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• SPECIAL MEETING OF THE ELK RIVER PLANNING COMMISSION HELD AT ELK RIVER CITY HALL-TRAINING ROOM TUESDAY, MAY 8, 2001 Members Present: Chair Pederson, Commissioners Baker, Franz, Ropp and Schuster Staff Present: Pat Klaers, City Administrator; Peter Beck, City Attorney; Michele McPherson, Director of Planning; Catherine Mehelich, Executive Director; Marc Nevinski, Assistant Director; Scott Harlicker,Senior Planner;Steve Rohlf, Building & Zoning Administrator; Cliff. Skogstad, Chief Building Official; Debbie Huebner, Recording Secretary City Council and Other Committee Members Present: Mayor Stephanie Klinzing, City Council, HRA and EDA Representative Paul Motin, City Council and EDA Representatives Dan Tveite and Louise Kuester, HRA Members Larry Toth,Stewart Wilson and Daryl Thompson, EDA Representative Pat Dwyer, EDA Finance Committee, EDA Commissioner's Gongoll, Carlson,and • Koenig Also Present: Downtown River's Edge Committee member Cliff Lundberg, Perleberg, Al Nadeau, and Frank Galli Rick Martens of Brookstone, Inc, Anthony Gleekel, representing Elk River Associated Investors 1. Call Meeting To Order Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the meeting of the Elk River Planning Commission was called to order at 6:30 p.m. by Chair Pederson. 2. Consider Mav 8, 2001 Agenda COMMISSIONER FRANZ MOVED TO APPROVE THE MAY 8, 2001 PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA. COMMISSIONER SCHUSTER SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 5-0. 3. Downtown Master Plan-Workshop Executive Director Cathy Mehelich explained that last fall the HRA authorized staff to draft a downtown redevelopment plan. The plan focuses on redevelopment and rehabilitation areas, to serve as a guideline for new development as well as improvements in the downtown. Phase 1 consisted of an inventory of the properties, basic assessment of property values and historic significance. This information was compiled into a spreadsheet and map. Phase