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Edina council approves a string of routine items: bridge purchases, cooperative agreement, donations and manager search contract
Summary
In the consent and report portions of the May 5 meeting, the council accepted a pedestrian petition, approved the Minnesota Soybean Council cooperative agreement, authorized Roslyn Park bridge construction purchases (one council member recorded a nay), accepted donations, and authorized up to $25,000 for a DDA contract to assist with the city manager search.
The Edina City Council handled several consent and report items May 5, approving a mix of petitions, cooperative agreements, construction purchase requests and administrative contracts.
Major actions included:
- Acceptance of a petition requesting a safety study and flashing pedestrian crosswalk lights at Tracy and Benton Avenues; staff estimated 2–3 months for the flashing crossing through the traffic safety committee and noted a longer timeline for a full safety study.
- Adoption of Resolution 2026‑21 approving a cooperative agreement with the Minnesota Soybean Council to trial soy‑diesel conversions for heavy‑duty city equipment as a greenhouse gas reduction strategy.
- Approval of purchase requests for the Roslyn Park pedestrian bridge and trails construction; the motion carried with one recorded nay.
- Authorization of Resolution 2026‑26 accepting donations including grants from the Edina Rotary Club and other community donors supporting canine vests, CPR training equipment, smoke detector donations and park and rec initiatives; donor names will be posted to the city website.
- Authorization of a contract with DDA to assist the council in recruiting a new city manager, in an amount not to exceed $25,000; council members described a competitive RFP process and a plan for community member involvement in vetting candidates.
Council also approved staff’s request to cancel the May 19 meeting due to shifting calendar items.
