HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-05-02_City Council Work Session MinutesMINUTES
OF THE EDINA CITY COUNCIL
WORK SESSION
COMMUNITY ROOM, CITY HALL
TUESDAY, MAY 2, 2023
5:30 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Hovland called the meeting to order at 5:33 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Answering roll call were Members: Agnew, Jackson, Pierce, Risser and Mayor Hovland
Staff in attendance: Scott Neal, City Manager; Gillian Straub, City Management Fellow; Cary Teague,
Community Development Director; Emily Bodeker, Assistant City Planner; Stephanie Hawkinson, Affordable
Housing Development Manager; Addison Lewis, Community Development Coordinator; Jake Miller, I.T.
Specialist; and Sharon Allison, City Clerk.
HUMAN RIGHTS AND RELATIONS COMMISSION JOINT MEETING
Chair Jasmine Stringer Moore and Vice Chair Joni Bennett updated Council on their 2023 work plan. The
Council asked questions and provided feedback.
Commissioners in attendance: Chair Jasmine Stringer Moore and Vice Chair Joni Bennett.
DEVELOPMENT REVIEW PROCESS – Discussion continued from April 4
City Manager Neal said because of unforeseen circumstances space on the agenda opened and this item was
added at the last minute for Council to provide guidance to staff on next steps related to the April 4 discussion
with the Planning Commission on the Development Review Process. Council’s feedback was to improve
engagement by improving BetterTogether Edina (BTE), add dialogue between residents and developers back to
BTE, identify how to reach residents living in apartments rather than property managers, make process clearer,
more accessible, and inclusive, identify how to involve residents with limited availability, for staff to share their
ideas for engagement improvements at a future meeting, and allow feedback on sketch plans. Neal explained that
the sketch plan process was an informal one that should remain as is to avoid triggering the 60-day timeline.
Teague said sketch plan reviews were improved and how developers were posting their plans on BTE and holding
neighborhood meetings before coming to Council. He said resident turnout for a recent sketch plan review at
Council showed that this process was beneficial. There was a preference for the elected body to hold public
hearings.
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Hovland adjourned the meeting at 6:42 pm.
Respectfully submitted, ____________________________________________
Sharon Allison, City Clerk
Minutes approved by the Edina City Council, May 16, 2023.
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James B. Hovland, Mayor