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SPECIAL MEETING OF THE ELK RIVER <br />HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY <br />HELD AT THE ELK RIVER CITY HALL <br />THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 2003 <br /> <br />Members Present: <br />Staff Present: <br /> <br />Chair Toth, Commissioners Thompson, Lieser, Motin and Wilson <br /> <br />Executive Director Cathy Mehelich, Economic Development Assistant <br />Heidi Hall, City Administrator Pat Klaers, and Director of Planning <br />Michele McPherson <br /> <br />Call Meeting To Order <br /> <br />Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the special meeting of the Elk River Housing and <br />Redevelopment Authority was called to order at 5:00 p.m. by Chair Toth. <br /> <br />Draft Comprehensive Plan Review <br /> <br />Director of Planning Michele McPherson provided an overview of the Draft Comprehensive <br />Plan and asked that the HRA provide comments which will be forwarded to the <br />Comprehensive Plan Update consultant Rusty Fifield, Hoisington Koegler Group, Inc. <br />(HKGi). <br /> <br />Discussion occurred regarding the reasoning for an Urban Reserve area along the eastern <br />boundary of Elk River. Ms. McPherson explained the following reasons why the <br />Comprehensive Plan Update Task Force decided to designate the area as an Urban Reserve: <br /> <br />· City staff is working to analyze the capacity of the waste water treatment plant. <br />· An Urban Reserve area would allow a cost effective approach to the potential <br /> extension of city services to the area. <br />· The Task Force may wish to reserve plant capacity for commercial and industrial <br /> development. <br />· City services are less likely to be extended to a Rural Residential area, which is the <br /> current land use of the eastern boundary of Elk River. <br /> <br />Commissioner Motin expressed concern that Urban Reserve areas could eventually be <br />rezoned to accommodate leapfrog development. Ms. McPherson stated that if a rezoning <br />request were to happen, city staff should remind policy makers the importance of following <br />the Comprehensive Plan. City Administrator Pat Kflaers added that the waste water <br />treatment plant capacity would also need to be evaluated before a rezoning would occur. <br /> <br />Commissioner Thompson arrived at 5: ! 4p.m. <br /> <br />There was discussion regarding Mixed Use, a new land use included in the Draft Plan. <br />Ms. McPherson explained that Mulvaney Point and Elk River Station are designated as <br />Mixed Use in the Draft Plan. HRA members noted the Draft Land Use Map does not <br />include Elk River Station as Mixed Use. Ms. McPherson stated that the correction would be <br />made to the map. <br /> <br /> <br />