Minutes of Meeting June 5th, 2000
The meeting began at 5 PM with a hike of the property beginning at Annie Debevec's house. Members Annie Debevec, George Wilkes, Sue Abrahamasen, Vicki Wentz, Facilitator Bill Hansen, and guest Lloyd Sherer hiked across the property to the tower site. Philis Anderson met them there.
The meeting re-convened at 7:30 PM at the Arrowhead Center For the Arts. All of the above, Amy Wilfahrt, Kevin Bader, Bob Fenwick, and Cathi Williams were in attendance.
The first item of business was discussion of the hike. The wetness of the property, the outstanding views, animal tracks, signs of the 1905 fire were all mentioned.
A discussion on the value of the land was held. An old appraisal of $250,000 for the city land will be re-appraised. Bob said historically the county was not looking for value from the land itself, but more from whatever development might take place there.
Consensus was reached to invite County Engineer Chuck Schmidt to attend a meeting to answer questions about the roads on the property and the hydrology as it pertains to the roads.
Annie presented some hydrology studies that were done in connection with the relocation of the Gunflint Trail. She stressed that the County Engineer said that the studies were far from complete and were done only for the purpose of placing culverts on the Gunflint Trail and should not be represented as a complete analysis.
Annie presented the Grand Marais Zoning Ordinance.
Amy has contacted two hydrologists in regard to making a presentation. She will follow up with the hydrologists on dates of availability.
Vicki and Bob reported on their efforts to track down the EDA's ariel photo/map. They will continue to look for it.
Vicki collected and presented the EDA's Request For Development Proposal, the Cy Lyle proposal, the "Assessment of Development Potential of the 'Old Ski Hill' Property - Grand Marais, MN", and the "Grand Marias Planning Framework - Building Community" prepared by the University of Minnesota College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture".
A discussion was held on the possibility of a referendum. The pros and cons of the referendum process were discussed.
A discussion on the scope of possible recommendations was held.
Bill will contact the public library about keeping the master file there for better public access.
The meeting adjourned at 9 PM
Respectfully submitted,
Bill Hansen