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<br /> <br />MEETING OF THE ELK RIVER <br />DOWNTOWN REDEVELOPMENT PLAN TASKFORCE <br />HELD AT ELK RIVER CITY HALL <br />MONDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2006 <br /> <br />Members Present: Stewart Wilson, HRA Chair; Louise Kuester, HRA Commissioner; Larry Toth, <br />HRA Commissioner; Jean Lieser, HRA Commissioner; Lance Lindberg, Heritage <br />Preservation Commissioner; Dana Anderson, Planning Commissioner; Mike <br />Niziolek, Parks & Recreation Commissioner; Dan Tveite, EDA Commissioner; <br />Dave Rymanowski, Business Representative – First National Bank; Keith Holme, <br />Business Representative (Kemper Drug); Mark Urista, Business Representative <br />(Coldwell Banker Vision); Molly Nadeau-Peterson, Resident Representative; John <br />Anderson, Resident Representative <br /> <br />Staff Present: Community Development Director Scott Clark, Director of Economic <br />Development Catherine Mehelich, Park & Recreation Director Bill Maertz and <br />Assistant Director of Economic Development, Heidi Steinmetz <br /> <br />Others Present: Stacie Kvilvang of Ehlers & Associates, Inc. <br /> <br />1. Welcome/Purpose of Meeting/Introduction of New Member <br />Stacie Kvilvang of Ehlers & Associates welcomed the taskforce members to their second meeting <br />and introduced new member John Anderson. Along with member Nadeau-Peterson, Mr. Anderson <br />will serve as a resident representative. <br /> <br />Ms. Kvilvang reviewed the following main goals of tonight’s meeting: <br /> Finalize redevelopment area boundary <br /> Redefine downtown <br /> Complete a Strength Weaknesses Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) analysis <br /> <br />2. Approve November 6, 2006 Minutes / Meeting Recap <br />The taskforce members approved the November 6, 2006 minutes and the following taskforce <br />mission statement: <br /> <br />“To develop a comprehensive plan that will redefine the “greater downtown area” to preserve its <br />historical character while promoting the future viability of the community. <br /> <br />Maximum public input will be gathered to create and assess alternatives resulting in a formal <br />redevelopment plan with a combination of a master vision, working policies, specific area <br />recommendations and implementation priorities.” <br /> <br />Ms. Kvilvang asked if the taskforce had any questions about the reading material that was provided at <br />last month’s meeting: the Historic Contexts Study, the Market Analysis and the Planning & Project <br />History. There were no questions or comments. <br /> <br />3. Finalize Redevelopment Area Boundary <br />Community Development Director Scott Clark presented the taskforce’s redevelopment area <br />boundary as discussed/updated at last month’s meeting. He stated that the redevelopment area <br />includes four key components: <br /> <br /> The “core” commercial/retail areas (both the north and south sides of Hwy 10) <br /> <br />