HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-04-16 Work Session Meeting MinutesMINUTES
OF THE EDINA CITY COUNCIL
WORK SESSION
COMMUNITY ROOM, CITY HALL
TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 2024
5:30 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Hovland called the meeting to order at 5:33 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Answering rollcall were Members Agnew, Jackson, Risser, and Mayor Hovland.
Absent: Member Pierce
Staff in attendance: Scott Neal, City Manager; Assistant City Manager Ari Lenz; Chad Millner, Director of
Engineering; Jennifer Bennerotte, Communications Director; and Sharon Allison, City Clerk.
Others in attendance: City Lobbyist Katy Sen
Mayor Hovland explained that they would be reversing the order of items as they were listed on the agenda.
STATE LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
City Lobbyist Sen updated the Council on the bills related to Edina that they have been proactively working
on, including: Capital Investment Corrections Bill, TIF Bill, Bonding Bill — Vernon Avenue, Sales Tax
Exemption Bill, and the Aquatic Park Bill.
The Council asked questions of staff and discussed the status of other bills that are moving through the
Senate and the House, including those related to: State funding through bonding, liquor, allowing multi-
family housing in commercial, Human Services Bill, Missing Middle, and local sales tax bills.
Other discussion points included defining the success of affordable housing and adding density.
ROSLAND PARK PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE PROJECT UPDATE
Engineering Director Miller gave a project update on the Rosland Park Pedestrian Bridge project including
the architect meetings with SOM Architects — Benton Johnson; City of Calgary — Peter Phillips; BKV
Architects; NEXT Architects; and Snow Kreilich Architects, and reviewed photos of some past projects,
design ideas, and concepts for the City's pedestrian bridge.
The Council asked questions of staff and discussed potential design details and materials, putting out a
Request for Proposal (RFP) or Request for Information (RFI) requesting a sketch plan of bridge ideas that
would be within the City's budget, and a potential design competition.
Other discussion points included the possibility of providing a stipend for firms that respond to the RFI; the
importance of being cautious with the materials selected; the Lowry Avenue Bridge design; potential
timeline for construction; and, possibly opening the opportunity to submit a sketch plan to firms outside of
those the City had already met with.
The Council reached consensus to direct staff to begin the process of putting together an RFI/RFP for the
Rosland Park Pedestrian Bridge project, contacting the architectural firms that the City had already met
with, and if they don't like those submissions, consider opening it up to additional firms.
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Hovland adjourned the meeting at 6:30 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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James B. Hovland, Mayor
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Minutes approved by Edina City Council, May 7, 2024.
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