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Downtown Tax Increment Finance
Board Meeting Minutes
April 21, 2015
Attending: Bobby Bear, Shannon Haish, Bob Lashaway, Bill Stoddart, Carson Taylor,
Chris Naumann
Absent: Bob Hietala, Vonda Laird
Public Comments
None
Disclosures
None
Minutes
ACTION: Bob
Lashaway moved to approve the March minutes as presented.
Bill Stoddart seconded the motion.
All voted in favor.
Financial Report
Chris presented the finance report as of April
21, 2015. Chris said he would have some year-to-date revenue figures from the City Finance Department.
The expenses over the last month included the 4th quarter Partnership management
fee.
The board had no questions regarding the finance report.
Executive Director’s Report
Technical Assistance Program Update
The first chart lists the remaining FY2014 grants. The
second chart lists grants that have been awarded thus far in FY2015. Keep in mind that the committed grant amounts are only tentative since the actual reimbursement amount will be determined
as a one to one match upon completion of the grant work. As a reminder, the Planning grants have a $7500 cap and the Façade grants are capped at $3000. Bold listings indicate completed.
FY2014
Downtown Technical Assistance Program
Project Name
Project Address
Applicant
Professional
Grant Type
Grand & Main
136 West Main
Bzn Redevelopment
Thinktank
Planning
FY20
15 Downtown Technical Assistance Program
Project Name
Project Address
Applicant
Professional
Grant Type
101 E Mendenhall
101 E Mendenhall
Liane Johnson
Intrinsik
Planning
Owenhouse Bike Shop
25 South Black
Eric Bowman
Focus
Planning
Fechter Rear Façade
128-134 East Main
Michael Guglielmino
Focus
Facade
39 North Rouse
39 North Rouse
SC
Group
Intrinsik
Planning
101 North Rouse
101 North Rouse
101 Rouse LLC
Intrinsik
Planning
Garage LED Light Project
The revised project cost is now $163,068, which is a
$19,438 savings from McKinstry’s contracted Guaranteed Maximum Price. There is still $5,500 in contingency that may not be needed. Tyler Electric plans to begin installation by the end
of the month. Installation should take 12-14 days.
Downtown Streetscape Project
The total estimate for the current scope of work is approximately $5 million. This would result in fairly
high annual SID payments which might be too expensive for some property owners. I am working with Anna Rosenberry, COB Finance Director, to look at funding alternatives that would lower
the SID amount.
Main Street Truck Traffic Study
I received the revised final draft study. I will review this most current version. Once the study is finalized, I will prepare a press
release announcing the completion and availability of the study.
Building Project Updates NO CHANGES
5 West Building (northwest corner of Mendenhall and Tracy) 5-story 90,000 square
foot mixed use-- one floor of commercial use, two floors of office, and two floors of residential, with underground parking. The developer is projecting to begin construction during
the 2nd quarter of 2015.
Dutton Building (131 West Main--corner of Grand and Main) is under construction to be completed mid to late June. Several units are available for lease including
5000 square feet of office on the second floor.
Block M Residences (on Lamme between Black & Tracy) Construction of Phase 2—8 additional units—has begun and should be completed early
Fall of 2015.
Element Hotel (at old Kenyon Noble site): Projecting to open in July 2015.
Lark Motel (formerly the Imperial Inn): Opened April 2, 2015.
Downtown Parking Update
The Parking
Commission and Western Transportation Institute released the third Downtown Parking Study. The study can be found at:
http://www.bozeman.net/Smarty/media/Parking_Media/Reports/2014-BZN-Parking-Report
-FINAL.pdf
The chart below show the trends in both garage use and revenue for 2015. The year-to-date entries and revenue for 2015 are up 18% and 16% respectively over 2014. February
2015 had average daily entries of 482 cars and an average of $190 in daily revenue.
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Discussion and Decision Items
Downtown Fiber Network Update
Chris informed the board that he
entered into a contract with Design 9 to engineer the downtown portion of the fiber network. The contract is not to exceed $87,100. Chris asked the board to consider a motion to ratify
his entering into this contract.
ACTION: Bob Lashaway moved to ratify Chris Naumann’s signature and the contract with Design 9 to engineer the downtown fiber network.
Bill Stoddart
seconded the motion.
All voted in favor.
Draft FY2106 Budget
Chris presented the draft budget for FY 2016. He projected a year-begin balance of $1,548,036. The COB Interlocal share
revenue is projected to be $332,000 due to the pending devaluation of commercial properties by MTDOR.
In terms of expenses, the Partnership Management Fee would remain the same, $100,000.
The largest “new” expense is the “Fiber-Broadband Infrastructure” for $600,000. As discussed at several previous board meetings, these funds would pay for the construction of the downtown
fiber network. The board asked if there were any ways to finance the fiber expense rather than outlaying cash. Chris said he was looking into the possibilities of securing a loan from
the state Intercap. Bill mentioned that non-profits can issue debt securities.
Chris presented some alternative expense amounts that would save approximately $200,000.
New/Old Business
Carson
informed the board that he will unfortunately miss the next two board meetings.
Bill mentioned that the Library boards are moving forward with design concepts to improve pedestrian and
parking access. He said they are also strategizing about how to address increasing issues with transients.
DOWNTOWN TIF FY2016 DRAFT BUDGET
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