10-14-2010 Park Commission Meeting

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• A community evaluation is available on the website to understand what Pequot Lakes is lacking. • Sue will take this information to the Park & Rec board and city to ask for more bike racks, a city trail to connect from Wild Acres to the Paul Bunyan Trail, and a crosswalk at the Lake Street / Hwy 371 intersection. • Kathy Moore recommended checking into a Legacy Amendment Grant. 12. Main Street Program Ideas for Pequot Lakes —Sue Galligan • Sue attended a Main Street training seminar in August in Red Wing. • There are 4 official Main Street cities in Minnesota. Brainerd and Red Wing are two of them. • Pequot Lakes isn't large enough to become an official Main Street, but there are a lot of information/ideas that can be useful and implemented to help the city and businesses. • The Main Street program has a four point approach: Organization (building partnerships within the business district, city, volunteers, and community), Promotion (create a positive image that will rekindle community pride and improve consumer/investor confidence), Design (getting the business district into top physical shape and creating a safe and inviting environment for shoppers, workers, and visitors), Economic Restructuring (retain and expand successful businesses to provide a balanced commercial mix). • The Main Street program has eight principles to be successful with the four point approach: Comprehensive (no single focus), Incremental (change has to be planned and baby steps), Self-Help (no one else will save our businesses), Partnerships (public and private), Identifying and Capitalizing on Existing Assets (capitalize on the assets that make Pequot Lakes unique), Quality (applies to all aspects) • Sue would like to discuss this information with the Pequot Lakes Advisory Committee, EDC, and Business Connect. 13. Chamber Communication Changes • The Chamber has made some adjustments with your personalized communication. • Pequot Lakes-Breezy Point CONNECT.LEAD.GROW email — Every first and third Monday to Pequot Lakes and Breezy Point members (volunteer profile, events, updates, Ambassador and Advisory committee updates, and special events) • E-Connection email — Every first Tuesday (message from CEO, message from a board member, and brief highlights) • GROW email — Every second and fourth Tuesday (marketing opportunities, events, event committee updates) • Business Connections email — Every second Wednesday (new members, renewing members, Ambassador welcome visits) • Tourism Consumer Events/News email — Every first Tuesday (special events and tourism news) • CONNECT email — every Monday (events, networking tip, networking committee updates) • Tourism Member Updates email —every third Tuesday (website/visitor center traffic counts, public relations successes, Tourism Advisory committee update) • LEAD email — Every first and third Wednesday (events, positions, resources, blogs, and Advocacy committee updates) • Brainerd Main Street email — Every fourth Tuesday to downtown Brainerd members (events, updates, and committees) • Crosslake CONNECT.LEAD.GROW email —Every second and fourth Tuesday to Crosslake area members (volunteer profile, events, updates, Ambassador and Advisory committee updates, and special events) • All members are allowed to "opt out" or be "added" to any of the above emails. • Your Chamber Connects mailing — Every second Thursday (Connect Lead Grow inserts, Chamber communications, and member advertiser inserts) 14. New Business • David Kennedy shared that he has commercial space available. The house where All Things Herbal was formerly located / most recently known as "Artists Without Attitude". Kathy Moore suggested that he contact the Arts Alliance.