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Meeting of the Beautification and Public Art Committee Held at the Elk River City Hall c'�y°r r Monday, May 20, 2024 Elk_�. River Members Present: Committee Member Deb Hjermstad, Committee Member Melissa McAlpine, Councilmember Jennifer Wagner, Committee Member Ryan Hardin, Committee Member Nic Hahn, Commissioner Dan Tveite Staff Present: Economic Development Specialist Josh Mollan, and Senior Planner Chris Leeseberg I. CALL MEETING TO ORDER Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the meeting was called to order at 4:01 p.m. by Josh. 2. CONSIDER AGENDA Deb requested to add item 4.5 Consideration of Landscape Art Project. Moved by Dan and seconded by Ryan to approve the agenda as amended. Motion carried 6-0. 3. CONSIDER MINUTES 3.1 April 15, 2024 Meeting Minutes Moved by Deb and seconded by Melissa to approve the April 15, 2024, meeting minutes. Motion carried 6-0. 4. GENERAL BUSINESS 4.1 Public Art Project Josh shared that the Central Minnesota Arts Board (CMAB) granted Elk River the requested $8,000 public art grant. Additionally, Josh shared that he attended the April 22nd Multipurpose Facility Advisory Commission meeting and was advised to bring Carey to FT Center prior to securing a specific location for the piece. Otherwise, the commission was in favor of "Where Energy Flows" within their facility. Josh will meet with Carey on June 18th to visit FT Center to determine the best location for the piece. Jennifer inquired about if additional funding is secured, could Carey increase the size of "Where Energy Flows". Josh advised that he confirmed with CMAB that additional funds could be used for the project. He will connect with Carey to see if she would be willing to increase the size for an additional cost. The committee was in favor of an email and a follow-up phone call to the naming sponsors at FT