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Minutes
City Of Edina, Minnesota
Arts & Culture Commission
Mayor’s Conference Room – City Hall
June 27, 2019
4:30 p.m.
I. Call To Order
Vice Chair Miller called the meeting to order at 4:40 p.m.
II. Roll Call
Answering roll call were Commissioners Hegley, Isaacs, Miller, Morgan-Nelsen, Suckow, and
Student Commissioner Konkimalla
Absent: Chandler, Klein, Martin, Rubin, and Student Commissioner Pardo
Staff present: Staff Liaison Tarnowski
III. Approval Of Meeting Agenda
Motion made by Isaacs to approve the meeting agenda. Motion seconded by Suckow.
Motion carried.
IV. Approval of Meeting Minutes
Motion made by Suckow to approve the May 23, 2019 minutes. Motion seconded by
Morgan-Nelsen. Motion carried.
V. Special Recognition and Presentations
• Luther Overholt, Forester for the City of Edina, presented a plan for a new piece of
public art to be carved from a deteriorating tree next to City Hall.
• Commissioners walked outside to the site of the proposed art work, and
recommended that the City proceed.
• Commissioners offered comment on the subject material for this art work and
requested that concept drawings be brought to a future ACC meeting.
VII. Reports/Recommendations
A. Discussion of Next Steps for Three-Year Plan for Public Art in Edina
• Commissioners discussed the charge to the ACC and HRCC in the 2019 Work Plans to
recommend a three-year plan for public art to the City Council to be implemented in 2020.
• City Council will review and take action on the jointly-developed plan prior to Commissions
undertaking any tasks in the draft plan.
• A plan was drafted to be discussed at the HRRC meeting in July.
• Several related topics were discussed including the care of current or future art pieces and/or
de-accession planning.
B. Review of Arts & Culture 2019 Work Plan
Commissioners discussed Initiative #1 and #3 (see Agenda items VII.A. and VII. C.) and
will review Initiatives #2, 4, at the next Commission meeting.
C. Update on2019 Student Sculpture Contest
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Staff Liaison Tarnowski shared progress on the Edina Student Sculpture Contest.
• City of Edina communications issued a call for proposals as part of a press release on
the contest
• Viable proposals are being reviewed and will be discussed with members of the ACC
VIII. Chair and Member Comments
Commissioners requested a cancellation of the August 2019 meeting due to
limited ability to attend.
IX. Staff Comments
X. Adjournment
Motion made by Miller to adjourn the June 27, 2019 meeting at 6:00 pm. Motion
seconded by Hegley. Motion carried.