HomeMy WebLinkAbout20241211 - Arts & Culture Commission PacketHastings Arts and Culture Commission Agenda
Wednesday, December 11, 2024
6:00 p.m. – City Hall Volunteer Room
1. Call to Order
2. Approval of Agenda
3. Approval of Minutes – November 13, 2024
OLD BUSINESS
4. Subcommittee Updates
a) Policy & Procedures – Update on Muralist List for Resource Page – Maner
b) Finance & Fundraising – No updates
c) Outreach & Communications – Humphrey & Tribe
NEW BUSINESS
5. 2025 Work Plan
6. Recap of Action Items
7. Announcements
8. Adjourn
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Hastings Arts & Culture Commission Meeting Minutes
Wednesday, November 13, 2024 – 6:00 PM
Hastings City Hall – Volunteer Room
1. Call Meeting to Order
Meeting called to order at 6:03 p.m.
Present: Chair Hollenbeck; Vice Chair Read; Commissioners McCoy, Tribe and Wagner; Economic
Development Coordinator Menke
Absent: Commissioners Humphrey and Maner
2. Approval of Agenda
Vice Chair Read motioned to approve agenda as presented; Commissioner McCoy seconded.
Motion carried.
3. Approval of Minutes – October 9, 2024 Regular Meeting
Commissioner Tribe motioned to approve minutes as presented; Vice Chair Read seconded.
Motion carried.
OLD BUSINESS
4. Subcommittee Updates
a) Policy & Procedures
Update on Muralist List for Resource Page – Maner
Commissioner Maner was not in attendance and there was no update provided
b) Finance & Fundraising
No updates
c) Outreach & Communications - Humphrey and Tribe
No updates
5. Recap of Creative Convergence
Chair Hollenbeck noted that the event needed to be marketed better since it wasn’t even posted on
the Arts and Culture Commission calendar. Commissioner Tribe suggested only having an annual
Creative Convergence every spring, which the other Commissioners agreed to. The turnout for the
most recent event was much less than anticipated. A tentative date for next year’s Creative
Convergence was set for May 8th, pending site availability. There was then discussion of who would
be the host for the next year.
6. Continued Discussion of 2025 Plans
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Chair Hollenbeck announced that Alex Menke will be the new permanent staff liaison for the Arts and
Culture Commission. Chair Hollenbeck also mentioned that the Commission will need to create a
work plan and Community Development Director John Hinzman will be attending a couple of
meetings to assist with that.
There was then discussion on the events of 2024 and what they’d like to continue in 2025. As
discussed previously, Creative Convergence will be held in the spring. Vice Chair Read expressed
wanting to do Shakespeare in the Park again in the summer, a tentative date of June 29th has been
selected. Vice Chair Read to draft an email to his contact with Shakespeare in the Park and Menke will
send it and begin correspondence.
Vice Chair Read brought up potentially doing something during Rivertown Days, which Commissioner
Tribe expressed hesitancy given how many other organizations are busy and involved.
Moving Artistry in the Air to the first weekend of October to get better weather and to avoid all the
busy schedules in September. A tentative date was scheduled for October 4th with a new park
location for C.P. Adams Park.
Commissioners expressed a desire to support NAPAC’s event next year for Indigenous People’s Day
with the school district. Vice Chair Read also brough up that the mural project will require a lot of
time and effort as well.
For a winter event, hosting another City Hall tour was identified as an option. Vice Chair Read brought
up that an arts specific script for the tour would be nice. There was general discussion around
logistics of what that kind of script would look like.
NEW BUSINESS
7. Ordinance Discussion
Chair Hollenbeck presented the proposed changes to the ordinance that City Council will vote on in
December, establishing the permanence of the Commission. There was a brief discussion about some
minor verbiage changes that were noted, and the remainder of the ordinance was generally
accepted.
Motion: Approve the ordinance as written with the revision of 4.1 reverting the word “may” back to
the word “will”
The motion was moved by Vice Chair Read and seconded by Commissioner Wagner. The motion was
unanimously approved.
City Administrator Wietecha joined the meeting for a brief question about the Dale Lewis lease and
its effective date. He also provided some insights on the proposed ordinance language. He left shortly
after.
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8. Civic Arena Muralist – Finalist Selection
The Commission reviewed the submissions from the three finalists and discussed which to choose,
ultimately selecting the design from Lili Lennox. Vice Chair Read to draft emails to send to all the
finalists which Menke will send out. Commissioner McCoy brought up engaging the Hastings Hockey
Boosters to see if they were interested in either increasing the size of the panels or adding additional
ones. Menke to ask the artist what the cost of additional panels or increasing the size of the panels
will be.
Menke described that the next steps are to present the design and a contract to City Council for their
approval.
Motion: Select Lily Lennox as the artist to create the Civic Arena Mural
The motion was moved by Commissioner McCoy and seconded by Commissioner Tribe. The motion
passed unanimously.
9. Recap of Action Items
Menke requested the outstanding W9s for the artists and musicians from Artistry in the Air and the
NAPAC event.
Menke will be sending emails to set up Shakespeare in the Park and to communicate with the
muralist finalists
10. Announcements
Menke described the current plans for HPAC to lease out 213 Ramsey Street
11. Adjourn
Commissioner McCoy motioned to adjourn at 7:40 p.m. Seconded by Vice Chair Read.
Motion carried.
The next Arts and Culture Commission meeting will be held on Wednesday, December 11, at 6:00
p.m. in the Volunteer Room at City Hall.
