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Meeting Agenda and Summary
DATE: FEBRUARY 19, 2025
TIME: 7:00 PM TO 8:45 PM
LOCATION: EDINA CITY HALL – COMMUNITY ROOM
TASK FORCE MEMBER ATTENDANCE: JIM NELSON, JASMINE STRINGER-MOORE, BIANCA DAWKINS,
JONATHAN ROGERS, ELLY DOSCOTCH, PRANIKA KUMAR, JAN STONE
TASK FORCE MEMBERS ABSENT: DAISY KHALIFA, FARTUN ISMAIL
STAFF IN ATTENDANCE: THOMAS BROOKS, ZOE JOHNSON, MJ LAMON, JESSICA CONNORS
PUBLIC MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE: NO PUBLIC MEMBERS WERE IN ATTENDANCE
1. Welcome & Introductions
2. Confirm Task Force 2nd Co-Chair – Bianca Dawkins – 5 minutes
Bianca Dawkins was confirmed and congratulated as a co-chair with Daisy Khalifa by
the task force.
3. ESAP Update – 5 minutes
Task force members were reminded to complete the Diamond Inclusiveness
Assessment (DIA) survey by February 28th. The task force will discuss the results in an
upcoming meeting on April 23rd.
4. Meeting Topic(s)
A. Staff Presentation – 30 minutes
Jessica Connors – Community Liaison – Joint Community Police Partnership to present
on role in the city and the Multicultural Advisory Committee
Jessica Connors provided an overview of the Joint Community Police Partnership
between Edina and Hennepin County. Information was provided to the commission
about the Community Liaison role, community programming for youth, adults, and
mothers, and work of the Multicultural Advisory Committee (MAC) to build trust and get
community input on policy, human rights concerns and offenses in community, and
create programming opportunities.
B. Staff Presentation – 30 minutes
MJ Lamon – Special Projects and Engagement Manager to present an overview of the
City’s current engagement methods and techniques
MJ provided a presentation which included an overview of all (or most) existing
engagement efforts in the City of Edina, including types of engagement methods used,
engagement values and best practices, IAP2 principles and the public participation
spectrum. Information was provided about the different types of boards, commissions,
task forces, neighborhood associations, and other engagement groups within Edina.
C. Group Discussion – 20 to 25 minutes
1. Rethinking Engagement: What Resonated Most?
2. Breaking Barriers: Expanded Participation
3. Deepening Our Understanding: What Next?
Task force members requested data related to housing demographics, voter engagement, and
Edina’s engagement with the BIPOC business community. Takeaways from the meeting were to
find opportunities to expand engagement to students in the high school leveraging clubs and
advisory hour, including promoting the commission opportunities, which many students still do
not know about and some barriers to participation were discussed.
5. Final Updates & Adjournment
Task force members were advised an experience survey will be sent to all current and former
commissioners in March. Task force members will have an opportunity to review the survey and
provide feedback before it is sent and will have a meeting dedicated to reviewing the results.
Next Meeting is March 19th at 7:00P at Edina Public Works to discuss Alternative Engagement Methods and Commission Considerations