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Special Meeting of the Elk River EDA <br />Together Elk River Subcommittee <br />Held at the Elk River City Hall <br />Monday, November 20, 2023 <br /> <br /> <br />Members Present: Joanna Arbic, Debbi Rydberg, and Jennifer Wagner <br /> <br />Members Absent: Charlie Blesener, and Molly Nadeau-Peterson <br /> <br />Staff Present: Economic Development Specialist Joshua Mollan, Economic Development Director Brent <br />O’Neil, and Starr Sorheim Senior Communications Coordinator <br /> <br />1. Call Meeting to Order <br /> <br />Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the meeting of the Elk River Economic Development Authority <br />Together Elk River Subcommittee was called to order at 5:09 p.m. by Jennifer. <br /> <br />2. Consider Agenda <br /> <br />Moved by Debbi and seconded by Joanna to approve the agenda. Motion carried 3-0. <br /> <br />3. Consider Minutes <br /> <br /> Moved by Debbi and seconded by Joanna to approve October 16, 2023, meeting minutes. Motion <br />carried 3-0. <br /> <br />4.1 Billboard Approval and Update <br /> <br /> Josh shared the draft billboards. <br /> <br /> The committee liked the proposed art but wanted to include additional language such as: “It matters” and <br />Make a difference” <br /> <br /> Josh asked the committee if they were in favor to secure billboard space for next year. The committee <br />wanted staff to gather pricing and availability information from billboards in the area before making a <br />decision. <br /> <br />4.2 Visitor Marketing <br /> <br /> This item was tabled until next meeting. <br /> <br />4.3 Downtown Banner Update <br /> <br />Brent shared that staff will be taking it from here after the committee determined banner art. He also shared <br />that ERMU is open to flipping the banners over the sidewalk so each banner could be rectangle. <br /> <br />4.4 169 Construction Update <br /> <br /> Starr provided the committee an update on the 169 construction. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />