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The Elk River Vision <br />A welcoming community with revolutionary and spirited resourcefulness, exceptional service, and community <br />engagement that encourages and inspires prosperity <br /> <br /> <br />Request for Action <br /> <br />To <br />City Council <br />Item Number <br />8.2 <br /> <br />Meeting Date <br />July 15, 2024 <br />Prepared By <br />Zack Carlton, Community Development Director <br /> <br />Item Description <br />Downtown Plan: Select Council Representative <br />Reviewed by <br />Zack Carlton <br />Cal Portner <br />Tina Allard <br /> <br />Action Requested <br />Select a council member to serve on the steering committee for the 2024 Downtown Small Area Plan. <br /> <br />Background/Discussion <br />The project timeline and meetings are taking shape with the selection of Bolton and Menk, Inc., as the city's <br />consultants for the 2024 Downtown Small Area Plan. One of the project's important components is forming a <br />steering committee to aid in the development of the plan. The steering committee will meet regularly, <br />approximately every one to two months, and their feedback will be incorporated throughout the process. <br />The committee will include seven members - one member from the City Council, the Planning Commission, <br />the Housing and Redevelopment Authority, and the Heritage Preservation Commission, two downtown <br />business representatives, and one at-large community member. <br /> <br />Staff requests the Council nominate one member to serve on the steering committee. Meeting dates and <br />times will be scheduled based on the availability of the committee members. <br /> <br />Financial Impact <br />None <br /> <br />Mission/Policy/Goal <br />Meet changing needs - agile. <br />Opportunity to live, work, and play. <br /> <br />Attachments <br />None <br /> <br /> <br />Page 372 of 389