HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-07-02 PACKET 04.D.
Minutes
City of Cottage Grove
Arts Commission Meeting
March 5, 2019
Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a Cottage Grove Arts Commission Meeting was held on
March 5, 2019.
1) CALL TO ORDER
a) Meeting called to order at 7:00pm
2) ROLL CALL
a) Members Present: Barbara Forthun, Joe Kovarik, Jennifer Cheesman, Joe Filipovich, LeRoy
Johannsen, Hailey Trzebiatowski, Shawn Foster-Huot, Melissa Soto
b) Members Absent:
c) Others Present: La Rae Mills, City Council, Molly Pietruszewski, Recreation Services
Manager
3) APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
4) APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
5) PRESENTATIONS
6) OLD BUSINESS
a) Films in 5 – Commissioner Foster-Huot
i) Foster-Huot recommended adding the specific town names to the submission guidelines
and website for the Films in 5. Foster-Huot will send the Commission to the Facebook
event.
b) Utility Box Art Wrap – Commissioner Foster-Huot
i) Foster-Huot has not been successful reaching out to Xcel. This will be added as a
discussion item at the April workshop.
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c) Summer Concert Series – Commissioner Forthun
i) Forthun stated the performers have been secured:
South Washington Community band at the Cottage Grove Amphitheater on June 20,
2019
Red Rock Swing Band on July 11, 2019 at Hamlet
Dance by Kris on August 8, 2019 at Peter Thompson
Forthun is working with these vendors to make sure they have all the things they need to
perform. Forthun has collected an emergency number for each group and will contact them
in the event of bad weather.
7) NEW BUSINESS
a) Arts Trail
i) Pietruszewski updated the Commission regarding the temporary art trail proposal by Parks
and Recreation Commissioner Suzie Brown. Commissioner Brown is proposing to do an
art trail at Hamlet Park near the pond and basketball area. The plan is to create and set up
free art activities for the community to do when they are at the park. She is proposing
these activities rotate parks. Pietruszewski stated this is another great example of arts in
our community brought on by another commission which is a great tribute to the Arts
Commission. Forthun requested displaying the art after the project is complete. A motion
to support the Arts Trail project was made.
b) New Commission Members
i) Pietrusewski introduced the new youth seat Hailey Trabiatowski and Art Commissioner
Melissa Soto. Kovarik read the Art Commission motto.
c) Officer Appointments
i) Kovarik will remain as the Chair position. There were two nominations for Vice-Chair.
Forthun and Cheesman. The decision went to silent vote. Commissioner Cheesman was
declared the vice-chair. A motion was made to appoint Jennifer Cheesman to the Vice-
chair position.
8) COMMISSION COMMENTS
a) Trabiatowski expressed her desire to include and to promote art to younger people. Kovarik
asked Trabiatowski to have her top 3 recommendations to help get younger people involved
for the next workshop. Forthun requested to talk about the water lantern idea at the next
workshop.
9) COUNCIL COMMENTS
a) None
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10) ADJOURNMENT
a) Meeting adjourned at 8:30pm
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