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ITEM 5.1. ELK RIVER HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY • MEMORANDUM TO: Elk River Planning Commission FROM: William Rubin, HRA Executive Directo ( � DATE: September 26, 1995 0 V I �/ SUBJECT: Review and Comment Mississippi Riverfront Pathway Project Concept Plans Introduction On August 21 and August 28, the Elk River City Council and the Elk River Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) respectively scheduled a public hearing for October 2, 1995, to consider the concept plans for the • Mississippi Riverfront Pathway Project within the Elk River central business district. Prior to those hearings, the Municipal Utilities Commission, the Park and Recreation Commission, and the Planning Commission have been asked to review and comment on the concept plans. Background/History The Mississippi River has become a long-neglected asset in downtown Elk River. Recognizing an opportunity exists to revitalize this area, the Elk River HRA established the Riverfront Corridor Committee in August of 1994. This citizen-led group organized itself last fall, and, following interviews with numerous candidate firms, it recommended that the HRA engage the design and landscape architecture firm of Hoisington Koegler Group, Inc. Hoisington Koegler has participated in numerous public workshops in order to gather information necessary in the design of the concept plans for the pathway project. The HRA is now at the point in its contract with Hoisington Koegler where it is necessary to seek approval of the pathway's concept plans. Therefore, it is in order for the Planning Commission to review and comment on them. • Representatives from Hoisington Koegler will be in attendance at the P.O. Box 490 • 13065 Orono Parkway • Elk River, MN 55330-1743 • (612) 441-7420 • Fax: (612) 441-7425 Equal Opportunity Housing and Equal Opportunity Employment