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Edina Arts and Culture Commission
City Of Edina, Minnesota
Braemar Clubhouse Cooper Lounge
6364 John Harris Drive, Edina, MN 55439
Thursday, August 25, 2016
4:30 PM
I.Call To Order
II.Roll Call
III.Approval Of Meeting Agenda
IV.Approval Of Meeting Minutes
A.Minutes, Arts & Culture Commission July 28, 2016
V.Community Comment
During "Community Comment," the Board/Commission will invite residents to share relevant
issues or concerns. Individuals must limit their comments to three minutes. The Chair may limit
the number of speakers on the same issue in the interest of time and topic. Generally speaking,
items that are elsewhere on tonight's agenda may not be addressed during Community Comment.
Individuals should not expect the Chair or Board/Commission Members to respond to their
comments tonight. Instead, the Board/Commission might refer the matter to sta% for
consideration at a future meeting.
VI.Reports/Recommendations
A.2017 Work Plan
B.Mission Statement
VII.Correspondence And Petitions
A.Report, Music in Edina August 25, 2016
B.Report, Public Art Edina August 25, 2016
VIII.Chair And Member Comments
IX.Sta1 Comments
X.Adjournment
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Date: August 25, 2016 Agenda Item #: IV.A.
To:Edina Arts and Culture Commission Item Type:
Minutes
From:Michael Frey, Art Center General Manager
Item Activity:
Subject:Minutes, Arts & Culture Commission July 28, 2016 Action
CITY OF EDINA
4801 West 50th Street
Edina, MN 55424
www.edinamn.gov
ACTION REQUESTED:
Please approve minutes.
INTRODUCTION:
ATTACHMENTS:
Description
Minutes, Arts & Culture Commission July 28, 2016
Draft Minutes☐
Approved Minutes☒
Approved Date: 08/25/2016
Minutes
City Of Edina, Minnesota
Arts and Culture Commission
Edina City Hall Community Room
July 28, 2016
4:30 p.m.
I. Call To Order
Chair Anne Miller called the meeting to order at 4:32 p.m.
II. Roll Call
Commissioners Present: Stella Chaffee, Kandace Ellis, Dana Lappin, Ray Meifert, Anne Miller, Steve
Suckow.
Commissioners Absent: Cheryl Gunness, Barbara La Valleur.
Student Representatives Absent: Olivia Chen, Farhia Osman.
Staff Present: Michael Frey, General Manager, Edina Art Center.
III. Approval of Meeting Agenda
Motion by Commissioner Suckow and second by Commissioner Chaffee to approve the meeting
agenda. Motion passed unanimously.
IV. Adoption of Consent Agenda
A. Approval of Minutes – Regular Meetings of June 28, 2016
Motion by Commissioner Suckow and second by Commissioner Ellis to approve the regular
minutes of June 28, 2016 minutes. Motion passed unanimously.
V. Community Comment
No community members present.
VI. Reports/Recommendations
A. Donations & Sponsorship Brochure
Staff Liaison Frey stated that the ‘draft’ Arts & Culture Commission Donation & Sponsorship Brochure
had been distributed. The next step is to send the draft to the City’s Communications Department to be
finalized.
Draft Minutes☐
Approved Minutes☒
Approved Date: 08/25/2016
Commissioners Suckow and Ellis volunteered to meet with Dick Crockett, Executive Director of the Edina
Community Foundation to discuss the establishment of an Arts & Culture Commission Fund at the
Foundation.
B. Mission Statement
The mission statement discussion was postponed to a future meeting.
C. 2017 Work Plan
The Commission decided to hold an off-site work session to discuss and plan the Arts & Culture
Commission 2017 Work Plan. The location for the August 25 meeting would be changed from Edina
City Hall to the Tin Fish Restaurant and Braemar Clubhouse.
Several ideas discussed for the work plan are a Facebook page for the Arts & Culture Commission plus
a Twitter account, additional website content, and fundraising strategies. The meeting will be at the
regular meeting time of 4:30 p.m.
D. Resignation of Commissioner Adriana Zabala
Staff Liaison Frey stated Commissioner Zabala’s reasons for her resignation. The Commission members
wished Ms. Zabala the best of luck in her endeavors.
VII. Adjournment
The meeting concluded at 5:35 p.m.
Date: August 25, 2016 Agenda Item #: VI.A.
To:Edina Arts and Culture Commission Item Type:
Report and Recommendation
From:Michael Frey, Art Center General Manager
Item Activity:
Subject:2017 Work Plan Discussion
CITY OF EDINA
4801 West 50th Street
Edina, MN 55424
www.edinamn.gov
ACTION REQUESTED:
None
INTRODUCTION:
This off-site working meeting was requested by Commissioners to develop the 2017 Arts & Culture Commission
work plan.
Date: August 25, 2016 Agenda Item #: VI.B.
To:Edina Arts and Culture Commission Item Type:
Report and Recommendation
From:Michael Frey, Art Center General Manager
Item Activity:
Subject:Mission Statement Discussion
CITY OF EDINA
4801 West 50th Street
Edina, MN 55424
www.edinamn.gov
ACTION REQUESTED:
None
INTRODUCTION:
The Commission requested this item be added to the August agenda as well as July.
