HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 11/18/2025Approved Minutes
Eden Prairie City Council Meeting
7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025
City Center Council Chambers
8080 Mitchell Road
Eden Prairie, MN 55344
ATTENDEES
City Council Members: Mayor Ron Case, Council Members Kathy Nelson, Mark Freiberg, PG
Narayanan, and Lisa Toomey
City Staff: City Manager Rick Getschow, Public Works Director Robert Ellis, Community
Development Director Julie Klima, Parks and Recreation Director Amy Markle, Police Chief
Matt Sackett, Fire Chief Scott Gerber, Administrative Services/HR Director Alecia Rose, and
City Attorney Maggie Neuville
MEETING AGENDA
I. Call the Meeting to Order
Mayor Case called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM. All Council Members were present.
II. Pledge of Allegiance
III. Open Podium Invitation
IV. Proclamations and Presentations
A. Adopt Resolution No. 2025-104 accepting Eden Prairie Lions Club donation to
Parks and Recreation for public access AEDs
Markle explained these donations will help further Eden Prairie’s mission to
provide public access AEDs at locations throughout the City.
Eden Prairie Lions Club Member Gary Watkins presented the donation to the
Council.
MOTION: Toomey moved, seconded by Narayanan, to adopt Resolution No.
2025-104 accepting a donation of $21 thousand from the Eden Prairie Lions Club
for public access AEDs. Motion carried 5-0.
B. 2025 Sustainable Eden Prairie Awards
Getschow explained that the Sustainable Eden Prairie Award recognizes significant
and innovative investments that contribute to the overall vitality and sustainability
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of the community. The four nomination categories reflect the four Sustainable
Eden Prairie focus areas – energy, landscape, water, and waste. The eligibility
criteria include property improvements and organized programming or initiatives
so that both physical improvements and behavioral changes can be recognized.
Student Sustainability Commission Members Ava Muilenberg, Avni Maheshwari,
Lillian Beutz, Atharva Sarmah, Ipshita Tiwari, Paili Rice, and Syon Shetty presented
the awards to the recipients and the Council.
The recipients of the 2025 Sustainable Eden Prairie Awards are:
• Buy Nothing Eden Prairie – Waste
• Winnebago Industries – Landscape
• Chris Adams – Waste
• Applewood Pointe – Waste
C. Proclaim November 29, 2025, as Small Business Saturday in Eden Prairie.
Getschow explained that this proclamation is in support of Eden Prairie’s business
economy and urged residents to support small businesses and merchants on Small
Business Saturday and throughout the year.
Mayor Case read aloud a Proclamation declaring November 29, 2025, as Small
Business Saturday in Eden Prairie.
V. Approval of Agenda and Other Items of Business
MOTION: Narayanan moved, seconded by Toomey, to approve the agenda as published.
Motion carried 5-0.
VI. Minutes
MOTION: Toomey moved, seconded by Freiberg, to approve the minutes of the Council
workshop held Tuesday, October 21, 2025, and the City Council meeting held Tuesday,
October 21, 2025, as published. Motion carried 5-0.
VII. Consent Calendar
A. Clerk’s List
B. Adopt Resolution No. 2025-105 in support for suburban transit providers
C. Adopt Resolution No. 2025-106 approving change of premises on permit for lawful
gambling to be conducted by the Eden Prairie Hockey Association
D. Adopt Resolution No. 2025-107 and agreement for purchase and installation of
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new pier at Round Lake Park in 2026 with Minnesota Department of Natural
Resources
E. Approve cost share grant agreement with plow blades with Nine Mile Creek
Watershed District
F. Approve work order for traffic signal optimization project with MnDOT
G. Award contract for traffic signal connectivity and maintenance to Traffic Control
Corporation
H. Award contract for bike shelter and racks to Parkitect
I. Award contract for Water Treatment Plan HVAC system geothermal upgrade to
Pioneer Power, Inc.
