09-14-2022 PACM MINUTES
Public Arts Commission Regular Meeting
Sep 14 2022, 5:30 PM
Hutchinson Center for the Arts
15 Franklin St SW, Hutchinson MN 55350
In attendance: Morgan Baum, Justin Beck, Patrick Hiltner, Kay Johnson, Pat May, Jeri Jo Redman
Not Present: Jackie Fuchs, Dan Jochum (ex officio), Lynn Neumann (ex officio)
• Call To Order, 5:35pm
• Approve Minutes (Pat moved to approve, Morgan seconded)
• Update from Lynn
• Darwin was paid
• Everyone to review the recommendations for next year
• PAC paid $2,925 for Phase I; $1,500 paid byAFS maintenance fund
• Sculpture Stroll Updates
• Judges Award
■ Will be handled by a rubric and once completed will be emailed to the selected judges.
■ Judges suggested
■ Ranking discussion for rubric
• People's Choice almost complete
• We have enough brochures, don't place in the winter, pull any that might be ruined by weather,
restock in the spring for final viewers before May turnover.
• Mega Guppy sign not fully attached
• Website discussion
• Outdated
• Do we need a stand alone website?
• What is the main purpose of the website?
• Morgan to create a google doc for everyone to use to brainstorm what we want out of the
website
• Pat will help shepard the project with Matt and Dan
• Jeri Jo's sponsorship idea
• What are other ways to generate funds for the PAC?
• Donation questions, all gifts must go through the city and be formally accepted
• Morgan to approach MITGI about sponsoring their pad similarly to Citizen's and Ridgewate
• Victor Yepez was emailed regarding his sculpture. It was made clear that the City is not liable to
reimburse him for the theft.
• Mural Project Discussion
• Discussion about PAC's role in the project.
• PAC voted months ago to play a supporting role but no more.
• PAC will support the proposed changes to the Conditional Use Permitting process for downtown
murals; including reducing or removing the fees (there is a Planning Commission meeting on
9/20/22, Pat will try to attend)
• PAC believes that our role is to be the first stop for murals and then to refer them on to the
Planning Commission to ensure they meet city requirements.
• Justin will communicate with the mural community working group that the PAC will not be the
organization that applies for SMAC (or other) grants.
• Open Discussion/New Business
• Find out who officially owns the Cupola
• Morgan brought forth the invitation from Mary Henke to present at a community group about the
Sculpture Stroll, Mary will share dates. Once we have dates, Morgan and someone else will go
and talk about the Sculpture Stroll process.
• Adjourn, 7:05pm