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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, November 20, 2023 <br /> <br /> <br />Members Present: Deb Hjermstad, Melissa McAlpine, Ryan Hardin, Dan Tveite, and Jennifer Wagner (4:30 <br />p.m.) <br /> <br />Staff Present: Economic Development Specialist Josh Mollan, Economic Development Director Brent <br />O’Neil, and Senior Planner Chris Leeseberg <br /> <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 4:04 p.m. by Josh. <br /> <br />2. Consider Agenda <br /> <br />Moved by Dan and seconded by Ryan 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 November 20, 2023, meeting minutes. <br />Motion carried 4-0. <br /> <br />4.1 Beautification Award Update <br /> <br />Josh shared that the EDA approved the recommendation to award Edge Bar + Boutique the Beautification <br />Award at their November meeting. Josh invited members of the committee to attend the EDA meeting to <br />support the Owners of Edge Bar + Boutique. <br /> <br />4.2 Public Art Project <br /> <br />Josh shared the draft RFP with the committee. Josh also shared that the Multipurpose Facility Commission <br />was agreeable to a project at FT Center as well as the Parks and Recreation Commission was agreeable to a <br />project at Orono Park. <br /> <br />Dan suggested connecting with Star News for additional reach. <br /> <br />Jennifer advised that there is an additional wall that is available for public art at FT Center. <br /> <br />4.3 General Updates <br /> <br /> Josh advised that the January meeting will fall on a Tuesday due to the holiday. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />