Edina City Council — Transcript

Monday, November 3, 2025

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Edina Approves New Restaurant, Art Center Gets Permanent Home

Northern Pecan Tree Cultivation at Arnison Acres Park

50th and France District Restaurant Development and Parking Study

Fire Station 2 Dedication and Community Open House

Votes (1)

Americana Restaurant Development at 536 France Avenue

Approved (specific vote count not provided)

Building owner Ryan Bernett is partnering with Chef Daniel Delpra to develop a new locally-owned restaurant concept at the former Coachina Delbario location. Plans include a second-floor addition with gabled glass conservatory for expanded dining and bar space. Exterior updates and entryway redesign will modernize the existing structure. City council approved the project including a parking variance. Council requested a comprehensive parking study for the 50th and France district to support business growth.

Notable Quotes (7)

We're going to have uh two classrooms to create two-dimensional artwork. We're going to have plenty of space to do ceramics and pottery. So, we'll be able to bring that program back and it's just going to be an amazing location for everybody to come and create and develop more community.

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Southdale Library and Edina Art Center Redevelopment Project

There is obviously cost savings in the future for it being more environment environmentally friendly as a building as well too. But I think for us it's also the education purpose. So when you have families, when you have children in the space, you can bring nature in the outside of the building, but also the climate initiatives inside the building as well too. There's money savings, but there's the education piece as well.

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Southdale Library and Edina Art Center Redevelopment Project

Well, last year I was on vacation and I came back a week later and they're all gone.

Tim Zimmerman/Retired Park Service Worker [Timestamp]
Northern Pecan Tree Cultivation and Expansion Program

And I think it's going to benefit having diversity of different nut trees growing because of different diseases and stuff that come by.

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Northern Pecan Tree Cultivation and Expansion Program

What they need is it's called scarification. And so what we do is just take them, put them in a big uh jar with with sand in there and then shake them.

City Forester [Timestamp]
Northern Pecan Tree Cultivation and Expansion Program

We have been seeing a big moment for 50th in France with dining. Uh we're bringing in so many new restaurants and new offerings for our community. Um we are very honored to have Daniel Delprad and Ryan Bernett bringing us Americana. Uh this is going to be such a huge draw to our district.

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Americana Restaurant Development at 536 France Avenue

Between the design of the project, the the dining that we know Danielle Delpra is known for, um, experiences that people can have in this new space. It's It's going to be unbelievable.

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Americana Restaurant Development at 536 France Avenue

Ordinances & Resolutions (3)

Southdale Library and Edina Art Center Redevelopment ProjectPlan

Hennepin County capital project for library redevelopment and permanent art center facility; includes sustainability features and community spaces

Americana Restaurant Second-Floor Addition and Parking VariancePermit

City council-approved plans for restaurant expansion at 536 France Avenue featuring gabled glass conservatory; includes parking variance and requirement for comprehensive district parking study

Comprehensive Parking Study for 50th and France DistrictPlan

Council-requested study to support business growth while maintaining visitor experience in the 50th and France district

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