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Edina council tables animal‑sale ordinance, adopts amended 2025 budget and 2025–2030 CIP
Summary
At its Feb. 4 meeting the Edina City Council voted to table a second reading of an ordinance on the sale of inhumanely bred animals, adopted an amended 2025 budget reflecting 1% service reductions and approved the 2025–2030 Capital Improvement Plan; council also adopted the consent agenda with two items pulled for discussion.
The Edina City Council on Feb. 4 voted to table a second reading of ordinance 2025‑1 (relating to the sale of inhumanely bred animals), adopted an amended 2025 budget reflecting 1% service reductions and approved the city's 2025–2030 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP).
Council moved quickly through procedural business early in the meeting and then took three formal actions later in the agenda. Council voted to table the second reading of ordinance 2025‑1 to the March 4, 2025 meeting after Council Member Agnew said the Humane Society had recently provided suggested edits and she wanted time to incorporate that feedback. “They just got back to me today on some of those suggestions … hoping to address this and table it until March 4,” Council Member Agnew said.
The council then adopted resolution 2025‑14 to amend the 2025 budget to reflect the agreed 1% service reductions. Members discussed budget line items during the consent-item pull; city staff explained portions of the police and election budgets that contributed to the $545,000 total reduction, including a vacancy placeholder in the police budget and lower election expenses because 2025 is not an election year.
On the capital program, the council adopted the 2025–2030 CIP by voice vote. Council discussion included concerns from one member about a significant increase in the plan’s total and a particular crossing project on France Avenue; that member recorded a dissent on the CIP vote.
Votes at a glance: - Ordinance 2025‑1 (amend Chapter 8 concerning sale of inhumanely bred animals): Motion to table to 03/04/2025. Mover: Council Member Agnew. Second: not specified on the record. Outcome: Tabled (no recorded opposition). Referenced on the agenda as item 7.2. - Resolution 2025‑14 (amend 2025 budget to reflect 1% service reductions): Mover: Council Member Risser. Second: Member Pierce. Outcome: Adopted (aye recorded; no recorded opposition). Staff described a $545,000 aggregate reduction and specific items such as a police vacancy placeholder and election savings. - 2025–2030 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP): Mover: Council Member Reagan. Second: Member Pierce. Outcome: Adopted; one recorded nay by a council member who said they had previously opposed the item and remained concerned about certain projects and the plan’s total.
Other procedural business: the consent agenda was adopted with items 6.4 and 6.5 pulled for separate consideration.
No ordinances were approved on final reading at the meeting; the animal‑sale ordinance was tabled for further staff and stakeholder input. The formal votes recorded in the transcript were by voice and the record identifies a single recorded dissent on the CIP adoption.
The council will revisit ordinance 2025‑1 at its March 4, 2025 meeting; the amended budget and CIP are in effect as adopted.
Ending: The meeting adjourned at 8:38 p.m.
