HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-12-02 Council Work Session MINUTES
OF THE WORK SESSION OF THE
EDINA CITY COUNCIL
HELD AT CITY HALL
DECEMBER 2, 2014
5:32 P.M.
Mayor Hovland called the meeting to order at 5:32 p.m. in the Community Room of City Hall.
Answering rollcall were Members Brindle, Sprague, Swenson and Mayor Hovland. Member Bennett
entered the meeting at 5:39 p.m.
Staff attending the meeting included: Lindy Crawford, City Management Fellow; Karen Kurt, Assistant
City Manager; Debra Mangen, City Clerk; Chad Millner, Engineering Director; and Scott Neal, City
Manager. Also in attendance was David Beurle, future iQ Partners.
VISION EDINA UPDATE — FUTURE IQ PARTNERS
David Beurle, future iQ Partners, updated the Council on the Vision Edina process to date. Mr.
Beurle presented the initial data showing the various spread on the continuum of how citizens would
like to see the Edina of the future. Mr. Beurle noted the data gathered in response to the surveys
would be plotted in a data base that allows it to be viewed in many formats. He noted the data will
be public, searchable, and show points of consensus and areas of divergence.
Mr. Beurle said that to date approximately 466 surveys had been received. Assistant Manager Kurt
reviewed the schedule followed to date and outlined the remaining opportunities for citizens to
participate in the surveys. The council and staff discussed the preliminary results, and how to gather
more input from the citizens. Ms. Kurt explained that future iQ Partners would prepare a draft
Vision Edina report and present it at a January 2015 work session. This could serve as a starting
point for the development of a VISION document. There would be ample opportunity for Boards
and Commissions and all of Edina's citizens to make comments and review the data.
There being no further business, Mayor Hovland adjourned the meeting at 6:40 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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Debra Ma gen, .Ci y Clerk
Minutes approved by Edina City Council, December 16, 2014
James B. Hoviand, Mayor