20/20 Cold Spring Vision Team

2020 Vision Team

2020 Design Team
Steering Committee Meeting
April 19, 2005 8:00AM

Present: Ken, Brigetta, Nadine, Duane, Betty, Larry, Kay

Agenda: MN Design Team's return visit - June 11, 2005
Short-term financing & partnering
Long-term financial request
Annual Report

MN Design Team visit
Each task force will need to prepare one paragraph; at least one member of each task force needs to be there. ALSO each task force needs to provide volunteer hours involved to Steering Committee
Will need presentation on what, where, when, how first thing in the morning
They will formulate, target problems and provide feedback; they will provide feedback & suggest resources
Will request they meet us June 11 from 9:00 to noon at Lions Park
*We need to call all task force members

Gap Financing ideas: Need to develop a presentation
Non profits with gambling revenue
Local businesses
Chamber
City
Gap Needs:
Kiosk near Chamber office
Pay for Design Team visit
Website
Consultant fees
Publicity
Hospitality

This is what the community said (and this is what we've done with $10,000)
1. Rezoning based on latest data for the community
2. Put together a team that will do it
3. Launch into next version of Long Term plan given to us by community
4. Inventory our natural resources and are in the process of packaging
5. Enhancing and further the value of our natural resources
6. Begun tapping into volunteer gap in community with Faith in Action
7. Celebrating creative element in community resulting in community band
8. Promotion through kiosk at Chamber office and Chain of Lakes magazine
9. Have included township in all our activities
10.Put banners up around town

Long Range financing and plan
Need to know who has money in town
Build bridge of communication between city and township
Need healthy community socially, economically, based on community life
Develop listing of potential projects to 'sell' at Design Team meeting
Need relief from traffic going down town

Task Force Updates
Land Use: Purely defining boundaries in present city (can city join with township like Pine River?
Culturally inclusive
City Township cooperation
Need coordinator 50% chamber and 50% 2020 Volunteers can't get it done solo
Want signage at entry points to city
Social Action: Will be approaching churches to get their support, solicit volunteers
Will work in cooperation with Assumption

Arts & Culture: Form an Historical Society
Support of art projects in community
Put together Home Video Festival
Natural Resources: Have parks inventoried and mapped (Kay to get copy from Tanya)
Have met with some Sauk River Chain of Lakes Board members
Have worked on sliding hill
Have reviewed Outlook Parks
Steering Committee: Looking at revenue generating ideas and paperwork
Outline process for grants
Consider potential of Endowment fund from established community members

Visions of the Future
Buildings: Maintain historical value and rejuvenate for community benefit
Community Center
Arts Festival
Long Term financing plan
Endowment and foundation potentials

Grant pieces
Faith in Action
2020 Steering Committee and chamber share staff person $10,400
Community Band - will use Val's original numbers
Mosaic Tile project
Land Use Consultant $ 7,000
Postage 100
Printing 100
Mileage 100
75% from IF and 25% from Community
Design Standards - Gateway Project Consultant $ 5,000
Landscaping
Signage
Keeping the flow 8,600
Land Use Transportation Update map
Tourism Get gateway issue to forefront 1,000
Community web promotional site 1,300

We can ask IF for 'soft' things and we need to list other sources
Steering Committee
Publicity Website 1,200
Mailings 300
Appreciation Recognition & Hospitality 750
Administration Training and Mileage 1,100
Coordination Staff position 10,400

Assignments: Kay will put together a draft for review.
Kay get names of non-profit contacts
Kay get copy of park map from Tanya
All call task force chairs/members