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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br />MEETING OF THE ELK RIVER <br />REDEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK TASK FORCE <br />HELD AT THE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER <br />MONDAY, AUGUST 13, 2007 <br /> <br />Members Present: Louise Kuester, HRA Commissioner; Jean Lieser, HRA Commissioner; Lance <br />Lindberg, Heritage Preservation Commissioner; Dan Tveite, EDA Commissioner; <br />Mike Niziolek, Parks & Recreation Representative; Dave Rymanowski, Business <br />Representative (First National Bank); Mark Urista, Task Force Chair & Business <br />Representative (Coldwell Banker Vision); Keith Holme, Business Representative <br />(Kemper Drug); Stewart Wilson, HRA Chair; Larry Toth, HRA Commissioner; <br />Dana Anderson, Planning Commissioner; Molly Nadeau-Peterson, Resident <br />Representative and John Anderson, Resident Representative <br /> <br />Staff Present: Director of Economic Development Catherine Mehelich, Parks & Recreation <br />Director Bill Maertz (6:00−7:00p.m.), City Engineer Terry Maurer (7:15-8:00p.m.), <br />Assistant Director of Economic Development Heidi Steinmetz and Planner Chris <br />Leeseberg <br /> <br />Others Present: Stacie Kvilvang of Ehlers & Associates, Inc. and twenty-three members of the <br />public <br /> <br /> <br />1. Approve August 13, 2007 Agenda <br />The August 13, 2007 agenda was approved. <br /> <br />2. Approve July 16, 2007 Minutes <br />The July 16, 2007 minutes were approved. <br /> <br />Task Force Member John Anderson asked for clarification on the Task Force’s July 16 motion to <br />accept the Draft Redevelopment Framework Plan based on Task Force modifications as of the same <br />date. Chair Mark Urista responded that the Task Force voted to accept the Draft Plan in order to <br />present it to the stakeholders. <br /> <br />Member John Anderson also asked when his comments, which he submitted in writing to the Task <br />Force on June 25 would be incorporated into the Draft Plan. Stacie Kvilvang of Ehlers & Associates <br />responded that all of the Task Force’s modifications in addition to Board/Commission and public <br />input would be incorporated for Task Force review at their October 15 meeting. <br /> <br />3. Recap of Last Meeting & Purpose of August 13th Meeting <br />th <br />Ms. Kvilvang provided a recap of the July 16 Task Force meeting when the Task Force considered <br />and accepted the Draft Plan. She also stated that the stakeholders meetings on July 24 were well <br />attended and indicated that a spokesperson for stakeholders of the Morton/Norfolk neighborhood <br />in attendance this evening would be invited to speak during Item 5. <br /> <br />Ms. Kvilvang stated that the purpose of tonight’s meeting is for the Task Force to further discuss <br />Highway 10 in relation to the Draft Plan as directed by the City Council. She added that a couple of <br />Task Force members requested that a discussion regarding the Draft Plan’s proposed river trail also <br />be added to tonight’s agenda. She said that it is not typical in a normal redevelopment planning <br />process to react to the public comments at this point because it is important to let the redevelopment <br />planning process “play itself out”. She specifically mentioned the importance of gathering all of the <br /> <br />