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Edina council approves subdivision, donations and reduces church special assessment
Summary
At its Oct. 15 meeting the council approved Resolution 2024‑75 (subdivision at 5120 & 5124 Hankerson Ave), Resolution 2024‑85 (accept donations) and Resolution 2024‑87 (reduced special assessment for Edina Morningside Community Church). The council also directed staff to add two sidewalk segments to the city maintenance schedule.
On Oct. 15 the Edina City Council adopted several routine and project‑level measures.
Subdivision: The council approved Resolution 2024‑75 to subdivide two existing single‑family lots at 5120 and 5124 Hankerson Avenue into three lots, restoring an original 1913 plat pattern. Staff and the Planning Commission recommended approval (Planning Commission vote 8–1). The approval included lot‑width, lot‑area and depth variances described in the resolution; the applicant indicated one of the houses (4124) is expected to be moved rather than demolished.
Donations: Resolution 2024‑85 was adopted to accept several donations to the city, including an aerial photo/artwork donation for Centennial Lakes, an in‑kind Kowalski’s donation (about $1,500 in food) for a multicultural advisory meeting, and gifts to the Braemar Memorial Fund from multiple donors listed in the packet.
Sidewalk maintenance: Director of Engineering Chad Miller asked the council to direct staff to maintain Concord Avenue (Valley View Road to 64th Street) and Wood Dale Avenue (Valley View Road to Nancy Lane) as city maintenance segments; the council approved adding those segments to the city maintenance schedule. Staff noted the city’s sidewalk‑clearing ordinance sets a 48‑hour target where the city maintains sidewalks.
Church assessment reduced: The council adopted Resolution 2024‑87 to reduce the special assessment levied against Edina Morningside Community Church from about $25,350.41 to $18,295.20 after staff applied the market‑benefit test and reached an assessment agreement with the church. The city attorney said the new resolution supersedes the prior action so no separate rescission was necessary.
Votes and procedural notes: All listed motions and resolutions on Oct. 15 were carried by voice vote; roll‑call tallies were not recorded individually in the public transcript. Where conditions or engineering memos were required (for example, subdivision conditions and Philbrook Lane engineering requirements), staff noted those conditions would be enforced as part of the approvals.
