HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-08-15 City Council Work Session MinutesMINUTES
OF THE EDINA CITY COUNCIL
WORK SESSION
COMMUNITY ROOM, CITY HALL
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15, 2023
5:30 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Hovland called the meeting to order at 5:36 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Answering roll call were Members: Agnew, Jackson, Pierce, Risser and Mayor Hovland
Absent:
Staff in attendance: Scott Neal, City Manager; Gillian Straub, City Management Fellow; Chad Millner,
Engineering Director; Jessica V. Wilson, Water Resources Manager; Ross Bintner, Engineering Services
Manager; David Yanagisawa, I.T. Specialist; and Sharon Allison, City Clerk.
CLEAN WATER STRATEGY PHASE 2: VISION (VALUES AND GOALS) AND PRIORITIES DISCUSSION
Water Resources Manager Jessica Wilson said the purpose of the work session was to get policy direction on
the clean water vision (values and goals), priority waterbodies and pollutants, and get feedback on a proposed
phase scope to prepare staff’s formal recommendation for Council this fall. Wilson spoke about the core
services of a surface water resources management program and the local comprehensive plan and how it
included a commitment to develop clean water strategy to define clean water goals, the cost and pace of
achievement, and plan implementation opportunities.
Wilson described the conditions of water bodies in Edina and said all were in a turbid state. She presented two
potential policy directions and trade-offs that could lead to clean water bodies or alternatively maintaining the
status quo. She spoke about the values and goals that were tested in the community and said how most agreed
with them. She spoke about the proposed waterbody prioritization and how it has changed since June when it
was first presented to the community, and proposed priority pollutants. Lastly, she spoke about Phase 3 and
how it would include public participation, a technical study pilot at Lake Cornelia and more.
Council asked questions and provided feedback.
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Hovland adjourned the meeting at 6:34 p.m.
Respectfully submitted, ____________________________________________
Sharon Allison, City Clerk
Minutes approved by the Edina City Council, September 5, 2023.
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James B. Hovland, Mayor