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MINUTES
OF THE EDINA CITY COUNCIL
WORK SESSION
COMMUNITY ROOM, CITY HALL
TUESDAY, MAY 20, 2025
5:30 P.M.
1.0 CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Hovland called the meeting to order at 5:31 p.m.
2.0 Roll Call
Answering rollcall were Members Agnew, Jackson, Risser and Mayor Hovland. Absent at rollcall was
Member Pierce.
Staff in attendance: Scott Neal, City Manager; Ari Lenz, Assistant City Manager; Pa Thao, Finance Director;
Kelly Curtain, Human Resources Director; Amy Murray, Risk and Safety Manager; Perry Vetter, Parks and
Recreation Director; Shaun White, Fire and Safety Training Chief; Todd Milburn, Police Chief; David
Yanagisawa, IT Specialist; Zoe Johnson, City Management Fellow; and Kari Sinning, Deputy City Clerk.
3.1 2026-27 BUDGET DISCUSSION
City Manager Neal updated the Council on the topic and introduced Director Thao who overviewed an
update of the budget timeline and credit card fees. Director Thao explained the convenience fee
process and opened up the discussion.
Council and Staff discussed: the point-of-sale system in different operations; consistency of the fee
throughout the City; the effects on retail sales; and the cost of convenience to use credit cards.
3.2 ENHANCING SOCIAL SUPPORT FOR STAFF
City Manager Neal introduced this topic and Director Curtain explained the agenda for the
presentation.
Staff presented information regarding de-escalation training and techniques; mental and physical health
checkup programs in the Police and Fire departments; and safety and security goals, objectives and
policies of Parks and Recreation.
Council and staff discussed funding for mental/physical health programs; mandatory training/checkups in
the Police and Fire Departments; changing the culture of mental health stigma; the effect of being short
staffed or mandatory overtime; employee engagement surveys; Parks and Recreation incident report
analyses; and how the Axtell Group is partnering with Parks and Recreation to create an Edina-specific
safety and security policy and procedure manual.
4.0 ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Hovland adjourned the meeting at 6:39 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Sharon Allison, City Clerk
Minutes approved by Edina City Council, June 3, 2025.
James B. Hovland, Mayor
Audio copy of the work session available.
Sharon Allison (Jun 4, 2025 14:36 CDT)