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Center for Community Committee Minutes of Meeting on Thursday, April 4, 2002, 4:00 p.m. Boys & Girls Club, Elk River, Minnesota Present: Don Heinzman, Jim Voight, Charlie Blesener, Louise Kuester, Rachel Leonard, Anthony Mikols, Barb Kreuser, Jane Lindenfelser, Harvey Schroeder, Gene Rick, Suzanne Kostanshek, Lois B. Swanson, Jim Mulroy, Sara Hartman, Nancy Gongoll, Darlene Solberg, Cliff Lundberg, Elaine Anderson, John Fitzgerald, Tony Darkenwald and Nicole Jacob, Elk River Star News. The meeting was called to order at 4:00 p.m. by Don Heinzman. The minutes of the last meeting on February 28, 2002 were approved as printed. The Boys&Girls Club: Jesse Peterson of the Boys and Girls Club described the facility and its uses. Rental of the meeting rooms or gymnasium is set at $20/hr. with a two hour minimum. There is no public address system at this time, but tables and chairs are included. The facility is popular for use by groups with children such as hockey banquets etc. The facilities include the gym, arts & crafts room, education room, multipurpose room, computer lab, kitchen, games and offices. Senior citizens have begun using the pool tables occasionally. Groups from the school district also use the club, including the Ivan Sand Community School for social and physical education credits. Land 0 Lakes Boys Choir. John Fitzgerald announced that they are beginning their funding campaign. The new facility will be built on the remainder of their present site. Family Arts Center: Tony shared a vision statement which the Arts Alliance created for the Historic Downtown. She noted that regardless of the location of the center, the family art center will have a positive impact on the downtown and its revitalization. Arts Alliance members attended a meeting of the HRA and presented their vision which subsequently was shared with City Council members. They have met with a developer to explore locating a community art center downtown. Plans are to meet with the School Board to affirm their commitment for the partnership in the center in April and discuss Handke school as a possible site. Rachael Leonard suggested selling bricks for $1000 a piece to start the capital funding campaign. It was agreed that we all feel a sense of urgency to get on with our campaign. Haney reported that Jim Prosser, consultant to the HRA suggested contacting federal legislators to have their aids assist in finding funding for the project. It also was agreed to apply for the planning grant from the Initiative Fund even though we have not been able to select a site. (Operation ER had agreed to apply months ago, but the application was put on the back burner when the school district's levy referendum failed.) Cliff Lundberg made the motion and Sara Hartman seconded it. The motion was unanimously approved. It was noted that the HRA is entertaining possible combinations of retail, workforce housing and market housing, and a public facility in its downtown plan. A draft of the letter of inquiry to the Initiative Foundation will be reviewed at our next meeting. Sherburne County Historical Society: It was reported that the Historical Society has begun their capital campaign for their new building in Becker and have received a $70,000 commitment from a major donor. Operation Lake Orono: The lake owners association is participating in an Initiative Foundation sponsored program for the maintenance of healthy bodies of water. It is a program similar to the Healthy Community Partnerships program.