6. EDSR 06-11-2012ITEM ~ 6.
REQUEST FOR ACTION
TO ITEM NUMBER
Economic Develo ment Authori
AGENDA SECTION MEETING DATE PREPARED BY
June 11, 2012 Annie Deckert, Director of Economic
Develo ment
ITEM DESCRIPTION REVIEWED By
Main Street Parking Plaza Update Cal Portner, Ci Administrator
REVIEWED BY
ACTION REQUESTED
None
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
Construction of the lot began on Wednesday, May 23 and is anticipated to be complete by June 28,
opening day of the Farmer's Market.
Weekly email updates are provided to downtown business and property owners as the project moves
• forward.
ATTACHMENTS
• Email dated 5-25-12 provided to Downtown River's Edge Business Association
• Email dated 6-1-12 Downtown River's Edge Business Association
• Downtown parking map
Action Motion by Second by Vote
Follow Up
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Main Street Parking Plaza Update
Despite slight weather delays, project moving forward
Friday, May 25, 2012
Construction on the Main Street Parking Plaza in downtown Elk River began on Wednesday,
May 23. Peterson and Companies out of Chisago City began mobilization, erosion control and
removals Wednesday morning. Due to rainy weather, no work was completed on Thursday,
May 24, however construction resumed early this morning.
The front foundation walls of the demolished buildings will be removed today. Peterson
and Companies are working on the removals of the concrete behind the buildings on
:Jackson. .All back doors to the businesses on f ackson will ramped in with gravel by the end of
today for access. If access is a challenge on the gravel surface, please let us know.
There have been concerns expressed over the dumpsters located in the parking lot along US
HWY 10. Please note this is a temporary location until construction of the trash enclosure is
complete. Once the project complete, businesses will be able to locate their dumpster in the
enclosure, which will not only improve the jriew of the downtown from US HWY 10, but
open up additional parking.
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Saturday, May 26-Monday, May 28
There will be no construction over Memorial Day weekend.
Tuesday, May 29
Peterson and Companies will begin the underground utility and storm sewer work on
"luesday. Electrical work will also begin to prepare for the removal of the utility pole. "This
work will not affect power downtown.
Thursday, May 31, 8:OOpm -Temporary Power Outage
There will be a temporary power outage for the businesses located on the west side of Jackson
on Thursday, May 31. This outage is anticipated to last roughly two hours and will begin at
8:OOpm. Please note, this outage will affect businesses from Kemper Drug, down to the
Houlton building (Edward Jones/Avalon Salon). The outage WILL NUT affect properties in
the surrounding area, only those located on the west side of Jackson.
Please ensure you are communicating this outage with your patrons, tenants and property
owners and plan accordingly.
Looking ahead
We appreciate your cooperation and patience with this project and are working to ensure we
are doing everything we can to accommodate the downtown businesses.
We are excited about this project, and are looking forward to not only the additional parking it
will bring to support downtown business, but to the opportunity it provides for special events,
specifically the Farmer's Market.
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Completion of the Main Street Parking Plaza is anticipated to be no later than June 22. The
Farmer's Market will begin on June 28.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call Annie at ~« 0 N E R E D ~ 1
763-635-1042 or email adeckert(u;elkrivermn.~ov.
City of Elk River City of Elk River
Annie Deckert Justin Femrite
Director of Economic Development City Engineer
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Elk River Meats wall complete, utility pole removed
Friday, June 1
The planned temporary power outage went as planned, and the utility lines were buried the
evening of Thursday, May 31. We appreciate the cooperation of the downtown businesses and
understand the outage was an inconvenience to some- looking big picture, that temporary
inconvenience is well worth the increased traffic a visibility your business will receive upon
completion of the lot and arrival of the long anticipated Farmer's Market will bring.
Per their request, Century Link has been working on upgrading their phone lines in the project
area; phone service is not scheduled to be disrupted as part of our construction. Century Link
is upgrading their cables below ground during our construction, however they will not be
making any service connection changes for the next month or so. Staff has instructed Century
Link to work with their customers to notify them of any planned outage as part of their system
• upgrades when they plan to switch customers over. We do not have any specifics for any
planned service interruptions, please contact your provider if you have additional questions on
how their work may affect your serv=ice.
Business Access
We are doing everything we can to ensure access to your business through the back door,
however there may be times when there is limited access, or access is unavailable. With any
construction project, there may be situations in which we have limited to no notice of this
occurring, please know that if this does occur, we are doing our best to ensure we are
communicating and are working to restore the access as soon as feasible. Underground utility
work is nearly complete so we are hopeful the interruptions will be less frequent and less
intrusive.
Week of June 4-8
Northland Stucco has completed the EFIS work on the wall of Elk River Meats. Peterson and
Companies have nearly finished the installation of the storm sewer and water service lines.
Peterson and Companies is expecting the parking lot for aggregate base starting
today. Construction of concrete curb and. gutter is scheduled to begin on Wednesday, June
6. If all goes as planned, paver construction may begin as early as Friday, June 8. Crews will
also begin work on the trash enclosure structure in the coining week. The trash enclosure will
be built with colors that complement the color of the new wall on the Elk River Meats
building. All businesses on Jackson and Elk.. River .Meats will be able to put their dumpsters
• and recycling bins in the enclosure upon parking lot completion. If you do not currently
recy=cle, please contact your trash hauler to ftnd out how you can begin recycling. Not only do
you decrease your waste, but you will save money (trash is taxed, recycling is not). You will be
notified as to when the enclosure can be utilized.
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Communication
"There has been some confusion among business and property owners regarding the project,
and information they have been obtaining from workers on the site. If you have questions
about the Main Street Parking Plaza project, and are not contacting city staff, please ensure
you are communicating with Peterson and Companies, and not the other companies which
may be on site from time to time. These companies are not familiar with the project and
project schedule for the lot.
We appreciate your cooperation and patience with this project and are working to ensure we
are doing everything we can to accommodate the downtown businesses. We are excited about
this project, and are looking forward to not only the additional parking it will bring to support
downtown business, but to the opportunity it provides for special events, specifically the
Farmer's Market.
Completion of the Main Street Parking Plaza is anticipated to be June 22. The Farmer's Market
will begin on June 28.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call Annie at 763-635-1042 or email
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Annie Deckert Justin Femrite
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