Date: August 25, 2016 Agenda Item #: VII.A.
To:Edina Arts and Culture Commission Item Type:
Correspondence
From:Michael Frey, Art Center General Manager
Item Activity:
Subject:Report, Music in Edina August 25, 2016 Information
CITY OF EDINA
4801 West 50th Street
Edina, MN 55424
www.edinamn.gov
ACTION REQUESTED:
INTRODUCTION:
ATTACHMENTS:
Description
Report, Music in Edina August 25, 2016
Edina Arts & Culture Commission
Music in Edina Report
August 25, 2016
The "Music in Edina" group hosted two successful summer concerts. The first one was held in
Arneson Acres and music was provided by the Homeward Bound band. The second musical
evening was led by the Blue Mood, Colin Nelson's jazz group. The third musical group, The
Percolators was cancelled due to weather. Planning continues for fall possibilities.
Respectfully submitted by Kandace Ellis
Date: August 25, 2016 Agenda Item #: VII.B.
To:Edina Arts and Culture Commission Item Type:
Correspondence
From:Michael Frey, Art Center General Manager
Item Activity:
Subject:Report, Public Art Edina August 25, 2016 Information
CITY OF EDINA
4801 West 50th Street
Edina, MN 55424
www.edinamn.gov
ACTION REQUESTED:
INTRODUCTION:
ATTACHMENTS:
Description
Report, Public Art Edina August 25, 2016
Draft Minutes☐
Approved Minutes☒
Approved Date: 9/22/2016
Edina Arts & Culture Commission
Public Art Edina Report
August 25, 2016
SCULPTURE Vandalism on The Promenade - Unknown persons vandalized Orbit by Timothy Cassidy in
June days before the artists opening by forcing what had been the top, horizontal part of the sculpture.
It partially broke the welding attaching the top to the base piece, and the damage did not prevent
repair being done. Tim was able to re-weld it thanks to Tom Shirley and his crew at their Centennial
Lakes workshop the day of the art opening which saved him a trip from his home in New York Mills,
north central Minnesota. He chose to leave the top part at a slight angle so that hopefully no further
damage would occur.
K-9 Sculpture Update - After discussing the possibility of a K-9 sculpture near City Hall and the Police
Department since nearly the beginning of Public Art Edina more than 11 years ago, the project is fully
underway with an artist chosen - Michelle Recke, an Edina native and approved by the Edina Crime
Prevention Fund (ECPF). A group was organized in June by City Councilwoman Mary Brindle and
includes in addition to Mary, Michael Frey, Ruth Valgemae, a former Public Art member, dog lover and
patron of the arts; Juli Seeger, whose husband is a K-9 officer handler; Pacy Erck, a retired Edina teacher,
dog lover and patron of the arts; Jon Barnett, and member of the ECPF; Dick Crockett, Executive
Director of the Edina Community Foundation and founding Pubic Art member and myself. The group
met June 13th and was unanimous in their recommendation to choose Michelle Recke as the artist. Ms.
Recke has already done a life size clay model. At the ECPF meeting, Brindle noted the funding for the
project included $5,000 presented in 2015 to PAE by the Edina Federated Women’s Club; Pacy Erck
committed $5,000 and the ECPF voted to donate $1,000. Artist Recke is donating her services as an artist
because she is passionate about the project and wants to give back to her community. Public Art Edina
voted at our August meeting to contribute $1,000 from our Edina Community Foundation funds to the
project. It is estimated that foundry costs will be in the range of $10,000. The proposed sculpture
location faces the front of City Hall and would be on a stone base. While total cost of a bronze plaque,
stone base, headstones and landscaping are not yet determined, it is estimated to be about $15,000 -
$20,000. Approval of the K-9 Sculpture project by the City Council is needed.
Utility Box Art Wraps Update: The third art wrap for the utility box at the intersection of Metro and
Industrial Boulevards has been ordered and will be installed in the coming weeks. The PAE Chair
received an email from Noah Silver, City electrician encouraging us to wrap three additional traffic
signal boxes on France Avenue at 66th, 70th & 76th Streets, all of which are the same size. The Chair
requested a discount if we ordered four art wraps in the coming weeks of Dan Jacobson at Unleashed
Productions who has done the first two wraps. The first wrap cost over $500 and the second one was
close to $1,000. She received approval to contact Cedars of Edina, the Chamber of Commerce and
Southdale, the Galleria and/or Southdale Hospital to see if their organizations/businesses would like to
have a competition to select an art piece from their organizations and pay for the wrap. Update: After a
conversation with Mark Peterson, one of the owners of Cedars of Edina, he suggested they would like to
fund all three art wraps.
Draft Minutes☐
Approved Minutes☒
Approved Date: 9/22/2016
Sign-Up to Volunteer/Fall into the Arts: PAE members are signing up to volunteer during Fall Into the
Arts at the Art Center booth to interact with the public and encourage people to cast their vote for their
ONE favorite sculptures and requests members of the EACC do the same.
Respectfully Submitted by Barbara la Valleur