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<br />MEETING OF THE ELK RIVER <br />DOWNTOWN REDEVELOPMENT PLAN TASKFORCE <br />HELD AT ELK RIVER CITY HALL <br />MONDAY, DECEMBER 4,2006 <br /> <br />Members Present: <br /> <br />Stewart Wilson, HRA Chair; Louise Kuester, HRA Commissioner; Larry <br />Toth, HRA Commissioner; Jean Lieser, HRA Commissioner; Lance <br />Lindberg, Heritage Preservation Commissioner; Dana Anderson, Planning <br />Commissioner; Mike Niziolek, Parks & Recreation Commissioner; Dan <br />Tveite, EDA Commissioner; Dave Rymanowski, Business Representative - <br />First National Bank; Keith Holme, Business Representative (Kemper <br />Drug); Mark Urista, Business Representative (Coldwell Banker Vision); <br />Molly Nadeau-Peterson, Resident Representative; John Anderson, Resident <br />Representative <br /> <br />Staff Present: <br /> <br />Community Development Director Scott Clark, Director of Economic <br />Development Catherine Mehelich, Park & Recreation Director Bill Maertz <br />and Assistant Director of Economic Development, Heidi Steinmetz <br /> <br />Others Present: <br /> <br />Stacie Kvilvang of Ehlers & Associates, Inc. <br /> <br />1. Welcome/Purpose of Meeting/Introduction of New Member <br />Stacie Kvilvang of Ehlers & Associates welcomed the taskforce members to their second <br />meeting and introduced new member John Anderson. Along with member Nadeau- <br />Peterson, Mr. Anderson will serve as a resident representative. <br /> <br />Ms. Kvilvang reviewed the following main goals of tonight's meeting: <br />. Finalize redevelopment area boundary <br />. Redefine downtown <br />. Complete a Strength Weaknesses Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) analysis <br /> <br />2. Approve November 6. 2006 Minutes / Meeting Recap <br />The taskforce members approved the November 6, 2006 minutes and the following <br />taskforce mission statement: <br /> <br />'To develop a comprehensive plan that will redefine the "greater downtown area" to preserve <br />its historical character while promoting the future viability of the community. <br /> <br />Maximum public input will be gathered to create and assess alternatives resulting in a formal <br />redevelopment plan with a combination of a master vision, working policies, specific area <br />recommendations and implementation priorities." <br /> <br />Ms. Kvilvang asked if the taskforce had any questions about the reading material that was <br />provided at last month's meeting: the Historic Contexts Study, the Market Analysis and the <br />Planning & Project History. There were no questions or comments. <br /> <br />3. Finalize Redevelopment Area Boundary <br />Community Development Director Scott Clark presented the taskforce's redevelopment area <br />boundary as discussed/updated at last month's meeting. He stated that the redevelopment <br />area includes four key components: <br />