. But what about the areas without landmarks? How to describe a place, a feeling, an identity, a neighborhood? On a city website that invited residents to respond to proposed names, one man wrote that Valley Vista and Edina Valley Estates sounded "pretentious." (Both have since been dropped; the area is now called Creek Valley.) Another resident hinted that she'd like names that had the charm of those in St. Louis Park and Minneapolis. And then there was Reed, responding to the suggested name "Normandale." "Seriously?" she wrote. "You have Valleys, Heights, Hills, Knolls, Creeks, etc. but this section is just 'Normandale.' Have you checked the elevation here?" Reed is happier with the latest suggestion of Normandale Park, which she said at least has a geographic tie to the local park. But she is bothered that a defining feature in her neighborhood -- the hills -- aren't acknowledged in the name. "We are higher up," she said. "We're more than just the 'Normandale.'" No more South Harriet Park? Hope Melton, chair of the city's Neighborhood Identification Steering Committee, said she hoped that names had "a personality, a character. Once you get that, it's a self-reinforcing thing. Neighborhoods get personalities over time." Naming was a bit easier in the east half of the city, where neighborhoods such as White Oaks have long histories and others have major features such as Southdale or the Promenade. Some names were linked to the themes in street names, like Indian Hills, where streets bear the names of tribes, and Highlands, where many roads have Scottish names. Bruce Carlson, a Highlands resident who concentrated on defining neighborhoods in the city's northwest corner, said he isn't sure about Presidents, where the streets bear the names of U.S. leaders. "We have struggled with that a bit, do people identify with that?" he asked. Edina East, which one resident criticized for its generic sound, was dropped when the committee decided it didn't want any neighborhood names to start with the name of the city. South Harriet Park, a hot real estate spot in the city's northeast quadrant where teardowns are common, isn't on the map. Although the name is freely used, especially by real estate agents, no one agrees on exactly where it is, Carlson said. On the map, the two neighborhoods in the area are called Arden Park and Minnehaha Woods. One name gets booted Then there is Richmond Hills. Berge Hansen, who has lived in that area in the center of the city for 44 years, was not impressed when he saw the name on a draft map on the city's website. "I don't know where they came up with that," he said. "I never heard of Richmond Hills." Richmond Hills apparently is the name of the original subdivision. Another reason the name fell flat was because residents first heard it in connection with unpopular street assessments that originally topped $16,000 per property. Now the area's proposed name is Melody Lake, which is the name of a pond and park. 151 1 of 2 11/14/2012 5:05 PM StarTribune - Print Page http://www.startribune.com/printarticle/?id=169110506 "That is fine," Hansen said. "That was one of my original suggestions." Mary Jane Smetanka • 612-673-7380 Twitter: @smetan ©2011 Star Tribune 152 2 of 2 11/14/2012 5:05 PM Neighborhood Identification Steering Committee Final Report and Recommendation Name your Neighborhood Project PowerPoint Presentations The Neighborhood Identification Steering Committee's final report and recommendation. Presented the Edina City Council work session on December 4th, 2012. 153 154 CITY OF EDINA Community A/ May 30, ,. i I , Meeting 2012 CityofEtlina.corn CITY OF EDINA Introductions 155 CITY OF EDINA ' Agenda 1. Why Neighborhood Associations? 2. Name Your Neighborhood Project 3. Small Group Exercise 4. Next Steps CITY OF EDINA 1. Why Neighborhood Associations? .;. :- ,. 