HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-03-10 CHC Meeting Packet
Meeting location:
Edina City Hall
Community Room
4801 W. 50th St.
Edina, MN
Community Health Commission Meeting Agenda
Monday, March 10, 2025
6:30 PM Accessibility Support:
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1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call - New Member Introductions
3. Approval of Meeting Agenda
4. Approval of Meeting Minutes
4.1. Approve February Meeting Minutes
5. Special Recognitions and Presentations
6. Community Comment
During "Community Comment," the Board/Commission will invite residents to share
issues or concerns that are not scheduled for a future public hearing. Items that are on
tonight's agenda may not be addressed during Community Comment. Individuals must
limit their comments to three minutes. The Chair may limit the number of speakers on
the same issue in the interest of time and topic. Individuals should not expect the Chair or
Board/Commission Members to respond to their comments tonight. Instead, the
Board/Commission might refer the matter to staff for consideration at a future meeting.
7. Reports/Recommendations
7.1. Committee Updates and Planning - 2025 Work Plan
8. Chair and Member Comments
9. Staff Comments
10. Adjournment
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MINUTES OF THE
COMMUNITY HEALTH COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING
6:30 PM MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2025
Meeting location:
Edina City Hall
Community Room
4801 W. 50th St.
Edina, MN
1. Call to Order
Chair Absolon called the meeting to order at 6:35 p.m.
2. Roll Call
Answering rollcall were Members Andrea Leszko, Matt Giljahn, Andrea Patineau, Mary
Absolon, Tracy Nelson, Megan D'Orazio, Brenna Smithson, Nick Mattison, Anoushka Jha,
Aditi Gandhi.
Absent: Andrew Hawkins
3. Approval of Meeting Agenda
Vice Chair Mattison made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Patineau, to
Approval of Meeting Agenda.
Ayes: Andrea Leszko, Matt Giljahn, Andrea Sullivan, Mary Absolon, Tracy Nelson, Megan
D'Orazio, Brenna Smithson, Nick Mattison
Nays: None
Motion Passed
4. Approval of Meeting Minutes
4.1. December 2024 CHC Draft Minutes
Commissioner Nelson made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Leszko, to
Approve December 2024 CHC Minutes.
Ayes: Andrea Leszko, Matt Giljahn, Andrea Sullivan, Mary Absolon, Tracy Nelson, Megan
D'Orazio, Brenna Smithson, Nick Mattison
Nays: None
Motion Passed
5. Special Recognitions and Presentations
6. Community Comment
7. Reports/Recommendations
7.1. 2025 Work Plan - Status Reports and Work Plan Cycle
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Discussion of work plan initiatives and progress by committees on each item. Work plan
timelines may be extended as Commission transition to 2 year workplan cycles.
Appointed Andrea Leszko, Andrea Sullivan, and Megan D'Orazio to committee to work
on initiative 5 of work plan.
7.2. Chair and Vice-Chair Election Commissioner Leszko made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Smithson,
to Elect Nick Mattison as Chair and Tracy Nelson as Vice-Chair for next
calendar year. .
Ayes: Andrea Leszko, Matt Giljahn, Andrea Sullivan, Mary Absolon, Tracy Nelson, Megan
D'Orazio, Brenna Smithson, Nick Mattison
Nays: None
Motion Passed
8. Chair and Member Comments
Federal funding discussion. CHC interested in how much Public Health funding comes
from Federal Sources.
9. Staff Comments
9.1. Meeting Attendance Update
10. Adjournment
Commissioner Nelson made a motion, seconded by Vice Chair Mattison, to
Adjourn.
Ayes: Andrea Leszko, Matt Giljahn, Andrea Sullivan, Mary Absolon, Tracy Nelson, Megan
D'Orazio, Brenna Smithson, Nick Mattison
Nays: None
Motion Passed
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Community Health Commission
2025 Proposed Work Plan 1 Initiative Type:
Project
Target Completion Date:
Q3
Lead(s): Sullivan, D’Orazio, Absolon, Jha, Gandhi
Initiative Title:
Study and Report potential connections with schools regarding mental health in students and how to share information
Initiative Description:
Commission members will research existing and potential connections between City staff, commissions and schools for
the purpose of information sharing, collaboration, and cooperation around mental health initiatives for students.
