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Rivers Edge Meeting Minutes Wednesday, November S, 2006 The Meeting was called to order at 8AM at the Elk River Chamber of Commerce meeting room. Tony, Patti, Bill Houlton, Jeff, Wendy, Heidi, Scott Clark, were in attendance. Treasurer's Report: There is $3406.64 in our treasury Secretary's Report: Old Business: Revitalization plan update: There is a good chance that Flannery will be able to put a crane on the Jackson Square site and not have to interfere with parking on Jackson Avenue during the busy downtown month of December. The Jersey Barriers on the Bank side of Main Street should be coming down around December 1. The City Council will be discussing the assumptions that City Staff has about parking downtown. City Staff (Terry Mauer, Heidi, Cathy, Scott, Jeff Beahen and the Planning Manager) have been meeting to draw about a list of 5 to 10 key assumptions about downtown parking and will present them to the City Council. Wendy suggested that the downtown businesses be invited to the table prior to presenting the assumptions to the City Council so that downtown businesses would have a voice in the process. Scott told us if businesses wanted to add assumptions that they needed to be sent to Heidi or himself by Tuesday or Wednesday prior to the November 20th City Council meeting and they would be added to the list presented to City Council. An example of a Staff assumption is: Do you agree that the King Avenue parking lot should be just customer parking in 2008. Low interest loans for downtown businesses. The City is offering 2 year $25,000 loans for 3% to assist businesses downtown. The loans can be used for operating expenses. The City previously was offering loans to downtown businesses for structural improvements only. Downtown Holiday Open House: Bill Houlton said that 716 Main Street would be available to put Santa in. He would need several days notice to make sure plumbing was functioning properly. We will watch the weather. Our first preference would be to keep Santa outside in his Sleigh by the animals. Garrett will clean out the area behind Diamond City Bread to put Santa out of the wind. MetroPlains has agreed to pay for the animals. The Bank of Elk River has agreed to pay for Santa, First National Financial Services has agreed to pay for the Newspaper insert that will go in all the home delivered Star News papers the Wednesday before the event and HRA funds will be used to put an ad in the Star News that day talking about supporting downtown businesses and the open house. Laura Fryberger, our event planner, is contacting downtown area businesses to invite them to participate and make suggests for promotions at their businesses. Wendy will make signs to put up in the businesses announcing the open house and will get the Open House banner relettered for the side of Kemper Drug. Phil Hals will be contacted about blocking off the first row of parking behind Kemper Drug so that it will be safer for families greeting Santa and the Animals. Downtown businesses will be encouraged to decorate for the holidays. Meryl is checking on new lights for the trees.