J. Approve Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with WSB for the
Dell Road Improvement Project
K. Authorize entering into an agreement for resident mobile sauna operator for
winter 2025-2026 with Stonegrove Saunas
L. Approve standard agreement for contracted services for removal of Pioneer Trail
ash trees with Shadywood Tree Experts
M. Approve cooperative service agreement for deer management program with
United States Department of Agriculture
N. Approve Eden Prairie Firefighter Relief Association (EPFRA) Bylaw changes as
unanimously recommended by the EPFRA Board of Trustees and approved by the
general membership of the EPFRA
MOTION: Nelson moved, seconded by Freiberg, to approve Items A-N on the
Consent Calendar. Motion carried 5-0.
VIII. Public Hearings and Meetings
IX. Payment of Claims
MOTION: Narayanan moved, seconded by Nelson, to approve the payment of claims as
submitted. Motion was approved on a roll call vote, with Freiberg, Narayanan,
Nelson, Toomey, and Case voting "aye."
X. Ordinances and Resolutions
XI. Petitions, Requests, and Communications
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XII. Appointments
Reports
A. Reports of Council Members
B. Report of City Manager
C. Report of Community Development Director
D. Report of Parks and Recreation Director
1. New Parks and Recreation App
Markle explained the Parks and Recreation Department is launching a new
app that will be downloadable from all app stores. It has been developed
over the past year in collaboration with the Communications Team and
input from Staff, Commissioners, and residents. The new app will allow
people to access many features that are found on the City website from the
convenience and efficiency of their cell phone. People will be able to
navigate Park Finder, See click Fix, Program and Camp Registration, job
announcements, facility rental reservations, City events, and scan in their
membership at the Eden Prairie Community Center and Senior Center.
Once downloaded, people can opt to get Park and Recreation updates sent
to their phone. Markle said she is excited to unveil the app to the
community in the first week of December, and hopes to make Eden Prairie
Parks and Recreation communications easier and accessible from the palm
of your hand.
Case asked if there are any other app features for the residents, such as
paying Utility bills, that are not connected to the Parks and Recreation app.
Getschow explained that the app See Click Fix, which is connected to the
Parks and Recreation app, has been implemented by the City, and can be
used to report maintenance issues directly to Staff, such as broken street
lights around the City. Getschow stated that, in terms of paying a Utility bill
or setting up a building inspection online, those capabilities exist through
the City website, but not in an application form.
Case said the Parks and Recreation app is exciting because it could set the
stage for a City-wide app later on. Case asked if a City-wide app could be
made that would tie all other Departments together. Getschow responded
that it could be, but it would require the proper app that could handle 40
different systems that communicate together in one app.
Case asked what the Parks and Recreation app cost, and what the estimate
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of a City-wide app would be. Getschow said he was not sure what the
Parks and Recreation app cost. Getschow stated that the cost is not what is
prohibiting the City from creating a City-wide app; it is a technology issue.
Markle explained that the Parks and Recreation app is supported by
Vermont Systems, and cost the City $10,000 to create the app.
Case asked if there are ongoing costs associated with tech support for the
app. Markle confirmed that is correct.
Narayanan said he is very excited about this app, and this was an idea he
had brought up several years ago, and is glad to see the City is moving
towards app use, because residents do not use PC’s anymore. He said he
hopes eventually the City can move to one consolidated app for everything.
Case added that more conversations could happen in February about
creating a consolidated City-wide app that could make Eden Prairie
technologically advanced. He thanked Markle for her work towards the
creation of the Parks and Recreation app.
E. Report of Public Works Director
F. Report of Police Chief
G. Report of Fire Chief
H. Report of City Attorney
XIII. Other Business
XIV. Adjournment
MOTION: Narayanan moved, seconded by Nelson, to adjourn the meeting. Motion
carried 5-0. Mayor Case adjourned the meeting at 7:36 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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Sara Potter, Administrative Support Specialist