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<br />Redevelopment Framework Task Force Minutes Page 5 <br />August 13, 2007 <br />------------------------------------------ <br /> <br />8. Final Comments <br />Ms. Kvilvang asked each Task Force member to talk about his/her concerns or comments regarding <br />the discussion this evening. The comments are listed below: <br /> <br /> Mark Urista − He is “O.K.” with how things went tonight and hopes that the Morton/Norfolk <br />neighborhood will remain true to what they said (that they will be ambassadors of the plan now). <br /> Stewart Wilson − He echoes what Chair Urista said and was sensitive to the neighborhood because <br />there are several influential people who own property in that neighborhood. <br /> Louise Kuester − She feels that the Task Force violated the normal procedure of redevelopment <br />planning tonight and it bothers her. She is concerned about the precedence this will set and feels <br />that the Task Force needs to remember that they are serving the entire City, not just one <br />neighborhood. <br /> Keith Holme − He agrees with everyone’s comments so far but admits that he didn’t look at all sides <br />of the issues regarding the Draft Plan. He feels that there has not been enough public <br />communications on the project and that more pressure needs to be put on the Star News. He <br />doesn’t feel Q&A newsletters are sufficient. <br /> Jean Lieser − It is nice that the Task Force was sensitive to the stakeholders. The general public will <br />appreciate that the Task Force listened. <br /> Molly Nadeau − She agrees with Jean and would like each and every Task Force member to know <br />that she holds them in high respect. <br /> Dave Ryamowski − He is normally a “process guy” but is comfortable with the meeting tonight. <br /> Dana Anderson − He feels that Task Force degraded the process tonight and have gone backwards. <br />The neighborhood seems to have a NIMBY (Not In My Back Yard) attitude. The Task Force set a <br />precedent that hurts its integrity and it will be interesting moving forward. <br /> Larry Toth − He was picturing that the Draft Plan would look different on paper. He feels the Draft <br />Plan is a starting point but that the Task Force should’ve continued work on the plan after the <br />completion of the downtown parking study and the Highway 10 geometric study. He is not happy <br />with taking the initial river trail out of the plan. He hopes that it doesn’t take thirty years to <br />implement the plan. <br /> Dan Tveite − He is a “process guy” too but felt that the situation of taking the trail out didn’t <br />compromise the Task Force’s process because the Task Force solicited the public comments. He <br />feels that the Task Force would’ve lost credibility if they didn’t react to the neighborhood. <br /> Lance Lindberg − He feels that the Task Force should’ve had more information before proposing a <br />trail in the first place. He agrees with Dan Tveite that since the Task Force solicited public <br />comments that it was O.K. to remove the trail. <br /> Mike Niziolek − He feels that today was a very difficult day due to his role on the Task Force as an <br />advocate for Parks & Recreation. He feels that it is a very difficult balancing act to appease the <br />property owners while advocating the importance of Parks & Recreation for the community. <br /> John Anderson − He doesn’t understand why this process has been rushed. <br /> <br />The next meeting will be held on October 15, 2007. <br /> <br />Submitted by, <br /> <br />Heidi Steinmetz <br />Assistant Director of Economic Development <br /> <br /> <br />