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City Councill\1inutes October 11, 2004 Page 2 joint meeting would help. She stated that each board and commission has also recently had a council liaison appointed, which also Vlill. help '\vith communication "With the council. She stated that quite possibly a list ,\\;j]J come out of this meeting of items that may need to be talked about again. She assured the members that they could leave this meeting knowing that they '\vere heard and that there Vlill. be follo'\\r-up by the council. Each board and commission member ,\\ras introduced and the Chair of each board or commission shared their goals. i\n open questions/answer session follo,\\7ed the presentation of each group's goals. Goals identified by the Planning Commission: . Insufficient transportation for infrastructure - need to establish traffic patterns, identify corridors and secure them -- ask lvfnDOT to give more specifics regarding future highway improvements; Lack of a'vailable retail/ office/ commercial space Oand that could be developed now); Need for a cit)T\vide trail system for hiking and biking (believes Riverfront could be a great asset). . . Goals identified by the Parks and Recreation Commission: . Need to update current Ivfaster Plan and take the Natural Resources Inventory and move to identify lands, etc. for protecting and acquiring; Use the Natural Resources Inventory to de\Telop a strategy fa! future development, . and work '\\r:ith the Planning Commission and City Council to implement it -- development of trails; Develop a comprehensiv'e CIP plan that goes out 5-10 years; Sho'\v the public that park development is worth supporting by finishing off \vhat has been started and making it sho\vcase worthy. . . . Goals identified by the Economic Development .i\.UthOrit:}7 (EDA): . Industrial Development - promote Elk River as the Light Industrial Hub of the Northwest Ivfetro; provide financing options and site options for industrial businesses; Transportation - _Advocate and support proactive planning for improvements to the local and area transportation system; Commercial Development - Encourage desired commercial development in iden tified areas; Central Business District (CBD) - improve viability. . . . Goals identified by the Heritage Preservation Commission: . Educate citizens of Elk River ';vith respect to the historic and architectural heritage of the city via written/ oral history (especially urgent is the oral history); Conduct a continuing sUI\Tey of all historic areas, places, buildings, structures, or similar objects in the City (i.e., the recent archaeological survey); Find incentives to encourage property o'\vners to voluntarily create a historic dis trict; . .