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MEETING OF THE ELK RIVER KING AVENUE PARKING LOT TASK FORCE HELD AT FIRST NATIONAL FINANCIAL CENTER MONDAY, JANUARY 4, 2005 Members Present: Keith Holme, property owner Kemper Drug; Steve Johnson, property owner Antiques Downtown; John Anderson, downtown resident; Ty Sunderman, Manager Dare's Funeral Home; Dr. Tony Jarmoluk, Elk Dental Center Members Absent: Fred McCoy, McCoy's Pub and John Houlton, First National Bank of Elk River Staff Present: City Engineer Terry Maurer and Assistant Director of Economic Development Heidi Steinmetz Others Present: Lisa Raduenz of LJR, Inc., Transportation and Consultants and Planners Task Force Mission and Objectives Lisa Raduenz explained the purpose of the King Avenue Parking Lot Task Force and indicated that the group had been asked to join together to provide feedback on design, operational and enforcement issues during the pre-construction months for the parking lot. Ms. Raduenz went through each of the three goals listed on the mission and goals sheet found in each member's packet, and asked members if any other goals should be added to those on the sheet. Members mentioned that they wanted to ensure that the King Avenue parking lot maintained access for both vehicles and pedestrians beyond the reconstruction period and that they were also concerned about congestion and parking availability on Main Street during the reconstruction period. Ms. Raduenz assured the group that both the second and the third goals of the group would cover these concerns with minor modifications to the second goal (add the words "and beyond" to the end of the sentence). Members approved this addition to the second goal. Ms. Raduenz also explained that each of the five scheduled meetings of the group would focus on a specific area of the proposed project, with the first meeting that day looking at the overall project downtown and the general layout and design laid out by the City Engineer, Terry Maurer. A question was asked about enforcement issues and Ms. Raduenz and Steinmetz both responded that these issues would be handled during the Apri12005 meeting, with the Police Chief most likely in attendance on that date. Ms. Raduenz said that the final meeting in May 2005 would be to wrap up any conversations and/or discussion on specific items from the first four meetings before sending any group recommendations to the HRA and/or City Council. 2. Downtown Revitalization Project Overview Heidi Steinmetz referred the group to two project concept displays depicting the proposed buildings that will be redeveloped in Downtown Elk River. She discussed the project parameters, which included commertical/retail businesses on the ground floor of each building, owner-occupied housing on the upper three floors of the Bluff Block, and rental housing units on the upper two floors of the Jackson Block. Both buildings will have underground parking for residents with access off of Main Street. Keith Holme asked if there would be parking for retail employees on Jackson. Ms. Steinmetz said that retail