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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 />Monday, September 18th, 2023 <br /> <br /> <br />Members Present: Melissa McAlpine, Ryan Hardin, Jennifer Wagner, and Dan Tveite <br /> <br />Members Absent: Deb Hjermstad, Michael Niziolek <br /> <br />Staff Present: Economic Development Specialist Josh Mollan, Economic Development Director Brent <br />O’Neil, and Senior Planner Chris Leeseberg <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 4:05 p.m. by Josh. <br /> <br />Josh shared that Sharon Tracy has resigned from the committee. <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 Ryan and seconded by Melissa to approve the August 14, 2023, Beautification <br />Committee meeting minutes. Motion carried 2-0. <br /> <br />Moved by Dan and seconded by Ryan to approve the August 14, 2023, Beautification and Public Art <br />Committee meeting minutes. Motion carried 4-0. <br /> <br />4.1 Beautification Award Updates <br /> <br />Josh advised that Beautification Award applications are due on 9/30 and to date there have not been any <br />applications received. He asked the committee their thoughts on the future of the Beautification Award. <br /> <br />Jennifer asked if committee members can self-nominate. <br /> <br />The committee was agreeable with the condition that the member would abstain from discussion and <br />judging. <br /> <br />Dan and Jennifer suggested deferring making any changes to the program until after this year’s award season <br />wraps up. <br /> <br />4.2 Public Art Vision and Goals <br /> <br />Josh asked the committee what they want the vision and plan of the newly merged committee to be. <br /> <br />Dan preferred to follow a similar procedure to the last project that the Public Art Committee utilized. <br /> <br />Ryan suggested getting connected with Joan Ruprecht. <br /> <br />