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oR'M~°T~O~ ~NF Rivers Edge Meeting Minutes for Wednesday, November 14, 2007 The meeting was called to order at 8AM in the Chamber of Commerce Meeting Room. In attendance were: Cathy Mehelich, Kathy Rehfeldt, Donna Busch, Sandi Yeado, Marlys Ellingson, Jeff Gongoll, Wendy Simenson, Fred McCoy Patti Hipsag Treasurers Report: Jim reported that there is $2308.12 in the treasury. Secretary's Report: Minutes were accepted (Jeff moved, Jim Seconded) Old Business: City Update: HRA is working on a 2 year lease agreement with the Elk River Area Arts Alliance to lease the property at 716 Main Street. (Former Creative Genius Site). Parking Permits: Parking Permits will be issued in the end of December for next year. Permits will be $20 and there will be no limit on permits. When the employee parking areas are full, overflow parking will be across highway 10 or on unrestricted street parking(Lowell Ave west). Residents downtown prior to the new construction can get parking permits. The King Ave lot will be enforced from 8AM to 6PM. Overnight parking will be allowed in designated areas of the King Ave Lot. Improvements are going to be made to N Highway l O lot. It will be repaved and it will have lighting. No permits will be required to park in this lot. All posted street parking will be changed to 3 hour parking. Fall/Halloween Decorating & Events: There was a great turnout for trick or treating downtown on Halloween. Trick or treaters started arriving at l OAM and continued until 5:30PM. Many adults with kids in tow had not been in businesses downtown before. Jeff Gongoll judged the screaming contest in the park between 4:30 and 5:30. Daddy'os donated gift certificates for prizes. John Babcock lent his Scream Decibel Meter to help judge the noise. Next year should have pumpkin judging contest-display precarved pumpkins in the park. Open House/Santa Downtown December 15: We are co-sponsoring this event with ER Park and Rec. The open house activities will run from 11AM to 3PM. Command Performance Choir will be singing at Old Main at 11:30. Santa and the animals will be in Rivers Edge Commons Park from 12 to 3. Ross Dimants, Donna, Fred and Wendy have been coordinating activities. Many businesses will be offering special things that day - discounts, treats, cookie decorating, holiday open houses. The reindeer, llama, white tailed deer, sheep and Santa's Sleigh will cost $750. We will try to get sponsorship for that. Last year MetroPlains paid for part of the event and The Bank of Elk River paid for part. If we can't raise the funds, we voted to pay up to $750 out of our treasury to cover the cost. Park and Rec are providing Santa this year at no cost so that should decrease our costs. First National has paid for the red open house insert that goes in the paper the Wednesday before the event. We will ask them if they will do this again. Individual businesses will be having ads in the Weekender the weekend before Thanksgiving and the weekend before December 15th. We are looking at printing a 2 color downtown business shopping brochure for the holidays. We will pass out door signs advertising the