HEDRA STRATEGIC PLAN ACTION STEPS
Adopted July 8, 2021
Development of Underutilized Sites
Project Project
Status
Strategic Actions Budget
Impact
Timeline
Vermillion/Cty
Hwy 47 Intersection
Redevelopment
Not Started Meet with property owners to determine likelihood for
redevelopment and the extent to which HEDRA would play a role.
Staff time
Near
Term
(<1 year)
Not Started Meet with interested redevelopment partners to determine interest
and identify obstacles.
Less than $5,000
Not Started Determine any HEDRA resources to spur redevelopment. Potential
Acquisition Cost.
Assessed value of
properties ~500K.
Hastings Target Site
Ongoing
Establish regular meetings with Target’s real estate broker to
determine private market interest for purchase or site
redevelopment.
Staff time
Near Term
(<1 year)
Not Started Work with owner, broker, and Operational Easement Agreement
(OEA) Signatories to expand potential uses for the site
Not Started Review any changes to land use controls with HEDRA and City to
spur development.
Not Started Determine any HEDRA resources to spur redevelopment.
UBC Site
Redevelopment
Ongoing Staff to approach developers to gauge interest in the site and
possibilities for redevelopment.
Staff time
Near Term
(<1 year)
Ongoing
Staff to work internally to locate alternative storage options for the
various pieces of equipment currently stored in the metal UBC
building.
Cost to remove
metal structure
from building.
317 3rd Street E
Redevelopment
Development
In Process
Staff to continue assisting developer through project entitlements
and to construction.
Staff time Near Term
(<1 year)
Wells Fargo Block
Redevelopment
Ongoing Coordinate with property owners to determine price to control
development interest (sales price, right of first refusal, etc)
Staff time / Near Term
1. (<1 year)
Not Started Meet with interested redevelopment partners to determine interest Staff time Mid Term
and identify obstacles. (1-2 year)
Not Started Develop RFQ / RFP for development partner for the site once
assembled
Staff time Long
Term
(3+ years)
Not Started Determine any HEDRA resources to spur redevelopment Staff time Long
Term
(3+ years)
Block 1
Redevelopment
Ongoing
Staff to continue to meet with Spades and assess progress towards
development.
Staff time Near Term
(<1 year)
Not Started Staff to prepare an RFP for a mixed use development on the site.
Project to include both residential and either
retail/commercial/office uses.
Staff time Mid Term
(1–2
years)
Crossroads
Commercial Site
Not Started Meet with property owners to determine likelihood for
redevelopment and the extent to which HEDRA would play a role.
Staff time
Near Term
(<1 year)
Not Started Meet with interested redevelopment partners to determine interest
and identify obstacles
Staff time
Not Started Review any changes to land use controls with HEDRA and City to
spur development.
Staff time
Not Started Determine any HEDRA resources to spur redevelopment. Staff time Mid Term
(1-2 year)
Westview Mall Not Started Meet with Property owner to assess their long term vision for the
property and how the City can assist.
Staff time Near Term
(<1 year)
Marcus Theatre
Ongoing Meet with listing brokers. Staff time 1. Mid Term
(1-2 year) Not Started Review any changes to land use controls with HEDRA and City to
spur development.
Staff time
Maintain Hastings Character & Tourism Attraction
Project Project
Status
Strategic Actions Budget
Impact
Timeline
Downtown Hastings
Not Started Complete an architectural assessment to include the identification
of necessary repairs to ensure longevity of historic structures.
$25,000 study
1. Near term
(<1 year)
Not Started
Staff to review American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to assess the
use of that resource to fund a matching grant program to fund
repairs that are identified by the assessment.
ARP dollars for
matching grant
program to fund
repairs.
Not Started Complete renovation projects on downtown historic structures ARP dollars 2. Mid Term
3. (1-2 year)
Not Started Staff to assess opportunities for activation of alley between 2nd
Street and Levee Park as promenade.
Staff Time Near term
(<1 year)
Blight Identification
Not Started Staff to proactively identify and pursue code violations in
commercial areas.
Staff time
1.
2. Near term
(<1 year)
Not Started
Staff to review existing Revolving Loan Program and either add to
this program or create a new loan program with the purpose of
funding exterior and structural home repairs for households with an
annual income <80% of Area Median Income. Hastings 2019 AMI
for a four-person household was $71,264.
HEDRA to fund
no interest loan
Improvements To Development Process
Project Project
Status
Strategic Actions Budget
Impact
Timeline
Assess Entitlement
Process
Not Started Staff to meet with at least 6 commercial/residential developers that
have completed a project in the past 3 years.
Staff time
1. Near term
(<1 year) Not Started Staff prepare summary of areas of strength and areas of
improvement. Identify specific alterations to be made to be
considered by HEDRA / Planning Commission / City Council.
Staff time
Review Existing
Incentive Programs
Not Started Staff to review all existing program handouts for areas to update. Staff time Near term
(<1 year) Not Started Bring recommended changes to HEDRA for consideration. Staff time
Business Retention and Expansion
Project Project
Status
Strategic Actions Budget
Impact
Timeline
Business Retention
& Expansion Visits
Ongoing Staff to complete at least 12 BR&E visits annually and provide
BR&E survey report to HEDRA.
Staff time 1. Near term
(<1 year)
Business Drop-in
visits
Ongoing Staff to complete at least 100 unique business drops in’s per year
and provide updates to HEDRA in July and January on status of
visits.
Staff time 1. Near term
(<1 year)
Events:
- Creative Convergence
- Shakespeare in the Park
- Artistry in the Air
- City Hall Tours
Projects:
- Civic Arena Mural
Support:
- NAPAC Indigenous Peoples Events
- HPAC Arts Programs