1 , CilyotEdina.corn 156 CITY OF EDINA „,...,,,.._,k-,, -<....., '11 Greater City Objective Identify and Name Neighborhoods Develop Policies for City Interaction with Neighborhood Associations Opportunity to Voluntarily Form City-Recognized Neighborhood Associations CityofEtlina.com . CITY OF EDINA r e , Why is the City Interested? Neighborhoods create a sense of place and provide a historical context for the area and the City at large. , •;JO' A . kg • VII 1 ...T 41. 4 '• - Alia CityofEtlina.com 157 CITY OF EDINA ,, Why is the City Interested? ! • 1 - 751 1, - . . '-*, 1=',-- I- trti. ''• .'''. muing..., . Neighborhood Associations are residents and property owners working together to make the neighborhood a better place to live, learn, play, raise a family and do business. • ,,kor , 1 ... By promoting neighborhood associations, the City is building civic infrastructure and promoting community engagement. cfiy..-- CITY OF EDINA , i Benefits of Neighborhood Associations Foster Communication • Distribute information so that residents can make informed decisions. • Foster two way communication between neighborhood and City government • Create smaller venues for interaction Neighborhood associations will not be assumed to speak on behalf of all residents or property owners. Individuals are still encouraged to present their own viewpoint during the City's public input process. CayolEdine com 158 CITY OF EDINA Two Way Communication _Iv City asks neighborhood association to communicate need for input or assistance an area issue or project communicates Model Neighborhood association resident ideas and concerns to City on CITY OF EDINA Benefits of Neighborhood Associations Build Community through Cooperative Action • Organize voluntary projects based on community interests. • Support other City programs such as adopt-a-park, neighborhood watch and night to unite. • Promote social activities • Work to ensure neighborhood safety and security Neighborhood associations are strictly voluntary. Each neighborhood association will determine its own priorities and desired level of activity. CityofEdina com 159 CITY OF EDINA Neighborhood Associations Associations vs. Homeowners Neighborhood Associations: Homeowners Associations: • Membership is open to all • Membership is mandatory within residents and property owners in a development neighborhoods but participation • Usually mandatory dues are is voluntary. charged • Dues, if any, are voluntary • Have legal authority to enact and • No legal authority to enact or enforce maintenance and design enforce maintenance or design requirements requirements • Formed as corporations with • Democratic process with formal bylaws and governing established bylaws. board C4ofEdma cam CITY OF EDINA 2. Name Your Neighborhood el Project 160 CITY OF EDINA Name Your Neighborhood Project Develop Policies for 'City Interaction with Neighborhood Associations Opportunity to Voluntarily Form City- Recognized Neighborhood Associations -4111M1 C4oEdinaxom CITY OF EDINA Name Your Neighborhood Project Steps (ii. Due April 30 Communi . i .' ". Brainstorming May 30, 2012 Community Meeting : Discuss Options by Geo raphic Area July 11, 2012 Community Meeting: Review Recommended City- Wide Map I September 12, 2012 Re. ort Findings to the City Council November, 2012 Meetings will be held at the Senior Center CRWEdmaxom 161 Gil a cor, Redwood City, California Examples CilyolEdina.com 162 CITY OF EDINA Examples St. Louis Park, Minnesota NW SW r-L NE SE ... _ Divide by Quadrant CITY OF EDINA 2. Small Group Exercise CEtyofEdtna.com 163 Small Group Assignment • Break into groups of 3-5 • Outline the neighborhoods you see in your quadrant — Make sure that everyone has a neighborhood. No gaps! — Give your neighborhoods names • Use the flip chart to write any criteria you used in your decision-making process or other thoughts you want to share • Map your results to share with larger group! There are no right or wrong answers...Have fun! City of Edina.com I CITY OF EDINA 3. Next Steps CityolEdina.com 