HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-09-19 City Council Work Session MinutesMINUTES
OF THE EDINA CITY COUNCIL
WORK SESSION
COMMUNITY ROOM, CITY HALL
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 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, Pierce, Risser and Mayor Hovland
Absent:
Staff in attendance: Scott Neal, City Manager; Gillian Straub, City Management Fellow; Alisha McAndrews,
Finance Director; Chad Millner, Engineering Director; Stephanie Hawkinson, Affordable Housing Manager; Bill
Neuendorf, Economic Development Manager; Jennifer Bennerotte, Communications Director; Jesse Meyer-
Ruud, I.T. Support Supervisor; and Sharon Allison, City Clerk.
2024-2025 BUDGET AND PRELIMINARY TAX LEVY
Manager Neal presented the 2024-2025 budget and preliminary tax levy to the Council one last time before
final approval this evening. For 2024, the Consolidated Budget was $188M and the preliminary tax levy was
9.33% ($152/annually, or $12.68/month). Neal spoke about the 2024 cost drivers and how the investment
would maintain physical assets and infrastructure and service levels that best meet the community needs and
enhanced services or functions in Police, Fire, Public Health, Parks & Recreation, and other general
government services, and how the budget responds to the 2023 Quality of Life survey. Neal said the next
steps were to continue to refine the budget, mail tax notices, update the Council 11/21, hold public hearing
12/5 and take final action no later than 12/19. Council asked questions and provided feedback.
Neal spoke about the HRA levy and how it’s usually increased three percent annually but if the Council wanted
a larger increase for 2024-25, they would need to amend the HRA budget this evening. This was in reference
to a recommendation to fill an existing funding gap for affordable housing. Council discussed the option and
majority were not in agreement with the increase because the goal was not clearly defined, the community had
not provided input and the Council had yet to decide how to spend the funds that developers have been
contributing to affordable housing.
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Hovland adjourned the meeting at 6:55 p.m.
Respectfully submitted, ____________________________________________
Sharon Allison, City Clerk
Minutes approved by the Edina City Council, October 3, 2023.
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James B. Hovland, Mayor