HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-03-15 City Council Retreat Meeting MinutesMINUTES
OF THE EDINA CITY COUNCIL
RETREAT
SOUTH METRO PUBLIC SAFETY TRAINING FACILITY
SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 2025
9 A.M.
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Hovland called the meeting to order at 8:12 a.m.
ATTENDANCE
Attending were: Council Members Agnew, Jackson, Pierce, Risser and Mayor Hovland
Staff in attendance: Scott Neal, City Manager; Ari Lenz, Assistant City Manager; Jennifer Bennerotte,
Communications Director; Cary Teague, Community Development Director; Chad Millner, Engineering
Director; Pa Thao, Finance Director; Andrew Slama, Fire Chief; Kelly Curtin, HR Director; Ryan Browning,
Information Technology Director; Perry Vetter, Parks & Recreation Director; Todd Milburn, Police Chief;
Brian Olson, Public Works Director; Derik Otten, Facility Manager; Bill Neuendorf, Economic Development
Manager; MJ Lamon, Special Projects & Engagement Manager; Zoe Johnson, City Management Fellow; Jennifer
Garske, Executive Assistant.
Also in attendance: Sara Peterson, management consultant with Sara Peterson Consulting, facilitator of the
retreat; Nick Anhut, Senior Municipal Advisor at Ehlers Public Finance Advisors.
INTRODUCTION at 9 a.m.
City Manager Neal welcomed Council Members to the retreat and introduced Sara Peterson, facilitator for the
retreat. Facilitator Peterson shared the format for the day.
A video of 2024 Year in Review was shown.
2026-2027 BUDGET DISCUSSION
City Manager Neal, Assistant City Manager Lenz, Finance Director Thao, Engineering Director Millner, Facility
Manager Otten, Economic Development Manager Neuendorf, City Management Fellow Johnson and Human
Resources Director Curtin presented on various aspects of the budget, including the budget process, City
Manager’s initial recommendations, debt service and capital projections, TIF districts, staffing analysis,
Minnesota Paid Leave Act, externalities and budget priorities.
City Council Members asked questions of staff, Anhut and the facilitator, and provided feedback, priorities and
next steps.
TOUR OF FIRE STATION 2 SITE at 4:30 p.m.
Council Members and staff finished the retreat by traveling to the construction site of Fire Station 2, 4401 W.
76th St., Edina, and touring the building.
The tour concluded around 5 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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Sharon Allison, City Clerk
Sharon Allison (Apr 17, 2025 10:24 CDT)
Edina City Council Retreat, May 4, 2023
Minutes approved by the Edina City Council, April 16, 2025.
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James B. Hovland, Mayor