5. HRSR 05-01-2006 - Laserfiche WebLink

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There was discussion about the King Ave lot. Chief Beahen said that very few tickets have been written recently and that people are following the parking rules. The King Ave lot has made parking adjacent to businesses more accessible to the public. Wendy said that Kemper Drug appreciates the easing of parking for her store. She is concerned however that the businesses on Main Street will be adversely affected by the loss of the Jackson Square Lot because of the lack of visible parking for their customers. And with the proposed increase in traffic downtown from new businesses and residents there will be a greater demand for parking downtown. Chief Beahen told us that downtown Anoka has just received a grant to build a parking ramp in their downtown and suggested that someone from the City talk to Anoka and find out if it was something that we could apply for. Scott mentioned that Elk River may not be eligible for many of the programs available to communities located within the Met Council area. Wendy said that it would've been nice if a ramp could have been built between Jackson Square and The Bank of Elk River. Heidi told us that there had been numerous discussions between MetroPlains and The Bank of Elk River about putting in a ramp between them but that the bank was not interested in partnering with MetroPlains. Downtown Rivers Edge Park: Bill Maertz brought schematics of the park. The layout looks nice and it has a lot of interesting features. It will be multi tiered. Bill will make the plans available to send out with the minutes. There will be electricity at the river level for the performance area. Wendy suggested that he talk with Dave Raymond who has coordinated using that area previously for performances for the Elk River Area Arts Alliance to address electricity, set up and access issues for holding performances. Wendy mentioned that it would be nice to have a spot for some sculpture or have a way to make it more unique to Elk River. There will be a kiosk at the top that will give the history of the river area. Cliff suggested that something be added to describe the mural also. There will be a water spout fountain at the top that will run during the summer. Wendy requested that there be electricity available on the street level for decorating for the holidays. Group advertising downtown: Wendy and Marlys will be working on this in the next month. The meeting was adjourned at 9AM. Unless something important comes up, we will not have a meeting in April. Please thank our City Representatives for taking time out of their busy schedules to come to the Rivers Edge Meeting to answer our questions and listen to our concerns.