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� Y <br /> �' DOD <br /> Q <br /> MEETING OF THE ELK RIVER STEERING COMMITTEE <br /> HELD AT ELK RIVER CITY HALL <br /> WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 1994 <br /> Members Present: Chairman Minton, Committee Members: Hank Duitsman, Pat <br /> Dwyer, Dick Hinkle, Dave Anderson, Dana Anderson, Mark Lucas, <br /> Merry Sipe, Marly Glines, Mary Eberley, Mary McDevitt, Lloyd <br /> Barthel, Arnie Engstrom, and Bill Birrenkott <br /> Members Absent: Committee Members Chris Kreger and Steve Johnson <br /> Staff Present: Steve Ach, City Planner, Terry Maurer, City Engineer <br /> 1. Call Meeting To Order <br /> Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the meeting of the Elk River Steering <br /> Committee was called to order at 7 p.m. by Chairman Minton. <br /> 2. Consider Steering Committee Agenda <br /> • The agenda was accepted with no additions or subtractions. <br /> 3. Introduction <br /> Chairman Minton briefly introduced the topic of updating the Comprehensive <br /> Plan and highlighted the role of the Steering Committee for this process. <br /> Hank Duitsman provided further overview emphasizing, the importance of the <br /> Comprehensive Plan update, and described how the culmination of this plan will <br /> guide future development of Elk River. Mr. Duitsman indicated with the amount <br /> of growth that is occurring in the City at this time, the update of this plan will be <br /> very important. <br /> Chairman Minton described the Steering Committee's role and how it fits into the <br /> City's structure. The Steering Committee will conduct various public hearings to <br /> obtain information and comments from the public in order to prepare a draft <br /> Comprehensive Plan. The plan will then be forwarded to the Planning <br /> Commission for recommendation on to the City Council. Ultimately, the City <br /> Council will have the final decision in adopting this Comprehensive Plan. <br /> 4. Overview of the Process of Updating the Comprehensive Plan <br /> Chairman Minton highlighted a previous joint meeting between the Planning <br /> Commission and City Council and pointed out the framework for which this <br /> process would be conducted. The process will be kept as simple as possible and <br /> consist of changes to the current plan, not a complete revision. The process is to <br /> • involve as many people as possible to provide input into the outcome of this plan. <br /> Lastly, the process should be geared towards the public in a participatory <br />