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SPECIAL MEETING OF THE ELK RIVER • HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY HELD AT THE ELK RIVER CITY HALL THURSDAY,JUNE 5, 2003 Members Present: Chi it Toth, Commissioners Thompson,Lieser,Motin and Wilson Staff Present: Executive Director Cathy Mehelich,Economic Development Assistant Heidi Hall,City Administrator Pat Klaers, and Director of Planning Michele McPherson 1. Call Meeting To Order Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the special meeting of the Elk River Housing and Redevelopment Authority was called to order at 5:00 p.m. by Chair Toth. 2. Draft Comprehensive Plan Review Director of Planning Michele McPherson provided an overview of the Draft Comprehensive Plan and asked that the HRA provide comments which will be forwarded to the Comprehensive Plan Update consultant Rusty Fifield,Hoisington Koegler Group,Inc. (HKGi). Discussion occurred regarding the reasoning for an Urban Reserve area along the eastern boundary of Elk River. Ms.McPherson explained the following reasons why the Comprehensive Plan Update Task Force decided to designate the area as an Urban Reserve: • City staff is working to analyze the capacity of the waste water treatment plant. • An Urban Reserve area would allow a cost effective approach to the potential extension of city services to the area. • The Task Force may wish to reserve plant capacity for commercial and industrial development. • City services are less likely to be extended to a Rural Residential area,which is the current land use of the eastern boundary of Elk River. Commissioner Motin expressed concern that Urban Reserve areas could eventually be rezoned to accommodate leapfrog development. Ms. McPherson stated that if a rezoning request were to happen,city staff should remind policy makers the importance of following the Comprehensive Plan. City Administrator Pat Klaers added that the waste water treatment plant capacity would also need to be evaluated before a rezoning would occur. Commissioner Thompson arrived at 5:14p.m. There was discussion regarding Mixed Use, a new land use included in the Draft Plan. Ms. McPherson explained that Mulvaney Point and Elk River Station are designated as Mixed Use in the Draft Plan. HRA members noted the Draft Land Use Map does not include Elk River Station as Mixed Use. Ms. McPherson stated that the correction would be • made to the map.