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CITY OF EDINA
4801 West 50th Street
Edina, MN 55424
www.edinamn.gov
Date:  October  17, 2017 

 Agenda Item #: V.C. 
To:
Mayor and City Council
Item Type:
Other 
From:
Kaylin Eidsness, Senior Communications Coordinator


Item Activity:
Subject:September Speak Up: Senior Center Information   


 




ACTION REQUESTED:
No action requested. 

INTRODUCTION:

Since June 2012, the City of Edina has used the online engagement website, SpeakUpEdina.org, to collect ideas and opinions from residents. Since January 2014, organized monthly discussions have been held on the site.

With Edina’s demographics being the oldest in the Twin Cities, the Edina Senior Center is a busy place. The City’s Park & Recreation Department also holds programming for adults ages 55 and older. To increase membership at the Senior Center and meet demand for senior programming, the City wanted to find answers to the following questions. 

 

  • Do you visit the Edina Senior Center? If so, what do you think about the programs and classes at the Edina Senior Center as well as the trips the Center plans?
  • What do you think of the Edina Senior Center as a facility and its location? What improvements could the City make to make the facility better?
  • What kind of programs are you interested in that you can’t find at the Edina Senior Center and aren’t offered by Edina Parks & Recreation?

The discussion was open for comments between Aug. 29 and Sept. 29. During that time, 41 comments were made. Additionally, 516 users visited the site 2,451 times. All commenters in this discussion were from Edina. 

 
ATTACHMENTS:
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September 2017 Speak Up Discussion
Speak Up Presenatioin