Edina City Council — Transcript
Saturday, March 15, 2025
2025 Budget Adoption
Public Safety Expansion
2026 Budget Planning and Expense Reduction
Capital Improvement Plan 2025-2030
Votes (2)
2025 Budget Adoption
Dissent: No dissent recorded; council members accepted all finance department recommendations.
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City Manager Scott Neil presented the original $61.5 million budget proposal with a 13.14% levy increase, which included 5.46% specifically for public safety expansion. Council members expressed discomfort with the double-digit increase. Between the December 3rd public hearing and final adoption, the finance department identified cost-saving measures including use of cash reserves for zoning ordinance updates and cold storage building design, reallocation of state public safety aid funding, deferral of Lewis Park shelter improvements, and a 1% general fund reduction. The council accepted all suggested reductions and approved a final budget of $47.3 million with an 8.44% levy increase.
2025-2030 Capital Improvement Plan Approval
Dissent: None recorded.
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The council approved the multi-year Capital Improvement Plan at its final meeting of 2024. The plan includes projects deferred from the operating budget such as the design of a new cold storage building for Public Works and various facility improvements.
Notable Quotes (1)
My big concern to make a dent in the 2026 because we can't come back with another double digit increase so then it's all right we got to have the tough conversation and do the work starting now now to contract our expenses and it's hard work we got to make tough decisions but we have to do that with the community um we just we have to do that work and I think that will take us almost a full year to have those conversations so that when we come into August of 2025 we have a really good idea of how um we can um adjust our expenses and service levels and what have you to have a projected Target um that is more reasonable
Ordinances & Resolutions (5)
Adopted city budget of $47.3 million with 8.44% levy increase, developed by City Manager Scott Neil in response to resident feedback.
Multi-year capital plan approved by council including public works projects and facility improvements.
Zoning ordinance update originally proposed for levy funding; funding shifted to cash reserves in adopted budget.
Funding mechanism included in original budget proposal for street improvements.
Funding source used to pay for garage safety improvements at Centennial Lakes.