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1.0. SR 02-09-2000CITY OF ELK RIVER SPECIAL MEETING NOTICE ELK RIVER CITY COUNCIL DATE: TIME: PLACE: SUBJECT: FEBRUARY 9, 2000 7:00 AM ELK RIVER SENIOR HIGH, 900 SCHOOL STREET WCCO MORNING SHOW AND GOVERNOR'S VISIT I, Stephanie Klinzing, Mayor, hereby request a special meeting of the City Council on February 9, 2000, at 7:00 a.m. to be held at the Elk River Senior High School, 900 School Street. The purpose of the meeting is to attend the WCCO Morning Show and Governor's visit event. In accordance with State Statute, I hereby request the city clerk to post this notice at least three days prior to the meeting date. I further request the city clerk to notify each member of the City Council of this special meeting, in writing, at least one day before the meeting. Steph~:y~o:~ Date I HEREBY CERTIFY, that this notice has been posted and that I have served this notice upon the members of the City Council by mail at least one day prior to~d special City Council meeting. Sandra A. Peine, City Clerk Date ~.ity of TO: MEMORANDLIM iver Mayor & City Council Economic Development Authority Housing and Redevelopment Authority Planning Commission Department Heads FROM: DATE: SUBJECT: Pat Klaers, City Admin~~or February 2, 2000 ~ Invitation to WCCO Morning Show and Governor's Visit Mayor Stephanie Klinzing has requested that I invite everyone to the Wednesday, February 9, 2000, Governor's visit and WCCO Radio morning show that will take place at the senior high. Attached for your reference is the February 2, Star News article on these events. If you can attend, please plan to come early (about 7 a.m.) and, if need be, to park in the Lions Park parking lot. At this time it appears that we will have about an hour and one half with the Governor. He is expected to arrive about 7:30 a.m., a pep rally will begin at 8:30 a.m., and he will be on the road to Big Lake by 9:00 a.m. Numerous community leaders are being invited to the Governor's reception and, according to Stephanie, it is expected that the main themes of conversation will be "community" and "citizen involvement." Examples that immediately come to mind regarding "what makes Elk River a community" include the Boys and Girls Club success story, the CAER organization, and the response to the Mark Ahner health/family situation. Other general community issues that are relevant to discuss include the Northstar Corridor project, the Energy City program, and the concern over the possible closing of the Anoka-Hennepin Technical College. The 5-9 a.m. WCCO morning show is sure to offer a number of surprises. No one can possibly predict who will be picked out of the crowd to be interviewed, so all councilmembers and department heads should be ready to go on the radio for a few minutes and talk about what they do in the community and "how great it is living in Elk River." Both events taking place at the same time in Elk River is by design and offers a rare opportunity that we should not miss to discuss our issues and promote our community. 13065 Orono Parkway * P.O. Box 490 · Elk River, MN 55330 · TDD & Phone: (612) 441-7420 · Fax: (612) 441-7425 Elk River · Dayton · Otsego · R~msey · Rogers · Zimmerman Ventura .plans to roll through town by Jim Boyle Staff writer Gov. Jesse Ventura wi]l start a two-day bus trip through central' Minnesota on the morning of Feb. 9 at Elk River High. School. WCCO-AM radio ' will broadcast the "Good Mor- ning Show" Jesse Ventura with Dave Lee and Kim Jeffries from the high school starting at 5 a.m. Ventura Will come later, and he plans to speak to students and commu-' nity members from 8:30 to 9 a.m. in the gymnasium of the school, located at 900 School St. The public is invited. On the governor's agenda will be the upcoming legislative session and his proposals relat- ed to transportation, agricul- ture, a one-house legislature and telecommunications. Other topics may come up, according to Ventura's commu- nications department. A variety of state and local dignitaries Will be invited to the program. Parking at the high school for the event will be at a premium, Principal Jim Voight said. The public will be asked to park in the north lot in the bus loading area. They won't be able to park in the student lot, the ice arena lot or in faculty parking stalls in the north loft 'There will probably be parking for the event available at Central Lutheran Church and Lions Park across the street from the high school, Voight said. The governor will visit 12 cities and one township on his tour. Besides Elk River, he will make Stops in Big 'Lake, Becker, Foley, Royalton, Little Falls, Long Prairie and Alexandria on the first day of the tour. The second day he will hit Glenwood, Belgrade, Paynesville, Cold Spring and St. Augusta Township. Elk River Mayor StePhanie Klinzing was invited to be on last Friday's "Lunch with the Governor" radio program to promote the tour. Ventura was not 'on the air this particular Friday because he was on 'vacation, but Klinzing sat in with John Wodele, Ventura's communica- tions director, and David Ruth, also of Ventura's communica- tions team. Klinzing said the three Of them "chit-chatted" about the advantages of small-.town liv- ing, citizen involvement and Elk River's top newsmakers of the century. The mayor expressed her pride in how residents have stepped in to help the Mark Governor cont'd to page !3 Governor Continued from page 1 and Kim Ahner family in their time of need. Mark Ahner needs a 'double-lung trans- plant (A story about the fami- ly appe~ra.on~page.lB)~ "The community is respond- ing," Klinzing said. "It has been overwhelming for the family. Our community just needs to know about the need and then there's a huge response. "They just have to be informed, even with as fast as the~city is. growing.'~ Klinzing said at the request of the hosts, they did not talk about politics or any contro- versial topics like school crowding in Elk River public schools. "A lot of people heard the program," Klinzing said. "I was really surprised by the aumber of t~eopLe that did ~.. Klinzing promised she would have her friend, Rosie Elizondo, make caramel rolls for the governor's visit to Elk River.