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MEETING OF THE ELK RIVER DOWNTOWN REDEVELOPMENT PLAN TASK FORCE HELD AT ELK RIVER CITY HALL MONDAY, MARCH 5,2007 Members Present: Stewart Wilson, BRA Chair; Louise Kuester, BRA Commissioner; Larry Toth, HRA Commissioner; Jean Lieser, BRA Commissioner; Lance Lindberg, Heritage Preservation Commissioner; Dan Tveite, EDA Commissioner; Dana Anderson, Planning Commissioner; Dave Rymanowski, Business Representative (First National Bank); Keith Holme, Business Representative (Kemper Drug); Molly Nadeau-Peterson, Resident Representative; John Anderson, Resident Representative Members Absent: Mike Niziolek, Parks & Recreation Commissioner and Mark Urista, Business Representative (Coldwell Banker Vision) Staff Present: Community Development Director Scott Clark, Director of Economic Development Catherine Mehelich, City Engineer Terry Maurer, Assistant Director of Economic Development Heidi Steinmetz and Planner Chris Leeseberg Others Present: Stacie Kvilvang of Ehlers & Associates, Inc. and Michael Schroeder of LHB Architects and Engineers 1. Approve March 5. 2007 Agenda The March 5, 2007 agenda was approved. 2. Approve February 5. 2007 Minutes/Recap of Last Meeting The February 5, 2007 minutes were approved. Ms. Kvilvang provided a recap of the last meeting. She highlighted the following items that the developers discussed with the Task Force: . There is a market in Elk River for senior housing. . An appropriate land use for downtown north of Hwy 10 is one that provides jobs to support the core downtown. . The dynamics between appropriate land uses for the north and south sides of Hwy 10 are complex. . Otsego is not a competing threat to downtown Elk River. . There may be a better future use for the funeral home property. . The single family neighborhoods are important to the downtown area. 3. Public Participation Process & Final Plan Outcome Ms. Kvilvang stated that there were questions among members about the public participation process. She explained the following examples of ways the public will participate in this process: . The Task Force itself is part of the public participation process because the members represent the community via Boards and Commissions, businesses and residents. . Monthly updates are expected to be provided by Task Force members to their respective Boards/Commissions.