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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-04-26 ACC MinutesDraft Minutes® Approved Minutes0 Approved Date: Click here to enter a date. Minutes City Of Edina, Minnesota Arts & Culture Commission Edina Art Center Thursday, April 26, 2018 4:30 p.m. I. Call To Order Chair Rubin called the meeting to order at 4:34 p.m. II. Roll Call Commissioners Present: Susan Chandler, Cheryl Gunness, Douglas Hegley, Heather Isaacs, Hannah Klein, Anne Miller, Michelle Morgan-Nelsen, Russell Rubin and Steven Suckow Student Commissioners Present: Jane Howe and Brooke Sheehy Staff Present: Staff Liaison Faus, Administrative Coordinator Janet Canton and Economic Development Manager Bill Neuendorf III. Approval Of Meeting Agenda Motion made by Suckow to approve the meeting agenda. Motion seconded by Miller. Motion carried. IV. Special Recognitions and Presentations Each commissioner introduced themselves to the new commissioner Michelle Morgan-Nelsen. Commissioner Nelson took a few moments to introduce herself to the commission. V. Community Comment None VI. Reports/Recommendations A. North Ramp Public Art Economic Development Manager Neuendorf informed the commission of the nearly 800 people who returned the survey that was sent out there was a strong preference for two of the designs. He also gave a presentation and went over the renderings as well as gave examples of some of the comments there were given. Economic Development Manager Neuendorf indicated it would be very helpful if a few members of the commission could meet with staff and the artists as they finalize their designs. Commissioners Gunness, Klein and Nelson volunteered to help finalize the designs. B. Comprehensive Plan Chair Rubin informed the commission that Commissioner Hegley did a great job of going over the detail of the Comprehensive Plan to the Planning Commission two weeks ago. Commissioner Hegley brought the commission up-to-date on where they are at with the Draft Minutes® Approved MinutesEl Approved Date: Click here to enter a date. Comprehensive Plan and added he felt the Comprehensive Plan was very well received by the Planning Commission. C. Arts & Culture Commission Work Plan Chair Rubin reviewed the work plan and went through the initiatives. Commissioner Gunness informed the commission the deadline for submitting applications for the sculptures to have their piece considered to be part of the rotating exhibit was April 20. The original timeline indicates the selection of the piece would be May 5 with the installation and a reception for the artist on June 5. However, the timeline of that is complex with Liaison Frey's departure since he did the majority of the work on the project. Assistant Parks & Recreation Director Faus indicated she recently met with City Manager Neal, Parks & Recreation Director Kattreh and Commissioner Gunness to discuss the timing of the project. The direction they received was to delay the project. The plan is to reach out to the ten applicants and let those artists know they don't feel they have the staff or resources to do it correctly and would like to extend the deadline to the beginning of August when the new General Manager will have hopefully been on board a few months. The commission had a discussion and recommended to postpone it until 2019. Motion made by Suckow that this year given the change that the professional artist aspect of it be delayed and the resources be refocused on the student competition and other public art needs to be identified by the working group and the commission. Motion seconded by Rubin. Motion carried. VII. Chair and Member Comments None VIII. Staff Comments Staff Liaison Faus informed the commission they are interviewing 11 people in the first round for the Art Center General Manager position. Their hope is to have the new General Manager start the end of May or first part of June. IX. Adjournment Motion made by Hegley to adjourn the April 26, 2018 meeting at 6:02 p.m. Motion seconded by Suckow. Motion carried.