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City Council Minutes Page 6 <br /> September 16,2019 <br /> ----------------------------- <br /> Councilmember Wagner believes the Veteran's Memorial is often overlooked in its <br /> current location and locating the flag and the Veteran's Memorial to Lion John <br /> Weicht Park is an opportunity to create a community asset. <br /> Mr. Portner stated the logistics still need to be worked out. He explained only a small <br /> part of planning for John Weicht Lions Park has been completed through the Active <br /> Elk River process. He indicated the Parks and Recreation Commission will be master <br /> planning the remainder of the park improvement and this can be included. <br /> Mayor Dietz stated he would like to discuss funding when the time comes as he <br /> doesn't know if it's appropriate for this to come from the Park Improvement Fund. <br /> The Council asked Mr. Portner to discuss this with the 292 Group. He noted this <br /> may be a later 2020 or 2021 project. The Council was a eeable to the timing in <br /> order for it to be done correctly. <br /> Council consensus was to proceed with the option of locating the American Legion <br /> flag and Veteran's Memorial to Lion John Weicht Park. <br /> 9.3 Downtown Development Proposal <br /> Ms. Othoudt presented the staff report. She outlined the different agreement options <br /> and questioned if the Council is interested in entering in to an agreement with Jesse <br /> Hartung of Modern Construction. N' 6/6nexplYaid <br /> =Jesse Hartung, Modern Construc , s goal is to see if the city is <br /> interested in selling the downtown property if a development makes sense. He stated <br /> he believes entering in to a preliminary development agreement would be the <br /> simplest because it gives him the authority to do some due diligence work and come <br /> back with a development proposal but doesn't require all of the details to be worked <br /> out right away. He requested exclusivity to the property for three months so he can <br /> �Aprepare site layouts and renderings. He explained he believes there is a demand for <br /> the type of project he is proposing and doesn't want to get in to a position where <br /> multiple developers are looking at the same project. <br /> Councilmember Ovall indicated he would want to see a traffic study done as part of <br /> this agreement.Mr. Hartung explained a traffic study is extensive and expensive and <br /> questioned if this could be put off until there is a better understanding of the full <br /> development. Councilmember Ovall stated a concept of traffic flow will be <br /> sufficient. <br /> Councilmember Westgaard noted he would like to hear more about Mr. Hartung's <br /> company and experience with projects of this magnitude when he comes back to the <br /> Council. <br /> Mayor Dietz had concerns about a development downtown. He questioned the <br /> simplest way to provide Mr. Hartung exclusive rights to the property without any <br /> lF 0 W I R I U 0 Y <br /> otmaA UREJ <br />