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Meeting of the Together Elk River <br />Committee <br />Held at the Elk River City Hall <br />Monday, June 17, 2024 <br /> <br /> <br />Members Present: Commissioner Charlie Blesener, Committee Member Joanna Arbic, <br />Councilmember Jennifer Wagner, Committee Member Debbi Rydberg, <br />Committee Member Tamara Ackerman <br /> <br />Staff Present: Economic Development Specialist Josh Mollan, Economic Development Director <br />Brent O'Neil, and Communications Coordinator 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 p.m. by Jennifer. <br /> <br /> <br />2. CONSIDER AGENDA <br /> Moved by Charlie and seconded by Joanna to approve the agenda. Motion 5-0. <br /> <br /> <br />3. CONSIDER MINUTES <br /> <br /> 3.1 May 20th Meeting Minutes <br /> <br /> Moved by Charlie and seconded by Joanna to approve the May 20, 2024 meeting <br />minutes. Motion 5-0. <br /> <br /> <br />4. GENERAL BUSINESS <br /> <br /> 4.1 169 Redefine Update <br /> <br /> Josh shared that MnDOT is prepared to share a new closure of Main Street at Zane and Line. <br /> <br />MnDOT inquired about a ribbon cutting for the completion of 169 Redefine. Debbi and the Chamber <br />are supportive of assisting with a ribbon cutting. <br /> <br />Josh shared that the Maahs' Motors Reel has been posted and has received much attention. He and Jake <br />are set to shoot at MN Roots on the 18th. <br /> <br /> <br /> 4.2 General Updates and Budget Discussion <br /> <br />Josh shared that the banners are printed and will be dropped off to be stitched shortly. <br /> <br />Brent shared that the EDA will be working though their budget workshops and wanted to see what <br />things that the committee might want to consider for the upcoming budget. <br /> <br />Charlie suggested we look at additional marketing in 2025 to coincide with the highway opening. <br />