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A FT Rivers Edge Downtown Business Association Minutes • December 10, 2003 The meeting was called to order at 8AM at the Elk River Chamber of Commerce Meeting Room. Attending were Tony Mikols, Lance Lindberg, Cliff Lundberg, Meryl Gisselquist, Marlys Ellingson, Pat Klaers, Heidi Steinmetz, Jeff Gongoll and Wendy Simenson. Secretary's Report: The minutes from the last meeting were accepted as written. Treasurer's Report: The Balance is $2453.92. We have receive 2003-2004 dues from the following businesses and individuals: Sara Hartman, Bank of Elk River, Mikols Photography, Antiques Downtown, Kemper Drug, Dr. Jarmoluk (Elk Dental Center), Cynthia's Stamps, Creative Genius, First National Bank, Sherburne County Abstracts, Lance Lindberg, St Maximilian Catholic Book Store, Cliff Lundberg, Elk River Arts Alliance, Elk River Chamber of Commerce, Elk River Travel, American National Bank of Elk River, Marlos Haberdashery, Meryl Gisselquist. Please tell Wendy or Jim if you have paid your dues and your name is not listed. If you have not yet paid your dues, please feel free to give them to Wendy at Kemper Drug or Jim Simpson at the Bank of Elk River. Old Business • City Update: Heidi Steinmetz stated that the HRA will be scheduling one-on-one meetings with individual property owners and downtown businesses to discuss impact of revitalization and parking. The question was raised why some businesses downtown were not included in the proposal for the potential downtown improvement loans. The answer was that those businesses located in areas where redevelopment was proposed for the future would not initially be eligible for the loan money. The City has been looking at safe pedestrian crossing of Hwy 10. Pat Klaers mentioned that the City Engineer is looking into MnDot's pedestrian countdown timers for Highway 10 and Jackson Ave that would count down from the walk signal to the green light so that people would know how much time was left for them to cross before the light would change. The City is also looking at the costs and feasibility of putting a pedestrian bridge over the highway for pedestrian traffic. Many businesses voiced concern about existing parking downtown. With the potential loss of the Jackson Square Lot, the City has been looking at finding more parking in the area behind the Brick Block. MnDot and the School District have been approached to discuss closing King and using that space for additional parking for downtown. There is also the possibility that the Utilities Building will be torn down to make way for more parking. The elevations of the lot area would make it a possible spot to build a two level • ramp and the City is looking at the costs and practicality of doing that.