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27 <br />DOWNTOWN <br />Elk River Lutheran Church Site <br />Key Outcomes <br />• Establish a shared parking agreement on the back surface lot, for public use <br />• Coordinate on planned frontage and site improvements along Main Street, to reduce vehicle access points onto Main Street, create places to sit, and provide vegetation or a small greenspace <br />• Continue to work with the church as a strong partner and amenity within downtown <br />Key Outcomes <br />• Active ground floor with direct access onto Main Street <br />• Pedestrian-scale design and frontage along Main Street <br />• Above-floor office or residential <br />• Underground or podium parking, to reduce parking footprint <br />• Convert the lower surface parking lot to extended green riverfront park space <br />Elk River Lutheran Church is a strong downtown <br />partner, and is an amenity for the community. <br />The City and downtown stakeholders should <br />continue to partner with the church towards <br />opportunities for continued local partnerships <br />If the church ever desires to relocate, the site <br />could play an important role in the continued <br />evolution of downtown business and public <br />space improvements. <br />A mixed use project that offers commercial uses <br />along main street, residential, office, or event <br />uses in the rest of the building, and extends park <br />space along the River, could be a unique site <br />that leverages both the River and Main Street. <br />Existing <br />Potential Future Redevelopment <br />Page 97 of 157