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Downtown Business Improvement District
Board Meeting Minutes
April 27, 2022
Attending: Jolee Barry, Eric Bowman, Emily Cope, Ileana Indreland, Erik Nelson, Susan Neubauer, Ellie Staley, Eric Sutherland
Absent: -
Minutes
ACTION: Jolee Barry moved to approve the March minutes as presented. Eric Sutherland seconded the motion.
All voted in favor.
Public Comment
None.
Discussion Items
FY23 Draft Budget Emily presented the draft budget for FY23 with a total assessment of $220,000 which would set the assessment rate to an estimated $0.025533 per taxable dollar value. The increased assessment amount covers increased staffing costs, flower program expenses, and increased
insurance costs for the maintenance vehicles. The draft budget also allotted $10,000 for both
Outreach Bozeman Program and new program funding. The board asked if the draft budget reflected correct increases for inflation. Ellie stated that she is finalizing the Downtown Bozeman Partnership’s budget and will work with Emily to adjust the DBP Management Fee as needed before presenting the final budget.
The board held a discussion on potential new programs for the next year. Seasonal sidewalk cleaning was discussed at length and suggestions were given of how to best split the costs with property/business owners or how to efficiently sign-up properties who need the sidewalk cleaning more than others. The board directed staff to present implementation ideas of this
program at a future meeting. Public Art Opportunities had interest behind it and the board
suggested to look to a community organization that is already working on this initiative and may need funding sources. District marketing, data collection and wireless internet were discussed. The board stated that these programs may not be the most beneficial programs to support the BID’s mission.
Economic Development Director’s Report Ellie provided updates on the paid parking program for downtown. COB staff compiled and released the summary and transcripts of the parking engagement sessions and can be found online on Engage Bozeman.
Meeting was adjourned at 1:00 pm