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MINUTES
OF THE EDINA CITY COUNCIL
WORK SESSION
COMMUNITY ROOM, CITY HALL
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2025
5:30 P.M.
1.0 CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Hovland called the meeting to order at 5:32 p.m.
2.0 ROLL CALL
Answering rollcall were Members Agnew, Jackson, Pierce, Risser, and Mayor Hovland.
Staff in attendance: Scott Neal, City Manager; Ari Lenz, Assistant City Manager; Pa Thao, Finance
Director; Fire Chief Andrew Slama; Chad Millner, Engineering Director; Jennifer Bennerotte,
Communications Director; Zoe Johnson, City Management Fellow; Jake Miller, IT Specialist; Steve
Peckham, Project Communications Coordinator; and Kari Sinning, Deputy City Clerk.
3.1 2026-2027 BUDGET DISCUSSION
Council and staff continued the budget discussion on reducing the overall general levy, the
process for budgets in the future, completing a staffing study, keeping the human services
budget, staffing six firefighters and then reevaluating during the year, and reached a consensus
to go forward with the proposed.
3.2 2026 LEGISLATIVE PLATFORMS
Council discussed legislative priorities and the involvement of the public and how we promote
these priorities to residents. Council reviewed the draft list of priorities and discussed sales tax
spending authority, and the removal of the France underpass from the priority list. Council decided
to move the decision and discussion to the Jan. 20 meeting.
4.0 ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Hovland adjourned the meeting at 6:49 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Sharon Allison, City Clerk
James B. Hovland, Mayor
Minutes approved by Edina City Council, January 20, 2025. Audio copy of the work session available.
Sharon Allison (Jan 21, 2026 18:08:24 CST)