164 Steering Committee Develops Options Survey Results Information About Existing Associations Develop Options for Each Quadrant Other Maps Ideas from Today CITY QF EDINA Community Mee ing: Br•' owing Comftiunity Meeting : Discuss Options by Geographic Area Due April 30 May 30, 2012 July 11, 2012 September 12, 2012 November, 2012 CfiyofEdina.corn Name Your Neighborhood Project Steps Written Sury Community Meeting: Review RecomMended City- Wide __ . Map • - ort Findin sto the Ci Meetings will be held at the Senior Center 165 CITY OF EDINA Bring Your Friends! NEIL . i" AgAlimhatue ,,..;t• ( e Please help us to spread the word about this project! Watch for more information and follow our blog at: www.cityofedina.com Ii Next meeting is July 11 * 6:30pm * Senior Center Thanks for Participating! 166 CITY OF EDINA Community Meeting July 11,2012 "VPIPME=11 CityalEdina.com CITY OF EDINA, Introductions 167 CITY OF EDINA Agenda 1. Name Your Neighborhood Project 2. Small Group Exercise 3. Next Steps .,$xt., , =`- CllyofEdina com CITY OF EDINA 1. Name Your Neighborhood -i9.------,...Ci, -!--- Project CilyofEdina.com 168 CITY OF EDINA ANaa. 4 4,,,------: 12 0 Name Your Neighborhood Project . IP .-,1 A , . Identify and li Name Neighborhoods Develop Policies for. City Interaction with Neighborhood Associations 0 Opportunity to Voluntarily Form City- Recognized Neighborhood Associations 41•11W- CityolEdina.corn CITY OF EDINA .01.SA. 12 Ai../.1 0 \', 0 7.• Name Your Neighborhood Project Steps . EZ, A-• AIM Due April 30 Community Meeting: ntroduction and Begin Brainstorming May 30, 2012 Community Meeting : Discuss Options by Geographic Area July 11, 2012 Community Meeting: Review Recommended City- Wide Map • - September 12, 2012 Report Findings to the cit Council —111111 November, 2012 Meetings will be held at the Senior Center CityofEdina.corn 169 CITY OF EDINA Y.s.14minI Examples St. Louis Park, Minnesota AIM •Avdme CilyolEdin Redwood City, California CITY OF EDINA Examples CilyolEdina.com 170 CITY OF EDINA .04A. „ O ra. Steering Committee Develops Options r.) . - . __ Survey Results Information About Existing Associations Ideas From Last Community Meeting Develop Options for • OttideUtip-s' Each Quadrant ColyofEdIna corn CITY OF EDINA Criteria Used by the Steering Committee • Size/viability • Natural boundaries • Roadways • Access • Current neighborhood associations • History • Access • Distinct features And Your Feedback! CityolEdiracom 2. Small Group Exercise CilyolEdina.com / NW NE SW MI) SE Divide by Quadrant CilyolEdina.com 172 CITY OF EDINA Small Group Assignment • Break into groups of 3-5 • Facilitators will view map options • Note your feedback on comment cards • Share your comments with group • Facilitators will use flip chart to record themes and recommendations for the quadrant. • Facilitators will collect comment cards. There are no right or wrong answers...Have fun! CilyolEdina.com CITY OF EDINA 3. Next Steps .,,,,.›...,,t, - city... 173 CITY OF EDINA CITY OF EDINA Name Your Neighborhood '' ItEl Project Steps -..0.0•ZA-7-44,;,, iliri:\ A..., Due April 30 ee ng: n ro u On and Begin - Brainstorming May 30, 2012 Community Meeting : Discuss Options by Geographic Area - - - •- ' July 11, 2012 Community Meeting: Review Recommended City- Wide Map September 12, 2012 Report Findin s to the City Coun ' November, 2012 Meetings will be held at the Senior Center =imiimik. CilyolEdina.com Stay for the Open House! Name of Neighborhoods SE Option 1 Interested in a looking at options for other areas of the city? Tour the maps posted along the walls and share your additional ideas before you leave! Vu CilyolEdina.com 174 CITY OF EDINA Bring Your Friends! NES (-NI S ,:- A .