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The Elk River Vision A welcoming community with revolutionary and spirited resourcefulness, exceptional service, and community engagement that encourages and inspires prosperity Request for Action To Public Art Subcommittee Item Number 4.1 Agenda Section General Business Meeting Date March 10, 2020 Prepared by Amanda Othoudt, ED Director Item Description Public Art Proposal Reviewed by Cal Portner, City Administrator Reviewed by Action Requested Provide a recommendation to the EDA for a public art proposal. Background/Discussion At the Public Art Subcommittee’s February 18, 2020, meeting, Matthew Coppersmith of Coppersmith Customs presented his final public art mockup to the committee. The art location, in front of Granite Shores, was identified which is the same place the soup ladle was located. The property owner agreed to the location, however, is requiring engineered plans as the location sits above the underground parking lot. The Subcommittee was not comfortable moving forward with the project due to concerns with the lack of engineering plans and variations in the artists dimensions. They recommended to table the discussion until the plans are complete. After conversations with the artist, he retracted his proposal and would like to resubmit something completely different. Staff is requesting that the subcommittee provide a recommendation to the EDA on whether they would like to resubmit the Public Art RFP and call for artists. The next deadline for a grant submittal has not been released yet but will likely be in August. Financial Impact The EDA budgeted $5,000 in 2020 as a matching grant for a public art installation at their June 17, 2019, meeting. Attachments  Public Art RFP