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CITY COUNCIL
City Council Regular Meeting: March 2, 2010
AGENDA ITEM: Recognition of DCTC faculty and students
for artwork in City buildings
AGENDA SECTION:
Presentations
PREPARED BY: William H. Droste, Mayor
AGENDA NO. 3
ATTACHMENTS: None
APPROVED BY:
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Present commendation
The City Council asked staff last year to improve the appearance of the public spaces in Rosemount City
Hall. Among the goals were to make the lobbies of the building more welcoming to the public and to
make the spaces more reflective of the City's natural beauty and heritage. Keeping the project affordable
was also a key consideration.
Staff worked with Dakota County Technical College faculty member Connie Larson. Ms. Larson is a
graphical design technology instructor. She had previously volunteered her efforts and those of her
students to create as a course assignment the large murals at the Rosemount Community Center that have
been well received by visitors for their historical and lifestyle themes.
Ms. Larson readily agreed to assign her students the work at City Hall. They consulted with staff during
the fall, created a series of designs for the City's consideration, and then carried out the final choices — no
small task, since there was no shortage of people involved who had an opinion. Ms. Larson and the
students pulled all those opinions together and masterfully created the murals that went on display late last
year. They show the beauty of Rosemount's rural areas, the inviting greenery of the City parks, and the
landmarks of the City's past and present development.
Ms. Larson is accompanied tonight by some of the students involved. The remainder had other
commitments tonight to their studies, or have left school to begin their careers. Based on the quality of
their work, we expect them to enjoy every success. The names of the students who worked on the murals
are listed on small plaques in the lobby. They are:
Renee Anderson
Sarah Eshelman
Lauren LaPanta
Patricia Leaf
Joyce Ludwig
Carlos Merino Maestre
Maria Olson
Karen Ramsell
Charlotte Schueneman
Linda Silver
Rachel Sydow
Alan Weier
Kimberly Wells
Hilary Whitaker
Alicia Witherill
We would also like to acknowledge the work of the students who put together the original set of murals at
the Community Center. They are:
Amanda Abrahamson
Chris Berg
Launa Lanning
Katie Lucca
The City Council thanks this group for creating another successful partnership between the City and its
college.
Finally, we would like to note the work of City staff who coordinated this project: Kathie Hanson, Roxie
Maxa, and Cheryle Coughlin, under the direction of Kim Lindquist.
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