#41/204/1421 ,•(•<>1,----z, • __ Please help us to spread the word about this project! Watch for more information and follow our blog at: www.cityofedina.com ci..7;i--- b _ , Next meeting is September 12 * 6:30pm * Senior Center Thanks for Participating! CilyotEdina com 175 176 CITY OF EDINA Introductions CITY OF EDINA ‘,0 Plile' eringssec, ' Community Meeting September 12, 2012 CilyolEdna corn 711=111111111111.1.111. CilyolEdina.com 177 CITY OF EDINA , - N,:,..,ii,.. ,4;0,---../.1;\ gr. Greater City Objective ,$/ 9lik. Identify and Name Neighborhood Communities C ..iii Ad' Develop Policies for City Interaction with iii,Civic Neighborhood IIIF Associations Opportunity to Voluntarily Form City-Recognized Civic Neighborhood Associations CityorEcqna.corn CITY OF EDINA Agenda 1. Why Define Neighborhood Communities? 2. Why Civic Neighborhood Associations? 3. Name Your Neighborhood Input 4. City Neighborhood Community 5. Next Steps _.;,,...:-,i, iy---4 y _....-'3 Process Map Review and Comment CayolEdtna com 178 CITY OF EDINA 1. Why Define Neighborhood 1/4A. Q kf ay Communities? • CilyofEdina com -.... • CITY OF EDINA 0/4A 40 Q . A , o T. IS Why Define Neighborhood Communities? „ E /, Neighborhoods create a sense of place and provide a historical context for the area and the City at large. Defining neighborhood communities adds value with r J. Or N r A . kr • - 6) _ ....r. +., : i :111 " r 1 .. 4 - 4,, ,, -IiiiiR( - or without civic neighborhood associations CilyofEdina corn 179 CITY OF EDINA ,,A A N. 7.,,,-----:<1: v.. Why Define Neighborhood Communities? What is a neighborhood.... • Your street? • Your subdivision? • Your network of friends or social contacts? • A homeowners or improvement association? • An elementary school attendance area? Everyone in this room would probably define their neighborhood differently! CilyorEdina com CITY OF EDINA A 9 SNA 4. 7x-.. Why Define Neighborhood Communities? A neighborhood community is generally larger than: • A few streets or blocks • A subdivision • A homeowners or improvement association • A historic area • A condo association • A person's network of neighborhood friends • Some existing neighborhood associations But generally smaller than... • An elementary school attendance area • A precinct • A walking shed or contacts QtyolEdtna com 180 CITY Think you backyard OF EDINA larger than who invite to a BBQ ... 1..4 tk rn ' '!i' .. ,....-v- Q.Ei ._..., ir4 • - --- 14 '"" . • i 1 Li--i .... 7 7 , . = = -,,--„,-- , ,. . ,__ „i.,...„,. f,,,, A neighborhood community should cover the geographic area where you (and your neighbors) want to have input due to shared interests. CityolEdma.com CITY (-)F EDINA 04-t---Li `•:5 General Criteria for Neighborhood Communities -, • Common interests in a geographic area • Size/viability • Natural boundaries • Roadways • Access • Current neighborhood associations • History • Distinct features • No orphan areas -. A key goal was to be inclusive versus exclusive. CilyofEdIna com 181 Another important reason to define neighborhood communities is to support the voluntary formation of Civic Neighborhood Associations. CITY OF EDINA Why Define Neighborhood Communities CITY General OF EDINA Criteria for Neighborhood Bloomington, IN -...-.. "1:1_—_. ,,,,,-------;1' Communities St. Louis Park, MN , :,1,:, , • • , ' > ---.- --_;/._ ., . • --- VS. ..-1 .-,.,-3- — - f - ,,.• • , ......_ --- V — rei• -L,,,., L , / r---1 -- '. ...-- i __ . ,- 1 , , ' / — --,---1 - ; ..„... — •,.... . .. .\ . __ — —i „i.,.. - - -"'' 1 -- . cs ..., i":"-\ Everyone is part of a neighborhood community! CilyotEdina corn eilyolEdina.com 182 CITY OF EDINA 2. Why Civic Neighborhood Associations? ‘11.11.1.111M11.111 CiiyolEdina.com CITY OF EDINA 1 .,,,,,,,--,7d,, 47 roe Why Civic Neighborhood I' • . 4 i I. i. -•• 1.3, • ' `r" ( ra k''' - , , ,4.; ,.; - Associations? Civic Neighborhood Associations are residents property owners working together to make the neighborhood a better live, learn, play, raise a and do business. place family ' v.,- and to '‘....