05-07-2007 DTMIN
MEETING OF THE ELK RIVER
DOWNTOWN REDEVELOPMENT PLAN TASK FORCE
HELD AT ELK RIVER CITY HALL
MONDAY, MAY 7, 2007
Members Present: Stewart Wilson, HRA Chair; Louise Kuester, HRA Commissioner; Larry Toth,
HRA Commissioner; Jean Lieser, HRA Commissioner; Lance Lindberg, Heritage
Preservation Commissioner; Dan Tveite, EDA Commissioner; Dana Anderson,
Planning Commissioner; Mike Niziolek, Parks & Recreation Representative; Dave
Rymanowski, Business Representative (First National Bank); Keith Holme, Business
Representative (Kemper Drug); Mark Urista, Business Representative (Coldwell
Banker Vision); John Anderson, Resident Representative
Members Absent: Molly Nadeau-Peterson, Resident Representative
Staff Present: Community Development Director Scott Clark, Director of Economic
Development Catherine Mehelich, Assistant Director of Economic Development
Heidi Steinmetz and Planner Chris Leeseberg
Others Present: Michael Schroeder of LHB Architects & Engineers
1. Approve May 7, 2007 Agenda
The April 9, 2007 agenda was approved with one addition made by Task Force member Larry Toth
that the Task Force may want to consider renaming the Redevelopment Plan from “Downtown
Redevelopment Plan” to something else in order to better describe the redevelopment area since the
area is much larger than the core downtown. It was decided that each small group would discuss
new names for the Plan during their visioning exercise.
2. Approve April 9, 2007 Minutes
The April 9, 2007 minutes were approved with one change on Page 3 from “THE MOTION
CARRIED 12-0” to “THE MOTION CARRIED 11–1. TASK FORCE MEMBER DAVE
RYMANOWSKI OPPOSED.”
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3. Purpose of May 7 Meeting
Half of the Task Force members indicated that they had a chance to drive or walk the redevelopment
area in preparation of tonight’s visioning meeting. As a follow up, Planner Chris Leeseberg showed
and narrated a 4.5-minute video of the redevelopment area.
Michael Schroeder of LHB Architects & Engineers summarized the purpose of visioning. He
explained that tonight’s meeting would be a brainstorming session resulting in rough sketches of
Task Force suggested design/land use concepts for the area twenty years from now.
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Assistant Director of Economic Development Heidi Steinmetz provided an overview of her May 7
Memorandum entitled Visioning Session 1 of 2. She stated that it is important for the Task Force to
utilize the Policy Assumptions dated April 9, 2007 as a framework for tonight’s visioning session in
addition to the Task Force mission statement. She added that tonight’s small group discussions will
be summarized at the end of the meeting.
4. Small Group Visioning
Mr. Schroeder and Mr. Leeseberg hand-drew each group’s brainstormed ideas of land use concepts
Downtown Redevelopment Plan Task Force Minutes Page 2
May 7, 2007
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onto base aerial maps. Each group summarized their following brainstorms to the Task Force as a
whole:
Chris’s Group
Michael’s Group
Utilize Mississippi River views
Use Jackson as a tree-lined “feeder” to core
Utilize downtown park as a “people
downtown
launcher”, connect the park to Handke
Stadium and the rest of the river via a trail Focus early redevelopment efforts north of
Hwy 10
Leave Hwy 10 at grade
Provide river connections
Use Baily’s Point
Consider options for intersections on Hwy 10,
Leave Jackson Ave./Hwy 10 intersection as
including leaving them “as is”
only downtown intersection
Provide employment opportunities north of
Make Jackson Ave. into a blvd. connecting
Hwy 10
the north and south sides of Hwy 10
Provide transitions in land use that protect
Provide employment opportunities north of
remaining single family neighborhoods north
Hwy 10
of Hwy 10; protect existing single family
Protect single-family neighborhoods north
homes south of Hwy 10
and south of Hwy 10
Use Baily’s Point
Continue redevelopment west along Main St.
in core downtown
5. Next Steps
Ms. Steinmetz displayed a draft Task Force Redevelopment Plan Timeline onto the screen and
discussed with the group the anticipated schedule leading up to final consideration of the
Redevelopment Plan by the Task Force, HRA and City Council. She stated that City
Board/Commission and public input would be gathered in July and August, including a series of
public open houses (two evening and one daytime in order to provide a number of public attendance
options). She forecasted that the Task Force would consider all of the Board/Commission and
public input in September and that the HRA and City Council could consider the final
Redevelopment Plan adoption in November. She asked the Task Force if they would prefer to
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reschedule their July 2nd meeting because of the July 4 holiday. The group agreed that June 25
would be an appropriate meeting date. Ms. Steinmetz inquired if the Task Force had any concerns
with the anticipated schedule. Hearing none, the Task Force meeting adjourned at 9:00pm.
Submitted by,
Heidi Steinmetz
Assistant Director of Economic Development
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