HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-11-08 City Council Work Session MinutesMINUTES
OF THE EDINA CITY COUNCIL
WORK SESSION
COMMUNITY ROOM, CITY HALL
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2023
5:30 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Hovland called the meeting to order at 5:31 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Answering roll call were Members Agnew, Jackson and Risser and Mayor Hovland.
Staff in attendance: Jennifer Bennerotte, Communications Director; Emily Bodeker, Assistant City Planner;
Jeff Brown, Community Health Administrator; Ryan Browning, I.T. Director; Laura Fulton, Recreation
Supervisor; Grace Hancock, Sustainability Manager; MJ Lamon, Community Engagement Specialist; Jake
Miller, I.T. Specialist; Scott Neal, City Manager; Andrew Scipioni, Transportation Planner; Gillian Straub,
City Management Fellow; Cary Teague, Community Development Director; and Perry Vetter, Parks &
Recreation Director.
WORK PLANS
Community Engagement Manager MJ Lamon reviewed the process for developing annual work plans and
the considerations that went into development of them for boards and commissions. She and City Manager
Scott Neal then went through each of them, highlighting staff recommendations made since they were
initially presented to the Council by chairs of the advisory groups:
• Arts & Culture Commission
• Human Rights & Relations Commission
• Parks & Recreation Commission
• Transportation Commission
• Energy & Environment Commission
• Planning Commission
• Heritage Preservation Commission
• Community Health Commission
Council asked questions and provided feedback. Neal reminded the group that staff would incorporate
feedback from the City Council and plans to bring the board and commission work plans back for approval
at the Dec. 6 City Council meeting.
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Hovland adjourned the meeting at 6:46 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
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Jennifer L. Bennerotte, Communications Director
Minutes approved by the Edina City Council Nov. 21, 2023.
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James B. Hovland, Mayor