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Eden Prairie council approves consent calendar, including joint‑powers agreement for second police social worker
Summary
The council approved routine agenda items April 1, including minutes, payment of claims and a joint powers agreement with Hennepin County to add a second on‑site social worker for the Eden Prairie Police Department; Council Member Lisa Toomey highlighted the social workers’ role in crisis response and freeing officers for crime prevention.
The Eden Prairie City Council approved its consent calendar and related routine business on April 1, including a joint powers agreement with Hennepin County to add a second on‑site social worker assigned to the Eden Prairie Police Department.
Council Member Lisa Toomey noted the added social worker is funded through a Hennepin County grant and praised the position for freeing police officers to focus on crime prevention while social workers handle noncriminal behavioral health and family‑related calls. "They free up the officers' time. Police officers can focus on crime prevention and public safety while social workers can handle noncriminal calls, especially those involving behavioral health or family issues," Toomey said, adding that social workers bring a "compassionate service‑first approach that fosters trust."
The consent calendar (items A through J) — which staff described as routine matters that generally do not require additional discussion — was approved by voice vote. The council also approved minutes from its March 18 workshop and March 18 council meeting and approved payment of claims for expenditures since the last meeting; the payment-of-claims roll call recorded affirmative votes from Council Members Mark Freiberg, PJ Narayan, Kathy Nelson, Lisa Toomey and Mayor Ronald E. Case.
Other routine items approved in the consent calendar were not discussed on the record. City staff said police department compliance and enforcement for the social‑worker agreement would be coordinated with existing compliance programs.
Votes at a glance
• Approve agenda: motion moved and seconded; outcome: approved by voice vote.
• Approve minutes (city council workshop and council meeting, March 18, 2025): motion moved; outcome: approved by voice vote.
• Approve consent calendar items A–J (includes joint powers agreement with Hennepin County for an on‑site social worker): motion moved and seconded; outcome: approved by voice vote.
• Approve payment of claims: motion moved and seconded; roll call — Mark Freiberg: aye; PJ Narayan: aye; Kathy Nelson: aye; Lisa Toomey: aye; Ronald E. Case: aye; outcome: approved.