Deliverable: Report
Council Charge: ☒ 1: Study & Report ☐ 2: Review & Comment ☐ 3: Review & Recommend ☐ 4: Review & Decide
Budget Required (completed by staff): No budget impact
Staff Support Required (completed by staff): None
Liaison Comments: None
City Manager Comments: No changes. Council Charge 1. 2 Initiative Type:
Project
Target Completion Date:
Q2
Lead(s): Giljahn, Smithson, Nelson, Jha
Initiative Title:
Study and Report strategies to fund and execute multi-generational events promoting social connectedness and how to
maintain momentum from successful 2024 event
Initiative Description:
A successful event focused on social connectedness was held in 2024 and funded through a grant, Commission
members will research possible strategies to fund and execute a similar event on a regular basis, hopefully annually.
Deliverable:
Report
Council Charge: ☒ 1: Study & Report ☐ 2: Review & Comment ☐ 3: Review & Recommend ☐ 4: Review & Decide
Budget Required (completed by staff): None for study and report phase
Staff Support Required (completed by staff): None
Liaison Comments: Work aligns well with Public Health initiatives around social isolation and will include coordination
with Bloomington Public Health as a partner.
City Manager Comments: No changes. Council charge 1. 3 Initiative Type:
Project
Target Completion Date:
Q4
Lead(s): Mattison, Smithson, Leszko
Initiative Title:
Study and Report on strategies for positive outreach and promotion about Edina as a healthy place to live, work,
worship and visit
Initiative Description:
Commission members will research unique and positive ways that the City could promote itself as a healthy place to be.
This will include local, state, and national research.
Deliverable:
Report
Council Charge: ☒ 1: Study & Report ☐ 2: Review & Comment ☐ 3: Review & Recommend ☐ 4: Review & Decide
Budget Required (completed by staff): None for study and report phase
Staff Support Required (completed by staff): Communications director or staff: 1-2 hours for potential informational
discussion
Liaison Comments: None
City Manager Comments: The City’s outreach includes those who live, work and visit Edina. Remove worship from the
title since places of worship are represented under “visit” Edina. Council charge 1.
= commission
= staff
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Ongoing/Annual
Target Completion Date:
Q1
Lead(s):
Mary Absolon, Megan D’Orazio
Initiative Title:
Appoint two members to serve on opioid settlement funds stakeholder group
Initiative Description:
Ongoing initiative with two members serving on stakeholder group each year
Deliverable:
Appointment
Council Charge: ☐ 1: Study & Report ☐ 2: Review & Comment ☐ 3: Review & Recommend ☒ 4: Review & Decide
Budget Required (completed by staff): None
Staff Support Required (completed by staff): None
Liaison Comments: None
City Manager Comments: No changes. Council charge 4. NEW Initiative Type: Project Target Completion Date: Q4 Lead(s): Leszko, Sullivan, D'Orazio
Initiative Title: City Code Update—Article III. Boards, Committees and Commissions, Division 4. Community Health
Commission
Initiative Description: In preparation for the comprehensive plan update, Administration will propose updates to city
code.
Deliverable: Each commission will be asked to review and comment on the proposed changes.
Council Charge: ☐ 1: Study & Report ☒ 2: Review & Comment ☐ 3: Review & Recommend ☐ 4: Review & Decide
Budget Required (completed by staff): None.
Staff Support Required (completed by staff): Liaisons will work with the Administration Department on updated each
commission’s section of the city code.
Liaison Comments: This work plan initiative will be added to all 2025 commission work plans at the request of
Administration.
City Manager Comments: Initiative requested by Administration.
Parking Lot
Declaration of Racism as a Public Health Emergency: Moved to parking lot to be revisited in future to align with Equity
Strategic Action Plan. Community Health Commission discussed with staff at September 2024 meeting and agree with
this approach.
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