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<br />MEETING OF THE ELK RIVER <br />DOWNTOWN REDEVELOPMENT PLAN TASKFORCE <br />HELD AT ELK RIVER CITY HALL <br />MONDAY, JANUARY 2, 2007 <br /> <br />Members Present: <br /> <br />Stewart Wilson, HRA Chair; Louise Kuester, HRA Commissioner; Larry <br />Toth, HRA Commissioner; Lance Lindberg, Heritage Preservation <br />Commissioner; Dana Anderson, Planning Commissioner; Mike Niziolek, <br />Parks & Recreation Commissioner; Dan Tveite, EDA Commissioner; Dave <br />Rymanowski, Business Representative - First National Bank; Keith Holme, <br />Business Representative (IZemper Drug); Molly Nadeau-Peterson, Resident <br />Representative (arrived at 6:30 p.m.); John Anderson, Resident <br />Representative <br /> <br />Members Absent: <br /> <br />Jean Lieser, HRA Commissioner and Mark Urista, Business Representative <br />(Coldwell Banker Vision) <br /> <br />Staff Present: <br /> <br />Community Development Director Scott Clark, Director of Economic <br />Development Catherine Mehelich, Assistant Director of Economic <br />Development Heidi Steinmetz and Planner Chris Leeseberg <br /> <br />Others Present: <br /> <br />Stacie Kvilvang of Ehlers & Associates, Inc. and Michael Schroeder of <br />LHB Architects & Engineers <br /> <br />1. Welcome/Meeting Recap <br />Stacie Kvilvang of Ehlers & Associates welcomed the taskforce members to their third <br />meeting. She summarized the results of the last meeting; specifically that the members had <br />answered "no" and one member was unsure regarding the following question: Is the <br />former/current model of downtown still viable? <br /> <br />2. Approve December 4. 2006 Minutes/Purpose of Meeting <br />The December 4, 2006 minutes were approved. <br /> <br />Ms. Kvilvang introduced guest speaker Michael Schroeder of LHB Architects & Engineers. <br />She stated that the main goal of tonight's meeting is to learn and gain ideas from Mr. <br />Schroeder regarding the following main topics: <br />. Designing along the river <br />. Sense of place and how it relates to historic preservation <br />. Downtown redevelopment principles <br /> <br />3. Presentation by Michael Schroeder. LHB Architects & Engineers <br />Mr. Schroeder provided the taskforce with a two-hour presentation, followed by a <br />question/ answer session. Key presentation points included: <br />. Current and future improvements to the downtown will be historical buildings someday. <br />. Connecting a river walk with the rest of downtown can be uniquely designed; i.e. <br />"weaving" between buildings. <br />. Historic preservation is not necessarily saving buildings; it's about sense of place and <br />experiences. <br />. Smooth correlations between the residential neighborhoods and other downtown areas <br />are critical. <br />