__ ,,---- • _ - By promoting civic neighborhood associations, the City is building civic infrastructure and promoting community engagement. CityofEdina.com 183 CITY OF EDINA What Can Civic Neighborhood Associations Do? —11M11.101.. Why Form or Association? Join a Civic Neighborhood Civic Neighborhood Associations Foster Communication by... • Distributing information so that residents can make informed decisions. • Allowing two way communication between neighborhood and City government • Creating smaller venues for interaction Cii,rEdina cc, In addition to the traditional public input process, the City will look to civic neighborhood associations to provide input on: • Long term area plans • Requests for zoning changes • Street redesign or reconstruction • Park design or reconstruction I.LF&Tma _14 1=1.1M CllyolEdina.com 184 CITY OF EDINA .,>------..<1., , ‘•-( Why Form or Join a Civic Neighborhood Association? Civic neighborhood association communicates resident ideas and concerns to City City asks civic neighborhood association to communicate need for input or assistance on an area issue or project 11111 [ CityolEthna corn CITY OF EDINA . Ai•IA.)ii 4g-, --- . 17. Why Form or Join a Civic Neighborhood i - Association? Civic Neighborhood Associations Build Community through Cooperative Action by... • Organizing volunteer projects i• €.. ,•,.• '-; 7trie based on community interests. • . . • Supporting other City programs such as adopt-a-park, neighborhood watch and night to t '1 orma.- , unite. Pr'. _ 1 .•= :. ki • Promoting social activities • Working to ensure neighborhood safety and security CilyofEdina com 185 CITY OF EDINA ,,,,,,....‹,. ` e A. ,-1 What Would be Required to Form an Civic Neighborhood Association? Likely requirements include: • Organizing meeting(s) to vote on formation, officers and bylaws • Bylaws that include: — Membership is open to residents and businesses in the neighborhood — Officer roles — Voting procedures — Publicly-noticed annual meetings — Non-discrimination clause Specific requirements will be defined when the recognition program launches in early 2013 CltyorEdina cam CITY OF EDINA What Won't Happen with Civic Associations? • No one will be forced to form association • No one will be forced to pay dues • Civic neighborhood associations the City — Each association will determine — The City will offer the opportunity projects , : • - — . A71 :i Neighborhood .i___ or join a civic neighborhood to belong to an association will not be delegated tasks its own agenda and priorities to provide input on neighborhood k ..,•,' -- by CgyolEchna com 186 CITY OF EDINA ,, -;,z y e \ E What Won't Happen with Civic Neighborhood Associations? :/k. ,<, - Civic neighborhood associations will not take the place of the public input process for City decisions • Civic neighborhood associations will not be assumed to speak on behalf of all residents or property owners. , '' _ _ ,_f. • Individuals are still encouraged to their , present own viewpoint odyorEd—com CITY OF EDINA ,,,,,--i,,--A:-1--,... 7 0 MI '' i(v,k1111% What Won't Happen with Civic Neighborhood Associations? Civic Social Neighborhood Civic Neighborhood Clubs Associations Associations won't take the place of Homeowners Lake Associations Associations existing groups. Civic associations can Neighborhood Historic successfully coexist Watch Districts with other groups or designations within Business the geographic area Associations CilyolEdina.com 187 CITY OF EDINA ,,,..le.. AP----,1 20 What Won't Happen with Civic Neighborhood —2 Associations? -- Match Boundaries to Neighborhood Become a Civic Community Map Neighbor and Association Meet City's Existing Neighborhood Recognition Standards Associations Continue as is No change required Existing neighborhood associations have the option of becoming a civic association or remaining as they are today. CilyolEchra com _ .1111100F EDINA What Won't Happen with Civic Associations? 