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CENTERVILLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE REGULAR MEETING MINUTES OCTOBER 20, 1998 Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the Centerville Economic Development Committee held their regular scheduled meeting on October 20, 1998- Chairperson Tim Rehbine called the meeting to order at 7:10 p.m. Present: Theresa Brenner, Mary Capra arrived at 7:17, John Magill arrived at 7:17, James Bownik, and Aimee Fairbrother. Others present: Wayne Leblanc of 1677 Peltier Lake Drive. Approval Qf September 1998 Minutes.: Motion by John Magill to approve September minutes, subject to spelling correction for Tim Rehbine's name. Motion was seconded by Mary Capra. Motion carried unanimously. OLD BUSINESS: Downtown Revitalization - ` A. Review of MN Design Team visit - Discussion was held between committee members that rated the visit a great success. Theresa Brenner stated that we have laminated copies of their ideas/plans, color slides, and a copy of the video from Saturday nights presentation at the school. Theresa Brenner also stated that Lucy Thompson and Penny Simonson from the Design Team will be contacting us for a six month follow -up visit. The Design Team is interested in a six month follow up to get feed back on how the community responded and also give additional advice. Several ideas for goal setting were discussed and will be brought up at the "Open House ". Wayne Leblanc stated that the reason that he attended the meeting tonight was to see what has been done so far, and inquire about how we take the next step. Theresa Brenner stated that we need to get the ideas out into the community and educate them on the suggestions that the design team had. There will be a follow -up article in the upcoming newsletter, as well as an article in the Hugonian. The Quad included a picture, and a "thank -you" note in dedication to the Design Team and all the volunteers that were involved in the visit. Mary Capra will also be putting together a thank -you letter for those people who donated money toward the Design Team Welcome banner. Tim Rehbine will get the addresses she needs. B. Open House Motion was made by Mary Capra to hold a follow up forum with the citizens and presenters on November 17, 1998. John Magill seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. There was a lengthy discussion about the open house that would allow residents to view the ideas and drawings created for Centerville by the Minnesota Design Team. It was decided that everybody; residents, presenters, volunteers, and city staff would be invited to the next EDC meeting. The meeting would be held on November 17, 1998, in the council chambers at City Hall. The meeting would begin as an open house, at 7:00 p.m. and proceed to a follow up discussion around 7:30. All the drawings would be displayed, and the room will be set up so that there is room to move around comfortably.