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Public Safety

The first and primary role of local government is keeping the community safe. You can count on me to advocate that we prioritize the health and safety of all residents and:

Snow Removal for Safety

  • ​Meet the staffing needs as requested by our police and fire chiefs

  • Build Fire Station No 3 and support the fire chief's search for interim solutions to improve EMT / Fire response times citywide

  • Clear streets of snow adequately and swiftly

  • Maintain and redesign safe city streets for all users​​

Fiscal Accountability

City Council Members are, at the end of the day, much like board members with a fiduciary responsibility to the city and to taxpayers. Local burdens are growing and neighbors are wondering if they can afford to stay in their homes, which is why I will work to ensure that we:

  • Develop and approve budgets that reflect community priorities and work to stay accountable to those budgets

  • Use technological innovation to increase efficiencies and lower costs

  • Make spending and budget decisions with full transparency and use city policies to guide action

  • Look at the full costs for projects, including interest payments and maintenance

Empowering Community

Working on solutions collaboratively as neighbors is the foundation of all civic life in a democracy. Empowering community at the local level means that we:

Empowering Community

  • Incorporate community input in all stages of planning and make that input meaningful by acting on it

  • Leverage the expertise and passions of neighbors in creating solutions

  • Support the work of neighborhood associations, advisory boards and commissions, task forces, and working groups​

  • Be consistently present at ​government and community meetings and events

  • Follow-up quickly to neighbor questions and concerns

  • Lead with curiosity and with the goal of finding consensus

Strategic Planning for Continued Success

Active engagement with planning decisions is one of the key ways that council members serve the community. My focus will be on keeping track of both the details of each particular project, but also the long-term impact on quality of life, pre-established city policies, and on the city budget. It's important to keep in mind that Edina will create a new Comprehensive Plan over the next four years (Comp Plan 2030); passing that plan will be a key legacy of this seat. These are my planning process priorities:

  • Approach development plans with consistency and fairness

  • ​Partner with commercial districts to support year-round events and festivals that draw residents and visitors from around the metro and region

  • ​Ensure safe multi-mode transportation that includes all the diverse ways that people travel

  • Encourage housing diversity

  • Grow general fund revenue to support deferred maintenance and needed infrastructure projects while minimizing impact on residential property taxes

  • Continue to fully implement the Climate Action Plan

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