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Rivers Edge Meeting Minutes for Wednesday, March 14, 2007 Present: Scott Clark, Wendy Simenson, Fred McCoy, Roger Hebiesen, Dave Rymanowski, Tony Mikols, Patti Hipsag, Jeff Gongoll, Donna Busch Treasurers Report: 2333.86 in Treasury Secretary's Report: Approved as written Old Business: Revitalization Plan Update: Heidi said that there were no changes or updates to report. Construction Projects: The Bank of Elk River project is expected to be done by June 1St. The 1St occupants are expected to move into the Bluffs Condo around June 1St. Jackson Square apartments will be ready around late September, and the park should be ready in about 2 months (in May). Parking Task Force: Info provided by Scott The Parking Task Force has met several times. The following items have been discussed by the Task Force. The task force will present a formal plan to the City Council for approval when they have addressed all of the issues before them. There will be a limit on the maximum number of employee parking permits. As of now there are 300 permits for 80-90 stalls. The new plan is to issue 140% of the available stalls which would be approximately 102-110 permits. These would be paid permits, $10 per month ($120/year). The plan is to do this on a trial basis for 6 months to see how it works. All downtown businesses will be offered the opportunity to get spots. Businesses not interested in paying for parking can park for free in the lots on the North side of Highway 10. The city will be putting up emergency posts in those lots. Unlimited Street parking is also available further down Main Street and on some of the side streets off of Main Street. The current parking time limits will also be changed. The King Lot will go from 4 hour to 3 hour, and street parking will go from 3 hour to 2 hour. Enforcement will end after 6pm and on weekends. Residents and overnight parking will be in the city lots north of 10. Wendy said that currently the few residents that do live downtown prefer to park overnight in the spots immediately behind Kemper Drug and Diamond City. This has proven to be a problem with snow removal and access for customers. The King Ave lot is currently posted with no parking from 2AM to 6AM. There was a question brought up about an overpass connecting north of the railroad to downtown. The task force didn't discuss this; they felt that there is no need for this at this time.