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City Council Memorandum
To: Mayor Fasbender and City Council
From: Alex Menke, Economic Development Coordinator
Date: February 3, 2025
Item: Adopt Work Plan – Arts and Culture Commission
Council Action Requested:
Adopt the 2025 Work Plan for the Hastings Arts and Culture Commission. A simple majority is
necessary for action.
Background Information:
Per the newly amended ordinance (30.14) the Arts and Culture Commission is required to submit
a work plan detailing the goals, objectives, and activities for the coming year. At the December
2024 and January 2025 Commission meetings, Staff worked with the Commissioners to identify
the priorities and goals of the Commission and organized them into three overarching categories.
These categories are defined as “Increase Public Art Access” “Support Hastings Area Arts and
Cultural Groups” and “Operational/Policy Initiatives”.
Financial Impact:
There is no financial impact created by the creation of the Work Plan
Advisory Commission Discussion:
At the January 8th Commission Meeting, the Commissioners voted to recommend that the Work
Plan be adopted by City Council. The vote was unanimously approved on 4 – 0.
Council Committee Discussion:
N/A
Attachments
- 2025 Work Plan
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ARTS & CULTURE COMMISSION WORK PLAN – 2025
ADOPTED – 1/8/2025
Increase Public Art Access
Project Project
Status
Strategic Actions Resources
Needed
Timeline
To
Complete
Hastings Civic Arena
Mural
Staff Time
Ongoing Oversee the design and installation of the Civic Arena mural $60,000 Q4 2025
Sculptures in parks
Ongoing Continue leasing Dale Lewis sculptures $4,000 Ongoing
Not
Started
Identify sculptures for empty pedestal locations Staff Time
Funding
Q2 2025
Develop
Neighborhood
Identify
Not
Started
Explore the possibilities of using arts to develop neighborhood
identities through signage, sculptures, murals, etc
Staff Time Q4 2025
Highway 61
Placemaking
Not
Started
Meet with MNDOT to discuss the art/placemaking considerations
of the Highway 61 reconstruction project
Staff Time 2027
Art on Electrical
Boxes
Not
Started
Identify existing electrical boxes that could be beautified Staff Time +
Funding
TBD
Not
Started
Research/Explore policy initiatives requiring electrical boxes to be
beautified
Staff Time TBD
Identify places for
Public Art
Not
Started
Develop a prioritized list of locations where public art projects
could be performed
Staff Time TBD
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Support Hastings Area Arts and Cultural Groups
Project Project
Status
Strategic Actions Resources
Needed
Timeline
Research/Develop
Arts Grant
Program
Not Started Research and draft a grant program to provide funding to arts
groups to host events
Staff Time Q1 2025
Research/Develop
Cultural Grant
Program
Not Started Research and draft a grant program to provide funding to cultural
groups to host events
Staff Time Q1 2025
Host an Artists
Roundtable Event
Not Started Identify local arts groups and host a roundtable event to understand
their goals and potential needs
Staff Time
Funds
Q2 2025
Research/Develop
Microgrant
Program for Artists
Not Started Research and draft a microgrant program for artists to buy supplies
so that they may teach arts classes
Staff Time Q3 2025
Operational/Policy Initiatives
Project Project
Status
Strategic Actions Resources
Needed
Timeline
Public Art
Dedication
Ordinance
Not Started Research and draft a policy creating a public art dedication
requirement on new developments within the City
Staff Time Q3 2025
Facilitate the
creation of an arts
directory
Not Started Determine the feasibility of the Commission creating an arts
directory or identifying an external partner to create the directory
Staff Time Ongoing
Develop a policy to
accept art donations
Not Started Research existing best practices to develop a system for accepting
arts donations, how to track them, and determining
maintenance/care
Staff Time TBD
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