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<br />Meeting of the Together Elk River <br />Committee <br />Held at the Elk River City Hall <br />Monday, May 20, 2024 <br /> <br /> <br />Members Present: Commissioner Charlie Blesener, Councilmember Jennifer Wagner, Committee <br />Member Debbi Rydberg, Committee Member Tamara Ackerman <br /> <br />Members Absent: Committee Member Joanna Arbic <br /> <br />Staff Present: Economic Development Specialist Josh Mollan, and Communications Coordinator <br />Klara Porath <br /> <br />1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER <br /> Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the meeting was called to order at 5:01 by Jennifer. <br /> <br />2. INTRODUCTIONS <br /> All staff and committee members introduced themselves. <br /> <br />Josh and the committee members filled in new member, Tamara, on the activities and background of <br />the Together Elk River Committee. <br /> <br />3. CONSIDER AGENDA <br /> <br />4. CONSIDER MINUTES <br /> <br /> 4.1 April 15, 2024 Meeting Minutes <br /> <br />5. GENERAL BUSINESS <br /> <br /> 5.1 169 Redefine Construction and Marketing Update <br /> Josh shared a Placer.ai report on the Carson business area, showing a 10 to 20% YoY decline in foot <br />traffic since the start of construction. <br /> <br />Josh also shared that the changeable copy sign has been installed at the Main and Gates intersection and <br />may be concerned on the angle of the sign. <br /> <br />Jennifer suggested catchy blurbs for the next copy change. <br /> <br />Josh shared that the first 169 Reels was posted featuring AJ's Complete Automotive. The team is set to <br />shoot at Maahs' Motors next week. <br />Page 2 of 3