3. JOINT MEETING MINUTES (2 SETS) 09-18-2023

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Special Joint Meeting of the Elk River EDA Beautification and Public Art Committees Held at the Elk River City Hall Monday, August 14th, 2023 Members Present: Deb Hjermstad, Melissa McAlpine, Ryan Hardin, Jennifer Wagner, Sharon Tracy, Dan Tveite Members Absent: Michael Niziolek Staff Present: Josh Mollan, Economic Development Specialist, Brent O’Neil, Economic Development Director 1. Call Meeting to Order Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the special joint meeting of the EDA Beautification and Public Art Committees was called to order at 10:16 a.m. by Josh. 2. Consider Agenda Moved by Dan and seconded by Ryan to approve the agenda. Motion carried 6-0. 3.1 Introductions Each member and staff member introduced themselves to the group and how they have been involved with their respective committees. 3.2 Public Art Committee Activities for 2023 Sharon shared details about the public art RFP process and her involvement in the state-wide art community. She also suggested involving the school district again to include an educational aspect regarding the selected artist. Jennifer suggested that staff lead the role in determining funding opportunities as well as using Sharons expertise in grant writing. Brent asked the group if the committees would be willing to merge due to enough overlap between the group’s mission and vision. Josh shared that the Central Minnesota Arts Board (CMAB) will host a public art grant with an April 3 application deadline. The committee shared potential target areas/ideas for a public art project: Farmers market, riverfront, Orono Park, FT Center, Woodland Trails, former Kemper wall, top of Pompeii wall, former meat market site, chamber site, along Highway 169, Martie’s Farm Services, interactive art, Handke, electrical boxes, round abouts, downtown sign. 3.3 2023 Meeting Schedule Josh requested feedback on timing of the joining of the committees. The committee agreed to merge committees now.