HomeMy WebLinkAboutCouncil_Connection_020513Council meets with State
Representative
At a work session prior to its
regular meeting, the Council
met with Rep. Ron Erhardt.
The Council met with Erhardt
to discuss current and pro-
posed legislative matters,
including discussions about
transportation funding, gun
control, sales taxes, Sunday
liquor sales, aviation noise
issues and a proposal to
allow city governments to
allow their city employees to
have health insurance bene-
fits for their domestic part-
ners.
Council reviews sketch
plan for Morningside
homes
The Council reviewed ideas
for a housing redevelopment
on the Edina-St. Louis Park
border.
Frank Sidell has three subdi-
vision alternatives for the
Morningside Neighborhood
property located in between
Littel Street and Morningside
Road. Sidell presented the
sketch plans to the Council.
Sketch plan reviews allow
applicants to obtain feed-
back from the Planning Com-
mission and City Council
before they proceed with
formal applications.
The Council heard ideas for
the subdivision, dubbed
“Acres DuBois” in honor of
Franklin DuBois Sidell, for
4412 Morningside Road and
4232 Oakdale Ave. Mem-
bers provided feedback and
encouraged Sidell to ad-
vance the plans for the
“Modified Original Proposal”
to the Planning Commission
for formal approval.
Council continues talks of
neighborhood boundaries
The City is continuing work
to determine boundaries for
Edina’s neighborhoods.
A Neighborhood Identifica-
tion Steering Committee led
the “Name Your Neighbor-
hood” project to determine
neighborhood names and
boundaries. The group of
residents also helped staff
draft a policy for establishing
and interacting with City-
recognized neighborhood
associations.
Once approved, residents in
each neighborhood would
have the option to voluntari-
ly form a City-recognized
neighborhood association.
Some goals of voluntary as-
sociations are to foster com-
munication between neigh-
borhoods and the City, pro-
mote community and civic
engagement, and ensure
neighborhood safety and
security.
Some Council Members ex-
pressed concern that the
policy would prohibit neigh-
borhood boundary changes
from being made for three
years. Name changes can be
requested within the first
year of a neighborhood be-
ing recognized, but would
not be allowed after that
period of time.
A summary of the Feb. 5 Edina City Council meeting
Feb. 8, 2013
Volume 15, Issue 3 Council Connection
Upcoming meetings:
Heritage Preservation
Board, 7 p.m. Feb. 12
Park Board, 7 p.m. Feb. 12
Planning Commission,
7 p.m. Feb. 13
Energy & Environment
Commission, 7 p.m. Feb. 14
City Council, 7 p.m. Feb. 19
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City Manager
Scott Neal 952-826-0401
Assistant City Manager Karen Kurt 952-826-0415
City Clerk Debra Mangen 952-826-0408
Community Development Director Cary Teague 952-826-0460
Economic Development Manager
Bill Neuendorf 952-826-0407
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The City Council will contin-
ue its discussion on the initi-
ative at a work session in
April.
City to purchase
downtown property
The City Council, acting as
the Housing and Redevelop-
ment Authority, authorized
the purchase of the building
at 3930 W. 49 1/2 St.
Edina Realty currently leas-
es the two-story office build-
ing, but plans to relocate to
the nearby Pinehurst Build-
ing. The City will pay $2.65
million dollars for the prop-
erty.
The City has studied parking
in downtown Edina and
found that additional public
parking is needed to sup-
port the continued success
of the district. The study
confirmed that the existing
ramp on West 49 1/2 Street
– known as the “North
Ramp” – can be expanded.
Acquiring the Edina Realty
building could allow for a
seamless expansion of the
ramp.
Construction of additional
parking at the North Ramp
could compensate for the
temporary loss of spaces
during a possible renovation
of the Middle and South
ramps.
Edina Realty’s lease goes
through May 31. The City
will close on the property
June 3 and will raze the
building sometime later this
year.