4:,,,,—..../.1,. (8'' Neighborhood Civic Neighborhood Associations will not have the legal standing of a Homeowners Association Neighborhood Associations: Homeowners Associations: • Membership is open to all residents • Membership is mandatory within a and property owners in development neighborhoods but participation is • Usually mandatory dues are voluntary. charged • Dues, if any, are voluntary • Have legal authority to enact and • No legal authority to enact or enforce enforce maintenance and design maintenance or design requirements requirements • Democratic process with established • Formed as corporations with bylaws. formal bylaws and governing board. CilyorEdina corn 188 CITY OF EDINA .s„ CD II ._....,1, 3. Name Your Neighborhood Et . Project CityolEdina.com CITY OF EDINA 4,0,0A.2,-,.),, 0 Name Your Neighborhood o Project A • , , , , , 1 • ghborhoOi ti Communities, . . Develop Policies for City Interaction with Civic Neighborhood Associations Opportunity to luntarily Form City Recognized Civic Neighborhood Associations - • • . _. . _, CilyotEdina.com 189 CITY OF EDINA 4,,,A,. 4, (0, -,..----..., , ( 61 Mission With regard to neighborhood community boundaries and names: • Design citizen input process for review by City Council • Facilitate citizen input process • Based on input, make city-wide recommendations with respect to boundaries and names Recommendations to be completed by the end of 2012 for City Council consideration in early 2013. ciimEd,na corn CITY OF EDINA .%,0---...41 Name Your Neighborhood Project Steps LiglaillialliftlOir Due April 30 Community Meeting : Introduction and Begin Brainstorming May 30, 2012 Community Meeting : Discuss Options Geographic Area July 11, 2012 Community Meeting: Review Recommended City- Wide Map September 12, 2012 Report Findings to the City odri December, 2012 CilyolEdina.corn 190 Survey Results Information About Existing Associations Speak Up, Edina! Blogs and Comment Cards Recommended Neighborhood Community Map Canvassing CITY OF EDINA Data Sources Community Meetings CilyofEdinacom CITY OF EDINA 4. City Neighborhood Community Map Review and Comment CityofEdina.com Quadrant Map Overviews Committee Quadrant Representatives will give a brief overview of each proposed quadrant map Please hold questions and comments until the presentations are complete. CllvolEdina.com -..ITY 0 'D A 9 74. rti . En Southeast i Please hold questions and ..E.% comments until the presentations are complete. L :._-, I _ ..- V - , ....7-1- ..V-.:. • . • • • i - -..i.... .ii 1-,....--....7. :-:-727.s —L -- 1 :: I. 7, .. 1 a?...Y; _ ti„:_____ CilyolEdina.com 192 CITY OF EDINA Northeast Please hold questions and comments until the presentations are complete. ..% 4 F.. I.:: - .t.v.w g.r...1, ..—... .r.:4..7.. 4, ,,y , ll _ ,, ...— .r.".-a. .:.,„.. ntr,t , CityolEdina corn CITY OF EDINA Southwest Please hold questions and --- dan. ..-- --- i.----- I 7:7:74: ri / ,= • rt./ b`,.t.7.7r. - 71:7-r17.7 ia‘k 4 z 0 Ellr.../, 1 11) comments until the presentations are complete. ,..;174.,, IP - i ii CilyolEdina.com 193 CITY OF EDINA Northwest /%---414.--A-71-', S11 r RINI r ......„, L .,74,1. 4.E.,:, Please hold questions and comments until the presentations are complete. _ 7.E€LZ SE .S. giri.2 rz LT.= --, ---..,: 0 .HJ ,. .....rr ,... r..1 • 1 City01Edirm_cons CITY OF EDINA Review and Comments for Purpose: Gather feedback on proposed map for review by the committee Audience comments: • State name and address • Identify quadrant you live in (if • Identify quadrant you are commenting • 1 minute maximum; everyone • If you are unable or uncomfortable this evening, please complete to leaving. All verbal, written of the report to the Council. c, 9------ A k ,.., this evening- - city-wide neighborhood for final report applicable) on needs a chance to comment! making a verbal comment a comment card and turn in prior and online comments will be part CilyorEdona coM 194 CITY OF EDINA Quadrant Map Summary We are listening! Committee Quadrant Representatives will briefly summarize themes from the evenings comments. CITY OF EDINA , 7 '61Q.111), 4.1111BJ, ,:-- .,,,-: --- " ---11-7. — ,-_-_-,, •SE.