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MEMORANDUM
TO: Housing & Redevelopment Authority
FROM: Catherine Mehelich, Director of Economic Developmen ~~~
DATE: June 2, 2008
SUBJECT: Downtown Revitalization Project Update
Attachments
• Staff report re: March Downtown Parking Study Results, Apri17, 2008
• River's Edge Meeting Minutes, April 9, 2008
Issue
Staff will provide a verbal update at the HRA meeting on the following items:
• The Bluffs of Elk River
• Jackson Place
• Exterior enhancements to 716 & 720 Main Street buildings
In addition, a copy of the River's Edge meeting minutes and most recent Downtown
Parking Study Results (conducted in March) axe attached for the HRA's information.
INFORMATION ONLY
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Terry Maurer, Public Works Director ~~
DATE: April 7, 2008
SUBJECT: March Downtown Parking Study Results
As directed by the City Council, I am presenting in an informational format the results of the
March quarterly downtown parking study. The study was conducted on Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday, March 11 - 13. The following lists the attached figures and a brief
description of the information contained on them:
• Figure 1 A general layout of the 257 parking stalls surveyed on an hourly basis
(8 a.m. to 5 p.m.) for the three days of the study.
• Figures 2-4 Summaries of the parking occupancy rate broken down by 25%
increments. The results shown on these three figures are very
similar to the results from the f itst quarterly study conducted in
December 2007.
• Figures 5-7 Summary of the long-term parking (defined as the same car in a stall
for athree-hour period) for the three days of the study. Again, the
results from the March study is very similar to the December results.
• Figures 8&9 Graphic representation of the average occupancy rate and average
long-term parking rate for the three days of the study. Again very
similar to the December 2007 results.
If you have any questions or comments regarding the study results, please contact me.
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Rivers Edge Meeting Minutes April 9, 2008
Meeting was called to order at 8AM.
Treasurer's Report: Jim Reported that there is $1833.42 in Treasury
Secretary's Report: Amble parking in the first paragraph needs to be changed to ample
parking. Roger Moved to accept the amended minutes, Fred Seconded. The minutes were
accepted.
City Update.
Cathy Mehelich was present and told us that the Cities March parking study of the King
Avenue Lot showed Ample parking was available for customers and employees.
She also told us that the City would be starting work on the streets downtown on Monday
April 28th and that she thought that the plan was to close the intersection on Jackson and
Main from Monday May 5th to Friday May 16th. Discussion followed that when John
Anderson and Terry Mauer had been at our April meeting they had a tentative date to
close the intersection the Monday after Mother's Day. The week before Mother's Day is
busy downtown and we had asked that they not close the road until after Mother's Day.
Wendy will call Terry and verify the dates that the road will be closed.
Stephanie Albin from the Park and Rec Department was present at the meeting and
explained that the Park and Rec Department will be interested in Partnering with other
groups for activities in the Park during the summer. The exception to this is that Rivers
Edge Commons Park will be available to rent out for weddings. At this point the City is
working with Thursday night concerts co-sponsored by The Bank of Elk River and First
National Financial Services, Yoga in the Park co-sponsored by StudiO2. There will be
movies offered again in the fall. The park department is looking at selling towels, t-shirts
and magnets on concert nights. The Farmers Market will stay at Lake Orono. The Arts
Alliance is planning on being open on Thursday nights and having activities prior to the
concerts.
Banners Downtown: We need to talk to Bryan Adams from the City about putting
banners up on the light poles. Once we find out what kind of banners are acceptable we
can look at ordering some to spruce up downtown. We should also ask the City of Elk
River if they are interested in partnering in this project.
The Downtown Elk River Sign on the Chamber of commerce grass needs to be spruced
up and an arrow added pointing downtown. Other cities have decorative and artistic "way
finding signs" pointing towards downtown, parks, and schools. We need to look into
having signs like that around Elk River.
New Business:
Flowers/Art/Music/Lights: The lights on the trees on Main Street need to be replaced.
Now that the weather is nice, it should be easier to do. Meryl has already purchased the
replacement lights. The lights give Downtown a nice atmosphere. We would like to keep
them on all year.
We would like to get the flowers in pots earlier this year. The pots were left out this
winter. We could use a couple of more pots down near the bluffs. Uniquely yours had a
pot but it got moved by Thrivent. Meryl buys plants for the pots that can be replanted at
Handke Stadium in the fall for their permanent gardens. If you would like to be
guaranteed a pot in front of your business, there is a $25 adopt a pot yearly fee that
includes a contract to regularly water your plants.
The flowers that are in Rivers Edge Commons Park are perennials and Stephanie said that
they won't be planting additional flowers. The pots that were originally in the design for
the new intersection at Jackson and Main have been taken out because of the challenge
for the city of keeping them watered. If the City would buy additional matching pots for
that area - we could adopt them out to keep them watered and spruce up the intersection.
We discussed having speakers on the upper level of the park so that the music could spill
into the streets so that people passing by can hear. There was some concern that if they
were too loud or on too late they could bother residents in Jackson Square.
Advertising together/Downtown Promotions: We need to find a way to get the
Downtown businesses to share special events and sales they are having so that we can
work together to increase foot traffic throughout downtown. Wendy said that she has
started a calendar of park concerts on Kemper Drugs Downtown Website and she would
be happy to add business events on that calendar.
Attracting New businesses downtown: Minwest Bank now owns the Bluffs. They could
not find a Bulk Buyer and have contracted with local Realty Consultant Stephanie
Danielson to revitalize and sell the Bluffs Units. Chad Peterson, Molly Nadeau and
Donna Busch will be partnering with her. That will be working on a website to give some
energy to the Bluffs and Downtown Elk River. Some of the units will be redone. A
Community room with pool table will be added as well as an overnight guest room. There
may be a public auction of some of the items that they will not be reusing from the units
they are renovating.
Meeting was adjourned at 9AM
Rivers Edge Meeting Agenda
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
8AM Chamber of Commerce Meeting Room
Treasurer's Report
Secretary's Report
Jim Rudolph
Patti Hipsag
Old Business
City Update
New City Staff
Annie Deckert
Jeff Gongoll
Intersection Construction Terry Mauer
Banners, Signs
New Business
MnDot Open House
Wednesday, May 21, from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. City Hall
Flowers/Art/Music/Lights
Advertising together/Downtown Promotions/ End of Construction Extravaganza
Thursday night business promotions
Please email (simen003{ci>umn.edu) or call Wendy at Kemper Drug (441-1353) if there is
anything you would like added to the agenda.