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City of
Elk River
CITY OF ELK RIVER
MEETING CANCELLATION NOTICE
ELK RIVER HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
September 25, 2000
MEETING CANCELLED
I, Larry Toth, Chair, hereby request to cancel the regularly scheduled
meeting of the Elk River Housing and Redevelopment Authority on
September 25, 2000.
• In accordance with State Statute, I hereby request the city clerk to post this
notice at least three days prior to the scheduled meeting date. I further
request the city clerk to notify each member of the Housing and
Redevelopment Authority of this special meeting, in writing, at least one day
before the cancelled meeting.
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Larry Toth, Chair Date
I HEREBY CERTIFY, that this notice has been posted and that I have served
this notice upon the members of the Housing and Redevelopment Authority
by mail at least one day prior to the above-cancelled Housing and
Redevelopment Authority meeting.
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Sandra A. Peine, City Clerk Date
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13065 Orono Parkway • P.O. Box 490 • Elk River, MN 55330 • TDD & Phone (763) 441-7420 • Fax(763) 441-7425
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Housing and Redevelopment Authority
FROM: Cathy Mehelich, Director of Economic
Development
DATE: September 19, 2000
SUBJECT: Meeting Cancellation
Due to a lack of pressing agenda items, the September HRA meeting will be
cancelled by order of the Chair Larry Tothe.
Attached for your review are the minutes from the August 28th HRA meeting.
Staff has received an update from the River's Edge group in regards to their
presentation at the August 28th HRA meeting. The River's Edge group has
discovered that the owner of the old Houlton building is not interested in
selling.
• Staff is continuing to explore potential redevelopment projects in the central
business district (CBD) area. We have initiated discussions with Municipal
Utilities to cooperatively schedule the burying of the overhead utility lines with
a sidewalk replacement program. It has been discussed that the design for
sidewalk replacement be coordinated within an overall "master central business
district plan" or theme.
Separate design sketches exist for Hwy 10 corridor and riverwalk from 1995-
1996 completed by Hoisington Koegler Group, Inc. In 1999 the HRA and
Theresa Washburn & Assoc. completed a CBD Action Plan, which largely
included public and private improvement activities. This most recent plan
suggested the completion of a comprehensive/beautification plan and design to
use the river.
Staff suggests that the "master plan" should coordinate the 3 significant areas
of the CBD including the Main Street downtown corridor, U.S. Highway 10
corridor and Mississippi riverwalk area. The "master plan" should provide a
5-10 year plan for public and private improvements, and also provide design
guidelines for staff when evaluating redevelopment proposals (eg. King & Main
site). Moreover, there should exist a clear vision for these portions of the
central business district and a framework for implementation to include design
guidelines/theme, public/private funding strategies, and project schedule.
Staff has talked with Larry Tothe and it is suggested that a joint meeting with
• the City Council and HRA be held to further discuss and provide direction for
central business district planning. The next regularly scheduled HRA meeting
is October 23rd.