-_-:. .. .:-..._,_ - ,-- • -,-- -- - .1"-.7-i. ....--....,_ ,-1_,-- -.-----= ------- .,--_.-_.... 9 .F.-': '''''" ' Zti•-.7.. ' 7r-ti.- :-.--". - I ' _.__ __ - : CilyolEdina corn 5. Next Steps CityolEdina.corn CITY OF EDINA „..„;,:_eizs Name Your Neighborhood Project Steps Lai= ,4111111 Due April 30 Community Meeting: Mit U Oh aff 'Begin Brainstorming May 30, 2012 Community Meeting : Discuss Options by Geographic Area July 11, 2012 Community Meeting: Review Recommended City- Wide Map September 12, 2012 Report Findings to the City Council + Post on Cit Website December 4. 2012 City Council Consideration of Recommendations January 2013 CilyolEdina.com CITY OF EDINA 196 Neighborhood Identification Steering Committee Final Report and Recommendation 197 Survey Results The Neighborhood Identification Steering Committee's final report and recommendation. Presented the Edina City Council work session on December 4th, 2012. ( Neighborhood Identification and Naming Survey As a first step toward identifying neighborhood names and boundaries, the Neighborhood Identification Steering Committee developed a survey, which was published in the Spring 2012 edition of About Town and made available online. The survey asked: • Where do you live? • Does your neighborhood have a name? If yes, what is it? • What are the boundaries? • Are there any neighborhood groups that should be made aware of our efforts? • What do you consider the be the central gathering place in your neighborhood? 194 residents completed the survey, providing 62 neighborhood names, 113 combinations of neighborhood boundaries, and identifying 22 neighborhood groups. A copy of the survey and accompanying article is attached. CITY OF EDINA PRESS RELEASE Contact: Jennifer Bennerotte, Communications & Technology Services Director Phone 952-833-9520 • Fax 952-826-0389 • www.EdinaMN.gov FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Neighborhood identification process begins with survey Edina, Minn., April 9, 2012 — The City of Edina is seeking input from residents on the identification and naming of the community's neighborhoods. Through April 30, the City is conducting a survey, asking residents to share their thoughts about their neighborhood's boundaries, name and central gathering spot. The survey and information on the neighborhood identification project can be found online at www.EdinaMN.gov or in the final pages of the spring issue of City's magazine, About Town. The survey is the first step in a community engagement process that will include three city-wide meetings, to be held May 30, July 11 and Sept. 12.The information gathered through the survey and community meetings will be used to help map Edina's neighborhoods with the eventual goal being the promotion of neighborhood associations within the community. Neighborhood associations represent residents and property owners working together to make the neighborhood a better place to live, learn, raise a family and do business. By promoting neighborhood associations, the City hopes to build civic infrastructure and promote community engagement. For more information on the neighborhood identification process, visit www.EdinaMN.gov or call Assistant City Manager Karen Kurt, staff liaison to the City Council-appointed Neighborhood Identification Steering Committee, at 952-826-0415. Correspondence to the committee can be sent to mail@EdinaMN.gov. -30- 198 City of Edina • 4801 W. 50th St. ° Edina, MN 55424 i Neighborhood Identification And Naming Survey Please complete each question in the space provided below. Your responses will be used by the Neighborhood Identification Steering Committee to help identify neighborhood boundaries and names. You can also complete the survey at www.EdinaMN.gov. Responses are due April 30, 2012. What is your address or block number and street? (For example, if you live at 