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MINUTES
Community Health Commission
April 8, 2019 at 6:30 PM
City Hall, Community Room
I.Call To Order
II.Roll Call
Present: Om Jahagirdar, Anushka Thorat, Alison Pence, Amanda Herr, Julia
Selleys, Greg Wright, Christy Zilka, Dena Soukup.
Absent: Steve Sarles, Britta Orr, Andrew Johnson-Cowley
III.Approval Of Meeting Agenda
Motion by Alison Pence to approve meeting agenda. Seconded by Dena
Soukup. Motion Carried.
IV.Approval Of Meeting Minutes
Motion by Alison Pence to approve February 11, 2019 Community Health
Commission minutes. Seconded by Dena Soukup. Motion Carried.
A.February 11, 2019 Draft CHC Minutes
V.Community Comment
VI.Reports/Recommendations
A.Better Together Presentation
Presentation from M.J. Lamon regarding new City Community Engagement
platform; Better Together. Demonstrated functionality of website and encouraged
commission participation.
B.Cross Commission Work Plan Item - AARP Designation
Discussed plan for initiating work on 2019 cross-commission work plan item
related to Edina becoming an AARP designated City. Three members volunteered
to participate in cross-commission group to begin work on this item: Christy Zilka,
Amanda Herr, and Dena Soukup. Staff Liaison Brown will ask Transportation,
Parks & Recreation, and Human Rights and Relations Commission Liaisons for
contact information for interested members on those committees.
VII.Chair And Member Comments
Member Pence described the Community Health Improvement Partnership
process, a collaboration between Edina, Bloomington, Richfield, Minneapolis, and
Hennepin County Community Health Boards. CHIP collaborative meeting
designed to promote community engagement and get feedback regarding progress
is April 25th at 5:30 pm. Issues for this 5 year period of CHIP are housing and
mental well-being.
Member Pence indicated Edina School District students will be taking the
Minnesota Student Survey soon; grades 5, 8, and 11. This is an important source
of local data that is difficult to obtain by other methods.
Member Selleys mentioned Edina Ed funds are being used to cover mental health
funding gaps within the District. Student Member Thorat indicated that new
funding from the Ed Fund is focused on mental health.
VIII.Staff Comments
Update regarding rental housing process, meeting scheduled on April 22nd to
discuss next steps.
Update regarding recycling and organics collection programs and community
engagement initiative around recycling collection frequency.
IX.Adjournment