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CITY OF APPLE VALLEY
URBAN AFFAIRS ADVISORY COMMITTEE MINUTES
January 30, 2018
1. CALL TO ORDER
The City of Apple Valley Urban Affairs Advisory Committee meeting was called to order by
Chair Sharon Schwartz at 6:00 p.m.
Members Present: Sharon Schwartz, Sandy Breuer, Walton Mahlum, and John Vegter.
Members Absent: Barry Berg and Pamela Sohlberg
Staff Present: Community Development Director Bruce Nordquist and Department Assistant
Joan Murphy.
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Chair Schwartz asked if there were any changes to the agenda. Hearing none she called for a
motion.
MOTION: Breuer moved, seconded by Mahlum, approving the agenda. Ayes - 4 - Nays - 0.
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES February 13, 2017.
Chair Schwartz asked if there were any changes to the minutes. Hearing none she called for a
motion.
MOTION: Mahlum moved, seconded by Breuer, approving the minutes of the meeting of
February 13, 2017. Ayes - 4 - Nays - 0.
4. ACTION ITEMS
A. NOMINATION AND ELECTION OF CHAIR AND SECRETARY
MOTION: Breuer, seconded by Mahlum to appoint Sharon Schwartz as Chair of the Urban
Affairs Advisory Committee. Ayes - 4 - Nays - 0.
MOTION: Schwartz, seconded by Vegter to appoint Sandy Breuer as Secretary of the Urban
Affairs Advisory Committee. Ayes - 4 - Nays - 0.
5. OTHER BUSINESS
50th Anniversary
Celebration
Community Development Director Bruce Nordquist introduced the item. He said it was the City
that the Urban Affairs Advisory
Committee 50th Anniversary Celebration. He said he would be
arranging for Parks and Recreation and Public Works staff to attend some meetings for
resources.
Ms. Breuer inquired if the Committee is tasked with planning the themes and ideas or planning
the event.
Mr. Nordquist answered that the Urban Affairs Advisory Committee is the overarching group
planning the themes and staff makes it happen. He confirmed that the Committee is the point
group.
Mr. Vegter commented that MN Zoo resources could possibly be good and asked if the
anniversary date was in November because of the 1968 election.
Mr. Nordquist replied that the 50th Anniversary would begin in January 2019 and that the next
six months would be a good place to start and get the framework down. He added that IT could
be added as a list of resources and the community is approaching 52,000 in population. He
provided a matrix with themes that were used in the celebration of 1994 at the 25th Anniversary
celebration and suggested themes could be used in the 2019 50th Anniversary celebration. He
added that events like Music in Kelley Park could be added for the months of June, July and
August.
Discussion led to theme ideas that could be added for the upcoming celebration and what events
the City and other organizations could participate in.
Mr. Mahlum suggested getting the two high schools involved in creating a logo for the 50th
Anniversary and to make this possibly a contest for them. He thought there could be a website
dedicated to the anniversary.
Chair Schwartz asked who arranges for the Freedom Days parade and events.
Mr. Nordquist replied that non-profit organizations are formed and facilitated through the Parks
and Recreation Department for Freedom Days celebration.
Mr. Vegter proposed that we could encourage the Freedom Days Committee to incorporate the
anniversary theme and asked if the other groups would meet with the Committee.
Mr. Nordquist answered that he would like the Parks and Recreation staff to attend and give a
background on Freedom Days. He added that he would ask them to attend the February Urban
Affairs Advisory Committee meeting and that the other departments of Fire and Police would
attend at a later date.
Discussion led to ideas to get the public involved whether it is adding community gardens, group
plantings at City parks, projects involving the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, sports groups such as
the VAA, and others.
MOTION: Breuer moved, seconded by Vegter, approving future meetings related to the
City's 50th Anniversary Celebration to be held the 4th Tuesdays of every month
at 6:00 p.m. Ayes - 4 - Nays - O.
6. Adjourn
Hearing no further comments from the Urban Affairs Advisory Committee, Chair Schwartz
asked for a motion to adjourn.
MOTION: Breuer moved, seconded by Vegter to adjourn the meeting at 7:50 p.m. Ayes - 4 -
Nays - 0.
Respectfully Submitted,
LL
urphy, Department Assist
Approved Py the JLJrban Affairs Advisory Committee
on
Sharon Schwart , Chair