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City of <br /> Elk Regular Meeting of the Elk River <br /> River Housing and Redevelopment Authority <br /> Held at the Elk River City Hall <br /> Tuesday, September 7, 2021 <br /> Members Present: Chair Larry Toth, Commissioners Denny Chuba,Nate Ovall,Jayme <br /> Swenson,and Jennifer Wagner <br /> Members Absent: None <br /> Staff Present: City Administrator Cal Portner,Economic Development Director Brent <br /> O'Neil, Economic Development Specialist Colleen Eddy,Public Works <br /> Director Justin Femrite,P?me , <br /> ager Zack Carlton, and Recording <br /> Secretary Jennifer Green <br /> I. Call Meeting to Order <br /> Pursuant to due call and notice thereof,th - Elk River Housing and <br /> Redevelopment Authority was called to order at 5:30 p.m. by Chair Toth. <br /> 2. Pledge of Allegiance <br /> The Pledge of Allegiance was recite j <br /> 3. Consider September 7, 2021, Agenda <br /> Moved by Commissioner Ovall seconded by Commissioner Wagner to approve the <br /> September 7, 2021, HRA meeting agenda. <br /> Motion carried 5-0. <br /> 4. Consent Agenda: <br /> Commissioner Ovall asked for clarification on the regular HRA meeting minutes from <br /> August 2 regarding the hanging baskets discussion,noting he thought they were waiting on a <br /> report from Suzanne Fischer about the effectiveness of the water saver baskets before the <br /> HRA proceeds with purchasing. <br /> Ms. Eddy explained the current downtown flower baskets were paid for by the DERBA <br /> group and the baskets holding them were not the water saver baskets. She stated there are <br /> funds budgeted in the 2021 budget to purchase the water saver baskets and they will be <br /> ordered soon. She stated those water saver baskets will then be stored at YardWorxs for use <br /> in 2022. She stated Ms. Fischer has tried out a few at her house and the larger pot worked <br /> and does meet the weight limitations of the downtown hangers. She recalled the HRA <br /> approving the purchase of them previously after Ms. Fischer,who was unable to make the <br /> May HRA meeting,reported the success with the pots and the water saver basket's <br />