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City Council Minutes Page 3 <br />August 12, 2020 <br />----------------------------- <br />19. GRE Sites 0 <br />20. Future of Retail Big Box Space 0 <br />21. Lack of space for large lot industrial - Large lot industrial site availability 3 <br />3) Identify three (3) specific projects or actions that you would like to see <br />undertaken to improve Elk River. <br />Commissioner Beise — how do you create Elk River to be a destination city; <br />would a convention center be a draw and how to market our city. <br />Commissioner Thiel — because it is near an entrance to our city, clean up and <br />redevelop the Saxon site and nearby apartment complex. <br />Chair Larson -Vito — trail system allows kids to bicycle/walk to schools or parks. <br />Councilmember Christianson — restore the downtown area and allow the current <br />structures to remain and be renovated. <br />Councilmember Westgaard — reevaluate train station location. Seems inaccessible <br />in its current location. Define new residential zoning classifications — lot sizes. <br />Mayor Dietz — future infrastructure development in the northern part of the city. <br />Councilmember Wagner — corridor of commerce and hospitality expansion along <br />Hwy. 169 to support and expand the Active Elk River projects; near such sites as <br />ERX and the new multi -purpose facility. <br />Commissioner Johnson — create more amenities around places such as YAC and <br />ERX. Creates problems for people coming into the city to find food. <br />Councilmember Ovall — he would like to see broadband the entire city to provide <br />top-notch communication for both residents and visitors. <br />Commissioner Feinstein — retail, convention center, hospitality along the Hwy. <br />169 corridor. <br />4) What are the primary strengths and assets of Elk River? <br />Public safety department <br />Park system <br />Volunteers <br />School system <br />Mr. Nolan explained the next steps for this project, which included business focus <br />groups, key stakeholder interviews, and forming small focus groups, and tapping into <br />everyone's knowledge to set up advisory committee meetings and hold community <br />�] visions workshops. <br />E4X <br />REn 1r <br />TURk <br />