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Special Meeting of the Elk River EDA <br />Beautification and Public Art Committee <br />Held at the Elk River City Hall <br />Tuesday, February 20, 2024 <br /> <br /> <br />Members Present: Deb Hjermstad, Melissa McAlpine, Dan Tveite, Jennifer Wagner, and Ryan Hardin (3:58 <br />p.m.) <br /> <br />Members Absent: Nic Hahn <br /> <br />Staff Present: Economic Development Specialist Josh Mollan, and Economic Development Director <br />Brent O’Neil <br /> <br />Guests Present: Parks and Recreation Commission Representative Mike Niziolek <br /> <br />1. Call Meeting to Order <br /> <br />Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the special meeting of the EDA Beautification and Public Art <br />Committee was called to order at 3:32 p.m. by Josh. <br /> <br /> The members, staff, and guests introduced themselves. <br /> <br />2. Consider Agenda <br /> <br />Moved by Dan and seconded by Jennifer to approve the agenda. Motion carried 4-0. <br /> <br />3. Consider Minutes <br /> <br />Moved by Dan and seconded by Melissa to approve the December 18, 2023, meeting minutes. <br />Motion carried 4-0. <br /> <br />4.1 Review and Recommend Public Art Proposals <br /> <br /> Josh shared that of the six registered artists two submitted proposals. <br /> <br /> Dan asked for clarification on Carey Dean’s proposal if the projects proposed were separate. <br /> <br />Josh advised that Carey Dean’s proposal featured two projects, each being proposed at $20,000, whereas <br />Daniela Bianchini’s proposal featured multiple projects, combined being proposed at $20,000. <br /> <br /> Jennifer brought up her concern over vandalism of the mosaic trash receptacles at Orono Park <br /> <br />The committee was comfortable moving forward with judging the two proposals, knowing that the <br />committee will aim to seek additional public art in the future. <br /> <br />Mike suggested the committee look into partnering with parks and rec to utilize artistic trash receptacles <br />across city parks. <br /> <br /> (Ryan joined at 3:58 p.m.) <br /> <br /> <br />