DEPARTMENT: Public Services and Revenue Administration
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
TITLE
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Approval Of 2025 Work Plans For Library Advisory Committee And Public Art Advisory Committee
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Approval of 2025 work plans for the Library Advisory Committee and the Public Art Advisory Committee.
SUMMARY
County Board Policy No. 1015 provides direction regarding its advisory committees and states that the Library Advisory Committee and the Public Art Advisory Committee are required to consult annually with the County Board to seek concurrence regarding the topics they will study or on which they will advise the County Board.
Planned areas of focus for the Library Advisory Committee include:
• Engaging with customers in experiences which support growth and learning.
• Achieving greater community awareness of the value of the Library.
• Provide responsibility designed innovative spaces and technologies to enhance access to information, knowledge and services.
• Deliver relevant and accessible collections.
• Cultivate an innovative, flexible, adaptive culture that invites community access and participation.
Planned areas of focus for the Public Art Advisory Committee include:
• Assist the Planning Office to create a public art plan/blueprint/framework for Dakota County.
• Host Dakota County student art contest.
• Collaborate with Parks Department to offer inclusive and representative Music in the Parks events.
• Provide public art consultation during planning and capital improvement projects for the Library and Parks Departments, particularly those projects that have high public art potential.
• Provide consultation to departments in Dakota County, as requested, to recommend or select art using approved criteria.
RECOMMENDATION
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Staff recommends approval of the 2025 work plans for the Library Advisory Committee and Public Art Advisory Committee.
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EXPLANATION OF FISCAL/FTE IMPACTS
☒ None ☐ Current budget ☐ Other
☐ Amendment Requested ☐ New FTE(s) requested
RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, County Policy states that advisory committees are required to consult annually with the County Board to seek concurrence regarding the topics they will study or which they advise the County Board; and
WHEREAS, the Library Advisory Committee and the Public Art Advisory Committee have discussed and drafted potential directions for their efforts in 2025; and
WHEREAS, Staff recommends that the Library Advisory Committee and Public Art Advisory Committee 2025 work plans be approved.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Dakota County Board of Commissioners hereby approves the Library Advisory Committee and the Public Art Advisory Committee 2025 work plans.
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PREVIOUS BOARD ACTION
None.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment: Library Advisory Committee 2025 Work Plan
Attachment: Public Art Advisory Committee 2025 Work Plan
BOARD GOALS
☒ A Great Place to Live ☐ A Healthy Environment
☐ A Successful Place for Business and Jobs ☐ Excellence in Public Service
CONTACT
Department Head: Teresa Mitchell
Author: Sarah Kidwell