Minutes from 05/19/08 HCP meeting
Present: Joe Christiansen, Vicki Statz, Ernie Schmit, Mike
Odden, Craig Dewar
Guests: Kevin Headley, Tim and Sharon Berscheid
Next meeting: Monday
08/18/2008, 6:30 p.m. – 8:00
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Topic
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Discussion
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Action Items
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Lion’s Club Covered Bridge project
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Covered bridge is on cover of Lake Wobegon
Trail Visitors Guide
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Need sign at trailhead “Trail Parking”
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Tim B made suggestion to copyright bridge
image and sell postcards, stickers, etc as a fund raiser
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Evaluate signage around town: Map of city and
“Events” bulletin board by trail map at trailhead, camping (Veterans Memorial
park), etc
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Mike will discuss with attorney
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Garden Club projects
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Holding pond for fountain; steel donated by
Polar, construction by Two Rivers Enterprise (3 welders)
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Holding pond will be cylindrically shaped
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Ground has been leveled for pond
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Target date for welding is week of 6/16/08
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Historical Society
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Will add tagline “Sponsored by Holdingford
Historical Society” to Way Back When article published in Enterprise
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Church has made a request for society to form
a preservation society in preparation of naming St Hedwig’s church to
historical building list
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Mike will bring request forward to next HS
meeting
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Skateboard Park
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Donation of $ was designated for sign for
skateboard park
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Miscellaneous
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Much of the time was spent on discussion of a
grocery store, notes listed on second page
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Reviewed draft of Outstanding Community Award
application
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Extended Area of Service telephone charge for
Upsala
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Craig will get details for removal to Mike to
post on city website
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Process requires obtaining a minimum number of
signers on a petition and submitting to Public Utilities Commission
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PUC will send official ballots after receipt
of petition (EAS will not be discontinued based on petition)
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Approved grant funds for the following
expenses:
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MN13 bottled water fundraiser: $940
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MN13 shirts fundraiser: $233
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Historical Society website: $150
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Miscellaneous snacks for Holdingford Daze
fundraiser: $200
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Ink: $83
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Craig will send revised draft to committee
members for final review
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Application is due on 6/20/08: Comments/suggestions
need to be returned to Craig by Thursday 6/19/08
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Agenda for 08/18:
1. Holdingford
Daze
2. Foundation
news
3. Committee
reports
Main points on discussion of grocery store:
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Some details of a previous study were shared:
o Would
serve population of 1800, building would require 7000 square feet,
o Store
would lose $36k in first year, $26k in second, $19 k in third
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Building was felt to be the main need, previous
stores were in old building in poor shape
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County Road 9 was felt to be ideal location
o Main
Street is too small, parking is too limited
o County
Road 17 has limited space for expansion as a commercial zone
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Meat counter was felt to be a necessity to draw
customers
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Previous study, Mason Brothers, and Teal (wanted
to build a Super Valu in Avon) all indicated Holdingford would/could support a
grocery store
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Suggestion to check on Schweiters as a potential
grocer
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