4761 Terrace Drive, your block number and street would be "47XX Terrace Drive.") Does your neighborhood have a name? (Check one.) q Yes. What is the name? q No or Unsure. What should the name be? How would you describe the boundaries of your neighborhood? (List street names or other boundary.) North: South: East: West: Are there any neighborhood groups that should be made aware of our efforts? Please provide the name of the group and contact information. What do you consider to be the central gathering place for your neighborhood? If you are interested in learning more about opportunities to participate in the neighborhood identification and naming process for your area, share your contact information below. (Optional.) Name: Email Address (preferred): Phone: Return the survey by April 30 to: Neighborhood Committee, City of Edina, 4801 W. 50th St., Edina, MN 55424 or complete online at www.EdinaMN.gov. 50 • S P R 199 I N G 2 0 1 2 v Tear Here v Hope Melton is chair of the Neighborhood Identification Steering Committee, working to identify and name Edina's neighborhoods. Photo by Michael Braun Committee Begins Work To Identify And Name Neighborhoods Twelve residents are leading the way to create an even stronger sense of community in Edina. The City Council appointed Dick Brozik, Bruce Carlson, Bright Dornblaser, Laura Ericksen, Rob Erickson, Jennifer Janovy, Hope Melton, Bob Miller, Bob Moore, Bob Pacieznik, Paula Harter and Gene Persha to a Neighborhood Identification Steering Committee late last year. The committee, led by Melton, will work with residents in each quadrant of the City to identify neighborhood boundaries and names. A resident survey is the first step in that process. The survey can be found on the preceding page in this issue of About Town or completed online at www.EdinaMN.gov. "Edina residents have a wealth of knowledge about this community," said Melton. "We thought asking residents about where they live, what they call their neighborhood and whether they are aware of any existing neighborhood organizations would be a great place to start." This summer and fall, residents will have the opportunity to attend at least one meeting in their quadrant or neighborhood to discuss neighborhood names and boundaries. "Our goal is to reach out to and hear from as many residents as possible and involve people each step of the way," Melton said. Once neighborhood names and boundaries have been defined, the committee will make a recommendation to the City Council. Identifying neighborhood names and boundaries is the first step of a greater City initiative to foster and support neighborhood associations to: • Enhance and preserve a strong sense community; • Assist neighbors in pursuing projects of common interest; • Promote effective communication between residents, businesses and local government; • Increase awareness of decisions that impact neighborhoods; and • Provide a greater sense of security as neighbors get to know each other. When the initiative is complete, all Edina residents will have the opportunity to voluntarily form and join a neighborhood association recognized by the City. A similar neighborhood program has existed successfully in St. Louis Park for several years. For more information, contact Assistant City Manager Karen Kurt, 952-826-0415 or kkurt@EdinaMN.gov. 2 0 1 2 S P R 200 1 N G • 51 • Cities with Neighborhood Associations Neighborhood Association Size Information City State # of Neighborhood Associations Population Average Edina MN 41 47,941 1,169 Arlington VA 57 207,607 3,642 El Paso TX 61 665,568 10,911 Eugene OR 23 156,929 6,823 Minneapolis * MN 87 387,753 4,457 Palm Springs CA 32 45,573 1,424 Portland* OR 95 593,820 6,251 Redwood City CA 10 77,745 7,775 Santa Monica* CA 7 90,377 12,911 St. Louis Park * MN 35 45,250 1,293 Vancouver WA 64 164,749 2,574 * Neighborhoods most similar to our all inclusive model. Population data is based off of 2010 Census.