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Downtown Redevelopment Plan Task Force Minutes Page 2 March 5, 2007 ------------------------------------------  Communication tools will be used such as the City Website or newsletters. Member John Anderson asked is staff could ask the Elk River Star News to run an article to inform the community about the Task Force. Director of Economic Development Catherine Mehelich explained that in respect of the City Council, they need to be updated on the Task Force status prior th to the general public. The update is scheduled for March 12. In addition, it was important that the Task Force select a chairperson, establish a mission statement and develop a focus area boundary prior to launching a public communication campaign. Ms. Kvilvang also reviewed the final outcome of the Task Force process, which is the Redevelopment Plan. She referenced the sample redevelopment plans that she passed around at the first Task Force meeting and that the Task Force itself would not be expected to write such a “thick” document. She stated that staff would be writing the plan based off of Task Force discussions. Member Lindberg asked how many Task Force meetings are remaining. Ms. Kvilvang answered that there will be four to six more meetings. She anticipates that at least three meetings will be spent converting the Task Force’s policy discussions and other thoughts and ideas to paper. th 4. Purpose of March 5 Meeting Ms. Kvilvang stated that over the course of the first series of meetings, the Task Force members have made numerous comments about issues relating to Hwy 10. Tonight’s meeting is crucial in addressing many of those issues. Due to a scheduling conflict with one of the visioning facilitators for the April meeting, Ms. Kvilvang thnd asked if the next meeting could be held on April 9 instead of April 2. All members agreed that this would be fine. 5. Hwy 10 Presentation: City Engineer Terry Maurer Ms. Kvilvang introduced guest speaker City Engineer Terry Maurer. Interregional Corridor Study Mr. Maurer provided a PowerPoint presentation focusing on the results of MnDOT’s 2002 Interregional Corridor (IRC) Study, specifically focusing on the stretch of Hwy 10 from approximately Hwy 101 to Proctor. His presentation highlighted the following information:  On October 14, 2002, the City Council adopted a Resolution Accepting, Supporting and Adopting the TH 10 Interregional Corridor Management Plan, which included the following statements relating to the downtown area: o Consideration should be given to lowering 10 below the surrounding grade vs. raising it above. o Consideration should be given to a raised alignment on the north side of the railroad tracks. o There are significant concerns over the IRC Plan and the impact it may have on the downtown area.  MnDOT has placed higher priority on Hwy 169 over Hwy 10.  Traffic counts on Hwy 169 are estimated to be double the amounts on Hwy 10 in the year 2025.  Even if $21 million (2001 dollars) suggested by the IRC results is spent on elevating Hwy 10 downtown, MnDOT’s Level of Service will still be an“F”.