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BID 2021 Potential New Programs
The approved BID FY21 budget has $20,000 allocated for a new program. During the budgeting process for FY21, piloting alley snow removal or sidewalk cleaning services ranked as the top two preferences. Previous potential new programs discussed at prior board meetings included a dedicated downtown officer, district wide wireless internet, data collection and robust district marketing.
Alley Snow Removal- Pilot $600-800/block per 6” snow event
• Determine between which streets
• Obtain price quotes from private service providers- Greenspace provided a rough
estimate in spring 2020
• Develop fee structure o BID to fund 100%
o BID to fund 50% + adjacent businesses pay 50%
Sidewalk Cleaning Services-Pilot $11,000-19,000
• Determine how to administer
o only Main or all streets
o on-call/as-needed or on regular schedule
o logistics of water supply o additional equipment (hot-water pressure washer) o require additional staff
o contract the service with 3rd party
$2,750 per block
$11,000 Willson-Rouse
$19,000 Grand-Wallace
• Develop fee structure
o BID to fund 100%
o BID to fund 50% + adjacent businesses pay 50% Dedicated Downtown Resource Officer(s)/Program
New Discussion:
• Pilot a program during the summer of 2-3 resource officers o Officers patrol downtown and develop relationships with business owners, property owners, homeless members of the community
o Resource officers available for anyone to contact to de-escalate issues
that do not require police presence
• Contract out with company experienced with specialized training, rather than hiring full-time employees to pilot the program for one season
• Share cost with City of Bozeman and hospital = 33% each
o possibly include County to split cost to 25%
Prior Discussion:
• New officer could be hired
• Annual cost $90k
• Share cost with BPD and Parks = 33% or $30,000/yr
• Shared officer would spend 50% of time downtown Other ideas previously discussed:
• Robust District Marketing- Increased funding for formal PR plan to promote downtown within Bozeman and region (Gallatin Valley, Livingston, Helena, Gardiner, West Yellowstone)
• Business data & property information collection- Data collection and
reporting to inform/support business attraction and retention
• District wide wireless internet- Utilize existing fiber network, wi-fi repeaters on Main St streetlamps
New ideas?