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Downtown Redevelopment Plan Task Force Minutes Page 2 <br />May 7, 2007 <br />------------------------------------------ <br /> <br />onto base aerial maps. Each group summarized their following brainstorms to the Task Force as a <br />whole: <br /> <br />Chris’s Group <br />Michael’s Group <br /> Utilize Mississippi River views <br /> Use Jackson as a tree-lined “feeder” to core <br /> Utilize downtown park as a “people <br />downtown <br />launcher”, connect the park to Handke <br />Stadium and the rest of the river via a trail  Focus early redevelopment efforts north of <br />Hwy 10 <br /> Leave Hwy 10 at grade <br /> Provide river connections <br /> Use Baily’s Point <br /> Consider options for intersections on Hwy 10, <br /> Leave Jackson Ave./Hwy 10 intersection as <br />including leaving them “as is” <br />only downtown intersection <br /> Provide employment opportunities north of <br /> Make Jackson Ave. into a blvd. connecting <br />Hwy 10 <br />the north and south sides of Hwy 10 <br /> Provide transitions in land use that protect <br /> Provide employment opportunities north of <br />remaining single family neighborhoods north <br />Hwy 10 <br />of Hwy 10; protect existing single family <br /> Protect single-family neighborhoods north <br />homes south of Hwy 10 <br />and south of Hwy 10 <br /> Use Baily’s Point <br /> Continue redevelopment west along Main St. <br />in core downtown <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />5. Next Steps <br />Ms. Steinmetz displayed a draft Task Force Redevelopment Plan Timeline onto the screen and <br />discussed with the group the anticipated schedule leading up to final consideration of the <br />Redevelopment Plan by the Task Force, HRA and City Council. She stated that City <br />Board/Commission and public input would be gathered in July and August, including a series of <br />public open houses (two evening and one daytime in order to provide a number of public attendance <br />options). She forecasted that the Task Force would consider all of the Board/Commission and <br />public input in September and that the HRA and City Council could consider the final <br />Redevelopment Plan adoption in November. She asked the Task Force if they would prefer to <br />thth <br />reschedule their July 2nd meeting because of the July 4 holiday. The group agreed that June 25 <br />would be an appropriate meeting date. Ms. Steinmetz inquired if the Task Force had any concerns <br />with the anticipated schedule. Hearing none, the Task Force meeting adjourned at 9:00pm. <br /> <br />Submitted by, <br /> <br />Heidi Steinmetz <br />Assistant Director of Economic Development <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />