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Arts and Culture Committee (ACC) Meeting Minutes
May 26, 2022
1. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 3:34 p.m. In attendance were Erin Belanger Braid, Cassandra Bryant, Shan-
non Hoffmann, Kathy Dawson, Alejandra Pelinka, Jeanine Bigalk, Community Development Director Casey
McCabe, and ACC Consultant Brenda Kayzar with Urbane DrK Consulting
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
a. Group approved the agenda
3. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES
a. Group approved minutes from the April meeting
4. PRESENTATIONS
a. Sheldon Bryant – Smoke Signals/Little Market That Could
i. Located at Radermacher Field, Thursdays from 4 – 7 pm
ii. Cofounder Rosemary Franks
iii. $3-4K uptick in business at Tractor Supply on Thursday nights due to market
iv. June 2 is opening day on the field; use Wireless SNAP and debit card that state puts out
v. Ave 450 people per night, 105 vendors, serve 10 cities
vi. Car show has average of 24 cars per night for viewing
vii. Bloodmobile, women’s services, non-profit area, food trucks, ice cream, mini ponies, goat
yoga, live music, hula hoop dancing, clowns, face painting, bingo
viii. Best Family Entertainment by SW Media last year
ix. Power Produce Program – healthy food program for kids and older adults
x. High Schools to possibly create mural on side of the 40 ft trailer (9.5 ft x 40 ft)
xi. Goal would be to own the field where the market is to be there permanently
xii. Smokesignals.org, click on Little Marketing That Could (sheldonbryant.com)
xiii. How can ACC help or contribute to this event?
5. OLD BUSINESS
a. Public Works Event Follow Up
i. Lots of positive feedback from the event
ii. 400 at event, 2800 people voted for plow names
iii. Plows will go to each 3rd grade class to get pictures
iv. Event folder on Dropbox with images and follow up doc for committee members to add notes
1. Supply List – Jean to start it
v. Improvements
1. Porta potties
2. Tent for shade
3. Food Truck (where patrons pay for food)
4. Picnic Tables
5. More signage or balloons
b. Bench Committee Update
i. Skate Park Bench Dedication Postponed
ii. Bench has been installed
iii. Future Benches – Optimist and VFW are interested in purchasing
1. Do we need a contract/agreement drawn up?
2. 12 pairs of downhill skis to be donated for bench
3. Putting out a call to ask for old skis, snowboards, etc.
a. Where to drop and where to store
4. Need to figure out locations
a. South Downtown by VFW, PLate, Flower Shop, Watzl’s Beach
b. Possible walking tour with this group to spot out bench locations
5. How to maintain benches – can they handle weather/be weather-proofed? Graffitti?
c. City Artist in Residence Committee Update
i. Postpone this to start until 2023 – timeline is quite long (about 12 months)
ii. Outline is in Dropbox
iii. Need “sales pitch” to bring to EDA in 2022 – Ale to draft
6. NEW BUSINESS
a. Eloise the Cow Discussion
i. Has to be moved ASAP – Casey to talk to Andy about moving
ii. Need a plan of how to move her and where her future pasture will be
iii. Does any other business want it? Knotty Oar? Tractor Supply? (Eloise Committee)
iv. Is it an opportunity or liability?
v. Paint her at ChalkFest – this is a no as there won’t be enough room
vi. Talk to Jeffrey about social posts - Casey
b. Space for Artist/Author/Creator Events
i. Identifying opportunities
ii. Rock Creek Building
iii. Farmer’s Market – sponsoring a table per week
iv. Libraries – legacy funding for different events
v. Club Prior/Boathouse Brothers
c. Southtown Town
i. EDA members have been talking about sidewalk quotes.
ii. Come up with options, put out in community and vote
iii. Group to come up with specific copy to be stamped. (under 200 characters) $500 - $800
iv. One for VFW too
7. OTHER BUSINESS
a. Staff Updates
i. Historical Boat Tour at Kathy’s (June 23 meeting)
ii. Walking Tour of downtown being created by Kathy
b. ACC Member Comments/Ideas
c. Farmer’s Market Mural – add to next meeting
8. ADJOURN
Meeting was adjourned at 5:29 pm
Submitted by Shannon Hoffmann