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Special Meeting of the Elk River EDA Beautification and Public Art Committee Held at the Elk River City Hall Monday, April 15, 2024 Members Present: Deb Hjermstad, Nic Hahn, Dan Tveite, Ryan Hardin, and Melissa McAlpine Members Absent: Jennifer Wagner Staff Present: Economic Development Specialist Josh Mollan 1. Call Meeting to Order Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the special meeting of the EDA Beautification and Public Art Committee was called to order at 4:33 p.m. by Josh. 2. Consider Agenda Moved by Dan and seconded by Ryan to approve the agenda. Motion carried 5-0. 3. Consider Minutes Moved by Dan and seconded by Melissa to approve the March 18, 2024, meeting minutes. Motion carried 5-0. 4.1 Public Art Project Update Josh shared that the EDA approved a $10,000 contribution to the public art project. Josh and Carey (remote) will attend the Multipurpose Facility Advisory Commission on April 22°d to approve location and concept. Additionally, staff is still considering a video to highlight Carey's visit to Elk River. Nic shared that Evening of the Arts at Elk River High School will be on April 25`''. 4.2 Committee Branding Josh shared a potential new name of the committee: Civic Charm Committee, as well as accompanying logos recreated by Melissa. Dan suggested determining the charter and direction of committee activities before landing on a new name. The committee was in consensus to brainstorm prior to the next meeting on the direction of a name and logo change. 4.3 Beautification Award Josh shared that he would work with Plant and Things to award Edge Bar + Boutique their garden bench in the coming weeks. Additionally, Josh will work with Melissa to update the Beautification Award flyer for 2024. Melissa suggested utilizing swag items to further market the committee and the Beautification Award once the logo and name change are determined.