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MEETING OF THE ELK RIVER REDEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK TASK FORCE HELD AT ELK RIVER CITY HALL MONDAY, JULY 16, 2007 Members Present: Louise Kuester, HRA Commissioner; Jean Lieser, HRA Commissioner; Lance Lindberg, Heritage Preservation Commissioner; Dan Tveite, EDA Commissioner; Mike Niziolek, Parks & Recreation Representative; Dave Rymanowski, Business Representative (First National Bank); Mark Urista, Task Force Chair & Business Representative (Coldwell Banker Vision); Keith Holme, Business Representative (Kemper Drug); Stewart Wilson, HRA Chair; Larry Toth, HRA Commissioner; Dana Anderson, Planning Commissioner; Molly Nadeau-Peterson, Resident Representative and John Anderson, Resident Representative Staff Present: Community Development Director Scott Clark, Director of Economic Development Catherine Mehelich, Assistant Director of Economic Development Heidi Steinmetz and Planner Chris Leeseberg Others Present: Stacie Kvilvang of Ehlers & Associates, Inc. 1. Approve July 16, 2007 Agenda The July 16, 2007 agenda was approved. 2. Approve June 25, 2007 Minutes The June 25, 2007 minutes were approved with one exception suggested by Task Force member Lance Lindberg. On Page 2 in the paragraph above “Draft Goals…”, the text was changed from “it was the consensus of the Task Force” to “the majority of the Task Force agreed”. Staff and the Task Force responded to Task Force member Molly Nadeau’s questions regarding the thth June 25 minutes. Ms. Nadeau was unable to attend the June 25 meeting and had several clarification questions. 3. Recap of Last Meeting & Purpose of July 16th Meeting th Ms. Kvilvang provided a recap of the June 25 Task Force meeting, which was when the Task Force reviewed components of the draft plan. The components reviewed were the Draft Illustrative Land Use Plan and the Draft Goals, Policies and Specific Area Strategies. Ms. Kvilvang added that tonight the Task Force would review their refinements to the draft land use plan and the remaining components of the draft plan, including the Executive Summary and Implementation Priorities. Task Force members discussed the upcoming Property Owners Informational Meeting (Stakeholders th Meeting) on July 24. Task Force member Lance Lindberg requested that staff send Task Force rd members the July 3 letter sent to property owners. Mr. Clark provided an overview of the July 9, 2007 EDA and City Council discussion. He reviewed his memo to the Task Force regarding plan modifications in follow up to the Council direction to re- examine the Highway 10 configuration. He recommended the Task Force meet August 13 to discuss the Highway 10 options and that the outcome would be reviewed and considered by the Council at th its August 20 meeting prior to proceeding with the public participation meetings. He clarified that the Council concurred that the stakeholder’s meeting should proceed acknowledging that the Highway 10 configuration as shown will change based on discussions in August.