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Members Present: Mayor Klinzing, Councilmembers Zerwas, Moon X7:17 p.m,}, and
~estgaard. EDA Commissioners Tveite and Touchette. Planning
Commissioners Anderson, Bell, Johnson, Ives, Lemke, and Scott
Members Absent: Councilmember Gumphrey, EDA President Dwyer, Planning
Commissioner ~lestberg
Staff Present; City Administrator Lori Johnson, Planning Manager Jeremy $arnhart, and
Director of Economic Development Catherine Mehelich
Also Present; Bruce Chamberlain and Bryan Hares of Hoisington I~,oegler Group, Inc,
1. Call Meeting To Order
Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the joint meeting was called to order at 7:0o p.m. by
the Council, the Economic Development Authority VEDA}, and the Planning Commission,
2. Focused Area Stud Phase II
Bruce Chamberlain, Hoisington I~.oegler Group, xnc,, gave an introduction of the phase ZI
study explaining why the study was being undertaken and addressing Highway 1o access
issues. Mr. Chamberlain went through a PowerPoint presentation, then outlined four
different transportation scenarios in detail and took comments and questions from the
EDA, Planning Commission, Council, and the public in attendance.
There was discussion about MnDaT's plans to mill and overlay east Highway 10 in 2013
and the impact that will have on existing businesses due to the median closures included in
the plan,
In order to complete the study, Mr. Chamberlain indicated that there were several items that
needed to be defined, The first being should the study proceed assuming an interchange will
eventually happen. After discussion it was agreed that the study should proceed assuming
that there will eventually be an interchange within the study area,
Mx. Chamberlain discussed the boundaries of the study area indicating that tlae east, west,
and north boundaries were set by the highways and the river but the south boundary had
not been defined, He questioned how far south that line should go. It was agreed that the
southern border would be a line starting at the intersection of 1G5th Avenue and Highway 10
and proceeding along the tree line diagonally to the Mississippi River,
Mr. Chamberlain questioned the timeframe t11at should be used for the study, It was agreed
that tlae study should cover a ~o year timeframe.
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Planning Manager Jeremy Barnhart thanked the public Far attending and requested that they
provide contact inFormation so that he can maintain contact with them on a Frequent basis
regarding the study.
3. Ad'ournme~t
There berg no Further business, Mayor Klinzing adjourned the meeting of the Eik River
City Council at 8:37 p.m.
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Tina Allard, City Clerk
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