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-~c~~-~~° 3 h I~~ ~~ ~ Rivers Edge Meeting Minutes February 9th, 2005 Treasury Report: $3195.24 Secretary's Report: Preparation of January's minutes was delayed. The meeting was called to order at Sam at the Elk River Chamber of Commerce Meeting Room. Present were: Cliff Lundberg, Heidi Steinmetz, Tony Mikols, Karen Attia, Lorie Beil, Wendy Simenson and Patti Hipsag. Old Business: The HRA meeting for February was canceled. Nadeau's Building has been purchased by Metro Plains. Heidi will have more details at the March meeting. There is a possibility that Nadeau's may relocate downtown, this is unconfirmed. Parking Lot Committee: Had 2"d meeting. King Street would be closed off from highway 10. There would be no exit to or entrance from highway 10 into the parking lot. City Staff was questioned about the possibility of reopening the exit that used to be next to St. Maximillians. MnDot wouldn't allow that to happen. There have been no traffic counts on King to determine the impact of closing it off as an entrance/exit. The only way out of the lot will be onto Main Street. The parking lot committee is addressing the need for a stop sign or light on Main Street so that cars can get out during busy times of the day. It was suggested that Terry Maurer, the city engineer on the project be invited to a Rivers Edge Meeting so that we, as business owners can discuss our concerns with him. The lot will be started in the spring. Downtown Directory: The directory has been redone by Wendy. If you need any changes let her know. Dues: 7 businesses have paid their dues up to this point, Wendy will be sending out dues statements to those who have not paid. Snow Removal: A few questions were brought up about snow removal in front of businesses. There is some concern about customers being able to get around the piles of snow made by the plows. It was suggested that the city could possibly haul away or pile the snow in one location. It was also suggested that we invite Phil Halls, the city street supervisor, to a meeting to discuss our concerns. Connection to Art Soup: Many suggestions have been made to connect the downtown businesses to Art Soup at Handke. Having banners on street lights to draw people into downtown. Line the street from Handke to downtown with sculptures, old machinery with signs pertaining to businesses, cartoon characters, people dressed in costume. It was also suggested that we offer rides of some sort back and forth from downtown to Handke - possibly contacting Arne Engstrom about sled dog rides or horse and buggy rides, or a trolley of some sort. Also suggested was putting flower barrels along the streets, or some kind of unique objects with flowers in them along the way. Another idea was to have some kind of community participation with races downtown. Other communities have had outhouse races, bed races or a parade. Placemats: We would like to contact Marlys again about reviving the placemat promotion for Art Soup. The meeting was adjourned at 8:50 AM