Politics & Government
Grandview Committee Selects Five Consultants
City Council expected to approve selections and work plan.
A team of five consultants has been selected to help in the proposed redevelopment of the .
The Grandview District consists of the area beginning at City Hall then going west to approximately the site of the new . It lies within the point where Eden Avenue and West 50th Street come together by city hall and then remerge where Eden Avenue and Vernon Avenue meet near the library.
A Community Advisory Team comprised of Edina citizens, has been meeting since spring to develop and eventual overall plan on the district that is to be presented in the spring of 2012.
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The five consultants selected on Aug. 18 are: Bruce Jacobson of Close Landscape Architecture and Mike Lamb of Cunningham Group Architecture who will be the lead consultants on the project; Jack Broz of HR Green, Antonio Rosell of Community Design Group and Tony Schertler of Springsted. Broz, Rosello and Schertler will work with the Grandview District Steering committee to study land use, community needs, transportation, market analysis and finance.
A total of 15 consulting firms responded to the Committee’s original call for proposals.
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The steering committee also recommended a work plan for the project that will be completed over the next four to six months.
The Edina City Council is expected to act on both the consultants and the work plan at its regular meeting on Sept. 6.
The fees for the consultants will be met through a $100,000 grant through the Metropolitan Council’s Livable Communities Demonstration Act awarded earlier to the City of Edina.
“Our community-led process has broken new ground for Edina,” said Kevin Staunton, chair of the steering committee. “We have worked hard over the past few months to organize community members and other key stakeholders.
“Now we look forward to engaging those folks and others in creating a plan for the Grandview District.”
Staunton said three extensive workshops are planned this fall. On Sept. 21, an all day session will be held on discussion and discovery. A three-day workshop from Oct. 25 to 27 will look at ideas and options and then on Nov. 15 and 16, a workshop will focus on deciding and delivery.
