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• Rivers Edge Minutes June 9, 2004 The Meeting was called to order at 8AM. Minutes were approved as written. There is 2518.76 in the treasury. This includes revenue from the May 22 garage sale. Our treasurer, Jim Simpson, said that there was a$50.00 check made out to the city in 2002 that was never cashed. The recollection was that the check may have been a deposit to have a temporary sign. A motion was made and seconded to include that money back into the treasury balance. The motion passed. Old Business: Old Business: Heidi Steinmetz told us that there would be no July HRA meeting. There is a HRA Work Session scheduled June 30. The purpose of this meeting is to review and identify priority redevelopment issues for downtown north of Hwy 10. In addition, the HRA will consider requesting that the City Council call a public hearing for September regarding the establishment of a TIF District. Heidi gave us a timeline overview of what we could expect if the Downtown Revitalization Project is approved. Planning for the establishment of a TIF District is a 60 to 90 day process. A Final Development Agreement will be presented after the TIF District is established, which is anticipated for Fall of 2004. Richard Hinrichs has signed a purchase agreement with MetroPlains for his property. MetroPlains is negotiating with U.S. Bank and the Nadeaus. The negotiations are a private process held between the • developer and the property owners. A new Q & A newsletter responding to some of the recent questions regarding the project will be sent out in the Star News in June. It was felt that it would be helpful to have an open line of communication between downtown businesses and MetroPlains. Wendy will contact Vern to see if he or someone from his group would be available to attend a rivers edge meeting prior to the final development agreement. Garage Sale: Thanks to Meryl Gisselquists who did a wonderful,beyond expectations great job of organizing, cleaning and managing the garage sale. Thank you also to Linda Kopp from First National Bank of Elk River, and Betty Thomas and Lynda Harrison from Kemper Drug for their help. Thank you also to the other individuals who volunteered their time and those businesses and individuals who donated merchandise. With their help we took in $330.00 on the rainy May 22 garage sale. Placemats advertising downtown businesses. Marlys Ellingson from the Star News is working on a placemat advertising promotion. For under$30.00 businesses will be able to place a business card size ad around the border. The middle part will be a picture relating to downtown. The placemats will then be offered free of charge for community groups to use at their fundraising functions. Our goal is to have the placemats done by September. •