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Housing Strategy Task Force
City of Edina, Minnesota
VIRTUAL MEETING
The Housing Strategy Task Force meeting will be held using Webex software and
recorded. The meeting will be streamed live on the City’s YouTube channel,
YouTube.com/EdinaTV. The recording will be available on the City's website the
next day. The public also can call 415-655-0001, Access code 177 774 7654 to listen
into the meeting via phone. There is no community comment at the meeting.
Friday, November 13, 2020
7:00 AM
I.Call To Order
II.Attendance
III.Approval Of Meeting Agenda
IV.Approval Of Meeting Minutes
a.November 2, 2020 Meeting Minutes
V.Discussion Items
a.Presentation to Planning Commission and HRRC
b.Review of Report
VI.Adjournment
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Date: November 13, 2020 Agenda Item #: IV.a.
To:Members Item Type:
Minutes
From:Stephanie Hawkinson, Affordable Housing
Development Manager Item Activity:
Subject:November 2, 2020 Meeting Minutes Action
CITY OF EDINA
4801 West 50th Street
Edina, MN 55424
www.edinamn.gov
ACTION REQUESTED:
Approve meeting minutes from November 2, 2020
INTRODUCTION:
Please see the attached minutes.
ATTACHMENTS:
Description
November 2, 2020 Meeting Minutes
Draft Minutes☒
Approved Minutes☐
Approved Date:
Minutes
City of Edina, Minnesota
Virtual Meetings
November 2, 2020
7:00 AM
I. Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at approximately 7:04 AM.
II. Roll Call
Present: Co-Chairs Hornig and Hunt, Members Brown, Burke, Kitui, Koon, and Siekman;
Staff Liaison Hawkinson, City Manager Neal, Management Fellow Risi, and Consultant Clapp-
Smith
III. Approval of Meeting Agenda
Staff Hawkinson proposed an agenda that included finalizing the Executive Summary, finalizing
Goal 4, finalizing the timeline, and reviewing the role of the consultant. Co-Chair Hunt
added an item to discuss some emails from over the weekend. Member Brown moved,
seconded by Member Hornig to approve the Agenda as presented. Motion carried.
IV. Approval of Meeting Minutes from October 28 and October 29, 2020
Member Hornig moved, seconded by Member Brown to approve the minutes as presented.
Motion carried.
V. Discussion Items
A. Email: Co-Chair Hunt apologized for any offence he made towards the Consultant via his
email. The Task Force recognized that it is a challenging task capturing seven different
voices and perspectives in a final report.
B. Timeline: Member Burke reported that he talked with Council Member Staunton about
extending the deadline. After some discussion the Task Force used the Fist to Five
process weighing in on keeping the timeline as is. Four members voted a 4 or 5, and
three members voted a 1 or 2. Member Burke asked to be on record for wanted the
deadline extended. The timeline for presenting the report to the HRA on December 10
stands.
C. Executive Summary: The Task Force used the “Fist to Five” approach for deciding on
remaining items in the Executive Summary.
a. Adding “projected” before growth in the first principle: 3 in favor, 3 neutral, 1
opposed. Motion carried. Member Burke wanted it on record that he opposed.
b. Inclusion of language “and the preservation of Edina as a Suburb.” 3 approved, 4
opposed. Language deleted.
c. Language added “if housing and growth supported by residents.”: 2 members
supported; 4 opposed. Language not added. Member Burke requested that his
position to approve be noted in the record.
d. Language added in 5th bullet under recommendations to City Council “if
residents support affordable housing growth and choose…”: 1 member
supported adding this language, 1 was neutral, 5 opposed. Member Burke would
like the record to show that he supported the proposed language.
D. Goal 4: Members recommended modifying language promoting LEED certification to be
something more flexible. With this change, all members supported this revised Goal 4.
E. Inclusion of Racial Covenants and history in the body of the report: With some
modifications, 5 supported, 2 did not. Member Burke requested that it be recorded that
he does not support inclusion of this section in the report.
F. Keeping the Title “Advancing Housing Priorities for Edina”: 5 members supportied
keeping this title, 1 was neutral, 1 opposed. Member Burke requested that the record
show he does not support this title as he is concerned it implies that Edina supports
growth, which he does, but only limited.
VI. Next Steps
Staff Hawkinson will send out meeting notices and find a time during the week of
November 9 to reconvene and review the full report and discuss the presentation.
VII. Adjournament
The meeting concluded at approximately 9:05 AM.