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Housing and Redevelopment Authority Work Session May 29, 2025

Edina City CouncilThursday, May 29, 2025
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Affordable housing goals and priorities

Defining success for the 2024-2025 work plan

Review of previous work session findings

Analysis of housing demographics and market forces

Identifying city levers for housing control and influence

Compliance with federal and state housing laws

Brainstorming for housing retention and attraction strategies

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Notable Quotes (4)

The market will serve who the market you know they're market forces and people are being served by the market And then there's government who helps along the edges.

— Stephanie
Market vs. Government RoleDefining the scope of government intervention in the housing market.

I'm looking at your slides I feel like what's missing is the voice of the commission and the comments that we made during the February meeting.

— Julie
Commission InputHighlighting a disconnect in planning documentation.

The federal housing law prohibits discrimination of age and everything except you can have a seniors only and that's 55 plus.

— Carol
Fair Housing LawExplaining the limitations of housing for families vs. seniors.

We're not saying that everyone's not important We already know that you believe everyone is important but we're asking you to think about those individuals that you might want to say let's see if we can focus on them.

— Stephanie
Target PopulationReframing the goal of the workshop to specific target populations.

People (5)

StephanieStaff/Presenter

Lead presenter guiding the work session on housing goals and city controls.

JulieCommissioner

Voiced concerns regarding the lack of commission input integration and legal compliance.

2 quotes

“I feel like what's missing is the voice of the commission and the comments that we made during the February meeting.”

Criticizing the disconnect between prior commissioner feedback and current staff presentation materials.

“I feel like it's not getting screened thoroughly and so we end up wasting we have to review it.”

Expressing frustration over projects reaching the commission that may not be fully compliant.

CarolCommissioner

Clarified Fair Housing Act restrictions regarding senior housing.

1 quote

“The federal housing law prohibits discrimination of age and everything except you can have a seniors only and that's 55 plus.”

Providing clarification on legal constraints for age-restricted housing.

AddisonCommunity Development Coordinator

Managing activity sessions and grouping community input.

JeffCommunity Health Administrator

Co-facilitating the brainstorming activity regarding target populations.

Places Mentioned

Edina (General jurisdiction)Western EdinaFire Station (historical meeting location)

Events & Meetings (1)

  • May 29th, 2025 - 7:31 a.m. (Work Session)
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