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City Council Minutes Page 6 <br />February 2, 2015 <br />----------------------------- <br />Mr. Portner indicated it may be possible to do something similar to the monument <br />sign on Orono where the elk logo is brushed concrete with rock next to it. Mr. Lang <br />stated he was thinking something similar as well. He indicated representatives from <br />his company will prepare new drawings based on the comments tonight. <br /> <br />Consensus of the Council was to move forward with option 2B altering the design so <br />the elk logo and the Powered by Nature are more visible. <br /> <br />10.3 Visioning/Goals Update <br /> <br />Mr. Barnhart presented the staff report. He stated he would like to begin a <br />conversation about the Council’s goals for the next three years. <br /> <br />Mr. Barnhart asked the Council several questions as follows relating to goal setting. <br /> <br />What makes you most proud about Elk River? <br /> <br /> <br />Amenities (cheap housing with room to grow) <br /> <br /> <br />Quality of life <br /> <br /> <br />Parks and recreational opportunities – offering activities for residents to <br />continue to maintain health and wellness. One key issue is having trails kids <br />can safely use <br /> <br /> <br />Expanding jobs <br /> <br />What makes Elk River close knit? <br /> <br /> <br />Community-minded residents <br /> <br /> <br />Quality of life <br /> <br /> <br />Strong churches <br /> <br /> <br />Elk River’s size and population (residents feel connected) <br /> <br /> <br />Great children’s recreation system (affordable) <br /> <br />Please clarify what you mean by quality of life. <br /> <br /> <br />Strong public safety <br /> <br /> <br />Residents appreciate the services they receive <br /> <br /> <br />Parks and recreation <br /> <br /> <br />Trail connectivity <br /> <br /> <br />Retail available in town <br /> <br /> <br />Small businesses <br /> <br />Councilmember Burandt indicated she is concerned Elk River doesn’t have enough <br />variety of housing for young and old and would like to look into for the future. <br /> <br />Mr. Barnhart asked the Council to identify three things they would like to happen by <br />2017. He asked them to think about it and email or call him with the responses soon. <br /> <br />The Mayor commended staff for making continual progress on the goals. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />